11/24/2008
William H. “Bill” Watkins Jr., Memphis CPA , graduate of the University of Memphis, and former member of the Tennessee Board of Regents was honored by his alma mater November 21 when a classroom in the Fogelman College of Business & Economics was named for him. Watkins, second from right, is congratulated by, from left, Dr. Shirley Raines, president of the University of Memphis; his wife, Jeannette; and Dr. Charles Manning, chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents. (UofM photo by Lindsey Lissau)
8/20/2008
Friday, August 15, saw the ribbon-cutting for Tennessee Tech University's new nursing school. Doing the honors, left to right, back row, are former Regent Buddy Bowers, TBR Chancellor Charles Manning, Regent Millard Oakley, front row, former Regent Noble Cody, TTU President Bob Bell, and TBR Vice-Chancellor for Administration and Facilities Development David Gregory.
10/28/2008
TBR Chancellor Charles Manning, center, and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Paula Short accept an award on behalf of the TBR system from the Washington Center at the National Press Club on September 22. The Washington Center gave TBR the award for public university system of the year in recognition of the speed with which TBR got its Washington Center internship program up and running.
9/22/2008
The Maxine Smith Fellows gathered in Memphis earlier this month for a seminar with Southwest State Community College president Nate Essex and a tour of the Civil Rights Museum with legendary civil rights activist and former Regent Maxine Smith.
5/27/2009
TTC student of the year Shalondon Banks began her new assignment as ambassador for the Tennessee Technology Centers by sharing how technical education had impacted her life with the members of Tennessee Board of Regents’ during their quarterly meeting on March 26, 2009.
6/25/2008
Image of new building at Southwest Tennessee Community College.
6/25/2008
Artist's rendition of new building at Southwest Tennessee Community College
9/4/2009
Last month, Southwest Tennessee Community College hosted a ribbon cutting/open house ceremony for its new, highly anticipated Maxine A. Smith Center. Pictured (front row) left to right are Tennessee State Senator Dolores Gresham; Memphis Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery; Dr. Vasco Smith, husband of honoree; Dr. Maxine A. Smith, honoree; President Nathan L. Essex, Southwest Tennessee Community College; Mayor Stan Joyner, Collierville, Tennessee; and Tennessee State Representative Karen Camper; (back row) Regent Gregory Duckett, Tennessee Board of Regents; and Chancellor Charles W. Manning, Tennessee Board of Regents.
5/29/2008
Photo of Loewenberg family receiving award.
8/6/2009
A delegation from the University of Cape Coast's Institute of Education met with TBR and its institutions from July 26-31 in Nashville. TBR and its institutions are working with them to develop a sustainable model of teaching quality for the Republic of Ghana. From left to right are James Adu Opare, Augustine Tawiah, Cynthia Sena Kpeglo, Cosmas Cobbold, all of Ghana, and Andrew Owusu, a Ghanaian assistant professor at MTSU who competes internationally in the triple jump.
4/29/2009
The Tennessee Board of Regents is proud to announce that its Nashville area institutions--Austin Peay State University, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Tech University, Nashville State Community College, Volunteer State Community College, and the Tennessee Technology Center at Nashville--are co-sponsoring an E-Waste Recycling Event at LP Field in Nashville May 14-16.
2/17/2009
Cleveland State Community College was recently chosen as a winner of the prestigious Bellwether Award by the Community College Futures Assembly. Shown above with the award are Dr. Dale F. Campbell, Community College Futures Assembly Director, Dr. Carl Hite, Cleveland State Community College President, John Squires, Cleveland State Math Department Chair, and Marilyn Rhinehart, President for the National Council for Instructional Administrators.
6/25/2008
Image of Chancellor and President Essex at SW ground-breaking
6/25/2008
Image of Chancellor Manning at ground-breaking at SWCC.