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Industry Growth Potential Analysis: A Southern Area Case, Richard R. Carroll

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Richard R. Carroll is Professor of Economics at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania.

Co-Skewness And Covariance In The Denver Otc Market, Robert J. Angell, John L. Eatman, Jerry G. Hunt

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Robert J. Angell and John L. Eatman are Associate Professors of Business Administration at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Jerry G. Hunt is Professor of Finance in the School of Business at East Carolina University.

Southern Business Review Title Page

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Southern Business Review Title Page Spring, 1983 Volume 9 Issue 1

Southern Business Review Issue Cover

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Southern Business Review Issue Cover. Spring,1983 Volume 9 Issue 1

Notes On The Status Of Mental Disability Cases Under Georgia's Workers' Compensation Act, Lynda W. Skelton

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Lynda W. Skelton is an Assistant Professor of Business Law in the Department of Finance and Law, School of Business, Georgia Southern College.

Small Business Credit Availability: The Impact Of Bank Size, Thomas A. Ulrich, Stephen A. Mathis

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Thomas A. Ulrich is Professor of Financial Administration at Shippensburg State College. Stephen A. Mathis is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Shippensburg State College.

The Demand For Credit Union Shares, William R. Reichenstein

Southern Business Review (Archived)

William R. Reichenstein is an Assislant Professor of Finance al the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Labor Market And Employer Ability To Pay As Wage Contour Influences, David A. Pierson, Thomas A. Mahoney

Southern Business Review (Archived)

David A. Pierson is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Relation and Organizational Behavior at Temple University. Thomas A. Mahoney is Frances Hampton Currey Professor of Organization Studies, Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.

Interest Rate Peaks And Small Bank Activity In The Federal Funds Market, William D. Gerdes

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Wilham D. Gerde is an Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration and Economics, North Dakota State University.

Southern Business Review Title Page

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Southern Business Review Title Page Fall, 1982 Volume 8 Issue 2

Southern Business Review Issue Cover

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Southern Business Review Issue Cover Fall, 1982 Volume 8 Issue 2

2022-August-01-'Y'All Don't Hear Me: The Black Appalachia' Exhibition Happening Now, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – “Y’all Don’t Hear Me: The Black Appalachia,” curated by East Tennessee State University graduate Kreneshia Whiteside-McGee and featuring artists, poets and musicians from the 13 states of the Appalachian region, is on display over the next month at both the Slocumb Galleries and Tipton Gallery.  

Whiteside-McGee said the title “Y’all Don’t Hear Me” was inspired by her grandfather, a pastor, and as a “statement by someone who feels disregarded.”  

“You don’t hear us because you’re not listening. You’re not listening because you don’t know we exist,” she said. “I want to amplify our narrative and remind people …

2022-August-01-Broadway Has Arrived, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Four touring shows will kick off the inaugural Broadway series at East Tennessee State University’s Martin Center for the Arts.

“Some announcements are a decade in the making, and this unveiling of our inaugural Broadway series has been anticipated for years,” said ETSU President Dr. Brian Noland. “From the moment we broke ground on the Martin Center back in 2013, we have been waiting for this moment, and I am thrilled to see these four award-winning shows take the stage here on our campus.”

The “sun will come out” in January with the arrival of “Annie,” Jan. …

2022-August-01-Etsu Launches Podcast Highlighting Research, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Want to learn more about what unfolded in Southern Appalachia during the Civil War and Reconstruction? Curious about what it means that the official state climate office is housed in Johnson City? How about some of the health issues facing the people of Appalachia? 

These topics and more are the focus of a new podcast launched by East Tennessee State University called “Primary Sources.” The podcast highlights some of the research happening at ETSU.  

“ETSU is home to world-class researchers and eminent scholars doing fascinating work,” said Jessica Vodden, chief marketing and communication officer at ETSU. “This …

2022-August-01-Etsu Again Offering Free Pharmacy Dual Enrollment Class, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is offering a free college class for dual enrollment high school students across the region to learn more about the pharmacy profession and how to get into pharmacy school. The course will be free for all students who have a 3.0 high school GPA or above and are dual enrolled.

This course will be online and asynchronous, meaning students can participate at any point.

“Training future pharmacists to serve in our region is part of our mission, and we are excited to once again offer these free enrollment …

2022-August-01-Etsu Opening Observatory For Free Open House Events, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Curious about some of the initial results from the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space-viewing tool ever constructed?  

Would you like to look through top-of-the-line telescopes at the moon, stars and other planets? 

You’ll get the chance at East Tennessee State University.

First open house is Sept. 3

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started, ETSU faculty will open the Harry D. Powell Astronomical Observatory for an open house event once a month during the fall semester.  

“For anyone interested in astronomy, curious about the night sky or simply wanting to learn more …

2022-August-01-Etsu Presents Distinguished Faculty Award In Service To Ashley Sergiadis, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University presented its 2022 Distinguished Faculty Award in Service to Ashley Sergiadis, digital scholarship librarian and assistant professor in the Charles C. Sherrod Library.

The Distinguished Faculty Awards in Teaching, Research and Service are the highest honors bestowed upon faculty by ETSU. 

Sergiadis has been instrumental in launching two major initiatives that help reduce the cost of textbooks and other course materials: the Open and Affordable (OA) Course Materials Awards Program in collaboration with ETSU’s Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) and the Sherrod Library’s E-Textbook Reserves Program. The resulting materials have been used …

2022-August-01-Etsu Response: Kentucky, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee State University has updated its ETSU Response website to provide information on support for those affected by the recent floods impacting eastern Kentucky and surrounding regions.

The website, etsu.edu/response, provides links and contact information for those who wish to provide volunteer or monetary support to relief agencies working with the people of Kentucky.  

While the ETSU Dean of Students office is reaching out to offer support and assistance to students who have homes in the region, the ETSU Response website also helps connect students, faculty and staff who may have been personally impacted to …

2022-August-01-Etsu Undergraduate Admissions To Host Tri-Cities College Fair, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – Over 60 colleges and universities from across the Southeast will be represented at the annual Tri-Cities College Fair hosted by East Tennessee State University’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions on Thursday, Sept. 1, from 9 a.m.-noon and 6-8 p.m. at Freedom Hall Civic Center.

All area high school students, prospective transfer students and their families are invited to attend this college fair, which is free and open to the public. Representatives of regional two- and four-year institutions will be present to discuss admission requirements, scholarships, academic programs, campus life and more.

“We know there have been a lot …

2022-August-01-Etsu Welcomes New Basler Chair, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – Musician and sociologist Jason Davis will serve this fall as the East Tennessee State University Wayne G. Basler Chair of Excellence for the Integration of the Arts, Rhetoric and Science, a prestigious university post held by a range of scholars for nearly 30 years.    

“He will be doing so much on campus and in the community this semester, including teaching an engaging course and leading innovative workshops,” said Dr. Mimi Perreault, an assistant professor in the Department of Media and Communication, who is serving as Davis’s faculty liaison.

Jason Davis

Davis is teaching a Media and …

2022-August-01-Etsu's Dr. Cerrone Foster Wins Distinguished Faculty Award In Teaching, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Dr. Cerrone Foster, a scientist teaching at East Tennessee State University for more than a decade, has won the university’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching.  

It is the highest teaching honor that ETSU presents to a faculty member. 

“I have been nothing but inspired by Cerrone’s passion to contribute to the ETSU community, not only through her teaching but also through a diverse number of activities including research mentorship and community service,” wrote a fellow faculty member and Foster’s nominator.  

Foster earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from The College of New Jersey in 2001 and …

2022-August-01-Final Summer Heritage Day Is Saturday At Etsu's Carter Museum, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – The final summer Heritage Day event at East Tennessee State University’s Carter Railroad Museum will focus on the history of railroads in the American West.  

Visitors will enjoy replicas of specialized equipment that passed through some of America’s most dramatic scenery, including the Grand Canyon, Great Salt Lake, the Redwood forests and Yellowstone.

Event is Aug. 27

The “Way out West” event is Saturday, Aug. 27.

“The impact these railroads had on establishing a cohesive and united nation on our continent is what helped make America a great country,” said Geoff Stunkard, Heritage Day coordinator for the …

2022-August-01-More Students Choosing Etsu, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

East Tennessee State University welcomed more than 2,000 first-year students this week. New student enrollment at ETSU looks to be 9% higher than last year and 23% higher than in 2020, according to early enrollment data released by the university today. The ACT scores and high school GPAs of the entering class also have increased. Preliminary data show that the average ACT score for incoming students is 23, and the average high school GPA is 3.53.

“ETSU is increasingly being recognized as a destination school,” President Brian Noland said. “Students in the region —and well beyond —are coming to ETSU …

2022-August-01-Olive Named To Lcme, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Dr. Kenneth E. Olive of East Tennessee State University has been selected to serve on the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the American Medical Association and Association of American Medical Colleges.

Olive, who will serve a three-year term, is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and associate dean for accreditation compliance in ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine.

Dr. Kenneth E. Olive

The LCME is the accrediting body for medical education programs leading to the M.D. degree in the United States and Canada. According to the organization’s website (lcme.org), the LCME is …

2022-August-01-Etsu's Dr. Kate Beatty Wins Distinguished Faculty Award In Research, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Dr. Kate Beatty, a public health researcher whose work focuses on rural and Appalachian health and advancing health care for rural and low-income women, has won East Tennessee State University’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Research. 

It is the highest research honor that ETSU presents to a faculty member. 

A faculty member who wrote a letter in support of her nomination noted that Beatty’s work “is both practical and policy-relevant – critical attributes for meaningful research in the public health arena.”  

Beatty has been a member of the ETSU College of Public Health since 2014, where she is …

2022-August-01-Partnership Classes Offer Real-World Training At Etsu, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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He plants new shrubs and flowers, ensuring the vegetation gets the appropriate amount of water and sunlight. He cultivates newly planted trees, pruning and assessing the health of the saplings. He helps craft plans for a range of extreme weather events, including droughts and floods.  

 

East Tennessee State University’s Travis Watson is the campus arborist. He’s also a graduate student working toward a certificate in geospatial analysis. 

  

“Community projects are huge for me, and I get a lot of personal enjoyment from that,” said Watson, who recently graduated with a master’s degree in biology. “My graduate training at ETSU gave …

2022-August-01-Researchers Discover Extinct Bone-Crushing Dog At Etsu's Gray Fossil Site, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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JOHNSON CITY – Overseen by the Don Sundquist Center of Excellence in Paleontology at East Tennessee State University, researchers have studied the Gray Fossil Site for over 20 years, identifying many extinct animal and plant species. While large herbivores are well known from the site, large predators are relatively uncommon, so far including only alligators and scarce remains of at least one sabertooth cat. 

Now, there’s a new predator on the scene.  

A recent study published in the Journal of Paleontology describes a single right humerus (upper arm bone) of an animal named Borophagus, a member of an extinct …

2022-August-01-Pharmacy Technician Certification Course, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – A course to train pharmacy technicians is offered by East Tennessee State University’s Office of Professional Development from Sept. 6-Dec. 15.

This class, limited to 35 students, will train assistants to help pharmacists in handling medications and serving patients. Those who pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) examination become nationally certified.

The course instructor is Cheryl Ollry, a pharmacy technician with the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She has over 15 years of experience in retail and hospital pharmacy.

Students will attend the live class that will meet on the ETSU campus in Sam …

2022-August-01-A Summer At Barter - Bucwire, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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ETSU’s Kailey Kyle recalls many summers when her mother would take her and her brother and sister to see one of the Barter Players shows at Barter Theatre.

“We would always do this before school started, and it became a tradition,” said Kailey, who hails from Coeburn, Virginia.

Kailey remembers the magic the actors created on stage. She could see the relationships and was impressed by the work of the performers. And she dreamed that one day she could be on that same stage.

This summer, Kailey’s journey came full circle as she returned to The Barter Players, but …

2022-August-01-Ix Who Shine - Bucwire, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

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East Tennessee State University is home to a number of phenomenal faculty members, one of whom was recently recognized in a nationwide campaign. Last month, Gatorade launched “IX Who Shine” in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a law passed in 1972 prohibiting sex-based discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding. In it, they highlight nine women who have made significant impacts in the world of sport, including ETSU’s Margaret “Meg” Stone, director of the Center of Excellence for Sport Science and Coach Education. 

Stone has held the women’s discus throw record for Great …