Carson-Newman College

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Carson-Newman College


Motto	Truth, Beauty, Goodness
Established	1851
Type	Private
President	Dr. James Netherton
Staff	199
Undergraduates	1,942
Postgraduates	173
Location	Jefferson City, Tennessee, USA
Campus	Rural, 900 acres
Colors	Orange & Blue
Nickname	Eagles
Website	www.cn.edu

Carson-Newman College is a historically Baptist liberal arts college located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, northeast of Knoxville. Current enrollment (2006-2007) is about 2,050.

Carson-Newman's students come from 44 U.S. states and 30 other countries. Studies are offered in approximately 90 different academic programs. Currently, the five most popular majors are: Nursing, Education, Business, Pre-Medicine/Biology, and Psychology. In addition to the overall institutional accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, many individual majors and programs are nationally accredited. Graduates from C-N go on to continue their education at some of the top seminaries and post-graduate institutions in America. C-N is recognized as having one of the top nursing programs in the state, and the pre-med programs consistently place students in top medical programs throughout the nation.

1 History
2 Administration
3 Athletics
4 Notable Alumni
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The college is named for Baptist layman James Harvey Carson (1801-1880) and the Newman family, represented by William Cate Newman (1809-1890). Carson-Newman College was founded in 1851 as the Mossy Creek Missionary Baptist Seminary. The College officially became Carson-Newman College in 1888 upon the joining of the all-male Carson College with the all-female Newman College.

[edit] Administration

The current president is Dr. James Netherton. However, on February 16, 2007, it was announced that he would be leaving Carson-Newman to accept an administrative position at Mercer University. Earlier, on October 4, 2006, the college faculty had expressed "no confidence" in Netherton, by a vote of 129 to 71. ^[1]

[edit] Athletics

Carson-Newman is a member of the South Atlantic Conference and fields sixteen varsity teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II competition.

The school has graduated 50 professional football players, 6 of whom are currently playing in the National Football League, Canadian Football League, Arena Football League, and NFL Europa.

Golfer Tyler Edward Lane was the 2006 South Atlantic Conference Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year. ^[2]

[edit] Notable Alumni

Tim Burton — Co-founder of the Burton & Alley company of Chattanooga, TN
Millard F. Caldwell—29th governor of Florida.
Michael Eric Dyson—author, professor, and Baptist minister.
J. Michael Evon — Founder and Principal of Evon Design [1]
Boyce Green — former Cleveland Browns fullback
Sylvia Rhyne Hatchell — head women's basketball coach, UNC-Chapel Hill
Carey R. Herring — mathematics educator.
Chris Marion— member of classic rock band, Little River Band
Sterling Owen IV — Chief of Police, City of Knoxville, TN Police Department
B. Carroll Reece — Member, US House of Representatives, 1921-1931 and 1933-1947.
Brian Rogers — Co-Founder & CEO of CoffeeShopCritic
Alden Starnes—co-founder of the Limfinity Matrix Group
John Q. Tilson — Member, US House of Representatives, 1909-1913 and 1915-1932; House Majority Leader 1925-1932.
Herbert S. Walters — United States Senator from Tennessee from 1963 to 1964
Leonard Weaver — current Seattle Seahawks fullback
John Wells — Provost, Young Harris College
Clyde Wright—Former Major League Baseball pitcher
Lonas H. Tarr Founder and Owner of Tarr Chevrolet, Jefferson City, Tennessee. Burke-Tarr Stadium named after Lonas as is the Tarr music center at C-N.