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Class of 1969
from the University of Maryland Medical System and the University of Maryland School of Medicine and relocating to Savannah. I will work some with the University Medical Center and Mercer Medical School.
Class of 1969
Professor and Chair of Department of Bioethics and Medical Humanities at the Mercer University School of Medicine is now also director of the endowed Carlos and Marguarite Mason Center for Organ Donation and Transplantation Education, Research, and Policy also located at the medical school.
Class of 1969
Coach Don Eili retired in Oct. 2016 from coaching after 46 years as a wrestling coach at the collegiate level. He began his career as wrestling coach at MC. He coached for ten years with a record of 93-35 and 4 ties. His thirty-one yeas at Carson Newman College netted a record of 376 wins, 243 losses and 3 ties. He completed six more years at ETSU with a record of 53-39-0 where he retired in 2016. He is one of only seven coaches in the history of collegiate wrestling to reach or surpass 500 wins. He was inducted in the MC Wall of Fame and the NAIA National Hall of Fame in 2000, the NCAA National Hall of Fame in 2007 and accumulated 41 consecutive years with at least one wrestler to qualify for the National Championships through the Regional Qualifiers. In all, 203 wresters got to participate in the National Championships with 28 earning All-American honors and 21 others won National Championships.
Class of 1969
Maryville High School’s Dr. Penny Ferguson travels to Mount Vernon to study George Washington The Daily Times – July 2, 2017 Maryville High School teacher Dr. Penny Ferguson traveled to George Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, for a residential professional development program June 13-17. The George Washington Teacher Institute program included collaborating with Mount Vernon historians, curators and educators. In addition to studying Washington’s role in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, participants explored the broader context of these conflicts on 18th century. This seminar totally changed my perspective about the American Revolution, said Ferguson, who teaches Advanced Placement English. In addition to seminars from experts, we had an after-hours mansion tour, a field trip to the American History Museum and complete access to the grounds. We had our morning coffee on the piazza of Mount Vernon watching the sun rise over the Potomac. George and Martha Washington came to life as the week progressed.
Class of 1969
MC alumna Penny Ferguson '69 is among ten women who have been nominated for the sixth annual Blount County Athena Award, which will be presented on Jan. 24, 2019 at the Clayton Center for the Arts. The Athena Award recognizes women for using strength, courage, wisdom and enlightenment to make outstanding contributions to the community. Ferguson has taught English at Maryville High School for more than 45 years.
Class of 1969
During the 34th Annual Daily Times Academic Awards on May 6, 2019, Penny Blackwood Ferguson ’69 and Adriel McCord ’00 were inducted into the Daily Times Wall of Fame, which recognizes professional achievement and community involvement. Ferguson is a nationally recognized teacher at Maryville High School, and McCord is vice president of First Tennessee Bank.
Class of 1969
Has retired from teaching at Maryville Jr. High.
Class of 1969
was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Long Haul Award by the Tennessee Alliance for Progress on MAy 15th, 2014 in Nashville TN
Class of 1969
writes in to share that in January she was elected Vice-President of the Knoxville Oakridge Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
Class of 1969
An Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph in Maple Mount, Ky., who earned a degree from Maryville College prior to entering religious life, is celebrating an anniversary of religious profession in 2022.
Sister Sharon Sullivan is celebrating 40 years as an Ursuline Sister. She was born in Austin, Texas, raised in Houston, but her family moved to Owensboro, Ky., when she was 13. Prior to becoming an Ursuline Sister, she earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Maryville College in 1969.
She also earned an associate degree from Christian College in 1967, an elementary and special education teacher certification from Brescia College (Owensboro, Ky.) in 1975, and a master’s degree in education from Western Kentucky University in 1982. She earned her doctorate in special education from Purdue University in 1993.
Most of her ministry has been at Brescia College/University. She served as director of residential life (1984-87), professor of education and special education (1987-90, 1993-2009, 2017-present), chairwoman of the Social and Behavioral Studies Division (1999-2004), chairwoman of the School of Education (2004-2007) and coordinator of special education (1999-2007, 2017-present). She was academic dean and vice president for Academic Affairs (2007-2010).
From 2010-16, Sister Sharon served as the congregational leader for the Ursuline Sisters. Today, she continues to serve in special education at Brescia.
Jubilee congratulations may be sent to 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.
