College of Behavioral and Health Sciences Dean Terry Whiteside, left, welcomes MTSU alumnus Kris Thomas to campus Saturday, Sept. 14, with gifts that included an autographed football signed by MT football coach Rick Stockstill. The college held a reception for Thomas, who spent eight weeks competing on the NBC televison show “The Voice” before being eliminated, in the Wood-Stegall Center before he sang the national anthem before the Blue Raiders football game against the University of Memphis. Thomas studied psychology and minored in industrial and organizational psychology and management. (Photo by MTSU News and Media Relations)