Legendary MTSU coach Charles “Bubber” Murphy once called Gerald “Mama” Johnson (’54) the best athlete he ever coached at MTSU. Among MTSU’s last three-sport standouts, Johnson particularly...
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Barry McClure (’74), a seven-time All-American athlete while at MTSU and a two-time national champion triple jumper in 1972 and 1973, died on Jan. 13, 2011. McClure...
In 1960, while teaching at East High School in Nashville, Nell F. Pinkerton (’34), was named Seventeen magazine’s national home economic teacher of the year. The graduate...
Discoveries
MTSU program is developing building materials for life (and launch) on the moon
There’s a concrete True Blue connection to NASA’s plan to return to the moon in 2026 and establish a...
Teamwork
Never Forgotten: MTSU students seek to repatriate remains at WWII crash site in France
The U.S. Department of Defense estimates that over 81,000 American service personnel are unaccounted for from past conflicts—about 79,000...
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In Someone Else’s Shoes: MTSU’s Gaia Rancati uses science to determine buyer behavior
Rancati took her love of fashion and marketing (and robots!) and carved out a space as a worldwide expert...
Student Success
Ready for Takeoff: Propelled by pro pilot program, MTSU aerospace charts its future course
story by Allison Gorman and photography by J. Intintoli A new school year was fast approaching, and airplanes had...
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Blue-Collar Approach: Derek Mason brings energy and charisma to MTSU football program
Derek Mason is not someone who stands still often. That same charismatic, active presence helped earn him the job...
Class Notes/Alumni
Puckett’s is Smokin’: Alumni Andy and Jan Marshall create a thriving family business
by Allison Gorman Andy and Jan Marshall had reached an inflection point with their new grocery store/restaurant. (Deciding once...
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