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| Our King of Brass | |||||
| Forty years ago, R. Winston Morris tuned up his best argument for creating the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble and approached President Everitt Derryberry with his plea. Forty years later, the TTTE is th emost recorded group of its kind in history. And Morris reigns on campus and around the world as the King of Brass. FULL STORY (PDF) | |||||
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Creating something good (PDF) |
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Whether he's developing the first implantable stent used routinely on patients to prop open clogged arteries or creating a novel, hydrogen-based bio-sealant used to close arterial punctures, Fred Khosravi never forgets his parents' adminition — "do good stuff." The serial entrepreneur reflects on how he's tried to honor his parents.
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| Have a Coke and a smile (PDF) | |||||
Ten years ago the university launched the First generation Coke Scholars Program, and Linda Colwell parris became the first in her family to enter college. Now the family and consumer sciences teacher is just one of many whose smiles and success are thanks to TTU and Coke.
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| Calling it like he sees it (PDF) | |||||
| Long road trips, bad food and screaming fans don't diminish Gary Maxwell's love of the game. While playing dual roles as an NCAA men's basketball official and an insurance executive, he's become one of the most respected referees in the game. | |||||
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