Lincoln Memorial University
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| Motto: | We Wear His Name Proudly |
| Established: | 1897 |
| Type: | Private |
| President: | C. Warren Neel (interim) |
| Staff: | 152 |
| Undergraduates: | 2,097 |
| Postgraduates: | 1,282 |
| Location: | Harrogate, Tennessee, USA |
| Campus: | Rural, 1,000 acres (4 km²) |
| Colors: | Blue & Gray |
| Mascot: | Railsplitters |
| Website: | www.lmunet.edu |
| Logo is a trademark of Lincoln Memorial University | |
Lincoln Memorial University is a private four-year co-educational liberal arts college located in Harrogate, Tennessee.
LMU's 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) campus borders on Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
LMU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Its Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum[1] houses a large collection of memorabilia relating to the school's namesake, Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, initially formed from donations by the school's early benefactor, General Oliver O. Howard, and his friends.[2] The collection of Lincoln items is said to be the world's third largest.
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[edit] History
According to LMU tradition, Abraham Lincoln told General O.O. Howard, a Union Army officer, that he hoped the general would help the people of this particular region due to the East Tennessee area's strong Unionist sentiment during the war.
In the late 1800s, Colonel A. A. Arthur, an organizing agent of an English company, purchased the area where Lincoln Memorial University is now located. His company built a hotel of 700 rooms called "The Four Seasons," as well as a hospital, an inn, a sanitarium, and other smaller buildings. Roads were laid and the grounds planted with a wide variety of shrubs and trees. In 1895 the company was forced to abandon its project when a financial panic swept England.
Reverend A. A. Myers, a Congregational minister, had come to the Cumberland Gap in 1888. He succeeded in opening the Harrow School, established for the purpose of providing elementary education to mountain youngsters. On a visit to the area to give a series of lectures at the Harrow School, General Howard remembered his commitment to Lincoln and joined with Reverend Myers, M. F. Overton, C. F. Eager, A. B. Kesterson, and M. Arthur to establish Lincoln Memorial University. That group, along with Robert F. Patterson, a Confederate veteran, became a board of directors and purchased The Four Seasons property. In commemoration of Lincoln's birthday, the institution was chartered by the State of Tennessee on February 12, 1897, as Lincoln Memorial University.
The School is growing at a rapid rate due to the school expanding in Graduate studies programs due to the new medical school. LMU also offers masters degrees in Nursing, Education and Business Administration. This coming year, 2008, sees the opening of a new Law school off campus in downtown Knoxville's old city hall. Not only is LMU growing in the academic sense but also in campus life and athletics. The school is currently building multiple new dormitorys and athletic facilities for the students including a brand new all weather soccer stadium and indoor multipurpose gymnasium for tennis, volleyball and recreational sports.
[edit] Literary Legacy and The Mountain Heritage Literary Festival
LMU is known for a rich literary history that includes such renowned authors as James Still (River of Earth, The Wolfpen Poems), Jesse Stuart (Taps for Private Tussie, The Thread That Runs So True), Don West (Clods of Southern Earth), and George Scarbrough (Tellico Blue). At one point, Emma Bell Miles, author and painter, served as Artist-in-Residence at the university, a position that went unfilled until it was taken over by bestselling novelist Silas House (Clay's Quilt, The Coal Tatoo) in 2005. House started the Mountain Heritage Literary Festival that same year and the gathering has grown steadily, featuring the region's most celebrated writers (Lee Smith, Earl Hamner, Jr., Ron Rash, Sheila Kay Adams, Denise Giardina, etc.) and becoming one of the premier events of Appalachian literature.
[edit] Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
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The plans for Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM) began in 2004 when Chairman of the LMU Board of Trustees Autry O.V. "Pete" DeBusk met Ray Stowers, D.O., F.A.C.O.F.P. Both were members of the MedPAC Commission, a Medicare advisory board in Washington, D.C. DeBusk, an LMU alumnus, shared his dream of a college of medicine at LMU with Stowers, a rural family physician. After conducting a year-long feasibility study, LMU announced it was pursuing a college of osteopathic medicine and named Dr. Stowers as vice president and dean. The college was named in honor of its initiator, and the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine was born. The four-story, 105,000-square-foot (9,800 m2) building was opened to its inaugural class of osteopathic medical students on August 1, 2007.
The academic program is intended to meet the following goals:
- To accord primacy to the role of the musculoskeletal system in the total body economy.
- To recognize and emphasize the inherent capacity within the total person to overcome disease and maintain health; and to educate physicians to cooperate with this therapeutic capacity in their methods of treatment.
- To provide sufficient academic training to make students aware of health needs that must be referred to a consultant.
The curriculum will be divided into two phases:
- Pre-clinical Sciences (Years 1 and 2)
- Clinical experiences (Years 3 and 4)
A primary care physician must be skilled in problem solving and demonstrate expertise in diagnosis. In order to achieve this goal, the DCOM curricula will emphasize the integration of the basic and clinical sciences in medical practice.
[edit] Athletics
Sports teams, called the "Railsplitters", compete in NCAA Division II in the South Atlantic Conference. The Chairman of the LMU Board of Trustees recently announced during a speech that the school is looking to move to Division I in 2011.
LMU currently competes in 14 sports. Women's sports are: Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball. Men's sports are: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, and Tennis.
LMU is unique among SAC members in that it does not have a football program, though it did have one in the past. Other sports formerly offered at LMU include fencing, track & field and tumbling.
Athletics have been a part of LMU since 1907, when baseball was first organized on campus. The first intercollegiate contest was a baseball game against Cumberland College in 1910.
From 1991-2006 LMU was a member of the Gulf South Conference. Prior to that, the school was a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and competed in the Smoky Mountain Athletic Conference (1929-61) and Volunteer State/Tennessee Valley Athletic Conference (1946-89).
Over the years the teams have enjoyed great success on the field and in the classroom. Academically, the 2000-01 women's basketball team led the NCAA Division II in team GPA and both soccer teams' 3.0 or better cumulative GPA have won them recognition from the NSCAA for the past few years.
The men's and women's basketball, baseball, tennis, golf, cross-country and soccer teams have all made appearances in their respective national tournaments over the years. The men's soccer team reached the NCAA Division II Championship Match in 2007, losing to Franklin Pierce College 1-0.
Facilities include the Turner Arena, Mars Gymnasium, Neely Field and Hennon Field. The golf teams are based out of Woodlake Golf Club in Tazewell, Tennessee. New soccer and tennis complexes are currently under construction.
[edit] J. Frank White Academy
Founded in 1989, the J. Frank White Academy (JFWA) is a college preparatory school located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee. Fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the J. Frank White Academy serves average and above average ability students in grades five through twelve who desire a college preparatory education.[3]
Included in tuition, qualifying Academy juniors and seniors can take up to 30 hours of LMU classes for dual credit or just college credit. By taking real college classes (instead of Advance Placement (AP) courses) Academy students actually get the college experience first-hand and can potentially complete their freshman year by the time they graduate. Students can take: •six hours the summer after their sophomore year •six hours during their junior year •six hours the summer after their junior year •six hours their senior year •six hours the summer after their senior year.[4]
[edit] Notable alumni
More than 700 LMU alumni have entered medical or legal practice in Appalachian communities. Another 3,000 have become professional educators, serving in positions ranging from elementary school teaching to university presidencies. Twenty-five graduates have published widely recognized books, dramas, and musical compositions.[citation needed]
Notable individual alumni include:
- Dave Chesney, father of American country music artist Kenny Chesney
- Zelma Mullins Pattillo, one of the first Southern Baptist women to be ordained as a minister [5]
- Nelson Pizarro, 2007 All American, Professional soccer player with Kansas City Wizards in Major League Soccer[6]
- George Scarbrough (1915-2008), Pulitzer prize-nominated poet and novelist. Born in East Tennessee, Scarbrough wrote books like A SUMMER AGO, INVITATION TO KIM, and his famous, TELLICO BLUE. He graduated from LMU in 1947 and was given an honorary doctorate by the university in 2005.
- Scot Shields, Major League Baseball pitcher[7]
- Lee Smith, best-selling American fiction writer (awarded the honorary doctorate of letters)
- Dr. Ralph Stanley, legendary American bluegrass artist (awarded the honorary doctorate of music in 1976)
- James Still, Appalachian poet, novelist and folklorist[8]
- Jesse Stuart, writer of short stories, poetry, and novels[9]
- David M. Walker, former United States Comptroller General from 1998 to 2008 and now the President and CEO of The Peter G. Peterson Foundation (awarded the honorary doctorate of public service)
- Don West, writer, civil-rights activist, and a co-founder of the Highlander Folk School[10]
- Pete DeBusk, founder and chairman of DeRoyal, an international supplier of medical goods and services[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum website
- ^ "TN Encyclopedia: Lincoln Memorial University". http://home.earthlink.net/~zpattillo/index.htm. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ http://www.lmunet.edu/academy/prospective/index.html
- ^ http://www.lmunet.edu/academy/prospective/index2.html
- ^ "Pattillo Celebrates Unexpected Hospice Career". 2008-04-30. https://www.thefellowship.info/News/Archive/060515Pattillo.
- ^ "Pizarro Signs With Kansas City Wizards". 2008-04-30. http://www.lmunet.edu/athletics/Releases/Soccer/2006men/04-30-2008.htm.
- ^ "LMU Players in the Pros". http://www.lmunet.edu/athletics/Baseball/stuff/Pros.htm. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ "Lincoln Memorial University: Alumni". http://www.lmunet.edu/alumni/Alumni/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ "Lincoln Memorial University: Alumni". http://www.lmunet.edu/alumni/Alumni/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ "Lincoln Memorial University: English". http://www.lmunet.edu/academics/programs/english.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ Amy Nolan, LMU is DeRoyal founder Pete DeBusk's vehicle for elevating Appalachia, Knoxville News Sentinel, March 17, 2008
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