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Faculty Degrees and Teaching Responsibilities Search on Last Name  A |  B |  C |  D |  E |  F |  G |  H |  I |  J |  K |  L |  M |  N |  O |  P |  Q |  R |  S |  T |  U |  V |  W |  X |  Y |  Z  Faculty       1937 Highlander photo *   Faculty Staff Member / Degree(s) Position / Subjects Taught            A Miss Nelle Elaine Adams, B.S. Literature West Tennessee State Teachers College Secretary to the President         Miss Dorothy Adcock Home Economics           Mr. Andrew Appleby English   Health Education         Mr. Guy Arnett Science   Coordinator         Miss Edith Askew Superintendent of Boarding Hall Baxter Seminary 1938         Rev. C. E. Austin, A.B., B.D. Vice President Nebraska Wesleyan University History Drew Theological Seminary English   Elecution Rev. C. Emerson Austin   B Mrs Onabelle Bacon Assistant Supervisor of Ivy Hall for Girls                     Mr. J. A. Bain                     Miss Phyllis Bain Baxter Seminary 1938                   Miss Joanna Banks English Mrs. Hilliard Howard   Baxter Seminary 1936               Rev. Paul A. Barker, A.B., M.A. President 1957 - 1959 School of Theology at Drew University   East Tennessee State Teachers College at Johnson City   Harvard University - Chaplains Training           Mr. Gilbert Barr Health Education for Girls Baxter Seminary 1944 Girls and Boys Basketball Coach                 Mr. Lawrence Bartlett Vocational Agriculture                     Mrs. Virginia Lea Bartlett Secretary to the President Mrs. Lawrence Bartlett Commercial Work                 Mr. Harold Bates                     Mrs. Ruth Blankenship Librarian   English   Health       Miss Ethel L. Bolen Piano Instructor Cincinnati Conservatory of Music History   English   Elecution     Miss Ann Boring Registrar   Office Assistant         Miss Mildred Botkin Latin   Library         Miss Elsa Bowden, A.B. History Maryville College Bookkeeper         Miss Gretchen Boyd Grades 3-4           Miss Ova Boyd Music           Mrs. Henrietta Brennecke Grammar   History   English   Elecution     Mr. Arnold L. Brown, B.S., M.A. Dean of Boys Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Assistant to the President Baxter Seminary 1943 Social Studies   Arithmetic   Science   Mathematics   Health Education   Mrs. Arnold L. Brown Secretary Miss Gertrude Mitchell Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Baxter Seminary 1949         Rev. Patton R. Broyles, A.B., S.T.B. President 1916 - 1923           Mrs. Patton R. Broyles Supervisor           Miss Vera Brumley Nurse Baxter Seminary 1941                   Miss Stella Burgess Secretary Baxter Seminary 1946                   Mrs. Mary Burkitt                     Miss Leona Byrne                     Miss Olive Byrom Commercial Draughon Business College                   C Mr. Hugh L. Caruthers Trades                     Mr. Jimmy Chumney Mathematics   Science                 Miss Ida Clark English                     Mr. Frank Clemons Mathematics Baxter Seminary 1940 Science   Carving Arts       Mrs. Frank Clemons English   Speech         Mrs. Marie Cobble English   Science         Miss Mary Elizabeth Cole Secretary to the President Baxter Seminary 1956         Mrs. Beulah Coleman, B. S. Social Studies   Mathematics   English   Science     Mr. Charles W. Coleman, B.S. Principal Dayton University Normal and Vocational studies   History   English     Mrs. Charles W. Coleman, B.S. Normal and Vocational studies Mrs. Sarah Coleman         Mr. H. C. Coleman** Principal Grammer and High Schol           Mrs. Helen Copeland Home Economics Mrs. Howard Copeland         Rev. C. H. Corkran, A.B., Ph.D Religious Studies Eastern College Johns Hopkins       Mr. Lucian Crawford General Building Trades   Trades         Miss Ima Jean Culbertson Mathematics   Science         Mr. W. L. Cunningham Dean of Boys   Trade School Director         Mrs. Iva May Cunningham Registrar Mrs. W. L. Cunningham English   French       Mrs. Muriel Cupp House Mother Boys Dormitory           D Mr. Waymon Dalton Music Tennessee College         Miss Emily Davis English           Rev. F. S. Ditto, M.A., S.T.B, President 1914 - 1916 DePauw University Mathematics Depauw University       Mrs. F. S. Ditto           Mrs. Mattie M. Ditty Supervisor of Ivy Hall Girls Mrs. A. C. Ditty Dean of Girls   Dietitian   Director of Girls   House Mother   Miss Donaldson Music           Miss Grace Elizabeth Drake Music           Miss Mary Elizabeth Duckworth, A.B. History Tennessee College for Women Art University of Missouri for Journalism at Columbia       Mr. Clarence E. Duke History           Miss Elizabeth Duke Girls Basketball Baxter Seminary 1934         Mr. Lester Duke Wood Working Trades for Veterans           E Miss Henry K. Elrod Math   Civics   Trades   Algebra   English   Mrs. P T. Elrod Assistant to Matron           F Miss Christine Farris Dietitian Baxter Seminary 1941         Miss Lois E. Fenn, A.B. Dietitian Baker University English Berea College House Manager Graduate Study, University of Kansas Physical Education for Girls     Mrs. Ralph Fite Mathematics           Mrs. Fleming Dietitian           Miss Madeline Fletcher Health Education   Girls Coach         Miss Mary Fuller Music           G Mr. Claude B. Garrison Trades Austin Peay Normal Mechanical Drawing Western Kentucky State Teachers College Dean of Labor University of Tennessee     Mrs. Eulene Garrison. B.S. Mathematics Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Baxter Seminary 1933       Miss Mary Elizabeth Gentry History Lincoln Memorial University French         Mr. W. F. Gilmore Art           Miss Eura Givens Grades 1-2           Miss Mary K. Good Home Economics           Mrs. Ethel Gosnold Assistant Supervisor of Ivy Hall for Girls           Mrs. Florence L. Gould English           Miss Ruth Grace Librarian Buford College English Baxter Seminary 1937       Mrs. Louise Graham Head Dietitian Buford College Supervisor         Miss Jean Greene Commercial Mrs. Elmer Massa English Buford College Shorthand Baxter Seminary 1944     Mr. Paskel Greer General Building Trades           Mr. John Gross Radio Buford College         H Miss Margaret Hadley Music   English         Mr. Glynn Hale Auto Mechanics Baxter Seminary 1947         Mr. Mack. M. Harney Head of Department of Industrial Arts Tennessee Polytechnic Institute         Rev. J. D. Harris Bible University of Chattanooga Department of Theology         Miss Mabel V. Hendrix, A.B., B.S. Home Economics Maryville College French University of Tennessee Languages       Mr. Arvel Herren General Building Trades Baxter Seminary 1935         Mrs. Edith Hess Typist           Mr. A. M. Hickle Supervisor           Mrs A. M. Hickle Faculty           Miss Ethelyn P. Hill Dean 1924 - 1959 Albion College Bible Northwestern American College at Commercial, English Jerusalem Librarian   Mathematics   Latin, Spanish   Stenotypy Miss Ima S. Hill Dietitian           Miss Elvia Hoag, A.B. Home Economics Unitversity of Colorada Augustana College Albion College     Mr. D. W. Hogan Histoy   Coach   Aviation       Mr. Hillard Howard Dean of Boys Baxter Seminary 1941 Director of Athletics         Miss Joanna Banks English Mrs. Hilliard Howard   Baxter Seminary 1936               Mr. Willis J. Huddleston, B.S., M.A. Agriculture Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Assistant Coach George Peabody College for Teachers         Miss Genette Huddleston Secretary to the President Baxter Seminary 1947         Miss Ann Hudgens Secretary to the President Draughns Business College         Mr. William S. Hudgens Bursar   Bookkeeper                 Miss Dorothy Hughes Secretary to the President Baxter Seminary 1938         Mr. Carl W. Huie Dean of Boys   History                 Mrs. Velma Huie History Mrs. C. W. Huie Typing   Librarian       Miss Elizabeth P. Hunt, A.B. Head of History Baldwin-Wallace College English Berea College       Mr. I. L. Husky, A.B. Agriculture Maryville College Peabody College       Miss Jo Ann Hutchinson English   Chorus   Band       I, J Mr. Alvin M. Jackson Trades Tennessee Polytechnic Institute George Peabody College for Teachers       Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobs Dietitian           Mrs. Ruby Jared Supervisor of Health House Mrs. Houston Jared Nurse         Mr. Walter J. Jared Health Education for Boys   Boys Football Coach   Mathematics       Mr. Sloan Jobe Health Education   English         Mr. Robert Johnson Assistant Coach   Mathematics         Mr. Jerd K. Judd Auto Mechanics           K Miss Marjorie Kanable, A.B., B.S. History Ohio Wesleyan University Library University of Denver Speech       Mr. Charlie Knight Boys Coach   Health Education         Ms. Kathryn Korff A.B. Home Economics Baker University Latin         L Miss Peggy Lee, B.S. Health Education for Girls Mrs. Peggy Wright, B.S. Girls Coach Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Health Education Baxter Seminary 1944     Miss Alice Lewis, A.B. Librarian Hamline University English Graduate Study, University of Minnesota         Mr. V. L. Lewis Dean of Trades Department           Mrs. V. L. Lewis Chemistry           Mr. W. O. Lewis General Shop   Electricity   Printing       M Miss Stella Love McCall, A.B. Home Economics Maryville College         Miss Betty McCellan           Miss Minnye V. McGlasson History           Mrs Lois E. McKeown Science   Mathematics   Chemistry   Girls' Coach     Mr. Raplh McReynolds Boys Coach   Health Education         Miss Helen K. Mable Music Cincinnati College of Music         Miss Elsie Maddux Baxter Seminary 1940         Mr. J. Nelson Maddux Agriculture Baxter Seminary 1936         Mr. Hatton Maggart           Mr. Elmer Massa Commercial Baxter Seminary 1943 Social Studies         Miss Jean Greene Secretary to the President Mrs. Elmer Massa Commercial Buford College English Baxter Seminary 1944 Shorthand     Miss Louise Massey Speech Tennessee Polytechnic Institute History Baxter Seminary 1936 Dramatics       Miss E. Grace Matheny, A.B., A.M. Latin West Virginia Wesleyan Dietitian West Virginia University Graduate Work, Columbia Chicago Training School for Missions   Proffessor Mattil Industrial Arts           Mrs. Bonnie Maxwell Music           Mr. Will T. Maynard Trades           Mr. T. L. Mayes A.B. Smith-Hughes Agriculture University of Tennessee         Mrs. Vera Medley           Mr. Zeak Minton Auto Mechanics           Miss Gertrude Mitchell Secretary Mrs. Arnold L. Brown Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Baxter Seminary 1949     Mr. C. U. Moore Physics   Mathematics   Coach   Sciences     Mrs. Mary E. Moore Home Economics Mrs. C. U. Moore         Miss Lorene Moore Head of Science Department           Mrs. N. B. Morgan, A.B. Home Economics Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Carson Newman College       Miss Anna Ruth Morley English East Tennessee State Teachers College Economics         Ms Anna Morris French           Miss Rebecca Morris Home Economics           Miss Allene Moss Director of Office Work Baxter Seminary 1933         Miss Mary Elizabeth Moss Home Economics           Miss Nina Moss Engish           Mr. Gerald Muncy Health Education   Mathematics   Boys' Coach       Mr. Dwight Murphree Assistant Dean of Boys           Mrs. Dwight Murphree Registrar           Miss Launah Myers Girls Hall           Miss Elfedla Myser Bible   Mathematics         N Miss Nellie Nitzschke Grades 4-5           O Miss Constance Ohlinger, A.B., Music Piano University of Michigan Music University School of Music French Post Graduate Study - Paris: Voice with Mme. Leschetizky and Mme. Ropiquet Vienna: Piano with Prof. Weingarten and Emil Sauer Mr. W. H. Oliver Agriculture University of Tennessee         Mr. James C. Orr, Jr Math   Economics         Mr. Truman Owen History   Civics   World Geography       P Miss Louise Page, A.B. Librarian Birmingham Southern College History   Latin   English     Mrs. Martha Jane Pardue Registrar           Miss Flora Parker Dietitian           Miss Sue Parker Dietitian           Mr. Chester Patton Seventh and Eighth Grades   Science         Mr. H. Harrison Payne, A.B. Mathematics Berea College         Mrs. A. B. Peters Math   Science         Miss Idon Peters Primary           Mr. Willis N. Pirkle, B.S, M.A. Dean of Boys University of Alabama Head of Science Department University of North Carolina Science       Mrs. Lena Plunkett English   History         Miss Ada Lee Porter           Mr. W. D. Prickett, B.S. Head of Mathematics Lincoln Memorial University Head of Athletics Graduate Work, Georgia Tech       Mrs. W. D. Prickett, A.M., B.S. History University of Tennessee Athletics Graduate Work, University of Chicago       Mr. D. T. Pucket Math Tennessee Polytechnic Institute English   History       Mr. Luther Puckett Grades 6-8           Mrs. F. H. Pumphrey Bookkeeper           Mrs. J. H. Puryear Health Education   Girls Coach   World History       Q Mr. Cato Qualls Supervisor   Custodian         R Miss Edith Randall English   Bible   History   Librarian     Miss Clinton Reed English           Miss Gertrude Richards English   Bible         Mrs. Christine Richmond Home Economics Mrs. M. R. Richmond English   Chemistry   Science   Spanish   Biology Mr. Elbert J. Robinson Dean of Boys   Physics   Mathematics   Science     Miss Nancy Roberts Health Education   Driver Training         Miss Jane Rodgers Vocational Home Economics           Miss Tommy Rodgers Assistant Supt. of Boarding Hall           Miss Viola Rodgers Commercial Work           Miss Etta Ryan Sixth Grade           Miss Ruth Ryan M          Rev. Samuel E. Ryan President 1910 - 1914           S Mr. W. A. Schaffer Agriculture Pennsylvania State         Mr. Gus Self Supervisor           Mr. Arnold Sells           Miss Dorothy Ann Shanks Mathematics Baxter Seminary 1945         Mrs. Juanita Shields Secretary to the President           Mr. Walter Simcox Business           Miss Alma J. Simmons Commercial   English   Shorthand   Secretary to the President     E. E. Smart Math Tennessee Polytechnic Institute History   Athletics       Miss Reba Smellage English Baxter Seminary 1943 Assistant to Librarian         Mr. C. D. Smith, B.S., M.A. Vocational Agriculture Tennessee Polytechnic Institute George Peabody College       Mrs. Virginia R. Smith English Mrs. C. D. Smith Science         Mr. Earle Smith Assistant to Dean   Mathematics   Science       Mrs. Earle Smith Crafts           Mr. Spurgeon Smith Assistant Dean of Boys           Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Mathematics Mrs. Spurgeon Smith         Mr. Joe B. Stanton Boys Coach Baxter Seminary 1949 Health   Science   Biology   Physical Education   Mr. Earl Steele Auto Mechanics           Miss Della Stroud Head of Rehabilitation Department Columbia University         Mr. Orus Sutton Civics Baxter Seminary 1934 History   Office       Mrs. Marie Swallows, B.S., M.A. English Mrs. Carl Swallows Miss Marie Austin Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Baxter Seminary 1940   T Mr. S. E. Taylor, A.B., B.D. Religious Education           Mr. E. Bruce Taylor A.B. Mathematics Hobart College Science         Mr. Roy L. Terry Commercial   Coach         Mrs.Allena Thompson Head of Music Department University of Missouri         Mr. Robert L. Titsworth Vocational Training School Director Baxter Seminary 1940         Mrs. Leona Traughber General Office Work           Miss Evelin Tripp Assistant Supervisor of Ivy Hall for Girls           U Dr. Harry L. Upperman, A.B., A.M., D.D. President 1923 - 1957 Dickinson Seminary Administration Syracuse University   Simpson College   Graduate Study Abroad     Mrs. Elma Elizabeth Upperman Dean of Girls Mrs. Harry L. Upperman Director of Student Activities Dickinson Seminary Supervisor, Literature   Speech, History   Latin   Dramatics V Miss Marjorie Vail Physical Education           W Prof. Emmet S. Walden Principal           Mr. Carson Ward Auto Mechanics Baxter Seminary 1940         Miss Vinette Ward, B.S., M.S. English Tennessee Polytechnic Institute History George Peabody College Librarian Baxter Seminary 1937     Miss Ozella Ward Home Economics           Mrs. Pauline Watson English   Spanish   Physical Education   Girls Coach     Mr. William Webb Assistant Coach   Assistant Teacher         Miss Louise West Bookkeeper           Miss Dora Wilcox Music Director           Mr. J. Berch Williams, B.S., M.A. Assistant Dean of Boys Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Machine Wood Working University of Tennessee Wood Working Trades Baxter Seminary 1938     Miss Jesse Mae Wirt, B.S. Assistant Labor Director Tennessee Polytechnic Institute         Miss Mabel Womack Music           Mr. Franklin Wood Assistant Labor Director           Miss Harriet Wood English   Dramatic         Miss Peggy Lee, B.S. Health Education for Girls Mrs. Peggy Wright Girls Coach Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Health Education Baxter Seminary 1944     X, Y Mr. Alvin B. York Dean of Labor U. S. Marines Training         Prof. I. E. York Agriculture           Z   * Faculty photos from 1934 to 1959 on this page were sourced from the digital copies of Baxter Seminary Yearbooks 1934-1960 compiled by Mike and Audrey Lambert.  www.ajlambert.com ** Photo from 1976 Highlander Photos of faculty from other years were sourced from local and national newspapers - See Bibliography

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