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JMS Principal Phil Cox inducted into basketball hall of fame in Kentucky

Posted at 10:36 am July 29, 2017
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Phil Cox, principal of Jefferson Middle School in Oak Ridge, has been inducted into the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame. (Photo courtesy Kimberly Cox)

Phil Cox, principal of Jefferson Middle School in Oak Ridge, has been inducted into the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame. (Photo courtesy Kimberly Cox)

 

Phil Cox, principal of Jefferson Middle School in Oak Ridge, has been inducted into the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame, according to the Middlesboro (Kentucky) Daily News.

The newspaper reported that Cox, a high school basketball legend, was one of 19 inductees in the 2017 class.

Cox was a standout at Loyall Elementary School, where he played for Hall of Fame member Billy Hicks, and he earned all-state honors by the time he was a junior at Cawood High School, where he averaged 35 points a game, the Daily News said. He was Mr. Basketball in Kentucky as a senior and was, at the time, the all-time leading scorer in Harlan County, with 2,401 points. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, High School, K-12, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Cawed High School, Jefferson Middle School, Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame, Lincoln Memorial University, Loyall Elementary School, Middlesboro Daily News, Mr. Basketball, Phil Cox, Vanderbilt University

Civil War books author to speak at ORICL kickoff Sunday

Posted at 6:20 pm August 24, 2013
By Carolyn Krause Leave a Comment

Earl J. Hess

Earl J. Hess

A leading author of Civil War history books who was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize 11 years ago will speak here this month at the Fall Kickoff of the Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning.

The free kickoff will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Pollard Auditorium. Fall catalogs of ORICL courses and trips, as well as refreshments, will be available.

At 4 p.m. Earl J. Hess, Stewart W. McClelland Chair in History at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, will speak on “Appalachia as Seen by Union and Confederate Soldiers during the Civil War.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Top Stories Tagged With: Appalachia as Seen by Union and Confederate Soldiers during the Civil War, Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War, Earl J. Hess, East Tennessee, History Book Club, history books, James I. Robertson Literary Prize for Confederate History, Lincoln Memorial University, Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning, ORICL, Pickett’s Charge: The Last Attack at Gettysburg, Pollard Auditorium, Pulitzer Prize, Roane State Community College, The Knoxville Campaign: Burnside and Longstreet in East Tennessee, Union

Roane State student awarded full scholarship to Lincoln Memorial University

Posted at 6:19 pm August 2, 2013
By Roane State Community College Leave a Comment

Angela Loy and Roane State Scholarship

Lincoln Memorial University Director of Admissions Sherry McCreary, left, and Roane State President Chris Whaley, right, congratulate 2013 Lincoln Memorial University transfer scholarship recipient Angela Loy of Knoxville. (Submitted photo)

Angela Loy felt stuck.

She had a stable job with good pay, but Loy wanted a change, a chance to follow her passion for caring for others.

That feeling led her to Roane State Community College, and now she is on her way to Lincoln Memorial University on a full tuition scholarship as the recipient of the 2013 Lincoln Memorial University transfer scholarship. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Top Stories Tagged With: Angela Loy, Chris Whaley, Lincoln Memorial University, nursing, Roane State Community College, scholarship, Sherry McCreary

B&W Y-12 historian assists in LMU display design

Posted at 12:24 pm February 3, 2013
By Y-12 National Security Complex 1 Comment

Ray Smith and Pete DeBusk

B&W Y-12 historian Ray Smith, left, joins Lincoln Memorial University board of trustees chairman Pete DeBusk in front of the “Scientists Who Changed the World” exhibit in the university’s Math and Science Building. (Submitted photo)

Sharing information related to the early years of Oak Ridge is all in a day’s work for Y-12 National Security Complex historian Ray Smith.

Recently, Smith’s flair for historical detail was incorporated in a permanent display on the main campus of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn. Located in LMU’s new Math and Science Building, the display pays tribute to nuclear energy research and the subsequent creation of what is now the U.S. Department of Energy.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Autry O.V. “Pete” DeBusk, DeRoyal Industries, display, DOE, Lincoln Memorial University, LMU, Math and Science Building, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Pete DeBusk, Ray Smith, Scientists Who Changed the World, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex

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