Special Programs

Nine Chairs of Excellence, funded with a mix of state and private monies to bring leaders in their fields to MTSU.

Internationally known reading expert, Dr. Diane J. Sawyer, Katherine Davis Murfree Chair of Excellence in Dyslexic Studies, for the Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia at MTSU
James E. Burton, Jennings Jones Chair in Free Enterprise
Beverly Keel, John Seigenthaler Chair in First Amendment Studies
Jo Edwards, The Dr. Carl Adams Chair in Health Services
Dr. Suzanne Prevost, National Health Care Chair in Nursing
Charles E. Perry, The Robert E. and Georgianna West Russell Chair in Manufacturing Excellence
John C. Miller Chair in Equine Reproductive Physiology
Mary E. Miller Chair in Equine Health
James E. Burton, The Jennings and Rebecca Jones Chair in Urban and Regional Planning

Chairs endowed by the MTSU Foundation:

William F. Ford, Jack Weatherford Chair of Finance
Kenneth W. Hollman, Tommy Martin Chair of Insurance

Two "accomplished" Centers of Excellence:

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