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Tennessee State University

January 25, 2023

Tennessee State University (Tennessee State, Tenn State, or TSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.[5] Tennessee State University offers 41 bachelor’s degrees, 23 master's degrees, and eight doctoral degrees.[6][7] It is classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[8]

Tennessee State University
Former names
Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal School for Negroes (1912–1925)
Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal College (1925–1927)
Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College (1927–1968)
MottoThink. Work. Serve
TypePublic, historically black land-grant university
EstablishedJune 19, 1912; 110 years ago (1912-06-19)
Academic affiliation
TMCF
ORAU
Endowment$91.1 million (2021)[1]
PresidentGlenda Glover
ProvostMichael Harris (interim)
Academic staff
377 full-time & 114 part-time[2]
Students8,081 (fall 2020)[3]
Undergraduates5,875 (fall 2020)
Postgraduates2,206 (fall 2020)
Location
Nashville, Tennessee
,
U.S.

36°10′00″N 86°49′50″W / 36.16667°N 86.83056°W / 36.16667; -86.83056Coordinates: 36°10′00″N 86°49′50″W / 36.16667°N 86.83056°W / 36.16667; -86.83056
CampusUrban, 903 acres (365 ha)
ColorsBlue and white[4]
   
NicknameTigers and Lady Tigers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – OVC
Websitewww.tnstate.edu
Tennessee State University Historic District
Location3500 John A. Merritt Blvd
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
ArchitectMarr & Holman, et al.
NRHP reference No.96000677
Added to NRHPJune 14, 1996

History

The university was established as the Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal School for Negroes in 1912.[9][10] Its dedication was held on January 16, 1913.[9] It changed its name to Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal College in 1925.[9] Two years later, in 1927, it became known as Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College.[9]

In 1941, the Tennessee General Assembly directed the Board of Education to upgrade the educational program of the college. Three years later the first master's degrees were awarded and by 1946 the college was fully accredited the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[11]

Significant expansion occurred during the presidency of Walter S. Davis between 1943 and 1968, including the construction of "70 percent of the school's facilities" and the establishment of the graduate school and four other schools.[12]

In 1968, the college officially changed its name to Tennessee State University, and in 1979, the University of Tennessee at Nashville merged into Tennessee State due to a court mandate.[11]

In 2022, Tennessee State University was awarded a historic $250 million from the state legislature as reparations for decades of discriminatory state funding compared to fellow public Tennessee institutions of higher education. The funds will be used to upgrade facilities and academic programs on campus.[13] Tennessee State's $250 million investment is the largest single investment into a historically black institution in the history of the country.[14]

Today, Tennessee State University is divided into eight schools and colleges and has seen steady growth since its inception. It remains the only public university in Nashville and its health science program is the largest in the state and one of the largest in the nation.[15]

Aligned with the Tennessee Board of Regents, it is currently governed by an institutional board of trustees.

Campus

The 500 acres (2.0 km2) main campus has more than 65 buildings, and is located in a residential setting at 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd in Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee State's main campus has the most acres of any college campus in Nashville. The Avon Williams campus is located downtown, near the center of the Nashville business and government district. Tennessee State offers on-campus housing to students. There are on-campus dorms and two apartment complexes for upperclassmen. On-campus facilities include dormitories Wilson Hall, Watson Hall, Eppse Hall, Boyd Hall, Rudolph Hall, Hale Hall, as well as the Ford Complex and New Residence Complex, TSU's two on-campus apartment complexes.

Academics

Academic rankings
National
U.S. News & World Report[18]
  1. 34 (tie) in Historically Black Colleges and Universities and #293-#381 in National Universities [16]
Washington Monthly[19]
  1. 100 [17]

The university is currently accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award 38 baccalaureate degrees, 24 master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in seven areas (Biological Sciences, Computer Information Systems Engineering, Psychology, Public Administration, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Administration and Supervision, and Physical Therapy), as well as two Associate of Science degree programs, one in nursing and one in dental hygiene.[20]

Tennessee State is classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity."[21]

The university is organized into the following colleges:

  • College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Sciences[22]
  • College of Business[23]
  • College of Education[24]
  • College of Engineering[25]
  • College of Health Sciences[26]
  • College of Liberal Arts[27]
  • College of Life and Physical Sciences[28]
  • College of Public Service[29]

The University Honors College (UHC) is an exclusive academic program founded in 1964 that caters to select academically talented and highly motivated undergraduate students.[30]

The College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). It was the first institution in Nashville to earn the accreditation of both its undergraduate and graduate business programs in 1994. The Psychology program is accredited by the American Psychological Association and the Teacher Education program by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

The College of Engineering has developed corporate partnerships with NASA, Raytheon, and General Motors and is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and the National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT).

The College of Health Sciences (formerly the School of Allied Health) includes such programs as the Masters in Physical Therapy and the Bachelor of Health Sciences. The Master of Public Health program was accredited in 2015 by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).[31]

Student activities

 
Tennessee State Tigers wordmark

Athletics

Main article: Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers

Tennessee State University sponsors seven men's and eight women's teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned sports.[32] The school competes in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision and is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). As a member of the OVC, Tennessee State is one of three Division I HBCU athletic programs that are not members of either the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) or Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), whose members are primarily HBCU institutions.

Student organizations

There are over 60 registered student organizations on campus.[33]

Notable alumni

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Aviation

Name Class year Notability References
U. L. "Rip" Gooch Commercial pilot (20,000+ hours); certified flight instructor; owner/president, Aero Services, Inc.; 1993 Kansas Governor's Aviation Honor Award; inductee, Black Aviation Hall of Fame [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]

Civil rights

Name Class year Notability References
Xernona Clayton 1952 Civil rights activist [43]
U. L. "Rip" Gooch Civil rights activist; Commissioner, Kansas Commission on Civil Rights (also see: "Politics" below) [34][36][37][44]

Education

Name Class year Notability References
Glenda Glover 1974 Eighth president of Tennessee State University [45]
Andrew P. Torrence 1948 Third president of Tennessee State University [46]
Arthuryne J. Welch-Taylor 1953 education professor at several HBCUs, researcher with the National Education Association

Entertainment

Name Class year Notability References
Jimmy Blanton Jazz musician [47]
Young Buck Hip hop star [citation needed]
Hank Crawford Jazz musician [48]
Moses Gunn Actor [49]
Lee Summers 1980 Broadway Original Dreamgirls, actor, writer [50]
Carla Thomas Singer [citation needed]
Leon Thomas Jazz singer (attended two years) [51]
Rufus Thomas Singer (attended one semester) [citation needed]
Key Wane 2012 Hip hop record producer [52]
Oprah Winfrey 1987 Talk show host, actress, entrepreneur [53]

Politics

Name Class year Notability References
James Clayborne, Jr. 1985 Member of the Illinois Senate [54]
Vincent Dixie Representative in the Tennessee House of Representatives [55]
Harold Ford, Sr. Member of the U.S. Congress [56]
John Ford Member of the Tennessee Senate [citation needed]
Mark Funkhouser Former mayor of Kansas City, Missouri [57]
Howard Gentry, Jr. Politician [58]
U. L. "Rip" Gooch Member, Kansas Senate (oldest serving Kansas state senator at 2004 retirement); member, City Council of Wichita, Kansas (also see: "Civil Rights" above) [34][36][37][44][59][60][61]
Thelma Harper Member of the Tennessee Senate [62]
Harvey Johnson, Jr. Former mayor of Jackson, Mississippi [63]
Ronnie Lewis Former mayor of Dolton, Illinois [64]
Dr. C. O. Simpkins, Sr. Dentist in Shreveport, civil rights activist, and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1996 [65]
A C Wharton Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee [66]

Science and technology

Name Class year Notability References
Leonard Jordan Acting chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture responsible for cultivating public-private partnerships that result in good land and water management practices.
Dorothy McClendon American microbiologist who developed methods to protect stored goods, notably fuel, from degradation due to biological agents. [67]
Dorothy J. Phillips 1966 American chemist and Director-at-Large at the American Chemical Society
Jesse Russell Electrical engineer and wireless communications pioneer
Carla Walker-Miller Engineer and founder and CEO of Walker-Miller Energy Services

Sports

Name Class year Notability References
Joe Adams CFL football player [68]
Brent Alexander NFL football player [69]
Hubbard Alexander American football player
Bennie Anderson 1999 NFL football player [70]
Dick Barnett 1959 NBA basketball player [71]
Ralph Boston Olympic athlete; three time medal winning long jumper [72]
Sam Bowers Gridiron football player [73]
Waymond Bryant NFL football player [74]
Chandra Cheeseborough Olympic runner; gold and silver medalist
Robert Covington 2013 NBA basketball player
Dave Davis NFL football player [75]
Richard Dent NFL football player and member of Pro Football Hall of Fame [76]
Keron DeShields Basketball player in the Israeli National League
Lamar Divens NFL football player [77]
Cleveland Elam NFL football player [78]
J.J. Eubanks American basketball player; top scorer in the 1994-95 Israel Basketball Premier League
Charley Ferguson AFL football player [79]
Ryan Fann Paralympic runner [80]
Sean Foley Golf instructor to PGA Tour players [81]
Randy Fuller NFL football player [82]
Rogers Gaines NFL football player [83]
Joe Gilliam NFL football player [84]
W. C. Gorden 1952 Head football coach at Jackson State University, 1976–1991; member of College Football Hall of Fame [85][86]
Mike Hegman NFL football player [87]
Jarrick Hillery American football player [88]
Claude Humphrey NFL football player and member of Pro Football Hall of Fame [89]
Daniel Johnson NFL football player [citation needed]
Ed "Too Tall" Jones NFL football player [90]
Joe "Turkey" Jones NFL football player [91]
Larry Kinnebrew NFL football player [92]
Anthony Levine NFL football player [93]
Madeline Manning Olympic runner; gold medalist [94]
Anthony Mason NBA basketball player [95]
Edith McGuire Olympic runner; gold and two silver medals [96]
Patrick Miller American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Steve Moore NFL football player [97]
Lloyd Neal NBA basketball player [98]
Brian Ransom NFL football player [99]
Leonard "Truck" Robinson NBA basketball player [100]
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie NFL football player [101]
Carlos Rogers 1994 Former NBA basketball player [102]
Wilma Rudolph Olympic runner; first woman of color to win three gold medals in a single Olympics [103]
Simon Shanks NFL football player [104]
Nate Simpson NFL football player [105]
Ahmaad Smith American football player [106]
Ollie Smith NFL football player [107]
Larry Tharpe NFL football player [108]
Wyomia Tyus Olympic runner; first person to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m [109]
Charlie Wade NFL football player [110]
Carl Wafer NFL football player [111]
Willye White 1950s Olympic track and field athlete; two silver medals [112]
Javarris Williams NFL football player [113]

See also

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Further reading

  • Lovett, Bobby L. A Touch of Greatness: A History of Tennessee State University (Mercer University Press, 2012) 340 pp.
  • Petty, Raven (2007). Tennessee State University: Nashville, Tennessee. College Prowler Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-4274-0268-4.

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Tennessee State University Tennessee State Tenn State or TSU is a public historically black land grant university in Nashville Tennessee United States Founded in 1912 it is the only state funded historically black university in Tennessee It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund 5 Tennessee State University offers 41 bachelor s degrees 23 master s degrees and eight doctoral degrees 6 7 It is classified as R2 Doctoral Universities High research activity 8 Tennessee State UniversityFormer namesTennessee Agricultural amp Industrial State Normal School for Negroes 1912 1925 Tennessee Agricultural amp Industrial State Normal College 1925 1927 Tennessee Agricultural amp Industrial State College 1927 1968 MottoThink Work ServeTypePublic historically black land grant universityEstablishedJune 19 1912 110 years ago 1912 06 19 Academic affiliationTMCFORAUEndowment 91 1 million 2021 1 PresidentGlenda GloverProvostMichael Harris interim Academic staff377 full time amp 114 part time 2 Students8 081 fall 2020 3 Undergraduates5 875 fall 2020 Postgraduates2 206 fall 2020 LocationNashville Tennessee U S 36 10 00 N 86 49 50 W 36 16667 N 86 83056 W 36 16667 86 83056 Coordinates 36 10 00 N 86 49 50 W 36 16667 N 86 83056 W 36 16667 86 83056CampusUrban 903 acres 365 ha ColorsBlue and white 4 NicknameTigers and Lady TigersSporting affiliationsNCAA Division I OVCWebsitewww wbr tnstate wbr eduTennessee State University Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtLocation3500 John A Merritt BlvdNashville Tennessee U S ArchitectMarr amp Holman et al NRHP reference No 96000677Added to NRHPJune 14 1996 Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Academics 4 Student activities 4 1 Athletics 4 2 Student organizations 4 3 NPHC fraternities 4 4 NPHC sororities 4 5 Other fraternities and sororities 4 6 Honor societies 4 7 Student Government Association SGA 4 8 Other notables 5 Notable alumni 5 1 Aviation 5 2 Civil rights 5 3 Education 5 4 Entertainment 5 5 Politics 5 6 Science and technology 5 7 Sports 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksHistory EditThe university was established as the Tennessee Agricultural amp Industrial State Normal School for Negroes in 1912 9 10 Its dedication was held on January 16 1913 9 It changed its name to Tennessee Agricultural amp Industrial State Normal College in 1925 9 Two years later in 1927 it became known as Tennessee Agricultural amp Industrial State College 9 In 1941 the Tennessee General Assembly directed the Board of Education to upgrade the educational program of the college Three years later the first master s degrees were awarded and by 1946 the college was fully accredited the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 11 Significant expansion occurred during the presidency of Walter S Davis between 1943 and 1968 including the construction of 70 percent of the school s facilities and the establishment of the graduate school and four other schools 12 In 1968 the college officially changed its name to Tennessee State University and in 1979 the University of Tennessee at Nashville merged into Tennessee State due to a court mandate 11 In 2022 Tennessee State University was awarded a historic 250 million from the state legislature as reparations for decades of discriminatory state funding compared to fellow public Tennessee institutions of higher education The funds will be used to upgrade facilities and academic programs on campus 13 Tennessee State s 250 million investment is the largest single investment into a historically black institution in the history of the country 14 Today Tennessee State University is divided into eight schools and colleges and has seen steady growth since its inception It remains the only public university in Nashville and its health science program is the largest in the state and one of the largest in the nation 15 Aligned with the Tennessee Board of Regents it is currently governed by an institutional board of trustees Campus EditThe 500 acres 2 0 km2 main campus has more than 65 buildings and is located in a residential setting at 3500 John A Merritt Blvd in Nashville Tennessee Tennessee State s main campus has the most acres of any college campus in Nashville The Avon Williams campus is located downtown near the center of the Nashville business and government district Tennessee State offers on campus housing to students There are on campus dorms and two apartment complexes for upperclassmen On campus facilities include dormitories Wilson Hall Watson Hall Eppse Hall Boyd Hall Rudolph Hall Hale Hall as well as the Ford Complex and New Residence Complex TSU s two on campus apartment complexes Academics EditAcademic rankingsNationalU S News amp World Report 18 34 tie in Historically Black Colleges and Universities and 293 381 in National Universities 16 Washington Monthly 19 100 17 The university is currently accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools SACS to award 38 baccalaureate degrees 24 master s degrees and doctoral degrees in seven areas Biological Sciences Computer Information Systems Engineering Psychology Public Administration Curriculum and Instruction Educational Administration and Supervision and Physical Therapy as well as two Associate of Science degree programs one in nursing and one in dental hygiene 20 Tennessee State is classified as R2 Doctoral Universities High research activity 21 The university is organized into the following colleges College of Agriculture Human and Natural Sciences 22 College of Business 23 College of Education 24 College of Engineering 25 College of Health Sciences 26 College of Liberal Arts 27 College of Life and Physical Sciences 28 College of Public Service 29 The University Honors College UHC is an exclusive academic program founded in 1964 that caters to select academically talented and highly motivated undergraduate students 30 The College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business AACSB It was the first institution in Nashville to earn the accreditation of both its undergraduate and graduate business programs in 1994 The Psychology program is accredited by the American Psychological Association and the Teacher Education program by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education NCATE The College of Engineering has developed corporate partnerships with NASA Raytheon and General Motors and is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology ABET and the National Association of Industrial Technology NAIT The College of Health Sciences formerly the School of Allied Health includes such programs as the Masters in Physical Therapy and the Bachelor of Health Sciences The Master of Public Health program was accredited in 2015 by the Council on Education for Public Health CEPH 31 Student activities Edit Tennessee State Tigers wordmark Athletics Edit Main article Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers Tennessee State University sponsors seven men s and eight women s teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA sanctioned sports 32 The school competes in the NCAA s Division I Football Championship Subdivision and is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference OVC As a member of the OVC Tennessee State is one of three Division I HBCU athletic programs that are not members of either the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC or Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC whose members are primarily HBCU institutions Student organizations Edit There are over 60 registered student organizations on campus 33 NPHC fraternities Edit Alpha Phi Alpha Beta Omicron chapter Kappa Alpha Psi Alpha Theta chapter Omega Psi Phi Rho Psi chapter Phi Beta Sigma Zeta Alpha chapter Iota Phi Theta Delta Beta chapterNPHC sororities Edit Alpha Kappa Alpha Alpha Psi chapter Delta Sigma Theta Alpha Chi chapter Zeta Phi Beta Epsilon Alpha chapter Sigma Gamma Rho Alpha Beta chapter Other fraternities and sororities Edit Alpha Phi Omega Psi Phi chapter Gamma Sigma Sigma Epsilon Psi chapter Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Eta Xi chapter Epsilon Gamma Iota Delta chapter Sigma Alpha Iota Kappa Iota chapter Alpha Kappa Psi Chi Psi chapter Kappa Kappa Psi Zeta Pi chapter Tau Beta Sigma Zeta Pi chapter Honor societies Edit Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society Alpha Kappa Mu Golden Key International Honour Society Phi Eta SigmaStudent Government Association SGA Edit Mister amp Miss TSU and The Royal Court House of Representatives Student Election Commission Student Union Board of GovernorsOther notables Edit Aristocrat of Bands marching band The Sophisticated Ladies marching band danceline TSU Cheerleaders co ed Collegiate 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee National Association of Colored Women s Club Allure Modeling Troupe New Direction Gospel Choir University Honors Council Speech Debate amp Acting Team HIP Notyze Dance Troupe The Meter student newspaper Notable alumni EditThis is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Aviation Edit Name Class year Notability ReferencesU L Rip Gooch Commercial pilot 20 000 hours certified flight instructor owner president Aero Services Inc 1993 Kansas Governor s Aviation Honor Award inductee Black Aviation Hall of Fame 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Civil rights Edit Name Class year Notability ReferencesXernona Clayton 1952 Civil rights activist 43 U L Rip Gooch Civil rights activist Commissioner Kansas Commission on Civil Rights also see Politics below 34 36 37 44 Education Edit Name Class year Notability ReferencesGlenda Glover 1974 Eighth president of Tennessee State University 45 Andrew P Torrence 1948 Third president of Tennessee State University 46 Arthuryne J Welch Taylor 1953 education professor at several HBCUs researcher with the National Education AssociationEntertainment Edit Name Class year Notability ReferencesJimmy Blanton Jazz musician 47 Young Buck Hip hop star citation needed Hank Crawford Jazz musician 48 Moses Gunn Actor 49 Lee Summers 1980 Broadway Original Dreamgirls actor writer 50 Carla Thomas Singer citation needed Leon Thomas Jazz singer attended two years 51 Rufus Thomas Singer attended one semester citation needed Key Wane 2012 Hip hop record producer 52 Oprah Winfrey 1987 Talk show host actress entrepreneur 53 Politics Edit Name Class year Notability ReferencesJames Clayborne Jr 1985 Member of the Illinois Senate 54 Vincent Dixie Representative in the Tennessee House of Representatives 55 Harold Ford Sr Member of the U S Congress 56 John Ford Member of the Tennessee Senate citation needed Mark Funkhouser Former mayor of Kansas City Missouri 57 Howard Gentry Jr Politician 58 U L Rip Gooch Member Kansas Senate oldest serving Kansas state senator at 2004 retirement member City Council of Wichita Kansas also see Civil Rights above 34 36 37 44 59 60 61 Thelma Harper Member of the Tennessee Senate 62 Harvey Johnson Jr Former mayor of Jackson Mississippi 63 Ronnie Lewis Former mayor of Dolton Illinois 64 Dr C O Simpkins Sr Dentist in Shreveport civil rights activist and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1996 65 A C Wharton Mayor of Memphis Tennessee 66 Science and technology Edit Name Class year Notability ReferencesLeonard Jordan Acting chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture responsible for cultivating public private partnerships that result in good land and water management practices Dorothy McClendon American microbiologist who developed methods to protect stored goods notably fuel from degradation due to biological agents 67 Dorothy J Phillips 1966 American chemist and Director at Large at the American Chemical SocietyJesse Russell Electrical engineer and wireless communications pioneerCarla Walker Miller Engineer and founder and CEO of Walker Miller Energy ServicesSports Edit Name Class year Notability ReferencesJoe Adams CFL football player 68 Brent Alexander NFL football player 69 Hubbard Alexander American football playerBennie Anderson 1999 NFL football player 70 Dick Barnett 1959 NBA basketball player 71 Ralph Boston Olympic athlete three time medal winning long jumper 72 Sam Bowers Gridiron football player 73 Waymond Bryant NFL football player 74 Chandra Cheeseborough Olympic runner gold and silver medalistRobert Covington 2013 NBA basketball playerDave Davis NFL football player 75 Richard Dent NFL football player and member of Pro Football Hall of Fame 76 Keron DeShields Basketball player in the Israeli National LeagueLamar Divens NFL football player 77 Cleveland Elam NFL football player 78 J J Eubanks American basketball player top scorer in the 1994 95 Israel Basketball Premier LeagueCharley Ferguson AFL football player 79 Ryan Fann Paralympic runner 80 Sean Foley Golf instructor to PGA Tour players 81 Randy Fuller NFL football player 82 Rogers Gaines NFL football player 83 Joe Gilliam NFL football player 84 W C Gorden 1952 Head football coach at Jackson State University 1976 1991 member of College Football Hall of Fame 85 86 Mike Hegman NFL football player 87 Jarrick Hillery American football player 88 Claude Humphrey NFL football player and member of Pro Football Hall of Fame 89 Daniel Johnson NFL football player citation needed Ed Too Tall Jones NFL football player 90 Joe Turkey Jones NFL football player 91 Larry Kinnebrew NFL football player 92 Anthony Levine NFL football player 93 Madeline Manning Olympic runner gold medalist 94 Anthony Mason NBA basketball player 95 Edith McGuire Olympic runner gold and two silver medals 96 Patrick Miller American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueSteve Moore NFL football player 97 Lloyd Neal NBA basketball player 98 Brian Ransom NFL football player 99 Leonard Truck Robinson NBA basketball player 100 Dominique Rodgers Cromartie NFL football player 101 Carlos Rogers 1994 Former NBA basketball player 102 Wilma Rudolph Olympic runner first woman of color to win three gold medals in a single Olympics 103 Simon Shanks NFL football player 104 Nate Simpson NFL football player 105 Ahmaad Smith American football player 106 Ollie Smith NFL football player 107 Larry Tharpe NFL football player 108 Wyomia Tyus Olympic runner first person to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m 109 Charlie Wade NFL football player 110 Carl Wafer NFL football player 111 Willye White 1950s Olympic track and field athlete two silver medals 112 Javarris Williams NFL football player 113 See also EditPortal United States List of Tennessee State University presidents Southern Heritage Classic From the RoughReferences Edit As of March 7 2022 HBCU Money s 2021 Top 10 HBCU Endowments Report The Tennessee Tribune March 7 2021 Retrieved May 22 2022 College Navigator Tennessee State University College Navigator Tennessee State University Tennessee State University Style Guide Retrieved August 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