HISTORY TIMELINE OF THE HONORS COLLEGE

Time and Tradition: A Poetry Anthology is a volume of the Honors College in celebration of Middle Tennessee State University's 2011 Centennial. Its wonderfully evocative poems are all authored by present and former faculty members and students of the College. Poets include D. Michelle Adkerson, Ronald Bombardi, Taffeta Chime, Philip M. Mathis, June Hall McCash, John R. Vile, and Kory G. Wells.

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University Honors College
Middle Tennessee State University
MTSU Box 267
Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Establishment of the Honors Program at MTSU, with Dr. June Hall McCash as Founding Director.
Office in the Drawing (now Jackson) Building.

First student graduates from the Honors Program. First Honors newsletter, Honors in Perspective, issued.

MTSU hosts second annual meeting of the Tennessee Honors Council.

Honors College offices transferred to Peck Hall.

A 24-hour Playathon held to raise funds.
Dr. Ron Messier named Director of the Honors Program.

Honors self-study issued.

Establishment of Honors Lyceum.

Wood and Felder Halls designated as Honors Living/Learning Centers.

The Honors Program becomes the Honors College.
Dr. John Paul Montgomery, Director of the Honors Program since 1990, named Dean of the University Honors College.

First Honors Program graduate and his brother commit to $2 million matching gift for the Honors Building.

Paul W. Martin, Sr. Honors Building dedicated.
The Honors College assumes responsibility for literary magazine Collage.
Dr. Philip Mathis named Interim Dean of the University Honors College.

Report on the Honors College, A Focus for the Future, issued.
The Undergraduate Fellowships Office (UFO) is established.
First speaker hosted for Paul W. Martin, Sr. Lecture Series.
Dr. Philip Mathis named Dean of the University Honors College.
Dr. Angela Hague named Interim Associate Dean.

The Honors College hires first full-time associate dean, Dr. Scott Carnicom.

The first incoming class of Buchanan Scholars accepted.
Honors student wins Goldwater Scholarship.
Board of Visitors established for the Honors College.

Lyon Hall is refurbished and designated as the Honors Residence Hall.
MTSU hosts annual Tennessee Collegiate Honors Council meeting.
Dr. John Vile named Dean of the University Honors College.

A Vision for the Future: Master Plan for the Honors College, 2009-2019 issued.

Scientia becomes Scientia et Humanitas and is transferred to the Honors College.
Honors College establishes chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society.
MTSU Honors student named to USA Today All-Academic First Team.
Two students nominated through the Undergraduate Fellowships Office win Fulbright Awards.

Two students nominated through the Undergraduate Fellowships Office win Fulbright Scholarships. 
Two students nominated through the Undergraduate Fellowships Office win Goldwater Scholarships.
College helps with publication of Time and Tradition: A Poetry Anthology, ed. by Phil Mathis.
Don and Carolyn Midgett announce the establishment of a Centennial Scholarship for an Honors Student.
College publishes first issue ot Scientia et Humanitas.
Dr. Scott Carnicom wins prestigious ACE award.
Dr. Philip Phillips named Interim Associate Dean.
Celal Asfar ("Uncle Celal") receives the first Distinguished Friend of the University Honors College Award.

Three students nominated through the Undergraduate Fellowships Office win Fulbright Scholarships.
One student nominated through the Undergratuate Fellowships Office wins a Goldwater Scholarship.
Honors Edition becomes Honors Magazine.
Collage wins the coveted Gold Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) for the first time.
The MTSU Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa hosted the first annual "True Blue Leadership Day" at the Honors College.