Editing Tennessee Tech

{{Short description|Public university in Cookeville, Tennessee, US}}
{{use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Tennessee Technological University
 | other_names            = TTU
 | former_names           = University of Dixie (1909–1915)<br />Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (1915–1965)
 | image                  = Tennessee Technological University seal.svg
 | accreditation          = [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools|SACS]]
 | image_size             = 200
 | established            = {{start date and age|March 27, 1915}}
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]] and [[institute of technology]]
 | academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[Oak Ridge Associated Universities|ORAU]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}}
 | president              = Philip B. Oldham<ref name="presidentsoffice">{{cite web |title=Office of the President |url=https://www.tntech.edu/president/about.php |website=Tennessee Technological University |access-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727043304/https://www.tntech.edu/president/about.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | endowment              = $96.2 million (2022)<ref>As of March 7, 2022. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2021-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--REVISED-February-18-2022.ashx?la=en&hash=FA57411CC4244B7D49C25377165FEC42FFBDEB56 |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2021 |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712165810/https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2021-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--REVISED-February-18-2022.ashx?la=en&hash=FA57411CC4244B7D49C25377165FEC42FFBDEB56 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | city                   = [[Cookeville, Tennessee]]
 | country                = U.S.
 | coor                   = {{coord|36|10|35|N|85|30|35|W|region:US-TN_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | students               = 10,117 (fall 2023)<ref name="enrollment">{{cite web|url=https://www.tntech.edu/about/facts.php|title=Facts and Figures|date=Fall 2022|access-date=September 14, 2023|archive-date=December 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218020301/https://www.tntech.edu/about/facts.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | academic_staff         = {{circa|550|}}<ref name="best colleges">As of 2013. {{cite web |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/tennessee-technological-university-3523 |title=Tennessee Technological University |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903214523/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/tennessee-technological-university-3523 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | campus                 = Suburban, {{convert|235|acre}}<ref name="updated history">{{cite web | url = https://www.tntech.edu/about/history-and-traditions/ | title = About TTU &#124; History and Traditions | publisher = Tennessee Technological University | access-date = 2014-09-03 | archive-date = September 5, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140905021453/https://www.tntech.edu/about/history-and-traditions/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="history">{{cite web | url=http://www.tntech.edu/history.html | title = About TTU &#124; History | access-date = 2007-09-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070815072933/http://www.tntech.edu/history.html | archive-date = 2007-08-15}}</ref>
 | athletics_affiliations = [[NCAA Division I]]<br />[[Ohio Valley Conference]]<ref name="ncaa">{{cite web | url=https://www.ncaa.com/schools/tennessee-tech | title=NCAA Tennessee Technological University | access-date=2014-09-03 | archive-date=January 6, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106022337/http://www.ncaa.com/schools/tennessee-tech | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="facts & figures">{{cite web | url = http://www.tntech.edu/about/facts-and-figures/ | title = About TTU &#124; Facts and Figures | publisher = Tennessee Technological University | access-date = 2014-09-03 | archive-date = September 6, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140906204825/https://www.tntech.edu/about/facts-and-figures | url-status = dead }}</ref>
 | colors                 = {{color box|#4F2984}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFDD00}} Purple and gold<ref name="logos">{{cite web |url=https://www.tntech.edu/marketingtoolkit/logo |title=Logos & Colors {{!}} Marketing Toolkit {{!}} Tennessee Technological University |access-date=2017-04-25 |archive-date=April 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427003225/https://www.tntech.edu/marketingtoolkit/logo |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | sports_nickname        = [[Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|Golden Eagles]]
 | mascot                 = Awesome Eagle<ref name="mascot">{{cite web | url=https://www.tntech.edu/about/history-and-traditions/mascots | title=About TTU &#124; Mascots | access-date=September 3, 2014 | archive-date=September 5, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905013903/https://www.tntech.edu/about/history-and-traditions/mascots | url-status=dead }}</ref>
 | website                = {{url|tntech.edu}}
 | logo                   = Tennessee Technological University logo.svg
 | logo_size              = 250
}}

'''Tennessee Technological University''' (commonly referred to as '''Tennessee Tech''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Cookeville, Tennessee]]. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and before that as University of Dixie, the name under which it was founded as a private institution.<ref name="updated history" /><ref name="history" /> Affiliated with the [[Tennessee Board of Regents]], the university is governed by a board of trustees.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tntech.edu/board/members/|title=Trustees|work=Tennessee Tech|access-date=2018-07-10|language=en|archive-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411120327/https://www.tntech.edu/board/members/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=221847 |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |access-date=13 September 2020 |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924021959/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=221847 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As an [[institute of technology]], Tennessee Tech places special emphasis on [[undergraduate education]] in fields related to [[engineering]], [[technology]], and [[computer science]],<ref name="slater">{{cite web |last1=Slater |first1=Joseph |title=Welcome From the Dean |url=https://www.tntech.edu/engineering/about/dean-welcome.php |website=Tennessee Technological University |publisher=College of Engineering |access-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-date=August 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805195900/https://www.tntech.edu/engineering/about/dean-welcome.php |url-status=live }}</ref> although degrees in [[education]], [[liberal arts]], [[agriculture]], [[nursing]], and other fields of study can be pursued as well.<ref name="mission">{{cite web | url = https://www.tntech.edu/about/mission | title = About TTU &#124; Mission and Vision | publisher = Tennessee Technological University | access-date = September 3, 2014 | archive-date = September 5, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140905021459/https://www.tntech.edu/about/mission | url-status = dead }}</ref> Additionally, there are [[Graduate school|graduate]] and [[doctorate]] offerings in engineering, education, [[Master of Business Administration|business]], and the liberal arts. As of the 2018 fall semester, Tennessee Tech enrolls more than 10,000 students,<ref name="enrollment"/> and its [[campus]] has 87 buildings on {{convert|235|acre}} centered along Dixie Avenue in northern Cookeville.<ref name="updated history" /><ref name="history"/>

Tennessee Tech athletic teams, named the [[Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|Golden Eagles]], compete in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] as a member of the [[Ohio Valley Conference]].<ref name="facts & figures" />

==History==
Tennessee Tech is rooted in the University of Dixie (colloquially known as Dixie College), which was chartered in 1909 and began operations in 1912. It struggled with funding and enrollment, however, and the campus was deeded to local governments. On March 27, 1915, the state government assumed control of the campus and chartered the new school as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennessee Tech celebrates 100th Charter Day |url=https://www.tntech.edu/news/releases/tennessee-tech-celebrates-100th-charter-day.php |website=tntech.edu |publisher=Tennessee Tech |access-date=September 12, 2024}}</ref> The new school included just 13 faculty members and 19 students during the 1916–17 academic year and consisted of just 18 acres of undeveloped land with one administrative building and two student dorms.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tntech.edu/about/history-and-traditions/|title=About|website=www.tntech.edu|access-date=September 3, 2014|archive-date=September 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905021453/https://www.tntech.edu/about/history-and-traditions/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Due to the rural nature of the school, students also worked in the school garden to grow and prepare their own meals. In 1929, the first class graduated with four-year bachelor's degrees.<ref name=":0" /> Tennessee Polytechnic Institute was elevated to university status in 1965, when its name changed to Tennessee Technological University.<ref name=":0" />

==Academics==
===Departments===
Tennessee Tech has  bachelor's degree programs and graduate programs as well as doctoral programs in the fields of education, engineering, and environmental sciences. TTU emphasizes a focus in [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] degrees but also provides infrastructure for traditional programs including liberal arts and nursing.<ref name="academics">{{cite web | url = https://www.tntech.edu/academics/ | title = TTU Academics | publisher = Tennessee Technological University | access-date = September 3, 2014 | archive-date = September 5, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140905055731/https://www.tntech.edu/academics/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
[[File:Tennessee-technological-university-hh.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Henderson Hall, constructed in 1931 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985]]
[[File:Laboratory-Science-Commons-se-TTU.jpg|210px|thumb|Laboratory Science Commons.]]
* College of Agriculture and Human Ecology
* College of Arts and Sciences
* College of Business
* College of Education
* College of Engineering
*College of Fine Arts
* College of Graduate Studies
* College of Interdisciplinary Studies
*School of Art, Craft, & Design
* Whitson-Hester School of Nursing

===Research Centers===
* '''Center for Energy Systems Research''' (CESR) is an interdisciplinary facility dedicated to research in various problems pertaining to energy and infrastructure. The facility pursues research in "[[solar energy]], [[energy storage]], [[smart grid|smart grid power systems]], [[power electronics]], [[wind energy]], distributed [[power plant]] performance improvement, cement, concrete, bridge and [[structural health monitoring|structure health monitoring]], [[flood#Flood forecasting|flood flow modeling]], [[computer-mediated communication|advanced communications]], and [[cyber security]]."<ref name="cesr">{{cite web | url = https://www.tntech.edu/engineering/research/cesr/welcome/ | title = TTU Research and Innovation &#124; Center for Energy Systems Research | publisher = Tennessee Technological University | access-date = 2014-09-03 | archive-date = November 4, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151104150633/https://www.tntech.edu/engineering/research/cesr/welcome/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* '''Center for Manufacturing Research''' (CMR) is a facility appropriated by the College of Engineering for the research in areas related to manufacturing. It has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the state of Tennessee.<ref name="cmr">{{cite web | url = https://www.tntech.edu/engineering/research/cmr/ | title = TTU Research and Innovation &#124; Center for Manufacturing Research | publisher = Tennessee Technological University | access-date = September 3, 2014 | archive-date = November 4, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151104162235/https://www.tntech.edu/engineering/research/cmr/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="cmr-2">{{cite web | url = https://www.tntech.edu/engineering/research/cmr/mission | title = Center for Manufacturing and Research &#124; Mission | publisher = Tennessee Technological University | access-date = 2014-09-03 | archive-date = October 30, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151030143750/https://www.tntech.edu/engineering/research/cmr/mission | url-status = live }}</ref>
* '''Center for the Management, Utilization & Protection of Water Resources''' is an interdisciplinary research center that focuses its research on biodiversity, enabling technologies and tools, [[water security]] and sustainability, and the water-energy-food nexus. It has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the state of Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tntech.edu/research/faculty-research-directory/centers-and-facilities/wrc/|title=TTU Water Center|work=Tennessee Tech|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* '''Millard Oakley STEM Center for Teaching & Learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics''' (STEM) actively promotes and supports quality STEM outreach programs in the Upper Cumberland region and throughout the state of Tennessee. The staff at the center work with Tech faculty across several disciplines to offer standards-aligned STEM outreach programs, promote STEM-related activities, and disseminate STEM education resources.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tntech.edu/stem/|title=Millard Oakley STEM Center|work=Tennessee Tech|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en|archive-date=November 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105060329/https://www.tntech.edu/stem|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'''Cybersecurity Education, Research, and Outreach Center''' (CEROC) aims to integrate university-wide existing activities and initiatives in cybersecurity education, research, and outreach. It has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education through 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tntech.edu/ceroc/|title=CEROC|work=Tennessee Tech|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927220408/https://www.tntech.edu/ceroc/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'''Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit''' (TNCFRU) works closely with the Center for the Management, Utilization, and Protection of Water Resources to "enhance graduate education in fisheries and wildlife sciences and to facilitate research between natural resource agencies and universities on topics of mutual concern."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coopunits.org/Headquarters/index.html|title=Cooperative Research Units Program Headquarters|website=Cooperative Research Units|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-07-11|archive-date=July 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711195916/https://www.coopunits.org/Headquarters/index.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

===Rankings===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| USNWR_NU = 288 <small> (tie) </small>
}}

== Student life ==
Tennessee Tech hosts over 200 student organizations including several fraternities and sororities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Groups |url=https://eagleengage.tntech.edu/club_signup?group_type=27087&category_tags= |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=eagleengage.tntech.edu}}</ref> Student Samuel Dowlen suffered severe injuries and temporary paralysis in August of 2009, during fraternity pranks in [[Phi Gamma Delta]]'s inflatable pool. Spinal fusion surgery and months of physical rehabilitation followed. A court awarded Dowlen $7.2 million in the court decision against the fraternity.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Daniel |last2=Burke |first2=Manley |date=February 2012 |title=$7.2 Million Verdict Obtained Against Fraternity |url=https://fraternallaw.com/newsletter2/7-2-million-verdict-obtained-against-fraternity |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611082752/https://fraternallaw.com/newsletter2/7-2-million-verdict-obtained-against-fraternity |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |website=Fraternal Law}}</ref>

== Athletics ==
[[Image:TuckerStadium.jpg|right|210px|thumb|[[Tucker Stadium]] and Overall Field]]
{{Main|Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles}}
{{see also|Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football|Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball}}
The Tennessee Tech athletic program is a member of the [[Ohio Valley Conference]] (OVC) and competes in the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision]].<ref name="ncaa" /><ref name="facts & figures" /> The school's teams are known as the Golden Eagles, the team colors are purple and gold, and the mascot is Awesome Eagle.<ref name="mascot" /><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ttusports.com | title = TTU Sports | publisher = Tennessee Technological University | access-date = 2014-09-03 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090418024505/http://ttusports.com/ | archive-date = 2009-04-18 }}</ref>

== Theater ==
The Backdoor Playhouse was founded in the 1960s. Its current theater seats 200 spectators. In the academic year 2014/15, they produced a selection of at least five plays, among them ''[[Krapp's Last Tape]]'', ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'', and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.<ref>Nicholas S. Ryan, Curriculum Vitae, Georgia Senate Appointee Applications, [https://archive.org/details/6423130-GA-Senate-Appointee-Applications-Batch-2/page/n341/mode/2up?q=%22Backdoor+Playhouse%22 Batch 2, 2015].</ref> The playhouse attracted news coverage in the summer of 2022, when the local Upper Cumberland Pride, the Lambda Gay-Straight Alliance, and the Tech Players staged a drag performance in the on-campus theater. A video excerpt of the performance, in which a child pays a drag performer money while the performer mouths the words "Take Me To Church," was posted on-line by child protection activist Landon Starbuck.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Camp |first=Emma |date=September 21, 2022 |title=Tennessee Tech Punishes Student Groups Who Hosted Drag Performances |url=https://reason.com/2022/09/21/tennessee-tech-punishes-student-groups-who-hosted-drag-performances/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611135531/https://reason.com/2022/09/21/tennessee-tech-punishes-student-groups-who-hosted-drag-performances/ |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |website=Reason.com}}</ref> 

==Traditions and campus lore==
[[File:Derryberry-eagle-Tennessee-Tech-tn.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Eagle statue resting temporarily on the ground in 2022 as Derryberry's cupola was replaced]]
* Golden Eagle: The statue now atop Derryberry Hall was stolen by three students (Tom Moran, Roy Loudermilk, and Lewis Brown) from the lawn of the burned-out Monteagle Hotel in [[Monteagle, Tennessee]], in November 1952. The three had hoped the eagle would provide the ultimate prop for the pep rally prior to the football game against then-rival [[Middle Tennessee State University]] (MTSU). The hotel's owner, John Harton (a former state treasurer), demanded the return of the statue and initially rejected all offers to purchase it. He finally relented and sold the statue for $500 after Governor Frank G. Clement intervened. The eagle, which weighs {{convert|70|lb|kg}} and has a {{convert|6|ft|m|adj=mid| wing span}}, was initially placed atop Jere Whitson Hall. It was moved to its current position atop Derryberry in 1961.<ref>"The Eagle Caper: The Honest Truth of How the Derryberry Eagle Came to Campus". ''Tennessee Tech Visions'', Spring 2014, pp. 24–27.</ref><ref name="traditions"/>
* "Dammit" the dog: A former university president once said "dammit" to a dog in front of a crowd, covering by saying that was the dog's name. Dammit has his own tombstone, an operable fire hydrant, on campus opposite Derryberry Hall.<ref name="traditions">{{cite web |title=Traditions at Tennessee Tech |url=https://www.tntech.edu/about/traditions.php |website=Tennessee Technological University |access-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-date=August 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828063945/https://www.tntech.edu/about/traditions.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The "Blizzard" is a tradition which started in 1984, when students celebrated the first successful shot made by Tennessee Tech in a basketball game against MTSU by throwing showers of "Tech Squares" (toilet paper) into the air. Since MTSU moved to the Sun Belt Conference, the Blizzard is now performed against [[Austin Peay State University]].<ref name="traditions"/>

== Significant administrative buildings ==
[[File:Maya-angelou-ttu-tn2.jpg|left|thumb|210x210px|[[Maya Angelou]] speaking in the Derryberry Hall Auditorium in 2012]]
'''Derryberry Hall''' is the oldest building on campus; the presidents and provosts have traditionally had their offices there. The building is also the home to the university's main auditorium, Derryberry Auditorium. Derryberry was constructed in 1912 for the university's predecessor, Dixie College.<ref name="campusmap" /> It is named after [[William Everett Derryberry|Everett Derryberry]], president of the university from 1940 to 1974. The building's iconic [[Colonial Revival architecture|colonial-style]] clock tower is equipped has a [[carillon]]. [[Maya Angelou]] spoke there in 2012. Derryberry received a new [[cupola]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 14, 2022 |title=Tennessee Tech's Derryberry Hall gets new cupola |url=https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetnashville/tennessee-techs-derryberry-hall-gets-new-cupola/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611061347/https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetnashville/tennessee-techs-derryberry-hall-gets-new-cupola/ |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |work=Mainstreet Media}}</ref>

'''Henderson Hall''' is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], The building was designed by Benjamin F. Hunt, who worked for the noted regional architect [[R. H. Hunt]].<ref>Carroll Van West, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Fh11WlwYe9wC&dq=%22henderson+hall%22+hunt&pg=PA277 Tennessee's Historic Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709031217/http://books.google.com/books?id=Fh11WlwYe9wC&pg=PA277&dq=%22henderson+hall%22+hunt&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QsGQU-7VEobLsQStqIJY&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22henderson%20hall%22%20hunt&f=false|date=July 9, 2014}}'' (University of Tennessee Press, 1995), p. 277.</ref> Constructed in 1931, the building is named in honor of James Manson Henderson, the first director of the university's School of Engineering.<ref name="campusmap" />

== Residential buildings ==

=== Traditional halls ===
====Pinkerton Quad====
*'''Jobe Hall''' (JOBE) is a coed residence hall that is open to all majors, located on the northern side of the Pinkerton Quad. Constructed in 1969, it is named for Elsie Jobe, the university's former Dean of Women. The building's eastern end is connected to the northern end of Murphy Hall.<ref name=campusmap />
*'''M.S. Cooper Hall''' (MSCP) is a coed residence hall for international students, located along the western side of the Pinkerton Quad. Constructed in 1969, it is named for Mattie Sue Cooper, a former university reference librarian. M.S. Cooper Hall shares a breezeway with Pinkerton Hall.<ref name=campusmap />
*'''New Hall South''' (NEWS) is a coed residence hall located adjacent to New Hall North at the southern end of the Pinkerton Quad. It was constructed in 2003.<ref name="campusmap" />
====Capital Quad====
*'''Browning Hall''' (BRNG) is western end of Capitol Quad. Constructed in 1966, it is named in honor of [[Joe L. Evins]], who served in Congress from 1947 to 1977. Evins Hall shares a breezeway with Browning Hall.<ref name=campusmap>[http://www.tntech.edu/map/ Campus Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211203325/http://www.tntech.edu/map/ |date=February 11, 2014 }}, Tennessee Technological University official website. Retrieved: 5 June 2014.</ref>
*'''Maddux Hall''' (MDDX) is a coed residence hall located along the eastern side of Capitol Quad. Constructed in 1966, the building is named in honor of [[Jared Maddux]], a former lieutenant governor of Tennessee. Maddux Hall shares a breezeway with McCord Hall.<ref name=campusmap />
*'''McCord Hall''' (MCRD) is a coed residence hall located along the eastern side of Capitol Quad. Constructed in 1966, the building is named in honor of [[Jim Nance McCord]], who served as governor of Tennessee from 1945 to 1949. It shares a breeze hall located along the south side of the Capital Quad. It was constructed in 2010.<ref name="campusmap" />

==Off-campus Buildings==
*'''Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion''' is a {{convert|3.5|acre|km2|adj=on}} complex located about a mile west of the main campus on Highway 290 (Gainesboro Grade). Operated by the School of Agriculture, the pavilion includes a main show arena, sales arena, barn, and picnic shelter. Constructed in the mid-1990s, the pavilion is named for W. Clyde Hyder, a former animal sciences professor, and [[Tommy Burks]], a former state senator. Hyder-Burks is also connected to Shipley Farm, in Cookeville, Tennessee, and Oakley Farm, in Livingston, Tennessee.<ref>"{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20140606193824/http://www.tntech.edu/pressreleases/ttus-ag-pavilion-celebrates-its-10th-anniversary/ TTU's Ag Pavilion Celebrates tenth Anniversary]}}", Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved: 6 June 2014.</ref>

==Notable people==
{{alumni|date=August 2023}}
===Faculty===
[[File:Rwinstonmorris.jpg|thumb|right|120px|R. Winston Morris]]
*[[Greg Danner]], professor of music; composer
*[[Michael M. Gunter]], professor of political science; Fulbright lecturer, authority on the Kurds and the Middle East
*[[Joseph Hermann]], Emeritus Director of Bands; Past-President of the [[American Bandmasters Association]]
*[[R. Winston Morris]] – Emeritus Professor of tuba and euphonium; innovator in the fields of tuba performance, education, and chamber music

===Alumni===
[[File:John Rose 118th Congress (cropped).jpeg|thumb|right|120px|John Rose in 2023]]
[[File:Carl W Stiner.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Carl Stiner in 1993]]
[[File:Dottie West.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Dottie West in 1977]]
[[File:Barry Wilmore.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Barry Wilmore in 2009]]
* [[Jarrod Alonge]], comedian and musician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tntech.edu/academics/deans-and-graduates-lists?term=201410&list=grad|title=Dean's and Graduates Lists|website=Tennessee Tech|access-date=2016-12-10|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220091254/https://www.tntech.edu/academics/deans-and-graduates-lists?term=201410&list=grad|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Blanton Alspaugh]], Grammy-winning producer<ref>{{cite news | first = Megan | last = Trotter | url = http://www.herald-citizen.com/view/full_story/24328824/article-Former-Cookevillian-a-Grammy-winner?instance=most_recommended | title = Former Cookevillian a Grammy Winner | work = Cookeville Herald Citizen | date = 8 January 2014 | access-date = January 8, 2014 | archive-date = January 8, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140108182439/http://www.herald-citizen.com/view/full_story/24328824/article-Former-Cookevillian-a-Grammy-winner?instance=most_recommended | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Rodney Atkins]], [[Country music]] singer<ref name="alumni">{{cite web|title=Alumni Spotlight|url=http://www.ttualumni.org/page.aspx?pid=453|access-date=30 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129120612/http://ttualumni.org/page.aspx?pid=453|archive-date=29 November 2010}}</ref>
*[[Paul Bailey (politician)|Paul Bailey]], Tennessee state senator<ref>{{cite web|title=Senator Paul Bailey|url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/members/s15.html|website=Tennessee General Assembly|access-date=January 28, 2016|archive-date=January 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112195208/http://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/members/s15.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Jimmy Bedford]], sixth master distiller at [[Jack Daniel's]]<ref>{{cite news | last = Hevesi | first = Dennis | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/business/11bedford.html | title = Jimmy Bedford, Guardian of Jack Daniel's, Dies at 69 | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = August 10, 2009 | access-date = August 11, 2009 | archive-date = January 27, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180127082640/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/business/11bedford.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Frank Buck (Tennessee politician)|Frank Buck]], Former Tennessee State Representative
* [[Rick Camp]], professional baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ttusports.com/sports/fball/participants_list |title=All-Time Football Participants Lists |access-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222225226/https://www.ttusports.com/sports/fball/participants_list |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://chattooga1180.com/trions-favorite-son-rick-lamar-camp-1953-2013/ |title=Trion’s ‘Favorite Son’ – Rick Lamar Camp (1953–2013) {{!}} AM 1180 Radio<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703143431/https://chattooga1180.com/trions-favorite-son-rick-lamar-camp-1953-2013/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Roger K. Crouch]], NASA astronaut<ref>{{cite web | title = Biographical Data – Roger K. Crouch | url = http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/PS/crouch.html | publisher = National Aeronautics and Space Administration | work = Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center | date = November 2005 | access-date = 16 June 2018 | archive-date = October 9, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101009040544/http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/PS/crouch.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Trae Crowder]], professional comedian
* [[Lincoln Davis]], former U.S. congressman
* [[Ron Estes]], U.S. congressman from Kansas
* [[Anthony Fisher (basketball, born 1986)|Anthony Fisher]] (born 1986), basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Rich Froning Jr.]], four-time [[CrossFit Games]] Champion
* [[Elois Grooms]], former NFL player
* [[Johnny H. Hayes]], former TVA director and presidential campaign finance manager
* [[Caleb Hemmer]], Tennessee State Representative
* [[Mike Hennigan (American football)|Mike Hennigan]], former NFL linebacker<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HennMi20.htm | title = Mike Hennigan | work = Pro-Football Reference | publisher = Sports Reference | access-date = 16 June 2018 | archive-date = July 22, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190722212934/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HennMi20.htm | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Dwight Henry (politician)|Dwight Henry]], former Tennessee state legislator and gubernatorial candidate
*[[Jake Hoot]], Country music singer and winner of [[The Voice (American season 17)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbc.com/the-voice/credits/credit/season-17/jake-hoot|title=Jake Hoot: The Voice Contestant - NBC.com|website=NBC|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-18|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218155556/https://www.nbc.com/the-voice/credits/credit/season-17/jake-hoot|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Bill Jenkins (politician)|Bill Jenkins]], former U.S. congressman
* [[Kenneth Jernigan]], advocate for the blind, former head of the [[National Federation of the Blind]]
* [[Andy Landers]], women's basketball coach at the University of Georgia
* [[Mark H. Landes]], U.S. Army major general<ref>{{cite news |date=2023 |title=Biography, MG Mark H. Landes |url=https://www.first.army.mil/People/Leadership/Biography-View/Article/3234848/mg-mark-h-landes/ |work=First Army.mil |publisher=First United States Army |location=Rock island, IL |access-date=August 12, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Adam Liberatore]], MLB pitcher for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
* [[James A. Lindsay]], author, cultural critic, and mathematician
* [[Barbara McConnell]], New Jersey state legislator<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/pdf/c&h/notablewomenofhuntco.pdf |title= Notable Women Throughout the History of Hunterdon County |publisher= [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]] Culture & Heritage Commission |year= 2000 |access-date= March 10, 2008 |archive-date= March 26, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090326112926/http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/pdf/c%26h/notablewomenofhuntco.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref>
* [[Kevin Murphy (basketball)|Kevin Murphy]], NBA player for the [[Utah Jazz]]
* [[Frank Omiyale]], NFL player
* [[Da'Rick Rogers]], NFL player
* [[John Rose (Tennessee politician)|John Rose]], U.S. Representative for [[Tennessee's 6th congressional district|Tennessee's 6th Congressional District]] 
* [[Erik Sabel]], former MLB player
* [[Daron Schoenrock]], college baseball coach at [[Memphis Tigers baseball|Memphis]]<ref name=daronschoenrock>{{cite web |title= Falcons Open 2008 Season Against Navy at Service Academies Classic |url= http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/021908aab.html |website= GoAirForceFalcons.com |publisher= Air Force Athletic Media Relations |access-date= July 5, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022727/http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/021908aab.html |archive-date= September 24, 2015 |date= February 19, 2008 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
* [[David Simmons (Florida representative)|David Simmons]], Florida state senator<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/s22 |title= Senator Kelli Stargel |work= The Florida Senate |publisher= State of Florida |access-date= 17 March 2012 |archive-date= February 15, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210215052438/https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/S22 |url-status= live }}</ref>
* [[Yongduan Song]], computer scientist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yongduan Song {{!}} IEEE Control Systems Society |url=http://ieeecss.org/contact/yongduan-song |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=ieeecss.org |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828191604/http://ieeecss.org/contact/yongduan-song |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Ken Sparks]], football coach at [[Carson-Newman College]]
* [[Scott Stallings]], professional golfer
* [[Carl Stiner]], former Commander in Chief of the [[United States Special Operations Command]]
* [[Harry Stonecipher]], former CEO of [[Boeing]], [[McDonnell Douglas]], and Sundstrand
* [[Barry A. Vann]], author, lecturer
* [[Lonnie Warwick]], former NFL player
* [[Dottie West]], country singer
* [[Barry Wilmore]], NASA astronaut and United States Navy test pilot
* [[Jim Youngblood]], former [[American football]] [[linebacker]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Los Angeles Rams]] and [[Washington Redskins]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=YOUNGJIM02 |title= Jim Youngblood |publisher=databasefootball.com |access-date= September 6, 2012 |url-status= usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020152544/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=YOUNGJIM02 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Tennessee Technological University}}
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.ttusports.com Tennessee Tech Athletics website]

{{Navboxes
|titlestyle = {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|color=white}}
|list =
{{Tennessee Board of Regents}}
{{Tennessee public universities}}
{{Ohio Valley Conference navbox}}
{{Polytechnic Universities}}
}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Tennessee Technological University| ]]
[[Category:Public universities and colleges in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Education in Putnam County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1915]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Putnam County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:1915 establishments in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Technological universities in the United States]]
[[Category:Engineering universities and colleges in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Glassmaking schools]]