The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has recognized East Tennessee State University for the creation of the ETSU Foundation Carillon and Alumni Plaza, as well as for the successful evolution of the ETSU PRIDE program.
ETSU won an Award of Excellence in the Institutional Relations Project category for the newly developed carillon initiative. The university was also given a Special Merit award for ETSU PRIDE in the Media Relations Project category during the annual CASE District III conference held recently in Nashville. District III includes over 550 colleges and universities throughout the southeastern United States.
“We are extremely proud of the development of the Foundation Carillon and Alumni Plaza,” said ETSU President Dr. Paul E. Stanton Jr. “It is rewarding to know that our peer institutions in CASE recognize the significance of the carillon not only as a beautiful structure on our campus and an instrument to be enjoyed by the university community, but for the overall achievement it represents.”
Matt Bissett, vice president for Advancement at Eckerd College and head judge of the CASE Institutional Relations Project category, said ETSU undertook an impressive venture.
“We received over 80 entries for the category, but ETSU clearly stood out among the rest,” Bissett notes. “The ETSU Foundation Carillon and Alumni Plaza will truly be a meaningful landmark to the campus (and) to the students, alumni and friends.”
Other top competitors in this category include the University of Georgia, Virginia Tech, George Mason University and the University of Miami.
CASE representatives said the continuing interest ETSU generates through the news media for students, alumni and the community at large with its ETSU PRIDE program is notable. “The ‘hard hat tour’ was a creative way to engage the media,” they said.
Others recognized in this category include Florida State, the University of Alabama, Georgia Tech, Middle Tennessee State University and Clemson University.
Dr. Richard Manahan, vice president for University Advancement and president of the ETSU Foundation, believes winning these awards allows ETSU to thrive and compete among other national universities.”This is confirmation by our fellow colleges and universities that ETSU holds a strong commitment to improvement while also reaching out to communities,” he said.
For more information on the awards or details about the ETSU Foundation Carillon and Alumni Plaza or the ETSU PRIDE program, call the offices of University Advancement and University Alumni at 439-4218.

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