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Image 1 of 1: Tennessee Technological University was founded as the University of Dixie in 1909, led by the efforts of Jere Whitson who served as the first chairman. The state assumed control in 1915 and renamed the school Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. The Main Quad of the current campus sits on the original school acreage and includes Derryberry Hall, the oldest building on campus (named for former president Everett Derryberry) as well as the original men's and women's dormitories (Bartoo and Kittrell Halls respectively.) In 1965 the name was changed to Tennessee Technological University.
Tennessee Technological University was founded as the University of Dixie in 1909, led by the efforts of Jere Whitson who served as the first chairman. The state assumed control in 1915 and renamed the school Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. The Main Quad of the current campus sits on the original school acreage and includes Derryberry Hall, the oldest building on campus (named for former president Everett Derryberry) as well as the original men's and women's dormitories (Bartoo and Kittrell Halls respectively.) In 1965 the name was changed to Tennessee Technological University.

Tennessee Technological University was founded as the University of Dixie in 1909, led by the efforts of Jere Whitson who served as the first chairman. The state assumed control in 1915 and renamed the school Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. The Main Quad of the current campus sits on the original school acreage and includes Derryberry Hall, the oldest building on campus (named for former president Everett Derryberry) as well as the original men's and women's dormitories (Bartoo and Kittrell Halls respectively.) In 1965 the name was changed to Tennessee Technological University.

Tennessee Technological University

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Tennessee Technological University was founded as the University of Dixie in 1909, led by the efforts of Jere Whitson who served as the first chairman. The state assumed control in 1915 and renamed the school Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. The Main Quad of the current campus sits on the original school acreage and includes Derryberry Hall, the oldest building on campus (named for former president Everett Derryberry) as well as the original men's and women's dormitories (Bartoo and Kittrell Halls respectively.) In 1965 the name was changed to Tennessee Technological University.

Title Tennessee Technological University
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Nat Peterson Lopes, Belmont University; 2022
Date 1909; 1915; 1965
Address 1 William L Jones Dr, Cookeville, TN 38505
Type District
Coverage Other
Source Jere Whitson, first chairman
Contributor Robert L. Farley; Gideon H. Lowe; G.A. Maxwell; Jesse C. Elrod; James N. Cox; W.B. Boyd; John B. Dow; A.G. Maxwell; Thomas D. Ford; Everett Derryberry; Broad Street Church of Christ; State of Tennessee
Subject New South; Education; Sports
Keywords Colleges, Universities, Districts, Basketball, Football, Engineering
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0