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‘Scholars Then Soldiers’Exhibit explores alumniexperiences in the Civil WarAn exhibit that explores experiences of Tusculum Collegealumni in the Civil War and the effect of the war on the Collegeopened March 17 at the President Andrew Johnson Museum andLibrary on campus.“Scholars then Soldiers: Tusculum College and the AmericanCivil War” is a student-produced exhibit focusing on theexperiences of 19 Tusculum alumni who fought during the war.The exhibit also examines how the Civil War affected theoperations of Tusculum. The museum is housed inside the “OldCollege” building, which was the only structure on what is nowthe main Greeneville campus at the time of the war.Museum studies students worked diligently throughout the pastsix months to put the exhibit together. Those students includeErika Allison of Alpharetta, Ga.; George Blalock of Greeneville;Katherine Dooly of Chuckey; David Kite of Dandridge; ClareMcBeth of Martin; Corrine Moore of Jonesborough; Tynan Shadleof Lubbock, Texas; Sandy Salmons of Greeneville; Emily Shipseyof Nashville; Chelsea White of Mansfield, Ohio, and Erika Witt ofRoanoke, Va.Alpha Chicontinued from page 16is a member of the Psychology Club and the Venture CrewClub.• Cara Lankford, a junior from Madisonville, Tenn.,is a pre-pharmacy major, who has already earned hercertification as a pharmacy technician.• Steven Lin of Ping Tung, Taiwan, a senior premedicinemajor. Lin is a member of the College’s Men’sTennis team and the President’s Society, a select group ofstudents who serve as ambassadors for the College.• Angie Michaud, a senior from Surgoinsville,Tenn., majoring in physical education with a minor incoaching. She is captain of the Pioneer Dance Teamand treasurer for the Physical Education Club. She is anactive member of Student Support Services, the StudentAlumni Association and the Student Tennessee EducationAssociation.• Crystal Roark, a senior from Greeneville, Tenn.,majoring in human growth and learning, early childhoodeducation. She is a mentor for Student Support Servicesand is able to excel academically and be involved oncampus while holding a full-time job at a local restaurant.• Ben Sneyd, a junior from Unicoi, Tenn., majoring increative writing with a minor in journalism. Sneyd was30Students who helped create the exhibit greetedvisitors during the opening reception. From leftare Clare McBeth, Corrine Moore, Sandy Salmons,Katherine Dooly, Chelsea White, Erika Allison,Emily Shipsey, Tynan Shadle and David Kite.Aaron Franklin, a field guide/naturalist majorfrom Johnson City, and volunteer Meghan Houk, atright, dressed in period costume for the reception.The students developed the initial idea for theexhibit, conducted research, wrote label copy, builtartifact mounts and produced the graphics for thetext panels.“The students have done a remarkable amount ofresearch and exhibit design work in a short amountof time,” said Dr. Peter Noll, assistant professor ofmuseum studies. “They are excited to premier theefforts of their hard work.”“Scholars then Soldiers” will be on display throughthe remainder of the Civil War Sesquicentennial,which ends in 2015.the winner of the 2011 Curtis and Billie Owens LiteraryAward in the poetry category.• Sam Underwood, a junior from Muncie, Ind., who ismajoring in business. Underwood has received numerousaccolades as a member of the Pioneer Volleyball team.She has been named to the South Atlantic ConferenceCommissioner’s Honor Roll, as well as the College’sacademic honors lists. She was also one of three studentsselected to attend the Mellon Fellow CommunityInitiative Student Session on Global Citizenship lastJanuary as part of the Salzburg Seminar program.• Alex Wiedemann of Rogersville, Tenn., a juniormajoring in mathematics with minors in chemistry andbiology. He is a peer tutor in math and the sciences. Heis a member of Voices Against Violence, the Society ofPhysics Students and the American Physics Society.• Abby Wolfenbarger, a senior from New Market,Tenn., majoring in creative writing with a minor inliterature. Her essay, “On a Wallflower Fitting In,” waspublished in Novelletum, an online literary journal. Sheis a peer English tutor and the student fiction editor forthe Tusculum Review. She is treasurer for the EnglishStudent Organization and a member of the Pioneer AnimeClub.By Melissa Mauceri,sophomore journalism major from Pigeon Forge, Tenn.