Carson-Newman University

FOWLER INAUGURATED AT CARSON-NEWMAN

November 8, 2019

Carson-Newman news office JEFFERSON CITY — In a ceremony attended by delegates of more than 40 academic institutions, associations and learned societies, Carson-Newman University inaugurated Charles A. Fowler as the 23rd president of the 168-year-old institution. The formal Inauguration Ceremony took place Friday morning at First Baptist Church of Jefferson City. Fowler was named the University’s 23rd president in June following a unanimous vote by the institution’s Presidential Search Committee

CARSON-NEWMAN, TBMB TEAM UP TO RALLY FOR CHRIST

September 25, 2019

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JEFFERSON CITY — As they prepared for the East Tennessee Rally for Christ at Carson-Newman, the leadership team at the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board said they wanted the event to have a two-pronged purpose: To ignite the believers and offer hope to the spiritually lost. By the time the rally came to a close, it was clear that both objectives had been met:

COMING IN STRONG

September 25, 2019

VICTORY FORMATION

September 25, 2019

C-N football program sees 10 players make professions By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JEFFERSON CITY — Big decisions are often made at football camp. Who is going to be the starting tailback? What scheme is the new defensive coordinator going to install? Is the kick returner going to be used at wide receiver? Important choices, for sure. Choices that can ultimately determine a team’s success. And yet, those

FOWLER GIVES FIRST CAMPUS ADDRESS AT C-N FALL CONVOCATION

September 5, 2019

C-N news office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University held its Fall Convocation Sept. 5 to a packed Holt Fieldhouse. The event serves as a ceremonial marker to the start of the new academic year. The occasion also marked the first time new Carson-Newman President Charles A. Fowler addressed the full campus community. Citing Psalm 145:4, Fowler pointed to the importance of “celebrating the faithfulness of God,” as evidenced in C-N’s

C-N STUDENT KILLED IN ACCIDENT WHILE IN GUATEMALA

July 22, 2019

C-N news office JEFFERSON CITY — A Carson-Newman University incoming freshman died July 20 in an accident while on a trip to Guatemala. Seth Washam was killed due to an electrical short in a hotel swimming pool. His sister Emma, a rising C-N junior, was also injured in the incident. The two are the children of C-N alumni Shannon and Jean-Ann Washam of Knoxville. Jean-Ann serves as executive director of

NEW CARSON-NEWMAN PRESIDENT EXCITED FOR FUTURE

June 28, 2019

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JEFFERSON CITY — When Charles Fowler was notified last fall that he had been nominated to serve as president of Carson-Newman University, he admitted it was “quite a surprise.” Months of prayers, discussions, and meetings culminated June 7 when trustees of Carson-Newman unanimously elected Fowler as the university’s 23rd president, succeeding Randall O’Brien who retired Dec. 31, 2018. See original story, “Carson-Newman

SENSELESS TRAGEDY

June 20, 2019

By Lonnie Wilkey Sierra Cahoon, her 2-year-old son Nolan and her unborn child all died Monday, June 17, in a senseless tragedy. Why them? They apparently were in the wrong place at the wrong time. See story. There’s no other reason to explain why a 33-year-old Jefferson City man tried to run over a pedestrian before going less than a mile and intentionally ramming into Cahoon who was pushing her

CARSON-NEWMAN TRUSTEES ELECT FOWLER AS PRESIDENT

June 10, 2019

By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] JEFFERSON CITY — Tennessee Baptist pastor Charles A. Fowler was elected June 7 as the 23rd president of Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City. Fowler was the unanimous choice of both the C-N presidential search committee and the board of trustees. He was introduced as president on June 10 during a news conference on the C-N campus. “Our search was deliberate, intentional and process-oriented,” said David Ogle,

C-N STUDENTS BUILD EASTER BASKETS FOR AREA CHILDREN

April 17, 2019

Carson-Newman University News Office JEFFERSON CITY — During a fun-filled bustle of springtime activities, more than 70 Carson-Newman University student-volunteers assembled Easter baskets for area children in need. The baskets were then donated to Morristown-based Food on Foot. They included toys, snacks and activity books for young children. Students lined up to assemble the gifts during the recent on-campus Easter event known simply as “The Hunt.” The University’s offices of