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Also Known As Blount College • East Tennessee University • East Tennessee College
Date 1794 - present
Areas Of Involvement land-grant universities • public education
Notable Alumni Peyton Manning • Pat Summitt • Cormac McCarthy • Chris Hadfield • Chamique Holdsclaw • Candace Parker • Reggie White • Bob Corker • Frank Hyneman Knight • James M. Buchanan • Edward T. Sanford • Joseph Wood Krutch • Scott Kelly

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