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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 Cormac McCarthy • Peyton Manning • Candace Parker • Chris Hadfield • Pat Summitt • Scott Kelly • Reggie White • Chamique Holdsclaw • Bob Corker • Frank Hyneman Knight • James M. Buchanan • Joseph Wood Krutch • Edward T. Sanford

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