Sponsored Events
History Day
History Day was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Tennessee Tech started participating in 1980 with the coordinators being Dr. Stuart Stumpf and Dr. William Schrader of the Tennessee Tech history department.
It was a district-wide event for students in junior-high and high school were they could enter an individual paper, an individual or group project, or an individual or group performance based on the designated subject. The subjects would require critical thinking and research regarding a historical period or subject. Winners would advance to the statewide History Day competition.
It is unknown as to when the Tennessee Tech History Department stopped participating but it is known that they participated at least into 1986.
Constitution Day
Constitution Day is a celebration of the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine of the fifty-five delegates to the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787. It is also designated Citizenship Day to focus on the rights and responsibilities of citizens under the Constitution.
At Tennessee Tech, Constitution Day is named in honor of Dr. Nolan Fowler, a retired history professor at TTU who taught constitutional development from 1962 to 1979. This annual event, which first started in 2005, was and continues to be sponsored by Fowler’s $150,000 Nolan Fowler Endowment for Constitutional Development to establish the Constitution Day Celebration at TTU.
The History Department continues to help advertise and put together this event as the annual observance of Constitution Day reflects his commitment and passion for teaching the U.S. Constitution to students as well as his drive to allow the program to bring in nationally renowned speakers every year.
Womack Southern History Lecture Series
It begun in 2016 and is held every fall, specifically in November. The sponsor is Dr. Charles Womack, former mayor of Cookeville, endowed this series in honor of his mother who was a lifelong history teacher. The History Department advertises the event every fall.
The History Department continues to help advertise and promote this lecture series.
Winchester History Lecture Series
A featured lecture for presenters on a wide array of topics which is typically held every Spring. It is in its second decade. The sponsor, Mike Winchester, is a History Department graduate, an attorney in Knoxville, and a member of the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame.
The History Department continues to help advertise and promote this lecture series.