COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION FRANKIE DEBUSK
DR. NANCY B. MOODY President
3rd Year
Eastern Kentucky University, 1972
Dr. Nancy B. Moody is the 27th and first female President of Tusculum College, Tennessee’s oldest College. She officially assumed the role on April 27, 2009. Dr. Moody heralds from Middlesboro, Ky. Following gradua�on from Middlesboro High School, she received associate and baccalaureate degrees in nursing from Eastern Kentucky University, a Master of Science in nursing from Texas Woman’s University and a Doctor of Science in nursing from the University of Alabama School of Nursing at Birmingham. Her professional career in higher educa�on began at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) as an instructor of nursing. She subsequently served in several roles at LMU, culmina�ng in her appointment as the dean of the School of Professional Studies before joining the faculty at East Tennessee State University where she was tenured and served as department chair. In terms of leadership, Dr. Moody served as the inaugural Execu�ve Director of the Tennessee Center of Nursing, which was funded ini�ally through a grant from The Robert Woods Johnson Founda�on, which she coauthored. Under her leadership, the Center was incorporated, con�nuously funded by external resources from 1996-2001 and funded through licensure fees of the Tennessee Board of Nursing beginning in 2002. She was an associate professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville prior to returning to LMU where she served as president for eight years. Dr. Moody has taught nursing in associate, baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degree programs. She has taught in private higher educa�on, in both statewide systems of higher educa�on in Tennessee, the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee. Dr. Moody has published and presented widely on topics including nursing faculty job sa�sfac�on, advanced nursing prac�ce and nursing workforce development. In addi�on, she has garnered more than two million dollars in grants for program support. She has par�cipated in accredita�on ac�vi�es with the American Veterinary Medical Associa�on, the Commission on Accredita�on of Nurse Anesthesia Programs, the Commission on Athle�c Training Educa�on, the Commission on Osteopathic College Accredita�on, the Council on Social Work Educa�on, the Na�onal Accredi�ng Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences Commission on Allied Health Educa�on Accredita�on, the Na�onal League for Nursing Accredi�ng Commission, the Southern Associa�on of Colleges and Schools - Commission Colleges and the Council on Accredita�on and School Improvement. Dr. Moody is the past chair of the execu�ve commi�ee for the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universi�es Associa�on and served on the Tennessee Student Assistance Corpora�on Board of Directors. She is a member of the NCAA Division II Presidents Council and an ac�ve par�cipant on the boards of the Appalachian College Associa�on and the Tennessee Center for Nursing, Inc. She is married to Tom Moody, a self-employed public accountant. She and Tom are proud parents of two adult children, daughter, Mykel, and son, Adam.
4 - 2011 Tusculum Football
Director of Athletics
5th Year
Furman University, 1991
Frankie DeBusk is entering his fi�h year as athle�c director at Tusculum College. He was named interim director of athle�cs in August, 2007 and was promoted to the full-�me post later that year. DeBusk is also beginning his 14th season at the helm of the Pioneer football program. DeBusk oversees the day-to-day opera�ons of the Tusculum athle�c department and the 14 sports that the College sponsors. In his first four years at the helm of the Pioneer Athle�c Department, DeBusk has guided Tusculum to outstanding seasons. In the last four years, TC has captured 10 South Atlan�c Conference championships, six SAC Tournament �tles and 16 NCAA Division II postseason appearances. Tusculum has finished fourth or be�er for the Doug Echols SAC Athle�c Excellence Award three �mes, including second in his first two years as athle�c director. With its outstanding na�onal postseason success during the 2008-09 campaign, Tusculum was the top league school in the NACDA Director’s Cup, finishing 58th of 272 Division II programs in the country. Tusculum student-athletes and coaches have garnered numerous individual accomplishments during DeBusk’s watch. In the last four years, 147 student-athletes have earned All-South Atlan�c Conference honors, including 69 All-Region picks and 31 All-Americans. Twelve (14) have been selected as SAC Players of the Year, including five as Region Players of the Year. Four student-athletes have also garnered Conference Freshman of the Year accolades. DeBusk has also stressed academic excellence in the department, resul�ng in 353 SAC Commissioner Honor Roll recipients over the last four years, including and a school record 29 named to the Cap�al One Academic All-District Team. Fifteen (15) Pioneers have earned the pres�gious South Atlan�c Conference Scholar Athlete Award for their respec�ve sports, including eight Capital One Academic All-Americans®, including Dus�n Morrow (baseball - 2008), Nicole Ferris (women’s soccer - 2008), Jarrell NeSmith (football - 2008, 2009), Simon Holzapfel (men’s cross country - 2009, 2010, 2011) and Chase Carroll (men’s golf - 2009). Three TC head coaches were either named Conference or Region Coach of the Year during the 2007-08 season. Tommy Arne� (men’s tennis) and Bre� Teach (men’s soccer) were named SAC Coaches of the Year, while Missy Tiber was selected as the Region Coach of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Associa�on (WBCA). In 2010-11, Michael Robinson was named the SAC Volleyball Coach of the Year. DeBusk has overseen numerous athle�c facility enhancements during his tenure as both football coach and athle�c director at Tusculum. In 2007-08, championship banners were installed in Pioneer Arena, honoring the success of Tusculum athle�cs, both past and present. The Pioneer Arena playing surface was redesigned and refinished during the summer of 2008, while historic Rankin Hall, which houses the TC athle�c department, experienced renova�ons to its main lobby area. The Pioneer football locker room also experienced a major renova�on with the installa�on of new lockers and flooring. DeBusk, the winningest football coach in Tusculum history, has built the Pioneers into year in and year out contenders in NCAA II, resul�ng in seven winning seasons in the last nine years. Over the past 11 seasons, TC has posted a 71-49 mark including a 9-4 tally sheet in 2008, while claiming the program’s second South Atlan�c Conference Championship and earning the school’s first berth to the NCAA II Football Playoffs. For his efforts, he was named Conference and AFCA Region Coach of the Year. His 77 victories on the Pioneer sidelines makes DeBusk the winningest gridrion coach in Tusculum history. His victory tally is the third most in SAC history, while his 39 league wins are the sixth most in the conference record book. In 2008, DeBusk’s team achieved success both on and off the field. The nine wins �ed a school single-season record, including victories in four of its last five games. DeBusk, a 1991 Furman University graduate, established 11 school records at quarterback for the Paladins, while compiling an impressive 31-6 record. In 1988, DeBusk led Furman to a 13-2 mark while capturing the NCAA Division I-AA Na�onal Championship. His collegiate career also included three Southern Conference �tles and three trips to the NCAA I-AA playoffs. He is not the first member of the DeBusk family to garner the TC black and orange. His brother, Doug, was a Tusculum Hall of Fame point guard for the Pioneer basketball team from 1991-95. In 2003, DeBusk was the recipient of the pres�gious Art Argauer Award, which is presented to the Tusculum coach of the year as selected by his peers. He was the co-recipient of the Argauer Award again in the 2008-09 year. Frankie DeBusk is married to the former Jennifer Coffey of Bristol, Tenn. and they have one son, Ty.