Stonecipher Symposium on Technology, Communication and Culture

The Legacy of the Tennessee Valley Authority

Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tenn.
March 22-24, 1999

This event is free and open to the public; no reservations are required. For a parking permit, please contact contact a symposium planning committee member or the Campus Police (931-372-3234, University Services Building on the corner of 9th and Dixie).

Media Contact: Monica Greppin, (931)372-3214

March 15 - 31, EXHIBIT OF TVA CULTURAL ARTIFACTS
Bryan Fine Arts Building

Schedule of Events

Events are in the Roaden University Center unless noted.

MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1999: TVA LEGACIES
Multipurpose Room

1-2 p.m. WELCOMING REMARKS
Angelo Volpe, President, Tennessee Technological University

OPENING ADDRESS
Terry Boston, Senior Manager, Pricing, Tennessee Valley Authority

2:15-3:15 Student Presentations
Moderator: Holly Balasubramanian, Student Representative, Stonecipher Symposium Planning Committee

3:30-4:30 Community Forum
Moderator: Eldon Leslie, President & Chief Executive Officer, Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
Participants: Ken Hayes, Mayor's Chief of Staff, City of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Barrett Shelton, Jr., Publisher of the Decatur Daily, Ala.;

8-9 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Derryberry Hall Auditorium
"TVA: Then & Now"
Howard Baker, Jr.
Former U.S. Senator to Tennessee and Reagan White House Chief of Staff

WELCOMING REMARKS
Angelo Volpe, President, Tennessee Technological University

INTRODUCTION
Harry Stonecipher
President and Chief Operating Officer, The Boeing Company

TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1999: HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
OVC Room

8:30-9:40 a.m. Panel Discussion: History and sociological impacts of TVA
Moderator: Patricia Ezzell, Historian, Tennessee Valley Authority
Participants: Jefferson Chapman, Anthropologist and Director, Frank H. McClung Museum; John Muldowny, Associate Professor of History, University of Tennessee; Melissa Walker, Assistant Professor of American History, Converse College

Audience Discussion

9:45-11:10 Panel Discussion: Environmental and conservation issues related to TVA
Moderator: Dodd Galbreath, Director, Tennessee Environmental Policy Office
Participants: Michael Butler, Natural Resource Specialist, Tennessee Conservation League; Janice Nolen, Program Director, American Lung Association of Tennessee; John Shipp, Environmental Policy Team, Tennessee Valley Authority; Stephen Smith, Executive Director, Tennessee Valley Energy Reform Coalition

Audience Discussion

11:15-NOON KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"Environmental and Conservation Issues Facing TVA"
Kathryn Jackson
Executive Vice President, River System Operations & Environment, Tennessee Valley Authority

NOON-1:30 Brownbag Lunch & Slide Show about the Development of TVA's Historic Collection
Michael Dobrogosz, Curator, Tennessee Valley Authority

1:45-3:45 Student Presentations
Moderator: Holly Balasubramanian, Student Representative, Stonecipher Symposium Planning Committee

3:45-5 Student Reception and Paper Contest Awards

7-8 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Derryberry Hall Auditorium
"A Love Affair Gone Sour: TVA and the American Left"
Bruce Wheeler
Historian, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1999: FUTURE OF ENERGY
OVC Room

8:30-10:45 a.m. Panel Discussion: Deregulation
Moderator: Robert Smoak, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University
Participants: David Freshwater, Program Manager for TVA Rural Studies, University of Kentucky; William Museler, Executive Vice President, Transmission & Power Supply Group, Tennessee Valley Authority; Fred Williams, Senior Vice President, Georgia Power

11-NOON CLOSING ADDRESS
"The Future of TVA"
William Museler
Executive Vice President, Transmission & Power Supply Group, Tennessee Valley Authority

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Last updated: March 19, 1999