Scroggins, Dr. Don Schultz ( 2 Jul 1947 - 10 Apr 2006) [21672].

Scroggins, Dr. Don Schultz ( 2 Jul 1947 - 10 Apr 2006) [21672].
Son of Scroggins, Rev. Roy Edward (15 Jul 1908 - 23 May 1993) [19907].
Son of Scroggins, Neva Lucille (Schultz (Sep 1913 - 17 Sep 2004) [19908].
Knoxville News-Sentinel, Dr. Don S. Scroggins, 13 Apr 2006
(Updated 19 Mar 2015)

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Dr. Don S. Scroggins
SCROGGINS, DR. DON S. - director of Institutional Research and Assessment at the University of Tennessee, died Monday April 10, in Knoxville. He was 58. The cause was heart failure. Dr. Scroggins had been on the Institutional Research staff for 26 years. He began there while still in graduate school and went on to serve as assistant and interim director before being appointed to the director's position in 1996. The office is responsible for a wide variety of statistical studies ranging from university enrollment patterns and faculty salary levels to assessing the effectiveness of academic units. Dr. Scroggins was born in Decatur, Tenn. But as the son of a Methodist minister, he lived in Kingsport, Johnson City, Jasper, Athens and several other communities where his father was a pastor of United Methodist churches of the Holston Conference. He attended a number of public schools and was graduated from Ketron High School in Sullivan County in 1965. He attended East Tennessee State University and was graduated in 1969 with a degree in music. He was an accomplished pianist. He taught music in the Hawkins County public schools for several years before enrolling in the graduate program in the College of Communications at the University of Tennessee. He received a master's degree in 1976 and a doctor of philosophy degree in communication in 1982. His dissertation was a study of the origins ad development of public radio in Tennessee. For a number of years, Dr. Scroggins taught a course in research methods for the College of Communication in addition to his full time duties in Institutional Research. Dr. Scroggins was a veteran collector and dealer in antiques and for a number of years maintained a booth in a Knoxville antique mall. He also collected folk art and books and raised both Scottie and Westie dogs. He was the son of the late Rev. Roy Edward Scroggins and the late Neva Shultz Scroggins of Athens. He is survived by John Bailey, his partner of 27 years; two sisters, Nola Hubbard and Jo Blount both of Athens and a brother, Roy E. Scroggins Jr. of Rising Sun, MD. Private services are planned. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley and the Tennessee Scottish Terrier Rescue Society.

Published in the Knoxville News Sentinel from 4/13/2006 - 4/16/2006.
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