Dr. Deborah Nunn, Director of Organizational Development and Adjunct Instructor of Education, has been appointed to serve on the 2004-2005 Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s Advisory Commitee for the Improving Teacher Quality Grant Program. The program is a federally funded initiative that provides grants to public and private higher education institutions and non-profit organizations for the purpose of training and retaining elementary and secondary teachers, paraprofessionals and principals. In 2004, of the 42 proposals submitted for consideration, the Advisory Committee recommended funding for projects totaling over $1.2 million.