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A lifetime at Trevecca: Jim Hiatt retires after 43 years

6Apr

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A lifetime at Trevecca: Jim Hiatt retires after 43 years

By Jasmin Enriquez Martinez Features Editor During the summer, a young Jim Hiatt worked as a student building the roof for the university president’s home and digging drainage for Trevecca’s baseball field. After 43 years at the university, he is retiring from the place he once helped build. “It's almost like abandoning the biggest part of my life,” said Hiatt, associate provost and dean of the Skinner School of Business. Hiatt is set to retire later in June. He began as a Trevecca student in the 1970s earning his bachelors in business administration. He also earned a law degree from University of Tennessee and his masters at Middle Tennessee State University. During his time at Trevecca, Hiatt has helped create multiple programs in his department. Before working a...

Trevecca president Dan Boone to retire after 21 years

By Lauren Steinbrook News and Engagement Editor Trevecca Nazarene University President Dan Boone announced he will retire in July 2027 after more than two decades leading the university. A 1974 graduate of Trevecca, Boone became the university’s 11th president in 2005. According to a press release from Trevecca, during Boone’s time at Trevecca, the University grew from approximately 2,000 students to nearly 4,000 and expanded its academic offerings to more than 100 programs, ranging from associate degrees to doctoral programs. The university also invested more than $250 million in campus construction and renovation while strengthening its reputation for academic excellence and student support. In an email sent to the university community March 19, 2026, Boone said he h...

Peggy Cooning Retires After 19 Years of Advancing Trevecca’s Mission

Jasmin Enriquez Martinez Features Editor Peggy Cooning watched her parents scrimp and save every penny so she could afford college, never spending on themselves. Now, after 19 years of fundraising at Trevecca, she’s spent her career giving students a chance at an education. Peggy Cooning and her team during Homecoming / Photo provided by Peggy Cooning “College was super important for my parents to support because I wanted to do it, and they did a lot of sacrificial things to allow me to come to college,” said Cooning, vice president for university engagement. Cooning will retire on Dec. 12 as vice president of university engagement, ending a 45-year career. Since arriving at Trevecca in 2007, she’s overseen the university’s fundraising, community engagement, events ...