Hyder, a former animal sciences professor, and Tommy Burks, a former state senator. Hyder-Burks is also connected to Shipley Farm, in Cookeville, Tennessee, and Oakley Farm, in Livingston, Tennessee.
== Notable people ==
=== Faculty ===
Greg Danner, professor of music; composer
Michael M. Gunter, professor of political science; Fulbright lecturer, authority on the Kurds and the Middle East
Joseph Hermann, Emeritus Director of Bands; Past-President of the American Bandmasters Association
R. Winston Morris – Emeritus Professor of tuba and euphonium; innovator in the fields of tuba performance, education, and chamber music
=== Alumni ===
Jarrod Alonge, comedian and musician
Blanton Alspaugh, Grammy-winning producer
Rodney Atkins, Country music singer
Paul Bailey, Tennessee state senator
Jimmy Bedford, sixth master distiller at Jack Daniel's
Frank Buck, Former Tennessee State Representative
Rick Camp, professional baseball player
Roger K. Crouch, NASA astronaut
Trae Crowder, professional comedian
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