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ETSU faculty tapped to shape Tennessee music economic strategy - ETSU News
- ETSU faculty Dr. Stephen Marshall and Dr. Ron Roach were named to Tennessee’s Music Advisory Council by Governor Bill Lee.
- The council aims to build sustainable music advocacy, regional connections, and statewide economic opportunity from Tennessee’s musical heritage.
- Marshall serves as a professor and chief marketing officer for ETSU Research Corporation, linking research to regional impact.
- Roach chairs Appalachian Studies and leads the Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services.
- The council will help consolidate regional music data and deliver recommendations to the governor’s office.
- ETSU frames its role as the Flagship of Appalachia, converting regional culture into economic impact.
- The Appalachian Music Collective is a hub for economic, tourism, and workforce outcomes from the region’s creative economy.
- ETSU’s Bluegrass program has produced notable alumni and earned numerous awards.
- The appointments reflect ETSU’s broader mission to support arts and research with real-world impact.
- ETSU highlights its role in rural health research, arts, technology, computing, and media studies as part of its impact.
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