East Tennessee State University’s Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program named Dr. Dottie Greene and Melissa Shafer as 2024 recipients of the Notable Women of ETSU Award.
The university honored the two award recipients at a special event earlier this week.
Greene has a long history of providing addiction recovery services and safe spaces for all backgrounds. Among Greene’s highlights: Bringing the first recovery community center to Johnson City. Greene also developed the Clinical Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Studies certification program in the Department of Social Work at ETSU
“Dr. Greene is indeed notable,” wrote one of her nominators. “A true community servant.”
Greene earned her master’s degree in social work from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2004 and her doctoral degree in social work from the University of Utah in 2014.
Shafer earned her MFA in Theater Design and Production, a field typically dominated by men, from Southern Illinois University. Shafer has served on various executive roles of the Tennessee Theater Association, including as president.
She has a long career as a professor in technical, set and lighting design throughout various colleges and universities since 1985.
“There are many professionals in the field today who owe their start and career to Melissa Shafer,” wrote one of her former students.
For more information, contact Dr. Stacey Williams, director of the ETSU Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, at (423) 439-4125 or williasl@etsu.edu.
East Tennessee State University was founded in 1911 with a singular mission: to improve the quality of life for people in the region and beyond. Through its world-class health sciences programs and interprofessional approach to health care education, ETSU is a highly respected leader in rural health research and practices. The university also boasts nationally ranked programs in the arts, technology, computing, and media studies. ETSU serves approximately 14,000 students each year and is ranked among the top 10 percent of colleges in the nation for students graduating with the least amount of debt.
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