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Meadors, Marynell, 1943-

 Person

Dates

  • Usage: 1975 - 1978

Biography

Marynell Meadors was born on August 27, 1943 in Nashville, Tennessee. Meadors earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education in 1965 and a Master of Science in Physiology of Exercise in 1966 from Middle Tennessee State University. In 1966, Tennessee Tech University hired Meadors as an instructor in the Department of Health and Physical Education.

Meadors worked with other women physical education teachers across the state to create an intercollegiate women's league, the Tennessee College Women's Sports Federation. Meadors coached the Tennessee Tech University women's basketball team beginning in 1970. During her tenure as coach, the team won over 350 games and multiple state and conference championships. The Ohio Valley Conference awarded Meadors Coach of the Year in 1984.

Meadors married and took the last name Hutsell in about 1975. She returned to using the name Marynell Meadors by 1978.

Meadors left Tennesee Tech to coach at Florida State University in 1986.

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Coach Marynell Meadors with Basketball Trophies, 1979-07-26

 File — Box 27, Folder: 3
Content Description From the Collection:

Images of events on campus, scenery, special happenings, students, and faculty from Tech.

Dates: Other: 1979-07-26

Education-Health and Physical Education Department, 1971 - 1978

 File — Box 181, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the File:

Preprocessing notes: The folder titled "teacher load and enrollment" is the class schedule before it was printed from 1960-1968. See bulletins for inforamtion regarding this after.

The THEC index and minutes give details on faculty hiring and leave, building construction and naming.

American Council on Education folders hold a breadth of information regarding disabled veterans on campus.

Dates: Other: 1971 - 1978

General, 1961-2021

 Series
Scope and Contents

The news releases folders include schedules, results, and statistics. Beginning in 1975, the department typed news releases for women's sports on blue paper to distinguish from the yellow paper that had been used for men's sports.

Dates: Other: 1961-2021

Marynell Hutsell coaching girls team, 1975-12-17

 File — Box 28, Folder: 53
Content Description From the Collection:

Images of events on campus, scenery, special happenings, students, and faculty from Tech.

Dates: Other: 1975-12-17

Marynell Hutsell receiving resolution from Associated Student Body at Luncheon Forum, 1974-10-21

 File — Box 67, Folder: 133
Content Description From the Collection:

Images of events on campus, scenery, special happenings, students, and faculty from Tech.

Dates: Other: 1974-10-21

Marynell Meadors basketball cards

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2021-0089
Dates: 1998

Marynell Meadors - Basketball Coach, 1980-10-07

 File — Box 26, Folder: 8
Content Description From the Collection:

Images of events on campus, scenery, special happenings, students, and faculty from Tech.

Dates: Other: 1980-10-07

Meadors Appreciation Night, 1986-05-06

 File — Box 358, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the File:

Preprocessing notes: The folder titled "teacher load and enrollment" is the class schedule before it was printed from 1960-1968. See bulletins for inforamtion regarding this after.

The THEC index and minutes give details on faculty hiring and leave, building construction and naming.

American Council on Education folders hold a breadth of information regarding disabled veterans on campus.

Dates: Other: 1986-05-06

Misc. Shots of Coach Marynell Meadors and Coach Malpass in their offices, 1979-07-26

 File — Box 27, Folder: 5
Content Description From the Collection:

Images of events on campus, scenery, special happenings, students, and faculty from Tech.

Dates: Other: 1979-07-26

Misc. Shots of Coach Marynell Meadors in Athletic facility, 1979-07-26

 File — Box 27, Folder: 4
Content Description From the Collection:

Images of events on campus, scenery, special happenings, students, and faculty from Tech.

Dates: Other: 1979-07-26

Posed shots of Coach Marynell Meadors and Women's Basketball Team, 1979-05-24

 File — Box 12, Folder: 76
Content Description From the Collection:

Images of events on campus, scenery, special happenings, students, and faculty from Tech.

Dates: Other: 1979-05-24

Shots of Coach Marynell Meadors in athletic facility, 1979-07-26

 File — Box 27, Folder: 6
Content Description From the Collection:

Images of events on campus, scenery, special happenings, students, and faculty from Tech.

Dates: Other: 1979-07-26

Women's Basketball, 1974-1993, 2019-2022

 Sub-Series
Content Description From the Record Group:

Paper and born-digital publications and records of the Tennessee Tech University Office of Sports Information. Includes record books, scorebooks, media guides, programs for home games, results, podcasts, and quick facts. Materials are organized by sport, then chronologically by date.

The born-digital publications can be accessed at: https://tntech.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/SO_75e12052-4b69-4c89-a3a6-5dcb4f25903f/

Dates: Publication: 1974-1993, 2019-2022