TJCCAA/NJCCAA Region VII

The TJCCAA State Seal Athletic Emblem was originally filed with the Office of Secretary of State on June 11, 1990.

Founders of the Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association (TJCCAA) include:

• Coach Van Washer,Cumberland College
• Coach Joe Crabtree, Cleveland State Community College
• Dr. Paul Sands, Dean, Columbia State Community College
• The Late Dr. Frances Wright, President, Jackson State Community College
• Coach Kermit Smith, Martin College
• The Late Dr. Ernest Stockton, President, Cumberland College

The group met for the first time on May 9, 1968 in the K Room of Cumberland College, Lebanon, Tennessee (Now Cumberland University).

A commemorative plaque regarding the formation of the TJCCAA remains in the K Room at Cumberland University and a replica is located in the lobby of the Billy Webster Athletic Center at Columbia State Community College Gymnasium.

The first induction into the TJCCAA Hall of Fame was conducted on Monday, August 17, 1987,at 4:30 p.m., CST, at Columbia State Community College in Columbia, Tennessee. The pictures of the inductees into the TJCCAA Hall of Fame are located in the lobby of the Billy Webster Athletic Center at Columbia State Community College and TJCCAA records are maintained in the TJCCAA Hall of Fame Room in the same complex. Six members were inducted into the TJCCAA Hall of Fame on August 17, 1987. One member since that time has been inducted each year.

The History of the TJCCAA/NJCCAA

Region VII Conference