ETSU Recognized By Forbes Among America's Best Employers

From East Tennessee State University:

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – East Tennessee State University has been recognized by Forbes
in its 2022 listing of America’s Best Employers.

The listing on Forbes.com was compiled by Forbes and Statista based on data from an
independent survey taken by approximately 60,000 employees working for companies with
more than 1,000 workers in the United States. The evaluation was based on direct and
indirect recommendations from respondents who were asked to rate their willingness
to recommend their own employer to friends and family.

In total, 1,000 employers were recognized across 25 different industry sectors. The
list is divided into two rankings: 500 large and 500 midsize employers.

ETSU, which is one of the largest employers in the Appalachian Highlands region with
approximately 2,400 regular employees, is ranked No. 144 in the America’s Best Midsize
Employers category.

ETSU’s employee satisfaction is at an all-time high and has increased 15% since 2016,
according to the Great Colleges to Work For Survey.

While some employees work at ETSU for a time and move on, many individuals dedicate
long portions of their careers to the university and the people it serves.

Each year, ETSU celebrates the service anniversaries of those who have worked for
the university and the state of Tennessee for five or more years, going by five-year
increments. In February, the university recognized 91 individuals who reached the
milestones of 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years of employment in 2021.

Dr. Leonard Robertson, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the ETSU College of Arts and Sciences, was honored for 45 years of service to the university.

“I feel useful. I feel needed. And I feel appreciated. I feel respected. All of those
lend themselves to a wonderful set of memories of what went on here,” Robertson said.
“This is where I want to be. And my old French teacher taught me a phrase, ‘Une raison
d’être,’ which means ‘A reason to be.’ And I fully feel like ETSU has given me a reason
to be. That’s what I appreciate about it.”

To see the America’s Best Employers listing, visit forbes.com/best-employers. Visit etsu.edu to learn more about ETSU, and go to etsu.edu/jobs/ to learn more about working at ETSU.

This press release was produced by East Tennessee State University. The views expressed are the author's own.