applicants) enrolled in September 1978. Full accreditation was granted when that first class graduated in 1982. The political fight for the school continued to reverberate through Tennessee politics. Quillen never forgave former Republican Governor Winfield Dunn for his opposition, and when Dunn ran for a second term in 1986, Quillen saw that Dunn's Republican support in East Tennessee was weak. Democrat Ned McWherter then won the election by a large margin. References Bibliography Frank B. Williams, Jr., A University's Story 1911-1980: East Tennessee State University, East Tennessee State University Press, 1991. External links ETSU Quillen College of Medicine Medical schools in Tennessee East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tennessee