▁his ▁ 1 4 - year ▁ten ure ▁as ▁president , ▁he ▁implemented ▁the ▁$ 1 1 2 ▁million ▁capital ▁improvement ▁plan ▁secured ▁by ▁his ▁prede cess or . ▁Jefferson ▁Street ▁was ▁closed ▁off ▁through ▁the ▁campus , ▁and ▁several ▁new ▁buildings ▁were ▁ere cted , ▁including ▁a ▁massive ▁campus ▁center , ▁a ▁new ▁administration ▁building , ▁and ▁a ▁performing ▁arts ▁center . ▁Major ▁renov ations ▁of ▁historic ▁buildings ▁were ▁completed , ▁and ▁total ▁en roll ment ▁grew ▁to ▁ 9 , 1 0 0 ▁students . ▁ ▁Mel vin ▁N . ▁Johnson ▁( 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Mel vin ▁N . ▁Johnson ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁sevent h ▁president ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁University ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁assumed ▁leadership ▁of ▁T SU ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁retired ▁effective ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁University ▁partner ed ▁with ▁the ▁Small ▁Business ▁Administration ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁first ▁business ▁recovery ▁center ▁in ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁Johnson ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁continu ing ▁to ▁bring ▁national ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁university ▁by ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁R iders ▁and ▁award ing ▁them ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁degrees , ▁eng aging ▁the ▁university ▁in ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Camp us ▁Comp act , ▁receiving ▁national ▁awards ▁for ▁community ▁service ▁and ▁eng agement , ▁se cur ing ▁$ 8 ▁million ▁in ▁Race ▁to ▁the ▁Top ▁Fund s ▁by ▁President