ities . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁at ▁Nash ville ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁University , ▁and ▁U T N ' s ▁site ▁became ▁T SU ' s ▁dow nt own ▁campus . ▁Hum ph ries ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁T SU ▁president ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁challenge ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁balance ▁between ▁T SU ' s ▁role ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁America ' s ▁pre em inent ▁histor ically ▁black ▁univers ities ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁emer ging ▁compreh ensive , ▁national ▁university . ▁ ▁Ot is ▁F loyd ▁( inter im ▁ 1 9 8 6 - 1 9 8 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 - 1 9 9 0 ) ▁ ▁T SU ' s ▁fifth ▁president , ▁Ot is ▁F loyd , ▁assumed ▁his ▁post ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁following ▁a ▁year ▁as ▁inter im ▁president . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁F loyd ▁kept ▁T SU ▁moving ▁forward ▁in ▁both ▁capac ities , ▁initi ating ▁efforts ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁receiving ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁$ 1 1 2 ▁million ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁general ▁assembly ▁for ▁capital ▁improvements . ▁ ▁James ▁A . ▁He f ner ▁( 1 9 9 1 - 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁Dr . ▁James ▁A . ▁He f ner ▁became ▁the ▁sixth ▁president ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁During