Edward J. Boling
Edward Joseph Boling was an American academic. He served as the first president of University of [Tennessee system] from 1970 to 1988.
Thompson-Boling Arena, the arena used by the Vols and Lady Vols at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, is partly named after him. The Edward J. and Carolyn P. Boling University Center at the University of Tennessee at Martin is also named in his honor.