John E. Ellington

()The Son of Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington, John graduated from MTSU. He joined the U.S. Army as an aviation maintenance specialist; flew for Capitol Airways in Smyrna and became the Chief Pilot for Delta Airlines retiring after 32 years at Delta. He also managed the Smyrna-Rutherford County Airport, became V.P. Operations at American Trans Air and later President and COO of World Airways. John & Barbara Ellington are sponsors of an endowed Aerospace Scholarship at MTSU.