Edward Joseph Boling (February 19, 1922 – June 18, 2015) was an American academic.
He served as the first president of University of Tennessee system from 1970 to 1988.
[1][2][3] Thompson-Boling Arena, the arena used by the Vols and Lady Vols at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, is partly named after him.
[citation needed] The Edward J. and Carolyn P. Boling University Center at the University of Tennessee at Martin is also named in his honor.
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