Torchbearer: Summer 1996

Classnotes

(received by April 12, 1996)

1927

George S. Knight, Alexandria, Va., has practiced law for more than 50 years.

1933

Irma Fitch Giffels, Fayetteville, Ark., received the 1995 College of Human Ecology's Arch of Achievement award for service and achievement. She began her career as a high school teacher in Rogers, Ark., and later became a district home economist for Westinghouse Electric's southern region. During WWII, she became the national coordinator to a nutrition program and served on national committees on price administration, food administration, and advertising.

1938

James P. Burns owned and operated Climate Control Co. Inc. from 1948 to 1979. He and his wife, Charlotte, live in Bristol, Tenn.

Roy Ketner McDonald, the late longtime publisher of the Chattanooga Free Press, was inducted into Tennessee's Newspaper Hall of Fame.

1939

Julian Harriss, the late journalism educator from UT, was inducted into Tennessee's Newspaper Hall of Fame.

Joe Black Hayes, a well-known UT sports figure from the mid-1930s to 1940, recently turned 80. Hayes was a graduate assistant at UT and then a coach at Cumberland College. He coached for more than ten years under former MTSU football coach Bubber Murphy and served for several years as Rutherford County commissioner. While at UT he was elected to student government, president of the Baptist Student Union, and represented students on the University's athletic committee. He and his wife, Mildred, live in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

1946

J. Paul Kemp, Las Cruces, N.M., taught WWII veterans in Robertson County's "On The Farm Training Program" after graduation. He worked for 27 years for New Mexico State University Extension Service, retiring in 1975. His wife, Barbara Redwine Kemp '40, taught home economics in both Tennessee and New Mexico.

Dr. Howard Owen Long, Pensacola, Fla., is a retired college professor and administrator. He has published 14 books--the last one was Tales of the River Country (the Mississippi and its tributaries)--and is now working on his 15th, Tales of the Fifty States. He served in North Africa and Europe in WWII and wrote Tales De Guerre about the 3rd division.

Lucian Robb Smith Jr. is president of Houston's Citizens for Reducing the Federal Debt Inc., a non-profit Texas corporation.

1948

Hon. Frank M. Davis, Dillon, Mont., is a visiting faculty member of the Advanced Trial Advocacy program sponsored by the law school of the University of Montana and the Trial Lawyers Association.

Dr. Carl M. Wheeless, Orlando, Fla., professor emeritus, High Point University, has written Landmarks of American Presidents, a comprehensive compilation of historical sites associated with U.S. presidents. For 25 years he was professor of history and political science at High Point University and East Tennessee State University and as professor and academic dean, Forman Government College (Pakistan). Earlier he was with the U.S. government as archivist, intelligence specialist, and foreign affairs analyst.

1950

Sarah Frost Prather, Cullman, Ala., is a retired high school physical education teacher who was selected as one of six individuals to carry the Olympic Torch through Cullman in June.

1952

Jack Addington retired as claims prevention manager for Central Freight Lines Trucking in Dallas. He is working on a second career as a free-lance writer and has sold many articles and poems.

Dr. Chester L. Foy, professor of plant physiology/weed science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, is vice president/secretary and founding board member of the newly incorporated international Association of Formulation Chemists. He spoke at the Fourth International Symposium on Adjuvants for Agrochemicals held in Melbourne, Australia, October 3-6, 1995.

1953

Bill Burrow is director of development for Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority after a Navy career. Accredited by the American Association of Airport Executives, he is also designated as a certified facility manager by the International Facility Management Association.

1954

Don K. Ferguson, Knoxville, wrote Grammar Gremlins, published by Glenbridge Publishing Ltd. His syndicated newspaper column by the same name is published in five states. He is a former city editor of the Knoxville News-Sentinel and was a News-Sentinel and UPI reporter for 15 years.

1955

John Noble Wilford, science correspondent, the New York Times, received the Ralph Coats Roe Medal, for "effectiveness in emphasizing to the public the importance of science, engineering, and technology through writings, lectures, and active participation in scientific projects." He served in the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps in West Germany 1957-59. He received a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, the National Space Club Press Award, and the AAAS/Westinghouse Science Journalism Award.

1957

E.B. Dyer retired from USDA's Soil Conservation Service after 41 years. His most recent position was national river basin coordinator and ecosystem based assistance developer. He and wife, Sarah O'Dell '58, live in Alexandria, Va., and have two sons.

Patricia "Pat" Pinckley Johnson, wife of UT President Joe Johnson, received the 1995 College of Human Ecology's Arch of Achievement award in recognition of exceptional service and achievement. She has served on the boards of the Red Cross, the Heart Association, and for six years on the Board of Mental Health.

David Madden received the American Association of State and Local History's annual award for his work in creating the U.S. Civil War Center on Louisiana State University's campus. The award recognizes achievement in the preservation, promotion, and interpretation of local, state, and regional history. The Civil War Center has provided activities for the LSU, Baton Rouge, and Louisiana communities since Madden was appointed director in 1992.

1958

Neil E. Byerley earned the professional designation of CMA for successfully completing the professionally accredited comprehensive examination on managerial accounting. He has been on the School of Accounting faculty at Clemson University for more than 20 years and is the senior partner of Byerley and Payne, Certified Public Accountants, in Seneca, S.C.

Raymond L. Green retired as vocational director of Franklin County Schools after 35 years of service. While at UT he was a charter member of the Farm House fraternity. He and his wife, Mary Sue Sterling Green '56, live in Winchester, Tenn.

Charla Renner is associate professor of nursing at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Ill.

Dr. Elise D. Schneider is provost for the international students program for the three colleges of the Ventura County Community College District in California.

1960

D.H. "Jack" Brewer Jr., vice president of state government relations for Olin Corp., announced his retirement. He has been with Olin for 34 years in a number of positions including finance, administration, and plant management. He and his wife, Carolyn, have two children and live in Cleveland, Tenn.

L.S. Hawk, Lenoir City, Tenn., received the new products award for the direct manual Braille slate by his company's president-elect at Engineers Week awards luncheon WATTEC '96. This slate allows Braille to be written manually, directly left to right. Previous slates required writing backward (right to left).

1961

Dr. Robert G. Simerly is dean of university outreach and professor of higher education at Florida State University.

1962

Ryland L. Hoskins is executive vice president at Dye, Van Mol & Lawrence, a full-service marketing communications agency in Nashville. He was senior vice president, having joined the agency 12 years ago.

D. Lynn Johnson is vice president, government relations, at Eastman Chemical Co. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former president of the Kingsport Board of Education, the Kingsport Boy's Club, and the Tennessee School Board's Association. He was chairman of the state affairs committee of the Chemical Manufacturers Association and the Federation of State Chemical Association. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Kingsport, Tenn.

Dr. Lee Raleigh Shugart, a research staffer in the environmental sciences division of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has written chapters for four different ecotoxicology books. Ecotoxicology is the study of toxic effects that pollution exerts on living organisms, such as birds, fish and plants. He and his wife, Shirley, live in Knoxville.

Ray Sutherland, president of Michigan Plastics Products Co., a division of JSJ Plastics Group, Grand Haven, Mich., won the 1996 IMMY Man of the Year award for his contribution to the plastics industry. Ray and his wife, Billie, live in Spring Lake, Mich.

James C. Uselton is president of Sverdrup, an engineering and architectural firm headquartered in St. Louis, Mo. He is also chairman of two subsidiaries, Sverdrup Technology and Sverdrup Investments. He is a registered professional engineer in seven states and an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

1963

Dr. James A. Greene was appointed to the 1995 White House council on aging by Senator Fred Thompson. He is CEO and president of Geriatric Medical Care Inc., a management contract company headquartered in Knoxville.

Henry Turley, developer of Harbor Town and founder of the Henry Turley Co. in Memphis, is a member of a group of building and design professionals that won Southern Home Awards from Southern Living magazine.

1964

Peggy Shipe Monger is an associate with the firm of Mary Katherine Longworth, Attorney at Law, in Loudon, Tenn. In June 1995 she retired from the Knox County Schools. She received her law degree in 1987 from Nashville School of Law.

Rita Sweeney Mott earned her Ed.S. from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.

1965

Dr. Beatrice Lyons received the 1995 Carnegie Foundation Award for the Advancement of Teaching U.S. Professors

of the Year Program. She is associate professor of American Sign Language studies at Chattanooga (Tenn.) State Technical Community College. During the last 20 years, she has designed, developed, and implemented a comprehensive program of support services for deaf and hearing-impaired students. She also coordinates Chattanooga State's Sign Language Studies Program and Interpreter Training Program. She is active in many community organizations providing services to hearing-impaired individuals.

William R. "Bill" Riley is vice president and general manager for enterprise computing sales and marketing throughout North America, Australia, and New Zealand for Amdahl Corp. Amdahl is a supplier of mainframe computers, servers, data storage products, software, and education and consulting services. He and his wife, Becky, live in Marietta, Ga.

Darryl K. Williams is senior vice president, technology management, Eastman Chemical Co. He joined Eastman in 1965 as a chemical engineer, was transferred in 1974 to Carolina Eastman Division in Columbia, S.C., and back to Kingsport in 1986, where his assignments included superintendent, polymer chemicals division, and general manager, polyester plastics packaging business. He and his wife, Karen, have two sons.

1966

Jerry King is vice president of total quality management at Berryman & Henigar. He will coordinate and conduct the training of corporate employees and teams in improved management techniques and processes. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Society of American Military Engineers, the American Public Works Association, and the Construction Management Association of America. He and his wife, Piengchan, have one son and live in San Diego.

Diane Roddy Nelson is professor of biological sciences at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tenn. She has led students on field courses to Bermuda, the Bahamas, Australia's Barrier Reef, and the Caribbean island of Bonaire. After teaching short courses for college teachers at the Bermuda Biological Station for several years, she now teaches college students in the summer program at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Ft. Pierce, Fla. In January 1995 she became president of the Tennessee Academy of Science.

Dr. Curtis A. Siller Jr., Andover, Md., published his book SONET/SDH: A Sourcebook of Optical Networking, IEEE Press, co-edited with Dr. Mansoor Shafi of Telecom of New Zealand.

1967

George W. Brown, Chattanooga, Tenn., has written A Hundred Yankees. Let 'Em Go, about interesting people and surprises of the Civil War.

Dr. D. Ray Collins, professor of physical education and sport science at St. Cloud State University (Minn.), co-authored two textbooks: the fourth edition of The Art and Science of Racquetball, Tichenor Publishing, Bloomington, Ind.; and the second edition of Golf: Playing it Straight, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, Iowa. Collins has co-authored 11 books on sport and physical education.

1968

Dr. Wanda L. Dodson received a Fulbright Scholarship for spring 1996 to Uzbekistan, where she will teach nutrition at the Second Medical Institute in Tashkent. She is associate professor of home economics, Mississippi State University.

Dr. Doyle E. Hasty is professor of engineering at Motlow State Community College, Tullahoma, Tenn.

William Kendrick King was elected circuit judge for McDowell County, W.Va.

Robert M. Poteat, Oak Ridge, Tenn., retired as director of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Operations Office, Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, after 35 years of federal service. He has opened a private law practice in Oak Ridge limited to intellectual property and technology license agreement.

Jimmie Faye Greene Trotter was one of six finalists for 1996 Tennessee Teacher of the Year. She teaches at Pigeon Forge (Tenn.) Middle School.

1969

Dr. Frank Day Jr. received Clemson University Student Government's 1995 Excellence in Teaching Award. His students praise him for the humor and excitement he brings to the classroom.

Sam D. Jones is manager, expatriate and relocation programs, Eastman Chemical Co. He has been with Eastman for 27 years, most recently as personnel associate, International Human Resources. He and his wife, Linda, live in Kingsport, Tenn.

William E. "Bill" Wallace of Knoxville is 1996 president of Insurors of Tennessee. He was vice president of region III for three years, on the Insurors board of directors in 1990 and 1991, and young agent committee chairman in 1978.

Linda D. Wickert of Roanoke received her master's degree in education curriculum and instruction from Virginia Tech. She teaches mathematics at the Fleming-Ruffner Magnet Center in Roanoke.

1970

Dr. Judith Ann Davenport is director and professor, school of social work, University of Missouri-Columbia. She received the university's alumni faculty award for outstanding achievements and contributions.

Terry W. Elmy, Maryville, Tenn., is senior staff engineer with Alcoa. He sat on the ASME/ANSI B30.2 subcommittee, which writes national consensus industrial safety standards for overhead and gantry cranes. Elmy has worked at Alcoa for 25 years in Texas, New York, and Australia.

Dr. Rickey Welch, dean of the graduate school and professor of biology at the University of New Orleans, was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

1971

Lawrence M. Fidel is executive director of the Alabama Restaurant Association, representing the food service industry from its headquarters in Montgomery. He was appointed to the Governor's Advisory Board on Tourism and serves on the Board of Directors of the International Society of State Restaurant Association Executives.

Clayton M. Jones is vice president and general manager of Collins Air Transport Division of Rockwell International Corp., headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Collins Air is a leading supplier of communications, navigation, and flight control systems to the commercial airline industry.

Kiran M. Patel, Columbus, Ind., was appointed vice president and chief financial officer for Cummins Engine Co. Inc. He has been president of Cummins' Fleetguard filter subsidiary for the past three years. During his 24 years with the company, he has worked in finance, strategic planning, and manufacturing.

Paul Sherrington, assistant vice president of marketing communications at Equifax Inc., Atlanta, is the Business Marketing Association's chairman of the board for 1995-96. He has been an active association member since 1979 and is in his second year as distinguished practitioner lecturer in marketing at the University of Georgia. He and his wife, Nancy, live in suburban Atlanta.

1972

Linda T. Carrico is advanced business support specialist durables, Rec Utility/Appliances for Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, Tenn.

Robert H. Magill earned his master's degree in information systems from George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.

Dr. Elinor Parry Ross is professor of curriculum and instruction at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville. She has published The Workshop Approach: A Framework for Literacy, Christopher-Gordon Publishers of Massachusetts. The book is a comprehensive guide for elementary school teachers on teaching reading and writing through a student-centered workshop format.

Thomas E. Tuck is president and a founder of Tennessee Bank, a new community bank in Oak Ridge, Tenn. He and his wife, Sandra Cox Tuck '73, live in Knoxville with their three sons.

1973

Billie Felts Brannen has taught Spanish migrant students at Dundee (Fla.) Elementary School for six years. She is also corporate secretary for her husband's citrus business. She and her husband live with their four children in Dundee.

Kate Shapard Curtis received her master's degree in education from Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro.

Rod Irvin, APR, communications associate at Eastman Chemical Co., is secretary of the corporate section of the Public Relations Society of America. He has been active in numerous community organizations, including the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce, Kingsport Convention and Visitors Bureau, Northeast Tennessee Tourism Council, United Way, and First Night Kingsport.

Dr. Steve A. Morris was recently certified

as a diplomate of the American Board of Medical Management. He is chairman and associate professor of the Department of Anesthesia at the University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville.

James M. "Jim" Phillips received the Chemical Manufacturer Association's Energy Efficiency Award for installing an absorption refrigeration cogeneration system to reduce energy costs and emissions at DuPont's Cape Fear, N.C., plant.

Paula Rinehart, Raleigh, N.C., was among 80 contributors to The Woman's Study Bible, the first study Bible created completely by women, for women, addressing issues of particular interest to women, released in October 1995 by Thomas Nelson Bibles.

Calvin Turley of Memphis was a member of a group of building and design professionals that won Southern Home awards from Southern Living magazine. He is a partner of the We're Nuts Pecan Co. and owns the Turley Cotton Co.

Dr. James G. Ward is director of the Center for the Study of American Culture and Language in Salzburg, Austria.

Archie R. Wortham, weekly columnist for Universal City's (Texas) Herald column "Jeremy's Dad," was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in the commentary category.

1974

Coast Guard Lt. Linda S. Chattin reported for duty with Coast Guard Group Ohio Valley, Louisville, Ky.

Darrell Corpening was appointed superintendent, power and services division after 21 years with Eastman Chemical Co. He and his wife, Karen, live in Johnson City, Tenn.

Margaret Churchwell Culpepper, Signal Mtn., Tenn., is commissioner of employment security for the State of Tennessee.

Ronald M. Henry, Knoxville, was appointed investment vice president of J.C. Bradford & Co.

Michael Johnson joined Cobia Boat Co. as controller. He spent the last 15 years as plant controller for Maremont Exhaust Products, Loudon, Tenn. He is a member of International Management of Accountants. He and his family live in Knoxville.

Jim Tenpenny is director of facilities with Washington Regional Medical System in Northwest Arkansas. He was superintendent of construction and renovation at Texas A&M University in College Station.

Charles T. "Chuck" Wright is chief executive of the Southern Oregon service area of Providence Health System. He had been COO of Providence Medford Medical Center since 1993 and associate administrator of the facility since November 1992. He and his wife, Valerie, and their four children live in Medford, Ore.

1975

John J. Brock is health and safety manager at TVA's Bull Run Fossil Plant. He lives with his wife, Catherine Hylander Brock '77, and their three children in Knoxville.

DeAnne Underwood Gammon, a fifth-grade science teacher at Brownsville Road Elementary School, Memphis, won the 1995 "Thanks To Teachers" award from WMC-TV and the Memphis Area Teachers' Credit Union. She was selected from more than 1,500 nominees in a three-state area for her innovative teaching strategies.

Patricia Hughes Hall is a senior adjuster with Colonial Insurance Co. of California.

Dr. Sandra Mathes earned her Ph.D. in music theory at Florida State University in April 1995. She is associate professor of music at Liberty University as well as organist and director of the chancel and handbell choirs at Memorial Christian Church in Lynchburg, Va.

Beverly J. McClellan retired as associate professor of nursing at Hannibal LaGrange College, Hannibal, Mo. For eight years she had been assistant director, ASN Program, and lead teacher for the second-year class.

Christopher D. "Chris" Wilson is senior vice president of commercial real estate at First Tennessee Bank-Knoxville.

1976

Robert M. Bailey and N. David Roberts Jr. '80, formed the law firm of Bailey, Roberts & Bailey, P.L.L.C., in Knoxville.

Dr. Jane E. Campbell was promoted from head of the accounting department to assistant dean for undergraduate programs in business at Kennesaw (Ga.) State College.

Regina Vincent Clark is project director for AmeriCorps in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. She serves on the boards of Buddies Inc., Salvation Army, and Pennyndyal Arts Council. AmeriCorps Project focuses on tutoring/ academic enrichment, attendance, and self-esteem of Christian County students.

Mike Clinard, Nashville, is director of community programs for the Tennessee Housing Development Agency.

David Wilks Corban is a partner in the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Houston, Tex.

Jack M. Curtis, Santa Fe, Tenn., was promoted to business manager of the painting systems division of Campbell Hausfield, a manufacturer and distributor of powered equipment for homes and businesses. He earned his master's in engineering management in 1991. He met his wife, Donna Umstead, at UTK, where their son, Jeremy, is a freshman.

Anna Dirl, Dayton, Ohio, is executive director of National Black Methodists for Church Renewal, the caucus for African-Americans in the United Methodist Church.

Dr. Mark A. Edwards is superintendent of Henrico County Schools, Virginia's fifth largest school system, with more than 37,000 students. He received the Ed.D. from Vanderbilt University and was superintendent in Danville. He and his wife, Marcia, have two daughters.

Dennis G. Hall holds an endowed chair, the William F. May Professorship in Engineering and Applied Sciences, at the University of Rochester Institute of Optics. He is known worldwide for his theoretical and experimental investigations of optical effects that occur near the surface of or within thin metal films, semiconductors, and optical waveguides. He and his wife, Rita, and their three children live in Pittsford, N.Y.

Carolyn Spoone Holt, director of clinical nutrition services at Morristown Hamblen Healthcare System, was named Tennessee's Outstanding Dietitian of the Year for 1995 by the Tennessee Dietetic Association. She was president of the Knoxville District Dietetic Association for 1994-95 and is serving a two-year term as treasurer.

George T. "Buck" Lewis III, partner in the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, is chair of the Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission, which screens applicants and recommends attorneys to the Governor for appointment to all trial and appellate judicial vacancies in Tennessee.

Dr. Michael T. Nettles, former UT administrator and professor of education at the University of Michigan, is serving a three-year term as executive director of the United Negro College Fund's Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute. Named for UNCF's founder, the facility is the first major black-led education research institute in the country.

1977

Jane E. Cloninger was promoted to partner at Edgar, Dunn & Co., one of the nation's largest independent management consulting firms, headquartered in San Francisco, Calif.

Dr. Samuel "Sam" DeMent was a visiting professor of pathology at University College, Dublin, Ireland. He and his family live in Greenwood, S.C., where he is in private practice. He also serves as an ambassador for Promise Keepers.

Gary E. Green is assistant vice president, computer operations, for Cavalry Banking, Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Marine Lt. Col. Michael L. Gregory was promoted to his present rank while serving with the commandant of the Marine Corps, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.

Pat Freeman, Moses Lake, Wash., was selected for the Upjohn sales academy for 1995 animal health sales, his third selection to the sales academy in his ten-year career with Upjohn.

Dr. Myra Ann Preston received her Ph.D. in psychophysiology from Union University in Cincinnati. She has been granted a patent on a method of diagnosis and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome. She is in private practice in Charlotte, N.C.

Denton D. Stokes earned his master's degree in music from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.

1978

LTC Nancy Lowe Allmon was chief nurse, 86th Combat Support Hospital, June-November 1995, in support of the United Nations mission in Haiti. She is assigned to Fort Campbell, Ky.

Dr. Chris R. Calkins, a meats scientist and teacher, became the first Nebraska Cattle Industry Professor of Animal Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is president-elect of the American Meat Science Association.

Dr. Jay Exum is partner and senior ecologist for Ecobanks. He is responsible for developing ecological restoration plans and regulatory permitting for the wetlands and uplands Ecobanks establishes as mitigation banks.

James B. "Joe" Gaston is principal of McMinn Central High School, Etowah, Tenn.

Dr. David Howard is a member of the Memphis Radiologic Professional Corp. and practices radiology at Methodist Hospitals of Memphis. His wife, Alice Moffatt Howard '79, is a part-time family nurse practitioner in Memphis.

Dr. Benjamin L. Jones, research program leader for Campbell Soup Co. Research and Development, received the Outstanding Contribution to Research Award for his work in flavors. He is listed in American Men and Women of Science. He and his wife, Betty Mann Jones '79, live in Somerdale, N.J.

Nelson McDonald is president of Laurel Springs Realty, a Jack Nicklaus Golf Community located in Forsyth County, just 25 minutes north of Atlanta.

Christine Morton received her master of education degree from Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro.

1979

J. Milton "Milt" Childress, Charlotte, N.C., is assistant vice president--planning and development at United Dominion Industries. Before coming to United Dominion, he had been in the corporate finance advisory group of Ernst & Young's Charlotte and Atlanta offices.

David A. Lochbaum, Plainfields, N.J., authored a technical book entitled Nuclear Waste Disposal Crisis, published by Penn Well Books of Tulsa, Okla.

Stephanie J. Martin is CEO and founder of the 1st American Investment Banking Corp., an international financial planning and stockbrokerage corporation in Brandon, Fla.

Steven E. Nicley, Nashville, is coordinator of site acquisition for GTE's Tennessee and Kentucky markets. He received the GTE Employee Excellence Award earlier this year and has also received the company's Employee of the Month, Employee of the Quarter, and Team Achievement awards. Nicley is active in civic affairs, serving as a coordinator for the American Red Cross Blood Drive, a phone bank coordinator for WDCN's Action Auction, a school tutor for Junior Achievement, and a director of the McMurray Middle School PTO.

Dr. Dana Scott Spears wrote Strong-Willed Child or Dreamer?, Thomas Nelson Publishers, about creative-sensitive, "dreamer" children who are often mislabeled as strong-willed. She speaks and writes on human development issues for AlphaCare Therapy Services, Atlanta.

Ricky Lanier Tucker is general manager of the Akron and Canton, Ohio, markets of GTE Mobilnet. His responsibilities include the overall direction of all distribution channels.

Dr. Thomas M. Wilson is associate professor of political science and public administration at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and director of the Air University graduate program at Maxwell Air Force Base.

1980

Marine Major Truman D. Anderson reported for duty with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Okinawa, Japan.

Vikki Jan Burris Burns received the 1995 Outstanding Marketing Educator in Tennessee award at Middle Tennessee State University on August 2, 1995. Vikki is in her 11th year as marketing instructor/DECA advisor at Clinton High School, Anderson County, Tenn.

James M. "Jim" Futrell, Memphis, received the Tennessee Committee for Employment of People with Disabilities' 1995 Distinguished Service Award for leadership on behalf of the disabled.

Barry O. Johnson is assistant vice president of public relations at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. He was director of the Office of Public Affairs at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville. He has published extensively in national journals, magazines, and newsletters on issues of race relations and higher education. He is a member of numerous professional and civic organizations.

Patrick F. Messing, treasurer of JBF Associates Inc., an engineering consulting firm, is a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist. While at UT he was manager of the men's basketball team from 1976 to 1978 and the Lady Vols public address announcer from 1979 to 1980. He lives in Knoxville with his wife, Nora Bass Messing '81, and their two children.

Vickie Mullins Moore is vice president for nursing services at St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta. The nursing division was recently awarded magnet status, the highest recognition given by the ANA for nursing excellence. Only two other organizations in the nation have earned this status.

Marshall "Butch" Pierce is serving for two years as pastor of an international church in Mbabane, Swaziland.

Dr. Susan Jane Smith is a missionary surgeon in Kigoma, Tanzania.

Kathy Swilik Zielinski is a senior market research analyst with Blockbuster Entertainment Group in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. She, her husband, and her two children live in Plantation, Fla.

1981

Mark Collins "finally made it back home" to Knoxville. He is hotel manager at the Holiday Inn Select--Downtown at Convention Center, formerly the Holiday Inn--World's Fair. His wife, Retha, is a women's health nurse practitioner. They have three daughters.

Robert F. Hager Jr. is superintendent, Tere Phthalic Acid Department, at Eastman Chemical Co. He has been with Eastman for 20 years. He and his wife, Pam, live in Kingsport, Tenn.

Thomas Anthony "Tony" Hamlett, ten-year air force veteran, is an anesthetist in Martinsville, Va.

Judy Katzel is vice president, account services, at Burgess Advertising and Associates Inc., Portland, Maine.

Rockforde D. "Rocky" King, an attorney with Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis, P.C., in Knoxville, was certified as a civil trial specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization.

Mark W. Kirby opened 164 Nassau Architects, a new architectural practice in Princeton, N.J. It is centrally located between New York and Philadelphia and offers a full array of architectural design, construction observation, and project management services.

Rebecca L. Ridenour Ottinger is morning news anchor and public affairs director for KMLE-FM radio in Phoenix, Ariz., and does television and radio commercials and industrial videos for national, regional, and local clients. She recently had principal roles in a commercial for Ford Motors and "Making Money," an international infomercial. Becky and her husband, Bill Ottinger '84, have lived in the Phoenix area for seven years and have one daughter and four dogs.

Jessie M. Roberson, is the new manager of the U.S. Department of Energy's Rocky Flats (Col.) field office. She also received the 1996 Black Engineer of the Year Award.

H. Walker Stockley III is market development manager for case-ready fresh red meat packaging at the Cryovac Division of W.R. Grace & Co., headquartered in Duncan, S.C.

Dr. Glenn E. Sumners was elected by the faculty to serve as chair of the accounting department, Louisiana State University.

1982

John White Bailes is partner at McWilliams & Co. in Knoxville.

Teri Caudill Brandau, Bethesda, Md., is manager of human resource services for Caterair International Inc.

Robin Bates Brockman, Carrollton, Tex., is president of Robin's Nest Inc., a holding company with accounting services, real estate investments, child care, and a compatibility-based matchmaking service.

Keeling Mansfield Christiansen is manager of the Talbot's store in Germantown, Tenn. She was chosen 1994 Store Manager of the Year.

Susan Paquette Millsap is director of forensics at Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio. She earned her doctorate in adult education at Ohio State University. She and her husband, Scott Millsap '81, live in Norristown, Pa.

Dr. Steve Pasternack, a journalism professor at New Mexico State University, addressed Lithuanian parliament leaders, gave opinions on drafts of media law, and conferred with journalists about freedom of the press during an October 1995 trip to Lithuania.

Kathy Daniel Patterson is the owner/founder of a new family portrait and wedding photography business in Germantown, Tenn. She and her husband have one daughter.

Martin L. Robinson, Charlotte, N.C., is senior vice president of WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P. He was a vice president of Alex. Brown & Sons.

1983

Virginia "Ginger" Maxwell Anderson recently incorporated her interior design firm, Panache Design Studio Ltd., Richmond, Va., adding two new partners. She and her husband, Bart, have one daughter.

S. Diane Duvall Castellano is a licensed clinical social worker at Hospice in Nashville. Her husband, Jack, is a physical therapist.

Cheri Whitlock Dahl, Richmond, Va., is development director for Christian Children's Fund. She accompanied CCF's president to Minsk, Belarus, to accept the Leo Tolstoy Award for work in post-Chernobyl health care in Eastern Europe as the largest non-profit helping disaster victims in Belarus.

Greg Geiger is vice president of hardware engineering for Optical Data Systems of Richardson, Tex. He oversees the development of all ODS hardware products running on FDDI, Token Ring, and Ethernet lines.

Randall E. Gibson, a registered structural and professional engineer, is on the board of directors of Phillips Swager Associates, an architectural/engineering firm. He and his wife, Jan, live with their two children in Batavia, Ill.

Gary N. Harmon is president of the Knox County Education Association. He was UTK Student Government Association president, 1982-83.

Linda King, Alhambra, Calif., is vice president of scheduling and marketing for the Harlem Globetrotters.

Sybil McLain, Nashville, is corporate communications manager for American General Life and Accident Insurance Co.

Dr. Angela L. Morgan, Augusta, Ga., is associate professor of music at Augusta College. She previously taught at McNeese (La.) State University, where she directed the orchestra and the continuous string program. She is also on the faculty of the Young Artist Summer Boot Camp Program at the University of Michigan.

Patrick M. Murphy is an associate at Thompson & Litton, an engineering, architectural, and planning firm based in Wise, Va.

Carol Ray is continuity director at B97.5 and WIMZ in Knoxville. She writes, produces, and schedules commercials.

Lawrence S. Zicherman is an instructor in emergency medical services education at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. He is also an EMT-Basic coordinator, responsible for the initial training of future emergency medical technicians.

1984

Becky Shaw Caudill, Arlington, Tx., is corporate manager, employee relations, at LSG, Sky Chefs Inc.

Jeffrey L. Cutshaw is traffic director at WIMZ-FM in Knoxville. He was traffic/production director at WGAP-FM/AM in Maryville, operations manager at WJFC-FM/AM in Jefferson City, Tenn., and program director at WQUH-FM in DeFuniak Springs, Fla.

Benita Fitzgerald, 1984 Olympic gold medalist, is director of the U.S. Olympic Committee's ARCO Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. She spent the first six years of her professional career as an industrial engineer, systems engineer, and software engineer for various defense contractors. Her professional career also includes experience as a sports commentator and columnist.

Russ H. Ford, Knoxville, is sales executive with Grendha Shoe Corp.

Navy Lt. Thomas G. Kollie returned from a six-month overseas deployment with the commander of Carrier Group Eight aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, which participated in NATO air strikes in support of United Nations operations in Bosnia.

Kerry Madden-Lunsford's first novel, Offsides, is being published by William Morrow and will be in bookstores in October. Set in Knoxville and other locations, it's about growing up as the daughter of a college football coach. She lives in Los Angeles.

Dr. Bonnie Marrs is an associate professor of public health at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tenn. She received the 1995 Better Life Award from the Tennessee Health Care Assoc. The award recognizes outstanding achievements of a person or group not affiliated with THCA or the long-term care industry who has made a significant contribution to the quality of life of the elderly or to long-term care in Tennessee.

Stevie E. Ray is a medical social worker with the Regional Medical Center in Memphis.

Reginald L. Towns is CEO of the Garner Road Family YMCA, Raleigh, N.C.

Dr. C. Edward Watkins is professor of psychology at the University of North Texas.

1985

Thomas Michael Baggot teaches music and band at Indian Ridge Middle School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. He taught music in Miami.

Robert A. "Robb" Burk, P.E., Kennewick, Wash., celebrated ten years service in January with Westinghouse Hanford Co. at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Wash. He has overall engineering responsibility for the liquid metal systems at the Fast Flux Test Facility, the Department of Energy's newest and most versatile nuclear reactor.

Anthony Culver is community education/media relations coordinator for the Mid-South Foundation for Medical Care. He was communications director for the Home Builders Association of Memphis.

Janet Smith Emmrich teaches music theater at Spanish River High School in Palm Beach County, Fla.

Dr. Roy E. Erb is assistant professor of radiology and emergency medicine and clinical director of emergency radiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

M. Dwayne Garriss is assistant fire marshal with the State of Georgia and a part-time fire safety instructor with DeKalb College. He is vice president of the Georgia Fire Inspectors Association.

Jennifer Marie Hart is general sales manager for Dick Broadcasting Co. Inc. of North Carolina. She was an account executive/local sales manager for nine years.

Anthony D. Henderson received his master of divinity degree, magna cum laude, Memphis Theological Seminary, May 1995, and won the Dr. Bettye Alston Award for Outstanding African-American Student. He and his wife, Annette, live in Memphis.

Bernadette Horton is project manager of customer database marketing for DuPont's U.S. business division, agricultural products, Wilmington, Del.

Donald L. Merriwether is manager in the Houston office of Ernst & Young LLP. He is in the performance improvement group and specializes in the business and manufacturing process improvement industry.

Steven P. Starnes joined the engineering, architectural, and planning firm of Thompson & Litton. He and his wife, Lori, have three children and live in Kingsport, Tenn.

Dr. Mark V. Wetherington, director of the Filson Club Historical Society, Louisville, Ky., authored the study, "The New South Comes to Wiregrass Georgia 1860-1910," which won the American Historical Association's 1995 Herbert Feis prize for outstanding independent scholarship. The prize carries a $1,000 cash award funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

Dr. June Elaine Young earned a doctorate in clinical psychology with a specialty in family violence from Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, N.Y. She has been practicing at Johnson Mental Health Center in Dayton, Tenn., for the past year.

1986

William W. Adams Jr. is branch manager of Regions Bank's main office in Nashville.

James "Jim" Bennett is regional human resource manager at First Data Corp., Nashville.

Paul A. Bolden is staff electronics engineer at Motorola in Austin, Tex.

Dr. Charlotte M. Christy, Augusta, Ga., is assistant professor of biology at Augusta College. She previously taught at Arkansas State University.

Pamela Daniels-Halisi is vice president of LaSalle National Bank's Community Development Lending Department. She is on the board of directors of Woodlawn East Community and Neighbors and is a member of Women in Planning & Development. She and her husband, Anthony, live on Chicago's South Side.

T. Alan Dupes is branch manager with Home Federal Bank in Knoxville. His wife, Wendy Grogan Dupes '88, is a business officer with Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Robert W. Emery, Kingsport, Tenn., received the Young Engineer of the Year award from Team Society of Professional Engineers in February 1995.

Amy L. Fletcher is a 1995-96 Congressional Fellow and legislative aide on telecommunication and trade issues in the office of Rep. Tillie K. Fowler inWashington,D.C.

Jon Gruden is offensive coordinator for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. He and his wife, Cindy Brooks Gruden '85, live in Mount Laurel, N.J.

Deborah Kusenda Hayes is assistant vice president and corporate counsel with Willis Corroon Corp. She was a partner with the Nashville law firm of Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry. Her husband, Terrell Hayes '86, will receive his Ph.D. in sociology from Vanderbilt University in August. They have one son, age four.

Susan Huffstetler-Berry has taught second grade in Knox County for nine years. She and her husband, Archie Berry '88, live in Knoxville.

Danise Rae Mantooth Jones worked as lifestyles editor/weekend editor at the Cleveland Daily Banner from 1987 to 1993. She is now an editor at Georgia State University.

Randy Mansfield, Tustin, Calif., was promoted to marketing manager, Surgical Products.

Marine Gunnery Sgt. John C. Norton is one of 63 musicians on a 50-day tour across the Southwest with "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band. The band was established in 1798, making it the oldest professional musical organization in America, and was named by Thomas Jefferson.

John F. Schneider received his Ph.D. in computer science from Pacific Western University in January.

Navy Lt. Alan W. Snyder departed for a six-month overseas deployment aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Trenton.

Tonya Stoutt-Brown, Friendsville, Tenn., received the William Harvey Award for excellence in writing on the subject of cholesterol and health for radio. The award recognized Stoutt-Brown's January broadcast, "New Start . . . New Heart," on WIVK in Knoxville.

Mike Walker is research and development manager, Carolina Turkeys, in Mt. Olive, N.C. He is pursuing an MBA at Campbell University.

Chris D. Williams is director of human resources and safety at Hollingsworth Oil Co. in Springfield, Tenn.

1987

Anthony D. Andrews of Dallas passed the Texas Fundamentals of Engineering exam in 1992 and is an engineer-in-training. He is applying for the Professional Engineer's exam.

Dr. David Badger is associate professor of journalism at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro. He has written a natural history book, Frogs (Voyageur Press), with photographs by Nashville nature photographer John Netherton. He also edited Netherton's new book Tennessee:
A Bicentennial Celebration (Westcliffe Publishers).

Dr. Mark Downing, an agriculture economist, and the Biofuels Feedstock Development Program of the Department

of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory received the WesMin Resource Conservation and Development Council's 1995 Outstanding Project Award for the Minnesota Wood Energy Scale-up Project. He and his family live in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Dr. W. Mark Ford is a wildlife biologist with Westvaco. He received his master's degree from Mississippi State and his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. He and his wife, Jane, live in Lewisburg, W.Va.

David Harvey had a successful solo show at the Haydon Art Gallery in Lincoln, Neb., in January. He and his wife, Anne, live in Lincoln.

Dr. Nancy Ann "Beck" Klein received the Pharm.D. from UT Memphis in 1991. She is a pediatric clinical pharmacist at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa, Fla., where she lives with her husband, Dr. Jay Klein, a pediatrician.

Raynette A. Mayer, Augusta, Ga., is a temporary instructor of English at Augusta College. She was project leader/manager at Westinghouse Savannah River Co. and a graduate instructor at the University of Tennessee and Arizona State.

David W. Purkey, Morristown, Tenn., is Hamblen County executive. He was assistant to the General Sessions judge, director of the Emergency Management Agency, agent for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and a state trooper for Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Renee Rhoades is a senior business analyst with American Express's new product development team in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. She began her career with American Express in 1990 at the Greensboro, N.C., operations center.

Satriya Suetoh, is executive director of Creative Partners Corp., an information technology company in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Dr. Russell Lee "Rusty" Walker, a pediatrician at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., started a fellowship in allergy and immunology at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Tex., in June.

Dr. Janet Warman, Burlington, N.C., associate professor of English at Elon College, received tenure.

Tom Wilson works for Dockers Footwear, manufactured by Genesco, a consumer products company headquartered in Nashville. He coordinates the brand's advertising, public relations, and marketing.

Krista Whitesel Woolly, Columbia, S.C., works in hospital coding. Her husband, D. Rhodes Woolly, is a senior at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary.

1988

Marine Capt. Eric S. Anderson reported for duty with Marine Attack Squadron 231, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, N.C.

Sam C. "Bo" Bills Jr. is director of tax planning and compliance at PhyCor Inc. in Nashville.

Marine Captain David L. Coggins received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation medal for excellence in recruiting, graduated from Amphibious Warfare School, and was platoon commander at Officers Candidate School in summer 1995. In October he assumed command of Bravo Co. 3rd Assault Amphibian Bn. deployed to Okinawa, Japan.

Michael Corley joined the MEDSTAT Group/Inforum in Nashville as a senior account executive. He and his wife, Stacey, live in Franklin, Tenn.

Robert Eldridge '88 and Ted Heinig '90, Knoxville, ran in the 1995 New York City Marathon and recorded times of 3:46:06 and 3:46:07 respectively for the 26.2 mile run.

Dr. William E. Ensign, an instructor and research associate in Virginia Tech's Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, received his Ph.D. in fisheries and wildlife science from Virginia Tech.

Jennifer Etnier received a Ph.D. in exercise science in August 1995 from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. Her dissertation, "An Assessment of EEG Activity as a Function of Learning, Fitness Level, and Age," won the 1995 ASU Rousseau Award for Research in Gerontology and the 1995 NASPSPA Student Presentation of the Year award. She is an assistant professor of health and sport science at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.

Jeffrey H. Groves is a process engineer with Nippondenso-Tennessee in Maryville, Tenn.

Sheri Lynn Hackler works in mortgage banking with American National Bank in East Tennessee. She was assistant vice president for Charter Federal Savings Bank. She is a member of the Tennessee Valley Home Builders Association and coordinated the Home Show for Charter Federal this past year. She is also a member of the Morristown Board of Realtors, Knoxville Board of Realtors, Morristown Chamber of Commerce, and the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.

Jeffrey J. Heck is automation librarian at Augusta (Ga.) College. While at UT he was a research instructor, creating and presenting training programs in the use of software for CD-ROM and Internet tool interfaces. He also was an administrator for a UNIX system.

Lt. Lisa Johns Ivey completed her master's in physics at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. She is stationed at Recruit Training Command as the administrative officer.

Lt. Col. Stephen E. Joseph received the Meritorious Service Medal while serving with the Naval Air Systems Command, Arlington, Va., for his three-year performance as assistant program manager for systems and engineering for the AH-1W helicopter. His improvements and cost reduction strategies also earned him the 1995 Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Award. He is the executive officer of Marine Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif. He and his wife, Linda, are natives of Kingsport, Tenn.

John Ireland Majors works for Ad-Craft Inc. His wife, Denise Nation Majors '91, works in labor and delivery at the University Medical Center, Louisville, Ky.

Bonnie Heiskell Peters, Union County (Tenn.) historian, co-authored Union County Faces of War, a pictorial history of Union Countians' military service, Our Union County Families, and Our Union County Heritage, a pictorial history with genealogical summaries of Union County families.

Jonathan J. "Joey" Robertson works at Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. and is pursuing his MBA degree at Mercer University. He and his wife, Suzanne, live with their son in Macon, Ga.

Jeffrey W. Roth, Knoxville, is vice president and part owner of Quality Machine and Welding Co. Inc., which provides structural steel for projects throughout the south. He and his wife, Rita, have two sons.

Cpt. John V. Teyhen III is commander of the 224th Medical Detachment (preventive medicine). His previous assignments include Germany, Northern Iraq, Honduras, and Haiti, and chief of environmental health at Fort Hood, Tex.

1989

A.F. Capt. Cary Amburn, Sumter, S.C., received a master of arts degree in public administration from Troy State University and is pursuing a master's in human resource management.

Susan Watkins Borenstein opened a consulting engineering firm, specializing in corrosion and metallurgical engineering, in San Jose, Calif.

Ezeigwe N. Chukwu, a graduate student in digital signal processing in electrical engineering at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., became a naturalized U.S. citizen October 6.

Melissa A. Collins is a certified public accountant with Hickman and Co., CPA's, in Gatlinburg, Tenn. She works in governmental auditing and tax accounting.

Cathy Bodkin Derr, Georgetown, Ky., is an event coordinator at Lexington Center Corp./Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.

Amy Allen Dinsmore received her master's degree in early childhood education from East Tennessee State University. She is director of St. Paul's Day School, a nationally accredited preschool and state-licensed kindergarten program in Kingsport, Tenn. She is married to Darrell Dinsmore '88.

Navy Lt. Stephan R. Dupourque returned from a four-month deployment to the Persian Gulf and Western Pacific Ocean. Dupourque's squadron helped enforce the international no-fly zone over southern Iraq.

Mark P. Fischer is assistant professor of geology at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. He was a research geologist at the Exxon Production Research Co. in Houston, Tex.

Tina Lynn Fisher earned her master of education degree from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.

Edward "Beau" Mainous III is retail manager with Kellogg Sales Co. for the Detroit division. His wife, Jennifer Bleimeyer Mainous '89, is medical specialty representative with Organon Pharmaceuticals in the Detroit district.

LaVonna Martin-Floreal, an Olympic silver medalist, is training for the 1996 Olympic Games. She and her husband, two-time Canadian Olympian Edrick Floreal, and their son live in Atlanta.

Marine 1st Lt. Joseph T. McCloud returned to Camp Lejeune, N.C., after completing a six-month overseas deployment with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit as part of the USS Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group.

Brian Keith Miller is maintenance general supervisor for Eastman Chemical Co.'s filter products division. He received the first American Society of Mechanical Engineers Old Guard Associate Member Award, recognizing a U.S. engineer who, six years or less into a career, has bridged the gap between college and professional life with technical and professional accomplishments, leadership in ASME, and involvement in the community.

Edward L. "Eddie" Patterson is owner of North American Beer Odyssey Inc., a microbrew beer-of-the-month club, operating in California, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, and Illinois.

Suzanne Slagle Richey, Greeneville, Tenn., is program director for the new Partners in Education program. She was a staff writer with the Greeneville Sun.

Don Vardell is educational development associate with American Red Cross National Headquarters in Falls Church, Va.

Michael L. Woodall is a professional sales representative with Glaxo Wellcome Pharmaceuticals. His wife, Cindy Crecelius Woodall '90, is finishing medical school at UT Memphis.

1990

Matthew L. Blackmon is manager of network engineering for UT Medical Center in Knoxville. His wife, Valerie K. Weaver Blackmon '92, is a physical therapist for Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center.

Dr. Robert Burlage is a staff scientist at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, working with Japanese researchers to use biodegradable plastic in composting experiments. He lives in Knoxville with his wife, Karen, and two children.

Kerri Blankenship Cannon is a sales representative with Goldwell Cosmetics Inc. based in Charlotte, N.C. She and her husband, Paul B. Cannon '88, live in Tega Cay, S.C.

Dan Carreno is serving a one-year tour as the Naval Air Warfares Center, China Lake, technical representative to the Air-to-Air Joint Systems Program Office at Eglin AFB, Fla. Dan is participating in the management of an improved rocket motor for the Amraam Air-to-Air Missile. He and his wife, Mia, have three daughters and live in Crestview, Fla.

Sean E. Clingenpeel, financial analyst with UNOCAL, accepted a two-year assignment in Bangkok.

Captain Todd S. Denson reported for duty with Marine Attack Squadron 231, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, N.C.

Elizabeth "Liz" Crawford Gray completed her master's degree in English at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, in December.

Faye Jean Heston, Corydon, Iowa, is a licensed mental health counselor for Rathbun Area Mental Health Center in southern Iowa.

Billy Holder is market manager for Brown-Forman Beverages Worldwide in New Mexico. He is based in Albuquerque.

Scott C. Holstad's eighth collection of poems, PLACES, was published in February by Sterling House. It was nominated for the Pulitzer. He has started his own Internet consulting business. He lives in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Pamela A. Horner is coordinator for Children's Special Services. She helps families in Hamblen, Cocke, and Jefferson counties (Tenn.) get medical care and community resources for chronically ill or handicapped children.

Dr. Richard F. Jack received his doctorate in biochemistry and anaerobic microbiology at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va., in 1995. He is an environmental microbiologist at the biotechnology firm, BioSystems Technology Inc., Blacksburg.

T. Scott Jones is a full partner in the Knoxville law firm of Wm. R. Banks and Associates. His wife, Victoria L. Jones '93, is a registered nurse in the Intensive Care Nursery at the University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville.

Rodger Jump joined ProForma West, the largest mergers and acquisitions firm in Colorado.

Marine Staff Sgt. Mark D. O'Kain completed a 50-day tour across the Southwest with "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band.

Kevin Perry received his MBA degree from Clemson University in August 1995. He is the division traffic manager for Milliken & Co., Spartanburg, S.C.

Michael Kevin Rafter, CPA, received the J.D. degree from John Marshall Law School, Chicago, in January and the same month became associated with the law firm of Gomel and Davis in Atlanta, Ga.

Dr. Herschel Schwartz is director of grants and research, Spectra Behavioral Healthcare Systems, Memphis.

Stephen Jay Shelton received his MBA from Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro.

Gina Whitson, Oakland, Calif., is systems administrator for RGB Spectrum in Alameda, Calif. She manages all computer networks for the video/graphic peripherals manufacturing company.

1991

Cindy Cornelius, Knoxville, attended the national convention of Discover Toys Inc. in Nashville. She has been affiliated with the company for more than a year and oversees a group of consultants across the southeast.

Bradley Williams Cornett graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, law school in May 1995 and is an associate in the law firm of Ford and Associates, P.C., Gadsden, Ala.

William C. Davis, Signal Mountain, Tenn., is corporate pharmacy director for American HomePatient Inc. He supports home infusion pharmacies in 30 states.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James P. Finney returned after a six-month overseas deployment aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, which included duty in the Adriatic Sea near Bosnia.

Dr. Judith A. Flohr received tenure and was promoted to associate professor in the department of kinesiology at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Paula Jean Lisenby Knauss has been a Knox County teacher for four years at Sterchi Elementary and South Doyle Middle Schools. She is founder and director of Fellowship Church Parents' Day Out Program.

Joanne F. Lunsford joined the Nashville law firm of Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis as an associate on the tax, trusts, and estates team. Her responsibilities include analyzing the state and federal tax consequences of proposed transactions, seeking to secure tax benefits for clients, and planning estates. She is a member of the local, state, and national bar associations.

Louise Pitts Scott is producer for the "Scene at 5," (5 p.m. newscast) for WSMV-TV in Nashville.

Jack Slay is assistant professor of English at LaGrange (Ga.) College. He is director of the college's writing center.

Halle Weeks is a pharmaceutical representative with Tap Pharmaceuticals in Memphis.

1992

Samantha Levine Alperin teaches early childhood special education classes in Memphis. She completed her master of arts teaching degree in December at the University of Memphis.

Carol Ann McNair Cuff joined Willis Corroon in Montgomery, Ala., as commercial and insurance bond manager. She had been campaign account specialist for United Way of Middle Tennessee in Nashville. Carol and her husband, Jeff, live in Montgomery.

Melanie E. Davis joined Kizer & Black Attorneys, Maryville, Tenn. She graduated from UT law school in May.

Sara L. Hall and her Moot Court partner, John Clerici, represented the U.S. and won the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court World Competition in Oslo, Norway, October 5, 1995. She is an associate in the Memphis law office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell.

John G. Hanning is an area sales manager for Comdata Corp. in Indianapolis, Ind.

Lisa Montgomery Head is senior claim representative for State Farm Insurance in London, Ky.

Rush L. Miller is business system analyst-casualty in claims business systems with Nationwide Insurance, Columbus, Ohio. He is pursuing his MBA from UT Chattanooga. He worked for Nationwide in Knoxville as a field liability claim representative.

Lisa Wendt Mueller is a graphic designer for a boating publication. She and her husband live in Punta Gorda, Fla.

Tracy E. Sabo is an anchor at CNN Radio in Atlanta as well as a production assistant for CNN's "Future Watch." She has been with CNN for two years. Since graduating from UTK, she has worked on "CBS Weekend News" in New York, as a midday announcer at WCRK in Morristown, Tenn., and as news director/anchor at the former WEZK in Knoxville. She is also a member and former fellow of the International Radio and Television Society.

Debbie Treise has a joint appointment with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Treise will be on 70 percent release time from the University of Florida and will work in Huntsville, Ala., for the summer, as senior researcher on a project called Space Science Communication Processes.

Theta Wagner, Kansas City, Mo., is an ordained (deacon) minister in the United Methodist Church Dakotas conference.

Mike Wallace is president of National Business Services Inc., Seneca, S.C. His wife, Debbie Allen Wallace '87, is an independent sales consultant with Forrester-Smith Promotional Products of Tampa, Fla.

David G. Williams Jr., a licensed clinical social worker, is director of social services at Compass Intervention Center in Memphis. He is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and a Board Certified Fellow in Managed Mental Health Care.

1993

Marine 2nd Lt. Richard M. Davis graduated from the Combat Engineer Officer Course at Marine Corps Base at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Scott R. Dodrill is an architectural engineer with Peterson Associates, P.A., in Charlotte, N.C. He is an architectural design team member for the Eastern Carolina University Incinerator Addition in Greenville, N.C., and the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Diagnostic Center in Spartanburg, S.C. He and his wife, Tessie, live in Charlotte.

Walter Earl Jones joined AV Qualité, a Houston based ISO quality systems registrar, as an ISO quality systems auditor.

Ensign David H. McAlister was commissioned to his present rank after officer candidate school in Pensacola, Fla. He is stationed in Adak, Alaska, as assistant public works officer. He graduated from the Basic Civil Engineer Corps Officers School in Port Hueneme, Calif.

David J. Robinson is greenhouse manager for Oglesby Plant Laboratories in Altha, Fla.

Jennifer Miller Russell received California certification from Chapman University. She is a reading specialist for the Wiseburn School District of Los Angeles County.

Lt. Cmdr. Steve R. Schreiber returned from a six-month overseas deployment with Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Three aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, which participated in NATO air strikes in support of United Nations operations in Bosnia.

David Sink Jr. is a senior tax accountant with Arthur Andersen, LLP, in Nashville.

Beth Wilson, Knoxville, received her master's in public health from UT in 1995 and is a biostatistician with Trilogy Consulting Corp. She is working on a clinical trial at Cephalon Inc. on a drug for ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).

1994

James C. Barger is a manufacturer's representative with MAR-VAL process equipment in Memphis.

Bryan W. Barton is a civil engineer/estimator for Ashland Paving and Construction in Knoxville.

Russell James Blose received his master of arts degree from Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro.

Christopher T. Brown works in community relations/promotions with the Atlanta Braves.

Laura Charlton, Nashville, is a publicist with Turner and Co. Public Relations. She handles media for the CMA award-winning group Shenandoah; BNA Records' newest act, Lonestar; the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; and the Nashville Network's "The Ralph Emery Show."

Mary Beth Chunn is director, community relations, for Corrections Corp. of America, Nashville.

Micaela Sani Dunsmore is an instructor at Roane State Community College and Tennessee Meiji Gakuin Private Japanese High School. She is working on her Ph.D. in educational psychology. She and her husband, Tim, live in Sweetwater, Tenn.

Stephen J. Esposito, Knoxville, is a logistics analyst for CACI Inc. He is working on an electronic technical manual under a U.S. Army project.

Todd Hulsey is project architect at Omni Associates-Architects in Fairmont, W.Va., and was elected mayor of Worthington last summer.

Michael R. McCusker is an assistant archivist with the Knox County Archives.

Marine Lance Cpl. Charles M. Nunally reported for duty with Weapons Training Battalion, Edson Range Area, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Travis M. Parman is public affairs representative for Lockheed Martin Energy Systems' Office of Technology Transfer in Oak Ridge, Tenn., where he directs outreach and awareness programs.

Wynn Stewart Pinkston is intelligence analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Michelle Yagielo is a loan processor with Banc One Financial Services in Jacksonville, Fla.

1995

Ramon E. Gonzalez, a manufacturing engineer for Fisher-Rosemount in Chanhassen, Minn., is the process engineer for the 1151 pressure transmitter final assembly and is in charge of engineering support for the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions.

Kimberly J. Naujock completed an internship with the Highlander Education Research Center and is a program/development associate with the East Tennessee Foundation.

M. Brandon Parrott was chosen as one of eight Presidential Scholars at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. All Presidential Scholars receive $3,750 toward their first year of medical school.

Navy Ensign Roy G. Pratt completed the Officer Indoctrination School, Naval Education and Training Center, Newport, R.I.

John Swandal, Nashville, is an assistant account executive for public relations with Gish, Sherwood & Friends Inc.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kevin G. Switick, returned from a six-month overseas deployment to the Persian Gulf aboard the destroyer USS Ingersoll.

Kim Wennerberg is an intern with McNeely Pigott & Fox, a public relations firm in Nashville. She completed internships in Knoxville at the American Diabetes Association and the Wellness Community. She was a member of the Alpha Omicron Pi national sorority while at UTK.

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