Volume XXXIX, CampusUT Martin's Winter/Spring 2004 SScenecene

Ned McWherter receives the first honorary doctorate degree awarded by UT Martin. from the Chancellor

Chancellor Nick Dunagan

While driving to a UT National Alumni Chapter meeting in The state budget for the past two years and the projected 5 percent Somerville this fall, I was reviewing in my mind the comments that reduction of the 2004-05 budget represents a reduction of $4.2 I planned to make to the group. My dilemma was whether to talk million of state support from the UT Martin budget. Continuing the about the good things that I know are going on at UT Martin, (our analogy with the grocery store, that is a lot of meat and potatoes. We ranking in Princeton Review’s “The Best Southeastern Colleges,” our cut away all of the “perceived fat” several years ago. Last year, we cut new initiative in student leadership, the individual achievements of away meat, and if the proposed reduction of next year’s budget our faculty and students, the successful academic achievements of our becomes reality, we will hit bone. athletes and other good points) or to delve into the impending financial crisis of all of Tennessee’s public higher education institutions. While I tend to be more of an optimist than a pessimist, it is important that our alumni and friends understand that the funding crisis is real. During that drive, it occurred to me that what is happening to our Yes, part of the reduced state support has been offset by tuition universities is analogous to a struggling grocery store. We all know increases of 15 percent, 7.5 percent and 9 percent the past three that a thriving grocery store typically has shelves fully stocked with years. These levels of increases will soon, if not already, impact the numerous items produced by many different companies. Likewise, issue of accessibility of higher education by our fellow citizens. a university’s curriculum is composed of many courses taught by a variety of professors. When a grocery store is forced to reduce its So, what did I decide to talk about at the Fayette County alumni stock, customer needs are not met; and the customer must either meeting? I talked about the good things going on at UT Martin. The choose to go to another store, or that particular item vanishes from optimist in me is still winning the internal struggle. We all like to shop the family’s table. Similarly, when budget restraints force the reduction at well-stocked, clean and up-to-date grocery stores where we can of faculty, courses are either eliminated or not offered as often as find what we need for our families. In fact, we would drive to another students need them in order to graduate. town or even out-of-state if we could not find what we needed. Hopefully, Tennesseans will take the strength and well-being of their Good customers soon stop doing business with the grocery store if it public university systems as seriously as their grocery stores. does not meet their needs. The same will happen to a university if the students cannot meet their educational needs. If Tennessee’s universities are to be sought after by Tennessee students, then the campuses must be able to meet the educational goals of the students.

Chancellor’s Corner is a link on the UT Martin home page where you can find out more about Chancellor Dunagan and UT Martin: www.utm.edu 2 CAMPUS SCENE VOLUME XXXIX, WINTER/SPRING 2004 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF UT MARTIN

Published biannually by The University of Tennessee at Martin Campus Martin, Tenn. 38238 Scene Dr. Joe Johnson, Interim President The University of Tennessee System Features 4 Call Him Dr. McWherter Dr. Nick Dunagan, Chancellor Former Governor Ned McWherter has been given an The University of Tennessee at Martin honorary doctorate degree from UT Martin, the first 4 Len Parks Solomons such degree the university has conferred. Vice Chancellor for University Advancement 6 The Forecast is Sunny for Charlie Neese Charley Deal UT Martin graduate succeeds in the competitive world Director of Alumni Affairs of television weather forecasting.

Kara Hooper 8 Rudolphi Takes Next Step in NASA Career Campus Scene Editor Mike Rudolphi led the search for remnants of the 6 Robert Muilenburg space shuttle Columbia and plays a key role in the Coordinator of Photographic Services NASA program.

Editorial Contributions 10 Regret into Blessing Diane Ballard, Marshall Space Flight Center, Candace Cooper, Nick Dunagan, Craig Lamb, freelancer for ESPN, finds UT Martin’s online Bud Grimes, Jacky Gullett, Joe Lofaro, degree program is just what he needs. Rita Mitchell, Len Parks Solomons, Richard Wright

Design and Layout Kara Hooper News Briefs

Photo Contributions 9UTMartin Joins Nationwide Civic Initiative Bud Grimes, Robert Muilenburg, 12 Fall Enrollment Increases Tiffany Schroeder, University of 12 Campus Receives Recognitions Tennessee, Stennis Space Center 12 New Education Dean Named Copy Editors 13 Joe Johnson, Eli Fly to Lead Bud Grimes, Rita Mitchell 13 Margaret Perry Heads Search Committee 14 Nutrition Grant Awarded Original story ideas, photo ideas and 14 First Agriculture Governor’s School Scheduled 8 manuscripts may be used at the editor’s discretion. Photos and submitted works 15 Bioterrorism Grant Awarded cannot be returned. Comments and feed- 16 Chancellor Travels to China and Korea back may be directed to Kara Hooper, 17 Apartment-Style Housing Planned Campus Scene Editor, [email protected], 304 Administration Building, Martin, TN 38238. 27,500 copies printed by Franklin Graphics, Nashville, Tenn. Departments 18 Along the Alumni Trail 22 Sports Information 24 University Advancement 26 Alumni Notes 33 In Memory 34 Sports Schedules 13

WINTER/SPRING 2004 3 CALL HIM Former Tennessee Gov. Ned Ray McWherter received many honors during his long career as a public official. Last June, the UT Board of Trustees recognized the state’s 46th chief executive in a unique way as McWherter received the first Doctorate of Leadership awarded by UT Martin.

The awarding of the honorary degree was approved June 19 during the board’s annual meeting in Memphis at the Peabody Hotel. McWherter formally received the degree Dec. 14 during UT Martin’s fall commencement.

The degree is the first honorary degree of any kind awarded by UT Martin and is one of only six granted by the University of Tennessee. McWherter, a native Dr.of Weakley County, said the honor is something he will always cherish. “I thank the UT Board of Trustees for this wonderful honor, made even more MCWHERTER special in that the degree comes from the university located in my home county,” McWherter said before the June board meeting. "I frequently refer to UT Martin as ‘my university,’ and after today, that is especially true.”

by Bud Grimes

4 CAMPUS SCENE “I continue to believe that education is the key to Tennessee’s future. We all must remain advocates for assuring that future generations of Tennesseans will have access to high-quality educational opportunities.”

Besides the university’s location in Weakley County, the former governor has other ties to the Martin campus. He donated the funds to build a replica of the Governor’s Office, located in the university’s Paul Meek Library. The library now houses McWherter’s Speaker of the

House papers.

I frequently refer to “UT Martin as ‘my university,’“ and after today, that is especially true. Family connections also are strong with the university. His daughter, Dr. Linda Ramsey, is a longtime UT Martin professor of health and human performance, and his grandson, Matt Ramsey, is in his second year as a university student.

“Gov. McWherter continues to be an exceptional leader for Tennessee,” said Dr. Nick Dunagan, UT Martin chan- cellor. “We can never adequately repay the governor for his contributions to our state, but we recognize his achievements through the awarding of this honorary degree.”

McWherter was born in Palmersville, attended Weakley County public schools and graduated from Dresden High School in 1948. He was a successful businessman in Dresden before being elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1968, where he served for nine consecutive terms.

He was elected Speaker of the House in 1973, serving seven terms in that position. In 1986, he was elected to the first of two four-year terms as governor. Among McWherter’s contributions to Tennessee education is his work to establish the 21st Century Schools program. The program changed Tennessee’s basic education formula and provided greater opportunity for all Tennessee children. I continue to believe that“ McWherter created a charitable remainder trust to UT Martin in memory of his mother, Lucille McWherter. “ The Lucille McWherter Scholarship Foundation benefits education is the key to students attending the UT Martin campus. He also estab- lished a statewide Ned McWherter Scholars Program, Tennessee’s future. a highly competitive, merit-based grant for students attending Tennessee post-secondary institutions. UTM WINTER/SPRING 2004 5 The Forecast is Sunny for Charlie Neese

by Bud Grimes

Charlie Neese (’92) remembers the storm station with studios and offices located on well, because it was Hurricane Frederick the campus. On several occasions, his work that began his lifelong fascination with the with the PBS station allowed him to “chase weather. Twenty-four years after the storm, storms” and submit storm-damage video to As far as hurricanes the 33-year-old television meteorologist has ABC affiliate WBBJ-TV in Jackson, Tenn. reached a career goal as a member of the go, Hurricane weather team at News Channel 5, Nashville’s Neese sought every opportunity to pursue CBS affiliate. his dream, and between his junior and senior Frederick is one years, he began a quest to convince the Neese was living in his native Williamson WBBJ news director to create a weekend storm remembered County when the remnants of Hurricane weather slot. His persistence paid off, and Frederick moved across Middle Tennessee. several months later, Neese landed the week- by many in the south- His family lived on a hill above a hollow end weather job, which he held throughout where a couple of creeks merged. His dad his senior year. He continued working at eastern United States. awakened him in the middle of the night to WBBJ for another 18 months after graduation, The Category 3 storm go look at the creeks following the heavy while also pursuing his broadcast meteorol- rains. Arriving at the bottom of the hill, he ogy certification from Mississippi State devastated Mobile Bay, still remembers what he saw. “Just seeing University, which he completed in 1995. all that water where it wasn’t supposed to Ala., in 1979 and sent be, something clicked in me that night when A series of moves followed that ultimately I was nine years old,” Neese said. “And ever led him to Nashville. In 1994, he went flooding rains north since then, I’ve been just fascinated by to WCFT-TV, the CBS affiliate in Tuscaloosa, the weather.” Ala., to handle weekend weather and week- to Tennessee. day reporting duties. A major break came His interest in weather followed him to UT when he accepted a weather position in Martin, where he majored in communications June 1995 at CBS affiliate KFVS-TV in Cape and set an early goal of some day forecasting Girardeau, Mo. weather on a Nashville television station. He gained early production and on-air television At KFVS, Neese did weekend weathercasts experience at WLJT-TV, the public television until a weekday position was created for him 6CAMPUS SCENE to report weather during the noon and 5 p.m. Howes said changes were coming at the station, This storm is one example when forecasting news. Things went so well that the station created so he asked for another tape and encouraged probably saved lives. But as sophisticated as the first of two “franchises” called “Charlie’s Neese not to sign the contract. Events fell into weather forecasting has become, Neese said Backyard Barbecue.” place, and in a couple of months, he was offered that further improvements are coming in atmos- the job. “I can’t tell you how it felt to know that pheric modeling and in Nexrad radar’s ability to Viewers would send in their names and I was going to be back home in Nashville doing detect dangerous storms. addresses on postcards for weekly drawings. what I love,” Neese said. He readily admits that When a name was drawn, the station would many factors came together for him to join the “The goal is toward eventually 100 percent go to the winner’s house with food for 12 exclusive group of television meteorologists in accuracy in forecasting. Now I might not see people, and Neese would broadcast the the competitive Nashville market. that in my lifetime, but that’s the goal, and so weather live from the winner’s backyard. every year there’s a little more learned,” he Although Neese, Lelan Statom and Ron Howes said. “And every year, they [the forecasts] get In the winter, the promotion became “Tell make weather forecasting look easy and fun, a little more accurate.” Charlie Where to Go,” which Neese said was a it’s not always smooth sailing. Neese says the humorous play on the question, “Have you ever toughest part of the job is missing a forecast. Besides improving technology, Neese says wanted to tell the weatherman where to go?” “When you’re wrong, everybody knows it,” working with chief meteorologist Ron Howes Winning drawings sent Neese to event-based he said. Sometimes those forecasts deal with “helps me be a better forecaster.” Howes says gatherings such as church activities and birth- serious situations, and he knows how much that Neese and the entire News Channel 5 day parties. He says his time at Cape Girardeau people depend on the station’s forecasts. weather team work hard to provide viewers will always be special. the weather information they expect.

“I’d still be in Cape probably if it weren’t for “Charlie gets very high marks from me and coming home to Nashville,” Neese said. “I’ve our viewers for knowing his stuff,” said had a great, great time in Nashville, but ... Howes. “He has obviously thought out his I was kind of living the life there in Cape.” forecast carefully before he gets on the air.”

Getting back to Nashville was still his dream, Neese’s primary assignment is covering both and he had laid the foundation for that move the morning and evening weekend weather- while still at UT Martin. “When I was at casts. He and his wife, Eve, have a four-year- Martin, I called up the television stations here old son named Gentry and are expecting the in Nashville and said ‘I’m studying broadcast- birth of a daughter in January 2004. Gentry ing and I want to be a TV meteorologist in prefers watching cartoons rather than his dad Nashville,’” he recalled. “‘Can I come and on Saturday mornings, but that’s not to say that Gentry isn’t paying attention to the weather. see your station and see how the big boys Charlie Neese and Lelan Statom (UT ‘86) work do weather?’” together tracking the weather for News Channel 5 in Nashville. Neese remembers talking one weekend with His efforts resulted in meeting the meteorologists Eve and Gentry about possible rain in the fore- at all three network affiliates. He developed the cast, which he reported during a subsequent best relationship with Ron Howes, the As a forecaster, his most memorable weather weathercast. As things turned out, rain did fall, veteran chief meteorologist at News Channel event happened April 16, 1998, while he prompting Gentry to later say, “Dad, good job, 5. He stayed in touch with Howes for almost was still in Cape Girardeau. A tornado struck you got the forecast right.” eight years, sent audition tapes, and received Nashville, and he tracked the storm while critiques from Howes on his work. Neese’s preparing for the 5 p.m. KFVS newscast. Neese Gentry joins many others who depend on persistence led to a turning point in his career. saw on radar the supercell thunderstorms that his dad for accurate weather forecasts. For produce tornadoes developing in West Tennes- Charlie Neese, the forecast is always sunny “I was getting ready to sign a long-term contract see, and he knew Middle Tennessee was right in as he indulges his passion for the weather with KFVS. They wanted to sign me for five the path. Calls to his parents, who both worked as a high-profile television meteorologist. UTM years,” Neese said. “The day before I was set on Music Row, reassured Neese that they were to go into big negotiations for this contract, I unharmed after the tornado hit. Neese even called Ron Howes, and I said, ‘Ron, I’m getting recorded a call to his dad that was used as an ready to sign a long-term deal. You know that eyewitness account of the storm on the early “When you’re my goal’s always been Nashville. ... Do you see newscast. anything happening in the future that would wrong, every- allow me to come in?’” body knows it.”

WINTER/SPRING 2004 7 Michael Rudolphi’s NASA career continues RRudolphiudolphi to reach new heights. The UT Martin alumnus, who maintains strong ties with the university’s Department of Engineering, has been named manager of the Space Shuttle Propulsion Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in HeadsHeads Huntsville, Ala. His appointment was effective Dec. 1, 2003. Rudolphi served as the interim director at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, Miss., since July 2003, managing NASA’s rocket propulsion ShuttleShuttle test capabilities and earth science applications. The Clay County, Ill., native attended UT Martin on a basketball scholarship. He went on to earn a civil engineering degree in 1971 and a master’s degree in civil and structural engineering in 1975 PropulsionPropulsion from the University of Tennessee. He is a registered professional engineer in Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi.

“Overseeing the space shuttle’s propulsion system is a critical and Project challenging responsibility, and ‘Rudi’ has the experience and lead- Project ership skills to be very successful at it. ...” said William Parsons, NASA’s Space Shuttle Program manager.

by Diane Ballard, Tennessee Alumnus “I am delighted to welcome ‘Rudi’ back to the Marshall Center,” Editor; Bud Grimes, UT Martin University said David King, Marshall Space Flight Center director. “He is an Relations; Stennis Space Center; Marshall outstanding manager whose contribution will be invaluable as we Space Flight Center work to safely return the space shuttle to flight.”

When he learned of Rudolphi’s new appointment, Dr. Rich Helgeson, interim chair for UT Martin’s department of engineering, said Rudolphi’s association with the university’s engineering pro- gram continues to benefit students.

“Mike Rudolphi’s success comes as no surprise to those of us at UT Martin,” Helgeson said. “He continues to be a valuable member of our engineering advisory board, providing guidance and input on the continued improvement of our engineering program.”

“[Rudolphi] is an out- Rudolphi was president of the UT Martin Engineering Industrial standing Advisory Board in 1994-95. He also served on the 1994 Engineering/ manager Engineering Technology Study Team that made the recommendation whose to begin the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Program. contribution will be invaluable “His [Rudolphi’s] support and input were instrumental to the as [NASA] engineering program becoming accredited by the Accreditation work[s] to Board of Engineering and Technology in 1999,” Helgeson added. safely return the space shuttle to One of 10 children, Rudolphi grew up on a 450-acre farm in flight.” northeast Clay County, Ill., where there were no paved roads until he was in junior high school and where hard work was a necessity of life.

Photo courtesy Stennis Space Center

8CAMPUS SCENE UT Martin Joins Nationwide Civic Initiative UT Martin students are about to show more of their civic side. The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), of which UT Martin is a member, along with The New York Times and the Carnegie Foundation, are sponsor- ing the American Democracy Project. UT Martin joins Middle Tennessee State University and the University of Memphis as one of only three institutions in the state participating and the only UT campus involved.

The project aims to increase the number of undergraduate students who understand and are committed to engaging in meaningful civic actions.

Photo courtesy Stennis Space Center “As a coordinating group, AASCU has assembled a group of experts and opportunities for some 146 A stellar high-school basketball career helped “During those times, he was one of the most individual institutions to review the effort and dis- teach Rudolphi that practice prepares for suc- productive students that I ever had, because he cuss possible involvement,” said Dr. Tom Rakes, UT cess. Even today, he tells youngsters, “You have had to be told only once and he knew what to Martin vice chancellor for academic affairs. to be ready when the coach looks down the do, and he helped me. bench, because you never know if you’ll be the Several study groups will be formed to review one be wants. Practice and be ready.” “He was a smart fellow to begin with,” Smith materials such as Educating Citizens: Preparing says, “and he worked very, very hard at being a Rudolphi was pointed due north to Eastern basketball player, at being a student, at being a America's Undergraduates for Lives of Moral and Illinois University in Charleston, intent on student employee.” Civic Responsibility written by Anne Colby, becoming a high-school math teacher. That’s Thomas Ehrlich, Elizabeth Beaumont and Jason when UT Martin called, and Rudolphi redirected Rudolphi began his career with NASA at the Stephens. The groups, including students, faculty southward to accept a basketball scholarship. Marshall Center in 1988 as facility manager for and other interested campus representatives, will He thought he wanted to be a mechanical engi- the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Project in study the concept to determine to what extent UT neer but wasn’t sure until he got a job with the Iuka, Miss. In 1995 he took a special assignment Martin will become involved. school grounds and engineering department. in the Marshall Space Flight Center Resident Will K. Dickerson, director of the UT Martin Office at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla. “As a global goal, I would expect our involvement Physical Plant, and Bob Smith, an engineer, to consolidate many existing opportunities and encouraged him to pursue an engineering He returned to Marshall Space Flight Center in expand experiences for students that will develop career. At that time, Smith was preparing a 1996 as chief engineer of the Solid Rocket civic engagement and understanding of how campus master plan for Martin, and he had Booster Project. He later served as Solid Rocket democracy works,” said Rakes. to rely on student assistance to complete the Booster Project manager and as manager of project. As a student Rudolphi worked for he Reusable Solid Rocket Motor Project prior Smith and stood out because of his work to becoming deputy director at Stennis Direction and support will come from a national ethic and intelligence. Space Center. UTM group of university presidents and chancellors, including Chancellor Nick Dunagan. Operational guidance is provided from a group of chief academic officers that includes UT Martin's Tom Rakes. While at UT Martin, Rudolphi stood out The American Democracy Project Web because of his work ethic and intelligence. site is located at http://www.aascu.org/

programs/adp/default.htm. UTM WINTER/SPRING 2004 9 UT Martin online degree program turns

by Rita Mitchell Craig Lamb, an ESPN Lamb, who lacked two semesters to graduate from Middle Tennessee State University, left producer, describes his college early with an opportunity to begin a career. And, while he had been successful decision to complete his for the past 18 years, as soon as he heard college degree online as an the radio ad, he knew what he had to do. “I went right to my high school, got my epiphany. He was listening transcript and registered. A traditional program wasn’t going to work,” said Lamb. to the car radio and heard “It was a blessing.” a commercial about New Two years later, Lamb was among UT Martin College, an online university students who accepted diplomas at the December commencement and enjoyed study program at the meeting the faculty and staff who were University of Tennessee so supportive.

at Martin. It was 2001 Even though other online programs were and New College was available, there was never a question about Even though other which program he would choose. “I have a recruiting students. great affinity for the University of Tennessee online programs System.” were available, The ad reminded him of a conversation he had had a few weeks earlier while seated When Lamb enrolled in New College, his plan there was never a on a plane next to Eddie George, Tennessee was to create a degree program focusing on question about Titans running back. George’s college career organization and management skills. He was was interrupted when he was drafted by the ready to move from the production side of which program NFL. “He was going back to college to get a television as director of outdoor program- degree,” said Lamb. “I had always regretted ming for The Nashville Network to an Craig would choose. I did not close that chapter of my life.” administrative role. About the same time,

10 CAMPUS SCENE TNN was acquired by Viacom. That acquisition All students pursuing online degrees must and the events of Sept. 11 resulted in an complete 38 hours of general education aftershock in the broadcast industry that led requirements and 42-54 hours in an individu- to a massive layoff. “I lost my job. I went alized area of study. Thirty-six of those hours from being an aspiring senior manager for a must be upper-division courses. “Each student UT Martin top 10 cable TV network to a self-employed designs his or her own major with guidance television producer.” He now primarily from a faculty adviser,” Cates said. New College works for ESPN and its subsidiaries, among them a publishing company. Cates explained that many students enter the online program with college credits. “Those • Graduates earn a Bachelor “It’s been an interesting ride since fall 2001, credits can be transferred to this program.” of University Studies (B.U.S.) but I must say New College has been my Students also can earn up to 30 hours at the degree. saving grace. I am now applying everything undergraduate level through experiential that I learned as I move forward to building learning options based on analyzing their edu- my business as a budding entrepreneur.” cational experiences outside the classroom and • Working adults access finding parallels with UT Martin’s curriculum. academic programs at While a student of New College, Lamb limited times and places convenient himself to six hours of courses a semester. Classes are conducted during traditional fall, to them. He devoted an additional 10-15 hours to spring and summer sessions. Students move studying “outside” the classroom. Travel is through a structured pace with weekly assign- very much a part of Lamb’s job. As a result, ments and group and individual projects. • Students incorporate 60 or he has done homework on his laptop at Courses are based on textbooks and teachers’ more hours of credit earned 30,000 feet and taken exams online using notes, and New College uses software that from other institutions or from facilities at colleges and universities while on transfers lectures to PowerPoint presentations experiential learning. site for ESPN. Lamb is capping his final students can view. semester with two management courses and is proud of a 3.88 grade point average. “It “From a faculty standpoint, it’s quite a challenge • Specialized areas of interest takes discipline,” he said. “There is no to move from a live classroom to one online. may be combined from two excuse if you don’t get your work done. We set up a high-quality technology center to or more departments and I’ve really enjoyed it, but I sure was ready help faculty develop online courses,” said Cates. to graduate.” may cross college boundaries. “We have created a virtual university. Everything Lamb had strong praise for Dr. Tom Cates, from admissions, financial aid and fee payment • In-state fees are $172 per to the library and bookstore are online. The program director, and Beth Edwards, senior semester hour. administrative services assistant. (See photo ultimate mission is be a one-stop shop for at right.) adult learners to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees, professional certifications newcollege.tennessee.edu It was 2000 when the University of Tennessee and recertifications, continuing education and [email protected] System offered UT Martin $1.18 million for GEDs,” said Cates. “We will eventually offer all infrastructure to develop 10 online courses these programs. a year for three years. The Bachelor of University Studies, an individualized degree “We’ve had sustained growth all the way,” said program and online registration, both avail- Cates. “We specifically designed it to be attrac- able at UT Martin, provided the flexibility to tive to new or returning students. Some of the make New College work. The program was students already have successful careers. They located on the UT Martin campus in mid- want to complete a degree for personal 2001, when Cates became coordinator of achievement.” He added, “New College offers online university studies. New College, which quality, flexibility and affordability. We have began with 59 students and 10 courses, now exceeded every goal set since its inception.” UTM has 287 students and 45 courses that mirror the traditional curriculum.

We have created a Dr. Tom Cates and Beth Edwards, staff of UT Martin virtual university. New College, keep the degree program up-to-date.

WINTER/SPRING 2004 11 News BriefsBriefs Fall ’03 Enrollment Increases New Education Dean

UT Martin’s enrollment numbers are headed up. Fall 2003 The UT Martin enrollment for undergraduate and graduate students was College of Education 5,781, representing a 1.1 percent increase compared to the and Behavioral fall 2002 enrollment of 5,719 students. Sciences has a new dean. Dr. Mary Lee Other positive numbers from the fall enrollment include: Hall, former assistant • a higher ACT average for entering first-year students (21.8 vs. dean for the 21.3 for fall ’02), an average that exceeds both national and University of Memphis Tennessee ACT averages; College of Education, • a higher freshman-retention rate (70.5 percent vs. 66.5 percent assumed the UT for fall ’02); Martin dean’s position in September. • a reduction in the number of conditional admission students (97 vs. 154 for fall ’02); and Originally from McKenzie, Tenn., Hall taught at • significant increases in program majors such as nursing and the elementary and high school levels and once teacher education. owned and operated her own day-care center. She is currently president-elect of the Tennessee Entering first-year students numbered 952 compared to 1,072 for fall 2002, which follows Association of Colleges for Teacher Education the introduction of higher admissions standards that went into effect for fall 2003, said Dr. and is chair of the Alternative Licensure Online Nick Dunagan, UT Martin chancellor. Degree Program Committee for the Tennessee Board of Regents. “I could not be more pleased with the increase in the average ACT score for this freshman class and the increased retention rate of last year’s freshman class,” Dunagan said. “The Dr. Tom Rakes, UT Martin vice chancellor for freshman class enrollment is in line with the increase in admission standards. We want academic affairs, said that Hall is respected students to succeed academically, and each member of this class has the opportunity to throughout the state, including within the have a positive experience at UT Martin.” Tennessee State Department of Education.

The university’s FTE, or full-time equivalency, which divides the total number of undergraduate “Dr. Hall is a great fit for our campus, and she credit hours by 15 and graduate hours by 12, is 5,272. This number is down from 5,317 has demonstrated the commitment and educa- in fall 2002. FTE is the number on which funding is based for Tennessee public colleges tional expertise to provide strong leadership as and universities. Dunagan expects students recruited through higher admission standards, dean of the College of Education and Behavioral coupled with improved retention, to send this number higher. Sciences,” he said.

“Retention is critical for student success and the university’s academic and financial well- Rakes commended the leadership of Dr. Frank

being,” Dunagan said. “UT Martin is headed in the right direction.” UTM Black, professor of education, who served as the college’s interim dean during the national search to fill the position. Black returned to full-time Campus Receives Recognitions teaching following his interim appointment. UTM

UT Martin has received UT Martin was recognized in the category, profiled in The Best Southeastern Colleges: recognitions in two “schools with the most beautiful campus in 100 Great Schools to Consider. The book publications. a suburban or rural setting.” Other southeast- features student survey-driven profiles of each ern universities recognized in the category school chosen by The Princeton Review. The university was among were Duke University, Auburn University, the Student quotes in the profile include: “The six southeastern U.S. col- University of Mississippi, Appalachian State small classes make interacting with teachers leges and universities and 49 in the nation rec- University and Northwestern State University a plus,” and “The professors here are ognized in a campus beauty category in Kaplan of Louisiana. outstanding and willing to put in extra Publishing’s The Unofficial, Unbiased Guide effort to help the students.” UTM to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges, 2004 The university received additional recognition Edition, by Trent Anderson and Seppy Basili. by The Princeton Review as UT Martin was

12 CAMPUS SCENE Joe Johnson, Eli Fly to Lead Margaret Perry Named Search Dr. Joe Johnson UT Martin’s engineering and physical has stepped out sciences building bears his name in honor Committee Executive of retirement to of Johnson’s support for the university’s once again lead engineering program. Director the university he loves. Johnson, Soon after Dr. Margaret Perry, UT Martin chancellor- who served as accepting the emeritus, is the executive director of the UT’s 19th presi- interim pres- University of Tennessee presidential search. dent from 1990- ident’s posi- The UT Board of Trustees, acting on a rec- 1999, was elected tion, Johnson ommendation from its presidential search Aug. 21 by the named committee, approved Perry’s appointment Dr. Joe Johnson UT Board of another at its meeting in October. She is directing Trustees to serve as interim UT president. veteran UT the search process and works with the com- He succeeded Dr. John W. Shumaker who administrator mittee, the search advisory council and the full resigned as president Aug. 8. to fill an board. She chaired the university’s presiden- interim post. tial search advisory committee in 1998-99. “UT has been a strong force in the state Emerson H. Eli Fly of Tennessee for more than 200 years,” “Eli” Fly accepted an appointment as interim Perry earned a bachelor’s degree from UT Johnson said, following his nomination for executive vice president and chief financial Martin and master’s and doctoral degrees the post by the board’s executive committee. officer. The appointment is for the period in nutrition and food science from UT- “It has excellent students, faculty and staff; Johnson serves as interim president. Knoxville. Before being named UT Martin generous donors; great alumni; and many chancellor in 1986, she served as dean of other wonderful supporters throughout the Fly, whose career at UT spanned more than graduate studies at UT and associate vice Volunteer State. I look forward to continuing 40 years and included a year as president, president of academic affairs at Tennessee to help make a great university even better.” currently is president of the UT Foundation. Technological University. After serving as “I am indeed grateful to Eli for accepting UT Martin chancellor for more than 11 Dr. Nick Dunagan, UT Martin chancellor, this appointment,” Johnson said. “He brings years, she retired in 1998. and Dr. Susan Vickerstaff, UT Martin faculty a great deal of experience and talent to this senate president, attended the board meet- position.” Nominations, comments and questions ing in Nashville where Johnson was elected about the search can be sent to Perry at to the post. “Eli will be the number two officer of UT [email protected] or by and will have oversight of our fiscal proce- mail to: UT Presidential Search, 226 Capitol “Dr. Joe is the perfect selection for interim dures and controls. He will work closely Blvd. Bldg., Suite 202, Nashville, TN 37219. president,” Dunagan said. “He has the integrity, with the leadership of the University of (Source: Presidential Search Web site) UTM knowledge about UT and the confidence of Tennessee as we seek to bring stability all major UT stakeholders. ...” to the university. ...”

An Alabama native, Johnson earned master’s Fly is a Milan, Tenn., native who attended UT and doctoral degrees at UT. He first served Martin Branch in the late 1950s. He served UT administratively as executive assistant to as interim president from June 2001 to June UT President Andy Holt. 2002 and was later recognized by the UT Board of Trustees as a permanent president. In his 40-year career, Johnson has held He came to UT in 1961 as an internal auditor. almost every top UT administrative position, including vice president for development, He also served as vice chancellor for business chancellor of the Health Science Center in and finance at UT-Chattanooga, vice president Memphis and executive vice president. of business and finance and executive vice Under his presidency, UT’s 21st Century president. UTM Campaign raised more than $430 million. Dr. Margaret Perry

WINTER/SPRING 2004 13 Nutrition Grant to Help Inform Food Stamp Recipients

A new grant awarded to UT Martin will help provide valuable nutrition The university will offer a comprehensive, interdisciplinary Nutrition education to West Tennessee food-stamp recipients. The university’s Awareness Program (NAP) designed to educate food-stamp recipi- Office of Extended Campus and Continuing Education, along with the ents and other targeted groups who routinely interact with them. UT Health Science Center and the West Tennessee Area Health Education The program will provide nutrition education, which will assist Center, will receive $543,064 for one food-stamp recipients in making healthy food and lifestyle choices year to provide nutrition education to while staying within limited budgets. West Tennesseans who receive food stamps. UT Martin’s portion of the grant “This opportunity builds on the strengths of UT Martin faculty who is $269,481. The grant is renewable have expertise in nutrition and social science topics,” said Crapo, annually. who will serve as project manager. “The program will provide a series of workshops that incorporate specific learning objectives from nursing, The Cooperative Nutrition Network (CNN) will family and consumer sciences and social work.” use a variety of models to deliver the educational components. UT Martin faculty and staff involved in the Crapo said that the workshops, set to begin in January 2004, will use grant work are: Cynthia West, department of sociology, both on-site and distance-learning media, allowing learners to achieve anthropology, social work and criminal justice; multiple educational goals. Students who complete all workshops and Gwendolyn Scarborough, department of nursing; workshop activities will be eligible for six hours of undergraduate credit Dr. Lisa LeBleu, department of family and consumer and can earn the Community Nutrition Specialist Certificate. Individual

sciences; and Katy Crapo, extended campus and workshops can be completed for continuing education credit. UTM continuing education.

First Governor’s School for Agricultural Sciences Scheduled

UT Martin will help introduce high school students Funding for the program is being shared by the to a myriad of agricultural careers at the first Tennessee Department of Education and the session of the Tennessee Governor’s School for Department of Agriculture, which committed up the Agricultural Sciences. to $50,000 from the sale of agricultural license plates, otherwise known as the “Ag Tag.” For four weeks in late June and early July, 32 high school students from across the state will arrive on “Governor Bredesen’s concept of creating a new the UT Martin campus and be involved in innova- Governor’s School for the Agricultural Sciences tive research, living laboratories and study oppor- is right on point, and obviously we are very tunities. The students will expand their knowledge pleased that the first class will be at UT Martin,” of food, genetics, agriculture, engineering and the said UT Martin Chancellor Nick Dunagan. “Our sustainable use of renewable natural resources; facilities and our faculty are ready for the impor- be exposed to scientific and land stewardship tant mission of providing an outstanding academic concepts; and sharpen communication, problem- experience for tomorrow’s leaders in agriculture.” solving and leadership skills. Dr. Jerry Gresham, chair of the Department of Making good on a campaign promise made last Agriculture and Natural Resources at UT Martin year, Gov. Phil Bredesen lent his support to the and Governor’s School Director, said, “We are establishment of a Governor’s School for the trying to impress upon these students that there Agricultural Sciences. are a lot of career opportunities in agricultural and natural resources.” “Agriculture is very important to our state, and today’s competitive environment requires highly Gresham pointed to partnerships with local trained, educated young men and women to agriculture-related industries as a unique compo- fill the professional ranks of 21st century nent of the program that will provide the living agriculture,” said Bredesen. “I’m proud to sup- labs and practical application of the knowledge port the Governor’s School for the Agricultural gained in the classroom. Sciences and to help bring opportunity to many 14 CAMPUS SCENE students looking to make a career in this industry.” UT Martin Awarded Bioterrorism Grant

UT Martin will become part of a statewide initiative to prepare for Martin grant project director. “Over the past eight years, we’ve bioterrorism, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Health trained more than 2,000 professionals in a multitude of areas and and Human Services. The grant is part of a national program to topics, including homeland security, law enforcement and fire fight- prepare the nation’s health system in case of a bioterrorist attack ing. We have the experience, expertise and reputation of providing or other public health emergency. outstanding training and superior service, both regionally and statewide.” The department awarded $26.6 million to the new program that will provide bioterrorism training nationwide. Of the total funding, UT Officials who supported the grant were Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist, Martin and several other state universities and organizations M.D.; Rep. John Tanner of Tennessee’s 8th District; Rep. Marsha received $1,363,747 for the first year of a two-year project designed Blackburn of Tennessee’s 7th District; Rep. Harold Ford Jr. of to build upon existing educational programs. UT Martin will receive Tennessee’s 9th District; and Maj. Gen. Jerry D. Humble, USMC approximately $295,000 annually for each of the project’s two years. (Ret.), director of the Tennessee Office of Homeland Security.

Besides UT Martin, the collaborative partners are: the UT Health “This is a wonderful opportunity for UT Martin to play a vital role in Science Center in Memphis; the UT Graduate School of Medicine educating Tennessee’s health care professionals,” said Chancellor and College of Veterinary Medicine in Knoxville; the Tennessee Nick Dunagan. “I appreciate the outstanding efforts of our staff, the Department of Health; and the Center for Homeland Security and UT Health Science Center, our other partners throughout the state Counterproliferation, a joint initiative of the University of Tennessee, and our elected officials in creating such a tremendous collaborative

the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UT-Chattanooga. to address this national priority.” UTM

UT Martin will conduct EMS first-responder training and implement monthly three-day bioterrorism-preparedness training workshops with evaluation assistance.

“This grant is a perfect fit with UT Martin’s Institute of Professional Development,” said Debbie Mount, UT

Governor’s School, cont. “We are going to be able to showcase all agricultural schools in is proud to join with education in providing financial support for the Tennessee to the top students in the state. We are trying to change the school. We’re committed to its success.” perception that agriculture is solely about production agriculture. There are many allied fields of study,” said Gresham. He added that a portion The Tennessee Governor’s School for the Agricultural Sciences is one of of the program will be devoted to visiting the other campuses in the three in the nation. Others are located at Pennsylvania State University University of Tennessee and Board of Regents systems. and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

“The Governor’s School for Agricultural Sciences will give students a real- Dr. Marianne Fivek, director of the Penn State Governor’s School of world context in which to apply the skills they learn in the classroom,” Agricultural Sciences, said the program has attracted some of the com- said Education Commissioner Lana C. Seivers. “By exposing students monwealth’s “best and brightest high school students to study in state early on to the agricultural industry, we can cultivate a passionate and at the land grant institution.” She added, “Hosting this program for the skilled workforce to lead this critical part of Tennessee’s economy.” last 18 years has paid huge dividends for the college, university, the state and the agricultural industry. We are witnessing our program alumni “The University of Tennessee at Martin and the other ag colleges are to leading the state in many roles in and related to our state’s number be commended for providing leadership in this effort,” said state one industry – agriculture.” UTM Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens. “The Department of Agriculture WINTER/SPRING 2004 15 Chancellor’s Trip to China and Korea Enhances Opportunities for Student Exchange

University officials sign the agreements to build on the relationship with that make them possible, but UT Martin Dr. Choong Soon Kim, in Korea and Chancellor Nick Dunagan knows the work re-establish other ties.” of educational and cultural exchanges is carried out “people to people.” Kim, who spent 30 years at UT Martin as department chair and professor Dunagan traveled to China and Korea in the of sociology and anthropology, is fall and returned with stronger ties and currently president of Korean Digital more educational opportunities than even University in Seoul, an online univer- he anticipated. Making the trip with him sity. A sister-university agreement will were John Mathenia, UT Martin International attract KDU students to study English Programs faculty member, and Mike Vaughn, at UT Martin. (’82) UT Martin alumnus, who has a num- ber of Shanghai contacts. The group came Agreements also were signed with above: Chancellor Dunagan is greeted by school home with three sister-university relation- Jiaotong University in Shanghai and children in China. below: Chancellor Dunagan signs an educational agreement with Kyonggi ships and a cooperative agreement with a Kyonggi University in Seoul, as well University in Korea. Shanghai school district. There also were as a cooperative agreement meetings with United States Consulate offi- with Jing An School District, cials and additional agencies about visas and which educates one-third, other issues to facilitate the exchange or 400,000, of all Shanghai process for students who want to study at UT students. Martin. The trip reaffirmed the chancellor’s belief that there are countless benefits to be Based on the agreement with claimed from student and faculty foreign- Jiaotong University, UT Martin exchange programs. will pursue short-term pro- grams. English as a Second “We are located in rural West Tennessee. I Language (ESL) with cultural think it is crucial for our students to meet components will be offered to students from different countries and cul- middle school students who tures,” said Dunagan. “Sept. 11 curtailed are affiliated with Jiaotong University’s international students coming to the United program that helps to prepare students for States, not just here, but all across the the national exam to determine if they can training in ESL, technology instruction and country. I thought it was a very successful attend high school. Another program will course work in administration. trip as it relates to attracting more students be earmarked for Chinese bankers and to UT Martin.” others in financial careers. “All these students and faculty pay their own expenses,” said Dunagan, “so these are rev- The chancellor saw first-hand the lasting Kyonggi University sends 100-125 students enue-producing agreements.” He added, impression a positive university experience abroad for study each year. Programs for “Having students and faculty complete one can make on international students while these students could vary from eight weeks of the special programs may be the key to attending a meeting of the Korean UT Martin of intensive English to a full range of attracting more students to UT Martin for a Alumni Chapter in Seoul. He was welcomed academic study for eight months. full university experience.” by Jung-Geun Ahn, president of the Korean UT Martin Alumni Chapter, who served as The agreement with Jing An District will From his vantage point as an American citizen, the first president of the Korean Student bring 20 teachers of ESL to the UT Martin Dunagan believes that helping eliminate Association at UT Martin in the mid-1980s. campus to complete an eight-week program cultural and political barriers as well as “The group was very warm and had many honing their techniques. A UT Martin profes- building better relationships between good memories of their UT Martin days,” sor of ESL is expected to complete a period America and other countries is “somewhat said Dunagan. “They keep up with the uni- of study in Shanghai to further enhance the patriotic.” He added, “The students want a versity via the Web site. They want to help us Jin An ESL teaching techniques. A program great university experience. I think we give

recruit students. I thought it was important for principals of Jing An District will include them that at UT Martin.” UTM

16 CAMPUS SCENE UT Martin Housing Gives Students

Apartment-Style Living An artist’s rendering of the new apartment-style residence that will take the place of Austin Peay.

UT Martin is pursuing the first component of dormitory configuration was not preferred Martin Place and others like it in college a master housing plan that will offer students housing configuration by the students who communities across the country set a stan- fully-furnished apartments in a complex desire more privacy. dard for apartment living – something UT situated where Austin Peay Residence Hall Martin students said they wanted. That com- now stands. “Renovation of current dorms was estimated plex has apartments with four bedrooms and at $100 million; remodeling current facilities four bathrooms with full kitchen, washer and A second complex will mirror the first in the to accommodate students’ desires in housing dryer, cable connection and Internet access. footprints of the Jim McCord Residence Hall. would cost up to $140 million,” said Hooten, At that point, university officials will evaluate who also serves on the planning committee. To follow up on the study of trends, “We the project and decide whether to replace “By replacing current housing with new interviewed students living in dorms and the remaining traditional dorms. apartment-style units, we can accomplish apartments,” said High. “The compilation of this at a total cost of $60 million, thus pro- information was a profile of what they wanted The master plan was approved in June by viding a significant savings. Plus, we will and would be willing to pay.” Differing from the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees have modern facilities for our students. Martin Place, UT Martin’s new apartments and the Tennessee State Building Commission. will be offered with two-, three- and four- Preparations are under way for the demolition “Additionally, the bond market or loan market bedroom/bath floor plans. of Austin Peay. Groundbreaking for the initial current interest rates are very favorable for $14.5 million complex is scheduled for late borrowing to build a complex such as this, The UT Martin complex is being designed spring or early summer. The facility should reducing rental costs for the long term.” by TLM of Jackson, Tenn., and Evans Taylor be ready for occupancy by fall 2005. Foster Childress Architects of Memphis in a Bonds will be issued through the Tennessee joint venture. The consortium also designed “This is one of the most exciting things we’ve State School Bond Authority. Revenues from the Boling University Center and the Paul had going on at UT Martin,” said Dr. Katie rentals will be the source for repayment of Meek Library, and the continuity of design High, vice chancellor for student affairs, who the bonds, which likely will span 30 years. will be maintained. It will now be up to the serves on the UT Martin planning committee. students to help select the decor and furnish- “It’s a visual indication we’re moving for- The new units will permit each student to ings. Options will be depicted in the university ward. We’re putting these halls together have his or her own room with a full-size bed center and students will vote for their choices. with input from the students,” she added. plus a private bathroom. The design also will allow students to control the temperature in “It has been a wonderful opportunity for me Earl Wright, who has been housing director their living spaces, something that was not to work with students,” said High, who added for 25 years and also has assisted in plan- possible with the traditional dormitory she has enjoyed the planning process. “We ning, agrees. “Good-quality housing has an heating and cooling systems. answered all the hard questions initially so influence on decisions made by incoming that the master plan could be approved. Now students,” said Wright. “Our students are “The new housing also will provide sprinklers we just have to excited about this new option with amenities and much-needed electrical outlets. This is a make it happen. they have been asking for.” big step and should fill a gap in the variety of We tell students housing,” Wright added. we care and we Pursuit of the new design came after a housing listen to them. We review conducted by the firm of Anderson To accommodate the number of students did listen and now Strickler of Gaithersburg, Md., several years who typically reside in Austin Peay, university we are trying to ago. According to Al Hooten, vice chancellor officials cooperated with Martin Place, an give them the of finance and administration, the UT Martin apartment complex adjacent to campus, for amenities they dormitories were still in relatively good housing of students. Martin Place is owned requested.” UTM shape. However, they would have needed con- by Collegiate Properties LC of Atlanta, Ga. siderable renovation to continue being used. and was open for all students this fall. The The study also indicated that the UT Martin complex has a 91 percent occupancy.

Dr. Katie High looks forward to giving students the type of housing they want.

WINTER/SPRING 2004 17 along the Alumni Trail

reetings to all our alumni and friends! The fall semester at G Director of Alumni Affairs UT Martin has been a busy and productive one, highlighted by Jacky Gullett Homecoming 2003 – one of our most enjoyable and best-attended homecomings. Rock and Roll was our theme, and our SGA and SAC Jason West received this year’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award at student leaders got things started with a bang – literally, with a cook- the ceremony. This award is given in recognition of outstanding out, bonfire and fireworks show on Monday. Things didn’t slow down much from there until the end of the homecoming dance on achievement by an alumnus/alumna under 40 years of age in his/her Saturday night. We were blessed with near-perfect weather on Friday chosen profession. Jason is president and chief operating officer of and Saturday, and our football Skyhawks capped it all off with a PrimeTrust Bank, headquartered in Nashville. He is a native of thrilling 30-23 overtime victory over Tennessee Tech. It was our Nashville and currently lives in Franklin. West also talked about his first win at homecoming since the 1994 season. (For more details many experiences at UT Martin, including his time in the classroom. on student activities, see the next page.) “But more so than education, ... my experience at UT Martin allowed me the opportunity to interact with people,” he said. “It was the first Honored at the Chancellor’s Alumni Awards banquet on Friday time in my life where I was truly out on my own and was able to night were Dr. Paul D. Blaylock, Mr. Jason K. West, and Dr. meet other people from different backgrounds. ...” Margaret N. Perry. Paul Blaylock, a South Fulton native who currently lives in Portland, Ore., is not only a medical doctor, but Margaret Perry received the Chancellor’s Award for University also a practicing attorney. He received the 2003 Outstanding Alumni Service, which is given to an individual in recognition of outstanding Award, given to an alumnus or alumna in recognition of outstanding service to UT Martin. She is a native of Wayne County and currently achievement in his/her chosen profession. As he talked about his lives in Brentwood, where she is officially retired but remains active experiences at the university, and mentioned those who had influ- in service to the UT system in several ways, including her current enced his life, he quoted UT Martin alumna and former college and role as executive director of the UT presidential search committee. professional basketball coach Lin Dunn. She once said, “You’re only After serving as dean of graduate studies at UT and associate vice presi- as good as the people who have touched your life.” “Ladies and gen- dent of academic affairs at Tennessee Technological University, Perry tlemen,” he told the audience, “my life has been touched, and I am was named UT Martin chancellor in 1986, becoming the first woman touched tonight, and I am humbled by this honor.” to head a four-year institution of higher learning in the state.

Reunion guests for the weekend were alumni from the UT Martin Branch era (1951-1968). A good number of these folks returned to campus for the weekend. The UTMB alumni capped off their return with a dinner and social following

Dr. Nick Dunagan (left), UT Martin chancellor, and Dr. Joe Johnson (right), interim UT president, join three individuals honored during the annual UT Martin Alumni Awards banquet. Receiving awards were (l to r after Dunagan) Jason K. West of Franklin, Tenn., Outstanding Young Alumni Award; Dr. Margaret N. Perry of Brentwood, Tenn., Chancellor's Award for University Service; and Dr. Paul D. Blaylock of Portland, Ore., Outstanding Alumni Award.

18 CAMPUS SCENE UT Martin 1969-1974 the game on Saturday. In addition, this loyal group presented a check in the amount of $10,000 to Chancellor Nick Dunagan, the Wrestling Reunion result of their reunion gift project dedicated to the renovation and by Richard Wright, ’75 restoration of Alumni Gym. Thanks and congratulations for organiz- ing the reunion and leading the way on the fund-raising project go September 12-14, a reunion of the UT Martin wrestling teams to the committee co-chairs, Larry Alexander, Gary Doble, Terry from 1969 through 1974 took place in Nashville at the Hilton Huffstetler and Pat Watkins. Suites. On Friday, 30 people arrived and went to the Crab Shack downtown to enjoy each other’s company and the good As homecomings go, I have to rate this one as the best and most food. On Saturday, Wade and Shannon Judkins hosted a cook- enjoyable in my memory. It’s a good thing because, as it turns out, out at their home just outside of Nashville, and more than 40 it is my last one as your alumni director. By the time this issue of people were present for the food and good times. Wade had Campus Scene reaches our alumni and friends, I will be busy with a two horseshoe pits set up, and the old competitive nature of new job in the private sector. It is difficult to say goodbye to alumni the wrestlers came out when a tournament was held. work after all these years, but this was truly an opportunity I could not refuse. However, as I’ve told many colleagues here on campus, Wrestlers and coaches now living in California, Florida, I’m not really going away, I’m just changing jobs. I plan to stay Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia connected to my university and be a loyal alumnus, just like I’ve attended the reunion. Those gathered decided that a reunion urged all of you to be. would be held every two years. The group told great stories regarding their athletic careers at Martin, the memories they Alumni operations will continue without a hitch, under the strong held of the university, and what it had meant to each of them. leadership of Advancement Vice Chancellor Len Solomons and the steady hand of Sarae Seratt. So give them all the support you can. Coaches and wrestlers present included Coach Richard Reiselt Come back to campus when you can. Keep them updated on where (coach from 1969-1972 and 1974), Coach Phil McCartney you are and what’s going on in your life. Say good things about UT (interim coach in 1973), Wade Judkins, Vic Lee, Dave Sisco, Martin and stay connected in some way. I plan to! UTM Chad Smith, Joe Roberts, Tommy Hearn, Hugh Green, Bill Speitel, Rick (Hulk) Hayden, Bill Lake, Bruce Boggs, Mike Greco, Jim Mounce, Jim Gibbs, Jerry Gibbs, Tony Bradley, Jeff Adcock, Will Dunlap and manager of the team, Richard Wright. Almost all brought their wives, who seemed to really enjoy seeing their husbands renew old friendships while Nominations Requested making new friends of their own. On Sunday, as many as possible met for breakfast and visited one last time before heading back to their homes. They all If you would like to nominate agreed to contact someone who could not make this first reunion and see that they come to the next one in 2005. someone for any of our three awards: Everyone had a great time. Even though some 29 to 34 years had passed since some of the team members had seen each other, it seemed after the weekend’s events that they had left • Outstanding Alumni, Martin only a few years ago. Attendees felt that hardly any time • Outstanding Young Alumni had passed in their lives since they were at the Tea Room eating, ordering pizza from Tony’s or maybe even enjoying

(under 40), or refreshments at Hillary’s or the Hourglass. UTM • University Service Attendees of the wrestling reunion show their pride. please do so by writing to the Office of Alumni Affairs 314 Administration Building Martin, TN, 38238; or by email to [email protected].

WINTER/SPRING 2004 19 In student homecoming events, rope pull, pyramid building and Greek Show once again attracted the most attention. The brothers of Alpha Gamma Rho outlasted six other fraternities to win their third consecutive Rope Pull championship in the men’s Greek division. Pi Kappa Alpha fin- ished second. On the sorority side, the sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha emerged victorious by defeating Chi Omega in the finals. In the pyramid competition on Friday night, a crowd of 2,000 watched six fraternities and four sororities

20 CAMPUS SCENE put on their best shows. Chi Omega captured first place and best of show in the sorority division, while Alpha Tau Omega earned the same two honors on the fraternity side. At the NPHC Greek Step Show the sisters of Zeta Phi Beta captured first place on the sorority side, while Kappa Alpha Psi took top honors in the fraternity division. For best participation in several homecom- ing contests and events, the winners were Zeta Tau Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, and UT Martin Housing.

WINTER/SPRING 2004 21 SportsInformation

Skyhawk Soccer Player Shows More than Just Team Spirit by Joe Lofaro

For the past three years, Emily Miller has Despite her illness, soccer is still important suspicious spots on her left lung and later sur- been a part of the UT Martin Skyhawk soccer to Emily. vived a collapsed lung,” Catherine Miller said. team. Her statistics are nothing to brag about, but she contributes, has a great work ethic and “When the going really gets tough and you just She underwent seven hours of limb-sparing understands the team concept. don’t think you have it in you to take another surgery to remove the tumor in her femur, step, rub your purple pre-wrap bracelet and which included removing portions of both her Her contribution to the team this season has know that I am cheering you each on as you femur and tibia, plus total removal of the knee. been in the role of a reserve player. As her battle today,” Emily wrote. “Stay positive and A titanium prosthesis was implanted inside teammates prepared to host their first Ohio fight like hell! You girls are my heroes and I her leg from the top of her thigh to just above Valley Conference tournament match, Miller cannot wait to see you all again.” the ankle. was 150 miles away in Memphis dealing with a much tougher foe than Southeast Missouri Miller’s note was taped to the wall in the Less than 36 hours following limb-sparing State. She’s battling osteosarcoma, bone cancer. Skyhawk soccer locker room for each team surgery, Emily was released from the Intensive member to read before she walked down Care Unit. Osteosarcoma is a cancer that, typically, strikes to the field behind the Elam Center. children from 10-20 years old. The current “She left the hospital five days later, with a new survival rate is 70 percent if limb-sparing Before her diagnosis, Emily played soccer and leg and no idea how to use it,” Miller said. surgery and chemotherapy are used. was on the Dean’s List. When a persistent pain “The bones, muscles, nerves and tendons were in her leg became either removed or rerouted. “She endures incredible nerve pain Emily Miller and her mother pause unbearable, in April daily and has a limp, but she is just to appreciate one another during 2003, she went home “Through 14 weeks of grueling rehabilitation, as positive today as she was before a student fund-raising event. to see the Emily learned to walk again and has about a she had cancer,” says Catherine family’s 125-degree bend, which is unusual progress Miller, Emily’s mother. orthope- for this type of prosthesis,” Miller said. dic sur- geon. The Before school started in August, Emily had next day a chance to tell all UT Martin athletes what she was she had been through. referred to an “I wanted all of the athletes to know how oncolo- opportunities can slip away,” Emily said. gist, and “I wanted them to know that opportunities two days slipped away for the girl that never drank and after that, never smoked. I know some athletes who she smoke and I wanted them to realize that a underwent a biopsy. Less than one week after pack of cigarettes is not worth going through going home, Emily was admitted at St. Jude what I did.” Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. “I told them to live life and be grateful, even if “We were running during spring practice, and you are running sprints and working hard to I was having a lot of problems with my knee,” get in shape,” Emily said. Emily said. “I went to the trainers because I couldn’t deal with the pain any more.” Just hours before Emily stood in front of the Emily Miller cheers her 300 athletes in Skyhawk Fieldhouse, she was in team from the sidelines, unable to play soccer Her chemotherapy began April 22, 2003, the hospital pleading with doctors to release this year after bone and will continue through March, 2004. “She her so she could come to Martin and give her cancer claimed one endured four rounds of harsh chemotherapy speech. She was pleading her case because she of her legs. drugs first and had surgery to remove had a 104.6-degree temperature. UTM

22 CAMPUS SCENE 2003 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductions

play linebacker. “I was afraid to get hit,” he said. “If you had those big guys coming right at you, you would run faster.”

Welch played second base for the UT Martin Vols for four seasons (1965-68). As a senior he hit .345 and helped the team win the VSAC championship and set a new school record for best winning percentage. The team finished the season with a 19-3 record and was expected to get a bid to the NCAA playoff, but was declared ineligible.

Welch was introduced by one of his former coaches, Jim Swope.

“We were having tryouts one season and 2003 Athletics Hall of Fame inductees included, left to right, Clay Blalack, Jessica Crosser asked the guys to go out to the position they and Jimmy Welch. wanted to play,” Swope said. “I had one guy go out to second base, and he was the littlest Three former UT Martin athletes who have “Jessica pushed herself, and that’s why she guy on the team. I was not impressed.” made outstanding contributions to athletics is here,” Surratt said. “Jessica was a different programs were inducted in the university’s type of player. She kept a hitting tee outside It didn’t take long for Welch to impress people. Hall of Fame during the recent Letter the dugout and would go behind the dugout Winners Breakfast. to warm up on the tee during games.” “I am humbled to be inducted into the Hall of Fame,” said Welch, a Dyersburg native. The inductees into the Hall of Fame were Blalack, from Covington, played football at “My dad would have been more proud of Jessica Crosser, the first softball player UT Martin from 1975-77. He was named to my being inducted into the Hall of Fame inducted; football player Clay Blalack; the 1976 All-Gulf South Conference Team, than in my making brigadier general and baseball player Jimmy Welch. and set a conference standard as he returned [National Guard].” UTM eight interceptions for 269 yards. Four of Crosser, from Waverly, played softball at UT those interceptions went for touchdowns Martin from 1996-98. She was named to and established a new NCAA record for all Hall of Fame Nominations are now being accepted. several All-Ohio Valley Conference tourna- divisions. N OMINATION F ORM ment and postseason teams. She sports a Athlete or Coach to be Nominated .341 career batting average and is fourth for Mark Warren, one of Blalack’s teammates, ______career base hits with 110. She served as a introduced Blalack at the induction. “Clay’s Years of Participation at UT Martin ______team captain in 1998 and held numerous size wasn’t typical for a defensive back, but Years Attended UT Martin and Date of Graduation single-season records. he made up for his size with his hustle,” ______Warren said. UT Martin Athletic Accomplishments “This is a very unexpected surprise,” ______Crosser said. "I have been able to improve “I always thought I was going to Ole Miss, Name and contact numbers of person making the my life by what was given to me at but they [the coaches] told me at 5-9 I nomination ______UT Martin.” couldn’t play linebacker,” Blalack said. Nominations are due by May 1, 2004 Nominations should be sent to Crosser’s coach at UT Martin, Mellanie At UT Martin, Blalack showed people that Joe Lofaro, Sports Information Director Surratt, said Crosser’s work ethic is why even a little guy with some quickness could Room 40, Skyhawk Fieldhouse she was inducted into the Hall of Fame. University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, TN 38238 or E-mail [email protected]

WINTER/SPRING 2004 23 from the division of University Advancement Vice Chancellor for University Advancement UT Martin Alumni Making a Difference Len Solomons

UT Martin alumni come from across the country and around the Many of these McNairy Center students attend on scholarships provided world. They have varying interests and come in all ages and from all by Brown’s company, Spectrum Acquisitions, Inc., as well as support walks of life. We would like to showcase some of our alumni in each from other McNairy County benefactors such as UT alumni H. J. issue of Campus Scene and share why they love and support their Maxedon, Fairene Sewell and Katherine Scott. The Browns also alma mater. We want to hear from you and continue to expand the recently established an Enhancement Fund for the McNairy center, network of UT Martin alumni, now over 30,000 strong and growing. which will provide much-needed equipment, technology and faculty We’re exploring ways to reach out with online communications, development funds. reunions, alumni publications, alumni chapter meetings and alumni/student recruitment events. Billy and Denise exemplify the best of UT Martin alumni. They have not only given generously, served in alumni leadership positions and On Oct. 25, Billy and Denise Brown hosted one such event at hosted events; they have also sent their own two children, twins Eric their beautiful home in Selmer. As the UTNAA McNairy County and Erin, to UT Martin. Erin Brown and Ashley Horton spoke at the Chapter president, Billy invited UT Martin alumni to attend along reception in the Brown home and told students that the McNairy with current and prospective UT Martin students from McNairy, Center and the main campus provide a friendly, caring environment Chester and Hardin counties. Denise is a McNairy County teacher where faculty members know students by name and students experi- and helped to ensure a great turnout. Chancellor Nick Dunagan wel- ence outstanding academic programs and leadership opportunities, comed the alumni and students, while admissions officers, deans as well as the chance to participate in extracurricular activities of all and other administrators visited with them about attending the types. Erin, a sophomore fashion merchandising major, UT Martin McNairy County Center at Selmer and the UT Martin main campus. cheerleader and member of Chi Omega sorority, says UT Martin was the right choice for her. Ashley Horton, who attends the UT Martin Billy and Denise have supported the UT Martin McNairy County McNairy County Center at Selmer as a non-traditional student, Center at Selmer since its inception in 1998. The $3.5 million center learned that it doesn’t matter if you’re married with kids or right out was a joint city/county initiative and offers a wide range of academic of high school: “At the center, we’re a family. The faculty is great, and programs for more than 200 students, including dual-credit courses the staff here knows all the students and their particular needs.” In in local high schools, cohort groups and an online B.U.S. degree. closing, Billy Brown stressed to the crowd the importance of a college education, especially in a global economy where many blue-collar jobs are leaving the United States’ borders. “Years ago, young people could make a living and raise a family without a degree. Today, you need the skills and training that college provides. As a student, I had

The Brown family: to drive 100 miles to attend UT Martin, but now UT Martin has come Eric, standing; to us.” Billy, Denise and Erin, seated l to r. Another alumnus, Dr. Harry Long of Rockmart, Ga., has quite a The Browns hosted different story. He came back to the UT Martin campus for the first a UT Martin recruitment event time in 30 years for the UTMB Reunion during Homecoming 2003. at their home in So many warm memories came flooding back that when he returned Selmer. home after that weekend in Martin, he felt compelled to put into writing what the university meant to him as a young man during the depression years of the early 1940s. Here’s his story in his own words (See next page.): 24 CAMPUS SCENE University Advancement (cont.) I was born in Parsons, Tennessee, February 5, 1933. Harry and his wife, Fran, made a reunion gift to help name one My home was a small wood- of the beautiful palladium windows in Alumni Gym. A Scroll of frame house that my father Benefactors will hang in the lobby of the newly renovated gym built. I have an older sister and listing the names of all the benefactors from the UTMB classes brother, as well as a younger of 1952-1968. sister, all of whom were born in the same house. We had wood While there are only two stories featured here, we know there are heat and no electricity. I attend- many more to be told. Let us know your story and why UT Martin ed Parsons schools from primer is important to you by sending in a letter or communicating with through 12th grade (K-12). Harry and Fran Long our new alumni director, Charley Deal at [email protected] or by After graduation at age 17, I got a job in the local factory where accessing the alumni Website from the UT Martin home page at both my parents worked for very low wages. I had worked about www.utm.edu. a year when a friend asked me to go to Martin and try out for the football team. I never had the slightest dream of going to college. We are proud to welcome Charley as the new Director of Alumni My decision to make that trip was one of the most important Relations beginning Jan. 1, 2004. Charley succeeds Jacky Gullett, decisions of my life. I had very little money, no car, no suitable who has served his university well in this capacity for the last clothing and no earthly idea what I was going to study. I was eight years. We appreciate Jacky’s dedicated service and wish him given a football scholarship, and Gene Stanford gave me the job the very best in his new career. of caring for the U.S. flag for $20 per month. Like Jacky, Charley is a UT Martin alumnus. He graduated in I enrolled in the liberal arts curriculum. To meet entrance requirements 1992 with a B.S. degree in business and in 1996 with an M.B.A. and make up a math deficiency, I took a geometry course under He has worked with the university ever since then and in fall 2002 Mr. Paul Foote for no credit. Mr. Foote was a very nice man and an excellent instructor. I made the highest grade in the class. The was named UT Martin Outstanding Exempt Employee for the other courses I took happened to be pre-med or pre-dental semester. Charley and the entire staff in Alumni and Development requirements. I made the Dean’s List and was I ever pleased! I tell look forward to working with each of you as we enter a new era in this story, not to boast, but to give praise and my belated sincere the history of UT Martin Alumni Relations. We welcome your input, thanks to the university, the faculty and the supportive staff who ideas and continued support. Let us hear from you soon! UTM allowed me to be a part of something that changed my life forever. They gave me direction, pride and excitement about where I could go and what I could do with my life that would be beneficial to others. I entered UT Dental School in March 1958 and completed a four-year program in three years. And for 45 years my wife, Fran, has been my biggest supporter and constant companion. I could not have done it without her. We have three sons, of whom we are very proud, and four grandchildren.

This letter does not come close to describing the appreciation and, yes, the emotion I still feel when I walk on the campus at UT Martin. The day I registered for classes was a pinnacle in my life that has not been duplicated to date. Again I thank those Dr. Joan West (second from right), UT Martin director of people who were there for me and helped me prepare for more research, grants and contracts, and her husband, Gary West and better things that were to come. (right), attended an April reception in Knoxville to honor the family of Alma and Hal Reagan. Since 1989, the Alma and Hal My life has been blessed, and it has all come about because of a Reagan Endowment has benefited faculty and students at UT small college that made a big difference in my life! Martin in a substantial way. It was one of the first endowments at UT Martin designated for faculty development and also pro- vides scholarship assistance for the UT Martin rodeo program.

Martin for a corporate match. Companies have various methods by What’s better than a generous gift to Matching gifts: which you can submit your matching gift request: online forms, auto- UT Martin? A gift that is twice as generous, thanks to a third party’s mated phone systems or a paper form that you submit to UT Martin. matching gift program! Many companies offer employees a matching Contact your company’s human resources officer or Web site to gift benefit that, in effect, could actually double, or even triple, explore your options. your gift. If you are using a matching gift form, please send it with your gift to Matching gifts added $17,642.50 to total dollars raised for UT Martin the UT Martin Development Office, 328 Administration Bldg., UT in FY 2002-03. So when making a gift, please consider earmarking UT Martin, Martin, TN 38238. WINTER/SPRING 2004 25 AlumNotesNotes 1943 County, Tenn. He previously 1966 Kan. He is a retired army lieu- Warren Webb and his wife, served as mayor of Hendersonville, Perry Heatherly is a self- tenant colonel who now serves Celia, currently reside in Tenn., for 10 years after retiring employed craftsman at Plans as a defense contractor, and she Nashville, Tenn. He is professor from TVA with more than 28 by P-H. He and his wife, is a home decorator. E-mail: emeritus of psychiatry and psy- years of service. As county execu- Barbara, reside in Union City, [email protected]. chology at Vanderbilt Univer- tive, Thompson is chairman of Tenn., and have three children: sity and was with the State of the Four Lake Regional Industrial Brian, 34; Kristi, 28; and step- 1970 Tennessee as consultant for the Development Board and serves daughter Melissa, 29. E-mail: Stewart Nelson recently started Disability Determination Depart- on the boards of the Greater perry.heatherly@homeplanex- his third term as mayor of ment of Human Services. Celia is Nashville Regional Council, the pert.com. Morrilton, Ark., where he an antique dealer. They have two Metropolitan Planning resides. His wife, Martha, children: David, 49; and Ross, 43. Organization and the Regional Jerry Thomas Thorne, P.E. is a nurse. E-mail: mayor@ Transportation Authority. and his wife, Sandra Ray morrilton.org. 1960 Thorne, live in Pleasanton, Charles Gregory and his 1963 Calif., where he is the city com- 1971 wife, Amy, currently reside in Ronnie Riley is serving his fifth missioner. Jerry is retired from Ronald Lembo spent 17 years Crestview, Fla. He retired from term as the county executive of Agilent Technologies/Hewlett- with the IRS and then opened Okaloosa County School System Gibson County and his wife, Packard. They have a daughter, his own accounting firm last in 1988 and is still teaching in Diana, is the owner of Merle Keri Elizabeth, 24. E-mail: year. He provides general a Christian School. They have Norman Cosmetics. They reside [email protected]. accounting for seniors, small three children: Gina, 45; Lori, in Trenton, Tenn., and have one business and individuals. He 38; and Gayli, 30. child: Tracy Schultz, 29. 1967 resides in Wanaque, N.J. E-mail: Robert Paschall is an [email protected]. 1961 1965 assistant professor of pediatrics, Margaret Colville Bellamy Kay Roberts Smith and her Washington University in St. 1973 Payne and her husband, James husband, Joseph (’64), reside Louis, Mo., and the medical James Eugene Davis of Logan Payne (’58), reside in director of the Child Protection Birmingham, Ala., is the national Bartlett, Tenn. Both are retired. Program at St. Louis Children’s warehousing and traffic manager The two grew up together and Hospital. He and his wife, for the crop science division of dated but drifted apart. They Sandra, have two children: the Bayer Corp. He retired from were married in January 2003. Jeremy, 26; and Julie, 22. the U.S. Marine Corps as a full Margaret has three children and colonel in 1998 after 30 years of 10 grandchildren, while James 1968 service. Jim and his wife, Gina, has five children and 11 grand- James “Jim” Atchison serves have five children: Jackie, 35; children. E-mail: jmpayne@ as president and CEO of Bank Heather, 32; Danielle, 25; midsouth.rr.com. of Hayti in Missouri. He was Lynsey, 16; and Carey, 12. elected chair of the Missouri E-mail: [email protected]. 1962 Bankers Association during its in Union City, Tenn. She is a R.J. “Hank” Thompson has 113th annual convention last Susan Elaine Knight (Tice) retired teacher and now an edu- been elected to a four-year term summer. Atchison also serves as Gore is an archivist for the cation consultant, while he is a as county executive of Sumner director and vice chair of the Historical Foundation of the teacher for the Tennessee board for First State Bancorp, Cumberland Presbyterian Department of Corrections. Inc., and director, vice chair Church in Memphis, Tenn. Kay recently published her first of the board, for First State She and her husband, Matthew, children’s book titled Pickin’ Bank and Trust, all of have a daughter, Allison, 20. Petunia and both participate in Caruthersville, Mo. plays at Masquerade Theatre in Paul Moore is a principal and Union City. They have three chil- 1969 teacher at Kanesaun College in dren and four grandsons. Jerry Morgan and his wife, Khon Kaen, Thailand. He has E-mail: [email protected]. Donna Richards Morgan two children: Joshua, 22; and (’71), reside in Leavenworth,

26 CAMPUS SCENE Daniel, 18. E-mail: paul- High School, Coleman chaper- 1977 Col. Jeffrey Record is a U.S. [email protected]. oned three of her students on a Catherine Lynne Lake Black Army veterinarian and is current- naval survey ship last summer to is a communications specialist ly assigned as the commander of 1974 observe protocols, procedures with the Sequachee Valley the Southeast Regional Army Anita Carol Chambers and surveys of the NAVOCEANO Electric Cooperative. She lives Veterinary Command. He is Boscaccy is a psychologist for scientists. She resides in Atwood, in Jasper, Tenn., is married to responsible for all department the Memphis City Schools, Tenn., and has one child: Michael Black, and has two chil- of defense veterinarians in the Division of Exceptional Children. Christi, 21. E-mail: colemanm@ dren: Chelsea, 15; and Jesse, 5. southeast United States, Puerto She and her husband, Michael, charter.net. E-mail: [email protected]. Rico and Cuba. He and his wife, live in Cordova, Tenn., and have Ellen, reside in Martinez, Ga., a son, Bret, 27. E-mail: Theresa “Terry” Bibb Colin LaDonna Carole Lawson and have two children: Jason, [email protected]. was recently elected as alderper- Moorehead and her husband, 20; and Jessica, 17. E-mail: son for the city of Munford, Henry Moorehead Jr., reside [email protected]. Dr. Jana Fuqua received the Tenn., for the third consecutive in Hickory Flat, Miss. She is a 2003 Outstanding Alumna Award four-year term. She also was 1978 last fall during the University of appointed by Tennessee Speaker T. Brad Ray is the special Tennessee Alumni Homecoming of the House Jimmy Naifeh to projects facility manager with Weekend. The award recognizes the State of Tennessee Tax Young Touchstone in Lexington, distinguished service at the Structure Study Commission. Tenn. He and his wife, Nancy, College of Pharmacy and the She and her husband, Peter, celebrated their 25th wedding university. A Martin native, a CIO for Vining-Sparks IBG, anniversary on an Alaskan Fuqua completed pre-pharmacy reside in Munford, Tenn. They cruise. Their daughter, Amy, studies at UT Martin and gradu- have two children: Pete, 16; 13, is an eighth-grade honor ated from the UT College of and Leighann, 13. student. Nancy volunteers and Pharmacy in 1977. She has been substitute teaches at the local active in the Memphis and Barbara Moody-Hamilton is Shelby County Chapter of the UT an elementary principal for special education teacher at National Alumni Association for the Shelby County Board of Benton County Schools where more than a decade, serving as Education. She and her hus- she was chosen as teacher of the chapter president in 1996-97. band, Le’ Anthony, reside in year for North Mississippi in She is the daughter of Eva Nell Cordova, Tenn. E-mail: 2001, and he is in loss preven- Fuqua of Martin. [email protected]. tion for Wal-Mart D.C. E-mail: [email protected]. Thomas Alton Ross and Vic Quinn and Cathy Ramsey his wife, Doretha, reside in (’74) reside in Conway, Ark. Meridianville, Ala. A retired Vic is in insurance at Quinn Army lieutenant colonel, Ross Insurance, and Cathy is a retired was recalled to active duty to elementary school counselor. serve a year in the Military They have one child: Bryan, 29. District of Washington, D.C. He E-mail: vquinn@farmers- was awarded the Legion of Merit agent.com. and retired in September 2002 after 28 years of active and Gene Witherspoon and his reserve military service. wife, Libby, reside in Miami, Fla. He is president of APA 1975 Management, and she is a port- folio manager for Northern Trust Marcia Gorman Coleman Bank of Florida. They have The first UT Martin Golden Grad (50 years) Reunion was held on campus graduated from Trevecca Aug. 2-3, 2003. The 14 graduates of 1953 were the first to receive diplomas two children: Jennifer, 16; Nazarene University with a for four years of study, following the transition from a junior college to a full and Casey, 15. degree granting institution. Class members who attended the reunion were master’s degree in educational Cavit Cheshier (second from left, seated next to his wife, Mary Evelyn, in pink), leadership in May 2003. As a F.G. "Moe" Cavin (in middle, seated next to his wife, Sarah, in yellow), Robert teacher at West Carroll Jr./Sr. Morford (not pictured) and Curtis Shearon (not pictured). Jacky Gullet, director of alumni relations, is at the far right.

WINTER/SPRING 2004 27 elementary school. E-mail: at Main Street Elementary. He 1984 Paige, 4; and Issac, 1. E-mail: [email protected] works at Awning Brite Cleaning Jacqueline Delissa Barber- [email protected]. Systems. They have two children: Nelson is a teacher at 1979 Erin, 15; and James-William, 10. Dickinson High School and James W. Wilson Jr. and his Dr. Cathy Denise Meredith is E-mail: [email protected]. resides in Jersey City, N.J. She wife, Joan, reside in Nashville, the director of undergraduate also serves as a loan officer Tenn. He is a general counsel teacher education at Christian Edith Springfield is an office for residential and commercial for the Tennessee State Board of Brothers University. She was manager at Emory University. properties. She has three Education and she is a realtor. recently named to the board of She is a freelance writer and children: Tyffanie, 21; Jamil, a reading initiative in Memphis author of two unpublished 17; Terrance, 11. 1987 called, “It’s Time To Read.” Dr. manuscripts. She currently Lisa Hudson Holladay is a Meredith trains volunteers for resides in Snellville, Ga. Dr. Jay Queen and his wife, pre-school teacher at Learn-A- the Reading Bridge of Bridges, E-mail: [email protected]. Monica, reside in Herndon, Lot Playschool, and her hus- Inc. and also was recently elected Va. He is a dentist and she is a band, Steven, is with Erachem- to the White Station High School 1982 programmer. They have three Comilog. They reside in Camden, Leadership Council. She is serv- Koji Yamauchi and Yumi children: Catherine, 4; Grace, Tenn., and have two children: ing her last year of a term on Yamauchi reside in Numazu-shi, 2; and Amelia, 1. Ryan, 11; and Hannah, 9. the Tennessee Association of Japan. They own their own E-mail: [email protected]. Middle Schools. She has two business, Kaneyo-shoten. They 1985 children: Curtis Parker, 17; have one child: Kent, 15. E-mail: Scott Brink and his wife, William McCartney earned a and Meredith Parker, 15. [email protected]. Lachele, recently bought the doctor of ministry degree from Charleston Flower and Gift Shop. Southwestern Baptist Theological Sheila Cherry Wiggins is a 1983 He has been a farmer for 18 Seminary earlier this year and is special education teacher at Joella Ross Bates became years at Brink Farms and serves a pastor. He and his wife, Mary Hardeman County Schools, and the first woman bowhunter to as treasurer of the Kiwanis Club Anne, reside in Shreveport, La. her husband, Glenn, is a line successfully take an African of Charleston, Mo. They have foreman at Bolivar Electric. She Cape Buffalo with only a bow two children: Jettie Kate, 12; 1988 is a T.I.P.S. parent advisor. They and arrow. She has won five 3-D and Janeellen, 9. E-mail: Kimberly Henry Deaton and reside in Bolivar, Tenn., and Archery World Championship [email protected]. her husband, Gregory (’85), have two children: Gina, 19; titles. She travels more than 200 reside in Eads, Tenn. She is a and Monica, 16. E-mail: days a year conducting archery/ 1986 senior communications special- [email protected]. hunting seminars, workshops, Michael Moore is an assistant ist, and he is an engineer with tournament and motivational basketball coach and the boys the Memphis Light, Gas and 1980 programs. She resides in and girls bowling coach for Water. They have two children: Darenda Walker is a neonatal Waverly, Tenn., and has two chil- Ridgeway High School. His wife, Drew, 7; and Lauren, 3. E-mail: nurse practitioner. She and dren: Bo, 18; and Jana, 16. Kim Moore, is a business man- [email protected]. her husband, Gary, reside in E-mail: [email protected]. ager at Unique Antiques. They Colorado Springs, Colo., have a reside in Bartlett, Tenn., and 1989 successful home business and Charles Gagen, Ph.D., and his have two children: Brad Cook, Amanda Arnold Huckaba is want to expand in Tennessee. wife, Lisha Taylor (’83), reside 16; and Shannon Moore, 3. a cytogenetic technologist at the E-mail: walkergary1@ in Arkansas. He is professor of E-mail: [email protected]. University of Tennessee Hospital. katewwob.com. fisheries biology and head of the Her husband, Dennis (’87), is biology department at Arkansas Auburn Fletcher Rickman a civil engineer with S&ME 1981 Tech University. She is grounds and Cindy McCartney Engineering. They reside in Theresa Bryson-Donald and supervisor at the University of Rickman (’84), are living in Knoxville, Tenn., and have two her husband, Roy, reside in the Ozarks. They have three chil- Blythewood, S.C., where Auburn children: Holly, 8; and Hayden, 6. Humboldt, Tenn. She has been dren: Stewart, 17; George, 15; became general manager at a special education teacher for and Colin, 13. American Standard/Trane’s new 1990 19 years, is the gifted testing Center of Excellence in 2003. Don Goodlow Jr. is the market coordinator and was the They have five children: Auburn, director for AT&T Wireless Teacher of the Year for 2002 18; Emma, 16; Keleigh, 11: and his wife, Joann Cotton

28 CAMPUS SCENE Goodlow (’91), is a homemaker. OfficeMax Document Services. husband, Scott, is an orthopedic E. Kevin Sherrell is an They reside in Maumelle, Ark. Billie taught in Memphis City surgeon for Conway Orthopedic entertainer in Las Vegas, Nev. E- They have two children: Morgan, Schools for four years and and Sports Medicine. They were mail: [email protected]. 8; and Alexa, 5. E-mail: recently went into outside sales. married last year and recently [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. moved to Conway, Ark., to estab- 1995 lish their respective practices. Dr. Julie Lumpkins Basler Johnny Pearson and his wife, Amy Fowler is an intelligence is an assistant professor of Lori Deverell (’93), reside in officer for the U.S. Air Force. 1994 English/speech at Columbia Huntingdon, Tenn. He is a factory She resides in Tucson, Ariz. Kimberly Bryant-Holman State Community College in focus manager for Mark IV is a pharmacist at Fred’s, Inc., Columbia, Tenn., and was Automotive, and she is an Rev. Corey Johnson is a and her husband, Derrick, is a recently appointed the depart- instructor of education and head minister at Lott Carey Baptist telecommunications crew leader ment chair of fine arts and softball coach at Jackson State Foreign Mission Convention. for Memphis Light, Gas and humanities. Her husband, Community College. They have Prior to this, he served as pastor Water. They reside in Somerville, Anthony, is a district sales two children: John, 3; and of the Jerusalem Missionary Tenn. They have two children: manager for Shelter Insurance. Konnor, 18 months. E-mail: Baptist Church and as adjunct Niya, 3; and Danielle, who was They have one child: Hannah, [email protected]. faculty at Walsh University and born in September 2003. 14 months. E-mail: jlumpkins@ Malone College. Republican columbiastate.edu. Kent Sandidge IV is a client Governor Bob Taft appointed Lee Downing moved to manager-business banking for Johnson to the Commission on Marion, Ohio, last August Shaun Crowell is a veterinarian Bank of America, and his wife, African-American Males for a to become the regional vice at Lakeway Animal Clinic, who Angela, is an account executive two-year term. He and his wife, president for Family Dollar. specializes in small animal with istudysmart.com. They Tenikki Willeese Johnson For the previous year, he was medicine and surgery. His wife, reside in Nashville, Tenn. (’93), reside in Massillon, Ohio. a director of operations at the Christine, is a housewife. They They have two children: Ashera, national headquarters of Family reside in Camden, Tenn., and James K. Sovine lives in 9; and Caleb, 3. E-mail: Dollar in Charlotte, N.C. have three children: Elizabeth, Pegram, Tenn., where he is in [email protected]. 3; Ashley, 2; and Ethan, 1. insurance sales with Sovine & Dana Clement Rose is a E-mail: [email protected]. Associates. E-mail: sovine@ 1993 forensic scientist for the edge.net. Tamara Hane Manes is a Tennessee Bureau of Yolanda Siples is currently senior accounting financial Investigation. Dana resides a law student at Florida State 1991 analyst for FedEx Express and in Ripley, Tenn., and has one University. She resides in Dr. Michael Jenkins is a urol- her husband, Thomas, is an child: Trent, 20 months. Tallahassee, Fla. E-mail: ogist and his wife, Larissa, is in engineering manager for Logical [email protected]. pharmaceutical sales at Eli Lilly. Systems, Inc. They reside in They reside in Panama City, Fla. Cordova, Tenn. They have one E-mail: [email protected]. child; Olivia, 10 months, and three stepchildren: Nicole, 12; Kristi Jernigan Townes and Carmen, 10; and Sebastian, 8. UT Alumni in Japan Former Tennessee Sen. her husband, James, reside in E-mail: [email protected]. Howard Baker Jr. (center), Union City, Tenn. She is an ambassador to Japan, is administrative specialist for Lynette Johnson Nelson and surrounded by University Northwest Community Services her husband, Andrew, reside in of Tennessee alumni who live in Japan. The first Agency, and her husband is self- Arlington, Tenn. She is a grants alumni gathering was held employed at Townes Welding. coordinator for the Shelby July 11 at the ambassador's They have two children: Jake, County sheriff’s office, and he residence in Tokyo. 3; and Davie Kristin, 18 months. is a system trainer. They have Approximately 50 of the 80 to 85 alums attended E-mail: [email protected]. two children: Jalen, 4; and UT Martin. (Photo and Joshua, 1. information provided by 1992 Jack Williams, UT Vice Dr. Melanie Foley Smith, is President for Development Billie Metcalfe resides in and Alumni Affairs.) Memphis, Tenn., and is a an opthamologist for Magic corporate account manager for Mabrey Eye Clinic, and her WINTER/SPRING 2004 29 marketing manager with Yamaha reside in Nashville, Tenn. E-mail: 1996 Steven Todd Rainey and Motor Corporation’s Marine [email protected]. Stephanie Goodman Leigh Ann Goodwin Rainey Division. Shad resides in McGrath and her husband, (’96), live in Collierville, Tenn. Delray Beach, Fla. E-mail: Josephine Rodriguez Wright Thomas (’96), reside in He is a national sales manager [email protected]. is a center coordinator for The Netherlands. Tom is the with Radians, Inc., and she is a Northwest Tennessee Head Start. commander of the U.S. Army high school teacher. They have Dr. Lane Boyte is a visiting Her husband, John (’93), is a support element at the Allied two children: Taylor Anne, 4; assistant professor at Auburn CPA for Burns and Wright, CPAs. Forces Northern Europe NATO and Thomas Daneil, who is University. She resides in They have one child: Olivia, 3; installation in Brunssum. They newborn. Auburn, Ala., and completed and are expecting another in have one child: Catie, 2. E-mail: a Ph.D. in economics last December. They reside in [email protected]. Jay Thedford is a project summer. E-mail: boytemr@ McKenzie, Tenn. advisor for Dell Computer Corp. auburn.edu. Leslie Godbold Ragan is Jay resides in Austin, Texas. E- 1998 a regional sales manager for mail: [email protected]. Melissa Byrd graduated with Sherri Brown is a financial Schering-Plough Healthcare an MBA degree from the Carlson reporting advisor for FedEx and her husband, Kevin, is 1997 School of Management at the Corp. She received her master’s owner of The UPS Store. They Shad Adams spent five years University of Minnesota and degree in accounting and her reside in Franklin, Tenn., and in the sports and entertainment started in e-marketing at Guidant CPA certification since graduat- have one child: Adley, 3 months. industry before leaving it to Corp. She recently married Steve ing from UT Martin. She resides E-mail: [email protected]. accept the position of district Paris of Massachusetts. E-mail: in Cordova, Tenn. E-mail: [email protected]. [email protected].

Paige Robertson Evans and Janet Pilcher Cagley and her ormer UT Martin football player her husband, Jody, reside in husband, David, reside in Emmanuel “Big Mac” McNeil Humboldt, Tenn. She is a mother Fullerton, Calif. She completed Fhas found another foe to tackle. and he is a coach/teacher at her master’s of cross cultural University School of Jackson. education and obtained a McNeil, now a teacher and coach in They have one child: Jackson, California administrative service Virginia, is helping his daughter, 6 months. E-mail: paigevans19 credential through National Moriah, overcome FibroSarcoma. @yahoo.com. University. They are both teachers and are expecting their Moriah was diagnosed with a brain Brian Holland is a copy editor first child in June 2004. E-mail: tumor May 19, 2002. She had brain for the Salt Lake Tribune and [email protected]. surgery twice to remove the cancerus tumor. She suffered left his wife, Mell-Marie Holland, side paralysis and has since recovered. She is now being treated is a child and family therapist. Andrew Douglas is an assis- with high-dose chemo and radiation. They reside in Salt Lake City, tant professor of finance at Utah. E-mail: utbrianh@ Because of Moriah’s illness, Moriah’s mother, Nicole, quit her yahoo.com. job to move to San Antonio where Moriah sees a specialist. Catherine Irby is a finance “Big Mac,” students and athletes at his school are helping officer of the metropolitan Moriah and her family with a Sparrow Fund. The fund will help government of Nashville and the family with medical expenses, travel costs and related needs Davidson County. She resides while Moriah is being treated. in Nashville, Tenn. E-mail: [email protected]. “Big Mac” played defensive tackle at UT Martin from 1985-88. He was one of four players from UT Martin selected in the NFL Jonathan Wentworth is an draft, the most ever in a year from a Division II school. He was account executive for Comdata drafted by the New England Patriots in 1989, picked up by the and won President’s Club 2002 Loras College. His wife, Amy New York Jets in 1990 and played for the Winnepeg Blue for Top Sales. His wife, Monica, Rochell Douglas (’99), is Bombers in the Canadian Football League in 1991 and 1992. is in human resources. They

30 CAMPUS SCENE a librarian. They reside in Tenn. E-mail: jbrown@ 2003. He is a field manager for Jennifer Holmes Roddy is a Dubuque, Iowa. E-mail: tipton-county.com. Mahaffey Tent Co. They reside in resource and referral specialist [email protected] Cordova, Tenn. E-mail: for Davidson County Child Care and [email protected]. Julie Exum is a tax accountant [email protected]. Resource and Referral Center. for Ernst & Young, LLP. She Her husband, David (’99), is Jay Goss and Elisa Hodges resides in Franklin, Tenn. Kelly MacDonald Duncan an accountant for the state of Goss, (’98), live in Southaven, is in tourism sales at Portland Miss. He is in industrial equip- Gene Mullins III is a field Spirit. Her husband, Jason, is a ment sales, and she is an SAT engineer for Centex Engineering student. They reside in Portland, coordinator for DeSoto County and Construction. His wife, Ore. E-mail: kellymac98@ Schools. Ashley, is a registered nurse at yahoo.com. Dyersburg Regional Medical Shon Johnson is completing Center. They reside in Heather Quick Fisher is a the last year at the University of Dyersburg, Tenn. E-mail: traffic coordinator at Allenberg Memphis Cecil G. Humphreys [email protected]. Cotton Co. Her husband, Kevin School of Law and works at (’98), graduated from UT Health Rieves, Rubens & Mayton Law DeAnn Christian Killion and Science Center in May from the Firm. Shon resides in Memphis, Thomas Killion (’02) live in college of dentistry with honors Tenn. Hendersonville, Tenn., where and will join a practice in Tennessee. They reside in she is a member advocate for Springfield, Tenn. E-mail: Portland, Tenn. They have two Joshua Laycock recently had Occupational Health Consultants [email protected]. “children”: Bella, a 3-year-old his National Guard Unit of America, and he is an envi- cocker spaniel; and Ginger, a deployed to Andrews Air Force ronmental specialist with the Kenneth “Wes” Halters is 15-month-old black lab. E-mail: Base in Washington, D.C. He is a state of Tennessee. DeAnn a sales consultant for Dell [email protected] first lieutenant in the 175th 29th received a master’s degree in Computers. He resides in and [email protected]. Infantry Division and is set to counseling from Freed-Hardeman Hermitage, Tenn. E-mail: marry Kimberly Parent in March University in December 2002. [email protected]. Tevita Williams-Dumas is of 2004. When not in the national She and Tommy were married a teacher for Memphis City guard, Joshua is a police officer May 25, 2003. E-mail: deeat- Leigh Kowalsky is currently Schools. She and her husband, with the Baltimore City Police [email protected]. a faculty member in the senior- Shedrick Dumas, reside in Department. E-mail: pontoon- level coordinated program in Memphis. They have one child: [email protected]. Terrence Williams is a dietetics at the University of Shedrick, 8 months old. customer relations specialist Texas Southwestern Medical Bill Vest is a supervisor of at Qwest Communications. He Center. She also teaches nutrition 2001 maintenance operations for the resides in Des Moines, Iowa. classes at Dallas Community Kenneth Brashier is a law City of Sarasota, Fla. His wife, College. E-mail: Leigh.kowalsky student at the University of Kelly Campbell Vest (’99), is 2000 @utsouthwestern.edu. Memphis. He resides in a third grade teacher at Pine Matthew Bowlin was recently Arlington, Tenn. View School for the Gifted. They hired as the new choral director Kevin Jeffrey Long and have one child: Will, 8 months. of Craigmont High School Allyson Layne Long (’00) Carlos L. Dowell and E-mail: [email protected]. choirs. He also is the new live in Murfreesboro, Tenn. He La’ Tonya Dowell (’01), have choir mentor of the little boys is an engineer with The Wiser one child, Tamia, who is a year 1999 choir at Calvary Episcopal Company, LLC, and she is a and seven months. They live in James E. Brown Jr. received Church in downtown Memphis. teacher. E-mail: kjlong17@ Salibury, N.C., where he is a his master’s degree in educational He has two children: Seth, 14; bellsouth.net. certified athletic trainer with leadership from Trevecca and Aaron, 13. E-mail: Livingstone College, and she is Nazarene University and is [email protected]. Ginny Nerren is promotions an LPN. E-mail: dowellcarlos@ an elementary school teacher. coordinator for Pi Kappa Alpha hotmail.com. His wife, Brandy, also is an Kimberly Hetzel Buie is a Fraternity. She resides in elementary school teacher student at the UT College of Memphis, Tenn. Anthony Daniel Ford and and they live in Covington, Medicine. She married Chastity Hamilton Ford (’00) Raymond Buie (’00) in July live in Fairhope, Alas. He

WINTER/SPRING 2004 31 received a master’s degree in Haley Littleton teaches dance, Rebecca Meeker is a registered Ahmed Hassan El-Khatib is biology from Tennessee Tech and her husband, Thomas nurse at Jackson-Madison County in the United Arab Emirates, University in December 2003 (’00), is working on a master’s Hospital and is working on a where he is a civil engineer with and works as a fish and wildlife degree. They have one child: master’s degree in nursing from the Dubai municipality. E-mail: biologist with the U.S. Fish and Gibson, 13 months; and another Regis University in Denver, Colo. [email protected]. Wildlife Service at Daphne was due in December 2003. She has one child: Mathew, 6. E- Ecological Field Station. They E-mail: [email protected]. mail: [email protected]. Katherine Darnell Grooms is have a child: Rilyn Marie, 3 a substitute teacher for Paris months. E-mail: William Stansul Ragon Jr. Jamie Kight Meeks is an Special School District. Her hus- [email protected]. and Amelia Wilson Ragon executive assistant for AXA band, Tracy, just returned home (’01), reside in Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl. Her husband, Steven Hernandez is a student Stan was commissioned as a Holice Meeks, is an outreach at the University of Southern naval officer after accepting counselor at Six50 Health and California School of Dentistry. the Armed Forces Health Fitness Clubs. They reside in He resides in Redondo Beach, Professions Scholarship. He is Cordova, Tenn. E-mail: Calif. E-mail: dez072@ in his second year of medical [email protected]. hotmail.com. school. Amy recently completed the Series 7 and Series 63 secu- Tonia-Marie Najjar is a student Annie Huges resides in Finley, rities licensing exams for her at the UT Health Science Center Tenn. After graduating from UT position in the capital markets College of Dentistry. She resides Martin, she continued her area of First Tennessee Bank. in Memphis, Tenn. E-mail: from Kuwait, where he has been education through night classes Email: [email protected]. [email protected]. for nine months. He is attending at Dyersburg State Community UT Martin to finish his engineer- College and received a national Ashlie Sappington McClarin Sara Nicole Robertson ing degree and is self-employed and state certification as an is a registered nurse at the Strickland is a sixth grade at Grooms Construction. E-mail: emergency medical technician. University of Alabama at teacher for Shelby County t_grooms@ bellsouth.net. She works as a safety officer/ Birmingham Hospital. Her Schools. Her husband, Timothy EMT with Huish Detergents, Inc. husband, Derrick, is a (’01), is an eighth grade E-mail: Annie.Hughes@ forensic scientist. They reside science teacher. They reside huish.com. in Birmingham, Ala. E-mail: in Collierville, Tenn. [email protected].

Erina “Erin” Hughes is Amanda Roberts is a certified UT Martin is an Equal Opportunity Institution. beginning her second year of Kristy Dawn Petty Seccia is a family and consumer scientist. The University of Tennessee at Martin does not dis- criminate on the basis of race, gender, color, reli- law school at the University of basketball coach at White House She is an educator for family gion, national origin, age, disability or Vietnam vet- Memphis Cecil C. Humphrey Middle School in White House, and consumer science at Scotts eran status in provision of educational opportunities or employment opportunities and benefits. UT School of Law. She resides in Tenn. She has a child, Alex, Hill High School. She resides in Martin does not discriminate on the basis of gender Memphis, Tenn. E-mail: age 6. E-mail: kseccia@ Wildersville, Tenn. E-mail: or disability in the education programs and activities which it operates, pursuant to requirements of Title [email protected]. hotmail.com. [email protected]. VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as codified in 42 U.S.C. 2000D; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Public Law 92-318; Section George Leake II and his wife, 2002 2003 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93- 112; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Shiloh Kail Leake (’03), Mindy McCoy James and Matthew Crouch is the Public Law 101-336; and the Age Discrimination in reside in Troy, Tenn. He is a Employment Act. This policy extends to both Jeremy James (’01), live manager of media relations employment by and admission to the university. junior high teacher and football/ in Lyles, Tenn., where she is a for the American Junior Golf Inquiries concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, basketball coach, and she is an the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age second-grade teacher, and he is Association. He resides in Discrimination in Employment Act should be direct- elementary teacher. E-mail: a government contract analyst. Duluth, Ga. ed to the Office of Equity and Diversity, 240 Gooch Hall, UT Martin, Martin, TN 38238-5002, 731-587- [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. 7202. Charges of violation of the above policy also should be directed to the Equity and Diversity Officer. E05-0425-00-015-04

32 CAMPUS SCENE In Memory

Derek Sean Pate, 36, of Atlanta, Ga., formerly of Martin, A native of Martin, David joined the library staff as an electronics employee of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Investment technician in March 1999 after serving as UT Martin physical Division, died recently at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. plant supervisor. In 2001, he was promoted to media specialist He was a UT Martin graduate and a member of Alpha Kappa and coordinator of the media services department in the Paul Psi Fraternity. He leaves his parents, Mary Betty and Wendell Meek Library. He was a graduate of Martin High School and Pate of Martin; a sister, Patti Pate-Schnure of Atlanta, and a served 20 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring as chief warrant offi- brother, Brent Pate, and his grandmother, Mattie Bell Hopper, cer III. He was completing a degree in business management both of Martin. at UT Martin at the time of his death and was a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society.

Peggy Wall Edmiston, 62, died Sept. 15 at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown after a lengthy illness. A recipient Dr. Alicia Welden, retired UT Martin faculty member, died of UT Martin’s 1999 Distinguished Service Award, Edmiston Oct. 18 after a long illness. She was 75. served for all four Shelby County mayors and was county A funeral mass was conducted Oct. 20 at St. Jude Catholic government’s longest-serving division director when she Church in Martin with burial at Cane Creek Cemetery in Obion retired as director of the community services in 2002. She County. The family requests that memorials be made to a fund is survived by her husband, Wilbur Edmiston, of Memphis. organized by the UT Martin Department of Modern Foreign Languages, which will be used to purchase books in her mem- ory for the university library. Survivors include her husband, Don Long, 63, salesperson for Care Petroleum, died Sept. 26 Oliver Welden, of Martin; two sons, Arnold Welden, Dinuba, at his home. He was a graduate of UT Martin; member of First Calif., and Jonathan Welden, Martin; two daughters, Jacqueline United Methodist Church and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity; for- Welden and Cynthia Welden, both of Abu-Dhabi, United Arab mer president of Kiwanis Club and Dyersburg High School Emirates; two sisters, Gilda Galaz and Lucy Galaz, both of Booster Club; and diplomat with the Dyersburg Chamber of Santiago, Chile; and 12 grandchildren. She was preceded in Commerce. Mr. Long, the husband of Peggy S. Long, also death by her parents, Pedro and Juanita Vivar Galaz. leaves a daughter, Lauren Long Arceneaus, of Covington, La., and his father, Scott “Pete” Long, of Trenton. Dr. Welden joined the faculty in 1989 and served as a professor of Spanish in modern foreign languages until spring 2003, when her illness forced her to retire from the university. She David Stout, the Paul Meek Library’s media specialist, was a noted scholar of Latin-American literature, with special died Oct. 13 at his home. He was 46. expertise in women’s issues, and also a respected poet. Her books, articles and poetry were published in Europe, the Services were Oct. 16 at Murphy Funeral Home with burial United States and South America. UTM in Eastside Cemetery in Martin. He is survived by his wife, Felicia Budzek Stout, a senior dispatcher at the UT Martin Office of Public Safety; two daugh- ters, Nicole Stout, a senior graphics design major at UT Martin; and Tara Garner, a fees control clerk in public safety; a grandson; parents, Bill and Peggy Stout; a brother, Billy Stout, who is the building inspector for the City of Martin; and a sis- ter-in-law, Vicki Stout, a telephone services account specialist at UT Martin. All survivors live in Martin.

WINTER/SPRING 2004 33 MEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Day Date Opponent Site Time Day Date Oppon Sat. Jan. 24 Knoxville Knoxville 3:00 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Feb. 14-15 Ole Miss Sat. Jan. 24 Memphis Knoxville 6:00 p.m. (Ole Miss, Tulsa, India Fri. Jan. 30 Lipscomb Nashville 6:30 p.m. Sat. Feb. 21IUPU-Fo Sat. Jan. 31 Vanderbilt Nashville TBA Sat. Feb. 21 East Ten Sat. Feb. 21 Evansville Evansville, Ind. 6:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 21 St. Louis Fri. Mar. 12 *Samford Birmingham, Ala 2:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 22 Oakland Sat. Mar. 13 *Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. 10:00 a.m. Sun. Feb. 22 Indiana Sun. Mar. 14 Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 11:00 a.m. Fri.-Sun. Feb. 27-29 UT Chatta Tue. Mar. 16 Shorter College Jacksonville, Fla. 2:30 p.m. (Alabama Thur. Mar. 18 Stetson Orlando, Fla. TBA Wed. Mar. 3 Belmont Wed. Mar. 24 *Morehead State Martin 2:00 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Mar. 6-7 Louisville Thur. Mar. 25 *Austin Peay Martin 2:00 p.m. (Louisvill Sat. Mar. 27 *Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. 10:00 a.m. Tues. Mar. 9 Western Wed. Mar. 31 *Tennessee Tech Nashville 1:00 p.m. Sun.-Fri. Mar. 14-19 Spring Tr CHEDULES CHEDULES Fri. April 2 Alabama A&M Martin 2:00 p.m. (10 game Wed. April 7 *Murray Martin 2:30 p.m.

S Wed. Mar. 24 Universi S Sat. April 10 *Eastern Kentucky Martin 11:00 a.m. Sat. Mar. 27 *Samfor April 16, 17, 18 OVC Tournament Nashville TBA Sun. Mar. 28 *Samfor *Ohio Valley Conference Match Thurs. Apr. 1 Souther (All Times Central and Subject To Change) Sat. Apr. 3 *Tennes Sun. Apr. 4 *Tennes Tues. Apr. 6 St. Louis WOMEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE Fri. Apr. 9 *Jackson Day Date Opponent Site Time Sat. Apr. 10 *Jackson Tues. Apr. 13 *Southe Fri. Feb. 6 Lipscomb Nashville 6:30 p.m. PORTS

PORTS Sat. Apr. 17*Eastern Sat. Feb. 21 Evansville Evansville, Ind. 6:00 p.m. Sun. Apr. 18 *Eastern Fri. Mar. 12 *Samford Birmingham, Ala. 2:00 p.m. S S Wed. Apr. 21 *Eastern Sat. Mar. 13 *Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. 1:00 p.m. Sat. Apr. 24*Tenness Sun. Mar. 14 Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 11:00 a.m. Sun. Apr. 25 *Tenness Tue. Mar. 16 Shorter College Jacksonville, Fla. 2:30 p.m. Tues. Apr. 27 *Southea Thur. Mar. 18 Stetson Orlando, Fla. TBA Wed. Apr. 28 *Eastern Mon. Mar. 22 *Austin Peay Martin 2:00 p.m. Sat. May 1*Morehe Wed. Mar. 24 *Morehead State Martin 2:00 p.m. Sun. May 2 *Morehe Sat. Mar. 27 *Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. 10:00 a.m. Sat. May 8 *Austin Tue. Mar. 30 *Murray State Murray, Ky. 2:00 p.m. Sun. May 9*Austin Wed. Mar. 31 *Tennessee Tech Nashville 1:00 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. May 13-15 OVC Tour PRING

PRING Fri. April 2 Alabama A&M Martin 2:00 p.m. Mon. April 5 *Southeast Missouri Martin 2:00 p.m * indicates OVC games S

S Sat. April 10 *Eastern Kentucky Martin 9:00 a.m. April 16, 17, 18 OVC Tournament Nashville TBA GOLF SCHEDULE *Ohio Valley Conference Match Date Tournament (All Times Central and Subject To Change) Feb. 23-24 Samford Universit Host: Samford U March 1-2 Tri-State Classi IFLE CHEDULE R S Host: Universit Day Date Match Site March 17-18 Morehead State I Sat. Jan. 24 Newkirk Invitational (TTU) Cookeville March 19-20 Host: Morehead Wed-Sat. Jan. 28-31 UTM Invitational Martin April 5-6 Belmont Invitatio Host: Belmont Un Sun. Feb. 1 Withrow Invitational Murray, Ky. April 12-13 Billiken Invitation Sat. Feb. 7 Austin Peay Martin Host: Saint Louis KYHAWK KYHAWK Sat. Feb. 14 NRA Sectional Murray, Ky. April 26-28 OVC Championsh Sat. Feb. 21 OVC Championship Murray, Ky. S S

34 CAMPUS SCENE BASEBALL SCHEDULE n ent Site Time Day Date Opponent Site Time Tournament (5) Oxford, Miss. TBA Thurs. Feb. 12 Mississippi Valley State Martin, Tenn. 2:00 ana State, Nichols State, UIC) Tues. Feb. 17 Western Kentucky Martin, Tenn. 2:00 rt Wayne Martin, Tenn. 10:00 Wed. Feb. 18 Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 3:00 n nessee State Martin, Tenn. 12:30 Sat. Feb. 21 Louisiana Monroe (2) Martin, Tenn. 12:00 s University Martin, Tenn. 3:00 Sun. Feb. 22 Louisiana Monroe Martin, Tenn. 1:30 d University Martin, Tenn. 10:00 Sat. Feb. 28 Bradley (2) Martin, Tenn. 12:00 State University Martin, Tenn. 12:30 Sun. Feb. 29 Bradley Martin, Tenn. 1:00 a nooga Tourn.(5) Chattanooga, Tenn. TBA Tue. Mar. 2 Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 3:00 a, Miss. State, North Texas State, UTC, etc.) Fri. Mar. 5 Arkansas-Little Rock Little Rock, Ark. 6:00 University (2) Martin, Tenn. 1:00 Sat. Mar. 6 Arkansas-Little Rock (2) Little Rock, Ark. 12:00 Tournament (4) Louisville, Ky. TBA Tue. Mar. 9 Memphis Martin, Tenn. 2:00 l e, Iowa State, Kent State) Thurs. Mar. 11 #Wake Forest Millington, Tenn. 3:00 Kentucky (2) Martin, Tenn. 2:00 Sat. Mar. 13 #Western Illinois (2) Millington, Tenn. 3:00 ip-Rebel Games Osceola, Fla. TBA Sun. Mar. 14 #Missouri Millington, Tenn. 3:00 es) Tues. Mar. 16 Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 4:00 ty of Mississippi (2) Martin, Tenn. 2:00 Wed. Mar. 17 Lambuth Martin, Tenn. 2:00 d University (2) Martin, Tenn. 1:00 Tues. Mar. 23 St. Louis University St. Louis, Mo. 2:00 d University Martin, Tenn. 1:00 Sat. Mar. 27 *Eastern Illinois (2) Charleston, Ill. 12:00 n Illinois (2) Martin, Tenn. 2:00 Sun. Mar. 28 *Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. 12:00 see Tech (2) Martin, Tenn. 1:00 Wed. Mar. 31 Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. 5:00 see Tech Martin, Tenn. 1:00 Sat. Apr. 3 *Eastern Kentucky (2) Martin, Tenn. 12:00 University (2) St. Louis, Mo. 3:00 Sun. Apr. 4 *Eastern Kentucky Martin, Tenn. 1:00 ville State (2) Jacksonville, Ala. 1:00 Tues. Apr. 6 Belmont Martin, Tenn. 3:00 ville State Jacksonville, Ala. 1:00 Fri. Apr. 9 *Morehead State (2) Morehead, Ky. 2:00 ast Missouri State (2) Martin, Tenn. 2:00 Sat. Apr. 10 *Morehead State Morehead, Ky. 2:00 Kentucky (2) Richmond, Ky. 12:00 Tues. Apr. 13 $Lipscomb Savannah, Tenn. 6:00 Kentucky Richmond, Ky. 12:00 Wed. Apr. 14 St. Louis Martin, Tenn. 3:00 n Illinois (2) Martin, Tenn. 2:00 Sat. Apr. 17 *Tennessee Tech (2) Martin, Tenn. 1:00 ee State (2) Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 Sun. Apr. 18 *Tennessee Tech Martin, Tenn. 1:00 ee State Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 Tue. Apr. 20 Lipscomb Nashville, Tenn. 3:00 st Missouri Cape Girardeau, Mo. 4:00 Sat. Apr. 24 *Austin Peay (2) Clarksville, Tenn. 2:00 Illinois Charleston, Ill. 2:00 Sun. Apr. 25 *Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. 2:00 ead State (2) Martin, Tenn. 1:00 Tues. Apr. 27 Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, Miss. 4:00 ead State Martin, Tenn. 1:00 Sat. May 1 *Murray State (2) Murray, Ky. 1:00 Peay (2) Martin, Tenn. 1:00 Sun. May 2 *Murray State Murray, Ky. 1:00 Peay Martin, Tenn. 1:00 Wed. May 5 Arkansas State Martin, Tenn. 3:00 r nament TBA TBA Sat. May 8 *Jacksonville State (2) Martin, Tenn. 1:00 Sun. May 9 *Jacksonville State Martin, Tenn. 1:00 Sat. May 15 *Samford (2) Birmingham, Ala. 1:00 Sun. May 16 *Samford Birmingham, Ala. 1:00 Site Tue. May 18 Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 7:00 Fri. May 21 *Southeast Missouri (2) Martin, Tenn. 1:00 tty Men’s Intercollegiate Farm Links, Sylacauga, Ala. Sat. May 22 *Southeast Missouri Martin, Tenn. 1:00 niversity Wed.-Sat. May 26-29OVC Tournament Paducah, Ky. TBA c Pickwick Landing State Park *Indicates OVC games # Indicates Easton USA Challenge $ Indicates Rasbach Classic y of Tennessee at Martin nvitational Ocala, Fl. State University RODEO SCHEDULE nal Franklin, Tenn. Date Tournament niversity Feb. 26-28 Host: Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss. (Tentative) nal St. Louis, Mo. March 25-27 Host: Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Mo. University April 15-17 Host: University of Tennessee at Martin ip Golf Tournament Paducah, Ky.

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