Class of 1981
Theresa Bryson-Donald and her husband, Roy, reside in Humboldt, Tenn. She has been
a special education teacher for 19 years, is the gifted testing coordinator and was the Teacher of the Year for 2002 at Main Street Elementary. He works at Awning Brite Cleaning Systems. They have two children: Erin, 15; and James-William, 10. E-mail:
peasweet1@hotmail.com.
Edith Springfield is an office manager at Emory University. She is a freelance writer and author of two unpublished manuscripts. She currently resides in Snellville, Ga. E-mail: edspring@emory.edu.
Class of 1982
Koji Yamauchi and Yumi Yamauchi reside in Numazu-shi, Japan. They own their own
business, Kaneyo-shoten. They have one child: Kent, 15. E-mail: kent@hw.tnc.ne.jp.
Class of 1983
Joella Ross Bates became the first woman bowhunter to successfully take an African Cape Buffalo with only a bow and arrow. She has won five 3-D Archery World
Championship titles. She travels more than 200 days a year conducting archery/ hunting seminars, workshops, tournament and motivational programs. She resides in Waverly, Tenn., and has two children: Bo, 18; and Jana, 16. E-mail: joellabows@aol.com.
Charles Gagen, Ph.D., and his wife, Lisha Taylor
(’83), reside in Arkansas. He is professor of fisheries biology
and head of the biology department at Arkansas Tech University. She
is grounds supervisor at the University of the Ozarks. They have three
children: Stewart, 17; George, 15; and Colin, 13.
Class of 1984
Jacqueline Delissa Barber-Nelson is a teacher at Dickinson High School and resides in Jersey City, N.J. She also serves as a loan officer for residential and commercial roperties. She has three children: Tyffanie, 21; Jamil, 17; Terrance, 11.
Dr. Jay Queen and his wife, Monica, reside in Herndon, Va. He is a dentist and she is a programmer. They have three children: Catherine, 4; Grace, 2; and Amelia, 1.
Class of 1985
Scott Brink and his wife, Lachele, recently bought the Charleston Flower and Gift Shop. He has been a farmer for 18 years at Brink Farms and serves as treasurer of the Kiwanis Club of Charleston, Mo. They have two children: Jettie Kate, 12; and Janeellen, 9. E-mail: sbrink@ldd.net.
Class of 1986
Michael Moore is an assistant basketball coach and the boys and girls bowling coach for Ridgeway High School. His wife, Kim Moore, is a business manager at Unique Antiques. They reside in Bartlett, Tenn., and have two children: Brad Cook, 16; and Shannon Moore, 3. E-mail: mooreut@aol.com.
Auburn Fletcher Rickman and Cindy McCartney Rickman
(’84), are living in Blythewood, S.C., where Auburn became general manager at American Standard/Trane’s
new Center of Excellence in 2003. They have five children: Auburn,
18; Emma, 16; Keleigh, 11: Paige, 4; and Issac, 1. E-mail: fletch_richman@hotmail.com.
James W. Wilson Jr. and his wife, Joan, reside in Nashville, Tenn. He is a general counsel for the Tennessee State Board of Education and she is a realtor.
Class of 1987
Lisa Hudson Holladay is a pre-school teacher at Learn-A-Lot Playschool, and her husband, Steven, is with Erachem-Comilog. They reside in Camden, Tenn., and have two children: Ryan, 11; and Hannah, 9. E-mail: ryansdad@charter.net.
William McCartney earned a doctor of ministry degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary earlier this year and is a pastor. He and his wife, Mary Anne, reside in Shreveport, La.
Class of 1988
Kimberly Henry Deaton and her husband, Gregory
(’85), reside in Eads, Tenn. She is a senior communications specialist,
and he is an engineer with the Memphis Light, Gas and Water. They have
two children: Drew, 7; and Lauren, 3. E-mail: kdeaton@mlgw.org.
Class of 1989
Amanda Arnold Huckaba is a cytogenetic technologist
at the University of Tennessee Hospital. Her husband, Dennis (’87), is a civil engineer with S&ME
Engineering. They
reside in Knoxville, Tenn., and have two children: Holly, 8; and Hayden, 6.
Class of 1990
Don Goodlow Jr. is the market director for AT&T Wireless and his wife, Joann Cotton Goodlow (’91),
is a homemaker. They reside in Maumelle, Ark. They have two children:
Morgan, 8; and Alexa, 5. E-mail: don.goodlow@attws.com.
Johnny Pearson and his wife, Lori Deverell (’93),
reside in Huntingdon, Tenn. He is a factory focus manager for Mark
IV Automotive, and she is an instructor of education and head softball
coach at Jackson State Community College. They have two children: John,
3; and Konnor, 18 months. E-mail: jpearson@aeneas.net.
Kent Sandidge IV is a client manager-business banking for Bank of America, and his wife, Angela, is an account executive with istudysmart.com. They reside in Nashville, Tenn.
James K. Sovine lives in Pegram, Tenn., where
he is in insurance sales with Sovine & Associates. E-mail: sovine@
edge.net.
Class of 1991
Dr. Michael Jenkins is a urologist and his wife, Larissa, is in pharmaceutical sales at Eli Lilly. They reside in Panama City, Fla. E-mail: majenkins1@msn.com.
Kristi Jernigan Townes and her husband, James, reside in Union City, Tenn. She is an administrative specialist for Northwest Community Services Agency, and her husband is self-employed at Townes Welding. They have two children: Jake, 3; and Davie Kristin, 18 months. E-mail: kristi.townes@state.tn.us.
Class of 1992
Billie Metcalfe resides in Memphis, Tenn., and is a corporate account manager for OfficeMax Document Services. Billie taught in Memphis City Schools for four years and recently went into outside sales. E-mail: bjdwtwn@aol.com.
Amy Fowler is an intelligence officer for the U.S. Air Force. She resides in Tucson, Ariz.
Rev. Corey Johnson is a minister at Lott Carey
Baptist Foreign Mission Convention. Prior to this, he served as pastor
of the Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church and as adjunct faculty at
Walsh University and Malone College. Republican Governor Bob Taft appointed
Johnson to the Commission on African-American Males for a two-year
term. He and his wife, Tenikki Willeese Johnson (’93), reside
in Massillon, Ohio. They have two children: Ashera, 9; and Caleb, 3.
E-mail: apostle06@aol.com.
Class of 1993
Tamara Hane Manes is a senior accounting financial analyst for FedEx Express and her husband, Thomas, is an engineering manager for Logical Systems, Inc. They reside in Cordova, Tenn. They have one child; Olivia, 10 months, and three stepchildren: Nicole, 12; Carmen, 10; and Sebastian, 8. E-mail: tlmanes@hotmail.com.
Lynette Johnson Nelson and her husband, Andrew,
reside in Arlington, Tenn. She is a grants coordinator for the Shelby
County sheriff’s office, and he is a system trainer. They have
two children: Jalen, 4; and Joshua, 1.
Dr. Melanie Foley Smith, is an opthamologist for Magic Mabrey Eye Clinic, and her
husband, Scott, is an orthopedic surgeon for Conway Orthopedic and Sports Medicine. They were married last year and recently moved to Conway, Ark., to establish their respective practices.
Class of 1994
Kimberly Bryant-Holman is a pharmacist at Fred’s,
Inc., and her husband, Derrick, is a
telecommunications crew leader for Memphis Light, Gas and Water. They reside in Somerville, Tenn. They have two children: Niya, 3; and Danielle, who was born in September 2003.
Lee Downing moved to Marion, Ohio, last August to become the regional vice president for Family Dollar. For the previous year, he was a director of operations at the national headquarters of Family Dollar in Charlotte, N.C.
Dana Clement Rose is a forensic scientist for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Dana resides in Ripley, Tenn., and has one child: Trent, 20 months.
E. Kevin Sherrell is an entertainer in Las Vegas, Nev. E-mail: kevinsherrell@mail.com.
Class of 1995
Dr. Julie Lumpkins Basler is an assistant professor of English/speech at Columbia State Community College in Columbia, Tenn., and was recently appointed the department
chair of fine arts and humanities. Her husband, Anthony, is a district sales
manager for Shelter Insurance. They have one child: Hannah, 14 months. E-mail: jlumpkins@ columbiastate.edu.
Shaun Crowell is a veterinarian at Lakeway Animal Clinic, who specializes in small animal
medicine and surgery. His wife, Christine, is a housewife. They reside in Camden, Tenn., and have three children: Elizabeth, 3; Ashley, 2; and Ethan, 1. E-mail: sccrow@bellsouth.net.
Yolanda Siples is currently a law student at Florida State University. She resides in Tallahassee, Fla. E-mail: yogi26@aol.com.
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