Alumni "mug" Shot of the Month   Photo of Chancellor Emeritus Nick Dunagan on Omaha Beach. The photo was submitted by Cathy Dunagan.     News_______________________________   The University of Tennessee at Martin soil-judging team recently claimed first place in the Southeast Regional Soil Judging contest hosted by Virginia Tech and held in the Blue Ridge Mountains. More... A groundbreaking ceremony marked construction of an expansion project at the University of Tennessee at Martin McNairy County Center/Selmer. The expansion is funded by a one-time $500,000 state appropriation. The center, in its 10th year of operation, is a joint venture of the city of Selmer and McNairy County, with each contributing $60,000 to the expansion project. Learn more about this project... Covington Mayor Dr. David Gordon (UTM '75) will deliver the fall commencement address at the University of Tennessee at Martin, at 11 a.m., Dec. 13, in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. Approximately 450 degrees are expected to be awarded. A University of Tennessee at Martin engineering student, Bradley Gregg, of Union City, has been selected for a NASA Undergraduate Research Project, a 15-week internship at one of the 10 NASA centers. Read more about this internship... From Paris to the Amazon, Lisbon to South Korea, European Alps to Washington, D.C., the University of Tennessee at Martin Center for Global Studies and International Education will offer 15 travel-study programs in 2009. Visit the COGSIE on the web to learn more about these trips.   Events______________________________  Friday, Jan. 26 - Friendship Friday Luncheon in Brownsville, Tenn. Information to be posted closer to time of event. Saturday, Feb. 14 - Men's and Women's Basketball Team Reunion - For more information, please call 731-881-7630. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 and 28 - Vanguard Theatre Last Dance , No Surrender Soiree and Reunion of all past cast members and support crew. For more information, please contact Doug Cook at dcook@utm.edu or visit the department's web site at www.utm.edu/vta. Saturday, March 21 - UT Martin Alumni Council Spring Meeting Thursday-Saturday, April 16-18 - UT MartinSpring College Rodeo