Alumni "Photo of the Month" UTM alumnae from the early 1990s recently returned to campus for an afternoon stroll down memory lane. Pictured are Susan Weant McKee, Kim Powell Musicante, Pam Mayberry Loos, Kim Godwin Carter, Alishia Thornley Parks, Dana Thornley, Kelly Gobbell, Tracy Ledbetter Simmons, Kirsten Kiser Madrid, Catherine Nailling.   News_______________________________   The UT Martin bass anglers team of Jordan Birch and Kevin Shorey finished in fourth place among 40 teams at the National Guard FLW College Fishing Tournament, May 2, at Santee Cooper's John C. Land III Landing in Manning, S.C. Birch is a sophomore business management major from Drummonds, and Shorey is a junior agriculture major from Thompsons Station. Read more... The Tennessee Department of Health and Human Services recently notified the University of Tennessee at Martin of funding for a proposal through the Reducing Health Disparities in Women program. Read more... The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved a 7 percent in-state tuition increase for students attending the University of Tennessee at Martin effective for the 2009 fall semester. The approval came during the board's annual meeting, June 16-17, in Knoxville. Read more about the trustee meeting... Weather. It's probably the most common conversation topic. Regardless of your political philosophy, knowledge of world events, thoughts on food or fashion, you likely have something to contribute when someone mentions “the weather.” Three University of Tennessee at Martin engineering students have made a conversation about the weather even easier. But that's just the start. More importantly, they've made current local (Martin) weather conditions data available for safety, research, planning and even forecasting – all at the click of a mouse. Previously, weather conditions information reflected online and via the media was derived from weather stations in Jackson, Dyersburg or Paducah. For more information... Opportunities to change lives for the better can happen anywhere – even behind prison walls. Thanks to a partnership involving the Northwest Correctional Complex near Tiptonville, the Tennessee Department of Correction and the University of Tennessee at Martin, inmates can become college students and prepare for productive lives once their sentences are completed. Learn more about this program... Lester Hudson, two-time all-American who led the University of Tennessee at Martin men's basketball team to its first-ever Ohio Valley Conference championship in 2008-09, was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 28th pick (58th overall) in the second round in the NBA Draft, held in the theater of Madison Square Garden in New York City. Read more about Hudson... The University of Tennessee at Martin rodeo team finished ninth in the 2009 College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. UT Martin finished with 375 points. Western Texas College claimed the title with 820 points. Read more about UTM Rodeo... The University of Tennessee at Martin has hired Kevin McMillan to take over the reins of the Skyhawk women's basketball program, director of athletics Phil Dane has announced. McMillan, who has an impressive resume at both the collegiate and high school levels, was introduced to Skyhawk fans during a press conference on the UT Martin campus. Read more about Coach McMillan... When Jason James came home from church as a 10-year old, he would immediately run in the house, go to the basement and turn on the television and watch basketball. He would immerse himself into the role of a head coach and for four or five minutes he would call all the plays and make all the decisions. His rabid imagination might have been a premonition. Ever since the St. Louis native was 10, he wanted to be a head basketball coach. And now, almost 22 years after pretending to be a head coach, James gets his chance as he leads the defending Ohio Valley Conference champions at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He was named the university's eighth head coach since 1951 after Bret Campbell announced his resignation after 10 seasons. James, who had been an assistant to Campbell for the past 7 years, is the nation's second youngest NCAA Division I head coach at the age of 31. Learn more about Coach James and the Skyhawk men's basketball team... Events______________________________  July 2009 - Campus Scene to be mailed to all alumni Friday, July 31 - UTJC Reunion Saturday, Aug. 15 - UT Martin Alumni Council Meeting Thursday, Aug. 27 - Legacy Luncheon - Noon Saturday, Sept. 19 - UTM Tailgate party prior to UTM/Memphis game Oct. 9-11 - Homecoming 2009...A Luau in Martin