1941

Jeanne Elizabeth Waller Campbell, (’41), lives in Germantown. She attended UT Junior College and transferred to UT Knoxville where she was in the first December graduation class in 1943, during WWII. She worked with the UT Extension Service in Greene and Henry counties. She married Burton W. Waller in 1945 and, following his death, married James E. Campbell Jr. in 2005. James and Jeanne had dated at UT Junior College in 1940. Jim died in 2007. She has two sons: George Michael Waller (‘70); and Burton W. Waller Jr. Email: jcampbell7820@comcast.net.

1966

Joe Wesley Morgan, (’66), and his wife, Susie, live in Huntingdon. He works with Morgan Medical Management Consultants. He received a D.O. degree in 1971, a J.D. degree in 2008 and was named an honorary Indian chief in 2009. Email: joesocrates@aol.com, joesocrates@bellsouth.net, joesocrates@gmail.com.

1972

June Bowen Reasons, (’72), above, taught for 30 years in Tennessee and is now teaching mathematics in Mississippi. She is a national board-certified mathematics teacher. She is married to Gaylon Reasons and has two children and twin granddaughters.

1974

David Agee, (’74), is a retired teacher and basketball coach and lives in Dyersburg. He is serving for the 10th year on the Dyer County Legislative Board. He is chair of the budget committee, the fire committee and the records committee; vice chair of the beer board; and a member of the local government committee and the road committee. Email: ageedavid@att.net.

Brenna Knight Ayers, (’74), lives in Bon Aqua and is a retired teacher and coach. She owns BB’s (Brenna’s Buddies), an in-home pet sitting service in and around the Nashville area. She has a son: Donald “Taft” Ayers, 29. Email: helgatoodles@yahoo.com.

Pat Montgomery, (’74), above, author of the book, Now You Know What I Know: Parenting Wisdom of a Grandmother, received a 2008 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for her work. The book led to her becoming host of a radio talk show for parents called Parents Rule! and a role as a parent advocate. E-mail: mamapat312@yahoo.com.

Linda McFarland Oseman, (’74), and her husband, Gary Oseman, (’74), live in Brentwood. She is a retired teacher. Email: linda61752@aol.com and Gary21850@aol.com.

Charles “Chip” W. Westbrook, (’74), above, lives in Memphis and is vice president of human resources for Buckman Laboratories, Inc. He received the Bishop’s Cross for giving generously of his time and talent to the churches and institutions in the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. He is married to Carol Kelso Westbrook, and they have two children: Ben, 28; and Rachel, 24.

1975

Mike Faulk, (’75), lives in Kingsport and is a lawyer in the Faulk Law Office. He was elected to the Tennessee Senate on Nov. 4, 2008. He has two children: Katy, 28; and Andy, 26. Email: mike@faulklaw.com.

1976

Lucindia Chance, (’76), is dean of the College of Education at Georgia Southern University and has been named to the board of directors of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. In December 2008, she was named a Fulbright Specialist and will participate in lecture and research activities and will promote increased connections among U.S. and non-U.S. post-secondary academic institutions.

1977

Garry L. Phillips, (’77), lives in Paris. He returned from the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, in December 2008. He is now retired and is building a log home east of Como.

1978

Alyece White Day, (’78, MS ’84), and her husband, Gary, live in Sevierville, where she works for the Sevierville Middle School. Email: alyeceday@yahoo.com.

1980

Tracey Williams Boyd, (’80), lives in Anna, Ill. She works for the State of Illinois Division of Mental Health and recently won an award from the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association. She and her husband, Jay Boyd, also have a home-based heating and air-conditioning business, Home Air Direct. Email: southgal11@verizon.net.

1981

Ineta Ruth Austin Barber Curnow, (’81, ‘84), is a financial adviser with Waddell & Reed and owns a tax practice called Ruth's Tax Service Plus. In 2007, she was the top sales producer in the Memphis Waddell & Reed Division and was in the top five for 2008. She and her husband, Charles, have two sons, a daughter and a grandson. Email: rcurnow@netease.net.

1982

Sandra Starr, (’82, ’98), lives in Jackson and is a family nurse practitioner at Tucker Clinic. She is also a mental health post-master’s student at Mississippi University for Women.

Peter Hoffman, (’82), recently returned to UT Martin as a speaker in the International Lecture Series, sponsored by the College of Business and Global Affairs, the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and the Center for Global Studies and International Education.
Hoffman, director of Global Research and Development Strategy for The Boeing Co., spoke on “The Importance of Global Technology Collaboration in Challenging Economic Times.”
“With the current economic conditions, I felt it was important to share with UT Martin’s students the benefits that can be gained by reaching out globally and building collaborative networks,” he said. “These networks are especially important when companies are looking to reduce expenses through economic downturns. The ability to share development costs with partners allows technology to advance at a reduced cost. Having the opportunity to return to Martin and interact with today’s students is very gratifying for me. My hope is I can provide some insights to what they can expect after graduation and perhaps influence some of them to think about an international business career,” Hoffman added.

He graduated from UT Martin with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering technology and from the UT Space Institute with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. After joining The Boeing Co. in 1984, he earned a master’s in manufacturing engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and a master’s in international business from St. Louis University.

Hoffman, a Martin native, joined Boeing after receiving his master’s degree from the UT Space Institute, spending more than a decade specializing in advanced materials and structures in the company’s research and development unit.

“I have to admit that when I graduated in 1984 I did not have a clear idea of what I wanted to do from a career perspective. I knew the country was recovering from an economic downturn and the job market was still tight, and I knew I had a car payment to make. Luckily, a UT alumnus at Boeing was building a team that aligned with a stated interest area on my resume. That got me in the door for an interview, and here I am 25 years later still being challenged every day,” he said.

His next position was industrial participation country manager for South Korea, in which he was responsible for all offset-related (counter trade) business in the country. He then advanced to senior manager, International Industrial Technology, focusing on supporting offset technology needs. These positions marked an important career transition for Hoffman shifting from research and development to international business development.

Speaking about his departure from a technical role, Hoffman reflected, “Leaving engineering for an international business development role was a bit of a leap of faith on my part, but in retrospect it was a good decision. I had reached a comfort level in engineering and a knowledge/career plateau. Being dropped into an international business environment after years in engineering was a great learning experience. It was a difficult period with long hours, but I came out on the other side a much better business person with my technology skills still intact. Looking for roles that are challenging and require you to learn new skills are key to keeping your work interesting and opening up new career options,” he said.

In his current post, he is responsible for developing and implementing Boeing’s global technology sourcing strategy to access world-class technology, intellectual capital and funding while strengthening Boeing’s global presence. “Technology engagement with global partners is highly valued by our customers and can be used to strengthen our relationships with industry and governments,” said Hoffman.

Educational diversity has always been important to Hoffman as demonstrated by his engineering, manufacturing and business degrees. “I look to my original degree from UT Martin setting the tone for the balance of my formal education. The mix of hands-on manufacturing classes in the mechanical engineering technology program plus a number of business classes exposed me to a practical view of the interplay between engineering and business. These early lessons have remained with me throughout my career. If you look at my master’s degrees, they are just more advanced versions of the classes I took at UT Martin,” he said.

1983

Jerry Lyn King, (’83), lives in North Augusta, S.C., and was selected as the number-one teacher candidate in the state of Georgia for the 2007-08 school year. Email: jerryking19881@yahoo.com.

1984

Ashunda L. Montgomery, (‘84), above, lives in Parsons, where she is a teacher at Decatur County Middle School. She obtained her master’s in administration and supervision from Trevecca Nazarene College in 1988. Email: ashunda@hotmail.com.

Col. Chuck Harrison, (’84) inspector general for the Tennessee National Guard, was the guest speaker at the ninth annual Memorial Day Commemoration at UTMartin. Col. Harrison served in and was commissioned as an armor officer in the Tennessee National Guard while attending UTMartin. He earned a master’s degree in national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. He also completed Command and General State College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; and, in 2004, received the U.S. Army Senior Service College Fellowship, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Mass. He has received the Silver Star, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and Meritorious Service Medal with three Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, among others. In 2005, he was inducted into the UT Martin ROTC Hall of Fame.

1985

Dr. Bruce E. Davis, (’85), lives in Murfreesboro and is assistant professor of psychiatry at Vanderbilt University. A former member of the UT Martin rodeo team, he trains quarter horses and still team ropes. His wife, Lori Madden Davis, (’87), teaches at Wilson Elementary School in Murfreesboro. They have two children: Olivia, 20; and Emily, 17. Email bruce.e.davis@vanderbilt.edu and davislo@rcs.k12.tn.us.

Dr. Chris Moore, (’85, UT Medical ‘90), was a guest speaker in April on the topic of missionary dentistry for the UT Martin Department of Management, Marketing and Political Science.

1990

Van Jones, (’90), has been appointed special adviser on green jobs to the Obama administration. He has been featured in the New Yorker, on The Colbert Report, and National Public Radio, among others.

Jennifer Walker-Journey, ('90), of Homewood, Ala., has been hired as the BlissMom.com blogger for b5media’s BlissTree.com lifestyles portal. B5media is a Canadian-based global blogging network covering more than 300 topics including entertainment, technology, beauty, health, music, travel, sports, business and lifestyles. Jennifer’s blogs focus on the varied aspects of motherhood from behavior and entertainment issues to kid-friendly recipes and the ever-elusive “me time.”

Jennifer launched a professional writing and blogging service in August 2007. Other clients include the law firm of Beasley Allen, book publishers Beers & Associate, and magazine publishers, Valor Media Concepts.

Jennifer has worked in the industry for nearly 20 years, beginning as a reporter for newspapers and eventually becoming food editor of the Montgomery Advertiser in Montgomery, Ala. In 1997, she switched to nonprofit public relations, writing press releases, scripts and Web site content. “After what I call a midlife crisis, I realized how much I hated PR and missed writing,” she said. “I landed some regular freelance writing gigs and quit my fulltime PR job in August 2007.”

She expected to write for general-interest and business-to-business magazines but landed a regular blogging job with Beasley Allen Law Firm, one of the largest plaintiffs attorneys in the Southeast. “It gave me the experience I needed to land the b5media motherhood blog job,” she said.

Besides maintaining the BlissMom.com (featured on BlissTree.com) and law firm blogs, she writes a regular column for business-to-business magazines Religious Product News and Christian School Products and serves as contributing writer and editor of the book Mobile Bay: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow. Her work has also been published in magazines such as Emerald Coast, Bay Life, Taste of the South, Lipstick and Portico.

As the economy has soured for some print publications, Jennifer’s blogging skills have become even more valuable, and she has advice for aspiring bloggers. “Being a good writer is key to landing a job with a blog network, especially if you do not have prior blogging experience,” she said. “And that is what I credit UT Martin with giving me – a solid foundation from which to build a career out of my love of writing. It’s a base that served me well in the print industry and now in the online writing world.”

Follow Jennifer at JWJourney.com, BlissMom.com (featured in BlissTree.com) and on Twitter - Twitter.com/JWJourney

1991

Sandy Copous Patrick, (’91), lives in Portland, Ore. She is an attorney and professor of legal writing at Lewis and Clark School of Law. She recently completed a first-year textbook for law students on legal writing and analysis titled A Lawyer Writes. She is married to Shawn Patrick, and they have two children: Anna Blake, 4; and MacLean, 1. Email: Patrick@lclark.edu.

1993

Brad Michael Davis, (’93), lives in Brush Creek and is a financial adviser with Edward Jones. He has two children: Hunter, 8; and Harrison, 6. Email brad.davis2@edwardjones.com.

1997

Lance L. Wilson, (’97), lives in Collierville, where he is a pilot with Pinnacle Airlines and also conducts pilot interviews. His wife, Walairat “Sarah” Meesaeng, (’02), is a revenue tester with FedEx. They have two children: Jack, 16 mos.; and Ty, 3 mos. Email: lancelamar340@yahoo.com.

Barbara Gail Casteel Stubblefield, (’97), lives in Memphis, where she works as a quality auditor with Third Party Solutions. She and her husband, Patrick Brian Stubblefield, (’94), have a son: Joshua, 2 mos. Email: bgs1998@hotmail.com.

1998

Elizabeth “Betsy” Brasher, (’98, MBA ’03), was named one of The Memphis Business Journal’s 2008 Top 40 Under 40. Those selected stand out not only in their professional achievements, but also for their community involvement and their contributions to Memphis. The winners are selected from more than 210 nominations and represent a diverse group of up-and-coming professionals. She was also appointed to be the 2009-10 chair of the UTAA Women’s Council. She is employed by First Tennessee Bank as manager of continuing credit education. Betsy has served the university as a member of the Women’s Council since 2006, the UT Martin Alumni Council and past president of the UT Martin School of Business Advisory Council.

1999

Barry “Skipper” Bondurant, (’99), is adminstrator/CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. He and his wife, Ginger, have two children: Carter, 4; and Shelby, 3.

2000

Sunny Hammonds Hall, (’00), and Brandon Hall, (’03,) live in Knoxville. Sunny is owner of Cutie Tooties Natural Baby store in Knoxville. Brandon is regional bank representative for State Farm Bank. They have three-year-old triplets, two boys and one girl. Email: sunny@cutietooties.com and brandon.hall.ma6v@statefarm.com.

2001

Deshawndra Marnise Gillispie Dilworth, (’01), and her husband, Antonio, live in Louisville, Ky. Email: only1red@hotmail.com.

Rami Riad Roumi, (’01), lives in Jeddah, Lebanon, and works for Roumi Contracting Establishment. Email: rami@rroumi.com.

2002

Jerry Stephan Bauer, (’02), lives in Chicago, Ill. He completed his master’s in philosophy at Loyola University in 2008 and works as the SafeRide coordinator at Northwestern University.

Cynthia Leigh Hutchens, (’02, MBA ’06), lives in Gallatin and is a certified CPA. She works for Old Hickory Buildings, LLC. Email: cla38242@hotmail.com.

Veronica Moore, (’02), lives in Covina, Calif., and works with PepsiCo. Email: endlessbeauty1@yahoo.com.

2003

Arneita Taylor Kailiawa, (’03), lives in Kapolei, Hawaii. She is a school counselor. She married Glenn Ka’eo Kailiawa on May 24, 2008. Email: amtadpi@hotmail.com.

2004

Johnny Deaton, (’04), lives in Florence, Ala., with his wife, Stacy. He was recently promoted to district manager with Kelly Services Inc., and covers the north Alabama district. Email: jmfd615@hotmail.com.

John Ferebee, (’04), lives in Cumberland Gap and is working on a master’s in nursing with a nurse anesthesia concentration at Lincoln Memorial University.

Stacie Smith Sullivan, (’04), lives in Starkville, Miss. She earned a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Mississippi in May 2009. Her husband, Todd, is in veterinary school at Mississippi State University.

Joshua Ryan Warren, (’04) above, lives in Lobelville. He is a loan officer with the Bank of Perry County. He is a member of the 2009 Perry County Leadership class, which focuses on the overall economic development of Perry County. He attended the 2009 Southeastern School of Banking in July. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have a son: Landon, 7 mos.

2005

Nick Bruner, (‘05), lives in Gainesville, Fla., and works with Rushton & Company. In December, he was promoted to audit senior and specializes in auditing governments, construction and manufacturing companies and non-profits.

Brandon S. Weise, (’05), lives in Memphis and works for FedEx. Email: polisci89@yahoo.com.

2006

Margaret Loflin Kite, (’06), earned a master’s in nursing, clinical nurse leader, in May 2009 from Central Methodist University and works as the stroke coordinator for the University of Missouri Health Science Center. She and her husband, Randy, have a child, Hayden, 3. kitem@health.missouri.edu

2007

Maggie Hodges, (‘07), earned a master’s in organizational communication from the University of Arkansas.

Amy Katherine Sanders Wilson, (’07), lives in Murfreesboro with her husband, Stephen Curtis Wilson, (’07). She is a graduate student at Middle Tennessee State University. He is an engineer with Ross Bryon in Nashville.

2008

Candace Brooke Franklin, (’08), above, lives in Lexington where she works in marketing and advertising with The Lexington Progress, Inc. She will be married in August 2009. Email: franklinbrooke@hotmail.com.

2009

Lester Hudson, (’09), two-time All-American who led the UT Martin men’s basketball team to its first-ever Ohio Valley Conference championship in 2008-09, was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 58th overall pick in the NBA Draft, held June 25 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The two-time Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year will join the Celtics, who spent their lone pick in the 2009 draft on Hudson. The Celtics won the NBA championship in 2007-08 and advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals this past season.
Hudson becomes the first-ever player from UT Martin to be selected in the NBA Draft, after a remarkable two-year run that left him just two points shy of becoming the school’s all-time leading scorer, a record held by four-year player Mike Meschede (1984-88).
The Memphis native blossomed onto the college scene two years ago after he scored 35 points in his first collegiate game against eventual national runner-up Memphis. Just two games later, the legend of Hudson grew to spectacular heights as he became the first player in NCAA Division-I history to accumulate a quadruple-double (25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals).

After Hudson led the Skyhawks to its first OVC tournament semifinals appearance, he tested the waters at the NBA pre-draft camps in Orlando. After much deliberation, Hudson decided to return to school for his senior season, which prompted many analysts to choose UT Martin as the preseason pick to win the OVC in 2008-09.

The Wood family of Jackson gathered May 9 at the Elam Center to celebrate the graduation of Andrew Wood, ('09), which completes this family of UT Martin graduates. In the picture from left to right are: Patrick, Eddie, Sandy, Andrew, Jennifer (Brian's wife) and Brian. Patrick, Brian and Andrew are the sons of Eddie and Sandy. Eddie, Brian and Andrew are also members of UT Martin’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter.

Tami Kesling, ('09) wife of Bob Kesling, director of broadcasting and voice of the Vol Network, received her bachelor’s degree May 9, at UT Martin. Tami earned her degree through UT Online, the University of Tennessee’s online degree program located at the Martin campus. She is joined by Bob and their daughters, Allison (left) and Melissa (right). The Keslings reside in Knoxville.