Office of University Relations
304 Administration Building
University of TN at Martin
Martin, TN 38238
(731) 881-7615
Director: Bud Grimes bgrimes@utm.edu
Ed Sargent Takes His Talents on the Road
Ed Sargent stepped on a tour bus three days after finishing finals at Ut Martin in 1982 and began a jazz ride that lasted 24 years.
Many College graduates expect to "clean up" once they earn their degrees. Things were different for Boyd Joseph (B.J.) and Tiphanie Erwin of Dresden, who cleaned up on the way to receiving their diplomas.
When Tony Parker ('95) leaves his office at the end of the day, he leaves some 2,400 men behind. He is sure they'll be waiting on him when he arrives the next morning. Parker is warden of the Northwest Correctional Complex near Tiptonville in Lake County and has spent almost three decades working in Tennessee corrections.
