After approaching the South Fulton Police Department for a job while still a student at UT Martin, Don Green (’81) unknowingly started down a career path that would last the next four decades. Continue reading Protecting the Public
More than 20 years ago Dr. Tony L. Burton III (’89) stepped away from his job in the financial industry to do what many believe is his life’s calling: working with at-risk youth to help them succeed. Continue reading Committed to Serving Children
Second Lt. Mariah Klenke (’15) makes Marine Corps history by becoming the first female to graduate from the Marine Corps Assault Amphibian Officer Course. Continue reading Semper Fi
Ridley Wills II gave UT Martin’s Paul Meek Library more than 1,000 postcards from his personal collection of some 28,000 unduplicated Tennessee cards in September 2013. The gift included all of his Weakley County postcards, which covers cards featuring photos and information from Gleason, Dresden, Greenfield and Martin. Continue reading Ridley Wills’ Postcard Collection
Checking items off life’s bucket list takes time. For Gaye Coleman (‘17), graduating magna cum laude from UT Martin in December followed 25 years with her husband and family as missionaries for the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Continue reading Missionary Returns to Earn Degree
Students come to UT Martin to prepare for careers in agriculture, education, criminal justice, music, engineering and a host of other academic specialties. However, a small group of students is also taking part in a unique learning opportunity that’s creating quite the “buzz” on campus. Continue reading Busy Bees
When Jana Ogg (‘08) and her business partners first created Switchboard Missions in 2011, they started down a path to meet the needs of communities around the world. However, it wasn’t long before they realized those needs – both physical and spiritual – were not always what Switchboard leaders expected them to be. Continue reading Living the Mission
Brig. Gen. Tommy Baker (’95) knows a little something about service to his community, state and nation. He enlisted in the Tennessee National Guard as a high school senior and today serves as assistant adjutant general for the training, supervision and wellbeing of 10,000 soldiers. Continue reading Serving his State and Nation
In 1832, Captain William Martin, a young tobacco farmer from Halifax County, Va., and his wife, Sarah, left their home and headed west toward the Mississippi in search of fertile ground. Continue reading The City of Martin