TWC ARCHES Spring 2013

The Magazine of Tennessee Wesleyan College
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Answering His Call
Spring 2013
TWC alum finds success
with local Christian band Calling Glory

Moving Forward
A message from the President
Dear TWC Family and Friends,
Over the last 18 months, we have been working diligently to plan for the next phase
of growth and improvement at the college. Like many of the various organizations you
are involved in, Tennessee Wesleyan does not have the luxury to sit still during this
phase of transformation in the higher education landscape. Changing demographics,
increased competition and the promise of technology are ushering in major changes
in higher education. Thankfully we are well poised to begin a new era of achievement
which will expand our impact to a greater number and a greater diversity of students.
A dedicated group of faculty, staff and trustees have developed a vision that has been
embraced by the college, which affirms our commitment to become recognized as an
“exemplary model of a comprehensive church-related institution that is centered in
faith and reason that inspires and prepares students to become servant leaders in their
community and our world.”
The centerpiece of our future plans to attain this vision is the development of new
academic programs that prepare students to lead and serve through their professions.
I am proud of our faculty and their recent work to offer several new undergraduate
programs such as legal studies, forensics, fine arts and gender studies. As you may have heard, we are now offering our first graduate
degree in the field of education. In the next year, we will be announcing plans to launch several other graduate degrees in business,
criminal justice and nursing. All of these new offerings will allow us to have a broader reach and greater impact.
In addition to new graduate programs, Tennessee Wesleyan is leveraging the use of technology to bring more convenience to
students through our interim-session online courses and our fully online degree completion program in nursing. While technology
can never replace the campus experience, it can help us educate older students as well as other non-traditional students who are
geographically remote from our campuses in Athens and Knoxville.
While the college prepares for new graduate degrees and technologies for online learning, Tennessee Wesleyan has also renewed its
commitment to being a faith-centered academic environment. We have recently appointed Stan Harrison as the new administrative
director of the Center for Christian Education and Outreach. Stan has served this institution for more than 30 years in both athletics
and academics and he will now lead our effort to develop programs that will provide online and on-grounds training to lay church
professionals throughout the region with the assistance of our Chaplain, Dr. Chris Dover, and our religion faculty.
Our ambitious plans for Tennessee Wesleyan’s future will honor our proud heritage and chart a course to ensure we remain vital
and continue to serve this region and beyond. With your faithful support in the years ahead, we will ensure that our efforts come to
fruition and we will continue to learn, serve, lead…and believe.
In your service,
Harley Knowles, Ed.D
President

The Magazine of Tennessee Wesleyan College
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Volume 13 | No. 1 | Spring 2013
On the cover:
TWC alum Drew Crabtree finds success in local
Christian band Calling Glory. Calling Glory has
twice made the Top 25 Billboard chart for most
popular Christian songs. Continue reading on page 8.
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Commencement:
Tennessee Wesleyan celebrated its first
winter commencement, graduating 83 students at
December’s ceremony.
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Christine Lumbasio
TWC Senior Christine Lumbasio has been selected
to participate in Vanderbilt University’s prestigious
Summer Science Academy.
Alternative Fall Break Trip
TWC students were educated on global hunger and
poverty during an alternative fall break trip to Heifer
International in Little Rock, Ark.
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Homecoming 2013 spanned three days and over twenty
events, hosting more than 300 college alumni and friends
who gathered together to celebrate 155 years of TWC
pride and tradition.
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Tennessee Wesleyan College adheres to the principles of equal education, employment
opportunity and participation in collegiate activities without regard to race, color, religion,
national origin, sex, age, marital or family status, disability or sexual orientation. This policy
extends to all programs and activities supported by the college.
Tennessee Wesleyan College is a comprehensive, private liberal arts institution
affiliated with the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Day of Service
The Center for Servant Leadership’s second Day of
Service saw more than 250 TWC students, faculty
and staff performing an overall 1,315 hours of service
throughout the local community.
TWC Hosts Tennessee
Supreme Court’s SCALES
The Tennessee Supreme Court held its SCALES
program at TWC. Twelve local public and private
high schools gathered on TWC’s campus to hear oral
arguments in Supreme Court cases.
Innovation and Excellence
Tennessee Wesleyan College’s Fort Sanders
Nursing Department is thriving and planning for a
strong future as a leader in higher education in the
healthcare field.
Record Enrollment
A record number of students enrolled at Tennessee
Wesleyan in the fall 2012 semester. With 1,116 students
total, TWC reached an all-time high in enrollment.
Postmaster
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Office of Alumni Relations
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Athens, Tennessee 37303

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ennessee Wesleyan College celebrated its first winter
commencement, graduating 83 students at the December
ceremony in Townsend Memorial Hall. Family and friends of
the students and the college gathered together to honor the new
Tennessee Wesleyan graduates receiving their degrees and to
hear commencement speaker Dr. James Dawson, a former TWC
president currently serving as president of Lincoln Memorial
University, share his encouragement and wisdom with the
graduating class.
“This is a celebration of the achievements of our new graduates,”
said Dr. Harley Knowles, TWC president. “In our 155th year of
service as an educational leader in Southeast Tennessee, we are
celebrating our first winter commencement. This is a milestone for
the college as well as a milestone for our new graduates.”
Friday’s graduates joined a TWC alumni association of more than
6,000 members.
“We are standing on the campus of an absolutely beautiful and
historic college,” said Anne Montgomery, TWC chair of the
alumni board and director of the Athens evening program. “The
real significance of this college is you, the students, alumni, faculty
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Tennessee Wesleyan
graduates 83 at college’s first
Winter Commencement
and staff. The bond you have made with your friends and colleagues
here should be honored, remembered and preserved.”
Dawson’s commencement speech echoed Montgomery’s
encouragement for preserving the relationships made at
Tennessee Wesleyan.
“You’re joining a network of alumni who all share a common bond,”
said Dawson, who served as president of Tennessee Wesleyan
from 1995 until 2002. “Each of you now bears a responsibility to
enhance the reputation of TWC. You will be leaving this place
prepared to make your mark and prepared to make the name of
Tennessee Wesleyan better known.”
Dawson challenged the new Tennessee Wesleyan graduates to
go out into the world and serve the reputation of their alma
mater well.
“This diploma, which is an indication of your success, it’s just a
piece of paper,” said Dawson. “It’s up to you to bring definition
and purpose to your degree. Your opportunities are expanding.
Your vision for the future is growing each day. Tennessee
Wesleyan College has prepared you to be productive citizens in

the communities that you will call home. It has prepared you to be
leaders for the future. You should face the challenges ahead with a
renewed faith in the value of the degree you are receiving and the
doors that will open for you because of your education.”
Dawson also emphasized the impact higher education and a
lifelong commitment to learning can have on young graduates.
“In the end, it is my belief that education is more about your
excitement for learning than it is about the grandest buildings and
finest technology available,” Dawson said. “Faculty members that
create an academic environment that fosters the engagement of
students are those who truly excite you to learn. You’ve had that
experience here. You’re better for that and you will continue to
learn because someone ignited that flame in you. You will be a
lifelong learner not because it is required of you but because it is
essential to make you feel complete.”
A sense of urgency was the one item, other than a diploma, that
Dawson hoped his listeners left commencement with that evening.
“I hope you have a sense that you have achieved a milestone in
your life,” said Dawson. “Tonight is a point in your life’s journey
that will always have meaning for you and your family. It’s an
“I know you’ll leave here with a sense of satisfaction
about what you have achieved but I hope you also
leave here with a sense of urgency about what you
can do now to make a difference.”
~ Dr. B. James Dawson
occasion for celebration and
a time to examine your plans
for the future. It should also
be a call to action. I know
you’ll leave here with a sense
of satisfaction about what you have achieved but I hope you also
leave here with a sense of urgency about what you can do now to
make a difference.
“Give back to your alma mater. Give into yourself and into your
world. Give your great ideas, your many talents, your unyielding
energy, to make this society and our world more productive, more
compassionate and a place that reflects what you believe in, what
you have learned and the differences this institution has made in
your life.”
The last bit of wisdom Dawson left the new graduates was borrowed
from author Mark Twain.
“It was he who said always work like you don’t need money, fall
in love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like nobodies watching
and live life like it’s heaven on earth,” said Dawson. “I can think of
no better way to challenge you to live your lives as you depart from
Tennessee Wesleyan College.”
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Winter Commencement Awards
PI Lambda Theta Grade Point Average
Debbie Manis and Tina Owens
Fort Sanders Nursing Department
celebrates milestones
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en years ago Tennessee Wesleyan College graduated its first class of Fort Sanders nurses.
Throughout the last ten years, the Fort Sanders Nursing Department has graduated more
than 400 nurses whose TWC education prepared them for lives of significance, leadership
and service through a quality baccalaureate nursing education.
Friday, November 30, the college held a 10-year reunion that brought together students
from Fort Sander’s first graduating class as well as former and current nursing faculty. The
reunion was a gathering that celebrated the achievements and milestones of both the former
students and the program throughout the last ten years.
“You are pioneers,” said TWC President Dr. Harley Knowles, who addressed the first
Fort Sanders nursing graduates at the event. “As the inaugural class, you were the first
of a long line of quality nurses who have graduated from Tennessee
Wesleyan and continued on to provide exemplary patient care within
the healthcare system.”
“What makes me proud of Tennessee Wesleyan and particularly the
nursing program is the tremendous impact that we have on the lives of
people. I was talking with someone from Covenant, asking them what
Tennessee Wesleyan means to them, and I was told that every year
Covenant employs at least 50 TWC graduates. I continuously hear
through various healthcare professionals and even patients that have
been in your care, how kind, intelligent and talented TWC nursing
graduates are.”
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Athens Area Chamber of Commerce
Scholastic Award
Fran Lane and Kevin Bishop
Jeffrey L. Barnes Award
Allison Bridges

TWC senior chosen for prestigious
summer medical program
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n May 26 Tennessee
Wesleyan College senior
Christine Lumbasio will be
headed for Nashville, Tenn.
to participate in Vanderbilt
University’s prestigious Summer
Science Academy. A biology
major and chemistry minor at
TWC, Lumbasio will spend
three months of her summer
shadowing doctors and
participating in Vanderbilt’s
clinical research program.
Chosen from over 600 applicants,
Lumbasio is one of 15 undergraduate students who will attend
Vanderbilt’s summer program which is designed specifically for
students who wish to pursue a career in medicine.
“This is such a wonderful opportunity for me,” said Lumbasio,
originally from Masai Mar, Kenya. “I grew up as a translator for
missionary doctors who came to my village to treat those in need
of medical care. Being around medicine at a young age inspired
me to become a doctor. This opportunity at Vanderbilt is a
stepping stone between my undergraduate career at Tennessee
Wesleyan and my future in medical school.”
A talented player on TWC’s women’s basketball team, Lumbasio
transferred here in her sophomore year from Martin Methodist in
Pulaski, Tenn.
Biology students attend
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
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“I have truly loved my time at Tennessee Wesleyan,” said
Lumbasio. “I was lucky to be educated in a family atmosphere
where everyone is willing to help you achieve your goals. I came
from a small village in Kenya. Athens still seems so big to me.
I know Nashville will be an even bigger experience for me to
embrace. As I continue to work toward my dream of becoming a
doctor, I’m looking forward to the opportunities and challenges
Vanderbilt’s summer program will offer me.”
While at Tennessee Wesleyan, Lumbasio has maintained honors
for four years in a row as well as made academic all-conference
in basketball all four years. She was inducted to the Alpha Chi
Honor Society and nominated for Who’s Who Among Students
in American Universities and Colleges.
“I feel like I have accomplished so much at TWC, given the
background and the hardships I had to endure to get to this point
in life,” said Lumbasio. “Leaving all that you have known for 19
years, your entire family and friends, to embark on a journey 6,000
miles from home, with the hope that one day you will return and
make a difference in people’s lives because you want to be the
change you want to see in this world.”
“Growing up in Africa prepared me for this. Life there was
tough, coming from that small village without running water
or electricity and living in the most extreme poverty conditions
helped to build the tenacity and perseverance that has carried
me through and will continue to carry me through this process of
achieving my goals in life.”
ennessee Wesleyan College students Jordan Bean, Stephanie Breeden, Ben Graves,
Janelle Johnson and Bobbi Stone attended the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in
Ocean Springs, Miss. during the summer of 2012. GCRL is associated with The University
of Southern Mississippi and boasts one of the finest coastal research centers in the
Southeastern U.S.
Bean and Breeden took field and course work in Dolphin and Whale Biology while Graves
studied Marine Biology and Marine Ichthyology. In addition, Johnson and Stone took field
and course work in Coastal Herpetology.
“We have been sending quite a few students to GCRL over the past few years and it is
something that we, the faculty, are encouraging them to pursue,” said Dr. Allen Moore,
TWC associate professor of biology. “It gives our students the opportunity to study the
ecology of organisms from an entirely different biome from that of East Tennessee.”
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Answering His Call
TWC alum finds success
with local Christian band Calling Glory
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Tennessee Wesleyan College alum and three other young
men located in Athens, Tenn., felt the calling to play
music and worship God, a calling that eventually led to the
formation of Calling Glory, a Christian band that has taken the
Christian music genre by storm. Having twice made the Top 25
Billboard chart for most popular Christian songs, and passionately
toured the east coast of the United States, Calling Glory performs
with a mission to bring heaven to earth and is set on advancing
the Kingdom of God through Christian music. In the fall of 2009
they released their EP Daylight and in November of 2011 released
their follow-up album Teach Me to Love.
Dana Potvin, Jones Beene, Logan Early and TWC alum Drew
Crabtree originally came together in the early months of 2008
with one goal in mind: to write Christian Music in response to
what God has done and is doing in their lives. During the first
three years of playing with Calling Glory, Crabtree was a student
at Tennessee Wesleyan, putting in hard work in the college’s
music department and developing the craft that he grew up
passionately wanting to pursue as a career in adulthood.
When Crabtree first walked onto the TWC campus, he
immediately felt a connection to the small private liberal arts
college and its thriving music department.
“TWC was absolutely instrumental in my life and my passion
for music,” said Crabtree, the bassists for Calling Glory who
received a bachelor of music education degree from the college
in 2011. “Music was my life while at Tennessee Wesleyan. Those
classes were my focus all day, every day. I came into the music
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program with a different mindset and applied the classical music
education I received to what I was doing with Christian rock and
pop music.”
Calling Glory lead singer Potvin also attended Tennessee
Wesleyan, taking business courses in 2005 before the formation
of the band.
“Just like Drew, music has also been a passion of mine,” said
Potvin, who worked as a worship pastor in the years leading up to
his time in Calling Glory. “My entire life seems like it was leading
up to what I’m doing now. Calling Glory, music, worshiping
God…it’s my entire life’s purpose.”
Potvin’s musical parents encouraged his passion for the art, telling
him to live without regrets and to chase his dreams. Chase his
dreams he did, leading Calling Glory to play at 2007’s Riverbend
in Chattanooga, Tenn., the stage for the band’s first big break.
“We were really lucky to have Brian Scoggin notice us,” said
Potvin, who first met the drummer for the popular Christian
band Casting Crowns that day at the music festival. “He got us
in touch with Jason Hoard, Third Day’s guitarist. We were then
given the opportunity to record at Black Cat Studios in Atlanta,
Ga. We recorded our first EP and it took off. The rest, as they say,
is history.”
Performing with some of the largest names in Christian music
and being recognized as a respected name in the industry, the
“Tennessee Wesleyan was absolutely instrumental in
my life and my passion for music.” ~ Drew Crabtree

I want to be Your hands
Be the hands that restore the hurting
I want to see the lost begin to sing
So light a fire inside
Let it burn in this heart that’s longing
To see You move in all of those in need
members of Calling Glory hope that listeners will not only hear
the gospel through their music but that those around them will
also witness it at work in their own personal lives.
“Calling Glory is like a family,” said Crabtree. “My Tennessee
Wesleyan family, my professors and classmates in the music
program, they prepared me for the work I’m doing now in
Calling Glory. Music and religion are my passions and I’m
eternally grateful to be able to pursue both of those passions
with Calling Glory.”
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Students volunteer 1,315 hours
of community service
for “Day of Service” project
ore than 250 Tennessee Wesleyan College faculty, staff
and students performed an overall 1,315 hours of service
participating in the college’s annual “Day of Service” on Tuesday,
November 13. Volunteering at 20 different projects throughout
the local community, TWC students participating in this year’s
“Day of Service” painted, cleaned, planted and organized at
community sites from Athens to Etowah.
“These students can make tangible impacts in the communities
where they live,” said Mandie Thacker Beeler, TWC director of
the center for servant leadership. “For TWC, the annual ‘Day of
Service’ is all about making a big difference in our small town.
“This event is a wonderful opportunity for the TWC community
to serve the greater Athens and McMinn community. Students
really make a huge difference on this day, providing the resources
needed to get necessary projects completed that might not
otherwise be possible.”
The Center for National and Community Service calculates the
national estimate of the dollar value of one volunteer hour to
be $21.67. Based on this calculation, TWC made an estimated
$28,496.05 economic impact in one day volunteering in the
community. Up approximately 100 faculty, staff and students, 6
projects and 560 hours from last year’s inaugural “Day of Service,”
this year’s event showed TWC freshmen what the college’s
“Learn, Serve, Lead … and Believe” motto truly means.
“It means a lot to me to know that Tennessee Wesleyan, as a
leader in the community, makes volunteer work a priority for
the college and its students,” said Fallon Stephens, a TWC
sophomore majoring in nursing. “There’s no greater feeling than
giving back to a community that has given so much to me.”
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From painting community buildings to
planting trees and doing clean-up duties
at Athens Regional Park, the volunteer
work performed during this year’s “Day of
Service” benefited community members,
local ecosystems and even animals placed
for adoption at the McMinn Regional
Humane Society.
“I think volunteer work is very important,”
said Lynette Smith, TWC director of career
services. “It allows our students to utilize
their skills and abilities to go out into the
community and to local businesses to give
back services hours that also benefit the
students in their education.”
Smith and 10 TWC students deep cleaned the Children’s
Advocacy Center during their “Day of Service” volunteer hours.
While Smith’s group cleaned toys and bathrooms, a larger group
of TWC students performed trail maintenance and planted trees
at Athens Regional Park throughout the morning and afternoon.
“These students are planting about 7,000 trees today,” said Shawn
Lindsey, public works director for the city of Athens. “Their work
is restoring North Mouse Creek. The trees that are planted today
will in the future provide habitat for animals, shade for the creek
and will help keep the bank from eroding. By volunteering their
time, these students are helping stabilize this ecosystem which
will prevent flooding and will restore the creek’s water quality.”
Lindsey and other community leaders are appreciative for the
volunteer work that Tennessee Wesleyan students perform
annually for the college’s “Day of Service.”
“I am profoundly grateful for TWC students,” said Ellen Kimball,
executive director for the Athens Area Council for the Arts.
“Not only for their ‘Day of Service’ work but also for the work
they do every day. They are in and out of here almost on a daily
basis. Whenever I need help, I know who to call. TWC students
always perform cheerfully and are eager to help.”
While community leaders appreciate TWC’s “Day of Service,”
the college also values the community’s efforts to be involved
with the project.
“I am so grateful to all of our community partners for allowing us to
serve them on this day,” said Beth Makowski, TWC coordinator
of the center for servant leadership. “For me, the culmination of
this day is such an honor to be a part of. It truly is a blessing to see
the service projects come to fruition and see the impact that our
students are making.”

“These students can make tangible impacts in the communities where they live.”
Mandie Thacker Beeler
Learn, Serve, Lead...andBelieve
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Alternative fall break trip educates
students on hunger, poverty
or most Tennessee Wesleyan College students, October’s fall
break means a break from classes and studying and a chance
to spend time at home with family. For ten students, one faculty
and two staff members, fall break was an opportunity to learn
about global hunger and poverty and what type of sustainable
solutions can help.
“Hunger and poverty are everywhere,” said Tiffany Dierden, a
TWC freshmen who participated in the alternative fall break trip
to Heifer International, located in Little Rock, Ark. “You just
have to open your eyes to see it.”
The Heifer ranch offered the TWC visitors the opportunity to
participate in education and service-oriented interactive learning
programs, which bring awareness of the great need in the world
and not only allow participants to give back but also serve as great
educational tools - both about the value of giving your service to
others and experiencing something for the first time – such as
milking a goat or harvesting vegetables.
“It was interesting to live like many people from third world
countries live but it was also melancholy to think about the
difficulties they face, while we take things like sanitary plumbing
for granted,” said DJ Thomas, a TWC freshmen.
TWC faculty and staff members who participated in the
alternative fall break trip were also impressed with the eyeopening
experience they had at the Heifer ranch.
“It was enlightening,” said Dr. Nancy Gregg, TWC assistant
professor of education. “I have traveled and done many mission
trips that have helped me understand the conditions of need in
developing nations. However, Heifer’s methods for providing aid
to families and communities are the most efficient and effective
that I’ve seen.
“With Heifer, people are taught how to use resources to help
themselves, not to simply wait on the next relief effort that might
or might not come to their community. Teaching community
members how to use the natural resources around them, how
to improve their food production and
how to raise animals to improve their
food and income resources is a lasting
education that truly makes a difference in
places of poverty in both the U.S. and in
other countries.”
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While Tennessee Wesleyan has been offering alternative spring
break trips annually, this year’s alternative fall break experience
was a first for the college.
“I hope that this first official alternative fall break will serve as a
springboard for future events for the TWC campus community,”
said Dr. Scott Mashburn, vice president of student life and
dean of students. “The Heifer International experience was an
informative and humbling opportunity for me. We were able to
learn about the impact that each individual has on our global
community and how we can each make a difference.”
Heifer’s alternative break programs have a primary emphasis on
education programs, utilizing team-building exercises that explore
the issues surrounding hunger and poverty and sustainable solutions
and challenge participants to examine their habits and consumption
on the path to becoming more responsible global citizens.
“Heifer changed us deeply and permanently for the better.,” said
Mandie Thacker Beeler, TWC director of the center of servant
leadership.
“Heifer Ranch’s Educational Center teaches you how to truly
serve people by experiencing food insecurity struggles, learning to
acknowledge and respect culture and finding ways to meet legitimate
needs. The Heifer International program is servant leadership at
its finest and their commitment to passing on the importance of
servant leadership is a wonderful lesson for each of us.”

TWC celebrates 7th Annual
Barbeque and Bluegrass
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aturday, January 26, Harold ’49 and Lil Coker hosted the 7th Annual Barbeque and
Bluegrass at their home in Chattanooga, Tenn. This year’s event was in memory of
Charles E. Peaveyhouse ’49. More than 80 alumni and guests gathered to fellowship with
one another throughout the afternoon.
Prospective students and their families also attended the
event, competing in contests to win scholarships while
also getting the opportunity to learn more about the
TWC experience from college staff and alumni.
Dr. Knowles spoke to both alumni and prospective
students about the joys of being a part of the Tennessee
Wesleyan family.
Piano donation
honors Harry C. Johnson Jr.
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atherine “Cacky” Wentworth-Johnson has recently donated a piano in honor of her late husband,
Harry C. Johnson Jr., to Tennessee Wesleyan College. Mrs. Wentworth-Johnson, who contributed the
piano to the college to be used for events in Sherman Hall, hopes that the piano will honor Mr. Johnson’s love
for his alma mater and his love of music.
“I am thrilled beyond measure to make this contribution
to Tennessee Wesleyan College,” said Mrs. Wentworth-
Johnson, who graduated from TWC in 1962 with a dual
degree in piano performance and education.
“I know that Harry is somewhere smiling about this gift to Tennessee Wesleyan in his
honor. He appreciated art in all forms and was musically talented. He was a wonderful
man who valued giving back to his college, church, family and community.”
2012-2013 AAC
Regular Season and
Tournament Champions!
Congratulat ons
Bulldog Basketball!
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2012 Homecoming
Celebrates Pride and Tradition
panning three days and over twenty events, Tennessee
Wesleyan College’s 2012 Homecoming was host to more
than 300 college alumni and friends who gathered together on
the college’s campus to celebrate 155 years of pride and tradition.
Today’s TWC students enjoyed fellowship with TWC alumni
who returned to their alma mater to rekindle cherished memories
and revisit the birthplace of their college educations.
“I was thrilled to see so many alumni returning to campus
to connect with classmates and teammates,” said Dr. Harley
Knowles, TWC president. “I was very much overwhelmed
with the depth of feeling that Wesleyan elicits from our former
students.”
From the Friday night Party Gras on College St., where TWC
students enjoyed a shrimp boil with visiting alumni, to the
Saturday evening Blue and Gold Gala where eight award
recipients were honored with alumni and athletic hall of fame
awards, TWC’s 2012 Homecoming was a three-day celebration
that brought alumni in from all over the country, some flying and
many driving in for the weekend’s festivities.
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“Homecoming 2012 was a wonderful success,” said Jessica
Edwards, TWC director of alumni relations and annual fund,
who is in charge of planning the college’s Homecoming events
every year.
“I had a wonderful time with my fellow alumni celebrating 155
years of pride and tradition and it was great to see so many alumni
back at their alma mater.”
This year TWC had a lot of recent accomplishments to celebrate
throughout the Homecoming festivities. The men’s baseball
team’s NAIA World Series championship win was applauded at
a Friday evening ring ceremony and banquet where the winners
received their championship rings and college and community
representatives congratulated the champions. A Saturday
morning baseball brunch and reception at the McMinn County
Living Heritage Museum launched the museum’s newest exhibit
featuring the history of Tennessee Wesleyan baseball.
In addition to celebrating TWC athletics through the ring
ceremony, museum reception and various alumni/student games
throughout the weekend, other TWC student activities were on
display at the majority of the Homecoming events. A student
art exhibit featured new pieces from TWC students and the
annual Lip Sync contest showcased TWC student organization’s
carefully choreographed musical numbers. As usual, the

Tennessee Wesleyan Concert Choir’s annual performance with
alumni choir members was a special treat for Homecoming guests.
“There is something genuinely special about bringing alumni
back to campus to reconnect with one another and their alma
mater,” said Anne Montgomery, TWC president of the alumni
board of directors and director of the athens evening program.
At Saturday’s Homecoming barbeque lunch on Wesley Commons
Lawn, President Knowles addressed college faculty and staff,
alumni, friends and students, proudly looking back on the college’s
achievements throughout the past year. From record enrollment
to becoming a graduate degree granting institution, Tennessee
Wesleyan met and exceeded many of its goals for the year.
“In the past few months we launched our first completely online
program, an RN to BSN, as well as our first graduate program,
a Master’s in Curriculum Leadership,” said Dr. Knowles. “In
the 14 months that I have been TWC’s president, I have seen
the college grow to be a true leader in higher education. This
past year was one for the record books. It was a fantastic year for
academics and athletics.”
With TWC’s past year and 2012 Homecoming such a success,
anticipation and preparation for next year’s Homecoming
celebration is already underway.
“I’m looking forward to what TWC will accomplish in the
upcoming year and am already excited about planning for
Homecoming 2013,” said Edwards.
“What we have here on this college campus is truly special and
I’m proud to be a part of the Tennessee Wesleyan family as a staff
member and an alumna. Homecoming is one weekend a year but it’s
the one weekend at TWC where past alumni can meet future alumni
and celebrate the Tennessee Wesleyan experience together.”
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T
Tennessee Wesleyan hosts
Tennessee Supreme Court’s SCALES
ennessee Wesleyan College was host to 12 local public and
private high schools who gathered at the college campus to
participate in the Tennessee Supreme Court’s SCALES program.
Initiated in 1995, SCALES (Supreme Court Advancing Legal
Education for Students) provides Tennessee high school students
with the opportunity to hear oral arguments in actual Supreme
Court cases.
“This program lets us connect with students,” said Chief Justice
Gary Wade, who took the office of Chief Justice less than two
months ago following a 25-year Tennessee judicial system career.
“SCALES is a firsthand demonstration of how this branch of
the government works. This year’s program had an outstanding
turnout.”
Conducted statewide at the request of local judges, Boys State,
Girls State and members of the Bar, this year’s SCALES program
was the first the 10th Judicial District has hosted in ten years and
was the largest in the program’s history with over 1,100 students,
teachers and administrators.
“Bradley County was the last to host SCALES in this district,”
said Chancellor Jerri Bryant, who helped organize this year’s
event. “SCALES is such a wonderful opportunity for students
to get an up-close view of how the judicial system operates. For
students in rural areas, this program might be their only chance
to see how the highest court functions.”
More than 1,000 students from Bradley
Central High School, Cleveland High
School, Copper Basin High School, Fairview
Christian Academy, McMinn Central High
School, McMinn County High School, Polk
County High School, Sequoyah High School,
Sweetwater High School, Tellico Plains High School,
Tennessee Christian Preparatory and Walker Valley
High School took turns sitting in on three hearings that
took place in Townsend Memorial Hall.
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During the SCALES program, students
heard arguments in cases involving the
issues of whether the police had reasonable
suspicion of criminal activity to conduct
a lawful seizure, whether a defendant
was denied his constitutional rights to
effective counsel and whether the Court
of Appeals erred in deeming harmless
the trial court’s admission of certain
evidence in a particular case.
In addition to the three SCALES Tennessee Supreme Court
sessions that took place throughout the morning, students were
also treated to a presentation by Chief Justice Wade during lunch.
“We were thrilled to host this event here at Tennessee Wesleyan,”
said Dr. Scott Mashburn, TWC vice president of student life.
“Providing the community with a venue for these types of
educational events is a top priority for the college.”
TWC President Dr. Harley Knowles proudly welcomed to
campus all five Tennessee Supreme Court Justices as well as the
more than 1,000 high school students who participated in the
SCALES program.
“Tennessee Wesleyan will
always open its doors to the
community for educational
programs,” said Dr. Knowles,
“Providing high school students
with a venue to experience the
state’s judicial system was an
honor for us here at TWC. We
look forward to hosting programs
like SCALES in the future.”

Innovation & Excellence
Fort Sanders Nursing Department
plans for strong future
O
pening its doors in January of 2000, TWC’s Fort Sanders Nursing
Department has grown to become a leader in higher education in the
healthcare field. Fort Sanders has graduated more than 400 nurses throughout
the last decade, educating its students using innovated teaching strategies and
thorough clinical experience that allow students to provide hands-on patient
care while working toward their degrees.
“Having taught at Fort Sanders since the program’s inception, I am
honored to work with faculty that continue to engage with students both
in classroom and clinical settings, helping students to draw correlations
and link theory with practice on a day-to-day basis,” said Lisa Kirkland,
TWC associate professor of nursing.
“This particular teaching model is becoming increasingly rare whereby
many programs now utilize adjunct faculty for clinical experiences while fulltime
professors remain on campus assuming other responsibilities. At TWC-
FSN, faculty serve as role models and students see firsthand the dedication and
passion to quality nursing care. The relationships forged between faculty and
student serve to create a positive and challenging learning environment where
each one can learn from the other.”
The Fort Sanders program’s innovative clinical program has access to clinical
sites in Knoxville, Tenn., and other surrounding areas including the facilities
of Covenant Health and various comprehensive integrated healthcare
delivery systems. Other clinical facilities include East Tennessee Children’s
Hospital, as well as community health and nursing home sites.
“We are not only preparing our students to become nurses but we are preparing
them to become leaders in the nursing career field and within the local
community,” said Dr. Robert Cornette, TWC associate dean and professor for
nursing. “I believe we have one of the best nursing programs in the state. Our
graduates are often sought by healthcare employers because of the focus on
clinical ‘real life’ experience they receive from their Fort Sanders education.”
The Fort Sanders Nursing Department uses a variety of teaching strategies
to facilitate the active participation of the student in the learning process. A
completely online RN to BSN degree recently joined the college’s traditional
BSN program to offer a flexible learning environment to nursing students
who are already working and are looking to continue their education while
maintaining their career responsibilities.
“As the TWC Fort Sanders program looks to the future, I am excited about
the growth opportunity within the TWC online RN-BSN program,” said Jean
Bernard, TWC associate professor of nursing. “By offering online classes, TWC-
FSN is well positioned to help meet the national drive to have more bachelor’sprepared
nurses at the bedside. The emphasis in both the new online program
and the traditional program is lifelong learning and providing our local and
global communities with quality, future nursing leaders.”
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“Scholarships have made my Tennessee Wesleyan
education a possibility. The financial aid I have
received here at TWC has been instrumental in
helping me achieve my academic goals. Without
scholarships, many of my peers and I would not be
able to pursue a college degree.”
Kimberly Layman, age 18
Sophomore, behavioral sciences major
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Scholarship
Supporting Student Excellence
To sustain an environment of inclusive excellence, the college must provide need-based and meritbased
scholarships and funding for undergraduate and graduate programs and other co-curricular
learning opportunities. Initiatives such as the establishment of named annual and endowed academic
scholarships, athletic scholarships and endowed distinguished professorships and chairs help attract the
best and brightest to Tennessee Wesleyan College and changes lives forever.
If you would like to explore how you can honor a loved one or leave a personal legacy with your gift to
Tennessee Wesleyan College, please contact the Advancement Office either by phone at (423)746-5330
or email at advancement@twcnet.edu.
Randy L. Nelson
Chief Advancement Officer
Office: (423) 746-5330 | Email: rnelson@twcnet.edu

F
Tennessee Wesleyan students
attend student mission conference
our Tennessee Wesleyan College students didn’t take a
break from their educations during their December winter
break. Accompanied by TWC professors Dr. Chris Dover and
Dr. Nancy Gregg, Meagen Akins, Tara Bugg, Kortni Lake and
Sara Phelps were some of the more than 16,000 participants
who gathered together in St. Louis, Mo. to attend Urbana 12, a
large-scale, empowering missions event that aims to compel this
generation to give their whole lives for God’s global mission.
“I went to Urbana looking for direction for my life after
graduation,” said Bugg, a TWC senior majoring in church
vocations with an emphasis in youth ministry. “It was a wonderful
opportunity to worship, fellowship and do Bible study with more
than 16,000 people. We were also given the opportunity to hear
stories of missionaries from around the world.”
Founded in 1946 and targeted toward students, the Urbana
conference is a diverse gathering of students, recent graduates,
missions practitioners and church leaders in North America. The
conference features a multicultural array of speakers, seminars,
music, worship, prayer and Bible study.
“This trip to the Urbana student missions conference was a bit
of a homecoming for me, as I had participated in the 1979 and
1981 conferences,” said Dr. Dover, TWC chaplain and instructor
of religion and church vocations. “The contacts made at those
events resulted in my spending a year in Japan, where I served as
a short-term missionary, helping the Japanese churches expand
their outreach through conversational English classes.”
Dr. Dover encouraged his students to follow in his footsteps and
take advantage of the more than 250 missions organizations that
were present at the conference to talk with participants about
opportunities for service all around the world. From business and
medical skills to teaching and evangelism, conference attendees
learned how their specific interests and talents could be used in
God’s service.
“Urbana was a great place to learn about the costs and joys that
come along with the mission work that God is calling us to do
here at home and all around the world,” said Phelps, a TWC
sophomore majoring in church vocations with an emphasis in
youth ministry. “We were able to talk to many mission agencies
and missionaries about
their organizations and
the potential possibility
of serving with them.”
Mission work is a
cornerstone of the
educational experience at Tennessee Wesleyan. Students
are encouraged to serve in their local communities as well as
globally. TWC students most recently have served all the way
from stateside in Arkansas to out of the country in Guatemala.
“As a result of Urbana, I am now more aware of different
theological schools and I am expanding the schools I will apply
to,” said Akins, a TWC senior majoring in business administration
and professional accountancy and marketing, who is looking to
continue her education with a master’s degree.
“I am also open to applying for various internships at a few of the
mission organizations. I feel more confident about my academic
future and feel that I am heading in the right direction with my
life. Urbana 12 was an amazing experience academically and
personally and it opened my eyes to a lot of different ways to
participate in mission work.”
Inspired by the success of the Urbana conference trip, Dr. Dover
is making plans for more TWC student trips in the future.
“The Urbana conference provided Dr. Gregg and I with a list
of contacts and leads to help us expand TWC’s study abroad,
service-learning and short-term missions programs,” said Dr.
Dover. “Plans are already in the works to take a larger TWC
contingent to the next conference in 2015.”
“It was a wonderful opportunity to worship,
fellowship and do Bible study with more
than 16,000 people.” Tara Bugg~
TWC Senior
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O
n campus, online and on time, 1,116 Tennessee
Wesleyan students showed up this past fall semester to
help the 155 year-old private liberal arts college reach a record
enrollment number.
“It’s exciting that in what many perceive to be a down economy,
we can set a new record enrollment,” said Stan Harrison, TWC
vice president of enrollment services.
With key strategic initiatives identified under the leadership of
Dr. Knowles and the Board of Trustees, Tennessee Wesleyan is
moving forward with plans for improvements and additions to
both facilities and academic offerings. This semester’s record
enrollment number follows a year in which the college was strong
financially and neared an all-time high in fundraising.
“After all of Tennessee Wesleyan’s recent accomplishments,
having a record enrollment number this semester can be attributed
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Tennessee Wesleyan
ACHIEVES
record enrollment
to the college as a whole,” Scott Mashburn, TWC vice president
of student life. “You don’t get to a record headcount with just a
small admissions staff, it’s all the staff in all of the departments on
campus that promote the college and work behind the scenes in
order to make that happen.”
As Tennessee Wesleyan looks toward the future, Dr. Knowles
hopes the college will continue to make its students the priority,
inspiring and preparing them to become servant leaders in their
community and the world.
“Students and their families are seeing this college as a good value
during these tough economic times,” said Dr. Harley Knowles,
TWC president. “We’re using the latest technology to serve new
and diverse students. It is critical that we continue evolving as
a leader in higher education. We want to continue to be worth
the investment our students make when they choose TWC to be
their higher education experience.”
Master of Science
in Curriculum Leadership
Tennessee Wesleyan College is now a graduate degree granting
institution. Within the coming months and years, the college will
begin to add new master’s programs to its graduate curriculum. The
college currently offers a Master of Science in Curriculum Leadership,
a program that trains future academic leaders, producing teachers
and leaders who will be competent professionals, service-oriented
individuals and reflective practitioners. For more information visit
our website at twcnet.edu.

IN LOVING MEMORY
IN LOVING MEMORY
Friend of Wesleyan
Joe F. Henry
Riceville, TN
November 12, 2012
1935
Frances Forrester
North Charleston, SC
September 18, 2012
1937
Beulah D. Avant
Alexandria, TN
October 2, 2012
1938
Jerrene C. Hartshorn
Worthington, OH
November 28, 2012
1939
John H. Dockery
Clarksville, TN
January 20, 2013
1941
Ruth C. Richards
Knoxville, TN
October 20, 2012
William R. Selden
Athens, TN
December 25, 2012
Beginning September 2012
Ending January 2013
1942
Phyllis Castings
Knoxville, TN
January 26, 2013
1944
Marie L. Dougherty
Sweetwater, TN
October 15, 2012
1946
George W. Robinson, Jr.
Bryan, TX
December 24, 2012
1947
Mary D. Whitehead
Knoxville, TN
December 7, 2012
1950
Charles L. Bates
Cleveland, TN
September 28, 2012
1951
Bettye B. Thacker
Charlottesville, VA
October 29, 2012
News You Can Use
Registrar’s Off ice
Summer Session Begins
Monday, May 6, 2013
Classes Begin for Fall Term
Monday, August 19, 2013
Commencement
1954
Harry L. McDaris
Brownsboro, AL
October 2, 2012
Kent Thomas
Kodak, TN
November 1, 2012
1958
Janey V. Stitt
East Brainerd, TN
January 29, 2013
1960
Flora Fritzsche Barber
Shelbyville, TN
January 25, 2013
1961
Robert C. Myers
Jonesboro, GA
October 30, 2012
1967
Lee D. Ketchersid
Dayton, TN
October 22, 2012
1968
Jerry T. Townsend
Calhoun, TN
October 4, 2012
Save the Date:
May 2, 2013: Nursing Pinning Ceremony
May 3, 2013: Baccalaureate Service
May 4, 2013: Spring Commencement Exercises
December 6, 2013: Winter Commencement Exercises
1972
Carolyn S. Coker
Athens, TN
September 27, 2012
1974
Dunbar B. Pless
Athens, TN
December 3, 2012
Nyles C. Ayers
Nashville, TN
September 13, 2012
1984
Michael D. Frazier
Kingsport, TN
January 15, 2013
Career Development
Career Services Connections:
Career Services Alumni Page
Facebook Page
Twitter - @employabulldog
Google Talk
– username **TWC Careers**
Mobile Text Only – 423-788-5082
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MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS
IN HONOR OF
Curtis Blair
Norma Blair
Norma Blair
Chris and Anna Lee
Donald K. Clark
Allison Crisp
Dr. Edmund Cox
Mark and Rebecca White
Paul Fancher
Susan Meek
Dr. Bill Foree
Dr. and Mrs. J. Gabe Clark
Diane Jack Freeman
Cecilia Jack
Dr. Danny Hays
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Simerville
George Thorogood
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lutz
Julie Jack
Cecilia Jack
Grace Coates Keith
Dr. and Mrs. J. Gabe Clark
Ed and Barbara Deal
Blair Lee
Norma Blair
Christopher Lee
Norma Blair
Dr. Regenia Mayfield
Emily Cate
Patricia Hickman Price
Richard Price
Dr. Sam Roberts
Rebecca Myatt
Cindy Runyan
Roy and Joan Patton
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We wish to recognize those who have made gifts
in honor or memory of friends or loved ones.
IN MEMORIAM
Mildred Archer
Beverly Knight
Charles Lynn Bates
Charles Seepe and Jo Lundy
Charlene H. Blackburn
Roy and Joan Patton
Dr. Floyd Jack Bowling
Melvin Reynolds
Frank & Edith Buttram
William and Nancy Buttram
Larry Gaby
Buddy Cate
Buddy and Dixie Liner
Van and Vera Coe
Wayne Penniman
Luther True
W.A. Cofer
Dr. and Mrs. Danny Hays
H.L. & Lucile Davis
Charles and Anne Fleenor
Eric Martin Eaves
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Eaves
Coach Dwain Farmer
Charles and Anne Fleenor
Sheilah Farmer Grubb
Dr. Marvin B. Gass
Ann Gass
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Gass
Joyce Smith
Robert Gibson
Dr. and Mrs. Danny Hays
Margaret Berry Graves
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Boyd
Clyde Grubb
Dr. and Mrs. Danny Hays
Lynne Gylani
Julie Adams
Steve and Sandra Clariday
Scott and Kathi Mashburn
Eloise Harper
Jacqueline Hunsicker
Jim Harrison
William Webb
Dr. Richard W. Harter
Dean Tucker
Joe F. Henry
Dr. and Mrs. J.Dean Baggett
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Barton
Mr. and Mrs. D.H. Brewer
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Browder
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Estes
G.R. Rush & Company, P.C.
Barbara Powell
SouthEast Eye Specialist, PLLC
Toomey & Baggett Eyecare
Clinic, PLLC
Geraldine V. Herring
Mr. and Mrs. Roy and
Joan Patton
Joan Ogle Hill
Ed and Barbara Deal
Dolores Reynolds
B.T. Hutson
Jean Sain
Barbara Smith
Joe Jaquish
Rebecca Jaquish
Harry C. Johnson, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Danny Hays
Lydia Johnson
Ed and Barbara Deal
William E. Jones
Freddie Tittle
Dr. & Mrs. LeRoy Martin
Julia Betts
Dr. W.C. Mason
Helen Clark
Rev. Gerald H. McFarland
Martha McFarland

Robert C. Myers
Dr. and Mrs. J. Gabe Clark
Paul Oot
Samuel Nesbitt
Dr. Charles Peavyhouse
Eula Peavyhouse
Dr. Myra Peavyhouse
Ray Myron Peavyhouse
Dr. Myra Peavyhouse
Ted Pless
Dwain and Sally Ealy
Martha Woods
William H. Proctor
Lillian Proctor
Dr. Ray Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas
Vanderbilt, II
Homer E. Roth
Charlotte Roth
Dr. Robert Ryberg
Mr. and Mrs. James Bagley
William R. Selden
Dwain and Sally Ealy
Virginia Walthall
Catherine Wentworth-Johnson
Robert C. Snyder
William Snyder
Charles Stone
Dr. and Mrs. Danny Hays
Dr. William Sullins
Mr. and Mrs. Evan Haren
Kent W. Thomas
Ed and Barbara Deal
Roy and Joan Patton
Daniel and Beverly Smith
President Charles Turner
Mary Pringle
Beginning September 2012
Ending January 2013
Sue Wallace Tutton
Lillian Proctor
Louie and Ruth Underwood
Dura Montgomery
Clyde Webb
Dr. and Mrs. Danny Hays
Jimmy & Novieta Trotte Wilson
Roy and Joan Patton
Dr. Joe Wimberly
Dr. Donald Schaefer
Special Note:
Every entry within this report has
been carefully reviewed and every
effort has been made to ensure that it
is accurate and complete.
If there are errors or omissions, please
accept our apologies and contact
Jared Wright at 423.746.5210.
We strive to ensure the
accuracy of names listed in
each of Tennessee Wesleyan’s
publications. Unfortunately,
in the 2011-12 Annual Report
the following names were
either omitted or listed in the
incorrect giving society. We
apologize for our error.
MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS
IN HONOR OF
William H. “Rusty” Schultz
Dr. and Mrs. J. Gabe Clark
Brandi Denise Shelton
Jason Hitt
Jerry Smith
Dr. and Mrs. J. Gabe Clark
Janis Nash Stokes
Mike Nash
Larry Wallace
Dr. and Mrs. Danny Hays
Virginia “Gigi” Walthall
Dr. Regenia Mayfield
Dexter Webb
Dr. and Mrs. Danny Hays
Harold White
Dr. and Mrs. Danny Hays
Jim Winer
Dr. and Mrs. Danny Hays
Burkett Witt
William Webb
Dr. John E. Woods
Mark and Rebecca White
Take a look at our
2011-12 Annual Report
online at www.twcnet.edu
The following names were incorrectly
listed in the Annual Report of Donors:
President’s Society
William E. Harmon
Harmon Properties
Howard and Tenna Hornsby ’84
Scott and Teresa Rogers
Dr. Richard Timberlake
Hugh and Kathryn Walker ’65, ’66
Patrons’ Club
Donald and Pat Patrick ’53, ’53
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Lenoir Hilten Culbertson ’76, is now
serving as District Superintendent of
the Murfreesboro District of the United
Methodist Church. Her husband is
Director of Pastoral Services at Vanderbilt
Medical Center.
Jason W. Hitt ’07, has been hired as a
full-time special education assistant at
Etowah City School.
Sharon Kendrick ’87, PhD, Director
of the Resort and Club Management
program at Methodist University in
Fayetteville, NC., was recently elected
to fill the role of V.P. of Education for
the North Carolina Chapter of HSMAI
(Hospitality Sales and Marketing
Association International). Kendrick is
also an Assistant Professor of Business
Administration at Methodist University.
April Taylor ’98, partner in the CPA
firm of Taylor, Ramsey-Haun, CPAs,
recently bought and moved into a 2-story
office building located at 10409 Lovell
Center Drive, Knoxville, TN 37922,
phone: 865-690-4008.
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Farewell Blake...
Blake McCaslin
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AFTER COLLEGE
Stay Connected to TWC!
Jennifer Morgan ’08, and her husband
Chris Morgan, of Alabama, had a son
named Gresham in October 2011.
Jennifer is currently teaching Special
Education English at Carter High School
in Strawberry Plains and is working on her
Master of Science in Teacher Education
at the University of Tennessee.
Latasha Leming Thedford ’10, and her
husband Chris Thedford announce the
birth of their daughter Journey Faith
Thedford who was born September
27, 2012. She is the sister of Ansley
Thedford, Jamie Leming, and Jackson
Thedford.
Kathy Wilson ’97, and her husband
Scott Wilson welcomed their son
William Lee Wilson into the world on
January 27, 2012. He is the brother of
Rob and Clint Wilson.
If you would like to share news or updates in
“After College” or in our monthly online
newsletter, “Bulldog Bytes,”
please email Jessica Edwards
at alumni@twcnet.edu or by mail,
TWC, Attn.: Alumni Relations,
204 E. College St., Athens, TN 37303.
FUTURE BULLDOGS
Anna Lee ’06, and
her husband Chris ’05
welcomed their son Levi
Morrison Lee into the
world on October 21.
He was 7 lbs 9 oz and is doing well.
Blake ’00 and Julie
Campbell McCaslin
’03 welcomed their
son, Elliott Ralph, on
Wednesday, October 3,
2012. He has an older
sister, Adra, who is three years old.
Phonathon
Thank you to everyone who made
generous donations and pledges
during our Annual Fund Spring
Phonathon in late January and
early February. Please remember
to send in all General Scholarship
donations by March 31st so that
they may be matched, as well as
any other donations by June 30th.
If you have any questions you may
contact Jessica Edwards,
director of alumni
relations and annual
fund at 423-746-
5331 or jedwards@
twcnet.edu.
Tennessee Wesleyan College wants to recognize Blake McCaslin for his more than twelve
years of loyal and faithful service to the college. Blake served his alma mater in several
positions throughout his twelve years at Tennessee Wesleyan, starting out as a data specialist
in Alumni Relations and finishing out his time at the college serving as director of public
relations and marketing.
In addition to his official titles at the college, Blake also unofficially gave back to Tennessee
Wesleyan by managing the college’s technical and audio visual needs for events. Throughout
his more than twelve years at the college, Blake showed tremendous commitment to
Tennessee Wesleyan. We wish him well in his future career and want him to know that he
is truly missed.

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Alumni Association
Board of Directors
President
Anne Montgomery ’93
Past President
Tenna Hornsby ’84
President Elect/ Board of Trustees
Representative
Jo Lundy ’88
Secretary
Darlene Peel ’95
Members
Matt Dannel ’09
Michelle Dannel ’83
Jim Dodson ’63
Relus Flemming ’65
Linda Higdon ’73
Diane Mitchell ’81
Sara Holmes ’07
Melody Lantz ’98
Sheilah Farmer Grubb ’72
Brenda Sewell ’68
Greg Moses ’07
Lyndsey Hensley ’06
2011-2012 Student Government
Association Officers
President Matt Harper
Vice President Rachel McDonald
Secretary Tally Burke
Treasurer Ramon Rivera
For more information about the TWC
Alumni Association, please email
alumni@twcnet.edu
or call 423.746.5331.
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Board of Trustees
Ms. Claire Tucker ’75, Chair
Mr. Joe Riley ’73, Vice Chair
Mr. W. Matthew Brookshire ’95,
Secretary & Academic Affairs Chair
Allen Carter, Advancement Chair
Bryan Jackson, Finance Chair
Sharon Brown, Student Life Chair
Jim Winer, Facilities Chair
Keith Altshuler, Member-at-Large
Hon. Carl Colloms, Member-at-Large
Mintie Willson, Member-at-Large
Rev. Dennie Humphreys, ’73
Rev. Thomas Reed, ’73
Honorable Carl Colloms, ’64
Rev. Dan Moore, ’74
Ms. Sharon Brown
Mr. Jerry Smith, ’61
Mr. Don Webb, ’81
Rev. Charles Harrison, Sr., ’79
Mr. Allen Carter
Ms. Tenna Hornsby, ’84
Ms. Mintie Willson
Mr. Bryan Jackson
Mr. Larry Mauldin
Ms. Ailene Chambers, ’65
Mr. Charles “Buddy” Liner, ’58
Ms. Laurie Hallenberg
Dr. Regenia Mayfield, ’59, ’06H
Mr. Mark White, ’76
Mr. Paul Ottaviano
Ms. Angie Green, ’92
Ms. Mary Williams
Mr. Hugh Queener, ’77
Mr. Jim Winer
Special Representatives
Mr. Larry Kleinman, Covenant Health
Dr. Dan Gilbert, faculty
Ms. Jo Lundy ’88, alumni
Mr. Keith Altshuler, Fort Sanders
Regional Medical Center
Mr. Matt Harper, student
Ex-Officio
Dr. Harley Knowles, President
Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor,
Resident Bishop
of the Holston Conference
Rev. Joe Green,
Cleveland District Superintendent
Honorary Trustee
Dr. Danny R. Hays ’57
Trustee Emeritus
Mr. George Oliphant ’43

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Registration at Noon
Tee-Time at 1:00 p.m.
Individual spots and 4-person teams available
Corporate Sponsorships available
Please contact Stan Harrison,
sharrison@twcnet.edu, 423-746-5310,
or Jared Wright, jwright@twcnet.edu,
423-746-5210 for any questions.
memorial golf
tournament
TWC
Rise N Shine
Quarterly Alumni
Breakfast
Join us for a delicious continental breakfast.
Each breakfast will feature a TWC guest speaker
with an update on their department.
Wednesday, June 19 &
Wednesday, September 25 at 7:30 a.m.
Glenn Lowe Dining Room
All Alumni Welcome!
For more information contact Jessica Edwards
at jedwards@twcnet.edu or 423.746.5331.