ANNUAL REPORT - Tennessee Tech University

TENNESSEE TECH COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 

ANNUAL REPORT 

Academic Year 2008-09 

Taking Shape...

IN THIS ISSUE 

Dean’s Letter.............................................................................................. 1 

Gifts from TTU Alumni Help Establish Excellence Funds....................... 2 

Editor: Lelia Gibson 

College of Business 

Annual Report 

Fall 2009 

The Annual Report is prepared 

by the College of Business for the 

alumni, faculty, staff, and friends 

of the Tennessee Tech University 

College of Business. Correspondence 

is welcome. Mail to Year In Review, 

College of Business, Box 5025, 

Cookeville, TN 38505-0001, call 

931-372-6231, or e-mail business@ 

tntech.edu. The College of Business’ 

web site is www.tntech.edu/cob/. 

Tennessee Tech University is one 

of 45 institutions in the Tennessee 

Board of Regents, the sixth largest 

system of higher education in 

the nation. The TBR governs six 

universities, 13 two-year colleges, 

and 26 area technology centers. TBR 

enrolls more than 180,000 students 

in 90 of Tennessee’s 96 counties. 

R052-000-10/An AA/EEO/TitleIX/ 

Section 504/ADA university. 

James Jordan-Wagner 

Dean 

Bob G. Wood 

Associate Dean 

Ramachandran “Nat” Natarajan 

Assistant Dean 

Curtis Armstrong 

Chair 

Decision Sciences and Marketing 

A Conversation with John Glascock .......................................................... 3 

Alumni/Corporate Recognition ................................................................ 4 

In Her Own Words (Liz Dorris)............................................................... 5 

College of Business Students Get a Lesson in Dining Etiquette................ 6 

Jackson County FBLA Organization Visits TTU’s College of Business ..... 7 

College Receives International Accreditation............................................ 8 

College Scholarship Program Helps Students Meet Their Goals............... 9 

Century Club Members Help Modernize Classrooms............................... 9 

Fishing for TTU..................................................................................... 10 

Puzzles, Numbers, and Essays................................................................. 11 

Faculty and Staff Kudos.......................................................................... 12 

Take Care of My Building....................................................................... 13 

College Names New Assistant Dean........................................................ 14 

Isbell Named New Departmental Chair.................................................. 15 

College Makes a Hit in Baseball............................................................. 16 

Transitions.............................................................................................. 17 

In Memoriam......................................................................................... 17 

College Highlights.................................................................................. 18 

Thank You.............................................................................................. 21 

ADMINISTRATION 

R. Dan Fesler 

Chair 

Accounting 

Julie M. Galloway 

Director 

Student Success Center 

C. Vicki Henley 

Director 

Small Business Development Center 

Steven Isbell 

Chair 

Economics, Finance, and Marketing 

Kevin R. Liska 

Director 

BusinessMedia Center 

Cheryl Montgomery 

Director 

Development

As I complete my first year here at Tennessee Tech, I look back 

on a year of unprecedented challenge for the nation, the State 

of Tennessee, and TTU. Here in the College of Business 

we have suffered the loss through the retirement of several talented 

faculty members, who, due to budget cuts, will not be replaced, and we 

have streamlined our processes elsewhere. These changes have forced 

us to review the very fundamentals of the educational process, such as 

class size and how courses are taught. It is an easy time to feel down. 

However, it is also a time to look at our progress in accomplishing our 

mission of “…provid(ing) an educational foundation that prepares 

our students to become successful ethical business leaders.” 

We have truly excellent programs here in the College of Business. We 

produce award-winning students. We have a very strong faculty who 

teach a world-class curriculum. We are one of a handful of Colleges 

of Business that are fully accredited by the Association to Advance 

Collegiate Schools of Business. We achieved accreditation by the 

Network of International Business Schools, only the second American 

College of Business to be so honored. The College was included in 

Princeton Review’s 296 Best Business Schools. We are able to provide 

significant financial support to more students than any other college on campus. Some of these achievements are 

covered more fully in this Annual Report. 

Looking to the future, a number of changes are in store for Johnson Hall. Supported by several generous alumni 

contributions, the new Heidtke Trading room, pictured on the front cover and scheduled for completion later this fall, 

will provide a state-of-the-art facility for our students to experience the environment of a Wall Street trading room, 

and will provide research capabilities for all of our students. In the planning stages are technological and cosmetic 

updates to other classrooms, which are also supported by private contributions of friends and alumni of the College 

of Business. A part of our efforts to “Keep the Promise” made to Dean Johnson, our goal is to provide a professional 

business facility and atmosphere for our students as they prepare for careers in the profession of business. 

As we move forward, we will continue to provide the excellence in education that our students and their families expect 

from us, and that we expect of ourselves. As the State of Tennessee continues to struggle with budgetary issues, our 

future will be more and more dependant upon private support from our alumni and friends. The changes sweeping 

through the economy will not change our mission, but we will have to provide our own means to accomplish it. 

As we navigate the changing economic climate, we are confident that, with the help of our students, faculty, alumni, 

and friends, we will emerge a stronger and more effective College of Business. I invite you to spend some time reading 

about what has been accomplished in a very challenging environment, and imagining what the future holds. 

James Jordan-Wagner 

JordanWagner@tntech.edu 

Annual Report 2008-2009 1

Gifts from TTU Alumni 

Help Establish Excellence Funds 

Alumnus makes commitment to accounting department 

“I’m proud of my affiliation with Tennessee Tech University because I think my accounting education 

there prepared me incredibly well for my career.” 

That is the primary reason Al Kent, a 1977 College of Business graduate and now a partner 

with Pricewaterhouse Coopers in St. Louis, recently pledged $50,000 to establish the Accounting 

Excellence Fund. 

“I’ve been with Pricewaterhouse Coopers for 31 years, and in that time, I’ve felt fortunate and 

blessed both with my career and with the education that helped prepare me for it. The work ethic I 

learned at TTU certainly helped me to be successful in my career,” he said. 

Kent has long been involved with the Accounting Department and the College of Business, 

serving as a member of TTU’s College of Business Board of Trustees for more than 20 years and also 

as a member of the College’s Accounting Advisory Board. 

In fact, his continued interest in the success of the TTU Accounting Department is due in large 

part to his commitment to the Accounting Advisory Board directed by Dr. Dan Fesler, chairman of Al Kent 

the department. 

Dr. Fesler and Mr. Kent met as colleagues at Price Waterhouse Coopers and have continued their friendship since Fesler’s 

departure to academics at TTU. 

Kent lives in St. Louis with his wife, Kay, a native of Carthage, Tenn, and their three children — Al, Andrea, and Ashley. 

The Accounting Excellence Fund Kent helped to establish will assist the university’s Accounting Department in providing 

support for faculty and student development, stipends, and academic research. 

“As more and more Baby Boomers retire from the work force, there will be a shortage of faculty across the nation and a crisis for 

quality instructors. This fund will help TTU’s Accounting Department respond to that crisis or any other particular need it may 

face,” Kent said. 

Dean James Jordan-Wagner says he hopes other TTU College of Business departments follow the pattern set by the Accounting 

Excellence Fund, and Kent says he hopes to challenge other accounting alumni to make gifts to keep the fund growing. 

COB receives $1 million gift from McDonald Estate 

Tennessee Tech alumnus Earl McDonald knew the value of an education and hard work. In addition, he was a living example of a 

true philanthropist. The College of Business received $1 million from the McDonald estate. 

McDonald was born in 1913 in Huntsville, Tenn, the third of four children. After completing his elementary and high school 

education in Huntsville, he finished one year at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, qualifying him to teach school. He 

taught third grade for one year in Huntsville, which provided him with the funds he needed to enter Tennessee Tech. In 1937, Mr. 

McDonald graduated from TTU with a degree in business management and went to work for Southern Continental Telephone 

Company, where he had worked during college. After one year working for the phone company in Cookeville, he transferred to 

Fayette, Ala, where he would spend most of the rest of his life. 

McDonald, who never took a sick day during his almost 50-year career in the telephone business, held many positions including 

accountant, secretary/treasurer, board member, vice president, and president. As he moved up the corporate ladder at various 

companies, the stock grants that accompanied his advancement made him a wealthy man. Despite his professional accomplishments, 

McDonald considered his greatest achievement to be the 54- year marriage to his wife Thela Terry McDonald, who passed away 

in 1993. 

Earl and Thela shared their wealth with many charitable organizations, giving away almost $16 million during their lifetimes. 

The bequest gift to Tech is not the first gift McDonald made to the university. In 1996, he donated $1 million to establish 

scholarships for worthy students. 

This estate gift ensures that Earl McDonald’s legacy will live on in the lives of the students his generosity continues to benefit. 

The gift has been used to establish the College of Business Excellence Fund. Earnings from the endowment will be utilized for a 

variety of purposes in the College, including student and faculty support, development, and accreditation activities. 

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A Conversation with John Glascock 

O 

riginally from Livingston, Tenn, Dr. John Glascock earned a degree in economics from the TTU College 

of Business in 1971. His impressive resume includes master’s degrees from Stetson University, Virginia 

Tech, and Cambridge. He holds a Ph.D. in finance from the University of North Texas. As a lifelong educator 

his focus has been the real estate markets. He has held a variety of prestigious teaching positions in the United 

States, and spent five years on the faculty at Cambridge University in England as the Grosvenor Distinguished 

Professor of Real Estate. Dr. Glascock currently serves as the West Shell Professor of Real Estate Finance and is 

the Director of the University of Cincinnati Real Estate Center. Dr. Glasscock lives in Cincinnati with his wife, 

Linda, and their two children, Jack and Jenifer Ashley. 

WHAT TRAITS DO YOU VALUE MOST IN 

FRIENDS? Honesty 

DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR? While at TTU it was 

Dr. Whewon Cho in Economics and Dr. Graham Kash 

in the English Department. 

PERSON OUTSIDE YOUR FAMILY YOU 

WOULD LIKE TO SPEND TIME WITH ON AN 

ISLAND? John Howe, a friend and fellow real estate 

guru who frequently book swaps with me. The book 

swap is a great thing–we just drop them in the mail 

to each other, often with no message or any notice. It 

would be fun on an island to talk and think about life 

with him. I am looking forward to seeing him soon. 

WHAT LINE OF WORK WOULD YOU 

PURSUE IF YOU COULDN’T WORK IN YOUR 

PRESENT ONE? I would be a psychologist or maybe 

a sociologist. 

FAVORITE HOBBIES? Traveling. Two of my favorite 

cities are Singapore and Helsinki. My wife’s family is 

originally from Finland, so we really enjoy being there. 

WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT? I sleep very 

well….but my children…well- I do worry about them. 

The broken heart of a child keeps me up at night. 

WHAT IS THE SIMPLEST THING YOU HAVE 

NEVER LEARNED TO DO? Type correctly. 

Someone once told me I had the best four fingers she 

had ever seen. 

WHAT DO YOU DO TO RELIEVE STRESS? Read 

and walk. I usually read about 15 books a year. I 

recently finished “The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned 

from the Market’s Perfect Storm” by Robert Bruner and 

Sean Carr. We do not want to go back to the gold 

standard. 

IF HOLLYWOOD MADE A MOVIE OF YOUR 

LIFE, WOULD IT BE A COMEDY OR A 

DRAMA, AND WHO WOULD PLAY YOU? Oh, a 

comedy and I would be played by Moonlighting’s Bruce 

Willis. I enjoyed Willis’ character from that television 

show. 

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HAVE IN STORE 

FOR YOU? My 60th birthday. I am anxious to see 

where my children end up going to school. 

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CROSS OFF 

YOUR “BUCKET LIST” NEXT? I have done most 

of it. Many years ago I lost a friend, and his death 

hit me hard… so after that experience I decided to do 

what I want to. I haven’t been to Uluru (Ayres Rock) 

in Australia yet. 

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROFESSIONAL 

MISTAKE? Not being as polite as I could. I have a 

“type A” personality and tend to step on too many toes. 

I need to learn to go more lightly. 

WHAT IS A SURPRISING FACT ABOUT YOU? I 

don’t have a high school degree. 


ALUMNI/CORPORATE RECOGNITION 

David Morgan 

David Morgan was recognized as one of the nation’s “100 Most Influential 

People in Accounting” by Accounting Today. Mr. Morgan, a 1974 accounting 

graduate, is a co- managing partner of Lattimore, Black, Morgan, & Cain PC. 

Mr. Morgan heads LBMC’s Family Office practice where he works with high 

wealth individuals and family groups. He is past president of Tennessee Society 

of CPAs and the Nashville Chapter of TSCPA, and a past council member for 

AICPA. Morgan has been a member of the TTU College of Business Board 

of Trustees since 1995. In 2001, the College of Business Board of Trustees 

recognized his successful career by awarding him the Louis Johnson Outstanding 

Alumnus Award. 

John Hoskins 

John Hoskins has been named one of six 2009 Outstanding Alumni by 

TTU. Hoskins received his B.S. in Accounting in 1978. He currently 

serves as the Tennessee Valley Authority senior vice president and treasurer. 

He is active in his community, serving in a leadership capacity for the 

Combined Federal Campaign and as finance director of his church. The 

Knoxville native and resident has served as a College of Business Board of 

Trustees member since 2001. Before receiving this award, he was named 

the 2008 recipient of the College of Business Board of Trustees Louis 

Johnson Outstanding Alumnus Award, established in 1980 to recognize 

graduates who make significant contributions to business through any 

outlets worthy of social achievement. A celebration to honor the six 

outstanding alumni, representing each academic division, was held in 

February. 

PrePak 

PrePak, located in Cookeville, has been named the 2008 

College of Business Board of Trustees Outstanding Business 

Leadership Award recipient. In 2007, the company has been 

recognized as a “Hot 100” company by Tennessee Business 

for their rapid growth and diverse packaging services. Also 

worth noting are the leadership roles many of the employees 

have taken in their community. They currently serve as 

board members of the Cookeville Regional Medical Center, 

the Mustard Seed Ranch and the Cookeville Industrial 

Development Board. The Outstanding Business Leadership 

Award is given annually to recognize individuals or 

organizations that have merited success through contributions 

in business relations. 


IN HER OWN WORDS 

by Liz Dorris 

Liz Dorris, a recent general management graduate, participated in an internship at 

Southwest during the Fall 2008 semester. Southwest received over 800 applications 

or their internship and hired only 32. Below is a firsthand account of Liz’s first weeks. 

Wow! All of the rumors and talk about Southwest 

Airlines are true! This is an amazing place to work. On 

my first day, I arrived to my cubical to find it decorated 

with balloons, blowup airplanes and a goody basket, all 

for me! Within the first 4 hours, I met the legendary 

President Emeritus, 

Colleen Barrett, who 

took a sincere interest 

in getting to know me. 

I sat in on CEO Gary 

Kelly’s midyear update, 

in which he informed 

us of exactly what is 

going on within the 

industry and around 

Southwest Airlines. He 

fired up the troops to 

keep up our “Southwest 

Spirit” through tough 

economic times. 

I am part of the Executive Office, working in the 

Culture Services Department. I work closely with 

the people who plan Southwest’s amazing parties and 

visits for their employees and customers. My main 

duties consist of event planning along with anything 

in the way of promoting and preserving the Southwest 

Culture. 

I have been able to tour many parts of our very festive 

Headquarters building and meet so many of my 

fellow employees. I’ve taken advantage of every service 

opportunity, workshop or social gathering possible; it’s 

so great to work for a company that wants its employees 

to grow as individuals. 

Not only will I be traveling to several of our stations 

throughout the country 

to do Culture Visits, but I 

also have unlimited, space 

available, flying privileges. 

The other interns and 

I have been using every 

weekend to travel and see 

the country! There are 

just too many perks and 

benefits to list! For example, 

the other day, Gary Kelly 

was passing by my desk 

and said, “Hi Liz!” Yes, 

the President and CEO of 

the most profitable airline 

in the industry knows my name! I say all of this to 

remind you that I am only an intern! In this unique 

company, however, no one is “only.” I am treated with 

respect, empowered to make important decisions, and 

motivated to work hard and have FUN. 

If you can’t already tell, I am loving my experience here 

in Dallas. I’m learning so much about the corporate 

business world and about life in general. I’m so 

thankful for my Tennessee Tech family who has been 

a great support. Thank you Tech, for helping students 

make their dreams come true! 


College of Business Students Get a Lesson 

in Dining Etiquette 

The slogan was “It’s the poise that pays!” On Wednesday, April 9, business students had an opportunity to put 

that poise into practice at the business etiquette dinner in the Cody Executive Suite in the Roaden University Center on 

the TTU Campus. The dinner was sponsored by 21st Mortgage Corporation, The College of Business Student to Career 

Program and Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity, and was intended for business students to gain experience with dining 

in a business professional setting. 

Student to Career Program Coordinator 

Amy Jo Carpenter states, “Many of our 

students will experience business interviews 

over meals and/or attend an event that involves 

a meal with a potential employer as they search 

for employment; our manners speak volumes 

about us as professionals. I want our students 

to feel comfortable with themselves in those 

situations and hope this event will provide them 

with some insight and practice in the process.” 

This is the first year the College of Business 

Student to Career Program has sponsored an 

etiquette dinner, and the college hopes to make 

it an annual tradition. “Any time that we can give our business students an opportunity to function in a business 

professional situation is an opportunity that contributes to their future success,” says Carpenter. 

The evening consisted of foods 

provided by Chartwell’s Dining Services 

including hors d’oeuvres, salad, a full meal 

course and dessert. Guest speakers were 

Chartwell’s Executive Chef Joe Distilio, 

Dining Services Director Sam Holm, and 

Director of Catering Victor Kline. The 

corporate sponsor, Gene Crabtree from 21st 

Mortgage Corporation, also gave some dining 

interview tips. 

Each student who attended the dinner 

received a printed nametag and booklet with 

helpful dining etiquette tips and pointers. 

The etiquette dinner preceded the College 

of Business Student Career Fair that took 

place on TTU Campus April 9 from 10 a.m.- 

3 p.m. in the Roaden University Center. 


Jackson County FBLA Organization Visits 

TTU’s College of Business 

By Tracey Hackett 

A 

May tour of Tennessee Tech University 

gave students in Jackson County High 

School’s Future Business Leaders of America 

organization a glimpse of what it might be like to be a 

college business student. 

The idea originated from Cheryl Montgomery, a native 

of Jackson County who now works as the director of 

development in TTU’s College of Business. 

“I just wanted 

the students from 

Jackson County 

to know what 

is available to 

them here at the 

university. There 

are so many 

options and choices 

available to them 

here, not so far 

away from home,” 

she said. 

Organized by 

the College of 

Business, the tour 

brought 16 students and JCHS club sponsor Kristy 

Chaffin to campus. 

“Our students really enjoyed their trip to TTU’s 

College of Business and are already asking if we are 

going back again next year,” Chaffin said. “Not only 

did the students meet TTU student ambassadors, who 

may become their peers, but they also met several 

professors they may have an opportunity to learn 

under. 

“Our students were given information about what it 

would be like for the first two years at TTU, including 

what classes they would take, as well as where they 

could live and what organizations they could join,” she 

said. 

The group was treated to lunch and a tour of the campus 

and learned about the different degree concentrations 

within the College of Business, while having the 

opportunity to interact with and ask questions of 

faculty and student ambassadors. 

“The entire campus contributed positively to this event 

in some way,” said 

Amy Jo Carpenter, 

coordinator of the 

Student to Career 

program in the 


and the event 

organizer. 

“That kind of 

experience not only 

helps those students 

create a personal 

vision of what a 

college student 

is and what the 

college experience 

should be like, but also helps them to actually visualize 

themselves in that situation,” she said. 

Who knows? The high school students taking the 

tour this year could be the TTU Business Student 

Ambassadors helping to lead such tours in years to 

come. 

For the 2009-2010 academic year, several schools have 

already expressed interest in planning visits. 

For more information about how other area FBLA 

clubs or student organizations can schedule a College 

of Business tour, call Carpenter at (931) 372-6198 or 

e-mail her at ajcarpenter@tntech.edu. 


COLLEGE RECEIVES 

INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION 

The College of Business has been accredited as an 

International Business School by the Network 

of International Business Schools. 

The accreditation focuses on the degree to which the 

business school has become international in all facets 

of its organization. TTU’s College of Business is one of 

only three schools in North America and eight schools 

worldwide currently accredited. The accreditation 

process consists of a self-assessment questionnaire on 

internationalization, a visit by an accreditation team, 

and the decision by the NIBS Board of Directors. 

“We are extremely pleased to have our efforts recognized 

by the Network of International Business Schools,” said 

Bob Wood, associate dean of the College of Business. 

“The accreditation is the culmination of the efforts of 

many individuals over the past several years. 

“In addition to traditional international business courses, 

we have also worked to increase semester long exchange 

opportunities, short-term study abroad courses, and 

international experience opportunities for our students 

and the community,” Wood said. “We believe that these 

activities better prepare our students for the competition 

of the global marketplace.” 

NIBS is a group of 80 business schools from around the 

world that recognize the internationalization of business 

and the globalization of the economy are essential 

elements in the evolution of managerial practices. NIBS 

members believe that higher education and training must 

integrate a strong international dimension, including the 

practice of foreign languages, the study of comparative 

management techniques and the experience of working 

and studying abroad. 

They also believe that cooperation between educational 

institutions in different countries contributes to a better 

understanding between nations by furthering awareness 

and knowledge of other cultures and social practices. 

Members of NIBS recognize each other’s qualifications, 

have a common goal of collaboration, and encourage 

participation in student and faculty exchanges and joint 

teaching and research programs. NIBS also sponsors 

an International Case Competition for undergraduate 

students which is held annually; Tennessee Tech hosted 

the competition in March, and is the first U.S. school 

to do so. 


College scholarship program helps students meet their goals 

In the College of Business, we have many things to be proud of, but one we are most proud of is our scholarship 

program. From the very beginning, one of the primary goals of the College of Business Administration Foundation 

(now the College of Business Board of Trustees) has been to provide scholarships for deserving students. 

At the first scholarships and awards banquet in 1975, the college 

gave out a couple of scholarships. Since then, our scholarship 

program has blossomed to become the largest program on 

campus. For the 2009-2010 academic year, our scholarship 

committee reviewed almost 500 applicants to award $125,000 to 

115 deserving undergraduate students. The MBA program will 

award an additional $30,000 in the upcoming months. 

This success is due to the commitment of our alumni and friends who 

provide the money to help our students. Some of our scholarships 

have been set up to honor or memorialize a person important in the 

donor’s life, or the role TTU played in the donor’s life and career. 

The donor has the option of setting the criteria for the award, which 

may include geographical location, financial need, major, class standing, etc. 

College of Business Board of Trustees scholarship recipients 

Since 1975, the College of Business Board of Trustees has provided almost $2.5 million in annual and endowed 

scholarship support to more than 2,300 business students. 

Century club members help modernize classrooms 

The College of Business is honored to acknowledge 84 of our young alumni who recognized the importance of 

giving back to their College. As Century Club Members, their gifts have assisted us in completing the classroom 

renovations you have read about in this magazine. Upon graduation students are invited to become Century Club 

members by pledging to donate $100 to the College of Business within 18 months of graduation. Those listed 

below joined in support of our renovation efforts. If you have recently graduated and would like to show your 

support for our renovation efforts please visit us on line at www.tntech.edu/cob or contact Cheryl Montgomery 

at (931) 372-3649. 

James A. Arnold 

Julie Atchley 

Scott Ball 

Misty and Austin Bateman 

Stephen D. Belcher 

Misty D. and John R. Bell 

Linda Benedict 

Jessica D. Brown 

Patience and 

Joseph B.Cannon 

Ryan W. Casey 

Jonathan D. and 

Shelley D.Castle 

Justin V. and Misty J. Cecil 

Audrey M. Collins 

Charles E. and Jessica L. Cron 

Veleka N. Davis 

Esperance Dawson 

Carlton D. Dowell 

Annette M. Duling 

David J. Dyer 

David S Eldridge 

Norberto A Gacho 

Patricia and Steven W. Gass 

Michael D. And 

Misty M. Griffith 

Joel G. Grubbs 

Julie A. Hackbarth 

James D. Hannifin 

Sharon A Hartman 

Sarah E. Holloman 

Jessica B. Holman 

Christopher E. Howerton 

Sarah E. Huffman 

Ashley M. Humphrey 

Shleia K. Kirby 

Amanda L. Lockhart 

Tina M. Luffman 

Thomas P. and Natalie G. Lutz 

Bradley B. Martin 

Bryan D. McCaleb 

Jesse B. McClerkin 

Seth T. McGill 

Pamela E. McIntye 

Joshua D. and Brandy E. Kilgore 

Linda Benedict 

Philip J McLaughlin 

Robert L. and Kelly J. Morgan 

Marlene O’Neal 

David R. Oyster 

Vanessa E. and 

Brandon J. Palmer 

Daryl D. Phillips 

Duangmaly Prasanerak 

Melissa S. Presley 

Kinsey V. Roberts-Howerton 

Courtney H. Ruckert 

Stephanie A. Sacchinelli 

Crystal D. Shields 

Valeria J. Stadelman 

Jessica M. Stamps 

Angela J. Stanley 

Joshua L. Stone 

Cynthia and Floyd E. Story 

Cara R. Stout 

Clayton E. and 

Megan Y. Thomas 

Shaunda Thomas 

Tammy T. Thomas 

Anita F. Thomas-Fiscante 

Joseph M. and Lillie N. Wilson 

Rhonda D. Wright 

Timothy B. Yandell 

Bryan R. Yankee 


FISHING FOR TTU 

“Does TTU have a fishing team?”, a fellow student asked 

Josh Haskins, a sophomore basic business student, last year 

during a flag football game. Josh did not know the answer, 

so he set out to find out. He found we did not and several 

students were interested in being a part of a club if one 

existed. 

Josh decided to start one because the first place winners of 

the national competition could win millions for the team and 

for their school. When he went to the website for collegiate 

fishing last fall, he saw that University of Tennessee 

was the national winner at that time. The whole 

page was orange, and he promised himself that 

by the time he graduated that page would be 

purple and gold. 

He secured a faculty advisor and filled out 

the required paperwork to become a TTU 

organization and the TTU Fishing Club 

became official in the Spring of 2009 with 

23 members and 8-12 members that were 

seriously committed to competing in national 

tournaments. These 8-12 became the 

official TTU Fishing Team. The 

team members used their own 

fishing boats and vehicles to 

compete in events. 

Their first competitions 

were in Florida and 

Alabama. Two members 

of the team drove all 

night and day to get 

to the competition in 

Florida. They placed 

18th out of 40 even 

though they never 

fished out of state 

and had little sleep. 

They got to meet 

Roland Martin’s 

family. Martin, a 

legend in fishing, 

invited them to 

his bait shop and 

gave them fishing 

equipment just 

because they were 

the “boys from 

Tennessee.” At 

the same time as 

the Florida event, 

the other members 

of the team attended a tournament in Alabama. 

Although the team has competed in several states, their two 

favorite tournaments (thus far) were at Lake Wheeler in 

Alabama and Kentucky Lake in Tennessee. The first day of 

the tourney in Alabama had weather of 34 degrees and sleet 

and the second day had 29 degrees and snow. No one on 

the team had ever fished in snow or at that particular lake. 

They ended up being matched against Virginia Tech, the 

national champion team, and only lost the tourney by four 

pounds the first day. The second day they were matched 

against Ole Miss and won by double digit weight. 

That tourney was also memorable for Josh because 

his favorite lure fell in the icy water and he went 

in after it. 

The Kentucky Lake tourney was a favorite 

because they caught 17 pounds of fish in one day 

with only a 4 person team and 2 boats. The other 

teams had many boats and were fishing on their 

home lake and still did not do as well as TTU. The 

TTU team placed 10th out of 70. 

When looking for sponsors for the 

team, Josh sought out any and all 

companies that sold any kind of 

fishing equipment and sent them 

a resume consisting of team 

accomplishments. They have 

received money, discounts, and 

equipment from numerous 

companies throughout the 

country. 

“We really need money this 

year too. Every bit of the 

gas, hotel, tournament fees 

and equipment comes out 

of our pockets once our 

university funds are gone 

(roughly $3,000). If we 

have 5-7 people fishing 

a tournament anywhere 

out of state, that money 

goes fast. My goal is to 

also have our own truck 

and at least one boat 

wrapped in TTU colors 

so we can truly represent 

at tournaments. We are 

the guys in purple and 

we’re proud to be here!” said 

Haskins. 


Puzzles, Numbers, and Essays 

–Student Achievements– 

Brian Douglass 

A Tennessee Tech University economics student has won a $10,000 prize for a 

passionate paper addressing the question “Can Character and Community Survive in 

an Age of Globalization?” Brian Douglass, a TTU senior from Chattanooga, took first 

place in the International Culture of Enterprise Student Essay Contest sponsored by 

the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Brian has also studied abroad twice. 

Justin Higdon 

Justin Higdon, the Mayberry Graduate Assistant, has been accepted to serve on the 2009 Board of Examiners of 

the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE). In April 2009 he attended the Quest for Excellence 

conference in Washington, D.C. Justin was a member (along with three other students) of the MBA student team 

that participated in the International MBA Case Competition at George Washington University in March 2009. 

Rachel Randles 

Rachel Randles, a senior accounting major from Greenville, Tenn, has received 

the top accounting award of $2500 from the Tennessee Society of Certified 

Public Accountants (TSCPA). Every year, the TSCPA recognizes Tennessee’s 

top accounting students by awarding scholarships that are based on outstanding 

grade point averages, extra-curricular activities, and university/community 

service activities. One hundred eighty-two Tennessee accounting students 

were recommended by accounting professors across Tennessee. 

Melissa Roberson 

Melissa Roberson, a senior marketing major from Crossville, 

Tenn, is the founder of “Puzzles for Patients.” Puzzles for Patients 

is a program designed to provide a free and fun indoor activity for 

cancer patients. Puzzles for Patients has been providing puzzles 

for the Upper Cumberland Cookeville Regional Medical Center 

for the past three years. Melissa, in conjunction with the TTU 

Marketing Club, held a puzzle drive at Relay for Life in 2006 

and collected over 600 puzzles. Currently, the TTU Marketing 

Club is visiting Cookeville Regional every two weeks to renew 

the puzzle supply. 


FACULTY AND STAFF KUDOS 

The 34th Annual College of Business Board of Trustees 

Scholarships and Awards Banquet was held on April 

30th. Recognized at the banquet were five faculty and 

staff members who were selected by the Board of Trustees 

for their outstanding performance for the past year. 

Dr. Nat Natarajan - EXCELLENCE IN OVERALL 

PERFORMANCE 

Dr. R. “Nat” Natarajan, W.E. Mayberry Professor 

of Management and Assistant Dean, is a nationallyrenowned 

researcher who has been innovative in 

teaching both 

undergraduate and 

graduate classes. 

His excellence in 

research is clearly 

d e m o n s t r a t e d 

by his extensive 

list of research 

publications. He is 

among the top 100 

researchers in the 

field of Operations 

Management. His 

keen interest in 

research is clearly 

demonstrated in 

his pursuit of a six 

sigma black belt 

certification. One 

of his primary 

motivations in pursing this is to bring the knowledge 

into his classroom at both the undergraduate and 

graduate levels. 

Dr. Stuart Wells - CURTIS KINSLOW AWARD FOR 

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING 

Dr. Stuart Wells, professor of decision sciences, has 

routinely received excellent course evaluations while 

managing a heavy class load. His excellence in teaching 

has been especially valuable in two courses – the new 

MIS capstone course and the computer forensics course. 

In the MIS capstone class, students work in teams to 

develop a complete information system for a company or 

organization. He devotes a significant amount of time 

outside the classroom by meeting with the teams and 

helping them develop their systems. In the computer 

forensics course, students learn how to acquire, process, 

and analyze digital trace evidence for criminal and civil 

violations of corporate policies. 

12 Annual Report 2008-2009 

Dr. Robert Elmore - EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH 

AWARD 

Dr. Robert Elmore, professor of accounting and former 

Department of Accounting chair, has published a total 

of 15 articles and papers in the last five years. He has 

published 86 articles and papers in his career. In 2008, 

Dr. Elmore published a total of four articles and papers, 

and he is currently working on three additional articles. 

In addition to his research, he taught more student credit 

hours than any member of the Accounting Department 

in 2008. 

Ms. Jessie Daniels - 

EXCELLENCE IN 

SERVICE AWARD 

Jessie Daniels, MBA 

Production manager, 

goes “above and 

beyond” in everything 

she does. She is 

the driving force 

behind the success 

of our Distance 

MBA program. She 

works with students, 

faculty, and external 

constituents to ensure 

that the program runs 

smoothly. In March 

of this year, TTU 


hosted the Network of International Business Schools 

(NIBS) International Case Competition. Ten teams 

from five countries in Europe and Canada participated 

with TTU in the competition. Jessie is the reason that 

the conference was hailed by the team coaches and 

students as “the best ever.” 

Seated: Ms. Jessie Daniels and Ms. Amy Jo Carpenter. Standing: Dr. Stuart 

Wells, Dean James Jordan-Wagner, TTU President Bob Bell, and Dr. R. Nat 

Natarajan 

Ms. Amy Jo Carpenter - OUTSTANDING STAFF 

AWARD 

Amy Jo Carpenter is Program Coordinator in the Student 

Success Center. She helped to develop the college’s 

successful “Student to Career” Program. One key part 

of this program is our Professional Clothes Closet, which 

works to advance the appearance and confidence of 

our business students by providing interview and work 

appropriate clothing and encouraging success. She also 

helped with the College of Business Career Fair in April 

and was the driving force behind the “business etiquette 

dinner” the night before the event.

“Take Care of My Building!” 

...was the one of the last requests that the late Dean Louis Johnson made to former development director Pat 

Quillen and former Dean Bob Niebuhr. They kept that promise and embarked upon a lofty goal of renovating 

all the classrooms in Johnson Hall. 

Over the last six years, with the generous support of alumni and friends, ten rooms have been renovated. They 

include: the Christine Burks Classroom, the Tommy Lynn Suite, the Tom Orton Conference Room, the Kraft 

CPAs Accounting Classroom, the Charlie Hawkins Classroom, the James McLamore Conference Room, the 

Tom Neal MBA Lounge, the Emily Bedford Administrative Suite, the Virginia Plummer Room, and the Don 

Ervin Auditorium. 

The current Dean James Jordan-Wagner and Development Director Cheryl Montgomery are maintaining the 

promise. Over the next twelve months the college will renovate and open three new classrooms. 

Our current project is the establishment of the L.O. “Buzz” Heidtke Trading Room which will house the Eagle 

Investment Center. The room will feature the most up-to-date technology available and allow our students to 

experience what it is like to work at a financial trading center. 

Upcoming projects include the renovation of our large fourth floor classroom by the Johnson Family and Mr. 

Horace Burks and Room 218 by Mr. Jimmy Mackie. 


College NAMES NEW ASSISTANT DEAN 

The College of Business has named Dr. R. Nat Natarajan as the new assistant dean of accreditation. In this new role, 

his primary focus will be on assurance of the learning area of our AACSB process. The accrediting agency requires 

systematic assessment of student learning. Dr. Nat’s experience in quality and processes will help as we prepare for 

the next review. 

Dr. Nat also serves as the W. Eugene Mayberry Professor of Management in the College of Business at Tennessee 

Technological University. He received his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology - 

Madras, India; an M.B.A from Indian Institute 

of Management - Calcutta; a M.S. in Managerial 

Economics and Decision Sciences from the Kellogg 

Graduate School of Management at Northwestern 

University; and his Ph.D. in Business from the 

University of Kansas. He is also certified by APICS, 

the association for operations management. 

He has published in journals such as the International 

Journal of Production Economics, International 

Journal of Operations Management, Total Quality 

Management, Decision Sciences, Quality Progress, 

TQM Magazine, and in the Encyclopedia of 

Production and Manufacturing Management. He 

has authored and co-authored books, case studies, 

and monographs on manufacturing, supply chain 

management, quality and performance management. 

In a study published in 1993 in the Journal of 

Operations Management, he was recognized as 

one of the “Top 100 Researchers” in Operations 

Management during a five year period. He has 

made presentations and participated in numerous 

conferences and professional programs in the U.S 

and other countries. 

He has served as an Examiner for the Malcolm 

Baldrige National Quality Award of the U.S. and 

for the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence 

Award of the State of Tennessee. He has also served as 

a member and chair of a national certification committee of APICS. He serves on the editorial board of Quality Management 

Journal of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and on the international committee of the National Center for Quality 

Management (NCQM) of Mumbai, India. He is a member of APICS, ASQ, Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), and the 

Global Manufacturing Research Group (GMRG). He has received several awards for research and overall excellence at 

TTU. 


Isbell named new departmental chair 

Dr. Steven Isbell has been named the new chair of the Department of Economics, Finance, and Marketing after 

serving in the position on an interim basis for the last two years. 

Dr. Isbell, a professor of economics, has taught at TTU since 1985. His teaching load includes the first two Introduction 

to Economics courses as well as Intermediate and Advanced Economics classes. Most alumni remember his “Principles of 

Macroeconomics” (Econ 2020) because he uses a Gilligan’s Island episode to explain cash reserves in addition to accounting 

balance sheets. 

Dr. Isbell received his Bachelor’s of 

Business Administration, Master’s, 

and Ph.D. from University of 

Mississippi He served as an 

instructor and research assistant at 

the University of Mississippi before 

coming to TTU. 

At TTU, he has served on numerous 

committees including Faculty 

Tenure and Promotion, University 

Space Allocation, Graduate 

School Executive Committee, 

World Culture and Business, and 

Academic Council. He consistently 

receives high teaching evaluations 

and has received the Curtis Kinslow 

Excellence in Teaching Award. In 

addition, he has helped to organize 

an International Experience course 

to Brazil. 

Dr. Isbell has been published in 

Journal of Economics and Finance, 

Population Research and Policy, 

Essays in Business and Economic 

History, Journal of the Tennessee Economics Association, and the Journal of Economics. He has presented his research at the 

Southern Economic Association, Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, Southwest Social Science Association, 

Eastern Economics Association, Tennessee Association, and the Missouri Valley Economics Association. 

Dr. Isbell has been active in the Cookeville community as well. He has served in various leadership roles in Boy Scouts 

and on the College of Business Board of Trustees. 

His personal hobby is outdoor recreation, including white water paddling. 

Steve and his wife, Carolyn York Isbell, have one son, Bryan. Bryan graduated from the University of Chicago in June. 


COLLEGE MAKES A HIT IN BASEBALL 

COB student named MVP of OVC Baseball Tournament 

In May, the TTU baseball team completed their title run with a 4-3, 10-inning 

victory to clinch the Ohio Valley Conference crown. This is the third 

championship the Golden Eagles have won in the last 13 years, but this one 

is special to us because College of Business student Antwoin (A.J.) Kirby- 

Jones was named MVP of the tournament. 

A.J., a sophomore Basic Business major, is a native of Knoxville where he 

attended the Webb School. He started in all 56 games in 2009, filling roles at first 

base, designated hitter, starter, and reliever for the team. 

At the plate, Kirby-Jones tied the Tech record for most home runs in a season, leading the OVC with 20. He batted .325 

with 15 doubles and posted a .706 slugging percentage with 68 RBI. He walked 42 times, including eight intentional 

walks. He was third in the OVC in both RBI and total bases. 

On the mound, he appeared in 18 games, including four as a starter and 14 in relief spots. He posted a 3–3 record with a 

5.51 earned run average, with 52 strikeouts in 49 innings. 

COB faculty member featured in Wall Street Journal article about Baseball 

Dr. Tom Timmerman, professor of 

management, was featured in the Oct. 10, 

2008, Wall Street Journal. Dr. Timmerman 

has done extensive research on race in 

baseball and was interviewed for Carl 

Bialik’s article “Out of Left Field: The Error 

in Counting Black Ballplayers.” 

In his research, Dr. Timmerman has 

developed a database tracking the ethnic 

background of major league baseball 

players. This database was used in the 

“Gray Areas” of the article. 

Dr. Timmerman has been with our faculty 

since 2001. Since that time, he has been 

recognized with some of the top university awards. Timmerman earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Furman 

University and a doctorate in organizational behavior from Tulane University. 


TRANSITIONS 

Dr. Beth Howard 

Dr. Debbie Ballou 

Part of the dynamic nature of an institution is represented 

by the changes in personnel that occur each year. We greet 

new faculty and staff to the college, and extend best wishes 

to those leaving for retirement. Joining as tenure-track faculty 

during the 2008-09 academic area were: Dr. Deborah Ballou, 

assistant professor of management science, and Dr. Beth 

Howard, assistant professor of accounting. In addition, Dr. 

Richard Rand was promoted to Professor; Dr. Steven Isbell 

was named the chair of the Department of Economics, Finance, 

and Marketing; and Dr. Nat Natarajan has been named the 

assistant dean of the College. New support staff members 

joining the college are: Susie Guerin, secretary, Development 

Office; and Jen Dangelo, training coordinator, Small Business 

Development Office. 

Faculty retiring from the college during the 2008-09 academic 

year included Dr. Virginia Moore, business law; Dr. G.A. 

Swanson, accounting; and Dr. Don Weinrauch, marketing 

and Faye Halfacre Moore Professor of Entrepreneurship. 

IN MEMORIAM 

The College mourns the loss of three long-time supporters. 

Dr. Virginia Moore 

Dr. Don Weinrauch 

Dr. Joy Henshall 

Dr. Joy Henshall, faculty emeritus, joined the faculty of the College of Business in 1975, 

and retired as Associate Dean in 1994. While at TTU, Dr. Henshall taught Business 

Communications classes and was instrumental in starting the Division of Basic Business. 

She passed away on May 27, 2009, in Lubbock, Texas. 

Dr. G.A. Swanson 

Dr. G.A. Swanson 

Dr. G.A. Swanson, joined the faculty of the College of Business 

in 1981 and retired in June of this year. While at TTU, Dr. 

Swanson taught accounting classes, and served as the Accounting Dr. Joy Henshall 

Department Chair from 1988-1992. He was known internationally 

for his research in systems science. He authored numerous academic papers and books, and 

was known as a prominent organizational theorist whose work added to various areas of 

organizational science from auditing to macro-accounting. Dr. Swanson lost his battle 

with cancer a few weeks after his retirement and passed away on July 3, 2009. 

Mr. Harry Leonard 

Mr. Harry Leonard was a founding member of the College of Business Administration Foundation (now the 

College of Business Board of Trustees) and served as president in 1979-80. Mr. Leonard worked a number of 

years as a plant engineer and area manager for Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. He later retired as area 

superintendent for East Tennessee Natural Gas Company. Mr. Leonard passed away on Sept. 3, 2009. 


COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 2008-2009 HIGHLIGHTS 

Faculty Research 

• The COB faculty had a very productive year with 

91articles and other creative works published, 70 works 

in process, 43 presentations made at regional or national 

meetings, and 55 faculty extension and outreach activities 

related to field of expertise. 

• Dr. Ismet Anitsal had seven refereed publications and 

has nine working papers in progress. He and Dr. Meral 

Anitsal were the recipients of four research grants. 

• Dr. Meral Anitsal had six refereed publications. She 

also has eleven working papers in progress. 

• Dr. Deborah Ballou and Dr. Brian Huguenard 

published a paper in the Journal of Information Systems 

Education. 

• Dr. Deborah Ballou and Dr. Brian Huguenard 

published in the 2008 ACM SIGMIS Computer 

Personnel Research Conference Proceedings. 

• Dr. Bonita Barger published papers in the Journal of 

International Business and Cultural Studies, the Academy 

of Educational Leadership Journal, and the International 

College Teaching Methods and Styles Journal. She also 

received the Distinguished Research Award for a paper 

published in the Allied Academies Spring 2009. 

• Dr. Ferdinand DiFurio had one refereed journal 

publication and made two paper presentations at 

academic and professional meetings. 

• Dr. Melanie Earles published two articles in Journal of 

Accountancy. 

• Drs. Melanie Earles and Deryl Martin published an 

article in Valuation Strategies. 

• Drs. Robert Elmore, Ismet Anitisal, and Meral Anitisal 

published an article in the Proceedings of the Academy of 

Students preparing to leave for Nashville Career Fair 

Educational Leadership, Allied Academies International 

Conference. 

• Drs. Robert Elmore, Ismet Anitisal, and Virginia 

Moore were published in the Conference Proceedings, 

International Academy of Business and Public 

Administrative Disciplines Conference. 

• Drs. R. Dan Fesler and Richard Rand published an 

article in Today’s CPA. 

• Drs. R. Dan Fesler and Richard Rand, along with 

student Brittany Stringfield, were published in 2008 

Proceedings of the Southeast Regional Meeting of the 

American Accounting Association. 

• Drs. Dan Fesler and Beth Howard had an article 

published in Journal of Accountancy. 

• Dr. Dan Fesler authored several Tax Columns for 

Upper Cumberland Newspapers. 

• Drs. Tor Guimaraes, Curtis Armstrong, and Brian 

Jones published a paper in Quality Management Journal. 

• Dr. Tor Guimaraes published papers in International 

Journal of the Academic Business World and International 

Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance. 

• Dr. Jon Jonakin had one refereed journal publication 

and presented a paper at the Latin American Studies 

Association in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2009. 

• Dr. Deryl Martin had one refereed journal publication, 

and he presented a paper at the Southwestern Finance 

Association meeting in Houston. He was also a session 

chair for the Southwestern Finance Association. 

• Dr. Nat Natarajan’s paper “Six Sigma in Services – 

Challenges and Opportunities” (with Jason Morse) will 

be published in International Journal of Productivity and 

Quality Management. Dr. Nat Natarajan also published 

a paper in the International Journal of Productivity and 

Quality Management. 

• Dr. Mary Pashley has one working paper in progress. 

• Dr. Julie Pharr had one paper included in the 

proceedings of a professional meeting. She also presented 

two papers. One was presented at the 20th Anniversary 

of the Oxford Roundtable, Queen’s College, Oxford 

University, U.K. 

• Dr. Magdalena Rappl had two refereed journal 

publications and presented three papers at professional 

meetings. She had three papers included in the 


proceedings of professional meetings. 

• Drs. Rodley Pineda, Bonita Barger, and Linda Lerner 

published in the Journal of International Business and 

Cultural Studies. 

• Dr. Rodley Pineda published a paper in the Journal of 

Education for Business. 

• Dr. Richard Rand had an article in the Journal of 

Business Issues. 

• Dr. Curt Reimann and Dr. Nat Natarajan conducted 

a workshop on Quality and Productivity Sciences and 

Innovation at the 39th National Annual Meeting of 

the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) in Baltimore, 

MD, November 2009. In the same conference, Dr. 

Nat Natarajan’s paper “Airlines in India: A Strategic 

Analysis,” (with V. Sridevi) was awarded the best paper 

in the International Business track and was published in 

the conference Proceedings. 

• Dr. G.A. Swanson has been published in International 

Journal of Information Technologies, the China Business 

and Market (Invited lead article in China’s most widely 

circulated journal for advancing thought in business 

and the markets. The article is published in Chinese.) 

and Proceedings of the 19th European meeting on 

Cybernetics and Systems Research. In addition, he 

presented numerous papers at the 14th Annual Working 

Conference of the Center for Philosophy, Technology 

and Social Systems. 

• Dr. Tom Timmerman published a paper in the Journal 

of Education for Business 

• Dr. Kenneth Wiant had one refereed journal 

publication and two proceedings. 

Books published 

• Dr. Melanie Earles had the “Ruling & Cases (chapter 

in 2008 National Income Tax Workbook, published by 

Land Grant University Tax Education Foundation. 

• Dr. Nat Natarajan’s paper “Transfers of Business 

And Information Management Systems: Issues and 

Challenges,” will be published as a chapter in the 

Handbook on Business Information Management Systems. 

• Dr. G.A. Swanson published Some Insights into 

Material Flow Science and Technology from Living Systems 

Theory, Frontiers of Enterprise Integration (Taylor & 

Francis Group, London). 

Window on World entrance gate 

Innovation resulting in savings, efficiency, and/ 

or improved outcomes 

• Beta Alpha Psi co-sponsored the accounting 

department’s 2008 Meet the Firms event which had 37 

organizations in attendance to meet accounting students 

and to schedule on-campus and off-campus interviews. 

Beta Alpha Psi also earned “superior” status for the 11th 

year in a row. 

• The Department of Decision Science and Management 

implemented a revised MIS curriculum in Fall. 

• Ticket to Ride had record attendance and participation 

this year. In its fourth year and under the direction of 

Amy Jo Carpenter, Ticket to Ride is a series of workshops 

and seminars designed to prepare business students for 

the Nashville College to Career Fair, held each February 

at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. 

Faculty, staff, and student awards 

• Dr. Bonita Barger received a Quality Enhancement 

Plan (QEP) grant. 

• Dr. Ferdinand DiFurio was the recipient of two 

research grants, one of which was a life-cycle analysis 

project with the U. S. Department of Energy with Drs. 

Steven Isbell and Ken Wiant. 

• Dr. Dan Fesler was appointed President of the Upper 

Cumberland Chapter of the TSCPA at the chapter’s May 

2009 meeting. In addition, Dr. Fesler has been appointed 

to the TSCPA (statewide) Board of Directors. 

• Dr. Tom Timmerman received a QEP Grant. 

• The College of Business was featured in The Princeton 

Review’s 2009 edition of Best 296 Business Schools. 

• The BusinessMedia Center helped to establish the 

Alex Cassidy Memorial Internship through the College 

of Business Board Trustees. 


COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 2008-2009 HIGHLIGHTS 

• The BusinessMedia Center at Tennessee Tech 

University was recognized by the Tennessee Transportation 

Development Foundation and the Tennessee Road 

Builders Association (TRBA) for its work on the Ollie 

the Otter booster seat program. 

Community service activities 

• Dr. Curtis Armstrong developed two web-based 

applications for the Tennessee Board of Regents to 

facilitate grant processing for community colleges in the 

state. 

• Dr. Brian Huguenard chaired the College of Business 

Laptop Initiative Taskforce. 

• Drs. James Jordan-Wagner, Bob Wood, and Deryl 

Martin made two local presentations about the origins of 

the financial crisis. 

• Dr. Jon Jonakin led a discussion on the impact of 

market liberalization in Latin America before a meeting 

of the Tennessee World Affairs Council November 

2008. 

• Dr. Christine Miller became the Faculty Senate 

President at TTU. 

• Dr. Nat Natarajan serves on the international 

committee of National Center for Quality Management 

(NCQM), Mumbai, India, and the editorial board of the 

Journal of Quality Management. 

• Dr. H. Bruce Throckmorton is on the Editorial 

Review Board for the Journal of Business and Economic 

Perspectives. He reviewed two papers. He was also a 

reader for the Tennessee High School Academic Team 

Tournament sponsored by the College of Business and 

Kiwanis Club. 

• Dr. Tom Timmerman published a bi-weekly column 

in the Herald-Citizen (fifteen columns). 

• Drs. Bob Wood and Steve Isbell accompanied 

members of the Society for the Advancement of Finance 

and Economics Club to Chicago to visit the Chicago 

Federal Reserve Bank, the CBOT, CME, and the CBO. 

• On March 26, 2009, Mr. David Jones, the Vice 

President and co-founder of Edamar, Inc., delivered 

the Spring Mayberry Lecture. His talk was titled “The 

Excellence Imperative.” 

• The TTU accounting department is committed 

to meeting the continuing education needs of 

practicing professionals. During 2008, the department 

Beta Gamma Signa inductees 

(in partnership with other organizations) provided 

practitioners with a full 22 hours of continuing education. 

The largest continuing education event was held on 

campus on January 12, 2009. More than 100 ministers 

and religious organization financial personnel registered 

for the 2009 Tax/Accounting Issues Facing Churches & 

Clergy. 

• BusinessMedia Center highlights include excelling 

on the implementation of a competitive request for 

proposal awarding total responsibility for marketing 

Tennessee Board of Regents – Regents Online Campus 

Collaborative (ROCC) campaign. 

• The Governor’s School for IT Leadership was held 

on campus. Thirty-six high school students from 

throughout the state participated. There were 95 

applicants for the 36 spots. The applicants must be in 

the top 10% of their high school class. 

• The Student Success Center staff presented at the 

National Academic Advising Association’s 2009 Region 

3 conference in Charleston, WV, May 18-20. Julie 

Galloway serves as the Tennessee state liaison on the 

Region’s leadership board. 

• Drs. Steven Isbell, Ken Wiant, and Bob Wood 

organized a local banking executive taskforce to develop 

an advanced banking course and summer internship 

program. They received the 2008-09 University Quality 

Enhancement Plan award for critical thinking. 

• In total, the BusinessMedia Center authored and 

implemented 13 funded research projects and category 

projects. 

• The college sponsored the 11th annual Window on 

the World festival under the leadership of Katie Kumar. 


THANK YOU 

The College of Business Board of Trustees would like to express their sincere appreciation to all of the contributors 

who supported the college over the past year. The donor list recognizes those who have helped the college meet 

annual operational needs, establish or increase endowments, and otherwise enhance the college. Contributions 

include personal gifts, company gifts, gifts-in-kind, and matching donations. We hope that all contributions made 

from July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, are recognized in the list. If your name is incorrectly listed, please call the 

Business Development Office at (931) 372-3649 so that we can correct our records. We are grateful for the generosity 

of our alumni and friends. 

Louis Johnson Society 

(More than $5000) 

Mr. & Mrs. Al Kent IV* 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Moore* 

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Neal* 

Ms. Jane Packard & Mr. James Rifkin* 

Mr. & Mrs. Rick Swafford 

Dean’s Society 

($2000-$4999) 

Mr. James H. Bedford 

Mr. & Mrs. Winston Bowling* 

Mr. & Mrs. Johnny F. Coleman 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis H. Gartman 

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Hoskins 

Mr. & Mrs. Dick Murphy 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Scarlett* 

Dean’s Associates 

($1000-$1999) 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald P. Aichele 

Dr. & Mrs. Robert R. Bell* 

Mr. & Mrs. Jay Bingham 

Mr. & Mrs. Jim N. Birdwell 

Mr. R. John Clark & Ms. Margaret Massey 

Mr. & Mrs. John D’Amanda* 

Mrs. Cindy Dyal* 

Mr. Edward H. Ellis 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark V. Ezell 

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew W. Hall 

Mr. & Mrs. Charlie E. Hawkins 

Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Hawkins 

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hicks 

Mr. & Mrs. Mike Ingram 

Mr. David Jones & 

Ms. Debra Matherne 

Col Leonard E. Livingston 

Mr. & Mrs. Allen A. McCampbell, Jr. 

Mr. David K. Morgan 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Orton 

Mr. & Mrs. Handley C. Oswalt 

Mr. Robert N. & Dr. Lynne Parker 

Mr. James Ross & Dr. Elinor P. Ross 

Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Rush 

Mr. David Rechter & 

Ms. Suzanne Schriver 

Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Smith* 

Dr. Mark Stephens 

Dr. & Mrs. Bob G. Wood, Jr.* 

Mr. Scott Word 

Senior Associates 

($500-$999) 

Mr. Bruce Bredehoft & Ms. Jean Garrison 

Mr. Brian Butts* 

Mr. & Mrs. Darren J. Cooper 

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Draper 

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Duncan, Jr. 

Drs. Richard & Patricia Dycus* 

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Edwards* 

Mr. & Mrs. Todd L. Fairley 

Col & Mrs. Harry L. Fancher 

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Galloway 

Mr. & Mrs. Tony D. Gammon 

Mr. & Mrs. James J. Garrick, Jr.* 

Mr. & Mrs. Doug Gentry 

Mr. Frank E. Gwinn 

Mr. & Mrs. Greg Hayes 

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Holman 

Drs. James & Diane Jordan-Wagner 

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Keisling 

Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Lane* 

Mr. & Mrs. Clarence M. Lewter III 

Mr. & Mrs. James McGeehin* 

Dr. Samuel J. McKenna* 

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Medley* 

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Peterson 

Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Rand, Jr.* 

Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie Robinson* 

Mr. Alec Ruffle* 

Mr. W. Scott Schellhase* 

LTC Michelle Seaward 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack F. Smith, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Terry 

Mr. John D. Thompson 

Mr. & Mrs. Jay Warren 

Mr. Cory L. Werkheiser* 

Dr. Bob Bell, TTU president, and Dr. Susan Elkins, TTU Vice President 

of Extended Programs and Regional Development congratulate two of the 

Avo Anderson Memorial scholarship recipients. 

Mr. & Mrs. Grady P. Williams 

Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Williams 

Executive Associates 

($250-$499) 

Mr. & Mrs. Sonny Allen, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Ray Barnes 

Mr. & Mrs. Tim Bray 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Charles* 

Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Davis 

Mr. Robert E. Davis* 

Mr. & Mrs. James H. Derzon 

Mr. & Mrs. John Everett 

Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Felts 

Mr. & Mrs. David L. Flowers 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry B. Garrett 

Dr. & Mrs. W. Donald Gay 

Mr. & Mrs. Shane Gibson 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Gill 

Mr. & Mrs. Drew J. Hutton 

Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Ingram 

Mr. Tom Irvin 

Mr. Dwayne D. Jackson 

Mr. & Mrs. Dan S. Johnson 

Dr. & Mrs. John W. Johnson 

Mr. & Mrs. Mike Kaiser* 

Mr. Scott Kendrick 

Mr. Andrew J. Kovach* 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Martens 

Col & Mrs. Jim Martin 

Miss Shirley McLean 

Mr. & Mrs. Rod McPeters 

Mr. & Mrs. Martin L. Medley, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Mee 

Ms. Cheryl Montgomery 

Mr. Russell Nichols* 

Mr. & Mrs. Warren Raybon 

Mr. & Mrs. Tiff Rector* 

Mr. Kendall C. Rector* 

Mr. John C. Regan* 

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Russell 

Mr. & Mrs. Ray Slate 

Mr. & Mrs. Clarence L. Stewart 

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Thornton, Jr.* 

Dr. Bruce Throckmorton* 

Mrs. Mary Bryant Trice 

Mr. David E. Uhles 

Mr. Ron Wagner & Mrs. Jeannie Judd Wagner 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. White 

Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Williams 

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Williams, Jr. 

Richard & Joyce Wright 

Mr. & Mrs. D. Jeffery Young* 


Managing Associates 

($100-$249) 

Mr. & Mrs. Jay Albrecht, Jr. 

Mrs. Joyce Alcorn 

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Allen 

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Ament 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Andrews 

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Armstrong 

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Atnip* 

Mr. Scott McCown Ball 

Mr. & Mrs. John R. Bandy 

Dr. & Mrs. Marvin W. Barker 

Mr. & Mrs. David Bass 

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Baxter 

Mrs. Billie Beattie 

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Beckett 

Mr. C. D. Beene* 

Mr. Randy Bingman* 

Mr. & Mrs. Ron E. Bird 

Mr. & Mrs. Dale Bohannon 

Mr. & Mrs. Roger G. Brady 

Mr. & Mrs. Roger W. Brewer 

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy L. Brown* 

Mr. Daryl R. Brown 

Mr. Joe B. Bruce 

Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Burton 

Mr. & Mrs. William S. Burton 

Mr. & Mrs. Greg Butler 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Caldwell 

Mr. & Mrs. Walter H. Carlen 

Ms. Rhonda A. Carr 

Mr. Donald Chaffin 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Chaffin 

Mr. & Mrs. Francis Chen* 

Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Coffelt 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Collier 

Miss Audrey Marie Collins 

Mr. Walter H. Cordell, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Corn 

Mr. & Mrs. William T. Corum 

Mr. Larry D. Crabtree 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Creager, Sr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Randall B. Crumpton* 

Mr. Bruce E. Daggett 

Mr. Daniel K. Candeto & 

Mrs. Sarah A. Davis-Candeto 

Mr. Stephen Deppen & Ms. Vonda Hunter 

Mr. & Mrs. Loren F. Dinkel* 

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Duckwall 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark E. Duggin 

Mr. & Mrs. Terry H. Dunn 

Dr. & Mrs. Don Elkins* 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Elmore 

Mr. & Mrs. Jerome C. England 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Farmer 

Mr. & Mrs. Roper Fields 

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Ford 

Mr. & Mrs. Todd Fortner 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie Fox 

Mr. & Mrs. Sid Francisco 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Gamble 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis D. Garber* 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gardenhire 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Giampaoli 

Ms. Lelia F. Gibson* 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Gilbert* 

Mr. & Mrs. Nolan Goolsby 

Mr. Jay Grannis 

Mr. & Mrs. Ryan W. Greer 

Mr. & Mrs. Dave Griffith 

Mr. & Mrs. Russell S. Grosvenor* 

Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Guthrie 

Miss Julie Hackbarth 

Mr. & Mrs. Mike D. Hamby 

Mr. Roy L. Hardison 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Harper 

Mr. & Mrs. David Harris 

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Hart 

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Hatfield 

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathon A. Hees 

Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Higdon 

Dr. John Hobbs & Mr. Barry Smith 

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy C. Huddleston* 

Mr. & Mrs. Alan W. Hutcheson 

Mr. & Mrs. Ed Jared 

Mr. Frank D. Jennings* 

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Johnson, Jr. 

Mrs. Mary Jo Johnson* 

Mr. & Mrs. Roy Jones 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kaspar 

Mr. & Mrs. Clarence E. Kilgore, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Charlie King 

Mr. Joe D. Knight 

Ms. Jane D. Knox 

Dr. John T. Lee & 

Mrs. Treasa Leming-Lee 

Mrs. Mary Ann Leech 

Mr. Harry E. Leonard 

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin R. Liska 

Mr. & Mrs. James Litton* 

Mrs. Jeannette C. Lynn 

Mr. & Mrs. Carlen Maddux* 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Mathis 

Mr. & Mrs. Clifford McBride 

Mr. Kelly E. McBryde 

Mr. & Mrs. Steve McCay 

Mr. Barrett McClerkin 

Mr. & Mrs. Mike McGee 

Mr. & Mrs. Vanas Medlock* 

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Meisamer* 

Mr. Bryan A. Metzger 

Mr. & Mrs. Archie L. Meyers, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Miles 

Dr. M. Christine Miller* 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. Mitchell* 

Mrs. Anita Moore 

Col & Mrs. John H. Moorhead 

Mrs. Natalie F. Mudd 

Mr. & Mrs. Jason Myers 

Dr. & Mrs. Ramachandran Natarajan 

Ms. Sue Neal* 

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Nesmith 

Mr. & Mrs. William M. O’Dell* 

Mr. & Mrs. David W. Olive 

Mrs. Mary O’Neil 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Owens 

Dr. & Mrs. Tommy L. Owens* 

Mr. & Mrs. Bobby R. Palmer 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Parham 

Mr. E. J. Mackie & Dr. Mary M. Pashley* 

Mr. & Mrs. James C. Patterson, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Phillips* 

Mr. & Mrs. Alan Poovey 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Powell 

Mr. Lowry Powell 

Ms. Melissa S. Presley 

Mr. Charles G. Price 

Mr. & Mrs. John B. Ramsey, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Terry Rector* 

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Remick 

Mr. J. Randall Renegar 

Mr. & Mrs. Billy M. Rice 

Mr. Daniel J. Richard* 

Ms. Stephanie E. Richardson 

Mr. Dewayne McLerran & 

Mrs. Andrea L. Rich-McLerran 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis B. Robbins 

Mrs. Cheryl G. Rodgers 

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Rose 

Mr. & Mrs. Billie E. Sain 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Sanders 

Mr. & Mrs. John E. Schneider 

Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Scott 

Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Seal 

Mr. Ronald Seaver & Dr. Patricia Seaver 

Mr. Jim D. Sells 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sharpe 

Hon & Mrs. Clarence Shattuck, Jr. 

Mr. Richard L. Shelton 

Dr. & Mrs. Leighton E. Sissom* 

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin L. Skold 

Mr. Bill St. John 

Mr. Carl M. Stanley 

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Starnes 

Mr. Bear Stephenson 

Miss Amanda L. Stevens 

Mr. Alan D. Strachn 

Mr. & Mrs. Jerrold Swafford 

Miss Laurie Lea Swanson 

Dr. & Mrs. Gealon Thomas 

Mr. & Mrs. Steve E. Thompson 

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Trussell 

Mr. & Mrs. Brent D. Turner 

Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Van Brink 

Mr. & Mrs. David N. Venrick 

Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Visher 

Mr. & Mrs. Brian A. Walker* 

Mr. Greg Wallace 

Mr. & Mrs. John Edd Wampler 

Mrs. Oma Thompson Webster 

Ms. Barbara B. Werner 

Mr. & Mrs. Billy J. Wilhite 

Mr. & Mrs. Joe A. Williams 

Mr. & Mrs. Andy Wilson 

Miss Wanda M. Worsham 

Mr. Robert A. Keller & Ms. Carolyn E. Wright 

Mr. Art Yevchak 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Yost 

Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Young 

Business Associates 

(Under $100) 

Mr. & Mrs. Josh Adcock 

Mr. Michael Wayne Albert 

Mr. & Mrs. John D. Alcorn 

Mr. & Mrs. DeWayne M. Allen 

Mr. & Mrs. William H. Allison* 

Mr. & Mrs. Joe S. Annis 

Mr. & Mrs. James L. Arnold 

Mr. David T. Ashley 

Mr. & Mrs. Don B. Atkinson 

Mr. & Mrs. Russell W. Austin 

Ms. Sabrina Ayers 


Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Bailey 

Mr. & Mrs. Tim Barlow 

Mr. Randall Barnes 

Mr. & Mrs. David G. Barrett* 

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Belcher* 

Mr. & Mrs. Adam Bernhardt 

Mr. & Mrs. Kent Bilbrey* 

Dr. & Mrs. Tom Blackshear 

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Bluhm 

Mr. John S. Boots, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. David Bowling* 

Mr. & Mrs. S. J. Boyd, Jr. 

Miss Lisa Bradney 

Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Bridges 

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Britt 

Mr. & Mrs. Virgle Y. Brown, Jr.* 

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Bruns 

Mr. Ralph E. Bryan 

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Bryant 

Miss Susan R. Burdette 

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Bussey 

Mr. Pat Callahan 

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Callies 

Mr. & Mrs. Charlie W. Campbell 

Dr. & Mrs. Jon T. Carlock* 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Carter* 

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Cauthen 

Mrs. Betty McCurry 

Mr. Ken Coe 

Mr. & Mrs. Corey Coggins 

Ms. Joe Lena Collins* 

Mr. & Mrs. John Cooley 

Mr. Ken Cooper 

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Cortner 

Mr. & Mrs. Johnny R. Crain 

Mr. Roy E. Crain 

Mr. & Mrs. William M. Cross 

Mr. & Mrs. David Culvern 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie D. Darrow 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Davenport* 

Mr. & Mrs. William E. Denney 

Mr. Marvin R. Dial 

Mr. & Mrs. James H. Dickens Jr 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack B. Diehl, Jr. 

Miss Janet Donaldson 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Dudney* 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Duncan 

Mr. & Mrs. Rusty Easter 

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory L. Eaton 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Eck 

Mr. & Mrs. Ed Edenfield 

Miss Paula Ellis 

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Estep 

Mr. & Mrs. Ron Estes 

Mrs. Donna C. Evans 

Mr. Noel L. Evans 

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Evans, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Marvin L. Fabry 

Mr. Jerome J. Facchinello 

Mr. Russell C. Fankhauser 

Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Farmer 

Mr. & Mrs. David Farmer 

Mr. & Mrs. Shane Farris* 

Mr. & Mrs. Ted Fellman 

Mr. Aaron M. Ferry 

Miss Maranda Shea Fleming 

Mr. & Mrs. Rick Frazier 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles O. French 

Mr. & Mrs. Neil Frenzl 

Mrs. Charlotte E. Frey 

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Fritts 

Mrs. Virginia A. Fryer 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Galemore 

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Giddens* 

Mr. & Mrs. Rob C. Gilliland 

Mr. & Mrs. Sean T. Gilliland 

Mr. & Mrs. Greg Givens 

Mr. & Mrs. David E. Goff 

Mr. & Mrs. Manny Goodman* 

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Goodwin 

Miss Patty Gracey 

Mrs. Susan J. Guerin 

Mr. & Mrs. James Guschke 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Guyn 

Mr. & Mrs. Marlin Haggard* 

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Haley* 

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Halfpap* 

Mr. & Mrs. Phil Hall 

Mr. & Mrs. Johnnie H. Hall 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Hall, Jr. 

Ms. Jo Ann Hardy 

Mr. & Mrs. Howard H. Harris 

Mr. & Mrs. William K. Harris 

Mr. & Mrs. George B. Harrison 

Carol Coleman congratulates Melissa Roberson and Daniel Powers, the recipients of the 

Alex Cassidy Memorial Internships 

Mr. Tom V. Harrison 

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hashe 

Mr. Tom Hassler 

Mr. & Mrs. Scotty J. Haynes 

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Hensley 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Hill 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hill 

Ms. Carolyn W. Hitchcock 

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hitchcock 

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin A. Hix 

Mr. Robert E. Hobbs 

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hogue 

Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Holder 

Mr. & Mrs. Timmy Holloway 

Ms. Jessica B. Holman 

Dr. & Mrs. Doug Gibbons Hooper 

Mr. & Mrs. Shane Hopkins 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hudson 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Hughes 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Huhlein 

Mr. & Mrs. David W. Hull 

Mr. & Mrs. Mike Hunter 

Mr. & Mrs. Derek Hutton 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Irvine* 

Dr. & Mrs. Steven B. Isbell 

Mr. & Mrs. Danny H. Isham, Sr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Jakes, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Jernigan* 

Mr. John L. Jett, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. John Johnson 

Mr. & Mrs. Alan Johnson 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry A. Johnson 

Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Johnson 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Johnston 

Mr. Dewitt T. Kennard III 

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Kennedy 

Mr. Seth Kerr 

Mr. & Mrs. Tommy B. Ketner* 

Mr. & Mrs. Levoy Knowles 

Mr. & Mrs. Bill LaFollette 

Mr. & Mrs. Clarence R. Lancaster* 

Mr. & Mrs. Cass Larson 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff E. Lasher 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Leberman 

Ms. Eve Lee 

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Lee 

Mrs. Beth Lewis 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Liposky 

Mr. & Mrs. Jim L. Litton 

Mr. Michael Ray Lloyd 

Ms. Brenda Crawley Logan 

Mr. James E. Lowe 

Mr. & Mrs. John R. Luckett, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Scott J. Luco 

Mr. & Mrs. Brian J. Lucy 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Lyles 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Lynam* 

Ms. Sherry L. Lynch* 

Mr. & Mrs. Scott L. Lytal 

Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy W. Mackie 

Mr. & Mrs. Ed Manfull 

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Manley 

Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Maples 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Mason 

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Massey 

Mr. & Mrs. Ron Masterson 

Mr. William Randal Mattox 

Mr. & Mrs. Joe McBride 


Mr. & Mrs. Dusty McCormick 

Mr. & Mrs. George A. McCrary 

Mr. & Mrs. Kelly D. McCreight 

Mr. & Mrs. Chris McCutcheon 

Mr. Allen McDonald 

Mrs. Hilda McDowell* 

Mr. & Mrs. David G. McIntyre 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Messamore 

Mr. & Mrs. Tim Milligan 

Miss Vickie Morgan 

Mr. & Mrs. Ricky L. Morris 

Mr. & Mrs. Russell Moss 

Mr. Bhaskar D. Mukherjee 

Mr. & Mrs. Scott J. Nalley 

Mr. Jeremy Nash 

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse C. Nelson 

Ms. Kasey Nichols* 

Mr. Matthew M. Niggeler 

Mr. & Mrs. Adam R. Noonkester 

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Oakley 

Mr. Lee Oathout 

Dr. & Mrs. Francis O. Otuonye 

Mr. & Mrs. Sean Owens 

Mr. & Mrs. John C. Owens 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Paganelli 

Mr. Wayne Parr 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Parton 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Pate 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Patrick 

Miss Cindy Patton 

Mr. & Mrs. Vernon L. Pendley 

Mr. & Mrs. Floyd L. Petitt, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Victor E. Petrone 

Mr. & Mrs. Lee G. Pettross 

Mr. Chris Phillips 

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Phillips* 

Ms. Patricia Phillips 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Piatt 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Poe 

Mr. Sam H. Poteet, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Shaun C. Potter 

Dr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Prichard 

Mr. & Mrs. Burton Pruett 

Mr. Khaliq Qayumi & Dr. Maleka Qayumi 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Quillen* 

Mr. Michael D. Randles 

Mr. Andrew S. Raulston 

Mr. Cliff Ray 

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Ray 

Ms. Christina E. Reno* 

Mr. Robert E. Rich 

Ms. Anita S. Ridley 

Dr. & Mrs. Billy J. Rippy 

Mr. & Mrs. Brent H. Robbins 

Mr. Randy E. Roberson 

Ms. Betty J. Robinson* 

Mr. & Mrs. Neil Rogers 

Mrs. June L. Rogers 

Mr. & Mrs. Bennett A. Rye* 

Miss Heather N. Sadler 

Mr. David W. Satterfield 

Mr. Robert Sayne 

Mr. David H. Schartner* 

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Schick 

Mr. & Mrs. Jason C. Scott 

Mr. & Mrs. Steven R. Seaton 

Mr. & Mrs. David Sells 

Mr. & Mrs. James D. Settles, Jr. 

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Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sharp 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sharp 

Mr. Patrick F. Sharpe, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. Clarence E. Shattuck III 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Sheldon* 

Dr. & Mrs. William H. Sherwood 

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Simerly 

Mr. Craig B. Simonton 

Ms. Mary Ann Skelton 

Mr. & Mrs. Wiley G. Sloan 

Mrs. Gloria Smiddy 

Mr. James W. Smith* 

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Smith 

Mr. & Mrs. G. Randall Smith 

Mr. & Mrs. Rickey E. Smith 

Miss Stacy Beth Smith 

Miss Kayla A. Smithson 

Ms. Geneva Spear* 

Mr. Roy G. Spurlock 

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Stagnolia 

Mr. & Mrs. John E. Stair 

Miss Jessica Stamps 

Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Stanton, Jr. 

Ms. Vicky L. Stephens* 

Mr. & Mrs. Jay Stuart 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Swafford 

Mr. & Mrs. Travis Sykes 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Thompson 

Ms. Micah E. Tino 

Ms. Tiffany Ann Tollett 

Mr. John W. Travis 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard True* 

Ms. Lori A. Ungurait 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. VanHook 

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Voland* 

Drs. Angelo & Jennette Volpe 

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Wahner 

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Walls 

Mr. Everett G. Warren 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Watson* 

Mr. & Mrs. Doug Webb 

Mrs. Yvonne Webb* 

Mr. & Mrs. Joe N. Wheeler 

Mr. & Mrs. Cori White 

Mr. & Mrs. David E. White 

Mr. & Mrs. Geoff Wigner 

Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Wilkerson 

Dr. & Mrs. Craig W. Williams 

Mr. & Mrs. Franklin E. Willis 

Mr. & Mrs. Herbert E. Wilmore 

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Wilmoth 

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Wilson 

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Wilson 

Dr. & Mrs. Chris Wilson 

Mr. & Mrs. Terry Wilson 

Mr. & Mrs. Randy Winningham 

Mr. & Mrs. David I. Wise 

Mr. & Mrs. J. J. Wisniowski 

Mr. & Mrs. Travis Wolfe 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Wombwell 

Mrs. Robbie Woodall 

Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Woosley* 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Wright 

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Wyatt 

Mr. & Mrs. Tracy J. Yother 

Mr. & Mrs. James P. Young 

Mr. Vester C. Young, Jr. 

Mr. Isaac Zuercher 

Donors to 


Clothes Closet 

Dr. C. Pat Bagley 

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Black 

Ms. Amy J. Carpenter 

Mr. & Mrs. James Cowan 

Ms. Lelia F. Gibson 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Gill 

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew W. Hall 

Mr. & Mrs. Drue Huffines 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hutchins 

Ms. Jane D. Knox 

Dr. & Mrs. H. Wayne Leimer 

Corporate Associates 

A. Scott Ezell CPA 

Averitt Express Alumni Employee Group 

Beta Gamma Sigma Inc. 

Citizens First Bank 

Construction Control Corporation 

Crowe Horwath LLC 

Dean Foods Company 

Falcon Realty 

First Tennessee Bank 

Hazlett Lewis and Bieter PLLC CPAs* 

Herald Citizen 

Insightful Software LLC 

Institutional Wholesale Company Inc. 

Joel L. Ross CPA 

John F. Rhodes, DMD, PC* 

Kraft CPAs PLLC 

Lafever Dairy 

Lane’s Septic Tank Company 

Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, P.C.* 

Micro Metals Inc.* 

Middle Tennessee Prosthodontics LLC* 

Padgett Business Services 

Parsons & Wright CPA 

Security 7 Alarms Inc 

Tenn Tech Women’s Club* 

The Gartman Letter, LLC 

Voyager Carpet & Floor Covering Company 

Waller and Mitchell Attorneys at Law 

Wattenbarger Farms 

Williams Wholesale Supply 

Virginia Plummer 

*Gifts to an endowment account

College of Business Board of Trustees 

2008-09 

Mr. Jon P. Adamson 

Mr. D. Britt Akers 

Mr. Joseph P. Albrecht 

Mr. L.A. Allen 

Mr. Robert L. Allen 

Dr. Ismet Anitsal 

Dr. Curtis P. Armstrong 

Mr. Wynne E. Baker 

Dr. Marvin W. Barker 

Dr. Robert R. Bell 

Ms. Gina T. Billings 

Mr. Jim N. Birdwell 

Mr. Daniel J. Blakley 

Mr. Ken Booker 

Mr. Robert L. Brown 

Mr. Charles G. Burkett 

Mr. Horace L. Burks 

Mr. J. Donald Calcote 

Mr. Kevin Carter 

Mr. Jay R. Cassetty 

Dr. Whewon Cho 

Mr. R. John Clark 

Mr. Barry P. Clouse 

Mr. Quenston A. Coleman 

Mr. Michael L. Cowan 

Mr. Wayne Cravens 

Mr. Robert C. Davis 

Mr. James S. Dozier 

Mr. Daniel D. Drab 

Mr. Robert M. Duncan 

Ms. Tracey N. Duncan 

Mr. Timothy Scott Edwards 

Mr. Edward H. Ellis 

Mr. Donald N. Ervin 

Mr. Mark V. Ezell 

Dr. Robert D. Fesler 

Mr. Robert W. Fidler 

Mr. G. Nelson Forrester 

Mr. Charles O. French 

Ms. Julie M. Galloway 

Mr. Robert L. Gardenhire 

Mr. Larry Garrett 

Mr. Douglas Gentry 

Mr. John V. Gentry 

Mr. Shane E. Gibson 

Dr. Tor Guimaraes 

Mr. George F. Halford 

Ms. Lillian Hartgrove 

Mr. Charles E. Hawkins 

Mr. Gregory A. Hayes 

Mr. James G. Hicks 

Mr. Christopher E. Hight 

Mr. Christopher L. Holloway 

Mr. Gene C. Hooper 

Ms. Jill Horner 

Mr. John M. Hoskins 

Mr. Henry A. Hoss 

Ms. Faye Huddleston 

Mr. Drue L. Huffines 

Mr. Jimmy K. Hull 

Mr. Charles Mike Ingram 

Mr. Morris Irby 

Dr. Steven B. Isbell 

Mr. Edward H. Jared 

Ms. Angie D. Johnson 

Mr. Daniel S. Johnson 

Mr. George Johnson 

Ms. Sarah F. Johnson 

Ms. Teddy B. Jones 

Mr. Lee Jones 

Ms. M. Melinda Keifer 

Mr. W. Keith Keisling 

Mr. A. Scott Kendrick 

Mr. Nevada A. Kent 

Ms. Sharon S. Langford 

Ms. Elise N. Leeson 

Mr. Harry E. Leonard 

Mr. Eldon Leslie 

Mr. David Lewis 

Mr. Clarence M. Lewter 

Mr. Thomas C. Lynn 

Mr. Jimmy W. Mackie 

The Honorable John J. Maddux 

Dr. Ronald C. Marston 

Mr. Jim Martin 

Mr. David Maxwell 

Mr. Allen A. McCampbell 

Ms. Ellen McGugin 

Mr. Garry W. McNabb 

Ms. Donna J. McSpadden 

Mr. Martin L. Medley 

Mr. Robert K. Michaels 

Mr. Michael T. Migliore 

Dr. Virginia M. Moore 

Mr. David K. Morgan 

Mr. James K. Morton 

Mr. Richard A. Murphy 

Mr. Thomas H. Neal 

Ms. Kassandra Newman 

Mr. Robert G. Norred 

Mr. Thomas W. Orton 

Mr. Handley C. Oswalt 

Mr. L. Sean Owens 

Mr. Robert N. Parker 

Mr. Kelly Perdue 

Dr. Gary C. Pickett 

Mr. Darrell D. Pittard 

Professor Virginia W. Plummer 

Mr. Michael W. Porten 

Mr. M. Pat Quillen 

Mr. Glenn H. Ramsey 

Dr. Magdalena I. Rappl 

Ms. Brenda B. Rector 

Ms. Stephanie E. Richardson 

Ms. Rhonda L. Rigsby 

Mr. Dennis B. Robbins 

Mr. James R. Ross 

Mr. Gary D. Sasser 

Mr. Paul L. Scarlett 

Mr. Karl Schaefer 

Ms. Suzanne T. Schriver 

Mr. M. Richmond Shelton 

Mr. Jimmy D. Shipley 

Mr. Bill C. Shuster 

Mr. Jack F. Smith 

Mr. James Lowell Smith 

Mr. Ryan Todd Smith 

Dr. Mark A. Stephens 

Dr. Claire Stinson 

Mr. Johnny Stites 

Mr. Michael L. Swallows 

Mr. Ronald K. Swann 

Mr. William G. Taylor 

Mr. Mark C. Travis 

Mr. Donald D. Viar 

Dr. Angelo A. Volpe 

Mr. John Edd Wampler 

Mr. Ted L. Wampler 

Mr. Everett G. Warren 

Mr. Samuel T. Warren 

Mr. J. Davis Watts 

Dr. J. Donald Weinrauch 

Dr. F. Stuart Wells 

Mr. Donnie E. Westbrooks 

Dr. Kenneth J. Wiant 

Mr. James Phil Wilbourn 

Mr. Grady P. Williams 

Mr. Robert A. Williams 

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