Winter 2010 - Carson-Newman College

ClassnotesClassnotes’76 Craig C. McDaniel was named presidentof Georgia Northwestern Technical College inRome, Ga.’77 Harold G. Ball retired from pastoral ministryin May 2009. He and wife Geraldine residein Dandridge.’77 Tressella (Benson) Jaggers retired afterteaching 31 years in the Jefferson County, Ky.school system.’79 Brandon Keith Travis completed theDMin at Erskine Theological Seminary in May2009.1980s’80 James (Jim) R. Moore was named headfootball coach at Seymour High School inSeymour.’81 Mark S. Hearn published Being Church101 through Crossbooks Publishing.’81 Debora (Debbie) Land is general managerof the Natural Bridge, in Natural Bridge, Va.’82 Leisa Hammett published From Heartacheto Hope: Middle Tennessee Families Livingwith Autism, a coffee table book of stories.’85, ’84 Jeffrey B. Moore received the EdDdegree from Trevecca Nazarene University inMay 2009. He is a principal, and wife Wena(Shults) teaches in the Sevier County schoolsystem.’86 David C. Maynard is the 2008-09 Teaching/LearningExcellence recipient for theKentucky Community and Technical Collegesystem.’87 Mark Cate was named campaign managerfor Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam’s 2010 gubernatorialcandidacy.Dr. Christiana Tah’87 Susan K. Schmid will be working withGateway Church International in Emalahleni,South Africa for 2 years.’89 Eileen Campbell-Reed was named the associatedirector of the Learning Pastoral ImaginationProject at Luther Seminary in St. Paul,Minn., and is the 2009 TCBF Betty GallowayAdvocacy for Women in Ministry Award recipient.She and her family reside in Nashville.’89 Stephen Tracy Porier recently became anaccount executive for Marriott. He and wifePaula live in Nashville.’89 Frank C. Willson was named the honorarychairman of the Dublin, Ohio Irish Festival for2009.1990s’90, ’95 Andy Rines is the head girls’ basketballcoach and teaches English at SeymourHigh School. His team posted a 22-9 recordduring the 2008-2009 season and won theregion 2-AA tournament championship. Andy,wife Leslie (Boyles), and their daughter Rachellive in Knoxville.’91 Joseph W. Monroe was named chiefof police for the University of Kentucky inLexington.’91 J. Doug Stump was named principal atDominion Academy, a private, non-denominationalChristian school in Leesburg, Va.’92 F. Braxton (Brack) Terry was named a“Rising Star” by the Super Lawyers publication.He practices law with Terry, Terry andStapleton in Morristown.’93 Terrell C. Cassada was named senior vicepresident and chief information officer by FirstGuaranty Bank of Jacksonville, Fla.’72 was named Liberia’s Minister of Justice by President Ellen JohnsonSirleaf. After assuming her post, the former Montgomery College facultymember began tackling pertinent issues such as strengthening Liberia’sinstitutional systems, especially in the law enforcement sector. Shereceived the MA from Kent State, and her LLB from the University ofLiberia. She also holds an LLM from Yale. After joining the Liberiangovernment in the mid 70s, Tah served in the Ministries of Health, Justice and Finance.She returned to the States to teach at the University of Maryland and then MC, where shereceived the Outstanding Teacher Award in 2000.MichaelAlvis’77, haspublished thebook Japan{Shashin},a collectionof photography by the C-N adjunctinstructor of art. Compiled from some12,000 photos taken while on a trip toJapan last July, the book is one of fiveworks featuring his shutter art takenwhile in the country. Having worked andlived in the country for six years, Alvis isno stranger to the sights and sounds ofJapan. The 2009 excursion was a muchanticipated return to the Land of theRising Sun to see old friends and newsights.’95 Christopher S. Howard earned the PhD inorganizational leadership from Regent Universityin December 2008.’96 Mark Burnette, was named president ofthe central region for MainNerve Inc., an informationsecurity company.’96 Jill L. Hobby was named principal ofWhittle Springs Middle School in Knoxville.’96 Kathy Barnes-Hemsworth is teachingEnglish at Cocke County High School. She wasformerly the Lifestyles writer for the NewportPlain Talk.’97, ’97 Amy (Fouts) Hamlin received tenureas an associate professor of nursing at AustinPeay State University. Her husband, Spencer,practices law in Ashland City.’98 Steven D. Amos was named city presidentof the Morristown and Jefferson City branchesof Regions Bank.’98 Jonathan E. Richardson had two arrangementspublished in Pedal Point magazine. His“How Firm a Foundation,” dedicated to FBCMorristown’s 205th anniversary, was publishedin the fall 2009 edition and his arrangement of“Brethren, We Have Met to Worship” appearedin the spring 2009 publication.’99 Christopher F. Cates was promoted todirector of major gifts at C-N.’99 Arthur (Trey) Youngblood is insuranceagency manager for Farm Bureau of JohnsonCounty in Mountain City.’99 Ronald S. Jones is an instructor in the C-NSchool of Business.2000sApril WatsonTimko’01, is broadcastproduction managerat Davis NewmanPayne, an advertisingagency in Knoxville. Assupervisor of the agency’s television,radio and video production, Timkohas managed and produced awardwinningadvertising for a variety of clientsincluding Food City, Weis Markets, HomeFederal Bank of TN, Superpetz and BostonWhaler. She also plays a major role inthe company’s creative process, andspecializes in music production and talentcasting. Aside from DNP, she also enjoysacting and singing with theatre companiesand churches in East Tennessee. She justfinished the role of Kate Keller in theWordPlayers’ mainstage production ofThe Miracle Worker. Timko resides inKnoxville with her husband Randall, andtwo stepchildren, Austin and Kendall.’00 Garin Hill is pastor at Sandy Plains BaptistChurch in Shelby, N.C.’00 Michael Valentine was a guest soloist for aSunday evening service at the Crystal Cathedral,home of Robert Schuller’s Hour of Power.’01 Gregor Franz is a transfer pricing economistfor KPMG. He and his wife Wan-Ju live inHouston, Tex.’01 Jeramy Keen was named Teacher of theYear in Indian River County, Vero Beach, Fla.’01 Ted Stryk’s color combination photo ofMars was used by the European Space Agencyon their web page in December 2008. He usedthe Visual Monitoring Camera (VMC) on theMars Express orbiter to capture images of thedistant planet to create a vivid color photo.’03 Robert G. Bossardet received the MSdegree from Nova Southeastern University.’03 Carrie Herstam completed her MA inspeech-language pathology from the Universityof Southern Mississippi in May 2008. She iscurrently working as a speech-language pathologistfor Winchester City Schools, Va.’04 Sarah (Cox) Patrick received the EdSdegree from LMU in 2007, and is a schoolcounselor in Sullivan County.’04 Rebekah (Phillips) Fisher teaches familyand consumer science at Morristown HamblenEast High School.’05 Nan E. Monroe graduated from UT’s Collegeof Dentistry in May 2009. She is currentlyin general practice residency at the Universityof Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.’05 Lena Ashleigh Smith teaches at KarnsMiddle School in Knoxville.’06,’05 Andrew Presnell received his MA inClinical Psychology from Western CarolinaUniversity. He and wife Amanda (Axley) nowreside in Tuscaloosa where Andrew is pursuinga PhD in Clinical Psychology at the Universityof Alabama.Marriages’96 Jill Hobby and Philip Meyette6/21/08’99 Sarah Milam and Scott F. Quinlan5/23/09’01 April Watson and Randall Timko4/8/06’03 Keri Boyatt and Daniel (Larry) Beaver12/27/03’04, ’04 Jessica L. Brown andTimothy S. Wise9/2/06’04 Sarah Cox and Preston Patrick6/7/08’04 Denise Fletcher and Christopher Spaulding6/14/09’04 Rebekah Phillips and Eric Fisher8/18/07’04 Elissa Thomas and Martyn Ling1/4/08’05 Bethany Bull and Keith Carpenter5/24/09’05 Holly Gragg and J. Allen Whittemore6/6/09’08 Rachael Caldwell and Jeffrey Cinnamon10/3/09’08, ’08 Stephanie Harris andJonathan Trevor7/15/08’08 Shannon Korda and Cap J. Stewart6/6/09’08 Nathan B. Ray and Valerie Jones9/19/08Now Available!MBA at Carson-NewmanTo find out how you can earnyour Masters in BusinessAdministration degree fromC-N’s School of Business,contact mtaylor@cn.edu,or call 865.471.3316.30 JOURNEY winter 2010 JOURNEY winter 2010 31