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Steve Scmid ’72 of South Amboy, NJ,shared the sad news that his mother, ElizabethSchmid Betteride, passed away onJuly 4, 2011, after battling a long illness.Mike Gersie ’74 of Medford, NJ, is currentlythe director of operations at GeorgeSchool in Newtown, PA. He would liketo hear from his classmates. His email ismike_gersie@georgeschool.org.Rick and Jean (Ryan) Francis ’76 ’75of Raleigh, NC, have celebrated their35th wedding anniversary. Rick has morethan 35 years of service with AT&T. Theiryoungest daughter, Molly, is dancing in theCirque du Soleil production of The Beatles“LOVE” in Las Vegas.’80sJ. Chris Cruise ’82 of Las Cruces, NM,has recently accepted a position as clinicalpsychologist with the Special Exams Unitat the El Paso Veterans AdministrationHealth Center in El Paso, TX.Debbie Smith ’86 of Greeneville, TN,was among the graduates of the GreeneCounty Partnership Leadership Class of2011. Smith is the town environmentalistfor the Town of Greeneville. She is a memberof Reformation Lutheran Church, theNolichuckey Watershed Alliance and theGreeneville Junior Woman’s Club.Vera Ann Myers ’87 of Bulls Gap, TN,and her Myers Pumpkin Patch and FamilyFarm won two major awards from theTennessee Motor Coach Association at itsconvention in January 2012. She was alsochosen to fill a coveted seat on the organization’sboard of directors. Vera Ann wasnamed Associate of the Year. She also receivedthe “Go-Getter” Award, a specialaward given to the associate who makes thegreatest impression on operators during theweek-long convention. Vera Ann serves onthe Alumni Executive Board.Julia Reedy ’88 of Madisonville, TN, becameexecutive director of the McMinnCounty Education Foundation in January.She worked three decades as a teacher onthe elementary school level in McMinnCounty. She retired from teaching in 2007,but quickly returned to education as a mathinterventionist in the school system andmost recently taught third grade while ateacher was on maternity leave.Patricia A. Seaver ’89 of Morristown, TN,has been appointed as the director of marketingand communication for the MorristownChamber of Commerce.Dr. Linda Belcher Stroud ’89 of Greeneville,TN, has been named director of GreenevilleCity Schools. Stroud, who is currentlyprincipal of Greeneville High School,will start in her new position on July 1.’90sWayne Hughes ’90 of Afton, TN, has takena new position as an agent with FarmBureau’s Tusculum office. He now hasthree children with the birth of his youngestdaughter, Ava Marie, on December 19,2009. He also kicked off all-natural beefsales in 2011 at Mountain View Bulk Foodwith Rocky Field Farm Beef.James “J.T.” Vogt ’90 of Maryville, TN,has accepted a position as deputy programmanager for the USDA Forest Service,Southern Research Station, Forest Inventoryand Analysis Unit in Knoxville, TN.J.T. and his wife, Karen, have two children,Samantha and James.Candace Bellamy ’91 of Austin, TX, hasreleased her first original EP (extendedplay musical recording), “A ThousandShades of Blue,” which is available oniTunes, Amazon and at Waterloo Records.Some of Austin’s elite musicians play onCandace’s EP. Also included is a songcowritten by JJ Plasencio (formerly ofSixpence None the Richer). Bellamy hasperformed in several bands and appeared inthe critically acclaimed “Porgy and Bess”at Zach Scott Theatre. She has created aone-woman show, “Follow the Red Lips,”which she has performed in New York Cityand at universities across the Southeast.Larry R. Estepp ’91 of Kingsport, TN, hasjoined the executive management team atCitizens Bank as executive vice president.He has 38 years of service in the financialindustry. Active in the community, Larryreceived the 2009 Distinguished LeadershipAward from the Kingsport Chamberof Commerce. He has served as chairmanof the Kingsport Economic DevelopmentBoard, chairman of the United Way campaign,chairman of NETWORKS – SullivanPartnership and president of the KingsportChamber of Commerce. He served onthe Tusculum College Board of Trustees38from 1991 to 2003. Larry is also a HolstonBusiness Group founding board memberand currently serves on the Phipps BendIndustrial Park Board and the SequoyahCouncil of the Boy Scouts of America.Scott Cupp ’97 of Louisville, TN, hasbeen named assistant principal at WilliamBlount High School in Blount County. Hehas been a math teacher at the high school.Dr. Daryl D. Green ’97 of Knoxville, TN,has written a new book, “Don’t Be an OldFool.” In the book, Dr. Green providessound, practical solutions about how tohandle some of life’s common issues, suchas relationships, with a touch of humor. Heis a leadership development expert, whohas been quoted by national media. Dr.Green writes a syndicated column, “FamilyVision,” which appears in more than200 newspapers. He is the author of severalleadership development books and haspublished more than 100 articles.Delina Hensley ’97 appeared in the play,“Honkey Tonk Angels,” presented by theAsheville Community Theatre in July.Tommy Hopson ’97 of Afton, TN, wasamong the graduates of the Greene CountyPartnership Leadership Class of 2011. Hopsonis agency manager for Greene CountyFarm Bureau Insurance. He is a former presidentof the Greeneville Kiwanis Club andlocal chapter of the National Associationof Insurance and Financial Advisors. He isa teacher and missions team director at Tri-Cities Baptist Church. He has also been acoach in the Upward sports program.John Kosmak ’98 of Gray, TN, is beginninga doctoral program later this year,which will be his sixth degree. John hastaught for the past 13 years in Tusculum’sGraduate and Professional Studies program.He runs a small business and has worked forthe U.S. government for the past 37 years.’00sDarby Wood Hutchinson ’00 of JeffersonCity, TN, has been appointed special agentin-chargeof the Knoxville office of theTennessee Bomb and Arson section of thestate Department of Commerce and Insurance’sFire Prevention Division.Catherine McCoy ’00 of Greeneville, TN,has been named interim principal at Chuck-