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’70s

Nels Luthman '70 and his wife Ginny visit with Dr. Nancy B. Moody, at left, president of Tusculum, outside of Haynes Hall during their visit to campus.

Two members of the Class of 1970 visited campus within a week of each other in July. Nels Luthman ’70 and his wife Ginny of Toms River, NJ, visited Tusculum College recently after 40 years of talking about coming back. Luthman was able to visit Haynes Hall, where he lived. He reminisced about classmates and various faculty members, as well as the many jobs he had as a student on campus. Les Heggan ’70 of Littleston, PA, stopped briefly during his travels this summer. Heggan also hadn’t been back to campus since graduation. Heggan, who played soccer at Tusculum, is coaching soccer.

90s

John Kuhn ’90 of South Fort Myers, FL, has joined the Fort Myers Miracle baseball organization as senior director of business development. He was a part of the original front office for the organization from 1992-95. Following his original experience with the Miracle, Kuhn and his family owned the Kalamazoo (Michigan) Kodiaks and the London (Ontario) Werewolves of the Frontier League where he served as general manager. From 2005-2009, John was President of the Sioux Falls (South Dakota) Canaries. He has also been involved in various front office capacities with baseball clubs in Madison, Wisconsin; Joliet, Illinois; St. Paul, Minnesota; O’Fallon, Missouri; and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. His first year in baseball was 1990 with the Fort Myers Sun Sox of the Senior Professional Baseball Association (SPBA). The 2012 campaign marks his 22nd in professional baseball. John, his wife Jennifer and son TJ, are enjoying all the outdoor activities that Southwest Florida has to offer and volunteer at the Harry Chapin Food Bank.

’00s

Jason Knight ’03 of Greeneville, TN, has been named principal of DeBusk Elementary School in the Greene County School System. Knight has nine years of experience as a teacher at Glenwood and McDonald elementary schools and also served as acting principal at Glenwood.

 

 

 

Whitney Claire Duncan ’12 and Eric Michael Idell were married on June 16, 2012. Following a honeymoon in Myrtle Beach, SC, the couple is living in Greeneville, TN.

 

 

Ray and Natasha (Jones) Mehaffey ’96 ’00 of Harriman, TN, are celebrating the birth of twin boys, Halden Jarnigan and Halston Jameson, who were born June 27, 2012. The boys were 6 lbs. 1 oz., 19 inches long, and 6 lbs. 6 oz., 18.5 inches long, respectively.

 

 

 

’40s

Jeannette Meldrum Shanks Shotwell ’45 of Fern Park, FL, passed away July 12, 2012. Mrs. Shotwell was a retired homemaker. She was the daughter of longtime Tusculum College professor Dr. Cecil Shanks. She and her husband of almost 67 years, Earle Shotwell ’47, met as freshman at Tusculum. Her survivors include sister and brother-in-law and Tusculum alumni Bill and Jane (Shanks) Pilloni ’60 ’59. Her brother and Tusculum alumnus John Shanks ’54 passed away a few months ago.

 

’50s

J. Roman Cutshaw ’55 of Bogart, GA, passed away on July 11, 2012. A retired business owner, Mr. Cutshaw was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Marine Corp during World War II. After his retirement, Mr. Cutshaw graduated from Liberty University Home Bible Institute. He was an active member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church.

 

’70s

Jerry A. Hammontree ’73 of Greeneville, TN, passed away July 20, 2012, after a brief illness. Mr. Hammontree was the retired executive director of the Lakeway Achievement Center. He was known for his strong faith in God, his love for his family and friends and his pride in his work. Mr. Hammontree enjoyed a variety of sports and read extensively.  His survivors include wife and Tusculum alumna Wendy McAmis Hammontree ’75.

 

Friends of the College

Dr. Hardy Liston, Jr., of Knoxville, TN, a life trustee of Tusculum College, passed away on July 10, 2012. He is remembered as a man whose life was devoted to education, not only in the classroom, but through his life as an example. Dr. Liston was a trustee and long-time servant at Shiloh Presbyterian Church. He was a tenured professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, NC, after which he joined the faculty and administration in academic affairs at the University of Tennessee. In his honor, the University of Tennessee names an annual recipient of the Dr. Hardy Liston, Jr. Symbol of Hope Award.