’80s
Stuart Hirsten ’87 of Jackson, TN, was one of 20 heads of school from around the world selected for the Columbia University’s Klingenstein Foundation 2016 Head of School Fellowship. While the two-week intensive program will provide Hirstein with the chance to attend classes and planned activities, including weekend and cultural events, he will also get to present on a topic of his choice. His presentation will focus on the life-long impacts of a strong early childhood education. Hirstein is Head of the School at the University School of Jackson.
’00s
Cody Baugh ’07 has realized a childhood dream of being a head football coach. He was recently named the head football coach at Cherokee High School in Rogersville, TN. Baugh has been serving as offensive coordinator for the Greeneville High School football team. He was named the GHS head baseball coach last summer after leading the Greeneville Middle School baseball team since 2009. He began teaching weight lifting at Cherokee as the spring semester began in January. Baugh was starting quarterback for the Tusculum football team.
’10s
Justin Harvey ’12 ’15 will lead the revitalized men’s golf team at Emory & Henry College when competition begins in the fall of 2016. Harvey, a Kingsport, TN, native, played golf while at Tusculum. He won the Link Hills Invitational title in 2011, finished third that year in the Tri-Cities Men’s Amateur Tour and was the 2010 Golf Channel East Tennessee Amateur Tour player of the year. Harvey is a PGA apprentice and a certified TPI professional. Emory & Henry last fielded a men’s golf team in 2007-08.
’60s
Elaine Russell Clark ’60 of Greeneville, TN, passed away January 8, 2016, after a lengthy illness. She had been married to Nayland D. Clark ’58 until his passing in 2013. Mrs. Clark worked a short time at Magnavox before starting her career with the National Park Service, serving more than 40 years at the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site and National Cemetery. For several years, she served as curator at Andrew Johnson’s home and expressed her appreciation of having the opportunity to work in that capacity and become friends with Margaret Johnson Patterson Bartlett, the great-granddaughter of President Andrew Johnson. In 2005, she was presented a certificate of appreciation for her 43 years of continuous service at the historic site by National Park Service Director Fran Mainella who was visiting the site at the time. Active in the Greeneville community, Mrs. Clark served as a member of Little Theatre and sat on its board of directors. She worked on several musicals and was in charge of costumes for children’s plays. Mrs. Clark was a member of Youth Builders and secretary of the Greeneville Arts Guild for many years. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed singing in the choir and taught children’s Sunday school.
Barbara Ann Fillers Morelock ’69 of Greeneville, TN, passed away January 21, 2016. Mrs. Morelock devoted her career to education, teaching in the Greene County School System, mostly at Mosheim Elementary School. She was a member of the Greeneville-Greene County Retired Teachers Association. Mrs. Morelock was a devoted attendee of Caney Creek Baptist Church. Her survivors include her husband and Tusculum alumnus Lloyd Morelock ’66.
’70s
Jonathan Arnold Fitts ’79 of Cleveland, TN, passed away on December 25, 2015. Mr. Fitts was a native of Maryland, where he was a high school All-American basketball player and Eagle Scout. He received a scholarship to Tusculum, where he played both basketball and soccer while earning a Bachelor’s degree in special education. After graduating, he spent 30 years in teaching.
’80s
Ronald Thomas Grant ’86 of Knoxville, TN, passed away February 15, 2013. Mr. Grant was the retired director of personnel at the Tennessee School of the Deaf. He was a member and deacon of Central Baptist Church of Bearden.
Aud Murray Ray ’86 of Spring City, TN, passed away January 1, 2016. A veteran, Mr.Ray served in the U. S. Army. During his career he worked for Memphis Stone and Gravel, E.I. DuPont Company and the Tennessee Valley Authority. At TVA, he was a manager during the construction of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit I and later served as a manager in maintenance at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant. Mr. Ray’s faith and family were his priorities. Over the years, he served in a number of capacities in the United Methodist Church. As a longtime member of Spring City United Methodist Church, Mr. Ray enjoyed being part of the ministries within the community and district. He prayed often, offering thanks and asking blessings for others. Mr. Ray loved family gatherings, boating on Watts Bar Lake, traveling in the United States and Europe and his regular vacations to the Florida coast.
’90s
Susan Febuary ’96 of Elizabethton, TN, passed away July 14, 2015, following a brief illness. Mrs. Febuary was a retired teacher from the Carter County School System and had also taught the pre-school class at First United Methodist Church in Elizabethton. She was a member of Southside Christian Church and served on the Food Committee.
’00s
Joseph Stanley “Stan” Grimm ’06 of Cleveland, TN, passed away October 4, 2014. A veteran, Mr. Grimm had served in the U.S. Navy. He was retired from the Whirlpool Corporation, where he served in the engineering department. Mr. Grimm was gifted in working with computers and used that talent to serve his church, Big Springs Baptist Church, on a regular basis.