’80s
Shelly Woolsey Smith ’88 of Greeneville, TN, has been named as one of the Tennessee Principal of the Year Grand Division winners. Smith, who is principal of Greeneville Middle School, was awarded the honor for the East Tennessee Division. Winners were chosen for the other two grand divisions of the state. Smith has been principal of GMS since 2006.
Angela Gilmore West Crews ’89 of Huntington, WV, was recently granted tenure and promoted to full professor of criminal justice and criminology at Marshall University. Her husband, Dr. Gordon Crews, was also recently tenured and promoted in the same department at Marshall. The couple is working on a couple of books with a prisoner on South Carolina’s death row as well as several other research and writing projects. Her oldest son, Brandon, who was not quite two years old when she started at Tusculum, is now nearly 28 years old and is an account manager at TekSystems in Louisville, KY. Her youngest son, Konnor, who will be 19 years old in November, recently graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, SC. Her stepson, Garrison, is enrolled in honors and Advanced Placement courses at Huntington High School. Her stepdaughter, Samantha, is a high school freshman and also enrolled in honors courses.
’90s
Dr. Daryl Green ’97 of Knoxville, TN, has co-authored a book, “Job Strategies for the 21st Century: How to Assist Today’s College Students during Economic Turbulence,” with William Bailey. The book provides practical solutions to the challenges college students face in finding employment in an unstable economy.
’00s
Brittany Bible ’10 of Talbott, TN, is currently enrolled in the pre-pharmacy program at Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University.
Ashley Bradford ’10 of London, KY, began the graduate program at University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy this past fall.
Jessica Smith ’10 of Afton, TN, has begun the physician’s assistant’s graduate program at Lincoln Memorial University.
Glenn Vicary ’10 of Oak Ridge, TN, has begun his graduate work in the pharmacy program at the University of Louisville. A standout golfer while at Tusculum, Vicary also represented the Residential College as a speaker at the May 2010 Commencement Ceremony.
Ryan Munson ’04 and his wife Courtney of Ogden, UT, welcomed a daughter, Reese Aubrey, on April 30, 2010.
’30s
Anita Marie Gutmann Massolini ‘30 of Stuart, FL, passed away July 31, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Louis.
’60s
Hermione Joy Kennard Stickle Womack ’69 of Lynchburg, VA, passed away March 8, 2010, as a result of a tragic automobile accident when her vehicle was struck by a drunk driver near her home. She was a Spanish teacher for Timberlake Christian Schools. She had taught Spanish at public and private schools and Liberty University. She had won awards for her work with students on yearbooks for various schools. She frequently traveled to China to teach English as part of mission teams.
’40s
Louise Carter Chamberlain ’44 of Greeneville, TN, passed away August 31, 2010. Mrs. Chamberlain was a widely known and respected former educator and public official. Fondly known as “Chuck,” Mrs. Chamberlain’s career spanned 40 years in the Greeneville City School System. In addition to teaching in the classroom, she served 11 years as principal of Highland Elementary School. She also taught at her Alma Mater and conducted numerous classes and workshops throughout Tennessee as well as outside the state. She was known for her love of children and the belief in the power of education to help children reach their potential. Always encouraging students to continue education, she served on several scholarship committees. Mrs. Chamberlain was also politically active for many years. She was elected and served two terms as County Commissioner for Greene County in the 1980s and served as a member of the Greene County Election Commission for the decade of the 1990s. Mrs. Chamberlain was a member and officer of the Greene County Republican Women and the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women. She served as human rights commissioner for the State of Tennessee and represented Tennessee as a delegate at three national Republican conventions. Family genealogy and community history were two of her lifetime pursuits. She served on the Greene Count Heritage Trust board of directors and was frequently asked to participate on numerous government and historical committees. Mrs. Chamberlain was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society for more than 55 years and was a longstanding member of the Andrew Johnson Women’s Club. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church for 66 years, where was involved in the United Methodist Women and served on the administrative board of the church. Her survivors include sister and Tusculum alumna Mary Lou Carter Neas ’49. Memorial contributions for Mrs. Chamberlain may be made to the Buford and Louise Carter Chamberlain Endowed Work-Study Scholarship Fund at Tusculum College, (P. O. Box 5040, Greeneville, TN 37744). The scholarship provides funds for work study scholarships for deserving students.
’90s
The Rev. Dr. Wiley Prugh H’90 of Greeneville, TN, passed away unexpectedly on September 15, 2010. Dr. Prugh was a life trustee of Tusculum College and had served many years as a member of the Board. Dr. Prugh received a bachelor’s degree in math and music from Monmouth College in Illinois in 1941; a master’s degree of theology from Pittsburgh-Xenia Seminary in Pennsylvania in 1944; a doctorate degree in philosophy in church history from the University of Edinburg, Scotland, in 1955; a pastoral care/counseling degree from the Minninger Clinic in Topeka, Kan., in 1971; and an honorary doctorate degree from Tusculum College in 1990. Dr. Prugh and his wife, Winnie (his partner in life and ministry who passed away in 1990) developed two new Presbyterian churches. In 1944, they founded College Hill United Presbyterian Church in Dayton, OH, and in 1959, they founded St. Andrews United Presbyterian Church (now known as Rockville United Church) in Rockville, MD, which they served until 1974. That year, Dr. Prugh began serving as executive presbyter for the Union and Holston Presbyteries UPUSA, a position he held until 1983. He was instrumental in the merger of PCUSA and UPUSA, and served through 1985 as interim presbyter of Holston Presbytery, with which Tusculum College has covenant relationship. During his retirement, he remained active as an organist, choir member, teacher and pastoral care provider at First Presbyterian Church of Greeneville, Tusculum’s mother church. He also served as interim pastor of Timber Ridge and Amity Presbyterian churches in Greene County and Liberty Presbyterian Church in Hawkins County. Dr. Prugh also served as a professor of the Bible and chaplain at Monmouth College in the 1950s. A champion of many humanitarian causes, he served as the first president of the Fair Housing Authority in Washington, D.C. Dr. Prugh also had the privilege of marching with the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and was part of the March on Washington during which King’s “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered. Memorial contributions can be made in his honor to Tusculum (P. O. Box 5040, Greeneville, TN 37744).