40s
Harriette Austin “Pet” Clarke ’42 writes that she is still living in Athens, GA, and would love to hear from her Tusculum classmates. Her e-mail is austinh@attglobal.net.
50s
Paul and Edna (Griess) Cordova ’50 ’49 of Morehead City, NC, invite their fellow alumni to visit the North Carolina coast. Paul writes that he and Edna “are still kicking, but not as high.” Paul is serving as a city commissioner, a position he has held for many years. The term of his current service ends in 2011. He is chairman of the Finance Committee, using the lessons in business he learned at Tusculum.
60s
James M. and Pat (Kiracofe) Thompson ’63 ’64 of Cape May, NJ, have celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary.
Randy Addignton ’67 of Gate City, VA, writes that his oldest son, Chad, is an underwater EMT working in the Gulf of Mexico. Two days before the BP oil well accident, Chad was on the rig that exploded. He is now involved in the oil clean up.
70s
Keith and Joyce (Wilkofsky) Criss ’74 ’75 of Milford, NJ, are the proud grandparents of Adrianna, age 3, and Juliet, age 1. Keith is still teaching adaptive physical education at Midland School, and Joyce is still the media center clerk at Holland Township School.
Jane Woodruff Campbell ’75 of Dunellen, NJ, has two grandchildren – Ethan, born in 2006, and Emma, born in 2008. Her oldest son, Keith, is a teacher and her other three sons are serving in the military. Joe is a pilot with the rank of Lieutenant, Junior Grade in the U.S. Navy. Mike is a captain in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Ryan is an ensign aboard the Navy’s USS McFaul.
00s
Tim Strange ’04 of Morristown, TN, has been named the dean of the Division of Public Safety at Walters State Community College. As dean, he will provide leadership for the college’s Regional Law Enforcement Academy and the Center for Emergency Medical Services and Fire Protection. He will also provide direction for associate degree and technical certificate programs in criminal justice, law enforcement, fire protection and emergency medicine as well as in-service training for area public safety personnel. Tim was previously serving as director of Walters State’s emergency service programs. He has more than 15 years of administrative experience at Walters State and has taught various public safety courses. Prior to working for Walters State, Tim worked for the Tennessee Department of Health, Division of EMS, as a regional emergency medical services consultant. He has also worked as a paramedic quality assurance supervisor with the Morristown Hamblen Emergency Medical Service.
Adam Winegardan ’04 has been named head football coach at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, AL. Adam had been serving as head coach of the Dalton (GA) High School Catamounts since 2007. He began his career in Dalton in 2000 as the quarterback coach, was named the running game coordinator in 2001 and the offensive coordinator in 2003. Adam and his wife, Ashley, have four children, Haley, Drew, Brodie and Andie Katherine. The couple is active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Dr. Sam Broyles ‘06 has been named the new boys’ basketball coach at Chuckey-Doak High School. He is a former standout athlete at Chuckey-Doak and helped guide his alma mater to the state basketball tournament as a player. Sam has been teaching at South Greene High School, and has spent the past four years helping coach the Baileyton Elementary School basketball team. He has also taught and coached at McDonald Elementary School. He spent his first two years as an educator at Chuckey-Doak, where he served a time as the girls’ basketball team head coach and was an assistant for the boys’ team. Since earning his master’s at Tusculum, Sam has obtained his doctorate in administration from Lincoln Memorial University.
Kathy Brown ’07 of Morristown, TN, has joined the Tusculum College Office of Institutional Advancement as director of advancement services. Kathy’s main responsibilities are to maintain alumni and donor records, conduct prospect research, generate various reports and process all pledges and gifts received by the College.
Jennifer Cutshaw Slover ’09 of Greeneville, TN, has been named the new volleyball coach at Greeneville High School. Jennifer is the wife of Caleb Slover ’03, an assistant football coach at Tusculum.
Emily Hawk ’06 and Luke Moughon were married on May 28. Following a honeymoon trip to Belize, the couple is living in Indianapolis.
Rustin Jones ’06 and Bridget Brannan were married on June 26, 2010, at the Doak House on the Tusculum College Campus. Rustin is the son of Susie and Charles Jones ’95 and the brother of Eben Jones ’95 ‘05 and Frank Jones ’99. Rustin is employed as a social studies teacher and coach at West Greene High School and Bridget will graduate in December 2010 from Carson-Newman College. They are living in Greeneville.
Shanna Malone ‘07 and Scott Howard ‘07 were married May 29, 2010, on Isle of Palms, SC. The couple honeymooned on a Caribbean cruise. The couple is living in Aiken, SC. Shanna, who is the daughter of Paige Malone Mengel ‘88, is an eighth-grade English teacher and Scott is an environmental scientist, employed by SAIC.
Alexis Rowles ’08 was married to Spencer Linn on July 10, 2010, at Simpsonville (SC) United Methodist Church. After their honeymoon trip to Italy, the couple is making their home in Hendersonville, NC, where Alexis is a fifth grade teacher at Hillandale Elementary School.
40s
Eileen Kidney Tooker ’42 of Lancaster, PA, passed away on April 9, 2010. Mrs. Tooker was a retired middle school librarian. She had a life-long interest in her Alma Mater and helped coordinate and host a well-attended reunion weekend of 1940-44 alumni in Lancaster in 1999.
60s
Louise Robinson Orr ’62 of Chuckey, TN, passed away July 20, 2010, after several months of declining health. Mrs. Orr was one of Greene County’s most widely known citizens for decades and a leading figure in a variety of projects relating to the history of Greeneville. Among the projects and activities in which she took a major role over the years, she served as the executive producer and director of “His Faith … Never Wavered,” the nationally known, locally produced docudrama on the life and career of President Andrew Johnson. Mrs. Orr was a supporter of her Alma Mater. She attended the “Theologian-in-Residence” lecture series, hosted by the Holston Presbytery and Tusculum College and held on campus, each year since its inception in 1991 except for the past few years when her health did not permit her to attend. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Greeneville.
70s
George P. Walsh ’78 of Lehigh Acres, FL, passed away July 17, 2010. Mr. Walsh was manager of Courtaulds Coatings, Inc.
Friends
Peggy Sexton, wife of Tusculum Professor Emeritus of History Dr. Donal Sexton, passed away July 8, 2010. Mrs. Sexton taught at Greystone Elementary School and worked at Holmes Shoes for a number of years. Mrs. Sexton is remembered for hospitality in welcoming students for whom Dr. Sexton was academic advisor into their home and providing a flavor of home with her delicious meals.