\u201980s<\/span><\/h2>\nMike Fulkerson \u201988<\/strong> of Kingsport, TN, has been named principal of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in the Kingsport School System. He had served for six years as principal of Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School and previously been an assistant principal at Dobyns-Bennett High School and an assistant to the principal, teacher, coach and athletic director at John Sevier Middle School. Mike chaired the initial Kingsport City Schools\u2019 Coordinated School Health Advisory Council, has served as an examiner for the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence and was named the school system\u2019s 5th-8th Grade Teacher of the Year for 1997.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Marianne W. Lewis \u201989<\/strong> has been named the new dean of the Cass Business School at the City University London. Previously, she was a professor of management and associate dean of the Carl H. Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\u201990s<\/span><\/h2>\nWillie Anderson \u201994<\/strong> was recognized with the Volunteer of the Year award during the Volunteer Spirit Award ceremony hosted by the Volunteer Center of Greeneville and Greene County. Willie volunteers at least 16 hours a week or more in programs that aid youth at Free Will Baptist Family Ministries. He spearheads and runs a life skills program, which provides tools for at-risk youth to become better equipped to become productive citizens in the community. Willie has also introduced a music program to the youth, helping them to learn self-discipline and time management skills. In addition, he organizes special events and graduations at Family Ministries. Willie also serves as a board member of the Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville and Greene County and with the Greeneville Lions Club.<\/p>\n\u201900s<\/span><\/h2>\nJessica Smith \u201904<\/strong> has been appointed as principal of Halls Middle School in the Knox County School System. Her previous position was as the interim principal at Carter Elementary School in the system. She has been with the school system since 2004 and has taught language arts at the middle school level and served as an assistant principal at that level.
\nLeah Walker ’04<\/strong> is the new director of the Rogersville Heritage Association. Leah served as site manager for the Doak House Museum at her Alma Mater for the past seven years. She is a member of the board of directors for the Tennessee Association of Museums and chairman of the board of directors for the Northeast Tennessee Museums Association.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Jennifer Headrick \u201905<\/strong> of Maryville, TN, has been named special assistant to the director special assistant to the program director for PEAK Technical Institute\u2019s Professional Household Management and Social Decorum. Jennifer recently served as the executive assistant to the founder of Blackberry Farm, where she managed both personal and professional communications and arrangements. She has also previously worked for Quintium Advisors, Blount County Library and Ruby Tuesday headquarters.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Tonia Hale \u201907<\/strong> has been named chief nursing officer at Danville Regional Medical Center in Danville, VA. She will begin her duties on June 8. Tonia has served in executive nursing positions at a number of hospitals. Most recently, she served as chief nursing officer for Tennova Lakeway Regional Hospital in Morristown, TN.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Anup Kaphle \u201907<\/strong> has been named senior world editor at BuzzFeed. Kaphle had served for the last four years at the foreign desk at The Washington Post.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Jennie Scott \u201907<\/strong> has been named to the 2015-16 Leadership Academy, a collaborative venture between the University of Tennessee and Knox County School System that prepares talented individuals to become new school principals through a full-time, intensive 15-month fellowship program. Jennie is an assistant principal at Adrian Burnett Elementary School and has previously served as an early literacy coach at Mount Olive Elementary School and in many roles at A.L. Lotts Elementary, including third grade teacher, professional learning community facilitator, first grade teacher, grade level chair and member of the leadership team. She has also served as a mentor for all new first grade teachers in the school system.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\u201910s<\/span><\/h2>\nTyler Bright \u201913<\/strong> has been promoted to business system analyst with Mountain States Health Alliance. He was previously employed with Mountain States as corporate business office follow-up representative.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Emma Eilene Kyker Grubbs \u201948<\/strong> of Auburn Hills, MI, passed away on January 5, 2015. Mrs. Grubbs was an elementary teacher for 19 years, teaching mostly fourth and fifth grade in the Pontiac, MI, school system. She was a charter member of Grace Brethren Church in Lakeland, FL. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, puzzles, playing pinochle and spending time with her family. Her survivors include sister and Tusculum alumna Mary Kyker \u201948<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Homer H. Clevenger \u201954<\/strong> of Kingston, TN, passed away May 17, 2015. He had graduated from the Santa Clara University School of Law and was admitted to the California Bar in 1983 and the Tennessee Bar in 1994. During his career, Mr. Clevenger served as director of industrial relations for Kingsport Press in Kingsport, TN, vice president of industrial relations for Arcata National in New York City and vice president and general council for Ricoh Corporation in San Jose, CA. He was a veteran of the Air Force, having served as a radar technician from 1951-55. Mr. Clevenger was a member of the Kingston Rotary Club for many years. He enjoyed golf, private aviation, building and flying remote control plans, visiting Europe with his wife and boating with his grandchildren.<\/p>\n\u2018<\/p>\n
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Dennis E. Crow \u201989<\/strong> of Elizabethton, TN, passed away on April 8, 2015. Mr. Crow was retired from Sprint after 25 years of service as an equipment supervisor. He was a veteran, having served in the Air Force in Germany.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Faculty<\/span><\/h2>\nThomas J. Harville <\/strong>of Johnson City, TN, passed away on March 26, 2015. Mr. Harville was a career educator, serving in public schools in Carter County as well as an adjunct instructor for Tusculum College. He was one of the directors of the first team-teaching experiment in the southeastern United States and supervised the revision of the curriculum mapping at Elizabethton High School. He was a trustee of Thankful Baptist Church and awarded its \u201cMan of the Year.\u201d He received a lifelong achievement award from the black faculty of East Tennessee State University, was a News Channel 11 \u201cHometown Hero\u201d and a member of the Elizabethton-Carter County Educators Hall of Fame. He served on the boards of the Washington and Carter counties chapters of the American Red Cross, the Broadside TV Commission, Senior Citizen Advisory, Watauga Mental Health, Housing Authority Commission and Pro-To-Club Inc.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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