{"id":12142,"date":"2015-08-31T14:31:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T14:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/for\/?p=12142"},"modified":"2015-08-31T15:29:55","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T15:29:55","slug":"learn-the-latest-happenings-with-your-fellow-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/alumni-featured\/2015\/learn-the-latest-happenings-with-your-fellow-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn the latest happenings with your fellow alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10872\" title=\"classnotesfront2\" src=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/classnotesfront21-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/classnotesfront21-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/classnotesfront21.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u201970s<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>John C. Pavlik \u201974 <\/strong>recently retired from New Jersey state and local government where he served in administrative and financial positions. John earned a master\u2019s degree in administration in 2001. He was recognized in 1997 by then New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman as well as the state\u2019s Senate and General Assembly for being the first mayor in 50 years to merge two municipalities. He and his wife, Martha, are now living in Virginia on the eastern shore and enjoying the Chesapeake Bay. John writes he often reflects on his days on campus \u2013 Dean Hurley, Luther Lawson (economics) and good friends.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u201990s<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ron Scalf \u201992 <\/strong>has been named the member services director for the Savannah, GA, Tourism Leadership Council. He also just released his latest book, \u201cBristol Motor Speedway, Racin\u2019 The Way It Was,\u201d which is available on Amazon.com and at Barnes &amp; Noble.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ginger Morelock Frembling \u201997<\/strong> of Archdale, is the 4-H agent at Davidson County Cooperative Extension. Ginger\u2019s husband Jeff is serving in the U.S. Army in logistics and is stationed at Fort Bragg. The couple have a two-year-old son, Willis. After earning a degree in museum studies at Tusculum, she earned a master\u2019s degree in folk studies from Western Kentucky University.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>\u201900s<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Joy Frazier Herman \u201903<\/strong> purchased Interstate Graphics of Morristown, Inc., in May 2015. She was previously employed at Morrison Printing of Morristown and Courier Printing in Smyrna, TN. She joined with Interstate in 2012 and has become the company\u2019s owner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u201910s<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kimberly McCuiston \u201910<\/strong> has joined the faculty of Francis Marion University as an assistant professor of education. She has a Ph.D. in education\/literary studies from the University of Tennessee, an M.A. in curriculum and instruction from Tusculum College, a B.A. in English from Maryville College and an A.A. in elementary education from Pellissippi State Community College.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Melissa Batson \u201914<\/strong> of Greeneville, TN, has accepted the position of chief human resources officer for the Greeneville City School System. Melissa previously served as director of human resources for Signature HealthCARE of Greeneville. She began working in education in 2001 and served 14 years with the Greene County School System working with personnel, purchasing, certified payroll\/human resources and in secretarial duties for the board of education. Melissa is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10867\" title=\"weddingsheader\" src=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/weddingsheader.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jalen-Ryan Shuffler \u201915<\/strong> and Jenna Ruth Shaw were married on July 18 on Runion Farm in Limestone. Groomsmen included <strong>Taylor Foster \u201914<\/strong> and Tusculum student Nick Rodriquez. Following a wedding trip to Kiawah Island, S.C., the couple is living is living in Nashville. Jalen is employed by True Green of Nashville and she is a student at Belmont University.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11010\" title=\"births\" src=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/births1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah (Chait<\/strong>) and <strong>John Clarke \u201912 \u201912<\/strong> welcomed a baby girl, Anne Haines Clarke, on December 19, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10868\" title=\"memorialsheader2\" src=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/memorialsheader2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>\u201940s<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Katejean \u201cKay\u201d Allerton Borneman \u201942 <\/strong>of Bend, OR, passed away March 12, 2015. Mrs. Bornerman earned a nursing degree from Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City after graduating from Tusculum. She served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corp during World War II, and met her late husband, Don, while he was serving in the Merchant Marines during the latter part of the war. After the war, the couple moved to Oregon, where he eventually became a partner in a local grocery business. The couple loved to travel and had the opportunity to visit places around the globe including Antarctica, the Arctic, Africa and China.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>\u201950s<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Rev. Kenneth Verran \u201952<\/strong> of Greeneville, TN, passed away August 10, 2015. Rev. Verran was a retired U.S. Air Force chaplain and paratrooper, serving with the 11<sup>th<\/sup> A\/B Division, U.S. Army, and in the 278<sup>th<\/sup> National Guard. He was also a retired United Methodist minister and educator, having served in the Greene County School System and as an adjunct professor for his Alma Mater. He had served as minister of New Ebenezer Presbyterian Church for the past 14 years. In addition to his degree from Tusculum, Rev. Verran also earned bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees of divinity from Emory University, a master\u2019s degree from East Tennessee State University and a doctorate from Greenwich University of Oxford in England. Survivors include his wife and Tusculum alumna Louise Mays Verran \u201987.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>\u201970s<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Betty L. Calhoun Phaler \u201972 <\/strong>of Blackwood, NJ, passed away on June 13, 2015. Mrs. Phaler was retired substitute teacher and school bus driver.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Faculty<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dr. James T. \u201cJim\u201d Davis<\/strong> of Kingsport, TN, passed away July 27, 2015. Dr. Davis was a professor at Tusculum in the 1990s, teaching primarily education and history courses. In addition to Tusculum, Dr. Davis taught at East Tennessee State University and in Virginia. He also served as an editor for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coaches<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12143\" style=\"width: 164px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12143\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12143 \" title=\"louisdebusk\" src=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/louisdebusk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"230\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louis DeBusk<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Tusculum College community suffered a tremendous loss August 6, 2015, with the passing of long-time volunteer assistant football coach <strong>Louis DeBusk.<\/strong> DeBusk, one of the most beloved members of the Tusculum athletic family, passed away in Bristol, TN, following a lengthy illness.<\/p>\n<p>DeBusk, affectionately known by many as &#8220;Big Coach&#8221;, served the Tusculum football program for the last 17 years, assisting the Pioneers in a variety of roles.\u00a0 Over the years, DeBusk has mentored and been a part of the lives of 627 different football players during his time with the Pioneers. He coordinated game-day preparations for the Pioneers, especially when Tusculum was on the road. He was responsible for transporting the vast amount of equipment needed on game day. He was usually the first to the game site and the last to leave. DeBusk was also responsible for leading the Pioneers onto the field before each home football game, toting the Tusculum flag from the back of his beloved golf cart, a tradition which has taken place for the last 17 seasons.<br \/>\nDeBusk\u2019s eldest son, Frankie, is beginning his 18<sup>th<\/sup> season as head football coach and his ninth as athletic director at Tusculum. His younger son Doug \u201995 is a member of the Tusculum Sports Hall of Fame following a stellar basketball career with the Pioneers in the 1990s. The coach, staff and players of the Pioneer football team have dedicated this season to the memory of &#8220;Big Coach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Promotions, new positions, new stages of life &#8211; whether it be marriage, parenthood and retirement &#8211; and the loss of a beloved coach are all part of this month&#8217;s edition of Class Notes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Learn the latest happenings with your fellow alumni :: Tusculum University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/alumni-featured\/2015\/learn-the-latest-happenings-with-your-fellow-alumni\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Learn the latest happenings with your fellow alumni :: Tusculum University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Promotions, new positions, new stages of life - 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