Message from Eric

Click here to view a message from Eric Robertson (B.A. '03), President of the College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Chapter, that was filmed at the 2009 Vision Forum.

Outstanding Alumni Awards Dinner

The College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Chapter hosted its 13th Annual Outstanding Alumni Awards Dinner on Thursday, October 1 at The Racquet Club of Memphis. The award recipients were James Morse (BS ’90, MS ’93), Manager of EH&S and Laboratory, Ciba Corporation; Keith Prewitt (BA ’81), Deputy Director, United States Secret Service; Thomas Appleton (BA ’71), Professor, Eastern Kentucky University; and Meah King (BA ’02 MAT ‘05), English Teacher, East High School.  Outstanding Friend of the College this year was Maurice Elliott, Chief Executive Officer Emeritus, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.  Photos of this lovely evening will be posted soon. For more information, contact Alumni Coordinator Fariss Adams Ivey at fadams@memphis.edu or 901/678-4373.

In 2008, the Chapter honored Dr. Hortense Spillers (BA '64, MA '66), Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor, Vanderbilt University, Maura Black Sullivan (BA '89, MA '97), Assistant Superintendent, Planning and Student Services for Shelby County Schools, and Jamie Lee McMahan (BS '65), National and International Portrait Artist. To view photos from this event, click here.

Dr. Reed Baskin (BS '65), Eric Robertson (BS '03) and Peggy Turley (BA '85) were honored as outstanding alumni, and Wallace Bruce and Olivia Bruce were honored as outstanding friends in 2007.

Back to School with Biology and Political Science

The College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Chapter celebrated Nights Back at School featuring the faculty of the Political Science and Biology Departments this summer. Alumni, faculty and staff enjoyed fellowship from both degree programs while discussing updates in the departments. To learn about involvement with the Arts & Sciences Alumni Chapter, contact Fariss Adams Ivey at fadams@memphis.edu or 901/678-4373.

Chapter Leadership List

• Eric Robertson (B.A. '03),  President
  robertson@downtownmemphis.com

• Amy Hall-Baker (B.A. '92),  Vice-President
  neonmoon1995@yahoo.com

• Jessica Swan (BA '04), Secretary
  jessicadswan@gmail.com

For more information about the College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Chapter, contact Fariss Adams Ivey (BBA '00), fadams@memphis.edu, 901/678-4373 or 800/678-TRAX (8729).

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