Olin Atkins (BS, MA ’58), senior partner in Atkins Capital Management, was named a “Significant Sig” by Sigma Chi fraternity. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in his profession. Past recipients have included John Wayne, Brad Pitt and David Letterman.

C. Thomas Cates (BBA), a partner with Burch, Porter & Johnson, was listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2008 in the area of real estate.

Edward R. Young (BS), a partner in Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, was recognized in the area of labor and employment law by Chambers USA.

1967

Ken Berryhill (MA) attended the Nashville Film Festival, where he reconnected with actress Patricia Neal. Berryhill assisted in the production of Neal’s 1957 movie A Face in the Crowd. A character in the film was based on Berryhill, who was a television producer and director at the time. He also answered questions about a documentary on his radio and television career, Turn Your Radio On.

Don Hutson (BBA) was elected chair of the board of Executive Books. He is a prolific speaker and CEO of U.S. Learning.

1968

William W. Dunlap Jr. (BA), a member in Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers as a fellow.

Glen G. Reid Jr. (BBA, JD ’71), a partner with Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, was listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2008 in the area of litigation.

1969

Donna Darwin (BBA) was promoted to chief of staff and vice president of administration at The Orpheum Theatre.

Howard Taube (BS, MEd ’70) is director of operations for the law firm Nahon Saharovich & Trotz, which has expanded from one office to four.

Dr. Joanne Bassett (BA, MA ’73, EdD ’85) was appointed provost and executive vice president of Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Dr. Mickey Bernstein (BS) was elected 2008-09 president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He has practiced cosmetic dentistry for 30 years and volunteers with Give Back a Smile, a program that provides free cosmetic dental work to victims of domestic violence.

Richard C. Raines (BBA, JD ’74), a partner with Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, was listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2008 in the area of real estate.

1972

Joe Spake (BSEd, MEd ’81) joined the residential real estate team at Revid Realty.

1973

Bob Brogden (BBA), director of accounting for the Memphis Area Teachers’ Credit Union, graduated from the Southeast CUNA (Credit Union National Association) Management School.

Don Monteith (BA, BSN ’94) is nurse manager for the ortho-neuro unit at Saint Francis Hospital.

Gary K. Smith (JD) joined the Apperson Crump law firm. His firm, Gary K. Smith & Associates, recently merged with Apperson, Crump & Maxwell.

Kent Wunderlich (JD) was named CEO and co-chair of the board of Financial Federal Savings Bank.

1974

Louis P. Britt III (BA), a partner in Ford & Harrison, was listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2008 in the area of labor and employment law.

Bernice Donald (BA, JD ’79), U.S. District Court judge, received the inaugural Liberty Achievement Award from the American Bar Association’s tort and trial practice section. The award honors attorneys and judges who actively promote diversity within the legal community.

Nicholas L. Johnson (BS), NASA chief scientist for orbital debris, received NASA’s highest civil servant award, the Distinguished Service Medal, and the Department of Defense’s Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award for his work in resolving the threat of an uncontrolled U.S. satellite to people on Earth. Johnson made critical contributions to the successful interception of a non-functional DOD satellite in February.

Larry Moore (MA), associate professor of business law at the U of M, premiered his digital film Somerville at the FedEx Institute of Technology. Moore is interviewed frequently by the media on politics and society, including an interview with the BBC on the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His black history game, “Black Progress,” was exhibited at the FedEx Diversity Program.

John A. Noland (JD) was named by Florida Super Lawyers as a top lawyer in Florida for 2008. He is chair of the commercial litigation division at Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt and general counsel to several corporate clients.

Berje K. Yacoubian (BA), owner of Yacoubian Research, was named Rotarian of the Year by the Memphis Rotary Club.

1975

Carolyn Helm Gates (BA) received the 2008 Women of Achievement award in the category of steadfastness. Gates has been a community activist and served on the Shelby County Board of Commissioners for 18 years. Her first book, Thursday’s Child, was published in July.

1976

Mark Askew (BSCE), president of Askew Hargraves Harcourt & Associates, received a presidential citation from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee.

Gayle S. Rose (BFA) was one of five individuals to receive the Humanitarian Award from Diversity Memphis.

1978

Chuck Jensen (BA) was named vice president of travel account management for iSeatz, a provider of customized travel and entertainment solutions. Before joining iSeatz, he held several leadership positions at Delta Air Lines, most recently as general manager of delta.com.

Rick Masson (BA, MS ’87) is executive director of the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy.

Don Nichols (BSET) was promoted to vice president of real estate and development at the Carlisle Corp.

Gregg S. Tingle (BBA) was named National Salesperson of the Year by John Morrell Inc. He has been with the company for 30 years and serves as district sales manager.

Mona Newsome Wicks (AN, BSN ’81), associate dean for research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, was named a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow. Her leadership projects include working with the UTHSC Clinical and Translational Science Center with the goal of improving health in diverse populations.

John A. Good (BBA, JD ’87), an attorney with Bass, Berry & Sims, was selected for inclusion in Mid-South Super Lawyers in the areas of securities and corporate finance.

Danny W. Kail (BA, JD ’83) is teaching a graduate level course in employment law for Webster University of St. Louis this fall. He has taught graduate level courses in labor relations, diversity in a global workplace and business ethics. Kail has been a licensed attorney since 1984 and represented various labor unions until being appointed chief negotiator for Shelby County by then-Mayor Bill Morris in 1992. Since that time, he has been reappointed four times to various administrative and labor relations-related positions in Shelby County. In addition to teaching at Webster, Kail has taught in the Accelerated Degree Program at LeMoyne-Owen College since 2003.

1981

Dusty Malloy (BA) is a real estate agent with Chapman & Associates.

Michael Nichols (BBA, MS ’88) is serving as 2008-09 chair of the board of the American Society for Quality. He is the principal consultant for Nichols Quality Associates.

Keith L. Prewitt (BA) was appointed deputy director of the U.S. Secret Service. He is a 25-year veteran of the Secret Service and served most recently as assistant director of the Office of Protective Research.

1983

Mary L. Aronov (JD), a partner with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, was recognized in the area of real estate by Chambers USA.

Ralph Thompson Jr. (BBA) was promoted to the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He is assigned to the Positioning, Navigation and Timing Division, Directorate of Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Thompson is a member of a team developing and coordinating requirements for the next generation of global positioning system satellites, user equipment and command and control equipment.

1985

Marlene Keenan (BBA) was promoted to executive vice president of Carlson Bancshares, parent business of Fidelity National Bank, Fidelity Mortgage Group and Fidelity Insurance Group.

Betty Sue McGarvey (BSN) was elected secretary of the Memphis Rotary Club. McGarvey is president of Baptist College of Health Sciences.

1987

LeeAnne Marshall Cox (JD), a partner with Burch, Porter & Johnson, was listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2008 in the area of real estate.

Kathleen Woodruff Wickham (MA, EdD ’99) received the David L. Eshelman Outstanding Chapter Adviser Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. She is adviser to the SPJ student chapter at the University of Mississippi, which was named Outstanding Student Chapter for Region 12 in four of the last five years, including 2008. Wickham is an associate professor of journalism at Ole Miss and serves as director of the department’s graduate studies program.

1988

Dr. Kennard Brown (BA, JD ’98, MPA ’01) earned a PhD from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in May, one of two African-Americans ever to receive a doctoral degree from the Health Outcomes and Policy Research Division of the College of Pharmacy. He is chief of staff and executive vice chancellor at UTHSC, and is principal aide to the chancellor.

Tonna Bruce (MBA) joined St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as administrative director in the Academic Affairs office.

Elizabeth T. Collins (JD), a partner at Thomason, Hendrix, Harvey, Johnson & Mitchell, is serving on the board of directors of the Memphis Bar Association and as a litigation section representative and chair of the wellness committee.

Pat McGrew (BBA), a financial advisor with Morgan Keegan & Company in Nashville and a certified financial planner, has been listed in the Consumer Research Council of America’s Guide to America’s Top Financial Planners.

Jim Mulroy (MBA) accepted a partnership with the national labor and employment law firm of Jackson Lewis. He manages the Memphis office.

Ken Steorts (BFA, MM ’94) is founder and president of Visible School, a nondenominational Christian music and worship arts college.

1989

Bruce Thompson (MBA) was named general manager of Biologics and Exactech Spine at Exactech Inc. in Gainesville, Fla.

Leigh Anne Bray Meadors (BSEE) and her husband, Lee Meadors, welcomed their first child, Brianna Danielle, on March 18.

1991

Bob Browder (BBA, MBA ’93) was appointed to the Federal Taxation Committee of the Tennessee Society of CPAs. He is tax manager and a business and individual consultant with Edward M. Neal CPA and Associates.

Jonathan Chastain (BA) and Connie Wallace Chastain (BA ’93) added a son to their family on July 13, 2006. Wyatt joined big sisters Julianne and Ava. Jonathan is a news producer for KRIV-TV in Houston; Connie is a freelance writer. They live in Sugar Land, Texas.

David Chipman (BME) is president-elect of the West Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association. He is director of bands at Bolton High School. Carol King-Chipman (BME ’87, MM ’89, DMA ’96) is director of bands at Shadowlawn Middle School. The Shadowlawn Band won the 2007-08 Tennessee Bandmasters Sweepstakes Award. They have a son, Benjamin, and live in Bartlett.

Tré Hargett (BBA, MBA ’83) was elected chair of the Tennessee Regulatory Authority.

William T. Jackson (DBA) was named the Bank of America Endowed Professor in Business for the 2008-09 academic year at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, where he is a visiting professor of management.

John Lambert (BA) is Web marketing manager for Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.

1992

Shawn Carter (BA, MS ’04) is an alumni affairs coordinator for the University of Memphis.

Eunice Fossett Jones (BSN) is patient safety officer for the Southern Division of Catholic Healthcare Partners. Working with site and regional staff, Jones develops and leads programs to reduce patient and resident harm for all system facilities in Tennessee and Kentucky. She is relocating to Knoxville with her husband and two children.

1993

Lara E. Butler (JD), a partner with Thomason, Hendrix, Harvey, Johnson & Mitchell, received the Sam A. Myar Jr. Memorial Award from the Memphis Bar Association. The award recognizes an attorney age 40 or younger for outstanding service to the legal profession in Memphis and Shelby County.

Barry J. McWhirter (BA, MA ’97, JD ’01) became a member of the Apperson, Crump & Maxwell law firm. He focuses his practice primarily in litigation and immigration.

Dan Murrell (MA) is director of planned giving for the
U of M.

1994

Kim Hallum (MHA) was named director of neuroscience operations at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center.

1995
Jonathan Hickman (JD) published his first novel, The Taster, in March. He is a public defender for the State Court of Coweta County, Ga.

Neeraj Kumar (MCRP) of Self Tucker Architects completed his architect registration examinations to become licensed in Tennessee.

Patricia Buby Wachholz (EdD) was appointed dean of the College of Education at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Ga. She has been an associate dean and professor in the College of Education at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Richard J. Wong (BS) was recently promoted to lead technician at ProPath Services, a private pathology laboratory. Wong has been a histologist for more than 30 years. He and his wife of 27 years, Shirley L. Wong, live in Frisco, Texas, and have a son, Matthew.

1996

Pamela F. Heliste (BA, MS ’01) became licensed as a professional counselor by the state of Texas. She is a career counselor with the Collin County Community College District.

Ryan Jensen (BBA) received the 2008 Carl Kilborn Book Award from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

1997

Keith Acton (BBA, MS ’03) is senior asset manager and vice president of business development for LEDIC Management Group.

Bob Carey (MA) was elected president of the National Press Photographers Association. He is chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C.

David W. Hill (JD) is an attorney in the Jackson, Miss., office of Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz.

James A. Thomas (MS, EdD ’05) is vice president of development at Columbia Academy in Columbia, Tenn.

Tanja L. Thompson (JD), a member of Kiesewetter Wise Kaplan Prather, was named one of the nation’s top 100 labor attorneys by the Labor Relations Institute for the second consecutive year. She is the only labor attorney in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi to receive this honor.

1999

Kevin D. Balkwill (JD), owner of the Balkwill Law Firm, heads the Memphis Bar Association’s Access to Justice Committee and sits on the board of Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Parrish Oglesby (BBA) joined Strategic Financial Partners as a registered representative.

Jennifer Vest (BSEd) is head of Miss Lee’s Preschool at Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School.

Jeremy Westmoreland (BSCE) joined Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon Inc. as a project engineer in the firm’s Nashville office.

2000

Geetika Bansal (BS, MBA ’02) is a senior strategist with Duncan-Williams Inc.

Dr. Christina Faulkner-Rosenthal (BA) is owner of Paradigm Dental Center. She was the first dentist from the Memphis area to be featured in Patterson Today, a publication for dental professionals.

Shanta Griffin (BS) earned dual degrees in June, a doctor of podiatric medicine from the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, and a master of science in health care administration and management.

2001

J.R. Kamra (BBA, MBA ’07) is a supply chain analyst with Home Depot in Atlanta.

Tunde Sotunde (MBA) was appointed chief executive officer of AMERIGROUP Community Care of Georgia. He had been chief medical office of The Little Clinic, a Nashville-based group of primary care treatment centers located in retail businesses.

Lindsey E. Thorsen (BBA) was named controller for L&L Management Inc. of Charlotte, N.C. She received her master of accounting degree from the University of North Carolina in 2006 and had been a tax associate with Grant-Thornton in Charlotte. She formerly was with William Howard and Associates in Memphis.

2002

Carlotta Marie Boone (MS) earned a doctorate in industrial/organizational psychology from Old Dominion University. She is a human factors research psychologist for a consulting company in San Jose, Calif.

April Brasfield (MBA) is sales and marketing manager for the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

Chirag Chauhan (MBA), partner and director of financial services at The Barnett Group, was named a qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table.

Holly Ford (BA) was named one of the “Top 40 Under 40” by Tucson Business Edge. The award recognizes Tucson’s top 40 business leaders under the age of 40. Ford is an area marketing manager for Cricket Communications.

Meah King (BA, MAT ’05) was named Educator of the Year by the Memphis Alliance of Black School Educators. She teaches English at East High School.

Tracy Ann Moore (JD) was named a partner in the law firm of Banks & Stubbs in Forsyth County, Ga., where she practices solely in the area of family law. In 2007 she was named one of 13 “Women of Forsyth” and served as president of the Forsyth County Bar Association. She married Natan Patel in May.

2003

David Bell (JD) is a federal public defender with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Holly Bell (BA) was named assistant professor of general business and business program coordinator for the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Matanuska-Susitna College in Palmer, Alaska.

Terry W. Boyd (BSCE) received his licensure as a professional engineer from the Tennessee State Board of Architects and Examiners. He designs commercial, industrial and residential projects for The Reaves Firm.

Jerry Cunningham (MAT) published his first book, the historical novel No Coin for Charon. He also won the Memphis Public Library’s Your Story Award. Cunningham teaches social studies and language arts at Sherwood Middle School and also teaches development writing at Southwest Tennessee Community College.

2004

LaTonya Faulkner (MAT) is a supervising teacher at the University of Memphis Campus School. She was recognized as a WREG Teacher of the Week in 2007.

Marcy N. Ingram (JD) joined Ford & Harrison, a national labor and employment law firm, as an associate. She had been assistant county attorney for the Shelby County government.

Kyle W. Wiggins (JD), an associate with Thomason, Hendrix, Harvey, Johnson & Mitchell, is serving on the board of directors of the young lawyer’s division of the Memphis Bar Association.

2005

Erin Stark (BBA), a staff auditor with Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck Certified Public Accountants and Advisors, became licensed as a certified public accountant.

2008

Maria Wedaman (BA) joined Howell Marketing Strategies as an administrative assistant.