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1957 George Klein (BS) premiered the “George Klein Elvis Hour” on Classic Hits 94.1 KQK. In the Sunday morning show, he shares his Elvis memories through stories and music. 1964 Fred Thompson (BS), radio talk show host, actor and former U.S. senator, has published his memoir, Teaching the Pig to Dance. 1965 Richard P. McCully (BS, JD ’68) was the commencement speaker at his alma mater, The Howe School, a military academy in northeastern Indiana. He is a federal administrative law judge for the Northern District of Georgia. 1966
Richard V. Norment (BBA), assistant to Tennessee Comptroller Justin P. Wilson, received the David M. Walker Excellence in Government Performance and Accountability Award from the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum. 1971 Sandra Brantley (BS, MEd ’74) joined the Business Services Group of the Mansour, Gavin, Gerlak & Manos law firm of Cleveland, Ohio. She specializes in trusts, estate planning and wealth management. Herb Hilliard (BBA) is chair of the National Civil Rights Museum board of directors. The first African American to play basketball for the U of M, Hilliard is executive vice president and general manager of government relations for First Horizon National Corp. 1973 Frank Cianciola (BBA, MS ’82) was named chair of Metropolitan BancGroup. He has been in banking for 34 years, most recently as chair of Renasant Bank in Tennessee. Tim DiScenza (BS, JD ’74), a federal prosecutor known for fighting public corruption, retired after 33 years with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He is now the chief disciplinary counsel in charge of overseeing ethical conduct of judges in the state for the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary. Stanley Mills (BBA) of Crye-Leike Realtors earned the Certified Distressed Property Expert designation. Linda Parrott (BS), a chemistry teacher at Ocean Springs (Miss.) High School, received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Parrott uses technology, one-on-one discussions and hands-on lab activities to engage her students. Winners receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation and a trip to Washington, D.C. 1974 Bernice Donald (BA, JD ’79), U.S. District Court judge, received an honorary doctor of law degree from Suffolk University. Harriet Montgomery (BA, MS ’87) retired in May after more than 30 years of service to the U of M. She served as manager of Employee Benefits and Risk Management for many years and as associate director of Human Resources before being named assistant vice president for Human Resources. David Zettergren (BS, MS ’80) was appointed vice president of Business and Finance at the U of M. He joined the University in 1985 and has served in several positions, including director of accounting and assistant vice president for finance. 1976 Marty Kelman (MEd, MBA ’81) is chair of Kelman-Lazarov Inc., a financial services firm. Brother Joel McGraw (MA, MEd ’86), assistant principal of Christian Brothers High School, received the Humanitarian Award from Diversity Memphis for his commitment to service in the Memphis community. 1978 Kelly Finnell (BA, JD ’81) is president of Executive Financial Services Inc., an employee benefit consulting firm.
Kathy Kelley (BFA) is principal of K Design, which develops environmental graphic design and interpretive signage, including interpretive graphics for museums, nature centers and zoos. Musette Sprunt Morgan (MA, EdD ’93) was named 2010 Outstanding Alumna by St. Mary’s Episcopal School. She was a clinical instructor in speech pathology at the U of M and helped run a preschool for speech and language-impaired students. Morgan also has served on the Tennessee State Board of Education. 1979 Ken Quick (BBA) is owner of EM Printing in Bartlett. 1980 Jim Dean (BSET) was named president of Busch Gardens and Adventure Island, the Tampa, Fla., parks operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. He had been executive vice president of retail operations for the company, and before that headed the finance department. Paul Edelstein (BA) created a 33-foot mural for Shady Grove Presbyterian Church. The three-paneled mural includes the Nativity, the Last Supper and a panel with many figures that features Jesus holding a hydrangea.
1981
1983 Charles A. Goforth (BPS) was elected board chair for Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon.
1984 Jon Albright (BBA) was named to the Memphis Area Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ leadership board. The former Tiger basketball player is a partner with Investec Realty Services. 1985
1986 Richard Holden (MEd) retired this summer after 39 years with Shelby County Schools, the last 11 as chief of operations. He was the public face of the school system during times of sometimes controversial rezoning, and oversaw construction of 15 schools and major renovation of 10 campuses. 1987 Amy Amundsen (JD), a Memphis divorce attorney, was selected as 2010-11 vice president of the Leo Bearman Sr. American Inn of Court, which works to improve skills, professionalism and ethics of attorneys, judges and legal educators. Lauren Boggs McHugh (BBA, MBA ’93) is president/CEO of Huey’s Restaurants. David Stephens (BSEd) is assistant superintendent of curriculum and accountability for Shelby County Schools. He had been principal of Bolton High School. Jacque Van Audenhove (BS) is an Institutional Review Board staff associate at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. She lives in Knoxville with her husband, David, and their children, Maria and Pierson. 1988 G. Wayne Dowdy (BS) authored Crusades for Freedom: Memphis and the Political Transformation of the American South. He is a senior librarian and archivist at the Memphis Public Library and Information Center.
1989 Lynne Rooker (BA) was named to the Memphis Area Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ leadership board. She is president of 828 Marketing Communications and former president of Chandler Ehrlich. 1990
1991 Sharon Lynn Fisher (BA) was named a finalist in the paranormal romance category of the Golden Heart award for her manuscript Shadowed. The Golden Heart, presented by the Romance Writers of America, recognizes excellence in unpublished romance fiction. Ben Hanback (BBA) is president of The Hanback Group, which was named by the Nashville Business Journal as a finalist in its 2010 Best in Business Awards in the 1-25 employees category. The Hanback Group is an employee benefits, enrollment and human resources consulting firm in Brentwood, Tenn.
Rhynette Northcross Hurd (JD) was appointed to a judgeship on the Shelby County Circuit Court. She has served as an in-house counsel at such corporations as Sedgwick Claims Management Services, International Paper and Accredo Health Inc. Hurd also has been an adjunct faculty member at the U of M’s Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
1992 Dr. David Burchfield (BBA, MA ’94) is an associate professor in the U of M’s School of Public Health. A Marine Corps veteran, he earned a PhD in health economics from Cornell University and taught at Cornell’s Sloan Program in Health Administration before returning to the U of M. George Hernandez (MBA) is CEO of Campbell Clinic. 1993 April Crommett (MS) was granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of exercise and sport science at Cedarville University. She lives in Kettering, Ohio. 1994 Kate Armitage (BA) is marketing manager for Millington. She markets and promotes the city, including USA Stadium, the Farmer’s Market and the Millington Civic Center. Jamie Covington (BSN), an advanced nurse practitioner, joined Bartlett Internal Medicine Group. Edward L. Stanton III (BA, JD ’97), a senior attorney with FedEx Corp., was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. Jeremy Williams (BSEd) was named National High School Football Coach of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association. He led the Greenville (Ga.) High School Patriots to an 11-1 record last season. 1995
Mona Seligman (BS) joined ProTech as an account executive. 1996 Shane Hollin (BSCE) is a civil project engineer for Askew Hargraves Harcourt & Associates. Tim McCullough (BSET) opened McCullough-Leininger Architecture with Douglas Leininger. Bruce Orpet (BA) is president of PROforma Southprint, a promotional products company based in Hernando, Miss. Sean Sabin (JD) retired from the Air Force with the rank of lieutenant colonel in April. His last Air Force position was as staff judge advocate at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Mont. He lives in Grosse Point Park, Mich., with his wife, Suzanne, and their twin daughters, Emma and Mae Claire. Sabin specializes in government procurement law as of counsel at Foley & Lardner. 1997
1998
1999 Tom Shelton (BBA) owns Shelton Clothiers, a men’s clothing store on South Main in Downtown Memphis. 2000 Christina Inmon (BBA) is an associate adviser for Century Financial. Ginny Szalay (BBA) was elected president of the Memphis Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants. 2001 Autumn Chastain (JD), a Memphis attorney, helped coordinate the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament this spring. She also operates Mango Street Baby, a children’s gift and interior design boutique. 2002
Gloria Reece (EdD) was named a Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication. She was honored for her dedication and research into programs benefiting the visually impaired. 2003 Clare Grant (BFA), a model and actress (Black Snake Moan, $5 Cover, Walk the Line), married actor Seth Green (Family Guy, the Austin Powers movies) at filmmaker George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch in northern California in May. Green is executive producer and co-creator of Robot Chicken, for which Grant does voice-overs. Elesheba Shye-Parker (BPS) was named director of quality and performance improvement at Methodist South Hospital. 2004 Austin Baker (BBA), president of EServ and co-director of the Memphis Institute for Leadership Education, spearheaded the Spirit of Memphis project to generate civic pride and promote the city. The three-day event featured pep rallies, music, food, a 5k run and a community cleanup program. David McKinney (BBA, JD ’07), an attorney with Burch, Porter & Johnson, received the 2009-2010 Inns of the Court Outstanding Associate Award. Justin Starling (MCRP) joined Bass, Berry & Sims as an associate attorney in the Commercial Practice Group. 2005 Jeff McCalla (MAT), an upper school math teacher at St. Mary’s Episcopal School, received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. He was the only math teacher in Tennessee to receive the honor. Winners receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation and a trip to Washington, D.C. McCalla incorporates technology into his classroom through innovative calculator projects. Dr. Kristen C. Stone (MA, PhD ’07) of Uxbridge, Mass., a clinical psychologist at Women & Infants Hospital’s Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, was appointed an assistant research professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. 2006 Anna Hinnenkamp-Faulk (MFA) is the editor for Panamerican Consultants Inc. She oversees report production under the terrestrial and maritime archaeology divisions. Mary Katherine Johnson (BS) graduated from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine with high honors and was inducted in the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha. 2007 Brenda Cassellius (EdD) was appointed superintendent of the East Metro Integration District, which serves St. Paul, Minn., and several surrounding suburbs. She had been associate superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools. Ty Deal (BA) was promoted to account manager for Signature Advertising & Marketing Solutions. Scott Robinson (BBA) is athletic director and men’s basketball coach at Crichton College. He is a former manager for the Tiger basketball team. 2009
PJ McCormick (BFA) is an interactive designer at Deluge Studios Web Design.
2010 Tucker Davis (MCRP) is a development director for Habitat for Hope, a faith-based nonprofit that provides housing for families of children with cancer. He is part of a design team that is creating a wooded retreat in Shelby Forest for families dealing with serious illnesses. The retreat will feature cabins, a chapel, gardens, hiking trails and an equestrian center. Photos submitted to The University of Memphis Magazine for “Columns” must meet minimum print requirements. Hard copy photography should be no smaller than 2 x 3 and of original quality — no color laser copies or inkjet outputs, please. Electronic files should be no smaller than 600 x 900 pixels. Contact Gabrielle Maxey at gmaxey@memphis.edu for more information. |
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