r'.- urrwe-pw'rrerr'r.lus as ano zuro unamplonships. and men,s evening sessiona Junror' Last year, formef Skyhawk on "u"h-oi

trror" aiy.. -" "-'

t ed a'legend'w ,fi:*:

il3ff3;.*1i5:*#il fl:Tjkyhawk pro- ored.

Dutrcr was non-

Tournarnentw in take placeat MunicipalA in down_

vvvr vrvrDrurr_r pusrsgasolT Iz), Wasnln

UT Martin's McMillan OVC Coach of theYearPosted:Mor O7,2016 1O:7L pM CSTUpdoted: Mor 07,2O16 L0:77pM CSI

ByJeff Bidwell

http : //www.wpsdlocal6. com

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - shronda Butts of sl U-Edwardsville has been named the ohio Valleyconference player of the year, and UT Martin's Kevin McMiilan has been votea ftre teag;;s 'coach of the year.

The OVC announced the league's award winners Tuesday night.

Butts,thepreseasonplayeroftheyear,redtheoVCaveraging2lpointsagame sheisthefirstplayer from 5lU-Edwardsville to be named player of the yeir.

-

McMillan.ioined Tere Tennessee State as the only coaches to win the OVC award inback-to-back years. T an's third overail award after coaching UT Martin (21-g) to athird straight regular

MY KID. MY SCHOOL

ould hurtTuition freeze bills wUT president:university http://www.knoxnews.com 3/1/2016

By Richard Locker, Iocker@knoxnews.com

Yesterdoy 7:38 p.m.

NASHVILLE -

Universlty of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro said Monday

that a bill to freeze tuition at the state's colleges and universities isn't needed

because of UT's new commitment to hold tuitlon increases to the costs of

inflation.

He also said the legislation could harm the university by depriving lt of money

needed to hire and retain facultv.University of Tennessee Presidentioe DiPietro

The commitment to hold tuition to the higher education price index is part of

the university's efforts to restructure its business model to recognize that state

appropriations likely will never retllrn to their previous percentage of higher

education's overall budget and that student tuition and fees cannot continue to rise

at the pace they were.

DiPietro said the state provided 62 percent of the UT system's unrestricted

revenues in 1995 -

a number decreased to 39 percent last year. He said the UT

system's state appropriations as a share of the overall state budget have declined

from 6 percent to 4 percent over the last 20 years. "And we went through a $125

million reduction in budget due to the great recession, just UT, from 2008 to 2012.

So it's shifted: we've transferred the cost over a time frame from the state to the

students," he said.

Lawmakers are considering two tuition-freeze bills. One backed by Senate Speaker

Ron Ramsey, R-Blounwille, would freeze tuition and fees for two years and after

that, require unanimous votes of the universities' governing boards for any tuition

and fee increase totaling more than 2 percent above the consumer price index. Asecond bill would freeze tuition at current rates for four Vears.

"Two years ago we said we were going to try to bring tuition under control and

we've certainly done that. Last year's tuition (increase) was 3 percent, the lowest in

more than 30 years. The reality is, we woke up and smelled the coffee on this

previously and we don't think we need this legislation to keep our tuitions modest

and low," DiPietro told reporters after a budget hearing before the I-Iouse FinanceCommittee.

"we have a long-term projection over 10 years to keep tuition at the cost ofinflation so we don't really think there's a need for doing it,', he said. And uTschattanooga and Martin campuses face tremendous competition to keep rates lowfrom the state's nearby community and technical colleges, where new high schoolgraduates can attend tuition-free under the new Tennessee promise program.

DiPietro said most UT students receive some kind of institutional support and theHope schoiarship, "so the true cost of attendance is much lower" than the postedrates.

He said that if the four-year freeze legislation is enacted, UT would lose more than$80 million by the fourth year. The other bill would result in losses of about $10million the first year and $20 million the second year.

"In other states thar have gone through a (tuition) capping process, I think you findout what happened is they have not worked well because at the end of howeverlong their cap is, there's usually really big jumps in tuition rather than a

commitment to stay at the costs of inflation.

"And there's some arguments that we would have trouble maintaining faculty, or atleast numbers of faculty because of a need to take vacant positions and cannibalizethem to keep the very best faculty and to hire new people at market rates. whenyou're hiring new professors, you have to be at market levels. so that's a problem,',DiPietro said.

compounding that, he said, is the way the stare traditionally pays for salaryincreases on its college campuses. while the state obviously pays the full costs ofpay raises for general government employees, it has in recent years funded onlyabout 55 cents of every dollar of pay raises at its colleges and universities,requiring each institution to come up with the other 45 cents. And that forces themto tum to tuition and fees.

The two-year freeze bill also requires campuses to freeze tuition for incomingfreshmen, starting in 2018, so they pay the same rates through four undergraduateyears. ur Knoxville instituted a similar plan starting with freshmen arriving forfall semester 2013, keeping tuition stable for them provided they take a minimum15 hours per semester.

But that plan was created more as an incentive for students to complete theirundergraduate degrees in four years, Dipietro said. "It's a completion agenda. Iwor-rld argue that if students complete on time, they save a lot more money than thecost of tuition - like revenue they would lose from not having a job. It alsomotivates them to complete on time because if you complete on time, you won'tsee a tuition increase in the program."

THEWEAKLEYCOUNTYPRESS TUESDAY,MARCH I,2016

UTM students garner region aI journalism awardsThe University of len-

nessee at Martin's student-run radio and televisionstations and campus news-paper excelled at the 2016Southeast Journalism Con-ference held Feb. 18-20 onthe Austin Peay State Uni-versity campus in Clarks-ville.

WUTM 90.3 FM, "ThEHawk," UT Martin's stu-dent-run campus radiostation, was named "BestCollege Radio Station inthe South" for the secondconsecutive year. The sta-tion has received this honorfive times in the past sevenyears and has ranked in thetop three positions everyyear since 2007.

WUTM also receivedfirst place in the "Best Col-lege Audio News (Pod-cast)" category for the firsttime. The station has rankedin the top three positions inthis category since it wascreated in 2011. UTM TVthe campus television sta-tion, received third placein "Best College TelevisionStation."

The Pacer, the univer-sity's student newspaper,received ninth place in the"Best College Newspaper"category.

"I am, as always incred-ibly proud of our students.They work for student me-dia at UTM because theybelieve in the free.flow ofinformation, and they wantthe best experience theycan get before entering thework force," said TomiParrish, instructor of com-munications and facultyadyiser to The Pacer. "Theydon't do it to win awards,so this kind of recognition

BEST COLLEGE STATION - WUTM,"Tlie Hawk," the student-run campus ra-dio station at the University of Tennesseeat Martin, was named the "Best CollegeRadio Station in the South" at the South-east Journalism Conference in Clarksville.Among the student staff members recog-nized were (back row, from left) Kayla

Harmon, sports director; Ashleigh Bur-ton, production director; Ashley Shores,digital media director; and Chuck Ham-mer, program director; (front row) HollySeng, business and traffic director; ToriSeng, news director; Sydney LaFreniere,support and development director; JuliaEwoldt, admin istrat ive assistant.

is particularly sweet."Students who attend the

Southeast Journalism Con-ference participate in twotypes of competitions: Bestof the South and on-sitechallenges. In the Best ofthe South competition, stu-dents submit material in avariety of categories priorto the conference for third-parly review. A total of 35schools participated in thisportion of the conference.

In on-site competitions,students must complete avariety of hands-on activi-ties in their chosen catego-ries and think on their feetto deliver the best day-ofperformance. Twenty-three

schools entered students inthe various on-site contests,and students are able tocompete in more than onecategory.

The individual awards forthe Best of the South com-petitions are as follows:

. Best Radio Hard NewsReporter: Sydney LaFr'e-niere, a senior from OakRidge, first,place;

. Best Radio News Fea-ture Reporter: Natalie King,a senior from Wingo, Ky.,third place;

. Best Radio Journalist:Tori Seng, a senior fromUnion City, third place;

. Best News-Edito-rial Artist/Illustrator: Joey

Plunk, a junior from Bells,third place;

. Best Television HardNews Reporler: AshleighBurton, a senior from SouthFulton, fourth place;

. Best Magazine PageLayout and Design: JaredPeckenpaugh, a senior fromFinley, sixth place.

The individual awards foron-site competitions were:

. Radio News Reporting:Burton, first place;

. Current Events: ChuckHammer, a senior fromMartin, second place;

. Opinion-Editorial Writ-ing: Ashton Priest, a sopho-

Snn UTM PlcB 2

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 1,2016

IJTM...From Page 1more from Obion, secondplace;

. Arts and EntertainmentWriting: Chance Farmer,a senior from Union City;second place;

. Public Relations TeamCompetition: Laura Cros-sett, a junior from Jackson;Lyndsey Hayslett, a seniorfrom Union City; and Bar-riana Woods, a junior fromMemphis, secondplace;

. Television Anchoring:Seng, third place.

The LIT Martin delega-tion was named the thirdplace on-site championshipteam overall with six indi-vidual awards. This is thehighest finish UT Martinstudents have earned sincethe university began partic-ipating in the conference.

"This was an exceptionalperformance at the confer:ence by our students in allareas of mass communica-tions. The students compet-dd againSt others from eightstates, representing muchlarger programs in somecases," said Dr. RichardRobinson, associate profe's-sor of communications andWUTM faculty adviser. "Itwas particularly gratify-ing to see us do so well inthe area of television, andRodney Freed certainly de-serves the credit for that.These awards represent alot of excellent work andit's great that [the students]received accolades for it."

The UT Martin Depart-ment of Communications ishoused within the Collegeof Humanities and Fine Artsand includes concentra-tions in broadcasting, news

editorial, media design andpublic relations.

For moie informationabout WUTM, contact Rob-inson at 731-881-7555 orby email at rrobins@utm.edu. For more informationabout The Pacer, contactParrish at 731-881-7558 orby email at tomimc@utm.edu.

APPALACHIAN LIFE -The exhibit, "Vanishing Ap-palachia," is on display nowthroughApril 15. Pictured isMarvin "Popcorn" Sutton, amoonshiner from HaywoodCounty. N.C.. photographedin 2007 by Don Dudenbos-tel.

Appalachian lifeon display in thef. HoustonGordon Museum

'The newest exhibitht theUniversity of Tennessee atMartinls J. Houston GordonMuseum provides a glimpseinto the lives and culture ofAppalachia during the past50 years.

The exhibit, "VanishingAppalachia," is on displaynow throughApril 15. Pho-tographer Don Dudenbosteland field researcher TomJester documented manyplaces, practices and per-sonalities of the mountains,including moonshining.Mennonite communities,religious traditions, tour-ist courts and other typicalmountain scenes. The pho-tographs are accompaniedby captions and field record-lngs.

The J. Houston GordonMuseum is located inside

p.m., weekdays. There is noadmission charge.

For , more information,contact the museum at 731-881-7094 or by email atspeccoll@utm.edu.

THE PARIS POSIINTELI.IGENCERTUE5DAY, MARCH 1, 2016

Boy Scouts earn chemistry merit badges

The University of Tennessee at Martin chapter of the Stu-

dent Membeis of the American Chemical Society hosteda chemistry merit badge clinic for 16 area Boy Scouts on

Feb. 6. Theclinic included mini-lectures, demonstrations,a chemical magic show and tours of the UT Martin labora-

tory facilities. Six Scouts from Troop 28 in Paris were among

the participants. From left on the front row are SMACS

member Michaela ShorU Scouts Liam McDavid' Jacob Long,

Dalton Michael, William Powers, Alex Strickland and Paul

Tusa; (back row) SMACS members Amber Taylor and Jacob

Thompson; and 5. K. Airee, professor of chemistry andSMACS faculty adviser.

SGC students visit UT Martin

LOCAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN JT]NIOR/SENIOR DAY AT UT MARTIN _ SAMUEI

Walgren (second from left) and Seth Gibson (second from right), both of South Gibson County High

The News Leader, March 2,2016

School, attended Junior/Senior Day on Feb

interested in attending UT Marlin were inviincluded campus tours, a women's basketball

faculty *"-6"r. in their academic areas of interest. Each student is pictured with his mother, Delynn

Walgien (left) and Jennifer Gibson (right). The university will host Spring Preview Day on March 19 for

interested students and families

Basic digital photography eourseoffered at UT Martin Parsons Center

Community members in-terested in digital photogra-phy are encouraged toregister for a basic digitalphotography course offered6-9 p.m., Mondays, Marchl4-April 4, at the Universityof Tennessee at Martin Par-sons Center,

This course will preparestudents to improve theirphotography skills rangingfrom family snapshots toprofessional techniques,The course will focus oncamera features and func-tions, exposure, composure,depth of field, focus,lightingexercises, and action andclose-up shots.

Roger Hughes will in-struct the course. Hughes isa retired special agent incharge ofthe Tennessee Bu-reau of Investigation whohas spent years photograph-ing major crime scenes. Hebegan studying fine art im-aging at the University ofTennessee and the RoclryMountain School of Photog-

raphy under the mentorshipof three acclaimed wildlifeand nature photographers.Samples of his work may beviewed at www,nwtpc.org.

The registration fee forthis course is $125 per per-son. In addition, studentswill need a camera, opera-tions manual and tripod.

Print and email handoutswill be available, Email andclass evaluations of studentimages will also be utilized.

For more information orto register, contact the UTMartin Office of ExtendedCampus and Online Studiesat 731-881-7082 or visit thecourse website at

http :/lwww.utm. edu/.depart-ments/ecos/nondegree.php.

in attending UT Martin were invited toparticipate in the full Skyhawk experience,

which included campus tours, a women'sbasketball game, an administrative fair andopportunities to meet with faculty mem-bers in their academic areas of lnterest.UT Martin will hosr Spring Preview DayMarch l9 lor interested students and fami-lies. For information, visit utm.edu ldepart-ments/admissions/preview_day.php.

AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP - MaryHelen Driver was recently presented a

$500 scholarship check from Union CityMasonic Lodge 538 Free & AccePtedMasons. The Gray/Goddard/Culp scholar-ship is presented each year to a relativeof any Union City Mason. The check

was presented to her by her grandfather,Bobby Driver (left), and Pete Quinton,secretary/trustee of the lodge. Miss Driveris a student at the University of Tennesseeat Martin, where she is majoring in educa-tion, and works at Kare Bear Preschool inUnion City.

SCHOLARSHIP GMN - TaylorAllen(second from left) of South Fulton recentlyreceived a $500 college scholarship fromTroy Chapter 432 Ordpr of the EasternStar. The check was presented by HeatherSharp (left), worthy matron of the chapter.Also on hand were Cheryl Cleek, chap-ter secretary, and Jim West, chairman ofthe scholarship cornmittee. Miss Allen,the daughter of Amy Prather of South

Fulton, is currently at junior majoring inelementary education at the University ofTennessee at Martin. She has a future goalof teaching in the primary grades. TheTroy OES chapter's scholarship is awardedeach year to a college junior or senior whois a graduate of either an Obion County orLake County school. The scholarship wasfirst given in 2007 ,

Mobile energy classroomto be created with grant

The U.S. Department ofAgriculture has awdrded theUniversity of Tennessee atMartin $147,000 to financethe creation of a mobileclassroom to educate stu-dents and the public aboutthe conservation and pro-duction of types of energy.

The mobile classroomproject, led by John Cole,UT Martin lecturer, andco-authored by Drs. PaulaGale and Rachna Tewari,all of the Department ofAgriculture, Geosciencesand Natural Resources,will include both static andhands-on demonstrations ofcurrent energy production,conservation and renew-able technology.

"The idea is to providevisual and hands-on educa-tion in energy, energy con-servation and renewableenergy to the general pub-lic, K- 12 students and inter-ested university students,"Cole said.

The classroom willbe able to visit regionalschools, civic clubs andorganizations, commuiritycenters and area festivals tomeet interested students.

"The ability to take ourknowledge and resourcesout into the community isinstrumental to the con-tinued development ofour young people and ourregion ," said Dr. Bob Smith,UT Marlin interim chancel-

lor. "We are confident thisproject will inspire studentsof all ages to better under-stand how much we dependon effective and efficientenergy to sustain life onour planet and how youngpeople can become leadersin this industry."

'The grant is one of 12awarded by the USDAthrough the CapacityBuilding Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges ofAgriculture program andis intended to "supportresearch, education andoutreach activities at non-lahd-grant colleges anduniversities to further agri-cultural research and teach-ing," according to USDA.

THE FAYETTE FALCON Wednesday March 2,2016

2015 RegiThe Weststar the Year awardat the Fayette re Charlie Dealof UT Martin and lnterimChancellor of UT Dr, Robert Smith. (Photos by Jim Larkin)

THE FAYETTE FALCON Wednesday March 2,2016

UT Martin SupportCommissioner German

stated to refresh everyone,s

for this project. They are alsoseeking annual money of$250,000 from the state.

German read that the reso-lution in front of us states inpart, "Be It Resolved by theCounty Commission ofFayette County that upon awritten agreement betweenUT Martin and the Town ofSomerville establishing afacility at the old MethodistHospital, and the decision ofSomerville to undertake the$2,500,000 renovation of thehospital, that the FayetteCounty govemment, in sup-port of the project, will con-tribute $50,000 per year forthe next five years, com-mencing in March 2017, fora total of $250,000, towardthose renovations."

German said this has gonethrough the Education andBudget Committees and hemoved to approve the resolu-tion. seconded by Commis-sioner Steve Reeves. Com-missioner Terry Leggett saidmy question is I don't seeany contingency in there iffor some reason it doesn'thappen, and I don't want tobind us for $50,000 for thenext five years.

German pointed out that itsays in the resolution that UTand Somerville have to cometo a written agreement. Theyall have to agree with this. Ifit doesn't start we are notgoing to commit this money,he said. Leggett said I don'tsee the state listed in thereand they ought to be carryingthis flag for this campus.German replied if we dowhat is in this resolution, itwill show that we are com-mitted in this county.

He said we will know onApril 15th or whenever thelegislature lets out if rhis is adone deal. If it's notapproved, the town will useits resources to keep thatbuilding going for anotheryear until the nexr legislativesession. Turner said we arewaiting on an appointmentwith Governor Haslam totalk about this so he will putthe $250,000 in his budget.Also the agreement has to goto the state building commis-sion to be signed off.

Turner was asked byGoodroe if the public libraryls CollC_ r9 a9r9 out there

and he replied not at thistime. Turner staled there is50,000 SF out there and20,000 of that is for UTMartin, about 5000 for UTExtension and 5000 forFayette Literacy. That leavesabout 15,000 SF that is avail-able for the library if theywant it but would requireextensive renovation.

Commissioner HomerBunker said I think this is agreat opportunity for us tohave a state school in FayetteCounty. Commissioner EdAllen said I'm not clear thatif UT decides to pull out inyear three or year four, willwe be bound for the subse-quent payment of 950,000.Mayor Taylor said we havemade a good faith effort andthey have done what theysaid they would do. I'd liketo see us help them out on itbut that is up to the commis-sion on how to work it. Hesaid this is a resolution thatwould only be binding on thecounty, with no interlocal.When they get a contract, I'dlike an interlocal set up and itwould be legally binding, hesaid.

County CommissionApproves L25 0

ovgr Five Years tqUT Martin in Somerville

Commissioner ReggieHoward asked il everythingis signed and committed andif things starl falling apartafter that, is there is an outfor the county. If we makeone or two payments and itcrashes, could we pull ourmoney back at that point,maybe our county attomeycan facilitate something.

Mayor Taylor said Somer-ville is going in with goodfaith and if UT Martin signson, they have good faith andthis is what we are doing ingood faith. None of thesehave failed around the statewhere they have starled, hesaid.

Leggett said lor clarifica-tion, if UT Marlin signs anagreement does their signa-ture commit the state ofTennessee to their agree-ment. Somerville city admin-istrator Bob Turner answeredhim, saying in committing toan agreement and commit-ting to a lease for ten years,there is a paragraph in everyagreement with the state thatsays if they decide to removethe funding, it will cease toexist. I don't know where wewould be at that point, hesaid. However, the Town ofSomerville is going to bor-row $2 million for the proj-ect.

Turner said the agreementstates UT Martin will pay us

$250,000 a yeffi in rent,which is the same $250,000they are seeking from thegovemment. I know UT willwork hard to get donationsover the next year to reducethat rent amount.

THE FAYETTE FALCON Wednesday, March 2, 2016

The WestStar Leadership Program received the 20'15 Regional Business Award at the Fayette County Chamberaward banquet held last Saturday. Several alumni of the program were at the banquet. Left to right are Oharlie Deal,Rossville Mayor Judy Watters, Somerville Mayor Ronnie Neill, Virginia Grimes, Lisa Hawkihs, Molly McCarley,Shannon Cotter, Alexandra Wardlaw, Myles Leifer, Senator Dolores Gresham, UT lnterim Chancelloi Dr. RobertSmith, and Fayette County Mayor Skip Taylor. (photo by Jim.Larkin

The Lauderdale Voice, Wednesday, March 2,2016

Gaines memberof WestStar classMaurice Gaines ofLauderdale County is amember of theUniversity of Tennesseeat Martin WestStarLeadership Program's2016 class. Gaines isthe Mayor ofLauderdale County. Hecurrently serves as vicechairman of the HTLAdvantage board andas a member of theMemphis AreaAssociation ofGovernments executiveboard, the Delta HumanResources executiveboard and theLauderdale CountyChamber of Commerce.

WestStar Leadership Program Alumni

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE . MARCH 2,2016

UTM Professor Tom Johnson (center back row), and a group of students visiting from TakasakiCity, Japan, stop by the Weakley Gounty Gourthouse in Dre-sdet to iearn more ibout Americangovernment. They pose with the statute of Tennessee Gov. Ned Ray McWherter, located onthe south lawn of the town square.

Japanese Students VisitWeakley Gounty GourthouseDAVID FISHERNervs Writer

A group of Japanese studentsstopped in downtown Dresden onMonday for a tour of the WeakleyCounty Courthouse and to learnmore about how Americangovernmental offices operate.

'Upon their arrival, the studentswere greetedby Weakley CountyMayor Jake Bynum, who gave abrief talk and answered questionsconceming the inner workingsof local government. Thisincluded a brief explanationof the purpose of each publicoffice inside the courthouse.

Professor Tom Johnson,instructor of the lntensive EnglishProgram at the University ofTeruressee at Martin, said, "I'mworking with this group of

students from at the Universityof Economics in Takasaki City,Japan, who are here for a three-week cultural experience."

He explainedthe students studyregional policy and economics,with plans to someday work aspublic officers. For this reason,they seek to understand how ourgovernment works in the areasof public service and banking.

"While they're here, theypractice their Fnglish," Prof.Johnson said. "They alsoseek to experience culturalactivities. So, we try to providehistorical and cultural placesfor them to visit in the area."

Prof. Johnson stated, so far,the students have visited theUT Credit Union in Martin,the Casey Jones Village& Museum in Jackson, and

Reelfoot Lake State Park.They alsg stopped by Memphisto watch an NBA Grizzliesbasketball game, eat a meal atCharlie Vergos' RendezvousRestaurant, and visit the Pyramid.

Prof. Johnson noted studentsfrom the University in Takasakicome to UT Martin twice ayear. One group comes duringthe winter and another in latesummer. The size of the currentgroup is 24, but the numbervaries slightly from year to year.

Takasaki, located insouthwestem Gunma Prefecturein the northern Kant6 region ofJapan, covers an area of 459.16square kilometers (177 .28square miles). The city has anestimated population of 37 1,7 50and a population density of 810persons per squzrre kilometer.

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE MARCH 2,2016

UT Martin Ghancellorts AdvisoryGouncil Addresses Progress' The University of Tennessee at Martin Chan-cellor's Advisory Council, comprised of Univer-sity of Tennessee Board of Trustees membersand representatives from the student and alumnicommunities, met February 25 in the DunaganAlumni Center to discuss the university's prog-ress toward key goals.

The most prominent topics of discussion includ-ed an accreditation update, a new tuition modelfor out-of-state students, enrollment goals and thecreation of on-campus living-learning communi-ties.

UT Martin's accreditation concerns primarilyinvolve the documentation of student learningoutcomes and the use of this evidence to makeinformed future decisions. According to'Inter-im Chancellor Bob Smith, UT Martin facultyand staff participated in workshopS and trainingseminars to better understand the documentationprocedures required by the Southern Associationof Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegesand almost all areas have completed preliminaryreports.

A team of SACSOC representatives will visitthe campus in October to evaluate the university'sprogress and make a decision regarding accredi-tation status. "Our goal is to come off probationstatus and move forward," said Smith. "We willbe moving forward as a much stronger institutionbecause of these changes."

Smith also used the meeting to present a new tu-ition model for out-of-state students which wouldhelp UT Martin beeome a more feasible financialoption for students from other states. Smith hopesthe board of trustees will approve a 33 percentreduction to out-of-state tuition and the creationof a new scholarship to further reduce costs forhigh-quality students who agree to live on campusand purchase a university meal plan. If this mod-el is approved, future out-of-state students could

save up to 56 percent on the cost ofeducation.The chancellor's second major initiative mim-

ics the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's 15/4plan, to be known locally as the "Soar in Four"proposal, which encourages students to registerfor 15 credit hours per semester and graduate infour years in order to save money and make themost of their university education.

According to Smith, 32 percent of UT Martinstudents' debt is incurred in the fifth and subse-quent years, and students who stay in college be-yond four years spend almost $21,000 more peryear than those who finish sooner. This money,along with additional loan costs and lost incomepotential, would more than offset the additionalcosts for the new program.

Jamie Mantooth, executive director, EnrollmentServices and Student Engagement, presented de-tails of the university's enrollment efforts andprojections for the coming fall20l6 semester. UTMartin spring enrollment is more promising thanin previous years, and Mantooth expects to seeimprovements in the fall as well.

In conjunction with the enrollment effort, theuniversity has also partnered with O'Brien Ad-vertising, based in Denver, Colo., to develop a

new marketing plan to reach potential students.The campaign began in mid-February and contin-ues in West Tennessee and other targeted areas.

On-campus livingJearning communities willbe a new addition to campus life beginning withthe fall 2016 semester. Dr. Margaret Toston, vice

chancellor for academic affairs, is leading an ef- studies will recommend students who may benefitfrom involvement in the inaugural communities,which will be housed in Cooper Hall. Each areawill have a special community room to create a

space wherg staff, students, faculty, recruiters,professionals and community members in a par-ticular field can interact and learn from each other.

Petra McPhearson, interim vice chancellor forfinance and administration, gave an overview oIthe university budget and capital projects. Theuniversity has been able to regain some of the tu-ition revenue lost from a low fall 2015 enrollmenland will be able to utilize those funds to financedeferred maintenance projects and other univer-sity needs.

fort to develop a program where students with thesame major can live and interact in close proxim-ity to each other in order to enhance productivityand collaboration with those in similar fields.

The program is based on the results of a stu-dent survey conducted in the spring of2015 where1,000 current campus residents were asked abouttheir housing experience. According to Toston,this survey "indicated that they (students) wanta more robust campus living experience and thatthey are interested in learning communities."

Faculty in the areas of music, agriculture, crim-inal justice, engineering, nursing and pre-medical

DRESDEX ENIERPRISE MARCH 2,2016

Dr. Bob Smith, UT Martin interim chancellor, speaks during the February 25 meeting.

UTM sefs pharmacytechnician class

The Lauderdale Voice, Wednesday, March 2,2016

Cornmunity membersinterested in careers as

pharmacy technicians are

encouraged to enroll in a

5O-hour pharmacy techni-cian training course. Theclass will be offered from 8a.m.-noon, Thursdays,March l7-June 23, at theUniversity of Tennessee atMartin Ripley Center.This program prepares stu-

dents to enter the pharmacy

field and take the certifica-tion exam. Pharmacy tech-nicians work in hospitals,home infusion pharmacies,community pharmacies andother healthcare settings.Course content includesreading and interpretingprescriptions and definingdrugs by generic and brandnames. Students will alsolearn dosage calculations,IV flow rates, drug com-pounding, dose convor-sions, dispensing of pre-scriptions, inventory con-trol. and billing and reim-bursement.

Student tuition for thiscourse is $1,199, whichincludes textbooks and sup-plies.

For more infornration or toregister, contact tlte U'I

Martin Office of ExtendedCampus and Online Studies

at 731-881-7082 or visit the

course website at

http : //www.utm.edu/depart-ments/ecos/nonde gree.php "

Wbe ffiLrffi.utry [sunt? eh$ Thurcdan March 3,2016

chad Edwards (left) and Danielle Harsfin (center), both of selmer, attendedsenior Day o1 Feb. 15 at the unlvercity of rennessee at Martin. students intin attending UT Martin were invited to participate in the full Skyhawk experiencc,which included campus tours, a women's basketbalt game, an administrative fairand opportunities to meet with faculty members in their academic areas of lntere'st.

I High School. They are pic-ity will host Spring PreviewFor more information, visit

Huntingdon maR accePtedto leadership class

Dr. Brock Martin of, Hturting-don is a member of the Uni-versity of Tennessee at MartinWestStar Leadership Program's2016 class.

Martin is the owner of South-enr Chiropractic and AcuPunc-ture in Huntingcion. He crrrent-ly serves as vice president oftheHuntingdon Lions Club anci is a'l-ennessee Prorni se melltor.

He is also a member of the

Huntingdon industr-ial boiud,the 'Iennessee Chiropractic As-sociation board of directors and

the Carroll CountY Charnber

of Commerce. Martin has also

successfully completed both theHenry and Carroll CountY lead-ership programs.

The WestStar LeadershiPProgram, created in i989, is the

statc"s oldcst and largest region-al leadership program. Boasting739 gradtates, WestStar con-tinues to serve West Tennessee

by olfuring leadershiP diveloP-ment and education lbr selectedparticipants.'fhe 2016 class isthe 27th in progratn history. Dr. Brock Martin

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCq !.?919

LEAGUE LEADERS

UT Martin freshman

were among severalUTM players namedAll-OVC earlier thisweek. Taylor, a formerDyersburg High Schoolstandout. was tabbedfor the All-Newcomerteam after averaging 9.3points anper gamebench. Shdouble figures 13 times.McMillan guided histeam to a third straightleague regular 'seasontitle in taking his sec-ond straight toP coachaward. UTM headedinto the conferencetournament with a 21-8overall record and I4-2mark in league play.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY MARCH 2016

McMillan, UTM trio top women's OVC listNASHVILLE UT

Martin was well-represent-ed in the postseason awardshanded out at the Women'sB asketball Celebration host-ed prior to the Ohio ValleyConference Tournament onTuesday night.

UT Martin head coachKevin McMillan wasnamed OVC Coach of theYear, while senior forwardHaley Howard earned All-OVC first team honors andjunior Jessy Ward garnereda spot on the second team.Freshman Myah Taylorcapped off postseason hon-ors for the night, earning aspot on the All-Newcomersquad.

With McMillan's award,he continues to make his-tory not only at UT Martinbut also in the OVC.

McMillan barned his sec-ond ionsecutive top coachhonor, marking just the sec-ond time in league historythat a coach has won theaward in back-to-back sea-sons - matchingTennesseeState's Teresa Phillips from1992-94. Leading a teamwhich featured just sevenhealthy scholarship playersfor much of the conferenceseason, McMillan led theSkyhawks to a l4-2 markand the team's third con-secutive league title.

With an overall record of21-8, the Skyhawks notchedtheir fifth 20-win season

under McMillan, just threewins off the single-seasonwins mark of 24.

A native of Whiteland.Ind., Howard posted adazzling senior campaignin her second season in aSkyhawk uniform. Afteraveraging just 3.4 pointsper game last year, Howardtransformed her game intobecoming one of the team'stop performers.

Howard has scored indouble figures in 22 gameswhile tallying 20 points ormore on nlne occaslons.Postirig an 89 percent clipfrom the free throw stripe.Howard ranks second in theconference in free throwpercentage while sittingfourth in three-point fieldgoals made per game (2.3),seventh in scoring (14.7ppg) and ninth in field goalpercentage (46.6).

Howard posted a four-game stretch midwaythrough the conferenceseason where she talliedfour consecutive gameswith 2l points or more,including career-high 25-point performances againstSoutheast Missouri andAustin Peay. She tallied herfirst career double-doubleat Cincinnati, scoring 18points while grabbing 12rebounds. Howard is justthe seventh player in pro-gram history to earn All-OVC first team honors.

A native of Clarksville.Ward improved over herpromising sophomore cam-paign where she earnedAll-Newcomer honors,shooting her way onto theAll-OVC second team.Ranking second on theteam with 13.6 points pergame, Ward has been effi-cient from beyond the arcthroughout her career, scor-ing 558 of her 753 careerpoints from beyond thearc.

This season, Ward ranksfifth nationally in boththree-point field goals pergame (3.4 I t and three-pointfield goals made (99).

Ward has scored in dou-ble figures in 19 gamesthis season while eclips-ing the 2O-point plateau onsix occasions. She kickedoff the season with a newcareer-high, tallying 29points on ll-of-18 shootingagainst North Dakota.

A native of Dyersburg,Taylor has played majorminutes down the stretchfor the Skyhawks, averag-ing l9.l minutes per gamein her debut season. Despiteeaming just one start on theseason, Taylor has contrib-uted 9.3 points per gameoff the bench while scor-ing in double figures in 13contests.

Taylor heads into theOVC Tournament ridinga season-long seven game

streak where she scoredin double figures, includ-ing a 19-point perfonnanceagainst SIUE. She beganher career by tallyrng 22points at Norlh Dakota inthe season opener.

THE LAUDERDALE.COUNTY ENTERPRISE, RIPLEY, TENNESSEE, MARCH 3, 2016

PharmacyTechnicianCertification hogram

A SO-hour pharmacytechnician training course

will be offered from 8

a.m. til noon, ThurSdays,

March 17th through June

23rd, at the Universityof Tennessee at MartinRipley Center. Commu-nify members interestedin careers. as pharmacy

technicians are encour-aged to enroll.

This program prepares

students to enter the phar-macy field and take thecertifi cation exam. - Phar-macy technicians workin hospitals, home infu-sion pharmacies, com-munity pharmacies, and

other healthcare settings.

Course content includesreading and interpretingprescriptions and defin-ing drugs by generic and

brand names; Students

will also learn dosage cal-culations, IV flow rates,

drug compounding, dose

conversions, dispensingof pregcriptions, inven-tory control, and billingand reimbursdment.

Student tuition for thiscourse includes textbooksand supplies.

' ,For more informationot to:register contact theUT Martin Office of Ex-tended Campus and On-line Studies at 731-881-7082.

UTM McWherter Institute participates in arts study

!)osied oLj i\ljr,til 5 2Ll lij i,V Steve James r, Local News

http ://www.thunderboltradio. com

Pictured (l-r) are Becca Lund, of Martin; Grace Robinson and

Carol White, both of the Tennessee Arts Commission;

Elizabeth Francisco, of Dresden; Emily McCartney, formerly

of Greenfield, and Dr Charles Bradshaw, UT Martin associate

professor of English

Students from the UT Martin Ned Ray Mcwherter lnstitute are participating in a national study called "Arts and Economic Prosperity 5"

The study measures the economic impact of festivals, art shows, exhibitions and performances on more than 300 counties nationwide,

including Weakley County.

McWherter lnstitute students are contributing by identifying community organizations that sponsor non-profit arts and cultural events

and collecting data from people in attendance

Participants hope to collect at least 800 surveys at events across Weakley County

UTM associate professor of English and principal investigator of the study, Dr Charles Bradshaw, says the study allows the students to

provide a valuable service for the area, demonstrating the very real economic benefits that arts and culture events provide for Weakley

County

THE PARIS POST-INTETLIGEN(ER MONDAY' MARCH Z 2016

WestStar does

The WestStar Leadership or-ganization wiII be conductinga survey about Henry Countythis month.

The leadership program,based at ttre University of Ten-nessee at Martin, willbe doingcommuni$ assessments forzr West Tennessee counties,including Henry.

Paris Mayor Carlton Ger-rell and Henry County ClerkDonna Craig both recentlycompleted WestStar training.

They sent an email to theHenry County community Fri-day encouraging countians toparticipate in the assessment"so we can assure services

and programs needed by thecitizens ofour great county areprovided."

The assessment is availableintwo formats:

. Electronically athttps://utk.cor.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID = SV ozhnimoAiosY-qrj.

. Manually at Rhea PublicLibraryand atthe FamilyResource Center.

The surveys shouldbe com-pleted by March 25, accordingto Gerrell and Craig.. For questions or more,infor-mation, contact the WestStaroffice at 7gr-881-7298 orbYemail at weststar@utm.edu.

UTM named to Top 50

seeking college creditPosted on Maroh 7, 2016 llv Steve James I Local News

schools for high school students

http : //www.thunderboltradio. com;

UT Martin has been included in the top 50 schools for high school students seeking college credit and among the top 30 colleges for

those with ISTP personality types, as determined by the Myers-Briggs Type lndicator

Collegecounselorservices.com included UTM in its online list of "50 great schools where high school students can get college credit,"

publishedinFebruary Theschoolslistedwereawardedpointsbasedonaccreditationofconcurrentenrollmentprograms,costper

credit house, number of courses offered, number of high school partners and additional credit-earning options beyond concurrent

enrollment.

Concunent, or "dual," enrollment is where a high school student can take university courses for college credit before receiving the high

school diploma These course options allow students to earn college credit at a reduced cost, save money and ultimately finish their

degrees in less time

At UT Martin, high school students can earn creditthrough onsite partnerships attheirrespective schools orthrough online oron-

campus options The university offers 12 online dual enrollment courses and 16 options through the extended campus centers in

Jackson, Parsons, Ripley and Selmer

UT Martin has also been recognized as a good choice for those with ISTP personality types as determined by the Myers-Briggs Type

lndicator ISTP stands for "introverted, sensing, thinking, perception," which is how the Myers-Briggs Type lndicator categorizes

personality Degreematch.org created a list of 30 colleges with fewer than 10,000 students enrolled that provide an environment

compatible with the preferences of students with this personality type

The website gathered information from the National Center for Education Statistics and U,S News & World Report to rank schools by

the overall cost of attendance, student-faculty ratio, U S News & World Report ranking and available ISTP areas of study UT Martin

offers a hands-on environment and many fields of study that may appeal to those with this personality type

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 8,2016

UTM named among top 50 for dual enrollmentThe University of Ten-

nessee at Martin has beenincluded in the top 50schools for high school stu-dents seeking college creditand among the top 30 col-leges for those'with ISTPpeJsonality types, as deter-mined by the Myers-BriggsType Indicator.

Collegecoun selorser-vices.com included theuniversity in its online listof "50 great schools wherehigh school students can getcollege credit," publishedin February.

The schools listed wereawarded points based onaccreditation of concurrentenrollment programs, costper credit house, number

of courses offered, numberof high school partners andadditional credit-earningoptions beyond concurrentenrollment.

Concurent, op "dual,"enrolLment is where a highschool student can takeuniversity courses for col-lege credit before receivingthe high school diploma.These course options al-low students to earn collegecredit at a reduced cost,save money and ultimatelYfinish their degrees in lesstime.

At UT Martin, highschool students can earncredit through onsite part-nerships at their respectiveschools or through online

or on-campus options. Theuniversity offers 12 onlinedual enrollment coursesand 16 options through theextended calnpus centers inJackson, Parsons, Ripleyand Selmer.

UT Martin has also beenrecognized as a good choicefor those with ISTP person-ality types as determined bythe Myers-'Briggs Type In-dicator. ISTP stands for "in-troverted. sensi n g. thinkin g.perception," which is howthe Myeis-Briggs TypeIndicator categorizes per-sonality. Degreematch.orgcreated a list of 30 collegeswith fewer than 10,000 stu-dents enrolled that providean environment compatible

with the preferences of stu-dents with this personalitytype.

The website gatheredinformation from the Na-tional Center for EducationStatistics and U.S. News& World Report to rankschools by the overall costof attendance, student-fac-ulty ratio, U.S. News &World Report ranking andavailable ISTP areas ofstudy. UT Martin offers a

hands-on environment andmany fields of study thatmay appeal to those withthis personality type.

For more information.contact the UT Martin Of-fice of University Relationsat (131) 881-7615.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 2016

Westvrew seniors take tophonors in engineering contestBy JAHAAN JONESSpecial to the Press

They say that the thirdtime is the charm. ForBruce Hicks, 17, and JohnStenett, 16, both of Martin,not only is the third rimethe charm, but so were thefirst, second and fourth.

Bruce and John havecompeted in the Engineer-ing Day Competitions, heldon the campus of Universi-ty ol Tennessee at Martin,since they were freshmenat Westview High School,a total of four years straightnow. This year. seniorsBruce and John placed firstin the bridge building com-petition for the fourth time.The competition rvas com-prised of bridge building.egg drop and paper air-plane contests; Bruce andJohn placed second in theegg drop contest. The com-petition has specific rulesand directions to ensurethat all participants under-stand the purpose and havean equal playing field. Therules themselves encouragethe stLrdents to think criti-

cally and find the simpleslway to achieve the desiredresults.

The balsa wood bridgecontest declares that thebridge with the largest ratioof mass held by the bridge,divided by the mass of thebridge, is the winner. Bruceand John built the bridgewith the largest ratio, hav-ing a mass of 325 gramsand loading the bridge with48435.5 grams for a scoreof 149.03. Their bridgebeat out competitors fromGreenfield. Trinity Chris-tian and Bruceton-HollowCentral High School.

When asked how Brucegot involved with the com-petitions, Bruce's motherKim Hicks said that Brucejust emailed UT Martin'sDepartment of Engineer-ing Associate Professor Dr.Jeffrey McCullough, Ph.D.Dr. McCullough kept Bruceupdated with the dates ofcompetition and other en-gineering information.

Bruce says that he hasalways liked engineeringbut knew for sure around

sixth grade that it was hisfuture. Bruce, who alsoplays the trumpet, is a sec-tion leader and first chairfor Westview's marching,jazz, and concerl bandsand loves calculus. Plan-ning to major in electricalengineering. Bruce has anall inclusive national meritscholarship for MississippiState this fall.

Brian Hicks, Bruce's lit-tle brother of Martin Mid-dle .School, participated inthe engineering competi-tion this year for the eggdrop contest and placedfirst among primarily highschoolers. Brian says thathe would love to do moreexercises and contests in-side the school instead ofonce a year.

John Sterrett is the sonof engineers Doug andLaura Sterrett, who are co-founders of the Engineer-ing Day Competition. Johnis also a senior at Westviewand plays the trombone asa section leader and firstchair for the marching. jazzand concert bands as well.

John plans to attend EastTennessee State Universityin Johnson City in.the fallmaJonng tn exerclse scl-ence.

Founded some 20 yearsago in the late 1990s byDoug and Laura Sterrett,this year the EngineeringDay awards were staffedand organized by the Ster-retts, Dr. Jeff McCullough,Lee Bennett. MohammadObadat, and Ray Witmer.The organizers say thatthey plan to continue thecompetitions as long aspeople are willing to par-ticipate. Although it isprimarily thought to befor high school students,Ray Witmer says that thecompetition is open tohigh school, middle schooland even grade school stu-dents.

The participants andstaff want to see more in-volvement from not onlyschools all over West Ten-nessee, but individuals.parents aird teachers.

Any school wanting topartryip3lq yqU!!-qe srntrules lor each competitionas well as any other neces-sary changes and informa-tion. Scheduling has beenan issue as most schoolsare testing around the limetbe Engineering Day com-petition takes place.

By keeping engineer-ing and science alive inschools, there is encourage-ment of the brain to con-tinually develop and growwhile 4lowing the handsto create endlessly. Allow-ing this kind of stimulationthroughout the entire edu-cation journey for childrenas young as kindergartenleads to a more fun andbeneficial future.

For more informationabout how to get involvedwith the Engineering DayCompetitions, contact Dr.Jeff McCullough Ph.D. atjsmccullough@utm.edu or(731) 881-758s.BRUCE HTCKSAND JOHN STERRETT

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS TUESDAI MARCH 8,20L6

EGG DROP CONTEST - Among the nesssee at Martin was an egg drop contest.events held during the Engineering Day Winners included (from left) Brian Hicks,Competitions at the University of Ten- Bruce Hicks and John Sterrett

ENGINEERING DAY - The Universityof Tennessee at Martin recently hosted theEngineering Day Competitions. Amongthose serving as judges for the event were

(from left) Lee Bennett, Dr. Jeff Mc-Cullough, Ray Witmer, Laura Sterrett andMohammed Godgat.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 8,20t6

Local residents accepted into2016 WestStar leadership class

Greg Dozier, ElizabethPritchett andArt Sparks, allof Obion County, are mem-bers of the University ofTennessee at Martin West-Star Leadership Program's201 6 class.

Dozier is the businessdevelopment manager ofLeaders Credit Union andcurrently serves ,on theboards of the Obion CountyChamber of Commerce, theUnited Way, Adult Lead-ership Obion County andthe Obion County JointEconomic DevelopmentCouncil. Dozier is also aLeadership Obion Countygraduate and a recipient ofthe Obion County Chamber

Board Member of the Yearaward.

Ms. Pritchett is the direc-tor of sales and marketing atCenter Point Business Solu-

tions. She currently serveson the boards ofdirectors forthe Tennessee Soybean Fes-tival and Leadership Weak-ley County. She has also

served as a board memberand treasurer for the Mar-tin Business Association.She is a Leadership Weak-ley County graduate and a

recipient of the TennesseeSoybean Festival ServiceAward.

Sparks is a partner in theaccounting firm of Alex-ander Thompson Arnold,PLLC. He currently serveson the boards for the Ten-nessee Society of CertifiedPublic Accountants, theTennessee Sports Hall ofFame, the Discovery Parkof America and as chair ofthe Joint Economic Devel-opment Council for ObionCounty. Sparks is also a

Leadership Obion Countygraduate, a recipient of theUT Martin DistinguishedService Award and wasnamed "Accounting's Fin-

est" by Business TennesseemagazTne.

The WestStar LeadershipProgram, created in 1989, isthe state's oldest and largestregional leadership pro-gram. Boasting 739 gradu-ates, WestStar continues toserve West Tennessee byoffering leadership devel-opment and education forselected participants. The2016 class is the 27th inprogram history.

For more informationabout the WestStar Leader-ship Program, contact Vir-ginia Grimes, program co-ordinator, ar (1 3 l) 88 I -1 298'or by email at vgrimes@utm.edu.

Greg Dozier Elizabeth Pritchett

ffi\.r /\

\1

Art SparksLOCALS PARTICIPATE IN STUDY _Students from the Universitv of Tennesseeat Marlin's Ned Ray McWirerter Institutewill participate in a national study called"Arls and Economic Prosperity 5" dur-ing the 2016 calendar year. The study willmeasure the economic impact of festivals,art shows, exhibitions and performances on

more than 300 counties nationwide, includ-ing Weakley County. Pictured are (fromleft) Becca Lund of Martin; Grace Robin-son and Carol White, both of the TennesseeArts Commission; Elizabeth Francisco, ofDresden; Emily McCartney, formerly ofGreenfield, and Dr. Charles Bradshaw, UTMarlin associate professor of English.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 8,2016

UT Martin alumni added to

U.S. Army Cadet Command Hall of Fame

University of Tennesseeat Martin alumni Lt. Gen.Dennis Cavin (U.S. Army,retired) and Col. Henry"Hawk" Ruth III (U.S.Army, retired) have beennominated to join the U.S.Army Cadet CommandHall of Fame, located in Ft.Knox, Ky.

The Hall of Fame is be-ing established in honorof the 100th anniversaryof the U.S. Army CadetCommand, which managesReserve Oflficer TrainingCorps programs across thecountry. Cavin and Ruthwere locally honored fortheir service to the nationand UT Martin on Feb. 25during halftime of the UTMartin basketball gameagainst Tennessee State.They will be olficially in-ducted during a nationalceremony June 10.

Cavin received a Bach-elor of Science degree inagriculture and a desig-nation as a distinguishedmilitary graduate from UTMartin. He later receiveda Master of Arts degree inmanagement from WebsterUniversity in St. Louis,Mo., and is also a graduateof the Industrial College of

the Armod Forces.Cavin served as an air

delense military olficerfor much of his career. Healso served as both deputycommanding general andcommanding general forthe U.S. Army Air DefenseArlillery, and later as com-mander of the U.S. ArmyRecruitihg Command atFort Knox, Ky.

In his final assignmentas commander of the U.S.Army Accessions Com-mand at Fort Monroe, Va.,he was responsible formeeting recruiting goalswithin the Army active andreserve components; man-aging and conducting ie-cruiting operations; and de-veloping policies .for initialmilitary training and directcommission and appoint-ments.

Cavin served in Kuwaitduring Operation Des-ert Thunder in 1997, andhis career awards includethe Distinguished ServiceMedal. Defense SuperiorService Medal and the Le-gion of Merit. After re-tirement from the armedlorces, Cavin became vicepresident of internationalair and missile defense

strategic initiatives andvice president of QorPoratebusiness develoPment forthe Army and Air MissileDefense Programs.

He received the Univer-sityOutin1

N.C.; Ft. Campbell, KY.;and in Korea. Ruth alsoserved in counter drugooerations in the Panamaianal Zone and comPletedtwo different tours in thePentagon. He is recognizedas a founding member andcomDanv commander ofthe 'l60th Special OPera-tions Aviation Regiment'also known as the "NightStalkers."

Ruth has received morethan 23 military awardsand decorations. includ-

a Bronze Star and MasterAviator Wings.

Since his retirement, helitaryNet-f the

AAAA Air Assault ChaPterand owns a defense consult-ine firm, Hawk Ruth GrouP.Rith tras remained activein the UT Martin commu-nityr97aircatceremonies and serving as

a mentor to cadets and foot-ball team members.

ville Business Journal Out-standing Veteran Award.

Ruth is a Knoxville na-tive and a member of theUT Martin ROTC Hall ofFame. In addition to his UTMartin degree, he is also agraduate of the U.S. ArmyWar College and the Joint

Forces Staff College. Hereceived a master's degreefrom Shippensburg Univer-sity ofPennsylvania.

He served in Vietnam asan infantry platoon leaderand armor cavalry platoonleader, and has held com-mand posts in Ft. Bragg,

UT MARTIN ALUMNI ADDED TOU.S. ARMY CADET COMMANDHALL OF FAME - University of Ten-nessee at Martin alumni Lt. Gen. DennisCavin (U.S. Aimy, reti"Hawk" Ruth lll (U.Sbeen nominated to.iodet Command Hall of Fame, located in Ft.Knox, Ky. They were locally honored for

their service to the nation and UT Martinon the UT Mar-tin nessee State.Pic ion are (l-r)Capt. David Hadzima, UT Martin ROTCadviser; Dr. Bob Smith, interim chancellor;Cavin; Ruth;and Lt. Col. Lowell Howard Jr.,professor of military science and leader-ship.

Students at UTM instituteto participate in arts study

Students from the Uni-versity of Tennesseeat Martin's Ned RayMcWherter Institute willparticipate in a nationalstudy. "Arts and EconomicProsperity 5," during the2016 calendar year.

The study will measurethe economic impact offestivals, art shows, exhi-bitions and performanceson more than 300 coun-ties nationwide, includingWeakley County.

UT Martin:s NRMI stu-dents will contribute byidentilying communityorganizations that sponsornon-profit arts'and culturalevents and collecting datafrom people in attendance.Participants hope to col-lect at least 800 surveysat events across Weakley

County."This study allows

McWherter students anopporlunity to observe howcreativity and expressionare integral componentsof communal life." saidDr. Charles Bradshaw, UTMartin associate professorof English and principalinvestigator of the study.

"It also allows the stu-dents to provide a valu-able service for the area,demonstrating the very realeconomic benefits that artsand culture events providefor Weakley County."

"Arts and EconomicProsperity 5" is the larg-est national arts study everconducted and the fifth inthe pastt0 years to measurethe impact of arts spendingon local jobs, income paid

to local residents and rev-enue generated to local andstate governments.

According to Americansfor the Arts, the most recentnational study was com-pleted near the end of theGreat Recession. This newstudy will examine howthe arts have advanced dur-ing economic recovery andgrowth.

The study is hosted byAmericans for the Arts, thenation's leading nonprofitorganization lor advancingthe arls and arts education,and is locally funded by a

grant from the TennesseeArts Commission.

For more informa-tion about the study, con-tact Bradshaw at (13I)881-1321 or by email atcbradshaw@utm.edu.

Trio performanc€, faculty recitalset for next week at UT Martin

The University of Ten-nessee at Martin Departmentof Music will host twopublic performances nextweek.

The University Trio willpresent a program at l:30p.m. Tuesday, while Dr.Roberto Mancusi, asso-ciate professor of music.will give a recital at l:30p.m. March 19. Both per-formances will take placein the Blankenship RecitalHall of the university's FineArts Building.

The University Trio iscomprised ol UT MartinDepaftment of Music fac-ulty members Dr. ElaineHarriss, professor of music,on piano, and CharlesLewis, adjunct professor,on the flute, as well as Dr.Krista Frye, adjunct pro-fessor of music at BethelUniversity, on clarinet.

The group will perform a

variety of works includingcomposer Eric Ewazen's"Palisades Suite," whichmusically explores thefour seasons of nature,and Gwyneth Walker's"Full Circle." Dr. AmyYeung, UT Martin pro-fessor of voice, will jointhe trio as a soprano inCatherine McMichael's"Dog Chronicles," a whim-sical look at dogs and theirmasters.'Dr. Wayne Crannel,

director of the choral/vocalarea at Austin Collegein Sherman, Texas, willaccompany Mancusi dur-ing his faculty voice recitaltitled "Letters, Love andAll That |azz." Crannellserved as Mancusi's vocalinstructor during the latter'sdays at Simpson Collegein Indianola, Iowa. Thepair will present a concertof solos, duets and vocal

ensembles.Both events are free and

open to the public.For more information,

conlact the UT MartinDepartment of Music at(73r) 88r-1402.

TITE FAYETTE FALCON Wednesday, March 9, 2016

UT-Martin Flonor Band Students SelectedFive Fayette Acaderny band students were recently selected for the University of Tennessee atMarlin's 37th Annual Honor Band Festival. The Fayette Academy Band is under the directionof Daniel Hinson. Pictured left to right are Matthew (rosp, Madison Morris, Jacob Cronogue,NiteNee Ly<iiisjTdEnathafrGtoi,er,"atrfffimfnaPark.- i ''. '-* ' "'.->-.-:- .: :

Tnp FrnroN Lreorn, Mancu 9,2016

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT - Taylor Allen, second from left, ofSouth Fulton was recently presented a $500 scholarship from Troy,Tenn. Chapter #432, Order of the Eastern Star. The check was pre-sented by Heather Sharp, left, Worthy Matron of the Chapter. Allenis tlle daughter of Amy Prather of South Fulton and is a junior atthe University of Tennessee at Martin, majoring in elementary edu-cation. Her goal is to teach in the primary grades. Also pictured areCheryl Cleek, secretary of the Chapter and Jim West, Chairman ofthe Scholarship Committee. The Troy OES Chapter's scholarshipis awarded each year to a college junior or senior who is a gradu-ate of an Obion County School or a Weakley County School, firstgiven in 2007. (Photo submitted)

LOCAL BOY SCOUTS EARN CHEMISTRY MERIT BADGES ATUT MARTIN CLINIC -The University of Tennessee at Martin chap-ter of the Student Members of the American Chemical Society host-ed a chemistry merit badge clinic for 16 area Boy Scouts on Feb.

6. The clinic included mini-lectures, demonstrations, a chemicalmagic show and tours of the UT Martin laboratory facilities. A Scoutfrom Troop 43 in Fulton was among the participants. Pictured, frontrow, left to right, are Boy Scout Linus Pulley; middle row SMACSmembers Amber Taylor, Sofia Oliva, Michaela Short and Benjaminlde; Dr. Phillip Davis, professor of chemistry and clinic coordinator;and back row, SMACS members William Kuenzinger and JacobThompson. (Photo submitted)

Tnr Furrou Lnaorn Menctt9,201,6

LOCAL STUDENT PARTICIPATES IN JUNIOR/SENIOR DAYAT UT MARTIN - Andre Gregor, right; of South Fulton, attendedJunior/Senior Day on Feb. 15 at the Univeisity of Tennessee atMarlin. Students interested in attending UT Martin were invited toparlicipate in the full Skyhawk experience, which included campustours, a women's basketball game, an administrative fair and op-portunities to meet with faculty members in their academic areas ofinterest. Andre is a junior at the University School of Jackson. He ispictured with his mother, Dr. Belinda Merritt. The university will hostSpring Preview Day on March 19 for interested students and fam-ilies. For more information, visit utm.edu/departments/admissions/preview_day.php. (Photo submitted)

WUTM NAMED BEST COLLEGE RADIO STATION IN THE SOUTH - WUTM 90.3 FM 'ThE HAWK," thE

student-run campus radio station at the University of Tennessee at Martin, was named the "Best CollegeRadio Station in the South" at the 2016 Southeast Journalism Conference, held Feb. 18-20 on the Austin

Peay State University campus in Clarksville. This is the second consecutive year for the station to receive

this award. Pictured are student statf members WUTM 90.3 FM 'The Hawk" was named the Best College

Radio Station in the South for the second year in a row at the 2016 Southeast Journalism Conference

at Austin Peay State University. Pictured are student staff members, front row, left to right, Holly Seng,

busine'ss and traffic director; Tori Seng, news director; Sydney LaFreniere, support and development

director; Julia Ewoldt, administrative assistant; back row, Kayla Harmon, sports director; Ashleigh Burton,production director; Ashley Shores, digital media director; and Chuck Hammer, program director. (Photo

submitted)

iJTM Radio, ion sJat-lohsawarded for outstanding iournalism

The University of Tennessee

at Martin's student-run radioand television stations andcampus newspaper exceiled atthe 2016 Southeast JournalismConference held Feb. 18-20 oothe Austin Peay State Universitycampus in Clarksville.

WUTM 90.3 FM "TheHawk," UT Martin's student-runcampus radio station, was nam'ed"Best College Radio Stationin the South" for the secondconsecutive year. The station has

received this honor five timesin the past seven yeiars and has

ranked in the top three positionsevery year since 2007.

WI-ITM also received firstplace in the "Best Coliege AudioNews (Podcast)" category for thefirst time. The station has rankedin the top three positions in thiscategory since it was createdin 2011. UTM TV, the campustelevision station, received thirdplace in "Best College TelevisionStation."

The Pacer, the university'sstudent newspaper, receivedninth place in the "Best CoilegeNewspaper" category.

"I am, as always, incrediblyproud of our students. Theywork for student media at UTMbecause they believe in the freeflow of inforrnation, and theywant the best experience theycan get before entering thework force," said Tomi Parrish,instructor of communicationsand faculty adviser to The Pacer,"They don't do it to win awards,so this kind of recognition isparticularly sweet."

Students who attend theSoutheast Jourralism Conferenceparticipate in two types ofcompetitions: Best of the Southand on-site challenges. In theBest of the South competition,students submit material in a

variety of categories prior tothe conferdnce for third-partyreview. A total of 35 schoolsparticipated in this portion of theconference.

In on-site competitions.students must complete a varietyof hands-on activities in theirchosen categories and think ontheir feet to deliver the best day-of performance. Twenty-threeschools entered students in thevarious on-site contests, andstudents are able to compete inmore than one category.

The individual awards for theBest of the South competitionsate as foliows: Best RadioHard News Reporter: SydneyLaFreniere, a senior from OakRidge, first place; Best RadioNews Feature Reporter: NatalieKing, a senior from Wingo, thirdplace; Best Radio Joumalist:Tori Seng, a senior from UnionCity, Tenn., third place; BestNews-Editorial Artist/Illustrator:Joey Plunk, a junior from Bells,third place; Best Television HardNews Reporter: Ashleigh Burton,a senior from South Fulton,fourth place; and Bpst MagazinePage Layout and Design: JaredPeckenpaugh, a senior fromFinley, sixth place.

The individual awards for on-site competitions were: RadioNews Reporting: Burton, firstplace; Current Events: ChuckHammer, a senior from Martin,second place; Opinion-EditorialWriting: Ashton Priest, a

sophomore frorn Obion, secondplace; Arts and EntertainmentWriting: Chance Farmer, a

senior from Union Ciry; secondplace; Public Relations TeamCompetition: Laura Crossett, ajunior from Jacksonl LyndseyHayslett, a senior from UnionCity; and Barriana Woods, ajunior from Memphis, secondplace; and Television Anchoring:Seng, third place.

The UT Martin delegation ,

was named the third place on-site championship team overallwith six individual awards. Thisis the highest finish UT Martinstudents have earned since theuniversiry began panicipating .in

the conference

"This was an exceptionalperformance at the conferenceby our students in all areas ofmass communications Thestudents competed againstothers from eight states,

representing much largerprograms in some cases," saidDr. Richard Robinson, associateprofessor of communicationsand WUTM faculty adviser. "Itwas particularly gratifying tosee us do so well in the area oftelevision, and Rodney Freedcertainly deserves the credit forthat These awards represent a

lot of excellent work and it's$eat that (the students) receivedaccolades for it."

The U'I Martin Departmentof Communications is housedwithin the College of Humanitiesand Fine Arts and includesconcentrations in broadcasting,news editorial, media design andpublic relations.

For more information aboutWUTM, contact Robinson at

731-881-7555 ot'i by email atrrobins@utm.eduriuirFor moreinformation abolrt The Pacer,contact Parrish at 731-881-7558or by email at tomimc@utm.edu.

THs FnLroN Lreor& Mencs 9,20],6 TRrNroN Glrzetrr.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

UTM's firstSpring PreviewDay is March 19

High school students andtheir families are invited tofind out what it's like to be aSkyhawk on March 19 at theUniversity of Tennessee atMartin's first Spring PreviewDay of the year.

Attendees will find outabout financial aid and schol-arships, student organizationsand housing options, as wellas speak to faculty membersand ask questions about po-tential areas of studv. Fami-lies will also tje ableio speakwith current students andtour UT Martin's campus,which is a Level I CertifiedArboretum.

The day will begin withregistration and an adminis-trative fair from 9-9:30 a.m.An official welcome will startat 9:30, followed by campustours from I 0:30-noon. Theaftemoon will be spent visit-ing academic departments ofinterest.

A second Spring PreviewDay will be held May 14 forthose who are unable to at-tend the March l9 date. Visitutm.edu/departments/adm is-sions/preview day,php toregister for either date. Thereis no lee to attend.

For more "'information,contact the OtEce of Under-graduate Admissions af '73|-881-7020 or by email at ad-mitme@utm.edu.

The Nefrys Le4deq,March 9, 2015

RHSruTil students receivc free software

Humboldt Chronicle, Wednesday, March 9, 2016

LJT Martin sprirg pretiew d^y sefHigh school students and their families

are invited to find out what it's like to be aIikyhawk on March 19 at the University ofTennessee at Martin's first spring previewday ofthe year.

Attendees will find out about financialaid and scholarships, student organizationsand housing options, as well as speak tofaculty members and ask questions aboutpotential areas of study. Families will alsobe able to speak with current students andtow UT Martin's campus, which is a LevelI Certified Arboretum.

The day will begin with registration and

an administrative fair from 9-9:30 a.m. Anofficial welcome,will start at 9:30, followedby campus tours from l0:30-noon, Theafternoon will be spent visiting academicdepartments of interest.A second spring preview day will be

held May 14 for those who are unable toattend the March 19 date. Visit utm.edu/dep artments/admis sions/preview_day.phpto register for either date. There is no feeto attend.

For more information, contact the Offrceof Undergraduate Admissions at 73 1-881-7020 or by email at admitme@utm.edu.

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE' MARCH 9, 2016

Ned Ray McWhe{er Institute To ParticipateIn National Arts Study

Students from the Universityof Tennessee at Martin's NedRay McWherter Institute willparticipate in a national studycalled "Arts and EconomicProlperity 5" during the 2016

calendar year. The study willmeasure the economic impact offestivals, art shows, exhibitionsand performances on morethan 300 counties nationwide,including Weakley County.

UT Martin's NRMI studentswill contribute bY identiffingcommunity organizations thatsponsor rion-profit arts andcultural events and collectingdata from peoPle in attendance .

Participants hoPe to collect atleast 800 surveys at events across

are integral comPonentsof communal life," said Dr.Charles Bradshaw, UT Martin

real economic benefits that arts

and culture events Provide for

(1

studv was completed near the economic recovery and growth. organization for advancing the

""alfifr"Creai'Receision.This The study ii hosied by arts and arts education, and is

;;;;irdy;tiiexamitre how Americans for the Arts, the l9c{y firnded.by a grant fiomG uttr trluu" advanced during nation's leading nonprofit theTennesseeArtsCommission.

Weaklev Countv."Arts 6nd Economic ProsPeritY T artin

First Spiing Pr iew DaY !s March {9FLeh school students and their

lamiiies are invited to find outwhat it's like to be a SkYhawkon March 19 at the UniversitY ofTennessee at Martin's first SPring

Preview Day of the Year.Attendees will find out about

financial aid and scholarshiPs,

will also be able to sPeak withcurrent students and tour UTMafiin's campus, which is a LevelI CertifiedArboreturn.

willnd an9-9:

official welcome will start at9:30, followed by camPus toursfrom 10:30-noon. The aftemoonwiil be spent visiting academicdeparhnents of interest.

A second Spring Previe*'DaYwill be held May 14 for those whoare unable to attend the March l9date. Visit utrn.edtr/departments/admissions/preview--daY.PhP toregister for either date. There is no

fee to attend.For more information, contact

the Office of UndergraduateAdmissions at 731-881-7020 orby email at admitme@utrn.edu.

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE

MARCH 9,2016

University of Tennessee at Martin alumni Lt. Gen

UT Martin Alumni Added To lJ.S.Army Gadet Gommand Hall Of Fame

University of Tennessee atMartin alumni Lt. Gen. DennisCavin (U.S. Army, retired) andCol. Henry "Hawk" Ruth III(U.S. Army, retired) have beennominated to join the U.S.Army Cadet Command Hall ofFame, located in Ft. Knox, Ky.

The Hall of Fame is being es-tablished in honor ofthe l00thanniversary of the U.S. ArmyCadet Command, which man-ages Reserve Officer TrainingCorps programs across thecountry. Cavin and Ruth werelocally honored for their ser-vice to the nation and UT Mar-tin on Feb. 25 during halftimeof the UT Martin basketballgame against Tennessee State.They will be officially induct-ed during a national ceremonyJune 10.

Cavin received a Bachelorof Science degree in agricul-ture and a designation as a dis-tinguished military graduatefrom UT Martin. He later re-ceived a Master of Arts degreein management from WebsterUniversity in St. Louis, Mo.,arrdis-also ag[adruate ofthe In-dustrial College of the ArmedForces.

Cavin served as an air de-fense military officer for muchof his career. He also servedas both deputy command-ing general and commandinggeneral for the U.S. Army AirDefense Artillery, and later ascommander of the U.S. Army

Recruiting Command at FortKnox, Ky"

In his fnal' assignment ascommander of the U.S. ArmyAccessions Command at FortMonroe, Va., he was respon-sible for meeting recruitinggoals within the Army activeand reserve components; man-

g recruit-eveloping

rraining and direcr rTil'fir{sion and appointments.

Cavin served in Kuwaitduring Operation DdsertThunder in 1997, and his ca-reer awards include the Dis-tinguished Service Medal, De-fense Superior Service Medaland the Legion of Merit. Af-ter retirement from the armedforces, Cavin became vicepresident of international airand missile defense strategicinitiatives and vice presidentof corporate business devel-opment for the Army and AirMissile Defense Programs.

He received the Universityof Tennessee at Martin Out-standing;. Alu$ai " Awardi,:in1999 and the 2015 NashvilleBusiness Journal OutstandingVeteran Award.

Ruth is a Knoxville nativeand a member of the UT Mar-tin ROTC Hall of Fame. In ad-dition to his UT Martin degree,he is also a graduate of theU.S. Army War College andthe Joint Forces Staff College.

master's degreeburg Universitya.

He served in Vietnarn as aninfantry platoon leader and ar-mor cavalry platoon leader, andhas held command posts in Ft.Bragg, N.C.;Ft. Campbell, Ky.;and in Korea. Ruth also servedin counter drug operations inthe Panama Canal Zone andcompleted two different toursin the Pentagon. He is recog-nized as a founding memberand company commanderof the 160th Special Opera-tions Aviation Regiment, alsoknown as the "Night Stalkers."

Ruth has received more than23 military awards and deco-rations, including the Soldier'sMedal, the highest award forvalor during peacetime. Healso holds the Legion of Merit,a Bronze Star and Master Avi-ator Wings.

Since his retirement, he hasappeared as a military analyston Fox News Network, is pres-ident of the AAAA Air AssaultCfgqtgl" e+d efe.nseconsulting fi RuthGroup. Ruth has remainedactive in the UT Martin com-munity since his graduationin 1970 by providing Armyahqaft displays, speaking atROTC commissioning oere-monies and serving as a men-tor to cadets and football teamrnembers.

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE . MARCH 9,2016

Department of Music To Host TwoPublic Performances March 13-{9

The University of Tennesseeat Martin Department of Mu-sic will host two public per-formances during the week ofMarch 13-19. The UniversityTrio will present a program at7:30 p.m., March 15, and Dr.Roberto Mancusi, associateprofessor of music, will give arccftal rt 7:30 p.m., March 19.Both performances will takeplace in the Blankenship Recit-al Hall of the university's FineArts Building.

The University Trio is com-prised of UT Martin Depart-ment of Music faculty membersDr. Elaine Harriss, professor ofmusic, on piano, and CharlesLewis, adjunct professor, on theflute, as well as Dr. Krista Frye,adjunct professor of music atBethel University, on clarinet.

The group will perform avariety of works includingcomposer Eric Ewazen's "Pal-isades Suite," which musicallyexplores the four seasons ofnature, and Gwyneth Walker's"Full Circle." Dr. Amy Yeung,UT Martin professor of voice,willjoin the trio as a soprano inCatherine McMichael's "DogChronicles," a whimsical lookat dogs and their masters.

Dr. Wayne Crannel, direc-tor of the choral/vocal arca atAustin College in Sherman,Texas, will accompany Man-cusi during his faculty voicerecital titled "Letters, Love andAll That Jazz." Crannell servedas Mancusi's vocal instructorduring the latter's days at Simp-son College in Indianola, Iowa.The pair will present a concert

of solos, duets and vocal ensem-bles.

Both events are free and opento the public.

For more information, con-tact the UT Martin Departmentof Music ar 73l-881-7 402.

Vanishing Appalachia OnDisplay Now r April {5

The newest exhibit at the University of Ten-nessee at Martin's J. Houston Gordon Museumprovides a glimpse into the lives and culture ofAppalachia during the past 50 years.

The exhibit, "Vanishing Appalachia," is ondisplay now through April 15. PhotographerDon Dudenbostel and field researcher TomJester documented many places, practicesand personalities of the mountains, includingmoonshining, Mennonite communities, reli-gious traditions, tourist courts and other typ-ical mountain scenes. The photographs areaccompanied by captions and field recordings.

The J. Houston Gordon Museum is locatedinside the Paul Meek Library to the left of themain lobby. The museum is open to the publicfrom 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays. There isno admission charge.

For more information, contact the museumat 731-881-7094 or by email at speccoll@utm.edu.

Y ar#tmts *#. oustssr erdffiffi &€seum

Pictured above is Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, a moon-shiner from Haywood County, N.G., photographed in2007 by Don Dudenbostel.

UPDATED: NEWgo to work"rrs : j i! Walter Geiger,i,,:i .!i:! f!r'i_r ! :)l: ,, ri::r I i'l i:i!

principal ready to "roll up sleeves and

Features http://www.barnesville,com

By Kay S Pedrotti

Dr David Boland, chosen as the new pdncipal at Lamar County high school, said " amready to roll up my sleeves and go to work," after his unanimous appointment at a calledmeeting of the board of education last Tuesday

Boland is presently seruing his fifth year as principal at Cook County Middle School in Adel but has abackground in administration at the high school level He said he is "looking fomard to getting back into thehigh school atmosphere," especially given Lamar County's reputation as a welcoming community whereschools emphasize wellrounded students

"l believe in shared leadership," Boland said "l'm anticipating a leadership team where we discuss issues and

come to a team decision The teachers will work with me, not for me "

Among his introductory duties at Lamar High he said, is reviewing applications for the head football coach'sposition He anticipates a decision sometime soon

Being a head football coach is more than just teaching and running games, Boland believes He names hishigh school head coach, Jim Scroggins, as "the best Christian man I know - he is still my mentor and is stillcoaching at a little town in Florida, after coaching for more than 50 years " The decision is an important one fornow and the future, he said

Boland played high school football at Terry Parker High School in Jacksonville, Fla , and in college at theUniversity of Tennessee at lvlartin He also held an administrative post and coached football at Brantley CountyHigh School in Nahunta

Other sports he has coached include wrestling, golf and basketball, and he was advisor to a chapter oi theTechnology Student Association

Boland says he is honored to take the principal's position He loves the high school level, with lots of sportsand extra-curricular activities, and appreciates the "higher-level education courses offered at Lamar High " DrBoland and his wife of '19 years, Stacy, plan to move to Lamar County in the months ahead and will enroll theirchildren in Lamar County schools, said superintendent Dr Jute Wlson Victoria Boland is now a sophomoreand Bryce Boland is in eighth grade

'You can include that we are looking for a house," Boland told The Herald Gazette

He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at l\ilartin, holds a master's degree in educational technologyfrom National University, earned his specialist degree at Albany State College and has a PhD from TridentUniversity

Bolandsignedhiscontractjustaftertheboardmeeting,effectiveJulyl,20l6 Hisbasesalarywill be$ 1 1 0,739 00 The amount represents some savings to the board of edu€lion because "having a PhD and

more than 20 years of experience raises the amount of state funds for the salary," said Wlson

Wlson said the resignation of present principal l\4att Adams ends June 30, 2016, "which the standard for all 12-

month employees "

Wlson said in the school system's press release, "While his last seven years have been in middle schooladministration, Dr Boland's first 16 years in education were all at the high school level, as an alternative schooldirector, summer school director, engineering and technology teacher, special education teacher and healthand physical educalion teacher

"During Dr Boland's five years at Cook Middle School, the school's CCRPI scores have increased almost 1 5percent

THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE, RIPLEY, TENNESSEE, MARCH 10, 201 6

SpringDay To

PreviewBe Held

High school studentsand their families are in-vited to find out what it'slike to be a Skyhawk onMarch 19th at the Uni-versity of Tennessee at

Martin's first Spring Pre-view Day of the year.

Attendees will findout about financial aidand scholarships, studentorganizations and hous-ing options, as well as

speak to faculty membersand ask questions aboutpotential areas of study.

Families will also be able

to speak with current stu-

dents and tour UT Mar-tin's campus, which is a

Level I Certified Arbore-tum.

The day will beginwith registration and.anadministrative fair from9 a.m. util 9:30 a.m. Anofficial welcome willstart at 9:30, followed bY

campus tours from l0:30until noon. The afternoon

will be spent visiting aca-

demic departments of in-terest.

A second SPring Pre-

view Day will be held

May 14th for those who

are unable to attend the

March 19th date. Visitutm. e du/deP artments/ad-

missions/preview-daY.php to register for either

date. There is no fee to at-

tend.For inore information,

contact the Offrce of Un-

dergraduate Admissions

at 731-881-7020 or bY

email at admitme@utm.edu.

A

Coed presents research in NashvilleA CHS graduate was one of

seven students from the UTSystem accepted by the Tennes-see Board of Regents to presentundergraduate research duringthe Posters at the Capitol eventin Nashville on Feb. 25. MelanieM. Patterson is a senior healthand human performance majoratUTM.

Patterson is mentoredby UTMassistant professor Dr. Ajit Kor-gaokar, who guided her in con-ducting the research presented inher poster titled, Effects of WholeB o dy l1br ation Ti ainin g on Kne eO steoarthrilis. Her researchcenters on the use and effects ofa vibration plate in treatment forathletes and others with severeknee pain. The plate stimulatesmuscle contractions and placespressure on bones to increasemuscle mass and bone density.

"This program was a greatopportunity to share ow creativeresearch and significant discov-eries from emerging problemsto transform our communities inTennessee," said Patterson.

Every February, undergraduateresearchers from across Tennes-see convene at the Capitol toshare their projects with statelegislators. In its l1th year, thisevent provides students a forumto showcase their work and gainaccess to state leaders.

"The projects represent sig-

nificant discoveries and achieve-ments that build new knowledge,solve emerging problems, andexpand creative thinking essential

to a healthy, productive society,"says JosephA. DiPietro, UT pres-ident. "Our undergraduates' areasof expertise reflect world-class

research that elevates our stir-dents and advances the frontiersof knowledge. We're pleased toshowcase these students' work,"

RESEARCH ON DISPLAY- Melanie M. Patterson, a senior at UTM, presented her research on osteoarthritisat the UT-sponsored Posters at the Capitol event on Feb. 25.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 1 2016

UT Martin alumni find'calling' with Final FlightByNATIIANMORGANSpecial to the Press

Hunting days begin be-fore dawn. A convoy ofpickup trucks weaves downa meandering farm roadsomewhere in Obion Coun-ty until headlights find aboat dock and a handmadesign: "Powers Landin'."The group abandons thepickups in favor of jon-boats for the final leg of thejourney. In the summer, thisfield is dry farmland; todayit looks more like a lake.

The smell of coffee fillsthe air as sausage pattieshiss on the griddle. This isduck hunting in style. Com-plete with two shootingdecks, a kitchen. electricityand satellite television, thisfloating fortress is homeaway from home for JonEd, Tripp and Kelley Pow-ers for the 60 days betweenDec. l andFeb. l.

"If we just had a littlemore s,pace on this side wecould fit a couple of reclin-ers," joked Kelley as thegroup waited for breakfastto finish.

Hunting for the Powersbrothers is notjust pleasure

- it's also business. Jon Ed("95), Tripp ('97) and Kel-ley ('02) are co-owners ofFinal Flight Outfitters Inc.,a retail, mail-order and e-commerce company spe-cializing in anything andeverything outdoors. Their25,000-square-foot facilityis located halfway betweenMartin and Union City atthe corner of state Route431'Efi'al Meek Road. Andyes, it's that Meek.

Dr. William Paul Meek,former executive officer,dean and chancellor of theUniversity of Tennessee atMartin, is their great-great-uncle. The Meek familYonce owned nearly 1,000acres of land in the area, in-cluding the property whereFinal Flight sits today.

In fact, part of the exist-ing building, now the mainentrance of Final Flight,was once a convenlencestore, lunch room and ser-vice station owned and op-erated by J.R. (James Rus-sell) Meek, Paul's brotherand the great grandfather ofJon Ed, Tripp and.Kelley.

For the brothers, though,the UT Martin connectionruns deeper than their re-lation to Paul Meek. Allthree graduated from UTMwith degrees in agriculturalbusiness.

The oldest, Jon Ed, be-gan his career with an agri-cultural chemical companybefore graduation, a job hecredits to connections madeduring his time in Martin.

"UT Martin is a phe-nomenal school for gettingyour bachelor's degree andthen going on from there,"said Jon Ed. "It is a hugeag school ... and it wasfounded that way, but a lotof folks that don't have anag background, or are may-be not from here, they don'treally realize that."

Tripp, the middle brother,spent his time after gradua-tion doing everything hecould to avoid the familybusiness - farming.

"All through college I'never wanted to farm," said

Tripp. But after getting ataste of "the real world,"Tripp reevaluated his careerchoice and began farmingafter all.

The youngest, Kelley,rMas"',the last to cross UTMartin's commencementstage, and by that time Fi-nal Flight was already be-ginning to take shape.

A Business Takes FlightWhile growing up, Jon

Ed remembers visitingsporting goods stores ev-ery time the Powers familywent on vacatlon.

"That was like the high-light of the trip," said Jon

Ed. At the time, rural West-Tennessee didn't havemuch to offer in the way ofoutdoor retailers.

There was no lnternet,and ordering items else-where wasn't easy. Even as

a kid, Jon Ed dreamed ofone day owning a sportinggoods store - a dream hisbrother Kelley also shared."When you grow up aroundhere, it's kinda in yourblood," said Jon Ed aboutthe outdoors and waterfowlhunting.

During his time at UTM,Kelley began entering duckcalling competitions to be-come a better caller andhunter. "It's a crazy red-neck hobby," joked Kelley.Having never called com-petitively, Kelley didn'tknow what to expect. But,he figured if he won somebig contests he may eventu-ally be able to capitalize onthe winnings.

"This might be a w.aythat I could get into theoutdoor industry," thoughtKelley. It was far out there,but Kelley was motivatedto make it work. "If I canwin a big contest - maybeif I go and knock on thedoor of a company CEO... he would already knowmy name before I madethat introduction. And thenwhen I made the introduc-tion, I would already be a

leg up on somebody else,"he said.

But it wasn't until 1999,when Kelley won the WorldChampionship,Goose Call-ing Contqst in Easton, Md.,that Jon Ed's dream beganto get some tractron.

"That opened up a wholelot of doors and the possi-bility of starting a store,"said Jon Ed about his broth-er's win. From there Kelleywent on to win the WorldGoose Champiorl of Cham-pions, the pinnacle of duckcalling competitions. He is

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCII IO, 2016

POWERS FEATURED -The PowersfamiJy has a strong connection to north-westTennessee, with an extensive farmingoperation, as well as an internationally-known outdoors business - Final FlightOutfitters. The ever-growing business is

located in the MidWay Community be-tween Martin and Union City. The busi-

ness is owned and run by brothers (fromright) John Ed Powers, Kelley Powers andTripp Powers (partially obstructed). Thebrothers and their business are featured inthe Winter/Spring edition of the CampusScene magazine, which focuses on Univer-sity of Tennessee at Martin alumni.

the youngest person to everwin the title.

Following his worldchampionship wins, Kel-ley began to take the con-tests. and the opportunitiesthey provided, a little moreseriously. He realized thatall the competitions he at-tended also had outdoor re-tail events associated withthem. This was the oppor-tunity he had been waitingfor.

Kelley, with help fromJon Ed, began working withvarious retailers and settingup'displays at the events heattended. The pair wouldbuy products from the ven-dors, most of which weremom-and-pop operations,and resell them for a profit.

"Forlunately for us, peo-ple trusted us. At the timewe didn't have credit ref-erences, we didn't have awhole lot of financial sup-port, but you know, people

that knew of us in the in-dustry already knew thatwe were 'good folks,"' saidKelley.

Some of the vendorsthey worked with includedHigdon Decoys, Final Ap-proach,'Avery Outdoors,Outlaw Decoys and MossyOak. But perhaps the mostinteresting vendor theyworked with was a cbm-pany by the name of DuckCommander - the brandmade famous by A&E'shit reality show, Duck Dy-nasty.

"TheY '"qu"t" one of thefirst vendors we workedwith, and we were friendswith them. But, that wasway before Duck Dynasty,"said Jon Ed. During thattime, the entire Powersfamily became close withPhil, Miss Kay and the restof the Roberlson crew.

"They were almost likean extended family to us,"

said Jon Ed.In fact, during one of the

Robertson's visits to ObionCounty, Wille Robertsonioked with Tripp aboutstarting a reality show withhim. Willie and Tripp evencame up with some potsn-tial story ideas for the show,one of which was eventu-ally featured in Duck Dy-nasty, season one, episodefour - "Frog in One."

"We had talked about go-ing to a golf course to catchfrogs and having the gamewarden chase us on a golfcart," said Tripp. In theepisode, Willie ditches hiskids'career day to go playgolf with his brother, Jase.Later that night, the Rob-erlsons return to the golfcourse to hunt prized bull-frogs they'd seen earlier inthe day. Unfortunately forthem, country club security

Snn FrNlr,, PLcn r4

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS

THURSDAY, MARCH IO, 2016

-IInaL;From Page 1is also there, and they arecaptured and detained.

Although they occasion-ally still talk to the-Rob-ertsons, Jon Ed, Kelleyand Tripp have moved on."They're so busy, I hate tobother them," said Tripp.

From Humble Begin-nings

During the the earlyyears, when the Powerswould return from an out-door show, they wouldpack all their product intoan old florist trailer thathad been parked on thefamily farm for as long asthey could remember.

During hunting season,people would call and askto meet them at the stor-age trailer. They wouldthen go through the boxes,find what they needed andmake the sale. This contin-ued for several years untilthe brothers began to out-grow the trailer's confines.

By chance, the conve-nience store that their greatgrandparents, and eventu-ally grandparents, once op-erated was still in the fam-ily. The brothers took overthe vacant building andmoved all their product tothe new store.

"Basically, the store be-came a bigger storage trail-er," said Jon Ed.

For a while, they usedthe store primarily as ameeting place. Eventu-ally, however, as businessgrew. they began having"seasonal" hours. workingaround duck season.

They would open everyyear around the beginningof November and close inFebruary. However, thehunting always came first.

'-FTom ilayllght to noon,we were duck hunting -that was just the way it wasgonna be - we didn't care,"said Kelley. The storewould open after that.

"At first, we didn't seethe big picture," said Kel-ley. "The big picture forus was what's the windgonna be tomorrow andwere ducks gonna fly," headded.

"It was just kinda startedas a hobby - 'okay, we'llsee where this goes' - I'dlike to say we had grandplans of all this, - but wedidn't. If you had told usthen we'd be what we aretoday, it would have scaredus off," said Jon Ed.

From there, sales beganto increase, to the point thatthe brothers began openingthe store year-round. Theywould expand to makeroom for new product, andthe rest, as they say, is his-tory.

Brotherly LoveThe Powers brothers

have always known theirplaces in the business. Itwas not something theydjscussed or planned: itjust happened.

"It's funny with the threeof us because the threeof us kinda do differentthings, or have really dif-ferent interests. Tripp ismore of a 'hands-on' typeofperson and numbers andyou know that kinda stuff... Kelley is the computerguy, and I guess with mebeing the older brother I'mkinda the 3,000 feet type ofbig picture guy," said JonEd.

More specifically, JonEd oversees the opera-tion, Tripp serves as theaccountant, inventory ana-lyst and day-to-day opera-

tions manager, and Kelley boost our business," saidJon Ed.

They also give theirUTM employees a lot ofresponsibility, which theysay is a great learning tool.And in the end, they dowhatever they cal to helptheir employees find full-time jobs- whether at FinalFlight or somewhere else.

"I always say, 'Hey, ifyou can put up with us forfour or five years, then youcan work for anybody"'said Kelley.

(This article was reprint-ed with permission fromUTM Campus Scene.)

manages advertising, thecatalog. website and printmedia.

They're not involved ineach other's business daily."Now on big decisions, we,obviously, all consult. Withall the other stuff, we justdo the job that needs to bedone." said Kelley.

However, working withyour brothers is not alwaysperfect.

"It can be interesting,"said Jon Ed. "You hangaround here a little bit,and you'd see some things.You'll see some argumentsand stuff, it's not withoutthat," he added.

"Obviously it can bechallenging, and it can befun too. There.'s a trust fac-

Ed.Help from UTMIn addition to members

of their family, the broth-ers also employ about 35-40 part-time employees -most of whom are studentsfrom UT Martin.

"I've always said this- it seems like when first-time students - they driveto Martin, they move intothe dorm, they register forclasses and then they cometo Final Flight to put in anapplication. Well, to shopand to put in an applica-tion," joked Kelley.

The brothers agree: thebenefit UTM students pro-vide to their business isinvaluable. "Our businesswould not function with-out UT Martin students,"said Kelley. "We reallypride ourselves in pickingemployees who know theproducts. That's helped

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS TIIURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016

pilots aircraftto safe landingafter bird strike

When a bird flew into theengine of a United Airlinesjet bound from Houston toGermany on. Sunday, it wasa University of Tennessee atMartin alumnus who safelypiloted the aircraft back to aTexas airporl.

Sammy McCollum ofWoodland Mills said Obionnative Wayne Lanier wascaptain on the flight, one hemakes on a routine basis.

McCollum and Lanierattended school together andare long-time friends whocorrespond regularly. Theyalso jointly own a planehoused in Obion County.

"He sent an emailyesterday saying it was his'second attempt to get toMunich,"' McCollum saidTuesday morning.

United spokesmanMaddie King told theAssociated Press onMonday that nobody washurl and the carrier madeother affangements forthe passengers to fly toMunich.

Snn Loclr,, Pl.cn r4

CLOSE CALL - University of Tennessee at Martinalumnus Wayne Lanier is shown next to an engine on aUnited Airlines jet he was piloting to Germany Sundayfrom Houston. Lanier safety returned the jet to GeorgeBush lntercontinental Airport after a bird flew into theengine.

From Page IKing said Flight 102 lefr

George Bush Interconti-nental Airport late Sundayafternoon when the birdstrike happened. She hadno immediate informationon the type of bird strike ordamage to the plane, whichcarried 184 passengers and13 crewmembers.

The Boeing 761 landedin Houston around 6 p.-.Sunday.

Lanier, who lives in Wil-lis, Texas, attended UTMartin before joining the

Navy, where he was anaviator. He has more than30,000 flight hours and

plans to retire in a year,McCollum told The UnionCity Daily Messenger.

THE WEAKLEY COTTNTY PRESS THURSDAX MARCH 10,2016

UTM's Chi Omegas

help make toddler's wish come trueBy DONNARYDERSpecial to The Press

Taelyn Wilkins of UnionCity was just a little 2-month-old baby when shewas diagnosed with Wilms'turnor - a rare kidney can-cer that primarily affectschildren.

Her mother, Marley Wil-kins, and her grandmother,Corrine Kennedy of UnionCity, said it was a surpris-ing and devastating'diag-nosis that took the littlegirl's right kidney at such ayoung age.

The diagnosis was con-firmed by Dr. Susan Brew-er of Marlin, but it was analert nurse - Jan Adams

- at the Obion CountyHealth Department whoactually found the tumor onAug. 24, 2012, they said.Taelyn was sent to St. JudeChi ldren's Research Hospi-tal in Memphis the follow-ing Monday, where the tu-mor was removed and sheunderwent nine months ofchemotherapy treatments.

Wilms'tumor most oftenaffects children ages 3 to4 and becomes much lesscommon after age 5, ac-cording to staff at the MayoClinic.

Ms. Wilkins said it wasa trying time. For the firstfour months, they stayedat the Ronald McDonaldHouse in Memphis becauseTaelyn had to bs at the hos-pital every week for thechemotherapy.

Taelyn's sister, Star LynnDixon, now 6, was unableto stay with them because ofTaelyn's weakened immunesystem. Star Lynn's fatherlived in Memphis and shewas able to stay with himand his family. She 'wasonly able to see her motherand new baby sister a fewhours each week. Plus, Ms.Wilkins said, postpartumdepression was 'Just kick-ing in." After the initial

four months of weekly che- signed by Jonathan Kaynemotherapy, the treatilents , 9f Project Runway fame'decreased-in frequency and He even- made a sketch ofthey asked to be allowed to Taelyn from a- photographcome home. he was Provided and in-

Taelyn i! now 3 and her cluded u Yt:!."y ears hatcancer ts ln remtsston. on her head. The Chocolate

Friday evening, the little Bunny in Union City alsogirl was in ver;ihigh spir- gave Taelyn a stuffed ani-its as she found out that mal.she was the recipient of a The family will be stay-

Make-A-Wish Foundationtrip to Walt Disney World fr Village, a 79-acre, non-in Florida. I orofli "storvbook" resort

She will get to take her in Central Florida. Theirmother, Star agenda not only includeslittle sister, Walt Disney World, they

Stormie will be able to meet charac-Toombs. ters from Universal and do

Last year, Ms. Wilkins activities such as horsebacksaid Taelyn's caseworker at riding.St. Jude told them she was: Make-A-Wish@ grantsold enough to apply for the' the wishes of children withwish program. She said.Taelyn loves all princess-es- conditions to enrich the hu-and is a "girly, girl" who ,,'un .onai,ion with hope,loveq wearing malg-up. ,t*"eth

""aJoy. Each year,

9*ilgr and-fingernail pol- Vi"f.J_A_Wi.t' Mid-Southish. She said the girls have illfrii. ihe wishes of moreknown_ since.- last April. tiii ZiO children acrosswhen the family was inter- iii".'lrflO_So"tfr. Founded in

' 1986, the Mid-South chaP-

ter has granted more than4,800 wishes since inceP-

be granted. tion' With the average cost

Members of Chi Omat the Univ_er.ity or rl?1 f,:f:t iffii,Hi::'::il:-nessee at Martin helped

ness Solutions on So--'. To learn more' visit www'

Home Street 1n unlon C'YII midsouth'wish'org' -into a mini-cu.niual, .# -l;::'::l'o!!':ffr?;;itrplete with- a princess cake )#il'":r' "iiirr@ur*rr-and cupcakes provided bvE.W. Jimes ana Sons Sri- tpnqprfnw

permarket. The girls evengave Taelyn a special Min-nie Mouse shirt, completewith her name. In addi-tion to gifts from Make-A-Wish, including mov-ies and a DVD player fortheir airplane ride, Taelynwas surprised with a prin-cess dress from JoAnn's inUnion City and shoes de-

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THT]RSDAY MARCH 10,2016

WISH GRANTED rep-resentatives (from BethSummers on Friday lkins(second from right) wishto gg to Walt Disney World. Taelyn, who lost a kidneyto Wilms' tumor, will get to bring her mother, Marley

Wilkins; sisters, 17-month-old Stormie Toombs and 6-year-old Star Lynn Dixon; and her grandmother, CorrineKennedy (not pictured) of Union City. Make-A-WishFoundation was assisted with the surprise by membersof Chi Omega a the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Miss Robison to fightfor arthritis patients

Reigning Miss Tennes-seeHanna Robison of Spring-ville will be in Washington,D.C., this week to advocatefor more than 1.3 millionTennessee residents livingwith arthritis. Nationally,more than 50 million adultsand 300,000 children havearthritis the leadingcause of disability.

Miss Robison competedin the 20 15 Miss Americapageant and, with fivemembers of her family bat-tling arthritis, made arthri-tis awareness her platform.As an Arthritis Foundationadvocate, she helped recruitRep. Jim Cooper to theCongressional ArthritisCaucus, and raised morethan $28,000 for arthritisprograms and research.

Because of her workwith the foundation, MissRobison received the MissAmerica National Qualityof Life Award and todayshe will receive the ArthritisFoundation's EmergingLeader in Advocacy Awardduring a dinner program tobe attended by more than

HANNAH ROBISON

400 foundation constituentsand supporters.

While in Washington,D.C., Miss Robison willalso participate in theArthritis Foundation'sAdvocacy Summit whereshe will meet with membersof Congress and fight forstate and federal legislationthat will increase accessto treatment and fundingfor better treatments and a

cure.

The Jackson Sun Monday, March 14' 20"16

UT Martin receivestwo national rankings

The University of Tennessee atMartin has been included in the top50 schools for high school studentsseeking college credit and amongthe top 30 colleges for those withISTP personality types, as deter-mined by the Myers-Briggs TlpeIndicator.

Collegecounselorservices.comincluded the university in its onlinelist of "50 great schools where highschool students can get college cred-it," published in February. Theschools listed were awarded pointsbased on accreditation of concurrentenrollment programs, cost per credithouse, number of courses offered,number of high school partners andadditional credit-earning optionsbeyond concurrent enrollment.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 15,2016

Martin cleanup going on this weekUT Martin Recyclesl

and the City of Martin willsponsor a city-wide clean-up initiative coordinated bythe Martin Beautiful C<-rm-mittee this week.

There are two ways toparticipate - you can selectyour own area to clean, orcombine your efforts witha larger group and work onmore substantial clean-upprojects.

If you would prefer towork on your own, start-ing Monday you can dropby the UT Martin Recy-cling Center, located at 108N. Moody St., to pick up amap of city sites that needattention. Or, if you prefer,you can select any publicarea for cleaning. Onceyou have gathered your

waste, you should place itcurbside where you wouldnormally place brush orother items for trash pick-up. Please place items atthe curb early on the day ofyour regular brush pick up,where Republic Servicestrucks will then collect it.They will collect brush andtree limbs, furniture, carpetand similar items, but haz-ardous materials such asoil,'paint or chemicals willnot be collected.

lf you wish to combineyour efforts with a largergroup of volunteers, you'rewelcome to meet on Satur-day at the UT Martin Re-cycling Centeg especiallybetween the hours of 9 a.m.and noon. Those volunteerswill pomb the city of Martin

focusing on areas selectedby Led Symmes, the MartinBeautiful coordinator forthis event, who will havedesignated specific neigh-borhood areas for specialclean-up attention.

Vofunteers may pick uptrash bags and gloves allduring this week by visit-ing the UT Martin RecycleCenter.

The sponsors endorse re-cycling when and whereverpossible. If you discoverrecyclable materials duringthe clean-up, you're encour-aged to take the materialsto the UT Martin RecyclingCenter. The centeroperatesMonday, Wednesday, Fri-day, and Saturday, 7 a.m.

Hollandsworth joins C.areAll staffCareAll Home Health is

proud to introduce AnnaSeratt Hollandsworlh, RN,BSN as psychiatric nurse.Anna joined the , CareAllteam in July 2015 as In-take Liaison. but her lovefor patient care started longbefore.

She graduated sixth inher class from South FultonHigh School in 2009. Annaattended the University ofTennessee at Marlin andgraduated Cum Laude witha Bachelor of Science de-gree in Nursing tn 2013 .

Her specific field experi-ence includes direct patientcare in Home Health, Be-havioral Health, Pediatricsand Medical - Surgicalnursing. While attendingUTM, Anna served as Stu-dent Instructor.

Anna's spouse, GavenHollandsworth, is an edu-

cator at Trenton RosenwaldMiddle School. teachingsixth grade History andcoaching middle schoolfootball. The couple areproud parents of an energet-ic two year old. Ella Claire.Anna and her family residein Weakley County.

Since 1985, CareAllhas been a leader in HomeHealth Care throughoutTennessee. The goal hasremained the same all theseyears: to ofTer you the abil-ity to heal in the comforl ofyour own home. Whetherit's with Home Health orPri-vate Duty services, CareAllspecializes in helping youor your loved one managelife safely and maiutain thehighest quality of life pos-sible. CareAll has expandedtheir ability to help patientsand caregivers coping withDementia. Alzl.reimer's.

ANNA SERATTHOLLANDSWORTHSchizophrenia. Depressionand a variety of psychiatricillnesses by adding Psychi-atric nursing to their list ofservices. For more infor-mation on CareAll HomeHealth or services provided,call l3I-587-2996 or visitcareallinc.com

TBI releases 2015 'Crime on CamPus'

report http ://www. wbbj tv. comt

March 15, 2016 6y

JAcxsorrlr"rr - rl"r nrro"o reteaseo Tuesday shed new light on violence at colleges and

universities across the Volunteer State The Tennessee Bureau of lnvestigation released its

annual 'Crime on Campus' report and the statistics might surprise you

01tp/&Ww wbQtV co-r1/'lrp:cqn-tc.'lUuBE,ad!12,0 1 6103/SSreet

thorZql 6'Q3:l 5-a!:9 27 ?s-PM.P!sl

The numbers show, overall, crime is down at colleges and

universities, especially at our local schools But the TBI said sex

are on the rise and it's hoping this reportwill serve as a

to change that

goal is a number of zero when the crime stats come out,

we want to be zero," Jackson State Community College Police

Chief Darron Billings said

Across the state, campus crime went down 7-percent between

2014 and 2015

,,The statistics let us know that we're heading in the right direction as far as getting everythrng

done," Chief Billings said

ln Jackson and West Tennessee, our six colleges and universities faired better than average

Lane College saw a significant decrease in crimes like burglaries and assaults while Freed-

Hardeman university had a slight increase in thefts Jackson state community college and

union university both stayed relativity the same with low numbers across the board

"l see security making their rounds They roll down their windows to check on me and wave at

me," Union student Rachel Edgren said "l've never felt in danger on campus "

The TBI said although overall crime is down forceable sex offenses like rape are up more than

25 percent West Tennessee only saw one in 2015, that was reported by UT Martin

Law enforcement attribute that low number, locally, to being proactive on campuses

,,The more that we report and the more that we're active upon preventing it I think that we can get

it back down to where it should be which is zero," Billings said

AlthoughcrimemaynevergoawayfullyStudentssaidtheseStatisticsarethefrstStepin

bringing them even lower

..Peopleneedtoknowwhat'sgoingonandpeopleneedtoknowifthere,saproblem,',Edgren

said,,TheyneedtoknowWherethatproblemisandthenwecanaddressitandfigureoutwhat=to do about it "

The Universrty of Memphis-Lambuth Campus was

also included in the TBI's statistics but under the entire

University of Memphis system, so we weren't able to

show the exact breakout for this particular campus

The information used in the TBI's'Crime on Campus

report is submitted to them by the colleges and universities You can read the entire report for

yourself on the T.El's \tqbslte(htlpllltgq e'Lel9lliti9-glbilaltqa1]oenlsl2Q15 'c-!mq-q! -Qqnpqs Fllal$eqsl!]d sdQ

CONGRATULATIONS - Bank of Milan Chairman Gary Max-well congratulated'Ashley Miller on becoming a member of theBoard of DirectorS. Maxwell made the announcement last Thurs-day night during the annual shareholders meeting. Ashley is SeniorVice President and Chief Financial Officer for the bank. She joinedthe bank in October 2006 as a loan assistant and assumed the role ofFinancial Officer inAugust 2008.

Miller named director of The Bank of MilanAshley Miller has been elected

to serye as amember ofthe Boardof Directors for Hometown Ban-corp, Inc. and its wholly ownedsubsidiary, The Bank of Milan.This announcement was made atthe Annual Shareholder's Meet-ing on March 10,2016.

Chairman Gary Maxwell, madethe announcement and addedthat"Ashley has proven her value toour bank and its shareholders andwe are proud to add her to ourBoard of Directors. Her experi-ence as a Banker and her activeinvolvement in the commruritiesthat we serve will prove benefi-cial to all concemed."

Ashley currently holds the titleof Senior Vice President andChief Financial Officer for TheBank of Milan. She joined theBank in October 2006 as a loan

assistant and assumed the role ofFinancial Officer inAugust 2008.Ms. Miller is a 2001 graduate ofGibson County High School anda 2004 graduate from the Uni-versity of Tennessee at Martin.She graduated Cum Laude witha Bachelor of Science in Busi-ness Administration, majoringin Economics concentrating inFinance. Ms. Miller is 33 yearsof age and attends Milan FirstUnited Methodist Church, whereshe serves as Co-Chairman ofthe Finance Committee. Shealso serves on the InformationTechnology Committee for TheBank of Milan and is a memberof the Board for Milan ChristianLearning Center. Ashley residesin Medina with her husband,Brian and their two children,Brady and Harper.

Local singers compete in 'Death by Voice'cornpetition

HOW ARIA DOIN'?- Three local high school singers competed in the UT Martin 2nd Annual Death ByVoiceHigh SchoolAriaCompetition onFebruary 23rd.MaggieMartinez, ajuniorat South Gibson CountyHigh School, Amanda Massengill, a senior at South Gibson County High School and Meleah Gateleya junior at Homelife Academy in Jackson. Meleah Gateley was named the winner of the competitionand will be featured on the UT Martin Spring Choral Concert in April. Their voice teacher is HeatherKom of Trenton. Pictured are (from left)Heather Korn, Maggie Martinez, Meleah Gateley and Amanda

Massengill.

UTM Jackson centerto host act prep

MARTIN, Tenn. - The Uni-versity of Tennessee at MartinJackson Center is hosting a one-day ACT prep course just in timefor the April 9 testing date. Thecourse will be offered from 8

a.m.-noon or 1-5 p.m., March26, at the UT Martin JacksonCenter.

Students w'ill leam to boosttheir scores and improve testperformance by practicing testproblems based on questionfrequency, Cifficulty, substan-tive knowledge, curriculum andalternative test-taking strate-gies. Alex Beene, college andACT advisor for Fayette CountySchools, will direct the courseand offer quick, efficient tips fortest-taking.

The registration fee is $30 perpefson.

The UT Martin Jackson Centeris located at 3 03 1 Hwy 45 Bypassin Jackson.

For more information or toregister, contact the UT MartinOffice of Extended Campusand Online Studies at 731-881-7082 or visit the course websiteat http://www.utm.edu/depart-ments/ecos/nondegree.php.

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE. MARCH 16,2016

Last Ghance To Enroil ln Reading Glinic

personalized sessions for Students are individualrv enced restudents who have difficulty tested to a"i"i-ir"-rp".i'n'" iiom tfre

and read- Center.nsion before Contact the UT Martin Office

of and On_lin 881_7082to aPPoint-me

Students Participate !n National Model Congresssix students rrom the universitv t t""[lii-?"r,ilil,1'"tiil"!?lf'8.11"$,ii"i::

ffi,'"lltrl;frIre from Brighton; Breydon Horton, a freshman fromookeville; Dr. Anderson Starling, assistant professorfrom Dyersburg; Dezie Gude, a junior from Jackson;

Humboldt Chronicle, Wednesday, March 16, 2016

UT Martin-Jacksoncenter to host ACTprep for students

The University of Tennessee at Martin Jackson Center is

hosting a one-dayACT prep course just in time for the April9 testing date. The course will be offered from 8 a.m.-noonor l-5 p.m., March 26, atthe UT Martin Jackson Center. .

Students will leam to boost their scores and improve tegtbased on questionledge, curriculumex Beene, college

and ACT advisor for Fayette County Schools, will direetthe course and offer quick, effrcient tips for test-taking.

Beene is an author,journalist and Tennessee educator. Hq

has been named ott" tf th" top forfy under forly leaders inWest Tennessee by the Jackson Sun and his work can be

viewed in various publications throughout the Southeastem

United States. He received bachelor's and master's degrees

fiom the University of Mississippi.The registration fee is $30 per person.The UT Martin Jackson Center is located at 303 I Hwy 45

Bypass in Jackson.For more information or to register, contact the UT

Martin Office of Extended Campus and Online Studies at

73 1-881-7082 or visit the coursb website at http://www.utm. edu/departments/ecos/nondegree.php.

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE ' MARCH 16,2016

UT Martin FineArts Faculty To

Display TalentsS everal faculty members fr om

the Universit5r of Tennessee atMartin Department of Visualand Theatre Atts will disPlaYtheir personal artwork duringan exhibition titled "Clue."

oPen to27 in iheBuilding

Gallery.Department

Jason Stout, as

Sarah Haig, assistant Professor;David McBeth, Professor;Grace Eckert, lecturer; Dr.Carol Eckert, professor; andDiane Shaw, professor, willassemble an eclectic assortmentof artistic styles, includingabstract oil landscaPes, three-dimensional work and mixed-media sculpture.

An opening reception willbe held from 5-6:30 P.m.,March 15, to welcome guests

, and introduce the artists to thecommunity. Refreshments willbe available.

The UT Martin Fine ArtsBuilding Gallery is oPen

ay; l-7 P.m.,.m., ThursdaY-p.m., Sunday.for admission.

For more information, contactthe Department of Visual andTheatre Arts at 73 1-88 1-7400.

THE PARIS POsT-INTELLIGENCERWEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016

Ro bis on attends arthritisevent inWashington

\,,VissTennessee Hannah

Robison of Henry CountYhasbeen in Washington, D.C.,this weekto be an advocatefor more than 1.3 millionTennessee residents livingwith arthritis.

Robison has made arthritisawareness her major causewhile making appearancesas Miss Tennessee andwhileshe was a Miss America con-testant last year.

Five of her family membersare battling arthritis.

She helped recruit U.S.Rep. Jim Cooper ofTen-neisee to the Congressional

HannahRobison

dation, Robison receivedthe Miss America NationalQuatity of Life Award, andMonday night, she receivedthe foundation's EmergingLeader in Advocacy Award

ArthritisCaucus,and raisedmorethan$z8,ooo forarthritis pro-grams andresearch.

Becauseof her workwiththeAr-thritis Foun-

during a dinner program400s and

supporters.While in Washington, she

was to participate in thefoundationt AdvocacY Sum-mit, where she was to meetwith members of Congressand fight for state and federallegislation that will increaseaccess to treatment andfu nding for better treatments i

and a cure.Nationally, more than 5o

million adults and 3oo,ooochildren have arthritis, ac-cording to the foundation.

TnrnroN GezErrp Wednesday, March 16,2016

SINGERS COMPETE - Three local high school singers competed in the UT

Gateley.

Alumni from UT Martinadded to Hall of Fame

University of Tennesseeat Martin alumni Lt. Gen.Dennis Cavin (U.S. ArmY,retired) and Col. HenrY"Hawk" Ruth III (U.S.Army, retired) have been.nominated to join the U.S.Army Cadet CommandHall of Fame, located atFort Knox, Ky.

The Hall of Fame isbeing established in honorof the 100th anniversarYof the U.S. ArmY CadetCommand, which managesReserve Officer TrainingCorps programs across thecountry.

Cavin and Ruth werelocally honored for theirservice to the nation and UTMartin last month duringhalftime of the UT Marlinbasketball game againstTennessee State. They willbe officially inducted dur-ing a national ceremonYJune 10.

Cavin received a bach-elor of science degree inagriculture and a desig-nation as a distinguishedmilitary graduate from UTMartin. He later receiveda master of afis degree inmanagement from WebsterUniversity in St. Louis andis also a graduate of theIndustrial College of theArmed Forces.

Cavin served as an airdefense military officerfor much of his career. Healso served as both dePutYcommanding general andcommanding general forthe U.S. Army Air DefenseArtillery and later as com-mander of the U.S. ArmYRecruiting Command atFort Knox.

ln his linal assign-ment as commander ofthe U.S. Army AccessionsCommand at Forl Monroe,Va., he was responsible formeeting recruiting goalswithin the. ArmY activeand reserve comPonents,man conduct-ing oPerationsand g Policiesfor initial military training

and direct commission andappointments.-

Cavin served in Kuwaitduring Operation DesertThunder in 1997 and hiscareer awards include theDistinguished ServiceMedal, Defense SuPeriorService Medal and theLegion of Merit. Afterretirement from the armedforces, Cavin became viceoresident of internationaliir and missile defensestrategic initiatives andvice president of corPoratebusiness develoPment forthe Army and Air MissileDefense Programs.

He received the Univer-sitv of Tennessee at MartinOitstanding Alumni Awardin 1999 and the 2015Nashville Business JournalOutstanding VeteranAward.

Ruth is a Knoxvillenative and a member ofthe UT Martin ROTC Hallof Fame. In addition tohis UT Martin degree, heis also a graduate of theU.S. Army War Collegeand the Joint Forces StaffCollege. He received a

master's degree fromShippensburg UniversitY ofPennsylvania.

He served in Vietnam as

an infantry platoon leaderand armor cavalry Platoonleader and has held com-mand posts at Fort Bragg,N.C., Fort CamPbell, KY.,and in Korea.

Ruth also served in coun-

ter drug operations in thePanama Canal Zone andcompleted two differenttours in the Pentagon. Heis recognized as a found-ing member and comPanYcommander of the l60thSpecialOp ionRegiment, as

the "NightRuth has received more

than 23 military awardsand decorations, includ-ins the Soldier's Medal,thE highest award for valorduring peacetime. He alsoholds the Legion of Merit,a Bronze Star and MasterAviator Wings.

Since his retirement, hehas appeared as a mili-tarv analvst on Fox NewsNeiwork. is president of theAAAA Air Assault ChaPterand owns a defense con-sulting firm, Hawk RuthGroup. Ruth has remainedactive in the UT Martincommunity since his gradu-ation in 1970 by Provid-ing Army aircraft disPlaYs,speaking at ROTC com-missioning ceremoniesand serving as a mentor tocadets and football teammembers.

uT Martin students excelatjournalism conferenceThe University of Ten-

nessee at Martin's stu-dent-run radio and televi-sion stations and campusnewspaper excelled at the2016 Southeast JournaUsmConference held recent-ly at Austin Peay StateUniversity in Clarksville.

WUTM 90.3 FM "TheHawk," UT Marlin's stu-dent-run campus radiostation, was named BestCollege Radio Station inthe South for the secondconsecutive year.

The station has receivedthis honor five times inthe past seven years andhas ranked in the top threeevery year since 2007.

WUTM also received firstplace in the Best CollegeAudio News (Podcast) cat-egory for the first time. Thestation has ranked in thetop three positions in thiscategory since it was cre-ated in 2011. UTM TV thecampus television station,received third place in BestCollege Television Station.

The Pacer, the univer-sity's student newspaper,received ninth place in theBest College Newspapercategory.

Students who attend

the Southeast JournahsmConlerence parricipate intwo types of competitions:Best of the South and on-site challenges. In the Bestof the South competition,students submit material ina variety of categories priorto the conference for third-party review. A total of 35schools parlicipated in thisporlion of the conference.

In on-site competitions,students must complete avariety of hands-on activi-ties in their chosen catego-ries and think on their feetto deliver the best day-ofperformance.

The individual awardsfor the Best of the Southcompetitions were:

. Best Radio HardNews Reporter: SydneyLaFreniere, a senior fromOak Ridge, first place;

. Best Radio NewsFeature Reporter: NatalieKing, a senior from Wingo,Ky., third place;

. Best Radio Journalist:Tori Seng, a senior fromUnion City, third place;

. Best News-EditorialArtist/Illustrator: JoeyPlunk, a junior from Bells,third place;

. Best Television Hard

News Reporter: AshleighBurton, a senior from SouthFulton, fourth place;

. Best Magazine PageI-ayout and Design: JaredPeckenpaugh, a senior fromFinley, sixth place.

The individual awards foroir-site competitions were:

. Radio News Reporting:Ms. Burton, first place;

. Current Events: ChuckHammer, a senior fromMarlin, second place;

. Opinion-EditorialWriting: Ashton Priest, asophomore from Obion.second place;

. Arts and EntertainmentWriting: Chance Farmer,a senior from Union City;second place;

. Public RelationsTeam Competition: LauraCrossett, a junior fromJackson; Lyndsey Hayslett,a senior from Union City;and Barriana Woods, ajunior from Memphis, sec-ond place;

. Television Anchoring:Tori Seng, third place.

The UT Marlin delega-tion was named the thirdplace on-site championshipteam overall with six indi-vidual awards, its highestfinish yet in the contest.

Wednesday, March 16. 2016

left, front row) Holly Seng, business andtraffic director; Tori Seng, news director;Sydney LaFreniere, suppotl and develop-ment director; Julia Ewoldt, administra-tive assistant; (back row) Kayla Harmon,sports director; Ashleigh Burton, produc-tion director; Ashley Shores, digital mediadirector; and Chuck Hammer, programdirector.

COLLEGE STATION HONORED -WUTM 90.3 FM "The Hawk," the student-run campus radio station at the Universityof Tennessee at Martin, was named theBest College Radio Station in the South atrhe 2016 Southeast Journalism Conferenceheld last month on the Austin Peay StateUniversity campus in Clarksville. Thestation's student staff members are (from

Campus crime focusof annual TBI study;decrease reportedBy CHRIS MENEESStaff Reporter

Campus crime decreasedlaSt year at colleges and uni-versities across Tennessee.

The Tennessee Bureauof Investigation earlierthis week released its 2015Crime on Campus report

- an annual study whichcompiles crime data sub-mitted to the agency by thestate's colleges' and univer-sities through the TennesseeIncident Based ReportingSystem.

Among the local insti-tutions included in thereport are the Universityof Tennessee at Martin,Bethel University in Mc-Kenzie, Dyersburg StateCommunity College andthe Tennessee College ofApplied Technology atNewbern.

Across the state, over-all campus crinle reporledby Tennessee colleges anduniversities decreased by 7percent from 2014 to 2015,

(Continued lrom Page l)weaoon law violationl twoDtii oflenses. one drunk-enness offense, 18 liquorlaw violations and two tres-passing offenses'rePortedfor 2015, according to thereport, which listed total

according to the report.Assault offenses were

up slightly - by 1.4 per-cent - statewide in 2015.The overall category of sexoffenses-forcible increasedby 26.6 percent, whichincludes an increase in thenumber of reported rapesfrom 5l in 2014 to 56 in20t5.

Statewide, 29 percent ofall 2015 offenses reportedwere categorized as larce-ny/theft. There were sharpdecreases in the numbers ofIarceny/theft, burglary androbbery offenses repofiedstatewide last year.

Locally, at UT Martin,there were l5 assaultoffenses, one forcible sexoffense, five burglaries,27larceny/theft offenses, onecounterfeiting/forgery, onefraud offense, one sto-Ien properly offense, 1ldestruction/damage/van-dalism offenses, 16 drug/narcotic violations, one

(See Page 2, CoL 3)

Thursday. March 17. 2016

campus population of 1,292for the 2015 fall term.

Campus population onthe report includes bothundergraduate and gradu-ate enrollment, as well as

staff, faculty and securitypersonnel.

Bethel University had12 assault offenses, twoforcible sex offenses, l3burglaries, l0 larceny/theftoffenses, one fraud offense,two destruction/damagelvandalism offenses, sevendrug/narcotic violations.twtr weapon law violationsand 12 liquor law viola-tions last year, when thetotal campus populationwas listed as 5,054 for thefall term of2015.

For last year at DyersburgState, where the total cam-pus population was 2,800for the fall term, the reportlisted one assault offense,three larceny/theft offens-es, one fraud offense andone destruction/damagel

vandalism.No offenses of any kind

were reported at TCAT-Newbern, which had a totalcampus population listed at393 for the 2015 fall term.

TBI Director Mark Gwynsaid he hopes the 2015Crime on Campus reportwill assist law enforce-ment, institution adminis-trations and governmentofficials in planning theirefforts in the fight againstcrime and "continue to cre-ate an awareness that crimeexists as a threat in ourcommunities."

"The threats to society bycriminal activity must beaddressed by efforts fromall law-abiding citizens as

well as law enforcementagencies," he said in releas-ing the annual reporl.

Staff Reporter ChrisMenees may be con-tacted by email atcmene,e s @ ucme s s en I er.com.

NATIONAL MODEL CONGRESS PARTICIPANTS - Students from UTM participated in the second annual National Model congress-confer-

ence, Feb. 25-2T,inwasnrngton, D.C. From tett; nixxi Erwin, Breydon Horton, Justin Morgan, UTM Assistant Professor Dr. Anderson starling,

Drew Gagle, Dezie Gude, and Jordan Long.

Camden freshman receivesDistinguished Representative AwardSix students from the Uni-

versity of Tennessee at Mar-tin (UTM) participated in thesecond annual National ModelCongress Conference, Feb. 25-

27; in Washington, D.C. Thestudents represented real-worldsenators and representatives inwriting, amending and Passingbills through comtnittees and infloor sessions.

The UTM delegation receivedan Honorable Delegation Awardfor their performance during the

proceedings. Breydon Horton, itfreshman from Camden, received

a Distinguished RePresentativeAward; Justin Morgan, a se-

nior from Cookeville, receivedan Honorable RePresentativeAward; andRikki Erwin, a soPh-

omore from Brighton, receiveda Distinguished Senator Award.

Jordan Long, a freshman fromMartin; Dezie Gude, a juniorfrom Jackson; and Drew Cagle,

a junior from DYersburg, also

participated in the conference.

The students were mentored bY

Dr. Anderson Starling, UTMassistant professor of politicalscience.

The conference is oPen tostudents from domestic and inter-national institutions. Participantsintroduced almost 50 bills duringthe mock Congressional session,

but only three ultimatelY weresigned into law by the ModelCongress president at the end ofthe conference. Two of those billswere written and sponsored bY

the UTM students."The experience that is Pro-.

vided by the National ModelCongress is second to none," saidLong. "Since it is a new Program,we will leave a lasting imPressionon the program forever with ourskills and experience."

For more information on theNational Model Congress, visitwww.nationa I modelcon gress.org or contact Dr. Starling at737-88 1 -7305 or astarlin@utm.edu.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAIMARCH t7,2016

UTM professor to speakon 'Black Music of Brazil'

The University of Ten-nessee at Martin FacultyWomen's Club will host itsannual Women's HistoryMonth and scholarshipIuncheon from 1l:30 a.m.to 12:50 p.m. March 29,in room 206 of the BolingUniversity Center. Dr. Ju-lie Hill. professor of music.will serve as the featuredspeaker.

Hill's address will dis-cuss "The Black Music ofBrazil: Music and SocialTransformation." In addi-tion to her faculty position,Hill is also interim chair ofthe UT Marlin Departmentof Musie and the directorof percussion studies. Sheis a UT Martin graduateand the current presidentof Lhe national PercussiveArts Society.

Hill also received one ofthe inaugural Universityof Tennessee President'sAwards for her work withthe Roots of Rhythm pro-gram, which teaches re-gional school childrenabout the history of Af-

Dr.Julie Hillri6-dh culture through theevolution of its music.

Luncheon tickets areavailable for $13 per per-son, which includes a delibuffet, and may be pur-chased through March 22at the Boling UniversityCenter Information Deskor by contacting clubmembers Carla Field atmfield@charter.net or An-nie Schommer at aschom-me@utm.edu.

The Jackson Sun Saturday, March '19,2016

tlT Martinseeks nechance or

TYLER WHETsTOI\IETWHETSTONE@]ACKsON5UN CCfu']

and finding a new chancellor at the same

time.

See Chancellor, Page 3A

ChancellorContinued from Page 1A

In December, UTM received noticefrom the Southern Association of Col-leges and Schools that the universitywould be placed on a 12-month academicprobation, effective immediately. Sincethat time, UTM has hosted multipleworkshops for faculty and made surethat the accreditation requirementswere clear to all faculty and staff.

Both Smith and DiPietro said they ex-pect the school's probation to be recalledafter they submit their progress reportthis fall. SACS' decision on whether toextend UTM's probation won't be knownuntil December, but DiPietro said thegoal is to make sure the new chancellor

- will start with a clean slate in January.DiPietro said the school's next chan-

cellor will have experi-ence dealing with accred-itation.

"I think it is importantthat lcandidates] havesome understanding ofthat," DiPietro said."Most people who are go-ing to look at this job willhave had some dealingitors."

Late last year DiPietro requested thatSmith, who lived in Franklin prior tocoming back to UTM, stay on as the uni-versity's interim chancellor until a suc-cessor could be found. DiPietro said hav-ing Smith take on the responsibilities hasbeen extremely helpful for the univer-sity.

Smith, who previously served aspresident of Slippery Rock University ofPennsylvania, was selected as UTM in-terim chancellor in April 2015 followingTom Rakes' decision to step down and re-

turn to teaching. Smithservedas dean of UTMar-tin's School of Arts andSciences from 1987 to1999.

"This institution is inan opportune place be-cause of the interim lead-

ership it has had from thd standpoint ofdealing with some of the issues it faces,"DiPietro said.

"And while there are always issuescoming up around universities withmanaging, I think Dr. Smith's Ieadershipwill be an advantage in recruiting a real-ly high-caliber group of candidates tosay this is an opportunity, it's a good op-portunity," he said. "It's not going to beeasy, but it's on the right track."

The committee put together to helpselect the next chancellor consists of awide variety of people including a Uni-versity of Tennessee board member, twostudents, faculty and staff members,

and an alumnus, among others.DiPietro said the committee will se-

lect three to five finalists who will cometo UTMbeginning in late August to earlySeptember. The finalists'names will bereleased, he said.

The UT Martin chancellor serves as amember of the UT System leadershipteam, reporting directly to the president,and as chief executive officer of the Mar-tin campus, according to a news release.The chancellor is responsible for pro-moting continued development

- of

UTM's academic, research and serviceprograms while striving to build a na-tional reputation of excellence. The posi-tion is appointed by the president andelected by the UT board of trustees.

More information about the search,including the job description, is avail-able on the search website at http://tennes see. edu/execsearch/utm-chancellor/

ReachT)ler at (731) 425-9629. Followhim on Trn itt er : @ty I er _w het st one

Smith

Search under way for nextchancellor at UT Martin

KNOXVI LLENominal.ions are beingsought for the next chan-cellor of the University ofTennessee at Martin.

The UT Marlin chancel-lor serves as a member ofthe UT System leadershipteam, reporting directly tothp university president,and as chief executive offi-cer of the Martin campus.

The chancellor is respon-sible for promoting con-tinued development of UTMartin's academic, researchand seruice programs whilestriving to build a nationalreputation of excellence.The position is appointed bythe president and elected bythe UT Board of Trustees.

"As a university system,we're on track to meet ourmost important goals," UTPresident Joe DiPietro said."And UT Marlin plays avery imporlant role in ful-filling our mission to servethe state and people ofTennessee. especially first-generation college studentsand West Tennessee busi-nesses and communities.

"I'm grateful to Dr. BobSmith for his outstand-

ing leadership as interimchancellor and devotion toaddressing critical issuesand strategic priorities.Because of all he's accom-plished in the last ninemonths, I am confident weare well-positioned for asuccessful search."

Smith, who led award-winning innovationsin enrollment manage-ment, improving retentionand graduation rates andstrengthening academicquality as president ofSlippery Rock University ofPennsylvania, was selectedinterim chancellor in April2015 following Tom Rakes'decision to step down asUT Martin chancellor andreturn to teaching.

The search committee,chaired by UT ChattanoogaChancellor Steve Angle,met for the first time Fridayto discuss the search pro-cess, timeline, expectationsof qualified candidates andposition requirements.

The committee includesrnembers of the UT Boardof Trustees and UT Martinfaculty, staff, student and

(See Page 5, Col. 4)

UT Martin...(Continued from Page 1)'

community leaders. Theyare:

. Debi Adcock, admin-istrative specialist, UTMartin

. Ruby Black, professorof nursing, UT Martin

. David Coffey, chair ofthe Department of Historyand Philosophy. UT Martin. Teresa Collard, asso-ciate professor of com-munications, director ofthe Women's Center, UTMartin

. Charley Deal, associatevice chancellor for alumnirelations and annual giving.UT Marlin

. Brian Donavant, UT fac-ulty trustee, interim execu-tive director of extendedcampus and online studies,UT Martin

. Joe Exum, chair of theUT Martin Chancellor'sRoundTable,UTPresident'sCouncil member. Crawford Gallimore,UT trustee; chief financialofficer, Hamilton-RykerCompany

. Jennifer Greenwood,professor and interimchair of the Department ofBiological Sciences, UTMartin

. Bud Grimes, chiefcommunication officer, UTMartin

. Richard Helgeson,dean of the College ofEngineering and NaturalSciences, UT Martin. Sam Lewallen. presi-dent, Simmons Bank

. Roberto Mancusi, asso-ciate prolessor of music.Faculty Senate president,UT Martin

,. Petra McPhearson.interim vice chancellor forfinance and administration,UT Martin

. Miranda Rutan, UT stu-dent trustee studying mar-keting and graphic arls, UTMartin

. Elizabeth Sanders,graduate student in familyand consumer sciences, UTMarlin

. Vicki Strickland Seng,associate vice chancellorfor academic affairs, UTMartin

. Candace Tate. alumna,UT Martin

. Margaret Toston. vice

chancellor for studentaffairs, UT Martin

. Todd Winters, dean ofthe College of Agricultureand Applied Sciences, UTMartin

Linda ' Hendricks Harig.UT vice

'president for

human resources, is servingas an adviser to the com-mittee. Ashlie Czyz, direc-tor of HR programs andexecutive recruiter, is serv-ing as executive recruiter.

More information aboutthe search, including thejob description, is availableon the search website. Theposition is elpected to befilled by the end of 2016.

Standing Stone State Park

prepares for Spring Nature RallyPostedTuesdav' March zz'zo16

http://herald-citizen.com/

BY AMY DAVIS

HILHAM - Redbuds are blooming, and critters are scurrying. It is spring, after all - which means

it's time for Standing Stone State Park's r3th annual Spring Nature Rally.

"The event is highlighted by the setting itself, as mid-April is the peak blooming time for wildflowers

at this beautiful park," park ranger Shawn Hughes, event leader, said.

The two-day event kicks offApril 15, featuring live animal shows, guided interpretive hikes, and

numerous other presentations, workshops, guest speakers, youth programs and activities that

showcase the park's natural wonders.

"This year's program schedule includes fun, educational sessions and activities on birds, snakes,

bats, turtles, lizards, wild hogs, wildflowers, ginseng, butterflies, mushrooms, nature photography,

wilderness survival, canoeing and more," Hughes said. "Best of all, all programs and sessions are

free."

The park is located att674 Standing Stone Highway, Hilham, in Overton County. For more

information, call 93r-8 zg- 63+Z or r-8oo-713-5157.

The event schedule is as follows:

April 15

. 6 p.m. - "Around the World: Rainforest Life" with Bob Tarter of the Natural History Educational

Company of the Midsouth in the park recreational hall. This program features live animal exhibits,

including a green iguana, red-tailed boa, yellow-napped green Amazon parrot and white-nosed

coatimundi.

. 7 p.m. - "Tennessee's Birds of Prey" with David Haggard, Tennessee State Parks' West Tennessee

regional interpretive specialist in the rec hall. This live presentation features an American Bald

Eagle, red-tailed hawk, barred owl and great horned owl.

http : //herald-citizen. com/s

. 8 p.m. - "Snakes of Tennessee" with Ray Jordan, retired Tennessee Tech University professor ofherpetology in the rec hall. The program offers a first-hand look at some of Tennessee's mostmisunderstood creatures. At 9:15 p.m., participants may touch a live snake.

. 9:15 p.m. - "Night Bat Walk" with Bob Tarter. Participants will meet at shelter r before a possiblecarpool. Required registration begins at 5:30 p.m. at the event information booth at the rec hall.

Space is limited. The program will feature a straw-colored fruit bat before a walk.

April 16

. 7:go a.m. - "Early birding" walk with John Froeschauer, Tennessee State Parks' Middle Tennessee

regional interpretive specialist, to look and listen for migrant and resident birds. Meet at shelter r fora possible carpool.

o p o.rl. - "Kids Zone" with Standing Stone State Park ranger Shawn Hughes, who will introduceyoung participants to the park's resident corn snake, "Elvis," in the rec hall.

o p &.rI. - "Photographing Wildflowers" with George Wallace, author and photographer for "What's

Blooming Now," and environmental consultant Chris Fleming, who will offer hints on identif.ingwildflowers and capturing their beauty with photography. Meet at shelter r for a carpool.

o p ?.r1. and to:3o a.m.- "Canoe Float" with Ranger Sarah Geeslin at the park boat dock for ages 10

and up. Life vest, paddles and canoes will be provided. Registration begins at Z a.m. at the rec hall.

. 10 a.m. - "Around the World: Desert Life" with Bob Tarter at the rec hall. Live animal exhibitsinclude a Savannah Monitor, Gila Monster, black-headed python, African Sulcata Tortoise andHarris Hawk.

. 10 a.m. - "Wildflower Walk" with Ray Jordan. Meet at shelter r and carpool to the Overton Lodge

for an easy roadside hike.

. 11a.m. - Kids Zone: "Calling all Jakes" turkey calling with members of the Overton CountyNational Wild Turkey Federation Long beards at the rec hall.

. Noon - "Ginseng" with Andrea Bishop of the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas at the rec hall.

. Noon - Kids Zone: Nature scavenger hunt with Ranger Shawn Hughes at shelter r.

. 1 p.m. - "Rainforest Life" encore presentation at the rec hall.

. 1p.m. - "Rambling for Wildflowers" with environmental consultant Chris Fleming. Meet at shelterr for a rugged r.5 mike hike.

. 1p.m. - "Start Mushrooming" with mushroom enthusiast Paul Roe. Meet at shelter z to learn howto grow gourmet edible mushrooms.

. 2 p.m. - "Tennessee's Birds of Prey" encore presentation at the rec hall.

. 2 p.m. - "Dazzling Butterfly Hike" with John Froeschauer. Meet at shelter r for a walk to learnabout the butterflies inhabiting Standing Stone State Park.

. 3 P.m. - "Wild Feral Hogs" with SSSP park manager Chris Cole at the rec hall. The presentationhighlights wild hog ecology and managements, history, biology, values and issues associated withwild hogs.

. 3 p.m. - Kids Zone: "Kids for Conservation" games and activities with Sarah Geeslin.

. 4 p.m. - "Desert Life" encore presentation in the rec hall.

. 4 p.m. - Nature photographyworkshop with George Wallace. Meet at shelter 2 to carpool.

. S p.m. - "Snakes of Tennessee" encore presentation in the rec hall.

. 5 P.m. - "How to Survive in the Woods" with Dr. Philip Smartt, professor of park management atthe University of Tennessee at Martin, at shelter r

. 6:t5 p.m. - "Touch a Snake" with Ray Jordan in the rec hall.

. 7 p.m.- A dinner provided by the Friends of Standing Stone will be available at the Park Tea

Room. Meals are limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Options include barbecue pork,hotdogs, veggie burgers and sides of chips, slaw, baked beans, cookies and tea or water. The meal isprovided at no charge, but the Friends of Standing Stone will be accepting donations.

. B p.m. - Campfire: Tell stories, eat marshmallows and relax by the fire at the park amphitheater.

Standing Stone State Park and Forest covers nearly 11,ooo acres on the Cumberland Plateau and is

noted for its scenery, wildflowers, fossils and other natural diversity. It also has recreational

opportunities, including fishing, boating, ro miles of hiking trails, camping and more.

_ lHt pARtS P05T-|NTELilGEN(ER TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2016

F.,!;:

l{ i)- t-'.

I

22 in Paris were among the participants. Pictured (fromleft) are SMACS members William Kuenzinger and AmberTaylor; Scout Zacharia Olson; SMACS member JacobThompson; Scout Preston Pooler; SMACS member Benjamiillde; and Phillip Davis, professor of chemistry and cliniccoordinator.

Local Boy Scouts earn chemistry merit badgesThe University of Tennessee at Martin chapter of theStudent Members of the American Chemical Societyhosted a chemistry merit badge clinic for 16 area BoyScouts on Feb.6. The clinic included mini-lectures,demonstrations, a chemical magic show and tours of theUT Martin laboratory facilities. Two Scouts from Troop

his wife, Ramona, hosted a Donor Apprecia-tion Dinner in the university's Russell DuncanBallroom. UT Martin students, faculty andstaff welcomed donors and recognized themfor their contributions to the university. Han-nah Robison made remarks during the event.

Local residents attend Martin donor banquetHannah Robison (center), a l{enry Countynative who is a University of Tennessee atMartin student and is the current Miss Ten-

nessee, isjo s RustYandPam Robiso in MartinThursday. lnterim Chancellor Bob Smith and

Local students, families affected by

Brussels attacksMarch 22, 2016 bY

JACKSON, Tenn - For some in West Tennessee, Tuesday's terrorist attacks in Belgium have

hit too close to home

http ://www.wbbjtv. com/r

(

A group of Freed-Hardeman University students

is studying abroad in Belgium

From local colleges with students studying abroad in the country to one young man who said his

dad narrowly missed being in the Brussels' train station when a bomb went off, the impact of the

attacks is far reaching

"The first thing that went through my mind was 'what do we do? I have no idea what to do,"'

Mallory Bowman said "lt was the flrst time I've ever traveled by myself "

Bowman is a student at Freed-Hardeman University studying in the city of Verviers, which is just

outside Brussels She luckily was in London when the bombings happened

"We're trying to hold it together," Bowman said "l was calling my mom and dad at two in the

morning and saying 'something's happened, we're trying to f gure it out "'

Bowman is part of a group of 20 students from Freed, 12 of whom are still in Belgium

"l do worry about them, but as of right now they've said they're in the facility and they're safe and

they're not leaving," Bowman said "So I know they're in a good spot right now "

The entire country is now sealed off as police search for those responsible for the attacks,

leaving one West Tennessee father separated from his family after going on a business trip to

Paris

"He can't cross the Belgian borders from France anymore," Michael Player said "So he's going

to have to wait for them to open those back up before he's able to see my mom and two younger

siblings who are still in Belgium "

Player, a UT Martin student, said his family is safe, but just two hours before the bombs went off

at a Brussels train station, his father traveled down the same tracks

"He took the train to Paris, and to get to that train he had to go through Maalbeek," Player said

"That's the station that was attacked "

Although the situation has instilled a lot of fear, these students said they are keeping the faith

)"Definitely a lot of fear and a lot of

nervous feelings," Bowman said "We kind of just said

'God's got this,'and we'll get through it all "

The group of students from Freed-Hardeman were not

expected to travel back home until early May, but the

group may choose to come back sooner once they have reunited

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 22,2016

Search for UTMchancellor continuesNominations are being

sought for the next chancel-lor of the University of Ten-nessee at Martin.

The UT Martin chancel-lor serves as a member ofthe UT System leadershipteam, reporting directly tothe University president;and as chief executive of-ficer of the Marlin campus.The chancellor is respon-sible for promoting con-tinued development of UTMartin's academic, researchand service programs whilestriving to build a nationalreputation of excellence.The position is appointedby the president and electedby the UT Board of Trust-ees.

"As a University System,we're on track to meet ourmost important goals," said

UT President Joe DiPietro."And UT Marlin plays avery_ important role. in ful-filling our mission to servethe state and people ofTen-nessee, especially first-gen-eration college students andWest Tennessee businessesand communities. "I'mgrateful to Dr. Bob Smithfor his outstanding leader-ship as interim chancellorand devotion to addressingcritical issues and strategicpriorities," DiPietro said."Because of all he's ac-complished in the last ninemonths, I am confident weare well-positioned for asuccessful search."

Smith, who led award-winning innovations in en-rollment management,

See UTM Page 6

UTM Dance Ensemble to performThe University of Tennessee at Martin Dance Ensemble

will present its spring showcase titled "We are the Dancers',at 8 p.m., Apnl 12, in the Fine Arts Building's Harriet Ful-ton Theatre.

ciate professor of dance and ensemble director, at smccor-mick@utm.edu.

UTMFrom Page Iimproving retention and grad-uation rates, and strength-ening academic quality aspresident of Slippery RockUniversity of Pennsylvania,was selected interim chancel-lor in April 2015 followingTom Rakes' decision to stepdown as UT Martin chancel-lor and retum to teaching.

The search committee,chaired by UT ChattanoogaChancellor Steve Angle, metfor the first time today to dis-cuss the search process, time-line, expectations of qualifiedcandidates and position re-qufements.

The committee includesmembers of the UT Boardof Trustees and UT Martin

faculty, staff, student andcommunity leaders: Debi Ad-cock, administrative special-ist, UT Martin; Ruby Black,professor of nursing, UTMartin; David Coffey, chairof the Department of Historyand Philosophy, UT Martin;Teresa Collard, associate pro-fessor of communications,director of the Women's Cen-ter, UTMartin; Charley Deal,associate vice chancellor foralumni relations and annualgiving, UT Martin;

Brian Donavant, UT facul-ty trustee, interim executivedirector of extended cam-pus and online studies, UTMartin; Joe Exum, chair ofthe UT Martin Chancellor'sRound Table, UT President'sCouncil member; CrawfordGallimore, UT trustee; chief

financial officer, Hamilton-Ryker Company; JenniferGreenwood, professor andinterim chair of the Depart-ment of Biological Sciences,UT Martin; Bud Grimes,chief communication offi cer,UT Martin; Richard Helge-son, dean of the College ofEngineering and Natural Sci-ences, UT Martin;

Sam Lewallen, president,Simmons Bank; RobertoMancusi, associate profes-sor of music, Faculty Senatepresident, UT Martin; PetraMcPhearson, interim vicechancellor for finance andadministration, UT Martin:Miranda Rutan, UT studenttrustee studying marketingand graphic arts, UT Martin;Elizabeth Sanders, graduatestudent in family and con-

sumer sciences, UT Martin;Vicki Strickland Seng, as-

sociate vice chancellor foracademic affairs, UT Martin;Candace Tate, alumna, UTMartin; Margaret Toston,vice chancellor for studentaffairs, UT Martin; and ToddWinters,'dean of the Collegeof Agriculture and AppliedSciences, UT Martin.

Linda Hendricks Harig,UT vice president fo1 hu-man resources, ls serylng as

an adviser to the committee.Ashlie Czyz, director of HRprograms and executive re-cruiter. is serving as executiverecruiter. More informationabout the search, includingthe job description, is avail-able on the search website.The position is expected to befilled by the end of 2016.

Search Begins for Next UT Martin ChancellorSubmitted Article

i UT Martin

INDEPENDENTAPPEAL WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2016

Nominations are being sought forthe next chancellor of the University ofTennessee at Martin. The school basedout of Martin, Tenn. hosts a satellitecampus here in Selmer as well as severalsatellites at Ripley, Jackson, and Par-sons.

The UT Martin ihancellor servesas a member of the UT System leader-ship team, reporting directly to the Uni-versity president, and as chief execu-tive officer of the Martin campus. Thechancellor is responsible for promotingcontinued development of UT Martin'sacademic, research and service pro-grams while striving to build a nationalreputation of excellence. The position isappointed by the president and electedby the UT Board of Trustees.

'As a University System, we're ontrack to meet our most importantgoals," said UT President Ioe DiPietro."And UT Martin plays a very importantrole in fulfilling our mission to serve thestate and people ofTennessee, especial-ly first-generation college students andWest Tennessee businesses and com-munities.

"I'm grateful to Dr. Botr Smith for

Students hoping to raisetheir ACT scores in timefor the April 9 testingdate are invited to registerfor an ACT prep courseoffered from 8 a.m.-noonor 1-5 p.m., April 2, at theUniversity of Tennessee atMartin Jackson Center.

Students will leam toboost their scores andimprove test performanceby practicing test problemsbased on question fr equency,

as interimaddressingpriorities,"

aII he's ac-complished in the last nine montls, Iam confident we are well-positioned fora successful search."

Smith, who led award-winni4g in-novations in enrollment management,improving retention and graduationrates, and strengthening academicquality as president of Slippery RockUniversity of Pennsylvania, was se-

ril 2015

ilo"'?lturn to teaching.

The search committee, chaired byUT Chattanooga Chancellor Steve An-gle, met for the first time today to dis-cuss the search process, timeline, ex-pectations of qudified candidates andposition requirements,

The committee includes membersof the UT Board of Trustees and UTMartin faculty, staff, student and com-munity leaders.

More information about the search,including the job description, is avail-able on the search website. The posi-tion is expected to be filled by the endof2016.

Humboldt Chronicle, Wednesday, March 23, 2016

ACT pret courses set April 2diffrculty, substantiveknowledge, curriculumand alternative test-takingstrategies. Alex Beene,college and ACT advisorfor Fayette County Schools,will direct the course andoffler quick, efficient tips fortest-taking.

Beene is an author,journalist and Tennesseeeducator. He has beennamed one of the top forlyunder forly leaders in West

Tennessee and his workcan be viewed in variouspublications throughout theSoutheastern United States.He received bachelor's andmaster's degrees from theUniversity of Mississippi.

There is a registration feeper person.

For more information orto register, contact the UTMartin Office of ExtendedCampus and Online Studiesat 73 1-881-7082.

Wednesdav. March 23. 2016

UT Martin radio stationcontinues winning streak

WUTM 90.3 FM "TheHawk," the student-runradio station on the cam-pus of the University ofTennessee at Martin, isonce again the Best CollegeRadio Station in the Nationfor colleges and universi-ties with under 10,000 stu-dent enrollment.

The awardwas announcedduring the IntercollegiateBroadcasting System Inter-national Radio Conferenceheld earlier this month inNew York City.

WUTM also received a

Platinum Award, the high-est peer-reviewed awardfor overall broadcast excel-lence for a collegiate radiostation, for the sixth con-secutrve year.

"Anytime you win anaward like this you shouldbe proud, but Dr. (Richard)Robinson and the staff ofWUTM should be excep-tionally proud. consideringthat this year we receivedfour times the amountof awards entries as lastyear. The competitionkeeps getting better, but90.3 The Hawk still keepsrising to the top," saidChristopher Thomas. presi-dent of the IntercollegiateBroadcasting System.

"Besides being a mediaeducator, I have over 25years as a news director/anchor and programmer intwo major broadcast mar-kets, Dallas and Boston.WUTM operates on a

level of professionalismthat would imPress me inany commercial station,"said Len Mailloux, chair-man of the IntercollegiateBroadcasting System andassociate professor of com-munications at SimmonsCollege in Boston. "Ihave gotten to know Dr.Robinson and his staff overthe last few years and havealways been impressed byhow well everyone workstogether and supports eachother and their eagerness tofind ways of improving thestation and its product."

Student staff memberscollected four first-placeawards and 15 slots as top-five finalists.

Chuck Hammer, a seniorfrom Martin, was namedthe best program director

in the country. Tori Seng, aseniorfrom Union City, wasrecognized as the best newsdirector in the nation, whileKayla Harmon, a seniorfrom Lewisburg, won thetop spot in the category forbest sports director.

Ashleigh Burtcin, a seniorfrom South Fulton, broughthome the first-place tro-phy in the Best Spot Newscategory for a piece Pro-duced with Blake Stevensof Brighton, who graduatedin 2015.

Hammer was also a top-five finalist in five catego-ries: best newscast, bestcampus news, best publicaffairs event/promotion,best sports play-by-play inbaseball/softball and bestsports play-by-play in the"other" category. Hammerand Jared Peckenpaugh,a senior from Finley, pro-duced a piece on the UTMartin rodeo for the lattercompetltron.

Ms. Burton was a final-ist in four categories:best station promotion onSIRI, best celebrity/anistinterview, best productiondirector and best publicaffairs program. In the lat-ter category, she edited andproduced a piece called"Danger in the Shadows,"hosted by Ms. Seng, whichinvestigates sexual assaulton campus.

Toshya, Leonard, a 2015alum from Jonesboro,Ark., was a finalist for bestnews feature, best stationblog and best social direc-tor. Sydney LaFreniere, asenior from Oak Ridge,was a finalist in the cat-egory for best promotionsdirector and Julia Ewoldt, asophomore from Savannah,was a finalist in the compe-tition for best public serviceannouncement.

Robinson, associate pro-fessor and WUTM facultyadviser, was also a finalistfor the Best Faculty Adviseraward.

"I'm elated that the tal-ented, hard-working stu-denr sraff of wUTM andtheir faculty adviser, Dr.Richard Robinson, haveyet again achieved nationalexcellence especiallyagainst the stiffest com-petition in IBS history,"

said Dr. Robert Nanney,chair of the Department ofCommunications. "Theymake us all proud andunderscore the great thingsthat continue to happenin our department at UTMartin."

According to Mailloux,this was the largest com-petition pool in the con-ference's 76-year historywith a 400 percent increasein the number of entries.Industry professionals fromacross the country judge theentries in each category.

The awards come onthe heels of the station'sexemplary perlormance inFebruary at the SoutheastJournalism Conference.where the UT Martin sta-tion was named BestCollege Radio Station inthe South.

RADIO RECOGNITION _ WUIM90.3 FM "The Hawk," rhe student-run radio station on the campus of theUniversity of Tennessee at Marlin, receivedtwo prestigious station awards and fourfirst-place staff member finishes at the2016 Intercollegiate Broadcasting Systemlnternational Radio Conference held ear-

http ://www. wpsdlocal6. com/

Fultont and Sydney LaFreniere, a seniorfrom Oak Ridge.

Ballroom

sich,eduledCommunity members

with basic experience inballroom dance are invitedto participate in a five-weekcourse being offered from6:30-8:15 p.m. Mondaysfrom April 4-25 on theUniversity of Tennessee atMartin main campus.

Following the introduc-tory course offered earlierin the year. this class willbuild on the fundamentalsand introduce new danceslike the salsa,"tango andmambo. Participants neednot have completed the ini-tial course but should havebasic ballroom dance expe-rience.

Fran Robinson, courseinstructor. has been dancingsince age 5 and has led andtaught ballroom dance for30 years.

The class registration fee,is $100 perperson and $150per couple. Singles are wel-come to attend, but are notguaranteed a pafiner.

To register, contact theOffice of Extended Campusand Online Studies at (731)881-7082.

UT Martin AD Freire has acceptedposition at PittsburghPosted: Mor 23,2076 1:A5 pM CDTUpdoted: Mdr 23,2076 1:05 pMCDT

ByJeffBidwell CONNECT

MARTIN, Tenn' - Jurio Freire, who has served as the director of intercoilegiateathletics at the University of Tennessee at Martin since _.lanuary o f 2OI4, hasresigned his post to become the deputy athretics director for externar affairs at theUniversity of Pittsburgh. Freire's resignation as skyhawk director of athretics wiiltake effect at a later date to be determined.

"lt is with mixed emotions that r announce my resignation from UT Martin,,, Freiresaid' "As r prepare for the next chapter in my famiry's rife and my profession at theUniversity of Pittsburgh, r reave with fond memories of West rennessee and UTMartin Above at erse, it is the very peopre that make this a wonderfur communityand university that r/we wiil miss the most. For me and my famiry, it wiil arways be agreat day to be a Skyhawk.,,

Hired as the 12th athretics director in UT Martin history, Freire brought energy andpassion from his first day on the job - stressing the academic, athretic and sociar

http : //www. wp sdloc al 6. c om/r

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE. MARCH 23,2016

Advanced Ballroom Dance Spring Dance

Course Now At UT Martin Ensemble Set

improvement of Skyhawk athletics. The 49-year-old Freire oversaw 12 athleticprograms who exceeded the NCAA grade point average during the 2O74-I5academic school year, presided over four Ohio Valley Conference teamchampionships and directed an average of 4,000 hours of community service peryear from Skyhawk student-athletes, coaches and staff members.

Freire made six head coaching hires (men's basketball, baseball, rifle, cross country,volleyball, cheer) and implemented an internal restructure within the athleticsdepartment during his tenure at UT Martin He increased the department'scorporate sponsorships by 200 percent, saw major gifts funding grow by 300percent and was instrumenta I in several facil ity upgrades - including the final phases

of the Hardy Graham Stadium renovation project.

Born in Tijuana, Mexico and raised in Tucson, Ariz., Freire was also selected as one of12 members on the NCAA Women's Basketball Oversight Committee, beginningthat role in April of 2015.

ln conjunction with today's news, UT Martin lnterim Chancellor Dr. Robert M. Smithmet with the athletics staff to discuss the future of the athletics program. An interimathletics director will be named as soon as possible.

Dr. Smith noted the success of UT Martin student-athletes in competition, in theclassroom and outside of athletics, which highliehted Freire's often-stated focus onexcelling academically, athletically and socially.

"Julio's time at UT Martin has benefited the university greatly," Dr. Smith said. "Heworked hard every day to continue moving us to the next level. He createdexcitement in our fan base and donor base. He will be missed."

Freire was quickto commend the UT Martin administration and athletic departmentstaff for their trust, support, confidence and hard work.

"Thank you to former Chancellor Rakes for taking a chance on the Freire family,"Freire said. "An additional thank you goes out to lnterim Chancellor Smith forallowing us to serve in our capacity for the past 10 months. The athletic departmentis in great hands with excellent and caring coaches, administrators and staffmembers. I n short, they are providing the best possible student-athlete experience."

From: UTMSports.com

Community members withbasic experience in ballroomdance are invited to particiPatein a hve-week course offered

Following the introductorYcourse offered earlier in thevear, this class will build on thehrndamentals and introduce newdances like the salsa, tango andmambo. Participants need nothave completedthe imtial course,but should have basic ballroom

Fran Robinson, courseinstructor, has been dancing sincethe age offive and has led andtauglit ballroom dance for 30years.

The$1oo pcouple.attend,parher.

For more information or toregisteq contact the UT MartinOffice of Extended CamPus and

Online Studies at 73 l-881-7 082'

For April l-2The University of Tennessee

at Martin Dance Ensemble willoresent its sPring showcasetil"d "W" are the Dancers" at E

P.m,, APriBuilding's

The reochoreosanhv of student ensemble

memb"eri Erin Windham, a

senior from Nolensville; Annike

The show will alsoEEMIe a

guest appearance by Dr. ElaineHarriss, professor ofmusic, as she

performs "The Story ofBabartheElephanf ' for piano and nanation,Youngdance students from GoadkStepz Dance Studio, taught byKimberly Schwartz, UT Martindance education student, will alscperform.

General admission tickets are

$15, student tickets are $5 andchildren 12 years old and undermay enter free of charge. Ticketrare sold at the box office prior tceach performance.

For more information, contaclSarah McCormick, associateprofessor ofdance and ensembledirector, at smccormick@ufrn.edu

DRfr:SDEN ENTERPRISE . MARGH 2g,2O1G

Dr. Julie Hill,UT Martin Professor of Music

Dr, Hill NamedGuest SpeakerAt UT FacultyWomen's Club

Search BeginsFor New UTMGhancellor

ominations are being soughtfor the next chancellor ofthe University of Tennesseeat Martin.

The UT Martin chancellor servesas a member of the UT Systemleadership team, reporting directlyto the University president, and aschief executive officer of the Martin.campus. The chancellor is responsiblefor promoting continued developmentof UT Martin's academic, researchand service programs while strivingto build a national reputation ofexcellence. The position is appointedby the president and electedby the UTBoard of Trustees.

"As a University System, we'reon track to meet our most importantgoals," said UT President JoeDiPietro. "And UT Martin plays avery important role in fulfilling ourmission to serve the state and people ofTennessee, especially fi rst-generationcollege students and West Tennesseebusinesses and communities.

"I'm grateful to Dr. Bob Smith forhis outstanding leadership as interimchancellor and devotion to addressingcritical issues and strategic priorities,"DiPietro said. "Because of all he'saccomplished in the last nine months,I am confident we are well-positionedfor a successful search."

Smith, who led award-winninginnovations in enrollment management,improving retention and graduationrates, and strengthening academicquality as president of SlipperyRock University of Pennsylvania,was selected interim chancellor inApril 2015 following Tom Rakes'decision to step down as UT Martinchancellor and return to teaching.

and position requirements.The committee includes members

of the UT Board of Trustees and UTMartin faculty, staff, student andcommunity leaders:

Debi Ruby Black, professor ofnursing, UT Martin

David Coffey, chair of theDepartment of History and Philosophy,UT Martin

Teresa Collard, associate professorof communications, director of theWomen's Center, UT Martin

Charley Deal, associate vicechancellor for alumni relations andannual giving, UT Martin

Brian Donavant, UT faculty trustee,interim executive director of extendedcampus and online studies, UT Martin

Joe Exum, chair of the UT MartinChancellor's Round Table, UTPresident's Council member

Crawford Gallimore, UT trustee;

See CHANCELLOR Page 2

MARTIN, Tenn. - TheUniversity of Tennessee atMartin Faculty Women,s Clubwill host their annual Women'sHistory N{onth and scholarshipluncheon from I I :30 a.m.-12:5bp.m., March 29,intoom206 ofthe BolingDr. Juliemusic, willspeaker. _Hill's address willdiscuss "The Black Musicof Brazil: Music and SocialTransformation." In addition toher faculty position, Hill is alsointerim chair of the UT MartinDepartment of Music and thedire n studies.She graduateand s-ident ofthe sive ArtsSociety.

Hill also received one ofthe inaugural University ofTennessee President's Awardsfor her work with the Roots ofRhythm program, which teachesregional school children aboutthe history of African culturethrough the evolution of itsmuslc.

Lrurcheon tickets are available

by club membersCat mfield@charter.net Schommer ataschomme@utm.edu.

CHANCELLORFrom Page 1

chief finanpial officer,Hamilton-Ryker Company

Jenlifer Greenwood,professor and interim chair ofthe Department of BiologicalSciences, UT Martin

Bud Grimes, chiefcommunication officer, UTMartin

Richard Helgeson, dean ofthe College of Engineering andNatural Sciences, UT Martin

Sarq Lewallen, president,Simmons Balk

Roberto Mancusi, associate

professor of music, FacultySenate president, UT Martin

Peffa McPhearson, interimvice chancellor for finance andadministration, UT Martin

Miranda Rutan, UT studenttrustee studying marketing andgraphic arts, UT Martin

Elizabeth Sanders, graduateshrdent in family and consumersciences, UT Martin

Vicki Strickland Seng,associate vice chancellor foracademic affairs, UT Martin

Candace Tate, alumna, UTMartin

Margaret Toston, vicechancellor for student affairs,UT Martin

Todd Winters, dean of theCollege of Agriculture andApplied Sciences,,UT Martin

Linda Hendricks Harig,UT vice president for humanresources, rs servlng as anAdcock, administrativespeciafist, UT Martin adviserto the cornmittee.

Ashlie Czyz, director ofHR programs and executiverecruiter,, is,sgfving as executiverecrulter.

More information aboutthe searoh, including the jobdescription, is available on the

search website. The positionis expected to be filled by theend of 2016.

The Lauderdale Voice, Wednesday, March 23, 2016

PAL speaks to UTM classXavier Lawrence Andrews, left, gave a presentation to the Drugs and Behaviorclass at the University of Tennessee at Martin Ripley Center on March 16. Thecoalition discussed ine growing use of hashish, also known as hash or"grass" among youth. The class was informed that mariiuana is the mostcommon and least powerful form of cannabis. lt is made from dried plantleaves and flowers" Most of American cannabis is strictly the flower or bud ofthe plant and does not contain whole plants. The coalition also provided infor-mation to the class about the effects of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Lisa Kent'front row, is the instructor of the Drug And Behavior class at the UTM RipleyCenter. The next coalition meeting will be held at the UTM Ripley Center onMarch 31 at 6 p.m. The anti-drug coalition encourages all concerned citizensto get involved in the fight for children. For more information, contactAndrews, PAL Coordinator, at 612-6337 or email xandrews@utm.edu.

THE WEAKLEY COT'NTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016

Campus crime decreases;area numbers reportedBy CHRIS MENEESSpecial to The Press

Campus crime decreasedlast year at colleges and uni-versities across Tennessee.

The Tennessee Bureauof lnvestigation earlierthis week released its 2015Crime on Campus report

- an annual study whichcompiles crime data sub-mitted to the agency by thestate's colleges and univer-sities through the Tennesseelncident Based ReponingSystem.

Among the local institu-tions included in the reportare the University of Ten-nessee at Martin, BethelUniversity in McKenzie,Dyersburg State Commu-nity College and the Ten-nessee College of AppiiedTechnology at McKenzie.

Across the state, over-all campus crime reportedby Tennessee colleges anduniversities decreased by 7percent from2014 to 2015,according to the report.

Assault offenses were upslightly - by L4 percent

- statewide in 2015.The overall category of

sex offenses-lorcible in-creased by 26.6 percent,which includes an increasein the number of reportedrapes from 5l in 2014 to 56in2015.

Statewide, 29 percent of

all 2015 offenses reportedwere categorized as larce-

'ny/theft. There were sharpdecreases in the numbers oflarceny/theft, burglary androbbery offenses reportedstatewide last year.

Locally. at UT Martin.there were 15 assault offens-es, one forcible sex offense,five burglaries, 27 larceny Itheft offenses, one counter-feiting/forgery, one fraudoffense, one stolen prop-erly offense, 1l destruction/damage/vandalism offenses,I 6 drug/narcotic violations.one weapon law violation,two DUI offenses. onedrunkenness offense, l8 li-quor law violations and twotrespassing offenses report-ed for 2015, according tothe report, which listed totalcampus population of 7,292for the 2015 fall term.

Campus population onthe report includes both un-dergraduate and graduateenrollment, as well as staff,faculty and security person-nel.

Bethel University had12 assault offlenses, twoforcible sex offenses, 13burglaries, 10 larceny/theftoffenses, one fraud offense,two destructionidamagelvandalism offenses, sevendrug/narcotic violations.two weapon law violationsand 12liquor law violations

last year, when the totalcampus population was list-ed as 5.054 for the fall termof 2015.

For last year at DyersburgState, where the total cam-pus population was 2,800for the fall term, the reporllisted one assault offense,three larceny/theft offenses,one fraud offense and onedestruction/damage/vandal-lsm.

No offenses of any kindwere reported at TCAT-McKenzie, which had a totalcampus population listed at206 for the 2015 fall term.

TBI Director Mark Gwynsaid he hopes the 2015Crime on Campus reportwill assist law enforcement,institution administrationsand govemment officialsin planning their effortsin the fight against crimeand "continue to create anawareness that crime existsas a threat in our communi-ties."

"The threats to society bycriminal activity must beaddressed by efforts fromall law-abiding citizens aswell as law enforcementagencies," he said in releas-ing the annual report.

Staff Reporter Chris Me-nees nnty be contacted byemail at cmenees@ucmes-senSer.com.

Dance course offeredCommunity members with basic experience in ballroom

dance are invited to parlicipate in a five-week course of-fe ., Apr|l4-25, onth at campus.

y d earlier in theyear, this class will build on the fundamentals and intro-duce.new dances like the salsa, tango and mambo. par-ticipants need not have completed the initial course, butshould have basic ballroom dance experience.

Fran Robinson, course instructor, has been dancing sincethe age of five and has led and taught ballroom dance for30 years.

The class registration fee is $100 per person and gl50per couple. Singles are welcome to attend, but are notguaranteed a paftner.

For more information or to register, contact the UT Mar-tin Office of Extended Campus and Online Studies atl3l-881-7082 or visit the course website at http://www.utm.edu/departments/ecos/nonde gree. php.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 24,2016

WC juniors attend CollegeConnection 2016 at UTM

Almost 260 juniors fromthe four Weakley Countyhigh schools attended Col-lege Connection 2016 onMarch 18 at the Univer-sity of Tennessee at Mar-tin. Westview High School,Dresden High School,Greenfield High Schooland Gleason High Schoolwere all in attendance forthe event.

"The ultimate goal isfor (the students) to be ex-posed to post-s€condaryeducation opportunities,and having UTM right herein our backyard. here inWeakley County, is just the

perfect place to start," saidKerri Maddox, EducationEdge coordinator, WeakleyCounty School System.

"Not every student is in-terested in a four-year edu-cation, but they might seehere today that, 'Hey, thisis a place where I might fitin."'

Dr. Bob Smith, UT Mar-tin interim chancellor, wel-comed the students to cam-pus and encouraged themto pursue higher educationdegrees after high school.He emphasized the impor-tance of visiting a campusin person and encouraged

the students to sample allthe UT Martin campus hasto offer.

Students attended groupsessions with academic ad-visers based on the resultsof individual aptitude testslate with current students inthe Skyhawk Dining Halland were able to ask ques-tions about the collegiate

/ experience.UT Martin will host a

Spring Preview Day onVay t+ lor any interestedstudents and their families.For more information orto register, visit www.utm.eduipreviewday

ATTEND CONFERENCE Nearly260 juniors from the four Weakley Countyhigh schools participated in College Con-nection Day on March 18 at the Univer-sity of Tennessee at Martin. Pictured are(from left) Cassy Gobel, from DresdenHigh School, and Attasen Washam, Darby

Reed and Bethany Belew, all from GleasonHigh School. UT Martin will host a SpringPreview Day on May 14 for any interestedstudents and their families. For more infor-mation or to register, visit www.utm.edu/previewdays.

THURSDAY MARCH 24,2016THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS

SruuBNrs PARTTCTPATE - \earlY Gleason High School, an

Makelle Milligan, fromSchool. UT Martin will hview Dav on May 14 for any interestedstudents and theii families. For more in-formation or to register, visit www'utm'eduipreviewdays

FIRST PLACE IN NATION _ UTM90.3 FM "The Hawk," the student-run ra-dio station on the campus of the Univer-

in New York City. Student staff membersalso claimed top-five finalist slots in 15

categories. Pictured at the conference are

(from left) Tori Seng, a senior from UnionCity, "Best News Director"; Chuck Ham-mer, a senior from Martin, "Best ProgramDirector"; Dr. Richard Robinson, WUTM

Fac-eniorSpotenl0r

from Oak Ridge; finalist for "Best Promo-tions Director."

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016

'The Hawk'voted Best CollegeRadio Station in the Nation

WUTM 90.3 FM "TheHawk," the student-run ra-dio station on the camPus ofthe University of Tennesseeat Martin, is once again the"Best College Radio Stationin the Nation" for collegesand universities with under10,000 student enrollment.

This award was an-nounced during the Intercol-

casting SYstemRadio Confer-

ence held March 4-6 in NewYork City. WUTM also re-ceived a Platinum Award,the highest Peer-reviewedaward for overall broadcastexcellence for a collegiateradio station, for the sixthconsecutrve Year.

"Anytime You win an

award like this You shouldbe proud. bu1 Dr. Robin-son and the staff ol WUTMshould be , excePtionallY

tries as last Year.The n keePs

getting 90.3 TheHawk nslng tothe top,'Thomas,tercollegSvstem.' "Besides being a me-dia educator, I have over25 years as a news direc-tor/anchor and Program-mer in two major broadcastmarkets, Dallas and Bos-ton. WUTM operates ona level of professionalismthat would imPress me in

any commercial station.".aid Len Mailloux, chair-man of the lntercollegiateBroadcasting SYstem and

associate professor of com-munications at SimmonsCollege"I haveRobinsothe lastalwayshow wtogether and suPPorts each

other and their eagerness to

find ways of imProving thestation and its Product."

Student staff memberscollected four first-Placeawards and 15 slots as toP-five finalists.

Chuck Hammer, a senior'from Martin, was namedthe best program directorin the country. Tori Seng,a senior from Union CitY,was recognized as the bestnews director in the nationand Kayla Harmon, a seniorfrom Lewisburg, won the

gory for

a seniorfrom South Fulton, broughthome the first-Place troPhyin the "Best SPot News"category for a Piece Pro-duced with Blake Stevens,of Brighton, who graduatedin 2015.

Hammer was also atop-five cat-egories: bestcampus c af-fairs ev bestsports play-by-PlaY in base-ballisoftball and best sPorts

the "other"er and Jaredsenior from

Finley, produced a Piece onthe UT Martin rodeo for thelatter competition.

Burlon was a finalist infour categories: best stationoromotion on SIRI, bestlelebritv/arlist interview,best production director andbest public affairs Program.In the latter category, Bur-ton edited and Produced apiece called "Danger in theShudo*t," hosted bY Seng.which investigates sexualassault op camPus.

Toshya Leonard, a2015alum from Jonesboro, Ar-kansas, was a finalist forbest news feature, best sta-tion blog and best social di-rector. SydneY LaFreniere, a

senior from Oak Ridge, was

a finalist in the category forbest promotions director,and Julia Ewoldt, a soPho-

more from Savannah, wasa finalist in the comPetitionfor best public service an-

nouncement.Dr. Richard Robinson,

associate professor andWUTM faculty adviser, wasalso a finalist for the "BestFaculty Adviser" award.

"I'm elated that the tal-ented, hard-working studentstaff of WUTM and theirfaculty adviser, Dr. RichardRobinson, have Yet againachieved national excel-lence - especiallY againstthe stiffest comPetition inIBS history," said Dr. Rob-ert Nanney, chair, dePart-ment of communications."They make us all Proudand underscore the greatthingspen mMartin."

According to Mailloux,this was the largest comPeti-ti,|

pbfessionals from across thecountry judge the entries ineach category.

These awards come onthe heels of the station'sexemplary Pedormance at

the Southeast JournalismConference in late Febru-arv. where the station was

named the "Best CollegeRadio Station in the South."

For more informationabout WUTM, contact Rob-inson at (731) 881-7555 orby email at rrobins@utm'edu.

TIIE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016

Mike Biggs Efic Pelren Jason Reeves

Spring garden seminarset for next Saturday

Are you seeking ways toattract beneficial wildlife toyour regron, lncrease yourbutterfly population or im-prove your green thumbabilities with garden veg-etables and annual plants?Then you should attend the"Spring Garden Seminar"sponsored by the MartinBeautiful Committee onSaturday, Apnl 2, at UTMartin's Boling UniversityCenter from 9 a.m. to 11:45a.m. The seminar is freeand open to the public.

"I think people in thenorthwest Tennessee areawill find the seminar to beespecially informative be-cause it will focus on the lo-cal climate, suitable plantsfor this region and growingpatterns." said Dr. MarvinDowning, history profes-sor emeritus of the Univer-sity of Tennessee at Martinand chairman of the MartinBeautiful Committee.

"Our guest speakers willhave gardening informa-tion specifically related tothis iegion that will directlybenefit those who attend theseminar."

The seminar's guestspeakers have expertise ingardening, wildlife man-agement, the use of plantSin design, and many otherareas of interest to localgardeners.

Jason Reeves is the re-search horticulturist andthe curator of the UT Gar-dens in Jackson, Tennessee;

where he has developed thegrounds using an excitingarray of herbaceous andwoody ornamentals, bothfor research and to illus-trate adaptable plants andtheir best use in design.He also develops inspiredthemes for the Center's an-nual field day, "SummerCelebration." Reeves or-ganizes and' leads domesticand international gardentours, and, in 2010, becamea contributing editor to FineGardening magazine.

Eric Pelren is a profesSorof Wildlife Biology at UTMartin. A native of MiddleTennessee, he moved withhis wife, Suzanne, to Mar-tinin 1997 after completingdegrees at Berea College inKentucky, UT Knoxville,and Oregon State Univer-sity.

When he's not in theclassroom, Pelren enjoystrying to garden with hiswife and kids (Laurel, 17,and Joseph, 15) and (some-what more successfully) tomanage his 25-acre prop-erty for wildlife.

Mike Biggs started BiggsGreenhouses in Greenfield36 years ago, which nowfocuses on vegetable andbedding plants, gardenseeds, annuals and peren-nials.

Biggs grows many "Prov-en Winners" and welcomestbe area's many MasterGardeners as well as ca-sual gardeners. A native

of Martin, Biggs graduatedfrom Martin High and thenattended UT Martin, com-pleting both a B.S. in edu-cation and an M. Ed. there.He taught in the GreenfieldSchool for 28 years, servedas mayor for 12 years,and was named "WeakleyCountian of the Year" in2011 by the Chamber ofCommerce. He married hiscollege sweetheart, Nancy,almost 47 years ago. Sheis also involved in the be-hind-the-scenes work ofthe business.

The seminar will alsofeature vendors from areabusinesses that will offerplants and planting materi-als for sale, as well as infor-mation that will prove in-valuable to local residents.The vendors include:

' Biggs Nursery, Green-field

. Soleil Garden Center,Union City

. Peach Grove Nursery,Martin

. Greenway Nursery, Mi-lan

. Marlin Tree Board,Martin

. Community Gardens,Local Food Guide, Manin

. UT Marlin AgronomyClub

. UT Martin Recycles

. UT Martin GrowingGardens

So plan on attending theMartin Beautilul SpringGarden Seminar. Yourplants will thank you!

UT Martin grad becomes school's1st to receive Fulbright ScholarshipMarch 24, 2016 by Jttpll\!!ytw Wgbllv com/bios/WBBJ T Eyelli.tne ! Nerlq SlalllWABJ.7 Eyewitnegs

N ew 9 $ lqff (].t !!p,,.//u-.t-wvy, yr,Qfutv .q9 n/)

MARTIN, Tenn - A recent graduate has become the first University of

Tennessee at Martin student ever to be selected for a Fulbright Scholarship

http ://www. wbbj tv. com/l

O ttp : i/wvrw. w b b rtv. co m/wp-

Cody Jarman

Cody Jarman, of Cumberland Furnace in Dickson County in Middle Tennessee,

will be using the yearlong grant to study lrish writing and film at University

College Cork in Cork, lreland, according to a release from UT Martin

Jarman, who graduated from UT Martin in December 2015, received one of nine

awards for students hoping to study in lreland, according to the release He will

begin his studies in September

The Fulbright Scholarship Program is named after J William Fulbright, who

spent more than 30 years in the U S Congress

"l applied for this particular award because I felt a closer engagement with lrish

culture would allow me to cultivate a more nuanced appreciation of its literature,"

Jarman states in the release.

Jarman is already arranging to pursue a doctorate in English at the University of

Texas at Austin following his year overseas.

http ://www.wPsdlocal6' com/

UT Martin begins search for newAthletics DirectorPosted: Mor 24.2076 9:73 PMCDTUpdated:Mor 24,2016 71:01 PM CDT

Bv Adem Wells CONNECT

PADUCAH,Kv AfterspendingtwoyearsasUTMartin'sDirectorofAthletics,JulioFreireannounced yesterday he had accepted a job as Deputy Athletics Di rector at Pittsburgh'

From a financial stan nt, the last two years under Freire were unlike any in UT Martin history

According to the Uni ity, Freire increased corporate sponsorships by 200 percent' He

increased private donations by 300 percent

After raising that money, he increased his men's basketball salary by 250 percent. Women's

basketball and football coaches also got raises.

"lfyou look acrossthe board and understand what FCS programs are,we now look a lot more

like they do than what we use to look," Freire said.

Now the job of finding Freire's replacement falls on uT Martin lnterim chancellor Robert smith.

"One of the things J ulio has done for us is he has caused us to step up our game." Smith said. "We

do not want to loose that foundation."

ln Freire's two years, he raised money and spent money in a way the athletic department hasn't

done before, something that Smith wants in his next AD.

"l want the person to think innovative ways on how can we increase revenue from sources otherthan students and institutional funds," said Smith.

Which can be a tough job when you are in a smalltown like Martin, Tennessee

',1 believe here at Martin, they have to be able to outperform their resources," Freire said. "There

is a direct correlation between resources at hand and competitive success "

,,when you got 6 000 students instead of 12,000 students your resource difference is obvious,"

Smith said.

But despite those differences, UT Martin has won and competed for championships.

"We don't have to settle for mediocrity," Freire said "And we don't have to be complacent "

"We do want to move up," said Smith. "We plan to be a very competitive member of this

conference."

The Jackson Sun Sunday, March 27, 2016

Cody Jarman, a 2015graduate of the University ofTennessee at Martin, hasbeen selected for a FulbrightScholarship Award.

IIT Martin's firstFulbright winnerTHE JACKSON 5UN

Cody Jarman, of Cumberland Fur-nace, has become the first student fromthe University of Tennessee at Martin tobe selected for a prestigious FulbrightScholarship, according to a press re-lease.

Jarman will use this yearlong grant tostudy Irish writing and film at Univer-sity College Cork in Cork, Ireland, begin-ning in September.

The Fulbright Scholarship Programis named after J. Mlliam Fulbright, whospent more than 30 years in the U.S. Con-gress. Fulbright was dedicated to inter-national affairs and remains the longest-serving chairman of the Senate ForeignRelations Committee, even after hisdeath in 1995.

The scholarship program was found-ed n 1946 with unanimous Senate con-sent and has since sponsored thousandsof students and professionals in all areasof study who wish to learn and work inother countries. Managed by the UnitedStates Department of State Bureau ofEducational and Cultural Affairs, thecore program offers nearly 500 teachingand research awards in more than 1.25countries.

Jarman, who graduated from UTMartin in December, received one ofnine awards for students hoping to studyin Ireland.

"I applied for this particular awardbecause I felt a closer engagement with

Irish culture would allow me to cultivatea more nuanced appreciation of its liter-ature. Cork's Master of Artsfers a unique emphasis on cowriters and filmmakers,greatly widen my exposure to Irish liter-ature and film," said Jarman. "I hope touse my time he tenserelationship ism, op-plession and es manyof the formal African-American and Irish literature."

"I was extremely happy to be in-formed by the Fulbright U.S. Programrepresentatives that Cody Jarman wasselected as a finalist. I wasn't surprisedbecause Cody's application was exlraor-dinary," said Dr. Lionel Crews, Fulbrightprogram adviser at UT Martin. "I knowCody will represent UT Martin and theUnited States well as an'ambassador'toIreland."

Jarman is already arranging to pur-sue a doctorate in English at the Univer-sity of Texas at Austin following his yearoverseas.

UT board to meetThe University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will

meet Thursday through Friday at the University ofTennessee at Martin.

The meeting of the full board will begin at 12:30p.m. Friday in the Boling University Center Ballroomand will be webcast live and archived for later viewing.A link to the webcast will be available at tennessee.edu.

Agenda items include:. Ratification of revisions to 2015-16 goals under the

performance-based variable compensation plan and amethodology for calculating the score

. Four-year comprehensive performance, review ofUT Institute of Agriculture Chancellor Larry Arringtonand related compensation adjustment

. UT Martin undergraduate out-of-state tuition for20t6-17

. Amendment of the rule classifying students in-stateor out-of-state

. Campus real estate transactions in Chattanooga.t:

ating budget. for U'I Knoxville and

the Institute of Agriculture and for UT Marlin. Honorary doctor of science degree, UT Knoxville. UT Knoxville Vol Vision 2020 Strategic Plan

Refresh. UT Martin Faculty Handbook revisions. Naming of UT Knoxville facilitiesVarious board committees will meet both days. All

meetings will be held in the Boling University CenterBal.lroonl on this schedule: '\

Th ursday. 1:30 p.m. - Research, Outreach and Economic

Development Committee. 3:15 p.m. Finance and Administration

CommitteeFriday. 8 a.m. - Academic Affairs

Committee. 10 a.m. Advancement

Committee

and Student Success

and Public Affairs

. 12:30 p.m. - Full BoardThe meeting's full agenda and materials will be

posted at bot.tennessee.edu.Prior to the committee meetings on Thursday, the

board will have a non-public session with legal counselto receive information about the pending lawsuit styledJane Doe, I et. al v. The University of Tennessee. Noaction, or deliberation toward any action, by the boardconcerning the lawsuit will occur in the non-public ses-sion or in the meetings scheduled for Thursday throughFriday.

Anyone with a disability who wishes to attend thismeeting may contact the individuals listed below torequest auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitateattendance.

Contact may be made in person, by writing, by email,by telephone or otherwise and should be received nolater than 5 p.m. EST, WednesdaY.

. Gina Stafford, (865) 914-0741, stafford@tennessee.edu, 823 Andy Holt Tower, 1331 Circle Park, Knoxville,TN 37996

. Jennifer Sicking, 97 4- 5 179, j sickin g @ tennessee. edu,P-265 Andy Holt Tower, 1331 Circle Park, Knoxville,TN 37996.

THE PARIS POsT-INTELTIGENCER M()NDAY, MAR(H 28, 2OI6

Search on for new chancellor;i....

at ttrT MartinKNOXVILE(AP) -The

University of Tennessee islooking for the nort chancellorof the Martin campus.

Bob Smith has been servingas interim chancellor since lastApril. He followed Tom Rakes,who down andretu

UT said a search committeeled by UT Chattanooga Chan-cellor Steve Angle has begunmeeting to discuss the searchprocess, timeline, expectationsof candidates and positionrequirements.

The committeeincludesmembers of the I-IT boardof trustees andUTMartinfaculty, staff, student and com-munityleaders.

The position is expected tobe filled by the end of zo16.

Committee begins search for UTMartin chancellorMarch 28, 2016

KNOXVILLE, Tenn (AP) - The University of Tennessee is looking for the next

chancellor of the Martin campus

Bob Smith has been serving as interim chancellor since last April He followed

Tom Rakes, who decided to step down and return to teaching

UT said a search committee led by UT Chattanooga Chancellor Steve Angle has

begun meeting to discuss the search process, timeline, expectations of

candidates and position requirements

The committee includes members of the UT board of trustees and UT Martin

faculty, staff, student and community leaders

The position is expected to be filled by the end of 2016

www.wbbjtv.com/

www. washingtontime s. com/

'www.roanoke.com/

www.bgdailynews.corn

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 29,2016

UTM student Jarman awarded Fulbright scholarshipCody Jarman of Cumber-

land Furnace has becomethe first student from theUniversity of Tennesseeat Martin to be selectedfor a prestigious FulbrightScholarship.

Jarman will use this year-long grant to study Irishwriting and film at Univer-sity College Cork in Cork,Ireland, beginning Septem-ber 2016.

The Fulbright Scholar-ship Program is namedafter J. William Fulbright,who spent more than 30years in the U.S. Congress.Fulbright was dedicated tointernational affairs andremains the longest-serv-ing chairman of the SenateForeign Relations Commit-tee, even after his death in1995.

The scholarship programwas founded in 1946 withunanimous Senate consent

and has since sponsoredthousands of students andprofessionals in all areas ofstudy who wish to learn andwork in other countries.

Managed by the UnitedStates Department of StateBureau of, Educationaland Cultural Affairs, thecore program offers nearly500 teaching and researchawards in more than 125countries.

Jarman, who graduatedfrom UT Martin in Decem-ber 2015, received one ofnine awards for studentshoping to study in Ireland.

"I appiied for this par-ticular award because I felta closer engagement withTrish culture would allowme to cultivate a more nu-anced appreciation of itsliterature," said Jarman."Cork's master of arts Pro-gram offers a unique em-ph'asis on contemporary

Cody farmanwriters and fi.lmmakers,which will greatly widenmy exposure to Irish litera-ture and film.

"l hope to use my timethere to explore the tenserelationship between im-perialism, oppression andpower that inspires many ofthe formal techniques used

in African-American andIrish literature."

The Fulbright applica-tion process includes ex-tensive application, essayand interview components,and Jarman began the pro-cess during the summer of2015.

"I was extremely happyto be informed by the Ful-bright U.S. Program repre-sentatives that Qody Jarmanwas selected as a finalist.I wasn't surprised becauseCody's application was ex-traordinary," said Dr. LionelCrews, Fulbright programadviser at UT Martin. "Iknow Cody will representUT Martin and the UnitedStates well as an 'ambassa-dor' to Ireland."

Jarman is already alrang-ing to pursue a doctorate inEnglish at the University ofTexas at Austin followinghis year overseas.

Committee begins qeafch fgr Uf Martin chancellor

]I?,li:::lif:"1":: www.southemstandard.com/

KNOXVILLE, Tenn (AP) The Un versrty oiTennessee s ooki.q ior the next chance or of the Mart n campus

Bob Smlth has been seryrng as inter m chance or sin.e last Api He Fo loweC Tom Rakes, whc dec ded lo s[epdown and return to [each ng

UT sa d d search comm ttee ed by UT Chattanooqa Chance lor Steve Angle has begun meet ng to d scuss lhesearch process, t me ne, expectat ons ol candtdates and pos tton requ rements

Thecommrttee ncudesmembersoltheUTboardoFtrusteesandUTMartnfac!lty,staif,studentandcommuntyead ers

The pos Ion s expected to befrl ed by the end of 2016

Uf Martin sponsors RetirementPlanning course in Milan

The University of Tennessee

at Martin is sponsoring retire-

ment planning workshoPs inMilan for individuals and fami-lies interested in learning about

the elements of estate Planning.The course is scheduled for the

second week of April.The in-depth, six-hour courses

will be offered in two, three-hoursessions on Tuesday, APnl 12,

and Tuesday, April 19, from 6p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Rhino Con-

ference Center, also serving as

the headquarters for Rhino Con-

struction, 2050 Rhino Crossing,

Milan,TN 38355.N

specifiproductor investmentsdiscusseinthiscationacourseAccreditedWealth Management AdvisorSMJ. Patrick McDowell, an invest-

ment advisor rePresentative

with FSC Securities CorP. and

an affiliate of Radian Partners,

LLC, will serye as the instruc-

tor. His full bio can be viewed at

www.radianpartners.net.The workshops are offered

through the UT Martin Office

of Extended Campus and Online

Studies. Topics include: creating

your retirement; assessing retire-

ment costs; evaluating income

sources; investing for the future;protecting your health and

wealth; receiving funds fromyour retirement Plans; and man-

aging your estate distribution.Registration is $59.00 for two

persons and covers instructional

materials, including a 134-Page

textbook. Register through

UT Martin ar'731-88I-7082 or

online athttp : //www.utm.edu/dePart-

ments/eco s /cours e s/ general/finance.php. Seating is limited.

ffi epwrf,CIr scoufs UTM

GR.AVES I}ARTICIPATES IN JUNIOR/SENIOR DAY AT UTMARTIN - Seth Graves (right), of Medina, attended Junior/SeniorDay on- Feb. 15 at the University of Tennessee at Marlin. Studentsinterested in attending UT Maltin were invited to participate in thefull Skyhawk bxperience, rvhich included campus tours, a women'sbasketball game, an adrninistrative fair and opportunities to meetwith faculty membets in their academic areas of interest. Seth is' ajunior at South Gibson County High School. He is pictured with hismother, Brenda Graves.

STATE GAZETTE I ruesolv, MARcH 30,2016

committee begins search for ur Manin chancellorKNOXVILLE, Tenn.

(AP) - The Universityof Tennessee is lookingfor the next chancellorof the Martin campus.

Bob Smith has beenserving as interim chan-cellor since last April.He followed Tom,Rakes,who decided to step

down and return toteaching.

UT said a search com-mittee led by UTChattanooga ChancellorSteve Angle has begunmeeting to discuss thesearch process, timeline,expectations of candi-dates and position

The News Leader, March 30, 2016

requirements.The committee

includes members of theUT board of trustees andUT Martin faculty staff,student and communityleaders.

The position is expect-ed to be fllled by the endof 2016.

^Advaneed digital photographyeourse offered at UTM Parsons

Community members in-terested in digital photogra-phy are encouraged toregister for an advancedcourse offered 6-9 p.m.,Mondays, April 1l-May2, atthe University of Tennesseeat Martin Parsons Center.

This course is designed tofollow the basic digital pho-tography course but is opento anyone familiar with dig-

ital camera operations andbasic photography skills.Students will practice andreceive feedback for creativeimaging techniques in land-scape, wildlife, portrait andclose-up photography. Thecourse will also include ex-ercises in iow-light andnight time photography,field experiences and an op-tional day trip,

Roger Hughes will in-struct the course. Hughes isa retired special agent incharge of the Tennessee Bu-reau of Investigation andhas spent years photograph-ing major crime scenes. Hebegan studying fine art im-aging at the University ofTennessee and the RoclryMountain School of Photog-raphy under the mentorshipof three acclaimed wildlifeand nature photographers.Samples of his work may beviewed at www,nwtpc,org.

The registration fee forthis course is $125 per per-son. In addition, studentsare required to bring theirpersonal camera, operationsmanual and tripod. Printand email handouts will beavailable. Email and classevaluations of student im-ages will also be utilized.

For more information orto registe4 contact the UTMartin Office of ExtendedCampus and Online Studiesat 731-881-7082 or visit thecourse website athttp ://wwwutm. edu/depart-ments/ecos/nondegree.php .

The News Leader, March 30, 2016

Qqmuel Plank (center) receives AgStar graduation plaque from Joe McKinnon,fi.l Farm Bureau (left) and Dn,Ioey Mehlhorn, uTMartin Profcssor & Gilb€rtParker Chair ofExcellence (right), during recent graduation banquet in Jackson.

Plank completes AgStarSamuel Plank of Bath

Springs, was' honoredMarch 7 for completing thefuStar program. AgStar isa leadership program de-signed for current and fu-ture agficultural leaders.The program included sixsessions in which the partic-

nication skills, issues facingagriculture and involvementin local government. Onesession included a two-daytrip to the State kgislaturein Nashville.

Mr. Plank received agraduation plaque from JoeMcKinnon, TN Farm Bu-

reau, and Dr. JoeyMehlhorn, UT Martin Pro-fessor & Gilbert ParkerChair of Excellence, and Di-rector of Tennessee Gover-nor's School for AgriculflralSciences. Dr. Mehlhornspoke to the graduatesabout the importance ofbeing involved in their in-dustry and commumty dur-ing the March 7 GraduationBanquet held in Jackson.

The Mission of AgStar istg empower agriculturalproducers and agri-businesspeople with the leadership,technological, communica-tion and policy skills to ad-vance the agricultural

industry and promote thequalrty of rural life, AgStaris open to anyone interestedin the field of agriculture inthe West Tennessee area andis sponsored primarily bythe West Tennessee Leader-ship Development Corpora-tion. Other sponsors includeFarm Credit Seryices, TheNatural Resources Conser-vation Service, TennesseeFarrn Bureau,, TennesseeFarmers Co-op, TennesseeSoybean Promotion Coun-eil, USDA Farm ServiceAgency, and University ofTennessee Extension,

INDEPENDENTAPPEAL WEDNESDAY MARCH 30, 2016

McNairy County students receive

scholarships to attend UT Martin

- Several McNairy County students hed scholarships to attend'the Universat Martin for the 2016-2012 academic year.

_ . Fthutr Ganus, son of Dewyatt and Kim Ganus,

of Adamsville, will be a freshman. He received theAc

son of Timothy and Susan How-ie, be a freshmar"i. He received theDeans Scholarship.

. Erin Iohnson, daughter offoey and Jena lohnson,of Selmer, will be a freshman. She received the Excel-lence Scholarship.

ceived the Deans Scholarship.. Tessa lhcker, daughter ofAmy Tucker, of Guys,

will be a freshman. She received the Achieve Scholir-ship.

Submitted AfticleUT Martin

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE MARCH 30,2016

tiT e artnnem€ ef msf,c2016 spring concert season continues

The University of Tennesseeat Martin Department of Music

place in the UT Martin FineArts Ruilding's BlankenshipRecital Hall unless otherwisenoted.

Music enthusiasts areencouraged to attend aperformance by UT Martin'sStudio D, an ensemblefeaturing saxophone anddouble-reed instrum.ents suchas the oboe and bassoon. Theperformance will begin at 7 :30p.m., April 3.

Those drawn to brass bandswill enjoy the UT Martin Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble's springre_cital at 7:30 p.m., Apiil 5.The ensemble will present

The group will alsoperform three classic hymnsarranged by Daniel Scott, alocal high school student,with the assistance of Dr.Bill Waterman, UT Martininstructor ofmusic. Dr. RobertoMancusi, associate professorof music, will provide vocalaccompaniment for this piece.

The spring concert serieswill continue with a facultytrombone recital aL 7:30 p.m-.,April 7.

Tho week-cone.ludes with"theannual Lyric Opera Theatreat 7:30 p.m., April 8-9, in theuniversity's Fulton Theatre.This year's performance,"Once Upon A Fairy Tale,"will highlight the stories of"The Three Billy Goats Gruff'and "Little Red Riding Hood."

The opera version of "TheThree Billy Goats Gruff'wasarranged by composer JohnDavies, who uses music toaddress childhood concernsand. help cl.rildren developan interest in opera. Thispiece addresses the issue ofbullying.

"Little Red Riding Hood"presents the classic tale of aliule girl and the big bad wolfwith a comical twist. Theseperformances are perfect forchildren and families.

Lyric Opera tickets are g6 foradults. Children and students,wit-h student ID, are admittedfree of charge. Tickets can bepurchased at the door prior toeach performance.

For more information onthese and other music events,contact the UT MartinDepartment of Music aI 731-881-7402.

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE' MARCH 30, 2O16

The University of Tennessee Board ofTrustees will meet March 3l - April 1, atthe University of Tennessee at Marlin.

The meeting of the firll board willbegin at 12:30 (CDT) on Friday,April 1, in the Boling UniversityCenter Ballroom and will bewebcast live and archived for laterviewing. A link to the webcastwill be available at tennessee.edu.Agenda items hrclude:

Ratification of revisions to 2015- 1 6goals under the performance-basedvariable compensation plan and amethodology for calculating the score

Four-year comprehensiveperformance review of UT Institute ofAgdcultue Charicellor Larry Arrtngtoirand related compensation adjustment

UT Martin undergraduate out-of-state tuition for 2O16-17

Amendment of the rule classifyingstudents in-state or out-of-state

Campus real estate tr-ansactions inChattanooga, Memphis and Knoxville

Fiscal year 2016 revised operatingbudget

Revised campus master plans forUT Knoxville and the Institute ofAgriculture and for UT Mafiin

Honorary doctor of science degree,UT Knoxville

UT Knoxville Vol Vision 2020Shategic Plan Refresh

UT Martin Faculty Handbookrevrsrons

Naming of UT Knoxville facilitiesVarious board committees will meet

both days. All meetings will be held inthe Boling University Center Ballroom.Here is a schedule of meetings:Thursday, March 311:30 p.m. - Research, Outreach, andEconomic Development Committee3:15 p.m. - Finance andAdministration CommitteeFriday, April i8 a.m. - Academic Affairs andStudent Success Committee10 a.m. - Advancement andPublic Affairs Committee12:30 p.m. -Full Board

The meeting's full agendaand materials will beposted at bot.tennessee.edu.Prior to the committee meetings onMarch 31, the Board will have a non-public session with legal coursel toreceive information about the pendinglawsuit styled Jane Doe, I et. al v. TheUmversity of Tennessee. No action,or deliberation toward any action, bythe Board conceming the lawsuit willoccur in the non-public session or inthe meetings scheduled lor March3l-April l.

Anyone with a disability who wishesto attend this meeting may contact theindividuals listed below to requestauxiliary aids or services needed tofacilitate attendance. Contact may bemade in person, by writing, try email,by telephone or otherwise and shouldbe received no later than 5 p.m. EST,Wednesday, March 30.

Meeting SetFor UT BoardOf Trustees

W,

African American LeadershipConference To Be Held April 19

The University of Teruresseeat Martin WestStar LeadershipProgram will host the I Sth annualAfrican American LeadershipConference from 8 a.m.-2:75p.m., April 19, at the Jackson-Madison County GeneralHospital in Jackson. This year'sconference theme is "Challengesand Opportunities."

William Godwin, director ofexternal affairs at One ChanceIllinois in Chicago, will bethe keynote speaker. Godwinis an attorney, real estatebroker, entrepreneur and publicspeaker, and has served manyyears in higher education. Heholds a bachelor's degree fromGeorgetown University and alaw degree from the UniversityofChicago Law School.

A continental breakfast will beavailable begiruring at 8 a.m., andattendees will be welcomed at8:30byDr. Bob Smrth, UTMartininterim chancellor, and CharleyDeal, WestStar executive director.Godwin will present his keynoteaddress at 8:45 followed by Dr.Reginald Williams, principalof the Memphis Acaderny ofHealth Sciences, who will addresseducational issues,

Danon Billings, chief of policeat Jackson State CommunityCollege, will diseuss personalvalue and Marchell Gardner,long-term care ombudsman

for NorthwestTennessee, willpresent options forcattngfor agingparents.

\&4 idt lr'nR olltki t,,kre

After lunch, participants willhear Ed Stantoh, U.S. AttomeyGeneral, West TennesseeDisfrict, speak on the subjectof motivational leadership.Sgt. Derick Tisdale, publicinformation officer with theJackson Police Department,will close the conference witha discussion of how to combatcurrent crime trends. Door prizeswill be presented after the finalspeaker.

The conference cost is $35per person, which includesbreakfast and lunch. Participantsmust register with the WestStarLeadership Program office byApril 13, and seating is limited.Interested parties may send acheck to WestStar, UT Martin, 32 IAdministration Building, Martin,TN, 38237. Please include thename, business, address, phonenumber and email address ofall participants. Registrants mayalso call 73 I -881-3298 to pay viacredit card.

For information or forregistration assistance, call JordanJones, WestStar administrativeassistant, at 731-881-3298 oremail jj one23 9@utm. edu.

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE ' MARCH 30,2016

Freire leuving UTMto tuke post ut Pitt

Julio Freire, who has servedas the director ofintercollegiateathletics at the University ofTennessee at Martin sinceJanuary of 2014, has resignedhis post to become the deputyathletics director for externalaffairs at the University ofPittsburgh.

Freire's resignation asSkyhawk director of athleticswill take effect at a later date tobe determined.

"It is with mixed emotionsthat I announce my resignationfrom UT Martin," Freire said.

of Pittsburgh, I leave with fondmemories of West Tennesseeand UT Martin. Above all else,it is the very people that makethis awonderful community anduniversity that I/we will missthe most.

"For me and my family, itwill always be a great day to bea Skyhawk."

Hired as lhe 72th athleticsdirector in UT Martin history,Freire brought energy andpassion from his first day'onthe job - shessing the academic,athletic and social improvementof Skyhawk athletics.

The 49-year-old Freireoversaw 12 athletic programswho exceeded the NCAA

grade point average during the

student-athletes, coaches andstaffmembers.

coachinghir baseball,rifle, cross all,cheer) an aninternal re theathletics department during histenure at UT Martin.

Freire increased thedepartment's corporatesponsorships by 200 percent,saw major gifts fundinggrow by 300 percent and was

UT Mafi in hterim ChancellorDr. Robert M. Smith met withthe athletics staffto discuss thefuture of the athletics program.An interim athletics director willbe named as soon as possible.

"Julio's time at UT Martinhas benefited the universitygreatly," Dr. Smith said. "Heworked hard every day tocontinue moving us to the nextlevel. He created excitement inour fan base and donor base. Hewill be missed."

Locals Receive ScholarshiPsTwo Weakley CountY

students have been awardedscholarships to attend theUniversity of Tennessee atMartin for the 2016-2A17academic year, according toDr. James Mantooth, executivedirector, Office of EnrollmentServices and StudentEngagement.

Logan Priestley, son ofBrents and Shalyn Priestly, ofMcKenzie, will be a freshman.He received the DeansScholarship.

Alyssa Stegall, daughter ofRichard and Kay Stegall, ofMartin, will be a freshman.She received the AchieveScholarship.

Additional informationon scholarships and other

types of financial assistanceis available by contacting theUT Martin Office of FinancialAid and Scholarships, 205,A.dministration Building, UTMartrn, Martin, TN, 38238, orby calling (731) 881-7040.

The public maY choosefrom a varietY of class-es offered through theUniversity of Tennessee ht

Marlin Office of ExtendedStudiesAPril.enroll

classesin advanced digital Pho-tography, alSpanish, g,financial s-

daushters ballroom dance.A"dvanced digital Photog-

raphy is designed for thosewho already have a bastcunderstanding of cameraapefiure, shutter sPeed andmanual modes. ParriciPantsdo not need to have takenbasic digital photograPhY

use of lenses and filters, thein-camera histogram and

ing tech-will meetTuesdaYs,fee is $99

basic SPanish Phrases.Classes will meet from 6-8p.m. TuesdaYs, APril 5-26.The fee is $65 Per Person or$95 for a couPle attendingtosether."*Srnutt Money. SmartKids" is a course designedto help Parents teach theirchildren about moneY man-agement. Each meetingw:ill focus on age-sPecificexplanations an

to help teachvarious levels.is directed bY SherreeSinclair, a certified Pub-lic accbuntant with PublicConsulting GrouP. Theclass will meet from, 6-8p.m. ThursdaYs, APril 7-)t. the cost is $125 Perhousehold, which includesmaterials.

Dads and daughters ball-room dance is a great activ-

s and daugh--I2. Classesfrom 9:30-11

a.m. SaturdaYs, APril 9-30.The fee is $125 Per father/

daughter pair. Guests willbe welcomed during thelast class meeting.

A French cooking class

will introduce ParticiPantsto basic cooking skillswhile preparing a grouPmeal. Students may choose

12 and will be facilitated bY

Valerie HendleY, director ofthe International LanguageCenter. The cost is $25 Perperson. plus a $10 suPPlY

lee payable to the instructorduring class.

To register, contact theOffice of Extended CamPusand Online Studies at (731)88 r -7082.

The Messenser,

, Wednesdav. March 30. 2016

an conference19 in Jackson

The UniversitY of Ten-nessee at Martin WestStarLeadership Program willhost the l8th annual African

dress #":H,,3J

chief seating is

from 8 a.m. to 2:)5 p'm. of police at State

WilliamGodwin,director Communityof external affairs at One discuss pe

Chance Illinois in Chicago, Marchell

He holds a bachelor's AttorneY Gssee District, credit card'

t

I

will be available begin- Jackson Police Department. administrative as'istunt' ul

nins at g a.m. and attJnd- will close the conference 1731)--8^8 l-3298 or email

:il";ilitt'*"i""-"a "t with a discussion of how ijone239@urm'edu'

At the college level

Two Obion CountY stu-

dents have been awarded

scholarshiPs to attend the

University of Tennesseeat Martin for the 2016-11academic Year.

Emma Bruner, daugh-ter of Keven and MichelleBruner of Martin, receivedthe Dean's ScholarshiP'

Audrey E. Long. daughterof Shane and KristY Longof Union CitY. received the

Excellence ScholarshiP.

UTM education programearns national ranking

The University of Ten-nessee at Martin offersone of the top 50 onlinemaster's programs in edu-cation management inthe country, according toTopManagementDegrees.com.

The university's mas-ter of science in educationdegree, which includes a

focus in educational leader-ship, is the only Tennesseeprogram to be included inthis ranking.

For the rankings, TopManagementDegrees.comevaluated national pro-grams that offer trainingtoward educational leader-ship positions such as prin-cipal, vice principal, dean,

director, superintendent orschool business manager.

Each program was evalu-ated based on reputation,prestige, accreditation, fl ex-ibility and estimated cost.Data was gathered fromeach program's website, as

well as from U.S. News &World Report, the PrincetonReview and the NationalCenter for Education.

The UT Martin programis independently accred-ited by the Council for theAccreditation of EducatorPreparation, formerlyknown as the NationalCouncil for Accreditationof Teacher Education. The33-credit-hour programrequires students to have at

least three years of teach-ing experience and includescore coursework, clinicalsupervision, a profession-al portfolio and licensureexaminations.

For more information,contact the Department ofEducational Graduate Pro-grams at (731) 881-7128.

Kerri Arnold

Local receivesUT-Martin

scholarshipA Benton County student has

been awarded a scholarshipto attend the University ofTennessee at Martin for the2A16-2017 academic year,accordirrg to Dr. James Mantooth,executive director, Office ofEnrollment Services and StudentEngagement.

Kerri Arnold, daughter ofKeith and Karren Arnold ofHolladay, will be a freshman at

UTM this fall. Kerri received theExcellence Scholarship, whichwill award her $ 1000 per year forfour years as long as she remainsa full time student and maintainsa GPA of at least 3.0 each year.

TnrNroN Gtznrrp.

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Theworkshopsare offeredthroughtheUT MartinOffice ofExtendedC ampusand OnlineStudies.Topics in-clude: cre-ating yourretffement, assessrng retrre-ment costs, evaluating in-come sources, investing forthe future, protecting yourhealth and wealth, receiv-ing funds from your retire-ment plans, and managingyour estate distribution.

Registration is $59 fortlvo persons and coversinstnrctional materials, in-cluding a 134-page text-book. Register through UTMartin at 731-881-7082or online at http:i/www.utm. edu/departments/ecos/dours esigenerali finance.php'

UTM sponsors retirementplanning course in Milan

The University of Ten-nessee at Martin is spon-soring retirement planningworkshops in Milan forindividuals and familiesinterested in learning aboutthe elements of estate plan-ning. The course is sched-uled for the second week ofApril.

The in-depth, six-hourcourses will be offered intwo, three-hour sessionson Tuesday, April 12, andTuesday, April 19, from 6to 9 p.m. in the Rhino Con-ference Center, also serv-ing as the headquarters forRhino Construction, 2050Rhino Crossing in Milan.

No specific products orinvestments are discussedin this educational course.Accredited Wealth Man-agement AdvisorsM J. Pat-rick McDowell, an invest-ment advisor representativewith FSC Securities Corp.and an affiliate of RadianParbrers, LLC, will serveas the instructor. His fullbio may be viewed at www.radianpartners.net.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 3I,2016

Induction ceremony to be heldThe UniverSity of Tennessee al Martin chapter of the

Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi will host its annual induc-tion ceremony at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Boling UniversityCenter's Watkins Auditorium. A banquet will follow at6:30 p.m, in the university's Duncan Bal,lroom.

Jennifer Hampton, curent president of the UT Martinalumni council and a 2007 Phi Kappa Phi initiate, will

r. Hampton is_anco-oqner of Ed; .

Both the induction ceremony and the banquet are opento the public. Tickets are $20 and may be puichS'ied at theUT Martin information'desk on the second floor of theBoling University Center.

The honor society of Phi Kappa Phi is America's old-est all-discipline collegiate honor society. and awards itsmembers more than $700,000 annually to finance furtheracademic study.

For more information on the €vent or about UT Martin'schapter of Phi Kappa Phi, contact Dr. Chris Hill, associ-ate professor of English, at (131) 88I-1292 or by email atchrish@utm.edu.

Classes offered at UTMCommunity members may choose from a variety of

classes offered through the University of Tennessee atMartin Office of Extended Campus and Online Studiesduring the month of April.

Participants may enroll in one or more classes in ad-vanced digital photography, conversational Spanish,French cooking, financial skills, and dads and daughtersballroom dance.

Advanced digital photpgraphy is designed for thosewho already have a basic understanding of camera ap-erture, shutter speed and ma{rual modes. Participants donot need to have taken basic digital photography throughUT Martin to participate, but should be prepared to han-dle advanced photographic composition and exposure.The class will include the use of lenses and filters, thein-camera histogram and irnportant focusiitg techniques.Clgsses will meet from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Tuesdays, April5-19. The fee is $99 per person.''iFlola! Conversational Spanish" is intei;adttvg andwill help participants feel more comfortable using basicSpanish phrases.

peel f1prn 6-8 p.m., Tuesdays, April 5-26...pei person or.$95 for a couple attending

"Smart Money, Smart Kidst' is a course designed tohelp parents teach their children-about rnoney man"ge-ment. Each meeting will focus on age-specifit explana-"tions and activities to help teach children at various lev-els.

The course is directed by Sherree Sinclair, certifiedpublic accountant, Public Consulting Group.

The class will meet from 6-8 p:m., Thursdays, April1-2t.

The cost is $125 per household, which includes'rsmartMoney, Smart Kids" membership materials.

Dads and daughters ballroom dance is a great activityfor fathers and. daughters from 8-12 years old. Classeswill be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Saturdays, April 9-30.The fee is $125 per father/daughter pair. Guests witl bewelcomed during the last class meeting ,

Valerie's French cooking class will introduce partici-pants to basic French cooking skills while preparing agroup meal,

Students may choose to participate in the cooking orsimply observe.

Dinner will be from 6 to 9 p.m., April 12, and will befaci y, Interna-tion os on plus a$10 in class.

For more information on any course or to register, con-tact the UT Martin Office of Extended Campus'and On.line Studies at (731) 881-7082 or visit the course web-site at http:/iwww.utm.edu/departments/ecoslnondegree.php.

. Alyssa Stegall, daugh-ter of Richard and KayStegall, of Martin, will be afreshman. She received theAchieve Scholarship.

Additional informationon scholarships and othertypes of financial assistanceis available by contactingthe UT Martin Office ofFinancial Aid and Scholar-ships. 205 AdministrationBuilding, UT Martin, Mar-tin, TN, 38238, or by call-ing (731) 881-7040.

Weakley County studentsawarded scholarships

Two Weakley Countystudents have been awardedscholarships to attend theUniversity of Tennessee atMartin for the 2016-2011academic year, accordingto Dr. James Mantooth,executive director, officeof enrollment services andstudent engagement.

. Logan Priestley, son ofBrents and Shalyn Priestly,of McKenzie. will be afreshman. He received theDean's Scholarship.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 3I, 2016

Small business bootcamp seminarscheduled for April at UT Martin

Business owners look-ing for an innovative toolto help focus on the mostpressing needs for theirbusinesses are invited to thefour-week Small BusinessBasics Bootcamp seminarseries from 6-8 p.m., April12, 19, 26 and May 10, atthe University of Tennesseeat Martin Regional Entre-preneurship and EconomicDevelopment Center.

The seminar series willfocus on using Growth-Wheel, a visual tool thatprovides structure and di-

rection to help businessowners set goals and takeaction.

The first session willintroduce participants toGrowthWheel, followed bycourses in financial aware-ness and accountability,advice on legal issues andideas for small businessmarketing. This class is de-signed to serve as a guideto small business develop-ment and entrepreneurship.Participants who attend allfour sessions will be award-ed a graduation cerlification

of completion.The bootcamp registra-

tion fee is $25 per person.AII materials are provided.Checks should be madepayable to the UT MartinREED Center and mailed to406 S. Lindell St., Martin,TN, 38237. Pre-registrationis required and space is lim-ited.

For more informationor to register, contact theREED Center at ('73I) 581-1333. Online. registrationis also available at www.tsbdc.org/utm.

feff Hardin

THEWEAKLEYCOUNTYPRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 31,2016

ROOTS OF RHYTHM - Jacob Har-n fro wnthe of

ance ion

studio presents this Program to schoolchil-dren across West Tennessee each year toteach them aboutAfrican-American musicand its influence on other Senres.

Door prizes will also beavailable throughout thenight. Door prize entrYtickets are $1 each. Pro-ceeds from this event suP-port student studY-abroadopportunities, communitYoutreach projects, guesteducators and the purchirseand repair of percussioninstruments and sheet mu-sic.For more information, con-tact Dr. Julie Hill. Direc-tor of Percussion Studies.at ('73I) 881-7418 or bYemail at jhill@utm.edu'

UTM Percussion hosts World BizarreThe University of Tennes-see at Martin's PercussionStudio will host a WorldBizarce fundraising eventFriday. The event will beheld at 7 p.m. at the SoleilGarden City, 23 1'7 Naillin gDrive, in Union City.A $10 ticket includes livemusic, food and drinksthroughout the night. UTMartin music students andfaculty members will per-form a variety of musicfrom around the world.International students cur-rently attending UT Martin

will also appear to Performtheir native musical worksalongside the ensemble.The event will also in-clude a silent auction fea-turing gift certificates,artwork, instruments andother items. Local artistLes MacDiarmid will beon-site painting an imageof John Lennon in his Ser-geant Pepper outfit as Partof the auction. This finish-ing oil pastel painting willbo available at the end ofthe night to the highestbidder.

AD search at UT Martin slowed

By KEVIN WenrsMessenger Sports

The UT Martin athleticdepartment is currently inlimbo:

It could be in transitionfor a long time.

Replacing athletic direc-tor Julio Freire won't bedone in a matter of days,weeks or even months. Itmight not even be doneonce.

"At this stage of thegame. I have not entire-ly finalized how we'regoing to proceed," saidDr. Robert Smith, UTM'sinterim chancellor, in atele-phone interview with TheMessenger on Wednesday."We'll appoint an interim.and that will buy us time togather our thoughts to seehow we're going to movetoward naming a perrna-nent appointment.

"What complicates thatis that I know that I'mof a limited duration, andanyone who applies'forthe position would knowthat, too. It's hard to gothrough a search and hjre

by timing, transitionsomebody, and then m-y6- of the day, our coactreseven before they get here, and staff need to own thishave a new chancellor to process. This is going toreport to. I think that will be their supervisor. Thereadversely affect the quality are a variety of options,of the pool, but that's why so I need to make this ini-we're buying this time tial appointment so thatwith a first interim. What then we can thoughtfullywe might wind up doing consider the options we'reis having a second interim going to go through."that serves a period of time While coming up withuntil the new chancellor an overall hiring processis in, and then allow that has been hampered byperson to hire someone she Smith's status as an outgo-or he is most comfofiable ing administrator, simply

meetings on the UTM cam-pus beginning today. Smithbegan making contact withathletic deparlment staff-ers on Monday, but eventhat has been difficult assome coaches are out onthe recruiting trail.

Smith pointed out thatthe AD position requiresa special skill set thatincludes in-depth knowl-edge in compliance andlegal issues. He said hedoesn't rule out coaches orpeople who have a success-ful athletic background,but noted that "I wirnt tomake sure when we picksomeone, we're pickingsomeone who has the skillsets to be the AD."

He indicated that some-thing else has to be takeninto consideration through-out the search process aswell.

"Julio did a great jobfor us," Smith said. "Hewas out there and visible.He's a tough act to fol-low. in many regards, somany people in the com-munity, people on campus

with." finding someone to takeSmith was only expected the position on an interim

to stay on the job until the basis has been slowed bysummer, but he now will timing.remain until Jan. 1. Freire announced on

The chancellor has been Thursday that he was leav-contacting coaches and ing UTM after just overother members of the ath- two years to take a posi-letic department for their tion in the University ofinput on the process. Pittsburgh athletic depart-

"The idea is to appoint ment. The following daysomeone to handle the was, of course, Goodday-to-day things for the Friday, and Smith choseimmediate future and then not to contact people aboutfor us to sit down and go the position over the Easterover the options," Smith weekend.said. "I'm committed to In addition, the full UTdoing his as a collabora- Board of Trustees will betive experience. At the end conducting two days of

and clearly the folki inthe athletic dePartmentwant this to be a seriousconsideration. And, theydon't want a caretaker.They don't want to losethe momentum that wehave going, so that's whYthis two-step to three-stePwas actually advised to me

- get someone immedi-ately, get everyone aroundan processto interimso into thenext chancellor, and havethe chancellor conduct a

search."Somoone who can run

the office on a daY-to-daYbasis is the immediateneed, and Smith said find-ing that person becomeshis top priority as soon as

the gavel comes down onthe trustee meetings.

Among the ideas Smithis considering is one thatseems, to use a clich6,outside-the-box in someways but one that hasbeen implemented at otherschools.

"There are PeoPle out

.t,i: I

directors," he said. "Theymove from institution toinstitution dealing withthese situations. I knewthat was true for presidentsand chancellors bdcause Iknow a lot of those peopleand you could argue that Iam one of them. But, I'monly one because my heartis in this institution. So, ina sense, that is a possibilitybecause one of the pointsthat is impofiant to me is

a recognition that this is

a job with professionalresponsibilities."

Smith indicated that hehas been given the namesof nearly a dozen peoplewho have "great contactsand respect within thecommunity" and has alsoreceived many inquiriesfrom people in other states

- names he's never heardof - pursuing the job.Those prospective apPli-cants make Smith leery,howeveq because "I wantpeople running to a job,not running from one."

Thursdan March 3l' 2016 Several McNairY CountYstudents hav€ been awarded

scholarshiPs to attencl theUniversity of T"enncssee atMartin fbr the 2016'2017academic year, accordinito Dr. Jarnes Mantooth,exccutive direclor, Officeof Enrollment Services and

Student Engagement.'Ethan Ganus, son of

Dewvatt and l(im Ganus, ofAdari-rsville, will be a frcsh-man. He rectived the AehicvcScholarship.

'Mitchell Howie, son ofTimothv and Sttsart Hcxvic,of Adamsville, will be a fresh-

man. He received the l)eansScholarship.

'Erin lohnson, daughter ofJoey and f ena ftlhnson, ofSeliner. witl be a frcehrnan.

She received the Excellence

Scholarship.

'Brooklvn l-iPford, datrgh

ter of |oseph and lVlelanicLipfotd, of Bethel SPrings,willhe a freshman. She received

tl',e Deans ScholarshiP..Rr4ee C, Smith, of Selmer,

daugiter of Stacev Sniith anctr

f(ini Smith, rvill be a fresh-man She received the DeansScholar:ship.

'I'essa Tucker, dauglrter ofAmv 'l\rcker, of Guvs, will be

:r [rl:hurart. She leccivcd tlici\chieve ScholarshiP

Additicrr:il iitibtmatioir ort

scholaiships and other tvPes

of financial assistance is avaii-able bv coul,acting the UTMartiri Office of FinanciaiAid arrd Sr:holarshiPs, 205Achnini str;rtion BuildLrg, UT'Martin. I\4artin, 'I'N' 38238,or by calling (731) 8Bl-7040.