Alumni Class Notes

1980s

James Ebel ‘80 is president of Center Brain Partners in Oak Ridge, TN. Born to James Ebel '80 and Rose Ebel, a son, Jacob David, on July, 31 2004.

Thomas Paden ‘80 is the owner/president of Paden Place Music. He has a new musical called "Don't You Just Love Christmas" that will run from November 17, 2004 to December 20, 2004 on the West coast, East coast and in Branson. He wrote most of the songs and produced the soundtrack CD.

Evan Oscar Neal ‘80 is a plant accountant/quality facilitator at Leggett*Platt-Vantage.

Thomas C. Paden ‘80 is the owner of Paden Place Music.

James Stephen Ziegler '81 is chief financial officer at Life Care Centers of America in Ooltewah, TN.

Reginald Elder ‘81 is a sales manager at Long Mercedes Benz.

Mark Powell ‘81 is a controller at Advanced Technical Ceramics Company in Chattanooga.

Jim A. Horton '82 is the owner of Scenic Industries in Ft. Oglethorpe, GA.

Sallie M. Brooks MBA '82 is a tax accountant and marketing director at G.R Rush & Co. in Chattanooga,TN.

Warren Daniel ‘82 is a southeast regional sales manager at Stahl USA in Chattanooga.

Catherine Sherrill Howard ‘82 is a senior corporate trainer at US Xpress in Ooltewah, TN. She is a one year survivor of ovarian cancer. Her daughter (Danielle Sherrill) and stepson (Matt Howard) are students at Chattanooga State.

Douglas Swafford ‘82 is a credit and collections manager at US Xpress in Chattanooga.

Catherine Sherrill Howard ‘82 married David Howard in 2003. They live in Hixson, TN.

Greg L. Fazio ‘82 is a co-owner at Royal Office Equipment.

James (Brad) Pierce ’82 married Mari Kay Pierce on June 27, 1987. Their first daughter, Lindsey Megan Pierce, was born on June 7, 1993. Second daughter, Sidney Nicole Pierce, was born on May 18, 1998.

Junko Yomada ‘82 is the owner of Village Tax Back in Madisonville, TN.

Harold D. Powell, Jr. '83 is the owner of Athens Insurance in Athens, TN with sales of approximately $30 million and a staff of 30 people.

Debbie Clifford Brown '83 is vice president at Morgan Keegan and Company in Chattanooga,TN. Morgan Keegan is a TN headquartered Investment Company. She has also been elected to the board of the American Cancer Society.

W. Jack Benson, Jr. '83 is the owner of Benson Law Firm in Chattanooga, TN.

Deborah Pelham Hilgenhurst MBA ‘83 is a national healthcare executive at Abbott Laboratories in the Nashville area.

Lisa Kinley Neal ‘83 is a senior accountant at Dixie Group.

Paul Andy Hodes '85 is a realtor at Keller Williams Realty in Chattanooga,TN.

Kendra Smith Clure '85 is a homemaker in Chattanooga, TN.

Mark W. Degler ‘85 is a partner at Miller & Martin LLP.

Denny Moyer ‘85 is a partner at Stern's Printing.

Gregory Scott Redden ‘85 is a service president and retail banking director at Wachovia Bank.

Gail DeBerry Satterthwaite MBA ‘85 was a director of marketing, but is now retired.

Kathy Chauncey Simmons ’85 is married to Paul Simmons ‘86. They have four children: Chauncey, Beau, Ashley, and Peyton. Kathy worked in the accounting field for 6 ½ years prior to having children.

Troy D. McWilliams ‘85 is a marketing manager at 7-11, Inc.

David Warren ‘85 has been promoted from senior consultant to lead consultant at Parson Consulting in Denver, CO. Born to David Warren '85 and Rebecca Warren, a son, Matthew, on April 13, 2004. They also have a daughter, Abigail, who was born on January 9, 2002.

Christopher Paul Bertani '86 is a sales manager at The Scotts Company in Ooltewah, TN.

Patricia S Bell '86 is vice president of finance and CFO at Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce in Chattanooga, TN.

Barry Anthony MBA '86 is director of marketing for McKee Foods, makers of Little Debbie Snacks, in Collegedale, TN. He serves on the UTC Marketing Advisory Board.

Stephen William Lillis ’86 is president and founder of Gospel Trick Shot (GTS) Ministries, Inc. He has traveled to England, Germany, and the Ukraine doing the World Famous Gospel Trick Shot Show. Stephen plans to take GTS to Albania, China, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Information on this ministry using the game of billiards is available at www.gospeltrickshot.org.

Edward Charles O'Brien '87 is vice president of investments at UBS in Chattanooga, TN.

Greg Beairs to ’87, founder of Lupi’s Pizza, has opened Pearls Folk Art on the North Shore in Chattanooga. Pearls is an “art festival under a roof” where you can see over 65 self-taught artists’ works. (picture)

Becky Farmer Browder MBA ‘87 is a real property manager for Hamilton County, Tennessee.

Phillip D. Hamilton ’87 received his MBA from Georgia State University in Atlanta in May 2000. He was awarded a trip to Maui in 2003 for finishing the year in the top 1% of national sales in the Neurohealth Division of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals. He is married to Kelley Grimm from Hixson. They have two children Haley (13) and Phillip (10).

Donald D. Haynes ‘87 is a senior sales executive at Eli-Lilly and Co., Inc.

Stephen Andrew Smith '88 is chief operating officer at Kenco Group in Chattanooga, TN.

Vonda Miller Patrick '88 is vice president and controller at National Print Group in Chattanooga,TN.

Karla Yvonne Meador '88 is an area manager at Comsys in Denver, NC. She oversees multiple offices for IT staffing. Karla was president and a founding member of SAM ID.

Shawn Kurrelmeier-Lee MBA '88 is vice president at Public Education Foundation in Chattanooga,TN.

Donald Kenneth Drumm MBA '88 is a senior manager at TVA in Chattanooga, TN.

Diane D. Bullock '88 is works for IBM Global Services in the Atlanta area.

Anna Lisa Conover ‘88 is a finance analyst at SAIC.

Shawn E. Johns ‘88 is a cesional court clerk/deputy clerk at Hamilton County, Tennessee.

Patrick Shawn Morgan ‘88 is a major in the US Army.

Dorotha Greene Rainey '88 was promoted to supervisory examiner at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the greater Detroit area.

Cheryl Keith Trimble ‘88 works in business development at Huffaker & Trimble.

James Gregory Powell '89 is director of financial planning & reporting at Knology, Inc. in Auburn, AL.

Laura Denise Caron ‘89 is an information technology manager at Turner Broadcasting System.

James Parson MBA ‘89 is the vice president of construction at KBR, a Halliburton company, in the United Kingdom. He has lived in Holland, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and moved to the UK in November of 2003. He manages the construction for KBR for projects executed in Africa, Middle East, Europe, and CIS.