UTC Alumni Board of Directors
2007-2008 Executive Committee
Kayvon Sadrabadi, President
UTC Degree(s): B.S. in Engineering ('87), M.B.A. ('93)
Family: married to Jane Sadrabadi; two children, Josh & Minah
Work: Manager I, I.T. Project Portfolio Management, Unum
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Significant achievements of UTC of which you are most proud:
- Our undergraduate business school was ranked in the top 100 schools
nationwide by Business Week, 2007.
- The first UTC student engineering team ever to participate in Society
of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2006 MidWest MiniBaja Competition –
bested students from Georgia Tech, Michigan, Oklahoma State and Purdue!
- Our Mocs wrestling team won the 2007 Southern Conference Tournament
Championship
Kim White, President-Elect
UTC Degree(s): B.A. in Art ('82)
Family: married to Joe Dan White
Work: President, Luken
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1. Why did you attend UTC? Because I knew a lot of people that
went there and I liked the size. It was small enough that I could get
involved on campus and large enough to get a true "college experience"
2. What is one of your favorite UTC memories? One of my favorite
UTC memories was bid day during Sorority Rush. The excitement and anticipation
of running out the doors of Patten Chapel and pledging my sorority of
choice--Chi Omega. I drove down McCallie Ave last year on bid day and
watched the girls in all their sorority colors outside Patten Chapel.
It brought back great memories!
3. What advice would you have for current UTC students? Get involved
on campus and in the community as much as you can. The contacts you make
now through organizations and the leadership skills you learn from being
involved is priceless when looking for a career after graduation.
4. Why are you involved with the UTC Office of Alumni Affairs? UTC
provided the foundation for my success. I want to give back, encourage
other Alums to get back involved and have an opportunity to be a positive
role model for UTC students.
5. What do you love about your alma mater? UTC is a real gem.
It's a beautiful campus in the heart of a city I love with a tradition
of academic excellence. I want to help spread that word.
Steve Coffman, Vice President
UTC Degree(s): B.S. in Business Administration, Marketing ('94)
Family: married to Michele Coffman
Work: Financial Advisor, UBS
Financial Services, Inc.
Don Adkins, Treasurer
UTC Degree(s): B.S. in Business Administration, Finance ('94), M.B.A.
('00)
Family: married to Dusty Geary Adkins; children: Griffin & Noah
Work: Realtor, ReMax Real Estate
1. Why did you attend UTC? Quality of business school,
overall atmosphere of campus.
2. What is one of your favorite UTC memories? Seeing Dick Vitale
in UTC Arena for the Mocs vs. Michigan (Fab Four) game.
3. What advice do you have for current UTC students? Embrace
the University while you are a student and stay involved as an alum.
4. Why are you involved with the UTC Office of Alumni Affairs?
Try to give back a little of what the University has given me.
5. In what way(s) has your degree(s) from UTC helped you?
I am proud to say that I am a graduate of the UTC School of Business in
both undergraduate and graduate studies. A top 100 business school
for 2007.
6. What do you love about your alma mater? As an undergraduate
working nearly full time hours I had a business school professor take
the time to nominate me for a scholarship that I was eventually chosen
to receive. The time he took to notice and understand how much
I could use a financial scholarship was a reflection of the atmosphere
I felt while attending U.T. Chattanooga. The administration and
faculty care about their students and the overall success and image of
the University.
Erik Gray, Secretary
UTC Degree(s): B.S. in Sports Administration ('96)
Family: married to Stacy Oglesby Gray; children: Rigby & Lucy
Work: Client Services Manager, Unum
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1. Why did you attend UTC? UTC immediately felt like a home
away from to me.
2. What is one of your favorite UTC memories? Meeting my future
wife when we both worked for The Echo.
3. What advice do you have for current UTC students? Get involved
on campus - the rewards are immeasurable.
4. Why are you involved with the UTC Office of Alumni Affairs?
I feel it is an alumnus' duty to protect and enhance the reputation of
the institution.
5. In what way(s) has your degree(s) from UTC helped you? It
helped me get my first job!
6. What do you love about your alma mater? The memories that
have been made, the evolving campus, Mocs athletics events.
David Fussell, Immediate Past President
UTC Degree(s): B.S. in Business Administration, Executive ('69)
Family: married to Sharon Fussell; children: Holly, Susanna, Cooper &
Patton
Work: Senior Vice President, Investments, Unum
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