VOL. 40 | NO. 44 | Friday, October 28, 2016
Haslam's trustee appointments
Gov. Bill Haslam's appointments to boards of trustees for Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee Tech, Austin Peay, University of Memphis and East Tennessee State:
Middle Tennessee State University
Andrew Adams, former chairman and CEO of National Healthcare Corporation
J.B. Baker, owner and CEO of Sprint Logistics
Pete Delay, executive in Forterra Building Products’ Nashville office
Darrell Freeman, Sr., executive chairman of Zycron, Inc.
Joey Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Acadia Healthcare Company
Chris Karbowiak, executive vice president, chief administrative officer and chief risk officer of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Stephen Smith, board chairman of Haury & Smith Contractors, Inc.
Pamela Wright, founder, owner and CEO of Wright Travel.
Tennessee Tech
Dr. Barbara Fleming, senior health policy analyst and former physician at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Trudy Harper, founder and former president of Tenaska Power Services Company
Tom Jones, co-owner and general manager of Research Electronics International
Millard Oakley, former member of the Tennessee General Assembly and current board member of First National Bank of Tennessee
Purna Saggurti, global chair of investment banking for Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Johnny Stites, managing partner of XI Investments
Teresa Vanhooser, former deputy director of the Marshall Space Flight Center and current senior consultant with Seabrook Solutions, LLC
Capt. Barry Wilmore, National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut.
University of Memphis
Douglas Edwards, senior advisor at BBH Capital Partners and former CEO of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Marvin Ellison, CEP and board chairman of J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
Alan Graf, executive vice president and chief financial officer for FedEx Corp.
Cato Johnson, senior vice president of public policy and regulatory affairs for Methodist Healthcare
Brad Martin, former interim president of the University of Memphis and retired chairman and CEO of Saks Incorporated
David North, president and CEO for Sedgwick Claims Management Services
Carol Roberts, senior vice president and chief financial officer for International Paper Co.
Susan Springfield, executive vice president and chief credit officer for First Horizon National Corporation.
Tennessee State
Dr. Deborah Cole, president and CEO of Citizens Savings Bank & Trust Co.
Stephen Corbeil, president of TriStar Division of Hospital Corporation of America
Bill Freeman, chairman of real estate development firm Freeman Webb, Inc.
Dr. Richard Allen Lewis, owner of Lewis & Wright Funeral Home
Pam Martin, president of Cushion Employer Services and member of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Obie McKenzie, managing director of BlackRock, Inc.
Dr. Edith Peterson Mitchell, president of the National Medical Association and clinical professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology for the Kimmel Cancer Center
Bishop Joseph Walker III, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Nashville and International Presiding Bishop of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship.
Austin Peay
Billy Atkins, chairman and CEO of Legends Bank and former president of the Clarksville Chamber of Commerce
Katherine Cannata, dealer principal for Wyatt Johnson Automotive Group
Larry Carroll, president and CEO of Carroll Financial Associates, Inc.
Don Jenkins, president and CEO of Jenkins & Wynne Ford, Honda and Lincoln
Dr. Valencia May, owner of Plaza Dental Offices and U.S. Air Force veteran
Army Brig. Gen. Robin Mealer (retired), director at the U.S. Army Manpower Analysis Agency
Mike O’Malley, partner and CEO of Wendy’s Bowling Green
Army Gen. Gary Luck (retired), 35-year officer in the U.S. Army and former Commander, Joint Special Operations Command.
East Tennessee State
Janet Ayers, president of the Ayers Foundation
Steven DeCarlo, CEO of AmWINS Group, Inc.
David Golden, senior vice president, chief legal and sustainability officer and corporate secretary for Eastman Chemical Company
Dorothy Grisham, owner/operator of an Allstate Insurance Agency
Dr. Linda Latimer, anatomic and clinical pathologist and owner of Mountain Regional Pathology
Scott Niswonger, chairman and founder of Niswonger Educational Foundation and executive chairman of Landair Transport, Inc.
James Powell, founder of Powell Companies and former chair of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, owner of Ron Ramsey and Associates.