Meet the Keystone Staff
Sherry Tignor comes to Union after 25 years in secondary education serving as a classroom teacher, guidance counselor and middle and upper school administrator.
Sherry holds a Bachelor of Science from Union University and Master of Education in Guidance with additional graduate studies from the University of Memphis. Sherry has served at
Union for 15 years working with incoming freshman students and the past 6 years developing and giving leadership to the Keystone program. With her colleague, Susan Hopper, they
authored three student workbooks for freshmen students: Wisdom for the Journey, Christian Learning and the University Experience, and Discovering My Design. They hosted, with
People Management Minnesota, a DMD workshop for universities and colleges featuring Os Guinness as the keynote speaker. They are also National Academic Advising Association
certified trainers. In the Fall of 2004, with Dr. Jimmy Davis and Dr. Charles Fowler, they completed a 9 week Bible Study, my design: His Purpose which has been piloted in 10 churches in Tennessee.
Julie Watson grew up in California where she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Communications at Cal State University, Stanislaus. After college, she worked with students in an academic resource center at Long Island University and then transitioned into a position working with Au Pairs, where she developed courses and taught international students about American history and culture. Julie moved to Tennessee in 2007, when her husband joined the Political Science faculty at Union, and had the privilege of joining the Keystone support staff in 2008. She feels blessed to be a part of the Union community along with her husband, five children, and two dogs.
Erin Boswell received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Education from Union University and returned to serve Keystone students in 2010, after two years of teaching English in universities and developing extracurricular English programs in Ukraine. She and her husband met while students and now both work at Union, seeking to be a part of its unique mission and community. Erin's time as a Union student instilled in her a passion for education and for sharing Union's vision with current students.
From Left to Right: John'Na Cosby, Sherry Tignor, Erin Boswell, Julie Watson and Austin Ward.
John'Na Cosby, a native of Nashville, TN, is a second year Masters of Social Work student at Union University. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication from Lane College in 2010. John'Na is very passionate about serving others, forming godly relationships, and spreading the Gospel of Christ through her personal testimonies. Her ultimate goal is to do community-based social work to help cultivate, support, and educate youth in urban areas.
Austin Ward received his M.A. in Psychology and Christian Studies from Union University in 2009. He has been working on his M.S. in Professional Counseling since fall 2009, expected graduation in May 2012. Austin's wife, Elizabeth, also serves at Union. Together, they are seeking to do family and marriage ministry after Austin completes his M.S. He is a product of the strength that Jesus has for men, and he therefore desires to encourage other men to "be strong and courageous" in Him for the sake of the King, family, the church, and the world.
For more information on Keystone
Contact the Office of Academic Support
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
731-661-6568
stignor@uu.edu