Don Bishop ('57) has retired as the director of athletics at
Campbellsville University following 29 years of service. Address: 123 Kensington
Way, Campbellsville, KY 42718-8924.
Louis Criswell ('68) has served on the staff of Baring Cross Baptist
Church in North Little Rock, AR, since February 1976 and will complete 22
years of service February 1998. He served as minister of music for over 16
and one-half years and the remaining years as associate pastor/minister of
senior adults and family life. Address: 7600 Yuma Ct., North Little Rock,
AR 72114.
Loretta Mathews Schmitt ('70) was part of the worship team from First Baptist Church, Herndon, VA, to present the Ultimate Youth Camp in Notting-ham, England. Loretta is a music specialist with the Fairfax County Public Schools and has been elected as president of the Fairfax County General Music Educators Association for 1997-98. She and her husband, Jerry, have two daughters, Christina and Leslie. Address: 3326 Dairy Lou Drive, Herndon, VA 20171.
William E. Troutt ('71), president of Belmont University, has been appointed by Senator Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) to serve on the National Commission on College Cost. The National Commission is charged with reviewing national policies and trends with respect to college costs and making recommendations on how to keep college affordable for the future. Address: 2314 Hampton Avenue, Nashville, TN 37215-1406.
Dwight Davidson ('75) is coordinator of the Immunology Laboratory, Research Wing, at Rebecca Sieff Medical Center, Safed, Israel. He and his wife, Tricia, have three children, Kara, Ari and Shana. Address: 171 Lochmei Hagetaot, Safed, Israel.
Mike Carroll ('76) has accepted the call to pastor Center Hill Baptist Church in Hanceville, AL. He was appointed by the East Cullman Baptist Association to serve as hispanic ministry coordinator and is also involved with promotion of discipleship training around the state of Alabama. He recently served as a representative for the Discipleship Training Department of the Alabama State Baptist Convention. Address: 13108 County Road 747, Hanceville, AL 35077.
L. Joseph Rosas, III ('76), pastor of Union Avenue Baptist Church, is president of the Memphis Ministers Association for 1997-98 and is also a member of Leadership Memphis class of 1998. He is teaching adjunctively for Union (Germantown) and for Memphis Theological Seminary. Joey's wife, Pam ('91), is a teacher in the Memphis City School System. Address: 1849 Cowden Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104.
Ruth Page Allen ('77) was chosen by University of Tennessee-Memphis' chapter of Sigma Xi as its 1997 Out-standing High School Teacher. Ruth teaches 10th, 11th and 12th grade chemistry and advanced placement chemistry at Collierville High School. She also chairs the public outreach committee of the Memphis Chapter of the American Chemical Society. Address: 7949 Meadow Trail Drive, Cordova, TN 38018-7827.
Melanie Marcom (BA'81; BM '96) is a graduate student at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist Univer-sity, Dallas, TX. She was accepted into the Master of Sacred Music program and was the recipient of the Perkins Promise for Ministry scholarship. Melanie has been organist at Bemis United Methodist Church since 1994, Bemis, TN. Address: 6171 E. NW Highway, Apt. 1378, Dallas, TX 75231.
Keith Sanderson ('82) is minister of music and youth at Watson Lane Baptist Church in Henderson, KY. He and his wife, the former Lorie Clayton ('86) have two children, Clayton Alan, 8, and Kendra Joy, 6. Address: 467 Hearth-stone Lane, Henderson, KY 42420.
Kelvin Smith ('84) is minister of music and senior adults at First Baptist Church, Hohenwald, TN and formerly served at First Baptist Church, McKenzie, TN, for 10 and one-half years. His wife, the former Jetta Jimmerson ('83) is a homemaker. They homeschool their two sons, Andrew, 10, and Adam, 7. Address: 104 Ashley-Marie Drive, Hohenwald, TN 38462.
Janna Norton Coleman ('89) is a homemaker, and her husband, Randy, is music and youth leader at Northside Baptist Church, Milan, TN. Randy is also pursuing a Master of Divinity from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. They have one son, Adam. Address: 5116 McKellar Street, Milan, TN 38358.
Pamela Newbill Davis ('89) recently renewed her officer qualifications as a United States Naval Academy Infor-mation Officer/Blue and Gold. She covers the West Tennessee region for the academy, and is also an English teacher at Jackson Central- Merry High School, Jackson, TN. Pamela is chairman of the Recruiting District Assistance Council for NRD St. Louis, a six-state recruiting district for the United States Navy. Address: 134 Terrace Place, Jackson, TN 38301-4836. e-mail: davispn@usit.net
Eric Taylor ('89) is pastor of Lakeshore Heights Baptist Church, Hot
Springs, AR. He is married to the former Melissa Poppenheimer ('91).
Address: 333 Mason, Hot Springs, AR 71913.
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Stephen ('89) and Cammie Trexler have recently graduated from RHEMA Bible Training Center, Broken Arrow, OK and accepted the position of Youth and College Pastors of Christ The King Church, Jackson, TN. They have one daughter, Caleh Elaine, age 17 months. Address: 203 Fairway Blvd. , Jackson, TN 38305. e-mail: trex30@juno.com |
Kelley VanVoorhis ('90) has accepted a position as assistant strategic planner at Buckman Laboratories International, Inc., a specialty chemical manufacturer based in Memphis. Her husband, Randy, is a computer systems engineer for XLConnect. Address: 3131 Lichen, Bartlett, TN 38134. e-mail: lkvanvoorhis@buckman.com
James C. Huckaba ('91) has been appointed director of personnel by the Tennessee Department of Employment Security. He has been with TDES for almost two years, serving most recently as a legislative liaison for the depart-ment. Address: 323 Southwood Park Place, Nashville, TN 37217.
Gregory Alan Teel ('92) is student minister at Meadowview Baptist Church. His wife, the former Connie Allison Boutwell, is a full-time student at Mississippi State University majoring in agricultural business. Address: 109-B West Bound Street, Starkville, MS 39759. e-mail: meadsteve@aol.com
Henry M. Howell ('93) recently completed the Logistic Vehicle Systems Operator Course with the Marine Corps Detachment, United States Army Engineer School, in Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Address: Route 4, Box 690, Killen, AL 35645.
Ray Ammons ('95) has accepted the music teacher position at R-III School, Caruthersville, MO. Ray will teach general music classes, kindergarten through eighth grade, beginning band, and junior high band. Address: 3037 Asbury - Glimp Road, Ripley, TN 38063-4465. e-mail: rammons@lctn.com
Susan K. Godwin ('95) received a Master of Science in nursing from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. She completed the family nurse practitioner program and is eligible to sit for the national certification exam to practice as a family nurse practitioner. e-mail: godwinsk@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu
Keith Felton ('96) and Sam Mizzell ('96), as "Partners in Christ," released their first CD titled "You and Me." They are available for concerts, youth retreats and worship. Felton's Address: 193 Radnor East, Nashville, TN 37211,(615) 331-6647; Mizzell's Address: 213 Shevel Drive, Goodlettsville, TN 37072.
Lisa Presson Brewer ('97) is employed at Leaders Credit Union as marketing and human resources assistant. Her husband, Donald, is employed at Porter Cable. Address: 35 Augusta Circle, Apt. 2, Jackson, TN 38305.
Jeff Rushing ('97) is producer/director at WLJT-11, a PBS affiliate, in Martin, TN. He was formerly in production at WMC-5 in Memphis. Address: University Courts South, J-8, Martin, TN 38237. e-mail: jrushing@mailer.utm.edu
Last updated on February 5, 1998.
