THE JACKSON SUN " MONDAV, MARCH 2, 2015

The Jackson Sun

MARTIN - The University ofTennessee at Martin will offer aMaster of Arts in strategic corn-munication beginning in the fall2015 semester, the school an-nounced in a press release thisweek.

The program, approvedThursday by the UT Board ofThustees during its wintermeeting at the UT Health Science Center in Mrimphis, is sub-ject to final approval in Aprilbythe Tennessee Higher Educa-tion Commission.

The executive-style degreeis intended to prepare profes-sionals to plan, create and man-age communication to achieveorganizational goals. The pro-gram willbe presented primari-

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initiatives."Strategic communica-

tion integrates skills andconcepts from organiza-tional and managementcommunication; market-ing communication andsales; public relations;technical communication;and mass communication,and is applicable across awide variety of careerfields.

It requires a strongknowledge of traditional,social and mobile media;the ability to produce ef-fective oral, written andvisual messages; and stra-tegic management com-munication and,leader,ship skills, the releasesaid.

The degree program iS Interested partici-pants must meet the uni-versity-wide require-ments for graduate ad-mission, as well as thespecific requirements forthe strategic communica-tion program, noted in theUT Martin graduate cata-log. Students may requestto transfer up to six se-mester credit hours fromother appropriate gradu-ate programs at accredit-ed univerbities, subject toapproval by the UT Mar-tin Department of Com-munications graduatefaculty.

All applicants shouldsubmit application pack-ets to the UT Martin Of-

fice of Graduate Studiesat 227 AdministrationBuilding, Martin, Tenn.,38238. Packets should in-clude a graduate schoolapplication, official tran-scripts from all attendedinstitutions, official GREtest scores, a graduate as-sistant application, cur-rent resume, three cur-rent letters of recommen-

dation from professionalsources, and a 500-wordstatement of professionalgoals and how the strate-gic communication pro-gram would contribute tothe achievement of thosegoals.

For more information,contact Rutledge at 73I-881-7554 or by email attrutledge@utm.edu.

appropriate for studentsand professionals from avariety of academic back-grounds, including but notIimited to public rela-tions, marketing, masscommunication, advertis-ing, business administra-tion, agricultural busi-ness and political science.

The coursework is de-signed to allow workingprofessionals the flexibil-ity to accommodate busyschedules through onlineassignments, as well asdevelop networking rela-tionships with facultymentors and peersthrough on-campus week-ends.

AJI program par_tici-pants will complete aminimum of 33 credithours with no final courseletter grade lower than a"B." Students will' com-plete 15 hours of corecourses, includrng threeprofessional seminars,each requiring an on-cam-pus weekend at the begin-ning and end of the semes-ter.

UT Martin to offer Masters in Co icationly online, with perioclic on-cam-pus weekends required,

"Extensive research indicat-ed the need and desire for amaster's degree that was Pro-fessionally focused as opposedto theoretical preparation for adoctoral program on develoP-ing strategic communicationrnanagement skills," Dr. TlacYRutledge, assistant professor ofcommunications and graduateprograrn said."O]rr gr am is

, uniquein auseofthe integrated curriculum.

"This integration reflects astrong demand in the workplacefor professionals who under-stand how to plan and managemany types of cornmunication

See lMARtrlN, Page A4

Dr. Tracy Rutledge, UT Martin assistant professor of comrnunications andgraduate program coordinato4 led development of the university's newMaster of Arts in strateEic communication.

Gibson County students receivescholarships to attend UT MartinMARTIN, Tenn. - Several

Gibson County students havebeen awarded scholarships forthe 2O15-2016 academic yearto attend the University of Ten-nessee at Martin, according toBrandy Cartrnell, Interim Exec-utive Director, Student Engage-ment.

' Brant Allen, son of Dr. Steveand Brenda Allen, of Trenton,will be a freshman. He receivedthe Chancellor's Award.

' John Hunter Beal, son ofJohn and Tina Beal, of Medina,will be a freshman. He receivedthe Dean:s Scholarship.

' Grant T. Holden, son of Toddand Dana Holden, of Milal, willbe a freshman. He received theDean's Scholarship.

' Grayson Ray Whitworth, sonof Glyn and Lyn Whitworth, ofRutherford, will be a freshman.He received the Dean's Scholar-ship.

Additional information onscholarships and other types offinancial assistance is availableby contacting the UT MartinOffice of Student FinancialAssistance, 205 AdministrationBuilding, UT Martin, Martin,Tenn.,38238, or by calling (731)881-7040.

The Lauderdale Voice, Wednesday, March 4, 2015

iUT-Martin announceswinners of scholarships

i Several Lauderdale County students have

been awarded scholarships for the 2015-

20rc academic year to attend theiUniversity of Tennessee at Martin, accord-

hng to Brandy Cartmell, Interim ExecutiveDirector, Student Engagement.

' Leah Jacobs, daughter of Mike and Tonya,Jacobs of Halls, will be a freshman. She

'received the Leaders-in-Residence Award.

; ChadAllen Lewis of Gates, son of Tammiejlewis and Allen Lewis, will be a freshman.

lHe received the Dean's Scholarship and the

Leaders-in-Residence Award.Jessica Sorrell, daughter of James and

Deborah Sorrell of Gates, will be a fresh-man. She received the Leaders-in-Residence Award.

Additional information on scholarshipsand other types of financial assistance isavailable by contacting the UT MartinOffice of Student Financial Assistance, 205

Administration Building, UT Martin,Martin, Tenn., 38238, or by calling 731-881-7040.

UT Martin to offer Master of ArtsDRESDENENTER'RT'E.MARCH 4,201s in Stratggic Gommunication

Beginning Fal/ Semesfer 2015Weakley County

students receive

scholarships

Two Weakley Countystudents have been awardedscholarships for the 2015-2016 academic year to attendthe University of Tennessee atMartin,, aceording to BrandyCartmell, Interim ExecutiveDirector, Student Engagement.* Jonathan Chase Spencer,

of Martin, son of BrookeSpencer and Eric Spencer, willbe a freshman. He feceived the

son oftewart,shman.

He received the Dean'sScholarship.

Additional information onscholarships and other types offinancial assistance is availablebv contactins the UT Martindffice of Stludent FinancialAssistanee, 205 AdministrationBuilding, UT Martin. Martin,Tenn., 38238, or by calling(731) 881-7040.

MARTIN, Tenn. - TheUniversity of Tennessee atMartin will offer a Master of

gic communicationin the fall 2015The program,

approved Thursday by the UTBoard of Trustees during its

The executive-style

iridibated thri need and deSire

and manage many types of .

communi cation initi atives."Strategic communication

mass communication, andis appli devarlety Itrequrres geof traditi ilemedia; the ability to produceeffective oral, written and

mass communication,advertising, businessadministration, agriculturalbusiness and political science.

The coursework is designedto allow working professionalsthe flexibility to accommodatebusy schedules through onlineassignments, as well as developnetworking relationships withfacultythroughThe probased oconducted by the Commissionon Public Relations Educationand the educational standardsof the Association of theEducation of Journalism andMass Communication.

A ntswill of33 c dal-course letter grade lower than a"B." Students will complete 15hours ofcore courses, includingthree professional seminars,each requiring an on-campusweekend at the beginning andend of the semester. Theseseminars focus on researchand writing skills, academicadvising, and the development,defense and completion of acapstone project. Other corecourses include applied researchmethods for professionals andmedia and communicationtheory for professionals.

Students will also completethree credit hours in either

credit and will be offered inonline, face-to-face or hybridoptions as appropriate for thecourse material. Electives areoffered in public relations andmarketing communication;mass communrcation,media management andmedia production; technicalcommunication; and issuesin strategic communication.Students will work with anacademic advisor to choosethe elective courses which bestbenefit their individual careerpaths.

"One of my flustrations asI considered graduate schoolswas that so few were practicaland in tune with current mediaand market needs. (Thisprogram) achieves both ina way that our graduatingseniors, alumni and other

working professionals havealready told us they find veryatfiactive," said Dr. RobertNanney, professor and chair,UT Martin Department ofCommunications. "I'm so proudofthe hard work of Dr. Rutledgeand the rest of our faculty andstaffin the creation ofthis newmaster's degree. ...It representsmore thafl'twci years of vision,planning and execution thatwill make available verypractical and vital skill setsfor working professionals incommunications and otherfields, as well as those about toenter the workforce."

Interested participantsmust meet the university-widerequirements for graduateadmission, as well as thespecific requirements forthe strategic communicationprogram, noted in the UT Martingraduate catalog. Students mayrequest to transfer up to sixsemester credit hours fromother appropriate graduateprograms at accrediteduniversities, subject to approvalby the UT Martin Departmentof Communications graduatefaculty.

All applicants should submitapplication packets to the UTMartin Office of GraduateStudies aL 227 AdministrationBuilding, Martin, Tenn.,38238. Packets should includea graduate school application,official transcripts from allattended institutions, officialGRE test scores, a graduateassistant application, currentresume, three current lettersof recommendation fromprofessional sources, and a 500-word statement of professionalgoals and how the strategiccommunication program wouldcontribute to the achievementofthose goals.

For more information,contact Rutledge at 731-881-7554 or by email attrulledge@utm.edu.

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE. MARCH 4,2015

Dr. Tracy Rutledge, UT Martin assistant professor of communications and graduate program coordinator,led development of the university's new Master of Arts in strategic communication. The new degreeprogram, approved Thursday by the UT Board of Trustees, will begin in the fall 2015 semester, subjectto final approval in April by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

Two new maiors and one new Goncentrationavailable through UT Martin Graduate programs

Students seeking a master'sdegree in education from theUniversMartin wand oneconcentrbeginning in ttre fall 20 I 5 semester.Graduate shrdents will be able tofocus their studies on either student

The speaffairs andwill preparein colleg enters,financial affairsand other ervicesin higher education settings.This degree will help umversity

licerswe exams will leadto careersionaldruc

The library informationspecialist PreK- 12 concentrationis designed to give individualsthe necessary training to eam a

degree or endorsement as a schoollibrary information specialist. Inthe state of Termessee, individualsmust have a teaching license and

enroll in the degree program and/or the endorsement-only optionthrough the interdisciplinarymaJof.

For more information onadmissions requirements for theseand other education graduate

Kimberly Pageor by email at

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE . March 4,2015

Local Boy Scouts Attend Merit Badge ClinicMembers of five local Boy

Scout troops participated in aclinic hosted by the Universityof Tennessee at Martin studentmembers of the American ChemicalSociety, Feb. 14, to help the Scouts

earn their chemistry merit badges.Scouts were able to hear mini-lectures on green chemistry andchemical safety, as well as tourthe UT Martin laboratories andparticrpate in a variety of hands-

on activities. SMACS membersassisted with six learning stationsand taught the scouts aboutcopper plating, the chemistryof cooking, pollution, Cartesiandivers, toothpaste and household

cleaners, and separations ofsolutions. Scouts were then ableto view a chemical "magic show"to demonstrate reactions betweenvarious compounds.

TROOP 40 _ DRESDEN:McDaniel; Paul Nichols;in Dresden.

Pictured are (l-r): Layla Gargus; SMACS president; Dr. Phillip Davis, UT Martin professor of chemistry; ConnorTony Woodrough, scoutmaster; and Stephanie Gourley SMACS member. The Scouts are members of Troop 40

DRESDEN ENTERPBISE

The concert band, led bY BillWaterman, director of athleticbands, will present a Programtitled "sketches," which includesthe public premier of "Distance."apiece by LosAngeles composerBritt Bums.

The performance is free andthe public is invited.

UT Martin Wind Ensemble and Goncert Bandto present combined concert March { 5

The UniversitY of Teruressee

at Martin wind -ensemble will

ioin the concert band in a jointberformance at 3 P.m., SundaY,March 15, in the Harriet FultonTheatre on the UT MartincamDus.

The wind ensemble,conducted by Dr. John Oelrich'

March 4,2015

The UT Martin wind ensemble will join the concert band in a joint performance at 3 p.m., SundaY,

March 15, in the Harriet Fulton Theatre on the UT Martin campus'

TROOp 1776 - MARTIN: pictured are (l-r): Jacob Thompson, SMACS member; Dr. S. K. Airee, SMACS faculty advisor and UT Martinprofessor of chemistry; Hunter llalt; Micheal Shane; Briley Johnson; and Krysten Harris and William Kuenzinger, SMACS officers. The

Scouts are rnembers of Troop 1776 in Martin.

Wednesday. March 4" 2015

The University of Ten- rs'

nessee at Martin has rec- 3llognized the outstanding gh

academic achievements honors; Yolonda M. Garr, highor 1'11: [:t*#a*:1.';''T'','Jiffl'":,lfom orr:'Thornu. W. Kendaii. highestObi pub- honors; Cory A. Luther, honors;lication of the fall Chan- AndreaN.Martin,highesthon'rrs;cellor's Honor Rolls. !"114.149qry.!s!9":-9t!{ul,

"Rinkcr;"highest honots; Ryan"C: - -Ro:ilk, honors; Carl E. Taylor,honors; Adam D. Tolley, high-est honols; Lauren K. Wheeler,honors; and Rachel J. While, highhonors.

high honors; Krista N. Tate, high-est honors; Robert A. Terrell, highhonors; Joshua W. Tbompson,honors; Sarah C. Triplett, hon-ors; Andrew L. Wamer, highhonors; John A. Warner, highesthonors; Kacee A. Warren, honorsiMason R. Warren, highest hon-ors; Katelyn L. Williams, hon-ors; Michala L. Williams, honors;Whitney B. Wisdom, high honors;and Colton A. Woodward. honors.

'Dresderi' = Rebecca N,I:'Giogair,highest honors; and Colton T.Rinker, highest honors

Fulton - Terrence L. Bishop,honors

Martin - Matthew C. Adams,honors; Christopher L. Armstrong,honors; Ryne J. Burden, honors;Krista L. Corum, honors; ConnorQ. Rinker, honors; and Jessica G.Tejeda, high honors.

Mufreesboro Katie B.Vancleave. honors.

Owensboro, Ky. - Leann L.Staser, honors.

Port Chester, N.Y. - JenniferA. Villa, highest honors.

ObionCountians

honoredAt IJTM

Phi Kappa Phi's lecturerescheduled for March 24' Dr. Richard Garlitz,associate professor of his-tory and philosophy at theUniversity of Tennesseeat Martin, will present PhiKappa Phi's 2015 MurielTomlinson lecture at7 p.m.March 24 in the WatkinsAuditorium of the BolingUniversity Center on themarn campus.

The lecture, originallyscheduled for Feb. 10, wasrescheduled due to weather-related campus closings.

Garlitz will present alecture titled "FriendsLike These: The Legacy ofthe 1953 Coup on UnitedStates-Iranian Relations."His research examines theroles that American colleg-es and universities played ininternational developmentduring the first two decadesof the Cold War, especiallyas part of the U.S. govern-ment-sponsored Point FourProgram.

Garlitz presents theaccounts of technical advi-sors from three Americanuniversities who worked inIran during the coup. Theirunderstanding of events,

both during the eady1950s and over subsequentdecades, sheds light onhow Americans understoodrelations between those twocountries that culminatedin the Iranian Revolution,the onset of the IslamicRepublic and the highlyadversarial state of con-temporary United States-Iranian relations.

G arlitz completed under-graduate work in historyand English at PurdueUniversity. He received a

master's degree in historyfrom Ball State Universityand a Ph.D. in history fromOhio University. He joinedthe UT Martin laculty in2008 and teaches courseson American foreign rela-tions, the Middle East andworld history. He is co-edi-tor of "Teaching Americato the World and the Worldto America: Educationand Foreign Relationssince 1870," publishedby Palgrave Macmillan,and anticipates the releaseol his book, "A Missionfor Development: UtahUniversities, the Point

Four Program and UnitedStates-Iranian Relations,"in 2017 .

The Muriel Tomlinsonlecture is presented eachspring semester in honorof Dr. Muriel Tomlinson, aUT Martin faculty memberand chair of the Departmentof Modern and ForeignLanguages from 1959-76.She created the campuslanguage laboratory andwas a supporter of the ide-als of Phi Kappa Phi honorsociety.

Phi Kappa Phi chapter127 was founded at UTMartin in 1971. Students,faculty and staff who havereached high levels of aca-demic ,success are honored.with membership eachyear. Phi Kappa Phi is thenation's oldest, largest andmost selective collegiatehonor society for all aca-demic disciplines.

The event is free andopen to the public.

For more information,contact Dr. Becky Cox,associate professor of edu-cational studies, at (73I)881-7134.

Meditation course plannedProper meditation tech-

niques can help lower stressand blood pressure, as wellas improve physical andmental health.. A coursein meditation is availablethrough the University ofTennessee at Martin Officeof Extended Campus andOnline Studies.

The course will meet 1-3p.m. March l4 on the mainUT Martin campus.

The registration fee is

$20 per person.Instructor Kate HealY

Dykes has more than 20years of experience teach-ing meditation and yoga.All students should bringa yoga sticky mat to class.Blankets and cushions willbe provided, but studentsmay bring their own.

For more details, con-tact the Office of ExtendedCampus and Online Studiesat ('731) 771-7082.

Wedding, event class slatedA cerlified wedding and

event planning course willbe offered on Tuesdays andThursdays from March 10to April 30 at the Universityof Tennessee at Marlin.

The classes will run from6-8:30 p.m.

The registration fee is

$995 per person and isoffered through the UTMartin Office of ExtendedCampus and OnlineStudies, partnered withLovegevity's WeddingPlanning Institute.

This course teaches the

fundamentals of planning,orchestrating and deliver-ing social events, includingweddings, baby showersand anniversary or birthdayparties. Participants willbe introduced to conciseformulas for detailing thepersonal and professionalaspects of any social event.

For more informa-tion, contact the Officeof Extended Campus andOnline Studies aI (131)11I-7082 or register onlineat www.utm.edu/depart-ments/ecosinondegree.php.

European travel study offeredCommunity members are

invited to join students andfaculty from the Universityof Tennessee at Martin on atravel study across easternEurope to visit some of themost musical cities on thecontrnent.

The trip is set for May 8-24 and the estimated cost is$3,643.89 per person.

Participants must be reg-istered and submit a $1,700deposit by March 31.

Drs. Jonathan Vest andMark Simmons, both asso-ciate prolessors of music.will lead the trip'throughstops in Hungary, Austria,Italy, Slovakia and the

Czech Republic. The tourwill include visits to therenowned Kodaly Institutein Budapest, Hungary,and the Orff lnstitute in

Salzburg, Austria.For more

tion, contact Vest881-7482 or byivest@utm.edu.

informa-at (131)email at

Aquafit class to begin next weekThe University of Ten- Monday through Aprll 22 ness and improve flexibil-

nessee at Martin Office on campus. ity. Students of all swim-of Extended Campus and The registration fee is ming levels are welcome.Online Studies will offer $35 per person. To register, visit http://an Aquafit class from Aquafit is a low-impact www.utm.edu/departments/5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays fitness class to help build ecos/nondegree.php or callana 'w.1frysdavs startinr-

. T"::1"':.ii"':,i::"::* ttt a: (131,) 881-7082'

Gibson County students receivescholarships to attend UT Martin

TRpNroN Glzerrn

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Several Gibson Countysfudents have been ar.vardedscholarships for the 2015-2016 academic year to at-tend the University of Ten-nessee at Martin, accordingto Brandy Carlmell. interim

executive directot StudentEngagement.

Included are:.Hohner Porler, son of

Billy and Sherry Porter ofTrenton, will be a fresh-man. He received the Chan-cellor's Award.

.Keeley Davis, daughterof John and Brandie Da-vis of Bradford, will be afreshman. She received theDean's Scholarship.

.Emily Rice, daughter ofMike and Juli Rice cf Me-dina, will be a freshman.She received the Dean'sScholarship.

.Brian T. Schreiber, sonof Bill and Cheryle Sch-reiber of Milan, will be afreshman. He received theUniversity Scholar Award.

Additional informationon scholarships and othertypes of financial assistanceis available by contactingthe UT Martin Office ofStudent Financial Assis-tance, 205 AdministrationBuilding, UT Marlin, Mar-tin, TN 38238, or by calling(731) 881-7040.

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ut Martin students Participate in 1st Annual National

Model Congress Gonference in WashingtonMARTIN, Tenn., March 4 -- The university of Tennessee at Martin issued the following news

release:

Five students from the University ofTennessee at Martin participated in the first annual

National Model congress conference, Feb z6-z8, at the Grand Hyatt washington in

Washington, D.

C. The students represented real-world senators in u.riting, amending and passing bills through

Senate committees and on the Senate floor

Participants attended workshops and mock committee meetings, acting as their represented

senators. The model Congress passed more than zo bills using the Senate's unique rules of order

and debate.

Mark Maloney, a senior communications major from South Fulton, received an Honorable

Senator Award; and Marabeth Kennedy, a sophomore political science major from Franldin, and

John Domanski, a junior political science major from Bon Aqua, both received Outstanding

Senator Awards. ...

Haslam defends UT's plan for increased out'of'stateenrollment

Richard Locker, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal t :36 p m CST March 5' 201 5

http : //www.tenne s sean. com/

Gov Bill HaslamsaidtheUniversityofTennessee'splantoincreaseout-of-stateenrollmenttoincrease

revenue is a result of the state's drop in appropriations over the years

And legislative leaders this week called the plan "a wake-up call" for lawmakers to increase state funding for

higher education, which has sharply decreased as a percentage of the costs of running the state's public

campuses.

The UT Board of Trustees last week endorsed a multifaceted plan by UT President Joe DiPietro to try to close

ag3TTmillionfundinggapprojectedoverthenextl0yearsfortheuniversitysystem ltallowseachofthe

university's primary campuses in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Martin to tailor their own mix of the plan's several

options to reduce costs and increase revenue - all with a goal of keeping tuition increases low.

One of the options is to increase the number of out-of-state students - who pay on average 2y2limes lhe

tuition charged in-state residents - to as much as 25 percent of each campus's undergraduate enrollment

That would double the current 12 percent average at Knoxville, Chattanooga and Martin

(Photo: Sheiley Mays / File / The

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THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 5,2015

UT Martin's education graduateprogram adds majors, concentration

Students seeking a mas-ter's degree in educationfrom UT Martin will havetwo new majors and onenew interdisciplinary con-bentration to choose from,beginning in the fall 2015semester. Graduate studentpwill be able to focus theirstudies on either student af-fairs and college counselingor addictions counseling, orcan work toward earning alibrary information special-ist PreK-12 license.

The specialization instudent affairs and collegecounseling will prepareindividuals to work in col-lege counseling centers,financial aid, minority af-fairs and other student af-fairs services in highereducation settings. Thisdegree will help universityprofessionals manage indi-vidual student needs withinchanging college environ-rnents by focusing on thedevelopment of the studentas they grow in a collegiatesetting.

The specialization in ad-dictions counseling willprepare counselors to workin a wide range of addic-tion counseling, treatmentand prevention programs,as well as in mental healthcounseling settings. Thesuccessful completion ofcoursework, . post-graduateexperiential requirements

NEW CHOICES - The option to earn a library infor-mation specialist PreK-l2 license is one of three newchoices for students seeking a master's degree in educa-tion from UT Martin. Graduate students can also focustheir studies on either student affairs and college counsel-ing or addictions counseling. The new programs will beoffered starting in the fall 2015 semester.

and state licensure examswill lead to careers as Ten-nessee licensed profession-al counselors and alcoholand drug abuse counselors.

The library informationspecialist PreK-12 concen-tration is designed to giveindividuals the necessarytraining to earn a degreeor endorsement as a schoollibrary information special-ist. In the state of Tennes-see, individuals must havea teaching license and passthe required courseworkand Praxis exams to qual-ily as a library information

specialist. The initial licen-sure K-12 program will of-fer a major in teaching plusthe necessary endorsementfor individuals who need ateaching license. Licensedteachers can enroll in thedegree program and/or theendorsement-only optionthrough the interdisciplin-ary maJor.

For more information onadmissions requirementsfor these and other educa-tion graduate programs,contact Kimberly Page at881-7128 or by email atkpage6@utm.edu.

WC students receive scholarshipsTwo Weakley County

students have been awardedscholarships for the 2015-16 academic year to attendthe University of Tennes-see at Martin, according toBrandy Cartmell, InterimExecutive Director. StudentEngagement.

. Jonathan Chase Spen-

cer, of Marlin, sonofBrookeSpencer and Eric Spencer,will be a freshman. He re-ceived the Dean's Scholar-ship.

. Spencer Stewart, son ofSteven and Wynafer Stew-art of Gleason, will be afreshman. He received theDean's Scholarship.

Additional informatronon scholarships and othertypes of financial assistanceis available by contact-ing the UT Martin Officeof Student Financial As-sistance, 205 Administra-tion Building, UT Marrin.Martin, Tenn., 38238, or bycalling (73 1) 881-7040.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 5,2015

NEW PROGRAM - Dr. Tracy Rutledge,UT Martin assistant professor of communi-cations and graduate program coordinator,led development of the university's newMaster of Arts in strategic communication.

The new degree program, approved Feb.26 by the UT Board of Trustees, will beginin the fall 2015 semester, subject to finalapproval in April by the Tennessee HigherEducation Commission.

UIM to otlil MastelolAnsin sttategic communioation

The University of Ten-nessee at Martin will offera Master of Arts in strategiccommunication beginningin the fall 2015 semester.The program, approvedThursday by the UT Boardof Trustees during its wintermeeting at the UT HealthScience Center in Memphis,is subject to final approvalin April by the TennesseeHigher Education Commis-s10n.

T119.-"gxecutive-sfyle dp-gree is.intended to prepareprofessionals to plan, createand manage communicationto achieve organizationalgoals. The program will bepresented primarily online,with periodic on-campusweekends required.

"Extensive research in-. dicated the need and desirefor a master's degree that

was professionally focused

- as opposed to theoreticalpreparation for a doctoralprogram - on developingstrategic communicationmanagement skills," saidDr. Tracy Rutledge, assistantprofessor of communica-tions and graduate programcoordinator. "Our graduateprograrn is unique in thisregion because of the inte-grated curriculum. Strategiccommunication is a verybroad area that pullq.togethercommun ications d iscipl incsthat are typically separated.... This integration reflects astrong demand in the work-place for professionals whounderstand how to plan andmanage many types of com-munication initiatives."

Strategic communicationintcgrates skills and con-cepts from organizational

and management commu-nication; marketing com-munication and sales ; publicrelations; technical com-munication; and mass com-munication, and is appli-cable across a wide varietyof career fields. lt requiresa strong knowledge of tra-ditional. social and mobilemedia; the ability to pro-duce effective oral, writtenand visual messages; andstrategic management com-rgu.nication and leadershipskilis.

The degree program rsappropriate for students andprofessionals from a varietyof academic backgrounds,including but not limited topublic relations. marketing.mass communication, ad-vertising. business adminis-tration, agricultural business

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THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015

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and political science.The coursework is de-

signed to allow workingprofessionals the flexibil-ity to accommodate busyschedules through onlineassignments, as well as

develop networking re-lationships with facultymentors and peers throughon-campus weekends. Theprogram was developedbased on industry researchconducted by the Commis-sion on Public RelationsEducation and the educa-tional standards of the As-sociation of the Educationof Journalism and MassCommunication.

All program parlicipantswill complete a minimumof 33 credit hours with nofinal course letter gradelower than a "B." Studentswill complete 15 hours ofcore courses, includingthree professional semi-nars, each requiring anon-campus weekend at thebeginning and end of thesemester. These seminars

focus on research and writ-ing skills. academic advis-ing, and the development,defense and completion ofa capstone project. Othercore courses include ap-plied research methods forprofessionals and mediaand communication theoryfor professionals.

Students will also com-plete three credit hoursin either organizationalcommunication or leadei-ship theory and practice.depending on their careergoals. Elective courses willfinish the last 18 hours ofcredit and will be offeredin online, face-to-face orhybrid options as appropri-ate for the course material.Electives are offered inpublic relations and mar-keting communication;mass communication, me-dia management and mediaproduction; technical com-munication; and issues instrategic communication.Students will work with anacademic advisor to choosethe elective courses whichbest benefit their individualcareer paths.

"One of my frustrations

as I considered graduateschools was that so fewwere practical and in tunewith current media andmarket needs. (This pro-gram) achieves both in away that our graduatingseniors, alumni and otherworking professionals havealready told us they findvery attractive," said Dr.Robert Nanney, professorand chair, UT Martin De-partment of Communica-tions. "I'm so proud of thehard work of Dr. Rutledgeand the rest of our facultyand staff in the creation ofthis new master's degree....It represents more thantwo years of vision, plan-ning and execution thatwill make availaple verypractical and vital skillsets for working profes-sionals in communicationsand other fields, as wellas those about to enter theworkforce."

Interested participantsmust meet the university-wide requirements forgraduate admission, as wellas the specific requirementsfor the strategic commu-

nication program, notedin the UT Martin graduatecatalog. Students may re-quest to transfer up to sixsemester credit hours fromother appropriate gradu-ate programs at accrediteduniversities, subject to ap-proval by the UT MartinDepartment ol Communi-cations graduate faculty.

All applicants shouldsubmit application packetsto the tiT Martin Office ofGraduate Studies at221 Ad-ministration Building, Mar-tin, Tenn., 38238. Packetsshould include a graduateschool application, officialtranscripts frorn, all at-tended institutions, offi cialGRE test scores, a graduateassistant application, cur-rent resume, three currentletters of recommendationfrom professional sources,and a 500-word statementof professional goals andhow the strategic commu-nication program wouldcontribute to the achieve-ment of those goals.

For more information,contact Rutledge at l3l-881-7554 or by email attrutledge@utm.edu.

Wind ensemble and concert band performs SundayUT Martin's wind en-

semble will join the concertband in a joint performanceat 3 p.m. on Sunday in theHarriet Fulton Theatre onthe UT Martin campus.

The wind ensemble, con-ducted by Dr. John Oelrich,UT Martin assistant profes-sor of music and director ofbands, will open with two

piecesposerElaineprofessor of music, willthen join the ensemble as

a guest soloist in GeorgeGershwin's "Rhapsody inBlue."

The concert band, led byBill Waterman, director ofathletic bands, will present

a program titled "Sketches,"which includes the publicpremier of "Distance," a

piece by Los Angeles com-poser Britt Burns.

The performance is freeand the public is invited.

For more information,contact Oelrich at 88I -'7 4O3

or by email at joelrich@utm.edu.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THI]RSDAY, MARCH 5, 2OI5

UT Martin Faculty Women's Club:

LUNCHEON SPEAKER - Dr. Lee Clements is the pas-tor of the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Martin.

Clements to speak at historymonth, scholarship banquet

The UT Martin FacultyWomen's Club will hosttheir annual history monthand scholarship luncheonat 11:30 a.m. on March 17,in room 206 of the Bol-ing University Center onthe UT Martin campus.Dr. Lee Clernents, pastorof the Trinity PresbyterianChurch in Martin, will pres-ent a lecture on "Women inMinistry."

Clements earned a Bach-elor of Arts from TulaneUniversity and a Masterof Science from the Uni-versity of Arkansas. Sheserved as a U.S. naval of-

ficer, completing three re-cruiting tours and servingas the special assistant forwomen's policy at NavyPersonnel Command, be-fore attending seminary.She earned a master's anddoctoral degree in divinityfrom Louisville Presbvte-rian Theological Seminaryand became pastor of Trin-ity Presbyterian Church inMartin in 2005.

Tickets for the luncheonare $14 and may be pur-chased from the UT Mar-tin information desk in theBoling University Centerby March 11.

THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE,

RIPLEY, TENNESSEE, MARCH 5, 2015

Local Students EarnUTM Scholarships

Several Lauderdale Coun-ty students, who will be in-coming freshmen, have beenawarded scholarships for the2015-2016 academic year toattend the University of Ten-nessee at Martin includingLeah Jacobs, daughter ofMikeand Tonya Jacobs, of Halls, the

Leaders-in-Residence Award;Chad Allen Lewis, of Gates,son of Tammie Lewis and Al-len Lewis, the Dean's Schol-arship and the Leaders-in-Residence Award; and Jessica

Sorrell, daughter of James andDeborah Sorrell, of Gates, theLeaders-in-Residence Award.

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Hendersonville: Jonah L Boggess, Honors; Shannon K Boggess, High Honors; ChristyA Chicas, Honors; Stephen L Downing, HighestHonors; Jarod

C. Neal, High Honors; John A Newman, High Honors; Madelyn V. Newman, High Honors; Michaela E Short, Highest Honors; Austin K. Thomas,

Highest Honors; William T. Thurman, Highest Honors; and Brendalynn G Triplett, High Honors

Portland: Lauren E Kinney, Honors; and Alexandra D Mullins, Highest Honors

Westmoreland: Rachael E Carter, Highest Honors

White House: Jordan C Baker, High Honors; Arianna L Howell, Highest Honors; and Ashley N Wendt, Highest Honors

To be eligible for Chancellor's Honor Roll recognition at UT Martin, a student must take at least 12 hours of credit (pass-fail courses are not included) and

achieve a 3 2 GPA based on a 4 0 scale. Students can make the Chancellor's Honor Roll with honors (3.2-3 49), high honors (3 5-3 79) or highest honors

(3 8-4 0)

UT Martin names local students to chancellor's honor roll

MARTIN, Tenn - The outstanding academic achievements of the following undergraduate students at the

University of Tennessee at Martin have been honored with publication of the Fall 2014 Chancellor's Honor

Rolls.

Bethpage: Kelsey Gregory, Honors; and John J Norman, Honors.

Castalian Springs: Laura E, Coker, Highest Honors

Cottontown: Michelle E Stinson, High Honors

Gallatin: Julianna Bennett, Highest Honors; Angela C. McCabe, Highest Honors; James D Satterfield, High

Honors; and Amanda L Sipe, Highest Honors

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McNeil receives UT Martin scholarship

MART|N,Tenn -ASumnerCountystudenthasbeenawardedascholarshrpforthe20l5-l6academicyeartoattendtheUniversityofTennesseeatMartin

Stephen McNeil, son of the late Steve McNeil and Brenda McNeil of Portland, will be a freshman He received the Leaders-in-Residence Award

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Snow impacts localbusinesses inMartinBy Katie ShamboBy kshambo@wbbjtv com

Story Created: N,4ar 8, 2015 aL7:21 PM CDI(Siory Updated Mar8, 2015 al 10 49 pM CDT)

MARTIN, Tenn - Wnter weather over the lastseveral weeks has been bad for the localeconomy

Local leaders are encouraging people to shoplocal to support small businesses

Emergency managers said Martin was one of thehardest hit areas by last week's storm with reportsof more than a foot of snow

That snow left shoppers and their cash stuck at

"Everything was closed p us we could not drive We could not go anywhere I did not eat for two days,"Ali Alqallaf said

Aiqallaf is a student at University of Tennessee at Martin and spent his spring break with senous splngfever

The last two snow storms in west rennessee meant a lot less money for local businesses

"lt was slower but we re open seven days a week'and people know we re going to be open,,, DougThweatt said

Thweatt owns The Hearth Restaurant in Martin Through all the snow he neveT closed his doors, but didsee about 40 percenl less people dining in

'People were glad to see us even some of the majorfast food chains were closed," Thweatt said

Thweatt estimates he lost $10,000 dollars in sales

Down the street at E W James Supermarket, a place shoppers rush when snow is in the forecast, alsotook a hit

Manager Zach Rea said they lost about 93,000 dollars one night and had to close early another

'Losing hours you lose money in the paycheck, and makes it harder to make ends meet,,, Rea said

lvlany hope with spring in sight, people will get out and help pump money back into the local economy

'l don't wanna stay at home I want to go out, I want to eat 'Alqallaf said

Other businesses in Martin estimate their February sales were cut in half due to the winter weather

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UT Martin to host high school

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The university will host the second annual honor chamber music festival N4arch 19-21 ' A

iinrrion..it'*iil take place at noon March 21 and is free and open to the public.

The musicians taking part were chosen through an audition process'

The students will work with uT Martin faculty to improve skills in listening, self-analysis,

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UTM students return from Spring Break

Posted on l,4arch 9 201 5 by Steve James n Local News

UT-Martin students return to classes today from Spring Break

UTM students were out for their annual spring break last week Perfect timing to miss the snow and ice that closed the university's

administrative offices Thursday and Friday

Motorists driving along University Street and Mt Peliah Road are reminded to watch for student and staff pedestrians today

THE JACKSON SUN . MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS

TUESDAY, MARCH 10,2015UT Martin windensemble to Performwith concert band

The UniversitY of Ten-nessee at Martin wind en-semble will join the concertband in a joint PerformanceSunday, March 15, at 3 P.m.in the Harriet Fulton Thea-tre on the UT Martin cam-DUS.^ The wind ensemble, con-ducted by Dr. John Oelric\UT Martin assistant Profes-" sor of music and director ofbands, will open with twopieces n com-poser nd. Dr.Elaine Martinprofessor of music, willthen join the ensemble as aguest soloist in GeorgeGershwin's "RhaPsodY inBlue."

The concert band, Ied bYBill Waterman, director ofathletic bands, *ttt,,psl""?:il:

s the Pub-stance," aeles com-

poser Britt Burns.The performance is free

and the public is invited'For more information,

Oelrich at 73I-881-7403 orby email at joel-rich@utm.edu.

REED Center offers'Small Business BootCamp'course in April

A four-week small busr-ness boot camp for aspir-ing entrepreneurs and newsmall business owners willbe offered from 6-8 p.m.every Tuesday in April atthe UT Martin RegionalEntrepreneurship and Eco-nomic Development Cen-ter. Course participation is$25 per person.

Partigipants will be intro-duced to a variety of top-ics, including how to writea business plan, financing,how to pitch an idea to alender and small businessmarketing strategies. Classmembers will also have theopportunity to speak withcurrent small business own-ers about their personal ex-periences and rgceive legaland ac.counting informationfrom licensed profession-als.

"This class has reallyopened my eyes and mind

to what I need to make mybusiness succeed," saidMykia Campbell, bootcamp graduate and ownerof Mykia's TherapeuticMassage at J Marlins salonin Martin. "The class pre-senters are thorough withthe information and veryhelpful. I would highly rec-ommend this class to any-one starting a'business oralready in business."

Registration is availableon a first-come, first-servedbasis up until the first ses-sion. For more informationor to register, contact theUT Martin REED Center at581 -7333 or register onlineat www.tsbdc.org/training.

The UT Martin REEDCenter is located at 406South Lindell Street in Mar-tin. The small business bootcamp is co-sponsored bythe Tennessee Small Busi-ness Development Center.

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Black UTM students support legislativepush to ban racial profilingPosted: Mar 77, 2075 4:40 PM CSTUpdated: Mar 77, 2075 5:02 PM CST

By Briana Conner CONNECT

By Jason Thomason

MARTlN,Tenn.- Racial profilingcanbediffrculttodiscuss. lf ithasn'thappenedtoyou,youcanprobablystillidentifywith beingjudged based on how you look.

Recent repofts accusing police of racial profiling in communities of color have had deadly consequences. TonyRobinson in Madison, Eric Garner in New York, and Michael Brown in Ferguson were all unarmed black men killedby police.

Wednesday, the police chief in Ferguson resigned after a report f rom the justice department revealedracial ly-based practices withi n his department. These instances are the i nspiration for a proposed law i nTennessee that takes a hard I ine on racial profi I i ng.

At The University Of Tennessee at Martin diversity is celebrated. "l feel like everybody on campus is treatedequallyl' said senior Leslie H oward, although he has been profiled in the past. He said, "lt makes you feel bad anddisgusting. Well, it makes mefeel bad and disgusting."

Racial profi ling is also a practice that Tennessee lawmakers are trying to prevent by requ iring every lawenforcement agency in the state to have a policy against it. "lt makes me feel Iike somebody understands that ithappens and it's real," said Kache Brooks.

Brooks is a jun ior and the president of the B lack Student Alliance. She said the law wou ld make people feel morecomfortable on campus. "l'm hopeful that it will get done "

University of Tennessee M artin Pol ice denied our request for an interview, but a spokesperson said they do nothave a policy on racial profiling yet. Howard said, "l don't see a problem with us not having it, but it would be goodto have it si nce everyone else is feel i ng the affects of it." He said he hoped the consequences of racial profil ingwould not continue. "l would never want that to happen to my kids, because it really does psychologically makeyou feel some kind of way."

Brooks said it will take more than poliry to create real change. "Polices can't change people's mindset or how theyfeel toward people of color," she said.

The Martin Police Department does have a written policy on racial profiling. lt defines what it is, lays out trainingguidelines, and has instructions for disciplinary action. Right noq that is not required.

The bill passed the Tennessee Senate unanimously earlier this week and right now it's in the house awaitingaction. The legisl ature passed a " Racial Profi li ng Prevention Act" in 2008, but it has expi red. That law on ly"strongly encouraged" law enforcement agencies to have a written policy on racial profiling.

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New majors, concentrationto be available in the fall

Students seeking a mas-ter's degree in educationfrom the University ofTennessee at Martin willhave two new majors andone new interdisciplinaryconcentration to choosefrom, beginning in the fall2015 semester.

Graduate students will beable to focus their stud- .

ies on either student affairsand college counseling oraddictions counseling, orthey can work toward earn-ing a library informationspecial ist PreK- 12 license.

The specialization instudent affairs and col-lege counseling will pre-pare individuals to workin college counseling cen-ters, financial aid, minor-ity affairs and other studentaffairs services in highereducation settings.

This degree will helpuniversity professionals

manage individual studentneeds within changing col-lege environments by focus-ing on the development ofthe students as they grow ina collegiate setting.

The specialization inaddictions counseling wil'lprepare counselors to workin a wide range of addic-tion counseling, treatrnentand prevention programs,as well as in mental healthcounseling settings.

The successful comple-tion of coursework, post-graduate experientialrequirements and statelicensure exams will leadto careers as Tennesseelicensed professional coun-selors and alcohol and drugabuse counselors.

The library informationspecialist PreK-L2 concen-tration is designed to giveindividuals the necessarytraining to earn a degree

or endorsement as a schoollibrary information special-ist.

In the state of Tennessee,individuals must have ateaching license and passthe required courseworkand Praxis exams to qualifyas library information spe-cialists.

The initial licensure K-12program will offer a majorin teaching plus the neces-sary endorsement for indi-viduals who need teacliinglicenses.

Licensed teachers canenroll in the degree pro-gram and/or the endorse-ment-only option throughthe interdisciplinary major.

For more information onadmissions requirementsfor these and other edu-cation graduate programs,contact Kimberly Page at(731) 881-7'128 or by emailat kpage6@utm.edu.

Combined concertto be held Sunday

The University of Ten-nessee at Martin windensemble will join the qon-cer.t band in a joint perfor-rnance at 3 p.m. Sunday inthe Harriet Fulton Theatreon the UT Martin campus.

The wind ensemble, con-ducted by Dr. John Oelrich,UT Martin assistant profes-sor of music and director ofbands, will open with twopieces by American com-poser Aaron Copland. Dr.Elaine l{arriss, UT Martinprofessor of music, willthen join the ensemble as

! guest soloist in GeorgeGershwin's "Rhapsodv lnBlue."_ The concert band, led byBill Waterman, director ofathletic bands, wiil presenta program titled "Sketches,"which includes the publicpremier of "Distance," apiece by Los Angeles com-poser Britt Burns.

The performance is fieeand the public is invited.

For more information,contact Oelrich aI (73l')881-7403 or by email arjoelrich@utm.edu.

Musicale scheduled for FridayThe University of Ten-

nessee at Martin's EpsilonIota chapter of the SigmaAlpha Iota InternationalMusic Fraternity will pres-ent its spring musicale per-formance at 5 p.m. Fridayin the Blankenship RecitalHall of the Fine ArtsBuilding.

Performances will in-clude both vocal and instru-mental presentations by avariety of soloists and smallgroups.

The Sigma Alpha lotachoir will also performtraditional pieces titled"SAI Garden" and "TheRainbow." Faculty mem-bers Dr. Christa Frye,adjunct instructor of music.and Dr. Liz Aleksander,assistant professor ofmusic, will join the studentensemble.

The Sigma Alpha

Iota International MusrcFraternity was foundedin 1903 at the UniversitySchool of Music in AnnArbor, Mich.

The organization strivesto uphold the highest stan-dards of musicianship andcitizenship in the commu-nity and throughout the

world. The UT Martin chap-ter was founded in 1969and seeks to uplift the localcommunity through musicand music education.

For more informationabout the performance,contact Bridget Huenefeld,chapter program director, atbrinhuen@ut.utm.edu.

STUDENT SENATORS - Five studentsfrom the University of Tennessee at Martin

tors in writing, amending and passing billsthrough Senate committees and on theSenate floor. Among those who attendedwere (from left) Marabeth Kennedy, a

sophomore political science major fromFranklin; Mark Maloney. a seniorcommuni-cations major from South Fulton; RoderickBennett, an East Florida College student

serving as Congress president pro tempore;Dr. Anderson Starling, UT Martin assistantprofessor in the Department of Accounting,Finance, Economics and Political Science;John Domanski, a junior political sciencemajor from Bon Aqua; Rikki Erwin, a fresh-man cofllmunications major from Brighton;and Elizabeth Sanders, a senior family andconsumer science major from Smithville.Maloney received an Honorable SenatorAward, while Domanski and Ms. Kennedyreceived Outstanding Senator Awards. TheUTM delegation was also recognized as anoutstanding delegation.

TnrNroN Gazprrp Wednesday, March 17, 2015

Local students honored

for academic achievements

UTM selected as top school by Milit^ry Advanced Education"Military Advanced Edu-

cation" has selected theUniversity of Tennessee atMartin as a Top School in its"2015 MAE Guide to Col-leges and Universities." Theguide, now in its eighth yearof publication, measuresbest practices in militaryand veteran education atmore than 600 institutionsnationwide.

The guide presents theresults ofa questionnaire ofthe. military-supportive po li-cies in place at private, pub-lic, for-profit, not-for-profit,four-year and two-year col-leges ofall types. This yearinstitutions were evaluatedon their military culture,financial aid, flexibility, on-campus support and onlinesupport services available tomilitary personnel.

"We believe the guideseryes as an invaluable toolfor both education servicesofficers and transition offi-cers when advising servicemembers about their edu-cational opportunities," saidKely Fodel, MAE's editor."We used strict criteria toindividually evaluate thesubmissions of respondents,and we had a record numberof schools participating thislear."

The guide was publishedin the December issue ofMAE, and is also avail-able online in a searchabledatabase format. "We wantfservice members] to make

informe{ choices, so weare giving them access toall the survey questions andanswers provided by theschools, as well as explana-tions about critical issueslike activation and deploy-ment policies, withdrawalpolicies, scholarship and fi-nancial aid information andimportant support informa-tion," Fodel said.

"Military Advanced Edu-cation" serves educationser"rrices officers and transi-

tion officers at every U.S.military installation, alongwith the service membersthey counsel. Published 10times each year, MAE'seditorial ooverage includesexclusive interviews withmilitary executive leader-ship, educators and mem-bers of Congress. Articletopics include best prac-tices; career and transitionspotlights ; service member,school and program pro-files; and periodic special

reports. KMI Media Group,Inc. is the leading indepen-dent publisher of targetedinformation about militaryrequirements. technologiesand operations. Serving asa unique forum for seniormilitary and Department ofDefense leadership, KMIfocuses on distinct and es-sential communities withinthe defense market.

For more information orto view the online guide,visit www.mae-kmi.com.

UT MurtinSeveral Gibson County

sfudents have been awardedscholarships for the 2015-2016 academic year to at-tend the University of Ten-nessee at Martin, accordingto Brandy Cartmell. interimexecutive director, StudentEngagement.

.Brant Allen, son of Dr.Steve and Brenda Allen ofTrenton, will be a freshman.He received the Chancel-lor's Award.

.John Hrurter Beal, son ofJohn and Tina Beal of Me-dina, will be a freshman. Hereceived the Dean's Schol-arship.

.Giant T. Holden, son ofTodd and Dana Holden ofMilan, will be a freshman.He received the Dean'sScholarship.

.Grayson Ray Whitworth,son of Glyn and Lyn Whit-worth of Rutherford, will bea freshman. He received theDean's Scholarship.

Additional information onscholarships and other tYPesof financial assistance isavailable by contacting theUT Martin Office of Stu-dent Financial Assistance,205 Administration Build-ing, UTMartin, Martin, TN,38238, or by calling (731)881-7040.

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE . March 11,2015

WTN Small Business Conference RescheduledThe West Tennessee Small

Business Conference, originallyscheduled for Feb. 19, will nowbe held from 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m.,March 24, at the First UnitedMethodist Church in Jackson.The conference fee is $75 perperson. If five or more represen-tatives from the same businessattend, the cost is $65 per person.Registration fees include conti-nental breakfast, lunch and allseminar materials.

The conference theme is"Growing Your Business inSmall Town America" and isdesigned for existing businessowners, non-profit organizations,emerging entrepreneu.rs and anyindividuals seeking networkingopportunities and professionaldevelopment. Michael AngeloCaruso, communications consul-tant, is this year's keynote speak-er.

Caruso is a professionalspeaker and communicationsconsultant to companies and or-ganizations all over the world.He has delivered rnore than2,000 presentations and keynote

speeches on the subjects of lead-ership, selling and internet mar-keting. His clients include Bankof America, Citgo, Royavac,Flallmark, the National Institutesof Health, Verizon Wireless, theUnited States Naqr and Nissan.More information can be foundat www.michaelangelocaruso.com.

Advance registration is re-quired by March 19. Paricipantsmay register online at www.utmforever.c om/20 I 5wtsbc. byfax to 73 1-88 I-7019, by email to

Virginia Grimes, WestStar pro-gram coordinator, at vgrimes@utm.edu, or by mail to WestStar,UT Martin, 321 AdministrationBuilding, Martin, TN, 38238.Checks should be made payableto WestStar. Please include thename, business name, completeaddress and phone nurnber of allpersons for whom you are regis-tenng.

The First United N,IethodistChurch is located at 200 S.Church Street in Jackson.

THE PARIS POST-INTELLIGTNCER THURSDAY, MAR(H 12, 2015

Two students earn,UfM scholarships

Tlvo Henry County studentsrecently have been awardeddean's scholarships to attendthe University of Tennesseeat Martin during the zo15-16academicyear.

Students receiving theseschoiarships are Lillie AkersandMichaelWilliams.

Akers is the daughter ofJohn andJulieAkers of Cot-

tage Grove. Williams is the sonofVan and DianaWilliams ofParis. Both will be in the fresh-man class in fall zor5.

The deant scholarshiP is for$r,5oo each year and can be

requiredto make a 25 ontheACT and a g.S GPA iir order toqualify for the sbholarsiriP.

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Thursday, March 12, 2Ol5

UT Martin Reed Center OffersiSmall Business Boot Camp'

A four-week small bu5inessboot camp for aspiring entre-preneurs and new small busi-ness owners will be offeredfrom 6-8 p.m. every Tuesdayin April at the UT MartinRegional Entrepreneurshipand Economic DeveloPmentCenter. Course particiPationis $25 per person.

Participants will be intro-duced to a variety of toP-ics, including how to write a

business plan, financing, howto pitch an idea to a lenderAnd small business market-ing strategies. Class meinbersrtill also have the opportu-

nity to speak with currentsmall business owners abouttheir personal experiencesand receive legal and account-ing information from licensedprofessionals.

"This class has reallyopened my eyes and mindto what I need to make mY

business succeed," said MykiaCampbell, boot camp grad'uate and owner of MYkia'sTherapeutic Massage at IMarlins salon in Martin. Theclass presenters are thoroughwith the information andvery helpful. I would high-ly recommend this class to

anyone starting a business oralready in business.

Registration is availableon a first-come, first-servedbasis up until the first ses-

sion. For more informationor to register, contact the UTMartin REED Center at 731-587-7333 or register online atu.ww.tsbdc.org/training.

The UT Martin REEDCenter is located at 406South Lindell Street inMartin. The sniall businessboot camp is co-sponsored bYthe Tennessee Small BusinessDevelopment Center.

A McNairy County stu-dent has been awarded a

scholarship for the 2015-2016 academic year to attendthe University of Tennesseeat Martin, according toBrandy Cartmell. lnterimExecutive Director, Student

Engagement.'Megan E Thomas, daugh-

ter of I(evin and TammyThomas, of Adamsville, willbe a freshman. She receivedthe Dean's Scholarship.

Additional informationon scholarships and other

types of financial assistanceis available by contacting theUT Martin Office of StudentFinancial Assistance. 205Administration Building,UT Martin, Martin, Tenn.,38238, or by calling (731)88r-7040.

Thursday, March 12, 2Ol5

Martin Eduoation

Students seeking a mas-ter's degree in education fromthe University of Tennesseeat Martin will have two newmajors and one new inter-disciplinary concentration tochoose from, beginning in thefall 2015 semester. Graduatestudents will be able to focustheir studies on either studentaffairs and college counsel-ing or addictions counseling,or can worh toward earning a

library information specialistPreIGl2 license.

The specia.lization in stu-dent affairs and college coun-seling will prepare individualsto work in college counselingcenrers, financial aid, minor-ity affairs and other studentaffairs services in higher educa-tion settings This degree willhelp university professionalsmanage individual studentneeds within chariging collegeenvironments by focusing onthe development of the studentas they grow in a collegiatesetting.

The specialization in addic-tions counseling will preparecounselors to work in a widerange of addiction counsel-ing, treatment and preventionprograms, as well as in men-tal health counseling settings.

The successful completionof coursework, post-graduateexperiential requirements andstate licensure exams willlead to careers as Tennesseelicensed professional counsel-ors and alcohol and drug abusecounselors.

The library information spe-cialist PreIGl2 concentrationis designed to give individu-als the necessary training toearn a degree or endorsementas a school library informa-tion specialist. In the stateof Tennessee, individuals musthave a teaching license andpass the required courseworkand Praxis exams to qualify as

a libraiy information special-ist. The initial licensure IGl2program will offer a major inteaching plus the necessaryendorsement for individualswho need a teaching license.Licensed teachers can enrollin the degree program and/orthe endorsement-only optionthrough the interdisciplinarymalor

For more information onadmissions requirements forthese and other educationgraduate programs, contactICmberly Page at 731-881-7128or by email at kpage6@utm.edu.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015

Women's Studies Symposium, equaliTEA event set for March 24The fourth annual Wom-

en's Studies Symposium,sponsored by the Univer-sity of Tennessee at MartinWomen's Center, will be

held from 1-4 p.m:, March24, in the Watkirrs Audito-rium of the Boling Univer-sity Center. The flfth annualequaliTEA event will beheld immediately follow-ing. Seating is limited andadvance registration is re-quired.

The symposium willbegin with registration at12:15 p.m., followed by a

keynote address by Dr. Vic-

Yrcronn SENc

toria Seng, UT Martin asso-ciate vice chancellor for ac-ademic affairs. on the topic

of breast cancer awareness.Two breakout sessions willfollow the keynote speech.Participants may chooseone breakout session foreach time slot. The topics at2 p.m. are interviewing andprofessional presentation;adopting healthy behaviors ;

creating democratic com-munities; and gender in-teractions. The topics for 3

p.m. sessions are self-mar-keting; self-defense; a dis-cussion of curent women'sissues; and a discussion ofschizophrenia and otherpsychotic disorders.

The fifth annualequaliTEA event will beheld at 4 p.m.Drs. TeresaCollard, associate profes-sor of communications, and

Lisa LeBIeu, professor offamily and consumer sci-ences, will present "FebbBurn and Suffrage Songs:A Fictionalized HistoricalPerformance" during hightea with scones, sandwich-es and desserl served.

The equaliTEA event is$10 for community mem-bers, but there is no admis-sion charge for the sympo-sium sessions. UT Martin

faculty, staff and studentsmay attend all events freeof charge.

Participants may chooseto attend all or part of theday's events. The sympo-sium is limited to 150 par-ticipants, and the equaliTEAis limited to 100 partici-pants. Advance registrationis required by March 19.

For more informationor to receive a registra-tion form, contact the UTMartin Women's Center atwomenscenter@utm.edu orCollard at tcollard@utm.edu.

PERFORMANCE - University of Tennessee at Martin percussion students performduring the2or4 Tennessee Soybean Festival and will perform March 20 in Union city.

UTM percussion studio presentstWorld Bizarre' on March 20

UT Martin's percussion studio will hosta "World Bizane" event from 7-9 p.m. onMarch 20 at the Soleil Garden Center inUniori Ciry The admission fee is $10 and in-cludes dinner and a beverage.

This event is a night of entertainment from

around the world, complete with food, drinkand door prize drawings. Door prize ticketsare $1 each.

The Soleil Garden Centeris locatedat23llNailing Drive in Union City. All proceedsbenefit the tl-I Maftin percusgion studio.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, IVIARCH t2, 2015

Online graduate degree in Greek Week raises morecounseling ranked Top 50 than $9,000 for charity

UT Martin, hosted itsannual "Greek Week"events Feb. 9-13 and raised$9,704.36 to beneflt rheCarl Perkins Center and theWeakley County BackpackProgram. Twenty-two so-rority and fraternity orga-nizations participated in theweek of activities.

Service night was heldFeb. 10. and each organi-zation hosted a fundrais-ing event to benefit localcharities. The Chi Omegaand Omega Psi Phi organi-zations won first place byraising the most money as agroup. The Sigma Phi Episi-lon and Phi Beta Sigmi or-ganizations placed first inthe Greek Olympics, Feb.I I, which included a vai-ety of traditional physicalactivities. The annual linedance event was held Feb.12, and the winners wereSigma Alpha, Sigma AlphaEpsilon and Phi Beta Sig-ma. Step show was the finalevent on Feb. 13, and theAlpha Delta Pi and KappaAlpha Order organizationstook home first place.

The University of Ten-nessee at Martin's master'sdegree program in counsel-ing has been ranked in thetop 50 online programs in2015 by bestcounselingde-grees.net.

According to the website,the ranking considers schoolaccreditation, residency re-quirements, specializationoptions, online availabil-ity and licensure track orPh.D. options. "These 50schools set high goals forthemselves and their stu-dents, and have achieved ahigh degree of excellencein preparing graduates forpractical licensure and fur-ther graduate study," wroteKirsten Hughes, coffespon-dent to bestcounselingde-grees.net and author of therankings article.

The UT Martin programis offered primarily online.with a four-day, on-campusresidency requirement. Stu-

dents work toward a Mas-ter of Science in educationwith a major in counselingand can choose to concen-trate in school counselingor clinical mental healthcounseling. Licensure trackis available in both concen-trations.

The program was alsonamed one of the best on-line master's in counselingdegree programs for 2014by bestonlinecollege.org.UT Martin is accredited bythe Southern Association ofColleges and Schools Com-mission on Colleges.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 12,2015

HISTORY - Jerry Surette (right), campaignparticipant, discusses voter registration poli-cies with a family on their porch (June 1964,digital print). A photographic exhibit titled"The Other Freedom Summer: An Exhibit of

Nick Lawrence's Images of Fayette County,Tennessee, Voter Registration Drive, June-August 1964" is on display at UT Martin's J.

Houston Gordon Museum, housed within thePaul Meek Library, through May 31.

Scholarship to be givenThe Philharmonic Music Guild of Martin will present

the Harriet Fulton Music Scholarship of $500 to a graduat-ing high school senior in Weakley County who will majorin music at the University of Tennessee at Martin duringthe 2015-16 school year.

The primary basis for selection will be musical abilityand potential and an acceptable academic standing.

Auditions will be held April 16 at 4 p.m. in Room 233 atthe UTM Fine Arts Building.

Students or teachers wanting application forms can con-tact Charlotte May at 587-6848. Forms must be returnedby April9.

May to present hornrecital onMarch22Jered May, a junior mu-

sic performance major,will present his junior hornrecital at 3 p.-. on March22, in the Blankenship Re-cital Hall on the UT Martincampus.

May, a native of Green-

wood, Ark., will Performa varietY of Pieces. in-cluding "NachtPoema" bY

Van Eechaute, "Concert-Rondo" bY Mozart and the

"Morceau de concert" bY

Saint Seans. He will also

oresent the sarabande, min-lets and gigue from the firstcello suite bY Bach.

E xploring Tennessee's F reedom SummerA photographic exhibit titled "The Oth-

er Freedom Summer: An Exhibit of NickLawrence's Images of Fayette County,Tennessee, Voter Registration Drive,June-August 1964" is on display at theUniversity of Tennessee at Martin's J.

Houston Gordon Museum, housed withinthe Paul Meek Library, through May 31.

The 1964 Mississippi Summer Project,also known as the Freedom Summer. iswell-known in historical contexts. How-ever. another voter registration campaignwas held that same year in Fayette Coun-ty.

This photographic exhibit chroniclesthat event, when dozens of students from

Cornell University traveled through Fay-ette County to encourage minority adultsto register to vote in the upcoming elec-tion. That year, more than 68 percent ofFayette County's population was black,but this majority accounted for less thanseven percent of registered voters.

One of the participants was recent col-lege graduate Nick Lawrence, a photogra-pher frorn Cornell University. Lawrencedocumented the lives and daily routinesof the citizens he encountered.

Thirty-five of his images are includedin the exhibit, documenting the hard-ryorking rural poor and their resolve toadvance their right to vote.

UT Martinpercussion trioperforms tonight

The ARC PercussionThio will perform a freeconcert at 7:30 p.m. to-night in the Harriet Ful-

THE JACKSON SUN . MONDAY, MARCH 16,2A$

ton Theater in the FineArts Building on the Uni-versity of Tennessee atMartin campus.

PaulZacarias, a sopho-more music major fromFranklin; Brandon Blan-kenstein, a junior musiceducation major fromJonesborough; and CJBarrow, a junior musicmajor from Goodletts-ville, formed the trio intheiwillworcialranged by fellow UT Mar-tin students. The trio willgive the world premiereof "Light of Setting Suns"by Justin Lee, a junior mu-sic education major fromClarksville, and present"Black Mamba" by Josh-ua Spaulding, a senior mu-

sic education major fromJohnson City.

The concert is open tothe public.

For more information,contact Barrow atchrbarr@ut.utm.edu.

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MARTIN, TN (KFVS) - The University of rennessee at Martin's mas r,s degree program incounselinghasbeenrankedinthetop50onlineprogramsin20l bya.lount'"rin'g-website.

According to the website, , the ranking considers schoolaccreditation,.restdency r options, onine avaiiaOiiity anOlicensure track or Ph.D. o

"These 50 schools set high goals for themselves and their students, a have achieved ahigh degree of exceirence in preparint graduates for practicar ricensu and furthergraduate study," sald Krisren Huthes, author of the rankings anicle.

The ur Martin program is offered primarilyonline, with a four-dayon-campus resrdencyreq u ire ment.

students work toward a Master of scien in education with a major in counseling andcan choose to concentrate in school cou eling or clinical mental'health .orni.iif;j. -

For more information, you cal_cg!!al!Kimberly page, E programsadministrative specialist, at731-881-7j28 or by em5ilat

GRADUATES PROGRAM JustinHargrove (second from left) and ClintWorkman (second from right) received Ag-Star graduation plaques from Matt Fennel(left) of Tennessee Farm Bureau and Dr.

Todd Winters, dean of College of Agricul-ture and Applied Sciences at the Universityof Tennessee at Martin, during a recentgraduation banquet in Jackson.

AgStar Program gradu,ation heldJustin Hargrove of Hornbeak and Clint

Workman oF South Fulion were honoredlast week for completing the AgStar pro-grilm.

AgStar is a leadership program designedfor current and future agricultural lead-ers. The program included six sessionsin which the participants covered sub-jects such as lobbying, media communica-tion skills, issues facing agriculture andinvolvement in local government. Onesession included a two-day trip to the stateLegislature in Nashville.

They received graduation plaques fromMatt Fennel of Tennessee Farm Bureauand Dr. Todd Winters, dean of Collegeof Agriculture and Applied Sciences atthe University of Tennessee at Martin.Dr. Winters spoke to the graduates about

the importance of being involved in theirindustry and community during the March10 graduation banquet held in Jackson.

The mission of AgStar is to empoweragricultural producers and agri-businesspeople with the leadership, technological,communication andpolicy skills to advancethe agricultural industry and promote thequality of rural life. AgStar is open to any-one interested in the field of agriculture inthe West Tennessee area and is sponsoredprimarily by the West Tennessee LeadershipDevelopment Corporation. Other sponsorsinclude Farm Credit Services, the NaturalResources Conservation Service, TennesseeFarm Bureau, Tennessee Farmers Co-op,Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council,USDA Farm Service Agency and UTExtension Service.

UTM Rodeo pageantrescheduled for April 4

The 10th annual Miss UTM R.odeo pageant will be heldApril 4 at Watkins Auditorium in the University Center onthe University of Tennessee at Martin campus. The pag-eant was rescheduled because of inclement weather.

Doors open at noon and registration is at the door only.Age groups are as follows: birth to 12 months at I p.m.,

1 -3 years at 1:30, 4-6 years at 2, 7 -9 years at 2:30, 10-12years at 3, 13-15 years at 3:30 and 16-20 years at 4.

The pageant is open to any girl who has not previouslywon her age division. The 16- to 2O-year-old winner isrequired to be at all rodeo week activities.

The registration fee is $25 for beauty only, with addi-tional categories available for an additional fee.

For more infonnation, contact Beth Weldon ar (731)225-1221.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS TUESDAY. MARCH 17.2OI5

Jesi 0gg recenl-

ly received on

AgSlor ploque

for groduoilng

from the leoder'

ship progrom.

Poge 10.

The course'is sponsoredby the: SmallBusiness nt Cen-ter. The UT Martin REED

, Center is located at 406 S.Lindell, St. in Martin,,Therewill be a break f6r lunch.' The registlation.fee is $75

per person and the class is.limited to the first trO partici-pants. For more information,or to reserve a seat,.contact

AGSTAR - Jesi Ogg (center) receives anAgStar graduationplaque from Matt Fennel (left) of the Tennessee Farm Bureauand Dr. Todd Winters, dean of UT Martin's College of Agri-culture & Applied Sciences, UT Martin , during recent grad-uation banquet in Jackson. AgStar is a leadership programdesigned for current and future agricultural leaders. The pro-gram included six sessions in which the participants coveredsubjects such as lobbying, media communication skills, is-sues facing agriculture and involvement in local govemment.One session included a two-day trip to the State Legislaturein Nashville. The Mission of AgStar is to empower agricul-tural producers and agri-business people with the leadership,technological, communication and policy skills to advancethe agricultural industry and promote the quality of rural life.AgStar is open to anyone interested in the field of agriculturein the West Tennessee area and is sponsored primarily by theWest Tennessee Leadership Development Corporation.

Citywide clean-up begins next week in MartinUT Martin Recycies! an<i the

City of Martin will sponsor acitywide clean-up initiative co-ordinated by the Martin Beauti-ful Committee during the weekof March 23-28.

There are two ways to partici-pate: You can select your ownarea to clean or combine yourefforts with a larger group andwork on more substantial clean-up projects.

The sponsors endorse recy-cling when and wherever pos-sible. If you discover recyclablematerials during the clean-up,you're welcome to take the ma-

terials to the UT Martin RecycleCenter, located at 108 N. MoodySt. The center operates Mondaythrough Friday from 7 a.m. to 4p.m. and Saturday and Sundayfrom 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

To combine your efforts witha larger group of volunteers,you're welcome to join everyoneon March 28 at the UT MartinRecycle Center, especially be-tween the hours of 11 a.m. and 3p.m. Those volunteers will combthe City of Martin focusing onareas selected by Led Symmes,the Martin Beautiful coordina-tor for this event. who will have

designated certain areas for spe-cial clean-up attention.

If you would prefer to workon your own or at a differenttime during the clean-up week,you can select any public areafor cleaning. Once you havegathered your waste, you shouldplace _ it curbside where youwould normally placa brush.Republic Waste trucks will thencollect it during their regularbrush pick-up day. They willcollect brush and limbs, furni-ture and carpet, but hazardousmaterials such as oil, paint orchemicals will not be collected.

Please place any iterns at thecurb early in the day of yourregular brush pick up.

You may pick up trash bagsand gloves all next by visitingthe UT Martin Recycle Center.The gloves, bags and suppliesare provided by Tennessee De-partment of Transportation'sWeakley County Litter Grant.

If you belong to a group or or-ganization that has communityservice as part of its mission, theMartin Clean-Up is tailor-madefor you. Pleasejoin the group as

they strive to mdke Martin thecleanest city in West Tennessee.

Linda Bond Edwards gives credit to a higher powerJennifer Portman, Tallahasse Democrat 6:26 p n EDT March 17,2015 http : //www.tallahassee. comr

Maybe it comes from hersolid upbringing in the Haywood Farms Project, an innovative black housing

development established in the 1930s in the rural Douglas community near Stanton, Tennessee

Or perhaps the 57-year-old's poise comes from more than a decade with GTE as a top human resources\,\*executive, followed by a bold move at 35 to quit for law school and launch a successful second career as an

f employment law attorney

(photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat) The woman herself, however, would give all the credit to God

"l grew up understanding I am blessed to bless others," said Linda Bond Edwards, selected by the TallahasseeDemocrat this year as one of the 25 Women You Need to Know

The blessings she has been granted and those she's given are impressive

One of eight children from a stable, working class family, Bond Edwards, like her seven siblings, was expected to go to college and become aprofessional While teaching was pushed as an appropriate occupation for a woman at the time, she pursued a degree in business and the then-little-

known field of human resources management

After graduating from the University of Tennessee at Martin, she got a job at a GTE plant that manufactured camera flashcubes She took every

opportunity that came her way, rising through the ranks to corporate headquarters, a journey that took her coastto-coast

Butinl992,itbecameclearsheneededachange WithinfivemonthsofdecidingtoleaveGTE,sheappliedandwasacceptedintoFloridaState's

College of Law. She applied at the suggestion of a friend from Gadsden County that she met in college

"l'vealwaysbeenawomanoffaith,solstoodonmyfaithandstartedpraying,"shesaidwithalaugh,rememberingtheleapshetook "ltwasGod-

ordained "

Her house in Connecticut sold the first weekend it was on the market She chose FSU for law school because it was closest to her family in Tennessee

She fully intended to move to Dallas when she was finished, but joined Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and found she had landed right where she

belonged

"l was really moved by the spiritual leadership," she said

BondEdwardssoonbecameoneofthoseleadersinherownright Formorethanadecadenowshe'sbeenteachingaSundayschool classatthechurchforwomenranginginagefromtheir20stotheir80s OneoftheearlyinspiringteachersoftheclasswastheesteemededucatorAquilinaHowell

The community involvement instilled early on in Bond Edwards extends beyond her church and ministry to other volunteer work An attorney with

Rumberger Kirk and Caldwell, she has donated her efforts to many local organizations, including serving as president of the board for Big Bend Habitat

for Humanity As president of Tallahassee Women Lawyers, she developed a program to expose girls attending Nims Middle School to the possibilities

their lives may hold Bond Edwards also is passionate about and advocates for a more diverse judiciary in Florida,

BondEdwards'personal life-whichsheneverworriedmuchabout-alsofell intoplaceasiforderedbyahigherpower ShemarriedRussell Edwards

fiveyearsagoinApril At52,inasingleday,shebecameawife,astepmotherandagrandmotherforthefirsttime,rolessherelisheswithjoy.

Her advice to others is simple

"Remember who you are," she said, "and whose you are "

Linda Bond Edwards

TnsNroN GazErrpWednesday, March 18, 2015

Two ne\ry maj rsr new concentrationilvuilable through UTM programsStudents seeking a

master's degree in educationfrom the University ofTennessee at Martin willhave two new majors andone new interdisciplinaryconcentration to choosefrom, beginning in the fall2015 semester. Graduatestudents will be able tofocus their studies on eitherstudent affairs and collegecounseling or addictionscounseling, or can worktoward eaming a libraryinformation specialist PreK-12 license.

The specialization instudent affairs and collegecounseling will prepareindividuals to work incollege counseling centers,financial aid, minorityaffairs and other studentaffairs bervices in higher

education settings. Thisdegree will help universityprofessionals manageindividual student needswithin changing collqgeenvironments by locusingon the development of thesfudent as they grow in acollegiate setting.

The specialization inaddictions counseling willprepare counselors to workin a wide range of addictioncounseling, treatment andprevention programs, as

well as in mental healthcounseling settings. Thesuccessful completion ofcoursework, post-graduateexperiential requirementsand state licensure examswill lead to careers as

Tennessee licensedprofessional counselorsand alcohol and drug abuse

counselors.The library information

specialist PreK-12concentration is designedto give individuals thenecessary training to eam adegree or endorsement as aschool library inlormationspecialist. In the state ofTennessee, individuals musthave a teaching licenseand pass the requiredcoursework and Praxisexams to qualify as a libraryinformation specialist.The initial licensure K-12 program will offer amajor in teaching plus thenecessary endorsementfor individuals who need ateaching license. Licensedteachers can enroll in thedegree program and/or theendorsement-only optionthrough the interdisciplinary

major.For more information on

admis sions requirements forthese and other education

graduate programs, contactKimberly Page at 731-881-7128 or by email kpage6@utm.edu.

UTM - The oPtion toearn a PreK-l2 licenseis one tudents seekinga master's degree in education from UniversityTennessee Martin. Graduate students can also focustheir studies on either student affairs and collegecounseling or addictions counseling. The newprograms"will be offered starting in t-he fa1l 2015

TnENroN Gazprre Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Jones, Gateley gompete in UTM competitionTwo local high school

singers competed in thefirst annual University of

Tennessee at Martin "Deathby Voice High School andCollege Aria Competition"

recently at BlankenshipRecital Hall on the UT-h,{artin campus. Ama-Grace.Iones of Dyer and MeleahGateley of Humboldt weresponsored by their voiceteacher, Heather Kom ofTrenton.

All singers were requiredto sing a solo aria in itsoriginal language. Anna-Grace Jones won thecompetition with the Italian

aria "Sebben crudele"by Antonio Caldara. Asthe winner of the highschool category, she willbe a learured soloist inthe upcoming UT:-MarlinSpring Choral Concert inApril. Meleah Gateley isa sophomore at HomelifeAcademy in Jackson andAnna-Grace Jones is asophomore at GibsonCounty High School.

COMPETE IN UTM CONTEST - Meleah Gate-le1, sltunaoldt (left) and Anna-Grace Jones of Dyercompeted in the first annual UTM "Death by \/oiceHigh School and College Aria Competition" recently.Anna-Grace won the competition with the Italian aria,"sebben Crudele." She will be a f-eatured soloist inthe upcoming UTM Spring Choral Conceft in April.Photo courtesy ofAmy Gateley.

sponsored by the Universityof Tennessee aI MartinWomen's Centeq will be heldliom 1 to 4 p.m.,March24, inthe Watkins Auditorium of theBoling University Center. ThefiIth anrual equaliTEA eventwill be held immediatelyfollowing. Seating is limitedand advance registration isrequired.

The synposium willbegin with registration at12:15 p.ffi., followed bya kelmote address by Dr.Victoria Seng, UT Maftinassociate vice chancellor foracademic affairs, on the topicof breast cancer awareness.Two breakout sessions willfollow the keynote speech.Participants may choose onebreakout session for eachtimeslot. The topics at 2 p.m. areinterviewing and professionalpresentation; adoptinghealthy behaviors; creatingdernocratic communities;and gender interactions. Thetopics for 3 p.m. sessions areself-marketing; self-defense; a

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fee is a

studio.For more information, contact Dr. Julie Hill, associate

professor of music and director of-percussion studies, at

tf :t) SSt-Z+18 or by email at jhill@utm'edu.

Women's Studies Symposium,equaliTEA scheduled March 24

The fourth annual Women's discussion ofcurrent women'sissues; and a discussion ofschizophrenia and otherpsychotic disorders.

The fifth annual equaliTEAevent will be held at 4 p.m.Drs. Teresa Collard, associateprofessor of communication s,

and Lisa LeBleu, professorof family and consumersciences, will present "FebbBum and Suftage Songs:A Fictionalized HistoricalPerformance" during high teawith scones, sandwiches anddessert served.

The equaliTEAevent is $ I 0for community members, butthere is no admission chargefor the symposium sessions.UT Martin faculty, staff andstudents may attend all eventsfree ofcharge.

Pafiicipants may choose toattend all .or part of the day'sevents. The sy,rnposium islimited to 150 participants,andthe equaliTEA is limitedto 1 00 participants. Advanceregistration is required byMarch 19.

Studies Symposium,

$9,700+raised forcharities

The University of Ten-nessee at Martin hostedits annual "Greek Week"events last month and raised$9,704.86 to benefit theCarl Perkins Center and theWeakley County BackpackProgram.

Twenty-two sorority andl'raternity organizations

,pafiicipated in the week ofactivities.

Service night was heldFeb. l0 and each organi-zation hosted a fundrais-ing event to benefit localcharities. The Chi Omegaand Omega Psi Phi organi-zations won first place byraising the most money asa group.

The next day, the SigmaPhi Episilon and Phi BetaSigma organizations placedfirst in the Greek Olympics.which included a variety oftraditional physical activi-ties. The annual line danceevent was held Feb. 12 andthe winhers were SigmaAlpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilonand Phi Beta Sigma.

Step Show was the finalevent on Feb. 13 and theAlpha Delta Pi and KappaAlpha Order organizationstook home first place.

Online grad program ranks in top 50with a. sehng- _degree - Programspus resr for 2014 bY

-bes-tonline-Student college.org. UT Martin isgree in the Southernajor in of Collegeschoose Commissionschool

r clinical For more informa-counseling. tion, contact Kimberlyis available Page, Education Graduate

in both concentrations. Programs administra-The program was also tive specialist, at (731)

named -onE of the best 881-7128 or by email at

online master's in coun- kpage6@utm.edu'

Women's event slated for TiresdayThe fourth annual

Women's Studies Sym-posium, sponsored by theUniversity of Telnessee atMartin Women's Center,will be held from l-4p.m. Tuesday in WatkinsAuditorium oI BolingUniversity Center.

The fifth annualequaliTEA event will beheld immediately follow-ing. Seating is limited andadvance registration isrequired.

The symposium willbegin with registration atl2:15 p.m., followed bya keynote address by Dr.Victoria Seng, UT Marlinassociate vice chancellorfor academic affairs, onthe topic of breast cancerawareness.

Two breakout sessionswill follow the keynotespeech. Participants maychoose one breakout ses-sion for each time slot.

The topics at 2 p.m. arcinterviewing and profes-sional presentation; adopt-ing healthy behaviors;

creating democratic com-munities; and gender inter-actions.

The topics for 3 p.m. ses-sions are self-marketing;self-defense; a discussionof current women's issues:and a discussion of schizo-phrenia and other psychoticdisorders.

The fifth annualequaliTEA event will beheld at 4 p.^.Drs. TeresaCollard, associate profes-sor of communications, andLisa LeBleu, professor offamily and consumer sci-ences, will present "FebbBurn and Suffrage Songs:A Fictionalized HistoricalPerformance" during hightea. Scones, sandwichesand dessert will be served.

The equaliTEA event is$10 for comrnunity mem-bers, but there is no admis-sion charge for the sympo-sium sessions. UT Martinfaculty, staff and studentsmay attend all events lreeof charge.

Participants may chooseto attend all or part of the

day's events.The symposium is lim-

ited to 150 participants, andthe equaliTEA is limited to100 participants. Advanceregistration is required byThursday.

For more information orto receive a re gistration formfor the events, contact theUT Martin Women's Centerat womenscenter@utm.eduor Collard at tcollard@utm.edu.

Percussionfocus offree class

Riihard Henson Jr. re-ceived his bachelor's degreein music from the Universityof Tennessee at Maftin in

since per-percussionast.

He will return to his almamater to teach d percus-sion master class at 2 p.m.Monday in the percussionrecital hall of the Fine ArtsBuilding.

The course will focus onthe upright frame drum.

Henson 'is a parl-timedirector of percussion stud-ies at Southern AdventistUniversity and a part-limeinsffuctor of percusSion atLee University, where heteaches world percussion.applied lessons and percus-sion techniques and assistswith the percussion ensem-ble.

There is no admissioncharge for Monday's cldssand the public is invited to'attend.

For more information,contact Dr. Julie Hill, asso-ciate professor of music, at(731) 881-74I8 or by emailat jhill@utm.edu.

Faculty featured in musicaleFaculty members from

the University of Tennesseeat Martin Department ofMusic will demonstratetheir abilities in a fac-ulty recital at l2:I5 p.m.Monday in the BlankenshipRecital Hall on the UTMartin campus.

Faculty members willperfolm four pieces with acombination of vocal andinstrumental components.

Alessandro Scarlatti'spiece "7 Arie con TrombaSola" will be performed by

Dr. Amy Yeung, professor,soprano vocalist; Dr. JohnOelrich, assistant profes-sor, trumpet; and DelanaEasley, lecturer, piano.

l'In a Deep Funk" by com-poser Danuel Dorff will beperformed by Dr. ElizabethAleksander, assistant pro-fessor, bass clarinet.

Dr. Yeung; Dr. CharlesLewis, adjunct instructor,flute: and Dr. Elaine Harriss,professor, piano, will pres-ent Handel's composition"L AllegSo, il Penseroso ed

il Moderato, HWV 55."Dr. Douglas Owens,

assistant professor, baritonesaxophone, and Mrs. Easleywill perform GarlandAnderson's piece "Sonatafor Baritone Saxophoneand Piano, op.6."

This recital is free andopen to the public.

For more informa-tion about Monday'sperformance, contactDr. Aleksander at (731)881-1413 or by email atealeksan@utm.edu.

FOURTH ANNUAL WONTEN'SSTUDIES SYMPOSIUM, FIFTIIANNUAL EQUALITEA SCHEDULED

West Tennessee Examiner FORMARCH}

Thursda)4 March 19, 2015

MARTIN, Tbnn. -The fourth annual Women'sStudies Symposium, sponsored by the University ofTennessee at Martin Women's Center, will be heldfrom 1 p.m. to 4p.m., March 24,inthe WatkinsAuditorium of the Boling University Center. The fifthannual equaliTEA event will be held immediatelyfollowing. Seating is limited and advance registrationis required.

The symposium will get underway with registrationat 12:15 p.m., followed by a keyrote address by Dr.Victoria Seng, UT Martin associate vice chancellor foracademic affairs, on the topic of breast cancerawareness. Two breakout sessions will follow thekeynote speech. Pafiicipants may choose one breakout session for each time slot.The topics at 2 p.m. are interviewing and professional presentation; adoptinghealthy behaviors; creating democratic communities; and gender interactions.The topics for 3 p.m. sessions are self-marketing; self-defense; a discussion ofcurrent women's issues; and a discussion of schizophrenia and other psychoticdisorders.

The fifth annual equaliTEA event will be held at 4 p.m. Dr. Teresa Collard,associate professor of communications, and Dr. Lisa LeBleu, professor of family

and consumer sciences,

will present "Febb Bumand Suffrage Songs: AFictionalized HistoricalPerformance" duringhigh tea with scones,

sandwiches and desseft

served.

The equaliTEA eventis $10 for communitymembers, but the

symposrum sessrons are

free. UT M faculty, staffand students may attendall events free ofcharge.

Participants maychoose to attend all orparl of the day's events.The symposium islimited to 150

participants, and theequaliTEA is limited to100 participants.Advance registration isrequired by March 19.

For more informationor a registration form,contact the UTMWomen's Center atwomenscenter@utm.eduor Collard at

tcollard@utrn.edu.

Thursday, March 19, 2Ol5

UT Martin Spring PreviewD"y Set For March 2l

High school students andtheir parents are invitedto attend the Universiw ofTennessee at Martin's annualspring preview day from 9 a.m.- I p.m., March 21, in theBoling University Center onthe main UT Martin campus.

Registration will beginat 9 a.m. outside WatkinsAuditorium, followed by cam-pus tours at ll a.m. and anacademic fair at noon. Students

will be able to learn about thedifferent departments andmajors within each of UTMartin's five colleges. Currentstudents and faculty memberswill be on hand to answer ques-tions about ciass choices, cam-pus life and other aspects of thecollege transition.

For more information, con-tact the Office of Admissionsat73l-BBl-7020.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCII 19, 2OI5

Inspire, motiv ate, challenge :

INNOYATION - Kristen Welch, Shelby Johnson and

the rest of the McWherter Innovators are hosting a special

event March 26 called "Igniting Innovators."

Rodeo pageant rescheduledThe 10th annual Miss UTM Rodeo pageant will be held

April 4 at Watkins Auditorium in the University Center onthe University of Tennessee at Martin campus. The pag-eant was rescheduled because of inclement weather.

Doors open at noon and registration is at the door only.Age groups are as follows: birth to 12 months at 1 p.m.,

1-3 years at l:30, 4-6 years at2,7-9 years at 2:30, 10-125 years at 3:30 and 16-20 years at 4.is.open tg-any girl who has.not previouslyivision. The I6-20-year-old winner is re-

quired to be at all rodeo week activities.The registration fee is $25 for beauty only, with addi-

tional categories available for an additional fee.For more information, contact Beth Weldon aI (131)

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'Igniting Innovators' eventscheduled for March 26By CLAYSMITHSpecial to The Press

The McWherter Innova-tors, ambassadors of theNed McWherter Institutefor Collaboration and In-novation, will be host anevent called -'rlgniting In-novators" on March 26 at7 p.r.r. at the Student LifeCenter in Martin.

The three pafi eventwill feature an Inspire sec-tion featuring motivationalspeaker Lisa Smartt. Smartt'lives in Dresden and speaksaround the country, help-ing people learn how tolaugh and learn from theirmistakes, and to learn toembrace failure on the roadto success. Smartt will alsohave a book signing at theend of the event.

The Celebrate portion ofthe event will feature vid-eos ofsuccessful local busi-nesses. After the videos areshown, Martin Mayor Ran-dy Brundige will be award-ing one of the businesses as"Innovator of the Year."

The final portion of theevent, Challenge, will bea meet and greet betweenstudents, people of thecommunity, and membersof the Matin Business As-sociation.

"Challenge is an oppor-

tunity for students and lo-cal business people to allcome together, collaborate,network, and_ find peoplewho share similar goals,to help all parties succeedin what they're trying toaccomplish," say KristenWelch, a sophomore Heath& Human Performance:Hippotherapy major. Kris-ten helped organize theeven and is part of the sec-ond group of McWherterInnovators, which is thelatest round of students inthe Institute.

"I think a lot of peoplethink, 'I've always had thisidea, but I don't know to goabout getting it out there,"'says Shelby Johnson, asophomore Theatre majorwho also helped organizethe event. "We're trying togive them an outlet and putthem in contact with peoplewho can help students maketheir ideas a reality."

Among those attend-ing will be members ofthe Martin Business Asso-ciation and the NorthwestTennessee Entrepreneur-ial The event is free to thepublic; finger foods and thefamous "pineapple punch"will be provided. Businessprofessional dress attire ispreferred.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015

UT Martin to highlight faculty talent in spring musicaleFaculty members from

UT Martin's Departmentof Music will demonstratetheir abilities in a faculty re-cital at 12:15 p.m. Mondayin the Blankenship RecitalHall.

Faculty members - willperform four pieces with acombination of vocal andinstrumental components.Alessandro Scarlatti's piece"7 Aie con Tromba Sola"

will be performed by Dr.Amy Yeung, professor, so-prano vocalist; Dr. JohnOelrich, assistant professor,trumpet; and Delana Easley,lecturer, piano. "In a DeepFunk" by composer DanuelDorff will be performed byDr. Elizabeth Aleksander.assistant professor. bass

clarinet.Yeung: Dr. Charles Lewis.

adjunct instructor, flute; and

Dr. Flaine Harriss, professor,piano; will present Handel'scomposition "L'Allegro, ilPenseroso ed il Moderato,HWV 55," and Dr. DouglasOwens,' assistant professor,baritone saxophone; andEasley will peform GarlandAnderson's piece "Sonatafor Baritone Saxophone andPiano, op.6."

This recital is free andopen to the public.

UT Martin spring preview day is SaturdayHigh school students and their parents

are invited to attend UT Martin's annualspring preview day from 9 a.m.-l p.m. Sat-urday in the Boling University Center.

Registration will begin at 9 a.m. out-side Watkins Auditorium, followed bycampus tours at I I a.m. and an academicfair at noon. Students will be able to learn

about the different departments and majorswithin each of UT Martin's fi.ve colleges.Current students and faculty members willbe on hand to answer questions about classchoices, campus life and other aspects ofthe college transition.

For more information, contact the Officeof Admissions at 881-7020.

THE JACKSON SUN . MONDAY, MARCH 23,2015

Sign your child upfor LEGO camp

Children from ages six to13 are invited to participatein LEGO camps at the Uni-versity of Tennessee at Mar-tin's Jackson Center. Re-maining camps will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., AprilL8 and Mav 16.

explore machines and

Hands-on activities will al-low children to interact withtechnology, science, engi-neering and mathematics.Students will have fun withproblem solving, predic-tions, model design, renew-'able energy sources, andenergy consumption.

Children will work inteams of two or three stu-dents. The fee is $+0 percamp.

For more information orto register, contact the Of-fice of Extended Campusand Online Studies at (j3I)881-7082, or online atwwwutm.edu/departments/ecos/nonde gree.php.

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the Skyhawks to 20 wins this season for just the sixth

UTM's Schroyernamed Coach of theYear finalistBy Justin WaltersBy jwalters@wbbjtv com

Story Created: N/ar 23, 201 S at 3:30 pM CDT(Story Updated: Mat 23,2O15 at I 27 pM CDI )

MARTIN, Tenn - University of Tennessee atMartin men's head basketball coach HeathSchroyer is being recognized as one of the best

The first-year coach was named one of 16 finalistsfor the 201 5 Hugh Durham National Coach of theYear Award on Monday

The annual honor spotlights the nation's top mid-major coach

Schroyer took over an eight-win team and guidedtime in program history

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Miss UTM Rodeo Pageant set for April 4thfrosted on March 24, 201 5 by Steve James in Local News

The 1Oth Annual Miss UTM Rodeo Pageant will be held next Saturday, after being rescheduled from last month due to the winter

weather

Age groups include, birth to 12 months, oneto three years, fourto six years, seven to nine years, 10 to 12 years, 13 to 15 years, and

16 to 20 years

The pageant is open to any girl who has not previously won her age division. The 16 to 2O-year-old winner is required to be at all rodeo

week activities.

The registration fee is $25 dollars forthe beauty category only, with additional categories requiring an additional fee

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 24,2015

Academic Speaker S erie s :

LIBRARY BOOK AWARD - Dr. Narhan Howard, as-sociate professor, Department of History and philosophy,was recently awarded the 2nl4 Friends of paul Meek Li-brary Book Award. paeu!.ty members at the University ofTennessee at Martin arq gsked to submit proposals eachfall

a new field based on anthropology, Iiterature, history, clas-sics and theology. The Friends of the paul Meek Librarygroup offers up to $1,200 of the proceeds from the annuilhombcomin newed by the wi Theby Howard y inreading area. Pictured are (from left) Georgia Baskett, li-brarian and Friends member; Dr. Harriette Spiegel, Friendstreasurer; Howard; Dr. Charles Julian, library director; andDr. Lynn Alexander, profesSor and dean, College of Hu-manities and Fine Arts.

Dr. Pamela Thomas to speakon issues of soil and society

Dr: Pamela Thomas, as-sociate director in the U.S.Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conser-vation Services soil sciencedivision, will speak as partol UT Martin's AcademicSpeaker Series on Wednes-day at7:30 p.m. The eventwill be held in Watkins Au-ditorium of the Boling Uni-versity Center.

Thomas will give a pre-sentation titled "Interna-tional Year of Soils: Issuesof Soil and Society." Beforebeginning her current posi-tion in 2Ul4,Thomas was a

soil scientist with the Vir-ginia Tech Soil Survey Pro-gram in the tidewater area,and later served as coordi-nator of the Virginia Techsoil survey laboratories.Thomas has also held posi-tions in state offices in Vir-ginia and South Carolina.serving as a soil scientistin those areas. Her researchfocuses on soil genesis andinterpretation.

"This year being the In-ternational Year of Soils,and agriculture being sucha vital part of our society,

Pnl,trre Tnomesit makes sense to bringsomeone with a high levelof expertise to discuss thoseissues," said Dr. LionelCrews, director of UT Mar-tin honors programs.

Thomas holds three de-grees from Virginia Tech:a Bachelor of Science inagronomy-soil science, a

Master of Science in agron-omy-soil mapping and in-terpretation, and a doctoratein soil genesis, mineralogyand interpretation.

Her lecture is sponsoredby UT Martin Honors Pro-grams and is free and opento the public.

LCD Faculty Trio to perform sunday nt uT MartinThe LCD FacultY Wood-

wind Trio will Present a

free concert at 3 P.m" onMarch 29 in the Blanken-ship Recital Hall of UTMattin's Fine Arts Build-rng.

ihe trio was formed bY

Dr. Elizabeth Aleksander,assistant professor of mu-sic (clarineQ; CharlesLewis, lecturer ol music

(flute); and Dr. DouglasOwens, assistant Professorof'music (oboe, saxoPhoneand bassoon), to Presentwoodwind performancesboth on and off-camPus

The trio will Perform"Tarantella" by WhitneYTustin, "Trio, oP. 46" bYMichael Kibbe, "Three-some for Woodwind Trio"by Gwyneth Walker, "Di-

vertissement, op. 45" bYAubert Lemeland, andi'Trio" by Paul Harvey. Dr.Elaine Harriss, professorof music, will play Pianoaccompaniment for "Quar-tet," by Bill Douglas - apiece commissioned bY aconsortium including Ow-ens and Harriss.

The performance is freeand open to the public.

TIIE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS

TUESDAY, MARCTT 2!, 2o]t

Beginner Excelclass offered

A beginner training classfor those interested in leanr-ing the basics of Excel, aMicrosoft spreadsheet aP-

plication, is being offeredby The Tennessee SmallBusiness Development Cen-ter (TSBDC) at UT Martin'sREED Center.

The beginner course willbe held April 9 from 9 -11a.m. at the REED Center at406 S. Lindell St. in Martin.

Participants will learnthe basics of Microsoft Ex-cel 2010, including Ribboninterface, formula creationand chart and graph genera-tion. Computers with Excelsoftware will be provided.

The seminar is free andopen to the public. To re-serve your spot, contactLandy Fuqua at the REEDCenter at 587-7333 or byemail at reed@utm.edu. Theclass is limited to the first l0participants.

STATE GAZETTE I TUESORY MARCI{ 28,,2815

Mcl|lure to serueinternship with U$llA

State Gazette

Maryanna McClure, a University of Tennessee atMartin junior from Dyersburg, has been selected tocomplete one of six prestigioussummer internships with theUnited States Meat AnimalResearch Center, run by the U.S.Department of Agriculture.McClure, an animal sciencemajoq will be working on thefacility's 35,000-acre farm in CIayCenter, Neb.

"This internship is a greatopportunity for me to learn andpreparc for a career in animalscience," said McClure. "I amvery excited to see what will result from it."

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Education '10:26 AM TUE tu4!.RCH 2.1 2015

UT Martin's Women's Symposium FeaturesKeynote on Breast Cancer Awareness

"I think that as a society, we really do

need to continue to encourage women toget that routine mammogram, those

routine screenings," says Dr. VictoriaSeng, University of Tennessee at Martin's

Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic

Affairs, citing frightening statistics about

breast cancer: every three minutes, a

woman is diagnosed ra,ith breast cancer,

the leading cause of cancer among white

and blackwomen. 85% of women withbreast cancer have no known familyhistory, as was the case with her

experience, she says. Dr. Sengjoins Kate

l-ochte on Sounds Good to share her story

ahead of her keprote speech at UT

Martin's 4th Annual Women's Sgnposium Tuesday {rom noon to 4 p.m

Dr. Victoria Seng's storybegins with a routine mammogram in August zoo6 She had

one the previous year that came back with nor-rnal results, but this time they saw

something that gave them concern She went in for a second one and after that,

contacted a surgeon and set up a biopsy. When you hear the word 'cancet,' she says,

you can get tunnel vision - a very true thing that happens Later, she had a surgery for a

simple mastectomy. After this, chemo therapy for the next five years. "When he gave

me the diagnosis, the first word he said was 'infiltrating.' I am a nursing professor also,

so I kneu'immediately that meant not only did I have cancer, it was spreading. So I'm

very foftunate that I did have that routine mammogram and that we did pick it up thatquickly And I'm now an eight year suwivor."

Despite self-examination, neither her nor the surgeon could feel the lump, she says. Itwas small, but spreading. In her teaching, she felt the need to change many of her notes

for class, particularly related to cancer treatments and what the patients are

experiencing. She says ra,e don't think about a mastectomj'being similar to the

amputation of a leg. For years she taught about phantom pain to her students, butdiscovered that the same thing occurs when you remove a breast through mastectomy.

She felt this lr'as important for her to make sure students understood She also felt that

instances of men getting breast cancer is generally neglected. "It's important not only

for women to do self-breast exam, but also for men, because we are seeing an increase

inthecasesofbreastcanceramongmen Itisnotstrictlyafemaledisease."shesays.

Dr. Seng says resoutces in the geographical area for support regarding wig and

prosthesis were adequately available. She says the person who fitted her wig did a great

job finding one that matched her hair. For the prosthetic, she says the people trained to

fit for this are "remarkable" and respectful of privacy and understanding of the change

in body image. She says it was helpful to workwith someone who has that

understanding.

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UT- artire pitcher Elnfaz,ed"by dis itityBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 aI2:00 pm

Rick Robinson was settling into his new job as the baseball coach at Tennessee-Martin, moving some things around his

office when he came across a few articles that had been written about the previous year's team.

He made a somewhat startling discovery: His best retuming pitcher had just one hand.

Now, Carter Smith is turning into one of the best pitchers in the Ohio Valley Conference. The 6-foot-2 left-handed senior

has been solid as a weekend starter for the Skyhawks, leading the conference with a 2.03 ERA in 31 innings while

striking ott29.

Most gratifring for Smith is he's being looked at as a good college pitcher instead of a curiosity.

"It's geat that it's a good story but what I really wanted is to have success at this level," Smith said. "It's just working

hard, staying persistent and being willing to put the time in to get better."

The22-year-old from Parkway West High School in St. Louis was bom without a right hand, but that didn't stop him

from grabbing a ball and glove as a youngster to play catch with his five siblings. He learned how to throw and catch

through trial and error, slowly perfecting the technique that would allow him to have success at the Division I level.

When he pitches, he throws with his left hand while balancing the glove on right forearm. After he lets go of a pitch he

quickly slips his left hand into the glove so that he can field a potential line drive, bunt or hard grounder. Ifhe catches the

ball, he pulls the glove off with his right arm, lets the ball fall into his left hand and gets in position to throw again.

It sounds difhcult, but Robinson said Smith does it so seamlessly that it's barely noticeable.

"Honestly, I'd rather have him on the mound fielding a bunt in pressure situations than anyone else," Robinson said.

"He's so smooth with it."

Smith's system is similar to that of former Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Abbott, who was also bom without a right

hand. He played l0 seasons in the big leagues, winning 87 games and even throwing a no-hitter.

Smith said his dad took him to Busch Stadium to watch Abbott pitch in the 1990s and it helped reinforce that having

only one hand didn't have to stop him from playing baseball

Abbott, now 47 and living in California, said he was excited to learn about Smith's success on the mound. He also can

relate to one of Smith's biggest goals: Wanting to be known as a good pitcher instead of the guy who plays with one

hand.

"When you grow up missing a hand, you know what it's like to want to fit in and want to be a part of something," Abbott

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said. "Being a good teammate .ea.rJnoiah"iys *anti.rg to call attention to yourself, so I know the battle he's going

through."

There have been a few adjustments in college - like learning to hide the ball a little better during his windup and

delivery so batters can't pick up the pitch from his grip - but for the most part his system has stayed the same since he

was 6 years old.

Robinson said Smith keeps opposing batters off-balance despite a fastball that tops out between 86 to 88 miles per hour.

He relies on good command, a slider and a deceptive change-up.

"Not only is he a really good pitcher for us, but he brings the love of baseball to the field every day," Robinson said. "We

have yet to find anlthing he can't do."

Like most playng Division I college baseball, Smith hopes his career can continue at the professional level next year. But

if it doesn't, he's well prepared. He's majoring in sport management and has made the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll

the past three seasons.

Dr. Chad Floyd, associateprofessor of percussion atCampbellsville University,will present a master class indrum set performance titled"Per-SEE-ve Your Music,Foreseeing Is Believing"ar 2:30 p.m. Tuesday inthe Percussion RehearsalHaIl at the University ofTennessee at Martin.

Floyd will lead a discus-sion on ,the importance ofperception from the per-spective of both a perform-er and an audience member.He will focus on the funda-mental concepts of soloingdevices. ideas and coordi-nation.

Students will have the

opportunity to demonstratevarious concepts learnedduring the presentation.

Floyd will also performa full drum set solo to con-clude the presentation.

Floyd is an artist andclinician for Grover ProPercussion, InnovativePercussion Inc., Pearl/Adams Musical Instrumentsand Remo Inc. His workcan be viewed at www.chadfloyd.com.

The master class is freeand open to the public.

For more information,contact Dr. Julie Hiil, asso-ciate professor of music, at(73 1) 88 I -741 8 or by emailjhill@utm.edu.

UT Martin to host Exhibit explorespercussion class Freedom Summer

A photographic exhibittitled "The Other FreedomSummer: An Exhibit ofNick Lawrence's Images ofFayette County, Tennessee,Voter Registralion Drive.June-August 1964" is ondisplay at the UniversitYof Tennessee at Martin's J.

Houston Gordon Museumthrough May 31.

The museum is housedwithin the Paul MeekLibrary.

The 1964 MississiPPiSummerProject, also knownas the Freedom Summer,is well-known in historicalcontexts. However, anothervoter registration camPaignwas held that same Year inFayette County.

This photographic exhibitchronicles that event, whendozens of students fromCornell University traveledthrough Fayette CountY toencourage minority adultsto register to vote in the

upcoming election. Thatyear, more than 68 Percentof Fayette CountY's PoPu-lation was black, but thismajority accounted for lessthan 7 percent of registeredvoters.

One of the particiPantswas recent college gradu-ate Nick Lawrence, a Pho-tographer from CornellUniversity.

Lawrence documentedthe lives and daily routinesof the citizens he encoun-tered. Thirty-five of hisimages are included in theexhibit, documenting thehard-working rural poorand their resolve to advancetheir right to vote.

For more information,contact Samuel Richardson,chief archivist and museumcurator, or Karen Elmore,senior library assistant ofspecial collections, at (73I)881-7094 or online at www.utm.edui library.php.

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UTM students volunteer with Good Samaritan Center

f rosle(l .n i',lar'ih 25, 2il 5 bv Steve James . Local News

Joyce Washington, adjunct instructor, UT Martin Department

of Management, Marketing and lnformation Systems, speaks

to a crowd of students interested in volunteer opportunities

with the Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center in

South Fulton Students will be providing a variety of services

for the center, including marketing, fundraising and public

relations planning

MART|N,Tenn -TwentystudentsfromtheUniversityofTennesseeatMartinhavepartneredwiththeGoodSamaritanHealthandWellness Center in South Fulton to provide a variety of services not otheruvise available to the all-volunteer establishment

Students will be working with the center to develop fundraising strategy and create print materials and presentations to solicit financial

donors and additional involvement from area medical providers Students will also be providing the center with marketing and branding

support, as well as public relations materials

"l am excited to be working with a very capable team to get the word out about the Good Samaritan and to encourage people to get

involved," said Janie Peery, a freshman public relations student from Fayetteville "lt's an awesome task but definitely worthwhile "

Peery is one of the project's two student team leaders

"The Good Samaritan is doing incredible work already and our goal is just to make sure they get the support they need, as well as

bring awareness to this wonderful clinic," said Sara Palmer, a senior international studies major from Brentwood "The university has

many talented and driven students who are really pushing this forward and I know we will bring great things to this clinic " Palmer leads

the second student volunteer team

The Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center is a Christian-based ministry providing primary medical care to the workinguninsured in Weakley and Obion counties in Tennessee and Fulton and Hickman counties in Kentucky The center has no paid staff

and all health-care providers offer their services free of charge

"Health care is critical to the future of any community lt is at the core of success for the population of the community, from students to

the workforce," said Joyce Washington, adjunct instructor, UT Martin Department of Management, Marketing and lnformation Systems"Good Samaritan's work is about providing access to wellness and health care for those who otherwise couldn't afford it " Washingtonis overseeing the student volunteer efforts

One-handed UT Martin pitcher excels

David Brandt, Associated Press 5:20 p m C DT March 25, 201 5

Rick Robinson was settling into his new job as the baseball coach at UT Martin, moving some things around his

office when he came across a few articles that had been written about the previous year's team

He made a somewhat startling discovery: His best returning pitcher had just one hand

Now, Cartersmith is turning into one of the best pitchers in the Ohio Valley Conference. The 6-foot-2 left-

handed senior has been solid as a weekend starterforthe Skyhawks, leading the conference with a 2 03 ERA

in 31 innings while striking out 29.

Most gratifying for Smith is he's being looked at as a good college pitcher instead of a curiosity

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(Photo: Jeff Roberson / AP)

"lt,s great that it's a good story, but what I really wanted is to have success at this level," Smith said "lt's just working hard, staying persistent and being

willing to put the time in to get better "

The 22-year-old from St Louis was born without a right hand, but that didn't stop him from grabbing a ball and glove as a youngster to play catch with his

five siblings He learned how to throw and catch through trial and error, slowly perfecting the technique that would allow him to have success at the

Division I level

When he pitches, he throws with his left hand while balancing the glove on his right forearm After he lets go of a pitch, he quickly slips his left hand into

the glove so that he can field a potential line drive, bunt or hard grounder lf he catches the ball, he pulls the glove off with his right arm, lets the ball fall

into his left hand and gets in position to throw again

It sounds difficult, but Robinson said Smith does it so seamlessly that it's barely noticeable

"Honestly, l'd rather have him on the mound fielding a bunt in pressure situations than anyone else," Robinson said "He's so smooth with it "

Smith'ssystemissimilartothatofformermajorleaguepitcherJimAbbott,whoalsowasbornwithoutarighthand Abbottplayed'l0seasonsinthebig

leagues, winning 87 games and even throwing a no-hitter

Smith said his dad took him to Busch Stadium to watch Abbott pitch in the 1990s and it helped reinforce that having only one hand didn't have to stop him

from playing baseball

Abbott, now 47 and living in California, said he was excited to learn about Smith's success on the mound He also can relate to one of Smith's biggest

goals: wanting to be known as a good pitcher instead of the guy who plays with one hand

"When you grow up missing a hand, you know what it's like to want to fit in and want to be a part of something," Abbott said "Being a good teammate

means not always wanting to call attention to yourself, so I know the battle he's going through I'm proud that he feels that way "

Smith said he's tried to never let one hand affect what he can or can't do in athletics He even played basketball as a freshman and sophomore in high

school before deciding to concentrate on baseball

There have been a few adjustments in college - like learning to hide the ball a little better during his windup and delivery so batters can't pick up the

pitch from his grip - but for the most part his system has stayed the same since he was 6 years old

He said teams have tried to lay down a few early bunts to see if he can field his position, but after a couple outs, they try a different strategy

"lt's never bothered me," Smith said "ljust look at it as a free out "

Smith was voted a team captain during the offseason and has validated his teammates' decision with great performances

Robinson said Smith keeps opposing batters off-balance despite a fastball that tops out from 86 to 88 mph lnstead of pure velociiy, he relies on good

command, a slider and a deceptive change-up

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do When you watch him handle himself on the mound, it's pretty incredible "

Like most playing Division I college baseball, Smith hopes his career can continue at the professional level next year. But if it doesn't, he's well prepared

He's majoring in sport management and has made the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll the pastthree seasons

"l'd love to stay on the field playing, but maybe someday I'd like to get into the front office," Smith said "l definitely want to stay around the game no

matter what happens,"

INDEPENDENTAPPEAL WEDNESDAY MARCH 25'2015

TnENroN Gazerrp

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 to National Society

Small Businessof Leadership and

Boot Camp offeredA four-week small busi-

ness boot camp for aspir-ing entrepreneurs and newsmall business owners willbe offered from 6 to 8 p.m.every Tuesday in April atthe UT Martin RegionalEntrepreneurship and Eco-nomic Development Cen-ter. Course participation is$25 per person.

Registration is availableon a first-come, flrst-servedbasis up unlil the first ses-sion. For more informationor to register, contact theUT Martin REED CenteraI 731-587-7333 or registeronline at www.tsbdc.org/training.

Graves named

Success

Submitted Photo

Randal Hugh Graves is the son of the late Rickie HughGraves and Anita Hooper Graves. Randal has been at-tending UT Martin and has received the JASSO Scholar-ship. He has been teaching English to students whileattending classes in Hirosaki, Japan. Randal has com-pleted one semester in Japan and will begin his secondsemester in April. His GPA is 3.90 and he has been se-lected to join the University of Tennessee at Martin'schapter of the National Society of Leadership and Suc-cess, Sigma Alpha Pi. This is a nationally recognizedachievement of honorable distinction based on aca-demic accomplishment, leadership potential and nomi-nation from the campus faculty.

McNairy County studentreceives scholarship to

attend UT Martinby Norma Coalter

UT-M University Relations

A McNairy County student has beenawarded a scholarship for the 2015-2016academic year to attend the University ofTennessee at Martin, according to BrandyCartmell, Interim Executive Directol Stu-dent Engagement.

Megan E. Thomas, daughter of Kevin

INDEPENDENT APPEAL WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 2015

and Tammy Thomas, of .A.damsville, willbe a freshman. She received the Dean'sScholarship.

Additional information on scholar-ships and other types of financial assis-tance is available by contacting the UTMartin Office of Student Financial Assis-tance, 205 Administration Building, UTMartin, Martin, Tenn., 38238, or by ca.lling(731) 881-7040,

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Dr. Pamela Thomasto speak on issuesof soil and society

Pamela Thomas, asso--. ciate director in the U.S.

Department of Agricul-ture-Natural ResourcesConservation Services

soil sci-ence divi-sion, willspeak aspart of theUniver-sity ofTennesseeat Martin'sAcademic

Speaker Series al 7:30p.m. today at the WatkinsAuditorium of the BolingUniversity Center.

Thomas will give apresentation titled Inter-national Year of Soils: Is-sues of Soil and Society.Before beginning hercurrent position,

Thomas was a soil sci-entist with the VirginiaTech Soil Survey Pro-gram in the tidewaterarea, and later served ascoordinator of the Vir-ginia Tech soil surveylaboratories.

Thomas has also held

positions in state officesin Virginia and SouthCarolina, serving as asoil scientist in thoseareas.

Her research focuseson soil genesis and inter-pretation.

"This year being theInternational Year ofSoils, and agriculture be-ing such a vital part ofour society, it makessense to bring someonewith a high Ievel of ex-nertise to discuss thoseissues," said Dr. LionelCrews, director of UTMartin Honors Pro-grams.

Thomas holds threedegrees from VirginiaTech: a Bachelor of Sci-ence in agronomY-soilscience, a Master of Sci-ence in agronomy-soilmapping and interPreta-tion, and a doctorate insoil genesis, mineralogYand interpretation.

Her lecture is free toattend, and is open to thepublic. For more infor-mation, contact LionelCrews at (731) 881'-7436or by email atlcrews@utm.edu.

THE JACKSON SUN . WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25,2l"ts

GROWI NG SMALLBUSINESS IN WEST IN

Charley Deal, executive directbr of WestStar leadership program, opens the West Tennessee Small BusinessConference on Tuesday morning at First United Methodist Church in Jackson.

Small-business conference attracts regional crowdspeaker, and completed his day pinch hitting forscheduled luncheon speaker Ernest Gibson, acorporate executive with Chick-fil-A.

Gibson was originally scheduled to speak atthe conference Feb. 19, but inclement weathercanceled the event.

"I like it when people come together, and thesession is interactive," Caruso said. "It's a betterday when people are speaking."

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DAVIDTHOMASdgthomas@jacksonsun.com

Randy McKinnon, president of TLM Asso-ciates Inc., saw value in attending the West Ten-nessee Small Business Conference seminar,Growing Your Small Business in Small TownAmerica, at First United Methodist Church onTtresday.

"The speakers were very talented," McKin-non said. "When they spomarketing and sales, all ofgardless if you are sellingservices."

Michael Angelo Caruso was the keynote

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Ron Acree, director ofthe Small Business Devel-opment Center, said thegoal of the conferencewas to incorporate all ofWest Tennessee.

"That was our wholepurpose," Acree said. "It'snot just about Jackson andMadison County, it's aboutall of West Tennessee, andwe're going to try to dothis once a year."

Austin Baker, presi-dent and chairman of theboard for Human Re-source Consulting Part-ners in Memphis, spokeabout Business Plans/Strategic Planning.

"I speak at a lot ofevents, and this was reallygreat," "Youhave re mara-derie h you do notalways aEgermar-kets."

Baker joined UnionCity's Chuck Doss of IN-CO Irrigation Systems;Cheri Childress, an entre-preneur and businessowner from Milan; Jack-son's Mike Davis, presi-dent of Mid-South Busi-ness Construction; andBrad Davis, the projectmanager for MSB, duringa question and answer ses-sion moderated by CaryVaughn, CEO of LoveWorth Finding Ministries.

Michael Angelo Caruso, aprofessional consu ltant,speak at the West TennesseeSmall Business Conference.

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People listen and take notes on tips on workplacedevelopment Tuesday while guest speaker Michael Carusoshares his knowledge at the West Tennessee Small BusinessConference at First United Methodist Church.

Discussion centeredaround millennials (ages18 to 34).

"How do we engage therhillennials better?"Vaughn said. "Hciw do wemaximize technologywith the millennials?"They are young, giftedand talented. They havefire in their belly, but howdo we steer that in theright direction?"

Vaughn believes onesolution is a happy medi-uh, and mentioned af riend of his who, at age 21,is an alderman in ShelbyCounty.

"He brings a lot of val-ue to the table, but I thinkyou have to earn yourway," Vaughn said. "Therehas to be a lot of give andtake. I look back, and I re-member when (San Fran-cisco 49ers quarterback)Steve Young stood on side-lines for years, waiting."

Vaughn said whenstarting quarterback JoeMontana was traded toKansas City, Young tookadvantage of the opportu-nity he was looking for.

"(Young) was numberone at being number two,"Vaughn said. "Of course... you take Mark Zuckerberg. He could say if hewaited his time, therewould be no Facebook. He

would probably say, don'twait - seize the moment."

Joel Newman, directorof the West Tennessee Re-source Center, and smallbusiness specialist, saidthe conference accom-plished two things.

"It certainly reinforcesthe very things I teach,and it introduced me tonew aspects ... Iooking atnew creative ways from adifferent angle. I've beenin business for 56 years,and as long as I'vebeen do-ing this, you're never tooold to learn somethingnewtt

Newman said West-Star, a network of commu-nity leaders, acted hs theadministrative arm of theprogram.

"We all wanted this tohappen, and the importthing is, we made it hap-pen," Newman said. "WithMichael (Angelo Caruso)coming in, it set a preced-ent for next year. If notdone right the first time,you lose momentum andenthusiasm. We did itright, we did it well, andthe future looks bright formaking this an annualconference."

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Skyhawhs pitching acewins with just one handMARTIN(AP) - Rick

Robinson was settling into hisnew job as the baseball. coachat Tennessee-Martin, movingsome things around his officewhen he came across a fewarticles that had been writtenabou! the previous year's team.

He made a somewhat startlingdiscoVery: His best returningpitcher had just one hand.

Now, Carter Smith is turninginto one of the bbst pitchers irrthe Ohio Valley Conference.The 6-foot-z left-handed se-nior has been solid as a week-end starter forthe Skyhawks,leading the conference with az.o3 ERAin 3r innings whilestriking out 29.

Most gratifyingfor Smith ishe's being looked at as a goodcollege pitcher instead ofacuriosity.

"It's great that it's a goodstory but what I reallywantedis to have success at this level,"Smith said. "It's justworkinghard, staying persistent andbeing willing to put the time into get better."

The zz-year-old from St.Louis was born without arighthand, butthat didnt stophim from grabbing a ball andgloveas ayoungstertoplay'catch.with his five siblings.He learned howto throw andcatch through trial and error,slowly perfecting the techniquethat would allow him to havesuccess at the Division I level.

When he pitches, he throwswith his left hand while balanc-

Tennessee-Martin pitcher Carter Smith throws a bullpen sessionb'efore the teamS game against Saint Louis March 18 in St. Louis.

/ than anyone else," Robinsonsaid. "He'sso smooth with it."

Smith's system is similartothat of former Major LeagueBaseball pitcher Jirn Abbott,who was also born withouta right hand. He played roseasons in the big leagues,winning 87 games and eventhrowing a no-hitter.

Smith said his dad took himto Busch Stadium to watchAbbott pitch in the r99os andit helped reinforce that havingonly one hand didnt have tostop him from playing base-ball.

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ingthe glove on rightforearm.Afterhe lets go of apitchhequickly slips his left hand intothe glove so that he can fielda potential line drive, bunt orhard grounder. Ifhe catches theball, he pulls the glove offwithhis right arm, lets the ball fallinto his left hand and gets inposition to throw again.

It sounds difficult, butRobinson said Smith does itso seamlessly that it's barelynoticeable.

"Honestly, I'd rather havehim on the moundfielding abunt in pressure situations

THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE, RIPLEY, TENNESSEE, MARCH 26, 2O15

Coordinator Speaks To UT Martin Students

1AVIER LAryRENCE ANDREW5, left rear, coordinator of the Anti-Drug Coalition of Lauderdale County, gave a pre-

sentation March 23rd to the "Druigs And Behaviol "class at the UT Martin Ripley center on March 23,2015' The pre-

sentation included n"* arug trenis among the youth such as "Molly" a synthetic drug that has not been tested and is

produced in widely varyinistrengths. A lab-created che cal mimics the eft-ects of MDMA; most of them,are central

nervous system stimulants that causes euphoric highs' Th

blood vessel constriction and sweating, and can prevent

have been reported to cause intense, prolonged panic attac

can also cause devastating depression. Several of these co

is the instructor of the class at the Ripley Center' The next

26th at the UTM Ripley C'enter . The public is invited. For more information, contact Andrews, PAL Coordinator, at

(7 31)-61 2-6337 or enrai l

Smith, UT Martin'sl-handed pitcher,notjust a,curioslty22-year-old hasperfected histechnique to starfor Skyhawks

David BrandtAssochated Press

Rick Robinson was settlinginto his new job as the baseballcoach at Tennessee-Martin,moving some things aroundhis office when he cameacross a few articles that hadbeen written about the previ-ous year's team.

He made a somewhat star-tling discovery: His best re-turning pitcher had just onehand.

Now, Carter Smith is turn-ing into one of the best pitch-ers in the Ohio Valley Confer-ence. The 6-foot-2 left-handedsenior has been solid as aweekend starter for the Sky-hawks, leading the conferencewith a 2.03 ERA in 3l inningswhile strikingout29.

Most gratifying for SmithSee SM[H, Page D4

Tennessee-Martin pitcher Carter Smith, born without a right hand, has29 strikeouts in 3'l innings and leads the conference with a 2.03 ERA.

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is he's being looked at as agood college pitcher insteadof a curiosity.

"It's great that it's a goodstory, but what I really wantedis to have success at this lev-el," Smith said. "It's just work-ing hard, staying persistentand being willing to put thetime in to get better."

The 22-year-old from St.Louis was born without a righthand, but that didn't stop himfrom grabbing a ball and gloveas a youngster to play catchwith his five siblings. Helearned how to throw andcatch through trial and error,slowly perfecting the tech-nique that would allow him tohave success at the Division Ilevel.

When he pitches, he throwswith his left hand while bal-ancing the glove on right fore-arm. After he lets go of a pitchhe quickiy slips his left handinto the glove so that he canfield a potential line drive,bunt or hard grounder. If hecatches the ball, he pulls the

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glove off with his rightarm, lets the ball fall intohis left hand and gets inposition to throw again.

It sounds difficult, butRobinson said Smith doesit so seamlessly that it'sbarely noticeable.

"Honestly, I'd ratherhave him on the moundfielding a bunt in pressuresituations than anyoneelse," Robinson said."He's so smooth with it."

Smith's system is simi-lar to that of former Ma-jor League Baseball pitch-er Jim Abbott, who wasalso born without a righthand. He played 10 sea-sons in the big leagues,winning 87 games andeven throwing a no-hitter.

Smith said his dad tookhim to Busch Stadium towatch Abbott pitch in the1990s and it helped rein-force that having only onehand didn't have to stophim from playing base-ball.

Abbott, now 47 and liv-ing in California, said hewas excited to learn aboutSmith's success on themound. He also can relateto one of Smith's biggestgoals: Wanting to be

known as a good pitcherinstead of the guy whoplays with one hand.

"When you grow upmissing a hand, you knowwhat it's like to want to fitin and want to be a part ofsomething," Abbott said:"Being a good teammatemeans not always want-ing to call attention toyourself, so I know thebattle he's going through.I'm proud that he feelsthat way."

Smith said he's tried tonever let one hand affectwhat he can or can't do inathletics. He even playedbasketball as a freshmanand sophomore in highschool before deciding toconcentrate on baseball.

There have been a fewadjustments in college -like learning to hide theball a little better duringhis windup and deliveryso batters can't pick upthe pitch from his grip -but for the most part hissystem has stayed thesame since he was 6 yearsold.

He said teams havetried to Iay down a fewearly bunts to see if he canfield his position, but aftera couple outs, they try adifferent strategy.

"It's never botheredme," Smith said. "I justlook at it as a free out. "

Smith was voted a team

captain during the offsea-son and has validated histeammates' decision withgreat performances.

Robinson said Smithkeeps opposing battersoff-balance despite a fast-ball that tops out between86 to 88 miles per hour. In-stead of pure velocity, herelies on good command, aslider and a deceptivechange-up.

"Not only is he a reallygood pitcher for us, but hebrings the love ofbaseballto the field every day,"Robinson said. "We haveyet to find anything hecan't do. When you watchhim handle himself on themound, it's pretty incred-ible."

Like mostplaying Divi-sion I college baseball,Smith hopes his careercan continue at the pro-fessional level next year.But if it doesn't, he's wellprepared. He's majoringin sport management andhas made the OVC Com-missioner's Honor Rollthe past three seasons.

"I'd love to stay on thefield playing, but maybesomeday I'd like to getinto the front office,"Smith said. "I definitelywant to stay around thegame no matter what hap-pens."

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2OI5

C ommunity Mwsic Ac ademyoffirs affordable private lesson

The Community MusrcAcademy, sponsored by UTMartin's Department of Mu-sic, oflers affordable voiceand instrumental music les-sons for all ages.

Participants may chooseto receive insffuction fromapprentice teachers (select,accomplished music stu-dents) or master teachers(UT Martin faculty mem-bers). Lessons with an ap-prentice teacher are $15for a half-hour and $25 fora full hour. Lessons with amaster teacher are $25 for ahalf-hour and $40 for a fullhour.

Lessons are availablein voice, guitar, upright orelectric bass, percussion,woodwinds and brass in-

struments. The CommunityMusic Academy provides anoppofiunity lor private in-struction as students preparefor All-West auditions, soloand ensemble contests, andcollege auditions. All panic-ipants are welcome, regard-less of age or experiencelevel. All lessons are taughtin the'Fine Arts Building,located at 16 Mt. Pelia Roadon the northwest corner ofthe UT Martin campus.

Enrollment is ongoing.For more information or toenroll, visit www.utm.edu/communitymusic or emailcommunitymusic @ utm.edu. The academy can alsobe found on Facebook under"UTM community musicacademy."

West Tennessee Writing Projectnow ac c epting applications

The West TennesseeWriting Project is accept-ing applications for the22nd Invitational SummerInstitute, to be held on theUT Martin campus from 9a.m.-3 p.m. June 1-11. Amandatory orientation willbe held on May 9.

The institute is designedto help curent teachers findrnnovatrve ways to meetstandards, learn to applydifferentiated instruction,give both teacher-drivenand student-driven assess-ments, and develop criticalthinking in students. Cho-sen applicants will partici-pate in teaching demon-strations, discussions andreading, as well as after-,qoon writing workshops.

Twelve participants willbe selected through an ap-plication and interviewprocess. Teachers from allsubject areas, grades K-12,are invited to apply. Applications must be receivedbefore April 27 . All teach-

ers will participate in 52hours of professional de-velopment and will receive5.2 continuing educationunits through UT l\{artin.

"[The institute] hasgiven me fresh ideas anda new perspective on writ-ing," said Vanessa Nelson,Crockett County MiddleSchool teacher and 2014institute participant.

Participation in the insti-tute is paid for by a grantfrom the National WritingProject. Lodging is avail-able on campus in studentresidence halls. paid forby individual participants.The rate for on-campuslodging is $12 per night.

Applieations are avail-able for download fromwww.utm.eduiwtwp. In-terested parties may alsocontact Dr. David Carith-ers, WTWP director andassociate professor ofEnglish, at 881-7290 orbyemail at dcarithers@utm.edu.

Cultural cuisine to be featured MondayThe 40th annual Inter-

national Caf6 will show-case authentic cuisine fromaround the world, preparedby intemational students atUT Martin. The caf6 willtake place from noon-1:30p.m. Monday in the DuncanBallroom.

"We expect to have boothsset up featuring dishes cour-tesy of the German, Japa-nese and Spanish clubs, aswell as from Korean. Saudi

Arabian and Thai students,"said Brandy Hudson, an in-structor with IntemationalPrograms and IntemationalAdmissions.

Many students chooseto wear traditional clothingand bring traditional itemsto demonstrate the culture oftheir homelands. This eventis used as a fundraiser forseveral organizations andprices are set by the individ-ual clubs.

UT Martin online MBA receives national rankingsUT Martin's Online Master of

Business Administration degreeprogram has received nationalrankings from several sources,including U.S. News & WorldReport.

The program, which is gearedtoward the financial servicesindustry and taught entirely on-line, is nationally ranked No. 13by collegechoice.net, No. 14 bybestcollegereviews.org and No.21 by onlinemba.com. The pro-

gram is also ranked No. 15 inthe South, No. 33 among publicschools and No. 39 overall byonlinembareport.com.

This follows recognition inJanuary by U.S. News and WorldReport, where the UT Martinprogram was tied for No. 18 forthe best online MBAprograms of2015 and was the highest-rankedprogram in Tennessee. The pro-gram received the same rankingin the 2016 report, released ear-

lier this month.Rankings are calculated differ-

ently depending on the source,but common areas of consider-ation include student engage-ment, admissions selectivity,peer reputation, faculty creden-tials and training and studentservices and technology. Otherfactors considered include grad-uation and retention rates, appli-cant test scores, number of ter-minal degree faculty and student

indebtedness."UT Martin's Online MBA

program is highly regarded andsurprisingly affordable," saidDr. Ross Dickens, professor anddean, College of Business andGlobal Affairs. "It is an excel-lent combination of quality andvalue."

The UT Martin program is ac-credited by. the Association toAdvance Collegiate Schools ofBusiness (AACSB).

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2OI5

Frye to present concert series trombone recitalDr. Joseph Frye, assis-

tant professor of music atUT Martin, will presenta public trombone con-cert Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.in the Blankenship Re-cital Hall 0f the Fine ArtsBuilding.

Frye's recital will in-clude music by Baroquecomposer Alessandra Be-sezzi, a concefio by Ital-ian film composer NinoRota, a transcription ofMaurice Ravel's "Piece enforme de Habanera," anda contemporary piece fortroinbone and percussionby Norman Bolter.

The program's cen-

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tral piece is "I Was LikeWow!" by Dutch com-poser Jacob ter Veldhuis.which brings to life thestories of two wounded

Iraq War veterans. Thepiece combines trombone,electronic sounds and vid-eography to convey theshock and horror felt byveterans Tyson Johnsonand Sam Ross in responseto the violence witnessedin lraq.

Before accepting a fac-ulty position at UT Mar-tin, Frye traveled withPrincess Cruise Lines andserved as a trombonist inseveral orchestras, per-forming alongside artistsincluding Joshua Beil.Marcus Belgrave, andthe Four Freshmen. fryealso served 10 years in the

572nd Air National GuardBand of the Smoky Moun-tains, holding the rank ofstaff sergeant and playingthe euphonium and bothtenor and bass trombones.

Frye holds a Bachelor ofMusic degree in music ed-ucation from the Univer-sity ofTennessee and bothMaster of Music and Doc-tor of Music degrees fromFloridd State University.He has held teaching posi-tions at public schools anduniversities in Tennessee,Florida, West Virginia andTexas.

The recital is free andopen to the public.

UT Martin student to serve summer internship with USDAMaryanna McClure, a

junior from Dyersburg, hasbeen selected to completeone of six prestigious sum-mer intemships with theUnited States Meat Ani-mal Research Center. runby the U.S. Department ofAgriculture. McClure, ananimal science major, willbe working on the facility's35,000-acre farm in ClayCenter, Neb.

"This internship is a greatopportunity for me to learnand prepare l'or a career inanimal science." McCluresaid. "I am very excited tosee what will result fromr";'

McClure will be assignedto work alongside existingUSDA employees to con-duct research in one of sixkey areas - genetics, breed-ing and animal health, meatsalety and quality. nutritionand environmental man-agement. or reproduction.

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According to the USDA,interns will be working "todevelop scientific infor-mation and new technol-ogy to solve high-priorityproblems for the U.S. beef,swine and sheep indus-tries."

The internship runsfrom May to August andprovides selected studentsnot only with research andprofessional experience,but also with invaluable

networking opportunitiesand resume material. "lwill have the opportunityto work with animal sci-ence professionals that areworld-renowned," McCluresaid. "This will allow me toincrease my knowledge ona specific topic and makeconnections with forerun-ners in the industry."

This is not the first Mc-Clure has branched out toadvance her future career.however. She spent thesummer of 2014 in Nash-ville working at the C. E.Kord Animal Health Diag-nostic Laboratory, whereshe "worked -with stateanimal health officialsconducting necropsies andlealning lrom pathologistsabout drsease and how iteffects animal systems."A necropsy is the animalequivalent of a human au-topsy.

N4cClure is also a two-

year parlicipant, or "inno-vator," in the University ofTennessee at Marlin NedRay MqWherter Institutefor Collaboration and In-novation, which seeks to"uncover, maximize andempower the potential ofpassionate and motivatedstudents." according to itsmission statement.

"During my time as aninnovator, I have been chal-lenged to be a better ver-sion of myself and thinkin an entrepreneurial way,"she said. McClure traveledto New York City with theinnovators this spring topractice navigating unfa-miliar places and adaptingto new cultures. The groupwill also journey to Japanthis summer to "continuetheir quest for innovationworld-wide."

In addition to her studiesand her work as an innova-tor. McClure is also an ao-

tive member of the FutureFarmers of America andserved as the West Tennes-see State Vice Presidentfrom 2012-2013. She be-gan her FFA involvementin high school showinglivestock and participatingin parliamentary procedure,public speaking and live-stock evaluation events.

"I was given the oppor-tunity to interview withthe president of the UnitedStates at the second an-nual White House ScienceFair in 2012 as a result ofwinning the National FFAAgriscience Fair," saidMcClure. "Through thisorganization, I have madefriends that will last a life-time and have been chal-lenged to strive for success.Every time I see a membersporting the famous bluejacket, I remember the les-sons and memories made asan FFA member."

UT Martin student radio station, newspaperstaff win at Southeast Journalism Conference

Staff members from UTMarlin's student-run radiostation, WUTN,{ 90.3 FM"The Hawk," and campusnewspaper, "The Pacer," at-tended the Southeast Jour-nalism Conference, Feb.26-28, in Atlanta. WUTMw'as named the best collegeradio station in the Southfor 2014. This is the fifthtime the station has wonthis award since 2007.

Students parlicipated inon-site competitions in avariety of categories. in-cluding television and radioreporting, hard news andfeature writing, and layoutdesign. Ashleigh Burton, ajunior from South Fulton,won first place in the radionew s reporting competition,and Blake Stevens, a seniorfrom Brighton, broughthome second place fortelevision news anchoring.Burton is the productiondirector and Stevens is thenews director for WUTM.

Students also submittedentries to the "Best of theSouth" competition in No-vember 2014, the winnersof which were announcedduring the conference ban-quet. The awards are listedbelow.

WUTM staffmembers:. Best radio hard news

reporter, first place: ToriSeng. a junior from UnionCity.

. Best radio news f€aturerepofter, fifth place: SydneyI-aFreniere, a senior from

AWARDS - Members of the University of Tennesseeat Martin campus radio station - WUTM 90.3 FM "TheHawk" - and student newspaper, "The Pacer," staffs arepictured with their awards from the Southeast JournalismConference, held Feb. 26-28 in Atlanta, Ga. Pictured are(front row, from left) Blake Stevens, a senior from Brigh-ton; Sheila Scott, a senior from Kenton; (middle row) Ash-leigh Burton, a junior from South Fulton; Lyndsey Hays-lett, a junior from Union City; (back row) Chance Farmer,a senior from Union City; Toshya Leonard, a senior fromCordova; and Justin Glover, a sophomore from Hermitage.All the students are communications majors.

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Oak Ridge.. Bes.t radio journalist,

sixth place: Stevens.The radio station also

won second place for bestcollege audio news pro-gram, or "podcast," andwas named the Best Col-Iege Radio Station in theSouth for 2014.

"I was very proud of thestudents for doing so wellat the conference, both forthe on-site and submissioncompetitions," said Dr.Richard Robinson, associ-

ate professor of communi-cations and WUTM facultyadvisor.

The Pacer staff mem-bers:

. Best news-editorial art-ist/illustrator, second place:Joey Plunk, a sophomorefrom Bells;

. Best feature writer, thirdplace (tie): Sheila Scott, asenior from Kenton;

. Best newspaper pagelayout designer, ninth place:Ashley Marshall. a seniorfrom Union City.

The newspaper alsoplaced second in the bestcollege website competi-tion and eighth in both thebest college magazine andbest college newspaper cat-egones.

"I am, as always, incred-ibly proud of the achieve-ments of our students," saidTomi Parrish, instructor ofcommunications and co-ordinator of student pub-lications. "The Pacer staffmembers don't work forawards - they work to cov-er this campus and provideinformation to their peersand the community. Thus,it is wonderfully rewardingfor them to receive the typeof high-profile iecognitionearned through their an-nual success in the South-east Journalism Conferencecompetitions."

This year's competitionincluded 533 entries repre-senting 33 schools in eightstates.

"I'm extremely proud ofWUTM and The Pacer forthe group and individualSEJC awards," said Dr.Robert Nanney, professorand chair, UT Martin De-partment of Communica-tions. "I'm proud of all thestudents and their facultyadvisers. Dr. Richard Rob-inson and Tomi Parrish.These awards don't justhappen. They reflect a dailycommitment to excellence,and that's what pleases methe most."

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, JTIARCH 26, 2OI5

Morgan Miles serves asTom E. Hendrix Chairof Excellence at UTM

Dr. Morgan Miles hasbeen hired as the Tom E.Hendrix Chair of Excellencein Free Enterprise at UTMartin. Miles is completinghis first full semester withthe university.

"Working at UT Mar-tin and with the College ofBusiness and Global Af-fairs has already been veryrewarding. It is truly fan-tastic to teach at such a fineschool," said Miles.

The purpose of the Hen-drix Chair of Excellenceis to enhance research andinstructional capabilitieswithin the College of Busi-ness and Global Affairs andto promofe entrepreneurshipwithin the UT System andthe West Tennessee region.

Miles has taken a collab-orative approach to the posi-tion, and has reached out toother campus departments togive students a broad viewof how entrepreneurshipaffects other disciplines.To this end, students fromMiles' marketing manage-ment class have spent thesemester researching mar-ket feasibility and creatingcommercialization plans forthree products developed bysenior engineering students.He is also working with theCollege of Agriculture and

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Applied Sciences to inte-grate entrepreneurship intoagricultural programs.

Miles works with the UTMartin Regional Entrepre-neurship and Economic De-velopment Centerto give di-rect management assistanceto local small businesses inaddition to his on-campusduties.

"We are glad to welcomeDr. Miles to the businessschool and I am pleased tosee his involvement withinthe college, across the cam-pus and expanding into thelocal community," said Dr.Ross Dickens, professor anddean, College of Businessand Global Affairs.

Before joining the UTMartin faculty, Miles servedas a professor of enterprisedevelopment at the Univer-sity of Tasmania - Austra-lia.

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UTM's Schroyer finalist for Hugh Durham Coach of the Year

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UTM men's basketball coach Heath Schroyer has been named a finalist for the 2015 Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award

The award is presented annually to the nation's top mid-major coach

ln his first season coaching the Skyhawks, Schroyer has guided UTM into the semi-finals of the Collegelnsider.com Tournament.

The Hugh Durham Coach of the YearAward winnerwill be announced atthe CIT awards banquet on Friday, April 3rd

Murray State head coach Steve Prohm is also a candidate for lhe award

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computer screens to raw materiars to our version of ,ieo ;:i:""1r?#"i,""r[[H,1i"?:-Breazeale said.

The team is set to competes in April against more than 100 colleges and universities across the unitedStates.

Gibson county students receive scholarships to urMMARTTN, Tenn. - Several

Gibson County students hayebeen awarded scholarships forthe 2015-2016 academic yearto attend the University of Ten-nessee at Martin, according toBrandy Cartmell, Interim Exec-utive Director, Student Engage-mgnt.

' Catherine Ing, of Milan,

daughter of Kim Lawrence andRusty Ing, will be a freshman.She received the FreshmanScholarship.

' Summer Lindsey, daughter ofBrad and Carol Oliver, of Milan,will be a freshman. She receivedthe Dean's Scholarship.

' Kayley Nicole Tyner, daugh-

ter of Andy and Tammie Tyner,of Trenton, will be a freshman.She received the FreshmanScholarship.

Additional information onscholarships and other types offinancial assistance is availableby contacting the UT MartinOffrce of Student FinancialAssistance by calling (731) 881-7040.

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Advanced digital photography coarse offeredUT Martin's Office of

Extended Campus and On-line Studies will offer anadvanced digital photogra-phy course from 6-9 p.m.on Tuesdays, April 7-28,at the Robert E. Lee Acad-emy for the Arts in Paris.

This course in advanceddigital photography is de-signed to follow-up thebasic digital photographycourse, but is open to any-one familiar with digitalcamera operations andbasic photography skills.Students will learn the ad-vanced camera skills of a

double single-lens reflex

camera (also called a digi-tal DSLR) and other digitalcameras. Students will beencouraged to capture cre-ative imaging techniquesin landscape, wildlife, por-trait and close-up photog-raphy. Exercises in bothlow-light and nighttimephotography will be held.Roger Hughes. course in-structor, will critique theimages and provide feed-back for each student.

Hughes is a retired spe-cial agent of the TennesseeBureau of Investigation,criminal and drug investi-gation divisions. He stud-

ied fine art imaging at theUniversity of Tennessee,Rocky Mountain Schoolof Photography. Limitedsamples of his work canbe viewed at www.nwtpc.org.

Each participant shouldbring a digital camera,operations manual and tri-pod. The registration fee is$125 per person.

For more information,visit http://www.utm.edu/departments/ecos/nonde-gree.php or call the Officeof Extended Campus andOnline Studies at 881-7082.

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LEGISLATM LUNCHEON - Eighth District U.S.Rep. Stephen Fincher, 76th District State Rep. Andy Holtand Weakley County Mayor Jake Bynum offered updatesand addressed current issues during the Weakley CountyLegislative Luncheon on Friday in the Boling UniversityCenter's Duncan Ballroom. Ronnie Price, president andCEO of the Weakley County Economic DevelopmentBoard, also spoke, and Tommy Moore, Weakley Countygeneral sessions judge, emceed the event. The WeakleyCounty Economic Development Board, Weakley County

Chamber of Commerce, Tennessee Small Business De-velopment Center and the UT Martin Regional Entre-preneirrship and Economic Development Center hostedthe event, which is in its eighth year. Pictured before theluncheon were (from left) Chuck Thomas III, AI&l lun-cheon sponsor; Ronnie Price; Barbara Virgin, executivedirector, Weakley County Chamber of Commerce; Ste-phen Fincher; Jake Bynum; and Landy Fuqua, director,UT Martin REED Center and Tennessee Small BusinessDevelopment Center.

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Weakleu Gountu Legislatiue luncheonBy CLAY SMITHSpecial to The Press

The Sth annual WeakleyCounty Legislative Lun-cheon was held Friday inthe Duncan Ballroom at theUniversity of Tennesseeat Martin. More than 100memberS of the businessand political communitiesof Weakley County werepresent, including mayorsand state arld national rep-resentatives.

Weakley County GeneralSessions Judge TommyMoore began the luncheonwith the Pledge of Alle-giance and a bit of comicrelief.

Next, Congressman Ste-phen Fincher took the po-dium to address the currenteconomic state of the coun-ty and country.

"The problem withWashington, is that manytimes, both sides are get-ting it wrong," said Fincher."The answers to our prob-lems are simple: that weget back to the basics, thedocuments that our countrywere founded on, whichare the Constitution and theBible. Those are two criti-cal parts of who we are as

a nation and the fabric thathoirds us together."

Fincher also mentioned alesson learned from speechcalled "It's Not Yours toGive" by Davy Crockett,who also held the same rep-resentative seat as Fincher."Whether you're a Republi-can or Democrat, when youhave the idea that somehowbureaucracy and govern-ment are more apt to do a

better job than the privatesector, you're on the wrongpath," he said. "If you wantto get the United States,Tennessee and WeakleyCounty back on top, you doit by incentivizing growthin the private sector."

State Rep. Andy Holtthen took the podium to ad-dress economic and politi-cal issues at the state level.

The budget of any gov-ernment, whether county,state or national shouldbe balanced the same wayyou manage the budget ofyour household," said Holt."Thankfully, in Tennesseeright now, we are managingour budget well; we havethe lowest debt per capitaof any U.S. state, which isa really big accomplish-ment."

"I appreciate everyonehere who's being involvedin this community," said

Holt. "I think that the mostlmportant way we can curethe problems we have inthe United States is to ei-ther get people involvedbecause they want to beinvolved, or unfortunately,if government gets to thepoint where we simply haveto get involved. either way:we need people involved."

Weakley County MayorJake Bynum was also calledupon to give the State of theCounty speech.

lThings are good, butwhen things are good andbetter is an option, goodis just not enough," saidBynum. "It is our respon-sibility to insure that we'restriving every day to makeWeakley County the bestplace in northwest Tennes-see."

"We must continue to en-courage our innovators andentrepreneurs to recogmzethe need, develop a solu-tion and employ a work-force to insure that we havecommunity pailners, andcontributing citizens," saidBynum. "We also must notonly recognize a great idea,but we must also be willingto make sacrifices to imple-ment a plan to make thatidea a reality."

Finally, a short questionand answer session washeld with all of the .speak-ers of the luncheon. One ofthe issues to be raised wasthe progress ofI-69. Finch-er addressed this issue

"Interstate 69 will berevolutionary for this partof the country, howeverit's going to cost about$1.8 billion dollars," saidFincher. "Funding is theproblem, and we have tocome up with a solution toraise more money. I don'tthink raising the gas tax isthe answer to finding thatfunding. We're still lookingat several solutions. but onepossibility is implementinga tariff on foreign countrieslike Russia and Venezuelathat are not operating byfair standards. We projectthat we could raise billionsof dollars with this tariff."

After being rescheduledto Friday due to previoussnow, the event was hostedby the Weakley CountyEconomic Developmentboard, Chamber of Com-merce, UT Martin SmallBusiness DeveloppentCenter, and UT Mafiin Re-gional Entrepreneurshipand Economic Develop-ment Center.

THE WEAIGEY COI]NTY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 31,' 2015

Historic Downtown Martin gets

a lesson in Japanese culture

phy, Japanese folk tales, a

photo booth and other tra-ditional Japanese gamesand events. The Japanesestudents were shockedand excited at the hugeevent turnout. The stu-dents would not have seen

such a large crowd for thesame event in Japan. Thestudents were accePtedand appreciated by all thecommunity members andwere eager to share theirstories and knowledgewith everyone. In the past,the Japanese students havevisited Martin Elementaryand hosted similar eventson campus. The reactionto diverse cultural eventshas always been greatfrom the students, teach-ers and community.

There were 23 JaPa-

nese students - 14 womenand 12 men - ranglngfrom age 18 to 22. TheY

have been taking inten-sive English courses at

UT Martin, along withclasses in economics andbusiness lor their majorfor the past three weeks.They only staY in Martinfor three-week Periods buthave a packed schedulewhile here. The studentshave visited downtownbusinesses and events andgotten a taste of Martinlife before returning hometo Japan todaY. The short-term international studYprogram occurs everY falland spring and allows new

students a chance to studY

and experience Martin.

By CAMILLE HALLSpecial to The Press

Japanese Cuiture Dayblossomed into a wonder-ful and fun filled eventearlier this month. Theevent was located at theC.E. Weldon Library inHistoric Downtown Mar-tin. The library opened itsdoors for the free eventand hosted about 150 stu-dents, adults and children.

The purpose of theevent was to educate oth-ers about Japanese cultureand life. The commu-nity got to see and learnfirsthand from Japanesestudents who had just ar-rived three days before theevent. These students fromTakasaki City Universityof Economics hosted the

event along with UT Mar-tin student members of theJapanese Language andCulture Club and the Of-fice of International Pro-grams and Admissions.

Kyoko Hammond, theadvisor, worked one-on-one with the students be-forehand to plan the daY

and its events and com-municated ideas with theJapanese students beforetheir arrival. The goal wasto make the day as authen-tic as possible.

The event consistedof learning your namein Japanese, a choPstickchallenge, face paint-ing, yo-yo balloon chal-lenge, Japanese children'sgames, mini languagelesson, origami, calligra-

Hammond, a Japaneseprofessor at UT Martin,is from Japan and start-ed teaching in Martin in2005. She is the main liai-son between the JaPanese

students and UT Martin.The Japanese program atUT Martin has continuedto increase in size andpopularity since her ar-rival and is projected togrow.

"My Japanese languagestudents here at UTM are

genuinely interested inlearning and increasingtheir knowledge," Ham-mond said.

The Japangse programat UT Martin has helpedlead to overseas jobs andcareers for many students.Hammond helps students

and locals bridge the cul-tural gap through sharedinterests and communityevents like Japanese Cul-ture Day. The long-termgoal is to have regularculture day events and in-crease short and long-termtravel study exchangesthrough all of UT Martin'slanguage fields like Ger-man, French and Span-ish. UT Martin recentlycelebrated its'30-year pro-fessional partnership withJapanese universities andcontinues to be a door-way for all internationalstudents. A simple cultureday can make a big impacton a community and cantruly be the root for futurefriendship and partner-ship.

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TLIESDAY, MARCH 31, 2015

PERFORMANCE - Students from theUniversity of Tennessee at Martin danceensemble will present their spring perfor-mance, "Language of the Soul," at 8 p.m.

April 9-10 in the Harriet Fulton Theatre onthe main UT Martin campus. Pictured arestudents performing in the spring 2014 ex-hibition.

'Language of Soul' spring danceperformance set fo, April 9-10

Students in the UT MaftinK-I2 dance education licen-sure program will presenttheir spring ensemble per-formance, "Language of theSoul," at 8 p.m. April 9-10in the Fine Arts Building'sHarriet Fulton Theatre. Ad-mission is $10 for adults and$5 for students. Children 12years and younger are free.

This performance willfeature new student cho-reography. Student chore-ographers include trslieHoward, a senior fromSaulsbury; Corey Smith, a

senior from Dyersburg; BriaEvans, a senior from An-tioch; Jenna York. a juniorfrom Dickson; Erin Wind-ham, a sophomore fromNolensville; Emily Sum-merville, a sophomore fromWingo, Ky.; D'AngelousStevenson, a senior fromMemphis; Ciera Fielding,a junior froin Jackson; andJayla Brown. a sophomorefrom Memphis.

Reshonda Batts, a seniorfrom Memphis, and Field-ing will perform new solochoreography created by

Sarah McCormick, assistantprofessor of dance.

All the students are danceeducation majors except forHoward, who is a dance mi-nor, and Summerville, whois earning a Bachelor of In-terdisciplinary Studies. TheK-12 dance education licen-sure program is part of theDepartment of Visual andTheatre Arts.

Tickets may be purchasedat the door. For more infor-mation, contact McCormickat 881-7335 or by email atsmmcormick@utm.edu.

INNOVATION -' LisaSmartt, writer, speaker, col-umnist and humorist fromDresden, presented the key-note address for the Ned RayMcWherler Institute for Col-laboration and Innovation's"Igniting Innovation" eventThursday at UT Martin'sStudent Life Center. Theevent is designed to inspirethe creation of new ideasand collaborations betweenWest Tennessee businessesand new entrepreneurs. Theevent also provides network-ing opporhrnities forboth UTMartin students and business-people.

Tm r }-YEAICTEY C OUN.TY P. RE S S TIIESDAY, MARCH 3I, 2OI5

WESTSTAR - The 2015 WestStar Lead-ership Program class ffaveled March 10-l1 to Nashville for a session titled "PublicPolicy Issues: What is Happening in Ten-nessee?" The program was held at the Nash-ville City Center and featured state lawmak-ers and other prominent speakers. WestStar,created in 1989 at UT Martin, is the state's

oldest and largest regional leadership pro-gram, boasting 710 graduates. Pictured are(from left) Jimmy Eldridge of Jackson, staterepresentative, District 73; Jordan Jones ofMartin, WestStar administrative special-ist; and Jim Luvene of Dyersburg, pastorof Hughlett, Lighthouse and Rosi UnitedMethodist Church,in Dyersburg.

WESTSTAR - The 2015 WestStarLead-ership Program class traveled March 10-11 to Nashville for a session titled "Pub-lic Policy Issues: What is Happening inTennessee?" The program was held at theNashville City Center and featured statelawmakers and other prominent speakers.WestStar, created in 1989 at UT Martin,is the state's oldest and largest regionalleadership program, boasting 7lO gradu-

vobvn

nah. general manager for F&M Consult-ing, Inc.

THE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 31

WESTSTAR - The 2015 WestStar Lead-ership Program class traveled March 10-11 to Nashville for a session titled "Pub-lic Policy Issues: What is Happening inTennessee?" The program was held at theNashville City Center and featured statelawmakers and other prominent speakers.WestStar. created in 1989 at UT Martin, is

the state's oldest and largest regional lead-ership program, boasting 710 graduates.Pictured are (from left) Weakley Countyresidents Andy Holt. state representative.District 76; Jason Sullivan, assistant ath-letic director for development at UT Mar-tin; and Jake Bynum, mayor of WeakleyCounty.

NEWEST MEMBER Dr. RobertSmith, co-founder of the WestStar Lead-ership Program and president emeritus ofSlippery Rock University in Pennsylvania,was honored as the newest member of theNed Ray McWherter Institute for Collabo-ration and Innovation board of directorsat a meeting and banquet March 13. Theinstitute is sponsored by the University ofTennessee at Martin and seeks to foster a

spirit of innovation and entrepreneurshipamong UT Martin students and residents ofNorthwest Tennessee. Pictured are (fromleft) Dr. Tom Rakes, UT Martin chancellor;Smith; and Andrea Loughry, board chair.Loughry is the president emeritus of Millerand Loughry Insurance and Services, Inc.,and is a former UT Board of Trustees mem-ber and former chair of the UT Foundationboard.

Gorman to give academicpresentation at UT Martin

Dr. Hugh Gorman, pro-fessor of environmental his-tory and policy at MichiganTechnological University.will present a lecture titled"Welcome to the Anthropo-cene!: A Social History ofthe Nitrogen Cycle and theChallenge of Sustainability"on April 9 at l:3O p.m. inWatkins Auditorium.

Gorman is a historian andpublished author on histori-cal interactions involvingtechnological innovations,uses of the environmentand system of govemance.He plans to use history toinform policy discussionstriggered by technologicalchange, especially changethat alters human relation-ships with the environment.

"Dr. Gorman has exten-sive experience studying

and writing about the his-torical implications of tech-nological innovations in oursociety," said Dr. LionelCrews, director of UT Mar-

besques-I" by Claude De;bussy..

Campbell is originallyfrom Saulsbury. He gradu-ated from UT Martin witha Bachelor of Arts in musicin 1981 and later received aMaster of Arts in mathemat-ics, with a concentration'in computer science. fromMemphis State Universityin 1983.

Campbell worked forMicrosoft from I 985-2013,where he held a variety ofpositions and spent mostof his time working withMicrosoft Word and Excelprograms. He and his wifecurrently live in the Seattle,Wash. Area.

Several WeakleY,CountYstudents have been awardedscholarships for the 2015-2016 academic year to at-

tend the University of Ten-

nessee at Martin, accordingto Brandy Cartmell. interimexecutive director, student

engagement.. Alexis Cashion, daughter

of Chris and Janice Cashion,of Dresden, will be a fresh-man. She received the Fresh-

man ScholarshiP.. Rachel Graves, daugh-

ter of B.illy and LavondaGraves, of Greenfield, willbe a freshman. She received

TIIE WEAKLEY COUNTY PRESS

TUESDAY, MARCH 31,2015

Hucs Gon-uen

:$LxffiJ:?1ffi:;'ffff weakley c ounty students receive scholarshipsa vital role in our develop-ment as a world superpowerand in the massive popula-tion growth of the last cen:tury."

the Freshman ScholarshiP.. Catherine Mathews,

daughter of Jeff and BethMathews, of Sharon, will be

a freshman. She received the

Freshmim ScholarshiP.. Brianna Maya, daughter

of Danny and Alicia Don-aldson, of Martin, will be afreshman. She received theHarold Conner ScholarshiP.

. James Rance Morris, son

of Rusty and Angie Morris,of Gleason, will be a fresh-man. He received the Fresh-

man Scholarship.. Katelyn M. Sweatt, of

Dresden, daughter of BobbY

and Sarah King, will be a

freshman. She received thP

Freshman ScholarshiP.. Hilary Whitten, daughter

of Todd andTinaWhitten, ofMartin, will be a freshman.She received the FreshmanScholarship.

Additional informationon scholarships and othertypes of financial assistance

is available by contacting theUT Martin Office of Stud,ent

Financial Assistance, 205Administration Building,UT Mdrtin, Martin, Tenn.,

38238, or by calling 881-'1040.

Both the induction cer-emony and the banquet areopento thepublic. Tickets are$20 and may be purchased atthe UT Martin informationdesk on the second floor ofthe Boling University Centerthrough Thursday.

The honor society of PhiKappa Phi is American'soldest all-discipline col-legiate honor society andawards its members morethan $700,000 annually tofi nance further academicstudy.

For more inlormation,contact Dr. Becky Cox, as-sociate professor of educa-tion, by email at beckyc@utm.edu.

Former Microsoft employee to speakat Phi Kappa Phi initiation April 7

The UT Maftin chapter ofthe Phi Kappa Phi NationalHonor Society will inductnew members during a cer-emony April 7 at 6 p.m. inthe Watkins Auditorium ofthe Boling University Cen-ter. Both junior and seniorstudents, as well as graduatestudents and faculty, will beincluded.

The ceremony will befollowed by a banquet at6:30 p.m. in the DuncanBallroom. Harold DuaneCampbell, fomrer Microsoftemployee and UT Martingraduate, will speak on "MyLife at UTM and Microsoft"during the banquet. He willalso perform "Deuz Ara-