Marion Lewis Picklesimer, of Munford, AL, died November 20, 2011. After service in WWII, he earned a master’s degree (1951) and a doctor’s degree (1954) from the University of Tennessee, College of Engineering. He was the recipient of the first PHD in Metallurgical Engineering awarded by UT. During his 35-year career, Dr. Picklesimer was an [...]

Robert B. Underwood, of Knoxville, died November 17, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree (1951) and a master’s degree (1954) both from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1953 and had a professional career in education.

Elsa Tice Ellis, of Orlando, FL, died October 23, 2011. Elsa graduated from Duke University and earned a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Social Work. Long before people with disabilities were accepted into the mainstream of society, Elsa had an understanding and passion for working with them. She received awards recognizing [...]

Catherine Bell House Long, of Kingsport, TN, died October 29, 2011. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.

George Richard “Dick” Cason, Jr., of Huntsville, AL, died October 27, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration and a master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma. He spent two years as an officer in the U.S. Army and retired from NASA after [...]

John Lee Lowrance, of Princeton, NJ, died October 6, 2011. John graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering and did graduate work at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. He founded Princeton Scientific Instruments, Inc. in 1980 to develop and build microcomputer controlled television [...]

Ruth Mae Calzada, of Gretna, LA, died August 22, 2011. She earned a bachelor’s degree (1944) from H. Sophie Newcomb College of Tulane University, P.E. Certification (1949) from Northwestern State College, a master’s degree (1954) from the University of Tennessee, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, a master’s plus 30 (1966) from Tulane University [...]

Edward Marvin Searcy, of Knoxville, died June 21, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree (1951) from the College of Arts and Sciences and a second bachelor’s degree (1954) from the College of Engineering. Mr. Searcy was owner of Searcy & Associates.

John William “Bill” Felton, III, of Knoxville, died June 21, 2011. Bill was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. He entered the insurance industry in 1960 and founded Tennessee Brokerage Agency. Bill was very proud of his military career and founded the East Tennessee [...]

Samuel “Sam” David Abernathy, of Dickson, TN, died January 19, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, was a businessman, and a beef cattle farmer.