Torchbearer: Illuminating the University of Tennessee Alumni

Posts Tagged ‘1968’

Notable Alumni: Donald R. Eastman III (1968)

Aug 5th, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Donald R. Eastman III (1968) became president of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla., in 2001. Prior to that he was a vice president at the University of Georgia.



Notable Alumni: John Tanner (1966, 1968)

Aug 4th, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

John Tanner (1966, 1968) has served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee’s eighth district since 1989. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1977 to 1989.



Notable Alumni: Saxby Chambliss (1968)

Aug 4th, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Saxby Chambliss was elected in 2002 as a U.S. senator from Georgia. He is a 1968 UT law graduate.



Notable Alumni: Joe Weller (1968)

Aug 4th, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Joe Weller (1968) retired in 2006 as chairman and CEO of Nestle USA Inc.



Notable Alumni: Ronald L. Turner (1968)

Aug 4th, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Ronald L. Turner (1968) is chairman, president, and CEO of Ceridian Corporation, a provider of human resource services. He is the 2004 chairman of the Electronic Industries Alliance Board of Governors.



Notable Alumni: Phillip W. Moffitt (1968, 1970)

Jun 16th, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Phillip W. Moffitt (1968, 1970) is the former editor-in-chief of Esquire Magazine. He is founder and president of the Life Balance Institute.



Notable Alumni: Robert “Bob” Johnson (1968)

May 18th, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Robert “Bob” Johnson (1968) is executive vice president of the industrial sales division of Sovereign Specialty Chemicals Inc. and former CEO of Imperial Adhesives. He played professional football with the Cincinnati Bengals and was a two-time All-America at UT. He also was an academic All-American.



Notable Alumni: Frank Emanuel (1968)

Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Frank Emanuel (1968), an All-America linebacker in 1965, is a member of the National Football Hall of Fame.He lives in Tampa and heads Frank Emanuel Associates.



David Allen Grove (1968)

Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Obituaries

Died January 10, 2008 in Tucson, AZ.
Grove graduated with his master’s degree and doctorate (1970) in Intercollegiate Studies.



Eddie N. Duncan (1968)

Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Obituaries

Died February 8, 2008 in Cleveland, TN.
Duncan graduated from the UT Health Science Center.