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Posts Tagged ‘1970s’

A. F. “Van” Vandergriff, Jr. (1971)

Jul 30th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

A. F. “Van” Vandergriff, Jr., of Nashville, died July 25, 2010. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, he received his bachelor’s degree (1971) from the College of Arts and Sciences and his master’s degree (1973) from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. He received his doctor’s degree from Louisiana State University. Dr. [...]



Edward Pickett, III (1974)

Jul 30th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Edward Pickett, III, of Knoxville, died July 22, 2010. He played on the tennis team at the University of Tennessee, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering.



W. Michael Lawson (1971)

Jul 30th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

W. Michael Lawson, of Hixson, TN, died July 21, 2010. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, he received his bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. He served in the U.S. Navy and the Florida Air National Guard before moving to Chattanooga in 1972 where he was a practicing CPA for more than [...]



Patricia Ree McDivitt Brown (1975)

Jul 23rd, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Patricia Ree McDivitt Brown, of Franklin, TN, died July 7, 2010. She received her bachelor’s degree from Beloit College and her master’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. She served with the U.S. Department of Defense in Okinawa, after which she devoted 43 years to educating children, the [...]



Barbara Marlene Roberts (1975)

Jul 23rd, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Barbara Marlene Roberts, of Knoxville, died July 7, 2010. She graduated from the University of Tennessee, receiving her bachelor’s degree (1975) and her master’s degree (1979) from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. She began her nursing career in 1955 at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital in Knoxville. In 1960 she worked for Union [...]



William A. “Bill” Pitman (1977)

Jul 16th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

William A. “Bill” Pitman, of Maryville, TN, died June 29, 2010. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Engineering. Bill was employed at TVA for 30 years as a chemical engineer.



Joe L. Casteel (1971)

Jul 16th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Joe L. Casteel, of Humboldt, TN, died December 16, 2008. He received his master’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences.



Earl Green, Jr. (1973)

Jul 16th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Earl Green, Jr., of Charlotte, NC, died June 26, 2010. He received his bachelor’s degree from Tennessee State University, his master’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Arts and Sciences, and his doctor’s degree from New York University.



Ruth Marion Carey Jones (1971)

Jul 13th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Ruth Marion Carey Jones, of Knoxville, died June 20, 2010. She graduated from the University of Tennessee, receiving her bachelor’s degree from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences and a master’s degree from the Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland. Ruth was an educator of children for over 40 years. She founded Farragut Montessori School in [...]



Brian L. Webster (1979)

Jul 13th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Brian L. Webster, of Bel Air, MD, died June 21, 2010. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Engineering. Brian joined the U.S. Air Force in 1980 and flew F-15 fighters. He served six years in the Air Force and continued his military career in the Air National Guard flying [...]