Virginia Harrison Carney (ED/HHS) was designated a fellow of the International Lactation Consultant Association. Spouse: David Children: three Home: Memphis

Edith Suzanne Allen (ED/HHS) retired from AT&T after 32 years as an area manager in the customer service design center for Tennessee, Kentucky, North and South Carolina. Home: Nashville

Ruth Valere Menefee Adar (A&S) was ordained a Reform Rabbi at Wilshire Boulevard Temple after six years of study at Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem, Israel, and Los Angeles, Calif. Home: Oakland, Calif.

Richard Eddie Wayland (CBA) was selected for inclusion in the book Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Wayland received his doctor of jurisprudence degree (1978) from the College of Law. Home: Nashville

James T. Hagar (A&S) received his master’s degree in marketing from Georgetown University. Home: Arlington, Va.

Dr. Mohammed R. Forouzesh (ED/HHS) received the 2008 Outstanding Professor Award from California State University, Long Beach. Forouzesh received a doctorate in philosophy (1978) from the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. Spouse: Jennifer Dybas Forouzesh ’78 (NUR) Home: Corona Del Mar, Calif.

Dr. Penelope Blackwood Ferguson (A&S) was recognized by the National Teachers Hall of Fame for her dedication and commitment to teaching our nation’s children. Ferguson received a doctorate in education (1988) from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. Spouse: Samuel Lee Ferguson ’75 (ED/HHS), ’81(ED/HHS) Home: Maryville, Tenn.

Leif E. Bouffard (ENG) was named “Engineer of the Year” by the Central Florida Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineering. Spouse: Deborah Children: two Home: Mulberry, Fla.

Bruce A. Anderson (CBA) was named vice president for legal services and general counsel for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Anderson received his doctor of jurisprudence degree (1975) from the College of Law. Spouse: Monique W. Anderson ’76 (ED/HHS) Home: Knoxville

Lt. Col. Lawrence M. Leahy (A&S) was elected for a two-year term on the Texas Association for Home Care’s Board of Directors. Spouse: Mary Jo Children: two Home: Yoakum, Texas