John Landon Messal (AG) accepted a position at the Golf Club at Briar’s Creek as an assistant superintendent. Home: Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Brenda Ann Malone (A&D) joined Hart Freeland Roberts as an intern architect. Home: Nashville

Jessica Je’Nae Jones (A&S) accepted a position as an English instructor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Home: Opelousas, La.

Dr. Leeah Rae Chew (VM) joined Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine as a theriogenology resident. Home: Stevensville, Mich.

Gina Stafford (COM/IS) was promoted to assistant vice president for communications for UT. Home: Knoxville

Michael Lynn Petty (AG) joined Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon Inc. as a landscape architect. Home: Knoxville

Brent S. Hall (A&S) was promoted to legislative assistant for Rep. John Campbell’s Washington, D.C., office. Home: Alexandria, Va.

Katharine Elizabeth Fussell (LAW) joined the law firm of Sherrard & Roe as an associate. Home: Fayetteville, Tenn.

David Allen Marcum (ENG) accepted a position as a project manager for J.R. Wauford and Co. Home: Maryville, Tenn.

Sarah Jean Malalk (COM/IS) was promoted to senior manager of public relations at the Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation. Home: Knoxville.