Charlie Buchanan (’02) and his wife Melissa announce the birth of their son, Samuel Charles Buchanan, on May 31, 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

Roger Gibbens '91

Roger Gibbens (’91) was named to the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities by Governor Phil Bredesen. Gibbens will serve a three year term beginning in September 2009 and ending in 2012.  The goal of the council is to advocate for Tennesseans with disabilities and to work with the governor’s office and the Tennessee legislature on bills that would strengthen the efforts to support disability awareness and advocacy.

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Elizabeth Grace Carmichael

Stephen Carmichael (’01) and his wife Kelly announce the birth of their daughter Elizabeth Grace on February 4, 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

Karen Dorne ('69 - first on right) participated in the 2009 National Senior Games.

Karen Dorne (’69) recently participated in the National Senior Games that was held at Stanford University. Karen qualifed to compete at the National Games when she won the Gold Medal in her home state of New Jersey.  She competed in the ladies doubles tennis events.   Read the rest of this entry »

Sarah (Guin) Lawhorn married Jason Lawhorn on August 8, 2009

Sarah Guin (’08) married Jason Lawhorn (current UTC MBA student) on August 8, 2009 at Red Bank Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN. Read the rest of this entry »

Alumna Jessica Hamblen (’04) announces the birth of her son David Ray Hamblen on June 4, 2009.

While on campus, Jessica was involved with Sigma Alpha Iota, Singing Mocs, Chattanooga Singers, Chamber Singers, Pep Band, Construction Specifications Institute UTC Student Chapter, and the American Society of Interior Design UTC Student Chapter.

If you would like to share a birth announcement (or other announcement), please fill out the Alumni Update Form or send an e-mail to letusknow@utc.edu.

Also, make sure to sign your little ones up for the UTC Baby Mocs Club and help them get started on their path to become future Mocs.  

Chattanooga (July 2, 2009) — Chattanooga attorney David Higney (’88) was elected Chairman of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Environmental Law Section at the Association’s recent annual convention held in Memphis.

The TBA Environmental Law Section informs its more than 120 attorney members on developments in local, state and national environmental law, regulation and policy, coordinates substantive continuing legal education programs, and publishes an electronic newsletter quarterly as a forum for discussing the latest trends in the industry.

Attorney Higney concentrates his practice in the fields of litigation, environmental law and administrative/regulatory law as a member of the Chattanooga firm Grant Konvalinka & Harrison, PC.

Mr. Higney assists clients with matters such as Brownfield redevelopments, environmental enforcement activities by federal and state regulators, defending and prosecuting claims involving hazardous substances and toxic materials or pollutants, and obtaining regulatory permits for new and expanding facilities. He also represents the Chattanooga Manufacturers Association in opposing utility rate increases sought by privately-owned utilities such as Chattanooga Gas Company and Tennessee American Water Company.

Mr. Higney earned his undergraduate degree at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, cum laude, in 1988 and his law degree in 1991 from the University of Tennessee College of Law. He is a graduate of Leadership Chattanooga (2006) and currently serves as President-elect for the Leadership Chattanooga Alumni Association, and he is a member and past-president of the Chattanooga Kappa Sigma Housing Corporation Board of Directors.

He is licensed in Tennessee and Georgia and, since 1991, has practiced continuously with Grant Konvalinka & Harrison, PC, a 24-attorney law firm based in Chattanooga, serving regional and national clients from its offices located at 633 Chestnut Street, 9th  Floor – Republic Centre.

Summer Neldner-Scott (’05) was recently named the 2009 High School Athletic Trainer of the Year by the Alabama Athletic Trainer’s Association.

Neldner-Scott, who joined the Trinity Medical Center Sports Medicine Program in 2005 as an athletic trainer, works with the Chelsea High School and middle school athletic programs.

She is a native of Hattiesburg, Miss., and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She received her master’s at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

(information credit to ShelbyCountyReporter.com)

Lindsey (Gosma) Donhauser (2004) and Timothy Donhauser are happy to announce their marriage on May 23, 2009 on the rooftop of the Hotel Valley Ho, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Katherine Van Deusen (2004) was maid of honor, and Paul Mertz was best man. Lindsey currently teaches at Arizona State University as an instructor for the Department of English, and Timothy works as an architect for Acanthus Architecture. The couple resides in sunny Phoenix, Arizona.

While on campus, Lindsey was involved in the UHON program.

Ezekiel Ette has published a new book Annang Wisdom: Tools for Post Modern Living. He is currently a professor of social work at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa Idaho. Dr. Ette is a member of the 1984 UTC class with a degree in secondary education. He holds the M.Div from Emory University in Atlanta and the MSW and Ph.D. degrees from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.