The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga honored 91 individuals whose lives impacted the University during the annual Blue and Gold Memorial service on Monday, Feb. 24, at the Wolford Family Athletics Center.
The memorial service was streamed live via Vimeo.
A cherished UTC tradition, the Blue and Gold Memorial pays tribute to alumni, faculty, staff, retirees and students who passed away during the previous calendar year. Their names are read aloud in a ceremony that reaffirms their lasting place in the Mocs family.
Established in 2012, the memorial serves as a poignant reminder that—though they are no longer physically present—they remain an enduring part of the UTC community.
UTC Interim Chancellor Robert Dooley and Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Veronica Warren provided remarks as part of the ceremony. Jason Leonard of University Ministries of Chattanooga delivered the invocation, and music was performed by the UTC Chamber Singers—under the direction of Dr. Kevin Ford—and pianist Ivy Smith.
Other memorial service participants included:
- Jordan Fall, president of the UTC Student Government Association, who recited the names of students who passed away in 2024.
- Faculty Senate President Beth Crawford, who recited faculty names.
- Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Laure Pou, who read staff and retiree names.
- UTC Alumni Board President Elect Claire Smith, who recited the names of alumni.
The ceremony concluded with a candle lighting and a moment of silence, offering a reflective space to honor and remember those we have lost.
Members of the UTC family who were honored at the memorial service included:
Alumni
- John William Bain Jr.
- John Joseph Barger
- William Patrick Beaty
- David William Belcher
- Brandon Harris Bellamy
- John R. Bennett
- Adam Bock
- David Neal Brady
- Anthony Ray Brown
- Nola B. Brumit
- Gerald Ray Bryant
- John Kenneth Bundschu
- Linda Lynn Caldwell
- Allan Cameron
- Rozzie L. Carter
- Morrow Chamberlain II
- Hugh Lamont Chancey
- Joseph William Cook Jr.
- Haley E. Cordle
- Samuel H. Darnell
- Barbara J. Dempsey
- Christopher Joseph Downs
- Charles J. Ekvall
- Daniel Darrell Emery
- Sue S. Ferrell
- David George Freye
- Flavius Lee Green
- William Alvin Greer Jr.
- Chad Eric Hackney
- Ross Murriel Haire
- Cary King Harpe
- Frank F. Harris Jr.
- Robert N. Hatch
- Scott Erwin Hendrix
- Steven Eston Holmes
- Robert F. Hopper
- Diane L. Hulgan
- Mary B. Hutson
- Robert Wesley James
- Michael Thomas Lee
- John David Lewis Jr.
- David Austin Lockaby
- Mary Dahl London
- John Warren McEwen
- James A. Middleton
- Molly C. Miles
- Helen Celeste Morris
- Robert James Mullin
- Laverne Neal
- Philip Jerome Nunnally
- James Michael O’Quinn
- Lance S. Parker
- Barbara J. Rea
- Diane Reed
- Ernest Alan Robinson
- John Michael Rocks
- Jean Lesley Sargent
- Linda Ladd Schendel
- Richard A. Sharpe
- Claude Wayne Shearer
- Clara B. Shepherd
- Richard Milton Sligh
- Daniel D. Smith
- Michael Eugene Snow
- Louise Spector
- Jean Cooley St. Charles
- John Davis Staley III
- William Earl Tatum
- Jennifer J. Touchstone
- William Gary Tucker
- Rebecca Hellen Vandergriff
- Jack D. Vincent
- Elsie Long Washington
- Andy Nelson Whitwell II
- George William Winters
- Nancy B. Womack
- John Fred Wunderlich
- Dale Arthur Young
Faculty
- Paul Baggett, Associate Lecturer and Adjunct Instructor – Engineering Management and Technology
- Dr. Lucien Ellington, Professor – School of Education
- Dr. Clive Kileff, Professor Emeritus – Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography (Retired)
- Dr. Susan McDonald, Associate Professor and Director – Occupational Therapy
- Dr. Robert Reed Sanderlin, Professor of English and UTC Golf Coach Emeritus (Retired)
- Dr. Ossama Saleh, Professor – Mathematics
- Dr. Ronald Smith, Professor Emeritus – Mathematics (Retired)
- Dr. Robyn Tobias, Lecturer – School of Nursing
Staff and Retirees
- Dr. Bill W. Stacy, Chancellor Emeritus
- Michelle Rigler, Disability Resource Center
- Carolyn Robinson, Retired, University Health Services
Students
- Melody Davis
- Meghan Hyatt
