(l-r) Virginia Grimes, WestStar coordinator; Dr. Charley Deal, executive director;

and Jordan Jones, administrative assistant, are pictured after receiving the program’s Outstanding

Leadership Program Award.

NEW VICE CHANCELLOR – Dr. Andy Lewter is pictured during an

open forum conducted earlier this fall as part of his on-campus interview. Lewter will become the new

UT Martin vice chancellor for student affairs, effective Jan. 1, 2019.

Derrick Taylor was a teacher at Rose Hill School in Jackson, TN

Vanesa Dawkins

Dr. Allison Nelson is pictured performing in UT Martin’s Fulton Theatre circa

1978.

Pictured outside the UT Martin McNairy County Center/Selmer following the anniversary luncheon Sept. 27 are (l-r) John Smith, Selmer mayor; State Sen. Dolores Gresham (R- District 26); Jai Templeton, Tennessee commissioner of agriculture; Mike Smith, former McNairy County mayor; Jimmy Whittington, former Selmer mayor; Larry Smith, McNairy County mayor; Dr. Bob Smith, UT Martin chancellor emeritus; and Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor. Mike Smith, Jimmy Whittington and Dr. Bob Smith are part of the original group that helped establish the center in 1998.