Story Art – The recognition badge provided by bachelorsdegreecenter.org is shown with UT

Martin agricultural land pictured in the background.

MARTIN, Tenn., July 17, 2021 – WESTSTAR LEADERSHIP CLASS GRADUATES

HONORED – Members of the 2020-21 WestStar Leadership Program class graduated June 22 during a reception and ceremony at Madison Downs Venue in Jackson. Pictured following the graduation ceremony are: (front row – L to R) Shalondria Shaw, Jessi Pruett, Jennifer Bane, Katelyn Spivey, Debbie Dunaway, Teresa Russell, Wendell Wainwright and Monica Heath; (middle row) Jamey Tosh, Monte Belew, Victor Parkins, Dakota Simpson, Dr. Cheryl Browne, Dr. Jamie Mantooth, Jessica Huff, Jason Compton, Barry Hutcherson and Jennifer Perryman; (back row)Lowell Beller, Kyle East, Andy Anderson, George Leake, Lee Mills, William Wooten, Chris Donaldson, Delaney Timberman and Ty Smithson. (Not pictured are Dr. Norma Gerrell and Mike Enoch.)

UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver is pictured when he spoke during the 2018 State 4-H Roundup

Awards Banquet held in the university’s Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. 4-H Roundup returns July 19-23 to UT

Martin where top 4-H’ers from across Tennessee will gather for a week of activities and competition.

The sun sets on the Field of Flags display along

University Street in Martin. VIQTORY awarded the University of Tennessee at Martin a 2021-

2022 Military-Friendly designation for the support provided to campus veterans.

UTM STUDENTS TO WORK NASCAR RACES – Ashley

Shores, public relations and community engagement coordinator for Nashville Superspeedway,

will welcome UT Martin students for three professional NASCAR racing events during the

weekend of June 18-20. The College of Business and Global Affairs students will be assigned

race-day duties throughout the weekend and learn about the inner workings of hosting

professional racing. Shores, pictured at the track, is a 2018 UT Martin communications graduate.

Learn more about Nashville Superspeedway and the upcoming races at

www.nashvillesuperspeedway.com.

(left to right) Kerry Witcher, UT vice president for development and alumni affairs; Randy Boyd, UT president; Melanie Smith Taylor, Wildwood Farm; and Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor, prepare to sign the letter of intent that outlines the agreement for transfer of the Germantown, Tennessee, farm to UT Martin upon Taylor’s death. The gift is the largest single gift in UT Martin history and will allow the university to increase educational program offerings in veterinary health technology and other agricultural disciplines in the near future.

BUILDING COMMUNITY SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON ALEXIS MILLSAPS

MARTIN, Tenn. – Alexis Millsaps prides herself on building community and bringing people together from different backgrounds. She doesn’t engage people for recognition, but her accomplishments were hard to ignore as she earned one of five statewide student Harold Love Community Service Awards in April from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. She then was announced as one of three Paul and Martha Meek Leadership Award recipients during May 8 commencement when she received her bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Rutherford student receives solid foundation at JSCC

Jackson, Tenn. (June 7, 2021) – Deonte Watson is off to Nashville to job-shadow for an Allstate insurance agent after earning a bachelor’s degree in business management at UT Martin. After he receives his license and learns the ropes, he wants to start his own independent agency one day.

(l to r) Dr. Justin Rogers, Drew Aldridge and Dr. Mark Blackwelder