BROMLEY TRAINING CENTER NAMING MEMORIALIZES FALLEN OFFICER
MARTIN, TENN., May 25, 2022 – FALLEN OFFICER HONORED – Nancy Ray, sister of the late
Larry Bromley, prepares to cut the ribbon to mark the naming of the Lawrence D. Bromley Training
Center, located in the C.E. Weldon Building in downtown Martin. Pictured (l, r) are UT Martin
Chancellor Keith Carver, Amy Ray, Mayor Randy Brundige, Nancy and Brad Ray, and Don Green.
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER TO BE NAMED FOR FALLEN OFFICER
MARTIN, TENN., May 12, 2022 – BROMLEY TRAINING CENTER – The law enforcement
training facility located in the C.E. Weldon Building in downtown Martin will officially be
named for Lawrence Bromley, an officer with the Dallas Police Department, who was killed in
December 1991 in the line of duty while working an undercover operation. A naming ceremony
is set for 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 24, on the Main Street side of the city’s former public
library. The public is invited. Bromley was a 1981 UT Martin graduate from Hohenwald.
COMMENCEMENT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR AS HUSBAND AND WIFE RECEIVE MBA DEGREES
Luke and Tiffany Eccles are pictured May 6 following UT Martin’s first of three spring commencement ceremonies held at the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.
SKYHAWK REGIONAL RETENTION SUMMIT SET FOR MAY 25 AT UT MARTIN
MARTIN, TENN., May 11, 2022 – RETENTION SUMMIT SET MAY 25 – UT Martin will host its
second Skyhawk Regional Retention Summit on May 25 in the Boling University Center. Public and
private two- and four-year institutions across the southeast are invited to join the conversation
surrounding student retention, persistence, and success in higher education. Registration should be
completed online by May 18 at www.utm.edu/retentionsummit. In this file photo, UT Martin Chancellor
Keith Carver speaks in 2019 in the university’s Watkins Auditorium during the first Skyhawk Regional
Retention Summit.
RED CROSS HONORS UT MARTIN WITH OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD
MARTIN, TENN., April 29, 2022 –TORNADO RELIEF PARTNER – UT Martin was recognized April
27 for its support of the Red Cross following the Dec. 10, 2021, tornado outbreak in Northwest
Tennessee. The American Red Cross of Mid-West Tennessee presented its 2022 Outstanding Community
Partner Award to the university during the annual Heroes Luncheon on April 27 in Jackson at Union
University’s Carl Grant Events Center. Faculty and staff from the UT Martin Regional Centers joined UT
Martin Chancellor Keith Carver at the event. Carver is an American Red Cross Mid-West Tennessee
board member and was the luncheon’s keynote speaker. Pictured are (l, r) Stephanie Allen, assistant
professor of social work; Kayce Beam, director, Jackson Center; Dr. Kelli Deere, director, Parsons
Center; Kara Tapp, Somerville Center; Carver; Erica Bell, director, Regional Centers, and Online
Programs; Dr. Sim Taylor, Ripley Center; and Dr. Lan DePriest, assistant professor of geosciences.
