BOYD AWARD – Dr. La Sonya Hall, the deputy chief administrative officer for Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, is shown accepting the 2023 Dr. C.P. Boyd Award from Dr. Charley Deal, the UT Martin vice chancellor for university advancement, as part of UTM’s annual WestStar Leadership Program’s graduation ceremony. Hall was a graduate with the 2023 class.

MARTIN, TENN., June 26, 2023 – WESTSTAR GRADUATES 33 rd CLASS – The WestStar Leadership

Program graduated its 2023 class Tuesday, June 20, in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom.

A 5:30 p.m. reception was followed by dinner at 6, and the graduation ceremony concluded the program.

Dr. Charley Deal, vice chancellor for university advancement, emceed the annual event. Members of the

graduating class were (back row, l to r) Brandon Orr, James “Pete” Johnson, Clay Cunha, Mack Kail,

Eddie Pruitt, Randy Moffett, Josh Frey, Donnie Walton, Tosh Newman, Sam Hedge, Melvin Martin,

Undrae Johnson, Dr. Kyle Barron, Michael Sargent, Bill Rawls and Larry Smith. (front row, l to r) Tim

York, Hannah Stewart, Tiffany Jones, Pamela Mabry, Laura Suiter, Dr. La Sonya Harris Hall, Christy

Williams, Donna Stines, Kate Bynum, Dr. Versie Hamlett and Marcus Heaston.

Sharing the stage June 7 at the National Museum of African American Music are (from left) NMAAM Community Engagement Manager Byron Howard, who moderated the discussion; Karla Winfrey, a longtime friend and business partner of Henri Giles who co-created and produced the documentary; and Giles.

MARTIN, TENN., June 12, 2023 – BIBBEE NAMED DEAN – Dr. Jeffrey R. Bibbee (pictured) has been named the dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Bibbee most recently served at the University of North Alabama, where he was the university historian in the 2022-23 school year and interim associate dean and associate dean from 2019 to 2022 for the UNA department of history.