In Memoriam

1940s

Mildred Bouton Gaston (’49)

1950s

Edwin Baldwin Jr. (’57, ’59)

Donald Bale (’59)

Neal Blair (’55)

Mary Cunningham Brooks (’59)

Dimple Moncrief Browder (’54)

Wallace Burke (’59)

Patsy Tucker Byers (’59, ’74)

Houston Clark (’56)

Nelda Daniel-Brafford (’56)

Winston “Sid” Davis (’59)

Robert DePriest (’52, ’83)

George Frost (’56)

Robert Haley (’55)

Elinor Hardison (’51)

Randall Harris (’57)

Mina Armstrong Key Henderson (’59)

Ruby Hughes (’52)

James McBride (’57)

Billy Wayne Pyle (’59, ’61)

Jimmie Whitlock Powers (’59)

John Price (’59)

Ida Dunaway Read (’59)

Donald Simpson (’58)

Charles Smith (’56)

James “Jim” Thompson (’57)

1960s

Melvin Adams Sr. (’61)

Janice Arnold (’63, ’77)

Richard “Dick” Barnes (’63, ’71)

Carol Spangler Barnett (’68)

Robert Bebb (’64)

Elaine Lehr Beene (’69)

Elaine Vannatta Bonney (’63)

Lucas Boyd (’62)

William Brittain (’64)

Joseph Brooks Jr. (’69, ’70)

Wayne Clouse (’67, ’75)

Collins

M. Thomas “Tom” Collins

Collins (’64), of Franklin, who studied business and accounting at MTSU before becoming a certified public accountant and a pioneering executive in software-related companies, died Aug. 29, 2023, in Nashville at age 82. He and his wife of 62 years, Martha Reed Collins (’63), demonstrated a passion for their alma mater by creating the Collins Free Enterprise Lecture Series in collaboration with MTSU Economics Professor Daniel J. Smith and the MTSU Political Economy Research Institute.

Collins was a business thought leader who shared business ideas and methods through writing, mentorship, coaching, and speaking engagements, discussing his core principles in The Language of Excellence. He later authored mysteries and other books. The founder of the Juris billing management platform for law firms, he was named one of the Top 100 Global Technology Leaders by London publication CityTech and was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by Law Technology News.

Mildred Taylor Debois (’64, ’66)

Cecil Duncan (’67)

Robert “Bob” Fleming (’67)

Gerry Brown Glass (’68)

Jerolyn Gossett Goehler (’65)

Frances Scott Goodnow (’66)

Charles Haney (’65, ’74)

Ronald Head (’64)

Garnette Daughtrey Hogan (’62)

Elizabeth “Liz” Pinkerton Holt (’63)

James Hughes (’67)

Virgil Loftis (’63)

Brenda Shaw Shaffer Machen (’69)

Louise Wharton Marlin (’63)

Barbara Mathis (’69, ’81)

Larry McFarlin (’64, ’68)

Joe McFerrin (’61)

Martha Shouse Nichols (’63, ’72)

Steve Parks (’65)

Dena Cole Perkins (’62)

James Ragan Jr. (’61, ’64)

Rebecca Franklin Sidwell (’69)

Richard Benton Smith (’69)

Rebecca Johnson Smith (’68)

William Lynnwood Smith III (’64)

Nancy Rogers Stafford (’68)

Joyce Waller (’68, ’76)

Eldred “Buddy” Wiser (’63)

1970s

Willis B. Amos (’73)

Danny Anderson (’75)

William “Jack” Barron (’74)

Carl “Butch” Bell Jr. (’73)

Jeanne Rogers Blessing (’76, ’85)

Perry Bruce (’75)

Travis Davis (’71)

Cynthia Dial (’79)

James “Jim” Dixon (’76)

Melanie Edwards (’72)

Anita Farmer (’72)

Don Faulk (’72)

Patricia Graham (’71)

Joseph T. Haines (’72)

George Harris (’78)

Alfred “Mike” Jones (’70)

Teresa Laughlin (’70, ’73)

Regina Lyons (’76)

Gloria McClellan (’73, ’82)

Sylvia “Sue” Hargrove McDonald (’76)

Madeline Methvin (’71)

Kevin Miller (’74)

Elizabeth Molder (’76, ’82)

Stephen Moorman (’78)

Lorraine Keith Raines (’73)

Charles Ray (’74)

Herbert Robinson (’75)

Tom Sanford (’71)

Rudy Sells (’75)

J Jackson Sidebottom (’72)

Manse Stanfield (’77)

James Stevens Jr. (’75)

Kenneth Steverson (’71, ’72)

James Sutton Jr. (’73)

James Taylor (’72, ’88)

Ronald Taylor (’71)

Jesse Tenpenny (’75)

Brenda Wheeler (’71)

Barry White (’78)

JoAnne Owen White (’71)

John “Buck” Woodroof (’73)

1980s

Jo Ann Anderson (’87)

Linda “JoAnn” Anderson (’80)

Mary Barnett (’85)

Mary Ringer Barrow (’84)

Thomas Bratcher III (’89)

Michael Buttrey (’81)

Jeffery Carlisle (’83)

Timothy Counts (’82)

Marty Currey (’88)

Maddie “Ruth” Doyle (’80)

Jacquelyn Fore Dye (’82)

Gina Eileen Fann

Fann (’84), an MTSU News and Media Relations communications specialist, passed away at her home in August 2023 at age 60 following an extended illness. An alumna of the Journalism program, she deeply loved her alma mater. Fann brought tremendous passion and expertise to her work in telling many great stories over the years about MTSU’s students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community supporters.

In particular, her detailed work in researching and chronicling the exploits of award-winning alumni in capturing Grammys and other musical awards leaves a content legacy of great benefit to the University. Her stellar promotional work as a member of the MTSU Blood Drive Committee supported the many successful blood drives over the years to save lives throughout our community. Fann previously served as a writer and editor for various Tennessee media outlets for nearly two decades before moving into higher education publishing.

Michael Helton (’80)

Darla Busby Hight (’87)

Richard “Dick” Holland (’87)

Cathy McClanahan Kinser (’83)

Leslie Anderson Patton Lackey (’80)

Robert “Bill” Lawrence (’88)

Richard Lewis (’82)

Elizabeth Halls Mares (’81)

Marcia McGaughey (’80)

Steven Posey (’85)

Cynthia “Missy” Rogers (’88)

Richard “Rick” Russell (’80)

Peggy Smythia (’86)

David Thompson (’83)

1990s

Susan Bracht (’96)

Lori Collings (’95)

Ruth Cornwell (’99)

John Davis (’93)

Mark Diehl (’94)

Angela Landry Dupard (’93)

William “Dub” Duston (’96)

Michelle Evans (’91)

Garl Fugitt (’91)

Michael Gober (’93

Melanie Harris (’99)

Julie Malone Harrison (’95)

Tracey Intorcia (’92)

Jonathan Jackson (’91)

Clifton Lee Johnson (’90)

David Jutkins (’93)

Jeffery Kisor (’94)

Barbara “Joan” Phelps Morton (’92)

Lori Stokes Peel (’94)

Susan Sawyer (’93, ’02)

Derek Smith (’98)

Chanda Bedwell Stone (’92, ’97)

Dontay Talley-Mathis (’97, ’03)

Linda Adams Vaughn (’97)

Ralph “Abe” White Jr. (’96)

2000s

Melinda Adams (’08)

Gabrielle Akins (’04)

Archie Evans (’05)

Jade Griffith Goodnough (’01)

Valerie Haynes (’05)

Arione Kavass (’05)

Brandy Pankey (’07)

Katie Patton (’09, ’14)

Barbara Plummer-Smith (’09)

Timmen “Tim” Roan (’06)

Ronald Scott (’01)

Donovan Stewart (’05)

Andrew Thompson Jr. (’00)

Steven Wright (’04)

2010s

Kelman Edwards Jr. (’11)

John Grooms (’12)

Kristy Hailey (’11)

Kelci Haman (’13)

Monica Master (’15)

2020s

McKinleigh Jones (’22)

Jaidha Lindsey (’20)

Jada Swann (’22)