About TASBO
In 1965, John Freeman, Assistant Superintendent, Business Affairs, Bob Davis, Director of Accounting, and Pat Wills, Director of Purchasing and Warehousing, all from Memphis City Schools, attended the ASBO Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
During that conference, the three of them met with Jim McCullough, Assistant Superintendent for Business Affairs for the Chattanooga School System, and discussed the feasibility of forming a state organization. The original idea was that a state organization would be of benefit to all school business people in the state, so that additional resources could be made available. They all considered it a good idea.
In 1966, at the Tennessee Superintendent's Conference in Gatlinburg, twenty-two business officials met at the Mountain View Hotel and put together the details of the organization, which would become known as the Tennessee Association of School Business Officials (TASBO).
The next year, 1967, the first annual convention of TASBO was held at the Holiday Inn in Columbia, Tennessee, with the following officers:
James D. McCullough, President
John P. Freeman, President Elect
Randell L. Jewell, Secretary/Treasurer
Robert E. Davis, Director (1 Year)
John K. Butler, Director (2 Years)
James M. Colmey, Director, (3 Years)
The first three conferences were held in Columbia, Jackson and Cleveland. In 1969, the membership voted at the Cleveland conference to start rotating between the large cities of Knoxville (East TN), Nashville (Middle TN) and Memphis (West TN). This was done until 1977, when Chattanooga was added to the rotation.
The TASBO Distinguished Service Award was added at the 1970 conference in Nashville. Commissioner J. Howard Warf receive the first award, and it has been presented each year since. The conference has grown to attract over 500 school business officials and other school business personnel from across Tennessee and hosts in excess of 50 exhibitors each year.
In 2010 the TASBO Distinguished Service Award was changed to the James D. McCullough Distinguish Service Award in honor of the first president of TASBO and the second recipient of the award.
TASBO CHARTER MEMBERS
History contributed by Pat Wills and Weldon Heath.
TASBO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2012
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James D. McCullough
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Chattanooga City (Retired)
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JAMES D. McCULLOUGH DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS
The award recognizes members who have provided exemplary service to TASBO and is awarded annually by the TASBO Board of Directors.
1970
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J. Howard Warf
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State Department
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1971
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James D. McCullough
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Chattanooga City
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1972
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Andy C. Hutson
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Knoxville City
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1973
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T.B. Webb
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State Department
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1974
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Mildred Doyle
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Knox County
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1975
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John P. Freeman
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Memphis City
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1976
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Claude Wright
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State Department
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1977
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Delbert Nowell
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Metro Nashville
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1978
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E. Ray Holt
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Memphis City
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1979
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Joel Shore
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State Department
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1980
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Pat Wills
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Memphis City
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1981
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Thomas McAnulty
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CTAS
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1982
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Weldon Heath
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State Department
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1983
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William Neblette
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Chattanooga City
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1984
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Douglas Weiland
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Clarksville-Montgomery
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1985
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George Whedbee
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Knox County
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1986
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J.Richard Walker
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Memphis City
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1987
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Millie Davis
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State Department
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1988
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John Younger
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Metro Nashville
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1989
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Walton Peace
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State Department
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1990
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Paul Ackerman
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State Department
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1991
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Edward M. Taylor
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Metro Nashville
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1992
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Robert Smith
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Hamilton County
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1993
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Earnest Farmer
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State Department
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1994
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Martin Wright
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Sullivan County
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1995
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John Meeks
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Shelby County
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1996
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Harold Waldon
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Shelby County
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1997
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Norma Jones
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Memphis City
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1998
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Diane Griffin
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Sullivan County
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1999
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Dennis Hirsch
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Memphis City
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2000
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Bob Lassiter
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Memphis City
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2001
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Joann Dugan
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Hamilton County
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2002
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Roger Underwood
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Knox County
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2003
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Jim Jones
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State Department
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2004
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Leon Rash
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Hamilton County
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2005
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Bobby Palmer
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State Department
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2006
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David Huss
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Obion County
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2007
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Sarah Moody
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Sullivan County
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2008
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Donnie Cardwell
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Metro Nashville
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2009
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Joe Anderson
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Shelby County
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2010
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Chris Henson
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Metro Nashville
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2011
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Maryanne Durski
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State Department
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2012
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Colette Arnold
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Manchester City
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2013
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Jeanie Mowery
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Lenoir City
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2014
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Karen King
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Sevier County
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2015
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Tom Rutledge
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Manchester City
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2016
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Jodie Curtis
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Hardin County
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Dot Runyan
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Meigs County
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2017 |
Jeff Sandvig
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Rutherford County
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2018 |
Anita Hays
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Collierville City
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2019 |
Lisa Higgs
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Hardeman County
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TASBO PAST PRESIDENTS
1966-67
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James D. McCullough*
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Columbia
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1967-68
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John P. Freeman *
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Cleveland
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1968-69
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Billy Evans *
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Jackson
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1969-70
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Delbert Nowell *
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Nashville
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1970-71
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Claude Wright *
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Knoxville
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1971-72
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W.I. Harvey *
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Memphis
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1972-73
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Thomas McAnulty
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Nashville
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1973-74
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C.M. Dougherty *
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Knoxville
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1974-75
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E. Ray Holt *
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Memphis
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1975-76
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Robert Morgan
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Nashville
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1976-77
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William Neblette
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Chattanooga
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1977-78
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Michael Pentecost
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Memphis
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1978-79
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Willie P. Osborne *
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Knoxville
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1979-80
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Douglas Weiland
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Nashville
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1980-81
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Gary W. Land
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Chattanooga
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1981-82
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J. Richard Walker *
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Memphis
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1982-83
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George Whedbee
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Knoxville
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1983-84
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John Younger
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Nashville
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1984-85
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Jack Conner *
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Chattanooga
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1985-86
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Marilyn Harrison
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Memphis
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1986-87
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Jerry E. Wise *
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Knoxville
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1987-88
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Edward M. Taylor
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Nashville
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1988-89
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Robert Smith
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Chattanooga
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1989-90
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J. Harold Waldon
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Memphis
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1990-91
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Patsy Noland
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Gatlinburg
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1991-92
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Ray Woodall
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Nashville
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1992-93
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John E. Meeks *
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Memphis
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1993-94
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Roger Underwood
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Knoxville
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1994-95
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Edith P. Jordan
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Nashville
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1995-96
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Leon Rash
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Chattanooga
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1996-97
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Ernest Carter
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Memphis
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1997-98
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Dennis Hirsch
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Memphis
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1998-99
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Faye Elam
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Nashville
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1999-00
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Richard Hummel
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Chattanooga
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2000-01
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Phillip Jackson
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Memphis
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2001-02
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Bobbie Davis
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Knoxville
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2002-03
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Chris Henson
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Nashville
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2003-04
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Christie Jordan
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Chattanooga
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2004-05
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Joe Anderson
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Memphis
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2005-06
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Diane Frank
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Pigeon Forge
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2006-07
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Maryanne Durski
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Nashville
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2007-08
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Ron Woody
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UT-CTAS
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2008-09
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Joe Anderson
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Memphis
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2009-10
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Jeanie Mowery
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Sevierville
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2011-12
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Donnie Cardwell
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Murfreesboro
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2012-13
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Pam Jones
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Murfreesboro
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2013-14
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Becky Adams
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Murfreesboro
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2014-15
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Jeff Sandvig
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Murfreesboro
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2015-16
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Traci Bryant
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Murfreesboro
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2016-17
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Anita Hays
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Murfreesboro
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2017-18
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Lisa Higgs
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Murfreesboro
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2018-19
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Scott Rhea
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Murfreesboro
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(* Deceased)
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