Kirksey to deliver Motlow commencement
Kirksey is senior vice president for the Bank of Tullahoma, a member and past president of the Tullahoma Sunrise Rotary Club, supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, the United Way and the American Red Cross, director and business development chairman for the Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce, and a member of Highland Hills Church of Christ.
?Howard continues to invest in Motlow College and is a great ambassador for the college,? Apple said. ?He gives tirelessly of his time and talents to the community as well, and we are proud to have him as our commencement speaker.?
?I am honored to be asked to speak to Motlow College?s 2007 graduating class,? Kirksey said. ?Motlow plays a vital role in educating students, and its impact on the service area is tremendous. I am proud to be affiliated with the college as it makes great strides in improving the quality of life for area residents.?
Kirksey is a graduate of East High School in Memphis, attended Motlow College, earned a bachelor?s degree in business administration from Middle Tennessee State University, and completed the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University, the Tennessee Schools of Consumer and Commercial Lending, and the Southern Trust School at Birmingham Southern. He and his wife, Carol Ann, live in Estill Springs, have five children, and two grandchildren.
This year?s graduates include:
WARREN COUNTY: Tracy A. Bain, Keri G. Barnes, Valerie M. Barnes, William J. Barnes, Carolyn Borum, William David Britton, Melissa Kaye Brock, Buffy Jean Caldwell, Marlene Boyd Campbell, Vanessa Lynn Cannon, Amanda Michelle Cline, John Benjamin Cosminsky, Christy J. Cox, Bethany Michelle Day;
Hailey Rae Dishman, Eva Layne Dodson, Christy Ann Ellis, Jacquelyn Rae Evans, April Dawn Fernandez, Priscilla Martin French, Brenda Sue Fults, Alaina Ashton Glover, Lindsey Lynese Greene, Kayla Greer, Thresa Deanna Griffin, Jessica Laurel Griffith;
Alex Cole Guthrie, Carrie Faye Hale, Francesca Mae Hale, Ronnie Lane Haley, Stormy G. Hall, Angela Michelle Hill, Beth Ann Hobbs, Emily Margaret Hobbs, Garry Mathew Hobbs, Rachel N. Hobbs, Tinera Dawn Hutchins, Brittany Rus?ell Jernigan;
Patrick Benton Jones, Sean Derrick Kelley, Tenara Brooke King, Jennifer Nicole Kirby, Mileah L. Knowles, Billie Jean Koon, Amy Elizabeth Lyle, Christie Leann Madewell, Toni E. Madewell, Jerry Alexander Martin, Paul Willis Martin;
Stephen Shawn Martin, Nathan Bradley McMinn, Jacob R. Medley, Amy Lynne Melton, Callie Rebekah Milburn, Monica Kathleen Miller, Jason P. Moore, Samuel Bradford Mullican, Sandy Darlene Mullican, Charles Duane Murray, Shelley D. Newby, Courtney Faith Oleksis, Mary Margret Pack, Teresa Suzanne Pedigo;
Kimberly Gail Pennington, Carrie Marie Roberts, Rachel Manai Robinson, Glenn A. Rogers, Derek B. Rust, Hollie Renee Slaughter, Megen Michelle Smith, Jennifer Michelle Stacey, Erica L. Sughrue, Kati L. Sutton, Hillary M. Templeton, Merreall S. Turner;
Steven L. Vandagriff, Kylie Elizabeth Vincion, Harry N. Weeden, Shauna Elaine Wiley, Ingrid Jeraine Williams, Kimberly Dawn Womack, Blake Edward Woodlee, Kim R. Woodlee and Christie Blair del Valle.
VAN BUREN COUNTY: Suzette J. Barnes, Brittany Dawn Clayton, Bethanie Anne Delong, Tonya Kim Roberts Pettit and Kimberly Michelle Seamons.