National Advisory Council

Mrs. Joan Allen
Retired Chairman/CEO
Aztex Enterprises
Knoxville, TN

Mr. William J. Arlington '70
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Hoboken, NJ

Mr. Clark David Baker
President & CEO
YMCA of Greater Houston
Houston, TX

Mr. Samuel E. "Sandy" Beall, III
Chairman of the Board, President & CEO
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.
Maryville, TN

Mrs. Elayne Bennett
President & Founder
Best Friends Foundation
Washington, DC

Ms. Joy M. Bishop
Community Volunteer
Maryville, TN

Dr. Paula P. Brownlee
President Emerita
Association of American Colleges & Univ.
Middletown, VA

Mr. Robert Buchanan '54
Retired Senior Asistant Controller
Alcoa, Inc.
Loudon, TN

Ms. Elizabeth Bulette
Consultant
Center for Public Leadership, Harvard University
Frederick, MD

Dr. Ruth Burgos-Sasscer '53
Chancellor Emerita
Houston Community College System
Silver Spring, MD

Mr. Hulet Chaney
CEO Emeritus
Tennessee Farmers Insurance Co.
Knoxville, TN

Mr. E. Thomas Chaney
Former Co-Chairman of Board, Pres & CEO
Community Health Systems, Inc.
Brentwood, TN

Mr. Michael Cherskov '80
Partner
CHERSKOV & FLAYNIK
Chicago, IL

Mr. Kevin T. Clayton
Chief Executive Officer
Clayton Homes, Inc.
Maryville, TN

Mr. Robert C. Crosby
Chairman
Crosby Enterprises, Inc.
Franklin, TN 

Dr. Bryant L. Cureton '60
President & Professor of Political Science
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, IL

Mr. Frank W. DeFriece, Jr.
Board Member
The Massengill DeFriece Foundation, Inc.
Bristol, TN 

The Honorable John J. Duncan, Jr.
Congressman
U. S.House of Respresentatives
Washington, DC

Dr. Dorsey D. Ellis, Jr. '60
William R. Orthwein Dist. Prof of Law
Washington University School of Law
St. Louis, MO 

Major General (Ret.) Frederick H. Forster
President and CEO
Blount County Chamber Partnership
Maryville, TN

Dr. Gerald W. Gibson
President
Maryville College
Maryville, TN

Mr. Steven M. Goldsmith
Managing Principal
StevenGOLDSMITHGroup
Naples, FL

Ms. Margaret L. Goodman
Singer/Actress
New York, NY

Dr. Donald W. Harward '61
President Emeritus
Bates College
Corea, ME

Mrs. Natalie Haslam
Community Volunteer
Knoxville, TN

Dr. H. Wayne Hayden
Managing Director
MMPaCT, Inc.
Oak Ridge, TN

Honorable William J. Haynes II
Gen. Counsel of the Dept of Defense
Washington, DC

Mrs. Wendy S. Horn
President
Horn & Associates
Carmel, IN

Dr. Joseph E. Johnson
President Emeritus
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

Mr. A. Richard Johnson
Senior Vice President
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.
Maryville, TN

Dr. Thomas L. Jones '52
Ambassador-at-large and CEO
Habitat for Humanity International
Chevy Chase, MD

Mr. Raja J. Jubran
Chief Executive Officer
Denark Construction, Inc.
Knoxville, TN

Dr. Candace Julyan '70
Consultant, Mediator
Malden, MA

Mr. John Kalec
Executive Vice President & CFO
Clayton Homes, Inc.
Maryville, TN

Mr. Rufus B. King
Retired Exec VP and Chief Credit Officer
First American National Bank
Friendsville, TN

Mr. Roy Kramer '51
Former Commissioner
Southeastern Athletic Conference
Vonore, TN

Mr. Steven D. Liedle
Deputy General Manager
BWXT Y-12
Oak Ridge, TN

Dr. Andrew W. Loven '57
President & Co-Founder
Millennium Science & Engineering, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

Mr. Michael McCroskey '82
Vice President, General Agent & Co-Owner
Atchley, Cox & McCroskey Insurance
Gatlinburg, TN

Dr. William J. Napier '65
Senior Advisor to the President
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH

Rev. Craig W. Nelson
Retired, President
Minnehaha Academy
Minneapolis, MN

Dr. Tat-Lun Ng
Managing Director, Operations
Energizer Company Inc.
Kwuntong, Kowloon  HONG KONG

Mr. Paul J. Ottaviano
President and CEO
Team Health After Hours Pediatrics
Knoxville, TN

Mr. William S. Rukeyser
Editorial Director
Corporate Board Member
Knoxville, TN

Dr. Gerald D. Sentell
Chief Executive Officer
Tennessee Associates International
Alcoa, TN

Dr. Robert M. Shelton '55
Retired President
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Dallas, TX

Mr. Anant Singh
Chief Executive Officer
VideoVision Entertainment
Berea, Durban,  SOUTH AFRICA

Mr. Gary Sloboda '76
Creative Director/Partner
Bandy Carroll Hellige Advertising
Louisville, KY

Dr. Barbara E. Taylor
Consultant
Academic Search Consultation Service
Arlington, VA

Mr. J. Atwood Taylor, III
Attorney
Rossway Moore
Vero Beach, FL

Mr. James M. Usdan
Consultant, Mediator
Vision Care Holdings, LLC
Nashville, TN

Mr. Newell Witherspoon '52
First Vice President - Investments
Merrill Lynch
Huntsville, AL

Mr. Geoffrey Wolpert
Owner
Peddler & Park Grill Restaurants
Gatlinburg, TN

Mr. Charles Wright
Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs
A & E Television Networks
New York, NY