Outstanding Tech Alumni to be recognized
Courtney Clifford
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: News
The 2010 Outstanding Alumni Award reception and dinner are tonight at the Leslie Towne Centre in Cookeville. The reception starts at 6 p.m. and dinner will follow around 7 p.m..
"Our alumni come from a wide variety of backgrounds and achieve success in many different fields from their degrees at Tennessee Tech," said Tracey Duncan, director of alumni relations.
The award recipients are Barry Wilmore, Barbara Jared, Mike Ingram, Kent Johnson, J. Michael Winchester, Don Jackson
Wilmore received his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Tech. Wilmore was one of the first Tech graduate student athletes. He was an active member of the Navy becoming a captain and Navy Test Pilot instructor. While in the Navy he flew 21 missions as an A-4 pilot then proceeded to perform initial flight tests for T-45's. He also has five years experience flying F-18's in the Navy. Tech received national attention begining in 2000 when Wilmore was chosen as an astronaut candidate. In November 2009 Wilmore piloted NASA's STS-129 space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. This mission involved Wilmore and his crew delivering Express Logistics Carriers as well as replacement parts. The mission was a success and only took a little over ten days to complete.
Jared graduated from Tech with her Bachelor's Nursing in 1984. She is also an assistant professor of Nursing. She teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses. Jared helped establish a Susan G. Komen cancer affiliate in the Upper Cumberland. She also works at the Prenatal Clinic offered through Putnam County Health Department helping a variety of patients. Jared is an avid member of her church and also spends ample time with the public schools and health systems.
Ingram has been busy since his graduation from Tennessee Tech with a B.S. Accounting in 1973. Ingram is the director at-large for Tech's College of Business Administration. He has been employed with KraftCPAs PLLC since 1974; KraftCPAs is known for serving those in the manufacturing, wholesale, and non-for-profit entities. Ingram has also served many not-for-profits such as Healing Wings, Armed Services Mutual Benefit Association, and Boy Scouts of America, on top of being a treasurer and elder at his church.
"Our alumni come from a wide variety of backgrounds and achieve success in many different fields from their degrees at Tennessee Tech," said Tracey Duncan, director of alumni relations.
The award recipients are Barry Wilmore, Barbara Jared, Mike Ingram, Kent Johnson, J. Michael Winchester, Don Jackson
Wilmore received his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Tech. Wilmore was one of the first Tech graduate student athletes. He was an active member of the Navy becoming a captain and Navy Test Pilot instructor. While in the Navy he flew 21 missions as an A-4 pilot then proceeded to perform initial flight tests for T-45's. He also has five years experience flying F-18's in the Navy. Tech received national attention begining in 2000 when Wilmore was chosen as an astronaut candidate. In November 2009 Wilmore piloted NASA's STS-129 space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. This mission involved Wilmore and his crew delivering Express Logistics Carriers as well as replacement parts. The mission was a success and only took a little over ten days to complete.
Jared graduated from Tech with her Bachelor's Nursing in 1984. She is also an assistant professor of Nursing. She teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses. Jared helped establish a Susan G. Komen cancer affiliate in the Upper Cumberland. She also works at the Prenatal Clinic offered through Putnam County Health Department helping a variety of patients. Jared is an avid member of her church and also spends ample time with the public schools and health systems.
Ingram has been busy since his graduation from Tennessee Tech with a B.S. Accounting in 1973. Ingram is the director at-large for Tech's College of Business Administration. He has been employed with KraftCPAs PLLC since 1974; KraftCPAs is known for serving those in the manufacturing, wholesale, and non-for-profit entities. Ingram has also served many not-for-profits such as Healing Wings, Armed Services Mutual Benefit Association, and Boy Scouts of America, on top of being a treasurer and elder at his church.
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