Town Talk

“Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.” — Calvin Coolidge TOASTS

CONGRATULATIONS

to University of Tennessee at Chattanooga professor Dr. Helen Eigenberg, who has received national attention for her work in criminal justice, said UTC spokeswoman Cindy Carroll.

Dr. Eigenberg, professor and head of the UTC department of political justice, will receive the CoraMae Richey Mann “Inconvenient Woman of the Year” award, a national honor to be bestowed by the Division on Women and Crime during the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in St. Louis, Ms. Carroll said.

The award recognizes “the scholar/activist who has participated in publicly promoting the ideals of gender equality and women’s rights throughout society, particularly as it relates to gender and crime issues,” a press release noted.

Dr. Eigenberg was nominated by Dr. Joanne Belknap, professor of sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Ms. Carroll said. Dr. Belknap documented Eigenberg’s success with leaders to secure better services for victims of violence against women on and off campus, leading to improvements for many survivors, the information stated. Eigenberg received her doctorate from Sam Houston State University in Texas.

“Personally, this award is a recognition of the blend of scholarship and activism which has always been important to me and my career,” Dr. Eigenberg said in the release. “In terms of the department of criminal justice, it is recognition of the university, program and the engaged nature of the university.” REUNION

THE ANNUAL

East Lake Junior High School reunion was held at East Lake Park. Nearly 300 people attended.

“This annual event started approximately 45 years ago,” said event spokeswoman Juanita Oliver.

“East Lake Junior High was a great school in its time, and several generations of families passed through the halls and doors,” she said. “Some families also make this reunion a family reunion and travel long distances to attend every year.”

Among the classmates are retired Chattanooga Fire Chief Jerry Evans, Hamilton County Sessions Court Judge Bob Moon, Joann Forman,

founder of Olsten Temporary Services, Doug Bradshaw, owner of Bea’s Restaurant, and Carl Levi, Hamilton County trustee.

“Judge Moon had a memorial erected for one of our favorite teachers, Elizabeth Sorrells, in front of the new elementary school across from the East Lake Park,” Ms. Oliver said. “Also, there is a museum in the basement of the old elementary school that houses facts about the East Lake community dating back to the turn of the century.”

Among the highlights was George Duda, class of 1938, presenting a photo of the City Softball Champions of 1938. Entertainment was provided by Mitch Rossell, a local country/western singer, who is the grandson of classmate Jerry Evans.