NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gov. Bill Haslam has appointed John D. Stites of Cookeville to the Tennessee Board of Regents.
Stites is chief executive officer for J&S Construction Co. in Cookeville and served as a Navy lieutenant during a tour in Vietnam.
The 67-year-old will represent the Sixth Congressional District.
The Board of Regents oversees six state universities, 13 community colleges and 27 colleges of applied technology.