Dr. David Shaffer, band director at Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts, has been recognized as an outstanding music educator by Heritage Music Festivals.
Shaffer and his performing groups have received high marks in the 2010 Orlando Festival and his Concert Band and Jazz Band each received Silver Awards from the festival.
Shaffer has been a music educator for 40 years and has taught at CSLA for five years. He teaches clarinet at Lee University, directs the orchestra at Woodland Park Baptist Church and plays with the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera. He is director of The Doc Shaffer Big Band.
UTK Arboretum honors Elmore
The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society and the University of Tennessee Arboretum recently dedicated the Harold L. Elmore Holly Collection Entrance at the arboretum.
A natural stone feature was constructed over seven months to mark the entrance.
The late Elmore is an alumnus of the University of Chattanooga and the brother of Bob Elmore. He was a longtime member of the UT Arboretum Society and made many holly donations to that collection.
Clevenger named Hiwassee dean
Hiwassee College has announed that Patricia G. Clevenger has been named Dean of Students. Ms. Clevenger replaces Dr. Jim Cheek who retired in June.
Ms. Clevenger previously served 29 years with Maryville City Schools and three years with the State Department of Education Career Ladder Evaluation.
Haile honored during breakfast
A breakfast was held at the Broad Street Grille in honor of Herbert “Buddy” Haile, who retired after serving 13 years on the board of directors at Orange Grove Center. Haile, a former electrical contractor with W.C. Teas, served on the financial and maintenance committees during his tenure.
Hodgen earns UAB degree
Steven Michael Hodgen has completed coursework in the master’s of science in health administration program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and has begun an administrative residency at Genesis Health System in Davenport, Iowa.
Arant earns national honor
During the American Society of Hypertension’s annual meeting in New York City, Dr. Billy S. Arant Jr. was named a Fellow of the American Society of Hypertension
He was one of only 102 physicians nationwide to be so honored.
Dr. Arant, a board-certified hypertension and lipid specialist, established the Hypertension Management Center at Erlanger in 2001. The center, now offered at two locations, remains the region’s only practice with the sole purpose of preventing and treating vascular disease
Arant came to Erlanger in 1992 as medical director of T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics for UTCOM Chattanooga. Although retired, Arant continues to devote two days a week to clinical activities at Erlanger.
Kennedy elected to dental office
Dr. Dale Kennedy, dentist at Dogwood Dental Care, was elected vice-president of the American Academy of Dental Practice at the 2010 annual meeting in California.
Kennedy has served on the board of directors of the academy as well as secretary, president and member of the East Tennessee Academy.