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Outstanding Alumnus of the Year

Recipients

1958

M. Norvel Young ('36)

1959

Dean Walling ('30)

1960

Oliver Jackson ('42)

1961

Batsell Barrett Baxter ('37)

1962

Leslie G. Huff ('30)

1963

Lee Powell ('33)

1964

Jack Pope ('34)

1965

Louie Welch ('40)

1966

A.M. "Tonto" Coleman ('28)

1967

Orbin V. Melton ('41)

1968

Willard Paine ('48)

1969

Reuel Lemmons ('35)

1970

Omar Burleson ('28)

1971

Burton Coffman ('27)

1972

Rita Foster Stocking ('27)

1973

A.E. Wells ('31)

1974

Ira North ('43)

1975

Chesley McDonald ('40)

1976

Ray McGlothlin Jr. ('49)

1977

A. Clifford Thornton Sr. ('35)

1978

John W. Holton ('39)

1979

G.W. "Bill" Knight ('55)

1980

Parker Henderson ('50)

1981

John Paul Gibson ('25)

1982

Winnie Jo Sosebee Crump ('50)

1983

Malcolm E. "Mac" Pruitt ('37)

1984

H. Lynn Packer ('50)

1985

Don C. Jackson ('53)

1986

J. McDonald "Don" Williams ('63)

1987

B. David Vanderpool ('52)

1988

R. Gerald Turner ('68)

1989

Mary Prudie Story Brown ('43)

1990

Robert J. "Jerry" Strader Sr. ('52)

1991

Randy Nicholson ('59)

1992

Ray Hansen ('53)

1993

Robert J. Hall ('51)

1994

Joe Ritchie ('59)

1995

Wilson C. "Dub" Orr ('50)

1996

Ira Hill ('56)

1997

Nancy Miller ('60)

1998

Doug Smith ('60)

1999

James Muns ('53)

2000

Royce Caldwell ('61)

2001

Wayne and Janice Massey ('66 and '68)

2002

Jack Scott ('54)

2003

Max Lucado ('77)

2004

David Leeson ('78)

2005

Don W. Crisp ('64)
2006   James Womack ('63)
2007   Chris Kyker ('46)