Class of 1966
(Notes posted in the order they were received, with the newest posts on top.)
John Calvin Crawford III, of Atlanta, Georgia, died of pancreatic cancer on July 4, 2008. He served three years in the U.S. Navy as a communications officer aboard the flagship of the Mediterranean Sixth Fleet. He continued his military career in the Naval Reserve, retiring after 21 years of service with the rank of Commander. After earning his law degree at Vanderbilt, he joined his family law firm in Maryville, where he practiced with his father and his uncle. In 1973 he was named assistant district attorney. In 1978 he was elected circuit court judge handling primarily criminal cases. He retired to Atlanta in 1990. There he was a member of the Decatur Civic Chorus, the Greater Atlanta Rose Society, a volunteer at the Atlanta Branch of the National Archives and tutored in adult literacy programs. Posted 8-19-08
James M. Anderson was elected as Chairman of the Board of the National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX(R)). As president and chief executive officer of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, has served as an Independent Director on the Board of NSX since 1978 through the present. He previously served as Chairman of the Exchange from 1979 to 1989.His 1996 appointment as President and CEO of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center followed 20 years of service to the Cincinnati Children's Board of Trustees, which included four years as Chairman. In 2005, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Cincinnati Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and also appointed to a national advisory commission focusing on reforms to the Medicaid system. Before joining the staff of Cincinnati Children's, he was a partner specializing in corporate law at Taft, Stettinius & Hollister. His previous professional experience also includes a position as President of U.S. operations and director at Xomox Corporation, a publicly traded manufacturer of specialty process controls that was acquired by Emerson Electric Co. in 1980.He has been a director of numerous corporations and is currently a director of Gateway Investment Trust, River City Insurance Limited, and the UNIFI Companies. His extensive civic involvement includes service to the Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts of America; Cincinnati Museum of Natural History; and the College of Mt. St. Joseph. He was honored in 2005 with the Human Relations Award presented by the Cincinnati Chapter of the American Jewish Committee, in recognition of his outstanding professional contributions to a healthy Cincinnati community.
Judge Randall Wyatt received the Jack Norman Award in June 2005. The award is given to a Nashville attorney whose service pertains to criminal law, demonstrates respect for the rights of all individuals in the criminal justice system, exhibits the trial or judicial skills necessary to the pursuit of justice, demonstrates an abiding respect for the law and legal profession, maintains highest standard of professional integrity and ethical conduct, and contributes to the improvement of the legal profession and criminal justice system. Judge Wyatt has served as a Davidson County judge since 1974.
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