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James A. Haslam II
Mr. Jim Haslam II

Chairman, Founder, Pilot Corporation, Member, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees, Knoxville, TN

Dr. Donde Lee Plowman
Dr. Donde Lee Plowman

Chancellor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Dr. Marianne Wanamaker
Dr. Marianne Wanamaker

Dean, The Howard H. Baker Jr. School for Public Policy and Public Affairs

Dr. Michael Adams
Dr. Michael Adams

President Emeritus, University of Georgia

Cissy Baker
Ms. Cynthia Baker

Daughter of Senator Baker

Darek Baker
Mr. Darek Baker

Son of Senator Baker

Patrick Butler
Mr. Patrick Butler

President and CEO, Association of Public Television Stations, former Vice President of The Washington Post, and presidential speechwriter for President Gerald R. Ford

Jimmy Cheek
Dr. Jimmy Cheek

Chancellor Emeritus, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Ambassador A.B. Culvahouse
Ambassador AB Culvahouse

Former US Ambassador to Australia, White House Counsel to President Ronald Reagan alongside then Chief-of-Staff Howard H. Baker Jr.

David Golden
Mr. David Golden

Chief Executive Officer, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Research Corporation

Thomas Griscom
Mr. Thomas Griscom

Retired Executive Editor, Chattanooga Times Free Press, former Director of Communications, President Ronald Reagan

Dr. Joe Mazer
Dr. Joe Mazer

Dean, College of Communication and Information, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Dr. Matthew Mench

Dean, Tickle College of Engineering, Condra Chair, and Chancellor’s Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Ambassador Margaret Scobey

Former US Ambassador to Syria and Egypt

Attorney (retired), Stansberry, Petroff, Marcum & Blakley; business advisor and real estate developer; UT Board of Trustees, Huntsville, TN
Mr. Don C. Stansberry, Jr.

Attorney (retired), Stansberry, Petroff, Marcum & Blakley; business advisor and real estate developer; UT Board of Trustees, Huntsville, TN

Mr. John Tolsma

Founder, Knowledge Launch

Emeritus Board Members

The Center would also like to acknowledge the contributions of previous members of the Board, including:

The Honorable Philip Bredesen Jr.

Former Governor of Tennessee and Mayor of Nashville, TN

Sarah Keeton Campbell

Attorney, Special Assistant to the Solicitor General and the Attorney General

Dr. Wayne Davis

Former Chancellor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The Honorable Albert Gore Jr.

Former Vice President of The United States and US Senator for Tennessee

Dr. Joseph E. Johnson

Former President, University of Tennessee

Mr. William Johnson

Former President and CEO, Tennessee Valley Authority

Dr. Theresa Lee

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Mr. Fred Marcum

Former Senior Advisor to Senator Baker

Ambassador George Cranwell Montgomery

Former US Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman

Ms. Regina Murray

Real Estate Specialist, One in Four

Dr. Lee Riedinger

Former Vice Chancellor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and director of The Bredesen Center

The Honorable Don Sundquist

Former Governor of Tennessee and US Congressman, Townsend, TN

Dr. Robert Waller

Former President and CEO, Mayo Clinic

Dr. Thomas Zacharia

Former Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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