Bredesen Names Appointments to Boards and Commissions
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 | 08:01am
NASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen today appointed 36 Tennesseans to serve on 12 boards and commissions, including one reappointment to the Tennessee Claims Commission.
“It is my pleasure to reappoint William O. Shults of Newport, Tenn., as the Eastern Division Commissioner for the Tennessee Claims Commission,” Bredesen said. “I appreciate his willingness to continue to serve the state of Tennessee in this capacity.”
The Tennessee Claims Commission decides civil claims against the State of Tennessee. It has three full-time members representing East, Middle and West Tennessee.
"I also want to commend all those appointed for their readiness to serve the state through its boards and commissions," Bredesen said. "Tennesseans have always been known to give of their time and talents to serve their fellow citizens, and I thank these men and women for sharing in this tradition. They will be valuable additions to the respective boards they have been appointed to represent."
Appointment terms vary based on statutory recommendations or term limits specified by geographic or other qualifications. The appointments are as follows:
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Walter Clark McKinney, Lebanon
Interagency Coordinating Council
Gladys S. Harris, Memphis
Crystal Horner, Signal Mountain
Ruth A. Wolery, Nashville
Keep Tennessee Beautiful Advisory Council
Jack O. Horner, Talbott
Pest Control Board
Frank A. Hale, Franklin
State Board of Accountancy
Charles D. Royston, Kingsport
State Rehabilitation Council
Walter Lewis Hitchcock, Chattanooga
Maria Ramirez, Nashville
Statewide Independent Living Council
Deana Claiborne, Nashville
Michelle Marie Priddy, Hendersonville
Ana Patricia Valladares, Nashville
Tennessee Claims Commission
William O. Shults, Newport
Tennessee Community Services Agency Board of Directors
LaDue Bouldin, Tracy City
Bobby L. Collier, Kingston
Daniel Collier, Waverly
Dana L. Dalton, Thom Hill
Deborah B. Garrett, Byrdstown
William Joseph “Bill” Johnson, Gallatin
Greg Johnson, Pikeville
Reba J. McBride, Manchester
Daniel B. Nelson, Paris
Billy Ray Patton, Spring City
Beau E. Pemberton, Martin
Thurston L. Smith, Dover
Mike Stinnett, Oldfort
Earl “Corky” Wakefield, Pulaski
James Allan Watson, Madisonville
Alberta A. Winkler, Carthage
Tennessee Duck River Development Agency
William Lee Brown, Manchester
I.A. “Allan” Howard, Manchester
Larry E. Jones, Lewisburg
Olen Lee Morrison, Lewisburg
Tennessee Medical Laboratory Board
Norman Crowe, Knoxville
Diane D. Robbins, Livingston
Volunteer Tennessee Board of Directors
Cheyne Ryan Stewart, Winchester