FHU Recognizes Retirees for Their Years of Service to the University
HENDERSON, Tenn., April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Freed-Hardeman University recently celebrated five longstanding members of its faculty and staff in recognition of their upcoming retirements. Dr. Tom DeBerry, Mrs. Karen Hobbs, Dr. Gary McKnight, Mr. Clarence McNeal and Dr. David Powell, together representing a combined 129 years of service to the university, were honored during a special chapel presentation and reception on Wednesday, April 10.
- Vires, FHU provost and vice president of academics, remarked on the accomplishments of the honorees during his address to the student body.
- "These individuals are excellent ambassadors for our university, and today we want to recognize them for their years of sacrifice and devotion to her."
- After a brief career with Freed-Hardeman in the 1980s, DeBerry returned to FHU as a professor in the College of Business in 2006.
- Hobbs retires from the university after 30 years of service to the FHU community.