Photography by Donn Jones
Last October’s Reunion brought an end to the yearlong celebration of the Owen School’s 50th anniversary, with numerous festivities that included an alumni lunch at SATCO and class parties at Topgolf. But the culminating event was a huge anniversary gala at Nashville’s City Winery—and our cameras were there to capture it.
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- Left to right: Smoke Wallin, MBA’93; Brad Williams, MBA’94, JD’94; Dave Kloeppel, BS’91, MBA’96; Don Townswick, MBA’92; A.J. Kazimi, MBA’84; Heiki Miki, MBA’96; Virginia “Gigi” Banks Lazenby, BA’67, MBA’73; and Paul Jacobson, MBA’97 raise a final glass to Owen’s 50th anniversary.
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- Gil Fuqua Jr., BA’73, MBM’75; Dru Anderson, BA’80, EMBA’89; and Owen Dean M. Eric Johnson (right)
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- Former Air Force officer and telecommunications consultant Ed Alston, MMgmt’71—accompanied at the party by his wife, Sheila—was the Owen School’s very first graduate.
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- Left to right: Emily Baker Tobin, BA’87, MBA’92; Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente; Paul Jacobson, MBA’97; and Margaret Vaughan Cox, BA’88, MBA’92
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- Left to right: Lee Ann James, Bruce Brockenborough, Robin Bennett, Alex Nicholson, Kelly Gerhart, Richard Harris and Randy Holland—all members of the EMBA Class of 2001—reunite and celebrate.
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- Kurt Volk, MBA’99; Ed Alston, MMgmt’71; and David Walker, MBA’89 (right side of photo), show off their moves as they’re cheered on by Heiki Miki, MBA’96; Owen Dean M. Eric Johnson; Ben Burkeen, MBA’20; and Bruce Brockenborough, EMBA’01.
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- Margaret Vaughan Cox, BA’88, MBA’92; Ravyn Miller, MBA’09, MDiv’09; Emily Baker Tobin, BA’87, MBA’92 and others take to the stage.
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- Owen Dean M. Eric Johnson (right) presents the 2019 Owen Distinguished Alumnus Award to Paul A. Jacobson, MBA’97, chief financial officer for Delta Air Lines.
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- Owen Dean M. Eric Johnson (right) visits with Fred Lazenby, BA’54, and Virginia “Gigi” Banks Lazenby, BA’67, MBA’73, founder and CEO of Bretagne LLC.