The Webb School Distinguished Alumni Society

2013 Distinguished Alumni Society Inductee

Dr. E. Hunter Welles, III '63

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Dr. E. Hunter Welles, III ’63 -- While at Webb, Dr. Welles was a member of the Old Guard, President of the Honor Council, Senior Prefect, Chairman of the Prefect Council, served on the yearbook staff and became an Eagle Scout. Welles received his B.S and M.D. from the University of Tennessee. He was an intern at the City of Memphis Hospital. He completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Vanderbilt and was chief resident in radiology from 1973-1974. He received Board Certification on June 23, 1974. He served two years active duty in the U.S. Air Force from 1974-76; and retired from Jackson Radiology Associates in June 2012 after 36 years in the practice. Welles’ civic and community activities include service on the Tennessee Higher Education Commission from 1991-1997, founding member of the Board of Jackson University School, and membership at the First United Methodist Church. Welles serves on The Webb School Board of Trustees and has worked on several Webb committees such as: Building and Grounds, Governance, and Investment. He also has served as an Alumni Board Member, and as Class Agent. 

2012 Distinguished Alumni Society Inductee

Desaix Anderson '54

   

Desaix Anderson '54 is a career foreign service officer specializing in Southeast Asian affairs. He received his B.A. in History from Princeton University, and did graduate work in European Literature at the University of California at Berkeley. He served on active duty as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1958 to 1960. Mr. Anderson’s military service was instrumental in restoring formal diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam. His most notable assignment was opening the first U.S. Embassy in Hanoi after the Vietnam War, in August 1995. He subsequently was appointed executive director of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) from October 1997 through April 2001. Mr. Anderson occasionally teaches on contemporary Asian political economies and Asian security issues at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the new Princeton Institute of International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) at Princeton University. He lectures on Asian issues at a number of universities around the country, and writes regularly on Asian economic, political, and security issues.


The Webb School Distinguished Alumni Society2012 Forrest Shoaf '68


2011 E. Vane McClurg '60

2010 Pick Stephens '56

2010 Bob F. Thompson '65

2009 Rusty Vest '72

2008 A. Jones Yorke, Jr. '49

2007 Phillip G. Coop '''66

2006 Robert Collins '45

2005 John M. Flexner '44

2004 Lemuel H. Tate '44

2003 Walter W. Manley, II '64

2002 Edward L. Kaplan '54

2001 Charles P. Alexander '68

2000 George E. Pine, III '68

1999 Robert J. Gilliland '44

1998 Hon. Frank D. Upchurch, Jr. '40

1997 William T. Allen, III '40 *

1997 Burch Williams '35

1996 Sam H. Mann, Jr. '43

1996 James S. Gilliland '51

1996 Buford Gordon '22 *

1995 John B. Hardin '50 *

1995 Hamilton D. Upchurch '43*

1995 George B. Huddleston '50

1994 W. Lane Abernathy '39 *

1994 James R. Meadows, Jr. '52

1994 Henry O. Whiteside '29 *

1993 Wilson Sims, Sr. '42

1993 Wayne M. Rogers, Jr. '50

1993 James W. McDonnell, Jr. '43

1992 Hon. Lester Glenn Fant, Jr. '23 *

1992 Dr. Frank H. Constantine '29 *

1992 Bryant B. Skinner '41

1991 William J. Armstrong '28

1991 John H. Crichton '38 *

1991 Dr. Lewis M. Branscomb '43
 


*Denotes deceased   


The Distinguished Alumni Society recognizes and honors those alumni who demonstrate outstanding leadership beyond the Webb School community. Membership in the Distinguished Alumni Society is awarded by the Alumni Board and the Board of Trustees of The Webb School. Members of the Distinguished Alumni Society include Webb Alumni who, through personal commitment, work ethic, and service, have achieved significant success in their professional careers and have made outstanding contributions to their communities, demonstrating Sawney's mission and bringing honor to themselves and to the Webb School.

All living Webb School Alumni are eligible for membership in the Distinguished Alumni Society. Candidates are nominated and selected by the Alumni Board and confirmed by the Board of Trustees. At Webb, an “alumnus/alumna” is defined as any individual who completed one or more academic year(s) in grades nine through twelve at Webb School.

 Distinguished Alumni Society Charter Members


William W. Bond Jr. ’38

Cmdr. Lingurn H. Burkhead ’21

Jac Chambliss, ESQ. ‘27

Thomas A. Cooper ’30

Webb Follin Jr. ’38

Dr. C. Mallory Harwell ’31

Pat Munroe ’34

Vermont C. Royster ’31

Dr. Harrison J. Shull ’27

O. Strother Simpson ’30

Paul Trousdale ’31