ALUMNI NEWS
Gubernatorial Appointee Confirmed to Megasite Authority in Tennessee
Dupree Elected to GEMC Board E ric B. Dupree, Jackson (TN) AL 2001) was elected to the Board of Trustees of Gibson Electric Membership Corpora- tion (GEMC). GEMC’s 12 member board of trustees represents the cooperative’s more than 39,000 member-owners and sets policy for the electric and broadband busi- nesses. Each board member represents the members within his or her district and serves a three-year term.
D iversity Plus Magazine named Marcus G. Lundy, Jr. (Gamma Phi 1997) to its Top 25 Diversity Change Leader List. Serving as the Senior Vice President, Procurement and Supplier Diversity Manager for Regions Bank, Brother Lundy uses his position to champion change throughout the company, by helping organizational leaders accept looking at procurement spend through a diversity lens. behavioral health administrator and eco- nomic and community development ad- ministrator, and an author. In 2009, he authored a book, entitled, Education and the American Dream, The Allen-White He is a founding member of a group called VITAL, with members who are large, influential employers in the Birmingham-metro area. VITAL shares information, best practices, and account- ability around supplier diversity, and also works with local government to bring consistency, clarity and impact to diver- E velyn C. Robertson, Jr. (Jack- son (TN) AL 1991) was con- firmed as an inaugural appoin- tee to the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee Board of Directors by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. As a part of eleven member Board of Directors Robertson will oversee the $5.6 billion Ford project located in Haywood County. The project is slated to will create approximately 5,800 jobs. The site make the electric F-150 trucks to open in 2025. Brother Robertson earned a master’s degree in administration and supervi- sion and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and History from Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee. His professional career includes being a teacher, educational administrator,
Brother Du- pree is a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi and member of the Jackson (TN) Alumni
High School Story, 1905-1970 . He has been married for 57 years to Hugholene and is the father of two children, Jeffrey and Sheila. Brother Robertson is a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Here's to Brother Robertson!
Chapter. Here's to Brother Dupree!
Lundy Named a Top 25 Diversity Change Leader sity efforts. Marcus set a goal to become the most vocal and consistent advocate for businesses to engage with a diverse supplier base.
Brother Lundy regularly holds data- driven, fact-based discussions with leaders, bankers and suppliers regarding supplier diversity and inclusive procure- ment, much of the data supplied by Supplier.io and the Financial Services Roundtable for Supplier Diversity. He is striving to build champions of Sup- plier Diversity because they are willing to speak out and lift efforts across the company. Marcus is also developing allies and advocates who can speak with similar data, expertise, and passion about Supplier Diversity.
Here's to Brother Lundy!
Marcus G. Lundy, Jr.
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