TENNESSEE SECTION
EMERGENCY COORDINATOR
NEWS ARCHIVE

20 Mar 2008 - I have received the resignation of Gary Tuck, W4GT District 2 Emergency Coordinator, effective March 20, 2008. I would like to thank Gary sincerely for his dedication and service to amateur radio, the ARRL, emergency communications and especially the years he has spent as DEC of District 2. I hope he will remain active in emergency communications, and I wish him the very best.

-  R. “Lowell” Bennington, WD4DJW
Tennessee Section Emergency Coordinator
 

22 Feb 2008 - In order to provide better backup communications to our served agencies, the organizational structure of ARES in Tennessee is being upgraded.  Effective February 15, 2008, I have created the position of ASEC – Health Care Organizations.

• C. Dewayne Siddon, KE4IDH, is appointed to ASEC – Heatlh Care Organizations. Dewayne has most recently served as DEC TN District 7. He has completed all three levels of the ARRL EmComm courses and is a CI (Field Instructor) and CE (Field Examiner). Professionally, Dewayne is employed by Erlanger Health Systems as the Emergency Services Information System Coordinator. He is an RN with a BS Degree in Biological Engineering and holds a Master’s Degree in Healthcare Services Administration.

  -  Lowell Bennington,  WD4DJW
  Section Emergency Coordinator

30 Jan 2008 - At the 2008 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors, which have now been posted on the ARRL Web page at http://www.arrl.org/announce/board-0801/

There are two new official ARRL Field Organization Appointments:

• Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator (ASEC) and
• Assistant District Emergency Coordinator (ADEC).

As a result of the above mentioned action by the ARRL Board of Directors Tennessee ARES is moving forward with adopting these newly authorized positions. Lowell Bennington,WD4DJW, Tennessee Section Emergency Coordinator announces:

• Rondal D. Akers, Jr, W8BF, has extensive experience in a variety emergency agencies<>. Is named as Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator, East Tennessee. East Tennessee includes the District 7 counties of Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk,Rhea and Sequatchie. District 8 counties of Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier and Union. District 9 counties of Carter, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington.
   
• Tom Delker, K1KY, has unoffically functioned doing the job of Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator, Middle Tennessee. Tom's area of Middle Tennessee includes District 4 counties of Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson and Wilson. District 5 counties of Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry and Wayne. District 6 counties of Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren and White.
   
• Randy A. Wilder, WB4LHD, is stepping up from the position of District Emergency Coordinator, District 1 which includes the counties of Crockett, Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby and Tipton. District 2 counties of Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion and Weakley. District 3 counties of Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Madison and McNairy.

We in the amateur radio community are fortunate to have among us persons willing to take on weighty task and responsibilities.

-  Lowell Bennington,  WD4DJW
Section Emergency Coordinator