Advent Semester 2023 Newsletter

Greetings from Sewanee! Campus is bustling with a wide range of programs and activities. Enjoy reading about the many ways the Babson Center is creating leadership opportunities for our students and connecting them with business leaders on and off campus.

The Carey Fellows gathered to welcome freshmen to the business honors program and celebrate as they received their pins. Learn more about them here!

Stephens Ashbee

Mobile, Alabama

Scott Busey

Jacksonville, Florida

Savannah Gann

Hoover, Alabama

Maria Kennedy

Johns Creek, Georgia

Jacob Kohleffel

Portland, Texas

Clay Upchurch

Fort Worth, Texas

Eva Wadley

Charleston, South Carolina

Students interested in careers in banking, consulting, or finance attended workshops, panels, and one-on-one conversations with young Sewanee alumni to hear from industry insiders and learn how to succeed in the recruitment process. The Babson Center partnered with Sewanee Career Readiness to host these events, which are funded by a generous gift from Joel A. Smith III.

Consulting case interview skills with Jennifer Juma, C'10, and Alexis Carillo, C'22

Coffee and Conversations (left to right): Sher Shah Mir, C'26; Libby Dawe, C'21; Alexis Carillo, C'22; and Francesca George, C'23

Vice-Chancellor Rob Pearigen and Board of Regents Chair Jim Folds speak to students and recent alumni.

Graham Executive-in-Residence Tyler Vaughey, C'95

Senior Vice President, Capital One

Tyler Vaughey gave a campus presentation, “From the Mountain to Manhattan:  My Unexpected Journey Leading Organizations in the Financial Services Industry,” to a standing-room-only crowd on Sept. 19. When considering the job search, Tyler Vaughey encouraged Sewanee students to leverage their network, keep their referring "agents" in the loop, write thank you notes and update emails, and go beyond traditional steps in researching for their positions. Learn more here.

During his talk, Tyler Vaughey shared leadership advice, such as telling students to be two-way learners and net exporters of talent.

Left to right:  Myles Elledge, C'85: Tyler Vaughey, C'95: and Ryan Stewart, C'25

Seven sophomore Carey Fellows were inducted into the Order of the Gown, and Bella Francois, C'24, was awarded the Atlee Henkel Hoff Memorial Scholarship for attainment in economics. Congratulations to our students on their academic achievements! 

Left to right:  Myles Elledge, C'85, William Coley, Clay Hershey, Ben Pollock, William Brookby, Nicole Radford, Leah Smith, and Ally McCasland

Bella Francois

Tazewell, Christian, Elizabeth, and Hawkins, C'24, Schnabel

Clay Upchurch, C'27, Vice-Chancellor Rob Pearigen, and Jessica and Matthew Upchurch

Timothy Perusek, Myles Elledge, Mari Ann and Cole, C'24, Perusek

This fall, Myles Elledge was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Commerce as a governmental appointee to the Tennessee District Export Council, a volunteer group of business leaders, local officials, and academics that provides leadership and international trade expertise to complement the U.S. Commercial Service’s export promotion efforts.

The council represents the interests of the U.S. exporting community and provides business counseling on the export process, trade education through seminars and events, and community outreach to encourage Tennessee firms to export.

Current membership is about 18 members, and includes representatives from the U.S. Commercial Service, REI, Gibson Guitar, Jack Daniels, CSI Parts, Bridgestone, Womble Bond Dickinson, the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, First Horizon, Thirty Tigers, North Branch Capital, and Double Cola, among others.

During two busy days in Austin, Texas, junior Carey Fellows engaged with Sewanee alumni, parents, and friends who shared their career journeys and offered mentoring advice. We appreciate the time and insights from these business leaders and entrepreneurs:

James Brady, Duck Camp

Amy Hemingway, P'27, Dell Medical Center

Olivia Millard, C'12, Procore

Rocco Calandruccio, C'01, Current EV Motors

Becca Elledge, Eddy

David Sierk, C'03, Apple

Gavin Gray, P'26, Owner Resource Group

Mike Plancher, C'18, VAST Data

Melissa Morrow, West Austin Youth Association

JJ Paul Langston, C'89, Wingspan Legacy

Junior Carey Fellows with

Rocco Calandruccio, C'01

Owner Resource Group briefing with Gavin Gray, P'26

At the Procore office with

Olivia Millard, C'12