Posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 9:47 am

Dyersburg State Community College and the Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. luncheon at noon on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in the Student Center on the Dyersburg campus.
The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. R. Michelle Skinner, of Collierville. Skinner is the Regional Medical Head of Novartis Pharmaceutical.  A graduate of Kenton High School in Kenton, Skinner received her BS degree from the University of Tennessee and her PharmD degree from the University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences.  She completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency with an Emphasis in Ambulatory Care at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee.
 Tickets for the luncheon, which must be purchased in advance, are $10 each.  They are on sale until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at the DSCC Business office located in the Eller building on the Dyersburg campus and at the Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce.