Posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 11:26 am

The Messenger 01.27.10
Leena Dawn Asbridge of Memphis recently graduated from the University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business and Economics with a master of science degree in business administration in FIR with a concentration in finance.
She is the daughter of Lee and Patti Asbridge of Kenton. Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Donald Asbridge and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Poland, all of Kenton. She is the sister of Laura Asbridge of Memphis and the niece of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Asbridge of Kenton.
While at U of M, Ms. Asbridge was a member of the Financial Management Association and held the office of recruitment chair. She was also a member of the Financial Management Association Honor Society.
Prior to earning her graduate degree, she was employed as debtor analyst for Crestmark TPG in Nashville.
Ms. Asbridge graduated cum laude from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2007 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration with majors in finance and marketing. While there, she was a member of Alpha Delta Phi sorority, Phi Sigma Epsilon and Rho Lambda.
She is currently employed at State Farm Insurance in Memphis. She plans to move from the West Tennessee area to pursue a career in commodity investments.
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Andrew Wilson of Union City has been named to the fall semester Dean’s List at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City.
To receive this honor, students must successfully complete a minimum of 12 hours of undergraduate coursework with a grade point average of at least 3.7 on a 4.0 scale.
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Two Obion County students have been awarded scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year to attend the University of Tennessee at Martin.
The recipients include:
• William Arnold, son of Trent and Leslee Arnold of Union City, an incoming freshman who received the Chancellor’s Award.
• Jenna Land, daughter of Diane Webster of Rives and Mark Land of Memphis, an incoming freshman who received the Dean’s Scholarship.
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Mallory A. Lee of Union City has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.
Students named to the Dean’s List have grade point averages of 3.4 to 3.79 on a 4.0 scale. To be eligible, students must have at least 12 hours of coursework that semester.