Three awards will be presented during University of Tennessee at Martin homecoming activities, Oct. 3-9. The awards will be presented at the annual UT Martin Alumni Awards Banquet, 6 p.m., Oct. 7, in the Student Life Center Alumni Gym.

This year’s award recipients are:

• Larry Alexander, Out-standing Alumni Award, given to an alumnus or alumna in recognition of outstanding achievement in his/her chosen profession;
• Dr. Mike Revelle, Outstanding Young Alumni Award, given in recognition of outstanding achievement in his/her chosen profession (the recipient must not be more than 39 years of age);
• Ray Smith, Chancellor’s Award for University Service, given for outstanding service to UT Martin.

Alexander, of Martin, is president of Weakley County Motors. He is a 1968 graduate with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. Alexander has filled a number of leadership roles through the years in civic, business and church groups. He is a past member of the UT Board of Governors, member and past president of the Weakley County UT Alumni Association and a member and past president of Martin Rotary Club. He also is a Rotary Club Paul Harris Fellow.

Alexander is a past chairman and member of Martin Industrial Board and a member of the Weakley County Joint Economic Development Board, also serving on the executive committee. He is a member of the National Auto Dealers Association, a regional director of the Tennessee Auto Dealers Association, president of Pi Kappa Alpha/Epsilon Sigma House Corp. and is a member of First Baptist Church in Martin.

Revelle, of Jackson, is an emergency physician at Jackson-Madison County Hospital, Madison County assistant medical examiner and medical director for Medical Center Emergency Medical Services, Hardeman County Emergency Medical Services, Crockett County First Responder Program and Jackson State Community College Paramedic Program. He is a licensed emergency medical technician and is active in local fire/rescue services. He is resident delegate to the board of directors, Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians and hosts the weekly “Healthwatch” program on WBBJ-TV. Revelle is a major in the Tennessee Army National Guard, 278th Armored Cavalry Medical Support Squadron. He is a native of Crockett Mills, graduating from UT Martin with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and a doctor of medicine from UT College of Medicine.

Revelle was named UT Martin Outstanding Male Graduate and was vice president of Alpha Gamma Rho. While in medical school, he received the award for Outstanding Student in Family Medicine, was president of the Family Practice Student Association and an Underserved Areas Clinical Scholar.

Smith, of Camden, operates Ray Smith Chevrolet-Buick-Pontiac, Inc., with his son and grandson. He also holds interests in radio stations, farms, real estate and insurance firms. He serves as chairman of Mountain Life Insurance, is a member of First Bank board of directors, a past member of the Tennessee Bankers Association board of directors and moderator of Southwestern District Baptist Association. He has been a Phillips 66 jobber since 1966. Smith is chairman of the Industrial Development Board of Huntingdon; president of the West Tennessee Public Utilities District, serving as a board member for 34 years; served under three governors on the Tennessee Utilities Management Review Board; is a member of the University of Tennessee Development Council and a Baptist Hospital Advisory board member. He is a member of Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church, serving as a deacon, Sunday School superintendent and Sunday School teacher for more than 50 years.

He was named 2003 Huntingdon Outstanding Citizen. Previously, he has served as Lions Club president, chairman of the UT Martin Development Council, Bank of Huntingdon board chairman, Tennessee Heart Association state fund raising chairman, mayor of Camden and co-chaired the Tennessee Tomorrow Campaign for UT Knoxville in West Tennessee.

Reserve tickets for the banquet by sending a check for $15 per person made payable to UT Martin to the Office of Alumni Relations, Room 314, Administration Building, UT Martin, Martin, TN 38238. For more homecoming information, visit www.utmforever.com.