Chapter Officers & Board of Directors
Officers
President
Kenneth Lunghofer, IAAI-CFI
TN State Fire Marshal’s Office (Retired)
Term Expires 8/2019
1st Vice President
Jim Gault, IAAI-CFI
Red Bank Fire Department
Transition to President 8/2019
2nd Vice President
Gary Williamson
Transition to 1st VP 8/2019
Secretary/Treasurer
Ben Atchley, IAAI-CFI
Fire Marshal, Cleveland Fire Department
Term Expires 8/2020
Immediate Past President
Danny Beeler
Fire Marshal, Knoxville Fire Department
Parliamentarian
Jimmie Burnett, Sr
Appointed by Chapter President
Board of Directors
Barry Brady
Captain, Sparta Fire Department
2016-2019
Jody Dwyer
Fire Marshal, Germantown Fire Department
2018-2021
Stephen Goodwin
Sparta Fire Department
2018-2021
Colin Hurst
Fire Marshal, Alcoa Fire Department
2018-2020
James Jennings,
IAAI-CFI
Battalion Chief-Training, Franklin Fire Department
2017-2020
Jeff Johnson,
IAAI-CFI
Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
2016-2019
Ryan Shanklin
Fire Investigator, Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office
2017-2020
Tim Spires
East Ridge Police Department
2018-2021
Jack Spurgeon,
IAAI-CFI
Fire Investigator, Donan
2016-2019
Past Presidents
Prior to 1974, no records exist for Past Presidents
| 1974 | Bill Ragsdale | Cleveland, TN |
| 1975 | Bill Lewis | Tiptonville, TN |
| 1976 | J.W. Culberson | Franklin, TN |
| 1977 | John McClure | Paris, TN |
| 1978 | George James | Memphis, TN |
| 1979 | Jack Stafford | Nashville, TN |
| 1980 | J.W. Dodd | Cleveland, TN |
| 1981 | Henry Black | Morristown, TN |
| 1982 | Jeff Long | Nashville, TN |
| 1983 | George Adkins | Paris, TN |
| 1984 | Bruce Hill | Maryville, TN |
| 1985 | Ken Abbott | Maryville, TN |
| 1986 | Rick Eley | Bartlett, TN |
| 1987 | Robert Frost | Jackson, TN |
| 1988 | Cecil Patterson | Nashville, TN |
| 1989 | Vick Mallard | Paris, TN |
| 1990 | H.D. Atchley | Maryville, TN |
| 1991 | Howard Sutton | Kingsport, TN |
| 1992 | Bob Downer | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 1993 | Johnny Hayes | Jackson, TN |
| 1994 | Jesse L Hodge | Knoxville, TN |
| 1995 | Juanita Collida | Johnson City, TN |
| 1996 | Wayne Henson | Nashville, TN |
| 1997 | Tom Muse | Knoxville, TN |
| 1998 | Kenneth Ogle | Gatlinburg, TN |
| 1999 | Jerry Carter | Chattanooga, TN |
| 2000 | Earl “Bo” Kaylor | Dayton, TN |
| 2001 | Bob Blair | Nashville, TN |
| 2002 | Larry Whitley | Kingsport, TN |
| 2003 | Mike Dalton | Knoxville, TN |
| 2004 | James Boyd | Jackson, TN |
| 2005 | Gary West | Gatlinburg, TN |
| 2006 | L.E. “Bud” Smith | Jefferson City, TN |
| 2007 | Dennis Kennamer | Knoxville, TN |
| 2008-2009 | Carl Peas | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 2010-2011 | Jack Spurgeon | Bristol, TN |
| 2012-2013 | Lori Ratliff | Johnson City, TN |
| 2014-2015 | Mike Sing | Maryville, TN |
| 2016-2017 | Danny Beeler | Knoxville, TN |
Lifetime Members
Honorary Life Membership
Honorary Life Membership (Lifetime Membership) is an honor extended to individuals, who, in the opinion of the Chapter President and Board of Directors, has made significant contributions to the Chapter and the general membership through their active involvement in the Chapter and non-financial support of Chapter endeavors.
The honor is limited to two (2) nominations per calendar year.
The Tennessee Chapter has conferred Honorary Lifetime Chapter Membership honors to:
Jimmie Burnett, Sr
Jerry Carter
Mike Dalton
Larry Dauberman
Robert Downer
Jesse Hodge
Earl “Bo” Kaylor
Ed Mitchell
Kenneth Ogle
Linwood “Bud” Smith
