Who We Are

The family heritage as educators in Roane County reaches back over 200 years. With our distinguished founding Board members, the Foundation intends to carry that tradition forward for the next 200 years.

JEAN ELLIS SCOTT SINCLAIR

PRESIDENT / BOARD MEMBER

Graduate of Roane County High School and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville,TN, B.S., Business Administration: Her career has been spent in the field of Business and the Construction and Development Industry.

ROBERT H. SINCLAIR

VICE PRESIDENT / BOARD MEMBER

Graduate of Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, B.S,. Mechanical Engineering: His career has been spent in the Engineering, Design, and the Construction and Development Industry.

HUDSON McDONALD HOBGOOD

SECRETARY / BOARD MEMBER

Graduate of Roane County High School and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville ,TN: B.S. Engineering Physics; M.S. and PhD in Physics at University of Virginia with graduate study at Oxford University, Oxford, England: His career has been spent in Materials Science Research and Development.

ROBERT LYNN SCOTT

TREASURER / BOARD MEMBER

Graduate of Roane County High School and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville ,TN: B.S. Mechanical Engineering; Post Graduate MBA at Chapman University, Orange County, CA; His career has been spent in Engineering, Design and Construction Industry.

BONNIE PAVLENDA HOBGOOD

DIRECTOR / BOARD MEMBER

Graduate of Ashland University, Ashland, OH; B.A. in Education, M.S, Reading Education, University of Virginia; Her career was spent in Elementary and Reading Education.

JOAN M. AKERS SCOTT

DIRECTOR / BOARD MEMBER

Graduate of University of Tennessee, Knoxville: B.A. Social Services. Post Graduate Degree from the University of Tennessee in School Psychology. Her career was spent in School Psychology and Special Education.

The above graduates of Roane County High School have joined with their spouses to create the Foundation. We are fortunate to have been guided by the shared wisdoms of the Scott and Ellis families, as well as the Sinclair family, of Hershey, PA, the Pavlenda family of Elyria, OH, and the Akers family of Nashville, TN. These families have been mentors who reinforced our appreciation of education.