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- [S84] E-Mail, Dr. JoAn Trentham [joan.trentham@gmail.com], 12 Oct 2006.
EDUCATION
EdD, East Tennessee State University, 1992, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
EdS, University of Tennesee, 1986, Curriculum and Instruction
MA, Union College, 1975, Education, Library Science
BS, With Honors, University of Tennessee, 1973, Elementary Education,
AA, Magna Cum Laude, Hiwassee College, 1966, Home Economics
Gatlinburg Pittman High School, Salutatorian, 1964
Pi Beta Phi School, Gatlinburg
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005-Present, Adjunct Professor Tusculum College, ETSU
2005-Present, Clinical Supervisor, Western Governors University
2000-Present, Director, Pigeon Forge Public Library, Pigeon Forge, TN
2000-2002, Tennessee Exemplary Educator, Cohort I
1994-2000, Principal, Jones Cove Elementary School, Sevier County, Tennessee
1988-1992, Library, Materials, Instructional Supervisor, Johnson City Schools
1990-2000, Career Ladder III Media Specialist, Instructional Supervisor
1975-1987, Library Media Specialist, Pigeon Forge Elementary, Sevier County, Tennessee
1967-1974, Teacher, Sevierville Elementary School, Sevier County, Tennessee
PUBLICATIONS
Population Schedule of the United States Ninth Census (1870) for Sevier County , Tennessee, 1976 Transcription
Grandparent Papers: Spencer Clack NSDAR, Sevier County, Tennessee , 1981
"Go West Librarian", February 1989, Tennessee Library Association Newsletter, Footnotes
"They Help Us, Too!", Delta Kappa Gamma Society's Xi State News , 1991
"Perform, Achieve, Succeed Program: Johnson City Schools' Solution", Delta Kappa Gamma Society's Xi State News, February 1991 .
Local newspaper articles
- [S106] The Mountain Press, 18 Mar 2008.
Sisters pay tribute to family history with new development in Gatlinburg
By: CANDICE GRIMM Staff Writer
The women are still negotiating with potential lessees of the other 11 shops in the building.
"The shops range from 1,000 to 1,700 square feet, and the two-story building has an elevator, as well as an inclined walkway and two staircases," Trentham said.
Redevelopment of the motel their parents founded began in June 2007 after Trentham and Kendig bought the property from the family trust in 2005.
"When we saw that Virgil's Motel was a thing of the past, and financially not a good thing to continue, we decided we wanted to carry on the heritage of the family and the Trentham name," Kendig said. "We wanted to do something aesthetically pleasing and preserve our family name."
Even the architectural style of the new complex holds significance for the sisters.
"The style is based on Trentham Hall in England, which was owned by our ancestors and torn down in 1911, but is now being rebuilt. The style is called classic Roman design," said Trentham, a genealogy buff who has traced the family roots all the way back to the 1400s in Staffordshire, England.
Kendig noted the redevelopment project almost took a different turn, saying, "We were originally thinking of condos, but that changed when we got involved with Sevier County Bank."
Explaining that Ross Summitt of Sevier County Bank helped their parents Virgil and Mattie Trentham to build Virgil's Motel in 1958, Kendig said, "Sevier County Bank has been looking for a location for a Gatlinburg branch for years, but couldn't buy one. Since (Summitt) helped our parents, we wanted to help him."
The bank will be located on the spot where Kendig's salon has been located since 1970, but the 1940s era house their parents used will not be demolished; it will be moved to another part of Gatlinburg and converted back into a residence.
According to the sisters, Virgil's Motel flourished until 2000, when Virgil and Mattie retired; Virgil died of cancer in 2003.
Prior to building Virgil's Motel, Virgil and Mattie Trentham bought three log cabins which they rented to tourists, and also owned and operated Virgil's Service Station at the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Virgil also took tourists trout fishing, and drove a school bus.
Another piece of history Trentham wants to preserve is that prior to the formation of the Park, the area now known as Sugarlands was a community known as Trentville, which even had its own post office. The community was so-named because about 30 families of Trenthams or Trentham in-laws lived within the two-square-mile community.
cgrimm@themountainpress.com
- [S84] E-Mail, Dr. JoAn Trentham [jt@pfpl.net], 12 Oct 2006.
- [S131] Divorce Record.
Husband's Name Wife's First Name Wife's Maiden Name County Court Date of Divorce File #
TRENTHAM RANDOLPH M JOAN T [NOT GIVEN] SEVIER CHANCERY 11-13-1987 25620
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