{"id":2853,"date":"2010-05-10T13:34:14","date_gmt":"2010-05-10T17:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=2853"},"modified":"2010-10-26T14:36:48","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T18:36:48","slug":"legends-and-leaders-honored-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2010\/05\/legends-and-leaders-honored-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Legends and Leaders honored"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"343\" data-attachment-id=\"2856\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2010\/05\/legends-and-leaders-honored-2\/legendsleaders2010-59\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2010\/05\/LegendsLeaders2010-59.JPG\" data-orig-size=\"480,343\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 30D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1273271684&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2010 Legends and Leaders Awards Banquet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2010\/05\/LegendsLeaders2010-59.JPG\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2856\" title=\"2010 Legends and Leaders Awards Banquet\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2010\/05\/LegendsLeaders2010-59.JPG\" alt=\"2010 Legends and Leaders Awards Banquet\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"\/>J. Michael Pearson<\/strong> \u201977,\u201979, was named UTC Distinguished Alumnus for his accomplishments and career achievements and <strong>Gordon Davenport, Jr., <\/strong>received the Outstanding Service Award for significant contributions to the community and society at the 2010 Legends and Leaders Awards Banquet.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Pearson wanted to become a police officer when he was a boy.\u00a0\u00a0 He achieved his dream and much more.\u00a0 In the Secret Service, Pearson protected the Queen of England, Pope John Paul, and President George H. W. Bush and his work took him to 26 foreign countries.\u00a0 Today, there are greater demands for his skills&#8211;he oversees the development of new technologies for Homeland Security. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2010\/05\/pearson-named-utc-distinguised-alumnus\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2003, Davenport and his cousin Elliott Davenport purchased the Chattanooga area franchise for Burger King, including 18 local restaurants. His experience in this industry stems from his family\u2019s involvement in building the Krystal and Central Park restaurant chains. Davenport formerly served as Vice President of Marketing and Development at Krystal Company. He and wife Kristy have been involved in several major contributions that have significantly impacted The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. 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