Judge Judy Broffit, Kenneth May, William C. Menkel and William S. Reeser were appointed board members of Youth Villages. Broffit is a judge of General Sessions, Division 9 and the Frayser Community Court. May is senior vice president of domestic ground operations at FedEx Express. Menkel is National Bank of Commerce president. Reeser is director of investments for ALSAC/St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital.

Cassandra T. Ferguson, Telesa L. Taylor and Edward Burrell joined Armstrong Allen PLLC as associates. Ferguson was most recently assistant general counsel with the Social Security Administration, Office of General Counsel in Atlanta. She earned a bachelors degree from University of Memphis and a law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law. Prior to joining the firm, Taylor was a judicial clerk with the Honorable Holly Kirby Lillard of the Tennessee Court of Appeals. She earned bachelors and law degrees from Vanderbilt University. Burrell worked as a law clerk with a law firm in Jackson, Miss., prior to joining Armstrong Allen. He earned a law degree from the University of Tennessee and a law degree from University of Mississippi Law School.

R. Todd Vanderpool was appointed president of BankTennessee. He was senior vice president with National Bank of Commerce. He earned a degree from Texas A&M. Jack Everett will remain chief executive officer until year-end, when he anticipates accepting additional responsibilities with Cumberland Bancorp.

Drs. Fredric M. Rosemore, James D. Sandefur and Glen T. Steele were recently given Lifetime Achievement awards during Southern College of Optometrys annual homecoming and continuing education weekend. Rosemore is PMC Capital Inc. board chairman. He established the first charitable unified trust at SCO to provide student scholarships. Sandefur is executive director of the Louisiana State Association of Optometrists. Steele is a professor and chief of pediatrics and vision therapy at SCO. He was named one of the Top 10 ODs of the Decade by Optometric Management magazine.

Richard A. Daniel II joined Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell as an associate. He concentrates his practice in commercial lending and real estate. He earned a bachelors degree from Texas A&M University and a law degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock law school.

John B. Burns joined Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell as an associate. He concentrates his practice in the area of tax law. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a staff attorney for the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Jackson. He earned bachelors and law degrees from the University of Mississippi.

Chris McLean, Carol Ross-Spang and Andy Fowler were promoted at Methodist Healthcare. McLean, vice president of finance-Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals, was promoted to senior vice president of finance and treasurer of Methodist Healthcare. He earned a bachelors degree from Christian Brothers University and a masters degree from the University of Memphis. Ross-Spang was promoted to senior vice president and will assume the responsibilities of organizational development. She earned two bachelors degrees from Bowling Green University. Fowler was promoted to senior vice president of information systems. He was formerly vice president of information systems. He earned a bachelors degree from Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. and a masters degree from the University of Northern Colorado.