George T. "Buck" Lewis, a shareholder in the Memphis office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, recently was elected to represent the Ninth Congressional District on the Tennessee Bar Association board of governors. Lewis focuses his practice on business, health care and class action litigation. He has served for the past two years as chair of the Tennessee Bar Association's operations committee. Lewis is the new director of the Memphis Bar Foundation.

Pam Malone joined Network Communications Inc.s Apartment Finder/Blue Book magazine as Central and Northeast regional director. Malone has more than 15 years experience working in the multi-housing advertising industry. She was a national account manager for Homestore Inc. From her office in Memphis, she will direct the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee Apartment Finder/Blue Book markets.

Jay Myers, Interactive Solutions Inc. president, is the new director of the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South. BBB officers for 2003 are Robert Gordon of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp., chairman; Hal Lansky of Lansky Brothers of Memphis, first vice chairman; Gary Dinstuhl of Dinstuhls Candies, second vice chairman; Bob Hamilton of XMC Inc., secretary; and Rebecca Garland of Memphis Light, Gas and Water, treasurer. Randy Hutchinson is BBB president and chief executive officer.

Dr. Carl Halford, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Memphis, was selected as a fellow in the International Society for Optical Engineering. He earned a doctoral degree from the University of Arkansas.

Stewart G. Austin Jr., Kevin C. Cox and Melody W. Oliver became members of the law firm Glankler Brown. Austin concentrates his practice in commercial real estate and secured lending. He earned a bachelors degree from Texas Christian University and a law degree from the University of Alabama. Cox concentrates his practice in business transactions, estate planning, trust, probate taxation and general business law. He earned a bachelors degree from the University of Alabama and masters and law degrees from the University of Memphis. Oliver concentrates her practice in real estate and secured lending. She earned a bachelors degree from Ouachita Baptist University and a law degree from the University of Arkansas.

Willie L. McClain is the new realty officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District. A Hernando, Miss., native, McClain joined the Corps in 1975. He earned a bachelors degree from LeMoyne-Owen University.

Paula Spears was selected for the position of administrative director of professional practices and advancement at Methodist Healthcare. Prior to joining Methodist, she was quality improvement manager at UT-Bowld Hospital. She earned a bachelors degree at the University of Memphis and masters and doctoral degrees at the University of Tennessee, Memphis.

Robin H. Rasmussen has joined the law firm Apperson, Crump & Maxwell as an associate. For the past nine years, she has practiced labor and employment law, representing management. She earned bachelors and law degrees from the University of Memphis.