Arthur Powers

Background

Powers, Arthur was born on June 16, 1947 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Frank Beckham and Ann Elizabeth (Sutherland) Powers.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Marketing, U. Tennessee, 1972.

Career

With circulation and advertising sales, Florence (Alabama) Times-Tri-Cities Daily, 1973-1974; advertising director, Greensburg (Indiana) Daily News, 1974-1975; advertising director, The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1975-1978; president, public, Greensburg (Indiana) Daily News, 1978-1979; president, public, The Messenger, Madisonville, Kentucky, 1979-1981; executive vice president, public, Bristol (Tennessee) Herald Courier/Bristol Virginia -Tennessean, since 1981. Supervisor, overseer Sullivan County News, Blountville, Tennessee, since 1981, Washington County News, Abingdon, Virginia, since 1986.

Achievements

• Arthur Powers has been listed as a noteworthy Publishing executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Greater Bristol Area Chamber of Commerce, 1982-1989, president 1984, vice president economics development county, 1986, chairman new building fund, 1982-1983. Board directors Creative Learning Center Pre-School, 1983-1985, Junior Achievement, 1984. Member foundation board East Tennessee State University, 1984-1988.

Member St. Annes' School Board, 1984-1988, Young Men’s Christian Association Building Fund-raising committee, 1985, S.W. Virginia Economics Development Commn (named to commission by Governor Charles Robb), 1985-1987, 93-. Member adminstrv.bd. State St. United Methodist Church, 1985-1986, chairman Pastor-Parish committee, 1985-1986. Treasurer, trustee Virginia Intermont College, 1988, chm, development committee, since 1987, vice chairman, 1989-1990, treasurer, 1993.

Board directors Tri-City Business Alliance, 1990-1992, United Way, since 1990, chairman industry division II, 1990, 91. Board directors Volunteer Bristol, 1991-1992, 93. President of the board directors Paramount Center Performing Arts, 1991, 92, 93.

With United States National Guard, 1967-1973. Member Virginia Press Association, Tennessee Press Association, American Newspaper Public Association, Southern Newspaper Public Association, Country Club Bristol, German Club, Rotary (president Bristol chapter 1988-1989, Paul Harris fellow 1990).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, Carolina shag dancing, fishing.

Connections

Married Frances AmeliaWicker, August 29, 1969. Children: Erin Sutherland, Logan Margaret.

Father:

Frank Beckham Powers

Mother:

Ann Elizabeth (Sutherland) Powers

Spouse:

Frances AmeliaWicker

child:

Erin Sutherland Powers

child:

Logan Margaret Powers