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Tornado Damage Clean-up (Nov 11, 2002) Photos

Early Monday morning, faculty and staff began to arrive to volunteer for tornado damage clean-up. Here President David S. Dockery and Provost Carla Sanderson begin to organize the volunteers into teams. Also pictured: Marketing professor Darin White and Theatre professor David Burke - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 602 | XL
Early Monday morning, faculty and staff began to arrive to volunteer for tornado damage clean-up. Here President David S. Dockery and Provost Carla Sanderson begin to organize the volunteers into teams. Also pictured: Marketing professor Darin White and Theatre professor David Burke - Jim Veneman

President David S. Dockery lets the faculty & staff volunteers know the extent of the tornado damage and begins to assign teams to various areas of the campus for clean-up. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 603 | XL
President David S. Dockery lets the faculty & staff volunteers know the extent of the tornado damage and begins to assign teams to various areas of the campus for clean-up. - Jim Veneman

A large number of Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty & staff members arrived Monday morning to begin tornado damage clean-up efforts. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 604 | XL
A large number of Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty & staff members arrived Monday morning to begin tornado damage clean-up efforts. - Jim Veneman

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ community banded together to clean-up the tornado damage on Monday morning. Pictured here is Sarah Thompson, a junior music major from Arkadelphia, AR, picking up shards of glass knocked out of dorm windows by the tornado. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 605 | XL
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ community banded together to clean-up the tornado damage on Monday morning. Pictured here is Sarah Thompson, a junior music major from Arkadelphia, AR, picking up shards of glass knocked out of dorm windows by the tornado. - Jim Veneman

Christian Studies professor Paul Jackson uses a chainsaw to help clear trees downed by the tornado behind the McAfee Residence Complex. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 606 | XL
Christian Studies professor Paul Jackson uses a chainsaw to help clear trees downed by the tornado behind the McAfee Residence Complex. - Jim Veneman

Athletic Training professor Robert Stiegmann drives a Gator around the residence life complexes to help haul off debris from the tornado. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 607 | XL
Athletic Training professor Robert Stiegmann drives a Gator around the residence life complexes to help haul off debris from the tornado. - Jim Veneman

Â鶹ÊÓƵ staff members Jeannie Byrd and Alice Farrar help clean up roofing materials that were blown off the Warmath complex's roof by the tornado. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 608 | XL
Â鶹ÊÓƵ staff members Jeannie Byrd and Alice Farrar help clean up roofing materials that were blown off the Warmath complex's roof by the tornado. - Jim Veneman

Director of Computing Services John David Barham helps cart off the mass of debris blown off of residence life complexes by the tornado. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 609 | XL
Director of Computing Services John David Barham helps cart off the mass of debris blown off of residence life complexes by the tornado. - Jim Veneman

Â鶹ÊÓƵ First Lady Lanese Dockery assists by bringing water around to the clean-up volunteers. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 610 | XL
Â鶹ÊÓƵ First Lady Lanese Dockery assists by bringing water around to the clean-up volunteers. - Jim Veneman

The parking lot at the McAfee Residence Complex shows the volume of tornado damage done to personal vehicles. The clean-up volunteers spent many hours on Monday sweeping up glass and other debris from the parking lot. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 611 | XL
The parking lot at the McAfee Residence Complex shows the volume of tornado damage done to personal vehicles. The clean-up volunteers spent many hours on Monday sweeping up glass and other debris from the parking lot. - Jim Veneman

Monday afternoon Senior Vice President for Business Services Gary Carter (center of couch) met with members of the Student Services team to assess the progress of the tornado damage repair. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 612 | XL
Monday afternoon Senior Vice President for Business Services Gary Carter (center of couch) met with members of the Student Services team to assess the progress of the tornado damage repair. - Jim Veneman

Sophomore Brennan Uthe from Grand Rapids, MI and junior Megan Fuller from Clarksville, TN help a friend clean-up the damage to her car as a result of the tornado. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 613 | XL
Sophomore Brennan Uthe from Grand Rapids, MI and junior Megan Fuller from Clarksville, TN help a friend clean-up the damage to her car as a result of the tornado. - Jim Veneman

After a day of helping others with tornado-related repairs, sophomore Leah Taylor from Siloam Springs, AR stops for a moment in her own room to begin the cleaning process. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 614 | XL
After a day of helping others with tornado-related repairs, sophomore Leah Taylor from Siloam Springs, AR stops for a moment in her own room to begin the cleaning process. - Jim Veneman

Christian Studies professor George Guthrie works on bringing down tornado-damaged trees in the grove behind the McAfee Residence Complex. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 615 | XL
Christian Studies professor George Guthrie works on bringing down tornado-damaged trees in the grove behind the McAfee Residence Complex. - Jim Veneman

After a long day of hauling tornado-downed tree limbs, a few students take a break to re-live some moments from the past 39 hours. Pictured in front of the grove behind the McAfee Residence Complex from right to left: James Lux, a junior from Memphis; Rebecca Phillips, a junior from Chattanooga; Carrie Thomas, a senior from Nashville; and Bamby Cho, a junior from Belize City, BH. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 616 | XL
After a long day of hauling tornado-downed tree limbs, a few students take a break to re-live some moments from the past 39 hours. Pictured in front of the grove behind the McAfee Residence Complex from right to left: James Lux, a junior from Memphis; Rebecca Phillips, a junior from Chattanooga; Carrie Thomas, a senior from Nashville; and Bamby Cho, a junior from Belize City, BH. - Jim Veneman

Groups of students traveled all over the campus to collect the limbs of tornado-downed trees. Pictured here collecting limbs behind the BAC is Jason Hamlin, a senior from Jackson. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 617 | XL
Groups of students traveled all over the campus to collect the limbs of tornado-downed trees. Pictured here collecting limbs behind the BAC is Jason Hamlin, a senior from Jackson. - Jim Veneman

During the tornado the front windows of the McAfee Commons were blown out. Here we see McAfee Residence Director Dan Herr entering the temporarily repaired commons after organizing a lunch for the clean-up volunteers. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 618 | XL
During the tornado the front windows of the McAfee Commons were blown out. Here we see McAfee Residence Director Dan Herr entering the temporarily repaired commons after organizing a lunch for the clean-up volunteers. - Jim Veneman

Many of the media outlets from Memphis, Nashville and Jackson came to the campus to do live remotes about the tornado damage and the efforts of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ community to clean it up. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 619 | XL
Many of the media outlets from Memphis, Nashville and Jackson came to the campus to do live remotes about the tornado damage and the efforts of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ community to clean it up. - Jim Veneman

Repairs began Monday to the Hurt Commons that lost an entire wall of glass to the tornado. - Photo by Jim Veneman 11/11/02 | 620 | XL
Repairs began Monday to the Hurt Commons that lost an entire wall of glass to the tornado. - Jim Veneman

Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduate Davie Moore volunteered his time to help clean up and restore windows in buildings on campus that had suffered tornado damage. - Photo by Justin Veneman 11/11/02 | 635 | XL
Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduate Davie Moore volunteered his time to help clean up and restore windows in buildings on campus that had suffered tornado damage. - Justin Veneman

Zachariah Herr, son of McAfee Residence Director Dan Herr, looks on as cleaning crews haul away trees from the parking lot that were downed by the tornado. - Photo by Justin Veneman 11/11/02 | 636 | XL
Zachariah Herr, son of McAfee Residence Director Dan Herr, looks on as cleaning crews haul away trees from the parking lot that were downed by the tornado. - Justin Veneman

The entire Â鶹ÊÓƵ community banded together to clean-up the damage done to the campus. This tree, located directly behind the McAfee Commons, was one of the many large trees toppled by the tornado. - Photo by Justin Veneman 11/11/02 | 637 | XL
The entire Â鶹ÊÓƵ community banded together to clean-up the damage done to the campus. This tree, located directly behind the McAfee Commons, was one of the many large trees toppled by the tornado. - Justin Veneman

On Monday, Nov. 11, students, faculty and staff began cleaning up tree branches, roofing and other debris all over Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s campus. Antonio Chiareli, associate professor of sociology, and sophomore Clovis Simas, international business major, worked together to remove tree trunks. - Photo by Lindsay Stavish 11/11/02 | 638 | XL
On Monday, Nov. 11, students, faculty and staff began cleaning up tree branches, roofing and other debris all over Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s campus. Antonio Chiareli, associate professor of sociology, and sophomore Clovis Simas, international business major, worked together to remove tree trunks. - Lindsay Stavish

Volunteers began working on clearing away the tornado damage done to Hurt Commons. - Photo by Justin Veneman 11/11/02 | 639 | XL
Volunteers began working on clearing away the tornado damage done to Hurt Commons. - Justin Veneman

Volunteers began working on clearing away the tornado damage done to Hurt Commons. - Photo by Justin Veneman 11/11/02 | 641 | XL
Volunteers began working on clearing away the tornado damage done to Hurt Commons. - Justin Veneman

Junior Suzanne Hunt, social work major, began the long process of cleaning out her car after strong winds broke her car windows on Sunday morning. - Photo by Justin Veneman 11/11/02 | 643 | XL
Junior Suzanne Hunt, social work major, began the long process of cleaning out her car after strong winds broke her car windows on Sunday morning. - Justin Veneman

The task of clearing the large trees away was given to faculty and staff, such as Paul Veazey, director of planned giving, who chopped up tornado-downed trees. - Photo by Justin Veneman 11/11/02 | 644 | XL
The task of clearing the large trees away was given to faculty and staff, such as Paul Veazey, director of planned giving, who chopped up tornado-downed trees. - Justin Veneman

The entire Â鶹ÊÓƵ community banded together to clean-up the damage done to the campus. The area behind the Warmath Residence Complexes had many yard items that got torn to pieces. - Photo by Justin Veneman 11/11/02 | 649 | XL
The entire Â鶹ÊÓƵ community banded together to clean-up the damage done to the campus. The area behind the Warmath Residence Complexes had many yard items that got torn to pieces. - Justin Veneman

Watters and Hurt Residence Complexes from the air at 3 p.m. on the tornado damage clean-up day. - Photo by Wayne Holmes 11/11/02 | 650 | XL
Watters and Hurt Residence Complexes from the air at 3 p.m. on the tornado damage clean-up day. - Wayne Holmes

Warmath Residence Complex and Fraternity Row from the air at 3 p.m. on the tornado damage clean-up day. - Photo by Wayne Holmes 11/11/02 | 651 | XL
Warmath Residence Complex and Fraternity Row from the air at 3 p.m. on the tornado damage clean-up day. - Wayne Holmes

Watters Residence Complex from the air at 3 p.m. on the tornado damage clean-up day. - Photo by Wayne Holmes 11/11/02 | 652 | XL
Watters Residence Complex from the air at 3 p.m. on the tornado damage clean-up day. - Wayne Holmes