UTM to Honor Alumnus Lt. Gen. Dennis D. Cavin with ROTC Building Renaming Ceremony

The University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM) is renaming its Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) building after UTM alumnus, Lt. Gen. Dennis D. Cavin (ret.). The ceremony is scheduled for April 12. Cavin, a military graduate in Air Defense Artillery, earned his bachelor’s degree in agriculture from UTM in 1970. The event will be held at the ROTC building near Hardy M. Graham Stadium and is open to the public.

Lt. Col. Bernard House, leader of the ROTC Skyhawk Battalion, expressed his respect for Cavin. House praised Cavin's contributions to the program and believes that the renaming will inspire future ROTC students.

Cavin's military career includes a master’s degree in management from Webster University, graduation from the Army Command and General Staff College, and the Department of Defense’s Senior Executive Level Education Program. He served as an Army Air Defense Artillery officer for over 20 years. He held various command and leadership positions.

In 1996, Cavin became a brigadier general. He served as the deputy commanding general and later command general of the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center until 2000. His final command was at the U.S. Army Accessions Command at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Cavin was responsible for Army human resources missions and recruiting goals.

After 34 years in the Army, Cavin joined Lockheed Martin in 2004. He served as vice president of International Air and Missile Defense Strategic Initiatives and vice president of Corporate Business Development. Cavin received UT Martin’s Outstanding Alumni Award in 1999, and in 2015, he was listed as one of the initial 22 Outstanding Nashville Veterans by the Nashville Business Journal. He also chaired “Nashville Salutes,” an event that raised over $650,000 for the Medal of Honor Foundation’s Character Development Program.

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