Rhedona Rose Named To Tennessee Tech Board Of Trustees

Tennessee Farm Bureau Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President Rhedona Rose will be the newest Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees member.

The Tennessee General Assembly has confirmed her nomination. She will replace Millard Oakley who retired from the board earlier this month. Rose’s term on the board will expire in 2020.

“Tennessee Tech University is a jewel for the Upper Cumberland, as well as the entire Southeast,” Rose said. “I’m incredibly honored by and grateful for the faith and confidence demonstrated by Governor Bill Haslam’s nomination and the General Assembly’s confirmation. As a Tech graduate, I’m excited to get to work for the Tennessee Tech students, faculty, staff, alumni and community.”

In 1984, Rose graduated from Tennessee Tech with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture. She also holds a master’s degree from Texas A&M.

The first female executive to lead the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, Rose began working at Tennessee Farm Bureau in 1986 and became director of public policy and chief lobbyist in 1995. She served in that capacity until she was named executive vice president in December 2010, being named chief administrative officer in 2017. Tennessee Farm Bureau is the largest farm bureau in the United States.

From 2014 to this year, Rose served on the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees.