Dr. Carolyn Hawkins Brown, 75, of Greeneville, Tennessee, died May 24, 2021. She was a member of the Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee), where she served as an elder and the chairperson of the Mission and Outreach Committee. She developed and initiated outreach programs for children through Vacation Bible School. She served as vice-president and president of the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry of Greeneville CPC.

Dr. Brown served as an educational consultant and volunteer for several missionary trips to Brazil, Mexico, Myanmar, and South Korea. She served as a short-term missionary in Armenia, Colombia, South America, and co-authored an English language curriculum for Spanish speaking Cumberland Presbyterian children. In Guatemala, she organized Vacation Bible School for over 100 children at an orphanage.

Dr. Brown retired from Tusculum College where she was Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs specializing in assessment and regional accreditation issues.