M.E. Bond, 79, died on June 12, 2019.  He attended the University of Iowa earning his BBA, MS, and Ph.D. in business and economics. Upon graduating, he moved to Tempe, AZ in 1967 to become the Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research and an Assistant Professor of Economics at ASU.  He left Arizona and moved to Memphis to become the Dean of the College of Business at The University of Memphis.  Between his graduation from the University of Iowa and his retirement from the University of Memphis, he served as chair of Arizona Citizens Energy Task Force, member of Arizona Intrastate Tourism Committee, Consultant for Motorola, Random House, Ernst and Ernst, and American Paper Institute.  He also was a consultant for America Society of Chapter Life Underwriters, a fellow with Pacific Coast Banking School, President of the Association of University Bureaus of Business and Economic Research.  He was the Executive Director of Mid-South School of Banking, member of TN District Export Council, Visiting Associate Professor Economics in the James Wilson Department of Economics at the University of Virginia.  Mr. Bond also served as a consultant with the law firm of Borod and Huggins in cases related to small bank acquisitions.  In 1982, he was named as one of the most effective community leaders by The Commercial Appeal.  He is survived by his wife Carole L. Bond. A celebration of life was held on June 22 at Carole’s home. (Source: Elmer Gooding)