Tennyson is retiring after 26 years of service at Stevens Aviation, having joined the company in 1986 after retiring as a major from the U.S. Army. He began as a charter pilot at Stevens’ Louisville, Ky. base and then moved into aircraft sales. By the time Stevens sold the Louisville facility in 1990, Tennyson had become general manager.
Tennyson then transitioned to Dayton, where he increased annual sales from $5 million to $15 million and oversaw the $2 million upgrade of Stevens’ Dayton operation in 2006.