Past Recipients
2026
| Faculty | Students |
|---|---|
| Dr. Stephen Haynes, Rhodes | Noah Wren, ETSU |
| Dr. Bill McKee, Cumberland | Gracee DeJarnette, ETSU |
| Dr. Rick Dierenfeldt, UTC | RJ Ware, MTSU |
| Dr. Chandra Ward, UTC | Jasmine West, STCC |
| Chuck Patton, ETSU | Joshua Clay, UTC |
| Dianna Rust, MTSU | Nancy Prescott, MTSU |
| Violet Cox-Wingo, MTSU | Leah Loveday, ETSU |
| Bradley Fox, RSCC | Natalie White, ETSU |
| Felipe Fiuza, ETSU | Chloe York, RSCC |
| Chad Sipes, TCAT Northwest | Rodney Curry, Jr., Fisk |
2025
| Faculty | Students |
|---|---|
| Dr. Stephen Haynes, Rhodes | Noah Wren, ETSU |
| Dr. Bill McKee, Cumberland | Gracee DeJarnette, ETSU |
| Dr. Rick Dierenfeldt, UTC | RJ Ware, MTSU |
| Dr. Chandra Ward, UTC | Jasmine West, STCC |
| Chuck Patton, ETSU | Joshua Clay, UTC |
| Dianna Rust, MTSU | Nancy Prescott, MTSU |
| Violet Cox-Wingo, MTSU | Leah Loveday, ETSU |
| Bradley Fox, RSCC | Natalie White, ETSU |
| Felipe Fiuza, ETSU | Chloe York, RSCC |
| Chad Sipes, TCAT Northwest | Rodney Curry, Jr., Fisk |
2024
| Faculty | Students |
|---|---|
| Dr. Jill Austin, MTSU | Elliot Certain, MTSU |
| Quan Dudley, CoSCC | Opal Frye-Clark, ETSU |
| Joyce Searcy, Belmont | Brian Maxwell, MTSU |
| Dr. Erynne Shatto, APSU | Chamyra Teasley, UTC |
| Dr. Natalie Smith, ETSU | Anthony Troyani, APSU |
2023
| Faculty | Students |
|---|---|
| James Chaney, MTSU | Kristin Dowen, MSCC |
| Christina Cobb, MTSU | Dimend Little, MTSU |
| Joy Fulkerson, ETSU | Luisa Mattos de Costa, MTSU |
| Amy Hamilton Hodges, Belmont | Aria McElroy, TSU |
| Meredith McCoy, CoSCC | Thalia Nicholson, ETSU |
2022
| Faculty | Students |
|---|---|
| Anthony Rafalowski, JSCC | Sarah Bellete, Vanderbilt |
| Dr. Courtney Crittenden, UTC | Sydney Y. Brown, Lipscomb |
| Richard Donnell, Lane | Denee Steward Freeman, UTK |
| Dr. Sekou Franklin, MTSU | Cynthia D. Torres, MTSU |
| Dr. Carl Gomobert, Maryville | Jashna Timsina, MTSU |