Scenic City Cup nets area soccer teams $42,500
The local organizing committee for the Scenic City Cup youth soccer tournament distributed $42,500 to four soccer organizations in Hamilton County. Recipients were Chattanooga Football Club Academy, East Ridge Futbol Club, North River Soccer Association and Redoubt Soccer Association.
The Scenic City Cup, which was held in May, is an annual tournament organized and hosted by those four organizations and the Chattanooga Sports Committee.
"The 2015 event had an impressive $1 million estimated economic impact in Hamilton County. It was successful due to the incredible vision and teamwork of the local organizing committee. It was a privilege to work with all of them and to be able to give money back to the community," said Tim Morgan, president of the Chattanooga Sports Committee.
"This economic support allows us to keep our costs down for our players and make repairs to our fields without impacting our youth families," said Greg Love, president of Redoubt Soccer Association.
Towe to speak at leadership conference
Alice Towe of Rome, Ga., was recently selected to give a presentation at the Technical College System of Georgia's annual Leadership Conference, which will be held in October in Atlanta. Towe won Georgia Northwestern Technical College's 2015 GOAL Award and graduated with an associate's degree in horticulture from GNTC.
"Alice is not only smart, carrying a GPA of 3.94, but she is also practical, service-oriented, fun and engaging," said Shannen Ferry, director of GNTC's Horticulture Program, which nominated Towe for the GOAL Award.
GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state's technical college students. GOAL winners are selected at each of the state's 22 technical colleges as well as one Board of Regents college with a technical education division.
Towe's presentation for the TCSG Leadership Conference will be "Green Thumbs Regain Grounds at Historic Heart of Rome," about the renovation and restoration of the gardens at the city's historic clock tower.
Dean named Tucker Scholar
Lexie DeanLee University senior Lexie Dean of Ooltewah was recently named the 2015-16 Tucker Scholar in Natural Science and Mathematics at the Cleveland, Tenn., university.
Dean is a graduate of Grace Baptist Academy. At Lee, the health science major maintains a 3.97 grade-point average, is a member of Alpha Chi honor society and the Lady Flames softball team.
The scholarship is awarded to a rising senior majoring in the field of natural science or mathematics. Candidates for the Tucker Scholarship are nominated by faculty and chosen based on academic achievement. The endowed scholarship was established by the Tucker Foundation on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Summerfield K. Johnston Jr.
Dr. Jason RobinsonRobinson named to Curriculum Commission
The Tennessee Senate recently appointed Lee University's Jason Robinson to serve on the State Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission.
Representing East Tennessee on the governing body, Robinson will work alongside 10 members to create a recommended list of textbooks for the State Board of Education to approve. Once the list is finalized, it is then sent out to school districts for them to select which textbooks they will use for their students.
Robinson serves as an assistant professor of education at Lee University and has also taught in Argentina, South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates and Nicaragua.
He and his wife, Faith, also an educator, have two children. The couple direct science camps throughout the year both in the United States and abroad.