Sigma Gamma Rho honors trailblazers
As part of its Miss Rhomania Pageant, members of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority recognized seven female trailblazers. Honorees with chapter president RaSharon King are, from left, Christy Rashed, Suzette Carlisle, Eunice Rooks, King, the Rev. Jean Yates, Fannie Hewlett, Adonia Latham and Felicion McMillon-Diakhate.Cleveland State students at TISL
Cleveland State Community College had several members of its Student Senate participate in the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature in Nashville.
TISL is a forum for campus leaders and political science students to exchange ideas and express opinions on state, federal and local issues. TISL’s General Assembly meets in the legislative chambers of the state Capitol each November.
Participants were Matthew Weiss, Kora Burrell, Cala Camberlin, Jerry Johnson, Brandi Burch, Sondra Combs, Kevin Houk and Bruceann Owen.
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Freedoms Foundation award recipient Adm. Vance Fry and wife, Charlynne.Fry honored by Freedoms Foundation
Adm. Vance H. Fry is the recipient of the George Washington Honor Medal Distinguished Military Service Award by the Chattanooga chapter of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. Valerie Copeland Rutledge, dean in the College of Health, Education and Professional Studies at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, presented the award during the Freedoms Foundation’s awards luncheon.
The award is presented to a veteran of military service “who has contributed outstanding service … that has caused great benefit to the community by continuing to promote military ideals, education, history, patriotism and good citizenship individually or otherwise. These actions may be accomplished through their position of employment or other acts of service.”
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Collegiate honors
• Three area students have been inducted into Phi Kappa Phi honor society at East Tennessee State University. They are Albert Watkins of Athens, Tenn., Paula Davis of Cleveland, Tenn., and Danielle Ball of Soddy-Daisy. Also inducted into other university chapters of the honor society were Jack Badger of Ooltewah at the University of Mississippi and Tallie Williams of Dalton, Ga., at the University of North Georgia.
• Chattanoogan Katie Loftin was among 39 new members inducted into Alpha Chi honor society at Gardner-Webb University.
• Cleveland State graduate Shalan Beasley recently won the national essay contest sponsored by the American Association of Medical Assistants. The first-place win included a $1,000 cash prize.
• McWhorter School of Pharmacy at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., held its White Coat Ceremony, with 119 members of the class of 2018 receiving the symbolic white coat that marks the beginning of their pharmacy studies.
Area students who earned white coats included Adam Dean Ambrosetti, Courtney Elizabeth Pearson and Lauren Aslinger, all of Chattanooga; Meagan Higdon of Henagar, Ala., Nicholas Evans of Fort Payne, Ala.; Zachary Lee Wofford of Sylvania, Ala.; and Hunter Payne of Fyffe, Ala.
Additionally, Emily Brown of Lookout Mountain, Ga., was one of 72 Samford nursing students to be recognized during the inaugural White Coat Ceremony for students in Moffett School of Nursing.
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Catoosa animal group receives $2,500 grant
The Bissell Pet Foundation has awarded $2,500 to the Catoosa Citizens for Animal Care to support the nonprofit’s spay/neuter efforts. These funds will provide low-cost spay/neuter surgeries for 83 cats and dogs.
“With literally millions of homeless pets euthanized every year in the U.S., we focus on funding programs that will do the most to change this heartbreaking outcome,” says Cathy Bissell, founder of the Bissell Pet Foundation. Since its inception, the foundation has given more than $1.8 million in support of organizations like CCAC.
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Walker Chamber announces board
The Walker County Chamber of Commerce recently announced its slate of Executive, General and At-Large board members for 2015.
Executive board members will be Melissa Roden, chairwoman; P.R. Cook, chairman-elect; Chris Davis, vice chairman; Bobby Teems, treasurer; Lacey Wilson, secretary; and Sherry Foster, outgoing chairwoman.
Elected to the General Board of Directors are Penny Grigg, Robert Hart, Elijah Parker, Evitte Parrish, Chip Rodgers, Brittany Sprayberry, Will Stiles, Karen Walker, Shannon Whitfield, Scott Skinner, Damon Raines, Chip Catlett, Jason Cox Natalie Hunt and Gretchen Neal,
Members at large, appointed by the chairman, are Calvin Allmon, Vickie Hodge and Cindy Scoggins.
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Posthumous award honors Randy Tucker
The Tennessee Association of Independent Schools honored the late Stanley R. “Randy” Tucker Jr. with its most prestigious award at its recent annual conference. The award was accepted by Girls Preparatory School Athletic Director Stacey Hill.
The Sawney Webb Award, named for the founder of Webb School, honors administrators “who have made outstanding contributions to the field of independent school education.”
Tucker, who died in an accident in April, had a 45-year career in independent schools, including teaching and administrative leadership at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla., a 26-year span as headmaster of GPS and a one-year interim position at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tenn.