Lung Association announces Women of Distinction
The American Lung Association in Tennessee announced the 10 Chattanoogans who will be honored as the 2016 Women of Distinction during the ALA’s annual spring luncheon. The luncheon will be held April 26 at the Chattanooga Convention Center.
Honorees are Dawn Marion Abel, director of community relations and foundations at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee; Cathy Robbs Baker, director of education at Christ United Methodist Church; Betsy Blunt Brown, regional manager at Cumberland Trust; Darlene Brown, owner of Real Estate Partners; Nicole Brown, adjunct faculty at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Also, Gina M. Crumbliss, senior vice president for First Bank; Marcia Eason, attorney at Miller & Martin; Julie Guerry, civic volunteer; Ronna-Renee Jackson, executive director at Chattanooga Technology Council; and Ronelle Sellers, marketing director at Henderson Hutcherson & McCullough.
Wright to lead Institutional Advancement at CSCC
Tommy Wright has been named to serve as vice president for institutional advancement, a newly created campus division at Cleveland State Community College.
The Institutional Advancement Division will consist of the original Institutional Advancement Department and the Marketing and Public Relations Department. The new department will also be home to the grant development specialist and new coordinator of alumni relations.
Wright previously served for five years as vice president for finance and administration at the college and as vice president for finance and advancement last year.
East Hamilton High takes VEX trophy
Students in grades ninth through 12th from East Hamilton, Ooltewah and Central high schools participated in Chattanooga State Community College’s VEX robot competition.
East Hamilton Middle-High School won the competition, and second place went to Ooltewah High.
Robots are built from parts resembling erector-set pieces. Once built, they are programmed and ready to compete on a playing field that consists of a raised floor made of plywood. An area enclosed on three sides holds tennis, golf and ping-pong balls. When time begins, the robot must pick up and drop as many balls as possible onto the playing area.
Competitors have eight minutes to maneuver their robots to place the balls onto the grid, enter the playing field, pick up the balls and place them in one of five holders with varying degrees of difficulty.
Signal Mountain High wins $100,000 grant
Signal Mountain Middle-High School is one of 22 schools in the country that will receive a $100,000 grant in the State Farm “Celebrate My Drive” contest.
The school’s video was one of 100 finalists; winners were chosen by online voting.
Per contest rules, SMMHS will use $22,000 of the grant to support a teen driver safety program. The remainder can be used for general school needs defined by the high school and approved by State Farm.
Celebrate My Drive encourages teens to make positive choices as they begin driving with a goal of reducing distracted driving and helping new drivers build confidence on the road.
Signal Mountain students who helped produce the video were Kevin Cecil, Rachel Dagnan, Jesse Dawson, Brad Gaskill, Katharine Gruber, James Johnson, Phillip Lamsey, Kevin Lee, Paige Maloney, Kevin McCaffrey, Austin Murphy, Elizabeth Ortiz, Lily Payne, Thomas Porter, Chris Ragland, Hanna Skinner, Jack Skowronneck, Rowan Spraker and Dreanna Wildman.