Award Recipients
2023-2024
Thank You Guest Speakers!
L-R: Emma Davis, 5th grade, Prescott South Middle School (PSMS); Nora Waters, 5th grade, PSMS; Lena Maurice, 6th grade, Avery Trace Middle School (ATMS); Mason Waters, 3rd grade, Prescott South Elementary School; Tucker Edgington, 5th grade, ATMS; Tate Edgington, 3rd grade, Northeast Elementary School
Faculty, Advisor, and Staff Awards
Teaching
Dr. Bobbi Severt
Exercise Science
Research
Dr. Tony Michael
Counseling & Psychology
Service
Dr. Kinsey Simone
Curriculum & Instruction
Team Player/Encourager
Dr. Kyle Shanks
Assessment Director
Outstanding Service Advisor
Dr. Ashley Akenson
Director of Graduate Programs
Outstanding Service
Staff
Olivia Newman
Curriculum & Instruction
Alumna of the Year
Student Awards / Graduate
David L. Larimore Excellence in Research
Gretchen Grenz
Special Education
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Future Educator
Katie Mixon
Secondary Ed. / Math
Leadership
Ashley Looper
School Counseling
Professionalism
McKenna Day
Exceptional Learning
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Service
Lara Strate
Counseling & Supervision
Go-Getter
Tina Cesnik
Exercise Science
Student Awards / Undergraduate
Future Educator
Lauren Matlock
Middle School Math/6-8
Leadership
Hannah Stephens
Elementary Education
Professionalism
Emily Hargis
Elementary Education
Service
William Mayfield
Middle School Math/6-8
Go-Getter
Abbigail McCulley
Special Education
Current P-12 Educators
Administrator
Karen Trentham
Cookeville High School
Art Educator
Sara Wiggins
East Hamilton High School
Early Childhood Education
Lacey Clark
Findlay Elementary
High School Educator
Sam Matson
Cookeville High School
Librarian
Andrea Batson
Sycamore Elementary
Middle School Educator
Sierra Smith
Algood Middle School
Elementary Education
Rhonda Girdley
Findlay Elementary
Physical Education
Christy Lee
Jere Whitson Elementary
School Counselor
Robin Hull
Cumberland Co. High School
Special Education
Raejean Landis
Prescott South Elementary School
Teaching as a Profession (TAP)
Kayleigh Hudson
Macon Co. High School
English/Second Language
Alice Brown
Putnam Co. Schools
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Music Educator
Brian Webster
Prescott South Middle School
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Past Recipients
2022-2023 Faculty, Student, Staff, and Alumni Awards
| FACULTY |
UNDERGRAD STUDENTS | GRADUATE STUDENTS |
Teaching Jane Baker, ProfessorCurriculum & Instruction |
Leadership Sydney Wilson, Elementary Education |
Leadership Tony Phillips, Fitness & Lifetime Wellness |
Research Ye (Agnes) Luo, Assistant Professor Counseling & Psychology |
Service Shaelyn Young, Special Education |
Service Katie Killman, Sport Management |
Service Kristen Trent, Professor Curriculum & Instruction |
Professionalism Cullen McAplin, Secondary Education / English |
Professionalism Jessica Mitchell, Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
Team Player Brad Westrick, Lecturer Exercise Science |
Go-Getter Laurelle Campbell, Secondary Education / English |
Go-Getter Javier Gonzalez, Sport Management |
Staff and Alumna Awards
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| Outstanding Service Staff Award  Alicia Laffoon, Senior Lecturer Curriculum & Instruction |
Outstanding Service Advisor Award  Chantelle Ablakwa, Advisor Student Success Center |
Alumna of the Year  Sandy Conatser, Special Education |
2022-2023 Current P-12 and Future Educators
Elementary Educator Holly Ingram Wallace A. Smith Elementary |
Art Educator Robin Carlile (left) Cookeville High School |
Librarian Hannah Webster Woodland Park Elementary |
Middle School Educator Ryan Dalton Avery Trace Middle School |
Physical Education Derek Zachary Northeast Elementary |
School Counselor Ally Evans Sycamore Elementary School |
High School Educator Rebecca Yates Warren Co. High School |
Special Education Joey Hoover Monterey High School |
Administrator Stephanie Hudson Prescott South Elementary School |
| English as a Second Language <no photo available> Kyla Almendarez Northeast Elementary & Algood Middle School |
Future Educator Undergraduate  Carlie Sherlin Early Childhood Education |
Future Educator Graduate  Jay Holcomb Secondary Education |
2022-2023 University-Wide Awards
| AWARDS |
RECIPIENT | DEPT./OFFICE |
| Clerical & Support Staff Award |
Elizabeth Honeycutt, Administrative Associate | Counseling & Psychology |
| General Education Outstanding Teaching Award |
Doug Hensley, Lecturer | Counseling & Psychology |
| OVC Outstanding Faculty - Commitment to Student Success Awards Program | Julie C. Baker, Associate Dean | College of Education & Human Sciences |
