Time is quickly winding down for members of the Tusculum College Alumni Association to submit nominations of individual or individuals who have made significant contributions to Tusculum College for an award in one of the following award categories:
Pioneer Award
Frontier Award
National Living Faculty Award
National Alumni Recognition Award
Sports Benefactor Award
Below you will find a description of the awards and a list of previous winners. These awards will be presented at the annual meeting of the Tusculum Alumni Association during Homecoming 2010.
Nominations must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, August 30. Names and supportive documentation submitted for the awards will be reviewed by the Alumni Awards Committee, which is nominated by the Alumni Executive Board President.
Following this process, nominations are submitted to the Alumni Executive Board. Award recipients are chosen at the discretion of the Alumni Executive Board by a vote of general consensus.
Pioneer Award
The Pioneer Award was established by the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association in
1962 and is presented each year to an outstanding alumnus or alumna, in recognition of outstanding or meritorious achievement in his or her chosen field; for distinguished service to church, community, country and humanity; and for continuing and loyal service to Tusculum College.
Frontier Award
The Frontier Award was established by the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association in
1995 and is presented each year to an outstanding alumnus or alumna in recognition of outstanding or meritorious advancement in his or her career. Consideration will be given to former students who have been graduated from the College at least five years, but no more than fifteen years. Consideration for this award should include continuing and loyal service to Tusculum College.
National Living Faculty Award
The National Living Faculty Award was established by the Executive Committee of the Alumni
Association in 1996 and is presented each year to an outstanding member of the Tusculum College Faculty. The purpose of the Living Faculty Award is to bestow recognition on those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the College’s academic program(s). Persons shall not be eligible for consideration until they have maintained an academic relationship with the College for at least five years. To be considered for recognition, faculty members should have excelled during their service to Tusculum College by demonstrating a commitment to the students of the College and the academic program(s).
National Alumni Recognition Award
The National Alumni Recognition Award was established by the Executive Committee of the
Alumni Association in 1996 and is presented each year to an outstanding member of the Tusculum College Community. The purpose of the National Alumni Recognition Award is to bestow recognition on those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the College. Persons shall not be eligible for consideration until they have maintained an academic relationship with the College for at least five years. To be considered for recognition, Tusculum College community members should have excelled during their service to Tusculum College by demonstrating a commitment to the students of the College and the academic program(s).
Sports Benefactor Award
The Sports Benefactor Award was established by the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association in 1995 and is presented each year to an outstanding friend of the College in recognition of outstanding support of the Tusculum College athletic program. Consideration for this award should be based on the person’s contributions to the athletic program and loyalty to Tusculum College athletics.
Submit nominations to:
Office of Alumni Relations, Tusculum College, PO Box 5040, Greeneville, TN 37743.
You may also fax to: 423-636-7335 or email at: bsell@tusculum.edu
Lists of Previous Award Winners:
Pioneer Award:
Roger Abramson ’64, Sanda Montgomery Abramson ’65, Arthur Argauer ’30, Robert H. Bailey ’48, Leslie W. Bateman ’42, Ray L. Bowman ’42, Peggy Brewer ’89, Frank M. Brogden ’50, Thomas F. Byrd, Sr. ’05, Oliver Burkey ’48, Marjorie Nelle Hyder Cardwell ’48, Howard E.Cole ’31, Paul W. Cordova ’50, Mabel Sheddan Faulds-Dennis ’32, Marguerite Brumley Dette ’31, Walter T. Dette, Jr. ’31, Alpha Doak ’20, Maurice J. Doak ’20, Samuel A. Doak ’16, Samuel L. Doak ’49, John H. Dugger ’21, T. Moody Dunbar ’30, James F. Durham ’79, Marion C. Edens ’30, John W. Faulds ’32, Margaret Gaut ’40, A.B. Gilland ’26, Mary Wilson Gray ’26, Brenda Thompson Gulledge ’64, Edward L Heinz ’42, Ted J. Heinz ’68, Arthur L Hellyer ’22, Hal Henard ’30, Jack Hennessen ’45, Josephine Doughty Higgs ’29, Sarah Lippard Hoyt ’45, Thomas Gray Hull ’50, Eleanor M. Tom Jaynes ’51, Hugh O. Jaynes ’52, Charlie Justice ’33, Sarah Justice ’27, Herman C. Kennedy ’29, Josef Kolenski ’47, Ethel Steele Kuckoff ’49, Leon J.Leslie ’51, Nancy Lick ’64, Ralph Linfoot ’33, Clyde R. Lovingood ’29, H.C. McAmis ’13, Samuel E. Miller ’35, Walter M. Mitchell ’42, Roger M. Nichols ’50, Aahmes T. Overton ’38, Stella Lawing Percy ’30, L. William Pilloni ’60, Jane Shanks Pilloni ’59, Wilbur W. Piper ’20, Frederick A. Serral ’52, D. Bruce Shine ’69, Joe Stallard ’56, John B. Strange ’58, Rodney T. Taylor ’33, James V. Tomai, Jr. ’44, Joseph J. Vogt ’53, Dexter Walters ’50, Munell D. Weesner ’50, Joan Faulkner Weesner ’51, Stanley R. Welty, Jr. ’51, Jack Whitelaw ‘ 49
The Sports Benefactor Award
Joseph J. Vogt ’53 , Murrell D ’50, Joan ’51 Weesner, Joseph L. Stallard ’56, Ralph Horne ’57, Chuck Williams, Jim Allen ’01, Scott Niswonger ’87 H’ 06, Mark Williams, Joyce Combs, Mary Helen Paxton ’48, Dick Cooter, Jack Kilday ’57, Bill Isbell, Ed and Linda Hoffmeyer, Brian Stayton, Dom Donnelly
Frontier Award:
Carol Bailey ’91, Cynthia A. Gardipe ’90, H. Wayne Hughes ’90, Karen A. Jones ’94 ’97, T. Paige Malone ’87, Terry Yanish Muhlhahn ’84, Ronald D. Osborne ’93, Chris Poole ’92, Arthur B. Spell ’87, Angela D. West ’89, Beverley Lay ’94, Sean Bride ’94 ’98, Ken Earl ’98 ’00, Susan D. Vance ’91, Nick Hirschy ’02
National Living Faculty Award:
Don Sexton, Bob Davis (received the award in 1999 and 2005) , Clem Allison, Steven Weisz, Suzanne Hine, Katherine Crozier ’32, Arnold “Doc” Thomas, Ruth Thomas, Ruth Sharpe, Dr. Jim Fields, Wess duBrisk
National Alumni Recognition Award:
Mitzi Williams, Susie Jones, Sam Doak ’49, Mary Helen Paxton ’48, Nancy Kilday, Marilyn duBrisk, Mark Stokes, Dolph Henry, Melinda Dukes, Frankie DeBusk.