Holly Appleton
Thursday, August 18, 2022 12:00 AM
Community
CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The results are in! The Community First Awards Committee received approximately 75 nominations from Cleveland State Community College’s five-county service area, seeking to honor individuals across nine categories. Nominations were judged based on the nominees’ extraordinary commitment of time, talent, or treasure to the community. There were a total of 13 winners for the individual categories.
“I am excited to experience my first Community First Awards ceremony,” stated Dr. Ty Stone, Cleveland State’s President. "We have an outstanding group of Community First Award honorees this year. Each, in their own way, has chosen to put their community first. We look forward to honoring them at the upcoming awards ceremony and identifying one as the Community First Person of the Year.”
After reviewing all the nominations, the selection committee voted on their top candidate for each category, as well as the one person who will be awarded the Community First Person of the Year. The Person of the Year will not be revealed until the Community First Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, September 20 at Ocoee Crest in Benton.
The categories and winners are as follows:
Student Leadership Award:
Mason Headrick and Love Patel - Students, McMinn County High School
(McMinn County)
Don M. Lorton Volunteer Service Award:
Pidge Collette - Secretary (retired), Sweetwater Junior High School
(Monroe County)
To purchase a ticket or for information on corporate sponsorship, contact Lee McChesney at
at (423) 473-2489 or email lmcchesney@clevelandstatecc.edu. For more information on the
Community First Awards Ceremony, visit mycs.cc/cfa. All proceeds from the event will go to the CSCC Foundation.
Cleveland State Community College is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution