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Due to the risks associated with COVID-19, the East TN Volunteer Recognition Awards are postponed until 2021.
In the meantime, join us for A Night at the Drive-In on Friday, November 20: A Celebration of East TN’s Volunteer Stars (more information below)
Join us in celebrating East TN’s Volunteer Stars in a safe way – at the Drive-In!
We’ll be showing The Goonies and will have a full concession stand available for all attendees.
General admission is welcome with a $20/car donation to Volunteer East Tennessee.
Your donation not only gives you a parking space for the event – it also allows us to continue our mission of inspiring service by equipping organizations and mobilizing volunteers to connect with one another and strengthen our community.
2020 Adult Honorees:
- Helen Abbott – Chilhowee View Community Center
- Mike Allen – The Joy of Music School
- Addie Arbach – Next Step Initiative (Community Shares fiscal sponsor)
- Jeanne Birdwell – Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority RSVP
- Jeff Brandon – Multiple
- Patty Bushey – Knoxville Habitat for Humanity
- Lisa Cabbage – Grainger County Local Government
- Arthur Carmichael – Nourish Knoxville
- Bob Cook – Girls Inc of the TN Valley
- Jenny Cross – Wesley House Community Center
- Patti DeGraff – Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding
- Richard Duncan – Centro Hispano de East Tennessee
- Kat Eldridge – East Tennessee Area Agency on Aging & Disability, A Division of the East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
- Rick Fox – Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
- George Gillett – Knoxville Leadership Foundation
- Danny Greene – Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee Volunteer Assisted Transportation
- O’Neil Greene – The Mission in Hancock County
- Walter Harper – Zoo Knoxville
- Shaleigh Hendon – Asian Culture Center of TN
- Carol Hickman – Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians
- Sherri Hoskins – Appalachian Promise of Claiborne County
- Rae Hutchins – Town of Dandridge
- Jean Idell – Friends of the Knox County Public Library
- Becca James – YWCA Knoxville & the Tennessee Valley
- Tracy Jarnigan – Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians
- Robert Jones – East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
- Tara Jordan – Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians
- April Kennedy – Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians
- Roy Kruse – Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee
- Elizabeth Lee – East Tennessee Area Agency on Aging & Disability, A Division of the East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
- Wendell Long – Blount County Community Action Agency
- Patricia Loveless – Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians
- Marta Monroe – East Tennessee Area Agency on Aging & Disability, A Division of the East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
- Lora Nanny – Great Schools Partnership
- Stacey Porter – Alcoa High School Football Boosters
- Louise Povlin – The Town of Farragut
- Barbara Raper – Homeless Management of Monroe County
- Carlos Reyes – Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Connecting Hearts
- Jenny Pleasant Rhodes – Knox Kickin Cancer
- Irina Roberts – Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee
- Carlene Robinson – Multiple
- Kent Russell – City of Loudon
- Earl Schliesman – Ladies of Charity Knoxville
- Clay Schwab – CASA of East Tennessee
- Sarah Shepherd – Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians
- Stephanie Sherwood – Junior Achievement of East TN
- Paul Shields – Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee Foster Grandparents
- Stephanie Shipley – Junior League of Knoxville
- Leni Ede Smith – Multiple
- Terry Stevens – Roane County Anti-Drug Coalition
- Terri Stewart – Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability
- Sharon Stoller – Second Harvest Food Bank
- Heather Story – The Restoration House
- Andrew Strickland – Random Acts of Flowers
- Paul Tanguay – Remote Area Medical
- Jennifer Waller – East Tennessee Area Agency on Aging & Disability, A Division of the East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
- Danny West – Tennessee Valley Coalition for the Homeless
- Shannon Wheeler – Children’s Advisory Board for Monroe County
- Gary Whitfield – Loudon High School Boosters Club
- Adam Woldt – Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking
- Carole Wunderlich – Knoxville Museum of Art
2020 Student Honorees:
- Shehroze Akhter – Knoxville Habitat for Humanity
- Carsi Beaty – Multiple
- Molly Daniels – Girl Scouts Southern Appalachia
- Mary Donahue – Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding
- Avi Finley – Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee Mobile Meals
- Holly Franklin – Girl Scouts Southern Appalachia
- Emily Keith – Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee
- Caroline Lukens – Thrive Lonsdale
- Taylor Parsons – Multiple
- Lauren Schenk – Girls Inc of the TN Valley
- Jayden Scott – Multiple
- Jack Turrentine – Zoo Knoxville
- Hannah White – Grainger County Local Government
- Meg Wilson – Remote Area Medical
Neely Yates – Grainger County Local Government
2019 Outstanding
Adult Volunteer of the Year
Jim Cundall
Knox County – HonorAir Knoxville
2019 Outstanding
Youth Volunteer of the Year
William Burnett
Knox County – YWCA Knoxville & the TN Valley
2019 Capacity Building
Volunteer of the Year
an individual that provides significant operational or administrative support, or developed an innovative approach to improve an existing program
Linda Nelson – Blount County – Remote Area Medical
Civic Volunteer
of the Year
an outstanding representative of a civic, membership, faith-based, or non-corporate group volunteering for a specific cause
Terry Mosley, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity – Knox County – Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy Community School
Corporate Volunteer
of the Year
an employee with above average participation and impact within an employee volunteer program
Amber Young, First Tennessee – Knox County – United Way of Greater Knoxville
Direct Service
Volunteer of the Year
an individual contributing significant volunteer time, energy, and/or resources to help an agency’s constituents
Dewayne Irwin – Grainger County – Blaine Volunteer Fire Department
2019 ETRVA Nominees
Youth Nominees:
Levi Bohne – Knox County – Helen Ross McNabb Center
Jordan Bowling – Anderson County – Anderson County 4-H
Cierra Brummitt – Knox County – Gamma Beta Phi
Emery Coffey – Grainger County – Family Career and Community Leaders of America
Wesley Darnell – Johnson County – Mountain City Fire Department
Emma Dixon – Knox County – CAC Beardsley Farm
Manuela (Mango) Gasper – Knox County – Knoxville Habitat for Humanity
Emmalynn Hamer – Hamblen County – F.R.I.E.N.D.S., Pregnancy Crisis Center
Olivia Hapney – Loudon County – Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding
John Humphrey – Knox County – Zoo Knoxville
Tiffany Hursh – Blount County – Gate: The Gateway to Independence
Milena Khodjaeva – Anderson County – Avalon Hospice
Piper & Tiger Ladaa – Knox County – Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley
McKenzie Miller – Monore County – God’s Wonderful Blessings Ministry
Ellie Pritchard – Sullivan County – Piney Flats United Methodist Church
Adult Nominees
Brian Aylward – Knox County – Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley
Sandy Bandy – Loudon County – Girl Scouts CSA
Missy Beeler – Knox County – KARM Stores
Carla Bewley – Greene County – Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville & Greene County
Everette Blair – Knox County – FOCUS Ministries
Jason Bohne – Knox County – Helen Ross McNabb Center
Barbara Boulton – Knox County – Friends of the Knox County Public Library, Knoxville Museum of Art
Kathy Boyd – Knox County – Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley
Barbara Brock – Knox County – Great Schools Partnership
Clara Burns-Carver – Blount County – Remote Area Medical
Henry Carver – Blount County – Remote Area Medical
Leslie Casteel – Multiple Counties – Tennessee Valley Coalition for the Homeless
Melissa Charles – Knox County – Knox Heritage
Mike Collins – Knox County – Great Schools Partnership
Mike Connell – Knox County – The Joy of Music School
Reuben Couch – Grainger County – Kingswood Home for Children
Jeanie Coulter – Anderson County – Shelter Animal Rescue Group
Mark Cutler – Blount County – KARM Stores
Ken Davis – Blount County – Mane Support
Cathy Day – Roane County – Roane County Anti-Drug Coalition
John DeSchaaf – Jefferson County – Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority
Tara Jordan-Dillon – Roane County – Girl Scouts CSA
William Ellithorpe – Knox County – KARM Stores
Don Evon – Knox County – CAC Volunteer Assisted Transportation
Mary Franklin – Knox County – American Red Cross of East TN
Nancy Freeman – Monroe County – God’s Wonderful Blessings Ministry
Lee Fox – Knox County – Great Schools Partnership
Jackie Gallman – Knox County – Burlington Food Pantry
Sandy Garber – Knox County – Great Schools Partnership
Jennifer Goolsby – Sevier County – Keep Sevier Beautiful
Carolyn Greenwood – Monroe County – Women’s Wellness Center of Monroe
Mary Sue Hamilton – Blount County – Remote Area Medical
Shannon Harper – Knox County – Junior Achievement of East Tennessee
Spencer Hogan – Jefferson County – Companion Animal Rescue & Education
Sabrina Houston – Loudon County – Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding
Doris Jolley – Anderson County – Contact Care Line, Inc.
Ashley Keiser – Knox County – KARM Stores
Leslie King – Knox County – Catalyst Sports-Knoxville
Kathy Kinzalow – Loudon County – KARM Stores
Deborah Kirtley – Knox County – Avalon Hospice
Kathy Knight – Greene County – The Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville & Greene County
Lorrie Lance – Knox County – Great Schools Partnership
Helen Low – Roane County – Mid-East Community Action Agency
Jerralyn Luckmann – Anderson County – Girl Scouts CSA
Erica Lyon – Knox County – Great Schools Partnership
Leanne Malicoat – Roane County – Rockwood 150
Walt Marshall – Monroe County – Monroe County Friends of Animals
Karen McCaulley – Blount County – BCCAA/Smoky Mountain Meals on Wheels
Bernice McLemore – Knox County – CAC Foster Grandparent Program
Marilyn Mele – Loudon County – Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding
Natalie Mignano – Knox County – Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley
Honey Miller – Jefferson County – Companion Animal Rescue & Education
Lillie Miller – Monroe County – God’s Wonderful Blessings Ministry
Skylar Miller – Knox County – Junior League of Knoxville
Melanie Morris – Knox County – United Way of Greater Knoxville
Barbara Murphy – Knox County – Farragut’s Unsung Navy Volunteer Program
Jerry Neal – Campbell County – Caring Hearts
Kathi O’Hara – Knox County – Ladies of Charity Knoxville
Linda Hampton-Parker – Cocke County – Walters State Paralegal Advisory Board
Brandon Parks – Knox County – United Way of Greater Knoxville
Kathy Parks – Roane County – Various Roane County Organizations
Lloyd Pitney – Knox County – American Red Cross of East TN
Sherrie Raper – Monroe County – God’s Wonderful Blessings Ministry
Ruth Remmers – Blount County – Girl Scouts CSA
Audrey Richardson – Blount County – Foster Grandparents, MLK Community Center
Joyce Richman – Knox County – Great Schools Partnership
Bill Riley – Multiple Counties – Legacy Housing Foundation
Carlene Robinson – Cocke County – Tanner Preservation Alliance
Beth Schoonover – Knox County – For the Love of Reading
Alan Sheets – Knox County – American Red Cross of East TN
Lisa Smith – Knox County – Random Acts of Flowers Knoxville
Teresa Lynn Sparks – Monroe County – Sequoyah High School
Stuart Sprouse – Knox County – Great Schools Partnership
Laura Stout – Knox County – Girl Scouts CSA
Charles Sutton – Knox County – CAC Mobile Meals
Caryn Szmuc – Knox County – Knoxville Habitat for Humanity
Walter Talgo – Knox County – CAC Volunteer Assisted Transportation
Liz Taylor – Monroe County – God’s Wonderful Blessings Ministry
Joanna Volpe – Knox County – Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus
Tatyania Watts – Blount County – Welcome Table
Bonnie Weaver – Monroe County – First Baptist Church of Tellico Village
Robert Wilkinson – Knox County – Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley
2019 PHOTO GALLERY
