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2019 East TN Volunteer Recognition Awards
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
2019 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
2019 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 ETVRA Nominees
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
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
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