{"id":581,"date":"2025-03-03T15:19:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T15:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/?page_id=581"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:06:10","slug":"soar-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/","title":{"rendered":"SOAR Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"581\" class=\"elementor elementor-581\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5a4bf8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c5a4bf8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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src=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/SOAR_logo_white-291x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-77\" alt=\"Statewide Outstanding Achievement Awards (SOAR)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/SOAR_logo_white-291x300.png 291w, https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/08\/SOAR_logo_white.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f2923f\" data-id=\"9f2923f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a2c78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4a2c78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">8th Annual<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ac036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53ac036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Statewide Outstanding<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa46fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9aa46fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Achievement Awards (SOAR)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f1a03a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f1a03a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be67508\" data-id=\"be67508\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277780e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"277780e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c0b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51c0b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>With opportunities for Tennesseans to attend college at an all-time high thanks to Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect, the Tennessee Board of Regents will honor six outstanding students, faculty and staff members and two colleges of the year in its seventh annual Statewide Outstanding Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Awards.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a68e992 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a68e992\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90d0593\" data-id=\"90d0593\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c64fb7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c64fb7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=quELnfMrWQU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b6b81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16b6b81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 SOAR Award winners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad3a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ad3a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Colleges of the Year<br \/><strong>Jackson State Community College<br \/>Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Knoxville<\/strong><\/p><p>Students of the Year<br \/><strong>Community College: Louis Rey Valenzuela<br \/><\/strong><strong>TCAT: Mia Suarez<\/strong><\/p><p>Faculty Members of the Year<br \/><strong>Community College: Dr. Lacey Benns<br \/><\/strong><strong>TCAT: Zachary Murray<\/strong><\/p><p>Staff Members of the Year<br \/><strong>Community College: Lewis Jackson<br \/><\/strong><strong>TCAT: Crystal Hunter<\/strong><\/p><p>Volunteer Award<br \/><strong>Jennifer Kinsey, Reeves Young.<\/strong><\/p><p>Philanthropy Award<br \/><strong>Morning Pointe Foundation<\/strong><\/p><p>Partnership Award<br \/><strong>TCAT Northwest &amp; Tipton County Executive Jeff Huffman<br \/><\/strong><strong>Pellissippi State Community College &amp; the Blount Partnership.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c6598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13c6598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/2026_-SOAR_Winners-Photo-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-885\" alt=\"2026 SOAR Winners Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/2026_-SOAR_Winners-Photo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/2026_-SOAR_Winners-Photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/2026_-SOAR_Winners-Photo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/2026_-SOAR_Winners-Photo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7be8739 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7be8739\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e37748a\" data-id=\"e37748a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b0624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e0b0624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ad26d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9ad26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPONSORS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a591f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a591f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title is-4\">SOAR would not be possible without support from amazing partners to TBR\u2014The College System of Tennessee which include:<\/p><div class=\"tile border-is-white is-ancestor\"><div class=\"tile is-parent\"><div class=\"tile is-child box\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2156bcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2156bcb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df35e96\" data-id=\"df35e96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c3e6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21c3e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/soar_sp_reletech2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-834\" alt=\"Reletech - Event Sponsor\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0725d6\" data-id=\"a0725d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e7f07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9e7f07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/soar_sp_bcbstn.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-443\" alt=\"BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee - Event Sponsor\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71901db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71901db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9ebf6f\" data-id=\"c9ebf6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3526668 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3526668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da51e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da51e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education Champion<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407b5aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"407b5aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;4:3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:3,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:3,&quot;columns&quot;:5,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/soar_sp_hoar.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"Hoar Construction - Education Champion Sponsor\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/soar_sp_att.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"AT&amp;T - Education Champion Sponsor\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/soar_sp_nside.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"nSide - Education Champion Sponsor\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/soar_sp_gracedesign.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"Grace Design Studio - Education Champion Sponsor\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/soar_sp_imc.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"IMC Logistics - Education Sponsor\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/soar_sp_baa.jpg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"Bauer Askew - Education Champion Sponsor\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/soar_sp_d2l.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"D2L - Education Champion Sponsor\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/soar_sp_morningpointe.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"Morning Point Foundation - Education Champion Sponsor\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/soar_sp_stowers.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"Stowers Caterpillar - Education Champion Sponsor\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/soar_sp_oracle.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"ORACLE - Education Champion\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623093f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"623093f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8357b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8357b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">College Champion<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a1e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"93a1e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;4:3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:3,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:3,&quot;columns&quot;:6,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/soar_sp_americanconstr.jpg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"American Constructors - College Champion\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/soar_sp_bma.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"BarberMcMurry Architects - College Champion\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/soar_sp_MM.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"Milek Media - College Champion\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/11\/soar_sp_tinkerma.jpg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"tinker ma - College Champion\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/12\/soar_sp_burwil.jpg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"BurWil Construction Co.- College Champion Sponsor\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af9c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5af9c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friends of TBR<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105f21b elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"105f21b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:25,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;4:3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:3,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:3,&quot;columns&quot;:6,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/soar_sp_hiphues.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"hip hues - Friends of TBR\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/soar_sp_llinc.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"Learning Labs, Inc. - Friends of TBR\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/soar_sp_summons.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"William &amp; Pam Summons - Friends of TBR\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/soar_sp_firsthorizon-1.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"First Horizon- Friends of TBR\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f02400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4f02400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78555cb elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"78555cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3231ade\" data-id=\"3231ade\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a0065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5a0065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOAR AWARD INFORMATION<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-211e342 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"211e342\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ed6804\" data-id=\"1ed6804\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0780185 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"0780185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/SOAR_2026-AwardsCriteria.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url();\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2026 SOAR Award Criteria\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747f395 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"747f395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tbr.edu\/student-success\/soar-awards-faculty-nomination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url();\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFaculty Nomination Form\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-184e67c\" data-id=\"184e67c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edcc636 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"edcc636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tbr.edu\/student-success\/soar-student-award-nomination-form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url();\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Nomination Form\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b5148 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"b2b5148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tbr.edu\/student-success\/soar-awards-staff-nomination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url();\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Nomination Form\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c6c93 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"a5c6c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/tbr.questionpro.com\/t\/ASJ7UZ7dtL\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url();\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTBR Honors Choir Nomination\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40d56bf\" data-id=\"40d56bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38d9b9a elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"38d9b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tbr.edu\/student-success\/soar-virtual-art-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url();\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVirtual Art Gallery Form\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7afaff8 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"7afaff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tbr.edu\/student-success\/soar-partnership-award\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url();\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPartnership Award Form\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c67516b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c67516b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31738b3\" data-id=\"31738b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4636f20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4636f20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf437e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf437e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOAR College of the Year Winners<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a8e209 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a8e209\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb216d0\" data-id=\"eb216d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac6fbed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac6fbed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2026<\/strong><br \/>Jackson State Community College<br \/>Tennessee College of Applied Technology Knoxville<\/p><p><strong>2025<\/strong><br \/>Dyersburg State<br \/>Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville<\/p><p><strong>2024<\/strong><br \/>Northeast State Community College<br \/>Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest<\/p><p><strong>2023<\/strong><br \/>Walters State Community College<br \/>Tennessee College of Applied Technology Morristown<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab912cb\" data-id=\"ab912cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d65d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3d65d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2022<\/strong><br \/>Walters State Community College<br \/>Tennessee College of Applied Technology Elizabethton<\/p><p><strong>2021<\/strong><br \/>Columbia State Community College<br \/>Tennessee College of Applied Technology Shelbyville<\/p><p><strong>2020<\/strong><br \/>Roane State Community College<br \/>Tennessee College of Applied Technology Hohenwald<\/p><p><strong>2019<\/strong><br \/>Cleveland State Community College<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8364eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8364eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58939bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58939bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d1e5e4\" data-id=\"7d1e5e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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\/><\/strong><strong>TCAT: Zachary Murray<\/strong><\/p><p>Staff Members of the Year<br \/><strong>Community College: Lewis Jackson<br \/><\/strong><strong>TCAT: Crystal Hunter<\/strong><\/p><p>Volunteer Award<br \/><strong>Jennifer Kinsey, Reeves Young.<\/strong><\/p><p>Philanthropy Award<br \/><strong>Morning Pointe Foundation<\/strong><\/p><p>Partnership Award<br \/><strong>TCAT Northwest &amp; Tipton County Executive Jeff Huffman<br \/><\/strong><strong>Pellissippi State Community College &amp; the Blount Partnership.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2672\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2672\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Nashville<\/b><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Faculty Members of the Year<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Dr. Caroline Rogers, Chattanooga State; Andrew Aydelott, TCAT Harriman<\/b><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Staff Members of the Year<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Dr. Nicole Cardwell-Hampton, Walters State; Camilla Gambrel, TCAT Jacksboro<\/b><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Advisor of the Year<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Lindsay Guenther, Vol State.<\/b><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Student Art Contest Winners<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Place,\u00a0<b>Alex Moody, Vol State<br \/><\/b>2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0Place,\u00a0<b>Rose Davis, Walters State<br \/><\/b>3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0Place\u00a0<b>Madelyn Campbell, Walters State.<\/b><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Volunteer Award<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Dan Caldwell, Nissan.<\/b><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Philanthropy Award<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Cummins Inc., for its work with TCATs Memphis &amp; Nashville.<\/b><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Partnership Award<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Tennessee Road Builders Association and TCAT Knoxville<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2673\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2673\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2024 SOAR Winners<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2673\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2673\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ace925\" data-id=\"8ace925\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24e53b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e24e53b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p><em>Community College of the Year\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Northeast State Community College<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98c3e5f\" data-id=\"98c3e5f\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6717685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6717685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p><em>Technical College of the Year<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><em>Community College Student of the Year:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: #363636;\">Jaxen Waggoner, a secondary education in English student at Motlow State Community College<\/span>.<\/p><p><em>Technical College Student of the Year:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\">Amanda Sovago-Royal<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\">\u00a0massage therapy student at TCAT Chattanooga<\/span><strong>.<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Community College Faculty Member of the Year:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\">Gregory S. Johnson, emergency medical services (EMS) program director and professor at Columbia State Community College<\/span><\/p><p><em>Technical College Faculty Member of the Year:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\">Lexy Baker, dental assisting instructor at TCAT Nashville<\/span><\/p><p><em>Community College Staff Member of the Year:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\">Cathi Roberts, work-based learning coordinator at Jackson State Community College<\/span><\/p><p><em>Technical College Staff Member of the Year:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\">Lewis Wohlman, correctional programs coordinator at TCAT Oneida\/Huntsville<\/span><\/p><p><em>College Advisor of the Year, recognizing overall excellence in student advising at a TBR community or technical college:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\">Kathy Coleman, dean of advising and retention student advisor at Northeast State Community College<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><i>Student Art Contest<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">First Place \u2013 Brooke Grisham, Volunteer State Community College, for a gouache panting Nature&#8217;s Call.<br \/>Second Place \u2013 Brylee Bruner, Walters State Community College, for a graphite on paper drawing Comfort in Growing.<br \/>Third Place \u2013 Carrie Robinson, Southwest Tennessee Community College, for a painting Autumn in Cades Cove.<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><em>Philanthropy Award:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\">Collision Repair Education Foundation, which worked with Audi of America and Volkswagen Group of America to donate vehicles and other contributions to collision repair and other automotive repair training programs at several TCATs.<\/span><\/p><p><em>Volunteer Award:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1rem;\">Erik Clinite, managing partner and chief financial officer at Orcutt Winslow, an inaugural member and current chair of the Board of the Foundation for the College System of Tennessee<\/span><strong>.<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Partnership Awards:<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\">The Gleghorn-Dempsey families, the Bank of Lincoln County and Motlow State Community College, for a multi-generational commitment to the Fayetteville-Lincoln County community, including a grassroots effort to raise funds for a Motlow State campus in Fayetteville<\/span><\/p><p><i style=\"color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">Soaring Eagle Award<\/i><b style=\"color: #363636; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">:<\/b><\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: #363636;\">TBR Facilities Development staff, led by Executive Director Dick Tracy, for its dedication to overseeing an historic $1 billion in upgrades to the technical college system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: #363636;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2674\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2674\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2023 SOAR Winners<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2674\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2674\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-166\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/thumbnail_SOAR-2023-Awardees-Group-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"SOAR 2023 Awardees\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/thumbnail_SOAR-2023-Awardees-Group-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/thumbnail_SOAR-2023-Awardees-Group-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/thumbnail_SOAR-2023-Awardees-Group-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tbr.edu\/soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/thumbnail_SOAR-2023-Awardees-Group.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p><p><em>Community College of the Year\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Walters State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Technical College of the Year<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Tennessee College of Applied Technology Morristown<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Community College Student of the Year:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Elaine Scott, a Psychology student at Jackson State Community College who plans to pursue a Ph.D. in psychology with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, then work as an educator and researcher.<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Technical College Student of the Year:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Paige Isbell, a Farming Operations Technology student at TCAT Crump, who plans to work as a veterinary assistant at a veterinary clinic for large and small animals after graduation.<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Community College Faculty Member of the Year:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Dr. Liz Mayo, Professor of English Composition and Literature, and Gender Studies at Jackson State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Technical College Faculty Member of the Year:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Janaria McIntosh, Master Barber Instructor at TCAT Chattanooga<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Community College Staff Member of the Year:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Dale Grisso, Financial Literacy Manager at Chattanooga State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Technical College Staff Member of the Year:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Sayde Potts, Partnership in Agricultural Education Coordinator at TCAT Crump<\/strong><\/p><p><em>College Advisor of the Year, recognizing overall excellence in student advising at a TBR community or technical college:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Pamela Bigham, Student Services Coordinator at TCAT Dickson<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Philanthropy Award:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>The Gene Haas Foundation<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Volunteer Award:\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Susan Rhodes, Chair of the Foundation for the College System of Tennessee, former director of The Ayers Foundation and founder of ROW Strategies.<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Partnership Awards:<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Roane State Community College &amp; UCOR, United Cleanup Oak Ridge<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>TCAT Knoxville and Alcoa City Schools<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2675\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2675\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2022 SOAR Winners<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2675\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2675\"><p>Community College of the Year<br \/><b>Walters State Community College<\/b>\u00a0<\/p><p>Technical College of the Year<br \/><b>Tennessee College of Applied Technology Elizabethton<\/b>\u00a0<\/p><p>Community College Student of the Year<br \/><strong>Zennia Nesmith, a psychology major pursuing an Associate of Science degree at Chattanooga State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p>College of Applied Technology Student of the Year<br \/><strong>Clifton Alex Floyd, an information technology student at TCAT Shelbyville<\/strong><\/p><p>Community College Faculty Member of the Year<br \/><strong>Dr. Elvira Eivazova, associate professor of biology at Columbia State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p>College of Applied Technology Faculty Member of the Year<br \/><strong>James Cochrane, information technology and infrastructure management instructor at TCAT Shelbyville<\/strong><\/p><p>Community College Staff Member of the Year<br \/><strong>Rob Keel, human resources analyst at Motlow State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p>College of Applied Technology Staff Member of the Year<br \/><strong>Karen Larsen, curriculum and compliance coordinator at TCAT Jackson<\/strong><\/p><p>Advisor of the Year<br \/><strong>Pedro Martinez, an advisor\/counselor for 11 years at\u00a0Volunteer State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p>Volunteer of the Year<br \/><strong>Regent Danni Va<\/strong><strong>rlan<\/strong>, recognized for her 12 years of service as a member of the Board of Regents representing the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>Congressional District; as a board member of the Foundation of the College System of Tennessee; for being a mentor, and for her work at East Tennessee Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p><p>Benefactor of the Year<br \/><strong>FedEx<\/strong>, recognized for its many contributions to and support of the system and its colleges, including aviation maintenance and aircraft mechanics technology students and programs. FedEx employees also contribute their time and expertise by serving on college advisory boards and the board for the Foundation of the College System of Tennessee.\u00a0<\/p><p>Partnership Award<br \/><strong>Roan State Community College and Materials and Chemistry Laboratory Inc. of Oak Ridge and President and CEO Barry Stephenson and his wife Lucy Stephenson<\/strong>, for many years of work with and support of\u00a0Roane State, including creation of the college\u2019s innovative \u201cLabin-a-Box\u201d program that provides STEM kits and lesson plans to local classrooms.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2676\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2676\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2021 SOAR Winners<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2676\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2676\"><p>Community College of the Year<br \/><strong>Columbia State Community College<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>Technical College of the Year<br \/><strong>TCAT Shelbyville<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>Students of the Year, Community College<br \/><strong>Deborah Carol Hale, a pre-K education major, Chattanooga State Community College<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Student of the Year, Technical College<br \/><strong>Brian Shanley, a collision repair major, TCAT Oneida-Huntsville.<\/strong><\/p><p>Faculty Member of the Year, Community College<br \/><strong>Candace Justice, director of instructional design and associate professor of English, Walters State Community College.<\/strong><\/p><p>Faculty Member of the Year, Technical College<br \/><strong>Jennifer Wright, technology foundations instructor, TCAT Shelbyville.<\/strong><\/p><p>Staff Member of the Year, Community College<br \/><strong>L. Angela Webb, director of police services and public safety at Southwest Tennessee Community College.<\/strong><\/p><p>Staff Member of the Year, Technical College<br \/><strong>Rob Alford, special industry training coordinator, TCAT Pulaski.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j9ASdMfCA7I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH ONLINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2677\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2677\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2020 SOAR Winners<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2677\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2677\"><p>Community College of the Year<br \/><strong>Roane State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p>Technical College of the Year<br \/><strong>TCAT Hohenwald<\/strong><\/p><p>Students of the Year, Community College<br \/><strong>Dominic Marcoaldi, Nashville State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p>Student of the Year, Technical College<br \/><strong>Ryan Olivia Cross, TCAT Paris<\/strong><\/p><p>Faculty Member of the Year, Community College<br \/><strong>Kathleen McAdams, Nashville State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p>Faculty Member of the Year, Technical College<br \/><strong>Mike Sledzinski, TCAT Knoxville<\/strong><\/p><p>Staff Member of the Year, Community College<br \/><strong>Sharon Edwards, Motlow State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p>Staff Member of the Year, Technical College<br \/><strong>John Lee, TCAT Elizabethton<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2678\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2678\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-trophy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2019 SOAR Winners<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2678\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2678\"><p>Community College of the Year<br \/><strong>Cleveland State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p>Community College Student of the Year<br \/><strong>James Fry, Chattanooga State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p>TCAT Student of the Year<br \/><strong>Dawn Marie Varney, Tennessee College of Applied Technology Shelbyville<\/strong><\/p><p>Community College Faculty Member of the Year<br \/><strong>Dr. Girija Shinde, Volunteer State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p>TCAT Faculty Member of the Year<br \/><strong>Rebecca Russell, Tennessee College of Applied Technology Knoxville<\/strong><\/p><p>Community College Staff Member of the Year<br \/><strong>John Adcox, Northeast State Community College<\/strong><\/p><p>TCAT Staff Member of the Year<br \/><strong>Chris Edmonds, Tennessee College of Applied Technology 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