Rutherford County’s Assistant Public Health Director received three prestigious honors in August and September consecutively. LaShan Dixon was recognized in August with Middle Tennessee State University’s (MTSU) “Young Alumni Achievement Award,” an award “given to a graduate age 35 or younger making a positive impact in the world.” The university stated that LaShan, who has…
The Rutherford ATHENA International Leadership Awards were held today at Embassy Suites to celebrate the accomplishments of 15 ATHENA nominees and five Young Professional nominees from the Rutherford County community. The 2020 ATHENA Award recipient is Diane Cummings Turnham, who was nominated by The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties. Turnham serves as senior…
The 2019-20 MTSU Experimental Vehicles Program lunar rover teams couldn’t compete along with the elite international field at the 2020 NASA Human Explorer Rover Challenge, as the in-person event was canceled in April because of the COVID-19 pandemic However, the 14-person MTSU Team No. 2 earned the top engineering achievement prize — the American Institute…
Rutherford County Government recently awarded three employees with a $500 scholarship to continue their education. “Rutherford County wants its employees to be engaged and prepared with the tools essential to completing jobs effectively, efficiently, and professionally,” said Sonya Stephenson, HR Director. “We continue to look for ways to enhance employees’ abilities and skills and provide…
MTSU Honors College Dean John R. Vile is the 2020-22 recipient of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Scholar Award. Vile, Honors dean since 2008, earned the recognition citation for his excellence in teaching, research and public service. He recently received the award from the national Phi Kappa Phi organization, which canceled its annual…
RUTHERFORD Cable, founding sponsor of the ATHENA International Leadership Award for Rutherford County, announces the 2020 ATHENA Patrons Society Scholarship recipient as Karla Kirelawich. Kirelawich is a graphic design major at Middle Tennessee State University, and she has lived in Middle Tennessee for most of the last 20 years. Kirelawich enjoys creative work and said…
For the second consecutive year, Middle Tennessee State University’s Saeed Foroudastan has received the CARE Award from the June Anderson Center for Women and Nontraditional Students. Foroudastan, who was excited to learn he received the award again, is associate dean in the College of Basic and Applied Sciences and director of the award-winning Experimental Vehicles…
The 41st Annual Telly Awards, the premier award honoring video and television across all screens, has recognized the City of Murfreesboro’s ‘Phone Distraction’ PSA’ as winner in the Local TV: General-Public Service/PSA category. The award was announced May, 27, 2020, but the actual Telly Award was received Friday, July 17. Video Producer Michael Nevills earned…
National leadership honor society Omicron Delta Kappa recently recognized MTSU’s Susan Lyons with the Robert L. Morlan-Robert Bishop Outstanding Circle Officer Award. The award celebrates Lyons’ service as an Omicron Delta Kappa, or ODK, Circle Assistant and now Circle Coordinator at MTSU. It also recognizes her contributions as a member of the 2018 Biennial National…
National Beta Convention, originally planned for June in Fort Worth, Texas, became a virtual affair like many others. Siegel High School rising senior Beta members Whitman Czajkowski and Luke Blain submitted their video entry for the Technology category with high hopes for winning as they had taken first place in the state competition this past…