Tennessee’s SkillsUSA postsecondary officer team has earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award for amassing more than 1,000 hours of service in a 12-month period.
First awarded by President George W. Bush in 2003, the award program is a way to thank and honor volunteers, and encourage sustained commitment to civic participation.
The state officer team includes President Austin Cox, Northeast State Community College; Vice President Hank Holleman, Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Knoxville; Secretary Jeremy Martin, TCAT Nashville; Treasurer Derrick Garner, TCAT Paris; Reporter Shellie Thomas, TCAT Pulaski; Parliamentarian Herbert Joyce Jr., TCAT Memphis; and Historian Molly Sweetland, TCAT Chattanooga. Advisors from each of the officers’ schools are part of the team and contributed volunteer hours as well.
Left to right: Shellie Thomas, Austin Cox, Herbert Joyce Jr., Molly Sweetland, Derrick Garner, Hank Holleman, and Jeremy Martin
Northeast State’s SkillsUSA advisor Nichole Manz-Young said Austin Cox contributed 275 hours of service, volunteering for the Appalachian Service Project that rebuilt homes destroyed by the recent Gatlinburg forest fire. Also, Manz-Young contributed 28 hours of service to various organizations.
The leadership team received a personalized certificate, an official pin, and a congratulatory letter from President Donald J. Trump.
“This award is a great testament to these students’ hard work and commitment to SkillsUSA,” said James D. King, Northeast State president. “They are excellent examples of the quality of students we have enrolled in Tennessee’s community colleges and TCATs.”
SkillsUSA is a national membership association serving middle school, high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. Its goal is to provide a framework where students, teachers and industry can work together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA has an annual membership of more than 360,000 students and advisors.
Tennessee’s SkillsUSA postsecondary officer team has earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award for amassing more than 1,000 hours of service in a 12-month period.
First awarded by President George W. Bush in 2003, the award program is a way to thank and honor volunteers, and encourage sustained commitment to civic participation.
The state officer team includes President Austin Cox, Northeast State Community College; Vice President Hank Holleman, Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Knoxville; Secretary Jeremy Martin, TCAT Nashville; Treasurer Derrick Garner, TCAT Paris; Reporter Shellie Thomas, TCAT Pulaski; Parliamentarian Herbert Joyce Jr., TCAT Memphis; and Historian Molly Sweetland, TCAT Chattanooga. Advisors from each of the officers’ schools are part of the team and contributed volunteer hours as well.
Northeast State’s SkillsUSA advisor Nichole Manz-Young said Austin Cox contributed 275 hours of service, volunteering for the Appalachian Service Project that rebuilt homes destroyed by the recent Gatlinburg forest fire. Also, Manz-Young contributed 28 hours of service to various organizations.
The leadership team received a personalized certificate, an official pin, and a congratulatory letter from President Donald J. Trump.
“This award is a great testament to these students’ hard work and commitment to SkillsUSA,” said James D. King, Northeast State president. “They are excellent examples of the quality of students we have enrolled in Tennessee’s community colleges and TCATs.”
SkillsUSA is a national membership association serving middle school, high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. Its goal is to provide a framework where students, teachers and industry can work together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA has an annual membership of more than 360,000 students and advisors.
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