The Northeast State Outstanding Student Award winner for 2021-2022 is Bryan Kirk. He will graduate this spring with associate degrees in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Management, and Finance.
Kirk, from Kingsport, was chosen for his excellence in academics, career preparation, and service that impacts the College’s constituencies. He was selected by Northeast State’s Outstanding Student Award Selection Committee.
Bryan Kirk
“We are extremely pleased to award this honor to Bryan,” said Northeast State President Bethany Bullock. “He has exhibited exemplary academic accomplishment and service to the College. We are so proud of Bryan and the initiative and achievement he has shown during his time at Northeast State.”
The Outstanding Student Award is part of the Statewide Outstanding Achievement Recognition Awards (SOAR) sponsored by the Tennessee Board of Regents. Kirk will participate in a regional competition in November. Students that are selected from the regional competition will move on to the statewide level in Spring 2022.
SOAR offers tremendous opportunities for students, faculty, and staff through competitive award programs that select outstanding statewide recipients in each category for both community colleges and colleges of applied technology.
“I couldn’t be more humbled by this honor,” Kirk said. “Northeast State has put so much effort into my personal development since I enrolled in 2018, and I’m exceptionally glad to represent the school on a regional, and hopefully statewide, level.”
Kirk’s honors include:
2020 Outstanding Peer Mentor, Northeast State Keeping Our Promise initiative
2020 Distinguished Chapter Officer, Alpha Iota Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
2021 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar
After graduating from Northeast State, Kirk said he plans to complete a bachelor’s of Economics. He said he hopes to pursue a career in management consulting or automotive manufacturing.
“Northeast State has surprised me. I came here poorly prepared as anyone, but I never thought so many opportunities would find me. Faculty pay attention to what their students are doing, so if you come here and make an effort, it will be noticed” Kirk said. “I am a first-generation student, homeschooled from fourth until the 12th grade, so it feels particularly good to represent the school with such a background. It attests to Northeast’s focus of providing an equitable education to people of every origin.”
The Northeast State Outstanding Student Award winner for 2021-2022 is Bryan Kirk. He will graduate this spring with associate degrees in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Management, and Finance.
Kirk, from Kingsport, was chosen for his excellence in academics, career preparation, and service that impacts the College’s constituencies. He was selected by Northeast State’s Outstanding Student Award Selection Committee.
“We are extremely pleased to award this honor to Bryan,” said Northeast State President Bethany Bullock. “He has exhibited exemplary academic accomplishment and service to the College. We are so proud of Bryan and the initiative and achievement he has shown during his time at Northeast State.”
The Outstanding Student Award is part of the Statewide Outstanding Achievement Recognition Awards (SOAR) sponsored by the Tennessee Board of Regents. Kirk will participate in a regional competition in November. Students that are selected from the regional competition will move on to the statewide level in Spring 2022.
SOAR offers tremendous opportunities for students, faculty, and staff through competitive award programs that select outstanding statewide recipients in each category for both community colleges and colleges of applied technology.
“I couldn’t be more humbled by this honor,” Kirk said. “Northeast State has put so much effort into my personal development since I enrolled in 2018, and I’m exceptionally glad to represent the school on a regional, and hopefully statewide, level.”
Kirk’s honors include:
After graduating from Northeast State, Kirk said he plans to complete a bachelor’s of Economics. He said he hopes to pursue a career in management consulting or automotive manufacturing.
“Northeast State has surprised me. I came here poorly prepared as anyone, but I never thought so many opportunities would find me. Faculty pay attention to what their students are doing, so if you come here and make an effort, it will be noticed” Kirk said. “I am a first-generation student, homeschooled from fourth until the 12th grade, so it feels particularly good to represent the school with such a background. It attests to Northeast’s focus of providing an equitable education to people of every origin.”
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