2019-20 Annual Report

MOVING FORWARD

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THE NEXT

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ANNUAL REPORT

QUICK FACTS Since it opened in September 1969, Motlow has had one overriding goal – to change lives. It’s pursuit of partnerships has greatly enhanced the College’s ability to accomplish this goal. Whether it is the partnering of student and teacher or private industry and the College, or Motlow and other educational institutions, Motlow could never have become the powerhouse it has become without forming strong partnerships within the community and around the world.

With locations in Moore County, Fayetteville, McMinnville, Smyrna, and Sparta, Motlow’s service area encompasses eleven Middle Tennessee counties including Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Franklin, Lincoln, Moore, Rutherford, Van Buren, Warren, and White.

Executive Staff (2019-20) Dr. Michael L. Torrence, President Hilda Tunstill, EVP, Business and Finance Dr. Tony Millican, EVP, Workforce and Community Development Terri Bryson, VP, External Affairs Melody Edmonds, AVP, Academic Affairs Dr. Mika’il Petin, AVP, Student Success

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Degrees and Certificates Offered Associate of Arts Associate of Science Associate of Applied Science Associate of Fine Arts Associate of Science in Teaching Technical Certificates

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Quick Facts

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Message from the President

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By the Numbers Historical Memories Leaning Forward

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Evidence of Growth

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Programs, Curricula, & Academics Campus Reports

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Our Students Our Faculty

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Dual Enrollment Brand Research Motlow College Foundation Workforce Development Community Engagement

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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

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The Pandemic Response College Awards & Recognition Telling the Motlow Story Student Enrollment Data Student Financial Data Financial Performance TN Board of Regents & Foundation Trustees Contact Us 3

Motlow’s 50th Anniversary What a year! Reflecting on the 2019-20 academic year is an exercise in celebration that leaves one with deep feelings of awe and gratitude.

We began this academic year with the launch of a milestone, our 50th Anniversary celebration. We hosted our first Founders Day and welcomed a capacity crowd. We gathered with students, community members, civic leaders, and corporate partners through a series of celebrations across our service area. Through ribbon cuttings, mixers, galas, festivals, teas, banquets, and ceremonies we paid homage to our roots and heralded the rising of our next 50 years of service.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dr. Michael Torrence

While celebrating our 50th, completing construction on the Hiatt-Spivey Center in Smyrna, tackling the College’s largest-ever fundraiser, and launching a major technology initiative, we built more new partnerships, crafted more community alliances, pursued more grants, and taught more students than ever before.

The Unexpected Challenge Then, with no time to pause, we pivoted to face our greatest challenge ever; the pandemic. In just a few short weeks, 814 employees and 7,023 students made the pivot from a ground-based operation to a virtually synthesized organization. It was a shift of enormous magnitude. The transformation was not without trials, pain, and setbacks. It was, however, our greatest success of the year because we are and always will be united in our mission to lift up the needs of others through the lasting power of education.

We enjoyed celebration. We endured tribulation. We advanced. We sheltered in place. We gave up being on-ground, yet we most certainly forged new ground. We have had an amazing year marked by wonderful success.

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The Next 50 To all Motlow students, staff, friends, and family, I extend my deepest gratitude for jobs well-done, academic achievement amidst unprecedented experiences, and the forging of alliances that empower us to overcome formidable challenges and celebrate in meaningful triumphs.

We closed Motlow’s celebration of our 50th graduating class with great anticipation for the Next 50!

Founders Day

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7,023 STUDENTS

BY THE NUMBERS

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AAS DEGREES

266

15

40

AA DEGREES

11

GRANTS

6

814

EMPLOYEES

DONORS

AS DEGREES

$1.02M EXTERNAL FUNDING

PEOPLE

1,819

DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENTS

1,182

38%

GRADUATES

MALE STUDENTS

62%

FEMALE STUDENTS

PROGRAMS

48

TTP DEGREES

4

CAMPUSES

10

CERTIFICATES

8

2+2 PROGRAMS

39

ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS

OUTCOMES

59%

1ST-YEAR RETENTION RATE

35.7%

3-YEAR GRADUATION RATE

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TN PROMISE GRADUATION RATE 7

HISTORICAL MEMORIES The class of 2019-20 was Motlow’s 50th Graduating Class. The year began with a host of events that marked the milestone. We were joined by friends, family,

partners, donors, retirees, and new allies in a series of celebrations that began with August 2019 Convocation, and concluded in May 2020 with the mass

mailing of Graduation Gift Boxes. Our plans of pomp and circumstance may have transitioned to sheltering in place and virtual celebrations, nonetheless, it was a banner 50th milestone anniversary full of great memories.

Legacy Milestones

50th Anniversary Artifacts

• 50th Anniversary Founders Day • 50th Anniversary Family Fun Day • Smyrna Hiatt-Spivey Center Opens • Sepsis Awareness Conference • Library Digital Archives Project • 50 Classroom Readings

COLLECTIBLE LAPEL PIN

• Chamber Mixers

LEGISLATIVE PROCLAMATION

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GRADUATION GIFT BOX

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LEANING FORWARD At Motlow, student success drives everything we do. We want every student to experience academic accomplishment and career success. Achieving that requires instruction and training that is nimble and responsive to market demands. One of the greatest opportunities and challenges in the business world today is finding highly skilled talent to fill highdemand positions offering high-wage salaries.

Our College made a major commitment to respond to market needs by embedding emerging technologies into all our programs, curricula, infrastructure, professional development, and planning. We were in the early stages of implementing this technology-integration mission when the urgent need arose to pivot to onlineonly operations in response to the pandemic. We were fortunate the vision, plan, and partnerships were already in place to rise to this challenge. Our objective to make Motlow a leader in emerging technology prepared us for this shift. With a solid plan in place, we were able to escalate implementation of elements of our plan regarding staff, resources, and services.

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Operational Achievements • Construction of new 82,000 square-foot facility in Smyrna • Launched Financial Aid Chatbot to support student access • Implemented Raiser’s Edge fundraising cultivation software • Executed new electronic forms initiative to improve efficiencies • Completed new single sign-on initiative improving student user experience • Opened two virtual reality discovery labs

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TOP PERFORMING TBR INSTITUTION

State Appropriations TBR’s Consolidated Financial Index (CFI) recommends a minimum index position of at

least 3. Motlow’s index position for 2019 was 6.55. This reflects the financial health of the organization based on indicators such as facility investments and appropriate financial

reserves. For a second year, Motlow was the leader in TBR’s outcomes funding formula, translating to an increase in State Appropriations of 13.1%.

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FALL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY STUDENT TYPE 2017

2018

2019

EVIDENCE OF GROWTH

ADULT ENROLLMENT 25+ 2017

919

2018

2019

2018

2019

GRADUATION AWARD TRENDS

2017

2018

2019

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Associate

Certificate <1 Year

Certificate 1-2 Years

829

983

1,635

2,150 1,762

2,827 2,279

1,819

Other

ENROLLMENT

First Time at College

Dual Enrolled

2,872

2,241

100%

ADULT LEARNER COMPLETIONS

2,963

ADULT ENROLLMENT

1,460

99%

AAS DEGREE JOB PLACEMENT RATE

1,592

GRADUATES

134

8

144

1,070

STUDENT RETENTION RATE

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104

60%

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PROGRAMS CURRICULA & ACADEMICS

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Medical Lab Technology (MLT) Accreditation

Faculty Professional Development

100% Pass Rate

More than 1,500 Hours

• The MLT program graduated its first cohort this year.

• Instructional staff used this past year to explore, adopt,

The program enjoyed a 100% licensure pass rate for all students. MLT also successfully achieved national recognition for program accreditation from the

American Society of Clinical Pathology. MLT is the most recent addition to Motlow’s high-demand, high-wage

programs. MLT graduates have average starting wages

above $40,000 and quickly advance to median wages of $60,000, according to the Department of Labor.

and launch a host of new classroom technologies.

Newly embedded instructional technology included implementing virtual reality for immersive learning experiences. Faculty led students on Google

Expeditions and taught using 360-degree video.

• From certifications in Quality Matters and recognition as Google Certified Instructors, faculty went on to develop new Open Education Resources (OER), introduce a

new digital syllabus platform, and launch new course webpages.

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Articulation Agreements The 2019-20 academic year saw the implementation of a number of new articulation agreements:

EMT Program at Sparta

• TCAT Shelbyville LPN to RN

Motlow increased its footprint in White County through

• UTC A.A.S. Mechatronics Technology to B.A.S. Mechatronics Engineering Technology A.S. (TTP) University Parallel Major (Civil Engineering Emphasis) to B.S. Civil Engineering A.S. (TTP) University Parallel Major (Electrical Engineering Emphasis) to B.S. Electrical Engineering A.S. (TTP) University Parallel Major (Mechatronics Engineering Emphasis) to B.S. Mechanical Engineering • Williamson College A.S. in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Management, and Marketing; A.A.S. in Accounting, Business Office, Medical Office, and Supply Chain Management to B.S. in Business Administration

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the Sparta Advisory Council partnership. This united

community collaboration saw the expansion of Motlow’s EMS program to offer classes at the Sparta teaching

site. The new EMS classroom includes a new ambulance simulator, allowing students to certify as an emergency medical technician in less than one year.

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Other Academic Milestones

Entrepreneurship Degree This year saw the introduction of a new Associate of Applied Science Business Major degree with a concentration in

Entrepreneurship. Through a curriculum based on advice from community entrepreneurs, students can pursue a combination of new skills in accounting, business, and marketing. Motlow’s Business Major degree with an

Entrepreneurship Concentration is a two-year program

preparing students to enter the workforce and launch their own big idea or new franchise, or apply entrepreneurial constructs to advance their corporate career.

• Piloted an online summer STEM Camp • Launched Kaltura Instructional Classroom platform for professionally recorded and delivered faculty lectures

• Implemented Go2Knowledge to advance professional development and made

webinars available, achieving more than 1900 instructional uses in less than six months

• Led the development and implementation of a new online course Evaluation Kit,

achieving a first-time student participation rate of 82%

• Authored 15 new Open Educational

Resource courses that help reduce costs for students by using free textbooks

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Moore County

CAMPUS REPORTS Motlow is accredited by the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools

(SACSCOC) which recognizes our College as a 4-campus institution. We have campuses

Beginning with Convocation in August 2019, the Moore County campus hosted multiple 50th Anniversary events, headlined by Founders Day, Family Fun Day, Digital Archives unveiling, and the Super Chamber Mixer. Annual events like the children’s play, concerts, and Legislative Breakfast were hosted at Moore County. Moore opened a VR lab and announced a new distillery training education partnership.

in Fayetteville, Moore County, McMinnville,

and Smyrna. We also have a teaching site in Sparta. Motlow’s plan to develop a college-

McMinnville

entirely online continues to advance quickly

The McMinnville campus brought new opportunities to Warren County residents by partnering with Tennessee State University, giving Motlow students a path to earn a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical and Industrial Technologies with a concentration in Mechatronics. The Motlow McMinnville campus also hired a full-time Assistant Academic Dean and two new full-time, Tenure-Track Faculty. Its campus librarian won the Staff TBR SOAR award.

within-a-college for degree plans achievable as a result of our escalated engagement in

online modalities. Highlights and milestones from these sites include new programs, improvements in infrastructures, and expansion of academic offerings.

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Smyrna The new Hiatt-Spivey Center, an 82,000 square-foot addition, opened on the Smyrna campus in December. The new facility features new classrooms, MLT lab, an expanded library, art studio, Onestop Success Center, Mechatronics labs, and a multi-purpose meeting & training space. EMS and EMT became available in Smyrna, and Cyber Security and Mechatronics programs continue to grow.

Fayetteville The Fayetteville campus student population almost doubled from 2018 to 2019, with a total of 585 students.

The first cohort of the Tennessee State University 2+2 program began with four Motlow graduates: Hunter Thrasher, Caleb Crabtree, Justin Spicer, and Brooke Robbins. The Fall 2019 semester opened with a new student lounge featuring a micro-market from Canteen, with more healthy eating options.

Sparta Motlow’s Sparta location escalated its efforts to raise new funds to expand local educational offerings. The Sparta-White County Advisory Board partnership led to collaborative efforts including a Reconnect scholarship outreach campaign, fundraising golf tournament, introduction of EMS program, and a major gift announcement.

Online Motlow’s online capabilities have expanded exponentially during the past five years, allowing the College to be readily equipped when forced to discontinue on-ground courses in March. Motlow students successfully completed their spring and summer semesters online; and faculty, staff, and administration continue to successfully conduct business online. Utilizing video conferencing, email, phone, and text; faculty continue to teach at the highest level.

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OUR STUDENTS

7,023 ENROLLED

1,819

1,592

1,182

ADULT STUDENTS 25+

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DUAL ENROLLMENT

GRADUATES

Jesse Donaldson

Alexandra Razo

Jesse Donaldson is one of 11 students from three high schools who graduated from the Motlow Dual Enrollment Mechatronics program, for free, before receiving his Franklin County High School diploma.

LaVergne HS and Warren County HS also featured Dual Enrollment Mechatronics graduates.

Motlow Health Sciences major Alexandra Razo received a $5,000 Ellucian Pathways Scholarship. Alexandra, one of only 19 students nation-wide to receive the award, graduated from Motlow’s nursing program and now continues her studies at Belmont University.

Adam Bartlett

Carina Vazquez

Cassie Zebick

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)

Being a full-time father, worker, and student at Motlow can be challenging, but Adam Bartlett showed it can be done superbly by graduating with a 4.0 GPA and earning a 2019 Motlow President’s Award. Adam, the father of four, works full-time at Amazon.

Identified by her Motlow professors as “selflessly providing guidance and support to her peers”, Shelbyville’s Carina Vazquez sees the world through the eyes of the daughter of immigrant parents from Mexico.

Carina is a first-generation Motlow graduate who received the 2019 Physics Department Award, made the Dean’s List, and served as PTK Vice-President.

Tullahoma sophomore Cassie Zebick was nominated by Motlow faculty for the 2019-20 Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) Statewide Outstanding Achievement & Recognition (SOAR) Award. Cassie served on the Honors Student Advisory Board, in PTK, and is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success.

Motlow’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter earned more awards than any year in history at the Regional PTK Convention in Dyersburg. Earning the Distinguished Chapter Award, being named a Five-Star Region, along with being named a Top 100 chapter out of 1,300 candidates, headlined Motlow’s record-setting academic year.

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Newly Tenured: JENNA CAVIEZEL / Associate Professor, English CHARLE COFFEY / Assistant Professor, Geography MEAGAN MCMANUS / Associate Professor, English

OUR FACULTY

New Full-Time Positions

133

KRAN KUMAR DONTHULA / Instructor, Chemistry

FULL-TIME FACULTY

239

ADJUNCT INSTRUCTORS

RICHARD BLACKBURN / Instructor, Mechatronics TOM CRUZ / Curriculum Chair, Languages KARLA DIGGS / Instructor, Learning Support - Reading KIPILA DISSANAYAKA / Instructor, Physics DIANNA EVANS / Instructor, Nursing DR. CAPRON HEDGEPATH / Instructor, English DR. DAVID KEATING / Instructor, Physics - Physical Science JOHN MICHAEL OLIVER / Instructor, Mechatronics TABITHA PARKER / Instructor, Mathematics JACK PHILLIPS / Instructor, Economics & Supply Chain Management BRIAN PURCELL / Instructor, Mathematics RICK ROGERS / Instructor, Mechatronics ANDREW SWEENEY / Instructor, Mathematics LIALA SYLER / Instructor, Sociology KEITH TERRILL / Instructor, Mathematics JAMES WATERS III / Instructor, Nursing JONATHAN YOUNG / Instructor, Mathematics; Interim Math Lab Coordinator

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2020 FACULTY EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS

DONNA BREWER Assistant Professor, English

STACY DOWD Natural Science Curriculum Chair; Assistant Professor, Biology

ANDREA GREEN Assistant Professor, English; Learning Support Coordinator for Reading & Writing

DR. STEPHEN GUERIN Professor, Psychology

DR. PAM HARRIS Associate Professor, Psychology and Sociology

MELANIE BISHOP, DDS Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biology

ROXANNE EVANS Adjunct Instructor-First Year Experience, Completion Coach

SARA STRINGFIELD Adjunct Associate Professor, Mathematics

FACULTY WINNERS / ADJUNCT FACULTY WINNERS

DUAL ENROLLMENT One-fourth of our College’s enrollment

headcount can be attributed to high school students who get an early college start at

Motlow. Tennessee makes a major investment in dual enrollment by providing scholarships

for students who make an early commitment to a college plan. Dual enrollment

scholarships support the state’s Drive to

55 mission to increase Tennessee’s college completion rate to 55% by 2025.

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DUAL ENROLLMENT REPRESENTS 25% OF MOTLOW’S TOTAL ENROLLMENT

Motlow’s Dual Enrollment Team – Pictured Left to Right: Teal Lynch, Sally Pack, Debbie Jennings, Melody Edmonds, Lisa Sanders, Lisa Bundy

800%

1-Year growth rate in Motlow students who graduate from high school and college simultaneously. Motlow increased from 7 to 63.

DUAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS

1,635

1,762

1,819

2018

2019

1,001 762

2015

2016

2017

PERCENT OF TOTAL STUDENTS DUAL ENROLLED

Benefits of Dual Enrollment • Earn college credits with affordable tuition • Save tuition dollars by utilizing dual enrollment grant • Broaden opportunities for academic challenge • Take advantage of expanded options for class schedules • Transition seamlessly from high school to college

• Start earning credit toward a college degree by completing common core curriculum that transfers easily to Tennessee’s public colleges and universities • Make more money during your career. Cutting one year off a student’s college journey increases their lifetime earnings by more than $90,000

85.6%

82.9%

75.3%

74.5%

74.1%

14.4%

17.1%

24.7%

25.5%

25.9%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Dual Enrolled Student

Regular College Student

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BRAND RESEARCH The College undertook a significant brand research project this year. The mission was to measure the relevance and resonance of Motlow’s messaging, outreach, and graphics. One key objective of the initiative was to make a datainformed decision regarding whether the College would refresh or rebrand its market position.

The data revealed that Motlow’s messaging is on target, and no major rebranding effort was required. The data also revealed targeted opportunities for a brand refresh.

The research used a series of graphic-rich mood boards, surveys, and focus groups to examine whether Motlow’s athletic mascot, the Buck, was a strong and appropriate iconic image to take the College into its next 50 years of service.

The mascot research was investigated using a variety of well-studied, deeply storied alternative symbols. The study also tested the resonance of the College’s corporate emblem, the M-shield.

Further, the study served to empirically establish the College’s framework for its institutional voice and tone.

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Findings revealed: The majority of research participants prefer that Motlow remain the Bucks.

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The current logo is doing its job.

Motlow’s market prefers a blend of traditional and contemporary imagery.

Stakeholders prefer the name Motlow State over Motlow College.

As an institution, the College’s chief characteristics include financial value, access, friendliness, welcoming, helpful, and informative.

The Bucks mood board and story resonates with me: Strongly Disagree 3.4%

Disagree

Strongly Agree

9.2%

36.4%

Neutral 20.2%

Agree

The College is employing these insights to inform a brand refresh initiative in conjunction with the development of a new strategic brand fidelity plan.

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BRAND SURVEYS

2238 RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS

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FOCUS GROUPS

30.8%

Which would you most likely say? I am a proud student of: Number of votes 600 400 200 0

Motlow

Motlow State

Motlow State Community College

Motlow College

MSCC

Which short name does the best job of telling the public that our College is a place where they can get tuition-free scholarships?

Number of votes 600

W E AR E TH E

MOTLOW BUCKS!

400 200 0

Motlow State

Motlow

MSCC

Motlow College

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MOTLOW COLLEGE FOUNDATION As the fundraising arm for Motlow, the Motlow College Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, works hard to raise money to help support the needs and priorities of the College.

The Foundation raises money through vital public-private partnerships. Last year, it hosted the annual Motlow Gala, golf tournaments, led private and public solicitations, and a successful Motlow annual Employee Giving Campaign. Through the Employee Giving Campaign, employees make tax-deductible gifts to the Foundation automatically deducted from their monthly paycheck.

The Foundation supports the College in three specific ways: providing financial assistance to Motlow students to help them purchase books and meet unique tuition challenges, raising money for new buildings and maintaining existing facilities, and fundraising to help launch new academic programs. Major gifts to the Foundation in 2019 led to the naming of the Smyrna 3 building as the new Hiatt-Spivey Center.

2019-20 Summary of Private Giving Gifts to Institution Cash & Marketable Securities from Foundations, Organizations, and Businesses, etc.

In-Kind Gifts to Motlow College Foundation

2019-20 Event Fundraisers $73,680 $73,680 $0 $1,345,047

Cash & Marketable Securities from Individuals

$545,575

Cash & Marketable Securities from Foundations, Organizations, and Businesses, etc.

$308,182

In-Kind

$491,290

Total In-Kind

$491,290

Total Cash & Marketable Securities

$853,757

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Gala

$56,128

Golf Tournaments

$11,090

Ladies Philanthropic Society – Ladies Spring Tea Total Event Fundraisers

$9,184 $76,402

Foundation Scholarships In 2019-20, the Foundation awarded $207,362 in scholarships.

153 Motlow Students received scholarship funds from the Foundation.

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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT The workplace is evolving quickly and

Motlow is rising to meet the challenge. We

now offer more ways to start college, finish faster, advance your career, and build your

business. Motlow’s mission is student success and workforce development. We build the

programs, pathways, and partnerships essential to launching new careers quickly.

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WESCO MOU Signing

Motlow Trained recently signed a memorandum of understanding with WESCO International. Through this partnership, Motlow’s ARTC extended its ability to provide basic and advanced Siemens PLC programming courses as well as Industry 4.0 programs. WESCO is a leading provider of business-tobusiness distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions. WESCO offers a best-in-class product and services portfolio of Electrical and Electronic Solutions, Communications and Security Solutions, and Utility and Broadband Solutions. WESCO operates nearly 800 branch and warehouse locations in over 50 countries, providing a local presence for customers and a global network to serve multi-location businesses and multi-national corporations.

Motlow’s ARTC now serves as WESCO’s newest service delivery site for PLC training.

#1 MICROPOLITAN IN TENNESSEE 31st in the Nation for Corporate Expansion

Cities of

TULLAHOMA & MANCHESTER, TN ThinkTullahoma.com | CityofManchesterTN.com

The region known for cultivation is the rising star in technovation

Donald Choate and Fred Rascoe authored a successful grant proposal that led to an award of more than $949,410 through the Tennessee GIVE initiative

I can

O PE RATE

If I can

CU LT I VAT E

this

this

Growth is a mindset. Whether it’s corn, cows, or corporations, cultivating growth requires tenacious resolve. In Middle Tennessee ingenuity, dependability, and optimism germinates as a trifecta that is coded into our DNA. So, it’s a simple pivot for us to master the shift from cultivating high-yield crops to producing high-performing companies. We think of it as a simple shift from cultivation to technovation. The rankings demonstrate the truth of our claim. Our workforce training programs, low site costs, and innate growth

Motlow.com

mindset prove we’re cultivating the new land of opportunity.

Come grow with us!

The Tullahoma-Manchester market was recognized as the 37th-leading Micropolitan in the nation by POLICOM, 31st-best Micropolitan in the nation

by Site Selection Magazine, 7th in the nation by the Heartland Forward Institute for Micropolitans with strong entrepreneurial ecosystems, and the #1 Micropolitan in Tennessee.

Charlie King recognized by FANUC as first Certified Education Robotics Training (CERT) program instructor

This double-spread ad, built by Motlow’s External Affairs team, was also awarded Gold for best print advertisement by the Tennessee College Public Relations Association (TCPRA).

37th, 31st, 7th Micropolitan in the Nation

#1

Micropolitan in TN

Motlow’s Shelley Smith launched “Our Town” a weekly editorial column in the Sunday edition of Tullahoma News 31

GOOGLE IT PROGRAM

COMMUNITY COLAB

ED2GO

The launch of Motlow’s partnership with Google IT got off to a great start this year by introducing its inaugural offering of the Google IT Support Professional Certificate.

This five-course, applied-learning program teaches students how to assemble a computer, the basics of networking, device software management, and incident handling. The academic year was stellar for College industry partnership development, and Google headlined the new offerings launched by Motlow Trained. 19 students enrolled in this new program during its early introduction.

The Motlow Community Collaborative, also known as the Collab, launched as an extension of the College’s workforce development commitment. While the Collab began with a mission to promote regional economic resiliency during the pandemic, it quickly expanded to help scholarship non-credit training, accelerate business growth, and foster cross-industry collaboration toward a more robust, resilient, and growth-oriented region. The Collab unifies diverse business interests to ensure regional economic development and quality of life for Middle Tennessee.

Through Motlow’s Ed2Go program, non-credit students learn new skills needed to make a job shift or advance their career. More and more learners are opting to explore short-term, non-degree, industryrecognized training courses.

This pathway is convenient for students who want to work at their own pace, are not interested in a multi-year learning plan, or already have a degree but want new skills.

This year, Motlow Trained saw a dramatic increase in utilization when it offered up to 10 Free Classes during the pandemic.

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INDUSTRY PARTNERS This year saw new growth in Motlow’s industry partnership portfolio as well as expansion of its existing business relationships.

Key alliances included:

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TBR authorized naming the new Smyrna

building the Hiatt-Spivey Center in recognition of these two family’s commitment to higher education. The late Mayor Bob Spivey was a pioneer in working with state officials

and Motlow leadership to pave the way

for a Motlow campus in Smyrna. He was an

advocate in the mission to identify land the

Town of Smyrna could gift to the college to

build a local campus. The Hiatt family has been true champions for higher education. They are long-time supporters of Motlow, providing

both financial and project support for a variety of our initiatives, including student access in Smyrna, nursing, STEM, and workforce programs.

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Family Fun Day

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Library Archives Event

Sepsis Conference

The College’s library staff collected, curated, and digitized hundreds of Motlow artifacts to ensure student and community accessibility. The digital archive has already helped teach students the value of original source research. It has also helped the College connect with and engage alumni via a virtual walk-through of shared memories.

Family members of the late John Smith, a manager at Franke in Fayetteville, demonstrated to all of Middle Tennessee how to love through loss. After John’s unexpected passing from Sepsis, the family partnered with Motlow to host the state’s first Sepsis Awareness Conference, attracting more than 300 clinical professionals and students touching countless lives with life-saving health information.

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Chamber Mixers As part of the College’s celebration of its 50th Anniversary graduating class, Motlow hosted a series of social mixers with Chamber of Commerce members from across the region.

This portfolio of engagements gave the college a unique opportunity to share the Motlow story and develop new community and civic partnerships.

D EN TS

50 Stops Employees from Motlow spent the last year visiting third graders across the service area to host classroom storybook readings. Research has demonstrated that third grade reading proficiency serves as a benchmark for later academic success.

As part of its community outreach, Motlow worked to foster the reading enthusiasm and proficiency of regional third graders in order to encourage long-term student success.

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DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION

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In 2019, All Access and Diversity funding went toward student scholarships.

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Dr. Michael Torrence, Motlow President, served as Keynote Speaker and panelist in multiple GlobalMindEd conferences.

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Motlow partnered with Northeast State for diversity training. We gathered to learn more from nationally recognized diversity leader Dr. Kevin McDonald in his presentation: Moving Forward in Response to Calls to Action: Racial Equity and Leading with Integrity.

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Dr. Torrence served as a speaker on two occasions for NIXLA programming, primarily addressing The Covid-19 pandemic and its effect on Marginalized Communities, and Community College’s Role in Addressing Student Success.

Throughout time and across every culture,

history records parables, stories, and great

legends built upon the enduring precept that

success is grounded in unity. Enthusiasm for a mission rises with inclusion. Energy escalates as does equity. The durability of endeavors

consistently proves to be a product of diversity.

Our devotion to student success includes

preparing learners to wholeheartedly embrace and holistically journey the world they aspire

to engage. Strength rises from solidarity. This is a lesson we teach in and out of the classroom.

We model it in all we do at Motlow.

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International Festival

The Hamilton Brothers and nephew Isaac Eady, Tullahoma natives, performed a free concert on the Moore County campus, inside Powers Auditorium in celebration of African American History Month.

IDS 1021 students

African American Read-In

Student Diversity Experiencial Learning 1.

2.

Impactful Leadership Conference “Diversity and Inclusion” (Cookeville).

Dr. Michael Torrence, President, presented the keynote address. Dr. Phyllis Adams presented a workshop “Diversity and Inclusion: Impacting Students with the Tools for Success.” Students from IDS 1021 (Understanding Culture and Diversity), Honors Speech and Honors English represented Motlow at the conference.

Intersectionality Conference – ”Global Diversity and Inclusion” – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, MA. Ten IDS 1021 students traveled to Cambridge, MA, to attend the Intersectionality Conference, presented by Biogen. The conference included a panel discussion of issues related to Intersectionality. The panel consisted of researchers, experts, scholars and professionals.

3.

Capstone Project at Harvard. The IDS 1021 class presented a “Diversity Roundtable” at Harvard University, a culmination of their CAPSTONE Project with Mentor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, from Harvard.

4.

Diversity in Culture. The IDS 1021 class traveled to New York to experience culture, diversity and inclusion upclose and personal. The class attended several Broadway performances, with particular attention on the diversity and inclusion in The Christmas Carol and Slave Play.

5.

African American Read-in. The IDS 1022 Culture, Differences and Empowerment class hosted Motlow’s annual African American Read-in at the Smyrna Campus.

Approximately 400 guests experienced a day of storytelling, poetry, spoken word, expository readings, oral interpretations, song, music, and mime, celebrating the African American experience.

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In March 2020, Motlow moved quickly to protect both the academic success and personal health and well-being of our students and employees by moving more than 130 courses, 710 classes, and 7,000 students completely online in less than two weeks.

Progression and completion of our pandemic response led the College to commemorate graduation by sending graduation celebration gift boxes to 2020 graduates. Each package included confetti wands, keychains, alumni stickers, diploma covers, mortar boards and tassels, President’s letter, 50th Anniversary poem, and a copy of Ovation Magazine.

THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE

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In support of student retention and completion, employees from across the College collaborated in the development of a cross-disciplinary Unified Call System. This was vital in handling incoming and outbound student calls during the pandemic.

A series of Enrollment Day on-campus events allowed the College to safely open the doors of its facilities to on-ground student support leading up to the 2020 Fall Semester.

Katlin Slatton

Cindy Hall

Hayley Austin

Roger Merritt

Paige Hendrickson

Elizabeth Lamb

Lori Rogers

Natalie Parker

Amanda Bowers

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COLLEGE AWARDS & RECOGNITION Motlow continued an exemplary history of awards and recognition on both the state and national stage during the 2019-20 academic year. Faculty members were selected for their impact on student success and creative use of technology.

Student Awards Day recognized the best and brightest from the class of 2020. The Automation & Robotics Training Center gathered multiple awards for both its design and its instructional capabilities. From the United States military to the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations, Motlow brought home trophies and gold medals under challenging circumstances, sustaining the legacy of award-winning instruction, workforce, and marketing.

Outstanding Student, Faculty, and Staff named for 2019 Cassie Zebick, a Motlow State sophomore from Tullahoma, Gregg Garrison, professor of biology, and Sharon Kay Edwards, McMinnville branch librarian, are Motlow nominees for the 2019 Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) Statewide Outstanding Achievement & Recognition (SOAR) Excellence Awards for community colleges in Tennessee.

Librarian Sharon Edwards wins TBR SOAR Award Sharon Kay Edwards, McMinnville campus branch librarian, was selected as the 2020 Community College Staff Member of the Year in the second annual Statewide Outstanding Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Awards.

Minuteman Award received for support of TN National Guard Motlow State recently received the prestigious Minuteman Award in recognition of the College’s support of Tennessee National Guard members in education.

NADO Award earned in support of workforce development Motlow received the 2019 National Association of Developmental Organizations (NADO) Impact Award.

President earns GlobalMindED Leader of the Year award Motlow President Dr. Michael Torrence was presented with the GlobalMindED Inclusive Excellence Leaders Award in the 2 Year and Post Graduate Higher Education category at the GlobalMindED Inclusive Leader Awards dinner in Denver.

Phi Theta Kappa received international and regional awards Motlow’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society was recognized as one of the top 100 chapters in the world at the 2019 International PTK Catalyst event.

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President Dr. Michael Torrence received PTK Paragon Award Dr. Michael Torrence, president of Motlow State Community College, was one of 25 two-year college presidents nationwide to be selected to receive the Paragon Award for New Presidents.

External Affairs team wins big at Collegiate Advertising Awards Received two gold medals for the design of Ovation Magazine and Motlow Robotics logo.

External Affairs team wins prestigious awards from National Council for Marketing & Public Relations Received a Gold Medallion award for best magazine “Ovation”, a Silver Medallion award for the design of Automation and Robotics Training Center interior signage/displays, and another Silver Medallion award for the design of the Motlow Robotics logo.

2020 Chancellor’s Award and 2020 Regents Award Dr. Sam Ingram, Motlow’s first president, was awarded the 2020 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Philanthropy. Town of Smyrna was awarded the prestigious 2020 Regents Award for Excellence in Philanthropy.

Both have made personal and financial contributions to the College’s Foundation to support the College’s mission.

RECENT GRANTS AWARDS Grant funding for the 2019-20 year included:

$100,000 Perkins Grant (TBR)

$17,500

Student Engagement, Retention, and Success Grant (SERS) (TBR)

$200,000

Appalachian Regional Commission (Robotics) Grant

$949,410 GIVE Grant (THEC)

$9,000

$1,589,392

$68,000

$1,589,392

$240,000

$156,538

Course Revitalization Grant (TBR)

Relational Advising Institutional Grant (TBR)

Middle College Mechatronics Grant (TBR)

$49,945

USDA-Rural Business Development (Mechatronics) Grant

Cares Act (Student Portion)

Cares Act (Institutional Portion)

Cares Act (SIP Portion)

TOTAL GRANTS:

$4,969,177

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TELLING THE MOTLOW STORY External Affairs achieved earned media recognition valued at

$3.74M

as recorded by the media intelligence leader Meltwater Inc.

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SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS Motlow’s use of innovative digital technology extends beyond a classroom. We use the latest digital marketing tools and

platforms to share the transformative value of education to our

4.41M

IMPRESSIONS

1.13K

STORIES

3.19M

WEBSITE VIEWS

81.5K

CALENDAR VISITS

42.5K

NEWS VISITS

11-county area and its over 600,000 people.

In the past year, we’ve reached over 4 million views on social media and over 3 million views on our website.

9,989 FOLLOWERS 1,823 FOLLOWERS 2,938 FOLLOWERS 164 FOLLOWERS 8,837 FOLLOWERS

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STUDENT ENROLLMENT DATA Enrollment by Race

Enrollment by Status Fall 2019 Full-time students Part-time students

51% 49%

Age Classification Traditional students Non-traditional students

77% 23%

Enrollment by Gender Female students Male students

62% 38%

Student Success Rates End of Term GPA (Fall 2019)

2.87

Retention All Students (Fall 2018 to Fall 2019)

52%

First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen Fall 2018 to Fall 2019

58%

Race Asian/Pl Amer. Indian Alaskan Black Hispanic White Unclassified Multiracial

Affiliate Campus

Age 20 & under 21-24 25-34 35 & over Avg. Age Oldest Youngest

Fayetteville McMinnville Moore County Smyrna Online*

FTE

HC

FTE

488 1072 1498 2618 1315

325.2 638.3 967.3 1836.5 791.5

445 858 1170 2202 1439

284.5 517.5 737.7 1523.3 888.0

Fall 2017

Fall 2018

Fall 2019

2.45% 0.25% 0.02% 8.87% 5.00% 81.09% 2.32% ---

2.79% 0.24% 0.02% 9.14% 6.21% 80.39% 1.21% ---

2.65% 0.21% --9.68% 7.99% 75.72% 0.74% 3.00%

2.63% 0.23% 0.03% 10.76% 8.90% 74.24% 0.35% 2.86%

2.79% 0.23% 0.01% 10.50% 9.30% 71.84% 2.26% 3.08%

Fall 2015

Fall 2016

Fall 2017

Fall 2018

Fall 2019

71.10% 12.40% 10.20% 6.30% 22 80 15

72.80% 11.70% 9.30% 6.20% 21 77 14

74.08% 12.03% 8.54% 5.35% 21 71 14

67.67% 11.20% 11.91% 9.22% 22 69 15

68.23% 9.05% 13.03% 9.68% 22 77 15

Dual/Joint Enrollment

Spring 2020

HC

Fall 2016

Age Distribution

Headcount and FTE by Affiliate Campus Fall 2019

Fall 2015

Headcount FTE

Fall 2015

Fall 2016

Fall 2017

Fall 2018

Fall 2019

759 217.4

1,001 300.6

1,620 520.9

1,754 646.3

1,802 650.9

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STUDENT FINANCIAL DATA Student Financial Aid 2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

Award Type

Award

Amount

Award

Amount

Award

Amount

Award

Amount

Award

Amount

Federal State Institutional Private Total Total Unduplicated

1,907 2,106 288 523 4,824 3,979

$6,970,765 $3,789,860 $715,243 $842,186 $12,318,054

1,926 3,001 272 352 5,551 4,574

$7,188,018 $7,813,388 $672,539 $593,926 $16,267,871

2,057 3,850 269 251 6,427 4,688

$7,637,318 $10,469,013 $677,930 $435,482 $19,219,743

2,253 4,686 314 277 7,530 5,466

$8,615,820 $11,929,327 $738,146 $486,063 $21,769,355

2,264 5,719 350 577 8,910 6,511

$8,540,935 $14,481,375 $839,587 $640,328 $24,502,225

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FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Source of Funds Source Tuition and Fees State App. Federal Grants State Grants Private Gifts Other Sources Total

2014-15

%

2015-16

%

2016-17

%

2017-18

%

2018-19

%

$14,847,766 $10,799,200 $6,071,827 $2,931,900 $101,370 $177,012 $34,929,075

42.5% 30.9% 17.4% 8.4% 0.3% 0.5%

$17,803,694 $11,169,950 $7,127,145 $6,585,160 $199,604 $480,106 $43,365,659

41.1% 25.8% 16.4% 15.2% 1.1% 0.4%

$19,976,905 $11,889,375 $7,231,651 $8,495,412 $210,160 $503,186 $48,306,689

41.3% 24.6% 15% 17.7% 0.4% 1%

$21,519,691 $13,444,797 $8,319,891 $9,081,218 $247,664 $716,346 $53,329,607

40.5% 25.2% 15.6% 17.1% 0.4% 1.2%

$23,643,239 $15,288,361 $8,391,117 $11,667,264 $148,483 $868,594 $60,007,058

39.4% 25.5% 14.0% 19.4% 0.2% 1.5%

2014-15

%

2015-16

%

2016-17

%

2017-18

%

2018-19

%

$12,438,690 $2,220,066 $102,548 $3,103,786 $3,775,101 $2,386,410 $8,350,099 $32,376,700

38.4% 6.9% 0.3% 9.6% 11.7% 7.4% 25.8%

$12,730,583 $2,562,973 $103,491 $3,257,798 $3,464,795 $2,932,474 $13,693,376 $38,745,490

32.9% 6.6% 0.3% 8.4% 8.9% 7.6% 35.3%

$14,200,914 $2,333,022 $130,069 $3,677,275 $3,701,420 $3,247,959 $16,274,459 $43,565,118

32.6% 5.4% 0.3% 8.4% 8.5% 7.5% 37.3%

$15,925,219 $2,593,799 $156,818 $3,518,257 $3,990,845 $3,397,218 $18,564,229 $48,146,385

33.1% 5.3% 0.3% 7.3% 8.3% 7.1% 38.6%

$17,654,633 $2,887,929 $324,626 $3,935,925 $4,415,680 $3,664,819 $21,378,861 $54,262,473

32.8% 5.3% 0.6% 7.3% 8.3% 7.1% 38.6%

Use of Funds Use Instruction Academic Supp.

Public Service Student Services Institutional Supp.

Operation & Maint.

Scholarships Total

Source: MSCC Business and Finance

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TN BOARD OF REGENTS & FOUNDATION TRUSTEES Tennessee Board of Regents The Honorable Bill Lee Governor of Tennessee, Ex-Officio Regent Ms. Emily J. Reynolds Vice Chair, 5th Congressional District The Honorable Penny Schwinn Commissioner of Education, Ex-Officio Regent The Honorable Charles Hatcher Commissioner of Agriculture, Ex-Officio Regent Mr. Mike Krause Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Ex-Officio Regent Mr. Thomas A. H. White, At-Large, East Ms. Leigh A. Shockey, At-Large, West Ms. Wanda Reid, Faculty Regent (Non-Voting) Mr. Miles A. Burdine, 1st Congressional District Ms. Danni B. Varlan, 2nd Congressional District Mr. Weston Wamp, 3rd Congressional District Mr. Mark Gill, At-Large, Middle Ms. Yolanda S. Greene, 4th Congressional District Ms. MaryLou Apple, 6th Congressional District Mr. Joey Hatch, 7th Congressional District Ms. Barbara U. Prescott, 8th Congressional District Mr. Greg Duckett, 9th Congressional District Mr. Kenneth Goldsmith, Faculty Regent Mr. William T. McElyea, Student Regent Dr. Flora Tydings Chancellor 48

Motlow College Foundation Trustees (July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021) Cindy Schueman, Putnam County John Parker, Bedford County Lance Lee, Rutherford County Allen Pitner, Bedford County Gary Morgan, Rutherford County Barbara Parker, Cannon County Kirt Wade, Rutherford County Jeffrey Anderson, Coffee County Andy Womack, Rutherford County Dr. MaryLou Apple, Coffee County Cheryl Cole, Van Buren County Dr. Frank Glass, Coffee County Terry Crain, Van Buren County Dr. Lisa Henry, Coffee County Todd Herzog, Warren County Liz Kennedy, Coffee County Gary Prater, Warren County Eugene London, Coffee County Bill Zechman, Warren County Fran Marcum, Coffee County Jim Payne, White County Troy Martin, Coffee County Cain Rogers, White County Don Midgett, Coffee County Jody Sliger, White County Clifton Miller, Coffee County Eric Yarbrough, Williamson County Paige Prescott, Coffee County Steve Worsham, Coffee County Officers Les Enoch, DeKalb County Eugene London, Chair Brenda Cannon, Franklin County Gay Dempsey, Vice Chair Howard Kirksey, Franklin County Sharon Bateman, Secretary Hilda Tunstill, Franklin County Hilda Tunstill, Treasurer Jerry Tunstill, Franklin County Daryl Welch, Franklin County Gay Dempsey, Lincoln County Dan Holt, Lincoln County Sharon Bateman, Moore County Larry Combs, Moore County Steve May, Moore County Judy Boyd Terjen, Moore County Lynne Tolley, Moore County Nelson Forrester, Jr., Putnam County

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