Administrative Support Recognition

TSA has become an important part of each member's education and experience in school. The support needed for TSA to survive and thrive goes beyond our chapter, to the entire school. Administrator's support our programs by ensuring technology and engineering education classes are offered, allowing us to attend these conferences, and encouraging our members to get involved and do their best in competition.

We appreciate the support of the Administrative for taking an active roll in TSA.

Year	Admin	School System
2021	Carol Burke Brian Robertson	Assistant Principal - Newton College & Career Academy CTAE Director - Lee County Middle School
2020	Chad Walker Bryan Hicks David Sims Crystal Jordan J. Mark Smith	Principal & CEO - Newton College & Career Academy Principal - Monroe Area High School Principal - Ben Hill Middle School CTAE Department Head - Ebenezer Middle School Prinipal - Woodstock High School
2019	Dr. Margo Wimbish Dr. Rodney Swanson	Sandy Creek HS, Fayette County Schools Arabia Mountain HS - Dekalb County Schools
2018	Mark Sutton Valery Lowe	CTAE Executive Director - Ben Hill County Schools Executive Director, Academies and Career & Technical Education Forsyth County Schools
2017	Sheree Tovey Jody Reeves	Regional CTAE Supervisor, Muscogee County School District Executive Director, Academies and Career & Technical Education Gwinnett County Public Schools
2016	Tim Schmitt Jody Reeves	Newton County Gwinnett County
2015	Kevin Gaines Dr. Leslie Clark Kerensa Wing Dr. Elena Ponder Brian Hicks	Principal, Hart County High School CTAE Director, Burke County Schools Principal, Collins Hill High School Principal, Brooks County High School Principal, Monroe Area High School
2013	Roger Ivey	Rockdale Career Academy CTAE Administrator
2012	Mark Sutton	Ben Hill County CTAE Administrator
2011	Lynn Wilson	Lowndes County CTAE Administrator
2014	Dr. Pamela Pitts	Principal of Morrow High School

Tommy Pitchford & Jim Coffey Inspirational Teacher Award

In 1982, Dr. Harvey Dean, President of PITSCO, Inc. began a recognition program that honored middle and high school teachers. The Jim Coffey Inspirational Teacher Award, honored Mr. Coffey for the positive and lasting influence, which he had on Mr. Dean and many of his other students. Then in 2002, Georgia TSA lost a dear friend, Mr. Tommy Pitchford whom was also inspirational in the life of Dr. Dean and his family. In 2003, Dr. Dean requested that the Jim Coffey award be renamed as the Tommy Pitchford Inspirational Teacher Award to honor the memory of Thomas Pitchford. Mr. Pitchford was vital in creating the good natured, team spirited atmosphere of Georgia TSA. We truly miss his ability to bring out the best in those around him; however his desire to encourage students to achieve their best lives on in the Tommy Pitchford Inspirational Teacher Award and Scholarship Fund. May his memory continue to inspire and lead us to greater achievements.

Year	MS Teacher	HS Teacher	Scholarship
2022	Amber Clinton	Phil Kinneer
2021	Kimberly Acosta	Joe Fuqua	David Clemons & Brett Menard & Kevin Maranto
2020	Curt Johsnon	Tommy Nguyen	John M Gordy Adeline Fitts & Samina Patel
2019	Heather Elo	Camelia Calvert	Chris Bellflowers & Olivia Fountain
2018	Eric Knapp & Nathan Williams	Jeff Olney	Andrew Thomas & Benjamin Shifrin
2017	Christy Craven	Travis Hodges	Swapnil Lad & Clarisse Matyzyk
2016	Heather Elo	John Newton & Cammie Lund	Assim Hirani & A.C. Williams
2015	Kathy Hall	Chuck Lockert	Tia Bolden
2014	Greg Terry	Jess Bush	Thomas Lebsekal
2013	David Phillips	Nick Crowder, Jim Chamberlain & James O’Connor	Wesley Newton
2012	Curt Johnson	Cory Booth	Isabella Connor,
2011	Heather Elo	Terry Cotton	Jackson Kicklighter
2010	Rob Garber	Steve Price	Nathan Bates
2009	Steve Wells	Michael Goltzer	Damon Smith
2008	Roland Williams	Mark Crenshaw	Curtis Mathis
2007	Kay Tyson	John Newton & Ricky Walker	Inga Easterling, Scholarship
2006	Carol Burke	John Kirby	Brice Fogle, Scholarship
2005	Greg Terry	Tim Schmitt & Christie Schmitt	Aaron Feldser
2004	David Phillips	Danny Webb	Blaire Thrasher
2003	Christie Schmitt	Terry Cotton	Tonya Isabell
2002	Curt Johnson	Steve Price, High
2001	Ken Mitchell	Jeff Wyrick
2000	David Bryson	Kelly Jean Fede
1999	Jeff Wyrick	John Newton
1998	Denmark Garcia	Angela Quarles
1997	Greg Terry	Scott Brown
1996	David Phillips	Garner Dewey
1995	Tom Volpe	Craig Matthews
1994	Rickey Walker	David Phillips
1993	Steve Price	Todd Vander Velde
1992	Tommy Pitchford	Keith Middleton
1991	Jeff Wyrick	Greg Martin
1990	Kirk Ware	Dwayne Hobbs
1989	Danny Webb	Walter Nix
1988	David Phillips	Michael Scoggins
1987	Walter Nix	Al Money
1986	Reid Poole	Danny Webb
1985	Charles Caldwell	Wallace Hester
1984	Tommy Pitchford	C.L. Daughtry
1983	Steve Price	Ken Mitchell
1982	Dwayne Hobbs	Jack James

National Recognition Award

Year	Advisor of the Year	Chapter of Excellence HS	Chapter of Excellence MS
2021	Joe Fuqua & Kimberly Acosta	Discontinued in 2019	Discontinued in 2019
2020	Tommy Nguyen & Curt Johnson
2019	Camelia Calvert & Heather Elo
2018	Terry Cotton & Heather Elo	Parkview HS	Harris Co. Carver MS & Tucker MS
2017	Travis Hodges & Greg Terry	South Forsyth HS	Hahira MS & Franklin Co. MS
2016	John Newton & Kelley Gaines	Lowndes HS	Hart County MS
2015	Jess Bush & Kathy Hall	South Forsyth HS Gwinnett School of MST	Rothchild Leadership Academy
2014	Terry Cotton & Greg Terry	Parkview HS	Harris County Carver MS
2013	Barry Gillespie & Blaire Thrasher	Collins Hill High School	East Coweta MS
2012	Cory Booth & Curt Johnson	Monroe Area HS & Parkview HS	Hahira MS
2011	Gwen Cook	Collins Hill HS & Hart County HS	Brooks County MS
2010	Carolyn Smith Robert Garber	Dawson County HS & Lowndes HS	Marshall MS
2009	Terry Cotton Attallaka Harris-Williams	Crawford County HS & Monroe Area HS	Franklin County MS
2007	Greg Terry & Christie Schmitt	Rodney Ragsdale & Clint Johnson - Coffee HS Terry Cotton - Parkview HS	Fred Stillwell - Fannin Co. MS
2006	Michael Griffin & Carol Burke	Steve Price - Riverdale HS Donna Davis - Irwin Co. HS	Fred Stillwell - East Cobb MS
2005	Steve Price & Kae Tyson	John Newton - Lowndes HS Tim & Christie Schmitt - Lovejoy HS	Ken Mitchell - Toombs Co. MS
2004	Steve Price & David Phillips	Terry Cotton - Parkview HS John Kirby - Mt. Zion HS	David Bryson - Fannin Co. MS
2003	Ken Mitchell - Toombs Co. MS	Michael Griffin - Toombs Co. HS Crimora Stanley - Fitzgerald HS	Christie Schmitt - Lovejoy MS
2002	Charles Kachmar	Steve Price & Dianne Irwin	Curt Johnson
2001	Scott Brown	Mark Flowers & Tim Schmitt	Ken Mitchell
2000	John Newton	Scott Brown & Reginald Wade	Greg Terry
1999	Jeff Wyrick	John Newton & Kelly Jean Fede	David Phillips
1998	Greg Shouse	Angela Powell & Tommy Shrouder	Tom Volpe

Additional Awards

2016

• Verizon App Challenge Best in Nation - Johns Creek HS
• TEAMS National Runner-up - Woodstock HS
• National President - Jack Crawford

2019

• LEAP Legacy Chapter - Pickens High School - 3rd Place

2017

• LEAP Legacy Chapter - Woodstock High School - 5th Place

1997

• Inaugural LEAP Legacy Chapter - Lowndes High School

GaTSA Legacy Award

The GATSA Legacy Award recognizes individuals who have served in many roles that have contributed to the betterment, growth and well-being of our association for an extended amount of time . These members of the GATSA family will forever be part of the legacy of this great organization.

Year	Honorees	Accolades
2021	William Hicks	Long time Teacher/Advisor. GA AIASA alumni from Carrolton High School, graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Taught at Colquitt County Jr. High School, Lee County High School, Carrollton High School and is the teacher/Advisor at Tucker High School in Dekalb County. Served several terms on our Advisory Council and Board of Directors, Event coordinator or Manager of events at countless GA TSA Conferences.
2021	John Newton	Award winning GA AIASA and GA TSA Teacher/Advisor at Lowndes High School through 2016, Board member. His program produced 6 state officers, including three State Presidents and four National Officers including 1 national President. CTAE Director for Lowndes County Schools from 2016 to 2021. Three time Inspirational Teacher Award winner, two time National Teacher of the Year and four time National Chapter Excellence Award winner and GA TSA Administrator of the Year.
2021	David Phillips	Long time Teacher/Advisor for Franklin County Middle School and for a time advised the Franklin High School chapter as well. Under his tenure at Franklin County Middle School, That program set middle school level records for winning in GA TSA. His middle school program won 22 State Championships from 1990-2014 and named National Chapter Excellence 5 times. His High Franklin High School Chapter produced four state officers, 2 were State Presidents.
2021	Walter Eugene Nix III	A long time Teacher/Advisor and TSA Leader. He began at West Fannin Jr. High School. His students and his Fannin County programs were known throughout the state and nation for excellence and produced a state officers including a state president there, started the Fannin County High School program in 1990 and produced two more state officers, one being elected president also producing a teacher/TSA Advisor – Mrs. Angela Quarles. That chapter won 3 National Outstanding Chapters. “Fort Nix”, the name given to his lab, was famous. At Gilmer High School, he was Teacher of the Year. Multiple Inspirational Teacher Award winner and national advisor of the year. Mr. Nix is now teaching teachers at Truitt McConnell College.
2021	David Stewart	A Teacher/Advisor for the majority of his 42 year teaching Career. Attended the first ever GAIAC conference in 1962. Advisor for Lyons Jr. High where they won 6 consecutive Outstanding Chapter championships and National AIASA overall championships four years in a row. He also taught at Worth County Jr. High and Lyons High School until 1988. Also advised undergraduates at GA Southern University. He became Assistant Superintendent for Toombs County Schools. Served in many leadership roles in GAIAC, GA AIASA and GA TSA. He was on the National Association Board of Directors. He has since retired, and for 30 years has continued to support and participate in TSA as a volunteer State Conference Judge.
2021	Clifford Holmes	The Original GA AIASA State Advisor for GA, Former Industrial Arts Teacher and DOE leader. He taught in Houston County as an Industrial Arts teacher, moved to assistant principal, principal, Supervisor of Vocational Education, Coordinator for Vocational Education, Director of Vocational Education, Assistant-to-Superintendent of Schools and Director for CTAE From 1978 to 1980, Mr. Holmes worked in Atlanta, at the Georgia Department of Education where he served as State Advisor to the Georgia Industrial Arts Clubs (GAIAC) and Consultant in the Vocational Education Department, Industrial Arts Division. He managed the transition of GAIAC to AIASA as the first State Advisor of GA AIASA, which we know today as TSA. Mr. Holmes retired from the Houston County School System as a full¬time employee but remained in a part-time position as Executive Director for Career, Technical and Agricultural Education through 2006.
2020	Terry Cotton	Multiple State HS Championship Advisor/2 time Inspirational Teacher/GA TSA Board Member/GA TSA State Officers/National TSA Event Coordinator/2 time National Advisor of the Year
2020	Ron Barker	Multiple State HS Championship Advisor/2 time Inspirational Teacher/GA TSA Board Member/GA TSA State Officers/National TSA Event Coordinator/2 time National Advisor of the Year
2020	Robert Garber	Advisor/Multiple GA TSA State Officers and National Officers/GA TSA Board Member/GA TSA Board President/National TSA Event Coordinator/National Advisor of the Year
2020	Michael Goltzer	Multiple State HS Championship Advisor/1 time Inspirational Teacher/GA TSA Board Member/GA TSA State Officers/National TSA Event Coordinator
2020	Steve Price	Multiple State MS & HS Championship Advisor/Multiple National MS National Championships/GA TSA Board Chairman/Multiple GA TSA State Officers/4 time Inspirational Teacher/GA TSA State Advisor/National TSA Event Coordinator/Designed National TSA Logo/3 time National Advisor of the Year/National TSA Board President/National Competitive Events Committee Manager/TSA State Advisor of the Year/38 Consecutive GA TSA State Conferences
2019	Angela Quarles	Member/Advisor/Multiple GA TSA State Officers/Inspirational Teacher/GA TSA Board Member/GA TSA Board Chairperson/National TSA Event Coordinator
2019	Dewayne Hobbs	Member/State President 70-71/Multiple State Championship and National Championship MS Advisor/Multiple GA TSA State Officers/2 time Inspirational Teacher/DOE Division Manager/Attended 50 consecutive GA TSA State Conferences
2019	Roger Ivy	Member/1980 State Treasurer/Advisor/CTAE Administrator/DOE Program Specialist/TSA Corporate Board Member