ACB LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARD
This award may be presented at the annual conference and convention and is by membership nomination and vote at the Saturday business meeting.
* Hattie Bond - ACB Life Member - TCB Life Member -- Middle Tennessee Council of the Blind
* Bunny Carpenter - TCB Life Member
* Sam Burns - TCB Life Member -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
* Brenda Dillon - ACB Life Member - TCB Life Member -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
* Otis Stephens - ACB Life Member -- East Tennessee Council of the Blind
* Dot Taylor - ACB Life Member - TCB Life Member -- Memphis Council of the Blind
* Edith Carter - ACB Life Member -- East Tennessee Council of the Blind
* Randy Herndon - ACB Life Member (2009) - TCB Life Member -- Memphis Council of the Blind
* Evelyn Trixie Flippen - ACB Life Member (2012) -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
* Hubert Hudson - TCB Life Member -- Memphis Council of the Blind
Penny Pennington (Verity) - ACB Life Member - TCB Life Member -- Memphis Council of the Blind
* Ken Loden - TCB Life Member -- Northern Mississippi Council of the Blind
Bobby Cowan - ACB Life Member (2008) -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
Dan Dillon - ACB Life Member (2010) -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
Sheila Towns - ACB Life Member (2013) -- Memphis Council of the Blind
* Betty Smith - TCB Life Member -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
Sue Buckley - TCB Life Member -- East Tennessee Council of the Blind
Kathy Lamb - TCB Life Member -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
* Jewel Hansbro - TCB Life Member -- Memphis Council of the Blind
Gordon Dykes - ACB Life Member (2014) -- East Tennessee Council of the Blind
Linda Dykes - ACB Life Member -- East Tennessee Council of the Blind
Sarah Harris - ACB Life Member (2019) - TCB Life Member (2015) -- Memphis Council of the Blind
Richard Harris - TCB Life Member (2015) -- Memphis Council of the Blind
Jerry Herndon - ACB Life Member (2016) -- Visually Impaired Support Group of Cumberland County
Peggy Ivey - ACB Life Member (2017) -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
Linda Allison - ACB Life Member (2022) -- East Tennessee Council of the Blind
Karen Gayle - ACB Life Member (2023) -- East Tennessee Council of the Blind
Christopher Trevino - ACB Life Member (2024) -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
Jeannie Johnson - ACB Life Member (2025) -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
Robert Spangler - ACB Life Member (2025) -- East Tennessee Council of the Blind
DAVE L. DAY
Dave L. Day award is given out to a individual that is sighted for dedicated service or generous contributions to benefit those who are blind or visually impaired. This award is given by the Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind and is only given if the selection committee receives a nomination worthy of this honor.
2000 Vaughn Johnson -- Mid- Tennessee Council of the Blind
2001 Moses Sonny Miller --
2002 Bobby McFalls -- Smoky Mountain Council of the Blind
2003 Pam Robison -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2004 Sonny Bennett -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2005 Randy Smith --
2006 George Shivers -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2007 Sheila Towns -- Memphis Council of the Blind
2008 Michael Fulghum -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2009 Dot Taylor -- Memphis Council of the Blind
2010 Mike Willman -- Harpeth Bicycle Club
2011 Danny and Claudia Schooley - Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2012 Susan Shouse -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2013 Sarah Harris -- Memphis Council of the Blind
2014 Nona Server -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2015 Bill Davis - Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2016 Abdualkadir Mohamid -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2017 Wade Cox -- East Tennessee Council of the Blind
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2025
HELEN WILD AWARD
The Helen Wild Award is given in memory of a blind woman who dedicated many years of service to the Tennessee Council of the Blind. She worked to educate the legislators as well as the general public in the abilities of blind people. Helen showed great loyalty to the TCB through the years by serving as secretary and president of the organization. Therefore, this award is to be given to a legally blind individual who has demonstrated the same characteristics as the woman for whom this award has been named in honor. The person chosen to receive this award will be given a certificate and $50.00, or a plaque. This award is to be given at the TCB conference and convention.
1992 Robbie Sue Heltsley -- Med-Tennessee Council of the Blind
1993 Bernard Bagwell -- Lookout Mountain Council of the Blind
1994 Shirley Moore -- Smoky Council of the Blind
1995 Maggie Thomas -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
1996 B. H. Newman -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
1997 Randy Herndon -- Memphis Council of the Blind
1998 Brenda Dillon -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
1999 Bobby McFalls -- Smoky Mountain Council of the Blind
2000 Gene Rollins -- Lookout Mountain Council of the Blind
2001 Ken Loden -- North Mississippi Council of the Blind
2002 Shirley Moore -- Smoky Mountain Council of the Blind
2003 John Brown -- Lookout Mountain Council of the Blind
2004 Sue Scarlet -- Smoky Mountain Council of the Blind
2005 Dan Dillon -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2006 Penny Pennington (Verity) -- Memphis Council of the Blind
2007 F. W. "Bud" Orrell -- Lookout Mountain Council of the Blind
2008 Linda Dykes -- East Tennessee Council of the Blind
2009 Hattie Bond -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2010 Richard Harris -- Memphis Council of the Blind
2011 Gordon Dykes -- East Tennessee Council of the Blind
2012 Peggy Ivie -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2013 Sandra Richmond -- Visually Impaired Support Group of Cumberland County
2014 Karen Gayle -- East Tennessee Council of the Blind
2015 Bobby Cowan -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2016 Margie DeMars -- Visually Impaired Support Group of Cumberland County
2022 Sheila Rousey -- Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
2023
2024 Jeanie Johnson - Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind
* Deceased