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The Pinnacle of Excellence Award
– Celebrating Excellence –

The Pinnacle of Excellence Award celebrates excellence in extraordinary achievement, exceptional performance, and exemplary standards. Recipients of the award that was instituted in 1999 include the following citizens:

• Scott Portis, M.D.
  2013
• Jerry Atkins, M.D.
  2013
• HMS Mustang Football
  2012 12-3 Season
  TSSAA State Runner Up
• Toni Stokes
  2012
  Sterling Awards 2012 magazine’s ’20 Most Influential Women in West Tennessee
• Jocie Baker
  2012
• Jason Compton
  2012
• Kenneth Todd
  2011
  Outstanding State Court Clerk
• HMS Mustang Football
  2011
  8-0 Regular Season
• Eric Swenson
  2011 Coach of the Year
  Southwest Football Officials Association –
• HHS Mustang Football
  2011
  District 13-A Champions
  3rd round of TSSAA Playoffs
• Robert T. Keeton, Jr.
  2011
  Senior Counselor of the TN Bar Association
• TN Army National Guard
  2010
  A Troop, 1/278th Armored Cavalry Regiment
• Carroll County Claybusters
  2007
  Junior Varsity Trapshooting Team State Champions
• First Bank – Huntingdon
  (Bank of Huntingdon)
  2007
  120 Years of Banking Excellence (1887 – 2007)
• Carroll Bank & Trust
  (Bank of McLemoresville)
  2007
  100 Years of Banking Excellence (1907 – 2007)
• Norandal USA, Inc.
  2007
  Celebrating 40 years in Huntingdon (1967 – 2007)
• Chris Donald
  2006
  Mr. Football – Lineman – Class AA
• Carl Mann
  2006
  King of Rockabilly Music
• Mayor Dale R. Kelley
  2006
  “The Dixie”
• Huntingdon Middle School
  Future Problem Solvers
  2006
  International Conference Achievement
• Bradley Churchwell
  2006
  All-State Band (First Chair Trombone)
• Phillip “Boo” Weathers
  2005
  For Excellence in High School Football
• Huntingdon High School
  Marching Band
  2005
  Division I State Champions and Governor’s Cup
• Huntingdon Primary School
  Wiser Miser Energy Team and Connie Bond, Special Projects Coordinator
  2005
• Huntingdon Senior Babe Ruth Baseball Team
  2005
  State Champions
• Dr. Lee Carter & Dr. Tim Tucker
  Co-Chairmen Carroll South Relay for Life
  1999-2005
• Huntingdon Mustangs
  Football Team
  2004
  State Championship Playoff Class 2A Runner-Up
• The McKenzie Banner
  2004
  For Outstanding Achievements in Tennessee Press Association and Tennessee Sports Writers’ Association Awards Competition
• The Carroll County News-Leader
  2004
  For Outstanding Achievements in Tennessee Press Association Awards Competition
• Huntingdon Baseball Mustangs
  2004
  For Outstanding Achievements in the State Semi-Finals in Baseball
  Sectional Champions Region 7-A Runner-up
  District 13A Champions
• Huntingdon Basketball Fillies
  2004
  For Outstanding Achievements:
  • 30-2 Season Record
  • No. 1 State Ranking
  • Class A State Semifinalist
• HHS Mustang Football Team
  2003
  Class AA State Champions
• Huntingdon Marching Mustangs
  2003
  First Place – State Division I High School Band Competitions
• Mike McLemore
  2003
  For Achievements in World Class Duck Calling Competitions
• Jody Fuller
  2002
  For Achievements in Professional Baseball
• James G. Neely
  2002
  For Outstanding Career Achievements and Service to the State of Tennessee
• Walter Butler
  2002
  For Achievements in State Government
• Kris Bennett
  2001
  For Outstanding Achievement in the 2001 College Baseball World Series
• Carroll Academy
  2001
  Nationally Recognized Model Day Treatment Program for At-Risk Youth
• HHS Marching Band
  2000
  For Outstanding Achievement in the TN Division I State Band Championship Competition
• Col. J.W. Noles
  2000
  For Outstanding Career Achievement in the Tennessee Army National Guard
• 1999 Huntingdon High School Football Team & Coaching Staff
  2000
  For 1st-time Competition in TSSAA State Championship Playoffs “Class AA State Runner-Up”
• Clint R. Crider
  1999
  For World Championship Titles in American Quarter Horse Competition
• Chad R. Crider
  1999
  For World Championship Titles in American Quarter Horse Competition
• John Everett Williams
  1999
  For Appointment as Judge for the
  TN Court of Criminal Appeals

 

 

Pioneer Family Awards 1995 – 2012

• 2014 – The Hilliard Family(Al & AD Hilliard families)
• 2013 – The Butler Family(CS & Hugh Butler families)
• 2012 – The Espey Family
• 2011 – The Williams Family
• 2010 – The Barnett Family
• 2009 – The Murray Family
• 2008 – The Hawkins Family
• 2007 – The Radford Family
• 2006 – The Cequin Family (Bub & Frances Woody)
• 2005 – The McLemore Family (James & Bonnie)
• 2004 – The Butler Family (Walter, Sara, Lee)
• 2003 – The Tate Family (Robert Nell Tate)
• 2002 – The Rich Family
• 2001 –The Key Family (Mary Belle Montgomery)
• 2000 – The White Family (Bill, Tom, Ray, Jamie, Weldon, Waldon)
• 1999 – The Maddox Family (D.D.)
• 1998 – Lee Francisco Family (Charlie Mae Francisco)
• 1997 – J. Herman Williams Family
• 1996 – John Morgan Nesbitt, Jr. (Nathan Nesbitt Family)
• 1995 – J. Frank Taylor
• 1995 – Ruth Williams Woods

 

 

Outstanding Citizen Award

• 2014 – Pat Rich
• 2013 – Johnny Beth Nolen & Kathy Whitehead
• 2012 – Gary Hatch
• 2011 – Lee Butler
• 2010 – James Neely
• 2009 – Walter Butler
• 2008 – Frank Myers
• 2007 – Ray McCormick
• 2006 – Huntingdon Armed Forces Personnel
• 2005 – Joe Smothers
• 2004 – Paul Ward, Sr.
• 2003 – Ray Smith
• 2002 – Dr. Jerry Atkins
• 2001 – Billy Cary
• 2000 – Jesse Pinckley
• 1999 – Danny Carter
• 1998 – Dr. Howard Johns
• 1997 – Harold Howard
• 1996 – E. E. “Buddy” Pace, Jr.
• 1995 – Ann Laster Boyd
• 1994 – Sam Barger
• 1993 – Ethel Louise Sparkman