Chamber President Honored by Knox County PTA
Knoxville Chamber President and CEO Mike Edwards received the Knox County Council PTA Partner In Advocacy Award May 1st at the Crowne Plaza in Knoxville.
“PTA members honored Edwards for his persistent and persuasive efforts on behalf of the children of Tennessee,” says Karen Davis, Knox County Council PTA president. “He has been unrelenting in his quest to remind all stakeholders that it is the right of every child to receive a quality education and it is our duty to provide them with an education that will give them the tools to be successful no matter the path they take in life.”
“The Chamber has been diligent and focused on providing the children of Knoxville the education they need and deserve,” says Edwards. “We feel very strongly that their future and the future economic prosperity of our region depend on their classroom achievement today.”
The Chamber hosted the Workforce and Education Summit in March at the Knoxville Convention Center. The event gave Knoxville businesspeople and educators a chance to share ideas and goals that will improve the region’s educational systems, which ultimately determine the quality of the workforce. The Chamber will host a follow-up to the summit on June 10th to discuss ideas and responses. The meeting will be from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the Cokesbury United Methodist Center located at 9919 Kingston Pike in Knoxville. Chamber sponsorship of events such as these is part of the reason Edwards was recognized by the PTA.
The PTA’s Evening of Elegance honored individuals and local PTA/PTSA members’ schools for their hard work and dedication to the children of Knox County. PTA/PTSA members, parents, teachers, principals, community partners, and elected officials attended the event. In addition to the Partner in Advocacy Award, the PTA announced its Awards of Excellence for Outstanding Local Unit, Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding Principal, Outstanding Elected Official, Outstanding Volunteer awards, and others were presented.
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