category: Campus News Coach Sparks Named 2013 Jefferson Countian of the Year category: Campus News | January 29, 2013 Throughout his 33-year career as Eagles Head Football Coach, Ken Sparks has accumulated many accolades. On January 26, he was presented another award: the 2013 Jefferson Countian of the Year. The award was given at the conclusion of the annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet held at C-N’s Stokely Cafeteria. Representatives from First Tennessee Bank presented Sparks with the recognition of his successful career and altruistic life. Anyone following C-N football during the last 33 years knows how remarkable Sparks’ coaching career has been. However, it wasn’t the 308 wins, five NAIA football championships, or the three runner-up finishes in NCAA Division II that garnered Sparks the moniker “Jefferson Countian of the year.” Instead it is the daily role he plays in the lives of students, athletes, and fellow coaches. Upon accepting the award from First Tennessee Regional Vice-President Jim Millsaps, Sparks said, “I’m glad there’s a place still in existence like Carson-Newman that has a vision of touching lives wanting to be a difference-maker and honoring the Lord — and lets a guy like me hang out all these years.”
Campus News Spring Commencement celebrates graduates, Robert Reedy Bryan Society inductees Carson-Newman University announced three inductees into the fourth class of the Robert Reedy Bryan Society. The recognition took place during C-N’s May 2 Spring Undergraduate Commencement, which awarded degrees to […]
Campus News Carson-Newman honors those announcing retirements Carson-Newman University held a special April 24 reception on campus for those announcing retirements this year. The group of six represents a staggering 186 years of total service to the […]
Campus News Ball and Richards named 2025 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award recipients Carson-Newman University announced that Samantha Ball and Oluwafemi Richards are recipients of the 2025 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. The recognition, announced during C-N’s Honors Convocation, is the highest honor the […]