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September 5, 2024 | 11:30 a.m.

Music City Center

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2023 Honorees

Nelson C. Andrews Distinguished Service Award

presented by Vanderbilt University


Distinguished Alumni Award

presented by Belmont University

2023 Award Winners


Inspiring Leader Award

presented by Lipscomb University


Annette Eskind Inspiring Educator Award

presented by UBS


Thomas J. Sherrard Inspiring Innovation Award

presented by Nissan

Meet Our Event Chairs

Johari Matthews

Johari Matthews is the Vice President and Executive Director of Tennessee Titans Foundation and Community Impact with the Tennessee Titans. She was named one of Nashville’s Top 40 Under 40 by the Nashville Business Journal in 2020 and was recognized as a 2023 Model Behavior honoree by NFocus magazine. Johari is an alumna of Metro Nashville Public Schools and serves on various boards and committees for organizations including Corner to Corner, Nashville Public Radio, PENCIL, the YMCA of Middle TN’s HBCU Alliance, and The Community Foundation of Middle TN.

Tony Heard

Tony Heard has served a fifteen-year tenure as a partner at InfoWorks, Inc., an employee-owned ESOP business consulting firm awarded “Best Places to Work” by Nashville Business Journal for the last thirteen years. With two decades of board service experience, he currently serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations serving Nashville’s community including the Nashville Public Education Foundation, United Way of Greater Nashville, and Ascension Saint Thomas Health where he is the board chair.

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Contact Us

To learn more about the Public Schools Hall of Fame, please contact Melinda Judd, Senior Vice President of Outreach and Development

[email protected] | (615) 456-7485


Thank You to Our Sponsors

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Award Presenters



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Thank You to Our Sponsors

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Gold Sponsors


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The Enchiridion Foundation

Silver Sponsors


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Andrea Conte &
Phil Bredesen

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Margaret & Tony Heard

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Bronze Sponsors


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Ashley & Joe
Cook

Brenda & Ron
Corbin

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Janet & David
Miller

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Carole & John
Sergent

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SPECIAL THANKS AND SUPPORT


Alison Bryant Events
Anchor Transportation
Pat Matranga & Maddie Rarick
Moving Picture Boys
Charles Starks and the Music City Center staff
Dr. Myra Taylor, Mr. William Jackson, Dr. Jackie Freeman, and Brass Chamber Ensemble, East Nashville Magnet High School
Tiny Mighty Communications
Uplight Technologies

Friends of Public Education

Barbara & Greg Burns
Ashley & Joe Cook
Suann & Ralph Davis
Julie & Thomas F. Frist III
Meg & Alex Harris
Kraft CPAs
Nashville State Community College
Tennessee Tribune Newspaper