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Nashville Alliance for Public Education Inducts Six Members Into Nashville Public Schools Hall of Fame

3/1/2010

The Nashville Alliance for Public Education will induct six new members into the Nashville Public Schools Hall of Fame. This marks the first time in the Hall of Fame’s history that two individuals will receive Distinguished Service awards. The awards ceremony will take place tomorrow.

“The positive impact of effective public education in Nashville will be on display when the 2010 Hall of Fame inductees take the stage,” said Robert Lipman, chairman of the Nashville Alliance board of directors. “We are very proud to honor these individuals for their commitment to public education, their hard work in their respective professions, and their overall contribution to the Nashville community.”

Jennifer Frist and Jenny Hannon are co-chairwomen of the sixth annual event.

The 2010 alumni inductees are:

Dr. Keith B. Churchwell, M.D. (McGavock Comprehensive High School, 1979), executive director/chief medical officer, Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute.

Richard Fulton (East High School, 1945), mayor of Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County from 1975 through 1987.

R. Milton Johnson (Stratford High School, 1974), executive vice president and chief financial officer, Hospital Corporation of America.

Walter G. Knestrick (Hillsboro High School, 1955), founder of Walter Knestrick Contractors, Inc., former chairman of the Tennessee Arts Commission and a founding board member of the Frist Center for the Visual Arts.

The 2010 Distinguished Service Award inductees are:

Kix Brooks, award-winning singer and songwriter

Tammy Genovese, former chief executive officer of the Country Music Association

The Nashville Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to securing private resources to help improve Metro Nashville Public Schools. Since its inception, the organization has raised more than $20 million to advance student success in key academic areas such as reading, language arts, music, math and science. The Nashville Alliance also supports programs and initiatives to improve graduation rates and enhance the professional development of public school educators. Donations to the Nashville Alliance can be made online at www.nashvillealliance.org or by phone at (615) 783-2810.