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2025 Educators Hall of Fame

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mary Elizabeth Davis welcomes the honorees and their families.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

School Board Chair Janet Read Welch brings greetings on behalf of the Board of Education.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Executive Director Lisa-Marie Haygood spoke on behalf of the event sponsor, Cherokee County Educational Foundation

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Inductee Pamela Bowman, right, speaks with School Board Chair Patsy Jordan.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Hall of Fame Inductee Pamela Bowman (center), with, from left, Dr. Davis and School Board members Dr. Susan Padgett-Harrison, Kelly Poole, Patsy Jordan and Chair Janet Read Welch.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Allen Browning and Lynn Satterfield accept the Hall of Fame honor for their father Carter Browning, a lifelong educator who passed in 2009.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Hall of Fame inductee Ruth Flowers, right, is congratulated by School Board member Dr. Susan Padgett-Harrison.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Superintendent Mary Elizabeth Davis and Dr. Susan-Padgett Harrison greet Whitney Zapeta, granddaughter of the late Dot Whitfield, Hall of Fame inductee. Whitney accepted the award from Dr. Davis while holding a photo of her grandmother.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Accepting on behalf of Dorothy "Dot" Whitfield were her children Bob Whitfield and Alicia Price and granddaughter Whitney Zapeta, who followed in her grandmother’s footsteps and currently teaches at Ball Ground ES STEM Academy.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Jack Weaver, 2025 Hall of Fame inductee, walks back to his seat after being honored.

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Hall of Fame honoree Jack Weaver

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Class of 2025 Educators Hall of Fame inductees

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

The late Kate Smithwick was represented by her nieces Patsy Cain and Penny Vaughn.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Honoring Hall of Fame inductee, the late Kate Smithwick

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Group photo of the 2025 Educators Hall of Fame class, joined by several members of previous classes of inductees.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

School Board member Dr. Susan Padgett-Harrison was among the group of 8 new members of the Educators Hall of Fame.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Dr. Susan Padgett-Harrison receives her award from Dr. Davis

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Hall of Fame inductee Ruth Flowers

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Hall of Fame inductee Lawrence Fitts.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Frankie Shepherd, center, talks with fellow Hall of Famer Ruth Flowers after the ceremony/

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Jack Weaver shares a laugh with School Board member Kelly Poole.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

The crowd applauds the evening's honorees.

Educator Hall of Fame induction with speeches and award presentations

Fellow Hall of Famer Susan Buice checks the plaque for Jack Weaver's name as a new member.

2025 Key Scholars

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