Middle Tennessee State University is again recognizing outstanding alumni who represent excellence and distinction through their professional careers, loyal support and service to the broader community.
This year's recipient is Nic Dugger of Nashville, Tennessee, who has enjoyed an extensive career in the broadcasting field since he was 12 years old.
This year's Young Alumni Achievement Award, given to a graduate age 35 or younger making a positive impact in the world, goes to Casey Pash of Columbia, South Carolina, who has consistently embodied leadership and service from her time as a student to present day.
Categories and this year's honorees include:
• Achievement in Education (MTSU faculty) -- Frank Michello of Murfreesboro, who has exceled at teaching, research and service in a 30-plus year career at MTSU.
• Achievement in Education (non-MTSU) -- Mark Hall of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who is one of the nation's leading scholars in the areas of health care, public policy and bioethics at the Wake Forest University School of Law.
• Service to University -- Tom and Martha Boyd of Lebanon, Tennessee, who established the Tom and Martha Boyd Endowed Lecture in Ethical Leadership at MTSU in 2011.
• Service to Community -- Whit Turnbow of Murfreesboro, former senior associate athletic director and golf coach, who helped create the True Blue Turnbow Project to provide coats for those who need them in cold weather.
Awards will be presented during Homecoming Week at the Distinguished Alumni Awards Reception, which will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in the Sam H. Ingram Building, 2269 Middle Tennessee Blvd.
The public is invited. It is a free event, but organizers request RSVPs to plan for food and space. To register, RSVP to alumni@mtsu.edu.
To find parking at the Ingram Building, visit http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap for a printable campus map.
