{"id":33487,"date":"2023-09-17T20:25:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T20:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/?page_id=33487"},"modified":"2023-09-17T20:26:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T20:26:40","slug":"hall-of-fame-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/?page_id=33487","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Fame 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Linda Mixon Epps, Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/eppsnewlooks.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/eppsnewlooks-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33491\" width=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/eppsnewlooks-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/eppsnewlooks-620x1024.jpg 620w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/eppsnewlooks-768x1269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/eppsnewlooks-600x991.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/eppsnewlooks.jpg 915w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Business Education Teacher, 1984 \u2013 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Taught Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Business Law, Business Economics, Accounting, Office Machines and Computer Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Honored by Cox Enterprise, Outstanding Teacher, 1991<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocational Department Chairperson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Student Support Team Chairperson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B.S., Business Education \u2013 Kentucky State University; Masters, Business Education \u2013 West Georgia College; Specialist Degree, Business Education \u2013 West Georgia College<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Vince Graham, Class of 1982<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vincegraham-plaque.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vincegraham-plaque-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33492\" width=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vincegraham-plaque-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vincegraham-plaque-936x1024.jpg 936w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vincegraham-plaque-768x840.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vincegraham-plaque-600x656.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vincegraham-plaque.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Founder and President of I\u2019ON Group, developer, and designer of \u201cWalkable Communities\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Designed and developed the neighborhoods of Newpoint, the Village at Point Royal, Broad Street, I\u2019ON, Morris Square, Hammonds Ferry, Mixson, Hammond\u2019s Ferry, Earl\u2019s Court, East Beach, and Catfiddle Street in South Carolina and Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Featured in the Wall Street Journal, Landscape Architecture, National Geographic and on CNN and BBC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chairman of the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank, 2015 \u2013 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B.A., Economics \u2013 University of Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chamblee High School<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>National Honor Society, Football, Fellowship of Christian Athletes,<\/strong> <strong>Track, Future Business Leaders of America, Latin Club<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Jessica Lawson Hargrave, Class of 2000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jessica11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jessica11-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33490\" width=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jessica11-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jessica11-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jessica11-768x1111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jessica11-1062x1536.jpg 1062w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jessica11-600x868.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jessica11.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Producer and co-owner of Tripod Media \u2013 Production Company specializing in documentary films<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Producer of Netflix\u2019s Emmy-nominated <em>Pamela, a love story, 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Producer of Amazon\u2019s <em>Good Night Oppy<\/em>, seven Emmy nominations and won five Critics Choice Awards, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Producer of MTV\u2019s <em>Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker,<\/em> shortlisted &#8211; Academy Award; best documentary short at Tribeca, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Executive Producer, seven-part Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary \u2013 <em>The Keepers, <\/em>2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Co-Producer of HBO\u2019s <em>The Case Against 8<\/em>, nominated for two Emmys and shortlisted &#8211; Academy Award for Best Documentary, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B.A., Psychology and German \u2013 Emory University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chamblee High School<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Close-Up, Cross Country, National Honor Society, Beta Club, Soccer,<\/strong> <strong>Literary Magazine, German Club, Homecoming Court<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Kristen Holloway, Class of 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/holloway111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/holloway111-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/holloway111-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/holloway111-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/holloway111-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/holloway111-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/holloway111.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TV News Anchor at FOX4 in Kansas City, Missouri, 2022 \u2013 present<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TV News Reporter\/Fill-in Anchor at WSB-TV in Atlanta, 2019 \u2013 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TV News Anchor\/Reporter in Memphis and Knoxville, Tennessee, 2014 -2018&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Multimedia Journalist in Lafayette, Louisiana, 2012 &#8211; 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nominated for three Emmy awards for outstanding live reporting in breaking news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DeKalb County Community Service Award for mentoring students and emceeing hundreds of events, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gymnastics Junior Olympics:&nbsp; Gold Medal \u2013 Floor Exercise and a Silver Medal \u2013 Balance Beam, 2005<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B.S., Broadcast Journalism \u2013 Florida A&amp;M University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chamblee High School<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Gymnastics, Track, Cheerleading (Captain),Homecoming Court, Miss CHS Princess<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Earl Kutti, Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/kuuitt-plaque-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/kuuitt-plaque-pic-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/kuuitt-plaque-pic-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/kuuitt-plaque-pic.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DeKalb County String and Symphonic Orchestra Teacher, 1984 \u2013 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chamblee High School, Orchestra Teacher, 1995 &#8211; 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Founder of the Kittredge Magnet Strings Program, 1987<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conducted Chamblee High School Orchestra in New York City, St. Louis, New Orleans, Chicago, Orlando, San Diego and Jamestown, VA.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STAR Teacher, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Music Director, DeKalb Youth Symphony Orchestra, 1984 \u2013 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B.S., Music Education \u2013 Western Carolina University; Master in Cello Performance \u2013 Florida State University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Jimmy Partin, Class of 1961<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/partin-old-plaque-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/partin-old-plaque-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33479\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Headmaster, teacher, coach at Dixie Academy, Louisville, Alabama, 1970 \u2013 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>State of Georgia Football Player of the Year \u2013 1960<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School All \u2013 American, Football \u2013 Quarterback, 1960<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selected to the Georgia All-State Baseball Game, 1961<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Played football at Auburn University, 1961 -1964<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Played in the Orange Bowl for the 5<sup>th<\/sup> ranked Auburn Tigers, 1964<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Naval Lieutenant on Jerome County, Tank Landing Ship, Vietnam War<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B.S., Education \u2013 Auburn University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chamblee High School<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Football, Basketball, Baseball, National Honor Society,<\/strong> <strong>Key Club, \u201cC\u201d Club, Senior Superlative \u2013 Most Representative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Norman Richards III, Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/richardplqweeeeeeeeeeeee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/richardplqweeeeeeeeeeeee-300x286.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33489\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mathematics Teacher, Department Head, 23 years, 1971 \u2013 1989<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STAR Teacher of the Year, 1973<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Chamhian<\/em><\/strong><strong>, Yearbook dedication, 1978<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Captain, United States Air Force, Korean War<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kind, soft spoken teacher that cared so much for his students and told epic stories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B.S., Mathematics \u2013 Appalachian State College; 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