Outstanding Young Alumnus Award
(first award presented in 1995)
Presented annually to a TMU alumnus who has graduated/attended within the past ten years, selected on the basis of personal achievement and loyalty to the university.
| ACADEMIC YEAR | RECIPIENT | Year recipient graduated |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Dr. Chris Childs (dentist in Gainesville) | 1990 |
| 1997 | Ms. Joy Park (judge of White County Magistrate Court and attorney with private practice) | 1988 |
| 1998 | Mr. Stacy Butler (pharmacist and former international professional basketball player) | 1988 |
| 1999 | **Ms. Betsy Wynne (ADA Coordinator at the University of Georgia) | 1992 |
| 2000 | Mr. Jeremy Gates (Minister of Music at First Baptist Church, Eustis, Florida) | 1994 |
| 2001 | Rev. Johnathan Gray (pastor of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Fairborn) | 1994 |
| 2002 | Mr. Ben T. Bridges (music teacher with Bibb County Board of Education) | 1995 |
| 2003 | Ms. Allyson Harper (teacher of deaf/hearing impaired, Newnan High School) | 1995 |
| 2004 | Mr. Scotty J. Wilbanks (songwriter/professional musician) | 1991 |
| 2005, 2006, 2007 | Not awarded | |
| 2008 | Ms. Katie Cooper Wyatt (choral director, Peachtree Ridge High School) | 2006 |
| 2009 | Dr. Joshua Davis Kinsey (pharmacist in Cleveland, GA) | 2001 |
| 2010 & 2011 | Not awarded | |
| 2012 | C. Derrick Holmes (Coordinator of residential Education at NGCSU) | 2006 |
| 2013 | Justin Nations (Media consultant for Josh McDowell) | 2006 |
| 2014 | Not awarded | |
| 2015 | Scott Sjenkiewicz (Youth Pastor, FUMC, Cumming) | 2004 |
| 2017 | Elizabeth Norton | 2014 |
| 2018 | Ben Garrison | 2016 |
| 2019 | Phillip Arthur Simmons | 2016 |
**deceased