MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Two Middle Tennessee State University faculty members were named recipients of prestigious awards from Rutherford Cable, a professional leadership organization in Rutherford County.
Chandra Story, professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance, received the 2023 ATHENA International Leadership Awards, while Samantha Weir, instructor in Human Development and Family Sciences, received the 2023 ATH .
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. Dr. Chandra Story has been named the recipient of the 2023 ATHENA International Leadership Award of Rutherford County, and the 2023 ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award of Rutherford County recipient is Samantha Weir.
The ATHENA International Leadership Award ceremony, celebrating the accomplishments of 10 ATHENA nominees and eight Young Professional nominees from the Rutherford County community, was held at Middle Tennessee State University on Friday, May 12, 2023. .
(MURFREESBORO) For MTSU Health and Human Performance Professor Chandra Russell Story, her faith “is the cornerstone of who I am and everything that I do, and will forever be.”
A licensed minister at First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Story is also a deeply accomplished scholar in the field of public health and was honored for her years of teaching, research and service as the 2023 recipient of the John Pleas Faculty Recognition Award, the highest honor for Black faculty on t .