Benefiting East Tennessee
Community Design Center
An evening of community design celebration and awards supporting the vision of better communities through design.
Wednesday, Oct. 16 • 5-9 p.m.
Historic Ramsey House
2614 Thorngrove Pike
Join us for heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks, silent auction and the presentation of ETCDC’s two annual awards.
Valet parking available.
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LIVE ART AUCTION
The theme for this years attire is "Appalachian Chic"—think laid-back yet stylish, drawing inspiration from the charm of the Appalachian region. Comfortable clothing is encouraged, as the event is outdoors, so be sure to wear sensible shoes for navigating the evening.
Sponsors Level
Maple Leaf
$50,000+
Tickets included: 24+
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Melon Patch
$25,000+
Tickets included: 16
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Birds Nest
$10,000+
Tickets included: 12
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Bear's Paw
$5,000+
Tickets included: 8
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Whirlwind
$2500+
Tickets included: 6
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Weathervane
$1,000
Tickets included: 4+
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Twin Star
$500+
Tickets included: 2
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The Bruce McCarty Community Impact Award is granted to those who have demonstrated a commitment to building a better future for this region.
The 2024 Bruce McCarty Community Impact Award is presented to Rev. Dr. Jerry Askew. Jerry is an outstanding Knoxville community leader who has enhanced the lives of others - in education, business, community service, and ministry. His early professional life was focused on higher education where he worked in Student Services at two universities, then was UT Dean of Students, and Vice Chancellor of UT Development and Alumni Affairs.
Highlights of his career include: President of the East TN Foundation, President and CEO of the Alliance for Better Nonprofits, and Senior Vice President of Tennova Healthcare. During his 16-year tenure at Tennova, he helped to improve its community outreach and philanthropic efforts. His work experience over the years included grant-making, assistance to nonprofits, leadership and community development, media relations, marketing, and spiritual care. In addition to that, he still found time to serve on 61 Knoxville non-profit Boards and chaired 14 of them including the Volunteer Ministry Center, the Episcopal School of Knoxville, the Knoxville Utilities Board, and the Sertoma MyLife Foundation.
In addition, he completed a four-year Education in Ministry program leading to his ordination as Arch Deacon in the East TN Episcopal Diocese. He currently works at St. John's Episcopal Church with 16 active deacons across 43 churches.
Compassion and humility are two of Jerry's greatest attributes and he has an innate ability to connect with people, no matter their status.
Jerry has made a huge difference in our community and the ETCDC is pleased to honor him with the Bruce McCarty Impact Award.
The Annette Anderson Directors' Award is granted annually to clients of the East Tennessee Community Design Center who have demonstrated a commitment to making East Tennessee a better place.
The 2024 Annette Anderson Directors' Award is presented to Union County's Heritage Park. This award is a tribute to the legacy of Annette Anderson and the contributions she made to this region through her leadership and passion for our community.
Annette served as Executive Director of the Design Center for over twenty years, and was among a handful of people who crafted what became the essence of ETCDC. Her vision, her relentless insistence on broad community involvement, and her commitment to quality design nurtured what has become the Design Center’s legacy.
The award is presented to celebrate and perpetuate the qualities of Annette Anderson in building a better future for East Tennessee. To learn more, click below.
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sponsors list
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PRESENTING SPONSOR
Bird's Nest
Bear's Paw
A.G. Heins Co.
Design Innovation Architects
Jim and Natalie Haslam
MoxCar Marketing + Communications
The Christman Company
The Will Group
Whirlwind
Axle Logistics
Dewhirst Properties
Doug White
FirstBank
Haines Structural Group, Inc.
Home Federal Bank of Tennessee
Karst Engineering
Nashville Office Interiors
Pat Curtsinger & Carey Parker
Risk Strategies Company
Ross Bryan Associates, Inc.
SESCO Lighting
The Odom Group @ UBS
Visit Knoxville
Weathervane
A. David and Sandy Martin
AIA East Tennessee
AMS (Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation)
Andy Oakes
Ardurra
Beasley Landscape Architects
Benefield Richters
Blaine Construction Corporation
Carrie Bearden and Jon Cheek
Charles D. Smith Architecture and Planning, LLC
City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation
Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC)
Clayton Homes
Comfort Systems USA Shoffner
Commercial Environments
Dan and Mary Holbrook
Dee and Jimmy Haslam
Denark Construction
DLZ National, Inc.
Duane and Marsha Grieve
Earthadelic
Exact Tile, Inc.
Franklin Kyle Elder Law
Johnson & Galyon
Johnson Architecture, Inc.
KaTom
KCDC
Lauderdale Design Group
Lauren Rider
Lighting Trends
LOSE Design
Maven Studio
Merit Construction
Messer Construction Co.
Morris Creative
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Coppala
Newcomb & Boyd
Prince Technologies
Proffitt & Sons, Inc.
Proficient Engineering
Randy and Robin Gibson
Rebecca Halperin and John Storey
Robert Purvis Builders
Rose Engineering
Sparkman & Associates Architects, Inc.
The Architecture Collaborative
The Mend House
The Union County Chamber of Commerce
TIS Insurance Services
Townes Osborn and Bob Marquis
UT College of Architecture + Design
WorkSpace Interiors
Twin Star
ACS Document Imaging
BarberMcMurry Architects
Bible Harris Smith, PC
Blackburn Development Group
C. Randall De Ford Architecture
C2C Construction, LLC
Chad and Carolyn Boetger
Chuck Turner (Community Design Center San Francisco)
Community Tectonics Architects
CSI Knoxville
Curtis and Teresa Catron
Doc Claussen
Dollar & Ewers Architecture
Dover Signature Properties
Dr. Sarkis Chobanian and Dr. Ruth Bailey
Dwane Dishner
Hatcher-Hill Properties, LLC
Hearthside Bank
Hedstrom Landscape Architecture
Henricksen
Hickory Construction
I.C. Thomasson, a Salas O’Brien Company
Jeff and Vicki Chapman
Knoxville Blue Print & Supply Co., Inc.
Kristin Lee Grove
Leslie and John Fawaz
M C Painting, Inc.
Mallia Engineering
Marsha Hollingsworth and Mike Combs
Mike Parish and Susan Kincaid
Mintha and Jon Roach
Momentum Textiles and Wallcovering
Neil, Katie, and Evelyn Heatherly
Newland Moorefield & Ross Young III
Office Furniture Outfitters
OfficeWorks, LLC
Pamela P. Fansler
Rick Fox and Ralph Cianelli
Ross/Fowler, PC
Sanders Pace Architecture
Sharon Moore and Patricia Boardwine
SmartBank
Smee + Busby Architects PC
SouthEast Bank
The IT Company
Union County, TN Farmers Market
WystWynd Designs, Inc.