Current Recipient
Drew Rowley, Class of 2010
Drew Rowley graduated from Vol State in 2010 and even worked in the Foundation office as a work-study student! He graduated from Trevecca Nazarene University with his Bachelor of Science in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management in 2012. He went on to receive his Master of Management, Organizational Leadership & Strategy in 2014. He is currently the Chief Information Officer at Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc., where he started working in 2014 as the Director of Information Technology and rose to become their CIO this year. He is a member of the Vol State Alumni Advisory Board. He also serves as an Associate Pastor for Cottontown Baptist Church. He is married to Miranda Rowley, and they have two precious children.
Previous Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Recipients
2013-2014
Bobby Hudson (Class of 1977)
2014-2015
Matt Ricker (Class of 1981)
2015-2016
Jerry Kirkman (Class of 1988)
2016-2017
Andrew Finney (Class of 1998)
2017-2018
Shirlene Campbell (Class of 1993)
2018-2019
Bill Sinks (Class of 1974)
2019-2020
Dennis Powers (class of 1973)
2020-2021
Evelyn Hill (Class of 2000)
2021-2022
Lori Johnson (Class of 2007)
2022-2023
Drew Rowley (Class of 2010)
