Staff members prepare for the celebration
Guests arrive early for the event. Over 300 people attended the celebration
Dr. Spain has a section in front of the stage surrounded by his family
Dr. Linda Mason, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction
Roberta Scott, Board of Education serves as the presider for the program
Rev. Bill Kearney
Rev. Carson Jones provided the invocation
Jamil Spain, Son of the Honoree
Mrs. Fay Wright Wilson, Sister of the Honoree
Dr. Grant Hayes. Dean - East Carolina University - Greensville NC.
Dr. Dudley Flood - Mentor - Retired Educator and NC School Integration Planer
Dr. June Atkinson, Former NC Superintendent for Public Instruction
Dr. Freddie Williamson, President of the NC School Superintendents Association
Dr. William Wright, Chairman of the Roanoke River Valley Education Consortium
Mr. Sam Houston, Executive Director, NC Mathematics and Technology Education Center
Mrs. Jennie Franklin on behalf of Mrs Eva Clayton, Former Congresswoman - US House of Representatives
Ms. Margie Coefield, Founder/ Member of the Princess Anne County Training School- Union Kempsville High School Alumni and Friends Association - Va. Beach, Virginia
Tare Davis, Chair, Warren County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Andrew Lankis, Executive Director - NC Teach for America
Ms. Betty Jo Shepherd, Senator Richard Burr's Office Representative
Renee Mizelle, Principal, Vaughan Elementary School
Katrinka Brewer, Principal, Mariam Boyd Elementary School
Mrs. Chelsa Jennings, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Warren County Schools
Dr. Linda Mason, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Warren County Schools
Dr. Frank Polakiewicz, Assistant Superintendent, Warren County Schools
Delores Pulliam, Finance Officer, Warren County Schools
Ebony Talley- Brame, Chair, Warren County Board of Education