ETSU Elevates Winners & Alumni

ETSU Elevates service grants

Each year, ETSU Elevates is proud to invest in the ideas and projects of students and community partners working to address the most pressing challenges facing our region.

ETSU Elevates 2025 Winners 

 

First Place

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"Project MANNA"

Aliyah Smith-Gomis in partnership with the Appalachian Resource Conservation & Development Council

Second Place & People's Choice

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"Project Welcome Home Veteran"

Reed Bull in partnership with Heidi’s House of Hope

Third Place

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"Confidence Kits"

Connor Davidson and Emma Hurley in partnership with LightSource Ministries

ETSU Elevates 2025 Projects

 

  • Project Welcome Home Veteran with Heidi's House of Hope
  • Confidence Kits with LightSource Ministries
  • Spark the Future with Coalition for Kids
  • Project MANNA with the Appalachian Resource Conservation & Development Council
  • Rooted Alliance with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee

 

ETSU Elevates 2024 Winners

 

First Place & People's Choice

ETSU Elevates Skylar

"Level the Field"

Skylar Mittelsteadt in partnership with YMCA Kingsport

Second Place

ETSU Elevates Kyah

"Continuing the Stories of Recovery"

Kyah Alese Powers in partnership with the Johnson City Recovery Center

Third Place

ETSU Elevates Layne

"Bike Layne"

Layne Maddox in partnership with the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association Inc.

ETSU Elevates 2024 Projects

 

  • Staying Sustainable with Meet the Mountains/Visit JC
  • Continuing the Stories of Recovery with the Johnson City Recovery Center
  • Bike Layne with the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association Inc.
  • My Health Compass with the Appalachian Highlands Care Network
  • Level the Field with YMCA Kingsport
  • Smile with NAT with Appalachian Miles for Smiles
  • The Myla Project with YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia
  • Tri-FACETS with RISE: Healthy for Life

 

ETSU Elevates 2023 Winners

 

First Place & People's Choice

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"Black Mental Healthcare"

Sarah Mohammed in partnership with the NE TN Association of Black Social Workers

Second Place

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"Looking Ahead"

Abby Simpson in partnership with the Hawkins County School System

Third Place

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"PEER-iod Education"

Leah Loveday, Rebecca Pearson, and Lillian Hollenbeck in partnership with Rise: Healthy for Life

ETSU Elevates 2023 Projects

 

  • Black Mental Healthcare with the NE TN Association of Black Social Workers
  • Caring Connections with the Mooresburg Community Association
  • PEER-iod Education with Rise: Healthy for Life
  • The Viola Project with Frontier Health
  • The Aloe Project with LXI
  • Looking Ahead with the Hawkins County School System
  • Delivering Eye Care with Appalachian Miles for Smiles
  • Appalachian Veterans Festival with Veterans Service Organizations
  • Project Capture It with Fairview Housing's Manna House