Additionally our judges included Juvenile Court Judge Betty Adams Green, State Representative John Arriola, The Tennessean newspaper's health writer, Tammie Smith, and Diane Cox, the local marketing representative for Southwest Airlines. Southwest Airlines donated two tickets for the winning student and one parent from Tennessee to attend the National Poster Contest in D.C. this upcoming July. Last fall when I was beginning preparations for the 2000 poster contest, the Tennessee Department of Health released results of their '2000 Tennessee Youth Tobacco Survey'. In my request letters to supporters, judges and the media, I referenced the statistics in this report on youth tobacco usage in Tennessee. It appears this reference assisted in obtaining the outstanding support we have received.
Awards recognize long-term efforts or unique accomplishments in four different categories.
Nominations were received in all four categories. Nominations submitted were reviewed and the winners were selected by the Tar Wars Advisory Board and approved by the AAFP Commission on Public Health in February 2000. National Poster Contest awards ceremony on Thursday, July 13, 2000. Tar Wars Star Awards were presented to two other individuals as a part of the inagural slate of nominees. Patrick Harr, MD, past president of the AAFP and one of the individuals instrumental in bringing the program to the AAFP, was presented with his award at the 1999 AAFP Annual Assembly in Orlando.