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Aaron Summerall was selected as the Roane State President's Award winner for the 2025-2026 academic year.
A first-generation college student and sophomore at Roane State, Aaron is graduating this May. He will recieve a general transfer associate degree with a focus in public affairs, public health, and public policy. Aaron plans to continue his education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Aaron learned he had been selected to receive the President’s Award, the college's highest student honor, in the spring of 2026 at Academic Awards Night.
In an essay about his experience at Roane State from Fall 2025, Aaron described how general education courses helped him be successful.
"When I look back now, I see how every class, every late-night study session, every paper revised, every presentation rehearsed, formed the foundation beneath my future," Aaron wrote. "They didn’t just prepare me to graduate; they prepared me to lead with compassion and conviction."
Among his many accomplishments while enrolled at the college, he currently serves as a senator with the Student Government Association, is a member of the RSCC Instrumental Ensemble, and was selected to participate in the inaugural Student Leadership Program.
As is tradition with all winners of the President's Award, Aaron will be speaking to his fellow classmates at graduation in May.
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