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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 372
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HJR0372
005086
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A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Dr. Caroline Rogers
on her selection as the TBR 2025 SOAR
Community College Faculty Member of the Year.
WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly should pay tribute to
those outstanding professionals who have dedicated their careers to providing exemplary
service to their community; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Caroline Rogers is one such estimable individual, who has distinguished
herself as a professional of the greatest dedication, ability, and integrity; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Rogers was recently recognized by the Tennessee Board of Regents as
the 2025 SOAR (Statewide Outstanding Achievement and Recognition) Community College
Faculty Member of the Year, a most befitting honor that recognizes the positive influence she
has on so many lives; and
WHEREAS, the Tennessee Board of Regents established the SOAR Awards in 2019 to
recognize and honor outstanding students, faculty members, and staff members; major
accomplishments of the colleges; and philanthropists, volunteers, and partners who support the
schools in their missions; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Caroline Rogers has served as the Program Director for the Physical
Therapy Assistant Program at Chattanooga State Community College since 2014; she has also
served as a faculty member and adjunct instructor at Chattanooga State University and the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; and
WHEREAS, after attending Lambuth University in Jackson, where she majored in
biology and pre-physical therapy, Dr. Rogers received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical
Therapy from the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, Memphis in 1981; she
went on to earn a doctorate in physical therapy in 2008 from the University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga; and
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WHEREAS, Dr. Caroline Rogers has extensive experience as a physical therapist,
having served at Life Care Center of East Ridge, Consulate Health Care, Contin-U-Care,
Erlanger Medical Center, Siskin Rehabilitation Center, and Vanderbilt Medical Center; and
WHEREAS, recognized for her exceptional contributions to her profession and her
community, Dr. Rogers was named a Woman of Distinction of Greater Chattanooga in 2023 and
received the Gean Baron Award for service to Ski Beech Learn to Ski & Snowboard for disabled
adults/children in 2023, the Outstanding PTA Educator Award from the American Physical
Therapy Association in 2022, and Adjunct Faculty of the Year Award from Chattanooga State
Community College in 1997; and
WHEREAS, she has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to her profession,
serving on the boards of ABIDE Respite Program, Family Voices of Tennessee, and the Patricia
Neal Rehab Center and volunteering with the Special Olympics and the Interfaith Hospitality
Network; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Rogers has shown a passion for teaching and mentoring, encouraging
critical thinking, engagement, and hands-on application of skills in her students and helping
them transition from the academic to the clinical environment; and
WHEREAS, her dedication to improving geriatric care through scholarly research and
her collaboration with the University of Tennessee Doctor of Physical Therapy program to
provide joint learning opportunities further exemplify her commitment to continuous professional
learning and development; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Caroline Rogers has distinguished herself as a professional of the
greatest ability and integrity, and she is truly deserving of our approbation at this time; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we honor and congratulate Dr. Caroline Rogers on being named the TBR
2025 SOAR Community College Faculty Member of the Year, commend her meritorious service
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to the State of Tennessee, and extend to her our best wishes for her continued success in all
future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.