Education

Harriman native Dan Anderson was recently bestowed with Birmingham-Southern College’s 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award.

Anderson, a 1979 graduate, is the son of Curtis Anderson and Barbara Johnson.

He is owner and chief operating officer of Diversified Supply Inc.

Since purchasing Diversified in 1989, Anderson has helped the company become an international electrical supplier with 15 locations.

He received the Minority Business Development Entrepreneur Award from International Paper in 1997.

Scholars at SailAway Learning and Academy recently spent a day discovering science hands-on at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge.

The scholars and teachers started their morning with a video explaining the history of Oak Ridge.

The video was followed by free time to discover Exploration Station, which has several hands-on activities for experimentation  with light, color, sound and problem solving.

A scholar-favorite was the atom smasher program.

Children’s Health Week is a yearly event in Tennessee, and Roane County students joined in the Oct. 4-10 celebration with special events at many of the schools.

Each of the 18 schools has a Healthy School Team responsible for planning and implementing such initiatives and other healthy-focus  campaigns throughout the year for both students and staff.