The Hall County School District recently announced that Rhonda Samples is its Pioneer in Education for 2022.
Pioneer RESA presents the award to individuals who positively impact both students and education.
Samples, along with the other 15 recipients were honored on Dec. 9 at The Venue at Cenita, in Cleveland Georgia.
Samples has worked for the Hall County School District for 40 years where she began as an education and marketing teacher.
She now serves as the district’s Executive Director of Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education.
“Whether it’s expanding and improving work-based-learning; collaborating with state officials on CTAE curriculum and pathways advancement; partnering with the Chamber of Commerce and Work Force Development; or managing and overseeing the Lanier College and Career Academy, Rhonda Samples keeps her focus on students and how to best prepare them for the future. Her influence has helped to put structures and systems in place that have provided a pathway of success to thousands of students here in Hall County and state-wide,” Superintendent Will Schofield said.