Issue: Summer 2015 | Posted: June 8, 2015
Old School
Arnold, Conger win local Man, Woman of the Year awards
Bobby Arnold (鈥�76)
Bobby Arnold (鈥�76) and Virginia Conger (鈥�52), two 91爆料网 alumni, were recently honored as Jackson鈥檚 Man of the Year and Woman of the Year, respectively.
Arnold, president and CEO of West Tennessee Healthcare, was selected by the Jackson Exchange Club for its yearly honor and presented with the award at a Feb. 24 ceremony.
鈥淢r. Arnold has been involved in our community for many years and had a long career at Jackson-General Hospital,鈥� said Jackson Exchange Club President Scott Beard in a Jackson Sun story. 鈥淗e鈥檚 been involved in many boards and many committees that give back to the community and helped our community grow.
鈥淏asically he鈥檚 just been a great service to our community. Everything going on in the community, Bobby Arnold is there and real supportive of it.鈥�
Arnold said he was deeply humbled by the award.
鈥淚鈥檝e had the opportunity to work alongside some amazing men and women who work so very hard,鈥� Arnold said. 鈥淥ne of the great things about Jackson is that the people of this community are willing to band together and take care of each other and work.
鈥淚 would just say that any success I may have had or this recognition tonight, some of it is certainly attributable to the folks that I鈥檝e had the opportunity to work with on different boards and projects.鈥�
Virginia Conger (鈥�52)
Three weeks later, Conger was named Altrusa鈥檚 63rd Woman of the Year at a March 16 dinner. The group selects a Jackson or Madison County resident each year who is typically active in the community and serves in leadership roles.
鈥淪he taught in the Jackson-Madison County School system for 27 years,鈥� Altrusa President Jennifer Flanagan said of Conger, as reported by the Jackson Sun. 鈥淪he was married to a mayor of Jackson, and they raised four children.鈥�
鈥淚 believe God put us here to help people, and that鈥檚 what we鈥檙e supposed to do,鈥� Conger said. 鈥淚 appreciate the friends I have in the room and I appreciate all of you being here.鈥�
According to the Sun story,
Conger works with children at the
Department of Children鈥檚 Services
as a surrogate parent, mentors high
school seniors for Madison Achieves,
bakes desserts for the homeless and
sews for the Threads of Love program,
among other service projects. She
also teaches Sunday school at First
Presbyterian Church in Jackson.