Dedicated Educator, Developer of Mobile GED Testing Center, Philanthropist 

Inducting Institution: Lincoln Memorial University 

Sherrie Nevils Claiborne has been involved with Lincoln Memorial University since Kindergarten and her support continues today as the alumni representative to the Board of Trustees.

Claiborne is a lifelong educator. She spent the first half of her career in public school classrooms. She dedicated the second half of her career to educating adults. She and a colleague developed a national award winning program that includes a Mobile GED Testing Center, serving more than 1,000 students each year. Her work led to the creation of the Adult High School Diploma Program that is now in all Tennessee counties and is used as a model in other states.