Mealer, Lowery receive Dooley Award

Addison Mealer and Chad Lowery of Adairsville High School were named recipients of the Coach Vince Dooley, Athletes for a Better World Award at the 10th annual ceremonies held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta April 29.

Anna Katherine Cates of Darlington and Noah Shepard were named as recipients of the four-year scholarship award of $1000 per year at the ceremony.

Nearly 300 student-athletes and guests attended the event which featured inspirational messages from Coach Dooley, ABW Founder/President Fred Northup, and Atlanta Public Schools’ Assistant Director of Athletics Kandice Mitchell. In attendance was last year’s speaker and special guest Carror Wright of the Georgia High School Association. All enjoyed a breakfast meal, compliments of Chick-fil-A. The Hudgens Family Foundation was once again the Presenting Sponsor for the event.