Linda Mines
GPS History Department Chair Linda Mines has been named a Tennessee Fellow, one of six 2015 Outstanding Educators recognized by Humanities Tennessee, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting lifelong learning, civil discourse, and an appreciation of history, diversity and community among Tennesseans.
Ms. Mines, who teaches several Advanced Placement courses at GPS, was cited for demonstrated excellence in teaching the humanities. The non-profit considers teachers who “have the respect of students, parents and co-workers, as well as a record of active involvement in community activities and professional organizations, particularly those activities and organizations which involve promoting an understanding of the humanities.”
She receives a $2,000 fellowship to further her professional development in the humanities. GPS also receives a $1,500 grant to be used for the purchase of humanities instructional materials or for student humanities projects.
Currently the official historian for both Chattanooga and Hamilton County, Ms. Mines is a Board member for the Chattanooga History Center and immediate past president of Habitat for Humanity of Chattanooga. She is the first vice-regent of the Chief John Ross Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and has served on the education committees for Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and the National Medal of Honor Museum. She has attended summer institutes in constitutional law at Stanford University and the U.S. Supreme Court. A Liberty Bell award winner, she was named Tennessee Teacher of the Year for American History in 2009.