The INSIDER - Spring/Summer 2024

years, who have utilized the power of the Retool Your School program to make sustainable improvements to campus and student life. Martin undoubtedly fits the aforementioned bill, having been involved in all six of the Campus Improvement Grants. The first two, in 2012 and 2013, Martin led student voting campaigns as the Steer Football Team Captain and Student Government Association President. When Martin returned to the College as CMCO, he successfully provided oversight to the 2021, 2022, 2023, and now 2024 voting campaigns, galvanizing stakeholder votes and strategically collaborating with the Texas College National Alumni Association (TCNAA). Congruently, he also oversees and coordinates the projects and their implementations, which have encompassed the President’s Living Room Patio renovation, renovation of the basketball, volleyball, and football locker rooms, as well as the renovation and commercialization of the President’s Living Room Kitchen. “While I am honored to be named a Legacy Honoree, this recognition does not rest solely with me,” noted Martin. “This award is as much mine as it is everyone who has devoutly voted for the College throughout the Retool Your School campaigns. It’s our award.” Martin continued this sentiment, expressing gratitude to President Dwight Fennell for his strategic leadership and entrusting him with the initiative, as well as expressed appreciation to both the Texas College and TCNAA Retool Your School PAGE 3 0 | THE I NS I DE R

A TEXAS COLLEGE STUDENT VOTES IN THE 2024 HOME DEPOT RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL VOTING COMPETITION ON CAMPUS

JAKE MARTIN, CMCO, ACCEPTS THE LEGACY HONOREE AWARD AT THE HOME DEPOT 2024 RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL AWARDS CELEBRATION AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA program, having won in 2012, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2023, and now 2024. In addition to the $80,000 grant, Martin was also honored as a Home Depot Retool Your School Legacy Honoree, a new award that the program launched last year. Per Retool Your School, Legacy Honorees are institutional staff who have worked with Retool Your School for multiple years and have successfully used grants to improve their campuses. The honorees are selected by a panel of judges based on the impact, community building, and legacy of their work with the program over multiple