2020-2021 TQC Foundation Committee Chairmen and Members
Fundraising
Chairman: Walter W. Manley II
Deputy Chairman: Patrick Hurley
Ben Manley
Members: All trustees
Special Assignments: John Harris, Jr., & Bob Teel will contact and solicit scholarship donations from the chambers of commerce in the eleven-county scholarship area.
Treasurer Emeritus
Tom Cox, Jr.
(Advises treasurer and chairman, completes IRS filings, sits on Finance Committee)
Banquet
Chairmen: Les McLean & Mark Ryan, assisted by Ben Manley
-Banquet Videos and Liaison to SIDs
(Ads of past winners & present finalists, photos, statistics pages of finalists)
Chairman: Charles Hopkins
-Banquet Seating
Chairman: Walter W. Manley II
-Liaison to Audio-Visual
Chairmen: Walter W. Manley II, and Charlie Barnes
-Liaison to MC
Chairman: Walter W. Manley II
-Banquet Printed Program
Chairman: Walter W. Manley II
-Banquet Reception Hosts
Mike Mattimore, Roger Champion, Scott Houston, Stan Sheppard, Les McLean II, Bill Hilaman, and Steve Dobson III
-Banquet Reception Photography
Chairmen: Bill Hilaman, Steve Winn, Stan Sheppard, Bob Teel, and Ryals Lee, Jr.
-Autograph Session
Chairmen: Scott Houston & Charles Hopkins
Acquisition of Sponsorship for Banquet & Reception and Scholarship Program
Chairman: George Avant, Jr.
Research for Banquet
Chairman: Walter W. Manley II
Member: FSU interns Reece Fishback and Dan Madden
Silent Auction
Chairmen: Tom Cox, Jr., Charles Hopkins, Patrick Hurley, Walter W. Manley II, Mike Mattimore (emphasis on Governors Club), Mark Ryan, Hal Johnson (emphasis on restaurant and resort destinations), Tyler Huston (action destinations), and RJ Reed (action destinations)
Members: All trustees and FSU interns Reece Fishback and Dan Madden, assisted by Ben Manley
Trustees Welcome Party
Chairmen: Roger Champion, George Avant, Jr., and Walter W. Manley II
Trustees Affairs
Chairmen: Tom Cox, Jr., and Walter W. Manley II
Members: George Avant, Jr., Mike Mattimore, Les McLean II, Roger Champion, Stan Sheppard, Mark Ryan, and David Van Leuven
(All nominations for officers and trustees, trustees’ responsibilities and conduct, adherence to code of conduct, and all other trustees’ affairs)
Selection Committee
Chairman: Walter W. Manley II, assisted by Ben Manley
Host Committee
Chairmen: Scott Houston (winner & family), Tyler Huston (keynote speaker), Charles Hopkins (SID), Steve Winn (keynote speaker), and John Harris, Jr. (SID)
(For the winner and his family, coaches & university officials, the Biletnikoffs, and the keynote speaker)
Hosts for Keynote Speaker
Steve Winn and Tyler Huston
Hosts for SID and University Representatives
Charles Hopkins & John Harris, Jr.
Host for Winner and Winner’s Visiting Party
Scott Houston
Trophy & Ring Sales
Chairman: Mark Ryan
(Trophy sales to schools and ring sales. Trophy sales to individuals are managed by the fundraising chairman)
Liaison to the Biletnikoff Family
Charles Hopkins
Scholarship/Philanthropy Committee
(School contacts – each school in the 11 counties to be visited by a trustee/intern – to begin in September and be completed by November with constant follow-ups through February)
Chairmen: John Harris, Jr., Charles Hopkins, and Tom Cox, Jr.
Liaison to Scholarship Applicants and Winners: John Harris, Jr.
Deputy Chairmen: Hal Johnson, Bob Teel, Stan Sheppard, RJ Reed, George Avant, Jr., Ed Murray (liaison to Rocky Hanna), David Van Leuven, Scott Houston, and Rocky Bevis (liaison to the Florida Association of District School Superintendents)
Members: All trustees and FSU interns Reece Fishback and Dan Madden (Every trustee will be assigned schools to visit to discuss and monitor scholarship applications beginning in September of every year), assisted by Ben Manley
School Assignments:
Charles Hopkins: Leon High School
RJ Reed: North Florida Christian, SAIL High School, Aucilla Christian Academy, Community Christian School, Wakulla County High School, and Jefferson County High School
Stan Sheppard: Chiles High School
Scott Houston: Maclay School
Patrick Hurley: Lincoln High School & Rickards High School
Bob Teel: Marianna High School, Gadsden County High School & Monroe High School
David Van Leuven: St. John Paul II Catholic High School
George Avant, Jr.: Godby High School
Ed Murray (Liaison to Rocky Hanna): To promote scholarship applications
John Harris, Jr.: ALL other schools in 11-county area including Florida State University School, with visits as he deems practicable
Rocky Bevis: (Liaison to the Florida Association of District School Superintendents) To promote scholarship applications
FSU Interns Reece Fishback and Dan Madden: Will assist any committee member
Scholarship Applications Review
Chairman: Walter W. Manley II, assisted by Ben Manley
Members: All trustees and FSU interns Reece Fishback and Dan Madden
Sportsman of the Year
Chairman: Steve Dobson III
Members: Walter W. Manley II, Stan Sheppard, and Scott Houston
Public Relations, Media Contact and Releases
Chairman: Walter W. Manley II, assisted by Ben Manley
Member: Will Stewart
(Creation of all media contacts, media releases, and media coverage for all events and for the Foundation & award)
*If a trustee has a media coverage opportunity, he should refer it immediately to this committee
Website
Chairman: Walter W. Manley II
Member: Will Stewart
Student Interns Committee
Chairman: Walter W. Manley II
(Liaison to Dr. Pappas at FSU and selection and management of interns)
Merchandise and Commemoratives
Chairman: Scott Houston
(Includes logo pocket crests, caps, pullovers, and lapel pins)
Finance
Chairmen: Mark Ryan, Tom Cox, Jr., Les McLean, Walter W. Manley II, and Roger Champion
(Review all profit and cost centers and related procedures and contracts, as well as any present or proposed expenditures, and take action and make recommendations as necessary)
NCFAA
Representative: Walter W. Manley II, assisted by Ben Manley
ESPN’s The Home Depot College Football Awards Show
Chairman: Walter W. Manley II, assisted by Ben Manley
Members: All trustees
Trustees Recruitment
Chairmen: Steve Dobson III, George Avant, Jr., Hal Johnson., David Van Leuven, and Walter W. Manley II.