For Immediate Release
GALLATIN, TN—Welch College President Matt Pinson announced that this year’s Strong and Courageous award will be presented to Mrs. Joi Wasill at the college’s annual banquet celebrating Christian faith in the Sumner County community.
Mrs. Wasill is the Founder and President of Decision, Choices, and Options, Inc., a faith-based ministry that provides public and private school-based sexual risk avoidance/abstinence education programs. DCO serves over 295,000 students, youth, parents, and communities in Tennessee, Alabama, and several other states with programs that lead, equip, and provide the knowledge to adolescents that enables them to pursue a life of success and optimal health—physically, spiritually, and mentally.
Mrs. Wasill, a graduate of the University of Mississippi, has 34 years of experience as an educator, serving in both public and private schools. In addition, she is a nationally certified Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Specialist and a member of the Protect Child Health Coalition.
Mrs. Wasill has been married to her husband, Bill, for forty years and they have one son, Jacob, a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. Joi and Bill are active members of First Baptist Church in Hendersonville.
Welch College’s annual Strong and Courageous banquet is a scholarship event to raise funds for Sumner County students. Strong and Courageous has raised almost $250,000 for student scholarships at Welch. Past Strong and Courageous award winners are: Rev. David Landrith (posthumous), Dr. David and Congressman Diane Black, Mr. Bob Goodall, Dr. Charles Lea, Rev. Doug and Linda Varnado, and Mr. Jerry Moll.
To support this event, contact the Office for Institutional Advancement at Welch College (615-675-5302) or email dblack@welch.edu
