Dinner of Firsts
Celebrating “Firsts” is always fun—especially during ChattState’s 60th anniversary year—and we invite you to be a part of an unforgettable evening! Mark your calendar for Thursday, November 13, 2025, and join us at The Chattanoogan Hotel for Chattanooga State’s Dinner of Firsts—our signature “FUNdraising” event. Each year, we honor a distinguished first-generation college graduate with a lively roast, all while raising funds to support first-generation students.
This year we celebrate Tiffanie Robinson, Managing Partner and CEO of Aslan Holdings, former Hamilton County school board member, and proud Lee University alumna—the first in her family to attend college. Tom White will serve as Event Chair, and Terran Anderson will guide the evening as our Master of Ceremonies. A fantastic lineup of roasters, including Kyle Bryant, Mickey Cloud, Kristina Montague, Mike Robinson, and Kirby Yost will ensure an evening full of laughs and heartfelt moments.
We are honored to have State Representative Greg Vital, President and Co-Founder of Morning Pointe Senior Living, along with Jay Dale, Market President of First Horizon Bank, as our presenting sponsors and evening co-hosts.
For more information, please contact:
- Tammy Sawyers at [email protected], (423) 697-3359
- Suzanne Harris at [email protected], (423) 697-3317
Sponsorship Levels
Presidential $10,000 (3 available)
Includes a full-page recognition ad in the program, social media recognition, listing on large screens and sponsor boards, and prime seating for eight. Choose from:
- Swag Sponsorship: Recognition on ChattState giveaway packaging for attendees
- Video Sponsorship: Recognition on the First in the Family Scholars video
- Wine Sponsorship: Recognition on wine bottles at every table
Summa Cum Laude
$5,000. Half-page recognition ad in the program, social media recognition, listing on all sponsor boards on display at the event, and one table with priority seating for 8.
Magna Cum Laude
$3,500. Quarter-page recognition ad in the program, listing on all sponsor boards on display at the event, and one table with preferred seating for 8.
Cum Laude
$2,400. Listing in the program and one table with seating for 8.
Individual seating is available at $300 per person. Can’t attend? Consider a donation in honor of Tiffanie Robinson to the Tom Edd Wilson First in the Family Endowed Scholarship.