As a former Knox County School Board Member from September 1, 2000 – August 31, 2004 (Vice Chairman of the Knox County County School Board from September 2002-August 2003, TSBA Tennessee School Board Association East Director 2002-2004. I am choosing to honor ALL Tennessee Principal of the Years from beginning to current.
| Year | Principal | School | School System |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Kyle Loudermilk | John Sevier Middle School | Kingsport City Schools |
| 2021-22 | Chris Hampton | Dobyns-Bennett High | Kingsport City Schools |
| Tyler Salyer | West Collierville Middle School | Collierville Schools | |
| 2020-21 | Leneda Laing | Cleveland Middle School | Cleveland City Schools |
| 2019-20 | LeAndrea Ware | The Howard School | Hamilton County Schools |
| 2018-19 | Vicki Shipley | Munford Middle School | Tipton County Schools |
| 2017-18 | Robin Copp | Ooltewah High School | Hamilton County |
| 2016-17 | Docia Generette-Walker | Middle College High School | Shelby County Schools |
| 2015-16 | Peggy Greene | Ridgeview Elementary School | Washington County Schools |
| 2014-15 | Ronald Hughes | Apison Elementary School | Hamilton County Schools |
| 2013-14 | Martha Fisher | Cascade Elementary School | Bedford County Schools |
| 2012-13 | Jane Winter | Minglewood Elementary | Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools |
| 2011-12 | Rita White | Riverwood Elementary | Memphis City Schools |
| 2010-11 | Tim Setterlund | Collierville High School | Shelby County Schools |
| 2009-10 | Janice Womble | Deery Eakin Primary School | Bedford County Schools |
| 2008-09 | Warner Ross | Bolivar Middle School | Hardeman County Schools |
| 2007-08 | Scott Owens | Rhea Elementary School | Paris Special Schools |
| Margaret McKissick-Larry | Avon Lenox School | Memphis City Schools | |
| 2006-07 | Catherine Battle | Snowden School | Memphis City Schools |
| 2005-06 | Rhonda Kennedy | Hazelwood Elementary School | Clarksville-Montgomery County |
| 2004-05 | Philip L. Kiper | Bledsoe County Middle School | Bledsoe County Schools |
| 2003-04 | Deborah Alexander | Kingston Elementary School | Roane County Schools |
| 2002-03 | Robbie Robinson McGowan | Mooreland Heights Elementary School | Knox County Schools |
| 2001 | Dr. Julie Williams | Hunters Lane Comprehensive High School | Metro/Davidson County Schools |
| R. Michael Landis | West Middle School | Tullahoma City Schools | |
| Virginia McNeal | Alton Elementary School | Memphis City Schools | |
| 2000 | Tommy Everette | Karns High School | Knox County Schools |
| Jerry McNabb | Jasper Middle School | Marion County Schools | |
| Mickey Hatcher | Unicoi Elementary School | Unicoi County Schools | |
| 1999 | David L. Daniel | Loretto High School | Lawrence County Schools |
| Donna C. Trevathan | Warren County Middle School | Warren County Schools | |
| Julia Price | Alpha Elementary School | Hamblen County Schools | |
| 1998 | James David Heath | Brentwood High School | Williamson County Schools |
| Tom L. Barnard | New Providence Middle School | Clarksville-Montgomery County | |
| Sue Carmichael | Bon DeCroft Elementary School | White County Schools | |
| 1997 | John W. Snider | Dyer County High School | Dyer County Schools |
| Elbert Milton Ross | East Middle School | Metro/Davidson County Schools | |
| Peggy C. Willocks | Harold McCormick Elementary School | Elizabethton City Schools | |
| 1996 | Dr. Martha Glover | McNairy Central High School | McNairy County Schools |
| James A. Sawyers | DuPont Middle School | Metro/Davidson County Schools | |
| David Moore | Delano Elementary School | Memphis City Schools | |
| 1995 | Vicki Dunaway | Powell High School | Knox County Schools |
| Carolyn R. McPherson | John Sevier Middle School | Kingsport City Schools | |
| Kay Awalt | Moore Elementary School | Franklin Special School District | |
| 1994 | Joe Yeager | Page High School | Williamson County Schools |
| Donald Allen Rogers | Unicoi County Middle School | Unicoi County Schools | |
| Dr. Brenda T. Gulledge | Highland Elementary School | Greeneville City Schools | |
| 1993 | Shirley Rose Ellis | Hampton High School | Carter County Schools |
| Dr. Samuel Humphreys | University School | Washington County Schools | |
| Dr. Jim Luckey | Idlewild Elementary School | Memphis City Schools | |
| 1991 | A. D. Hancock | Hunters Lane High School | Metro/Davidson County Schools |
| Thomas W. Hayes | Robertsville Junior High School | Oak Ridge City Schools | |
| Ben K. Wilson | Ingleside Elementary School | Athens City Schools |
