From Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — Cahaba Elementary School principal Joy Tyner has been named The Trussville Tribune Person of the Year for 2022. The award presentation came Tuesday at the Toast of the Town event hosted by the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce.
The annual event also recognizes the recipients of the prestigious Gatekeeper awards as well as the Veteran of the Year Award.
Tribune publisher Scott Buttram presents the 2022 Trussville Tribune Person of the Year award to Joy Tyner. Photo by Melissa Walker/TACC
Tyner has been principal at Cahaba since the elementary school opened in 2016 following extensive renovation and expansion of the historic building which had previously served as a high school and middle school.
Under her leadership, Cahaba has consistently ranked among the top five elementary schools in Alabama for academic achievement. Tyner credited God, her faculty, staff, and students for Cahaba’s success when she accepted the award.
“When you consider the success of Trussville schools, it’s easy to forget that TCS is still just a teenager,” Tribune publisher Scott Buttram said following the Tuesday night event. “And when the system goes through an upheaval like it did this school year, it’s easy to forget that there is actually great leadership in every one of those schools that never missed a beat. I feel like Joy epitomizes that leadership.”
Buttram cited the consistent culture of “excellence and exceptionalism” at Cahaba when announcing Tyner as this year’s recipient. “I believe that’s what sets America apart from the rest of the world.”
Tyner, a veteran educator with over three decades of service, moved to Trussville from Mississippi with her husband William Tyner. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University and two master’s degrees from Mississippi College.
