Catherine Cocke

"Fayette Academy will always be my home. The support that I received here taught me the importance of scholarship, confidence, and hard work. I will forever be indebted to the staff and my peers from the family of Fayette Academy."

Catherine, a 2004 Fayette Academy graduate, was the Valedictorian of her Senior Class, elected homecoming queen her senior year, selected as Miss Fayette Academy in the Who’s Who, and served as the president of her Senior Class.  She was also an active participant in the athletic program.  She was a four year starter on the soccer team and team captain, played varsity basketball for four years, was a cheerleader for two years, and played tennis.

Torchbearer is the highest honor the university gives to its students. Recognition as a Torchbearer reminds all students that those who bear the Torch of Enlightenment shadow themselves to give light to others.

Catherine Elizabeth Cocke is an exercise major from Somerville, Tennessee.  She currently serves as president of Chi Omega and is a member of the Chi Omega National College Advisory Board, the Panhellenic Council President’s Roundtable, the Mayor’s Advisory Board and the facilities chair, president and entertainment director for Children’s Hospital Dance Marathon.  Cocke also volunteers for the Read-Aloud program, the Dream Connections program and the Children’s Hospital Telethon.  She will continue her philanthropic pursuits as she moves to New York City next year to teach inner-city children through Teach for America.