THC Staff Member Honored with STAR Award

Peggy Nickell presented with STAR Award from TDEC Commissioner, David Salyers and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Holly Barnett.

Each year, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, which the Tennessee Historical Commission is administratively attached to, presents the Commission’s STAR Award to its employees. Those that consistently demonstrate high integrity, exceeds their performance goals, and make those they serve their highest priority are honored with this award each year.

The Tennessee Historical Commission is pleased to announce that our own Peggy Nickell was a 2024 STAR Award recipient. Peggy joined our staff in 2012 to work with our National Register of Historic Places program. Currently, she works as the Survey and GIS Coordinator. During her tenure, Peggy has inventoried and documented Tennessee’s vast historical and architectural resources and works to make them accessible to the public through digitalization. Congratulations Peggy on a much-deserved award!