Mike Cary Awarded C. P. Boyd Leadership Award
From the Jul 7, 2026 e-Edition
MARTIN (July 7) — Mike Cary (middle) of Carroll County, president and CEO of Carroll Bank & Trust and branch manager of Raymond Jones Financial Services in Huntingdon, received the C. P. Boyd Leadership Award at the WestStar Leadership Program graduation ceremony held June 16. Cary was voted by his WestStar classmates to receive the award because his compassion, leadership and love of West Tennessee exemplified the qualities of Dr. C. P. Boyd, the late Haywood County educator for whom the award is named. Also pictured with Cary is Jake Bynum (left), UT Martin’s chief of staff and executive director of the WestStar Leadership Program, and Jennifer Smiley (right), assistant director of the program.
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