This Year's New Hall of Honor Members

Todd Gilbert and Jodi Strother
Bob Knight "Bomber Spirit" Award

The Bob Knight Bomber Spirit Award was established to recognize those who exemplify pride in our schools through volunteerism, service, and community support. Few individuals represent these qualities more fully than Todd Gilbert and Jodi Strother.

Todd Gilbert and Jodi Strother have spent their lives building successful careers, raising a family, and giving back to the Mountain Home community. Together, they exemplify the generosity, service, and lifelong commitment that define true Bomber Spirit.
Todd, a 1988 graduate of Mountain Home High School, earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Southwest Missouri State University in 1992. After returning home to join his family’s construction business, he entered the insurance profession in 2000 and founded Todd Gilbert Insurance in 2008. In 2026, he sold the company to HUB International, the nation’s fifth-largest insurance broker.
Todd’s impact on Mountain Home extends well beyond his professional success. He coached youth baseball beginning in 1999 and youth basketball beginning in 2004, coaching for more than a decade in each sport. In 2013, he helped launch the Topflight Basketball Program, which now serves approximately 250 boys and girls annually. He also served two terms as president of the Mountain Home Baseball Board and helped lead improvements to Clysta Willett Baseball Park, including the construction of the current concession stand and upgrades to the fields.

Jodi, a 1986 Mountain Home graduate, earned her degree from Ouachita Baptist University in 1990 and graduated from the William H. Bowen School of Law in 1994. She has practiced law in Mountain Home for more than 30 years and was named Pro Bono Attorney of the Year for the Fourteenth Judicial District in 2001 and 2016. In 2014, Governor Mike Beebe appointed her a Special Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.

Jodi has also made mentorship a cornerstone of her service. Twenty years ago, she welcomed the first high school intern into her law office through a local internship program. Since then, she has mentored a high school intern every year, helping generations of students gain firsthand professional experience.
Together, Todd and Jodi have made an extraordinary investment in the people of Mountain Home. They have served as mentors in the CAB Academy, helped remodel the Bomber boys’ basketball locker room, and supported organizations and initiatives including the Coulter Christmas Lights at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH), Baxter Health, Hospice of the Ozarks, ASUMH Dr. Robert L. Myers Technical Education Campus, Food Bank of North Central Arkansas, Donald W. Reynolds Library, Serenity, and many others.

Their commitment to service is also reflected in their faith and family. Members of First Baptist Church, Todd and Jodi have served in numerous leadership and volunteer roles, while raising four sons: Jake, Buck, Wyatt, and Rhett, all graduates of Mountain Home High School.
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Whether through youth sports, education, mentorship, faith, philanthropy, or hands-on community projects, Todd and Jodi have consistently invested in the people of Mountain Home. The Mountain Home Education Foundation is proud to honor Todd Gilbert and Jodi Strother with the 2026 Bob Knight Bomber Spirit Award in recognition of their commitment to Mountain Home and their belief that the best way to build a community is to invest in its people.
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Kevin Scherer
Outstanding Alumnus Award

Kevin Scherer, a 1985 graduate of Mountain Home High School, has devoted his life to serving others.
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After graduating from MHHS, Kevin earned a bachelor’s degree in Theological Studies from San Diego Christian College and later completed his Master of Divinity in Theological Studies while living in New York.

A writer, speaker, and experienced pastoral counselor, Kevin has spent 20 years in ministry, serving as both an evangelical pastor and Eastern Orthodox priest.
He pastored seven churches and served as executive director of two nationwide Christian ministries, Orthodox Christian Fellowship and Youth Equipped to Serve (YES). His commitment to serving others has taken him around the world, where he witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by the poor and marginalized. He also provided chaplaincy support during some of our nation’s most difficult moments, including at Ground Zero following 9/11 and after shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University

In 2010, Kevin stepped away from full-time ministry, but his desire to serve others remained at the heart of his work. He returned to Arkansas in 2012 and made Bentonville his home. There, he wrote and published Truly Human: Recovering Your Humanity in a Broken World, reflecting his continued passion for helping people discover hope, purpose, and their own humanity.

Kevin later joined Tyson Foods as a part-time chaplain serving employees at the Berry Street and Randall Road plants in Springdale. It was there that his passion for serving people in need led to a new chapter in his career. Kevin developed an innovative in-plant employee education program designed to help Tyson team members overcome barriers and build better lives. That initiative became Upward Academy, a program that grew from a single pilot program into a company-wide effort, serving employees across multiple locations

Kevin ultimately became Senior Director of Chaplain Services at Tyson Foods, where he continues to champion programs designed to strengthen employees, families, and communities.

Throughout every chapter of his career, Kevin has remained committed to helping people. Whether through ministry, education, or corporate social responsibility, he has consistently used his gifts to serve others and make a meaningful difference.

The Mountain Home Education Foundation is proud to honor Kevin Scherer as a 2026 Alumnus of the Year. His remarkable career and lifelong commitment to compassion, service, and leadership are a testament to the lasting impact of a Mountain Home education and a legacy that makes his fellow Bombers proud.

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Quinn Hill
Outstanding Alumnus Award

Quinn Hill, a 2011 graduate of Mountain Home High School, has built an extraordinary career in music and creative entrepreneurship while carrying with him the values, relationships, and community spirit he developed growing up in Mountain Home.

Quinn began drumming at the age of four and spent much of his childhood creating music. When he entered the beginner band program at Pinkston Middle School, choosing the drums was a natural decision. By his senior year, he had risen to captain of the Mountain Home High School drumline.

He competed at the All-Region and All-State levels, performed with Jazz Band, attended Arkansas Tech University (ATU) Band Camp, and received the Governor’s Award for Musical Excellence. Quinn’s commitment to serving others was equally significant. Through church, Scouting, and organizations such as Y.E.S. Team (Youth Extinguishing Smoking), he devoted countless hours to serving the Mountain Home community and beyond.
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After graduation, Quinn attended the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis on a music scholarship and marched with the Mighty Sound of the South. There, he met musicians who would eventually form Spaceface, a band with which he recorded and toured nationally for six years.

In 2012, through a connection with Mountain Home local and longtime friend Emily Reed, Quinn was introduced to Arkansas-born country artist Ashley McBryde. At just 19 years old, he joined McBryde’s band in March 2012 and moved to Nashville in 2015. After several years of balancing music with a day job, Quinn became a full-time professional musician in 2017 when McBryde signed with a major record label and booking agency.

Since then, Quinn’s career has taken him around the world. As McBryde’s longtime drummer, he has recorded on Grammy-nominated albums, performed on national television, and toured internationally, appearing at legendary venues including Red Rocks and the O2 Arena in London. His talent and consistency have earned him multiple Arkansas Country Music Awards honors as Drummer of the Year.

Quinn’s creativity extends beyond music. He is the founder of Ritual Threads Co., a lifestyle and apparel brand rooted in positivity, encouragement, and meaningful connection, and Ritual Marketing, a digital marketing agency serving a variety of clients. He has also become an integral creative force behind Ashley McBryde’s behind-the-scenes web series, Made For This, serving as videographer and narrator and giving fans an authentic glimpse into life on the road.

Despite the remarkable places his career has taken him, Quinn remains deeply connected to the community that helped shape him. The Mountain Home Education Foundation is proud to honor Quinn Hill with a 2026 Outstanding Alumnus Award, recognizing not only his remarkable professional accomplishments, but also the character, service, creativity, and community pride that continue to define him as a Mountain Home Bomber.

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Sondra Hoffmann
Outstanding Faculty Award

Sondra Hoffmann, a 1980 graduate of Mountain Home High School, has devoted more than three decades to teaching and inspiring generations of students in the Mountain Home community.
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Beginning her career with Mountain Home Public Schools in 1984, Sondra served students at Mountain Home Kindergarten, Nelson-Wilks-Herron Elementary, and Hackler Intermediate School. Throughout her career, Sondra has been recognized as an exceptional teacher and a dedicated educational leader. She has contributed her expertise to numerous district initiatives, including the Literacy Curriculum Committee, the K-6 Response to Intervention Task Force, and the English Language Arts Collaborative Team. Through this work, she helped align curriculum with Arkansas Essential Standards while developing grade-level assessments and instructional resources that supported teachers and strengthened learning for students across the district.

Sondra’s commitment to excellence in education earned statewide recognition as a recipient of Arkansas’ Merit Teacher Incentive Fund. In 2024, her dedication and impact were further celebrated when she was named the Mountain Home Public Schools Teacher of the Year.

Her influence, however, extends far beyond the classroom. From 1990 to 1999, Sondra stepped away from Mountain Home Public Schools to raise her family. During those years, she operated a childcare program and taught parenting classes through the Department of Juvenile Services. In every chapter of her life, she has continued to demonstrate a deep belief in the power of education and a commitment to helping children and families thrive.

The Mountain Home Education Foundation is proud to honor Sondra Hoffmann with the 2026 Outstanding Faculty Award, recognizing a career defined by service, leadership, and a lifelong commitment to educating the children of Mountain Home.

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Jeff Kincade
Outstanding Faculty Award

Jeff Kincade has spent his career investing in the students and educators of Mountain Home, a community he has proudly called home his entire life. A graduate of Mountain Home High School, Jeff began his career with Mountain Home Public Schools in 1995 as a social studies teacher and coach at Mountain Home Junior High.

After five years in the classroom, Jeff entered school administration, beginning as an assistant principal at Pinkston Middle School. He later returned to Mountain Home Junior High as assistant principal, where he worked alongside Wes Henderson, whose mentorship helped shape Jeff’s philosophy of education and his commitment to advocating for students who needed additional support.

A significant chapter for Jeff came when Mountain Home Public Schools established its Alternative Learning Environment (ALE) at Guy Berry College and Career Academy. As ALE Director, Jeff helped build a program centered on meeting students where they were and providing them opportunities to succeed in ways that they learned best. Under his leadership, Guy Berry embraced project-based and differentiated learning, giving students meaningful, hands-on experiences that connected education to the real world.

The program earned statewide and national recognition. Jeff was named Arkansas State ALE Director of the Year in 2015, and in 2017 Guy Berry was selected as one of only 13 programs nationwide recognized as a National Model Program. The academy’s partnerships with local businesses and community leaders provided students with mentorship, career exploration, and opportunities to develop skills that could translate directly into the workforce.

Jeff’s dedication to education is deeply personal. Mountain Home Public Schools shaped Jeff as a student, educator, and administrator, and he has had the privilege of seeing his own children graduate from the district as well. Throughout his career, he has been guided by the belief that every student deserves someone willing to see their potential and help them find their way. For Jeff, his greatest accomplishments are not awards or recognition, but his family and the countless students whose lives he has influenced. Together with his wife, Theresa, he takes great pride in his five grandchildren.
The Mountain Home Education Foundation is proud to honor Jeff Kincade with the 2026 Outstanding Faculty Award, recognizing a career defined by compassion, innovation, leadership, and commitment to helping every student find a path to success.

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