Administrator

Joe Clayton

Inducted 2010


Teacher/Coach 5 Years (1954; 1956 – 1961)

  • Collierville High School (1954—2 months) (1956 – 1959)
  • Oakhaven High School (1959 – 1961)

Assistant Principal / Guidance Counselor 3 Years (1961 – 1964)

  • Oakhaven High School (1961 – 1964)

Principal 24 Years (1964 – 1988)

  • Oakhaven High School (1964 – 1971)
  • Overton High School (1971 – 1974)
  • Briarcrest Christian School (1975 – 1988)

President Briarcrest Christian School System 7 Years (1989 – 1996)

Shelby County Board of Education 12 Years (1998 – Present)

TSSAA Board of Control 3 Years (1970 – 1973)

  • University of Memphis Hall of Fame (Billy Murphy Outstanding Achievement Award, 1994)
  • National Association of Secondary School Principals / TN Association of Secondary School Principals
  • University of Memphis Educator of the Year Award, 1997
  • Established the Joseph A. Clayton Academic Award at Briarcrest Christian School in 1995
  • Briarcrest football stadium named “Clayton Field” in his honor
  • Named Collierville Person of the Year in 2005
  • Inducted into the Briarcrest Christian School Hall of Fame in 2006
  • Shelby County Schools Alumni Hall of Fame, 2006
  • Member of 2007 All-Tennessee School Board

Other 2010 Inductees

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