MARTIN, Tenn– Melinda Goode of Dresden, a 2009 WestStar graduate and executive director of the Northwest Tennessee Development District, received the 27th Jimmy Daniel Make-A-Difference WestStar Leadership Alumni Award during the WestStar Leadership Program’s graduation June 17 at the Jackson Country Club. Goode was selected for the award by the WestStar Board of Trustees. Named for the late Jimmy Daniel of McNairy County, the award is presented to a person who has made a positive impact during the past five years and has a strong record of leadership in West Tennessee during that same period. Daniel was a 1990 WestStar graduate, founding WestStar Board of Trustees member and a West Tennessee field representative for the late Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist. Goode is pictured with Jake Bynum, chief of staff for the University of Tennessee at Martin and WestStar executive director.