Posts Tagged ‘Bill Hood’
Outgoing UR Director Dennis Collett finds recovery and a career at Cornerstone
A NOTE FROM STEVE: It may seem odd to profile an employee who’s retiring, but Dennis Collett isn’t just any employee. He’s one of the longest-tenured members of the Cornerstone family who’s been with the company since 1992, and on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, he’ll officially retire. Cornerstone is more than just a company, however,…
Read MoreSue’s story: A Hood family member reminisces on Cornerstone’s miraculous beginnings
The Toth family: From left, son Nick, Susan Hood Toth, husband Larry Toth, granddaughter Kinsley Rogers, daughter Lauren Toth Rogers and Lauren’s husband, Nate Rogers. It was the 38th Friday of the year when a dedicated group of employees opened the doors to Cornerstone of Recovery on Sept. 22, 1989, full of hope tempered by…
Read MoreA pair of Cornerstone pioneers recall facility’s halcyon times on eve of anniversary
A sign outlines the original plans for Cornerstone of Recovery: detox and Intensive Outpatient at 1120 Topside Road, a.k.a. Hearthstone Lodge, and residential treatment at Tapoco Lodge in North Carolina. It may have been a combination of serendipity, dumb luck and sheer determination that rooted Cornerstone of Recovery to the Louisville community of Blount County,…
Read MoreThirty years strong: How one man turned a vision into Cornerstone of Recovery
The portrait of William J. “Bill” Hood hangs in the boardroom of Stepping Stone to Recovery. For years, they returned to Blount County, Tennessee — hundreds of recovering addicts and sober alcoholics — to honor the legacy of a man most never met at a facility that shouldn’t rightly exist. Hood Hall at Cornerstone of…
Read MoreThe Railroad Program at Cornerstone of Recovery: A history of proven success
Just as the expansion of the railroad led to the opening of the American West and the growth of the United States as a global power, so too did the rail industry help Cornerstone of Recovery become one of the most respected drug and alcohol treatment centers in the nation. In fact, a case can…
Read MoreABOVE AND BEYOND: Cornerstone Aftercare leaders step down after 30 years of service
Bill Hood and Polly Bales are gone now, but their presence still linger on the campus of Cornerstone of Recovery. Their portraits watch over the boardroom down at Stepping Stone to Recovery, Cornerstone’s sister site that now occupies the building that was home to the campus from 2003 to 2017. Their memories are passed down…
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