The SEC worked with its 14 institutions to identify a student-athlete who has had a teacher that greatly impacted his or her life. Each of the teachers was honored through the student-athlete's testimonial featured on SEC Nation, the SEC Network's traveling pregame show, throughout the regular season. The student-athlete video tributes were also featured weekly on social media.
In addition, each teacher's school received a $10,000 grant from the CFP Foundation and SEC to use towards the purchase of classroom supplies and materials. Each of the teachers are from the 11-state footprint of the SEC.
| University | Student-Athlete | Sport | Teacher | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Kiara Williams | Track & Field | Rhonda Rush | Homewood High School Homewood, AL |
| Arkansas | Kevin Richardson | Football | Carl Phillips | Maumelle Middle School Maumelle, AR |
| Auburn | Foster Ballard | Swimming | Mark McGhee | Holtville High School Holtville, AL |
| Florida | Martez Ivey | Football | Sue Beechum | Apopka High School Apopka, FL |
| Georgia | Tyree Crump | Basketball | Justin Johnson | Bainbridge High School Bainbridge, GA |
| Kentucky | Dillon Pulliam | Basketball | Roger Hurst | Harrison County High School Cynthiana, KY |
| LSU | Stephen Sullivan | Football | Michele Macloud | Donaldsonville High School Donaldsonville, LA |
| Ole Miss | AJ Brown | Football | Cynthia Milons | Starkville High School Starkville, MS |
| Mississippi State | Jeffery Simmons | Football | Wilma Mullins | Noxubee County High School Macon, MS |
| Missouri | Kevin Pendleton | Football | Cindy Jones | Washburn Rural Middle School Topeka, KS |
| South Carolina | Zack Bailey | Football | Tarrah Meyer | Summerville High School Summerville, SC |
| Tennessee | Jennifer Davis | Rowing | Tommie Loudy | Cherokee High School Rogersville, TN |
| Texas A&M | Karling Hemstreet | Swimming & Diving | Beth Duncan | Vista Ridge High School Cedar Park, TX |
| Vanderbilt | Patrick Raby | Baseball | Jean Hill | Farragut High School Knoxville, TN Furthermore, in connection with the 2017 SEC Football Championship on December 2 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the CFP Foundation and SEC will be making a $10,000 donation to Atlanta Public Schools. |