The award's name honors FSPS Partners In Education program founder Bud Jackson.  Jackson, former chief executive officer at Weldon Williams and Lick, approached then Superintendent C.B. Garrison with the Adopt a School Program. In 1982 with the support of Garrison, Jackson established a partnership between Howard Elementary School and Weldon Williams and Lick. Many other schools have followed in the more than 25 years since the first school/business relationship began. In 2003, The Bud Jackson Teamwork Award was established to recognize outstanding team effort of partnerships.

Bud Jackson Teamwork Award Winners

2012
Chaffin Junior High School with partners Brown Hiller Clark, 
Candy Craze,Custom Awards, Harry Robinson Buick/GMC,
Papa John's and Trane 

Fort Smith Public Schools with partner Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce 

Northside High School with partners Arkansas Best Corporation,
Central Sewing Center, Collections Floral, Control Technologies,
Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders, 
Ken Colley & Associates, Kraft/Planters,
Simmons First Trust Company and SWBC 

2011
Beard Elementary School with partners Baldor,
Bowling World, Eureka Pizza, Harps,
HealthSouth, Liberty Bank and Noon Exchange Club 

Chaffin Junior High School with partners Brown Hiller Clark,
Candy Craze, Custom Awards, Golf, Etc. and Trane 

Fort Smith Public Schools with partner Entertainment Fort Smith

Howard Elementary School with partners
Gerber, Trotter Electric and Weldon, Williams & Lick

2010 
Howard Elementary School with partners
Gerber and Weldon, Williams & Lick

2009
Howard Elementary School with partners 
Gerber, Rheem and Weldon, Williams & Lick

2008

Beard Elementary School with partners
Baldor, Bowling World, Eureka Pizza, Liberty Bank 

Howard Elementary School with partners 

Gerber, Rheem and Weldon Williams & Lick

Tilles Elementary School with partners Arvest Bank, AT&T,
AT&T Pioneers, Eureka Pizza-Grand Avenue,
Quiznos, Southside Rotary and Zero Mountain

Northside High School JAG Program with partners Beta Sigma Phi,
Central Sewing Center, Emi-Lee’s, and Patriot Mortage

2007 

Tilles Elementary School with partners Arvest Bank, AT&T, 
AT&T Arkansas, Eureka Pizza,
Southside Rotary and Zero Mountain   

                                                         

Howard Elementary School with partners
Gerber, Rheem and Weldon Williams & Lick

2006
Howard Elementary School with partners
Gerber, Rheem and Weldon Williams & Lick

2005
Howard Elementary School with partners
Gerber, Rheem and Weldon, Williams & Lick

2003
Tilles Elementary School with partners Arvest Bank, Eureka Pizza, 
SBC Pioneers, Southside Rotary and Zero Mountain