NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame
January 1970, Painter became head coach at Columbia State, Tennessee. After a record 916-405, over 33 years, he was named Coach of the Year seven times in the Tennessee JCCAA. He has been named Western Division Coach or Co-Coach of the Year ten times in the TJCCAA. Painter was elected to Tennessee Junior College Hall of Fame in 1993.