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Frank and Charlene Harris Scholarship Fund Established 2005
This scholarship is designed to benefit graduating seniors of Cumberland Gap High School in Claiborne County, Tennessee. Eligible applicants should have a GPA of 3.0 or higher at the time of the application. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ A teacher for more than 40 years, Charlene Harris' primary focus was educating students of all ages. She and her husband Frank, both life-long residents of Claiborne County and alumni of Cumberland Gap High School, were advocates of education. This scholarship was established by Beth and Greg Cashion, in their loving memory, to benefit a graduating senior from Cumberland Gap High School.
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Apply NowSenator Carl O. Koella, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund Established 1999
Those eligible are Legislative Interns, either public or private, currently enrolled or planning to enroll in a four-year college the year of the application. Extra consideration will be given to extra-curricular activities in the areas of government and politics, and also to residents of Blount and Sevier counties of Tennessee. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ A Maryville, Tennessee, native, State Senator Carl Koella served 25 years in the state Senate. In 1999, upon his death at age 64, the Tennessee Lobbyist Association sought a way to honor their friend. Senator Koella was an advocate of bright young people becoming involved in the political process, thus the association decided that a fitting legacy would be to establish the Senator Carl O. Koella, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund within The Community Foundation.
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Apply NowJacob Sprinkle Memorial Scholarship Fund Established 2014
Jacob Tyler Sprinkle, age 13, beloved son of Monique and Rick Sprinkle, was born November 10, 2000. Jacob was born with severe congenital heart defects which were surgically corrected and closely monitored throughout his life. At age 12, Jacob underwent surgery at Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt to replace an aortic valve. After the surgery, Jacob’s heart would not restart the way it should have and he was diagnosed with full failure of his left ventricle. Jacob was placed on an artificial heart to sustain him until he could receive a heart transplant. He suffered through multiple near death experiences while confined to the hospital. He fought his way back each time and refused to give up. He kept his faith and prayed not only for his healing but for the healing of the children that were his neighbors in the hospital. On January 18, 2014, he received a donor heart. On January 21, 2014, three days post-transplant, he died from a ruptured aorta. He never gave up, remained always faithful, and never cried a tear during his six-plus month ordeal. Jacob was only capable of loving people and had a genuine caring spirit for all around him. Jacob’s family established the scholarship in his memory to benefit one or more seniors in Lee County, Va., and Claiborne County, Tenn., who plan to pursue higher education and a career in Pediatric Healthcare, Education or Ministry.