Serving Employees of Specific Companies
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Belle Meade Country Club Employee Scholarship Fund Established 2013
The Fund is intended to endow permanently one or more scholarships benefiting employees (who work 30 hours per week and who have worked there for three years or more) and their children. Students may receive help once; there is no opportunity for renewal of support in subsequent years. Student may be those attending accredited colleges (two or four year), vocational and/or technical school.
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The CoreCivic Scholarship Fund Established 2014
CoreCivic recognizes the potential of its employees and their families, and the company is dedicated to supporting their efforts at personal development. The CoreCivic Scholarship benefits the employees of CoreCivic as they expand their skill set and further their education. The selection process will balance merit and financial need with an emphasis on financial need. A history of extra-curricular and civic participation will be considered. Preference will be given to CoreCivic employees with a record of prior military service. Recipients must attend an accredited junior college, college or university.
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Colonel Richard M. Dawson Highway Patrol Scholarship Fund Established 2004
Eligible applicants are children of employees of the Tennessee Highway Patrol who serve in uniform, undercover or plainclothes. Applicants may be rising sophomores, juniors or seniors in college who demonstrate a commitment to a career in criminal justice through their course of study. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Colonel Richard Dawson was to many a leader, a mentor and a significant asset to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. He had the unique ability to listen and form an opinion based on merit and facts. The Richard M. Dawson Scholarship was established by friends and co-workers to honor his dedication to family, friends and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
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DBI Scholarship Fund Established 2003
Eligible applicants must be the children of current employees of Ingram Entertainment Inc. or DBI Beverage Inc. with at least two years of service. Applicants may be graduating high school seniors, undergraduates and graduates enrolling or enrolled at an accredited college/university, junior college or technical/vocational school on a full-time basis maintaining a B average or better. Applicants are encouraged to aim high when considering a school to attend. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ David Ingram established this scholarship to benefit children of the employees of Ingram Entertainment Inc. and DBI Beverage Inc.
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Genesco Scholarship Fund Established 1999
Children of employees and employees of Genesco, Inc. as of the application date, who will be enrolled as an undergraduate in an accredited college or university for the following Fall semester, are eligible to apply. The level of entry into one of the accredited schools does not matter. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ In honor of its 75th anniversary, Genesco established a Scholarship Fund within The Community Foundation to provide employees with a token of the company's appreciation. Since its creation, Genesco has contributed to the scholarship's growth and enhanced its capacity to benefit deserving students. This Fund is designed to assist children of Genesco employees, both full- and part-time, in realizing their dreams of attending post-secondary educational institutions.
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Juliann and Joe Maxwell Scholarship Fund Established 2006
Those eligible for this scholarship are high school seniors, college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who are dependent children, including adopted and stepchildren, of full-time and part-time employees of Tractor Supply Company. Employees must have a minimum of one year of service with Tractor Supply Company by January 1 of the year in which the application is received. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Joe Maxwell worked with Tractor Supply Company for 26 years. He came to appreciate his colleagues as individuals and as an extraordinary team. He also realized that, for many, the price of educating their children, post-high school, was a daunting challenge. Upon retiring, Joe and his wife, Juliann, searched for a way to help. This scholarship embodies their charitable dreams, the dreams of Tractor Supply's employees AND the dreams of their children, eager to attend college.
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Metropolitian Nashville Police Support Scholarship Established 2015
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Support Scholarship has been created to champion community support for the professional men and women who fulfill the public safety mission of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. This Scholarship supports higher education of Metro Police Officers.
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The Arthur E. Newman Scholarship Fund Established 2015
The Arthur E. Newman Scholarship Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee is intended to endow permanently one or more scholarships benefiting full-time employees of Healthstream who have been employed for at least one year and who have embarked on a personal journey to improve their skills and further their education in person or online. The Arthur E. Newman Scholarship Fund will recognize the potential of HealthStream’s employees as they expand their skill set and further their education. The scholarship will be annual award for reimbursement of tuition expenses.
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Tennessee Trucking Foundation Scholarship Fund Established 2003
Eligible applicants are Tennessee residents who are dependent children, spouses, or employees of organizations who are members in good standing of the Tennessee Trucking Association. Applicants must be entering their junior or senior years at accredited colleges or universities located in the State of Tennessee. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The directors of the Tennessee Trucking Foundation believe in the power and possibilities of education, and therefore have given the money to set up this scholarship to help children, spouses or employees who are members in good standing of the Tennessee Trucking Association. The scholarships will help juniors and seniors attending an accredited university or college to have even brighter futures.
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Turner Family Scholarship Fund Established 2000
Applicants must be full-time or part-time employees of Dollar General with a least one year of service to the company. Children of full-time employees with at least one year of service are also eligible to apply. Eligible applicants may choose any area of study, coursework dos not have to be related to the person’s job. Employees may enroll in GED or Adult Education courses, classes at a community college or technical school, or attend a four-year college or university. These choices will reflect the personal development goals of the applicants. Personal development has long been a core value among Dollar General employees. This is a reflection of the values of the Turner family, who began the company in 1939, a company that has grown to more than 11,000 stores spanning 40 states. To mark the 60th anniversary of Dollar General founding and to honor his four children, Cal turner Sr. established the Turner Family Scholarship fund to benefit his extended family, Dollar General’s employees and their children.
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Scott Wolf Scholarship Fund Established 2012
Those eligible to apply are full-time or part-time associates of Averitt Express., Inc., and their children who desire to continue their education beyond high school. The parent/associate must have been employed by Averitt Express for no less than one year at the time of the scholarship application. Those eligible to apply are entering freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate students. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ To acknowledge Scott Wolf’s love and dedication to the associates of Averitt Express, his family established this Scholarship Fund. Scott became an Averitt associate in 1989, and his 23-year career there was a tapestry of his dedication, character and respect for his fellow associates. Establishing this Fund is exactly what Scott would have wanted … to help the ones he loved so much further their education.