Thousands of dollars in scholarships were awarded to members of the Class of 2008 at DeKalb County High School during Thursday’s annual Senior Awards Day program.
Colleges, universities, businesses, civic groups, and other organizations presenting awards and their recipients are as follows:
MTSU Scholarships:
$5,000 Neill-Sandler & $2,500 Dr. Sidney & Elizabeth McPhee Scholarship-Lacey Parchman
$12,000 Valedictorian Scholarship-Nicholas Winchester
Full Tuition plus $4,000 Buchanan Fellowship-Adam Emerson
Cumberland University:
$2,000 Academic Scholarship through FBLA- John Malone
Vol State Community College:
$1,350 Athletic (Baseball) Scholarship -Bray Page
Martin Methodist College:
Academic and Athletic (Baseball) Scholarship- Trey Finley
University of Memphis:
Outstanding Music Performance Full Tuition Scholarship- Chase Ferrell
Tennessee Wesleyan College-
$8,000 Athletic (Golf) Scholarship-Grant Goodwin
Tennessee Tech University:
$10,000 Golden Eagle Excellence Scholarship- Lacey Beshearse
$10,000 Golden Eagle Excellence Scholarship- Jessica Harney
$500 Earl McDonald Leadership Scholarship- Hope Martin
$500 Joe Lancaster Family Scholarship (School of Agriculture Faculty and Staff)- Jessica Dyer
Motlow State Community College:
$4,000 Scholarship- Natasha Hendrixson
Nashville Auto Diesel College:
$1,000 NADC High School Select Scholarship- Randy Summers
Maryville College:
$12,000 per year Making a Difference Scholarship – Kayla Fish
Comcast:
$1,000 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship-Tyler Woods
Dr. Warren T. Johnson
$500 Scholarship-Geri Anna Wilson
David Lipscomb University:
$4,000 Scholarship-Dustin Hood
DeKalb Community Hospital:
$500 Scholarship-Abby Cantrell
Smithville Women’s Club:
$500 Scholarships- Anna Marie Walker & Mary Williams
Lucille Stewart Memorial:
$2,000 Scholarships- Lacey Beshearse & Ryan Young
Kenny and Kyle Robinson Memorial:
$1,000 Scholarship- Tyler Woods
DeKalb County Scottish Rite:
$1,000 Scholarship-Abby Cantrell
Jeff Garrett Memorial:
$500 Scholarship- Joshua Cantrell
Eddie Crips Memorial:
$1,000 Scholarship- Travis Woodward and Kristel Shumake-Bush
Liberty State Bank:
$1,000 Scholarships- Joshua Cantrell & Daniel Foutch
Tennessee Valley Authority:
$4,000 Scholarship-Tayla Turner
Beecher and Wilma Moss:
$2,000 Scholarship- Hope Martin
Charlene Morrison Johns Memorial:
$500 Scholarship- Tayla Turner, Jacob Moore, & Jessica Harney
DeKalb Funeral Chapel:
$1,000 Scholarship- Chase Cantrell
$500 Scholarship- Dustin Bogle
$500-Scholarship- Tara Young
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home:
$500 Scholarships- Amber Evans & Alisha Billings
Allen Hooper Memorial:
$500 Scholarship- Jacob Moore
Joe Paris Parker:
4 year -$1500 Scholarship at U.T.- Dustin Jennings
DeKalb Farmers Coop:
$500 Scholarship- Jessica Dyer
DCHS Class of 1966:
$500 Scholarship- Colt Stewart
Katherine Conger Memorial:
$1,500 Scholarship- Dustin Hood, Travis Woodward, & Tyler Robinson
First Bank:
$500 Scholarship- Grant Goodwin
$500 James W. Ayers Foundation Scholarship- Grant Goodwin
Smithville Rotary Club:
$500 Scholarships- Jessica Harney and Lacey Parchman
$100 Math Award- Tayla Turner
$100 Vocational Award- Jeremy Eakes
DeKalb Retired Teachers Association:
$500 Scholarships- Alisha Billings & Emily Summers
Tony and Wanda Harts of Yuppies Puppies.com:
$1,000 Scholarship -Tayla Turner
Smithville Business & Professional Women’s Club:
$500 Scholarships- Brittney Cantrell & Emily Summers
Leadership DeKalb Alumni Association:
$750 Scholarship- Chase Ferrell
Partial Scholarship- Tyler Woods
DeKalb Republican Women:
$500 Scholarship- Dustin Hood
Agee Oil Company:
$1,500 Scholarship- Natasha Hendrixson
Amvets Post #101:
$250 Scholarship- Nique Tubbs
Amvets Post #101 Ladies Auxiliary:
$250 Scholarship- Lindsy Ervin
DeKalb County Fire Fighters Association:
$250 Scholarships- Dustin Bogle, Justin Duke, & Nick Winchester
DCHS Class of 1969:
$250 Scholarship- Lauren Hansard
DCHS Class of 1962:
$600 Scholarship- Corey Cripps
Middle Tennessee Times:
$500 Scholarship- Colt Stewart & Tayla Turner
Elzie & Nell McBride Memorial:
$500 Scholarship to MTSU- Ryan Young
DeKalb County Soil Conservation District:
$500 Scholarship- Jessica Dyer & Lacey Parchman
Jolly Angels:
$1000 Scholarship- Jake Hoover, Lacey Parchman, Brittney Cantrell, and Hope Martin
Walmart:
$1,000 Scholarship-Jacob Moore and Joshua Cantrell
FCCLA-
$500 Scholarship- Alisha Billings
$300 FCCLA Margaret Browder Scholarship-Alisha Billings
$300 FCCLA Elizabeth Chapman Scholarship -Alisha Billings
DCHS Student Council:
$250 Scholarship- Tyler Woods
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