More than $560,000 in scholarships were awarded to members of the Class of 2015 at DeKalb County High School during Monday night’s annual Senior Awards program.
Representatives of colleges, universities, branches of the armed services, businesses, civic groups, and other organizations made the presentations.
Charlie Young received the largest single scholarship award of $66,176 from Western Kentucky.
Clint Hawker and Lydia Trail received perfect attendance awards for not missing a day of school during their four years of high school. Hawker had perfect attendance throughout thirteen years of school from kindergarten through the twelfth grade. Trail’s perfect attendance spanned from the fifth grade to her senior year.
Scholarship recipients listed in alphabetical order according to last names and their award amounts are as follows:
Shara Adcock: UT Martin-Rodeo $22,096; UT Martin-Academic $6,000; American Quarter Horse Association-Horse of the Year $250; DeKalb Funeral Chapel $500; Class of 1966- $500; DeKalb County Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Association- $500; DeKalb Firefighters- $500; DeKalb Soil Conservation District-$500; National High School Rodeo-$500
Rayanna Baker: DeKalb Funeral Chapel $1,000
Lance Ball: Tennessee Tech University $4,000; W. Doyle & Melford Smith Scholarship $3,000; Dual Enrollment Math-College Algebra/Pre-Calculus
Lane Ball: Tennessee Tech University $6,000
Katherine Blair: UT Chattanooga $6,000; DeKalb County PTO $250; First Bank $500;
Luke Boss: DeKalb Fire Fighters $500;
Austin Brown: DeKalb County Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Association $500; DeKalb Soil Conservation District $500;
Leah Burchfield: MTSU $12,000; FCCLA $125; Jolly Angels-2 year $2,000
Michael Caplinger: Brandon Elder Scholarship 2 year $2,000; Dailey & Vincent Scholarship $2,000; UT Chattanooga $6,000;
Wendy Cassinera: Brandon Elder Scholarship 4 year $4,000; Scottish Rite $1,000;
Brandon Chapman: Smithville Rotary Vocational Award $100
Franco Clavel: DCHS Honors English IV Award
Loren Cripps: A.F. Bridges $1,000; Alan Hooper Memorial $500
Savannah Driver: UT Knoxville $24,000; Jolly Angels 1 year $1,000
Austin Ellis: Tennessee College of Applied Technology $1,000; and DCHS English IV Award
Taylor Ellis: William Snodgrass Scholarship- Association of Government Accountants $2,000; Liberty State Bank $1,000
Michael Ferguson: American Legion Boys State;
Corey Ferrell: U.S. Marines Scholar Award
Matthew Foutch: Tennessee Tech University $6,000; Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship $1,000; Caney Fork Electric-2014 Essay Contest Washington Youth Tour Winner
Kelley Goodwin: DCHS Visual Art Award
Dustin Griffith: U.S. Navy Enlistment
Haley Hale: DeKalb Funeral Chapel $500
Jacob Hale: DCHS English IV Award
Bailey Hayes: Tennessee Tech University $20,000
Kelsey Hedge: Lipscomb University $44,000; Jolly Angels 2 year $2,000; Katherine Conger Memorial $500; DCHS Beta Scholarship $500; DCHS Literature Club $500; American Legion Auxiliary Girls State;
Rachel Holcomb: DeKalb Funeral Chapel $500; HOSA $100; DCHS Literature Club $500
Nichole Hunt: Caney Fork Electric-2014 Essay Contest Second Place $100
Chelsea Johnson: FCCLA $125; DCHS English IV Award
Brandon Leiser: U.S. Marines Athlete Award
Julia Little: Tennessee Tech University $20,000; General Assembly Merit Scholarship: $4,000; Jolly Angels 4 year $4,000; American Legion Auxiliary Girls State; Daughters of the American Revolution-Good Citizen Award
Destiney McCardell: Southern Landscape Supply Scholarship $500; HOSA $100; U.S. Marines Scholar Award
Ale Maciel: Martin Methodist College $44,000; HOSA $100; Leadership DeKalb $500
Ana May: DCHS English IV Award
Michael May: U.S. Air Force Enlistment
Micah Merriman: Elzie & Nell McBride Memorial $500; Mentors Association Scholarship $5,000; Dailey & Vincent Scholarship $2,000; Smithville Rotary Club $750; U.S. Army Athlete Award; Presidents Volunteer Service Award
Kenzie Morris: Lucille Stewart Memorial $2,000
Jonathan Munoz: Martin Methodist College $36,000
Kalob O’Neal: DCHS Visual Art Award
Cason Oakley: Carson Newman University $40,000; American Legion Boys State
Jacquelyn Overby: DTC McAllen Foutch Memorial $8,000; U.S. Army Athlete Award
Nicholas Parsley: Southern Landscape Supply Scholarship: $500
Aaron Patterson: Cumberland University Baseball Scholarship; Lucille Stewart Memorial $2,000; Anthony Duane Trapp Memorial $1,000; Love-Cantrell Funeral Home $500;
Shayla Pedigo: Tennessee Tech University $14,000; DCHS Visual Art Award
Bethany Poss: Motlow State Community College $2,000; Daily & Vincent Scholarship $2,000; Smithville Rotary Club $750; DeKalb Firefighters $500; DeKalb Funeral Chapel $500
William Puckett: Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship $1,000
Makayla Redmon: Nell Haas Driver Scholarship $1,000
Brooke Reffue: David Wayne Alexander Memorial: $1,500; DeKalb Retired Teachers $750;
Zachary Roberts: Mentors Association Scholarship $5,000; Eddie Crips Memorial $1,000;
Brooke Roller: HOSA $100; Caney Fork Electric- 2014 Essay Contest Fourth Place $50
Makalee Ruch: UT Knoxville $24,000; Brandon Elder Scholarship 4 year $4,000; General Assembly Merit Scholarship $4,000; Smithville Rotary Math Award $100; Tennessee Governor’s School for the Sciences; Woodman of the World $50
Harlli Silcox: Tennessee Tech University $4,000; Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial $1,000; AmVets $250; AmVets Auxiliary $250
Makayla Starnes: HOSA $100;
Emilee Stephens: Smithville Rotary Club $750; DeKalb Community Hospital $500
Hunter Stone: Clay Edwards Memorial Tiger Pride Scholarship $500
Charles Tramel: U.S. Marine Enlistment
Lydia Trail: Lee University Dean’s Scholarship $28,000; Lee University Letitie Pate Whitehead Scholarship $2,500; Comcast $1,000; DCHS Beta Scholarship $500; Dual Enrollment Math- College Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus; Leadership DeKalb $500; U.S. Marines Athlete Award
Darrian Turner: Smithville Women’s Club $250
Amanda Vincent: U.S. Army Enlistment
Jacob Washer: David Wayne Alexander Memorial $1,500; Brandon Elder Scholarship 1 year $1,000; Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial $1,000; DeKalb Community Hospital in Honor of Dr. Melvin Blevins $500; Love-Cantrell Funeral Home $500
Katie Willoughby: Sullivan University $3,750; Smithville Rotary Club $750; Caney Fork Electric-2014 Essay Contest Third Place $75
Bruce Wilson: Tennessee Tech University $20,000; General Assembly Merit Scholarship $4,000; DCHS Honors English IV Award
Charlie Young: Western Kentucky $46,176; Western Kentucky $20,000; DCHS Honors English IV Award
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