Almost $660,000 in scholarships were awarded to members of the Class of 2014 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.
Mallory Sullivan received the largest single scholarship award of $115,000 from Belmont University where she will play golf. Kelsi Glenn received a perfect attendance award for not missing a day of school during her four years of high school.
Sullivan was among fifty four students who received scholarships.
Those students and their award amounts listed in alphabetical order according to last names are as follows:
Peter Antoniak: Tennessee Tech University-$20,000
Hannah Ball: DeKalb PTO-$250; Tennessee Tech University-$4,000
Zachary Bandy: Elzie and Nell McBride Memorial-$500
Ashley Barnes: Brandon Elder Scholarship-$4,000; Clyde Thomas Family Trust-$500: Harding University-$38,000; Tennessee Tech University-$20,000
Hudson Beltz: US Army Enlistment-$40,000
Chelsey Brannon: Cookeville Regional Medical Center and Pepsi-$1,000; David Wayne Alexander Memorial-$1,000; Tennessee Wesleyan-$58,000
Erika Brown: DeKalb Funeral Chapel-$500; Smithville Business and Professional Women’s Club-$500
Hannah Cantrell: Fraternal Order of Police-$500; US Marine Semper Fidelis Award
James Robert Cantrell: DeKalb Firefighters Association Scholarship-$500
Taylor Cantrell: DeKalb County Children Service Council Clata Redmon Memorial-$500; Smithville Rotary Club-$750
Kayna Caplinger: MTSU-$8,000
Morgan Clark: Nelda Barnes Memorial-$2,000
Lauren Colwell: Anthony Duane Trapp Memorial- $500; Smithville Rotary Club-$750; Trevecca Nazarene-$40,030
Alexis Cornelius: DeKalb Funeral Chapel-$500
Briana Cutliff: DeKalb County Children Service Council Clata Redmon Memorial-$500
Josh Davidson: Mentors Association Scholarship-$5,000
Gatlin Dougherty: Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$500
Hunter Eckert: Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-$35,200
Sarah Edwards: Clay Edwards Memorial Tiger Pride Scholarship-$500; Eddie Crips Memorial Scholarship-$500
Alli Emme: Liberty State Bank-$1,000; Smithville Women’s Club-$500
Kelsey Evins: DCHS Beta Scholarship-$500; DCHS Literature Club-$500; DeKalb Funeral Chapel-$500; Ned McWherter Scholarship-$24,000; Smithville Rotary Math Award-$100; Vanderbilt University-$40,380
Kalab Ferrell: Class of 1966-$500; Class of 2004-$650; DeKalb Funeral Chapel-$500; Jolly Angels-$2,000; Smithville Rotary Vocational Award-$100
Travis Ferrell: Kenny & Kyle Robinson Memorial-$1,000; Mentors Association Scholarship-$5,000
Conner Giddens: DeKalb Soil Conservation District-$500; MTSU-$12,000; Young Farmers Association-$500
Eli Gill: Leadership DeKalb Award
Kelsi Glenn: Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-$500
Kaylee Hale: Jolly Angels-$2,000
Magan Johnson: Fortis Institute-$9,000
Nicholas Johnson: Fraternal Order of Police-$500
Kaitlynn Jones: DeKalb Funeral Chapel-$500
Lauren Lewis: Jolly Angels-$1,000; Smithville Business and Professional Women’s Club-$500; US Marines Scholar Award
Eli Lomas: CIC Foundation (Motlow State)- $2,200; DeKalb Community Hospital-$500; US Army Athlete Award
Kelsey MacDonald: Agee Oil- $1,500
Elizabeth Mason: DeKalb PTO-$250: DeKalb Retired Teachers Association-$750; Jolly Angels-$1,000; Tennessee Tech University-$15,000
Ashley Medlin: Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-$500
Brittany Merriman: Dailey & Vincent Scholarship-$1,000
McKenzie Poteete: Central High School Alumni-$5,000; Nell Haas Driver Scholarship-$1,000; US Marines Athlete Award
Laura Reed: First Bank-$500; Smithville Rotary Club-$750; Tennessee Tech University-$8,000; Woodman of the World $50 History Award
Cameron Rhea: US Marines Scholar Award
Courtney Rice: DCHS Literature Club-$500; Kenny & Kyle Robinson Memorial-$1,000; UT Knoxville- $30,280
Ethan Roller: David Wayne Alexander Memorial-$1,000
Samantha Sircy: Jolly Angels-$2,000; Smithville Rotary Club-$750
Emily Snow: Tennessee Tech University-$4,000
Mallory Sullivan: Belmont University-$115,000
Shauna Taylor: DeKalb Funeral Chapel-$500; DeKalb Physicians-$500
Kalynn Thompson: AmVets-$250; AmVets Auxiliary- $250; Brandon Elder Scholarship-$2,000
Jordan Alex Turner: MTSU-$500
Danielle Tyson: Jolly Angels-$4,000; Trevecca Nazarene-$23,500; US Army Athlete Award
Crystal Vickers: Comcast- $1,000; DCHS Beta Scholarship-$500; DCHS Student Council-$200; DTC McAllen Foutch Memorial-$8,000; FCCLA-$250; Jolly Angels-$1,000; Lucille Stewart Memorial-$2,000; DeKalb County Scottish Rite-$1,000; Young Farmers Association-$500
Taylor Youngblood: DeKalb Funeral Chapel-$500
Dylan Young: Arizona State-$28,000; Daily & Vincent Scholarship-$1,000
Jordan Wilkins: DCHS Student Council-$200; Allen D. Hooper Memorial-$500; Leadership DeKalb Award
Dillon Williams: US Marines Athlete Award
Justin Wiser: Tennessee Tech University-$800
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