Hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships were awarded to members of the Class of 2009 at DeKalb County High School during Friday’s annual Senior Awards Day program.
Representatives of colleges, universities, the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marines, businesses, civic groups, and other organizations made the presentations.
Victoria Bennett received one of the largest scholarship awards of the day, a $96,000 Athletic & Academic Scholarship to play fast pitch softball at Cumberland University.
Other scholarship awards are as follows:
MTSU Scholarships:
$13,600 Academic Service Scholarship-Anna Little
$8,000 Provost- Alison Curtis
University of Tennessee at Martin:
$14,000 McWhorter Freshman Scholarship- Courtney DeHoet
$6,000 Deans Scholarship-Courtney DeHoet
Tennessee Tech University:
$10,000 Valedictorian Scholarship- Kesha Staley
$16,000 Academic Service Scholarship- Kelly Merriman
$16,000 Academic Service Scholarship- Kara Young
$750 Tommy Burks Memorial Scholarship- Kesha Staley
$10,000 Golden Eagle Excellence- Cody Hawkins
$12,000 Academic Service Scholarship- Brandon Owen
$8,000 Vice President’s Scholarship- Rebecca Lawrence
$600 Phi Delta Kappa- Kelly Merriman
$4,000 Admission Academic Award- Brooke Pack
$750 Tommy Burks Memorial Scholarship- Krysta Ferrell
$4,000 Academic Service Scholarship- Krysta Ferrell
$1,000 Ag Foundation Scholarship- Krysta Ferrell
$4,000 Academic Service Scholarship- Megan Merriman
$2,000 Christine Burks Scholarship- Megan Pack
Motlow:
$4,000 Scholarship- Corey Poss
University of Tennessee at Knoxville:
$6,000 UT Volunteer Scholarship- Jordon Howe
Belmont:
$64,000 Athletic/Academic Scholarship- Shay Sullivan
$20,000 Merit Scholarship- Anderson Webb
Carson-Newman:
$7,500 Academic Scholarship- Luke Willoughby
$2,000 Forensic Speech & Debate Team Scholarship- Luke Willoughby
Vol State Community College:
$3,000 ABC Group Foundation Scholarship- Tayler Foutch
Military Enlistments:
U.S. Army Reserves-
$82,000 to James Ball
U.S. Navy- Koby Bullard, Brian Bates, John Curtis, Stuart Nunley, and Matt Tramel. The value of the college scholarship they’re receiving exceeds $75,000
U.S. Marines-
$80,000 to Emmanuel Arroyo
$8,000 Federal Mogul Corporation Scholarship- Brooke Pack
$8,000 DTC McAllen Foutch Scholarship- Shay Sullivan
$350 Chuck Felts Memorial- Macy Felts
$500 DeKalb Soil Conservation District- Justin Dunaway
$1,000 Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial-Victoria Bennett
$250 Class of 1969- Josh Emberton
$1,500 Agee Oil Scholarship- Avarie Maynard
Charlene Morrison Johns Memorial-
$500 each to Rosemary Apple, Carrie Herrin, Megan Merriman, Jeff Miller, and Shay Sullivan
DeKalb Fire Fighters Scholarship-
$500 each to Corey Poss, Rebecca Lawrence, and Kelly Merriman
$1,000 Jolly Angels in memory of Jake Hoover- Megan Merriman
Jolly Angels- $1,000 each to Jessica Strickland and Nicole Burger
$500 Clay Edwards Memorial Tiger Pride Scholarship- Matthew Lawrence
$500 DeKalb Republican Women- Amanda Reed
Liberty State Bank Scholarships-
$1,000 each to Jeff Miller and Rebecca Lawrence
$500 Jeff Garrett Memorial- Chynna Cade
Smithville Business & Professional Women’s Club-
$500 each to Trista Atnip and Olivia Miller
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-
$500 each to Kesha Staley and Tayler Foutch
$500 Alan Hooper Memorial- Anderson Webb
$250 AmVets Scholarship- Preston Adcock
$250 AmVets Auxiliary- Chynna Cade
DeKalb Funeral Chapel-
$500 each to Amber Judkins, Matthew Lawrence, and Krysta Ferrell
$6,000 CIC Scholarship- Corey Poss
$500 First Bank- Avarie Maynard
Smithville Rotary Club-
$750 each to Anderson Webb, Russell Ambrose, and Courtney DeHoet
$1,000 Scottish Rite- Kayla Hale
$500 DeKalb Community Hospital- Courtney DeHoet
$500 Class of 1966- Hunter Stewart
Middle Tennessee Times-
$500 each to Victoria Bennett and Jessica Strickland
$1,000 NADC High School Select- Dillon Davis
$1,000 NADC Scholarship- Dillon Davis
$500 DeKalb Farmers Coop- Krysta Ferrell
Lucille Stewart Memorial-
$2,000 each to Megan Pack and Justin Poteete
$500 Elzie & Nell McBride Memorial- Jessica Richards
$750 Leadership DeKalb- Tiffany Winchester
$200 FCCLA- Shanea Nixon
$250 DCHS Student Council- Brooke Pack
$1,000 Comcast Leaders and Achievers- Russell Ambrose
Eddie Crips Memorial Scholarships- Nicole Richards, Megan Pack, and Brooke Pack
$2,000 Beecher & Wilma Moss- Caleb Gash
DeKalb Retired Teachers-
$500 each to Jessica Strickland and Nikita Young
Smithville Women’s Club-
$500 each to Jessica Strickland and Amber Judkins
$250 Bill Radcliff Scholarship- Luke Willoughby
$1,000 Castle Heights Military Academy Alumni Scholarship- Anderson Webb
$250 Courtney Pirtle Memorial- Shanea Nixon
$500 Hunter Davis Memorial- Dillon Davis
$2,000 Georgia Career Institute- Olivia Miller
$500 Sheriff’s Association Scholarship- Chris Odom
(Top picture- first row, left to right): Megan Merriman, Kesha Staley, Krysta Ferrell, Shay Sullivan, & Victoria Bennett, Kara Young, Brooke Pack, Alison Curtis;
(Second row, left to right): Megan Pack, Luke Willoughby, Corey Poss, Dillon Davis, Brandon Owen, & Cody Hawkins
(Third row, left to right): Jordon Howe, Anderson Webb, Shanea Nixon, Rebecca Lawrence, Courtney DeHoet, & Taylor Foutch
(Bottom Picture-First row, left to right) Kelly Merriman, Megan Merriman, Kesha Staley, Krysta Ferrell, Victoria Bennett, Avarie Maynard, Macy Felts, Nikita Young, & Nicole Burger
(Second row, left to right) Matt Lawrence, Jeff Miller, Russ Ambrose, Corey Poss, Rosemary Apple, Brooke Pack, Megan Pack, Amanda Reed, & Trista Atnip
(Third row, left to right) Amber Judkins, Jessie Strickland, Anderson Webb, Shanea Nixon, Rebecca Lawrence, Courtney DeHoet, Taylor Foutch, Caleb Gash, & Justin Poteete
(Fourth row, left to right) Chynna Cade, Shay Sullivan, Carrie Herrin, Tiffany Winchester, Jessica Richards, Kayla Hale, Preston Adcock, Justin Dunaway, & Dillon Davis
Click this link to see photos from Awards Day.www.luton.us/dchs/dchs.html