ENDOWED AWARDS:
 =Statewide competition
Charles Edwards Chairman's Award
One (1) $750 scholarship award to an advanced student majoring or business administration. Provided through an endowment bequeathed by Quaker Instant Oatmeal.
Compton Family Scholarship Fund
Two (2) $1,000 scholarships awarded to student employees or children of employees of a TGCSA member company.
The Ed Shull Diversity Scholarship
One (1) $750 scholarship awarded to an ethnic minority student employee or child of an ethnic minority employee of a TGCSA member firm. In the absence of a qualified candidate, the scholarship will be carried to the following year. Provided through an endowment by The Quaker Oats Company.
Eddie McMillan Community Service Award
One (1) $1,100 scholarship awarded to a student employee or a child of an employee of TGCSA member firm in the East Tennessee grand division. The principle criterion for selection will be the student's service to their community.
Food City Truck Drivers Scholarship
One (1) $900 scholarship awarded to a student associate, child or grandchild of an associate of the Food City Truck Driver Team.
H. Dean Dickey Founders Award
One (1) $850 scholarship awarded to a child of an employee of a TGCSA member firm to be used in the student's junior or senior year in their pursuit of a degree in business administration or marketing.
Jack & Jewell "Judy" Smith Memorial Scholarships
Four (4) $1,750 scholarships awarded to Food City student associates or children of Food City associates.
Awards provided through an endowment, funded in part by memorial contributions made to Tennesssee Grocers Education Foundation.
Jimmy Ragland Memorial Scholarship
Scholarships awared to C.B. Ragland employees or children of C.B. Ragland employees or directors not to exceed $6,000 for the 2012-2013 academic year.
La'Shanna Trout Memorial Scholarship
One (1) $1,000 "Best All-Round Student" scholarship awarded to a Food City student associate or child of a Food City associate. Award provided through an endowment, funded in part by memorial contributions made to Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation.
Oney J. & Adele H. Naifeh Award
Three (3) $800 one-year awards to outstanding graduating seniors from Covington High School, Munford High School and Brighton High School. Winners are required to attend a Tennessee college or university.
Smith & Woods Management
Two (2) $850 scholarships awarded to student employees or children of employees of of a TGCSA member company.
TGEF Memorial Scholarship Award
Three (3) $700 scholarships to students who parents were employed by a TGCSA member company, and are now retired or deceased. In the absence of sufficient qualified candidates, the scholarships will be awarded to "Best All-Round Student" employees or children of employees of any TGCSA member company. Awards provided through an endowment, funded in part by memorial contributions made to Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation.
Theron & Marie McCool Memorial Scholarship
One (1) $550 scholarship awarded to the National Exchange Club Youth of the Year.
Walter Johnson Memorial/TWGA Award
One (1) $1,250 scholarship awarded to a child of an employee of a member wholesale organization.
Zuma Richardson Memorial Award
One (1) $950 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of American Consumer's Shop Rite stores.
GRADUATE LEVEL AWARD
Wesley Ball Fellowship Award
Two (2) $1,000 awards: For tuition and fees for part-time or full-time students in graduate study, available to student employees or children of employees of a TGCSA member company. Applicant must hold a bachelor's degree and be working towards a master's degree or doctorate. Preference is given to students pursing a career in the food industry.
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS:
Cliff Marshall Sr. Memorial Scholarships
Designed to recognize the "Best All-Round Student."
One (1) $1,500 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of a Marshall Family Enterprise employee.
One (1) $1,500 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of Alliance Marketing retail member.
One (1) $1,500 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of a TGCSA member firm at large.
Golden Flake Snack Foods
One (1) $1,150 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of Tennessee based Golden Flake operations. In the absence of a qualified candidate, the scholarship will be awarded to a child of an employee or student employee of a TGCSA retail member.
One (1) $1,150 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of a TGCSA retail member.
Jane Marshall Memorial Scholarship
Designed to recognize the "Best All-Round Student."
One (1) $1,500 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of a Marshall Family Enterprise employees.
L.D. and Marilyn Maddox Award
One (1) $1,000 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of a West Tennessee Alliance Marketing retail member.
N.A.M.R. Awards
Two (2) awards: one $1,250 and one $800 to student employees or children of employees of a N.A.M.R. member company. A scholarship applicant can only win a total of two (2) N.A.M.R. awards; one per academic year.
Norman & LaNelle Wade Memorial Scholarship
One (1) $1,500 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of Wade's Food Center.
One (1) $500 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of Wade's Food Center.
P.A. Turner Memorial Awards
Five (5) $1,000 scholarships awarded to student employees or children of employees of Turner Dairies or employees of their wholesale customers.
Purity Dairies Scholarship Fund
Twenty-Five (25) $1,000 scholarships awarded to student employees and children of Purity Dairy employees.
SPONSORED SCHOLARSHIPS:
Coca-Cola Enterprises
One (1) $500 scholarship award to a child of an employee of an eastern division TGCSA retail member.
TGCSA SCHOLARSHIPS:
PIGGYBACK SCHOLARSHIPS:
Four-Year Awards
E.W. James Memorial Awards
Two (2) $1,200 four-year scholarships awarded to children or spouses of E.W. James & Sons full-time employees. In the absence of a qualified candidates, a one-year $1,200 awards will be given to a student employees of E.W. James & Sons.
Wayne Cagle Memorial Scholarship
One (1) $1,200 scholarship awarded to a child or spouse of an E.W. James & Sons full-time employee. In the absence of a qualified candidate, a one-year $1,200 award will be given to a student employee of E.W. James & Sons.
One-Year Awards
Alliance Marketing Award
One (1) $1,250 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of a TGCSA member company.
Alliance Marketing/Ed Royal Memorial Award
One (1) $1,250 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of a TGCSA member company.
Associated Wholesale Grocers - Nashville Awards
Three (3) $1,000 scholarships awarded to student employees or children of employees of Associated Wholesale Grocers Nashville Division.
Three (3) $1,000 scholarships awarded to student employees or children of employees of Associated Wholesale Grocers Nashville Division member's stores.
Bill Ragland Memorial Scholarship Fund
One (1) $1,000 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employees of Ragland Bros. Retail Cos. Inc.
Country Delite Farms
Two (2) $1,000 scholarships awarded to student employees or children of employees of Country Delite Farms.
Dyer Foods, Inc./Food Rite Stores Awards
Two (2) $1,000 scholarships awarded to student employees or children of employees of Dyer Foods who have been employed for at least six months as of January 1, 2010.
Ed Royal Memorial Scholarship/Reese Group
One (1) $1,250 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of Reese Group.
Food City Awards
Four (4) $1,500 scholarships awarded to student associates or children of associates of Food City Operations in Tennessee or Virginia.
The H.G. Hill Jr. Memorial Scholarship Awards
Three (3) $1,200 scholarships awarded to student employees or children of employees of H.G. Hill Company.
Mayfield Dairy Farms Scholarship Fund
Five (5) $1,000 scholarships awarded to student employees or children of employees of Mayfield Dairy Farm employees.
Purity Dairies
Two (2) $1,000 scholarships awarded to student employees or children of employees of a TGCSA member company.
Reese Food Stores Scholarship
Four (4) $500 "Best All-Round Student" scholarships awarded to employees or children of employees of any one of the four stores owned and operated by the Reese family.
S & C Foods, Inc.
One (1) $1,500 scholarship awarded to a student employee or a child of an employee of S & C Foods Inc.
Steperhson's Superlo
Three (3) $1,000 scholarships awarded to student employees or a children of employees of Stepherson's Superlo Foods.
Tate Family Foods/Tate Food Rite Scholarship
One (1) $500 scholarship awarded to a student employee or a child of an employee of Tate Family Foods. In the absence of a qualified candidate, the scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior from Crockett County High School.
United Grocery Outlet
One (1) $1,500 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of United Grocery Outlet in Tennessee.
One (1) $1,500 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of United Grocery Outlet in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky or North Carolina.
PARTICIPATION BONUS
Four (4) scholarship winners will be randomly selected to receive an additional $500 bonus for participation in the annual convention. Winners must be present at the scholarship awards program and the Best Bagger Competition Saturday June 2, 2012.
REQUIREMENTS
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