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2010-2011 Available Scholarships
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ENDOWED AWARDS:
STATE=Statewide competition
Charles Edwards Chairman's Award
One (1) $800 scholarship award to an advanced student majoring or business administration. Provided through an endowment bequeathed by Quaker Instant Oatmeal. STATE
Compton Family Scholarship Fund
Two (2) $1,100 scholarship awards. One to a student employee or child of an employee of Compton's for tuition or fees to any 501(c)3 non-profit educational foundation. One to a student employee of a middle division Tennessee Grocer & Convenience Store Association (TGCSA) retail member firm. Provided through an endowment bequeathed by Larry Compton and Compton family memorial gifts. STATE
The Ed Shull Diversity Scholarship
One (1) $800 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) $1,200 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.
H. Dean Dickey Founders Award
One (1) $950 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. STATE
Jimmy Ragland Memorial Scholarship
Scholarships awarded to C.B. Ragland employees or children of C.B. Ragland employees or directors not to exceed $7,000 for the 2010-2011 academic year.
La'Shanna Trout Memorial Scholarship
One (1) $1,200 "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.
Jack & Jewell "Judy" Smith Memorial Scholarship
Four (4) $1,650 scholarships awarded to Food City student associates or children of Food City associates. Awards provided through and endowment, funded in part by memorial contributions made to Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation.
Smith & Woods Management
Two (2) $1,000 scholarships awarded to student employees or children of employees of of a TGCSA member company. STATE
TGEF Memorial Scholarship Award
Three (3) $800 scholarships to students who parents were employed by a TGCSA member firm, 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 firm. Awards provided through an endowment, funded in part by memorial contributions made to Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation. STATE
Theron & Marie McCool Memorial Scholarship
One (1) $650 scholarship awarded to the National Exchange Club Youth of the Year.
Walter Johnson Memorial/TWGA Award
One (1) $1,400 scholarship awarded to a child of an employee of a member wholesale organization. STATE
Zuma Richardson Memorial Award
One (1) $1,100 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) $1,200 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 firm. Applicant must hold a bachelor's degree and be working towards a master's degree or doctorate. STATE
SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDS:
Cliff Marshall Sr. Memorial Scholarships
Designed to recognize the "Best All-Round Student."
Two (2) $1,500 scholarships awarded to student employees or children of Marshall Family Enterprise employees.
One (1) $1,500 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of Alliance Marketing retail group member.
One (1) $1,500 scholarship awarded to a student employee or child of an employee of a TGCSA member firm at large. STATE
Golden Flake Snack Foods
One (1) $1,200 scholarship awarded to a child of an employee or student 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. STATE
One (1) $1,200 scholarship awarded to a child of an employee or student employee of a TGCSA retail member. STATE
N.A.M.R. Awards
Three (3) awards: one $1,500, one $1,250 and one $750 to student employees or children of employees of a N.A.M.R. member firm. 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) $1,000 scholarship awarded to an outstanding senior from Meigs County High School.
Oney J. & Adele H. Naifeh Award
Three (3) $900 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.
P.A. Turner Memorial Awards
Five (5) $1,100 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:
Three (3) $2,500 25th Anniversary Awards STATE
One (1) Eastern Tennessee Division sponsored by Food City.
One (1) Middle Tennessee Division sponsored by Kraft Foods.
One (1) West Tennessee Division sponsored by Alliance Marketing.
Three (3) $1,800 One-Year Quaker Oats Awards STATE
One (1) Eastern Tennessee Division.
One (1) Middle Tennessee Division.
One (1) West Tennessee Division.
Twenty-One (21) TGCSA Awards
Seven (7) $1,200 scholarships per grand division. Sponsored by Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association. STATE
Best Bagger Award STATE
One (1) $1,000 scholarship ($750 from TGCSA and $250 cash from NGA) awarded to first place winner of the Annual Best Bagger Competition.
One (1) $600 scholarship awarded to the runner-up.
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. STATE
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. STATE
Associated Wholesale Grocers - Nashville Awards
Three (3) $1,000 scholarship awards to employees or children of employees of Associated Wholesale Grocers Nashville Division.
Three (3) $1,000 scholarship awards to employees or children of employees of Associated Wholesale Grocers Nashville Division member's stores.
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 Reese Group employee or child of Reese Group employee.
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.
The L.P. Shanks Company Scholarship Award
Scholarships awarded to employees or children of employees of L.P. Shanks Company based on financial need: $750 for a technical vocational school, $1,000 for a community college, $1,500 for a junior college and $2,000 for a state or private university. Total awards not to exceed $6,000 for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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. STATE
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.
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 12, 2010.
REQUIREMENTS
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