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Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation

--presents 2007-2008 Scholarship Recipients Benjamin Franklin once Since 1982, the Ten- total of $155,700. Stu- said, “An investment in nessee grocery industry dents were recognized at knowledge always pays has had strong interest the TGCSA annual con- the best interest.” TGEF in supporting education vention April 15, at Gaylord has found that Franklin’s by granting scholarships Opryland, Nashville, TN. advice rings true by grant- to students to help with ing scholarships to gradu- tuition and other college Congratulations to this ating high school seniors expenses. year’s recipients. With and college students. less than one of every TGCSA members and four applicants receiving As the black caps race member’s children who a scholarship from TGEF, into the air, each student are, graduating high these students are truly releases a sigh of relief school seniors, college the best of the best. at the completion of their students and graduate high school education. Al- students are eligible for though for those who take scholarships through the the next step to college the education foundation each relief is short lived, since year. they will incur expenses that go along with the This year TGEF awarded adventure. 131 scholarships worth a

V olun t eer Gr oc er • 11 TGEF Scholarship Awards

2007-2008 Scholarship Recipients Recipients are listed vertically by name, school, location of school, and member fi rm

TGCSA Scholarship East : $1,200 Kathryn Basinky Kari Hudson Whitni Earhart University of Tennessee Chattanooga State Austin Peay State University Knoxville, TN Technical College Clarksville, TN Employed by Chattanooga, TN Employed by F&P Foods, Cooke’s Food Store Employed by Bi-Lo Inc.

Elizabeth Bassett Amanda Marsh Zane Felton University of Tennessee East Tennessee State University Austin Peay State University Knoxville, TN Johnson City, TN Clarksville, TN Father, Gerald Bassett Employed by Employed by Food Lion Employed by Slush Puppie

Alyssa Eleam Sara Negrotto Kristen Lytle University of Tennessee East Tennessee State University Rhodes College Knoxville, TN Johnson City, TN Memphis, TN Father, Willis Eleam Father, Scott Negrotto Father, Kurt Lytle employed by -Atlanta Employed by Kellogg’s Employed by Retail Snacks Systems, Inc.

TGCSA Scholarship Middle : $1,200 Amanda Hawkes TTrentonrenton Cleghern Jennifer Reed University of Tennessee Tennessee Tech University Vanderbilt University Knoxville, TN Cookeville, TN Nashville, TN Father, Richard Hawkes Father, Byron Cleghern Father, William Reed employed by Food Lion and student employed by Employed by Cleghern’s Kroger -Midsouth

12 • Volunteer Grocer Scholarship Awards : Summer 2007

Kathleen Reinhard Megan Turner Lauren Hunt Austin Peay University Pamona College Tennessee Tech University Clarksville, TN Claremont, CA Cookeville, TN Employed by Father, Steven Turner Father, Charles Hunt Kroger-Midsouth Employed by Turner Employed by S&C Foods, Holdings Inc. TGEF Memorial: $1,000 Irieon Walker Kaci Clinard Jennifer Maxwell Belmont University Trevecca Nazarene University Middle Tennessee State University TGEF Nashville, TN Nashville, TN Murfreesboro, TN Employed by Father, Keith Clinard Father, Mark Maxwell Kroger-Midsouth Employed by Conwood Co. employed by S&C Foods, Inc. and student employed by Kroger TGCSA Scholarship West: $1,200 James Arnett Elise Jones Lauren Oeser University of Memphis University of Tennessee Belmont University Memphis, TN Knoxville, TN Nashville, TN Employed by Superlo Foods Father, Mark Jones Father, Mark Oeser Employed by Knoxville Employed by Oeser Foods Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Enterprises : $500 Michael Briggs Cassi Patterson Jason TTrivettrivett Rhodes College University of Memphis East Tennessee State University Memphis, TN Memphis, TN Johnson City, TN Employed by Kroger-Delta Father, Danny Patterson Employed by Food City Employed by Cox Oil

Alliance Marketing : $1,000 Compton Family Memorial : $1,200 Cherry Kristen Comstock Nathaniel Hudson University of Tennessee Belmont University Belmont University Martin, TN Nashville, TN Nashville, TN Father, Robert Cherry Employed by Tennessee Mother, Karen Hudson Employed by Best Wade Education Lottery Employed by S&C Foods, Petroleum Inc.

Adrienne Hembree Sarah Suddarth Jason Sadler Wake Forest University Belmont University Freed-Hardeman University Winston-Salem, NC Nashville, TN Henderson, TN Father, Randall Hembree Employed by Davis & Eslick Employed by Reese’s Piggly Employed by Lorillard Grocery Wiggly Tobacco Bargain Barn : $1,200 Country Delite Farms : $1,000 David Luiken Jr. Kelly Aparicio-Rascon Jeremy Cook University of Cleveland State Western University Tuscaloosa, AL Community College Bowling Green, KY Father, David Luiken Sr. Cleavend, TN Father, Marty Cook employed employed by Blue Bell Employed by Bargain Barn/ by Country Delite Farms Creameries United

Cliff Marshall Memorial : $1,500 Joshua McCluey Blake Caldwell Joshua Cook Vanderbilt University University of the South Western Kentucky University Nashville, TN Sewanee, TN Bowling Green, KY Father, Paul McCluey Father, Baxter Caldwell Father, Marty Cook employed Employed by Kroger-Delta employed by Knoxville by Country Delite Farms Coca-Cola

Volunteer Grocer • 13 Scholarship Awards : Summer 2007 Dyer Foods / Food Rite : $1,000 Jimmy Ragland Memorial Megan Lewis Samuel Testerman Clare Osborne- $1,000 University of Tennessee Emory & Henry College Vanderbilt University Martin, TN Emory, VA Nashville, TN Employed by Dyer Foods Father, John Testerman and Father John Osborne student employed by employed by Osborne Food City Brothers

Daniel Morris Robert Wood III Margaret Ragland- $7,000 University of Tennessee Walters State University of Washington Martin, TN Community College Seattle, WA Employed by Dyer Foods Morristown, TN Father, James Ragland Employed by Food City employed by C.B. Ragland

E.W. James Memorial : $1,200 Golden Flake Snack Foods : $1,000 La’Shanna Trout Memorial : $1,250 James Hampton Maggie Griffen Brandi TTroutrout Middle Tennessee State University University of Alabama Carson-Newman College Murfreesboro, TN Tuscaloosa, AL Jefferson City, TN Father, James Hampton Mother, Laurie Griffen Father, Steve Trout employed employed by E.W. James & employed by Golden Flake by Food City Sons

Lewis Brothers Bakeries : $1,000 Amber Hicks Daniel Guthrie Jeremy Bivins University of Tennessee University of West University of Tennessee Martin, TN Carrollton, GA Knoxville, TN Father, Rodney Hicks Father, Frank Guthrie Father, Danny Bivins employed by E.W. James & employed by Golden Flake employed by Lewis Brothers Sons Bakeries Ed Shull Diversity : $900 H. Dean Dickey Founder’s : $1,200 Kunjan Ray Elizabeth Barnes Jerry Moody, III University of Tennessee East Tennessee State University Cumberland University Knoxville, TN Johnson City, TN Lebanon, TN Father, Kirti Ray employed by Parents, Kenneth & Kathy Mother, Lynn Moody Markets, Inc. Barnes employed by Bush employed by Lewis Brothers Brothers & Company Bakeries

Eddie McMillan Community Service : $1,250 H.G. Hill Memorial : $1,200 L.P. Shanks : Megan Swecker Jared Cumberbatch Jennifer Barnwell- $1,500 East Tennessee Sate University Tennessee State University University of Memphis Johnson City, TN Nashville, TN Memphis, TN Employed by Food City Employed by S&C Foods, Mother, Inge Barnwell Inc. employed by L.P. Shanks

Food City : $1,250 Adelaide Clark Katherine Maxwell Michael Corbin- $1,000 Emory & Henry College Middle Tennessee State University Roane State Emory, VA Murfreesboro, TN Community College Father, Donald Clark and Father Mark Maxwell Bowling Green, KY student employed by employed by S&C Foods, Father, Michael Corbin Food City Inc. employed by L.P. Shanks

Megan Farris Amanda Tomblin Brandy Hale- $1,500 Emory & Henry College Austin Peay State University Tennessee Tech University Emory, VA Clarksville, TN Cookeville, TN Employed by Food City Employed by S&C Foods, Mother, Faith Hale employed Inc. by L.P. Shanks

14 • Volunteer Grocer Scholarship Awards : Summer 2007

Luke Myers- $1,500 Keltcey Durham- $1,250 Zachary Kelley David Lipscomb University Tennessee Tech University University of Tennessee Nashville, TN Cookeville, TN Knoxville, TN Mother, Paula Shanks Myers Father, Michael Durham Father, Steven Kelley employed by L.P. Shanks employed by Frito-Lay employed by Turner Holdings Mayfi eld Dairy Farms : $1,000 Matthew Bradshaw Krislyn Durham- $750 Christy McSpadden University of Alabama Tennessee Tech University Arkansas State University Birmingham, AL Cookeville, TN Jonesboro, AR Father, Kenneth Bradshaw Father, Michael Durham Father, David McSpadden employed by Mayfi eld Dairy employed by Frito-Lay employed by Turner Farms Holdings

Norman & LaNelle Wade Memorial : $1,000 Tiffany Clark Delinda Jolley Brandon Wilson Tennessee Tech University Cleveland State University of Tennessee Cookeville, TN Community College Martin, TN Father, Teddy Clark Cleveland, TN Father, Barry Wilson employed by Mayfi eld Dairy Employed by Wade’s Food employed by Turner Farms Center Holdings

Oney J. & Adele H. Naifeh Memorial : $1,200 Purity Dairies : $1,200 Leanne Curtis VirginiaVirginia Hill John AvritAvrit Lee University University of Tennessee University of Tennessee Cleveland, TN Knoxville, TN Knoxville, TN Mother, Pamela Curtis Father, Hugh Wilbur Hill III Father, Phillip Avrit employed employed by Mayfi eld Dairy employed by Turner by Purity Dairies Farms Holdings

Dianna Shippee Stephen Hughes April Bragg Georgia Tech University of Tennessee Western Kentucky University Atlanta, GA Martin, TN Bowling Green, KY Father, Darwin Shippee Father, James Bragg employed by Mayfi eld Dairy employed by Purity Dairies Farms

Ashley Ulrich Brady Johnston Brian Carr University of Tennessee University of Memphis Cumberland University Chattanooga, TN Memphis, TN Lebanon, TN stepfather, Wade Elliott Employed by Naifeh’s Food Father, John Carr employed employed by Mayfi eld Dairy Rite by Purity Dairies Farms Mrs. Jewell “Judy” Smith Memorial : $1,500 P.A. Turner Memorial : $1,000 Melissa Freed Madison Dallas Lauren Carr Lee University University of Kentucky Cumberland University Cleveland, TN Lexington, KY Lebanon, TN Employed by Food City Mother, Shelby Dallas employed Father, John Carr employed by Turner Holdings by Purity Dairies

N.A.M.R. Samuel Brace- $1,500 Andre Greer Rose Dallas Middle Tennessee State University University of Memphis University of the South Murfreesboro, TN Memphis, TN Sewanee, TN Father, Chet Brace Mother, Andrea Greer Father, Dennis Dallas employed by Lewis employed by Turner employed by Purity Dairies Brothers Bakeries Holdings

Volunteer Grocer • 15 Scholarship Awards : Summer 2007

Aubrie Daniels Zacary Goodwin Corey Underhill Middle Tennessee State University Austin Peay State University Murray State University Murfreesboro, TN Clarksville, TN Murray, KY Father, H.L. Daniels Father, Jeffrey Goodwin Parents, Stacey and Jeanne employed by Purity Dairies Employed by Purity Dairies Underhill employed by Purity Dairies

Luke Diehl Matthew Hilton Chase Warren Nashville State Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee State University Community College State University Murfreesboro, TN Nashville, TN Murfreesboro, TN Mother, Cheryl Winters Father, Allen Diehl employed Stepfather, Ricky Taylor employed by Purity Dairies by Purity Dairies employed by Purity Dairies

Justin Dorris Amanda King Kevin Whitaker University of Tennessee University of Tennessee University of Alabama Chattanooga, TN Knoxville, TN Huntsville, AL Father, Michael Dorris Father, Brent King Stepfather, Ted Fountain employed by Purity Dairies employed by Purity Dairies employed by Purity Dairies

Nicholas Edwards Ashley McMeen Adam Williams University of Tennessee University of Alabama University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Tuscaloosa, AL Chattanooga, TN Parent, Roger Edwards Father, John McMeen Employed by S&C Foods employed by Purity Dairies employed by Purity Dairies

Taylor Ezell Lindsay Nielsen Jerred Willoughby David Lipscomb University University of Alabama Nashville Auto Diesel College Nashville, TN Huntsville, AL Nashville, TN Father, Mark Ezell employed Mother, Kelly Nielsen Father, William Willoughby by Purity Dairies employed by Purity Dairies employed by Purity Dairies

Purity Dairies : $1,000 Mary Katherine Ezell Angela Peay Shannon Blanco Samford University Austin Peay State University Middle Tennessee State University Birmingham, AL Clarksville, TN Murfreesboro, TN Father, Mark Ezell employed Mother, Debra Peay Employed by Super by Purity Dairies employed by Purity Dairies Markets

Stephanie Flowers Tyler Schmid Sarah Osborne Middle Tennessee State University Hopkinsville Community Vanderbilt University Murfreesboro, TN College Nashville, TN Father, Stephen Flowers Hopkinsville, KY Father, John Osborne employed by Purity Dairies Father Marcom Schmid employed by Osborne Bros. employed by Purity Dairies Quaker Oats Company : $1,800 Drew Gaw Haley Thornburg Hunter Bailey David Lipscomb University Central Carolina Technical School Tennessee Tech University Nashville, TN Sumter, South Carolina Cookeville, TN Father, Ronald Gaw Father, Don Thornburg Employed by S&C Foods employed by Purity Dairies employed by Purity Dairies

16 • Volunteer Grocer ScholarshipScholarship AAwardswards : Summer 2007

Dear Mr. Springer, Matthew Bible I would like to thank you and the Tenn ee TennesseeTennessee TTechech University Jarron Springer and TGEF: Grocers Education Foundation for sele ing me to r eive I would like to say thank you for all the Cookeville, TN a TGEF Memorial Scholarship of $1,000 for the 2007-08 Mother, Martell Bible generous scholarships you give each year to school year. I greatly a r iate your generosity and all employed by Food Lion students who will make a difference in the that the foundation has done in allowing me to continue world with your help. my education at Trev ca Nazarene University and in my Thanks again, aaspirationsspirations of b oming a social worker. Maggie Griffen b om Sincerely, ing a social w Nathaniel Brown orker. Dear Mr. Springer and TGEF, KKacia Clinard Austin Peay State University ci Clinard I would like to thank you for awarding Clarksville, TN me the TGCSA East Scholarship for the 2007-08 academic year. This will be the Employed by Dyer Foods, Inc. Dear TN Grocers Education Foundation, second year your wonderful organization I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks for the scholarship I received this past April. I plan has supported my academic efforts. I can- to attend Lipscomb University this fall and the schol- not begin to express all the gratitude I feel arship will help with tuition greatly. I plan to major for having received this scholarship. I am S&C Foods : $1,500 in Communication and minor in Education. Again majoring in accounting at the University Bianca DelGandio thank you so much! I hope to see you guys again of Tennessee, and it is a very challeng- David Lipscomb University next year! ing major. I currently have a 4.0 gpa, Nashville, TN -Drew Gaw and scholarships like the one TGEF has awarded allow me to dedicate more time Employed by S&C Foods Mr.Mr. SSpringer,pringer, and energy to my academic coursework. I would like to thank you for allowing Once again, thank you so much for the $1,200 scholarship you have given me. I me to receive the P.A. Turner Memorial appreciate your support in my academic Walter Johnson Memorial / TWGA : $1,500 Scholarship. It will greatly help allevi- endeavors. ate the financial burden of continuing my Sincerely, Kayce Gill Amanda D. Hawkes David Lipscomb University eeducation.ducation. OOncence aagain,gain, tthankhank yyouou vveryery Nashville, TN much! Dear Board Members, Father, William Gill -Madison Dallas I wanted to take the time to tell you employed by Associated how much I appreciate being selected for Wholesale Grocers a TGEF scholarship. The scholarship will ard Members, aid me in my fi nancial burdens as I con- DearDear BBoardo Members, e TGEF scholar- very much for th tinue in my education at WKU. Thank you Wayne Cagle Memorial : $1,200 TThankhank yyouou very much for the TGEF scholar- ship I have been awarded. I can’t tell you how for making such a difference not only in my Daniel Rogers benefi cial the money will be for the next school life, but many young people’s lives. Eastern Kentucky University year. I will be going into my second year at Sincerely, Richmond, KY Western Kentucky University and realize how Jeremy Cook Father, Paul Rogers and expensive college is. The scholarship money student employed by E.W. will really make a difference in my fi nancial James & Sons responsibilities. Thank you once again and To Whom it May Concern: I appreciate you selecting me for the TGEF I am writing to you with great scholarship. appreciation for being awarded this scholar- Wesley Ball Fellowship : $1,200 Sincerely, ship. This fi nancial assistance will provide Ashleigh Leonard Joshua Cook a substantial amount of aid to allow me to ETSU College of Pharmacy continue my pursuit to obtain my goal of be- I wwouldould llikeike ttoo tthankhank yyouou fforor tthehe coming a pharmacist. I would like to thank Johnson City, TN oopportunitypportunity ttoo rreceiveeceive tthehe CCliffliff all who made this award possible. It means Employed by Food City Marshall Sr. Scholarship. It is an a great deal to my family and me. honor as Cliff Marshall was instru- mental in the foundation of S&C Sincerely, -Robert C. Wood, III CPhT Foods. I appreciate your dedica- tion and generosity in making these scholarships available to so Dear Sir: Melanie Pratt many students. This scholarship I would like to sincerely thank you for the ETSU College of Pharmacy will truly help me in achieving my confi dence you have shown in me, by presenting Johnson City, TN education goals. me with the scholarship award. My studies will --JenniferJennifer MMaxwell,axwell, SS&C&C FFoodsoods Father, James Pratt continue to be my priority, and I look forward to my next semester in the fall. I am also taking employed by Food City one class this summer. Thanks also for the jump I would like to express my thanks to drive. It will defi nitely be useful with my laptop. TGEF for the privilege of being selected SincerelySincerely,, Zuma Richardson Memorial : $1,200 as the recipient of the H.G. Hill Memo- Daniel Guthrie rial Scholarship Award. Th e contribu- Hillary Sharp tions made by TGEF to my education is To Whom it May Concern: Kennesaw State University very important to me and I appreciate I would like to thank you Kennesaw, GA them very much. TGEF has a great for the scholarship award. I vision in furthering the education of appreciate it a lot and am grate- Employed by Shop-Rite ful for your help in paying for members and their families. my college education. Thanks Th ank you again, again! Katie Maxwell Sincerely, Kristen Lytle Volunteer Grocer • 17