KNOXVILLE-TVA has announced 16 high school graduates who are recipients of the TVA Employee Dependent Scholarships for 2014.
Eight of the scholarships, worth up to $5,000 per year and renewable for up to four additional years, are for four-year baccalaureate degrees. The other eight scholarships, worth up to $2,500 and renewable for one additional year, are for two-year associate degrees.
The TVA Employee Dependent Scholarship Program was created in 1994 to reward excellence in academics by providing financial assistance to college-bound dependents of TVA employees.
The scholarships are merit-based, taking into account applicants’ high school grade-point averages, standardized test scores, and leadership/extracurricular activities and honors/distinctions, as well as alignment with TVA workforce needs according to an applicant’s declared college major.
International Scholarship and Tuition Services (ISTS), a national grant and tuition program management organization, selected the winners from a pool of 143 applicants for 2014. They are listed as follows, along with the names of their TVA parents:
Kennedy Adams, daughter of Muscle Shoals Natural Resources & Real Property Services Public Outreach and Recreation employee James Adams. Kennedy is a student at Lauderdale County High School in Rogersville, Alabama.
Elijah Brown, son of Knoxville Compensation & Benefits Retirement Management employee Melissa Brown. Elijah is a student at Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville.
Victoria Cox, daughter of Knoxville Operations Support Mechanical, Civil & Environmental Engineering employee Larry “Sam” Cox. Victoria is a student at Oliver Springs High School in Oliver Springs, Tennessee.
Colton Davis, son of Watts Bar Operations Support Shop Services employee James “Chip” Davis Jr. Colton is a student at Hiwassee Dam High School in Murphy, North Carolina.
Juliana Fowler, daughter of Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Group I&C Maintenance employee Julian Dewayne Fowler. Juliana is a student at West Morgan High School in Trinity, Alabama.
Audrey Graham, daughter of Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Group (Radiation Protection) employee Newell Graham. Audrey is a student at Lauderdale High School in Rogersville, Alabama.
Margaret Killen, daughter of Muscle Shoals Environmental Operations employee Chris Killen. Margaret is a student at Lexington School in Lexington, Alabama.
Kaden Measles, son of Crossville Transmission Maintenance employee Chad Measles. Kaden is a student at Bledsoe County High School in Pikeville, Tennessee.
Joshua Norton, son of Knoxville Corporate Accounting Revenue employee Melissa Norton. Joshua is a student at Morristown East High School in Morristown, Tennessee.
Jackson Painter, son of Knoxville Board Services employee Mary Margaret Painter. Jackson is a student at Maryville High School in Maryville, Tennessee.
Jonathan Payne, son of Widows Creek Power Operations Maintenance employee Van Payne. Jonathan is a student at North Jackson High School in Stevenson, Alabama.
Nelson Richardson III, son of Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Group Electrical Maintenance employee Nelson Richardson Jr. Nelson is a student at West Limestone High School in Lester, Alabama.
Christian Russ, son of Nashville Projects Partner Alliance & Support employee Timothy Russ. Christian is a student at Shoals Christian School in Florence, Alabama.
Codi Sullenger, daughter of Shawnee Power Operations employee Terry Sullenger. Codi is a student at Ballard Memorial High School in Barlow, Kentucky.
Brad Wade, son of Johnsonville Supply Chain & Facilities Materials & Transportation Management employee Teddy Wade. Brad is a student at Henry County High School in Paris, Tennessee.
Holly Wells, daughter of Paradise Power Operations Maintenance employee Morris Wells. Holly is a student at Muhlenberg County High School in Greenville, Kentucky.
MEDIA RELEASE/TVA Public Relations, Knoxville
