The Jefferson County Historical Society Offers its annual $500.00 Scholarship to current Jefferson County High School Juniors and Seniors.
The stated purpose of the Jefferson County Historical Society, Inc. is to promote an interest and the dissemination of knowledge of the history of Jefferson County, Tennessee. The scholarship program was implemented to help fulfill that objective and the historical society is pleased to be able to financially help a college bound student while stimulating an interest in Jefferson County history.
The scholarship essay program is limited to Jefferson County Juniors and Seniors. It must be typed and double spaced on 8 ½ x 11 unlined paper. The format will be a 1000+ word essay on any aspect of Jefferson County, Tennessee history. The text can be from the student’s own perspective on the history of family, community, church, school, artifacts, documents, etc. Footnotes and references must be included. A cover page is needed and a number will be assigned to each paper to ensure anonymity and fairness in the judging process. An essay on family must be written in third person in a manner not to identify the author. Entrants must provide a statement giving permission to publish the essay. A judging panel will be selected by the Scholarship Committee. Each essay will be judged on content, organization, grammar, effect, and overall evaluation.
For More Information or to Enter contact:
Coordinator
Patsy Berry-Lawson
Pfberry@aol.com
Participant Contact
Giuliana Collett
gcollett@jcboe.net
Jefferson County High School
115 West Dumplin Valley Road
Dandridge, Tennessee 37725
(865) 397-3182
Participant Contact
Alalni Staples
Astaples@lcstn.org
Lakeway Christian Academy
3720 Roy Messer Highway
White Pine, Tennessee 37890
(865) 761-0522
Previous Winners
1998 Tina Lusk
1999 Kim Thorson
2000 Lori Jones
2001 Andrea Sellers
2002 Sarah Kay
2003 David Gentry
2004 Megan Hansel
2005 Ben Pewitt
2006 Jocelyn Mayes
2007 no entry
2008 Rebecca Pewitt
2009 Weston Gantte
2010 no entry
2011 Nikki Burchett
2012 Abigail Stidhan
2013 Michael Marshall
2014 Bree Eccles
2015 Iris “McKay” Devault
2016 Luke Kindred
2017 Luke Kindred
2018 Katie Wright
2019 Marissa Brown
2020 Jaiden Kasaval & Grady Hicks (tie; two scholarships awarded)
2021 Leslie Osborne
2022 Cecilia Payne
2023 Mandi Seals
