Roane State Foundation awards over 250 scholarships annually!
(this does not include Dual Credit and Middle College or Pay-it-Forward Scholarships)
Many of the Foundation Scholarships listed below have multiple awards. Highlighted areas represent scholarships specific to graduating high school seniors. Awards range from $200 - $4,000 each
Colton Stout Memorial Scholarship (EMS; EMT or Paramedic; resident of Campbell or Anderson Co.; must volunteer or be employed in emergency services; must submit a letter of recommendation from either the chief or director where they volunteer or are employed in order to qualify)
C.R. Black (Harriman HS graduating senior; F.T.; selected by HS Counselor and principal
C.S. and Maxine Harvey Presidential (2 Lenoir City HS graduating seniors; selected by counselors/principal, F.T.
Cumberland County Adult Learner Scholarship (21+; Good academic standing; financial need;2.5+
Cumberland County Educ Assistance Scholarship (Selected by Cumberland Co Site Support Team)
Cuyler A Dunbar Presidential Endowment (1 Clarkrange HS; selected by counselors/principal, F.T.)
Daniels Uselton & Clay Adult Learner Scholarship (Adult 21+; Business major; 2.75+; F.T.;
financial need)
Dennis Hadley Scholarship Endowment (F.T.; non-traditional; financial need; 2.5+)
Diversity Scholarships (Human Resources- funded by College; selected by Human Resource committee)
Don and Betty McGlasson (Education or Engineering majors; F.T.; 3.0+)
Doris and Howard Adler (Female, 21+ taking a minimum of 6.0 hrs/semester; financial need)
Dr. James Walmsley, D.D.S. Scholarship (Roane County students; financial need)
Dr. Delorise Barnes Scholarship (3.0 +; Anderson County student; financial need
Dr. Joyce G. Crouch Scholarship (Fentress County resident; 21+; financial need)
Dr. Pete Charton (single parent, Math/Science major)
Doug Wilson Family Scholarship Endowment (Health Science, Nursing, Police Science, or Envir
Science, recommendation letter from volunteer agency, essay required, 3.0 +)
Earl McDonald Memorial Scholarship - (Scott County)
Edgar L. (Jody) Sherrill, Jr. and Marilyn Sherrill Scholarship(2.5+, financial need)
Elizabeth and Eldon Green (f.t., adult)
Elizabeth N. Fort Memorial Nursing (21+, f.t. nursing)
ETEBA Environmental Health Schol Endow (Enviro Health major)
Eugene John & Doris Pheifer Barber Schol Endow (f.t., science/education/arts rotation, 3.0)
Fairfield Glade Ladies Club Pam Biggs Scholarship (Cumberland Co, f.t., independent adult; active in Upper Cumberland TN Reconnect; submit a one-page essay)
Family Medicine Associates of Kingston (f.t., health science major, Roane Co resident)
Fay and Kathy Wheeler Scholarship Endowment (Fentress County resident; good academic standing; financial need)
Foundation Student Ambassador Scholarship (recommendation from RSCC staff/faculty, interviewed by RSF staff and volunteers of Board of Directors)
Gayle Mullins Memorial Scholarship ($200/semester books & materials)
GED Graduation Scholarship (General Endowment Fund) (not awarded 2016-17; awarded in the past at their graduation ceremony)
George and Doris Strasser Scholarship (f.t., 25+, 3.0+)
Gerald Moore Presidential Scholarship Endowment (1 Harriman HS; 1 Anderson County HS;
graduating seniors; selected by counselors/principal, F.T.)
Goldberg Family Scholarship Endowment (F.T., Roane Co resident, Adult; 3.0+; AST major)
Harriman Business & Professional Women’s (current Harriman HS senior, 3.0+, female)
Harriman Rotary Endowment (current Harriman HS senior, active in community, good citizen ship; selected by HS Principal & Counselors)
Harriman Utility Board (Harriman HS or Wartburg Central current year graduate, HUB district, no relatives at HUB or Board of Directors)
Herman Postma Scholarship Endowment (Sciences, engineering major; F.T.; Pursuing Bachelors in physical science field; 3.0+)
Hollis A. Hanson Scholarship (Cumberland Co resident, f.t., enrolled in advanced math of 2010 or higher, financial need)
Horsehead Community Presidential (current Midway HS graduate; selected by HS Counselor/Principal)
Howard Baker, Sr. Presidential (current Oneida HS Graduate; selected by HS Counselor/Principal)
Ina Ingwerson (Nursing; F.T.; 3.0+)
Iva Mae Lavender Phillips (Morgan Co Campus, non-traditional; financial need)
Jake and Rubye Vann Scholarship Endowment (Middle College or non-traditional, Roane Co. residents)
James D. Christmas Presidential (current graduating senior of Clinton or Sunbright HS; selected by Principal, Counselors)
James Frank and Patricia Ann Wilson (Morgan County residents; range from traditional, dual credit, or adult; good academic standing)
James L. Tarwater Memorial (3.0+, traditional or adult; good academic standing)
Jan H. Kuban Nursing (3.0+, Mother or Father with independent children; financial need)
Jason Lee Golliher Memorial Scholarship (2.75+, art student; Roane Co. awarded at annual student art show)
Jason Williams Memorial (for Southwest field trip; selected by program faculty)
Jewel Hensley Francis (21+,2.5 or greater GPA)
John Million Memorial Scholarship (ORICL) (Oak Ridge campus, degree program, non- traditional)John & Patsy Smith Scholarship (adult learner, 1st generation)
John and Mildred Dillon Presidential (Coalfield, Wartburg Central, or Oakdale HS senior)
Kayser Roth/Robert Smith Scholarship (Roane County graduating Valedictorian or salutatorian)
Kingston Rotary Club (former grad of RCHS, not eligible for lottery or other FA)
Kurt A. Kraus Memorial Presidential Books & Materials (Cumberland Co HS senior)
Lamplighter Music (music major, selected by music recitals)R
Linda Talarico Leonard GIS (GIS major, 3.0+)
LeeAnne and Doug Smith (3.0+, adult, prefer parents with small children)
Linda E. Kent Memorial Nursing (adult nursing student)
Lonnie Albert Burns Memorial Scholarship Endowment (Harriman HS senior)
Lucy and Ross Jones Memorial Endowment (Roane County HS graduating senior)
Mabel Terry Carson Music Scholarship Endow (music major, selected by audition)
Malinda Raby Yager Books & Materials Scholarship (Oliver Springs HS senior)
Mario Martini Memorial Scholarship (Adult, PTA or OTA major)
Marsha Futrell Honorary Scholarship (Oakdale HS senior, 1st generation college student)
Matthew Case Memorial Scholarship (Oliver Springs HS graduating senior)
Mary Kirkham Memorial (Roane County high school senior, minority preferred)
Mary Waterhouse Pre-Med and/or Legal (25+, pre-med, pre-law, or paralegal major)
Maurice K. and Sarah G. Williams Memorial (rotates among Roane Count high school seniors)
Methodist Medical Center Volunteers Scholarship (prefer Methodist Medical Center employs or dependents of their employees, Nursing, OTA, Rad Tech, PTA, Resp Therapy, or HIT majors, must commit 30 volunteer hours per $1,000 awarded to Methodist Medical Center)
Monette & Sam Gheesling Scholarship Endowment (f.t., non-traditional, maintain 2.0 )
Mother’s Helping Hand--full-time student (female, 21+, single parent with dependent children in the home, employed)
Mother’s Helping Hand--part-time student (min 9 hours) (same as above)
Murray and Mimi Rosenthal Presidential (Oak Ridge HS senior)
Nancy Ann Garrison Memorial Presidential (York, Stone Memorial, Harriman HS, Oneida HS, or Scott Co HS senior)
Neal & Jeanne Richardson Scholarship Endowment (Preference to Morgan Co; Fentress, Scott, or other small county if there are no Morgan Co applicants that qualify; adult, f.t., STEM major or Nursing/Allied Health)
Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning (ORICL) (adult student, must be enrolled in a degree program; attend class at Oak Ridge campus)
ORHS Graduation Celebration (General) (drawn at ORHS graduation celebration annually)
PAI Corporation (Indo-Asian heritage, 2.75+)
Paul and Janet Evans Academic Development Scholarship (21+, must take at least one class at
Oak Ridge campus, f.t.)
Persa R. Bell Scholarship for University Degree Transfer (University transfer, Physical science major, 3.0+)
Plateau Electric Cooperative Scholarship (High school graduating seniors for books, Oneida, Scott, Wartburg Central, or Sunbright HS senior, parents cannot work at Plateau Elec or be on their Board of Directors, must live in the service area)
Resseguie/Byck/Rucker Memorial (female, adult, nursing, 3.0+)
Restoration Services, Inc. (2.75+; Anderson County resident; financial need)
Roane County Association of Retired Teachers (Roane County HS senior)
Roane County Association of Women Executives (working female, single mom preferred)
ROANE CO CAREER DAY DRAWING SCHOLARSHIP (Drawn at RSCC High School Career
Day)
Rockwood Utilities Scholarship (RHS or RCHS graduating senior; 3.0+, 21+ ACT; f.t. enrollment; REU service area)
Rocky Top Music (selected by music auditions)
Roger & Mary Hibbs Presidential (Morgan Co HS seniors)
Roger & Mary Hibbs Adult Learner Scholarship (21+, 2.5+)
Roy and Joanne Stone Memorial Scholarship (3.0+; Cumberland County resident; financial need)
Rotary Club of Oak Ridge (3.0+; not eligible for lottery; must attend meeting annually)
Ruby Luckey (35+, returning adult student)
Ruth B. and J. Draper Keisling Memorial Scholarship Endowment (Cumberland Co resident, full time, financial need)
Shirley Caspersen Claussen Memorial Nursing Scholarship (3+f.t., Nursing)
Simmons Family Presidential (Greenback, Cumberland Gap, Stone Memorial H.S. graduating seniors)
Simmons Family Health Care (Adult 25+; Health Sciences; graduate of a Roane Co HS; 3.0+;
financial need)
Simmons Family Music (selected by music auditions)
Stuart and Elaine Kent Adult Learner (f.t., 21+; 2.5+, financial need)
Suburbia Women's Club (Loudon Co resident; 21+; financial need; 2.5+, female; tuition & books only)
Suzanne Shelton Memorial Books & Materials (Rockwood HS graduating senior)
Thomas A. Fuller Scholarship Endowment (Fall only; Allied Health; good academic standing;)
Thomas Lee Russell Scholarship (Roane Co Campus; attended a high school in Roane County; Physical disability limiting mobility)
United Church “Chapel on the Hill” Scholarship (2.5+; good standing; must submit an essay as part of the application to be qualified; financial need; preference to students returning to school after military service)
William and Jane Manly (f.t., female, 21+/ displaced homemaker preferred; 3.0+; financial need)
William and Patricia Murray Pre-Engineering (f.t. pre-engineering major; 3.0+, financial need)
William McAnanly Memorial (Cumberland Co resident; F.T.; 2.5+; selected by Cumberland Co
Site Team)
Young Adult Learner Scholarship (good academic standing; 2.5+; 19-24 years of age; financially independent; financial need)
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