A total of 20 seniors! A total of 38 scholarships!
Thanks to the generosity of so many people – alumni, friends of TCCHS, businesses, the Todd County Fiscal Court, Novelis, other local and area contributors, memberships, and the sale of our alumni items – the TCCHS Alumni Foundation, Inc. presented a total of $43,125.00 to the TCCHS Class of 2025 this past Thursday evening, May 8, 2025. This year some of our scholarships provided required a minimum of a 2.75 GPA, others a minimum of a 3.00 GPA, and two others a 3.50 GPA minimum or above. This year also saw one scholarship added that required a 2.50 GPA minimum or above. As true of past years, this year saw new scholarships added, and some other scholarships were eliminated as sponsors were not available. Of interest is the Alumni’s first scholarships were awarded in 2014, a short twelve years ago, and this year’s scholarship total brings the total monies awarded to seniors of TCCHS to slightly less than $255,000 in that 12-year period.
This year also saw the Foundation award our highest scholarship amount. That scholarship, the George and Vicki Hall Kennedy Academic or Technical Scholarship in the amount of $5000.00, was sponsored by two retired educators, George and Vicki Kenndy, who wanted to give back to Todd Central graduates and to the Alumni Foundation. Three other scholarships this year were made possible through the generosity of folks honoring the late Mrs. Joe Nell Glenn Waters, the late Bruce Marklin, and the late Kelsey Dunn with scholarships in their memory. As you know, Mrs. Waters was a long-time educator not only in Tennessee but also in Kentucky. She also served as principal at TCCHS for several years following her retirement from Tennessee. Friends and family of Ms. Joe Nell donated monies in her memory, and because of the generosity of so many, her scholarship will be funded for several years. Likewise, friends and family of the late Bruce Marklin, well-known police officer and police chief in Elkton, collected monies geared toward a scholarship in his honor. Again, because of the generosity of friends of the late Bruce Marklin, monies were generated to assist a student whose parent was involved with the military or the student had military ambitions or a JROTC background. A third graduate honored was the late Kelsey Dunn, a music educator who lost her life in a traffic accident last year. Her classmates, members of the TCCHS Class of 2013, opted to provide monies for a scholarship instead of flowers and other gifts at the time of her death. Their generosity led to the $500.00 scholarship in her memory.
We invite anyone who desires to establish a scholarship to reach out to one of us. Our officers/directors this year include Anna Jo Parmley, president; Linda Stokes Fritz, vice-president; Joyce Darby, treasurer; Carolyn Wells, secretary; and Charlotte Morrow, Sue Neeble, and Jeremy Long, directors-at-large. We also ask anyone, either a graduate of TCCHS or a friend of the Foundation, to join our efforts. Memberships are $10.00 yearly with a lifetime membership of $200.00 also an option. The Foundation has set a goal this calendar year to have 125 members; you can help us reach that goal. Please also remember membership monies help fund our scholarship effort! Memberships can be mailed to the TCCHS Alumni Foundation at P.O. Box 611, Elkton, KY 42220.
TCCHS ALUMNI FOUNDATION, INC.
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE TCCHS CLASS OF 2025
The scholarships listed below are listed alphabetically by the student’s first name.
Aidan Bobbett
Novelis – Guthrie Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Novelis – Guthrie
Aimee Vass
George and Vicki Hall Kennedy Academic or Technical Scholarship ($5000)
Sponsored by George and Vicki Hall Kennedy
Novelis – Guthrie Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Novelis – Guthrie
Alaina Nelson
Carolyn Wells Writing Scholarship ($500)
Sponsored by Lana Kim White Austin and Friends of CLW
Bruce and Linda Marklin Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Linda Marklin
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by the TCCHS Alumni Foundation
Allie Beth Stokes
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Memorial Academic or Technical Scholarship ($2000)
Sponsored by an Anonymous Donor
Anne’Lee Merriweather
Novelis – Guthrie Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Novelis – Guthrie
Brett Harris
Carolyn L. Wells Academic and Leadership Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Carolyn L. Wells
Joe Nell Glenn Waters Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Friends of the Late Joe Nell Glenn Waters
Christopher Salazar – Andraca
Novelis – Guthrie Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Novelis – Guthrie
Dakotah Gammon
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Accounting or Business Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by an Anonymous Donor
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by the TCCHS Alumni Foundation
Devin Schutt
Gary Strader Memorial Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Bob and Sandy Carver
Guthrie Heritage Days Business or Business-related Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Guthrie Heritage Days
Emily Thomas
Carolyn L. Wells Academic and Leadership Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Carolyn L. Wells
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by the TCCHS Alumni Foundation
Haylee Rust
Novelis – Guthrie Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Novelis – Guthrie
Hector Lopez-Lopez
Joe Nell Glenn Waters Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Friends of the Late Joe Nell Glenn Waters
Jack McIntyre Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Terry and Doris McIntyre Greene
Kadi Lynn Stokes
Randall and Nancy Powell Healthcare Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Randall and Nancy Powell
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by the TCCHS Alumni Foundation
Kayla Crafton
Myles McIntosh Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Myles McIntosh
Kevin Uriel Vasquez Velasco
Bruce Marklin Memorial Scholarship ($1625)
Sponsored by Friends of the Late Bruce Marklin
Madison Harrison
Alton and Bessie Greenfield Memorial Academic Scholarship ($500)
Sponsored by Ruth Ellen Greenfield Elliot
Tom and Rowena Everett Memorial Academic or Technical Scholarship ($2000)
Sponsored by the late Tom and Rowena Everett
Joe Nell Glenn Waters Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Friends of the Late Joe Nell Glenn Waters
Randall and Nancy Powell Healthcare Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Randall and Nancy Powell
Todd County Chamber of Commerce Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Todd County Chamber of Commerce
Mollie Ann Skipworth
Frances Collins Memorial Scholarship ($500)
Sponsored by Rita Collins-Lear
Jo Ann’s Country Flowers’ Agricultural-related Scholarship ($2000)
Sponsored by Jo Ann’s Country Flowers
Kelsey Dunn Memorial Scholarship ($500)
Sponsored by Classmates of Kelsey Dunn to Honor Her Life and Career
Sharon Patterson Shemwell Memorial Scholarship ($500)
Sponsored by Darlene Groves of “Something Special”
Nelaina Osborne
Carolyn L. Wells Academic and Leadership Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Carolyn L. Wells
Randall and Nancy Powell Healthcare Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Randall and Nancy Powell
Sage Colosky
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by an Anonymous Donor
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by the TCCHS Alumni Foundation
Tanner Henderson
Guthrie Heritage Days Business or Business-related Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Guthrie Heritage Days
As members of the TCCHS Alumni Foundation, we congratulate all the winners, and we commend the many who contribute to make these scholarships possible. We also extend to each member of the TCCHS Class of 2025 the very best as they exit TCCHS and begin their lives past our alma mater. We also applaud their tenacity in meeting the requirements necessary for graduation.
~ Article by Carolyn L. Wells
May 10, 2025
