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CEMC awards dollars for scholars
Citizen Scholar scholarships help make
college education more affordable
Continuing their formal education beyond
high school is the dream of many young
people, and Cumberland Electric
Membership Corporation is pleased to
help make the dream a reality for the
students pictured on this page. Each of
them has been awarded a $1,000 Citizen
Scholar College
Scholarship from CEMC.
To qualify for the award, students were
required to write papers describing how
attending college will help them achieve
their life’s goals. Students were also
required to demonstrate academic
commitment and financial need. The
papers were judged by a panel of retired
teachers who chose the top 10 finalists
from among scores of entries. “CEMC is
proud to contribute to the college
careers of such outstanding students as
these,” says Barbara Harper, member
services manager. “The determination
they have
shown in their studies will lead to
success in college and beyond.”
This year’s winners are:
• Nicole Bowers, daughter of Mike and
Charmaine Bowers of Dover. Nicole is a
graduate of Stewart County High School
and will be attending Austin Peay State
University.
• Matthew Bracey, son of Sidney and
Kathy Bracey of Clarksville. Matt is a
graduate of Sycamore High School and
plans to attend The University of
Tennessee, Chattanooga.
• Evelyn Cordeiro, daughter of Robert
and Amanda Cordeiro of Pleasant View.
Evelyn is a graduate of
Sycamore High School and will attend
Western Kentucky University.
• Deanna Couts, daughter of Vickie Couts
of Springfield. Deanna is a graduate of
East Robertson High School and plans to
attend Western Kentucky University.
• Molly Fields, daughter of David and
Teresa Fields of Springfield. Molly is a
graduate of Springfield High School and
will be attending Belmont University.
• Spencer Garrett, son of Larry and
Sherry Garrett of White House. Spencer
is a graduate of White House Heritage
High School and will be attending Austin
Peay State University.
• Lauren Gregg, daughter of Lisa and
William Gregg Jr. of Hendersonville.
Lauren is a graduate of Beech High
School and will be attending The
University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
• Paige Jessop, daughter of Jennifer
Page of Cumberland Furnace. Paige is a
graduate of Montgomery Central High
School and plans to attend The
University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
• Leslie Marberry, daughter of Michael
and Angie Marberry of Cottontown. Leslie
is a graduate of White House Christian
Academy and is deciding between Lipscomb
University and Austin Peay State
University.
• Ashley Nelligan, daughter of Micheal
Nelligan of White House. Ashley is a
graduate of White House Christian
Academy and plans on attending East
Tennessee State University.
This marks the 12th year CEMC has
awarded scholarship money through the
Citizen Scholar program. This year’s
winners were chosen from among 151
applicants representing 26 public and
private high schools throughout the CEMC
service area of Cheatham, Montgomery,
Robertson, Stewart and Sumner counties.
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