School of Agriculture

$5,000 per year

Preference given to AGBE or AGED major who has served as or is a state officer in FFA.  (Other criteria listed if no student qualifies under the guidance for major and state officer).  Preference given to superior academic record, excellent overall leadership record, and native of Upper Cumberland. Student may continue to receive the same scholarship if they maintain a 3.0.

$1,000 - $2,500

The scholarship committee, in selecting recipients, will consider financial need, but shall not make it a mandatory condition for eligibility.  The recipient must be a prospective or current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies.  He or she must be a prospective or full-time student enrolled in the School who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree.  He or she must, if an entering freshman, receive a letter of recommendation from his/her high school principal and the vocational agriculture instructor if applicable.

$2,000

This scholarship will be awarded to a student with a minimum of 89 semester hours who has achieved the highest GPA in the School of Agriculture at the time of selection.  He or she should plan to be enrolled for two additional semesters.

(five at $2,000 each)

Criteria for selection include the following requirements:

1. 80% of recipients shall be sophomores, juniors or seniors;
2. the recipient shall be majoring in a discipline or program administered by the School of Agriculture;
3. the recipient must have a grade point average of 2.5 or greater;
4. the recipient’s family must be a member of a local member cooperative that is part of the Tennessee Farmers Co-op system.

 $1,000-$2,500

The recipient must be a prospective or current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies.  Must major in Agriculture.  Preference should be given to students from Van Buren County.  If there are no eligible students from this county, any student will be eligible. 

($4000 total; $1,000 or $2,000 each)

Major Shipley Scholarships($4000 total; $1,000 or $2,000 each) Awards shall be made on the basis of need and academic performance.  Preference will be given to students from Tennessee.

 $1,000

The recipient must be a current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies who is a junior or senior enrolled in and pursuing a degree within the School of Agriculture.  The recipient must be from one of the following Tennessee counties: Cannon, Clay, Coffee, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Rutherford, Smith, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, White, or Wilson or from Powell High School in Knoxville or from the Model Laboratory School in Richmond, Kentucky.  Selection should be based on financial need and academic achievement (approximately 50% each). 

$1,500-$2,000

The recipient must be a sophomore Agriculture student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies.  Must have a "B" average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale).  Must have a background in farming. Renewable.

(two at $1,000)

Assigned to students on the basis of need, effort, and the student’s serious intention toward his or her work.  Must be a citizen of Tennessee from a rural area with an agricultural background and in need of outside financial help to enter or remain in college.  The student shall be deserving of a scholarship and worthy of financial assistance.  The student may be in any year of his or her academic work.  The same student may receive a scholarship for a subsequent year.

$750

Awarded to a student majoring in Horticulture or Nursery/Landscape Management.

 $750

Awarded to incoming freshman from the district Senator Tommy Burks represented: Putnam, DeKalb, Cannon, Coffee, Pickett, Clay, Macon, Smith, Trousdale, White, Overton, and Jackson counties.  Must have had involvement in high school activities such as 4-H, FFA, athletic teams, or organized school clubs.  Financial need may be a consideration. 

$1000

The recipient must be a prospective or current student majoring in Agriculture in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies.

 $500-$1,000

Awarded to a prospective or current student in good standing enrolled in a course of study leading to a degree in Agriculture with first preference for students enrolled in Ag. Education.  May retain the scholarship for up to 8 semesters provided he/she continues to make satisfactory progress. 

 $750

The recipient shall be a student majoring in Horticulture or Nursery/Landscape Management. Selections will be made on the basis of scholarship, need and interest in the plant field. 

 $1,000-$2,500

Any student who meets the following criteria will be eligible to receive a scholarship. Recipient must be a current Agriculture student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies.  Must be a sophomore, junior, or senior student.  Must maintain a minimum "B" average.  The scholarship will be renewable so long as the minimum grade average is maintained.

  $2,000

The recipient must be a member or a child of a member of the Putnam County Farm Bureau.  First choice should go to an incoming freshman.

  $750

Recipient must have farm experience and be from the Upper Cumberland – Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, or White County.

$1000

Awarded to a student in his or her junior year who is a resident of Tennessee and has at least a 2.5 overall GPA.

 $500

To be awarded to a senior at the Agriculture Award Banquet.  The recipient must be a senior agriculture major in good standing.

$300

Awarded to the rising junior with the highest overall GPA who has completed between 45 and 72 semester hours at the end of Fall semester.