Thirteen Rutherford County students receive scholarships from Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

It is often referred to as lucky number 13 and that is precisely how 13 Rutherford County seniors felt about having been notified they will receive scholarships from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.

The foundation is a charitable organization working to improve the quality of life in 40 Middle Tennessee and three Kentucky counties, according to cfmt.org, and administers more than 140 scholarship funds through an open application policy.

The Rutherford County scholarships are a portion of the $745,000 awarded from 102 scholarship funds this year.

Some of those scholarships help students from specific schools or areas, while others provided financial assistance for those most in need or students pursuing a particular field of study. The committee considers academic records, test scores, extracurricular activities, work experience, community involvement and personal recommendations, according to its website.

The following is a list of 13 student from Rutherford County:

DANIELLY AGUIRRE; Stewarts Creek; Ken Shipp Scholarship; Middle Tennessee State University

SOLYANA ASEFA; Stewarts Creek; Ken Shipp Scholarship; Middle Tennessee State University

KALEIA BRANCH; Central Magnet; Bishop Joseph and Stephaine Walker Scholarship; Rhodes College

ANDREW BRUCE; Siegel; Ken Shipp Scholarship; Middle Tennessee State University

JESSICA DIAZ-AMADOR; LaVergne; DBI Scholarship and Ken Shipp Scholarship; Middle Tennessee State University

ALEXIS FREEMAN; LaVergne; DBI Scholarship; Tennessee Tech University

KRISTIN HOLMES; Stewarts Creek; JoAhn Brown-Nash Memorial Scholarship and Dedication, Service and Thanks Scholarship; Fisk University

ABIGAIL KEEN; Blackman; Juliann and Joseph Maxwell Scholarship and Ken Shipp Scholarship; Middle Tennessee State University

KATE MATTHEWS; Siegel; Ken Shipp Scholarship; Middle Tennessee State University

ALIYAH PATTON; LaVergne; DBI Scholarship and Ken Shipp Scholarship; Middle Tennessee State University

LUIS SANABRIA; LaVergne; DBI Scholarship; University of Tennessee at Martin

JUSTIN TATUM; Eagleville; DBI Scholarship; Tennessee College of Applied Technology (Murfreesboro)

GEORGE WEXLER; Riverdale; Tennessee Trucking Foundation Scholarship; University of Tennessee at Knoxville

A complete list of scholarship recipients can be found here.

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