Education Awards Banquet

The Decatur County Education Foundation Annual Awards Program is a scholarship program for seniors graduating from a Decatur County school. The Decatur County Chamber of Commerce began the scholarship program by giving one $500 scholarship in 1991. In 1997 Governor Don Sunquist announced the Three Star Program for Tennessee Communities enabling them to start an Education Foundation for the purposes of helping students and teachers in small communities. In 1998 the Chamber of Commerce merged their scholarship program with the Decatur County Education Foundation to form the Decatur County Education Foundation Annual Awards Program. From the humble beginning of one $500 scholarship presented to one student, to this year's outstanding total of $50,000 in scholarship monies to 83 students, the Decatur County Education Foundation has come a mighty long way!

This year's event will be held at the Decatur County Riverside High School on Sunday, April 29th at 2:00PM. Sixty-three business owners from Decatur and Henderson counties will be represented there along with city and county officials, parents, friends, and family. Each student that applied for a scholarship will receive one this year!

The success of the Foundation is made possible only by the support of the Decatur County business community.

For more information contact: Beronica Vise Executive Director at 731-549-7825

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