Scholarships
EA's Charlie Rollins & Gay Henson Scholarship
Congratulations to our 2023 Scholarship Winners:
Connor Anderson & Madison Ellis
PREVIOUS WINNERS:
2022 - Kelsey Hewitt
2020 - Nolan Scherer Smith
2019 - Victoria Starks
2018 - Sarah Houff
2017 - Nolan Smith
2016 - Gwen Foster & Jarod Davis
2015 - Gwen Foster
2014 - Phillip Evans & Hayley Dinkins
2013 - West Phifer & Hannah Davis
2012 - Katherine Thurman & Chapelle Ayres
2011 - Jessica Henson & Trey Brown
2010 - Samuel Broder
2009 - Preston Moore, Katherine Thurman, & John Johnson
2008 - Janet Nelson
The Engineering Association, Inc. is offering two scholarship awards as an investment in the future of our members, their families and Association.
· The Charlie Rollins Scholarship Award Program was created in 2008 in memory of Charlie Rollins to honor his commitment and dedication to working men and women and education. Charlie Rollins (1939 – 2005) dedicated much of his adult life to organized labor as well as education. He was an instructor of adult continuing education students at the Northeast Area Vocational-Technical College in Afton, Oklahoma in the early 1980’s; President of United Rubber Workers Local 318 in Miami, Oklahoma 1983 - 1986; and Senior Labor Relations Specialist for the Engineering Association, Inc. in Knoxville, Tennessee from 1987 until his retirement in 2002.
· The Gay Henson Scholarship Award Program was created in 2021 to recognize Gay Henson’s commitment to EA and involvement. Gay Henson was the Engineering Association President, 2005-2022, EA Southeastern Section President from 1994- 2005, EA Designated Union Rep from 1991- 2022, IFPTE Vice President of Eastern Federal Sector, 2012-2021, IFPTE Executive Council from 2012-2022, IFPTE Secretary/Treasurer 2021 to present.
Each year the Engineering Association, Inc. award a value of $2,000 for each scholarship winner (applicants may apply for both).
THOSE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
Applicants must be currently enrolled in post-secondary education (includes high school seniors with dual enrollment) and must be related to an Active Engineering Association, Inc. member or staff in one of the following ways:
Spouse (not employed by TVA)
Unmarried and under Age 26 in one of the following categories:
Natural or Adopted Child /Grandchild
Foster Child /Grandchild
Stepchild /Grandchild
Child of whom you are the legal guardian
Child for whom you have legal custody
To learn more or if you would like to donate to the scholarship, please contact us.