Suzanne Shelton Memorial Scholarship Endowment

The purpose of the Fund is to provide scholarships to Roane State Community College students in accordance with the following criteria:

1. The student shall be an incoming Freshman at RSCC.
2. He/she shall be a graduate of Rockwood High School.
3. He/she shall have maintained during high school a minimum of a 3.0 GPA.

a) In addition: the Recipient(s) must meet the Foundation’s scholarship eligibility criteria requirements indicated below:
i) Enroll full-time (at least 12.0 credit hours) or part-time (at least 6.0 credit hours) in a degree or certificate program at Roane State Community College.
ii) Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), TN Promise/TN Reconnect/TN Dual Enrollment or Middle College Scholarship applications, as applicable.
iii) Complete any Roane State Community College requirements related to scholarships or other financial aid (i.e. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) release form);
iv) Recipient(s) must be in good standing with the college.
v) Maintain a minimum of 2.5 GPA for scholarship renewal while a student at RSCC, unless otherwise indicated in the below criteria.
vi) Students must reapply each year for this consideration.
vii) Submit a thank-you letter and photograph of yourself for Foundation donor(s) which can be used in College or Foundation social media, website, events or other marketing/promotional efforts and materials.
viii) These items should be submitted via the Foundation Office as directed in Scholarship guidelines within 10 days of Foundation’s electronic award notification and your acceptance of an award.

b) Submit a thank-you letter and photograph for Foundation donor(s) which can be used in College or Foundation social media, website, events or other marketing/promotional efforts and materials within 10 days of Foundation’s electronic award notification and acceptance of an award, addressing the letter of appreciation to:
Suzanne Shelton Memorial Scholarship Endowment
c/o Roane State Foundation
276 Patton Lane
Harriman, TN 37748

4. The student shall be selected by the high school guidance counselor, a representative from the high school faculty, a member of the RSCC Financial Aid Office, with input from the primary donor, Mike Shelton.