Malinda Raby Yager Scholarship

The scholarship will be awarded at the Oliver Springs High School Senior Awards program:

1. Recipient(s) must meet the scholarship eligibility and post-acceptance requirements of Foundation, attached hereto.
2. The applicant must demonstrate good moral character and citizenship during high school, as recommended by Oliver Springs High School officals.
3. The applicant must have future goals and a strong desire to attend college.
4. The applicant must have received an overall 2.5 GPA and a minimum composite score of 18 on the ACT exam.
5. If no Roane County student qualifies, the scholarship may be awarded to a Morgan County student attending Oliver Springs High School.

a) In addition: 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:
Malinda Raby Yager Scholarship
c/o Roane State Foundation
276 Patton Lane
Harriman, TN 37748