Brianna Jones of Knoxville was awarded a $1,000 La'Shanna Trout Memorial Scholarship Award from the Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation. Ms. Jones graduated from Halls High School in 2012, and attends the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
The Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation presented 140 scholarships this year valued at $157,050 to students in the food industry. Eligible recipients are either employed by TGCSA member firms, or have parents who are full-time employees of a TGCSA member firm.
“We are proud to include Brianna in the thirtieth class of TGEF scholarship recipients”, stated Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association President Rob Ikard. Since 1985 TGEF has awarded 3,109 scholarships worth $3.4 million.