Scholarship 2007

2009 Davidson County Democratic Women/Shannon Wood Scholarship

In the Future please go to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) to find the application for the Davidson County Democratic Women's Scholarship. The web address is www.cfmt.org (be sure to see if you are eligible for other scholarships with CFMT at the same time). The Davidson County Democratic Women are pleased to announce that Shannon Wood and Peter Kurland have established an endowment for the DCDW scholarship with CFMT. This collaboration with the Community Foundation will allow all future donations to be tax deductible and will allow the DCDW scholarship to continue in perpetuity.

The Davidson County Democratic Women’s 2008 Scholarship Winners

Photo: (L to R) Donna Britt accepting the check for her daughter, Caitlin Kelly, DCDW Scholarship Winners Tamara Carroll & Abigail Randall, and Scholarship Chair: Shannon Wood.
Photo by Peter Kurland

The Democratic Women’s 2008 Scholarship
The Davidson County Democratic Women (DCDW) awarded their sixth annual scholarships at the DCDW Picnic on Thursday, July 24th at the Ellington Agricultural Center. Caitlin Kelly from Nashville School of the Arts who wrote the Grand Prize winning essay received $1000. The second place winner was Tamara Carroll from Maplewood High School. The third prize winner was Abigail Randall from Hume Fogg High School. The young women wrote winning essays describing ways to ensure fair elections. Family and friends joined the scholarship winners along with Davidson County Democratic Women and candidates for local office who enjoyed barbecue and the annual auction. Caitlin Kelly will attend Hampshire College this fall. Tamara Carroll will attend UT Chattanooga and Abigail Randall will attend University of Tennessee.
DCDW is pleased to announce that in collaboration with the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Shannon Wood and Peter Kurland have endowed the Davidson County Democratic Women/Shannon Wood Scholarship. Starting now, all donations received will be tax deductible and will be added to the endowment, allowing the scholarship to continue in perpetuity.
Shannon Wood helped start The Davidson County Democratic Women’s Scholarship in 2001 to encourage young women to be politically active. The essay question is structured to inspire young women to express their own political ideas. Shannon has run for office, campaigned for others and participated in grassroots efforts to achieve peace, universal health care and fair elections. Shannon would not have been able to attend Antioch College without financial assistance and is committed to passing on that support to others. Scholarship winners will continue to be recognized at the annual DCDW picnic. In addition to receiving the scholarship, winners will have the opportunity to work as an intern for a week during the summer at the Tennessee Democratic Party Headquarters in Nashville.
This scholarship is established to benefit college bound, female, high school seniors in Davidson County. Recipients will be chosen based upon their essays answering the question “What policy or law in the United States would you change and why?” Essays will be evaluated on creative and critical thinking, practical application, style and writing mechanics. Consideration will be given to financial need.

Note that additional Scholarships for Tennessee Women are available for:

The Athena Scholarships, Two 1st place Winners $5,000 each, Two 2nd place winners, $2,500 each, deadline January 27th

http://www.nashvillecable.org/redesign04/committees/athena.htm

The Anna Belle Clement O'Brien Scholarship, $500, deadline March 4, 2006

Contact: Cindy Cooper 377 Hyder Ridge Road , Crossville, TN 38555 for application and details

The National Federation of Democratic Women Scholarship, $3000 stipend and internship at the Democratic National Committee's Headquarters, 2nd place $1500,deadline Feb.1, 2006

Contact: Tina Crownover 214 Smyrna Rd. Surgoinsville, TN 37873

PAST DCDW Scholarship Winners

DCDW 2007 Picnic & Auction

DCDW essay scholarship winners

L to R Dr. Trevor Holt-DCDW President, DCDW Scholarship Winners Rachel Phillips (Honorable Mention) Molly Thomas (2nd Prize), Demetria Spinrad (Grand Prize), and Shannon Wood-DCDW Scholarship Chair

2006 Scholarship Winners

Left to Right: Dr. Trevor Holt (scholarship chair), Olympia Richardson(winner), Jewel Mosely (winner), Shannon Wood (scholarship chair), Dorothy Grubbs (DCDW President)

2005 Scholarship Winners

Carolyn Paige White of Franklin Road Academy- $1000 winner

Leea Allen of Hunter's Lane High School- 2nd Prize Winner

Qimat Sindy of Glencliff High School- Honorable Mention

Angela Perkey of Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet - Honorable Mention

2004 Scholarship Winners

Brittany Morton of Antioch High School- $1000 winner

Taylor Sullivan of Hillsboro High School- 2nd Prize Winner

Ashea Jones of Maplewood High School- Honorable Mention

Skyneska Watts of Antioch High School- Honorable Mention

Jessica Cantlope of Radnor Baptist Academy- Honorable Mention

Jamila Scott of Antioch High School - Honorable Mention

DCDW Essay Winners honored at the DCDW Picnic

The Davidson County Democratic Women
honor the 2004 Scholarship Winners
Grand Prize................. Brittany Morton from Antioch High School
Second Prize............... Taylor Sullivan from Hillsboro High School
Honorable Mentions.... Ashea Jones from Maplewood High School
Skyneska Watts from Antioch High School
Jessica Cantlope from Radnor Baptist Academy
Jamila Scott from Antioch High School

2003 Scholarship Winners

Sheena Jenkins of Antioch High School- $1000 winner

Afton Watson of Community High School- 2nd Prize Winner

2003 DCDW Scholarship Winners

Left to Right: Mary Clement, Scholarship Presenter; Afton Watson, 2nd Place Winner; Sheena Jenkins, Grand Prize Winner; Dr. Tommie Morton-Young, DCDW President

The Democratic Women's Scholarship 2003 Winners

The Davidson County Democratic Women are proud to announce that Sheena Jenkins and Afton Watson are the winners of the First Annual DCDW Scholarships awarded by Mary Clement at the DCDW Picnic on July 24th at the Ellington Agricultural Center. The Grand Prize winner, Sheena Jenkins from Antioch High School, received $1000 and the second place winner, Afton Watson from Community High School, received $200. Sheena and Afton wrote winning essays describing ways to encourage young women in Tennessee to participate in the political process.

Sheena Jenkins qualified for the National Honor Roll and is a volunteer with the Red Cross, the March of Dimes and the Homework Hotline. Sheena will attend Alabama A & M College. Afton Watson was the valedictorian at Community High School and will attend Salt Lake Community college in the fall.

The Annual DCDW Picnic was one of the best attended to date with dozens of elected officials and candidates and hundreds of guests enjoying barbecue and a lively auction. The purpose of The Davidson County Democratic Women's organization is to encourage and stimulate women to participate in Democratic Party activities, to encourage women to run for public office, to inform and educate women about civic and political matters, and to support the goals and nominees of the Democratic Party.