Program has grown to more than 700 members
The Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) is pleased to award $280,000 in scholarships through the TSCPA Educational & Memorial Foundation to 121 students attending colleges or universities in Tennessee.
TSCPA Educational & Memorial Foundation scholarships are funded primarily through an endowment program known as the Life Associates Program, which was established in 1978 to recognize CPAs who made significant contributions to the scholarship fund for accounting students in Tennessee. Since that time, the program has grown to more than 700 members. Together, Life Associates have helped approximately 4,000 students over the last 25 years pursue a degree in accounting and sit for the CPA Exam.
In addition to the general scholarship fund, several named scholarships have been established by TSCPA members and chapters of the society. These awards are the highest-level awards, and selected recipients are identified based on criteria established by the donor.
The 2025-26 academic year TSCPA Educational & Memorial Foundation scholarship recipients are:
| Name | School | Hometown | Award Type |
| Sara Ahmed | Cumberland University | Hermitage | TSCPA Award |
| Miriam Ahrens | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Knoxville | TSCPA Award |
| Gunnar Alexander | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Tennessee Ridge | TSCPA Award |
| Bedoor Al-Mohammed | Tennessee State University | Nashville | TSCPA Award |
| Matt Bailey | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Hendersonville | TSCPA Award |
| Victoria Bain | Tennessee Technological University | Crossville | TSCPA Award |
| Azariah Besetsny | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | TSCPA Award |
| Drishti Bhatia | Rhodes College | Collierville | TSCPA Award |
| Megan Bizub | Vanderbilt University | Nashville | TSCPA Award |
| Bonnie Bradley | Tennessee Technological University | Sparta | TSCPA Award |
| Bailey Burgess | Lee University | Seymour | TSCPA Award |
| Audrey Burks | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | Paula B. Thomas Award |
| Rylan Burns | Union University | Jackson | Calvin & Jean King Foundation Award |
| Lilian Cano-Hernandez | University of Memphis | Memphis | TSCPA Award |
| Bryce Caples | Lipscomb University | Nashville | Nashville Chapter Award |
| Chloe Castle | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Mount Juliet | TSCPA Award |
| Alicia Cebrian | University of Memphis | Memphis | TSCPA Award |
| Sam Chappin | Lipscomb University | Murfreesboro | Imogene A. Posey Award |
| Christopher Clayton | Belmont University | Egg Harbor Township | TSCPA Award |
| Erica Clifton | Middle Tennessee State University | Tullahoma | Ward D. Harder Award |
| Riley Coleman | Lipscomb University | Franklin | TSCPA Award |
| Makenzie Cope | Tennessee Technological University | Byrdstown | TSCPA Award |
| Andrew Cornelius | Southern Adventist University | Grass Valley | TSCPA Award |
| Ethan Crane | East Tennessee State University | Chuckey | TSCPA Award |
| Alexander Davenport | East Tennessee State University | Newport | TSCPA Award |
| Brady Davidson | Belmont University | Clarksville | TSCPA Award |
| Melissa Davis | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Birchwood | R. Michael Cain Award |
| Sophie Dawson | Union University | Jackson | Debbie Newell Award |
| Justin Deleon | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Kodak | Calvin A. King Award |
| Michella Diebenow | Belmont University | Thompson’s Station | TSCPA Award |
| Kayla Dilmore | Cumberland University | Mount Juliet | TSCPA Award |
| Sunniva Dough | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Smyrna | TSCPA Award |
| Evan Duggan | Belmont University | Nolensville | TSCPA Award |
| Katelyn Elliott | East Tennessee State University | Athens | TSCPA Award |
| Luis Esmurria | Middle Tennessee State University | Clarksville | Calvin & Jean King Foundation Award |
| Anna Everly | Rhodes College | Memphis | Calvin & Jean King Foundation Award |
| Gabrielle Falgout | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | TSCPA Award |
| Adam Farr | Belmont University | Ridgeland | TSCPA Award |
| Amiya Fellows | Tennessee State University | Nashville | Deloitte Award |
| Nathaniel Fisher | Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | Maxie O. Patton Award |
| Isabella France | Tennessee Technological University | Smithville | TSCPA Award |
| Madison Goble | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga | TSCPA Award |
| Gracen Gunter | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Collierville | TSCPA Award |
| Isaiah Gupton | Cumberland University | Lebanon | TSCPA Award |
| David Hedges | Cumberland University | Lebanon | TSCPA Award |
| Jayde Hensley | University of Memphis | Arlington | TSCPA Award |
| Riley Hope | Tusculum University | Chuckey | TSCPA Award |
| Koryn Howard | Tennessee Technological University | Smithville | TSCPA Award |
| Mary Husmann | Belmont University | Franklin | Robert V. Whisenant Award |
| Dorothy Illangovan | Southern Adventist University | Wildwood | TSCPA Award |
| Savannah Inman | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Ooltewah | TSCPA Award |
| Sydney Ivory | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Covington | TSCPA Award |
| Martin Jacob Ancheyta | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Gallatin | TSCPA Award |
| Emma James | University of Memphis | Germantown | TSCPA Award |
| Noah Jasper | Union University | Belleville | TSCPA Award |
| Brady Jones | Middle Tennessee State University | Lebanon | TSCPA Award |
| Sydney Kidd | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Trenton | TSCPA Award |
| Emma Kirchhoff | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Franklin | TSCPA Award |
| Bryson Lewis | Milligan University | Gray | TSCPA Award |
| Brock Lipsey | University of Memphis | Germantown | Memphis Chapter Award |
| Thomas Livingston | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Franklin | TSCPA Award |
| Ainsley Long | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Springfield | TSCPA Award |
| Augusta Long | Tennessee Technological University | Carthage | Bernie D. Goldstein Award |
| Joseph Lottman | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Williamsburg | TSCPA Award |
| BreAnna MacDougall | Middle Tennessee State University | Nolensville | Paul Royston Award |
| Lizbeth Maldonado | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Dalton | B. Bradford Floyd Legacy Award |
| Benjamin Martin | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | TSCPA Award |
| Marie McCanless | Southwest Tennessee Community College | Somerville | TSCPA Award |
| Macy McClellan | East Tennessee State University | Kingsport | B. Bradford Floyd Award |
| Liam McConnell | Union University | Fairview | TSCPA Award |
| Patrick McConnell | Union University | Fairview | TSCPA Award |
| Laura McDearman | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | TSCPA Award |
| Savannah Miller | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Englewood | TSCPA Award |
| Terah Mom | University of Memphis | Memphis | TSCPA Award |
| Brittany Moorman | Middle Tennessee State University | Smyrna | TSCPA Award |
| Kaeley Morton | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Knoxville | Will J. Pugh, Sr. Award |
| Adam Owens | Tennessee Technological University | Jamestown | TSCPA Award |
| Carter Pardue | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Charlotte | TSCPA Award |
| Dhwani Patel | Pellissippi State Community College | Lenoir City | TSCPA Award |
| Pari Patel | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Knoxville | Calvin & Jean King Foundation Award |
| Riya Patel | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Powell | TSCPA Award |
| Ayinel Patterson | Southern Adventist University | Ooltewah | TSCPA Award |
| Elijah Patty | Lee University | Cleveland | TSCPA Award |
| Megan Perry | Middle Tennessee State University | Jasper | TSCPA Award |
| Natalie Pester | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga | TSCPA Award |
| Alexa Petzoldt | East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | TSCPA Award |
| Eden Prather | Union University | Lee’s Summit | West Tennessee Chapter Award |
| Max Purifoy | University of Memphis | Cordova | TSCPA Award |
| Paxton Reed | Belmont University | Columbia | Robert V. Whisenant Award |
| Chloe Rice | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Ooltewah | TSCPA Award |
| Owen Richards | University of Tennessee at Martin | Hornbeak | TSCPA Award |
| Cooper Riggs | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Loudon | Richard L. Townsend Award |
| Janelle Rodriguez | Lipscomb University | Nashville | TSCPA Award |
| Kyle Salsman | Tennessee Technological University | Springfield | TSCPA Award |
| Dany Saweres | Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | Calvin & Jean King Foundation Award |
| Cheyenne Schubert | Tennessee Technological University | Crossville | TSCPA Award |
| Michael Smith | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Hixson | TSCPA Award |
| Camden Smolter | East Tennessee State University | Knoxville | TSCPA Award |
| Jacob Stevens | Columbia State Community College | Franklin | TSCPA Award |
| Abby Storey | Tusculum University | Rockwood | TSCPA Award |
| Claire Strachan | Tennessee Technological University | Nolensville | David K. Morgan Award |
| Jonah Street | Middle Tennessee State University | Milton | TSCPA Award |
| Paige Swafford | Tennessee Technological University | Clarkrange | TSCPA Award |
| Hailey Taylor | University of Memphis | Memphis | TSCPA Award |
| Abigail Teamer | University of Memphis | Memphis | TSCPA Award |
| Reina Tetteh | Middle Tennessee State University | Smyrna | Nashville Vision Award |
| Rivers Tillman | Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | TSCPA Award |
| Mandy Tran | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Hendersonville | TSCPA Award |
| Dillon Turner | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Lebanon | TSCPA Award |
| Dylan Wagner | East Tennessee State University | Church Hill | Bruce D. Sullivan Award |
| Taylor Waldron | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Chattanooga Chapter Award |
| Abigail Wandell | Union University | Spring Hill | TSCPA Award |
| Zane Warren | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Ringgold | TSCPA Award |
| Brooke Watson | University of Memphis | Cordova | TSCPA Award |
| Dylan Watson | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | Geoffrey & Debra Stewart Award |
| Brady Webb | Freed-Hardeman University | Jackson | TSCPA Award |
| Briana White | Chattanooga State Community College | McDonald | TSCPA Award |
| Sam Widmaier | Lipscomb University | Franklin | TSCPA Award |
| Kara Williams | Lipscomb University | Murfreesboro | TSCPA Award |
| Logan Williams | University of Memphis | Springville | Robert W. Knapp Award |
| James Woodard | University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski | TSCPA Award |
Scholarship recipients were selected on the basis of academic achievement, professor recommendation, leadership skills and financial need.
For more information about TSCPA Educational & Memorial Foundation scholarships, visit www.tscpa.com/scholarships.
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