The 2025 winners of the Carmen Cox Scholarships were recognized during the meeting of the Joint Board of Education and the Greeneville City Board of Education meetings on Thursday.
The $2,000 scholarship winner is Catherine (Cate) Oakes from Greeneville High and daughter of Christopher and Crystal Oakes.
A $3,500 scholarship was presented to Layla Fox from Chuckey Doak, the daughter of Kent and April Fox.
Another $3,500 scholarship winner was , Lauren Keffer from North Greene, the daughter of Dale and Michele Keffer.
The $5,000 scholarship winner was Miss Adaley Lamons from Greeneville High and daughter of Jamie and Kelly Lamons.
The Greeneville City Board of Education serves as trustees for the Carmen Cox Scholarship Fund. The trust was established in 1996 through a bequest from the estate of T. Elmer Cox in memory of his wife, Carmen Cox. The trust exists to provide scholarship assistance for post-secondary education to outstanding business students in each of the high schools located in Greene County. The number of awards and their amounts are determined annually by the trustees.
