Welcome To The Nashville Sertoma Club

Scholarship winners:  pictured are (L-R) Rachel Stubbs, Andrew Newton, Senator Diane Black and Lindsey Kernodle

The winners of the 49th Annual Williams-Patton Freedom Essay Scholarship Contest sponsored by the Nashville Sertoma Club were announced.  Rachel Stubbs of Hillsboro High School was the grand prize winner and was awarded a $3500 scholarship for the university of her choice.  Runner’s up included Lindsey Kernodle (Brentwood High School), Hannah Marie Daniel (Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School), and Andrew Newton (Davidson Lipscomb High School)  Each of them was awarded a $2000 scholarship.  Additionally, awards of $100 per school were presented to each of the four high schools.

 State Senator Diane Black of Gallatin was the keynote speaker at the awards banquet.  During her career in helping establish state laws and policies, she has been a strong proponent of education and finding ways to motivate students to excel.

Students in over 80 middle Tennessee high schools were invited to participate and 70+ entries were submitted this year.  The Nashville Sertoma Club has awarded over a quarter million dollars in scholarships through this program since its inception almost 50 years ago.  Each year, a question is posed having to do with a current political or legal issue that relates to a section of the US Constitution or Bill of Rights.  Essays must address a question in a clear and concise manner.

 

 


The Sertoma Club of Nashville was founded in 1946 as a civic club with community-building and charitable purposes.  It is open to all civic-minded adults who wish to enjoy great fellowship, networking, and friendships while engaged in activities that promote the greater good of the community.  While its primary charitable interests focus on communicative disorders, i.e., speech or hearing issues, we also support a number of other important activities that affect people’s lives in significant ways.

You are welcome to join us at one of our regular meetings to learn more. These meetings are held every Tuesday from 11:45 am until 1:00 pm at the Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville.  Click here for more information about meetings.

To read more about organizations we support, click here.