The Middle Tennessee Association of REALTORS® recently presented their annual college scholarships to 6 high school seniors in the 8-county area served by the Association. Each student received a $1000 scholarship award. The recipients were chosen from 69 applicants this year.

This year's recipients come from 5 different counties. Alana Kassing, a Smyrna High School graduate is planning to become a physical therapist after attending MTSU. Alexa Fults, from Grundy County High School in Coalmont, will study political science at the University of the South. Hannah Cardwell, from Shelbyville Central High School, plans to attend MTSU and become a Registered Nurse. Matthew DeLong, a Coffee County High School graduate, also plans to attend MTSU and will major in accounting. Savanna Graham, from Richard Hardy Memorial School in South Pittsburg will attend MTSU to work towards becoming an anesthesiologist. Justin West from Community High School in Unionville will study biochemistry at MTSU on his way to becoming a cardiologist.

MTAR accepts scholarship applications each spring from high school seniors planning to attend an accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university which is physically located within the 8-county MTAR area. The students must also live within the 8-county area. This year's scholarships are for fall 2017 and spring 2018. The recipients may use them for any expense that they may incur. Scholarship applications are distributed to every high school in the 8-county area in January of each year.

The annual MTAR Scholarships are funded by the two MTAR golf scrambles, the Bill Carey REALTOR® Golf Scramble and the MTAR Charity Golf Scramble. For more information on the MTAR Scholarship program, call Susan Woolsey at 615/893-2242.

The mission of the Middle Tennessee Association of REALTORS® is to promote the use and value of REALTORS® for all real estate transactions; to protect real estate ownership and private property rights; to provide local market information to our members and communities; and to unite those engaged in the real estate profession by promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct. MTAR is a not-for-profit trade association serving over 1650 real estate professionals across the Middle Tennessee region. MTAR serves Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Moore and Rutherford Counties in Tennessee.