Meet the 2024 Jim Kennedy Scholarship Fund Winners
08/21/2024
Each year, the Jim Kennedy Scholarship Fund selects 15 new scholarship recipients based on financial need and demonstrated commitment to personal growth. The recipients are chosen by an independent committee. Established in 2008 and personally funded by Cox Enterprises Chairman Emeritus Jim Kennedy, the program is open to any high school senior whose parent has worked at a Cox company full-time for at least three years. The scholarship provides $10,000 annually toward the cost of tuition for up to four years if students maintain eligibility requirements for renewal.
The 2024 winners were selected from nearly 150 applicants across the Cox family of companies.
We're proud to introduce this year’s Jim Kennedy Scholarship Fund recipients:
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Taylor Anton |
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Thadeus Bates |
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Janell Boone |
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Ashton Boughn |
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Adison Cameron |
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Makenna Coffey |
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Carter Coulombe |
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Lucas Dolan |
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Rashid Hamid |
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Isabelle Hudson |
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Owen Markette |
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Camille Poullard |
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Alexandra Rodriguez |
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Charles Ruelle |
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Jamie Shin |
About the scholarship
Established in 2008 and personally funded by Jim Kennedy, chairman emeritus of Cox Enterprises and chairman of the James M. Cox Foundation, the scholarship fund offers financial assistance to children of Cox employees to pursue their academic goals. Since its inception, the Jim Kennedy Scholarship Fund has awarded 185 scholarships, providing more than $7.4 million in aid.
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