ENDOWMENTS, AWARDS, AND MEMORIALS
The Joseph A. Dunglinson Scholarship was established by the First Presbyterian Church of Selma, Alabama, in honor of its minister. The Paul and Frances Durff Scholarship was provided by Judith Simono Durff ‘66 and Thomas H. Durff ‘65 to honor his parents. The scholarship is awarded to students with need from a Memphis public school. The David Burns and Blanche Butler Earhart Scholarship was established by Mrs. Blanche Butler Earhart of Memphis. The John A. Edmiston, Jr. Scholarship was established by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Edmiston, Sr. The J. S. and Capitola Edmondson Scholarship was established by the late Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Edmondson of Memphis to aid worthy students. The Mark A. Edwards ‘79 Memorial Fund was created with memorial gifts from his family and friends. The John Farley Scholarship was established in 1990 upon his death by the family and friends of John Farley ‘37, a noted lawyer in New York. The Anna and Jack D. Farris Scholarship was created by alumni couple Mark ‘82 and Elizabeth Sheppard ‘84 Hurley. It honors Anna Farris, former Associate Dean of the British Studies at Oxford Program at Rhodes, and the late Jack Farris, Professor Emeritus of English. The Joseph Peyton Faulk Memorial Fund was established by Robert W. Faulk in memory of his father to aid worthy students with need from Tipton County, Tennessee, who are pursuing a full-time course of study leading to a bachelors degree. The Federal Express Scholarship was established by FedEx Corporation. The Nancy Tanner & James Rodney Feild Scholarship was established by J. Rodney Feild. Preference is given to pre-medical students with need who serve in a hospital or clinic treating private patients. The Files Sisters Memorial Scholarship was established by the late Miss R. M. Files, Shreveport, Louisiana. The James O. Finley ‘26 Family Scholarship, created by Dr. James G. Finley ‘62 and his wife Mary Lou Carwile Finley ‘64, provides financial aid with preference for students from Middle Tennessee. The First Presbyterian Church Memorial Scholarship was established by the First Presbyterian Church of Gallatin, Tennessee. The Josie Millsaps Fitzhugh Scholarship was established by The Josephine Circle of Memphis, in honor of its founder, the late Mrs. Gutson T. Fitzhugh, Memphis. The Sarah Mackenzie Flemister and Robert C. Flemister, Jr. Scholarship was established by the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Flemister, Jr. ‘26 of Birmingham, Alabama, for deserving students with need. The Cary Fowler Environmental Studies International Fellowship was established in 2012 by trustee Steve Lainoff and his wife, Riea. This fellowship will be awarded to a senior to work for the Global Crop Diversity Trust for at least one year following graduation from Rhodes College. The Edgar Wiggin Francisco Scholarship and The Ruth Bitzer Francisco Scholarship were established by Dr. Edgar Wiggin Francisco, III ‘52 in honor of his father and mother. The Fraser Lagniappe Scholarship Fund provides scholarship assistance to a nontraditional age student with financial need. The John Chester Frist Memorial Scholarship was created by his brother, the late Dr. Thomas C. Frist, Sr. ‘28, a Rhodes trustee. John was a leader in many areas of campus life. He was a minister and leader in the Presbyterian Church until his death in 1959. The Jennie Puryear Gardner Scholarship was established in 2007 by Mildred Puryear Marshall in honor of her sister, Jennie Puryear Gardner ‘31. Preference is given to women from the South with an interest in writing or literature. The T.M. Garrott, Jr. and Lina H. Garrott Scholarship was created through their estates
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