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Class Notes: Tyner Academy graduate receives scholarship from Public Education Foundation, and other education news this week

A recently painted hallway and blockers are apparent at Tyner Middle School. Tyner Academy Principal Gerald Harris gave the Times Free Press a tour of the school's facilities on Dec. 6, 2019. / Staff Photo by Robin Rudd
A recently painted hallway and blockers are apparent at Tyner Middle School. Tyner Academy Principal Gerald Harris gave the Times Free Press a tour of the school's facilities on Dec. 6, 2019. / Staff Photo by Robin Rudd A recently painted hallway and blockers are apparent at Tyner Middle School. Tyner Academy Principal Gerald Harris gave the Times Free Press a tour of the school's facilities on Dec. 6, 2019. / Staff Photo by Robin Rudd

By Anika Chaturvedi 3 min read

Public Education Foundation awards $500 scholarship to Tyner graduate

Shanice Garner, a 2017 graduate of Tyner Academy and 2021 graduate of the University of Tennessee, has been awarded a scholarship from the Public Education Foundation.

Garner, a business administration graduate, will use the scholarship at Vanderbilt University this fall as she begins a master’s degree in finance. She previously attended the foundation’s Camp College and Step Up Chattanooga internship program and interned at EPB.

The $500 Empower Scholarship is named for Marie Webb, senior vice president and chief talent and inclusion officer at EPB, who served on the foundation’s board of directors from 2016-2021.

“PEF is easy to support because they work hard to close the talent gap for EPB and other Chattanooga employers,” Webb said in a news release. “I am so honored that this scholarship inclusively supports rising young professionals like Shanice Garner to help her realize her incredible potential.”