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:

Taylor Anton 
University of Nebraska Omaha 
Parent: David Anton, Cox Communications

Thadeus Bates 
California Polytechnic University 
Parent: Christopher Bates, Cox Communications

Janell Boone 
Old Dominion University 
Parent: Johnnie Boone, Cox Communications

Ashton Boughn 
Clackamas Community College 
Parent: Craig Boughn, Cox Automotive

Adison Cameron 
Pittsburg State University 
Parent: Adam Cameron, Cox Communications

Makenna Coffey 
Indiana University Bloomington 
Parent: Nicole Coffey, Cox Enterprises

Carter Coulombe 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 
Parent: Nathan Coulombe, Cox Communications

Lucas Dolan 
University of Central Arkansas 
Parent: Lucas Dolan, Cox Communications

Rashid Hamid 
University of Nebraska Omaha  
Parent: Frank Hamid, Cox Communications

Isabelle Hudson 
Christopher Newport University 
Parent: Chad Hudson, Cox Communications

Owen Markette 
University of North Georgia 
Parent: Mary Caroline Markette, Cox Automotive

Camille Poullard 
Southern University and A&M College 
Parent: Yolanda Poullard, Cox Enterprises

Alexandra Rodriguez 
Arizona State University 
Parent: Alejandro Rodriguez, Cox Automotive

Charles Ruelle 
Kennesaw State University 
Parent: Melanie Pulliam, Cox Enterprises

Jamie Shin 
Georgia Gwinnett College 
Parent: Hyosub Shin, Cox Enterprises

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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