Teacher Grants

Each year, privately-funded grants are awarded to Marshall County teachers to provide financial assistance for special projects and/or materials that will enhance the learning environment.

2025-2025 Teacher Grants Recipients

Lewisburg, TN— 12/15/2025 — The Marshall Education Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2025-2026 Teacher Grants.

The foundation was able to award eight teacher grants for the 2025-2026 academic year. These teacher grant funds will go toward projects that each teacher submitted for review by a foundation committee.

  • Linda Bussart Memorial Teacher Grant: Dwayne Cook, Marshall County High School

  • First Commerce Bank Teacher Grants:

    • Erin Glass, Conersville Elementary School

    • Jennifer Tucker, Marshall County High School

  • Rotary Club of Lewisburg Teacher Grant: Nora Toms, West Hills Elementary

  • Beta Kappa Gama Teacher Grant: Lindsey Bledsoe, Cornersville High School

  • Class of 64 Teacher Grants:

    • Shelby Lightfoot, Forrest

    • William Conger, Spot Lowe

  • Retired Teacher’s Grant: Mickey Smith, Forrest

Pictured from left: Board Member Patty Hill, Marshall County Retired Teachers Association President LaDelle Smith, and Mickey Smith, recipient of the 2025-2026 Retired Teacher’s Grant.

Pictured from left is Dwayne Cook with Lee Bussart. Dwayne was the recipient of the Linda Bussart Educational Grant for 2025-2026.

Past Teacher Grant Recipients

2024-2025 Teacher Grant Recipients

Lewisburg, TN— 03/21/2025 — The Marshall Education Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2024-2025 Teacher Grants.

The foundation was able to award seven teacher grants for the 2024-2025 academic year. These teacher grant funds will go toward projects that each teacher submitted for review by a foundation committee.

  • The recipient of the Linda Bussart Memorial Teacher Grant for 2024-2025 is Jennifer Tucker with Marshall County High School.

  • The recipients of the First Commerce Bank Teacher Grants for 2024-2025 are Dwayne Cook with Marshall County High School and Rebecca Blout with Forrest High School.

  • The recipients of the Rotary Club Teacher Grants for 2024-2025 are Marie Kilpatrick with West Hills Elementary and Erin Glass with Cornersville High School.

  • The recipients of the Marshall Education Foundation Teacher Grants are Laura Carter with Forrest High School and Kim Higgs at West Hills Elementary.