The Sally Flowers Moody Educational Trust recently announced that from a field of 23 applicants, nine students from the class of 2022 have been selected to receive four-year tuition assistance scholarships.

This year’s recipients are Addlyn Cundiff, Jennifer Wilkerson, Luke Skipworth, and Makiyah Morrow from Russellville High School and Colin Williams, Courtney Rainwaters, Gracie Snoddy, Kallie Carpenter, and Savannah Nichols from Logan County High School. Addlyn, Courtney, Gracie, Jennifer, Kallie, Luke, Makiyah, and Savannah plan to attend Western Kentucky University and Colin will  be attending the  University of Kentucky.

The educational trust was established in 2005 from the estate of Sally Flowers Moody to provide tuition assistance to applicants from Logan County High School or Russellville High School. Recipients must attend either Western Kentucky University or the University of Kentucky. Scholarship selection is based on high school grades, ACT scores, a personal essay and an interview with the selection committee.  

Sally Flowers Moody is the daughter of a former Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture, Eugene Flowers, and Mamie Mason Flowers, a nationally known antique dealer. Sally attended Western Kentucky State Teachers College, performed in summer stock theater in Plymouth, Mass., was the first female to host her own radio program on WLBJ in Bowling Green, taught at Russellville High School, was Deputy Logan County Clerk, managed a large farm in South Logan and was well known nationally for her preservation and commerce of museum quality antiques. Currently her personal collection remains in her historic home in Russellville.

She believed that education is the key to advancement of society and that in any given situation, funds are best spent locally to empower local students’ desires of excellence. Mrs. Moody was an avid fan of both the University of Kentucky and Western Kentucky University.

The educational trust has given 93 scholarships since 2006, with over $1.8 million in tuition assistance. There are currently 18 Logan County students receiving scholarships.

Shown in the accompanying photo, from left, front row are Savannah Nichols and Kallie Carpenter; middle row, Gracie Snoddy, Jennifer Wilkerson and Makiyah Morrow; back row, Colin Williams and Luke Skipworth. Shown between the second and third rows is Committee Representative Marilyn Welker Miller. Not pictured is Addie Cundiff.