Barry H. Baker Scholarship for Students of Career and Technical Education Fund Grant

Barry H. Baker Scholarship for Students of Career and Technical Education Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Last Updated: August 17, 2025

Summary

The Barry H. Baker Scholarship for Students of Career and Technical Education Fund aims to provide two annual scholarships for graduating seniors from Robertson County. One scholarship is designated for a senior completing a Career and Technical Program, while the other supports a student involved in the FFA chapter at East Robertson High School. This fund honors Barry H. Baker's legacy and commitment to education and agricultural careers in the community.

Overview

About Us For over 30 years, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) has been driving meaningful, positive change in our community. We do this by bringing together those who want to help and those who need help. Through the power of collective philanthropy, our goal is to amplify donor intent while remaining flexible enough to ensure that resources are directed to where they can do the greatest good. We know the greater Nashville area. We understand its neighborhoods, its most pressing challenges, its unsung nonprofit heroes, and its emerging partnerships with the greatest potential. As our region continues to rapidly change, that knowledge gives us a unique vantage point to bring people and places together to do what none of us can do on our own—build a more thriving and inclusive community. Mission Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee strives to build a more thriving and inclusive community — today and for generations to come — by transforming thoughtful generosity into positive change. Barry H. Baker Scholarship for Students of Career and Technical Education Fund Barry H. Baker, originally from Dickson, came to Robertson County Schools in 1993 as an East Robertson High School agricultural teacher, where he remained until becoming the Robertson County School District career and technical education supervisor in 2005. After Mr. Baker’s death in 2008, many in the Robertson County community have found ways to honor his memory and the impact he had on students.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. It is the intent to endow two permanent annual scholarships benefiting graduating seniors.One award will benefit a graduating senior from any of the Robertson County High Schools, who has completed an approved course of study in any Career and Technical Program offered by Robertson County Schools. The other award will benefit a graduating senior from East Robertson High School, who has been involved with the FFA (Future Farmer’s of America) chapter at East Robertson throughout their high school experience. Neither of these funds will be renewable. If named agencies cease to exist, the fund will use the following criteria: Any Robertson County graduating senior, who has shown a strong commitment to an agricultural career or a technical career path.