Jamye Johnson Smith Memorial Scholarship Grant

Jamye Johnson Smith Memorial Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Last Updated: August 23, 2025

Summary

The Jamye Johnson Smith Memorial Scholarship, established by the GFWC Woman’s Club of Hendersonville and Dr. Peter Smith, honors a dedicated nurse and community volunteer. This scholarship aims to support nursing students from Sumner County, Tennessee, who graduated from specific local high schools. By fostering the next generation of healthcare professionals, it continues Mrs. Smith's legacy of caring and generosity 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. Jamye Johnson Smith Memorial Scholarship The GFWC Woman’s Club of Hendersonville and Dr. Peter Smith established the Jayme Johnson Smith Memorial Scholarship to honor the memory of Jayme Johnson Smith. Mrs. Smith’s father was a physician. Her stepfather was a veterinarian. While in nursing school she met her husband, Peter, a surgeon. She often joked that she knew no other topic than medicine. Mrs. Smith was a nurse and held a master’s degree in public health. Her love of nursing was a natural result of her innate desire to care for others. When her responsibilities as a mother and her illness prevented her from practicing nursing, she continued to care for others through volunteer work. Among others, she volunteered at Hendersonville Medical Center, Pope John Paul II High School, The Samaritan Association, and through her membership in GFWC Woman’s Club of Hendersonville. While not all of her volunteer work was centered on raising money for scholarships, the majority of it was. It is the hope of the GFWC Woman’s Club of Hendersonville that by creating this scholarship for nursing students, Jayme Johnson Smith’s work on earth will continue for many years to come.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants must be a resident of Sumner County , Tennessee, who have been accepted to or are attending nursing school. The students must have graduated from Hendersonville High School, Station Camp High School, Beech High School, Merrol Hyde Academic Magnet High School or St. John Paul II High School.