Philip Trauernicht Memorial Scholarship for Rural Leaders

The Philip Trauernicht Annual Scholarship was created in memoriam of Philip Trauernicht. A native Tennessean, Philip spent three decades dedicating his career to economic and community development throughout Tennessee. His service and dedication supported the creation of thousands of jobs and millions of dollars of investment across the state’s 95 counties. He worked closely with communities and industry to get much needed resources to rural and distressed areas of Tennessee.

He was known for his unwavering fairness, honesty, wry sense of humor and willingness to mentor, especially those new t...