NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Bridgestone Americas Inc. awarded two scholarships during the recent TriState Minority Supplier Development Council Impact Awards Event, marking the 14th year the scholarships have been awarded.
Recipients were Khadija Bangura, who plans to attend Spelman College in Atlanta, and John King, who plans to attend the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
The TSMSDC Education Foundation assists at-risk graduating high school seniors, and has awarded more than $1.6 million in scholarships to 306 students since its inception in 1994.
It is a nonprofit organization that covers Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, and is one of 24 affiliate councils under the National Minority Supplier Development Council.