COLUMBIA, Tenn. (December 23, 2022) – First Farmers and Merchants Corporation (OTC Pink: FFMH), the holding company for First Farmers and Merchants Bank, has partnered with the University of Tennessee at Martin in the Workplace Mentor Program to provide students of the UT Martin College of Business and Global Affairs with an additional opportunity for scholarship dollars to support preparation for banking careers. The First Farmers Workplace Mentor Program offers a scholarship awarded $2,000 for the sophomore year, $3,000 for the junior year, and $4,000 for the senior year. Cheyenne Stewart, a UT Martin sophomore from Centerville, is the first recipient of this new scholarship provided by the partnership.
Pictured (LtoR) Ben Jones, UT Martin Director of Development, Traci Crawford, Program Resource Specialist for Dunagan Chair of Excellence, Cheyenne Stewart, Scholarship Recipient, Nathan Fulcher, First Farmers Personal Banker, and John Clark, Interim Director of Dunagan Chair of Excellence.
The Workplace Mentor Program was formed with the intent to identify students and prepare them for an opportunity in the banking industry. This program not only offers monetary awards but also trainings and internships at First Farmers. Students interested in the scholarship must be enrolled at UT Martin with a major in the college of business and global affairs, must apply prior to their sophomore year, have a 2.5 GPA or higher, attend one financial services seminar per semester, participate in two summer internships with First Farmers before graduation, and complete the Commercial Banking 351 Course at UT Martin. The Horace and Sara Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking will help facilitate the seminars and internships required.
For more information or to receive an application, contact John Clark, interim director of Dunagan Chair of Excellence, at jclar138@utm.edu, or Traci Crawford, program resource specialist for Dunagan Chair of Excellence, at tcrawf19@utm.edu.
About First Farmers and Merchants Corporation and First Farmers and Merchants Bank
First Farmers and Merchants Corporation is the holding company for First Farmers and Merchants Bank, a community bank serving the Middle Tennessee area through 22 offices in seven Middle Tennessee counties. As of September 30, 2022, First Farmers reported total assets of approximately $1.9 billion, total shareholders’ equity of approximately $85 million, and administered trust assets of $5.4 billion. For more information about First Farmers, visit us on the Web at www.myfirstfarmers.com under “Investor Relations.”
