Gibson County’s Lannom wins Union’s top academic scholarship

Georgia Lee Lannom, a high school senior from Dyer, Tennessee, has received the 2025 Founders’ Scholarship from Union University.

This is Union’s highest academic scholarship, which covers full tuition, room, meals and student service fees for four years. The scholarship was determined from Union’s Scholars of Excellence event — an annual scholarship competition that draws the highest qualified prospective students to campus for a weekend of interviews and other activities.

Lannom, who attends Gibson County High School, is the daughter of Marty and Keri Lannom and is a member at Second Baptist Church in Union City. She has played on the girls’ basketball team at Gibson County for four years, in addition to two years on the volleyball team and a year on the softball team.

She plans to major in cell and molecular biology at Union and attend medical school to pursue a career as either a doctor or a physician’s assistant.

Lannom said Union’s people and academic excellence attracted her to the institution, and she knew it would be the best fit for her and for her future.

“I am looking forward to so many things,” Lannom said about her upcoming time at Union. “I’m looking forward to the education. I’m looking forward to the people I will meet. I’m looking forward to growing in my relationship with Christ and growing in relationships with people around me. I cannot wait.”

Founders’ Scholarship recipients must maintain a 3.25 cumulative grade point average at Union and are required to perform up to 50 hours of leadership services for the university each semester.