The Armistead Scholarship Fund was created in 2013 and benefits qualified students from Williamson County, Tennessee who demonstrate financial need.

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Family and friends established this fund in 2004 to honor the memory of Christina Spengler Bumstead ’87. Christy’s wish was for gifts made in her memory to be used to support her alma mater. The scholarship goes to deserving students who demonstrate leadership potential and share Christy’s enthusiasm for life, love of learning, and commitment to community.

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Established in 2015 by the Vandewater family, this endowment honors veteran teacher Gary Christy who taught reading in Harpeth Hall’s Daugh W. Smith Middle School from 2003 to 2015. Beloved by his students, Mr. Christy began his teaching career in 1969 in the public school system and brought years of experience, wisdom, and magic to his classroom at Harpeth Hall. Students selected as the Gary Christy Scholar must demonstrate financial need and a passion for reading and learning.

Anita and Bill Cochran established this scholarship fund in 1999 to assist talented and deserving young women who demonstrate financial need.

The Frances Bond Davis Scholarship was established in 1993 to honor the 100th birthday of Frances Bond Davis. The Rascoe Bond Davis Scholarship was established in 1996 to honor her son, Rascoe, whose three daughters, Anne Davis '73, Beth Davis '74, and Pat Davis '82, graduated from Harpeth Hall and whose wife, Dugan Davis, was a teacher at Harpeth Hall. In 2008, these funds became the Davis Scholarships Permanent Endowment Fund. The scholarship recipients are students who demonstrate financial need, advanced academic ability, and determination to succeed in spite of obstacles they may encounter.

Established in 2003 by Robert S. Doolittle in honor of his daughter, Lauren Doolittle Ossolinski ‘86, and his step-daughter, Betsy Beveridge ‘03, this fund supports students who demonstrate need and meet the School’s criteria for diversity. Recipients may be middle or upper school students.

Family and friends of Carol Clark Elam ’66 established this scholarship fund in 2001 in her memory to be awarded to deserving students in grades five through twelve who demonstrate need and leadership potential.

David and Edie Carell Johnson '80 created this scholarship fund in 2010 to provide assistance to girls who demonstrate financial need, are committed to academic excellence, and wish to make positive contributions to the Harpeth Hall community and beyond.

Funded through a Charitable Lead Trust established by Carolyn J. Estes this scholarship provides assistance to talented and deserving young women who demonstrate financial need.

This scholarship was established through the generosity of Mrs. Walter A. Greenspan to honor the memory of her granddaughter, Elizabeth Pope Evans, who was an instructor in French and Chair of the Foreign Language Department from 1975 to 1985. This fund is designated to assist deserving students who have demonstrated promise in foreign languages, especially French.

In memory of Nina Stratton Foster '64, this scholarship is awarded to a girl with exceptional promise who otherwise would not be able to afford a Harpeth Hall education.

In 2009, Kay and Richard Francis established this endowment fund in honor of their daughter Ann Robinson Francis '09. The Francis Family Scholarship provides tuition assistance for young women who demonstrate financial need.

The Susan Barbara Leake Glasgow Scholarship was established in 2010 to honor Bobbie Glasgow ’36, a Ward-Belmont alumna and past Harpeth Hall trustee, for students who need and qualify for financial aid. Throughout her life, she was a firm believer in education as all-important, and her family supported her in this conviction. Her daughters are Harpeth Hall alumnae Susie Glasgow Brown ’60 and Emily Glasgow Bruno ’64, her daughter-in-law is Candace Floyd Glasgow ’71, her granddaughter is Barbara Keith Brown Payne ’85, and her sons Sam ’60 and Bim ’69 are alumni of Montgomery Bell Academy. Mrs. Glasgow was proud to be a part of the large Ward-Belmont/Harpeth Hall body of alumnae.

Judge Barbara Haynes and her children,  Mandy Haynes Young, Class of '85, with husband, Stephen, Jeff and Lucy Haynes (Carrie ‘17), and Scott and Julie Haynes established this scholarship fund in 2019 with gratitude for Harpeth Hall's program of educational excellence for girls. Judge Barbara Haynes and her husband, Senator Joe Haynes (deceased 2018), sent their sons to Montgomery Bell Academy and sent Mandy to Harpeth Hall, commuting daily from Goodlettsville. Their granddaughters, Carrie Haynes '17 and Mary Neely Young '21, have followed in Mandy's footsteps.  

Judge Haynes has been a strong supporter and mentor of women throughout her career and believed that an all girls’ environment is important for the growth and strength of young women, including her daughter and granddaughters. While on the bench, she often sponsored Harpeth Hall’s girls during Winterim.  Before his death, Senator Haynes supported Barbara and Mandy in all that they did.   This scholarship benefits girls who demonstrate financial need and are enthusiastic learners from underrepresented communities, such as Goodlettsville.

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A bright light to all who knew her, Margaret Lowe was an outstanding student, a talented athlete, an inspired classics scholar, and a servant leader who knew no bounds in giving to her friends and community. Her family, classmates, and friends established this scholarship fund in 2015 to honor her memory and to support girls who demonstrate financial need and who have a passion for learning and a heart for serving others.

Lynn and Ken Melkus and Lauren Melkus ’96 created the Melkus Family Scholarship Fund in 2002 in order to assist the school in attracting the most qualified students regardless of financial circumstance. The gift was funded through the Melkus Family Foundation. The family’s priority is to use the funds to increase cultural diversity at Harpeth Hall.

This program was also established in 1993 from a bequest of Lulu Hampton Owen. Owen Scholars, students in grades seven through twelve, are awarded aid based on demonstrated need, exceptional academic potential, leadership qualities, special talents, and strength of character.

Established by Madeline and Eugene Pargh in 1996, this scholarship endowment supports students who show demonstrated need and academic talent. Preference is given to students who meet the school’s criteria of diversity.

This endowment fund was established in memory of Mary Jane Poteat ’66 by her sisters, Sylvia Poteat Cannon and Cynthia Poteat Sewell ’61. Upon the untimely death of Sylvia in 2004, gifts made in her memory were added to a permanent scholarship endowment fund for a scholarship for an alumna’s daughter.

The Smith-Warner Family Scholarship Fund makes a Harpeth Hall education possible for students who demonstrate potential for leadership in the classroom and in the community. Given by Margaret Thompson Smith ’33, Peggy Smith Warner ’54, Jeannette Warner ’78, and Mary Laird Warner Stewart ’82.

Ann Teaff, Harpeth Hall Head of School from 1998 – 2014, established this fund with her husband Don McPherson to inspire future generations of young women at Harpeth Hall to pursue their own endless possibilities. This scholarship honors her parents who encouraged their children to pursue their own endless possibilities. The fund provides tuition assistance for young women with financial need.

The scholarship fund was established by Thomas W. Schlater III in 2011 rewarding a deserving student who sets and achieves high goals. Tom learned the value of education from his father and his mother, Mary Hughes Schlater ’24. Each of his daughters benefited from a Harpeth Hall education: Sarah Schlater Yavorski '75, Amy Schlater-Berg '77, and Mary Elizabeth Schlater '81.

This scholarship fund was established in 1997 by Beth and Dudley Warner in honor of his mother, Sara Womack Warner ’35. Scholarship funds support an upper school student interested in music or performing arts.

David and Margaret Hayes Wiley ’49 established this scholarship in 2003 to be awarded to an outstanding Upper School student who demonstrates need and who will make a significant contribution to the Harpeth Hall community. The scholarship honors the four generations of their family and friends who have attended and benefited from Ward-Belmont and Harpeth Hall.