Richard Yogi Crowe Scholarship Fund

04/12/2026

The proceeds for this 5K will go to the Richard Yogi Crowe Scholarship Fund.

03/29/2026

APRIL 1
IS DEADLINE
FOR SUMMER 2026
APPLICATIONS!!!

06/03/2023

Dr. Jennifer Thompson, former scholarship recipient and current Richard Yogi Crowe Board President

THE GOOD STUFF
Jennifer Thompson, DPT, CLT, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was recently promoted to physical therapy manager for the Physical Therapy department at Cherokee Indian Hospital. Thompson, who resides in the Yellowhill Community, is the daughter of Walter and the late Jannie Thompson and holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

"In high school, my dad was the first athletic trainer in western North Carolina, and I helped him after school and during games," said Thompson, "I loved helping him, and he encouraged me to look into the profession of Physical Therapy. I set my goal in high school to become a physical therapist." Inspired after a summer externship at CIHA during undergraduate school, Thompson began working as a Physical Therapist at CIHA in 2003 after graduation

The values that guide Thompson through her career and life are loyalty, honesty, commitment, and passion. Thompson shared that she considers every patient she has like family. "My passion for helping someone restore a function that they once lost is the most rewarding aspect of my job," she stated, "and continues to be a significant driving force in my career."

- Cherokee Indian Hospital release

05/23/2023

REMINDER
July 1, 2023 is the deadline for
Fall applications!

05/23/2023

2025 is the 40th anniversary
of the Richard Yogi Crowe Scholarship Fund.
To commemorate we are doing a $40 campaign.
Please consider giving $40 to the Fund.
Or $400 or $4000!

05/23/2023

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SUMMER 2023 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

SABRINA ARCH
CAMERON COOPER
MADISYN FRENCH
CRUZ GALIVEZ
NOAH HICKS

02/07/2023

REMINDER
APRIL 1
IS THE DEADLINE FOR SUMMER 2023 APPLICATIONS

02/07/2023

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SPRING 2023 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:
Sabrina Arch
Beau Carroll University of Tennessee Ph.D. in Anthropology
Cameron Cooper Western Carolina University MBA
Cruz Galaviz University of Tennessee MBA
Madisyn French
Jessica Lambert NCSU Veterinarian College

02/07/2023

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FALL 2022 SCHOLARSHIP FUND RECIPIENTS!!!
Beau Carroll University of Tennessee, Ph.D. Anthropology
Caitlyn Dills University of Mississippi Law School
Cruz Galaviz University of Tennessee
Jessica Lambert NCSU Veterinarian School

08/12/2022

Former RYCSF recipient Luzene Hill

Super excited ! ❗️

08/05/2022

Caroline Irene “Carolyn” Conseen-Smith, 72, passed away early Wednesday morning, Aug. 3, 2022 at her home in Cherokee.