On June 22, the Middle Tennessee Area Drive-Ins awarded 45 $1,000 scholarships to employees of their drive-ins. Among the recipients were two employees of the Sonic Drive-In of Lafayette, Tenn. Erica Nichole Hiett and Kery Wayne Nash were both awarded a $1,000 scholarship. Erica will be a senior nursing major at Cumberland University and Kery will be a junior engineering major at Tennessee Technological University. In order to qualify for receiving these scholarships, the employees must have worked in the drive-in for at least one year; acquire written recommendations from their store managers, teachers, and other community leaders; and have completed high school and be accepted in good standing with a college or university.