Chattanooga State’s Caleb Grimes Awarded ChaTech Scholarship Tuesday, December 22, 2020 - by Betty Proctor, Chattanooga State
Chattanooga State’s Caleb Grimes was awarded a $1,000 scholarship and named a 2020 ChaTech Scholar through the Chattanooga Technology Council (ChaTech).
Mr. Grimes is a 2018 graduate of Grundy County High School, a Tennessee Promise recipient and a Chattanooga State Cyber Defense program student on track to graduate in May 2021.
His interest in computers began during his freshman year in high school when he built a computer to play games with friends. “Learning the basic functions of a desktop computer was fun and interesting for me since I didn t have a clear (career) path laid out for me,” recalls Mr. Grimes. “After building one, it piqued my interest.” Using what he had already learned to repair and update computers for area residents, he became aware of the many people who were lured into downloading fraudulent software and othe