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Chick-fil-A Surprises Nursing Student with $25K Scholarship

3/15/2026

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Chick-fil-A awarded Yammani Tay a $25,000 Remarkable Futures Scholarship during a surprise visit by CEO Andrew T. Cathy.
Tay is a nursing student at Fairleigh Dickinson University who joined Chick-fil-A in 2023 and rose to full-time shift lead.
The program awards 13 employees nationwide, with $29 million invested this year and $244 million since its 1973 inception.
Chick-fil-A's store celebrated Tay's achievement on Instagram, praising her leadership.

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Chick-fil-A awarded Yammani Tay a $25,000 Remarkable Futures Scholarship during a surprise visit by CEO Andrew T. Cathy.
Tay is a nursing student at Fairleigh Dickinson University who joined Chick-fil-A in 2023 and rose to full-time shift lead.
The program awards 13 employees nationwide, with $29 million invested this year and $244 million since its 1973 inception.
Chick-fil-A's store celebrated Tay's achievement on Instagram, praising her leadership.