Hiwassee College

According to the organization, the initiative was successful and the dropout rate declined from 35% to just six.

1989, $500 scholarships were offered by Dolly Parton to every student in Sevier County who wished to attend Hiawassee College.

1991, Eagle Mountain Sanctuary at Dollywood, the 30,000 square foot aviary managed by the American Eagle Foundation, shelters the largest collection of, quote, non-releasable bald eagles.

Parton's efforts to preserve the bald eagle earned her the Partnership Award from the U.S.

According to the organization, this initiative helped decline the dropout rate from 35% to only 6%.

And then in 1989, she offered a $500 scholarship to every student in Sevier County who wished to attend Hiwassee College.

In 1991, she started the Eagle Mountain Sanctuary at Dollywood.

Um, her efforts to preserve the bald eagle earned her the Partnership Award from the US Fish and Wildlife Service in 2003.