Kyle Penney (right), President of East Texas Communities Foundation, and Dr.
Spirit of Christmas Food Drive helps hundreds of local families
Communities In Schools of Northeast Texas (CIS), in collaboration with Brookshire?s and Super 1 Foods, coordinated the Spirit of Christmas Food Drive again this year.††This is the 15th†year that CIS has collected and distributed food to families during the holiday season.
NTCC receives $25,000 from Carroll Shelby Foundation
Dr. Brad Johnson (right), President of Northeast Texas Community College, and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, Vice President for Advancement, are pictured holding a $25,000 check the NTCC Foundation recently received from the Carroll Shelby Foundation.† The money will provide scholarships for students in the Carroll Shelby Automotive Technology Program at NTCC. Mr. Shelby was a strong supporter of the automotive technology program at NTCC and, through carefully planned estate giving, he continues to help both the college, and more importantly, †the citizens of our community.
Marans fund gives $45,000 matching grant to benefit Campaign for the Whatley
Kyle Penney (right), President of East Texas Communities Foundation, and Dr.
Hanson-Sewell Center announces new courses for spring 2014
The new year will soon be here, providing a chance to renew, learn and experience the joy of trying new things.† A good slate of offerings will be available beginning in January at Northeast Texas Community College's Hanson-Sewell Center in Pittsburg.
"The Hanson-Sewell Center is here to serve our community. We offer a wide variety of classes in a location that is convenient for residents of Camp County and surrounding areas.
"The Hanson-Sewell Center is here to serve our community. We offer a wide variety of classes in a location that is convenient for residents of Camp County and surrounding areas.
Matthew Jordan places third in ACS poster contest
† † † †Northeast Texas Community College Presidental Scholar Matthew Jordan, of Pittsburg, recently won third place in a poster competition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The Southwest Regional Meeting of the ACS sponsored this competition for undergraduates at its recent meeting in Waco.
† † † †?Matthew's poster presentation had a magnificent design and was exceptionally edifying.
Honors scholars present research on Wright Patman
† † † †Northeast Texas Community College Presidential Scholars Tyler Reynolds (left), and Kayleah Cumpian (right) presented their work on the long-term Northeast Texas Congressman, Wright Patman, at the Fall Meeting of Texas?s Webb Society.††The meeting was held at the University of Houston at Victoria.††Student chapters of the Webb Society and their professorial advisors attended the meeting.††Webb societies, from universities and colleges throughout Texas, cultivate Texas history on their campuses and in their communities.
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NTCC holds December commencement
Northeast Texas Community College held its December 2013 commencement at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts Friday, Dec. 13. A total of†105 students were awarded associate degrees and 69 earned certificates of competency in their chosen fields. Gerran Peoples of Pittsburg gave the commencement address. Jimmy Smith (pictured) of Mount Pleasant delivered the student response.
Peoples was born and raised in Pittsburg and is the son of Carolyn K.
Presidential Scholars present panel at NCHC
† † †Northeast Texas Community College Presidential Scholars recently presented an entire panel (for the first time) at the National Collegiate Honors Council devoted to a singular practice at NTCC?making feature-length films of figures of regional significance.††The panelists, all sophomores of NTCC Honors, discussed the reasons for making films, the essential elements of making such films possible, and exhibited various clips of the recent film on Wright Patman that is being assembled.
† † †Noah Griffin began the discussion contrasting the
Bill Priefert leaves NTCC board confident in college's future
Bill Priefert recently indicated that he will resign from the Northeast Texas Community College Board of Trustees. His resignation letter was accepted at the December board meeting Thursday night.†The board adjourned without taking action on an agenda item calling to appoint someone to fill the unexpired term of Place 6, which Priefert filled for 11 years.
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