Whatley Employee Enhancement Award winners announced

The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation announced the winners of the 2015-2016†Whatley Employment Enhancement Awards this week. Five†out of 21 proposals were chosen for funding. Winning employees and projects included:

Mary Hearron, Biology/Chemistry
"Seeing the Light" - $2,200

Laura Lambert, Communities in Schools
Leadership Experience Opportunity (LEO) - $1,800

Cynthia Linseisen, Upward Bound
P.E.A.K.
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Cypress Bank sponsors The Hit Men

Cypress Bank recently gave $3,000 to sponsor the upcoming holiday performance of The Hit Men, former stars of Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons, at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College. Pictured presenting the gift to Carolyn Franks (left), Whatley Center Director, and Nita May (right), NTCC Director of Development, is Josh Cato, Cypress Bank Vice President, Cypress Bank Pittsburg. The Tis The Seasons holiday show will be held on†Monday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
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NTCC Foundation receives Irvin Gage Memorial Scholarship fund

† † † Representatives for the Irvin Gage Memorial Scholarship recently announced that the administration of the scholarship fund will now be managed by the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation. Each year since the fund was established in 1986, the scholarship has provided assistance to one or two deserving agriculture students from Mount Pleasant High School and it will continue to do so indefinitely into the future.

† † † "We are extremely proud to be part of the Irvin Gage Memorial Scholarship.
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Charlie & Helen Hampton receive Distinguished Benefactor Award

Helen Hampton and her late husband Charlie dedicated their entire professional careers to education, so it only made sense that they would continue to do so in retirement. Since moving back home to Northeast Texas in the mid 1990s, the Hamptons have contributed to scholarships and†cultural events at Northeast Texas Community College. From helping students achieve their dreams of a college education to sponsoring high-quality entertainment at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts, the Hamptons are among the college?s††most prolific donors.
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Team Arise gives NTCC veteran scholarship

Michael Brown (left) recently gave $500 to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation on behalf of his organization, Team Arise. The funds will provide a scholarship to NTCC students who are veterans or children of veterans. Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Vice President for Advancement, is pictured receiving the gift. To learn more about this and other scholarships at NTCC, please contact McCullough at 903-434-8115.†
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Cartwright Community Center board gives to scholarship

The Cartwright Community Center Board recently contributed $1,000 to the Ralph Whatley Agriculture Scholarship at Northeast Texas Community College. Pictured making the donation are Doug and Kathy Richey (left) and Kim and Steve Raley. Dr. Jonathan McCullough (right), NTCC Vice President for Advancement, received the gift on behalf of the NTCC Foundation. The community center was recently sold and funds from the sale were distributed to several local organizations.
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Perrymans sponsor scholarship reception

Richard and Margaret Perryman recently presented a $3,000 check to Nita May (right), Director of Development, Northeast Texas Community College.† The funds will be used to underwrite the NTCC Foundation Annual Scholarship Reception.† The reception is held on the NTCC campus each fall and allows scholarship recipients to meet the donors who made their award possible. In addition to helping NTCC with scholarships themselves, the Perrymans have been underwriting the Scholarship Reception for more than 10 years.
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Progressive Women's Organization gives $1,000 for NTCC scholarships

The Progressive Women's Organization of Mount Pleasant recently presented $1,000 to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation to provide two scholarships for students majoring in education. The donation was given in memory of Verner Cornelius, a longtime local educator. Members from the group are pictured presenting a check to Nita May, NTCC Director of Development (third from right).
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Tonya Taylor gives memorial nursing scholarships

Tonya Taylor, Assistant Professor of Nursing at Northeast Texas Community College, recently gave $1,200 to the NTCC Foundation to provide two scholarships for nursing students. The gift was given in memory of Margie Bragg, an NTCC Nursing graduate from Mount Pleasant who worked in the field for many years. Taylor noted that she hopes the scholarships will help carry on the caring spirit Bragg gave every day. Taylor is pictured above with Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Vice President for Advancement.
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