Jackie Baker of Mount Pleasant recently gave $10,000 †to Northeast Texas Community College in order to create an endowed scholarship for the Eagles baseball program. The donation is in memory of her late husband, Bob Baker, who was a long-time NTCC board member and was very influential in starting the Eagles baseball program. Ms. Baker is pictured (center) with Josh Stewart, NTCC Head Baseball Coach and Athletic Director (left) and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Vice President for Advancement (right).

Pat and David Sistrunk of Tyler recently gave $2,000 to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation. The gift will sponsor two students in the college?s new Work Scholarship Program. The program allows students the opportunity to volunteer to work at NTCC doing meaningful work (preferably in a field related to their major) and earning credit (in the form of a scholarship) towards their future college expenses. The Sistrunks (center) are pictured with current NTCC Work Scholarship student, Addison Ivery (left), and Dr.

The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles Softball staff will host a three-day skills camp June 16-18 at Eagle Field on the NTCC campus. The camp is open to players ages 5-14. It provides a way to learn and improve on all necessary skills in a structured and scientifically proven system. Games, challenges and prizes will be included to provide a fun and positive experience for all campers. The camp will run from 8 a.m. to noon daily.

Charlie and Helen Hampton recently gave $1,000 to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation. The gift will sponsor a student in the college's new Work Scholarship Program.† The program allows students the opportunity to volunteer to work at NTCC doing meaningful work (preferably in a field related to their major) and earning credit (in the form of a scholarship) towards their future college expenses. The Hamptons (center) are pictured presenting the gift to Nita May (left), NTCC Director of Development, and Dr.

Northeast Texas Community College will host a Medication Aide Course this summer beginning Monday, June 9.†This course is 144 hours and provides instruction in preparation administration of designated medications by non-licensed nursing personnel employed in licensed health care agencies. It also teaches the responsibilities associated with such administration.†There will be two orientation sessions.

The Carroll Shelby Automotive Technology Program at Northeast Texas Community College honored the memory of its benefactor last weekend with the 2014 Shelby Memorial Cruise. It was a beautiful day for a cruise to celebrate a life well lived. Car and bike enthusiasts gathered at NTCC and then†cruised to Leesburg (Shelby's hometown) and the Leesburg Cemetery. Pastor Dominic Crescimanno (Brother Dom) had some inspirational words about Mr. Shelby and life. The group then†cruised the back roads where Mr. Shelby grew up.

The Titus Regional Medical Center (TRMC) Auxiliary recently donated $4,500, which will provide six $750 scholarships to benefit students at Northeast Texas Community College majoring in an allied health field. Pictured receiving the annual donation is Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Vice President for Advancement (left) and Nita May, NTCC Director of Development (right). Pictured making the donation is Jeanie Willmon (center), President of the TRMC Auxiliary.

Representatives from Kilgore College, Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) and Texarkana College recently gathered on the NTCC campus in Mount Pleasant to receive a $200,000 grant from the Texas Pioneer Foundation. The three colleges were awarded the money to†support the†creation of a†consortium†to promote student†success and†college efficiency.

The consortium was organized as an innovative way to upgrade to a new student information system as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.

The Northeast Texas Webb Chapter, part of the collegiate student auxiliary of the Texas State Historical Association, earned special gold-red-black cords for graduation this spring.† They were the only chapter in the state that won both a Caldwell Group Award, and a Chapter Award in the last two years.

Shown from left to right are:†Matthew Jordan†(the mainstay behind the NTCC Honors/Webb Caddo Project), †Stephen Milburn†(a Texas Senator, Tom Connally in the Honors/Webb-produced Morris Sheppard Film),†Lauren Fennimore†(Pauline Patman in the Wright Patman film),†