The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation held its annual business meeting on Tuesday, April 16th in the Community Room on the NTCC campus. This is the one time each year that the Foundation Board gathers to address actions item and hear reports from various departments and subcommittees.
Attention current students! The NTCC Foundation is now accepting applications for International Sulphur Transfer Scholarships.
Seven $1,500 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO A FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION!
Northeast Texas Community College is excited to announce that it has won a 2024 national Bellwether Award for its innovative Work4College program. NTCC received the Best In Showcase Award at the 2024 Community College Futures Assembly in San Antonio this week in the category of Planning, Governance and Finance. The Bellwether competition is the most prestigious competition for community colleges and recognizes cutting-edge, trendsetting programs worthy of replication among the more than 1,000 community colleges across the nation.
The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation recently received a $1,000 scholarship donation from Mr. Vernon Donaldson on behalf of the Sam Donaldson Memorial Scholarship Fund. The gift will provide two $500 scholarships that will be awarded for the Fall 2024 semester. One will be the Phyllis Autry Scholarship for nursing majors and the other will be the Sam Donaldson Memorial Scholarship for industrial technology majors. Nita May (left), NTCC Director of Development, is pictured receiving the check from Donaldson.
The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation recently received a $12,000 grant from an anonymous foundation to sponsor six students in the Work4College Program. An additional matching grant opportunity has effectively doubled the impact, resulting in a $24,000 contribution. This grant will be utilized to expand the reach of the Work4College Program. Pictured is Ashlynn Gamblin, NTCC Resource Development Specialist, and Mason May, Director of the Work4College Program.
Early giving is underway for East Texas Giving Day and the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation is asking for your support! While East Texas Giving Day isn’t until April 25th, you can give early online at www.easttexasgivingday.org/ntccfoundation. As of April 6th, more than 20 donors had already given over $6,500 to support NTCC!
The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation recently received a gift for $32,714 from Pure Hope Foundation (PHF) in Mount Vernon. Pictured at the check presentation (from left) is: Holly Morris, PHF Events Director, Ryan Morris, PHF COO/Executive Director, Dr. Kevin Rose, NTCC Senior Vice President for Student Success, Dr.
The Carroll Shelby Foundation recently gave $25,000 to support scholarships for students enrolled in the Carroll Shelby Automotive Technology Program at Northeast Texas Community College. Dr. Jonathan McCullough (left), NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement, is pictured receiving the gift from Aaron Shelby, grandson of Carroll Shelby and Co-President of The Carroll Shelby Foundation. Carroll Shelby began supporting the NTCC automotive program in 2007. Since his death, the Carroll Shelby Foundation has carried on his legacy through annual contributions.
Fred Markham, Executive Director of the Texas Pioneer Foundation, recently presented the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation with $60,000 to support the NTCC Work Scholarship Program. The gift came in two separate checks, one for $50,000 to be used as a matching gift for scholarships, and the other for $10,000 to be used as program support. Markham (left) is pictured with Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement.†This summer marked the fifth year of the program, which allowed†63 students to work on campus to†earn their education.
Northeast Texas Community College recently received a check for $53,000 in scholarships from the U.S. Department of Education. Nita May (left), NTCC Director of Development, and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement are pictured receiving the gift. This grant was awarded as matching funds for gifts received for the NTCC Work Scholarship Program. Around 100 donors have given more than $85,000 this year to support the innovative program that allows students to work in the summer to prepay for their college education.
