The Randolph Community College Foundation has awarded over $146,898 in scholarships to 112 students for the 2010-2011 academic year. An additional $1,182 is available to award during the spring semester. These awards include various scholarships funded by individuals, businesses, and organizations, plus Foundation Ambassador scholarships, and High School Achievement scholarships. They are for Curriculum (credit) students pursuing a degree, diploma, or certificate program. The Foundation also provided $47,000 to RCC's financial aid office for unrestricted scholarships to help Curriculum students who have financial need but do not qualify for traditional financial aid.
Most of the Foundation's scholarship funds come from endowments that enable the Foundation to award scholarships each year. The principal in these scholarship funds is invested and a portion of the earnings is used to award scholarships. Currently, an investment of $10,000 will fully endow a scholarship to assist RCC students in perpetuity.
The Foundation also accepts designated scholarships in which contributions to the fund are paid out to students. Designated scholarships may be established in any amount.
According to Joyce Wolford, executive director of the RCC Foundation, "Money is an obstacle that prohibits many people from beginning or finishing their college education. With the help of generous donors from our community, the Foundation is able to assist students as they fulfill their dreams."
In addition to Curriculum scholarships, the RCC Foundation also provides assistance to Continuing Education (noncredit) students pursuing occupational training and to the College to help start new programs, fund equipment, provide unique opportunities to students, and to fund other endeavors that provide a margin of excellence for RCC's students.
For information on contributing to the RCC Foundation, contact Joyce Wolford at (336) 633-0295 or jbwolford@randolph.edu.
Randolph Community College Curriculum students who received scholarships this year, listed by their hometowns, follow:
Archdale: Steffanie Strickland, Darryl Timms.
Asheboro: Edgar Ascencio, Sonia Ascencio, Melanie Avelino, John Beshcer, Nicole Brabham, Keysha Brower, Richard Brule, Matthew Cagle, Kimberly Clark, Crystal Coley, Elizabeth Delp, Jordan Foust, Virginia Garner, Victoria Grant, Ronald Hall, Kenneth Hanson, Tiffany Harmon, Dustin Hawley, Bronna Hoover, Joy Kearns, Lindsay Kearns, Cassandra Kiser, Ladonna Lopez, Janet Mace, Paula Marshall, Susana Martinez, Anna McCormick, Maria McCullough, Brandi Moore, Pamela Murphy, Tiffany Patterson, Maria Richardson, Mary Katherine Sheron, Daniel Smith, Regina Spivey, Kimberly Teal, Jo Leigh Thompson, Cheryl Thurston, Peggy Trusdell, Lisa L. Vitale, Shawn Vuncannon, Jacob Whitley, Heather Wilson, Treasure Wright.
Bear Creek: Ashley Marsh.
Bennett: Yan Steslicke.
Charlotte: Jacklyn Nash, Daniel Blake Williams.
Climax: Ronnie Dawkins.
Denton: Gena Trogdon.
Durham: Eric Waters.
Ether: Amanda Loflin, Stephanie Loflin.
Franklinville: Courtney Elliott, Angela Nixon, Heather Poe.
Greensboro: Ashley Gatewood, Lachaya Jones.
High Point: Jack Hoskins, Michael Hughes.
Jamestown: Amarinh Kongmanivong.
Liberty: Beena Asokan, Joshua Langley, Angela Myers, Tony Weiss.
New London: Michael Moser.
Pinehurst: Mark Bartlett.
Pleasant Garden: Maegan Smith.
Ramseur: Lawrence Albright, Michael Cox, Tammy Gordon.
Randleman: Angela Bare, Tammi Brown, Brianna Cardwell, Crystal Clewis, Linda Everette, Ann Gale, Charles Hall, Tiffany Hess, Nathan Hilton, Robert Kuhn, Stephanie Mason, Donald Matthews, Emily Murray, Amy Osborne, Ronald Petty, Jessica Schmaltz, Crystal Walker, Shanda Young.
Robbins: Angela Garner.
Salisbury: Misty Eagle, Lindsey Hutchinson.
Sandy Ridge: Belinda Eldridge.
Seagrove: Rikki Moore, Richard Morgan, Maranda Wright.
Siler City: Katherine Davis, Thea Palmer.
Sophia: Donna Bryant, Kelly Nguyen.
Star: Brian Reynolds.
Thomasville: Shane Bryson.
Trinity: Melissa Halloran, Joshua Johnson, Susan Judd, Naomi Reed, Donald Stiles, Gregory Sumner, Jennifer Walker.
Winston-Salem: Holli Hartman.
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