TRMC Auxiliary gives allied health scholarships

The Titus Regional Medical Center (TRMC) Auxiliary recently donated $4,500, which will provide six $750 scholarships to benefit students at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº majoring in an allied health field. Pictured receiving the annual donation is Dr. Jonathan McCullough, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Vice President for Advancement (left) and Nita May, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Director of Development (right). Pictured making the donation is Jeanie Willmon (center), President of the TRMC Auxiliary.
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Texas Pioneer Foundation gives $200,000 to three-college consortium project

Representatives from Kilgore College, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº (ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº) and Texarkana College recently gathered on the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº 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.
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Webb chapter Northeast earns best-in-state honorary cords

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 ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº 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),†

Ashley Laureano earns J. Travis Jackson GED Scholarship

Ashley Laureano (center)†of Mount Pleasant, was recently†presented with the J. Travis Jackson†GED†Scholarship during the†2014†GED graduation ceremony hosted by the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Adult Education Department.†This $500 award is given by the Mount Pleasant Rotary Club in memory of Jackson, who was a long time adult educator in Titus County.†Making the presentation is Malik Latif (left), President of the Mount Pleasant Rotary Club and Carolyn Pope, GED Instructor.
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Students inducted into National Adult Education Honor Society



A gift from the†Whatley Employee Enhancement Grant†recently honored deserving†General Equivalency Diploma (GED) students from Northeast Texas Community†College by inducting them into the National Adult Education Honor Society†(NAEHS).†Those inducted were: (from left)†Maxine Spafford, Duane Walker, Susie Smith, Randall Bourgeois, Letisia Rios, Brian Smith, Gracie Martinez, Brian Carr, Iliana Gonzalez, and Ashley Laureano. Not pictured were Sara Delgado, Enedina Lopez, and Maria Roque.
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Poster Contest winners announced

John Updike once noted that anyone seriously interested in doing something better or right will be creative.† On the morning of May 2, while some students were studying for finals, 20 students†gathered†to compete in the Seventh Annual McGraw-Hill Poster Contest.†The event was held at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts.

Their object was to convey to well-educated adult judges from our community something that the latter did not already know.† Each of the twenty students had an idea they had developed.

SGA honors outstanding student organizations

The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Student Government Association (SGA) recently recognized two student organizations on campus. The Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Mu Chi chapter was awarded Outstanding Student Organization for the 2013-2014 school year. To be eligible for this award an organization must exhibit how it has contributed to the college, community, and the development of its members. Members of Alpha Mu Chi are pictured along with PTK Advisor Dr. Melissa Weinbrenner and Rico Willis, Director of Student Activities and Multicultural Affairs.
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Perryman gives $3,000 for scholarship reception

Richard Perryman, (pictured, left) recently presented a $3,000 check to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, Vice President for Advancement, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº.† The funds will be used to underwrite the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Foundation Annual Scholarship Reception.† The reception is held on the ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº campus each fall and allows scholarship recipients to meet the donors who made their award possible. In addition to helping ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº with scholarships themselves, Richard and Margaret Perryman have been underwriting the Scholarship Reception for more than 10 years.
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Lions Club of Pittsburg donates scholarship

The ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Foundation recently received an $1,800 gift from the Lions Club of Pittsburg. The donation will provide three $600 scholarships to ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº students from Camp County. Lions Club President, Allen Weatherford (right) is pictured making the donation to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Vice President for Advancement. For information about this or other scholarship opportunities at ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº, contact McCullough at 903-434-8115.
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ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Farmers Market to help you grow local

The next ÂÒÉ«ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞÊÓÆµÓ°Ôº Farmer's Market is Friday, May 16!

It seems ironic that as little as a generation ago, my grandparents managed to feed their family of eight, either by fishing, hunting, gathering and/or subsistence farming and yet most of our so-called technologically advanced people today would starve if we had to eat only what we could grow. I can remember that my grandparents hardly ever made a weekly trip to the store to purchase any food product that they could grow on their farm.
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