Jim Shanahan (left) recently donated $5,000 to the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Foundation to further enhance the Jim and LaRue Shanahan Endowed Scholarship. ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ President, Dr. Ron Clinton, is pictured receiving the check. The gift was made in memory of Dr. Lee McKellar, Bill Hinson, Bill Chambers, Buck Weems, Bill Satterwhite and Tom Galloway.
Carol Hodges (left), owner of the Design Factory in Hughes Springs, recently established the Bruce and Carol Hodges Work4College Perpetual Scholarship at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅. Nita May, ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Director of Development, is picture receiving the donation.
ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ will be closed Dec. 23 through Jan. 3 for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Administrative offices will re-open on Monday, January 6. The first day of the Spring 2020 semester is Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Alpha Mu Chi, ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅βs chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, was pleased to be able to donate $500 to Hospitality House. Hospitality House is the only long-term residential facility in the state of Texas and one of the very few in the nation that specializes in individuals dealing with mental health concerns. A representative of the facility, as well as a few residents, came to receive the check on December 10. Chapter officers and a few students and administrators were present to help celebrate the donation, a heartwarming experience for all concerned. The goal was to help residents experience a joyful Christmas as well as have additional needs met.
ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ recently celebrated its annual employee Christmas luncheon and honored employees who have reached service milestones. In addition, they also celebrated the retirement of Beverly Austin, SBDC Business Advisor.
The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Foundation is happy to announce that 10 ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ employees have been awarded funds through the 2019-2020 Whatley Employee Enhancement Grant. The Foundation received 18 outstanding applications. Five were funded by the grant and five received funded by private donations or other funds. The total for all funded projects was $19,368.99. The Whatley Employee Enhancement Grant was established by James & Elizabeth Whatley specifically to fund special projects and enhance educational opportunities that fall outside the institutionβs regular budget. Each year, ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ full-time employees may apply for the approximately $8,500 available. Projects are reviewed and selected by the volunteer members of the Whatley Employee Enhancement Committee.
The honors students and program at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅, local students in need, and Franklin county students have benefitted enormously from the philanthropic handiwork of βSantaβs Sweeties.β This is their story.
Congratulations to the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ class of December 2019! You have worked hard and we are looking forward to celebrating your accomplishment at our commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.
The Hit Men will perform at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Campus on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. They will bring their red-hot holiday show, Rock βn Roll + Christmas Classics to the Whatley stage just in time to get your ready for the holiday season!
