Bestselling author and motivational speaker, Laura Schroff, spoke at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts this week. The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation sponsored the event as part of its annual Distinguished Lecture Series. Schroff shared the inspirational true story behind her book,†An Invisible Thread, which shot to the top of the New York Times Bestseller List after its release in 2011.
Perhaps the most revered and controversial Northeast Texas legend of all time is the story of Harriet Potter Ames.†In 1959 it was immortalized in an international best-seller,†Love is a Wild Assault,†by Elithe Kirkland.†It is a tale with Shakespearean dimensions that plays out against the backdrop of the Texas Revolution, and Caddo Lake.
In a cinematic version of the story,†ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's Walter Webb Society under the auspices of Honors Northeast will re-present the story on Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m.
Jennifer Harland,†Manager of External Affairs for AEP SWEPCO†(right), recently made s $2,000 contribution to The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Work Scholarship Program. Dr. Jonathan McCullough accepted the gift on behalf of the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation.
From EASTEX Motorsports
Carroll Shelby was born and raised in East Texas minutes from Adam Poland?s home town of Mount Vernon, Texas. As a way of giving back to his community and career, Carroll Shelby funded the startup of the Carroll Shelby Automotive Technology Program at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, located in Mount Pleasant, Texas. The program provides an avenue for motorsports-minded students to develop their skills in prepartion of working as technicians in the motorsports industry.
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Eagles baseball team kicked off its spring season†last†Friday with two wins against Cedar Valley Community College.
The†Eagles started the season off on the right foot with a 2-0 shutout. Brandon Colbert, of Pittsburg, got the win.
?Brandon dominated from the first inning.
Congratulations to our very own Judy Jackson! She was presented with the Drucilla Pruitt Memorial Woman of the Year Award at Thursday's Pittsburg-Camp County Chamber of Commerce banquet. Allen Weatherford (pictured right) presented Judy with the award. Judy was acknowledged for her years of active service for both ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ and other Camp County causes.
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This article was provided by the Texas Association of Community College Marketers (TACCM)
††?I Owe It All to Community College,? an op-ed piece published in The New York Times and written by Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks, gives readers insight on the impact Chabot College, a community college in Hayward, California, had on his life.
