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The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation recently received a $10,000 gift from the East Texas Communities Foundation and the Burt and Nancy Marans Estate. Dr. Brad Johnson, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ President (right) and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Vice President for Advancement, are pictured receiving the donation. †The funds will be used to begin the restoration process for the Dr. John Biggers mural that will be relocated from Pewitt Elementary School to the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Charlie and Helen Hampton Learning Resource Center.

Dr. Tawny Nix, Director of the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Medical Assistant program, recently contributed $2,000 to the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation. The funds will provide scholarships to students majoring in Medical Assistant, Medical Coding or Health Informatics. She is pictured presenting the gift to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Vice President for Advancement. For more information about the scholarships or registering for these programs, contact Nix at 903-434-8289 or Amanda Hutchings at 903-434-8363.†

Helen Hampton (center) sponsored the April 3 performance of the popular children?s musical ?Pinkalicious" at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. She is pictured with cast members at the VIP Tea Party with Pink held after the show. ?Pinkalicious" marked the end of the Whatley Center?s 2015-2016 season. The lineup for next year?s shows will be announced this summer.

ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ lost a long time friend this week as Mrs. Elizabeth H. Whatley passed away at the age of 89. Services for Mrs. Whatley will be held Saturday, April 9 at 10:30 a.m. in Longview at the mausoleum at Rosewood Park.

?Mrs. Whatley and her husband James loved ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. I am so glad that she got to experience the impact she had on our college first hand before she passed away. The Whatleys truly left a legacy that will live on for many†generations to come,? Dr.

Team Arise and Raw Iron Gyms recently teamed up to give $1,000 to the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation. Pictured making the donation to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Vice President for Advancement (center) is Michael Brown (left), Founder of the non-profit organization Team Arise, and Brad Duncan (right), owner of Raw Iron Gym and Raw Iron Gym 2. The funds will provide a scholarship to ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ students who are veterans or children of veterans.

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation recently received a donation of $2,000 from the Northeast Texas Biker?s Church.†These funds will provide two $1,000 scholarships for criminal justice or police academy students attending ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ this fall.†Pictured at the check presentation is: (from left) James Aydelott, Roger Keck, Dr. Jonathan McCullough, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Vice President for Advancement, Jeff Martin, Janet Reeves, scholarship recipient, and Dominic Crescimanno.

The Mount Pleasant Fine Arts Club recently gave $500 to the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation. The funds will be used to provide a scholarship for an ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ student majoring in the fine arts. The group has been contributing to scholarships since 1985 when the college first opened. Pictured at the check presentation is Deloris O?Connor (bottom left) Dr. Jonathan McCullough, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Vice President for Advancement and Virginia Fortenberry, along with other members of the Fine Arts Club.

Helen Hampton recently gave $3,000 to sponsor the upcoming production of the children?s musical Pinkalicious at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. She is pictured (second from left) presenting the donation to Nita May, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Director of Development (left), Carolyn Franks, Director of the Whatley Center, and Lori Hunter, Administrative Assistant to the VP for Advancement and Financial Aid Advisor. The event is scheduled for April 3 at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for children.

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation announced the winners of the 2015-2016†Whatley Employment Enhancement Awards this week. Five†out of 21 proposals were chosen for funding. Winning employees and projects included:

Mary Hearron, Biology/Chemistry
"Seeing the Light" - $2,200

Laura Lambert, Communities in Schools
Leadership Experience Opportunity (LEO) - $1,800

Cynthia Linseisen, Upward Bound
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