Amy Dixon, manager of marketing and volunteer services at ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital, has been named to the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Board of Trustees. Appointed to the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ board by the Edgecombe County Board of Education, she fills the position formerly held by Kim Wittig, who served on the board from 2021 until her untimely […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ graduate and Tarboro resident John Batts III has been appointed to a four-year term on the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Board of Trustees. A gubernatorial appointee, Batts holds an associate of applied science in manufacturing technology degree from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. He also holds a bachelor of science in industrial technology degree from East Carolina […]
Three members of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Board of Trustees have been reappointed to serve four-year terms. Rocky Mount resident Josie Brown Davis was reappointed to the board by Governor Roy Cooper. Davis is a retired educator who spent 38 years as a teacher and administrator in Nash-Rocky Mount Schools and Edgecombe County Public Schools. […]
North Carolina legislative and higher education leaders recently toured the Tarboro campus of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. Dr. Greg McLeod, president of the college; Rev. Jerry Spruell, chair of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Board of Trustees; and several students hosted the visitors. Dignitaries were Rep. Shelly Willingham, Sen. Toby Fitch, and Dr. Shirley Carraway, a member of the […]
June Cherry, a retired health care professional and a native of Tarboro, has been appointed to a four-year term on the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Board of Trustees. Appointed to the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ board by the Edgecombe County Board of Education, she fills the position formerly held by Dr. Chad Cayton, who served on the board from […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ has a new ambassador, an eagle mascot. In the 1980s, the college fielded a basketball team for local games and tournaments. The players needed a nickname and chose the eagle. Over the years, the moniker has continued to be used to promote student events and activities. Last year, Dean of Students Samanthia […]
Kim Wittig, administrative captain of the Rocky Mount Fire Department and a native of Edgecombe County, has been appointed to a four-year term on the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Board of Trustees. In 2000, Wittig became the first fire and life safety educator for the Rocky Mount Fire Department. She spent the next 17 years in […]
Dr. Jerry Price, who has served as chair of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Board of Trustees since 2017, is retiring from the board on July 1. A trustee since 2009, Dr. Price is a retired Tarboro dentist. During his 12-year service on the board, Dr. Price has been instrumental in many achievements at the College, […]
The Rev. Jerry W. Spruell, director of the Edgecombe County Board of Elections and an Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ trustee, will give the keynote address during Commencement at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ on Saturday, May 8. Commencement will mirror last year’s event as the College celebrates the Class of 2021 with a Drive-Thru Graduation Parade. Remarks by Rev. Spruell, […]
Dr. Patrick Heins, president of Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro, has been named to the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Board of Trustees. Appointed to the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ board by the Edgecombe County Board of Education, he fills the position formerly held by Wick Baker, who served on the board from 2007 until September of this year. Baker […]
