The family of DeQuan “Noot” Dickens, along with Bob Reardon of Burger King and Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson, have established the DeQuan “Noot” Dickens Memorial Endowed Scholarship at ĢƵ. A Rocky Mount native, DeQuan “Noot” Dickens had a “golden personality,” according to his parents, Demeka Johnson and Demond Dickens. “He was always […]
The ĢƵ Foundation’s 35th Annual Golf Tournament raised approximately $20,000 for student scholarships, grants, programs, and projects at ĢƵ. The tournament was held April 22 at Maccripine Country Club in Macclesfield. Thirty-one teams competed in the tournament, which is among the largest fundraisers held by the ĢƵ Foundation. “Our golfers and […]
Keihin Carolina System Technology has donated a 2021 Honda Accord Sport Turbo 2.0 liter 10-speed automatic as a hole-in-one prize for the ĢƵ Foundation’s 35th Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, April 22. Shown from left are KCST and ĢƵ officials Lynwood Roberson, Tammie Barrett, Batt Masterson, Dr. Greg McLeod, and David Catt. Set […]
The ĢƵ Foundation has received $100,000 through a bequest from the estate of Thomas S. Fleming Jr., who passed away in 2020. Thomas S. Fleming Jr. was the son of Dr. Thomas S. Fleming (pictured), a Tarboro dentist who served on the ĢƵ Board of Trustees for 36 years, from 1971 to 2007, […]
The family of Betty B. Ipock has endowed a scholarship in her memory at ĢƵ. Ipock, who passed away in 1999, was a lifelong registered nurse. Her service to the profession included teaching nursing students at ĢƵ. The Betty B. Ipock Memorial Endowed Scholarship will support students who are studying toward a degree […]
Phillips/Bricks Alumni Association Scholarship Endowment Donors of $100 and Above Brenda Asbury Gwendolyn W. Barnes Eleanor Battle‐Sharpe Vivian M. Batts Minnie R. Bell Katherine Bellamy Maurieta E. Cozart Clarence Daniels Mary E. Davis In Loving Memory of Alfred Dickens, Class of 1950 Jacqueline O. Dickens Kary Dickens Freida P. Diggs Maniza Findlater DeLois G. Hamilton […]
The Rocky Mount Rotary Club presented ĢƵ with $17,000 on Monday to support student scholarships. The presentation took place during a Rotary Zoom meeting, during which Rotary leaders presented $51,000 in scholarship funds to support local students attending ĢƵ, Nash Community College, and North Carolina Wesleyan College. The funds were raised […]
Leaders at Edgecombe-Martin County Electric Membership Corporation recently presented $1,000 to ĢƵ to support student scholarships. Edgecombe-Martin EMC provides two $500 scholarships to the College annually. From left are Lynwood Roberson, executive director of the ĢƵ Foundation; Eddie Stocks, vice president of member and industrial development at Edgecombe-Martin EMC; Dr. Greg McLeod, president […]
The Rocky Mount Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has endowed a scholarship at ĢƵ that will support African American students from the Twin Counties. The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded in 1913 by 22 collegiate women at Howard University to promote academic excellence and provide assistance and support […]
In early March, the League of Women Voters Twin Counties established a scholarship at ĢƵ that will support female students enrolled in non-traditional programs. Part-time or full-time students in technical programs such as welding, automotive systems, collision repair and refinishing, industrial and technical trades, respiratory therapy, and radiography will be eligible to apply […]
