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Y COLLEGE' S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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Nursing Faculty,
Graduates
Recognized
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Come out to
Business, Music
After Hours in
Warren County
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Williams Appointed
to Board of Trustees
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Celebrate
Black History Month
at VGCC
Scholarship Awards
Ceremony Set for Feb. 23
Vance-Granville will award schol¬
arships to full-time students in ceremo¬
nies to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 23,
in the Civic Center. The event will be¬
gin at 2 p.m. Students should arrive at
the Civic Center at 1 p.m.
Many representatives of the or¬
ganizations and families who have
endowed the scholarships will be on
hand to formally present the scholar¬
ship awards to students. VGCC's En¬
dowment Fund awards more endowed
scholarships (over 300) than any pro¬
gram of its kind in North Carolina.
Scholarships have been established by
numerous individuals, industries, busi¬
nesses, civic groups, churches and the
college's faculty and staff.
A reception will follow at which the
presenters and scholarship recipients
will have an opportunity to meet one
another. All students who will receive
scholarships are required to be on hand
for the ceremonies and reception.
Raleigh Couple Endows Third VGCC Scholarship
Raleigh residents Smith Doss and his wife, Claude Gene¬
vieve Monnier, have endowed their third scholarship at VGCC,
continuing a practice that started when they wanted to give
back to an area in which they often ride their bikes as part of a
cycling group. The territory is also the area served by the com¬
munity college: Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren coun¬
ties. Doss and Monnier learned of the economic challenges
in the area and wanted to help hard-working people who are
trying to gain education and training. They contacted VGCC
and established the Smith Doss and Claude Monnier Academic
Achievement scholarship. The first scholarship was awarded
to a VGCC student in 2010, and they added another scholar¬
ship that will be awarded for the first time this month. Now,
this third scholarship will join the others in being awarded year
after year, starting in 2012. For all three, preferences are given
to students who are single parents and to those who are work¬
ing on improving their math skills or studying in a math-in-
tensive program. VGCC President Randy Parker thanked Doss
and Monnier for their continuing commitment, both because
more and more students are experiencing financial need, and
because the college shares the couple's emphasis on Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education.
THIRD SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWED: From left, Smith
Doss and Claude Monnier present their gift to VGCC
President Randy Parker and Vice President of Institu¬
tional Advancement/Endowment Director Jo Anna Jones.
Vance-Granville Community College is a Tobaoco-Free College. Vance-Granville Community College is an eifual opportunity, affirmative action institution. The College senses all students regardless of race , creed, color, age, sex, national origin, or disabling conditions.
Vance-GranviBe Community College
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accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association ofColkges and Schools to award the associate degree. (Address: 1866 Southern lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033-409 1 - Telephone number: 404-679-4501).
