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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 5, 2011
 

HCC students receive Golden LEAF Scholarship Funds
 
WELDON, N.C. – Twelve Halifax Community College (HCC) students were recently selected as Golden Long-term Economic Advancement Foundation (LEAF) Scholars and received scholarship funding. The scholarship program is supported by a Golden LEAF grant.

Occupational Extension (CNA) recipients included:
  • Jaquitta Alston
  • Tyneisha Barber
  • Philip Brown
  • Debra Bryant
  • Pamela Daniels
Curriculum recipients included:
  • Kimmbly Boone
  • Antoine Butler
  • Tasha Cherry
  • Teonda Hawkins
  • Carlin Huff
  • Erma Lassiter
  • Yvonne Williams
The Golden LEAF Foundation has provided 7,755 scholarships totaling more than $21 million since 2001 when the Golden LEAF Scholarship Program was created to benefit students from rural North Carolina and their families.

The awards are up to $750 per semester, including the summer term for curriculum students and up to $250 per semester for students enrolling in occupational programs. Awards can be applied toward tuition, fees, books, supplies at the community college where recipients are enrolled and transportation and child care expenses related to attending classes.

Since Golden LEAF’s establishment in 1999, the Foundation has supported projects and programs, which have helped transform our state’s economy from one based almost solely on agriculture and traditional manufacturing to a diverse economy consisting increasingly of value-added agriculture, advanced materials, aerospace and other technology-based industries. The Golden LEAF Foundation also offers scholarships for students transferring from community colleges to attend participating four-year colleges and universities.

For more information on the Golden LEAF Foundation and the Golden LEAF Scholarship programs, visit www.goldenleaf.org or www.CFNC.org/goldenleaf.
 
 
Halifax Community College’s Mission
Halifax Community College strives to meet the diverse needs of our community by providing high-quality, accessible and affordable education and services for a rapidly changing and globally competitive marketplace.
 
Primary Media Contact: Melanie Temple, Public Information Officer, templem@halifaxcc.edu, 252-538-4319

Secondary Media Contact: Linnie S. Carter, Ph.D., APR, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Halifax Community College and Executive Director of the Halifax Community College Foundation Inc., carterl@halifaxcc.edu, 252-536-7239