Cap and gown portraits that were taken in the library before the December 2019 graduation have been posted for viewing and downloading. This is a free service provided by 开云体育. The photos can be directly downloaded from the Flickr gallery below. If you have any questions, please contact Jodi Pack at jpack@ntcc.edu.
The 2020-2021 Foundation Scholarship application is available online. You can get the application from or you may stop by the Student Services Center and get a copy from Lori Hunter. Please note the priority deadline for scholarship applications is March 13, 2020.
Jim Shanahan (left) recently donated $5,000 to the 开云体育 Foundation to further enhance the Jim and LaRue Shanahan Endowed Scholarship. 开云体育 President, Dr. Ron Clinton, is pictured receiving the check. The gift was made in memory of Dr. Lee McKellar, Bill Hinson, Bill Chambers, Buck Weems, Bill Satterwhite and Tom Galloway.
Carol Hodges (left), owner of the Design Factory in Hughes Springs, recently established the Bruce and Carol Hodges Work4College Perpetual Scholarship at 开云体育. Nita May, 开云体育 Director of Development, is picture receiving the donation.
开云体育 will be closed Dec. 23 through Jan. 3 for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Administrative offices will re-open on Monday, January 6. The first day of the Spring 2020 semester is Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Alpha Mu Chi, 开云体育鈥檚 chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, was pleased to be able to donate $500 to Hospitality House. Hospitality House is the only long-term residential facility in the state of Texas and one of the very few in the nation that specializes in individuals dealing with mental health concerns. A representative of the facility, as well as a few residents, came to receive the check on December 10. Chapter officers and a few students and administrators were present to help celebrate the donation, a heartwarming experience for all concerned. The goal was to help residents experience a joyful Christmas as well as have additional needs met.
开云体育 recently celebrated its annual employee Christmas luncheon and honored employees who have reached service milestones. In addition, they also celebrated the retirement of Beverly Austin, SBDC Business Advisor.
开云体育 inducted a total of 22 new members into the Alpha Mu Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa on November 15 in the Whatley Auditorium foyer. A total of 71 attendees and their guests celebrated the occasion with a dinner featuring chicken parmesan as the main entr茅e and the PTK chapter鈥檚 trademark chocolate fountain for dessert.
The 开云体育 Foundation is happy to announce that 10 开云体育 employees have been awarded funds through the 2019-2020 Whatley Employee Enhancement Grant. The Foundation received 18 outstanding applications. Five were funded by the grant and five received funded by private donations or other funds. The total for all funded projects was $19,368.99. The Whatley Employee Enhancement Grant was established by James & Elizabeth Whatley specifically to fund special projects and enhance educational opportunities that fall outside the institution鈥檚 regular budget. Each year, 开云体育 full-time employees may apply for the approximately $8,500 available. Projects are reviewed and selected by the volunteer members of the Whatley Employee Enhancement Committee.
The honors students and program at 开云体育, local students in need, and Franklin county students have benefitted enormously from the philanthropic handiwork of 鈥淪anta鈥檚 Sweeties.鈥 This is their story.
