(From left to right) Kendra O. Adams, senior vice president of the
SECU High Point Westchester Branch; Bianca Engram, GTCC student and
scholarship recipient; Dr. Randy Parker, GTCC President; Dwight Story, a member
of the State Employees' Credit Union's local Advisory Board.
"State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation has awarded six Guilford
Technical Community College students with an SECU Continuing Education
Scholarship each valued at $750. The scholarship recipients are: Bianca Engram,
Alexandra Boylan, Karlah Burton, Terri Coltrane, Ashley Mitchell and Traci
Mack.
Launched in 2013, the scholarship
program focuses on assisting the needs of North Carolina’s unemployed and
underemployed citizens, military veterans and members of the North Carolina
National Guard seeking short-term job training for new careers or retraining to
advance current job skills. Scholarship funding will be applied to tuition and
other expenses associated with their eligible program of study through the
Community College System’s Back-to-Work Program and continuing education
courses.
“The SECU Continuing Education
Scholarship program provides an excellent opportunity to assist North
Carolina’s unemployed and underemployed citizens with career training and
marketable job skills needed for today’s workplace,” said Dwight Story, a
member of the State Employees’ Credit Union’s local Advisory Board. “We look
forward to the long-term success of these scholarship recipients as they build
a better economic future for themselves, their families and our state.”
SECU Foundation’s recent commitment
of $435,000 for Continuing Education Scholarships and its annual $580,000
“People Helping People” Community College Scholarships now totals more than $1 million
in funding for the North Carolina Community College System.
Guilford
Technical Community College is the third largest of 58 institutions in the NC
Community College System. GTCC serves more than 40,000 students annually from
four major campuses and three specialized centers. Learn more at www.gtcc.edu.
About SECU and
the SECU Foundation
A
not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members, SECU has been
providing the employees of the State of North Carolina and their families with
consumer financial services for over 76 years. With nearly 1.9 million members,
SECU provides services through 253 branches, 1,100 ATMs, 24/7 contact centers
and a website – www.ncsecu.org.The SECU Foundation, a 501c (3) charitable
organization approved by the Internal Revenue Service, promotes local community
development primarily through high impact projects in the areas of education,
health and human services."
Submitted Press Release
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