PROGRAM AND SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTS
Families, friends and businesses honor and memorialize individuals, corporations and students through endowed gifts to the Foundation. Endowments are established and invested with a minimum gift of $15,000 and are permanent funding sources for programs, scholarships and other financial assistance. These funds provide the annual earnings to support these awards.
Ambassadors ($250,000 +)
Ralph W. Ketner Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Philip Morris USA Endowed Scholarship
RCCC General Endowed Scholarship Fund
Title III Endowed Fund
Advocates ($100,000+)
Benson/Deberry Memorial Endowed Fund for Academic Excellence
Food Lion Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Richard L. Brownell Endowment Fund
Ervin W. and Miriam R. McCulloch Endowed Scholarship
Edith Walker Estate Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Champions ($75,000+)
AkzoNobel Corporation Endowed Scholarship
Partners ($50,000+)
Dean R. and Betty I. Andrews Endowed Scholarship
Evelyn Kenerly Germann and William Joseph Germann Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Dai Nippon Endowed Scholarship
Edward and Susan Norvell Endowed Scholarship
Promoters ($25,000+)
Cabarrus Rescue Squad Endowed Scholarship
Lane C. Drye Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Susan Elaine Harrison Memorial Endowed Nursing Scholarship
The North Carolina Paraplegia Association Endowed Scholarship
The Optimist Club Endowed Scholarship
The Salisbury Lions Club Clyde H. Harriss Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Student Emergency Scholarship Endowment
Susan J. and Robert M. Smith Endowed Scholarship
Waddell Professional Development Endowed Fund
Endorsers ($15,000+)
Walter Almeida Endowed Scholarship
Brown Family Fire Protection Technology Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Jarrett T. Chandler, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Michael Chreitzberg Endowed Scholarship
Edna J. Chrin Memorial Scholarship
Larry Cloninger Family Endowed Scholarship
Helen B. Earnhardt Memorial Scholarship
Rachel B. Gaskey Memorial Scholarship
Carla G. Howell Endowed Scholarship
Sam R. and Louise May Endowed Scholarship
Jeanie H. Moore Endowed Scholarship
Graham Spencer Endowed Scholarship
Ben Mynatt Memorial Scholarship
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Student Emergency Scholarship Fund
William and Nancy Stanback Scholarship Endowment
Other Endowed Funds
C.C. Erwin Memorial Endowed Scholarship
China Grove Civitan Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Michael A. Johnson Scholarship
Concord Rotary Club Endowed Scholarship
Draft and Design Endowed Scholarship
Richmond Gage Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Clyde H. Harriss Family Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Eddie Myers Memorial Endowed Scholarship
National Tool and Machinery Endowed Scholarship
C.T. Overton Endowed Scholarship
STEAM Endowed Scholarship
NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROGRAM FUNDS
Gifts of $1,500 or more may create a named scholarship or program fund. Contributions at this level offer the financial support for successful completion of a certificate, diploma or degree. Program funds provide enhancements to the classroom and learning experience.
Bobbie Lois Lusk Abshire Scholarship
Patricia Burke Scholarship Fund
Cathy Norris Nursing Scholarship
Chaffin Scholarship
Construction Financial Management Association – Charlotte Chapter Scholarship
Gerald Cox Family Scholarship
Equipment and Technology Fund
F&M Bank Merit Award
Anthanasius Fote Scholarship
Friends and Family Scholarship
GED Scholarship
The Maria Hall Emergency Assistance Scholarship Fund
Harrison RV Trades Scholarship
Al Hoffman Scholarship
Honeycutt, Horton, Brogdon, Vanderburg-Johnson, and Propst Scholarship
Mechanical Trades Carolina Scholarship
Justin Monroe Scholarship
Dora Anna Newton Scholarship
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Auxiliary Scholarship Fund
OrthoCarolina Scholarship
Lillian C. Peeler Memorial Scholarship of the Salisbury Woman’s Club
Nadine Potts and Jo Franklin Excellence in Nursing Scholarship
North Carolina Manufacturing Institute Sustainability Scholarship Fund
Radiography Scholarship Fund
R.A.D. Alumni Scholarship
Rowan-Cabarrus Literary Scholarship Fund
Rowan-Cabarrus Student Emergency Scholarship Fund
Rowan-Cabarrus Student Impact Grant Fund
Rowan-Cabarrus Marketing Grant Fund
Dr. L.H. Pete Robertson, Jr. Radiography Scholarship
The Salisbury Rotary Club Scholarship
Shoe Show Scholarship
Student Government Association Scholarship
STEAM Endowed Scholarship
Hilton J. Swindell Memorial Scholarship Fund
Top Scholar Presidential Scholarship Award
Lauren V. Thomas Scholarship
Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund-U.S. for S.T.E.A.M. Scholarships
Gerry Wood Automotive Group Technical Scholarship
The Margaret Woodson Foundation Scholarship
Vanderburg Enterprises, LLLP Scholarship
Contributions made in honor of 2016 graduates:
Danielle Huester
Xavier Mock
Michael Mendez
2016 SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
We would like to express appreciation to:
2016 Changing Lives Scholarship Luncheon Sponsor
2016 GRANT AWARDS
The Cannon Foundation: Funding provided will support the outdoor learning center initiative of the Building a More Prosperous Community Major Gifts Campaign – $250,000
Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trusts: Funding provided will support the outdoor learning center initiative of the Building a More Prosperous Community Major Gifts Campaign – $250,000
The Duke Energy Foundation: funding will purchase the MechLab Automated Training Systems equipment to assist in learning objectives in the engineering technology programs – $50,000.
The John W. and Anna H. Hanes Foundation: Funding for Healthcare Education – $30,000
Ketner Foundation: Funding for Healthcare Education – $10,000
The Leon Levine Foundation (Year 1): Funding for Healthcare Education – $60,000
(Total Award $300,000 over a five year grant period)
The Margaret C. Woodson Foundation: Annual scholarships, emergency funds and healthcare education – $50,000
National Science Foundation/Advanced Technological Education Program (NSF/ATE) via South Carolina Advanced Technological Education (SCATE) Center of Excellence: “Build-Your-Own Recruitment Video” program – Funding provided professional development to staff – $2,500
North Carolina Community College System: Align4NCWorks Taste of Industry program – funding allowed career influencers to experience current industry training programs through hands on experiences at the college – $8,200
North Carolina Community College System: Align4NCWorks Taste of Industry program – funding allowed career influencers to experience current industry training programs through hands on experiences at the college – $8,200
North Carolina Community College System: Male Minority Success Initiative – funding provided to improve the retention and graduation rates of minority male students – $17,234
North Carolina Community College System: Suborbital Balloon launch grant – Funding for students to design, engineer, test fly and recover a helium balloon to the edge of space – $6,668
North Carolina Problem Gambling Outreach/Prevention/Awareness Plan: Graphic Design and Marketing campaign competition for students – funding will provide awards and campaign cost to those students who create a winning campaign – $5,000
Online Learning Consortium via a grant provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Digital Learning Innovation Award (Faculty-led initiative) – the award was given for leadership in the digital textbook initiative – $10,000
Residents of Historic Concord: Student Impulse Exhibit – funding will provide exhibition costs for students to present their work at the ClearWater Gallery in Concord – $500
Rowan Arts Council/Grassroots Grant via the North Carolina Arts Council: Artist Connect @ Rowan-Cabarrus program – funding will provide a local artist to work with students in class and provide informative lectures/demonstrations – $1,000
Rowan County Convention and Visitors Bureau/Tourism and Marketing Support funds: FY17 NC Community College Fine Arts Conference – $2,600
U.S. Dept. of Education: 2016/17 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Grant – Funding for career and technical education in student services and curriculum – $340,758
U.S. Dept. of Education: Title III (Year 5) – Funding for improving student retention and graduation rates through targeted intervention – $257,258
Wells Fargo Foundation: Building a More Prosperous Community campaign – $12,500
Total for 2016: $1,364,208