The PCC Foundation

The Foundation, established in 1985, solicits gifts and bequests to support a variety of activities at the College, such as: scholarships and loans for students; small grants for faculty projects; student, personnel, and institutional development.  

Foundation Moves to New Office



The Pamlico Community College Foundation is now in its new office, Room 426 of the Brinson Building. The previous office is being converted to the new Student Success Center.

 

Scholarship Donors/Recipients Honored

Nineteen students who received scholarships from thirteen different community organizations and/or scholarship funds were honored at a recognition luncheon held Tuesday, November 10, 2009 in the Ned Everett Delamar Center. Dr. Cleve H. Cox, PCC President, welcomed the guests. Jamie Gibbs, Dean of Student Services, and Floyd Hardison, President of the PCC Foundation, presided. Also on hand to honor the scholars were State Representative Alice Underhill and Dr. James Coon, Superintendant of Pamlico County Schools, school board member Reggie Hawkins, County Commissioner Ann Holton, commissioner and PCC trustee, Ken Heath, and Kathy Kellum, PCC Trustee and Oriental Town Commissioner. The event was coordinated by the PCC Foundation's executive director, Brian Dodds.


 

Foundation Awards First Ned Everett Delamar Scholarship


Jennifer Jewell, Ned Delamar, and Floyd Hardison

Taking Continuing Education health occupations classes at Pamlico Community College inspired Swansboro native Jennifer Jewell to enroll in the Medical Assisting curriculum. Scheduled to graduate from that program in May 2010, she has already set a new goal. "My ideal goal is to get accepted into an RN program as close to home as possible. I want to be a registered nurse in an emergency room."

Jewell, with a 3.84 grade point average and the president of the PCC Student Government Association, has been named the recipient of the first Ned Everett Delamar Scholarship awarded by the college's Foundation. Many of her classes are in the allied health wing of the Ned Everett Delamar Center, named for the former Pamlico County delegate to the North Carolina House of Representatives who co-authored legislation a half century ago that created the North Carolina Community College System.

Jewell had the opportunity to thank Delamar in person. Though 87, his wit, charm, and interest in Pamlico County educational opportunities came across as sharp as ever as he said to Jewell, "Well, you're not only smart, but you're pretty too."

Jewell responded, "I could not have stayed in school without some type of scholarship help. I've learned what you have done to help so many people get an education and I want you to know how thankful I am." She presented him with a bouquet of flowers to brighten the room in his retirement apartment.

In reviewing Jewell's history with PCC, Clark Dimond, Dean of Institutional Advancement, commented, "Jennifer's record is more evidence that students are involved in breaking through from one level of education to the next. The college participates in Breaking Through, an initiative that helps Basic Skills students make the transition to college. Since 2005, PCC's efforts in Breaking Through have brought us national recognition.

"Jennifer did not start in Basic Skills, but she did start in Continuing Education and moved from there to curriculum and now plans to move into another degree program after graduation. Having the Delamar Scholarship to help make this advancement possible for our students is crucial."

Jewell credits Continuing Education instructor Hope Koontz and Medical Assisting Program director, Dale Holadia for encouraging her at each step of the way. "I had really good experiences in their classes. Seeing the way they taught - their passion for teaching - made me want to go further at PCC."

Floyd Hardison, President of the PCC Foundation, said, "We do as much to honor the legacy of Ned Delamar by awarding scholarships in his name as we did when we named our new auditorium and allied health center after him. Jennifer Jewell's record of accomplishments and service as a student leader embody the kind of leadership that Mr. Delamar embraced himself in his record of accomplishments."

Jewell said, "In my opinion, if every student had an opportunity to meet him, (Delamar) they would also agree that it is because of people like him, learning and earning a degree becomes a high achievement. I only hope that I am able to represent Mr. Delamar with the respect he deserves." Jewell is married to Lieutenant Billy Jewell of the Pamlico County Sheriff's Department.



 

Foundation and Pamlico County Chamber of Commerce Host Reception to Welcome Dr. Cleve Cox

On Wednesday, August 19, the PCC Foundation and the Pamlico County Chamber of Commerce held a reception to welcome Dr. Cleve Cox to the campus as the fourth president of the college. Sisters Sally Belangia and Mary Clyde Dunn were recognized for their service to the Foundation. State Representative Alice Underhill as well as four county commissioners and two municipal mayors were in attendance.










 

Another Sailboat Helps Someone Go To College



We know about their cars, but did you know that Chrysler first offered recreational boats in 1957? Starting with three aluminum runabouts and cruisers their first sailboat was the Buccaneer in 1971 followed by the Chrysler 22 in 1975. The 22 had Halsey Herreshoff as consuting designer. 1979 appears to be the year that they stopped building boats and concentrated on cars.

On August 18, the Pamlico Community College Foundation took delivery of a 1976 Chrysler 2. This boat was donated by Cary & Stephanie Cornette of Cedar Grove. The boat donation program accepts good vessels of all kinds for resale with the sale proceeds benefiting the Foundation. Donors have the advantage of the tax deduction.

This particular sailboat is in good condition and has a full set of sails. The Foundation is asking $1,800 for the boat. Buyers will have to either get a trailer or arrange for the boat to be transported to a marina.


 

Foundation Elects Officers - Charts Course for Future Development

Borrowing from track and field relay events, it is often said that the baton has been passed when new leadership assumes position in many organizations. Not so for the Pamlico Community College Foundation. Outgoing President Barbara Venturi passed the pig, a large piggy bank in which she deposited all her loose change on a daily basis during her tenure as president. Her last year's deposits totaled over $400. She passed the pig to incoming President Floyd Hardison and challenged him to best her total.



Reporting Foundation total assets of over $500,000, Executive Director Brian Dodds challenged Hardison to set the Foundation on a path to have assets of $750,000 in five years and over a million dollars in ten years.

In other actions at the meeting, the Board of Directors elected Bev Fruhling as Executive Vice President and head of Resource Development and John Jones to another term as Vice President and head of the Finance Committee. Harriet Scharr was elected to the Foundation Board of Directors. Betty Brinson was appointed Interim Treasurer until the Vice President of Finance and Administration position is filled.

Brian Dodds, Executive Director, reported that revenue for the year ending June 30, 2009 totaled just over $200,000, the majority of which was bequest from Geraldine Mayo Beveridge, a Pamlico County native. He also announced that the Foundation's annual golf tournament would be chaired by Barbara Venturi. The event is scheduled for September 26 at the Minnesott Beach Golf and Country Club and will once again feature a $10,000 putting challenge and a $25,000 hole-in-one prize.

In passing the gavel, (or piggy bank), Venturi said, "It has been my honor to serve Pamlico Community College as President of the Foundation these last two years. We've made great progress, but there are still so many deserving and needy individuals in Pamlico County who need help to get an education. I thank all who have helped make this happen in the past and I look forward to continued support in this ongoing effort."

Hardison projected his vision of the future, "Our mission is to support this college and its students. In addition to major projects and scholarship assistance, I hope we can help the faculty and staff in their professional development efforts. They are constantly involved in efforts that prepare them to meet the diverse needs of a diverse student body. I will also work on attracting new members to the Foundation Board who will become a part of this vision."



 

Foundation Receives Journal Donation

Dr. Charles D. Sopher has donated his personal collection of the Soil Science Society Journal, the Agronomy Journal and the Journal of Food Science to Pamlico Community College. These journals will be available in the Learning Resources Center and will provide a wonderful resource to students studying in the Environmental Science Program.

Dr. Sopher received his Ph.D. in Soil Science from North Carolina State University where he taught land management for ten years. He then had more than thirty years in agricultural production and food processing research with multi-national corporations before starting his own consultancy practice.

Carol Phillips, Chair of Arts and Sciences and Director of the Environmental Science Program remarked "After graduation many of our environmental science students go on to careers in the agricultural and public health sectors. The addition of these journals to our resource center will have a significant impact on our student's ability to relate class room information with real world applications. I am very grateful to Dr. Sopher for the donation of these wonderful journals"

"We thank Dr. Sopher for thinking of Pamlico Community College" said Brian Dodds, Executive Director of the College Foundation. "Noncash donations such as this are a valuable resource for us. In this difficult economic time contributions do not have to be cash to be effective."


Foundation Bylaws

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