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October 27, 2009 ALABAMA NATIVE ATTEMPTS $100 FIELD GOAL Chris Heritage of Gordo, Ala. (right) battled sloppy field conditions and connected on a 20-yard field goal attempt worth a $100 cash prize at halftime of the Northeast Tiger/Coahoma football game at Keenum Stadium October 15. Heritage’s name was drawn at random to try the field goal as part of the Northeast Development Foundation’s Game Sponsorship Program. Dodge Store of Booneville was the official game sponsor for the Tigers’ 2009 Homecoming game against the Coahoma Tigers. Pictured with Heritage is (l-r) Melissa Nichols of the Tupelo Headquarters and Brit Cockrell, Booneville Dodge Store leader ### |
October 22, 2009 TUITION GUARANTEE TO NEMCC FOR PRENTISS COUNTY STUDNETS ANNOUNCED Northeast Mississippi Community College president Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D., chats with a few Booneville High School seniors following the announcement of a tuition guarantee program for Prentiss County’s three school districts. Beginning with the 2010 fall semester students from Booneville Separate School District, Prentiss County School District and those students residing in Prentiss County attending Baldwyn High School may enroll at Northeast for four consecutive semesters tuition free. Once a student has applied for and exhausted all federal, state, institutional and outside agency scholarship and grant opportunities, the balance of his tuition will be paid from an endowment fund contributed to by the Prentiss County Board of Supervisors, City of Booneville Mayor and Board of Aldermen, Prentiss County School District, Booneville Separate School District, CREATE Foundation and the Northeast Mississippi Planning and Development District (NEMPDD), which will manage and administer the program. According to Sharon Gardner, executive director of NEMPDD, $25,000 has been pledged to the fund by NEMPDD, but additional contributions from the private sector will be solicited. To take advantage of the program, graduating seniors of the class of 2010 must graduate from high school, take the American College Test (ACT), apply for admission to Northeast, apply for the Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG), complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and enroll for the fall semester as a full time student (minimum 12 hours). ### |
September 25, 2009 CORINTH MAN ATTEMPTS $100 FIELD GOAL Steve Strickland of Corinth (l) misfired slightly on a 20-yard field goal attempt worth a $100 cash prize at halftime of the Northeast Tiger/Holmes Bulldog football game at Keenum Stadium September 24. Strickland’s name was drawn at random to try the field goal as part of the Northeast Development Foundation’s in-game promotions. At the Tigers’ battle with Holmes, the Foundation worked in conjunction with Northeast officials to promote the college’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). QEP is a faculty driven initiative which allows the institution to focus on an issue that will impact student learning. Each institution applying for accreditation or renewal of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is required to develop a QEP. At Northeast the focus of Northeast’s QEP is reading, which was selected by the faculty and staff, based on institutional research and widespread participation of Northeast’s constituencies. The title of the QEP is Reading R.O.A.R.S. (Raising Our Academic Reading Success). Next week during a three-day visit to Northeast, an SACS committee, which is made up of peer professionals, will spend time on the main campus in Booneville, as well as the Corinth and New Albany campuses. It will examine data and conduct interviews to asses the educational strengths and weaknesses of the institution and evaluate the soundness of the school’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), the newest component of the accreditation or re-accreditation process. Pictured with Strickland is Patrick Eaton, executive director of the Northeast Development Foundation. ### |
August 31, 2009 BALDWYN YOUTH ATTEMPTS $100 FIELD GOAL Jimmy Reno of Baldwyn (center) misfired slightly on a 20-yard field goal attempt worth a $100 cash prize at halftime of the Northeast Tiger/Hinds football game at Keenum Stadium August 27. Reno’s name was drawn at random to try the field goal as part of the Northeast Development Foundation’s Game Sponsorship Program. Dr. William Jackson of Corinth and Dodge Store of Booneville were the official game sponsors for the Tigers’ 2009 season opener against the Eagles. Pictured with Reno is Patrick Eaton, executive director of the Northeast Development Foundation (right) and “Spirit.” ### |
August 17, 20093 DODGE’S CHICKEN STORE AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS AT NEMCC Three Northeast Mississippi Community College students benefit from a trio of scholarships awarded by the Dodge’s Chicken Store of Booneville. Booneville’s Allison Floyd, Bryson Dees and Ripley’s Marley Hagelin all received the Dodge’s Chicken Store scholarships to Northeast Mississippi Community College. On hand to award the scholarships were (back row l-r) Booneville Store Leader Britt Cockrell, Tupelo headquarters support team member Chris Murphy, Tupelo headquarter marketing associate Cathy Chaffin, DeAnna Richardson with the Tupelo Headquarters and Northeast Mississippi Community College Development Foundation Executive Director Patrick Eaton along with (front row l-r) Floyd and Hagelin who received the scholarships. Dees was not available for the photo. ###
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July 9, 2009 NEMCC FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE W.E. YANCEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND Booneville, Miss.--The Northeast Development Foundation recently received a $110,000 estate gift from Mr. W.E. Yancey, a recently deceased Tippah County Farmer and shoe factory worker that valued the college. Although Mr. Yancey never got the opportunity to attend Northeast himself, he wanted to develop a scholarship so that others may have an opportunity to do so. His wish was made into reality at the formal presentation on Thursday June 9th at Fred Permenter’s law office on the square in Ripley. Northeast Development Foundation Executive Director Patrick Eaton and the Northeast Executive Vice President Dr. Larry Nabors were presented with a check from the Yancey Estates in front of the Tippah County Courthouse in honor of the late W.E. Yancey. Eaton and Nabors both expressed their gratitude to the Yancey family for Mr. Yancey’s generous contribution to Northeast in Thursday’s meeting. “It is amazing that he donated this money to Northeast and never even walked through the doors,” said Eaton. “Mr. Yancey was a graduate of Piney Grove High School in 1945 and was the schools Valedictorian,” explained his nephew, David Yancey. “My uncle was a well respected, upright, honest, and caring man in the Pine Grove community. He worked hard throughout his life and always gave advice to the youngsters. Visiting him throughout my childhood brought me a lot of knowledgeable advice through the years. As he sat in his recliner, time after time, he told me how he wished he had the opportunity to attend college when he graduated from high school. He continued to be a great role model for myself and many others over time. It is a great honor for our family to witness his generosity in establishing the W.E. Yancey Scholarship Fund to provide a better future for graduates today. He would be very proud to witness this unfold himself, and to see the accomplishments of youngsters who will benefit from the W.E. Yancey Scholarship Fund and Northeast,” Yancey said. W.E. Yancy was never married and had no children. W.E. Yancey’s niece Karen Yancey said that he told her one time about the two things he wished he had done different in his life, he wish he would have went to college and that he would have some day got married. Plans are being made to provide the scholarship to a Pine Grove High School graduate for 2010. A separate application will be required in order to be considered for the W.E. Yancey Scholarship. ### |
June 10, 2009 BANCORPSOUTH PROVIDES PERIODICAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO NEMCC LIBRARY Rick Willis of BancorpSouth (at right) presents an issue of the popular magazine Cooking with Paula Deen to Glenice Stone, director of the Eula Dees Memorial Library at Northeast Mississippi Community College (second from left) as a representation of the 10 periodical subscriptions made available to the college by BancorpSouth through a donation to the Northeast Development Foundation. A representative from Ebsco Publishing, Northeast’s primary vendor for subscriptions to magazines and journals, presented Willis with the opportunity to donate subscriptions to the college from a list submitted by the college library staff. BancorpSouth has provided magazine subscriptions to the Northeast library for more than 5 years. Also pictured is Patrick Eaton, executive director of the Northeast Development Foundation (l) and Jack Ramsey, chairman of the Northeast Board of Trustees. ### |
June 8, 2009 TIGER DEN COFFEE CLUB MAKES DONATION TO SCHOLARSHIP FUND BOONEVILLE, Miss.-- Members of the “Tiger Den Coffee Club” recently made a $1,000 donation to the David Carnell Scholarship Fund at Northeast Mississippi Community College. “We are very appreciative this group set the bar high by donating $1000,” Northeast head softball coach Jody Long said. “I’m very thankful for any donation from $5 to $5,000. Without groups like this coffee club an idea would remain just that, but gifts like this make ideas reality.” The Coffee Club also gave an additional $400 to fund two scholarships for the 2009 fall semester. The David Carnell Scholarship Fund was established in honor of a man who dedicated over 30 years of his professional life to Northeast athletics. However, it was on the softball diamond where Carnell found success. Carnell guided the Lady Tigers to the 2003 Div. II National Tournament in Fort Dodge, Iowa in only their third year of fast-pitch competition. During the 2003 season, Carnell was honored as the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Region 23 Division II Coach of the Year. Carnell wrapped up his career as head fast-pitch softball coach in 2005 amassing a 152-86 record in only five fast-pitch seasons. ### |
May 14, 2009 PHASE II OPENING Northeast Mississippi Community College Board of Trustees President Troy Holliday (left) congratulates Dr. Thomas L. Sweat, M.D., about having the library at the Northeast at Corinth Center named after the longtime Corinth physician. Sweat is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the library was sponsored by Magnolia Regional Health Center and named in the doctor’s honor. Northeast held an open house on Tuesday, May 12 allowing the public to view the completed Phase II at Corinth. Phase II of the Northeast at Corinth project includes classrooms, a science laboratory, a resource center equipped with a library and computers with Internet access. Administrative and faculty offices were also constructed. Cost of the 17,846 square foot addition is estimated at $1,650,000. Mike Reese with The McCarty Company served as the lead architect. The contractor was Worsham Brothers of Corinth. Northeast at Corinth is a 75,000 square foot facility donated to the college by the city of Corinth. Door opened on Phase I of the renovation in August 2006. In 2008 while work was underway on Phase II, the Northeast Board of Trustees officially named the facility after a long-time Alcorn County board member and former chairman, the late Larry M. McCollum. ### |
April 6, 2009 EATON EARNS INTERNATIONAL DESIGNATION FOR THE SECOND TIME BOONEVILLE, MISS. – D. Patrick Eaton, executive director of the Northeast Development Foundation & Alumni Association was recently recertified as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). With recertification, Eaton joined over 5,000 professionals around the world who hold the CFRE designation. Individuals granted the CFRE credential have met a series of standards set by CFRE International which include tenure in the profession, education, demonstrated fundraising achievement and a commitment to service to not-for-profit organizations. They have agreed to uphold Accountability Standards and the Donor Bill of Rights. Initially, candidates must pass a rigorous written examination testing the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of a fundraising executive. “The CFRE process was developed as a way to identify for the public and employers those individuals who possess the knowledge, skills and commitment to perform fundraising duties in a effective, conscientious, ethical and professional manner,” states Andrew Day, CFRE; Chair of CFRE International. “Achievement of the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential demonstrates the level of commitment on the part of Patrick Eaton to himself and the profession as a whole.” CFRE recipients are awarded certification for a three-year period. In order to maintain certification status, certificates must continue to demonstrate on-going fundraising employment, fundraising results and continue with their professional education. Employers and donors who work with Certified Fund Raising Executives (CFRE) know they are getting someone who is committed to the best outcomes for their organization and someone who is committed to their profession. CFRE International is an independent organization whose sole mission is dedicated to the certification of fundraising executives by setting standards in philanthropy. This single, universal, baseline organization works in cooperation with leading philanthropic associations. The organization is currently celebrating its Silver Anniversary – 25 years of Voluntary Fundraising Certification and celebrating recognition of the credential in five nations around the globe. More information about CFRE can be found on their website, www.cfre.org. ### |
March 30, 2009 NEMCC EMPLOYEES RECEIVE FOUNDATION GRANT-- NEMCC Employee Enhancement Committee successfully granted $11,800 to NEMCC faculty and staff for various professional development activities in 2008. These funds are fully funded through the contributions of the NEMCC employees. Pictured are (l-r) Northeast Development Foundation executive director Patrick Eaton, mathematics instructor Betty Owen, economics instructor Dr. John Yarber, mathematics instructor Amy Marolt and institutional research assistant Angie Mason. These recipients are only representatives of the approximately 40 faculty and staff who were awarded funds. ### |
January 28, 2009 EQUIPMENT DONATED TO NEMCC Equipment and training material were donated to the Automotive Mechanics /Service Technician program at Northeast Mississippi Community College in December 2008 by Walter C. Harrison and his son Walt, both of New Albany. The Harrisons formerly owned and operated the Harrison Motor Company. Pictured is (l-r) Greg Hardin, instructor; Walter C. Harrison, Walt Harrison, Jerry Palmer, instructor; and Patrick Eaton, executive director of the Northeast Development Foundation. ### |
December 15, 2008 PEOPLES BANK OF RIPLEY INVESTS IN EDUCATION RIPLEY, Miss-- Bobby Martin, chairman, president and CEO of The Peoples Bank of Ripley, (fifth from left) presents a $5,000 check to the Northeast Development Foundation December 15 to help fund $100 incentive awards to adult basic education (ABE) students from Tippah County who attend free ABE classes at Northeast Mississippi Community College’s location in Ripley, pass the GED and enroll at Northeast. Martin and The Peoples Bank were instrumental in renovating the office space and providing the furniture and state-of-the-art computer lab that instructors Kathy Ward and Twila Goolsby use in Ripley to teach the free classes and instituted the incentive payments in 2007. According to Pam Meeks, coordinator of Adult Basic Education/GED chief examiner at Northeast, said since July 1, 2008 approximately 80 GED diplomas have been awarded to Tippah County students. During the presentation, Martin pledged continued support to the program, which is known as The Peoples Bank GED Awards Program. Pictured is (l-r) Northeast Development Foundation executive director Patrick Eaton, Pam Meeks, Becky Benson, senior vice president, The Peoples Bank of Ripley; Northeast ABE instructor in Tippah County Kathy Ward, Bobby Martin, chairman, president and CEO, The Peoples Bank of Ripley; and Northeast president Dr. Johnny L. Allen. Twila Goolsby, Northeast ABE instructor in Tippah County is not pictured. ### |
December 12, 2008 NEMCC FOUNDATION AWARDS CET SCHOLARSHIPS BOONEVILLE, Miss. – Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Construction Engineering Technology program awarded six scholarships for the spring 2009 semester totaling $3,000. Students receiving this scholarship must be majoring in Construction Engineering and maintain a 3.0 GPA. The funds provided for these scholarships were given by four area construction entities. Hill Brothers Construction of Ripley, Colom Construction of Falkner, Eutaw Construction of Aberdeen and the Mississippi Valley Association of General Contractors (MVAGC) gave a combined gift of $20,000 to the Northeast Development Foundation to enhance the scholarship offerings of the college’s CET program. Northeast’s CET program is designed to prepare individuals to work within the constructions industries and firms in mid-level management operations at estimators, material specialists, planners, project managers, layout specialists or other constructions operations. CUTLINE: (Pictured from left to right are) executive director of the NEMCC Development Foundation Patrick Eaton, Jacob Spencer (Booneville), Chris King (Nettleton), Felicia Evans (Ripley), Bradley Bond (Saltillo), Will Marsalis (Booneville), and CET instructor Ray Gaillard. Brantson Vuncannon (Ripley) is not pictured. ### |
November 20, 2008 SAM’S CLUB HELPS PROJECT EDUCATION – Sam’s Club of Tupelo employees Jan Gates and Jennifer Keyes (center) present Northeast Mississippi Community College at Corinth Center Director Nelson Wall (right) and Northeast Mississippi Community College Development Foundation Executive Director Patrick Eaton with a $1,000 check to be used for a pair of projectors for classrooms being constructed during Northeast at Corinth’s second phase of development. ### |
November 18, 2008 DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FONDATION MAKES DONATION TO NEMCC-- Four employees from Dollar General’s two Booneville store locations were on the Northeast Mississippi Community College campus recently to present a $1,000 donation to help support Northeast’s Eula Dees Memorial Library. The gift was given by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, its associates in the local stores, and their customers who make the grants possible so that Dollar General can give back to the communities that support it. Accepting the check were Northeast Development Foundation executive director, Patrick Eaton and director of learning resources Glenice Stone. Stone said, “The College is developing a comprehensive reading initiative to meet student learning needs. The gift from Dollar General will help the library in their role in implementing the reading initiative.” Pictured above beginning left are Janie Calvary, assistant manager; Chastity Mars, store manager; Eaton; Stone; Allison Parker, store manager; and Janet Rinehart, assistant manager. ###
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November 6, 2008 BMH-BOONEVILLE VOLUNTEERS AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS-- Teresa Gail Harris of Mantachie, a first-year associate degree nursing (ADN) student (second from left), and Prudence Cannon of Jumpertown, a second-year ADN student (third from left), were each recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to Northeast Mississippi Community College by the volunteer organization at Baptist Memorial Hosptial-Booneville. The outside agency scholarships are two-year awards of $500 per semester contingent on maintenance of a required grade point average and are managed by the Northeast Development Foundation. Pictured with the recipients is (l-r) Patrick Eaton, executive director of the Northeast Development Foundation, Harris, Cannon, Barbara Beard, BMH-Booneville volunteer, Linda Chaffin, director of medical review-BMH-Booneville, and Rose Ann Ivey, volunteer scholarship committee chairperson. ### |
October 13, 2008 NEMCC FOUNDATION AWARDS DODGE’S STORE SCHOLARSHIPS-- Melissa Nichols (third from left) of Dodge’s Store corporate office in Tupelo presented tuition scholarship checks to four Northeast Mississippi Community College students during the Northeast/East Central football game. Dodge’s Store contributes to the Northeast scholarship fund annually. The awards are based on academic achievement and financial need. Pictured is (l-r) Carol Chaffin, assistant store leader, Booneville; Deanna Richardson and Nichols, both of corporate; Erika Wimberly, Jumpertown; Darst Riley, Booneville; Bridget Chism, Booneville; Nathan South, Iuka and Patrick Eaton, executive director of the Northeast Development Foundation. ### |
October 9, 2008 BOONEVILLE MAN KICKS $100 FIELD GOAL-- Vince Stone of Booneville (fourth from left) kicked a 20-yard field goal and collected a $100 cash prize at halftime of the Northeast Tiger/East Central Warrior football game at Keenum Stadium October 2. Stone’s name was drawn at random to try the field goal as part of the Northeast Development Foundation’s Game Sponsorship Program. Dodge’s Store of Booneville was the official game sponsor for the Tigers’ 2008 Homecoming game against the Warriors. Pictured is (l-r) Carol Chaffin, assistant store leader at the Booneville Dodge’s Store; Deanna Richardson of the corporate office; Kimberly Stone, Mason Stone, Vince Stone, Melissa Nichols of the corporate office and Patrick Eaton, executive director of the Northeast Development Foundation. ###
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September 24, 2008 COUPLE ESTABLISHES CARLOS GINN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AT NEMCC BOONEVILLE, Miss. -- One of Northeast’s own is helping make the future bright for students in the Health Occupations program at Northeast Mississippi Community College. Tom and Angela James of Booneville recently established the Carlos Ginn Memorial Scholarship at Northeast. Angela James works as a Nursing instructor at the Booneville-based college. She and her family established this scholarship in memory of her father, Carlos Ginn. Booneville High School seniors who plan to major in the Health Occupations program at Northeast Mississippi Community College are eligible for the scholarship. Ben Shamburger is the recipient for this year’s scholarship. CUTLINE: ###
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September 23, 2008 MICHAEL EPTING SCHOLARSHIP FUND EXCEEDS $64,000 MARK -- The Michael Epting Scholarship Fund was established at Northeast Mississippi Community College in 2004. Due to the efforts of the scholarship’s management committee, this year the fund exceeded the $64,000 mark in money raised. Students interesting in applying for the scholarship must have a 2.75 GPA, be a resident of the five county area Northeast serves (Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union Counties), and be enrolled in the Automotive or Diesel Mechanics programs at Northeast. Pictured is (front row l-r) Tony Miles, Tracey Epting, Linda Epting, Northeast executive vice president Larry Nabors, Bobby Martin, chairman, president and CEO of The People’s Bank of Ripley and Ricky Dobbs, (back row l-r) Jonathan Alexander, Tim Clark, Patrick Eaton, executive director of the Northeast Development Foundation and Paul Childs. ###
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September 11, 2008 BHS CLASS OF 1958 MAKES DONATION TO NEMCC SCHOLARSHIP FUND -- Margie Robinson Hurt of Ripley (center), a member of the 1958 Booneville High School Senior Class, presented a check to Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Foundation for $1175 on behalf of the 1958 class after its recent 50th class reunion. Classmates donated funds in memory of 10 deceased classmates to the Don Lee Keith Scholarship for Excellence in Writing at NEMCC. Keith was one of the 10 members who are deceased. The other deceased class members include Vila Mae Morgan Courtney, Larry Cunningham, Sukey Harber Lambert, J.B. Davis, Carolyn Sue Fugitt Cole, Jimmy Ralph Kennedy, Barbara Rampley Callender Desvari, Dickie Fugitt and Katherine Ann Alexander Arnold. In the background is a memorial board set up at the reunion recognizing theses classmates. Accepting the scholarship funds are Barbara Shackelford, NEMCC alumni director, and Patrick Eaton, director of Northeast’s Development Foundation. ### |
September 10, 2008 SEGARS FAMILY RECOGNIZED BY NEMCC-- Northeast Development Foundation executive director Patrick Eaton (l) and college president Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D. (right) recently presented Dr. Kelly & Martha Segars of Iuka with a certificate of appreciation for their generosity in providing a funding source through the Segars Family Educational Loan Fund back in 2002. The educational fund which included over $100,000 in student aid assisted over 130 students to attend Northeast Mississippi Community College. ### |
September 10, 2008 NEMCC FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES BOARD MEMBERS-- Northeast Mississippi Community College president, Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D. and Northeast Development Foundation executive director Patrick Eaton recently recognized Vance Witt (front row, third from left) for his service as Foundation Board President for 2007-2008. Outgoing Board members Kenny Hill from Tippah County, Bill Gray from Union County, Thomas Keenum from Prentiss County, and Dr. John Yarber from Prentiss County were also recognized for their outstanding service. Pictured is (back row l-r) Eaton, Allen, (front row l-r) Hill, Gray, Witt, Keenum, and Yarber. ###
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September 9, 2008 CATERPILLAR PLEDGES $50,000 TO NORTHEAST AT CORINTH CENTER BOONEVILLE, Miss. -- Northeast Mississippi Community College Development Foundation Executive Director Patrick Eaton and Northeast President Dr. Johnny L. Allen, .Ed.D. recently received a naming opportunity gift from Caterpillar, Inc. designated toward the Phase II project at the Northeast at Corinth center. The pledged gift of $50,000 will provide the Northeast at Corinth center with a classroom and has elevated Caterpillar to the highest level of giving to the Development Foundation, the Haney Society. The Haney Society is reserved for donors who have given a total of $100,000 or more to Northeast Mississippi Community College. CUTLINE: Northeast Mississippi Community College President Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D. accepts Caterpillar’s pledge for $50,000 from Caterpillar’s Corinth Facility Manager Barry Owens at the Corinth plant. Joining Allen and Owens were (from left) Northeast Mississippi Community College Development Foundation Executive Director Patrick Eation, Mississippi Reman Human Resources Manager Jessica Shipman, Allen, Owens and Northeast at Corinth Director Nelson Wall. ###
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September 8, 2008 BOONEVILLE YOUTH ATTEMPTS $100 FIELD GOAL-- Dylan Henley of Booneville (left) came up short on a 20-yard field goal attempt worth a $100 cash prize at halftime of the Northeast Tiger/Pearl River Wildcat football game at Keenum Stadium September 4. Henley’s name was drawn at random to try the field goal as part of the Northeast Development Foundation’s Game Sponsorship Program. Cartwright Ford of Booneville was the official game sponsor for the Tigers’ 2008 home opener against the Wildcats. Pictured with Henley is Patrick Eaton, executive director of the Northeast Development Foundation. ### |
Aug. 4, 2008 BNA BANK OFFICIALS CUT RIBBON ON NORTHEAST AT NEW ALBANY LIBRARY-- BNA Bank CEO, Vance Witt (fifth from left), cuts the ribbon on the Northeast at New Albany Library. BNA donated $25,000 to the Northeast at New Albany Center to establish a library. Joining Witt are the Foundation Board members along with Patrick Eaton, executive director Northeast Foundation and Dr. Johnny Allen, NEMCC President. Pictured are Eaton, Johnny B. Moore, Thomas Keenum, Allen, Witt, Jack Ramsey, Billy Bolden, Kenny Hill, Alvia Blakney, Bill Gray, Danny Dilworth, Raymond Jourdan, Bill Morgan, Sam Tull, and John O. Cunningham. ### |
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NORTHEAST’S FOUNDATION OUT PERFORMS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BOONEVILLE, Miss.-- A national survey conducted recently by the The Chronicle of Philanthropy revealed an increase in the nation’s wealthiest foundations assets and giving in 2007, and according to officials with the Northeast Mississippi Community College Development Foundation, it outperformed even the national average. The study found that foundations assets rose 4.6 percent in 2007, and grant making by foundations rose by 8.4 percent. During the same time assets of the Northeast Development Foundation rose by 7.3% and grant making increased by 11 percent. “We are very pleased that we were able to increase the amount of the Foundation’s assets,” explained Patrick Eaton, executive director of Northeast Development Foundation, “especially when we realized we out performed the national average. But, more importantly with the increase in assets means more available funds for Northeast and the students we serve.” On the heals of its first ever Major Gifts Campaign, which had a goal of $4 million, the Foundation raised over $5.5 million. Foundations never know what the following year will bring after concluding a capital campaign. The 2007 Northeast Development Foundation annual report indicates another great year of giving to the Foundation. Over $700,000 was given and designated for scholarships, endowments, general academic needs and building improvement projects. “We are very fortunate to have so many individuals and businesses that truly love Northeast,” Eaton said. Also included in the Foundation annual report are many impressive statistics on the Foundation’s growth for 2006 and 2007, as well as analysis of how it occurred. More important, it illustrates the growing needs for Northeast and how the Foundation donors are working to meet those needs. Eaton said while the information given accounts for only a small portion of Northeast’s large impact in providing higher educational opportunities in northeast Mississippi, everyone involved can take great pride in the achievements that are highlighted. Northeast’s Foundation offers a comprehensive program of giving opportunities and is specifically responsible for gifts to the college involving estate planning, real estate, insurance, endowments, annuities, trusts, pooled income funds or other special donations that require ongoing management or binding agreements. It exists to serve Northeast by providing programs and benefits not fully provided by other sources. For more information about Northeast’s Foundation contact Eaton at 662- 720-7165 or dpeaton@nemcc.edu. Visit the Northeast web site at www.nemcc.edu. ###
May 27, 2008 NEMCC CET PROGRAM TO BENEFIT FROM GIFT-- When recruiting students for the 2008 fall semester Northeast Mississippi Community College Construction Engineering Technology (CET) instructor Ray Gaillard (back row second from left) will have the benefit of additional scholarship dollars as a result of a gift to the Northeast Development Foundation by four area construction entities. Hill Brothers Construction of Ripley, Colom Construction of Falkner, Eutaw Construction of Aberdeen and the Mississippi Valley Association of General Contractors (MVAGC) gave a combined gift of $20,000 to the Northeast Development Foundation to enhance the scholarship offerings of the college’s CET program. Northeast’s CET program is designed to prepare individuals to work within the constructions industries and firms in mid-level management operations at estimators, material specialists, planners, project managers, layout specialists or other constructions operations. Pictured is (back row l-r) executive director of the Northeast Development Foundation Patrick Eaton, Gaillard, Keith Clark and Gerald Hill, both of Hill Brothers Construction, (front row l-r) NEMCC president Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D., Taj Colom, vice president of Colom Construction, Kenny Hill of Hill Brothers Construction and Freddie Rush, executive vice president of the MVAGC. Each of the three companies involved in the donation are currently involved in the construction of the Toyota plant at the Well Spring site. ### 
BLACKMON OF CORINTH MAKES DONATION TO NEMCC FOUNDATION-- Jeff Smith, Executive Manager, and Steve Osbirn, Parts Manager, of Frankie Blackmon of Corinth recently coordinated the donation of miscellaneous mechanical auto parts and auto body parts to the Automotive Technology Program at the Northeast Mississippi Community College. Parts valued at approximately $10,000 will be used by instructors Jerry Palmer and Greg Hardin as teaching aids and supplies. Valuable partners such as Frankie Blackmon of Corinth enable the Automotive Technology program to continue to produce graduates ready for the automotive workforce. Pictured unloading the truck are: (front l to r) Grant Duncan, Booneville; Scott Stephens, Marietta; Zackery Farias, Baldwyn; Justin Griffin, Booneville; Logan Inman, Booneville. (rear l to r) Brent Otis, Saltillo; Kyle Crider, Corinth; Jacob Forsythe, Corinth; Johnathon Clayton, Dumas. ### NEMCC Development Foundation Announces '07 T.O.P. Award Recipients-- Northeast Mississippi Community College president Johnny Allen and Patrick Eaton, executive director of the Northeast Development Foundation presented the 2007 T.O.P. Awards at a luncheon held in honor of some of the college’s most creative faculty members. Because of the continued dedication and commitment to Northeast, the Northeast Development Foundation created the T.O.P. (Teaching Outstanding Performance) Award, an award is given to one outstanding faculty member from each of the academic divisions who show innovative teaching methods. “The innovative teaching methods of faculty members at Northeast Mississippi Community College are commendable and we at the Foundation are excited to recognize excellence with the T.O.P. Award.” Pictured are (back row l-r) Eaton, Development Foundation Board of Directors president Vance Witt of Union County, award recipients George Nock, division of Mathematics and Science; Tim Gilmore, division of business and business technology; Allen; (front row l-r) Don Thompson, division of engineering technology and occupational education; Amanda Mattox, Ph.D., division of fine arts; Belinda Russell, division of humanities and social sciences; and Marilyn Hubbard, division of health sciences. ###
March 3, 2008 PARKER HAFFIFIN REACHES BENCHMARK WITH NEMCC FOUNDATION-- Jamie McCoy of Parker Hannifin Corporation (center) presents Northeast Mississippi Community College president Johnny L. Allen, Ed. D. (left) a $1,000 gift to the Northeast Development Foundation. Foundation executive director Patrick Eaton is also pictured. With the donation Parker Hannifin Corporation achieved a significant benchmark within its commitment to the Foundation. It put the corporation’s total giving over $10,000. All individuals and businesses are placed in giving societies. Parker Hannifin Corporation will be placed on the Donor Wall (located in the Haney Union) in the prestigious Legacy Society section. ###
February 18, 2008 TVA GRANT AIDS NEMCC DIVISION-- Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Engineering Technology Division purchased a large format plotter/engineering copier with funds received through a $5,000 grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The machine provides the programs in the Engineering Technology Division an avenue to produce a high quality, technically advanced print for classroom and laboratory project. The Northeast Development Foundation partnered with TVA and awarded the supplemental funds needed for the purchase through a Venture Grant. The partnership with the Foundation and TVA helped the college take another step in the race to keep pace in the ever changing technological world. Pictured is (l-r) construction engineering technology instructor Ray Gaillard, machine tool and die technology instructor Mike Snowden, Northeast Development Foundation executive director Patrick Eaton, electrical and electronics technology instructor William Johnson, landscape management technology instructor Jim Tidwell, engineering technology division head Linda Sweeney, industrial maintenance technology instructor Jimmy Whitehead and machine tool and die technology instructor Stevie Lovelace. ### |
