The Edgecombe Community College Foundation will award scholarships to more than 80 students on Wednesday, Dec. 12. Astemo Presents the ECC Foundation’s Scholarship Recognition Ceremony, will not only honor the students who have recently been awarded scholarships, but also the donors who have graciously given to their education. During this year’s scholarship ceremony, Nina White, […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation’s 38th Annual Golf Tournament raised approximately $50,000 to support student scholarships and operations of the foundation. The tournament was held Oct. 3 at Maccripine Country Club in Pinetops. Forty teams competed in the tournament, which is the ECC Foundation’s largest fundraiser. “Thanks to the sponsors, players, volunteers and a number […]
Hitachi Astemo has donated a 2025 Honda CRV Hybrid Sport, valued at $39,155, from Davenport Autopark of Rocky Mount as a hole-in-one-prize for ECC’s upcoming golf tournament. In Memory of Berry Anderson, Sr. Presents the Edgecombe Community College Foundation 38th Annual Golf Tournament is happening Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Maccripine Country Club in Pinetops. […]
Friends, family, and colleagues gathered at a Carolinas Gateway Partnership event recently to celebrate Norris Tolson, a lifelong public servant. A native of Pinetops, Tolson recently retired as president of Carolinas Gateway Partnership. To honor his many contributions to the Partnership and community, the E. Norris Tolson Endowed Scholarship has been established at Edgecombe Community […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation recently received a $1 million gift, the largest donation in its 42-year history. The gift is made possible through the John R. Jenkins Trust and its trustee, Benjamin Hardy of Page & Smith, P.A., in Greenville. In recognition of the donation, the college’s Board of Trustees has named the newest […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation treated college employees on the Rocky Mount campus to a tailgate lunch this week for their support of the Foundation’s annual Campus Giving Campaign. Held in the fall, the campaign is a friendly competition between employees based on the Rocky Mount and Tarboro campuses. The campus with the highest percentage […]
The Rocky Mount Rotary Club recently presented Edgecombe Community College with $35,000 to support student scholarships. During a Rotary event in October, Rotary leaders awarded $105,000 in scholarship funds to support local students attending Edgecombe Community College, Nash Community College, and North Carolina Wesleyan University. The funds were raised through Tackle the Tar, an annual […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation’s 37th Annual Golf Tournament raised approximately $30,000 to support student scholarships and operations of the foundation. The tournament was held September 21 at Maccripine Country Club in Macclesfield. Thirty-three teams competed in the tournament, which is the largest fundraiser held by the ECC Foundation. “The golfers and the volunteers had […]
Hitachi Astemo has donated a 2023 Honda High-Performance Division Ridgeline AWD Sport valued at $43,500 from Davenport Autopark of Rocky Mount as a hole-in-one prize for the Edgecombe Community College Foundation’s 37th Annual Golf Classic on Thursday, September 21. Shown from left are Batt Masterson of Hitachi Astemo; Neill Nelson of Davenport Autopark; ECC leaders […]
The Tarboro-Edgecombe Golden Seniors Club recently presented $250 to Edgecombe Community College to support students in the Basic Law Enforcement Training program. From left are Lynwood Roberson, executive director of the ECC Foundation; Bernie Taylor, BLET school director; John Walker, club president; and Dr. Greg McLeod, ECC president.
