The Edgecombe Community College Student Nurses Association held a coat drive for the Rocky Mount area as a fall community service project and collected numerous winter wear items. From left are ECC Nursing students Lindsey Woodlief and Nicole Wainwright, who is president of the association.
Three officers and their canine partners completed the recent Basic Police Canine Handler course at Edgecombe Community College. From left, participants were Robert Moyer and Chase, Clayton Police Department; Sergeant Michael Trevathan, instructor, Tarboro Police Department; Donald Norville and Spartan, Tarboro PD; and Brandon Smith and Thor, Tarboro PD. The course consisted of 530 hours […]
Dr. Deborah L. Lamm, president of Edgecombe Community College for 14 years, has announced plans to retire in May. A 39-year veteran of the North Carolina Community College System, she began her current post as president of Edgecombe Community College in 2004. “My tenure as president of Edgecombe is the hallmark of my 39 years […]
The Edgecombe Community College Barbering program received a sponsorship award for participating in the Rocky Mount Prep Male Conference in November. With the award are (l-r) Barbering students Kenta Artis, Patrick Barnes, and Antonio Mayo. The Barbering program is led by instructor Rufus McKoy.
Twenty-four law enforcement officers completed recent Crisis Intervention Team training at Edgecombe Community College. Agencies represented included the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office, Pinetops Police Department, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Police, and Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, among others. EastPointe in Rocky Mount facilitated the class.
Edgecombe Community College’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted 22 students into its membership during a November 16 induction ceremony held on the Tarboro campus. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools. Two guest speakers presented remarks. Carole Mehle, English/humanities instructor at ECC and the current Keihin […]
Recognizing that hunger is a serious issue in Eastern North Carolina, the Human Services Club at Edgecombe Community College recently collected and delivered eight boxes of food to the United Community Ministries Community Shelter in Rocky Mount. Club members then volunteered at the community shelter by feeding the homeless. Shown from left are Renee Pearson, […]
Six years ago, Edgecombe Community College incorporated virtual reality technology into its Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology program. Bud Speight, program chair, was a traditional autobody guy. By his own admission, he was trained old-school, he worked old-school, and he always butted heads with new technology. “I was a big skeptic,” says Speight, who […]
Timmy L. Cordell of Rocky Mount was recently appointed to a four-year term on the Edgecombe Community College Board of Trustees. Appointed to the board by Governor Roy Cooper, Cordell is employed by the Pitt County Department of Social Services in Greenville. “I hope to become a positive asset to this esteemed board of trustees […]
The Edgecombe Community College Foundation awarded scholarships to 157 ECC students during a scholarship awards ceremony held November 8 on the Tarboro campus. Ninety-five scholarships were awarded, with scholarship amounts ranging from $100 to $2,000. Shown are students Samantha Wainright and Elijah Sherrod receiving the Dr. Hartwell H. Fuller Jr. Endowed Merit Scholarship from Mr. […]
