Keihin Carolina System Technology has donated a 2017 Honda CR-V EXL as a hole-in-one prize for the Edgecombe Community College Foundation’s 32nd Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, September 21. Set at Maccripine Country Club, the tournament is a fundraiser for scholarships. Last year’s tournament raised more than $20,000. Tee-times are 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. […]
Two members of the Edgecombe Community College Board of Trustees were reappointed at the board’s quarterly meeting in August. Reappointed to four-year terms were Jerry Spruell (left) and Dr. Jerry Price. Spruell, a trustee since 1994, is director of the Edgecombe County Board of Elections. Dr. Price, a trustee since 2009, chairs the board. He […]
Edgecombe Community College will offer students a guitar-making workshop this fall to teach diverse subjects from physics to electronics. The workshop will focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills, but it’s the “coolness” factor that will likely attract students to the pilot project. “The students will have a tangible learning experience to emphasize […]
Gloria Wiggins-Hicks, a member of the Board of Trustees at Edgecombe Community College, has been named to the Executive Board of the North Carolina Association of Community College Trustees (NCACCT). She is retired community relations manager of Cummins Rocky Mount Engine Plant. The NCACCT was founded in 1967 to provide NC community college trustees an […]
The Edgecombe County Law Enforcement Association has presented the Edgecombe Community College Foundation with a generous donation of nearly $30,000. The gift will support scholarships for qualified students enrolled in Basic Law Enforcement Training at ECC. According to BLET School Director Bernie Taylor, funds will be used to help offset the cost of required uniforms […]
Edgecombe Community College has received $17,000 from Tackle the Tar, a 5K obstacle course race and family fun day sponsored by the Rotary Club of Rocky Mount. Proceeds from the annual event support scholarships for local students attending Edgecombe and Nash community colleges and NC Wesleyan College. Shown from left are Tackle the Tar and […]
A new semester is in full swing as Edgecombe Community College ends its first full week of classes today. Above, Rebecca Stamilio Ehret (center), Physics and Industrial Trades instructor, observes Electronics students Michael Tyson and Kaitlyn Tripp as they measure voltage output from an Arduino microcontroller to an LCD screen in the recently updated Electronics Lab.
Edgecombe Community College trustees recently elected Dr. Jerry Price as chair of the board and Jessie Jones as vice chair. Dr. Price presided over his first meeting on August 1. A trustee since 2009, Dr. Price previously served as chair of the Board of Trustees Finance Committee. He is a retired Tarboro dentist. Jones has […]
Carole Mehle, English/Humanities instructor at Edgecombe Community College, has been awarded the 2017-2018 Keihin Endowed Faculty Chair. The chair was endowed by Keihin Carolina System Technology (KCST) through a $100,000 gift in 2007, and it rewards excellence in teaching. “Thank you so much for this wonderful honor,” Mehle said in accepting the award during an […]
Surgical Technology graduates at Edgecombe Community College participated in their August 2 pinning ceremony. From left are graduates Graham Justice, Abby Brown, and Tracy Cannon. These graduates passed the National Board for Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants Certification Exam, and all three are employed in nearby healthcare facilities, two in Greenville and one in Washington.
