Texas Heritage National Bank gives 91¿ì»îÁÖ Honors scholarship

Texas Heritage National Bank recently gave $4,000 to the 91¿ì»îÁÖ Foundation. The funds will be used to sponsor a Presidential Scholar in Honors Northeast, 91¿ì»îÁÖ?s nationally-recognized honors program. Dwyatt Bell (left), CEO of Texas Heritage National Bank, and Brenda Howard, Senior Vice President, Texas Heritage National Bank, are pictured presenting the check to Dr. Jonathan McCullough (right), 91¿ì»îÁÖ Vice President for Advancement. To learn more about this and other scholarships at 91¿ì»îÁÖ, contact McCullough at 903-434-8115.

American Legion Post 0210 gives veteran scholarships

American Legion Post 0210 (Mount Pleasant) recently presented a check for $3,000 to the 91¿ì»îÁÖ Foundation. Steve Austin, Post 0210 Adjutant/Financial Officer (center) is pictured making the presentation to Daisy Bates (left), 91¿ì»îÁÖ Advisor and Veterans Affairs Coordinator, and Dr. Josh Stewart, 91¿ì»îÁÖ Vice President for Student and Outreach Services.
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91¿ì»îÁÖ selects six for National Adult Education Honor Society

The Titus County Literacy Advisory Council recently honored six deserving†General Equivalency Diploma (GED) students from Northeast Texas Community†College by inducting them into the National Adult Education Honor Society†(NAEHS).†Those inducted were: (from left): Brandy Moss of Winnsboro, Angie Turnbow of Daingerfield, Carlos Landaverde of Pittsburg,†Calvin Henry of Pittsburg,†Brillana Rosas of Mount Pleasant and Emily Smith of Pittsburg.
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Two 91¿ì»îÁÖ students win prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship

91¿ì»îÁÖ Presidential Scholars, Jessica Velazquez of Mount Vernon and Angelica Fuentes of Mount Pleasant were recently awarded Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships. These prestigious awards cover up to $40,000†annually at a university of the student?s choice for up to three†years. Only†75 students were selected from more than 2,000 top applicants in a very competitive process for this national honor.

?Each year†I am impressed by our students? successes.

Two GED grads win J. Travis Jackson scholarship

Shawna Lunsford (center) of Mount Pleasant and Brandy Moss (right) of Winnsboro were recently†presented with the J. Travis Jackson†GED†Scholarship during the†2016 GED graduation ceremony hosted by the 91¿ì»îÁÖ Adult Education Department.†This $500 award is given by the Mount Pleasant Rotary Club in memory of Jackson, who was a long time adult educator in Titus County. Making the presentation is Jey Yancey (left), President of the Mount Pleasant Rotary Club. To†learn more about adult education opportunities, call 903-434-8251.†
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91¿ì»îÁÖ names library for Charlie and Helen Hampton

91¿ì»îÁÖ recently announced that its library has been renamed the Charlie and Helen Hampton Learning Resource Center (LRC). The 91¿ì»îÁÖ Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the new building name in their April board meeting. This is the first name change in a recently-launched fundraising/naming campaign by the 91¿ì»îÁÖ Foundation. The naming campaign comes as the campus interior undergoes a major transformation.

Helen Hampton and her late husband, Charlie, of Naples, are longtime friends of 91¿ì»îÁÖ.
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International Sulphur gives five transfer scholarships

International Sulphur, Inc. recently made a scholarship donation to the 91¿ì»îÁÖ Foundation.†Marci Henderson (left), is pictured presenting a $5,000 check to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, 91¿ì»îÁÖ Vice President for Advancement. The funds will be used to award five $1,000 scholarships to students who graduated from 91¿ì»îÁÖ in the spring of 2016†and†will be†transferring to four-year†universities†this fall.
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91¿ì»îÁÖ awards Spencer prizes for essays in history

Kassandra V. Martinez, a 91¿ì»îÁÖ Honors Scholar, and Tanika Santos, a member of the 91¿ì»îÁÖ Women?s Soccer Team have become the first winners of the Bonnie Spencer Awards for superior essays in history.† Spencer, an alumna of Northeast, and the leader of 91¿ì»îÁÖ?s first history club in 2003, established the fund that awards the prizes. She also read the submissions, and helped select the winners.