Foundation Events
The Foundation holds events throughout the year to celebrate scholarship recipients and to raise funds to support A-B Tech and all of its programs and activities to ensure that quality educational opportunities are available to its students, faculty and staff.
Foundation Announces
Scholarship Recipients, Lavender Fund Donation
November 24, 2008
The A-B Tech Foundation honored 73 of its scholarship recipients during a luncheon Nov. 13 at the College, and announced eight new scholarships and a donation from Bank of America.
Sabrina Miller, Foundation Board Member and NC Market President, West Region and Consumer Market Executive – Mountain Market for Bank of America, presented an oversized check for $10,000 to the Lavender Fund Student Success program.
New scholarships include the Hubert Wolfe Memorial Scholarship, the S.O.M. Scholarship, Jan and Lary Schulof Scholarship, Winkenwerder Family Scholarship, Joe Lilly Culinary Scholarship, Madison County Fund Scholarship, Lavender Fund Scholarship and the Mary Hay Gwynn Endowed Scholarship.
Jadrien O’hannon, recipient of a Shapiro-Green Endowed Scholarship, had worked in restaurant management for eight years when he decided he would rather be a business owner. As a Business Administration student at A-B Tech, he sees his dream coming true. “This scholarship helped my education to be a reality. You can upgrade your job to a career,” he said.
O’hannon advised other students to seek help if college gets rough. “Call on a staff member if you think you can’t continue. They will help you,” he said.
Winners Announced
From K.Ray Bailey Invitational Golf Classic
June 16, 2008
The A-B Tech Foundation K. Ray Bailey Invitational Golf Classic held June 6 at Mount Mitchell Golf Club featured a field of 33 teams.
The team of Asheville Merchants had first-place gross, followed by Advanced Business Equipment and MidSouth Forms in second and third. The Taylor & Murphy Construction team has first-place net, followed by Hart Funeral Service and McGuire, Wood & Bissette/WCI, in second and third.
Individual winners included Eric Morris winning the putting contest, Buddy Greenwood with closest to the pin on hole 2, Joe Dunn on hole 6, Joe Gillis on hole 11, and Steve Jones on hole 15. Longest drive winners were J.P. Burwell for the men and Carole Clark for the women.
If you are interested in making a contribution to the Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Foundation, please contact Anita Metcalf (828) 254-1921, Ext. 176 or by email at ametcalf@abtech.edu.
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