The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation is pleased to announce that seven NTCC employees have been awarded funds through the 2022 Whatley Employee Enhancement Grant. The Foundation received 13 outstanding applications. A total of $12,260 was awarded through the grant.
The Whatley Employee Enhancement Grant was established by James & Elizabeth Whatley specifically to fund special projects and enhance educational opportunities that fall outside the institution’s regular budget. Each year, NTCC full-time employees may apply for the available funding. Projects are reviewed and selected by the volunteer members of the Whatley Employee Enhancement Committee.
“Each year we are impressed with the quality of applications we receive for the Whatley Employee Enhancement Grant,” Nita May, NTCC Director of Development, said. “We look forward to seeing these projects come to fruition over the coming year.”
This year’s Whatley Employee Enhancement recipients are:
Melissa Fulgham, History – Bringing the Past to Life - Oklahoma Field Trip - $1,500
Justin Hargrove, Human Performance – Virtual Reality Simulator for Rehabilitation - $460
Melody Henry, Communities in Schools – CAPPED@NTCC-Certificate and Professional Programs Exploration Day - $2,800
Cynthia Jarvis, Upward Bound – PEAK-Preparation, Education, Attitude, Knowledge (The Upward Bound Summer Program) - $2,500
Fredia Thomas, Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) Program – AEL Student Empowerment Seminar: Level Up With Confidence - $2,000
Jim Ward, Honors – Scholarship Day in Northeast Texas: The McGraw Hill Poster Contest - $1,000 (Privately Funded)
Andrew Yox, Honors – Regional Initiative & Student Success (Poetry Reading & Film on Traveling Ministers & the Christianization of Northeast Texas) - $2,000 (Privately Funded)
