Richard and Margaret Perryman recently gave $2,750 to support the Northeast Texas Community College Work Scholarship Program. Specifically, they sponsored a luncheon that is held at the end of each summer to recognize work scholarship students, supervisors and donors. Richard Perryman (left) is pictured presenting the check to Nita May, NTCC Director of Development. The Work Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for the 2018 program.

Al and Sue Havenstrite recently gave $5,000 to support scholarships at Northeast Texas Community College. All funds given to scholarship endowments will be matched dollar-for-dollar through the Title V grant program, doubling the contribution. Al (right) and Sue are pictured presenting their gift to Dr. Jonathan McCullough (left), NTCC Vice President for Advancement. To learn how you can have your gift matched, please contact McCullough at 903-434-8115.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation recently named five students at Northeast Texas Community College as semi-finalists for their highly competitive and elite Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Alicia Cantrell, Brenda Godoy, Rachel Jordan, Adriana Rodriquez and Cassidy Watkins were included in the list.

Their applications were among more than 2,800 submitted by students across the nation. Only 20 percent of applicants made it to semifinalist status.

The Northeast Texas Community College Board of Trustees met Monday for its regular December meeting. The board unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Ron Clinton as president of the college and approved a†four-year†contract for the position.

Clinton was named the sole finalist for president at a special-called meeting November 15. Per state law, the board was required to post notice of hiring a president for 21 days before officially taking action to complete the appointment.

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Four Northeast Texas Community College students learned yesterday that they are semi-finalists for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship. Alicia Cantrell, Brenda Godoy, Adriana Rodriguez and Cassidy Watkins were all named for the honor.†Finalists will receive a scholarship worth $40,000 for up to three years - a $120,000 value!

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Texas A&M University-Texarkana and Communities in Schools are teaming up for a sock drive to help area children. Other items are needed as well. Please see the flyer below.

Cypress Bank recently gave $3,000 to sponsor the upcoming holiday performance of the Celtic Tenors at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Northeast Texas Community College. B Gooding, President of Cypress Bank, (right) is pictured presenting the check to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Vice President for Advancement. Tickets are still available for the December 11 performance, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Visit†www.whatleycenter.com†to purchase tickets and to find out more about this and other upcoming events.

Northeast Texas Community College will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 22 through Friday, Nov. 24 for the Thanksgiving holiday. In case of an emergency on campus during this time, please contact security at 903-434-8127.

For the 10^th year in a row, members of Honors Northeast, the honors program at Northeast Texas Community College, have presented scholarly work at the annual meeting of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC).