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NEWS RELEASE - NOVEMBER, 2004

Former SCC Board of Trustees Members Recently Honored

Sylva… Southwestern Community College’s recent board of trustees meeting saw the swearing in of two members. Local attorney Paul Holt, a founding member of the board who has served for 38 consecutive years and SCC Student Leadership Association member Virginia Cranfield were sworn in by Jackson County Clerk of Court, Ann Melton.

The ceremony followed a dinner at which present and former members of the board were honored for their service. During the dinner, Dr. Cecil Groves presented N.C. House Rep. Phil Haire and Senator Bob Carpenter with plaques from the NC Association of Community College Presidents. The awards were made in recognition of their service during the 2004 legislative session.

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the college also took the opportunity to present the first viewing of a PowerPoint presentation on the history of the board with images dating from the establishment of the board in 1968.

Paul Holt, Ann Melton, Virginia Cranfield
Paul Holt, left, and Virginia Cranfield, Southwestern Community College Student Leadership Association representative, far right, are sworn in as members of the SCC Board of Trustees by Jackson County Clerk of Court, Ann Melton. – SCC Photo
 
Orville Coward Jr., Catherine Dillard, George Hooper, Carolyn Blanton, Sen. Bob Carpenter, Roberta Swank, and Tommy Jenkins.
Former SCC Board of Trustees members were recently honored for their years of service to the college since its founding 40 years ago. Present at the dinner meeting were, left to right, Orville Coward Jr., Catherine Dillard, George Hooper, Carolyn Blanton, Sen. Bob Carpenter, Roberta Swank, and Tommy Jenkins. – SCC Photo

Phil Haire, Cecil Groves
N.C. Rep. Phil Haire (left) receives a plaque from Dr. Cecil Groves, president of Southwestern Community College on behalf of the N.C. Association of Community College Presidents in recognition of his support during the 2004 legislative session. – SCC photo.

Bob Carpenter, Cecil Groves
Southwestern Community College president, Dr. Cecil Groves, presents former N.C. Sen. Bob Carpenter (left) with a plaque from the NC Association of Community college Presidents in recognition of his service during the 2004 legislative session. – SCC Photo

 

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