| Adam Huggins, left, of Franklin,
and Nicholas Bryant, right,
of Clyde, have been awarded
this year's Ronald W. Poor scholarship
for electronics engineering
technology majors at Southwestern
Community College. The scholarship,
sponsored by the Quin Theaters,
Inc. of Sylva. is named for
SCC's program coordinator for
electronics engineering technology.
It is open to students in the
associate of applied science
degree programs in electronics
engineering technology and computer
engineering technology. Huggins,
son of Ernest Huggins of Franklin
and Gail Dean of Asheville,
is a double major in electronics
engineering technology and computer
engineering technology at Southwestern.
A 2005 graduate of Franklin
High School, he serves as a
peer tutor for student support
services at Southwestern. He
is currently employed as a client
service representative at Drake
Software. Bryant is an electronics
engineering technology major
and plans to graduate along
with his wife Cindy, a computer
engineering technology major,
in 2007. He is a graduate of
Pisgah High School and currently
works part time as a sales associate
at Lowe's. He is a member of
National Technical Honor Society
and the SCC electronics club.
For more information about the
scholarship, call 586-4091,
ext. 224. |