SANFORD, N.C. - Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) hosted a Scholarship Recognition Ceremony on Oct. 28 for recipients of the 2023-2024 State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) Foundation Bridge to Career Scholarship. The event was held at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic & Conference Center.
The State Employees Credit Union Foundation established the SECU Bridge to Career Program to help remove financial barriers for students seeking to obtain state-regulated or industry-recognized credentials through the Workforce Continuing Education Division of their local community college that lead to sustainable wage careers within their local communities.
Opening remarks were by Felicia Crittenden, CCCC Associate Vice President of Workforce Development & Continuing Education.
Cintya Cejudo (Pharmacy Technician student) spoke of The Student Experience.
Closing remarks were by Dr. Lisa M. Chapman, CCCC President, and Margaret Roberton, CCCC Vice President for Workforce Development & Chief of Staff.
Jennifer Butler and Casey Goldberg represented the State Employees' Credit Union at the event.
Representing the N.C. Community College System was Dr. Andrew Gardner, Associate Vice President of Workforce Strategies.
The scholarship recipients, listed with program of study and hometowns, are:
Jireh Ards - Phlebotomy - Cameron, N.C.
Kayla Baldwin - Emergency Medical Services - Lillington, N.C.
Hannah Barbour - Phlebotomy - Broadway, N.C.
Laberta Barrett - BioWork - Sanford, N.C.
Tiffany Bland - Pharmacy Technician - Sanford, N.C.
Cintya Cejudo - Pharmacy Technician - Broadway, N.C.
Kimberly Clinton - Pharmacy Technician - Raleigh, N.C.
Malcom Croom-McFadden - BioWork - Sanford, N.C.
Jayden Devine - Phlebotomy - Dunn, N.C.
Emily Gaspar-Rodriguez - Pharmacy Technician - Sanford, N.C.
Vanessa Guzman Coley - BioWork - Sanford, N.C.
Jakniica Harris - BioWork - Bear Creek, N.C.
Shavonda Headen - Pharmacy Technician - Siler City, N.C.
Kayla Hillis - Pharmacy Technician - Sanford, N.C.
Trejuon Johnson - EMT National Registry - Sanford, N.C.
Jalyn Maldonado - Nurse Aide Level 1 - Fuquay-Varina, N.C.
Loretta McLean - Pharmacy Technician - Dunn, N.C.
Lucas Miller - Firefighter Academy - Broadway, N.C.
Blanca Navarro-Rodriguez - Manicuring & Nail Technology - Garner, N.C.
Sarah Norman - Phlebotomy - Bennett, N.C.
Olivia Perry - Nurse Aide Level 1 - Sanford, N.C.
Dennis Price - EMT National Registry - Holly Ridge, N.C.
Michael Rader - BioWork - Sanford, N.C.
Krystal Richardson Penny - Cardiovascular Monitor Technician - Broadway, N.C.
Robin Rogers - Phlebotomy - Dunn, N.C.
Deliah Smallwood - Phlebotomy - Cameron, N.C.
Robina Simon - BioWork - Sanford, N.C.
Si'Ana Smith - Phlebotomy - Sanford, N.C.
Hannah Tolliver - Phlebotomy - Cameron, N.C.
For more information on the scholarship, visit the Continuing Education Scholarship web page at www.cccc.edu/ecd/scholarships, or by email at conedscholarships@cccc.edu.
For more information on CCCC, visit the college's website at www.cccc.edu.
Casey Goldberg (center) and Jennifer Butler (right), of the State Employees' Credit Union, presents an $18,000 check from the SECU Foundation to Central Carolina Community College President Dr. Lisa M. Chapman (left) to be used for selected Continuing Education programs at CCCC during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Representatives from the State Employees' Credit Union, Central Carolina Community College, and the N.C. Community College System are pictured during the State Employees' Credit Union Bridge to Career Scholarship Recognition Ceremony. Left to right: Dr. Lisa M. Chapman, CCCC President; Margaret Roberton, CCCC Vice President for Workforce Development and Chief of Staff; Casey Goldberg and Jennifer Butler of the State Employees Credit Union; Dr, Andrew Gardner Associate Vice President of Workforce Strategies with the N.C. Community College System, and Felicia Crittenden, CCCC Associate Vice President of Workforce Development & Continuing Education.
Cintya Cejudo (Pharmacy Technician student), left, spoke of The Student Experience at the Central Carolina Community College Scholarship Recognition Ceremony on Oct. 28 for recipients of the 2023-2024 State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) Foundation Bridge to Career Scholarship. At right is Lincoln Frye, CCCC Coordinator of Workforce Access Programs.