Four students have been awarded State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Continuing Education Scholarships for the Fall 2015 semester at Wayne Community College.
The recipients and their courses of study are
Teresa Lynn Jones, Activity Director-Basic; Antoinette Meyers Sornyota, Real Estate Pre-Licensing; and Ericka Monique Lewis, Activity Director-Basic, all of Goldsboro; and Alex Jordan Hardison, Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, of La Grange.
Each was awarded $750 to be used for registration fees, books, certification fees, and course supplies for WCC Continuing Education Services classes, and possibly for transportation, childcare, and living expenses.
The scholarships were funded by the SECU Foundation. The foundation established the program to help meet the needs of North Carolina’s unemployed and underemployed residents, focusing on assisting unemployed and underemployed adults, military veterans, and members of the National Guard. It provides 10 $750 scholarships to each of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges to pay for short-term training that leads to state-recognized or industry-supported credentials.
With a $435,000-commitment to the Continuing Education scholarships and its annual $580,000 “People Helping People” Community College Scholarships, the SECU Foundation provides more than $1 million each year to the N.C. Community College System.
A not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members, SECU has been providing employees of the State of North Carolina and their families with consumer financial services for more than 77 years. The Credit Union also offers a diversified line of financial advisory services including retirement and education planning, tax preparation, insurance, trusts, estate planning and investments through its partners and affiliated entities. SECU serves nearly 2 million members through 254 branch offices, 1,100 ATMs, 24/7 Contact Centers and a website, www.ncsecu.org.
The SECU Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization funded solely by the contributions of SECU members, promotes local community development in North Carolina primarily through high impact projects in the areas of housing, education, healthcare and human services.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 72 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
