October 29, 2008
For Immediate Release

RCCC Announces Woodson Scholarship Recipients

          SALISBURY, N.C. — Nineteen Rowan-Cabarrus Community College students have received Margaret C. Woodson Foundation Scholarships. The students were introduced at the Oct. 27 RCCC Board of Trustees meeting.

          Established in 2002, the scholarship program is supported with annual contributions from the Margaret C. Woodson Foundation Inc. The recipients must be full-time students and reside in Rowan or Davie counties.

          The scholarships cover tuition, books, fees and other related expenses for the 2008-2009 school year up to $2,500.
          The 2008-09 Margaret C. Woodson Foundation Scholarships recipients are:

• Janie Aldrich of East Spencer;
• Virginia Blackwell of Salisbury;
• Aaron Cameron of Salisbury;
• Jason Camp of Salisbury;
• Bradley Chesnut of Landis;
• Felicia Furr of Landis;
• Jason Hill of Rockwell;
• Sandra Hill of Gold Hill;
• Heather Joubert of Salisbury;
• Amira Karat of Salisbury;
• Jennifer Lanier of Salisbury;
• Rebecca Laughter of Salisbury;
• Teresa Pittman of Kannapolis;
• Jeremy Proctor of China Grove;
• Tara Sigmon of Faith;
• Charlotte Steele of Salisbury;
• Bianca Summers of Salisbury;
• Katie Swisher of Salisbury; and
• Patricia Wayne of Salisbury.

           Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. RCCC offers approximately 40 programs of study in business, health and human services and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. RCCC programs include an associate degree in arts and sciences, an associate degree in applied science, and diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.

           In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus, under construction in Kannapolis, N.C.

           For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.