The RISE Scholarship is to help faculty and staff to further their education.  The scholarship endowment is $50,000 that funds 2 $1,000 awards annually.  Dr. Jeanne Payne, Foundation Scholarship Committee Chair, presented the award to Ms. Nicole Ricketts, Coordinator of Student Advocacy, Special Projects, and Discipline in June 2022.

The January 2021 winner and recipient of the John Harbin Scholarship is Micah Bates. Although the weather was cold and wet, the graduates were very happy to be a part of the rodeo. Calhoun Workforce Solutions Director, Houston Blackwood said the students voted to continue with the outside event commenting, “This is what we were […]

The RISE Scholarship is to help faculty and staff to further their education. The scholarship endowment is $50,000 that funds 2 $1,000 awards annually. Dr. Joe Burke presented awards to Ms. Effie Nicke, Biology Instructor and Ms. Ashley Robison, Recruiting Coordinator on March 6, 2020.

Thank you for the invitation to the scholarship breakfast this past Friday. It was a pleasure to meet the recipient for Fostering Bridges to the Future.  Takia is an amazing young woman with a very bright future in front of her.  CCC is doing a wonderful job in helping prepare individuals for not only opportunities […]

Dear Ms. Heron, It is with a joyful heart I thank you for the scholarship funds you offer to students. I am a mother of five and it is my dream to become a nurse. Times right now are beyond what any of us could have imagined life to be right now and things do […]

Thank you for accepting me for a scholarship. I am very excited to be able to go to school with help. This will help me make it to getting my degree. I have had a very good time in my classes so far. I am very happy to continue my classes at Calhoun Community College.

During high school, I really struggled with what I wanted to do when I graduated. After I started college, I bounced around among a few majors, all of them in different fields, but each of them in their own way led me to some form of engineering. My time in the Boy Scouts gave me […]

Mr. Grant Wilson, As a recipient of the 2020-2021 “Benjamin Daniel Johnson Second Chance” Gift, I wanted to thank you for awarding me this scholarship. I was very excited and shocked to learn that I have been selected as the winner out of so many students. I am beyond appreciative of your support of my […]

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Dear Mr. Barrett Shelton, Jr. and Mr. Clint Shelton, Thank you so much for the generous offer of the Decatur Daily scholarship. It is such an honor and blessing to have received this award. It is very appreciated and will help me greatly on my journey to finding my career path. I am a strong […]

Dear Nucor Steel, I am writing to thank you for your generous Nucor Steel #1 scholarship. I was very happy and appreciative to learn that I was selected as the recipient of your scholarship. I have had a dream of being a healthcare worker since I was in middle school. Given the unprecedented circumstances, I […]

During my Sophomore year of high school, my history teacher spent his own money on things that helped his students learn the material. One day towards the end of the school year, I asked him why he spent his own money on people he would probably never see again. He replied “Investing in you is […]