Community College Philanthropists Honored with 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy
Richmond –The Giving Circle of the Catherine Courtney Nursing Professorship Endowment has received the 18th Annual Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. This group of donors, including partners from Riverside Health System and VCU Health Tappahannock, were nominated for the award by Rappahannock Community College.
RCC President Shannon Kennedy commented, “Our nursing program is operating at capacity and the service region is in desperate need of nurses. We have a demand from students for the nursing program, but the college does not have the faculty to accept all eligible and worthy students who apply to the program. The giving circle donors of the Catherine Courtney Nursing Professorship Endowment are true heroes, providing significant support to the college’s first endowed professorship and ensuring we can graduate more nurses into the workforce.”
Hosted by the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCEE), more than two dozen individuals, families, and organizations have earned the 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. The awards were presented at a luncheon ceremony in Richmond on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. VCCS Chancellor Dr. David Doré served as emcee, and The Honorable Maurice Jones was featured as the keynote speaker.
“Virginia’s growth, prosperity, and well-being depend on the success of our community college system and the success of our students,” said Jones. “From childcare and housing assistance to reducing food insecurity, we must care and invest in the whole student for students and the Commonwealth to be successful.”
This year’s class of distinguished philanthropy leaders has collectively contributed $17 million dollars to Virginia’s Community Colleges.
Photo caption- Left to Right: Crystal Martinez & Shirley Bazdar (Claude Moore Foundation); Sarah Pope (RCC); Rob & Beverly Gates (RCC Educational Foundation); RCC Pres. Dr. Shannon Kennedy; VCCS Chancellor Dr. David Dore; Catherine Courtney; Ellen Koehler (RCC Nursing); Frankye Myers (Riverside); Liz Martin (VCU Health); Becky White (RCC Nursing); Glenda Lowery (RCC Emerita Faculty); Jean Perkinson Holman (Supporter); Leslie Smith (RCC Emerita Faculty).
Catherine Courtney Nursing Professorship Endowment Donors:
| Brittany D. Abdul-Malik Katherine C. Bobbitt Betsy J. Brann John C. Broaddus Virginia S. Burnette Callao Moose Family Center Charina Endowment Fund Charina Foundation, Inc. Christian & Barton, LLP Claude Moore Charitable Foundation Boyd M. Clements William S. Clements Colonial Farm Credit, ACA Catherine M. Courtney Lewis W. Courtney Dameron Family Health and Wellness Winifred B. Delano DKG Society AO Chapter William E. Doyle Karen Dunkley Earl W. Withers Revocable Trust Susan H. Farmar Robert V. Gates George W. Verlander and Cornelia M. Verlander Memorial Foundation William A. Glennon Marion Carey Harding Marvin Headley Joyce P. Hobbs Debra Hollowell Jean P. Holman Cheryl A. Hudson Frank Huffman Danny W. Hunley Johnston-Willis Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association Scott Katona Shannon L. Kennedy Joel Knight Mary Lois Knight Ellen Koehler Jim H. Landrum Carolyn A. Lemon |
Carrie L. Lewis Larry C. Lewis Patricia R. Lewis Elsie C. Mangano Frank Marsh Lelia McKee Audrey P. Mitchell Rebecca T. Nunn Karl O’Dell Nancy A. O’Donnell Elis Olsson Memorial Foundation Patricia Paige Sarah D. Pope Mark D. Poteet Anita Powell Rappahannock Area Health Education Center David D. Redmond Tom Rhodes Charles R. Rice Riverside Health Systems Carol J. Roberts Elizabeth L. Robertson Beth Robins Mary Kay Rotert Mary E. Rountrey Laura F. Shankle Biddie Shelor Leslie S. Smith Martha L. Smith Penny P. Snyder-Morris Michael L. Soffin Charles Spivey Frances B. Stanley Martha M. Tallent R. Gaines Tavenner Judith Tebbs Lourdes L. Travieso-Parker John H. Upton VCU Health System Nettie Lokey Wiley and Charles L. Wiley Foundation Women of the Moose, Callao Chaper #2253 R.C. Yeatman Peter Zuger |