DONOR PROFILES

P&HCC Receives Gene Haas Foundation Grant

Monday, November 6, 2023

Patrick & Henry Community College has been awarded $18,000 to support scholarships from the Gene Haas Foundation (GHF). Scholarships will be awarded to students who are currently enrolled or will be enrolling in a CNC Technology training or CNC machining-based engineering program and to support student participation in SkillsUSA’s CNC competitions.  P&HCC of...

Gene Haas Foundation Donates to PHCC

Monday, October 21, 2019

MARTINSVILLE, VA– This week, the Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC) Foundation accepted a check from the Gene Haas Foundation for $12,000. This is the fourth year that the Gene Haas Foundation has selected PHCC to be a recipeint of this generous donation. The continued support enables PHCC to provide scholarships to students pursuing a variety of engineering and ...

The Harvest Foundation Selected for Chancellor's Philanthropy Award

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Richmond – The Virginia Community College System and Chancellor Glenn DuBois presented The Harvest Foundation with the 14th Annual Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy in Richmond on April 16. The foundation was nominated for the award by Patrick Henry Community College. The Harvest Foundation was recognized along with two dozen other individuals, fa...

AEP Foundation Donates to PHCC

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

The American Electric Power [AEP] Foundation – a charitable organization which aims to improve lives through education – has announced that Patrick Henry Community College will be the recipient of a nearly two-hundred thousand dollar grant. With the grant, the college is establishing the AEP Foundation Industry 4.0 Alliance. The Alliance is made up of industry le...

PHCC Starts New Nursing Scholarship Thanks to $50,000 Donation

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Every nurse has the opportunity to change lives for the better. It would not be possible to estimate the number of lives Martha Lou Henry touched over her life time. For over four decades, she served as a nurse at Children’s Medical Center in Martinsville, VA. After she passed away in 2018, she set into place a legacy that will continue to impact the community and change ...

Campbell Family Receives Chancellor's Award

Friday, June 15, 2018

 Patrick Henry Community College is happy to announce that the Martinsville Speedway and the Campbell family have been selected to receive the 2018 Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. In 2006, this award was created in order to recognize leaders throughout the state who have contributed to the success of Community College Foundations.  &nb...

Eastman Chemical Company Receives Chancellors Award

Thursday, March 16, 2017

     Patrick Henry Community College is happy to announce that Eastman Chemical Company has been selected to receive the 2017 Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. In 2006, this award was created in order to recognize leaders throughout the state who have contributed to the success of Community College Foundations.    &nb...

The Big C Motorsports Scholarship

Monday, March 9, 2015

For 42 years, Cecil “Big C” Wilson worked for the Wood Brothers Racing Team, worked a full-time job at Fieldcrest Mills and raised his family, daughter Joan Shelton and his son Darrell Wilson with his wife, Sharon Wilson. “He loved racing and he lived racing,” said Shelton. “He loved being part of the racing crew and on the track. That was his l...

Continuing a legacy of giving

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Family, education, sports and a dedication to service seem to sum up the most important things to a man who gave of his time and resources to make his community a better place. The family of H. Grady Moore Jr. honors his legacy by establishing an endowed scholarship in his memory. The H. Grady Moore Jr. Memorial Scholarship was created in December 2007 by an initial donation...

The Groves Family Legacy

Friday, July 11, 2014

A classroom in West Hall has a new name after approval from the Patrick Henry Community College Board to honor a local family’s continuing support to the college.  The Irving M. Groves Jr. and Jett Carter Groves Classroom is now the official name for West Hall, Room 222. The Groves family has supported the college and its students for several decades. Irving Gr...

Leading By Example, Making a Difference

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

     It has often been said that education is the cornerstone of our communities, and no one understands this concept more than Timothy D. Martin.      A Martinsville native, Martin has witnessed the economic ups and downs of this area and knows the importance education plays in helping our community prosper.     ...

PHCC Dean Employs the Planned-Giving Program

Sunday, September 1, 2013

     David Deal, dean of technology at Patrick Henry Community College, wanted to give back to the college that helped him in his life and career. He chose to make a monetary gift through his will as part of the Planned Giving Program of the Patrick Henry Community College Foundation. His gift will fund the Dean David Deal Technology Endowed Scholarship for ...

Col. J. Shelton Scales - A Proud Supporter

Thursday, August 1, 2013

     Colonel J. Shelton Scales has recently changed his beneficiary designation on his life insurance policy to the Patrick Henry Community College Foundation. The proceeds, totaling $10,000, will be used to fund the Shelton and Stacy Scales Emergency Fund, named after Scales and his late wife.      Scales, who moved to Martinsville in...