{"id":1239,"date":"2022-05-10T09:15:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T13:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sw.edu\/news\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2022-05-10T09:15:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T13:15:15","slug":"community-college-philanthropists-honored-with2022-chancellors-award-for-leadership-in-philanthropy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sw.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/10\/community-college-philanthropists-honored-with2022-chancellors-award-for-leadership-in-philanthropy\/","title":{"rendered":"Community College Philanthropists Honored with2022 Chancellor\u2019s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Richmond<\/strong> \u2013 Ms. Mary Sue Whitt and the late Colonel Sandy Whitt, of Tazewell County, Virginia, have received the 16<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Chancellor\u2019s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. They were nominated for the award by Southwest Virginia Community College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than two dozen individuals, families, and businesses from around Virginia have earned the 2022 Chancellor\u2019s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. The awards were presented at a luncheon ceremony in Richmond on Thursday, April 21st, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual event, hosted by the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE), honors leading philanthropists from each of Virginia\u2019s 23 community colleges as well as the statewide foundation. Recipients are nominated for their outstanding commitment to the growth and development of Virginia\u2019s community colleges and their respective foundations.<br><br>This year\u2019s class of distinguished philanthropy leaders has collectively contributed $10 million dollars to Virginia\u2019s Community Colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe impacts of Mary Sue and Sandy Whitt\u2019s contributions are felt throughout our campus and the community. Their dedication to education spans a variety of fields of study and learning activities. The generous support shown by the Whitt\u2019s allows Southwest Virginia Community College to continue to offer excellent educational opportunities, to provide access to students with financial need, and to further promote cultural learning opportunities within our communities,\u201d said Dr. Tommy F. 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For more information, please visit <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vccs.edu\"><em>www.vccs.edu<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>About the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education:<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp; Working hand in hand with Virginia\u2019s 23 community colleges, the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education seeks to guarantee financial assistance to all students who dream of attending college. The foundation is building an endowment that is already generating interest to provide full scholarships to selected community college students; helping more Virginia foster youth pursue and complete higher education through the Great Expectations program; and leading a partnership to improve rural Virginia\u2019s education pipeline through the Rural Virginia Horseshoe Initiative. Learn how the Virginia Foundation for Community College is building the future of Virginia. 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