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JSRCC raises $15 million in state’s largest community college campaign

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REYNOLDS AWARDED $720,000 DOE GRANT [back to top]

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College learned today that it has been awarded a $720,000 U.S. Department of Energy grant for the development of a new Advanced Electric Drive Vehicle Career Studies Certificate. The new program will focus on electric vehicles, plug in hybrid electric vehicles, and fuel cell electric vehicles.
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JSRCC to receive $400,600 grant from U.S. Department of Education; focus on reaching displaced workers through distance learning [back to top]

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College is one of two colleges selected in Virginia by the United States Department of Education’s Fund for Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) to receive a three-year grant totaling $400,602.
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J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College receives $75,000 from Robins Foundation to expand college access for at-risk youth [back to top]

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the Robins Foundation to fund the Boost Academy, a component of their Middle College program, designed to prepare at-risk students for success in adult education programs.
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Masseys give $1 million to Campaign for J. Sargeant Reynolds [back to top]

In April, during Community College Month, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College is fcelebrating the philanthropic spirit of Ivor and Maureen Massey and their $1 million pledge to the College’s first-ever Major Gifts Campaign.

To recognize their generosity, the Library Technology Center under construction at the College’s Parham Road Campus will be named the Ivor and Maureen Massey Library Technology Center in Fall 2008.
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The Community Foundation partners with Reynolds to address urban education issues in Richmond [back to top]

There is a buzz in the community about a collaborative, tangible solution to a specific K-12 challenge in City of Richmond Schools – retaining urban teachers and equipping them with the skills required to succeed in an urban classroom. The solution is the Urban Teachers Institute at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, which recently received a $160,000 investment for two more years of funding from The Community Foundation serving Richmond & Central Virginia.
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Reynolds announces $15 million major gifts campaign [back to top]

J. Reynolds Community College announced a $15 million major gifts campaign inf November 2007, to provide the financial resources to address the community’s need for a skilled and educated workforce. The event was attended by several members of the Reynolds family and also included celebration of the 35th anniversary of the College.

This is the largest community college campaign announcement in Virginia history to date. Campaign funds will increase access to scholarships, address the high school drop-out crisis, and provide skilled workers for Greater Richmond in critical shortage areas such as healthcare, education and service industries.

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Robins Foundation Invests in At-Risk Youth [back to top]

The Robins Foundation has generously contributed $200,000 to establish a permanent endowment for the Middle College. This program, located on our Downtown Campus on 7th and Jackson Streets, helps 18-24 year-old high school dropouts achieve their GED fand prepare for college-level courses or workforce entry. In 2008-09, the interest from the endowment will be used to provide tuition assistance for at-risk young adults and raise the standard of living potential for citizens in Richmond. The Robins Endowment will provide a permanent stream of funding to assist about 40 Middle College graduates transitioning to college each year. 
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First Urban Teachers Institute Funded by The Community Foundation of Greater Richmond [back to top]

Nineteen Richmond Public School Teachers came together in June 2007, to participate in a one week professional development institute hosted by J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College's Center for Teacher Education and supported by Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Education and Richmond City Public Schools.  The first Urban Teachers Institute was made possible by funding provided by The Community fFoundation serving Richmond & Central Virginia.  Activities included a look at the perceptions of education by students, teachers and administrators presented by performance artist Brooke Haycock of The Education Trust and the development of innovative teaching modules that the nineteen teacher participants are using in their middle school math and science classes.  A multi-discipline approach using real world examples that urban students can relate to was used in developing these teaching modules. 

At the concluding breakfast, the Honorable Ann Holton, First Lady of Virginia, shared her hopes for the future of Richmond's urban students and commended the Institute as an important step toward improving the urban education setting.
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Faculty Member Gives $1 million Gift to Support Scholarships [back to top] f

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College recently recognized the commitment and generosity of Dimitri and Maggie Georgiadis through the naming of “Georgiadis Hall” on the Parham Road Campus. After teaching for free for over 13 years, Dimitri Georgiadis recently pledged more than $1 million to the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Educational Foundation to fund scholarships for at-risk youth in the Richmond area.

After leading several international companies, including Shering-Plough Corporation and Productos Del Monte, a former subsidiary of R.J. Reynolds Industries based in Mexico City, Georgiadis settled in Richmond, Virginia in 1994. His passion for photography soon lead him to take a class at Reynolds. He never left. In addition to donating equipment to the program and establishing the Maggie & Dimitri Georgiadis Scholarship, he has shared his knowledge of photography with students as a pro-bono faculty member and as program head for more than 13 years.

Born in Greece, Georgiadis came to America in 1947 in search of the American dream. He soon discovered that for him the dream would begin with a college education. He attended New York University where he earned a B.S. in International Trade in 1951—the same year he became a U.S. citizen. From there, he studied at the graduate level at the University of Illinois while serving in the U.S. Air Force before beginning his career in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.

The J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Educational Foundation named Dimitri and Maggie Georgiadis the 2007 Medallion Society Award recipients at the President’s Reception hosted Monday evening, April 2, 2007, by Dr. Gary Rhodes. The Medallion Award is the highest honor that the Foundation can bestow upon an individual, corporation, or foundation for their support of the college.


Reynolds Family give $1 million for Scholarships [back to top]

As students headed back to campus at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community fCollege this fall the college celebrated a historic event by receiving one of its largest gifts ever donated by a private family foundation. The JSRCC Educational Foundation announced recently that a $1 million gift from the Richard S. Reynolds Foundation has been made to increase much needed scholarship funds for future generations of Reynolds students.

Known as the “Reynolds Family Scholarships in Memory of J. Sargeant Reynolds,” the family makes this generous gift in celebration of the qualities embodied in the late J. Sargeant Reynolds, for whom the college is named. By commemorating his outstanding character and unwavering integrity through a gift that fosters this potential in today’s young people the family foundation establishes a permanent scholarship fund.

Increasing tuition remains a financial barrier for students pursuing a college education and currently more than $238,000 in scholarship awards are made annually to applicants. Nearly 900 qualified students are not assisted, however, due to limited funds. For more information about how you can be involved in the Scholarship Program contact 523-5181.

as of January 1, 2009