Lee Bentley, president of the Wilkes Education Foundation, presented a check for $7,500 to Dr. Jeff Cox, president Wilkes Community College
The Wilkes Educational Foundation awarded $7,500 to Wilkes Community College to assist Wilkes County graduates with priority consideration given to those who have participated in the Career and College Promise program for the 2017-2018.
The WEF awarded WCC $2,000 in the Spring of 2016 for 2016-2017. The recipients were:
- Julie Johnson, Ferguson, Medical Assisting
- Austin Lane, North Wilkesboro, Associate in Arts
- Dylan Roe, Wilkesboro, Applied Engineering – Engineering Technology
- Zachery Felts, North Wilkesboro, Criminal Justice.
The Wilkes Education Foundation is a private, non-profit, IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt endowment corporation dedicated to promoting excellence in education in the Wilkes County Schools. For information about making a donation to the WEF, contact Jody Hamby, 309 9th St, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. For more information, see http://www.wilkeseducationfoundation.org.