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Masseys
give $1 million to Campaign for J. Sargeant Reynolds |
In April, during Community College
Month, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College is  celebrating 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
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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 in  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.
>> Read the full story
>> Read more student testimonials
>> Download photos from the event
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Rosenthals contribute to The Campaign for Reynolds
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Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert M. Rosenthal have generously contributed to the College’s Major
Gift Campaign. In their honor, the new Library and Technology Center (LTC)
under construction at the
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will feature a lobby named for them. A grand opening for the LTC is planned
for Spring 2008, and will showcase the new lobby area, in the College’s
first new academic building at the Parham Road Campus in more than 25 years.
This state-of-the-art learning and research center for students will combine
College employee expertise and allow collaboration among librarians,
information technology staff, teaching faculty, and other support services,
with the goal of enriching student success and resources.
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Johnston Addresses Nursing Faculty Shortage [back
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Deborah Johnston, CEO of Care Advantage believes strongly in the business
of caring. In fact, this concern follows the lead of her company motto, “Our
Advantage Is Caring,” and is a cornerstone of her success since 1998 when
she began the home healthcare company.
A generous gift from Johnston will establish the Deborah J. Johnston Chair
of Nursing at Reynolds to help recruit much needed nursing faculty to teach
future generations of nurses.
The nursing shortage is a comprehensive issue which includes the
challenge in colleges operating costly nursing programs for students,
and recruiting top nursing faculty to teach future nurses. The General
Assembly has taken action to increase nursing faculty salaries at public
institutions in Virginia by 10%. But this is not enough. Community
colleges must get creative in addressing the nursing shortage issue
through public and private partnerships to ensure quality healthcare
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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
 and 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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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
 Foundation
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.
>> Click here for more on the Urban Teachers Institute.
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Faculty Member Gives $1 million Gift to Support Scholarships [back to top] |
 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. |
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Reynolds
Family give $1 million for Scholarships[back to top] |
As students headed back to campus at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College 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. |
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April 30, 2008
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For more information on our first ever major gifts campaign, please call 804-523-5181
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Educational Foundation, Inc
P.O. Box 26924
Richmond, Virginia 23261-6924
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