NWTC students receive record number of scholarships

The NWTC Educational Foundation Inc. will set a new record for scholarship awards this year, thanks to increasing support from the community.

More students will receive more scholarship funding during the Foundation's 2008 Donor Recognition and Scholarship Awards Banquet on Wednesday, March 19. The Banquet allows students to thank donors face-to-face, and allows donors to find out how their support is changing the lives of local students.

Donations have increased sharply in recent years, and the banquet includes only some of the year's awards. In this fiscal year, the Foundation distributed over $318,000 by Feb. 28, up 55.5% since the year before. Cash and in-kind donations to the Foundation rose 61% in the same period. Officials say the increase shows that community members feel a critical need for NWTC's work in addressing the health care crisis, industry layoffs, diverse educational needs, technology changes and other issues.

Quick facts:

• The Foundation will distribute a record $137,700 in scholarships at the banquet.
• More students will benefit this year, with 203 students sharing in 250 awards.
• The previous record, set in 2007, was $126,700 given to 193 students in 239 awards.
• Fourteen new scholarships will be awarded this year, and 25 donors have increased either the dollar amount or the number of scholarships that they are awarding.
• About 500 people are expected to attend, including students, donors and families.

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Educational Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 19042 Green Bay, WI 54307-9042
920-498-5426 or 1-800-422-NWTC, Ext. 5426
or email to: sandra.kraft@nwtc.edu