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By Victoria Wheeler
The GHC library in Cartersville has recently been renamed in recognition of a $1 million bequest from the John F. Collins Jr. and Ann Felton Collins Charitable Remainder Trust. At a dedication ceremony on Nov. 29, the library was officially named the John F. Jr. and Ann Felton Collins Memorial Library. This gift is part of Georgia Highlands' Legacy Campaign, a program launched in 2006 to raise money for the college. Contributors are able to give money for a specific department or scholarship or with no restrictions on its use. "The Collins gift is a great boost to the Legacy Campaign.� said Dr. Randy Pierce, GHC president. �It also reestablishes our momentum. It is most generous.� The Legacy Campaign is Georgia Highlands' first major gift campaign. Judy Taylor, advancement officer at GHC, manages the program. According to Taylor, the program focuses on three key areas: scholarships, student success centers, and professional development for faculty and staff. Scholarship gifts will be used to insure that students in need of financial aid receive it. Money for success centers will ensure more open hours for tutoring, as well as more aid in the centers themselves. Gifts in the area of professional development will provide for such things as release-time for teachers to earn their advanced degrees as well as allowing them to employ more creative teaching methods. Small donations are welcome, but larger gifts will allow donors to name a street on campus for $25,000, a classroom or laboratory for $10,000 and the Lakeview building for a donation of $1 million. Pierce is optimistic about the remainder of the campaign and is pleased with the recent donations. |
