Central Virginia Community College
Left to right: Tyler Wilson, Grainger Branch Manager, Lynchburg; Anthony Proffitt; Lynn Dillard, CVCC Assistant Professor of Machine Technology; Chris Shaffer, Randolph Rolfe, Grainger Government Accounts Manager
Grainger Scholarships Awarded to Two CVCC Students
Lynchburg, VA /Media Release/12/08/10 – On November 10, Grainger, a local distributor of facilities maintenance supplies awarded two Grainger Tools for Tomorrow® scholarships to CVCC industrial technology students, Anthony Proffitt and Christopher Shaffer. Both students were awarded $2000 scholarships and upon graduation will receive customized Westward® tool kits to help them successfully launch their careers.
The Grainger Tools for Tomorrow scholarship program is designed to support second-year community college students studying technical trades such as electrical, welding, plumbing, construction, HVAC and automotive. Proffitt and Shaffer are among the more than 150 students in the U.S. to receive the Grainger Scholarship this year. The company launched their scholarship program in 2006 to encourage students in the industrial skilled trades curriculum who have demonstrated drive, commitment, and leadership.
Anthony Proffitt graduated from Rustburg High School and works at AMG, Inc. in Lynchburg. He is working towards his Machine Tool Diploma at CVCC at the moment and plans to further his education by earning the Associate’s Degree in Machine Technology at the College.
Christopher Shaffer graduated from E.C. Glass High School, where he played varsity basketball in his junior and senior year. He will earn his Machine Tool diploma this May and will go on to earn the Associate’s Degree in Machine Technology. He currently works at Omnitech Engineering. He will begin a co-operative position at Flowserve in mid-December, writing programs for CVC and MCC machines.
“Today’s CVCC technical education students will become tomorrow’s industrial skilled tradesmen, dedicated to keep the Region 2000 community working and growing,” said Tyler Wilson, Grainger’s branch manager in Lynchburg, “One of the best ways in invest in Central Virginia is to contribute to the education of our future tradesmen and women.”
W. W. Grainger, Inc., is the leading broad line supplier of facilities maintenance products serving businesses and institutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, India, China, and Panama. The company is committed to developing future leaders within the industrial trades.
Release Date: 11:00 AM (12/8/10)
Release Number: 101208.Graingeraward
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