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OCEF Prgrs Rprt 2014 FINAL.indd
ANNUAL REPORT 2014 FOUNDATION AWARDS THIRTEEN SCHOLARSHIPS A good year for the Orange County Education Foundation (OCEF) translated into a great year for 13 Orange County High School graduates during their Senior Awards Night program on June 9. The Foundation awarded 16 scholarships, totaling $33,000, to 13 different graduates. “This is the highest amount of money that the Foundation has ever awarded during its existence,” said OCEF President Bryan Hargett. “I continue to be inspired by the community’s rapidly growing support for students and teachers.” See “Scholarships” on page 3. STEADY GROWTH IN DONATIONS DRIVES TEACHER INNOVATION GRAN EXPANSION Members of the Orange County Education Foundation’s (OCEF) Board of Directors hit the road again on Friday, April 18 as they travelled from the Taylor Education Administration Complex, to the Locust Grove campus of Germanna Community College and then on to eight of Orange County’s nine public schools. Along the way, they generated squeals, giggles, tears and cheers as they dispensed another round of their increasingly popular teacher innovation grants, or “TIGs.” Due the ever-increasing success of the Foundation’s annual “Celebration of Education” fund-raising campaign, the total amount of money awarded reached $7,250 this year. That is up from $2,900 in 2013 and $1,500 in 2011 and 2012. Twenty-one grants were awarded this year, up from 16 last year and nine in both 2011 and 2012. This year’s recipients were selected from 45 applicants and they included a team of Orange Elementary School teachers who received the Foundation’s first-ever $1,000 “Triple I” (Involve, Inspire, Innovate) grant. “Given that we received the same number of applications this year as last year, it was very gratifying to see that we were able to fund 47% this year as opposed to 36% last year,” said Tim Ferguson, OCEF Board member and chairman of the TIG committee. See “Teacher Grants” on page 3. During the 1992-1993 academic year, the Orange County Chamber of Commerce organized a group of business people and educators for the purpose of building a closer partnership in support of education in our community. The group focused on Orange County’s public schools, private schools, and higher education. It was called the Business & Education Alliance (BEA) and its motto was: “Building Bridges Between our Business Community and our Educational Community.” The BEA proceeded to create career day programs, guest speaker rosters, and business shadowing opportunities and internships for students and teachers. As the program evolved, the partner organizations felt that a fundraising mechanism would be needed to sustain the programs they were creating. A vision for an education foundation emerged from their discussions. Three key members of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors convinced their fellow Board members that a foundation could have long-lasting benefits for the youth, the education systems, and the businesses of our community. The three key Board members included: Ray Hugo of Virginia Power; Sean Gregg, Attorney; and Bill Carrington, Headmaster of Grymes Memorial School. Mr. Hugo was Chamber President, Mr. Gregg was the Chamber’s legal counsel, and Mr. Carrington chaired the BEA. In 1994, the Chamber Board approved the creation of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation. Its mission was to serve all students and education facilities in Orange County. The Orange County School Board also established its own Orange County Education Foundation in 1994 on behalf of just the Orange County Public Schools. By 1996, however, the two Foundations merged into what we now call the Orange County Education Foundation. While it retained the name of the organization established by the School Board, it was built on the articles of incorporation and by-laws that governed the Chamber’s foundation. Therefore, today’s Orange County Education Foundation continues to serve the needs of Grymes Memorial School, Germanna Community College, and all of Orange County’s public schools. NET ASSETS $31,206 $19,983 $6,618 Unrestricted Other Student Scholarships $413,363 Teacher Innovation Grants Statement of Activities Year Ended December 31, 2013 Revenues Contributions - Scholarships $274,723 Contributions - Teacher Innovation Grants 6,350 Contributions - Other* 33,883 Contributions - Unrestricted 568 Investment Income 6,913 Total Revenues $322,437 Expenses Scholarships Awarded Teacher Innovation Grants Awarded Direct Expenses Other Total Expenses Net Activities $26,500 6,745 8,607 18,295 $60,147 $262,290 Continued from front page. Over the past seven years, the OCEF has awarded 104 scholarships for a total of $198,500. This year’s other OCEF scholarship awards included: Three Anne Saunders Boyer & Julian Flint Boyer Scholarships, $3,000 each, to Amber Schaar, Bridwater College; Ayana Braxton, Virginia Commonwealth University; and, Ana Reuss, Virginia Tech. The Harry R. Graham, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, $1,000, to Carolyn Habib, Western Carolina University. The CJM Kyle Scholarship, $1,000, to Cecil Tiblin, Hampden-Sydney College. The Jane Gwyn Robertson Zimmermann Scholarship, $1,500, to Carolyn Habib, Western Carolina University. The Joe Stanley Memorial Soccer Scholarship, $4,000, to Jamie Watcher, Christopher Newport University. The Nora Pannill Brooking Scholarship, $2,000, to Tiahna Mack, Piedmont Virginia Community College. The OCEF General Fund Scholarship, $5,000, to Evan Baines, George Mason University. The Patricia Francis Scholarship, $1,000, to Tiahna Mack, Piedmont Virginia Community College. The Taylor and Phyllis Grasty Medical Scholarship, $3,000, to Marissa Brizzolara, James Madison University. The Ann Mason Head Start Scholarship, $1,000, to Isaiah Ferguson, Germanna Community College. The Barbara Bannar Memorial Scholarship for Business and Entrepreneurial Studies, $1,000, to Justin Hurley, Pennsylvania State University. Two Charles L. Haney Scholarships, $1,500 to Ana Reuss, Virginia Tech; and, $1,000 to Philip Miles, Germanna Community College. The Town of Orange Scholarship, $1,000, to Sam Kessler, Jr., Virginia Tech. TEACHER GRANTS Continued from front page. The April, 2014 recipients of the Orange County Education Foundation’s Teacher innovation Grants include the following: Grade pre-K - 2 cluster ($250) Cherri Norris, Locust Grove Primary School Liz Osterhout, Unionville Elementary School Cheryl Lamb, Gordon-Barbour Elementary School Headstart Grade 3-5 cluster ($25) Tracy Munger, Taylor Education Administration Complex Heidi Pettyjohn, Locust Grove Elementary School Rosemarie Devaney and Tammy Jones, Locust Grove Elementary School Grade 6-8 cluster ($250) Robert Cox, Prospect Heights Middle School Jessica Kelly and Jennifer Hudson-Foskett, Prospect Heights Middle School Jim Yurasits, Taylor Education Administration Complex High School cluster ($250) Page Almond, Orange County High School Joseph Parker, Orange County High School Leigh Ann Yurasits, Orange County High School Higher Education cluster ($250) Sunithi Gnandoss and Leigh Hancock, Germanna Community College Teacher Innovation Grant (TIG) Committee Choice ($250) Jamie Kluender, Gordon-Barbour Elementary School Lois Davis, Locust Grove Elementary School Judges’ Choice ($500) Ruth Fugee, Germanna Community College Susan Shifflett, Orange Elementary School Triple I (Involve, Inspire, Innovate) Grant ($1,000) Felicia Figgins, Alicia Dick, Lisa Yager, Katie Heatwole and Sharon Mohrmann (a.k.a. “STEAM Team”), Orange Elementary School Ernestine Reid Fund for Innovative Teaching ($500) Patrice Stokes, Unionville and Lightfoot Elementary Schools Kathleen Ellington Hargett Fund for Library and Media Center Resources ($500) Anita Marshall, Unionville Elementary School Paul Cogar Fund for Classroom Innovation ($500) Laurie Jamerson, Orange County High School Further information about the Orange County Education Foundation may be found at www.ocedfoundationva.org. INVOLVE INSPIRE INNOVATE INVOLVE INSPIRE INNOVATE INVOLVE INSPIRE INNOVAT SCHOLARSHIPS Rowe Becomes Second Recipient Of Lifetime Contribution Award BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jonathan Chasen Tim Ferguson Pam Frederick Bryan Hargett Craig Hartman Carol Hunter Sam Kessler Sean O’Brien John Reid Martha Roby Doug Rogers Page Sullenberger Brenda Tanner Donna Waugh-Robinson Penny Work EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Judy Carter, Orange County School Board Greg Woods, Orange Town Council Treasurer, Matt Benefield Clerk, Laura Byram The Orange County Education Foundation (OCEF) awarded its 2014 “Lifetime Contribution Award” to long-time private educator and author Joseph Y. Rowe during its Second Annual “Celebration of Education” event at the historic Montpelier estate of President James Madison. Mr. Rowe taught at Woodberry Forest School for 24 years, eventually chairing the math department. He also served as a Governing Board member at Grymes Memorial School, a position which led to his eightprivate school. Upon retirement from Grymes, Rowe returned to Maryland to care for his elderly mother. He characterizes his nine years in Maryland as “the most significant of his life” since they afforded him with the opportunity to write. Rowe’s books include “The Greatest Generation of Orange,” “St. Thomas Church: A History” and “Grammar School Grammar,” among others. 2013 Celebration of Education Campaign Valedictorian $5,000 Salutatorian $2,500 Wells Fargo Bank Scholar $1,000 Our VISION is… to support scholarship and advancement for the teachers and students of the schools in Orange County. Our MISSION is… to build a community partnership among schools, families, and businesses to provide resources, inspire innovation, and enhance opportunities for the teachers and students of the schools in Orange County. AXA & Stacy Burleson RRMM Architects SimplexG rinnell ABM HITT Contracting, Inc. Ballou Justice Upton Sara & Saba Azimipour Sonny Merryman, Inc. Honor $500 Architectural Products of VA (APV) Bryan & Steve Hargett Interactive Achievement Law of Offices of Sean D. Gregg, PLC Pam Frederick VACoRP Bill & Patricia Hepler Clysta Walters Jim & Jean Hopkins Mason Insurance Peter & Penny Work Virginia Community Bank Bob & Carol Grimesey Dabney & Crooks Inc Kngmor Supply (Floyd Morris) MPS V.R. Shackelford III (Mr. and Mrs.) Classmates $50 Linda Carlton Alba Ruth Montaño Gary Mittler Liz Osterhout Alyssa Waller Gene Kotulka Lois Davis Amy Fitch Gina and Rod Sedwick Lou and Laura Thompson Anne A. Gordon-Arbogast Greg Woods Lovell and Demetria Perkins Anytime Fitness, Jill and John Crowder Gurvis L. Bailey Matt Benefield Barbara Collins Harriet Witt Moore Merchants Grocery Barbara Krotendofer Heather Dixon Milinda May Ben & Kim Crandall Heidi Pettyjohn Page Sullenberger Ben & Lowry Early Henry L. and Judy Carter Pamela Margaret Hudson Bill & Greta Berry Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Phyllis Long BOST Benefits (Sabrina Parsons, AFLAC) Hunter & Elizabeth Rawlings Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (Justin Bruce & Linda Blair Jack Samuels Realty Cruise) Bryce Reeves James A. Yurasits Rebecca Phillips Carol & Ross Hunter Jennifer Conley Regina Cooper Catrina Ellinger Jesse Magruder Renee Bourke Charlene Carroll Jill Newman Reynolds GM Subaru Charles McIntyre Joanna Sledziona Roberta Joan Phillips Cheryl Norris John and Ernestine Reid Rod Hawkins Commonwealth Building Materials, Inc. John Hogan Ron & Peggy Kinser Craig & Donna Hartman John Lentine Craig Wood, McGuire Woods Jonathan N. & Christine A. Chasen Sharon Mohrman Sherri McGhee David Smith & Connie Hedgepath Joseph M. 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