Time Warner Cable pledges $100,000 to the Investing
in the Future Campaign
Columbia, SC…Time Warner Cable officials announce a
$100,000 donation to the Midlands Technical College
Foundation’s major gifts campaign, Investing in the
Future. The five-year, $5 million campaign enhances the
college’s ability to deliver relevant education that is
highly accessible, flexible and able to meet the changing
technological needs of the marketplace.
“Time Warner
Cable needs a technically educated workforce to continue to
deliver the best entertainment and communication services in
South Carolina” said Bob Barlow, President of Time Warner
Cable in South Carolina.. “We are delighted to make this
donation to enhance the educational opportunities for young
people in the Midlands, many of whom will choose careers at
Time Warner Cable.”
“We are very
grateful to Time Warner for their generosity and commitment
to higher education,” said MTC president Sonny White. “We
know that the key to community-wide advancement is providing
relevant, career-oriented higher education for the 65 to 70
percent of our citizens who must have education and
skills beyond high school,
but less than a four-year degree.”
The MTC
Foundation Board, a group of 30 business leaders from across
the Midlands, initiated the Investing In the Future
campaign to support the college by providing a margin of
excellence to enhance its programs and services. With the
recent gift from Time Warner Cable and the other community
investments attained through the campaign, Midlands
Technical College will continue to improve the quality of
life throughout the community, support the region’s economic
development, and build a world-class workforce needed by
area employers.
The MTC
Foundation is the structure through which individuals,
corporations and other private sector interests can
demonstrate their support for the academic programs and
economic development services offered by Midlands Technical
College. MTC enrolls
approximately 15,000 credit students annually and provides
training for 30,000 corporate customers each year. MTC is
the largest source of transfer students to the
University of South Carolina.
Time Warner
Cable owns and manages cable systems serving subscribers in
27 states, which include some of the most technologically
advanced, best-clustered cable systems in the country with
more than 75% of the Company's customers in systems of
300,000 subscribers or more. Utilizing a fully upgraded
advanced cable network and a steadfast commitment to
providing consumers with choice, value and quality customer
care, Time Warner Cable is an industry leader in delivering
advanced products and services such as video on demand, high
definition television, digital video recorders, high-speed
data, wireless home networking and Digital Phone. Time
Warner Cable is a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX).
S.C. Physicians Care Charity Pledges $675,000 to the
Midlands Technical College Foundation’s Investing in the
Future Campaign
South Carolina Physicians Care Charity,
Inc., a non-profit foundation, committed to funding
initiatives to improve the health and wellness of the citizens
of South Carolina has pledged $675,000 to the Midlands
Technical College Foundation.
This is the largest gift received from a single entity
by the MTC Foundation in its history.
The donation was given to help the college increase the
number of qualified graduates heading into healthcare
professions in the region.
The gift by South Carolina Physicians
Care Charity, Inc. will make it possible for the MTC
Radiologic Technology and the Surgical Technology Programs to
increase their class size by funding an additional full-time
faculty position in each program.
MTC President Barry Russell said the Charity’s pledge will have a tremendous impact because it
directly increases the number of available graduates in these
two critical health areas and allows the college to
continue to build on the strengths of both the Radiologic
Technology and Surgical Technology Programs.
“I am pleased South Carolina Physicians
Care Charity, Inc. has donated these funds in support of the
college’s mission to attract and retain highly qualified
faculty to assure the highest quality education in the health
sciences for our students,” Russell said. “Without adequate faculty, our ability to meet the acute
shortages we now face is limited.”
South Carolina Physicians Care
Charity’s executive director, Gene Beckman, said the Charity
is vitally interested in making a difference for the people of
this region. Members
of the Charity include: Rice
R. Holcombe, M.D., Chair of the Board of Directors; Harold A.
Moore, M.D.; Randall B. Neil; Herbert B. Niestat, M.D.; Paul
R. Oken; and John C. Rawl, M.D.
Midlands Technical College enrolls
approximately 11,000 credit students each fall; the college
has a thirty percent student concentration in Nursing and
Health Science programs. The MTC Foundation’s Investing in the Future Campaign
has raised $4.2 million of its five year $5 million goal in
the first 18 months of the campaign.
Other significant initiatives funded by
South Carolina Physicians Care Charity, Inc. include the
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the American Lung
Association of South Carolina and funding research through the
Alzheimer’s Association-Palmetto Chapter.
The Charity directly assists individuals
through grants to Make-A-Wish Foundation, Sister Care, the
Assessment and Resource Center of Columbia and the Durant Home
of the Pee Dee Coalition in Florence.
Last year, South Carolina Physicians Care Charity, Inc.
provided personal protective equipment to more than 50 South
Carolina fire departments.
In addition to the Charity’s five-year
funding commitment in support of MTC’s Radiologic Technology
and Surgical Technology Programs, current projects include the
purchase of state-of-the-art research equipment for use at the
Cystic Fibrosis Center at the Medical University of South
Carolina and funding support for South Carolina State
University nursing students to attend a professional
development conference.
South Carolina Physicians Care Charity,
Inc. is a non-profit affiliate of Carolina Care Plan, Inc.
First Citizens Bank Pledges $100,000 Unrestricted Gift To
MTC Foundation’s First Major Gifts Campaign
First Citizens Bank has pledged an
unrestricted $100,000 gift to the Midlands Technical College
Foundation’s major gifts campaign, Investing
in the Future.
Investing in the Future assists the
college in providing relevant education that is highly
accessible, flexible, and capable of meeting the changing
technological needs of the marketplace. The campaign supports
teaching excellence and educational options, as well as
provides access for the emerging workforce, workers in
transition and the existing workforce.
First Citizens Chairman and CEO Jim Apple
expressed the sentiment of his bank in making this
contribution: "It is our sincere belief that investing in
education has the greatest potential for benefit in terms of
the workforce and quality of life here in the Midlands. We are
delighted to play a role in shaping the economic futures for
so many potential students."
“We are very pleased to accept this
investment from First Citizens Bank,” said MTC President
Barry Russell. “This generous donation will allow us to continue providing
a pathway to success for both students and their employers.”
SCANA
Pledges $100,000 to MTC Foundation’s First Major Gifts
Campaign, Investing in
the Future
SCANA Corporation is pledging $100,000 to
the Midlands Technical College Foundation’s Investing
in the Future major gifts campaign.
This pledge will support the campaign’s Endowment for
Excellence in Technology.
The endowment will assist the college in providing
innovative solutions for regional economic development and a
technically skilled workforce. Investing
in the Future has received more than $3 million in gifts
and pledges during the first year of a 5-year campaign.
By establishing the Endowment for
Excellence in Technology, MTC benefits from private support to
maintain college wide technological excellence in its
state-of-the-art training laboratories.
This endowment also supports the college’s new Center
of Excellence for Technology, an outstanding interactive
training site equipped to handle the high volume, high skills
and flexible education necessary to advance the careers of
individuals and meet the demands of business and industry.
Additionally, the Endowment for Excellence in
Technology will enhance the region’s ability to train the
skilled high-technology workers needed by area employers.
SCANA Chairman and CEO Bill Timmerman
said, “We are pleased to be part of Investing in the
Future, which will help attract high tech businesses to
the region by training the highly skilled workers they
require. Midlands Technical College always plays an integral
role in economic development for the Midlands area by working
closely with employers and prospective employers to meet their
workforce needs.”
Investing in the Future is the MTC
Foundation Board initiative to provide private support for the
college. The
campaign will enhance the college’s ability to deliver
relevant education that is highly accessible, flexible and
able to meet the changing technological needs of the
marketplace. The
campaign supports teaching excellence and educational options
for the emerging workforce, workers in transition and the
existing workforce.
“We are very pleased to accept this
gift from SCANA,” said MTC president Barry Russell.
“This investment will assist us in providing a
pathway to success for both students and their employers.
Additionally, the gift will aid the college in meeting
the challenges of the expanding economy and is a model for the
collaborative partnerships MTC must continue to forge.”
Wachovia
Pledges $100,000 Unrestricted Gift To MTC Foundation’s First
Major Gifts Campaign
Wachovia is pledging an unrestricted
$100,000 gift to Midlands Technical College Foundation’s
major gifts campaign, Investing in the Future. This
campaign promises to develop the regional economy and improve
the quality of life in the Midlands.
Investing in the Future will assist the
college in providing relevant education that is highly
accessible, flexible and able to meet the changing
technological needs of the marketplace, support of teaching
excellence and support educational options and access for the
emerging workforce, workers in transition and the existing
workforce.
“At Wachovia, education
is our top community commitment.
Programs that enhance student achievement through
systematic improvement of academic standards, curriculum,
student services, teacher quality and availability of
educational resources are important to us,” said Charlie
Cole, regional president of Wachovia.
“Midlands Technical College delivers these programs
in an excellent manner. Wachovia
is proud to participate in Investing in the Future.”
“We are very pleased to accept this
gift from Wachovia,” said MTC president Barry Russell.
“This generous donation will allow us to continue
providing a pathway to success for both students and their
employers. Additionally,
the gift will aid the college in meeting the continuing
challenges of the expanding economy through educational
excellence and collaborative partnerships.”
 Area
Hospitals Pledge $1.05 Million To Midlands Technical College
Foundation’s Investing in the
Future Campaign
Governor Robert E. McNair, Honorary Campaign Chair,
and John Lumpkin, General Campaign Chair of the Midlands Technical College
Foundation’s Investing in the
Future Campaign announced a $1.05 million gift to the campaign. Given cooperatively by Palmetto Health, Lexington Medical
Center and Providence Hospitals, the $1.05 million investment is the MTC
Foundation campaign’s lead gift and the largest ever received on behalf
of Midlands Technical College. The
three hospital CEO’s appeared together Wednesday in the MTC Health
Science building auditorium to make comments and announce the gift.
Members of the college Commission, Foundation and community also
attended the event.
“Palmetto
Health is partnering with as many community leaders and organizations as
possible to come up with solutions for the looming nursing crisis,” said
Kester Freeman, CEO, Palmetto Health. “Our goal is accomplish that
through partnerships like this one, thereby, also putting our dollars back
into our local economy. This effort shows our commitment to not only
providing the best quality healthcare but also to ensure that local
students have the opportunity to receive training. With an aging
population, this collaborative effort helps improve the likelihood that we
will have the nurses we need to care for our community.”
“Midlands Technical College has been a valuable
partner with Lexington Medical Center and the other Midlands hospitals,”
said Mike Biediger, Lexington Medical Center’s President and CEO.
“As our workforce needs have grown over the years, Midlands
Technical College has worked to provide high-quality nurses and health
care trained people to meet our needs.
We are fortunate to have such an outstanding college in our
community.”
"Providence is excited to be part of this
cooperative initiative to increase educational capacity for nurses,”
said Stephen Purves, President and CEO, Providence Hospitals. “By
providing this opportunity, we can increase the number of qualified nurses
to help meet the healthcare needs of our community."
The five-year investment will provide significant
resources to help address the region's shortage of nurses and health care
professionals and improve the quality of health care for the entire
community. Specifically, the $1.05 million will be used to establish endowments that
provide long-term support for MTC Nursing and Health Sciences programs.
These endowments will fund a number of initiatives including
student stipends to increase retention and growing the departments’
masters-degreed faculty.
Midlands Technical College already graduates more
Associate Degree Nurses than any other college in Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. The college ranks 18th among
all two-year colleges in the country for the number of nurses it graduates
into the workforce and ranks 33rd among all two-year colleges in the
country for Associate Degrees awarded in health sciences professions.
In the State Board Nursing Exams for April-June 2002, Midlands
Technical College had a 100 percent pass rate for all Practical and
Associate Degree nursing students.
“The college is extremely grateful to the three
hospitals for this significant investment that will enable MTC to directly
address the nursing shortage in a more aggressive manner,” said Dr.
Russell.
South Carolina and the country are increasingly
relying on community and technical colleges to address the current crisis
in health care. Nationally, two-year colleges educate 60 percent of all
new licensed, professional registered nurses; and provide cost-effective
nursing education to a significant cohort of students from underserved
populations.
The $1.05 million investment in Midlands Technical
College by the Midlands hospitals confirms that recruiting and educating
the future workforce is essential to overcoming the region’s health care
crisis in the Central Midlands. This substantial gift will
allow MTC to remain on the forefront of health care education and
successfully generate the numbers of nurses and other health care
professionals needed to meet the needs of the community.
“Education is the foundation of the future and the
rapid growth of technology has made technical education more critical than
ever before in our history,” said Governor
McNair. “I believe that private investment in this campaign is
important because the entire community will directly benefit from the
continued success of Midlands Technical College.”
McNair,
Lumpkin Named to Lead Major Gifts Campaign for Midlands Technical College
Former
South Carolina Governor Robert E. McNair will serve as Honorary Chair, and
local businessman and MTC Foundation Board member John H. Lumpkin Jr. will
serve as General Campaign Chair of a major gifts campaign underway at
Midlands Technical College.
“The
MTC Foundation is delighted to have Governor McNair and Mr. Lumpkin in
these crucial leadership positions,” announced Marc H. Johnson, Chair of
the college’s Foundation Board. “The Major Gifts Campaign will benefit enormously from the
leadership and experience of these two community leaders.
Together, Governor McNair and Mr. Lumpkin offer an impressive
understanding of the essential role education plays – and will continue
to play – in the region’s economic growth and well-being.”
McNair’s
commitment to technical education is deep and abiding. While serving in
the
South Carolina House of Representatives, McNair was appointed to the
legislative committee that envisioned a landmark new educational system
for the state. In response to
this committee’s recommendations, the South Carolina Legislature passed
a bill in 1961 that created the South Carolina Technical College System.
Nowhere in the nation had such an ambitious network of technical
institutions ever been attempted. Four
decades later, the 16 technical colleges created by McNair and his
colleagues are hailed as South Carolina’s crown jewels both nationally
and internationally.
“Technical
education has always been an issue of vital concern to me,” explained
McNair. “I’ve been very
impressed with MTC President Barry Russell and his vision to provide
higher education opportunities that support the economic growth of the
Midlands. A major gifts
campaign for Midlands Technical College is the obvious next step toward
realizing this vision.”
Upon
leaving public service, former Governor McNair became a founding member of
the McNair Law Firm, P.A., where he is now chairman.
McNair remains a leading South Carolina citizen and a steadfast
supporter of Midlands Technical College and its mission to attract
business and industry from across the country and around the globe.
John
H. Lumpkin Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Edens & Avant
Real Estate Services, LLC, has a proven record of leadership and
commitment in the service of a number of community organizations. Most
notably he has chaired the South Carolina Division of the American Cancer
Society and served as President of the United Way of the Midlands. He
currently serves as President of the Atrium Society of the Palmetto Health
Foundation and began his service to the Midlands Technical College
Foundation Board in 1995.
“Those
of us in business know how vital Midlands Technical College is to the
economic development and growth of the region,” said Lumpkin. “I
believe that the college’s contributions to our economy are crucial.”
Lumpkin has extended his expertise in economic development to a
number of business organizations such as the Greater Columbia Chamber of
Commerce, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the South Carolina
Economic Developers Association, Economic Development Commission for
Richland and Lexington Counties, and the Central Carolina Economic
Development Alliance. He now sits as a member of the Governor’s
Technology Transition Team.
“For
almost four decades, MTC has supported the community by offering citizens
the educational opportunities to meet their personal and professional
goals.” said Lumpkin. “For
the first time, Midlands Technical College will be asking this community
to participate in a major gifts campaign.
I am confident that our citizens and businesses will be very
willing to invest in the future of MTC, because ultimately it’s an
investment in all our futures.”
The
Midlands Technical College Foundation began preparations for its major
gifts campaign last year. A campaign goal will be announced as additional key roles in
the campaign’s divisions and committees are filled.
Midlands Technical College Foundation Announces $5 Million Major Gifts
Campaign
Developing the Economy and Workforce, Enhancing the Quality of Life
Among Campaign’s Goals
Gov. Robert E. McNair, Honorary Campaign Chair, and
John Lumpkin, General Campaign Chair announced today that the MTC
Foundation campaign, Investing in
the Future, is setting $5 million as its goal for community
investments. By conducting its first major gifts
campaign, Investing In the Future,
the MTC Foundation is seeking community investments that will allow
Midlands Technical College to improve the quality of life throughout the
Midlands, support the region’s economic development and build a
world-class workforce needed by area employers.
“Education is the foundation of the future and the
rapid growth of technology has made technical education more critical than
ever before in our history,” said Gov. McNair.
“I believe that private investment in this campaign is important because
the entire community will directly benefit from the continued success of
Midlands Technical College.”
The Investing
in the Future Campaign has already raised more than $2.5 million
toward its $5-million goal. A
recent $1.05 million investment, given cooperatively by Palmetto Health,
Lexington Medical Center and Providence Hospitals was the campaign’s
lead gift and the largest ever received on behalf of Midlands Technical
College.
“For almost four decades, MTC has supported the
community by offering citizens the educational opportunities to meet their
personal and professional goals.” said Lumpkin. “For the first
time, Midlands Technical College will be asking this community to
participate in a major gifts campaign. I am confident that our
citizens and businesses will be very willing to invest in the future of
MTC, because ultimately it’s an investment in all our futures.”
Specifically, money raised from the five-year
campaign will be used to:
-
Create innovative solutions for regional economic
development and provide a technically skilled workforce in the
Midlands;
-
Educate and train a world-class workforce through
establishing endowments to recruit and retain outstanding faculty in
rapidly evolving high-technology areas;
-
Maximize the quality of life in the Midlands by
developing educational programs and delivery methods that provide
expanded opportunities to traditional and nontraditional students.
Midlands Technical College continues to improve the
quality of life throughout the community, support the region’s economic
development, and build a world-class workforce needed by area employers.
Midlands Technical College is dedicated to promoting
the Central Midlands’ economic growth by providing business and industry
with the employees necessary for sustained growth and profitability. The
college uses more than 90 diverse programs of study to supply local
employers with the knowledgeable and capable workforce they demand.
The college provides professional and occupational
training and development to approximately 30,000 individuals from area
businesses, industries, and governmental and health agencies through
continuing education.
“I know businesses throughout the Midlands
understand the significant role MTC plays in the economic health of the
community,’ said MTC’s president Barry Russell.
“A gift toward this campaign by any business is
actually an investment in their future workforce needs.
Nearly every sector of the economy is becoming technology
dependent.”
The MTC Foundation, Chaired by Marc Johnson, is
comprised of 35 community leaders. For 33 years the MTC Foundation has
been providing the structure through which individuals, corporations and
other private sector interests can demonstrate their support for the
academic programs and economic development services offered by Midlands
Technical College.
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