About Us

Founded in 1984, the priorities of the ACC Foundation are providing scholarship and financial aid to students, providing funding for professional development activities for faculty and staff, and establishing endowments to provide for future growth and instructional chairs.

The Foundation assists hundreds of students annually with scholarships and financial aid so that they are able to have access to a college education. Professional development funds from the Foundation help pay for faculty and staff continuing education and memberships in professional organizations.

For more information about Alamance Community College, visit alamancecc.edu.

About the Foundation

Executive Director: Ms. Carolyn Rhode

Number of Board Members: 30

Full Time Employees: 4

Part-Time Employees: 1

Foundation Staff Pictured Left:
(Seated) Barb Young, Executive Administrative Assistant; Wendy Jennings, Office Assistant
(Standing) Kasey Coffee, Senior Accounting Technician; Carolyn Rhode, ACCF Executive Director; Stephanía Garzón, Special Projects Coordinator.

During 2022-2023, nearly 900 students received financial assistance from the ACC Foundation¹:

• 326 (223) low-income students received Foundation Scholarships, which are funded through unrestricted donations.
• 11 (7) Faculty/Staff Grants were funded through unrestricted donations to support innovative ideas not traditionally funded by other resources.
• 432 (559) students received named scholarships. Nearly all of these scholarships target low-income students.
• 2 (3) ACC High School Equivalency or Adult High School graduates took advantage of the Foundation’s gift to them of a voucher toward a free college level class.
• 7 (7) Alamance County high school graduates received academic­ based scholarships from the Foundation.
• 42 (49) students received Foundation student distress funds to tide them over in the face of a one-time emergency situation that would have prevented them from graduating.
• 11 (10) students served as Student Ambassadors.

Hundreds more students benefited from training received by ACC instructors and staff funded through the ACC Foundation.

¹ Numbers do not add since many students benefit from more than one program.

Annual Events

• February: Annual Alumni & Friends Campaign
• May: Celebration of Excellence/Distinguished Alumni
• Fall: ACC Day
• October: Donor Recipient Reception
• November: Reinhartsen Run 5K Run/Walk

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jerry A. Bailey Charlene Barrett John Bellingham Feraud Calixte Charles Canaday Ted Chandler Christopher Clemmons Jackie Cole Susan Ezekiel William P. Gomory Douglas Green Brenda Hampton Doug Hargrove Brad Harmon Charles R. Harris

Ami Hill Ed Hooks James Kirkpatrick Martha Krall Ashley Lane Brendle Leggett Reginald J. Lipscomb Jesse Long David Moore Grover Moore Aaron P. Noble, Jr., Ed.D. Jack R. Overacre, Jr. Fairfax Reynolds Leon Saul Lisa Wills Thaller

Trustee Liaison

Dr. Roslyn Crisp
William P. Gomory

Faculty Representative

Erik Perel

Board Emeriti

Peter T. Blaetz Vickie Byrd Dr. Reid Dusenberry

Charles H. Harris Jack R. Lindley James D. Moser, Jr.

Fairfax Reynolds Sue Rich Carl Steinbicker Nancy Whitfield