Tag Archive: ECC Foundation

Foundation Seeks Outstanding ECC Alumni Nominations

January 8, 2024
The East Central College Foundation is on the lookout for exceptional alumni who have left a lasting impact on their communities and beyond. Nominations are now open for the 2024 Outstanding Alumni Award, a prestigious recognition reserved for those who have demonstrated outstanding commitment and leadership. Nominees must have completed a college credit course at… View Article

‘Cookie’ Hays Named Outstanding ECC Alumni

May 18, 2023
Ina “Cookie” Hays is the only person to be a graduate, support staff member, professional staff member, administrator, and trustee at East Central College, giving her a unique perspective of the College. And now, she can add Outstanding ECC Alumni award recipient to the list. Hays was presented the award at the ECC Commencement on… View Article

Co-Champions Conquer the ECC Regional Spelling Bee

May 6, 2023
Daisy Fearn and Scott Harriman traded off spelling words head-to-head for several rounds, with neither showing signs of being stumped. That’s why, for the first time ever, there were co-champions of the East Central College Regional Spelling Bee. Daisy, a fifth grader at Pacific Intermediate School, and Scott, an eighth grader at St. Francis Borgia… View Article

Coach Tom Dill to be Recognized with Dugout Naming

April 10, 2023
East Central College is celebrating the college’s first baseball coach, Tom Dill, with the naming of the Taco Bell Field home dugout. The Tom Dill Dugout naming ceremony will be Saturday, May 6, at Taco Bell Field during the Region 16 Tournament hosted by ECC. The naming ceremony will be held between games at approximately… View Article

Nominations Sought for Outstanding ECC Alumni

February 15, 2023
There are many great East Central College alumni making a difference in their communities, and throughout the world. And now is the perfect time to recognize those former students. Nominations are being sought for the 2023 Outstanding Alumni Award presented by the East Central College Foundation. To be considered for the award, nominees must have… View Article

ECC Foundation to Hold Patrons Kickoff Event

May 27, 2022
Get ready to roll out the blanket and open up the picnic baskets for the East Central College Foundation kickoff of its 2022-23 Patrons of the Arts season. The Patron’s event will be Thursday, June 9, from 6-8:30 p.m. at Röbller Vineyard & Winery, located at 275 Robller Vineyard Road in New Haven. There is… View Article

PTK Provides Funds to Extend Spring Meal Program

May 18, 2022
The East Central College Foundation’s Food for Falcons program was given financial boost this spring to help keep the trial running longer. The Chi Delta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society contributed financially to assist in extending the program from four weeks to six weeks, according to Bridgette Kelch, executive director of the Foundation…. View Article

Nominations Sought for Outstanding ECC Alumni

March 30, 2022
There are many great East Central College alumni making a difference in their communities, and throughout the world. The ECC Foundation is asking for the community’s assistance to recognize one of those former students with the 2022 Outstanding Alumni Award. Nominees must have completed at least one college credit course at ECC at some point… View Article

ECC Foundation Launches ‘Food for Falcons’ Pilot Program

March 22, 2022
College is often a balancing act for students with classes, jobs, and other commitments. Now imagine doing all this on an empty stomach. Food insecurity is a real issue and one that East Central College is trying to address, said Bridgette Kelch, executive director of the ECC Foundation. The Foundation office this week launched a… View Article

ECC Foundation Kicks Off Scholarship Campaign

December 2, 2021
The East Central College Foundation’s annual Friends of the Foundation scholarship campaign is underway. “While the last two years have brought challenges due to the pandemic, ECC supporters responded in extraordinary ways,” said Bridgette Kelch, Foundation executive director. “Our community is emerging stronger, more resilient, than ever.” In the 2021-22 academic year, the ECC Foundation… View Article