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Alum Donates $100,000 to Major Gifts Campaign - Corning Community College
Corning Community College's Development Foundation has announced that its first-ever Major Gifts Campaign, From Past to Future Generations…Investing in a Strong Community, has secured $100,000 from CCC alum Lawrence R. Johnston '70 for the endowment of the Ernest E. Johnston Memorial Scholarship. The community phase of the Campaign will continue through August 31 and include participation from alumni, individuals, foundations and corporate contributors over a five-year pledge period.The Ernest E. Johnston Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a Corning, NY high school student who is enrolling full-time at CCC at the beginning of the fall semester and who has the "best mix between financial need and academic performance". Financial need is defined as 100 percent financial aid eligibility. The scholarship will be presented annually as a two-year scholarship. Each student will be awarded $2,500 per year – one for a freshman and one for a continuation for the sophomore year.The scholarship was established to honor Lawrence R. Johnston's father, Ernest E. Johnson, and to celebrate the qualities and values he modeled to his son and community. Ernest E. Johnston was an employee of Corning Building Company for over thirty years, a loyal member of Grace United Methodist Church and President - more available