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Forbes Endowment GrowthSurpasses ExpectationsAt the Capital Area Technical College in Baton Rouge,the Sterling Forbes Memorial Endowment providesan annual scholarship to promising students pursuingdegrees in the school’s Culinary Arts Program. Theendowment was established at the Foundation forLouisiana’s Community and Technical Colleges in 2009by Michelle Forbes with a gift of $500. It was in honorof her son Sterling, a 22-year-old culinary arts studentwho was killed in a boating accident on Louisiana’s FalseRiver. Michelle Forbes wanted to memorialize Sterlingby supporting students with similar career interests. Shenever imagined the fund would grow so quickly.Forbes, Campus Dean Kay McDaniel and FoundationExecutive Director Leah Goss hoped the endowmentwould reach $10,000 at the end of five years. Instead,that goal was met within about nine months. And by theend of 2011, the fund had climbed to nearly $18,000.The community had enthusiastically come forward tosupport the endowment through special events and byremembering Sterling on his birthday and on holidays.“I was just overwhelmed by the fact that it grew so muchin such a short period of time,” said Forbes. “Now I reallywant to hit $20,000 and I hope we can begin giving outscholarships in both the fall and spring.” Meanwhile,Michele funds the scholarships annually with a cashdonation to the LCTCS Foundation.Two students have earned the scholarship thus far,including Amanda Haynes, the 2011 award winner.Haynes lost her mother and home in a fire earlier in theyear, but remained a hard-working, passionate student.The budding chef expressed an interest in working withthe elderly, which she shared during news stories abouther receipt of the scholarship. Subsequently, it helped hersecure a job with a nursing home.Amanda Haynes received $500 from the Sterling ForbesMemorial Scholarship, a scholarship fund dedicated inhonor of former CATC Culinary Arts student, Sterling Forbes(L to R): Holding Check: Kay McDaniel, Regional Director, Capital AreaTechnical College, Amanda Haynes, Scholarship Recipient, CATC, MicheleForbes Back Row: Members of the Forbes Family, Chef Mike Travasos, ChefJean French“It’s really exciting to see the scholarship grow and watchit help deserving students,” said McDaniel.Forbes, registrar and director of student affairs at the LSUPaul M. Hebert Law Center, often drops by the campusfor lunch at the student-run café, which was renamedSterling’s Place in her son’s honor. The faculty remembersSterling Forbes’ kindness, love of life and enthusiasm forhelping others. His image, wearing a chef’s toque, isdrawn on the café’s glass doors. Forbes says getting toknow the scholarship recipients has been satisfying, andshe believes her son would approve of the project.“The endowment is doing what it’s supposed to do,” saidForbes. “I really think Sterling is smiling down.” §Endowments are wonderful ways to memorialize a loved one.It is easy to establish and even a small amount can grow intosomething significant over time. For more information onhow you can establish an endowment in someone’s memory,contact Leah Goss at the LCTCS Foundation at 225-308-4410, or email lgoss@lctcs.edu10 | Moves Magazine
Donor to South Central Louisiana Technical CollegeReceives National Philanthropic Awardhe H & B Young Foundation of Morgan City, LA hasgained national distinction by being honored with theCouncil for Resource Development’s (CRD) BenefactorAward for 2011. The CRD Benefactor Award is the onlynational recognition of donors to the nation’s communitycolleges. Each year, CRD recognizes the outstandingcontributions of ten donors from across the country thatmade significant contributions to community colleges. TheH & B Young Foundation was recognized for its longstandingcommitment and generosity to the South CentralLouisiana Technical College -Young Memorial Campuslocated in Morgan City, Louisiana.Since 1955, the H & B Young Foundation has supportedmany charitable causes in Morgan City. Named forHugh and Byrnes Young, two brothers, landowners andentrepreneurs who spent their lives in the Morgan City area,the foundation donated three-and-half acres of land to beused for a vocational and technical school in 1965. Today,the school is known as the Young Memorial Campus ofSouth Central Louisiana Technical College (SCLTC).Over the years, the foundation has donated over $2.5million to the college for student scholarships, equipmentand infrastructure improvements, including an Olympicsize pool that is shared-use facility with local swimmingteams. The foundation’s largest investment has been inthe college’s marine and safety training programs whichare internationally renowned. In fact, the Survival CraftProficiency program provided at SCTLC trained twentyfiveof the workers who were on the ill-fated Deep WaterHorizon that blew up and sank last year in the Gulf ofMexico. Due to their training at the college, all twenty-fiveof these workers survived and several returned to thanktheir instructors.SCLTC received the highest rankings of an LCTCS college,placing second in the nation, as an overall producer of oneyearcertificates.Regional Director Gregory Garrett expressed his appreciationfor the generosity of the foundation to the college over theyears. “We wouldn’t be where we are today providing theprograms we do without the foundation. They have doneso much for us.”“We were thrilled and elated to be selected as arecipient of the 2011 CRD Benefactor’s Award,” saidBrenda Ayo, H & B Young Foundation ExecutiveDirector. We hope our efforts will continue totransform lives, strengthen the community and createan internationally recognized marine and safety trainingprogram for our students.” §H.B. Young Memorial Foundation Trusteeshonored with the Council for ResourceDevelopment (CRD) Benefactor Award for 2011(L to R) Dr. Joe D. May, President, Louisiana Communityand Technical College System; Kim Sturgeon, CRDPresident 2011; Brenda B. Ayo, H.B. Young FoundationExecutive Director, Gwendolyn E. Ross, H.B. Phyllis B.Garber, Emile A. Wagner, Foundation Trustees; Mr. GregoryL. Garrett, Regional Director, South Central LouisianaTechnical College- Young Memorial CampusMoves Magazine | 11
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