Greenville Tech Foundation 2008-2009 Annual Report 2009-2010 ...

During graduation ceremonies, The Greenville Tech Alumni Association presents
Outstanding Alumni of the Year and Honorary Alumni of the Year awards.
Karri Westmoreland
2010 Outstanding Alumna of the Year
While working full-time, Karri Westmoreland studied business in
the evenings at Greenville Technical College. In 2008 she graduated
with honors, completing two associate degrees: one in Business
Management and one in Marketing. She has been employed for
four years at the Bon Secours St. Francis Foundation, where she
serves as director of development. She graduated from Furman
University Connections - Women Leaders of the Upstate and
volunteers with the Meyer Center for Special Children and the
Spartanburg County District Four School Improvement Council.
Ray Mattson
2010 Honorary Alumnus of the Year
Armed with a Harvard MBA and 16 years of leadership experience
with the Cryovac organization, Ray Mattson became president of
Southeastern Kusan in Greenville in 1973. The company had grown
to over 500 employees in multiple sites in the Upstate when Ray
retired in 1983. Mr. Mattson served on the Greenville Tech Area
Commission for over 33 years, and was chairman of the Finance
Committee. He and his late wife, Jane, chose to give a generous
planned gift valued in excess of $500,000 designating the Greenville
Tech Foundation as beneficiary.
Endowed Scholarship, it has given me the motivation
to work harder to pursue my dreams.
Andres Cadavid, Stevens Aviation Endowed Scholarship
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