Castillo, Sears receive awards through CVCC School of WDA, CVCC Foundation, Inc.
Catawba Valley Community College students Melissa Castillo and Meredith Sears became the latest recipients of the CVCC School of Workforce Development and the Arts (WDA) and the CVCC Foundation’s student incentive funding on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
02/05/2021
Catawba Valley Community College students Melissa Castillo and Meredith Sears became the latest recipients of the CVCC School of Workforce Development and the Arts (WDA) and the CVCC Foundation’s student incentive funding on Wednesday, February 3.
Collectively, the awards will cover Spring Semester 2021 tuition, fees and books for Castillo and Sears as they pursue degrees in Engineering and Advertising and Graphic Design, respectively, in the School of WDA.
“Both Melissa and Meredith have devoted an incredible amount of energy and enthusiasm to their educational and career pursuits,” said Dr. Jeffrey Penley, CVCC School of WDA Senior Professor and Student Advocate. “One day soon, Melissa will make a fine mechanical engineer, and Meredith will excel in her chosen field of advertising and graphic design. They will also make fine ambassadors for the School of Workforce Development and the Arts and Catawba Valley Community College, since they will demonstrate every day that you can get ‘there’ from ‘here’ in terms of the achievement of your educational and career dreams.”
Castillo was nominated for the award by Mercia Barringer and Kathryn Hollar of the CVCC Advising Center, and her nomination was supported by Jim Thomas, Director of Engineering Technologies.
“I am so pleased that the CVCC Foundation is providing strong support for Melissa and Meredith,” said CVCC School of WDA Dean Gary Muller. “Both Melissa and Meredith are passionately committed to their chosen career paths and we know they are going to make us very proud while they are here on campus, and after they graduate from CVCC.”
Sears was nominated for the award by Dana Hoyle and Kathryn Hollar of the CVCC Advising Center, and her nomination was supported by Jennifer Cobb, Director of Advertising and Graphic Design.
“What an absolute privilege it was presenting Melissa and Meredith their well-deserved School of WDA incentive scholarship awards,” said David Sain, chairman of the CVCC Foundation Board of Directors. “They are outstanding individuals, and they personify what the School of Workforce Development and the Arts and Catawba Valley Community College are all about. We are overjoyed to honor Melissa and Meredith with these awards, and we look forward to following their life’s work as they become successful and achieve their individual dreams.”
For more information regarding this initiative and the CVCC School of Workforce Development and the Arts and its programs, please contact Dean Gary Muller at gmuller@cvcc.edu or Senior Professor and Student Advocate Jeff Penley at jpenley@cvcc.edu.
Note: The photograph accompanying this article was taken in full recognition of COVID-19 safety protocol, and all participants voluntarily removed their masks for only a few seconds for the purpose of having the photograph taken.
Left to right, Dr. Jeff Penley, CVCC School of WDA Senior Professor and Student Advocate; David Sain, CVCC Foundation Chair; Jennifer Cobb, CVCC Director of Advertising and Graphic Design; CVCC students Melissa Castillo and Meredith Sears; and Gary Muller, Dean of CVCC's School of Workforce Development and the Arts.
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