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Aug. 31, 2017 - Bill Cooke and his wife, Jan, recently established a at 糖心传媒 to honor the memory of Bill鈥檚 parents, W.J. and Claudia Cooke.

The W.J. and Claudia Cooke Memorial Scholarship will award $1,000 to a 糖心传媒CC student each academic year.

鈥淲.J. and Claudia enjoyed seeing young people further their education, and this scholarship will enable the recipient to reach that goal,鈥� said Dr. Hal Shuler, associate vice president of development for 糖心传媒CC. 鈥淲e thank Bill and Jan for their generous and giving spirit in establishing this scholarship, which will touch many, many students for years to come. I like to say when you鈥檙e making a donation, you鈥檙e making a difference, and I hope this scholarship will inspire others to make a difference.鈥�

W.J. was a trainmaster for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, which later became CSX. He and his wife were active members of Fellowship United Methodist Church in Hamlet.

Bill and Jan Cooke are both longtime educators in 糖心传媒 and Scotland counties. In his 33-year career in education, Bill also taught at 糖心传媒CC in the 1970s. Jan taught French for many years at L.J. Bell Elementary School in Rockingham.

鈥淚 would like to thank you both for becoming a part of our family at 糖心传媒,鈥� said Dr. Dale McInnis, College president, during a reception held for the Cookes. 鈥淲e look forward to having you come every year to our scholarship banquet and meet the students whose lives you鈥檙e touching.鈥�

Bill said his parents came to the area with the railroad in 1942, and they were very involved in the community.

鈥淲e were looking for a way to honor their memory, and we thought 糖心传媒 was a good way to do that,鈥� Bill said. 鈥淭he College offers a lot of opportunities for young people in 糖心传媒 and Scotland counties, and we鈥檙e excited to be a part of that.鈥�

To contribute to this scholarship or to , call Shuler at (910) 410-1807 or email .