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GTCC FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO FIRE PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS

Contact: ROBurchette@gtcc.edu (Released 7/11/11)

JAMESTOWN - Four students in the Fire Protection Degree Program at Guilford Technical Community College have been awarded scholarships by the GTCC Foundation.

Recipients and amount of scholarships:
•    Jeremy Short of Greensboro, $2,400, Jeffrey "Cole" Morton Memorial Scholarship.
•    Lou Ann Dunn of Advance, $2,000, Guilford College Volunteer Fire Department Endowed Scholarship for Non-Traditional Students.
•    Matthias A. Tedder of Troy, $2,000, Guilford College Volunteer Fire Department Endowed Scholarship for Traditional Students.
•    George David Bishop of Greensboro, $700, Cassandra  "Sandy" Powell Firefighter Memorial Endowed Scholarship.
The Morton Scholarship honors a former Greensboro firefighter, who followed in his father's footsteps as a firefighter. Cole Morton died Oct. 9, 2007, when his motorcycle was struck by a car.

The Powell award honors the first female firefighter to die in the line of duty. She died Sept. 23, 2002, in a vehicular accident while on duty with McLeansville Fire Dept.  She had served as a firefighter in Rockingham, Forsyth and Guilford counties.
The former Guilford College Volunteer Fire Dept. served the county for more than 50 years and was among the leaders in firefighting training. The department was incorporated into the city of Greensboro when the city expanded its limits.

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