Forsyth Tech Receives $249,600 Grant from Duke Power December 17, 2004
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Forsyth Technical Community College has received a $249,600 grant from Duke Power to support the college’s Industrial Systems Technology Training program in conjunction with Reynolds American, Inc.
The two-year grant is part of Duke Power’s Community and Technical College Grant Program. The focus of the grant program is training, retraining and other efforts to revitalize manufacturing and related businesses. The grant will fund instructors and equipment to aid in the initial start-up of the Industrial Systems Technology training program.
Recently, Reynolds American, Inc. (formerly R.J. Reynolds Tobacco) merged with Brown & Williams Tobacco, the merger relocated hundreds of workers to North Carolina, specifically the Piedmont Triad Region. At Reynolds American’s request, Forsyth Tech was asked to assist in preparing the relocated workers for new jobs in North Carolina specifically for positions as mechanical specialists.
“The college is pleased to receive this support from Duke Power. It affirms the importance of community colleges in training and strengthening the work force. This program is expected to train at least 150 people for employment with Reynolds American, which will add tremendous value to our local economy” said Forsyth Tech president Dr. Gary Green.
Forsyth Technical Community College campus and center locations include the Main Campus on Silas Creek Parkway, the West Campus on Bolton Street, the Mazie S. Woodruff Center in Northeast Winston-Salem, the Grady P. Swisher Center in Kernersville, the Forsyth Tech Small Business Center in the Winston-Salem Chamber Building, the Forsyth Tech Hispanic Center in the Forsyth County Public Library in downtown Winston-Salem and the Stokes County Center in the Stokes County Government Center in Danbury. Currently, 1,150 full- and part-time faculty serve students in 156 programs of study, and corporate and continuing education courses. The college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. For information on the college: call (336) 723-0371 or visit http://www.forsyth.tec.nc.us/.
Duke Power, a business unit of Duke Energy, is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities and provides safe, reliable, competitively priced electricity and value-added products and services to more than 2 million customers in North Carolina and South Carolina. The company operates three nuclear generating stations, eight coal-fired stations, 31 hydroelectric stations and numerous combustion turbine units. Total system generating capability is approximately 19,900 megawatts. More information about Duke Power is available on the Internet at: www.dukepower.com.
Contact Information:
Contact: Annette Ogletree-McDougal,
Forsyth Technical Community College
336-734-7513
amcdougal@forsythtech.edu
Tom Williams,
Duke Power
704-373-4743, Option 1
tcwillia@duke-energy.com
