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Farm Credit of the Virginias Awards Ferrum College $9,970
FERRUM, VA, November 14, 2024 – Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV), a lending cooperative that serves Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland, announced the Association would award a total of $9,970 in grant funding to Ferrum College through the Agricultural Career… Read More
Start on Success Signing
Wednesday, October 30th, 9:00 a.m. at Franklin County High School
FERRUM, VA, October 30th, 2024
WHO: Ferrum College and Franklin County Public Schools
WHAT: Ferrum College and FCHS will host a joint press conference, to sign an agreement for the Start on Success program that will mark the the launch of this year's expanded… Read More
Ferrum College Announces 2024 Alumni Award Recipients
Ferrum College is pleased to announce this year’s three annual alumni awards: Rachel Wells ’16, Outstanding Young Alumni; Keith E. Fisher ’68, Distinguished Alumni and Baxter F. Phillips, Jr. ’66, Beckham Medallion.
The 2024 Award recipients were recognized along with members of the Class of 1974 and 1974 NJCAA National Championship Football team, who were honored as this… Read More
CARC Fall 2024 Newsletter
Please enjoy our latest Newsletter HERE.
Featured:
Making a Difference for Every Student
Bluefield University's Cameron Justis
Averett University is Truly a Place "You Can Do It All"
Mike Smith, a Ferrum College degree 35 Years in the Making
CARC Institutions Award Over 1,000 Degrees
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Averett University Names Donald Merricks as Interim Chief Financial Officer
Averett University is pleased to announce The Honorable Donald Merricks ’74, ’91 has been named interim CFO. Merricks is a retired bank president, entrepreneur and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and is a two-time Averett alumnus.
“We’re blessed beyond measure to have Don Merricks joining us in this critical role at this time in Averett’s history,” said Averett… Read More
Ferrum College Has Entered Into Articulation Agreements
FERRUM, Virginia, August 29, 2024 - Ferrum College has entered into articulation agreements with Patrick and Henry Community College (P&HCC) that will enable students with associate degrees from the community college to transition smoothly into business management or social work majors and… Read More
Bluefield University Announces Dr. Steven Peterson as 10th President
Bluefield, VA – Dr. Steven Peterson, the Vice President for Online/Digital Learning at Houston Christian University in Houston, Texas, will become Bluefield University’s tenth President in its 102-year history. The Presidential Search Committee, which began its work with the CarterBaldwin national search firm in October 2023 to find Dr. David Olive’s successor,… Read More
Conference Carolinas Sponsoring Women’s Flag Football
FERRUM, Va. – Conference Carolinas announced today the addition of women’s flag football as a conference-sponsored sport starting in 2025-26.
Conference Carolinas is the first NCAA Division I or II conference to sponsor women’s flag football, and second NCAA conference, joining Division III’s Atlantic East.
The league will have at least six institutions in the inaugural season… Read More
Tiffany Franks, Averett University President
Ahead of her first job interview there, Tiffany Franks visited Averett University’s campus with her husband to scope it out — a bit of “mystery shopping,” if you will. “We fell in love,” she recalls. “It was a match made in heaven.”
Franks became Averett’s 14th president in 2008, making her the first woman to lead the university since its founding. Her tenure has been defined by… Read More
Danville Aviation Training Facility Receives Federal Funding to Develop Workforce
Danville has received a $4.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to build a new aviation training facility at Danville Regional Airport. The 12,532-square-foot facility will be used by students at Averett University and Danville Community College.
The new facility is meant to support aviation workforce development in the area, according to a news release from the… Read More