Category: TVCC

Pettiet family establishes TVCC nursing scholarship

Pictured: Jimmy and Kim Pettiet present a check establishing the Lená Pettiet Memorial Nursing Scholarship to TVCC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and TVCC Foundaion Director Kristen Bennett, TVCC Board President Ray Raymand and TVCC President Dr. Jerry King. (Courtesy photo)
Pictured: Jimmy and Kim Pettiet present a check establishing the Lená Pettiet Memorial Nursing Scholarship to TVCC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and TVCC Foundaion Director Kristen Bennett, TVCC Board President Ray Raymand and TVCC President Dr. Jerry King. (Courtesy photo)

Press release

The family of Lená Pettiet donated $40,000 to the Trinity Valley Community College Foundation Tuesday to establish a nursing scholarship in their daughter’s name. Pettiet was a 2010 graduate of TVCC’s Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) program who died in May from injuries sustained in a Van Zandt County collision in February. TVCC Health Science instructors and former classmates paid tribute to Lená’s compassion, sense of humor and dedication to the nursing profession.

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TVCC PTK Chapter inducts new members

TVCC PTK Fall 2016 Inductees
TVCC PTK Fall 2016 Inductees

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Trinity Valley Community College’s Alpha Iota Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted 57 new members during ceremonies held November 6 on the Athens campus. Chapter advisors Nancy Long and Dr. Michael Felty welcomed the new members and installed officers for the 2016-17 academic year. Scott Keon and Stephanie Do will act as Co-Presidents, with Vice President Sarah Hornby, V.P. for Service Jacqueline Latko and Past President Niyaz Murtazin.

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No. 4 TVCC to face No. 5 NW Mississippi in C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl

TVCC LogoBy Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information

The fourth-ranked Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals have accepted an invitation to play in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl in Copperas Cove on Saturday, Dec. 3.

The Southwest Junior College Football Conference champion Cardinals will face the No. 5-ranked and defending NJCAA champion Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers. Game time at Bulldawg Stadium is 11 a.m.

“We are looking forward to playing in the Heart of Texas Bowl again,” said TVCC athletic director/head football coach Brad Smiley, who was the SWJCFC Coach of the Year for the third time in four years. “We have had great experiences in Copperas Cove and we are excited to play a highly-ranked and very good Northwest Mississippi team there this year.”

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Cardinals pick up wins at Lewis Orr Classic

By Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information

The No. 3-ranked Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals were in top form over the weekend in the annual Lewis Orr Classic at Navarro College.

First-year head coach Guy Furr’s squad rolled to a pair of lopsided wins in the two-day event, scoring a 124-74 win against IQ Hoops and a 124-84 decision against Pro Vision.

The two wins improved the Cardinals to 4-1 on the year heading into the TVCC Classic Friday and Saturday at Cardinal Gym.

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TVCC brings ‘Everyman’ to the stage

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The Trinity Valley Community College Drama Department will present “Everyman,” a new adaptation by Carol Ann Duffy November 10-13 in the auditorium adjacent to the Orval Pirtle Administration Building on the Athens campus.

“Everyman” is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defense. But Death is close behind, and time is running out.

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