TJC Receives Educational Fundraising National Award

TYLER — For the second year in a row, Tyler Junior College has received national recognition for overall performance in educational fundraising. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) recently named 84 colleges and universities and 20 independent schools as recipients of its 2014 Educational Fundraising Awards. According to a TJC news release, those awards recognize institutions for overall performance and improvement in educational fundraising programs.

“We are honored that Tyler Junior College was selected for this award,” said Dr. Kim Russell, TJC vice president for advancement and external affairs. Russell also serves as executive director of the TJC Foundation. Russell accepted the award at the CASE Conference for Community College Advancement, held last week in Sacramento, Calif. She added, “Our success is due to the TJC Foundation board of directors and, specifically, our dedicated investment committee. We thank TJC President Dr. Mike Metke for his outstanding leadership of the college and support of the foundation.” Members of the TJC Foundation investment committee are Billy Hibbs, chair; James I. Perkins; Lee Gibson; Eleanor Stringer; and David McCullough.

The Tyler Junior College Foundation is a separate, 501(c)(3) organization governed by a 35-member, self-perpetuating board of directors. Institutionally related foundations play a vital role in raising and managing private resources in support of public institutions such as Tyler Junior College, according to the news release. Officials say the TJC Foundation facilitates gift transactions, provides management and oversight of investments, and ensures that gifted funds are used in compliance with donor intent and maintained separately from public funds, according to the news release. Go to http://www.tjc.edu/foundation For more information.