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ANNUAL REPORT 2014
FOUNDATION AWARDS THIRTEEN
SCHOLARSHIPS
A good year for the Orange County Education
Foundation (OCEF) translated into a great year for 13
Orange County High School graduates during their
Senior Awards Night program on June 9.
The Foundation awarded 16 scholarships, totaling
$33,000, to 13 different graduates. “This is the highest
amount of money that the Foundation has ever awarded
during its existence,” said OCEF President Bryan Hargett.
“I continue to be inspired by the community’s rapidly
growing support for students and teachers.”
See “Scholarships” on page 3.
STEADY GROWTH IN DONATIONS DRIVES
TEACHER INNOVATION GRAN EXPANSION
Members of the Orange County Education Foundation’s (OCEF)
Board of Directors hit the road again on Friday, April 18 as they
travelled from the Taylor Education Administration Complex, to the
Locust Grove campus of Germanna Community College and then on
to eight of Orange County’s nine public schools. Along the way, they
generated squeals, giggles, tears and cheers as they dispensed another
round of their increasingly popular teacher innovation grants, or
“TIGs.”
Due the ever-increasing success of the Foundation’s annual
“Celebration of Education” fund-raising campaign, the total amount
of money awarded reached $7,250 this year. That is up from $2,900 in
2013 and $1,500 in 2011 and 2012. Twenty-one grants were awarded
this year, up from 16 last year and nine in both 2011 and 2012. This
year’s recipients were selected from 45 applicants and they included
a team of Orange Elementary School teachers who received the
Foundation’s first-ever $1,000 “Triple I” (Involve, Inspire, Innovate)
grant.
“Given that we received the same number of applications this
year as last year, it was very gratifying to see that we were able
to fund 47% this year as opposed to 36% last year,” said Tim
Ferguson, OCEF Board member and chairman of the TIG
committee.
See “Teacher Grants” on page 3.
During the 1992-1993 academic year,
the Orange County Chamber of Commerce organized a
group of business people and educators for the purpose of
building a closer partnership in support of education in our
community.
The group focused on Orange County’s public schools, private
schools, and higher education. It was called the Business
& Education Alliance (BEA) and its motto was: “Building
Bridges Between our Business Community and our Educational
Community.” The BEA proceeded to create career day programs,
guest speaker rosters, and business shadowing opportunities and
internships for students and teachers. As the program evolved,
the partner organizations felt that a fundraising mechanism
would be needed to sustain the programs they were creating.
A vision for an education foundation emerged from their
discussions.
Three key members of the Chamber of Commerce Board
of Directors convinced their fellow Board members that a
foundation could have long-lasting benefits for the youth, the
education systems, and the businesses of our community. The
three key Board members included: Ray Hugo of Virginia
Power; Sean Gregg, Attorney; and Bill Carrington, Headmaster
of Grymes Memorial School. Mr. Hugo was Chamber President,
Mr. Gregg was the Chamber’s legal counsel, and Mr. Carrington
chaired the BEA. In 1994, the Chamber Board approved
the creation of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce
Education Foundation. Its mission was to serve all students and
education facilities in Orange County.
The Orange County School Board also established its own
Orange County Education Foundation in 1994 on behalf of
just the Orange County Public Schools. By 1996, however, the
two Foundations merged into what we now call the Orange
County Education Foundation. While it retained the name of
the organization established by the School Board, it was built
on the articles of incorporation and by-laws that governed
the Chamber’s foundation. Therefore, today’s Orange County
Education Foundation continues to serve the needs of Grymes
Memorial School, Germanna Community College, and all of
Orange County’s public schools.
NET ASSETS
$31,206
$19,983
$6,618
Unrestricted
Other
Student Scholarships
$413,363
Teacher Innovation Grants
Statement of Activities
Year Ended December 31, 2013
Revenues
Contributions - Scholarships
$274,723
Contributions - Teacher Innovation Grants 6,350
Contributions - Other*
33,883
Contributions - Unrestricted
568
Investment Income
6,913
Total Revenues
$322,437
Expenses
Scholarships Awarded
Teacher Innovation Grants Awarded
Direct Expenses
Other
Total Expenses
Net Activities
$26,500
6,745
8,607
18,295
$60,147
$262,290
Continued from front page.
Over the past seven years, the OCEF has awarded 104
scholarships for a total of $198,500. This year’s other
OCEF scholarship awards included:
Three Anne Saunders Boyer & Julian Flint Boyer
Scholarships, $3,000 each, to Amber Schaar, Bridwater
College; Ayana Braxton, Virginia Commonwealth
University; and, Ana Reuss, Virginia Tech.
The Harry R. Graham, Jr. Memorial Scholarship,
$1,000, to Carolyn Habib, Western Carolina University.
The CJM Kyle Scholarship, $1,000, to Cecil Tiblin,
Hampden-Sydney College.
The Jane Gwyn Robertson Zimmermann
Scholarship, $1,500, to Carolyn Habib, Western Carolina
University.
The Joe Stanley Memorial Soccer Scholarship,
$4,000, to Jamie Watcher, Christopher Newport
University.
The Nora Pannill Brooking Scholarship, $2,000, to
Tiahna Mack, Piedmont Virginia Community College.
The OCEF General Fund Scholarship, $5,000, to Evan
Baines, George Mason University.
The Patricia Francis Scholarship, $1,000, to
Tiahna Mack, Piedmont Virginia Community College.
The Taylor and Phyllis Grasty Medical
Scholarship, $3,000, to Marissa Brizzolara,
James Madison University.
The Ann Mason Head Start Scholarship, $1,000, to
Isaiah Ferguson, Germanna Community College.
The Barbara Bannar Memorial Scholarship for
Business and Entrepreneurial Studies, $1,000, to
Justin Hurley, Pennsylvania State University.
Two Charles L. Haney Scholarships, $1,500 to Ana
Reuss, Virginia Tech; and, $1,000 to
Philip Miles, Germanna Community College.
The Town of Orange Scholarship, $1,000, to Sam
Kessler, Jr., Virginia Tech.
TEACHER GRANTS
Continued from front page.
The April, 2014 recipients of the Orange County Education
Foundation’s Teacher innovation Grants include the following:
Grade pre-K - 2 cluster ($250)
Cherri Norris, Locust Grove Primary School
Liz Osterhout, Unionville Elementary School
Cheryl Lamb, Gordon-Barbour Elementary School Headstart
Grade 3-5 cluster ($25)
Tracy Munger, Taylor Education Administration Complex
Heidi Pettyjohn, Locust Grove Elementary School
Rosemarie Devaney and Tammy Jones, Locust Grove
Elementary School
Grade 6-8 cluster ($250)
Robert Cox, Prospect Heights Middle School
Jessica Kelly and Jennifer Hudson-Foskett, Prospect
Heights Middle School
Jim Yurasits, Taylor Education Administration Complex
High School cluster ($250)
Page Almond, Orange County High School
Joseph Parker, Orange County High School
Leigh Ann Yurasits, Orange County High School
Higher Education cluster ($250)
Sunithi Gnandoss and Leigh Hancock, Germanna
Community College
Teacher Innovation Grant (TIG) Committee Choice ($250)
Jamie Kluender, Gordon-Barbour Elementary School
Lois Davis, Locust Grove Elementary School
Judges’ Choice ($500)
Ruth Fugee, Germanna Community College
Susan Shifflett, Orange Elementary School
Triple I (Involve, Inspire, Innovate) Grant ($1,000)
Felicia Figgins, Alicia Dick, Lisa Yager, Katie Heatwole and
Sharon Mohrmann (a.k.a. “STEAM Team”), Orange
Elementary School
Ernestine Reid Fund for Innovative Teaching ($500)
Patrice Stokes, Unionville and Lightfoot Elementary Schools
Kathleen Ellington Hargett Fund for Library and Media
Center Resources ($500)
Anita Marshall, Unionville Elementary School
Paul Cogar Fund for Classroom Innovation ($500)
Laurie Jamerson, Orange County High School
Further information about the Orange County Education Foundation may be found at
www.ocedfoundationva.org.
INVOLVE INSPIRE INNOVATE INVOLVE INSPIRE INNOVATE INVOLVE INSPIRE INNOVAT
SCHOLARSHIPS
Rowe Becomes Second Recipient
Of Lifetime Contribution Award
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jonathan Chasen
Tim Ferguson
Pam Frederick
Bryan Hargett
Craig Hartman
Carol Hunter
Sam Kessler
Sean O’Brien
John Reid
Martha Roby
Doug Rogers
Page Sullenberger
Brenda Tanner
Donna Waugh-Robinson
Penny Work
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Judy Carter, Orange County School Board
Greg Woods, Orange Town Council
Treasurer, Matt Benefield
Clerk, Laura Byram
The Orange County Education Foundation (OCEF) awarded
its 2014 “Lifetime Contribution Award” to long-time private
educator and author Joseph Y. Rowe during its Second Annual
“Celebration of Education” event at the historic Montpelier
estate of President James Madison. Mr. Rowe taught at
Woodberry Forest School for 24 years, eventually chairing the
math department. He also served as a Governing Board member
at Grymes Memorial School, a position which led to his eightprivate school. Upon retirement from Grymes, Rowe returned to Maryland to care for his
elderly mother. He characterizes his nine years in Maryland as “the most significant of his life”
since they afforded him with the opportunity to write. Rowe’s books include “The Greatest
Generation of Orange,” “St. Thomas Church: A History” and “Grammar School Grammar,”
among others.
2013 Celebration of Education Campaign
Valedictorian $5,000
Salutatorian $2,500
Wells Fargo Bank
Scholar $1,000
Our
VISION is…
to support scholarship
and advancement for
the teachers and
students of the schools
in Orange County.
Our
MISSION is…
to build a community
partnership among
schools, families, and
businesses to
provide resources,
inspire innovation, and
enhance opportunities
for the teachers and
students of the schools
in Orange County.
AXA & Stacy Burleson
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HITT Contracting, Inc.
Ballou Justice Upton
Sara & Saba Azimipour
Sonny Merryman, Inc.
Honor $500
Architectural Products of VA (APV)
Bryan & Steve Hargett
Interactive Achievement
Law of Offices of Sean D. Gregg, PLC
Pam Frederick
VACoRP
Bill & Patricia Hepler
Clysta Walters
Jim & Jean Hopkins
Mason Insurance
Peter & Penny Work
Virginia Community Bank
Bob & Carol Grimesey
Dabney & Crooks Inc
Kngmor Supply (Floyd Morris)
MPS
V.R. Shackelford III (Mr. and Mrs.)
Classmates $50
Linda Carlton
Alba Ruth Montaño
Gary Mittler
Liz Osterhout
Alyssa Waller
Gene Kotulka
Lois Davis
Amy Fitch
Gina and Rod Sedwick
Lou and Laura Thompson
Anne A. Gordon-Arbogast
Greg Woods
Lovell and Demetria Perkins
Anytime Fitness, Jill and John Crowder Gurvis L. Bailey
Matt Benefield
Barbara Collins
Harriet Witt Moore
Merchants Grocery
Barbara Krotendofer
Heather Dixon
Milinda May
Ben & Kim Crandall
Heidi Pettyjohn
Page Sullenberger
Ben & Lowry Early
Henry L. and Judy Carter
Pamela Margaret Hudson
Bill & Greta Berry
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Phyllis Long
BOST Benefits (Sabrina Parsons, AFLAC) Hunter & Elizabeth Rawlings
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (Justin
Bruce & Linda Blair
Jack Samuels Realty
Cruise)
Bryce Reeves
James A. Yurasits
Rebecca Phillips
Carol & Ross Hunter
Jennifer Conley
Regina Cooper
Catrina Ellinger
Jesse Magruder
Renee Bourke
Charlene Carroll
Jill Newman
Reynolds GM Subaru
Charles McIntyre
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Roberta Joan Phillips
Cheryl Norris
John and Ernestine Reid
Rod Hawkins
Commonwealth Building Materials, Inc. John Hogan
Ron & Peggy Kinser
Craig & Donna Hartman
John Lentine
Craig Wood, McGuire Woods
Jonathan N. & Christine A. Chasen Sharon Mohrman
Sherri McGhee
David Smith & Connie Hedgepath
Joseph M. Wilson
Steven C. Arruda
Diana Grubb
Juanita Roush
Susan Schwar
Dominion Energy Management
Judy Anderson
Tammy Meadows
Doug & Brenda Rogers
Justin Sarver
TW Insurance and Financial Services/Horace
Doug & Cynthia Arnold
Karen Chapman
Mann
Doug Rowe
Katherine Hogsten
Vickie Ryder
Ed Scott
Katrina Richardson
W. A. Sherman Company
Elizabeth Burton Hamilton
Keita Malloy
Emily Miksovic
Kim Harris
Wanda Jones
Eugene & Jewel Williams
Kimberly Lyttle
Will & Gill Likins
Faye’s Office Supply
Lake of the Woods Board of Directors Williams Lawncare
Frances Zahn
Laura Byram
Wilma Brookman
Frank & Bernice Walker
Laura Wright
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Barbeque Exchange
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Beggars Banquet
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