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News: ETEBA gives $1,000 to Roane State Foundation to support student scholarships

ETEBA representatives recently met with Roane State Foundation and Roane State faculty to present a check for the Environmental Health Scholarship Endowment. Left to right (top) Dan Hyder, Associate Professor, Environmental Business and Technology; Don Lanza, Dean of Social Science, Business, & Education, Professor of History; Jeana Bradley, Scholarship Specialist, Roane State Foundation; Scott Niermann, Executive Director, Roane State Foundation; Jennifer Stone, Office Manager, Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Wood; Tim Griffin, Executive Director, ETEBA.

Aug. 9, 2018

By Bob Fowler
Roane State staff writer

A trade association that for years has contributed to Roane State Community College’s endowment has continued that tradition.

The Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association has given $1,000 to the Roane State Foundation.

The nonprofit foundation administers the multimillion dollar endowment, used to bestow scholarships and fund other benefits for the students of Roane State.

ETEBA represents about 175 companies and affiliates that provide a variety of technical and support services to government and commercial clients. The organization was formed in 1989, originally as Oak Ridge Waste Management Association.

Proceeds from an upcoming ETEBA golf tournament are given to four East Tennessee colleges and universities, including Roane State and the Roane State Foundation. This year’s tournament is scheduled for Oct. 2 at Willow Creek Golf Course in Knoxville.

In the past, ETEBA’s donations have been used to provide scholarships for students in Roane State’s Environmental Health Technology program. A Foundation scholarship allocation committee typically decides how the money is dispersed, said Dr. Dan Hyder, program director.

Tim Griffin, executive director of ETEBA, and Jennifer Stone, chairperson for the ETEBA student relations committee, indicated that they want the foundation to have flexibility in how the organization’s contribution is used for Environmental Health or other related programs.

“I wish it was an order of magnitude larger,” Griffin said of the donation. He said he “thoroughly enjoyed playing a small part in something that is so worthwhile.”

Scott K. Niermann, Executive Director of the Roane State Foundation, expressed appreciation both for the longstanding ETEBA endowment, their desire to grow it, and the organization’s willingness to expand their scholarship criteria to support a wider array of disciplines.

“It is this giving spirit from individuals and organizations like ETEBA that​ helps Roane State Community College and our Foundation propel our students into successful careers quickly and with little to no student debt.”

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