Roane State Community College representatives accept a donation from FirstBank that will help support dual enrollment students in Cumberland County. Pictured left to right are: Pepe Perron, Roane State Foundation board member; Dr. Chris Whaley, Roane State President; Doug Parkey, FirstBank Senior Vice President; Holly Hanson, Roane State Cumberland County Campus Director; and Scott Niermann, Executive Director of Roane State Foundation.
May 13, 2021
The Crossville branch of FirstBank is continuing a tradition of giving back to the community with a $5,000 donation to Roane State Foundation.
The gift will benefit dual enrollment and Middle College students enrolled in Cumberland County’s Stone Memorial High School.
Dual enrollment students take Roane State classes for college credits. Middle College students go to Roane State in the mornings, return to their high schools in the afternoons and graduate with an associate degree and a high school diploma at the same time.
“On behalf of FirstBank, I am thrilled to continue our annual gift of $5,000 to Roane State Foundation for the benefit of Cumberland County students,” said Doug Parkey, a Senior Vice President at FirstBank.
“Part of Roane State’s mission is to improve the lives of individuals through education and to build thriving communities through partnerships which strengthen economic development,” Parkey said.
“Our partnership with Roane State helps further that mission. The school is invaluable to our region, and at FirstBank it’s important to give back to the communities we serve,” he added.
“FirstBank and local president Doug Parkey are important assets to our community,” said Pepe Perron, a member of Roane State Foundation’s Board of Directors. He and his wife Ann are the owners and directors of Cumberland County’s historic Camp Nakanawa for girls.
“FirstBank’s donation to support local high school students will help them better themselves as Roane State Community College students,” Perron said. “FirstBank and their employees are making a difference in the lives of these students.”
The Roane State Foundation is a separate 501(c)(3) corporation governed by an independent board of directors and established to provide financial support for Roane State students and programs. The Foundation seeks to enhance community awareness of the college, to secure private contributions and bequests and to manage monies or properties given to the Foundation. For more information, visit roanestate.edu/foundation or email Foundationdept@roanestate.edu.
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