The Randolph Community College Foundation recently selected the 2010-2011 Student Ambassadors. Joy Kearns of Asheboro, Shane Bryson of Thomasville, Donald Matthews of Randleman, and Lisa L. Vitale of Ramseur were chosen from 24 applicants this year.
Each year, the Foundation chooses four students who have demonstrated extraordinary academic excellence and have a commitment to achieving their educational goals to serve as Foundation Ambassadors. Through the Ambassador program, these students can give back to the College and their communities by participating in promotional activities for RCC. They promote and represent RCC on its campus, in middle and high schools, and in their communities.
Kearns, 35, who is double majoring in Associate in Arts (College Transfer) and Healthcare Management Technology, attended Southwestern Randolph High School before coming to RCC to complete her GED. The young mother--her son, Ethan, is 7 years old--was an office worker for Staco Construction and a teacher's assistant and substitute teacher at Faith Christian School before coming back to school. She currently works as a Financial Aid work-study at RCC and plans a career in dental health.
Kearns is the daughter of Randy and Sandra Routh of Randleman and Bobby Kearns of Asheboro.
Bryson, 24, is a graduate of Southwestern Randolph High School and attended Southern Wesleyan University. He is majoring in Computer Information Technology and plans to also earn a history degree from the University of Maryland online. Bryson has worked as a boat dock technician for Dock Hoppers and a handyman for McHandy Man. He also works as a Distance Education facilitator at RCC. He has been a delegate to the Student Government Association at RCC for one year. He is very involved with the youth group at Central Carolina Community Church. Bryson is the son of Felecia and Gene Bryson of Thomasville.
Matthews, 52, a Business Administration major, is the founder of Second Chance Ministry, a community outreach ministry for people with substance abuse issues. He has been a member of the First Baptist Church for 45 years, is active with the Randleman Planning Committee, and is a member of the Common Threads diversity group at RCC. He has completed the Randleman Leadership Development Program and Elon University Leadership Training. Matthews is the son of Betty L. Matthews and the late Donald W. Matthews of Siler City. He is a graduate of Jordan Matthews High School and plans to continue to work with community outreach after graduating from RCC.
A Photographic Technology student, Vitale, 43, is originally from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., where she went to Coconut Creek High School and worked for The Home Depot from 1992 to 2006. After moving to North Carolina, Vitale completed her GED at RCC. She works at Dillard's while attending school, and in her free time, she enjoys volunteering at the Asheboro soup kitchen, helping with the Victory Junction Gang Camp Annual Toy Drive, assisting with the Salvation Army, and collecting donated items to mail care packages to active military members stationed abroad. After graduation, she plans to assist a local wedding photographer and do freelance work while establishing a client base.
Associate degree students who have completed a minimum of nine credit hours in the fall semester with a GPA of at least 3.0 and who are enrolled for a minimum of nine credit hours in the spring semester are invited to apply for the Foundation Ambassador program. Foundation Ambassadors receive many benefits, including an in-state tuition scholarship for three semesters.
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