The Craven Community College Foundation announces Wednesday recipients of the 11th annual Community Fabric Awards.
The annual award is a top community award for an education, a community leader and a business and also serves as one of the largest fundraisers for the foundation to fund scholarships for students.
The annual Community Fabric Award event celebrates leadership excellence in the community. This year’s recipients are Carol Mattocks for Individual Leadership, Chick-fil-A and Tom Pike for Business Leadership and Ricky Meadows for Leadership in Education.
The award and event were created by the Craven CC Foundation to showcase excellence in leadership as demonstrated by outstanding initiative, impact of service and inspiration of others.
Craven Community College (Craven CC) faculty, staff and students faced unprecedented challenges in 2020. The college did its best to adapt quickly to the unfolding situation while helping students continue their education as seamlessly as possible. Although this year saw more unique setbacks than in the academic institution’s 52-year history, everyone came together to overcome the obstacles and ended up having a very productive year in the process. The following are some highlights from the college’s 2020 accomplishments.
COVID-19 and the New Normal
Since the pandemic began, Craven CC’s faculty and staff have worked hard to prepare a path forward for students, even as social distancing and mandatory closures hindered the ability to continue with traditional face-to-face instruction. Advisors continued to process college applications and financial aid requests through email while also registering students for classes. They personally reached out to each student who withdrew fr
52 Faces of Community: Anne Schout
By Holly Desrosier
Anne Schout greatly values the preservation of historical structures and has helped the New Bern area make tremendous headway in the restoration of its historical district. Her hands-on humanitarian efforts in many organizations have also helped New Bern stay current with the area’s more progressive issues, such as attainable education, community integration and support for all walks of life.
“If I m going to join an organization, I m going to work for it,” she said. “I m not going to just sit back.”
Anne, whose family dates back to the original settlers in Charlotte, earned her degree in chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1971. She went on to work as a chemist for nine years. She worked for the Department of Medicine at UNC and did independent cancer research for three years before working for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, where she analyzed feed, fertilizer, pesticide, food and gasoline. After gettin