TVA Donates $5,000 to East Mississippi Community College
November 10, 2004
SCOOBA, Miss. – TVA Customer Service General Manager Terry Kemp
today presented East Mississippi Community College with a donation of $5,000
to help strengthen the quality of technical education at the college.
“EMCC is very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with TVA in
training and economic development capacities,” said EMCC President Dr. Rick
Young. “This donation shows TVA’s commitment to enhancing the quality of life
for people in this region through financial support of education.”
”TVA is glad to be able to support the local community and strengthen our
partnership with East Mississippi Community College,” said Kemp. “This
donation will help area students prepare for future career opportunities.”
TVA recruits from local colleges, including EMCC, for its craft and
apprentice programs.
TVA’s Corporate Contributions supports public education programs that
emphasize learning activities associated with energy and environmental
education as well as vocational and technical education in skill areas that are
vital to TVA’s workforce. TVA supports institutions that educate and train
individuals with skills that TVA and industries locating in the region will need in
the future.
TVA is the nation’s largest public power provider and is completely selffinanced. TVA provides power to large industries and 158 power distributors that
serve approximately 8.5 million consumers in seven southeastern states.
Media Contact:
Amy Tate, Tupelo, (662) 690-3403
TVA News Bureau, Knoxville, (865) 632-6000
TVA Newsroom
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