Grainger presents Savannah Technical College with $10,000 check for scholarships

SAVANNAH – Joe Haddad, (center right) Branch Manager for Grainger, Inc., presents a $10,000 check to Savannah Technical College President Dr. Kathy Love (center left). The Grainger Foundation funding will be used to support scholarships for industrial technology students. Two current Grainger Scholarship recipients joined in the check presentation. Left is Arthur Green, a student in the college’s Air Conditioning Technology program; right is Kathryn Hardigan, a student in the Electrical Construction and Maintenance Technology program.

Grainger has been serving Georgia businesses for more than 75 years, providing supplies and equipment needed to keep their facilities running. The company has 11 locations across the state, including its Savannah location. For more information about Grainger’s support of local communities, please visit http://savannahnow.com/west-chatham/2011-08-17/grainger-funds-stc-scholarships.

Savannah Technical College serves Coastal Georgia with quality, market-driven technical education with campus locations in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty Counties. Serving more than 10,000 credit and non-credit students annually, Savannah Tech offers nearly 150 different instructional programs in Aviation Technology, Business and Professional Services, Industrial Technology, and Health Sciences in addition to Adult Education classes, industry-specific training and continuing education. The College serves as an economic and community development partner for the region, offering corporate and customized training and assessment programs for business and industry.

Savannah Technical College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees, diplomas and technical certificates of credit. Questions about the accreditation of Savannah Technical College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).