Fall News from A-B Tech College Advancement

AUTUMN IN ASHEVILLE

Join us for this year's Autumn in Asheville on Thursday, October 12 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM at the The Brumit Center for Culinary Arts and Hospitality for an amazing night of food, drink, and a live and silent auction. This event is a partnership between A-B Tech's Office of College Advancement and the nationally award-winning Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry Arts, and Hospitality Management programs.

A-B TECH FOUNDATION RECEIVES $76,000 BEQUEST

This summer the A-B Tech Foundation received a $76,000 bequest for a new nursing scholarship. The donor passed away in spring 2021 following a long battle with cancer. "This donor felt extremely well cared for by the nursing staff that surrounded her throughout her treatment and hospice stay. Although she herself was not a nurse, she wanted to support the next generation of nurses in Western North Carolina," notes Amanda Bryan, Annual & Legacy Gifts Coordinator for College Advancement.

A-B TECH EMPLOYEE TUITION REIMBURSEMENT

The A-B Tech Foundation is pleased to support A-B Tech's tuition reimbursement program for A-B Tech faculty and staff. The program is run through Human Resources, and applicants may ask for up to $1,000 a year. Two of this year's recipients are Rachel Cutshall and Briana Capps. Rachel is pursuing her bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Law and Briana is working on her master's in Legal Studies.

A-B TECH ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Jen Currier, a member of the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast’s first graduating class, is now head of sour production at Wicked Weed Brewing. The CBI is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Jen is featured in the A-B Tech alumni spotlight in the Fall issue of Edible Asheville magazine.

The Edible Asheville article is available here.

A-B TECH RECEIVES $2.25M GRANT

A-B Tech has been awarded a highly competitive Title III Strengthening Institutions Program grant of $2.25M from the federal Department of Education. The program helps eligible institutions of higher education to become self-sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible institutions.

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