
Seated: Alvin Fritschle, Chairman of the Absher Charitable Foundation, and Dr. Jonah Rice, President of SIC, sign the five-year agreement to fund the program. Standing (l-r) are Holly Healy, Carmi City Administrator and Economic Development Director; Brad Wehlermann, NCOE Principal; Lance Barbre, SIC Foundation Director; Dr. Pat York, SIC Board Chair; Jarrod Newell, CWCHS Superintendent; Nikki Roser, Absher Charitable Foundation Director; Amber Carney, Managing Director of the Absher Charitable Foundation; Tim Schuler, Absher Charitable Foundation Director; Stan Williams, eponym for the SIC Stanford D. Williams Career and Training Center; Tim Scates, SIC Foundation Director; and Clinton Wolff, SIC Foundation Director and Counselor for CWCHS. Photo by Kathy Sands.
The Absher Charitable Foundation this morning signed a five year, $600,000.00 agreement with Southeastern Illinois College at the Carmi SIC site location.
The donation will be used to help fund an expansive dual credit, dual certificate career program to help local industry remain strong. [Read more...]