Bruce Stephens and his wife, Jo Stephens, are honored for their contribution to Hazard Community & Technical College as part of the "Fulfilling the Promise" fund raising campaign. Their pledge of $50,000 is for the Bruce and Virginia J. Stephens Scholarship Endowment for part-time students at the college. HCTC President Jay K. Box notes, "This gift for scholarships fills a critical need at the college for our students that are not eligible for any other assistance. We greatly appreciate this thoughtful action by Bruce and Jo Stephens." Bruce and Jo Stephens have been long-term supporters of the College. Bruce Stephens served as chair of the first fund raising campaign during the 1990s and was instrumental in securing $2.9 million. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Hazard Independent College Foundation since 1989. In addition to his volunteer work, Mr. and Mrs. Stephens established the Stephens Appalachian Historical and Genealogical Library Fund and have made other major contributions to support the needs of HCTC. In 1993, Mr. Stephens was honored for his leadership and personal philanthropy by the National Council for Resource Development and was given the National Benefactors Award at their annual conference in Washington, D. C. He also received the 1991 Distinguished Service Award presented by the HCTC Board of Directors.