Funds Will Provide Scholarships for Agricultural Technology Students

HOPKINSVILLE, KY (March 26, 2004) - U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (USSTC) recently donated $6,000 to Hopkinsville Community College. The funds will provide scholarships for the sons and daughters of dark-tobacco producers who enroll in HCC's Agricultural Technology Program.

"These scholarships provide the opportunity for men and women to develop and strengthen their skills as they prepare to be more efficient and productive in facing the challenges ahead," said Danny Kingins, plant manager of USSTC in Hopkinsville. "USSTC continues to be dedicated to the agricultural community in both Kentucky and Tennessee."

HCC offers an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Agricultural Technology with an embedded Agricultural Technician II certificate. For more information about the college's Ag Tech Program and the USSTC scholarships, contact Jerry Gilliam at (270) 886-3921, ext. 6315 or Jerry.Gilliam@kctcs.edu