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Article: FLOYD COUPLE HONORED BY NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 16, 2009
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DUBLIN, Va., May 13 -- New River Community College College issued the following news release:
Leslie and Joyce Pugh of Floyd have been honored by New River Community College (NRCC) and the Virginia Community College System as recipients of the Fourth Annual Chancellor's Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. At an awards luncheon held in Richmond, keynote speaker John Casteen, president of the University of Virginia, saluted the couple and 22 other recipients for their support of higher education.
Since the founding of New River Community College in 1969, the Pughs have been strong supporters of the college. Les Pugh served on the NRCC College Board from September 1969 to June 1981. He was ...