Pictured left to right are LCC Senior Vice President of Instruction and Services Dr. Deborah Grimes, HAAS Automation Sales Engineer Bill Cranford, LCC Computer-Integrated Machining Program Chair Andrew Luppino, and LCC Industrial Systems Program Chair/Computer-Integrated Machining Instructor Stephen Edwards. Submitted photo.

Bill Cranford, sales engineer with HAAS Automation, recently presented a check for $15,000 from the Gene Haas Foundation to the Lenoir Community College Computer-Integrated Machining Technology Program for scholarships. The Gene Haas Foundation’s primary goal is to build skills in the machining industry by providing scholarships for the CNC machine technology students and NIMS credentials. For more information about scholarship opportunities, please visit www.lenoircc.edu.