The Grainger Foundation Supports ACC with Scholarship Donation

The Grainger Foundation of Lake Forest, Illinois has donated $30,000 to the Austin Community College Foundation to provide scholarships to students enrolled in several of the college’s industrial trade programs. The scholarships will be awarded for the 2010-2011 academic year to eligible students pursuing training in ACC’s Heating/Air Conditioning/Refrigeration, Welding Technology, Building Construction, and Automotive Technology programs.

Left to Right: Brandon Ulry (Grainger), Cheryl Sorensen   (Grainger), Nan McRaven (chair of the ACC Board of Trustees), David   Bender (ACC Foundation board member), and Dr. Stephen Kinslow (ACC   President/CEO)

Left to Right: Brandon Ulry (Grainger), Cheryl Sorensen (Grainger), Nan McRaven (chair of the ACC Board of Trustees), David Bender (ACC Foundation board member), and Dr. Stephen Kinslow (ACC President/CEO)

“We value our continued relationship with Grainger and appreciate their commitment to our community and to ACC,” says David Bender, ACC Foundation board member. “Grainger’s investment will empower individuals who want to further their education and ensure that financial need will not be a barrier.”

The Grainger donation will help the ACC Foundation award more than $400,000 in scholarships this year.

Brandon Ulry, branch manager of W.W. Grainger, Inc.’s Austin location, recommended the donation. Grainger has been a part of the Austin business community for more than 50 years as the leading broad line supplier of facilities maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products.

“We are proud to recommend the programs offered by Austin Community College,” said Ulry. “We understand the importance of well-trained, skilled workers to vitality of our local community.”

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