For the past two decades, the Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy has recognized the generosity and vision of individuals and organizations whose support transforms lives across the Virginia Community College System (VCCS).
This year Rappahannock Community College (RCC) nominated Carolyn and David Scarbrough of Burgess. In 2014 the Scarbroughs established the Hand-to-Hand Scholarship, a two-year renewable award.
Recognizing that traditional scholarship programs don’t reach all students in need, they also established a flexible emergency assistance fund for students in workforce credential and short-term credit programs. Operating since 2022, this fund empowers RCC faculty and staff to identify students facing unexpected crises and….
