HCC Foundation and Golden Bank partnership highlighted during milestone celebration
Oct 30, 2015
During its 30th Anniversary celebration, Golden Bank, N.A. toasted a new partnership with the Houston Community College Foundation (HCCF) designed to support student success. The bank recently established the Golden Bank Scholarship through the Foundation to help low-income students pay for tuition, books and fees.
“It is always a great thing to invest in the future of young people and we hope the scholarship program offered by Golden Bank will help with their growth,” said Dr. Joe Huang, president and CEO of Golden Bank, which operates five branches in the Greater Houston area.
The $4,000 gift has been awarded to four students, $1,000 each that will be split into two semesters. Petroleum Engineering Technology student Helina Aycheh and Information Health Technology student Azeezat Adekanmbi were among those who attended the celebration and received certificates.
“Receiving a scholarship from the Golden Bank has been instrumental in my success,” said Adekanmbi. “It has provided me the means to continue my education at HCC. This is an investment in my future and for that I am grateful.”
Aycheh, an international student from Ethiopia, always dreamed of getting an education in the U.S., but her journey to HCC has been difficult.
“There were times I was afraid I may have to quit and give up on my dream,” said Aycheh. “You have no idea what this scholarship means to me. This scholarship will help pay for my tuition and books. But more importantly, it gives me hope to keep going forward and work harder towards my goal.”
HCC Foundation Board Member Alice Chen was instrumental in forging the partnership with Golden Bank on behalf of Houston Community College.
Chen proudly said, “We are honored to partner with Golden Bank to provide scholarships for HCC students and look forward to building on this important new relationship in Houston’s banking community.”
“We are so grateful to Golden Bank for this generous gift on behalf of students and the opportunities this scholarship will make possible for them,” said Carme Williams, executive director, HCC Foundation.
The HCC Foundation has dozens of scholarships available to students. For information on how to apply, visit hccsfoundation.org.