Live4It Alliant Scholarship awarded to 10 GNTC students
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Ten students have received Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Live4It Alliant Scholarship to support students with financial need who are also well-rounded individuals contributing to their community and engaged in The Guiding Key Concepts of Live4It.
Recipients of the scholarship for the fall 2024 term are Amber Brown, Surgical Technology, Whitfield Murray Campus; Darryn Colson, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Floyd County Campus; Okema Fields, Phlebotomy Technician, Gordon County Campus; Maureen Irvin, Business Healthcare Technology, Walker County Campus; Lauren Lawson, Health Care Management, Floyd County Campus; Tya Owens, Health Care Management, Floyd County Campus; Julia Perez, Health Care Management, Floyd County Campus; William Sullivan, Health Care Management, Floyd County Campus; Raymond “Cole” Temples, Aviation Maintenance Technician, Floyd County Campus; and Terry Vines, Health Care Management, Floyd County Campus. Brown and Temples also received the scholarship during the first awards in spring 2024.
“Our partnership with Georgia Northwestern Technical College is just one way that Alliant invests in the future of our local community,” said Mark Mixer, president and chief executive officer of Alliant Health Plans. “For this same reason, Alliant fully supports the work of Live4It, which aims to improve the health and well-being in this area.”
“We are so grateful for this ongoing partnership with Alliant Health Plans,” said Dr. Heidi Popham, GNTC president. “Thanks to their generosity, 10 outstanding students will not have to worry about paying for fall semester. Alliant Health Plans is truly making a significant impact on these students and their families.”
Established in 2019 when community organizations, health care entities and local employers teamed up to develop a program for health and wellness that connects hearts and minds, Live4It promotes four aims, which represent L-I-V-E: Lifestyle & Environment, Invest In One Another, Value Preventive Health, and Eat, Drink & Be Merry, according to live4it.com. The program Live4It provides tools, guidance and information for participants to live longer, healthier and happier lives.
“By marrying personal motivation and health literacy—connecting hearts and minds—we can improve the lifespan of family, friends and neighbors,” said Amanda Reed, chief strategy officer of Alliant Health Plans. “Where better to put our investment than in GNTC students who live, work, play and learn in our community.”
Georgia Northwestern Technical College provides quality workforce education to the citizens of northwest Georgia. Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, diploma or a certificate in aviation, business, health, industrial or public service career paths. This past year, 12,241 people benefited from GNTC’s credit and noncredit programs. GNTC has an annual credit enrollment of 8,031 students and an additional enrollment of 4,210 people through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training and Georgia Quick Start. For more information about GNTC, visit us at www.GNTC.edu. GNTC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate degrees. A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, as set forth in its student catalog, GNTC complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed or religion, national or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, veteran or military status, marital status or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). Equity Coordinator, Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 and ADA Coordinator: Brittany Elrod.
