Clarksville Montgomery County School System Teachers receive $20,000 Grant from Dow Corning Foundation
July 27, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Dow Corning Foundation has approved a $20,000 grant to Clarksville-Montgomery County School System to fund the Teacher Extern Program, started this summer with 10 local industries, including Hemlock Semiconductor Group’s Clarksville site.
The program partners math and science teachers from CMCSS with engineers and industry professionals to better understand real life application of the subject they teach.
Hemlock Semiconductor Group Site Manager Terry Strange (right) presents a $20,000 Dow Corning Foundation grant to CMCSS Director Dr. B.J. Worthington. The grant will fund teacher externships.
Charter Group Completes First Series of Green Workshops
June 4, 2011
Montgomery County, TN – The first group of local manufacturers, businesses and government representatives completed the Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program (CMCGCP) workshops in late May. The group began its endeavor in March, 2011 and worked and learned together through a series of three workshops that lasted approximately four hours each.
Pictured from left to right are: Back Row: Troy Owens, Brad Butler, Tom Caldwell, Kevin Van Aken, Tim Campbell, Joel Justice, Tim Swaw, Greg Haupt, Orville Sykes, Ron Smithfield, Front Row: Joe Woodard, Jim Hyde, Katie Gambill, Mary Jackson, Len Stolz, Jan Greene, Monika Wilford, Kim Clarkson, Lynn Stokes, Anne Stehle, Michelle Mann, Lee Castillo, and John Brooks. Not pictured: Lavon Bracey, Clint Camp, Larry Carpenter, and Charlie Foust.
