January 13, 2021
International Paper’s Pensacola Mill awarded $70,000 in International Paper Foundation grants to 26 local organizations, demonstrating the company’s commitment to education, hunger, health and wellness, disaster relief and initiatives that improve the planet.
“We are pleased to support local organizations in their efforts to make a difference in education, hunger, health and wellness,” said Whitney Fike, International Paper communications manager. “Our company cannot succeed if our communities do not succeed, and these grants are an investment in our family, friends and neighbors.”
Local community organizations and their projects awarded grants for 2020:
Autism Pensacola – Kids for Camp 2021 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida – Defending Potential
Former University of Memphis President Thomas G. Carpenter passes away at age 94
“The entire University of Memphis community is saddened to learn of Dr. Carpenter’s passing,” said UofM President M. David Rudd.
Credit: University of Memphis Author: University of Memphis News Release Published: 9:36 AM CST January 12, 2021 Updated: 9:36 AM CST January 12, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Dr. Thomas G. Carpenter, former University of Memphis President, passed away Jan. 6. He was 94.
Carpenter became the 11th UofM President in 1980. He held the position for 11 years before retiring in 1991, and was succeeded by Dr. V. Lane Rawlins. The Thomas G. Carpenter Student Housing Complex, constructed on the UofM campus in 1990 between Central and Poplar Avenue, is named in his honor.
Dr. Thomas G. Carpenter, the University of North Florida s founding and first president has died on Wednesday, Jan. 6 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was 94.
A team of RIT students took first place at the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) international finals Jan. 7-10. This is RIT’s first time winning the competition, which challenges the world’s brightest cybersecurity college students to put their hacking skills to the test.