Design Student Rachel Harris selected a Foundation Ambassador and Rotary Scholar

The Randolph Community College Foundation has announced the 2012-2013 Foundation Ambassadors and Rotary Scholar. The students are selected through a competitive interview process, according to Joyce Wolford, executive director of the Foundation. Eligible students may be nominated by a staff or faculty member and also may self-nominate.

            The Randolph Rotary Scholar is Bill Cranford of Asheboro. The Foundation Ambassadors are Todd Allmon of Asheboro, Robert Cheek of Randleman, Amanda Fritz of Asheboro, Rachel Harris of Thomasville, Albert M. Jones IV of Asheboro, and Jon Tostoe of Seagrove.

Cranford, 31, is majoring in Machining Technology at RCC, but has already earned an Associate in Arts degree and an associate degree in Business Administration from RCC. He is a graduate of Southwestern Randolph High School. Cranford served in the U.S. Marine Corps as an aviation ordnance technician from 1998 through 2002 and worked for Pet Dairy/Dean Foods in route sales for nine years. He is an active church member at First Baptist Church in Asheboro, where he is chairman of the buildings and grounds committee and assistant director of Vision Quest Camp(for children from foster and single parent homes in Randolph County). He is married to Kendra Cranford, and he hopes to work as a sales and set-up technician in the machining industry upon graduation from RCC.

An Industrial Engineering major, Allmon, 23, is a graduate of Southwestern Randolph High School. He graduated from RCC’s Student Leadership Academy in March, and he has worked at The Timken Company since 2006. Married to Jana Allmon, he is the son of Brian and Jennie Allmon (father and stepmother) of Asheboro and Rhonda Harris (mother) of Asheboro. Upon completing his degree, he wants to work in industrial engineering or project management.

Cheek, 19, who is enrolled in RCC’s Associate in Arts (College Transfer) program, earned his high school diploma from ACTS Homeschool. Active in the scouts, he earned his Eagle Scout designation from the Boy Scouts of America in July 2011. He holds a Red Cross Lifeguard certification, and he has worked as a lifeguard at Ten AquaPool, as a camp counselor for the Woodmen of the World camp, and is currently a lifeguard at Acme-McCrary. He is the son of William and Ellen Cheek of Randleman.

A graduate of the Cary Academy, Fritz, 25, is majoring in Radiography at RCC and is currently serving as president of the Radiography class. She previously studied sociology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for two years. The daughter of Debbie Fritz of Cary, she plans to continue her studies after graduating from RCC to earn a bachelor’s degree in Radiologic Sciences.

RCC Interior Design major Rachel Harris, 22, graduated from Trinity High School. At RCC, she made thePresident’s List for the fall semester 2011 and spring semester 2012. She previously worked at Subway and B&H Pool and Patio Shop. She is married to Nathan Harris, and she is the daughter of Charles and Pamela Morgan of Trinity.

Originally from Wheeling, W.Va., Jones, 63, attended West Liberty State in Wheeling and Toledo University in Toledo, Ohio. At RCC, he is double majoring in Networking Technology andComputer Information Technology. Jones has served on several charity and community outreach teams through Firelight Baptist Church at Greystone, and he volunteers with the Randolph County Christian Men’s Ministry. He has been a participant with RCC’s GATE program for the past two years, taking Small Business Center classes that helped him start his own business, Asheboro Computer Service. After graduating, he hopes to work as an IT professional with a local company or expand his business. He is married to Marti Jones and has one daughter, Amanda L. Cox Birdwell, 21. He is the son of Charlotte and William Reinbold of Palm Cay, Fla.

Jon Tostoe, 24, is enrolled in RCC’s Associate in Science program and plans to transfer to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to major in pre-med, then attend medical school. He attended Southwestern Randolph High School, but earned his General Educational Development (GED) diploma from RCC. He is active in RCC’s Student Government Association and was named the new president for the group this spring. He was named to RCC’s Honor List for fall semester 2011 and the President’s List for spring semester 2012. Tostoe has worked at Timothy’s Restaurant in Asheboro since April 2011. He is the son of Penny Tostoe of Seagrove.

To be eligible to be a Foundation Ambassador/Rotary Scholar, students must be enrolled in an associate degree program, have completed at least six credit hours in the fall semester, have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 with no grade less than a “C,” be enrolled in the spring semester in which they are nominated, and must not complete their program of study before the following spring semester. Foundation Ambassadors and Rotary Scholars represent RCC and the RCC Foundation at on-campus and community events. In return, they receive an honorarium from the Foundation.