Palmer Electric Co. donates $50,000 to SCC
The first $1 million corporate donation to the SCC Foundation was announced at the Foundation's annual Presidents' Club dinner on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007.
Palmer Electric Company recently donated $50,000 to the Seminole Community College Foundation for the Wharton-Smith Center for Construction.
The donation, which is eligible for a state matching fund of $33,500, will be used to enhance and expand the College's newly launched Construction Management Program at the Center for Economic Development in Heathrow.
"Having a local construction management program of this caliber is critical to our industry in Central Florida," said Tom G. Beard, president, Palmer Electric Company. "We are pleased to support SCC's efforts to make this program a success and a continued benefit to our community."
For more than a decade, SCC has been training future leaders in the construction industry with it Architecture and Construction Management Program. In January, the program will expand its curriculum to offer a separate degree in Construction Management.
"Our construction industry partners have a long tradition of supporting SCC and helping to build our construction programs," said SCC President Dr. E. Ann McGee. "This gift from Palmer Electric Company is another example of this innovative partnership."
Founded in 1951 in Central Florida, Palmer Electric is an electrical contracting and service provider headquartered in Winter Park with an office in Kissimmee. The company employs 450 and serves the electrical contracting needs of contractors and builders for new construction and renovations of residential, commercial, institutional and industrial buildings as well as providing service and repairs to utilities, businesses and consumers.
For additional information on Palmer Electric Company, please visit www.palmer-electric.com.
Photo: (From left) Tom Beard, president Palmer Electric; Tony Ruggiero, SCC professor; SCC President E. Ann McGee; and David Beasley, Palmer senior vice president. (Photo by Pete Berg)