S Community Colleges Award Leading Philanthropists From Each Of

VCCS Celebrates Philanthropy – The Lipman Foundation

Each April, Virginia’s community colleges laurels leading philanthropists from each of 23 community colleges at a exceptional luncheon hosted yesteryear the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE). The 13th annual Chancellor’s Award for Leadership inward Philanthropy consequence was held inward Richmond on Apr 17, 2018 in addition to recognized the outstanding contributions made to the increment in addition to evolution of Virginia’s community colleges in addition to their respective foundations. More than ii dozen individuals, families, in addition to businesses from roughly Virginia earned the Chancellor’s Award. Their combined contributions totaled $6 i grand one thousand dollars to Virginia’s community colleges.

Reynolds Community College submitted The Lipman Foundation to live i of the philanthropists recognized alongside this year’s Chancellor’s Award. In 1991 Eric in addition to Jeanette Lipman made their begin gift to the college. Mrs. Lipman went on to institute the Eric in addition to Jeanette Lipman Endowed Scholarship in addition to to exercise an endowment to back upward Reynolds’ Middle College program. In 2008, her generosity was honored through a naming dedication of the Jeanette Lipman Auditorium inward the Massey Learning in addition to Technology edifice on the Parham Road Campus. But, Mrs. Lipman gave to a greater extent than than only funding, she also gave of her personal fourth dimension in addition to talent yesteryear joining the Reynolds Educational Foundation Board inward 2001. The Lipman Foundation’s latest back upward was a $1 i grand one thousand donation to extend the college’s footprint inward Richmond’s East End.

Picture hither left to right: Reynolds President Gary Rhodes, 

Educational Foundation Board Member Julie Gustavsson,

The Lipman Foundation - Mike Gracik,

Reynolds Development Director Marianne McGhee

The Lipmans were fervent champions of individuals determined to overcome hard circumstances in addition to succeed. Eric Lipman fled his native FRG to escape the Nazi Holocaust. He served inward the U.S.A. Army in addition to afterward he, along alongside his married adult woman Jeanette, built a highly successful machine tool import concern operating out of Richmond. Along the path of their success the twain experienced their ain struggles in addition to hardships.

“Jeanette was rattling much interested inward helping people assist themselves,” said Elizabeth Littlefield, executive manager of the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Foundation. “She saw our college every bit a pathway to economical independence, in addition to provided scholarships to brand certain fiscal resources were non a barrier.”

Ellen Robertson of the Richmond Times-Dispatch had this to state almost Mrs. Lipman: “Jeanette Lipman in i lawsuit said that she goodness “venture philanthropy.” Although she in addition to her married adult man made gifts to prominent Richmond institutions, her exceptional passion was for causes that had picayune or no machinery for funding. She thence found resources to address problems.”

Eric Lipman passed away inward 1992. Jeanette Lipman passed away inward 2017 at the remarkable historic menstruation of 102. Although they are right away gone, the Lipmans in addition to their Foundation volition accept a lasting comport on non entirely on Reynolds, but on almost xxx other organizations inward Richmond, inward Virginia in addition to beyond.