Runion Is Benson Lions Club Scholar

The Johnston Community College Foundation awarded 52 new scholarships for the spring semester and recognized the donors and recipients at a breakfast on March 27 in the lobby of the Paul A. Johnston Auditorium. Don Johnson, member of the Foundation Board of Directors, congratulates Zachary Runion on being named the recipient of the Benson Lions Club Endowment Scholarship. Runion of Four Oaks is pursuing an associate in arts degree. In the fall, the College Foundation plans to award more than 220 scholarships compared to 137 scholarships presented in fall 2006. With assets over 3.4 million, the College Foundation has created and manages 78 named endowment funds and 25 named annual scholarship funds.