[View ALL News Press Releases] A new scholarship fund has been established at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College to honor the memory of a former faculty member and long-time Hardin County resident. The Bill Pitcock Memorial Scholarship Fund will provide a $2,000 annual award for a student who enrolls in one of ECTC's technical programs. Established by Mrs. Jean Pitcock and her eight children - and supported by friends, colleagues and former students of Bill Pitcock - the scholarship will be available beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year. A native of Barren County, Pitcock grew up in Louisville and moved to Hardin County in 1964. He worked at Masters Supply Inc. and operated Bill's Heating and Cooling Company in Elizabethtown prior to joining the ECTC faculty in 1985, where he taught for 21 years in the air conditioning technology program. He died in May, and he is remembered on the ECTC campus as a friendly, caring teacher and mentor. "Bill was genuinely interested in his students, and he had a profound impact on their success in the classroom, in the workplace and in life," said Sue French, ECTC dean of instructional and professional development. ECTC President/CEO Dr. Thelma J. White said that college officials are pleased to work with area residents who invest in ECTC's mission and vision to recognize and honor family members and others through various named giving opportunities at ECTC. "The Pitcock Family's investment in Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a wonderful, meaningful way to preserve Bill's memory and extend his legacy of service to students," Dr. White said. "Gifts like this provide for additional opportunities for students, enhanced academic and training programs, faculty development and expanded outreach programs." More information about named giving opportunities at ECTC is available by calling the Office of Institutional Advancement at (270) 706-8531.