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From left: Pierpont Foundation Chairperson Natalie Tennant; Pratt & Whitney Engine Services Finance Manager/Controller Brian Bozarth; General Manager John Cowan; Facilities and Services Manager and Pierpont Board of Governors member Nathan Weese; Pierpont Foundation Director Kathy Hypes; Pierpont Interim President Dr. Michael Waide; and Aviation Maintenance Technology Program Director Brad Gilbert gather for a $15,000 check presentation at the Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center in Bridgeport, W.Va., on Nov. 10, 2025.

Pratt & Whitney Donates $15,000 to Support Aviation Students at Pierpont

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 11, 2025 Bridgeport, W.Va. – Pratt & Whitney Engine Services has donated $15,000 to the Pierpont Foundation to support students in Pierpont Community & Technical College’s Aviation Maintenance Technology program. The donation, presented during a check-signing ceremony on Nov. 10 at the Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center, will help […]

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MHIRJ donates $15,000 to the Pierpont Community & Technical College’s Aviation Maintenance Program. Pictured, from left, Michael Genin, Director of Operations at MHIRJ; Dr. Michael Waide, Interim President at Pierpont Community & Technical College; Kathy Hypes, Director at the Pierpont Foundation; Dr. Brad Gilbert, Director of Aviation at Pierpont Community & Technical College; and two students within the Aviation Maintenance Technology program, Nathan Keener and Jacob O'hern.

MHIRJ Aviation Group donates $15,000 to Pierpont Community & Technical College at Aviation Career Fair

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2025 FAIRMONT, W.Va. – MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) is donating $15,000 to the Pierpont Foundation, Inc. at Pierpont Community & Technical College’s annual career fair on April 24, 2025, at the Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center. The Pierpont Foundation provides program-specific scholarships and emergency funds to assist

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The BHE GT&S Foundation donates $20,000 to the Pierpont Foundation, which will support student scholarships at Pierpont Community & Technical College. Pictured, from left, Shawn A. Miller, PE, VP Engineering & Construction at BHE GT&S, Kathy Hypes, Pierpont Foundation Director, Jason Harshbarger, State Policy Director – West Virginia & Ohio at BHE GT&S, and Samantha Norris, Senior Communications Specialist at BHE GT&S.

The BHE GT&S Foundation donates $20,000 to the Pierpont Foundation during check signing event

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The BHE GT&S Foundation donated $20,000 to the Pierpont Foundation, Inc. This donation supports the foundation’s mission to provide accessible and comprehensive education to North Central West Virginia students. The BHE GT&S Foundation’s contribution highlights its commitment to investing in the communities it serves while supporting educational opportunities for local residents. BHE

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The Koukoulis Family is featured in the hangar with Pierpont faculty, staff, and students.

Pierpont Aviation Maintenance Technology Program Receives $5,000 Donation to Establish Angelo Koukoulis Memorial Scholarship

OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2024 Fairmont, WV – The Pierpont Community and Technical College Foundation has announced the establishment of the Angelo Koukoulis Memorial Scholarship. The $5,000 scholarship was generously gifted by the family of Angelo Koukoulis, a pioneer for aviation in the Mountain State, to support students within Pierpont’s aviation maintenance technology program.

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A student smiles at another student as they arrange fabrics on a cloth mannequin.

Fashion Show Fundraiser Benefitting the Pierpont Foundation and Salvation Army of Marion County to Feature Sustainable, Thrifted Designs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2024 Fairmont, WV – A “Re-Fashioned” Fashion Show benefitting the Pierpont Community and Technical College Foundation and the Salvation Army of Marion County is set for Saturday, June 15 from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Pierpont’s Advanced Technology Center in Fairmont. Eleven models representing businesses and organizations throughout the

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