Dr. Staats Receives Young Professionals Group Marvin Rains Jr. ‘Mentor of the Year Award’

College President Dr. Ray Staats standing outside

Craven Community College President Dr. Ray Staats received the Young Professionals Group Marvin Rains Jr. Mentor of the Year Award during the New Bern Chamber of Commerce Annual Celebration & Award Ceremony held Thursday, January 18.

The Marvin Rains Jr. Mentor of the Year award was presented to Dr. Staats for his help in creating a new scholarship endowment they will begin funding this year. Dr. Staats was helpful to the chamber’s Young Professionals Group as they worked through the terms, conditions, and criteria for a scholarships they will fund for Craven Community College students.

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