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Camden County honors vo‑tech students with NJAC Foundation scholarships
Summary
The Board recognized recipients of NJAC Foundation scholarship awards; John Donadio of the New Jersey Association of Counties described the foundation's scholarship efforts and the county presented awards, including student recipient Zoe Pangburn, who described completing an Early College Associate Degree and plans to attend Rutgers.
The Camden County Board of Commissioners recognized recipients of the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) Foundation scholarships during its meeting. John Donadio, executive director of NJAC, told the board the foundation raises funds to support county vocational‑technical school students and that “we took $90,000 this year in scholarship money and gave every single dime back to the students in the state of New Jersey.”
Donadio framed the foundation as a county‑supported nonprofit that advocates for counties in Trenton and that it has a foundation arm that provides scholarships. He said the foundation works with corporate partners including PSE&G and noted yearly fundraising and scholarship distributions.
Student recipient Zoe Pangburn described the Early College Associate Degree (ECAD) program, a partnership between her vo‑tech high school and Camden County College that enabled her to complete two years of college and graduate with an associate degree. “I attended for 2 years and just graduated with my associate degree,” Pangburn said; the board noted she will attend Rutgers in the fall.
County officials took photographs and presented commemorative items to the students and their families. The board thanked NJAC, its corporate partners and county staff who help administer the scholarship program. The transcript includes two fundraising figures reported by NJAC — a $90,000 amount described as this year’s scholarship dollars and a separate larger fundraising figure the speaker characterized as “almost $9,090,000” — a numerical inconsistency recorded in the meeting transcript that the board did not resolve on the record.
The board’s recognition concluded with brief remarks thanking scholarship partners and inviting the students and their families to continue engaging with county educational and workforce programs.
