(l to r) Jon Strange, VP & GM of Case Farms Morganton Complex; Lamar Smitherman, Outreach and Industry Relations Associate for NCSSM-Morganton; Charles Rigdon, SR VP of Case Farms' NC Operations.
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics gratefully acknowledges a $100,000 donation from Case Farms to support the Ignite + Transform Campaign. Having operated in the Unifour region of Western North Carolina since 1988, Case Farms is highly invested in the community, employing more than 1,000 people in the Morganton area, where a new NCSSM campus opened in 2022.
The generous gift from Case Farms will help to create and upgrade innovative learning environments on the school’s Morganton campus and expand access to cutting-edge STEM education, knowledgeable faculty, and mentors throughout North Carolina through NCSSM’s distance education and extended learning programs.
“Case Farms is proud to support NCSSM-Morganton and contribute to the growth of STEM education right here in our community,” said Charles Rigdon of Case Farms. “We believe investing in education and in the potential of North Carolina’s students benefits not only the Morganton area but the future of our entire state.”
“We are grateful for Case Farms’ dedication to NCSSM and the Morganton campus. Their continued investment over the past five years is a testament to the support the campus has received from the local community,” said Kevin Baxter, Vice Chancellor and Chief Campus Officer for NCSSM-Morganton. “With this second six-figure contribution, our campus is able to continue its growth while expanding access to innovative STEM education throughout our region.”
The NCSSM Foundation’s Ignite + Transform campaign is raising more than $50 million in private donations to strengthen the impact of NCSSM’s innovative teaching and STEM education.
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About NCSSM: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics is a world-class public high school with statewide reach empowering students with the skills and knowledge to design their future. Specializing in science, technology, engineering, and math, and embracing the humanities and fine arts, NCSSM is one school with two campuses and a host of statewide program offerings. It challenges talented high school juniors and seniors from across North Carolina through its Residential program on its original campus in Durham and on a new campus that opened in Morganton in 2022. NCSSM’s Online program, virtual Connect courses, and summer offerings extend its transformative impact to every corner of the state and to younger students. Founded in 1980 as the first of its kind, NCSSM has become the model for 18 such specialized schools around the globe and is a member of the 17-institution University of North Carolina System. Its 13,000-plus alumni include local and global leaders in medicine, technology, commerce, education, and the arts – a community of problem solvers who build a brighter future.
About Case Farms: Founded in 1986, Case Farms is a fully integrated poultry farming and processing group of dedicated individuals that work together to produce consistent, quality poultry products. Its driving purpose is to deliver superior products and service to every customer, every time. Case Farms processes 3.3 million birds per week, has over 3,200 dedicated team members, and produces in excess of 1.0 billion pounds of fresh, partially cooked, and frozen-for-export poultry products per year. The company has operations or offices in Ohio and North Carolina. For more information on Case Farms, visit www.casefarms.com.
