The Richmond Community College Board of Trustees met Tuesday night and
unanimously approved naming the RCC Scotland County industrial training
facility “The F. Diane Honeycutt Center” after RCC President Emeritus Dr. Diane Honeycutt. Mary Jo Adams of Laurinburg made the motion, which was seconded by Glenn Sumpter.
The $3.5 million facility will house the Practical Nursing Program, the Basic Skills Program, and provide a multi-purpose space that can be adapted for a variety of industrial training settings. The building will have approximately 18,000 square feet for these programs and support areas. It will be located on the old hospital site at the corner of McLean and King Streets in Laurinburg. The public is invited to the groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. on April 27.
“For those of you who may not have been here very long, the citizens of Scotland County have driven by an eyesore with broken windows and overgrown weeds for 20 years,” Adams said. “The City of Laurinburg has worked for many years to do something about this problem. It had always been a vision of Diane’s to expand RCC’s offerings in Scotland County, so when she was asked to become involved, she gave it her all to make this new building a reality.”
Adams said the project could not have been possible without the support of Scotland County’s legislative delegation, the county commissioners, the City of Laurinburg, the chamber, Scotland Memorial Hospital and the Scotland County Development Corporation. She noted that trustee Sam Snowdon chaired the $400,000 RCC Foundation Capital Campaign for the project and was assisted by Honeycutt in making that successful.
Collaborative efforts between the college and the City of Laurinburg resulted in a $1.2 million grant from the Golden Leaf Foundation and a $1 million grant from the Economic Development Administration.
“This isn’t just a Scotland County project,” Adams said. “The board and the RCC administration, most of whom are from Richmond County, have spent numerous hours on this project and in meetings in Scotland County. We are most fortunate to have accomplished this goal.”
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