The Chuck and Jo Eaton Endowed Nursing Scholarship

Charles Eaton was born in Radford, Va., on Jan. 21, 1932. He played basketball for Radford High School and was a member of the 1949 team that won Radford its first basketball state championship. In 2010, he was inducted into the RHS Hall of Fame. He attended Virginia Tech on a basketball scholarship and graduated with a degree in accounting. Chuck, an avid lover of all things Virginia Tech, was a “Golden Hokie,” a member of the Virginia Tech President?s Circle, a distinguished alumnus of Pamplin College of Business, and an honorary life member of the VT golf team.

Chuck married his high school sweetheart, Mary Jo Kinder, on Sept. 15, 1951. He joined General Electric as a traveling auditor, and worked at GE in various locations and positions for 21 years. In 1976 he joined Rocky Mountain Energy Corp (a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad) in Denver, and was subsequently promoted to senior vp of strategic planning and external affairs at Union Pacific’s corporate headquarters in New York City.

He retired in 1987 and moved to Cary, where his full-time job became golf. Loving the game, he and Mary Jo moved again to Pinehurst, where they resided for more than 18 years.

In 2012, Mr. Eaton established The Chuck and Jo Eaton Endowed Nursing Scholarship to be awarded to a first or second-year, fully enrolled Associate Degree Nursing student. Student must demonstrate financial need, and maintain a 2.5 GPA. If a first-year student is selected and student remains qualified, recipient may receive a second-year scholarship.

Charles Eaton was born in Radford, Va., on Jan. 21, 1932. He played basketball for Radford High School and was a member of the 1949 team that won Radford its first basketball state championship. In 2010, he was inducted into the RHS Hall of Fame. He attended Virginia Tech on a basketball scholarship and graduated with a degree in accounting. Chuck, an avid lover of all things Virginia Tech, was a “Golden Hokie,” a member of the Virginia Tech President?s Circle, a distinguished alumnus of Pamplin College of Business, and an honorary life member of the VT golf team.

Chuck married his high school sweetheart, Mary Jo Kinder, on Sept. 15, 1951. He joined General Electric as a traveling auditor, and worked at GE in various locations and positions for 21 years. In 1976 he joined Rocky Mountain Energy Corp (a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad) in Denver, and was subsequently promoted to senior vp of strategic planning and external affairs at Union Pacific’s corporate headquarters in New York City.

He retired in 1987 and moved to Cary, where his full-time job became golf. Loving the game, he and Mary Jo moved again to Pinehurst, where they resided for more than 18 years.

In 2012, Mr. Eaton established two endowed Nursing Scholarships at Sandhills Community College, and in 2014, after meeting the first two recipient students and being very impressed by their character, drive and determination to be Nurses, he established two additional scholarships just months before his sudden death in June 2014.

The Charles Eaton Family Endowed Nursing Scholarship to be awarded to a first or second-year, fully enrolled Associate Degree Nursing student. Student must demonstrate financial need, and maintain a 2.5 GPA.

_Charles Eaton nació en Radford, Va., el 21 de enero de 1932. Jugaba al básquetbol para Radford High School y fue atleta en el equipo de 1949, que ganó el primer título de cameón de la secundaria en el campeonato estatal de básquetbol ese año. En 2010, fue admitido en el salón de la fama de la Escuela Secundaria de Radford. Asistió a Virginia Tech con una beca de básquetbol y se graduó con un título en contabilidad. Chuck, un gran aficionado de todas cosas relacionadas a Virginia Tech, fue un “Golden Hokie,” socio de Virginia Tech President’s Circle, alumno distinguido del Colegio de Negocios Pamplin, y socio honorario para la vida del equipo de golf en Virginia Tech.

Chuck se casó con su amor de colegio, Mary Jo Kinder, el 15 de septiembre de 1951. Se unió a General Electric como auditor ambulante, y trabajó con General Electric en lugares variados y en puestos diferentes por 21 años. En 1976, se unió a Rocky Mountain Energy Corp (una filial de Union Pacific Railroad) en Denver, y inmediatamente fue ascendido a vicepresidente superior de planeando estratégico y relaciones exteriores en la sede central de Union Pacific en la Ciudad de Nueva York.

Se retiró en 1987 y se mudó a Cary, donde su carrera de jornada completa se volvió en el golf. Él y su marida se mudaron otra vez a Pinehurst por amar tanto el deporte, y allá vivieron por más de 18 años.

En 2012, el Sr. Eaton estableció en Sandhills Community College dos Becas de Enfermería fundidas por una donación, y en 2014 después de conocerse a los primeros dos recipientes estudiantiles y estar muy impresionado por su carácter, deseo, y determinación de ser enfermeros, estableció dos becas adicionales justo antes de su muerte súbita el junio 2014.

La Beca de Enfermería Donada por una Donación de la Familia de Charles Eaton se le galardona a un/una estudiante inscrito/a de jornada completa en su primer o segundo año en el programa de Título en Enfermería. El/La estudiante debe demostrar necesidad financiera y mantener un GPA de al menos 2.5._