Constellation Energy Corporation made a generous gift of $25,000 for student scholarships and the TRIO Upward Bound Program at Montgomery County Community College.

Constellation initially presented a gift of $10,000 for MCCC student scholarships in academic year 2023-2024. Then, through a mutual community partner, the TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce, MCCC and Constellation crossed paths again.

Nora Embert, Organizational Effectiveness Manager at Constellation’s Limerick Generating Station, and Angela Scott Ferencin, MCCC’s Student Support Programs Manager, were among the 23 members of the Leadership TriCounty Class of 2023.

As they participated in the 10-month program, Embert and Scott Ferencin got to know each other and realized they and their employers shared similar missions.

One of the programs Scott Ferencin manages is the TRIO Upward Bound Program at MCCC. This program is part of the U.S. Department of Education’s TRIO Programs that serve low-income, first-generation college students and individuals with disabilities by helping them successfully progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to post-baccalaureate programs.

The program is available to qualifying students from the Norristown Area and Pottstown school districts at no cost to them. Currently, 63 students are participating in the program at MCCC.

As a result, Constellation presented a gift of $5,000 to the TRIO Upward Bound Program and another $10,000 gift for MCCC student scholarships for academic year 2024-2025.

Several students from the TRIO Upward Bound Program recently visited the Limerick Generating Station to learn more about its operations through a hands-on experience in the simulator room, which is used for training employees.

“It was a pleasure having the students visit Limerick Generation Station,” Embert said. “We showed them around the simulator and even had them perform a rapid plant shutdown. I’m excited to see what this partnership will bring in the future.”

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