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LEVELLAND HISTORY
Scholarship, a tribute to her grandparents who made
Levelland their home.
“I keep supporting SPC because we need to
have educated young people in the world and in
Levelland,” she said. “The future is our young
people.”
For long-time Levelland residents, like Carylon
Veretto, support for students can take many forms,
and any contribution helps. In addition to endowing
the Bob Veretto Memorial Scholarship in honor of
her late husband, who served as an executive vice
president of First National Bank, Carylon strives
to give back during SPC’s annual fundraising
events. The value of education drives her to support
students, whom she loves to see excel in the
classroom and in their careers.
“SPC was a blessing for my four kids,” she said.
“They were able to interact with other cultures
because not all SPC students are from West Texas.”
When SPC was first established, Carylon said it
was the best option for Levelland students who
wanted to stay close to home for work and their
families. Decades later, SPC is an option for those
seeking smaller class sizes and a steppingstone
to a university, and Levelland continues to be
Carylon Veretto
a hospitable place where visitors can develop
meaningful connections.
for her education at the University of Texas and her Carylon praises the city and the College for making
career as a local pharmacist. Unbeknownst to her at students feel like individuals, not an enrollment
the time, completing the science program did not number. When someone starts their journey in the
mark the end of her SPC journey. SPC community, “you’re going to feel like family.”
In 2008, the late Sycily Lattimore, a former SPC “SPC is the place to go,” Carylon said, recounting the
marketing and management instructor, asked Ann supportive people who have worked there. “You will
to serve on the SPC Foundation Board of Directors. be helped in any field that you go into.”
Ann was elected secretary of the board three years
later and became board president in 2017. Even after For Carylon, contributing to SPC is vital. Education
retiring from her pharmacy career, Ann continues will always be important to society, so she
to serve the SPC Foundation and garner support for encourages the people of West Texas to give to
students. the College in any way they can to foster future
professionals in Levelland and around the world.
“This year, we budgeted $1.4 million in
scholarships,” Ann said regarding the hard work Contributing to the next generation of SPC graduates
the Foundation does to ensure students fulfill their has been an honor for Ann, Carylon, and others who
financial needs. “That support has really, really want to see Levelland prosper. SPC’s Development
grown over the years.” Office is a great resource for initiating support
efforts, such as scholarship endowments.
To further help SPC students achieve their goals, Ann
and her family endowed scholarships. Among these “This college means a lot to this town,” Carylon said.
donations is the Ray and Georgia Watson Memorial “SPC defines this town.”
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