ECA Foundation Makes $1.25 Million Commitment to College Summit

Over the last decade, thanks to the unwavering support and guidance from ECA Foundation and the Mork Family, College Summit has served over 21,000 West Virginia students and will serve an additional 8,000 during the upcoming school year. At the 2011 College Summit Awards banquet,  Julie Mork announced that the ECA Foundation had renewed its 5-year,  $1.25 million commitment to College Summit West Virginia.

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When Energy Corporation of America and the ECA Foundation brought College Summit to Kanawha County in 2001, no one really predicted the impact the introduction would have for the students not just in the Charleston area but across the state. Julie Mork, the managing director of the ECA Foundation and wife of ECA President and CEO, John Mork, worked with College Summit on the national level and initiated the partnership with Kanawha County Schools by recruiting 10 students and their chaperones for a workshop in Colorado. Over the last decade, thanks to the unwavering support and guidance from ECA Foundation and the Mork Family, College Summit has served over 21,000 West Virginia students and will serve an additional 8,000 during the upcoming school year. At the 2011 College Summit Awards banquet, Julie Mork announced that the ECA Foundation had renewed its 5-year, $1.25 million commitment to College Summit West Virginia. Our vision, inspired by the Morks, is to serve more than 50,000 West Virginia students by 2016. “We are honored to accept the generous grant from the ECA Foundation on behalf of the students of our state and are committed to expanding our partnerships with schools to make sure all of our students are college and career ready.  This gift is an extraordinary investment in the economic future of West Virginia, an investment that will provide invaluable and sustained returns,” explained Jon Charles, Director of College Summit West Virginia.