NEWS RELEASE -October 22, 2007



The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation of Lansdowne, Virginia, is taking nominations
for the largest scholarships available to students and recent alumni of
community colleges. Through its "Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
Program," the private foundation will award up to $30,000 annually per
recipient to help students and recent alumni from two-year institutions
pursue four-year degrees at any accredited college or university in the
United States and abroad.

The Foundation plans to award approximately 50 scholarships through this
program in the spring of 2008. Current students are eligible as are alumni
who earned a degree from a two-year institution since spring 2003 and have
not since transferred to a four-year college. All candidates for the
scholarship must be nominated by a faculty representative at their school.
Deadline for nominations is February 1, 2008. At North Central Michigan
College in Petoskey, Prof. Erick Haight is the faculty representative.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is a private, independent foundation
established in 2000 by the estate of Jack Kent Cooke to help young people of
exceptional promise reach their full potential through education. Mr. Cooke
was a businessman and philanthropist who owned the Los Angeles Lakers, the
Washington Redskins and the Chrysler Building in New York City. When he
died in 1997, he left most of his fortune to establish the Foundation.

North Central Michigan College is an open-door community college based in
Petoskey. Through its University Center partnerships, students can take
courses leading to certificates, bachelor's and master's degrees from
participating universities. North Central's Institute for Business &
Industry Training offers non-credit job skills training tailored to meet
individual needs. In addition to its main campus in Petoskey, North Central
offers classes, academic advising, testing and other services in Cheboygan,
Gaylord and East Jordan.

For more information:
Charles MacInnis
231-348-6839