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November 2011
11/30/2011
AlumNotes, Fall 2011
AlumNotes features those alumni who contact us. Some tell us what they've been up to since graduation, some share their stories of their time here, others just want to say hi.
I am a strong believer in community colleges and what they have to offer. They offer some of the best education because they focus more on the academics and students than some of these major colleges out there.
Regards,
Joshua D. Cloke (‘05), Two Rivers Insurance Services
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Dr. Edward Stone (BJC '56) and 1997 Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Edward Stone has elected to add $45,000 to his existing $30,000 endowed STEM scholarship (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Like the first gift, these monies are to be managed by the SCC Foundation. The annual recipient is to be the most promising of SCC’s STEM graduates who is continuing his/her education. Dr. Stone will be in Burlington in August, 2012 at the opening of the school which is to be named for him. We’ll be sure to give him our thanks in person. |
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The best part of attending SCC was the fact that I could work full-time and still attend classes. After finishing my degree locally, I was able to pursue my BSN on-line after transferring my credits to a university.
Diane M. Aliprandi (‘06), Chair
SCC Nursing Alumni Chapter
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This Spring I received my AA Degree from SCC. My son also received his AA degree and my son-in-law received his Business Degree. Most of our degrees were done online which we could have done at any school but we chose SCC.
Denise Fraise (‘11), Lee County Deputy Auditor
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Monie Wilson Hayes (‘79-‘80) recently returned to SCC as a writing and reading tutor and as a professor of developmental education courses. After completing her freshman year at SCC, she transferred to the University of Iowa to earn an English degree. After several years teaching and writing, she returned to Iowa where she earned her master’s and doctorate degrees.
Favorite memories of her SCC days include student senate meetings, Donly Payne’s literature classes, and visits to dad Wally Wilson’s advising office.
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From left: Dixie Howells, Lorenzo Watkins, Brian Turner, John Anderson.
Don “Dixie” Howells and John Anderson, BHS classmates and members of the 1945-46 BJC Men’s State Basketball Championship team, were in town on September 12, 2011 to visit with other BHS high school classmates. Dixie and John were happy to meet assistant coaches, Lorenzo Watkins and Brian Turner. [see photo] A few days later, Dixie sent a $3,000 donation to the Foundation in memory of his late wife Peggy Eversman Howells (BJC 1947). The undesignated gift was allocated to the President’s Circle fund and will be incorporated onto the new PC donor plaque going up soon in the lobby of Bldg. 400 on the West Burlington campus.
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Gary McPherson (BJC ‘64) stopped by one day after receiving an SCC Alumni Association brochure in the mail.
He loves how SCC has grown and remembers playing basketball at SCC during 1962-63 when the team was 4th in the nation and in 1963-64 when they were 2nd in the nation.
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The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) will honor James Engle (BJC '38) and 2009 SCC Distinguished Alumnus, with its Outstanding Alumni Award at its 2012 Annual Convention in April.The Outstanding Alumni Award is bestowed upon graduates from community colleges across the United States who have excelled in their field and given back to their community. Mr. Engle joins a small, distinguished group of individuals who have received this honor. SCC is proud to have played a part in Mr. Engle's education. |
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SCCAA Golf Outing Nets $11k for scholarships, grants
Thirty six teams and several hundred generous donors helped net over $11,000 for alumni scholarships, college mini-grants and Distinguished Alumni Awards at the 16th Annual SCC Alumni Association Golf Outing on Friday, July 15.
Congratulations to the winners in all three flights in the 2011 event!
Always the 3rd Friday in July at Sheaffer Golf Course near Fort Madison, Iowa, the event included prizes for all players and food from the new Aggies on the Greens restaurant. We can happily report more flag and team sponsors than ever before and a team waiting list for the third year in a row!
Don't get left out in the rough! Call 319-208-5062 NOW to reserve a team spot for the 17th annual event scheduled for July 20, 2012!
Birdies for Charity Pledges Support SCCAA
A Birdies for Charity pledge provides a painless way to support the SCCAA. All it takes is a pledge of 1¢ or more per birdie to be made at the 2012 John Deere Classic. If you guess the number of birdies to be made in 2012 - you might win a car or other great prizes! If you choose to complete the form and return it to SCCAA (1500 W. Agency Road, West Burlington, IA 52655), JDC’s Birdies for Charity staff will invoice you next July 2012! 100% of the paid pledges come back to the SCCAA!
11/21/2011
Foundation Annual Report Summary FY2011
It is with great pride that I present the Southeastern Community College Foundation's abbreviated 2011 annual report. SCC has long been a leader on many fronts, and our faculty, staff, and students in 2011 have continued that tradition.
Our students' accomplishments are truly inspirational. I am continually amazed by what they achieve every single day. For many, if not for the help of scholarships and grants made through the SCC Foundation and made possible by so many generous benefactors, some students' potential might go unrealized; some programs' impact dimished, and other College goals unmet.
On behalf of students, faculty and staff here at SCC, I want to thank you for your continued generous support.
Gratefully,
Becky Rump
Executive Director,
SCC Institutional Advancement
Asset Growth
Beginning assets (07/01/2010): $3,566,669
Ending assets (06/30/2011): $4,027,934
Change in assets: $461,265
Combined internal and external giving: $224,436
Disbursements
Total disbursements: $161,592
Total scholarship funds awarded: $155,204
Scholarships awarded: 241
Students served: 168
Total college mini-grant funds awarded: $3,000
College mini-grants funded: 6
Click here to see this year's List of Donors.
11/18/2011
From the President: Building doors of opportunity
I am often asked what I like most about working at a community college. While there are certainly many aspects of my job that bring me satisfaction, I reply that I am most rewarded by the part I play in helping SCC fulfill our mission to create life-long learning opportunities for everyone. And the opportunities we create are as numerous and diverse as those we serve.
Every day, SCC provides opportunities for discovery, learning, inspiration, achievement, and empowerment. Creating so many opportunities requires the hard work and dedication of everyone here at SCC. We all share great pride when we see how the opportunities we helped create enable others to build better lives and achieve their goals.
In this edition, I invite you to read how our students, staff and alumni create opportunities for themselves and for others every day. We read how one instructor’s idea to showcase student talent resulted in an award-winning student publication for creative expression, how SCC and its partners can now better train current and future fire fighters to protect our communities, how SCC’s InTech program is enabling job seekers to take advantage of employment opportunities, and how one instructor created an opportunity for students to engage in cultural understanding. We also recognize the many generous friends and alumni who enable SCC to create these opportunities.
Over my career, I have learned that the most beautiful doors are not made of wood or glass or metal. They are made of opportunity. And a person who creates opportunities for others can become a master carpenter without ever laying a hand on a hammer. I know because I see it every day at SCC.
That is what I like best.
Dr. Beverly Simone
New & Neat
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Iowa State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Waterman paid a visit to SCC’s West Burlington campus in September to deliver a lecture about the history and current events of the Iowa State Supreme Court to students and area residents. |
SCC has over 100 works of art on display across its West Burlington campus. Walking art tour maps are available at the Welcome Center.
Many SCC scholarships have been updated, renewed or increased recently.
Over 50 riders came out for the 4th Annual Dan Ring Memorial Bike Ride held on September 24. The event raised over $2,500 for the Dan Ring Nursing Scholarship.
The Hamilton-Walters Marine Corps Detachment Scholarship was revised and reactivated to give two annual awards of $250 each to family members of US military soldiers or veterans (preference to family members of Marines).
The family of recently deceased Lee J. Hodges contributed $10,000 to the current James Hodges Scholarship, expanded eligibility to include Arts & Sciences students, and updated the name to the James and Lee Hodges Endowed Scholarship.
The Keokuk Campus Nursing Scholarship was renamed the James Bowles and Larry Daggs Endowed Nursing Scholarship. Retired SCC Keokuk Campus Dean Jim Bowles worked to secure additional funding for this endowment when it appeared the scholarship would be discontinued. The late Larry Daggs, while serving on the charter 1966 SCC Board of Trustees, was instrumental in securing the site for the current Keokuk Campus.
When long-time SCC Psychology instructor Ray Eilenstine passed away in October 2011, his family established a memorial scholarship for disadvantaged Burlington High School graduates enrolling at SCC.
Inmates involved in the Toastmasters Club at Iowa State Penitentiary established a $500 annual scholarship for persons enrolling at SCC who have been previously incarcerated through the Iowa Department of Corrections system or for their immediate family members. This is the second scholarship developed and funded by ISP inmates, under the leadership of Steven Frasier-Bey.
Clarification
The article, “Dreamers Wanted” in the Spring/Summer 2011 edition of the Vision, incorrectly implied that graduates who earn SCC’s current Animation for Television, Film and New Media AAS degree would be able to transfer all of their credits to a four-year college. While some of the credits will indeed transfer, students may not be able to count every class toward a bachelor’s degree. Students should consult the transfer institution to learn which classes will transfer.
SCC’s InTech Offers New CPT Certificate
Program provides short term training option for production workers
In September, SCC’s InTech Industrial Technology program teamed up with the college’s Center for Business (CBIZ) to roll out a new short-term certificate training program for production workers. The new Certified Production Technician (CPT) certificate was developed by the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) and is a nationally recognized certification. It provides workers with a basic foundation of production skills in safety awareness, quality practices and measurement, manufacturing processes and production, and maintenance awareness.
An InTech student performs an exercise in the program’s Mechanical Lab.
Through discussions with area industry advisors, SCC identified a need for a condensed, short-term training program for production workers. That’s when the college turned to its short-term training division, CBIZ, to design a program to meet this need.
Participants can earn this certificate in approximately 16 weeks.
“This is a great certificate for someone who wants to train for an entry-level position in the production industry but who isn’t interested in earning a degree,” explains CBIZ Training Project Consultant Lewis Worden.
InTech Program Director Charlie Rump says the program is very versatile.
“It’s really up to the participants. This certificate provides solid fundamentals. However if they want to develop other skills, they can earn additional certificates or even a specialized degree.”
Worden adds that area manufacturers will also find the MSSC-CPT certification useful. Not only can they feel more confident that incoming employees will have the targeted fundamentals to perform on the job, they can work with CBIZ to incorporate components of InTech’s CPT curriculum into their current training programs.
Rump says that the CPT certificate is a win for job applicants and production facilities alike.
“It gives job applicants a leg up on other candidates who are not certified, and it enables employers to get their staff up to speed quicker without the need for a lot of extra training.”
Funding assistance is available for a limited time for persons interested in taking the course. Conditions apply. To learn more about InTech’s new CPT certificate, contact Lewis Worden at lworden@scciowa.edu or 319-208-5388.
