September 10, 2001
Foundation Board of Directors adds Three Members
Three members have been added to the Board of Directors of the KCTCS Foundation Inc., which raises private funds to support the programs and services of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
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The foundation elected as a new member Sandra T. Stinson (see photo), of Madisonville, who is president of The Thomas Group, Madisonville. She has extensive experience in health care administration and is the former CEO of a nursing home enterprise in Madisonville. She has served in leadership positions with the Kentucky Democratic Party, the American Health Care Association, and the American College of Healthcare Administrators. She has served on the Kentucky Women's Leadership Network, The Kentucky Commission on Women, the national Women's Leadership Forum, and served as a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging. She currently serves as the chair of the Board of Directors of Madisonville Community College. Bonnie L. Rogers, president of Hopkinsville Community College, was appointed to the foundation board by KCTCS President Dr. Michael B. McCall. Rogers will represent community and technical college CEOs. Before she assumed the presidency in Hopkinsville in July 2000, Rogers was president of Porterville College in California for six years. She also served as provost of Mount San Jacinto College, Menifee Valley Campus, Menifee, Calif. |
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Cynthia L. Read, of Louisville, will serve as an ex-officio member of the foundation board by virtue of her role as chair of the KCTCS Board of Regents. She is director of the Kentucky Institute for Family Literacy. Read formerly worked for United Parcel Service, serving as a communications manager and education programs coordinator. She has served on the KCTCS Board of Regents since the system was formed in 1997. She is a former Peace Corps volunteer.
The Board elected the following officers for 2001-2002:
- Chairman and President - Timothy C. Mosher, state president, American Electric Power, Frankfort;
- Vice Chairman - Dr. C. Nelson Grote, president emeritus, Morehead State University;
- Secretary-Treasurer - Charles J. "Chaz" Lavelle, attorney, Greenebaum Doll and McDonald, Louisville.
In other action, the Board approved the unqualified audit report prepared by Deloitte & Touche, which covered the period from August 1999 to June 30, 2001. It also received the official gift report for the fiscal year that ended June 30. The report showed that cash and in-kind gifts to the Foundation totaled $443,457, an increase of $353,971 over the previous fiscal year.
Dr. Pend Armistead, president of The Clements Group, presented an executive summary of a feasibility study conducted to determine the methods, timelines and goals for a proposed major gifts campaign to support system-level, statewide needs of KCTCS. Following a discussion of the study's findings, the Board approved a motion to encourage KCTCS to proceed with its plans to conduct a major gifts campaign in accordance with the recommendations of the Clements Group.
The Board was provided an update on funds raised to support the 2001
President's Gala and Benefactors Awards Dinner, which will be held on
Saturday, November 3, at the Marriott's Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington.
Cisco Systems, Inc., has agreed to serve as the primary underwriter of
the event, and an anonymous donor has agreed to underwrite the pre-gala
reception. Additional supporters include:
GOLD LEVEL - American Electric Power; Ashland, Inc.; Associated Industries
of Kentucky; Cambridge Technology Partners; The Clements Group; Fifth
Third Bank;
SILVER LEVEL - Community Trust Bancorp; Deters, Benzinger & La Velle;
Greenebaum, Doll and McDonald; Kentucky American Water Company; Kentucky
Chamber of Commerce; Hammond Design;
BRONZE LEVEL - Kentucky Utilities; Tapke Hartman Asset Management; Trapp
Communications; and UPS Aviation Services, Inc.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing-Kentucky will be honored at the Gala as the KCTCS Foundation's Benefactor of the Year.
KCTCS Vice President Tim Burcham is the executive director of
the KCTCS Foundation.
Gala Invitations to be Mailed Soon
Invitations to the November 3 President's Gala and Benefactors Awards Dinner will be mailed to all KCTCS faculty and staff before the end of the month. The black tie event is an annual celebration to recognize some of the companies, organizations and individuals who have supported the system and colleges with their philanthropic support. This year's Gala will be held at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington.
Get H.Y.P.E.D!
Fall Exercise Program Begins Oct. 1;
Participants Can Win Prizes
The KCTCS Wellness Program is offering a six-week, self-paced exercise program that features a variety of physical activities and the chance to win prizes. The GET H.Y.P.E.D. (Heighten Your Physical Energy Daily) regimen will include workouts for the heart, lungs and muscles. Individual goals and current fitness level will determine the type, repetitions and intensity of each person's exercise program.
GET H.Y.P.E.D. begins October 1 and ends November 9. KCTCS employees, retirees, their spouses and children are eligible to participate. The registration deadline is September 19, and the cost is only $10.
Those who register for the program will receive a participant travel guide and scorecard that will be used to track weekly exercise activities. They also will receive weekly e-mails that provide workout tips and motivation.
Those participating in GET H.Y.P.E.D. will be entered in a drawing for a two-night stay at any one of Kentucky's 17 state resort parks. There are also additional prizes to be won, including wellness gym bags.
Tracy Gibson, KCTCS Wellness Program director, says, "Whether you already exercise regularly or want to begin exercising, this program is for you."
To register or for more information, contact your college's Wellness Program coordinator (names are listed on the KCTCS web site) or call Tracy in the system office at (859) 246-3113.
Nutrition Consultations Available
Nutrition consultations are now available through the KCTCS Wellness Program. Persons interested can contact Kristian Tomlinson at (859) 246-3113, extension 2355.
News from the Colleges
Jefferson District
Gail Crawford, Jefferson CC faculty member, has been selected to serve on a prestigious panel. For the past nine years, the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana have sponsored an annual leadership challenge luncheon featuring panel discussions on various topics. The topic for this year's luncheon, scheduled for October 11, is "Getting Your Just Desserts" and will focus on women in the culinary arts. Joining Crawford on the panel will be two women affiliated with well-regarded Louisville area restaurants, plus the food editor of the Courier-Journal. Previous luncheons have focused on women in the equine industry, international business, aviation, government, medicine, and on women authors.
Kentucky River District
Dr. Ed Hughes, president of Hazard Community College and CEO of the KCTCS Kentucky River District, has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree by Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina. He was recognized for his leadership at Hazard CC, where he has served as president since 1985. Hughes earned his bachelor's degree at Catawba in 1972.
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Hazard Community College has named Heather Workman Musick (see photo) Region 8 Gear Up coordinator. Gear Up is a federally funded program that is a joint initiative of the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Kentucky Department of Education. One purpose of the program is to encourage students to complete high school and take courses that prepare them for college. ---------- Marcella Brock has joined the faculty at the Lees College Campus of Hazard Community College. She will teach communications. Brock is a graduate of Hazard CC, and was a member of the adjunct faculty at both Hazard CC and Prestonsburg CC before joining the Hazard CC faculty fulltime. She also has taught at Hazard Technical College. ---------- Legendary UK basketball coach Adolph Rupp will be portrayed by Ed Smith during a performance at the Lees College Campus on October 3. The program is part of the Kentucky Humanities Council Chautauqua Series.
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Bowling Green District
Seventeen faculty members at Bowling Green Technical College were recently promoted. Alice Benham, Diane Button, Don Evans, Lem Palmer, Donnie Gibson and Dale Spencer were promoted to professor. Joe Duncan, Jimmy Isenburg, Eric Keeling, John Lindsey, Rebecca Webb, Julis Myatt, Sandy Franz, Carmen Gaskins, Steve Hatcher, Jamie Jones Parke, and Randall Reece were promoted to associate professor.
Somerset District
James Nicholas Tomlinson recently joined the faculty at Somerset Technical College. He will be a faculty member in the maintenance technology program.
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Danny Lester has been named a machine tool technology instructor at Somerset Technical College. Lester, an alumnus of STC, graduated from the college in 1976.
Madisonville District
Tim Nygaard, associate professor at Madisonville CC, has been named to the American Accounting Association's Webmasters Committee. Additionally, Nygaard will be the Webmaster for the two-year section of the association. He also will provide advice to the association regarding the adoption of, or need for, new technologies to better facilitate attainment of the organization's overall objectives.
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James Bowles, Madisonville CC/Madisonville TC coordinator of institutional research, is a 2001-2002 board member of the American Red Cross, Hopkins County Chapter. He will serve on the youth activities committee. Bowles also is a United Way of Hopkins County campaign 2001 co-chair of the government and education division.
Ashland District
An artist reception for Whitney Eskew, Ashland CC adjunct art instructor, will be held September 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the college's Mansbach Library. Eskew's abstract sculpture is current displayed in the library gallery, and her works have appeared in juried exhibits in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia.
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The Ashland CC Career and Job Placement Center will offer free workshops this fall. Topics will include resume' writing, America's career kit, assertiveness, career assessment, interviewing, job search and professional attire. The workshops are for area residents considering college, as well as for current and former Ashland CC students.
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