2009-2010 Annual Report

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WESTERN NEVADA COLLEGE • 2009-2010
Report to the Community
www.wnc.edu - the right choice
MISSION STATEMENT
Western Nevada College inspires success
in our community through
opportunities that cultivate creativity,
intellectual growth and technological
excellence, in an environment that
nurtures individual potential and
respects differences.
Report to the Community
CONTENTS
1...........President's Message
2-6........Student Success
2................... Milestones & Achievements
3................... Students With Disabilities
3................... Financial Need Grows
4................... Reaching Adult Students
5................... Community Outreach
6................... Student Engagement
6................... Overcoming Obstacles
7-9........Institutional Excellence
7................... Accreditation Progress
7................... Faculty & Staff Kudos
8................... Growing Sustainably
9................... “Why I Teach” - Gil Martin
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STRATEGIC GOALS 2006-2012
GOAL ONE: Improve Student Success Rates
GOAL TWO: Ensure Institutional Excellence
GOAL THREE: One College – Many Communities
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ABOUT THE COVER
10-11....Community Enrichment
10................ Industry Partnerships
10................ Learning By Helping
11................ In The Arts
12-13....By The Numbers
14-19....Foundation Report
14-15.......... Chair's Report
16-19.......... 2009-2010 WNC Supporters
FRONT: Outside Cover: Cedar Building, Carson City campus, December 2009. Inside Cover: Fallon campus Anatomy & Physiology class.
BACK: Outside Cover: Douglas campus photography class.
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2009-2010 Report to the Community
What Graduates Say About Western
94% of students
surveyed say they
would recommend
WNC to others
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 2009-2010 was a year of sharp contrasts for WNC.
First, the college successfully completed a regularly scheduled, ten-year regional re-accreditation
review by the Northwest Commission on Colleges
and Universities. In addition to this achievement,
we experienced an unprecedented enrollment increase led by students attending full-time and seek-
“We experienced an unprecedented
enrollment increase led by students
attending full-time and seeking a
college degree.”
years can be seen from the chart on page thirteen in
this report. A driving motivator for everyone at the
college has been to use our unique ability as an institution to serve our communities in a substantial
way during a difficult and challenging time for our
state and its residents.
Many wonderful community volunteers guide
ing a college degree.
service to the college. They are mentoring our new
the college and have assisted us during a time of
At the same time, the past year included a
students who have never been to college before, to
great challenge. These include people who serve
number of challenges for the college. Continuing
assure that they are able to overcome those chal-
as members of seven different president’s advisory
state revenue difficulties resulted in a 6.9% budget
lenges associated with becoming college students.
boards, as directors of our foundation board, or as
cut in the last third of the year, on top of a 9.9% cut
I am also proud of the fact that, despite the
members of a large number of curriculum advisory
in the previous year.
pressure on employee finances due to the neces-
committees. We are also grateful to our system of-
With the re-accreditation by the Northwest
sity of the state furlough program, 61 percent of our
fice staff and to those Nevada System of Higher Ed-
Commission, the college was granted full authority
employees contributed to the WNC Foundation’s
ucation regents who were able to find time to meet
to offer bachelor’s degrees. This new authority will
employee giving campaign during the past year.
with the NWCCU visiting accreditation committee.
help us as we develop our new academic master
These funds provide direct financial assistance to
plan and new programs to better meet the needs of
students, as well as other college ser-
both the best and worst of times to
our communities.
vices that we might not otherwise be
Western Nevada College. It is with
able to afford to offer.
confidence that I can say we will
dramatic increase in student numbers and to cope
The financial aid funds raised
continue to meet the challenges that
with the budget cuts. These successes were made
by our foundation, as well as finan-
face us and help create the successful
possible by the hard work, energy and commitment
cial aid funding made available from
Nevadans our communities need and
of many dedicated individuals and groups, includ-
other sources, have been vitally im-
expect from us.
ing faculty, staff members, and students. Many em-
portant to our students this year. The
ployees assumed additional responsibilities during
national economic crisis continues
the budget crisis. Faculty permitted extra students
to have a very serious effect on our
to enroll in their classes, or took on additional sec-
students. Many are unemployed or
tions without compensation. The Associated Stu-
underemployed, and some have even
dents of Western Nevada, our student government,
lost homes. The large increase in stu-
has developed and implemented a special project in
dents relying on financial aid in recent
Additionally, we were able to accommodate the
In reflection, the past year may have offered
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GOAL ONE: Improve Student Success
Milestones Mark Achievement
Amid the significant challenges of the Great Reces-
percent increase in enrollment, and accommodated
accessible and welcoming campus, Western is also
sion, the faculty and staff of Western Nevada Col-
an unprecedented 41 percent increase in full-time
seeing an increase in the number of students with
lege pulled together to serve a more diverse student
degree-seeking students.
disabilities.
body and graduate more students than ever before.
The college conferred degrees and certificates on its
tions allowed the college’s student enrollment to
of the many careers that are available in new tech-
largest class ever: 451 students, ranging in age from
match its community demographics for the first
nologies, and in a variety of career and technical
16 to 85.
time.
education programs. Western also hosted a Career
Efforts to reach out to diverse ethnic popula-
High school students are being made aware
The goal of improving student success was en-
Pathways Leadership Certification workshop to
west Commission on Colleges and Universities re-
hanced by strong performances in course comple-
strengthen the organizational framework for career
affirmed Western’s accreditation and conferred full
tion rates, retention rates, graduation rates and
programs.
baccalaureate degree granting authority to WNC.
transfers to four-year colleges.
Following a comprehensive visit, the North-
During the current state budget crisis, Western
Western’s success was spurred on by determi-
is keenly focusing on what is most important—serv-
nation and a focus on doing the best job possible to
serve students, while remain-
ing students and communities by preparing Neva-
Full-Time Students Seeking Degree/Certificate
ing agile in a changing stu-
life. The college remains a stable and vital beacon
dent learning environment.
of educational opportunity that will continue to be
Number of Students
here for the people of western Nevada.
1400 ________________________________________________________
1362
more full-time adult students,
Despite significant reductions to full-time fac-
ulty and staff, the college willingly absorbed a ten
2009-2010 Annualized Enrollment
.
1300 ________________________________________________________
1200 ________________________________________________________
1100 ________________________________________________________
The college now serves
many who are enrolling in
classes for the first time after
years away from high school.
998
1000 ________________________________________________________
Often their goal is to become
900 _________________________________________________________
869
specialized classes. Others are
.
.
829
795
800 _________________________________________________________
.
776
.
733
.
.
700 _________________________________________________________
600 _________________________________________________________
500_________________________________________________________
Fall 2003- Fall 2004- Fall 2005- Fall 2006- Fall 2007- Fall 2008- Fall 2009Spring 2004 Spring 2005 Spring 2006 Spring 2007 Spring 2008 Spring 2009 Spring 2010
Source: WNC Institutional Research
dans for careers, and enhancing regional quality of
more
employable
through
taking the first steps toward a
bachelor’s degree.
In the face of a difficult
economy, more young students are entering college directly from high school. And
because of its reputation as an
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GOAL 1 - Improve Student Success
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Assisting Students with Disabilities
More Students Relying on Financial Aid
Western is one of only three community colleges in the nation par-
Students at Western Nevada College are noticeably
tending a community college. It also enrolled many
ticipating in a National Science Foundation grant to increase the
needier than in past years – they are less able to at-
more adult students anxious to update their career
success rates of students with learning disabilities. Specifically the
tend college without the help of financial aid, col-
skills or retrain to counter the effects of the reces-
lege financial assistance data shows.
sion. The number of veterans returning from war
and heading to college has also increased.
initiative helps them achieve in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM). It is aimed at students who struggle or
those with learning disabilities and attention deficit/hyperactivity
disorder, and students on the autism spectrum or those with As-
During the 2009-2010 academic year, 5,217
WNC students qualified to receive financial assistance, compared with 3,804 students the prior
year. The college distributed more than $11 million
perger’s disorder.
in financial assistance, compared with $6.3 million
Susan Trist, coordinator for disability support services, said
the year before, a 42.7% increase. The aid includes
the goal of the program is to improve the successful transition rates
federal Pell Grants, student loans, scholarships, and
of students who have chosen a STEM career into employment or to
a bachelor’s program.
“We often find students have the skills, say, to fix a computer,
but they lack the ‘soft’ skills of communication, organization, read-
veterans’ benefits.
WNC enrollment bulged in 2009-2010 with
younger students who were choosing to save
money during their first two years of college by at-
ing and writing. We need to build them up in those types of skills so
they can be ready for a job.”
Financial Aid Awarded to Students
2009-2010 Academic Year
Award Type
# of Awards
Total Amount
Grant
2,790
$5,965,299.55
Grants-in-Aid
101
$146,058.00
Loan
1,214
$4,147,286.85
Scholarship 1,007
$590,107.02
Work Study 105
$246,061.21
5,217
$11,094,812.63
Total
Six Year Strategic Plan Progress After Year 4
OBJECTIVE: Increase service area high school graduate to WNC
continuation rate to 30%
Benchmark – 18%
Rate for 2006-2007 – 23%*
Rate for 2007-2008 – 26%**
Rate for 2008-2009 – 23%**
Rate for 2009-2010 – 29%**
OBJECTIVE: Increase persistence rate within a term to 80%.
Benchmark - 70%
Rate for 2006-2007 – 72%
Rate for 2007-2008 – 74%
Rate for 2008-2009 – 74%
Rate for Fall 2009 – 73%
OBJECTIVE: Increase number of graduates who transfer to a
four-year institution to 36%
Benchmark – 18%
Rate for 2006-2007 – 21%
Rate for 2007-2008 – 26%
Rate for 2008-2009 – 30%
Rate after Fall 2009 – 26%
OBJECTIVE: Increase student graduation rate to 26%
Benchmark – 16%
Rate for 2006-2007 – 20%
Rate for 2007-2008 – 21%
Rate for 2008-2009 – 20%
Rate for 2009-2010 – 20%
Source: WNC Office of Institutional Research
*Provided by Nevada Department of Education
**Provided by Nevada System of Higher Education
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Rolling Out the Welcome Mat for Adult Students
For adults who are entering college years after high school, the idea of college classes, tests, and new surroundings can be intimidating. Western makes special efforts to encourage and help adults succeed in college and assist those with learning disabilities.
“Campus Connect” is a club and support group that serves the influx of adults enrolling at the college.
Often, they had never considered college, but because of a difficult economy, they need more education and
training.
“These are people who need to define their goals, re-train, and apply for financial aid,” said Deborah
Case, director of Counseling Services. “They need a lot of support.”
One of the founders of Campus Connect is Echo Larkin, an adult student who takes classes and also
works in the college’s Adult Literacy and Language program.
“Campus Connect helps you learn how to be a student again,” Larkin said. “It also helps out first timers
who were stay-at-home moms or construction workers who need new careers. The club helps people learn
how to take notes, interact in class, manage their time and reduce anxiety for test taking.”
Larkin said she helped start the club because she likes connecting with other students and giving
back to the college. “It’s a great chance to share experiences; whether it’s something we’re doing well or
something we’re struggling with, we can help each other. Students have a much higher success rate if they
know other people on campus. The club helps students ground themselves and feel part of something.”
Learning Communities Build Success
SUCCESSFUL COURSE COMPLETION
Spring 2010 Students Enrolled in 12 or More Credits
Softball Team
Police Academy
Nursing Students
Millennium Scholars
Baseball Team
All Students
Percentage of Courses Completed
100 _____________________________________________________________________
98%
93%
358 attempted
92%
90 ______________________________________________________________________
89%
67 attempted
351 completed
115 attempted
85%
1175 attempted
62 completed
80 ______________________________________________________________________
106 completed
195 attempted
1049 completed
74%
166 completed
70 ______________________________________________________________________
6656 attempted
4931 completed
60______________________________________________________________________
50 ______________________________________________________________________
40 ______________________________________________________________________
30______________________________________________________________________
20 ______________________________________________________________________
10 ______________________________________________________________________
0 ______________________________________________________________________
NOTE: Successful course completion rate is the sum of courses completed with a C or better or P, divided by the number of courses attempted.
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Community Outreach Spurs Results
Western continues to be a magnet for
area high school students, with an
impressive number of graduates from
2009 enrolling in classes at WNC:
Carson City: 39 percent
Churchill: 22 percent
Douglas: 30 percent
Lyon: 26 percent
Mineral: 23 percent
Nursing Success: Western’s 2009 nursing graduates were nearly perfect in their pass rate on the national licensure examination. The class scored a 96
percent pass rate, with 45 of 47 graduates succeed-
Rent-A-Text: Western is cooperating with Follett
web site. High school students can enroll in career
Higher Education Group, the college’s bookstore
and technical education classes that prepare them
partner, to offer a new textbook rental program
for entering the work force in two years or less.
designed to save students money. Books can be or-
dered and picked up at the Carson City bookstore
newspapers, radios and television now includes
just like a purchased text. Rent-a-text is also part of
movie screens, rotating ads on Facebook, MySpace,
expanded service for Fallon students, with a new
and priority listing on search engines. The college
stand-alone store providing all the texts necessary
continues to advertise in Spanish media; and two
for classes held in Fallon, Lovelock, Yerington and
effective campaign themes have been developed:
Hawthorne. The on-site facility saves two or three
“Don’t Let Your Summer Job Become Your Career”
days of shipping time and also offers general mer-
for younger audiences; and “You Are Smarter Than
chandise.
You Think You Are” for adults.
Traditional advertising that was limited to
Reaching Out: With all the changes in technology
Regents’ Scholar: Nursing student Joshua Pierce
rate in the state, and the highest in western Nevada.
and media, Western is reaching out to potential stu-
received the 2009-2010 Regents’ Scholar Award.
dents in new ways. A series of videos is being dis-
Recognizing Pierce’s academic achievements, lead-
Latino Outreach: Success by Latino students, the
tributed to area high schools on the college’s Tech-
ership ability and service contributions, he main-
Prep program, and is also available on the WNC
tained a 3.66 GPA, won a Carson City Rotary Club
ing on their first try. It was the second highest pass
energy of the Latino Student Club and the outreach
of Latino Community Day are all contributing to
scholarship and was an All-
an increased presence at Western. The Community
USA Community College
Day career fair in September offered the chance to
Total Degrees & Certificates Awarded
discover the many career and technical programs
500
Western offers. The student club also sponsored a
450
talent show and raised nearly $900 for scholarships
to Latino students.
WNC reached out to the larger Latino com-
400
350
.
.
.
406
.
421
355 364
.
399
.
412
.
392
.
416
Academic Award winner.
.
.
457
.
481
385
munity with free monthly workshops to promote
300
education and success skills. Half-credit computer
250
1999- 2000- 2001-2002- 2003- 2004- 2005-2006-2007-2008-2009-
classes on basic Internet, word processing, PowerPoint and spreadsheets were available with assistance in Spanish.
2000 2001 20022003 2004 2005 2006200720082009*2010
number of degrees/certificates awarded in 2008-2009 is lower, in part because of the decreased instruction in
*theThe
prison inmate education program and the suspension of the surgical technology program, due to budget constraints.
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SURVEY OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
WNC Students Show Dedication to College Goals
College is much more than a collection of classes leading to a degree. It is a chance
to develop as a person, find a direction, and improve skills. Western acknowledges
the whole student and all of the important experiences that comprise college life.
WNC participates in the national Community College Survey of Student Engagement that anonymously surveys academic, intellectual and social experiences,
outside activities, and educational and personal growth.
In the latest results, WNC students say they are more engaged and more
dedicated in a comparison with students of two years ago. They were more likely to
have made a class presentation, created more drafts of a paper or assignment, and
worked on a paper or project that required integrating ideas or information from
various sources.
No surprise, they were more likely to use technology in communication, including the Internet, instant
messaging and e-mail, in assignments and communication with instructors.
Cultural diversity also came into play, with students more likely to have had a serious conversation
with peers of a different race or ethnicity, as well as those who differed in terms of religious beliefs, political
opinions or personal values. They also said the college environment encourages such interaction.
In tracking weekly activities, they spent more time preparing for class and less time working at a paid job, although most Western students still work a significant number of hours.
Another very positive note was educational and personal
growth. More students said their experiences at Western helped
them write clearly and effectively, think critically and analytically,
and become better at solving numerical problems and using computing and information technology.
Current students also said the college helped them understand themselves as a person and develop clearer career goals.
Other categories on an upward trend: use of peer or other
tutoring, more use of computer and other skills labs, and services to students with disabilities.
Students of 2010 placed more importance on financial aid advising, and said the most likely reason
they would drop out of college would be financial concerns. They also said that it is important to have the
support of their friends and immediate family when attending college.
STEPS TO SUCCESS
Overcoming Obstacles to Excel
With his future firmly in mind, Jonas Parra has made an impressive start to his
goal of working as a registered nurse at Lake Tahoe. His working schedule was
a killer while going to college: a day job Monday through Friday at a company
making ingots out of metal composites, and an evening job as a cook for a
sports bar four nights a week.
“It was very hard to get a diploma; the only classes I could take were on
Mondays and Wednesdays,” Parra said. Spare moments before and after class
would often find him studying in his car in the parking lot.
But a crushing work and class schedule were not the only problems.
Parra grew up in Sinaloa, Mex., and didn’t have a firm grasp of English. He
took ESL classes for a couple of months, and was encouraged by college Student Services personnel.
In response, Parra did all the hard work. He graduated as the top student in his nursing assistant class,
scoring 100 percent on his final test.
“I wasn’t surprised,” Parra said. “I know me. I always try to get the highest score. When I got my 100
percent, I said, ‘Oh my gosh, I did it.’”
Those who came to know Parra were also not surprised by his success.
“He was a great student,” CNA instructor Carole Wiseman said of Parra. “I was just astonished at how
well he did in class. In the clinical assignments at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center, he was loved by all
the patients and other workers. He was respectful, kind and worked harder than anyone I have ever known.
I know he will succeed at anything he puts his mind to.”
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GOAL TWO: Ensure Institutional Excellence
College Achieves Accreditation Affirmation
WNC celebrates several important accreditation
milestones that were reached during 2009-2010.
Carol Lucey, as well as administrators, faculty and
The commission commended WNC President
The college received notice of re-accreditation by
staff for “their demonstrated collaboration in effec-
the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Uni-
tive management of the college, particularly during
versities, following a comprehensive evaluation.
tough economic times, made possible by a highly
The renewal came after two years of preparation by
supportive system chancellor and governing board,
faculty and staff, volumes of written reports, and
and subsequently leading to an efficient operation
three days hosting peer experts who examined all
for the benefit of students.” The commission also
facets of the college.
commended WNC for its “active commitment to
The commission reaffirmed the college’s ac-
student access and success through its exemplary
creditation at the associate degree level, and grant-
services, experiences and opportunities by student
ed accreditation for its first baccalaureate degree, a
service staff and faculty that help students engage
Bachelor of Technology in Construction Manage-
in meaningful ways with the institution.”
ment.
ADDITIONAL ACCREDITATIONS EARNED THIS YEAR:
Andy Butti Welding Center: The American Welding Society approved the center to become an accredited welding test facility.
Western is the only certified test facility
in the northern part of Nevada.
Child Development Center: The National Association for the Education of
Young Children recognized Western’s
campus child care center. NAEYC is a
professional organization promoting excellence in early childhood education. In
the past year, the center served a record
number of WNC students with day and
evening child care, as well as members
of the faculty, staff and community.
KUDOS - Faculty & Staff
of the 2010 Nevada Regents Teaching Award. Dr.
emergency nurse
Kay Sedlak was named to the
Information and Marketing Department won a bronze Medallion of Merit award for
Carlson was nominated for her participation and
Academy of Emergency Nursing, an honor be-
the college’s 2008-2009 “Report to the Commu-
leadership in seminars, workshops and groups at
stowed on only eight individuals last year. She is
nity,” bestowed by the Southwestern region of the
WNC and in the community; for her local and na-
also the editor of the “Certified Emergency Nursing
National Council for Marketing and Public Rela-
tional recognition for writing projects and exams;
Review Manual, 4th Edition.”
tions.
and the success of her students.
Geology Professor Winnie Kortemeier was
treasurer of the American Mathematical Associa-
demic Advisor of the Year; Christina Hillis, Clas-
recognized as a top student recruiter for the Uni-
tion of Two Year Colleges. He is the first Nevadan to
sified Employee of the Year; James Kolsky, Out-
versity of Nevada, Reno. Kortemeier is a doctoral
hold national office for the group, which has about
standing Academic Faculty Member; Katie Leao,
student at UNR and regularly encourages her
2,500 individual members and more than 100 insti-
Outstanding Administrative Faculty Member of
geosciences students to continue their studies at
tutional members in the United States and Canada.
the Year; and Dr. Lane Simonian, Part-Time Aca-
English Professor
Ursula Carlson is the recipient
WNC nursing faculty member and certified
Math Professor
Mike Hardie has been elected
the university.
Western’s
Notable Names: Lupe Ramirez, Regents Aca-
demic Faculty Award.
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GOAL 2 - Ensure Institutional Excellence
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Green Efforts Help Planet and Bottom Line
Western took a bold step forward during 2009-2010
City campus will yield an annual electrical savings
helped to purchase the bins.
in its commitment to lessen the college’s impact on
of 182,350-kilowatt hours, or roughly $21,000. An
the environment. During the annual August “Wel-
additional $9,000 in annual natural gas savings is
campuses recycle plastic bottles and cans as well as
come Back Day,” President Carol Lucey signed the
projected. Local provider NV Energy also presented
all types of paper. Newspapers, magazines, catalogs
American College and University Presidents Cli-
the college with an incentive check totaling $15,216
and telephone books were added to WNC’s office
mate Commitment in front of all WNC faculty and
to offset a portion of the costs associated with pur-
paper recycling program on the Carson City cam-
staff.
chasing and installing the new system.
pus several years ago; tons of usable paper have
been sent to recycling plants instead of landfills.
The document acknowledges deep concern
In addition, the college continues environmen-
Western’s Fallon, Carson City, and Douglas
about the speed of global warming and its potential
tal advocacy led by a recycling committee whose
“for large-scale, adverse health, social, economic
efforts helped place more recycling bins in all cam-
against contaminating the environment, recycling
and ecological effects.” In signing the commitment,
pus locations and buildings. Money generated from
hazardous materials such as equipment and light
the college recognizes that it must exercise leader-
the sale of re-usable mugs and employee donations
bulbs containing mercury, and various types of bat-
ship by modeling ways to minimize global warm-
The college is also exploring ways to guard
teries.
ing emissions, and additionally provide knowledge
and the graduates to achieve climate neutrality.
WNC’s commitment has given weight to goals
of increasing energy sustainability and making
campuses carbon neutral, and efforts are already
paying off. A retrofit of the heating and cooling system in
the 1970’s era Bristlecone Building on the Carson
April 22, 2010 marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and
campus, and demonstrating alternative energy sources now becoming practical for small businesses and homeowners.
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campus, displaying hybrid and electric cars at the Carson City
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Western celebrated the milestone by planting trees on the Fallon
we care
Above, President Lucey signs the ACUPCC Climate Commit-
ment at the Welcome Back Day.
COLLEGE
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GOAL 2 - Ensure Institutional Excellence
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“I’ve noticed something lately that I’ve not paid enough attention to in the past: my students’ hands.”
WHY I TEACH
By Gil Martin - Professor of Art
“HANDS”
Hands drawing sticks of burnt wood across the surface of yellow manila paper;
hands pulling a brush fully-loaded with water and pigment through puddled color on the pebbly surface of stark white watercolor paper; hands punching a lump
of clay, softening it, probing it; older students’ arthritic hands, shaking, carving
out shavings of linoleum block; hands scratching through the hard ground on an
etching plate, revealing the bright copper underneath; hands wiping a brush on an
oily clotted rag, then plunging it into a pile of Cadmium Red and swiping it across
the surface of a canvas.
Hands make marks that define shapes, that compose images, that combine to
form a face, a landscape, a flower, an abstraction. These artifacts aim to express
feeling. On occasion, if everything falls into place, they can reveal beauty.
On campus, the art studio is the bastion of the hand-made, expressive object.
Why do I teach? What am I doing watching all these hands? Ideally I am
the experienced objective eye that helps the students see what their hands have
to overcome obstacles to become good at ENGAGING THE PHYSICAL WORLD—
anything. And no one ever attained that Art is a creative pursuit that leads to grubexpertise without also having a lot of by hands, as art instructor Gil Martin can
fun! I frequently hear that my students show you. Martin connects himself and his
ous) generations. Equally, if not more important, is to make students aware of and
are pleasantly exhausted after a session students to the physical world in painting,
of drawing or painting. I’m always en- sculpting and pottery making.
have confidence in their innate object-making ability. Finally, without discipline,
couraged when I hear this as it means
the creativity that is everyone’s birthright, goes to waste.
they are engaged, both mentally and physically, with the process.
wrought. My job is to pass on what knowledge I have of art to the next (and previ-
It’s a banality to state, but so much of today’s culture is consumed by passive-
Art making is an experiential activity. There is no use sitting in front of the
ly sitting at a computer or in front of a television screen. Images and words fill our
paper or canvas and “thinking” about what you’re going to do. That only leads
minds with competing voices clamoring for attention. Media, entertainment, and
to creative paralysis. The hands must do your thinking and feeling for you. The
politics, the big three, dominate the social discourse and are not easily brushed
hand does, the eye assesses, the heart goes out, and the hand takes another cue,
aside. Engaging in making something with our hands goes some distance in re-
and on it goes.
connecting us to the physical world around us (that IS us!!!).
Making material objects requires an engagement in the material world. The
Making a painting or a drawing is really a form of play. Like all good games,
more involved in the medium, the better the artwork. To be immersed in the stuff
it can be played at any level of skill. I like to tell my students that learning to paint
of painting and drawing requires a commitment from the body and especially the
or draw is much like learning a sport. It takes time, dedication, and the ability
hands. There is no alternative but to literally dive in: hands first!
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GOAL THREE: One College, Many Communities
Construction Club, Honor Society Help
Members by Helping Others
Collaboration Key to Enhancing Industry
Manufacturing employees today aren’t just using a
ees and their businesses.
drill press or turning a wrench. More often, there is
a computer interface, and workers need to under-
themselves,” he said. Five local manufacturers have
stand electronics, math and communication.
stepped forward to form an advisory committee
and will interact with the college to provide struc-
The Carson Manufacturers Forum, in conjunc-
“This comes directly from the manufacturers
tion with WNC, developed a program to elevate the
ture to the initiative.
skills of their employees - “a Manufacturing Work-
force Collaborative.”
roots and relatively low cost,” Steiger said.
“The strength of this program is that it is grass-
Member companies selected 34 workers to take
classes in shop math, business, drafting, comput-
Specialty Crop Seminars Draw Crowds
ing, and oral communications or English.
Western continues to develop and expand local ag-
The collaborative plans to add an optional sec-
ricultural through its Specialty Crop Institute. The
ond tier of 15 credits that will make participants eli-
institute offers ways to bring high-value, low-water
gible for a certificate of achievement from Western.
use crops to our arid environment. Seminars have
David Steiger, project manager for Nevada In-
featured organic farming, cut flowers, lavender
dustry Excellence, said the strength of the program
farms, viticulture and wine making, and have at-
is that the manufacturers themselves have identi-
tracted growers from throughout Nevada, as well
fied the skills that would most benefit their employ-
as Oregon and California.
Adapting to Change
Now more than ever, companies need to move
swiftly to adapt to a changing economy. That
means employees must also be ready to step
up with new skills. WNC collaborates with the
Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation’s Job Connect, DETR’s Vocational
Rehabilitation, Join, Inc., the Nevada Division
of Welfare and Support Services, and dozens
of employers each year, providing classes or
training.
2009-2010 Workforce Development Clients _________
Alcoa Micromil
American AVK
Banner Churchill
Community Hospital
CGI
Churchill County
Social Services
City of Fallon Police
Department
Custom Stamping
Duraflex International Corp.
ENEL North America
Excalibur Labs
Fallon Paiute
Shoshone Tribe
Food Bank of
Northern Nevada
Glacier Construction
J & K Llamas Landscape
Nursery Inc.
Lyon County Human Services
Micromanipulator
Nevada Department of
Transportation
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Nevada Heat Testing
Niotan
Northern Nevada
Development Authority
Oasis A/C & Heating
PPG Architectural
Pyramid Lake Fisheries
Shaheen Beauchamp
Starbucks
Valley Joist Inc.
Vulcan Power Company
Wallace Painting
WNC construction technology students are learning both in the
classroom and in the community, honing important career skills
while making a difference for those in need. During the past year,
students helped an older student and her husband with home repairs, and also improved buildings at a Lake Tahoe church camp.
For a Dayton couple, Western’s students became a gift in a
time of great need. Both the husband and wife are in ill health, and
needed repairs to their home so they could sell it and move to the
East Coast to be with family.
Their situation became known to the college’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, which decided to help. PTK contacted Construction Club President Brian Forster who was able to round up table
saws, paint sprayers, a power washer and the manpower to wield
the tools. PTK members also contributed weed eaters and a tractor
to clear the lot and get weeds under control.
The hard-pressed couple said, “We didn’t win the lottery, but
we got second place.”
College construction club members participated in another
act of good will when they donated their talents at a Lake Tahoe
campground. Stuart Campbell, manager of Camp Galilee on Tahoe’s
south shore, thanked club members for their work: “They did roof
repair to a meeting lodge and worked for us on two different days.
They installed new, large picture windows on staff houses and redid
siding around windows and trim work.” In all, he said, “We saved
the equivalent of 15 days of ‘person power’.”
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GOAL 3 - One College, Many Communities
___________________________________________________________
“Always Lost” Art Exhibit Begins National Tour
Nevada History To Stay Alive
With Sculpture
What began as a WNC class project in 2009 has
but even found closure.”
turned into a powerful reflection on war that is
In addition, the Dallas Morning News has
A significant era in the history of the
making headlines around the country. The “Always
given WNC permission to utilize images of several
American West will be permanently re-
Lost” art exhibit debuted at the
Pulitzer Prize winning war photo-
membered by Western Nevada College
Western Nevada College galleries
graphs in the exhibit.
students and visitors, following dona-
in 2009, offering a solemn, eloquent
The show is currently on loan to
tion of a sculpture of Sarah Winnemuc-
account of the effects of the wars
seven colleges in the University of
ca to the college.
in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, the
Wisconsin system, and will then
exhibit has captured the attention
travel to a New York college be-
the bronze bust that resides on a ped-
of other colleges and universities,
fore returning to Nevada in 2012
estal in the Joe Dini Jr. Library on the
and it has become a traveling dis-
for exhibition at the University of
Carson City campus. WNC President Carol Lucey
play that is being shown at cities
Nevada, Reno. From there, the ex-
donated the piece in honor of her father. The fig-
throughout the United States.
hibit will “come home” to Western
ure has an attached plaque stating it is a “gift to the
before resuming its ‘road trip.’
students of Western Nevada College in memory of
“Always Lost” is a multimedia
experience created by WNC creative writing students that tells a story about war.
Photographs of combat along with prose and po-
One of multiple panels depicting the American
soldiers lost in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts.
Sculptor Benjamin Victor created
John P. Connolly, III, a father who believed deeply
in the power of education, from Carol and Ken Lucey.”
etry capture the human element of war that is often
lost. Pictures of the more than 5,000 American ser-
Western Nevada
Musical Theatre
Company Turns 20
ure in early Nevada. A member of the Paiute tribe,
It is a remarkable achievement: the ability to mount
three fully-staged and orchestrated musicals each year,
drawing thousands of spectators from northern
Nevada and California. In 2009-2010, the company
offered three productions: “The King & I,” “Opening Night on Broadway,” and “The Sound of Music.”
she learned to read and write English.
vice members who have perished in the wars are
displayed in stark, compelling murals.
English Professor Marilee Swirczek and in-
structor Kevin Burns have led the effort to transform the show into a traveling exhibit, and they
rely on donations and volunteers to keep the images current and prepare the show for transport.
Of the national interest, Swirczek says, “We
could not have imagined this project would touch
so many people and spark interest throughout the
U.S. What started as a collaborative class project
became a collective experience with which people
in the community and beyond not only identified,
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Sarah Winnemucca was a highly influential fig-
she was the daughter of Chief Winnemucca and
granddaughter of Chief Truckee. A gifted linguist,
she served as an interpreter and negotiator between
her people and the U.S. Army. Largely self-taught,
She was a spokeswoman for her people, giving
hundreds of speeches to win support for them, and
she met with President Rutherford B. Hayes and
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz in 1880. Her
1883 autobiography, “Life Among the Paiutes: Their
Wrongs and Claims,” is said to be the first book
written by a Native American woman.
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BY THE NUMBERS
Students by Age
2009-2010 Annualized Headcount
19 & Under
115120%
20-24
1316
23%
25-29
740
13%
30-34
503
9%
35-39
356
6%
40-44
3686%
45-49
344
6%
50-54
290
5%
55-59
197
3%
60-64
155
3%
Over 64
263
5%
Total Web Enrollment by Semester
2009 High School
Graduates
Attending WNC
2009-2010 Annualized Enrollment
Number of Students
1600
Number/Percentage of Recent
Graduates from Service Area
High Schools Enrolled in Fall 2009
5681
181
39%
1300
Churchill
56
22%
1200
Douglas
132
30%
1100
Lyon
119
26%
1000
Mineral
6
23%
900
Pershing
3
6%
800
Storey
2
7%
700
499
29%
600
100
0
Associate of Applied Science
155
Associate of General Studies
89
Associate of Science
29
Bachelor of Technology
7
Certificates
21
Total Awards 855
880
.
930
.
.
496
438
.
300
200
180
.
663
400
Degrees & Certificates
Awarded 2009-2010
Associate of Arts
1219
.
500
NOTE: Counts include standard & advanced
high school diplomas.
Source: WNC Institutional Research &
Nevada Department of Education
.
1400
Carson City
Total
1504
1500
123
*
Fall 2003-
Spring 2004
. HEADCOUNT
195
*
Fall 2009Spring 2010
258
276
284
*
Fall 2005-
Spring 2006
Fall 2006-
Spring 2007
Fall 2007-
Spring 2008
Fall 2008-
Spring 2009
*
*
Fall 2004-
Spring 2005
384
*
*
* FTE (Full-time equivalent enrollment)
481
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Financial Report
Financial Assistance Trends
2009-2010 Revenues
Dollars ($1000s) in Awards by Award Year
State Appropriations
$11,418,724
48.9%
Registration Fees
$3,647,258
15.6%
11,000
Non-resident Fees $290,854 1.2%
10,000
Miscellaneous Student Fees
$17,803
0.1%
9000
Student Surcharge
$119,778
0.5%
8000
Federal Stimulus Funds
$7,833,048
33.6%
7000
Total State Funded Budget
12,000
.
Total: $11,094,812.63
6500
$23,327,465
6000
2009-2010 Expenses
.
5500
.
.
.
.
.
Instruction
$9,647,606
41.4%
5000
Academic Support
$2,120,674
9.1%
4500
Student Services
$2,338,837
10.0%
4000
Institution Support
$5,479,367
23.5%
3500
O&M Plant
$3,345,568
14.3%
Scholarships
$395,413
1.7%
3000
Total State Funded Budget
$23,327,465
Source: WNC Finance & Administrative Services
.
.
.
.
199920002001 200220032004 2005 200620072008 2009
NOTE: Totals may fluctuate as awards are made throughout the year. Source: WNC Institutional Research
Graduation Rate
First-Time, Full-Time Degree Seekers
Students by Ethnicity
20%
2009-2010 Annualized Headcount
16%
American Indian
158...........3%
Asian116......... 2%
Black Non-Hispanic
73........... 1%
Hawaiian Pacific Islander
37........... 1%
Hispanic772......... 14%
Multiple Ethnicities/Non Hispanic
110......... 2%
Unknown102......... 2%
White Non-Hispanic
4314....... 76%
12%
.
.
.
.
.
.
19%
20%
21%
20%
20%
2004-05
2001+
2005-06
2002+
2006-07
2003+
2007-08
2001*
2008-09
2002*
2009-2010
2003*
16%
8%
4%
0
Grad Year
Cohort Year
+ Based on graduation rate at a two-year college
Four-Year Average Student Right-to-Know Completion/Graduation Rates
* Based on graduation rate at a four-year college
Source: IPEDS report; WNC Institutional Research
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WNC Foundation
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
Choose to Make a Difference
I just returned from a visit to the Midwest, where I lived almost 20 years ago.
Sadly, one of the things that I saw was the devastation an F4/5 tornado can cause.
Lake Township and its town of Millbury are located just outside of Toledo, Ohio.
On June 6, 2010, in the evening, a massive tornado slammed into this peaceful
farming community. (Actually it turned out to be the most powerful tornado recorded that far north.) It destroyed the township’s administration offices, police
department, high school and scores of homes and farms. It also killed seven people. Ted Kranzes, the superintendent of schools and father of the 2010 Class Valedictorian, was one of those who lost his life. He was at the high school that fateful evening, checking on the school’s generator and making sure all was secure,
when the tornado obliterated the high school with its full force and vengeance.
Commencement was going to be at the high school the next day.
The magnitude of this disaster on a per capita basis was roughly ten times
that experienced by Hurricane Katrina. FEMA turned down their request for help,
citing in their decision that it wasn’t a big enough disaster to warrant any aid.
As it turns out, Lake Township is coming back stronger than anyone could
have imagined. The local outpouring of donations and volunteers has been amazing. People who have very little are donating generously. Keep in mind that Ohio
VISION - The Western Nevada College
Foundation seeks to create the finest
college in the nation.
MISSION – The WNC Foundation exists
to maintain and enhance the quality of life
in western Nevada by developing friends
and funds for support of the educational,
cultural, and service goals of
Western Nevada College.
The WNC Foundation supports the entire
college family in its overall pursuit of
excellence.
is number three in the highest unemployment (Michigan being number two and
Nevada, with the worst unemployment in the country). At the end of the day,
even though it will take quite a bit longer without any FEMA aid, Lake Township
will be stronger and more vital than before the storm.
So why did I include this in my annual letter? Our educational system here
is much like Lake Township after the tornado hit. Education in Nevada from K-12
through the universities has been devastated over the last three years. Per-student
spending is at an all time low, the worst in the nation. The high school dropout
rate is the highest in the country and university budgets have been stripped to the
bone.
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FOUNDATION - Make a Difference
___________________________________________________________
It is up to each of us to help bring Nevada’s
I assure you that if we help rebuild the edu-
to the best of your ability, you “Choose to Make a
educational system back from the brink. Many will
cational system, business will come. How do we
Difference” and give generously.
say that in this recession, investment in education is
start? By supporting Western Nevada College and
not possible or affordable. But I challenge all of us
the communities it serves.
faces when they are the first to graduate in their
by saying it is the best and most important time to
The Western Nevada College Foundation is
family, or the pride of graduates who return to tell
do so. rolling out a Major Gifts Campaign this year. The
us about the job they just accepted. This is what
We need to be ahead of the curve when the
goal is to raise significant funds to provide sub-
community is about. This is what Nevada’s future
economy revives. In so doing, when businesses
stantial capital improvements, plug shortfalls in
is about.
are looking for a place to expand or to start-up, Ne-
budgets, and provide additional scholarships. Our
vada has what they want: a high quality, educated,
investment in education today will pay off tenfold
of a true comrade in arms; Governor Kenny Guinn
skilled and highly motivated workforce that is
in the future.
was a great champion of education in this state. He
“Battle Born” and battle tested. Without education,
Do not be surprised if I or someone from the
understood better than anyone the value of edu-
Nevada will struggle to ever come back.
foundation comes calling. When we do, I hope that
cation and how it strengthens a community and a
It is truly special to see the look on students’
I would like to close by acknowledging the loss
state. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife
FOUNDATION OFFICERS
Donal Hummer Jr., Chair
John E. (Jed) Block, Chair-Elect
Robin Williamson, Secretary-Treasurer
Roger Williams, Immediate Past Chair
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Bob Adams
Shelly Aldean
Michael Bennett
Mike Berney
Michelle Bertocchi
Gayle Block
Nicole Block
Jeff Brigger
Sean Davison
Pat Fisler
David Friedrich
Virgil M. Getto
Niki Gladys
Lillian Hack
Kathy Halbardier
Kris Holt
Harold Jacobsen
Steve Lewis, Ed.D.
Joe Lushina
Arthur E. Mallory
Tom Metcalf
Roger Moellendorf
Pam Powell
Dorothy Ramsdell
Pam Robinson
Fred Schmidt
Bernice Sheldon
Sally Zola
Fund-raising Revenue by Category
and children. He was an honest and driven man
Contributions.........................$547,348-------- 81%
Other Operating.....................$6,451----------- 1%
Special Events........................$124,814-------- 18%
sure the right thing was done. His presence will be
Source: WNC Development & External Affairs
who would work with all political groups to make
sorely missed.
Donal Hummer Jr.
Assets by Program
Scholarships, buildings,
programs------------------ $1,895,549
Unrestricted---------------$36,825
Nonexpendable-----------$568,568
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MANY THANKS, DONORS - July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
In-Kind
Karen & Charlie Abowd
Atlantis Casino Resort
Charles S. Byrne
Carson Station
Carson Valley Golf Course
D’Andrea Golf Club
Dayton Valley Golf & Country Club
Dennis Banks Construction
Dr. Pepper/7 UP Bottling Co. of The West
Eagle Valley Golf Course
Kevin Edwards
Empire Ranch Golf Course
Kathryn & Pat Fisler
Genoa Lakes Golf Club & Resort
Greater Nevada Credit Union
Greenhouse Garden Center
Hidden Valley Country Club
Helaine Jesse Morres
Janet King
LakeRidge Golf Course
Metcalf Builders, Inc.
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
NV Energy
Dustin Pedroia
Peppermill Resort Spa Casino
Plumas Pines Golf Resort
R. J. Calvert Company
Pam Robinson
Sherwin Williams Company
Silver Oak Golf Club
Starbucks
Thunder Canyon
Tito’s Family Restaurant
Wal-Mart
Annette & Harvey Whittemore
Robin & Phil Williamson
Wolf Run Golf Club
Distinguished Benefactor
of the College
$25,000 - $49,000
Benefactor of the College Patron of the College
$10,000 - $24,999
$1,000 - $4,999
Banner Churchill Community Hospital
Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare
Auxiliary
Betty Kopfhammer
Distinguished Patron of
the College
$5,000 - $9,999
Dick Campagni Capital Ford*Mazda
*Hyundai
Capitol City Gun Club
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center
Churchill Community Hospital
Maria & Mark Denzler
Jacqueline & David Leppla, M.D.
Drs. Carol & Ken Lucey
Jim Breslin/Model Dairy
Dan Neverett
Soroptimist International of Carson City
University of Nevada Cooperative
Extension
Annette & Harvey Whittemore
Eric Abowd
Shelly & Jay Aldean
Allison MacKenzie Law Firm
American Legion Auxiliary #4
Bonnie & Ernie Bertocchi
Gayle & Roger Block
Capital Branch AAUW
Connie & Dale Capurro
Carson City Democratic Women’s Club
Carson Valley Quilt Guild, Inc.
CGI, Inc.
City National Bank
Steve Crow
Nancy & Sean Davison
Dennis Banks Construction
Dr. Pepper/7 UP Bottling Co. of The West
Galena High School
Mark Ghan
Veronica & Quincy Gibbs
Daniel Gilbert
Greater Nevada Credit Union
Kathy Halbardier
Dave Friedrich/Hampton Inn &
Suites
Anne P. & Matt Hansen
Helen Close Charitable Foundation
Joyce & Sam Herceg/Herceg Enterprises
Gordon Hinkel
John Uhart Commercial Real Estate
Kennametal Foundation
Janet King
Steven A. Klein
Las Vegas Sports Consultants, Inc.
Michele & Steve R. Lewis, Ed.D.
Lumos & Associates, Inc.
Todd Marangon
Kevin Joseph Marcella
Gail & Doug Maupin
Kenneth Mercurio
Metcalf Builders, Inc.
Minden Rotary Club
Clark Morres, M.D.
National Junior College Athletic
Association
Natives & Newcomers Club of
Carson City
Marc Nelson
Nevada CPA Foundation
Brett Ofelt
Bill Paganetti
Gloria J. Pieretti
John Procaccini
Dorothy & Robert Ramsdell
George Scheid
Brenda & Fred Schmidt
JoAnn & Gary Sheerin
Ann D. Silver
Jed Block/State Agent Transfer &
Syndicate, Inc.
Dani & Bret Andreas/State Farm Insurance
Sunset Rotary of Carson City
Donald B. Taylor
Dorothy & Mark Timian-Palmer
United Methodist Men’s Group
United Way of Southern Nevada
USDA Farm Services Agency
Valley Glass (CRJW Enterprises, Inc.)
Alicia & D.J. Whittemore
Kristin & Scott Whittemore
Victoria & Roger Williams
Teri Zutter
Supporter of the College
$500 - $999
Employee Giving
Total Dollars raised
Increase in Dollars
Total Pool
Number of Employees Giving
Percent of Employees Giving
out of Total Possible
2005200620072008 2009
$143,667
$180,567
$150,589 $178,164.52 $151,954.25
$33,899
$36,900
-$29.978
$27,575.52
$30,329
269269244219 221
72
117
133
114
135
27%43%55%52% 61%
Edgewood Companies
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Wells Private Client Services
Robert G. Adams
James Anderson
Stephanie & Richard Arrigotti
Dane Askins
AT&T Foundation
Benny B. Banks
Mark Bell
Claire & James Clift
Brian F. Crowe
Christopher Dolan
Ginny Dugan
Paul Eastwood
Mark Elston
Jim Farley
Brett Fenner
First Independent Bank
Frank Flick
Donal Hummer, Jr.
Mark Immonen
Deborah Ingraffia-Strong
Gladyce & Herbert R. Jesse
John C. Fremont Chapter NSDAR
John Kinkella
Carol R. Lange
Betty Ray & Locke Lesch
Joseph H. Lushina
Lori Magnante
Metech Polymers Group
Carl Morton
Nevada Gaming Commission
Nevada Land Conservancy
Nevada Nurses’ Association
Diane Nungary
NV Assoc for Education of Young Children
NV Energy
Jackie & Erik Olsen
Ormsby Sportsmen’s Assoc.
Laura Page
Richard Pennington
PEO Sisterhood Chapter H
PEO Sisterhood Chapter N
Petrosonics
Gary Pointer
Wendy Poore
Reno Brake, Inc.
Savage & Son Inc.
Bob Senko
Show Me Silver Land & Business
Development
Gregory Shutt
Brad Sidener
John Smagala
Mary Staudenmaier
Taiyo America, Inc.
Kathy & John Tatro
Team Sports Ink
Beulah M. Testolin
Loretta J. Tiede
Leslie Townsend
Susan Trist
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___________________________________________________________
LuAnn Tucker/Sports Rehabilitation and
Therapy
USDA Rural Development
Wells Fargo - Community Relations
Western Nevada Supply
Mark A. Winter
Sally & Michael Zola
Friend of the College
Up to $499
AAUW State of Nevada
Karen & Charlie Abowd
Gary Adams
Mont Adams
Ernie Adler
Advanced Stainless
Agape Organics
Norris Albaugh
Sterling T. Albin
Earl Allen
Dean Altus
Donald Amaral
American Legion High Desert Unit 56
Valerie Andersen
Deloy H. Anderson
Mary Anderson
Angela Andrade
Terese Marie Angwin
Dane Apalategui
Applebee’s Carson City
Charles E. Arciniega
Edward Arciniega
Melissa Artzer
Donna M. Ashby
Jeremy Ashby
Amy Aspenleiter
Jamal Azzam
Dennis P. Bagwell
Glenn Bakker
Jayne E. Bako
Michael J. Bako
Shelly Bale
Banner Health
Jerald E. Bardecker
Judy Barnaby
Brad Barnard
Diane Barndt
Michael Barnes
Candace Barrenchea
Douglas Barrett
Michele Basta
Curtis Bateman
Bansi & Michael Batesel
Jocelyn Beaufort
Vickie Beaupre
Ronald Belardinelli
Ron Belbin
Lori Bellione
Krista Benjamin
Ryan Bennet
Mike Bennett, P. E.
Donald E. Bently
Craig Berger
Jeffrey Beristain
Mike Berney/Berney Realty
Michelle Bertocchi
William Bevill
Greg A. Bigby
Steven Bjorklund
Jeanne & Al Blach
Donald Bland
Larry Blaylock
William T. Bley
Patricia G. Boden
Catherine Boedenauer
Dean S. Borges
John A. Borrowman
Donald S. Boston
David Botich
Delia & Steven Bottoms
Steve Boucher
Ashley Bowers
Gerald Brandvold
Jim Brant
Teresa & Adam Breeden-Whatley
Sherry Brough
James Brown
Thomas Brown
Buckeye Optics
Delbert Bugg
Builders Carpet Supply
Lindsay Buis-Kelley
Steven Burgmeier
Ralph Burkett
Emmet R. Burns
Laura Burns
Chester Burton
Burton Consulting, LLC - Small Renewable
J. Scott Bush
James Buzonik
Jack Byrom
Luis A. Cadena
Wesley Cagle
Claudia & Anthony D. Calabro
Kenneth Camel
Glen Cameron
Theodora Cantanho
Capitol Urology, Inc.
Ursula Carlson, Ph.D.
Steve Carman, Ph.D.
Laura Carmona
Leo J. Carney
Paul Carroll
Carson Valley Inn
Melinda Carter
Deborah Case
Starla & John Cassani, M.D.
Gary S. Cassill
James Cassill
Catholic Healthcare West
Maxine Cirac
City of Fallon
Don Clark
Rachal Clark
Kathryn Clark-Ross
Clearwater Ranch
Megan Clemmer
Foundation Financial Assets
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,500,000
3,000,000
$2,500,942
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
$678,613
500,000
$
200520062007200820092010
n TOTAL ASSETS
n FUNDS RAISED
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Tina Cluver
Raymond Cochran
Steve Cochrane
Jami-Sue & Gilbert R. Coleman
John Coleman
Howard Collett
Gary Collier
Robert D. Collier
Rex Comstock
Robert Conerby
Thomas W. Conner
Elizabeth Contreras
Ted Contri/Contri Construction Co.
Roy Conwell
Dave Cook
Ed (F.E.) Cook
Judith B. Cordia, Ed.D.
Anica S. Corral
Mabel Cotton
Jerry Massad/Cracker Box
Jamie Craig
S.M. Cresta
William J. Crowell, Jr.
Brad Croxford
Robert Cruz
Mark Cullen
Carl Cunningham
David Cusick
Frank Cutolo
Dan Dahle
Kimberly A. Dandos
Michael A. Daniels
Larry Danielson
Richard Danielson
Nicole Davenport
Ted Davey
Yvonne David
Neal J. Davies
Clay Davis
Frank R. Davis
Jack L. Davis
Jeff Davis
Morgan Davis
John Dawson
Philip Daykin
Margaret V. Deal
Joseph DeCarlo
Rick DeMar
Linda Demarco
Ken DeMaria
Aaron Demosthenes
John DeRicco
Desert Research Institute
Vickie Detomasi
Charles Dettling
Nelson DeVega
Patricia J. Devereux
Brittany Anne Devitt
Peter Di Fillipo
Walter L. Dillard
Brigitte Dillet
Dixie Ranch
Michael Dobrowski
Darla Dodge
Karen Doharty
Michelle Dondero
Andrea Doran
Double Tree Ranch
Paul Drakulich
Lillian Dubroka
Dorothea Duncan
Jeffrey Duncan
William Durand
Mary (Katie) Durbin
Thomas Dutton
Doris D. Dwyer, Ph.D.
Michael Dwyer
John Dykes
Jim Kepler/Eagle Valley Golf Course
Catherine Eckart
Floyd Edsall
Kevin Edwards
J. Renee Ekleberry
Mike Epps
John Erickson
Reuben E. Erickson
Marcia Ernst
Mary Erquiaga
Scott Etchison
Donald Evett
Gary Evett, Ph.D.
F J Corp
Monica Fairbanks
Cierra Farley
Miladean L. Farrell
Mary Farris
Travis Feiner
William Feltner
Stanley Ferguson
Todd Ferguson
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Mike Fettic
C. Fettig
Stacy Fiedler
Bill Field
Jeanne Fields
James Fikkers
Linda E. Fisher
Yvette Fisher
Patrick M. Fisler
Linda Fleetwood
Randy Fletcher
Donald Folgner
Kurtis Folgner
Barbara Ford
Brenda G. Ford
Chris Foster
Scott Foster
Tammy J. Fournier
John Frandsen
Cindy Frank
Victoria Frensdorff
Charles P. Frey
Thomas Frey
Paul Gaboriault
Kevin Gaffney
R. S. Gagen
Kristie Gangestad
Andrew Garcia
Elvia Garcia
Santos Garcilazo
Nadine Garrard
John P. Gaskill
Russell Gaub
Donald A. Gendlek
Bob Getty
Edda Gibson
Marie Gibson
Rachel M. Gill
Roberta Gillis
Paula Gilmore
Stacey Giomi
J. Roy Giurlani
Niki & John Gladys
Grayson Gold
Agustin A. Gonzalez
D. Steve Gorden
Sean Gorin
Eleanor Graff
Dan Graffam
Peggy Graham
Gary Granata
Frank Grasso
John F. Grasso
Greater Nevada Mortgage Services
Greenhouse Garden Center
Steve Greer
Geoff Grenert
Richard Groseclose
Jim Gubbles
Brian Guerin
Ronald Gularte
May Gustin
Paul H. Guttman
Juan F. Guzman
Lillian Hack
Brian Hagen
Bart Haley
Mike Haley
Michael Halstead
Nancy Hammon
Laurel Hammond
Hammond Insurance Agency
Vicki Hargrove & David Thomas
Richard L. Harmon
Robert Hastings
Don Hataway
David Haupert
John Hawkins
Jen & Aby Henry
Ken Henry
Tom Hettick
Highland Manor
Christopher Highley
Timothy Hill
Jeffrey Hiller
Dianne Hilliard
Christina M. Hillis
Erlinda R. Hipol-Rollings
Mike Holderby
Joe Hooft
Sara Horat
Charles Horn
Donald E. Horton
Emily Howarth
Huck Huckaby
Troy Hull
Hungry Mother Organics
Brenda Hunt
Katelyn Hunt
Mary Fulstone Hussman
William Hyde
Annette & Clyde Ibsen
Gary Indiano
Patricia Isaman
Linda Jacks
Jamee Jackson
Alice & Harold Jacobsen
Al Jacot
Yvonne Jadrnicek
Kathryn Jakolat
Lois K. James
Michael Janik
Jares Construction, Inc.
Barbara & Robert Jepsen
Maizie Harris Jesse
Tamara Jibson
Gina Johnnie
Jack S. Johnson
Jane Johnson
Perry V. Johnson
Farley S. Justis
Richard Keene
Ryan Kelley
Don Kidd
Sheilla & James Kiley
Robert Gerard Kilroy
Julie King
Kevin King
Karen Kish
Valerie Klein
Ed Kleiner
Ed Klemish
Richard Kloes
Candice Klopf
Robert Knick
Christine Knight
Tim Knorzer
Ronda & Mark Knowlton
Sandra Koch, M.D.
Margaret Konieczny
Winnie Kortemeier
Anastacia Kreider
Brian Kreider
Charles F. Kreider
Christopher Kreider
Benton P. Kutch II
Sean Lagier
Michelle Lambert
Maureen Lamerdin
Joyce Lang
Kelly Yawn Langdon
Fred Lange
Jessica Largent
Judy Larquier
Danny Lawrence
Royce Lawyer
J.W. Lazzari
Romeo Lazzarone
Katherine Leao
Debbie LeBalch
Lee’s Body Repair & Paint Shop
Donald R. LeGrand
Tim Lichty
Charles Lightner
Michael P. Lindell
Larry Lindholm
Line Drive U
Debby Loesch-Griffin
Mike Loewer
Douglas Loomis
Rod Loosley
Charles W. Lorenz
Robert Lovern
Anthony Lujano
Brian R. Lunz
Duc P. Ly
Lyon Co. Sheriff’s Office
Carl N. Lytle
Michelle Ma
Douglas B. MacDonald
Steve MacDougall
Dorothy Macgregor
Jon Macias
Michon & Michael Mackedon
Joyce Maddaford
Debra Madison
Ben A. Magnante
Christina J. Magro
Mike Malay
Darryl Malley
Arthur E. Mallory
Darrell Manning
James Manning
Jessica Manskie
John March
Ron G. Marrujo
Terri Marsh
Donna Martin
Edward A. Martin
Hal D. Martin
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Marjorie Masters
Ernie Maupin
Maximum Results
Donald May
Edwin McBroome
Bill McCarrel
Donald McConville
McDonalds Store #06283
Tim McFarren, M.D.
Jerrold F. McGraw
Steven R. McIntyre
Desiree McKean
Mike McKinnon
Joseph McKoy
Mildred C. McLean
Michael McLeod
Martha McMeel
Jean McNeil
George McNulty
Matthew J. Medeiros
Mello Construction & Self Storage
Mentor Center of Western Nevada
Stephen Merrell
Laureen Mesa
William Mewaldt
Michael Meyer
MG Trust
Thomas A. Miller
Thomas I. Miller
Roger Mills
Krista Milroy
William M. Mobley
Donnie & Roger Moellendorf
Donald A. Molde
Elizabeth & Bob Moore
Jim Moore
Michelle L. Morelli
Colleen & Robert Morin, JD., Ph.D.
Richard Morphew
Maechel Morrison
Kirk Mortimore
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
Susan & Paul Muller
Richard Mullins
Charles E. Murphy
Kevin P. Murphy
Floyd Murray
Nancy Nagel
Cindi Nannetti
Patricia Nash
National Society Colonial Dames
XVII Century
Randy Naylor
Jacque Negrete
Sherry Neil-Urban, Ph.D.
Mitzi Nelson
Wendy Nettleton
Nevada Business Connections
Craig Newby
Bonnie & Kiyoshi Nishikawa
NNE Construction
Cassandra Noll
Robert J. Norman
Not Just Books
Robert Nye
Holly O’Toole
Kenneth Oates
Salisha Odum
Ormsby Post Acute Rehab
Orthopro of Carson City, Inc.
Matt Osa
Richard Oswald
Amber Overholser
Michelle Pacheco
Ron Pacheco
Rachelle Pakes
Rudolph Pakes
Jonathan C. Palm
Shirley Pappin
Englisa Parker
Janet M. Parker
Roger Parkinson
Bonnie Parnell
Wayne Parsons
Partnership Carson City
Amber Patterson
Phillip E. Patton
Cheryl Pawluk
Terry Penman
Scott Penzel
PEO Sisterhood Chapter X
Sonja Perez
Vanessa Perez
Linda Peri
Thomas Peterman
Thomas Peters
Christopher K. Petersen
John Peterson
James M. Phalan
Joyce Phillips
Barbara C. Pierce
Mary Pierczynski, Ed.D.
Donna Pigman
Jack Piirainen
Ruth & Mike Pintar
James Pisanelli
Platinum Plus
Plumas Pines Golf Resort
Donald Pomi
Jeany Pontrelli
William T. Pope
John Thomas Portman
Gerald Price
Robert Priest
Susan Priest
Robert G. Proctor
Pamela B. Puckett
Kristi Pulizzotto
R. F. Lerg Family Trust
Lucas Rachal
Michelle Rachal
Ronald Radil
Lupe Ramirez
Linda Ranieri
Scott Ray
Rusty Raynes
Donna Redfern
Gregory E. Reed
Raymond T. Reep
Molly Regan
Tom Reichert
Michael Reid
Renown Health
Dale Rew
Francis Reynolds
Steve Reynolds
Sandi Richman
Mark Richter
Kay Riehm
Andrea Ripley
David Rivera
Amy Robinson
Pam Robinson
Scott A. Roby
Richard Roche
Lindsay Rogers
Oliver John Rogers
Cole W. Rohrbough
Dave Rollings
Mary Roman
Neil Rombardo
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Tiffany Rounds
Ronald M.Rowan
RT Permaculture
Rebecca Rund
Buzz Fitzpatrick & Jennifer A. Russell
Michael B. Sady
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center
Curtis Sakamoto
Delaney & Louie Sanchez
Stephen Sauer
Donald H. Schaefer
Bus Scharmann
Melanie Scheid-Myers
Ralph Schilling
William H. Schmunk
Susan Schoeffler
Rick Schultz
Richard P. Schulze
Liza Schumacher
Kathy Schwerin
Eldred Scott
Suzanne Scott
Susan Kay Sedlak
Roger Sedway
Linda Seehuetter
Lonnie Selden
Jony Sellers
Shirley Sells
Lisa Senko
Kathleen Serridge-Fahr
Mark Sertic
Marianne Seymour
Ellen L. Shafer
Matthew Shafer
John Shaw
Cecillia Sheppard
Mike Shipley
Mark E. Shuba
Shelby Sibert
David Sigado
Sign Pro
Paul Skaggs
Steven Slusser
James Smith
M. Joan Smith
Ron Smith
Nancy Snyder
Angie R. Sorber
Susan & Anthony Spotts
Donald V. Sprinkle
Patricia St. George-Simon
St. Teresa School
Ruth E. Stachura
Allen Stakset
Star Force Studio
Hal Starratt, Ph.D.
Jerold Stegeman, Ph.D.
Deborah L. Steinberg
Rex Stelzer
Donald E. Stepro
Richard A. Stewart
Stockman’s Casino
Larry Stone
Victoria Stone
Scott Stout
James Strange
June L. Stretch
Danna G. Sturm
Steven R. Sturm
Diana Sullivan
Ken Sullivan
Michael F. Sullivan
Peggy E. Sullivan
James E. Sumner, Jr.
Survival Specialists LLC
Marilee Swirczek
Mary Beth & Craig Swope
Paul Taggart
Elizabeth Tattersall
Sharon Tetly
Michael P. Thomas
Shelina Thomas
Lawrence Thompson
Sarah Thompson
Todd Thomson
Eileen Tibbitts
Darlene & Ted W. Tiffany
Sheryl Tingle
Troy Tingle
Jerry Tisue
Tito’s Family Restaurant
Chris Tomchuk
Maggie Tracey
David L. Troescher
Troxell Communications
Irene Tucker
Earl Turner
Peggy & Carter Twedt
Two Hoe
John Valley
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Ron Victor
Alan P. Vondrak
Jamie Wagner
Walter W. Walsh
Jeff Walters
Bryant A. Wambolt
Eugene Wambolt
Annette Ward
Rachel Warner
Ann Watts
Russell Wedlake
Brenda Wells
Wells Fargo Bank
Leah Wentworth
Kyle Wentz
Christian Wessel
Greg Wetterhus
Kress & Brian Whalen
Jamie Wheeler
Linda M. Whitehill
Laura Whitelaw
Chase Whittemore
John Whittington
Stan Wiemer
Bret R. Wiggins
John Wilks
Ashley Williams
John E. Williams
Michael Williams
Tina Williams
Courtney Wilson
Michael Woeck
Charles A. Woessner
Melissa Wofford
Janet Wooner
World Health Alliance
Tom Young
Jack Yturiaga
Trisha Zinda
Mary Zunino
Spartan 300
Bonnie & Ernie Bertocchi
Connie & Dale Capurro
Nancy & Sean Davison
Dave Friedrich - Hampton Inn & Suites
Heidi & Mark Ghan
Kathy Halbardier
Anne P. & Matt Hansen
Herceg EnterprisesSam & Joyce Herceg
Betty Kopfhammer
Michele & Steve R. Lewis, Ed.D.
Drs. Carol & Ken Lucey
Clark Morres, M.D.
Dan Neverett
Dorothy & Rob Ramsdell
Ann D. Silver
State Agent Transfer Syndicate, Inc.
State Farm Insurance - Dani &
Bret Andreas
The Glenbrook Company
Leah & Nick Wentworth
Alicia & D.J. Whittemore
Kristin & Scott Whittemore
Victoria & Roger Williams
Western Nevada College
ADMINISTRATION
President – Carol A. Lucey, Ph.D.
Interim Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs – Carol Lange
Vice President of Development & External Affairs - Helaine Jesse Morres
Vice President of Finance & Administrative Services – Dan Neverett
Vice President of Human Resources & General Counsel – Mark Ghan, J.D.
Dean of Fallon Campus & Extended Programs – Bus Scharmann
Dean of Instruction – Vacant
Dean of Student Services – John Kinkella
Division Chair, Communications & Fine Arts – Maxine Cirac
Division Chair, Science, Mathematics & Engineering – Brigitte Dillet, Ph.D.
Division Chair, Nursing & Allied Health – Judith Cordia, Ed.D.
Division Chair, Social Science, Education, Humanities & Public Service – Robert Morin, J.D., Ph.D.
Division Chair, Technology – Ed Martin
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Nevada System of Higher Education
CHANCELLOR
Daniel Klaich
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Nevada System of Higher Education
BOARD OF REGENTS
James Dean Leavitt – Chair
Jason Geddes, Ph.D. – Vice Chair
Mark Alden
Dr. Andrea Anderson
Robert Blakely
William Cobb
Cedric Crear
Mark Doubrava, M.D.
Ron Knecht
Kevin Melcher
Kevin J. Page
Dr. Jack Lund Schofield
Michael Wixom
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2009-2010 Annual Report

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