foundation - Grays Harbor College

GRAYS HARBOR COLLEGE
F O U N D A T I O N
INCREASING
OPPORTUNITIES
Winter 2015
Happy Holidays to you, from us!
Dear Friends of GHC Foundation,
With our appreciation comes our holiday
greeting and update of 2015 Foundation activities.
It has been a great year.
This year the Foundation board generously
awarded $102,000 in appropriations to Grays
Harbor College including First Year Experience,
Bishop Summer Musical, Student Tickets, Library
Projects, Exceptional Faculty Awards, GED Testing,
Childcare Grants, Athletic Scholarships,
Graduation Breakfast, Year End Awards,
Modumath Software, Orkney Book Loans, Bishop
Center Equipment, Commercial Truck Driving
Ramps and GHC Employee Awards.
Our 26-member board oversees more than
100 unique named scholarships. We also manage 33
endowed legacy scholarship accounts. During the
2015-16, year more than 300 students received
scholarships totaling more than $600,000.
Thanks to a major donor gift, we manage the
Hughes Tool Scholarship program and awarded
fifty five vocational students (Automotive,
Carpentry, CDL, Diesel, Welding, and Nursing)
tools necessary for their trade.
The World Class Scholar program is a
partnership between local students, their schools
and the College. 129 students completed the
requirements in 2015. 60 WCS students are on
campus this year using $120,000 in awards.
As we look ahead to 2016, we are optimistic
as our scholarship list is growing. Students can
begin applying to the online system starting
1/5/2016. The website is www.ghc.edu/scholarships.
The deadline will be March 10.
Thirty students received scholarships during
the Fall Scholarship event, for a total of $70,000.
New scholarships were funded by the GHC
Trustees in honor of retiring trustee Randy Rust
and the Aberdeen High School Class of 1973.
As we pause to count our blessings we are
thankful for our donors and your understanding of
student expenses as they pursue educational
dreams. The generosity of our GHC Foundation
donors helps students succeed in so many ways.
With appreciation,
Jan Jorgenson, Executive Director
Lynn Green, GHC Foundation Board member,
awarding the Arthur E. & Mary Emma (Hyde) Cross
Memorial Scholarship to Aliss Barre, Callee Douglass,
Nichole Franks, Luis Silva at the Fall Awards.
Welcome New Board Member
Alumni Roundtable—March 15, 2016
Julianne Hanner, CEO of Hanner Enterprises
which owns and operates several McDonald’s
franchises in Grays Harbor and Pacific counties,
recently joined the GHC Foundation Board.
Julianne is an active community member,
Aberdeen Rotarian, active supporter of the Grays
Harbor YMCA Strong Kids and former
development chair for the Ronald McDonald
House Charities of Western WA. She served five
years on Governor
Gregoire’s Workforce
Training & Education
Board.
The mother of three
daughters, Julianne is a
former High School
teacher.
Welcome Julianne!
We are inviting all alumni to join us for an
Alumni Roundtable on March 15, 2016. This will be
a great opportunity for GHC alums to come on
campus, see what is new and visit with friends.
As part of the festivities when the
new Schermer Instructional Building
was dedicated, the GHC Foundation
staff compiled alumni rosters for every
year, starting with 1930 when the College first
opened. More than 14,000 names were posted on
the walls, alumni found their name and
highlighted them. The earliest alum in attendance
was Lou Messmer (Class of 1939 and longtime
GHC instructor).
If you are one of the 14,000 who attended GHC
over the years, please let us know. It is a goal of the
Foundation to gather as many alumni names as
possible this year, our 85th!
1620 Edward P. Smith Drive • Aberdeen, WA 98520 • (360) 538-4243 • (800) 562-4830 • FAX (360) 538-4299
email: foundation@ghc.edu • www.ghc.edu/foundation
2015-2016 Scholarship Awards
309 Scholarships
$661,550 Total
$102,000 in other gifts to GHC
Helping students
succeed
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Grays Harbor College Foundation
1620 Edward P. Smith Drive
Aberdeen, WA 98520
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bob Paylor, President
Tim Martin, Vice President
Lynn Green, Secretary
Mary Nelson, Treasurer
Shelli Hopsecger, Past President
Jo-Ann Andrews
Joy Beard-Eggert
Brent Dennis
Julianne Hanner
Rich Hole
Ken Hunt
Chet Jolly
Natalie Karnas
Lynn Kessler
Gary Morean
Wes Peterson
Bob Preble
Tim Russ
Randy Rust
Gene Schermer
Alissa Shay
Rhonda Steinman
Arlene Torgerson
Harold Warren
Bill Wolfenbarger
Bette Worth
Ex-officio members:
Ed Brewster, President GHC
Art Blauvelt, Trustee GHC
Emeritus Directors
Ernie Ingram dec.
Frank Larner
James Stewart dec.
STAFF:
Jan Jorgenson, Executive Director
PJ Daugherty, Program Specialist
Donate now
By mail:
GHC Foundation
1620 Edward P Smith Drive
Aberdeen, WA 98520
Online: www.ghc.edu/foundation
Email: jan.jorgenson@ghc.edu
By phone: (360) 538-4243
GHC Student Focus—Bryce Demecilio
As a student-athlete at GHC, Bryce Demecilio is
focused on a career that will continue to involve
sports. The basketball player plans on becoming an
athletic trainer, taking related courses while at
GHC and planning to pursue a 4-year degree.
While attending GHC, he is receiving the James
Stewart Scholarship, a scholarship named for
Emeritus Director and founding board member
James Stewart. This scholarship is given annually
by the Foundation.
“The scholarship really helped me out” he explained. “After
graduating I plan to to be an athletic trainer and hope to volunteer in
school districts that cannot otherwise afford athletic trainers to be at
every game or practice. With my degree, I will be able to help out
more in my community,” he adds. Go Chokers!
Getaway Fundraiser – Make plans to attend our 8th annual
Mystery Getaway, an entertaining evening raising funds for the
World Class Scholars endowment – we are only $170,000 away from
our million dollar endowment goal. Who knows where the winner
might be going and that luck y w inner m ight be you!
February 25, 2016 at the GHC Hillier Union Building
Previous destinations have included Seattle, San Francisco,
Las Vegas, San Diego, Palm Springs and Chicago.
Tickets available at the Foundation office 538-4243.
The WCS program encourages junior high school
students to make a plan for college.
Dear Santa,
GHC Foundation Wish List
Donations of any amount are welcome
and gift-wrapping is not required!
One year, full tuition
$ 4000
One quarter, tuition
$ 1333
Books for one quarter (average)
$ 600
Monthly fee for Childcare Center
$ 250
Fee for Transition Program Class (Adults) $ 25
Helping GHC Students Succeed
Priceless