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COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE FOUNDATION QUARTERLY REPORT Summer 2006 CON NEC T IONS Foundation Awards Record Number Volume 9, Number 2 2006 Exceptional Faculty Awards Presented T Spangenberg Endowment Created to Honor Cherished Teacher Walt Spangenberg, who passed away Wednesday, July 26, retired from Spokane Falls Community College in December 2005, after a distinguished 50-year teaching career Walt Spangenberg in action. with both Spokane Public Schools and SFCC. Colleagues and friends are collaborating to establish an endowment to provide academic scholarships in his name through CCS Foundation. As they will attest, Spangenberg was an exceptional teacher and researcher, superb mentor and an inspiration to many of his students and coworkers. Because of his long career in the biological sciences, the Walter J. Spangenberg Academic Scholarship Endowment will fund scholarships for students who wish to follow in his footsteps and pursue a teaching or research career in biology. Friends and supporters hope the first Spangenberg scholarships will be awarded within the year. The endowment fund drive, which has a goal of $30,000, began with a $1,500 donation from retired CCS Chancellor/CEO Terry Brown. To date, approximately 100 donors have contributed more than $26,000 to the endowment. “Support for this fund is impressive, with gifts coming from friends, family and colleagues across the country,” according to Gail Stevenson, foundation executive director. Donors can still contribute to the Walter J. Spangenberg Academic Scholarship Endowment with a onetime donation or up to a three-year pledge. For information, contact the CCS Foundation, 434-5123. welve CCS instructors have been honored with 2006 Spokane Teachers Credit Union–CCS Foundation Exceptional Faculty Awards. This is a record number of awards for the foundation, according to Executive Director Gail Stevenson. “With the help of our generous benefactor, the Spokane Teachers Credit Union Exceptional Faculty Endowment has grown to $260,000. The tremendous growth of this endowment allows the foundation to recognize more and more outstanding faculty members. This could not have been achieved without the support of community partners like STCU,” she said. CCS Foundation’s 2006 Exceptional Faculty award recipients include (l to r) Donna Phinney, SCC; Sabina Herdich, IEL; Suzanne Bassett, SCC; Carol Nelson, SCC; Lavonne Weller, SFCC; Connie Wasem, SFCC; and Gary Blevins, SFCC. Missing: Michael Miller, SCC; Patty Haag, SFCC; Billie Gerlach, IEL; Marianne Steen, IEL; and Lora Shinskie, IEL. Winners were announced at Community Colleges of Spokane’s June Board of Trustees meeting. They will be publicly honored at the community colleges’ Fall Conference in September. Nominated by colleagues and students, CCS Exceptional Faculty receive a $1,000 award, which can be used for in-service training, publications, conferences or other instruction-related enrichment opportunities. This year’s recipients include: Spokane Community College Suzanne Bassett, life science instructor; Michael Miller, chemistry instructor; Carol Nelson, SCC nursing instructor; and Donna Phinney, SCC dental assisting program director Spokane Falls Community College Gary Blevins, biology instructor; Patty Haag, art instructor; Connie Wasem, English instructor; and Lavonne Weller, English literature instructor Institute for Extended Learning Billie Gerlach, reading instructor; Sabina Herdich, English as a Second Language instructor; Marianne Steen, English as a Second Language instructor; and Lora Shinskie, Read Right® program coordinator Pictured are (l to r) Len Holmes, Northern Quest facility manager; Russ Hoogheem, director of facilities; Dan Fitzgerald, community relations manager; and Fred Warren, surveillance manager. 2006 Tournament Scores a Hole in One Team Northern Quest Casino (above) takes a break during the CCS Bigfoot Classic at Downriver Golf Course in June. The casino was title sponsor of the 2006 event, which raised approximately $24,130 — $2,000 over last year — for student scholarships and community development activities. Happy Anniversary to CCS Foundation’s Touch the Future House Project! CCS Foundation’s annual Touch the Future House project celebrates its 10th anniversary this year! The foundation marked the occasion with a reception for donors, contractors and others involved with the houses in June at Orlando’s at Spokane Community College. A slide show featuring all 10 homes was a definite highlight at the celebration, says Gail Stevenson, CCS Foundation executive director. The foundation’s Touch the Future House is designed, built and landscaped by students enrolled in SCC’s architectural technology, building trades and horticulture programs. Local construction companies assist with the project, donating both time and materials with more than 125 participating in the project over the last 10 years. Once complete, the house is sold with proceeds going to the foundation’s Touch the Future Scholarship Fund. Since 1996-97, when the first home was built and sold, the foundation has raised some $165,350 in program support, plus $228,660 in scholarship dollars, through the project. This year’s Touch the Future house is at 4438 E. North Glenngrae Lane in the Glenngrae subdivision on the upper South Hill. The 2,000-square-foot rancher has two bedrooms, two baths and two fireplaces, plus a full unfinished basement. Natural cherry floors highlight the entry way and kitchen. The kitchen comes with custommade alder cabinets, stainless steel appliances, full slab granite countertops and a decorative tile backsplash. The master bath features a travertine tile shower and tub, plus travertine floors and counter. Listing price is $330,000. For details, contact CCS Foundation, 434-5123. Community Colleges of Spokane does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation,or age in its programs, activities or employment. Marketing and Public Relations. August 2006 CONNECTIONS New Members Join Foundation Board Deb Adair, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, and J. Todd Edmonds, Davidson Trust Company, have joined the CCS Foundation Board of Directors. The board also welcomes back William Haley, TransSystem, Inc., for a fourth term. Adair is employee development manager for Schweitzer Engineering, an engineering Deb Adair and electronics manufacturing firm based in Pullman, Wash. She is a graduate of Whitworth College in Spokane, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational management. A business development vice president and trust officer, Edmonds has more than 33 years of experience in trust and estate administration. J. Todd Edmonds He is a graduate of the University of Idaho and holds professional designations as a Certified Trust and Financial Adviser and Certified Financial Planner. Haley is vice president of Trans-System, Inc., a multi-state trucking company. He attended Montana William Haley State University and North Carolina State University, completing bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in economics, statistics and math. CCS Foundation 501 N Riverpoint Blvd MS 1005 PO Box 6000 Spokane WA 99217-6000 COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE FOUNDATION QUARTERLY REPORT PERMIT NO. 714 ORGANIZATION SPOKANE, W A U.S. POST AGE NONPROFIT PAID