2008-2009 - Centralia College Foundation

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2008-09 CENTRALIA COLLEGE /FOUNDATION
REPORT TO THE COMMUNIT Y
CENTR ALIA COLLEGE /FOUNDATION
STATE OF THE
Dennis Calkins, Foundation President
Dr. Jim Walton, College President
College/Foundation
Economic conditions this year presented exceptional
challenges for Centralia College. On one hand we
welcomed record numbers of students to campus.
These were men and women who turned to us to
provide the training and skills they would need to
enter or reenter the workforce. Perhaps more so than
at anytime since the Great Depression people needed
the kind of hope that education provides.
On the other hand the state faced a sobering
budget crisis that would come to have an impact on
just about everyone. We started the college year with
the message that the college would need to trim
about $114,000. As the year progressed, that budget
reduction increased until it reached $1.1 million. It represented almost 10 percent of our state revenue. This
was a tremendous cut for a college of this size where
we are already operating on the narrowest of margins.
Our responsibility was to find a way to continue
to deliver the quality education and extraordinary
services for which we are known. And we found a way
to do just that. While the budget cuts were not easy,
and the reductions we accepted were not without
pain, the entire campus community stepped up to
make the best of the situation.
When faculty or staff left the college, for whatever reason, that position was not filled. Faculty
agreed to accept classroom overloads or to take on
an extra classroom load. Staff filled in to ensure that
none of the essentials fell through the cracks. We
eliminated all but the most essential of travel and
supply purchases. In short, we made hard decisions
that allowed us to continue the work of the college
without the need for mandatory layoffs. Across the
board, the members of our faculty and staff are to be
commended for the contributions each made during
these difficult times.
We know as we head into the coming year that
we are not out of the woods and additional cuts may
be required. The good news is that as we work our way
through this difficult period we will be able to say that
we have done our absolute best to meet our goals of
providing quality education and extraordinary service
not only to our students but to the community.
I personally look forward to the challenges that
lie ahead and I know that as we recover, Centralia
College will be a stronger college.
Aside from the economic news that dominated
last year, Centralia College did celebrate several major
accomplishments. We opened our Science Center
a full six months ahead of schedule. This building,
with its larger classrooms and modern labs, vastly
improves the quality of education we deliver. We are
justifiably proud of this structure because it is one of
most up-to-date science facilities in Washington. We
remodeled the Health and Wellness Center, which
houses the college gym, and began the preliminary
work for the TransAlta College Commons.
All of these are signs of an energized and excited
college. I know we will continue to work diligently to
provide the services that place us among the best of
the state’s two year colleges.
Even in challenging times foundation donors
continue to meet the challenge of making a difference in people’s lives. The foundation more than
tripled its Annual Campaign total and the current
capital campaign has raised more money than any
prior campaign. The foundation has also significantly
enhanced the alumni outreach with a database of
more than 10,000 names. In addition to this report,
we distribute the Nexus, our newsletter. This keeps
people informed of foundation news and events, an
essential element of good community relations.
One piece of statistical information that we can all
be proud of is the fact that we awarded an average of
$1,246 to each of our scholarship recipients. We hear
the testimonies from students who agree that this
support does make a tremendous difference in the
lives of those who benefit from your generosity.
Something new this past year was the awarding of STEM scholarships to three very talented and
bright high-achievers. We know that our recognition
of the science, technology, engineering, and math
students will pay dividends not only for this college
and our foundation but also for our local and global
community. This is a project with tremendous merit.
We hosted the largest attendance yet for our annual kick off, which was held at the Great Wolf Lodge
in Grand Mound. Quite simply, the foundation board
kept on task of living up to our mission.
One of our on-going special projects is fund-raising for the concert grand piano. I’m excited that we
have this opportunity to bring to the college a quality
instrument that we will all be able to enjoy. This concert grand is not only a tribute to a great virtuoso in
Charlie Albright but also an opportunity to showcase
the quality of our performing arts resources.
I am pleased to report that overall, the foundation
team continues to change lives in this community.
There is no doubt that we are able to do great things
for people with tremendous potential. It’s good to be
a part of the Centralia College Foundation.
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Record student enrollments, mandated budget
reductions offer up challenges for faculty, staff
Centralia College is all about student success. From the enrollment process to the classroom, faculty
and staff excel in providing a top-quality college experience for each student. That standard, this
year, has been tested by the record numbers of individuals who have turned to Centralia College for
their educational needs.
While the college is experiencing the record-high volume of students, it was forced to deal with
a dramatic reduction in state revenues. In response to the state’s economic downturn, the college
reduced its operational budget by $1.1 million.
“Our front line people do a remarkable job of making sure we continue the quality service to each
student throughout the enrollment process,” said Dr. Michael Grubiak, vice president of Students.
“Because of their dedication and willingness to go the extra mile we’ve been able to be effective.”
The record enrollments mean that faculty members are asked to accept additional students
in their classes. A class with a student cap of 30, for example, may have 40 students. This places an
extra burden on the instructor who might have had a 30 percent increase in the number of papers
to review, tests to administer and grade, students to advise, and continue to deal with the details of
addressing individual student issues and answering questions.
The record enrollments may also require the college to hire additional adjunct, qualified people to
teach specific classes. Given the fact that the college’s budget was reduced by more than $1 million,
it became more of a challenge to find the money to hire those instructors, provide
support resources and purchase supplies.
“It has been and continues to be a challenge to continue the
same level of educational services while enrollments climb and
funding is reduced,” said Grubiak. “The fact that we are doing it is
a tribute to the commitment we, as an institution, have made to each
other and to the communities we serve.”
The chart reflects the
college's full-time,
state-support student
enrollment numbers
since 1994.
Science Center makes the grade with large classrooms
Dr. Steve Norton,
associate professor
of science, is on the
forefront of lecturing in
front of large masses of
students. He believes
the Science Center is
making a difference in
the quality of student
learning.
Anatomy and Physiology, a gateway class, is required for nursing students
and for many others who are pursing a career in the medical field. At Centralia
College this class almost always operates at capacity.
"There's no doubt that this is a very large class," said Dr. Steve Norton, "but
the science center and the administration's response to my workload issue is
making it run smoothly." Norton said the lecture hall seats 96 students and his
students are able to work in smaller, dedicated labs. "The building," he said, "is
doing exactly what it is supposed to do. This is something we could not have
done in past years." Because the size of the lecture hall and of the labs, there is
room for larger numbers of students with no loss in the quality of instruction.
"Another thing that makes this (the large class) efficient is that the college
provided the support I need by allowing me to bring in a student worker."
Norton said that the student assists with lab work, helps answer some of the
questions, and supports his overall efforts.
"We are able to do what we're supposed to do on a larger scale. This building does make a difference," said Norton. “We can meet student’s needs.”
Dealing with
student
overload
Dealing with record
enrollments creates some
challenges for members
of the colleges faculty.
Regardless of the additional workload, the faculty
agree that the quality of
the classroom experience
is not to be diminished.
“The academic transfer faculty have the raised
caps but it is a little more
difficult for professional/
technical faculty,” said
Doris Wood, who started
teaching at Centralia
College in 1989 and has
twice been named one of
the college’s Exceptional
Faculty award recipients.
“This is the nature
of the game. We have
the opportunity to serve
more and more students
who are coming to
Centralia College because
of need. We need to be
willing to do what is necessary to meet the needs
of these students with
the resources available,”
said Wood.
Wade Fisher, Media
Studies professor,
said that in his Video
Production class he has
students working in teams.
"In the past, each
student may have worked
on his or her project. With
the larger numbers of
students and the limitations on cameras we have
available, the solution is
having two, three or more
students collaborate on
a project." The process is
a little different but quality learning, he said, still
takes place.
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TransAlta earns top
award for partnership
with Centralia College
TransAlta continues to
demonstrate a deep
commitment to supporting
educational opportunities
TransAlta’s commitment to invest in the future of the
communities where it operates was recognized with
the Washington statewide “Partner of the Year Award”
for support of a community or technical college.
With operations in Centralia, Washington,
TransAlta Corporation produces power for the Pacific
Northwest and has been recognized as an extraordinary supporter of Centralia College and a great
supporter of the regional Lewis County.
The award, given by the state Trustees Association
of Community and Technical Colleges (TACTC), is
given annually to a corporation, company, agency, or
organization for providing time and resources in support of the state’s community and technical college
mission. TransAlta’s 2009 award is just the third time
TACTC has given the prestigious honor.
through its partnership
with Centralia College.
TransAlta received the nod from the TACTC
awards committee, representing Green River,
Whatcom, Spokane, and Shoreline Community
Colleges. In formally making the presentation the
state organization noted, “TransAlta approached
Centralia College to discuss the creation of an energy
training program similar to one sponsored in Canada.
Seven years later, with a TransAlta commitment of $1
million in cash, equipment, and personnel services,
Centralia College hosts a Center of Excellence for
Energy Technology that serves the entire Pacific
Northwest region.”
TransAlta has become almost legendary in
support of the community. In her support of the
TransAlta nomination, Judy Guenther, then trustee
chair, wrote, “They were one of the first companies to
step forward with manpower and money when we
had the floods in 2007 and 2008. TransAlta is a great
community member…an excellent example of what
the TACTC Partner of the Year Award represents.”
TransAlta recently committed $500,000 to the
Centralia College Foundation’s current capital campaign, earmarking the money for a new educational
facility, student service center, and college commons.
The new building project, scheduled for ground
breaking as the third phase in a series of major
college expansions, will be known as the “TransAlta
College Commons.”
In a letter in support of the nomination, Dr. Jim
Walton, college president, wrote, “When it was forced
to shut down its mining operation, TransAlta gave us
$500,000 to award as scholarships to former employees, their spouses, and their children…TransAlta is a
great supporter of Centralia College and I cannot help
but think the actions of TransAlta are exactly what
this award was conceived to recognize. TransAlta is a
partner I am proud to support in this nomination.”
Foundation’s Legacy Society continues to grow
The Centralia College Foundation conceived The Legacy Society to welcome
donors who have committed to a future gift through a will or bequest. Such
generosity will help the college brighten the future through innovative facilities, program initiatives, and especially scholarships for deserving students.
Legacy Society donors support the dreams of coming generations through
bequests, life insurance policies, annuities, and other long-term giving plans.
The Legacy Society is still young, but we wish to recognize the core of
donors who have chosen to support future students of Centralia College by
putting the foundation in their will or through other lifetime support decisions.
Our charter donors include Marjorie Bennett; Ron & Brigitte Burger; Joyce
Butkus; Patricia Clark; Pat & Susan Dunn; Ross &
Patricia Galvin; Nels Hanson; Audrey
Kimball; Hank & Jenny Kirk; Larry &
Becky McGee; Brian & Vicki Nupen;
Ralph & Bonnie Olson; Bob & Doris
O’Neill; Jim & Lanette Scapillato; Roy &
Julie Seiber; Joe Sidorski; Jim & Pam
Walton; Steve & Kathleen Ward;
Bill & Helga Watterson; and
Doris Wood.
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The heritage of these gifts
will echo down through
generations, touching
young people we don’t
yet know in ways we can
only imagine. They will
mean the fulfillment of
dreams, an elevation
of spirit, and the intellectual prosperity of our community.
If you have questions about a lasting legacy to
the future, please contact Julie Johnson, director of
alumni and donor relations at the Centralia College
Foundation. You may call the foundation at 736-9391,
ext. 290; by e-mail at [email protected] or
visit the Web site at http://foundation.centralia.edu.
The Centralia College Foundation can help provide
access to timely information and appropriate financial
planning experts as you consider your estate strategy.
Alumnus Reminisces
Tove Burhen recalls the war years
and the way Centralia College helped
shape her life
The following article is a reminiscence by Tove Burhen,
a Centralia Junior College student during WWII
Following my graduation from Centralia High School
in 1943, I enrolled at Centralia Junior College—
graduating in 1945, just a few months before world
War II ended. It was a different time, to be sure.
Most of the fellows from my high school class and
the young men teachers were away in the service.
Many of the young women were away at larger
colleges where the ROTC boys were or were off to be
'Rosie the Riveters' for the war effort.
That left just three of us in the 1945 graduating class from CJC: Christina Schnustein, Shirley
Middlesworth, and me. There was also a suggestion
that the college close because of so few students.
Margaret Corbet, however, had other plans to
keep the college alive. She became the dean, college
instructors would also teach high school classes, and
spaces on the third floor of the high school became
college classrooms as well.
The teachers were wonderfully talented, dedicated, and are now remembered by the buildings named
for them. The faculty included Margaret Corbet,
Katherine Kemp, Arthur Ehret, Minnie Lingreen, and
Rufus Kiser. They all carried extra teaching burdens.
My algebra instructor was also the music teacher
who tried valiantly to remember his college math.
The small group of students became understandably close, working and studying together. Classes
consisted of two to ten students and we always had
to be on top of the day’s topics as we were constantly
called upon in class. But we produced a play both
years, gave musical and drama programs on radio
KELA, and put out a handmade yearbook.
Despite a “no-travel” case brought on by wartime
gas rationing, we still managed a traditional end-ofyear picnic and had many good times—even through
the persistent background gloom of the war where our
relatives and friends were overseas in terrible danger.
Above in this 1945 yearbook photo are, from left: Christina
Schnustein, Tove Hodge (Burhen) and Shirley Middlesworth
Alumnus
Reminisces
Jill (Penhallegon)
Durgin,
With so many workers off to the war, even retirement age employees everywhere stayed on. That
gave me a chance to work nights at the Centralia Post
Office and make enough money to attend a year at
the University of Washington. I managed to make it
through graduation the next year and even a fifth to
get my teaching credentials.
I taught at Ferndale for four years and then got
married. After our fifth child was in school I taught
four more years at Rochester High School, had many
years substituting at Rochester and Centralia, and
taught a final four years at Maple Lane.
My five children have all graduated from Centralia
College and gone on to universities. My grandson
was a recent graduate of Centralia College and is now
enrolled at the University of Washington.
Centralia was a wonderful place when it was on
the third floor of the old high school. Following a
tour of the new campus, I see it is still a grand and
wonderful place to study.
class of 1966
Centralia College was
a lot of fun, yet had
quality teachers. My
favorite teacher was
Rev. Lord, who taught
Philosophy. He said
that wherever you go
in life, there are plusses
and minuses. I have
learned that regardless
of the stage of life I
(Ed note: Tove’s delightful letter was edited slightly for sequence
and space considerations. We thank her for sharing this unique
period of her life with us. rm)
find myself in, there
are always plusses and
minuses.
Centralia College
was affordable, I got a
small scholarship which
helped me tremendously. After receiving
my AA I transferred to
WSU Pullman where
I got my degree in
Elementary Education
and taught for 35 years
in Oregon and Virginia.
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Charlie Albright concert piano campaign to raise musical performance quality
"Charlie Albright is an
immense talent who will
doubtlessly gain in stature
as his education and career
develop. It is fitting that
the foundation and the
college work in concert
to bring in a musical
instrument that will reflect
the outstanding quality of
Charlie. This instrument
will definitely enhance the
quality of performances in
Corbet Theatre."
– Julie Johnson
The Board of Directors
of the Centralia College
Foundation this year
decided to begin a
community campaign
to acquire a first class,
concert quality nine-foot
grand piano for the
college’s Corbet Theatre.
The present instrument, the result of a
generous donation many
years ago, has neither the
professional presence
nor the voice of a full
concert grand. The new
piano would better serve
the music department,
accompany theatrical
presentations, and attract
world-class musicians to
the college and community for concerts.
The present grand
piano will continue to
be used in other musical
events and as an excellent practice instrument.
The foundation
board decided to name
the campaign––and the
piano itself––after the
college’s recent graduate and piano virtuoso
Charlie Albright. Charlie
is presently studying simultaneously at
Harvard and the New
England Conservatory.
He recently teamed with
celebrated cellist YoYo
Ma in a special performance to honor the late
U.S. Senator Edward
Kennedy at Harvard.
The “Charlie Albright
Piano Campaign” actually
began in the spring, but
was temporarily recessed
due to the pressures of
the annual scholarship
campaign and a major
capital fundraiser for the
new, expanded Health
and Wellness Center, the
new Science Center, and
the planned TransAlta
College Commons (TACC)
on the college campus.
“About a third of
the $100,000 campaign
goal for the piano was
raised earlier,” said Julie
Johnson, the foundation
director of alumni and
donor relations. The
board has now increased
its focus on the Charlie
Albright Campaign,
Johnson reported, and
a local philanthropist
recently stepped into the
breach to increase the
total substantially.
Robert H. and Doris
O’Neill have made
a $35,000 matching
contribution to the new
piano fund.
“The generous gift
from the O’Neills is a
matching grant,” Johnson
said. “The gift will allow
us to match all donations
that come in until we’ve
achieved our target.
The total is now above
$65,000,” Johnson continued. “We are confident
we will reach the goal of
$100,000 and provide the
finest concert instrument
available.”
Anyone wishing
further details on the
Albright campaign or
who want to make a donation to the fund may
contact the Centralia
College Foundation
at http://foundation.
centralia.edu or calling
the foundation office at
736-9391, extension 290.
T.R. Gratz, Dean of Instruction for Academic Transfer
T.R. Gratz takes the reins of college's academic transfer programs
A 15-year veteran of the Centralia College faculty
has been named Interim Dean of Instruction for
Academic Transfer. T. R. Gratz, who taught English and
Journalism and served as the advisor to the college's
long-running and award-winning blue&gold student
newspaper, began his new duties July 1.
A 2000 "Exceptional Faculty" award recipient,
Gratz arrival in 1994 and immediately re-energized
the student newspaper. Under his leadership the
blue&gold was a perennial award-winning publication as judged against other two-year college student newspapers throughout a multi-state region.
He also excelled at developing the journalistic skills
of his students.
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Gratz recently moved the student newspaper
publication to an Internet-only digital newspaper to
increase accessibility and provide readers with instant
access to college news. The move to an electronic
platform, however, was already on Gratz's agenda as
a means of teaching students the systems they will
need for electronic publications and for strictly-Webbased news and information delivery systems.
In making the announcement, John Martens—
college vice president for Instruction—noted Gratz
has a strong academic background, a commitment to
the college, and demonstrated leadership skills. The
college will continue publishing the blue&gold in its
online version.
FOUNDATION CONTINUES
“GROWING OUR COLLEGE”
Jair Juarez
overcomes
barriers to attend
college. Now his
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
Centralia College Foundation president Dennis
Calkins announced that the foundation has met its
2008-09 campaign goal of $375,000. Calkins thanked
the community for its strong support of Centralia
College and the Centralia College Foundation.
“It is gratifying to see the community come
together to support the goals of deserving students
in the pursuit of higher education,” stated Calkins.
The campaign received a huge boost from the
Earnest and Edith Driscoll estate earlier in the year
through an estate distribution of $640,000. “This gift
will benefit future Centralia College students through
scholarships,” noted Dwayne Aberle, campaign chair.
“The result shows the huge impact of remembering
students in a will or other long-term strategy for
planned giving.”
With announced community college tuition
increases of seven percent this year, and four-year
institutions raising tuition as much as 15 percent, it
will be more important than ever to meet the new
goal so students have the vital funding necessary to
pursue their education at Centralia College.
While student scholarships remain the core of the
annual fundraiser, the foundation hopes to increase
the percentage of unrestricted funds. Those funds are
important for providing improvements to programs
and equipment needed to improve student learning.
Alumnus Reminisces
Lowell Bailey, class of ‘64
I look back on my two years at Centralia College
(’62-64) as the most enjoyable and rewarding of all
my school years, including post graduate work. It
was where I became involved in student government
(ASB vice president 63-64), drama, and many other
activities. The instructors were friendly, accessible,
and always helpful. I owe much to Centralia College.
Jim Gullickson, class of ‘61
I took Forestry classes under Rufus Kaiser. He provided an excellent education in the field. Myself and
others who went on to the University of Washington
were far more knowledgeable with respect to
Dendrology and other aspects of this science than
students who had started as freshmen at the UW
College of Forest Resources.
sights are set on
helping others
Second-year academic transfer student Jair Juarez
has his sights set on a career in education. “I
expect I will be a teacher,” Juarez explained, “but I
know I will be involved in education.”
Being the first in his family to ever attend college, Juarez understands the obstacles many young
people—especially minorities—face in getting a
higher education. “Helping other students,” he affirmed, “Hispanic or otherwise, is important to me.”
Juarez was born in Mexico City and moved to
Rochester at just two years of age. Nonetheless,
he joined the Centralia College International Club
to meet other students and learn about education
abroad and the International student experience.
His first year in college was definitely a financial hardship on his family, but his second year
has been easier. This year the affable student won
several scholarships, greatly easing the burden.
“Last year my family paid most of my college
expenses,” Juarez explained. “Even my aunt helped
pay for my books and a calculator I needed for
class.” This year’s scholarships mean he can pay
nearly all his own expenses and won’t have to
work part-time—another important bonus.
“The scholarships have two other meanings
for me,” he admitted. “I can devote most of my
time to my studies, and I can live at home and still
receive the strong family support I get during college.” Juarez said the first two years near home also
helped him prepare for the sociological transition
to a resident four-year university.
“Even if I had other choices,” Juarez said, “I
would have picked Centralia College for my first
years. I knew what a good reputation the college has, and the faculty worked hard to help me
achieve. I wasn’t,” he admitted sheepishly, “a very
good student in high school, but this faculty has
helped me become a really good student. They
even taught me how to study the right way…now
I get good grades in just about all my classes.”
When he isn’t hard at study, Juarez enjoys music,
especially playing the guitar, practices martial arts
as a discipline, and plays soccer with friends.
Alumnus
Reminisces
Ed Allender,
class of 1966
I grew up in Centralia
and having grown
up in a small town, I
wanted to continue
my education locally.
Plus this gave me
the opportunity to
continue with my
job at Lincoln Creek
Lumber, which
helped to support me
as I pursued my college education. I was
drawn to drafting and
mechanical engineering — in fact today
I print better than I
write because of that
training. I got a great
education at Centralia
College, of which I am
most thankful.
I transferred to
WSU Pullman and got
a degree in Electrical
Engineering and
got a job working
for Pacific Power in
Portland.
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Lofty goals, scholarship support motivate Romero
A young lady who delights in helping others
When former Napavine High School ASB President
Alana Romero came to Centralia College she decided
to forego further activity in student government. “I
came with a specific educational objective in mind,”
she declared, “and I intend to devote most of my
energy to pursuing my goals.”
An academic transfer student, Romero will major
in foreign languages and get a degree in Spanish. She
has Latino heritage and an extended family in Mexico,
but only spoke English at home. After initial visits to
meet relatives at the family home, Romero quickly
settled on her educational direction.
“I intend to become a translator and certified
interpreter, “she said. “I’ve seen just how difficult it can
be for non-English speakers to deal with bureaucracy,
courts, even something as important as filling out an
appointment slip for a naturalization interview, unless
you have some help that understands the process
and can interpret.”
Romero’s primary motivation, she explained, is
that she delights in helping others. The opportunity
to help Hispanics overcome some of the language obstacles
took on a new meaning for the pleasant young woman,
whose easygoing style should make her especially effective
in her chosen career.
There wasn’t any doubt in Romero’s mind where she
would spend her first two college years. “My mom graduated from Centralia College,” she went on, “so I already knew
what a great school it is.”
Her 3.9 GPA in high school also earned her a scholarship,
and that made her choice even better. “It’s close to home,”
Romero noted, “it’s much less expensive than a four-year
college, and I like the support I get at home.”
The second-year student had yet another view of the
value of her scholarship. “I see it as recognition for the work
I did in high school; it makes me feel valued,” she smiled. “I
think it’s special that people I don’t even know would give
of their money to help me get through college.”
Romero works part-time as evening receptionist at the
Northwest Pediatric Center, a job that gives her great satisfaction and helps her save money for her further education–
–and a little more traveling.
Alana Romero
World-class pedaler accepts big challenges
Kenta Yamaguchi
Centralia College serves to fulfill dreams of this
International student, international biker
Busy fulfilling his life’s dreams and goals, Kenta
Yamaguchi is finding challenges everywhere
he can. The twenty-seven year old Yamaguchi
is a Centralia College International student
from Japan.
Since arriving in the United States three
years ago, Yamaguchi has been studying at
Centralia College. He came to Centralia College
with a bachelor’s degree from a Japanese university and five years work experience as a Japanese
licensed real estate agent. However, he did not
speak English and that is what he wanted to
learn to do.
Yamaguchi chose Centralia College because
of the English studies programs. Through the
college’s International Club his friends suggested
that he seek a work study opportunity helping
with children at the Centralia College Children’s
Lab. He used this opportunity as an additional
way to enhance his daily English learning regime. Two and a half years later he is still working
with the children and speaking English very well.
Yamaguchi also appreciates the International
Student Program staff for assistance in locating
reasonable living accommodations and with
help in other issues that arise for someone with
limited English skills.
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Summers off from classes have also been learning experiences as well as challenges. One year
Yamaguchi took a Greyhound bus for two months of
travel around the United States, and the next year he
flew to Anchorage, Alaska, and rode his bike 4,200
miles back to Centralia. Biking approximately 60 miles
a day for three months. Yamaguchi said he hardly
got any sleep biking through Alaska, as the nights
brought the sounds and sightings of bears. But, he
made it.
During this summer experience Yamaguchi
pedaled from Anchorage to Prudhoe Bay, near the
northern tip of Alaska.
Expecting to finish his Centralia College studies
in about another year he is contemplating a career
in journalism. He noted that he also is expecting to
return to Japan and may seek a career in an international industry such as import – export or with a
trading company such as an international purchasing agent. Yamaguchi wants always to use his hard
earned English language ability in his career and to
work in the international arena.
Already Kenta is looking forward to someday returning to the United States as a tourist and hopes to
bike across Montana or Arizona. He also has plans for
a bike ride through southeast Asia, and will include
treks to India and Turkey. So it seems one challenge
leads to another for Yamaguchi and Centralia College
is a contributing catalyst for that progress.
Jean DeSpain garners college’s Distinguished Alumnus Award
A celebrated civil engineer and national leader
in public works administration received the 2009
Distinguished Alumni Award at Centralia College.
Former Lewis County resident and 1948 graduate
Jean L. DeSpain received the college’s award at the ‘09
commencement ceremony in June.
A product of the Boistfort school system, DeSpain
graduated from Centralia College and went on to
earn his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at the
University of Washington in 1951.
As his career unfolded, DeSpain would hold increasingly responsible assignments in the Northwest
and around the world. Among his most notable
achievements were presidency of the American
Public Works Association in Washington; president of
the Institute for Municipal Engineering (APWA) and
in 1976 was named one of the top ten public works
engineers in America.
In 1967 DeSpain became County Engineer and
Director of Public Works for King County. His was an
enormous challenge in the toughest of times.
Centralia College Foundation
2008-09 Accomplishments
“I was responsible for 2,400 miles of roads and
streets, managing Boeing Field International Airport,
overseeing solid waste,” DeSpain recalled, “and establishing flood control and river bank maintenance
along the county’s five major rivers and hundreds of
miles of smaller streams.”
His greatest challenge, however, was changing
the long established system of political patronage in
the public works into a modern, civil service employee accountability model.
“Even the lowest hourly employees owed their
allegiance to some political figure,” he said. “My job
was to tear that system down to create stable jobs
and a dependable work force, regardless of election
outcomes.”
It was DeSpain’s leadership in building new,
accountable personnel resources that gained him
national attention, and his models are now in place
throughout the country.
DeSpain was the college’s 32nd Distinguished
Alumni Award recipient
Ambitious goals drive foundation’s future
As the fiscal year draws to a close at midsummer,
the Centralia College Foundation staff and directors
pause to take stock of their efforts. Their review is not
so much to tally their laurels as to give themselves
guidance as they move with the college and the
community into yet another year.
The past dozen months have been remarkable
from several perspectives.
This year the foundation was licensed to offer
annuities and issued its first one in December. Before
the fiscal year ended the foundation had a fine group
of supporters who had chosen to remember Centralia
College in their wills, by annuities, and through other
long-term giving strategies.
The board established the “Legacy Society”
especially to recognize those who had made a commitment to help the college through future financial
options.
The year marked a substantial increase in
the amount of “unrestricted” gifts the foundation
received. Those funds, rather than being exclusively
for scholarships, allow the directors a certain latitude
in the financial support of classes and programs that
might not otherwise be offered due to a lack of state
funding or other reasons.
By January, more than $44,000 in unrestricted
funding had been received, scholarship gifts totaled
more than $183,000 (up from $165,000 last year)
and we welcomed 79 new first-time donors this year,
nearly double the previous number.
An unexpected donation of more than $640,000 was received from the
Earnie and Edith Driscoll estate during this fiscal year. The money brought the
Annual Campaign account well over our initial goals.
Our presence on the worldwide web continues to grow and more and
more people are visiting our site to learn more about the foundation and the
good work we can achieve together with the community.
2009-2010 Goals:
In the year ahead we plan to continue our
Professional Training Seminars and other
programs that benefit the community,
work with college staff to monitor and
promote scholarship opportunities at high
schools in our district.
We’ll be working with appropriate
groups to better promote long- term
giving opportunities such as The
Legacy Society, annuities, and planned
giving. We will continue to work to
provide maximum financial support to
our deserving students and to support
the mission of Centralia College.
Staff will continue to work on and
refine our on-line scholarship application process to better serve potential
new students.
Over the next year the staff and
foundation leadership will be looking
at ways we can have a greater presence
in the community and be more responsive to the needs of those we serve.
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DONORS
Legacy Circle
($25,000.00 + )
Asso. Students of CC
Chehalis Indian Tribe
Peg and Jack Cunningham
The Estate of Earnest C. and
Edith C. Driscoll
Security State Bank
Arthur F “Joe” Staeger
TransAlta
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Program
Watterson LLC
Circle of Distinction ($10,000.00 + )
Apex Foundation
Richard Batie
Baxter Killian Memorial Trust
Willard Latimer
National Frozen Foods Corporation
Orin Smith Family Foundation
John and Reiko Sato
Ms. Alta Sweany
Art and Glenna Symons
The Estate of Gail C. Ticknor
Founders
($4,000.00 + )
Howard Batie
Chehalis Shop ‘n Kart
The Chronicle
Alice Forth
Dr. Jerris R. Hedges
Ms. Judy Hendrickson
Lewis County Public Health
Arlie and Sharon Lyons
Larry and Becky McGee
NC Machinery Co
Ralph and Bonnie Olson
Joan Robinson
Steve Robinson
Schwiesow Construction Inc.
Joe Sidorski
Dr. James and Pam Walton
Washington Orthopaedic Center
Bill and Helga Watterson
Mary M. Wiley
President’s Club
($1,000.00 + )
Cherie and Chuck Althauser
Altrusa Intn’l Inc of Centralia Chehalis
American Legion/Grant Hodge Post #17
Robert and Sandra Batie
Ms. Marjorie Bennett
Leon and Rose Bowman
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Thomas Bradley
Janet C. Carlson
Centralia College Diesel Tech. Program
Centralia Rotary Club
Chehalis Rotary Club
Pete and Janet Corwin
Joe and Patty Dolezal
Enbody, Dugaw & Enbody
Susan Kuder Dunn & Pat Dunn
Don and Jeanette Fowler
Mr. George Gablehouse
Anne Garrett
Bob and Judy Guenther
Hall’s Drug Center, Inc.
Hillier, Scheibmeir, Vey & Kelly
Mark and Laura Johnson
Jack Kalmbach
John and Donna Karvia
L & E Bottling Company, Inc.
Leavengood Architects, Inc.
Lewis County Concerts
John and Joellen Martens
Mr. John Matlick
George D. McCullough
McMenamins
Ms. Susan Miller
MSGS Architects
Odwalla, Inc
Olympia Chapter-WSCPA
Marian Osterby
Pacific Power
Ms. Suzi Page
Ms. Victoria Pogorelc
Puget Sound Energy
Radiology Associates of
Lewis County, Inc., P.S.
Phyllis Schwiesow
Sneed Construction, Inc.
Starbucks Coffee Company
Mr. Eric Steffensen
Margaret Sundstrom and Bill Little
SW Washington Land Surveyors
Frances Tanaka
Dr. Richard Tausch
The Seattle Foundation
Vondean and Bob Thompson
Timber Services Inc.
Title Guaranty Company, Inc.
Twin Cities Rotary Club
Mr. and Mrs. Vander Stoep
Wal-Mart Foundation
Steve and Kathleen Ward
Washington Hispanic Connections
Mr. and Mrs. John Wright
Zonta Club of Centralia-Chehalis
Benefactors
($500.00 + )
Aaron’s
AAUW
Dwayne Aberle
AMVETS Capitol Post #2
Awards West-Printwares, Inc.
Joe and Donna Balmelli
Darlene Bartlett
Fae Marie Beck and Doug Stinson
David Blanchard EDD and Penny Wilson
Brigitte and Ron Burger
Dennis and Tammy Calkins
Centralia College
Centralia Kiwanis Club
Centralia-Chehalis Vintage Auto Club
Chapter JE P.E.O.
Chehalis Lions Club
Ken and Sue Chisholm
Corwin-Rey Insurance Agency, Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Cummins
Frank and Judy DeVaul
Ms. Patty Dotson
Dulin Construction Inc.
Fred and Dana Fant
Farm and Forest Helicopter Service
Richard and Sue Gallaway
Bev and Roger Gestrine
Rudy Gideon
Michael and Julia Grubiak
Jay E. Hammond
Historic Fox Theatre Restorations
Hank and Jenny Kirk
Cindy Mayo
Ms. Sheryl Mercer
Dr. George Mohoric
Loretta and Bob O’Neill
Carroll Pearson
Mr. Bob Peters
Retired Public Employees Lewis County
Chapter #17
Michael and Karen Roewe
Scholarship Fnd.-Lockheed Matching
Ms. Joanne Schwartz
Judy and Jim Sherrill
So. Lewis Co. Chamber of Commerce
Sterling Savings Bank
Survivor’s Club
TEAM Construction, LLC
Neil and Marjorie Thornton
Trisha Goldsby, DDS
Two Town Tuners
Venture Bank-DuPont
Venture Bank-Lacey
Washington State Employees
Centralia/Chehalis Local 862
West Coast Bank
Doris Wood
Patrons and Friends
Adna Iron Works
Ms. Judith Aguilar
Akitsa Club
Alex and Ellisa Alderson
Mary M. Alexander
Ms. Valerie Allison
Bruce and Ann Alves
Richard Alvord
Mr. Rodney Alvord
Eugenia Anderson
Bob and Donna Atkinson
Jim and Debbie Aust
Ronald H. Averill
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bailey
Lowell W. Bailey
John and Kathleen Barone
BCE Engineers, Inc.
Noel and Holly Beckford
Betty Ellen Benedict-Taylor
Doug and Laura Benoit
Robert and Maretta Berg
Don and Lynn Bishop
Michael Blankenship
Dr. and Ms. Steven Bodnar
Carl Boe
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bollen
Gail Bonagofski
Jack and Nita Bonagofski
Ken and Laure Boucher
Stan Bowman
Toni Breckel
Lenny Bridges
Dr. Richard Brownd
Tove and Raymon Burhen
Mr. and Mrs. Berwyn L. Buschlen
Jo Ann Buzzard
Maureen Calkins
Dan and Dale Carroll
Greg and Carolyn Carter
Cascade Mental Health Care
Sean R. Cassidy
Centralia College Center of Excellence
Joan E. Chappell
Chapter X P.E.O.
Kerri and Todd Chaput
Jack and Luellen Charneski
Hattie Churchill-Abercrombie
Colene Clark
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Bill and Nancy Conrad
Mr. and Ms. Marc Conrad
Charles Cook
Ernie Cook
Shelia Cope
Gloria F. Corey
Jeremy and Laurie Corwin
Ralph Cournyer
Claudia K. Craig
Craig S. Ruthford CPA
William G. Craig
Paulette Crane
Rocco Crea
Sandy and Ivan Crews
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Crowner
Jim and Freda Curelas
George and Celesta Curtis
Daktronics
Ann Davis
Dennis L. Dawes
Mr. Larry Dean
Jim and Sandra DeBruler
James and Frances DeBruler
Mike DeBruler
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Deckebach
Glenn and Patty Dickason
Ellabeth Dickey
Ms. Linda DiRienzo
April Doolittle and Fred Schwindt
C. John Douglas III
Brian Dow
Mr. and Mrs. David Draper
DSN Software, Inc.
Sandra Duncan
Barbara Dunham
Joe Dunlap
Gil Elder
Dale and Monique Elliott
Jennifer Ellis
Dr. Simon and Bev Elloway
Marlene Ely
Lori and Tom Ely-Gallo
Chuck and Nancy Emerick
Amy J. Emerson
Rod and Bev Enos
John Fagerness
John and Karen Fasler
Sylvia Fechtner
Sue Feist
Dan and Candi Fetch
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Fields
Wade Fisher
Dr. Ray Fitzgerald
Miles and Lucretia Folks
Don and Maggie Foran
Brad and Lynn Ford
Linda G. Foss and Doug Hitch
Jeanne Fritch
Dr. Ross Galvin
Richard and Diane Garrison
Jena M. Gensrich
Frances Giffey
Giske Image Design
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goff
Ms. Peggy Goldberg
Richard and Dolly Goodwin
Richard and Mary Graham
Ruth Brandon Grant
Andy and Barbara Greatwood
Helen Greenleaf
Mike Lee and Karen Grefe
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Grill
Gene and Donna Groshong
Arnie and Kathy Guenther
Dottie and Silas Guy
Sheryl Haase
Dan and Mary Jane Hahn
Mr. and Mrs. John Hall
Walter Hanke Estate
June Hansen
Nels Hanson
Mike Hawley and Laura Brener
Tim Hays
Ken Helgeson
Heidi Helsley
Vernelle JoDee Hemphill
Mr. Michael Hester
Charles Higgins
Ms. Iva Hill
Carolyn Hollis
Ernest and Helen Holloway
Eileen Horner
Robert and Marilyn Hutchins
David and Patricia Hynning
Bill and Liz Ingalsbe
International Students
James P. King, DDS
Christopher and Wanda Jasper
Gloria J. Jenson
Herbert L. Jewell
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Johnson
Bob and Julie Johnson
Patricia and Jerry Johnson
Randy Johnson
Donald and Sybil Jones
Chuck Jungblom
Jerry Kaija
Ms. Nancy Keaton
Michael and Dennina Keen
Chuck Kelso
Brigitte Kidd
Audrey Kimball
Mr. and Ms. James King
Tom and Marilyn Koenninger
Vincent and Gloria Kuhnhausen
Robert S. Kurus
Peter and Denise Lahmann
Kevin Laws
Wally, Renee, & Tabitha Lawson
Dr. Michael LeClair
Ms. Margaret LeClerc
Kenneth D. Lennon
Ken and Marja Lentz
Tom and Maree Lerchen
Lewis County School Retirees Assn.
Marilyn Lindell
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lockhart
Candy Lunke
Denise and Jason Lundstroth
Grace Ann Lynch
Ella Lyons
Carol MacCracken
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle MacDonald
Robert L. Mackey
Macy’s Foundation
Richard and Joan Malzahn
Mr. and Ms. Tom Manke
Mano, McKerricher, & Paroutaud Inc.
Mr. William Markham
Kenneth Mattson
Carl and Beverly Maw
Ms. Lynn Maynard
Amanda Mayo
Gary McIntosh
Sarah W. McIntosh
Dr. Jerrold J. Merchant
Larry and Penny Merriman
Steve and Judy Metcalf
Hilda and Lloyd Miller
Marla and Chuck Miller
Sharon Miracle
Sharon Mitchler
Fred and Sharon Mueller
Mr. John Mulligan
Bonnie Myer
Jennifer and Kent Myers
Ms. Beryl Nacht
Laju Nankani and Robert Crocker
National Survey Research Center
Tatiana Nazarenko
Sandy Neal
S. Ray Newboles
Phuoc H. Nguyen
Ken and Joan Norberg
Stephen F. Norton and Amy E. Cook
Brian and Vicki Nupen
Grover and Vicki Oakerman
Ms. Brenda O’Connor
Gary and Kathleen Odegaard
Oleatha Oldenburg
Earl “Punky” and Barbara Omeg
Albert Oster
Milton and Chom Oster
Thomas R. Peery
Mr. John Penny
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Perko
Jody Peterson
Mr. and Ms. Wes Peterson
Patrick and Leslie Pringle
PTL Automotive
Anil and Teresa Puri
Jack and Georgia Radnich
Ron and Cheri Raff
Ken Rakoz
Helen Ramspeck
Raymond and Jeanell Rasmussen
RDA & Associates, Inc
Margaret Reimer
Rene and Susan Remund
Ed and Sally Roque - Ross Edward
Engineers
Helen Rycroft
Salewsky’s Jewelry
Mark Scheibmeir and Wendy Tripp
Schinnell Surveying & Mapping, PLLC
Sarah Schlecht
Larry and Carol Schwarz
Bret and Janet Shackelford
Ms. Sue Sheldon
David Pile and Thalia Shively Pile
Phil and Connie Small
Lorna Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Snider
Kenneth W. Sparkman
Rose Spogen
Bev and Mel Stacey
Page Steelhammer and Margaret
Steelhammer
Jim and Pat Stenhouse
Lee and Carolyn Stevens
Stihl Northwest
Louis and Betty Stoffer
Mary Stough
Randy and Durelle Sullivan
Taco Bell
Bruce and Marleta Taylor
Terry R. Taylor
Harlan and Charlotte Thompson
Todd A. Hansen, Inc.
Geryldine Touchette
Jim and Joy Townsend
Siu Wan and Jemima Tso
Jim and Eva Turner
Nancy K. Turner
Dennis and Donna Uken
United Way of Lewis County
Loualta Vogel
James A. Vranna Jr.
Bernice Wagner
Ron and Jackie Wagner
Jill A. Wakefield
John E. Walker
Phillip G. Walker
Carolyn Hayes Wallace
Alan E. & Anna E. Waltar
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Wasson
Ms. Susanne Weil
Lisa Welch
Wells Fargo Fdtn. Ed. Matching Gift
Program
Elaine L. West
Mr. Dave White
Scott D. White
Alicia Wicks
Elliot and Kathleen Wicks
Galen R. Wickstrom
Carl and Marjorie Wieland
Mrs. Margaret Wildhaber
Cheryl and David Williams
Mr. Ross Willison
Mr. Lowell D. Wood
Lance Wrzesinski
Valery P. Wyant-Wheeler
Tom and Pat Zimmerman
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ENDOWMENTS
Willard E. Abel (1906-1991)
Established in 1996 by Hazel
Abel in memory of her husband
who was a member of the
original graduating class of
Centralia College in 1927.
Alan Allie (1942 -1996)
Established in Alan Allie’s name
by former Centralia College
basketball teammates.
Colleen Allison Memorial
(1928-1983)
Bus driver for the Centralia
School District for 10 years.
Altrusa Club
Altrusa is an international
service organization founded in
1917. The Centralia-Chehalis
Club was chartered in 1948.
Margaret Alvord (1907-1986)
Was an accompanist for the
college’s music department
for 20 years.
Harvey (1908-1991) &
Tressa Yoakum Barner
(1912-1991)
Long-time residents of Lewis
County and owners of the
Barner-Swenson Fuel Company
for 30 years.
Rachel Bartlett Memorial
(1971-1988)
Centralia High School student
who planned to pursue a career
as a dental technician.
Robert E. Bates (1927-1991)
A Centralia College student in
1947 & 1948. Pacific Northwest
Bell employee.
William A (1907-2002) &
Etha (1907-1999) Batie
He was the biology instructor at
Centralia College from 1940 to
1972 and Dean of Instruction
from 1965 to 1967. She followed
a career in banking.
William A. Batie Health
and Science
Established in 2002 in honor of
William A. Batie, to support and
promote physical life programs
Lloyd (1899-1968) & Bertha
Baumgarten (1900-1993)
They owned and operated
Baumgarten Hardware and
Plumbing Company from
1944 to 1958.
Big Band Scholarship
Endowment established in 1994.
Thelma Brooks (1907-1976)
English instructor at Centralia
College from 1958 to 1972.
Dr. Ralph O. Carlson (19231996)
Established in 1996 by Janet
Carlson in honor of her
husband, Ralph, who was a
longtime psychology instructor
at Centralia College.
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Centralia Advanced Education
Association
Established in 1984 to provide
scholarships for graduates of
Centralia High School.
Centralia College Board
of Trustees
Established in 1996 by the
Board of Trustees.
Centralia College Booster
Club Athletic Scholarship
Comprised of individuals in
the community who support
the Centralia College athletic
program.
Centralia College Council
Established to help further
student success at Centralia
College.
Centralia College
Distinguished Alumnus
Established in honor of
Distinguished Alumnus Award
recipients.
Centralia College Exceptional
Faculty
Established in 1991, annually
recognizes outstanding faculty
members.
Centralia College Faculty
Established in 1989 to provide
scholarships for students of
Centralia College.
Established to provide tuition
for students who demonstrate
academic excellence.
Chehalis American Legion,
Post #22
National organization founded
in 1919 by a group of veterans
working for veterans.
Niles D. (1903-1974) &
Vivian Churchill (1905-1977)
Memorial
They owned and operated the
N. Churchill Glove Factory.
Vincent Coates (1917-1990)
Math and engineering instructor
and registrar at Centralia
Margaret Corbet (1886-1971)
First dean of Centralia College,
serving from the opening of
the college in 1925 until her
retirement in 1949.
J.O. (1874-1942) & Lillian
Taylor Davis (1884-1969)
J.O. worked as a railroad
engineer. Both were very active
in the Masonic Lodge.
Lloyd B. Dysart (1893-1979)
Centralia attorney and business
law instructor at Centralia
Arthur Ehret (1899-1974)
Chemistry instructor and
registrar at Centralia College
from 1925 to 1967.
Arne Fagerness (1910-1981)
Centralia resident who, along
with his wife, Julia, raised nine
children, most of whom attended
Centralia College.
Alice Forth
A 1951 graduate of Centralia
College and the first Margaret
Corbet scholar. Served from
1958 to 1991 as an instructor,
counselor, chair of the business
education division, and dean of
students at the college.
Victor Freund (1945-2005)
Foreign Languages instructor at
Centralia College 1968 – 2005.
Claire E. Fuller (1912-1987)
Employee of the educational
system for 12 years and a
strong believer in higher
education.
Fuller Market Basket
The first of three Fuller stores
was opened in Chehalis in 1941
by Ed and Bill Fuller, Jr.
George Gablehouse
Physical education instructor
and athletic director at Centralia
George Godding/EDC
In recognition of George
Godding, the first president of
the Lewis County Economic
Development Council. Scholarship
sponsored by the EDC.
John V. Griel (1917-1995)
Chemistry instructor at Centralia
College from 1947-1976.
Walter (1907-1997) & Helen
(1907-1960) Hanke
Established by Walter Hanke
prior to his death in 1995. The
college received the residual of
this estate in 1996 to formally
establish the endowment. The
Hanke’s were long-time Lewis
County farmers.
Dr. Nels Hanson
The first president of Centralia
College; served from 1966 to
1981.
Dr. Garrett Heyns (1891-1969)
Washington State Director of
the Department of Institutions
who established the Education
Center at Washington
Corrections Center in Shelton.
Dave Hilbiber (1922-1997)
Former faculty member of the
professional technical program
at Centralia College.
Harry S. Hill, Jr. (1923-1995)
Long-time supporter of Centralia
College and its many athletic
programs.
Hamlet Hilpert Music
(1907-2007)
An active community citizen
with a keen interest in Centralia
College music programs.
Olive Irelan (1908-1995)
Teacher for 42 years and
employed by the Centralia
School District from 1944 to
1973. Charter Foundation
board member.
Helen R. Jaeger (1929-1991)
An artist; well-known for her
pottery design, and a teacher of
art and elementary children.
Mark & Laura Johnson
Mark and Laura have served
the state of Washington as civil
servants for over 25 years.
Erma E. (Boone) Kain (1913-1988)
Beautician and resident of Lewis
County.
Jack R. Kalmbach
Centralia College Dean of
Administration from 1986 until
he retired in 1993.
John & Donna Karvia
He is a retired Chehalis police
sergeant and she served as
Lewis County Clerk. Both are
Centralia College alumni.
Katharine Kemp (1899-1978)
Foreign language instructor at
Centralia College from 1932
to 1968. In 1975 she wrote the
history of the college.
Kenneth Kimball (1928-2003)
Music director at Centralia
Arthur Freeman Staeger &
Kathrine Staeger Kimball
(1907-1967)
Freeman graduated from
Centralia College in 1932,
Kathrine in 1928.
Dr. Henry & Jenny Kirk
Endowment for the Fine Arts
Established in 1997 to promote
arts and humanities in the
community.
Mattie Kirk Music Scholarship
(1936-1996)
Established by former Centralia
College President Dr. Hank Kirk
and his wife Mattie prior to her
death in 1996, in recognition of
her love and devotion to music.
Dr. Henry P. Kirk Scholarship
Former president of Centralia
College, having served from
1986 to 2002.
Thorlea Peterson Kirtz
Centralia College class of 1968.
Teacher at Maple Lane school.
Rufus Kiser (1907-1995)
Forestry division chair at
Centralia College and zoology
and physical science instructor
from 1941 to 1973.
Kiwanis Club of Chehalis
International service
organization established in
1915. The Chehalis club formed
in 1922.
Al & Marge (1915-2003) Kuder
Family
Established in 1996 by
the family of Al and Marge
Kuder whose five daughters
attended Centralia College on
scholarships and have all gone
on to establish themselves in
careers. Susan Kuder Dunn is a
Centralia College Distinguished
Alumnus Award recipient.
Lewis County Demolition
Derby
Formed in 1980, provides
recreation for Southwest
Washington residents.
Lewis County School
Retirees’ Association
Established in 1950 and
affiliated with the Washington
Retired Teachers Association.
Minnie Lingreen (1901-1995)
History and social science
instructor at Centralia College
from 1939 to 1971.
C.L. Littel (1895-1966)
Established Centralia College in
1925 while superintendent of the
Centralia School District.
Todd Lovington (1951-1997)
Centralia College math
instructor, chair of the college’s
Strategic Planning Committee.
John H. Markham (1892-1980)
Centralia timber man who
founded Mayfield Youth Camp.
Daniel J. (1896-1989) &
Anna B. (1897-1989) McDonald
Chehalis couple who owned
and operated Mac’s Sporting
Goods and the McDonald Motel
in Chehalis.
Harree L. McGee (1905-1965)
Worked as a precision machinist
for the U.S. Navy and later for
private companies.
N.C. Machinery
Located in Chehalis and is a
supporting company in the
Skinner Foundation.
Jack (1918-2003) and
Agnes (1916-2005) Miller
Established in honor of their
parents by siblings Cliff Miller,
Gene Miller, and Karen
(Miller) Paull.
Patricia (Patti) Haase Morton
Centralia College graduate,
career U.S. Foreign Service
officer and 1979 Distinguished
Alumnus Award recipient.
Lena B. Neggerson
(1895-1990)
Superintendent of nurses at
Tacoma General Hospital until
1933.
Harold J. O’Connor (1910-2005)
Harold is a 1930 graduate
of Centralia College. He is a
Centralia resident.
Helen O’Connor (1905-1994)
Established in 1988 at the
same time that her husband
established scholarships and the
Harold O’Connor Endowment
fund.
Ellis Oliver (1920-1997)
Memorial
Established by family
members to honor Ellis and
his commitment to education.
Promotes and supports
business programs.
Robert Harold O’Neill
(1890-1981)
Co-founder of Hemphill-O’Neill
Lumber Company in 1947;
was in the lumber business
for 67 years.
Pacific Cataract & Laser
Institute
The largest eye surgery center
in the Pacific Northwest.
Founded January 1985, by
Helgi Heidar, M.D., and
Robert O. Ford, M.D.
Francis J. (1915-2001) & Alice L.
(1918-2007) Paulus Trust
Graduates of Centralia College,
retired and lived in Centralia.
Francis was employed by the
railroad and Alice worked for the
telephone company.
Performing Arts Society
Created to help further the
performing arts.
Thor J. (1919-1975) &
M. Helen Peterson (1917-2006)
Thor was a teacher and coach
at Centralia High School. Helen
is a retired pharmacist.
Phi Theta Kappa
Centralia College Honors
Society for students pursuing
an associate degree. Dedicated
to the memory of Timothy Scott
Kirk (1957-1992).
Arthur Plummer (1911-1978)
Owned and operated Twin Cities
Sand & Gravel, and later, the
Lakeshore Motel.
Bob Reimer (1935-1997)
Established as a memorial to the
former Centralia College Athletic
Director.
Ruth Reynolds (1926-1983)
Nurse at the former Centralia
General Hospital and St. Helens
Hospital in Chehalis.
Jerry Robinson
A long-time Centralia School
District teacher
and administrator.
Esther Robinson (1917-1984)
Endowment Fund for Art
Scholarships
Art student and librarian in the
Centralia School District.
Security State Bank
Established to provide business
scholarships to Lewis County
students. Long-time banking
institution with great community
support.
June M. (Lake) Sippola
(1917-1993)
Founder and director of the LPN
program at Centralia College
from 1954 to 1977.
Delford M. Smith
Centralia College class of 1950;
Distinguished Alumnus Award
recipient in 1991. Founder and
owner of Evergreen International
Aviation, Inc.
Fay Benjamin (1898-1964) &
Mary (1900-1970) Burcham
Smith
He taught school for over 40
years, many of those years in
Chehalis. She was a nurse at
the former Chehalis St. Helens
Hospital.
Society of American
Foresters, SW Washington
Chapter Memorial Scholarship
Memorial to Joseph M. Jackson,
a Native American, who died
in 1988.
Earl Schwiesow (1932-1996)
A quality contractor who
believed in the importance of
education.
Sterling Savings
Providing continuous service to
the community since 1921.
David Spogen (1931-2001)
A life-long advocate for
education and dedicated to
promoting students in vocational
callings including diesel
technology.
Olga Kraus Stewart (1980-2003)
Centralia Junior College’s first
music instructor. Continued
to teach and write original
compositions until her
retirement.
Gary & Neena Stoskopf
Gary is the owner of The
Housing Mart, Inc. Neena is a
former employee of Centralia
College.
Eva Knight Swartwood
(1887-1964)
Lewis County Auditor from
1918 to 1921; operated the
Edison (First Street) Grocery in
Centralia.
Gordon Sweany (1913-1986)
First Distinguished Alumnus
Award recipient (1978) and
former CEO and chairman of the
board at SAFECO.
Darold Talley (1929-2002)
Established by the Centralia
Junior College Reunion
Committee to provide tuition
support for a student athlete at
Centralia College.
Tanaka Family
Created as a memorial by
Tanaka family members.
The Chronicle
Local newspaper staff members
who recognize the importance of
educating people for positions in
communications.
Robert H. (1904-1964) &
Frances E. (1905-1979)
Thompson
Founders of Lincoln Creek
Lumber and West Coast Mills.
Dean S. (1901-1990) &
Elva M. (1902-1993) Thornton
He was a business
administration instructor at
Centralia College from 19511967. She had been a teacher
and a homemaker.
Title Guaranty Co. of Lewis
County
Has been issuing title reports
and closing real estate escrows
in Lewis County since 1959.
Dr. A. R. Twiss (1912-1994)
Memorial
Family doctor in Chehalis for 36
years; retired in 1987.
Uhlmann Motors, Inc.
Established by Mr. Richard
Uhlmann, a successful
businessman who has proven
to be a valuable community
resource and supporter of
higher education.
Dr. Cornelia Van Prooyen
(1925-1987)
First female doctor in Lewis
County. A charter Foundation
board member and president in
1985-1986.
Jim (1891-1958) & Laura
Barner Ward (1892-1985)
Jim was manager of the J C
Penney store in Centralia. Laura
was the paymaster for Eastern
Railway & Lumber Co.
George Washington Minority
Leadership (1817-1905)
Founder of the city that has
become Centralia.
Doris & Clarence Watterson
(1915-2001) (1912-2007)
Created by the children of
Doris and Clarence Watterson
who were long-time residents
of Lewis Co. and supporter of
numerous community activities
Wells Fargo Bank
The Coffman-Dobson Branch
has provided service to Lewis
County residents for over 100
years.
Lynn (1941-1977) &
Lane Westlund (1968-1977)
Lynn owned and lived on
a farm in Curtis and was a
Weyerhaeuser employee. Lane
was his oldest son.
Weyerhaeuser Company
Foundation
Weyerhaeuser has a long
and productive history in
Lewis County. Weyerhaeuser
established the Clemons Tree
Farm in 1941, the first in the
nation.
Owen C. Wicks (1903-1995)
Economics and forensics
instructor at Centralia College
from 1947 to 1969.
Phillip Wickstrom
English and drama instructor
at Centralia College from
1962-1991. Co-founder of the
Evergreen Playhouse and past
president of the Washington
Association of Theatre Artists.
WIDCO
Formerly Centralia Minning Co.
that operated the Centralia coal
mine.
Donald Widell (1931-2002)
Mr. Widell, a 1953 graduate,
excelled in sports. He was
inducted into the Centralia
College Sports Hall of Fame
in 1998.
Winlock Alumni Association
Established in 2000; this
endowment was created by past
Winlock high school graduates
to support their current and
future alumni as they further
their education at Centralia
College.
Bert Woodland
Established by Bert Woodland
in 1996 to assist students with
specific financial needs. Bert
was a long-time Centralia
College Geology Instructor wellknown for geology field trips.
Walter Wuerth (1925-1993)
A member of the Centralia
College class of 1947 who
was a local self-employed
accountant.
George Calvin Yackley
(1914-1991)
A life-long farmer who raised
cattle and sheep.
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Celebrating the
birth of the STEM
Top scholars initiate science
Scholarship program
STEM scholars:
They’re among the top students coming out of the
region’s high schools, a threesome likely to leave an
impressive body of work throughout their careers.
And now, thanks to Centralia College and the
Centralia College Foundation, Josh Miller, Justine
White, and Molly Yoder will get a strong nudge
toward their educational goals.
The scholastic high achievers are the first batch
to receive the foundation’s high value STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math) scholarships. For
their first and second (if attending) years at Centralia
College, these scholarships will pay full tuition and
$1,000 per year for books. The scholarships will also
Josh Miller,
Molly Yoder,
Justine White
pay $1,000 toward tuition each year for a third and
fourth year at a baccalaureate institution. It is the most
comprehensive scholarship the foundation awards.
The scholarship is based on academic achievement, educational goals in a STEM field, and the
recommendation from high school teachers and
administrators. The students are either straight A or
near that mark throughout their schooling careers.
Each student has also been involved in community
services and high school activities.
“It is a pleasure to welcome these outstanding
and focused students,” said Dr. Jim Walton, college
president. “They represent the highest ideals of STEM
scholarship.”
The STEM scholarship program is helping to educate students to enter science-related fields. They are
the men and women who will serve as catalysts for
excellence in public service, businesses and industries
in a global community.
CENTRALIA COLLEGE FOUNDATION BALANCE SHEET
Total
Current Assets
Pooled Cash
Petty Cash
Accounts Receivable
Due From Other Funds
Total Current Assets
Fixed Assets
Land
Buildings; net
Equipment & Furniture; net
Total Fixed Assets
Total Assets
Liabilities & Equity
Liabilities
Accounts Payable
Due To Other Funds
Total Liabilities
Equity
Beginning Fund Balance
Current Year Excess (Deficit)
Total Equity
Total Liabilities & Equity
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General/Operating
R estricted
Endowments
Scholarships
Plant & Equipment
6,394,455.99 75.00 505,008.23 457,752.09
7,357,291.31 171,445.43 75.00 (25,223.52)
127,752.10 274,049.01 282,663.72 0.00 465,689.74 0.00
748,353.46 5,455,097.21 0.00 1,000.00 330,000.00 5,786,097.20 364,169.54 0.00 63,542.01 0.00
427,711.55 121,080.09
0.00
0.00
0.00
121,080.09
68,178.75 137,112.89 0.00 205,291.64
7,562,582.95
0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00
274,049.01
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
748,353.46
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5,786,097.20
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 427,711.55
68,178.75
137,112.89
0.00
205,291.64
326,371.73
187,033.90 457,752.10
644,786.00 63,709.74 0.00 63,709.74 13,531.90 330,000.00 343,531.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 109,672.26 0.00 109,672.26 120.00
127,752.10
127,872.10
6,967,652.04 (49,855.09)
6,917,796.95
7,562,582.95
263,195.08 (52,855.81)
210,339.27 274,049.01
380,900.46 23,921.10 404,821.56
748,353.46
5,914,925.34 (128,828.14)
5,786,097.20
5,786,097.20 297,858.78 20,180.51 318,039.29 427,711.55 110,772.38
87,727.25
198,499.63
326,371.73
College moves closer to outdoor
learning lab, Kiser gardens
The next important phase of the Centralia College campus
reconstruction and maximum utilization of available
resources will begin during fall quarter. Contractors are
expected to begin removing the houses along Walnut Street
across from Washington Hall and from the King Street side
of the block opposite the Tech Building.
In their place will grow the college’s planned outdoor
classroom, the Rufus Kiser native gardens, a landscaped
pond adjacent to China Creek, and rows of (native) trees on
all four sides.
The development plan, still in the discussion phase, will
determine the best plan in terms of resource use and longterm sustainability.
During the early development stages of the block-square park it is expected
the native plant collection, local shrubs, and indigenous trees will be labeled for
easy identification and botany study.
There has been consideration given to a self-guided walk rather than an interpretive structure to allow students and visitors to become familiar with the collections at their own speed and without the added cost of an interpretive center.
The Kiser gardens will include annual and perennial vascular plants and flowers in the future, always favorites of the garden’s esteemed namesake. The collection will be periodically expanded as new plants become available and in response
to requests for specimens not initially included.
Initial phases of architectural and student support planning has been invested
in the new outdoor classroom, but the plan will get a much higher priority as the
removal of houses and actual shaping of the landscape begins.
Rufus Kiser, for whom the garden is named, came to Centralia College in 1941
as a zoology and physical science instructor. By the time he retired in 1973, “Rufe”
had taught nearly every phase of science, but was best-known for his popular and
important forestry classes. During his tenure, hundreds of foresters, forest technicians, and others employed during the heyday of Lewis County logging could be
counted among his former students.
20-year master plan showing
the outdoor lab and Kiser Gardens
Kiser was a beloved member of the early
faculty and was–-unknown to many––a world-class
track star. He once qualified for a U.S. Olympics
berth, but circumstances prevented him from
taking part. As the Centralia Junior College track
coach, along with field events coach George
Rowswell and sprint coach Roland Dickie, Rufus’
track teams were formidable.
A Life Scout in the BSA, Kiser devoted much of
his time to regional scouting, hosting dozens of
troops and Cub Scout packs at the family’s modest
home on North Washington Avenue, across from
Edison School.
Today, Kiser’s memory occupies a position
of prominence in the thoughts of everyone who
knew him. It seems only fitting that his name
should be linked to the peace and harmony of the
creekside pond and the garden that will inevitably
become an important part of the college campus.
Sustainability continues to influence college’s actions
Going green is more than lip service at Centralia College. Since
joining the American College and University Presidents Climate
Commitment two years ago the college has taken dramatic steps
to reaffirm its commitment. The ultimate goal is to have zero
carbon emissions by the year 2020.
Moving toward zero emissions is a step-by-step process that
began with the robust recycling program, something that not
only conserves diminishing resources but has also saved the college more than a thousand dollars each month.
“This was a first step,” said Dr. Jim Walton, college president.
“Our contributions to sustainability must grow. We must demonstrate a responsibility to our environment.”
The college, through its Leadership Lewis County program,
staged the area’s first Going Green Expo, which coincided with
regional Earth Day activities.
“This event went a long way in increasing the community’s
awareness of not only the need to recycle but also of the businesses in the area that are committed to doing that,” said Dr.
Brigitte Kidd, dean of Basic Skills at the college and one of the
organizers of the Expo. “It is becoming more and
more important to get on board with sustainability.
Awareness is just the beginning.”
The college has also applied for LEEDs Gold
Standard status on its Science Center, the second
highest attainable mark for a structure. It is more
difficult for a science building to be given that
status but Centralia College has met and applied for
that status.
“Our campus community continues to be aware
of the need to not waste resources,” said Walton.
The college recently opted to publish a digitalonly catalog, one of its major publications and will
continue to determine whether other publications
will be follow suit.
Students continue to push car pooling and have
established special parking privileges for those who
share rides. Also in place are plug in stands for those
who drive electric cars.
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Life-timeDonor List
Cascade Club
($1,000,000.00 + )
Walter Hanke Estate
Mt. Rainier Club
($500,000.00 + )
The Estate of Earnest C. and
Edith C. Driscoll
TransAlta
Mt. Adams Club
($250,000.00 + )
Thelma M. Baxter
McCaw Foundation
Arthur F “Joe” Staeger
Mt. Baker Club
($100,000.00 + )
Baxter Killian Memorial Trust
Chehalis Indian Tribe
Peg and Jack Cunningham
The Estate of Adelaide Dagasso
Fuller’s Market Place
Bruce McCaw
The Estate of Mildred Proffitt
Security State Bank
State Board of Community &
Tech. Colleges
Ms. Alta Sweany
Title Guaranty Company, Inc.
United State Department of Agriculture
Cornelia Van Prooyen Trust
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Watterson LLC
Mt. St. Helens Club
($50,000.00 + )
Altrusa Intn’l Inc of Centralia Chehalis
Asso. Students of CC
The Chronicle
The Estate of Victor Dagasso
The Estate of Ercel Davis
Susan Kuder Dunn and Pat Dunn
Nels Hanson
Dr. Helgi Heidar
Hank and Jenny Kirk
Robert and Doris O’Neill
Mr. Orin Smith
The Estate of Olga K. Stewart
The Seattle Foundation
Vondean and Bob Thompson
Union Bank of California
Mt. Olympus Club
($25,000.00 + )
Howard Batie
Brigitte and Ron Burger
Community Foundation
First Interstate Bank of Washington
Alice Forth
Bill Fuller
Louise Goldberg
Hardel Mutual Plywood
The Estate of Olive Irelan
Willard Latimer
Lewis Co. Economic Dev. Council
Lincoln Creek Lumber
Margret Baylis Rev.Trust
Larry and Becky McGee
Ms. Patricia Morton
Mr. and Mrs. Harold O’Connor
Pacific Cataract & Laser Institute
Pacificorp Foundation
The Estate of Alice and Francis Paulus
Joan Robinson
Steve Robinson
John and Reiko Sato
Schwiesow Construction Inc.
Twin Cities Rotary Club
Uhlmann Motors
Bill and Helga Watterson
West Coast Bank
Weyerhaeuser Co. Foundation
Zonta Club of Centralia-Chehalis
Mt. Washington Club
($10,000.00 + )
AAUW
John Alexander
Bruce and Ann Alves
Apex Foundation
Darlene Bartlett
Richard Batie
Ms. Marjorie Bennett
Leon and Rose Bowman
Janet C. Carlson
Caterpillar Foundation
CC Federation of Teachers
Centralia Advanced Education
Centralia Rotary Club
Chehalis Rotary Club
The Estate of M Jane Chytil
Citigroup Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc.
Dowden Associates, Inc
Don and Jeanette Fowler
Hemphill O’Neill Co.
The Estate of Harry S. Hill, Jr. Estate
IBM International Foundation
Intel Corporation
A.R. Jaeger
Mark and Laura Johnson
John and Donna Karvia
L & E Bottling Company, Inc.
Leavengood Architects, Inc.
Lewis County Public Health
Lucky Eagle Casino
Arlie and Sharon Lyons
McMenamins
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Miller
June 30, 2008 Operations:
Salaries.................................................................................................. $14,250,482
Benefits...................................................................................................... 4,069,208
Goods and Services.................................................................................... 3,139,010
Travel........................................................................................................... 297,221
Equipment.................................................................................................... 342,809
Total Operations..................................................................................... $22,098,730
Capital Projects........................................................................................ 16,057,136
Student Employment.................................................................................... 420,590
Scholarships and Financial Aid................................................................... 4,573,686
Total Expenditures................................................................................. $43,150,142
Employees – During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the college employed 244 full-time
and 264 part-time faculty and staff. Of the total faculty and staff, 380 resided in the college’s
service district, which includes Lewis and south Thurston counties.
Local Government – Included in the expenditures listed above are payments to the county
and city governments of $405,947. These payments are for services, fees, permits and utilities.
Taxes – The college is exempt from property tax. However, it operates a food service and
bookstore that generated $1.36 million of taxable sales revenue, which resulted in sales tax
collections of about $107,769.
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National Frozen Foods Corporation
NC Machinery Co
Mrs. Helen O’Connor
Ralph and Bonnie Olson
Olympia Chapter-WSCPA
Loretta and Bob O’Neill
Pacific Mobile Structures, Inc.
Pacific Power
Helen Peterson
Petra Insurance Agency Inc.
Phyllis & Walter Malzahn Charitable Trust
Richard Pine
Providence Centralia Hospital
Puget Sound Energy
Phyllis Schwiesow
Seafirst Bank
Security Pacific Bank
Mr. Del Smith
Michael and Sandy Smith
Rose Spogen
Ms. Florence Steffensen
Ms. Kathi Steffensen
Sterling Savings Bank
Steve Buzzard & Mike O’Connell Attorneys
Neena and Gary Stoskopf
SW Washington Land Surveyors
Art and Glenna Symons
Tacoma City Light
The Estate of Gail C. Ticknor Estate
Timber Services Inc.
Tires, Inc.
Dr. James and Pam Walton
Washington Federal Savings
West Coast Savings
Mr. Lorris West
Mary M. Wiley
Ms. Jayne Wuerth
Yard Birds Merchants Assoc.
Profile:
Brian Tyrrell
Centralia College drama
professor infuses passion
Centralia College drama professor Brian Tyrrell returned this fall from a
yearlong sabbatical to present an ambitious season of performances and to
teach another crop of aspiring performers and stage crafters.
Tyrrell spent most of the past year engaged in live, professional theater, acting in a half dozen plays and directing a similar number of others.
Tyrrell has been teaching for 28 years, the last 19 at Centralia College. He
has directed or staged some 70 plays so far in his tenure, and argues that the
demands of modern theater change with almost every new season. He works
hard to stay abreast of the drama art form.
“I feel if I am going to bring today’s skills and direction to my students,”
Tyrrell explained, “I had best be able to ‘walk the talk’ in a meaningful and professional manner. In a performance art,” he continued, “the only way to keep up
with the theatre is to get out there and act.”
Tyrrell pointed out that teachers in many different disciplines find it
necessary to take extended “real world” training to ensure the latest practical
knowledge for their students. Tyrrell used English study as an example; “Today’s
literature faculty,” he noted, “ still require classroom essays, but writing for a Web
site is different. Today’s student needs that knowledge, too––and the teacher
learns by working in the field.”
During his year in professional theatre, Tyrrell found himself working at
everything from small ensemble weekend plays to being assistant director for
“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” at Seattle’s prestigious 5th Avenue Theatre
for 32 daily performances.
Tyrrell’s students will benefit from the latest in theatre methods and stage
presence; he has chosen five works this academic year that offer challenge and
reward to drama students. Audiences keep coming back.
Indeed, Tyrrell’s sabbatical means a new learning experience for his students and altogether new and spellbinding theatre for the rest of us.
Alumnus Reminisces
Christine Galvin, class of ‘86
I so appreciate the excellent education I received at Centralia College!
This education provided me with a foundation of knowledge to
relentlessly pursue my dreams, whatever they may be. Thank you! -
Joe Frederickson, class of ‘69
I really do have a special place in my heart for Centralia College. They
admitted a four-year Navy vet whose high school record looked like a
shipwreck and gave me a fighting chance.
Vince Kuhnhausen, class of ‘52
Faculty duo earn Exceptional status
A pair of extraordinary faculty veterans received the 2009 Exceptional
Faculty award. John Fasler,
Associate Professor of Business, and
Patrick Pringle, Associate Professor
of Earth Sciences, have captured
the college’s prestigious faculty
recognition.
Patrick Pringle brought
over 26 years of geology-related
professional experience to his
classrooms, providing him a great
deal of on-site practical knowledge. He is able to use humor and
even drama in the classroom with
a narration style that includes
stories and lots of rhetorical questions. The strategy works very well.
“I believe students get pulled
in by a story or are more closely
connected if they feel a sense
of relevance about the subject
matter,” Pringle explained. “I’ve
also found there is a wonderfully
edgy sense of expectation and
alertness in the classroom if the
audience never knows quite what
to expect next!”
Pringle combines labs and
fieldwork to achieve outcomes
such as developing quantitative
and spatial reasoning skills.
John Fasler has worked
extensively on curriculum development and continues to meet
with representatives of four-year
institutions to develop programs
consistent with baccalaureate
transfer requirements. To insure
continuance of useful program
objectives, Fasler recruited an
advisory team of CPAs and financial professionals from the local
community to discuss program
and industry needs.
Most of all, Fasler has
developed a strong connection
and rapport with students from
diverse academic, cultural, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds,
and all levels of ability and
expertise. He tailors individual
programs of study, schedules,
and work plans that will meet
individual student needs.
The most memorable professor was Vince Coates who taught Math
and did some coaching on the side. I have very fond memories of my
time at Centralia Jr. College (as it was called in those days).
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Patrick Pringle
John Fasler
Capital Campaign
tops $2 million mark,
continues march
toward $3 million
$
The newly renovated Health &
Wellness Center/Gymnasium and
the sparkling new Science Center
on campus are facilities of which
the community feels justly proud.
The Centralia College Foundation
reports the capital campaign
that helped make those dreams a
reality is now two-thirds of its way
toward the $3 million goal and
remains in full swing.
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The current stage of the campaign
will help the foundation provide
expanded learning facilities for
students in the critical core sciences.
The ongoing Capital Campaign
will also help bring the TransAlta
College Commons (TACC) closer
to reality.
“The campaign co-chairs have
been pleasantly surprised by the
enormous level of community
support the projects have received,”
said Steve Ward, Centralia College
vice president and executive director of the foundation, “especially in
light of a sluggish economy which is
only now beginning to recover.”
“The Health & Wellness and
Science Centers are nearly in full
operation,” observed Julie Johnson,
foundation alumni and donor
director, “but we still need to secure
cutting-edge equipment to give
students an advantage in the critical
sciences, technology, engineering,
and specialized mathematics.”
Capital Campaign leaders reported several recent
gifts have helped bring the campaign closer to the
target. The college will be working toward securing state funding for the future construction of the
TACC—which includes many student services and
new “smart” computer-supported classroom facilities. It is estimated that the cost of the structure will
exceed $40 million.
No specific timetable has been set to begin
construction on the new TACC, advanced educational
resource, and student service facility. Gifts in support
of the capital construction program, it must be noted,
may further hasten economic recovery for the local
area. Teams from the college are continuing research
that will help the college better define traffic flow,
department location, and issues of accessibility.
"We want to be sure that what we build will best
serve students. That is our priority," said Steve Ward.
The college is also keeping a sharp eye on construction that meets the highest levels of sustainability.
Donations or gifts to the CCF Capital Campaign
are especially welcome; please call the foundation
office at 736-9391, ext. 290, or visit the foundation’s
Web site at <http://foundation.centralia.edu> for
further information.
Online delivery offers educational options
There’s little doubt that online learning is reshaping
the face of higher education at Centralia College
and around the world. Digital technologies and
Web-based learning platforms continue to extend
educational opportunities and enrich the learning
experience in the brick and mortar classroom.
It is a fast-growing means of delivering education
to increasing numbers of Centralia College students
and many of the online courses are being taught by
members of the Centralia College faculty.
Today’s digital technologies allow faculty to present material and engage students in ways that were
only dreamed of just 10 years ago. Faculty are able to
use web-based tools to enhance the learning experience in the classroom and participation in online
teaching continues to increase. Faster speed connections and two-way interactive communication make
this means more efficient. Also, a younger generation
of students who have grown up with digital awareness and a high degree of involvement, are coming of
college age. They bring an ease-of-use attitude.
Now, students have the ability to engage and
learn with their teacher and with other students
beyond the boundaries of the classroom. The fastest
growing section of eLearning (electronic) courses
are hybrid courses. Hybrid courses are courses that
meet both face-to-face and online. This mode allows
the faculty to blend the best of traditional and online
teaching models.
As digital technologies evolve, faculty will continue to find creative ways to leverage those technologies in building engaging and student-centered
learning environments.
Centralia College Foundation BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2008-09
OFFICERS
Dennis Calkins
President
Vice President, CFO
Todd A. Hansen Inc.
Vicki Pogorelc
President-Elect
Community Volunteer
Dr. Jim Walton
Secretary
President
Centralia College
Tom Bradley
Treasurer
CPA
Thomas Bradley CPA
Jim Sherrill
Past President
Director, Health & Human
Services, Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Rebecca Moore McGee
Director-at-large
Social SecurityAdministration- Retired
Ralph Olson
Director-at-large
Attorney, Retired
Dwayne Aberle
Annual Campaign Chair
President, Security State Bank
DIRECTORS
Rose Bowman
Lewis County Treasurer
Brigitte Burger
Investments
Edward Jones Co.
Pete Corwin
President, Corwin Insurance
Joe Enbody
Attorney
Enbody & Dugaw
Virgil Fox
V.R. Fox & Co.
Arnie Guenther
Senior Vice President
West Coast Bank
Helgi Heidar
Retired
Physician
Donna Karvia
Retired
Lewis County Clerk
Angela Mallow
Human Resources
TransAlta
Cindy Mayo
Hospital Administrator
Providence Hospital
John McCord
Physician
Brian Nupen
Branch Manager
First Allied Securities
Mark Scheibmeir
Attorney
Hillier & Scheibmeir P.S.
Phyllis Schwiesow
Schwiesow Construction, Inc.
Lee Stevens
Retired
WorkSource, Lewis County
Mary Wiley
Retired
FOUNDATION STAFF
Steve Ward
Executive Director
Vice President of Finance
Administration
Julie Johnson
Director of Donor/
Alumni Relations
Dr. Joe Dolezal
College Trustee Liaison
Sue Young
Accountant
Debra Aust
Program Assistant
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COLLEGE LEADERSHIP
Dr. Jim Walton
President
John Martens
Vice President, Instruction
Steve Ward,
Vice President, Finance
and Administration
Dr. Michael Grubiak
Vice President,
Student Services
Chris Bailey
Vice President, Human
Resources and Legal Affairs
CENTRALIA COLLEGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Dr. Joe Dolezal, Chair
Judy Guenther, Member
Joanne Schwartz, Member
Frank DeVaul, Jr., Member
Margaret Sundstrom, Member
Dr. James M. Walton, Secretary
to the Board
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY
Don Frey
Director of College Relations
Russ Mohney
Editor
Colene Clark
Design
The Centralia College
Foundation was established
in 1982 to create a means of
participation in the support
of Centralia College. The
Foundation is a non-profit,
tax exempt organization
under Section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code.
It is governed by a Board of
Directors that serves voluntarily
without compensation or
tangible benefit. The support
and activities provided by
the foundation help ensure
continued student success and
academic excellence.
The Centralia College/
Foundation Report to the
Community is produced
by the Office of College
Relations, Centralia College.
Every effort has been made
to ensure that this report is
accurate and complete. If we
have inadvertently omitted,
misspelled, or otherwise
improperly reported your
name, please contact the
Centralia College Foundation,
600 Centralia College Blvd,
Centralia WA 98531, or call
(360) 736-9391, ext. 290.
600 Centralia College Blvd
www.centralia.edu
Centralia WA 98531
http://foundation.centralia.edu/

2008-2009 - Centralia College Foundation

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