2013 annual report - Greenville Tech Foundation
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2013 annual report - Greenville Tech Foundation
2013 ANNUAL REPORT GvlTechFoundation_AnnReport_2013.indd 1 8/18/14 2:33 PM We are pleased to share with you this report of the results of our 2013 fiscal year. We could not have achieved these results without you, and we are grateful for your support. Together we impact many lives every day. The past year brought us a number of successes: • Our Annual Fund campaign set a record with more than $1.5 million in new cash and pledges received. • We received more than $1.3 million of “in kind” gifts. • Our employee campaign raised more than $62,000. • Our Entrepreneurs Forum gala had a wonderful turnout and raised a record amount. • Our McAlister Square operations continued to pay an increased distribution to the Foundation, which we used to further support the College. The University Center and other non-profit organizations and governmental entities occupy most of our space and we are 88% leased. The College’s mission is to provide access to a higher education for as many people as possible. We have students that graduated at the top of their high school class who have chosen to do the first two years of their college work here in our Honors College before transferring to Clemson, USC-Upstate, Furman, USC, or other four-year institutions. We have students who dropped out of high school but got their GED and now are pursuing a two-year Associate Degree. We have students who have jobs but are taking classes to improve job skills, students who are taking classes to be able to change jobs, and unemployed individuals who are here to gain skills to obtain employment once again. Providing a strong education for all of these individuals can be a challenge, especially for those with few resources.Thanks to your contributions to the Foundation, we are able to provide scholarships that provide access to education for many of these students. However that need is growing greatly. Additionally, we must continue to keep our programs up-to-date with the same equipment used in business and industry to ensure our graduates receive relevant training that makes them employable. It is because of you that many people have improved their quality of life and are contributing to our area’s economic recovery. We thank you for all you have done and solicit your continuing support. Sincerely, Robert E. Howard, President Greenville Tech Foundation S. Hunter Howard, Jr. Chairman Greenville Tech Foundation Board of Directors GvlTechFoundation_AnnReport_2013.indd 2 8/18/14 2:33 PM ...Thank you so much for rewarding this effort! You have made a huge difference in my life and the lives of my husband and daughter...I hope to get my nurse practitioner degree and provide care to families in medically-underserved areas as well as participate in medical mission trips. Someday, I hope to help other students the way the Greenville Tech Foundation has helped me. Heidi H. Nadeen Duggan Barton Memorial Nursing Endowed Scholarship ...I am currently majoring in Aircraft Maintenance Technology. I have always had the desire to pursue a career in aircraft maintenance/manufacturing and your assistance made it possible for me to attain that goal. The financial assistance you provided will be of great help to me in paying my educational expenses, and it will allow me to concentrate more of my time for studying. Kevin A. Lockheed Martin Endowed Scholarship GvlTechFoundation_AnnReport_2013.indd 3 8/18/14 2:33 PM 2012-2013 Financials 2013 Sources of Gifts $2,862,881 Gifts In Kind: $1,326,536 - 46% Professional, Civic, Governmental, Non-Profit, Organizations: $158,000 - 6% Foundations: $292,000 - 10% Individuals: $447,345 - 16% Corporations and Corporate Foundations: $639,000 - 22% 2013 Support for College $2,252,820 In Kind Equipment for College Programs: $1,326,536 - 59% Purchased Equipment for College Programs: $187,000 - 8% Student Scholarship: $353,000 - 16% College Educational Support: $386,284 - 17% GvlTechFoundation_AnnReport_2013.indd 4 8/18/14 2:33 PM Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Assets Cash and Investments 20122013 $5,888,272 $7,092,332 Property and Equipment 27,116,234 26,318,029 Total Assets 33,004,506 33,410,361 258,225 252,331 21,215,000 20,667,000 3,727,190 1,611,529 25,200,415 22,530,860 7,804,091 10,879,501 Liabilities Current Liabilities Long Term Liabilities Interest Rate Swap Total Liabilities Net Assets Statement of Activities Revenues Cash Contributions Property and Equipment Donations Investment Income LLC Income Other Total Revenue 20122013 1,454,771 1,536,345 487,616 1,326,536 435,411 489,147 4,903,293 4,507,853 420,822 379,543 7,701,913 8,239,424 Expenses Support for College Foundation Expenses LLC Expenses Other Depreciation 1,609,595 661,106 3,072,027 53,277 1,112,704 2,252,820 727,638 2,969,868 51,146 1,138,217 Total Expenses $6,508,709 $7,139,689 Net Revenues $1,193,204 $1,099,735 GvlTechFoundation_AnnReport_2013.indd 5 8/18/14 2:33 PM Honor Roll of Donors LIFETIME GIVING SOCIETIES Founders’ Society ($1,000,000 or more lifetime, cumulative gifts to the college or foundation) T. Walter Brashier Leighton M. Cubbage Greenville Health System Sargent Foundation United Way of Greenville County Society of 1962 ($500,000 - $999,999 lifetime, cumulative gifts to the college or foundation) Ralph S. Hendricks/Ralph and Virginia Hendricks Foundation Michelin North America T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc. Thomas E. Barton, Jr. Society ($100,000 - $499,999 lifetime, cumulative gifts to the college or foundation) Dolores F. “Dodie” Anderson Bannon Foundation James H. Benson/Benson Automotive BI-LO Winn Dixie Foundation George E. Bomar Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Inc. William Bradshaw/Bradshaw Automotive Group Inc. James D.* and Cathy Cockman Robert E. “Bob” Coleman* Margaret M. Criner* The Daniel-Mickel Foundation Duke Energy Foundation Ellcon National - Division Faiveley Transport Group Fluor Foundation/Fluor The Graham Foundation Arthur R. “Dick” Graham The Grainger Foundation Zemora McCarley Harris* Ralph and Marion Hendricks The Jolley Foundation Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Greenville Jane M.* and Raymond A. Mattson, Jr.* Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. Nissan North America, Inc. GvlTechFoundation_AnnReport_2013.indd 6 O’Neal, Inc. John I. Smith Charities, Inc. The Spinks Family Foundation George E. and Carol Tate Jack P. Tate Lucile C. Taylor* Wells Fargo Gifts-In-Kind Lifetime Giving C. Niles Ray Judith A. Root Gerald P. “Jerry” Rosenberg George and Carol Tate Lucile C. Taylor* Clarise W.* and William N. Watson, Jr.* Vivian A. and Thomas K. F. Wong Irene Yetman* ($100,000 or more) Allscripts Benson Automotive Bosch Rexroth Corporation Carole and Gregg Cornell eClinical Works The Greenville News iMedicor Inc. International Specialty Services MedcomSoft MLM Aviation Morgan Investments, Inc./ C. Heyward Morgan* Motorola Solutions, Inc. Nucor Steel Professional Tool Products, LLC Patricia A. “Pat” Riggs Staubli Corporation Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc. W. W. Wilkins, Sr.* LEGACY SOCIETY (including the foundation in donor’s will or estate plans valued at $10,000 or more) Sandra and William “Bill” Boone Arnold and Patsy Burrell James D. Cockman* Robert E. “Bob” Coleman* Margaret M. Criner* Leighton M. Cubbage Alicia R. Dittmar Carolee E. Duckworth Les Gardner Zemora McCarley Harris* Priscilla B. and Knox L. Haynsworth, Jr. Walter* and Erlene Hicks Beverley M. and Jack House Robert E. Howard Lily Juanita “Nita” Johnston* Jane M.* and Raymond A. Mattson, Jr.* Aurelia C. Morrow* Martin F. O’Brien* ANNUAL GIVING CLUBS Chairman’s Club ($50,000 or more annual gift) Dolores F. “Dodie” Anderson BI-LO Winn Dixie Foundation Duke Energy Foundation Zemora McCarley Harris* The Jolley Foundation The Daniel-Mickel Foundation The Graham Foundation United Way of Greenville County Commissioner’s Club ($25,000 or more annual gift) Fluor Foundation Hollingsworth Funds Inc. John I. Smith Charities, Inc. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Greenville Ralph & Virginia Hendricks Foundation South Carolina Charities, Inc. President’s Club ($10,000 or more annual gift) Automotive Service Association of SC, Inc. James H. Benson/Benson Automotive Benson Ford Nissan Bosch Community Fund CertusBank F. W. Symmes Foundation Arthur R. “Dick” Graham Greenville Health System Piedmont Health Foundation Spinx T&S Brass and Bronze Works, Inc. TD Bank The Grainger Foundation Hal Weiss and Lorraine Goldstein Benefactors’ Club ($5,000 - $9,999 Annual Gift) Judith and Bo Aughtry John B. Barton BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Del L. Bradshaw William H. Bradshaw Vicki and Craig Brown Citizens Building & Loan Charitable Foundation Carole and Gregg Cornell Fabri-Kal Foundation Lynn C. Faust GE Power & Water Harper Family Foundation Anna Kate and Hayne Hipp Robert E. Howard Hughes Development Corporation Mary Louise Mims Priester Foundation Rick Erwin’s, Inc. SC Automobile Dealers Association Simpson Foundation Sydney Timmons Taylor The Winestock Foundation, Inc. Kay and Ray Williams Scholars’ Club ($2,500 - $4,999 Annual Gift) Association of General Contractors (AGC) Student Chapter Bank of Travelers Rest Bradshaw, Gordon & Clinkscales, CPA Clyde and Eleanor Brooks Coldwell Banker Caine CompX Security Products Courtyard Marriott Greenville Downtown Crawford Strategy G. F. League Manufacturing Hampton Inn Downtown at Riverplace JHM Hotels Kinder Family Foundation McMillan Pazdan Smith, LLC Keith L. Miller Perrigo Company Foundation 8/18/14 2:33 PM PMMI Education and Training Foundation David C. Poole Joseph M. Ryan, Jr. ScanSource, Inc. John Slipke Richard H. Sumerel John and Phyllis Thomas Charles and Dorothy Whitner Windstream Palmetto Club ($1,000 - $2,499 Annual Gift) 3M Greenville Plant A. T. Locke, PC Judy P. Alexander American Services, Inc. Patricia and Cecil Amick Arlene C. Antonio Ashmore Brothers Baldor Electric Company Bank of America BB&T BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Inc. Bradshaw, Gordon & Clinkscales, CPA T. Walter Brashier Legacy Charter School Canal Insurance Carolina Holdings, Inc. Cherry Bekaert LLP Karen and B. Allen Clardy Crescent Community Club D. L. Scurry Foundation Jacqueline DiMaggio Drive Automotive Industries of America, Inc. Cynthia G. Eason Nathan A. Einstein Elliott Davis, LLC Kimberly A. Elmore Excel Products Inc. Keller and David Freeman* Furman Company Harold F. Gallivan III Katie and Clark Gallivan Gannett Foundation Les Gardner Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc. Greenville Chamber Steven A. and Pamela C. Hand Ralph and Marion Hendricks Hendricks Properties, Inc. Henry Pak, Inc. Howard Properties IMI Resort Sales, LLC Infinity Marketing Malcolm and Milly Isley Jain Chem, Ltd. JH Global Services, Inc. June LaRocca-Caroll Lisa and Richard Mangione Genevieve and Basil Manly Pamela K. McCarter McGraw-Hill Companies Metropolitan Arts Council Michelin North America Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. James C. Morton, Jr. NAI Earle Furman, LLC NHC Healthcare Notus Sports, Inc. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P. C. Palmetto Bank Peace Center for the Performing Arts Peterbilt of Greenville J.A. Piper Roofing Company, Inc. Jason P. Premo Professional Pharmacy of Greer Norman G. Raiford C. Niles Ray Timothy J. Reed Rosenfeld Einstein Insurance Rushing Foundation James C. Ryan, Jr. Sage Automotive Interiors Serrus Capital Partners Smith Agency Richard H. “Dick” Stofan E. James Swartzentruber The University Center of Greenville, Inc. TPM Trehel Corporation University of South Carolina Verdae Properties, LLC Warne Family, Hewitt, Coleman Foundation John J. Warner Carolyn D. Watkins Natalie Watkins-Smith Wells Fargo Westin Poinsett Hotel David and Susan Wilkins Vivian and Thomas Wong World Acceptance Corporation Wyche, P. A. VIP Club ($500 - $999 Annual Gift) David and Lauren Ackerman Johnny and Johanna Aiken Allegro Industries Augusta Road Community Club Dan W. Benfield Betsch Associates, Inc. Cheryl S. Black Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Inc. Campbell’s Painting, Inc. Cantinflas Inc. Community Journals, LLC Creative Builders, Inc. John W. Cullum Sybil F. Davis Nicholas Dillon J. Earle Furman, Jr. Laura H. Getty Ed and Peggy Good Jonathan A. Good Karen E. Goodson GrandSouth Bank Cheryl L. Grant Greer State Bank Priscilla and Knox Haynsworth Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. Richard K. Heusel H. Neel Hipp, Jr. HTI Employment Solutions Bunny and Bob Hughes IBM Interim HealthCare Matteel Jones Susan M. Jones William W. Kehl Legal Staff Professionals of Greenville Susan Luna James T. “Tim” Martin Debra Moran Raymond P. Morgan Linda F. Neely H. W. Paschal, Jr. Fred and Kay Payne PEO Sisterhood, Chapter R Eddie E. Phillips Elizabeth L. Purcell Janie E. Reid Scott and Company, LLP Charles S. “Chuck” Shaw Minor and Harold Shaw Lauren and Alan Simer Arthur and Leize Smith Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP Southern First Charles K. Stewart Carey P. Stoneking SunTrust Bank SynTerra Corporation Water Environment Association of SC Corrie Wiley Ruth L. Wilson Bradford W. Wyche Young Office Supply Campus Club ($250 - $499 Annual Gift) Joan A. Albright Michelle A. Ashley ASME Greenville Section Batson Accounting & Tax, P. A. Robin and Gary Baumgarner Jan S. Bishop Del L. Bradshaw Carey W. Castle Corporate Creations by Harrison Corporate Staffing Services Cynthia C. Davies Mark A. Degraffinreid Depositions and..., Inc. Alicia R. Dittmar Wayne M. Dutrow Employbridge Inc. Nancy S. Englisbe Don Erickson Sam and Meg Erwin Martin M. “Marty” Flynn John Fordree Formel D. USA, Inc. James Freeland Peter T. Garrett Greenville Radiology Greenville Track Club M. Dexter Hagy Mark Hapstack Kathleen S. Hastings John C. Hillis Cynthia Tucker-Hipps J. B. Holeman, Jr. S. Hunter and Martha Howard Shirley A. Hubbard Cynthia J. Hughes Connie Hunt Will W. Huss, Jr. Robert E. Ianuario Dianne Granger Jackson K&K Technical Group Steven Katz Berta L. Keene Laurens Electric Cooperative, Inc. *Deceased GvlTechFoundation_AnnReport_2013.indd 7 8/18/14 2:33 PM Honor Roll of Donors MAU Workforce Solutions Susan H. McDonald Butler and Grier Mullins William N. Page Christine and A.F. Petti Gina M. Power Earle G. Prevost Susan C. Priester Frank J. Provenzano PSS Staffing Laurie A. Pufpaff Recruiting Solutions Reel Video & Stills, Inc. RL Enterprise & Associates, LLC Mary Rock Sandra and Tom Rogers Roy Metal Finishing Company, Inc. Beau Sanders SE Veterinary Dermatology/Ear Clinic LLC Mark E. Sejman Matt and Betsy Shouse Tim G. Smith Ben Spradlin Lori J. Stepp Table 301 Timothy J. Tennis Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Inc. Tonja Weimer Coaching Beth E. Traxler Lori A. Trumbo Michael A. Tucker Kathryn E. Turner GvlTechFoundation_AnnReport_2013.indd 8 Upstate Staffing Steven B. Valand Susan Wakeman Wendy C. Walden Joel D. Welch Martha S. White Ryan H. Wilfong Col. Lance and Dr. Lenna Young Century Club ($100 - $249 Annual Gift) Forrest* and Maryann Abbott AGFA HealthCare Corporation Habib Aghdami Pam W. Apple Lawrence W. Appleton Armstrong Event Services LLC Cynthia L. Baker Stephanie and Gregory Baker Wanda M. Baker Benefit Guaranty LLC Laurie and Daniel Dorroh BNC Bank Bosch Rexroth Corporation Erin L. Bouchillon Bradshaw Automotive Group, Inc. Breakaway Honda Linda J. Bridges Charles J. Brooks III Jack W. Brooks, Jr. Frankie J. Brown Kathy Bryant William and Denna Callahan Cameron Construction, Inc. Jerry P. Campbell June M. Campbell Campbell’s Body Shop Wrecker Mrs. Katherine D. Cann Kim B. Cannon Carolina Turf Management, LLC Leila M. Carter Sara Catoe Judge Robert F. Chapman Dianne L. Chidester Thelma S. Chow Betty J. Christeson Citizens Building and Loan Association Ronald Clement Ginger A. Cone Rick Conte Stephen P. Cook Robert M. “Bob” Coutch Amy T. Daniels Kathy C. Deese J. S. Demosthenes Doug Dorman Malika J. Drexel Desiree F. Dumas Carol P. Durham David P. Easley Valen and Anthony Egan Elisabeth Egli Janet and David Ellenbogen Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University David L. Farrow Tom and Becky Faulkner Joy N. Finch First State Mortgage Thomas J. Foster Fountain of Life Baptist Church Robert D. Frampton Marla Franks Clifford W. and Nancy J. Gammons General Wholesale Distributors Julia A. Gianelloni Wilhelmina and George Gilmer Rebecca Godbey Godshall Staffing Paul S. Goldsmith Susan H. “Sue” Grady Greenville Office Supply Greenville Tech Alumni Council Stephanie M. Gregg Sally Gregoire Shane Hall Karen Hampton Jean S. Hamrick Richard S. Hardaway Cheryl Hawkins Hawkins & Boukather, LLC Thomas E. Hay Mary Hendrix Hewitt, Coleman & Associates, Inc. Rhonda M. Higgins Cynthia T. Hipps Janet K. Hirt Kathryn Owen Hix Susan B. Hoag Dorothy and Jackie Holt Hose Master, Inc. Rosa L. Hudson Elaine M. Huff-Lowe Karen Huff-Lowe IAAP - Greenville Chapter Image Collision of Greenville Glenn K. Jacobs Nancy and Sheldon Jaffe Christopher Johnson Jane R. Johnson Jennie M. Johnson Mark E. Johnson Elaine B. Kent Cynthia Lapp Clista and Carroll LeGrand Lynda Leventis-Wells Candice B. Lewis Mary S. Locke Ellen and Glenn Love Benjamin Lovelace E. Erwin Maddrey III Narendranath Mahendranath Elizabeth O. Mann Bill and Anne Masters Caroline Mattos Vickie H. Maxwell Linda W. McCune Kate Mendez Joanne R. Messman Penny J. Moore Verlinda Gale Moore Cari G. Morningstar Karen L. Morrow Charles Harrison Morton JoAnn L. Myers James A. Neal* Cynthia and Robert Neely Renee Nelson Stephanie and Edgar Norris North American Rescue, Incorporated William H. Orders Louise and G. Dewey* Oxner, Jr. Dewey Oxner, III Pacific Gateway Capital Group, LLC Park Way Meetings LLC Carol Parker 8/18/14 2:33 PM Michael Patrick Margaret F. Paylor David A. Polk J. Randolph Potter, Sr. Renee M. Prenitzer Prime Dental Lucy Pulliam Loretta Raiford Yolunda T. Richards John A. Riley David M. Salyer Sonya L. Sample-Hopkins Kathy W. Sams Colin Sayer Holly Scarpelli Schneider Electric Klaus and Carol Schoening Karen G. Schwartz Sealed Air Andrew W. Shealy Sidney J. Shrum Lori R. Smalley SMG/TD Center Bonnie J. Smith Erin Smith Paul G. Snoad Joe Snyder Rachel A. Sotnik South Carolina Upstate Paralegal Association, Inc. Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System James R. Stewart, Jr. Nancy L. Stewart llyn strong GvlTechFoundation_AnnReport_2013.indd 9 Beverly J. Stroud Lynette C. Stucka Subway Development Corp. of SC, Inc. Frank Sutherland The Redmond Corporation Gina Marie S. Thomas Sarah Diane Thomas Stanley Thompson Elizabeth J. Tipping Beth R. Todd TP Customs LLC Patricia A. Traxler Lissette Treanor Lawrence T. Trice Bill O. Tripp, Jr. Stephen H. Truluck Harry B. Ussery Stephanie Van Rhyn Elizabeth T. Varga Village Hospital Imaging Vision Plus, LLC Michelle G. Vlaich-Lee Susan B. Walther Dorothy Watkins Mamie A. Watkins Bonita Mitchell Watters Kristy Way Evelyn D. Westfield James A. White Tommie H. Whitt Tiffany H. Whittle Marvin D. Whitworth Scott and Melissa Wilbanks Thomas L. Williams Traci N. Willimon Willing Workers Sympathy Club Mary Kate Wilson Robert C. Wong Woodforest National Bank William D. “Bill” Workman III Worley Mailing Services Paul T. Yoder C. L. Younts Younts Properties Inc. GIFTS-IN-KIND Goods and Services 221 Recycling Center Bi-Lo Center Bosch Rexroth Corporation C&S Wholesale Grocers Carolina Turf Management, LLC Cengage Learning Community Journals Tim Deweese James R. Duncan Anna Dunning Frank W. Gibbes Green Earth Partners Corporation The Greenville News Traci Greve IBM Image Collision of Greenville iMedicor Inc. Linda W. McCune McKinney Dodge/Mazda MedcomSoft Freddie Moore Nucor Steel Palmetto Truck & Trailer Service Arthur and Leize Smith Spinx Strossner’s Bakery, Inc. Sunex International, Inc. Lori A. Trumbo Upstate Business Journal Waste Industries WCCP-FM 104.9 Woodruff Road Animal Hospital Woodward FST MATCHING GIFTS Matching gifts by employees or other eligible individuals who contributed to the Greenville Tech Foundation Amgen Foundation Duke Energy Foundation IBM Illinois Tool Works Foundation International Flavors and Fragrances State Farm Companies Foundation *Deceased 8/18/14 2:33 PM 2012-2013 Board of Directors Officers Directors Chair S. Hunter Howard, Jr. Michael O. Allen William W. Brown John Davey Bryan G. Dods Don Erickson Samuel L. Erwin Cheryl Grant Stone Harper Malcolm W. Isley Manoj Jain Clarence C. Kegler Vice-Chair Timothy J. Reed Treasurer Will W. Huss, Jr. Secretary John Slipke Immediate Past Chair James C. Morton, Jr. Heather Meadors Ruben Montalvo Jason P. Premo Karen G. Schwartz Sharon K. Self Matt Shouse Elizabeth C. Steifle Sydney T. Taylor John J. Warner C. Laney Younts Michael E. Zeller Greenville Tech Foundation, Inc. Staff Jodie Willis Administrative Specialist (part-time) Janet Ellenbogen Database Coordinator (part-time) Les Gardner Development Director Robert E. Howard Foundation President & CEO Butler B. Mullins Ex-Officio Life Members Robert E. Howard (Bob) Foundation President Jennie M. Johnson Knox L. Haynsworth, Jr. Douglass E. Kondra (Doug) Jim Ryan Nell W. Stewart Claude I. Theisen Charles R. Warne Chair, Greenville Technical College Area Commission Dr. Keith Miller President, Greenville Technical College James Edward Rollings (Ed) President, Alumni Association Foundation Manager Sandra L. Rogers Staff Accountant Stan Starnes Grants Writer (part-time) Kristy Way Development Officer (part-time) ...I am a mother who works full time as a server with one toddler and another one on the way and I really want to provide them with the best life possible. The chance to get a college education is a great start...This scholarship means everything to me and I promise to hold up my end and be the best student I can be and keep my GPA up to be able to keep this blessing. Kirstie B. Ralph & Virginia Hendricks Endowed Scholarship GvlTechFoundation_AnnReport_2013.indd 10 8/18/14 2:33 PM A Look to the Future. As an open door institution, we make our opportunities available to all, and thanks to the generosity of our donors, those doors open quite a bit wider. With financial assistance, students who are juggling bills and tuition get the help they need to meet their goals. And when these students enroll, our donors see that the classrooms they learn in are well outfitted, and instructors have the resources they need to provide the highest quality education. For the opportunities our donors make possible, we are truly grateful. With the assistance of donors, we’ve been working to create opportunities since 1962. That means we help businesses seize opportunities by giving them the skilled workers they need to succeed and grow. And we give individuals the relevant skills they need to qualify for the best jobs today and those on the horizon for the future. Our responsibility for workforce development leads us to meet the evolving needs of employers through efforts such as the Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI), which we envision as an internationally recognized learning environment that integrates research and education. From the planning stage onward, the CMI has been a close partnership between employers and educators, and one in which Greenville Technical College is joining with Greenville County Schools and Clemson University to create the future workforce. As the integrated approach at the CMI illustrates, lines between educational levels are fading as we come together to meet our communities’ goals. Once, working together meant creating agreements that allowed students to transfer easily from the two-year college to the four-year university. Today, we’re creating a new model in which students move seamlessly from K-12 to the two-year level and on to the four-year institution with no duplication of coursework and no loss of credits. Tomorrow, we may even work in partnership with four-year colleges to offer applied baccalaureate degrees in areas such as manufacturing technology and nursing. These would build on the hands-on training provided in an associate degree while providing the higher-level skills that would allow students to advance and employers to remain competitive. Our mission is to drive personal and economic growth through learning. We are fortunate to have the support of other educators, employers, legislators, students, alumni, employees, and donors in that effort. Working together, we are creating opportunities for business, for students, and for South Carolina. Greenville Technical College GvlTechFoundation_AnnReport_2013.indd 11 Dr. Keith Miller President Greenville Technical College 8/18/14 2:33 PM Greenville Tech Foundation, Inc. MS 6002 PO Box 5616 Greenville, SC 29606-5616 College: www.gvltec.edu Foundation: www.greenvilletechfoundation.org Foundation: 864-250-8026 • 864-250-8665 (fax) • [email protected] (email) This annual report is printed on recycled paper. Greenville Technical College provides equal opportunity and affirmative action in education and employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status. GvlTechFoundation_AnnReport_2013.indd 12 8/18/14 2:33 PM