2015 Report to the Community

REPORT TO THE
COMMUNITY
2015
MISSION To improve people’s lives through learning.
SHARED VALUES
Excellence
Freedom of Inquiry
Equity
Ethical Practices
Accountability
Respect for Diversity
Community Engagement
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Dear ECC Community Member,
This year, Elgin Community College captured the attention of national leaders with
our innovative programs and student success initiatives. We received visits from U.S.
Department of Education Assistant Secretary Johan Uvin, Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator
Denis Onieal, EdD, and representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Additionally, the White House recognized ECC’s financial literacy efforts and Achieving
the Dream renewed ECC’s Leader College status.
While all of these recognitions are important, they would mean nothing if we weren’t
having a significant impact on our students’ lives through substantial academic
opportunities and services. And we are!
As you’ll read in this report, we are closing the achievement gap for our Latino students,
our students are earning a record number of degrees and certificates, and we are
offering advanced training in high demand fields. Additionally, our students are helping
each other through the Spartan Food Pantry, and the college’s successful partnership
at the Education & Work Center in Hanover Park is providing much-needed services to
area communities.
We are proud to present this report to you. We welcome your thoughts, questions, or
comments by telephone at 847-214-7374 or by email at [email protected].
Sincerely,
David A. Sam, PhD, JD, LLM
President
Donna Redmer, EdD
Chair, Community College
District 509 Board of Trustees
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Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education Johan Uvin observed that ECC is "a place where people have the opportunity to become successful, get jobs, and start a career."
ASST. U.S. SECRETARY OF
EDUCATION JOHAN UVIN PRAISES
ECC AS PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY
When Eric Cusick ('14) first came to Elgin Community
College, all he had was an elementary education and a glimmer of hope. “I would have given up without them,” Cusick said. “Before I
came to ECC to get my GED®, I didn’t know anything. I had
never been to high school. I never had a job. And now I
build cars for Chrysler. I owe my life to ECC.”
Cusick, of Marengo, earned two welding certificates in
2014. He was one of more than 30 current and former
students of the Accelerating Opportunity (AO) Program who
participated in a roundtable discussion with U.S. Department
of Education Assistant Secretary Johan Uvin, who visited
the college in September as part of the Department of
Education’s national Back-to-School Bus Tour.
During Uvin’s visit, he praised college officials, students,
and their instructors for their hard work and commitment
to the program. “When we learned about what this college was doing, it
was so clear that this was a place where people have the
opportunity to become successful, get jobs, and start a
career,” he said.
AO provides support in basic skills education while
helping students succeed in career programs leading to
certification, and eventually into employment areas such
as computer numerical control (CNC), welding, dental
office aide, and heating, ventilation, air conditioning,
and refrigeration (HVACR). Most offerings are one-year
programs leading to an industry-recognized certificate.
“Before I came to ECC to get my GED, I didn’t
know anything. I had never been to high
school. I never had a job. And now I build
cars for Chrysler. I owe my life to ECC.”
–ERIC CUSICK, '14
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ECC students earn record number
of degrees, certificates
From summer 2014 through spring 2015, ECC awarded a record-breaking total of 2,578 degrees and certificates.
The college attributes this to multi-faceted efforts to improve services to students through academic advising and the
college’s online module dedicated to planning, registration, and payment. In addition, students transferring to four-year
institutions have been encouraged to apply for and graduate from ECC with the associate degree credential so they can
add this to their résumés while working toward their bachelors’ degrees.
1,173
1,092
DEGREES
1,410
TOTAL
2,485
DEGREES
1,516
1,160
TOTAL
2,578
TOTAL
2,515
DEGREES
1,157
1,470
TOTAL
2,570
DEGREES
1,023
918
1,013
DEGREES
DEGREES
823
DEGREES
770
TOTAL
1,980
DEGREES
TOTAL
1,793
TOTAL
2,388
TOTAL
2,529
1,342
1,393
1,378
1,200
THE NUMBER OF
DEGREES AND
CERTIFICATES
AWARDED BY
ECC INCREASED
BY NEARLY
44%
OVER THE PAST
EIGHT YEARS.
CERTIFICATES
CERTIFICATES
CERTIFICATES
CERTIFICATES
CERTIFICATES
CERTIFICATES
CERTIFICATES
CERTIFICATES
ECC BOASTS A
SUMMER
2007
THROUGH
SPRING
2008
SUMMER
2008
THROUGH
SPRING
2009
SUMMER
2009
THROUGH
SPRING
2010
SUMMER
2010
THROUGH
SPRING
2011
SUMMER
2011
THROUGH
SPRING
2012
SUMMER
2012
THROUGH
SPRING
2013
SUMMER
2013
THROUGH
SPRING
2014
SUMMER
2014
THROUGH
SPRING
2015
20 1
TO
STUDENT-TO-FACULTY
RATIO AND AN
AVERAGE
CLASS SIZE OF
21
STUDENTS.
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TRUCK DRIVING SIMULATOR GIVES
STUDENTS WORLD CLASS EXPERIENCE
While the sights and
sounds aren’t real, there
is no doubt ECC truck
driving students are
gaining real experience
and skills thanks to a new
simulator that trains them
for real-life scenarios.
“We can teach the basics of shifting
without damaging equipment and then
progress to general driving and vehicle
handling such as turning corners, mirror
usage, and stopping properly,” said Don
Anderson, director of ECC’s program. “We
can then advance into weather and road
conditions that we cannot predict such
as rain, snow, fog, and mountainous
conditions.
“The most interesting part is we can
replicate emergency maneuvers that you
hope don’t happen but are possibilities
any time a driver is on the road.”
Those emergency situations include tire
blowouts, brake failure, pedestrians in the
roadway, and erratic drivers. The goal is
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to effectively train students to ensure they
operate with the highest level of safety
standards, Anderson noted.
The simulator, which was funded by a
federal Perkins Grant, is one of only a few
in the area. It’s a perfect addition to ECC’s
comprehensive Truck Driving Program,
which exceeds the mandatory amount of
training hours required by the state.
“Although Illinois requires only 160 hours
of training, we offer 320 hours,” Anderson
said. “The additional time allows students
to better refine and master their skills for
employment. We don’t just want them to get a license, we want them to be safe, confident, professional drivers.”
ECC Career Tech grads find more jobs—and greater job satisfaction
It’s one thing to graduate. It’s another thing to get a job. But the most important thing is to be satisfied
with that job. According to ECC and Illinois Community College Board data, ECC career tech graduates
are ahead of the average Illinois graduate. The two figures below illustrate a difference of nearly 10
percent between ECC graduates and other Illinois community college graduates in terms of employment
rates and job satisfaction.
“ That's great news for ECC,” said David Rudden, director of institutional research. “With a relatively large
population and business infrastructure, it's generally easier for ECC grads to find employment here than
grads in central or southern parts of Illinois.”
Further exploration of the data shows most graduates who report working are employed in fields that
match their credentials. Asked whether their jobs are related to their programs of study, 72 percent of
ECC grads reported yes (from 2004 to 2014), while 69 percent agree, at the state level.
JOB SATISFACTION
ECC vs. ALL COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN ILLINOIS
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
ECC
OTHER IL. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
EMPLOYMENT RATES
ECC vs. ALL COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN ILLINOIS
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
ECC
OTHER IL. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
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FACULTY MENTORING FACULTY:
INNOVATIVE PROGRAM ENHANCES
INSTRUCTOR GROWTH
Elgin Community College is known for its welcoming culture toward students,
so it comes as no surprise that ECC employees embrace a similarly supportive
approach to one another.
In fact, the Math Department has piloted a mentoring
program that helps instructors reflect on their teaching and
grow within a stress-free environment. The program, started
in spring 2014, puts faculty members in a mentor-mentee
relationship in which each observes the other’s classes and
discusses their observations. The mentor offers constructive
suggestions and provides additional observations to
encourage growth. To date, over 20 pairings have been made,
primarily linking established faculty members as mentors for
newer instructors.
“The experience for everyone has been really positive. The
mentees have definitely appreciated the support,” noted
Dan Kernler, associate professor II of math, who coordinated
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the program in its beginning stages. “The structure creates
a confidential, no-pressure opportunity for anyone who is
looking to grow, whether the person is tenured, non-tenured,
or adjunct.”
The program was adapted from a similar program at Valencia
College in Orlando, Florida. ECC’s pilot received start-up
funding from the college’s Student Success Infrastructure,
an institutional improvement model anchored in both
the college’s strategic plan and the Achieving the Dream
framework that seeks innovations leading to increased
student success.
ECC works toward meeting 2020
college graduate goal
Elgin Community College continues to make progress toward increased numbers of college graduates, as set forth in a 2009
speech by President Barack Obama. The targets below are calculated using a method prepared by Harper College. It assumes 2008
as a baseline and relies on estimates of annual state growth from the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems.
"BY 2020, AMERICA WILL
ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE
HIGHEST PROPORTION OF
COLLEGE GRADUATES IN
THE WORLD"
–PRESIDENT OBAMA
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
AWARDS
ACTUAL
AWARDS
TARGET
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 ‘18 ‘19 ‘20
FISCAL YEAR
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SPARTAN FOOD PANTRY CONTINUES
FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER
Hunger should not hinder
learning. That’s the philosophy
of Elgin Community College’s
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter
and its student-run Spartan
Food Pantry, which has
succeeded in battling food
insecurity at the college.
The pantry has served approximately 146
students since it opened in spring 2015. It
averages nearly 11 students every hour it
is open.
More than 4,000 food items were donated to
the pantry in fall 2015. Jeremy Robles, PTK’s
Spartan Food Pantry officer, said that doesn’t
include monetary donations to purchase
additional supplies.
Robles stressed that the pantry is not just for those with low income, but for anyone in need. He has used the service himself. “It constitutes huge savings, especially for
students who must regularly make the difficult
decision between paying for tuition, books, or
bills, and paying for food,” Robles said.
Future plans for the pantry include exploring
additional space and refrigeration.
“Our success is building,” said Robles. “It’s always
improving. We’re really expanding, which is a
good thing.”
To donate to the pantry, visit 22086.thankyou4caring.org/spartanfoodpantry.
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Education and Work Center
Huge Success with Community
Since its grand opening in August 2014, the Education and Work Center (EWC)
in Hanover Park has addressed a critical need for educational and training
services for area residents. The center is a partnership between Elgin
Community College, Harper College, the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership,
the Village of Hanover Park, and the state of Illinois. The EWC has experienced
an overwhelmingly positive response from the community.
“We believe this success is a result of good planning, genuine collaboration,
and the ability to flexibly meet the needs of area residents,” said Rebecca
Walker, senior director of the EWC.
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HANOVER PARK
4
CARPENTERSVILLE
127
STREAMWOOD
3
ROSELLE
27
BARTLETT
2
ROLLING MEADOWS
18
SCHAUMBURG
2
CAROL STREAM
14
ELGIN
2
ELK GROVE VILLAGE
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HOFFMAN ESTATES
COMMUNITY
RESIDENTS
SERVED
AT EWC
EWC STUDENT
GENDER
ENROLLMENT SUMMARY
FALL
SPRING
SUMMER
CUMULATIVE
MORNING
STUDENTS
109
188
92
231
EVENING
STUDENTS
173
221
204
380
TOTAL
282
409
296
611
2014
2014
2014
549 HISPANIC
39 WHITE
14 BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN
14 ASIAN
FEMALE
MALE
3 AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE
31% 69%
EWC STUDENT AGE
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
16-18
UNEMPLOYED
19-24
11
70
396
25-44
EMPLOYED PART-TIME
107
45-59
EMPLOYED FULL-TIME
60+
50
MORNING STUDENTS
Total walk-in
traffic in the
past year
(not duplicating
enrolled
students)
EWC STUDENT ETHNICITY
TOTAL
EWC STUDENT/VISITOR EMPLOYMENT STATUS
4,816
100
EVENING STUDENTS
150
200
9
100
200
300
400
400
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Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator Denis Onieal,
U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATOR
APPLAUDS COLLABORATION OF
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CENTER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
During a visit to Elgin Community College last fall, Deputy U.S.
Fire Administrator Denis Onieal, EdD, was impressed by the
show of support for the Elgin Community College Center fpr
Emergency Services (previously referred to as the Public Safety
Training Center). He saw more than representatives from area
fire departments and state fire agencies. ECC faculty and
administrators were also involved—something that surprised
him. ”To be honest, I don’t know if I’ve seen this level of
cooperation and interest,” Onieal said. “I have never been in
a meeting with so many college faculty about this subject. It
inspires me. It encourages me.”
Onieal said the college’s efforts in affiliating its fire sciences
programs with the Illinois Fire Science Institute and adopting
the National Professional Development Model and the Fire
and Emergency Services Higher Education Initiative will put it
“at the leading edge of what’s going on in the future.”
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The center, located in Burlington, is expected to open for
classes late spring 2016. The 119.7-acre site provides a location
to help the college provide more training opportunities for
current and future first responders. Core to the center is an
academic building that includes dedicated classrooms for
public safety communications, emergency medical services,
criminal justice, and fire science.
The site also includes an apparatus building, which utilizes two
bays for training on fire and police equipment and for firetruck
storage. A three-story burn tower can simulate residential and
commercial fires. Additionally, two ponds provide water for
firefighter training and search and rescue training.
ECC’s accreditation renewed for 10 years
Elgin Community College’s accreditation by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges
and Schools has been renewed for the next 10 years, following a recently completed evaluation and site visit from an HLC team.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM HLC’S
FINAL REPORT TO ECC:
“Elgin Community College is an
outstanding institution.”
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“ECC operates with a high degree
of integrity in its governance,
operations, and communications
and has established robust
checks-and-balances within
its financial planning procedures.
Additionally, students are
taught high standards of
academic integrity and ethics
through curricular, and
co-curricular activities.”
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“Students are proud of their college
and are highly engaged in and
outside of the classroom. They are
prepared for transfer or to enter
the workforce.”
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“ECC has a vibrant, collegial, and
highly-motivated workforce.”
PAGE 41
“Interaction with ECC employees
makes it clear that the college
is driven by a desire to
continuously improve.”
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ECC is “…an organization that
supports innovation, strives
for continuous improvement,
and fills the communities’
educational needs.”
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YEAR ECC WAS FIRST ACCREDITED:
1968
HOW MANY TIMES ECC HAS
BEEN REACCREDITED:
8
(1971, 1974, 1979, 1986,
1996, 2006, 2009, 2016)
0
BECAUSE OF ECC’S
HIGH RATINGS, ECC REQUIRES
ZERO INTERIM REPORTS AND
NO SPECIAL MONITORING
FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
24 OF 24
ECC SCORED 24 OF 24
ACROSS FIVE CATEGORIES,
THE HIGHEST RATING AN
INSTITUTION
CAN RECEIVE.
HOW LONG ACCREDITATION
WILL BE EXTENDED:
10
YEARS
ECC SEEK ITS
NEXT REACCREDITATION:
2025-2026
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GATES FOUNDATION VISITS
ECC TO STUDY SUCCESS IN
NARROWING ACHIEVEMENT GAP
FOR LATINO STUDENTS
Latino students at Elgin Community College are closing the achievement
gap between themselves and their counterparts, and the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation wants to know how these results can be
duplicated in other colleges across the country.
In September, Gates Foundation representatives met
with ECC staff and faculty to learn about the college’s
student success efforts. The Foundation will use this
information as it prepares a public report on exemplary
progress in degree and certificate completion.
ECC Latino students showed a 19 percent gain in
college completion rates followed by Caucasian
students at 16 percent, Asian students at 11 percent,
and African-American students at 5 percent, according
to new data released by the college’s Institutional
Research Department.
This is in part due to new policies and interventions instituted in the 2006-07 academic year, which include a minimum competency placement requirement for most college-level coursework, a new first year experience
program, and the Alliance for College Readiness, a unique partnership between ECC and District 509 public high schools. “We can infer that at least a portion of the improvements
has been due to these institutional efforts,” said Dave
Rudden, director of institutional research.
Latino students have gained academic success in other
areas as well. Data from ECC’s fall 2011 cohort of new
students show that 53 percent of Latino students
completed their first college-level English courses within
three years, representing an increase of more than 16
percent from the fall 2008 cohort of new students in
which 37 percent completed their first college-level
English courses within three years.
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ECC reflects our community,
makes education accessible
ECC lives up to its shared value of Equity, ensuring that all District 509 residents have an equal opportunity to grow through learning.
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
DISTRICT 509
POPULATION
DEMOGRAPHICS
61%
WHITE
27%
HISPANIC/LATINO
7%
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER
4%
BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN
1%
AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE
1%
OTHER
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION HAS DESIGNATED
ECC A HISPANIC-SERVING
INSTITUTION SINCE
2009
SINCE 2006, THE NUMBER OF
HISPANIC/LATINO EMPLOYEES
HAS INCREASED BY
25%
42%
BLACK/AFRICAN-AMERICAN BY
ECC STUDENT
POPULATION
DEMOGRAPHICS
48%
WHITE
36%
HISPANIC/LATINO
6%
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER
6%
BLACK/AFRICAN-AMERICAN
1%
AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE
3%
OTHER
ECC HAS BEEN NAMED
A MILITARY FRIENDLY®
INSTITUTION BY G.I. JOBS
EVERY YEAR SINCE
2012
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NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AND AWARDS
Achieving the Dream renews ECC’s
Leader College designation
Achieving the Dream, Inc. (ATD) has renewed Elgin
Community College’s designation as a Leader College. ECC
was first named a Leader College in 2012.
ATD, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping
more community college students earn a college certificate
or degree, awards the distinction to community colleges
that commit to improving student success and closing
achievement gaps. Leader Colleges have shown how
data can inform policy and practice to help community
college students achieve
their goals, resulting in
improved skills, better
employability, and
economic growth for
families, communities,
and the nation as a whole.
Illinois Emergency Management
Agency names ECC a Ready to
Respond Campus
Elgin Community
College is now a
Ready to Respond
Campus after
completing the
Illinois Emergency
Management
Agency program’s
rigorous campus
safety criteria. ECC is
one of only five schools in Illinois to earn this honor.
The Ready to Respond Campus program aims to enhance
safety through a comprehensive, community-based
preparedness and response effort, including public safety
personnel, campus administration, faculty members,
and students.
To achieve Ready to Respond Campus status, a college
or university must meet criteria in seven categories that
address such requirements as hazard identification, risk
assessment and/or consequence analysis, operational
planning, incident management, training, and exercise,
prevention, and education.
Visit elgin.edu/emergencymanagement for more
information about campus safety efforts at ECC.
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Dental Assisting program
receives accreditation
ECC’s Dental Assisting Program
has been accredited through
2021 by the Commission on
Dental Accreditation. The
commission is a specialized
accrediting body overseeing
dental assisting, dental
laboratory, dental hygiene,
and dental education and
is recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education.
ECC’s program is in its 48th
year and enjoys cooperation
agreements with area
community colleges. It trains
students for careers as clinical and/or preclinical assistants or
dental office aides.
Instructor recognized as a
“Partner for Peace”
Professor II of Sociology Patricia O’Brien, EdD, was honored
with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Community Crisis
Center of Elgin during its “Partners in Peace” breakfast in
October 2015.
The crisis center recognized O’Brien’s support and efforts to increase domestic violence prevention, such as her role in organizing to organize the “Clothesline Project” that is displayed at the college during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. ECC receives United Way’s Jack Shales
Spirit of Community Award
ECC’s annual United Way giving campaign has been
especially successful, prompting United Way of Elgin to select
ECC as the recipient of its Jack Shales Spirit of Community
Award. In fact, donations increased by 99 percent in just
two years, thanks to active involvement from both staff and
student groups. Last year, the first-generation student group
ASPIRE joined the effort by fundraising in the halls and presenting to employees, resulting in an additional $2,500 raised by the college.
Organizations honor Ollayos
for community service
Clare M. Ollayos, DC, a member of the Community College
District 509 Board of Trustees, was recognized for her
community service by two organizations.
She received the very first Illinois Chiropractic Society’s
Community Service Award and was named a Woman of
Distinction by Kane County Magazine.
Both organizations cite Ollayos’ extensive record of service to
her community in the areas of health care, the arts, education,
social services, and civic organizations.
She has held every position on the ECC Board of Trustees
as well as within the Illinois Community College Trustee
Association over the past 20 years. In addition, she has held
most positions at the national level of the Association of
Community College Trustees.
Alumna is among 20 recipients
of national scholarship
Karina Nava of Elgin, a spring
2015 ECC graduated, is one
of 20 recipients of the Dr. Juan
Andrade Scholarship for
Young Hispanic Leaders.
The $1,000 scholarship is
awarded by the United
States Hispanic
Leadership Institute.
As a member of ECC’s
chapter of Phi Theta Kappa
International Honor Society,
Nava helped establish the
Spartan Food Pantry, which
opened in February 2015. The
pantry provides food for the 28 percent of ECC students who
are economically disadvantaged.
Nava plans to earn her bachelor’s degree at Loyola University.
ECC student is a
national Coca-Cola
Silver Scholar
Ashley Milner of St. Charles was
one of 50 students nationwide
to be selected as Coca-Cola
Community College Academic
Team Silver Scholars in 2015.
The honor included a $1,250
stipend from the Coca-Cola
Scholars Foundation.
The Coca-Cola Scholars
Foundation sponsors the
Coca-Cola Community College
Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver,
and 50 Bronze scholars each year. The Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)
International Honor Society judges the program.
ECC recognized by Anderson
Animal Shelter with Community
Champion Award
Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin honored ECC with
the Community Champion Award in November for the work
accomplished by its Workforce Transitions Program.
The Workforce Transitions Program placed students in
positions at the Anderson Animal Shelter while paying their
hourly wages. To date, the shelter has worked with five
students, all of whom have made great contributions to the
organization.
ECC partners with NIU for dual
business degree program
Elgin Community
College is one
of five northwest
suburban
community
colleges that
has partnered
with Northern
Illinois University
for a dual
business degree
program. The
new agreement,
announced in June
2015, will allow
students who complete an associate degree in business to transfer seamlessly and complete a bachelor's degree at NIU-Hoffman Estates.
The Business Dual Degree Program is designed to provide
a pathway for students to earn affordable associate and
bachelor's degrees in business administration close to home,
helping address the region's need for an educated workforce.
"This partnership provides another pathway for students to
improve their lives and reach their educational goals," said
ECC President David Sam. "It will allow ECC students to
earn a four-year degree in business from NIU without
leaving the district. It is an excellent benefit to our students
and community."
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FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS
CONTINUE TO BENEFIT STUDENTS
WHILE EARNING NATIONAL
RECOGNITION AND PRAISE
Student borrowing and loan defaults drop
When ECC’s Office of Financial Aid and
Scholarships introduced mandatory pre-loan
counseling in fall 2011, office staff predicted that the long-term effect would be beneficial for student borrowers. And they were right. Student borrowing has declined dramatically over time, from $6.3 million in 2010-2011 down to $3.7 million in 2014-2015. Furthermore, the percentage of students defaulting on their loans has declinedl. In 2010-2011 (reported to the college by the U.S. Department of Education in September 2014) the default rate was 20.5 percent. In 2011-2012 (reported in September 2015), the default rate dropped six full points to 14.5 percent. (Default rates require a longer span of time to be calculated; thus, FY2012 is the most recently reported year.)
ECC earns presidential
recognition for financial
literacy programs
ECC has reported on previous recognition of its student loan counseling program and financial literacy initiatives; however, its most
recent accolade comes from the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans, an advisory group to President Barack Obama and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, in which ECC was praised for its financial literacy programs as
a “proven and promising post-secondary partnership.” Similar recognition was also included in the final report from the U.S.
Financial Literacy and Education Commission.
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ECC Makes Dreams Affordable
Students who start at ECC experience
significant savings on their tuition.
Annual
Tuition/Fees*
Elgin Community
College
Four-Year
Tuition/Fees*
Two + Two
Tuition/Fees**
SAVINGS BY
ATTENDING
ECC
$3,582 Annual Tuition/Fees*
PUBLIC ILLINOIS UNIVERSITIES
Southern
Illinois University
Edwardsville
Eastern Illinois
University
Northern Illinois
University
Illinois State
University
University of
Illinois–Chicago
University of
Illinois–Urbana
$10,247
$13,330
$40,988
$27,658
$11,312
$15,460
$45,248
$29,788
$12,202
$17,240
$48,808
$31,568
$13,168
$19,172
$52,672
$33,500
$13,762
$20,360
$55,048
$34,688
$15,626
$24,088
$62,504
$38,416
PRIVATE ILLINOIS UNIVERSITIES
Columbia College
of Chicago
Judson
University***
DePaul
University
Illinois Institute
of Technology
Loyola University
Chicago
Northwestern
University
$24,344
$41,524
$97,376
$55,852
$28,170
$49,176
$112,680
$63,504
$36,361
$65,558
$145,444
$79,886
$43,680
$174,720
$94,524
$40,426
$161,704
$88,016
$49,097
$196,188
$105,258
$80,196
$73,688
$90,930
* Tuition and fees
quoted as
full-time
(15 hours) fall
and spring
semesters
based on
2015-2016 rates.
** Two + Two
represents two
years at Elgin
Community
College with
annual
tuition/fees
of $3,582
followed by
two years at
the more
expensive
institution.
*** ECC University
Partner
institution; for
more information,
visit elgin.edu/
advancedstudies.
Source:
collegeboard.com
and individual
school websites.
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PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIPS
OPERATING SUPPORT AND STUDENT
TRANSFERS 0.6%
GRANTS
OUT
0.1%
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
6.2%
STUDENT
SERVICES
Elgin7.7%
Community College uses a conservative budgeting and financial management model that
emphasizes fiscal responsibility while providing for the college’s focus on teaching and learning.
ACADEMIC
SUPPORT
INSTRUCTION
42.9%
For
fiscal year 2015, ECC again received a clean, unmodified audit opinion from its external auditing firm.
11.1%
ECC has always maintained a balanced budget and continued its strong financial position in 2015, despite
OPERATION
ANDeconomy, by providing ample liquidity as demonstrated by four months of operating expenses
a difficult
MAINTENANCE
inOFreserve
PLANT (as mandated by the Community College District 509 Board of Trustees).
11.2%
ECC’s business
offices are staffed with knowledgeable and experienced financial experts who apply
INSTITUTIONAL
SUPPORT
industry-wide
best practices to the stewardship of community resources.
20.2%
OTHER
REVENUES
2.6%
Operating Revenues by Source
for the Years Ended June 30
TUITION
AND FEES
2014
24.4%
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
45.8%
STATE
GOVERNMENT
27.1%
2015
Local Government
Tuition and Fees
State Government
Investment Income
Build America Bond Rebates
Other Revenue
Transfers In
$ 43,202,386
23,197,710
23,375,712
109,202
—
394,763
2,196,000
$ 43,652,582
23,288,316
25,792,150
302,824
—
572 ,612
1,644,673
TOTAL REVENUES
$ 92,475,773
$ 95,253,157
Operating Funds include the Education Fund and the Operations and
Maintenance Fund.
PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIPS
OPERATING SUPPORT AND STUDENT
TRANSFERS 0.6%
GRANTS
OUT
0.1%
6.2%
Operating Expenditures by Function for the Years Ended June 30
STUDENT
SERVICES
2014
7.7%
ACADEMIC
SUPPORT
INSTRUCTION
42.9%
11.1%
OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE
OF PLANT
11.2%
INSTITUTIONAL
SUPPORT
20.2%
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OTHER
2015
Instruction
$ 38,874,870
Academic Support
9,720,426
Student Services
7,431,998
Public Support
454,295
Operation & Maintenance of Plant
10,516,374
Institutional Support
17,204,266
Scholarships and Student Grants
61,092
Operating Transfers Out
4,391,837
$ 40,472,149
10,433,345
7,299,789
522,684
10,632,740
19,128,731
73,232
5,812,417
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$ 94,375,087
$ 88,655,158
Statement of Operating Net Assets
for the Years Ended June 30
Grant Revenue
for the Years Ended June 30
2014
2015
GRANTS
Federal Financial Aid
Federal Grants
State and Local Grants
$ 16,570,569
2,493,492
988,357
$ 15,048,793
2,552,923
1,407,761
TOTAL GRANTS
$ 20,052,418
$ 19,009,477
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January 2016
Dear friends and supporters,
You are making such a difference in the lives of our students! Just see what they have
to say about the impact you are making.
“This experience changed my life! It fills me with overwhelming humility and joy,” reports
Nancy (East Dundee), a 56-year-old single mom and second year nursing student.
“I desperately want to continue learning,but cannot pay for it myself. I have big dreams
but a little pocketbook,” says Hannah (West Dundee), a first year student pursing her
interest in music and teaching.
Your generosity
provides
encouragement,
rewards potential,
and enriches our community.
When scholarship awardees were asked to describe in
one word what it means to have received a scholarship,
students responded with "hope," "opportunity,"
"encouragement," and "possibility." Aspiring welders,
biologists, chefs, engineers, and teachers expressed
heartfelt gratitude for your belief in them, and they
shared an even stronger commitment to persevere
and succeed in reaching their academic goals.
As the ECC Foundation Board embarked on its
strategic planning process this year, we reaffirmed our
commitment to generate resources that will maximize
access to an exceptional, locally based education
for students of all generations in order to improve
lives and strengthen our community. Thank you for
investing in our shared vision.
We are proud to share our accomplishments, financial status, and outcomes with
you in the pages that follow. We are grateful for your trust and support in assisting
Elgin Community College students in such meaningful ways. Your generosity provides
encouragement, rewards potential, and enriches our community. Together, we are
building a better community through our community’s college.
Katherine Sawyer, MBA, CFRE, CSPG
Executive Director
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Ian Lamp
Board Chair
ECC Foundation Annual Report FY2015
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FOUNDATION IMPACT REPORT
(July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015)
Thanks to your generosity, prudent stewardship, and our work together over
the past year, the Elgin Community College Foundation Board is pleased to
share the following accomplishments and milestones:
• Provided $148,478 in financial scholarship awards to 218 students to
support their successes as they advance their academic journeys.
• Distributed $138,160 in assistance toward 27 academic or student life projects
on campus, including:
▪ College readiness work with high school students through the
Transition Academy.
▪ Funding to host the inaugural Gail Shadwell Forensics Tournament at ECC.
▪ Installation of new assistive listening system in the Blizzard
and SecondSpace theatre in the Arts Center to ensure all students and
patrons can fully experience ECC arts programming.
▪ Start-up food items for Spartan Food Pantry grand opening.
▪ Funding to purchase school supplies for Project Backpack, a
community service project to equip District 509 school children
with backpacks and needed supplies to start school in the fall.
▪ Funding for the Entrepreneurship Center Feasibility Study.
▪ Emergency funding to four students whose unforeseen circumstances
would have required they stop-out or drop-out of college.
▪ Funding for GED® students and new nursing grads who would not have otherwise been able to afford their proficiency or licensure examinations.
• Launched the Resources for Excellence Mini-Grants Program, encouraging
innovation among faculty and staff. Five projects received a total of
$11,000 in funding during the pilot year. Funding supported student travel
for professional conferences, exchange experiences, and more.
• Strong fiscal management in combination with new contributions
resulted in a 6 percent investment return, clean audit opinion, and total assets growth to $6,643,294 (8 percent).
• Expressed our appreciation for and acknowledgement of your life-changing
investment in community based higher education by publishing three
issues of the IMPACT newsletter, profiling the students and programs that are benefiting from your generosity. In addition, updated the Honor Roll of Donors posted in the atrium of Building A and distributed 225 customized annual fund reports to scholarship and program fund founders.
• Welcomed new board members Carol Gieske (’77) and Mike Ploszek.
• In planning for the future, we sought input from the philanthropic
community and evaluated our readiness to embark on a future major gift
fundraising effort. Thank you for your input and interest in growing our
impact through the gift of education. Stay tuned for more to come.
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Some of the many ways you are making a difference
Celebrating new scholarships and program funds initiated over
the past year, improving lives and strengthening our community:
• Colonial Cafe Breakfast Competition and Scholarship Award –
Established by Colonial Cafe and Ice Cream in partnership with
ECC’s culinary program, the award is granted to four students.
The first place winner’s recipe appeared in Colonial Cafe and Ice
Cream restaurants in January 2015.
• Douglas John Schuring Memorial Scholarship – Established
by Dr. Donna Schuring Redmer (’76), this endowed scholarship
memorializes her son and will be available for award in the 2016­
2017 academic year. Scholarship funding will support students
who are seeking a degree or certificate and have financial need.
• OneMain Financial Completion Scholarship – Established by
OneMain Financial in partnership with the Achieving the Dream
network, this scholarship provides $3,000 in support to four
students who are enrolled full-time in their second year of a
credit-bearing certificate or associate degree program.
• Paul Hatch Memorial Scholarship for Music Production –
Established by Mary Hatch, dean of Liberal, Visual, and Performing
Arts, this scholarship memorializes her brother and is awarded to
students enrolled in ECC’s Music Production Program who have
completed their gateway courses and have financial need.
• Robert and Linda Becci Scholarship – Awarding
African-American students who live in District 509, with
preference to those who have graduated from Saint Edwards
Catholic High School.
• Rotary Club of Elgin Endowed Scholarship – Continuing a
long history of scholarship awards to ECC students, the club
established this endowment to award students who are residents
of Elgin, South Elgin, Burlington, or Hampshire, are legal residents,
and have financial need.
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• Spartan Food Pantry Fund – Launched in 2014 by
students in the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
at ECC, the pantry serves the needs of students enrolled at
the college to help ensure that hunger is not a barrier to
education.
• Tyler J. Shaw Memorial Art Scholarship – Memorializing
ECC student Tyler Shaw, the scholarship established by his
mother, family, and friends, is available for students studying
art (visual or performing) who live in District 509.
Existing scholarships recently endowed to provide a lasting
legacy include:
• Nick Kotwas Memorial Scholarship – Established in
April 2011 to memorialize ECC alumnus Nick Kotwas, the
scholarship rewards full-time students who are involved
in college clubs or service organizations, maintain a 3.0+
GPA, and have financial need. Qualifying students must be
residents of South Elgin or graduates of Elgin High School.
• Women in Management-The Susan Wyatt Memorial
Scholarship – Established in 2013 by the members of
Women in Management-Fox Valley, the scholarship honors
the memory of a dedicated member and colleague,
Susan Wyatt. Endowed by the group in 2015, the
scholarship supports women who are pursuing an associate
degree in business with aspirations of continuing their
education. Qualifying students must have a GPA of 3.0+ and financial need.
ECC Foundation Annual Report FY2015
POWER OF SUPPORT:
50 YEARS OF NURSING EXCELLENCE
FORTIFIED BY THE POWERS FAMILY
As ECC’s Nursing Program commemorates 50 years of excellence, ECC
applauds Dr. Richard and Dorothy Powers, whose contributions to the
program continue to play a valuable role in nursing education.
“Dr. and Mrs. Powers, known as Dot and Dick, shared
the vision and mission of Elgin Community College
and embodied many of our shared values,” said
ECC Trustee Clare Ollayos, DC, who paid homage to
the Powers family at the college’s 50th anniversary
celebration of its Nursing Program in the fall. “Dr.
Powers developed one of the first ethnically diverse
surgical groups in Elgin. The Powers were strong
advocates of equity and diversity.”
Before the Illinois Community College Act of 1965
was enacted, many community hospitals, including
Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, administered
their own nursing programs. But that changed with
the advent of the act, which moved professional
training programs to community colleges with clinical
rotations managed in partnership with local hospitals.
Richard Powers, MD, a thoracic surgeon at Sherman
Hospital, was a strong advocate of that change, which
enhanced nursing education through the community
college system. Since the first graduating class in
the spring of 1967, Elgin Community College has
awarded 3,262 men and women with an Associate of
Applied Science-Nursing credential and pin.
Powers, in partnership with the late George
Van de Voorde, former Elgin fire chief and
distinguished mayor, helped start the EMT
paramedic program at the college.
Thanks to the generosity of the Powers family, the
nursing simulation lab is now equipped with a Pyxis
medication dispensing unit, preparing students
for use of similar units at local clinical sites. The
multimillion dollar simulation lab is located on the
third floor of the Building A Health and Life Sciences
Building. In recognition of their pivotal role and
support of the nursing program, the nurses station
has been named in honor of Dr. Richard and
Dorothy Powers.
Special thanks to Advocate Sherman Hospital
for its generous sponsorship of this event.
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ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF JUNE 30, 2015
GIFT PURPOSE
Balance Sheet
FY 2014
FY 2015
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Investments
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance
Pledges Receivable, Net
Prepaid Expenses
Other Receivables
$ 600,405
$ 5,5 19,048
$
33,679
$
86,634
$
–
$
4,344
$ 644,495
$ 6 ,046,009
$
34,152
$
83,931
$
8,797
$
3,722
Total Assets
$ 6,244,110
$ 6,821,106
Liabilities
Accounts Payable
Deferred Revenue
Funds Held on Behalf of Others
Due to Elgin Community College
$
$
$
$
21,398
37,166
4,590
51,163
$
$
$
$
Total Liabilities
$
114,317
$
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Temporarily Restricted
Permanently Restricted
$ 4 45 ,839
$ 2, 501,874
$ 3 ,182,080
$ 629,241
$ 2,658,133
$ 3,361,711
Total Net Assets
$ 6,129,793
$ 6,649,085
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
$ 6,244,110
$ 6,821,106
FY 2014
FY 2015
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
2,401
81,450
–
88,170
172,021
Student Scholarship
and Award
Academic Programs
and Equipment
Event Sponsorship
and Participation
$ 301,882
$ 219,628
$ 156,856
Unrestricted Support
$ 65,647
Gifts In-Kind
$ 39,046
TOTAL
$ 783,059
8%
5%
20%
39%
28%
Revenue and Expenses
REVENUES
Contributions
Fund-raising Events, Net of Expenses
Investment Return and Other Net of Fees
Increase in Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance
Contributed Services
$
$
$
$
$
327,702
80,419
716,974
448
364,0 00
Total Revenues
$ 1,489,543
Scholarship Awards
Support to Elgin Community College
Management and General
Contributed Services
$
$
$
$
Total Expenses
$
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR
$ 850,173
$ 5,2 79,620
$ 6,129,793
$
$
$
$
$
490,232
93,196
327,750
473
405,000
Individuals
$ 282,908
Corporations
$ 215,826
Foundations
$ 134,378
$ 1,316,651
Community
Organizations
$ 149,947
139,103
69,637
66,630
364,000
$
$
$
$
148,478
138,160
105,721
405,000
TOTAL
$ 783,059
639,370
$
797,359
EXPENSES
19%
17%
$ 519,292
$ 6,129,793
$ 6,649,085
– Investment returns net of fees for Fiscal Year 2015 were 6 percetn. The foundation's investments are guided by
board-approved investment policy.
– The foundation endowment, comprised of permanently restricted and related temporarily restricted funds was valued
at $5,410,305 on June 30, 2015.
– Scholarship awards and support to ECC comprise the total resources expended to directly support the organization's
mission through scholarship, program, and project support during the fiscal year. In FY15, this totaled $286,638.
– Contributed Services represent the staff expense provided by ECC to the foundation without charge. The estimated
value of these services is a gift in-kind and is reflected as both revenue and expense on the Revenue and Expense statement.
– The ECC Foundation received an unmodified/unqualifed audit opinion from our independent audit form, Sikich, LLP, in 2015.
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SOURCES OF GIFTS
28%
36%
ECC Foundation Annual Report FY2015
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Honor Roll of Contributors as of June 30, 2015
The ECC Foundation recognizes and appreciates the outstanding generosity of those individuals, families, private foundations,
businesses, and organizations who have made it possible to support so many worthy students and college programs.
Lifetime Giving
Through June 30, 2015
CENTURY CIRCLE ($100,000 - $499,999)
Anonymous (2)
Harry and Phyllis Blizzard
Harvey E. and Ethel M. Daeumer
Duraco Products, Inc.
EFS Foundation
Grand Victoria Foundation
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Kluber Architects + Engineers
Knowles Foundation and
Knowles Electronics LLC
Lamp Incorporated
Little Angels Pledge Run, c/o
Elgin H.O.G. Chapter
Rotary Club of Elgin
Seigle Family Foundation
DEAN’S CIRCLE ($50,000 - $99,999)
Abbott Laboratories Fund
Sterling “Stu” Ainsworth
Anonymous (1)
Burnidge Cassell and Associates
Elgin Sweeper Foundation
Lawrence Harrington
IHC Construction Companies, LLC and
The IHC Group Foundation
Thomas and Claire Johannesen
Knaack Manufacturing Company/
Emerson Electric
Lundstrom Insurance
Nancy and Hugh Epping Foundation
Caren and Dale Nickelsen
Jack and Marlene Shales
Shales McNutt Construction
Southbend, a Middleby Company
Annual Giving
Honoring gifts received
between July 1, 2014 and
June 30, 2015
BENEFACTOR ($25,000 and more)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Rotary Club of Elgin
Seigle Family Foundation
PARTNER ($10,000 - $24,999)
Achieving the Dream, Inc./One
Main Financial
Richard and Marilyn Alberding
First National Bank of Omaha, Castle Bank
Kellenberger Electric, Inc.
Elizabeth Kotwas and Mike Barry
Lamp Incorporated
Lundstrom Insurance
Dr. Donna S. Redmer and Mr. Jack Redmer
Women in Management-Fox Valley
DIRECTOR ($5,000 - $9,999)
Anonymous
Teena and Daniel Bergsma
Bison Gear & Engineering
Colonial Cafe & Ice Cream
Constellation
Dewberry Architects Inc.
DLA Architects, Ltd.
EFS Foundation
Elgin Community College Faculty
Association (ECCFA)
Elgin Sweeper Foundation
John M. Eshelman
Florence B. & Cornelia A. Palmer Foundation
Sally and Jerry Guy
IHC Construction Companies, LLC and
The IHC Group Foundation
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
Timothy and Marcia Kellenberger
Lauderdale Electric Co.
OTTO Engineering, Inc.
Dr. David and Julie Sam
Katherine Swenson Sawyer
Risé Shaw
Sysco Chicago, Inc.
COLLEAGUE ($2,500 - $4,999)
Affiliated Systems, Inc.
Automated Logic
Robert and Linda Becci
Bornquist, Inc.
Monica and Scott Bucek
Charles Burnidge
Paul and Joyce Dawson
Early, Tousey, Regan & Wlodek
Dr. Phyllis E. and Mr. Olufemi Folarin
Franczek Radelet, P.C.
Grand Victoria Casino
Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick
Mary F. Hatch
Anton Hirsch
Illinois Aviation Academy, Inc.
Carolyn Kirk-Likou and Emmanuel Likou
Kluber Architects + Engineers
Ian and Lisa Lamp
Caren and Dale Nickelsen
Dr. J. Emeka and Mrs. Uchenna Onwuta
Roger Ramey
Jack and Marlene Shales
Shales McNutt Construction
Sikich LLP
WET Solutions, Inc.
ASSOCIATE ($1,000 - $2,499)
Advance Electrical Supply Co.
Advocate Sherman Hospital
Thomas and Chere Anderson
Anonymous (3)
Associated Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Auxiliary of Advocate Sherman Hospital
BHFX Digital Imaging
Neil Boyer
Carol and Robert Broeker
Sally A. Callahan
Janet Canaday
Betsy and Peter Cappas
Capsonic Group LLC
Cecilia Carreon
Cobra Metal Works
Community Physical Therapy &
Associates, Ltd.
Wendy Covich
Frank Curkov
Bruce and Peggy Dahlquist
Charles and Linda Dvorak
EcoEnergy, LLC
Elgin Elks Lodge #737
John Fenzel
William and Judith Geister
Carol and Patrick Gieske
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
Kim Gilmore and Jeffrey Bero
Carol and Dennis Graeff
Clark Hallpike
Dr. Linda C. Hefferin
William and Taffy Hoffer
Beverly Hoffman
Doris J. Hunt
Katherine Hurt
Illinois Community College
System Foundation
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, Inc.
Thomas and Claire Johannesen
Larry and Whitney Jones
KCT Credit Union
Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
KJWW Engineering Consultants
Rebecca Knoppkie
Sharon and Marc Konny
Sheri G. Lacy
Earl and Luann Lamp
Dr. Eric A. Larson and
Mrs. Sharon A. Fisher-Larson
Bill and Roxanna Lauderdale
Cheri Lee Lewis and Dr. David R. Lewis
Diane and Vytautas Lukas
Eleanor and Douglas MacKinney
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Dr. Ruixuan Mao and Dr. Mi Hu
McGrath Buick/Nissan
Northwest Suburban Imaging
Association, S.C.
Ozzie’s Outreach Foundation, Inc.
Palumbo Family Foundation
The Penkava Family
Glen and Mary Peterson
David and Elizabeth Pfeiffer
Michael Ploszek
PMA Financial Network, Inc.
David Reich
Richard W. Renner
Revcor Inc.
David Rice
Andrew and Sherri Robinson
Tom and Bette Roeser
Rotary Club of Carpentersville
Fred Schramm
Robert L. Shaw
Mary Jo Sheehy
Spa Bleu
Speer Financial Inc.
St. Charles Bank & Trust Company
Trane
United Engravers, Inc.
W.R. Meadows, Inc.
Walker Parking Consultants
Dan and Cathy Walter
Lori Wascher
Weatherguard Roofing Co.
Weiss, Sugar, Dvorak & Dusek
Robert and Donna Werderich
Patricia and Robert West
Marilyn A. Westerhoff
Michael and Jennifer Wong
CONTRIBUTOR ($500 - $999)
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Absolute Fire Protection, Inc.
Paula and Francis Amenta
Timothy and Elizabeth Anderson
Anonymous (4)
Applied Communications Group
Elizabeth A. Becker
Bennett & Brosseau Roofing Inc.
Dr. Kristen Campbell
Jenni and Carlos Betancourt
Betty and Floyd Brown
Katrina Chan Larsen
Clear Perspective Advisors, LLC
John and Bonnie Coffin
Comcast
Dr. Janelle A. Crowley and Mr. Wesley Jost
Dr. James Dittus
DeLoris Doederlein
Donor Club of Elgin
Susan and Thomas Ela
Mary Elfring
Eric J. Fernandez & Co.
Joyce J. Fountain
Dan and Karen Fox
Fox Valley Building and Construction
Trades Council
Dr. James D. Galbraith and
Mrs. Susan Galbraith
Philip Garber
Elena Gardea
Daniel and Nancy Gardner
Tom and Sue Hannula
Hargrave Builders, Inc.
Hartwig Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Dr. Jabria A. Jassim
Ken Johnson
Jeffery and Janet Julian
Kahler Slater
Garland Kizer
Kristine Kowalski
Kroeschell, Inc.
Andrea and Jerry Lehmacher & Family
Jane N. Lehmann
Lucky Locators, Inc.
Lori Macias Clark
Dr. Jennifer L. McClure and
Mr. Chris McClure
Michael and Kelly McKay
June Miller
Dr. John E. Near and Mrs. Jonel Near
Rachel Neville
Dr. Clare M. Ollayos and Dr. Scott Fladland
Jorge and Cheryl Phillips
Kimberly S. Plate
Karin B. Quist
Regional Office of Education Kane County
Michael Renner
Robert A. Chapski, Ltd.
Dr. Elizabeth Roeger Ludwig
Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Maureen Rosenfeld
Victoria Roush
Gary Rowe
Rubino Engineering
Howard Russo
Annamarie Schopen
Stark & Son Trenching, Inc.
Douglas and Diane Stredde
Support Staff of Elgin Community College
Assn. (SSECCA)
Dawn Sweeney Munson
Kimberly Tarver
William and Traci Templin
The Steiner Kerman Education Foundation
Dr. Susan A. Timm and Mr. Chuck Timm
Triumph Community Bank
Frederick Vogt
Robert E. White
Robert and Trudy Wise
FRIEND ($100 - $499)
ABMP Associated Bodywork &
Massage Professionals
Carol Adair
Brooks and Glenda Aitchison
Sheila J. Akerberg
E. C. Alft
Altrusa International Club of Elgin, Inc.
Amber Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
American Legion Elgin Post #57
Diana Ams
Bruce and Debra Anderson
Donald A. Anderson
Don H. Anderson
Rick and Connie Anesi
William Angelo
Constance and Richard Anish
Anonymous (7)
Sandra Anthony
Anson E. Arndt
Sharon Arnt
Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation
Maria Bagshaw
Mr. Jaime Balli
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Micaela Banks
Mich and Mary Ellen Barbezat
Harry and Donna Barnes
Billie B. Barnett
Lavon Bayler
Bazos, Freeman, Kramer, Schuster &
Braithwaite, LLC
Vic Becker
Harry and Phyllis Blizzard
BMD Corporation
Jane B. Bolz
Richard Bonnom
Scott Bothwell and Catherine Purvis
Donna Boyce
Wendy S. Breitmayer
Heidi Brelsford
Mila Brinker
Janet Brown
Laura Brown
Lynne and Craig Brown
Michele Brynelsen
Chad Budziak
Noreen Burton Hill
Calvin J. Byrd
Luis and Judith Cabrera
Ryan C. Callahan
Carey Electric Contracting, Inc.
Jessica Carpenter
David Carillo
Frances L. Channon
City of Elgin
Jerome Clauser
Sharon Colby
Patrick Collins
Linda Conniff
Conservation Design Forum, Inc.
Robin S. Cook and Ed Cook
Ned and Marcia Coonen
Mary T. Cubert
Johanna Cummings Benard
CVS Corporation
Dane Packaging International, Inc.
Richard Davis
Norma De La Rosa Sanchez
Irina and Rob Del Genio
Cristina DeOcampo
Brent and Chalyce Deterding
Dexter Dental LLC
Dave Dillion
Janice and Marvin Dittman
Amy Donati
John and Anne Duffy
Terry and Pat Dunning
ECC Massage Therapy Program
Elgin Trades Council
Michael Elliott
Ted and Bing Eltzroth
Engineering Enterprises, Inc.
Natalie Escobar
Patricia Fahrner
Beverly Felder
Fenzel Motor Sales, Inc.
FJ Bero & Co., Inc.
Diana and Tim Flahaven
Richard and Maureen Floyd
Fly America Inc.
Janet Flynn
Amy Folden
Susan Ford
Fox Valley Fire & Safety Co.
Susan Franck
Frontenac Bunco Babes
Nancy Gallaugher
ECC Foundation Annual Report FY2015
Christina Galvin
Cynthia L. Gaspardo
Samuel Gattuso
Lesia Gemelli
Jennifer Gentile
Get Fresh Produce, Inc.
David Gibson
Linda Gilmore
Gilmore Marketing Concepts
John Gobey
Golden “K” Kiwanis Club
Greater Elgin Family Care Center
Richard and Cindy Green
Mary Lynn Guy
H & R Block
Hands on Health Manual
and Physical Therapy
Stuart E. Hanfling
Barbara Hansen
Gail Hanson
Lawrence Harrington
Lucas and Mary Harriss
Ellen Harte
John and Angela Hartgenbush
Dr. Julie Hartley Moore
Patricia Heid
Scott Heiniger
Peggy Heinrich
Sherry and Robert Hellmuth
Bonnie A. Henn Pritchard
Lorie Hermesdorf
Frank Hernandez
Rachel E. Hitt
William Holevas
Philip Howard
Hurley and Volk Orthodontics
Interiors for Business, Inc.
Rick and Sharon Jakle
Sean Jensen
Paul Jezior
Lisa M. Johnson
Ms. Mary Johnson
Lyn Kellermeyer
Greg Kelly
Michelle Kembitzky
Diane J. Kerruish
Crystal D. Kerwin
KI Chicago
Kimberly Clark Foundation
Anitra C. King
Alan and Sandra Kirk
Clay Kirkland
Mary Ellen Klemundt
Wendy Ko
Kimberly and Michael Kohls
Ed Krantz
Gregory Kubitz
Carolyn Kuykendall
Steven Lamp
Landmark Engineering Group, Inc.
Heather A. Larkin
Theresa Larson
Deb Letizio
Travis Linville and Angela Ogburn
Celia Lopez
Angela Lucca
Marcia Luptak
Richard and Anne Marblestone
Dr. Robert McBride and
Mrs. Mary Ellen McBride
James McGee
Shanna McKee
Gerald McLaughlin
Matt Meives
Metalmaster Roofmaster
Jeffrey and Courtney Meyer
Sandro and Claudie Miller
Dr. Wendy L. Miller and Mr. Jay F. Miller
Steven and Rebecca Mischak
Josephine Moeller
Mrs. Eunice and Dr. Marius Mokwe
Lisa Morema Murphy
Lauren Morgan
Dr. Christine Mueller
Denise Napoli
Polly Nash and Karen Gordon
Dr. Roberta Nauman
Richard Nay
Roberto Negron
Leo and Marilyn Nelson
Thao Nguyen
Gary A. Norden
Dr. Patricia H. O’Brien
Margaret J. Parker
Kathe J. Pava
Dr. Mary E. Perkins
Amy S. Perrin
Phi Theta Kappa Int’l Honor Society
Rho Kappa Chapter
Jana and Michael Porter
Bill and Chris Powell
Walter Pozdro
Jeff Pratt
Marilyn Y. Prentice and Cory Banks
Deborah Price
Jeffery Pryzbylo
Susan and Thomas Rakow
Peter J. Ramirez
REF Rehab Education Formula
John and Felicite Regan
Elaine Reid
Kristin Richmond
Gregory D. Robinson
Erica M. Romero
Richard and Linda Rouse
Margaret A. and George K. Rowe
Ryan Incorporated Central
St. Thomas More Church
Art Sauceda
Jean Saylor
Julie Schaid
Nicole Scherger
Marjorie Schildknecht
Kari Ann Schimmel
Sue Schmidt
Art and Nancy Schueneman
John J. Scotillo
Mark and Robin Seigle
Kelli S. Sinclair
John and Melissa Sleeting
Georgia Solovay
David Spence
Susanne Stankoskey
Dr. Leticia Starkov
Donna Stewart
Calvin Stoney
Structural Technologies, Inc.
Eleanor Swanson
Melissa L. Tait
Liz Tannhauser
Tanya N. Ternes
Maria G. Terry
The Norris Foundation
Thermosystems, Inc.
Marcy Thompson
Michael J. Tracy
Brooke and Frank Transue
Susan and Daniel Travis
Donald Valentine
Jean Van Gaston
Mike R. Warren
Dr. Donald Waters and Mrs. Trinka Waters
Jack and Anne Weiss
Barbara White
Janet L. Whitsitt
Jane Wiedemann
Lisa Wiehle
Carolyn M. Williams
Iola Williams Hallpike
Gretchen Wirtz
Kathleen and Patrick Wolf
Woods Event Management, Inc.
Thomas and Linda Youngren
Eric Zabinski
Rick Zonts
Tribute Gifts
The ECC Foundation is honored to acknowledge
the following individuals for whom a tribute gift
was received during the year.
GIFTS RECEIVED IN MEMORY OF
Lydia Anderson
Whitney Sophia Anderson
Anna Austin
Joan Banks
Jonetta M. Beresford
Bonnie Burton Biddulph
Junn DeOcampo
Douglas Dvorak
Mary-Louise “Molly” Eshelman
Christopher Fielder
Thomas E. Hefferin
Anita M Herron
Donna Hetherington
Sabrina Khafaji
Nick Kotwas
Virginia Mallow
Patricia Anderson Milgrim
Mary Perrin
Marcia Renner
Leonid Ruchinski
Buck Sabel
Tyler J. Shaw
Susan Smith
E. Max von Isser
Frances L. Walker
Robert E. White Sr.
GIFTS RECEIVED IN HONOR OF
Teena Bergsma
John L. Duffy’s 80th Birthday
John M. Fialko
International Cultural Educational Association
Daniel Kernler
Carolyn Kirk-Likou
Denise and Calvin McKinley
Caren Nickelsen
Kristen Parker
Susan Spengler-Abell
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Gifts In-Kind
Ace Metal Crafts
Acomtech Mold, Inc.,
Advocate Sherman Hospital
APEX Material Handling
Jenni and Carlos Betancourt
Cafe Roma
Central States Automatic Sprinklers, Inc.
Ned and Marcia Coonen
Dr. Carol Cowles and Mr. James Fletcher
Stephanie Cox
Jim Crosby
Bruce and Peggy Dahlquist
Danny’s Pizza
Paul and Joyce Dawson
Steven Droesch
DS Containers
ECC Massage Therapy Program
Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Kim Gilmore and Jeffrey Bero
Grand Victoria Casino
Jean Gualdoni
iO Improv
J and Abe’s Welding Shop & Mobile
Welding
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Karena’s Hair & Nail Design
Carolyn Kirk-Likou and Emmanuel Likou
Knaack Manufacturing Company/Emerson
Electric
Ian and Lisa Lamp
Bob Lewin
Lynfred Winery
Maciano’s Pizza and Pastaria
John Mahoney
Malnati Organization, Inc.
Mercer Culinary
Milagro Tequila
Sandro and Claudie Miller
Polly Nash and Karen Gordon
Caren and Dale Nickelsen
Dr. Clare M. Ollayos and Dr. Scott Fladland
Onesti Entertainment/Arcada Theatre
Paramount Theatre
David and Elizabeth Pfeiffer
Gerald Powers
Ed Rivas and Elaine Ayers-Rivas
Sammy’s Mexican Grill and Bar
Savage Bros. Co.
Larry Strainer
Douglas and Diane Stredde
The Bend General Store
The Second City
Gregory Van Zandt
Dr. Susan Walsh and Mr. Alan Cohen
Welding Sales
Zanies Comedy Club–St. Charles
Living Legacy
SPARTAN LEGACY SOCIETY
PLANNED AND ESTATE GIFT DONORS
Ralph E. Apple*
Elaine J. Bayless*
Eleanor J. Born*
Charlotte Bosworth*
Elizabeth M. Buchman*
Dorothy W. Davis*
Viola Dunning Duck*
David Eno*
Lewis V. Fletcher*
Hal Gilbert*
Otis Isenbarger*
Marcus Johns*
Carolyn Kirk-Likou Karl M. Lehr*
William H. Lovell*
Otto J. Maha*
Joan C. Schaaf*
Walter S. Tanner, Jr.*
Dr. Donald Waters and Mrs. Trinka Waters
*deceased
The Elgin Community College
Foundation is committed to
acknowledging our donors’
generosity as accurately
as possible. Please call the
Foundation office at
847-214-7377 for any
corrections. Thank you.
Premier
Sponsors
We are grateful to the following firms
and individuals for their commitment
at the premier sponsorship level in
support of student learning through ECC
Foundation events.
FY 2013
Kluber Architects + Engineers
Lundstrom Insurance
FY 2014
DLA Architects, Ltd
Lundstrom Insurance
FY 2015
Richard and Marilyn Alberding
DLA Architects, Ltd.
Lundstrom Insurance
2014-2015 PURSES WITH PURPOSE MEMBERS
The Purses with Purpose giving circle embraces
the vision that all women who seek postsecondary
education as a path to achievement in their professional
and personal lives have the resources needed to support
their commitment. The goal in offering this support is to
provide a means for making our community and world
a better place to live.
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Advocate Sherman
Hospital Auxiliary
Teena Bergsma
Carol Broeker
Monica Bucek
Sally Callahan
Betsy Cappas
Sharon Fisher-Larson
Carol Graeff
Taffy Hoffer
Beverly Hoffman
Kathy Hurt
Claire Johannesen
Carolyn Kirk-Likou
Sheri Lacy
Cheri Lee Lewis
Luann Lamp
Eleanor MacKinney
Caren Nickelsen
Mary Peterson
Bette Roeser
David Sam
Katherine Sawyer
Mary Jo Sheehy
Lori Wascher
2014-2015 PURSES WITH PURPOSE SPONSOR
United Engravers Inc.
Community College District 509 Board of Trustees
Donna Redmer, EdD
Chair
Dundee
Trustee since 2009
Clare M. Ollayos, DC
Elgin
Trustee since 1995
Eleanor “Ellie” MacKinney, CAS
Vice Chair
Hampshire
Trustee since 1999
John Duffy, MSEd
Secretary
Elgin
Trustee since 1975
Art Sauceda, CPA
Bartlett
Trustee since May 2013
Jorge Galvan
Student Trustee
Elgin
2015-2016
Angela J. Causey
South Elgin
Trustee since May 2013
Robert A. Getz
Elgin
Trustee 2003-2015
Jeffrey A. Meyer, JD
Elgin
Trustee since 2015
Elgin Community College Foundation
Board of Directors 2015-2016
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Ian Lamp
Chair
Larry Jones
Vice Chair
Caren Nickelsen
Immediate Past Chair
Andy Robinson
Secretary
DIRECTORS
Teena Bergsma
Jenni Betancourt
Bruce Dahlquist
Paul Dawson
Phyllis Folarin, EdD
Carol Gieske (’77)
Kimberly Gilmore (’91)
Tim Kellenberger
Carolyn Kirk-Likou
Eric Larson, EdD
Diane Lukas (’71)
J. Emeka Onwuta, MD
Michael Ploszek
Gary Vanek
Dan Walter
David Pfeiffer
Treasurer
Sharon Konny
Assistant Treasurer
David Sam, PhD, JD, LLM
College President
Katherine Sawyer, MBA, CFRE, CSPG
Executive Director
EX-OFFICIO LIAISONS
Donna Redmer, EdD,
Trustee Liaison
Roger Ramey
Faculty Liaison
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Harry Blizzard
Betty Brown
Charles Burnidge
Tom Finnegan, Jr.
William Geister (’67)
John Hurlbut, JD
John Kluber
William Lauderdale
Brett Lundstrom
Leo Nelson
Jack Shales
Michael S. Shirley, PhD
Don Waters, EdD
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