2009 president`s report - Lion`s Pride

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2009 PRESIDENT’S REPORT
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Our Vision
Wallace State Community College in Hanceville is a world class,
internationally recognized, entrepreneurial learning college.
Our Mission
and Goals
Wallace State Community College, a degree-granting public community
college, is committed to enabling meaningful learning that transforms
lives and communities. In support of the mission, Wallace State
Community College is committed to:
• promoting student success in learning environments that are student
centered, innovative, engaging and supportive
• providing teaching excellence that inspires a quest for lifelong learning
• respecting uniqueness and valuing diversity
• forging strategic partnerships that advance community, workforce and
economic development
• culturally enriching our communities
• accountability and integrity
Our Values
Wallace State Community College affirms these values:
• Commitment to learning
• Dedication to excellence
• Academic integrity
• Creative thinking
• Respect for individual dignity and worth
• Civic responsibility
• Collaboration and partnerships
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WSCC President’s Report 2009
Message from the President
Message from
the President
VICKI P. HAWSEY, Ed.D.
President
It is my pleasure to present this report chronicling
the many successes of Wallace State Community
College over the past year.
Even in the face of continued proration and
systemic underfunding, Wallace State has grown
by leaps and bounds. We maintain a steadfast
dedication to excellence and a commitment to
remain on education's cutting edge — providing
a life less ordinary for our students. This we are
able to do, in part, through competitive grants
awarded to the College and special allocations
that reward our service to the communities we
serve and our outstanding student learning
outcomes that meet and exceed those of our
peer institutions. Our students routinely
outperform native university students upon
transfer to those institutions. We produce more
graduates than any college in the Alabama
Community College System; our licensure rates
for students graduating from health and technical
programs approach 90 percent, and our retention
rate of 82 percent is almost unheard of in
community college education — indicative of
both a high level of student satisfaction with our
College and confidence on the part of students
that they are progressing toward achievement of
their goals. While Wallace State's tradition of
excellence serves as a benchmark for all our
efforts — from the new programs we develop to
address the economic development needs of this
area to the cultural programs we offer as a center
for the arts in the community — we place student
learning at the forefront of our strategic goals
and initiatives.
Wallace State is regarded as a pacesetter in
higher education. Our innovative learning
environments and state-of-the art facilities
provide inspiration and creativity, and the means
to prepare students for the jobs of today and the
careers of tomorrow. The quality of our academic
success has led to a number of universities
offering special articulation agreements and
bachelor's degree programs on campus, and we
have a permanent Athens State University Center
situated in the newly renovated Bevill Center, so
that students may conveniently complete their
baccalaureate on campus. As our enrollment
increases, which I am pleased to report it has
consistently done during my tenure over the past
six years so that we now enjoy record enrollment,
students from within and without our service area
request the convenience of online coursework.
Many classes are now available both on campus
and in online formats, and several degree
programs are available entirely online, with the
same standards of quality students expect from a
Wallace State education. Students who transfer
to Wallace State cite the excellent reputation of
our programs, the unique feel of our campus, and
the friendliness they feel when they first walk
through the door.
We are exceedingly proud of all these things.
Examples of our continuing tradition of
excellence, including our endeavors to serve the
community and the individual and group
accomplishments of our students and staff, are
contained herein. Within these pages, you will
see the ways in which we are meeting our vision
to be a world class, internationally recognized,
entrepreneurial learning college. I hope that you
will enjoy this report, and I extend to you a
personal invitation to visit our campus in person
or online soon. Learning is for a lifetime!
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Table of Contents
Table of
Contents
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Our Vision
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Our Mission and Goals
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Our Values
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President’s Message
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Entrepreneurial Learning College
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Innovative Learning Environments
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Resource Development
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Marketing and Communication
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Future Foundation and Alumni Association
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Giving Societies
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Programs of Study
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Financial Summary
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Accreditations
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The College
will develop
distinctive learning
environments that
promote teaching
excellence and a
commitment to
student success.
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Wallace State
Community College has
developed strategic
initiatives and indicators
for 2007-2012.
Four strategic planning
themes guide the College’s
initiatives to achieve its vision
of being a world class,
internationally recognized,
entrepreneurial learning
college—Entrepreneurial
Learning College, Innovative
Learning Environments,
Resource Development, and
Marketing and
Communication.
The entire college
community — students,
faculty and staff, alumni and
friends, business and industry
leaders, civic groups and the
community-at-large — make
this vision a reality.
Entrepreneurial
Learning College
The College has enhanced
teaching and learning and
strengthened student services
resulting in greater student
success. Some of the major
events and accomplishments
of the past year in this area
follow.
Program Offerings
Wallace State was
recognized by Community
College Week’s Top 100 list in
2009 as No. 21 of the Top 50
Associate Degrees for Health
Professions and No. 30 of the
Top 50 Associate Degrees for
Precision Production. The
College was also ranked 98
out of the Top 100 for All
Disciplines, the only college
in Alabama named to that list.
Community College Week’s
Top 100 list is released
annually and recognizes the
Top 100 associate degree and
certificate producing two-year
institutions nationwide.
reaccreditation by the Joint
Review Committee on
Education in Diagnostic
Medical Sonography. The
Clinical Laboratory Technician
program received
reaccreditation by the
National Accrediting Agency
for the Clinical Laboratory
Sciences (NAACLS), an
organization developed and
maintained by pathologists.
The Automotive Service
Technology program received
five-year Automotive Service
Excellence (ASE) Master
Certification in all eight
available areas from The
National Automotive
Technicians Education
Foundation (NATEF). The
Industrial Electronics program
was awarded accreditation by
the Electronics Technicians
Association.
Several programs received
accreditation or renewed
accreditation, a testament to
the diligence of our faculty
and staff and their focus on
achieving excellence. The
Heating, Ventilation and Air
Conditioning program
received six-year
accreditation by HVAC
Excellence, a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to
improving the quality of
education in the HVAC
industry. The Diagnostic
The Diagnostic Medical
Medical Sonography
Sonography program received
program received ten-year
ten-year accreditation.
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A new Tool and Die
certificate was added to the
Machine Tool Technology
program offerings. Tool and
Die makers are among the
most highly skilled workers in
manufacturing and are
knowledgeable in machining
operations, mathematics, and
blueprint reading. They must
also be familiar with
machining properties, such as
hardness and heat tolerance
of a wide variety of metals,
alloys, plastics, ceramics and
other composite materials to
plan and execute the entire
sequence of tool and die
construction from design to
final machined product.
In Spring 2009 a Career
Coaches program began
working with high school
guidance counselors to assist
students with career
awareness and exploration
based on the 16 National
Career Clusters identified in
the States’ Career Clusters
Initiative. In Alabama, Career
Clusters is associated with
Alabama SUCCESS
(Supporting Career Cluster
Education for Students
System), an initiative of the
Tech Prep arm of the Alabama
education system.
The States’ Career Clusters
Initiative is a national initiative
intended to help states and
schools organize their
programs and guidance
activities around clusters of
similar occupations, with the
goal of preparing learners for
their futures. The 16 cluster
format used by the U.S.
Department of Education
encompasses more than 970
occupations identified by the
U.S. Department of Labor.
The Career Coaches focus
on four main areas: career
assessment, career
exploration, career planning
and employability skills
preparation. Students take
assessment tests to help
determine their areas of
interest.
The 16 career clusters are
Agriculture, Food, and
Natural Resources;
Architecture and
Construction; Arts, Audio
Visual Technology and
Communication; Business
Management and
Administration; Education
and Training; Finance;
Government and Public
Administration; Health
Science; Hospitality and
Tourism; Human Services;
Information Technology; Law,
Public Safety, Corrections and
Security; Manufacturing;
Marketing, Sales and Services;
Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math; and
Transportation, Distribution,
and Logistics.
Enrollment program, one of
the largest in the state, is
experiencing record
enrollment with 362 students
from 12 high schools in four
counties taking classes
through Wallace State. The
program serves Locust Fork
High School in Blount County;
A.P. Brewer, Danville and
Falkville high schools in
Morgan County; Cullman
High School, St. Bernard
Preparatory School and
Hanceville, Holly Pond, West
Point, Vinemont, Fairview and
Good Hope high schools in
Cullman County; and Addison
and Meek high schools in
Winston County. The College
began offering Automotive
Service Technology and
Electronics at Brewer High
School through a new
Technical Dual Enrollment
program.
The Wallace State Singers
and Show Choir participated
in the Aloha Choir Festival in
Honolulu, Hawaii with some
of the best choirs in the
country. The tour included
performances at Pearl Harbor,
Mokuaikaua Church, the
Wallace State led the
state with 1,052 STARS
contracts signed by
students in 2009,
guaranteeing transfer of
credit in their program of
study to the state’s public
colleges and universities.
Wallace State’s Dual
The HVAC program received six-year
accreditation by HVAC Excellence.
oldest church in Hawaii, and
at the Polynesian Cultural
Center.
The Adult Education
program at Wallace State
expanded its umbrella to
include new daytime and
evening GED preparatory
classes at Brewer High School
and a new Adult Learning
Center at the Hope House
annex in Oneonta. Wallace
State’s Adult Education
program serves more than
700 students in Cullman,
Blount, Winston and Morgan
counties. Approximately 300
students received their GED
and were recognized in a
graduation ceremony on
campus last year.
Faculty and Student
Success
Wallace State was
represented nationally on two
game shows. Nursing student
Amanda Shifflet of Corner
won a spot as a model on
television’s longest running
game show, The Price is
Right. Adjunct History
instructor Adam Pinson made
it to the $100,000 question on
Who Wants to be a
Millionaire.
Austin Monk of Cullman
was selected as a New
Century Scholar, one of the
most prestigious national
awards presented to
community college students.
The award, presented by Phi
Theta Kappa and the CocaCola Foundation, provides a
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$2,000 stipend. One student
from each state is selected
annually as a New Century
Scholar. Monk is the 2009
representative from Alabama,
and the first ever recipient
from Wallace State. He was
also named the top
The Wallace State Singers and Show
academic student in the
Choir traveled to Hawaii to participate
state by the All-Alabama
in the Aloha Choir Festival.
Academic Team, earned the
2009 Gold Scholar Award
mentioned below; Beverly
from the Coca-Cola
Malone, an elementary
Foundation, and received the
education major who found
WSCC President’s Award.
her calling in missionary work
in Honduras; Jeanna Blicker,
Nearly 600 students at
a military mom who served
WSCC crossed the graduation
three tours in the Middle East
stage to collect their diplomas
with the Army National
in May 2009 as a full house at
Guard; Sonya Hart, a single
Tom Drake Coliseum
mother who persevered
celebrated their
accomplishments. These
participants were among
more than 1,000 graduates
conferred degrees and
certificates from Wallace
State in 2009, the most in
the Alabama Community
College System. Rod Risley,
executive director of Phi
Theta Kappa, the
WSCC was recognized by Community
College Week’s Top 100 in 2009 as
international honor society
#21 of the Top 50 Associate Degrees
for community colleges,
for Health Professions.
provided the graduation
address and commended
the class on their outstanding
accomplishments. In her
remarks to the graduating
class, Dr. Vicki Hawsey
highlighted the
accomplishments of these
students, whose stories are
special yet represent the
accomplishments of so many The Automotive Service
in this class: Joey Foster,
Technology program received fivewhose accomplishments are year ASE Master Certification.
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through college and has been
an inspiration to others
following a debilitating car
accident; and Melissa
Harbison, a sixtysomething
graduate in the Human
Services program who proved
that age is no barrier to
education. Hawsey also
awarded two posthumous
Welding student Joey Foster earned
degrees to Timothy Dockery, the gold medal at the National Skills
USA competition.
who would have received an
associate in science degree in
Excellence, and to nursing
criminal justice and an
class president Byron Price
associate in applied science
for the Presidential Award for
degree in forensic
Health Excellence. Heather
investigation with the magna
Childers received the James
cum laude distinction. His son
B. Allen Award for outstanding
Zachary Dockery, a Marine in
service and scholarship.
the Force Recon Special
Forces Unit serving in Iraq,
Welding Student Joey
and now with the Marine
Foster of Locust Fork earned
Reserves and the Morgan
a gold medal at the National
County Sheriff’s Department,
Skills USA competition in
was present to accept the
Kansas City, Missouri. Foster
diplomas on his father’s
is a two-time state champion
behalf. Graduation awards
in the event and the second
also were presented to SGA
national champion from
President Austin Monk for
Wallace State. Following
the Presidential Award for
Foster in the state welding
Academic Excellence, to
competition was a secondautomotive student Amanda
place finish for Bremen’s Seth
Aldana for the Presidential
Russell. Dustin Lane, of
Award for Technical
Bremen, earned second place
in the machine tool
technology division, while
Vinemont’s Andrew McKoy
placed third. In cosmetology,
Wade Brewer, of Warrior,
won second place in men’s
haircutting; Hanceville’s
Bridget Floyd won third in
cosmetology and Cullman’s
Pippa Abernathy earned
The Talking Hands Club was
third place in esthetics.
established to help students
better understand Deaf Culture.
The softball team was
named the top academic
team in the nation by the
National Fastpitch Coaches
Association and the NJCAA.
With a team GPA of 3.642, the
Lady Lions had the top overall
GPA in the junior college
division. The NFCA also
awarded Coach Jayne Clem
and assistant coach Tracy
Grindrod Coaching Staff of
the Year honors and
recognized Clem for
surpassing 400 wins and as a
Master Level Coach. The
WSCC soccer team was
named the top NJCAA soccer
academic team of the year.
The men’s golf team finished
seventh nationally with a 3.40
GPA. The women’s basketball
and volleyball teams were
also recognized among the
top teams in the nation
academically. The Lions
baseball team held a statebest 3.05 grade point
average.
The Talking Hands Club,
established by students
Desiree Baird and Adam
Schrimscher with the help of
advisor and interpreter
Heather Congo, helps other
students to better understand
and embrace the many facets
of Deaf Culture while
encouraging students to learn
new forms of communication
and build new friendships.
This new club has become
one of the most popular clubs
on campus.
A report issued by The
University of Alabama in
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Huntsville revealed that
students who transferred to
UAH from Wallace StateHanceville achieved higher
grade point averages than
transfer students from other
Alabama community colleges
and students who began their
college education at UAH.
Members of the First Year
Gateway Initiative at Wallace
State received the 2009
Innovation of the Year Award
by the League for Innovation
in the Community College
and were recognized by the
National Council of
Instructional Administrators
Exemplary Initiatives
Competition. Members of
the committee include Dr.
Beth Bownes-Johnson, Wes
Rakestraw, Rebecca Reeves,
Ricky Burks, Rob Metcalf,
Renee Quick, Donnie Rice,
Whit Rice, Karon Welch,
Cindy Mallard, Lisa Harris,
James Tidwell, Cheril
Grimmett, and Brandi
Gindhart.
Works by English faculty
members Dr. Mary Barnes
and Dr. Beth-BownesJohnson, Dental program
director Barbara Adams and
Computer Science instructor
Cheril Grimmett were
published in “Innovation
Abstracts,” the flagship
teaching series publication by
the National Institute for Staff
and Organizational
Development.
Instructors Laura
Smallwood and Sharon
The softball team was named the top academic team in the
nation by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Horton represented Wallace
State at the ninth annual
Master Teacher Experience.
The event brought together
together 27 teachers for an
intensive week focused on
instructional innovations,
motivational techniques,
situational problem-solving,
contextual learning, and
information exchange.
Smallwood is an instructor in
the physical therapist
assistant program. Horton
teaches in the health
information technology
program. Wallace State
instructors and Master
Teacher graduates Alina
Adams, Physical Therapist
Assistant program director,
and Gail Hyatt, Occupational
Therapy Assistant program
instructor, served as staff
members for the Alabama
Master Teacher Experience
for the second year.
Glynice Crow, instructor in
the Business department, and
Dr. Paul Taylor, director of the
Wallace State Respiratory
Therapy program, are among
the participants in the 20092010 class of the University of
Alabama's Community
College Leadership Academy.
Established in 2000, the
Leadership Academy is a
yearlong intensive program
designed to prepare
professionals to take
advantage of senior-level
leadership and management
opportunities in
postsecondary education. The
academy is co-sponsored by
the University of Alabama
College of Education, the UA
College of Continuing Studies,
the Alabama Department of
Postsecondary Education, the
Alabama Community College
System, and the University of
Alabama System.
Head baseball coach Randy
Putman was inducted into the
Alabama Baseball Coaches
Association Hall of Fame. In
his 20 years at Wallace State
his teams have won seven
Conference Championships,
six Southeastern Regional
Championships and made six
appearances in the Division I
JUCO World Series finishing
as high as third. Putman was
inducted into the National
Junior College Athletic
Association Baseball Coaches
Hall of Fame in 2006. In 1991,
he was elected into the
Alabama Junior College Hall
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Dr. Fred Halstead
Biology Department Chair
Dr. Paul Taylor
Respiratory Therapy
Program Director
of Fame.
Cosmetology department
chair Tracy White Smith has
been named the new District
IV representative of the
Alabama Board of
Cosmetology. Smith was
appointed to the position by
Governor Bob Riley and
confirmed by the Alabama
Senate.
Wallace State President
Vicki Hawsey served as chair
of the Cullman Area Chamber
of Commerce. Hawsey also
serves on several economic
development committees in
the state, and was named to
the Commission on Economic
and Workforce Development
of the American Association of
Community Colleges. She is a
member of the Board of
Trustees of the Southern
Association of Colleges and
Schools - Commission on
Colleges. Hawsey received the
National Council of Marketing
and Public Relations (NCMPR)
District 2 Pacesetter of the
Award, one of the highest
honors given by NCMPR, for
her special leadership and
support in marketing and
public relations.
Numerous other Wallace
State employees were invited
Deborah Spann
Athletics Coordinator
to present at conferences, had
works published, and held
leadership positions in
professional organizations.
Wallace State Employees
Recognized at Chancellor’s
Awards Ceremony, ACCA
Conference
Four employees of Wallace
State Community College in
Hanceville were recognized at
the Chancellor’s Awards
ceremony held in conjunction
with the Alabama Community
College Association’s Fall
Conference in Montgomery
November 23-25.
The Chancellor’s Awards
began 23 years ago as a way
to reward and encourage
outstanding performance,
creativity, and dedicated
service.
Wallace State Biology
Department chairperson Dr.
Fred Halstead was nominated
as Academic Faculty of the
Year. Respiratory Therapy
program director Dr. Paul
Taylor was nominated for
Technical Faculty of the Year.
Deborah Spann, Athletics
Coordinator and
Administrative Assistant was
nominated for Staff Member
of the Year, and Suzanne
Harbin, Director of Institutional
Suzanne Harbin
Director of
Institutional Development
Development, was recognized
as a nominee for Administrator
of the Year.
Dr. Halstead has served as
the Wallace State Biology
Department chairperson since
1992. A Michigan native, he
moved to Alabama in 1981
and began working part-time
at Wallace State in the dental
assistant program the same
year. Dr. Halstead also
practiced dentistry in
Cleveland, Alabama, during
his initial years at Wallace
State and was instrumental in
establishing the only nonpreceptorship Dental Hygiene
program in Alabama. He
eventually made the transition
to teaching his first love,
biology, and was named head
of that department in 1992. Dr.
Halstead serves on the
curriculum, library, sick leave
bank and learning outcome
committees at Wallace State.
He has been elected as a
representative, vice-president
and president of the local
Alabama Education
Association and serves as a
liaison between the Rural
Medical Schools program at
University of Alabama at
Huntsville and Wallace State.
Dr. Halstead is an active
contributor to Wallace State’s
Student-Faculty Luncheon and
serves as an officer for the
Habitat for Humanity program
in Hoover. He obtained an
undergraduate degree in
biology from Eastern Michigan
in 1969 and graduated from
the University of Detroit dental
school in 1972.
A 1984 graduate of the
Wallace State Respiratory
Therapy program, Dr. Taylor is
now its director, having
transformed the department
since he was hired as an
instructor in 1993. During his
tenure, pass rates for board
exams rose to more than 90
percent. Dr. Taylor helped the
program receive a successful
ten-year accreditation in 2001
and has been instrumental in
passing a law to require
proper licensure for respiratory
therapy in Alabama. He also
served on the Wallace State
Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools (SACS)
reaccreditation preparatory
team. Taylor was the local
Alabama Education
Association vice-president
from 1998-2000 and a member
and active advocate for a
smoke-free initiative. He is a
member of the 2009-2010
class of the Alabama
Community College
Leadership Academy.
Spann has served as Wallace
State’s Athletic Coordinator for
12 years. She directed and
carried out operations for the
2008 and 2009 Alabama
Community College
Conference baseball
tournaments at Wallace State
and the 2009 ACCC men and
women’s basketball
tournaments. Spann works
hand-in-hand with the Wallace
State coaches and athletes in
eight sports, ensuring all
athletes are eligible and
playing under compliance
rules established by the
National Junior College
Athletic Association (NJCAA).
She is also a member of the
Wallace State Sick Leave Bank
committee and chair of the
Wallace State March of Dimes
Committee, which achieved a
first-place finish in the 2008
March for Babies. She is an
alternate GED examiner and
served as the interim ACTION
Center secretary until a fulltime position was filled.
Harbin, who has served
multiple roles in her 20 plus
years at Wallace State, has
served as the College’s
Director of Institutional
Development since 2003.
During her tenure, Wallace
State has successfully
garnered more than $22.2
million in state and federal
grant funding and annual
continuing state and federal
grants have increased from
$1.3 million to more than $5
million. Harbin is also the
Wallace State Alumni
Association and Future
Foundation, Inc. Coordinator.
The Alumni Association
provides scholarships to eight
Wallace State students each
year. Under Harbin’s guidance
since 2007, the Future
Foundation, Inc. has seen its
assets grow to $1.7 million.
Additionally, Harbin has been
co-director of the Miss Wallace
State Pageant since 1994. She
started her career at Wallace
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State as a part-time tutor in
the federally-funded
Educational Talent Search
program where she worked
with economically
disadvantaged first-generation
college students. In 1992, she
accepted a full-time job as an
ETS counselor and in 1998
became Director of Student
Support Services and
Educational Talent Search.
Harbin has also served on
multiple committees during
her career at Wallace State,
including the Leadership
Council, SACS Quality
Enhancement Plan (QEP)
Team, Alumni Committee,
President’s Council, SACS
Hospitality Committee and
Social Committee. Harbin has
filled various roles on the
Council for Alabama Resource
Development and has been a
leader on the Cullman City
School Board.
Wallace State’s nominees
were also recipients of the
Wallace State Education
Achievement Award given
annually to employees who
consistently demonstrate
exceptional job performance
beyond routine expectations
in areas such as personal
integrity, dependability,
willingness to work with
others, punctuality, efficiency,
classroom/workplace
innovation and creativity. They
participate in on-campus and
off-campus activities beyond
usual job expectations
including professional
development, fundraising,
volunteerism, continuing
education, and leadership.
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Wallace State is
dedicated to
providing stateof-the-art training
and educational
technology to
maintain its status
at the forefront of
innovative learning.
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Renovations to a number of
buildings housing health
science and technical
programs on campus
included the addition of
state-of-the art learning
environments.
Exterior construction was
completed on The Ottis and
Evelyn Burrow Center for the
Fine and Performing Arts for
its 2010 opening as Wallace
State celebrates a Year of the
Arts. It will inspire students in
the fine and performing arts
with a beautiful, green space
equipped with graphic
design labs; new ceramics,
pottery, drawing and painting
labs, including a plein air
laboratory; practice rooms for
choir, choreography, dance
and band; sound-proof music
studios, a recital hall, and the
Evelyn Burrow Museum. The
College is in the process of
becoming an All-Steinway
School.
online coursework. Wallace
State currently offers more
than 300 sections of Distance
Education content, including
video, online, and hybrid
courses that are instructor
created and led. The College
has an installed Tegrity 2.0
video streaming technology
to record classroom
presentations with video and
audio for later review by the
students.
Wallace State was granted
$2 million in Title III funding
for the expansion of the
eLearning department. The
eLearning Department has
been tasked with assisting
faculty in developing effective
Classrooms at Wallace
State are fully equipped with
SMART technology. The
College uses the new
Blackboard software system
for online teaching and
learning. Blackboard
The new Ottis and Evelyn Burrow Center for the Fine and
Performing Arts opens in 2010.
enhances students skills in the
classroom and promotes
subject area mastery by
incorporating lectures, syllabi,
supplementary reading and
research materials, tests and
activities in the curriculum.
Wallace State was awarded
funding for an Advanced
Visualization Center (AVC)
that delivers learning in a
virtual, simulation-based, justin-time format. The AVC will
be a regional center of
excellence, providing an
environment for innovation
that will facilitate industry,
government, educators, and
entrepreneurs to create,
develop and produce ideas
with capabilities for
interactive, simulated and
immersive three-dimensional
learning objects and
curriculum. Health topics will
be the Center’s primary initial
focus.
The First Year Gateway
Initiative implemented new
Learning Communities and
Structured Learning
Assistance classes, with the
goal of improving the first
year experience of students at
Wallace State through
academic support and
interaction, engagement with
students, and improving
overall student satisfaction,
retention and grade point
averages. In end of the year
assessments, 93 percent of
students reported a positive
experience in these
programs. Student outcomes
for ENG 092, for example,
indicated a 19 percent greater
pass rate for SLA/LC classes
than for students in
mainstream study. As part of
the First Year Gateway
Initiative, Freshman/Faculty
Luncheons were also held
monthly to allow students and
faculty the opportunity to
interact outside of the
classroom.
The College’s Common
Read program kicked off its
first year with Tuesdays with
Morrie, by Mitch Albom.
Students, faculty and staff
members were encouraged to
participate in the Collegewide reading program.
Instructors used the book in
classroom discussions, finding
various ways to supplement
English, philosophy, speech,
psychology, and other
curriculums with its life
lessons. A skit was also
performed by faculty
members as part of a
Freshman/Faculty Luncheon.
Consistent with national
averages, the Transitional
Learning Department served
approximately half of all
entering freshmen, whose
Compass scores indicated
they were underprepared for
one or more college-level
classes. Students taking
transitional learning courses
were retained at a rate of
greater than 90 percent in
2009, a tremendous validation
for the program.
High school students who
participated in the Bio-Biotics
Camp during the summer
were treated to tours of the
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Hyundai plant, Topre
Corporation and the
HudsonAlpha Institute of
Technology. The Bio-Biotics
Camp allowed students to
learn about the robotics field
and the biotech industry. The
third annual Science,
Technology, Engineering and
Math (STEM) Camp allowed
students to discover the world
of advanced manufacturing.
Wallace State’s Summer Youth
College series exposed more
than 100 seventh through
ninth grade students to topics
such as graphic arts, forensic
science, papermaking, yoga,
computer scrapbooking and
cake decorating.
Graduates leave our
programs prepared for the
workplace. Across disciplines,
state board and licensure
rates approach 90 percent.
Welding, LPN, HVAC and
Aviation enjoyed 100 percent
pass rates in 2009.
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The College will
increase external
funding, enhance
current income
streams and
demonstrate
effective use
of resources.
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Wallace State is committed
to meeting the workforce
training and education needs
of the community, which it
accomplishes through
effective and streamlined
organizational structures and
processes, pragmatic and
visionary program offerings,
industrial and community
alliances and college
consortiums. The
procurement of alternative
funding is a necessary
prerequisite for the College’s
ability to provide world-class
educational opportunities for
the community.
Development
Wallace State more than
tripled its grants funding
from $1.6 million in new
grants in 2008 to $5.6
million in new grants in
2009. This chart represents
new grants and multi-year
funding awarded to Wallace
State.
Partnerships
Wallace State maintains
off-campus centers at
Hayden, J.B. Pennington,
Brewer, and Addison high
schools. In addition to our
Adult Education - Basic Grant
Educational Talent Search
Student Support Services
Upward Bound
CARCAM - National Science Foundation
Fast Track Academy
Project AHEAD - subawardee
Congressional Appropriation - Campus Safety
Congressional Appropriation - Technology Upgrades
Tech Prep Leadership
Tech Prep Regional Grant
Appalachian Regional Commission - Workforce Technology
Adult Education Civics Grant
Workforce Development Ready To Work
Workforce Development - Dual Enrollment Scholarships
Interactive Digital Center
Workforce Development - Career Coaches
Title III - Strengthening Institutions
HRSA SDS Scholarships
Alabama’s Mountains, Rivers and Valleys Resource
Conservation and Development Councils, Inc.
Recovery Act - Construction Training
Recovery Act - Welding Training
Alabama Arts Council
Department of Transportation
$460,971
$342,901
$273,028
$235,407
$57,000
$189,177
$73,102
$200,000
$95,000
$375,000
$75,000
$200,000
$15,000
$100,000
$135,000
$2,700,000
$110,557
$398,000
$135,111
$15,180
$456,560
$249,290
$3,290
$257,048
$7,151,622
aforementioned dual
enrollment partners, the
College also has
partnerships with Northeast,
Bevill State, and Northwest
Shoals community colleges
to offer health care
programs on those
campuses.
Additionally, Wallace
State partners with Troy
State, Auburn, Embry
Riddle, Athens, Faulkner
University and the University
of Alabama to offer
bachelor’s and master’s
degrees. The Athens
University Center on
campus moved from the
Bailey Center to a newlyrenovated facility on the
seventh floor of the Bevill
Building.
Wallace State partnered
with community
constituents to form
Cullman Area Workforce
Solutions (CAWS) in 2007, a
group collaborating to
strengthen the Cullman
workforce and foster
cooperation to better meet
the needs of employers and
jobseekers. CAWS has
Wallace State is partnering with
businesses, industries and career
centers throughout the area.
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WSCC partnered with community constituents to form Cullman Area
Workforce Solutions (CAWS), which has grown to 28 members.
grown to include 28
members representing 17
companies, education, and
workforce development
organizations. The group is
industry led and industry
need-driven.
program was established in
1990 and is widely
recognized for the quality of
PTA graduates it produces.
The expansion has been
granted full accreditation
approval.
Through Wallace State
Workforce Development,
Continuing Education,
Adult Education and the
ATN Center, the College is
partnering with businesses,
industries and career
centers to provide
customized courses and
incumbent worker training
to enhance the area’s
workforce.
The College adopted the
Blackboard Transaction
System which allows students
and faculty members to use a
LION Card, similar to the
Action card at the University
of Alabama and offering many
of the same services,
including the ability to load
funds onto the card and use it
for cashless purchases on and
off campus. It is also a safety
measure, providing a means
of identification for students
and employees and allowing
admittance to campus events.
The card may be used on
campus for copying, vending,
dining, bookstore purchases,
library checkout and a variety
of other functions, and may
be used at off campus
locations such as CVS
Pharmacy in Hanceville,
Backyard Burger and
Kentucky Fried Chicken
locations.
Wallace State continues
to partner with Mental
Healthcare of Cullman to
offer “Head’s Up! Rise
Above the Influence,” an
alcohol and substance
abuse prevention program
on campus.
In Summer 2009 Wallace
State began its first offcampus physical therapist
assistant (PTA) expansion
class at Northeast Alabama
Community College in
Rainsville. The WSCC
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The Agricultural
Production/Horticulture
program celebrated the
official unveiling of two new
projects – a Nutrient
Recycling Project and Small
Engine Lab. Construction
and work on the pond for
the Nutrient Recycling
Project, which began nearly
a year and a half ago, will
now allow the department
and its students to recycle
unused water and nutrients
when they replenish plants.
The Small Engine Lab will
aid students with a handson experience in areas such
as repairing weedeaters and
demonstrating proper ways
to efficiently operate certain
machinery.
Alabama’s Mountains,
Rivers and Valleys Resource
Conservation and
Development helped supply
the funding for the project.
Wallace State received a
$15,000 grant for the
Nutrient Recycle Project and
$5,000 for the Small Engine
Lab. The Wallace State
Nutrient Recycling project
was completed with the
help of many sponsors
including the Alabama
Cooperative Extension
System, the Cullman County
Commission, Cullman
County Soil and Water, the
City of Cullman, the
Alabama National
Resources Conservation
Services, the Hanceville
Division of American
Proteins, Inc., and
Alabama’s
Mountains,
Rivers and
Valleys and
Resource
Conservation
and
Development
Council.
Facilities
Wallace State
celebrated an
open house in fall
2009 to showcase
improvements to
facilities and
learning
environments at
the Tom Bevill
Health Education
Building, the
Drafting and
Electronics
Building, the
Fred Shockley
Automotive
Technology
Center, and the
Heating,
Ventilation, and
Air Conditioning
Building. The
open house
began with a
ribbon cutting
ceremony on the
Bevill Building
lawn. The
building was
closed for
approximately 18
months due to
recladding and
interior
renovations.
Construction of a recycling pond for the
Agricultural Production/Horticulture program.
Ribbon cutting at the newly renovated Bevill
Building.
Renovated exterior of the Bevill Building.
Rebecca Branch in front of the
Residence Hall named in her
honor.
Programs located in the
newly renovated buildings
were open for tours and
demonstrations as
Congressman Robert
Aderholt, Alabama
Community College System
Interim Chancellor Joan
Davis, local dignitaries and
legislative delegates, and
others toured the facilities.
Other important events in
the facilities area included
green campus initiatives, the
naming of the Betty Leeth
Haynes Theatre, the Jacob
Ross Harris Softball Press Box
and the Rebecca Branch
Residence Hall.
Lights were added to the
Bobby McCracken softball
stadium. The soccer field
received an upgrade with
new bleachers and a press
box.
The Fred Shockley
Automotive Technology
Center
This center, named for
beloved longtime instructor
Fred Shockley, who passed
away last year, received a
total interior renovation to
classrooms and shop areas,
including lighting, new shop
doors, painting, floor
refinishing and striping. A
resolution by the State Board
of Education officially naming
the facility in remembrance of
Shockley was presented to
members of his family. Both
the Automotive Service
Technology and the Collision
Repair programs
subsequently received
accreditation by the National
Automotive Technicians
Education Foundation
(NATEF).
Naming of the Rebecca
Branch Residence Hall
The Rebecca Hall Dorm at
Wallace State has been
officially renamed the
Rebecca Branch Residence
Hall to honor the College’s
longtime financial officer.
Branch served as treasurer
and business manager of
Wallace State from the
College’s inception in 1966
until her retirement in 1990.
She was the very first
employee of Wallace State,
joining the College before
there were even any buildings
on the campus. Through her
assistance with financial
planning and management
during her tenure, Branch
contributed to the
construction of a women’s
dorm among the College’s
facilities.
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“You couldn’t spend state
money to build dorms,”
Branch said, “so through
savings in our auxiliary funds
and frugal investment of our
resources, we were able to
piece together enough
money to finance the
building.”
Over the years, she has
worked tirelessly on behalf of
education not only for
Wallace State but for the
entire educational system of
Alabama.
As finishing touches were
put on the Burrow Center for
the Fine and Performing Arts
in late 2009 for its opening in
2010, a Center for Economic
was planned for the building
to be vacated by the Music
Department upon its move to
the new Burrow Center.
The Center for Economic
will house Adult Education,
the North Alabama Career
Center, and related offices.
Future plans also include a
small business incubator
program for that center.
Softball Press Box Named
for Jacob Ross Harris
The Wallace State Softball
Press Box was named in
memory of Jacob Ross Harris,
former Lady Lions team
manager and field assistant,
during a dedication
ceremony at the Bobby
McCracken Softball Stadium.
Harris was the manager for
the Lady Lions during two
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during the ceremony, and a
plaque will be affixed to the
outside of the stadium.
Organization
Pictured L-R: The family of Jacob Harris - Grandparents Marlin
and Essie Hollingsworth, parents Becky and Doug Harris, grandparents Glenda and Pete Harris, and Wallace State President
Dr. Vicki Hawsey.
The lettering for the Jacob Ross Harris Press Box is unveiled.
successful seasons that
resulted in state
championships in 2007 and
2008 and a 2008 national
championship. He passed
away unexpectedly in April
2009 as the result of a seizure.
Harris graduated with an
Associate in Science degree
from Wallace State in
December 2008. He attended
Wallace State first as a dual
enrollment student in fall
2004, and continued his
studies at the College after
his graduation from Cullman
High School in May 2005.
The State Board of Education
passed a resolution officially
designating the Jacob Ross
Harris Press Box, which
Hawsey read aloud to those
in attendance. She presented
a framed copy to the family.
Lettering for the Jacob Ross
Harris Press Box was unveiled
Wallace State tested a
four-day work week during
summer 2009, joining a
growing number of colleges
across the country moving
temporarily to a four-day
work week as a cost savings
measure to address budget
reductions. The expanded
Monday-through-Thursday
schedule provided more class
options for students on the
more popular class days, and
was widely praised. Surveys
of employees across campus
regarding the summer
scheduling change were also
overwhelmingly positive.
With the growth of online
classes, Wallace State is now
able to serve students
24/7/365. The College
enjoyed approximately
$22,000 in cost savings from
the condensed schedule.
The year 2009 saw the
retirement of two long-term
College administrators Dean of Health Sciences Dr.
Nancy Courser, and Vice
President for Academic
Affairs Dr. Jenny Folsom. Lisa
German was hired to fill the
Health Sciences position, and
Dean of Technical Education
Dr. Phillip Cleveland assumed
the vice-presidential post.
Becoming a Green
Campus
Wallace State has
established a Green Team to
research and develop ways to
make the campus more energy
efficient and environmentally
friendly. Their first step was as
simple as placing signs in
bathrooms to turn off lights
when not in use. That was
followed by placing recycling
boxes for plastic bottles in
offices. Plans for a full-scale
recycling program are in the
works. The student newspaper
and class schedule are now
printed on recycled paper. In
May students will wear
graduation gowns each made
of 20 recycled plastic bottles.
The new Ottis and Evelyn
Burrow Center for the Fine and
Performing Arts was
constructed using green
concepts in the architectural
design. Many components of
this building are LEED inspired
or LEED equivalent. The
flooring products used have a
high recycled or rapidly
renewable resource content.
Bamboo was chosen for its
durability and because it is a
rapidly-renewable product that
will regenerate in 10 years. The
sheet vinyl chosen contains
significant percentage of
natural cork. The carpet used
received a Cool Carpet
Certificate from Bentley Prince
Street acknowledging that 22
tons of certified carbon
dioxide credits will be retired
as a result of this aspect of the
building design. The building
contains a significant amount
of natural poured concrete,
water-based dyes and solvents.
Low-flow plumbing fixtures
were installed. A high
efficiency lighting system using
LED/ low-power usage fixtures
will complement the large
amount of natural light coming
in through the many floor-toceiling windows in the
building. These windows not
only illuminate regularly
occupiable spaces but also
provide occupants of the
building with views of the
outside. The exterior of the
building was designed to
maximize energy efficiency by
regulating the amount of heat
entering and leaving the
building.
Programmable and
internet controllable
thermostats are being installed
in buildings across campus,
allowing the Physical Plant
department to set
temperatures back at night
and during other times
buildings are unoccupied to
conserve energy.
Programmable thermostats are
already in nine buildings on
campus. Cost savings analyses
show that conversion to highly
efficient Seasonal Energy
Efficiency Ratio (SEER)-rated
HVAC systems pay for
themselves in a matter of
years. The department has
already converted dozens of
units and continues to replace
old, out-dated equipment with
modern efficient,
environmentally friendly
equipment -- going from one
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end of campus to the other
making the conversion.
The conversion of lighting
ballasts across campus from T12 to more efficient T-8s and
the gradual addition of sensorcontrolled lighting are among
other energy saving measures.
The College has also
incorporated computerized
maintenance management
software that will automatically
provide alerts for scheduling
preventative maintenance and
track inventory needed for
critical repairs. “A prioritized
approach to maintenance
makes even older equipment
more efficient,” said Phil
Studdard, Director of Physical
Plant.
Long-term campus
planning includes pedestrian
only areas, walking paths, and
additional green spaces in the
central part of campus. A
department of Transportation
grant is under way allowing
the College to construct a new
entrance to campus, improve
signage and landscaping.
WSCC student Bethany Petty
helps spruce up campus during
Earth Day events.
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The College will
develop vertical
and horizontal
communication
pathways in an
open, supportive
and responsive
environment.
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Wallace State garnered
statewide media attention
and a visit from Governor Bob
Riley when it was chosen as
the site for one of the state’s
major new industry
announcements in the midst
of the economic downturn. In
February 2009, Royal
Technologies, a Michiganbased company, announced
plans to expand to the
Cullman area with a new
manufacturing operation. The
injection molding, urethane
foam and light assembly
company specializes in
components for office
furniture and interior trim for
automobiles. The company
plans to build a new,
approximately 125,000square-foot facility in
Cullman, with the possibility
of further expansion in the
future.
The College unveiled a new
award-winning marketing
campaign called “A Life Less
Ordinary,” complete with
publications, print, television,
radio, online and billboard
advertisements and a
redesigned web site in late
2008. The Communications
and Marketing department
received 15 Alabama
Community College System
Public Relations Association
awards and seven district
awards from the National
Council for Marketing and
Public Relations (NCMPR) for
the campaign and collateral
materials.
Wallace State is reaching
out to students through social
networking platforms and has
more than 4,000 subscribers
on Twitter, Facebook,
MySpace and YouTube.
Community Outreach &
Community Service
At the one-year anniversary
over Labor Day weekend,
Wallace State remembered
the survivors of Hurricane
Gustav. As the hurricane bore
down on the Louisiana coast
in September of 2008,
Governor Bob Riley activated
Wallace State Community
College as a Tier 3 shelter for
evacuees. Within hours more
than 1,200 people arrived by
bus at the College’s coliseum.
With the help of the American
Red Cross, community donors
and hundreds of volunteers,
Wallace State was
transformed into a home
Ireland was the destination for
students, faculty and members of
the community during the annual
Spring Break trip.
away from home for several
days as the evacuees waited
for the storm to pass and the
“all clear” to return to
Louisiana.
The Cullman Community
Concert Association held five
performances in the Betty
Leeth Haynes Theatre.
Wallace State believes in its
role to meet the community’s
educational, social and
cultural needs. Every year the
College hosts scores of
events and programs for the
community, K-12 school
systems, and health, business
and industry organizations in
the area. The Wallace State
nursing program hosted its
third annual Let’s Pretend
Hospital event for Cullman
area first graders and the
College hosted the Cullman
County Groundwater Festival
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Wallace State
remembered the
evacuees of
Hurricane Gustav,
who we shared
our facilities with
a year ago,
many of whom
continued to
send letters of
gratitude in 2009.
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for area fourth grade
students, just to name a few.
Additionally, the College
hosted the Alabama High
School Athletic Association
Northwest Regional
Basketball Tournament in the
Tom Drake Coliseum. Fortyeight teams competed in 36
games over five days at
Wallace State with more than
30,000 in attendance during
the event. WSCC also hosted
the Alabama Community
College Conference
Basketball and Baseball
Tournaments.
The largest group yet of
students, faculty and
community members toured
Ireland during Wallace State’s
5th annual spring break trip to
Europe. This educational
experience may be
supplemented by an
international studies class
offered for credit through the
College. The trip will move to
summer in 2010 with a trip to
Greece.
Wallace State hosted the
Day of Champions, with
athletic competitions for
Cullman County Center for
Developmentally Disabled
(CCCDD) students and
Cullman residents with
physical and developmental
disabilities.
of more than 30 student clubs
and organizations on campus.
The Student Government
Association hosted “Young
Americans Speak Out Week,”
question and answer sessions
with local elected officials,
Constitution Day and voter
registration drives to engage
students civically.
The Wallace State Wellness
Center collected more than
300 pairs of shoes for the
Souls 4 Souls Shoe Drive.
The shoes are shipped to
persons in need around the
world.
The Occupational Therapy
Assistant program
contributed to the recycling
of aluminum can tabs to
benefit the Ronald McDonald
House Charities of Alabama.
Tabs accumulated by Wallace
State’s OTA students and
others have helped raise
more than $8,000 this year to
provide services for those
supported by the charity.
More than 275 people
attended the College’s
community health fair which
Each semester, Wallace
State students get involved in
a wide array of activities on
campus, including intramural Author Dennis Covington autosports, Spring Fling, Earth
graphs his book during Arts in April
Day activities, and the events events.
offered information pertaining
to topics varying from mental
well-being to weight loss.
Many of the health fair’s
vendors also offered free onsite services including blood
pressure checks, body weight
and body mass analyses,
depression screenings, and
chair massages.
Wallace State’s annual Arts
in April event provided
something for everyone with
music, art, theatre, dance and
literature events. Recent
special guests have included
critically acclaimed jazz
vocalist and award-winning
songwriter Kathy Kosins and
author Dennis Covington.
Students in the expanded
Theatre Arts program
presented productions of
“I Hate Hamlet,” and
“Grease,” under the direction
of Lauren Cantrell. The
Theatre Arts Program is
pursuing community outreach
and increased community
involvement.
A Year of the Arts 2010
planning team worked to
coordinate a calendar of
events for the coming year
that will feature The Glen
Miller Orchestra, “Beauty and
the Beast,” The Nutcracker,
and many more arts-related
events.
Students in the nursing and
dental programs provided
free health screenings to
approximately 4,000 students
in Blount County through the
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KidCheck Program.
Wallace State was the host
for the North Alabama BEST
Robotics Competition, where
some of the brightest young
minds gathered for a
competition between teams
of robot creators. Thirteen
schools competed in the
event, including Arab High
School, Marshall Technical
School, Walker County Center
of Technology, Winston
County Technical Center,
Holly Pond High School,
Guntersville High School,
Blount County Center of
Technology, Coosa Christian
School, Hartselle Middle
School, Fairview Middle
School, Cullman Christian
School, Locust Fork High
School and Cullman Middle
School.
The North Alabama’s
Outstanding Teen and Junior
Pageants were held at
Wallace State in November
2009 in conjunction with the
20th Anniversary of the Miss
Wallace State Pageant as a
Miss Alabama/Miss American
pageant. Jordan Ratliff of
Oneonta was crowned Miss
Wallace for the coming year.
Morgan Terry of Tuscaloosa
was crowned North Alabama’s
Outstanding Teen, and North
Alabama’s Outstanding Junior
winner was 12-year old Jewel
Gilbertson of Arab. Miss
Alabama 2009 Liz Cochran
served as Mistress of
Ceremonies.
2009 ACCC Softball Champion Lady Lions.
Athletics
In addition to our athletic
teams’ aforementioned
academic accomplishments,
our athletes achieved much
success on the playing field.
to the National Fast pitch
Coaches Association AllSouth Region First Team.
Dennis, the team’s top
pitcher, was also selected as
the NJCAA Region XXII Player
of the Year after compiling a
34-4 record, a 0.84 ERA and
340 strikeouts in 249 1/3
innings.
The team had a 131-18
record over a two-year
stretch, and sent eight of its
nine sophomores to university
programs to continue their
softball careers.
Softball
Wallace State defended its
2008 national championship
with a 2009 runner-up finish at
the NJCAA Division I
Women’s Softball National
Championship to remain one
of the premier junior college
softball programs in the
nation. Wallace State fell to
Men’s Basketball
Yavapai (Ariz.) 2-1 in the title
The Wallace State men’s
game in St. George, Utah.
basketball
team advanced to
The Lady Lions constructed
the
championship
game of
another remarkable season,
the
ACCC
Tournament
for the
finishing with a 63-10 record
and winning their third
straight ACCC Tournament
championship.
Head coach Jayne Clem
was named the ACCC Coach
of the Year for the eighth time
in 10 years.
Sophomore Sallie Van Kirk
and freshmen Kelsey Dennis
and Stephanie Needham
The WSCC men’s basketball team
were named to the NJCAA
earned a trip to the ACCC
All-American First Team and
Tournament championship game.
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second consecutive season
under head coach Allen
Sharpe, a two-time ACCC
Coach of the Year. The Lions
finished the season with a 285 record after falling to
Shelton State in the ACCC
title game. Wallace State
earned the second seed in
the Northern Division with a
13-3 mark in conference play.
Sharpe’s sophomores
wrapped up a two-year reign
in which they compiled a 56-6
record after concluding the
2007-08 campaign at 32-1 and
being the top-ranked team in
the final NJCAA regularseason poll.
Sophomore forward
Brandon Moore was selected
to the All-Region First Team,
while Jeff Smith and Darrick
Thomas were second-team
selections.
Smith, Thomas and
Reginald Billingslea were AllTournament selections.
Smith signed to play
basketball for Mercer
University after averaging a
team-high 13.2 points, 5.8
assists, three rebounds and
two steals per game. Smith’s
signing continues a strong
tradition of Wallace State
players transferring to play at
four-year colleges after
bettering themselves both
athletically and academically
with the Lions.
Volleyball
Wallace State’s volleyball
team had another brilliant
season under head coach
Randy Daniel in 2009. Wallace
State finished the season 346, won the Alabama
Community College
Conference Tournament
championship and advanced
to the National Junior
College Athletic Association
(NJCAA) National
Tournament for the first time
since 2003.
The Lady Lions remained
undefeated in regular-season
conference play for the
second consecutive year and
Daniel pushed his career mark
at Wallace State to 100-25 in
only three seasons.
Individually, sophomore setter
Cassie Daniels was a NJCAA
Division I Honorable Mention
selection after amassing a
school record 1,084 assists.
She was also named ACCC
Tournament MVP and a AllRegion XXII First-Team
member.
Krystal Robinson and Skylar
Key were also selected to the
All-Region XXII First Team,
while Jessica Wilburn, Lauren
Dodd, Haley Findley and
Kierra Outlin were second
team All-Region.
Key, Wilburn, Findley and
Outlin each made the AllTournament team.
Baseball
Under Hall of Fame coach
Randy Putman, the Lions
finished the season with a 3813 record and hosted the
Alabama Community College
Conference Tournament at
James C. Bailey Stadium for
the second consecutive
Third baseman Dustin Lawley
was among three WSCC players
named to the ACCC All-Region
XXII First Team.
season. Wallace State started
the season on fire, winning 18
of its first 19 games en route
to a Top 10 national ranking
for the entire regular season,
and a berth in the ACCC
Tournament as the No. 2 seed
in the Northern Division.
Third baseman Dustin
Lawley, outfielder Zac Taylor
and shortstop Tyler Hannah
were all named to the ACCC
All-Region XXII First Team,
while starting pitcher Nathan
Hill was a second-team
selection.
Additionally, Wallace State
former pitcher Derek Holland
cracked the major league
roster of the Texas Rangers in
mid-April. Zelous Wheeler is
playing with the Huntsville
Stars for the Milwaukee
Brewers organization, and
Jake Elmore is playing in the
Arizona Diamondbacks
organization for the Mobile
BayBears. Craig Kimbrel is
playing for the Braves
organization where he was
selected 2009 Minor League
Pitcher of the Year.
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Cheerleading
The Wallace State
Cheerleaders, the College’s
ambassadors at numerous
campus and community
events, finished runner-up in
2009 at the UCA National
Championships.
The Wallace State
Cheerleaders are two-time
UCA national champions to
coincide with three runner-up
finishes since 2002.
The squad, which has been
featured on ESPN and in
national cheerleading
publications, has been
headed by Rob Metcalf since
1995.
Golf
The Wallace State golf
team finished 12th in the
nation in 2009 as it co-hosted
the NJCAA National
Tournament at the Hampton
Cove River Course near
Huntsville. The Lions, cohosting the event with Central
Alabama Community College,
welcomed the top 120 golfers
and 24 Division I junior
college teams to the national
tournament.
Wallace State finished the
The WSCC golf team finished
12th in the nation in 2009.
four-day tournament with a
65-over par 1217. McLennan
(Texas) Community College
won the event with a 33-over
par 1185.
Wallace State’s Andrew
Freeman earned All-American
and All-Tournament honors
following an 8-over par finish
in the national competition.
The Lady Lions volleyball team
He tied for ninth place overall. won the 2009 ACCC Tournament
Behind long-time head
championship.
coach Dan York, Wallace State
Women’s Basketball
finished second in the ACCC
Under head coach Larry
state tournament at
Slater, the Lady Lions
Scottsboro’s Goose Pond and
advanced to the semifinals of
fourth in the NJCAA District V
the ACCC Tournament held at
Tournament at Cullman’s Terri
Wallace State’s Tom Drake
Pines Country Club.
Coliseum and finished the
WSCC sophomores
season with a 17-9 overall
Freeman, Brad Story and Matt
record.
Cook expect to further their
Courtney Scott and
careers at the university level.
Courtnei Bowens were
selected to the AllSoccer
Tournament team for the Lady
The Wallace State soccer
Lions.
team continued to flourish
Bowens finished the season
under head coach Barry
as the team leader in points,
Spitzer. The Lions compiled a
rebounds and assists. She
10-6-1 record in 2009, posting
averaged 11.9 points per
three shutouts and winning
game, 8.2 rebounds and 2.6
five of their last six regularassists. The Tuscumbia native
season matches.
also collected five doubleOnce again, the Wallace
doubles on the season.
State soccer team drew talent
far and wide. The team was
comprised of natives from
Ireland, England, the Wales,
Canada and Australia along
with 18 Alabamians, three
from Florida and one from
Louisiana.
Spitzer now has a 54-12-1
record in four seasons with
the Lions.
The women’s basketball team
finished 17-9 overall.
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Since August
2003, the Office
of Development,
the WSCC Alumni
Association and
Future Foundation,
have raised over
$23 million in
resources to
support the
College’s mission.
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Future Foundation & Alumni Association
Alumni and Giving
Wallace State is a stateassisted institution, but the
percentage of its annual
budget provided by the taxes
of Alabama's citizens
decreases every year.
Because of state funding
cutbacks, Wallace State relies
more on alternative resources
to carry out its mission. As the
College strives to increase
those sources of funding,
private giving grows in
importance as a new source
of funding to provide
scholarships, enhance
educational programs, and
provide for capital
improvements. Since August
2003, the Office of
Development, including the
Association and Future
Foundation have raised more
than $23 million in federal,
state and private grants and
through private giving.
vision and mission by
providing community
members opportunities for
charitable giving and service.
In the 2008-09 fiscal year,
the Future Foundation
increased its fund balance by
more than $268,999 over its
2008 balance of $1,263,237 to
close the year with
$1,438,857.
The board added three
new members in 2009. The
following officers were
installed:
Future Foundation
Board of
Directors
Billy Jackson, President
Dale Greer, Past President
Fred Cespedes, Vice-President
Phyllis Brewer, Secretary/Treasurer
Norris Atchley, Director
Evelyn Burrow, Director
Nell Creel, Director
Donna Guthrie, Director
Betty Leeth Haynes, Director
Joe Holmes, Director
Billy Jackson
President
Dale Greer
Past President
Don Hubbard, Director
Dr. Lance Nail, Director
Shirley Quattelbaum, Director
Gloria Williams, Director
Dr. Phillip Cleveland, Ex Officio
Future Foundation
The Wallace State Future
Foundation was established
in July 2004 as a 501(c)3
corporation to support the
advancement of the Wallace
State Community College
Fred Cespedes Phyllis Brewer
Vice-President Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. Vicki Hawsey, Ex Officio
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Foundation goals are:
· to provide scholarships for
deserving WSCC students;
· to provide financial
assistance to educational
programs;
- to provide for capital
improvements;
- to provide opportunities
for benefactors;
- to invest in WSCC through
volunteer activities,
donations, planned giving
and special events;
· to seek grants; and,
· to subsidize WSCC faculty
in individual endeavors.
The Future Foundation
looks to its alumni and friends
to provide support to the
College so that its mission to
provide an affordable
education to the citizens
across the state can continue.
The opportunities below
describe the ways in which
friends of the College
continue to support Wallace
State’s positive influence now
and in the future.
Student Investment
Luncheon/Auction
The scholarship fundraising
goal was nearly doubled at
the fifth annual Wallace State
Future Foundation luncheon
and auction fundraiser.
Approximately $190,800
was raised at the event, which
easily surpassed the $100,000
goal. The donations will fund
more than 150 scholarships in
the coming years.
Scholarship funds were
raised via endowments, table
Participants in the annual Future Foundation luncheon and
auction enjoyed themselves while raising more than $190,000 for
scholarships.
sales for the luncheon and a
silent and live auction. More
than 40 local businesses
donated items for the
auction, including Alabama
vs. LSU football tickets,
vacations, electronics,
artwork and jewelry.
“At the start of this year, a
lot of organizations like ours
thought if we could just do
what we did last year, we
would be okay,” said Billy
Jackson, President of the
Future Foundation Board of
Directors. “But, our board
decided to set our goal
higher this year.”
Wallace State President
Vicki Hawsey said scholarship
donations are an opportunity
for someone to give back to
the community.
“Our lives really become
significant when we take
our success, pay it forward,
and invest in someone
else’s success,” she said.
State Rep. Jeremy Oden,
who announced an
endowment in honor of his
father at the event, said the
scholarships will truly make
an impact on future
students at the College.
The WSCC jazz band entertained
guests at the luncheon and auction.
“When you touch
someone’s life with education,
you’ve touched that life
forever,” he said.
A new matching grant
received from the U.S.
Department of Education this
year went a long way toward
helping the foundation meet
its fundraising goal.
The Foundation Board was
“wowed” by a performance of
WSCC President Vicki Hawsey presents Mrs. Haynes with a resolution
naming the theatre in her honor.
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Signage outside the Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre.
This portrait will hang near the
entrance to the Betty Leeth
Haynes Theatre in the Wallace
State Student Center.
Relatives of Mrs. Haynes Joyce
Leeth Petit with daughter Courtney, and Scott and Patty Taliaferro.
the Wallace State choir,
resulting in scholarships for
the choir’s Hawaii trip. The
Foundation Board also
expressed enthusiasm for
supporting the Wallace State
Year of the Arts in 2010.
Wallace State Celebrates
Naming of the Betty Leeth
Haynes Theatre
Approximately 400 guests
gathered to celebrate the
naming of the Betty Leeth
Haynes Theatre in honor of
longtime community arts
supporter and founding
member of the Wallace State
Future Foundation Betty
Leeth Haynes on November
15, 2009.
Wallace State President Dr.
Vicki Hawsey said at the
event, “Betty has done so
much for our community and
our College that she has left
an indelible imprint on our
lives. We celebrate her
contributions to the arts and
to this College by sharing
with the community this
theatre named in her honor.”
Those in attendance were
treated to a “night at the
theatre” at Wallace State,
with featured performances
by Theatre Department cast
members, who replayed the
balcony scene from their
previous week’s performance
of “Romeo and Juliet.” The
Wallace State Jazz Band
performed several big band
numbers, and the Wallace
State Singers showcased their
music and dance talents with
a pair of popular tunes.
“Of all the buildings on this
campus, it is appropriate that
a theatre would be the facility
named after her,” longtime
friend and Future Foundation
President Billy Jackson said
affectionately of Mrs. Haynes.
Jackson shared some
memories from serving on
various boards with her
through the years. “The first
time I served on a board with
Betty she said, ‘I’ll make two
promises – I will always be on
time, and I’ll never be in
pants.’” Jackson joked that he
did see her at an event in
pants a couple of years ago
but that she’d never been
late.
“She is a true Southern
lady,” he said. “Two themes
run through her life. She’s
lived both a life of success,
and a life of significance.”
The Alabama State Board
of Education approved a
resolution to name the
Wallace State Student Center
Theatre in honor of Haynes
last year. Hawsey read the
resolution aloud before
unveiling a portrait of her that
will be permanently hung in
the lobby of the building.
The beautiful oil portrait of
Betty Leeth Haynes was
painted by La Von Alecia
Westfall from a photograph
taken by Frank Carnaggio.
A resident of Hanceville,
Haynes has served as a
member of the Board of
Directors of the Cullman
County Community Concert
Association, Cullman
Regional Medical Center
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Foundation, SouthTrust Bank,
Hospice of Cullman County,
the American Heart
Association, American Cancer
Society, and United Way.
She has been a consistent
advocate for seniors, most
notably serving as a role
model for senior women
through her involvement with
pageants. In 1996, Haynes
was selected Ms. Senior
Cullman County. She won the
Ms. Senior Alabama Pageant
in 1997, and was named Third
Alternate in the Ms. Senior
America Pageant that year.
She is a recipient of “The
Thespian” Award from the
Ms. Senior America Program
of Cullman County, and her
poem titled “I am a Senior
American,” which she
performed on stage, was
adopted as “The Creed” of
Ms. Senior America. For five
years she served as Executive
Director of the Ms. Senior
Cullman County Pageant,
which is hosted annually by
Wallace State.
Haynes has received
many honors and awards
throughout her life for her
community and civic
involvement, including “The
Emma Marie Eddleman”
Citizenship Award from the
Cullman Area Chamber of
Commerce, and the “Henry
Casper Arnold Humanitarian
Award” from Cullman
Regional Medical Center. The
City of Cullman declared
September 23, 2007, as “Betty
Leeth Haynes Day.”
“I feel humbled to be in
this position today and happy
and grateful to have this
beautiful college theatre bear
my name,” said Mrs. Haynes
at the naming ceremony. “My
love and appreciation go to
President Vicki Hawsey and to
Wallace State for bestowing
this honor of a lifetime on me.
Dr. Hawsey and her fine staff
have made this college
nationally recognized and
growing.”
The Betty Leeth Haynes
Theatre was renovated with
new seating and flooring in
time for the naming, and as
Wallace State prepared for a
yearlong celebration of the
arts in 2010.
Alumni Association
The support of Wallace
State friends and alumni
enables the College to offer
educational programs, state
of the art training equipment
and scholarships to produce
a highly skilled workforce with
marketable skills for the 21st
century. Thanks to generous
gifts given by Wallace State’s
community of friends and
alumni, the College will
continue to influence lives for
generations to come.
advances, supports and
promotes the interest of
Wallace State students,
alumni, Association members,
and the College as a whole.
Its objectives are:
• To foster community
support for the College
• To maintain communication
and contacts between the
College and its Alumni
• To represent interests of
Alumni within the College
• To solicit, publish or furnish
information as required to
further the mission
• To assist students and
Alumni in the achievement
of their academic goals and
acknowledge those
achievements.
Membership
Student membership is
comprised of current and
former full-time or part-time
students. Associate
membership, or regular
membership, is comprised of
three categories: graduate,
associate and patron
membership. Graduate
membership includes those
individuals who have
graduated from a certificate
or degree program at
Wallace State. Associate
membership is for former fulltime or part-time students
who did not receive a
certificate or degree at
Wallace State. Patron
membership is for faculty and
William Calvert topped his
2008 performance at the
Alumni Run to win again in
2009.
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staff of the College, spouses
of graduates and regular
members, and friends of
Wallace State Community
College.
Events
hosts several events each
year. Proceeds from these
events, along with Wallace
State Alumni Association
membership dues, fund
scholarships for deserving
Wallace State students each
semester.
Alumni Run and Lion Fest
William Calvert took 50
seconds off his previous year’s
5K time to win the 7th Annual
Association 5K Scholarship
Run. Calvert outpaced a field
of more than 60 participants in
the 5K to finish the 3.1 mile
course in 20:41.48.
Catherine Greenwell was the
top 5K women’s finisher with a
time of 22:07.17. Barry Ege
finished in second place
overall and was the male
master’s winner with a time of
20:49.42. Vicki Gilley, who
finished in 23:07.48, was the
female master’s winner.
All four overall winners
earned a $50 cash prize.
Thirteen year old
Christopher Ball of Garden
City Elementary won the 1mile event in 7:17.48. Michael
Alvis, age seven, finished in
second place with a time of
7:40.32.
As the Adopt-A-School
Sponsor for Garden City
Attendance at the annual Alumni Connection for nurses,
sponsored by the WSCC Alumni Association, topped 150.
Elementary School, American
Proteins sponsored the entry
of approximately 30 children
and teachers. This is the
second year American Proteins
has used this event to
encourage exercise and
physical health as part of its
commitment to Garden City
Elementary through the Adopt
A School Program.
Sy Shaver of Garden City
performed the National
Anthem.
Event sponsors were
American Proteins, Gloria
Williams Insurance, Merchants
Bank, Cullman Electric
Cooperative, Wal-Mart
Distribution, First Federal
Savings and Loan, Spradlin
Farm, Buettner Bros. Lumber
Company, Regions Bank,
Wachovia Bank, Nicholson
File, Louisiana Pacific, and
McDonald’s of Hanceville.
Proceeds from the 2009
Scholarship Run provide
scholarships for second-year
Wallace State students.
Alumni Connection
The Wallace State Alumni
Association annually sponsors
the Alumni Connection in
April. During this continuing
education program for
nursing professionals,
participants have the
opportunity to earn six
contact hours of continuing
education credit on a variety
of current health care topics.
The daylong course held on
campus not only provides
nurses with required
continuing education, but
also allows Wallace State
instructors to reunite with
former students. Attendance
in this event has topped 150
participants in recent years.
Outstanding Alumni
2009
Wallace State celebrated its
5th Annual Outstanding
Alumni Awards Luncheon on
Sept. 11, 2009, and a trio of
former Wallace State
students collected the 2009
Outstanding Alumni of the
Year Award.
Entrepreneurs Roy Manley,
Bruce Willingham and Brian
Willingham, who all attended
the Machine Tool Technology
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program from 1991-93, shared
the Outstanding Alumni of
the Year honor for 2009-10.
Together, they co-own and
work at Mach III, Inc. in
Vinemont, a business begun
by Manley in 2000.
“I don’t even know where
to start to explain how much
this means,” said Manley, a
1993 Wallace State graduate.
“This is very prestigious. It
gives you a different outlook
on things when you work hard
after starting out at virtually
nothing. It shows that
teamwork will go a long way
in any venture. This just really
means a lot to all of us.”
Bruce Willingham
graduated “With Distinction”
from the Machine Tool
Technology program in 1993
and is currently president of
Mach, III, Inc. After attending
Wallace State he held a job as
an applications engineer at
R.O. Deadrick Corporation,
where he traveled extensively
to set up and train other
machinists in the aerospace,
automotive and medical
industries.
As president of Mach III,
Inc., Willingham also serves
on the NIMS committee to
assist and advise Machine
Tool instructors at the
Cullman Vocational Center on
ways to better prepare
students to enter the
workforce in the machining
profession.
“It’s a real blessing and
honor to be named as an
Outstanding Alumni. We have
a lot to live up to,” said Bruce
Willingham. “It’s amazing we
belong in the same boat with
the previous Outstanding
Alumni at this school.”
Brian Willingham has been
a partner at Mach III, Inc.,
since 2000 after spending four
years in Decatur as a SwissLathe operator. He also
previously worked as an
applications engineer with
REM, traveling to 30 different
states and making parts for
companies such as Harley
Davidson, Smith and Nephew,
Kimber, and Milwaukee
Electronic Tool.
“I really didn’t expect this
honor at all when we got
Alumni Board Past President Dale Greer with 2009 Outstanding Alumni
Award Winners Roy Manley, Steven Bruce Willingham, and Craig Brian
Willingham and WSCC President Dr. Vicki Hawsey.
here,” Brian Willingham said.
“I’m very surprised and
honored. It’s a true prize for
all of us.”
Mach III, Inc., has seven fulltime employees and three
part-time employees and has
grossed more than a million
dollars in sales over the last
two years. The company uses
the latest technology and
equipment to produce high
quality components for
automotive, aerospace,
medical, sporting goods and
agricultural and other
industries. Their customers
are located from California to
Cullman.
NASA rocket scientist Mary
Hovater earned the 2008-2009
Outstanding Alumni of the
Year award from the WSCC
Alumni Association. Hovater
graduated from Wallace State
as a Pre-Engineering/
Mechanical Engineering
major. She continued her
education at Athens State,
receiving her bachelor’s
degree in physics and
mathematics in 1998, and a
Master’s degree from UAH in
physics. Hovater has been
employed with the National
Aeronautics and Space
Administration/ Marshall
Space Flight Center since
1993 as an Aerospace
Engineer. Her professional
achievements and
accomplishments include the
2008 Stellar Award from
Rotary National Award for
Space Achievement
Foundation, the 2007 Special
The 2009 Outstanding Alumni Winners and Nominees.
Service Award for the Orion
Launch Abort System, and the
2007 Federal Women’s
Program Outstanding
Achievement Award. She was
named among the Top 50
Professionals in the Madison
Who’s Who Publication in
2005, and selected for the
“Next Generation of
Explorers: the Year 2030”
meeting in July 2004.
During the luncheon,
Wallace State honored 16
individuals who were
nominated by their peers,
faculty or community
members to be recognized
for their outstanding
accomplishments after
attending Wallace State.
“These nominees represent
all facets of our community
and workforce: healthcare
professionals, a chiropractor,
university faculty,
entrepreneurs and an
engineer,” said Wallace State
President Dr. Vicki Hawsey.
“Each nominee has
demonstrated achievement
within his or her field of work
or expertise, and each has
demonstrated a commitment
to Wallace State.”
Other alumni honored as
WSCC Outstanding Alumni
nominees were:
Amanda Corley, class of
2004: Corley received her
associate degree in Applied
Science in Health Information
Technology and currently
serves as the Regional
Coding Supervisor for Noland
Health Services and the five
long-term acute care
hospitals they own.
Connie Lee, class of 1997:
Lee earned her associate
degree in Applied Science,
graduating cum laude from
the Medical Assistant
Technology program. She
currently serves as the Clinical
Coordinator for Family
Medical Clinic, a branch of
Cullman Primary Care. She is
also an adjunct instructor for
WSCC and clinical site
director for the Medical
Assistant Technology
program at the Family
Medical Clinic.
Lorie Smith Strane, class
of 1997: A cum laude
graduate of the Medical
Assistant Technology
program, Strane currently
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serves as the Club
Manager/CMA, Sports
First/OneFitness/ CRMC.
Strane is a Certified Medical
Assistant, American
Technology Program CPR,
First Aid instructor, certified
personal trainer and a
National Certified Safe Sitter
instructor.
Dr. Timothy Gene Smith,
class of 1994: Smith received
his Licensed Practical Nurse
diploma from Wallace State
before continuing his
education at UAB where he
received his bachelor of arts
degree. He also earned both
a master’s degree and a Ph.D.
from Auburn University. Smith
once worked as a licensed
practical nurse at the Golden
Living Center in Hoover, but
now is a political science
instructor at Augusta State
University in Augusta, Ga.
Leah Fuller Bolin,
attended 1989-1992: Bolin
completed her degree at
Athens State in secondary
education/music and is the
owner of the seasonal retail
business, Cullman Kid’s Mart.
She also co-hosts her own
travel show called “Getaway
Today.”
Gregg Carter, class of
2003: Carter is a summa cum
laude graduate with a degree
in Business Management and
Supervision. He went on to
earn his bachelor of science in
Business Management and
Supervision from Athens
State. Carter is currently
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owner /operator of Paradise
Pet Care Center.
Charles Timothy
Dubberly, attended 19952008: Dubberly came to
Wallace State from Africa
before continuing his
education at Lee University
where he graduated with a
bachelor of science in
Christian Ministries in 2008.
Dubberly currently serves as
a missionary evangelist in
Africa and is a licensed,
ordained bishop with the
Church of God
denomination.
Jana Roberson Johnson,
class of 2007: Johnson
graduated cum laude with an
associate degree in Office
Administrative Assistant. She
is currently employed as
Front Desk Coordinator/
Patient Relations at Jill K.
Meyer and Associates.
Joyce C. Sedlmayr, class
of 1995: Sedlmayr graduated
summa cum laude in general
studies. She received her
bachelor of business
administration from Athens
State, graduating magna cum
laude. She is an Alabama
Alumni Association Scholarship
recipient T.J. Aby is congratulated by Dr. Hawsey.
before being drafted by the
Texas Rangers in 2006. He
received the Nolan Ryan
minor league pitcher of the
year award from the Rangers
system in 2008 and made his
major league debut in April
2009.
Kateah Pinkard Scholarship recipient
Veronica Keith with members of the
Pinkard family and Dale Greer.
Ozell Hinkle Scholarship recipient
Julianna Creel with Doris Hinkle
and WSCC President Dr. Vicki
Hawsey.
licensed realtor and one of
the first two women in the
state to be certified as an
Alabama Certified Appraiser.
Lisa M. Weeks, class of
1983: Weeks is graduate of a
Wallace State and Athens
State with a double major in
mathematics and biology.
She completed her Doctor of
Chiropractic Medicine from
the Palmer College of
Chiropractic, graduating cum
laude, and is now the owner
and practicing chiropractic
physician at Weeks
Chiropractic Clinic in
Cullman.
Derek Holland, attended
2005-07: Holland attended
Wallace State for three years
and helped the Lions reach
the JUCO World Series
Jason Freeman, attended
1993-95: After his career at
WSCC, Freeman earned his
degree in environmental
science from Auburn.
Freeman is employed with
Law Engineering and
Environmental Corporation in
Atlanta as a Senior Scientist/
Environmental Manager. In
2005, he received the
MACTEC CEO award for
exceptional client sales and
service. It’s an award given to
fewer than one percent of the
3,000 employees.
Daniel Hite, class of 1999:
Hite is a graduate of the
Flight Technology program at
Wallace State. He is the
Founder/Chief Pilot of the
First Municipal Police
Aviation Unit in Alabama and
has served 24 years as a
police officer in Alabama.
Three scholarships were
also awarded at the
luncheon. Veronica Keith was
the inaugural recipient of the
Kateah Pinkard Scholarship,
Cold Springs High School’s
T.J. Aby awarded the Wallace
State Alumni Association
scholarship, and Cullman
High School’s Julianna Creel
was presented the Ozell
Hinkle scholarship.
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Alumni
Scholarship
Recipients:
Fall 2008
Janna Barnett
Shawn Edmiston
Sadie Lacks
Total Awards:
$1,163.66
Spring 2009
Shawn Edmiston
Delana Tubbs
Total Awards:
$836.34
Summer 2009
Tammy McMichael
Julia Tupper
Total Awards:
$800.00
Fall 2009
Meagan Brown
Aby Carroll, IV
Total Awards:
$1,000.00
Future
Foundation
Scholarship
Recipients:
Fall 2008
Heather Allums
Lauren Atkins
Katelyn Barksdale
Sarah Bentley
Anna Blakey
Preston Boyd
Stephanie Brazell
Cynthia Campbell
Spenser Capps
William Carroll
Brandon Chandler
Tabitha Chapman
Joanna Cleghorn
Sidney Cochran
Victoria Curl
Alyson Davis
Catherine Davis
Roy Davis
Taylor Desilvey
Hannah Duke
Rachel Dumas
Mary Dunn
Mackine England
Danielle Frazier
Ariel Garcia
Chad Giddings
Katye Gober
Stacey Godbee
Latahsa Goodwin
Christopher Graves
Sally Griffin
Michael Gunter, II
Joshua Heron
Matthew Higginbotham
Meagan Hone
Jenna Hudson
Andrea Hughes
Lucas Johnson
Marlin Johnson
Rebekah Kinney
Corey Knowles
John Landers
Christy Ladgraf
Aaron Lindsey
William Lother, II
Haley Mabrey
Sara McGraw
Tammy McMichael
Austin Monk
Felicia Morris
Thaddeus Parker
Jennifer Prybyla
Jeffrey Putman
Audrey Quick
Emma Reeves
Buford Roberts
Melia Romine
Benjamin Sellers
Zachery Shaddix
Megan Sizemore
Heather Smith
Leslie Smith
Heather Snell
Crystal Stewart
Heather Sweatmon
Keisha Taylor
Matthew Taylor
Daniel Thompson
Jordan Thompson
Lauren Tidwell
Jamie Tucker
Brandon Waters
Heaven Watson
Tiffany Webb
Alisha York
Whitney Young
Spring 2009
Sidney Aderholt
Heather Allums
Lauren Atkins
Emily Bagwell
Aimee Barnett
Sarah Bentley
Anna Blakely
Krista Bridgmon
Jarrod Brown
Natalie Bullard
William Carroll
Tabitha Chapman
Joanna Cleghorn
Victoria Curl
Alyson Davis
Janet De Jesus
Roby Del Giudice
Hannah Duke
Kathy Dyer
Danielle Frazier
Ariel Garcia
Latasha Goodwin
Christopher Graves
Winston Griffith
Michael Gunter, II
Nina Harbison
Heather Hawkins
Joshua Heron
Matthew Higginbotham
Andrea Hughes
Lucas Johnson
Marlin Johnson
Rebekah Kinney
Corey Knowles
Christy Landgraf
Natalie Livingston
Haley Mabrey
Sara McGraw
Tammy McMichael
Austin Monk
Felica Morris
Jennifer Morris
Blake Parker
Tabitha Pierce
Brittany Powers
Jennifer Prybyla
Audrey Quick
Emma Reeves
Justin Royster
Zachery Shaddix
Heather Smith
Leslie Smith
Heather Snell
Debra Stanulevich
Crystal Stewart
Heather Sweatmon
Keisha Taylor
Matthew Taylor
Cameron Thomas
Lauren Tidwell
Brandi Torbert
Tyronne Walters
Daniel Watson
Heaven Watson
Tiffany Webb
Caleb Williams
Jasef Wisener
Laura Yarbrough
Summer 2009
Steven Acocella
Michele Allen
Emily Bagwell
Marie Baldwin
Kody Baswell
Marcella Bonds
Eric Boulanger
Tammy Brenner
Jennifer Canant
Justin Coleman
Rachel Dumas
Phillip Grantland, Jr.
Steven Grund
Donna Haynes
Jenna Hudson
Jessica Jarrett
Phillip Jester
Jerry Kelley, Jr.
Micelle Krauz
Christy Landgraf
Brenda Morton
Ellie Mullinax
Deidra Naylor
Andrea Nelson
Tabitha Pierce
Lora Robles
Jacob Rogers
Michele Swindle
Keisha Taylor
Newell Thomas, Jr.
Heather Tucker
Julia Tupper
Tonya Vickers
Elizabeth Wesson
Angela Wilemon
Hannah Williford
Richard Yantzi
Fall 2009
Carroll Aby, IV
Taylor Anders
Amanda Austin
Stephanie Barnett
Natalie Bullard
William Busby
Joshua Chop
Tara Combs
Shelby Cook
Katie Dansby
Carrieanne Drake
Jessica Duke
Rachel Dumas
Kathy Dyer
Trenton Earwood
Deborah Ellison
Anjela Farshtotova
Amber Fawcett
Donna Fulmer
Kimberly Gore
Leslie Gregory
Shawna Gregory
Lance Hall
Megan Hammond
Ashley Hayes
Lindsey Hestla
Nathaniel Hicks
Phillip Jester
Jordan Johnson
Marlin Johnson
Colton Jones
Skyler Jones
Erik Keese
Veronica Keith
Jerry Kelley, Jr.
Ryan Laganke
Jessica Lawler
Joshua Lawler
Candice Lay
William Loftis
Barbara Long
Shauna Looney
Taylor Mathews
Kevin Miller
Ben Munger
Samantha Partridge
Bethany Petty
Tabitha Pierce
Meagan Roberts
Breana Rodgers
Paige Schnittker
Maureen Small
Kali Smith
Chandler Stisher
Tosha Thompson
Emily Thrower
Jenny Thrower
Sidney Turnage
Sara Walker
Chandler Watson
Heaven Watson
Rodger Weaver
Keri Williams
44
Legacy Society: January 2008-June 30, 2009
SILVER $100,000-$499,999
Bill York
BRONZE $50,000-$99,999
Anonymous
President’s Circle: January 2008-June 30, 2009
Foundation
PLATINUM
$10,000-$49,999
American Proteins, Inc.
Fred and Holly Cespedes
Jeremy Oden Community
Service Grant
GOLD
$5,000-$9,999
Bagwell Family Foundation,
Inc.
Hanceville Nursing and Rehab
Center, Inc.
SILVER
$1,000-$4,999
Alabama Cullman Yutaka
Technologies, LLC
John Apel
Norris and Barbara Atchley
James D. Bagwell
Boston Reed Company
Mary Evelyn Burrow
Cullman-Jefferson Counties
Gas District
Drinkard Development, LLC
Donna Guthrie
Vicki Hawsey
Bill and Ginger Hyde
Jackson & Williams
Gail Neal
New Harmony Missionary
Baptist Church
Tim or Bobbie Pinkard
Shirley Quattlebaum
S & W Electric Co., Inc.
Stone Building Company, Inc.
Joel and Thelma Thompson
Traditions Bank
Walker Brothers
Gloria Williams
WSCC Sonography
PATRONS
$500-$999
Alina and Oran C. Adams III
Apel Machine and Supply Co.
Sid Borden
Del Brock
Buettner Brothers
City of Cullman Industrial
Development Board
Douglas E. and Nila J.
Clements
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
United, Inc.
Compass Bank
Nancy C. Corser
Nell Creel
Cullman County Industiral
Development
Cullman Electric Cooperative
Doncaster/Marsha Folsom,
Sonya Cabri
Doug Doggett Jewelers
Ed White Jewelers
Carl English
Jenny Folsom
Goodwyn, Mills, and Cawood,
Inc.
HOAR Program Management
Merchants Bank
McGriff Industries, Inc.
People's Bank
Saii Construction, LLC
Jim and Nanci Tidwell
Topre America Corporation
Wachovia Corporation
Wal-Mart Distribution
WSCC Upholstery
FRIENDS
$100-$499
The Added Touch
LaDonna N. Allen
Belk
Linda Blackwood
Boozer Eyecare
Phyllis E. Brewer
Darrell Brock
Staci Bryan
Lois A. Burns
Cullman Cabinets
Charlotte E. Chew
Philip Cleveland
Rene' Cornelius
Cullman Parks and Recreation
Ms. Senior Cullman County
Pageant
Cullman Times
Deep South Classics
Designs By Grace
Nell C. Dunlap
Lisa L. Eckenrod
Melinda Edwards
Phillip Fulenwider
Fuller Optical
Wesley S. Gay
Gold Rush Jewelers
Jeremy Greer
Faith Hammock
Suzanne Harbin
Lynn H. Harris
Ed Hart
Healthfit/Kevin Jones
Jeff and Ginger Hogeland
Iroko Spa
Billy Jackson
Sherri Krassick
Wilma J. Lee
Keith Little
Marvin's Building
Merle Norman
Janet Money
Austin Talmadge Monk
Janice Apel Morgan
Jennifer Morris
Neal Morrison
Charles A. Murphy
Nicholson File/Cooper Tools
Gary L. Owen, Jr.
Dale Palmer
Premier Bank
Renee Quick
Regions Bank
Sain Associates, Inc.
Jacqueline Schendel
Adrian Scott
Cherie H. Smith
Smith Farms
Tomesa Smith
Snead Ag Supply
Michael Sparks
B. W. Stephenson
Superior Bank
Joann Walls
Linda Wesley
Tracy Whitt
Trey Williams
Donny Wilson
John Wilson
WSCC Dental Hygiene
WSCC Flight School
Wynn Spa
Judy York
UNDER $100
Helen Allen
Donna B. Attaway
Deedra and Todd Baker
Bare Metal/Scrappin Kats
Brandon Bias
Garner Bingham
Borden Family Pharmacy
and Market Shoppe
Marsha Bradford
Stacey Hooper Brunner
Kathy Buckelew
Mary Collins
Martha Cox
Donna Farmer
David Goodwin
Gracie Grissom
Sharon Harris
Gaylyn Hawkins
Jeannine Hill
Sue J. Hill
Karen D. Hooper
Remona S. Hopper
Pat Horton
Don Hubbard
Darlene Huff
Beth Johnson
45
Giving Socities
Mary Jones
Gary and Tina M. LeCroy
Robbin Leeth
Little Bit of Everything
Bert Mackentepe
Marcy Manning
Wayne Manord
Mary Mayo
Curtis Mize
Shiela Mosley
Malcolm W. Moss
Cindy Neal
JoAnna Nicovich
Christine O'Leary
Tiffany Richter
Jane Ross
Kathryn Sides
Susan B. Smith
Southern Accents
Maria S. Stanford
Donna Stanley
Susan Stephens
Jane Tolbert
Randy Tucker
Judy D. Wood
Sheila Gilley Woodruff
WSCC Cosmetology
WSCC Culinary
WSCC Welding
Leigh Hill
Doris Hinkle
Franklin D. Hinkle
Deborah Hoover
Darlene Huff
Rhonda M. Kennedy
Listerhill Credit Union
Bert Mackentepe
Merchants Bank
Robert L. Metcalf
Cynthia R. Morrow
Lance A. Nail
Northbrook Baptist Church
Christine O'Leary
People's Bank
Virginia A. Pritchard
Shirley Quattlebaum
Renee Quick
Martha Roberts
Smith Family Tire, Inc.
Sue Spradlin
Donna Stanley
Traditions Bank
Wachovia Corporation
Wal-Mart Distribution Center
6006
Werner's Trading Company
John T. and Judy Williamson
UNDER $100
Alumni
PATRONS
$500-$999
American Proteins, Inc.
Gloria Williams
FRIENDS
$100-$499
Alabama Credit Union
Alabama Education
Association
Connie Allen
Rebecca Barnard
Clark and Rebecca Branch
Nella Fae Briscoe
Kathy M. Burnette
Corr Wireless
Communications
Cullman Electric Cooperative
Cullman Savings Bank
Martha Drake
Wanda Duke
Family Security Credit Union
First Federal Savings and
Loan
Jenny Folsom
Chester and Hilda Freeman
Earnie and Betty Leeth
Haynes
Bart Absher
Dana Adams
Debra Adams
LaDonna N. Allen
John Apel
Roger Baggett
Shelby Bailey
Rhonda Bell
Richard M. Bolin
Marsha Bradford
Matt Bradford
Penny G. Brothers
Donna G. Brummett
Patricia Burgess
Mark Bussman
Eldridge J. Bynum
William Calvert
Susan N. Campbell
Karen Carpenter
Jacquelyn R. Chism
Rhonda Clark
Ben Cobb, Jr.
Tony R. Cowart
Martha Cox
Robyn M. Crawford
Nell Creel
Ann Culpepper
Rebecca Curths
Teddy Dale
Arthur W. Davies-Sorzano
Patricia A. Dean
Nesha Donaldson
Joan Dutton
Libby Edmondson
Melinda Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Barry Ege
Elaine Queen
Denise Elliott
Carl English
ENT Associates of Alabama
Vicki Ferguson
Elliott Free
Debra Freeman
Teresa Gibbs
John Gilley
Tammy Renae Gipson
Robert Glandon
Barbara Greenwell
Gail Gurley
Sheila Hancock
Suzanne Harbin
Glynda D. Hardin
Jessica Harp
Douglas E. Harris
Lynn H. Harris
Sarah Harris
Sharon Harris
Martha Hart
Dorothy Hays
Andrea Hendrix
Joe Hendrix
Linda G. Hicks
Connie S. Hill
Jeff Hill
Jennifer F. Hill
Crystal C. Hines
Kristen Jones Holmes
Leslie Holmes
Remona S. Hopper
Cynthia Horn
Sharon G. Horton
Don Hubbard
Garland R. Hughes
Brenda Gail Hyatt
Anthony and Joan Iacobelli
Vickie W. Jackson
Connie Jacobs
Tony C. Jetton
Beth Johnson
Brenda D. Jones
Phillip Key
Margaret C. Lambert
Jenna M. Lindsey
Linda M. Lipsey
Nicole E. Lockhart
Angela Lolies
Stacy Looney
Sandra J. Lusk
Cynthia J. Maddox
John & Theresa Mahler
Cindy Mallard
Marcy Manning
Wayne Manord
Lisa Martin
Johnny Matthews
Gary J. McMinn
Tara Meharg
Susan M. Melton
Martha Melvin
E. O. Messersmith
Brenda Minyard
Kyla Shea Mobley
Joan S. Moore
Shirley A. Moore
Janice Apel Morgan
Martha Morgan
Pamela L. Murff
Cindy Neal
Rhonda Neal
Cynthia Newman
Greg A. Nicholas
Tina D. Nix
Pam Nunn
Jerry Oliver
Buffie E. Ozbirn
Dale Palmer
Gwen Parker
Regina A. Pennington
Diane Phillips
Jonathan Proctor
Connie Purcell
John Quattlebaum
Shannon Quick
Susan R. Quick
JoAnn Riley
Joyce M. Rodgers
Todd Salome
Natalie R. Shearer
Christina Shipp
Grady and Cherie Smith
Jackie L. Smith
Tomesa Smith
Deborah Spann
Lisa Speegle
Donna K. Speeker
Chasity N. Stephens
Gilda Stricklin
Kimberly M. Swain
Bethany Taylor
Kathleen Thompson
Evelyn G. Timmons
Teresa L. Tipton
Jane Tolbert
Marlene R. Treece
Stephanie Belton Turner
Cassandra Ward
Martha Washington
David Weaver
Arnice B. Weeks
Karon Meshel Welch
Chad Wilkins
Deborah Williams
Loretta Wilson
Cindy S. Young
Duane Young
Kathy Young
46
47
Programs of Study
Programs of Study
ACADEMIC
HEALTH SCIENCES
Business Administration
Business Education/Office Administration
Accounting
Administrative Assistant
Medical Administrative Assistant
Computer Science
Programming
Software Support
Networking
Web Technology
Cybersecurity/Computer Forensics
Criminal Justice
Forensic Investigation
Law Enforcement
Cybersecurity/Computer Forensics
Graphic Arts/Visual Communication
Liberal Arts
Management and Supervision
Business Management
Financial Management
Office Management
Entrepreneurship
Music Education
Paralegal
Sports Medicine
Transfer Programs
Associate Degree Nursing (RN)
Child Development
Clinical Laboratory Technician
Dental Assisting
Dental Hygiene
Diagnostic Imaging
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Electroneurodiagnostic Technology
Polysomnography
Emergency Medical Services
Basic
Paramedic
Gerontology
Health Information Technology
Medical Coding
Medical Transcription
Human Services
Drug and Alcohol Associate
Mental Health Technician
Social Work Associate
Massage Therapy
Medical Assistant
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Pharmacy Technology
Physical Therapist Assistant
Practical Nursing (LPN)
Respiratory Therapy
CAREER/TECHNICAL
Agricultural Production/Horticulture
Auto Service Technology
Automotive Manufacturing Technology
Aviation Flight Technology
Commercial Airplane
Commercial Helicopter
Collision Repair
Commercial Sewing
Cosmetology
Cosmetology Instructor Training
Nail Technology
Culinary Arts
Diesel Mechanics
Drafting & Design Technology
Electronic Technology
Biomedical Equipment Technician
Computer Repair
Industrial Electronics
Industrial Maintenance
Telecommunications
Heating & Air Conditioning
Machine Tool Technology (Precision Machining) /
Computer Numerical Control
Tool and Die
Upholstery/Interior Refinishing
Welding
OTHER
Health Linkage Program
Online Programs
Programs for High School Students
Dual Enrollment/Honors Program
FastTrack Academy
Tech-Prep
STEM Camp
Upward Bound
Community Education
Personal Development and Lifelong Learning Classes
Senior Adult Program
Adult Education
GED Prep Classes
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Employment Training
GED Testing
Workforce Development
Training for Existing Business and Industry
Short-Term Skills Training
Continuing Education
The Alabama Technology Network (ATN) Center
CARCAM
North Alabama Center for Advanced Manufacturing
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From the 2009 Wallace State Theatre
production of Grease.
49
Financial Summary
Financial Summary
WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
FUTURE FOUNDATION, INC.
Ending June, 2009
Ending October, 2009
ASSETS
REVENUE
Student Tuition & Fees
State Grants/Contracts
Federal Grants/Contracts
Auxiliary
State Appropriation
Other
$7,299,558
$259,410
$9,609,977
$2,609,937
$14,615,427
$1,094,935
$35,489,244
EXPENSES
Instruction
Academic Support
Student Services
Institutional Support
Maintenance
Student Aid (Sch)
Auxiliary Enterprises
Depreciation
Non Operating
$12,380,827
$1,977,482
$2,791,881
$3,329,431
$3,237,316
$3,178,289
$3,674,227
$1,505,608
$751,351
Cash
$302,463
Pledges Receivable
$301,069
Investment in Real Estate
$125,000
Beneficial interest in remainder trust $836,475
$1,565,007
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities and Net Assets
Accounts Payable
Scholarships payable
$7,178
$12,104
$19,282
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted
Permanently Restricted
$106,868
$572,382
$866,475
$1,545,725
$1,565,007
$32,826,412
SCHOLARSHIPS
Institutional
Athletics
Economically Disadvantaged
Senior Adults
Other
$642,337
$527,784
$68,620
$86,471
$35,912
$1,361,124
Private Scholarships
(not including loans)
Tuition Waivers
$1,866,694
$83,274
The Alabama Community
College System
Dr. Freida Hill, Chancellor
The Alabama State Board
of Education
Honorable Bob Riley, Governor - President
Randy McKinney, District 1 - Vice President
Mrs. Betty Peters, District 2
Mrs. Stephanie W. Bell, District 3
Dr. Ethel H. Hall, District 4 - Vice President
Emerita
Mrs. Ella B. Bell, District 5
Mr. David F. Byers, Jr., District 6
Mr. Gary Warren, District 7
Dr. Mary Jane Caylor , District 8 - President
Pro Tempore
50
Accreditations
Wallace State Community College is
accredited by the Commission on Colleges
of the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools to award the Associate in Applied
Science Degree, Associate in Science
Degree, and Associate in Arts Degree.
Inquiries related to the accreditation status
of the College may be directed to: Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools,
Commission on Colleges, 1866 Southern
Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097; Phone
Number 404/679-4501.
• Emergency Medical Services —
Commission on Accreditation of Allied
Health Education Programs, Committee on
Accreditation of Educational Programs for
the Emergency Medical Services
Professions
• Flight Technology — Federal Aviation
Administration Approved by the Alabama
State Department of Education for flight
instruction under the U.S. Veterans
Administration Program
Program accreditations/approvals include:
• Health Information Technology —
Commission on Accreditation for Health
Informatics and Technology Information
Management Education (CAHIIM)
• Associate Degree Nursing (RN) —
National League of Nursing Accrediting
Commission, Alabama Board of Nursing
• Medical Assisting — Curriculum Review
Board of the American Association Medical
Assistants Endowment (CRB-AAMAE)
• Business Administration, Business
Education, Management and Supervision
— Nationally accredited by the Association
of Business Education Collegiate Business
Schools and Programs
• Occupational Therapy Assistant —
Accreditation Council for Occupational
Assistant Therapy Education (ACOTE)
• Clinical Laboratory — National
Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory
Sciences
• Pharmacy Technology — American
Society of Health System Pharmacists
• Dental Assisting — American Dental
Association
• Physical Therapist Assistant —
Commission on Accreditation for Physical
Therapy Education (CAPTE) of the
American Physical Therapy Association
(APTA)
• Dental Hygiene — American Dental
Association
• Practical Nursing (LPN) — Alabama
Board of Nursing
• Diagnostic Imaging — Joint Review
Committee on Education In Radiologic
Technology
• Respiratory Therapy — Committee on
Accreditation for Respiratory Care
• Welding - American Welding Society
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography — Joint
Review Committee on Education in
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
It is the policy of the Alabama State Board of Education and Wallace State Community College, a
postsecondary institution under its control, that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex,
religion, national origin, disability or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefit of,
or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity or employment.
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P.O. Box 2000 • 801 Main Street
Hanceville, AL 35077-2000
www.wallacestate.edu
256.352.8000 • 866.350.WSCC

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