The Germanna Advantage 2008-2009

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The Germanna Advantage 2008-2009
The Germanna Advantage
2008-2009
Annual Report to the Community
Thomas Prasse
The Germanna Advantage
Germanna Community College is a public institution
of higher education in the Virginia Community College
System. As a comprehensive community college, Germanna
provides quality, accessible, and affordable educational
opportunities for the residents of the City of Fredericksburg
and the counties of Caroline, Culpeper, King George,
Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania and Stafford.
Locations
Fredericksburg Area Campus
10000 Germanna Point Drive, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408
540-891-3000
Locust Grove Campus
2130 Germanna Highway, Locust Grove, Virginia 22508
540-423-9030
Joseph R. Daniel Technology Center
18121 Technology Drive, Culpeper, Virginia 22701
540-937-2900
Stafford County Center
2761 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 107, Stafford, Virginia 22554
540-288-8830
www.germanna.edu
The President’s Message
The past year has been an exciting, troubling,
hopeful and fearful year for Germanna Community College and for the whole nation.
As a nation, we have witnessed a fundamental shift in international finance, the largest
peacetime investment and accompanying federal
deficit, among the highest unemployment rates,
the biggest drop in the value of real estate since
the Great Depression of the 1930s. As a nation,
we are still involved in fighting two wars in the
Middle East, watching with amazement and pride
the willingness of many of our best and brightest
to serve their country at great personal risk.
We have also witnessed the election of the first
African-American president. And we have
witnessed the willingness of many of our fellow
citizens to help each other out in tough times.
Germanna Community College has had more
reasons to be hopeful and excited than fearful
or troubled, but the year was nonetheless one of
great challenges.
• We have faced three cuts to our state funding
in less than two years, totaling over 15%.
• We have seen an increase in people coming
to us because they have been laid off or have
faced reduced hours.
• We have seen the applications for financial aid
increase as much as 85% in one month and
increased demands for scholarships and support from the Germanna Guarantee Program.
• We have had voluntary buy-outs that have
saved money but sent some of our best faculty
and staff into retirement.
Closely related to these challenges are many reasons for hope and celebration. This entire issue
of our annual report is devoted to these celebrations, as well as providing our annual statement
of accountability to our stakeholders. I’d like to
note a few key achievements in my letter here:
• For the second year in a row, Germanna was
the fastest growing community college in
Virginia in terms of overall enrollment with
an 11.4% increase in headcount.
• On 29 July we were able to cut the ribbon on
our new Stafford Center in Aquia Park, and
to have Governor Tim Kaine do the honors as
well as speak at two events at our Fredericksburg Area Campus.
• Our nursing program had the highest pass rate
on the state boards of any nursing program at
a two- or four-year college in the state.
• Our dental hygiene students had a 100% pass
rate again on their state boards.
• We were able to design new programs in engineering, pharmacy technician, and manufacturing technician.
• We received a commitment of $500,000
over five years from MediCorp and the
Mary Washington Foundation in support
of our nursing program to compliment the
similar ongoing commitment from Culpeper
Regional Hospital. This led the way to total
gifts and bequeaths of $847,540.00 during the
2007-2008 academic year.
These accomplishments are wonderful, and due
to the good work and dedication of the 540
faculty and staff who work at the college, many
on a part-time basis. They and our students are
the real heroes, turning stories of challenge and
adversity into stories of achievement and success.
Let me highlight two examples:
• Fifty-four-year-old Jan Broom kept a promise
to her late daughter Shannon, who died in a
car crash a decade ago. She had promised her
daughter she’d go back to school and get a
degree. And she received an associate degree
in General Studies from Germanna in May.
Over the summer, she went on to Shannon’s
alma mater, the University of Mary Washington, to take a class in memoir writing so she
can tell Shannon’s story.
• Thirty-two-year-old Brandy Jackson had to
deal with separation from her 7-year-old son
as she commuted weekly from Lynchburg for
a year to earn her degree in applied science
completing her studies and becoming a
registered nurse.
Germanna Community College faces a challenging future along with our commonwealth
and nation. We promise to do all that we can
to remain an accessible, affordable community
resource, a place of learning and opportunity
amid the storms. We promise to do all that we
can to help our students and our communities
go through the storm and emerge stronger and
better prepared to shape and thrive in a future
that is just beginning to emerge.
I hope that you find this report informative,
uplifting, and useful. We are proud to be your
community college.
Sincerely,
Dr. David A. Sam, President
Contents
Mission, Vision, Values
Student Statistics
The Faces of Germanna
Germanna Community College Board
Educational Foundation, Inc
Community Partners
Cadow Art Donation
Educational Foundation Scholarships
Local Scholarships
Stafford Opening
Celebrating 40 Years of Service
GCC in the News
Accreditation
Germanna Community College is
accredited by the Commission on Colleges
of the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools to award associate degrees.
Contact the Commission on Colleges at
1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia
30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for
questions about the accreditation of
Germanna Community College.
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Germanna has been among the fastest-growing community colleges
in the state for many years, in large part due to explosive growth in
the Fredericksburg and Culpeper areas. The College has expanded
from 400 students when it opened in 1970 to a total headcount of
13,000 in 2009.
In addition, the AAS nursing program
is accredited by the National League for
Nursing Accrediting Commission (3343
Peachtree Road N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta,
GA, 30326 (404) 975-5000) and both
the AAS nursing and the practical nursing
certificate programs are approved by the
Virginia Board of Nursing (Perimeter
Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300,
Richmond, VA 23233-1463, (804) 3674473).
Service Region
Caroline County, Culpeper County,
Fredericksburg City, King George County,
Madison County, Orange County,
Spotsylvania County and Stafford County.
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Who We Are
Germanna Community College is a public institution of higher education in the Virginia
Community College System. As a comprehensive community college, Germanna provides
quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities for the residents of the City
of Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, Culpeper, King George, Madison, Orange,
Spotsylvania and Stafford.
Mission
Values
This Mission is achieved through:
Courses, programs, and services that enable
students to gain access to and succeed in
higher education;
Associate degrees and courses that prepare
students to advance to and succeed in four
year colleges and universities;
Training and services to develop successful
employees who meet employers’ specific
needs;
Training, associate degrees, and certificates
for students to enter and succeed in the
workplace; and
Services and support for community and
economic development.
Passion for learning and teaching, Integrity,
Culture of service, Excellence, Stewardship,
and Respect
Vision
Develop the organizational culture and
structure that support and invest in people
to achieve the College’s Mission, Vision, and
Values.
As a public, comprehensive community
college, Germanna provides accessible,
quality educational and training
opportunities that meet our communities’
changing learning needs.
Germanna Community College is recognized
as the region’s leader and preferred partner
providing excellence in accessible educational
opportunities and related services to our communities. Our quality learning experiences enable students to participate effectively in the
social, economic, political, intellectual, and
cultural life of their communities. Germanna,
a dynamic learning organization, is the
premiere gateway to personal and community
development.
Our values influence our thoughts, guide
our decisions, mold our policies, and help
determine our course of action. Student
learning and success are at the heart of all
that we do and are demonstrated by:
Strategic Initiatives
Germanna Community College has
established strategic planning initiatives
considered critical to achieving its Mission
and realizing its Vision. These initiatives are:
Become a learning-centered college, where
teaching is the means and learning is the end.
Develop outreach efforts, programs, and services that fulfill the promise of our Mission
for all residents of the College’s service area.
Develop additional resources to better enable
the College to achieve its Mission.
Develop systems of continuous improvement
and a culture of evidence.
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2008-09 Majors
Student Statistics
2008-09 Demographics
Females
Males
White
Black
Other
Part time
Full time
Under 18
18-21
22-24
25-34
35-44
45-59
60 & Over
Annual F/T Annual
Equivalent Headcount
5731
63%
1998-99 1890
3386
37%
1999-00 1980
6659
73%
2000-01 2087
1350
15%
2001-02 2303
1108
12%
2002-03 2436
7077
78%
2003-04 2566
2040
22%
2004-05
2698
436
5%
2005-06
2839
3965
43%
2006-07
3008
1435
16%
2007-08
3368
1741
19%
2008-09
3715
870
10%
628
7%
2008-09
Headcount by Residence
42 Unduplicated
1%
5091
5294
5637
6085
6171
6274
6697
7000
7308
8184
9117
2008-09 Unduplicated Headcount by Residence
Other (691)
Caroline County (484)
Culpeper County (699)
City of Fredericksburg (873)
King George County (353)
Madison County (200)
Associates of Arts & Science
Business Admin.
Education
Liberal Arts
General Studies
Science
4136
923
418
249
2202
344
Associate of Applied Science
Nursing
Management
Information Systems Tech.
Police Science
Networking
756
195
251
212
96
2
Certificate Practical Nursing
Police Science
Fine Arts
Graphic Communications
Early Childhood Dev.
Fire Science
General Education
271
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41
54
45
21
60
Career Studies Certificates
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
1437
Graduates Awards
303
297
342
417
397
377
472
513
555
547
658
313
312
358
470
456
448
535
590
647
645
804
Orange County (558)
Stafford County (2,141)
Spotsylvania County (3,118)
Total Headcount by Residence = 9,117
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Passing GED Scores
2008-09
2007-08
601
537
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The Faces of Germanna
Great Expectations at GCC
Great Expectations at Germanna
Community College is a two-day
transitional program for foster care youth
ages 16-19. Through this program the
youth learn about the services of the
college, participate in a mini-college
experience, and receive one-on-one
mentoring with a Germanna Community
College student.
College Tour ‘08
Riverbend High School student Heather
Aylesworth and her mother, Tina Harris,
talk with Germanna’s Canice Graziano
about nursing and dual enrollment during
College Tour night at Spotsylvania Towne
Centre.
Sixteen-year-old Riverbend High School
sophomore Heather Aylesworth may be too
young to head off to college yet, but she’s
not too young to plan for the day she will.
Heather, who wants some day to be a
pediatric nurse at St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital in Memphis, plans to
begin her nursing studies with the program
at Germanna Community College.
Her mother, Tina Harris, says it’ll be nice
to have Heather at home early in her college
career.
But even before she leaves Riverbend High,
she’ll be getting a head start toward that
goal by earning college credit through
Germanna’s Dual Enrollment Program.
Eight foster care youth from around the
service area participated in the fall program
and seven participated in the spring
program.
GCC Coordinator of Dual Enrollment
Canice Graziano says Heather will be
taking DE English Comp and DE PreCalculus to earn college credit at her high
school.
“Because she’s planning so early she’ll be
able to take advantage of earning up to 12
college credits at Riverbend,” Graziano says.
Heather was one of 300 students who
stopped by the Germanna table to pick up
materials and ask questions and GCC was
one of dozens of colleges to participate in
the event.
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Awarded Chancellor’s
Fellowship
Anita Newhouse, recipient of the
Chancellor’s Fellowship for Classified Staff. Anita will be completing her baccalaureate
degree in Leadership and Management at
the University of Mary Washington during
her year sabbatical.
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GCC Dental Hygiene
Program Serving in Jamaica
In July 2008, dental hygiene students and
faculty from the Germanna Community
College Dental Hygiene program set off
to Kingston, Jamaica and participated
in the Medical Ambassadors Serving
through Healthcare or M.A.S.H.
program sponsored by Stafford Crossing
Community Church. With support
from Local Program Coordinator, Misty
Mesimer, Lesa Crane coordinated student
volunteers, equipment and supplies to carry
the dental hygiene team through four days
of patient care. These students provided
dental hygiene care and education to over
200 adults and children in the Grant’s Pen
area of Kingston. Students were able to
work side by side Jamaican nationals who
were educated in Jamaica as dental nurses
and dental hygienists.
The Student American Dental Hygienists’
Association chapter at GCC helped with
fundraising for the trip throughout the
year. All of the participants found the
experience to be a rewarding one.
VCCS CEED Grant Awarded
The rapid rate of growth in distance
education at Germanna and throughout the
VCCS has prompted the need to ensure the
highest quality standards for online courses.
In response to this, Cheryl Huff and Delois
McCormick were awarded a $33,000
CEED grant from the VCCS to create
the Consortium for Quality: Peer Review
Program for Distance Learning, a statewide resource for evaluating the quality
of online course design. In partnership
with faculty from Tidewater Community
College and Blue Ridge Community
College, the team developed a program of
peer review of online courses which can be
implemented on individual campuses or
in collaboration across the state, using web
resources and tools to facilitate the process.
Peer review training and VCCS workshops
have already begun to support the mission
of the Consortium for Quality.
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Chancellor’s Commonwealth
Professorship
Dr. Kevin Handley, professor of
psychology at Germanna Community
College, has been awarded the 20092011 Chancellor’s Commonwealth
Professorship, which acknowledges
teaching excellence while advancing the art
of instruction.
Students Visit Italy & Greece
During Spring Break, Professors Christine
Contrada and Kellie Bradshaw led an
enthusiastic group of 19 students and
community members from Rome, Italy to
Athens, Greece. Some of the many sites
they explored included, the Pantheon, the
Coliseum, the Sistine Chapel, the ruins of
Pompeii, the Lion’s Gate at Mycenae and
Athens. This trip was an unforgettable
experience for all.
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Instructor Article Published
Dean of Nursing & Health
Professions
When new Germanna Dean of Nursing
and Health Professions Mary Blessing
Gilkey was 15, she began nurse’s aide
training in a home for the elderly. She was
appalled by what she saw there. She decided
to devote her life to improving care for
patients.
“It was a bit of a warehouse,” she said, “a
very robotic setting… I learned more there
than I did in high school… I learned that
there was a value of life…I needed to know
more about why we did what we did to our
elderly. Why weren’t we better caregivers
to them … It really gave me a passion for
taking care of people.”
Dean Gilkey has numerous years of college
and university teaching experience as
well as nursing program management
experience. She came to Germanna from
Amerigroup Corporation, where she was
a manager. She is certified in adult mental
health nursing and is a licensed registered
nurse and clinical nurse specialist.
Dean Gilkey holds an MS degree in nursing
from Hampton University; a BS degree
in nursing from Norfolk State University
and an associate degree in nursing from
Tidewater Community College.
Richard Mezo, a GCC adjunct English
instructor, will have his article on
“Waterboarding” that was previously
published in The
Washington Post
re-printed as a
reading in the
new edition of
a composition
textbook
published by
McGraw-Hill
(Read, Reason, Write by Dorothy Seyler).
Germanna Jump Start
Germanna hosted its first all-day new
student orientation program in August
2008. The goal was to connect new students
with faculty, support services, student clubs
and organizations, and other students.
A total of 120 students and parents
participated in sessions led by students,
faculty, staff, and community leaders.
New President for the VAMAP
John Davis elected as the New President for
the Virginia Association for Management,
Analysis, and Planning (VAMAP).
This organization is the state affiliate for
the national Association for Institutional
Research and
its membership
comes from all
colleges and
universities in
Virginia as well as
the State Council
for Higher
Education and
other central state
agencies.
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Returning to College
Marine Corps Sgt. Chuck Vroman didn’t
flinch during the invasions of Afghanistan
and Iraq. But the idea of returning to college as a civilian father of four in Spotsylvania County gave him pause.
The Marines consider Vroman, president of
Germanna Community College’s Veterans
Club, 70 percent disabled.
During the trip to ask Virginia legislators
to go easy on cuts to funding of Virginia
Community Colleges, Vroman said he
suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder,
which can develop after surviving a traumatic event in which a person is physically
threatened or injured.
He also experienced concussions while
surviving a number of explosions during
duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said
the close-range blasts have left him with
brain damage, causing short term memory
problems.
“My wife suggested I return to college but
I knew that I couldn’t survive the lifestyle
of a four-year college. Germanna ... was the
best choice I could have made. Not only
did I receive the special considerations I
needed, but I was taught how to be a student again,” Chuck tells Delegate Ed Scott
at the Virginia General Assembly building.
-Lauren VonHerbulis, VCCS
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The Faces of Germanna
Technology in Education Award Winners
Employees Years of Service
40 Years of Service
Dr. Rich Gossweiler Professor of History
30 Years of Service
Cynthia Hill Presidents Office/Admin. Office Spec. III
25 Years of Service
Bruce Ford Don Frank Randy Martin Dr. Sarah Somerville Randolph Beckham Assoc. Professor of Information Sys. Tech.
Assoc. Professor of Business Management
Assoc. Professor of Business Management
Coordinator of Counseling Services
Assistant Professor of English (Retired)
20 Years of Service
Judy Amidon Business Office
Brenda Dixon Professor of Nursing
Delois McCormick Assistant Professor of Mathematics
15 Years of Service
Valerie Miller Adm. & Records/Ed. & Support Spec. II
10 Years of Service
William Fiege Pam Frederick Barbara Hall Dr. Miguel Lechuga Dr. Helen Mergenthal Karen Mittura Judy Napier
Terry Rooker Victoria Waldron 8
Dean of Instruction
Dean of Student Services
Human Resource Analyst
Associate Professor of Spanish
Professor of Natural Sciences
Professor of Nursing
President Office-Executive Assistant
Professor of Information System Tech.
Human Resources Manager
5 Years of Service
Susan Brown Workforce & Comm. Ed./Admin. Office
Spec. III
Paula Gentry Associate Dean of Instruction
John Gill Mathematics Instructor
Michael D. Harkins Tutoring Department
Forrest Smith Blackboard Specialist/AOS III
Season Thomson Associate Professor of Biology
Ronald Williams Facility Maintenance
Germanna Community College took second place in the Technology in
Education awards presented by the Virginia Community College at the
annual New Horizons Conference in Roanoke.
Germanna was honored for a new system that uses both Blackboard and
Peoplesoft to match students with advisors based on majors and facilitate
communication via e-mail and instant messaging between students and their
advisors thoughout their college careers at the school.
Counselor Debra Haines was the lead in creating Blackboard shells by
discipline, Maggie Breeden manipulated Peoplesoft to assign students to
advisors, and Eastern Dean of Instruction, Bill Fiege chaired the committee
of faculty, students, administrators and counselors that helped pull the
project together.
Industrial Maintenance Technology
Career Studies Certificate
Germanna Community College is
launching a new Workforce program
that could help local people land
good-paying jobs while filling major
needs for regional manufacturers.
GCC’s Joseph R. Daniel
Technology Center in Culpeper
introduced a Career Studies
Certificate in Industrial
Maintenance Technology in the fall.
The program is designed to meet the
growing need for trained industrial
maintenance technicians and to help
those already in such jobs upgrade
their skills.
Germanna’s new lab boasts
“mechatronics” technology
combining mechanical and electrical
engineering with information
systems. This program includes
eight courses. Much of the work
may be completed online.
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Senator Mark Warner at FAC
Warner addressed a group of area business
leaders and students at Germanna’s
Fredericksburg Area Campus in August ‘08.
Warner, a Democrat and former Virginia
governor, focused his remarks at Germanna
on his plan for making sure the U.S. stays
on top in an increasingly competitive global
economy. His plan includes five elements:
Ensuring that the country’s education
system is “innovative and entrepreneurial.”
He said community college is a great way to
keep down higher education costs, and he
called for a system that values technical and
vocational training.
Making sure that politics don’t get in the
way of innovation. He specifically discussed
scientific innovation and called for more
government investment in research and
development.
Getting control of spiraling health care
costs. Warner noted that otherwise doing
business in the U.S. was going to get
prohibitively expensive.
Re-investing in a declining infrastructure,
including roads, rail lines and broadband
coverage. He said the latter could allow
rural parts of Virginia to compete in a
global economy.
Congressman Cantor at DTC
Germanna’s Daniel Technology Center
was pleased to welcome Congressman Eric
Cantor in February. In attendance were
students from both local high schools,
members of the Culpeper Chamber of
Commerce, and Germanna Community
College students, teachers, and staff.
In his speech, Congressman Cantor gave
his thoughts on the current economic
situation and his ideas for fostering growth.
Following his speech, Congressman
Cantor answered many questions from
the audience addressing issues regarding
the Recovery and Stabilization Act, the
financial markets, Iran, and Education. He
indicated that our first priority will always
be maintaining a secure defense so that our
economy would not be adversely affected.
And, he said that our focus right now
should be on creating jobs.
Revamping energy policies so the U.S. can
stop “borrowing money from China” and
using the proceeds to buy oil from “nations
that don’t like us.” He advocated a “whole
portfolio approach” to include oil, nuclear,
coal, solar, wind and biofuels, in addition to
conservation measures. He said government
should provide financial incentives toward
these energy solutions.
Calling himself a “radical centrist,” Warner
said he wants to work with Republicans and
Democrats to effect change in Washington.
Bill Freehling-The Free Lance-Star
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Worforce Advisory Meeting
At the Germanna Worforce Advisory
Meeting held at the Daniel Center, area
leaders and business partners discussed
factors that affect the economic climate
and job picture in the GCC service region.
State Sen. Edd Houck was the keynote
speaker, and he told the crowd that
Virginia needs to make spending on higher
education more of a priority.
During tough economic times, Germanna’s
Center for Workforce and Community
Education plays an important role in
partnering with businesses in the region to
provide the types of job training that fill
employers’ needs.
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Freedom Alley Trolley Tour
Silver Cos. Vice President Jervis Hairston,
whose family is the subject of a critically
acclaimed book on slavery, conducted
a trolley tour of historic slavery sites in
Fredericksburg
Sponsored by Germanna Community
College Workforce and Community
Education for Black History Month, it gave
the 32 participants a chance to hear about the blacks--both free
and enslaved--who lived, worked and helped shape the city.
Photo by Robert A. Martin.
The Free Lance-Star
GREEN JOBS
CO NF E R E NC E
Green Jobs Conference ‘09
Saffire - The Uppity Blues
Women Concert
They regularly headline at major music
venues like Wolf Trap and the Birchmere,
but this nationally known group got their
start at Germanna Community College.
Twenty-five years later, they kicked off their
farewell tour where they got started—at
Germanna, with a show at the Daniel
Center in Culpeper in February ‘09.
The concert was a smash hit, drawing a
capacity crowd of 700 that had a rollicking
time as Saffire put on a blues tour de force
that had the audience swaying rhythmically
in their seats and laughing out loud.
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Nearly 150 people attended the Germanna
Community College Green Jobs Conference May 19 at the Joseph R. Daniel Technology Center to learn more about green
energy and sustainable industries.
The conference featured 26 presenters, panelists, speakers and moderators who talked
about the long-lasting benefits of energy
efficiency, sustainable agriculture and biofuels, home improvements, renewable energy
and federal tax credits.
Alleyn Harned, Virginia Assistant Secretary for Commerce and Trade, stressed the
importance of creating sustainable jobs,
adding that stimulus funding includes
money for energy conservation.
Lisa Johnson, senior vice president for Old
Dominion Power cooperative, talked about
how the power industry has evolved over
the years and how it’s changing because of
the appeal of sustainable energy.
“It’ll [mean] less dependence on foreign
oil,” she said, and provide business opportunities at the same time.
Germanna President David A. Sam told the
audience the College’s mission is built on
“calculated hope.”
“It’s the calculation and the hope that if you
invest in people and in their training and
education, then they will have better lives
and better jobs and do better things for
their communities and for their employers,”
Dr. Sam said. “This conference is also about
calculated hope. It’s about taking problems
and looking for opportunities.”
The Culpeper Star-Exponent
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Germanna Community College Board
A Message from Dick Scheibe, Chairman
Greetings from the Germanna College
Board. 2009 has been another challenging
year during which the college has grown
and prospered despite adverse economic
conditions and severe budget constraints.
Under President David A. Sam’s leadership,
enrollment has increased and the already
outstanding faculty and staff has been
further enhanced by the addition of new,
highly qualified, and dynamic personnel.
The accessibility of courses has been
expanded and will grow further as new
instructional facilities in North Stafford are
opened this Fall. Your past support has played a vital role
in the success Germanna has achieved
and is greatly appreciated. In the coming
year, Germanna is embarking on new
and ambitious undertakings, including
the planning for Building 3 at the
Fredericksburg Campus that is so urgently
needed to serve the southern and eastern
portions of our service area. Your current
and future support is critical to achieving
this and other new initiatives.
Germanna College Board
2008 – 2009
Ms. Sherry Gravatt
Caroline County
Mr. Jerry L. Raines
Culpeper County
Ms. Linda Worrell
Fredericksburg
Mr. Dick Scheibe
King George County
The close partnership of Germanna and the
community it serves allows the College to
meet and exceed its future challenges. The
students we support are the future of our
community, and through them-- and their
successes--all of us benefit and prosper.
Ms. Jill Johnson
Madison County
Mr. John (Mike) Powell
Madison County
Mr. Doug Rogers
Orange County
Mr. Bruce Davis
Spotsylvania County
Mr. Ray Smith
Stafford County
Mr. Hank W. Chao
State Board Liaison
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Germanna Educational Foundation, Inc.
1970
A Message from George P. Snead, Esquire
Dear Friends of Germanna,
On behalf of the Educational Foundation
Board of Directors, thank you for your support of Germanna Community College. The
Educational Foundation remains committed to its mission to promote the growth,
progress, and well-being of the College and
its students through raising, investing, and
administering private funds to support the
mission of the College.
For all of us, this past year has been one of
immense challenge on the economic front.
Germanna and the Educational Foundation
were not immune from this challenge. The
College’s enrollment continued to grow, but
the economic downturn resulted in state and
local government budget cuts. Student financial need continued to grow, but the level of
funding did not kept pace with overall demand.
Despite challenging economic times, however, Foundation activity and fundraising
was successful. Many endowed scholarship
benefactors made additional contributions to
ensure scholarships could be awarded. Our
annual appeal to alumni and friends raised
more than in the previous year, as did the
3rd Annual Ray Glazebrook Memorial Golf
Tournament. The 15th annual Monte Carlo
Casino Night exceeded its fundraising goal.
A new event held in May at the Fredericksburg Area Campus, Distinguished Person of
the Year, also exceeded its goal.
As a result of the contributions to the Foundation and due to the Foundation’s fundraising efforts, hundreds of students were assisted
through the Germanna Guarantee Program
(GGP), and are now fulfilling their hopes
and dreams of getting a higher education.
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The GGP fills in the gap between financial
aid and the cost of tuition and fees. I ask for
your continued support of this vital program
to ensure that no student is left behind.
This past year, the Foundation’s efforts to
raise local funds needed for a third academic
services building on the Fredericksburg
Area Campus got underway. We have initial
interest from several individuals and businesses. This building is essential to supporting Germanna’s growing enrollment, and to
have the space necessary to offer prerequisite
courses for nursing and allied health program
expansion as well as programs in the STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math) curriculum. A fellowship was established last year in
honor of retired Dean of Nursing and Health
Technologies, Dr. Jane Ingalls. This new
fellowship received significant contributions,
thanks to the leadership and generosity of
Foundation Board members and healthcare
investment partners throughout the region.
The Ingalls Fellowship, which supports faculty members pursuing masters’ degrees, will
help Germanna’s Nursing department meet
the standards necessary to maintain a highly
accredited program.
The Foundation Board will conduct its
second annual retreat to continue focusing
on our mission and the College’s needs. We
seek to establish a strategic plan to complement the College’s plan and goals, which will
help guide our efforts in developing more resources for College operating needs, student
scholarships, academic program development, and investment in planned new and
renovated facilities.
Thanks again for your support. Please join
us this year as we help the College provide
accessible, quality educational and training
opportunities that meet our communities’
changing learning needs.
Sincerely,
George P. Snead
Educational Foundation Board
2008 – 2009
George P. Snead, President
Darla Burton, Vice President
Edward B. (Ted) Hontz, Treasurer
Dr. David A. Sam, Secretary
Richard L. Brehm, Asst. Treasurer
Linda Beale
Earl Thomas Blalock, II
Joseph R. Daniel
The Hon. John J. (Butch) Davies, III
Bruce L. Davis
Kent D. Farmer
Kevin Fastabend
Georgia M. Fauber, Emeritus
Gordon R. (Pete) Humes
Steve B. Jones
Barbara Kane
Constance R. Kincheloe
William J. Kinnamon, Jr.
Linda J. (L.J.) Moyer
Mary Jane O’Neill
Ruthan O’Toole
John (Mike) Powell
J. William Price, III, Emeritus
Jack Rowley
Linda Fagan Sealy
Harrison Simpson
Dr. Frank S. Turnage, Emeritus
Linda Worrell
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Educational Foundation
Leadership
VCCS honors Germanna Education Foundation member Joe
Daniel with Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy
Culpeper businessman Joseph R. Daniel
received the Chancellor’s Award for
Leadership in Philanthropy April 21,
2009 at a luncheon at the Country Club
of Virginia for his longtime support of
Germanna Community College.
“Joe Daniel has been extremely generous
with his donations for many, many years,”
said Germanna President David A. Sam.
“But more than that, he has given much
of himself, his time and his energy in
recruiting other donors, helping with
Foundation events, and rolling up his
sleeves to make things happen. Without
his contributions of money and time, our
technology center would not have been
built.”
Recognizing this, the college named that
facility after him.
“But Joe doesn’t care about seeing his name
on a building,” Dr. Sam said. “He cares
deeply about Germanna and its students,
and he fully understands the positive
impact the College has throughout its
service area. His passion is greatest for the
Germanna Guarantee Program that helps
students who otherwise would not be able
to afford college to achieve their dreams.
“And Germanna will be eternally grateful
for his humanity and his dedication,” Dr.
Sam said.
Daniel said he got involved with the
Germanna Education Foundation in the
1980s because he himself needed help to
make it to the University of Virginia after
being a mediocre student in high school.
“I was not what you would call a stellar
student by any stretch of the imagination,”
Daniel said.
In 1962, after struggling at what was then
East Carolina College, he began attending
a UVa. Extension school in Madison
County that was the day’s equivalent of a
community college.
For Daniel, it served as a bridge to the
McIntyre School of Commerce at U.Va.,
which prepared him to succeed in business
with his company, Jefferson Homebuilders
Inc.
He said he became involved with
Germanna in the 1980s because, “I
understood the mission; I understood the
importance.”
VCCS Chancellor Glenn DuBois said
Daniel and other philanthropists honored
at the luncheon have made a difference for
Virginians:
Daniel’s initial intent was to create a
Germanna scholarship for a student “who
may have a financial challenge or another
issue we don’t even dream of.” But when
he realized the Foundation then “had
no endowment and no employees,” his
involvement quickly snowballed and he
became a major force behind the effort to
make what is now the Joseph R. Daniel
Technology Center in Culpeper a reality.
He also recently led the effort to establish
the Dr. Jane Ingalls Nurse Educator
Fellowship.
“From the former high school dropout
who used higher education to turn his
life around …To the big employer who …
needs community college graduates to get
the job done … To the small-town lawyer
who sees the community college serve as
the educational and cultural center of his
hometown…”
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“ I am proud to be the
first in my family for
three generations to
go to college. I cannot
thank the Foundation
enough for giving me
this chance to prove
myself as a great
student, and one day a
wonderful nurse.”
-Amanda Piwowarski
Joseph R. Daniel Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship awarded to
Ms. Amanda Piwowarski
A 2009 graduate of Orange County High School, Amanda, a resident of Rhoadesville,
maintained a 3.93 GPA while helping provide at-home care for her younger brothers. She was
an active volunteer in high school, which included participation in the American Heart Walk;
Mine Run Fire Department Fundraising; Bingo; Santa’s Breakfast, and various school board
functions.
Amanda chose Germanna because it is affordable, local, and has smaller class sizes. She wishes
to remain close to home so that she might continue helping with her two younger brothers
while her parents are at work. As Amanda said during her interview, “I want to continue
to help my parents who sacrifice and struggle daily to provide for my brothers and for me”.
With pediatrics and/or paramedics as her fields of interest, she plans to enroll in the Nursing
program, saying, “I have a deep passion for helping others, and I believe nursing is the most
trusted profession – and I want to join a profession that inspires people to trust in others.”
Additionally, Amanda expressed her deep gratitude, saying “ I am proud to be the first in
my family for three generations to go to college. I cannot thank the Foundation enough for
giving me this chance to prove myself as a great student, and one day a wonderful nurse.”
Scholarship Donor Recognition Luncheon
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Germanna Educational Foundation, Inc.
Welcomes New Director
Michael (Mike) A. Catell was appointed
Director of Foundation and Alumni
Relations at Germanna Community
College in November. He is responsible
for the overall fundraising and external
relations program for the College’s
Foundation, which works to identify,
coordinate and manage private
philanthropic support from individuals and
organizations in support of the College.
Mike has fifteen years of external relations
and Development experience including
volunteer and board recruitment, major
gift fundraising from individuals and
corporations, as well as strategic planning,
staff training, and management.
Mike began his career with the March
of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation in
northeastern and central Pennsylvania.
After five years in the national voluntary
health arena, Mike entered the higher
education field as Director of the Annual
Fund at Marywood University in Scranton,
PA. He then returned to the voluntary
health arena where he spent three years
with the American Diabetes Association
(ADA) based in Alexandria, Virginia.
During his time with the ADA, Mike was
a Field Director for Special Events, and
was subsequently promoted to National
Director, America’s Walk for Diabetes, the
Association’s largest annual fundraising
event.
In 2005, Mike was appointed Executive
Director of University Development at
The Catholic University of America in
Washington, D.C. In this role, he was
responsible for the management of a
comprehensive development operation,
which included annual and major
giving, stewardship/donor relations, and
corporate/foundation giving. A native of Wyoming, PA, Mike is a
graduate of King’s College in Wilkes-Barre,
PA where he earned a BA in Political
Science and History. He and his wife,
Jeniene, are the parents of six children and
live in Fredericksburg.
“I believe everyone
should strive to make a
difference in someone
else’s life.”
“This scholarship
gives me the ability to
continue my education
and reach my dream
of being an RN. I
have gained increased
confidence in myself at
GCC.”
-Ramona Knudson
The William & Rosemary Walker
Nursing Scholarship
Board Member Retreat
The Educational Foundation
Board held its first Board Retreat
on September 10 at the historic
Kenmore Inn in downtown
Fredericksburg. The Clements
Group facilitated the event,
presenting various ways to “Build
an Effective Advancement Plan”.
Defining the Foundation’s focus
will be a challenging and exciting
venture, noted Becky Mentesti,
facilitator for the day.
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MediCorp Donation Honors
Jane Ingalls and Invests in
Germanna’s Nursing Program
MediCorp Health System President
and CEO Fred M. Rankin announced
a new, five-year $500,000 investment
in the College and Foundation in
honor of Dr. Jane Ingalls, now-retired
dean of Germanna’s Department of
Nursing and Health Technologies. The
announcement preceded Ingalls’ acceptance
of the Educational Foundation’s 2009
Distinguished Person of the Year Award.
“Dr. Ingalls represents everything that is
good about nursing,” Mr. Rankin said.
“Her commitment to excellence resulted
in Germanna’s nursing program being
one of the best in the state.” He said
Ingalls’ continuing personal involvement
with MediCorp has resulted in Mary
Washington Hospital and the new Stafford
Hospital Center being more patientfriendly places. “You’ll find Germanna
nurses at every health care facility you visit
in the area -- and they’re the best nurses,”
said Dr. Ingalls.
“Thank you Jane,” Rankin said, “for all
you’ve done for health care in our region.”
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Monte Carlo 2009
Annual Golf Tournament
With the generous support of sponsors,
dozens of community-minded businesses,
and the nearly two-hundred attendees, the
Educational Foundation’s 15th Annual
Monte Carlo Casino Night raised more
than $62,000 to benefit the Germanna
Guarantee Program.
The 3rd Annual Ray Glazebrook Memorial
Golf Tournament netted $34,000 on
September 25 at the Fredericksburg
Country Club. Lunch was provided by
Arby’s and a Pizza Hut reception by Mark
Glazebrook with an informal awards
presentation to the day’s winners. A total
of 102 golfers toughed it out on a brisk
and rainy day to support the Foundation.
Thank you to all the sponsors for your
commitment to Germanna and its students.
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Community Partners
GCC African American Outreach Committee
Launches Scholarship Effort
Germanna’s new African American Outreach Committee hosted
a reception and meeting for about 40 leaders from the community
on March 29. Representatives of a number of African American
fraternities and churches expressed interest in making scholarships
available for students attending GCC.
GEICO Donates $15,000 to
Germanna Guarantee Program
Scholarship Fund
At a scholarship recognition luncheon held
on February 24, 2009 at the Fredericksburg
Area Campus, Mike Catell, Director of
Foundation and Alumni Relations accepted
a $15,000 check from GEICO Insurance. Scholarship Donor
Recognition Luncheon
Brenda Beatty of Fredericksburg stated
her dream “of higher education and future
career goals may have been unobtainable.
This scholarship has served as one of
the gifts that have provided me with the
necessary support and encouragement to
sustain my determination and courage in
order to pursue challenges and obstacles
that seemed insurmountable at times.”
Chrysler of Culpeper’s Donation
Chrysler of Culpeper donated a Jeep
Cherokee to Germanna Community
College’s Automotive Technology Program.
The Germanna Automotive Technology
Program provides classroom instruction
and hands-on experience for Career Studies
Certificates for automotive technicians and
automotive diagnosticians.
Eric Bruce, a 37-year-old Persian Gulf
War Veteran and full time security officer
from Madison County, received a Duval
Scholarship. “I would never have been able
to continue my educational goals without
this financial assistance and the generosity
of sponsors like you,” he told scholarship
donors.
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“With your gift, the college will be able to
continue to provide high quality, accessible
learning opportunities for students within
our community who might not otherwise
be able to pursue their dream of higher
education,” Catell told Amanda Talbert,
Regional Community Relations Coordinator for GEICO, based in Stafford County.
A recent survey showed that Germanna
is the fastest-growing college in Virginia.
That, Catell said, makes donations like the
one from GEICO critical to GCC. “Community support, both from individuals and
business partners such as GEICO, has been
crucial in helping meet the challenges of
this growth and the changing needs of our
students,” he told Talbert. “Be assured that
your gift has made a huge difference for our
students.”
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Cadow Art Donation
When Stafford County art
collectors Tia and Robert
Cadow donate art, they
do so in the hope that the
entity receiving it puts it to
good use as art, not just as a
commodity.
Tricis Berg “Cove at Dusk”
They have made a donation
of an eclectic collection
of unframed art to the
Germanna Educational
Foundation that had fair
market value of $213,000.
Over time, the Foundation
may auction some of the
pieces off to support scholarships or for funding for Germanna’s art program.
But the art program will also use the collection to teach students to assess the value
of art, how to display it properly, and to provide instruction in the fundamentals of
putting on art shows.
“I think it’s phenomenal you’re going to use it as a teaching tool,” Tia Cadow said.
Ellen Gunn “Garden Moments”
Tom Mathews “Red Barn”
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Robert Striffolino “Autumn Medley”
Robert Striffolino “River Bend”
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Educational Foundation Scholarships
Aerojet (Engineering)
Agetro Fund
Alfred & Mary Jane King Scholarship for
Nursing
Anna Ruth Inskeep Scholarship
Ardiena Ann Tromley Scholarship for Teaching
Bertha M. Seay Massey Scholarship
Byrd L. “Jack” Daniel Scholarship
Caroline County Agricultural Fair Scholarship
Charles H. Huffman Scholarship
Comfort Keepers for Nursing Scholarship
Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship
Corbin Homebuilders Scholarship
Culpeper Hillbilly Scholarship
Culpeper Regional Hospital
Culpeper Wood Preservers Scholarship
D. French Slaughter, Jr. Scholarship
Dale Featherston Scholarship
Delta Sigma Theta Alumnae Association
Dulcie H. Potter Memorial Scholarship
Duval Scholarship
Elizabeth Golsen Schneider Scholarship
Elna H. Daniel Scholarship
Floyd White Memorial Scholarship
Fredericksburg Ambulatory Surgery Center
Fredericksburg Savings Bank Scholarship
Fredericksburg Street Rods Scholarship
Freta B. Napier Scholarship
George P. Beard, Jr. Scholarship
Georgia Willis Scholarship
Germanna Guarantee Program
Giles H. Miller, Jr. Scholarship
Hazel Harris Health Scholarship
Henrietta Margaret D. Pattishall RN Memorial
Scholarship
Henry and Iva Smith Scholarship
J. Carlton “Zeus” Clore Scholarship
Jack Condon Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Jane Ingalls Nurse Educator Fellowship
Janet Swan Scholarship
Jefferson Homebuilders Scholarship
John A. Nere Scholarship
John J. “Butch” Davies, lll Scholarship
John William Price, Jr. Scholarship
Kristin and Kati Lisk Memorial Scholarship
Linda Nelson Scholarship
Loren Franklin & Linda Fagan Sealy
Scholarship
Mary Ball Scholarship for Nursing
Mary Frances and James G. Willis Scholarship
(Kiwanis of Fredericksburg)
Mary Washington Hospital Nursing Alumni
Association Scholarship
Mildred C. King Scholarship for Nursing
OMWCF Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Pearline T. Soltes Memorial Scholarship
Phylis Martin Faculty Chair Scholarship
Pitts - O’Neill Scholarship
PNC Bank Scholarship for Nursing
Ray and Joyce Zachmann Scholarship
Raynold “Randy” Collier Glazebrook, lll
Rebecca Boniface Scholarship
Richard Gossweiler Student Emergency Fund
Rotary Foundation of Culpeper
Shannon Broom Scholarship
Spotsylvania Lions Club Charities, Inc. (Arts &
Sciences Nursing)
Spotsylvania Lions Club Charities, Inc.
(Associate of Arts & Sciences)
Stella Rhodes Almond Scholarship
Steve and Nancy Jones Scholarship
Susan Langlois Scholarship
The Reynolds Family of Orange Scholarship
The Woman’s Club of Fredericksburg
Viola M. Smith Scholarship
Willis Clyde Locker Scholarship
WINGS Scholarship for Middle College
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“I am dedicated to my job
and schooling to make
a better life for my son
as I am a single mother.
I am truly honored to
be the recipient of this
scholarship.”
-Michelle Roe
Spotsylvania Lions Club Charities, Inc.
“Throughout the process
of caring for people, my
sense of need to get into
the medical field has only
grown stronger”
-Heather Nunnally
Spotsylvania Lions Club Charities, Inc
Scholarship
“I hope to be a voice for the
children who cannot speak
for themselves.”
-Stephanie Ross –Ardiena Tromley
Scholarship
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Local Scholarships
Local Scholarships
Army Emergency Relief
Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper
Bowling Green United Methodist
Brightwood Ruritan Club
Carlton Dwayne Beach Jr.
Caroline High School
Carter-Bennett
Chancellor High School
Charlottesville Track Club
Chic-fil-A
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Coca Cola Scholarship
College Bound Program
Colonial Beach Baptist Church
Courtland High School
Culpeper Co. Ed. Assoc.
Culpeper Co. Farm Bureau
Culpeper Hospital
Culpeper Lions Club
Culpeper Retired Teachers Assn.
Culpeper Unit. Methodist Church
Dodge Powell Scholarship
Elder Theodore Barber School
Fort Myer Thrift Shop
Frank Moncure Lodge Scholarship
Fraternal Order of Eagles
George Taylor Trust
Governor’s School Program
GSSA Scholarship
Headwaters/Rapp. Co. Pub. Ed. Fnd.
Hopewell Baptist Church
Hopewell United Methodist Church
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Hunter Garner School
Interstate Realty Management
James Monroe High School
Joseph Wm. Thompson Memorial School
Jowanda Rollins Scholarship
King & Queen Central Alumni Assoc.
Knights of Templar Ed. Foundation
Kraft Foods Scholarship
Lake of the Woods Lions
Lasala & Henry Nursing Scholarship
Loyal Order of Moose
M&P Thompson Ed. Trust
Madison Ruritan Club
Marine Corps Scholarship Found
Mary Ball Women’s Club
Mary G. Porter Award
Mary Marshall Nursing Scholars
MediCorp Health System
Military Firefighter Heritage
Ministers Wives and Widows
Mitchells Presbyterian Church
Mount Zion Baptist Church
NAACP
National Wild Turkey Foundation
Newhouse Scholarship Fund
North Anna Power Station
Optimist Club of Fredericksburg
Orange Business & Professional Women
Orange Co. Moose Lodge
Orange County Ed. Foundation
Orange County High School
Orange Grove Baptist Church
Orange Rotary Club
Order of The Eastern Star
Partnership for Academic Excellence
Project Big Heart
Rappahannock River Region
Rappahannock Rotary Ed. Foundation
Recycling Research
Riverbend High School
Ronald Fleming Memorial
Rotary Foundation
Round Oak Baptist Church
Ruritan National Foundation
Ruth-Lewis Scholarship
Salem Ed. Foundation
Salem Ruritan Foundation
Scholarship America
Scholarship Program Admin.
Silver Foundation Inc.
South East Neighborhood Watch
Spotsylvania County Woman’s Club
Spotsylvania High School
Stafford Rotary Club
Stafford Ruritan Club
Union Bank and Trust Company
Univ. of VA Community Credit Union
VA Baptist Mission Board
VA State Firefighters Assoc.
Virginia Rainbow Scholarship
Warsaw Central School District
Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Assoc.
Women of the Moose
Zion Hill Baptist Church
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Govenor Kaine &
County Officials
Laud Opening of
Germanna’s New
Stafford Center
When Gov. Tim Kaine cut the ribbon to
open Germanna’s new Stafford Center
on July 29, 2009 he said Virginia is counting on GCC and rest of the Virginia
Community College System to help the
Old Dominion recover from the recession
-–and to give its workforce an edge going
forward.
“Community colleges play an important
role, especially in a challenged economy,”
Kaine told a crowd at the opening of the
Center.
The fourth Germanna location--which has
four state of the art classrooms, computer
labs, and office space, was serving about
650 students in 40 different classes when it
opened in August 2009.
The Center is a partnership between GCC
and Stafford Economic Development
Authority, which has invested $300,000
over three years to promote economic
development through Workforce training.
The center will also meet anticipated needs
associated with the BRAC expansion at
Quantico and the new Stafford Hospital
Center. It’s located at Aquia Park, just south
of the intersection of U.S. 1 and State Route
610 in North Stafford, which is one of the
fastest-growing and congested areas in the
region.
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GCC President David A. Sam said opening
the Stafford Center during lean times
signaled Germanna’s commitment to help
the area bounce back from tough times and
help build a new prosperity.
“This area needs us in bad times and in
good,” Sam said. “We promise that, no
matter what happens, we will try to meet
the needs of our area’s students, parents and
businesses.”
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Celebrating
40 Years of Service
On June 1st, Germanna kicked off three years of
celebrations with commemoration of the 40th anniversary
of the land grant that made opening the first campus at
Locust Grove possible.
Germanna President David Sam said, “We’re using it as
an opportunity to remember and celebrate history--both
Virginia and Germanna colonists, and college history.”
In September, Germanna will mark the 20th anniversary
of the John F. Hazel Company’s gift of 70 acres for the
Fredericksburg campus, located in the Massaponax area.
In the fall of 2010 the college will invite alumni and
friends for a celebration commemorating the start of
classes at Germanna’s first campus.
Finally, in the spring of 2012, the school will celebrate the
40th anniversary of its first graduating class.
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Germanna in the News
Friday, August 14, 2009
“Governor cuts ribbon at Germanna in Stafford”
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Germanna
www.germanna.edu
Facebook
www.facebook.com
Stay Connected with Germanna
In the summer of 2009, Germanna began using social media to reach students,
potential students, faculty, staff, and area residents. The goal is to begin a campus
conversation that creates more of a sense of community and encourages input
from all parts of that community.
Facebook defines itself as “a social utility that connects people with friends and
others who work, study and live around them.” In addition to conveying user
status updates via text, it’s popular for the ease with which users share images and
video.
Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service which allows users to
send text “tweets” of up to 140 characters.
Twitter
www.twitter.com
Flickr
www.flickr.com
By September, 2009, still early in the development of its use of social media,
Germanna already had about 1,000 “fans” on Facebook and about 500 followers
on Twitter.
GCC also began using Flickr, a popular photo and video sharing social media
site, in 2009.
And, for the past year, the www.Germanna.edu Web site has allowed users to
follow updates there via an RSS (really simple syndication) feed.
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RSS Feeds
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We all have one goal in common:
to realize our fullest potiential
through the Germanna advantage.
Crystal Miles
Fredericksburg Area Campus
10000 Germanna Point Drive, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408
540-891-3000
Locust Grove Campus
2130 Germanna Highway, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22508
540-423-9030
Joseph R. Daniel Technology Center
18121 Technology Drive, Culpeper, Virginia 22701
540-937-2900
Stafford County Center
2761 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 107, Stafford, Virginia 22554
540-288-8830