REPORT TO THE - Elgin Community College

REPORT TO THE
COMMUNITY
2014
MISSION
To improve people’s lives
through learning.
SHARED VALUES
Excellence
Freedom of Inquiry
Equity
Ethical Practices
Accountability
Respect for Diversity
Community Engagement
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Dear ECC Community Member,
What do you do when you need better solutions for larger problems?
What do you do when the President of the United States asks for
five million community college graduates by 2020? What do you
do when the state of Illinois asks you to provide more educational
opportunities with less financial support?
You innovate. You create. You persevere.
Welcome to the 2014 Report to the Community. Inside these pages,
you will read about ECC faculty, staff, students, alumni, community
members, and business leaders who have answered the challenge to
improve people’s lives through inventive learning methods, creative
support services, and unique partnerships.
These innovations have occurred despite decreases in funding
alongside increases in demand for services. They have led to student
achievement, persistence, and completion. They are the hallmarks of
student success. And we have the data to prove it.
As always, this work could not happen without your support. We
are grateful that you believe, as we do, that education is the best
investment in our future.
Sincerely,
David A. Sam, PhD, JD, LLM
President
Donna Redmer, EdD
Chair, Community College
District 509 Board of Trustees
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STUDENT-ADVISOR RELATIONSHIPS
ARE THE KEY TO SUCCESS
ECC’s Student Success Center has hit the ground
running with a widely respected, best practices
method for academic advising and student
support. Comprised of four key areas—academic
and transfer advising, career development services,
veterans services, and wellness services—the center
strives for a welcoming environment. ECC staff
members work closely with students to help them
explore goals, make education and career plans,
and remove barriers that occur along the way.
“Quality student-advisor relationships are the
foundation of our approach,” said Peggy Gundrum,
managing director of academic and transfer
advising and career development services. “Students
are assigned an advisor who stays with them
throughout their educational experiences at ECC.”
Advisors offer support while encouraging students
to take responsibility for their own success.
“Students often underestimate how much effort is
needed to be successful in their first year of college,”
noted Academic Advisor Rodrigo López. “Starting
college can be stressful and confusing, but the
advisors make it easier for you.”
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At ECC, the Student Success Center provides a
cohesive complement of resources all within a single
suite. “We want the referral process to be seamless,”
explained Gundrum. “Students have been very
receptive to the approach we are taking.”
“Starting college can be stressful
and confusing, but the advisors
make it easier for you.”
­­— Rodrigo López, Academic Advisor
College 101 courses
SUPPORT SERVICES
PAVE THE PATH TO
ACHIEVEMENT
The first year is critical to providing the framework
for students to persist to graduation or transfer.
At ECC, students are encouraged to take College
101, a one-credit college success course designed
to help students learn the strategies and behaviors
that contribute to success
in college.
Smiling graduates turning tassels
at commencement only tell part
of the story. Across the college,
faculty members, support staff, and
administrators collaborate to improve
student success. Here, the numbers
illustrate a network of programs and
services that provide the extra push
students need to reach their goals.
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21
1428
sections for
the year
students
per section
STUDENTS WHO
COMPLETED
COLLEGE 101 IN 2014
Student Loan Counseling
and Financial Literacy
If you don’t understand how to pay for college, you
cannot be a successful student. ECC’s Financial Aid and
Scholarships Office had contact with approximately 4,713
students during the 2013-14 academic year through loan
counseling appointments and financial literacy events.
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financial
literacy
events
1,328
loan appointments
2013-14 ACADEMIC YEAR
FROM FALL 2013
THROUGH SUMMER 2014,
13,656
3,183
students took advantage
of drop-in tutoring and
students had private
tutoring sessions.
Tutoring
Degreed, professional tutors provide tutoring via online, in-class,
drop-in, and private sessions. ECC institutional analysis has shown that
there was an overall difference in performance between students who
participated in tutoring (average grade of 2.12) and those who did not
(average grade of 1.79). The difference between these two outcomes
is the difference between successfully passing a course (2.0 = C) and
unsuccessfully completing a course (1.0 = D).
From 2007 to 2013, the
number of student visits to
drop-in tutoring increased by
From 2007 to 2013, the
number of private tutoring
sessions increased by
236.7% 262.5%
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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMS
CLASSROOM INTO
MAMMOGRAPHY LAB
The Siemens Mammomat
Inspiration is a high-tech,
digital mammography
unit used by professionals
at imaging centers. At
ECC, students have
access to this advanced
technology on campus as
they prepare to become
certified mammographers.
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Mammography is one of the most
regulated of the medical imaging
modalities, according to Deb Letizio,
director of ECC’s imaging program.
Students must learn how to position the
patient and perform quality assurance
tests on the machine.
“One of the most distinguishing
characteristics of a skilled mammographer
is the ability to obtain the highest quality
images to ensure that the patient receives
an accurate diagnosis,” she said. “It is
essential that students are provided
opportunities to practice skills in a
non-clinical laboratory environment
before practicing on actual patients in
a clinical setting.” The mammography
program is a one-semester course that
requires 240 clinical hours. It consists of
small class sizes geared toward working
registered technologists; it is not an entry
level program. Students train on the
Mammomat by using “breast phantoms,”
which are artificial breasts. They also
have the advantage of using live models,
including a male, who also double as
models for the ECC Art Department.
“I am not aware of any other
mammography program that provides
this type of learning on a college campus,”
said Letizio. “Not only do we provide an
opportunity for our students to acquire
the necessary skills to adequately prepare
them for clinical practice, we also use live
models, further enhancing their learning
experiences.”
HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS ACE THEIR
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING EXAMS
Beyond the grueling classroom and lab work, ECC health professions students face a final hurdle before
getting a job: a certification or licensing examination. In 10 programs, ECC students earned bragging rights
with a 100 percent pass rate on exams in 2013. In total, health professions students at ECC exceeded state
and national pass rates.
EXAMINATION
RN
LPN
NUMBER OF
STUDENTS
100
PASS RATE
88%
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STATE 85%
83%
100%
27
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
88%
85%
Basic Nurse
Assistant
54
90%
Clinical Lab
Technology
9
Surgical
Technology
18
Dental Assisting
EMT-Paramedic
1
(Presence St. Joe)
EMT-Paramedic
(Advocate Sherman)
Massage Therapy 2
Physical Therapist
Assistant 3
Radiography 4
Histotechnology 4
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14
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NATIONAL DATA NOT AVAILABLE
100%
STATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE
88%
100%
STATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE
NATIONAL DATA NOT AVAILABLE
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
88%
NATIONAL DATA NOT AVAILABLE
73%
93%
STATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE
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STATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE
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STATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE
100%
83%
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Source: ECC Health Professions Division Office, compiled data from various testing agencies, summer 2013.
1 A new computerized state exam was piloted in October 1, 2013. This exam is still being evaluated and validated.
2 2013 Pass rates from NCB exam only. MBLEx does not link candidates to schools and therefore does not provide pass rate data.
3 Physical Therapist Assistant exams were introduced in 2009.
4 Radiography and Histotechnology exams were introduced in 2010.
100%
100%
73%
73%
17
100%
100%
86%
NATIONAL DATA NOT AVAILABLE
15
100%
100%
90%
100%
100%
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ACCELERATED LEARNING PROGRAM
CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO SUCCEED
Associate English Professor Jason Kane enjoys participating in Elgin
Community College’s new Accelerated Learning Program (ALP), which
helps developmental education students get ahead in college.
Nationwide, 60 to 70 percent of incoming students need
some form of developmental education. ALP allows ECC
students who place in developmental writing and college
reading to take English 098 and English 101 in the
same semester.
Kane said the program, which places 12 English 101
students and eight English 098 students together, challenges
the English 098 students while providing them with the
instructional resources to help them improve.
“I believe our early data shows that the students are equally, if
not more, successful than students who enroll in traditional
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sections of English 098,” Kane said. “I can say that the
students who are successful in English 101 are equally, if not
sometimes even more, successful than the students who
already tested directly into English 101.”
The eight developmental students also meet as a group
with the same teacher for additional, intensive one-on-one
education, which allows instructors and students to address
and resolve issues that may be holding a student back, like
child care or financial aid concerns.
COMPLETE TO COMPETE
ECC President David Sam is fond of saying to students, “To compete, you must complete.” Successful
completion is a component measured not just at graduation but throughout a student’s academic career.
Numbers and Percentages of Students Enrolled at 10th Day and
Midterm During Fall and Spring Semesters
Tenth Day to Midterm
Completion Rate
Definition: The
percentage of students
who were enrolled on
the 10th day of each
semester and were
still enrolled at the
midterm in the same
term. This rate is a
measure of student
persistence within any
given semester.
STILL
ENROLLED
AT MIDTERM
Fall 2010
12,214
11,132
Spring 2011
11,943
11,537
Fall 2011
11,811
11,303
Spring 2012
11,612
11,126
Fall 2012
11,554
10,908
Spring 2013
11,363
10,724
Fall 2013
11,285
10,704
TERM
Results: More than 90%
of all students enrolled
at the college’s census
date (10th day) are still
enrolled at ECC at the
midterm over the last
three academic years.
However, the rate
increased slightly from
fall 2012 (94 percent) to
fall 2013 (95 percent).
FALL 2010
TRACKED TO FALL 2011
Graduation
Rate
Transfer
Rate
656 72%
160 50%
816 66%
FALL 2011
TRACKED TO FALL 2012
Source: ECC
Institutional
Research Office,
enrollment data
as reported at
10th day and
midterm for
indicated semesters.
634 74%
190 50%
824 67%
FALL 2012
TRACKED TO FALL 2013
675 77%
193 53%
868 70%
full-time students
full-time students
part-time students
part-time students
part-time students
TOTAL STUDENTS
Comparison Group
TOTAL STUDENTS
Source:
IPEDS Fall
Enrollment
Report,
spring 2013.
Graduation, Transfer,
and Retention Rates
29%
18%
21%
30%
Full-time
Retention Rate
Part-time
Retention Rate
91%
97%
96%
96%
94%
94%
95%
full-time students
TOTAL STUDENTS
ECC
10TH DAY
TO MIDTERM
RETENTION
Numbers and Percentages of First-Time Students Who Persisted to the Following
Fall Term or Graduated Before the Following Fall Term
Persistence Rates
Results: Full-time students show
a higher rate of persistence
(77 percent) than part-time
students (53 percent) for the
current and prior years. The
persistence rates for both
full-time and part-time
students increased slightly
from fall 2012 to fall 2013.
10TH
DAY
ENROLLMENT
77%
68%
53%
43%
Source: IPEDS Feedback Report, 2014. Graduation rate cohort includes all full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking
undergraduate students who were new to ECC during the cohort year only. Comparison institutions are IPEDS
neighboring colleges. Students who both graduate and transfer within three years are included in the graduation
rate but not the transfer rate. The graduation and transfer rates are calculated from the fall 2010 student cohort.
The retention rates are calculated from the fall 2013 student cohort one year later.
ECC is doing well helping students to finish,
while keeping them enrolled long enough to
do so. Transfer rates are lower than peer
institutions. ECC offers more one-year
certificates than most other colleges. This
makes it easier for students who attend ECC
with the intent of transferring to complete the
coursework and earn the credits needed for
one of those certificates before they transfer
to another institution. Providing more
opportunities for students who transfer to also
earn a certificate means more students would
be included in the graduation category who
otherwise would have been in the transfer
category, for this particular statistic.
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MENTORS INSPIRE HIGH SCHOOLERS
TOWARD POSITIVE LIFE CHOICES
Robert Braido may dedicate
only one Saturday a week in
Elgin Community College’s
Transition Academy, but that
time makes a difference in
the life of the high school
student he mentors.
“Here’s my philosophy: It’s not what you take
with you, it’s what you leave behind,” said
Braido, a 70-year-old Army veteran and a
semi-retired engineer. This is his second year in
the program mentoring Sergio Franco, of Elgin,
with whom he bonded over their love of soccer.
The Transition Academy empowers students in
grades nine through 12 in Community College
District 509 to make positive academic and life
choices that enable them to succeed in college.
It uses a three-pronged approach that focuses
on the areas of academic achievement, parent
and supportive adult engagement, and
student motivation.
In addition to Saturday classes during the
school year, there will be a summer “bridge”
experience and an adult volunteer mentor for
each student. Mentors interact with students,
referred to as “scholars,” each Saturday for a
period of at least one academic semester.
Braido said the mentors help students step up
and ask questions they normally do not ask. His
interactions have led his young charge to seek
out information on scholarships and prepare for
college and choose a career.
“That’s what coaching and mentoring is all
about,” Braido said.
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DID YOU
KNOW...
ECC offers
more than
150
PROGRAMS
with
ASSOCIATE
DEGREES
ECC BOASTS A
CLASS SIZE OF
STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO
STUDENTS
AND AN AVERAGE
ECC HELPS MORE STUDENTS FINISH
The number of degrees and certificates
awarded by ECC increased by nearly
38 percent over the past seven years.
SUMMER 2007
THROUGH
SPRING 2008
CERTIFICATES
SUMMER 2008
THROUGH
SPRING 2009
CERTIFICATES
1,023
1,157
SUMMER 2009
THROUGH
SPRING 2010
CERTIFICATES
SUMMER 2010
THROUGH
SPRING 2011
CERTIFICATES
1,470
1,516
DEGREES
770
DEGREES
823
DEGREES
918
DEGREES
1,013
TOTAL
1,793
TOTAL
1,980
TOTAL
2,388
TOTAL
2,529
SUMMER 2011
THROUGH
SPRING 2012
CERTIFICATES
DEGREES
1,160
2,570
SUMMER 2012
THROUGH
SPRING 2013
CERTIFICATES
DEGREES
TOTAL
SUMMER 2013
THROUGH
SPRING 2014
CERTIFICATES
1,410
1,342
1,393
1,173
DEGREES
1,092
TOTAL
2,515
TOTAL
2,485
ECC serves a
360-SQUARE-MILE district
with approximately 446,224 residents.
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UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP OFFERS FREE
CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
It began as a discussion about the needs of a local community but turned
into a community educational facility that offers education and employment
services free of charge to area residents.
The Education and Work Center (EWC) in Hanover Park,
located at 6704 Barrington Road, was created through
an innovative partnership between multiple government
agencies, including Elgin Community College, Harper
College, the village of Hanover Park, and Illinois State
Representative Fred Crespo (D-Hoffman Estates).
The 10,900-square-foot center serves individuals who are
16 and over with less than a high school equivalency.
Daytime and evening classes are available in English as a
Second Language (ESL) and Adult Basic and Secondary
Education (GED®), with Spanish GED® classes available in
the evening.
Services include student advising and assistance with
financial aid, scholarships, and college applications.
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The on-site Illinois workNet Center offers assistance with
preparing for and identifying job opportunities and links
individuals with other necessary community resources in
the area. The EWC is operated jointly by Elgin and Harper
community colleges.
Rebecca Walker, director of the EWC, said the community’s
response has been overwhelmingly positive.
“In the first semester, we had 282 students enrolled in adult
education classes and more than 450 people on a wait list
for classes,” she said. “Many were referred by family and
friends currently enrolled, confirming that we are providing
the right services in the right place.”
MULTIPLE HONORS FOR ECC’S
NOVEL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Elgin Community College’s newest buildings are being
noticed beyond Community College District 509.
Building A, which houses the college’s health
and life science programs, has earned the
following awards and honors:
Honor Award, Wisconsin American
Institute of Architects.
Outstanding Design by American
School and University Magazine
in its 2014 Educational Interiors
Showcase, the premier
competition honoring education
interiors excellence.
Noted in the October 2014 issue of
Architectural and Interior Design
Edition of Learning By Design.
The Renner Academic Library and
Learning Resources (Building C),
which is a modern library concept
infused with technology and natural light,
received a merit award from the Association of
Licensed Architects.
Both Buildings A and C received LEED Silver Certification, a program
that certifies and recognizes green building strategies and practices.
PUBLIC SAFETY
TRAINING CENTER
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Construction is underway on the
college’s newest building, the Public
Safety Training Center in Burlington.
The center will feature a burn tower,
spaces for firefighter and police
training programs, classrooms, and
two ponds that will serve as water
sources for firefighters and for
search and rescue exercises.
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
RECOGNIZES ECC’S
COMMITMENT TO EQUITY
Elgin Community College received the 2014 Central Regional Equity
Award from the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). ECC
was one of three community colleges in the nation to receive this award,
which recognizes “exemplary commitment...to achieve equity in the
college’s education programs and services and in the administration and
delivery of these programs and services.”
“We are very proud to receive this honor from ACCT
as it recognizes our emphasis on diversity, equity,
and inclusion in everything we do at ECC,” said ECC
President David Sam.
ECC was recognized for many of its programs and
initiatives that focus on diversity, equity, student success,
and cultural competence. Those programs include:
TRiO and Upward Bound; diversity in student clubs and
organizations; the college’s newly created Equity Action
Team, which developed an employee diversity training
program; and the Alliance for College Readiness.
The diversity of ECC’s student population outpaces that
of Community College District 509, which the school
serves. For example, the Hispanic/Latino population
makes up 27 percent of the district, far less than the 36
percent enrolled at ECC. The Black/African-American
population is 4 percent of the district, but 5 percent of
the ECC student body.
Ninety-five percent of students from ECC’s Upward
Bound program apply to college, and 90 percent attend;
there is an 87-percent retention rate for students in the
TRiO program.
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ECC STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
MALE
AVERAGE AGE
46%
FEMALE
54%
AGE UNDER 25
<1%
RACE/ETHNICITY
6%
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER
6%
BLACK (NON-HISPANIC)
37% HISPANIC
<1%
FULL-TIME
PART-TIME
31% 69%
AMERICAN INDIAN/
ALASKAN NATIVE
NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR
OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER
1%
NON-RESIDENT ALIEN
3%
UNKNOWN
48% WHITE (NON-HISPANIC)
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2014 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AND AWARDS
ECC makes Aspen Institute’s Top 150 for
Community College Excellence
Elgin Community College was among the nation’s top 150 community
colleges noted by the Aspen Institute for community college excellence.
The institute, a Washington, D.C.-based educational and policy studies
organization, recognizes two-year institutions that demonstrate strong
outcomes of student success in persistence; completion, and transfer;
consistent improvement in outcomes over time; and equity in outcomes for
students of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Second Bellwether nomination for ECC
For the second year in a row, ECC was a Bellwether Award finalist,
awarded by The College Futures Assembly. The college won the award
in 2013 for its Alliance for College Readiness initiative.
In 2014, ECC was nominated in the Planning, Governance, and Finance
category for its Financial Education: Investing in Student Success.
Over the past two years, the college has received local and national
recognition for its mandatory loan counseling program, which has
been instrumental in lowering student debt.
ECC received four awards from the Illinois
Community College Trustees Association in 2014
•
•
•
•
Faculty of the Year: English Professor, Alison Douglas
Student Trustee of the Year: Alejandro Molina Hoyos (pictured)
Alumni of the Year: Alan Ladwig (‘69)
Diversity and Equity Award
2014 National Institute
for Staff and Organizational
Development (NISOD)
and the John and Suanne
Roueche Excellence
Awards Honorees:
Sally Guy, instructor of adult education; Colleen
Stribling, assistant professor II of English as
a second language; Clark Hallpike, professor
II of management; David Zacker, professor I
of humanities; Michele Brynelsen, associate
professor II of nursing; and Lauren Anderko,
associate professor I of mathematics.
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Students Armando Martinez,
Students Armando Martinez,
Elgin, and Molly Schoenherr,
Elgin, and Molly Schoenherr,
Algonquin, were named
towere named to the
Algonquin,
2014
PHI THETA KAPPA
the 2014 Phi Theta
Kappa
ALL-ILLINOIS COMMUNITY
All-Illinois Community
COLLEGE ACADEMIC TEAM.
College Academic Team.
G.I. Jobs
Magazine
ECC RECEIVED THE
2014 CORPORATE AWARD
MILITARY
FRIENDLY
from the Elgin YWCA, recognizing
the college for outstanding
leadership and accomplishments.
SCHOOL
(since 2012).
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
FOR WOMEN IN
COMMUNITY COLLEGES (AAWCC)
presented the Elgin Community
College Chapter with the
2014 AAWCC NATIONAL
BOARD AWARD FOR
AAWCC STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS.
ECC’S VIDEOGRAPHY PROGRAM STUDENTS
were honored in the 2014 Reel Illinois Community College
film competitions. ECC’s entry La Roca took 2nd place in
the small business/not-for-profit category, and Decision Time
took 3rd place in the institutional category.
Student Yassine Mouloud,
a native of Algeria, won the
2014 PAUL SIMON
ADULT LEARNER OF THE YEAR AWARD.
ECC RECEIVED ITS
4TH
DISTINGUISHED
REFLECTING
EXCELLENCE
BUDGET
The fall 2013
TRUCK DRIVING
STUDENTS
earned a
AWARD
and its
EDUCATION
11TH
CERTIFICATE OF
ACHIEVEMENT
FOR EXCELLENCE IN
success rate,
completing their testing
with the state and
obtaining their CDLs.
recognized
ECC’s Education and
Work Center in
Hanover Park with a
PRESENTATION
AWARD
FINANCIAL
REPORTING
from the Government
Finance Officers
Association of the
United States and
Canada.
FIRST
PLACE
REFLEJOS
CONSECUTIVE
ECC WON
IN ILLINOIS
SECRETARY OF
STATE’S OFFICE
“BE A HERO”
ORGAN/TISSUE
CAMPAIGN.
IN THE
CATEGORY.
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
received the
SCHOOL DISTRICT U-46
BUSINESS PARTNER
OF THE YEAR AWARD
FOR 2013-2014
from the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce.
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WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE?
In 2014, the Illinois Community College Board commissioned an
economic impact study of Illinois community colleges. Conducted
by the Northern Illinois University Center for Governmental
Studies, the findings offer a glimpse into the return on investment
of a community college education for ECC students, employers,
and the 509 district. From the study, ECC highlights include the
following facts:
•
ECC students who complete their degrees realize greater benefits. An Elgin Community College
program graduate can expect a total lifetime earnings gain over 40 years of about $540,000. This is
a 42 percent increase over the $1.3 million average total lifetime earnings of those not completing
a community college program.
• On average, all students who completed their Elgin Community College education in FY11 saw a
$3,241 increase in earnings over their pre-enrollment wages.
• ECC is a major employer. In FY12, almost 700 full-time and part-time ECC staff lived in the
district with a total payroll of over $33.4 million. ECC’s impact on the regional economy in FY12
was estimated at $93.2 million.
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***ECC University
Partner
institutions; for
more information,
visit elgin.edu/
advancedstudies.
Source:
collegeboard.com
and individual
school websites
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SCHOLARSHIPS
AND
STUDENT
GRANTS
INSTRUCTION
43.8%
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
0.1%
PUBLIC SUPPORT
0.5%
OPERATING TRANSFERS OUT
5%
Elgin Community College uses a conservative budgeting and financial management
model that emphasizes fiscal responsibility while providing for the college’s focus on
teaching and learning.
INSTITUTIONAL
SUPPORT
STUDENT SERVICES
8.4%
19.4%
For fiscal year 2014, ECC again received a clean, unmodified audit opinion from its
external auditing firm. ECC has always maintained a balanced budget and continued
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
11% its strong financial position in 2014, despite a difficult economy, by providing ample
liquidity as demonstrated by four months of operating expenses in reserve (as mandated
by the Community College District 509 Board of Trustees).
OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
OF PLANT
ECC’s business11.8%
offices are staffed with knowledgeable and experienced financial experts
who apply industry-wide best practices to the stewardship of community resources.
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
Operating Revenues by Source
for the Years Ended June 30
46.7%
OTHER
REVENUES
2.9%
TUITION
AND FEES
STATE
GOVERNMENT
25.1%
25.3%
SCHOLARSHIPS
AND
STUDENT
GRANTS
Local Government
Tuition and Fees
State Government
Investment Income
Build America Bond Rebates
Other Revenue
Transfers In
$ 42,221,840
23,065,742
22,515,596
108,699
—
472,437
2,466,935
$ 43,202,386
23,197,710
23,375,712
109,202
—
394,763
2,196,000
TOTAL REVENUES
$ 90,851,249
$ 92,475,773
Operating Funds include the Education Fund and the Operations and
Maintenance Fund.
INSTRUCTION
43.8%
0.1%
Operating Expenditures by Function
for the Years Ended June 30
PUBLIC SUPPORT
0.5%
OPERATING TRANSFERS OUT
5%
STUDENT SERVICES
8.4%
INSTITUTIONAL
SUPPORT
19.4%
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
11%
OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
OF PLANT
11.8%
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LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
20132014
Instruction
$
Academic Support
Student Services
Public Support
Operation & Maintenance of Plant
Institutional Support
Scholarships and Student Grants
Operating Transfers Out
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
36,867,955
9,448,005
7,058,240
443,475
9,860,000
17,717,751
68,297
4,378,183
$ 38,874,870
9,720,426
7,431,998
454,295
10,516,374
17,204,266
61,092
4,391,837
$85,841,906
$88,655,158
Statement of Operating Net Assets
for the Years Ended June 30
20132014
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Investments
Receivables
Prepaid Assets
$ 16,399,978
41,075,436
42,674,018
620,831
$ 18,798,219
44,922,109
38,492,059
759,876
Total Assets$
100,770,263
$102,972,263
NONCURRENT ASSETS
Intergovernmental Loans Receivable
Total Noncurrent Assets
—
—
—
—
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable
Accrued Salaries and Benefits
Deferred Revenue
Total Liabilities
6,463,255
6,304,732
31,054,655
3,703,638
7,692,335
30,808,054
$ 43,822,642
$ 42,204,027
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted
TOTAL NET ASSETS
56,947,62160,768,236
$ 56,947,621
$ 60,768,236
Grant Revenue
for the Years Ended June 30
20132014
GRANTS
Federal Financial Aid
Federal Grants
State and Local Grants
$ 17,773,778
2,540,382
777,083
$ 16,570,569
2,493,492
988,357
TOTAL GRANTS
$ 21,091,243
$ 20,052,418
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Dear Friends and Supporters,
We are happy to report that the college’s foundation is vibrant and actively engaged
in transforming lives through the gift of high-quality, community-based education at
Elgin Community College.
The ECC Foundation celebrated a notable milestone in 2014. Thirty years ago, the
wisdom of the college’s governing board and commitment of philanthropic leaders
from our community led to the launch of the Elgin Community College Foundation.
During this time of reflection and celebration, we are most thankful to you.
Your gifts have offered hope and unlocked potential for students like Amy Alvarez,
Edy Molina, and nearly 7,000 other current and former ECC students, through
scholarship support. This past year, your investments have also funded:
•
College Readiness through innovative projects on campus to advance
our partnership with primary and secondary school districts, including
the acquisition of tools to equip Transition Academy mentors;
•
Equipment Acquisition, such as purchasing video recording cameras for
our nursing skills lab to help students review and learn from simulation
exercises in a controlled setting;
•
Nutritional Education, such as providing healthy snacks and education
for children of students in ECC’s Early Childhood Lab School;
•
Student Leadership Conference Attendance, enabling student participation
in local and national academic and leadership conferences; and much more.
We are proud to share our accomplishments, financial status, and outcomes with you
in the pages that follow.
Thank you for extending your trust and resources to assist our students in such
meaningful ways. Your generosity provides encouragement, rewards potential, and
enriches our community. Together we are building a better community through our
community’s college.
Warm wishes,
Katherine Sawyer, MBA, CFRE, CSPG
Executive Director
Ian Lamp
Board Chair
P.S. Listen to Amy, Edy and their peers share
their thoughts on receiving an ECC Foundation
Scholarship by viewing the “Enabling the
Dream” video on the Foundation’s website –
elgin.edu/eccfoundation.
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ECC Foundation Annual Report FY2014
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FOUNDATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FISCAL YEAR 2014 (July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014)
The ECC Foundation Board is pleased to
share the following accomplishments and
milestones resulting from the generosity of
donors, prudent stewardship, and our work
over the past year. Together we:
• Awarded 186 scholarships totaling $139,103 and supporting
144 Elgin Community College students.
• Provided $69,637 in additional funding to support college
programs, a 207 percent increase from the previous year.
• Grew Foundation assets by 17 percent to $6.2 million.
• Opened 13 new funds, of which five are endowed to provide
perpetual support to Elgin Community College and our students.
Included among them, in alphabetical order, are the:
o Bison Gear and Engineering Manufacturing Scholarship
o Fire Science Program Fund
o Gerald L. and Sally A. Guy Endowed Scholarship
o John Thomas Harwood Memorial Endowed Scholarship
o Michael Brandon Bradley Memorial Scholarship
o Pearce Swenson Legacy Scholarship
o Project Backpack
o Richard and Marilyn Alberding Endowed Scholarship
for Business
o Westerhoff Dental Assisting Scholarship
o Whitney Sophia Anderson Memorial Scholarship
o Women in Management-The Susan Wyatt
Memorial Scholarship
• Celebrated the Foundation’s 30th Anniversary throughout 2014.
The Pearl Anniversary Gala generated nearly $130,000 in support
for students and college programs.
• Expanded the Purses with Purpose giving circle, engaging 20 new
and renewed members and eight friends to support personal
empowerment through the gift of education. Eight scholarship
awards were granted for the 2014-2015 academic year.
• Welcomed Bill Geister ‘67 (retired executive, Park National Bank),
Diane Lukas ’71 (retired president, Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick),
Andy Robinson (general manager, JPMorgan Chase), Dan Walter
(partner and senior vice president, Lundstrom Insurance), and
Sylvia Wetzel (chief learning officer, Bison Gear and Engineering
Corporation) to the Board of Directors.
• Elected John Hurlbut (partner, Hurlbut & Hurlbut, P.C.) and
Jack Shales (partner and chairman, Shales McNutt Construction)
to the Emeritus Board.
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ECC FOUNDATION CELEBRATES
30 YEARS OF SUCCESS
Since 1984, the Elgin Community College Foundation has provided over
$5 million in support to more than 7,000 students through scholarships
and an additional $2 million to the college to fund innovation, to
purchase equipment, and support a variety of programs.
“It is truly amazing to be able to look back and see all that
we’ve accomplished,” said Katherine Sawyer, executive
director of the ECC Foundation. “The Foundation exists
for the benefit of Elgin Community College and its
students. Private support from the community serves as
a valuable resource for students who may not be able
to start college, or who stop-out or drop-out, because
financial barriers prevent them from continuing their
education. The generosity from the community is
making a meaningful difference for these students.”
The ECC Foundation celebrated its 30th anniversary in
September with the Pearl Anniversary Gala at OTTO
Engineering, located on the Fox River in Carpentersville.
Almost 200 people attended the event, which raised
nearly $130,000. Proceeds from the event benefited
the Resources for Excellence Fund, which supports
innovation, the most emergent needs of ECC students,
and student scholarships.
Ian Lamp, chair of the ECC Foundation, said that
scholarships provide hope and promise. “By offering
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scholarships, students learn and train for a new career or
get a head start on a four-year degree,” he said. “Then
they graduate, get a good-paying job or start a new
business, and stay within our community to become an
active part of it.“
Diane Lukas, ’71, said ECC guided her to a career in civil
engineering. “I look back on what I called the first mature
decision I had made in my young life—the decision
to further my education at ECC and figure out what I
wanted to do with my life,” she said. “I received a great
education and got a great foundation upon which to
build my career.”
ECC currently serves over 11,000 students. According
to ECC’s Finanancial Aid office, more than 65 percent of
students require some form of financial support. Over
three decades, the Foundation has grown from hosting
a handful of independent, named scholarships to more
than 175—with more to come.
ECC Foundation Annual Report FY2014
STUDENTS CONNECT WITH ALUMNI
TO PRESERVE THEIR LEGACIES
By Alison Douglas, Associate Professor I of English
The alumni profile project grew from a
confluence of needs. The college’s Alumni
Relations Office sought resources to help
develop profiles of the college’s alumni.
My English 101 students needed authentic
writing experiences. Assigning English 101
students to interview ECC alumni and to
write their profiles meets all these needs
and benefits both students and alumni in
unexpected ways.
The project consumes most of the semester
in English 101, involving students in
researching the backgrounds and careers of
their alumni; developing interview questions;
writing persuasive letters encouraging
participation and prompt responses to their
questions; and in structuring, revising, and
editing for the needs of a specific (and very
public) audience. Not wanting to disappoint
the alumni they interviewed and hoping to
see their profiles published, the students
revise and edit ruthlessly to produce their
best work.
The growth in their writing thrills me.
Through the project, students become more
aware of themselves as writers and more
confident in themselves as students. Alumni
feel good to be reconnected with the
college and to interact with the students.
By sharing their stories, the alumni
encourage the students to persevere, to
dream big, and to value their own journeys.
The following is an excerpt from an alumni profile written by Megan Marta
Katherine Hannell didn’t have a traditional college life.
Originally, she attended the University of Illinois; she
graduated in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in leisure
studies. But after she graduated, she realized that
children were her delight in life. She wanted to create an
environment for children, but she needed to get a degree
in early childhood education. Only needing 18 hours in
childcare, she attended ECC. “Teachers were terrific, [and]
classes taught me everything I needed to know to run my
own business,” Hannell exclaimed. Then in 1978, Hannell
opened the Learning Tree. The Learning Tree is a childcare
center. Hannell went from having one location, and as of last
year, she was CEO of four centers.
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ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF JUNE 30, 2014
GIFT PURPOSE
Balance Sheet
ASSETS
FY 2013
FY 2014
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments
Cash surrender value of life insurance
Pledges receivable, net
Other receivables
$ 542,652
$ 4,6 3 3,667
$
33,231
$ 115,278
$
17,631
$ 600,405
$ 5,519,048
$
33,679
$
86,634
$
4,344
Total Assets
$5,342,459
$6,244,110
Student Scholarship
and Award
Academic Programs
and Equipment
$189,945
$ 80,469
Event Sponsorship
$112,500
Unrestricted
$83,440
Gifts-In-Kind
$53,369
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities Accounts payable
Deferred revenue
Funds held on behalf of others
Due to Elgin Community College
$
$
$
$
6,441
22,037
13,575
20,786
$
$
$
$
10%
21,398
37,166
4,590
51,163
Total Liabilities
$
62,839
$ 114,317
Net Assets
Unrestricted
$ 338 ,100
$ 445,839
Temporarily Restricted
$ 1,87 8,442
$ 2,501,874
Permanently Restricted
$ 3,063,078
$ 3,182,080
37%
15%
16%
32%
Total Net Assets
$ 5,279,620
$6,129,793
Revenue and Expenses
REVENUES
Contributions
Fund-raising events, net of expenses
Investment return and other net of fees
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance
Contributed services
Management fees
Donor gifts transfer from ECC
FY 2013
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
357,579
110,515
573,728
1,383
357,000
1,800
383,633
FY 2014
$
$
$
$
$
327,702
80,419
716,974
448
364,000
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$
$
$
$
Individuals
$225,524
Corporations and
Corporate Foundations
$ 224,467
Private Foundations and
Community Organizations $ 69,732
—
—
Total Revenues
$1,785,638
$1,489,543
EXPENSES
109,457
22,662
73,866
357,000
SOURCES OF GIFTS
Scholarship awards
Support to Elgin Community College
Management and general
Contributed services
$
$
$
$
Total Expenses
$562,985 $639,370
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR
$1,222,653
$4,056,967
$5,279,620
14%
139,103
69,637
66,630
364,000
$ 850,173
$ 5,279,620
$ 6,129,793
The ECC Foundation received an unmodified/unqualified audit opinion from
our independent audit firm, Sikich, LLP, for fiscal years 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011.
43%
43%
ECC Foundation Annual Report FY2014
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
HONOR ROLL OF CONTRIBUTORS
The ECC Foundation recognizes and appreciates the outstanding generosity of those individuals, families, private foundations,
businesses, and organizations that have made it possible to support so many worthy students and college programs.
Lifetime Giving
Through June 30, 2014
CENTURY CIRCLE
($100,000 - $499,999)
Anonymous (2)
Harry and Phyllis Blizzard
Harvey E. and Ethel M. Daeumer
Duraco Products, Inc.
EFS Foundation
Grand Victoria Foundation
Kluber, Inc.
Knowles Foundation and Knowles
Electronics LLC
Lamp Incorporated
Little Angels Pledge Run, c/o Elgin
H.O.G. Chapter
Rotary Club of Elgin
Seigle Family Foundation
DEAN’S CIRCLE ($50,000 - $99,999)
Abbott Laboratories Fund
Sterling “Stu” Ainsworth
Anonymous (1)
Burnidge Cassell and Associates
Elgin Sweeper Foundation
Lawrence Harrington
Thomas and Claire Johannesen
JP Morgan Chase & Co. and JP Morgan
Chase Foundation
Knaack Manufacturing Company/
Emerson Electric
Lundstrom Insurance
Nancy and Hugh Epping Foundation
Caren and Dale Nickelsen
Jack and Marlene Shales
Southbend, a Middleby Company
Annual Giving
Honoring gifts received
between July 1, 2013 and
June 30, 2014
BENEFACTOR ($25,000 and more)
JP Morgan Chase & Co. and JP Morgan
Chase Foundation
PARTNER ($10,000 - $24,999)
Richard and Marilyn Alberding
DLA Architects, Ltd.
Elgin Community College Faculty
Association (ECCFA)
First National Bank of Omaha, Castle Bank
Grace Bersted Foundation, Bank of America
N.A., Trustee
Denny and Carol Graeff
Sally and Jerry Guy
Hoffer Foundation
Lamp Incorporated
Lundstrom Insurance
Caren and Dale Nickelsen
Katherine Swenson Sawyer
DIRECTOR ($5,000 - $9,999)
Donald and Jane Bradley
Constellation
Dewberry Architects Inc.
EFS Foundation
Elgin Sweeper Foundation
Florence B. & Cornelia A. Palmer Foundation
IHC Construction Companies, LLC and
The IHC Group Foundation
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
Kellenberger Electric, Inc.
Rebecca Kevoian
Dr. David and Julie Sam
Shales McNutt Construction
St. Charles Bank & Trust Company
Sysco Chicago, Inc.
COLLEAGUE ($2,500 - $4,999)
Anonymous (3)
Annette and Daniel Bergsma
Bison Gear & Engineering
Janet Canaday
Concord Marketing Solutions
Elgin Pain & Headache Center/Advocate
Medical Group
Grand Victoria Casino
Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick
Lawrence Harrington
Kluber Architects + Engineers
Nicor Gas
Dr. J. Emeka and Mrs. Uchenna Onwuta
Roger Ramey
Raytheon Company
Jack and Marlene Shales
Sikich LLP
Marilyn A. Westerhoff
Betsy and Peter Cappas
Cecilia Carreon
Dr. Carol Cowles and Mr. James Fletcher
Janelle A. Crowley
Mary Czaja
Bruce and Peggy Dahlquist
Joyce and Paul Dawson
Charles and Linda Dvorak
Early, Tousey, Regan & Wlodek
EcoEnergy, LLC
Edward Jones Investments-Michael McKay
Dr. Eric A. Larson and
Mrs. Sharon A. Fisher-Larson
Dr. Phyllis E. and Mr. Olufemi Folarin
William and Judith Geister
Kim Gilmore and Jeffrey Bero
Clark Hallpike
Mary F. Hatch
Dr. Linda C. Hefferin
William and Taffy Hoffer
Beverly Hoffman
Doris J. Hunt
Illinois Aviation Academy, Inc.
Thomas and Claire Johannesen
Larry and Whitney Jones
KCT Credit Union
Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
Capt. Jack M. Kennedy, USN (Ret.)
and Mrs. Pam Kennedy
Carolyn Kirk-Likou and Emmanuel Likou
KJWW Engineering Consultants
John and Shawn Kluber
Rebecca Knoppkie
ASSOCIATE ($1,000 - $2,499)
Ace Coffee Bar Inc.
Achievement Solutions Inc.
Affiliated Systems, Inc.
Anonymous (1)
Automated Logic
Raphael and Ann Beresford
BHFX Digital Imaging
Bornquist, Inc.
Monica and Scott Bucek
Aspiring to a degree
in music performance.
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Elizabeth Kotwas and Mike Barry
Kroeschell, Inc.
Sheri G. Lacy
Ian and Lisa Lamp
Earl and Luann Lamp
Lauderdale Electric Co.
Cheri Lee Lewis and Dr. David R. Lewis
Diane and Vytautas Lukas
Penny and Scott Mackall
Eleanor and Douglas MacKinney
Dr. Ruixuan Mao and Dr. Mi Hu
Northrop Grumman Foundation
Glen and Mary Peterson
David and Betsy Pfeiffer
Jorge and Cheryl Phillips
PMA Financial Network, Inc.
Susan and Thomas Rakow
Toya and Lester Randall
Richard W. Renner
Andy and Sherri Robinson
School District U-46
Harry J. Seigle
Mary Jo Sheehy
Speer Financial Inc.
Tate & Lyle
The Steiner Kerman Education Foundation
United Engravers, Inc.
W.R. Meadows, Inc.
Walker Parking Consultants
Dan and Cathy Walter
Robert and Donna Werderich
WET Solutions, Inc.
Women in Management Inc.
CONTRIBUTOR ($500 - $999)
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Absolute Fire Protection, Inc.
Advance Electrical Supply Co.
Allegion, PLC
Donald A. Anderson
Timothy and Elizabeth Anderson
Anonymous (3)
Anson E. Arndt
Elizabeth A. Becker
Burlington Lioness Club
Sally A. Callahan
Dr. Kristen Campbell
Carey Electric Contracting, Inc.
Casey Family Programs
Chapter One Book Club
Lori Macias Clark
Coilcraft, Inc.
Rose DiGerlando
Dr. James Dittus
Donor Club of Elgin
Erik Egeland
Mary Elfring
Elgin Elks Lodge #737
Joyce J. Fountain
Franczek Radelet, P.C.
Dr. Philip Garber
Elena Gardea
Daniel and Nancy Gardner
Tom and Sue Hannula
Illinois Community College System
Foundation
Dr. Jabria A. Jassim
KI Chicago
Sharon and Marc Konny
Lucky Locators, Inc.
Dr. Luis Martinez
Dr. Robert McBride and
Majoring in speech and
language pathology.
Mrs. Mary Ellen McBride
Dr. Jennifer McClure and Mr. Chris McClure
Carol Molitor
Dr. John E. Near and Mrs. Jonel Near
Roberto Negron
Rachel Neville
Nick’s Pizza & Pub
Dr. Donna S. Redmer and Mr. Jack Redmer
David Reich
Dr. Joseph and Maureen Rosenfeld
Victoria and Dennis Roush
Howard Russo
Art and Sharon Sauceda
Barbara J. Schmidt
Annamarie Schopen
Kathleen J. Stover
Support Staff of Elgin Community College
Assn. (SSECCA)
William and Traci Templin
Dr. Susan A. Timm and Mr. Chuck Timm
Trane
Triangle Mechanical Services, Inc.
Frederick Vogt
Waukegan Steel LLC
Cynthia Bernardoni
Jenni and Carlos Betancourt
Sherman and Emma Blair
Harry and Phyllis Blizzard
Bluff City Metal Recycling
Richard Bonnom
Kijuana Boulrece
Donna Boyce
Dr. Jeff Boyd
Wendy S. Breitmayer
Carol and Robert Broeker
Betty and Floyd Brown
Honorable F. Keith Brown
Benjamin and Annette Burford
Calvin J. Byrd
Ryan C. Callahan
Linda Campos-Moreira
Angela and Marvin Causey
Central Community School District 301
Foundation
Katrina Chan-Larsen
Chef Bo’s Corp
CMD Outsourcing Solutions, Inc.
John and Bonnie Coffin
Dr. DeSean Coleman and
Mrs. Charlotte Coleman
Julianne Collin
Heather Collins
Patrick Collins
Stuart Collins
Linda Conniff
Robin S. Cook
Ned and Marcia Coonen
Mary T. Cubert
Frank Curkov
Irina and Rob Del Genio
Cristina DeOcampo
Larry Drafall
John and Anne Duffy
Terry and Pat Dunning
Edgewater by Del Webb
Community Association
Elgin Trades Council
Guy and Becky Elston
FRIEND ($100 - $499)
Accent Janitorial Services, Inc.
Brooks and Glenda Aitchison
Pete Almeida
Altrusa International Club of Elgin, Inc.
Paula and Francis Amenta
Lauren and Philip Anderko
Bruce and Debra Anderson
Anonymous (22)
Sandra Anthony
Joan Arnal
Sharon Arnt
Maria Bagshaw
Jill and Gerald Ballard
Mich and Mary Ellen Barbezat
Billie B. Barnett
Elizabeth A. Becker
Roxanne Bell, D.C.
Pursuing a degree in computer-aided
design and drafting.
ECC Foundation Annual Report FY2014
Aspiring culinary
arts graduate.
Elston United Methodist Church
Ted and Bing Eltzroth
Natalie Escobar
Beverly Felder
Janet S. Flynn
Forbo Flooring Systems
Fox Valley Building and Construction
Trades Council
Dr. James D. Galbraith and
Mrs. Susan Galbraith
Cynthia and Steve Gaspardo
Lesia Gemelli
Gilmore Marketing Concepts Inc.
Latisha D. Gulley
Susan Hall
Stephen Hallier
Darlene Harris
Lucas and Mary Harriss
Dr. Julie Hartley-Moore
Michelle Hartzell
Barbara Head
Peggy Heinrich
Lorie Hermesdorf
Frank Hernandez
Hines & Associates
H.H. Hormozi
Philip Howard
Sean Jensen
Jeffery and Janet Julian
Lisa M. Johnson
Diane J. Kerruish
Crystal D. Kerwin
Lauren Kilberg
Donald Kilpatrick
Kimberly Clark Foundation
Anitra C. King
Alan and Sandra Kirk
Mary Ellen Klemundt
Gary and Marilyn Koch
William and Pat Kolton
Ray Krouse
Maureen A. Lange
Heather A. Larkin
Theresa Larson
Christopher Lawrence
Deb Letizio
Celia Lopez
Angela Lucca
Brett and Rachel Lundstrom
Garrett M. Malcolm
Gladys Matthews
Lisa McCarthy-West
McClaren, Wilson, and Lawrie, Inc.
James McGee
Michael and Kelly McKay
Shanna McKee
Kathryn S. Michel
Dr. Wendy L. Miller and Mr. Jay F. Miller
Steven Mischak
MJH, Inc.
Josephine Moeller
Eunice and Marius Mokwe
Sanford and Monica Morganstein
Dawn Sweeney Munson
Dr. Roberta Nauman
Dr. Patricia H. O’Brien
OSIsoft, LLC
Elizabeth Ossler
Marcy Ostdick
Terese M. Palermini
Margaret J. Parker
Kathe J. Pava
Dr. Mary E. Perkins
Amy S. Perrin
Pilipuf-Grist & Associates
Kimberly S. Plate
Marilyn Y. Prentice and Cory Banks
Pro Tech Marine Inc.
Ms. Parul Raval
Dawn Reig
Kristin Richmond
Chris Ritterbusch
Larry Robinsky
Andy and Sherri Robinson
George Robinson
Armando Robles
Admiring her new brick on the
Pathway to Knowledge.
Striving for a credential
in human services.
Dr. Elizabeth Roeger Ludwig
Erica M. Romero
Richard and Linda Rouse
Gary Rowe
Margaret A. and George K. Rowe
Dorothy Russell
Thomas Rydell
Jacob Sadoff
Richard Scheflow
Nicole Scherger
Marjorie J. Schildknecht
Heather Scholl
Mary B. Schuetz
Tony Schuls
Mark and Robin Seigle
John and Melissa Sleeting
Georgia Solovay
Susan Spengler-Abell and Alan R. Abell
Dr. Leticia Starkov
Douglas and Diane Stredde
Diane Strickland
Eleanor Swanson
Lizabeth Tannhauser
Kimberly Tarver
Gregory Taylor
Tanya N. Ternes
Maria G. Terry
The Patten House of Geneva (Ltd)
Thermosystems, Inc.
Marcy Thompson
Michael J. Tracy
Brooke and Frank Transue
Michael Trimarco
Donald Valentine
Village of Streamwood
Robert E. White
Janet L. Whitsitt
Carolyn M. Williams
Rebecca Williams
James Wissinger
Kathleen Wolf
Thomas and Linda Youngren
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ECC Foundation Annual Report FY2014
Tribute Gifts
The ECC Foundation is honored to
acknowledge the following individuals
for whom a tribute gift was received
during the year.
GIFTS RECEIVED IN MEMORY OF
Lydia Anderson
Whitney Sophia Anderson
Jonetta M. Beresford
Michael Brandon Bradley
Howard K. Canaday
Charlie Cecil
James Collins
Junn DeOcampo
Douglas Dvorak
Aaron Bradley Elston
Larry Hall
John Thomas Harwood
Thomas E. Hefferin
Roland and Pauline Higginbotham
Sabrina Jassim
Amelia Mae Jones-Daniels
Sabrina Khafaji
Nick Kotwas
Virginia Mallow
Patricia Anderson Milgrim
Mary T. Perrin
Gilbert I. and Marcia Renner
Maynard Roberts
Leonid Ruchinski
Buck Sabel
Linda Sangiacomo
Tyler J. Shaw
GIFTS RECEIVED IN HONOR OF
Federico Almeida
Lauren Anderko
Heather Collins
ECC Forensics Team Alumni
John Fialko
Leonard D. Galbraith, USN
Clark Hallpike
Kristen Parker
Susan Spengler-Abell
TLSD Office Staff and Student Workers
Gifts In-Kind
Carole Akemann
Altrusa International Club of Elgin, Inc.
Anonymous (1)
Balmoral Woods Golf Club
Jenni and Carlos Betancourt
Bison Gear & Engineering
Russell E. Carroll
Classic Cinemas
David Coe
Crystal Woods Golf Club
Bruce and Peggy Dahlquist
Danfoss, LLC
Joyce and Paul Dawson
DS Containers
Sarah Dye
Renee and Nicholas Fasanella
Dr. Eric A. Larson and
Mrs. Sharon A. Fisher-Larson
Margaret Fosse
Patrick Frazier
Joshua Fredrickson
Hampshire Fire Protection District
Johnstone Supply
John and Shawn Kluber
Knaack Manufacturing Company/
Emerson Electric
Ian and Lisa Lamp
Lazer Maxx Family Fun Center
LDI Industries
Bob Lewin
Diane and Vytautas Lukas
Lynfred Winery
Maverick Wine Co.
James G. Meletsis
Meyer Metal Systems
Caren and Dale Nickelsen
Dr. Clare M. Ollayos and Dr. Scott Fladland
Dr. J. Emeka and Mrs. Uchenna Onwuta
PGA Tour Superstore
Pinecrest Golf Club
Roger Ramey
Red Tail Golf Club
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention
Center Hotel
Savage Bros. Co.
Patricia Sigrist
Paul Sonkesak
Ronald and Nancy Straub
Douglas and Diane Stredde
Timothy Vaulato
Dan and Cathy Walter
Robert and Donna Werderich
Living Legacy
SPARTAN LEGACY SOCIETY
PLANNED AND ESTATE
GIFT DONORS
Ralph E. Apple*
Elaine J. Bayless*
Eleanor J. Born*
Charlotte Bosworth*
Elizabeth M. Buchman*
Dorothy W. Davis*
Viola Dunning Duck*
David Eno*
Lewis V. Fletcher*
Hal Gilbert*
Carolyn Kirk-Likou
Otis Isenbarger*
Marcus Johns*
Karl M. Lehr*
William H. Lovell*
Otto J. Maha*
Joan C. Schaaf*
Walter S. Tanner, Jr.*
Dr. Donald Waters and Mrs. Trinka Waters
*deceased
The Elgin Community College
Foundation is committed to
acknowledging our donors’
generosity as accurately
as possible. Please call the
ECC Foundation Office at
847-214-7377 for any
corrections. Thank you.
2013-2014 PURSES WITH PURPOSE MEMBERS
Carol Broeker
Monica Bucek
Betsy Cappas
Sharon Fisher-Larson
Carol Graeff
Taffy Hoffer
Beverly Hoffman
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Purses with Purpose embraces the vision that all
women who seek postsecondary education as a path to
achievement in their professional and personal lives, have
the resources needed to support their commitment.
The goal in offering this support is to provide a means for
making our community and world a better place to live.
Kathy Hurt
Claire Johannesen
Carolyn Kirk-Likou
Sheri Lacy
Luann Lamp
Cheri Lee Lewis
Caren Nickelsen
FRIENDS OF PURSES WITH PURPOSE
Sally Callahan
Chapter One Book Club
Donor Club of Elgin
Sue Hannula
Ellie MacKinney
Rachel Neville
Dr. Donna Redmer
Dr. David Sam
Mary Peterson
Sue Rakow
Toya Randall
Katherine Sawyer
Judith Schening
Mary Jo Sheehy
United Engravers, Inc.
Community College District 509
Board of Trustees
Clare M. Ollayos, DC
Elgin
Trustee since 1995
Donna Redmer, EdD
Chair
Dundee
Trustee since 2009
Eleanor “Ellie” MacKinney, CAS
Vice Chair
Hampshire
Trustee since 1999
John Duffy, MSEd
Secretary
Elgin
Trustee since 1975
Art Sauceda, CPA
Bartlett
Trustee since 2013
Joel Severson
Student Trustee
Elgin
2014-2015
Angela Causey
South Elgin
Trustee since 2013
Robert A. Getz
Elgin
Trustee since 2003
Elgin Community College Foundation
Board of Directors 2014-2015
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Ian Lamp
Chair
Larry Jones
Vice Chair
Caren Nickelsen
Immediate Past Chair
Andy Robinson
Secretary
DIRECTORS
Jenni Betancourt
Bruce Dahlquist
Paul Dawson
Phyllis Folarin, EdD
William Geister (’67)
Carol Gieske (’77)
Kimberly Gilmore (’91)
Tim Kellenberger
Carolyn Kirk-Likou
Eric Larson, EdD
Diane Lukas (’71)
Michael McKay
J. Emeka Onwuta, MD
Michael Ploszek
Dan Walter
Robert Werderich
Sylvia Wetzel
David Pfeiffer
Treasurer
Sharon Konny
Assistant Treasurer
David Sam, PhD, JD, LLM
College President
Katherine Sawyer, MBA, CFRE
Executive Director
EX-OFFICIO LIAISONS
Angela Causey
Trustee Liaison
Roger Ramey
Faculty Liaison
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Harry Blizzard
Betty Brown
Charles Burnidge
Tom Finnegan, Jr.
Paul Heath, EdD*
John Hurlbut, JD
John Kluber
William Lauderdale
Brett Lundstrom
Leo Nelson
Jack Shales
Michael S. Shirley, PhD
Don Waters, EdD
* deceased
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