2003-2004 - Collin College

Recognition Booklet 2003-2004
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RECOGNITION BOOK 2003-2004
Dear Colleagues:
We begin our 20th year as one of the premier community colleges in the state and
the nation. Collin County Community College District (CCCCD) continues to
thrive and prosper through the efforts of a team of talented individuals who have
put service and involvement in the forefront of their experience at CCCCD.
Because of that commitment, our enrollment continues to grow and we continue to
win awards locally, statewide and nationally. In this book, we list just some of the
impressive accomplishments of the trustees, faculty, administrators, staff and
students. Their contributions are an integral part of that service and involvement
that represents CCCCD.
We applaud the work demonstrated throughout this book and thank all of the
faculty and staff members for their efforts to make our college one of the best.
Sincerely,
Cary A. Israel
CCCCD President
Thom Chesney
Interim VP, Academic Affairs
Toni Jenkins
Executive Vice President
Tom Rodgers
Provost, Spring Creek Campus
Ralph Hall
VP, Administrative Services
Belinda Newman
Provost, Preston Ridge Campus
Mary McRae
VP, Student Development
Rex Parcells
Provost, Central Park Campus
Kim Russell
Assoc. VP; Organizational
Effectiveness & Human Resources
Paula Roman
Executive Director, Foundation
CCCCD Foundation
Collin County Economic Summit
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Attendance at this year’s Power Breakfast on the
national holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
topped 400. Scholarships were named in the honor of
community leaders Myrtle Hightower, Dr. T.J.
Johnson, Fred Moses and Earl Simpkins.
The college co-hosted the 2004 Collin County
Economic Summit in partnership with Collin
County and the Allen, Frisco, McKinney and Plano
Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development
Corporations. This year’s summit, with the theme
of “The Future is Now,” featured keynote speaker
Dr. Steve H. Murdock, state demographer and
professor for the Institute for Demographic
and Socioeconomic Research at the University of
Texas-San Antonio.
The Dental Hygiene students joined forces with area
dentists, hygienists and the 4 th District Dental
Society for Give Kids A Smile Day. Approximately 150
underserved children from Allen, Frisco and McKinney
received free dental care valued at $54,691, including
x-rays, sealants, oral hygiene instruction and blood
pressure screenings.
Dr. Steve H. Murdock, state
demographer and keynote
speaker at the Collin County
Economic Summit
The All College Council and many CCCCD
volunteers cleared lots in McKinney and Celina to help
North Collin County Habitat for Humanity build
houses. Volunteers also donated supplies for school
children throughout Collin County for Communities
In Schools, Inc., The Assistance Center of Collin
County and Frisco Family Services.
Career Services and Cooperative Work
Experience collaborated with Community Credit
Union’s Human Resources department to provide student
volunteers for interviews with HR professionals in
training for behavioral interviewing.
Respiratory Care students collaborated with several
local hospitals to gain clinical training. Hospitals
include Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Medical
Center of Plano, Medical City Hospital of Dallas,
Parkland Hospital of Dallas, Presbyterian Hospital of
Dallas, Presbyterian Hospital of Plano and Veteran’s
Administration Hospital of Dallas.
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The CCCCD Foundation, Inc. hosted an
educational planned giving symposium, “Smart
Choices,” for community members, CPAs, estate planners
and non-profit boards. More than 75 attended this
inaugural event.
(from left to right): Jennifer
Jones, Morgan Justiss, Tiffany
Kellerman, Casey Struble,
Barbara Armitage, Beth Warren,
Marta K. Thompson.
Quad C Theatre’s Valentine’s Day production of
The Vagina Monologues raised more than $3,100
for Hope’s Door, a shelter for abused families in
Collin County.
The Global EDGE hosted the second annual
Technology in Education Summit.
Continuing Education (CE) collaborated with
Medical Center of Plano to offer echocardiogram
technician training. CE also has collaborated with Sun
Microsystems and became an Authorized Sun
Education Center.
Career Services and Cooperative Work
Experience named The Renaissance Richardson
Hotel Employer of the Year. The hotel has collaborated
with the Hotel/Restaurant Management and Culinary
Arts programs at the college.
Members of Fire Academy Class No. 27
participated in a ceremony honoring police, fire, EMS
and military personnel on Sept. 11 at Johnson
Elementary in McKinney. Members of Fire
Academy Class No. 28 participated in the
Public Safety Christmas Toy Drive sponsored by
the McKinney Fire and Police Departments.
Amy Lenhart, career counselor, assisted the
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McKinney Chamber of Commerce in analyzing the
characteristics of their newly formed team
throug h the use o f the Myers Briggs Type
Indicator personality assessment tool.
Continuing Education has consistently been one
of the top 15 providers of online courses through
Education to Go.
The Civic Engagement program with Spanish
classes at PRC collected toys and clothes for Quinta-terra,
a national, non-profit organization focused on sending
aid to countries in need. The organization sent the toys
and clothes to an orphanage in Columbia.
Students in the Service Learning program
volunteered more than 30,000 hours in the Collin
County community. More than 1,500 students gave of
their time to more than 225 local non-profit agencies.
Respiratory care student Tricia Imel
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Top left: Cynthia Bauge, Sam Roach, Tino Trujillo,
Dr. E.T. Boon, Dr. J. Robert Collins, Brenda Willard Goodell, Mac Hendricks,
Glenn Justice, Stacy Arias, Dr. David Hammel and Dr. Douglas Cargo
CCCCD LEADERSHIP
Cynthia Bauge, board secretary, was named as a Citizen-at-Large to the Plano
Economic Development Board for a second term. The Plano Economic
Development Board strives to strengthen and diversify the local economy through
business growth and relocation to the Plano area. Bauge will be once again assisting
in the planning and execution of the Living Legends tribute, which honors community
members who make a positive impact on Collin County. She volunteered her time
and expertise with Peter Jennings’ visit to the college. Bauge also served on the
CCCCD Founation, Inc. board and its Executive and Finance Committees.
Dr. E.T. Boon had an elementary school in the Allen ISD named in his honor. The
school is set to open in 2005. He also earned his black belt in Tang Soo Do karate.
Dr. Douglas Cargo served as a member of the Plano Rotary, Collin County Bond
committee and North Texas Association of Environmental Professionals. He also
served as a member facilities sub committee of the Collin County Bond committee
and district chairman of the Exploring North District-Circle 10 District of the Boy
Scouts of America.
Dr. J. Robert Collins, board vice chairman and founding board member, is a
member of the Farmersville Economic Development Corporation and serves as a
member of the Engineering Advisory Council for Texas A&M University. He was
named “Outstanding Engineering Alumni” at Texas A&M University. Dr. Collins
was actively involved in develoing the college district’s Wide Area Network.
Brenda Willard Goodell served as member and secretary for the Celina ISD
Board of Trustees for six years. She is a member of the board of directors of CARE,
an academic Booster Club benefiting Celina ISD students. She serves on the CCCCD
Board Education and CCCCD Teacher Certification Program Advisory Board.
Mac Hendricks is a member of the Avenues Counseling Center Board and former
three-term member of the McKinney Economic Development Corporation Board.
He and his wife Sherry made a $25,000 donation to “An Evening of Monopoly® On
Ice” for an endowed scholarship.
Glenn Justice served on the CCCCD Foundation Board and the Plano Economic
Development Board. He is a member of the Tax Abatement Committee and represents
CCCCD on the City of Plano Tax Abatement Board/Committee and TIF Board. He
is a member of the Plano Rotary Club. Justice serves as director of the SMU Costa
Institute and chairman of the Texas A&M Real Estate Research Board.
Sam Roach, board chairman, served on the CCCCD Foundation Board. He
represents the college on the Frisco TIF Board, is a member of the Frisco Developers
Council, Frisco Chamber of Commerce and Dallas Area Economic Development
Association.
Dr. David Hammel and Stacy Arias were elected to the Board of Trustees.
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Peter Jennings
COLLEGE MILESTONES
ABC’s Peter Jennings came to CCCCD for a town
hall broadcast, titled “Media Matters with Peter
Jennings.” Students were allowed to ask Jennings and a
panel of local journalists questions regarding how the
media covers news and what appeals to the college
student. The production yielded an hour-long television
special on WFAA Channel 8.
Texas Instruments created a $1 million dollar
endowment for the college in support of the
newly established “SMART” educational initiative.
This represents the largest endowed gift in the
college’s 20-year history. The Science, Math, Advanced
Research, Technolog y (SMART ) Educational
Initiative will provide CCCCD with scholarships
f o r a c a d e m i c a l ly qu a l i fi e d h i g h s ch o o l a n d
community college students who intend to pursue
or are pursuing four-year degrees in engineering
and related fields. The objective is to fuel a
pipeline of highly skilled professionals in careers
in science, math and engineering disciplines.
CCCCD women faculty and staff created a new group
called the Women’s Alliance . The mission of
this innovative group is to provide educational
opportunities and resources for the empowerment of
women. Founding committee members are Joanne
Stevens, Sherry Rhodes, Shelley Lane, Martha
Tolleson, Betty Siber, Jill Whitson, Cathy
Donald Whitney, Mary Anne Andrade, Pam
Love, Shirley Terrell, Peggy Brown and Joan
Kennedy. The objectives set forth by the group
include providing scholarships for students who are
seeking to attend CCCCD, sponsoring educational
programs for women at CCCCD and in the
community, increasing awareness of women's issues
and available services, and involving faculty, staff,
students and the community in the support of women.
Joanne Stevens
CCCCD and the Teacher Certification Program
hosted the college’s first National Teleconference
“Making Mentoring Accessible: Innovation and
Technology in Teacher Induction.” A total of 125
organizations from 39 states and Puerto Rico registered
for the teleconference. Because many of the
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registrants were re-broadcasting, it is estimated that
the teleconference was broadcast to at least 5,000 sites.
CCCCD created the Academy for Collegiate
Excellence (ACE). Drawing from the existing talent
of professionals within the college, individuals were
chosen for the inaugural class. These Fellows will
undertake a nine-month program to enhance and
strengthen their leadership potential through six
intensive, half-day sessions and other scheduled
events. Co-directors are Juanita Austin , dean of
developmental education, and Stephanie Meinhardt,
registrar/director of admissions.
Juanita Austin
CCCCD was the first community college in the nation
to provide Development Dimensions International
(DDI) training online for corporate partners.
CCCCD launched the Center for Scholarly and
Civic Engagement with an inaugural event
featuring Dr. Edward Zlotkowski, professor of English
at Bentley College and a senior faculty fellow at
Campus Compact. The purpose of the center is to bring
together faculty, students and community partners
involved in academic initiatives that focus on
scholarship, leadership and volunteerism.
Janet Sheppard
CCCCD began construction on the new addition to
the Preston Ridge Campus. This new expansion will
be approximately 103,000-square-feet, making it
the second-largest campus in the district. It will house
art studios, music labs, a large lecture hall, general
classrooms, faculty offices and a 50,000-square-foot
library. The college also expanded at Spring Creek,
adding additional conference space, classrooms and a
dance studio.
COLLEGE HONORS
Continuing Education won the Best Management
Practice award from the Learning Resource Network
(LERN) for their innovative use of Adobe Acrobat to
collaboratively edit the class schedule. The practice
resulted in shortening the turnaround time for proofing
the schedule, production of an audit trail capturing
changes made during schedule development and
increased accuracy. Janet Sheppard , director of
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Top Ranked Basketball Team
continuing education, attended the LERN convention and accepted the award on
behalf of CE. They will also be featuring this practice in an issue of LERN magazine,
which has a circulation of 4,000 in 16 countries.
Vernon Hadnot, television programming and production associate, and the Media
Services Department won the Communicator Award of Distinction at the 2003
Communicator Awards Competition. The winning entry is an internal video, titled
“The PRC Library Orientation Video.”
The Men’s Basketball team was ranked 2nd in the nation in Division I basketball
by the National Junior College Athletic Association. They also won the 2004 North
Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Championship.
CCCCD was ranked Top 10 Digital Community College in a national survey
by the Center for Digital Education and the American Association of Community
Colleges (AACC) in their second annual Digital Community Colleges Survey.
The Dallas Observer honored Quad C Theatre as the Best Theater Company in its
annual Best of Dallas issue. They also gave critical acclaim as one of the best shows
of 2003 to the theatre’s production of Boy Gets Girl.
The Public Relations department received six Medallion Awards from the
District IV National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) for feature
writing, brochures, the college catalog, media campaign and event logo design.
The Global EDGE Tech Prep Consortium received the National Association of
Tech Prep Leadership “NATPL National Promotion of Tech Prep Award.”
The Fire Science Program received recognition as a Star Award Finalist by the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for an exceptional contribution to the
goals in “Closing the Gaps,” the higher education plan for Texas.
The Theatre Department’s Demonstration Lab class was host to two special
talents. London theatre director Chris Pickles of the Royal Shakespeare Company
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and Burton Gilliam, famed cowboy actor known for his roles in Blazing Saddles and
Paper Moon visited with students to give them a taste of the real world of acting.
Members of Dance Company
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) received recognition
from the North Texas Commission and the Dallas/Ft. Worth Minority Business
Development Council for its seven-year commitment to the Mentor-Entrepreneur
Program.
CCCCD’s Alpha Mu Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) attended the
Regional PTK Convention and garnered several awards including the District II Vice
President – Adele Bailey, Outstanding Achievement in the Scholarship Hallmark,
Chapter of Service Achievement Award, Five-Star Program Award and Outstanding
Chapter President – Sandi Wilson.
CCCCD’s Dance Repertory Company worked with Eisenhower Dance
Ensemble of Detroit, Michigan for one week in October. Assistant Director
Stephanie Pizzo, taught master classes and rehearsed the dance company. Pizzo set
the dance work, Catharsis, on the students. This dance work choreographed by
artistic director Laurie Eisenhower was performed several times throughout the
year, including The American College Dance Festival held at Sam Houston State
University.
The 2004 Videographer Awards competition presented an award of distinction for
outstanding educational television to CCCCD and the Plano Community Forum
for a public service announcement (PSA) produced for Plano’s Martin Luther King,
Jr., Day celebration. Vernon Hadnot, television programming and production
associate, produced the PSA. The Videographer Awards organization helps set the
standard for the video production industry.
The Continuing Education division received two awards from the 2004 Texas
Administrators of Continuing Education (TACE) Conference. They won first place
honors in the Special CE Student Recruitment Effort category for the
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Echocardiogram Technician program and first place
honors in the CE Web-based Course Schedule and
Registration category.
The Public Relations Department received an
award from the Council for Advancement and Support
of Education (CASE) District IV for its Smart Move
advertising campaign.
Current and former theatre students participated in
the One Day Only! 4 festival. Tiffany Kellerman,
business manager for theatre, produced the event.
Students involved in the show include Erin Bailey as
production assistant/stage manager; Alex Hargis,
Alexander Felix Diaz and Justin A.P. Jones as
directors; Donald Barbee as a playwright; Matt
Stamm, Nicolas Flower, Debi Robinette, Audra
Howard, Josh Nanninga and Robert Lee
Russell, III.
CCCCD received the Multiview Gold Award for Best
Execution for e-Schedule Course Catalog and
Schedules at the Multiview Users Conference. Winners
were chosen by a national poll of industry peers.
Matt Stamm
The Workforce Training Consortium/Skills Development
Grant was recognized by McKinney Living Magazine
for assisting Emerson Process Management, a division
of Fisher Regulation to pass their ISO 9001:2000 audit
and receive certification.
The Collin County Dance Repertory, CCCCD’s
resident dance company, was selected to perform in
The Dallas Morning News Dance Festival. The Dance
Repertory was the only community college ensemble
chosen to perform with professional dance companies
from throughout the state.
The Fire Science Program received six Certificates
of Commendation for Outstanding Performance on
State Certification exams from the Texas Commission
on Fire Protection.
Rosemary K. Andress, professional director from
New York, directed The Shape of Things for the
Quad C Theatre.
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Nursing Program
An Evening of Monopoly on Ice
(left to right) Fred Moses, Sherry Hendricks, Mazzie Moses and Mac Hendricks
GRANTS/GIFTS/DONATIONS
The fourth and final “An Evening of Monopoly® on Ice”
raised more than $190,000 for student scholarships
and academic excellence. The event has raised more
than $577,000 since its inception in 2001.
The Continuing Education division received $859,663
from the Skills Development Fund of the Texas
Workforce Development Office. This grant helps
sustain business and industry in Collin County.
The CCCCD Nursing Program received a Carl D.
Perkins Grant for $80,000 to produce a Distance
Learning Re-Entry Nursing Update course for nurses
wishing to re-enter the nursing profession. This
project is in collaboration with Health Professions
Institute at Austin Community College, El Paso
Community College, Midland Community College,
North Harris Community College, the Texas Hospital
Association and STARLINK.
CCCCD received a one-year extension of its three-year
grant Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use
Technology (PT3) from the U.S. Department
of Education.
Nursing Program
Melanie Wilkins (left)
Catherine Kariuki (right)
The North Central Texas Workforce Board awarded
CCCCD $98,923.43 to train employees of the cities of
Plano and Frisco, Collin County Government, the
Allen, Frisco and McKinney Chambers of Commerce
and LifePath Systems (MHMR of Collin County).
The Global EDGE Tech Prep program received
$291,706 from the Perkins Grant.
CCCCD was one of only 20 schools selected to receive
a grant for $30,000 from the State of Texas for the First
Generation College Student Grant Program. The goal
of this program is to increase participation and the
success of economically disadvantaged first-generation
students in college.
The CCCCD Foundation, Inc. established five
new endowed scholarships representing $100,000
in donations.
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The nursing and respiratory care programs received a grant for $30,980 from The
Henry L. and Laura Shoap Fund of Southwestern Medical Foundation to purchase
a “SimManTM.”
The Administrative Leadership Group pledged $16,364 for scholarships this
year, a 33 percent increase over last year’s donations.
CCCCD received $140,655 from the North Central Texas Workforce Board.
This g rant is to be used to train 192 employees at AMX in Java,
management/leadership, foreign language, convergent technologies, computer
applications and project management.
CCCCD received a grant for more than $15,000 from the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board. The grant will be used for the statewide campaign “Education.
Go Get It,” and expanding the Go Center currently established at Williams High
School. Through the Go Centers, our students council high school students about
the importance of going to college and getting a degree.
The CCCCD Women’s Alliance raised more than $2,600 for scholarships at a
special fundraiser, “The ‘It’ Girls: a Century of Women Changing the World.”
CCCCD was awarded an additional $100,000 in Skills Development Funds from the
Texas Workforce Commission for training a consortium of companies in Plano,
Rockwall, McKinney, Wylie, Richardson and Farmersville.
The CCCCD Foundation Inc. received $50,000 from the Collin County fireman’s
Association for the Fire-Rescue Excellence Fund to help train paid and volunteer
firefighters serving residents throughout Collin County.
FACULTY/BOARD
STAFF APPOINTMENTS
Amina El-Ashmawy, professor of chemistry, served as the American Chemical
Society (ACS) Division of Chemical Education liaison for the ACS Southwest
Regional Meeting. She also served on the editorial board for “And Gladly Teach: A
Resource Book for Chemists Considering Academic Careers,” a project of the
American Chemical Society.
Frozina Goussak, professor of foreign languages, is serving on the City of Plano
Multi-Cultural Outreach Roundtable committee. This roundtable was established
by the mayor of Plano and partners with the City Council and diverse citizens of
Plano to encourage understanding and participation in government processes and
fulfilling the needs and desires of its diverse citizens. In this capacity, Goussak will
also serve as an Ambassador for Eastern European countries.
Russell Kunz, professor of quality control, is serving on the Professional
Development Committee of the Texas Community College Teachers Association.
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Brenda Kihl, director of the Center for Teaching,
Learning and Professional Development, and Regina
Hughes, director of the Center for Civic and
Scholarly Engagement, were chosen to participate in
the Institute for Leadership Development’s LEADERS
program. This program is designed to enhance the
skills participants need to assume major decision-making
roles in their organizations.
Dr. Toni Jenkins, executive vice president, has been
named to the Board of Directors for Baylor Hospital at
Plano, scheduled to open at the end of this year. She
was also elected to the College Board Regional Council
Academic Assembly position.
Joyce Marie Miller, professor of English, was
selected by Prentice Hall as an acknowledged
reviewer of the seventh edition of Strategies
for Successful Writing. (This is the primary English
rhetoric/composition text the CCCCD English
Department has adopted for the last nine or
more years). She also was editor or reviewer of
the following textbooks: Cross Cultures, Out of
Site: A Rhetorical Reader, Patterns of Reflection,
Readings for the 21st Century, Readings in the
Workplace, Rhetorical Reader, Stages of Drama
and The Sundance Writer.
Joyce Marie Miller
Rosemary Karr, professor of developmental math,
was nominated by the members of the Texas
Association for Developmental Education (TADE) to
serve as president for the 2003-2004 term. TADE is the
only statewide association providing professional
support to educators in the field of developmental
education. Among her duties, Karr will preside over
the state meetings and represent the state association
at the national conference. Karr was chosen to review
the American Mathematical Association of Two Year
Colleges Journal. She was also chosen to the Texas
Community College Teachers Association auditing
committee for 2004.
Rosemary Karr
Anita Wormald, director of the Business Solutions
Group, was elected to a second term on the executive
board of United Way of Collin County.
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Roberta Jackson, was named to the board of directors
of the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of North
Central Texas, Inc. This non-profit organization helps
consumers solve and prevent debt problems and
provides skills training in financial management.
Nell Ard, director of nursing, served on the task
force “New Teaching/Learning/Evaluation Paradigms” for
the National League for Nursing. She also was a site
consultant for the Center for Excellence in Nursing
Education program. In addition, Ard served on
the Nursing Workforce Collaborative with the
Dallas/Ft. Worth Council and the Destination
of Choice Committee with the Dallas/Ft. Worth
Hospital Council.
Nell Ard
Larry Collins, professor of history, Stephanie
Meinhardt , Denise Brown , professor of
mathematics and Rosemary Karr served as
representatives for the Texas Community College
Teachers Association.
Dr. Joan Kennedy, professor of English, served
as a moderator for several sessions at the
National Association of Hispanic and Latino
Studies Conference.
Regina Hughes was chosen to serve on the Editorial
Review Board for the Journal of Civic Commitment.
This online journal is published by the Community
College National Center for Community Engagement.
Steve Hardy, executive director of Continuing
Education/Workforce Development, served on the
Plano Public Policy Taskforce.
Dr. Jackie Hsu, instructional designer, was appointed
an external examiner for Ph.D. candidates by the
National Institution of Education in Singapore.
Marty Adamson, executive director of the Learning
Resources Center at Spring Creek, is serving her eighth
term on the Board of Advisors for the University of
North Texas School of Library and Information
Sciences.
Cathy Donald-Whitney, professor of biology, served
Dr. Jackie Hsu
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as coordinator for the 5th annual “A Day of Science.”
Stephanie Meinhardt
The following faculty and staff assisted her with the event: professors Mary Weis,
Doug Boliver, Daphne Babcock, Bridgette Kirkpatrick, Kim Lower, Nick
Brette, Deborah Cardenas, Barbara Gargiulo and Valeria Antohe; staff
members Pam Tooley, Samantha Limmer, J’Anna Mann and Cynthia
Jennings.
Glen Grimes, professor of computer sciences, was elected to the board of the
Dallas/Fort Worth Java Metroplex Users Group (Java MUG). The MUG is a
professional group that promotes the exchange of knowledge and information on
topics related to the Java language and technology. Grimes was also appointed
coordinator for the education committee, which will promote and coordinate
various educational seminars within the group.
Janet Sheppard was elected as a regional representative for the Texas
Administrators of Continuing Education for Community/Junior Colleges
(TACE/CJC), an organization of professionals who work for two-year colleges.
Regina Hughes served as outcomes chair for the Collin County United Way
Allocations Committee.
Shelby Bivins, mentor coordinator, served as a panelist for a national
teleconference on mentoring, titled “Making Mentoring Accessible: Innovation and
Technology in Teacher Induction.”
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Alicia Huppe, coordinator of programs for new
students, was appointed newsletter editor of the Texas
Association of College and University Student
Personnel Administrators.
Rebecca Crowell, coordinator of International
Studies, serves as the workshop coordinator on the
National Conference Planning Committee of NAFSA:
Association of International Educators.
Cathy Donald-Whitney served as coordinator for
the CCCCD Math and NS/Bowman Middle School
Outreach Program.
Amy Lenhart served as a board member for the Texas
College Counseling Association.
Pamela Love, counselor associate, served as chair of
the Texas ACT, Inc. Advisory Council and is immediate
past president of the Texas College Counseling
Association.
Valerie Smith, associate professor of sociology and
psychology, was a Psi Beta Research advisor.
Dr. Janet Jaworski and Sharon SteeleBlakeman, director of ACCESS, served as coadvisors for the newly created student organization
The National Technical Honor Society.
Anita Wormald
Anita Wormald served on a panel for Best Practices
in Contract Training at the Texas Administrators for
Continuing Education spring conference.
Jennifer O’Loughlin-Brooks, professor of psychology,
served as co-chair for the Texas Community College
Teachers Association’s (TCCTA) Psychology Division.
Jennifer O’Loughlin-Brooks
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Ana Giron, professor of Spanish, was a reviewer for
the beginning Spanish book Impresiones and the
intermediate Spanish book Conversaciones Creadoras.
Fire Science instructors and Advisory Board members
were asked by the Texas Skills Standards Board to
review the skills for Hazardous Materials Maintenance
Technician. The review committee included Pat
McAuliff, director of fire science/EMS; Donnie
Cordell, instructional associate; Scott Kerr and
Paul Stodgel, associate faculty; Dick Price, fire
science advisory committee member and David
Leonard, fire science CE instructor.
Elaine Boski-Wilkinson, professor of child
development, served on the Texas Workforce
Commission Board, the Frisco ISD Family and
Consumer Science Advisory Council, Texas Workforce
Youth Committee, Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Board, Family Advisory Board of the Texas A&M
Extension Branch, the Preschool Advisory Board of
Region 10 Head Start and Child Development
Education Association.
Joanne Fletcher, director of dental hygiene, was
appointed to the American Dental Association’s
Council on Dental Accreditation as site visitor. She is
also a member of the American Dental Association’s
Dental Hygiene National Board Test Construction
Committee.
(left) Marianne Dryer, (center) Joanne Fletcher and (right) Nahid Nikpour
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James Nunn
Members of Psi Beta
OUTSTANDING STUDENTS
CCCCD’s Psi Beta National Honor Society
Research Group swept competitions at several
conferences. Psychology students participated in the
24th Annual Great Plains Student Psychology
Conference, bringing back one first-place finish and
four second-place finishes on their research project
presentations. In the area of Undergraduate
Literature Reviews, Jeff Fortney received a first place
win for his presentation “Examining Personality
Characteristics of Road Rage Offenders,” in the
Social/Cognition Category. Marissa Bridgman
received a second place win for her presentation
“Utilizing the Biopsychosocial Model to Assess the
Impact of Brain Tumors on Pregnant Women,” in the
Health/Clinical/Counseling Category. In the area of
Empirical Undergraduate Papers, Kim Tanuvasa,
Jeff Fortney, Michael Coder and Tina Golgoun
received second place honors for their paper titled,
“Evaluating Law Enforcement Academy Graduates’
Ability to Discriminate Mental Illnesses from DrugInduced States via Written Scenarios,” in the Social and
Law category. Rickey Lummus, Jessica Shreve,
Brian Zadorozny and Lisa Dunshee received
second place honors for their paper titled, “Don’t
Know Much About Sexual Anatomy: A Survey of
Undergraduate Knowledge and Implications for
Communication and Health,” in the Health and
Psychology category. Marissa Bridgman, Jessica
Shreve, Linda White and Matt Heaviside
received second place honors for their paper, titled
“Examining Physical Discussion Boards as a Tool for
Measuring Civic Concerns on College Campuses,” in
the Educational Psychology category.
Jonathan Schmittou received 10th place in the
Percussive Arts Society International Convention
(PASIC) playing a four-mallet marimba solo called
“October Night” by Michael Burritt. The competition
is open to any PAS member attending college and
between the ages of 18 and 25. Many internationally
known percussionists were at the convention giving
clinics and performances.
Jessica Shreve
Matt Heaviside
The Jazz Lab Band and Jaztet One were chosen
to perform at the 34th annual University of Northern
Colorado / Greeley Jazz Festival in April. Both groups
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Vanessa Testoni
performed in front of an international audience including
recognized clinicians. They also enjoyed concerts from
jazz greats such as Village Vanguard Orchestra, Kenny
Wheeler, Kurt Elling and Rufus Reid.
Caroline Bingenheimer, Cynthia Hare, Esther
Liu, Michelle Simms and Janice Yue developed a
website for the Collin County District Attorney’s
Office. The project was featured on FOX 4 News and a
Dallas Morning News editorial.
Jessica Shreve and Jeff Fortney presented their
research paper, titled “Examining Physical Discussion
Boards as a Tool for Measuring Civic Concerns on
College Campuses,” to the CCCCD Board of Trustees
at the April meeting.
J-M Specht had a role in the Classical Acting
Company’s Much Ado About Nothing.
Steve S. Smartt received the Clinical Excellence
Award and Craig M. Batch received the Academic
Excellence Award for Respiratory Care.
Bizu Ejigu was one of only two students to receive a
scholarship from the Association of College Unions
International Region 12.
Bizu Ejigu
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Theatre student Chris Trevino was named one of the
Eight National Design Finalists for the Kennedy Center
American College Theater Festival competition.
His lighting design for the musical Assassins was selected
as the top student lighting design in the Southwest
Region. Trevino will travel to Washington, D.C. to
study with Tony Award winning lighting designer
Beverly Emmons.
Wade Ryan and Aaron Patterson were nominated for the Irene Ryan Award at
the American College Theater Festival and advanced to the final round.
Duc Nguyen and Danni Wilkins were also nominated and advanced to the
semi-final round.
The CCCCD Guitar Ensemble participated in the UT Brownsville/Texas
Southmost College 3rd Annual Guitar Ensemble Festival, bringing home a first
place win. Also, in the quartet category, Quartet I: Jimmy Wilder, Vanessa
Testoni, Jay Armstrong and Andrew Combs received first place and Quartet II:
David Conger, Brian Marquis and Bryan Burns received second place honors.
Sabine Madriguera, professor of music, directs the ensemble.
James Nunn, Student Government Association president, and Layton Sumpter
represented the college at the Texas Junior College Student Government Association
Convention. As a result of their outstanding leadership skills, CCCCD was selected
as Region II President School for 2004-2005. Nunn will represent the college in that
role in the fall.
Michael Maresca is on a national tour with the musical Saturday Night Fever.
Alexis Holmes was accepted into the prestigious dance program at Southern
Methodist University.
Brendan Cyrus is performing in the off-Broadway musical Opal.
Chris Cantrell was recognized as a top actor at the Kennedy Center/American
College Theater Festival and received a one-year paid internship with Michael Kahn
at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Sydney Portilla-Diggs was selected for Phi Theta Kappa’s 2003-2004 All Texas
Academic First Team. Stacy Arias and Sandra Salyer-Wilson were chosen for
the Second Team.
Lance Ellis was named Co-op Student of the Year by the Co-op Program.
Guitar duo Nicholas Bober and David Conger received first place in the
instrumental category at the 3rd annual Talent Show at CCCCD.
Elicia Garcia received the Outstanding Music Performance Scholarship for Opera
from the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis. The
scholarship will cover full tuition for four years.
The Cooperative Work Experience awarded two scholarships this year to their
students. One scholarship went to Lance Ellis, a business management major, and
the other went to Eric Christopherson, a computer networking major.
Yumiko H. Miyajima received the Student Employee of the Year award.
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Civic Engagement
Sonja Wakefield
Fire graduation
DEGREES AWARDED
Kathrine Swanson, associate dean of students,
received her doctorate in Higher Education
Administration from the University of North
Texas (UNT). Her dissertation was titled “An
Analysis of the Effects of High School Student
Concurrent Enrollment at Collin County Community
College District.”
Pyeper Wilkins, grant coordinator for continuing
education, received her master’s of science degree
in Human Relations and Business from Amberton
University.
Kathrine Swanson
Cinda Johnson, admissions/records assistant II,
received her associate of applied science in Office
Systems Technology, graduating magna cum laude.
Jodi Collins, special admissions coordinator, received
her master’s of education in Higher Education
Administration from Dallas Baptist University.
Stephanie Wilson, buyer in purchasing, received
her Certified Professional Public Buyer certification
from the Universal Public Purchasing Certification
Council.
Windy Pitcock, advisor for math, science and
physical education, received her master’s degree in
Professional Development from Amberton University.
Michele Boverie, interim associate dean/evenings
and weekends Spring Creek Campus, received her
master’s of arts in Professional Development from
Amberton University.
Regina Hughes received her master’s in Organizational
Psychology from Capella University.
Sonja Wakefield, executive assistant to the vice
president of academic affairs, received her associate of
applied science degree in E-Business Media,
graduating magna cum laude.
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INDIVIDUAL HONORS/AWARDS
Dr. David Garrison
Cary Israel established Faculty Recognition
Scholarships in the names of the following faculty
members: Dr. Nell Ard, Tiffanee Arnold, Kris
Berg, Dr. Betsy Brody, Jennifer Brooks, Dr.
Peggy Brown, Ceilidh Charleson-Jennings,
Linda Conroy, Gaye Cooksey, Marianne Dryer,
Amina El-Ashmawy, Tracey Elliott, Dr. David
Garrison, Ana Giron, Fred Jury, Rosemary Karr,
Dr. Joan Kennedy, Bridgette Kirkpatrick,
Barbara Lusk, Sabine Madriguera, Dr. David
McCulloch, Kathy Mixson, Dr. Kay Mizell,
Karen Musa, Elizabeth Pannell, Dr. Carolyn
Perry, Linda Qualia, Rex Reece, Sherry
Rhodes, Diana Sage, Jim Sigona, Valerie
Smith, Joanne Stevens, Dr. Debra St. John, Dr.
Kristen Streater, Linda Thompson, Mary Jane
Tobaben, Henry Whalen, Debbie White, Cathy
Whitney and Darby Wilde.
Kris Berg, professor of music, was chosen to direct
the International Association of Jazz Educator’s (IAJE)
Community College All-Star Jazz Band at the 2004
IAJE conference in New York City. He was also a guest
artist at the 26th Annual University of Mary Jazz
Festival, performing with jazz greats Matt Harris,
Gregg Bisonette and Bob Montgomery.
Ceilidh Charleson-Jennings, professor of speech
Kris Berg
communications, received the Level 1 Search and
Rescue certification. She is a search team member
of Metro Area K9 (Mark 9) Search and Rescue, based
in Dallas, and a member of the National Association
of Search and Rescue (NASAR). She has also been
actively involved in the local community, presenting
“Sit-and-Stay” programs in conjunction with the
Plano Police Department’s Vacation Safety School.
This program teaches children safe actions to take if
they become lost.
Juanita Austin was honored by World Vision, an
organization serving the world’s poorest populations
in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and the Middle
East, The Americas and the Caribbean. Austin sponsors
four children, providing each with schooling, medical
attention, farm animals and seeds for food.
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Jodi Collins received the Student Development
Excellence Award from the Student Development
Division. This award is given to someone who has been
nominated by his or her peers and selected by a
committee.
Jim Sigona, men’s basketball coach, was named
Coach of the Year by the North Texas Junior College
Athletic Conference for the second consecutive year.
He was also chosen as Team USA’s head coach for the
2004 Coca-Cola Global Games which will be played in
Dallas this year.
Barbara Money, dean of students, graduated from
Leadership Plano.
Sabine Madriguera was invited to be a member for
the jury at the Guitar Foundation of America
Competition in Mexico. It is the largest solo guitar
competition in the world.
Rosemary Karr received the Outstanding Faculty
Award for 2003-2004.
The Recognition of Service and Excellence (ROSE)
Awards went to Donna Okaro – Ambassador of the
Year; Sarah Perrone – Innovator of the Year; Jyo
Pai – Unsung Heroine of the Year; Patrick Schaefer
– Unsung Hero of the Year; Dr. Judson May – ROSE
Award for part-time employees; and Barbara Money
– ROSE Award for full-time employees.
Sabine Madriquera
Karen Landers, division secretary, was inducted into
the Alpha Mu Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa in
recognition of her outstanding academic record.
Tearlach Hutcheson, associate professor of theatre,
received an Academy Award nomination for producing
the documentary Capturing the Friedmans.
Robin Armstrong, associate professor of theatre, was
nominated for the Leon Rabin Award, receiving
critical acclaim as a director, fight choreographer and
costume designer.
Alicia Huppe and Jodi Collins won second place in
the graduate case study competition of the Texas
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(right) Henery Whalen with IPPD
students
Association of College and University Student
Personnel Administrators.
Keli Fink, student life publicity specialist, won two
awards at the Assocation of College Unions
International Region 12 Conference. She received first
place in the Non-Poster category in the Graphics Arts
Competition for her design for the United We Stand
t-shirt. She also won first place in Professional
Design, Color Poster category for No Bones About
It: Inside the Medical Examiner’s Office. CCCCD was
the only two-year school submitting entries for
this competition.
Warner Richeson, professor of computer-aided
drafting and design, was named Faculty Coordinator
of the Year by the Co-op Program.
Dallie Clark
Dallie Clark, associate professor of English, was
asked to be a judge in the 8th Annual “Express
Yourself ” Youth Poetry Competition at the Dallas
Public Library. She was also asked to teach a “Young
Writers” workshop for the Wylie Public Library.
Karen Musa, professor of culinary arts, was
recognized by the Mayor of Richardson for her
contributions to the Wildflower Festival.
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Ceilidh Charleson-Jennings received special
recognition from the Plano Police Department for
teaching lost-person safety classes for their Vacation
Safety School.
Rex Parcells, provost of the Central Park Campus,
graduated from Leadership McKinney. He was also the
2004 Tournament Director for the Men’s National
Tennis Tournament and the regional director for the
Women’s Region V of the National Junior College
Athletic Association (NJCAA).
Ceilidh Charleson-Jennings
Jennifer O’Loughlin-Brooks won the Outstanding
Advisor for a Student Organization for Psi Beta
National Honor Society.
Julie Turnbow, professor of developmental math,
received the Community Builder Award from the
Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas and the Washington
Masonic Lodge.
Karen Knapp, special events associate, received the
CCCCD Foundation, Inc. College Partner Award.
Mark
Kaufmann , associate professor of
communication art/digital/video/web, received
several awards for his work with The City of Allen’s
Government Cable Station COA-TV. 2004 Awards
include the Leaders in Communication Award, two
2003 Access Beacon Awards, 2003 Outstanding
Media Award, 2003 Communicator Crystal Award of
Excellence and two 2003 Telly Awards.
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(top left) Amina El-Ashmawy with student
Dr. Toni Jenkins
FACULTY/STAFF PRESENTATIONS
Mike Cohick, professor of economics, lent his
expertise to a group within the college. He presented a
seminar on the stock market to the Seniors Active in
Learning (SAIL) group. His talk included such issues
as the basic economics of the stock market including
supply and demand, the seven-percent solution, how
to pick your own stocks and where to go on the web to
learn about the stock market and economics.
Dr. Nell Ard gave a presentation titled, “Building the
Mike Cohick
Science of Nursing Education,” at the National League
for Nursing Summit.
Dr. Toni Jenkins and Steve Hardy gave a
presentation, titled “High Organizational Performance:
Putting Students and Community First,” at the
American Association of Community Colleges
Convention.
Marilyn Rice, professor of developmental reading,
made a presentation to the College Academic Support
Programs, titled “Drill and Kill: Tackling Reading Skills
and Winning!” This session focuses on the problem of
professors becoming too intent on teaching test skills
using only the textbook and not making learning those
skills exciting for their students. Use of alternative high
interest trade books is offered as a resource.
Shelby Bivins gave a presentation, titled “Teacher
Mentoring and Attrition,” at the Texas Distance
Learning Association Conference. She also gave a
presentation titled, “Virtual Mentoring: Show Me the
Model!” at the National Education Computing
Conference.
Rosemary Karr, Alan Sauter and Marilyn
Massey, professors of developmental math,
presented a session, titled “Real World Relevance:
Motivating the Developmental Math Student,” at the
College Academic Support Programs Conference.
Cary Israel served as speaker at several local
community functions including Leadership Allen,
McKinney and Plano, Plano Chamber of Commerce,
Farmersville Chamber of Commerce, Celina Chamber
of Commerce and the Murphy Chamber of
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Commerce. He also spoke to the Collin County Association of Realtors and several
area Rotary clubs.
Steve Hardy served as speaker for a panel presentation, titled “Investing in People:
Program and Funding Models for Training,” at the 2004 Workforce and Economic
Development Conference, hosted by the Texas Workforce Commission and Office of
Economic Development and Tourism of Texas Economic Development Council.
Amy Boltrushek, associate professor of English, gave a presentation, titled “Such
Unusual Eyes: An Examination of the Colonized Other’s Ability to Return the
Other’s Gaze in Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha,” at the Joint Conferences of
the National Association of African American Studies, the National Association of
Hispanic and Latino Studies, the National Association of Native American Studies
and the International Association of Asian Studies.
Carolyn Perry, professor of humanities, gave a presentation titled, “Public and
Private Identities: The Autobiographies of Richard Wright and Richard Rodriguez,”
at the Joint Conferences of the National Association of African American Studies,
the National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, the National Association
of Native American Studies and the International Association of Asian Studies.
Dede Day, manager of development programs, and Paula Roman, executive
director of the CCCCD Foundation, Inc., gave a presentation on grant writing
fundamentals at the Texas Administrators of Continuing Education North Region
Meeting.
Don Weasenforth, chair and professor of English as a Second Language,
presented a paper at the 2004 annual conference of the South Central Association
for Language Learning Technology. The focus of his paper, “Threaded Discussions:
Providing Discourse-Level Grammar Practice,” was the use of WebCT discussions to
promote accuracy in English beyond sentence-level usage.
Amina El-Ashmawy gave two presentations at the American Chemical Society’s
Southwest Regional Meeting. One was, titled “Strategies for Designing and Testing a
General Chemistry Textbook for the 21st Century: The ACS Chemistry Project,” and
the second was titled “Comparison of Faculty Development Opportunities for PartTime and Full-Time Instructors at Collin County Community College.”
Dr. Thomas Chesney, dean of communications and humanities, gave
a presentation, titled “Radical Revision: Improving Advising and Retention in
the Midst of a Budget Crunch,” at the National Academic Advising Association
National Conference.
Tom Martin, associate vice president for Research and Institutional Effectiveness,
and David Bailey from Tyler Junior College, presented a paper, titled “Where Does
it Hurt? Using Coordination Board Data to Identify and Improve Real
Retention Problems,” at the 26th Annual Conference of The Texas Association for
Institutional Research.
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Nasreen Ahmad , research analyst, presented a
paper, titled “Assessing Faculty Preparedness to Teach
Online: A Review of Literature,” at the 26th
Annual Conference of The Texas Association for
Institutional Research.
Sandra Herron, professor of Spanish, gave a
presentation, titled “The Aesthetic Literature of
Hispanic Poetry,” at the Joint Conferences of the
National Association of African American Studies, the
National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies,
the National Association of Native American Studies
and the International Association of Asian Studies. She
participated in a colloquium on Hispanic and LusoBrasilian literature and romance linguistics at The
University of Texas. Herron also gave a presentation on
civic engagement at the Learning Communities
Open House.
Dr. Joan Kennedy presented a paper, titled “The
Philosophical Picaresque: Lazarillo de Tormes,” at the
Joint Conferences of the National Association of
African American Studies, the National Association of
Hispanic and Latino Studies, the National Association
of Native American Studies and the International
Association of Asian Studies.
Roberta Jackson, assistant director of Global
EDGE, and Janet Jaworski gave a presentation,
titled “Maximizing the Use of Your Website,” at the
National Tech Prep Conference.
Dr. Joan Kennedy
Dr. Thomas Chesney
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Shirley Terrell, professor of developmental ESL, gave
a presentation, titled “Oral Communication: Moving
from Anxiety Toward Competence,” at the College
Academic Support Programs (CASP) Conference.
Brenda Kihl presented a paper, titled “Assessing
Alternatively Certified Teachers with Electronic
Portfolios,” to the Society for Information Technology
and Teacher Education.
Julie Turnbow gave a presentation, titled “Teaching
Tips, Strategies and Real World Applications,” at the
College Academic Support Programs (CASP)
Conference.
Lisabeth Lassiter, vocational/technical recruiting
coordinator, gave a presentation about the Youth
Leadership Academy at the Texas Association for
College Admission Counseling (TACAC).
Regina Hughes participated in a national
teleconference, titled “Promoting the Public Good:
Fulfilling Higher Education’s Civic Mission.” The
teleconference was broadcast from the University of
South Carolina’s National Resource Center for the
First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
Lisabeth Lassiter
Amina El-Ashmawy gave a presentation, titled
“When Things Don’t Go According to Prediction,” at
the 18th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education.
Joyce Marie Miller gave a presentation to the
Philanthropic Educational Organization, an
international organization funding scholarships for
women enrolled in college credit and continuing
education classes. Her topic was current students’
writing skills and measures secondary schools could
take to de-emphasize literary analysis and reemphasize grammatical, usage and mechanical skills.
Alicia Huppe gave a presentation New Student
Orientation – Online at the 10th Annual Community
College-University Conference: Connecting Students
in a Technological Community.
Elaine Boski-Wilkinson and Brenda Kihl gave a
presentation, titled “Leveraging Partnerships,” at the
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National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs
conference.
Dr. Lisa Roy-Davis, professor of English, presented a paper titled, “Meaning and
Mean Language: Ethno linguistic Discrimination in Piri Thomas’ Down These Mean
Streets,” as part of a panel on Latino/as and Language Attitudes: Ethno linguistic
Discrimination in the Academy and Popular Culture at the Modern Language
Association Convention.
Sherry Rhodes, professor of speech, gave a presentation to faculty and staff on the
mission and goals of the newly created Women’s Alliance. She also gave a
presentation called “It’s Because I Love You,” during Relationship Week sponsored
by Student Life.
Amy Lenhart gave a presentation, titled “Career Counseling and the Multiple
Dimensions of Diversity,” at the Texas Counseling Association conference. She also
gave a presentation on anger management to a local business for the Business
Solutions Group.
Pamela Love gave a presentation, titled “Career Counseling and Diversity,” at the
Texas College Counseling Association’s Annual Professional Growth conference.
Dr. Lisa Roy-Davis presented a paper, titled “I Am Not Lost in America: Reading
Identity Through a Postpositivist Realist Framework in Judith Ortiz Cofer’s Prose,”
at the Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the U.S. Annual
Conference.
Tony Howard, professor of English/comparative religion, gave a presentation on
religious diversity to the Plano Librarians and for Citizenship McKinney.
Valerie Smith and Regina Hughes gave a presentation, titled “Reflection in
Service Learning,” at the University of Texas at Arlington Service Learning Faculty
Luncheon. She also gave a presentation with Jennifer O’Loughlin-Brooks and
Ken Cowle, professor of psychology, titled “Engaging Community College
Students in Research,” at the Southwestern Psychological Association conference.
Pat McAuliff gave a presentation, titled “Live Fire Training,” at the Texas Fire
Officers Conference.
Tom Hudgins, professor of economics, gave a presentation, titled “Onions With
No Bottoms and Chickens With No Tops: Adventures in the Food Markets of Asian
Russia,” at the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at the
University of Texas at Austin. His presentation was based on a paper he wrote for
the Oxford Symposium on Food at Oxford University in England.
Joanne Fletcher presented her abstract titled, “Service Learning and the Dental
Hygiene Portfolio,” at the American Dental Education Association Meeting.
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(left) Tiffanee Arnold
Matthew Coulter
IN THE PUBLIC EYE:
AUTHORS, ACTORS AND ARTISTS
Craig “Yo” Erickson, director of technical theatre,
appeared in Disney’s feature film The Alamo in the role
of Tom Waters.
Dr. Norma Johnson, director of academic advising,
and Dr. Kathrine Swanson co-authored a chapter,
titled “Preparing Community College Students for
Transfer,” for publication in The College Transfer
Student in America: The Forgotten Student, The book
was published by the American Association of
Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
Dr. Donna Finch Adams, professor of painting, had
an exhibit, titled “In Praise of Pears,” displayed at the
Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene.
Dr. Norma Johnson
Eric Carlson, professor of speech, was contributing
editor for The Speaker’s Handbook by Sprague, Jo and
Douglas Stuart, Seventh Edition, Wadsworth/Thomson
Learning, 2004. He was also the contributing editor
and author of resource integration guide for Looking
Out/Looking In by Ronald B. Adler, Russell F. Proctor,
II and Neil Towne, Eleventh Edition, Wadsworth/Thomson
Learning, 2004.
Rosemary Karr and Lesley Seale , associate
professor of developmental math, wrote an instructor’s
manual to accompany Algebra for College Students,
McGraw-Hill Publishers.
Lee Akins, professor of art, produced an illustration,
titled “Teadust Bowl,” for John Britt’s book High Fire
Glazes, Lark Books. He also provided an illustration
titled, “Torso Covered Jar, Tall Organic Bottle,” for
Richard Zakin’s book Electric Kiln Ceramics, Krause
Publications.
The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas
has acquired several photographic pieces from professor
of photography June Van Cleef for their permanent
collection. The Center will select photos from her
books The Way Home: Photographs from the Heart of
Texas and The Last of the Last Frontier and also from
her portfolio collection titled Alternative Photographs
of Platinum and Palladium.
Lee Akins
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Sandra Herron wrote an article on “Latio Novel”
that was published in the latest issue of the Journal of
Hispanic Higher Education. Her article, based on the
Julia Alvarez novel “The Time of the Butterflies,”
argues the point of the adjustment of a foreigner
becoming multicultural within the novel. The essay
has been collected by the Alvarez and will be displayed
in the Women’s Museum of the Dominican Republic.
Byrd Williams, professor of photography, was
invited to participate in a visiting lecture series, titled
“Documentary Photography,” at Texas Tech University.
He also received an invitation to include CCCCD
student work in a 10-year historical documentary
project of Collin County in the Southwest’s
Millennium Collection.
Tiffany Kellerman, business manager for theatre,
Byrd Williams
appeared in from victim to survivor, a fundraiser for
the Dallas County Sexual Assault Coalition. She also
performed in two shows during the Festival of
Independent Theatre: The Dragonslayers and Cleveland.
Donald Weasenforth, chair and professor of
English as a Second Language, published a review of
Focus on Grammar software, an Addison Wesley
Longman stand-alone program and supplement to
the Focus on Grammar textbook series. His
review appears in the inaugural issue of Essential
Teacher, a periodical published by TESOL, the
international organization for teachers of English as a
second language.
Peggy Brown, professor of humanities, co-authored
a book titled, Instructor’s Resources CD-ROM to
accompany The Humanities Through the Arts 6th ed.,
New York: McGraw Hill, 2003. ISBN: 0-07-240713-1,
Fall 2003. She also wrote an instructor’s manual and
test bank CD-ROM, titled “The Humanities Through
The Arts,” sixth edition, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Grant Sisk, associate professor of English, published
Terra Cognitae in The Colorado Review’s special issue
Writing of the New West, Summer 2004.
Peggy Brown
Helene Cohen-Gilbert, ASL/IPPD associate, published
an article, titled “The Interpreter Will Now Step Out of
His/Her Role,” in the April 2004 issue of VIEWS, a
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monthly publication of the Registry of Interpreters for
the Deaf.
Dallie Clark published an article, titled “Operation
Clutter Control,” in the January 2004 issue of Plano
Profile. She will also had an article on Humanities
published in the July 2004 issue.
Margaret Redus, associate faculty member in
English as a Second Language, published in the
TexTESOL V Newsletter a review of the recently
released second edition of Great Essays, an ESL
textbook published by Houghton Mifflin.
Tiffanee Arnold and Darby Wilde, professors of
visual and performing art, performed with
elledanceworks dance company in Dallas and appeared
in several concerts including Out of the Loop, The
M Project and at the Bath House Cultural Center.
Gabrielle Pruitt, imaging lab assistant, had two
photographs included in the Latino Cultural Center’s
Inaugural Exhibition Sept. 16 ‒ 20, at the new Latino
Cultural Center in Dallas. Her prints “Linen Magnolia”
and “Sculpted Magnolia” appeared alongside 31 other
photographs chosen by jurors from a pool of more
than 300 entries.
Darby Wilde
Frozina Goussak performed in the Courtyard
Theater’s Live From Plano fundraiser.
Eric Carlson was development editor for Public
Speaking in a Diverse Society by Jaffe, Clella, Fourth
Edition, Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2003 and for
An Introduction to the Field of Communication by Julia
Wood, Third Edition, Wadsworth/Thomson Learning,
2003. He also worked as development editor on Media
Now: Understanding Media, Culture and Technology by
Joseph Straubhaar and Robert LaRose, Fourth Edition,
Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2003.
Dr. Paul May, professor of speech, contributed a
chapter to a book about the alternative teacher
certification program.
Lee Akins submitted an article and photographs to the
North Texas Food Bank 2003 Hunger Report about CCCCD
student involvement in the Empty Bowls Project.
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Helene Cohen-Gilbert signing at graduation ceremony
Ceilidh Charleson-Jennings wrote and produced “The ‘It’ Girls: A Century of
Women Changing the World” for the Women’s Alliance Scholarship Banquet
fundraiser. Sherry Rhodes, Eric Carlson, Ralph Long and Diana Sage were
performers in the production.
Sandra Herron wrote an essay, titled “Hispanic Literature,” that was published at
the Monograph Heritage and History series at the NAAA Affiliates. She also had a
poem titled, “The Angel,” published in the anthology Lucas y Sombras in Spain.
Dr. Jackie Hsu co-wrote a paper, titled “Internet-Based Instructional Activities:
Not Everything Should Be on the Internet,” published in the Journal of Research on
Technology in Education, volume 36, No. 1, Fall 2003.
Kris Berg had original compositions, titled “Chicken Scratch” and “Fowl Play,”
published by Warner Brothers Publications.
Marty Adamson co-wrote an article, titled “Planning Library Spaces to Encourage
Collaboration,” for the Journal of the Medical Library Association, volume 90, No. 4.
Brad Baker, chair of theatre, has had his adaptation of A Clockwork Orange
produced seven times during the past year by professional theatres in the U.S.
and England.
Gail Cronaeur, professor of theatre, appeared in the sitcom pilot Hub starring
Heather Locklear. She also starred in the Classical Acting Company’s Much Ado
About Nothing. Matt Tomlanovich, associate professor of theatre, also had a role
in the play.
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Sid Dunkel, professor of biology, was listed in Texas
Parks and Wildlife Magazine’s article “Pageantry
of Dragonflies” as a reference source for further
research because of his book titled, Dragonflies
through Binoculars.
Linda Camp Keith, professor of political science,
published a chapter, titled “National Constitutions and
Human Rights Protection: Regional Differences and
Colonial Influences,” in a book by Sabine Carey and
Steven C. Poe titled The Systematic Study of Human
Rights, Ashgate Publishing.
Tom Mobley, professor of electronics technology,
was featured in an article, titled “Industry Partnership
Keeps CCCCD Telecom Program Relevant
During Downturn,” in the National Center for
Telecommunications Technologies newsletter.
Cathy Cotter-Smith, professor of drawing, had her
painting, titled “Jesus, the Living Water,” accepted in the
Jubilee Christian Art Show in Fallbrook, California.
Gail Cronauer co-produced and co-starred in AIR,
the movie, which was shown on KERA Channel 13.
Tiffanee Arnold choreographed dance works for
professional companies in Dallas. One dance was,
titled “pollock,” based on the works of Jackson Pollock
and a duet titled, “You Bear My Burdens.”
Tony Howard was cited in the April 7, 2004 edition of
Cathy Cotter-Smith
the Plano Star Courier in an article, titled “Best-selling
‘Left Behind’ authors visit Plano,” and in an article that
appeared in the April 25, 2004 edition on church/state
relations.
Lee Akins was guest artist at Craft Guild of Dallas.
He participated in the Tea Bowl Invitational at The
Potter’s House in Indiana, in conjunction with the
National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts
Conference. Akins also participated in The Clay Cup
IX at Southern Illinois University.
Amy Lenhart published an article, titled “Legislative
Update,” in the Texas College Counseling Association’s
newsletter Texas Collegiate.
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Tiffany Kellerman (second from
front right) and the cast of,
From Victim to Survivor.
Valeria Antohe, professor of mathematics,
published a paper, titled “Performance of Gauss Implicit
Runge-Kutta Methods on Separable Hamiltonian
Systems,” in Computer Mathematic Applications.
Rod Coltman published an article, titled “A Century
of Philosophy: Hans-Georg Gadamer in Conversation
with Ricardo Dottori,” Putnam Press, 2003.
Matthew Coulter, professor of history, published an
article, titled “To the Last Man: The Cold War Reexamined,” in Modern America: A Reader, edited by
Jerry Baydo and published online by the National
Social Science Press, 2003.
Laura Foster-Eason, professor of developmental
writing, co-authored a workbook, titled “Writing
Workbook: Developmental Writing I and II,”
published by Pearson, Boston, 2003.
Gary Hodge, dean of social sciences and public
services, co-authored an article, titled “Beyond
Learning Communities to the Engaged Campus,” as a
National Learning Communities Project Monograph
Series for the American Association for Higher
Education Publication, 2003.
Rosemary Karr and Lesley Seale wrote an
instructor’s solution manual for intermediate algebra,
published by McGraw-Hill, 2004.
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Luke Sides, professor of art, was featured in an
article in Plano Star Courier’s August 29, 2003 edition
titled, “College Art Faculty Shows Its Talent.” He was
also featured in the Summer 2003 edition of Artlies 39
in an article titled, “A Light Discussion.”
Debra St. John, professor of political science, wrote
a study guide to accompany O’Connor and Sabato’s
Essentials of American Government Continuity and
Change, Pearson Longman, 2004 edition. She also
wrote Texas Politics Supplement to American Government,
third edition, Longman, 2004.
Luke Sides
Matthew Coulter’s book, titled The Senate Munitions
Inquiry of the 1930’s: Beyond the Merchants of Death,
Greenwood Press, is cited and directly quoted in Kevin
Phillip’s book American Dynasty, New York: Viking
Press, 2004. The book spent more than 15 weeks on the
New York Times Bestseller List.
Cathy Cotter-Smith and her drawing students were
selected to judge the Collin County Youth Art
Competition for the McKinney Art Club.
Shannon Kearns, professor of theatre, created and
directed a new performance, titled “Performance Art
Project 2004.”
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
From Cary A. Israel:
On behalf of the Collin County Community College District Board of Trustees,
faculty, students, administrators and staff, I would like to thank the residents/taxpayers
of Collin County, The Colony in Denton County and Rockwall County for their
commitment, assistance and ideas. In addition, I want to thank Senators Florence
Shapiro and Craig Estes, Representatives Jerry Madden, Brian McCall, Ken Paxton,
Jodie Laubenberg and County Judge Ron Harris and county commissioners Phyllis
Cole, Jack Hatchell, Jerry Hoagland and Joe Jaynes, city council members, the
“Committee of 100” members, mayors, the many businesses, area corporations, and
community organizations, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the
Texas Association of Community Colleges for their dedication and invaluable
support. Because of their constant championship, Collin County Community
College District has maintained itself as a premier institute of higher learning.
This edition of the Recognition Book is dedicated to the memory of Washington James,
dean of evening and weekends, and Veronica Chavez, professor of economics. They were
valued members of the college and gave an immeasurable amount of time and talent to
all of us.
(left) State Senator Florence Shapiro and (right) CCCCD President Cary Israel
Special thanks to:
Dr. Toni Jenkins, Lisa Vasquez, Patsy Patten, Marlene Miller, Marisela Cadena-Smith,
Nicholas Young, Daniel Quong and all of the vice presidents, provosts, deans, faculty
and staff who helped this publication become a reality.
CORE VALUES
We have a passion for:
Learning
Service and Involvement
Creativity and Innovation
Academic Excellence
Dignity and Respect
Integrity
Make service your first priority,
not success,
and success will follow.
Author Unknown