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Capturing the power of your generosity

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Hello –

My name is Sam, and I am an SCC Grad

– class of 2011. College was not part

of my original life plan. I joined the

Marines at a young age and started a

family. When I left the Marine Corps,

I became an apprentice carpenter.

A slump in the housing industry

led to the loss of my employment.

I waited a while in hopes it would get better, but to no avail. In 2006

I found myself practically crawling to SCC for help, depressed and somewhat

defeated – but college put me back on my feet. With the help of SCC advisors and

the Foundation, what started as a terrible setback in my life has now become a

tremendous opportunity to reach my true potential.

I will admit there are unique challenges in being a returning learner. Our eyelids

can get awfully heavy, especially late in the afternoon. I fell asleep in class once,

and the student sitting next to me took my pulse! I know I look old; I just never

realized that I was beginning to look dead!

Despite these small challenges, I found a new positive attitude by attending SCC. I

have witnessed that everyone who is a part of this college demonstrates a sincere

regard for others with one goal – student success. For me, SCC has been a place to

experience something else – hope. It is with my sincerest gratitude that I wish to

say Thank You for transforming my life!

Sam Imperiale

How our community benefits from SCC

Sam ImperialeFuture English Professor

In fact, 12 million Americans choose that path each year and benefit from the affordable, high-quality education. SCC students are no exception!

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Today, more than ever, community colleges are the Future of America!

Deanna Susek Future Ultrasound Technician

Future AnthropologistLuke Wood

Stephanie Loveless Future Respiratory Therapist

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12 Hi-tech teaching –

Using the latest technology in science makes learning more exciting and successful.

The introduction of Vernier LabQuest equipment at SCC started about two years ago with six handheld devices. Professors like Stacey Thater are able to “teach the way science is used in the field.” These portable machines utilize field-specific modules such as spectrographs, oxygen sensors and probes to instantly record data that can be saved to a flash drive, computer or shown to the class through a projector.

“These devices allow much more time for learning, versus strictly collecting data,” Thater said. “Students now have the ability to see instant results and start to observe how they can be applied.”

The SCC Foundation funded six additional devices this year, allowing more students than ever to move from class engagement to field application.

Lunch and learn – Students, faculty and staff at SCC have

the unique opportunity once a year to get

a competitive edge through a luncheon

hosted by the Career Center called

Panache that Pays. This luncheon

is based on the book of the same name

by author Maria Everding, who leads

participants through a 1.5-hour “lunch

and learn” experience covering everything

from which fork to use to when it is

appropriate to use your cell phone.

Guests pay a nominal fee to attend

the event, while the SCC Foundation picks

up the tab so participants can receive

a copy of Everding’s book to use as a

reference the next time they need to shine

when a new job is on the line.

Your gifts help SCC students stand out in a crowd.

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Student profile – Kimberly Ferguson, Cottleville/Weldon Spring

Rotary Club Scholarship Recipient

After her 18-year career ended with the closure

of a local manufacturing plant, Kimberly

returned to college with a new perspective

on life. This mother of two young children

decided it was time to seek out a new career

as a social worker.

With a love of learning, a desire to

inspire her own children and to be a good

leader, Kimberly is dedicated to maintaining

her 4.0 GPA and is “truly grateful for the

generosity of the Rotary Club for believing

in (her) academic goals.”

Kimberly’s scholarship is just one of

many awards given annually through the

Foundation’s Scholarship Program.

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Making drawings come to life – With the help of an innovative machine called the MakerBot, SCC’s Computer-Aided

Design students can now watch their drawings

literally come to life. At a fraction of the cost

of a classic 3D printer (nearly $40,000), the

MakerBot was purchased with a $1,000 grant

from the SCC Foundation. The “bot,” which melts small strands

of plastic in layers to create a 3D model, arrived on campus in late October – as a kit

with many pieces. The SCC Engineering Club,

with the help of Professor David Niermann,

accepted the challenge of putting it together it.

“Assembling the kit was, itself, a unique learning experience,” Niermann said.

“Students used their skills in electrical wiring,

woodworking and computer programming to

bring this amazing machine to life.” Access to this equipment makes SCC’s

CAD and pre-engineering programs a cut

above and students more qualified to enter

the workforce.

Your gifts help SCC students stand out in a crowd.

Gifts to the Foundation are distributed in many ways such as grants and scholarships, like those mentioned here. To learn year-round about the Foundation, check out our website at stchas.edu/foundation or ‘like’ us on Facebook at facebook.com/sccfoundation.

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On behalf of all the students who have benefitted from your support, the SCC Foundation thanks its generous donors from 2010. Listed here are those who gave gifts totaling $250 or more.

Patrons ($2,500-4,999) Ameren MissouriEnterprise Holdings FoundationFriends of SSM St. Joseph AuxiliaryDavid & Edie KirkNSCRotary Club of St. Charles/Noonday

Friends ($1,000-2,499) Acropolis Investment Management, LLCAmeristar Casino Resort Spa – St. CharlesMr. Mark T. Baker †Barklage, Brett, Wibbenmeyer, & Hamill †Charter BusinessCommerce Bancshares FoundationCommerce BankCuivre River ElectricCuivre River Electric Community Trust

Employees Community Fund of Boeing St. LouisFastLane Convenience StoresMr. Jack Happe *Heffernan Insurance BrokersMr. & Mrs. Kevin KastMs. Addie LissnerDr. & Mrs. William F. Long *John & Edith McGuire *Kasey & Todd McKee *Mid-America PeterbiltMueller Prost PCKevin Patton, Lion Den, Inc.*Regions BankRX Systems, Inc.Mr. Matt StanekThe Bitney FamilyTHF Realty, Inc.UPSJames & Jane WilliamsZonta INT’L St. Charles

Fans ($250-999) John Antes †Arbor Realty Group L.L.C.Dr. Michael L. Banks *Mr. & Mrs. Daniel K. Barklage †Hal & Julie Bartch †Cindy Bates †Beckerle Preferred Properties †William & Paula Berry *Norma BoozerBotz, Deal & Company CPAsTerri & Ron Borger *T & T BradshawMs. Kathy Brockgreitens *Tana K. Burton*Cass Commercial BankBarb Chandler *Rick Clary †Client Services, Inc.Sara & Joe Cook †Cottleville-Weldon Spring Chamber of Commerce

Thank you!

Ambassadors ($10,000-24,999)

Citi Emerson Climate Technologies – Flow Controls Tom & Cathy Wootten †

Benefactors ($5,000-9,999) Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Charles E. Jarrell Contracting George & Dianne Garrison †

Krey Distributing MasterCard Worldwide NHC HealthCare TFGE PNC Progress West HealthCare Center SSM St. Joseph Health Center & Hospital West

SCC Donor WallAdministration Building Atrium

Gene CulverMrs. Donna Davis *Dr. Mike Dompierre *Jeff Drake *Ms. Debi EndersEthyl’s SmokehouseMs. Diane Eyssell *Fifth Third BankFirst State BankFutura Financial L.L.C.Kim & Dennis Greenwood *Keith K. GreiweMs. Brenda Hollrah *Paul Ince †Kiwanis Club of HarvesterJohn Laurent †Scott A. Lewis †Terry LewisScott & Denise Liebel †Mr. & Mrs. Frederick & Kathleen LueckMs. Heather McDorman *Ms. Kate Mikulin *Mozingo MusicKent MunsonGlennon H. MyersMr. & Mrs. Darren Osburn *Seth & Betsy Peimann †Stacia PetersonChuck Pilliod †Richard & Laura Powell *Mr. William PundmannChristine Romer *Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Ronkoski *Rotary Club of Cottleville/ Weldon SpringRotary Club of St. PetersSharon Schreiber *Ted & Diane Schroeder *Andrew Stephan *Ms. Stephanie Tolson *Bobby & Blanche UnderwoodYvonne M. Wills *YMCA of Greater St. LouisJulie Zust †

* Denotes an SCC Employee

† Denotes an SCC Foundation Board Member

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The Foundation would like to offer a very special thank you to Julie Bartch, past board president from Duckett Creek Sanitary District, who will be leaving the board in July after serving 12 consecutive years.

Welcome to our newest members: Justin Miller, financial advisor, Edward Jones; Kent Munson, partner, The Stolar Partnership; and returning member, Jim Borchers, principal, Danna McKitrick, P.C.

Give the gift of education! If you are interested in customizing a gift that best fits your passion, contact the Foundation office today for more information.

Special Events Coordinator Elly Busick, 636-922-8278 ebusick@stchas.edu

Foundation Assistant Tara Cochran, 636-922-8437 tcochran@stchas.edu

Executive Director Kasey McKee, 636-922-8472 kmckee@stchas.edu

Development & Foundation Relations Manager Laura Powell, 636-922-8473 lpowell@stchas.edu

Mike T. Lissner, President Brenda S. Lowder, President-ElectJulie A. Bartch, Past-PresidentPaul R. Ince, TreasurerJoseph S. Cook, Assistant TreasurerSusan L. Spencer, SecretarySeth R. Peimann, Member at LargeJohn AntesMark T. BakerDolora A. BeckerleDan L. BrownGaspare CalvarusoRick D. ClaryJanet M. DunhamCindy M. ElkingKelly Felber

Dianne GarrisonTom HebsonRichard G. JamesonKarl JonesJohn LaurentScott A. LewisScott LiebelStacey LutgenRose Mack (Board of Trustees liaison)Chuck PilliodMike ProstPatti S. SilveyTom WoottenJulie Zust

Foundation Board

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10 YearsLinda ColeBarbara KeimBrian Smith

Seven YearsBrenda HollrahJeanine Spence

Six YearsDonna DavisKaren DeckerJoy DufrainMary Jo GrimmJan HackneyMarilyn MillerMarilyn MorettoKelley PfeifferStephanie Tolson

Five YearsJeanette BoriaTeresa DruryTheresa FlettNancy GraviettRobert HayesApril HoekengaSamantha HumesEdie KirkWanda LamkieKyle LindenPhyllis MarchandBernadette MoodyKaren MurrayJulie ParcelPaula PerainoJohn PhillipsPam PurtleChristine Scherer

Sharon SchreiberMary StassiYvette and Jeffrey SweeneyVictoria TesonJessica TrimbornAllen VaughanYvonne Wills

Four YearsAnna BoulwareLinda BranchAndrea ComptonJoetta DrakeLinda FixKate MikulinLori NashPatty RuddMary Ann Sadler

Three YearsRebecca IngrahamBrian LegateLisa MouserLori PorterDiane SchroederGregory SeguinCassandra Stinson-Denham

Two YearsJerry BauerPamela CilekJeffrey DrakeKathy DrewsBeth FindersTodd GalbierzKim GreenwoodDeronnda GriesenauerErin LanhamJennifer Lansdowne

LISTED HERE BY YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP ARE EMPLOYEES WHO GAVE GIFTS IN 2010 THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE SPONSORED PROGRAM.

Since 1995, the Employee Sponsored Program (ESP), has been fulfilling the mission of spreading compassion and good will to students, co-workers and our community. Through generous donations from more than 200 ESP members, over $20,000 was raised this year to provide scholarships, celebration of life mementos to members of SCC who have lost a loved one, and fund campus enhancement projects.

SCC Employees Making a Difference

16 YearsBarb ChandlerMike DompierreFloretha JohnsonPat McDermottKevin Patton

15 YearsMichael BanksElaine BenedictPaula BerryTerri BorgerKathy BrockgreitensTana BurtonDiane EyssellGrace MatthewsHeather McDormanPat PorterfieldRusty St. JohnCynthia StrodtmanGreg Wirth

13 YearsHal BerryJohn McGuireDorrit O’Hallaron

12 YearsKathy StearnsMartha Toebben

11 YearsJean DickensErnestine LoveFrancie Woods

Teresa LaugemanKasey McKeeKelly MitchellJeanne NevinsDarren OsburnVi RajagopalanRobert RonkoskiLinda ShipleyVicki SkilesMandi SmithLouise TannehillGinny TillerGail Voss

One YearKaren AlfordFay AubuchonKen BrayLarry CheckettJeanne B. CrewsTammie De Los SantosLeatrice DixonJoel DotyLinda EstesChristina GantKaren GeorgeTom LaFataJennifer LeGrandNancy McGoughGloria MosleyJessica O’LaughlinTrish OrfDan PorterPeggy PringleJackie RadleVicki RemingtonJohn RichardsonTrenda Roch von RochsburgSusie RubemeyerNancy SchappEileen SchnelleDiana SchooPeggy SchreinerDebra SteinLisa StonerBarbara SullivanJusuf TucakovicTricia VossenkemperKelley WarrenSuzanne WirthDoris WulfJane Zeiser

LISTED HERE BY YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP ARE EMPLOYEES WHO GAVE GIFTS IN 2010 THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE SPONSORED PROGRAM.

New MembersKim BeckerCindy BernhoesterJohn BookstaverPatty BoxdorferJeff BradburyChris BreitmeyerAshley CaltonNichole CaltonDebra Crank LewisJean Curry Ginny DaughertyCheryl EichenseerGayle Feng-CheckettPaige GeorgeChristine GoodmanWilliam GriffinJohn HallvaxMonica Hall-WoodsHilary HarrisVicky HerbelKristina JohannesDenise KingAmy KoehlerMatthew KrollMichael KuelkerTeresa LovanBeth Michael-SmithSonja Mugler Jennifer Muschany

Joshua Niemczyk Teddy NorrisLorene O’LearyJennifer O’MalleyDenny Pezzani, R.Ph.Laura PowellTracy PowersScottie PriesmeyerStephen Randoll David ReimersGuadalupe RochaPaul RoeslerChristine RomerPamela RonkoskiDean RussellLourdes SalcedoDave SchuchmannRay SmithSue StaffordAndrea StephanAndrew StephanSusan SwetnamMarvin TobiasRichard VennHenry VersemannKaren WaltersLonna Wilke Ellen Wilson

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Micah Denham – an ESP Scholarship recipient. An engraveable frame and memorial poem is sent as a celebration of life memento to faculty and staff who have lost a loved one. The ESP Committee selected three combined seating/planting units for patrons of the Fine Arts Building (FAB) to enjoy before performances. The native grasses were selected and provided by the SCC Grounds Department, who will also maintain the planters.

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Future History Teacher

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Rock StarsAcropolis Investment Management

Commerce BankEnterprise Bank & Trust

FastLane Convenience StoresKrey Distributing

NHC HealthCare & RehabilitationUPS

possible, to the entertainment who kept the crowd dancing and to vendors like, Dunkin Donuts, Quintessential Catering, Krey Distributing, Red Robin & Terra Firma, USA who nourished the party goers into the night.

Missed this year’s event? Mark your calendars for next year’s R&R, planned for May 2012, which promises to be the ‘Best Block Party’ around!

Highlights included an activity area with face painting, games and crafts, as well as a raffle table with prizes like a BBQ grill and accessories, Cardinals tickets, concert tickets and much more. This year’s event raised more than $43,000. All proceeds will benefit scholarships and academic enhancements. Special thanks goes to the remarkable SCC staff, event sponsors and more than 150 volunteers for making the event

S T. C H A R L E S C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E F O U N D AT I O N

RibstersAmerican Eagle Credit Union

CeridianCuivre River Electric Cooperative

First State BankGeneral Motors

Heffernan Insurance BrokersState Farm Agent – Tom Wootten

THF Realty

Special thanks to ...

The second annual Rhythm & Ribs (R&R) event was another huge success! Despite a few rain drops, 1,100 people got to Eat, Drink & Rock the night away ... for Education! Party goers savored ribs from Ethyl’s Smokehouse and Mannino’s Market and enjoyed chicken from our new neighbor Chick-fil-A ... all while listening to the sweet sounds of the St. Charles West Jazz Ensemble and Smash Band.

6:30 p.m. | SCC College | $75 donation per person | SCC College Center

6:30 p.m. | SCC College | $75 donation per person | SCC College Center

ohn McGuire’s

For the past 15 years, Dr. John McGuire has enriched our community by ensuring that a high-quality college education remained within reach for our neighbors, friends and family. That, in turn, has

enhanced our economic vitality by providing a skilled workforce for local businesses.

Acropolis Investment Management | Ameren Missouri | Charter Business | FastLane Convenience Stores | General Motors Heffernan Insurance Brokers | NHC HealthCare & Rehabilitation | Regions | Rx Systems, Inc. | THF Realty | UPS

stchas.edu/golf

Sept. 26, 2011 Lake Forest Country Club

Secure your foursome!

SSM St. Joseph Health Center & Hospital West

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Now, it’s time to celebrate John’s contribution and acknowledge his commitment to student success by using proceeds from this farewell tribute to establish an endowment fund at St. Charles Community College in his name.

Thank you for considering a tribute gift, and we hope to see you at the party. With the roast-and-toast lineup, it’s one that should not be missed! stchas.edu/mcguirefarewell

08.18.11? get tickets today

Sixth grade science teacher, John Hall III of Orchard Farm, was presented the sixth annual Distinguished Alumni Award at this year’s commencement. Hall decided at age 29 to return to college and explains, “Had it not been for SCC, college would not have been an option.”

It was a “mind-expanding moment” he had during a phys-ics class at SCC that made him realize his purpose and change his major from pre-engineering to education.

“My teacher, Stacey Thater, had the ability to see the big picture and the interconnected-

ness of science with the physical world – a trait we both share,” Hall said. “He inspired me to become a teacher so that I could help students demystify the physical world around them and impact them in the same way that Mr. Thater affected me.”

To read more about how Hall benefitted from SCC, visit www.stchas.edu/foundation.

Outstanding Alumni

Inspires Others

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