A PUBLICATION OF THECOCHISE COLLEGE FOUNDATION

FALL 2012

Investmentre-energizes

flagship program

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BOARD PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Friends of Cochise College…

The Cochise College Foundation recently completed a studyto determine the feasibility of moving forward with threesignificant capital projects at Cochise College. Working witha consulting firm, the foundation shared its plans andarranged interviews with 50 community members whorepresented a wide array of interests and organizations inorder to assess the perceptions of the populations to be served.

At the time of this writing, we await the consultants’recommendations.

The foundation thanks the interviewees from the SierraVista, Bisbee and Douglas areas for sharing their time and perspectives. We alsoknow there are more constituents who have a vision for the future of our region.Those concepts are valuable in helping the college strategize, and we’re interestedin hearing about them and in sharing ideas about the role the college can play inmoving them forward.

Members of the foundation board and college administration live in and visitcommunities around southeast Arizona and are available to speakwith organized groups or individuals. Please feel free to contact us.We look forward to having an ongoing conversation with you aboutCochise College’s role in the future of our region.

Yolanda M. AndersonBoard PresidentCochise College Foundation

“We are Stories,” a compilation of personal interviewsconducted by English as a Second Language anddevelopmental English students, is now available forpurchase at lulu.com and amazon.com. The title wascreated by students practicing their English skills byinterviewing long-time local residents, then tran-scribing, revising and presenting them in writingand at public events. The effort, led by facultymember Margarita Ramirez Loya, earned The OralHistory Project the first Nicodemus-MichelichInnovation Grant.

Cover:An Aviation Department renovation project created an invit-ing space for students to study together while observing out-door flight activity. Photo by Flavio Beltran.

Thirteen students on a faculty-led trip learned how ceramicsare produced in China. See story on page 8. Photo submittedby Pat Wick.

FROM THE COCHISE COLLEGE PRESIDENT

Aviation has long been one of Cochise College’s flagship pro-grams. We have an excellent track record, outstanding fac-ulty, a location that’s perfect for practice flights and focusedstudy, an on-campus airport and hangar, transfer articula-tion programs for advanced study at other institutions, andproud alumni working at locations that span the globe.

On Oct. 19, we unveiled a remodeled facility that comple-ments our pride in the program. Our cover story details theimprovements. The new space has been designed to inspireenrollment, study, casual visits that reinforce a passion foraviation, and student success.

This theme has emerged over the last four or five years asCochise College renews itself in order to meet the needs of the modern learner.Today’s students have lots of choices when it comes to higher education. In terms ofmarketing, a college’s appearance speaks to the quality of the education deliveredthere; impressions form in students’ first few seconds on campus.

In addition to quiet teaching and study space, pleasant surroundings and adequategroup gathering areas have made a splash at Cochise College, which has seen a sig-nificant improvement in high school capture rates in the last few years. Affordabil-ity likely has something to do with that, along with our efforts to maintainenrollment by engaging students in positive activities that enhance their learningexperience and providing them with the support services they need.

As the college dreams beyond its current situation, I look forward to hearing fromyou – our constituents – about what role the institution can play in the future ofyour community

J.D. Rottweiler, Ph.D.PresidentCochise Collegejdr@cochise.edu

“Accolade” inspires charitable contributions insupport of Cochise College by raising awarenessabout competitive advantages of the college andthe activities of the Cochise College Foundation..

Board OfficersYolanda Anderson, PresidentJan Guy, Vice PresidentGail Zamar, SecretaryMark Battaglia, J.D., Treasurer

Board MembersChuck ChambersCindy HayostekKaren L. JusticeGene ManringDan Rehurek, Ph.D.Bob StrainRuben Teran, J.D.

Board Member EmeritusShirley GregoryLinda Staneart

Ex-Officio MembersJ.D. Rottweiler, Ph.D. (ex-officio)

Honorary MembersMarsha Arzberger

Cochise College Foundation StaffDenise Merkel, Executive DirectorSheila Selby, Foundation CoordinatorRose Berumen, Administrative Assistant

“Accolade” is published by the CochiseCollege Foundation, 4190 W. Highway 80,Douglas, AZ 85607. (520) 417-4100

Editorial ContributorsDenise MerkelLiz Manring

DesignRick Whipple

PhotographyFlavio Beltran Liz ManringDenise MerkelRick Whipple

Printing/MailingKeith RingeyCarol Riggs

The Cochise College Foundation promotes student success through scholarships, facilitiesdevelopment, and program support. By support-ing Cochise College, the Foundation endeavorsto increase the college's accessibility to our di-verse and changing communities.

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By Liz Manring

Cochise College aviation facilities officially re-opened Oct. 19, and they're in better shape thanever.

Student pilots now take off and land on a recon-structed and better-lit runway. The aviation build-ing is brighter and more welcoming, and facultyand staff are gearing up to launch an UnmannedAerial Systems program in order to meet antici-pated workforce demands.

"We believe this airport teaching facility and pro-gram offerings provide the gateway to jobs in theaviation industry," said Cochise College PresidentJ.D. Rottweiler at the Aviation Open House andceremony unveiling the remodeled facilities.

In the early days of the college’s flight program,students were bussed to the Bisbee-Douglas air-port for training. In the late 1960s, the collegestarted the initial phases of building the airport,beginning with a dirt runway that was eventuallypaved. Today, the program's future remains a pri-ority.

The college reunited all of its aviation resources atthe Douglas Campus within the last year in orderto maximize use of the existing facility and to takeadvantage of the area’s unrestricted air space. TheProfessional Pilot Technology, Avionics and, byspring 2013, Unmanned Aerial Systems programswill be housed under one roof. With the UAS fieldin the early stages of expanding outside of mili-tary uses, Rottweiler said partnerships with FortHuachuca and Northrop Grumman are crucial inpreparing operators and technicians to fill jobs inthe future.

"To be successful, it's all about thinking strategi-cally," Rottweiler said. "Jobs in this field require as-sets and expertise well beyond what CochiseCollege could handle by itself. That's where ourstrategic private and public partners come in. Wehave long-standing relationships with the fort andNorthrop. We leverage these partnerships into ca-reer-creating opportunities."

Before those partnerships could reach their fullpotential, though, the college had to invest insome big upgrades. Facility space was a top prior-ity.

The entire package is now more welcoming to avi-ation students. A few of the aviation alumni whoreturned to campus and attended the open houseand ribbon cutting in October said they remem-

Upgrades to help prepare students

for work in changing industry

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ber when the Nursing Department was housed inthe south side of the aviation building, which isthe front entrance. Most recently, part of the ArtDepartment resided in the south side of the build-ing, and visitors had to walk through the art hall-way and the airplane hangar in order to reachaviation offices and classrooms in the far corner ofthe facility.

Remodeling over the spring and summer made itpossible to move those art classes closer to theirdepartment and into rooms with better light. Avi-ation offices, classrooms and simulator rooms re-located to the front of the aviation building for amore inviting entrance and sensible space for oneof the college's premier programs.

“This is a much more modern approach,” said Di-rector of Aviation Belinda Burnett. “It's a cus-tomer-friendly, student-friendly, faculty-friendlyenvironment that meets 21st-century standards.”

Between building renovations and runway reha-bilitation, thanks in large part to ADOT airport im-provement grants, and more projects planned inthe next few years, the college has re-energized itscommitment to what was already a world-classaviation program.

"This facility represents the future," said JerryProctor, deputy to the commanding general of theU.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence on FortHuachuca. "In the next 10 years, do you know howmany commercial pilots will be needed world-wide? What I've read says 600,000. Not just in theU.S., but lots of opportunities globally. They've gotto come from somewhere, from facilities like this."

Visitors to the Aviation Department havethe opportunity to view and use learningequipment in the simulation room, aboveand left; gather in the lobby that now fea-tures a model UAV provided by NorthropGrumman, below; and explore the hangar,bottom. Photos by Flavio Beltran.

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About 20 former students, ranging from the first class tothe most recent and including several former faculty, at-tended the first Cochise College-organized Tucson-areaalumni gathering Oct. 20. The group got together for lunchand spent a few hours sharing stories, reviewing year-books and school newspapers, and learning about the lat-est college news.

Story by Liz Manring

PUBLICIST TO THESTARS TO ASSISTWITH

TUCSON-AREAALUMNINETWORK

Leo L. "Butch" Lynn, Jr. played a role in the suc-cess of one of Cochise College's earliest years.His brief time on the Douglas Cam-pus helped set the stage fora career among the Holly-wood stars, popular comedi-ans and renowned artists, aswell as time in the spotlighthimself.

Lynn graduated from BisbeeHigh School in 1965 and en-rolled at Cochise, where hewas a founding member of"The Folkmen," a folk-singing group that won astatewide competition.

"Cochise College was ablessing in disguise,"Lynn said. "It was theperfect transition to ex-perience a special com-fort zone, essentialtoward achieving a

higher education and still getting to be with manyof my close friends from high school."

Lynn graduated from Northern Arizona Universityin 1969 and began a career in the auto industry, fit-ting since his father and grandfather were partnersin Lynn Motors at Bisbee’s traffic circle. Lynn firstjoined the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Mich.,then moved to Reno, Nev., to become a used carmanager at his dad's dealership, Sierra LincolnMercury.

The dealership sold, and in 1982, Lynn embarked on a new career inmarketing and public relations. His resume is full of prominent names,and the degrees of separation between him and some of the most fa-mous people in the world are slim to none.

He was the publicist for legendary comedian and actor Red Skelton formost of a decade. He also represented actor and wildlife artist GaryBurghoff, best known as Cpl. Walter ‘Radar’ O’Reilly from M*A*S*H, andnationally-syndicated cartoonist Brian Crane, who creates the popularstrip "Pickles."

Lynn's career brought him in touch with the likes of Dick Clark, MickeyGilley, Randy Travis, Joan Rivers, Michael Richards, President George H.W. Bush and George Burns. He has letters signed by presidents GeraldFord, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, as well as Jack Lemon, DebbieReynolds and Bob Hope.

Lynn also made some on-screen appearances of his own, appearing, un-credited, in the 1974 film "California Split" and the 1980s television se-ries "Starman." Off camera, he performed as a singer, actor andcharacter in the annual Sheep Dip Show, a Broadway-type production

satirizing newsworthy happenings in Nevada,and he earned a starring role as Gen. Snippett

in Reno Little Theater’s production of “TheMouse That Roared.”

In addition, Lynn was part of a rock bandand worked a Tucson entertainment cir-cuit behind pop legend Linda Ronstadtand the Stone Ponies. His musical andrecording career was cut short when hissinging partner was killed in a car acci-dent.

Now living in Tucson, Lynn most recentlyperformed in "Prelude to a Kiss," throughLive Theater Workshop, and he directs,conducts and performs in Golden Age of

Radio Theater at The Comedy Play-house.

Lynn said none of his success wouldbe possible without someone he met18 years ago — his wife and "mostdiligent supporter," Diane Hack-worth.

"I am the luckiest man alive to beincluded in her life," Lynn said.

Southeast Arizona remains close tohis heart, too. In 2007, he began or-ganizing Bisbee High alumni livingin the Tucson area for a monthly buf-fet lunch. He is working on a similarventure for Cochise College alumniand former employees.

Tucson-area alumni can contact Butchat (520) 577-5172 or PRman1st@aol.com.

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Story by Liz Manring

The top of the Cochise College Honors Program websitesays "We're looking for the best and brightest!"

And they really are looking. All the time.

Honors Committee Chair Mary Coyle and ateam of faculty scour Cochise College cam-puses and centers for students who possess acertain kind of ambition and inquisitivenessto succeed in the Honors Program while pur-suing a degree.

While their efforts often yield some goodfinds, some coaxing is usually involved to fullyreel in Cochise's best and brightest.

"When I was first approached to enroll in Hon-ors English 102, I turned it down because Ididn’t think I was capable of being a part ofthe program," said Ajaa Jackson, who gradu-ated in 2011 as an All-Arizona scholar with anAssociate in Business in Computer Informa-tion Systems. "However, after I decided to tryit out the next semester, the program turned out to be very re-alistic and feasible."

Coyle recognizes the hesitation in many students who are un-sure of themselves but often turn into standouts and modelstudents. Most of the students do not come to Cochise for hon-

ors, but discover that they arehonors students throughtheir faculty, she said.

The Honors Programformed in the late1990s and today in-

cludes about 20 honors courses and the option of taking gen-eral education courses for honors designation. The Honors Cer-tificate is 16 credits and includes classes such as Mentoring forSuccess, Honors Individual Projects and the one-of-a-kind The

Human Quest for Utopia. The program is sup-ported in part by the John Cramer HonorsFund, which provides scholarships, and theHonors Program Fund, which also helps coverprogram-related costs.

Coyle, who joined the Honors Committee in1998, was key in developing the Honors Collo-quium for students to gather and present proj-ects to the greater college community, andmore faculty are requiring presentation at col-loquium as part of the honors contract.

The Honors Program requires the same aca-demic standards as those for membership inPhi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honorsociety of two-year colleges — a 3.5 GPA orbetter and completion of 12 transferable cred-its. Many honors students are also in PTK, amembership that provides opportunities forservice, leadership, scholarship and fellowship.

Jackson, who chose Cochise because she was undecided aboutwhat to study and wasn't ready to move away from home, dis-covered that Cochise's Honors Program prepared her for univer-sity work and beyond because she was obligated to takecreative control of her education. Working without a syllabus re-quired a new level of personal motivation.

Program provides opportunities for gifted students

Ajaa Jackson

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Wheeler Reece, right, inter-views a fellow student aspart of Cochise Crunch,Reece's honors project todeliver news bites in an on-line podcast format.Photoby Rick Whipple

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Most art students in the United Statesare familiar with the process of creatinga ceramics piece. Generally, a solo artistworks the piece from concept and claypreparation to forming, firing and glaz-ing.

Thirteen Cochise College studentslearned during a faculty-led trip lastMay that they don't do things quitethat way in China. Instead, the mastersof each element — mold maker, potter,painter — take over, firing the pieces athigher temperatures forshorter lengths of timeand placing more em-phasis on the final prod-uct.

The 25-day study abroadtrip led by instructor TateRich offered a first-handlook at techniques andmethods used on theother side of the worldand revealed new waysto create and teach ce-ramic art.

The travelers served asartists in residence atThe Pottery Workshop inJingdezhen, the "Porce-lain Capital" and a centerof ceramic art develop-ment for more than 17centuries. The next twospring semesters also include a great deal of travel for Rich,who will go on sabbatical to explore Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua,Mexico, and Nicaragua through Potters for Peace.

"In a certain sense, you can't take students to places you'venever been, so Tate is improving what our students' experiencewill be in his classes," said Verlyn Fick, Cochise College vicepresident for instruction. "A sabbatical, from my perspective, isa very intensive time of professional growth for somebody, andI think he's doing a good job of establishing a sabbatical thattruly…is a set of experiences tied to thinking about 'What am I going to do back in the classroom?'”

Rich's sabbatical plan is for two spring semesters to keep himon the Douglas Campus to coordinate the fall Pit Fire Festival, apremier college event he initiated in 2005. Hundreds of stu-dents and community members gather each fall to celebratethe firing of more than 1,000 ceramic works and enjoy music,dance, performances and food.

Rich earned his bachelor's degree from Saint John's University,

and a Master of Arts in crafts and Mas-ter of Fine Arts in ceramics from Califor-nia State University. After working as anadjunct faculty member at four differ-ent universities in California, he found afull-time position at Cochise Collegeand moved to the artist community ofBisbee.

Now in his eighth year with the Art De-partment, which has grown from 25 ce-ramics students to 120 and expandedclasses in that medium to the Sierra

Vista Campus, Rich saidit's time to consider a vi-sion for the future anddo a little exploring. Hissabbatical includes astudy in aestheticsthrough a series of art-work, research and cur-riculum development,and travel with Spanishimmersion.

The immersion compo-nent will be especiallybeneficial, since many ofRich’s students comefrom near or across theborder and speak Span-ish. It will be his first visitto Mata Ortiz, and while

in Nicaragua, he’ll work through Potters for Peace, a nonprofitorganization that supports potters in Central America and as-sists in establishing factories around the world to produce ce-ramic water filters.

In China, the travelers visited the Forbidden City, the Great Wall,Shanghai, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, and a few muse-ums, an experience Rich described as a little surreal after hav-ing only seen pictures of those things in books. They alsotoured porcelain and pottery factories, which usually had stacksof flawed pieces out back in a dump pile.

"That was a good learning thing for us," he said. "You don't trulyknow how to handle it (the material) until you take it past thatpoint."

Each student enjoyed hands-on studio time and returned fromChina with a body of work. They also witnessed demonstrationsand gained ideas from the process masters, like a third firingwith an oil glaze or trimming the piece when it's completelybone dry.

"So now, when I see a student trimming dry, I don't tell them it'swrong," Rich laughed. "There's different ways to get to the endproduct...In America, it's an emotional thing, going through it(the process). There, it's all about the finished piece."

Tate Rich, center, rolls a slab at the largestporcelain slab facility in the world, locatedin China. Photo submitted by Pat Wick.More photos on page 10.

Study abroadtrip firsttaste offaculty

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NEWS OF ALUMNI & FRIENDS

Irene (Smith) Baker (’72)bought her own insuranceagency and, after 20 years, sold itand retired. She and her hus-band have a 2-year-old grand-son.

•Mark Brosnan (’97) earned awelding certificate and associateof general studies and is now anaval science instructor in thecareer and technical educationprogram at South Kitsap HighSchool in Port Orchard, Wash. Heretired as a master gunnery ser-geant from the U.S. MarineCorps and recently recruited Ja-nine Cooney, a South Kitsap sen-ior, who plans to enroll in theCochise College administrationof justice program in fall 2013.

•Carl Burgess (’93) is director ofinformation security for QVCand resides in Pennsylvania. “Ihave never taken the time tothank the faculty at the SierraVista Campus for allowing a sol-dier to grow and prosper and toreally ‘Be All You Can Be.’ Thanksfor all of the support and guid-ance.”

•Al Coons (’67) retired as aCochise College math instructorand now resides in Tucson.

•Eileen (Polk) Cordova last at-tended Cochise in 1966 andearned a bachelor of arts inhuman development at Califor-nia State University, Haywood, in1984. She spent most of her ca-reer in the non-profit sector,doing social work and housingcounseling and earned a mas-ter’s degree in gerontology in2001. She resided in both Indi-ana and California before retir-ing and returning in 2006 toSierra Vista.

•Rocio Cruz (’09) earned a bach-elor of arts in psychology and abachelor of science in speechpathology at the University ofArizona. She is enrolled in a mas-

ter’s degree program in humanrelations at Northern ArizonaUniversity and is a speechpathology assistant at InterceptSpeech in Sierra Vista. The recipi-ent of a donated car during herlast semester at Cochise, Rociosays, “I will never forget that be-cause I wouldn't have been ableto go to Tucson without it.”

•Diane Damewood traveledfrom Las Vegas, Nev., to attendCochise, which she attendeduntil 1974. A history and journal-ism student, she was selectedApache Angel her first year andwas a reporter for The Helio-graph Student Newspaper.Diane was pleasantly surprisedby the friendliness and guidanceshe received at Cochise. “I grewin many ways at Cochise, formedlifelong friendships with somany…I always look back on mytime there with a smile.”

•Don Fry coached tennis andwas a faculty member atCochise College in its early yearsbefore going into the insurancebusiness. He resides in Tucson.

•Rachel Garza attended Cochiseuntil 1973 and is currently fi-nance manager for the State ofArizona Court of Appeals, Divi-sion II. A Willcox resident, Rachelcame to Cochise with the inten-tion of taking prerequisites andwas rewarded with lifelongfriendships. She studied man-agement accounting at TucsonCollege of Business and twoyears ago earned a degree in ed-ucation.

•Deborah (Bidegain) Gawlik(’67) lived in the residence hallsand enjoyed many clubs and ac-tivities at Cochise. Today, she re-sides in Tucson.

•Glynis (Meyer) Goodman at-tended Cochise on a volleyballscholarship in the early 1980sand is a commercial lines insur-ance agent for Jones-Wilson In-surance Agency.

Lupita C. Herrera (’66), Tucson,was a member of the firstCochise College class and stillkeeps in touch with fellow stu-dents John and Rosaline Pintekof Las Vegas, N.M. After graduat-ing from the University of Ari-zona, Lupita went to workteaching Spanish at Cochise. Herwedding reception took place inthe Douglas Campus StudentUnion.

•Maureen (Scherden) Gorski(’73) earned a bachelor’s degreein business administration atArizona State University andnow resides in Tucson.

•Michael Gray (’93) played base-ball at Cochise and is currentlyan assistant high school princi-pal in the Jurupa Unified SchoolDistrict in California. Michael re-members meeting former coachChuck Hoyack at an all-stargame, and later, Bo Hall. “All theydid was be honest and offer mea shot. For that I will be forevergrateful. I was treated so welldown there. The people wereterrific and I grew a lot as a per-son.”

•William (’68) and Jovita (Torres)Kitt (’70) reside in the Tucsonarea. Bill is a retired U.S. Proba-tion Officer and presently servesas bailiff with the Pima CountyJuvenile Court. “I learned to be astudent and enjoyed my collegeexperience at that very person-able college.” Bill went on toearn bachelor’s and master’s de-grees at Northern Arizona Uni-versity.

•Paul Kurus (’87) is fleet man-ager and a pilot for the U.S. De-partment of the Interior, Officeof Aviation Services. After earn-ing an associate of applied sci-ence and private pilot certificateat Cochise, he worked with U.S.Border Patrol Air Operations, as acorporate pilot, and for the U.S.Department of Homeland Secu-rity.

Ruben Lardizabal attendedCochise College and playedbaseball until 1989 and is now ateacher in the Rio Rancho (N.M.)Public Schools. “I loved theschool, loved playing baseballthere. I met some awesome peo-ple like Coach Bo Hall.”

•Jon Lykins enrolled in theCochise College aviation pro-gram in the early 1980s andwent to work as a mechanic forMesa’s Cactus Aviation. Heearned a bachelor’s degree inbusiness from the University ofPhoenix and today is an engi-neer for Honeywell in Phoenix.

•Warren Martin (’73) came fromIllinois to play basketball atCochise College, where he re-calls participating in Apache Dayand attending Thanksgiving din-ner for out-of-area students pro-vided by Doris Dees, the firstadministrative assistant for thecollege president. After college,Warren worked in constructionand has returned to Illinois.

•Ellen (Gustavson) Mobley (’72),Sierra Vista, is now retired but re-calls vividly the time that sheand Lynn (Reese) Schnee (’72), aretired banker living in SierraVista, hit a snow storm whiletraveling late one Sunday to theDouglas Campus throughPalominas.

•Tony Romero (’76) is a pilot forSouthern Air, which specializesin global long-haul cargo, char-ter and government operations.

•John Stark (’85) is a jet enginetest technician for Honeywell.

•Susan Stratman (’87) wentthrough the professional pilotprogram and then became aflight instructor and a pilot ofAmerican Airlines.

•Margie Torres (‘90) is the schol-arship coordinator and adminis-trative assistant for Pima

Community College Foundation.She played basketball underCoach Karen Nicodemus andtransferred to Sterling College inKansas.

•Nadia (Englehart) Villalobos(’66) is a retired Pima Commu-nity College faculty member.What she remembers most fromCochise was laughing and jok-ing in the cafeteria and the li-brary, French with Mr. Schofield,and choir with LeGrand Ander-son.

•Bruce Wertz, who last attendedCochise College in 1968, whenhe served as a member of theStudent Senate, now resides inLas Vegas, N.M., and works forthe local school district.

•Barbara “Bobbie” (Hood) Wilesgraduated from the nursing pro-gram in 1974 and went on towork as an intensive care nursein Mesa for 34 years, earning amaster’s in nursing with a spe-cialty in family nurse practi-tioner. She has worked in acardiology office for the pastfour years.

IN MEMORIAMDr. Merilyn Nance, Faculty, Be-havioral Science, Nov. 1, 2013

•Enid Schwartz, Faculty, Nursing,Oct. 25, 2012

•Homer Koliba, Administration,Oct. 22, 2012

•Cecil Orozco, Faculty,Spanish/Humanities, Sept. 6,2012

•Chuck Sierra, Library and In-structional Technologies Techni-cian, Aug. 22, 2012

•Ray Levra, Faculty, Art, July 14,2012

Share your news and updates atwww.cochise.edu/alumni or emailalumni@cochise.edu.

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Jerry Harwood, right, wife of the late Bill Harwood, who served as Cochise College’s sec-ond president, recently returned to the collegean artist’s rendering of downtown Bisbee that wasgiven to her husband when he resigned from the

college. After leaving Cochise, the Harwoodsmoved to California, where Bill joined another

community college as president. Bill passed awayin 2007, and Jerry resides in Bisbee. The artworknow hangs in the Administration Building at the

Douglas Campus.

The Col. Isabelle Bagin Scholarshipwill support nursing students who areconnected to the military.

The Carla McManus and Carol Hopkins Memorial Scholarshipwill sup-port a graduating high school senior planning to enroll at Cochise College.

The Sisters of the Heart Fundwill provide funding for students who needotherwise unattainable financial assistance in order to continue their educa-tion at Cochise College, or to take advantage of unforeseen opportunities inorder to further their education or career goals.

WAYS TO GIVEDonor contributions help provide thousands of dollars in scholarships andprogram support each year. You can help support these and other college ac-tivities in a variety of ways.

• Establish an Annual • Planned Giftsor Endowed Fund • Real Estate

• Personal Property • Matching Gifts• Cash and Pledges

Check our website to give online, or contact us at (520) 417-4100 to determine an appropriate use for your gift.

Gifted StudentsContinued from page 7

SabbaticalContinued from page 8

New scholarship funds

"Neither of my individual honors projects were assignments given to me byan instructor; they were my ideas that I had the opportunity to implement,"she said. "I’d say the most challenging aspect of the Honors Program…is thatthere is no clear cut direction."

Jackson's individual honors project built on her studies in British Literatureand Utopia. Her fall 2010 project analyzed Shakespeare's “The Tempest” interms of its utopic elements, which she connected to the second movementof Beethoven's “Sonata No. 17 in D Minor,” also performed on piano for class,at the colloquium, and at the Western Regional Honors Council Conferencein Utah.

Jackson is set to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Ari-zona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business. Last summer, she partic-ipated in Vanguard's College to Corporate Internship and received an offerfor Vanguard's Accelerated Development Program. She accepted and willbegin that stage of her career this summer.

"This is my absolute favorite part of teaching, to see students grow beyondtheir own expectations, then tearily send them into the world," Coylelaughed. "They make Cochise proud."

Students on a trip to observe ceramic production in Chinavisited a factory near Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital,where artists can produce pieces that far exceed humanheight. Photo submitted by Pat Wick.

Flawed ceramics behind a factory inChina demonstrate how certain

materials withstand handling. Photosubmitted by Pat Wick.

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Cochise College Foundation

2011-2012 ANNUAL REPORT

Fund Balances at Year End

2012 Income 2012 Expenditures

Growth of Total Assets at Year End

TemporarilyRestricted$3,085,021

53%

TemporarilyRestricted$340,144

32.4%ProgramSupport$143,113

29%

Administrative$46,648

9%Scholarships$304,900

62%

PermanentlyRestricted$1,850,183

32%

PermanentlyRestricted

$14,5001.4%

Unrestricted$696,116

66.2%

Total = $5,786,257

Total Contributions = $1,050,760Includes investment and gift income. Unrestricted includes net assets released from restriction.

Total Expenditures = $494,661

$6,000,000

$5,000,000

$4,000,000

$3,000,000

$2,000,000

$1,000,000

$0

Dol

lars

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Fiscal Year

Total Assets = $5,812,789

Unrestricted$851,053

15%

Recipients of the Geeks and Nerds Scholarship got the chance to thank the man behindthe scholarship, Dr. Jonnathan Kim, who was the guest speaker at the Cochise CollegeFoundation annual meeting in September. Dr. Kim is the founder and chief executive ofGaN Corp., a technology company based in Huntsville, Ala., that also has an office inSierra Vista. Five part-time and five full-time students received the scholarship.

Foundationboard presi-dent YolandaAnderson con-

gratulatesLouie Garcia, aformer electri-

cian who isnow preparingfor a career inhealthcare.

Garcia receivednumerous

scholarshipsand was the

studentspeaker at thefoundation’sannual meet-ing in Septem-ber. Photos byLiz Manring

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P A I DDOUGLAS, AZPERMIT NO. 16

4190 W Highway 80Douglas AZ 85607-6190

Word has it there may be an interesting story behind this unmarked public art, which is situated in front of what is currently the bookstore on theDouglas Campus. However, aquick perusal of The Heliograph, a former version of the studentnewspaper, turned up no cluesabout the artist or the sculptureitself. Do you know anythingabout it? Old photos, news clippings and memories can besubmitted toalumni@cochise.edu.

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