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In this issue: Dueling Grands Concert • Alumni SpotlightSteinway Fundraisers • Hearts in the Arts Gala • Golf TournamentSun King Exhibit • Jewelry Raffle • Honorariums and Memorial Gifts
Remember the MCC Foundation in your annual giving and estate planning.
WINTER 2011
McLENNANHighlander Quarterly
For Friends and Supporters of the MCC Foundation & MCC Alumni
The MCC Foundation • 1400 College Drive • Waco, TX 76708 • Phone: 254.299.8604 • www.mclennan.edu/departments/foundation
AsanyonewhohaseverheardaperformanceonaSteinwaypianowillattest,thereisnothingmorebeautifulthanthesoundofaSteinway. Except,perhaps,thesoundoftwoSteinways.TwoSteinwaypianosandtwopianistssharingthestageiswhatmadetheeveningofJan.8suchamemorablenightastheMCCFoundationhostedtheDuelingGrandspianoconcertattheBallPerformingArtsCenter.DuelingGrandswasafundraisertosupporttheFoundation’sAll-SteinwayinitiativeandtohonorformerWacoMayorVirginiaDuPuy. TheeventbeganwithaphototributetoDuPuynarratedbyMCCFoundationEx-ecutiveDirectorHarryHarelikandWacoCityManager
LarryGroth.TheMCCFoundationpresentedtheformermayorwith
acrystalvasetothankherforhercommitmentnotonlytoWaco,buttothearts.Inhergraciousacceptancespeech,DuPuypraisedthecollegeforitsmanypart-nershipswiththeCityofWacoandalsoforitsvisioninbecomingonlythethirdAll-Steinwayschoolinthestate
ofTexas.DuPuyhaslongheldapas-sionforthearts. Andthen,therewastheconcert.AsHarelikdeftlypointed
out,therewasreallynothing‘dueling’abouttheit--theperformers,theirinstrumentsandthemusicblendedtogetherbeautifully. LongtimeMCCmusiceduca-torsDonnieBalmosandGailWadeper-formedthreepiecesthatrepresented
MCC SHINES AT DUELING GRANDS CONCERT
MCC Foundation Executive Director Harry Harelik, left, with Dueling Grands pianists Gail Wade and Donnie Balmos. Wade and Balmos performed a stunning piano concert on Steinway concert grand pianos as a fund-raiser for the Foundation’s All-Steinway campaign.
AlanCarrdidn’thavemuchofaplanforhislifeafterhegraduatedfromMidwayHighSchoolin1996.Infact,hedescribeshishighschoolyearsas“prettymuchasocialandacademicdisaster,”leavinghimlackingdirec-tionandpurpose.Herememberswatchingarerunof“Hogan’sHeroes”inJuneof1996andseeinganMCCcommercial. “IrealizedatthatmomentIhadbettergetseriousaboutmyfuture,andMCCmightbeagoodplacetostartmypersonalreclamationproject,”hesays. Andreclaimhislifehedid.Today,CarristheinstitutionalhistorianfortheLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryinLosAlamos,NewMexico,wherehehelpsrecordandshare
Alumni Spotlight
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From high school fizzle to “The
Bomb”
Waco City Manager Larry Groth, left, joins honoree and former Waco mayor Virginia DuPuy, Harry Harelik and MCC President Dr. Johnette McKown.
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Alumni Spotlight,continued
thefinestinthetwo-pianorepertoire.TheybeganwithMozart’slovely“So-nataforTwoPianos,K.448.”Brahms’orchestral-sounding“VariationsonaThemebyHaydn,op.56b”revealedtherangeaSteinwaycanachievethrough10separatemovements.Theduoclosedwiththehaunting“Elegie”by20thcenturyimpressionisticcom-poserFrancisPoulenc. TheBalmosandWadeperformancewasspectacularandbroughttheentireaudiencetoitsfeet.SopopularwastheshowthatthepairagreedtoasecondperformanceonSunday,Jan.30. “Itwastrulyagrandperformancebefittingtheworld’sfinestgrandpianos,theSteinways,”DuPuysaidaftertheconcert.“IamproudofMCCandgratefulfortheSteinwaycampaignasthepianoswillenrichthelivesofmusicstudentsforyearsandyearstocome.WhatafineinvestmentMCCismakinginourcommunity’syoungpeople!” TheDuelingGrandseventwassupportedbyagrantfromtheGreaterWacoCouncilfortheArts.
Dueling Grands Concert
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thehistoryofthenuclearageforvisitors,scholarsandscientists.It’sajobhedescribesas“in-credible.” “DuringmytimeatMCC,Ibeganthinkingaboutacareerasahistorianforthefirsttime.MCChelpedmedevelopmypassinginterestinhistoryintoapotentialcareerpath,”Carrexplains.“WhenIstartedmycollegecareeratMCC,Iwentbacktobasics...IstudiedEng-lishcomposition,algebra,economics,publicspeakingandhistory.IregainedmyacademicconfidenceatMCCasafreshmananddiscoveredthelimitlesspossibilitiesofferedbyhighereducation.” Thefollowingyear,CarrtransferredtoTexasTechforhisbachelor’sdegree,pursuingamajorinhistoryandaminorinEnglish.In2002,hecompletedhismaster’sdegreeinmodernmilitaryhistorywithaminorinpoliticalscience. Carr’sjobdutiesatLosAlamosincludemanagingarchivalrecords,developinghistoricalpresentations,writingthehistoryofLANL,workingwithscientistsonresearchanddevelopmentprojects,andprovidinginformationtothepublicviathelab’shistorywebsiteandtheFreedomofInformationActprocess. “IhavemanywonderfulmemoriesofMCC,”Carrsaystoday.“Inmyyouth,IenjoyedtakingclassesatMCCduringthesummers–everythingfrompotterytokarate.Later,Ihadseveralexcellentinstructors,buttworeallystandout.MyintermediatealgebrateacherGaryDuncanreallygavemealotofencouragementandhelpedmakeoneofmyworstsubjectsanen-tertainingchallenge.Althoughitwasanon-creditdevelopmentalcourse,intermediatealgebrawouldproveinvaluabletocompletingmyundergraduatestudies.Anotherimportantcoursewaspublicspeaking,whichItookfromLindaDulin.Igivepubliclecturesregularly,andDr.Dulinhelpedmedevelopmyspeakingskillsataveryearlystageinmyacademiccareer.”BothDuncanandDulinstillteachatMCC. “Withallthatsaid,themostimportantlessonIlearnedfrommyinstructorsatMCCwastobelieveinmyself,”Carrsays. Fromaself-described“socialandacademicdisaster”toahighlyrespectedhistorian,AlanCarr’sjourneyexemplifiesthepurposeofMCC:toprovideopportunityforpersonalandacademicgrowth.The“social”partworkedoutprettywell,too:CarrhasbeenmarriedtohiswifeChristyfor12yearsandtheyhavetwochildren,Emily(7),andJohnDavid(2). [email protected],visittheLANLwebsiteathttp://www.lanl.gov/history/
Editor’s Note: If you are an alumnus of McLennan Com-
munity College and would like to featured in a future
edition of “Alumni Spotlight,” please contact Kim
Patterson at [email protected].
Join the Highlander Alumni Association! Free
membership is available at http://alumni.mclennan.edu.
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McLennan Distinguished Lecture Series To Present
Astronaut Sally Ride
Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, will discuss “Leadership and America’s Future in Space” at an
April 5th lecture hosted by the McLennan Distinguished Lecture Series and the MCC Foundation.
An Evening with Stephen C. Foster
KurtKaiserisaDoveaward-win-ningcomposerwhotruly“hearsthevision”oftheMCCFoundation’sAll-Steinwaycampaign.Heissuchafanthathehastwooftheinstru-mentsinhislovelyWacohome…ahomeheandwifePatopenedtoabout40friendsonOct.16foranintimateparlorconcertanddinnertohelpraisemoneyfortheAll-Steinwaycampaign. “Thereisnothinglikeplay-ingaSteinway…andthereisnothinglikehearingaSteinwayplayed,”Kaisersaidbeforetheperformancehetitled“AnEveningWithStephenC.Foster.”Kaiserperformedavarietyofwell-knownsongspennedbyFoster,in-cluding“CampTownRaces”,“SwaneeRiver,”and“BeautifulDreamer.” Kaiseralsotoldthestoryofthebrilliant19thcenturycomposerwho,despitelatersuccessandthetitleof“thefatherofAmericanmusic,”diedpennilessat
theageof37.Betweentunes,Kaisersharedpersonalreminiscencesofhisownsuccess-fullifetimespentbehindthekeyboardasanartistandcomposer. “KurtKaiserisnotonlyajewelinWaco’scrown,butheisabrilliantstarinthe
ContemporaryChristianmusicindustryandamemberoftheGospelMusicHallofFame,”saidMCCFoundationExecutiveDirectorHar-ryHarelik.“Wearetremendouslyfortunateto
havesomeoneofhiscalibersupportingMCCandourAll-Steinwaycampaign.”
InDecember2009,theMCCFoundationboardvotedtoundertakea$911,000campaigntopurchase27newSteinwaypianosforMCC.Theinitiativereplacedpianosthatwereupto40yearsoldandinalmostunplay-ablecondition.Ofthecampaigntotal,$611,000wasforpianosand$300,000wasforamaintenancefundtokeepthepianosintopshapefordecadestocome. ThecollegenowboaststwoconcertgrandandfivegrandSteinwaysaswellas21uprightBostonpianos,alsomadebySteinway.Thedifferenceforstu-dentshasbeendramatic:practicestu-
diosthatoncesatemptynowmustbetightlyscheduledtoaccommodatethehundredsofstudentsclamoringtopracticetheirmusicalstudiesontheSteinways.ByJanuary2011,thecampaignhadraised$575,000,almost65percentofthegoal.
Kurt Kaiser fundraiser boosts Steinway campaign
SallyRide,astronaut,educatorandthefirstAmericanwomaninspace,willspeakatMcLennanCommunityCollegeApril5. Ridewillpresentalecturetitled“LeadershipandAmerica’sFutureinSpace”at7p.m.intheMCCConferenceCenterat4601N.19thSt.Thelectureisfreeandopentothepublic.Reservationsarenotrequired,butseat-ingislimitedandonafirstcome,firstservedbasis. Rideisthe7thdistinguishedspeakerhostedbytheMcLennanDistinguishedLectureSeries,whichwasfoundedin2004andisspon-soredbydonorstotheMCCFoundation. RidejoinedNASAin1978,andonJune18,1983,shebecamethefirstAmericanwomaninspaceasacrewmemberonSpaceShuttleChallengermissionSTS-7.Afterleav-ingNASAin1987,RidetaughtphysicsattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegoandservedasDirectoroftheCaliforniaSpaceInstitute.ShecurrentlyisthePresidentandCEOofSallyRideScience,acompanythatcreatesentertain-ingscienceprogramsandpublicationsforelementaryandmiddleschoolstudents,withaparticularfocusongirls. Ridehaswrittenorco-writtenfivebooksonspacewiththegoalofencouragingchildrentostudyscience.
Pat and Kurt Kaiser hosted a fundraising dinner for the MCC Foundatinon’s All-Steinway campaign on October 16. They are
pictured with MCC President Dr. Johnette McKown.
Dottie Fornoff, Cynthia Lewis, Dave Fornoff and Elinor Davis enjoyed dinner and a parlor concert by renowned Contemporary Christian
composer Kurt Kaiser.
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Fun Times & Fun-draisers Nowinits10thyear,theMCCFoundation’sannualHearts in the Arts Galahasbecomeoneofthearea’spremiersocialevents:adelightfulpairingoftheesteemedtalentsofMCC’svisualandperformingartsstudentsandfacultywiththeeducationalmissionoftheMCCFoundation.Thismonth,wearepleasedtopresentaspecialGalarenditionofthemusicalfavorite“The25thAnnualPutnamCountySpellingBee,”alongwithacocktailbuffetattheRidge-wood-areahomeofHatchBailey.Theeveningconcludeswithalavishdessertreceptionwithcastandcrewatthetheatre.AllGalaproceedsbenefitstudentscholarshipsatMCC.To reserve your spot, call 254-299-8677 or e-mail [email protected] before February 21. See p. 5 for information about the “Glam for Good” Gala Jewelry Raffle!
Mark your calendars now for the 25th Annual MCC Founda-tion Golf Classic on Friday, Oct. 7 at Cottonwood Creek Golf Course. There are a limited number of $10,000 Diamond and $5,000 Platinum sponsorships available, as well as other levels ranging from $200 to $2,500. For the 25th anniversary, we are gathering great auction and raffle prizes, such as vacation packages, special event tickets and more! For more information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Harry Harelik at 254-299-8606 or [email protected].
Save The Date!Friday, October 7, 2011
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Louis XIV and The New World‘Sun King’ Exhibit Donated to MCC
ThegloryandgrandeurofthereignofLouisXIVofFrancethatdazzledEuropeforalmostacenturywasondisplaylastfallatMcLennanCommunityCol-lege,thankstoanhistoricalexhibitdonatedtothe
MCCFoundationbyWacoresidentsDanandClaudeValahu. “TheSunKing:LouisXIVandTheNewWorld”openedonOct.28,2010,whentheMCCFoundationhostedanopeningreceptionintheLearningTechnologyCentergallery.DanValahuisavisitingresearchprofessoratMCCandhiswifeClaudeisanativeofFranceandlongtimeWacoFrenchteacher.TheValahusacquiredtheexhibitfromtheTexasHumanitiesResourceCenterfollowingitsnationaltour,andtheythoughtMCCwouldbeaperfecthomeforthisvi-sualexplorationofFrenchandAmericanhistoryandculture. TheallureoftheopulentreignofLouisXIVwasevidentascommunitymem-bers,studentsandMCCfacultyandstaffmingledinthesmallgallery,thoughtfullyreadinganddiscussingeachpanel.Itisesti-matedthathundredsofpeopleviewedtheexhibitduringitsthree-monthshowing. ManythanksgoouttotheValahusfortheirgenerousgift,tofriendofMCCClaireMastersandtheMCCTheatreDepartmentforexhibitassistance,andtoGlennDowningoftheMCCVisualArtsDepartmentforhisexpertiseindisplay-ingthepieces.
Dan and Claude Valahu recently donated an exhibit about Louis XIV of France to the MCC Foundation. They are
shown at a gallery opening with Randy Cox, Chair of the MCC Board of Trustees.
Diamond Jewelry Raffle Benefits MCC Scholarships The McLennan Community College Foundation is selling raffle tickets for chances to win a 1.5 carat diamond and 18 karat white gold ring valued at $5,200 from Kindler’s Gem Jewelers. A limited number of tickets will be sold (maximum of 500) and all proceeds benefit MCC scholarships. Tickets are $30 each, two for $50, or five for $100 and will be sold until the Foundation’s Hearts in the Arts Gala on Feb. 26. Winner need not be present at the Gala to win. For more information about the jewelry raffle, or to buy tickets, contact the MCC Foundation at 299-8604 or [email protected].
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honorariums and memorialsOctober 1, 2010-December 31, 2010
honorariumsInHonorofMr.andMrs.RonnyCantrellDonationGivenby: GlynnisGaines
InHonorofVirginiaDuPuyDonationGivenby: DanielandJaneBounds TomCollins,Jr. CarrandLaraineDuPuy HeywardandMarshaGreen Mr.DavidKultgen Mr.andMrs.WiltonLanning,Jr. Dr.andMrs.JamesLewis Mr.andMrs.PaulMarable,Jr. Dr.andMrs.EddieMorrison C.RayandCynthiaPerry StevenandCandaceSwenke
InHonorofDavidandDorothyFornoffDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik
InHonorofDorothyGainesDonationGivenby: GlynnisGaines
InHonorofGeneandSusanGoochDonationGivenby: GeorgeandJudyPattison
InHonorofHarryI.HarelikDonationGivenby: KimPatterson
InHonorofCeliaHolmesDonationGivenby: JudieRidley
InHonorofChrisHolmesDonationGivenby: JudieRidley
InHonorofClaraHolmesDonationGivenby: JudieRidley
InHonorofDawnHolmesDonationGivenby: JudieRidley
InHonorofEliseHolmesDonationGivenby: JudieRidleyInHonorofRidleyHolmesDonationGivenby: JudieRidley
InHonorofKurtandPatKaiserDonationGivenby: LaneandKayeCollins
InHonorofDr.JohnetteMcKownDonationGivenby: NancyNeill
InHonorofDr.andMrs.DennisF.Michaelis’WeddingDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik
InHonorofKevinandCalebPooleDonationGivenby: CloddyWilliams
InHonorofDavidRidley,IIIDonationGivenby: JudieRidley
InHonorofMikeSearightDonationGivenby: JudieRidley
InHonorofLanceSummeyDonationGivenby: KimPatterson
InHonorofAnnRoznovskyDonationGivenby: WacoTribune-Herald
memorialsInMemoryofBillieBrockAlbrechtDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik
InMemoryofHomerAllisonDonationGivenby: WayneandAnnDuncan
InMemoryofKariLynnDulinBakerDonationGivenby: HenryApperson StephenandJenniferBiles
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honorariums and memorialsOctober 1, 2010-December 31, 2010
InMemoryofKariLynnDulinBaker,continuedDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik ValerieandSylvesterJimenez SharonKenan Drs.WilliamandRuthPitts ThomasandKathrynProctor RBDRPLLC LindaReichenbach Drs.JimandCindySoRelle DougandHollyTripp LoriWatts
InMemoryofJeanneButalaDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik
InMemoryofLloydC.ColeDonationGivenby: WayneandAnnDuncan
InMemoryofRobertaCarterColginDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik
InMemoryofTomCrockettDonationGivenby: JoeArrington BruceandPamBriggs
InMemoryofCatherine“Fannie”DobbinsDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik
InMemoryofVirginiaLouiseDuncanDonationGivenby: WayneandAnnDuncan
InMemoryofJoyDyerDonationGivenby: Dr.SandraGoss HarryI.Harelik
InMemoryofDoyceEdwardsDonationGivenby: DarrellandDonnaSpenceSlette
InMemoryofThomasChampeFitzhugh,Jr.DonationGivenby: DavidandNannetteWheelis
InMemoryofBrendaHobbsDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik Drs.StanleyandJohnetteMcKown C.RayandCynthiaPerry
InMemoryofVictorJeffressDonationGivenby: RobertD.Ford
InMemoryofDorothyWorleyKayDonationGivenby: WilliamandRuthPitts JamesandTeresaRambo
InMemoryofNikolasKlarasDonationGivenby: DavidandNannetteWheelis
InMemoryofGeorgeKubacakDonationGivenby: NickandFayGutierrez HarryI.Harelik DannyandSandiJones NancyandThomasNeill
InMemoryofGildaFrancesandThomasLene,Jr.DonationGivenby: CarmackandRoseBerryman,Jr.
InMemoryofSarahLevineDonationGivenby: ThomasandKathrynProctor
InMemoryofGeorgeAlbertLogan,Jr.DonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik
InMemoryofAprilLowranceDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik
InMemoryofPerryMattaDonationGivenby: LorraineStansel
InMemoryofCarlD.McIntoshDonationGivenby: DavidandNannetteWheelis
InMemoryofRobertMethenyDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik
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honorariums and memorialsOctober 1, 2010-December 31, 2010
InMemoryofBeverlyMichaelisDonationGivenby: MaleaCopeland JerrilynManbeck BarbaraStites
InMemoryofDorothyHelenSandersDonationGivenby: JamesandLindaHardwick
InMemoryofDr.JamesScruggsDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik DavidandNannetteWheelis
InMemoryofMiltonDouglasSolomonDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik RayandCynthiaPerry
InMemoryofRosemaryJ.TaylorDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik
InMemoryofDorothyHelenTurnerDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik
InMemoryofJackVanZandtDonationGivenby: C.RayandCynthiaPerry
InMemoryofGaryWillisDonationGivenby: WesandCourtneyBlack ShirleyCrockett Dr.andMrs.RonEpps JohnandMargaretErwin JosephandGeraldineFarley HarryI.Harelik TomandNancyNeill MichaelandKathleenPlemons ThomasandKathrynProctor ElizabethSchultz RandyandIreneWillis
InMemoryofParkerOtwellWilsonIIIDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik
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Highlander QuarterlyisapublicationoftheMcLennanCommunityCollegeFoundation,a501(c)(3)and509(a)(1)charitableorganizationthatsupportsMcLennanCommunityCollegestudentscholarshipsandcapitalprojects.Executive Director:HarryI.Harelik,MPA,CPA,CFRE;Editor:KimPatterson,APR
If you are tired of less-than-impressive returns on traditional investments, consider the new Charitable Gift Annuity program offered by the MCC Foundation. With a charitable gift annuity, donors can achieve a high rate of return on their investment each month for life, with any balance at death going to a surviving spouse or to the MCC Foundation. A charitable income tax deduction is available in the year the annuity is purchased. MCC’s program is sponsored by the Austin Community Foundation, a $100 million founda-tion established in 1977 that manages funds for many smaller foundations (www.austincommunityfoundation.org.) Current rates* for single life annuities are as follows:
Age: 75 80 85 90 and up Guaranteed yield for life: 6.4% 7.25% 8.1% 9.5%+
An annuity program is available for married couples as well, and rates vary slightly. For more information about the MCC Foundation’s Charitable Gift Annuity program, contact Executive Director Harry Harelik, MPA, CPA, CFRE at [email protected] or 254-299-8606.
*rates for new annuities are subject to change annually
Charitable Gift Annuities a Win-Win for retirees