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As you review this Foundation Annual Report, the college will be in the midst of its 47th academic year helping students achieve their dreams. Their success often has a “generational” theme to it, as you will see on the following pages. For example, after having taught many years at MHCC, a retired instructor’s generosity is still making a powerful impact on current and future students. In another story, a graduate who is inspired by the death of a childhood friend has set his sights on becoming a pediatric oncologist and treating—and curing—future generations of leukemia patients. Thanks to his own hard work and Foundation scholarships, no one doubts that he will succeed! There are many such stories at MHCC, a few of which are featured here in this annual report.

This past year, we said good-bye to retiring President Dr. Michael Hay and welcomed Dr. Debbie Derr as our new president. She returns to MHCC after 11 years away, having served the past five years as president at North Iowa Area Community College. We are thrilled to have Dr. Derr back in MHCC territory. She is a gifted leader with a strong passion for the work of the Foundation and the community it seeks to serve. In another leadership change, we would like to recognize our outgoing Foundation Board president,

Nancy Jaksich. We thank Nancy for her community leadership and generosity, as well as her company’s (Suburban Auto Group) ongoing support of our Automotive Technology program.

Our Foundation Board and dozens of volunteers are once again hard at work planning our annual fundraising event for student scholarships. So, remember to save April 26 for the Foundation Auction & Dinner (and get your dance on with Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts).

Thank you again and again, for all you do for students at Mt. Hood Community College!

Warmly,

Michelle Gregory

Michelle Gregory Executive Director, MHCC Foundation & Community Development Director, MHCC

It has been a privilege and an honor to serve as president of the Mt. Hood Community College Foundation Board. The Board members are hardworking volunteers who continue to amaze me with their dedication to the students, employees and the general community of this great college. As our mission states, we truly are “a unifying force, providing resources vital to quality educa-tion and community life.”

We thank all the many donors, sponsors, friends and volunteers for another successful year in raising funds to support both the students and the excellent programs at MHCC. The fact that the Foundation’s assets are now more than $4.5 million is a testa-ment to years of dedicated donor and volunteer contributions.

I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet several MHCC Foundation scholarship recipients this year and hear their in-dividual stories. I noticed several consistent themes—their edu-cational journeys take passion, hard work and dedication, and scholarship support provides the financial means to reach their goals. In fact, they told me scholarships are more than a financial means. One student remarked that receiving a scholarship meant, “I really sensed that someone who had never met me, believed in

me! The money was needed and eased my financial burdens—but equally important was the knowledge that I was being lifted up and supported by my college. I am now ready to embark on my new career and start playing a part in lifting up the next gen-eration of students in my program.”

MHCC changes lives. As you read the student stories that follow in this report, you will know how your investment makes a tre-mendous lifelong impact on countless students and future gen-erations.

Thank you to our current Board members and to those who recently joined us. Together, with our combined skills and tal-ents, we will continue to build a strong Foundation dedicated to MHCC, its students and employees.

Sincerely,

nancy Jaksich 2012-13 MHCC Foundation Board President

Nancy Jaksich

Cuba to Vietnam to Mexico to Mt. Hood Community College to Stanford University. It’s not your typical college journey, but it worked for Tuan Anh Tran Caraballo. This 23-year old Cuban refugee, a 2013 MHCC graduate, is well on his road to a fulfilling career, thanks in part to the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation Scholarship and the Complete Your Dream Scholarship—both awarded by the MHCC Foundation.

His personal philosophy? “I call it the alchemy of success,” Carabello explains. “Something doesn’t come from nothing. It’s not your intelligence or aptitude. It’s not your money. It’s your hard work that makes the difference.” He also credits many others for contributing to his success thus far, including MHCC instructors, advisers and administrators,

MHCC Foundation and donors; fellow students, family and friends…you get the idea. Besides being hard-working and smart, he is also modest and appreciative.

After high school in Havana, Caraballo set his sights on the U.S. He first flew to Vietnam (his father is Vietnamese, his mother Cuban) and then to Mexico. Once in the U.S., he obtained political asylum. He had just enough cash in his pocket to make it to Gresham, where he knew he could enroll at MHCC and take classes to help him learn English.

He entered MHCC’s TRIO Student Support Services, a federal program that helps students pursue a bachelor’s degree. He excelled at English and was soon able to enroll in college-level classes.

Nicci Harwood, Caraballo’s TRIO adviser,

recalls their first meeting. “Tuan told me he was going to transfer to a top caliber university. He had all the confidence in the world, and I believed him. When he says he’s going to accomplish something, you just know it’s true.”

After Caraballo’s graduation from MHCC, Harwood wasn’t a bit surprised when he announced that he had won a full-ride scholarship to Stanford. More than 1,500 transfer students applied for just 34 scholarships.

Down the road, he plans to complete medical school and specialize in pediatric oncology in honor of a childhood friend. He plans to practice medicine in Gresham and volunteer in Cuba.

And, without a doubt, that’s exactly what’s he’s going to do.

THE LONG WAY TO STANFORD VIA MHCC

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YOUR SUPPORT IMPACTS GENERATIONS

“Something doesn’t come from nothing.

It’s not your intelligence or aptitude. It’s not your money. It’s your hard work that makes the difference.”

From Head Start to Head StartTalk about going full circle. Bryan Thompson-Bybee started at Mt. Hood Community College as a toddler in the Head Start program about 16 years ago. Today, he is back on campus as a second-year MHCC student and hopes to become a therapist or probation officer.

Thompson-Bybee’s journey hasn’t always been easy. With his parents absent, his grandparents stepped in to raise him and even put their retirement plans on hold.

While a student at Parkrose, he learned about scholarships for local high school students, made possible by generous dona-tions to the MHCC Foundation. He thanks his lucky stars every day for the scholarship he received. “I was amazed and thankful

when I received the good news. It gave me the confidence that I could accomplish my dreams and take some pressure off my grandparents,” he says.

Thanks to MHCC’s TRIO program that guided Thompson-Bybee through all the things that first-time college students find daunting, and thanks also to support from the Foundation, he has a second “head start” in life.

“It’s ironic that I am back at MHCC,” says Thompson-Bybee. “It was meant to be.”

High school scholarships are a great way to make a big impact on students’ futures. For more information, please contact the Founda-tion at 503-491-7206.

Tuan Anh Tran Caraballo Class of ‘13

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Bryan Thompson-Bybee Class of ‘15

Retired Science Instructor ImpactsFuture Generations of MHCC Students

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”I’m so grateful that someone believed

in me and was

willing to invest in

my future”

— Michelle Grant Class of ‘12

MHCC graduate Michelle Grant with her son, Sam

AND THE AWARD FOR ROLE MODEL GOES TO… Little did Michelle Grant know that while she was studying hard and earning a scholarship at Mt. Hood Community College, her son was observing and learning. In fact, he learned so much from his mother on how to pursue and capture a dream, that he is now enrolled at MHCC as a 16-year old freshman. Like mother, like son.

Grant graduated from MHCC spring term 2012 with an associate degree in the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program. She pushed herself and excelled academically (all As, except one darn B), even while her marriage was unraveling and bills piled up. She began searching for a path out.

“A friend had told me about the PTA program at MHCC,” states Grant. “I did a lot of research into the field and the college. I was extremely fortunate to get in and then earn the Kerri Foland Scholarship.”

The Kerri Foland Scholarship supports PTA students who struggle to make ends meet. Jennifer Layng, PTA class of 2008, created the scholarship in honor and memory of her classmate, Kerri Foland, who passed away in 2010. Layng has held craft fairs and an auction, sent direct mailings to her friends and colleagues, spoken at PTA conferences, and even organized a concert at her church.

Layng has raised more than $15,000, some of which was awarded to Grant as this year’s scholarship recipient.

“I’m so grateful that someone believed in me and was willing to invest in my future,” Grant says. “It’s nice to be part of the legacy of people who’ve gone through the program. There’s a common bond among all the PTA graduates.”

Grant has already found a job as a PTA for a company called, believe it or not, “Generations.” Makes perfect sense, as her son is now a student at MHCC. His dream? To become a theatre instructor.

His mother has played the role of role model well.

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Don Davis, a retired MHCC science instructor, is committed to sharing his passion for math and science and giving back to the college where he began teach-ing in 1968.

He has established a fund to make signifi-cant upgrades and provide new equip-ment for the physics lab. The lab will be equipped with wireless tablets and new lab benches and desks.

Davis is also committed to supporting the math program by matching donations to the Dead Mathmetician’s Society, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000.

What is the Dead Mathematicians Soci-ety? In 1986, two MHCC math instruc-tors, now retired, wanted to share their

passion for all-things-numerical. They formed the society and gave it a moniker inspired by the film, Dead Poets Soci-ety. The society hosts free seminars and invites all students, employees and com-munity members to learn about topics involving math. Using props not typi-cally found in a college classroom, such as scissors, fruit and Play-Doh, they cut through the heavy stuff to make learning creative and entertaining.

Donations to the Foundation earmarked for the Dead Mathematicians Society will enable the college to bring in high caliber guest speakers so more people can discover the fun side of math.

For more information, please contact the Foundation at 503-491-7206. Don Davis, retired MHCC instructor

After overcoming considerable hardship to complete her college education and land her dream job as a nurse, Lorinda Schnackenberg decided it was time “to give back to the community that aided me when I truly needed it.”

That’s why she became involved with Connections Community, an organiza-tion whose volunteers promote health, literacy and well-being among women and children in east Multnomah County. The organization established a new scholarship in 2012-13 for graduates of MHCC’s Transitions and Transiciones programs with proceeds from an annual book sale, among other activities.

A graduate of Transitions herself, Schnackenberg credits the program with much of her success. “I was surrounded by other women who had stories of hardship and despair, whose experiences were much like my own. The experience helped me not to feel so lonely.”

She also says, “The instructors helped me with registration, housing and navigating the college campus and curriculum.”

Schnackenberg adds that she is “grateful and gracious every day” for the opportu-nities she has received as well as for the work that she and her fellow volunteers are doing with Connections Community.

Similarly, many others feel the same way about Schnackenberg’s commitment to helping people both inside the hospital and in the county. The March of Dimes named her a finalist for Oregon Nurse of the Year and she received a Daisy Award for exceptional nursing.

Schnackenberg’s story is proof positive that Foundation scholarships are an important investment in the future. She sums it up this way: “The group believes that when you help a woman, you are helping a family and generations that follow.”

CONNECTIONS COMMUNITY ESTABLISHES SCHOLARSHIP

The past, and future, of Lorinda Schnackenberg can be described in three words: just walk forward, which also happens to be her family motto. It describes how she was able to overcome immense struggles to rise up and build a great life for herself and her son. It was, and continues to be, an inspiring transformation.

Today, Schnackenberg has her dream job. She cares for mothers and their babies as a labor and delivery nurse at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center. Her sons call her the baby whisperer.

Whisper is what she did when she first tiptoed into class at Mt. Hood Community College. Lacking in self-esteem, due in part to an unhappy marriage (which she has since escaped),

Schnackenberg was filled with fear and trepidation when she started college. “Those first few years after leaving my marriage were really difficult,” she says. “ I had zero self-worth. I was on the verge of homelessness and in utter despair. Yet, I had a son who needed me. I had to walk forward for his future.”

Hunger, cold and fatigue were part of their daily lives. But she kept walking to class every day, eyes on her studies and on her future. As her grades improved, her confidence slowly grew.

One instructor allowed her to be late for class so she could wait with her son for his school bus. With this kind of support and advice, Schnackenberg began to apply for and receive scholarships, and graduated from MHCC with honors.

After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Portland State University, she returned to MHCC to enroll in the nursing program.

When financial troubles arose, she received a Foundation nursing scholarship. Schnackenberg is giving back to her community in many ways including as a volunteer with Connections Community.

“The ripple effect extends far,” Schnackenberg says. “Awarding scholarships promotes positive changes for generations. I am proof of that.”

See above story for more infomation on Connections Community.

WALKING FORWARD TO A BETTER LIFE

Lorinda Schnackenberg Class of ‘92

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TrAnsiTions And TrAnsiciones are career planning and college pre-paredness programs for single parents, displaced homemakers and women who speak English as a second lan-guage. Students enroll in the programs to develop a career goal, get to know the college and all its resources, make friends and develop time management and study skills.

For more information on Transitions, Transiciones or other programs at MHCC, please visit mhcc.edu.

Major Sponsors

Clackamas County BankLegacy Mount Hood Medical CenterThe OutlookRip Caswell Bronze Sculptures/

Phelps Creek Vineyard Riverview Community Bank

Additional Sponsors

Accu NWThe Boeing Company Matt Dodson, Studio 212/

Gradient ProductionsEdward Jones – Robin McGregor,

Financial AdvisorMBankMicrochip Technology, Inc. Mt. Hood Cleaners/USI NorthwestPepsi Port of PortlandPortland General ElectricTalbot Korvola and Warwick, LLP Vanport International, Inc.

Donors

A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery VillageAccent On AttitudeRalph E. AhselnAli Peret Design StudioAll About AutomotiveAl’s Garden CenterAlways Perfect CateringBarbara AndrewsAnkeny Vineyard WineryRodney Barker and Karen CrostonSpring BastowWilliam BeaulieuBella CupcakeThe Benson HotelA Betty Chisum SaleBoccelli’s RistoranteBoeing Training & Flight ServicesBrenda BradyBurns Feed StoreCampbell Salgado StudiosPaul CapellCascade Athletic ClubsCascade Wealth Advisors

Caswell Gallery and StudioChild’s PlayClackamas County BankColumbia Gorge Premium OutletsColumbia River GalleryColumbia River Maritime MuseumColumbia State BankPete Conklin and Kathy ClevengerCorbet Farm and TradeJ. David CoxCrossFit PDXKornelijs DaleDan Anderson Karate SchoolDan Christopher PhotographyDarcelle XV ShowplaceKenneth DaughertyDon and Kelly DeVoreDon Palmer, PG Valuation Group, LLCCheryl DuBois-GravesDunsmere DelightsRich Egner Jr. and Gail EgnerEl Gaucho RestaurantLudmilla EllisEmbassy Suites - Portland Downtown

Diamond Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Car Raffle Sponsor

thank you to our generous auction sponsors and donors

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Top: Dr. John and Jan Nizic with Foundation Board member Robin McGregor

Middle: Judy Han and Foundation Board member Leslie Radke

Bottom: MHCC Board member Maggie Nelson with her mother, Ada Spikes, and Associated Student Government president, William Miller.

With the theme, Education...A Journey to Opportunity, the MHCC Foundation’s annual Auction & Dinner on May 4 proved to be a real adventure!

Auction items ranged from bottles of wine, creative baskets and unique handcrafted gifts to world-class trips to Bali, Italy, Mexico and South Africa. Equally adventurous prizes included an evening of steaks and cigars overlooking the Sandy River and OSU football tickets to a game at Berkeley, Calif., and many other irresistible items.

In addition to silent and live auctions, the event also included a raffle for a voucher for a Chevy Spark or Ford Fiesta, sponsored by Suburban Auto Group. The winning raffle ticket was

purchased by Leisa Beck, an MHCC employee in the Human Resources department.

The event raised nearly $180,000 in support of MHCC students on their journey to a college education and unlimited opportunities.

One such student is Lorinda Schnackenberg, who shared her own inspiring story from the stage. (See story on page 3.)

A video shown that evening reinforced the message that donations to the Foundation directly benefit generations of students and the communities in which they live and work. Matt Dotson, an MHCC Integrated Media student and owner of Studio 212; and Gradient

Casey Ryan, Foundation Board member and auction chair, with his wife, Alyse Ryan

FOUNDATION AUCTION AND DINNER CONTINUES

Enhance SalonDale and Pat FiedlerThe Flying Pie PizzeriaBrian FreemanRob and Stacey FriedmanEthlyn FrommeGeranium LakeGlass ButterflyGlendoveer Golf CourseGoldArt JewelryGreg and Elizabeth GomezGrand Central BakeryGrand Country Music HallGresham OpticalSunny and Judy HanHappy to ListenLoree HarrellHarvey’s Comedy ClubMichael Hay and Ann JordanHelping Hands Household SVSDon and Kristine HendrixHeron HausMartin HertrichHiggins Restaurant and BarThe Hoppy Brewer

Hopworks Urban BreweryBarbara HowellMaggie HuffmanStan HymeliCandyBob and Jean IceJerry and Nancy JaksichJan Edwards StudioMary Rose JansenJazzy BagelsJerry’s Rogue JetsPeggy JohansenDebora JohnsonBev JozwiakKid Vid Entertainment, LLCKINK FM 101.9Sunny KleverMisa KodamnMark KraljRalph and Judi KrussowEliza LaneCrystal LarizaLED LenserLloyd Center Ice RinkThe Local Cow

Mike and Jane MaceMagnum OpusMarine Discovery ToursMarquis CompaniesMichael McAlpine and

Michelle GregoryRobin and Loretta McGregorMcMenamins EdgefieldMcMenamins Pubs and BreweriesDavid and Debora MehlhaffMHCC Aquatic CenterMHCC Cosmetology ProgramMHCC Dental HygieneMHCC Employer Partnership

CommitteeMHCC Hospitality and TourismMHCC Human ResourcesMHCC Humanities DepartmentMHCC Office of the PresidentMHCC Project YESSBrock MillerSandra MillerSenator Rod MonroeShannon MontgomeryMother’s Bistro & Bar

Mt. Hood RailroadMundos World of PhotographyMaggie NelsonNicholas RestaurantCarlos and Diane NoriegaNW Children’s Theater and SchoolNW NaturalOaks Amusement ParkLinda OkazakiOnPoint Community Credit UnionOregon Coast AquariumJane PattersonKaty PaulPelican Pub & BreweryPendleton Round-Up and

Happy CanyonRebecca PerryPersimmon Country ClubPhelps Creek VineyardsThe Pines VineyardPittock MansionPort of PortlandMike and Joan PorterPortland Center StagePortland Columbia

Symphony OrchestraPortland Florist ShopPortland Highland GamesPortland NurseryPortland Rose Festival AssociationPortland Trail BlazersLeslie RadkeLauren RemingtonKaren ReynoldsRichard Herrera About HairRiegelmann’s ApplianceRip Caswell Bronze SculpturesRiverview Community BankBob RockwellBeverly RussellCasey RyanFred and Ann SanchezSchedeen NurseryMindy SchmidtDiane SchmittDave ShieldsShine Candle CompanyAmy SievertSimple Pleasures EventsThe Stash Tea Company

The Stovall GroupSuburban Auto GroupSuburban ChevroletDon and Evelyn SwartKaren SwensonTamale FactoryNate and Angie TofteJeff and Kathy ToynbeeTrevor Shaw SafarisDebi TribeTrillium Interiors, Inc.Troutdale General StoreUmpqua BankVespa PortlandVista Balloon AdventuresWalker Travel and CruisesBarbara WhiteBrenda WiseMatt WithamWoodburn DragstripGlenn WrightYour New SchoolLidia YuknavitchRonald and Marilyn ZookJim and Garie Zordich

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Productions, a company comprised of many MHCC alums, created the video.

Casey Ryan, a Foundation Board member and auction chair, served as emcee for the evening. “Without the incredible support of the community and many hard-working volunteers, this event would not enjoy the success that it has,” he said.

The MHCC Foundation is grateful to the event’s Diamond Sponsor, The Oregon Lottery, for its generous support. The Foundation also thanks major sponsors Clackamas County Bank, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management/Mark Kralj, Principal; Kaiser Permanente, Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, The Outlook, Phelps Creek Vineyards, Rip Caswell Bronze Sculptures,

Riverview Community Bank and Suburban Auto Group.

Shake, Rattle & Roll in 2014Save the date! The auction committee is hard at work planning Shake, Rattle & Roll, the Foundation’s Annual Auction, Dinner & Dance, April 26 at the Red Lion Hotel on the River. The event will feature rock ‘n roll music by Johnny Limbo & the Lugnuts, sponsored by Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center. Visit mhcc.edu/foundation or call 503-491-7206 to make your reservation or for more information.

Leisa Beck (right), winner of the car raffle, picks up the keys from Erinn Sowle, general manager of Suburban Ford (left), and Nancy Jaksich, owner of Suburban Auto Group.

TRADITION OF CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS

American Association of University Women - Gresham Area Branch Scholarship

ASG Taylur DeWolf Legacy ScholarshipAutomotive Technology Student Scholarship Betty Gray Early Childhood ScholarshipBetty and R.E. “Poly” Schedeen and Neighborhood

Saints of MHCC Endowed Leadership AwardBob Wilson Endowed ScholarshipBoeing Company Manufacturing

Tech Prep ScholarshipBoeing Company Scholarship Burlingame Family ScholarshipConnections Community ScholarshipDavid H. Spooner Memorial ScholarshipDonna Hand Memorial ScholarshipDwyre Family ScholarshipEd Benedict Memorial ScholarshipEdward M. and Helen B. Nelson

Family Endowed ScholarshipEllsworth D. and Elenora W. Purdy ScholarshipEvelyn E. Humphreys Memorial Endowed ScholarshipFly Fishing Arts and Conservation Society ScholarshipFrank and Mary Wales ScholarshipFuture Connect Scholarship

G. and A. Hertrich Endowed Scholarship George and Polly Casterline ScholarshipGlenn Otto Community Service ScholarshipHarold and Mollie Bihn Nursing ScholarshipHealthcare Communicators of

Oregon (HCO) ScholarshipHoodview Amateur Radio Club ScholarshipIdaho Funeral Service Association ScholarshipJ. Frank Schmidt Jr. Endowed ScholarshipJames F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation ScholarshipJames R. Graybill Scholarship Jeremy E. Christensen Memorial ScholarshipJim Weston ScholarshipJoan Stovall Memorial FundJohn Barry and Doris Ruth Norlin

Endowed ScholarshipJohn J. “Ski” Sygielski ScholarshipJohn Lim/Gresham Area Chamber

of Commerce ScholarshipJohn P. Malcom Endowed ScholarshipKaiser Permanente Latino Staff Association ScholarshipKerri Foland ScholarshipMarcus Family ScholarshipMargaret Lorain Scholarship

MEChA Club Scholarship MHCC Hospitality and Tourism Club ScholarshipMoen Machinery Endowed Scholarship Muriel Schier Memorial ScholarshipNikolina Stoyanova Memorial ScholarshipNoll Family/McVey Memorial ScholarshipNorthwest Fish Culture Conference ScholarshipNorthwest Motorsports Association ScholarshipOlive Elizabeth Grace Memorial ScholarshipOCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation ScholarshipOregon Funeral Directors Association ScholarshipThe Outlook/Lee Irwin Memorial Endowed ScholarshipPacifiCorp ScholarshipPaul and Carol Kreider Endowed Scholarship Pepsi ScholarshipPortland Swap Meet Endowed Scholarship Portland Woman’s Club ScholarshipRaymond and Vivian Murhammer

Endowed Scholarship Richard O. Fimmel Scholarship Riverview Community Bank ScholarshipRobert C. Scott Memorial ScholarshipRodney T. and Ruth Robinson Endowed ScholarshipRon Russell Memorial Scholarship

Salon Ambiance ScholarshipSam Kosta Memorial Scholarship SCI Oregon Funeral Services Inc. ScholarshipSed and Betty Stuart ScholarshipSenior Adult Center ScholarshipSharon Lewis Memorial Endowed Professional

Development Fund for Part-Time InstructorsShelie Macias Memorial Endowed Scholarship Shirley Labinowicz ScholarshipSoroptimist International of Gresham

Endowed ScholarshipSoroptimist International of Portland-East

Foundation Endowed Scholarship Steve Martin Memorial Endowed ScholarshipTichy Family Nursing ScholarshipTichy Nursing ScholarshipWalt Morey Memorial Endowed ScholarshipWessinger Foundation ScholarshipWin Casterline Memorial Endowed Scholarship Wintz Family Foundation Scholarship

ANNUAL AND ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS

For information on supporting these scholarships or starting a fund, please contact the Foundation at 503-491-7206 or give@mhcc.edu.

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High fives and applause to the two recipients of the 2013 Community Partnership award – Microchip Technology, Inc. and Suburban Auto Group. The award honors companies and organizations for their ongoing support of MHCC.

Microchip’s involvement with MHCC dates back decades. In essence, the company and the college work closely together to provide customized training to Microchip employees.

“Working with MHCC helps us keep things local, build a better network of providers and offer our team members an on-site source for valuable training,” says Lynn Stephan, Micro-chip’s manufacturing training and organiza-tional development manager.

In turn, Microchip supports MHCC by pro-viding representatives to serve on an advisory committee and offering internships to students. Microchip also provides scholarships and sup-ports our Foundation fundraising efforts.

“MHCC is a great business partner and resource for Microchip,” says Kathy Clevenger, Microchip vice president. “We’ve partnered with the college since we opened our Gresham manufacturing facility in 2002. We enjoy raising the profile of our industry and providing an annual tour to MHCC engineering students.”

Suburban Auto Group has partnered with the college for decades. The company supports MHCC’s Ford ASSET program by serving on its advisory committee, sponsoring Ford ASSET stu-dents through paid dealership work experiences and providing full-time employment to MHCC graduates. In fact, six out of seven of the dealer-ship’s technicians are MHCC graduates.

“We appreciate the value that MHCC brings to our business through its Ford ASSET program. Education and quality trained individuals are our future,” says Nancy Jaksich of Suburban Auto Group and past-president of the MHCC Foundation Board.

Microchip and Suburban Auto Group are vital community partners to MHCC. Together, we’re helping to build a great workforce—for today and tomorrow.

THANK YOU, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Microchip Technology, Inc.

Suburban Auto Group: Suburban Ford - Suburban Chevrolet

It’s not often we dub someone a Saint with a capital “S.” If anyone ever deserved such, it’s Beverly Russell, who was bestowed with the MHCC Patron Saint Award for 2013. This award is an annual tradition that recognizes individu-als for their outstanding volunteer support and contributions to the college and its students.

Russell has been an active, longtime supporter of MHCC. The District Board of Education elected her to fill her husband Ron Russell’s unexpired term when he passed away in 2006. She then ran successfully for a four-year term in 2007. She served on numerous Board committees, including budget, negotiations and presidential search and served as chair 2009-10.

“I’ve had a long, enjoyable relationship with this outstanding institution,” says Russell. “Working with some of the best people in the world at MHCC to help so many is a true pleasure. Community colleges play a vital role in helping individuals of all ages and economic means pursue opportunities for a rewarding future.”

Passionate about education, Russell is a big supporter of the MHCC Foundation. She currently serves on the Board, reviews scholarship applications and recruits everyone she knows to attend Foundation events. The world could use more Saints like her.

SAINTS WALK AND WORK AMONG US MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION

BOARD MEMBERS

Dear G. and A. Hertrich Endowed Scholarship Donor:

Allow me to thank you for this inspiring opportunity to exhibit my strengths with the generous scholarship you have provided. I am honored and grateful for your support.

I plan to maintain my 4.0 grade point average and whole-heartedly immerse myself in the Natural Resources Technology program here at MHCC. In an effort to further my education, I will continue my volunteer work with Friends of Trees and seek job opportunities in this field. After my time at MHCC, I plan on attending

Oregon State University if monetarily feasible.

Through dedication I will prove my abilities. Your charitable gesture has lightened my financial burden by paying my tuition and assisting with textbooks. This allows me to commit to my studies and excel academically. I want to express gratitude to you and the MHCC Foundation for making my academic career a plausible path to success.

Sincerely,

Hannah Waldrop

MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION

BOARD MEMBERS

Nancy JaksichPresident

Kathy ToynbeeVice President

Don DeVoreSecretary

Greg MettlerTreasurer

Jeff Akers*Paul Capell*Pat FiedlerMark GarberDon HendrixMartin HertrichStan HymelPeggy Johansen

MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE fOUNDaTION 2012–13 aNNUaL rEpOrT

A Note of Appreciation

THANK YOU, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Beverly Russell

Loretta McGregorRobin McGregorBrock MillerGretchen M. Nichols*Carlos E. NoriegaLinda OkazakiJane Patterson Thomas A. PerrickLeslie RadkeRobert RockwellBeverly RussellCasey RyanJenny UnderhillWendy Vondrak Marilyn Zook*

new MeMbers for 2013-14

Hannah Waldrop Class of ‘15

2012-13

* 2012--13 Retiring Board Members

Barbara Malcom

Angela McKenzie-Tucker

Ted Tosterud

Jon Sandstrom

Christy Brewster

GENEROUS DONORS MAKE DREAMS A REALITY FOR MHCC STUDENTS

Wintz Family FoundationAlpine Associates Club

$500 to $999

American Association of University Women - Gresham Area Branch

Susan BradyDaryle BroadswordColumbia State BankPete Conklin and Kathy ClevengerJohn and Dr. Debra DerrDon and Kelly DeVoreVicki DixonDale and Pat FiedlerJan Fortier-CalbaumBrian and Annette FreemanDoug and Vicki FreemanRyan FreemanMark Garber and Janet PardoRichard GraceHoodview Amateur Radio ClubClyde and Marteen JensenJeff Jones and Tamara RussellMike and Jane MaceMichael McAlpine and

Michelle GregoryMersereau and Shannon, LLPLinda NeumannClint NewellFrank NewellGretchen M. NicholsCarlos E. and Diane NoriegaOnPoint Community Credit UnionMichael PatrickRay and Carla RobertsonBeth SammonsJon SandstromSoroptimist International of GreshamSuburban Auto GroupJohn J. “Ski” SygielskiSteve Urman and Vickie RommAllan Warman and Cassie McVeetyJoe and Wendy VondrakAndrew WongRon and Marilyn Zook

MarCia WhitfieldChalet Club $250 to $499

All God’s Children International, Inc.Jim and Nancy BoyleBrenda BradyCascade 2005 PT and

Orthopedic SportsMark and Frieda ChristopherCourtesy FordKornelijs DaleKenneth DaughertyHolly DeGrowJay and Jennifer DeMentDoherty FordFrances DyerLudmilla EllisMarc Fovinci and Ulrike DeVotoEthlyn FrommeTom and Cheryl GravesEddie and Jean HallKen and Patty HallgrenMichele HamptonJames and Bernadette HarnishHillyers Mid City FordUrsula IrwinJerry and Peggy JohansenRalph and Judy KrussowA Living Legacy

Greg and Debbie MettlerMike and Debbie MillerDavid and Susan Shaw MingerJoe and Kathy MooreSheri MosherMt. Hood Linen Supply, Inc.Mt. Hood Window Coverings, Inc.Steve and Linda OkazakiThomas A. and Kathy PerrickChristie PlinskiPortland Gay Men’s Chorus, Inc.Ray Schultens MotorsRobberson FordMichael and Jill RussellJ. Michael SchultzDave and Trish Lichau Shields Tommie SmithRoger and Marcia SoderlingSuburban FordTeeny Foods CorporationWilliam ThranTeresa TongVancouver Auto Group

MarCia WhitfieldCascade Circle Club $125 to $249

Advanced Marketing Group, LLCGale BlessingRick BolestaLarry and Cathi BushawJennifer CahillCascade Gresham Physical TherapyJulie ChapmanFrances CollierShirley CraddickDave and T.C. DeVenyJoshua Dow-Hilton and

Kristin Grace-HiltonRich DuvalJeff and Julie ForbisLinda GraceGail HareDon and Kristine HendrixLynn HornBarbara HowellIndustrial Sand Supply, Inc.Elizabeth JohnsonMike and Susie JonesWayne Litzenberger and Jane Patterson Shirley LoeschRobert and Sue Loesch-FriesDonna Martin-SickingerCherilyn NederhiserEllen NonnWendy PattonProcter & GamblePtarmigan Pediatrics, LLCLeslie RadkeKaren ReynoldsAl Richard and Sue O’ HalloranMark RichardCasey and Alyse RyanJoe SpoonerJames TaylorJeff and Kathy ToynbeeMarcia Whitfield

MarCia WhitfieldFriends of the Mountain up to $124

John AasKevin and Lindsay AbendscheinCharles and Ann Adams

The following individuals, businesses, foundations and organizations provided gifts in support of MHCC students July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013. If we overlooked a name or made an error, please let us know by calling 503-491-7206 or email give@mhcc.edu.

Jeff and Marika AkersDavid and Nancy AllenEric AndersonJean AndersonSusan AndersonWalt AndersonCharles and Shirley AngellCindy BadzikJef BakerCharmaine BalangueGeraldine BarraSusan and Dan BartlettJoe BartlingCraig and Karen BauskeLeisa BeckDouglas and Elena BeeberAurora BenenatiEnnies BerkeEmery and Beatrice BillingsJames and Gale BirdJim and Joan BirdLeslie Bird-KindiceDelores BjorklundSteven BjorklundLisa BlanchardRichard and Beverly BlanchardGreg BloodCarol BluhmWard and Rose Marie BoehnerRod Boettcher and Pam ShieldsKurt and Sally BrauckmillerThomas and Susan BrauckmillerMichael BraysonKaren BridgmonShauna BrittonTimothy and Jacqueline BrittonMelinda BroncheauJack BrookTravis and Katie BrownRobin BrushLynsie BurkeRobert BurokerErik BurrosRichard and Francine CachCraig CallicotteDan and Debbie CarpenterTim CaryMartin CastellanosTony and Debi CastorWilliam ChambersMarla ChaneyMarilyn ChildsScott ChildsJimmy and Connie ClaeysMarvin and Michelle CoatesKevin and Kathy ConordContract Plumbing ServiceLouis and Betty CornelisonKristen CovertMary Ann CrainDonald and Bev CrawfordMichael CruzMika CulyCurtis and Kathy CutsforthR. and Kathleen DanielsonEd DavisNancy DavisLawrence DawkinsDanny and Annette DeckerPaul and Julie Della ValleRonald and Beverly DeLongGary and Judith Delorit

Mark DenneyHenry DennisCatherine DePriestEsther DewJoan DeYoungLeslee DirkLouise DixRich and Sharon DotyJennifer DuquetteBarbara DuranAngela DuyckDelferna DyerTracy EnceAnn EricksonJames and Charlotte EricksonPhillip Erickson and Lori NagelMark and Corrine ErvinSteve and Christine EvansCoral FalkWilliam FarverCheryl FaustMike FazzolariJennifer FergusonMarlene FergusonDoug FerrinLorianne FiedlerMargaret FinlaysonJack FosterNancy FoxMary Ann McCarthy FujiiTodd and Denise GaddoGerald GaleyDon Gardner and Barbara LolichLisa GarloffDonald and Janet GathwrightTerry GentryGeorge’s Sandy Muffler and BrakesGeoff and Rhonda GiborRich and Kathleen GieverRichard and Kathleen GilletteSteve and Patricia GilletteMary GirschLise GlancyRichard and Diana GodfreyKay GolacinskiMarc GoldbergRonald and Katherine GoodwinArthur GreenhalghMichael GreilingJudith HadleyRonald and Karen HaguewoodPaul and Deanna HallM.L. HallHamilton-Mylan Funeral Home, Inc.Todd HannaJon Harker and Ann KendellenCynthia HarnlyDeWin HarrisDaryl Harrison-CarsonMichael and Alison HartDee HatchMichael Hay and Ann JordanKevin and Mary HendersonTimothy and Cathy HendersonWilliam HerbertGeorge HicksHills Family Dentistry PCKaren HinkleJarrod HogueMarion HokenstadBrad and Bente HouleMark Huber

MarCia WhitfieldPresidential Summit Club $1,000 and above

Accu NWAmeriprise FinancialThe Art Walk ETCLori AusHarold and Mollie Bihn TrustThe Boeing CompanyAnn BrownBurlingame Development, Inc.Cascade Wealth AdvisorsJane CedarCity of Portland - Office of the MayorClackamas County BankConfederated Tribes of the

Colville ReservationConnections Community, Inc.Stephen DarnellDon DavisJanice EntenmannEnterprise Holdings FoundationFerguson Wellman Capital ManagementFord Parts and Service ClubWilliam GraceJames GraybillGary GrimesHealthcare Communicators of OregonMartin HertrichG. Adolf HertrichStan HymelJ. Frank Schmidt Family

Charitable FoundationJerry and Nancy JaksichJP Morgan Chase FoundationKaiser PermanenteMark and Kathy KraljPaul and Carol KreiderPatrick and Jennifer LayngPete Lorain and Jan BurgessLegacy Mount Hood Medical CenterM. W. Wilson TrustMarquis Companies, Inc.MBankRoger and Sonya McDowellRobin and Loretta McGregorMHCC Supervisors AssociationMicrochip Technology, Inc.George MorganGrant and Linda NoelNorthwest Fish Culture ConferenceNorthwest Motorsports AssociationOregon Community Foundation Joseph

E. Weston Public FoundationOregon LotteryOh Planning + DesignPacifiCorpPepsiPhilips Electronics North

America CorporationPaul PorchPort of PortlandPortland General ElectricPortland Woman’s ClubEstate of Betty Pritchett-LightRalph and Shelly RadmerRiverview Community BankRobert RockwellBeverly RussellDeanna Spooner SundstromTalbot Korvola and Warwick, LLPAnna Mae TichyVanport International, Inc.Karyn VincentRobert WilsonMT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE fOUNDaTION

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DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AND OUTSTANDING

SUPPPORT STAFF AWARDS

Michele Hampton English Composition

Instructor

Chrissy Bloome Nursing Instructor

Vicki Lundmark-Trujillo Administrative Assistant – Industrial Technology

Michael Jones Natural Resources

Instructor

Brenda Wise Science Lab Coordinator

Kori Torheim Adult Basic Skills

Instructor

Nathalie Wright Distance Learning Professional

Development Facilitator

Scott Plinski Reading Instructor

Lee Mitchell Science and Biology

Instructor

• Nominated and selected by their peers and students

• Awards provided by the Foundation

Amanda HuckleberryCasey HughesLois HuntAdolf and Sheila HunterHerbert and Ruth HusonDouglas and Dyanna IrvineBonnie JepsenArt and Diane JohnsonRussell JohnsonSally JohnsonBobby JonesMark and Denise JonesWilliam JonesJo Ann Jones-GoodboyQuentin KeenerDale KellamsDonna KellamsGrant KellamsEd and Kathy KemperDorothy KennedyThomas KentDiana KermanVolio and Yuko KesicJack and Susan KileySunny KleverGlenn KnightRobert and Joy KreinDarlene KuchlerGary and Lynda KuehlDavid KuhnDouglas Kuhne and

Sharon SimoneBill and Ann LaCourMark and Debbie LameyJoanne LancasterIrene LarkinsAnn LatimerDonna LauderbackNancy Lauderback-Kilgore

George and Marilyn LayngRon and Ginger LeachDae LeeCambria and Devon LeighCharles and Mary LesowskeHarlan LevyClifford and Rashell LewisJoan LimStephen and Judith LindbeckMelissa LindsaySharon LivingstonDon and Judith LloydClinton LoceyMary LoomisDaniel LoveJerry and Donna LundChristina MaierEric ManarangKeith ManevalMarion AG Service, Inc.Marotel, LLCJohn MartinWilliam and Betty MartinMark and Amy MathewsJerry and Chrissy MatthewsMichael McAfeeTheresa McAreavyDennis and Jette McCarthyPatti Jo McCarthyRenee McCarthyShannon McCarthyBob and Dee McConnellCody and Ann McConnellMalcolm McCordJulie McCreedyCorey and Valerie McGrawMichael and Diane McKeelMary McKinstryJames and Rita McMahan

Robert McMillanZadoc MerrillJesse and Laurel MerzCharles and Patti MichelJack and Shirley MillerJanet MillerSandra MillerMillers Economy AutoElizabeth MillikenHenry and Eulia MishimaBonnie Jean MitchellKathleen MitchellTravis and Michelle MitleyMKM Architecture, Inc.Javid MohtashamSenator Rod and Billie MonroeCharlene MooreMarlys MorlandStanley MoserJoel and Cindy MumfordDeborah NeherTorlof and Margaret NelsonTom and Mary NemmertJeff and Melissa NewberryCorey and Brittany NielsonJohn and Jan NizicDale and Becky NormandWayne and Mary NormandJason and Kristie NorrisGary NovakSteven NovellaKaren OehlerDave and Val OlsonMarlene OlsonNancy OlsonLori OsborneWayne OstermillerGordon and Lanaire OttDavid Panichello

Lori PankratzRyan and Angela ParkerScott and Peggy PaulSkip and Susan PaynterRoy and Patti PellerinJanelle PencilleStephen PerezMarilyn PittsTimothy PollyProActive Orthopedic and SportsScott RadmerMargaret RagsdaleAlicia RahnJeff and Annette Mattson ReardonElizabeth ReddekoppRedmond Veterinary Clinic PCReynolds School District 7Molly RheaHomer and Shannon RichardsJeffery RingLinda RobinsonMarilyn RolfeRon Sayer NissanDiana RosvallJody RothKari RothiDoug and Sharon RoweFred and Ann SanchezSandy Auto Body and PaintTed ScheinmanFrederick SchnellJohn SchommerBob Scott and Kathleen WivellKerri ScottCynthia SellersJames and Jennifer ShannonJoseph and Sheri SharpVickie ShawKelly Shea

Suzanne SheppardBill and Linda SiegelDorothy SiegelLarry and Judy SiscoJason and Deanna SkirvingJoe and Carol SluderJoey and Lynn SluderBruce SmithLoretta SmithEula SnowbergerMarcella SpencerRuth SpencerSusan SpencerAda SpikesJonathan SpindorDonna StantonDorothea StephenColleen StewartDoris StewartMelissa StewartWayne and Debbie StoneSteven StorlaMike and Carol StoutChris and Pam SullivanSunset ImportsJuanita SyronEd and Phyllis ThiemannKimberly ThompsonGary ThomsenMaria ThrejbalBrian and Patti TrickelEric TschuyLindsey TuckerDebbie Van DoverJeff and Kimberly VankampenRichard and Stephanie VargoLinda VigesaaLawrence VigilLeopoldo Vigil

Mardetta VigilJoy WaddellJeanette WagnerPaul and Valerie WalbergPaul WalkerAlison WarrSidney and Maria WatsonDean WeissRichard and Lisa WesleyBob WhippsEllen WhiteLaura WhitingChris and Angelique WhitlowCarole WickhamSteve and Christy WieseDean WiestJoyce WilliamsSara WilliamsDelores WilsonBrenda WiseMatt WithamJoseph and Susan WoffordJanet WolslegelAl Wood and Diane SchmidtCherylyn WrightDavid WrightSarah WrightChristine WrynDon and Diane YerkesGary and Becca Zollman

Allwood Recyclers, Inc.

Vicki ColesDD SpinnersGresham HondaMariSource

John Mark PerkinsLisa StandageGlenn WoldTom WorcesterRichard A. Yapp

Gifts of non-cash items generously given from July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013

in-kind donations to the ColleGe

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July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013

Revenues, Gains/Losses and other Support donations $459,581 interest and dividends $120,258 Realized Gains/(losses) on investments $200,923 special events/Fundraising $135,662 other income $3,665

totaL RevenueS, Gains/(losses) and other support $920,089

Scholarships and other expenses awards and scholarships $228,238 Fundraising $133,964 administrative $117,066 other expenses $40,796 totaL expenSeS $520,064 IncReaSe/(DecReaSe) In net aSSetS $400,025 net aSSetS, beginning of year $3,596,384 net aSSetS, end of year $3,996,409

FOUNDATION FINANCIAL REPORT

Foundation Net Assets in Thousands

$3,551

$3,878

$3,996

$3,269

11-12

$3,597

09-10 08-09 10-11 12-13

These donors made gifts in honor or in memory of someone special.

MeMoRial & honoRaRy donations

This past year, the Foundation provided more than $228,000 in student scholarships, equipment and support for various college programs and departments.

In Memory of Alex D. Anderson › Mary anderson

In Memory of Robert Wesley, Ph.D› anonymous

In Honor of Dave Shields› John J. “ski” sygielski

In Honor of Elizabeth Perry› soroptimists international

of Gresham

In Memory of Ron Russell› Michael and Jill Russell

In Memory of George Casterline › Gary Grimes› suzanne sheppardIn Memory of Marv Ogle› Bonnie Jepsen

In Memory of Larry McVey› henry and eulia Mishima

In Memory of Kerri Foland› scott Radmer

In Memory of Nikolina Stoyanova› a living legacy› all God’s Children

international, inc.› Judy hadley› Jonathan harker and

ann kendellen› diana kerman in honor

of shirley loesch› Jack and susan kiley› shirley loesch› l. sue loesch-Fries› J. Michael schultz

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