VANCE-GRANVILI,E COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ONOURPAST

Words of Appreciation

T he Vanre-Granville Community College family h.'ld muc:h to <elebr.lte in the p(\St ye.u. M we n.'iJl'Cit..-d upon40 :,ucn~ful )'t'~n. of providing higher f..•ducalion o1nd lr<~ini •'S to thow.and:t of p..-'0-p l\", preparing t~m for new jobs .lnd opportuniti t.>s- As Wt! celebr.lled lhat suro.~. we 1•ttempted to bring the cmmnunity IOb'CihLT, rcmiuding l.'vcryonl! of allth;.~t the '-'Oik-gc has c~ctomplbh.._'<.J in the pi151. and lool..ing al"~C<•d to wh01t we mi~ht ao.:ompllsh ln the futt1~.

Ncvcrthclc~ .• unitbt the o:lcbrution!;, tl1c p<"lSl y.:.ar wa:s d difficult uuc f\n our curmnuni• ties nnd our nalion. A<5 l."(Onomic oonditions contribut\'d to inc;reased dt,'milnd, boclmlng (OI· lege cnn)llmcnt had to cont(."l'd wilh t]l(' ronstroints of st<ltc .:and local budgets. We are tlmnkful to the '>tate lcgL.,I,11or-; and the county cnmmi~:-ioncn; whn have rontinut-d to support VCCC tu\d our stud~ts.

In this cmv1ronmcnt. VGCC students. fl.lcutty and staU did what they h~we done for more than 40 years.. 1'hcy roSt:" to the ch(lllcngc and achicvt-'<1 higher lc\'cls of excellence. Th<1t W(l!!< ren~tcd when our rollege met or Px<eede<l all eight Sl<liC performan<e mea......-ureo;;/or the second yco1r ln a rOw.

In lhio;. ~port, you willlt•.1rn nbout how wt• mO'IrkE.'d our coliE"ge'l' 40th an.ni\'er..,lry, and ahoul how we -"t.otrtL.od 10 write the history of the ne}tt ({lur dccad~ Wlth the strong ~upport t)f the community that this C:t'lllcge enjoy .. , we phm to continue serving ....... in th~ word,o! our new (ollcge slog;ln, .. Your g.liC'W•lY to cndk~s possiblhti\'S."

Randy Porker President

Vonce-Gro1Mi1e Community Co/legi>

Board of Trustees

O n b<'half of the Board of' rrustl'\.>s,l want to romnwnd Pn.-sid<>nt J'arktor and aU our fan•lty. staff rmd student-: (or a c;uro.<>.SS(ul :.'lnnivers.uy y~01r. In the ye.·u•s .:;incc 1969, VCCC hn" bcoomc OIX' o( the stiltc's top community cuUcgt.--s and nn<' of the kcv rcsoun:c:o. for our rt•gion. particularly du,... lng o:~n crooomlc downwrn. The .aoth m\J\l"ersary celebratlons this p3st yeM provldt'(! l.l wet· t"Clmeopportunity to n•member the pt.>oplc whot.>:~>tabli:-.hed. nur1un_>d and grew thi.-. in.<ihlution into w hl1t it is todJy. 11lose vision.liics could not possibly foi'(.OSN .-11 tl)(' opJX1t1unitics thJt VCCC would offer our citi:r.cns in lht.: 21st century. 'lOOny. it is our responsibility to continue thdr wurk, bt.-<.msc nothing b. more i.mport.tnt to the pro,;n·~ of .,urt.'<'Ot'lomy .,nd our wdcty than education and training. My fclluw trul:!ll-'t.,; and I thank the memb\:r.;: uf tht• community for supporting our students ruld progra.nt..;; yesterday. today and tomorrow.

Donald C. Seifert, Sr. Boord Chairman vance-Granvt.ve COmffllm.il>' Cdlfege

Pcosidcntlal Cabinet

SNtf(l. dod:~ from lth: Sftf C. W..tff, HUtcaty Hcnrittf• H. C,ik, VGCC prtl;. dwlt ~I'Hiy PMkfll, cNrr Oon1Jd C. SeJJtn. St., O~bonh F. Brown and Gm. W. VkiOt)'. SflMdlng, frOm lofr: L Opfo Fmjff, Jt~ RMt.'d E. Gr090i)'. Abthll Sm R1$11Hd, t.tuHI!i ttuskoe Roclcek Bly.in:r. John 11. Fostf.t vice ¢hllr J. David Brooks. Not pktlfffd: Emest Jl'lompson. SUI'Itty H. For. trlt$1'Hemttirtll JOhtl K. Nei1Jls, F"IV.TM County liaison R'lph S. Knott iml Wotmtn County U•fsoo finest F. Rtm/11~ ttl.

Surtd, from ltft:' Dr. A/lgfN BfJ!tntM~t_. ~ict p,_sJdlmt of MllntCtiof); KlrhW• Wii'IIiii'UM, diroelor ol human ttioorc..s; Aptll AvifltsM, executive isshW!t to UN presiclfn(. ViJ'nessa Jones. vice presidMt of C'Omm11n1ty & tconomic-dtflloprntm; Jo Arm Jonu. viet p;~Nidtnl of lnstltutiOIIM ~•ncemMt & et~dowmettt fund dlrectot. StMtdlng. from ffh: Matt Kf»hms, Yke presidfitlt ollln1nr;e & optratJ011s; Gene Pur· vJ.s. vkt pmidtnt 01 srudtnr affWS; Rllldy PtrtOG pmldonr; Dr. Kon

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A!lJI. l B. l009; VGCC campuses became I ()().percent Tobacco·Free.

S•~t. J : VCCC W<JS 3WO\rded 3 $50,000 gr.lnt from the Golden LEAF Foundation to .sup­port students in the JobsNOW program. complementing $1SO.OOO in fede~l funds pn:>vidcd by tile American Recovery :.nd Reinvestment Act.

Sept, 4: VGCC held ;. 40th Anniversary Celebn· tion, Campus Rededication and Student Appreciation O:ry on Mlin Campus.

Scpt./0; VGCC Culinary Technology ttudenu pre-­pared and served lunch for the general public at "The Vanguard CafC" for the flrst time.

Highlights From The Year Sept. 16: VGCC held a 40th Anniversary Cetebra· tion. Campus Redediation and Swdent Appreciation Day on Soulh Campus.

&pt. Z3: VGCC held a 40dl AnniverSlry Celebr:a· don. Campus R.edcdtcadon and Swdent Appreciation Day on Warren County Campus.

&pt...JO: VGCC held a ~Odl Anniversary Celebr>· tion. Campus Rededi-cation and Student Appred:ulon Day on Franktin County Campus.

Oct, 3; VGCC's ~OthAnnlvel"$il.ry Ball was held !n the Civic Ct'ntcr.

Oct. 10: VGCC's "Festiv.'ll for the 40th" was held at various indoor and outdoor locations on Main Campus.

N ov. 12: U.S. Senator Kay Hagan visited .-. fob fair focused o n helping area milrtary vett'r3ru, hekl at the Civic Center.

Jan. 6; VGCC was awJrded a $130,836 federnl grant through the North Carolina Energy Office to finish upgrading all college build· ings on ,.u four c.1mpU$es w;m energy-ef· fJC:Ient fluorescent light ftxtures,

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Highlights From The Year-------------COIIIinu•d From Poge 3

,9prJI I 0: The Vance-Granville Con'Wnunity &nd hosttd the first N.C. Community Band Festi'val. at which four regional community ensembii!S trained wlth professional mu­sicians and ptayed togW'ler as a massive 200·plus·piec:e conctrt band in the Civic Ct:ntcr.

~l>nLll: The Child Care Center on Franklin County C;ampus was ~n:lcd ;a renewed five-sur lkensa (the highest possible rat­ing} by the sbte of North Ca~in.a.

Max .t: Tho Day Care Center on Main Campus wa.s award«! a ttncwed five~sur lk<'nse by tht state of North Carolina.

feb. /9; MQy...L.t: U.S. Ref)f'eSentatlve G. K. Bve:ct:tfleld mec: with VGCC studenl$ and staff members on ~in Umpvs while touring his con· gresstonal dinrlct.

Or. Priscilla Chavis-LockJey. a VGCC grad­uate. was the commencement s~akcr at ceremonies honoring more than 200 Adult High School and GED graduate:$.

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VGCC lns.~ruetor lra.cey Bennett repmented the college on a 13· day 5tudy trip to Brazil fn 2010. She was one of 24 educators wtlo ttowefcd to the World!s ftfth..most popuJous coontry as part of Vlorid View, an international ~rogtam for edocatots based at UNC-Ctlapel Hill,

Bennett, who it an instruc;torforVG.CC's Early Chiklhood Assot1· ate progra,mA sald that the goal of the ""cl)l.lgtnonl ng....-tifp Was to gain an understandin1.J ot Brazil's educatioaal, cultural and soci.al systems.

The Worl(l VIew group toured a variety of public- aod private schools from the elementary to the unwersv level, it5 well a:s a com· munlty c.nttt SIH'VIng children and tho ekle~. Tho AmO(k:ans fNrntd about various aspects of the society, 'including the food , traditional danee:s. racial di\te(111.y and poverty.

May 14: Or. Charlie Nelms, the chancellor of North Carolina Central Univcnity. ad­dressed over 150 graduares of curriculum programs at VGCC's 11 st commence­ment exc.rcises.

---------------Outstanding Students Peggy McGohon GED student Peggy McGoh.an of Oxford (pictured, left, wilh VGCC Director of Basic Skills Sue W. Grissom) was selected 8S one of thcee finalists for the 2009Angela Moore Trogdon Student of the Year Award, whiCh ls presented to a Basic Skills stude-n1 by the N.C. COmmunity CQilege System.

jessica Kennedy Associate Degree Nursing student Jessie.. L. Kennedy of Oxford was one of just 25 students accepted Into the N.C. Community Cottege Student Leadership lnslitute (Sll) In 2009

Music Scholarship Recipients of ti:~J ~~ ,.. . ~ .... .

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. ·-~~ From left. students Nick Horvath (on drums), Will Crews (gultar),

Darius (O.J.) Betts (keyboard) and Mike Allen (bass) became the first recipients o f VGCC Music Performance Scholarships in 2009. They performed for community and college activities as IM ·van· guard C<Jmbo."

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"' Ambassadors

VGCC selected seven students to serve as ambassacklrs during the 2009-2010 school year. Ambassadors Included. seated, from left Helen Samuel and Milen Samuel; stal\dJng. from loft: Karon Harris, Cassondra Nida, Trffmy Lynn Benltey, Elizabeth Hundley and Joel Sebastian.

Academic Excellence Award Winner Academic Excellen<::e Award winner Sharon lngandela of BU1ner was among the s-tudents recognized at the N.C. C001munity College-s Excellence Event on April 14, 20t0 (pictured, left, wi1h N.C. Community College System presl· dent Dr. Scou Ralls. left, and State Board of Community Colleges chair Hilda Pinnix·Ragland, right).

Pili Beta Lambda VGCC's chapter of the Phi Seta Lambda business student organlza· tlon won several recognitions and awards at the state PBL Fall 2009 Leadership Development Conference anc;J the PSL State leader· sllip Conference in April 2010 (pldured, right).

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Excellence In Teaching & Leadership Awards Kathy Ktul

Kathy Ktu1 has worh>d in community colk-gcs for th.;o p..St 24 )'Coin. .lnd a11So0 !>l<trtL-d lx•r <"duc:.'ttion "-' "community rollcgc student.

She t,>.arned .1n As,_o;oci(l!e in Applied Scienre degree at AI· fn.>d Stat(> College. a Sl.lte Uni· vcr.shy o( New York Collt'gl' of Technology. Ktul went on to l'.Jm ;, bitthclor's dcg.n.'t' :1t Cornell U•\iv(•rsity Md l,,tct o m.a!'tcr·~ degree nt Nol'lh C<lm· lina State Unh•~lty.

Aft~t !OCJ"Ving a!> a P~:tt"e

Corps volunteer in SiNra Le­one in W~..-:.t Africa for two yc.ant. Ktul jOined the !>l.tff of Wak~.· 1'cclmical Cummunily Collt'gC in t985. She bt..>t."'Otnl' Rcg.istr<lr at VCCC In 2001 :.nd later addllion(llly bi,.'('Jnlc

Oirt"Ctor Qf Admbsion'> nnd Rt'C'Ordo;. Ktul wa.o; n-ocogni?.<.od this y('.lr for the Je.1dership o1nd din.-rtion she has pruvidt'<l d\1rlng th<- <olltogc's convcr· sion to lhc O<ltt~lel rotnputcr syste•n. lnd the \•VcbAdvisor and C'1mpus Crui~er servia .... Her efforts have been ;~pprcd· ;~ted both by students ;tnd by full•timc and part-time faculty members.

Michael Stephenson

Michael Stephen""' h.ls been an in!itructor ol music <II VGCC since 200S but hiS$ been a music educator for 20 )'<"an.. St"•phenson ~:r\'W up in Ht-ndcl"$0n and tCiday ~!its

hi.;: tln'c bch\'«"1'1 HcndC"rson .md Cn.~•wille. He e.:'lnl('d " b.lchdor's degn.."'<' at the Notth Carolina School of lhe Arts and hioo master's in music at Ithaca College in N<-•w York.

As a Visiting Arlist, Stc· phcnson pcrlonned over 401.1 COOC\'rb <10'01!>:. North C.u"'" lirM, .b well .1:,.: o~t the Kcnnc.-dy Ccnt\'r fc:•r the Pcrforrnlng Arb in Washington. D.C. N; an or·

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chl-:.tml saxophonist. h(' has ~p~;ared with th\! North Cam· lin~. \Vin~ton...sOllcm. Cn.:."•ns· boi'Q, rmd V/cst.em Pk'd•l10111 SymphQnlcs as ,,•ell il$ the US. Nowy Band.

At VGCC. Stephenson creat~;.'\1 and din..'Cb the Vann. .. Cr,lJwllle Community B:md. whkh comhinl"" community

colll•ge Stt•cl~nts 3.1\d ill l("l\~lcd musicians from throughout the ill\'a. H.;o tcad~ a vMiety of music rouno,cs at \'CCC. in• duding Muo;ic Appn:d.ltion, ;\meriC3n Musk. Pep B.lnd, Music Fundamentals and Mu· 'Sic ·nu:·ory.

In .-lddihon to his duti!'-t .11 VCCC. Stf>plwnson t.oo the .sn-

pr.-lno SliMpho.,i.st for the New Century S.1xophune Quartt">t. NCSQ has recorded <t..'VE.'r'l

C:D's.. and has pcrformt><l in some of the most prestigious venues ,,u ove-r the world. Ste• plxonson .•.nd hi:-. wif~~. Cheryl. founded the Musk A('Oldt•ny o( F.01stem C'\rolina (MAEQ, n non·pl\lOt eomnlunlty n\usic S(:hool, in 1997 in Gt\.--cnvillc.

Mary McMamen

M<~ry McManrk?n is not only a d~icolh.'d vet(.•r<tn em­ployee ol VCCC but .11..0 n gr.tdu.lte o( thl\~ different pro-­).;r;~ms <~t the oollcg<'.

Aft"'' earning .-. CEO .:~t VCCC. Mcl\otannen enrolled in the college's Exccuth•c Scc­retarl.-l1 Science pl\lgmm in the I<~ II of 1978. \\'hilt.: purtoult'g her d ... ogn.<C.", ~h~;.• work~;.'<l .-so wurk· l!'tudy Stt•dc."'H In d"-' YGCC J-1· n<mcio~.l Aid OiA.C\', Thi1t wru. lhl' beginning or ;l can'Cr (or ht!r. i\."1

shewa.<O hi rod townrlt in the 1-l· nancial Aid office imnwdial~ly

nlter her g r.1duation in 1950.

Slnre lhen.. McM~utn'-'"

h<'l$ worl«.-d in various dc~'lrt• m~nts relall.-d tostudent aflt~irs.. including Admis;ions and ~c­cords. Committed to "li(clong lcamlng,"' she has taken VC'.CC clas~s on l.txl'S a11d aa:colutl· lng.. and gr.-duaK-'d with un As· soc:hne 1.r1 Arts deg.n."'l' l.n 2001. Subsequently, she beCMlt> M A'rounling 1t.·,dmlci.1n in thl' VCCC Ousill(_'SS Office.

Mc:Mannt:'n ha~ «;ervOO oo numct01.1" college commitiC\...._., indl•dhlg strvi•l& -'S oo-<hair· JX'f1i<'ln of the VCCC Prof<.'$· sion.-.1 ,\dvbory Committt"-• ;.md 01s ~ ml•mbcr of th~ o1Jumni sub-commilll'C fomted in con­junction with th\! mllt.-g~·.s -lOth anniversary in 2009.

51'11..' gr.te.lt.Mtcd OOth rrom thl! VCCC L.•adcn.hip ln:.thutl' ond fro1n L('Jdcr£hjp Gmnville m 2006.

----------------Critical Success Factors Vonee-Gronvillo Community College mot or oxc:oodod all tight of tho North CGrolina Community College Perfo(monc:o Moowres. for 2008.09, according to the 2010 Critical Succes.s Factors report from the N.C. Community College System office. The Crili· col Succen focton report is o compilation of o.nenmont~ of oil 58 community colle-ges in $ervice provided during the previous ocodomk year. Thi• annual reporting it port of tho s.trid oceountobility roqulremenl$ of tho North Carolina Goncrol Auombly.

Progress of Basic Skibs Students

PaSWIQ Rates on LioensurefCertiflcation Exoms

Perfo<mance of Colege Transfer Students

Passung Rate~ In Devdopmenlal Courses

Suc:x:ess Rate of OevelopmenlaJ Students in SuboeQuont College· Level CotneS

Student Sali$factlon of Complete,. and Non-oon'C>Iete<s

Curriculum Student Ret.eolion. Transfet ondGtoWotion

BuslnessllndustJy Sati<!adJOO with Services Provided

93!1 or respondents wl rcue setvk:e$ provided as

'Ve<y Good. "' 'fxeellent• ,., Standard

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College Statistics-----------------

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Class OHerings & Enrollment

No. of Curriculum Locations

No. of Comm. & Eco. Dcv. locations

No. of Curriculum Cbsst;s

No. of Comm. & Eco. D~v. Claues

Curriculum Headc:oun( - V11111 ... .,...,. ........ Comm. & Eco. Dev. Ht!adcount

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Expenditures AIIIOIIIl

InstrUCtion $15.693.340.06

Public SerVJCe $18,375.72

Acadt!mlc Support $1.912.244.92

5wdent Services $2.093,993.15

lnsdwtiorl31 Support $5.423.230.71

Operations & M3.intcoaoce $1,943,209.77

StUdent Financial Aid $7.247,205.49

Auxifiary Enterprises $2.210,243.80

Equipment $900.621 .29

Consuucdon $94 367.22

Total Ex .ndltures pe U7 ,536,831. 13

YGCC Employee Payroll $18.245.712.26

Vance

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37

1.127

1.096

3.316

6.318

Pemm

41.81%

0.05%

5.09%

5.58%

14.45%

5.17%

19.31%

5.89%

2.40%

0.25%

I 00.0%

Granville fronklln Warren I I I 4 3

38 27 20 I 401 297 80

426 234 ,, 1,809 1.089 336

2,822 2.199 1,152

Financial Aid No. ol RecioiOflts

Pell Granu 2.576

VGCC 5cholanhlps 390

lrudwtional Grants 358

N.C. Communi!)' College Grants

514

N.C. Educadon 296 Lottery Scholarships

Work·Swdy Grants 41

Olh•r Financial Aid

Total (Undupllcated) I 5,085

Customized Industrial Training Companieslfndunries St!rved

Number of Trainees

Total

22

122

1.905

1.947

6,550

12.491

Dollus A..,od

$8.308.160

$216.613

$73.917

$266.451

$303.695

$117.149

$2.892.783

I $11,178,768

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Student Body Community & Economic

CUrriculum Development

Undupltcited Headc;ount 6.339 10.~10

Average Age 29 37

Fem.'l1e Students 60% 39%

MaJe Students 40% 61%

African-American 46% 49%

Caucasian 46% 44%

Other or Race Unknown 8% 7%

Home Counties of Curriculum Students

Vance

Granvitle

Franklin

W.rren Wake

_!,550

1.545 1,135

744

343

Graduates Degrees & Oip~as

Durham

Person

Halifax

Orange

Nash

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Adult H School & GEO Di omas

Total

211 1--=0c::therCount~ 143 35 Out-of·State 16

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519

674

I, 193

Stull Busineu (enter Activities Clas~s 65

Participants 1.065

Clients 62

Community & Ec-mlc Development Enrollment

Adult Buic Skill• 2.915

Occupational & Industry Tninmg. Small Business Center & Personal Enric:hment 8,445

Total I I ,360

Faculty & StaH

lnstru<tors fuU-Time jl90 Instructors Put· Time 396

Other Staff Full· Time 139

Olher Staff f'>rt· Time 198

Total 923

FLECTI G ~----ON OUR ~T

On Stptembtf' 4, 2009.~e·G~nYllle Community Cotlete marked exactty 10 ~:li'S since the co11ete ~·then known n.sV11noe CountyTechninl lnstiMe •• 'w.'l$ iSsutcl iu original eh:~rtcr, To <elebnte it$ 4(1(h annivtrs:n·y,VGCC held a s.erits or evenu In September and O<tobtl',

SOpt. 4: SOpt. 16: Sept. 13: Sept. 3~ Oct. 3: Oc-t. I 0: Oct. 17-16:

1llmAnnivcrary Celebration. Ympus R.C'dedla{k)n and Student ~predation Oil)' on Main Ca.mp~.~s 10th Anniversary Celebration. Campus Rt'dedlcadon ilnd Swdwt Appreciation Day on Sooth Campus .fOthAnnh'ers.1ry Ce:lebradon. Campus Rededication and SwdMtAppn!dadon Day on WarrM County Glmpus iOthAnniversary Celebnttiofl, C:lmpus R~edlation and Student Appi'Kiatlon Dny on Franklin County Cnmpus 10thAnniverYry Ballin d1e CNiC Center FCMi~l for the ~ on l"bln C~ Splendors of ft:tly Trip. a "srudy :tbroad for the community"

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Franldin Campus Ce lehration

South Campus CeiHration

Warren Campus Ce l• b.ration

STUDY ABROAD FOR THE COMMUNITY

10 Study Abroad Group at

Priva1• Wlnery, lloly, Od. 2009

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OKING EAD

Stud•nt fa.shion Show The loll of History

Vanc.-Gra-nvllle Community land 11

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RIGHT: VCTI held iu fnt

cc""'""""""' ceremony ror 21

"''" ~ sdlool ,.-acl.uusln 1970.

liGHT: The cri&WI South c.mp.s <>9<Md in~ttr'IO't'.ltedwartboust ~M

8ucner and Ctecdfi'IOOt' In 1982.

Li n : The ~nll site ofVlf'IC'e C()..lney T«hniaJ IMtJU.Jte MJ lht former Mana hrh.1m Hos.plul huJditlc in HendtnOI\.

L!JT: VGCC$ Main Yr!1p<1~ qpencd In 197~ ~~~~ u ~he insW.oon obwned (JOfllmlln.'lY college sa.w"

j==========w=~;=;:~~~m-==--Looking Ahead To Our

I v...:C.no...... c"'"""""'Y Col!ec< IS J leader .n odl.lca&ion&l HII"'''KC:S dwlt IUppOfl the kK.aJ economy by prepar~

Trrolhy 8l)Ml (Men hOlt te~tllilnQ fllht oonci.lsion olll'le CO!M'U"dy Ierum a! W«f91\ Councy Cempus~ I VGCC llrmut ._, t.o.eCIA"' ditee!Ot d l"le Kort• r_, RogiOnGI CoJf'ICil ol GtMmllleMS was JIIMI o~ ldtllor al alkv dVGCCs 2010btms

Strategic Planning Process l...noking 11head to our future a~ to hen'\' VGCC will serve our

rommu1\itl~ wa., n m.-.jor fOC'ur; during the 2009·2010 )'ear. Spe-­cifically, the roiiC'gc mnplch.'CI.ln cxtcn~vc process of strat<.'j:;k pl;~nning lor thco l"tC':..tlin• )'NI'.

-rhit goal ->f tN pLlJ'Ining pi'()((SS is to identify local <'CO­

nomic ~.'II. rultur"l .tnd ccfuc.tti<Jrnoll needs. and then to ere.. \"f"'op Muc.tltnNl ~lut.,..~ I() J1WIM thn.tie ~- said VCCC President R.uld) Porler.

n.-plttnnlng r~~ indudrd

• C..llhcring input from -.rudmt~ f.u:ully and staff

• Community rorum) '" c.1<h u£ the four counti~ served by VCCC. hold ""

Mil in C"mpu1 on Jon. 14,2010 South C.1mpu"i on J•m. 19, 2010 Fr.lr\klh'l Coul\ty Cnmpus on Jan. 26. 2010 Warn)n CO\-IIlt)' Campus em J;u, 27, 2010

• Approv;l) of the 2010.2014 Str.1tegic Plan, including a rcviS<•d Vision StntenH.'tH, Ml,._ion Slnt('mcnt, \lnd Co..1l.s, by the Oo.ud o(Trust!X"i on MnKh 1$,2010.

"" • ..-, - -ldu<c. and dc: .. CIPII& JWdenu' aademic >ndl6e -

Mlulon The mlu'<>n oi Vti'I(.-Gran""lle Com­munity Collect: is to provide excel­Sent, outCOMt-ob:I.Md cduation ancS tttlnlnc programt. th.u promote ~ susain ~ gtobll COMpttitl....ms and the lntclloctwl, oc:onomle, soc:bl ;and culwr:al do'tO&opment of our students tnd communhleJ.

I. M.namil.e ~ ~ '" c::ours­n. procratN. vaduaoon and the

W«<don:<. """""' ""' ..-... are ptOflcJcnt In COtl'll'nuf'licUon tloils. ...:hnolopal ,..... cnOC>I ttllnJona. qi.QIIOQCIYCI I"'CUOI'ing. lfol»l and cukun.J awuci'IC$$. and OCCUp.lUONI sklls.

2. Promote exceUt:nce a.nd ~don In tt-Jchll'l& and cduatlon~l pro­trims deslgi"'Cd to help swdents.. faculty and s;ttff achlcYC personal. academic and career aoal.s.

3 Promote tl'ld s.upport. e<:onomk

...,~ "''"""' strong 00· demit. ted'lnb L woddcw ce deveJ-optr'ltftC. and ~ proenms d\011 ,_ ..........,_,.,.,......

• DMiop and ......... -­'""" wolh ............., .....,.._loa! schoob..lnd "'chw educaOOR.

S. Ent.ure fbaJ and academic account.

•bl~<y .,..,..... ' " -""" pbnnlns _. .. 6. Build and malnt:~in ~ft. secure owl

MuMubh fadl1tles th.lt support the minion of tho college.

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Vanguard Athletics----------------In 2llt:J9-2010. VC<.:"C addC'd women's

volleyball to the intcrcolkogi.liC othlctics progmm, joining men':. b.1Skctball o.1nd gol( il!> National Junior Collt'b>"'f! Alhll-'tic Associ.ltion-lcvcl spotts opportuniti('.S for :.:tud<.·•nb'. The fintt VCCC wom ... n's volley• 1>.111 team h)l1k the ooun under he.1d coMh Flli~ C"--.,v<' h1 F~ll 2fk'.l9.

VCCC's st>ct.1nd men's baskctbaU sea­SOil, w ilh Avery Wilc;.or, ,1g3in serving as 1~.1d roach, was markt"<f by tragedy rtnd triumph. The regular !Ieason '"•\S cut .short whc:n Volnglli)rdS sc,u forw\lrd R..l)'lfl<lnd Dunn (pictu.n:d, bt.•luw, ct•nh.<r) collap!>l'<l at a hom~ &31lU!' on Feb. 20. 2010 and died shortly lhc~aftcr. R<'«<gnl7A'<I ~s <Inc of

GOLF

•

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BASKETBALL

the rnltiOn's top juniOr-«>lkog(' playerS. Du1\11 was posthumously named a Fit$1· Tt•.sm AII·Amerk<~n fur NJCA;\ Oivb.ion If and JJiayer ol tlw Year for Rcg:i()n X. A iter IO$ing their tc<~mmate, the V.'lng:uard-: n.--­tum~d to the oourt at lhc Rt.-gion X tourna• m cn1J wh~~ t~y ad\•an<:«< to the semifi ·

nat" for the "t.'(trnd n:)n"C~.,,th•<> )'car. lnegolftcam, under coach J!r.mk Hes­

ter. comp!ct\'d i!'> ~wnd se3son, and th<.' first for t.hc team at the NICAi\ 1cv~l. in the spring ol 2010. \'t.:CCgolfets played at courS('S ;~ Cr0$S th~ ~wtc. hostt.'d tc01ms from a!o Car away a!. BuffW , N~.-•w· York .tt Hcn­derc;on Cou ntry Clul>. o1nd ploced fourth Jt

the Rcg:ion X championship.

VOLLEYBALL

Endowment Fund------Aw.udinJ; mon.: endowed schol,uship.s than .1.ny program

o( ils kind in North Carolina. VCCC's Endowment and Scho1 4

arship f ln\d hn.s r«tiv('d •n ort than S6 millil)l' ;,, g.ifts. in.dud· ing funds in trusts namiJlg the collt·l~l' as benctidar)'· 0\'cr 6,000 schol,lrships have btoen awarded to VGCC students through the ftu'd Sil'l<'C 1982.

As o(June JO, 2010, the Endowment Fund had Jl9 ('1\dO\H-d schoiM·ships (or (ull·time students, a:; listed in thn.-:.e categoril"!i on the (ollowmg p.1g\'~.

On Mil)' 11, 20JO, VCCC's 26th annual Endowment fund Benefit C()I(Tournament &enerated appmx-Jm.11ely 519.000.

Hew Scholarships------------, Seven MW scholarships ware endowed dUring the 2009-1010 academic 'je~r and were named in honor/memory ot BranOOII S, Cow, Gean llobb•II/GuHd G•n ~ety. M•ke Hulfakec, Felix McDaniel, Smith Doss and Claude Moorier.John Weaver, Prall and Gwen Winston.

Corporato & Private Annual Scholarships-----, GlaxOSmitllKJlllO, UO)'<l Gabriel Memoclal SdlOI""'hip/Air COntrol, Inc., Olive Fa<sytheJMary Jamieson Woman's CU., Progress En­ergy (5), Robe~ J. Tu~r. Stale Employees Credit Union Foundation Scllol""'hip 13). Wachovia Scllolacsllip.

In-Kind Gifts 2009·2010 -------,

legacy Donors-------------, Tht following donors have conu;buted $100,000.00 or niOfft 10 lht coiJeg~t or Endowmetlf Fund;

• Robert and Anna &t.ler • Nannie Crowdm • GlaxoS<TWthKiine

· Glen Raven Mms. toc. · leggett Family • VGCC F oculty & Sta~

Other Contributions-----------, A -ial tll"'k you 10 the 11Jmly ol Haro6j Sh<'lii\OI\ for the generovs ""'' lrib<Jtion ,.;e 10 VGCCcfllring the 2009-2010-*year.

VGCC Endowment Board ---------. R3Cldy Pa!W, Cllatr. ROOert L HJbllanl, lite Chair, J'*' AM lay!Or, Sec­rel6y: .1111"" e..,et II: Satah S..k<Mie: Res>. J.,.. w. c.-, Jr' Or. Sen F C.n'rl: Jact E. F«g.son; L ()pie Fm;., Jr: Hlllert L. Gooch Jr.; POIJI HarriS. Rev Or. Ridlallll.t Henderoon; P ... F, Kle-. Ro~Jh S. KnoCI: Jolin K. Nelms: T.S. Royslll< Jc.:Oonald C. Sellelt Sr' TOdd 'NecfrJSS

Angu$8am Aboul Face Americal~kln

Au<oZone Dr. Angela 8alk!ntine Bob's8<tbe<ue Carolina 8o'Ntlng Carolina Country Snac);s Cellar CreeO. G!lllecy c..ca;nleed Cotpcr.l""'

Chk:t·fii·A Chr n,., 1r.c. DBA Ted's Service COmpany Fatm Btlreau lnstlmtloe Goklen S~llet G<anvile Hoolth System Killn!'l Job Co!ps. (Ooi.Jen, Inc.)

l<lce laslios Co, Inc. Lowes FOOdS of HefldOrSon

ltlihn Foods M & H T1tes & Treads. Inc. McDonald's of Oxtrom MelnOa's JAetle Norman

Mi6dlebotg Steal< House M.R.. Williams: Company Napa 1\~~er Aulo Pat1S O..SWtello:un«>l Sdu:lons, Inc. P'cz:.za Hut Pizza Inn Revlofl Robi'lson Home Producls RubyToosday"s Sc:hewel Fum1:t.re Compa1y

MdreaShccc Str.\1hfietd's Chicken & Barbeque

SIJI!N~

S1!Wart s J&weter1 s:oval's Gifts & Colleolib!es Tht Daly Oispa:c:l\ The U!coln Bmnc Company The Pearu R02Sier Tht Seat1e1 Rooster Tht Slo Resla\JrOilt 1/artety S10Cf!S, lne.iRosos SI<Xes Warren!oo Sooihem SIB!as

,--------- Gifts Mado in Honor or in Momory of Tho following Individuals --------. For July I, 2009 · Juno 30, 2010

Hayden C. Bailey. Gean 8obbit1, Charles Srooki. Mr. and Mrs, Robert Buller, KerllEIIh Clark. Geofge W. Clayton. Blil'lOOn Soctl Coker. Lucille Couc;h, Asllley CoZlln. Smith !loss, Rll)ll1Cl00 !Nnn, Mac1113 EvMs. Olive FO<Sythe, Russel Slu811 Flncll.ll.anllew Fnnl<, lley11 Ga!JIIel, Polllcla P. GO!Ilam, Tooy Grissom, Mitt ltJiak&f, Loo K&lty, Frank. H:. Macfigal'l, VEosla F. Mal'lning. Marga-et W. M~. Rowlat'ld Matttson, Felix C. MeOaruet Jenny Mc)O(e, a..... Mom lor, Molsho J. Nelson, lou l>m IA~.~phy - · Henq S. People$, JtJion & El$ie "Gray' Pemell, IAynlo Jone Pn.ct, Joseph O'llrion. IVolle< J. RA!b"*'. Joe Scars, Margaret G. Self, Robert J. Turner, John We:rter, Michael Whl:o, Karon w.ctl. George T. Wilsoo,. G'-tYCndc'Ayn Md Prat1 Winston.

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Scholarships------------------Presidential Scholar Awards (22) G..., Hamme Jeste< Minnie Mose'eyC..~ Menlo<lal

lllgnal Sp60<1.Jonos 1/.<!mO<tal c..taln Teed Co<potallon ACS Kayw-Rolh Co<]xlration!Cil!edmoor CEdi L Chacon, Jr. Memorial R.B ·eoo· BUllet Mom:lrlal OisolWiion Center Churth of !he Holy lnnooen!S John T. Cl>urth, Sr. Killn!l Fo"'Y John T. ChiMd!. St!Roses Sloms,lnr. John T. Cl>urth. Sr. Memonal Loco Lasi>CS eomp..,y,lnc. '"'""'• u Clarl< Miss Nonnle A. CJONder Memorial Legge<~ Fam:ly lucille Cru:h G. DanOI Kn9fl. J<. Rollon A. Legge!!, Jr. ,_ Lel'ri'IC>Xf A. Crab:,.. Gla..Sm~hKfone Sohofar Lenox China lms llannle Cro.wr Memorial (14) Glen Rav<!n, fnc. (5) Hallfellt G Mast Memorial Dofollly M. Curm Memonili Pa'Ji::io P Graham M'"lJarel Wesl Cousins Ma"""" Dorolhy M. Cumn NL<1ing GeM> lloOtiJL'G<Jjd G~ Ga!er)' Mafia Parham Hospilal Ellen G. & Mary Frances ~li:Swaln Sophfalt. Curm Memorial Gtild Gilt Gallery Ma<ia Parham Hospilal (2) Rol>On A I.Coler Thomas B. Cun1nl0xfotd RO!ary Club Robiie Glfom Hednck!Rober1 Je"""' Hedrick Noms Family T. J. 'Pool<)' C1'rin Memorial George-., & Pollle Als!On 1"-'1 Minlla J. Nelson lh. 81ld WJS. Wifiam A. Oolbndge

Kalharine M Homer OxfO«< Woman's C!.e IIOmOrial lh. and Mrs. B.A. P01ker Gvt Thomas & lelle CouMey Homer/ Oxford Woman's CIOO CeoteMial Eask!m Cardina Rabbit Bteeders A$SOC:iriln

Guy T. Homer Helen & Norris Pool JM)' Enirv.on t.lemori• The Johnson's Educati:lnal Pfo(e$$.Dnal Constructioo Esaimators Stanley H. Fox Mary Ruth Nttms Assoclallon- Triangle Cha~er Frankl'n CMty Educabon Fu!);f Loon Tumor Progrm Energy Julus M. Fmzler Memooal

Presidential Merit Awards (89)

Air Coo IIlli, Inc. Ln:la Aleshire Memorial Americol Co<potalion Frank and RIJ!11 As~ns Nurs;ng (3) Bridge<!ono llancfag r .. Sol-s R.B ·eoo· Butler l.lemorial{7) CareFoc:us Nli'W!g Church ol 11>e Holy lmocen~ (2) Emma Rose Chudl John T. Churth, St. Marion lee Johnson Cht.lttl Coco-cola 8olllers' Found .. lorl M.,.hall Young Cooper, St. Mohew c . Cooper Nu"ilg Harriet & HQIOCIGil"$(ltl Yams. Inc:.

Rudolph Cotbio """""""' Miss Nii'Vlle Crowder Memorial (7t Thum>an and Falne c~ Soootng Or Bell F C1'rin Ferguson Family Foultj.abQn Flexllonc:s fntemallooal Frielldso4HospiC0(2) GtaxoSm~hl<line Glen RaWin,1nc. (3) Granlrill& COunty caulemen'sAssoclalion Gran•lle lnct.JSlrial & Business Cl.e lle!!y S. Hicl<s.IGranvllle IndUstrial & Busoness C!w Margare1 L Gup!On & Unwoo:l U. G_,

Memorial Talma<Jge Homrn ~-~ Joseph and Carrie Hamme H. Oermonl Hedrld< !Aemonaf vera M. He:lrick Memorial H09h WILle Holl Memofial (3) Hubbard F am;~ George w. J.,.... Men'<lliill Bar Soou!S

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Revlorl (3) Friends of Hoo;lico Ena Glover-~ Ge!e Pre<:a$1 Company John SIOVOII Roys<.cr, Jr. Memorial Gcorg•o·Pacffic CorporO!lon Lucy Royster Brenner Memorial Glen Raven. Inc. (3) Helen Jones Sherman l.lemorial Hi.llen L Gooch. St Stdlle Finger Prinl Labor.tiO<Ies Glo!wllelrduslllal & 8u<loess Q,b (3) Holy Elizabeth T ..-Memorial John K. Ne!ms1Granv111e Industrial Club VGCC F>CIIly 8 Sla" (4) Elle Gl.(~deal Fastener Corporalion Wilam T. 'SIIf Watkins Memorial Tolnadge Hatnm Memorial Hutson Wesler Insurance Or. & Mrs Roy L Nobill Memorial

Academic Achievement Awards {208)

Lucy w.st Abbot! Memorial Sam Alford MemcriaVHenderson Uons Club AMVETS • Voncc Counly Cl>opt« 130 (2) Hayden C. Bailey Family Uemoooal Bani: of /Vr.erica (2) Jllflus and Harriet 8anzet The Bamabus Fund Jomes R. Barnes."'ance Counoy lkll! N.C.

R•lied School Personnel BB& T ol Herderson 88/S o4 Oxford YI.B. Beasley MemoriOI George B. BUo> Menlo<lalt.l~lefxr9 RuniiJI

CU> Or. Joseph Alsoon Bo'fd, Jr. Amooda A. 'Mandf Braswell Memorial PaoJne Neisler Br""" John Brigham_., Anoie R. BoJ!ocfo Memorlai/Cily ol Hendersoo George E. & Esl>!lle H. Buflod< Memcrial Bernard 0 . Bo>gess Memorial Radilg<aflhy Buoilglon 111.1uslnes R.B. ·Bob· &llt!r Memorlol (15) Cap;tal Bank Cat<inaSunrock

Tlwrstltl S. *Judge" & V1V¥1 L Parham Thomas G. 8 Mldred ll Taylor f.lemoriot John Pe¥son Harr&, .k, Memorial John PeatSOO Hams, Sr Mcmonal ~Aatlle B. Harris Roben J. and lsobel B Morj)an Memorial Elt>el Jane Rldaou! Harrison Memonol Ro'Jer1 Bumhatn Hamson, St Memorial Rober1B. HlJ!ison/He"""""'KMw-.cl.e E.. Mne WoMall\fliooderson Busioess

& PIQI""""al Women~ Cllb Thelma '6<.9' ilErrcJ<ey/Hendersoo Business

& Prof""""" Women's Cllb C~ Oras;ertHe~ Business & Professional

Women's Club Fdzhugl'l A. Ke:sleft'Hit!derson 9usl!ess

& Prole,..,naiWomen'$ Cl.e Emily G Whi!On/H!!Mersoo Business

& PIQ(.,.;,nai Women's Cllb Hende<son Coca-Cola 8o!1fng Company!

Classic food Services Hende<son Rotary Cllb Hende<son Woman's Q,b (2) FwllOOg Mcmbotsd 100 HcOOctSoo Police

Honor Guard Irene Hamm He$tet lo'\emori3"JC3101ina Coohrg

& H"""'J, Inc. Geotge W.liJiden, Jr. Ao::oun1!ng

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A<ademlc A<hlevement Awards (C.Mronu .. t)

Mit.e Htlfaker ThtiAMS~y G<lo'9e W . .letlkl"' Memorial

BO¥S.:O.ts(2) l.ilda Yele Johnson MemoNII Sel>yB.-fvsl AI<on .S.mes ,...,..., 'J""'f JofN)f Memotlal Mr ""' .... C 8 K~let

and Willam Lee Keller Meti'Grai Ken Lake Area Home Blilders -=cJ

Red Faul~ar Memorial Ken Lake Area Home Blllders AsstleJ

Jolvl Franklin Ken Lako Area Home Blilders AsstleJ

Cart Lawtenoe Kerr Ulke Soan! of R"""" Mii!Of'l F. Legg. Jr. Memorial FtankKM~n 1/e$1> Forl$0r\ MaMilg Memonal Harriene G. Mast Memcrial Witiam J. "Sir MatthewS Memorial Frtd E. aoo Emes6ne H. Mlftr """"""" LouMn ~y BOlle SkillS

·--· Paci<aglng Oianc W. Nct!ll!fOJII NtiSing Momorial No-N!Otl ~~ Co!rpany. Inc. John K. NOII'l'lSJNC'MOn NO<tel (3) Novo<yrrros NoM Atnttiea. IOC. (3) o. .... -. Oxfon:f..Hen!lerson AltJMae Chaplar

ol Oeft• Sigmo Thelo Soforjy. lno. (2)

Oxb'd Juniol' Woman's QJb Oxford lions Cltt> Wiliam D. Payne W D PO)flelHenderson Hgh School

Classoll93il W. 0. PO)flelHenderson HighSchool Clas.oll9~(2)

W. 0. P~ CoonlyUn~ NC Rellred School Personoel

Scoc! Par~er P&ace MOOIOI"'al Adna 8. Pierce MM!Orial He<>ry S. People<, Cllapoor 61. ilo<abled

Americon Vel....-. o1 Hende""" (4) HeJlry s . P-llemoriam~-

Americnn Velenlti$Chapter #67 Plon:ers NolionalBon\ ROC C.Oitrro Bonk ol OJ<fotll M:.y Pon.r High School (2j MY!IIe J""' Pni:l&lemorial (6) PSNC Eno'!)y Samir Haritl'l 'Reer Abdul Rasheed

Llemorial ~ana SUbba Reddy Memorial Pulllrr S 0... Reddy l.!ef'lO(!ol Mur J:oyar""" Reddy Memorial 51evenAllen and Thomas "Tornmee·

W'yne Reese tlemorial R<Wbn (3) Row::m·Willtefs Nlning {2) Robin R&Maod Memorial Royal Home Fashions Roys:!er, Ccoss & Hensley, LLP Waller J. fbll:fein Memaial

Clemens O.C.r Seiroi1!C-cola 8oaltlg Company of HenderSM

Mary Hel6<>1iamsSh- Memonal Th& Silo Restaur31'11 Heltie COOil Skill!)Er l.!emorial Nursing s~ tms and Cfallie IJonnlef 5ourh GrarMIIe Rolary Ck.CJ SulTrustBank Ben and Cometia Ta'l)'

Rachel P. Thomas Bes>e Nelson Trado -~

First lh>Uod Mclhodist Churth Triangle Home Health Care, h: Gr.ttfy W. Tunstall Universal Lea!Noftll l-lnerr:;o, US Frank Tedder l.lomoriaiU.P. Taylor

El!'j)iOyeeSJU,.._.,... Leal vance Co.JTty Association of Educa1ional

O!I'ICe Profes&anaiS vance C<mtnrcllO<I Comfl'IIYY Vanee Cc.utty farm Bureau V.1«ans o1 Foleign WOrslllill Cooper

Pool 112411, Inc. (3) Ludle$ A\,OO!iery of Vel:aans of Forei.:Jn Wars.

Hdl Cooper Aux .. ry Pool !0241 7. Ire. warren100 Rotary Ckil MaMn H. BatJol'iWaNelloon Rowy CJul> S. M W.!ldns. S!. Mt!motlal MMIS \'ll',!tl!Ot I Vest, Sf. tllemccl~ Hutson WBsltY lnsura:'!Cf'J Olh8 \V.,...tlle1nori>i E<fNard L Williams Memorial

- M. Woo:! Mtlmotlal

Surrounded by M3ri.a P;uh311'1 Medical Center Guild Gift Gallery volunteer), Ge.an Bobbitt (s-eated, left) is honored by Guild pres!· dent Anne Bunch {seated, right), \'otlo presents. a contribtltlon to VGCC PresicSetlt Randy P1rker {standing, right~. This gift ereated the Gean BobblttiCulld Gift Galle.ry Ptesldtfttial Scholar Awtrd In honor of the kmgtime volunteet ~rdln~toc for the gift shop.

In 2010, a scholar5hip was endowed In memory of Brandon Scott Coltl!f, a gr3duate of VGCC's B3Sic law Enforcement Training prog.ramwho died In the line of duty as a V:lnee County sheriff'$ deputy. From klft, Pteside.nt Randy Parker, Brandon's stepmother, Elaine Coker, his father Wayne Coker, and VGCC coordirutor of law enforceti"'IOI tr.ainlng Tony Pendergrass,

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VGCC fKuty & staff contributed S25. 1''2 to the ElldO¥WMnt F uftd Ia 2109. ......., ""'"loft. c...., c. s.ihrt. chlimun o1,. voce...,.. o1 ,,..,_ c.1 H.1M. Jaotl SMiii:'ISJ Met LJnda Atedlet. co-cAIIrt oiiW MlliMf VGC'C Eftdoametttfund FJallly& StlfiDrh'r. Md R.ltlltyParltr YGCC PmlcW&..

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Top left: Cif'ouM ~ bro~, M wfrol b«cwe VGCCJ bcout![t:lttldin comput ~ 191.f. The comptn wos ampkced in t976.

Top Rlzh1: VGCC and Cro~ Covmy ltodtn brolot II'OOI!d on lbt MW dtnvoom builcfiiiJI ot South Comp11s in 2005.

8ot1om Left: The gi'OIIfldfNNki"f (Of o PrnnGfl(YI( ~ Coiln1y Compurwo$ Ju:ld in f997.

Bottom R.l£ht: £vo OoyrM,Iclff o membtr of Cotlgteu.s~ m rhe ~bOll o('Mitrtrt County Catl'lpltf In 198&

MAIN CAMPUS P.O . BOX 917

H~NOERISON, NC 27536 ( 252) 492-2061

SOUTH CAMPUS P.O . Box 3 9

CREEDMOOR, NC 27522 (919) 528·4737

FRANKLIN CAMPUS P.O . B o x 777

LOU ISBU RG. NC 27549 ( 919) 496·1 567

WWW.VGCC . EDU

Ju6e 5*"'0 Tracy Stew!nson 0.,­Haatt.er S1ulll JertSttlm Jwe A. &:Ins, Jr Debotah SuiW¥1

- S<J""' Cn-S>Miey 0010!0> T•to; Thelma Ta)b l.ol<seletTY

""""""""" Ernest R. Thompson JoAM­Toy<J(alll-

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Ceola """'" ---Aim Wiliams OO!'OU!y \VlliarllS Gary ~'fillwm Slwan Wirlam$ Susan \Wiamson lh. end Mts. Brute WJIIStaedt l.t-, and Urs. F10d ~ Glynnis Wilson Jiltnes P. ~in$.:0011 Robe<! Wood Steven Woodwotl! Dann·, 'N W11QN Robe1 Wight I).~YJCI \'lyelle YTB Ttavet N!!tv.o't.IIIC., Sue-

WARREN CAMPUS P. O. B o x 2 0 7

WARR~NTON, NC 27589 (252) 257·1 900

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