Institutional Advancement & Foundation - Augusta Technical College

Institutional Advancement & Foundation

A Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia

Volume 8 Issue 1

News

Spring 2012

Pharmacy Tech Student Named Goal Student of the Year Femia Schwab, a Pharmacy Technology student at Augusta Technical College from Hephzibah, has been named as the college’s winner of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). The announcement was made at the college’s GOAL recognition meeting on November 14 at The Optimist Club of Augusta’s luncheon.

Schwab was chosen by a panel of local leaders over three other nominees for the award. The runner-up was Kayla Broom, a student from the Columbia County Center in Early Childhood Care Education. GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. Local GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s 25 technical colleges as well as the four Board of Regents colleges with technical education divisions. The announcement of Schwab as the Augusta Technical College GOAL winner was made by Mac Johnson, President of

the Optimist Club of Augusta, the sponsoring organization, for Augusta Tech’s GOAL Program. Schwab will now proceed to consortia preliminary judging. If chosen as one of the 12 finalists, two from each consortium, then Schwab will receive an all-expensepaid trip to Atlanta in May where, for two-days, she will compete with GOAL finalists from the other state technical college campuses. A panel of leaders from the business, industry and government sectors will interview them and choose one to be the state’s 2012 GOAL winner and the recipient of the GOAL medallion. The grand prize also includes a new car.

Searcy Named Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Criminal Justice Scholarship Endowment Hits $10,000 Goal The Roberts-Jones Criminal Justice Scholarship Endowment has reached its initial $10,000 goal this year. Established by Ken Jones, Director of the College’s Basic Law Enforcement Center, the endowment honors Mr. James Thomas Roberts who established the Criminal Justice program at the College. The interest earned from the endowment will help fund an annual scholarship to a Criminal Justice student at Augusta Tech.

Kristie Searcy, department head for Radiological Technology at Augusta Technical College, was selected from a group of nominated instructors to represent the college in the Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction. It is a statewide program initiated by the Technical College System of Georgia to honor outstanding instructors in the system's 26 member institutions. Searcy is being honored for her dedication to and hard work in her department for 2011 instruction year. Each year, instructors are nominated by faculty, staff and students. The nominees then are interviewed by a panel of judges consisting of Augusta Tech’s Board Members. The Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction

honors technical education’s most outstanding instructors. The award has been an ongoing statewide event since 1991 and is designed to recognize and honor technical college instructors who make significant contributions to technical education through innovations and leadership in their fields. Annually, all 26 technical colleges, plus the four Regents system schools with technical divisions, nominate an instructor to represent their colleges for the statewide honor. Nominees then compete on a regional basis. Searcy will compete with representatives from the Central Region of the Technical College System of Georgia. Winners from each technical college region will be announced and will then compete for the state honor in April. To be eligible for the award, instructors must be employed on a full-time basis for a minimum of three-years and have not participated in the region Continued on page 5

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Terry D. Elam, President Augusta Technical College

A new year offers me the opportunity to look back at all the things we accomplished at the college this past year. 2011 brought our college national recognition from the Aspen Institute for Community College Excellence. Augusta Tech was the only two year college in Georgia to rank in the top one hundred and twenty colleges nationwide receiving this honor. We were extremely proud to put the finishing touches on our new Columbia County Center in Grovetown and officially opened for business with the start of the Fall semester. Another milestone for the college took place in our Associate Degree Nursing program with the first class of RNs graduating in December. We expanded scholarship support with the addition of two new scholarship endowments thanks to the generous support of the Lichtenberg Family for the Herbert and Alan Lichtenberg Scholarship Endowment and Pat Goodwin and the Board of the CSRA Wine Festival for establishing the Coco Wine Festival Scholarship Endowment for Culinary Arts. The college received two major federal grants that will help us focus efforts on student success and student retention. With these grants came the opportunity to add additional academic advisors and a student success coordinator while expanding the efforts of our Learning Support and Tutoring Labs. Students will benefit greatly from these additional services. Continued on page 6

Purification Cellutions Continues to Support Augusta Tech Mr. John Nichols, Site Manager of Purification Cellutions LLC, is pleased to announce that a $6,000 grant has been awarded to the Augusta Technical College Foundation. Purification Cellutions is a joint venture of MeadWestvaco Corporation’s Specialty Chemicals Division and the Atlanta-based Applied Ceramics. The Waynesboro President of Augusta Tech, Terry Elam (far left) and newly facility produces innovative appointed Dean/Director of Augusta Tech's Waynesboro Campus, activated-carbon honeycomb Johnica Mitchell (far right) accepts check from Purification filters for the automotive Cellutions Site Manager, John Nichols. industry customers around engaging the students of Burke the world. County to continue their educational Mr. Nichols recently presented the experience. check to Augusta Technical College President Elam stated, “We are excited President Terry Elam and Ms. Johnica that Purification Cellutions has chosen Mitchell, the newly appointed Dean/ to partner with Augusta Tech and our Director of the Burke County Campus, foundation to provide additional during a college visit. opportunities for our students. John Purification Cellutions is partnering with the college to enhance educational and his staff truly appreciate and opportunities for students. The company understand our mission of technical education and workforce development.” is also interested in challenging and

Bank of America Supports Augusta Tech’s Special Populations

Bank of America staff with Crystal Willis, Special Populations Coordinator of Augusta Tech.

Bank of America has donated $3000 to the Augusta Technical College Foundation to support the Special Populations Program. In attendance for the check presentation were Bank of America employees (Gordon Highway branch) along with Crystal Willis, Special Populations Coordinator at Augusta Tech. Special Populations help students who may need assistance with issues

related to being a single parent or displaced homemaker, those who are pursuing a nontraditional field of study, or those who have limited English proficiency. Ora Parrish, Augusta-Aiken president for Bank of America and Beverly Peltier, Foundation Director for Augusta Tech were also present, but not pictured. 2

SRNS Aids Plan to Ensure New Jobs and Economic Growth educate future nuclear workers. The potential impact of the nuclear renaissance on area economies is huge. South Carolina Electric and Gas has plans for a new commercial power plant, while Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Ga., is now in the process of building two new reactor units. “The potential economic growth directly Garry Flowers, President & CEO, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC related to future needs at hands replica of equipment to Terry Elam, President of Augusta Tech. SRS with a high percentage of employees nearing Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC retirement and the nuclear renaissance is partnering with Augusta Technical that will directly impact the CSRA job College to fill a rapidly growing void for market is intensive and expansive to say nuclear workers, resulting in qualified the least,” said Walter Sprouse, Executive candidates for new and existing jobs Director, Richmond County Economic related to the nuclear industry, fueling Development. “We’re just now seeing the area economies.“SRS has largely driven tip of the iceberg.” the nuclear economy throughout the Augusta Tech College President greater Aiken-Augusta area for decades,” Terry Elam noted that even though said Garry Flowers, President & CEO, their nuclear technology program is Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC only one year old, it continues to grow. (SRNS). “Given the average age of our “This donation for the purchase of workforce, we are pleased to work with equipment allows us to enhance the area colleges to ensure our future needs hands-on learning experience of our are met as well, therefore, our efforts to students,” said Elam. “We’re proud to be assist Augusta Technical College with leaders in efforts to educate students their important mission.”Flowers and satisfy the growing demands of explained that SRNS is donating $10,000 area nuclear employers. We thank our to buy high tech equipment for three friends at Savannah River Nuclear new labs at Augusta Technical College Solutions for partnering with us to (Augusta Tech) that will be used to meet this challenge.”

Scholarship Endowment Started in Memory of Tommie Aaron Last summer, Augusta Technical College and the Technical College System of Georgia lost a true friend of technical education. Ms. Aaron was Tommie Aaron a champion for our system and our students. She was very involved with the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and was serving a term as President of the TCSG Directors Association prior to her passing. Ms. Aaron was also an active member of the Board of Directors of Augusta Technical College from 2004 to 2011 and had served as the Board President from 2007 to 2008. She was a regular donor to the Augusta Technical College Foundation. In her honor, a scholarship endowment has been established with the Augusta Technical College Foundation. Currently, the fund is 75% funded to its goal of $10,000. Once funded, the interest earned from the corpus will be used to annually fund a scholarship to a student pursing their education at Augusta Tech. If you are interested in supporting this fund, donations are being accepted. For more information, please contact Beverly Peltier at [email protected].

Augusta Tech Nominee - Georgia Bank and Trust Wins National Philanthropy Day The Augusta Technical College Foundation was pleased to nominate Georgia Bank and Trust for a National Philanthropy Day award. Georgia Bank and Trust was named the 2011 Outstanding Corporation by the Greater Augusta Association of Fundraising Professionals at a banquet held in November at the Beverly Peltier (r), Robert Osborne of Georgia Bank Augusta Country Club. Accepting and Trust (center), and Judith Goodwin of AFP (left) the award on behalf of the bank was Robert Osborne. they receive for the college but for the Beverly Peltier nominated Georgia broad support of many other worthy Bank and Trust not only for the support non-profits in the Aiken-Augusta area 3

by the bank. “We are always pleased when we can recognize our donors with such a prestigious award,” said Beverly Peltier, Director of Institutional Advancement for Augusta Tech. Peltier has submitted many nominations of their donors who went on to win National Philanthropy Day awards including: Georgia Power, Jefferson Energy Cooperative Foundation, the Widows Home of Augusta, John Deere Commercial Products and the Augusta-Fort Gordon Communications and Electronics Association.

Augusta Tech Named Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs Magazine G.I. Jobs, the premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, has awarded Augusta Technical College the designation of Military Friendly School. The 2012 Military Friendly Schools list honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members and veterans as students. In its effort to help student veterans find the right school, G.I. Jobs incorporated a survey of student veterans for the first time. This feedback provides prospective military students with insight into the student veteran experience at a particular institution based on peer reviews from current students. Student veteran survey feedback can be viewed at www.militaryfriendlyschools.com/2012 list. Michael Dakduk, Executive Director for the Student Veterans of America agrees. “The Military Friendly Schools list is the go-to resource for prospective student veterans searching for schools that provide the right overall experience. Nothing is more compelling than actual feedback from current student veterans.” Service members and veterans can also meet individual student veterans from the various schools virtually on the site to learn more about personal school decisions and the transition from the military to an academic environment. The 1,518 colleges, universities and trade schools on this year’s list prioritize the recruitment of students with military experience. These schools are making the grade by offering scholarships and discounts, veterans’ clubs, full-time staff, military credit and other services to those who served. The 2012 list of Military Friendly Schools® was compiled through extensive research and a data driven survey of more than 8,000 schools nationwide. Methodology, criteria and weighting for the list were developed with the assistance of an Academic Advisory Board (AAB) consisting of educators from schools across the country. A full list of board members can be found at http://militaryfriendlyschools.com/Article /advisory-board/.

Grainger Foundation Continues Support The Grainger Foundation has donated $5,000 to the Augusta Technical College Foundation to help provide scholarships for Industrial Technology programs. Pictured from left to right is Jim Price, Dean of Industrial Technology; Greg Clark, Branch Manager of W.W. Grainger, Inc.’s Augusta location, and Terry Elam, President of Augusta Technical College.

Third Year ADP Scholars Named

2012 ADP STEM Scholars for Information Technology Division

The Augusta Technical College Foundation is pleased to announce the 2012 ADP STEM Scholars for the Information Technology Division. Returning as a first year scholar is Kiah May. Returning second year scholars include David Carter, Josh Gonzalez, Kenya Myers and Johnny Whitaker. Our new 2012 ADP STEM Scholars include Rachel Harrison, Kobie Logan, Amanda Martin, Emmett Reese, Amanda Martin Laurie Ross,

Christopher Teboe, Wayne Small, and Kathleen Mitchell. Through a generous gift from the ADP Foundation, we are able to provide scholarships to Information Technology students pursuing education in the field of computer programming, networking and computer support. Each of these scholars also has an opportunity to earn their computer certifications as a part of their scholarship. Augusta Tech along with Paine College and Augusta State University will host the annual ADP Scholarship Banquet on March 22 giving each scholar an opportunity to meet their benefactors.

Toolbox Scholarships Toolbox scholarships are provided to students that need assistance with the purchase of books and tools for their particular program of study. Toolbox scholarships range in value from $25 to $250 depending on need. If your business is interesting in underwriting toolbox scholarships for students, please contact the foundation office at 706.771.4023.

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Medical Assisting Student Receive Scholarships

Searcy Named

Augusta Technical College’s Foundation presented two Medical Assisting students with $500 scholarships each: Tabatha Lancaster who attends in Thomson and Nyarko Turner who attends in Augusta. The scholarships are made possible through the Lisa Nagle Scholarship Endowment created by Dr. Paul Fischer of the Center for Primary Care. The scholarships are awarded twice annually in Spring and Fall semesters.

or state-level selection process in the last three years. The statewide recipient of the award serves as an ambassador and represents the Technical College System of Georgia. The recipient will travel statewide to promote technical education and the critical impact the system of technical colleges has on the overall economic health of Georgia. Last year, Augusta Tech was honored and proud to have their winner, Karon Green Walton, chosen as the State winner. Walton and Searcy are both part of the Allied Health and Nursing Division headed by Dr. Gwen Taylor.

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Pictured from left to right: Tabatha Lancaster, Medical Assisting student; Stephanie McGahee, Medical Assisting instructor (Thomson); Nyarko Turner, Medical Assisting student (Augusta); Karon Walton, Department Head; and Dr. Pam Salazar, Advisory Committee Chair.

Augusta Tech Included in the Nine TCSG Colleges who will Receive $23.5 Million in U.S. DOE Grants The U.S. Department of Education has announced that nine TCSG colleges will share in $23.5 million from two federal grants. The money is to be used to improve the colleges’ abilities to serve African American and other low- and middle-income students. Eight TCSG colleges were awarded a total of $10 million over the next five years from the Predominately Black Institutions (PBI) Formula Grant Program. Five of those colleges, plus one other, also received $13.5 million under the PBI Competitive Grant Program. Augusta Technical College was a recipient in both grant programs.Georgia’s share of the grants, which were announced on September 30, is the largest number and highest dollar amount given to any state. The PBI program supports colleges that have undergraduate enrollment that is at least 40% African American and at least 50% low-income or first generation college students. The formula and competitive grant funds may be used for a wide range of projects, including programs that

are structured to encourage more students to pursue and complete a college education. The money can also pay for the development of tutoring, counseling and service programs that will ensure students’ academic success, as well as upgrades to the colleges’ learning facilities. In a prepared statement, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said, "These grants will help build the capacity of colleges that educate large numbers of African American students. Strengthening these schools is critically important to increasing student completion and meeting President Obama's goal of being first in the world in college graduates by 2020." The eight TCSG colleges that received the $1.25 million formula grants, payable at $250,000 over five years, were Atlanta Technical College, Augusta Technical College, Central Georgia Technical College, Columbus Technical College, Georgia Piedmont Technical College (formerly DeKalb Technical College), Middle Georgia Technical College,

Savannah Technical College and South Georgia Technical College. In addition, Albany Technical College, Atlanta Technical College, Augusta Technical College, Columbus Technical College and Georgia Piedmont Technical College each received a $2.4 million competitive grant, which will be paid in $600,000 installments over four years. South Georgia Technical College was awarded $1.5 million from the competitive grant, also distributed over four years. “The goal of the Technical College System of Georgia is to open the doors of a college education to all and to provide every student with the knowledge and skills that they need to compete in today’s job market,” said TCSG Commissioner Ron Jackson. “These grants will greatly assist the recipient colleges in their efforts to add to and enhance programs that are designed to help African American and low- and middle-income students learn, graduate and become an integral part of Georgia’s 21st century workforce.”

ON-LINE Be sure to check out our website at www.augustatech.edu Your continued support for Augusta Technical College and the Foundation are appreciated by the faculty, staff and students. If you would like more information about Institutional Advancement or the Foundation, contact Beverly Barshafsky Peltier at 706-771-4023. 5

President Message Continued from page 2

e What is Planned Giving Planned giving, sometimes referred to as gift planning, may be defined as a method of supporting non-profits and charities that enables philanthropic individuals or donors to make larger gifts than they could make from their income. While some planned gifts provide a life-long income to the donor, others use estate and tax planning techniques to provide for charity and other heirs in ways that maximize the gift and/or minimize its impact on the donor's estate. Thus, by definition, a planned gift is any major gift, made in lifetime or at death as part of a donor’s overall financial and/or estate planning. By contrast, gifts to the annual fund or for membership dues are made from a donor’s discretionary income, and while they may be budgeted for, they are not planned. Whether a donor uses cash, appreciated securities or stock, real estate, artwork, partnership interests, personal property, life insurance, a retirement plan, a bequest in a will, etc., the benefits of funding a planned gift can make this type of charitable giving very attractive to both donor and charity. For more information on planned giving, please contact the Augusta Technical College foundation at 706.771.4023.

Our Medical Assisting Program Chair, Mrs. Karon Walton, won the Technical College System of Georgia state title Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year and served as the 2011 representative for technical education in Georgia. We also saw the retirements of two key staff members, Mrs. Janice Richardson, Vice President of Administrative Services and Ms. Ella S. Jones, Vice President of Operations at the Waynesboro/Burke Campus. Together these ladies had over 80 years of combined service to Augusta Tech. Assuming their roles will be two of our capable staff members, Mrs. Shelia Hill as Vice President of Administrative Services and Ms. Johnica Mitchell, Campus Director and Dean of the Burke/Waynesboro Campus.

A flurry of activity has already begun this year with the additions of new emergency call boxes on all campuses as well as the additions of two new guard gates at the main entrances to the Augusta campus. New television monitors have been installed in all areas of the college that will allow us to broadcast our own programming. In McDuffie County, we are putting the finishing touches on the new hangar that was built next to our campus at the Thomson-McDuffie airport. The hangar will house the Aviation Maintenance Technology Program, the latest addition to our course offerings. Overall, we had a good year and we look forward to the opportunities that 2012 will bring us. Sincerely, Terry D. Elam, President

Augusta Technical College is Awarded $15,000 from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation Strengthening its commitment to literacy in the communities it calls home, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation today awarded more than $4.6 million in grants to 481 nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools. Augusta Technical College was proud to receive one of those awards. The Adult Education department at Augusta Technical College will use the grant in its literacy program to provide scholarships to cover the GED test fee. “I was elated to hear that we would receive $15,000 from Dollar General. We appreciate their support of our efforts to promote literacy,” said Beverly Peltier, Director of Augusta Tech’s Foundation.“ Dollar General believes literacy is the foundation upon which all other success is built,” said Rick Dreiling, Dollar General’s chairman and CEO. “Our hope is that these gifts reinforce the importance of literacy and education

in our communities for youth, adults and families.” The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded 222 grants to organizations that provide services for adults such as literacy programs, general education diploma preparation and English language acquisition. Fifty-three grants were awarded to organizations that provide educational opportunities for parents and children to learn together. And, 206 grants were awarded to libraries and nonprofit organizations to support summer reading programs for children. For more information on the Dollar General Literacy Foundation or for a complete list of grant recipients, visit www.dgliteracy.org. The grants being awarded today will help nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools provide services to more than 230,000 individuals of all ages.

Support the Annual Fund at Augusta Technical College By providing support to the Augusta Technical College Foundation’s Annual Fund Drive, you are helping the college continue three important missions: 1. Advancing workforce development through technical education 2. Providing the opportunity for citizens in our area to become literate through the Adult Education and the English as a Second Language programs 3. Enhancing economic development through business and industry training and training opportunities provided by Georgia’s Quick Start program Donations to the annual fund made be sent to: The Augusta Technical College Foundation, 3200 Augusta Tech Drive, Augusta, GA 30906. Your donations are tax deductible as we are a 501 (c) (3).

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Honoring Our 2011 Donors The Augusta Technical College Foundation wishes to recognize the following individuals, businesses, foundations and community groups for their generous support of the foundation, our college and our students from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. ADP, Inc. Ms. Shirley Alexander Ms. Makeiba Allen Ms. Shelia Allen Dr. Melissa Frank-Alston Mr. Mike Anchor Ms. Denise Anderson Ms. Fran Anthony Ms. Andrea Armstrong Mr. Jerry Asbach AT&T Atlanta Falcons Mr. Louis Audet Augusta Business Interiors Augusta South Rotary Club Augusta West Rotary Club Ms. Christine Ball Bank of America Ms. Barbara Banning Mr. Elwyn Beddingfield Ms. Lisa Beaver Mr. Eric Bennett Ms. Cameron Bentley Bi-Lo Ms. Stefanie Bowie Mr. Kurt Bradley Mr. Arthur Brengettsy Mr. Douglas Broughman Ms. Patricia Brown Mr. Larry Burke Ms. Lynda Burns Ms. Sonya Burns Mr. Jonathon Bush Ms. Pat Bussey Ms. Linda Byrd Mr. Bill Candy Ms. Rodithia Carr Center for Primary Care Ms. Julie Carter Ms. Kandace Chariff Chick-Fil-A at Augusta Mall Ms. Debbie Clark Dr. and Mrs. Tom Clark Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. Columbia County Magazine Ms. Katrina Cooks Mr. Franklin Cox Dr. Pete Crawford The Creel-Harison Foundation Cudos The Cullum Foundation Trust Mr. Curtis Curry Dan Cook Associates Dr. Cynthia David Mr. Chris Davis Mr. Jeffrey Davignon

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Mr. Randy Davis Ms. Terri Degenhardt Ms. Deb Del Genio Mr. Grady Dixon Mr. Jason Dixon Doubletree Hotel Mr. George Duehring Mr. James Duncan Mr. Ted Duzenski Ms. Nancy Aldridge-Dye Ms. Robbin Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Terry Elam Electrical Design Consultants Ms. Sonya Ellis Mr. Loyd Ethridge Ms. Casey Evans Ms. Teresa Evans Exchange Club of Augusta Ms. Patrice Farmer Ms. Kathleen Fervan Ms. Patsy Finch Mr. Patrick Finney Dr. Evan Flynn Ms. Denise Fowler John and Mary Franklin Foundation Mr. Robert Friedmann Mr. Glenn Frostholm Ms. Kim Gaines Georgia Bank and Trust Georgia Pacific Georgia Power Foundation Ms. Laura Giddings Mr. John Gilchrist Ms. Shanan Glenn Mr. Allen Godbee Mr. Gary Golovan Ms. Tameka Gordon Ms. Barbara Gould The Grainger Foundation Ms. Terry Gray Green Grove Missionary Church Ms. Shanise Greene Mr. Rick Hall Ms. Ruth Hall Mr. Eric Hankerson Ms. Jacqueline Harris Ms. Debbie Heredia Ms. Shelia Hill Mr. Terrell Holloway Hooters of Augusta Ms. Pamela Hoyt Mr. Michael Hudson Ms. Angela Huff Ms. Rosa Hurt Ms. Kathleen Hutcheson ISA Savannah River Chapter Ms. Diane Cook-Jackson Mr. Ron Jackson Jefferson Energy Cooperative Foundation Mr. Andrew Jefferson Ms. Bonita Jenkins Mr. Bobby Jones Ms. Cynthia Lighter-Jones Mr. George Lightfoot Ms. Ella Jones Mr. Ken Jones

Ms. Lagaile Jones Mr. Larry Jones Ms. Maureen Jones Mr. Neil Jones Ms. Beth Julian Mr. Nick Kelch Ms. Elaine Keller Mr. Marvin Kelly Ms. Dorothy Kennedy Ms. Gladys Lambert Ms. Julie Langham Mr. Gerald Lawson Dr. Annabelle Lewis Mr. Tim Lewis Ms. Leanne Lovering Mr. Thomas Lyles Ms. Kay MacDonald Ms. Betty Kirk Manning Mr. James Marshall Dr. David Maryniak Ms. Carmen Matthews Mr. Marcus Matthews Mr. Tim Maund Mr. John Mayo MeadWestvaco Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCloskey Ms. Kim McCord Mr. Patrick McCormack Ms. Amy McElderry Ms. Stephanie McGahee Mr. Marlow McIntyre MC Jones Logistics The Arthur H. and Ernest B. Merry Foundation Ms. Deborah Miller Ms. Linda Miller Mr. Warren Miller Ms. Johnica Mitchell Ms. Nancy Molik Dr. Beth Newton Mr. Richard Newton Ms. Tammy O’Brien Ms. Angela Odom Olin Corporation Charitable Trust Mr. Robert Osborne Ms. Bonnie Owen Dr. Lisa Palmer Mrs. Gloria Patrick Dr. Bob Peek Ms. Janie Peel Ms. Margaret Pella Ms. Beverly Peltier Ms. Marciette Perdue Ms. Velvet Perry Perry Broadcasting Ms. Pam Phillips Ms. Lisa Pierce Planters EMC Mr. Jim Poarch Potash Corporation Ms. Surekha Prasad Mr. James Price Ms. Roseanne Price Mr. Joe Pride Purification Cellutions Dr. Joan Puryear Mr. Ernest Quattlebaum Queensborough National Bank

Ms. Mary Rabun Ms. Sheryl Rainey Ms. Janie Ramstorf Mr. Wilson Rice Ms. Janice Richardson Mr. John Richardson Ms. Patty Richey Ms. Irma Riddick Mr. Mark Ristroph Ms. Soheir Rizk Mr. Brian Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Tom Roberts Ms. Jo Anne Robinson Rocky Creek Springfest Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rogers Ms. Shirley Rouse Ms. Sherrie Rowe Ms. Amy Ryan Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Savannah River Remediation Ms. Sonia Scott Ms. Kristie Searcy Ms. Pat Sharpe Mr. Ken Simmons Mr. Ernie Sizemore Mr. Dennis Skelley Mr. Darryl Smith Mr. Albert Steele Mr. Garry Stephens Stifel Nicolaus Ms. Emmie Stokes SunTrust Bank Dr. Gwen Taylor Mr. Dalton Thacker Ms. Tiffany Rowe Thomas Mr. Michael Toney Mr. Robert Townsend Ms. Jeanette Turner Ms. Lori Usry Villa Europa Mr. Paul Visintainer Ms. Becky Walker Ms. Linda Walker Ms Shirley Walker Ms. Rita Waller Mr. Kevin Ward The Wal-Mart Foundation Ms. Martha Daley Weeks Mr. Freddie Welcher Wells Fargo Ms. Donna Wendt Mr. Terry Wheeler Whitestone Utility Services The Widow’s Home of Augusta Wild Wings Mr. Pete Wilkinson Mr. Alphonzo Williams Ms. Doretha Williams Ms. Liz Williams Ms. Natasha Williams Ms. Crystal Willis Mr. Vincent Willis Dr. Marilyn Willis Ms. Karissa Wright Mr. Foster Wylie Ms. Tamara Youngblood

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Timothy F. Maund

James L. Kendrick

Foundation President, Transgeorgia

Creative Colors

Shelia Stuberfield

Dot Knox

Foundation Treasurer, First Bank

Coldwell Banker Watson Knox Real Estate

Pat Walker Foundation Secretary Georgia Health Sciences University

Ric Lichtenberg Samson Manufacturing

Dr. Melissa Frank-Alston

Brett S. McGuire

Augusta Technical College

Retired, Solo Cup

Dr. Thomas Clark

Dr. Charvette Monroe

Retired, Augusta Technical College

Dentist

Terry D. Elam Augusta Technical College

Larry Fletcher

Ashley Roberts Burke County Chamber of Commerce

Joseph J. Rogers Retired, Procter & Gamble

Fletcher, Harley & Fletcher

John P. Smith

Joseph W. Gambill

Smith Brothers Mechanical Contractors

Virgo Gambill Architects

Randall Hatcher MAU, Inc.

Dr. John P. Strelec Retired, Richmond County Board of Education

Legacy Giving: What will your legacy be? As donors to the Augusta Technical College Foundation, you already show that you care about our mission. But have you ever thought about including the Augusta Technical College Foundation in your will or estate plan? Legacy giving or planned giving helps us to continue to do the work that you value far into the future. Including the foundation in your will is simple. You can include language that states “I give $10,000 to the Augusta Technical College Foundation.” You can also gift us a portion of your estate with language that reads “I give 25% of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate to the Augusta Technical College Foundation.” You can even gift us an item of value or property with language that reads “I give the Augusta Technical College Foundation 100 shares of Coca-Cola Stock.” Making the gift unrestricted is most beneficial to the foundation as our trustees can best decide how to allocate the funds or if you prefer, you can have your legacy gift restricted to a specific program or scholarships or you can establish an endowment fund. For more information on legacy giving, please contact Beverly Peltier in the Foundation Office.