Annual Report 2011 - Palomar College

PALOMAR COLLEGE
FOUNDATION
Annual Report
2011
PALOMAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 1

College Founders
$10,000 and above
American Red Cross SDICC
Carlos and Sharon Arbelaez
Assistance League of Inland
North County
Balfour Beatty Construction
Brady Company
C.W. Driver
Challenger Sheet Metal, Inc.
Melvin and Betty Cohn
Vincent and Sue Cooke
Corky’s Pest Control
Datron World Communications
Echo Pacific Construction
Gilbane Building Company
Gould Electric, Inc.
Issa Family Foundation
Ivie Frances Wickam
Scholarship Trust
Lake San Marcos Kiwanis Club
Leichtag Foundation
Mary Lesko
LPA, Inc.
Hal and Carol Needham
Emma Paquin
Peralta Colleges Foundation
RBC Capital Markets
Donna Reiser
Scott A. & Elizabeth V. Christensen
Charitable Foundation
Swinerton Builders
The Bernard Osher Foundation
Benefactor’s Circle
$5,000 to $9,999
A.O. Reed & Co.
BCA Architects
Caterpillar Foundation, Inc.
Consulting & Inspection Services
Matthew and Marion Deitchman
EDGE Development, Inc.
Follett Bookstore
Hawthorne Machinery (CAT)
Helix Electric
Hunter Industries, Inc.
Mountain Movers Engineering
Contractors, Inc.
Pauma Band of Mission Indians
Bill Sharp
Turner Construction
Union Bank
President’s Associates
$1,000 to $4,999
A&S Flooring
Able Heating & Air Conditioning
Ace Electric, Inc.
Advance Plumbing
Alpha Mechanical
Ren and Cathy Anelle
Architects
Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker
Architects Mosher Drew
Edward and Eleanor Arkans
Wayne Armstrong
Atlas Mechanical
Baker Electric, Inc.
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Message f
Robert P. Deegan
Superintendent/President,
Palomar College
The 2011 Annual Report reflects
the ongoing commitment our
community has to Palomar College.
While the State’s economic outlook
remains a challenge, local companies
and individuals are joining together
to help make our students’ dreams
a reality.
The faculty and staff are committed
to providing the best comprehensive
two-year college education
in North San Diego County. Every
day at Palomar College, students’
lives are changing for the better –
achieving academic and personal
goals. Many of those students would
not be able to meet their financial
obligations without the help of the
Foundation.
Since 1959, the Palomar College
Foundation has successfully raised
funds to support our students and
staff through scholarships, grants,
and special programs. Numerous
volunteers lend their time in
supporting our events and programs.
Thank you for being part of the
success of our students.
from
Robert Maag, 2011 Board Chair,
Palomar College Foundation
If an organization remains stagnant
while the world around it is evolving,
failure is imminent. During 2011 we
as a Foundation were working in a
struggling economy and our business
model was not keeping pace with
the growing needs of our students
and faculty.
A self-evaluation process revealed
the need for increased visibility, a
better utilization of resources and
greater focus on raising funds. In
response, the Board developed a
strategic plan to sustain successful
events and develop new programs.
Implementation will require the
teamed effort of the entire college
community. The Board believes that
education provides the “platform for
success” and is determined to meet
the needs of our beneficiaries.
I am very pleased with the involvement
and intensity of the Foundation
Board in 2011. I extend my thanks to
our staff and our Executive Director
Rich Talmo. I also thank our donors
for their generosity. While our
students are the direct recipients, we
all benefit from their success.
Richard Talmo, Executive Director,
Palomar College Foundation
This past year marked a historic
time for the Palomar College
Foundation. With competition for
a finite number of dollars growing
more intense, it became evident we
must embark on a planning process
to forever change the way we raise
funds and utilize human capital. (See
details on the next page.) Through
it all, the Foundation maintained a
record level of scholarship support
to Palomar College students.
I am extremely proud of the
efforts made by staff and volunteers
during this year. The results were
dynamic and the support to our
College was outstanding. I want to
thank you, our donors, for your support
and continued participation in
making Palomar College Foundation
a premier philanthropic organization
in the North San Diego County
Region.
The 2011 Foundation Annual Report
is produced by the Palomar College Foundation in collaboration with the
Palomar College Public Affairs Office and the Print Services Office.
Palomar College Superintendent/President: Robert P. Deegan
Palomar College Foundation Executive Director: Richard Talmo
Editorial copy: Rick Moore
Photography: Melinda Finn, Rick Moore
Graphic Design: Alonna Farrar

Foundation Board develops
strategic plan
The Palomar College Foundation
(PCF) completed a difficult
assignment during 2011. It reviewed
staffing and programs and made
fundamental changes to meet the
growing needs of Palomar College.
“It was time to evolve to a new
level,” recalls Board of Directors
Chairman Robert Maag, so the
group developed a strategic plan.
The study found more focus
was needed to fund development
activities. Directors will be asked
to take a much more active role.
The plan also increases emphasis
on annual giving, major gifts, and
planned giving. Maag hopes to
enlarge the President’s Associates, a
group of donors who each give at
least $1,000 annually to the College
and who often become candidates
for Board membership.
The plan aims to increase the
Foundation’s visibility. A marketing
firm will assess awareness and
2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Robert Maag
Chair
Marc McGuire
Chair-Elect
William L. Adams, MD Secretary
John Masson
Treasurer
Christopher Baiz
Member
Lynn Banda
Member
Nick Barnett
Member
Janet E. Bourgeois
Member
Anthony Brandenburg Member
Dr. Luene Corwin
Member
Joseph Davis, MBA, CPA Member
Steve Eggers
Member
Steve Kildoo
Member
Jesse Lyn Clark
Member
Nancy Mills
Member
William C. Pultz, Esq. Member
Matilda Rough
Member
Charles W. Salter, Esq. Member
Barbara Swearingen Member
Marni L. Walker
Member
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attitudes about PCF’s fund raising
programs. The firm will also test
what information is most likely to
encourage giving to the College,
and how to deliver those messages
to potential donors. A communications
professional has been hired,
part-time, to help implement the
firm’s recommendations.
Howard R. Brubeck
Melvin Cohn
Dr. Frederick R. Huber
Arlyne A. Ingold
Robert F. Ingold
Darlene Marcos Shiley
Sam S. Stein
Robert P. Deegan
Richard Talmo
Richard and Catherine Ball
Nick Barnett
David Berganio
BNBuilders
Ray Bosch
Jan Bourgeois
Carol Bruton
Burkett & Wong
Burns and Sons Trucking, Inc.
California Bank & Trust
California Coast Credit Union
California Comfort Systems
USA
California English Schools
Carstarphen Family
Foundation
Casper Company
Mary Cassoni
Judy Cater
Cement Cutting, Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets
Inc.
Cliniqa
COA, LLC
Commercial Openings, Inc.
Luene and Norm Corwin
“We have a highly committed
CTE, Inc.
group of volunteers that looked
De La Rosa & Co.
within themselves and decided to
Florence De Pauw Davis
approach things differently,” Maag
Robert and Pam Deegan
said proudly. “We have the
DEI Holdings, Inc.
experience we need, the zeal
Design Fabrication
John Dise
we need, and we have excellent
CJ Doran
leadership and support with
Dynalectric
Executive Director Rich Talmo
EDCO Waste and Recycling
and his staff.”
Edward Jones Downtown Vista
EMS Construction, Inc.
Vera Eubank
Linda Evans
Honorary Board
E-World Recyclers
Honorary Board
Carolyn Funes
Honorary Board
Gaslamp Quarter Association
Honorary Board
Christopher Geldert
Honorary Board
Gensler
Honorary Board
Francis George
Honorary Board
Ellen Gillis
Joe and Heidi Grosshart
HMC Architects
Superintendent/President
Hubzone Doors
Karen Huffman
Executive Director Hugo Alonso, Inc.
Ann Hunter-Welborn
Richard and Joyce Hyde
Independent Energy Solutions
Jack Iskin
J Whalen Associates, Inc.
JCJ Architecture
Chris and Margo Johnson
JW Floor Covering
Keenan & Associates
Kinsell, Newcomb & De Dios, Inc.
KMA Architecture
Kone, Inc.
LABA Foundation
Ledcor Construction, Inc.
Lee’s Iron & Metal
Raymond Lucia
MA Engineers
Robert and Mary Maag
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Chantal Maher
Markstein Beverage Company
Miller Environmental
Elliott & Elyse Milstein
Mission Federal Credit Union
Angelo Mitchell
MW Reid Welding, Inc.
Native Landscape, Inc.
Nexon Corporation
Ninyo & Moore
North County Times
NTD Architecture
Christine Oatman
OCC Associated Students
Outreach for Humanity
William Owens
Wilma Owens
PacTrust Bank
Payden & Rygel
Pecoraro, Inc.
Pro-Craft Construction, Inc.
Suresh Rayana
Rotary Club of San Marcos
David Sabourin
Charles Salter
Jeffrey Sanders
Judy Schmude, Ph.D.
Susan Scott
Marilyn Souchek
Southland Industries
Standard Drywall, Inc.
Steinberg Architects
Stewart Surety & Insurance
Philip Stivers
Stone Brewing Company
Sandy Sugar
TBP/Architecture
Teamwork Athletic Apparel
The Century Club
The Irish Setters, Inc.
The Miller Hull Partnership
Tri-City Hospital Auxiliary
Foundation
U-T San Diego
John Valdez
Van Dyke Landscape Architects
Morris Vance
Vista Bail Bonds
Carmen Whitman
Barbara Williams
Woman’s Club of Carlsbad
Woman’s Club of Escondido
Woman’s Club of Vista
WR Robbins Co.
Thomas Young
CLOCK TOWER SOCIETY
$250 - $999
Don Adair
William Adams
Frank Almond, M.D.
Elaine Armstrong
Artimex Iron Co., Inc.
AXA Advisors, LLC
B&B So Cal Properties LLC
Clinton Bailey
Janice Bakan
Baker Nowicki Design Studio
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2011
Foundation Grants
The Foundation grant program
provides donors an opportunity to
make a difference in specific and
targeted ways. Grants fulfill needs
that cannot be met with state funds
and often have a personal impact
on the academic goals of a student
or on the instructional opportunities
provided by faculty. In 2011, the
Foundation awarded $286,038 in
grants. However, requests exceeded
awards, indicating increasing unmet
opportunities. Grants are awarded
based on requests that align with
the mission of the College and
Foundation and must support
these established goals: Student
Success, Teaching and Learning
Excellence, Organizational and
Professional Development, Facilities
Improvement and Resource
Management.
Foundation supports travel
for Palomar debate team
Palomar College’s Speech and
Debate Team has earned quite
a reputation after a string of
successes in various competitions
in California, the United States, and
even overseas. The Palomar College
Foundation has been pleased to
support this outstanding group of
students by funding part of their
travel costs to their 2011
competitions. The investment
paid off handsomely, as team
members brought home numerous
awards from the 2011 California
DONOR PROFILE
Christensen Foundation funds Palomar scholarships
Ann Moore feels “very proud, very impressed
and very moved” when she participates each
year in the Palomar College Honors Night
event.
Moore administers a foundation on behalf
of her late aunt’s estate. Her aunt, Elizabeth
Christensen, was “impressed by Palomar
students, their goals and what they were trying
to accomplish,” and wanted her foundation
to support them. “She was very much into
supporting kids in education,” Moore recalls, “she
felt it was extra-important.”
The Scott A. and Elizabeth V. Christensen Charitable Foundation
has provided between $30,000 and $50,000 each year to fund
scholarships for Palomar students through the Education for
Heroes Fund, the Student Nurses Association of Palomar College,
Presidential Scholarships and the general scholarship fund. “It’s
heartwarming to see that you’re doing some good and helping”
scholarship recipients, Moore said.
Community College Association
State Tournament and the team
won fifth place overall in the large
division sweepstakes. The success
Without the Foundation’s
generous support the
Palomar Speech and
Debate Team would not
enjoy the national and
international success
it does today.
Members of Palomar College’s 2011 Speech and Debate Team celebrate their winning season
along with Director of Forensics Dewi Hokett, middle row, far left, and Chris Lowry, Assistant Director
of Forensics, back row, far left. Not pictured is Brandan Whearty, Assistant Director of Forensics.
(photo by Melinda Finn)
continued in national competition
at the 2011 Phi Rho Pi Tournament,
held in Greenwich, Connecticut
in the spring, and in regional
tournaments held in the fall. By the
end of 2011, the team had earned
20 trophies and several gold medals.
“Without Foundation help, we
wouldn’t have been able to attend
the NPDA (National Parliamentary
Debate Association) National
Tournament, and we would have
missed out on the chance to
become the first Palomar team in
history to advance to elimination
rounds,” said Brandon Whearty,
Assistant Director of Forensics. “We
also would have missed out on the
chance for full competitive scholarships,
and we would never have
gained the experience necessary to
be the second-ranked community
college in the nation in debate. We
thank the Foundation for helping us
to become the best ambassadors
possible for our school and for our
program,” he explained. “Without
the Foundation’s generous support
the Palomar Speech and Debate
Team would not enjoy the national
and international success it does
today,” added Dewi Hokett,
Director of Forensics.

Foundation steps
in to fund
instructional
equipment
Palomar College
has not received
State funding
for instructional
equipment and technology since
the 2007-8 academic year, despite
growing needs and rapidly advancing
standards. Faculty submitted
more than $2.4 million in requests
in 2009-10. During 2011, the
Foundation was able to fund
some of the requests from three
departments with a $60,000 grant.
The Earth, Space and Aviation
Department was able to purchase
an argon multi-spectral laser and
a Questar 3.5-inch telescope. The
biology/zoology department was
able to obtain human skeletons
and stands to hold them, as well as
materials for dissection and study.
Communications/radio-television
acquired Sony HDTV camera
kits, Canon HD camcorders with
wide angle lenses, and a variety of
other equipment. “The purchase
of these items provided direct
student support in the classroom
and/or classroom labs,” said Berta
Cuaron, Assistant Superintendent/
Vice President for Instruction. “The
departments are extremely grateful
for this funding, which has ensured
curriculum and program
improvement in support of student
learning and success.”
Foundation assistance doubles
faculty travel fund
Professional development
activities for faculty have also
remained unfunded for more than
four years, leaving only $60 per
year per faculty member for travel
to academic meetings or project/
research activities. The Foundation
provided $15,000 to support a
variety of activities, including funding
for Craig Forney, associate professor
of religious studies, to accompany
his students on a two-day visit to
a monastery. “The trip allows me
to develop my skills as a teacher
by using methods we can’t use in
the classroom,” he explained. For
PALOMAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION 2011 ANNUAL REPORT
students, Forney
said, “it’s a once-in-alifetime
experience
of being in a religious
place” and allows
them to consider
the role of monastic
practices, discipline,
prayer and meditation
in religions.
He reports that
“evaluations are off
the charts.”
Another recipient
of support is Sasha
Jonestein, assistant professor of art
and head of the ceramics program.
Jonestein uses Foundation funds to
pay part of her travel expenses to
an annual educational conference.
She explains that art “is about translating
your everyday experience.”
The conference exposes her “to
what other students and artists are
doing” and allows her to bring that
back to her own students, helped by
the many photographs she takes, “so
they have better examples of how
to translate their own experiences.”
Jonestein also learns about the latest
technology for environmentally
safe and energy-efficient kilns and
equipment. Finally, the conference
is an opportunity for
Barney & Barney LLC
Koleka Belford
Valerie Benya
Bergelectric Corp.
Peter Bethea
George and Ann Boggs
Sherwood Bohart
Robert Boland
Bob Bone
Patricia Born
Bruce Brockbrader
Eiko Burdick
Maribeth Cacha
California Federation of
Women
California Sheet Metal
CALPASC
Nancy Chadwick
Anthony Chang
David Chase
City of San Marcos
James Coleman
Don Crocker
CSI Financial Services,
LLC
Berta Cuaron
Cuyamaca Construction,
Inc.
Anthony D’Angelo
Joseph Davis
Haydn Davis
Patricia Dellios
Chuck and Stacy DenHerder
Jim and Kerri Desmond
David Dinerman
Rose Marie Dishman
Disney Construction
Distinction Gallery
Division 8, Inc.
Bonnie Ann Dowd
Shanon Dreyer
Judy and Andrew Eckhart
Steve Eggers
Terry Erickson
Bob and Weihong Eubank
Mark Evilsizer
professional connections. The Kelly Falcone
contacts allow Jonestein to Chris Feddersohn
invite several important
Terry Flynn
Frost Hardwood Lumber Co.
ceramic artists to
Peter Gach
Palomar each year and
Katherine Gannett
to offer a special
Gary Garland
exhibition at the
Luz Garzon
Boehm Gallery
Lew and Lizz Goldman
on campus
Jim and Pam Grasso
every other
Sigrid Gray
year.
Wanda Gregory
Gerard Grenier
Terry Haas
Lynda Halttunen
Ann Haney
Matt Hansen
Terri Hemphill
Patricia Hlavin
J&S Asphalt Paving
Johnson Consulting Engineers
STUDENT PROFILE
Launched into a new world of many options
In summer 2011, John Aragon became the first community
college student to attend Yale University’s prestigious
Undergraduate Research Summer Fellowship Program. He
has continued at Yale and is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in
Literatures in English as a member of the class of 2014. This
remarkable Palomar graduate dropped out of high school
at 16 to help his family business after his mother died and,
essentially, had to start anew to complete his education. “When I
was at Palomar, my goal was only to get through to graduation,” he
explained. Now, at Yale, his opportunities are unlimited and his original
goal of being an English professor may change. “I’ve gone from having
very few options to having many,” he said. He’s thinking about working
in public policy for education reform.
Aragon, now 32, benefitted from the Osher Scholars Foundation
Scholarship, the Rotary Scholarship and support from the Scott and
Elizabeth Christensen Foundation, among others. He remembers
that the funds made being a student easier. “You can start the year
knowing your books are paid for – it takes a lot of stress off,” he said.
But most important is the feeling of affirmation that comes with
scholarship assistance. “The sentiment that somebody is supporting
you is a huge deal,” he added. “Thank you for helping me make even
my most improbable dreams of higher education a reality.”
Prof. Craig Forney studies at a Santa Barbara monastery.
Gail Johnson-Roth
Leigh Jones
Paul and Elaine Jordan
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Marc Kase
George Kast
KHS&S Contractors
Steve Kildoo
Wendy Kinsinger
KPFF Consulting Engineers
KPS Insurance Services, Inc.
Phyllis Laderman
Robert Larson
M & M Escrow
Holly Malan
Lafo Malauulu
Cecelia Mango
Karen McGurk
Shawn Mehaffey
Maria Miller
Jane Mills
Norma and Jack Miyamoto
Moonlight Cultural Foundation
Esekia Motu
Paul Muehring
Neal Electric Corp.
Joseph Newmyer
Nolte Vertical Five
North County Health Services
North County Woodworking Club
Jim Nute
Ellen O’Neil
Osak, Inc.
Linda Oster
Benita Page
Palomar Voiture No. 1406
Paseo Landmark
Mark Payne
Joseph Pecoraro
Douglas Phillips
Judith Phillips
Caleb Powell
Precision Concrete Construction
Precision Electric Co.
William Pultz, Esq.
Robyn Quaco
Reactel, Inc.
Lewis Runchey
San Diego Propane
Matthew Schaffer
Gena Sims
Susan Sloan
Mollie Smith
Dan Sourbeer
Southern California Soils &
Testing
Steve Steinberg
Sundt Construction, Inc.
Barbara Swearingen
Richard Talmo
Gerard Tanzi
Barbara Templeton
Priscilla Tomazin
Rocco Torres
John Tortarolo
Tower Glass, Inc.
Arlin Travis
Robert and Sue Trovaten
Valley Center Lions Club
Mark Vernoy
Veterans Business Transform
James Vrla
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Foundation Grants, continued
Students benefit from
textbook loan program
It may surprise you to know
that the average price of a college
textbook now tops $100. And a
full-time student could have four
or five courses, each requiring
several books. The Foundation has
developed two programs that help
needy students with this costly part
of their academic program.
Students who qualify may rent
books from Follett for a semester
and the President’s Associates
group covers the rental fee with
donor funds.
In addition, the Foundation gives
the Library $10,000 to $15,000
each semester to purchase current
textbooks that become part of the
Library’s reserve collection. These
books may not be checked out,
but are made available at no cost
for use in the Library by Palomar
students. Many students can avoid
a textbook purchase altogether by
using this service.
Since 2009, donors have
contributed approximately
$320,000 to these programs,
assisting thousands of Palomar
students. Students explain the need:
“I am unemployed and have no
alternative income. I have three
children, a wife and an education to
fund with less than $700 per month
to do so.”- T. M.
“I belong to a family of eight and
it is very difficult for my father to
provide for all eight, with two in
college. Help with books will help
me succeed in college.”- S. R.
“I am a homeless disabled
veteran on a fixed income that only
takes care of my living expenses. I
am trying to improve myself so I
can help others.” - Edward R.
Palomar nursing students work on “Sim Man Essential.”
Nursing support “a lifeline”
for cutting edge instruction
A rapidly increasing need for
nurses is pulling students into
nursing programs, but training
opportunities in hospitals are
unable to expand quickly enough
to accommodate the growth.
Campuses are establishing nursing
simulation facilities to bridge the gap
and to help speed much-needed
nurses into the profession. When
Palomar College sought to create
a “Sim Lab,” as they are popularly
known, the Foundation and the
President’s Associates stepped
up with more than $100,000 in
support to purchase equipment
and supplies. Sim Lab Coordinator
Maryellen Ross, MSN and RN,
called the donation “a lifeline to
our nursing program.” Ross said the
funds allow the lab to use “active
learning” in the program, replacing
the traditional lecture with hands-on
experience. “It’s vital to keep our
nursing program aligned with how
students learn best,” she explained.
Of particular importance, Ross
said, is “Sim Man Essential,” a manikin
that allows students to practice
airway, breathing, cardiac and other
techniques. Its $75,000 cost was
funded by Foundation support.
DONOR PROFILE
Assistance League supports nursing program
The Assistance League of Inland North County is a non-profit
organization whose mission is to improve the lives of children and adults
in need through hands-on philanthropic programs that are developed
and administered by an all-volunteer membership. The League has funded
more than $60,000 in nursing student scholarships since 2008. Chapter
president Linda Zullinger cites the organization’s mission, and an interest
in nursing on the part of one of the chapter’s major donors, as part of
the motivation for supporting Palomar students. But those reasons are
overpowered by the testimony of recipient students, she explains. “It’s a
wonderful feeling when they tell us how much the grant means to them,”
she said. “Most of them cannot
work and it helps them in so
many ways. It makes such a huge
difference in their lives.”
Pictured from left are Chantal Flanagan,
Palomar College nursing faculty; Foundation
Director Rich Talmo; Judy Eckhart, nursing
department chair; Assistance League
members Sally Johnson, Gloria Tecca and
Karen Warburton; Kim Hartwell, Palomar
College Foundation; and Connie Etheridge,
Assistance League.

Foundation helps Bridges to
the Future launch students
into science careers
Programs across the nation work
to bring members of ethnic minority
groups into science careers. At
Palomar College, the Foundation
provides annual support to the
“Bridges to the Future” program.
For each of the past ten years, the
Foundation has supported sending
students to the National Institutes
of Health Annual Biomedical
Research Conference for Minority
Students.
According to Dan Sourbeer,
Interim Dean, Mathematics and
the Natural and Health Sciences,
“it’s a great conference” that allows
students to see others presenting
research papers and to network for
possible summer internships. “It’s
really an eye opener for them,” said
Sourbeer. Before they go “they have
no concept what the opportunities
are – they come back different.”
The overall goal of the Bridges
program is to put promising students
into a pipeline that will carry
them on to a four-year college, and
then to graduate work and, eventually,
a Ph.D. degree. The conference
is crucial, he explained, because it
helps the students get into summer
internships. It is those internships
that propel students into a science
career. Sourbeer noted that after
an internship students “come back
scientists.” He reported “there is
no question (the program) has had
a very positive effect” on student
careers and students benefit greatly
from the Foundation support.
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STUDENT PROFILE
Family adversity leads to signing career
An automobile accident changed the life of Depreice Chase
after her mother was left without the ability to speak because
of her injuries. As part of her recovery therapy, Chase and her
brother Matthew learned American Sign Language. She liked it
so much she decided to major in it at Palomar and to continue
her education at Cal State Northridge. She plans a career helping
others through signing. Chase is the third member of her family to
earn scholarship support from Palomar. “It helped my family and
me so much to have scholarships,” she said. The funds “helped
pay for my classes and books and other things. It would have been
tougher without it.” Like other recipients,
Chase found scholarships
to be a great motivator. Getting
support “makes me feel like people
out there want me to continue my
education and help others. It makes
me want to get better grades and
put forth that extra effort.”
Foundation partners with
Early Acceptance Program to
ease transition to College
Each year, thousands of high
school students in the Palomar
district receive assistance with the
always challenging and sometimes
daunting transition to College. The
Early Acceptance Program (EAP)
provides testing to determine the
student’s skills, provides on-campus
orientations each spring with
personal counseling, and helps
with registration. Approximately
2,000 students enter Palomar
College each year through EAP.
The Foundation has supported
EAP since 2008 with more than
$200,000 in funding used
Dayne Wagoner
Donna Watson
Ellen Weimer
Jeffrey Weitzen
Welk Hospitality
Management
West CPM, Inc.
Patricia Wiebe
Guy Willeford
Michael Willingham
Josephine Winter
Steven Wolfe
World Bridge
Technologies
Steve Wozniak
Bill and Selma
Zarakov-Opie
Jo Zaumseil
Century Club
$100 to $249
Abtech Systems, Inc.
Thomas Adams
Michael Afenir
Agrusa’s, Inc.
Leslie Alsenz
Chase (at right) signs during one of the weekly AmericanWest Bank
“Baby Story Time” events at the Escondido Public Kathelen Andrews
Library while Senior Library Associate Eveleen
Julie Anguiano
Crouthamel reads.
Pat Archer
Area West Fence
in all aspects of the program, from
Patricia Armstrong
hiring staff to help with testing at
Marjorie Arnold
17 area high schools, to printing
Martha Arroyo-Baker
materials distributed to students, to John Ashworth
purchasing water for the on-campus William Askin
visitors. “We could not do it
Romina Assurian
without the Foundation,” said Diane
Sheila Atkins
Larry Bascon
McAllister, Assessment Coordinator
Bearmouth Express, Inc.
and manager of EAP. “They’re
Bellagio Ristorante
our partners in this. It would not Frank Bjorndal
happen if we did not have them John Blosch
with us.” Student Crystal Madriles Joanne Blum
credits the EAP experience with Richard Borevitz
motivating her. A sociology
Bradley Bourasa
major, she has graduated and Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos
is now enrolled at Cal State Patti Brandon
Michael Brock
San Marcos. “Starting off on
Burton Brokaw
the right foot definitely
Robert and Barbara Cafaro
made me want to keep Todd Cameron
going,” she said.
J.E. Campbell
James Carne
Jerry Carrasco
Jamie Clopton
Lily Conmy
Angelo Corpora
John Couglin
Catherine Crosby
Steven Crouthamel
Ann Cunningham
Henry Czarnecki
Patricia Czarnecki
Judith Dale
Edwin Day
Phillip De Barros
Chad Devonshire
DFS Flooring
Patricia Dixon
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Richard Dowsing
Chris and Gaybie Drinko
Irene Dunny
Earth Forms, Inc.
Kathleen Eichhorst
Michael Ennis
Farrell Design Associates, Inc.
Alfred Fehling
Betty Ferguson
Pharm Fill
Wayne Flanigan
Mary Flores
Jim Folsom
Nancy Forderer
Ricardo Gallegos
Theodore Garcia
Rae Glassman
GML Office Furniture
Dennis Godfrey
Michael Godfrey
Richard Goldberg
John Goldsworthy
Blanca Gonzalez
Barbara Goodell
Caryn Gorzo
Jeff Gosselin
Brent Gowen
Ann Gray
Green Valley Landscape &
Maintenance
Breck Greenwood
Dale Gross
Anthony Guerra
Ramon Hackworth
Ron Haines
Hale Engineering & Surveying
Kim Hartwell
David Hawksley
Mark Hayes
Robert Hecht-Neilsen
Richard Hennessy
Rick Herren
Leslie Hill
Eddis Hoffman
Don Hubbard
Annette Hubbell
Anita Ingersoll
Ryuji Izumaru
Jane and Bruce Johnson
Mark Johnson
William Johnson
Lon Jones
Anthony Keiley
Joseph Kelly
Lee Kerckhove
Steve Kilgore
Marcia Kimbarow
Stephen King
Daniel Klembara
Mary Kremicki
William Krug
Lake San Marcos Art League
Landcar Marking
Mark Lane
Herman Lee
Joe Leppien
Mark Littrell
Lombardi Contracting Group
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2011
Foundation Events
Financial Forum features
Ben Stein
Featured speaker Ben Stein.
More than 300 people attended
the Third Annual Business and
Industry Forum, “Doing Business
in the New Normal,” sponsored
by the Foundation in Spring 2011.
The event featured guest speakers
including actor/commentator Ben
Stein and business radio and television
host (and Palomar alumnus)
Ray Lucia.
A morning financial forecasting
panel was moderated by former
San Diego Chargers placekicker
Rolf Benirschke. Panelists were
local financial forecasters George
Chamberlin of The San Diego Daily
Transcript, Jeff Cleveland of Payden
& Rygel, Mike Erwin of Cassidy
Turley and Ed Moss of The San
Diego Union-Tribune.
After the morning panel discussion,
guests attended a variety of
breakout sessions, which were
moderated by local business
leaders. Topics included a “Small-
Business Boot Camp – Back to
Basics,” federal and state contracting
opportunities, “Getting Your
Message to the Media,” and “Making
the Most of Your Suits.” The keynote
address was presented by Ray Lucia
and Ben Stein.
Palomar Goes Platinum raises
more than $150,000
The Foundation’s 20 th Annual
Fundraising Gala, “Palomar Goes
Platinum,” raised more than
$150,000 to support scholarships
and academic programs at Palomar
College. Held at the La Costa
Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, the
event featured presentation of
three Comet Awards, student
entertainment, a gourmet dinner,
and a casino auction.
Comet Awards recognize
individuals who have demonstrated
outstanding commitment and
leadership in relation to Palomar
College and the surrounding
community. Awards went to former
Palomar College Superintendent/
President George Boggs and his
wife Ann; Palomar College Alumnus
Jeff Ritchie, Vice President of EDCO
North San Diego Division; and
Virginia Dower, former Palomar
College employee and community
leader.
“Knowing that we reached our
fundraising goal of $150,000 is a
wonderful reward for the many
people who put months of planning
and hard work into making this
event happen,” said event chair
Linda Strand, President and CEO of
Independent Energy Solutions. “We
are happy for the students who will
benefit from those funds.”
Student dancers provided entertainment.
DONOR PROFILE
Supporting a good school ‘in my little way’
Vera Eubank has been involved in raising private funds for Palomar
College since “the very beginning,”
when the wife of then-President
George Boggs called to ask her to
join a committee “to raise money for
the College.” She and her husband Jim
had just bought land they eventually
developed into San Marcos Restaurant
Row and Eubank was looking for “a
way to meet people and do something
worthwhile.” She found it with Palomar,
and has been helping “in my little way”
ever since. She hosts Foundation events
at her 40-acre homestead overlooking the hills of Camp Pendleton. She
buys a table at the annual Gala. She also makes donations, as she can, to
the Foundation general fund, she explained, because “I don’t really know
where the money is most needed.” Eubank received a Comet Award in
2010 for her faithful support of Palomar College.

Golfers relax after the tournament.
Golf Tournament supports
students and faculty
Local corporate leaders gathered
at the Santaluz Club to enjoy a day
of golf that produced more than
$150,000 in support for Palomar
College. The fifth annual event was
a key element of the Foundation’s
effort to reach out to local business
leaders and to increase private
support for students, the College’s
athletic programs and faculty
enrichment.
The tournament was co-chaired
by corporate leaders Mark King,
CEO of TaylorMade-Adidas Golf
Company, and Bill Sharp of Barnhart
Balfour Beatty, who is a Palomar
College Ambassador.
“Although fundraising events
are difficult to manage, we find
that building the relationship with
our donors in a social and fun
environment such as the President’s
Invitational creates a lasting bond
with the institution beyond the
proceeds received,” said Foundation
Executive Director Rich Talmo.
The Student Union dressed up for Honors Night.
STUDENT PROFILE
Scholarship support says ‘I believe in you’
An automobile accident in 2003 changed Catherine Funch’s life. Her
experience with nurses and the care she received while recovering
blended with her love for the biological sciences to set her course.
She would become a registered nurse, and after graduation in 2011,
she has begun her career at Tri-City Hospital in Oceanside. Catherine’s
story is all the more remarkable because she is a single mother raising
her small son after the death of his father in 2008.
Funch, 33, did not receive much support from her family in her
quest for a nursing degree, so scholarships helped a great deal. “It
was everything,” she recalled, “It was so much more support than
just financial.” Funch described herself as “pretty resourceful,” but said
the confidence demonstrated by
scholarship awards was inspirational.
“They acknowledge your effort and
say ‘I believe in you,’” she explained.
“That was huge. It made me feel
even more of a responsibility not to
fail but to prove what they did (by
supporting me) was worthwhile.”
Honors Night creates
inspirational connections
More than 300 Palomar College
students, their friends and families,
and the donors who support them
gathered in the Student Union for the
12 th Annual Honors Night in spring
2011. The Foundation awarded more
than $375,000 in scholarships and
book grants during the 2010-2011
academic year. Support has grown
approximately 10 percent per year
since 2005.
More than 400 individual students
benefit from the scholarship support
made possible by private donations
to the Foundation. Scholarships range
from $500 to $3,000, with the average
award being approximately $1,000.
Ana Loya
Joe Lucia
Lusardi Construction Company
Kathleen MacLeod
John Manson
Cynthia Marta
Rick and Raili Martin
Martha Martinez
John Masson
Deanna May
Steve McDonald &
Associates Inc.
Roger McDonald
Steven McDonald
Todd McGurn
Darrell McMullen
Christy Merriken
Lori Meyers
Mark Meza
James Michel
Adelaide Michel
John Michel
William Michel
David Milne
Alan Miner
Arnold Moodie
Funch (at right) checks computerized patient Sean Murphy
charts with fellow RN Winnie Madrid while
Pamela Naiman
working at Tri-City Hospital.
Noriko Nakamura
Shirley Napierala
Michele Olsen
The event allows donors to meet
Dennis O’Neil
the students they support. It also
Bruce Orton
provides an opportunity for the
PAC Associated, Inc.
campus community to congratulate Robert Pailett
and praise those students who have Myron Patten
earned scholarship assistance. Finally, William Paysse
proud parents, friends and family
Perfection Glass
members can share the recognition Cynthia Perry
and success with their student
Jean Phelps
as awards are made before an
Robert and Bonnie Plein
Robert Rand
appreciative audience.
Dirk Reemtsma
“We find that when the
Donald Richards
donors can meet and hear these John Robertson
wonderful stories of determination
and success, their gift
Daniel Sanders
Mary Sampson
generates more than just a B.R. Sanford
tax write-off, but a truly
Gerald Schaffner
inspirational connection Edwina Schatz
that far exceeds their Byron Schenn
Valerie Schmitt
monetary investment,”
Barbara Schnelker
said Foundation
Mark Schull
Scholarship
Thomas Schultz
Director Kim
Jamie Sepulveda
Hartwell.
Marcus Shaw
Lorraine Sherman
Robert Sieling
Josie Silva
Lawrence Simmons
Lucy Simon
Jeanna Slattery
James Smyth
Francis Sorce
April Soto
Larry Steckler
Joan Stern
William Story
PALOMAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION 2011 ANNUAL REPORT Kenneth Stowe
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Travis Strong
Vincent Stubbs
Tan Su
M. Summers
Hugh Sunstedt
Tom Swanson
Ruth Tait-Brown
Michelle Taramasco
Mark Thompson
Cynthia Torgison
Katie Townsend-Merino
Cresencia Treanor
Hongkhanh Truong
Matthew Valder
Michael Valder
Fran Viele
Julian Villarreal, Jr.
Robert Walk
Wendy Wallen
Gayle Watkins
Ellen Weller
William Wetzell
Dwayne Witzmann
Linda Woll
Jeffrey Young
Steven Ziff
2011 In-Kind Donors
24 Hour Fitness
Alaska Airlines
Robert Allari
Balfour Beatty Construction
Ballyhoo Salon
Lynn Banda
Barbeques Galore
Patricia Barrett
Rolf Benirschke
Blue Heron Farms B & B
Boathouse Restaurant
Richard Botte
Anthony Brandenburg
Madelyn Byrne
Brian Cahill
California Bank & Trust
California Center for the Arts
California Coast Credit Union
Callaway Golf
Carlsbad Wine Merchants
Judy and Jack Cater
The Century Club of San Diego
Consulting & Inspection Services
Corky’s Pest Control
Norman Corwin
Renee Corwin
Crivellos Ristorante
CTE, Inc.
Gaelen and Mea Daum
Joe and Helen Davis
DEI Holdings, Inc.
Dick’s Last Resort
Jean Dimler
Dini’s By The Sea
Direct Buy
Virginia Dower
EDCO Waste and Recycling
Bob and Weihong Eubank
Vera Eubank
Filippi’s Pizza Grotto
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ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash in Banks $ 210,700
Investments 2,579,595
Accounts Receivables 0
Total Current Assets 2,790,295
Non-current Assets:
Property and Equipment, Net 8,416
Other Assets:
Endowment Investments 2,615,375
Investments Held Under
Split-Interest Agreements 222,166
Total Other Assets 2,837,541
TOTAL ASSETS $ 5,636,252
Statement of Financial Position
December 31, 2011
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Current Liabilities:
Accrued Expenses $ 3,849
Payable to Beneficiaries 14,672
Total Current Liabilities 18,521
Long-term Liabilities:
Payable to Beneficiaries
Net of Current Portion 44,617
TOTAL LIABILITIES 63,138
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted 677,015
Temporarily Restricted 2,013,265
Permanently Restricted 2,882,834
TOTAL NET ASSETS 5,573,114
TOTAL LIABILITIES
AND NET ASSETS $5,636,252
The Palomar College Foundation invests a significant portion of its assets in long-term equity and
bond securities, and short-term money market funds through professional investment managers.
The Foundation Finance & Investment Committee formulates the Investment Policy that governs how
funds are invested, decides on asset allocation and monitors investment performance. The Committee
also decides on the amount of annual grant funding and the Foundation operating budget. The Finance
& Investment Committee meets annually to review the independent audit, which is currently performed
by Wilkinson Hadley King & Co. LLP. The audit is reviewed by another independent CPA firm, currently
Wauschek & Elfarra, CPA’s, before being accepted as final by the Committee. The audited statements
are presented below.
The members of the 2011 Finance & Investment Committee are: Robert Maag, Foundation Chair and
Finance & Investment Committee Chair, John Masson, Foundation Treasurer, Christopher Baiz, Joseph
Davis, MBA, CPA, Steve Eggers, Kerry Ross, and Marni Walker, CPA.
$222,166
$632,159
$296,094
Foundation Assets by Category 2011
Net Assets $5,573,114
$862,846 $677,015
$2,882,834
Unrestricted
Endowments
Scholarships
Charitable Remainder Trusts
Auxiliary Organizations
Departmental/Program

$558,533
$184,045
$640,742
$-109,852
Operations
Scholarships
Departmental/Program
Grants
Special Events
Donated Services & Facilities
Statement of Activities
December 31, 2011
SOURCES OF REVENUE 2011
Includes Donated Services & Facilities
Total Revenue $2,292,060
$19,402
$461,620
$45,940
Functional Expenses 2011
Includes Donates Services & Facilities
Total Expenses $2,289,420
$212,947
$491,630
$383,962
$491,630
Annual Fund
Gross Special Events
Donated Services & Facilities
Auxiliary Organizations
Scholarship Donations
Departmental/Program
Net Interest & Dividends
Net Unrealized Gains & Losses
$172,943
Temporarily Permanently
Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total
REVENUE AND SUPPORT
Contributions $19,402 $645,675 $583,034 $1,248,111
Fund Raising Events 461,620 461,620
Donated Services and Facilities 491,630 491,630
Grants 2,400 35,000 37,400
Investment Return (2,382) 48,085 45,703
Increase in Value of Beneficial Interests
in Remainder Trusts 7,596 7,596
Net Assets Released from Restrictions,
Satisfaction of Program Restrictions 1,013,512 (1,013,512)
TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT 1,986,182 (277,156) 583,034 2,292,060
EXPENSES
Program Services:
Grants/Allocations 970,454 970,454
Scholarships 409,841 409,841
Total Program Services 1,380,295 1,380,295
Supporting Services:
Operating Expense 694,597 694,597
Special Events 212,947 212,947
Depreciation 1,581 1,581
Total Supporting Services 909,125 909,125
TOTAL EXPENSES 2,289,420 2,289,420
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS (303,238) (277,156) 583,034 2,640
NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR 980,253 2,290,421 2,299,800 5,570,474
$409,841
$618,097
Melinda Finn Photography
Follett Bookstore
Peter Gach
Gensler
Gilbane Building Company
Gordon’s on The Green
Jim and Pamela Grasso
Great News Cooking School
Peter and Joyce Harris
Nancy Harvey
Granger Haugh
Hawthorne Performance
HMC Architects
Holiday Inn on the Bay
Holiday Wine Cellar
Hornblower Cruises & Events
Nelson Howard, DDS, Inc.
Catherine Hyndman
Jack Iskin
Steve and Kathy Kildoo
Elaine Jordan
La Costa Resort & Spa
Lake San Marcos Golf Course
The Leichtag Foundation
M & M Escrow, Co.
Mingei International
Museum
Mission Federal Credit Union
Moonlight Stage Productions
Morgan Run Club & Resort
Museum of Contemporary Art
NTD Architecture
The Old Globe
Orfila Vineyards
Reg and Wilma Owens
Pala Casino, Spa & Resort
Pala Mesa Resort
Palomar Cactus &
Succulent Society
Palomar College Art Department
Payden & Rygel
Andrea Peterson
Pro Kids Golf Academy
Ross Barnett Insurance
SAIC
Katherine Salter
Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza
San Diego Ballet
San Diego Botanic Gardens
San Diego Chargers
San Diego Museum of Man
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Padres
San Marcos Brewery & Grill
Mary Ann Schroeder
South Coast Winery Resort
Stone Brewing Company
Swinerton Builders
Lee and Robbi Thibadeau
Towne Jewelers
TSC Equine
U-T San Diego
NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR $677,015 $2,013,265 $2,882,834 $5,573,114
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Palomar College Foundation is the focus of community support for
Palomar’s students and faculty. The Foundation’s programs include student
scholarships, faculty mini-grants, classified staff mini-grants,
donor-designated funds, and special projects.
Over the years, thousands of caring individuals have given time and
money to the Foundation, thus ensuring that quality education is
available for everyone in our community.
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San Marcos, CA 92069-1487
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