On the Move - Louisiana Community and Technical College System

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3rd Edition
The Foundation for Louisiana’s Community
and Technical Colleges: On the Move
A PUBLICATION OF THE LCTCS OFFICE OF SYSTEM ADVANCEMENT AND THE LCTCS FOUNDATION

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provides support for higher education legislation and policy change
initiatives that enable our colleges to better meet the needs of
business and industry, students, and communities. Funds support
public engagement, outreach activities, legislative counsel, and
publications. Your contribution will make a difference and help to
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Moves Magazine
2013
Dr. Joe D. May
President, LCTCS
Leah Goss
Senior Vice President of System Advancement, LCTCS
LCTCS Foundation Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Stephen Toups, Chair, Baton Rouge, LA
Christel Slaughter, Immediate Past Chair,
Baton Rouge, LA
John Schween, Vice Chair, Monroe, LA
Ernest Green, Secretary/Treasurer, Sterlington, LA
Keith E. Gamble, Shreveport, LA
Leon Louis Giorgio, Jr., Metairie, LA
Woody Ogé, New Orleans, LA
Patrick Regan, Monroe, LA
Ann M. Stokes, Shreveport, LA
Members
Millie Atkins, Monroe, LA
T.A. “Tim” Barfield, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA
Paul G. Danos, Larose, LA
Charles Freeburgh, Prairieville, LA
Joe Georgusis, Metairie, LA
Natalie Harder, Lafayette, LA
Matt McKay, Baton Rouge, LA
Andrea Miller, Baton Rouge, LA
David “Rocky” Rockett, Bossier City, LA
Stephen C. Smith, Schriever, LA
William Wainwright, Bogalusa, LA
Moves Magazine is produced by
LCTCS Office of System Advancement
Leah Goss, Senior Vice President
Ashley Lindsay, Director of Development
Tisha McKinney, Development Coordinator
LCTCS Media Relations
Quintin Taylor, Executive Director of
Media Relations
Ginger Leblanc, Public Relations Coordinator
LED FastStart
Erica W. Nettles, Graphic Design and Layout
Freelance Writer
Maggie Heyn Richardson
Moves Magazine is published annually by the
LCTCS Office of System Advancement and the
LCTCS Foundation to advance a culture of
philanthropy to Louisiana’s community and
technical colleges. Moves Magazine is distributed to
donors, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and supporters.
For more information, please contact the Office
of System Advancement at 225.308.4410, or visit
www.lctcs.edu/foundation.
Louisiana Community & Technical College System
265 S. Foster Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
Planting a Culture of Giving – Reaping a World of Change 4
Leah Goss, LCTCS Senior Vice President of System Advancement
The Foundation for Louisiana’s Community
and Technical Colleges: On the Move 6
From Salzburg to Shreveport, the LCTCS Foundation moves
community and technical colleges forward
The Secret of Louisiana’s Community and Technical Colleges 12
Dr. Joe May, LCTCS President
Lights! Camera! Action! 14
LCTCS 2012 Annual Conference hits the high notes
Fletcher Technical Community College:
Coming Into its Own 16
A college in the heart of oil and gas country flourishes
Investing in Our Future through Louisiana’s Community
and Technical Colleges - A Well Kept Secret 20
Dr. Christel Slaughter, Partner, SSA Consultants and
Immediate Past Chair, LCTCS Foundation
Advancing the Possibilities 22
South Louisiana Community College Fills Niche in Greater Lafayette
Salzburg 4.0 26
Participation at the Salzburg Global Seminar expands
to seven colleges in Louisiana
Donors Making a Difference 28
The Foundation for Louisiana’s Community & Technical
Colleges 2011-2012 Annual Report 36
Thank You to Our Donors and Financial Statements
Phi Theta Kappa 2012 38
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Planting a Culture of Giving –
Reaping a World of Change
by Leah Goss
I
t was one of those meetings you dream about
in my work. I was sitting with the college
chancellor and her development director, along
with her chief workforce officer. A student
from the college who had attended the Salzburg
Global Seminar had also joined us. She was
about to meet her Salzburg sponsor, a global
employer who was bringing in a team to
discuss a workforce problem that they hoped
the college could solve. I had facilitated all of
these connections and this was the first time
they would all sit down together. At the end
of the meeting, a new partnership was formed
and new solutions were being formulated that
will lead to change for the better for another
Louisiana company.
This year marks my fifth anniversary in Louisiana.
I came here at the invitation of system president
Dr. Joe May to establish the LCTCS Foundation
and to work with community and technical
colleges to strengthen their fundraising
programs. At the time, with a few exceptions,
the colleges that had foundations had no
formal fundraising director or program and as
a result, were raising no significant money. The
concepts of an annual campaign or major gifts
for facilities were unknown.
Five years of investing in training, technical
systems, and leadership development have
caused true change in the fundraising landscape
for our institutions. Today most colleges have
dedicated development staff and organized
fundraising programs. I have worked with
colleges to merge or expand foundations in
order to accommodate college mergers around
the state. New foundations are being founded to
meet the needs of newly established institutions.
And the LCTCS Foundation continues to
manage the funds for those colleges that do not
yet have a 501c3.
The impact of this work also shows in the numbers.
Annual fund campaigns regularly raise over
$100,000. In addition, in just the past 2 years,
over $16 million in major gifts to 4 colleges for
facilities has been received, something unheard
of in the past. I invite you to read more about
the growth of college fundraising in the articles
about Fletcher Technical Community College
and South Louisiana Community College in
this issue of Moves Magazine and in Donors
Making a Difference starting on page 28.
In addition to supporting college foundations,
the LCTCS Foundation engages in other
initiatives vital to our growing institutions.
The cover story of this issue of Moves Magazine
entitled, “The Foundation for Louisiana’s
Community and Technical Colleges: On the
Move”, provides a detailed description of the
Foundation’s other key initiatives: advocacy
and public engagement, international programs
and partnerships, and the LCTCS Annual
Conference. I invite you to read this story along
with the Salzburg Global Seminar update, and
the guest editorials by Dr. May and Dr. Christel
Slaughter, outgoing board chair of the LCTCS
Foundation, to get the full picture. These articles
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give you a glimpse into our mission and the
ways in which we are transforming Louisiana
as we support our colleges, faculty, staff and
students.
The LCTCS Foundation board of directors
itself continues to change as we carry out our
mission. We began with a pioneering group
of five founding members: Lois Holden, Tim
Hardy, Steven Toups, Donna Mayeux, and John
Schween. Mayeux went on to serve as chair and
stepped down when her extended term expired
in December 2012. Toups took the helm as
board chair in 2013 and John Schween now
serves as vice chair.
Over the years, we added members representing
all parts of the state and a variety of business
and industry. In 2012, at our annual planning
retreat, the board decided to triple the
membership and bring on representatives from
college foundations in order to strengthen
collaborative efforts with our colleges. We are
excited about the new possibilities this structure
creates as we link arms with them and leverage
our collective strength to make this big “lift”
together of building new partnerships and
seeking donor investment for community and
technical colleges.
When I came to Louisiana five years ago, I
was excited because I saw the possibilities for
progress. However, I knew it wouldn’t be an
overnight change. So I adopted a saying that
inspired me in my work:
Leah Goss is the LCTCS Senior Vice
President of System Advancement
“Happiness is to plant trees under whose shade you
will never sit.”
Well, I am happy to report that “the trees” are
growing more rapidly than I expected, and I
have found some shade in which to sit after all! §
Happiness is to
plant trees under
whose shade you
will never sit.
Please see page 36 to see the LCTCS Foundation’s
annual report.
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We saw how important it
was to build relationships with
donors and show them how
their support can advance this
incredibly important education
model for our state...
The Foundation
E
arlier this year, River Parishes Community College
foundation board member Charlie Freeburgh
listened intently in a workshop about fundraising
along with other college leaders and foundation
members from around the state. Held in New
Orleans and called the Executive Institute, the
workshop had been organized by the LCTCS
senior vice president of advancement Leah Goss
to discuss strategies and best practices for building
the private fundraising capacity of community and
technical colleges.
As he sat in the conference room with more than 60
other board members, chancellors and advancement
staff, Freeburgh says a light bulb went off.
“It was an awakening on my part in recognizing how
we could strengthen what we were doing locally,”
recalls Freeburgh, vice president of environmental
safety and security for Georgia Gulf Corporation.
“I had been on the RPCC board, but I had never
networked with other institutions. Getting together,
we saw the importance of creating development
goals, so that we could expand our local fundraising,
and collectively fulfill our workforce development
mission for the state.”
By the close of the meeting, every community and
technical college in Louisiana had completed a
fundraising plan. Combined, the colleges aimed to
raise $49 million over the next year. “At RPCC, we
now feel organized and focused like never before,”
said Freeburgh. “And we also recognize that the
colleges complement the work of one another—we
are not competitors.”
Community and technical colleges have never
been more important to Louisiana residents or to
its businesses and industries. Enrollment at state
community and technical colleges has jumped
from 48,000 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) students
to 75,000 FTE since 2007 alone, a 66% increase
as more students see the value of community and
technical education in the modern economy, and
businesses and corporations see these institutions
are a key source of future talent.
With the state economy outpacing most of the
South and the U.S., it is critical that these colleges
continue their ascent. But the pressure to grow
also comes at a time when public funds for higher
education have diminished, making private
investment an important long-term objective for
statewide campuses. Five years ago, the Foundation
for Louisiana’s Community and Technical
Colleges was established to help introduce a strong
private development culture among Louisiana’s
two-year institutions.
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for Louisiana’s Community and Technical Colleges:
On the Move
“The Foundation plays a vital role in helping us
fulfill our mission,” said Dr. Joe May, president of
the Louisiana Community and Technical College
System. “Without it, we could not grow to the
extent that we need to. It’s advanced our cause
tremendously in the last five years.”
Christel Slaughter, chair of the LCTCS Foundation
Board (2010-2012) adds that it has been important
to have a central location with which national
donors can interface.
“It helps to have a centralized approach,” Slaughter
said. “We’re still a relatively young system with a
relatively young advancement effort, so to have a
hub that provides support and stability really helps
build the capacity of our local institutions.”
The Foundation is led by senior vice president of
system advancement Leah Goss, who came to
Louisiana from Colorado five years ago to establish
the Foundation and work with LCTCS colleges to
strengthen their fundraising programs. She explains
that the Foundation focuses on four key initiatives:
supporting college fundraising; advocacy & public
engagement activities, international programs and
partnerships, and the LCTCS annual conference.
College Fundraising Support
“One of the most important things we do is to build
the capacity of our local colleges to raise money
for facilities, scholarships, programs and other
initiatives on their campuses,” said Goss.
The Foundation is strengthening the ability of
chancellors, board members and advancement staff
to build relationships with donors through funding
Dow donates $1 Million to
LCTCS Foundation for New
Westside Campus.
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programs
like the Executive Institute, which took place over
two sessions in January and April 2012, enabling
attendees to explore best practices and to develop
local fundraising plans.
“We saw tremendous value in the Executive
Institute,” said May. “There was significant buyin
from board members and our chancellors and
staff. That makes a big difference in our ability to
advance our work.”
South Louisiana Community College foundation
member Eric Robicheaux says he found the
Executive Institute to be revealing and enlightening.
“We saw how important it was to build
relationships with donors and show them
how their support can advance this incredibly
important education model for our state,” said
Robicheaux. “Community college funding is
a three-legged stool that requires public funds,
private funds and tuition. Traditionally, we have
not had substantial private support but that’s
changing. I’m excited about the possibilities.”
The Foundation also makes it easy for those colleges
that do not have individual foundations. It holds and
manages funds on behalf of these colleges, allowing
them to raise funds without having to worry about
administrative costs. In addition, the Foundation
offers provides scholarships to chancellors and
college staff to attend national training
seminars, funds technical systems for college
development offices, conducts on-site board
development workshops, state-wide staff
training, and provides on-going mentoring,
counsel and support.
Advocacy and Public Engagement
May notes that one of the most important roles
the Foundation plays is in supporting advocacy
and public engagement, particularly as community
and technical colleges seek to strengthen and grow.
“Thanks to support from the Foundation our
advocacy efforts have been incredibly successful.
We’ve been able to pass 32 separate pieces of
legislation in Louisiana that support our colleges,
our students and our future growth,” said May.
These include the funding of more than $260
million in new construction projects on
community and technical college campuses,
shifting the control of adult education from
the K-12 education system to the community
and technical college system; and establishing
articulation and transfer agreements that ensure
transfers between community colleges and fouryear
institutions are seamless.
“We could not have changed any of these laws
without being able to get the word out and
make our case, which financial support from the
Foundation enabled us to do,” May added.
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International Programs
and Partnerships
As the world shrinks and societies become more
global, the LCTCS Foundation also supports the
growth of study-abroad opportunities for students,
faculty and administrators. The Salzburg Global
Seminar (see Salzburg update on page 26 for more
details) is the Foundation’s signature initiative.
Begun with a grant of $98,000 from the AT&T
Foundation in 2008, the program began with two
colleges and has now grown to seven.
The Salzburg Global Seminar is a seven-day
program begun immediately after World War II
and is held every summer in Salzburg, Austria.
Community college students and faculty from
all over the United States gather in a 15 th century
castle to discuss and learn about pressing issues that
affect world politics, the environment, the world
economy, and many other critical topics.
Goss explains that the reason the program has been
able to expand to include seven colleges is that it
has now become locally supported by a growing
number of community-based donors. She
estimates that after the initial grant from AT&T,
contributions over the past four years already
exceeds $150,000 annually and this will continue
to grow as more colleges join the program. She
points out that this is an exciting by-product of
the Salzburg program: the growth of donor interest
and support for local colleges.
She adds that, “Community and technical college
students traditionally have very limited opportunities
for study abroad. The Salzburg Global Seminar
elevates their exposure to international issues which
are so important in a global economy. Our goal is
to ensure that eventually, all of the colleges in our
system participate every year in this program.”
2012 Salzburg Global Seminar
Students visiting the Mozartplatz
and Mozart Monument
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LCTCS Annual Conference
The Foundation provides private financial support
for the LCTCS Annual Conference, the annual
state-wide professional development opportunity
for community and technical college faculty and
staff, which is managed by Goss’s office. Private
support enables the LCTCS to provide a highcaliber,
memorable experience for attendees.
In 2012, the conference was held at the Shreveport
Convention Center and attracted nearly 1000
attendees, the highest number of participants of
any annual conference to date.
Budget cuts have made it difficult for faculty
and staff of community and technical colleges
to participate in professional development
opportunities out of state. That makes the annual
conference all the more significant as a source of
best practices and innovations.
The LCTCS is the only system of postsecondary
education in Louisiana that has a state-wide
conference. Goss adds, “We feel strongly that it
is important for our faculty and staff to have the
opportunity at least once a year to come together,
connect and collaborate across colleges, and renew
our inspiration for our mission. In addition,
a highlight every year is our recognition of
outstanding faculty, staff and administrators at the
closing luncheon. With Foundation support, we
are able to really celebrate them. The support of the
Foundation has provided a way for the conference to
evolve into a truly meaningful and memorable event.”
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“Thanks to support from the
Foundation our advocacy efforts
have been incredibly successful.
We’ve been able to pass 32 separate
pieces of legislation in Louisiana
that support our colleges, our
students and our future growth.”
The Return on Investment -
Industry Speaks
More than ever, donors are finding that investment
in Louisiana community and technical colleges
translates into immediate, tangible impact. The
Dow Chemical Company has made significant gifts
to community and technical education in Louisiana,
including a $1 million gift in 2011 to build a new
technical college campus in Iberville Parish. Dow
has also provided numerous scholarships in process
technology and recently funded students to attend
the Salzburg Global Seminar.
“Every year, we survey our neighbors and
stakeholders about the kinds of things they feel we
should support and we have found that the issue of
workforce education has become really important
to them,” said Dow Public Affairs Director Stacey
Chaisson. “We’ve been very pleased to support
community and technical education because when
you invest in it, the payoff is almost immediate. We
see a direct benefit.” §
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The secret...is that we
provide the most direct
route to a job that
will earn graduates a
middle-class wage.
P
eople are often surprised to learn that many
community college graduates earn a higher salary
on their first job after completing an associate’s
degree than do graduates of four-year colleges
and universities. In Louisiana, this fact applies
to the average graduate.
Others are amazed that Louisiana’s community
and technical colleges are the among the
nation’s fastest growing. Since the creation
of the Louisiana Community and Technical
System, almost all enrollment growth in public
higher education in the state has been at the
two-year colleges.
The answer to why graduates earn more money
and why students are flocking to two-year
colleges is simple – people want a job. More
specifically, they want a job that will allow them
to have a middle-class life-style.
The secret that over 110,000 Louisianan’s a year
have discovered is that the success of Louisiana’s
community and technical colleges provide the
most direct route to a job that will earn graduates
a middle-class wage.
Most middle-class jobs require more than a high
school diploma, but less than a four-year degree.
Yet many people believe that the bachelor’s
degree is the only route to a high wage job. In
today’s economy, to proclaim that earning a fouryear
degree is the only route to success is simply
not true.
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The Secret of
Louisiana’s Community and
Technical Colleges
by Dr. Joe D. May
There has also been disproportionate emphasis given
to the attainment of a bachelor’s degree as the route
to education and life success. This approach has not
only resulted in a disservice to students, but has left
our employers struggling to find the talent needed to
remain competitive in today’s economy.
To verify this fact, drive down U.S. Highway 90 in
South Louisiana and you will encounter a barrage
of billboards announcing available jobs. The jobs
being advertised pay a middle-class wage, but
require specialized education, such as divers, service
technicians, welders, and pipe fitters.
These are not the only jobs requiring one or two years of
education that are in high demand. Over the past year,
Louisiana’s community and technical colleges have
started a number of new programs that lead to highwage
jobs, including highway engineering technology,
entertainment technologies, cyber security technology,
diagnostic medical sonography, radiologic technology,
industrial instrumentation, midwifery, alternative
energy technician, chemical process operator, logistics
technology, non-destructive testing, marine operations,
and cardiopulmonary care science.
Almost all of the graduates of these programs will go to
work for a higher salary than the average baccalaureate
graduate. But there is another benefit for the state
when a person earns a one-year certificate or a two-year
degree; they tend to stay in the state. The middle-class
wage earner is the backbone of strong communities.
These are the people that pay taxes, volunteer at their
children’s schools, support their local churches, and
are the volunteers that have been critical to storm and
disaster recovery in our state.
While the benefits of earning a one-year certificate
or an associate degree are obvious, there remains a
considerable gap between the number of people that
have attained these credentials and the number of job
openings. Most Louisiana employers indicate that
they have difficulty in finding the people with the
necessary degrees and certifications to meet current
workforce needs.
There are many reasons for the gap between the
knowledge, skills, and abilities of the workforce and
the needs of employers. Regardless of the reasons,
Louisiana’s community and technical colleges are
the best solution for solving the problems faced by
employers, building strong communities, growing our
state’s economy, and creating a growing middle-class.
As our colleges focus on providing the programs
and services necessary to build a growing economy
and a strong middle class, it is just as important to
acknowledge that we have not been alone. It has
been our donors and supporters that have provided
the resources and support necessary to make the
policy changes, the campus improvements, and
the development of new programs that have made
this possible. With their support, we will continue
to graduate students with bright futures who will
contribute to an ever improving workforce and
economy for our state. §
Dr. Joe May has been President of the Louisiana Community
and Technical College System since January 2007.
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Lights! Camera! Action!
2012 LCTCS Annual Conference
Hits the High Notes
2012 Faculty, Staff and Administrators of the year • Bossier Parish Community College students in character as Liza Minellie and a fan at the
reception at the LCTCS 2012 Annual Conference • A movie poster remade by Bossier Parish Community College graphic design student to de
the LCTCS 2012 Annual Conference • LCTCS 2012 Annual Conference attendees and BPCC Students mingling at the Opening Networking Re
Mellington with a Bossier Parish Community College student dressed as Marilyn Monroe at the LCTCS 2012 Annual Conference • Opening N
President Workforce Solutions Jimmy Sawtelle engage faculty, staff and administrators in a breakout session at the LCTCS 2012 Annual Confe
M
arilyn Monroe, Ray Charles, Liza Minnelli and
two dozen other Hollywood favorites poured out
of limousines into the Shreveport Convention
Center, walking the red carpet and cozying up to
attendees at the 2012 Louisiana Community and
Technical College Annual Conference. The “stars,”
theater and music majors from the Bossier Parish
Community College, performed “There’s No
Business like Show Business” on a stage flanked by
oversized Oscar statues. They remained in character
as they meandered through a reception for faculty
and staff members from Louisiana’s community
and technical colleges. Held Wednesday March
7 through Friday March 9 in Shreveport, the
event attracted nearly 1000 attendees, the highest
number to date of any LCTCS annual conference.
The LCTCS Foundation coordinated private
support of the conference, which gave organizers
the ability to craft a high-quality professional
development event that inspired attendees,
celebrated their accomplishments and ignited their
passion as they returned to their home campuses.
The program included workshops and plenary
sessions on current issues and best practices
in career and technical education, academic
and student services, transfer and articulation,
e-learning, workforce development and more.
It also featured plenary speakers Dr. Walter
Bumphus, LCTCS President Emeritus and current
president and CEO of the American Association
of Community Colleges (AACC), and Dr. Mark
Milliron, Chancellor of Western Governors
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LCTCS 2012 Annual Conference • Bossier Parish Community College jazz band entertains during the opening
pict an award recipient as a “movie star” • Dr. Walter Bumphus, President of AACC, gives the Keynote Address at
ception • LCTCS 2012 Annual Conference attendees interact with exhibitors in Vendor Alley • Board of Supervisor Brett
etworking Reception at the LCTCS 2012 Annual Conference Session • BPCC Chancellor Jim Henderson and Senior Vice
rence
University, Texas. The conference also featured
a vendor showcase, great food, prize drawings,
recognition awards for faculty and staff and
entertainment provided by homegrown talent:
students from BPCC’s dynamic communication
and performing arts programs.
BPCC students not only performed on stage,
they designed sets, played music and produced
conference videos. One of their most popular
contributions was a display of mock movie posters
that substituted the faces of modern actors and
actresses with LCTCS faculty and administrators
who received 2012 awards.
Ray Scott Crawford, BPCC Dean of
Communication and Performing Arts, and his
students worked for about six months prior
to the conference to prepare sets and rehearse
performances. It was an opportunity to showcase
BPCC’s performing arts and digital media
curriculum, which supports Shreveport’s thriving
movie industry.
“This was a professional development opportunity
for our students,” said Crawford. “They had to
audition and they took the performance very
seriously. We also used technical students, set
designers and graphic artists to create all aspects
of the conference.”
The 10th Annual LCTCS Annual Conference will
be held March 13-15, 2013 at the Baton Rouge
River Center. §
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Community College and watch students on
their way to bright futures. Some soak up core
curricula in pursuit of associate’s degrees, which
they use to springboard to a four-year institution
such as Nicholls State University in nearby
Thibodaux. Other students pursue programs
that support the offshore oil and gas industry,
the largest employer here in the Bayou Region.
Still others receive training in education or allied
health care and find employment at one of several
local schools and hospitals.
Founded in 1951, Fletcher has trained thousands
of men and women for work in a variety of fields,
but in the last decade, the institution has entered
the most important phase of its history, attracting
scores of new students, expanding its facilities
and unveiling innovative partnerships with
industry. Fletcher became a technical community
college in 2003, bringing more programs under
one roof to serve the needs of students and
employers. Under the leadership of Chancellor
Travis Lavigne, the college has worked diligently
to strengthen its brand and build its identity in
the region.
“The community really sees the relevance of the
institution and the role it plays in changing lives,”
said communications director Elmy Savoie.
“More and more, Fletcher is seen as a viable
option for students.”
Indeed, proof of Fletcher’s impressive trajectory
came in July 2012 when officials cut the ribbon
on a new main campus. The 90,000 sq. ft. stateof-the-art
campus is strategically positioned
between the cities of Thibodaux and Houma on
a 70-acre plot of land in Schriever, La. It houses
25 classrooms for arts, sciences, accounting
A Fletcher Technical Community
College student walking to class at
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and business programs, a community meeting
room, the Coastal Commerce Bank Library,
an academic resource learning center, student
service and business offices and nine computer
labs. Funding for the project was appropriated
through Act 391, which allocated $173.7
million for 23 community and technical college
construction projects, including $21.3 million
for Fletcher’s new campus.
In the last decade, young people have been attracted
to Fletcher in droves. Its largest demographic is 18
to 25-year-olds, and the new main campus buzzes
like a traditional four-year institution. A satellite
campus in Houma, formerly the main campus,
now houses many of the school’s technical
programs, such as those in marine diesel, welding
and machine tool technology.
Because of its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico,
Fletcher has always played an important role
in training workers for the offshore oil and
gas industry. In January 2012, BP announced
it would invest $4 million in a new Integrated
Production Technologies program on the
new main campus. The 25,000 sq. ft. facility
will help train and prepare offshore oil and
gas workers.
The announcement followed several years of
successful partnerships between BP and Fletcher.
In 2006, BP America approached the college
about developing a new curriculum program
that could better train students for careers in
deepwater oil and gas exploration and production
in the Gulf of Mexico. Until then, deepwater
operators had been recruited primarily from
Process Technology programs, which excel at
preparing workers for the downstream segment
Students and faculty of the Integrated
Production Technologies program at
Fletcher Technical Community College.
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of the oil and gas industry, but lack specific
training for deepwater and sub-sea systems and
production. For the next four years, Fletcher and
BP worked with industry partners and the higher
education community in Louisiana to develop
a new program called Integrated Production
Technologies (IPT).
BP’s $4 million gift will fund construction of and
equipment for the new facility. It will include
classrooms, offices, a 4,000 sq. ft. laboratory
and space to create a Center for Excellence in
math and science for local high school students.
BP has also made several other significant gifts
to Fletcher, including $825,000 over three years
for scholarships and equipment for the IPT
program and $250,000 toward the college’s 60th
anniversary campaign.
“BP has been an industry partner with the college
for six years, from assisting in the development
of the new IPT program to scholarships, and
now a building,” said Chancellor Lavigne.
“Their generosity goes beyond just a new
building for Fletcher. It serves as a commitment
to our community and the workforce needs of
the oil and gas industry for the Bayou Region.”
Stevie Smith, a member of the LCTCS Board
of Supervisors from Houma, La. said that the
profile of Fletcher and other community and
technical colleges is significantly higher today,
as more parents and students recognize them as
practical education options. He says that private
investment in statewide community and technical
colleges like Fletcher is vital to their continued
growth. Last year, the Fletcher Foundation
launched a 60th Anniversary Campaign to raise
$600,000 for new programs.
Fletcher Technical Community
College students learning about
chromosomes in a new classroom.
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“Private fundraising is extremely important for our
colleges. It’s a way to build partnerships between
companies that need a strong workforce, and
colleges, which are in the business of preparing
workers,” Smith said. “Private investment
provides the freedom to jumpstart programs.
And the Foundation for Louisiana’s Community
and Technical Colleges ensures that any school
around the state can receive donations whether
or not they have a foundation.”
The new Integrated Production Technologies
building will be completed by December
2013. Students who enroll in the program will
also have access to BP’s 75,000 sq. ft. Houma
Operations Learning Center next door, where
the corporation trains employees in process
safety and operational systems in a hands-on
environment that simulates offshore conditions.
“We have incredible industry partners, motivated
students and a growing, modern campus,” said
Savoie. “It’s an exciting time. Fletcher has really
come into its own.” §
A student being trained in Integrated
Production Technologies at Fletcher
Technical Community College.
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Investing in Our Future through Louisiana’s
Community and Technical Colleges:
A Well Kept Secret
by Dr. Christel Slaughter
A
few years ago, a number of articles were published
claiming that the American dream had actually
changed. The original concept that all Americans
who work hard should be able to own homes of
their own had given way to the new “dream” –
getting and keeping a good job.
Here in Louisiana, parents, students and even
educators have long promoted the idea that a
college degree from a four-year institution of
higher learning was the only ticket to success.
Having taught in such an institution, I can tell
you that this thought is fundamentally flawed
in many ways. Every semester business students
would wander into my office to tell me how
unhappy they were with their coursework and
how much they loved working with their hands
or taking things apart and fixing them. How
ironic is it that here in Louisiana, we are poised
to experience a tremendous shortage of just these
kinds of workers - skilled craft workers – who will
be in short supply for the next three to five years
due to the abundance of low cost natural gas and
increased construction projects. Projections for
needed workers including welders, machinists,
pipefitters, shipbuilders and electricians, are
calculated to be between 20,000 to 30,000,
rivaling the skilled worker shortages experienced
post-Katrina and Rita. The number of older
workers who are expected to retire within the
next few years further exacerbates the problem.
Our community and technical colleges across
the state are poised to partner with industry to
produce these workers, many with National
Center for Construction Education and Research
certificates in hand. Just such a program is being
piloted in north Baton Rouge. Residents living
close to the multiple chemical plant and refinery
entrances watch everyday as others report for
high paying jobs within the gates. Spurred on
by conversations with community oriented
companies such as ExxonMobil, Formosa and
Stupp, residents, religious and neighborhood
leaders, Baton Rouge Community College and
Capital Area Technical College have created a
pilot program that will be a win-win for industry,
the community, and over 50 individuals who
will graduate in February as certified electricians,
pipefitters and welders.
Even more interesting are the numbers of college
graduates who enroll in our community and
technical colleges to receive specialized skills
in order to pursue a career change. Consider
the young college graduate, who received her
Bachelor of Science in education from a college in
Louisiana, achieved her state certification, taught
for three years then decided that she wanted to
pursue a different career. Her love for science and
her interest in the evolving field of healthcare came
together and she is now enrolled in a community
college program earning an Associates Degree in
Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
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Community
and technical
colleges,
Louisiana’s best
kept secret.
Our community and technical colleges fill a
niche in our state that is not well understood.
Unlike California and other states where higher
education is built upon nimble two-year colleges
who are able to create and dismantle programs
based on industry needs, workforce demands,
and student interests, here in Louisiana, we are
just realizing the potential for such partnerships.
From the highly responsive Incumbent Worker
Training Programs organized for industry by
the Bossier Parish Community College (and
others across the state) to the highly customized
programs designed for the LED FastStart program
to guarantee trained workers for new industries
recruited to the state; the state’s network of
community and technical colleges stand ready to
help create jobs, train and re-train workers and
ultimately to prepare students, young and old,
for the world of the future.
Having had the pleasure of leading the LCTCS
Foundation Board for the past two years, I must
tell you how exciting it is to see the incredible
growth and success of these efforts. Being able
to share this well-kept secret with forwardthinking
leaders across the state has been a true
passion for me. The results produced by those
who have listened, become supporters, and have
invested their time, talent and especially their
treasure in our community and technical colleges
will by felt by many generations to come. §
Dr. Christel Slaughter is a partner at SSA Consultants,
as well as the immediate past chair for the Foundation
for Louisiana’s Community and Technical Colleges.
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South Louisiana Community Co
“I
t’s the best kept secret in Lafayette,” said
Emily Burchardt, 29, about South Louisiana
Community College. In 2011, Burchardt
returned to her home town to pursue a degree
in education after working in the hotel industry.
She says she looked carefully at several education
options, including the University of Louisiana,
Lafayette (ULL) and the University of Phoenix.
“In the end, the cost of tuition and the personal
attention at South Louisiana Community College
won out,” Burchardt said. “It’s a great campus
with great people and a close-knit environment.
My advisors and teachers have been amazing. I’m
lucky to be a part of it.”
Established in 1997, South Louisiana Community
College (SLCC) is one the youngest colleges
in the Louisiana Community and Technical
College System. It serves Lafayette, Iberia, Acadia,
Evangeline, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary and
Vermillion Parishes from campuses in Lafayette,
New Iberia and Franklin. The institution helps
prepare graduates for work in high-demand
sectors in this part of the state, such as oil and
gas, education, health care, business and others.
Since its founding, SLCC has continued to
expand its physical campus and add new degree
programs. Thanks to improved articulation and
transfer agreements between Louisiana’s twoyear
and four-year institutions, SLCC students
like Burchardt who want to obtain four-year
degrees can transfer seamlessly to local four-year
institutions like ULL.
In July 2012, SLCC expanded further when
it merged with Acadiana Technical College,
bringing more opportunities for high-demand
degree programs under one roof. An important
focus of the college is strengthening career and
technical programs to meet the needs of business
and industry.
Now under the leadership of Chancellor
Natalie Harder, SLCC is focused on developing
relationships with private donors to help the
institution better meet the needs of students and
local industries.
“It was a big priority of mine to create an
institutional advancement division here at SLCC,”
said Harder, who became chancellor in December
2011. The former vice president of Patrick Henry
College in Martinsville, Va. and a member of
the national Council for Resource Development,
Harder places a high priority on private giving,
especially today as funding for public postsecondary
institutions continues to decrease.
“Private investment is really the key to our long
term success,” Harder said. “It’s an important
priority among community colleges around
the country and it will allow us to expand our
programs and student scholarships.”
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Advancing the Possibilities
llege Fills Niche in Greater Lafayette
Harder hired Dr. Jennifer Jackson to serve as
associate vice chancellor and the college’s first
institutional advancement officer. They have
worked for several months with Leah Goss,
senior vice president of system advancement at
the LCTCS to build new relationships with the
regional business community. Goss helped the
team reinvigorate an existing foundation at the
Acadiana Technical College, which now serves
the entire institution. She has also counseled the
foundation’s board of directors about developing
a new fundraising plan.
“We’re doing something that had never really been
done before here, and it has been invaluable to be
able to take advantage of the guidance, leadership
and assistance from Leah and the Foundation,”
said Jackson.
Harder agrees. “They see themselves as a partner,”
she said. “They want to help you get started and
then hand it off. They’re really committed to
seeing each community college foundation excel.”
In early 2012, the LCTCS Foundation sponsored
a two-part Executive Institute for chancellors,
board members and advancement staff members
that provided technical assistance on development
initiatives. SLCC board of directors member Eric
Robicheaux participated in the institute and said
it jump started a new development plan.
Dr. Natalie Harder (right), Chancellor of SLCC,
and Dr. Jennifer Jackson (left), Associate Vice
Chancellor of Institutional Advancement at SLCC.
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“The Executive Institute gave us a chance to think
about the widespread impact of our curriculum
programs on local employers,” said Robicheaux.
“Our graduates have helped the businesses and
global companies located here succeed, and
we want to partner and have an open dialogue
with them.”
The LCTCS Foundation also facilitated SLCC’s
participation in the annual Salzburg Global
Seminar, a seven-day program in Austria for
American community college students. The
seminar deepens the perspectives of students
and prepares them for life in a global society. A
generous gift from Dow Chemical Company
to the Foundation enabled SLCC and six other
institutions to attend.
“This country has been global for decades and
our graduates, including community college
graduates, are often deployed to other countries
for work,” said Harder, who attended Salzburg
Global Seminar. “With all of our oil and gas
industries here in South Louisiana, we must
prepare our students properly, and donors like
Dow recognize this.”
Burchardt was one of three students from SLCC
selected to attend. She says the seminar brought
her closer to history and world events. The
Salzburg participants participated in a side trip
to the Dachau Concentration Camp in Dachau,
Germany where Burchardt kept careful notes
and took photographs for her personal “teacher
South Louisiana Community
College students walking to class
at the main campus in Lafayette
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notebook.” She plans to teach English or social
studies to middle or high schoolers.
“One of my photographs from Dachau is going
to be so much more impactful for my future
students than just reading about the Holocaust
in a textbook,” Burchardt said.
Harder says that while the idea of giving to
two-year institutions in Louisiana is relatively
new, the opportunity for attracting investment
in programs and student scholarships is robust
because of the natural relationship between
schools and the business community.
“Even though we’re just getting started, it presents
a lot of positives,” said Harder.
“We’re going to work hand in hand with our
board members and take our case to the local
community, where the impact of our campuses is
clear and tangible,” she continued. “The economy
here would be entirely different if it weren’t for
our graduates.” §
2012 Salzburg Global Seminar
Students and Faculty Advisor at the
LCTCS Board of Supervisors meeting
(Left to Right): Dr. Derrick Manns (Advisor),
Samantha Yantis, Emily Burchardt
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“O
nce again, it was a life-changing experience for
our students,” said Louisiana Community and
Technical College System President Dr. Joe May
about the 2012 Salzburg Global Seminar.
“That’s not an overstatement,” May continued.
“The 17 students from Louisiana who participated
in this year’s seminar will continue to benefit from
their experiences in ways they cannot yet imagine.”
For the fourth consecutive year, Louisiana
community and technical college students
and faculty members had the opportunity to
participate in the Salzburg Global Seminar, a
prestigious event held annually in Salzburg,
Austria. The seven-day program convened
community and technical college students from
the United States to discuss and explore pressing
global issues.
Selected by their colleges, the students participated
in intense workshops and informative lectures
in which they interacted with international
scholars with expertise in global economics,
environmental policy, politics, culture and
more. A faculty session took place later in the
summer with an emphasis on how to bring
global perspectives into the classroom in order
to prepare students for work and citizenship in a
global economy.
Pondering everything from women’s rights to
the European Union, from the Arab Spring to
water quality, community college students found
themselves face-to-face with some of the most
important international issues of the 21st Century.
Faculty members also studied these issues, and
learned new ideas for bringing global awareness to
their classrooms.
“We watched our students have these incredible
‘aha’ moments when they discovered that their
point of view is not the only one out there,” said
Dr. Derrick Manns, LCTCS vice president of
academic affairs and institutional research and a
faculty advisor on the trip. “With so much going
on in the world right now, they had a number
of eye-opening moments that really broadened
their perspectives.”
The Salzburg Global Seminar is one of the
signature projects of the Foundation for
Louisiana’s Community and Technical
Colleges. This year’s sponsors, including
the Dow Chemical Company, Shell,
Northshore Community Foundation and
founding donor AT&T, enabled the largest
number of students yet to participate: 17
students and 14 faculty and administrators
from seven different Louisiana community
and technical colleges.
“The reason we were so interested in supporting
this is that it takes these young people and
gives them a global perspective,” said Stacey
Chiasson, Dow public affairs director. “The
backbone of our operation is a two-year
degree professional, but we need that person
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Salzburg 4.0:
Participation Expands to
Seven Colleges in 2012
to have a global perspective and to understand that
what happens in China and in Europe effects what
happens right here in Plaquemine.”
Two chancellors also attended the seminar, Dr.
Will Wainwright of the Northshore Technical
Community College and Dr. Natalie Harder from
South Louisiana Community College. Board of
Supervisors member Stevie Smith, a Houma, La.-
based entrepreneur, attended as well.
have the opportunity to study abroad makes this even
more important because we live in a global society
and we have a lot of global companies in Louisiana. I
was pleased to be part of it.” §
“Salzburg was a great experience for me, because
I watched students absolutely transform over
about a week’s time,” Smith said. “Our students
left with a much broader view of the world and
a much better understanding of the way you
can look at a particular issue. The fact that
very few of our students
Louisiana students
at the 2012 Salzburg
Global seminar.
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Donors
Making a
Difference
THE SYSTEM
individuals throu
support to
BPCC100 Fundraiser Brings in $46K+
in Student Scholarship Funds
$46,000
Bossier Parish Community College Leads
Consortium to $14.7 Million National
TAACCCT Grant Award
$14,700,000
Bossier Parish Community College has been awarded the lead in
a $14.7 million grant as part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career
Training (TAACCCT) initiative. This national initiative promotes
skills development and employment opportunities in fields such
as advanced manufacturing, transportation, health care, science,
technology, engineering and math careers through partnerships
between training providers and local employers.
Bossier Parish Community College, along with eight other
community colleges in Louisiana and Mississippi, was awarded
$14,710,837 of the $500 million in community college grants to
expand job training through local employer partnerships.
Lisa Wheeler, BPCC’s Director of Institutional Research and Grants,
says this award will have a tremendous impact on the Louisiana/
Mississippi region. “This award is the largest ever received by
BPCC, but more importantly, it’s one of the greatest opportunities
to serve workers and employers in our communities. §
BPCC Chancellor Jim Henderson, BPCC Foundation Chairman
Hedy Hebert, 2012 BPCC100 Champs – AEP SWEPCO –
Texarkana team, BHP Billiton President Tommy Clark (in orange)
and BPCC Homecoming Queen Victoria Dallas celebrate with
the winning trophy at the 4th Annual BPCC100 Go-Kart race
presented by Encana Oil & Gas, Inc.
The 4 th Annual BPCC100 Go-Kart race, presented by Encana
Oil & Gas, Inc., raised more than $46,000 for BPCC student
scholarships, bringing the combined total of each year’s race
proceeds to $128,000.
This event has become an annual tradition for local businesses.
“The funds raised help grant access to deserving students in the
form of scholarships helping to offset the cost of tuition and fees,”
said BPCC Foundation Director Stephanie Rogers.
Nearly 20 teams participated in the event which was represented
by local businesses, community agencies and campus groups.
AEP SWEPCO – Texarkana Team took home the 1st place trophy
as the 2012 BPCC100 Champs.
The 5th Annual BPCC100 next fall promises lots of excitement.
Team-sponsored, customized go-karts zip around a race track
competing for trophies and bragging rights. Teams also compete
for prizes in various categories: Best Looking Car; Best Dressed
Pit Crew and Fastest Pit Crew. §
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Read and celebrate the corporations and
ghout our state who are providing generous
our colleges through their local foundations.
Storer Equipment Services Donates
to BPCC
$150,000
BRCC VTEC Program Benefits from Baton
Rouge Veterinarians
(L to R) Aaron Storer, Bud Storer, Craig Storer, BPCC Foundation
President Hedy Hebert, Chancellor Jim Henderson, Dean of
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Laura Goadrich and
BPCC Foundation Capital Campaign Chairman John Hubbard.
Three generations of Storers—Aaron Storer, Bud Storer (founder
and chairman) and Craig Storer (president)—presented BPCC
Foundation President Hedy Hebert and BPCC Chancellor Jim
Henderson with a $150,000 pledge toward BPCC’s proposed
Center for Integrated Technologies (CIET) building.
The Center will house the Oil and Gas Technology, Engineering,
Construction, and Advanced Manufacturing/Industrial
Technology programs.
Dr. Frederick M. McMullan, co-owner of All Pets Hospital, and
Dr. Carrie Fox, owner of Highland Road Animal Hospital, have
given donations to the BRCC Foundation to benefit students
of Baton Rouge Community College’s Veterinary Technology
(VTEC) program.
Both doctors are long-time Baton Rouge residents and graduates
of LSU’s School of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. McMullan’s donation provides $1500 annually in scholarships
for VTEC students. Dr. Fox’s donation will establish a $5,000.00
endowed VTEC scholarship in memory of Brenda Brown, a 25-
year Veterinary Technologist who was well-known for her love of
animals. Brown passed away in June 2012.
Both contributions will help BRCC in its efforts to help meet the
growing national demand for veterinary technologists, which is
projected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor to increase 52 percent by
the end of the current decade. §
“This facility will be a model for providing integrated learning
which is a critical component of job-preparation for careers in
these high-demand fields,” according to BPCC’s Director of
Energy Programs Linda Sonnier.
Chancellor Jim Henderson acknowledged the support and
generous donation given by Storer Services. “Storer’s investment
in the BPCC Center for Integrated Engineering Technologies will
help make BPCC’s Technology and Engineering programs truly
world class,” said Henderson. §
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Former Chancellor Establishes Science
Scholarship at BRCC
$10,000
Capital Area Technical College
Culinary Endowment
$21,000
Mrs. Shirley A. Cosper and Dr. Sammie W. Cosper donated
$10,000 to the BRCC Foundation to establish a $25,000 endowed
scholarship in science at Baton Rouge Community College.
Dr. Sammie W. Cosper and Mrs. Shirley A. Cosper donated
$10,000 to the BRCC Foundation to establish a $25,000 endowed
scholarship in science at Baton Rouge Community College.
The scholarship will benefit a full-time, married student majoring
in a science curriculum.
Both Dr. Cosper, who served as Interim Chancellor of BRCC from
July 1999 to September 2000, and Mrs. Cosper recently visited
BRCC to see how the college has changed. Since Dr. Cosper’s
tenure, the college added five additional buildings – Louisiana,
Cypress, Magnolia, Bienvenue, and Bonne Santé – to its campus,
as well as its North Parking Garage.
The Cospers expressed excitement about the college’s growth and
ongoing development. §
BRCC Foundation Board Member
Recognized, Missed
Joseph “Darian” Chustz, BRCC Foundation Board member
and President of the Gulf Coast Region of Coca-Cola Bottling
Company United, passed away in January 2012.
Chustz’s leadership and service on the BRCC Foundation Board
were notable, but were also part of his larger contribution the
Baton Rouge community as a whole. Renowned for his strong
sense of civic responsibility, Chustz served on numerous other
boards, including the Board of Directors of the Baton Rouge
Area Chamber, the Louisiana Art and Science Museum, and
Our Lady of the Lake Foundation. The Baton Rouge Business
Report selected him for its “Forty under 40” award in 2006, and
recognized him as the Young Business Person of the Year in 2009.
Sarah Wax next to her carved watermelon roses creation.
Sterling Forbes’ life was cut short on May 16, 2009 in a boating
accident on False River. He had only one semester left to
complete before he graduated from the Culinary Arts Program
at Capital Area Technical College. To honor his memory and
love of Culinary Arts, his mother, Michele Forbes, started the
The Forbes Memorial Endowment, a trust fund that awards a
$500 scholarship each year to a CATC Culinary Arts student.
In 2009, the Endowment was set up so that Ms. Forbes would
give the $500 scholarship each year to the program until the
endowment was self-sustaining, with the endowment fund goal
being $10,000 to be reached within in five years. That goal
was surpassed in less than one year. The current Sterling Forbes
Memorial Endowment fund is more than $20,000.
Sarah Wax is the 2012 Sterling Forbes Memorial Scholarship
recipient. Sarah has a 4.0 GPA and will graduate with a Culinary
Arts Technical Diploma in the Spring of 2013. After which, she
plans to pursue an Associate of Applied Technology Degree in
Culinary Arts by taking the required general education courses
offered at Baton Rouge Community College. §
BRCC acknowledges Chustz’s dedication and service to the
community, and is deeply grateful for his work on behalf of the
college and its students. §
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Navy Gives $10 Million to Delgado to
Support Workforce Development
$10,000,000
Fletcher Names New Campus Library
Coastal Commerce Bank Library
$100,000
The U.S. Navy is providing $10 million to enhance Delgado
Community College program offerings at the Avondale
shipyard in Jefferson Parish. Delgado has offered educational
programs in the shipbuilding industry for decades, extending
back to the 1940s and training a workforce to build the
famous PT and Higgins boats near the site of today’s Delgado
City Park Campus.
The funds will provide support to improve and broaden key
elements of the Delgado Apprentice School Program at the
Avondale shipyard, expanding its capacity to serve the many
businesses and industries in the region that depend on a highly
skilled workforce.
The skills taught by Delgado are applicable not only to
shipbuilding, but to other industries, such as construction,
aerospace, manufacturing and oil and petrochemical. The
Navy’s investment helps ensure that a talented workforce in
southeast Louisiana remains a valuable asset to manufacturing
industries that contribute to a strong regional economy. §
(L to R) Terry Albert, Mark Bourg, Jimmy Ponder, Sr., Laura
Bourgeois, Sonia Pellegrin, Brian Arceneaux, Kenny Wood,
Sr., Donna McKey, Mark Folse, LJ Folse, John Rogers,
Amy Neil, Rachel Beebe, Bob Henry, Billy Caillouet, Kernie
Legendre, Chip Ourso and Bob Boquet
The Fletcher Foundation announced on July 23, 2012 at
Fletcher Technical Community College’s new campus that
the library will be named in honor of longtime supporter
and Fletcher Foundation donor, Coastal Commerce Bank.
Coastal Commerce Bank pledged $100,000 to the Fletcher
Foundation to name the new library at the new campus in
Schriever, Louisiana.
Coastal Commerce Bank President and CEO Mark Folse
said, “As a local business we see the invaluable contribution
that Fletcher Technical Community College makes to the
education of our labor force.” He added, “The Coastal
Commerce Bank Library will stand as a testament to our
belief in the mission of the college and its impact on our
community for generations to come.”
Coastal Commerce representatives helped unveil the new
library sign at the new Fletcher Campus. The donation will
assist the new library in purchasing equipment, computers,
books and supplies.
Fletcher Foundation Chairman Stephen Smith commented
“We are grateful to have the support of so many companies
in our community; specifically, Coastal Commerce Bank,
who has been a tremendous supporter of both the College
and the Fletcher Foundation.” §
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Grainger Gift
DowGIVES Louisiana Community
Grant Program
$10,000
More Than $25,000 in Student Scholarships
Donated to SLCC Foundation
$25,000
LA Delta has been awarded a grant in the amount of $10,000
through the DowGIVES Louisiana Community Grant Program,
an annual competitive grant program designed to support projects
which impact STEM education, economic development or
sustainability. The grant was awarded primarily to fund the STEM
Boot Camp, a new program LA Delta will launch this school year.
In this initial year, the college will partner with Ouachita Parish
Schools and Dow Chemical’s ANGUS facility.
The STEM Boot Camp is designed for high school teachers,
and students, grades 9-11, to gain knowledge and skills needed
in STEM-related careers. Teachers and students from Ouachita
Parish high schools can participate in the 10-day Boot Camp
which is scheduled for June 2013.
Camp activities will include robot programming and fabrication,
guest speakers in STEM-related career fields, and robot
competition. Teachers will be exposed to teaching strategies using
technology to improve student knowledge and skills in core
academic areas. §
Grainger Gift
$5,000
Jim Mooney, on right, Branch Manager at Grainger’s West
Monroe office, and Keith Adams, on left, Director of Institutional
Advancement at LA Delta, sealed the deal on a $5,000 grant
awarded to the Foundation from Grainger Industrial Supply.
The generous donation will go toward funding scholarships for
LA Delta students. Adams said the gift is a perfect example of
business and industry working together to further education.
“A gift from the Grainger Foundation in support of scholarships is
such a great way for our business partners to truly meet the needs
of our students,” Adams said.”Delta is very fortunate to have such
a community minded partner in support of public education. We
are very grateful to the Grainger Foundation.”
Since July, South Louisiana Community College’s Foundation
has invigorated its mission in the community and has celebrated
great successes with new student scholarships.
Three recent scholarships established are The Glenn Armentor
Pay-It-Forward Scholarship of Excellence ($10,000) for at-risk
students, and a $9,000 donation from The Grainger Foundation
for an industrial technology competition for high school
students. Elder Outreach is donating a $6,000 scholarship in
the spring for a Nursing Assistant or Practical Nursing student.
SLCC is also gearing up for an employee giving campaign,
where faculty and staff can make tax-deductible donations to the
Foundation either by check, credit card, or payroll deduction.
For example, $30.95 per month in support pays tuition and fees
for a 3-credit class.
During 2013, the SLCC Foundation will aim to increase funds
in the Foundation to support SLCC’s mission, continue to
create scholarships, and enhance programs and facilities.
For more information on supporting the SLCC Foundation,
contact Dr. Jennifer Jackson at jennifer.jackson@southlouisiana.
edu. §
LA Delta’s Foundation is committed to helping strengthen
and further the services offered by the college through seeking
and distributing gifts and donations from community leaders
dedicated to furthering the educational goals of Louisiana Delta
Community College. §
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Phillips 66 Gift Provides Path for New
SOWELA Building
$2,000,000
SOWELA’s Phillips 66 Process Technology Center is now
open for the 2012-13 year.
Willie Tempton, Jr., General Manager
Phillips 66, Lake Charles
SOWELA Technical Community College in Lake Charles has
opened a state-of-the-science facility for students majoring in
process technology. The generosity of a key corporate partner
made it possible.
The Phillips 66 Process Technology Center trains students for
high-demand jobs in area industry, as illustrated by SOWELA’s
nine-year span of 100 percent job placement. A $2 million gift
from Phillips 66 was the centerpiece of this campus expansion.
The support reflects SOWELA’s long-standing partnership with
the Phillips 66 Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex. Phillips
66 is a leading economic and philanthropic presence -- and a
major employer of SOWELA graduates. Willie Tempton Jr. is
the general manager.
The facility is the first of three new buildings at SOWELA.
The new Arts & Sciences Building is nearly complete, and the
Nursing & Allied Health Building, inspired by a gift from the
H.C. Drew Trust, will break ground in 2013, said Dr. Neil
Aspinwall, chancellor. §
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LCTCS Foundation Donors 2011–12
ACT, Inc.
Adams and Reese, LLP
Alexandria Business Foundation
Justin Allen
Allen, Green & Williamson, LLP
Ambassador College Bookstore
American Association of
Community Colleges
American Legislative Exchange Council
Tanya Johnson Anderson
Amy R. Ashton, MD
Association of Community College Trustees
AT&T
Darian Atkins
James August
B and P Supply, Inc.
Anthony Baham
Patricia Baker
Baton Rouge Community College
Linda M. Biernacki
Bits Technical Company
Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier Parish Community
College Foundation
Earl Bouton, Jr.
BP America
Joy A. Braud
Bret Allain Campaign Committee
Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson
Margie Brown
Robert Brown
Judy Buckman
Kenneth R. Buhler, Jr.
Julie N. Caillouet
Capital Area Technical College-
Jumonville Campus
Daniel Carrier
Boise Cascade
Linda or Prentiss Caskey
Cengage Learning
Center for Occupational Research
and Development
Deborah Chabaud
CISCO Systems
Wetonia Clark
CoBank
Complete College America
Margaret Ann Cooper
Sheryl Cooper
CORD, INC./dba HI-TEC Conference
Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
Sammie W. Cosper
Council for Higher
Education Accreditation
Rayetta Crochet
CSRS, Inc.
CTB McGraw Hill
Cindy Cutrera
Cytec Building Blocks
Daryl Daigle
Danos
Datatel+SGHE
Robin Denise Delaunie
Delgado Community College Foundation
Detel Computer Solutions
John P. Domiano
Dow Chemical Company
Dow Chemical Foundation
Alfrea Downs
Dozier & Associates
Robert C. Dozier, Jr.
Lorethie Dunn
Shane Dykes
Education 2020
Kacy Edwards
Patty Ellis
EMC Publishing
EMCO Technologies
Employment Development Services, Inc.
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
Epsilen
A.C. Eagan
Paul H. Fair
Katerine D. Falgout
Diane Fears
Donna Ferguson
Pearlyne Fields
Frank G. Fink
Lionel Fisher
Fletcher Technical Community
College Foundation
Follett
Chris Frusha
Kathy Gardner
Gregory L. Garrett
Allison Gault
Mary E. Gilmore
Global Data Systems, Inc.
Golden Stock Enterprises
Leah E. Goss
Gary Griffith
Greg Groves
Gail Guidroz
Melissa Guidry
H & B Young Foundation
Leo Hamilton
Janet Harrell
Julia Harris
Alvin Hawthorne
HCM Strategists, LLC
William Hebert
Beverly Henn
Jim Henn
Melanie Henry
Higher One
Christol Hill
Ellen Hill
Sharon Hornsby
Edith Hover
Howard Technology Solutions Mississippi
Sheila Hue
Huntington Ingalls
Nancy Iles
Dana Illiff
Infobase Learning
Information Builders
Instrumentation Services International
Ivy Tech Foundation
Jan Jackson
Louise H. Jenkins
Robert Johnson
Kimberly Jolivette
Jones Walker Waechter & Poitevent
Justin Allen
Nancy H. Kichen
Ashley Kimbrell
LA National Guard Youth
Challenge Program
Labyrinth Learning
Alexa Lambert
Nicole Landry
Mark LaValle
Albertha Lawson
Ginger LeBlanc
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Sue Lee
Vicki Lofstrom
Louisiana Delta Community
College Foundation
Louisiana Lottery Corporation
Louisiana Physician Corporation
Louisiana School Equipment Co.
Louisiana Seafood Promotion &
Marketing Board
Darrell Loup
Derrick Manns
Marathon Oil Company
Jeryl Marcel
Irma Marcrum
Brenda Martin
Keyanna Mason
Joe D. May
Miles May
John Mays
McGraw -Hill Contemporary
Laurie McGuffee
Maria McMillan
Earl Meador
Edward L. Meyer III
Michael P. Michel
Andrea Lewis Miller
Mark E. and Pamela B. Miller
Ricky Mitchell
Margie Mixon
Terri L. Moore
Shelly Morales
Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District
Laurie Morrow
Joe Moser
Michele Nardini
National Council of State Directors of
Community Colleges (NCSDCC)
National Student Clearinghouse
National Teacher Associates
NCS Pearson
Neebo
Dawn Neill
NELTC Foundation
John and Virginia Noland
Northshore Community Foundation
Northwestern State University
NRG Energy, Inc
NTA Management, Inc.
Occidental Chemical Corporation
Odyssea Marine, Inc
Evelyn Olivier
Davis Oncale
Pearson Learning Solutions
PEC/ Premier
Stacey Peckham
Denise E. Pellegrin
Michael Petitfils
Kimberly Philbrook
Rudy Pierce
Laura Pipsair
Donna P. Pitre
Plato Learning
Cynthia Manuel Poskey
Doug Postel
Yvonne M. Prejean
Gary Puckett
Rebuilding America’s Middle Class
Regis University for Professional Studies
Jefferson Rials
River Parish Community
College Foundation
RJM Systems, Inc.
Glenn Robicheaux
Luke Robins
Christine B. Rodrigue
Alicia Rogers
Roy O. Martin Lumber Company
Phillip Rozeman
Laura & Jimmy Sawtelle
Patrick and Ashley Schepens
Rose Schwmenfeld
Julie Scott
Gerald Sepulvado
Ronda Sharp
Shell Exploration & Production Company
Single Stop USA, Inc.
SSA Consultants
Clifford Smith
Richard Smith
Stephen Smith
South Central Industrial Association (SCIA)
SOWELA Technical Community College
Spectrum Industries, Inc
Janet Kanell Speirs
St. Mary Chamber of
Commerce Scholarship
Thank you
for your
support!
Kay George Starns
Steck Vaughn
Wayne H. Stevens
Strayer University
Steve or Angela Struble
Monty Sullivan
Michael Tamporello
Charlene Tarver
Melvin Tatum
William H. Taylor
Tegrity McGraw-Hill
The Rapides Foundation
Christy Thomas
Annette B. Thorton
Frances Thrasher
Karen Tolar
Julia Toliver
Anthony Tranchina
Patrick Turner
Vonda Turner
United Professionals Co., LLC
University of Maryland University College
University of Phoenix
Venyu
Verrette Pointe Coupee Funeral Home
Voyager-LNA
William Wainwright
Lisa Watts
Nicole Webber
Elaine Weichers
Beth P. Wesson
Western Governors University
Rebecca Whiting
Daphne Williams
Tommy E. Williams
Karl J. Young
If your name was inadvertently omitted from
this list, we want to know! Please contact us
at lgoss@lctcs.edu so that we can address the
error. Thank you!
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2011 Financial Statements

The LCTCS Foundation was audited by Faulk & Winkler LLC in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles and received an unqualified opinion. If you would like more information
about the 2011 audit, please contact Leah Goss at lgoss@lctcsfoundation.org.
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the 2012
All Louisiana Academic Team
The All State Team is a program started by Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year
colleges, the American Association of Community Colleges and USA Today. The program recognizes
excellence and high academic achievement in students attending community and technical colleges,
as well as providing opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in
honors, leadership, service and fellowship programming.
Seated left to right: Jaci R. Giandelone, South Central Louisiana Technical College; Becky Lewis, River Parishes Community College; Heather Nicole McCarty,
Louisiana Delta Community College; Tonterea Honoré, Capital Area Technical College; Alexis Marie Fanguy, Fletcher Technical Community College; Jennifer
Metoyer, Bossier Parish Community College. Standing Centered: Leah Goss, LCTCS; Joe May, President, LCTCS; Kensie Hingle, Pearson; Jaqueline Page, Central
Louisiana Technical College; Bobby Chelette, Baton Rouge Community College. Standing left to right: Casey McGahan, SOWELA Technical Community
College; MISSING; Thomas Fambrough, Northshore Technical Community College; Roberta Dyess, Northeast Louisiana Technical College; Larry Shephard,
Northwest Louisiana Technical College; Jennifer jone, Nunez Community College; Linsey Junkin, Louisiana Delta Community College; Carson M. Rush, Bossier
Parish Community College;Susan Coates, Baton Rouge Community College; Dana Dupuis, Acadiana Technical College.
Thank you
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to pearson for sponsoring the 2012
Phi Theta Kappa Luncheon!

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