League Reaffirmation - Johnson County Community College

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Virginia Krebs, trustee Member of the Facilities Committee After serving as a member of the task force charged in 1963 with studying the feasibility of building a community college in Johnson County, Virginia Krebs became JCCC’s first employee in 1967, serving as the assistant to the board. In 1969, she was the college’s first director of community services, creating a department recognized nationally for excellence. Retiring from the college in 1984, Mrs. Krebs was elected to the board of trustees in 1985 and has served as the board’s clerk, treasurer, vice chairman and chairman. She received the American Association of Community College Trustees Regional Trustee Leadership Award in 1993. She has also been a member of the Merriam Community Center Foundation, helped establish the first Shepherd’s Center in Johnson County, served on the executive committee of the county’s Eldernet Coalition, and is active with the advisory committee for the Johnson County Foundation on Aging. She has received the Women’s Resource Network Award for Excellence in Leadership, a Paul Harris Award from the Shawnee Mission Rotary International Club and the Woman of the Year Award from the American Association of Women in Community Colleges. In 2001, the Visitors Center at JCCC was renamed the Virginia Krebs Community Room in her honor. Lynn Mitchelson, chairman Chairman of the Human Resources Committee Lynn Mitchelson was a commercial banking executive for 35 years in the Kansas City area, retiring as chairman and CEO of Western National Bank. He became a member of the JCCC board of trustees in 1996. He has been president of the JCCC Foundation, chairman of the Community Foundation of Johnson County, chairman of The Learning Exchange, president of the K10 Association, chairman of the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce, president of the Overland Park Rotary Foundation, chairman of the Kansas State Affairs Committee of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, a member of the board of trustees and moderator of Humana Hospital, and a director of the Kansas City chapter of the American Red Cross, the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra and KCPT public television station. He has been honored as the Kansas Volunteer of the Year by the state of Kansas, is a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, and has received the Hugh Speer Award from the JCCC Foundation and the K10 Corridor Association Service Award. Jon Stewart, treasurer Chair of the Finance Committee, member of the Audit Committee An alumnus of JCCC, Jon Stewart is chairman, CEO and a member of the board of directors of Metcalf Bank, Overland Park. In addition to serving on the college’s board of trustees since 2004, he is a member of the Olathe Medical Center board of trustees, the board of directors of the JCCC Foundation, the Overland Park South Rotary Club, the Overland Park Heritage Foundation board of directors, the United Community Services board of directors and TLC Charities Foundation board of directors. He is a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow and has received the Johnson County Housing Coalition Sunflower Award for Community Service and the Open Petal Award from the JCCC Foundation. Don Weiss, trustee Member of the Finance Committee Don Weiss is the dean of evening, weekend and graduate studies for Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University in Kansas City, Mo. He is also a senior adjunct faculty member at Keller Graduate School of Management, teaching both business plan writing and information technology courses. Previously, he was founder, CEO and president of a Kansas Citybased information technology training company that was listed at 172 on Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 500 fastestgrowing private companies, the information services manager for the city of Olathe, and the chief operations officer for two other companies in the area. He is a member of the Olathe Chamber of Commerce and the Kansas Cavalry, an organization dedicated to encouraging business relocation and expansion in the state. He was elected to the JCCC board of trustees in 2007. 18
Administration Dr. Terry A. Calaway, president Dr. Terry A. Calaway became JCCC’s fifth president in June 2007. Dr. Calaway has more than 30 years of progressively responsible experience in community colleges and universities. Among his achievements are: • Recognition by faculty and staff for a collaborative and dynamic leadership style • Assessment and development of new degree programs • Revision and revitalization of curriculum • A focus on learner success resulting in increased enrollment and student completion/retention rates • Design of innovative marketing strategies • Creative fund raising • Fiscal responsibility • Dramatic improvements in organizational culture • Development of significant partnerships with local employers As president of Central Arizona College, Coolidge, Ariz., from January 2003 to June 2007, Dr. Calaway was responsible for three campuses and four educational centers serving 14,500 students, 350 fulltime employees and 700 parttime employees. He also served as vice president, academic and student services, at Central Arizona from March 1999 to January 2003. Dr. Calaway also served as assistant vice president, workforce and economic development; dean/district director, division of continuing and professional education; academic division head, mathematics and technologies; assistant dean, division of continuing education; and campus director, credit and noncredit instruction, at Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio, from 1977 to 1989 and from 1993 to 1999. He was assistant dean, college of continuing studies, at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, from 1993 to 1995. His honors include being named a finalist for CEO of the Year by the Association of Community College Trustees, 2005; the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction, Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for twoyear colleges, 2005; the Executive Leadership Award, United Way of Pinal County, 2004; and Distinguished Graduate, the University of Texas at Austin Community College Leadership Program and College of Education, 2004. Dr. Calaway holds an Ed.D. in education administration from the University of Texas at Austin. Members of the president’s Executive Council: Dr. Gerald W. Baird, executive vice president, Administrative Services Dr. Wayne Brown, executive vice president, Administration Dr. Dennis Day, vice president, Student Services Dorothy Friedrich, vice president, Policy and Strategic Initiatives Dr. Dana Grove, executive vice president, Academic Affairs Julie Haas, executive director, Marketing Communications Dr. Judy Korb, vice president, Human Resources and Organizational Development Sue Kuder, executive assistant to the President Dr. Marilyn Rhinehart, vice president, Instruction Dr. Joseph Sopcich, vice president, Institutional Advancement and Government Affairs Janelle Vogler, director, Auditing Services Dr. Sally Winship, vice president, Continuing Education and Community Services Awards and recognition received by JCCC faculty, staff and students, noting their leadership in their respective fields, are listed in Chapter 6. 19
Page 1: Johnson County Community College Le
Page 4 and 5: Chapter 1 Commitment to the League
Page 6 and 7: Dear League Board Members, I began
Page 8 and 9: League activities JCCC has particip
Page 10 and 11: Chapter 2 Institutional Excellence
Page 12 and 13: “Johnson County is justifiably pr
Page 14 and 15: History of JCCC In the 1960s, resid
Page 16: “Johnson County Community College
Page 19: Board of trustees Although the Kans
Page 23 and 24: “Johnson County Community College
Page 25 and 26: Five students from JCCC traveled to
Page 27: Endowed chair In November 2006, the
Page 30 and 31: Entrepreneurship JCCC’s business
Page 32: International Education “As I loo
Page 35 and 36: ArtsEducation The Carlsen Center’
Page 37 and 38: Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art R
Page 39 and 40: Information Services JCCC’s Infor
Page 41 and 42: Second Life In 2007, JCCC bought an
Page 43 and 44: “The National Community College B
Page 45 and 46: Adjunct Certification Training JCCC
Page 47 and 48: ”For many students, the adventure
Page 49 and 50: Las Pintas project wins national aw
Page 51 and 52: Counseling is an exemplary practice
Page 53 and 54: Faculty and staff awards Lindy Robi
Page 55 and 56: JCCC faculty members have received
Page 57 and 58: Student awards Interior design In 2
Page 59 and 60: Debate team In fall 2007, JCCC’s
Page 61 and 62: The Pepsi Cup For 20062007, JCCC
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Sustainability This spring Terry Ca
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