Foundation Newsletter - Grays Harbor College

Grays Harbor College Foundation
1620 Edward P. Smith Drive
Aberdeen, WA 98520
OUR MISSION
The Grays Harbor College Foundation
seeks to increase opportunities for
deserving students to realize their
educational goals by offering
scholarship assistance and strong support
of the academic environment.
2013-2014 Scholarship Awards
• 282 Scholarships
• $568,621 Total
• $139,500 in other gifts to GHC
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Shelli Hopsecger, President
Bob Paylor, Vice President
Mary Nelson, Secretary
Harold Warren, Treasurer
Bette Worth, Past President
Jo-Ann Andrews
Joy Beard
Jim Boora
Brent Dennis
Lynn Green
Rich Hole
Ken Hunt
Chet Jolly
Lynn Kessler
Tim Martin
Gary Morean
Wes Peterson
Bob Preble
Randy Rust, GHC Trustee
Gene Schermer
Rhonda Steinman
Beate Wahl
Bill Wolfenbarger
Ex-officio member: Ed Brewster,
President GHC
Emeritus Directors
Ernie Ingram dec.
Frank Larner
James Stewart dec.
STAFF:
Jan Jorgenson, Executive Director
Maria Christopherson, Program Specialist
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Groundbreaking—Schermer Instructional Building
Work progresses on the College’s new science, technology, engineering,
art & nursing classroom
building, named
in honor of longtime
GHC Chemistry instructor,
administrator
and Foundation board
member Dr. Gene
Schermer. The
Schemer building will
be ready for students
in Fall 2015.
Go to www.ghc.edu and click on STEM Building Construction photos to
see daily updates.
Apply for 2014-15 Scholarships Soon
On January 6, students can begin applying for scholarships accessing
the online application system at www.ghc.edu/scholarships. The deadline
will be March 10. Once completed, a committee of 12, including
both College individuals and GHC Foundation Board members, carefully
reviews each application. While they are assisted by the matching
features of the scholarship computer program, it is still a timeconsuming
and thoughtful process. Thanks, Scholarship Committee
for helping our students go to College!
KELSEY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS:
Announced just last week, many students in vocational programs
(teaching, nursing, automotive or other vocational careers) will be
receiving Kelsey Scholarships thanks to a very generous donation
from the Forest C. and Ruth V. Kelsey Foundation.
WAYS TO GIVE:
Charitable IRA “QCDs”
At the beginning of 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was
signed into law, extending through 2013 Charitable IRA “Qualified
Charitable Distribution (QCD).” This means that donors who are 70 1/2
or older can make gifts directly to the GHC Foundation from their
traditional and Roth IRAs without including the IRA withdrawals (known
as Required Minimum Distribution) as taxable income. Gifts must be
withdrawn by December 31, 2013. Check with your personal accountant or
tax preparation for further guidelines. Thanks for thinking of the Grays
Harbor College Foundation.