REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY - Zane State College

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ANSWERING NEED In the movie “Field of Dreams,” a rural Iowa farmer hears a voice whisper from the cornfield, “If you build it, they will come.” Inspired to build a baseball field in the middle of his cornfield, the farmer turns his dreams into reality. Like the man in this blockbuster film, Don Myers worked with Zane State College leaders to turn their collective vision into reality at Zane State College’s Willett-Pratt Training Center. Don, who passed away last spring, worked through his position as the Executive Director of Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA) in Cambridge to provide needed funding to establish the Medical Assisting Don Myers Program at the Willett-Pratt Training Center. The Medical Assisting Program leads to an associate of applied science degree and prepares students for jobs in physicians’ offices, clinics, hospitals, and out-patient or ambulatory settings. According to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, medical assisting technicians constitute one of the fastest growing fields at the state and national level. The Medical Assisting Laboratory, which was dedicated during a ribboncutting ceremony on September 4, is a tribute to the passionate public servant Don Myers was to the people of Appalachian Ohio and his firm conviction in the power of education to transform lives and turn dreams into reality for generations to come. Inside the medical assistant lab. 4 40 NUMBER OF YEARS WE HAVE BEEN SERVING THE COMMUNITY
BUILDING A WORKFORCE “I think that your partnerships are the model of the future and I’m going to take that model and try to apply it throughout the state,” - Lt. Governor Lee Fisher Senator Joy Padgett, President Paul Brown, and Lt. Governor Lee Fisher. Business Leaders Network On May 12, Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher visited the Willett-Pratt Training Center to meet with local employers who partner with Zane State College on employee training and discussed the climate of doing business in this region. Assembled guests included representatives from New Bakery, Kellogg Company, Metallurg Vanadium Corporation, Nicolozakes Trucking & Construction, Bi-Con Services, and Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing. Lieutenant Governor Fisher said that having a pipeline between businesses and training “is the single most important thing [Ohio] can do.” Workforce Development The Willett-Pratt Training Center hosted Senator George Voinovich on July 7, providing an opportunity for area leaders to discuss workforce development issues and opportunities. Approximately 20 representatives from southeast Ohio organizations, including economic development and Job and Family Services leaders and business leaders from such companies as The Longaberger Company, Kellogg Company, and Bi-Con Services, met with Senator Voinovich to discuss his proposed Workforce Innovation Regional Development (WIRED) Act of 2008. He also collected additional information from participants about the shortcomings of the current workforce development system, including funding mechanisms. 5
Page 1 and 2: Report to the Community 2008
Page 3 and 4: MILESTONES I f w e t h i n k o f m
Page 5: ACHIEVING EXCEPTIONAL DISTINCTION
Page 9 and 10: EXPANDING OUR SERVICES “With Zane
Page 11 and 12: HONORING GENE MACDONALD “I don’
Page 13 and 14: CREATING A LEGACY “These gifts of
Page 15 and 16: TRANSITIONING TO THE FUTURE “Stud
Page 17 and 18: INNOVATIONS IN LEARNING “It put a
Page 19 and 20: SAFETY INITIATIVES “Part of being
Page 21 and 22: MASQUERADE “Thanks to the generou
Page 23 and 24: DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS John S. Sopp
Page 25 and 26: DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In-Kind Gift
Page 27 and 28: COLLEGE LEADERSHIP Lynne Sprague Ch

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