Fall 2011 - Central Virginia Community College

Cooking Up
a Tasty Future
CVCC Culinary Arts program
begins a new era for food service
industry students
Inside
Carl Booth, Culinary Visionary
Lynn Kirby’ s Stimulating Business
Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Updates

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Publication Information
President, John S. Capps
Vice President,
Institutional Advancement,
Donald M. Sutton, Jr.
Editor, Vinca A. Dow
Contributing Editor,
Betty Kershaw Hudson, ’72
Copy Editor, Peter Dorman
Graphic Design, Donna Hobbs
Photography,
Jill S. Markwood, ’84
Printing, Mid-Atlantic Printers
CVCC Board
Robert Bailey
Skip Lamb, Chair
Vivian Smith Brown
Richard B. Carter, Sr.
Beverly Jones
Keith Maxey
Lou Tweedy
Ben Witt
Cover: Carl Booth, Culinary Arts
student, practices his craft.
Photo by Jill Markwood.
Mission of
Central Virginia
Community College
Central Virginia Community
College is an accessible,
comprehensive, public, two-year
higher education institution
that is dedicated to:
1. Providing open, flexible, affordable
quality learning opportunities
for personal growth and the
acquisition of skills necessary for a
productive and meaningful life,
2. Providing general education,
transfer, applied science, certificate
and diploma programs,
3. Determining and addressing
the training needs of business,
industry, and government to
benefit the service area,
4. Supporting workforce and
economic development through
participation in regional
organizations and training for new
and/or expanding businesses,
5. Providing support services for
education, training, technology
infrastructures, and workforce
development.
The Alumni Magazine of Central Virginia Community College
Table of Contents
Feature Articles
6 Cooking Up a Tasty Future
Culinary Arts program is recipe for new restaurant jobs
9 CVCC Culinary Arts Program
Director Dominick Launi modifies instruction to help meet student goals
10 Alumni Highlight: Lynn Kirby
CVCC Communication Design Program graduate creates his own advertising and
marketing firm in historic downtown Lynchburg
4 5 6 9 10 18
Departments
4 From the President
5 Outstanding Alumnus
12 Faculty and Staff Update
14 On the Hill
15 Alumni Update
17 The Educational Foundation
18 CVCC Highlights
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of Lynchburg, Virginia. No portion of this publication may be reproduced without the expressed,
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CVCC Outstanding Alumnus 2011
President’s letter
Greetings Alumni and Friends,
You are likely familiar with the oft-quoted wisdom of the Chinese
philosopher Lao-tzu: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single
step.” My journey with you will be measured not in miles but in days and
months and years. Nonetheless, today marks the first step I take as I serve
you as your new president.
At the outset, I want you to know that I am both honored and excited to
be with you. CVCC enjoys an outstanding reputation, and I consider myself
blessed to be joining your community. The reason for CVCC’s success rests
with all of you who claim an allegiance to the college: with the alumni, students, friends, faculty, and staff
of the institution. A college is much larger than its president, so I want to make this truth clear from the
beginning: I work for you. Really, as far as I am concerned, the process that led to my selection is but the first
phase of a more important series of steps. The true presidential selection process begins now as I strive to
earn your trust and support. My goal is to be the leader you deserve.
Dr. Staat and Dr. Bambara, my predecessors, have provided CVCC with exemplary leadership, and I am
humbled that I am following such greatness. Dr. Staat can claim an endless list of accomplishments that
defy any type of quantitative measure. His legacy surrounds us: in the college and the community and in
the academic and workforce development initiatives that invigorated his administration. We owe a debt of
gratitude to Dr. Bambara as well, for she provided steady, stable, and consistent leadership as the college’s
interim president—an achievement that is all the more remarkable since she served CVCC during a time of
transition and change.
Thanks to their vision and through your support, CVCC has continued to grow in strength and excellence
during the past year. In 2010-11, the college served over 8,000 students, the largest enrollment in the history
of the institution. Reflecting our determination to match our mission to the needs of our community, we
launched a new Culinary Arts program in the fall, and we dedicated a new Culinary Arts building in July.
(Both those initiatives are featured in this issue of CVCC.) As a further reflection of that commitment, we
introduced a new Machine Tool and Quality diploma, and we graduated scores of students in high-demand
curricula like science, technology, engineering, and health professions.
From these examples—and these are but a few of many—you can see that CVCC is committed to meeting
the needs of the residents and businesses in Region 2000. We are a partner in regional vitality, a catalyst for
economic development, a leader in workforce training, and the first choice and the last chance for all those
who aspire to improve their lives through the power of education. When those ingredients are combined
with our world-class faculty and staff and our business, civic, political, and educational partnerships, CVCC’s
potential to contribute to the economic vitality of Region 2000—and to its quality of life—is limitless.
For all those reasons, I am excited to share in the remarkable work that bears our collective signature. As
friends and alumni of the college, you already know what I am now in the process of learning: CVCC is this
community’s college. I am proud to be the newest member of the CVCC family, honored to be part of your
rich tradition of excellence, and grateful I can now refer to CVCC not as “your” college but as “our” college.
Sincerely,
John S. Capps
President
Senator Stephen D. Newman
STATE SENATOR, 23RD DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
“CVCC enhanced and changed my life and graduates,
it will change yours too!” Senator Steve Newman
said as he welcomed the graduating Class of
2011. As the College’s 2011 Outstanding Alumnus
and Commencement speaker, he challenged
the class by encouraging them to remember
CVCC and the adversities they faced to earn their
degrees. Most of all, he urged them to find their
next big mission and to never, never quit.
Senator Newman acknowledged the special honor
to be chosen as their commencement speaker and
added that both his
wife and mother
had attended CVCC.
Originally from
Stuart, Virginia,
Senator Newman
calls Lynchburg
his home. Steve
attended Lynchburg
Christian Academy,
Central Virginia
Community College
and Lynchburg
College. He is
employed as Vice
President of Marketing and Sales and serves as a
Board member of Delta Star, Inc., a manufacturer of
medium power transformers and mobile substations.
Currently, Senator Newman serves on several
vital committees in the State Senate including
Commerce and Labor, Education and Health,
Transportation (ranking member), and Senate
Rules Committee. He is also involved in the Central
Virginia Planning Committee and Lynchburg
Transportation Safety Commission, both nonlegislative
committees. Capping off his political
resume, he also serves as Chair of the Senate
Republican Caucus. Governor McDonnell’s entire
Education Package was authored by Senator
Newman while he served on the Higher Education
Reform Commission in the 2010 General Assembly.
Senator Newman is responsible in part and, in
some cases, entirely for many of the capital upgrades
at CVCC, including construction of the Merritt
Building, renovation of the CVCC Library, funding
for the AREVA project, and securing approval for
many of the programs and yearly budget items.
Senator Newman challenged the CVCC 2011 graduates to remember
the adversities they faced earning their degrees, and to never quit.
Education has been a priority for Senator Newman
since going to Richmond as a legislator. In this
current year, he has backed the Charter School Bill,
the Lab Schools Bill and the Virtual Schools Bill. All
of these support innovative and technologically
advanced programs aimed at improving the Virginia
education system.
Senator Newman
also supports the
American Cancer
Society and the
Virginia Municipal
League. Issues of
faith and family
are important to
him, according to
Senator Newman.
Steve enjoys
spending time
at home with his
lovely wife Kim
and their two sons,
Tyler and Wesley.
It is with great
pride and honor
that we named
Senator Stephen
D. Newman, a
person dedicated
to his state and
to the health, welfare and education of its people, as
the 2011 CVCC Outstanding Alumnus.
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Cooking Up a Tasty
Carl Booth, culinary student, family man,
bread winner AND student in CVCC’s new
Culinary Arts program clearly has a lot on
his plate.
As a child, growing up in Thaxton,
Virginia, Carl learned to cook by helping his mother
and grandmother in the kitchen and by cooking
for church functions. There, he mastered traditional
country fare like sausage gravy, pies, roasts, and
hams. Currently he lives in Big Island with his
fiancé and new baby boy, Abram. His family is very
supportive of his commitment to succeed in the
program and his long term career goals. Naturally,
he does most of the cooking at home. His favorite
dish to prepare is Beef Wellington.
Future
Above, Culinary Arts Director Dominick Launi gives a demonstration for students on garnishing during a Garde Manger class.
Student Tiffanny Neff (below) prepares Vegetable Terrine for Garde Manger class.
CVCC Culinary Arts program is recipe
for new Food Service Industry Students
After graduating from Liberty High School in
2004, Carl attended Radford University for two
semesters studying
athletic training. But
his passion for cooking
drew him back to
Lynchburg where he
secured two jobs in the
restaurant industry. He
was a bartender at Ruby
Tuesdays in the evening.
During the day he was
a sandwich maker and
caterer at Catalano’s
Delicatessen.
Carl recalls that after reading an article
in the News and Advance regarding the
groundbreaking for CVCC’s new Culinary Arts
building, he knew he wanted to get involved
and pursue his Associate’s Degree in Culinary
Arts. With that said, he left his job at Peaks of
Otter Lodge as a kitchen supervisor to take the
necessary prerequisites for
the program.
Given that the Lynchburg
area has never had a program
like this, Carl thought it
would be a great opportunity
for him since the College had
received a General Assembly
appropriation of $1.4 million dollars to construct
a new state-of-the art Culinary Arts building. His
thought was “what I put on the table at home
looks better than what we see on some of the
tables in the restaurants, maybe I should get a
piece of paper that says I know how to do this”.
Carl is “excited about the new Culinary Arts
program” and believes it will provide a “reputable,
locally trained, knowledgeable pool of talent
which will help create an influx of new, high quality
students in the community. It’s good for CVCC, the
community, and the individuals going through the
program”. Carl notes “All of the instructors are really
helpful because this is their passion. I didn’t realize
Christine Shortridge, Deanna Grabaskas, and “Buzz” Dupont
prep in the new Culinary Arts kitchen.
all the different classes we would take outside of
cooking. The curriculum offers a broad range of
different classes from pricing and menu writing, to
meat preparation. I’m excited about the move to
support locally grown food and fresh ingredients.
I really enjoy working with fresh products that I
would not be able to get if I was cooking at home.
We never make anything out
of a can, as nutrition is a big
part of what we do. America
is slowly becoming more
conscious of fresh, nutritious
food and becoming health
‘foodies.’ For instance, The
Food Network is a perfect
example of where people
are heading. The program
supports this upcoming
trend of healthy eating
and becoming a ‘greener’
society.”
Carl is looking forward
to moving into the new Culinary Arts building this
fall and hopes the students can use it to promote
the Culinary Arts program to local business people.
It’s the perfect venue to “explain what you cooked
and show off a little”. He is also eager to begin
the Fall 2011 semester with classes offered in food
purchasing, nutrition, hospitality law, recipe and
menu management, Garde Manger (cold food
preparation and presentation), and food and
beverage cost control. Carl states, “Sanitation and
safety classes are important because the cleaning
chemicals cost more than the food for a restaurant
and must be managed carefully. Besides cooking
good food you have to maintain a clean kitchen.”
Last semester, for his final exam in his fruits and
vegetables class, he cooked “Forbidden Black Rice”
which includes black rice with grilled pineapple
on top over fresh coconut milk. He is also an active
member of the new Culinary Arts Club.
Tasty Future continued on page 8
Students Carl
Booth and Sara
Jean Berger
prep for lunch
at Catalano’s
Delicatessen
(left), and
Suni Kiernan
and Dominick
Launi prepare a
strawberry short
cake (below).
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CVCC’s new
Culinary Arts
building (above);
CVCC and Centra
staff get together
for a thank you in
support of spring
classes that were
held at Lynchburg
General Hospital
(below).
Tasty Future , continued from page 7
According to Carl, Dominick Launi, the director
of the Culinary Arts program, is an “open and really
nice guy to all of his students.” He has worked
really hard to get summer internships for them. Mr.
Launi referred Carl and Sara Jean Berger to Marissa
Catalano of Catalano’s Delicatessen. They serve hot
and cold sandwiches, paninis, salads and have a
great assortment of sides available by the pound.
They also have a café bar and gelato. Another
student went to Disney World in Orlando to intern.
Dominick’s description of Carl is, “He has a
personality of someone that is mature and truly
understands the mission of the program we are
offering. He was very active from the onset of the
program and would be more involved except for
his family commitments. Carl’s age is perfect for
this program, not too young or too old. Carl truly
wants to do something in the industry.” Dominick
states that he “earns good grades, is disciplined,
studies hard, and has an approach that accurately
represents the Culinary Arts program. Carl is
dynamic. I attach myself to visionaries like myself
that can see ahead of something, not just living in
the moment. Being a family person has grounded
him in setting and accomplishing his goals.”
Going forward after obtaining his Associate’s
Degree in May 2012, Carl is considering pursuing
a bachelor’s degree in nutrition or business. He
is concerned that the long hours required of a
restaurant chef will interfere with his top priority, his
family.
Thus, he is more interested in the distribution
side of the culinary industry. For example, he would
like to “help restaurants manage their costs and
perform the bookkeeping for the business. Things
like costing vs. pricing – breaking down the menu
in order to calculate the costs to prepare the food
versus how much to charge customers to maximize
profits, as well as how to be creative in using
leftover and excess product.”
Carl’s ideal job after graduation
is to be a sales representative in
food service distribution. “They
want to help their restaurant
clients save money, keep the
customer happy and help them
maximize profit so they can
maintain profitability.”
Dominick supports this
plan. When Carl was offered an
opportunity to take a job next
May as co-owner of a restaurant,
Dominick recommended that he
not take the job because of the
huge time commitment required.
According to Dominick, “Running a
restaurant is a seven day per week
job leaving little time for family
and a personal life.” Dominick
ran his own restaurant when his
kids were young and shared that
experience with Carl.
Carl he would like to own a restaurant, down
the road when his children are grown. He says he
would call it “A Butcher, A Baker and A Bartender”
offering fresh bread, fresh meat, and fresh beer.
Once you know your recipe, you know how to
cook it, that’s no problem, feeding people, that’s
no problem. Having enough stock, cooking with
fresh ingredients and not running out is the hard
part. If you have a fresh spinach salad with the best
ingredients, that is great. But if it has a dull name,
no one will order it.”
When Carl is not working or studying, he’s
spending time outdoors. He can’t wait to take his
son mountain biking. He is a member of the Greater
Lynchburg Outdoor Cyclist Club busy doing trail
maintenance and cycling at Peaksview Park. Carl
also enjoys disk golf and of course, barbecuing.
Culinary Arts
Program Director
and team modify
instruction to
help meet
student
employment goals
Dominick Launi, Director of
the Culinary Arts program
at CVCC, is enthusiastic
about being here. His own career
began at a community college
where small classes and faculty
mentoring prepared him to
continue his education at Florida
International University earning a
degree in Hospitality Management.
“A community college program led
me down a great path,” he explains.
In turn, he wants to support his
Culinary Arts students in achieving
their career goals at the Culinary Arts
program at CVCC.
Dominick has been in the food
service industry since 1974. He
owned a restaurant and catering
business in Maryland for eight years.
Afterward, he worked for 22 years
with Sysco Food Services as a sales
representative, district manager and
vice-president.
Familiar with central Virginia
from his time with Sysco, Dominick
explains that there is a need for
skilled food service workers and
managers in this area, not only in
restaurants, but in hotels, health care
facilities, hospitals, colleges, country
clubs, and more. Local business
leaders have expressed an interest
in having a Culinary Arts program
at CVCC. The college conducted a
survey in 2005 that confirmed that
food service is a growth industry in
the community. The Culinary Arts
Program and the new $1.4 million
facility answers this demonstrated
need for chefs and restaurant
managers in the area.
Dominick is excited about the
Culinary Arts program and wants
his students to attain a high level
of skill and discipline and develop
a passion for the industry. The
program has 43 out of 45 students
returning in the fall. He explains
that graduating students will gain
employment opportunities with the
associate’s degree or they can pursue
a bachelor’s degree in a four-year
program at another institution.
There are two tracks in the
program: a Culinary Arts Certificate
and an Associate’s Degree in Culinary
Arts Management. Admission to
the associate’s degree program is
competitive and is based on grades,
placements tests, interviews, and a
demonstrated interest in a culinary
arts career. The active Culinary Arts
Club consists of five directors, fifteen
students and several fundraisers
planned for the fall.
Dominick’s plan is to teach his
students culinary skills if they choose
to become a chef or business skills
if they choose to become an owner
or manager. His future plan is to
incorporate a hospitality track,
nutrition and dietetics classes, and an
introduction to culinary arts class into
the curriculum. Eventually, he would
like to add extracurricular classes
like specialty cooking classes for the
community.
Also, he would like to add
prerequisites for classes so the
students have a set class sequence to
follow. When they cannot register for
class they get out of sequence and
displace a 2nd year student. There is
a diverse group in the program many
of them are young students just out
of high school. Launi says, “Once
we move into the new building
we will step up the intensity for
professionalism and expectations.
Uniforms must be clean, just like
working in the real world-”
Dominick is taking the remainder
of the summer and fall inviting
community business people
on-campus and presenting the
program to them. He is hoping that
“word of mouth” will give presence
to the program in the Lynchburg area
and beyond.
Three local colleges have
expressed an interest in having
CVCC students as interns in their
dining services, which could turn
into permanent jobs. Dominick plans
to place more student interns next
spring and summer.
This summer he placed a student
with the Orlando, Florida “Food
for Hunger” program. That intern
worked in support of other students
to feed breakfast to local people
for five days and learned to order,
manage, and staff people. The
program wants him back for future
summer projects.
Dominick’s wife, Debbie, is a staff
accountant in Charlottesville. He has
two grown children, a son who has
a master’s degree and teaches high
school in Norfolk and a daughter
who has a master’s degree in
theology and youth ministry.
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Alumni Highlight
Lynn Kirby ‘97
For Lynn Kirby, the best part of his
job in advertising and design is
the interaction with others and the
network of relationships he has built
over the past 32 years with clients all
over the world.
Lynn is president and owner of
Stimulus Advertising, a successful, fullservice
advertising, marketing and web
design business established in 2007.
Their office is located in a loft space on
historic Jefferson Street, in Lynchburg,
Virginia.
He has come a long way from
entering Central Virginia Community
College in 1978 and intended getting
a General Studies degree to take over
his father’s accounting business. Lynn
had never taken an art course in high
school, but always had an interest in art,
which led him to take a class at the Elk’s
Home in Bedford, where he lives.
After his first year at CVCC, Lynn
got a summer job with Piedmont
Label working as a graphic designer,
which included creating packaging
prototypes, hand lettering and other
facets of printing. He knew this was
what he was interested in pursuing,
and decided to change his degree to
Commercial Art. His father asked him,
“How will you ever make money at this
type of work” which only made Lynn
more determined to prove that he
could. While attending CVCC, Lynn got
married to his wife, Debbie Bobbitt.
Lynn and his family live in Bedford,
Virginia. His wife Debbie is a classroom
aide at Moneta Elementary School.
Their daughter, Catherine, attends
Liberty University and is on the dean’s
list and honor society. Sixteen-yearold
Nicholas is a student at Staunton
River High School and enjoys sports.
In addition to his family, Lynn enjoys
basketball and World War II history.
With the financial demands of being
married and the CVCC Art program at
that time more focused on the broad
aspects of art than advertising design,
Lynn did not feel that the program
would improve his job prospects. He
decided to drop out of the program
and continued working full-time at
Piedmont Label to learn as much as he
could about graphic design. Even while
working full-time, he continued to stay
connected to CVCC taking evening
courses in business management and
Shakespeare.
In 1995, with fifteen years experience
under his belt in graphic design and
printing production with Piedmont
Label, Lynn accepted an offer with
First Colony Life Insurance Company
in Lynchburg, Virginia. To improve his
promotion opportunities, he decided to
go back to school and get his degree.
Lynn returned to CVCC and at the age
of 40, obtained an associates degree in
Communication Design. He has always
Lynn Kirby, owner of Stimulus Advertising, has found satisfaction in working in a field he loves and growing his own
business, located in a restored building on historic Jefferson Street in downtown Lynchburg.
felt that the diploma
has added value to
his career. “I have
never felt ashamed of
having only a two-year
associates degree. It is
an accomplishment. I
have hired employees
with no degrees and
have also had MBA’s
working for me. Drive
and experience are just
as important.”
Later on, General
Electric purchased
First Colony, and when
the company name
changed, he continued
to serve as Marketing
Communications
Leader and was
at one time Brand
Compliance Manager
for GE Financial (now
Genworth) one-eighth
of GE.
In 2001, Lynn left
GE and worked briefly
for the Canadian
division of Schawk,
one of the world’s largest pre-press
companies working in sales for webbased
applications. In 2003, he started
his own business, Axis Creative, a
marketing communications firm in
Bedford, Virginia. The company moved
to Lynchburg in 2007, re-branded as
Stimulus Advertising. Lynn admits that
owning a small business is hard work
but also rewarding. He started his
business with nothing, has no business
debt and he “makes a decent living by
doing what I love.”
Lynn’s present Stimulus Advertising
Company provides marketing and
brand strategy development, custom
web design, print design, photography,
search engine optimization, packaging
design, logos and advertising media.
It has grown to a core staff of five
employees, including one who works
remotely from Romania. They also use
a mix of freelancers and contractors
and currently have three interns
from Liberty University. A large part
of their business is web design and
development, followed by advertising,
print design and branding.
Stimulus Advertising serves
clients from retail, financial services,
manufacturing, health care, destination
marketing and travel, real estate, and
non-profits. Some of their current
clients include the new Lynchburg
Legends basketball team, a Californiabased
company marketing insurance
through kiosks in grocery stores, and
US Green Energy Corporation (USGE
is a solar energy company moving
to Danville and will employ 50-100
workers).
“We are very proud of our web
designs and working with local
communities. We just finished a
website for the town of Brookneal,
Virginia and have also designed and
built websites for the D-Day Memorial
and The Ellington music hall.” Their
clients come from Virginia and all over
the world. “I love to be able to talk to
clients in South Africa via Skype. I love
the interaction and know we are not
limited by being in Central Virginia.”
Lynn says his key to success is
“learning from each experience.
Everything that I have done, I want to
continue and make it better the next
time around.”
He is a self-taught web design/
developer, never having taken formal
classes. His company uses an open
source content management system
but “what differentiates us from our
competitors is a web design process
that delivers premium and dynamic
websites quickly that work well for the
customer’s business or organization.
Our customers can update website
content with very little training. “
What will he be doing next
According to Lynn, “ I have never
feared a blank page, whether I am
producing a TV commercial, designing
a trade ad, copywriting or designing a
website. I want to take my business to
the next level, whatever that turns out
to be.”
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Faculty and Staff Update
Awards
Katherine H. Barringer,
Associate Professor
of Mathematics, has
been chosen as the
Faculty Emeritus for
2011 (posthumously).
She started
teaching at CVCC in 1967.
Julie Dailey, Professor
of Accounting, received
the 2011 Outstanding
Faculty Award. The award
recognizes a current
faculty member each year
for exceptional abilities
and efforts as a member of the teaching
community at CVCC. (Story on page 18)
Eleanor D.
Hernandez, formerly
an Administrative and
Office Specialist III for
the Human Resources
office, has been
awarded the CVCC
Staff Emeritus for 2011.
Jill S. Markwood,
Photographer and
InstructionaI Assistant
in the Humanities and
Social Science division,
was awarded her
Bachelor of Arts degree
in Graphic Design from Lynchburg
College in May of 2011. Ms. Markwood
graduated Suma Cum Laude. She
also holds an AAS from CVCC.
Frank M. Merryman,
Warehouse Specialist III,
has been named CVCC’s
2011 Staff Showcase
Honoree and will be
recognized at the VCCA
Annual Conference. He
joined CVCC in 1982 as part-time staff in
Building and Grounds and became fulltime
in 1983. He served in the National
Guard and Army Reserves from 1970
to 2010 and retired as a CW-4. While
on active duty in 2009 in the Middle
East, he was awarded the Bronze Star.
Dr. Muriel Mickles,
Associate Professor,
Dean of Humanities and
Social Sciences, was the
keynote speaker at the
6th Annual Women of
Worth Luncheon held
at the Kirkley Hotel and Conference
Center on March 25, 2011. The luncheon
theme was Mission Possible: Living a
Healthy, Balanced and Successful Life.
Dr. Julie Piercy,
Professor of Psychology,
has been named CVCC’s
2011 VCCA Faculty
Showcase Honoree and
will be recognized at the
VCCA Annual Conference.
Catherine M. Rice,
Administrative and
Office Specialist III
for the Foundation
Office, was awarded
her Master of Business
Administration degree
from Lynchburg College in May of
2011. Ms. Rice also holds an AAS from
DCC and a BS from Averett University.
Linda Rodriguez,
Coordinator for the
CVCC Altavista Center,
was named Woman of
the Year by the Altavista
Chapter of the ABWA.
William M. Sandidge,
former Dean of Business
and Allied Health,
Associate Professor,
has been chosen as the
Faculty Emeritus for 2011.
He joined the college in
1992 after retiring from the U.S. Army,
where he attained the rank of Colonel.
Connie W. Sublett,
Human Resource Analyst
I for the Human Resource
office, was awarded her
Associates in Applied
Science degree from
CVCC in May of 2011.
Appointments
Mary K. Canfield is
now Administrative and
Program Specialist III,
in the Business
and Allied Health
Division, Emergency
Medical Services
office. She received the CVCC
Outstanding Staff Award for 2011.
Waddie Crouch,
Instructor of Emergency
Medical Services,
joined the Business
and Allied Health
Division-EMS office in
2011. Mr. Crouch earned
an AAS from CVCC.
Lynn Dillard, Assistant
Professor of Machine
Technology, joined
the Science, Math and
Engineering division
faculty in 2010. Mr.
Dillard earned his BA
from Averett University and an MS from
Virginia Tech. He formerly was coowner
of LND Industries in Hurt, VA .
Dr. Kirk Gomes,
Assistant Professor of
Engineering, joined
the Science, Math and
Engineering division in
2010. Dr. Gomes has a
BS from the University
of Mumbai, a MS from the University
of Toledo, and a received his PhD from
the University of Toledo in 2010.
Dr. Xavier Retnam,
Professor Mathematics,
joined the Science, Math
and Engineering division
in 2010. Dr. Retnam
has a BS from Madurai
Kamaraj University, a MS
from Indian Statistical Institute and a
PhD from the University of Tennessee.
Pamela Reynolds,
Trainer Instructor I,
joined the Business and
Allied Health division in
2011. She has earned
an AAS; AA&S (2) and a
Certificate and Career
Studies Certificate from CVCC.
Margaret “Peggy”
Samuels, Administrative
& Office Specialist III,
joined the Accounting
office in 2011. Mrs.
Samuels has a AAS
in Accounting from
Coastal Carolina Community College
and a BS from the University of
North Carolina-Wilmington.
Retirees (left to right) Linda Moore, Dr. Terry L. Riddle, Jo Ann Wright, Nan Dupuy,
and George A. Beasley were honored at a luncheon in May.
Retirement
George A. Beasley, PE, Professor of
Engineering Technology, received his
MS from Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University and joined the
CVCC faculty in 1971. He coached
volleyball, assisted with intramural
sports, and bought, planted and
maintained hundreds of flower bulbs
for student-frequented areas of the
campus all of which demonstrated
his commitment to students, love
for CVCC and appreciation of both
for all his colleagues, both faculty
and staff, past and present.
Nan Dupuy, Assistant Professor of
Mathematics received her MS from
the Naval Post Graduate School and
joined the faculty in 2003 after a 20-year
Navy career. She joined the full-time
faculty in 2003 and served as Math
Program Head for the academic years
2004-2007. She organized and hosted
two regional VMATYC conferences in
2007 and 2008 and three central region
Virginia Mathematical Association
of Two Year Colleges (VMATYC).
Linda Moore joined the CVCC staff
in 1977 and became a full-time
employee later that year. In 1979 she
was promoted to Clerk-Typist B in the
Building and Grounds department.
She later worked for Nick DeMartino
and over the years was promoted
many times within her position as
assistant to the Building and Grounds
supervisor. Her last position, before
taking terminal medical leave was
Administrative and Office Specialist III.
Dr. Terry L. Riddle, Professor of
Business Administration and Economics,
earned his Ed.D. in Higher Education
Administration with a minor in
Economics from Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University. He taught
at WCC and JSRCC prior to joining the
CVCC faculty in 1978. In addition to
his full-time position in education,
Dr. Riddle published more than ten
articles related to economics and
business education and co-authored an
introductory textbook in economics.
He served as vice president and
member of the Board of Directors of
the Virginia Association of Economics.
Jo Ann Wright, Trainer and Instructor
I, earned her AAS degree from Ferrum
College. During her 36 years the
learning lab evolved from typewriters
and calculators to computers with
software programs enhancing all
curriculums in the Business and Allied
Health Division. Her experience of
working with students had been
enjoyable and rewarding.I
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On the Hill
Alumni Update
Alumni & Friends
Association
by Betty Kershaw Hudson ‘72
HudsonB@cvcc.vccs.edu
The best way to honor and remember
Don Tosi, President of the CVCC Alumni
Association, is for the goup to continue
to grow and be a vibrant community
who come together for work and for
play, who see need and take action,
and who maintain their
connection with CVCC
and each other.
Our first course of
action must be to elect
new officers for the CVCC
Alumni Association —
President, Vice-President, Secretary and
Treasurer— each with a two-year term.
We currently have some nominations
for these offices. If you have a nominee
or wish to nominate yourself, please
let me know by 9/1/11. Email me at the
address above, or call (434)832-7763.
Plans are being made for motorcycle
runs for a scholarship called “Miles for
the Minds.” The rides will be a ramp
up to a celebration of the 25th year of
the Motorcycle Safety program here at
the College. Look on the CVCC Alumni
Association Facebook page and on the
CVCC website. We also have the new
Nature Trail in the wooded property
behind CVCC, and volunteers will be
needed to finish it and keep it up!
Please fill out your Alumni Update
information on the CVCC website if
you haven’t already, and send me your
email address if you would like to be
kept in the loop.
CVCC License Plate
CVCC has applied to the DMV for its
very own license plate. After the first
1,000 plates sell, the CVCC Alumni
Association Scholarship Fund receives
$15 for every plate sold thereafter. You
will be able to do vanity plates as well.
Take a look at the sample plate below
with the school colors of blue and
gold, designed by Donna Hobbs, CVCC
Assistant Professor of Communication
Design. Go to the Virginia DMV website
www.dmv.state.va.us often and click
on special license plates in the right
hand column. Soon you will see the
CVCC license plate. Whether you are a
current student, an alumnus, or a friend,
consider supporting your college and
showing your Cougar pride. License
plate holders are available in the CVCC
Bookstore, including ones with the new
CVCC Cougar on them. It’s going to be
great to let people know that you are
part of the CVCC family. Now go drive
that CVCC license plate!
The CVCC Cougars Club Pledge Card
Please cut out and mail to:
Betty Hudson, CVCC Alumni Relations, 3506 Wards Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502
Name:
Address:
Email:
Year(s) attended/graduated:
In honor/memory of:
I pledge to support and sustain
the CVCC Alumni Scholarship Fund and
I will do so by donating $20 per year
for the next three years. My first gift will
arrive on .
Signature:
Cougars Club Update
Below are the names of the latest
contributors to become part of the
“CVCC Cougar Club,” an organization
dedicated to continuing the growth
of and development of funding for
the CVCC Alumni Scholarship and the
CVCC Alumni Association. The Alumni
Scholarship is available to qualified
students whose parent is an Alumnus of
CVCC. We appreciate the support and
confidence shown by our Alumni and
ask you to consider a gift of your own. If
we help by giving now, there will be an
education in store in the future for our
children and, perhaps, for theirs.
Donors:
William N. Arrington ’80
in memory of Mr. & Mrs. F.F. Wilson
Linda & Barry Bosiger ‘84
Ailene B. & Edward L. Booker ‘79
Lillian J. Braxton ’81, ’84
in memory of Louis “Poo” Braxton, III
Judy Wilson Bryant ’76
in memory of Louise & Hugh Wilson
Donald K. Burns ‘78
Judy B. Burks ’77
in memory of Lewis Wortham Bibb, III
Carolyn B. Carter ‘76
Lee B. Christian ‘78
Linda T. Durham ‘71
Richard G. Durham ‘81
Kathryn Beasley Fiorita ‘86
in honor of George A. Beasley, her dad
Professor of Engineering Technology
Lillian Elizabeth “Beth” Ford ‘75
Dale F. Provencher ‘96
in memory of Katherine H. Barringer
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Rene H. Provencher ’89
in memory of Jim Lampman
Associate Professor of Government
Cerise Trout Smith ’91
in memory of W. Earl Banton
Jesse A. Staton ’71
Julia G. Waddell ’79
in memory of her father, Thomas R. Glass
1970’s
Raymond J. Pages ’78 graduated
with an AAS degree in Electronic
Technology. He was awarded a BS
degree in Electrical Engineering from
Virginia Tech in 1985. Upon graduation,
Ray joined NASA’s Goddard Space
Flight Center as Senior Electrical
Engineer. In 1989, he received
an MS in Systems Engineering/
Project Management from George
Washington University. Currently,
Ray serves as the Head of Goddard’s
Mission Readiness Department. He
is the proud father of four children.
1980’s
Derbin Hamler ’82 studied
Engineering Technology at CVCC,
went to work for the Federal Aviation
Administration in Air Traffic Control
systems development, was Director
of IT for the Atlantic City Housing
Authority in 2005, and has now
returned to work in aviation research
at the W.J. Hughes Technical Center.
Arthur L. Turcotte, III, ’82 earned
his AAS in Business Management.
He currently resides in Indiana
and serves as the Senior Vice
President of Commercial Banking
at Eclipse Bank in Louisville, KY.
Van E. Tanner ’84 earned an AAS
in Medical Laboratory Technology. He
is a Physician Assistant at Regional
Cancer Care in Durham, NC. In
1992 he earned a BS in Business
Administration/Management from
Limestone College. In 2000 he earned
a Master in Health Science/Physician
Assistant from Duke University.
Vickie Bowers Neumann ’87 of
Hagerstown, MD, went on to graduate
from Randolph-Macon Women’s
College in 1989 and completed her MBA
from Aspen University in 2010. She is
employed by State Farm Insurance.
Jim Hudson ’89 received his AAS
degree in Engineering Technology.
He is employed with Wiley/Wilson.
He says, “I have been with the same
company ever since starting an
apprenticeship program through
CVCC in 1987. I am currently a project
designer in the mechanical department
assisting engineers in the development
of construction documents for
the HVAC part of commercial,
industrial and academic facilities.”
1990’s
Tamara Witt Parker ’94 earned
her degree from CVCC in Business
Administration. She has been employed
with the City of Lynchburg for 12 years.
Judy Roach Karniewicz ’97 CVCC
Outstanding Alumnus in 2007, reports
that she and husband
Ted are adding to
their family again.
They are the proud
parents of Maddie, age
4 and Lawson, age 17
months, with a new
baby due in February,
2012. Judy’s Florida
law firm is extremely
busy and she says
this is a good thing.
Balancing family, work
and summer visitors
has kept her active and
she is working harder
every day but loving it.
Maura Bozeman
’99 who was featured
in the Spring 2007
CVCC Alumni
Magazine, has earned
an AAS in Science at CVCC, a BS from
Virginia Tech, and an MS from Yale
University. Maura is currently a doctoral
student at Yale School of Forestry and
Environmental Studies. Her thesis is
on the “Influence of Dissolved Organic
Matter and Inorganic Nutrient Loading
on the Net Flux of Biogenic Carbon.”
2000’s
Carol Reneé Franklin Scott ’01
received her AAS degree in Business
Administration. She was married
to Brian Scott of Florida in October
2009. She has been the Director
of Accounting at the Society of St.
Andrew since October 2010. She
and Brian are planning to start a
family towards the end of 2011.
Sandra Breeden Martin (1986-
2004), received her BS in Criminal
Justice from Liberty University this
past January, at 50 years young.
Stacey Creasy Angel ’07 received
her AAS in Management. She is
employed by B&W. She graduated
Magna Cum Laude from Franklin
University in 2007 with a BS in
Human Resource
Management and
earned her MBA
from Franklin
in 2010 with a
concentration in
Human Resource
Leadership.
Melissa A.
Bienkowski
’08 received her
AAS degree in
Communication
Design. After
graduation, she
spent three years
at The News &
Advance as a
graphic designer
in the Advertising
department, where
she won several
Virginia Press Association advertising
awards for her designs. Recently,
she was hired as a graphic designer/
promotions coordinator for Sodexo for
Libery University’s Dining Services.
Misty Smith with son Jaxon, husband Drew
and daughter Keeley.
Misty R. Smith ’08 graduated with
an AAS degree in Communication
Design. She lives in Beaufort, SC where
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by Don Sutton, Executive Director
Alumni Update, continued from page 15
husband Drew is stationed at MCRD
Parris Island. In addition to running
her own freelance business, Photos by
Misty Smith, the Smiths have been busy
building their family. Daughter Keeley
was born in March 2009 and son Jaxon
arrived in May 2011. With 2 dogs and 2
cats, the Smiths have a happy houseful!
Jennifer Michelle (Krantz)
Tramontano ’08 earned her AAS
degree in Communication Design.
On August 21, 2009, she married
her husband Henry, a native of New
York, and was blessed with a beloved
stepson, Joseph. Last May, daughter
Ella Mae arrived at UVa. hospital.
After a scary start, she finally came
home from the hospital at three
months, and has grown and thrived
ever since. Jennifer is a happy stayat-home
mom, living in Hurt, VA.
Jennifer Tramontano
with daughter Ella, son
Joseph and husband
Henry (above). At right,
Ella at one year.
Brittani Lynn Gowen ’09 received
her AAS degree in Communication
Design. Right after graduation, she
won the Lynchburg Get Downtown!
competition and created the logo used
for the event. Brittani went on to work
at The Realty Group as the Marketing
Director, where she designed, created,
sold ads for and produced The Realty
Group Magazine bi-montly, as well
as handling photography and virtual
tours for the company. This past spring,
Brittani moved
to Charlottesville
after being hired
as a graphic
designer at The
Daily Progress.
Veronica
L. Torres ’09
earned her
AAS degree in
Communication
Design. A native
of Argentina,
Veronica
relocated to
Charlottesville,
where she works
in Ad Design
for FORWARD/ADELANTE, Virginia’s
first bilingual business journal. Her
photography has also been featured
on several covers of the publication.
She wants her fellow alumni and
current students to know that you
can get work in your field, even
in a difficulty economy, if you
work hard, and don’t give up!
A cover of Forward/Adelante
magazine, featuring photography
by Veronica L. Torres.
2010’s
Kathleen A. Fort ’10 received
an AAS degree in Communication
Design. She also received a BA in
Studio Art from Randolph College in
2010. Through her freelance company,
Sassy Horse Design, Kathleen has
created logos, print and web designs
for several businesses in Central and
Southwest Virginia. She was hired
this summer as a graphic designer at
Payne Publishers, Inc. Kathleen
lives in Manassas Park, VA.
James Evan Puckett ’10
earned his AAS degree in
Communication Design. In
addition to his own freelance
business, Puckett Photography
& Design, Evan served as the
Marketing Director for A & N
Hops, LLC, creating marketing
collateral for Ned’s Beer & Wine,
Rivermont Pizza, and Fainting
Goat Catering Company. In
April, Evan joined Fabrico,
where he designs bags, shirts
and other textiles for the
corporate environment. He
also is involved in advertising
campaigns, product photography
and the company catalog.
In Memoriam
Donald Wayne Tosi ’72 earned
an AAS in Business from CVCC. He
was president of the CVCC Alumni
Association and served as the chief
alumnus for many years before passing
away on May 29, 2011. He was selected
as the CVCC Outstanding Alumnus
of the year in 2003. Mr. Tosi was a
past president of the Cancer Society
and an active committee member of
Lynchburg’s Relay for Life. He was a
member of Peakland United Methodist
Church and a salesman for Southern
Maintenance and Supply Company.
I
first met Don Tosi ’72 during my
interview to join the CVCC staff. Over
the next 14 years I learned a great
deal about the man, who put his school
close to the top of his priorities. During
the ensuing years we raised money
together for the Alumni Association’s
scholarship program for deserving
children of the College’s alumni.
One of these events was an annual
auction held in
the student center
where we would
auction many
items donated
to the Alumni
Association. The
high point of the
auction was items
donated by Lane
Furniture Company of Altavista.
These were the years when Jimmy
Martin ’67 was the plant manager.
Many a Lane cedar chest was taken
home by a successful bidder.
When Lane closed its doors, the
Alumni Association was challenged
to find a new source of funds. What
sprung forth was the CVCC Alumni
Open at Ivy Hill Golf Club. Don was
the chief auctioneer, presenter and
got a free round of golf to boot.
During the College’s annual
commencement week, the Alumni
Association hosted a picnic for that
year’s graduating class. Alumni
volunteers sought donations of
bread, coleslaw, ice cream and soft
drinks from local venders to feed
the masses of that year’s class. The
newly elected Outstanding Alumnus
would speak to the class and Don
would add his thoughts urging the
graduates to go forth and flourish.
His message was that at one point
he had stood in their shoes.
At commencement May 15, 2003,
Don was recognized as CVCC’s
Outstanding Alumnus, an award he
certainly deserved. In this capacity
he was the commencement speaker.
Now Don was not a natural born public
speaker, but through the grace of
Johnny Merritt and the tutoring of his
wife Deborah, he held forth like a pro.
This past commencement was Don’s
last and we at CVCC miss him. His
devotion to his College was remarkable
and an example to all CVCC alumni.
Board of Directors
Michael Moorshead, President
Michael V. Bradford, Vice President,
Wells Fargo
John S. Capps, Secretary (ex officio),
President, CVCC
John K. Poole, Treasurer (ex officio),
Vice President of Finance, CVCC
Doyle B. Allen, Hurt & Proffitt, Inc.
J. Fredrick Armstrong, Wiley|Wilson
Robert L. Bashore
Jane A. Blickenstaff,
Blickenstaff & Co. Realtors
Clyde T. Clark, Sr.
Lorenza E. Davis, Sr.,
Lynchburg Public Warehouse
John D. Doyle, Jr., The Pettyjohn Company
Gregory A. Graham, Southern Air, Inc.
Larry E. Jackson, Appalachian Power
Wayne C. Johnson, C.B. Fleet
William E. Leach, Teva Phamaceuticals
John A. Mastroianni
Steve McElroy, Harris Corporation
Ryan A. McEntire, CPA,
Brown, Edwards & Company, L.L.P.
Zoe S. Miles, GP Big Island LLC
Winfred D. Nash,
Mitchell W. Reaves, N.B. Handy
J. Todd Scruggs, The Bank of the James
David T. Scott, Greif Riverville, L.L.C.
Michael Syrek, SunTrust
E. W. Tibbs, Centra Health, Inc.
Denise Woernle, AREVA NP, Inc.
Richard B. Worthington, II
Donald M. Sutton, Jr., Executive Director,
(ex officio)
Directors Emeriti:
Clifton L. Barbieri †
James V. Shircliff †
Ronald V. Dolan †
† Deceased
Contact Information
Donald M. Sutton, Jr.
CVCCEF, Inc.
3506 Wards Road
Lynchburg VA 24502
PH. 434.832.7620
FAX 434.832.7761
suttond@cvcc.vccs.edu
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from the 2010-2011 school year
Julie Dailey Receives
Outstanding Faculty Award
Those attending the 2011 Spring
Commencement of Central Virginia
Community College saw a truly
innovative professor receive the
Outstanding Faculty Award - Julie
Dailey, Professor of Accounting.
Having earned two Masters of Science
degrees, one from the College of William
and Mary, the other from Old Dominion
Dr. Mickles Featured
at 6th Annual Women
of Worth Luncheon
Dr. Muriel Mickles, Associate
Professor and Dean of
Humanities and Social Science
at CVCC was one of four
dynamic female leaders who
participated on the “Mission
Possible” panel at the 6th
Annual Women of Worth (WOW)
luncheon sponsored by the
Lynchburg Regional Chamber
and Centra Foundation. The
WOW luncheon is held each year
to recognize professional women from
all across the region, honor the nominees
of the prestigious ATHENA Award and
announce the recipient of the Award.
The theme for this year’s Women of
Worth luncheon was Mission Possible:
Living a healthy, balanced and successful
life! Dr. Mickles and the other panel
participants, Sarah Burnett (president
University, Julie
joined the CVCC
faculty in 1991.
From the outset
Julie has put her
skills to work for
the college by
keeping up with
new technology,
much of which
has been
incorporated into
both traditional
and web-based
classes.
Reviewing
the software
associated
with this technology is in many ways
like reading a foreign language. Jing,
Wimba, Camtasia, Audacity, Screencast,
and Instant Messaging—these are just
a few of the software packages that
Julie has used to increase interactivity
in newly developed web courses. Along
with these programs, she embraces
technology by providing a blog for her
students that keeps them abreast of
of MontVue Capital Management),
Sampada Desai (licensed professional
counselor and yoga instructor), and the
Honorable Dale Harris (retired judge
from Virginia’s 24th District Juvenile and
Domestic Court), Christine Kennedy,
(moderator, LRCC), shared inspirational
stories and provided valuable advice
designed to motivate others to lead life
with purpose, passion and persistence.
the latest news and issues in her field.
It also keeps them informed about the
current and potential job market.
Instrumental in the development of
courses for her division’s Accounting
Degree Program, Julie obtained
designation as a Certified Instructional
Designer, and she was selected to
comment on her discipline for the AICPA
Top Technology Initiative for 2011.
In addition to her time spent
instructing, Julie conducted a complete
program review for the Accounting
Program at CVCC. She has also served
the College by being on a vast array
of committees and has served the
community in numerous ways, the
most unique of which is to help
students with their tax returns!
Julie Dailey is a professional who
communicates well with faculty,
staff, and students, and she has
enormous enthusiasm, great integrity,
and the highest level of ability. It
is no wonder why Julie Dailey was
chosen by her students and her
peers as the 2011 CVCC Outstanding
Faculty. Congratulations, Julie!
The four seasoned
panelists candidly
discussed their individual
life’s journey and shared
factors that contributed
to their personal and
professional success.
The audience came
away with “how to”
information and strategies
on topics such as:
• Overcoming challenges
• Successfully juggling
work, family &
civic priorities
• “Getting unstuck”
• Developing habits that lead to spiritual,
emotional and physical health
Dr. Mickles was very honored to
be chosen to participate on the
WOW panel and truly enjoyed
the opportunity to network with
over 200 professional women!
Team Wins
Recognition
A loosely-knit team
of creative spirits
at CVCC, which is
largely responsible for
producing the CVCC
Alumni Magazine, was
recognized this past fall
for their excellence. The
Virginia Government
Communicators
Association chose
to award their
“Excellence in
Communications 2010 Award,” a first
place in their newsletter category.
Editor Kathy Cudlin (CVCC ’95), a
Duke University graduate in English;
Graphic Designer, Donna Hobbs,
University of Virginia (MFA); and
photographer Jill Markwood (CVCC
’84) and Lynchburg College 2011 swept
the Commonwealth’s institutions.
Don Sutton, Vice President of
Institutional Advancement,
said of the recognition, “We
have entered past CVCC
CVCC Study Abroad
in Italy
In May, seventeen students,
faculty, and alumni from
Central Virginia Community
College departed on a sixteenday
trip to study the history, art, and
culture of Italy from Roman times through
the Renaissance. Led by history professor
David McGee, the group visited Rome,
Assisi, Padua, Venice, Verona, Florence, Pisa,
and Sienna.
The highlights in Rome included seeing
the Roman Forum (the seat of the most
(left to right) Jill Markwood, Kathy Cudlin, and Donna Hobbs
Alumni Magazines in their publication
competition, but could never find
a category that fit a community
college alumni publication. As an
odd duck, our magazine could not
find a roost. Mrs. Cudlin threw up
her hands last year and entered the
state competition as a newsletter.”
When the team learned that the CVCC
Alumni Magazine had found its niche,
they were vindicated for several years of
hard work,
outside of
the pride
taken in
developing
each year’s
publication.
powerful
government
in Europe for
almost 1,000
years), the
Vatican and
the Sistine
Chapel, the
ruins of the
ancient port
city of Ostia
Antica, and
the Appian Way with its early Christian
catacombs. At Assisi the group visited the
Basilica of St. Francis with its magnificent
frescoes and the tomb of Francis. While
in picturesque Venice, the participants
saw St. Mark’s square along with the
Basilica of St. Mark and the Doge’s Palace,
the Rialto Bridge area with its famous
CVCC Students Visit NYC
Each year, during spring break, Student
Activities Coordinator Linda Adams
leads a group of CVCC students on an
exciting learning adventure in New
York City. This year the group stayed
at the Edison Hotel near Times Square
and visited the city’s major highlights
from Rockefeller Center to St. Patrick’s
Cathedral, Ground Zero to Wall Street,
Central Park to the Brooklyn Bridge,
Liberty and Ellis Island to Grand Central
Station. One of the evenings the group
took a Dinner Cruise tour of the New
York harbor with its inspiring view of the
Statue of Liberty, beautifully illuminated
at night. For more information for the
upcoming Spring Break NYC trip contact
Linda Adams at adamsl@cvcc.vccs.edu.
markets, and several of the outer islands
in the city’s lagoon. Florence provided
the members of the group a chance to
step into the world of Renaissance art as
they visited the famed Uffizi gallery and a
number of cathedrals filled with the works
of Donatello, Michelangelo, Titian, and
numerous other painters and sculptors. A
number of the participants travelled to
Pisa where they climbed to the top of the
Leaning Tower and discovered just how
much it really leans. In addition to all the
artistic and historical sites, the members
of the group also found time to enjoy the
culture of modern Italy with its fine cuisine
and memorable people. On June 5th,
the group returned to the United States,
exhausted but filled with the wonders of a
fascinating world that stretched from Rome
to modern times.
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Alumni:
1993 Joyce M. Coleman ’82
1994 James M. Martin ’70
1995 James Peyton Moore, Jr. ’80
1996 Fred B. Heptinstall, Jr. ’71
1997 Susan M. Stimart ’69
1998 Garry L. Friend ’71
1999 Teressa M. Hood ’70
2000 David Michael Bryant ’75
2001 Robert Smith, III ’87
2002 Arthur Dale Moore ’82
2003 Don W. Tosi, ’72
2004 Emily A. Mayhew ’79
2005 Jason Dole Campbell ’95
2006 Michele Rae Stone ’94
2007 Judy Roach Karniewicz ‘97
2008 Brian K. Walsh ‘95
2009 Muriel B. Mickles ‘75
2010 Amy Griffin Ray
2011 Stephen D. Newman
The CVCC Alumni and Friends Association is
in search of
the 2012
Outstanding
Alumnus
In each of the last 18 years, the CVCC Alumni and Friends Association
has recognized a former student of Central Virginia Community College
as an outstanding alumnus. Those selected in the past have distinguished
themselves through outstanding achievement in professional, academic,
or personal life, or in service to the College, as judged by the Alumni Board.
The Association is seeking your help in finding a CVCC alumnus who meets
the criteria for this special award. The candidate selected will be honored
at the May, 2012, commencement ceremonies and, by tradition, deliver the
commencement address. His or her name will be permanently displayed
alongside past recipients and he or she will, henceforth, be an official ambassador
of Central Virginia Community College.
Eligibility Requirements
The nominee must meet one of the following conditions:
1) Completed a degree, diploma, or certificate or;
2) Completed at least 15 semester hours of course work numbered 100 or above, or
3) Have been a curricular student and completed 25 percent of the requirements.
How to Nominate
Contact Betty Kershaw Hudson, Coordinator of Alumni Relations via:
1) Telephone at (434) 832-7763
2) E-mail at hudsonb@cvcc.vccs.edu
3) Mail to 3506 Wards Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502
4) Or submit the easy-to-use electronic form found in the alumni section at
www.cvcc.vccs.edu