Fall 2011 - Central Virginia Community College

CVCC Bookstore:
T-Shirts Hooded Sweat Shirts Hats Tote Bags
Barnes & Noble College Booksellers
Central Virginia Community College, 3506 Wards Road , Lynchburg VA 24502
Call: 434- 237-0749 • Fax: 434- 237-1071
The Bookstore website features official
CVCC apparel and gift items for students, alumni, friends and family.
Just go to http://cvcc.bkstore.com
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
The Alumni Magazine is published annually by Central Virginia Community College
of Lynchburg, Virginia. No portion of this publication may be reproduced without the expressed,
written permission of CVCC or the CVCC Department of Institutional Advancement.
© Copyright 2011. All rights reserved.
Comments or suggestions are welcomed and may be forwarded to the CVCC Educational
Foundation, Central Virginia Community College, 3506 Wards Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502
or by calling 434.832.7619.
CVCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, national origin, religion, age or disability in employment or in the
provision of any program or activity operated by the College. The College complies with the requirements of the Americans
with Disabilities Act. If you are an individual with a disability and you require/desire any assistive devices, services or other
accommodations, contact the Counseling Department at (434) 832-7800 or VA RELAY 711.
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