Report to the Community 2009 - Inver Hills Community College

Report to the Community 2009

Inver Hills at a glance
About Inver Hills Community College
Founded in 1970, Inver Hills is a comprehensive community college offering
20 degree options including the Associate in Arts (A.A.), a liberal education
degree that leads to transfer to four-year colleges; the new Associate in Fine Art
(A.F.A.) degree in studio arts; and the career-related Associate in Science (A.S.)
and Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees in leading occupational areas
such as nursing, paralegal, computer networking, law enforcement, human services,
business, emergency health care, and more.
The 90-acre campus includes nine modern buildings that fi t naturally into
the surrounding wooded hills and wetlands.
A Wilder Research study by economist Paul Anton indicated that Inver Hills
adds $95,244,208 a year to the local economy. This results in an estimated
1,254 jobs for the region.
Our students, our campus
• Over 8,000 credit students, 3,784 Full-Year Equivalent (FYE)
• Average age approximately 23 (about one-half traditional college age
and one-half adult returning students)
• 61% women, 39% men
• 21% students of color
• 31% full-time
• Recent data shows that 38% of full-time students (12 credits or more)
are fi rst-generation college students
• 125 regular full-time faculty; 150 part-time and adjunct faculty
• 57 academic disciplines, 24 two-year degree options, and 29 certifi cates
• 1,705 credit classes scheduled (fall, spring, summer)
• Approximately 4,000 students served through Continuing Education/
Customized Training
• More than 60 percent of Inver Hills graduates go on to
four-year institutions
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Top declared majors/programs
Liberal education/transfer curriculum (A.A.); Nursing; Business; Paralegal;
Law Enforcement; Human Services; and Paramedic.
Inver Hills online
Inver Hills is fully accredited for delivery of programs online. Approximately
125 sections are offered online each semester. Complete programs available
online: A.A. degree; A.S. degree in Business; Building Inspection Certifi cate;
Educational/Instructional Media Design Certifi cate; Pre Criminal Justice and
Law Enforcement Certifi cate; Project Management Certifi cate; Small Business
Certifi cate; Human Resources Management Certifi cate; Marketing and Sales
Certifi cate
Enrollment by city
St Paul, 734
Eagan, 574
Inver Grove Heights, 534
Cottage Grove, 391
Hastings, 323
Apple Valley, 314
Farmington, 283
South St Paul, 281
Rosemount, 278
Woodbury, 264
Burnsville, 260
West St. Paul, 225
Lakeville, 191
Minneapolis, 173

From the College President
Dear Friends in the Community:
I cannot tell you how satisfying it is to ask a group of students what our college’s motto is and to
have them shout back, “Finish what you start!” For Inver Hills, “Finish What You Start” has become
more than our motto. Those words provide us with direction for our most signifi cant work at the college.
Whether we are serving new high school graduates beginning their college journey, adult learners
striving for promotions in their workplace, dislocated workers seeking to retrain, new retirees wanting
to continue to contribute to their communities, or businesses looking for courses and certifi cates to
meet their needs, Inver Hills is there to help them “Finish What They Start.” Even for those that don’t
have a plan, we will help them prepare one.
This year marks my 13th year as the college’s president. During my tenure, the college has transformed
in many ways. Our student population has grown 56% since 2000. We have built Heritage
Hall, our largest classroom building, and added new space and classrooms in our College Center to
support our Access and Opportunity Center of Excellence initiative and Information Technology and
Security program. And, we have just completed work on a new multi-purpose classroom addition to
and remodeling of our Fine Arts Building.
In 2010, we will celebrate our 40th anniversary. As we look back on those forty years, we realize
that at no time in the past has the need for quality affordable higher education and training been more
important. Simply put, a high school diploma is no longer a ticket to a satisfactory career. With that in
mind, we strive to provide the kinds of courses and training to meet the diverse needs of our students
today and into the future.
I have enjoyed working with everyone in our Inver Hills community: our students, faculty, alumni,
staff, and business and foundation partners. Together, we can continue to move the college forward to
help our students achieve their career goals and “Finish What They Start.”
Sincerely,
Dr. Cheryl Frank
President
Inver Hills Community College
Student Success Day helps students
“Finish What They Start”
A very popular event among Inver Hills students,
Student Success Day allows students to meet
with their instructors, explore careers, learn
tips for success, hear an exciting motivational
speaker, and much more. Topics include:
Improving your GPA
Tutoring and school clubs
Choosing a major
Balancing school, work, and budget
Preparing for college transfer
Getting the most out of your classes
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Strategic Direction 1
Building brighter futures, providing
opportunity for all learners
Access and Opportunity
Center of Excellence
Those who study higher education policy
know that getting underrepresented students to
a college setting early and often is one way to increase
enrollment of that demographic, but creating
opportunities for junior high and high school
students to have positive college experiences
takes a considerable amount of resources and effort.
To help focus the necessary energy, Inver Hills
has partnered with Century College to create the
Access and Opportunity Center of Excellence.
The Access and Opportunity Center of Excellence
serves as a great bridge to higher education
for those who might otherwise be left behind in
the struggle to achieve the American Dream. Targeted
groups include students who would be the
fi rst in their families to go to college, students of
color, and other underrepresented groups.
In order to help students realize that a college
education is within their reach, the Access and
Opportunity Center initiative focuses on several
different components.
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Preparing to Achieve a College Education, or
PACE program, pays for high school juniors and
seniors to take up to 20 credits during summer
months and on Saturdays during the school year.
This past summer 62 students were enrolled in the
program, with an almost 100% success rate.
In addition to free credits, PACE students gain
experience outside the classroom. Students have
the opportunity to visit four-year colleges, area
businesses and participate in career exploratory
workshops.
In the PACE program, family members are
encouraged to attend orientation sessions. Once
they are on campus, these family members are
not only given advice on how to support those in
their family attending college, but are also shown
how they can also register and earn college credits
themselves.
Learning Communities, an existing initiative
rolled in the Access and Opportunity program,
are designed to provide fi rst-year college students
with a cohort of classmates who take the same
courses, get extra support services, and learn success
strategies that will help them no matter what
career or life path they choose.
Inver Hills
Community College
Center of Excellence
Access and Opportunity
Inver Hills is actively committed to
serving all its constituencies and
reaching out to a variety of potential
students, especially underrepresented
populations including adult and
part-time students, students of color,
new immigrants, career changers, and
single parents.

Teacher Collaboration support dialogue and
the sharing of best-practices between high school
teachers and college faculty to create customized
readiness activities for high school students.
A Summer Enrichment program provides
hands-on learning activities for eighth and ninth
grade students in surrounding school districts.
Cultural Diversity
During the 2008-2009 school year, 29
international students and students of color
attended Inver Hills—a modest increase over the
previous year.
To meet the needs of these students, several
student clubs—including Black Student Union,
International Student Club, Somali Club, Chinese
Club, French Club, German Club, Ethiopian
Student Association, and Muslim Student
Association—sponsor monthly programs targeted
at multicultural education.
In addition, more than 1,675 students
participated in programs sponsored by the Offi ce
of Multicultural Affairs and student clubs on such
topics as AIDS and community engagement.
PACE participants
in 2008-2009
Active students
with GPA of 2.0
or above
Summer 2009 students
who earned a grade “C” or
above in a college course
Total retention of all
2008 PACE studentss
through fall 2009
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Strategic Direction 2
Promote and measure high-quality learning
programs and services
Learning Communities
In October, 2009, Minnesota Public Radio
featured Inver Hills’ Learning Communities,
a cohort of students who take two, three or
four classes together. Through integration of
assignments, outside activities, and close contact
with the students, Learning Community instructors
are, according to the MPR report, “reaching out to
students who face academic or fi nancial challenges
before those problems force them to drop out.”
Data from learning communities at Inver Hills
and around the country suggest that students who
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participate are more likely to have a successful
college experience. Across the board, students
enrolled in learning communities (including
students who are the fi rst in their family to attend
college and other underrepresented students)
show signifi cant increases in retention over their
non-learning community counterparts.
Because of these fi ndings, faculty, counselors,
administrators and staff have worked to increase
the number of Learning Communities being
offered from three in 2006-2007 to sixteen in
2008-2009.
Inver Hills actively reviews its
academic programs and student
service opportunities, initiates change,
builds on successful ideas, and uses
faculty and staff as an engine to drive
improvements in the ways we serve
students.

Service Learning
Next year will mark the fi fth trip Inver Hills
faculty, staff, and students will have made to help
the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
“The students obviously feel good about doing
good,” said Cheryl Redinger, a human services
instructor on campus who helps lead the team and
certifi es the service learning credits for the college,
“but they also come away with new skill sets.”
Online Learning
Online programming continues to diversify
and expand at Inver Hills. A new totally online
certifi cate was created – Innovative Technology
and Instruction. The program is designed to
prepare educators and trainers to use innovative
technologies to engage students and improve their
learning experience.
In FY09, there were 106 online instructors
compared to just 35 three years earlier, a 300%
increase. In addition, in FY09, 24% of the credits
that students enrolled in at the college were
offered online. The college also has increased webenhanced
offerings by 6.5% over the previous year.
Accredited online programs include:
Associate in Arts (A.A. degree)
Building Inspection Technology
Human Services
Criminal Justice Studies
Online services include:
Student Readiness Survey
SMARTThinking online tutoring
Academic Counseling
Orientation (transfer and online students)
Application
Records, registration, tuition payment
Career Services
Meeting Students Needs with
Instructional Technology
Dave Riggs, who teaches hybrid history
courses at IHCC, is using polleverywhere.com
to allow his students to respond
anonymously to questions by way of their
cell phones in order to get them more
engaged in class. “I’m trying to meet the
students where they are with technology,”
Riggs said
25% of all classes scheduled in
2009 were online or hybrid
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Strategic Direction 3
Provide programs and services integral to state
and regional economic needs
Emergency Medical Services
In partnership with Mayor Chris Coleman’s
Ready for School, Ready for Life education initiative;
City of St. Paul Youth Job Corps; and Ramsey
County Work Force, the EMS Department at Inver
Hills set up a fi rst-in-the-state Emergency Medical
Services Academy this year.
In another effort to target key populations, Inver
Hills has partnered with Allina Medical Transportation
and returning veterans to help them advance
their careers in emergency health services.
For those EMS students who wish to continue
EMS students
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their education into the expanding nursing fi eld,
the EMS and Nursing departments have partnered
to allow certifi ed paramedics to have their credits
accepted into the Registered Nursing program,
cutting almost a year out of the curriculum.
The Inver Hills EMS Student Association has
continued its outreach efforts in the community
with such activities as safety programming to fi rst
and second graders in St. Paul and Dakota County,
and logistic and medical support to over 50 bicyclists
on the EMS Memorial Bike Ride to honor
EMS members who have given their lives while
helping others.
Dick Graham, coordinator
Academy for Lifelong Learning
At Inver Hills “community” is our
middle name. The college is a key
resource for organizations and
businesses of all kinds, for employee
training and re-training, for developing
educational programs that fi t its
communities, and for providing services
that make a difference in Minnesota’s
quality of life.

Academy for Lifelong Learning
The Academy for Lifelong Learning (ALL) is
a community of adult learners, excited about being
at a stage in their lives when they are able to
explore new and varied interests. Dick Graham,
longtime community leader in Dakota County,
chairs the ALL Task Force at the college. Offering
a variety of interesting college-level classes taught
by informed and experienced instructors, ALL is a
low pressure environment where adults 50+ can
explore new topics and indulge their interests.
The Teacher Collaborations Project
The community partnership between Inver
Hills and Henry Sibley High School is infl uencing
the way teachers in both settings address the needs
of underrepresented students.
The project, funded through the Access and Opportunity
grant, includes opportunities for college
instructors to visit high schools as well as for high
school teachers and students to visit the college.
Students gain experience and practice collegelevel
reading and writing skills both in their high
school setting and during college visits. Completion
specifi c college-readiness projects.
Cisco Advanced Training
As one of seven Advanced Networking Cisco
Instructor Training Centers in the world, Inver
Hills has helped hundreds of students enter the
growing fi eld of Networking Technology/Security.
Inver Hills Community College has partnered
with area high schools to offer Advanced Computer
Technology classes after school to help students
get a head start on their coursework. In addition,
Inver Hills sponsors two-week computer technol-
ogy workshops during the summer on campus and
a one-day IT Career Fair for high school students
at Thomson Reuters in Eagan.
Networking & Security Center of Excellence
Inver Hills Community College is an integral
part of a new Center for Strategic Information
and Security. In cooperation with Metropolitan
State University and Minneapolis Community
and Technical College, this academic and training
center at Inver Hills is devoted to networks,
information security, wireless communication,
telephony, and other emerging information
technology fi elds.
Inver Hills
Community College
Center of Excellence
Information Technology
and Security

Strategic Direction 4
Innovate to meet current and future
educational needs effi ciently
Inver Hills Community College Foundation
In 2009, the Inver Hills Foundation continued
to fulfi ll its mission to help students succeed by
awarding $154,625 in scholarships to 220 students.
Over the last three years, the Inver Hills
Community College Foundation has distributed
over $444,346 in scholarship funds to 555 students.
Challenge grants from the Katherine B. Andersen
Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation and the
Friends of Dennis Anderson were matched by
alumni to grow the Alumni Scholarship Endowment
Fund to over $67,000.
The Foundation kicked off the Forty for 40
Legacy Society Campaign to grow to the scholarship
endowment to $1,000,000. A matching grant
of $125,000 from the Katherine B. Andersen fund
of The Saint Paul Foundation will help reach this
goal.
Gifts from the Kopp Foundation and Inver
Hills employees allowed the foundation to give
over $17,000 in small, emergency grants to students
to help them stay in college.
The popular Forrest Glewwe Golf Classic, held
each year in June, raised over $25,000 to support
the work of the Foundation.
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Partnerships and Grants
IHCC’s Center for Professional and Workforce
Development implemented the following Minnesota
Job Skills Partnership and National Science
Foundation grants during FY09.
• $377,000 to provide online safety training for
3000 employees at Xcel Energy
• $300,000 to provide quality processes training
for 250 employees at Regina Medical Center
• $286,000 to provide dementia training for 400
employees at Ebenezer Ridges Care Center.
• $243,000 to provide IP telephony training
for 110 employees at Thomson Reuters, Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, US Bank,
Qwest Communications, Technology Management
Corporation, TelEd, and Spamlink.
• $78,320 from the National Science Foundation
to provide high school outreach, student
internships, faculty development, and curriculum
in VoIP.
The college continues to manage
its budget and resources effectively,
look ahead to identify needs and
plan for change, review and adjust
operations, and seek out partners
to provide fi nancial and in-kind
support.

Accountability
For the past seven years, Inver Hills has
been accredited through the Academic Quality
Improvement Program (AQIP) of the Higher
Learning Commission. As part of the AQIP
continuous improvement model, Inver Hills has
begun three new action projects:
Quality scheduling—helping students get the
classes they need, when they need them, and in
the format they prefer.
New employee orientation and mentoring—
providing consistent information to the Inver
Hills faculty and staff as well as welcoming
them to campus.
Green initiative—gathering data and provide
planning for carbon neutrality as part of the
school’s ongoing commitment to the President’s
Climate Commitment.
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Financial Information (FY 2009)
Revenue Sources Amount Percent
Tuition and Fees 17,948,265 44.72%
State Appropriation 13,242,248 33.00%
State Grants 1,253,659 3.12%
Federal Grants 3,463,582 8.63%
Auxiliary Enterprises 2,763,259 6.89%
Other 1,462,166 3.64%
Total Revenue 40,133,179 100.00%
Expenditure details Amount Percent
Instruction 13,935,218 35.38%
Academic Support 5,608,483 14.24%
Student Services 4,798,519 12.18%
Scholarship/Financial Aid 4,498,641 11.42%
Institutional Support 4,316,229 10.96%
Physical Plant Operations 3,110,422 7.90%
Auxiliary Enterprises 3,115,010 7.91%
Community Services 6,807 0.02%
Total Expenditures 39,389,329 100.00%
Expenditures
Personnel 25,181,397 63.93%
Non-Personnel 14,207,932 36.07%
FYE=Full Year Equivalents; 1 FYE=30 credit hours
Base budgetary needs are funded through state appropriations, student
tuition, fees, grants and contributions from businesses, alumni, and other
friends of higher education. The FY09 budget was created in order to hold
any tuition increase to 5% and maintain the college’s budget reserves at 5%.
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Ken and George Slipka
Long-time West St. Paul and South St. Paul
residents George and Jean Slipka have valued
higher education throughout their lives. To
show their appreciation for the benefi ts of a
college education, the Slipkas established the
George A. Slipka Accounting Scholarship for
Inver Hills students. The scholarship covers
tuition, fees, and books for full-time students.
George Slipka, who grew up during the
Depression, learned the importance of saving.
As an accountant for Deluxe Corporation,
Slipka built a portfolio of Deluxe stock that now
provides the basis of his philanthropy.
In addition to all the good work the Slipkas do,
their nephew Ken serves as a member of the
Inver Hills Community College Foundation
Board.

Contributors 2008-2009
Organizations and Foundations
$25,000+
Organizations and Foundations
$25,000+
F.R. Bigelow Foundation
Kopp Family Foundation
Otto Bremer Foundation
Travelers Foundation
Organizations and Foundations
$10,000-$24,999
CHS Foundation
Katherine B. Andersen Fund of
the Saint Paul Foundation
SKB Environmental
WCA Foundation-Paige Fund
Individuals $10,000-$24,999
Bob and Sandy Klas
George A. Slipka
Wayne and Kelly A. Truscinski
Organizations and Foundations
$5,000-$9,999
Dakota Electric Association
Flint Hills Resources
Organizations and Foundations
$1,000-$4,999
Bremer Financial
CAEL
Cisco
Eagan Rotary Foundation
Frontier Communications
Goodrich Corporation
Judd Allen Group
Key Community Bank
PCL Construction Services
South St. Paul/Inver Grove
Heights Rotary Club
The Allegro Fund of the Saint
Paul Foundation
Waterous
Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy Foundation
Individuals $1,000-$4,999
Rose Ann Anderson
Friends of Dennis Anderson
Trent and Sarah Bowman
Dr. Cheryl Frank
Art Gessner
Kevin and Kari Johnson
Thomas Klas
Mary and Ben Stephens
Susan S. Wolsfeld
Organizations and Foundations
$100-$999
3M Foundation
Access to Democracy
Allied Waste North America, Inc.
American Bank
Anchor Bank
Bauer Floor Covering
Berwald Roofi ng Company, Inc.
Bester Brothers
Cherokee Manufacturing
Chubb & Son
Country Insurance & Financial
Services
CPMI
Croatian Hall-Hrvastki Dom
Graco Foundation
Horace Mann
Inver Hills Student Life
Lancer Catering
Legend Technical Services
Lunning Wende Associates, Inc.
Mainstreet Bank
Marathon Petroleum Company LLC
Nasseff Mechanical
Proturf
Push Pedal Pull
River Heights Chamber of
Commerce
Sand Companies, Inc
Sanimax amx LLC
Sherman Insurance Agency
Sisters of St. Josephs of Carondelet
South St. Paul EAA Chapter 1229
Total Construction
UHL Company Inc.
US Federal Credit Union
Veterinary Hospitals Association
(VHA)
Welsh Company
Wernet Enterprises
Wipaire Inc
Individuals $100-$999
Anonymous
Anne Auten
Steve Baugh
Beth A. Baumann
Julie Benolken
John F. Blackstone, P. E. and
Linda Kjerland
Laurel Boerger
Inver Hills Community College is supported by hundreds
of individuals, organizations, and businesses that believe
in our mission. These contributions help make college
affordable for many deserving students and provide
important program support that benefi ts all students.
Josephine Books
Susan Borgersen
Tim Boyer
Dr. Marilyn R. Buckingham
Patrick and Kay Buhl
Cynthia Bultena
Bill and Julia Burmesch
Eleanore Byhre
Steve Carrier
Judith Chamberlain
Adam and Karla Colwell
Joan Costello
Sally Dahlquist
Kathy DeDeyn
Hazel Faye Dicken
Mary Schwietz Dimick
Roberta and James Drewiske
Lisa DuRose
Rich Ehlers
Jim and Ann Eidsvold
Kristin Elgaard
Paul Fendos
Pam Fergus
Laurine Ford
Sara Ford
Angela Frazier
Joel Fritze
Angela Gallant
Elizabeth Garland
Lee Ann Joy Gersmeyer
Heidi Goar
Dick Graham and Pat Powers
Jeff Greenwood
Barbara Hansmeier
Rob Harris
Joel Harvieux
Don Haugen
Dr. Jeffrey Ho
Jon Hohenstein
Arlene Holdeman
James Huber
Tamara Jessen
Thomas Johnson
Anne Johnson
Lauren Johnson
Scott Johnson
Jan Kamp
Dr. Benjamin Kanninen
Ben Kiely
Bob and Linda Klas
Jill Korpik
Adam Krenelka
Brenda Landes
Don Langworthy
Jon and Diane Larson
Jim Leslie
Lupe Loredo
Mary T. Maher
Connie Manos-Andrea
Karin and Larry Margolis
John A. Marsyla, Ph. D.,
and Rae Joyce Marsyla
Shannon Marting
Mike Marzinske
Connie McCoy
Donna McDonough
Jerry McLoone
Jim and Sandy Metzen
Darlene Miller
Judith Minning
Rusty Mitchell
Mark Mohr
Gail Morrison
Terry Nelson
Richard Nelson
Elizabeth Newberry
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Dr. Dale Olson
Wendy Olson
Lou Ann Oppitz
David P. Page
John Pain
Brandi Palechek
Mark Peterson
Landon Pirius
Gregory Plante
Tia Radant
Susan Rasmussen
Bill and Barbara Read
Keith Richter
Tom Ries
Carolyn Sampson
Patricia Schlagel
LeAnne Schmidt
Tiger and Grace Schmitt
John Schoeppner
Kathy Schur
Ken Slipka
Margaret Sullivan
Celia Swanson
Gerald Swarsensky
Dean Swenson
John and Lynn Tenney
Dan Underwood
Pat Veale
David Waltz
Jeanette Ward
Laurel Watt
Cynthia Weishapple
Kathy Wille
Organizations and Foundations
Up to $100
Burlington Northern
Dunn Brothers
This Week Newspapers
Wells Fargo Foundation
Zephyr Estates East, Inc.
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Individuals Up to $99
Anonymous
Mike and Karen Ackerson
Stephen Aldrich
Chad Anderson
Jennifer Anderson
Richard Aschenbrenner
Shelly Auldrich
Heather Aune
Brian and Kathy Bachman
Steve Bachman
Benjamin Baker
Carol Baker
Jean Bauer (Karnick)
Rose and Mark Bayuk
Richard Beamer
Peter Becker
Mary Bejblik
Dean Berg
Mary Berger
Brenda Besser
Peter Beurskens
Matthew Biljan
Gary Black
Donna Lynn Blake
Arleen Boyd
Patti Boyd
Reyne Branchaud-Linsk
Heather Brient-Johnson
Sheila Brinker
Lane Brundieck
Heather Capistrant
Ann B. Carlon
John Carr
Susan Carroll
Don Cassidy
Donna Childers
Nick J. Cisneros
Deborah Clark
Anthony Collins
Sheila Condon
Anthony Copa
Marge Crain
Gregory Dahlstrom
Mary Daunis
Marilyn Davern
Rose and Gary Davis
Lance Davis
Joseph Eugene Davis
Carol Day
Richard Day
James Deacon
Norma Decker
Keven Dockter
Diane Dodd
Karen Dosh
Laura J. Doty
Emily Dowdle
Dean Eddy
Anne Elton
Tadael Emiru
Lorene Ericson
Sondra Felde
Janet Finlayson
John Finley
Sharon Fleming
Susan Gaertner
Robert J. Galvin
Michele Gemmel
Rosie Giefer
Jerry Glatzmeier
Kathleen Glewwe
Meri Golden
Julie Greive
Margaret Griffi n
Doug Griffi th
Joan Groschen
Kelly Guettler
Natalie Gunderson
Denise Hammer
John Handberg
Shawn Handwerk
Kris Hanson
Steve Hartlaub
Mike Haverkamp
Nat Hemstad
Anna Hillenbrand
Christiana Hinrichs
Peter Hoch
Richard Hoge
John Honchell
Denise Housewright
Jerry and Carol Isaacs
Debra Ivons
Stanley Jadwinski
Susan Jarosak
Amanda Jaworski
Richard Jewell
Grace Jones
Mary Jones
Ed Juers
Susan Julson
Jane Justice
Mary Kadrlik
Cinthia Kampa
Kristie Kelly
Robert and Marcella
Kempf
Andrew and Joan Knutson
Kevin Kraus
Jim Krech
Patricia Kriegl
Matthew and Patricia
Labissoniere
Stephen Lacroix
Bernard Lancette
Audrey Langlois
Thomas Lansing
Ellen Lansky
Patrick and Christine
Larson
Jeanne Larson
Bradley and Patricia
Larson
Les Layton
Dana Leibbrand
Gordon Leibfried
Judy LeMire
Jill Lewis
Megan Lifto
Conchita Ligeralde
Jeannie Lindgren
Michelle Loredo
William J. Lucking
Kim Mann
Nicole Mann
Joan Marchio
Darlene Master
Patti Matthews
Thomas McCluney
Ellen McCullough
Colleen McGinnity
Julia McGregor
Debbie McKeever
Lynn Mens
Bruce Mensing
Susan Merkling
Katie Merkling
Jeanne Michels
Terri Miller
Peter J. Milton
William Moehrle
Allen Moren
Brady Mueller
Carol Muntean
Patrick S. Murphy
James Nasvik
Ben Nelson
Daniel Nelson
Quynh Nguyen
Nancy Nichols
Rosemary Noble
Patricia O’Brien
Jan Ochman
Kelly O’Kane
Kent Olsen
Jennifer Olson
Ruta Ozol
Brenda Pacholl
Amy Pantzer
Bernadette Pawlenty
Gordon Pearson

Shiaoling Peng
Barbara J. Pierce
John Pogue
Kathleen and Peter Polga
Sharyn Polta
Amanda Pruka
Joyce Purdy (Oakland)
Sherri Rademacher
William Raker
Cheryl Redinger
Anita Redmond
Thomas Reis
Sheldon Resig
Danielle Ricard
Kim Richardson
Paul Richgruber
Dr. Mary Rogers
Richard Rossi
Gordon Rother
Scott Roussin
Irene Roy
Carla Rubin De Celis
Leif Ruona
Jane Sansgaard
James Schneider
Dan Schueller
Barb Shelstad
Kimberly Shillingstad
Julie Shortridge
Kimberly Sieczkowski
Jennie Simning
Matthew Simoneau
Christine Smerud
Deborah Smith
Tanya Smutka
Pamela Snow
Christopher O. Solberg
Louise Stadum
Sherry Stechmann
Kathryn Steigauf
Julie Stenberg
Linda Stephenson
Stephen Strom
Charles Strom
John and Gwyn Tenges
Ryan Tenges
Diane Thielbar
Richard Thill
Mary Ann Thomas
James Thommes
Richard Tietjen
Charles Town
Matt Traxler
Milissa Troen
Linda Troskey
Hazel Truax
Lisa Mai Sia Vang
Gary VanGilder
Donna Visness
Duane and Renee Voca
Dot and Mike Vogel
Daniel Vujovich
John Wagner
David Wasylik
Annette Watson
Bill and Gloria Welp
Michael Wesp
Heidi Wetherall
Victoria Whebbe
Pamela White
Rosalind White
Linda White
Mary Ann White
Ron and Bonnie Wiger
LouAnn Wolf
Amie Wunderlich
Joan Young
Janis Kuhry Zeller
Xinfu Zhu
Foundation staff make every effort to
ensure the accuracy of the 2008-09
donor listing and apologize for any
error or omission. Please contact
Mary Dimick at 651-450-3714 or
mdimick@inverhills.edu with any
questions or concerns.
Legacy Society
Phil and Pat Anderson
Dennis and Rose
Ann Anderson
LaDonna Boyd
Dr. Marilyn R. Buckingham
Ann B. Carlon
Jon Fagerson and
Meg Forney
Dr. Cheryl Frank
John and Madeline Jensvold
Thomas J. Klas
Honors and Memorials
In Memory of Leroy Nelson
Burlington Northern
Pam Fergus
Patricia Finnemore
Margaret Griffi n
Matthew Labissoniere
Andrey Langlois
Patrick Larson
Jan Ochman
Duane Voca
In Memory of Ruth Gessner
Mike Ackerson
Rose M. Bayuk
Arleen Boyd
Heather M. Capistrant
Joan K. Costello
Gregory Dahlstrom
Joel Fritze
Susan Gaertner
Art Gessner
Jerry Isaacs
Robert Kempf
Andrew Knutson
Jon Larson
Mary T. Maher
Don and Sylvia Langworthy
William J. Lucking
Karin and Larry Margolis
Debi Malicki
Ellen and Sherm McGee
Julia McGregor
Steve and Jean McGroarty
Sharon and Alan Miller
Eva Morgan
Gail Morrison
Janice R. O’Keefe
Larry Margolis
Gail Morrison
Kathleen Polga
Mary Rogers
Jane Sansgaard
Kathy Schur
Linda Stephenson
Laurel Watt
Lawrence Werner
Ron Wiger
Kathy Wille
Janis K. Zeller
Zephyr Estates East, Inc.
Dave P. Page
Dr. Mary Rogers
George A. Slipka
Sharon L. Speich
Wayne and Kelly A.
Truscinski
Dr. Mark Weigel
Bill and Gloria Welp
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President’s Advisory Committee, Foundation and Alumni Board of Directors
President’s Advisory
Committee
Joe Atkins
Minnesota State House of
Representatives
LaDonna Boyd
Dakota Electric Association
Gus Briguet
Retired
Cindy Bultena
Woodwinds Health Campus
Jennifer Gale
River Heights
Chamber of Commerce
Dick Graham
Elderwise Consulting
Jayne Hager Dee
University of Minnesota
Extension Service
Jim Hartshorn
City of West St. Paul
Jennifer Hauschildt
Thomson Corporation
Mark Jacobs
Dakota County
Workforce Council
Nancy Schouweiler
Dakota County
Board of Commissioners
George Tourville
Mayor, Inver Grove Heights
John Vukelich
East Metro Family Practice
Roy Wallace
The Wallace Group
Deirdre Wells
ISD 199
Asad Zaman
Islamic Charter School
Inver Hills Community College
Foundation
Beth Baumann
Mayor, South St. Paul
Laurel Boerger
Xcel Energy
Trent Bowman
PCL Construction
LaDonna Boyd
Dakota Electric Association
Richard Ehlers
Docreco Consulting
Jessie Frank
CHS Foundation
Jennifer Gale
River Heights Chamber of
Commerce
Scott Ganje
Bremer Bank
Dick Graham
Elderwise Consulting
Mike Haverkamp
American Bank
Jill Lewis
Mortgage Enterprises
Bill Lucking
Lucking Consulting Services
Connie McCoy
Key Community Bank
Alan Miller
Access to Democracy
Mark Mohr
Mark Mohr Agency
Lynn Moratzka
Retired
Susan O’Brien
Retired
John Pain
Goodrich Sensor Systems
William Raker
US Federal Credit Union
Bruce Ruecker
Key Community Bank
Nancy Shellum
Target Corporation
Bill Welp
Attorney at Law
Ken Slipka
Ex-offi cio
Inver Hills Community College is an equal opportunity educator/employer. The information in this publication
is available in alternate form through the Disability Services Offi ce, 651-450-8628, TTY 651-450-8369.
Alumni Association Board
of Directors
William Blair Anderson
Dakota County Sheriff’s
Department
Reyne Branchaud-Linsk
Dakota Woodlands
Bob Isaacson
Minnesota Department of
Employment and Economic
Development
Mary Maher
Retired
Mark Mohr
Agency
Pat Murphy
Prometric
Bruce Nelson
Affi nity Plus Federal
Credit Union
Michael Noone
Mortgages by Noone
Pat Schlagel
Fairview Southdale Hospital
Dane Smith
Growth and Justice
Dean Swenson
Wings Financial Federal Credit
Union
2500 80th Street East
Inver Grove Heights
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