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Student Success
Our greatest successes are found in the personal
stories of growth and achievement of our students, and
each story is as different as the person telling it. People
choose Peninsula College for many reasons. Discover a
few of them below, and maybe they will inspire you or
someone you know to take the plunge and come to
Peninsula College to fulfill a dream, get a new start on
life, or just get started on a life path.
Rebekah Gentry and Justin Martens (right) are members
of the All-Washington Academic Team and were
awarded scholarships by Key Bank. Gentry will be graduating
from Peninsula College with honors this spring.
Martens will also graduate from PC this spring. He is the first member of his family to receive a college
degree. Both plan to continue their educations this fall and earn their baccalaureate degrees.
Shani Funkhouser of Port Townsend is a single working mother with two children who returned to
college through the WorkFirst program. During the past year, she has been an educational aide in
ABE in Port Townsend and also the site’s book-sales person. She will graduate this June and
plans to transfer to Central Washington University this fall to earn her B.A.
Alumnus Meagan Shea is a former Running Start student who earned her A.A.
degree at Peninsula College. She will graduate from Western Washington
University in March of 2005 and plans to pursue a master’s degree in
Student Personnel Administration and work in higher education
student services.
“Our
greatest
successes are found
in the personal stories
of growth and achievement
of our students, and each story
is as different as the person
telling it. People choose
Peninsula College
for many
reasons.”
Shirley Marchbanks has wanted to earn a college degree for
several years, but never had the opportunity to do so
until recently. Now, in her seventies, that dream is
closer to becoming a reality. She has only a few
courses left to take, and she’s determined to
finish.
Alumnus Angela Cisneros (below) first came to Peninsula
College to take English as a Second Language courses and
earn her GED. When she accomplished these goals, she enrolled
in our Administrative Office Systems program and earned an A.A.S.
degree. Today, she is working in her chosen field with the Northwest
Eye Surgeons in Sequim.
Alumnus Michael DeVoney got his start here at Peninsula College and went
on to earn a B.S. from
Bastyr University, an M.S.
from Clayton College of
Natural Health, and an M.S.
from Phoenix Institute of Herbal
Medicine and Acupuncture. Today, he
and his wife Heather Horne, who is also a
PC alum, own their own successful business
in Port Angeles.
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