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TCC Magazine
Connecting Tacoma Community College with Community Fall 2008
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Foundation Annual Report

IFC TCC Magazine Fall 2008
from the
President
TCC is an integral part of our community
And the community is part of TCC
Welcome to the inaugural issue of TCC Magazine.
The college is very pleased to be an integral part of the success of
the Tacoma area we serve. Through this beautiful magazine, you’ll
get a better idea of the college’s connectedness not only to our
community, but you’ll also see the impact the college has on the
lives of so many students.
This new magazine emphasizes the unique and special relationship
TCC has with its community, the partnerships with our friends
and neighbors, our business supporters and local industry leaders.
Without the support and encouragement of all these groups, we
would never have been able to serve this great community for more
than 42 years.
The stories in this magazine connect a human face to many of
our programs, and show the depth of learning going on throughout
our community. The connections forged and strengthened between
our students and their on-campus learning as well as hands-on
learning through local businesses and non-profit organizations is
truly amazing.
In this issue you’ll also see the depth of involvement our TCC
Foundation has in raising funds to help needy students with
scholarships and help raise private funds for building construction
and other projects. And, finally, you’ll see how our Continuing
Education program reaches out to train current workers employed
in local companies and also educate our area’s future leaders.
I hope you like our new magazine.
Thank you for all your support of YOUR community college.
Sincerely,
Dr. Pamela J. Transue
President, Tacoma Community College

TCC Magazine
Volume 1, No. 1
Editor
Sidnee Wheelwright
Writers
Rachel Payne
Dan Small
Dale Stowell
Designers
Laura Chipman
Sakura Moses
TCC Magazine is published
biannually by Marketing,
Communication & Outreach/IAF,
Tacoma Community College,
6501 South 19 th Street,
Tacoma WA 98466.
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t c c m i s s i o n statement:
TCC creates meaningful and
relevant learning, inspires
greater equity, and celebrates
success in our lives and our
communities.
service learning
Manal Jmaileh
inspire
equity
Three generations
at TCC
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4
6
celebrate
success
create
learning
sustaining our future
Early Learning Center
8 TCC Foundation
Connecting to where we live
9 Foundation Annual Report
10 Foundation Donors
2007-2008
14 Corporate
& Continuing
Education
16 Annual Report
A year of highlights
18 Student Profile
Logistic Student
Earnestine Jenkins
20 Calendar
TCC events and activities
c o v e r p h o t o c o u r t e s y
o f d a n e g r e g o r y meyer
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Volunteering
is an
opportunity
to figure out
who you
want to be ...
Do something
you love, but
make sure
you watch
your time.
Manal Jmaileh
Serving school,
church and community
TCC Running Start sophomore Manal Jmaileh has
a full calendar. Since last May she’s been a regular
volunteer at St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood, taking
advantage of a service learning program at TCC in
which students apply course theory to real community
issues—a process that helps students better understand
and learn from their community.
Her volunteer work is also part of a high school
graduation requirement, and part of her Curtis
High School Key Club and National Honor Society
experience. She’s vice president of the NHS Chapter
at Curtis, where she is a senior.
When Manal entered TCC as a Running Start student
last year, “I wanted to get involved in everything,” she
remembers. She quickly became part of Student Life’s
multicultural education team, a paid job where she
helps plan, market and coordinate events. She is also
part of Phi Theta Kappa, the national academic honor
society for community college students, in which
members give service hours to the college and the
community.
Says Manal, “In my sophomore year, I saw I needed
to get in volunteer hours to apply to colleges. As soon
as I started volunteering though, I found out what it’s
really about. It’s an opportunity to figure out who you
want to be. It’s definitely something I look forward to
all week.”
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Her Friday night date at St. Clare has helped her decide
that she wants to go into medicine—as a doctor. At
the same time, her front row seat at St. Clare is helping
her see the many sides of medicine. She’s noticed
that doctors have many tasks on their calendars that
take them away from their patients. “I like to be with
people. That’s my favorite thing,” says Manal. “Nurse
practitioners are always right here, taking care of
patients. If you are in a caring, loving environment, you
heal better.”
Manal also volunteers at the Islamic Center in Tacoma,
where she teaches Islamic classes and Arabic. “Many
Muslim children are sent to Islamic school and learn
the Koran in Arabic,” says Manal. “This isn’t just for
Muslims. And it doesn’t matter your age. I started
teaching at age 13.”
Manal will graduate from Curtis next June and at the
same time graduate from Tacoma Community College
with an associate degree. She is already applying to
colleges—University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, the
University of Washington and John Hopkins are on her
list of potential schools.
Manal’s advice to her classmates? “I know it worries
students—but volunteer service is the last thing to
worry about. Do something you love…but make sure
you watch your time.”

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sustaining
our future
Photos courtesy of
Dane Gregory Meyer
e a r l y l e a r n i n g center A building designed for children
This fall, the Annette B.
Weyerhaeuser Early Learning
Center opened to serve the
children of TCC’s students,
faculty and staff. The new
$6.6 million Early Learning
Center is a leading-edge childcentered
learning environment.
Designed to serve 86 children
from one month through five
years of age—the new ELC
serves twice the number of
children served in the previous
Children’s Center.
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Carefully-crafted, developmentallyappropriate
areas for young
children throughout the interior
and exterior spaces allow children
to explore, grow and develop.
Says ELC director Olga Webstad:
“When we were designing the
Center, we asked each other:
‘What did we do when we were
children—what are our best
memories of being kids?’ The center
has a hill to climb and to roll down,
trees with leaves to rake, a handoperated
water pump with buckets
to fill, a big sand area, and space to
run and play and explore.”
The interior features radiantheat
flooring, natural ventilation
for improved indoor air quality,
natural lighting for reduced energy
consumption—and details such
as reduced water use, diversion of
construction waste and optimal
energy performance—that add
up to a healthy learning space for
children that’s also easy on the
environment. Signage throughout
the interior and exterior allows
students and visitors to learn
about the sustainability features
of the LEED certified center, with
symbols related to recycling and
sustainability. “Older kids will
receive education in sustainability
and recycling, and there will be
raised planters for a garden – and
worms,” says Webstad. “Recycling
is ongoing, and it’s part of their
education.”

The center also has a place where
parents can do homework between
classes; and a large kitchen where
full, hot meals are prepared and
students can eat with their children.
“We planned this into our budget,”
says Webstad. “Parents haven’t
always eaten breakfast either.”
Says Webstad: “Being in a college
setting, we can hire teachers who
have training in early childhood
education.” Classrooms are
arranged around a series of
“observation pods” where students,
teachers, and parents can view the
children through one-way mirrors
without disrupting classroom
routines. This arrangement
facilitates teacher education
programs, including TCC’s Early
Childhood Paraeducation program,
the English as a Second Language /
Childhood Development Assistant
program, and parenting classes for
our students whose children attend
the Early Learning Center.
Project funding includes
$1 million in capital funds from
the State of Washington, matched
by local donations secured through
efforts of the TCC Foundation.
Donations include the largest
single anonymous gift in the
history of the TCC Foundation.
TCC Associated Students are
also providing funds over several
years that total more than $2
million. Many other contributions
were received from individuals,
foundations and companies
throughout the region.
“We have student activities fees
supported by our students; and
we get United Way and ECEAP
funding, which allows us to educate
our parents in early childhood
education,” says Webstad, but
we couldn’t have done all of this
without the Foundation going out
and raising money to support this
kind of early childhood education,”
says Webstad. The Foundation
is continuing to raise funds to
complete the building – with
$420,000 still needed to cover the
new building’s construction costs.
To learn how you can help
support TCC’s new Early Learning
Center, contact Foundation
Executive Director Mel Zanjani
at 253.566.5002.
Design by:
McGranahan Architects
Construction by:
Pease Construction, Inc.
Landscape Architect:
Cascade Design Collaborative
Celebrating
our ‘new’ campus
Last year Tacoma Community College celebrated
the grand re-opening of the ‘new’ TCC campus.
New buildings, new public gathering spaces, a new
central College Way and bridge linked new with old,
transforming the campus look and feel—and the
college’s ability to serve a large, diverse population.
In the year since, new spaces have become familiar
and landscaping has softened the edges. For entering
students, the well-designed features—both utilitarian
and aesthetic—are the TCC they know.
Plans for our future
The campus continues to grow and evolve to
better serve student and community needs. In the
pre-design stage is the new Health Careers Center,
which is planned for completion in 2013.
The college continues its drive toward becoming
a more sustainable campus. In addition to building
and grounds design, campus vehicles are moving
off the gas-powered grid to electric power, to be
provided by a solar power station mounted on
the roof of the new Science and Engineering
building. A food recycling program will be
inaugurated to enhance TCC’s award-winning
waste recycling program, beginning at the new
Early Learning Center.
Sustainability, which includes environmental
issues along with elements that sustain the
cultural, economic and social fabric of our
community, continues to move into the classroom.
“We want faculty to become really excited
about sustainability so they will try new ways to
incorporate it into their programs of study,” said
Sue Habeck, TCC biology instructor.
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By sharing her
stories, and
the honors and
certificates
she earned
along the
way,
Setsuko
Giroux
showed her
entire family
what could be
accomplished.
No generation gap…
A story of three
generations at TCC
Anne Giroux remembers when
her mother Setsuko Giroux was in
nursing school. She was in TCC’s
Registered Nurse articulation
program, and would come home
and tell her family what she learned
each day. “She shared so many
stories about being in school,” says
Anne, “it got to the point we began
asking about her day. Once in
anatomy class they did a dissection
– then she gave me the shirt she
wore the day she did it!”
By sharing her stories, and the
honors and certificates she earned
along the way, Setsuko Giroux
showed her entire family what
could be accomplished.
Setsuko’s daughter Anne was a stayat-home
mom with three children.
When she suddenly found herself
divorced a few years ago, Anne
quickly realized it had become
“almost mandatory” to get a college
education to succeed in the work
world. She returned to TCC to
earn a Medical Office Professional
certificate.
Setting the example:
Setsuko Giroux –
Anne’s mother
and Kira’s
grandmother
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But once in school, “this whole
new world opened that I didn’t
even know existed,” says Anne.
While she was in the program,
her instructor Pat von Knorring
noticed she had an aptitude for
anatomy and physiology – and
especially cardiology. So, after
Anne completed her medical office
certificate and had been hired by
her present employer University
Place MultiCare, she entered the
Invasive Cardiac Tech program
at TCC, with the blessing and
support of MultiCare. “I’m really
excited about cardiology,” says
Anne. And after finding out how
much she stands to earn when
she graduates, her kids are pretty
excited too.
Anne notes that she is taking
English 95-college prep Englishwhile
her 17-year-old daughter Kira
Kulman, who began Running Start
at TCC this fall, is taking English
101-college level English. “Kira
helps me and corrects my papers,”
adds Anne—who obviously
enjoys the bonding time. Maybe
even more than Kira, who once
suggested, “Mom, do you know
about the writing lab?”
Anne’s son Kevin and youngest
daughter Christin have gotten
into the act, too. Kevin, a student
in Narrows View Intermediate
Challenge program, “corrects my
math papers,” says Anne. And
Christin likes to “sit next to me
reading her school book.” Says
Anne, “Christin’s teacher at
University Place Primary assigned
her #14. I showed Christin that
my algebra teacher assigned me
#14 too. I even brought Christin’s
math paper to my algebra class
and showed my instructor, Beverly
Bunch, that both mother and
daughter had the number 14 on
top of their daily homework. What
are the odds of that!?”
Kira, a senior at Curtis High
School in University Place and
a freshman at TCC, belongs to
Curtis’ Honor Society and Key
Club. Through Kiwanis, Key Club
members work with community
leaders on projects like Chambers
Creek. Kira has even interviewed
the mayor of Lakewood to gather
input about restoration efforts on
Chambers Creek, says Anne.

Kira, who is in the Curtis High
School orchestra and plays viola
with the Tacoma Youth Symphony,
is considering a minor in music
after she finishes high school. Her
major, she says, will most likely be
Pathology. “Someday I want to
help wipe out infectious diseases,”
says Kira.
Says Anne, “I’m proud of my
daughter—and myself. I had no
idea how inspiring this would be
for me. I was a homemaker without
an associate degree. Now the whole
family mentors each other. I’m not
only getting a college degree – this
is good for the whole family.”
Anne Giroux and daughter Kira
Kulman take a walk through the
Japanese Friendship Garden on
the TCC campus.
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Dr. John R. Schaeffer Scholarship
recipient Matthew Ward (right) with
Mark Merrill, who with his wife
Susan sponsor the scholarship and
the Pour at Four fundraising event.
Everyone should have the
opportunity to receive
an education.
−Dr. John Schaeffer
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Connecting to where we live...
It’s a simple idea—good wine and good food for a good cause. The
popular Proctor-area wine bar, Pour at Four, owned and managed by Mark
and Susan Merrill since 2004, began hosting their popular late-winter
scholarship fundraiser three years ago to support the aspirations of Tacoma
Community College students. They decided to name the scholarship in
memory of Susan Merrill’s late father, Dr. John R. Schaeffer.
It was Dr. Schaeffer’s idea that the Merrill’s neighborhood wine bar should
be named “Pour at Four”—a place where the clock on the wall is forever set
at 4 p.m., the food is great, the atmosphere is welcoming, and the wine and
food start at two. When Dr. Schaeffer passed away unexpectedly soon after
the wine bar opened, the Merrills decided they wanted to give something
back to their adopted community in his memory. Dr. Schaeffer, a longtime
educator who was a teacher, principal, California’s head of migrant
education, and retired as Assistant State Superintendent, was a firm believer
that every person should have the opportunity to receive an education.
So Mark and Susan Merrill set up the scholarship through the Tacoma
Community College Foundation to honor her father and help continue his
work. This year’s Pour at Four auction raised $28,000 for TCC students.
Says Susan: “So many times people get the idea that scholarships come from
really wealthy people writing checks. I think it’s nice when people meet us
and find out we’re just regular people.”
In September 2006 the first recipient of the Dr. Schaeffer scholarship was
chosen. Say the Merrills, “It was very gratifying to see someone so excited
and grateful for the opportunity to continue pursuit of a degree… Our goal
this year was to raise enough through the auction to offer two scholarships.”
The Merrill’s most recent scholarship recipient is TCC student Matthew
Ward, who lives in Tacoma with his wife and three daughters. Matt sees
his scholarship as an opportunity to pursue his dream of becoming a math
teacher and give back to the community himself. After years as an IT
specialist, including a stint at Intel during the dot.com era, Matt decided
to pursue his dream. “I’ve always wanted to be a teacher. When I was in
school before, math was WORK. But when I returned to school I began to
see math as more like a puzzle – a game.” Matt plans to complete a master’s
degree in mathematics, and teach at the high school or collegel level.
Pour at Four is located at 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, WA.
253.761.8015 winenotes@pouratfour.com

TCC Foundation Annual Report
The past – and future
– look bright
Tacoma Community College’s Foundation continues to play
a key role in helping TCC push forward even in times when
it is asked to do more with the same or less public funding
than in the past. Because community support of the college
has been and continues to be strong, TCC continues to be
a leading college in terms of providing services such as child
care to students, granting scholarships, and ensuring that staff
and faculty have the latest knowledge and skills to support
and prepare our students.
“Looking back at the last year, we have a lot to be proud
of,” says Mel Zanjani, Vice President for Institutional
Advancement and Foundation Executive Director. “Looking
ahead at the year to come, we have developed ambitious goals
and initiatives to do even more.”
Looking back at 2007-2008
College scholarships: TCC Foundation once
again provided more scholarship support to students of
any community college foundation in our region. The
Foundation provided more than $275,000 in scholarship
funds, supporting more than 100 scholarship awards.
College support: The Foundation provided more than
$2 million support to TCC. In addition to scholarships,
TCC Foundation helped fund construction and
equipment for the recently opened Early Learning
Center. The center more than doubles the capacity to
provide safe, high-quality child care on the TCC campus.
Foundation funds also supported student emergency
grants, professional development for staff and faculty,
and special programs such as the Center for Ethical
Development.
Fundraising n 29%
Contributions n 60%
Other n 1%
Revenue
A strong bottom line: The Foundation ended the year
with more than $5 million in assets and plans to grow
that base in the coming year.
Looking forward to the year to come
Alumni association: The Foundation will lay the
groundwork to create the first active alumni association
in the college’s history.
Scholarship campaign: The Foundation will raise
$350,000 for scholarships, further solidifying its place
as a leader in student support among area community
college foundations.
Early Learning Center campaign: A $420,000 public
fund-raising campaign to continue development and
support of the new Annette B. Weyerhaeuser Early
Learning Center will launch in the coming months.
TCC FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
Mel Zanjani, CFRE, Executive Director
Jennifer Durham, Secretary
Tom Spilman, Treasurer
Ed Brooks, Vice President
Christopher Algeo, President
Dr. Pamela Transue, College President
Grants, Contracts
& Awards n 26%
Net Loss on
Investments n -16%
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AAnonymous
Jeeny Aarde
Pam Abernathy
Jared Abwawo
Christopher Algeo
Allenmore Medical Foundation
Altrusa International Club of Tacoma
Amavi Cellars
Alan & Pamela Anderson
Candace Anderson
Christine Anderson
Jeannie Anderson
Karen Anderson
Stephen Anderson
Timothy Anderson
Tanya & J. Andrews
Paige Anson
John Arbini
Dolores & Wayne Argabright
Carol Arjo
Linda Armington
Janne Arthur
Paul Asidilla
Augusoft, Inc.
B
David Bader
John Bahlenhorst
Melissa Balch
Dan & Leslie Balmer
Bank of America
Edith Barker
Beverly Barron
Joseph Batt
Anthony & Kimberly Baumann
Bayview Limosine Service, Inc.
Marilyn & Riley Bedford
Janis Beickovsky
Susan Beilke
Mary Bellarts
Benchmark Event Equipment
Ron & Karen Beneviste
Julie Benson
Marit Berg
Helen Berglund
Diana Bernard
Jacklyn & Timothy Berreth
Paula & Allan Bessette
Best Western Wesley Inn of Gig
Harbor
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TCC Foundation Donors 2007-2008
This donor report acknowledges new gifts and pledges contributed between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008. Gifts received after June 30,
2008 will be acknowledged in the 2008-2009 donor report. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy but mistakes sometimes do
occur. If we have misspelled or omitted your name, please accept our most sincere apologies and let us know by contacting the office of
Development and Alumni Relations at 253.460.4379 or FoundationInfo@tacomacc.edu.
Joseph Betz
Elizabeth Biber
Judie Bilderback
Charles & Barbara Bingham
Benjii Bittle
Catherine Bitz
Phil & Kerry Bivens
Michele Blake
Carey Blake
Rick Block
Melanie Bloomquist
Blue Frog Garden Nursery
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Bodegas Paso Robles
Body of Wellness
The Boeing Company
Sherrie Bonsell
L. Book
Nancy Bordenave
Patricia Borgen
Marlene Bosanko & Charles Cline
Gail Bosch
Mary Bottomley
Samuel Bovard
Sara Bowe
Leilani Bower
Starla Bowman
Elizabeth Boyd
Jacqueline Boyd
Sue Brabec
Alan & Teri Bradshaw
Diane Branca
Brassfield’s Salon and SAVI Day Spa
Vicki Breaker
Kerry & Terry Brink
Ed & Carmen Brooks
Stephanie Brooks
Michelle Broome
Patricia & Henry Brown
Anne & James Brown
Stephen & Paula Brown
Katherine Brown
Kathy Brownfield
Browns Point Ace Hardware
Jenny Brunette
Susan Bryant & Charles Bryant, II
Michaela Buchanan
Dorna Bullpitt
Patrice & Robert Bunge
Shawn Bunney
Kate Burnham
Julie & Gary Burton
Jean Buttorff
C
C.R. Sandidge Winery
Peter & Kim Cacace
Franetta Cammon
Dave Campbell
Joe Candiotta
Katrina Cardinal
Bonnie Cargol
James Carkonen
Brett Carlson
Susan Carrier
Susan Castelin
Anastasia & Joseph Cates-Carney
Cindy Caty
Chalet In the Woods
Katherine Chappell
& Antonio Kodama
Nigel Chiddick
Lana Childs
City of Tacoma
Lisa Clark & Carolyn Roseberry
Vicky Cleaver
Judi Cleghorn
Mark Clemons
Cathryn & James Click
Lucy & Michael Clifthorne
Timothy & Laura Clothier
Robert & Darlene Cloud
J. Cochrane
Judy Colarusso
Bill & Gertrude Colby
Judy Coleman
Columbia Bank
Community Foundation
for the Alleghenies
Elizabeth & John Comstock
Nancy Cook
Barbara Copley
Kimberly Cordova
K. Costello
George Cowan
Craig Cowden
Beverly Cox
Melinda & Duane W. Cox
CR Sandidge Winery
Carl & Louise Cramer
Frank & Debbie Crawford
Charles Crawford
Charlie Crawford
Jonathan Crawford
Sharon Creamer
Byron & Kimberly Cregeur
Mark & Val Crisson
Tammy Croissant
Gordon Cromwell
Anthony Culanag
D
Terri & Dan Dailey
Kathryn D’Ambrosio
Monica Dapper
Joyce David
Sherry Davies
James Davis
Debbie Davis
Christyanna Dawson
James & Erma Dawson
DBA MCC Products
Tina DeFalco
Bert DeHaan
Jana Kay Demarest
Sharon & Anton Demianiw
Diane Demotica
Helen Dempsey-Tennent
Don Dennis
Richard & Lisa Devlin
William Dewitt
Alice Di Certo
Mary Lu Dickinson
Emily Dienst
Kyle Dillehay
Cynthia Dillon
Suzanne Dircks
Kazumi & J. F. Divens-Cogez
Haven Doane
& Sharon Peace-Doane
Glenn Dodson
Jody Doggett
Royal & Sachiko Domingo
Dianne Donahue
Nicole Downey
Linda Drake

Denise Dubnicka
Marilyn Dunton
Jennifer & Jeffrey Durham
Rick Duvall
Dwyer Pemberton & Coulson, P.C.
E
Lenzy Earls
James & Sandy Earnest
The Edge
David Edwards & Pat Shuman
Roger Edwards
M. Eggerman
David Einert
Esther Ellickson
Kay Eltrich
David & Sabina Endicott
Norma Engelking
Andrea Erickson
Barbara Erickson
Randolph & Gayle Erickson
Erin Rockery Construction, Inc.
Joan & Brett Erwin
F
Jana Fahmy
Melinda Fahy
Cindy Faker
A. D. Farber
Kiril Farkov
Susan Feijoo
Betty Felker
Fieldhouse
Caryl & Wade Fielding
Fielding Hills Winery
Cesar Figueroa
Stephen & Eileen Finnigan
David & Mendy Fischer
Jana & Thomas Fisher
Sharon Rose Fitch
Stephanie Flagg
Susan Flagg
Ilse & Dennis Flannigan
Theri Flood
Wendy Flores
Floyd & Delores Jones Foundation
Dick & Mary Foege
Mathew Foley-Kordell
Linda & Timothy Ford
Forest Foundation
Fort Walla Walla Cellars
Donald Foster
Missi Foster
Leanne Foster
Kenneth & Mary Fox
Franciscan Health System
Ron Frederick
Greg & Margarete Freitag
Vallie Jo Fry
Fujiya Japanese Restaurant
Dennis & Lucinda Fulton
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TCC Foundation Donors 2007-2008
Richard & Ardyth Garchow
Jeanne Gardner
Frank & Carol Garratt
Lois Garrison
Gateway Capital LLC Citation
Management Group, Inc
Anthony Gaudino
Tracy Gaudio
Kenneth & Sylvia Gentili
Jack & Holly Geringer
Donna Gibson
Gig Harbor Mid Day Rotary
Gig Harbor Welcome Club
Christopher Gilbert
Bob & Lila Gilbertson
Sharon Giovingo
Glaser Foundation, Inc.
Marsha Glaziere
Marc Gleason
William Goetzinger
Paul Goetzinger
Carol Goforth
Ann Goldblatt
Michael Good
Arthur Goodson
Rachel Goon
Gerry Gordon
Susan Gordon
Jacqueline Gorman
Ann Gosch
Gottfried & Mary Fuchs Foundation
Marilyn Gould
Cindy Grady
Candice Granberg
Beverly & Artis Grant
Douglas Granum
Karen Gray
Gray Lumber Company
Great Wolf Lodge
The Greater Tacoma Community
Foundation
Victoria Green
Evan Green
Steve & Heidi Grimstad
Mary Grobins
Carol & John Grudzien
Lu Ann Gundrum
David Gunnarson
John Guy & Lorette Meske
GVA, Inc.
Sandra Gwartney
H
Jane Habegger
Molly Hagan
Don Haggerty
John Hall
Dale & Susan Hall
Herb Hallberg
Sherice Halvorsen
Tamera Hanken
Roger & Patricia Hansen
Barbara Hanson
Harbor Oral Surgery
Harborstone Credit Union
Michele Harbottle
Jan Harding
Virginia Hardy
Sandy Hare
H.C. “Joe” Harned
Ruth Harris
Stan & Sarah Harris
Jordan Hartman
Paul Hartman
Shana Harvey
Dolores Haugen
Kinne Hawes
Kevin Hayes
Amy Healy
Linda Healy
Elizabeth Heath
Kathryn Held
Joan Hento
Tracy Heron-Moore
HHJ Construction
Sue Hickam
Robert Hijiya
Marcia & Rondald Hildebrandt
Sarah Hiller
Wendy Hinand
Albert Hinson & June Kerseg-
Hinson
Cindy Hinz
Caryle Hitchcock
Lynn Hodder
Christine Hoffman
Nancy Hohenstein
Mark & Diane Holcomb
Ann Holder
Ruth Hollo
James Holman
Sharon Holmes
John & Catherine Holmes
Marilyn Holst
William & Norma Honeysett
Marion & Carl Hoober
Janice Hopson
Desiree & Vernon Hosannah
Thomas & Judy Hosea
Dale & Gail Howard
Maurine Howard
Carl Howell
Donna & Bruce Hubbard
Laura Hubert
Susan Hudacek
John Huddlestone
& Sandra Reilly Huddlestone
Dorothy Hughes
Ana Hulse
Charles & Lee Hunt
Debbie Hunter
Husky Terminal & Stevedoring, Inc.
I
Il Fiasco Restaurant and Wine Bar
Imagine Great Things
Indochine
The Inn at Gig Harbor
International Research
& Exchanges Board, Inc.
Anna Inthavong
J
Calvin Jackson
Debi Jackson
Sue Jackson-Andre
Paul & Anne Jacobson
Sharon Jaffee
John & Anita James
Jane Jason
Virginia Jenkins
Rose & Jeff Jennison
Laurie Jinkins & Laura Wulf
Arlene Joe & Richard Woo
Cathy Johnson
Florise Johnson
Thomas & Teena Johnson
Todd & Mariann Johnson
William Johnson
Heather Johnson-Jock
Alberta & Merle Jones
Casey Jones
David Jones
Richard Jones
Continued
Fall 2008 TCC Magazine 11

Jones View Inn
Marcy & David Joseph
K
Margaret Kalton
Buzz Kane
Charles Kaperick
Lilly Kato
Judy Kavanaugh
Frank Kawasaki
Thomas & Suzanne Keegan
Dolores Keller
Lu Kelley
Gail & Richard Kelly
June Kerseg-Hinson
& Albert Hinson
Pat & Chad Kerth
Camille Kesinger
Kestrel Vintners
Yvonne Kevins
KeyBank Foundation
Alya Khan & Clive Cromar
Mojdeh Khatam-Moore
& Roger Moore
Kenneth Kieffer
Derek Kilmer
Naomi Kim
Michelle Kim-Giron & Paul Giron
Fumiko Kimura
Debra King
Jean Kinnaman
Kiwanis Club of Greater Tacoma
Colleen Klein
Jaquelyn Kleiner
Shane Klingenstein
Sue & Gerald Knight
Ford Knox
Sophia Korum
Keith Kragelund
Paula Kraupa
James Krueger
L
Linda & Lee Lagerquist
Kurt Laidlaw
Becky Lamont
John & Patricia Lantz
Faye Laroche
Jeanine Larson
Bruce & Joan Larson
Kate Larsson
John Laurent
Ashley Layman
Tonya Lee
Linda Lee
Margaret & Lee Legowik
Linda Lysne
M
12 TCC Magazine Fall 2008
TCC Foundation Donors 2007-2008
Griselda (Babe) & Herman Lehrer
Bradley Lehrer
Michael Lehrer
Estelle Len & Estelle Guyt
Andrew Lench
Kyle Lentz
Dorothy Lewis
Pamela Lewis-Bridges
& Edward Bridges
Lisa’s Leaves & My Greenhouse
Lissette Massage
Joseph Loescher
Kandace Loewen
Lorraine Lofton
Kathryn Longfellow
Debra Longfellow
Susan Lord
Leonard Lukin
Ronald & Jeanette Lunceford
Richard & Betty Lunceford
Peggy & Tim Lunceford
Lori Lynch
Katherine MacDonald
Margaret MacDonald
Mark MacLeod
Daniel Madden
Ken Madsen
Marilyn Mahoney
MaryJo Mallan
Connie Manuel
Marine View Beverage - Sumner
Sandra Martin
Barbara Martin
Carrie Martin
Julia Martin-Lombardi
Maryhill Winery
Karen Mashburn
Massage Envy
Susan Massey
Glenna & David Mathews
Marcia Matincheck
Kimberle & Phillip Matison
Archie Matthews
Ellen Mazoff
Billie Mazzei
Toni McBride
Mary McCabe
JoAnne McCarthy
Sharon McCormack
McCrea Cellars
Margaret McCulloch Sax
Shelly McDonald
Phyllis McGavick-Broich
McGranahan Architects
Karin McGuire
Margaret McKee-Lopez
Deborah McKeon
Nancy McKinney
Gretchen McKinney
Charles McManus
& Jacqueline Plattner
Dean McSweeney
Alan & Rose Mednick
Gary Meigs & Peggy O’Neill
Scott Merriman
Claudia Merritt
Alexander & Deborah Mihali
Milbrandt Vineyards
Vikki Miller
Susan Mitchell
Richard & Marcia Moe
Barb Moilien
Susan Moorehead
Linda M. Moran
Thomas Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Don Moseid
Sakura Moses
Janine & Nicholas Mott
MRG/Diversification, Inc.
Muckleshoot Casino
Patrick Mullen & Jill Fox-Mullen
MultiCare Health Foundation
MultiCare Health System
Jean Munday
Theophilus Mungen
Cyndy Myers
N
Douglas Neff
Sharron Nelson
Richard Nelson
Patricia & George Nelson
Paul & Molly Neustadt
Susan Newell
William Nice
The Norcliffe Foundation
Peter & Karen Norman
Northwest Cascade, Inc.
Northwest Designer Craftsman
Assoc.
Northwest Justice Project
Ron & Nancy Novak
Dorene Novotny
Michelle Nowoczynski
O
Autumn & Ronald Oberhansli
Patsy O’Connell
Eric Ogilvie
Mary Ohno
Thomas & Skip Oldfield
Sonya Olejar
Cindy Olejar
Janet & Michael Olejar
Benjamin Olp
Olympic Associates Company
Olympic College
David & Inger Owen
Terry & Gretchen Owen
Reid Ozaki
P
P G Beil Foundation
Reginald Page
Page Cellars
Diana Page-Goings
Jamie Palermo
Lynn Palock
Pantages Theater
Mario Parisio
Darryle Parker
Selena Pasin
Paso Robles Courtyard by Marriott
Uscanga Pastora
Kathryn & William Patnode
Patrice Designs
Barbara Patterson
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Gary & Caroline Pearson
Mitch Pearson
Sue Pearson
Darron & Missy Pease
Pease Construction, Inc.
Lisa Pedersen
Beth Pedersen
Angela Peiffer
David Pelkey & Kayleen Oka
Peninsula Gardens
Bobbi Pennell
The Pepsi Bottling Group
Loyd & Muriel Percy
Katelyn Perigard
Lori Peterson
Clare Petrich & Dawn Lucien
James & Judie Pettit
M. Peter Philley & Monica Bulter
Wendy Phillips

Jennifer Pickett
Pierce Commercial Bank
Pierce County Library System
Charlene & Eric Piercy
Laird & Julie Pisto
William Plancich
Mike & Lisa Politeo
Port of Tacoma
Shawn Postma
Pour At Four
Mary Anne Powell
Ronald Powers
Ken Powers
Thomas & Lynn Pratt
Scott Price
Pride Foundation
Primo Grill
The Prudential Foundation
Matching Gifts
John Purbaugh
R
Joyce Raine
Rainier Pacific Bank
Rainier Pacific Foundation
Pamela Ralston
Consuelo Ramirez
Sierra Ramirez
Ed & Sharie Ramos
Patricia Randall
Randy’s Nursery
Julie Ranger
Donald & Karen Rasmussen
Gail Rassat
Raven Ridge Naturals
Cheryl Rea
Andrew Read
Michael & Susan Reed
Les & Estelle Reid
April Reid
Sandra Reilley
Linda Remsberg
Candyce & Don Rennegarbe
Respiratory Care Society
of Washington
Sandy Reyier
Gene Rezac
Richard Rhea
Caridad Rhoades
Astrid Rial & Tony Malaghan
Steve Rich
Marie Rider
Deborah Riegsecker
Andrew & Jan Ritting
Ann & Fred Roberson
Gayle Roberts
Valerie Robertson
Ross Robinson
Michel & Pamela Rocchi
Jill Rohrbaugh
Amanda & Lorenzo Rollins
Greg Rolsma
Ron Carson Pottery
Rosedale Gardens, LLC
Kerry Rounds
Joan Rubinstein
Amanda Ruff
Cynthia Ruggiero
Art Rutkowski
Robert Ryan
S
TCC Foundation Donors 2007-2008
S.T.T. Sports Lettering Co.
Bonnie Sand
Blanca Santander
Ianne Santos
Margaret Sargeant
David Sarno
Rhonda Savage
Saviah Cellars
Audra Schindler
Bob Schmitt
Abbey Schofield
Ladonna Schuh
Joyce Schultz
Mary Scott
Sea Grill
William & Tatyana Searcy
Seattle Mariners
Secret Garden Boutique
Scott & Debbie Seelye
Cynthia Seward
Dan & Sue Shea
Mary Sheehan
Selinda Sheridan
Lucy Sherman
Amy Shipp
Gerald Shulenbarger
Signs by Tomorrow
What’s Your Sign, Inc.
Silverlake Winery
Simpson Investment Company
Sister City Community of Tacoma
~ Kitakyushu
Jim Skalski & Csilla Muhl
Linda Skyler
Mary Slaughter
Dan & Doreen Small
Carolyn Small
Amy Small
Gail Smalley
Rebecca Smart & Drew Deutsch
Tomi Kent Smith
Darryl & Jodi Smith
Virginia Smith
Gayle Smith
Barbara & Mel Smith
Kimberley Smith
Laura Smith
Smith Barney Charitable Trust, Inc.
Kelly Snead
Terry & Ruth Snider
Margaret Sonnen
Michael & Joan Soronen
Soroptimist International
of Gig Harbor
Leonard Souchek
Sound Electronics Div.
of Carl T. Madsen Inc.
Thomas & Kristin Spilman
Jaron Spoja & Rhonda Oglivie
Rebeccah Sproat
St. Anthony Hospital
St. Michelle Estates
David Stahl
Deronda Stanley
State Farm
Sam Stayd
Kellie Steinmasel
Sterling Savings Bank
Willie & Faye Stewart
Barbara & Richard Stockstad
Timothy Stokes
Beverlee Storkman
Claudia & David Straayer
Brandy Stricker
Paula Stuart & Philip Lynch
Nancy Stuart
Mary Sudar
Shannon Sullins
Sunset Pacific General
Contractors, Inc.
Sally Swanson
Anthony Szalyga
T
Tacoma Investment Group, Inc.
Tacoma Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Ron Talley
Kitty Tartaglia
Rod Tayet
R. Taylor
Angela Taylor
Robert & Patricia Thaden
Susan & Andrew Thompson
Claudia Thompson
Wanda Thompson
Vanessa Tilberg
Vincent Tilotta
Titus Will Families Foundation
Mary Beth Tollefson
Lisa Tompkins
Kristin Tow
Michael Towey
Arlene Towne
Sandra & Robert Townley
Trader Joe’s
Pamela Transue & Stuart Grover
Ailene Tronca
Trueman Appraisal Co.
Virginia & Robert Tucker
Chee & Katherine Tung
Sam Tuttle
Diane Twitty
U
Jean Ulianich
Lorinda Ulsh
Union Bank of California
Heather Urschel-Speir
Pastora Uscanga
V
Diane Valdez
Bruce Valentine
Rick Valtee
Linda Van Doren
Elisabeth Van Dusen
Gerrit & Melissa Van Ness
Cary & Crystal Vance
Lillian Vandehey
Sara VanPerre
Regina Vasaitis
Venture Bank
Ann Verratti
Vinotique
W
Sumiho Wada
Yasuko Wada
Corydon Wagner
Richard & Catherine Wakefield
Walla Walla Inns
Deb Wallin
Marilyn & James Walton
Debbi & Bill Wambold
Yi Wang
Betty Wani
Continued
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TCC Foundation Donors
2007-2008, continued
Kimberly Ward
Jeanne & Duane Warner
Lilly & Jack Warnick
Linda & Steve Washburn
Alan Waugh
Wendey Weathers
Joe Webb
Olga & Norman Webstad
Karla & William Webster
June Weled
Laura Weselmann
Emily West
Denise Wester
Marilyn Westervelt
Annette B. Weyerhaeuser
Frederick & Ki Hyen Whang
Karyn Whitacre
S. White
Steve Wilkinson
William Mitchell Photography
Steven & Dara Willis
Darrell Willits
Patty Wilson
Roger & Sharon Wilson
Wineglass Cellars
Carol Wissmann
Ruth & A. James Witsmeer
Jean Witte
Woodward Canyon
Allen Woolf
World Cultural Interaction
Marjorie Wright
Y
Don & Dianne Yaw
Anna Ybarra & Pamela Ralston
Lois Yoshida
Christine & Calvin Young
Iris & James Young
Jayme Yount
Z
Mel & Fred Zanjani
Jennie Zecher
Caryl Zenker
Richard Zimmerman
Ed Zittel
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Moving into Management
Training a New Generation of Leaders
at General Plastics
Todd Roppo, a Senior Sales Engineer at General Plastics in Tacoma, is one of
25 General Plastics employees chosen for a management training program
administered by Tacoma Community College. Writes Eric Hahn, Vice President
of Organizational Development at General Plastics:
“The Job Skills Program is the foundation for our leadership development
and succession plan. The coursework provides critically needed
instruction in the areas of leadership development, supervisory
techniques, manufacturing basics, finance and materials planning.”

At General Plastics, a Tacoma institution for over fifty years, they’re quite
self sufficient. They make 90 percent of their own tools. They transform rigid
foam and other plastic products into an astonishing variety of applications,
from the 400 different gap seal configurations used in airplane interiors to
the plastic components of the underwater robotics systems used in homeland
security operations. They run their products through onsite tensile tests,
flammability tests, and compression tests. They cross-train their workers in
the use of dozens of specialized machines. But when the time came to train
a new generation of managers, they decided to call Tacoma Community
College.
Todd Roppo, a Senior Sales Engineer at General Plastics, is also a
management trainee. “Right now the company is going through a transition.
They’re trying to foster the next-generation leaders for the company,”
explained Roppo. To that end, General Plastics partnered with Tacoma
Community College to set up a seven-module course, taught onsite by TCC
instructors. TCC’s Corporate and Continuing Education Department hires
experts in specialized fields to provide onsite and on-campus training to
local businesses. Typically, a business will partner with the college to design a
customized training program. Topics covered in the General Plastics program
range from “Supervisory Essentials” to “Process Improvement” to “Finance
Improvement.” As part of the Job Skills Program, the training program is
partly funded by a $48,000 grant from the State Board for Community and
Technical Colleges. The twenty-five General Plastics employees chosen for
the course will receive a certificate upon completion. They’ll also receive 8
college credits that can be applied toward a college degree. “Perhaps an MBA
at some point,” said Roppo, who received a BS in Mechanical Engineering
from the University of Washington. “The ultimate goal would be to keep
moving up the management ladder.”
The management trainees meet for a three-hour class once a week, using a
conference room that doubles as a multimedia classroom. Their program is
scheduled to continue through June 2009. Roppo explained that the group
is currently wrapping up the second training module, on leadership. “We
have homework, and a test at the beginning and end of each module. But
since it’s onsite training, it has to be a little more user-friendly.” While Roppo
enjoys the enthusiastic presentation of useful information in class, he believes
that the program’s most important benefit is that the learning takes place
with his co-workers. “It fosters teamwork,” said Roppo. “The group is a real
cross-section of the company. In this class we interact on a work level, but
also on a personal level. People on the floor have a different perspective than
I do.” Roppo’s classmate Dan Hesser agrees: “The opportunity for teamwork
in this class - it’s priceless. I can really see how it’s had a lot of impact on the
company in the last couple of months.”
TCC Corporate and
Continuing Education
Clients:
Boeing
Carlson Paving Products
Chicago Title Insurance Company
Chief Leschi Schools
City of Renton
City of Tacoma
Community Health Care
First Choice Health
General Plastics
Manufacturing Company
KeyBank
Kitsap County Consolidated
Housing Authority
MCMNW
Metro Parks Tacoma
Orting School District
Pierce County
Pierce County Health Department
Pierce Transit
Port of Tacoma
Puget Sound ESD #121
Puyallup Tribal Health
Red Wind Casino
Schnitzer Steel Industries
STOPWA
Tacoma Public Schools
True North – Student Assistance
and Treatment Services
Washington State Association
of Counties
Washington State Department
of Personnel
Washington State Transit Insurance
Pool (WSTIP)
For more information contact:
Ron Asahara, Director
Corporate & Continuing Education
rasahara@tacomacc.edu
253.460.4469.
Fall 2008 TCC Magazine 15

TCC Annual Report
A year of highlights TCC had many reasons to
National rankings, and designations as
“the best” or “the fastest growing” became
commonplace at Tacoma Community College during
the 2007-2008 academic year. While last year kicked
off with a Grand Reopening to celebrate several
years of achievement and redevelopment, TCC did
not lose momentum in the months that followed.
Based on enrollment fall quarter, state officials
recently forecast that Tacoma Community College will
be the fastest-growing community college in the state
over the next two years. Taking a look at highlights
from last year shows some of the reasons why.
TCC Executive Staff
� Dr. Pamela Transue
President
� Dr. Tim Stokes
VP Academic &
Student Affairs
Mary Chikwinya �
Associate VP
Student Services
� Kathryn Longfellow
VP Administrative
Services
Bill Benjamin �
Associate VP
Human Resources
� Mel Zanjani, CFRE
VP Institutional
Advancement &
Foundation Ex. Dir.
Dan Small �
Associate VP
External Relations
16 TCC Magazine Fall 2008
In the last 12 months,
Tacoma Community College:
Enhanced and streamlined its
student intake and advising
model. The efforts helped create
a 70 percent fall-to-winter
retention rate for the first time in
the college’s history.
Placed third nationally in Grand
Champion category and fourth
in waste reduction in the
RecycleMania competition among
more than 400 colleges and
universities. TCC was the toprated
community college. TCC’s
year-long focus on sustainability
has continued into the 2008-2009
academic year.
25 to 44 n 33%
Tacoma Community College
Early Learning Center project
was selected the winner of
the Northwest Construction
Consumer Council 2008
Distinguished Project Award for
public projects under $10 million.
Received a $250,000 grant to
install solar power electric
generating panels on campus.
The panels are believed to be
capable of generating enough
power to recharge the batteries
in its fleet of electric-powered
security vehicles and campus
maintenance fleet.
Connected 474 students to
service-learning opportunities
and internships throughout the
year that contributed to both
education and community health.
44 + n 17%
Student Age
Under 25 n 50%

celebrate during the past year
Supported the transition of
34 percent of adult basic
education and English as a
second language students to
credit FTE students. TCC has the
highest transition rate in
the state.
Were recognized nationally on
the 2008 CCSSE for Active and
Collaborative Learning and for
Academic Challenge. TCC scored
above the 80th percentile in
both categories.
Increased online course
offerings by 22 percent over
the previous year.
Offered an all-time high
of 1,190 courses during evening
and weekend time periods.
Launched its first, fully online
degree program, Health
Information Management.
Enrollment in the program
has increased 24 percent.
State Allocation
n 66.1%
International Program n 3.4%
Revenue Sources
For Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008
Running Start n 3.9%
Provided seven presentations
at the 2008 Washington State
Teaching & Learning Conference
in Spokane highlighting model
efforts to improve access and
quality using technology.
Began the Encore! Program
to reach out and serve learners
over age 50.
Created and launched the
Tribal Enterprise & Gaming
Management degree program
now offered on location at four
tribal casinos.
Designed career pathways in
several Professional Technical
programs, allowing job
preparation certification at
15-credit-hour, 45-credit-hour and
Associate-of-Applied-Science
milestones to better serve
students and businesses in need
of qualified employees.
Continuing Education
& General Fees n 1.9%
Tuition n 24.6%
Restructured International
Student Programs supporting
significant increases in overall
enrollment as well as enrollment
in short-term language and
culture programs.
Increased revenue of the
Continuing Education & Corporate
Training Division by 32 percent.
Library/Learning
Resources n 2.9%
TCC Board of Trustees
� Don Dennis
Vice Chair
David Edwards �
Chair
� Laurie A. Jinkins
Marilyn D. Walton �
� Fred P.S. Whang
Institutional Support n 20.2% Plant Operations/
Student Services
Maintenance n 10.1%
n 11.2% WF/WR
Program Expenses
For Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008
Financial Aid n 0.9%
Instruction/Primary
Support n 54.7%
Fall 2008 TCC Magazine 17

student
profile
What
keeps me
going is
the
support.
Earnestine Jenkins, a bus driver for the
Clover Park School District for 20 years,
is completing TCC’s Associate in Applied
Science degree in Logistics.
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Transportation
and Secure Logistics
The answer
to a career
dilemma
Earnestine Jenkins is a people person. The 20-year
veteran bus driver for the Clover Park School District
also loves the freedom, variety and challenge of being
on the road. This year her route is special needs kids;
she picks them up at their homes and takes them to
their school and back again. It’s a job she especially likes.
“You learn to care about people and care about the
situation,” says Earnestine. “I think I have a knack
for working with people, and in this job there are lots
of personalities and needs.”
For eighteen months a couple years ago she also
worked in the bus dispatch office, filling in for a fellow
employee deployed to Iraq. “I loved dispatching,” says
Earnestine. “If I got another job that is one of the first
I would look at.”
Earnestine says she got into bus driving because she had
three boys and wanted to be home with them. “Driving
bus I could be there after school and in the summers.”
When her sons grew up and moved out, it became her
goal to stay on, and retire at 55 with 20 years on the job.
That was the old economy. Enter the new economy:
“Now I have 20 years on the job, but I’m 10 years from
retirement,” says Earnestine.
One Sunday a couple of years ago, Earnestine Jenkins
saw a story in the newspaper about a new program
at TCC. “It was a big spread about the relationship
between Tacoma Community College and the Port
of Tacoma,” said Earnestine. The story talked about
the need for people trained in distribution, shipping,
and logistics. “It said TCC offered a certificate and an
associate degree in Logistics.”

She quickly saw the solution to a career dilemma.
Now Earnestine is close to graduating from TCC’s
Transportation & Secure Logistics associate degree
program, with hopes of transitioning into the
transportation industry. “With this degree it could be
an easy transition,” says Earnestine.
The degree is interesting, and includes courses
in business, security and management, and it’s
convenient—but it’s not easy. “Ms. Reid (April Reid,
Dean of Counseling, Advising and Transition Services)
– that’s where I get my inspiration to keep going. And
the online courses make it convenient for a person who
works full time. Last winter I had to go to Canada.
I was able to log in to my coursework right from my
condo,” says Earnestine.
“I always ask for help; and it’s always available. I never
have to go it alone. My advisor Erika Bowles makes sure
I’m comfortable with my classes and my instructors…
I’m happy I chose TCC to enhance my skills to be able
to compete in today’s market. What keeps me going
is the support.”
Photo courtesy:
Port of Tacoma
Secure Logistics, Transportation
and Supply Chain Management
The importance of safeguarding the
distribution of transported goods is a
primary reason why the National Science
Foundation awarded Tacoma Community
College with a grant to develop a certificate
and degree program in the field of
Logistics. TCC offers:
∙ Transportation and Secure Logistics
Certificate
∙ Associate in Applied Science degree in
Logistics
For more information, contact
Erika Bowles, Logistics Program Chair,
ebowles@tacomacc.edu, or 253.566.5253;
or visit the website at www.tacomacc.edu/
academics/areasofstudy/logistics.aspx.
Fall 2008 TCC Magazine 19

calendar
at The Gallery
Call 253.460.4392 for more
information.
through December 19, 2008
73/67 Heartland Intersections
Recent work by Melinda Cox and
Linda Staats
2009
January 2-February 27
Environmental Art
March 9-May 8
Feminist Art Exhibition
May 18-June 11
TCC Student Art Exhibition
June 22-August 14
7 th Annual Juried Local Art
Exhibition
August 24-October 9
Liu Lujun Ceramics
October 19-December 31
Rick Mahaffey and Reid Ozaki
TCC Arts &
Lecture Series
For more information, contact
Student Life 253.566.5118.
2009
February 12 ..........David Silverman
A writer and director for television
and film, David Silverman is
probably best known for his work
on the animated television show
The Simpsons.
April 12 .........Summer Rayne Oakes
Summer Rayne Oakes is a model
and entrepreneur who promotes
sustainability and awareness of
ecological issues.
december
january
february
march
20 TCC Magazine Fall 2008
14
Basketball 1p
Basketball 3p
Pour at Four
Wine Auction
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
2008
1 2
TCC Choirs
7:30p
3
Basketball 7p
4 5 6
Basketball 3p
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
15 16 17 18 19
TCC Jazz Band
7:30p
21 22 23 24
College Closed
28 29 30 31
2009
4 5
Winter quarter
begins
6 7
Basketball 6p
Basketball 8p
25
Christmas
College Closed
1
New Years Day
College Closed
26
College Closed
2
College Closed
20
27
8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Basketball 1p
Basketball 3p
18 19
MLK Jr. Birthday
College Closed
20 21
Basketball 6p
Basketball 8p
22 23 24
Basketball 1p
Basketball 3p
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Basketball 1p
Basketball 3p
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Basketball 1p
Basketball 3p
8 9 10 11
Basketball 6p
Basketball 8p
15 16
President’s Day
No Classes
22 23 24 25
TCC Chamber
Orchestra 7:30p
12
TCC A&LS:
David Silverman
3
13 14
17 18 19 20 21
1 2 3 4 5
TCC Symphonic
Band 7:30p
8
26 27 28
Basketball 1p
Basketball 3p
6 7
9 10 11 12 13 14
TCC Choirs
Dinner Theater
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
Spring quarter
begins
31

april
may
june
12
TCC A&LS:
Summer Oakes
Gig Harbor
Garden Tour
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
2009
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23
Job Fair 10a-4p
TCC Gym
26 27 28 29 30
3 4 5 6 7 8
Clay Club
Pottery Sale
24 25
1 2
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20
TCC Chamber
Orchestra 7:30p
24 25
Memorial Day
College Closed
31
26 27 28
TCC Symphonic
Band 7:30p
21 22 23
9
29 30
1 2 3 4 5 6
TCC Choirs
7:30p
7 8 9 10 11
Commencement
Tacoma Dome
12 13
14 16 17 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Gig Harbor
Garden Tour
28
29 30 31
TCC Concerts
7:30 p.m., Building 3
$5 suggested donation. For more
information contact Dr. John
Falskow, 253.460.4374, jfalskow@
tacomacc.edu.
December 2 ..................TCC Choirs
December 19 .......... TCC Jazz Band
2009
February 25 ..... Chamber Orchestra
March 5 ................ Symphonic Band
March 14 ......Choirs: Dinner Theater
May 20 ............. Chamber Orchestra
May 28 ................. Symphonic Band
June 6 ...............Choirs: Celebration
of Community
TCC Foundation
March 8 ...Pour at Four Wine Auction
4 p.m. Bid on wines from around
the world: verticals, cases and
specialty bottles. Benefits the TCC
Foundation’s Dr. John R. Schaeffer
Scholarship. Pour at Four, 3814
N. 26th St., Tacoma. 253.761.8015.
winenotes@pouratfour.com.
May ............... Tacoma Wine Classic
Ninth annual wine tasting
benefiting the TCC Foundation.
Call 253.460.4318.
June 27 & 28, 2009
Gig Harbor Garden Tour
calendar
The Gig Harbor Garden tour is a
tour for literacy. Proceeds benefit
the Peninsula Adult Basic Education
Program at the Gig Harbor Campus.
Visit www.gigharborguide.com.
Fall 2008 TCC Magazine IBC

6501 S. 19th Street
Tacoma WA 98466
www.tacomacc.edu
The Tacoma Community College
Annette B. Weyerhaeuser
Early Learning Center
Enables our student parents to pursue their
education by providing a safe, affordable and
nurturing environment for their children.
Provides unique links to the community by
bringing TCC’s early childhood programs into
one well-designed facility. TCC offers training and
college credit for local child care providers, with
certificates in Child Development and Management
of Early Learning and the two-year Associate in
Applied Science degree
Through a partnership with Lesley University,
TCC’s new center serves as the site for the
college’s residency teacher certification program
in elementary and special education, and also
provides meeting space for the early childhood
education community.
The facility is part of a campus-wide environmental
sustainability initiative. Built with natural, childsafe
materials and energy-efficient systems, the
building is designed to meet U.S. Green Building
Council LEED Gold building standards.
Operation of the center is subsidized by TCC
Associated Students to keep quality child care
affordable, providing funds over several years that
total more than $2 million.
The $5.6 million project includes $1 million in
capital funds from the State of Washington,
matched by local donations secured through
efforts of the TCC Foundation.
The TCC Foundation is launching the public phase of
the Early Learning Center campaign to raise $420,000
to complete project funding. Interested community
members please contact Mel Zanjani at 253.566.5003,
or email mzanjani@tacomacc.edu.
Commitment to Community is at the core of everything Tacoma Community College does.
It is the goal of the college to meet the diverse educational needs of our community with
relevant, timely, high quality professional, technical, and academic programs.