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Learning Communities: A new 

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Mascot photo contest continues 

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Animation giants offer a peek into 

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Orientations scheduled for fall 

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Faculty and Staff Spotlight 

Top 10 ... Facts about the cougar 

Where Are They Now: Tammie 

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Book Review -- James Baldwin 

Faculty, staff and student news 

Campus Dates 

Real People, Real Life, Real 

Knowledge 

New field of study, marketable skills 

achievement award available 

Transfer Tip -- Shop Around 

Tennis teams cap off successful 

years; Berryman captures honor 

President's, Dean's lists announced 

Nurse pinning ceremony held 

Summertime means growth, job 

search opportunities 

Fire academy graduates two classes 

July Employee Birthdays 

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Learning Communities: A new classroom 

experience 

Learning Communities was a foreign concept 

upon entering Collin County Community 

College District (Collin) in the fall 2005. But 

after completing my first semester, I knew 

Learning Communities were the most 

interesting, thought-provoking, academicallyenriching 

classes. 

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Deadline for SLA enrollment extended 

The deadline to enroll in Collin's Student 

Leadership Academy has been extended to 

Friday, July 21. 


Mascot photo contest continues through 

summer 

Just a reminder: Cougar News is 

seeking photos of you, the college's 

mascot and an exotic location. 


Animation giants offer a peek into their world 

The Industry Giants 2006: Giant Steps 

Forward computer graphics, animation 

and gaming forum at Collin offered 

students and guests a rare, behind-thescenes 

glimpse into the imaginative 

world of digital movie effects and video game design, not 

to mention a sneak preview of some of the summer’s 

biggest blockbusters. 


Orientations scheduled for fall semester 

Students wanting to orient themselves 

on campus before entering college will 

have an opportunity to do so in July and 

August. 



Tom Mobley likes Faulkner and math. And he 

loves ghost stories. 

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format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, 

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Cadena-Smith, contributor; Shawn 

Stewart, special contributor; Cody Lynch, 

special contributor; Dr. John Glass, 

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It is your mascot. You should know as much 

as possible about it -- the cougar. 


Where Are They Now: Tammie Williams 

One former student is putting a new spin on 

early childhood education. 



Cougar News looks into its own library and 

rates a popular work of American literature. 



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of students, faculty and staff. 


Campus Dates 

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events. 


Real People, Real Life, Real Knowledge 

By Dr. John Glass 

Special Contributor 

As a sociologist charged with the responsibility of 

transmitting knowledge about the social world that we 

inhabit, I am always cautious about ensuring that my 

students receive accurate, current, and relevant 

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Collin is giving students a different route toward an 

associate’s degree. 

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Tennis teams cap off successful years; 

Berryman captures honor 

The Cougar tennis seasons ended well for 

the players and for head coach Marty 

Berryman. 



Collin recently announced its President’s List for the spring 

2006 semester. 



The college recognized its newest class 

of nurses. 


Summertime means growth, job search 

opportunities 

For many, summertime is a time for growth. Take, for 

example, the recent graduate. 



Collin provides the community with 

quality firefighters. Two more groups 

were honored recently. 



Sing a special song for these July honorees. 


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By Cody Lynch 


Learning Communities was a foreign 

concept upon entering Collin County 

Community College District (Collin) in 

the fall 2005. But after completing my 

first semester, I knew Learning 

Communities were the most 

interesting, thought-provoking, 

academically-enriching classes. 

When I was signing up for my first 12 

hours of college classes, I felt like a 

deer in headlights. I had no idea what 

Cody Lynch 

courses I needed to sign up for until the academic advisor 

recommended four courses to take including both history 

and sociology. 

She informed me that I could take the classes separate or 

together in a Learning Communities class titled “What 

Does It Mean To Be an American?,” which combined the 

two-hour long courses into one two-hour course, and I 

would still receive six hours of credit. The idea sounded 

perfect and I immediately signed up for the course, LRCM 

8605.C03. The first day of classes, I did not know what to 

anticipate, but within the first 30 minutes, I knew what to 

expect out of the course. 

Two professors, two subjects, one grade 

The course was taught by two professors working side by 

side integrating the two subjects into one unique class. 

Professor Pamela Gaiter, sociology, and professor Larry 

Collins, U.S. history, presided over the class. They 

informed the class that the workload would be high 

because it is a two-course class, and we would receive the 

same grade for both courses. They also gave us a brief 

outline of the work expected of us before the semester 

ends. 

We would have to complete two group projects, a midterm, 

final, weekly quizzes, two field trips, a service learning 

paper or book critique and write four experiential learning 

papers on either the various speakers or field trips. 

Immediately, I knew that the class would not be easy, and 

the work would be intensive, but it would be an amazing


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course. The course began with an outline of the readings 

we would be required to finish for each week. 

After two weeks of classes, groups were chosen and our 

first group project was assigned. The assignment was to 

choose an ethnic group in U.S. history from a list including 

groups from the Ku Klux Klan to Vietnamese refugees, and 

then to create a presentation to inform the class about the 

particular ethnic group. In addition to the presentation, we 

had to type up a work-cited page and each member was 

required to write a process paper informing the professors 

how the other members in the group participated in the 

project. 

The class had five weeks to complete the project and be 

ready to present their 15- to 25-minute presentation. 

Before the projects were due, we went on our first field trip 

to the Holocaust Museum, decided whether we were going 

to participate in a service-learning project or write a book 

review, and heard our first speaker, who was a Holocaust 

survivor. 

The field trip to the museum was informative, emotional, 

and allowed the class to observe first hand a historical 

event we had been studying. In addition to touring the 

museum, we had lunch in downtown, which allowed the 

class to communicate outside of the classroom. 

The class period after we went on the field trip, we had to 

decide between the service-learning project and the book 

review. The service-learning project required the student to 

participate in an organization whose goal is to help the 

community. Our choices included being a tutor at either 

Webb Elementary School or Caldwell Elementary School, 

being a Legal Aid, or being a conversation partner with an 

ESL student at Collin. If a student chose to participate in 

service-learning, that student would be required to attend 

the particular organization once a week for a set period of 

time followed by a written paper explaining their 

experience. If a student did not want to participate in 

service learning, they could write a three to five page book 

review about a book they selected from a list given by the 

professors. 

A course with discourse 

After giving our first group presentations, our first two 

experiential learning papers were due and we had another 

speaker attend the college. All of the speakers held 

lectures in Pike Hall at the Central Park Campus. This 

speaker was Ron Cowart, a Dallas police officer and a 

Vietnam veteran who is a major influence in Asian 

Americans experience in Dallas. All of our speakers related 

to the subjects we were studying out of our textbooks. The 

professors’ goal was to give us an out of the classroom 

experience to enhance our learning experience. 

Following Cowart’s lecture, we took our midterm exam, 

which was one of two exams we took during the semester. 

In addition to the exam covering all the material from our



textbooks, the exam also included questions from the first 

group presentations. Upon completing our midterm, we had 

another speaker, Victor Lewis, who spoke about the 

African American experience. Like the other speakers, 

Lewis spoke about a subject we were in the middle of 

studying in class. 

The next week, we went on our second class field trip to 

the African American museum and the Latino Cultural 

Center at Fair Park. Each field trip was taken during class 

time and if the trip was to last longer than the time allowed 

for the class, the professors would write a letter for a 

student to whom ever they needed. Although this field trip 

was not as emotional as the Holocaust museum, it did 

touch close to home because it explained the African 

American and Latino experiences in North Texas. The 

African American museum had an amazing amount of 

historical artifacts, paintings, and photography exhibit that 

left a profound impact on me upon leaving the museum. 

The next class period, the second group presentations 

were assigned, and the professors allowed the class to 

choose their groups. The presentations were over culturally 

ethnic minority groups in America including Mexican, 

Cuban, Asian and African Americans. This project had the 

same requirements, as the first project except the project 

required us to integrate new terms and ideas we had 

learned since our last project. When the project was 

assigned, we were studying Native Americans experience, 

and we had a Native American flutist, William Gutierrez, as 

our next speaker. Gutierrez’s flute playing was a highlight 

of the class because it was extremely emotional and 

soothing at the same time. 

After Gutierrez came to speak and play his flute, our last 

two experiential learning papers were due. At this point, we 

were in the final stretch of the class. Two weeks later, 

following Thanksgiving break, our second group 

presentation was due. These presentations were enjoyable 

because in addition to the presentation, groups brought 

food, music and clothing from the particular group they 

chose for their project. 

One class period we had a culturally infused feast 

including Saudi Arabian, Mexican and Asian food. After our 

feast, we went back to work when the professors handed 

out the final exam take home essay and our final exam 

review. 

The final exam essay required us to explain the five 

different groups we had studied over the semester. This 

paper allowed me to reflect back on what I had learned 

about the American experience for African, Hispanic, 

Asian, European and Native Americans. The in-class 

portion of the final included all the material from the midterm 

to the final, instead of it being comprehensive. 

Final thoughts 

On the first day of class, the professors asked us to write a




paragraph on why we took the course and what we 

thought it meant to be an American. My answer to the first 

part of the question was I took the class because I 

received six hours of credit in one class and as for what it 

means to be an American, I simply stated that “Being an 

American, is being free.” 

After completing this course, my answers have drastically 

changed. Even though I signed up for the class because 

the courses were required, I learned more about myself, 

our country, and the importance of an education. It is often 

the belief of students that the professor makes a course, 

and in this case, we were honored with two amazing 

professors who created an incredible class. 

Whether a student is attending Collin for personal 

enrichment or to further their academic career, Learning 

Communities are an essential in enhancing their college 

experience. 

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Deadline for SLA enrollment extended 

The deadline to enroll in Collin's Student 

Leadership Academy has been extended to 

Friday, July 21. 

The Student Leadership Academy is a 

rigorous semester-long leadership experience 

unique to Collin. The course is designed to 

encourage leadership, integrity, professional development, 

scholarship and service. The curriculum fosters skills 

through lecture, guest speakers, student facilitation and 

team projects. The students earn three credit hours upon 

completion. 

Only 25 students will be accepted into the fall LEAD 1301 

course. Students interested in the course must have a 2.5 

cumulative grade point average and fill out an application 

packet. The application must be completed in its entirety to 

be considered for the class. There is no prerequisite for 

LEAD 1301. 

LEAD 1301 classes are scheduled every Friday from 8:45 

a.m.-noon in the fall semester. LEAD 2301 classes are 

offered at the same time during the spring semester. Both 

courses will be at the Preston Ridge Campus, 9700 Wade 

Blvd. in Frisco. 

The Student Leadership Academy is modeled after 

Leadership Plano, Leadership Frisco, Leadership Allen and 

Citizenship McKinney prototypes. As part of the application 

packet, students participating in the Student Leadership 

Academy must submit an academic transcript, three letters 

of recommendation and an essay. 

Applications are available at the Center for Scholarly & 

Civic Engagement in Room F105 at the Spring Creek 

Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano. 

Students may also contact the center’s director Regina M. 

Hughes for more information at rhughes@ccccd.edu or call 

972.881.5900. 


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Collin the Cougar visits Egypt 

Cougar News wants to know how far Collin the Cougar can 

travel this summer. 

Students who have plans this summer for a vacation or 

road trip should take along a Collin County Community 

College District (Collin) sign, T-shirt, hat, notebook, plush 

Cougar* or any item with the college’s name, logo and/or 

mascot. Photograph yourself with your Collin item and 

submit it to Cougar News. 

The winner will receive a $75 scholarship to any Collin 

bookstore for books or class supplies. 

The winning entry will be based on the most unique or 

exotic location where the college was represented through 

your photo. 

Submit photos along with your name, phone number and 

where the photograph is taken to mrobinson@ccccd.edu by 

Aug. 10. The winner will be announced in September. 

For more information, call Cougar News editor Mark 

Robinson at 972.599.3142. 

* Students do not need to purchase merchandise to enter 

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By Shawn Stewart 


The Industry Giants 2006: 

Giant Steps Forward 

computer graphics, 

animation and gaming 

forum at Collin offered 

students and guests a rare, 

behind-the-scenes glimpse 

into the imaginative world 

of digital movie effects and 

video game design, not to 

mention a sneak preview of 

some of the summer’s 

biggest blockbusters. 

Conceptual Art Director Christian Lorenz Scheurer 

offered a unique glimpse into the thought processes 

behind creating conceptual art for feature films. 

Industry Giants took place June 10 in the John Anthony Theatre 

at Spring Creek Campus. Hosted by Collin’s Applied Graphics 

Design Technology department and the regional animators’ guild, 

A Bunch of Short Guys, Industry Giants included presentations 

by a distinctive lineup of speakers working in all areas of 

animation and special effects for film, television and games. 

Geeks ruled the day. 

The audience at the John Anthony Theatre was full of selfproclaimed 

animation, gaming, film and computer nuts--myself 

included. It’s easy to tell fans apart from the “norms,” both by our 

casual dress code, (baseball caps, T-shirts, sneakers, socks 

optional) and by the number of acronyms and technical gibberish 

we sprinkle into everyday speech: Maya, MMORPGs, FACS, 

“parenting,” “ambient occlusion pass,” “mo-cap,” etc. 

An impressive amount of technology was brought to bear on the 

forum. The Short Guys brought with them three cameras and a 

digital switcher to record the day’s events. 

Christian Lorenz Scheurer – Visual Storytelling and Universe 

Creation Conceptual Art Director 

Scheurer offered a unique glimpse into the thought processes 

behind creating conceptual art for feature films "The Fifth 

Element," "Titanic" and "The Matrix," and video games like "Final 

Fantasy," "Spore" and "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King." 

Scheurer is one of many team members whose work falls into 

the realm of conceptual art or pre-visualization, part of the preproduction 

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He’s a graphic artist by trade, one who likes to dream up 

fantastic people, places and things. The more freedom he is 

given, the more outlandish his designs are. His work resembles 

that of H.R. Geiger ("Alien"). 

“All my pictures tell a story,” he said. “I always leave the viewer 

wanting to know more about the universe I’ve created.” 

That’s why his concept art always has people in it, boarding a 

train or walking around, involved in some action... low-tech 

gliders mixed with high-tech cities. He calls this adding “drama” 

to a picture--the element of the unknown, the curious. On the 

video game "Final Fantasy IX," Scheurer moved from painting on 

canvas to painting directly into Photoshop, to save time and 

money. 

“It was liberating,” he said. 

Now, instead of having just one flat canvas, he could have “layer 

upon layer upon layer of images,” he said, which led him to 

conclude: “It’s great if you get paid on the job to learn new tools." 

Pointing to one drawing, he added: “I could never have created 

that with markers and wash.” 

Scheurer believes very strongly in creating back stories for all of 

his people, places and things. In fantasy, he says, this is 

particularly important, to help the audience relate to an otherwise 

alien environment. For example, he proposes that the movie 

Alien was based entirely on the lifecycle of the creature. There is 

the “facehugger” parent, the embryo alien implant, the violent 

“birthing” scene, and finally the fully grown alien terrorizing the 

spaceship. 

“If the director [Ridley Scott] had told Geiger to avoid all of this 

history of the alien itself,” he said, “then there would have been 

no story.” 

Scheurer created matte paintings of the NYC library buried under 

hundreds of feet of snow and concept drawings of the “supercell” 

hurricane for the motion picture "The Day After Tomorrow." He 

made cutaways of the electromagnetic spaceships for "The 

Matrix" and concept drawings of the historic ocean liner breaking 

apart for "Titanic." 

Creating matte paintings is very much “a Zen-like experience,” 

he said. Since the artist is painting environmental landscapes, 

with lots of repetitions elements, the artist has to repeat to 

himself, “stone stone stone, rock rock rock, sky sky sky,” while 

painting. He told graphic artists in the audience to always 

question why something has to be the way it is, even when 

questioning the producer, the one signing the paychecks. 

“They don’t always understand visual arts,” he said. 

Why, for example, is it awkward to mix a Japanese building with 

a European interior? Even the guys who are “on the trigger for 

$10, $15 million” don’t always understand this. That’s why it’s 

important, he said, to occasionally step back from other projects



and create your own material, “your own IP,” he called it. 

Copies of his book, "Entropia," a fantasy story told through 

stamps, is available at Amazon.com. Examples of his work can 

be seen at www.christianlorenzscheurer.com. 

Loni Peristere – Zoic Studios – Visual Effects Creation for 

“Serenity” 

Peristere is co-founder and creative director of Zoic Studios 

(www.zoicstudios.com) in Los Angeles. His work includes 

creating special effects for commercial, episodic and feature 

animation projects, like "Battlestar Galactica," "CSI" and "Buffy 

The Vampire Slayer." 

He received a 2003 Emmy Award for his visual effects work on 

the series "Firefly." 

Peristere graduated magna cum laude from the University of 

Massachusetts in 1995. He won the Paul Tucker Award for his 

short film “Twilight” in 1996. That brought him to the attention of 

companies in Hollywood. 

“You must have a consistent vision of where you’re going and 

what you want to do in this business,” he said. “Otherwise, it’s 

easy to get off-track and lose your way.” 

Though he discussed at length his work as visual effects 

supervisor on the film "Serenity," the theme of his presentation 

was actually “persistence of vision,” a double-take on the old film 

phrase, meaning “the phenomenon by which still images, when 

projected in rapid succession, give the appearance of motion.” 

This is what makes movies and TV possible. Peristere redefine 

this phrase to mean “keeping a consistent vision” about who you 

are and where you are going, both in life and in the film industry. 

In the mid-1990s, through his work at a visual effects company, 

Peristere met Joss Whedon, creator of "Buffy The Vampire 

Slayer." The two became fast friends based on a mutual love 

affair of old movies, including ironically the musical "Seven Brides 

for Seven Brothers." A scene from the movie became inspiration 

for a fight sequence in one episode of "Buffy." (In fact, Whedon 

was such a fan of old musicals that he created an entire songand-dance 

episode of "Buffy" in season six. As comical as it 

sounds, vampires dancing and singing, the episode is actually 

quite touching.) 

The two hit it off so well that Peristere was promoted to visual 

effects supervisor on the second season of "Buffy." 

“Going to Joss Whedon university for my grad school was the 

coolest thing that I could ever have asked for,” he admits. 

It took Peristere only a few minutes to use his first Whedon-ism, 

“uber-photo-reality,” to the delight of all us geeks, when 

describing a special effects shot. In "Buffy," everything is called 

uber-this or uber-that, for something extraordinary, like Buffy’s 

arch-nemesis “the uber-vamp.” During season two, Peristere 

perfected the technique of “dusting” vampires, or killing them. 

Dusting was a digital green-screen/morphing technique used 

whenever a vampire, after being staked through the heart, would



fly apart like a cloud of dust. In creating the effect, Peristere 

admitted that he was inspired by the 1960’s Hammer Dracula 

movies. Often in Hammer films, Dracula would die either by 

sunlight or by staking and dissolve into what looked like a puddle 

of bubbling, wet, green sand. 

In his effect, Peristere took that notion one step further, making it 

more visually exciting, by allowing this to happen in the middle of 

a fight sequence, on the fly. (This probably also kept the network 

censors happy, by cutting down on the amount of blood in what 

would have otherwise been a bloody TV series.) Dusting became 

a "Buffy trademark"--even made its way into pop culture 

vernacular, “I dusted him,” became a favorite saying, so much so 

that the Zoic website states, “[d]usting demons is our specialty. 

Zoic has proven themselves to be the experts on vampire 

effects.” 

This is no idle boast. "Buffy" probably did more in its sevenseason 

run to expand the vampire mythos than all the Hammer 

films combined. The series is a lovely example of pre-millennial 

paranoia. 

“We have an ethical responsibility to create stories which live 

beyond our lifetimes,” said Peristere, who not surprisingly was a 

literature major in college and frequently references Homer and 

Aristotle. 

“We must create stories that last.” 

As a result, Peristere’s company, Zoic, won several awards for 

the series: nominated for outstanding special visual effects for a 

series, 2003 Primetime Emmy Awards; and winner for 

outstanding visual effects in a television series 2003 VES 

Awards. The company created many other digital effects for the 

show: magic potions, disintegrating demons, giant caverns and 

the “flat out destruction of Sunnydale” in the final episode. 

Peristere went on to serve as visual effects supervisor and 

second unit director for the movie "Serenity," another film by Joss 

Whedon, based on the TV series "Firefly." Over the past nine 

years, their working relationship progressed to the point where 

the "Buffy" scribe will often write into his script, “Spaceship flies 

through space. (Loni will come up with something really cool 

here!)” 

Undoubtedly, Peristere hopes to work on the next Whedon 

project, the one about “that chick with bracelets,” as he called it, 

Wonder Woman. Peristere believes that the future of storytelling 

is in “the birth of the interactive narrative as a very realistic way 

of life. The technology that we are developing today in video 

games is going to allow us in the very near future to create very 

realistic worlds, people, places, things. It will enable us to have 

world-creation become the normal part of entertainment.” Let’s 

hope there’s still room for traditional narratives like "Buffy." 

T. Dan Hofstedt – Sony Pictures Imageworks – Animating 

“Monster House” 

Hofstedt is animation supervisor with Sony Pictures Imageworks 

(www.sonypictures.com/imageworks/company/bios/thofstedt.html). 

Hofstedt discussed his work on the animated “performance 

capture” feature "Monster House," due for release July 21.



Hofstedt is a wonderful and gifted animator. His gift for 

caricaturing both likeness and action of a character has served 

him well over a 21 year career in feature film animation. (Trivia 

question: His first job after graduating from Cal Arts, the Disney 

farm school, was as an animator on the Emmy Award-winning 

TV series, The Smurfs.) And he does wonderful voice 

impressions of his characters as he is giving presentations. 

He is a delightful presenter. Hofstedt is a 12-year veteran of Walt 

Disney Feature Animation. "The Lion King," "Aladdin" and 

"Pocahontas" are among his credits. Hofstedt served as senior 

character animator on The" Polar Express" from Director Robert 

Zemeckis. "The Polar Express" was the first film to employ 

Imagemotion, the motion capture system developed by 

Imageworks. In regards to "The Polar Express," I have to admit 

not being overly impressed with the technology originally. 

Unfortunately, the few scenes I saw from "Monster House," 

though beautifully animated and full of character, did not change 

my mind about the underlying technology, Imagemotion. 

"Monster House" makes extensive use of “performance capture,” 

a new digital motion-captured technique in which actors are 

covered with luminescent dots and those dots are then recorded 

by the computer to create a representative wireframe image of 

the character’s body and facial movements. 

Hofstedt called this a “rig.” Recording broad gestures--walking, 

standing, sitting--go back to "Titanic," 10 years prior, but 

recording facial gestures is relatively new. The computer uses an 

algorithm, called the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) to 

estimate emotions on the live-action actors and to transpose 

those onto the animated characters. (By comparison, in more 

traditional a keyframe animation, every nth frame is actually 

drawn by hand and then filled in by other artists who are known 

as “inbetweeners.”) 

One lovely example of keyframe animation is the “monster 

house” itself, which is personified as a character in the movie, 

eating people and spitting them out. The monster house is 

animated as a traditional character, with facial features: windows 

for eyes, door for a mouth. The full resolution, or wireframe, “rig” 

for the house included 40,000 controls which could be 

individually manipulated to give the house character. Every 

shingle, porch board, and slat of siding could be tweaked and 

torqued to make the house bristle, frown, talk and even walk. It’s 

a lovely piece of animation that required no motion capture 

whatsoever. 

By contrast, Imagemotion, performance capture, or motioncapture 

as it is still called (“mo-cap”) is supposed to imbibe the 

animated character with movements which are more natural than 

can be otherwise achieved by traditional, hand-drawn animation. 

Hofstedt calls tracing a “legitimate tool for animators,” going back 

to the loose interpretations of the early Disney animations to the 

more tightly “rotoscoped” movies, like "Heavy Metal." Historically, 

that’s correct. But after seeing several scenes of "Monster 

House" at the presentation, I’m not sold. I’m not convinced 

motion capture added much natural movement to the final look of



the characters in this movie. The characters in "Monster House" 

are so stylized and exaggerated, caricatures basically, that 

traditional keyframe animation would have sufficed. 

Hofstedt admitted that his animation team would simply use the 

actors facial motion data “as a reference point,” and would 

constantly accentuate movements, gestures and words to make 

them more dramatic or emphatic. That begs the question: Why 

use a motion capture at all? Unless the movie is aiming for 

photo-realism, like "The Polar Express," motion capture seems a 

waste of the time and talents of actors like Steve Buscemi and 

Jason Lee, who “play” two characters in "Monster House." 

Or better yet, James Cameron’s "Avatar," which may include the 

first fully C.G. character that is indistinguishable from a real 

human being. Watch for a tricky bit of casting on this one. 

Let’s hope that Director Robert Zemeckis can make better use of 

this technology in his upcoming, photo-realistic “performance 

capture” movie version of "Beowulf." 

Scott Peterson - Digital Anvil – Designing for Tomorrow’s 

Game Platforms Game Designer 

Peterson, with Digital Anvil/Microsoft Game Studios, gave a 

rather technical presentation on game console improvements and 

how designers are using increased power to create more visually 

compelling game environments. Peterson counts "Freelancer," 

"Brute Force" and "Enwor" are among his game credits and 

"Spawn," "The Nutty Professor" and "Spy Kids" among his film 

credentials. 

DNA Productions – "The Ant Bully" 

Dallas-based DNA Productions ("Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius") 

discussed their production and development work on the 

animated feature "The Ant Bully," to be released this summer in 

standard and IMAX versions. The animation was impressive, as 

one would expect from the makers of Jimmy Neutron, but the 

real key lies in the story. The original children’s illustrated book, 

though imaginative, got less than stellar reviews on 

Amazon.com. “With the current popularity of the animated 

movies 'Antz' and 'A Bug's Life,' this title is timed just right for 

success,” writes one reviewer of the original, “but the book falls 

short.” 

Adapting 10-page children’s book into a 90-minute feature film is 

always daunting... so much story must be added. If anyone is up 

to it, DNA is. You can find their website at www.dnahelix.com. 

The Applied Graphic Design Technology department at Collin is 

a graphic design and new media discipline within the Fine Arts 

division. Academic degree and certificate programs include: 

graphic design, 3D animation, digital video, multimedia, 

Internet/web design and gaming animation. The fulltime faculty 

are joined by more than 24 associate faculty who bring current 

industry expertise into the classroom. For information contact 

AGDT Professor Tom Ottinger, tottinger@ccccd.edu, 

972.516.5089 or visit www.ccccd.edu. 

A Bunch of Short Guys (ABOSG) is a non-profit organization that 

fosters education and career development for students and




professionals in the animation and visual effects industry. The 

group hosts free monthly meetings on the third or fourth 

Saturday of the month. 


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Orientations scheduled for fall semester 

Students wanting to orient themselves on campus before 

entering college will have an opportunity to do so in July 

and August. 

Collin will host its free fall semester new student orientation 

sessions. Students will get an overview of services, 

resources and many of the other opportunities around 

campus. Please note that registration for classes will not 

take place at orientation. 

Sessions for new students are scheduled for 9:30 a.m.- 

3:30 p.m. on : 

Wednesday, July 26 at the Spring Creek Campus 

Saturday, July 29 at the Spring Creek Campus 

Thursday, Aug. 3 at the Preston Ridge Campus 

Tuesday, Aug. 8 at the Central Park Campus 

Tuesday, Aug. 15 at the Preston Ridge Campus 

Thursday, Aug. 24 at the Spring Creek Campus 

Sessions for non-traditional students, those returning to 

college after extended breaks or adults starting college for 

the first time, are scheduled from 6-9 p.m. on: 

Tuesday, Aug. 1 at the Preston Ridge Campus 

Wednesday, Aug. 9 at Central Park Campus 

Thursday, Aug. 17 at Spring Creek Campus 

An orientation session for parents is scheduled from 9:30 

a.m.- 3:30 p.m., Saturday, July 29, at the Spring Creek 

Campus To register, please e-mail or call with your name, 

telephone number, session date and T-shirt size (S-XXXL) 

to orientation@ccccd.edu or 972.377.1750. 

For more information, visit www.ccccd.edu/orientation. 


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Tom Mobley 

Math professor 

Southwestern University at Memphis 

(now Rhodes College), bachelor of 

arts, honors in English 

Austin Presbyterian Seminary MDiv 

Southern Methodist University School 

of Engineering and Applied Science, 

BSEE, magna cum laude and MSEE 


Tom Mobley 

Where have you worked in the past and what was your 

title there? 

I served as a Presbyterian minister for about five years in 

North and South Carolina before returning to school. While 

I was a student at SMU, I was a co-op at Rockwell 

International and then worked at Rockwell as an engineer. 

After Rockwell, I worked as an RF Engineer at Scientific 

Communication and as a Senior Electronic Systems 

Engineer at E-Systems in Greenville. From E-Systems, I 

went into teaching, first as a chemistry and physics teacher 

at Community High School in Nevada, Texas, and now 

here at the college. 

What book are you currently reading and what is your 

favorite book of all time? 

Currently, I am reading The Nag Hammadi Library. It is a 

collection of Gnostic writings found in a cave in Egypt in 

the 1940s, which I am reading for a Sunday school class I 

teach. My favorite book of all time is The Sound and the 

Fury by William Faulkner. It is one of the few books I have 

read more than once. 

In your profession/area of study/discipline, who is your 

foremost influence and why? 

Probably my most important influence has been the 

professors I had in my discipline. I regularly find myself 

quoting them in class -- perhaps, hoping that I can have 

the same kind of influence on my students. 

How long have you taught at the college? 

I have been here 8 ½ years. 

What do you like about Collin County Community 

College? 

I particularly like the atmosphere that is conducive to the 

free exchange of ideas. I am interested in a great many 

things, some related to the things I teach and some related

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to other parts of my life. At the college, there are 

colleagues I can learn much from on just about any topic. 

What is your funniest classroom story? 

I once made up a ghost story about how University Hall at 

Preston Ridge is haunted for Halloween. When I told my 

classes the story, I made a point of telling them I made it 

up. Then when I finished the story, one of my students 

said very convincingly “I know what you mean. I have 

heard that same noise.” 

If you could lunch with three people (dead/alive, 

past/present, etc.) who would it be? 

I would invite Pythagoras, Rene Descartes and Sir Isaac 

Newton. These are heroes of mine that I talk about in 

class. If there was more room at the table, I would also like 

to include Galileo, Martin Luther and Eratosthenes of 

Alexandria. Wow, the table talk around that table! 


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Top 10 Things That You Probably Didn’t Know About The 

Cougar 

10. What’s in a Name? 

The cougar goes under many 

regional aliases including: 

mountain lion, panther, 

catamount, painter, puma, silver 

lion, brown tiger, deer tiger, 

ghost cat, mountain screamer, 

sneak cat, king cat and painted 

cat. 

9. Inside Voice 

The cougar can not roar. But it 

does purr like a much larger, 

more dangerous kitten. And it 

also has an odd human-like 

scream. 

8. True American 

Cougars are found as north as the Yukon Territory, down 

the Western United States, and through Central and South 

America. 

7. David Lee Roth says “Jump!” 

The cougar can jump up to 18 feet from a standing position 

and a vertical leap of eight feet. They also are fleet of foot, 

with speeds up to 43 miles per hour. 

6. Wolves are Chumps 

The cougar’s only natural predator is the wolf. 

5. A Cougar’s Got to Eat 

The cougar’s main source of nourishment is deer and elk. 

However, they also hunt mammals such as rabbit, 

porcupines, beavers and mice. 

4. Like a Natural Deep Freeze 

The cougar is apt to fill up on its kill and then bury the 

remains for future consumption. 

3. Getting Catty 

Cougars are closely related to the jaguarondi and the 

extinct North American cheetah, but not closely related to 

other large felines like lions or leopards. 

2. Just Like a Housecat 

The cougar is extremely territorial and solitary. They will

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fight other cougars for territory. A male cougar is likely to 

claim 100 square miles as its territory. 

1. Collin the Cougar 

There are about 30,000 cougars in the Western United 

States. There is one confirmed cougar in Collin County. 

And it goes to college. 


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Where Are They Now: Tammie Williams 

Between students transferring or graduating at a college, 

people can lose contact with professors, their peers and 

their alma mater. This has not really been a problem for 

Tammie Williams. 

The 45-year-old Frisco resident earned two Associate of 

Applied Science degrees in child development educator 

and child development administrator in 1998. 

In 2000, she opened Apple Creek Preschool in Allen and 

one in Frisco in May 2004. 

She oversees curriculum, 

teachers, finances, administration 

and training inside and outside 

the school. More importantly, she 

keeps in close contact with child 

development program director 

Elaine Boski-Wilkison, and she 

keeps even closer contact with 

Collin’s child development 

students. 

Williams – affectionately known 

as "Miss Tammie" to the children 

in her preschools – currently Tammie Williams 

employs six Collin graduates and 

has five current employees in the child development 

program. For those employees without an early childhood 

development degree, Williams will pay for books and tuition 

to earn one at Collin. 

“Collin has a great early childhood development program 

and if they did not, I would not have gone there because I 

knew that is what I wanted to do,” Williams said. “I have 

talked to a lot of people in the field and the quality and 

caliber of Collin’s program is phenomenal. The philosophy 

that I brought to this school came from the philosophy at 

Collin. It put me in the position to expect the best in 

myself. Both my schools are accredited by the National 

Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). 

I follow the mold and pattern of the lab school (at the 

Spring Creek and Central Park campuses). That is where 

my training came from. I believed it and accepted the 

philosophy they have and incorporated it into my 

business.” 

Williams’ philosophy is reflected in her preschools’ role in 

preparing children for elementary school. The Apple Creek 

Preschools are designed for stay-at-home mothers and

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fathers – or children with a primary caregiver – who want 

to place their child in a half-day academic and social 

environment. 

Children ranging in ages from 2 to 5 years are primed for 

public school through challenging and fun curricula and 

social settings that prepare the child for interaction with 

fellow students and teachers. Apple Creek Preschool is not 

a daycare and is more like a public school. 

“Our goal is to have the child prepared to enter the public 

schools when they are ready,” Williams said. “I felt there 

was a real need for a quality preschool program that was 

not a daycare.” 

Williams opened the Apple Valley Schoolhouse in 1987 as 

a means to not only caring for her own children, but also 

providing a warm and caring destination for others who 

wanted the same environment for their children. Years of 

remodeling her house and playing the role of janitor, 

teacher, administrator, accountant, maintenance and 

mother, she finally opened the Apple Creek Preschool in 

Allen – inside a stand-alone building. 

Divorced and seeking a better education, Williams enrolled 

at Collin as a “displaced homemaker,” and thus her 

philosophy behind child development sprang forth like the 

fountains at Versaille. 

“At the time, you had your choice of a play group at a 

church or a daycare, and there was nothing in between,” 

Williams said. “My business grew very fast and I ended up 

building an addition to my home. I had 60 students and 

three employees before I left my house. When I opened 

the first Allen school, enrollment jumped to 250 students 

and 20 employees.” 

After she moved to Frisco, Williams was “pressured to 

build a second school” and did so, but she states that this 

will be the last. Eventually, she wants to teach elementary 

age children. No matter what lay ahead for Williams, she 

always wants to stay connected to the community. 

“I love to learn,” Williams said. “I love education, and I want 

to continue to grow in my field and become part of the 

community and make connections.” 


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When James Baldwin – America’s emminent African 

American writer – published “Go Tell It On The Mountain” 

in 1953, he probably didn’t know it would resonate so 

loudly. 

Of course, that is the benchmark of greatness – when 

something gains relevancy through time. 

“Go Tell It On The Mountain” is an autobiographical novel 

on Baldwin’s own familial and spiritual environment when 

he was 14. 

Given the name John Grimes, the Baldwin character 

struggles with his worldly wants and homosexual 

tendencies among a family and community that equates 

anything not associated with Jesus and God to be sinful. 

Baldwin uses the religious themes to not only sketch the 

state of mind of African American culture in the early 20th 

century, but to also expose the hypocrisy and moral 

righteousness keeping many in shackles. The fine line 

between fundamentalism and fanaticism can be as blurry 

as it was then and is now. 

Elisha and Ella Mae, two young parishioners of John’s 

Harlem church are brought before the congregation for 

taking walks and holding hands. 

This standard to which John and his brother Royal fail to 

reach is set by their evangelist father, Gabriel, who before 

embracing religion, found solace in drinking and members 

of the opposite sex. 

Although God forgives of one’s transgressions, human 

memories rarely forget, and that’s the crux of Baldwin’s 

novel. Most of the story is based on Gabriel, his sister 

Florence and his wife Elizabeth and the trepidations they 

faced in their younger days. 

Gabriel’s hypocrisy and woeful past never really leave him 

be, despite his faith. 

“‘Like my aunt used to say,”’ Elizabeth said, smiling timidly, 

“‘she used to say, folks sure better not do in the dark what 

they’s scared to look at in the light’,” Baldwin wrote. 

Baldwin’s strength is his characters and strong command 

of a refreshing narrative that penciled in the character’s 

tormented souls, undying pasts and unrelenting fears. The 

strongest caricatures are Baldwin’s women: Florence,

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Elizabeth, Deborah, Praying Mother Washington, Sister 

McCandless and Sister Price. Beautifully strong woman 

who prove to be the true protangonists – spiritually 

righteous, right and compassionate, the women prove to 

be the men’s backbone and the moral compasses which 

the men too often ignore. 

Baldwin tackled race, religion and sexual orientation with 

little regard to the suburban mentality affecting the United 

States in the 1950s all the while teaching a lesson that can 

be of great consequence today. 

Five out of five paws. 


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Collin League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) 

swept the state awards as Eddy and Liz Trejo, brother 

and sister, were named Young Man and Woman of the 

Year, respectively. Also, Lisabeth Lassiter won Advisor of 

the Year and the college’s organization was named 

Council of the Year. 

Adam Rucker, Collin student, was one of the top six 

finalists in the Kid Kraddick Morning Show Jingle Contest. 

Faculty and Staff News 

Scott Yarbrough, professor of 

English, has had the following pieces 

published within the last year: 

“Protesting Plath” and “Rosa Parks” in 

issue No. 3 of Zillah: A Poetry Journal; 

“Upon Contemplating the Tile Floor in 

Isla Mujeres" ” in the spring 2006 

issue of the Dallas Poets Literary 

Magazine; "“Medusa” and “Sunday 

School Lesson” in the spring 2006 

Spindrift: Art and Literary Journal; 

“"The Speech Your Analyst Will Never 

Scott Yarbrough 

Make”" and “Playground Rules” in the July 2006 issue of 

Pointed Circle; and “"I Want to Die Like Johnny Cash”" in 

the fall 2005 of Concho Literary Review. Yarbrough’s poem 

“Sunday School Lesson” was named first placed winner in 

the adult division of the Sixth annual Richardson Public 

Library Poetry Contest. The poem “Medusa” was featured 

in a dramatic monologue titled “From Victim to Survivor: 

Mythology ”at the Bath House Cultural Center on White 

Rock Lake in April. He also spoke at the McKinney 

Chamber of Commerce quarterly luncheon about “Civic 

Entrepreneurship.” 

Director of Fire Science and EMS Pat McAuliff contributed 

a story in the new book "“Firefighters from the Heart. ” The 

book is a compilation of true stories written by some of 

America’'s greatest firefighters. 

Collin won two bronze Telly Awards for outstanding 

achievement for two videos produced by TV programming 

and production associate Vernon Hadnot. The winning 

videos were the, Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2006 

video and Cougar TV public service announcement. The 

Telly Awards honor outstanding local, regional and cable 

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video and film productions. The 26th annual Telly Awards 

received more than 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 

five continents. 

Real estate professor Rod 

Rodriguez co-authored the recently 

published book “TEXAS Real Estate 

Agency.” 

Coordinator of International Student 

Services Rebecca Crowell was 

named Region III Development 

Chair of NAFSA: Association of 

International Educators. 

Child development professor Sharon 

Rod Rodriguez 

Hirschy co-presented at the Society 

for Information Technology and Teacher Education 

International Conference in March 2006. Her paper titled 

“Examining the Uses of Technology with the Youngest 

Learner" has been published in the Society’s's 

Proceedings. 

Professor of sociology John Glass published "Asking 

'dumb' questions," in the American Sociology Association's 

newsletter Teaching/Learning Matters and “The United 

Nations and Adoption” in The Praeger Handbook of 

Adoption. 

Henry Whalen, professor of the 

Interpreter Preparation 

Program/Deaf, began serving on 

the Texas Education Association’s 

Statewide Plan for Education of 

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students 

Committee. 

Shawn 

Stewart, 

public 

relations 

writer, will 

have an 

Henry Whalen signs the word 

'chat.' 

article on Henry David Thoreau 

published in the peer-reviewed 

journal The Concord Saunterer, an 

annual publication of the Thoreau 

Society. Stewart’s article, 

“Transcendental Romance Meets the 

‘Ministry of Pain’: The Thoreau 

Brothers, Ellen Sewall, and Her Father,” examines the 

“transcendental triangle,” a love affair involving Henry 

David Thoreau, his older brother John, and a young 

minister’s daughter named Ellen Devereux Sewall. 

College News 

Collin’s Teacher Certification Program was reaccredited 

by the Texas Education Agency. Reaccreditation is based




on annual student performance on state teacher 

certification exams. The college’s program has consistently 

maintained high accountability ratings since its inception. 

The 2005 examination pass rate was 99 percent. 

Former Collin Assistant Baseball Coach Chris Sampson 

made his first start for the Houston Astros June 8 versus 

the Chicago Cubs. Sampson coached at Collin from 2001- 

02. Sampson pitched seven innings allowing no runs and 

only three hits. 


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A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be presented by the 

Quad C Theatre and the City of Plano at the Oak Point 

Amphitheater on Spring Creek Parkway, Plano 75074. 

Performances are July 1-2 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 

General Admission, $5 for Students (with ID) and Seniors 

(age 55+) and FREE for children under the age of 12. For 

tickets, season subscriptions and other information call the 

Quad C Theatre Hotline at 972.881.5100 or visit us on the 

web at www.quadctheatre.org. NOTE: A TDD information 

line for deaf patrons is available at 972.881.5950. 

THE ARTS gallery will feature three Collin students during 

its Student Photography Scholarship Show starting 

Wednesday, July 5. The Student Photography Scholarship 

Show will feature Stanislav Komarovski, Jody Wissing and 

Danny Mulnix, photography scholarship recipients 

Wednesday, July 5-31. A reception is scheduled for 6 

p.m., Friday, July 14. Summer gallery hours are Monday- 

Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 9 a.m.-7 

p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information 

about this or future exhibits, visit THE ARTS gallery 

website at www.ccccd.edu/THEARTSgallery or call 

972.881.5873. 

The 2006 Collin Cougar Volleyball Camp offers girls 

ages 8-14 instruction from one of the elite volleyball clubs 

in Texas. The staff of Skyline Juniors Volleyball Club will 

do both of camps this summer. Each athlete will receive 

complete instructions in setting, passing, serving, blocking, 

hitting, defensive skills as well as team offense and 

defense concepts. To ensure that each athlete is getting 

as much training as possible, the number of athletes per 

camp will be limited. Applicants will be accepted on a first 

come, first serve basis. Camp II is scheduled from 10 a.m.- 

2 p.m., Monday-Thursday, July 10-13 at the Preston Ridge 

Campus, 9700 Wade Boulevard in Frisco. The fee for each 

camp is $120. For camp information, contact Skyline 

Juniors at 972.675.1448. For payment information, contact 

Susan Evans at 972.881.5925. 

Collin's 12th annual Texas All-Star Jazz Camp will be 

held Sunday-Friday, July 16-21 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 

at the Spring Creek Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek 

Parkway in Plano. Taught by top jazz musicians from all 

over the United States, the camp is open to musicians, 

both instrumental and vocal, ages 13 and up, who have at 

least one year of general experience on their instrument. 

Experience with jazz music is not required. Students will 

receive instruction on theory, improvisation, arranging and 

instrumental master classes. This year the camp is

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featuring guests Jimmy Heath and Matt Harris. The cost to 

attend camp is $245 for tuition and t-shirt; $285 for tuition, 

lunch and T-shirt. For more information, call Kris Berg at 

972.881.5108. To receive a registration form, attached to a 

commemorative poster, e-mail kberg@ccccd.edu or call 

the college’s of Fine Arts Department at 972.881.5108. 

This year Cougar Basketball will be hosting the Nancy 

Lieberman-Cline Basketball Camp, July 18-21. For more 

information, visit 

www.nancylieberman.com/camp_dallas.asp . 

The Collin Summer Jazz Dance Camp focusing on lyrical 

jazz and hip-hop will be held from 9 a.m.-noon Monday- 

Friday, July 24-28. Collin's Dance Department will also be 

offering an additional dance camp Monday-Friday, July 17- 

21. Registration costs are to be determined. For more 

information contact Tiffanee Arnold, director for the Collin 

Dance Ensemble. Dance camp will be held at the college’s 

Spring Creek Campus in the Dance Studio. Dancers ages 

14-adult are welcome. For more information, call Arnold, 

972.881.5830 or tarnold@ccccd.edu. 


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Real People, Real Life, Real Knowledge 

By Dr. John Glass 


As a sociologist charged with the responsibility of 

transmitting knowledge about the social world that we 

inhabit, I am always cautious about ensuring that my 

students receive accurate, current, and relevant 

information. 

This is especially necessary when it comes to forging 

understandings about cultures other than our own. Why? 

Because there are always opportunities to foment 

misunderstandings and derision when describing a group 

of people in general and especially when that group 

“differs” from one’s own familiar group in particular. 

In sociology, we attempt to counter these prejudicial 

tendencies by relying on empirical data collected through 

standard social scientific methods. Occasionally, by relying 

on these types of data however, we run the risk of 

engaging in an “ecological fallacy.” This is defined as “…a 

widely recognized error in the interpretation of statistical 

data, whereby inferences about the nature of individuals 

are based solely upon aggregate statistics collected for the 

group to which those individuals belong (Wikipedia, 2006).” 

Simply put, sometimes we make the mistake of thinking 

that when we know about the general characteristics of a 

social group, we inherently also know about all of the 

individual members of that group. Or, to put it even 

simpler, an ecological fallacy is essentially, “enlightened” 

stereotyping. With the assistance of a Collin student 

association, I recently found an effective way to overcome 

this, however. 

This past semester, I taught a course (SOCI 2319) titled, 

“Minority Studies,” which explored the current experiences 

and past histories of various ethnic and racial groups in the 

United States. To supplement my lectures, group projects, 

in-class assignments, and videos, I used a standard 

sociological text on ethnic and racial groups. One of the 

“dangers” in using such a text is precisely that which I 

mention above – inadvertently creating and engaging in 

ecological fallacies. To counter this when studying the 

module on Arab-Americans, I enlisted the aid of the Collin 

Middle Eastern Student Association (MESA). Specifically, I 

asked about having a member of MESA come and speak 

to my class about his or her life as an Arab-American.

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Well, MESA (through the mediation of Tatiana Shehadeh, 

Collin International Student Advisor) did that and more. I 

and my students were treated to a MESA member and two 

Arab-American members of our local community. Luai, 

Hiba, and Dina (their first names) graciously talked about 

marriage customs in Kuwait, Palestine, and Syria, some 

differences in gendered behavior in Arab countries, and the 

importance of providing an Arabic socio-historical context 

for their children here in the United States. 

They also answered our questions, asked some questions 

of us, and joked with us about life in this day and age of 

global “multiculturalism.” It was a fascinating hour and 

fifteen minutes that could easily have been extended for 

another hour and fifteen minutes. What my students 

received was an experience of real people, talking about 

their real lives, exchanging real knowledge about what it 

means to be human in 21st century America and to be 

from another country/culture. 

No stereotyping, “enlightened” or otherwise. By having a 

tangible experience of alleged “difference,” my students 

were able to understand the commonalities that all people 

share, despite cultural backgrounds or current, cultural 

foregrounds. 

Reference Ecological fallacy. Retrieved May 10, 2006, from 

Wikipedia Web site: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_fallacy 

Dr. John Glass is a professor of sociology at Collin. 


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Collin is giving students a different route toward an 

associate’s degree. 

Starting the fall of 2006, the college will offer the Mexican- 

American Field of Study Program. The field of study totals 

18 hours of core classes with a focus on Mexican- 

American culture. 

This fall, five courses will be offered including English, 

humanities, history, government and Spanish. The courses, 

are fully transferable to most Texas universities like most 

courses at Collin. 

Dr. Lisa Roy-Davis, professor of English who specializes in 

Latino and Latina literature, was named the director of the 

Mexican-American Field of Study Program Task Force. 

The task force has been working on publicity and 

programming for the new field of study. 

“We have an opportunity to attract people from the 

community and have a program that appeals to them,” 

Roy-Davis said of the field of study. “I think we are offering 

a degree program that is exciting as well as accessible and 

affordable." 

The Mexican-American Field of Study Program is the result 

of a Texas bill that requires community college districts 

with a substantial or growing Mexican-American population 

to create a corresponding program with the approval of the 

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. 

Collin’s enrollment mirrors the growth of the Hispanic 

population of the area. About 10 percent of the college’s 

enrollment is Hispanic. 

“The program is constructed for several of our divisions, 

and it is really intended to appeal to a broad section of 

students interested in Mexican-American literature, politics, 

history and art,” Gerry Perkus, interim dean of the 

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hopeful the enrollment will be significant because we are 

meeting a need that has never been addressed. We have 

had Mexican-American curriculum of this kind in bits and 

pieces but never in a fully articulated program.” 

The program will prepare students for careers in education, 

business, journalism, public service, law, criminology, social 

work, psychology, urban affairs and foreign affairs. 

Perkus also cited the avenues for events and programs 

throughout the year celebrating the Mexican-American and 

Hispanic cultures instead of just during Hispanic Heritage 

Month. Also, Perkus and Roy-Davis want to incorporate all 

the campuses and other programs – such as Learning 

Communities – into the fold. 

“Our hope, eventually, is that we will be able to have 

Learning Communities classes within the Mexican- 

American Field of Study,” Perkus said. “It lends itself to the 

Learning Communities and we want to develop those kinds 

of classes in themes related to Mexican-American studies. 

“It is not a closed system. The idea is this is where we will 

be starting, a firm base on which to build a great program.” 

For more information on this program, see the college 

catalog or Collin’s e-schedule, which can be downloaded 

from www.ccccd.edu . The e-schedule includes a list of 

class times, days, professors and important class notes for 

the fall 2006 semester. 

Registration for fall classes begins Tuesday, June 27. 

Students can register for fall online via Webline at the 

college website or by calling 469.452.2222 for Dallas and 

Collin county residents, or 469.757.2222 for Rockwall 

County residents. All other students can call toll free at 

1.877.COLLIN1. Early registration is available online or by 

phone from 8 a.m.-11 p.m. daily. 

**** 

Do you love sports? 

Then your dream job could be one semester away. Just 

think, with four classes under your belt, you could be on 

your way to an exciting career in sports management 

through a new marketable skills achievement award. 

“Sports Management” refers to the business and 

operations side of the sports industry. In college athletics 

or professional sports organizations, for example, sports 

management professionals may be found performing a




wide variety of tasks, including marketing, advertising, 

ticket sales, ordering and maintaining equipment and 

supplies, planning and maintenance of sports facilities, 

public relations, team travel coordination and ensuring 

compliance with league rules. 

Classes include: 

PHED 1301 Foundations of Sport and Physical Activity 

PHED 1336 Introduction to Sports Management 

PHED 1337 Introduction to Recreation Resources 

Management 

MRKG 1311 Principles of Marketing Transfer Opportunities 

Many colleges in the state of Texas have degrees in sports 

marketing to which Collin students may eventually transfer, 

after securing associate’s degrees including The University 

of Texas, University of Houston , Texas A&M University , 

Baylor University (graduate program) , University of 

Oklahoma (graduate program). 

Work Opportunities Career opportunities for sports 

management students abound, particularly in the bustling 

North Dallas area. Many professional teams and training 

centers have relocated to Plano or Frisco: the Dallas 

Stars' StarCenter, the Frisco RoughRiders, the Texas 

Tornados, the MLS soccer club, FC Dallas, Cooper 

Aerobics and many others. Opportunities in sports may be 

found in a number of areas, including college/professional 

teams, sports facilities, health/fitness clubs, recreation 

centers and league administrative offices. 

Students interested in careers in college or professional 

sports are strongly encouraged to consider graduate study 

in sports management. Registration for the fall semester 

began June 27. 

For program information, contact Craig Leverette at 

972.377.1756 or CLeverette@ccccd.edu. For general 

information, or to download and electronic schedule or 

catalog, visit www.ccccd.edu. 


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Sometimes you make decisions about where to attend 

college without looking at all the options. 

Of course, the first priority as a student is to find a college 

that offers the degree program you want and has the other 

qualities you prefer in a school. 

These qualities may include some of the following: 

academic reputation, student population, public or private, 

admission requirements for transfer students, etc. 

As a transfer student, you may also want to look for a 

university or college that has a strong transfer relationship 

with Collin. Similar programs at different universities may 

be structured very differently. 

Shopping around can help you find a program and a school 

that are most compatible with your needs. 

For more information, please call Transfer Programs at 

972.985.3734 or visit http://transferu.ccccd.edu. 


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Tennis teams cap off successful years; 

Berryman captures honor 

Collin mens and womens tennis teams 

The goal of the men’s and women’s Cougar tennis squads, 

according to coach Marty Berryman, is to both be top five 

in the nation. 

The two teams almost did just that as the men’s team 

finished third in the nation and the women finished sixth, 

after playing in their respective national tournaments. 

Overall, the women finished 13-8 and the men finished 13- 

3. Both won Region V division. 

“We are ecstatic about our finishes,” Berryman said. “The 

focal point is at the end of the year, and it is good to have 

sophomores that have played in the national tournament. 

That’s what the best teams do and we want to be one of 

the best teams.” 

For the fifth straight year, the division I and III National 

Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) men’s 

tournament was held at Collin. 

“We have a lot of people who help us – whether it’s 

administration or facilities – and it is a pleasure to have a 

tournament of this magnitude and to perform so well,” 

Berryman said. 

**** 

As an added honor to the tennis season, Berryman was 

named the NJCAA Coach of the Year May 14 at the 

Southfork Hotel. 

Berryman has been named the NJCAA 

Division II Coach of the Year six times 

and coached four women’s and four 

men’s NJCAA national champions. 

He is a member of the NJCAA Men’s

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and Women’s Tennis Hall of Fame and 

led both squads to a 13-3 2005-06 

record. 

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Collin recently announced its President’s List for the spring 

2006 semester. To qualify for this particular distinction, 

each student must take a minimum of 12 credit hours of 

coursework and in that coursework, maintain a perfect 4.0 

(A) grade-point average. 

The President’s List includes: 

Allen 

Amelia Ackerman 

Melinda Archacki-Sutter 

Tara Bent 

Bernard Bodeux 

Tempie Brunson 

Teasha Rae Cole 

Tracy Corwin 

Stephen Fasolino 

Tara Faustmann 

Lara Foster 

Sasha Brianne Garza 

Eric Gilmore 

Rebecca Grigsby 

Linda Halverson 

Melissa Hyatt 

Perry Leggett 

Lisa Leirer 

Donald Lux 

Scott McDaniels 

Zachary Moore 

Clint Nelson 

Yaika Sabat 

Lindsey Schoenfield 

Monica Schrock 

Heather Shanks 

Sarah Stephen 

Peter Uong 

Brandi Weir 

Aubrey 

Joseph Denning 

Nathan Klick


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Natosha Catlin 

Gary Ladner 

Kimberly McCullough 

Carrollton 

Nathaniel Hudson 

Radhika Kaimal 

Kasie Wagner 

Randy Wressell 

Dallas 

Christina Atkinson 

Brian Beckham 

Hye Young Byun 

Adam Einsohn 

Hoda Ghanizadeh 

Woo Jang 

Monika Agata Jaskiewicz 

James Johnson 

Rose Kasrai 

Joshua King 

Maureen Nduta 

Cindy Padilla 

Ran Shneck 

Benjamin Wood 

Lauren Woodall 

Bo Wu 

Frisco 

Thomas Bennet II 

Haesun Chung 

Brittany Coney 

Nhan Trong Dang 

Rachel Dunn 

Robyn Feehan 

Katherine Gibson 

Mary Gibson 

Denysha Grisby 

Jared Harms 

Ashley Huff 

Elsa Jacob 

Samuel Johnson 

Andrew Lipka 

Esther Chung Liu 

Dawn Marchak 

George Mavromaras 

Jerri Meier 

Jacob Narrell 

Tram Thi Bich Nguyen 

Nikolay Nogin 



Carmen Rodriguez 

Cheryl Russell 

Michael Salimitari 

Brittany Schadegg 

Bradley Simmons 

Chelsea Smith 

Jody Wissing 

Zainab Iddriss Yusufali 

Garland 

Ketile Yolinka Assamoa 

Michell Jazmine Baker 

Lauren Ortiz 

Young Mi Park 

Adam Rucker 

Agnieszka Wierzbowska 

Little Elm 

Angela Blythe 

Sherryl Katinga 

John Ritz 

McKinney 

Holly Barnes 

Olha Bovda 

Matthew Church 

Emily Cope 

Veronica Cortes 

Lan Thi-Phuong Doan 

Jennie Clara-Elisabeth Dutton 

Daniel Franklin 

Caleb Gibbs 

Whitney Gilbert 

Kelly Hiltz 

Nancy Jacobsen 

Alina Kasjanowicz 

Wanda Kislack 

Phyu Lin 

Fnu Lindawati 

Kristen Long 

Benjamin McCrary 

Julie Oliver 

Zuzana Pancikova 

Adam Stephen 

Brittany Tapp 

Nicholas Rujillo 

Xiaoqing Wang 

Murphy 

Joana Amakye-Ansah 

Eliamara Dos Anjos 



Michelle Long 

Plano 

Roger Adams 

Kazi Ahmed 

Brian Bates 

Adam Bentley 

Yevgeniya Berman 

Julie Borrenpohl 

Christopher Bryson 

Robert Burroughs 

Dara Cain 

Jennifer Carter 

Katrina Caudill 

Young Choi 

Dwan Chowdhury 

Maliha Chowdhury 

Audrey Clark 

Brady Clark 

Sarah Dunlap 

Ashlee Brett Dillow 

Carrie Christine Eldridge 

Bianca Ephron 

Mahsa Fardin 

Kathleen Farmer 

Paria Feizpour 

Joshua Fishkind 

Gregory Garbuz 

Virginia George 

Elizabeth Giron 

Rachel Goddard 

Su Lin Goh 

Thomas Grushka 

Paul Guidroz 

Gunjan Gupta 

Cynthia Hall 

Corielle Hayley 

Brandon Holcomb 

Yi-Nung Hsiang 

April Hughes 

Alisha Hunt 

Lisa-Marie Jackson 

Chang Jang 

Maria Jelicic 

Alecia Jenkins 

Hector Jimenez 

Stephanie Kane 

Arundati Karthik 

Elena Kasimovskaya 

Meredith Knight 

Audrey Koehler 



Ann Jee Kong 

Chien Yung Kuo 

Sherilynn Chut 

Sau Yee Lau 

Pavielle Lee 

Peggy Lee 

Peia Lee 

Shih-Chun Lee 

Gwendolyn Lehew 

James Lenox III 

Gordon Leonard 

Jena Letkiewicz 

Lars Lindqvist 

Mandi Lopez 

Rebeca Lopez-Marquez 

David Lormor 

Caroline Lu 

Deanna Lynn 

Shreejan Manandhar 

James Marks 

Carolyn Mathews 

Vida Mireshghi 

Samuel Muraguri 

Aadila Naby 

Nasim Najafi 

Jeffrey Nanson 

John Needham 

Amy Newfeld 

Ziara Osborne 

Jin Sung Park 

Rezvaneh Parsa 

Diane Paull 

Lyric Phillips 

Tomothy Piegat 

Ian Priestley 

Misagh Rad 

Muneerah Ramesh 

Sadia Rasul 

Jennifer Reist 

Thomas Renner 

Ryan Robinson 

Cori Rodriguez 

Andrew Rogers 

Dan Dan Nina Ruan 

Natalie Sheffield 

David Sheppard 

Brian Stock 

Barry Taplin 

Gregory Taroyan 

William Tate 

Jana Thompson 



Rebekah Tissell 

Carlos Huarcaya 

Arnell Washington 

Barrett Watts 

Julie Whiffin 

Mary Whirley 

Jessica Wilkins 

Amulya Yadlapalli 

Princeton 

Brittany Boughton 

Stuart Michnick 

Kristen Vogel 

Prosper 

Andrea Devitt 

Cody Lynch 

Richardson 

Komel Rasool Alam 

Talissa Beall 

Chloe Collomp 

Aisha Hasan 

Devinder Kaur 

Jordan Mason 

Gerald Moody 

Matthew Occhipinti 

Stephanie Peebles 

Ronika Perry 

David Sao 

Emadeddin Siam 

Rowlett 

Michael Cingrani 

Kathleen Kalash 

Robert Weems 

The Colony 

Crystal Davis 

Roger Duval 

Stephen Edwards 

Kathryn Martin 

Matthew Mueller 

Wylie 

Francesca Anaya 

Nicole Corn 

Matthew Devoto 

Starla Gunter 

Amy Kalinski 

Heather Marks 



Anna Miller 

Alisha Skidmore 

Alegntaye Adamu Yirdaw 

Huan-Ling Yu 

Other 

Jacob Barnes, Lewisville 

Randall Cross, Lavon 

Helder Damiao, unknown 

Liege Davis, Savannah, Texas 

Ming Yu Eldridge, Sachse 

Susan Heidt, Fairview 

Jennifer Hill, Anna 

Adam Humphreys, Royse City 

Blaine Johnson, Houston 

Karen Johnson, Bonham 

James Kelleher, Melissa 

Rachel Kelly, Gunter 

Jonathan Mobley, New Iberia, La. 

Joshua Moore, Rockwall 

Olga Nagdaseva, Double Oak 

Monica Serrano, Trenton, Texas 

Jacqulyn Stewart, Celina 

Laurie Tadlock, Krum 


**** 

Collin named the following students to the Dean’s List for 

the spring 2006 semester. Each achieved a grade-point 

average of between 3.5 and 3.99 while completing at least 

12 credit hours. 

The Dean’s List includes: 

Allen 

Rahul Aggarwal 

Amy Banowetz 

Lauren Battard 

Elizabeth Beardshaw 

Amber Behling 

Dominique Brown 

Lizabeth Carder 

Cassidy Clark 

Jason Clements 

Erin Coomer 

Tina Darjazanie 

Abby Dunn 

Cynthia Ethridge 

Kacie Fisher 

Leonard Francis 

Bhavika Gala 

Kitri Gleason


Lindsey Green 

Lindsay Greene 

Christopher Griffin 

Kendra Griffin 

Andrea Grosso 

Laura Grymes 

Jeffrey Hagerhorst 

Daniel Hall 

Joshua Hora 

Taylor Ingle 

Craig Johnson 

Brent Kelm 

Ann Le 

Christina Levesque 

Mallory Lloyd 

Patricia Maloney 

Lauren McNease 

Maylin Medina 

Johnathan Montgomery 

Kyle Myatt 

Elizabeth Ndungu 

Amber Nelson 

Chau Thi Van Nguyen 

Amanda Perez 

Disney Rachel-Philip 

Jill Saint John Ramirez 

Lindsey Alison Reed 

Elizabeth-Ashley Robinson 

Jamie Robinson 

Amir-Saman Sarir 

Sommer Schrock 

Brandon Stanwix 

Brenna Rhea Stephenson 

James Stoebner 

Tuan Anh Vo 

Latoya Walker 

Deborah Whitsitt 

Bradford Whitt 

Daniel Williams 

Jared Winter 

Shuo Yang 

Xiaochun Yang 

Anna Zabarskaya 

Anna 

Holly Adams 

Jennifer Northcott 

Fabiola Peralta 

Aubrey 

Nora Kalmbach 



Rachel Myre 

Blue Ridge 

Sean Chilson 

Virgina Jacquot 

Angela Jones 

Andrew McTee 

Chellia Tallant 

Carrollton 

Courtney Cariker 

Rachael Carranza 

Mikelle Desplas 

Hilary France 

Megan Hoglund 

Ivan Jeon 

Callie Kilgore 

Patricia Lopez 

Nicolas Miranda 

Kristen Nelson 

Jennifer Quinn 

Karen Tam 

Freddy William 

Hind Yanouri 

Celina 

Billy Hays 

Sarah Keith 

Cameron Parham 

Candace Pasco 

Dallas 

Tiana Ryals 

Kenton Smith 

Punnarut Suttasit 

Piriya Tangkrong 

Spencer Travaras 

Kan Wanichsuksombat 

Shalimar Warren 

Dustin-Kirk Weir 

Ayoda Werede 

Jessica Woodworth 

Denison 

Dawn Webber 

Denton 

Amy Cozby 

Charles Karanja 

Fairview 



Chrystie Askins 

Gloria Deoreo 

Farmersville 

Sarah Mainord 

Jennifer Fricke 

Frisco 

Scott Alcorn 

Roberto Arenivas Jr. 

Ida Bah 

Christopher Bell 

Shannon Blease 

Lauren Brown 

Russell Brown 

Lira Capusan 

Manuela Capusan 

Alisha Chrisman 

Loren Cooksey 

Stevi Coppock 

Terry Coyier 

Thy Thanh Dang 

Zoher Husamuddin Dawoodbhai 

Gayatri Desai 

Jayne Drummey 

Elizabeth Eichenlaub 

Allen Erickson 

Arteym Gurevich 

Rachael Holloway 

Lisa Irwin 

Anthony Jedamski 

Ju-Hyun Jung 

Jinsung Kim 

Elizabeth Kohlschmidt 

Paul Landrieu 

Qiang Liu 

Terese Luu 

Jeremy Markham 

Carolina Marquez 

Juan Martinez 

Luis Martins 

John Mefford 

Sarah Millecker 

Hieu Nguyen 

Colleen O’Connor 

Tara O’Roark 

Joel Parks 

Lauren Pickeral 

Gary Plumlee 

Tiffany Pope 



Anna Prokopenko 

Sarah Pruitt 

Michael Register 

Melissa Rogan 

Robert Simpson 

Chad Slaydon 

Joseph Solano 

Christian Stana 

Laura Stephenson 

Anoma Tantasirin 

Chelsea Taylor 

James Vanderpoel 

Naomi Wood 

Garland 

Robert Campbell 

Melissa Farmer 

Chad Flores 

Eric Helgeson 

Cristina Mladenka 

Wagner Danino Salgueiro 

Rhett Taylor 

Aaron Thompson 

Michael Tuck 

Gunter 

Evan Goode 

Sara Myer 

Lewisville 

Robert Alves 

Ashley Chighizola 

Joshua Cross 

Daniel Elmen 

Christopher Herrmann 

Taylor McClure 

Jessica Heavner 

Little Elm 

Stephen Mutizwa 

Wendy Sterner 

Lucas 

Lacy Bell 

Danielle Benham 

Johan Congdon 

Allisa Gambaro 

Eduardo Trejo 

McKinney 

Lindsay Bailes 



Diano Adeoti-Afua Bandoh 

Shari Bates 

Julie Baughman 

Corinne Bellemare 

Silvia Bermudez-Castillo 

Barbara Blakes 

Jean Boucher 

Ellen Bristow 

Hayley Britt 

Lisa Buford 

Randall Butler 

Jennifer Carbaugh 

Kelly Carleton 

Elizabeth Ann Champaign 

Jessica Davidson 

Ammy Debord 

Laura Derryberry 

Preston Dewitt 

Jonathan Fawcett 

Kevin Fisher 

Justin fox 

Katherine Gallagher 

Natalie Gore 

Regina Griffin 

Ryan Grisham 

Jonathan Hatfield 

Andrew Heard 

Jeremy Hopf 

Alan Jones 

Jennifer Jones 

Haley Kemp 

Cheryl Koff 

Martial Koffi 

Maranda Krauter 

Erin McCormick 

Fanessah McFarlane 

Kristine Melo 

Jennifer Morgan 

Sarah Neff 

Jacquiline Ogundipe 

Adam Paweczyk 

Kristen Pendergrass 

Amanda Peters 

Ashley Purser 

Mohammad Qureshi 

Torry Saksi 

Aron Seeley 

Lynn Shaffer 

Kim Shouse 

Shannon Stephens 

Alexandra Sweeney 



Linda Taylor 

Celeste Torres 

Julie Vigil 

Jeffrey Wagoner 

James West 

Kevin Weston 

Jessica Herndon 

Matthew Lindwall 

Ashley Neal 

Bethany Nielson 

Laura Perdomo 

Mesquite 

Portia Ballard 

Chadi El-Khoury 

Veronicah Wangui Mwangi 

Murphy 

Angie Cong 

Zhenyu Fang 

Luca Fornari 

Seth Fox 

Yat Weng Sean Ng 

Jonathan Suchy 

Semret Tekleab 

Nevada 

Zachary Honzell 

Amy Stacy 

Katy Tingley 

Parker 

Jessica Atchison 

Michael Bacci 

Plano 

Mohammed Ali Ahmed 

Aaron Albrecht 

Pegah Amani 

Cherika Anderson 

Cory Anderson 

Andrew Axtman 

Kyle Ballard 

Brady Barber 

Kathryn Barfield 

Lyndon Bartlett 

Gabriella Borine Gergely 

Micahel Briggs 

Kara Brown 

Gwyneth Cameron 

Stephen Cerminara 



Wing-Lam Chan 

Oraphan Chankaew 

Ankit Chaudhry 

Yi-Chou Chen 

Nicklaus Clifford 

Alicia Cooley 

Jessica Corrales 

Monica Coulter 

Michelle Coyle 

Sara Crews 

Jeffrey D’amico 

Franciana Da Silva 

Kim Le Dao 

Heather Dean 

Jeanie Derum 

Janelle Dudash 

Anita Dupree 

Zachary Echols 

Aimee Edwards 

Baron Eidson 

Lila Mohamed El-Ghor 

Bryan Elliott 

Lauren Felts 

Summer Fisher 

Eden Fossier 

Sheldon Fuoss 

Brianne Galloway 

Priscilla Gama 

Douglas Gilder 

Lynn Gross 

Loely Guillotte 

Kelly Hamilton 

Madison Hanley 

Michael Hare 

Jennifer Hart 

Mary Harvey 

Mary Hawkins 

Charles Heasley 

Lesly Hilyer 

Wai Yan Vivian Ho 

Elizabeth Horn 

Kristyn Houghton 

Stephen Howell 

Qi Lin Hu 

Sarah Imel 

Irfan Jafri 

Kheerani Jhowry 

Jason Johnson 

Lara Johnson 

Jeffrey Jones 

Katherine Jones 



Sara Khoshkar 

Kelli Koger 

Allison Langford 

Kyle Lawson 

Nhi Tieu-Huynh Le 

Matthew Leach 

William Lester 

Jennifer Lewinter 

Ryan Lilley 

Dewey Lindemuth 

Richard Lindsey 

Tegan Lofton 

Ana Lopez 

Stephanie Lynard 

John Leo Ma 

Natalie Machala 

Adam Maciejewski 

Arbnesha Malaj 

Ruth Mamo 

Srinivas Mantha 

Ryan Marzett 

David Mathews 

Robert Matia 

Laura May 

Nina McBride 

Jamie McEwen 

Laura Mena-Niro 

Faith Mercado 

Stephanie Mills 

Leran Minc 

Pedram Mireshghi 

Michael Moore 

Anton Morenko 

Chiharu Murakami 

Sapna Narendra 

Christina Xuong Nguyen 

Won Jung Oh 

Mildred Paredes 

Wesley Parker 

Minesh Jitendra Patel 

Catherine Patton 

David Peck 

Kara Peterson 

Kevin Plonka 

John Puckett 

Ibraiz Mohiuddin Quamar 

Ana Quiteno 

Jem Charla Manalese Ramos 

Amber Rankin 

Kristina Romero 

Andrew Rothlisberger 




Leah Rusinowitz 

Joseph Russell 

Mamdhooh Saadiq 

Samad Ali Saianlal 

Sarah Sakwa 

Neilufar Samadj 

John Scheetz 



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Collin held its pinning ceremony 

for its graduating nurses May 12. 

The class officers were Terese 

Luu, president; Nathan Herron, 

vice president; Janet Trowbridge, 

secretary; and Sunshine Richey, 

treasurer. 

The May 2006 nurse graduates were: 

Jennifer Aguilera 

Angela Alexander 

Liana Banales 

Shari Bates 

Donna Benavidez 

Kimberly Borman 

Tina Breeding 

Kelly Carleton 

Lonny Caughron 

Deana Christensen 

Dmitri Dalton 

Patty Dedrick 

Kenny Drake 

Marylisa Fanning 

Nahal Fard 

Stefani Freeman 

Shelda Fuoss 

Lynn Gross 

Jerilyn Harris 

Nathan Herron 

Tamara Hooper 

Timothy Holland 

Cheryl Huffman 

Yvette Kimborowicz 

Arlyna Lange 

Michael Lindner 

Amy Linebarger 

Bethany Leonard 

Terese Luu 

Aparna Marwaha 

Patti Myers 

Peter Ndungi 

Lori Neely 

Shelly Nichols 

Karen Ortman 

Wendy Ozdemirler 

Kara Petersen 

Megan Proctor 

Sarah Rhodes 

Sunshine Maxwell Richey 

Nursing graduate Jerilyn Harris 

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Sheri Saunders 

Stephanie Schiefer 

Brittany Smith 

Nancy Smith 

Kimberly Stout 

Valerie Tamburri 

Janet Smith Trowbridge 

Julia Beth Verdon 

Michelle Whaley 

Stephanie Zabel 



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Summertime means growth, job search 

opportunities 

By Amy Lenhart 

Career Counselor 

For many, summertime means time for growth. Take, for 

example, the recent graduate. Often, the recent graduate 

is focused on looking for a job, trying to adjust to life after 

college and trying to “settle in” to a new place. 

Being able to plan for these adjustments can be a 

challenge if you don’t have the right tools to assist you. So, 

how do you learn to juggle these responsibilities? 

First, develop a plan. Devote as much time as possible to 

finding a job, and schedule time during the week to plot 

your job search. Your job search will then be starting in 

the right direction. 

“Finding a job is a job,” so making sure that you treat your 

job search this way is crucial. 

Second, make sure that you are not relying on just one 

source for your job search. For example, do not just rely 

on looking at the classifieds in the newspaper. Most of the 

time when people get a job, it is through networking. An 

estimated 80 percent of jobs are found this way. Try to go 

to local job networking groups in the area to help with this. 

Third, stop by Career Services and Co-op on each campus 

to assist you with your job search. Also, note the following 

job search and interviewing workshops offered to you this 

summer through our Professional Development Seminar 

Schedule. 

These workshops are free and open to the public. 

· " Anger and Rage, Aggressiveness and 

Assertiveness" will be from 3-5 p.m., 

Thursday, July 6, at the Spring Creek 

Campus, Room G212. This workshop 

explores techniques on handling anger 

and other emotions in the workplace. 

Presented by Amy Lenhart, career 

counselor at Collin Career Services. 

· “Sales Techniques to Get the Job You 

Want” is scheduled from 6-8 p.m., 

Thursday, July 13, at the Courtyard Center 

for Professional and Economic

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Development, Room B115; and noon-2 

p.m., Wednesday, July 26, at the Spring 

Creek Campus, Room F110. Attendees 

are encouraged to bring a sack lunch to 

this presentation. Presented by Fred 

Shlesinger, sales professional and certified 

financial planner in Dallas. 

· “Teamwork in the Workplace” will be from 

6-8 p.m., Friday, July 21, at the Courtyard 

Center for Professional and Economic 

Development, Room B115. This interactive 

seminar will highlight the importance of 

synergy among co-workers. Presented by 

Todd Benatovich, manager of professional 

services and sales at CompUSA 

Technology Services in Dallas. 

· “Keeping Out of the Black Hole: Personal 

Money Management” is set from 8:30- 

10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 5 and “How to 

Contribute to a Productive Work 

Environment” from 10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. 

Both workshops will be at the Courtyard 

for Professional and Economic 

Development, Room B115. The former, 

presented by the staff of Consumer Credit 

Counseling Services of North Texas, will 

help attendees find the truth about credit 

cards, paying off debts faster and other 

aspects of money management. The latter 

will provide information about being 

responsible in the work environment and 

will be presented by David Cegelski of 

Dynamic Growth Strategies in Dallas. 

Collin’s Career Services and Co-op provides a number of 

services including career and occupational information, 

career counseling and planning, personal career 

assessments, on- and off-campus employment and 

seminars. 

For more information about the seminars, contact the 

Career Services and Co-op department at 972.881.5781. 


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ceremonies for class No. 34 May 8 and class No. 35 May 

18 at the John Anthony Theatre on the Spring Creek 

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The graduates were: 

Class No. 34 Class No. 35 

Andrew Alman 

Chad Boyd 

Patrick Burkey 

Dustin Caldwell 

Aaron Carver 

Roger Duckworth 

Jason Fisher 

Ryan Foerster 

Aaron Hernandez 

Jeff Hogan 

Elliott Huff 

Cody King 

Matthew Kiser 

Eddie Limon 

Micah Manshardt 

Michael Matej 

Jeremy Morphis 

Russell Prichard 

Tony Raymond 

Jimmy Schrader 

Charles Shockley 

Class Captain 

Award Nominees: 

Aaron Carver 

Jeremy Morphis 

Tony Raymond 

Valedictorian: 

Cody King 


Michael Arriaga 

Paul Ballester 

Steven Cato 

Kyle Coward 

Kenneth Crutchfield 

Justin Dickstein 

Frank Durham 

Jimmy Edwards 

John Gomez 

Casey Gunter 

Michael Ho-Lung 

Chase Harris 

Michael Johnson 

Jason McWatters 

Matthew Milner 

Steven Moore 

Nathan Northcutt 

Harlan Owens 

David Rodriguez 

Michael Russell 

Shane Steinbach 

Clint Stephenson 

Adam Umphenour 

Jeremy Vandagriff 

Class Captain 

Award Nominees: 

Kenneth Crutchfield 


Michael Russell 

Valedictorians: 

Justin Dickstein 


Adam Umphenour

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Mary Eldridge 5 

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Craig Erickson 6 

Jeremy Jones 6 

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Michael Daley 7 

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Frank McGilvery 17 

Helen Miller 17 

Michael Mabe 17 

Sophie Niehouse-Gracia 17 

Mark Robinson 17 

Linda Robertson 17 

Windy Rossi 17 

Suzanne Armstrong 18 

Donna Cartmill 18 

Jackie Carter 18 

Donna Clar 19 

Diane Durbin 19 

Jeffrey Gladden 19 

Priscilla Clark 20 

Stephanie Garza 20 

Matthew Miller 20 

Billie Willoughby 21 

Lorena Rodriguez 21 

Chellammal Natarajan 21 

Fallon Cartmill 21 

Carter Scraggs 22 

Deanna Miles 22 

Carroll Bottoms 23 

Mark Moyle 23 

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Jesse Kelly 23 

Betty Wilson 24 

Dennis Keeton 24 

Carol Luckock 24 

Katrina Rushing 24 

Jodi Collins 24 

Corinne Bellemare 24 

Kyle Wilkison 24 

John Scott 24 

Joel Purser 24 

Jeffrey Butters 24 

Betty Wolfe 25 

Adam Miller 26 

Patricia Barton 26 

Marsha Campbell 26 

Robert Mitchell 26 

Collin Thomas 27 

Laura Jobe 27 

Cynthia Smith 28 

Nathan Klick 28 

Jennifer Gilchrist 28 

Pamela Spain 29 

Kathleen Dibenedetto 29 

Charles Leathers 29 

Lindsay Demoss 29 

Byrd Williams 30 

Richard Grimes 30 

Ermena Garcia 30 

Nancy Perdomo 30 

Janet Sheppard 31 

Jimmy Warnell 31 

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