A-B Tech Annual Report 2008-2009

The Road to Recovery Workforce Development for the New Economy Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College 2008-2009 Annual Report

Vision: A-B Tech develops strategies for student success through Invitational Education.

Mission: A-B Tech, the community’s college, is dedicated to student success. As a comprehensive community college, A-B Tech is committed to

providing

accessible,

quality

educational

opportunities for lifelong learning to meet the diverse and changing needs of our community.

The Road to Economic Recovery President’s Message

North Carolina Community College System President Dr. Scott Ralls has a saying he’s fond of sharing with audiences: “The road to recovery runs through the community college.”

At A-B Tech, we’re seeing record numbers of students traveling that road. Our enrollment in credit programs – those that lead to degrees, diplomas or certificates – topped 10,000 in 2008-09 for the first time ever. In fact at 10,505, it was nearly 11 percent higher than the year before.

More than 17,000 students took economic and workforce development or continuing education courses as well, pushing our total enrollment over 27,000.

Traditionally, community college enrollment rises during difficult economic times as people who are out of work look to retrain and struggling companies seek ways to operate more efficiently. As Dr. Ralls says, community colleges are, indeed, the path to economic recovery. And, A-B Tech continues to rise to the challenge by offering pertinent training opportunities that prepare our students for today’s job market.

The recession isn’t the only reason we’re seeing such tremendous growth, though.

More and more these days, A-B Tech is becoming the college of choice for many people because of our great value, our flexible scheduling, our dedicated faculty and staff, our ability to customize training, and our outstanding quality.

accountability measures. A community college report card of sorts, these measures tell us how well we’re preparing students for the workplace or to continue their college education. And the fact that we earned the equivalent of an A+ is a tribute to the hard work of our students as well as our amazing faculty and staff.

That last characteristic was confirmed by a state report released earlier this year showing that A-B Tech was one of only 11 community colleges in the state achieving an exceptional rating on the North Carolina Community College System’s

We’re delighted that students have discovered that the road to their personal economic recovery, as well as our community’s, leads through A-B Tech.

- Richard Mauney, Interim President

A-B Tech Works Economic Impact

The economy of Buncombe and Madison counties receives nearly $400 million in income each year due to the past and present efforts of A-B Tech.

The workforce of Buncombe and Madison counties embodies about 1.6 million credit hours of past and present A-B Tech training.

A total of 26,479 credit and non-credit students attended the college in FY 2008. About 81% of these students stay in the region initially after they leave the College, contributing to the local economy.

Ninety-seven percent of students surveyed report satisfaction with the Colleges programs and services.

A-B Tech students benefit from higher earnings, thereby expanding the tax base and reducing the burden on state and local taxpayers. In total, students generate about $25.1 million annually in higher earnings due to their A-B Tech education.

Ninety-four percent of businesses and industries surveyed report satisfaction with the College’s services.

Education increases lifetime income. The average annual income of a one-year diploma graduate at the midpoint of his or her career is $30,400, or 81% more than someone without a high school diploma, and 16% more than a student with a high school diploma. The average income at the career midpoint of someone with an associate’s degree is $35,800, or 113% more than someone without a high

school diploma, and 37% more than a student with a high school diploma.

Students enjoy an attractive 23% rate of return on their educational investment in A-B Tech, recovering all costs (including wages foregone) in six years.

Clients of A-B Tech’s Center for Business and Technology Incubation more than doubled their revenues over the past fiscal year, earning $4 million in 2007 and $8.2 million in 2008.

These employers have created and retained 137 local jobs since the Center’s inception in the 2007 fiscal year. Average salaries are $31,000, or $14.46 per hour.

Ninety-five percent of A-B Tech’s college transfer students perform as well or better than native students at UNC institutions.

Ninety-five percent of students taking licensure and certification tests pass on their first attempt.

Sources: 2008 Socioeconomic Impact Study, Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. of Moscow, Idaho; 2009 Critical Success Factors Report; A-B Tech Center for Business and Technology Incubation.

Moving Forward, Reaching Up Health Care

A-B Tech has teamed up with Western Carolina University in a unique national initiative to help fill the nursing workforce and faculty shortage across the country. The regional partnership, Western North Carolina Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses (WNC RIBN), is designed to combat the nursing workforce crisis that will eventually impact all North Carolinians.

Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) student Susan Bennett never intended on entering the health care field when she made her career plans. She and her husband worked as caterers until he passed away. Finding herself alone with three children to support, Bennett took a job in the public school system as a baker. From there, a friend suggested she get a job as a unit clerk in a local hospital. “I really liked it and my nurse manager said I was a natural with the patients,” she said.

When Bennett moved to Asheville four years ago, she applied

at hospitals for the same position but found she needed more education. “That led me to the A-B Tech Madison site to earn my CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant), and when I found out I needed work experience, I went through JobLink at Madison to get a job as a nursing assistant,” she said.

Bennett has completed her Practical Nursing diploma at A-B Tech and has passed the licensing exam. She is ready to begin the next step, earning her associate’s degree and becoming a registered nurse. “Eventually I will want to earn my bachelor’s degree, too,” she said.

A major component of the faculty shortage is an inadequate pipeline of nurses who are academically prepared to enter faculty roles. Currently, 65 percent of new nursing graduates are educated in ADN programs. While this provides a relatively quick fix to the workforce shortage by increasing the immediate number of registered nurses entering the workforce, ADN nurses rarely obtain the educational requirements necessary for faculty roles.

“The WCN RIBN project will provide access to a university education at an affordable price,” said Brenda Causey, Nursing chair. “This project makes a bachelor’s degree a viable option for the community college student.”

Susan Bennett searches the A-B Tech Holly Library collection for nursing education materials.

Planning, Education, and Entrepreneurship

Michelle Marcoux reviews her business plan with Small Business Center Director Jill Sparks in the Center for Business and Technology Incubation.

Michelle Marcoux already had her hand in the business world, but saw an opportunity when A-B Tech started its associate’s degree program in entrepreneurship in 2008.

LLC. “Thanks to the Small Business Center and a generous anonymous donor, when I graduate, I will not be seeking employment but employing people,” she said.

Entrepreneurship, part of a statewide initiative, consists of core business courses that introduce students to entrepreneurial topics, including marketing, planning, financial accounting, homebased businesses, franchising, purchasing an existing business, insurance, and layout considerations.

EPG, LLC is the home of Good Riddance, a natural solution that eliminates fruit flies. In November 2008, Marcoux presented Good Riddance to Greenlife grocery in Asheville.

Since that time, Greenlife not only uses the product but sells approximately one case every two to three weeks.

“The reason this is so important to our students and region is our economy has changed so much.

Entrepreneurship is the viable option for students to be job creators rather than job seekers,” said Dr. Joseph Fox, Business Administration chair.

“This opens a world of opportunities for students interested in owning their own business regardless of academic programs. Statistics show that small business owners are the fastest-growing sector of our economy,” Marcoux said.

Execution

Marcoux has a degree in Business Administration and was one of four students selected to participate in the College’s Student Business Incubator program in 2008, working with her companies Preventive Measures and EPG,

Marcoux said, “While attending A-B Tech, numerous doors have opened for me.”

Her classes also helped solidify her companies’ corporate social responsibility. EPG is a green company with a green product. All packaging, including shipping materials, is either recycled or recyclable. In addition, Marcoux works with special needs students at a local high school, who gain valuable work experience while sanitizing, labeling, and readying reused plastic bottles for production.

Finally, EPG commits a portion of profits at the end of each year to missing and exploited children.

This past fall, Marcoux returned to A-B Tech to pursue her second associate’s degree. She continues to work at establishing her companies.

Scott Paxon installs one of A-B Tech’s new rain gardens.

Green Education Sustainability

A-B Tech faculty, staff and students are putting sustainability into the curriculum, the College, and the community through various projects and classroom exercises on and off campus.

aerators. They also installed a solar water heater system funded through a federal appropriation secured by Congressman Heath Shuler and a donation from First Light Solar of Black Mountain. The project was designed to provide a demonstration of a working solar hot water system in the Madison County area, lower the Senior Center’s energy costs, and provide green-collar workforce training.

Healthy Built Home

GIST The Global Institute for Sustainability Technologies completed its first project in June, an energy facelift for the Marshall Senior Center. The project began with an energy audit by French Broad Electric Membership Corp. to determine the center’s needs, then workers caulked windows and doors, and installed CFC light bulbs and low-flow faucet 10

Students in Construction Management Technology oversaw the construction of a NC Healthy Built, energy-efficient modular home by students in the Carpentry, Electrical, Welding and CAD Technology programs.

The house was sold to the City of Asheville for $110,000 to be used as the Oakley Police Resource Center on Fairview Road.

Cob Construction Projects Carpentry students helped create cob structures – similar to adobe – for several elementary schools and received valuable framing experience by building roofs for a cob pizza oven, a cob lion bench, a cob concession stand, and a cob turtle-monster.

Workforce Development In addition to the project at the Marshall Senior Center, GIST has offered an array of classes through the Economic and Workforce Development/Continuing Education Division – from Internet Marketing for Green Businesses to Solar Electric Systems.

Sustainable Partnerships

carbon footprint.

We want to bridge gaps and develop a better system to make our communities sustainable.

There is a great opportunity at A-B Tech,” Reel said.

Collaboration has been the keyword for many of the College’s technical programs that have incorporated sustainability into the curriculum.

For example, a Carpentry II class built a mock roof structure to train photovoltaic installers and inspectors taking a Residential Electrical Wiring class. The roof was constructed at a Bear Reel site on the Asheville campus that will become a sort of “sustainable playground,” SSC is working on ways to better where a variety of classes will be able to communicate with the student body and explore everything from appropriate energy investigating opportunities on campus to alternatives to green building to sustainable green open spaces with rain gardens and to landscape design. create a composting area.

Students for a Sustainable Campus An organization called Students for a Sustainable Campus (SSC) has been created to educate students, staff and faculty about the importance of sustainability and to encourage sustainable programs and technologies on campus.

Bear Reel, president of the organization, is passionate about making the campus greener.

“There are things we can do to reduce our

Recycling Program Over the summer, A-B Tech’s Plant Operations Department worked with Curbside Management to develop a plan to increase the collection of recyclables.

The new plan allows for plastic, aluminum, glass and paper to be mixed, and Curbside Management will sort the materials at its facility.

Blue recycling containers have been placed in classrooms, vending and commons areas.

These containers display a new recycling poster with the winning logo from a competition sponsored by the College and Student Sustainability Committees.

Rain Gardens Biology instructor Scott Paxon worked with the NC Arboretum to get a $64,000 grant to build a series of rain gardens on campus to address water runoff issues.

Earth Day and Grow the Campus Green Faculty, staff and students turned out to enjoy beautiful weather, food and camaraderie in April at the College’s Seventh Annual Earth Day celebration. Sponsored by the Student Government Association, the celebration centers on raising awareness for a cleaner environment, promoting opportunities for volunteer stewardship and presentations on environmentally friendly resources.

Earlier in April, employees and students volunteered to spend two-hour shifts planting, weeding, cleaning and watering trees and plants to help beautify A-B Tech as part of an event called Grow the Campus Green.

Carpentry students constructed this sculpture at French Broad River Park using sustainable materials.

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Tom Pazderka started his college education right out of high school at a four-year institution. “It just didn’t have what I was looking for,” he said. He found what he needed at A-B Tech.

colleges and universities. By completing courses in the Arts and Sciences, students can earn Associate in Arts, Associate in Science or Associate in Fine Arts degrees.

Pazderka, an Associate in Fine Arts student, took a photography class at A-B Tech and decided he wanted to try college again to earn an art degree. “I had the time and the money and I could commit to going. The quality of the art program here is good.

There is so much more going on here than I have seen at other community colleges.”

“Our students realize that with smaller classes, taught by instructors who focus on teaching instead of publishing, they will receive excellent preparation to be successful wherever they transfer,” said Kenet Adamson, Arts and Sciences dean.

Pazderka, who paints, is like thousands of other A-B Tech students who have found the high quality and low tuition make the College an accessible option for higher education. He is able to spend time in the studio perfecting his art, while earning tuition as a work-study student.

A-B Tech’s College Transfer Program provides opportunities for students to complete coursework that will transfer as baccalaureate credit to four-year

“This is borne out by the state’s Community College Performance Report documenting that our graduates outperform the North Carolina colleges’ and universities’ native students as juniors.

Our significantly less expensive tuition in today’s economic environment also helps convince students to choose A-B Tech as a means to reduce the escalating cost of a higher education. Online classes and a close proximity make the College an accessible option for many students.”

Tom Pazderka sits in the Transfer Advising Center, where he is beginning his journey toward a Fine Arts Degree before transferring to an institution for his B.F.A and eventually his M.F.A. 12

A Great Start College Transfer

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Dr. Barbara Keaton greets a local business owner.

Economic & Workforce Development/ Continuing Education On The Job Training And Lifelong Learning

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Whether you’re a displaced worker, an employee needing new skills, or the head of a company wanting to boost your bottom line, A-B Tech’s Division of Economic & Workforce Development/ Continuing Education offers a variety of programs that can make the difference.

Dr. Barbara Keaton, Vice President of the Division, who joined A-B Tech one year ago, has spent many years of her career linking organizations to the valuable services and programs provided by community colleges. “Community colleges have been charged with being a pivotal player in changing the economic landscape of this nation. Unprecedented unemployment, plant closings, layoffs, job reductions, and the emergence of demands for different and unique job skills caused A-B Tech to do what the College does every day – just faster and more creatively,” said Keaton. “Division personnel worked with community economic development partners to roll out new programs within weeks of federal and state funding announcements – all targeted at giving individuals the skills they need to quickly obtain employment.”

The Economic & Workforce Development Division works closely with the Economic Development Coalition, the Department of Commerce including the International Trade Division, the BioNetwork BioBusiness Center, the Technology Commercialization Center, the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board, and other Buncombe and Madison County partners to attract new business to the area, to retain existing companies, and to ensure the availability of a well-trained workforce. The Division’s strategic goals include job creation, client incubation, business expansion, and human capital

development – efforts directed at creating and retaining community jobs.

Services provided include assessing a company’s training needs, developing training plans,and delivering training and/or retraining to increase productivity, enhance teamwork, and improve quality.

Customized training is often available to companies through state funds.

Customized training involves College personnel helping companies target specific training needs. The training can be delivered at the Company’s site or at an A-B Tech campus.

The Divison also helps individuals who have lost their job retrain or increase their current skills, preparing them to meet the community’s workforce demands. High demand programs include computer training, management training, Fundamentals for Advanced Manufacturing, Lean Training, the Nursing Assistant Program, Fire Fighter II, and Quality Training Programs.

An important part of retraining for some dislocated or unemployed workers is obtaining a GED. This program is offered in several locations in Buncombe and Madison counties with variable scheduling at no cost to the student.

The Division received funding through the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission to provide career assessment and educational placement for individuals impacted by the loss of the tobacco industry. Individuals can receive assistance with tuition, books, transportation, and other associated costs.

A-B Tech worked with the Workforce Development Board to receive funds through Governor Perdue’s JobsNOW “12 in 6” program. This program

offers opportunities to bridge the gap from unemployment, layoff, or underemployment to prepare individuals for careers that provide a livable wage in existing or projected local opportunities.

The Small Business Center supports the development of new businesses and the growth of existing businesses by being a community-based provider of training, business counseling, and resource information. A-B Tech’s Incubator participants created over 50 jobs with an average salary of $ 30,000. The Student Incubator Program recently accepted its third class.

This is the fifth year A-B Tech hosted the North Carolina BioNetwork BioBusiness Center. The Center provided courses to ensure business compliance with new regulations from the FDA. The Center’s Natural Products Laboratory, providing analytical resources for dietary supplement and natural product manufacturers, served twice as many community customers this year. The Center partnered with Blue Ridge Food Ventures to establish a medicinal herb manufacturing resource.

In its third year, the Technology Commercialization Center (TCC) has coached and guided over 75 clients.

Client companies span categories ranging from green power solution providers and niche social networks to carbon nano-tube innovations and innovative eLearning platforms. New client activity is increasing with more would-be entrepreneurs emerging as a result of the economic slowdown.

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The Bailey Building A-B Tech dedicated its new Student Services Center in honor of President Emeritus K. Ray Bailey in an outdoor ceremony with a ribbon-cutting Oct. 23 on the Asheville campus.

The K. Ray Bailey Student Services Center consolidates Admissions, Financial Aid, Student Records, Registration, the Business Office, the Bookstore and the Counseling Center into a single location to provide more convenient access for students. The center was created by renovating the Azalea Building and adding 20,000 square feet to the existing space.

Success Highlights

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Bailey played a major role in the growth and success of A-B Tech and its impact on the community, as an employee, president and community leader for 41 years. His tenure as president from 1990 to 2007 was marked by record-breaking enrollment, the addition of more than 30 degree and diploma programs, and the creation of strategic partnerships with business and industry, schools, and other colleges and universities that helped meet workforce development needs.

His leadership was responsible for the growth of A-B Tech into a three-campus institution enrolling more than 25,000 students.

Black Box Theatre Opens On Campus

Culinary Team Brings Home The Silver A-B Tech’s Culinary Team won a silver medal and third place nationwide in the American Culinary Federation Student Team Championship July 14 in Orlando.

The competition requires student teams to prepare 24 plates of a four-course signature meal, while also being judged on their floor skills. Medals are awarded based on the number of points teams earn from a possible 40, with A-B Tech finishing with 33.75. A score of 36 is needed to receive gold.

A team from A-B Tech has made it to nationals for three of the past four years after winning first place in state and regional competition. This year’s team faced student chefs from the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute, Pittsburgh Chapter; Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Mich., and Kapi’olani Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Team members were Michael Aanonsen, Shannon Ginn, Steven Goff, Anna McClintock and Travis McCloud. Chefs Charles deVries, John Hofland and Michelle Kelley served as coaches.

Madison Campus Home To Early College A-B Tech entered into a partnership with Madison County Schools to create an Early College on the A-B Tech Madison campus, enrolling 38 high school students.

The curriculum design allows rising ninthgraders to earn a high school diploma and an associate’s degree in five years as part of the Learn and Earn program.

A-B Tech’s Drama Club celebrated the grand opening of the Carriage House in November. Once a garage behind the remodeled Fernihurst, the building features a 35-seat black box theatre classroom. The second floor, which served as a gardener’s apartment, houses a green room/design classroom, a costume shop and two offices.

Black box theatres are smaller, more intimate venues, named for their appearance of having no ornamentation and simple design.

Phi Beta Lambda Honors A-B Tech’s Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) received 60 awards during the state leadership conference April 2-4 in Charlotte, including eight first-place wins and 15 chapter awards. The chapter won six awards, including a first-place win, during the National Leadership Conference June 19-23 in Anaheim, CA. It was also recognized as a National Gold Seal chapter.

President Emeritus Bailey Sworn In To State Board A-B Tech President Emeritus K. Ray Bailey was sworn in to the State Board of Community Colleges. Members of the N.C. House elected Bailey for a six-year term on the 21-member board.

Fall Enrollment Sets Record A-B Tech’s fall semester enrollment reached a record high in 2008, passing 7,000 for the first time in the College’s history.

The Board serves as the governing authority for the North Carolina Community College System. The Board is empowered by General Statutes to adopt and carry out the policies, regulations and standards necessary for administering and operating the nation’s third-largest system of community colleges.

“We anticipated enrollment between 6,600 and 6,800, and for us to break 7,000 is just unheard of,” said Dr. Dennis King, Vice President of Student Services.

Awards For Phi Theta Kappa

“One of the reasons for the growth is the downturn in the economy,” said King. “That is a fact nationally. When the economy goes down, the public turns to community colleges for retraining and preparing for new jobs. The time involved in training for a new profession at a community college is quicker than at a university.”

Phi Theta Kappa received numerous honors at the Carolinas Regional Convention March 20-22 in Rock Hill, SC. The society won the following chapter awards: Five-Star Chapter, Carolina Super Star, Service Hallmark, Communications award, Four Clover Challenge, Chapter website honorable mention, Leadership Hallmark, and Most Distinguished Chapter honorable mention.

The registration summary as of Sept. 15 totaled 7,020 students, a 6.6 percent increase over the 6,587 students from fall 2007.

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Operating and Nonoperating Revenues 1

State Aid

$ 24,178,981

47.63%

2

Other Revenues

34,812

0.07%

3

Sales and Services, net

3,189,217

6.28%

4

Student Tuition and Fees, net

5,529,780

10.89%

5

Investment Income

103,834

0.20%

6

Noncapital Gifts

288,963

0.57%

7

Noncapital Grants

6,095,632

12.01%

8

County Appropriations

8,137,702

16.03%

9

State Capital Aid

2,445,771

4.82%

10

County Capital Aid

541,705

1.07%

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Capital Grants

59,834

0.12%

12

Capital Gifts

154,831

0.31%

$ 50,761,062

100.00%

Total

12 1110 9

8

1

7

5 4 2

3

Operating and Nonoperating Expenses

9

1

Instruction

2

Academic Support

3

Public Service

4

Student Services

2,335,712

4.54%

5

Institutional Support

6,341,519

12.32%

6

Operations and Maintenance of Plant

6,642,065

12.91%

7

Student Financial Aid

3,641,005

7.08%

8

Auxiliary Enterprises

2,585,475

5.02%

9

Depreciation

2,545,596

4.95%

$ 51,457,184

100.00%

Total

$ 23,259,279

45.20%

4,105,043

7.98%

1,490

<0.01%

Senior Administrators

Number

%

8 7

1

6

5

2

Total Full-Time Faculty/Staff (Fall 2008)

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Faculty Credentials

3

4

Number

%

10

2.6%

Doctorate

35

5.2%

170

43.6%

Master’s

270

40.5%

Professional

72

18.5%

Bachelor’s

203

30.4%

Clerical

51

13.1%

Less than Bachelor’s

159

23.8%

Technical/Paraprofessional

35

9.0%

Total

667

100.0%

Number

%

Male

426

42.5%

Female

576

57.5%

1,002

100.0%

Curriculum/Extension Faculty

Skilled Crafts Service/Maintenance Total Total Faculty (Fall 2008)

2

0.5%

50

12.8%

390

100.0%

N

%

Curriculum

450

67.5%

Continuing Education

217

32.5%

Total

667

100.0%

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Total Employess (Fall 2008)

Total

Figuring It Out Our numbers

Students 2008-09

Curriculum

Continuing Education

Total

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

10,505

100.0%

17,689

100.0%

27,080

100.0%

Males

4,652

44.3%

8,680

49.1%

12,866

47.5%

Females

5,853

55.7%

9,009

50.9%

14,214

52.5%

Full-Time

3,103

29.5%

Minorities

1,104

10.5%

2,488

14.1%

3,470

12.8%

NA

NA

12,130

68.6%

8,778

83.6%

13,126

74.2%

20,931

77.3%

Headcount

Employed (full & part-time) Buncombe/Madison Residents Average Age

27

40

36

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David Wyatt, Chair, A-B Tech Board of Trustees at Commencement Retired Superintendent, Madison County Public Schools

“Creating Success Through Hope, Opportunity and Jobs.”

North Carolina’s community colleges have a new slogan to describe a mission that never changes.

Since its founding in 1959, A-B Tech has provided opportunities to nearly 300,000 people, ­opportunities that have given these individuals hope and helped them find jobs, that have allowed them to lead richer, more productive lives, and that ultimately have made our community a better place for each of us to live.

I first saw evidence of the critical role A-B Tech plays in our quality of life and the community’s economic development years ago when

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my father was principal at Walnut School in Madison County. Realizing that farmers would one day need an alternative to tobacco, the College offered classes to teach them how to grow tomatoes and other crops that could provide a good living for them and their families. I’m not sure where these hardworking, able people would have turned had it not been for A-B Tech.

Years later when I became superintendent of Madison County Public Schools, I continued to witness the many ways A-B Tech helped people find success – from providing opportunities for students to get a head start on college while still in high school to

teaching a mother how to read so she could help her child with homework.

Now, I am fortunate to serve as chair of the College’s Board of Trustees, and I could not be more proud to be associated with this outstanding institution. I look forward to working with my fellow trustees, the fine faculty, staff and administration, the dedicated Foundation Board, and our wonderful community supporters to continue to find ways to provide hope, opportunity and jobs for our students and our community, in short, to continue helping to create success.

– David Wyatt

Our Mission: Your Success Board of Trustees

Mandy Stone, Vice Chair

Assistant Buncombe County Manager/ Department of Social Services Director

Tom Alexander

J. Herbert Coman

Elizabeth Harper

Trustee Emeritus

Trustee

Taylor & Murphy Construction Co.

In Memory

Mary Ruth Fowler

A-B Tech lost two of its most loyal supporters in 2009 with the passing of Trustee Emeritus J. Herbert Coman and Trustee Elizabeth “Lib” Harper. Between them, Mr. Coman and Mrs. Harper amassed an amazing record of 80 years of service to the College.

Retired, Public School Administrator

Doris Giezentanner

Former Buncombe Co. Commissioner

Dr. Harvey L. Haynes

President Emeritus, A-B Tech

Richard B. Hurley

Retired, Square D Company

Kaye A. Myers

Development Office, Advantage West

Talmage Penland Attorney-at-Law

Carol Peterson

Buncombe County Commissioner

Gordon Randolph

Madison County Emergency Management Director/Fire Marshal

Mr. Coman was an original appointee to the board when it was formed in 1963 and enjoyed recalling how he sat on an orange crate at the board’s first meeting. His colleagues named him Trustee Emeritus in 2002. Mrs. Harper, or “Miss Lib” as she was affectionately known, had served on the board since 1975.

With their passing, A-B Tech lost two individuals whose knowledge, enthusiasm, and dedication enhanced the lives of thousands of students in our community. We will miss them.

Dr. Joe B. Roberson Retired, Dentist

Ray Spells

Senior Vice President, Wachovia Bank

Jesse Korth

2009-10 SGA President

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Service To Our Community A-B Tech Foundation Board of Directors

As more and more members of our community are arriving at A-B Tech to prepare for the changes in this economy, they come to us needing assistance with the ever-rising expenses associated with a college education. Our students are

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non-traditional with an average age of 27. They come to us from all walks of life - single parents, first-generation college students, displaced workers, college graduates. Their stories are compelling and inspiring.

Our community has been generous in responding to these needs. Many individuals, businesses, organizations, foundations, and governmental departments have provided the Foundation with funds to address the needs of the College and its students that otherwise could not be addressed because of the unprecedented state budgetary restrictions.

• The Lavender Fund, a generous donation from an anonymous donor of the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, assists single parents with tuition, books and many emergency needs. This fund also provides a summer camp for young, aspiring entrepreneurs.

• A successful business that incubated at A-B Tech donated funds to the College Foundation to enhance the scholarship offerings and purchase an accessible bus to provide transportation for our physically-challenged students.

Revenues and Gains Contributions and Grants Special Events Interest & Investment Income Net Unrealized and Realized Losses Total Revenues and Gains

$ 1,034,810 57,700 111,918 (557,782) $ 646,646

Expenses Scholarships A-B Tech Programs Support Equipment (Medical, Handicap Bus) Minigrants (Faculty & Staff) Emergency Funds Fundraising Management & General Total Expenses

$ 197,127 101,005 124,556 10,961 10,181 39,748 35,838 $ 519,416

Net Assets Net Assets beginning of year Prior Year Correction

$ 4,614,790 1,229,834

Change in Net Assets Net Assets June 30, 2009

127,230 $ 5,971,854

(annual adjustment to Charitable Gift Receivable)

• The Foundation Board of Directors allotted resources to fund mini-grants to enable our faculty and staff to develop innovative programs to assist our students’ learning experiences or to acquire professional development required by accrediting organizations.

• Government departments and businesses have funded grants that provide state-of-the-art technology and equipment to enhance the learning experiences of our students.

A-B Tech is an open-door institution accepting students who wish to attend this college. The dedicated and devoted faculty and staff take those students as they come to us and work with them to help them reach their potential. It is a noble mission.

In a speech to the country on 9/11, President Obama called each of us to service to our country and our communities. For the past 50 years, A-B Tech has touched ever aspect of our community. That is why I serve on this board. That is why I enjoy sharing the vision and goals of the Foundation.

Please join me and the Board of Directors in helping the Foundation sustain the training that so enriches all our lives.

– Nancy Miller, Chair , A-B Tech Foundation Board

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A-B Tech officially unveiled the Brumit Center for Culinary Arts and Hospitality Oct. 2, honoring philanthropists Joe and Janice Brumit and creating a fine dining venue to train students for the region’s growing hospitality industry.

The Brumit Center is comprised of two buildings – a 39,000-square-foot facility called Magnolia that A-B Tech opened in 2006 to train students in its nationallyacclaimed culinary, baking and pastry, and hotel and restaurant management programs, and a recently-renovated historic structure called Fernihurst.

The first floor of Fernihurst is a classicaldining restaurant, enhancing opportunities for students to train for careers in an industry that created 20 percent of the region’s new jobs in the past five years, according to Tom Tveidt, director of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Metro Business Research Center.

The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners provided much of the funding for the renovations of Fernihurst, and the local delegation of state legislators was instrumental in getting a Higher Education Bond Referendum on the ballot in the year 2000, which provided money to build Magnolia and assist with Fernihurst’s renovation.

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Brumit Center

for Culinary Arts and Hospitality Fernihurst and Magnolia

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Scholarship

Hubert Wolfe Memorial Scholarship

2008â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2009 Recipients of Foundation Scholarships

Samantha Matott

Hutchinson/Candler Lions Club Endowed Scholarship Mindy Aiken

A-B Tech AEOP Ray Bailey Endowed Scholarship Khyrstyne Williams

A-B Tech Developmental Scholarship Alyssa Hawkins Melissa Ingram

A-B Tech Foundation Scholarship Shannie Hagen Jessica Heinerth Erika Jones Sheri Kiser Marcella Mulhollem Lisa Paquette Kathryn Valliere Karon Warlick

A-B Tech SGA Scholarship Christina Ford-Cox

Adelaide Key Scholarship Carolyn Macias

Alpha Upsilon Eta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship Michelle Marcoux

Altrusa International of Asheville Scholarship Jayne Lombardo

ArvinMeritor Electrical, Electronics, and Machining Scholarship Zachary Robinson

Asheville Independent Restaurant Chefs of Tomorrow Scholarship Steven Goff

AvL Technologies Endowed Scholarship Cayley Davis

Bowers, Ellis & Watson Endowed Scholarship Melissa Edwards

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Welfare League Endowed Scholarship Martha Baldwin

Christiana Tugman Scholarship Adrianne Weir

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College Bridge Scholarship Fall 2008 Julia Goodman Alisha Mitchell Phyllis Strum Michelle Ventura

College Bridge Scholarship Spring 2009 Nathanael Potoski Lasharra Ray Beverly Switzer

Deltec Homes Endowed Scholarship Elizabeth Rytz

Iva McGrady Wall Memorial Endowed Scholarship Lorelei Scollin

Lary and Jan Schulhof Endowed Scholarship Elizabeth Laguna

Jessie Copp Kramer/Hominy Valley Endowed Scholarship Andrew Anderson Katie Banks Jeanne Harwood Jessica Morris

Eaton Corporation Scholarship

Joe and Janice Brumit Endowed Scholarship

Friends of the College Memorial Scholarship

Joe Lilly Culinary Scholarship

Futch Family Endowed Scholarship honoring Mary and William Futch

John and Leona Graham Scholarship

Jennifer Blanton Amanda Luther

Kerianne Knight

GEM Fund, American Association of University Women, Asheville Branch Scholarship Grace Harrison Jennifer Noble

Grace Joan Love Schneider Endowed Scholarship Stephen Elsen Melissa Ingram Nicole Levi Marcella Mulhollem Bethany Ritch Susan Taylor Julie Thomas Holly Wilson

Grimes-West Endowed Medical Laboratory Technology Scholarship Melissa Simpson

H. D. and Kay Crews Endowed Scholarship Melanie Ashe Mary Hostetler Adam Hutchins Kathryn Valliere

Hospitality Education Scholarship Natalie Hastings Caleb Presnell

Emily Brooks Alek Schober

Thomas Parker

Johnathan Giardina Memorial Endowed Scholarship Brent Delac Franklin Pearce III

Joseph Dave Endowed Scholarship Matthew De Bruhl

K. Ray Bailey Endowment for Student Success Scholarship Camellia Austin Kelly Hogan

K. Ray Bailey/A-B Tech Foundation Golf Classic Scholarship Ryan Coyle Teresa Moery Holly Newton Larissa Panferova Tammy Poole Lorelei Scollin Brittney Wheeler

La Chaine des Rotisseurs Scholarship Michael Aanonsen Kitty Maynard

Lacy T. Haith & James B. Miller Endowed Scholarship Nicole Allen Jameral Wallace

Lavender Fund Scholarship Carol Aho Melanie Ashe Dustin Clark Amelie Delaunay-Vandal Jennifer Franklin Naomi Gamble Shannie Hagen Beth Hahn Jennifer Hinson Amanda Lane Horace Mazyck Jammie Mchone Crystal Moody Angelina Nava Jennifer Noble Kayla Quinn Cynthia Sexton Dana Smith Adrienne Stimson Michelle Ventura Jameral Wallace Michelle Welch Sarah Wilkison Andrea Carter Crystal Moore Sonia Nunez Stacy Prieur Sonya Richardson Jean Saltz

Lowe’s Buchan Club Scholarship Melisa Coates

Madison County Scholarship Fund Darlene Colclasure Angela Davis Erin Honeycutt Kelci King Mary Nawotka Audrey Pratt Tabitha Ramsey Zachary Robinson Lorelei Scollin Bret Somers Hayli Teague

Mary Hay Gwynn Endowed Scholarship

Shapiro-Green Endowed Scholarship

Mary Louise Carpenter Scholarship

Square D Endowed Scholarship

Jennifer Hopper Wakeena Sweat

Anna McClintock

Mt. Renaissance Adventure Faire Scholarship Carrie Baldwin

North Buncombe Extension Community Association Scholarship Roxanna Trejo

State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Carmen Chavez Grace Harrison Barbara Sloss Sheryl Snuffer

Surgical Technology Scholarship

North Carolina State Trust Fund Scholarship

The Damore Family Healthcare Scholarship

Judith Lowry

Betty Coffelt Rebecca Cortes Mary Faulkner Kimberly Finney Melissa Grimes Kenneth Payne John Rice Robin Ryder Julie Thomas Melody White

Osborne M. Hart Endowed Scholarship Sampson Conway Sonya Richardson

Mary Faulkner Audrey Smith Sabrina Mills

The Frances N. Johnson Endowed Scholarship Stephen Elsen

The Glenda Bailey Veterinary Technology Endowed Scholarship Bethany Ritch

The Sam Palmeri Health Endowed Scholarship Sally Iannazzone

The Stans Sluder Memorial Scholarship Christopher Ross

Patrick A. Brannen Construction Management Scholarship

Theresa Sabo Endowed Nursing Scholarship

PNC Advisors Scholarship

Thompson Properties Scholarship

Progress Energy Endowed Scholarship

UnitedHealthcare Endowed Scholarship

Robert F. Burgin Endowed Scholarship Valerie Meehan

Veterinary Medical Technology Program Scholarship

Erin Honeycutt Cynthia Sexton

W. P. Hickman Company Scholarship

Sarah Wilkison

William P. Warren Endowed Scholarship

Daniel Horn Jacqueline Hubschman

Winkenwerder Family Scholarship

Jammie McHone

Yesterday’s Tree Endowed Scholarship

Benjamin West

Amelie Delaunay-Vandal Zachariah Conley

Ruth Denham Memorial Scholarship S. O. M. Scholarship

Mark Rosenstein, The Marketplace Scholarship

Sgro-Huston Memorial Scholarship

Cynthia Romstadt Keith Schwock

Mark Dooly Eric Robinson

North Carolina Retired School Personnel Scholarship

Marie Love Cochrane Endowed Scholarship Lester Baker

Jadrien O’Hannon Shanice Watt

Sgt. Jeffrey Hewitt Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Christi Cooper Naomi Gamble Adrianne Weir Janet Fischer

Lisa Paquette Margie Stoppelbein Stephen Elsen

Edward Cloud Erika Jones Amanda Dula Beth Hahn

Melody Weston

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A Good Cause

K. Ray Bailey Invitational Golf Classic June 5, 2009 – Mount Mitchell Golf Course

Premier Sponsors

Bowers, Ellis & Watson, Architects, P.A Bank of America

Gold Sponsors

Arby’s, The Winning Team SSC Service Solutions Mechanical Systems and Service

Bronze Sponsors

A-B Tech Community College Continuing Education Dixon Hughes Golden Ray Foods Hampton Inn & Homewood Suites of Asheville T.P. Howard’s Plumbing Insurance Service of Asheville McGuire, Wood & Bissette & WCI Mission Healthcare Systems Title Company of NC Western Regional Education Service Alliance (WRESA)

Hole Sponsors

2009 Teams A-B Tech Administration A-B Tech Continuing Education Advanced Business Equipment Arby’s, The Winning Team Asheville Merchants Corporation Bank of America Bank of Asheville Bowers, Ellis and Watson, Architects, PA CarePartners Dixon Hughes PLLC First Citizens Bank Golden Ray Food Service Hampton Inns/Homewood Suites of Asheville Hart Funeral Service M. B. Haynes Corporation/ Eblen Oil T.P. Howard’s Plumbing Co. Inc. Kimmel and Associates

Arby’s, The Winning Team A-B Tech Community College Administration A-B Tech Community College Continuing Education

Asheville Merchants Corporation BB&T

Bank of America Bowers, Ellis & Watson, Architects, P.A.

Boys Arnold & Company Brittany Supply, Inc.

Colonial Life Cort Architectural Group, P. A.

Eaton Corporation Emory Electric, Inc.

Fedex Kinko’s Forest Commercial Bank

Friday Staffing Services Bill & Alice Hart

IMOCO, Inc. Insurance Service of Asheville Jacob Holm Industries Hampton Inn & Homewood Suites of Asheville Learning Environments, Inc.

HomeTrust Bank T.P. Howard’s Plumbing McGuire, Wood, & Bissette/

Inform Systems Insurance Service of Asheville WCI

Mail Management Services, LLC McGuire, Wood & Bissette & WCI Mechanical Systems & Service Mechanical Systems and Service MidSouth Forms & Supplies Mills Manufacturing Mission Healthcare Systems Pisgah Community Bank Mission Health System SSC Service Solutions Southeastern Container

Title Company of NC WCU College of Business Office Environments

WNC Officials Association WRESA PSNC Energy In-Kind Parxlent Ladies

AB Emblem Advanced Business Equipment Bill Perdue

Arby’s, The Winning Team Bank of America SSC Service Solutions

Black Mountain Golf Club Bowers, Ellis & Watson, Architects, P.A. Taylor & Murphy Buncombe County Municipal Golf Course Construction Co.

Chick-fil-A Country Club of Asheville James J. Teague, III, DDS

Deer Park Water Fedex Kinkos Folkmoot USA Golden Ray Food Service Title Company of NC Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa Kenmure Country Club Tyco Valves & Controls

Kimmel & Associates Maggie Valley Country Club Western Carolina University

T. A. Miller & C.J. Reece Mimosa Hills Golf & Country Club College of Business

Mission Health Systems Mount Mitchell Golf Club Western Regional Education

Mountain Air Country Club Musgrove Mill Golf Club Service Alliance (WRESA)

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company Reems Creek Golf Club Williams Family Dentistry/ Rental Uniform Services Joe Brumit Waynesville Country Club Inn & Resort Dr. David White

Planning Committee: Mike Ray, Chair | Gene Austin | K. Ray Bailey | Lou Bissette | John Ellis | Brad Galbraith | Harry Jackson Steve Jones | Sabrina Miller | Ken O’Connor | Judy Ray | Carol Stanford | Jack Teague | Dave White | John Winkenwerder

Staff Coordinators: Erin Cameron, Anita Metcalf, Jimmie Cochran Pratt Thank you to all the staff, faculty, and community volunteers who helped make the tournament a success.

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Grant Writing The road to recovery travels through change. Grants support innovative projects providing the tools necessary for that change. Community partners and funders make these opportunities possible, supporting economic recovery from the microcosm of an individual student’s need for tuition or emergency funds to the macrocosm of workforce development for the region.

Students benefitted directly from an additional anonymous donation grant from the Lavender Fund through the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. Benefits: These funds provide scholarships, emergency funds, and small business programs to single parents and others fitting the funder’s selection criteria. ($250,000) Opportunities addressing the new, green economy continue to be developed as a result of the three-year Congressional appropriation from the Department of Energy through Congressman Heath Shuler’s office.

Benefits: This support resulted in the establishment of the Global Institute for Sustainability Technologies (GIST), providing community education, workforce training, and small business assistance at A-B Tech. Other grants, including two totaling about $10,000 from Progress Energy, also supported curriculum development for the green workforce. ($354,240) Recruit, Train, and Retain funded by the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board supported a series of career videos highlighting

local career opportunities and local businesses. Benefits: These videos serve students through heightened career awareness and serve businesses through improved recruitment and retention The videos are produced in partnership with area companies that highlight the local workplace opportunities and required education/training associated with different careers in WNC. ($13,000) JobsNOW is a funding opportunity made possible through federal recovery funds. Benefits: The North Carolina JobsNOW brought Department of Labor funds to A-B Tech and supports training resulting in new skills gained within six months. JobsNOW programs are Advanced Customer Service, Foundations in Culinary, Fundamentals of Automated Machining, and Principles of Business Operations for Entrepreneurs. ($150,000) Project Skill-UP came to A-B Tech through the North Carolina Community College System office.

Benefits: Students continuing to make career transitions from a tobacco economy gain specialized counseling and financial assistance. ($56,000) Activities Building Opportunities supports came from Bank of America.

Benefits: These funds provide additional training for career decisions and skill sets supporting Lavender Fund scholarship recipients. ($10,000) The Wetlands Project for the Division of Water Resources Benefits: Educates

students as it impacts the A-B Tech campus environment through the development of three wetlands. ($62,500) 2008-09 saw the first year of the twoyear Tech Prep grant, Academics in Action, a partnership with Asheville City, Buncombe County, and Madison County school systems and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Benefits: High school students gain a range of vocational classes and opportunities to build marketable skills and earn college credit while in high school. ($240,000) Federal Perkins funds proved invaluable during the year of funding losses impacting colleges and schools across the nation. This plan for Federal Career and Technical Education Funding covers fiscal years 2008-2013.

Benefits: Programs gain additional equipment and personnel, including a college liaison for career-technical programs and a college counselor for students with disabilities. ($182,702) That’s Not What I Signed Up For: Teaching College Courses to High School Students-Staff development funds have suffered significant cuts making funds from outside sources more important than ever, particularly in this changing world. Benefits: Never have the college credits earned by high school students been more valuable to them. This effort provided training funds for college instructors meeting the unique needs of high school age students attending A-B

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Foundation Board of Directors

Nancy B. Miller, Chair Community Volunteer

President’s Circle

Circle of Excellence

AvL Technologies, Inc. Lavender Fund (Anonymous Donor) through the Community Foundation of WNC

A‑B Tech Biology Department A-B Tech Continuing Education American Association of University Women, Asheville Chapter (GEM) Advanced Business Equipment Asheville Independent Restaurant Association Altrusa International of Asheville ArvinMeritor AT & T Mr. & Mrs. Terry Ballard Bank of Asheville Dr. Connie Buckner Alan & Lucy Butterworth Candler Lions Club CarePartners Foundation Dr. Christopher & Jimmie Cochran Pratt Dr. H. D. & Kay Crews Ken Czarnomski Donna Douglas Patricia Freeman & Jim Lenburg French Broad River Garden Club Foundation Tony R. Graham Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites of Asheville Hart Funeral Service, Inc. Insurance Service of Asheville Joseph & Julie Damore Adelaide Key La Chaine Des Rotisseurs William & Heather Lee Dr. Glenn & Nancy Miller Mission Healthcare System Scott & Sandra Petrucha Joseph & Beverly Sgro Raymond Spells The Title Company T.P. Howard’s Plumbing Company, Inc. Shaun Tate Nancy & John Thompson W. P. Hickman Company

$100,000+

Trustees’ Circle Leigh W. Ruhl, Vice Chair

Broker Associate, Beverly Hanks and Associates

K. Ray Bailey

President Emeritus, A-B Tech Buncombe County Commissioner

$50,000-$99,999

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ferguson Ruth Paddison Trust

Foundation Circle $25,000-$49,999

The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa/Sammons Enterprises Incoporated

Deans’ Circle

$15,000-$24,999

Dr. Lary & Jan Schulhof

Honors Circle

$6,000-$14,999

Louis Bissette

President, McGuire, Wood & Bissette PA

Joe Brumit

A-B Tech Foundation Board Immediate Past Chair

Kay Crews

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Bank of America Confrerie de la Chaine Des Rotisseurs Madison County Board of Commissioners Trebuchet Team of A.C. Reynolds High School (Anonymous Donor) Dr. William Sabo The Reverend Jane Smith State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation

Scholars’ Circle $3,000-$5,999

Bowers, Ellis & Watson, Architects, P.A. Joe & Janice Brumit Children’s Welfare League Mechanical Systems & Services Anita & Roger Metcalf SSC Service Solutions

$1,000-$2,999

WCI, Inc. John Winkenwerder WNC Culinary Association Western Region Education Service Alliance (WRESA)

Circle of Knowledge $500-$999

A-B Tech Culinary Department American Culinary Federation Asheville Merchants Corporation Dr. Marvin Cole American Society for Quality Education, Carolina High Country Section 1103 Robert Deutch Jeffrey Ferezan James Floyd Linda Gregory James J. Teague, III, D.D.S. Robin Keith Kimmel & Associates Learning Environments, Inc. McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A. Mills Manufacturing Corporation NC Association of Veterinary Technicians Office Environments Bill Perdue PSNC Energy Max & Janie Queen Kathy Dee Rasloff Carol Stanford Mary Jean Stines Taylor & Murphy Construction Co., Inc. Tyco Valves & Controls WCU College of Business Dr. David B. White Dr. Betty Young

Foundation Board of Directors

Ambassadors’ Circle $250-$499

A‑B Tech Administration A‑B Tech Cosmetology Department Kenet Adamson Biltmore Oil Company Larry Boyd Janet Caldwell Angela Calhoun Dr. Copper Coggins Colonial Insurance Mona Cornwell Tom Dechant Charles deVries Scott & Carol Douglas Carol Fleming David & Lynne Gabai Gordon & Sylvia Greenwood Dr. Deborah Harmon Darryl Hart Tracie Hewitt Jennifer Hill Don Hunter Holmes Associates Sherian Howard Reverend Ivory Hunter, Jr. Paul Knott MB Haynes Corporation Kay Manley Richard Mauney Marilyn McDonald W. Lee & Latrella McElrath Elizabeth Nealon Ken O’Connor Plumdog Financial Aleta Roberson Marlene Roden John & Leigh Ruhl Robby Russell James Sullivan Lisa Szymanski‑Richards Sheila Tillman Kaye Waugh Williams Family Dentistry David & Willa Wyatt

John Ellis

President, Bowers, Ellis & Watson

Jack R. Ferguson Retired, Lowe’s

Brad Galbraith

Kimmel Development Group LLC

Darryl Hart

Vice President/General Manager, Hart Funeral Service, Inc.

Richard B. Hurley Retired, Square D Company

Harry Jackson

President, Advanced Business Equipment 31

Foundation Board of Directors

Karl N. Koon

Vice President, Asheville Oil Company

Mike Kryzanek

Atlantic Hospitality Advisors

Heather Lee

Community Volunteer

Craig Madison

President & CEO, Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa

Richard Mauney Interim President, A-B Tech

Ken Maxwell

Sales Consultant, Mountain Air Country Club 32

Friends- $1-$249

A.C. Reynolds High School Aimee Adams‑Feste Inez Alexander Gene & Susan Allen Ann Anderson Christy Andrews Karla Antonio Liz Atkinson K. Ray & Glenda Bailey Michael Baker Pamela Baker Tamara Baldwin Vanette Baldwin Martha & Kyle Ball BB&T George Beck Joelen Bell Joseph Bell Frank & Helen Bertram W. Louis Bissette Kathi Bivens‑Arnold Brady & Barbara Blackburn Robert & Carol Blackwell Phyllis Boone Judy Borum Sarah Elizabeth Bradburn Jonathan Bricker Howard & Jewel Bridges Caroline Brigman Brittany Supply, Inc. Laura Brown Sarah Brown Willard & Faith Brown Jennifer Browning Barbara Brownsmith Linda Burke Helen Burrell Lisa Bush Byrdene Byerly Charles Byrd Brinda Caldwell Jackie Caldwell Erin Cameron True Campbell Kim Caraway Amy Cartee David Carter Janice & John Carver Kathy Carver Chastity Case

Brenda Causey Elaine Cave Certified Appraisers of South Florida Anita Chambers Dr. Gurney & Ann Chambers Dr. Vernon & Mamie Chapman Cherokee Preservation Foundation, Inc. Mary Alice Church‑Steurer Jean Clayton Annie Clingenpeel Dr. Pam Cocke Kathryn Coco Cathy Cody Gordon & Deborah Cogburn Sherry Cordell Corliss & Solomon, PLLC Nanette Corn Cort Architectural Group, P.A. Timothy Cox Bridgett Crawford Evan Creasman Karma Crouch Charles Cummings April Daniel Vernon Daugherty Kathryn Daughton Calven Davidson Rhonda Davidson Beverly Davis Duane Davis Joshua Davis Linda Davis Paul Decoteau Michael Dempsey Gigi Derballa Beverly Devereaux Robert deVries Lynn Deyton Martha Dickens Rock Doddridge Susan Donato Kathie Doole Veronica Dooly Dr. Sam Dosumu Dr. & Mrs. Michael Dougherty Annie Dowdell Deines, Huffman & Bunk, DDS Lucy deVries Duffy Melanie Durham Myra Eblen James Edmonds

Karen Edwards Melissa Edwards Dr. Robert Eldridge Sylvia Eller Tom Elmore Emory Electric, Inc. John Ennis Dorcas Epley Joyce Dover‑Evans Lisa Evans Bethany Faber Dr. Louis Fabrizio Charles Farmer Chris Fay Galina Fedun Viktor Fedun Matthew Fender The Food Fairy Alma Fisher Michael Fletcher Forest Commercial Bank Tina Fountain Ned Fowler Tina Fowler Christian Franklin Kristen Franklin Kristy Frost Thomas Gaffigan Martha Garvin Kirsten Getz Joan Gilmore Jo Ann Gipe Sandra Goodridge Randee Goodstadt‑Evans Liana Gottlieb Debby Graham Richard Greene Sara Gresko Saralynn Griffith Robin Grooms Susan Grosoff-Feinblatt Laura Grover Jonathan Grunder Glenna Gunter Jaqueline Hagerott Lisa Hale Diane Hall Wade & Helen Hall Christine Halvorson Walter Hamilton David Hamlett Tim Hanlon

Mary Harper Paige & Oliver Harris Sue Harris Cris Harshman William & Alice Hart Michele Hathcock Robin Hayes Dr. Harvey & Jean Haynes Jane Headland Debbie Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Pete Henley Elizabeth Hester Bill Hewitt Jason W. Hill Kathy Hipps Rex & Patricia Hoffman John Hofland Cheryl Holder Rusty Holmes Mike Honeycutt Freddie & Jim Hopper Dolly Horton Rebecca Howell Aidan Hoyal Dianne Hughes Richard Hurley Carol Hutchinson Melissa Hyatt IMOCO, Inc. Inform Systems Data Documents, Inc. Dr. Mary Margaret Ingle Jacob & Christine Jackson Scott Paxon Dr. Jaqueline Jacobs Robert Johnson Janice Johnston Douglas Jones Dr. Kathleen Jorissen Tina Joyner Ken Kendrick Patricia Kennedy Peter Kennedy Don & Barbara Kent Sharon Killian Bob & Norma Kimzey Dr. Dennis & Jan King Dr. John & Dottie Kinlaw Maxine Kinsland Nita Kirkpatrick Geli Klimek Eileen Klope Peter Kolodich

Foundation Board of Directors

Camille Metcalf

Owner, Wagon Wheel Restaurant

Sabrina Miller

NC Market President, West Region & Consumer Market Executive– Mountain Market, Bank of America

William Murdock

Executive Director, Eblen-Kimmel Charities

Aleta Roberson

Human Resources Consultant

Bob Roberts

Executive Vice President, First Citizens Bank

Robby Russell

Market President, Wachovia Bank 33

Foundation Board of Directors

Dr. Lary Schulhof Physician

Eula Shaw

Lecturer, Education Department UNC Asheville

Ray Spells

Senior Vice President, Wachovia Bank

Dr. James J. Teague III Dentist

Nancy Thompson

Owner, Thompson Properties Inc.

Brian Turner

Mills Manufacturing Corporation 34

Sun Kondal Karl Koon Michael Kryzanek Ivan Kukharets Rosemary Kuykendall Donna Ladet Pat Lail Mona Lancaster Jennifer Lane Christine Lang Scott Lanning Evelyn Lansden Jacqueline Larsen Sterling Lawrence Jonathon Lawrie Ron Layne Dr. Philip Leftwich Rena LeHerman Kathryn Lemieux Anita Lenssen Karen Lewis Lewis Lightner Carol Little Joseph Lowery Lydia Luka Dr. Dan Lunsford Sheri Lussier Dr. Sonna Lyda Stephen Maag Beth Maczka Mail Management Services, LLC Kodell Maney Laurie Manley Nancy Markhoff Linda Marshall Dr. Gus Martin Martin Education Associates Dr. Ben & Deborah Matthews Ken Maxwell Ed McCammon Thomas & Patricia McClellan Fran McDonald Therese McGannon Susan McHugh Lease McIntosh David McKinney Jill McNabb Dr. Bob McRae Dean Meadows Jane Meehan Robert & Lee Merrill Benson Metcalf Louella Metcalf

Stephen Metcalf Frank Miceli MidSouth Forms & Supplies Ala Mikhalchuck Hattie Miles Wesley Miley Bill Miller Neal Mills Joyce Moncada Nancy Moore Tamma & Jerome Moriarty Staci Mowry David Myers Skye Myrick Sue Nations Kathleen Neal George Nicholson Eric Noblett Virginia Norton Sarah Nunez Kristie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Cantrell Sue Olesiuk Janna Ostapovich Sharon Owen Lee Pack Phyllis Pack Tammy Pagan Justin Page Donald Paleno Terri Parr Carol Paxton Garry & Gail Penland Scott Penland James & Pantha Penley Ellen Perry Melinda Peterson Buck & Elizabeth Petty Brenda Phillips Pisgah Community Bank Bob and Gail Poore Robert Potts Mary Louise Powell Herman & Diane Prakke Precision Products of Asheville Malory Presley Michael Queen Melissa Quinley Heath Rada Kelly Randolph Mr. & Mrs. Tom Rash Sherry Ratzlaff Mike Ray Shirley Ray

Debra Reese Sally Rhoden Peggy Rich Brandy Robbs Brenda & Ronnie Robinson Mira Romashluk Jonathan Ross Ken Rudolph Debbie Ruff Viviana Saraceno Gaylen Saunders Sarah J. Schober Gary Schwartz Jan & John Scroggs SE Cartridge Recycling Linda Seals Jackie Searcy Dr. Bill Sears Lori Seiderman Dr. & Mrs. Arnold Sgan John Sherman Dorothea Sherrill Sherry Shields Short Street Cakes April Sides Pamela Silvers J. William & Anne Simms Straughan Dr. Joe Sinclair T. D. Singleton Gea Skeens Skyland Volunteer Fire Department Benny Smith Sharon Smith Theron Smith Constance Smutz Mark Snelson Amanda Soule Southeastern Container Tamara Sovinskaya Greg Spencer Anne Squires Mike Steele Dina Steinmetz Sharon Suess Michael Sumner Jerry & Carol Sutton Swain County Board of Education Lori Tapp Donna Taylor Sandra Thompson Martha Tillman Kathy Toler Dr. Sandra Tonnsen

Lila Townsend Sharon Trammel Mary Trigg Paula Trilling Dr. Ira & Nancy Trollinger Nancy Troxler Erik Tschekunow John & Angie Tucker Donna Turner Bill Upton Sal Vaccaro Brian Vaughn Heather Vaughn Ann Wait David Walker Charles Wallin Ann Ward Mrs. William P. Warren Robert Warren Rebecca R. Watkins Valerie Watts Dr. Jan & Bryant Webster Lloyd Weinberg Pat & Rob Weinkle William Wells III Jun Wen Shelley White Dr. Ron Wilcox Dorothy Williams Vera Williams Vicki Wilson Dorland Winkler Jonathan Wise John Witherspoon WNC Officials Association Alida Woods Billy Woody Martha Woody Milton Worden Andrea Worley Steven Wrenn Valentia Yasyulevich Rebecca York Laurel Young Thomas Young Kathy Zasloff

Foundation Board of Directors

John G. Winkenwerder Owner, Hampton Inn/ Homewood Suites

Patricia Wood

Vice President, Budweiser of Asheville, Inc.

not pictured

Thomas L. Finger CEO, TLF Inc.

Ex-Officio Members: Anita Metcalf

Executive Director – Foundation, Vice President – College Relations, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Alma Fisher

Faculty Representative–Foundation Board, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Tammy Ward

Staff Representative-Foundation Board, AshevilleBuncombe Technical Community College

Staff: Erin Cameron-McElroy Administrative Assistant

Leronica Casey

Resource Development Coordinator

Jimmie Cochran Pratt

Foundation Development Officer

Liz Atkinson

Lavender Fund Advisor

Therese McGannon

Grants and Foundation Accountant

Tamma Moriarty

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In Memory and Honor A-B Tech Foundation 2008-09

Association of Education Office Professionals K. Ray Bailey Endowed Scholarship Kathryn Lemieux

Glenda Bailey Veterinary Endowed Scholarship Marlene Roden

K. Ray Bailey Endowed Scholarship for Student Success Dr. Connie Buckner Mary Alice Church-Steurer Scott Douglas Joyce Dover-Evans Lisa Evans Elizabeth Hester Marilyn McDonald Marlene Roden April Sides

Robert F. Burgin Endowed Scholarship Mission Healthcare Foundation

Mary Louise Carpenter Scholarship Karen Edwards Eileen Klope

Ann Baker Carson Memorial

Jonathan Giardina Memorial Endowed Scholarship Amanda Soule

John & Leona Graham Scholarship Tony R. Graham

Mary Hay Gwynn Memorial Endowed Scholarship Judy Borum Mary Alice Church-Steurer Jean Clayton Sherry Cordell Alma Fisher Joan Gilmore Linda Gregory Skye Myrick Sue Olesiuk Marlene Roden

Sgt. Jeffrey T. Hewitt Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Wade & Helen Hall Tracie Hewitt Billy & Patricia Hewitt Rosemary Kuykendall Skyland Volunteer Fire Department John Witherspoon

Ruth Denham Memorial Scholarship

Frank Hutchinson/Candler Lions Club Endowed Scholarship

Geri Freeman Memorial Scholarship

Jesse Copp Kramer/ Hominy Valley Endowed Scholarship

Sara B. Cocke

Alan & Lucy Butterworth

Patricia Freeman & Jim Lenburg

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Candler Lions Club

Ann Anderson Joseph & Wendy Bell

Robert Blackwell Byrdene Byerly Candler Lions Club Gordon & Deborah Cogburn James Edmonds Dorcas Epley Kodell Maney Hattie Miles Garry & Gail Penland Herman & Diane Prakke Bob & Gail Poore Ronnie & Brenda Robinson Lila Townsend Florence Warren Robert Warren

Paul Lentjes Memorial True Campbell

Roberta Manley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Barbara Brownsmith Joan Gilmore Robin Hayes Kathy Hipps Cheryl Holder Kay Manley

John E. McElrath Memorial Terry & Kathy Ballard

M. Patrick Metcalf Memorial Endowed Scholarship A.C. Reynolds High School Gene & Susan Allen K. Ray & Glenda Bailey Brady & Barbara Blackburn Judy Borum Howard Bridges Byrdene Byerly Charles Byrd

Kathy Carver Dr. Gurney Chambers Dr. Vernon & Mamie Chapman Dr. Pam Cocke Dr. Marvin Cole Beverly Davis Dr. Michael Dougherty Dr. Louis Fabrizio Jeffrey Ferezan David & Lynne Gabai Debby Graham Richard Greene Ronnie & Laura Grover Sue Harris Pete & Mary Helen Henley Julie Herren Freddie & Jim Hopper Dr. Mary Margaret Ingle Dr. Jaqueline Jacobs Dr. Susan Jenkins Dr. Kathleen Jorissen Tina Joyner Bob & Norma Kimzey Maxine Kinsland Dr. Dennis & Jan King Dr. John & Dottie Kinlaw Leadership Group of the Carolinas Linda Lowe Dr. Dan Lunsford Dr. Sonna Lyda Dr. Gus & Elaine Martin Dr. Ben & Deborah Matthews Susan McHugh Dr. Roger & Anita Metcalf Louella Metcalf Stephen Metcalf Bill Miller Sue Nations George Nicholson Scott Penland James & Pantha Penley Buck & Elizabeth Petty Bob & Gail Poore Dr. Christopher & Jimmie Cochran Pratt C. Max & Janie Queen

Shirley Ray Dr. Bill Sears Dr. Arnold & Doris Sgan Dorothea Sherrill Dr. Joe Sinclair Jerry & Carol Sutton Swain County Board of Education Dr. Sandra Tonnsen Dr. Ira & Nancy Trollinger Nancy Troxler Bill Upton Dr. Jan & Bryant Webster Pat & Rob Weinkle Dr. Ron Wilcox Vicki Wilson Dorland Winkler Alida Woods Martha Woody Steven & Diane Wrenn Western Regional Education Service Alliance (WRESA) David & Willa Wyatt Dr. Betty Young

Roberta Holmes Robert & Lee Merrill Mary Jean Stines Shaun Tate

The Miller Family Scholarship In Memory Of Murry & Fran Miller and In Honor Of John & Eloise Boyette

SOM Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Glenn & Nancy Miller

Osborne M. Hart Memorial Endowed Scholarship Bank of Asheville Lease McIntosh

Ruth Paddison Fund Ruth Paddison Trust

Joseph B. Powell Memorial Endowed Scholarship Joelen Bell

Retired Dental Hygiene Faculty Scholarship In Honor of Sherry Shields Elaine Cave Melanie Durham

Theresa Sabo Memorial Endowed Scholarship Carolyn Hutchinson Dr. William Sabo

The Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa Endowed Scholarship in memory of Elaine D. Sammons The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa Sammons Enterprises, Incorporated

Fred & Tulia Sgro-James C. Huston Memorial Scholarship Beverly & Joseph Sgro

Stans Sluder Memorial Thomas Gaffigan Dr. Dennis & Jan King

Scott & Sandra Petrucha

Vic Trantham Memorial K. Ray & Glenda Bailey

Trebuchet Team of A.C. Reynolds High School Honorarium Anonymous Donor

Iva Wall Memorial Scholarship Brenda Phillips Debra Reese

Harold & Helen Wells Memorial Billy Woody

If we have omitted a contribution or misspelled a name, we apologize and ask that you notify the Foundation Office at (828) 254-1921, Extension 176.

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A n A - B Te c h C o m m u n i t y S u p p o r t e r Giving to the A-B Tech Foundation is an Investment in our Community, our People, for Todayâ&#x20AC;Śfor Tomorrow Be a scholarship donor Assist students with books Provide funding for unanticipated emergencies Upgrade technology to meet or exceed industry standards Provide faculty and staff development Enhance support services such as child care, disability testingâ&#x20AC;Ś Fund innovation and entrepreneurial projects Update facilities Develop new facilities Support Service Learning Fund community programs

Giving is a Personal Choice Money/Cash Stocks or Marketable Securities Gifts In Honor or Memory of a Family Member or Friend Life Insurance Policies Bequests and Estate Wills Trust Agreements Retirement Fund Beneficiary Real Estate Join A-B Tech as we work together to make our community a better place to live and work.

Every gift is appreciated and acknowledged.

Please contact the Foundation Office at ametcalf@abtech.edu or (828) 254-1921 Extension 176.

Asheville-Bumcombe Technical Community College is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Celebrate with us and read about this milestone in our history in the 2009-2010 Annual Report.

The primary accreditor of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools located at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, telephone 404.679.4500. Information about the College's accreditation status may be obtained by contacting this organization.

340 Victoria Road Asheville, NC 28801 828-254-1921 â&#x20AC;˘ abtech.edu

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