PRESIDENT’S REPORT
MESSAGE A Message From the President
Wallace State is opening the door to opportunity to students across the region. The College experienced the largest enrollment increase in 10 years during Spring 2022, serving more than 5,500 students. That 29 percent increase was the highest increase over the same period of any college in the Alabama Community College System. A large part of that growth can be credited to a successful effort in recruiting more students for the College’s Dual Enrollment program, new and expanded program options, and the College’s emphasis on in-person learning with the waning of the pandemic.
The College broke ground on the Winston County Community Learning Center in Arley to provide the citizens there and in surrounding communities access to Adult Education classes, serve Dual Enrollment students in the area, provide skills training, and more. The College’s Center for Career and Workforce Development worked overtime to expand opportunities for apprenticeships, internships, and other on-the-job training options for students.
Construction is completed on the new Technical Education Center for Welding and Entrepreneurship and opened to students during the Spring 2023 semester. Several new programs were announced, including a Radiation Therapy, Banking and Finance, Logistics Management, and Robotic Welding. A new Summer Bridge program was initiated to help new high school graduates get up to speed in math and/or English to avoid the time and expense of taking remedial courses, as well as get an introduction to campus and college life.
Wallace State’s athletic teams brought home six conference championship titles. SkillsUSA teams brought home a record number of medals in the state competition and made a great showing at nationals as well. And many more students were recognized for their achievements.
Please keep reading to learn more about these and other accomplishments of the past year.
Vicki P. Karolewics, Ed.D.Wallace State Community College welcomed a new family member with the introduction of an Aussiedoodle puppy named Professor Karl O. Waussie (Waussie). The new campus pet’s name was chosen through a voting process by which students, faculty and staff suggested names and then voted on the finalists.
Professor was suggested for his role in education, Karl O. in recognition of WSCC President Dr. Vicki Karolewics, and Waussie, combining Wallace State and Aussiedoodle.
Scholarships were provided to the students suggesting the names: Ashley Nicole Clem (Professor), Bryant Simmons (Karl) and Erica Snow (Waussie).
Dr. Waussie often visits classrooms and is on hand for most events, providing lightness, joy and stress relief to all on campus. He resides with Wallace State’s 24/7 Police force.
A TIME FOR CELEBRATING
Class of 2022
Nearly 600 graduates participated in 2022 Commencement exercises inside Traditions Bank Arena of Tom Drake Coliseum at Wallace State Community College on Friday, May 13, 2022. To accommodate growing attendance, two ceremonies were held, with Academic and Applied Technologies programs walking across the stage at the morning ceremony and Health Science graduates receiving their diplomas in the afternoon.
RECOGNITION Recognition
Dr. Vicki Karolewics resumed the tradition of recognizing graduates with inspiring stories of success during the ceremonies. Among those recognized were Criminal Justice graduate and WSCC Softball player Olivia Ball, Business Management graduate Lisa Markey, General Studies graduate Alexander Hamilton, Diesel Technology graduate Argin Dooley, Computer Science graduate Connor Glass, Pre-Engineering graduate and Wallace State mascot Enrique Castro, Respiratory Therapy graduate Kelly Calvert, Occupational Therapy Assistant graduate Ashley Ball, and Nursing graduates Ebony Crume and Nicole Fountain.
#WALLACESTATECARES
COMMUNITY OUTREACH Community Learning Center
WINSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER
Wallace State Community College announced plans for the $500,000 Winston County Community Learning Center to be located next to Meek Baptist Church in Arley. A $230,000 supplemental appropriation secured by state legislators Rep. Tim Wadsworth, Sen. Greg Reed and Sen. Garlan Gudger Jr., helped put the plan in motion.
The College broke ground in April on the 4,500 square-foot modular facility, with a goal of opening to the community in the 2022-2023 Academic Year. The facility includes eight classrooms, computer labs that can be used for college classes, Adult Education, Community Education, Dual Enrollment and more. The ACCS Innovation Center will also provide curriculum and supplies for the Learning Center to train in a variety of high demand microcredentials.
NEW OFFERINGS
A NUMBER OF NEW PROGRAM OFFERINGS WERE INTRODUCED AT WALLACE STATE IN 2021-2022; THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS ARE NOW OFFERED:
+ The Wallace State Business program launched two new degree options in the Fall of 2021: Banking and Finance and Logistics Management. Both offerings include short-term certificate and degree options.
+ Wallace State introduced a Summer Bridge program made possible by a $72,338 grant from the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. The Start Right Summer Bridge program for qualifying high school seniors aims to help incoming freshmen transition to college. The program provides academic, motivational, social, and scholarship support in a three-week format to help students Start Right on their path to degree completion.
+ Wallace State Community College announced the addition of a Radiation Therapy option to the Diagnostic Imaging program. The radiation therapy option will train students to administer targeted doses of radiation to the patient’s body to treat cancer or other diseases.
+ Wallace State and the University of North Alabama signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will benefit all Wallace State students seeking to earn their bachelor’s degree at UNA, in addition to Wallace State employees opting to pursue an advanced degree at UNA. The agreement provides pathways for Wallace State and UNA to explore additional educational opportunities for the benefit of students.
+ Wallace State Welding announced a new Robotic Welding Technician degree to be available beginning in the Fall of 2022.
+ Wallace State Nursing expanded its partnership with UAB, adding a mobility option for its UAB/WSCC Joint Enrollment and a workforce initiative to offer classes to UAB staff wishing to seek a certificate or a degree in nursing.
NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH ASU
ACCOMPLISHMENTS College/Program/Faculty/Student Achievements
ACCOLADES
GOLD MEDAL RECORD AT SKILLS USA
Wallace State earned a record 33 gold medals at the Alabama Skills USA competition and 50 medals overall. Three teams (13 students) returned from nationals with gold, one team with silver, and three teams with bronze.
FACULTY/STAFF
+ Wallace State recorded its highest enrollment in 10 years for the Spring 2022 semester. Enrollment for the Spring 2022 semester totaled 5,502 students, which is the highest recorded enrollment since 2012. The 29% increase was the highest percentage increase among the 24 colleges within the Alabama Community College System for the same time period.
+ In July 2021, Wallace State cleared the balances for 644 students with outstanding accounts from previous semesters. The College used special institutional funding received from the U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Acts (CRRSAA) and the American Rescue Plans (ARP) to make the balance forgiveness possible.
+ Wallace State Community College’s Prepping the Talent Pipeline for Economic Growth and Diversification Planning Project was awarded $23,191 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The project will assess the current and projected state of automotive manufacturing in Appalachia. The success of that grant led to the 2022 POWER Award for Wallace
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
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State’s Supporting Electric Vehicle Manufacturing and Maintenance in North Alabama project. Students in Mechatronics, Automotive Services, and Diesel Technology programs will focus more closely on smart manufacturing, servicing electric vehicles and eletric heavy-duty trucks, and other automotive and skills certifications for emerging industry needs. These awards are part of a $46.4 million package supporting 57 projects across 184 coal-impacted counties through ARC’s POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) Initiative. POWER targets federal resources to communities affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coalrelated supply chain industries.
+ Wallace State offered vaccine incentives to students to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and promote a successful Fall 2021 semester. Each student registered for the fall semester who presented proof of a completed COVID vaccination by Sept. 15, received $150 and were entered into a drawing to receive one of five additional $1,000 awards. A COVID-19 vaccination clinic was held at the School of Nursing and Center for Science on Aug. 19 for the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine and on Sept.
9 for the second. The clinic was open to the public, as well as to Wallace State students, faculty and staff.
+ Wallace State received a grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority Natural Resources Community Outreach program to purchase 20 One-Stream brand waste containers to place around campus, a project sponsored by the College’s Healthy Campus, Healthy Earth Committee, to encourage recycling and to promote environmental education on campus.
+ Wallace State received five additional years of funding from the U.S. Department of Education for the school’s Talent Search program. The award is expected to total $2.4 million. Wallace State’s Talent Search program serves students from 15 high schools throughout the College’s service area, providing them with an opportunity to prosper in higher education.
+ Wallace State was awarded a five-year $2.1 million Title III grant by the U.S. Department of Education that will enhance student success through building on work the College has done to address basic needs as recognized by its designation as a Caring Campus, and with Achieving the Dream’s Holistic Student Support program, and Complete College America’s Pathways to Success.
+ Wallace State Community College presented the second and third PULSE (Pathways United for Learning, Service and Excellence) events. The two-day conference style event offered
students the opportunity to attend a variety of workshops or participate in service projects. The keynote speaker for the 2021 event was Brittany Wagner from “Last Chance U” and Big Oak Ranch President and CEO Brodie Croyle in 2022. More than 200 separate workshops were offered over the two days, with subjects ranging from how to ease test anxiety and write a resume, to self-defense techniques.
+ Wallace State faculty and staff were recognized at the 2022 Chancellor’s Awards, with awards presented to Thea Hall, Criminal Justice instructor; Gail Crutchfield, Creative and Content Services Coordinator; Susan Copeland, Department of Nursing Education Clinical Coordinator; Jim Malone, Assistant Dean of Health Science, Director of Diagnostic Imaging.
ACADEMIC/STEM
+ Wallace State students Cutter Green and Halle McCrory were recognized as the College’s 2022 All-Alabama Academic Team Scholars at the Alabama Community College System’s All-Alabama recognition program at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel. Green is from Cullman and McCrory from Muscle Shoals.
+ Cutter Green was one of 440 students across the nation to be named a 2022 Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship semifinalist and was the College’s President’s Cup for Academic Excellence winner, exemplifying a student who most completely demonstrates academic excellence, service to the College and community, leadership, courage, perseverance, and all qualities that make a student well-rounded.
+ Wallace State student Justin Self was named the Federal Work Study of the Year. Through the Work Study program, Self spent the 2021-2022 academic year working nearby with Hanceville Elementary kindergarten classes as an aide, reading books to the children and helping
them with reading skills, among other tasks and activities.
+ The Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) team of Leah Tarvin, Candace Browning and Callie Flaugh earned a silver medal at the 2021 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Competition.
DUAL 2 DEGREE
+ Wallace State’s Dual Enrollment program grew by more than 200% from 2021 to 2022 as Pell funding and additional scholarships became available, making a significant impact on overall enrollment at the College. Studies show that students who engage in dual enrollment are more likely to persist in college. Dual enrollment saves time and money toward a college degree.
+ The Fast Track Academy welcomed students from five additional high schools and offered more classes, providing more opportunities for high school students. Fast Track Academy is available to students in Cullman, Blount and Winston Counties.
The Wallace State Nursing program noted for the first time they have a number of recent Dual Enrollment graduates who earned an Associate in Science degree and seamlessly transitioned directly into their UAB/WSCC Joint Enrollment program.
NATIONAL CENTER OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
WALLACE STATE’S COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT WAS RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL CENTER OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN
HEALTH SCIENCE
+ The first cohort of students in the UAB/WSCC Nursing Joint Enrollment program graduated from the Wallace State Nursing program. The students concurrently earned an associate degree from WSCC and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing.
+ Wallace State’s Child Development program partnered with Cullman High School to offer CHS students a Dual Enrollment opportunity to earn short-term certificates in Preschool/ Family Child Care.
+ Wallace State’s Sonography students spent Valentine’s Day encouraging fellow students, faculty and staff about the importance of being aware of heart health. The students in the Cardiovascular Sonography Class of 2022 spread across campus, sharing bags of treats that included tips on ways to prevent heart disease. They also created a video sharing that message as well.
+ The Wallace State Occupational Therapy Assistant program introduced new tools to teach and support students, including a sensory room
and new pediatric swing to help their students learn how to treat patients and to also provide some stress relief for themselves.
APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES
+ Construction is complete on the new Technical Education Center for Welding and Entrepreneurship. The new facility allows Wallace State’s welding department to expand to meet demand and more than 100 welding booths along with space for start-up business in the business incubator.
+ Students Sara Eskew and Zack Hudson earned gold medals at the 2021 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Competition in the Mobile Robotic Technology category.
+ The Wallace State Diesel Technology program received a donation of a wrapped diesel truck from Truckworx Kenworth for its Diesel by Distance program, celebrating the heavy-duty truck dealer’s partnership with the College and its investment in the Diesel by Distance program.
+ Seven Applied Technologies students earned the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association’s (AAMA) scholarship through a partnership with the Alabama Community College System (ACCS). The scholarships are awarded to students pursuing a technical education certificate or associate degree in the automotive manufacturing industry. Wallace State’s recipients are enrolled in either the College’s Mechatronics or Welding programs.
+ Wallace State Applied Technologies Division had 101 individuals sign letters of intent, a record number of participants, to its National Coalition of Certifications Centers (NC3) National CTE Letter of Intent Signing Day. First introduced in 2016, the NC3 Signing Day is modeled after an athletics commitment ceremony and celebrates students who are entering a technical field by emphasizing the importance of their career choice.
+ Wallace State’s Center for Career and Workforce Development announced a partnership with YKTA to launch a new Tool & Die Maker Registered Apprenticeship. YKTA, located off Greenbrier Parkway in Madison, is an on-site, tier one, automotive supplier for Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA, providing stamped metal chassis and body components. The Tool and Die Maker apprenticeship joins an Industrial Maintenance Pre-Apprenticeship program, the FAME and Mercedes Tech programs, and a variety of other work-based learning opportunities offered through the College.
+ Wallace State’s Center for Career and Workforce Development forged its first Truck Mechanic Registered Apprenticeship in partnership with ACTION Resources. This is the first competencybased Truck Mechanic program registered by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship (AOA). The champion company for this program, ACTION Resources, which has a facility in Hanceville and has Birmingham and Mobile headquarters in Alabama, is a specialized freight transportation provider, shipping bulk chemicals and hazardous waste, among other heavy haul cargo across the country. Each academic year, ACTION Resources will select students from the Wallace State Diesel Technology program to serve as an apprentice at the facility.
+ Wallace State’s Center for Career and Workforce Development and the Machine Tool Technology Department partnered with Reliance Worldwide Corporation (RWC) to launch a Tool Maker Registered Apprenticeship program. The apprenticeship program provides students with two years of paid experience at Reliance Worldwide Corporation’s facility in Cullman, while they also complete their AAS degree at Wallace State with a focus in Tool & Die.
+ Wallace State was selected as an Apprenticeship Ambassador by the United State Department of Labor. The Apprenticeship Ambassador Initiative seeks to create a national network of employers, labor organizations, industry associations, program sponsors, educators, workforce intermediaries, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders to serve as champions for expanding and diversifying Registered Apprenticeships.
+ Wallace State received the 2022 Alabama Regional Commission (ARC) POWER award for its Supporting Electric Vehicle Manufacturing and Maintenance in North Alabama project. Students in the Mechatronics, Automotive Services, and Diesel Technician programs will focus on smart manufacturing, servicing electric vehicles and electric heavy-duty trucks, and other automotive and skills certifications for emerging industry needs. The project will partner with renowned organizations such as the American Trucking Association, Freightliner, Kenworth, and Mercedes-Benz to ensure students are both equipped for potential employers and connected to high-wage opportunities.
+ Wallace State announced Early Childhood Education apprenticeship opportunities for students in its Childhood Development program, partnering with Athens State University and Community Action Partnership of North Alabama.
+ Wallace State announced apprenticeship opportunities for students in its Nursing program, allowing students to earn wages while participating in clinical experiences. At least six health care partners have agreed to take on apprentices from the WSCC Nursing program.
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
+ Anna Lucas reigned the 2022 Miss Wallace State, earning her a spot in the 2022 Miss Alabama Competition, a preliminary of the Miss America program. McCoy Cleghorn was chosen first alternate and talent winner. Audrey Fuller was second alternate. Audrey Fuller went on to win the title of Miss Wallace State 2023, with Cassidy Fountain named first alternate.
+ Kenneth Gamble, the first Wallace State CDL graduate to use a wheelchair, earned a full-time job driving across the U.S. with Jimbo Company Transport, a family-owned and operated company based in Indiana that transports cargo trailers, horse trailers, cars, RV trailers and government trailers across the United States.
+ Halle McCrory was named the 2022 Wallace State Homecoming Queen. Others selected to serve on the Homecoming Court were Sarah Jacobs, Bailey Grant, Karina Faulkner, and Emily Roper.
+ The Wallace State Community College Alpha Chi Tau chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society hosted a 5K Miles for Meal Run, Walk, Give on Sept. 19, 2021, collecting hundreds of pounds of food for the Lions’ Kitchen Food Pantry, which is open to all Wallace State students who may be facing food insecurity.
+ Wallace State Community College’s Student Engagement and the Healthy Campus and Healthy Earth Committee led a Spring Cleanup at Garden City Mountain, participating in the Community Matters initiative spearheaded by the Alabama Community College System and Alabama PALS (People Against a Littering State). Wallace State’s students and employees collected and cleaned up approximately 2,800 pounds of garbage at the location.
+ Wallace State anglers Bryar Chambers and Clent Blackwood won the 2022 BoatUS Collegiate BASS Fishing National Championship presented by BASS Pro Shops after an impressive two-day run at Pickwick Lake. Chambers and Blackwood finished with a two-day total of 10 fish, weighing 46.91 pounds, finishing directly ahead of teams from Auburn University, Drury University and East Carolina University.
JOINING FORCES Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
COMMON READ 2021/2022 - BEFORE WE WERE YOURS
The Common Read for 2021/2022 featured the novel “Before We Were Yours” by Lisa Wingate.
“Before We Were Yours” is a fictional account based on the true story of thousands of children who passed through the Tennessee Children’s Home Society, an orphanage ran by Georgia Tann in the Memphis area from 1921 to 1950. Tann used deceitful methods to bring children into the home and subsequently sold them to other families.
Sallie Brandon, a survivor of the Tennessee’s Children Home Society, spoke Nov. 3, as part of the College’s Common Read for 2021.
During the 2021 PULSE, event students were provided the opportunity to see the 1993 film “Stolen Babies,” based on the book.
HISPANIC HERITAGE
In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month in October, Wallace State planned a number of events at the main campus in Hanceville and at the Oneonta campus. The Oneonta campus hosted an Open House on Oct. 12 at the Academic and Technical Centers offering tours, bounce houses, face painting, live broadcast from El Jefe 1500 radio station, and a taco truck. The main campus in Hanceville hosted featured speakers Blount County Deputy Juan Chavez and Dr. Paul J. Fontanez, Deputy Director for Architecture Assessment with the Missile Defense Agency. The Wallace State Culinary Arts program presented a chef’s demonstration of authentic scallop ceviche with tortilla crisps and the Chinito’s Taco Truck set up on campus.
HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Wallace State recognized Black History Month with visits to the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery. The Evelyn Burrow Museum showcased a History of Jazz exhibition and film in conjunction with the WSCC Music program.
CULTURE Art & Culture
“The Nutcracker – Clara’s Dream,” featuring members of its company and dancers from the community, followed by its “Spring Showcase,” with dances choreographed and designed by students in the Wallace State Dance program.
The Wallace State Theatre program presented “Poe’s Midnight Dreary,” in November and the “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” during the Spring 2022 semester.
Wallace State’s Fine and Performing Arts program presented a full slate of events during the 2021-2022 academic year, starting with the production of “Broadway Night,” the program’s student-led performance. Other performances included the annual “Christmas Spectacular”(below right), “Night of Jazz,” “Dazzle Me, Disney,” the annual Big Band Dance (below left), the second “Spring Under the Stars” event (above), and “Cabaret Night.”
The Evelyn Burrow Museum hosted an exhibition featuring the artwork of miniaturists Wes and Rachelle Siegrist. “Exquisite Miniatures by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist” included 50 signature paintings including landscapes, portraits, stilllife, wildlife, and other subjects.
The Museum also hosted Darkness into Life, an exhibition of Alabama Holocaust Survivors, and Family Matters: LGBTQ Youth Perspectives featuring photographs by Carolyn Sherer.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Wallace State Athletics
IN 2021, WALLACE STATE ATHLETICS BROUGHT HOME 6 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN VOLLEYBALL, SOFTBALL, MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY, WOMEN’S GOLF AND MEN’S TENNIS. VOLLEYBALL AND CROSS COUNTRY EARNED TWO MORE IN 2022.
ACADEMIC HONORS
+ The NJCAA Academic All-Americans featured 42 athletes from Wallace State. The Wallace State volleyball and softball teams had the highest GPA in the ACCC and ranked second and seventh in the nation, respectively.
+ 117 Wallace State student-athletes were named to the ACCC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll for the Fall 2021 semester.
+ 81 Wallace State student-athletes were named to the ACCC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll for the Spring 2022 semester.
BASEBALL
+ Wallace State baseball finished the 2022 season with a 34-22 record, making another appearance at the ACCC Tournament in Hall of Fame head coach Randy Putman’s 33rd season at the College.
+ Mitchell Heer was named a NJCAA Division I Honorable Mention All-American, the ACCC’s All-North Division Player of the Year and to the
All-South District first team. Infielder Ben Arnett was named to the All-South District first team.
+ Former Wallace State baseball pitcher Chad Smith was promoted to the Colorado Rockies in May 2022 and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on May 29 against the Washington Nationals, pitching a scoreless inning. Smith, a McAdory High graduate, pitched for Wallace State during the 2014-2015 seasons. He became the seventh Wallace State player to advance to the majors under coach Randy Putman.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
+ Wallace State men’s basketball finished the 20212022 season with a 28-5 record, advancing to the ACCC Tournament title game for the first time in eight seasons and making an 18-game improvement in the win column from the previous season.
+ Coach Allen Sharpe surpassed the 400-career win mark early in the season.
+ Guards Kuran Garner and Jaylen Lemons were each ACCC 1st-team All-Region and ACCC AllTournament selections. Nathan Moore was also named to the ACCC All-Tournament team.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
+ Wallace State women’s basketball secured a fifth straight postseason berth under coach Jessica McBrayer, finishing with an 18-12 record and advancing to the ACCC Tournament title game for the second time in three seasons.
+ Sophomore Destiny Garrett was an ACCC AllRegion 2nd-team and an ACCC All-Tournament selection, while Payton Golden was an All-ACCC North 2nd-team and ACCC All-Tournament selection.
CROSS COUNTRY
+ The Wallace State men’s and women’s cross country teams won their fifth consecutive ACCC championships in 2022. It was the 10th conference championship for the men and the seventh for the women.
+ At the 2022 nationals, the women’s team finished a program-best 5th and the men finished 9th.
+ Coach Stan Narewski was named the ACCC Coach of the Year for both programs.
+ In 2021 Raleigh Stamps was named the ACCC Men’s Runner of the Week on two occasions during the regular season and he was the ACCC meet runner-up.
+ In 2022, Colin Mayfield and Aylin Vega were named ACCC Runners of the Year.
+ Macie Ellis was named the ACCC Women’s Runner of the Week on three occasions during the regular 2021 season and was named the ACCC Runner of the Year after winning the ACCC meet individual championship. Ellis capped her season by being chosen as a NJCAA All-American, placing 12th overall at the national meet. In 2022, Kendall Harbison was named the women’s ACCC Runner of the Week.
+ Aylin Vega was also named a NJCAA All-American in 2021 and She was the ACCC meet runner-up. In 2022, she finished first in the race, with four fellow WSCC teammates completing the top five. She earned NJCAA All-American honors with Kendall Harbison, Danielle Akridge and Princess Watts.
ESPORTS
+ Wallace State eSports joined the NJCAA Esports, the national governing body for two-year college esports in the United States.
MEN’S GOLF
+ During the Spring 2022 season, the Wallace State men’s golf program made its 27th appearance at the NJCAA National Championship. The Lions finished 19th overall at nationals after placing third in the conference meet.
+ Sophomore George Law was named to the ACCC All-Tournament team, and Joshua Darracott earned All-District recognition at the NJCAA South District Tournament.
WSCC SOFTBALL PLAYER FELICITY FRAME
Sophomore outfielder Felicity Frame was named the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) Community College Athlete of the Year for the 20212022 academic year.
Frame led the ACCC in the following categories: .511 average, 91 hits, 72 runs scored, 62 stolen bases and a .588 on-base percentage. In two seasons at Wallace State, Frame had a career .511 average with 178 hits, 144 runs scored and 114 stolen bases.
She is the sixth student-athlete in WSCC history to earn the award and the third in four years. Frame was also named the ACCC Player of the Year and became the program’s first NJCAA Division I All-American since 2015.
Haven Hall was named MVP of the Alabama Community College Conference Tournament, registering 39 kills in three matches. She finished the 2022 season with a conference-best 528 kills – which is the 3rd-best single-season mark in school history.
WSCC SOFTBALL COACHES
Wallace State’s softball coaching staff of assistants Carson Owen and Cadi Oliver and head coach A.J. Daugherty were named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association National Coaching Staff of the Year and NCFA South District Coaching Staff of the Year. Daugherty was selected at the end of the season as UAB’s next head softball coach and Carson Owens was appointed to head the WSCC team.
WOMEN’S GOLF
+ Wallace State’s women’s golf team won a 5th straight ACCC Tournament championship and finished 13th overall at nationals.
+ Hannah Sanders was named the 2022 ACCC Women’s Golfer of the Year. Hope Harrell was named to the ACCC Tournament and NJCAA South District teams.
+ Wallace State coach J.J. Adams was named the ACCC Coach of the Year, earning the recognition for the third straight season.
SOFTBALL
+ Wallace State softball finished the 2022 season with a splendid 56-4 record, outscoring its opponents by 391 runs. The program earned its 14th ACCC Tournament title and advanced to the NJCAA Division I Softball Championship in Yuma, Arizona, where they finished among the top eight teams in the nation.
+ Wallace State softball was ranked the No. 1 team in the NJCAA for four weeks during the regular season.
+ Sophomore outfielder Felicity Frame was named the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) Community College Athlete of the Year for the 2021-2022 academic year, becoming the sixth student-athlete in WSCC history to earn the award and the third in four years. Frame was also named the ACCC Player of the Year and became the program’s first NJCAA Division I All-American since 2015.
+ Pitcher Leigha Kirby racked up the following awards: NJCAA Division I 2nd-team All-American, NFCA 1st-team All-American, the ACCC Pitcher of the Year and the ACCC Tournament MVP.
+ Wallace State’s softball coaching staff, made up of head coach A.J. Daugherty and assistants Cadi Oliver and Carson Owens, was named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) NJCAA
MEN’S TENNIS
+ During the Spring 2022 season, Wallace State’s men’s tennis won the program’s fourth straight ACCC title and finished 10th at the NJCAA National Tournament – marking the third straight Top 10 finish nationally.
+ The team maintained a Top 10 ranking throughout the regular season and swept all conference opponents during the regular season and postseason.
+ Ryan Wang was named the ACCC Men’s Tennis Player of the Year.
+ Tim Garner was named the Wilson ITA Junior College Region IV Men’s Coach of the Year.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
+ During the Spring 2022 season, Wallace State’s women’s tennis finished as the ACCC Tournament runner-up and made an appearance at the NJCAA Division I Nationals, finishing 12th overall.
VOLLEYBALL
+ Wallace State volleyball won the ACCC Championships in 2021 and 2022.
+ In 2021 Haven Hall was named Tournament MVP and Savannah Rutledge and Temperance Chatman were named All-Tournament selections. All three were also All-ACCC First-Team selections. Savannah Rutledge was a NJCAA Division I 2ndteam All-American and the 2021 ACCC Player of the Year.
+ In 2022, Grace Allen, Lexi Shadix and Gracie Barksdale earned ACCC All-Tournament honors.
STRATEGIC PLAN
Alignment, Acceleration, Acquisition, Achievement
Wallace State Community College is in the midst of its fifth five-year plan as a national leader institution. The five-year plan from 2021-2025 focuses on the Four A’s of a Future Community to frame Wallace State’s goals for the next five years. Four critical areas of focus include Alignment, Acceleration, Acquisition, and Achievement.
ALIGNMENT includes the goals of refining college entry to embrace the College’s One Door concept and its role as a bridge between learners and employers, as well as serving as a center of learning to meet local and regional workforce needs and expectations. These goals will be met through effective and innovate alignment in curriculum, foundational skills, and career-focused competencies.
The goal for ACCELERATION is to recognize a foundational principle that success is measured by meaningful employment that drives personal and professional well-being.
The goal for ACQUISITION is to develop multiple strategies of resource acquisition to support a culture of learning and workplace success.
The goals of ACHIEVEMENT include to stand firmly for the transformative ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusiveness, striving always to eliminate systemic barriers to student success, and to hold as a foundational principle that change will be grounded in a culture of evidence marked by integrity, accountability, valuing employees, and continuous institutional improvement.
ONE DOOR
Wallace State launched its One Door campaign, encouraging students to Open the Door to Opportunity by choosing Wallace State. No matter from what path students come to Wallace State, they will start at Lion Central in person or via the online portal and receive the same WSCC student experience, streamlining their path from entry to completion.
THANK YOU Alumni & Future Foundation Supporters
The Wallace State Community College Future Foundation and Alumni Association are grateful for those who support the dreams of our students. Thank you for being an integral part of their story.
LEADERSHIP SOCIETY
The Chantal and Tommy Bagwell Foundation Inc.
City of Cullman, Industrial Park
Cullman Savings Bank Foundation
Estate of Vervil L. Mitchell
City of Cullman Industrial Development Board
Traditions Bank
The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Altec/Styslinger Foundation
Anonymous
Apel Steel Corporation
Birmingham Fastener & Supply Inc.
City of Cullman
Susan Copeland
Cullman County Home Builders Association
Cullman Housing Authority
Cullman Jefferson Gas
Drinkard Development LLC
June Easterwood
Michael Eckenrod
Donna Guthrie
Gene Haas Foundation
HH Technologies, Inc.
Doris Hinkle
Hooper Enterprises of Cullman, LLC
Billy and Vickie Jackson
Jackson & Williams, Attorneys at Law
Vincent and Vicki Karolewics
McGriff Industries
Merchants Bank of Alabama
My-Way Transportation, Inc.
River Valley Ingredients
Royal Technologies Corporation
Ryan Baptist Church Scholarship Fund
State Farm Companies Foundation
State Farm Insurance - Shirley Quattlebaum
State of Alabama
Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program
1966 SOCIETY
Alabama Trucking Association Foundation
Alabama Cullman Yutaka Technologies
Anonymous
Athens State University
Lionel Bates
Mary Ann Boike
Grant Brown Memorial Fund
Rebecca Campbell
Eddie Canaday
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Cullman Radiation Therapy Services, PC
Cullman Regional
Cullman Rotary Club
James Davis, M.D.
Encore Rehabilitation, Inc.
Faith Hammock
Hanceville Nursing & Rehab
Suzanne Harbin
Earnie and Betty Haynes
Hometown Bank of Alabama
Don and Judie Hubbard
Vincent Jackson
Melanie Maddox
PS 92 Ministry, Inc.
Shirley Quattlebaum
The Rotary Foundation
Grady and Cherie Smith
Smith’s Landscaping & Lawn Service
William and Elizabeth St. John
St. John & Associates
Zina Stansberry
Topre America Corporation
Gloria Williams
The Wood Family Charitable Fund
Suzanne Wood
SUPPORTERS OF THE FUTURE
Oran and Alina Adams
Apel Machine & Supply Company
Brenda Barfoot
Charles Burkett
Charities Aid Foundation of America
City of Hanceville
City of Oneonta
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
The Commencement Group Inc.
Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce
Cullman Electric Cooperative
Cullman Environmental, Inc.
Cullman Power Board
Dak’s Inc d/b/a/ Domino’s
Nell Dunlap
Student Investment Luncheon
The Wallace State Community College Future Foundation raised almost $257,000 for student scholarships during the 2021 Student Investment Luncheon and Auction. “Together Again” was the theme for the 2021 event where more than 400 supporters were able to attend the luncheon and auction in person.
Bill Floyd
Dale Greer
Hands on the Wheel
Doug and Becky Harris
Cindy Hester
John and Shari Hurt
Karmen Johnson
LeanStream Resource Partners, LLC
Robbin Leeth
Cindy Lewis
Layne Lowery
Isaac Martin
Michelin North America
NCII - Ascendium Rural Project
Oneonta Rotary Club
Otelco
Peoples Bank
R.E. Garrison Trucking, Inc.
Stan Reid
S & L Leasing, LLC
Tomesa Smith
J.R. and Pat Strickland
John and Jill Strickland
Adam Swedenburg
Jim and Nanci Tidwell
T. P. Men’s Golf Association
Nancy Tyree
Aletta Williamson
Y-Tec Keylex Toyotetsu Alabama
FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION
Tiffany Abbott- Collins
Todd Abbott
Claudia M Abernathy
Dana G. Adams
Daniel Adams
Dana Adams
Kimberly Aderhold
Monica Akers
Paul Akers
Linda Akin
Alabama In-Home Assistance LLC
Alabama Trucking Association, Inc.
Norma Alexander
Ben Allen
LaDonna Allen
Theresa Allen
Alliance Tire Americas, Inc.
AmazonSmile Foundation
American Tire Distributors
Marlon Anderson
Jose Andres
Kiesha Andrews
John Apel
Julie Apel
Jackie Arnold
Melissa Arnold
ATA Workers’ Comp Fund
James Atkins
The Business Education building was named the Dr. Jerry D. Galin Hall in honor of the longtime Wallace State educator and administrator. The Cullman Savings Bank Foundation was granted naming privileges for committing $500,000 over the next 10 years to the Wallace State Future Foundation.
Donna Attaway
William Attaway
Terry Ayers
Jeremy Bailey
Kenneth Bailey
Tress Bailey
Ashley Baker
Gary Balentine
Michelle Ball
Kristi Barnett
Patrick Bassett
Ruth Baty
Anna Beard
Tonya Beck
Chad Beech
Doug Beech
Benjamin Behm
Below Chiropractic & Wellness
Donna Bennett
Scott Bennett
Brian Benton
Janet Benton
Jamaal Bess
Makenzie Bittle
Jamie Blackmon
Bridgette Blackwood
Steven Blaich
James Blizzard
Blount County - Oneonta Chamber of Commerce
Lori Blubaugh
Joseph Boike
Kristen Boley
Brantly Bonds
Hannah Boone
Brent Boutwell
Lora Bowman
Ashley Boyd
Barbara Bradford
Tonia Bradford
Barry Brake
Jordan Brakefield
Kurtis Brawner
Laura Brelsford
David Brewer
Susan Brewer
Alana Bridges
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
Connie Briehn
Bobby and Rene Britton
Jennifer Brooks
Janice Brown
Judy Brown
Sandra Brown
Candace Browning
Stacey Brunner
Betty Bryan
Claudia Bryars
John Bryars
Kathy Buckelew
Buddy Moore Trucking, Inc.
Buettner Brothers
Jo-Ann Bullock
Linda Bunis
Mike Burkett
Ricky Burks
Fran Busbey
Doris Bush
Linda Butler
Jason Bynum
Belinda Calvert
Kelly Calvert
Bethany Campbell
David Campbell
Lauren Cantrell-Salerno
Kevin Cartee
Marion Cartee
Beth Cartron-Walton
Judith Casebolt
Marie Cason
Catherine Cedillo
Pamela Chambliss
Hayleigh Chapple
Israel Chavez
Fenn Church
Brandy Clark
Jacob Clark
Jean Clingan
Makayla Cofer
Holly Coker
Amanda Cole
Haleigh Cole
Lauren Cole
Juliette Coleman
Gerald Colvin, Jr.
Tyler Compton
Emily Condrey
Donna Conn
Continental Tire N.A.
Brant Cook
Janet Cooper
Michael Cooper
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Corporate Facilities Management, Inc.
Kevin Cotner
Heather Couey
Krysten Couey
Kathryn Coy
Susan Crane
Ross Crocker
Caitlin Cross
Mary Cruce
Gail Crutchfield
Cullman County Society of Medical Assistants
Anne Dann
Carl Davis
Chuck Davis
Deborah Davis
Emily Davis
Krystal Davis
Shayna Davis
Dacia Dempsey
Bryania Dennison
Noah Dia
Angela Dixon
Julius Dock, Jr
Kristi Dodd
Jackie Donaldson
Mireya Donato
Angela Doss
Cora E Dozier
Kyle DuBose
Bryon Duncan
Jennifer Dunkle
Austin Dunn
Melinda Dunn
Lowery Duvall
Sheree Duvall
Leslie Earnest
Misty Edde
Charlotte Edwards
Joshua Edwards
Riley Eisner
Rhonda Elliott
Andrea Ellis
Jason Erar
Nicole Erwin
Sara Eskew
Timothy Ezell
Angie Farnetti
Charles Farnetti
Jaiden Farnetti
Abigail Fendley
Joel Ferrell
Carolyn Fine
Isadora Moore-Fisher
Alyce Flanigan
Brakala Flanigan
Brayesha Flanigan
Callie Flaugh
Merna Fletcher
Pam Folds
Virginia Folsom
Lindsay Fountain
Frances Foust
Patricia Fowler
Alice Foxworth
Lisa Frame
Lisanne Franco
Marian Freeman
Julie Fretwell
Victoria Frey
James Fuller
Mark Gamble
Melanie Gamble
Leah Gann
Ryan Gann
Ginger Gardner
Richie Garner
Rick Garrison
Sabrina Garrison
Chelsey George
Lisa German
Crystal Gersh
Antonia Giddy
Lora Gilliland
Betty Glasscock
Zachary Glenn
Christina Gooch
Carol Goodman
Clayton Gosselin
Paula Graham
Marshall Graves
Rebecca Graves
Brandi Green
Milla Green
Robert Green
Wilson Green
Todd Greeson
Julie Grimes
Valent Group
Adam Gunn
Casie Hall
Lonnie Hamilton
James Hammond
Eric Hansen
April Harbin
Elizabeth Harbin
Jazmin Harris
Kourtney Harris
Lynn Harris
Sharon Harris
Ed Hart
Faye Hartman
Amy Hathcote
Sherry Hayes
Amanda Heard
Gary Heathcock
Danette Heinrich
Brenda Henderson
Laurel Hendrix
Sarah Henry
Brandon Hester
Jennifer Hill
Crystal Hines
Jimmy Hodges
Taylor Hodges
Essie Hollingsworth
Christina Holmes
Donna Holmes
Kristen Holmes
Rhona Hood
Hoover-Bostick Sunday School
Jamie Horton
Patricia Horton
Mattie Hudson
Johnny Huffstutler
Lynn Huffstutler
Hughes & Scalise, P.C.
Elizabeth Hunt
Jason Hunt
Ginger Hyde
Annette Irons-Parker
Linda Isbell
Kevin Jackson
Vickie Jackson
Alemma James
Carla Jarrett
Abby Jennings
LuJean Jennings
Joseph Jernigan
Terry Jester
Beth Bownes-Johnson
Janice Johnson
Kailey Johnson
Sharon Johnson
Ashton Jones
Barbarba Jones
Christina Jones
Kathy Jones
Sam Jones
Zane Jones
Kim Kahler
Rebecca Kennedy
Brian Kiker
Wesley Kilgo
Carol King
Angie Kitchens
Alexis Knight
Greg Knight
Kyle Knop
Karon Knott
Angela Lamb
Jennifer Lambert
Lisa Lampley
Melissa Landers
Jeremy Laney
Paige Laney
Claude Lansdell, III
Nick Lansford
Carol Law
Kelly Law
Linda Lawrence
Natalie Lawson
Patricia Ledford
Jerry Lee
Kristi Lee
Mary Legg
Amy Leonard
Jodi Leverett
Katie Lewis
Lisa Lindley
Geneva Liner
Drew Linn
April Logan
Jack Logan
Sarah Lovell
Rebecca Lynn
Bert Mackentepe
Amanda Maddox
Brittney Maddox
Bob Majewski
James Malone
Mandy Mann
Larry Manord
Joseph Mansell
Douglas Mapes
Wendy Martin
Mary Helen Ingram
Amber Mason
Sheena Maxcy
Mayfair Advisory Group
Harriet Mayo
William Mays
Landon McAfee
Christopher McAlpin
Jessica McBrayer
Scott McCoy
Nathan McDonald
Tammy McGrew
Barry McGriff
Van McHalffey
Brenda McHan
Patrick McMaster
Wendy McMeans
Gary McMinn
Paul Mcminn
John McMoy, III
Sherri McPeters
Tristen Merideth
Brett Messersmith
Tresa Middleton
Jessica Miller
Katherine Miller
Keisha Miller
Kimberly Mims
Roger Mims
Jonathan Minyard
Janet Money
Kaitlin Money
Nelda Monk
James Moore
Jennifer Moreland
Christy Morgan
Linda Morgan
Carol Morris
Karen Morris
Amber Morrow
Jimmy Morrow
Linda Moseley
Shiela Mosley
Gwenda Mullins
Jerry Murcks
Pamela Murff
Aimee Murph
Vincent Murphree
Ashley Nall
Tiffany Nalley
Michelle Naylor
Selina Naylor
Janice Newlin
Jamie Newman
Karon Niblett
Dakota Nichols
HL Nicholson
Mary Olaire
Cadi Oliver
Andrew Page
Barbara Palmer
Christy Palmer
Kathy Parker
Kristi Parker
Stacey Parmer
Tammy Parrish
Elizabeth Patillo
Terrel Pattillo
Daniel Payne
Scoot Payne
Denise Peek
William Peinhardt
Lorie Pendergrass
Marla Pennington
Logan Pentecost
Patsy Perez
Jane Perkins
Mandi Perkins
John Perry
Paula Perry
Jeffrey Phillips
Kathryn Phillips
Nancy Picogna
Janet Pilcher
Vincent Pinkes
Pomp’s Tire Service
Devan Ponder
Christina Porter
Christopher Porter
Chris Posey
Mycah Posey
Devon Powell
Clark Proctor
Susan Puckett
Emma Pugh
John Quattlebaum
Renee Quick
Kristie Quigley
Wesley Rakestraw
Eloyce Reach
Joan Rhea
Allison Rice
Gena Rice
Whit Rice
Kelli Rich
John Richter, III
Tiffany Richter
Eric Robertson
Jamie Robertson
Amber Robinson
Penny Rodgers
Stephanie Rogers
Margerita Rolfsen
Tammy Roper
Nancy Rovi
Candice Rushing
Kathryn Rushing
Lisa Rushing
Danny Rusk
Halee Russell
Savilla Rutherford
C Anthony Rutledge
Emily Ryan
Dana Sanders
Tracy Sanders
Maria Santiago
Kevin Savoy
Wanda Schaeffler
Jasmin Schaffer
Jacqueline Schendel
Gloria Schucker
MaKenzie Schwieterman
Sandy Seibert
Victor Self
Neicha Shalontae
Tanya Shearer
Meredith Short
Rick Shoults
Kathryn Sides
Jason Simpson
Nelda Simpson
Charlotte Sims
Leah Sims
Mia Sims
Stacey Sivley
Crissey Slack
Laura Smallwood
Amy Smith
Cynthia Smith
Keri Smith
Lisa Smith
Matthew Smith
Stacey Smoke
Fredricka Snipes
Barbara Sobko
Southern Tire Mart
Deborah Spann
Jimmy Sparks
Emily Springer
Christy St. John
St. John & St. John, LLC
Linda Stanfield
Ashley Stanley
Kristie Stanley
Carol Steele
Susan Stephens
Jon Stephenson
Dustin Stewart
Judith Stewart
Leathel Stone
Mitzi Stone
Lorie Strane
Audrey Strickland
Melissa Stricklin
Marla Tarver
Lawrence Tate
Bruce Tenison
Harley Thomas
Brett Thompson
Dylan Thompson
Gerald Thompson
Kevin Thompson
Mistie Thompson
Amanda Threatt
James Tidwell, Jr.
Mason Tidwell
Sara Tidwell
Amanda Tillman
Jennifer Timmerman
Evelyn Timmons
Karlie Trahan
Sherri Troxler
Jennifer Tucker
Robin Turner
Wells Turner, Jr
Autumn Twilley
Jennifer Twitty
Amber Valenta
Jon Vann
Stacy Vann
Jeremy Varden
David Veal, II
Aleyda Villegas
Elizabeth Vines
Carla Vise
Susan Wadkins
Mona Waldrep
Michael Waldrop, Sr.
Terri Waldrop
Lloyd Wall
Dana Ward
Chad Warhurst
Sally Warren
Chad Waters
Evan Waters
Judith Waters
Nancy Waters
Watkins Trucking Co. Inc
Glenda Watts
Nick Waugh
Weeks Chiropractic Clinic
Sharon Weinman
Thomas Weinreich
Savana Weissend
Werner’s Trading Company
Kelly Wesley
Westmoreland Tire Company, Inc.
Deborah Wheeler
Amy White
Holli White
Jason White
Jennifer White
The central lobby of the School of Nursing and Center for Science was named the McKenna Grace Sharpton Centromere in memory of a former nursing student. The Cullman Savings Bank Foundation was granted naming privileges for committing $100,000 over the next 10 years to the Wallace State Future Foundation.
Kyndall White
Lois White
Lynn White
Rachel White
Silvia White
Timothy Whitlock
Linzey Whitlow
Haley Whittemore
Lacie Widner
Christine Wiggins
Amanda Wigley
Diane Wilhite
Teresa Wilkerson
Beth Williams
Williams Blackstock Architects, PC
Cressie Williams
Leigh Williams
Lonnie Williams
Jeb Williamson
John T. Williamson
Bradley Wilson
Kristen Wilson
Linda Wilson
Kaylin Wimmer
Tracy Winkles
Robin Winton
Judy Wise
Gina Wood
Dana Wright
Ben Wyker
Sunshine Wynn
Debra Young
Tanner Young
Wendy Young
SCHOLARSHIPSAlumni & Future Foundation Scholarships
The Adams’ Physical Therapy Assistant Endowed Scholarship
Alabama Trucking Association Foundation Scholarship
Alabama Power Foundation Fund
Connie Allen Memorial Scholarship
Alpine Advertising - Wallace State Pathways to Success Scholarship
Altec - Styslinger Foundation Scholarship
WSCC Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship
Outstanding Alumni Endowed Scholarship
Promising Student Alumni Endowed Scholarship
Gloria Williams Alumni Scholarship
American Proteins/River Valley Ingredients Endowed Scholarship
Maebell W. Apel Endowed Scholarship
Arley Women’s Club Legacy Endowed Scholarship
Norris and Barbara Atchley Endowed Scholarship
Bagwell Family Foundation Scholarship
James D. Bagwell Scholarship
James C. Bailey Memorial Scholarship
Edgar and Imalene Ballew Endowed Scholarship
Jane Barber Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Kay Barnett Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Hannah Bates Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Believe in Blount Scholarship
Birmingham Fastener and Supply, Inc. Scholarship
Mary Ann Boike Nursing Endowed Scholarship
Tyler Boteler Memorial Scholarship
Rebecca Branch Endowed Scholarship
Joe Brock Student Outreach Scholarship
Grant Brown Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Bob Bryan Memorial Scholarship
Deb Buettner Rotary Endowed Scholarship
Richard Bunis Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Richard Jerome Burkett Memorial Scholarship
CJ Burney Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Ottis and Mary Evelyn Burrow Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Pelham Butler Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Kellie D. Caples Memorial Scholarship
Richard Caretti Aviation Technology Scholarship
Fred and Holly Cespedes Endowed Scholarship
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Susan M. Copeland Endowed Scholarship
Eldridge Criscoe Endowed Scholarship
Joseph and Elva Cucunato Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Cullman Ballet Society Endowed Scholarship
City of Cullman Endowed Scholarship
City of Cullman Industrial Development Board Endowed Scholarship
Cullman County Homebuilders Association Endowed Scholarship
Cullman County Sheriff’s Criminal Justice Excellence Award
Cullman Electric Cooperative Technology Scholarship
Cullman Housing Authority Endowed Scholarship
Cullman Rotary Endowed Scholarship
Cullman Savings Bank Foundation Scholarship
Cullman Savings Bank Foundation - Mike Duke Memorial Scholarship
Cullman Women’s League Fund
Cullman-Jefferson Gas Scholarship
James Davis Family Endowed Scholarship
Hansel Drake Memorial Scholarship
Patrick Drake Memorial Men’s Golf Endowed Scholarship
Dream Maker Scholarship
Drinkard Development Endowed Scholarship
Norman and Betty Dye and Dan York Memorial Scholarship
Gary and June Easterwood Endowed Scholarship
Mike and Lisa Eckenrod Endowed Scholarship
EMS Alumni Scholarship Fund
Encore Rehabilitation, Inc. Endowed Scholarship
Fellowship of the Trade Federation
2 + 2 Auburn Agricultural Scholarship
Future Foundation Dual Enrollment Scholarship
Future Foundation Dream Keeper Scholarship
Frank and Mary Frances Fink Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jenny Folsom Endowed Scholarship
R.E. Garrison Trucking Inc. Scholarship
Brooke Gaskin Memorial Dental Assistant Scholarship
Goldin Family Nursing Endowed Scholarship
City of Good Hope Legacy Endowed Scholarship
Harold Grimes Memorial Scholarship
Garlan Gudger, Sr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Gene Haas Foundation Scholarship
B. Don Hale Memorial Endowed Scholarship
City of Hanceville Scholarship
Jacob Ross Harris Memorial Scholarship
Ryan Hayes Memorial Scholarship
Sonya Hembree Memorial Scholarship
Paul and Anna Henderson Endowed Scholarship
G. C. and Linnie Henslee Music Scholarship
HH Technologies Endowed Scholarship
Ozell and Doris Hinkle Endowed Scholarship
The Hometown Bank of Alabama Endowed Scholarship
Barbara Holly Hooper Memorial Endowed Scholarship
J. W. Hooper Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Pepper and Jim Hoover Endowed Scholarship
Glenn Horton Memorial Scholarship
Don and Judie Hubbard Endowed Scholarship
Bama C. Jackson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Bill and Carolyn Peinhardt Johnson Scholarship
Drs. Vincent and Vicki P. Karolewics Endowed Scholarship
Jay Kendall Memorial Scholarship
Floyd Lawson Memorial Scholarship
Lola’s Gift Scholarship
Aubrey and Wynema Lowry Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Joe Wayne and Mrs. Kathryn Maddox Education Endowed Scholarship
Major Gifts Campaign Scholarship
Aaron J. Mathis Future Professional Flight Scholarship
Bert McGriff Family Endowed Scholarship
James W. Meherg Endowed Scholarship
Donna Metcalf Memorial Scholarship
Vervil Mitchell Endowed Scholarship
Curtis R. Mize Alumni Transfer Scholarship
Jim D. and Mattie Moody Endowed Nursing Scholarship
Jackie Moore Memorial Scholarship
Carol Oden Memorial Scholarship
Jeremy Oden Leadership Endowed Scholarship
Oneonta Rotary Club Scholarship
Kateah Pinkard Memorial Scholarship
Timothy Puckett Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Shirley Quattlebaum Legacy Endowed Scholarship
Cliff Reed Memorial Scholarship
Grover Reeves Agriculture Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Regions Bank Scholarship
REHAU, Inc. Scholarship
Royal Technologies, Inc. Scholarship
Randolph Ryan Memorial Legacy Endowed Scholarship
Ryan Baptist Church Endowed Scholarship
McKenna Grace Sharpton Memorial Endowed Scholarship
William Sharpton Art Scholarship
Randall Shedd Dual Enrollment Scholarship
Grady and Cherie Smith Endowed Scholarship
Kenny Smith Memorial Veteran’s Scholarship
Dr. Tomesa Smith Scholarship
Bill and Elizabeth St. John Endowed Scholarship
St. Vincent’s Health System Nursing Scholarship
Zina Stansberry Art, Dental, Music Scholarship
Zina Stansberry Microbiology Scholarship
State Farm Agencies Endowed Scholarship
G.R. and Susie Still Memorial Endowed Scholarship
John Connor Strickland Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Gerald and Shirley Swann Endowed Scholarship
Angela Joy Tidwell Endowed Memorial Respiratory Therapy Scholarship
Howard P. and Retha Tinney Endowed Scholarship
Topre America Scholarship
Traditions Bank Endowed Scholarship
Truckworx Kenworth Scholarship
Urgent Care Center Legacy Endowed Scholarship
Jim Walker Memorial Endowed Music Scholarship
Warren Family Endowed Scholarship
WCRL Radio - Wallace State Inspire Our Future Scholarship
Joan Walker Weaver Endowed Scholarship
Delila Williams Memorial Scholarship
Opal Williams Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham Scholarship
WSCC Academic Division Scholarship
WSCC Adult Education Scholarship
WSCC Agricultural Production/Horticulture Scholarship
WSCC and Athens State University Transfer Endowed Scholarship
WSCC Advanced Automotive Technology Scholarship
WSCC Baseball Scholarship Fund
WSCC Bass Team Scholarship
WSCC Building Construction Technology Scholarship
WSCC Business Management Scholarship
WSCC Computer Science Scholarship
WSCC Culinary Arts Scholarship
WSCC Dental Program Scholarship
WSCC Diesel Technology Scholarship
WSCC Faculty and Staff Scholarship
WSCC Flight Technology Program Scholarship
WSCC Health Science Division Scholarship
WSCC Health Information Technology Scholarship
WS International/Study Abroad Scholarship
WSCC Machine Tool Technology Scholarship
WSCC Math Scholarship
WSCC Medical Assistant Scholarship
WSCC Music Scholarship
WSCC Nursing Program Scholarship
WSCC Occupational Therapy Assistant Scholarship
WSCC Paralegal Scholarship
WSCC Physical Therapist Assistant Scholarship
WSCC Respiratory Therapy Program Scholarship
WSCC Sonography Scholarship
WSCC Student Support Services (TRIO) Scholarship
WSCC Technical/Workforce Programs Scholarship
WSCC Tennis Scholarship Fund
WSCC Welding Scholarship
Rod Wynn Memorial Scholarship
Dan York Memorial Scholarship
Jeremy Young Memorial Scholarship
Yutaka Legacy Endowed Scholarship
WALLACE STATE Revenue, Expenditures & Scholarships
FISCAL YEAR 2021
FISCAL YEAR 2020
BY THE NUMBERSEnrollment Data
PORTALS OF ENTRY
Strategic Priority 1: To strengthen portals of entry, including recruiting, outreach, and marketing, and points of entry, such as physical and electronic contacts, through innovative and effective methods and practices
STUDENT SUCCESS
Strategic Priority 2: To enhance student success through multi-dimensional programs and intentionality of services that improve preparedness, build self-esteem, and remove barriers to academic and personal success.
WORKPLACE PREPAREDNESS
Strategic Priority 3: To enhance workplace preparedness through programs and services that broaden vocational engagement, that improve in vital, innovative ways the institutional response to the present and future needs of business and industry, that represent synergistic partnerships that promote the College’s mission and vision, and that produce graduates with the adaptive skills and training needed to succeed in the millennial workplace environment.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
RESOURCE ACQUISITION
Strategic Priority 4: To develop multiple strategies of resource acquisition to support a culture of learning.
CULTURE OF EVIDENCE
Strategic Priority 5: To hold as a foundational principle that the dynamics of change will be grounded in a culture of evidence marked by integrity, accountability, and a belief in a continuous cycle of institutional effectiveness.
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING
Strategic Priority 6: To establish transformational learning opportunities within, across, and beyond the College’s curriculum that prepare participants to lead successful and fulfilling lives without boundaries
ACCREDITATION Program Accreditations
Wallace State Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees. Degree-granting institutions also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Wallace State Community College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www. sacscoc.org).
Many programs have additional accreditation from organizations appropriate to the particular disciplines.
PROGRAMS EARNING ADDITIONAL ACCREDITATION INCLUDE:
Associate Degree Nursing (RN) - Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) (Formerly National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission), Alabama Board of Nursing
Automotive Service TechnologyNational Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF)
Business Administration/Business Education/Management and Supervision - Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
Child Development - The A.A.S. in Child Development at Wallace State Community College is accredited by the Commission on Early Childhood Higher Education Programs of the National Association for the Education of Young Children
Collision Repair - National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF)
Culinary Arts - American Culinary Federation Education Foundation
Dental Assisting/Dental HygieneAmerican Dental Association
Diagnostic Imaging - Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
Diagnostic Medical SonographyCommission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Diesel Technology - National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation
Engineering Technology - American Design Drafting Association
Emergency Medical ServicesCommission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Profession (COAEMSP)
Flight Technology - Federal Aviation Administration, Approved by the Alabama State Department of Education for flight instruction under the U.S. Veterans Administration Program
Health Information TechnologyCommission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIM)
Heating and Air Conditioning - Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Excellence (HVAC)
Machine Tool Technology - National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS)
Mechatronics, Electronics and Robotics - Electronics Technicians Association (ETA)
Medical Assistant - Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB), Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program
Medical Laboratory - National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science
Occupational Therapy AssistantAccreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
Physical Therapist AssistantCommission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
Polysomnographic TechnologyCommission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), Committee on Accreditation for Polysomnographic Technologist Education (COAPSG)
Practical Nursing (LPN) - Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) (Formerly National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission), Alabama Board of Nursing
Respiratory Therapy - Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
Therapeutic Massage - Alabama Board of Massage Therapy
Welding - American Welding Society (AWS), National Center of Construction for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
Chancellor Mr. Jimmy Baker
Board of Trustees
President Governor Kay Ivey
First District Mr. J.E.B. Shell
Second District Mr. John Mitchell
Third District Ms. Valerie Gray
Fourth District Mr. Matthew Woods
Fifth District Mr. Goodrich “Dus” Rogers
Sixth District Mr. Milton A. Davis
Seventh District Mr. Llevelyn D. Rhone, Vice-Chairman
At Large Mr. Blake McAnally, Chairman
Ex-Officio Dr. Yvette Richardson
It is the policy of Wallace State Community College, a postsecondary institution under the control of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees, that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, or sexual orientation be excluded from participation in, be denied benefit of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity or employment. The College will not retaliate against any person because they have engaged in a protected activity opposing the College or because they have made a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding or hearing alleging discrimination on a basis specified above.
MAIN CAMPUS
Wallace State Community College 801 Main Street NW | PO Box 2000 Hanceville, AL 35077
ONEONTA
Wallace State Center Cullman Airport Vinemont, AL
Wallace State Community College 101 First Avenue W Oneonta, AL 35121