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Wenatchee Valley College • 75th Anniversary • 1939-2014
Happy Anniversary Wenatchee Valley College! This year promises to be exciting as Wenatchee Valley College celebrates 75 years of offering exceptional higher education to the people in North Central Washington. From humble beginnings- high school classrooms in Wenatchee and classes in the library in Omak- to the wonderful campuses we enjoy today and to the amazing stories coming from our alumni, WVC has much to celebrate, and we will celebrate! I am proud to be a small part of the history of Wenatchee Valley College, and I invite you to experience this place where so many have learned and found themselves as people. Central to what WVC does is the concept of place, a concept that for many WVC students takes shape while they are here.
Dr. Jim Richardson WVC President
Developing a sense of place depends on knowledge of where one is and an appreciation of the special and distinctive place. Knowing the mountains, the hills, the basalt cliffs, the plateaus, the rivers and the history helps give us all that sense of place. The writer and naturalist, Wendell Berry, explains: “If you don’t know where you are, you don’t know who you are. With a sense of place, your identity is defined—to a significant extent—by the natural features of the place where you live.” Undeniably, North Central Washington is a unique and authentic place and WVC is proud to be a part of it. A lot of what WVC aspires to accomplish with our vision of place and engagement is to help our students know North Central Washington through the classes and experiences they have here. Knowing its history, its culture, its people, its flora and fauna, its wildlife, its economic strengths and challenges, and so on develops an appreciation for this place and a student’s role in it. Using one’s local place as a place for study, we assume that learning is enhanced, character developed, and the chances of student success improved. We begin to celebrate this place with the 75th Anniversary Community Celebration on the Wenatchee campus, which is scheduled for Saturday, October 11, from 1-4 p.m. Senator Linda Evans Parlette and Bob Parlette will be our keynote speakers. They will speak on the year’s theme of Wisdom, Vision, and Community that has been and is Wenatchee Valley College since 1939. The celebration will continue throughout the year and include a community celebration in Omak coinciding with the grand opening of the new Hazel Burnett Student Resource Center. During the year, the celebration will feature a concert series, lectures, readings, fundraising galas, community events and more. Be sure to visit our web page at www.wvc.edu/75 and visit us on Facebook to learn more about all the events planned to celebrate this milestone. We invite you to join us throughout the year to learn about and experience how Wenatchee Valley College has been shaping students’ lives and contributing to our regional communities and economy. You will be amazed at all the great happenings at your community college!
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The contents of this commemorative section were produced by members of the WVC 75th Anniversary Community Celebration Committee in partnership with the Advertising Department of The Wenatchee World.
Congratulations & Thank You to Wenatchee Valley College for 75 years of serving the educational needs of students in the Wenatchee Valley.
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Board of Trustees
Dr. June Darling Appointed 2010. Owner of Summit Group Resources, a personal and professional coaching company. Served in the U.S. Army, 1970-1973. Has lived for over 30 years in Cashmere, Wash. Wenatchee Valley College Foundation 2001-2006; Foundation president for two years. Recipient of the Harvey Award. Wenatchee Rotary Club VicePresident. Leadership and visioning facilitator for district Rotary. Member of International Coaching Federation. Ph.D. in education, Walden University. Coaching certification from The Academy of Coaching Training. Author of Mind-bending Chats with Great Thinkers and columnist for local magazine, The Good Life.
Phyllis Gleasman
Tamra Jackson
Phil Rasmussen
Jim Tiffany
Appointed 2011. Responsible for implementing the food safety program at Chelan Fruit Cooperative. Thirty years of experience in the tree fruit industry and farming 50 acres of orchard in the Manson area. Member of Lake Chelan Rotary, Washington Growers Clearing House, Washington Horticulture Association. Former board member of Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce, Lake Chelan Community Hospital Foundation, Washington Growers Clearing House, Washington Ag and Forestry Leadership Foundation (Chair 2004). Founding board member of Catalina Medical Clinic, Tucson, Ariz. Currently commissioner for Lake Chelan Community Hospital. Graduate of Washington Ag and Forestry Leadership Program (1996-98), certified SQF practitioner. Resident of Chelan/Manson area for 36 years. Three members of her family are teachers).
Appointed 2012. Bridgeport High School principal since 2009. Has taught English for 27 years. Selected as the Distinguished League Principal of the Year for the Central Washington “B” League in 2011-12, and as a White House Champion of Change in Education. 2009-10 Teacher Ambassador Fellow for U.S. Department of Education. Member of the Writing Assessment Leadership Team for Washington state. Volunteer EMT for the Bridgeport Volunteer Fire and Ambulance. Administrator Professional Certification, Seattle University, 2012. Principal/ Administration Certification Program, Heritage University, 2009. Master of Arts in English, Eastern Washington University, 1990. Bachelor of Arts in English with minors in psychology and French, Eastern Washington University, 1986.
Appointed 2008 and reappointed 2013 (Retired) Works Manager, Alcoa Wenatchee Works. BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin,1968; MA Applied Behavioral Science, Bastyr University,1996. Past president, Wenatchee Rotary Club; past president, Wenatchee Valley College Foundation. Former board member, United Way of Chelan and Douglas County; former past president, Southwestern Indiana Mental Health and Warrick County Welfare Boards (both in Indiana); board member, Massena Public Hospital (Massena, NY).
Appointed 2005 and reappointed October 2009. Owner and managing editor of El Mundo, the Spanish language newspaper, 1989-2009. Peace Corps, Dominican Republic, 1967-69. Extensive experience working with educational, health and social service programs, mostly involving migrant farm workers and other low-income people, in California, Oregon and Washington. Conducts Latino cultural awareness training sessions and is the author of Uncomfortable Neighbors, a book in Spanish and English about cultural differences between Mexicans and Americans. B.S., Oregon State, 1967. M.P.A., San Diego State, 1980.
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WVC staff, faculty, and administration have nominated the following current and former Wenatchee Valley College students to represent the
75 Faces of WVC
To help commemorate the 75th anniversary, these students were selected based on personal and professional accomplishments and help demonstrate the impact of Wenatchee Valley College on the students it serves. Alberto Aramburo Current Student
“WVC was a maze with doors of opportunities. As a irst generation student, I was just lucky enough that my hard work led me to a multitude of doors with small and great opportunities.”
Carlos Limon
Alejandra Gonzalez
Community Director- Wenatchee Region, Children’s Home Society of WA
Owner, Tastebuds
Amy Moubray (Gensinger)
Barbara Brown (Musolf)
Loan Oficer, Cashmere Valley Bank
Occupational Therapist, Self-employed
“WVC provided a solid education to prepare me to complete my B.S. degree at the University of Washington. “
“Because of my good start at WVC, I had excellent jobs and the opportunity to collaborate with some of my instructors.”
“WVC offered a great education close to home, and as a business owner, it has allowed me the opportunity to give back.”
“WVC was the most economical choice and gave me the opportunity to complete my requirements close to home.”
Bob Rust
Bridget and Dakota Shae
Darrell Brown
“WVC offers lots of different opportunities to students. That is where we discovered our love of yoga.”
“WVC set the stage for a life-long career in earth sciences and environmental protection at the national and international level.”
“WVC provided my irst involvement with an arts community. I appreciated the camaraderie of everyone in the arts department.”
Former student, currently attending Gonzaga University
Retired General Manager, Weinstein Beverage Company
“After leaving WVC, I was not only prepared to transfer to a four-year university, but I was given the tools to excel in my ield.”
“Earning my degree at WVC was a conidence builder that encouraged me to continue my education.”
Dick Ward
Alisa Strutzel(Davis)
Don Gurnard
Manager, EPA
David Hampton
Owner, Corporate Design
Owners, Ila Yoga
Donna Pipkin
Bertha Sanchez Counselor, WVC
Beverly Jagla (English)
Ret., Asst. Superintendent, Eastmont SD
“As a irst-generation migrant student, WVC offered me a concrete stepping stone to furthering my education and achieving something no one in my family had before.”
Delcie Profitt
Kaizen Promotions Specialist, Conluence Health
“WVC helped to instill a deep sense of community in me. This experience helped to lay a strong foundation for my future community service and involvement.”
Breanna Hinkle
Graphic Designer/Marketing Coordinator/Photographer, Town Toyota Center
“I could not have achieved what I have without WVC.”
“The professors at WVC have not only helped provide me with the skills necessary to be able to get a career of my dreams, but have also given me the conidence to make those dreams a reality.”
Owner, Johnson’s Real Estate: Paciic Appraisal Associates, former Mayor of Wenatchee
Dianne Cornell (Badger)
Ret., United Way of Chelan & Douglas Counties
“WVC gave me the opportunity to receive a quality education at a cost I could afford.”
“WVC provided an excellent foundation for me to pursue the various career paths I’ve had over the years.”
Dennis Johnson
Retired business owner
Residential Appraiser Trainee, Paciic Appraisal Associates
Real Estate Broker
Former Mayor of Wenatchee
Earl Tilly
Francisco Sarmiento
Fred Valentine Horticulturist, VanWell Nursery
Nursing Faculty, WVC
Retired Principal, Eastmont School District
“Wenatchee Junior College provided a good start after WWII and allowed me to get resettled.”
“I appreciate that WVC is local. I have been back to take individual programs as my adult and professional lives have evolved and changed.”
“WVC opened doors for me and gave me a great foundation for three careers.”
“WVC gave me the opportunity to go to school while working, and I still have several relationships from my time there.”
“With job shadows, we get to meet new people and make an impression on our future managers.”
“Having personal relationships with professors had long-lasting effects throughout my career.”
“I am very proud to be a graduate of one of the greatest nursing programs in Washington State.”
“WVC was the beginning of my successful career in educational administration.”
Current student
Gayle Carlson
Gene Anderson
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Humberto Martinez Current Student
“At WVC, my instructors walk us through the problems we’re trying to solve. They want us to igure it out as part of the learning process.”
Jerry Kenoyer
Inna Oleynik
Current Student
“The most signiicant achievement in my life was getting my AAS at WVC. Now I’m enrolled in the nursing program.”
Jim Kuntz
Jan Kaiser
Jane Hensel
Medical Assistant program director, WVC
Community Supporter
“WVC has become my life! I am very proud of the college.”
“Having adult courses available throughout life has made life-long learning not only possible, but joyous.”
John McQuaig
Jasmine Hutchinson Current student
Jason Jablonski Owner, SET Coaching
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Jeanne Lodge (Musolf)
Music Spc, Rock Island Elementary
Julie Miller
“All the work that I am doing now toward my education is so that I will be in a position to give back.”
Kacie Thrift
“During my years at WVC I was always impressed with the level of education and instruction.”
Katie Kemble
“I have life-long friends and personal relationships as well as wonderful memories from my time at WVC.”
Kenny Mayne
Jeannie Gilbert
Instructional Classroom Support Technician, WWU
“My professors encouraged me to follow my dream--and I did.”
Kevin Dresker
Manager, Blue Star Growers
Executive Director, Port of Walla Walla
CPA, McQuaig and Welk
General Manager, VP Clubhous
Alumni Relations Coordinator, WVC
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Conluence Health
Sports Journalist, ESPN
Police Captain, City of Wenatchee
“Wenatchee Valley College remains a very valuable asset to the Wenatchee and Okanogan valleys.”
“I had really outstanding professors in my economics classes and government classes. I eventually chose to major in economics as a result.”
“WVC got me started on my career path.”
“When I return to the valley, I often sit on the steps of Wells House to remember and appreciate all that began there.”
“I knew Running Start was the best option to offer me a challenge in my education while cutting the costs of higher education.”
“I chose WVC because it had an excellent reputation.”
“Coach Cooprider taught me to embrace the opportunity I’m being given right then. ‘Make wherever you are your big time.’ I’ve tried to hold to that notion to put full effort into what’s in front of me to this day.”
“WVC is ‘family’ in our community.”
Kirk Altergott
Kirk Dietrich
Kirsten Dresker
Building Engineer, Town Toyota Center
President, Blind Renaissance, Inc.
“WVC opened up opportunities to me that I would never have had before.”
“WVC provided a foundation and introduction to higher education opportunities.”
Malachi Salcido
Mariann Williams
Adjunct Faculty, WVC
Military Advisor, US Army
Lance Brender
Lance Dooley Artist
Governing Board Member, Gila Community College District
Larry Stephenson
Louis Wagoner Founder, Icicle Ridge Winery
Investigator Scientist, University of Cambridge
“WVC allowed me to ind myself and try new things.”
“Some of the best professors I’ve ever had teach at WVC.”
“WVC was a great place to start my post-secondary education.”
“WVC launched my academic career.”
“WVC gave me the opportunity to pursue my profession while going to school.”
“The grounded conidence I received from WVC has been an essential ingredient in my success as an independent researcher.”
Melissa Ortega
Michael Sorensen
Misti LeMoine (Nuxoll)
Newton Parks
Noelle Sophy(Mallory)
Veterinarian, Countryside Veterinary Clinic
Retired Owner, Parks Fertilizer
“I can say that without WVC I would not be where I am today.”
“My education at WVC helped me make decisions in my own businesses.”
“Not only did my time at WVC provide me with an excellent fundamental education, but the quality of the educators strongly contributed to my breadth of knowledge, critical thinking skills and civic activities.”
Marilyn Brincat
President, The Salcido Connection
ARNP Nurse Practitioner, Conluence Health
Instructional Support Technician, Allied Health, WVC
Owner, Castle and Bay
“Our company continues to hire WVC grads, with eight currently on staff.”
“I have made life-long friends thanks to my time at WVC.”
“WVC opened up many experiences and opportunities that I have had in the healthcare ield; none of which I could have accomplished without my degree from WVC.”
“WVC was a great experience that provided me context to continue on to further my education without fear.”
Current student
“WVC allows me to attend college, stay close to home, and earn a degree.”
Luke Marney
Senior Research Program Manager, Microsoft
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Raymond Taylor
Retired President, Community Foundation of NCW
Reagan Bellamy (Willsex)
Rhonda Yenney (Bonwell)
HR Director, WVC
Secretary Supervisor, WVC
“WVC prepared me to be ready to take opportunities afforded to me over my lifetime.”
“WVC opened my eyes to so many educational opportunities.”
“As a returning student at WVC, I quickly realized that you should never stop learning, and you’re never too old to inish a degree or start a new one.”
Sandy Cooprider
Shiloh Schauer(Burgess)
Steve Garcia
Physical Education faculty, WVC
“Coming to WVC was a lifechanging event for me.”
Executive Director, Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce
“I left WVC with more than a degree, but with the belief that I can make a difference in my community--wherever that may be.”
Current student
“At WVC there is always an opportunity to put what we are learning to the test so we can see it.”
Ron Lodge
Owner, Keyhole Security
Ruth Allan
Retired
Artist
Ruth Esparza (Elsa, Claudia, Juan, Rodrigo)
Ryan Poortinga
“My siblings were happy with the education they were receiving, so I followed them.”
“WVC was life changing for me. I never planned on going to college, but have completed my masters degree. Thanks, WVC, for changing my life.”
Theresa Ogan
Vicki DeRooy (Yarbrough)
Counselor, WVC
Attorney, Northwest Justice Project
“My experience in the music department cultivated a greater interest in using my musical talents professionally.”
Steve Winter
“My two years at WVC laid the foundation for successful completion of baccalaureate and graduate degrees.”
“WVC was pivotal to my development as a ceramics artist.”
Ted Zacher
The Tiffany Siblings(Max, Shayla, Samantha, Ethan, Luke)
Executive Producer, Matchstick Productions
Orchardist (Deceased)
“My time at WVC helped shape the rest of my life.”
“I was glad I had the opportunity to go to Wenatchee Junior College, with small classes, and then go to the University of Washington. It’s really great to be in a smaller school.”
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Former students
“The great professors at WVC, particularly those in the history department, truly helped me in realizing my passion for teaching history.”
Music Specialist, John Newbery Elementary
“A college that provides students of all ages the possibility to continue their education, pursue their goals, update and learn new skills, or to take a class simply because you are interested is fantastic!”
Art Instructor, WVC
“WVC taught me that my life had value and that I could teach.”
William Patrick
Winona Johnson Artist, Self-Employed
Registered Nurse, Conluence Health
“When I started at WVC, I had no idea of what career to pursue. WVC got me started thinking about becoming a teacher.”
“Because WVC is affordable, it allowed me to start out right, rather than taking out loans.”
“WVC made a huge impact on me as it allowed me to become a great role model to my children and others who thought gaining good education was impossible.”
Retired teacher, Eastmont High School
Yolanda Jimenez Guzman
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The Beginning of Wenatchee Valley College Ron Lodge
Need for Junior College Stressed Here read the headline in the Wenatchee Daily World on January 31, 1939. At that time there were only seven junior colleges in the state, and North Central Washington was the largest populated district with no institution of higher learning. Wenatchee was ripe for a junior college; it had the required facilities available at Wenatchee High School, qualified instructors and eager students. Now it just needed state approval and funding.
The state passed a junior college bill, allowing the school to be formed, but without funding. At least 100 students would need to enroll and pay $135 tuition in order for the college to be viable. Teachers could not be hired unless their salaries could be guaranteed, but final enrollment numbers would not be known until the fall, so the new college faced a financial dilemma before it even started. Enter Kenneth P. Sexton and his Junior College Committee. By early June they solicited $100 pledges from 50 local businessmen to assure a $5,000 contingency fund, should tuition income fall short of expenses. Sexton was a business manager at the Daily World, and like
his boss, Rufus Woods, who spearheaded the drive to build Grand Coulee Dam, he championed the formation of a junior college. Sexton was considered by some as the “Father of Wenatchee Valley College,” and eventually was honored as such with the naming of a building on campus. Fall came and 77 students signed up. Not the 100 they were hoping for, but close enough to make a go of it. By spring quarter, additional students enrolled and the goal was met. The local business-
men did not have to pony up their $100; the college was self-sufficient. Classes were held in the high school building until fall 1951, when the college moved to its present campus on Fifth Street. A.Z. Wells, local businessman and philanthropist, and his wife Emogene, had donated their five-acre estate to the college and helped to orchestrate the purchase of 42 adjacent acres to provide for future growth. For the 1951-52 school year, Wells House was the college, with the exception of science labs and secretarial training maintained at WHS. Two buildings were under construction: a liberal arts building (Wells Hall) and an agriculture/science building (Batjer Hall)
would be open for classes in the fall of 1952. As the college grew, so did its program offerings. Aside from typical college courses, WVC partnered with Deaconess School of Nursing in 1949 to provide the classroom topics needed to fulfill a nursing degree. After the school closed in 1971, the college began to offer the complete package of nurse training. Nursing is now one of the flagship programs, and will soon be the first bachelor’s degree offering at WVC.
Many innovative programs were added in the 1960s especially related to regional commerce or recreation. These included fruit growing, snow skiing, forestry, aviation, refrigeration, mountaineering and automotive repair. In addition, four new educational buildings (Anderson Hall, Smith Gym, Van Tassell Center and Sexton Hall) and two dormitories were constructed during that decade. In 1967, the first extension programs were introduced in Omak. Faculty from Wenatchee would travel to Omak to teach Friday and Saturday classes in accounting, psychology, English composition and literature. Ninety-seven students continued on next page
A powerful connection
Congratulations Wenatchee Valley College on helping prepare the community’s next generation of skilled employees.
“I was always interested in circuits and computers. Through the PUD-WVC program, I have the opportunity to do things at work that I’m learning about in class, and to use what I learn at work, in class.” Austin Bernstein WVC sophomore and IT student at Chelan PUD
WVC and Chelan PUD also work together on experience for students interested in Natural Resources work. See chelanpud. org/Careers for more information on job opportunities and student positions.
“On the job training is the best way to take what you learn in class and put it to work. The classes at WVC are a really good starting point to advance your knowledge. Without WVC, it would have taken a lot longer to get to this level.”
“I turned to WVC after more than 25 years as a heavy equipment mechanic and doing industrial maintenance to learn about modern automotive technology. Through my classes at WVC, and with a student position at Chelan PUD, I wasn’t really starting from scratch, but making more of a career transition.”
Juan Romero
Randy Clift
PUD fleet technician since 2006 and former Fleet Services student
New PUD fleet service person and former Fleet Services student
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We’re proud to partner with Wenatchee Valley College as they train students in the Nursing, Medical Assistant, Medical Laboratory Tech and Radiology Tech programs, who become a part of our team.
initially signed up, and this was the beginning of what is now WVC at Omak. The sixties also brought campus unrest, with a student sit-in occupying the president’s office in April of 1969. The occupiers demanded that the college banish military recruiters on campus, get involved with solving poverty in south
Wenatchee, and establish a division of ethnic studies. After 27 hours, the students peacefully ended the sit-in and were subsequently suspended. It was during this time that the arts programs thrived under the capable direction of Robert Graves and Daryl Dietrich, visual arts; Dick Lapo and Malcolm Seagrave, music; and Keith Sexton, drama. John Brown Library was constructed in 1972, as was a major addition to Batjer Hall. But with the addition of new buildings came news on the oldest; Wells House was declared unfit for use, and the college had neither plans nor funds to upgrade it. To save it from possible demolition, a Wells House Committee formed, and they pledged to maintain the house as a historical building. The house was placed on the National Historic Register in 1973, the first structure in Washington state to be so recognized. The 1980s brought another building, EllerFox Science Center, to campus. Named for two longtime science instructors, Jay Eller and Ruth Fox, this new building boasted modern state-ofthe-art laboratories and lecture halls. In 1989,
WVC celebrated its 50th anniversary with, among other things, the publication of a historical book, Reflections, that chronicled the foundation of not just the college but the community as a whole. Four structures have been built since the turn of the century: Central Washington University distance learning center (2006), where students may obtain four-year degrees in a limited number of fields; Wenatchi Hall (2006), home of the allied health program, biological sciences, mathematics, and administrative offices; the new Residence Hall (2009), once again allowing students to live on campus; and the Music and Art Center (2012), the new, permanent home for the arts. Now boasting over 7,200 students attending annually, Wenatchee Valley College serves a geographic area larger than Massachusetts and Rhode Island combined. Our long, proud traditions and strong community ties are sure to foster further growth and expansion of programs and facilities in the future.
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Wenatchee Valley College Presidents * William B. Smith (School Superintendent) * Paul Ferguson (School Superintendent) ** Helen Van Tassell (1894-1984) Dr. James Starr (1913-2005) Dr. William Steward Dr. James Davis Dr. Arnie Heuchert (1934-2013) Dr. Woody Ahn Bob Parlette (Interim), J.D. Dr. Jack Becherer Dr. David Beyer (Interim) Dr. Jim Richardson *
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Date began
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August 1, 1939 July 1, 1948 September 1, 1942 August 1, 1954 July 1, 1963 August 1, 1977 September 1, 1986 February 18, 1994 August 1, 2000 August 13, 2001 November 15, 2004 July 1, 2005
June 30, 1948 July 31, 1954 July 31, 1954 June 30, 1963 July 1, 1977 July 1, 1986 February 18, 1994 July 31, 2000 August 12, 2001 November 3, 2004 June 30, 2005
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By position, the superintendent of public schools was the college president, assuming the responsibilities of administering the operation of the college. Occasional newspaper articles indeed identified both W.B. Smith and Paul Ferguson as the college president, but more often they were referred to simply as superintendent.
** Helen Van Tassell during this period had the official title of Administrative Dean. She did, in fact, carry out the duties of the president, presumably because the school superintendent had an entire district to oversee. In October of 2000 the college board of trustees passed a resolution giving the late Helen Van Tassell the title of president. She is believed to be one of the first women to head a college west of the Mississippi.
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Knights Athletics Greg Franz, Sandy Cooprider, Bruce Bennett
After World War II, Wenatchee Valley College Knights were represented by two teams—men’s basketball and football. Now, seven teams and more than 140 student athletes represent the Knights on the court and on the field, including men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, fastpitch softball and baseball. Different teams have risen to success over the past 70 years, but more important, the teams continue to be very positive
ambassadors of the community that has supported them. The 1950s proved a successful decade for Knights football. Under the leadership of coach Don Coryell, the 1955 football team went 7-0-1 and played in the Potato Bowl junior college bowl game against Bakersfield in California. While Bakersfield won, Coryell went on to a successful professional football career, and
the Knights continued to enjoy more winning seasons. They went on to a conference championship and co-championship with coach Tom Parry in 195657 and were unbeaten in 1959 under the leadership of coach Dick Heath. Sandy Cooprider, a WVC alumnus and football player, returned to WVC to coach the team and led them to their most successful season (9-0-1) in 1983. Alongside the rising success of the football team, the ski team brought national attention to WVC. Coached by Frank Cumbo from 1948 to 1957, and then by Elvin R. (Bob) Johnson, the team competed against four-year colleges and universities and often won. By 195859, the team was ranked second in collegiate ski teams in the country. Lady Knights basketball earned championships and consistent winning seasons from the mid-1970s through the late 1990s under the leadership of Dr. Jim Sollars, Steve Stamps, Marco Azurdia and WVC faculty member Jim Cannon. WVC faculty member John Kalahar began a consistently competitive Knights fastpitch program in the 1980s. Currently under the guidance of Shelly Pflugrath, the team is now considered a community college powerhouse
Congratulations WVC on 75 successful years!
throughout the Pacific Northwest. In 2012-13, fastpitch brought WVC a Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) title, and at the end of the 2013-14 season, they celebrated their ninth consecutive year as NWAC Eastern Region Champions—the most held by any school in any sport in the NWAC. The Knights have received a variety of support throughout the years from the community. “People in this community would go out of their way to help when help was needed,” Sandy Cooprider said. WVC alumnus Ted Zacher played on one of the first men’s basketball teams at the college and recalled being chauffeured to games in then-president W.B. Smith’s Studebaker. As a student athlete at the college, Cooprider remembers being invited to Sunday dinners at the homes of local families and to barbecues put on by the booster club. Restaurants provided pre-game meals and booster club members would find odd jobs for players in need of a
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little extra cash. Today, the community continues to support Knights athletics through events such as the annual golf tournament and athletic auction, which raise money to support student athletes, and by becoming booster club members. The student athletes, in return, give back to their community in a variety of ways. They offer traditional camps and clinics to teach younger players skills in each sport. They represent the student body in WVC student government. Women’s basketball, volleyball and fastpitch teams support breast cancer awareness and research through Think Pink, DiG PiNK and Batting for a Cure fundraisers. Knights athletic teams provide over 100 volunteers for the BNCW Tour of Homes and BNCW Home Show.
Knights fastpitch provides volunteers at Taste of the Harvest in downtown Wenatchee. Following the devastating Carlton Complex Fire that claimed hundreds of structures in the Methow Valley, the Knights are planning a trip to Alta Lake and Pateros to help fire victims with clean up. At WVC’s 75th anniversary, the Knights will be on hand to give campus tours during the community celebration. And the Knights return, either as parents of student athletes, or as coaches who support students in the sport they love. Sandy Cooprider is an alumnus and former football player who became head football coach. Rachel Goetz was a Lady Knight and is now head coach of Knights women’s basketball; Daria Winckler was an NWAC All-Star, East Region
leader and All American volleyball player who now coaches Knights volleyball; and Peter Osborn is an alumnus and former soccer player who is starting his first season as men’s head soccer coach. Wenatchee Valley College continues to strive to provide every athlete with a first-class academic and athletic experience. A true measure of the success of this mission is reflected in the number of student-athletes to go on to academic and athletic success at the four-year college and university level.
Celebrating summer one inning at a time! Over half a million fans have enjoyed watching the Wenatchee AppleSox Baseball Club play on your campus over the past 15 years. Thank you, Wenatchee Valley College, for being a terrific community partner!
Congratulations on serving our community for 75 years!
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75th Anniversary Planning Committee Members Greg Franz ................................................................................................................ Athletics/Physical Education Faculty David Hampton ................................................................................................................Graphic Design Adjunct Faculty Carole Keane ............................................................................................................................. Retired, Student Programs Jennifer Korfiatis ......................................................................... 75th Anniversary Coordinator/Business Adjunct Faculty Sara Lippert ..............................................................................................................................................WVC Foundation Stacey Lockhart ......................................................................................................................................WVC Foundation Ron Lodge ...................................................................................................75th Anniversary Historian/WVC Foundation Evelyn Morgan-Rallios .................................................................................................................................WVC at Omak Donte Quinine ......................................................................................................................................... Student Programs Kim Richardson ......................................................................................................................................WVC Foundation Libby Siebens .................................................................................................................................... Community Relations Tria Skirko ...........................................................................................................................WVC at Omak/Library Faculty Kacie Thrift .......................................................................................................................................... Alumni Association Nick Winters .................................................................................................................................... Community Relations
Special Thanks Wenatchee Valley College would like to offer special thanks to the advertisers in this supplement, the sponsors of the 75th anniversary, and the many alumni, businesses and community members that are helping to make this anniversary special.
Thank you for your contributions to the past, present and future successes of WVC.
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Wenatchee Valley College - Kenny Mayne ESPN Commentator ‘77-’78 WVCC Quarterback
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1939
1939
Germany invades Poland
Wenatchee Junior College established
1941 First graduating class of WVC
1944 1945
Civilian, Army, and Navy pilot training program ends
WWII ends
1949
1950 Campus moves to Wells House
1952 1953
Wells Hall and Batjer Hall open
Korean War ends
1954 US Supreme Court ban on racial segregation
1955 Name changed to Wenatchee Valley College WVC Football plays Bakersield College in Potato Bowl
1962 Johnny Carson begins hosting Tonight Show
1962 Anderson Hall, Smith Gym and Van Tassell Center open
1963
1963
President Kennedy Assassinated
First dormitories open
1964
1964
Nelson Mandela begins life sentence
WVC celebrates 25th anniversary
1967 1969
Sexton Hall opens First classes offered in Omak
Man walks on moon
1971 WVC Foundation incorporated
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First nursing classes offered
1972 John A. Brown Library opens
1974 President Nixon resigns
1973 Wells House placed on National Historic Register
1975 Vietnam War ends
1980 John Lennon killed in NYC
1986 Space shuttle Challenger explodes
1988
1989
1989
Berlin Wall torn down
WVC celebrates 50th anniversary
1990 Nelson Mandela walks to freedom
1991 End of Knights Football
1992 Johnny Carson’s last Tonight Show appearance
1996 Paul Thomas Field opens
2001 Terrorist attacks, September 11th
2006 CWU Wenatchee opens Wenatchi Hall opens
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Eller-Fox Science Center opens
2008 Obama elected, irst black president
2009 Residence Hall opens
2012 Music and Arts Center opens
2014 2014 Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl
WVC Knights Fastpitch wins ninth consecutive Eastern Region NWAACC title 13
WVC celebrates 75th anniversary
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Now & Then 2014
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Name: Wenatchee Valley College Tuition: $106.84/credit (Washington resident) Enrollment: 7292, 37% are from outside the greater Wenatchee area Community funding pledges: $1,052,373.00, in-kind of $21,235.69 Number of faculty: 79 full-time, up to 150 part-time Degrees: • Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree • Associate in Applied Science - Transfer Degree • Associate of Business – Direct Transfer Degree • Associate of Science – Transfer Degree • Associate of General Studies Degree • Associate of Technical Science Degree • Certiicates of Accomplishment and Completion School colors: Blue, Silver and Black Size of graduating class: 692 associate degree graduates Mascot: Knight Campus: The Wenatchee campus is located near the east slopes of the Cascade Mountains, midway between Seattle and Spokane. Its 52-acre site includes modern classrooms and laboratories, including a new art facility, distance learning classrooms, computer and science labs, a bookstore, a student center, library, fitness center, cafeteria, campus theater, art gallery, district administrative offices and the Washington Higher Education Telecommunications Center. Wenatchee Valley College at Omak, located 90 miles north of the Wenatchee campus on the sunny slopes of the Cascade Mountains, serves the residents of Okanogan County in North Central Washington. The campus was established in the 1970s.
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Name: Wenatchee Junior College Tuition: $135 Enrollment: 77, 32 were from outside the Wenatchee area Community funding pledges: $5300 Number of faculty: 5 Courses: • English • Chemistry • Biology • French • History • Psychology • Economics • Trigonometry • Art Structure • Engineering Drawing School colors: Blue and Silver Size of 1941 graduating class: 25 Emblem: Knights helmet and shield Campus: Wenatchee High School building, third floor
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Wenatchee Valley College Economic Impact INVESTMENT ANALYSIS: What is the return on investment for students, taxpayers, and society? For students, the beneit of increased future income makes education at WVC an excellent investment. When considering the expense of tuition and fees and the opportunity cost of time and foregone income, WVC students earn a 22.7 percent return on their investment with a payback period of 7.2 years. Taxpayers beneit from the economic growth and additional revenue produced by the higher earnings of students educated at WVC. The return to taxpayers on the investment of state funds in WVC operations is 7.1 percent. For every tax dollar invested in WVC, $2.20 is returned. Society beneits from a more educated populace through higher earnings and the reduced social costs related to medical care, lower crime, and less need for income assistance. Annually, the state accrues $1 million in social savings and $15.8 million in added income due to WVC’s activity. WVC at Omak generates approximately 13 percent of this total.
ECONOMIC GROWTH ANALYSIS: What effects do college operations, student spending, and the higher earnings of graduates have on the regional economy?
COLLEGE PROFILE • 7,474 students (6,551 in credit programs, 923 in non-credit) • 692 associate degree graduates • 462 full- and part-time employees • $27.3 million budget – operating and capital DISTRICT PROFILE
• Chelan, Douglas, and
Okanogan Counties • 156,958 residents • $4.4 billion regional economy
WVC’s operations contribute $19.7 million to the regional economy annually. This includes the income earned by college employees and the goods and services purchased by WVC. WVC at Omak contributes $1.2 million to the Okanogan County economy. Spending by students from outside the region who come to the area to attend WVC contributes another $3.4 million to the regional economy. Included are living expenses, transportation, and personal purchases, but not tuition or books as these are considered in the college operations effect. The largest impact of WVC’s presence is the earnings of former students. As students leave WVC and enter the workforce with new skills, this starts a chain reaction in which their higher earnings generate additional consumer spending and increased business output generates additional economic activity. The net contribution to regional income is $129.8 million. About $19.4 million (15 percent) of this total productivity is contributed by students from WVC at Omak.
Wenatchee Valley College is a sound investment for students, taxpayers, and society as a whole. EMSI / www.economicmodeling.com / Study year: 2011-2012
NET ECONOMIC IMPACT: WVC’s total economic impact is $152.8 million, representing 3.5 percent of the regional economy. WVC at Omak generates $20.6 million.
Visionaries Pave Way for Future Success Wilfred Woods
Local business leaders in 1939 knew they wanted a junior college and were willing to put up $100 each to help get it started. They were more far-sighted than they knew. Now, seventyfive years later, what they started has grown and grown. It has become even more important today than it was in 1939. It has fitted itself to the needs of today’s community, such as the training for nurses and the other medical enterprises. It is an opportunity for a large segment of our society not previously served. Nationally, 40 percent of community college students are the first generation to attend college, and this figure holds true locally. It has expanded north to serve Okanogan County needs. We can look back and thank those who saw the needs 75 years ago, and see an even brighter future for community college education in North Central Washington.
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One Gift Started It All Wenatchee Valley College Foundation Ron Lodge
Alfred Morris, the nephew and former business partner of A.Z. Wells, died in 1968, leaving a sizeable estate, of which $500,000 was to be given to Wenatchee Valley College. His will directed that the money was to be used for scholarships, student dormitories or a music
building. This gift, the largest gift to the college since the donation of the Wells estate in 1949, prompted the formation of the Wenatchee Valley College Foundation. Set up to support the educational programs at WVC, the foundation was formally incorporated on June 8, 1971, with Donald Kirby elected as
the first president. The WVC Foundation is comprised of up to 25 board members drawn from the community at large who all have a passion for higher education and meet monthly to determine how to best support the college’s mission, its students, faculty, programs and facilities. Since its inception, the foundation actively solicits and receives contributions for the college. Supporting its mission by managing scholarship funds and endowments, the foundation actively provides funding for program support, and directs capital campaigns for new facility construction. One of the first scholarship funds set up was the
Morris Merit Scholarship which initially provided $210 scholarships to 70 students. The foundation currently manages nearly sixty scholarship funds that produce in excess of $150,000 in scholarship awards to students attending WVC. The foundation plays host to several events including Winetasia, Ladies Lemon Drop Party, Barbara Wilson Women’s Luncheon, Piatigorsky Concert Series, WVC Knight at the Wild and others. Some are fundraising opportunities, while others simply keep WVC in the minds of our community members. Aside from cash contributions, the foundation also manages donations of tangible
items such as computer equipment, machinery, vehicles, musical instruments, lab equipment and the like. In fall 2013 a formal alumni association was formed under the umbrella of the WVC Foundation. This group seeks to connect with alumni from all eras and foster among them an awareness of the college’s offerings and its needs.
The most recent capital campaign raised money for the Music and Art Center, a state-of-the-art facility that finally gave a permanent home to the music and art programs, both of which had bounced around several campus buildings since their beginning. A generous $1 million grant from the Icicle Fund was the impetus for the public campaign, and continued on next page
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the good citizens of the greater Wenatchee area came through with the necessary funds to put the project over the top. Some of those donations were eligible to be matched by the foundation, utilizing the now 40-year-old Morris Fund, which had since grown to over $1.2 million. After
being used for other land acquisitions and also providing countless scholarships over four decades, the fund was depleted to complete the financing of Mr. Morris’ final dream— a music building. Thank you, Alfred Morris; your generosity will not be forgotten!
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WVC Foundation board members: Cori Bautista Sheila Callihan Mario Cantu Sandra Clarke Darrell Dickeson Tamara Dezellem, Secretary-Treasurer Michelle Green, Vice President Don Gurnard Susan Heinicke Sara Lippert Ron Lodge, President Marco Martinez Daryl Miller Gary Montague Kim Richardson Robert Sandidge Alex Stoll Alisa Strutzel Rick Viall Chris Ward Barbara Wilson Steve Zimmerman
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CONGRATULATIONS FROM CWU Happy 75th Anniversary Wenatchee Valley College I attended Wenatchee Valley College from 1972-1974 and received my AA in 1974. Then I transferred to CWU and received my BA in Business. I met lots of life long friends at WVC. When attending I was a member of Phi Theta Kappa Community College Honor Society. Wenatchee’s chapter is Eta Rho. I was chosen to represent WVC at the National Phi Theta Kappa Convention and was fortunate enough to be elected as a National Officer in PTK. I traveled approximately 20,000 miles that year representing WVC and PTK all for my $10 membership. What a terrific time. I had a great experience and solid educational start at WVC. Had some great professors. Here are a few of the professors I remember: John Brown, Jim Cannon, Doug McQuaig, Bill Penhallegon, Heinz Pruss, Ginger Sage, William Scott, and Hood Simon. All were caring people who enjoyed teaching. The college president was Bill Steward and some of the other administrators/counselors were Don Schoening, Bob Carmichael, Jim Pieratt and Edi Daniels. I thoroughly enjoyed my two years there. WVC is a great asset for all of North Central Washington.
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Calendar of Events 75th Anniversary Community Celebration and Open House WVC Wenatchee Campus Saturday, Oct. 11, 1-4 p.m.
Lincoln Day Scholarship Benefit MAC, The Grove Recital Hall Thursday, Feb. 12, 6 p.m.
ASWVC Senate Reunion Van Tassell Center Saturday, Oct. 11, 4 p.m.
WVC Night at the Wenatchee Wild Town Toyota Center Friday, Feb. 13
1940s and 1950s Alumni Reunion/Social Wells House Saturday, Oct. 11, 4-6 p.m.
Valentine’s Day Dance with Wenatchee Swingin’ Big Band WVC Campus Theater Saturday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m.
THIRTYFINGERS Musical Extravaganza The Grove Recital Hall Thursday, Oct. 16
Winetasia, “Puttin’ on the Glitz” Wenatchee Golf & Country Club Saturday, Mar. 21, 6 p.m.
Annual WVC Athletic Auction Smith Gym Saturday, Oct. 18
HOEEP Fundraising Dinner Wenatchee Golf & Country Club Saturday, May 9
Washington State Poet Laureate The Grove Recital Hall Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1-2:30 p.m.
Volta Piano Trio The Grove Recital Hall Sunday, June 7
Ellensburg Piano Trio The Grove Recital Hall Sunday, Nov. 2, 2 p.m.
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Washington State Poet Laureate joins WVC anniversary celebration Elizabeth Austen, the Washington State Poet Laureate, will visit Wenatchee Valley College on Tuesday, October 21. She will kick off the 75th Anniversary lecture series with a reading and answer questions from 1-2:30 p.m. in The Grove Recital Hall in the Music and Art Center. This event is free and open to the public. Austen is a Seattlebased poet, performer and teacher. She’s the Washington State Poet Laureate for 2014-16. Austen spent her teens and twenties working in
the theatre and writing poems. A six-month solo walkabout in the Andes region of South America led her to focus exclusively on poetry. She is the author of Every Dress a Decision (Blue Begonia Press, 2011) and two chapbooks, The Girl Who Goes Alone (Floating Bridge Press, 2010) and Where Currents Meet, part of the 2010 Toadlily Press quartet, Sightline. Her poems have appeared online (The Writer’s Almanac, Verse Daily), and in journals including Willow Springs, Bellingham
Review, the Los Angeles Review, the Seattle Review, DMQ Review, and anthologies including Poets Against the War, Weathered Pages and In the Telling. She is a dynamic performer of her own and others’ poems, and has been featured at the Skagit River Poetry Festival, Richard Hugo House Literary Series, Bumbershoot and elsewhere. She frequently teaches the art of poetry aloud, believing that “something magical is possible in a performance that doesn’t happen any-
where else—something electric, immediate, and entirely ephemeral… an exchange between performer and audience that is fluid and a little bit dangerous.” For more than a dozen years, Austen has produced literary programming for KUOW 94.9 public radio, one of Seattle’s NPR affiliates, introducing recordings of Pacific Northwest literary events and interviewing local and national poets. Search for “Elizabeth Austen” or “poetry” at www.kuow. org for audio links.
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Join the WVC Alumni Association The Wenatchee Valley College (WVC) Foundation is ramping up their efforts to reach alumni and incorporate them back into the college with the start of the new school year. Foundation staff established the WVC Alumni Association two years ago and continues to seek alumni and increase awareness about the importance of being involved with the college. The Wenatchee Valley College Alumni Association works to engage alumni and encourage them to be ambassadors for WVC. There are many ways alumni can get involved with WVC, including volunteering as a guest speaker for a class, serving on an advisory committee related to their expertise, joining the Alumni Association Committee, or serving on a fundraising event committee. Many alumni also assist financially through scholarship support, unrestricted support, and
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supporting specific programs such as nursing, industrial technology, athletics and others. The association recently started an incentive program for alumni to give back to the WVC Foundation. When an alumnus donates to the Foundation, at any amount, they receive an Alumni Loyalty Program card for the year. This card provides each alumnus with discounts at nearly 40 partner business throughout the Greater Wenatchee area including boutiques, restaurants, coffee shops, car care centers, computer care centers, breweries, wineries and more. The association uses several methods to keep in touch with alumni. A monthly e-newsletter provides access to upcoming events and features on instructors, programs, students, athletics and alumni. The Alumni Association Facebook and LinkedIn pages provide updates
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about new Alumni Loyalty Program partners, job openings and events. Social networking events provide a way for alumni to reconnect with classmates, meet other alumni, network about business and learn about current activities on campus. The association provides other benefits for alumni such as discounted tickets to WVC Knight at the Wild and a special AppleSox game night. When alumni update their information at www.wvc.edu/alumni, they receive a window cling and a license plate frame as thank-you gifts. Graduating students from WVC also receive alumni tagged items from the association. Alumni are an important part of future success for the college. To get involved or learn more contact Kacie Thrift, alumni coordinator, at kthrift@wvc.edu or (509) 682-6413.
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Reconnect after the Community Celebration This year, in honor of Wenatchee Valley College’s 75th anniversary, the association is hosting two reunions following the Community Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 11. The Student Senate Alumni Reunion will be held at 4 p.m. in Van Tassell Center. This reunion is for any previous student who served on the student senate. A reunion for students who attended WVC in the 1940s and 1950s will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Wells House.
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Opening the door to education through scholarships The mission of community colleges is to provide accessible, affordable education with an open door policy—to provide education to anyone who wants one at a price they can afford. With dwindling state funding and everhigher tuition rates, it is becoming more and more difficult for community colleges to fulfill their mission. “Without financial assistance, some dreams will never be realized, potential never achieved because of a lack of money,” said Stacey Lockhart, executive director of the WVC Foundation. “Individuals
who would have been the first in their family to receive a college education won’t be able to set that example for future generations. Others trying to improve their life through career training and education will continue to dream, but their dreams won’t come true.” This is why the WVC Foundation has launched a special scholarship fundraising effort in honor of the anniversary: the 75th Anniversary Scholarship Fund. The Foundation’s goal is to raise $75,000 in special gifts during the 75th anniversary year to award as scholarships for the
2015-16 academic year. The WVC Foundation provides more than $150,000 in scholarship support every year. This funding comes from individual gifts made by alumni and friends to the WVC Foundation Scholarship Fund, annual scholarships established by alumni, friends and businesses, as well as endowments created specifically to provide annual scholarships to WVC students. “Whether it’s through establishing new scholarships or adding to the WVC Foundation Scholarship Fund, every gift will make a difference and is appreciated!”
Lockhart said. The Foundation board strongly believes that education is the one gift you can give to someone that cannot be taken away. It opens the doors to opportunities and increases earning potential at the same time.
“Everyone wants to be able to provide for their families, to be role models for their children and grandchildren, to feel that they have accomplished something extraordinary,” said WVC Foundation Board President Ron
Lodge. “Education does this, and we are proud to be here to support the alumni of the future through our work and with the support of graduates and friends of the college.”
How to Give
Lockhart says it’s as easy as 1, 2, and 3 to contribute to the 75th anniversary scholarship drive: 1. If sending a check, write 75th Anniversary Scholarship in the memo portion of the check and send it to the WVC Foundation, 1300 Fifth Street, Wenatchee WA 98801. 2. If making a gift through the foundation’s secure online giving site, www.wvc.edu/foundation, select “other,” type in 75th Anniversary Scholarship for the designation and then use a VISA or MasterCard to make the gift. 3. Contact the WVC Foundation at 509-682-6410 to arrange a time to make a gift in person or over the phone.
We Salute And recognize their outstanding contributions to our community for the past 75 years.
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