Once A Raven, Always A Raven

A Message from our

PresidentWelcome to the 2014 publication of Coffeyville Community College’s Raven Review. We are just about finished with the 2013-14 academic year, and it has flown by very quickly. We have had an impressive student body on campus this year, and we have celebrated many achievements.

Repeating previous years’ performances, CCC’s Eta Gamma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa represented the College very well this year, winning numerous awards at both the Kansas Region Convention and the International Convention held in Orlando, Florida. Student-athletes on the men’s and women’s track teams won national titles and set some new school records. CCC’s technical programs are thriving, and the College has received funding from several grants this year to help expand learning opportunities for students and community members. It is exciting to be involved with the

new projects this grant funding has allowed us to develop.

And then there is sophomore Logan DeRosier, a member of the Red Raven baseball team. He is easily one of CCC’s biggest fans. You will learn more about Logan’s inspirational story and the “Biggest Fan” contest CCC won earlier this spring in this issue.

As part of CCC’s strategic planning process, the College is getting ready to break ground on a new men’s housing complex this summer. The original dorms were constructed in 1972. New women’s housing (The Pat Walker Residence Hall – 233 beds) was completed in 2006. This new construction will result in approximately 320 beds for our male students. We are excited about this much-needed addition to our campus and expect construction to be completed in time for the Fall

2015 semester.

I have had the opportunity and extreme pleasure to meet many CCC alumni since I became President. I will not call them former Ravens, because I like B. J. Pendleton’s saying, “Once a Raven, Always a Raven.” Alumnus Jim Ross, CCC’s 2014 Commencement Speaker, is a great example of how CCC students go on to succeed. Carl & Mary Ice (Texas) and Terry Hersperger (Missouri), who endowed scholarships this year, are also examples of alumni who have enjoyed success and who help support our College. Other scholarships endowed this year are listed as well. CCC enjoys a rich tradition of educational excellence; former and current students reinforce this over and over again.

Many people do not realize that approximately 90 percent of CCC students receive some form of financial aid. The CCC Foundation just hosted its 29th annual scholarship endowment auction and raised over $80,000 for scholarships. This fun, community event annually draws 500-600 community members and is CCC’s major scholarship fundraising event. The auction is always held the first Saturday in May. I invite you to join us next year.

Coffeyville Community College’s faculty, staff and administrators continue to work hard to deliver quality education and training to our students. We know the College is very special. We plan to preserve the tradition of quality and excellence CCC established so many years ago. Your support is very much appreciated. I sincerely thank you. I hope you enjoy this 2014 edition of the Raven Review.

Linda MoleyPresident

President Linda Moley with Sophomore Eric Mueller who gave the student address.

together for the Annual S c h o l a r s h i p E n d o w m e n t Auction. This year the event c e l e b r a t e d “Once a Raven, Always a Raven” for the 29th Auction. And donors did not disappoint raising $88,000 for scholarships.

The year’s auction featured over fifty live auction items, including weekend getaways to Tulsa, Kansas City and the Flint Hills. The auction also featured a 1983 Dodge Ram

CCC FoundationThe CCC Foundation celebrated progress again this year in moving toward their goal of making education attainable for every student. This year the Foundation was excited to see many new endowed scholarships.

Scholarships Endowed this year:

Robin Oliver

Betty Moore Nursing

Joe Moley

Carl & Mary Ice (2)

Terry Hersperger

In addition to those who give to Endowed Scholarships year round, each May the CCC Family comes

Fresh off an appearance in Super Bowl XLVIII, former Coffeyville Red Raven and current Denver Bronco Sylvester Williams met with current Raven players this year. Williams spoke with the team at the Dick Foster Athletic Complex.

Williams’ story is one that should provide some inspiration to current Ravens. Williams played just one year of high school football at Jef-ferson City (Mo.) High School. After graduation, Williams went to work at a factory building radiators be-fore deciding to give college foot-ball a shot.

Williams walked on to the Ravens 2009 team and would receive hon-orable mention All-Jayhawk Con-ference accolades as a defensive tackle following a season where he recorded 39 tackles and five sacks in ten games.

Alumni Giving Back

The following season as a soph-omore, Williams was a first team all-conference selection and an hon-orable mention NJCAA All-American. Williams had 49 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, four blocked kicks, a forced fumble and two sacks his sophomore season for the Ravens.

Williams went on to star for the Uni-versity of North Carolina his ju-nior and senior seasons and was drafted in the first round by the Den-ver Broncos in the 2013 NFL draft.

Williams saw ac-tion in 13 regular season games in his rookie sea-son, compiling 19 tackles and two

sacks. Williams started the final four games of the regular season and both playoff games the Broncos won on their way to the AFC cham-pionship and a Super Bowl berth.

From building radiators to appear-ing in a Super Bowl, it has been a meteoric rise for Williams in five short years.

Williams Gives Back to Tomorrow’s Team

Truck, an electric golf cart, a John Deere riding lawn mower, a 42” flat screen TV, a handmade quilt and an APHA Paint Mare. Over 300 items were available for silent auction.

Auction goers enjoying the evening in their Raven attire.

CCC alumnus Jim Ross was the 2014 Commencement speaker. Ross grad-uated in 1963 with his Associate of Arts. While a Raven, Ross was a mem-ber of Phi Theta Kappa and the 1961-62 undefeated National Cham-pionship Basket-ball Team.

Ross continued on from CCC and earned his Bachelor of Sci-ence degree in Chemical Engi-neering from the University of Tulsa in 1966 and began his career with Phil-lips at that time. He held vari-ous engineer-ing positions in Corporate En-gineering and in Refining and Chemical Facil-ities, stationed in Bartlesville, Puerto Rico and Belgium. Ross moved into the manufacturing arena for refining and chemical plants in 1978. During that time he was a manager in California, Utah and Texas.

In 1992, Ross was named Vice Presi-dent of the Sweeny Complex and in 1995 Vice President of Refining for Phillips and a Corporate Officer of Phillips Petroleum. Ross served on the Advisory Board to Tulsa’s Chem-ical Engineering Department and in 1999 was named to the College of

Engineering & Natural Sciences Hall of Fame. Ross represented Phillips on the Executive Committee of the National Petroleum and Petrochem-ical Association, as well as Chairman

of the NPRA Issues Com-mittee and Chairman of the Manufacturing Committee. In addition he was on the Refining and Operating Practice Committee of the Amer-ican Petroleum Institute.

Ross spoke to over 200 students about their foundations and how their time at CCC could be seen as a cornerstone for their life and future

career success. He encouraged stu-dents to “stop and evaluate who you are and what really matters.” He en-couraged students to dream dreams and go for them. Ross recalled grow-

ing up watching the Phil-lips 66’ers play basketball and dreaming big.

Ross encouraged stu-dents to commit to be-ing a person of character stressing the importance of personal responsibility and integrity. He also en-couraged the graduates to commit to pursuing excellence and to serv-ing others. He conclud-ed his speech with these thoughts, “I challenge you to become a person with unwavering princi-ples. Dream dreams and then go for it. Become a person of character, al-ways pursuing excellence and a person who puts others first.”

Ross is married to Kay (Casida) Ross who is also a CCC graduate. Kay has a degree in Christian Ed-ucation from Oklahoma

Wesleyan U n i v e r -sity. The c o u p l e has two g r o w n chi ldren and four g r a n d -

children. Jim and Kay currently make their home in San Antonio, Texas.

Jim Ross

“Become a person of character, always pursuing excellence and a person who puts others first,”

said Ross.

Monte Coffman was honored with the Distinguished Alumni and Friends Award from Coffeyville Community College on October 25, 2013.

Coffman reminded all that “we owe a huge debt of gratitude to those who came before us.”

Coffman has been actively involved and supportive of CCC for many years. He and his wife Amber have both faithfully supported the College, its students and education. Monte Coffman was the founding President of the Coffeyville Men’s Basketball Association from 2004-2009.  He spearheaded this organization, served on the Board and helped raise

money. He is still a very active member of the association, which has grown to support the CCC men’s basketball team both in spirit and financially. 

In addition, the Coffmans annually help raise scholarship dollars through CCC’s annual E n d o w m e n t Auction, held each May. These s c h o l a r s h i p s enable many d e s e r v i n g students the opportunity to attend college every year. Monte possesses a great u n d e r s t a n d i n g of students in

need and the fundraising Coffeyville Community College must execute to ensure the continuance of e d u c a t i o n a l oppor tunities for all students.

“CCC has been and will remain critical to the economic success of Coffeyville,” said Coffman. “It is important going forward that we all take up the mantle of public service, maintain its mission and take care of the talent it recruits.

In 2011, Monte volunteered his time to represent CCC as a Corporate

Council Member, through the Kansas Association of Community College Trustees. He worked with Kansas community college Presidents and Trustees to help reinforce the importance of partnerships between business and industry and community colleges. Coffman holds fast to the goal of encouraging community economic growth and increasing awareness of the value of these partnerships.

Coffman has been employed as the Executive Director of Windsor Place since 1992.  He serves as the licensed administrator of a 163-bed, skilled nursing facility and oversees all Windsor Place operations, community outreach and campus programs including home care, Meals on Wheels, transportation, assisted living and two other skilled nursing facilities.  In addition, Coffman directs the development of new programs and services such as Tele-health and the Age to Age Kindergarten program.

“Gifts are God given to be used for the common good,” said Coffman.

Coffman is a very active member of the Coffeyville community; he does not hesitate to volunteer his

time. Besides his involvement and dedication at Coffeyville Community College, he is involved with and serves on various public education and hospital boards and is also very active in his local church.  Monte and Amber have three adult children and a wonderful son-in-law.  They also enjoy spending time with their two young grandsons. 

Monte Coffman

“Gifts are God given to be used for the common good,” said Coffman.

CCC is celebrating John Young’s twenty year ca-reer this spring, as John has decided to retire. John has been a Collision Repair Instructor since 1994. He began with Southeast Kansas Technical school at that time and then in 2001 upon the merger of SEK Technical with CCC, he became a Red Raven. John has been instructing stu-dents on how to make their vehicle look sharp for twenty years. Over the years, John has really enjoyed his students and being able to pass on a trade that his students can enjoy forever. John was a car guy from the start, so this has been a great job for him. He has had some really good students who have become good friends. Some

of his most memorable students were a grandfather and granddaughter who took the class together.

John is planning to spend more time with his family, including his wife Mary, his children, Bob, Becky, Sara, Jennifer and Melissa and a few grandchildren. He is planning to work in his shop at home doing body work and building hot rods. He’ll find some time for golf and camping this summer on top of an abundance of mowing!

John was a part of all of the golf carts that were designed and restored for the college scholarship auctions.

Marlon Thornburg is CCC’s Vice President for Innovation and Business Initiatives. Marlon has been with CCC for 25 years this fall. He started teaching communication classes and assisting with the Broadcast production classes and now leads our technical division as well as oversees enrollment and financial aid. Marlon spends his spare time coaching Coffeyville Recreation teams in soccer, baseball and basketball,

building wood projects for the college auction, helping his dad on the farm near Utica, Kan., annoying his wife and kids, and watching Survivor. Marlon has been helping his dad on the farm since he was 12 years old. He enjoys spending time on the farm he grew up on and has many fond memories. He has

been coaching since 2004 and enjoys teaching the kids how to play and have fun while being good sports.

Marty Evensvold is a man of many hats. Marty has been working with students at CCC for the past 7 years and currently serves as the Director of Institutional Effectiveness. Marty is also a broadcaster, a screenwriter, a sports fanatic and a librarian.

Marty, in the past, enjoyed making motion picture feature films, his favorite being “The Man Who Came Back.” Currently, he spends time traveling and going to sporting events with his wife Debra who recently retired. The pair has a current goal to visit every major league sports venue in the United States. He doesn’t claim a favorite baseball team, but just enjoys cheering for the team he is going to see. Marty has two sons, Glenn and Isaiah.  Glenn is a sophomore at CCC and will graduate next year. Isaiah is a junior in high school and will be a Red

Marty Evensvold and his wife Deb at a Chicago White Sox game last year.

Marlon’s father also operates a dirt construction company. During his time off, Marlon helps his dad with some of these jobs by running the scraper.

Students are often quick to tell us, the reason they choose CCC was the people.

Raven himself in a few years.

Chris Cameron has a total of nearly 6 years at CCC under his belt. Chris currently serves as the Theatre Assistant and Student Government Advisor. Chris, also known as an Old Catfish from Chetopa, Kansas, also leads the Improvisational Comedy Troupe on campus called Pickled Pork. In addition Chris writes original plays. Theatre students performed his play “Sex, Lies and Robots” this spring. In his spare time, Chris enjoys antiquing and finding good “junk.” He enjoys comic books and collects action figures. Chris loves to cook and eat and is an avid fan of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

Kim Lay started at CCC 22 years ago and is now the Director of Academic Advisement and the Student Success Center. She enjoys spending time at their backyard pool or at Sunset Lake. She adores her two grandchildren. Her granddaughter Charlie lives next door, and her grandson Oliver lives in England. Kim and her husband Bill are celebrating 20 years of successful business at Lay’s Archery Shop. Kim has a Federal Firearms License and can sell guns as well. She enjoys target practice with both her bow and her guns.

Ryan Willis is a Math/Physics Instructor who serves as the Division Chair for the English/Communications

and Math/Science faculty. Ryan has been in education for 16 years, with the last 14 being at CCC. Ryan spends a lot of time listening to music and practicing the drums. He started playing the drums at the age of 3 and has played professionally since he was 17. His job in college while an undergraduate, and occasionally in graduate school, was playing drums in all different types of bands from rock to country,

heavy metal to R&B and Jazz. The neat thing about playing in a band is that he has had the good fortune to play with some fantastic musicians, some known regionally and others nationally. “I think students are surprised to find out that I play the drums in bands,” said Willis. “I guess they think I sit around and do math and physics problems every waking moment!”

Christina Tucker is the Director of Medical Assisting for CCC. She is the primary instructor of Medical Assisting and the Phlebotomy certificate program. She began working for CCC in 1998 as the lab assistant to the EMT program and later as administrative assistant and CPR instructor. Christina took one class at a time to see her dream become reality so she could teach Medical Assisting full time. Outside of CCC, Christina loves photography and has had a hobby business for about 7 years. She didn’t set out to have a photography business, it started with one friend who asked her to take her family picture. Christina also owns her own motorcycle and has been an American Legion Rider for the past five years. The American Legion Riders support veterans, their families and the community. They are visible when they escort funerals with American flags on the

motorcycles or serve as color guards in local parades.

Michael Rose currently serves as the Academic Advisor for Educational Talent Search. Michael has been in education for the past 14 years. When away from CCC, Michael spends his time coaching his daughters’ teams in their various sports and at church where he serves as a Senior Pastor. Michael loves having the opportunity so spend valuable time with his kids on and off the field. And, he is passionate about being a Pastor. He loves leading the people of God into what it is that they are called to do for the kingdom of God.

Chris Cameron with the CCC Improv Comedy Troupe Pickled Pork.

Director of Medical Assisting Christina Tucker riding for the American Legion Riders.

Michael Rose with his wife of 19 years De-atrea and their three daughters Courtlynn 16, Michaela 12, Lorraine 6.

CCC, in conjunction with the City of Coffeyville and the USD 445, took on the project of replacing turf at Veterans Memorial Stadium this winter. All three en-tities pay $25,000 into a maintenance fund each year for major maintenance expenses such as turf replace-ment. The new turf cost a little over $400,000. It was installed, and the field markings have been stitched into the surface along with the end zone lettering. Unlike the previous turf which was a slit film, this turf is a blended turf that contains slit film and a mono-fil-ament allowing it to be more durable.

The previous turf was used for 13 seasons since the stadium’s construction was completed in 2001. Over those 13 years, the original turf hosted hundreds of college, high school and city recreation football and soccer games.

Veterans Memorial Stadium hosts CCC’s Football, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, and Track athletic events. The stadium is also used by the school district and hosts other community events such as Relay for Life.

After several years of attempting to salvage the Wilson East and West buildings, bold steps were taken this spring to remove them from the CCC campus. The buildings were initially constructed as dorms for Coffeyville Community Junior College in 1963.

The original buildings hosted a heated swimming pool between them. Each of the 78 rooms in each hall was 12 feet by 14’8”. Students

were charged $7.25 per week. When the halls opened for the 1963-64 school year, they housed 61 men and 20 women.

Later on the buildings were named after Dean Karl Wilson. Wilson

retired in 1966 after he served as Dean for 24 years. Prior to that, he served Coffeyville Community Junior College as instructor in English, speech, and journalism, and as assistant dean. Two successive national championships, in 1938 and 1939, were won by Coffeyville debaters with Dean Wilson as college debate coach. His debate teams won four state championships and a total of 22 team trophies.

Wilson East and West-No More

Veterans Memorial Stadium Gets New Turf

Nothing has really been more exciting on the CCC campus this year than looking forward to the building of a new men’s dormitory. The new facility will be 5-stories tall and house 320 student beds, 4 Student Life Manager rooms and a Manager’s apartment. It will set to the north of the Pat Walker Women’s Residence Hall.

The men’s dormitory will attach to Walker Hall through a com-mon entrance and shared elevator that will serve both build-ings. Construction is expected to start in summer of 2014 with the anticipated opening of the facility for the August 2015 start of school. The dorm is being built with durability in mind. With the goal of the structure standing and operational for many years beyond the life of the bonds. The structure walls will be constructed of pre-cast concrete panels. Some of the interior dividing walls will be concrete block.

Laundry for both men and women will be consolidated and housed on the first floor of the new dorm. The new dorm will become the entry point for both the men’s dorm and Walker Hall. The entry area will feature a lounge, game room and a space the architects have labeled the “Internet Cafe” adjacent to the vending machine space. The security desk will also be located at this entry point. The project is being funded primarily through the issuance of Revenue Bonds in addition to some cash reserves.

Looking forward...New Men’s Dorms

CCC Technical Education

Automotive Technology Instructor Roy Shafer has been ASE Certified since 1976.

CCC has been the lucky recipient of two recent grants awarded by the Kansas Department of Commerce. These grants allow CCC to offer free training to students interested in Machining and Welding Technology.

Machining Technology program started a new cooperative effort with local industry to train machinists after the Department of Commerce awarded a Workforce Aligned with Industry Demand (Workforce AID) grant to the institution. The CCC-FIRST training program will provide intensive technology training for workers and link them to industry partners seeking to hire machinists. 

Students who qualified through KANSASWORKS received a full scholarship from the Department of Commerce to complete the program. The curriculum for the CCC-FIRST program was developed under the guidance of representatives from local industry such as Cessna Aircraft

I n d e p e n d e n c e , J e n s e n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , Inc., Spears M a n u f a c t u r i n g, Charloma, Inc., M&M Engineered Products and Parmac LLC. 

W e l d i n g T e c h n o l o g y received a similar grant, but for both the Coffeyville and Columbus Welding c a m p u s e s . S t u d e n t s received a full

scholarship from the Department of Commerce to complete the WELD (Work-ready Engaged Leaders in Demand) program. This program was developed with the assistance of Jensen International, M&M Engineered Products, Watco, Tank Connections, and CST Industries.

A u t o m o t i v e T e c h n o l o g y Instructor Roy Shafer was recognized with a medallion from ASE for his 25+ years of continuous certification as an ASE Certified M e c h a n i c . Shafer was first certified by ASE in 1976 and has maintained his certifications for the last 36 years. This is a new

recognition program that ASE started this year, according to ASE.

The Electrical Technology program has put students to work for our community. This spring students wired an addition to the Methodist Church in Altamont, Kansas. Students were responsible for providing everything from receptacles and lights to the breaker box and oven wiring. The addition was over 2,000 square feet and included classrooms, a fellowship hall, offices and a kitchen.

During the fall, Electrical Instructor Bryan Faber received an Honorary Degree from the Coffeyville FFA Chapter. Faber and students spent time this year rewiring the FFA pole barn with new lights and waterproof receptacles. They also spent time remodeling the FFA welding shop. And donated residential wiring boards to the students so they could begin learning about electrical technology.

will be accepted in August, and Para-medic applications will be accepted until October 31, 2014. Financial aid is available for EMT/Paramedic stu-dents if they qualify.

The Medical Assisting & Phlebot-omy program celebrated a 100% pass rate for its students in 2013 and again in 2014, the Medical Adminis-

trative Students had 100% pass rate this spring. Students take a national certification exam. The CCC Medical Assisting program is the only CAA-HEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) ac-credited program in a 75-mile radius and one of only five accredited in the state of Kansas.

The EMT/Paramedic program cel-ebrated a significant milestone this year. All students passed the Nation-al EMT and Paramedic practical skills stations testing in May 2014. On av-erage about 66% of students typical-ly pass the paramedic exam.

CCC had 13 EMT students and 4 Paramedic students who tested in May. The practical skills stations test hands-on knowledge. Students are now taking the National Registry written exams.

The EMT Program has a 98% pass rate on practical skills station testing since the program was reinstated in 2011.

Two paramedic classes have gradu-ated with their Associate of Applied Science in Paramedic. 100% of stu-dents who have earned their para-medic credential currently work as a paramedic.

The current class has 18 students in the paramedic program. It is one of the biggest classes in the State at this time.

Applications for the EMT program Paramedic Instructor Jason Bolt illustrates lung functions with actual cow lungs.

The 2013 Graduating LPN class has achieved 100% passage on the NCLEX-PN exam. Their suc-cess on the national licensure exam has prepared them to suc-cessfully transition into the RN program. In December, these students will graduate with their Associate degree in Nursing, be prepared to take the NCLEX-RN exam, and will be ready to start their nursing careers. “We are extremely proud of our stu-dents and know it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to be successful on the national licen-sure exam,” said Nursing Director Heather Pollett.

2013 LPN students (left to right): front row-Becky Mozingo, Brandi Campbell, Regina Aguirre, Sara Wilson and Larissa Stultz. Sec-ond Row- Tracy White, Bethany Vowell, Gina Palmer. Third Row- Barry Blevins, Edna Tonya, Tina Tatum, Patrober Murindat. Fourth row- Lisa Foster, Molly Massman, Angela Murphy, Lisa Haney. Fifth Row- Amanda Long, Christina Burchett, TaeRee Glover, Erin Champlin.

Digital CommunicationsCCC took the top prize in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Biggest Fan contest. Students shot and edited a video that was submitted to the NJCAA Biggest Fan contest. Videos were posted, and the CCC video about Raven Baseball player Logan DeRosier won the most popular votes. DeRosier spent 32 days in the hospital after a serious car accident on December 14, 2013; 23 of those days were spent in an induced coma. The video shows DeRosier’s recovery and journey back

to the front of the stands, leading the student section as they cheer on the Coffeyville Red Ravens basketball team. Logan continues to recover and grow stronger. He is determined to return to the sport that he loves to play, baseball.

Phi Theta KappaEta Gamma Chapter President Eric Mueller took on the challenge of running for International President of Phi Theta Kappa this spring at the Convention in Orlando, Florida. Mueller, a Coffeyville native,

defeated eight of the ten candidates from across the United States to go into a final head-to-head battle with a candidate from Tampa, Florida. Eric gave a speech on the Honors Study Topic to 4,200 convention attendees.

In the end, Eric lost the election by five votes. But, CCC did not fail to bring home the hardware. The Eta Gamma chapter was honored with the following international awards: Distinguished Chapter; Distinguished Theme Award-Honors in Action; Distinguished Honors in Action

CCC

Karter Kersten, Dalton Christian and Logan DeRosier spare no antics when attending CCC Basketball games to cheer on their team.

Project Award; Continued Excellence Award for Advisors, Linda McFate; Distinguished Chapter Member Award, Hernan Diaz; Distinguished Chapter Officer Awards, Eric Mueller and Jessika Hamrick; Distinguished Chapter Officer Team Award for the Eta Gamma Team including Eric Mueller, Jessika Hamrick, Brianna

Spence, Beth Acridge, Miranda Akers, Bethany Walrod, Darah Sherwood, Karen Stoehr, Shelby Howard, Hernan Diaz, and Paige Porter.  

The members of Phi Theta Kappa have already started their service project for next year-to provide a therapy dog to the

special needs children who attend the Little Light House School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

TheatreThe Pickled Pork I m p r o v i s a t i o n a l Comedy Troupe debuted this fall to entertain students and the community. Pickled Pork performed at least once each month and for special events. Theatre Assistant Chris Cameron teaches the Improv class and leads the students who

entertain with their spur of the moment games and antics.

CCC Theatre students also presented “Marvin’s Room” in October 2013. “Marvin’s Room,” written by Scott McPherson, is the story of a woman’s struggle to hold her life together and reunite her fractured family after learning she has leukemia. Due to the relevance of the subject matter, the play was produced as a fund raiser for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Coffeyville.

Student Government AssociationThe Student Government Association once again organized an amazing Spring

Fling event for students to enjoy on campus. Along with a barbecue, skate night, and a slam dunk contest, students got the opportunity to slime faculty, staff and coaches on campus.

Student Activities

Theatre Director Allen Twitchell takes a bucket of slime at the Spring Fling celebration.

Candidate Eric Mueller with Alumnus Aaron Neely at the International Convention in Orlando, Florida, working on Eric’s campaign. Mueller received a Distinguished Chapter Officer Award and Neely was presented with an Alumni Appreciation Award.

Justin Mostaffa and Cooper Smart perform as part of the Pickled Pork Improv Comedy Troupe.

Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jay Her-kelman reached a milestone this year by winning his 500th career game as a head coach. All of the 500 wins have come as the head coach at CCC. Herkelman earned the 500th win in front of the home crowd in Nellis West on January 10, 2014, by defeat-ing the Highland Scotties 89-67.

The Men’s basketball team complet-ed this year’s season by earning a sec-ond place finish in the Jayhawk East conference. After the conference tournament, the Red Ravens were defeated in the quarterfinals of the Region VI division one tournament by Pratt Community College.

CCC’s softball team ended their sea-son on a strong note, coming within one game of going to the National Tournament. In the District D cham-pionship tournament, the Ravens defeated #7 ranked Johnson Coun-ty and then defeated Cowley to ad-vance to the championship game. In the double elimination tournament, CCC had to face Cowley again and the Tigers were able to beat the Red Ravens two straight games to take the championship. The Red Raven women ended their season with a 27-37 record. The 27 wins were the most wins since the 2007 season.

The Red Raven baseball team celebrated when Red Raven third basemen Chase Rader was named the Jayhawk East C o n f e r e n c e ’ s overall MVP for the season. During this past season, Rader set seven offensive school records. For the season, Rader hit .434 with 14 homers and 53 RBIs. The 14 homers set a season record for the Ravens. Overall, the team ended the season with a school record 38-18 mark, which also set a school re-cord in conference wins with a 25-11 record in Jayhawk East play.

The women’s soccer team hosted a first round Region VI playoff match and lost a heartbreaker in double overtime to Hutchinson Community College. The Ravens ended the sea-son with a school record 14 wins with just 5 losses.

The Ravens also established another school first by being ranked in the NJ-CAA poll during the season.

For the first time in CCC women’s golf history, the Raven’s had a NJCAA Re-gion VI champion. Freshman Sydney Guinn overcame a six stroke deficit to claim the individual champion-ship at the NJCAA Region VI Tourna-ment held at Carey Park Golf Course in Hutchinson, Kan. The win qualified

Men’s Basketball Coach Jay Herkelman celebrated 500 career wins this season.

Ravens Head Softball Coach Tamika Harrel congratulates Kourt-ney Herrera after Herrera connected on a two run homer during the Ravens 7-6 win over Carl Albert.

Raven Athletics

#11 Angel Daggs was a force in the first match-up this season with the Blue Dragons, scoring three goals to spark a 4-1 win over the Blue Dragons.

Guinn to compete at the National tournament were she finished 36th out of 97 golfers.

The Men’s track team had five nation-al title performances by three ath-letes at the NJCAA Indoor & Outdoor National Track and Field Champion-ships. At the Indoor Championships, Andre DeGrasse won national titles in the 60 meter dash and the 200 meter dash. Tristan Whitehall won the na-tional title in the Shot Put and John-nie Jackson won the national cham-pionship in the weight throw. At the Outdoor Championships, DeGrasse won the 200 meter title.

The Women’s track team had two national champions this year. Rac-quel Williams defended her national championship from the previous year by becoming the two time defend-ing champion in the women’s indoor shot put. At the Outdoor Champion-ships, Tayla Greene won the national title in the discus.

The CCC men’s soccer team finished an amazing season 15-5 overall and were named conference co-champi-ons. Freshman forward Paulo Clau-

dio became the second Red Raven

in school history to be named to the NJCAA Men’s Soccer All-American Team. Claudio was named second team All-American by the NJCAA in 2013. Claudio, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, scored 24 goals on the season which ranked him fourth in the nation. He was also named first team All-Jayhawk Conference as a for-ward. The only other men’s soccer NJCAA All-American in school history was Shan-non Grant. Grant was named a third team All-American as a for-ward in 2011.

CCC has once again seen strong perfor-mances by the Rodeo students. Sopho-more Lane Reeves has earned his way to the College National Finals Rodeo as a heeler in the Team Roping com-petition. He earned his way by finishing

2nd in the region after competing at ten college rodeos. Reeves will be one of only three students from Kan-sas qualifying for the National Finals. Sawyer Barham, a heeler from Barns-dall, Okla., just missed his birth to the National Finals. He was running third in the region until the last weekend at Guymon, Okla. Barham finished fifth in the region.

Rader was named Jayhawk East MVP after a season in which he hit .434 with 14 homers, 53 RBIs and 85 runs scored. Rader set school records in seven offensive categories.

Lane Reeves of Wann, Oklahoma, will represent CCC at the College National Finals Rodeo this year as a heeler.

Men’s Soccer forward Paulo Claudio became the 2nd Red Raven in school history to be named second team All-American.

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