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Upon Dr. Ayers’ retirement, the clock tower will be officially named the Bruce and Barbara Ayers Alumni Carillon Bell Tower.

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A Message from the PresidentAs I come closer and closer to my leaving the position of Southeast president,I have become acutely aware—at every major event—that I will be participat-ing in that particular event for the last time. Rather than feeling sad about this, my participation has usually evoked memories of similar events in the past. And I can tell you that, by and large, those memories are happy ones. Interest-ingly, all of these memories together have formed (are forming) a beautiful fabric, a collage, of people and occurrences that I know will serve as sustenance on which I will be able to draw for the rest of my life.

I know that most of us have heard others who were near retirement talk about all of the many others who have contributed to their success. That is certainly true in my case. Unlike many of them, I will not name names because to do so is to invariably leave someone out; but leadership is not a one-person activity. It may well center on one individual, but unless that individual is able to get others to accept his/her vision as their own through reworking or reshaping that vision with their own special insights, success will not be possible.

But when this kind of sharing happens—when there is buy in at all levels—the vision, since it belongs to everyone, becomes a powerful force that is transformational. I think that whatever good we may have accom-plished, whatever success we may have enjoyed during my tenure as president, is due in no small part to the “sharing of a vision.”

And the sharing has not been restricted to individuals with whom I have worked at Southeast, although they make up the majority of those involved. No, we have worked deliberately to include hundreds of other stake-holders, men and women from all walks of life who share in the College’s desire to work hard every day to make things better for the people of our region.

It has never ceased to amaze me how many organizations there are that have a similar mission to that of the College. Granted, the way in which they go about accomplishing that mission may differ from what we are doing, but we are all generally headed in the same direction. When one accepts that and joins with them it is remarkable what can be accomplished by working together.

You will notice that I have given almost no specifics. As I mentioned in regard to individuals who have helped me, I did not want to leave anyone out. But it’s more than that. Everyone who has worked at the Col-lege or been one of those from outside with whom we have partnered can fill in the blanks as well as could I.

Do me a favor—go back into your own memory and revisit some of those people, what they stood for, what they contributed, and how their efforts were for the institution’s benefit more than for their own. Make a list, and as I travel among our campuses and in our communities in the next few months, share it with me; and I will share with you.

Then we will finish as we began: sharing, together.

SKCTC President Dr. W. Bruce Ayers will retire in June 2013 after working at SKCTC for 44 years and serving as its president for nearly 27 years.

Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College is one of ten community colleges in the nation selected to compete for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s com-munity colleges.

Kentucky is one of only two states in the country with more than one prize finalist. Both SKCTC and West Kentucky Community & Technical College now enter the last stage of the competition for the $1 million prize fund that will be awarded in March in Washington, D.C., to the winner and up to four finalists-with-distinction.

Selected from an original pool of more than 1,000 community colleges, the Prize recognizes the most outstanding institutions for achievements in four areas: student learning outcomes, degree and college completion, labor market success in students securing jobs after college, and minority and low-income student success.

“Southeast demonstrates that even community colleges facing tre-mendous barriers to student success can overcome them and excel,” said Josh Wyner, executive director of the Aspen Institute’s Col-lege Excellence Program. “The long-standing economic and social challenges of Appalachia are well-known. Through well-constructed support services and strong developmental education programs, the College is helping students earn degrees and certificates that lead to living wage jobs.”

Southeast serves one of Kentucky’s most remote and isolated areas with high unemployment and deep poverty. The median family income for its service area is $35,000 – 61% of the national median family income. Many students arrive poorly prepared academically for college. Faculty and staff tailor their efforts to the unique needs of their students, offering small-group tutoring, reading and writ-ing classes, and online student assistance. Southeast uses strong ties with the community and local industry to ensure that job training programs translate to jobs after college in the region’s industrial and growing health care fields.

Southeast Named Finalist for Aspen Prize of ExcellenceThe Aspen Institute selects Southeast as one of the Top 10 community colleges in America

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Southeast Kentucky Community &Technical College demonstrates that even

community colleges facing tremendous barriers to student success can overcome

them and excel.

Josh Wyner, executive director of the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program

College Celebrates Top 10 Aspen PrizeFaculty and staff celebrated the exciting news of the selection by the Aspen Institute naming Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College as one of the top 10 community colleges in the nation. College President W. Bruce Ayers traveled to each SKCTC campus for an assembly program announcing that the College had been chosen as a finalist for the prestigious Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

At-a-Glance 2011 - 2012At-A-Glance 2011-2012

AFFORDABILITYA Southeast education is an especially good value. Tuition costs are very affordable, especially for residents of Kentucky, and a wide range of scholarships, grants, and loans are offered. A degree or certificate from Southeast pays off in a higher salary, better professional opportunities, and personal satisfaction.

FLEXIBILITYSoutheast offers classes in a traditional classroom setting and through distance learning as well. Distance learning is an alternative for many students who cannot attend classes on campus due to scheduling conflicts, childcare, work or other commitments. Classes are available through interactive televi-sion and online.

STUDENT CENTEREDAt Southeast, students are challenged to work hard as they take advantage of the opportunity to get a quality education made available by the caring and experienced teaching staff. Students quickly discover Southeast is a welcoming place where they know many of their classmates and instructors by name.

LOCATIONThe very first time a student sets foot on any of Southeast’s full-service campuses—located conveniently at Cumberland, Harlan, Pineville, Middlesboro and Whitesburg—they’lldiscover the Southeast difference.

Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College offers over 50 programs at five campuses encompassing much of south-eastern Kentucky. With an enrollment of over 5000, Southeast is the preferred college choice for area students who are ready to reach their life goals as they work to achieve academic and personal success.

CREDENTIALS AWARDED

STUDENT PROFILE FALL 2012Total Student Enrollment: 5,124

Student To Teacher Ratio: 16:1

First-time, full-time credential-seeking students receiving financial aid of any type: 95% (Fall, 2011)

Part-Time Headcount: 1,975 (38.5%)

Full-Time Headcount: 3,149 (61.5%)

Female Headcount: 2,301 (44.9%)

Male Headcount: 2,823 (55.1%)

At-a-Glance 2011 - 2012At-A-Glance 2011-2012MISSIONFounded in 1960, Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College is a public, comprehensive community and technical college under the governance of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS). The College serves the southeastern Kentucky region and provides:

• Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degree programs and courses designed to prepare individuals to succeed in baccalaureate programs at senior colleges and universities;

• Associate in Applied Science degree programs, certificate programs, diploma programs and courses designed to prepare individuals to succeed in today’s technological workforce;

• Continuing education, training activities and services designed to expand life skills and knowledge of our citizens, which strengthens the existing workforce and enhances community and business development;

• Academic support and development education courses and experiences designed to prepare individuals for success in transfer, technical, and continuing education programs and courses; and

• Resources to promote the preservation of Appalachian culture by stimulating artistic expression, serving as a depository for the region’s history and cultural traditions, providing a forum for the arts through cross-cultural experiences, and promoting arts in education.

VALUESSoutheast Kentucky Community & Technical College:

• Strives to be a proactive and responsive partner with its communities.

• Continuously examines its environment to understand and anticipate local, regional, and state needs and to respond with appropriate programs and services.

• Endeavors to be an active leader in its service area, working with other community organizations and educational programs to empower its constituencies to participate in social and economic change.

• Strives for excellence in teaching and learning, providing a diverse student population with an out-standing, student-centered education to nurture a capacity and excitement for lifelong learning.

• Works to establish strong partnerships with public schools, industry, and transfer institutions to ensure that all students come prepared to succeed and depart with strong options for future growth and development.

• Overcomes barriers of distance, fear, poverty, and other constraints to education through creative use of resources.

Southeast Launches First Funeral Service ProgramThe Only Program in the State of Kentucky

In 2012, SKCTC launched a much-anticipated Funeral Service Pro-gram, the only program of its kind offered in Kentucky. The program is expected to draw students from several neighboring states as well. The two-year program will lead to an Associate in Applied Science Degree, allowing graduates to hold a licensure as funeral directors and prepare them for state and national board exams.

The College pursued the new program because of the high demand for funeral directors, which is expected to grow 12% over the next five years. Initially, classes will be held on the Cumberland Campus, but as soon as remodeling can take place, the program will be moved to two buildings recently purchased in downtown Cumberland.

Sidney Fogle, executive director of the Kentucky Funeral Direc-tors Association, said it has been “at least 35 years” since there was a funeral service program offered in Kentucky. “This will be a tremen-dous asset to the state and to funeral service professionals in other states as well,” said Fogle. “Through the Kentucky Funeral Directors Foundation, we offer two $4,000 scholarships each year to Kentucky mortuary students who will be practicing in the state. We’re hoping students here will take advantage of these scholarships.”

Source: Nola Sizemore, Staff Writer, Harlan Daily Enterprise

AHEC Scrubs Camps Introduce Students To Medical CareersThe Southeast Kentucky Area Health Educa-tion Center (AHEC) at SKCTC held 10 Summer Scrubs Camps in area hospitals throughout the region. More than 120 middle and high school students from 16 counties explored the different career options available in the nation’s leading field. Students observed healthcare professionals at work, participated in activities with specially designed medical simula-tors and attended field trips to medical schools. The camps are designed to introduce students to a variety of careers in health care and to provide hands-on activities that allow them to expe-rience firsthand the challenges, opportunities and rewards of a health care career. Southeast Nursing and Allied Health faculty had the chance to meet with many of the students and discuss their respective programs.

Promoting Excellence In Teaching and Learning

The Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) is adminis-tered each year by over 200 community colleges across the country and mea-sures colleges on five broad benchmarks. A score of 50 is considered average for each benchmark. SKCTC has been above the mean on each benchmark each time we have administered the survey. Some of our scores, those in the mid-to-upper 50s and above, approach and often exceed the 90th percentile of the total survey cohort, which means we were among the highest scores in the nation on that particular benchmark.

Grant Helps SKCTC Transform Developmental EducationWhen KCTCS unveiled its 2012- 2016 Transformation Initiatives dealing with developmental education, Southeast was already on tract with the KCTCS goals and strategies. The KCTCS Initiatives rein-forced the approaches that Southeast began in 2010.

SKCTC has worked since 2010 to transform its Developmental Education Program to be more responsive to student needs and to help students achieve academic success at a faster pace. About 75 percent of SKCTC students test below academic standards required to enroll in college-level classes. Development education helps these students build their reading, writing, and math skills so they can begin college-credit courses.

A $1.7 million Title III grant from the U.S. Department of Educa-tion funded the redesign and improvements to the Developmental Education Program. Research for the grant proposal focused on innovative methods and what worked at other colleges across the country. The Developmental Education Program became a separate and distinct department at the College.

To increase student retention, intrusive advisers were hired to work one-on-one with students who test into more than one developmen-tal education course. Advisors and instructors are reporting positive outcomes from this type of support. The program also partnered with Adult Basic Education, which now provides all developmental reading instruction for SKCTC students. Tutoring was also enhanced through grant funds along with hiring full-time developmental math instructors.

College Promotes STEM CareersThe STEM SELLS Summer Workshop was held on the Middles-boro Campus. STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) is a program for elementary schools students who have been identified as having ability in STEM-related disciplines. Children from various Bell County schools took part in the two-day event which featured specialized instruction provided by faculty members from SKCTC and area schools. The workshop was sponsored by SKCTC, the Center for Rural Development, Forward in the Fifth and the University of Kentucky.

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Promoting Excellence In Teaching and Learning

Increasing Student Access and Success

Special Scholarship Created for Coal County StudentsSKCTC entered into a partnership with the University of Pikeville, to aid upper level college students who have graduated from high school and attend college in a nine-county region of Eastern Ken-tucky. Gov. Steve Beshear authorized the spending of $4.3 million in coal severance tax funds for the pilot project - the Kentucky Coal County College Completion Scholarship Program.

Students Take Advantage of 24-Hour Call CenterRevamping the way we serves students

SKCTC is among the first in the Ken-tucky Community & Technical Col-lege System to begin serving current and prospective students through a central-ized 24-hour call center. The Student Service Call Center aids individuals in areas such as financial aid, student accounts, learn on demand and password reset every day throughout the year. The Center will initiate serving students in the areas of registration and admissions. The project was implemented due to the unprecedented growth enjoyed by KCTCS colleges. Student services at each of the KCTCS colleges, including Southeast, were being swamped by demands of new enrollees. The Center will work to pick up the slack as students need around-the-clock service and availability.

Southeast Holds 47th Commencement The 47th commencement and awarding of degrees at Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College was held recently at the Harlan County High School with over 300 graduates participating. The key address was delivered by SKCTC alumnus and acclaimed author and professor Dr. William H. Turner. He holds the title of Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Studies at Berea College. A near-capacity crowd filled the commencement site as people gath-ered to pay tribute to the graduating class of 2012

KCTCS President At Southeast As Part of System Wide Listening Tour

Dr. Michael B. McCall, president of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System, was on four of Southeast’s campuses in November, meeting with faculty, staff, and students. The tour is being conducted at all KCTCS colleges as part of Dr. McCall’s Transformation Initiative, which involves implementation of strategies to enhance access, retention, and success for students with the goal of making KCTCS and each of its collegesthe best in the nation.

Increasing Student Access and Success

Transfer CenterCareer And Transfer Services (CATS) Center is designed to help students complete what they have started at South-east. Whether they are undecided about their career, decid-ing where to transfer, or getting ready to look for a job after graduation, we have services to assist them.

The Center’s primary mission is to assist students in making the transition from Southeast to another college/university. The Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees are designed to provide the general core of any four-year college degree.

This graph shows the programs that produced the most credentials in 2011-12. Depicted are the total number of degrees, certificates, and diplomas. As usual, our AA/AS transfer program produced the most credentials.

The graduation rate takes a beginning cohort of first-time, credential-seeking students and then monitors how long it takes them to complete a credential. The rate is based on the length of students’ individual programs. Normal time is the actual length of the program. One hundred fifty percent is the normal length of the program times 1.5, and 200% is double the normal time.

PROGRAMS PRODUCING MOST CREDENTIALS

GRADUATION RATE, 2008 BEGINNING COHORT

Southeast Hosts Super SundayThe College held its second annual “Super Sunday” event in Feb-ruary 2012 at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Middlesboro. “Super Sunday” is a KCTCS initiative involving all 16 commu-nity colleges to create awareness and excitement for higher educa-tion among African Americans and individuals of color. Faculty and staff attended the morning workshop service where President W. Bruce Ayers addressed the congregation about the many higher education opportunities offered at Southeast. Following the worship service, college personnel conducted a fair. Over 125 people attended the service with many receiving information about various educational and job training programs as well as gaining information about enrollment and financial aid.

Expanding Diversity and Global Awareness

(Above) The signing of a proclamation in the capitol rotunda in Frankfort by Gov. Steven Beshear as he designated Feb. 12 as Super Sunday. Delegations from each of the 16 KCTCS community college will attend worship services at African American churches across the Commonwealth while also staging college fairs at the sites.

(Above) Black History Month observed at SKCTC Whitesburg. The Rev. Ronnie Hampton presented a program Feb. 14 at the Whites-burg Campus in conjunction with Black History Month. His presen-tation, made before faculty, staff, and students, centered on the contributions made by African Americans in the local coal industry.

Festival Celebrates Ethnic DiversityThe International Arts & Entertainment Variety Show and Food Fes-tival was held November 10, 2012 in the Edsel Godbey Appalachian Center located on the Cumberland Campus. Now in its fifth year, the event, coordinated by Clara A. Pope and Carolyn M. Sundy, attracted several hundred people to a food tasting affair and variety show. Foods from around the globe were served. Dancers, vocalists and instrumen-talists from across the area performed. The event, as noted by Mrs. Pope, is held each year to “celebrate the rich ethnic diversity found in Harlan County. We are blessed in this community to have so many people who are interested in furthering understanding, tolerance and appreciation of cultures outside our own,” she said.

Diverse Businesses Learn About College OpportunitiesSKCTC held an event for area diverse business owners to learn more about opportunities for doing business with the College. The event was in support of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System’s Supplier Diversity Initiative.

“The key is ‘opportunity’,” said college President Dr. W. Bruce Ayers. “We want to provide area diverse business owners with the opportunity to easily learn about and compete for the goods and services that are needed here at our college, as well as at other area colleges within the System.”

Once a diverse business is registered, it will be notified by phone and e-mail when a matching opportunity occurs. Newsletters and other communications also provide updates on future opportunities.

Expanding Diversity and Global Awareness

Percent of employees in all racial/ethnic categories excluding white, nonresi-dent alien, and unknown compared to percent minority population aged 18-64 (bridged race) in enrollment cluster. Data represents employees in the following categories: Executive/Administrative/Manager, Faculty, and Other Professional as defined for IPEDS. Includes both full-time and part-time.

Source: IPEDS; National Center for Health Statistics. Post-censal estimates of the resident population of the United States for July 1, 2000-July 1, 2008, by year, county, age, bridged race, Hispanic origin, and sex (Vintage 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/bridged_race.htm#data

(Right) Haley McCoy of Kentucky Chautauqua, an exclusive presen-tation of the Kentucky Humani-ties Council, recently performed before junior high school students at the Middlesboro Central Audi-torium. She portrayed Anna Mac Clarke, military pioneer, civil rights activist and native Kentuckian. The event was sponsored by SKCTC and held in celebration of Black History Month.

EMPLOYEE DIVERSITY, 2008 - 2011

(Right) Faculty members Kevin Murphy and Robert Cox were part of a delegation of seven Kentucky educators chosen to teach English in China during the summer of 2012. Kevin Murphy and Robert Cox taught college faculty at Shandong Transporta-tion University in Jinan, China. This summer program has been going on between Kentucky and China since 1995.

New Executive Director Named for Kentucky Coal AcademyThe Kentucky Coal Academy came under new leadership in 2012 with the selection of Gary Whisman as the mine training program’s executive director. Whisman, a native of Harlan County, Ky. has worked nearly 40 years in the coal industry, gaining his expertise not only in Eastern Kentucky’s coal fields, but South-west Virginia’s as well. He began his career within the industry at the young age of 16, working alongside his father, Fred, at Karst Robbins Coal Company near Holmes Mill. Whisman eventually moved to Keokee, Va., where he started his family and contin-ued his coal mining career, which has been marked by numerous awards, accomplishments, and recognitions in both mine training and safety. As the former director of the mine training program at Mountain Empire Community College in Virginia, Whisman brings a wealth of real-world experience to the position.

His career span in coal mining includes tipple work when he was a teenager at Karst Robbins Coal Company in Harlan County. In 1978, he began his long career with Westmoreland Coal Company in Big Stone Gap, Va., where he worked his way up to trainer as well as the director of the operation’s mine rescue team. When Westmoreland closed its Virginia operation in 1995, Whisman became an electrician and trainer for Bristol Compressor before as-suming the position at Mountain Empire in 1998.

Whisman is passionate about quality miner training and safety because of his father, who was killed in a roof fall in 1974. “Not a day goes by that I don’t think about him or appreciate what he did for his family,” said Whisman. “That’s why I work so hard to this day. I want our coal miners to receive the best training they possibly can and to come home safe every day to their families.”

Kentucky Coal Academy and Workforce Solutions Partner to Assist Displaced Coal MinersFrom providing free courses to participating in area benefits fairs, The Kentucky Coal Academy (KCA), in conjunction with Workforce Solutions of Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College, took an active role in 2012 assisting hundreds of displaced coal miners seeking career advice and assistance. Several courses were offered free of charge to give coal miners laid off from work the opportunity to expand their skills.

Benefits Fairs were organized by the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, and KCA staff and Workforce Solutions partic-ipated in the fairs, providing not only information but encouragement. Staff put in long hours at the fairs to counsel displaced coal miners, as well as other unemployed workers who lost their jobs as a result of the coal slump. A large number of applications were completed for Ken-tucky Coal Academy classes, which resulted in filled-to-capacity classes during the Fall 2012 semester.

“This year, the coal industry was hit with some hard times,” said Ken-tucky Coal Academy Executive Director Gary Whisman. “Many of our miners lost their jobs. We just couldn’t sit back and do nothing. It was our goal to offer these courses and other free services to help miners increase and diversify their skills.”

(Above) Bitha Brock, of the Southeast Workforce Solutions staff, was part of a team comprised of Kentucky Coal Academy, as well as Workforce Solutions staff who talked to hundreds of displaced miners during a job fair held in August of 2012. The team assisted a large number of displaced coal miners with educational and training opportunities provided by Southeast that will enhance their career opportunities.

Enhancing Economic Development

Congressman Hal Rogers visits Accelerated Opportunities ProgramU.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers visited the Harlan Cam-pus where he observed the Ac-celerated Opportunities Program implemented by the College. The federally-funded program works to put dislocated workers on the fast track toward a career and employment, utilizing the team teaching concept of two instruc-tors. SKCTC student Larry Napier, right, a former coal miner who is now taking classes in the welding program, presented to the congress-man a hand-carved plaque. Looking on were Dr. Vic Adams and Dr. W. Bruce Ayers. Rogers also visited the Challenge Academy at Grays Knob.

Kentucky Coal Museum And Portal 31 Enhance Coal Education At SKCTCThe Kentucky Coal Museum in Benham and Portal 31 Exhibition Coal Mine in Lynch are now owned and oper-ated by SKCTC as part of programming offered through the Kentucky Coal Academy. The Museum and Portal allow the public to learn about coal mining through access to perhaps the most comprehen-sive collection of mining memorabilia in the nation. The product of study and painstaking research, the Museum’s collection uniquely portrays life in a coal camp. Opened in 1990 in the Benham mining community’s “company store”, the Museum does not just tell the story of coal and the coal industry, it tells the story of the miners’ lifestyle—what it meant to live in the closely protected confines of a mountain community, what the schools and churches were like, and the ways in which mining families entertained themselves.

The development of Portal 31, which is operated by the Museum, was extensively studied and researched down to every detail from the fabric in the clothing of the animatronic figures to the mining tools used by them. It is the story of coal in Kentucky, and the story of the thousands of workers, most of who came from the Deep South and Eastern Europe to escape poverty and build a better life for their families. Their stories are told well at the Museum and Portal, per-haps as well as they are told anywhere in the world.

The projects have received many grants over the years to support their development and operation including several Coal Education grants through the Kentucky Department of Energy and Energy Independence. Both the Museum and the Portal are visited by thou-sands of people each year, including school children from Kentucky and surrounding states, and are also used to enhance mine training offered through the Kentucky Coal Academy.

Historic Inn Provides Space For Educational Programs In HospitalityIn July 2012, SKCTC entered into an agreement with the Harlan Coun-ty Fiscal Court and the Southeast Education Foundation, Inc. to take over operation of the Benham School House Inn in Benham. The historic structure, which once served as an elementary and high school for coal camp children, was converted to an inn in the early 1990s by local community investors and is now owned by Harlan County. Operated as a nonprofit, the Inn serves as a training ground for high school and college students studying hospitality management. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Inn is also used for numerous college and community events, many of them educational in nature. The Inn has 30 guest rooms and two conference rooms. The Great Room, which once served as the school’s gymnasium, seats up to 275 guests for conferences and other activities.

Faculty and Staff Accomplishments

Dr. Rick C. Mason Publishes First Book: “The Big Picture”“The Big Picture: Life, Meaning and Human Potential” was publishedrecently and deals with the “philosophy of self-improvement,” according to its author, a Bell County resident and a member of the SKCTC faculty for the past 13 years.

Taking a year to complete the project, Mason, VP for Institutional Effectiveness, who teaches a class in human potential, initially began the venture as a supplement for the class but discov-ered it had an appeal to the general public. Circulated by Big Pic-ture Publishing, the book rolled off the press in May and draws on issues discussed in his classes over the past decade.

“I wanted to promote critical thinking and to challenge individuals to question things and to think for themselves. I have attempted to show how life is connected; interwoven by various behaviors such as personality, intelligence, gender and relationships. Sometimes peo-ple don’t see these connections,” he said. “The book, as I often say, is for people who like to think and for those who need to think.”

Governor Reappoints Coleman to Human Rights Board SKCTC Small Business Development Center Director Samuel Coleman Jr. was reappointed to represent Kentucky at-large on the Kentucky Commission on Hu-man Rights Board of Commissioners. He has served as a Kentucky Human Rights commissioner since 2008. He also serves as a commissioner of the Kentucky African American Heritage Commission and as a board member of the Tri-Cities Heritage Development Corporation. The Commission is the state govern-ment authority that enforces state and U.S. Civil Rights acts. The board meets regularly to rule on discrimination complaints made by people alleging that illegal discrimination incidents occurred.

2011 - 2012 WINNERSFACULTY MINI-GRANTSFunds for the Mini-Grants Program are made possible by the generous unrestricted gifts of friends and benefactors of SKCTC. All projects must enhance teaching and learning and improve outcomes for students.

JENNIFER HOWARD, $1,523 - Blood pressure training arms and electronic teaching stethoscopes

ELANA SCOPA, $3,000 - Portable electrocardiograph to provide hands-on instruction for students in anatomy and physiology courses

GARY STEENBERGEN, $2,995 – 3-dimentional scanner for in-struction in CAD and engineering

DOUG HERREN, $2,785 – GREENtech energy efficiency and renewable energy training lab

RHONDA CREECH & DARRIN CLARK, $5,316 - Smart Board technology for mathematics courses

KARLA SEXTON, $1,096 - High resolution magapixel camera to project cellular images on screen for clinical lab technology classes

RONNIE DANIELS, $3,000 – Expansion of web-based training software for use by all technical programs

ROGER BOWLING, $3,000 – Digital duct-testing system and thermal imager to teach new energy efficient testing

JOSEPH JOHNSON, $2,796 – Laboratory sets for physics lab to increase number of students who can perform hands-on lab exercises

COLLEGE LIBRARIES, $2,890 – Digital camcorders for library circulation on all campuses

LISA AHLSTEDT, $1,944 – Electronic book readers for campus libraries

MIKE GOOD, $2,995 – Computer software and books for respira-tory care classes

ROBERT GIPE, LARRY LAFOLLETTE, THERESA OSBORNE, $3,000 – Digital equipment for recording, preserving and presenting oral histories

(Below) The official beginning of the school year began in grand fashion Aug. 1 with the beginning of in-service activities. The opening day featured a breakfast buffet for faculty and staff at the Benham School House Inn followed by Dr. Bruce Ayers’ State of the College Address.

KCTCS HONORS OUTSTANDINGFACULTY AND STAFFFifty faculty and staff from the Kentucky Community & Technical Col-lege System (KCTCS) were recognized for their leadership and signifi-cant achievements at an awards ceremony held Monday, May 14, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville. Honorees from SKCTC were Mitch Caudill, Erin Wilson, and Gary L. Steenbergen.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Mitch Caudill

Library Specialist

FACULTY AWARDGary L. Steenbergen

Professor, Computer Aided Design and Industrial

Technology

SUPPORT STAFF Erin Wilson

Director of Developmental Education

LARRY LAFOLLETTE was recognized as the Alumnus of the Year at the 2012 Leadership Harlan County United Graduation.

LOUCI A. KURTZ graduated from MSU in May with an MAT in Secondary English Education.

LISA AHLSTEDT is serving a one year term on the College & University Recycling Coalition board of directors.

JENNY STEWART, a developmental math instructor, was requested to attend the prestigious Kellogg Institute this summer at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC in order to earn her Developmental Education Teaching Certification.

VIC ADAMS earned a Doctorate in Community College Leadership from Mississippi State University. In addition, Dr. Adams has been named President Elect (2013) of the Bell County Economic Development Foundation.

Silver To Serve On RCCA BoardRoy Silver, an SKCTC faculty member since 1989, was elected to the Rural Community College Alliance (RCCA) Board. The orga-nization’s mission is to help improve educa-tion and economic opportunities for rural communities across the U.S. The College has been affiliated with the organization since 2005 and is a charter member. Previously, SKCTC was a member of the Ford Founda-tion’s Rural Community College Initiative, a national demonstration program of 24 community and tribal colleges that helped transform the community development work implemented and carried out by SKCTC. RCCA was created as a result of that initia-tive. Silver is the first faculty member to be elected to the board. As a member, he will help provide direction for the organiza-tion, lobby at the federal and state levels and serve as an advocate for rural com-munities and community colleges.

SOUTHEAST ACTIVE GRANTSU.S. Department of Education Upward Bound Math and Science $250,000

Kentucky Coal Academy - (KY General Assembly and KY Commerce Cabinet) $430,000

Small Business Development Center - (UK and U.S. Small Business Administration) $70,856

KY Workforce Investment System “Workforce Transition” $194,800

KY Council on Postsecondary Education “Adult Basic Education Program” (Harlan, Bell, Letcher, Leslieand Knox counties) $1,413,335

National Endowment for the Arts “ArtPlace” $273,000

Kentucky Workforce Investment System “Accelerating Opportunities” $136,200

University of Kentucky Allied Health Education Center $132,883

University of Kentucky “Project Lead the Way”(including private donations) $94,898

Department of Education “Student Support Services” $283,937

National Endowment for the Arts “ArtWorks:Portraits and Dreams” $40,000

U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services “Museums for America” $43,100

KY Department of Energy and Energy Independence “Coal Education Grant” $87,700

KY Department of Health and Family Services “Ready to Work” $643,359

U.S. Department of Education Title III “Transforming Developmental Education” $383,039

U.S. Department of Labor TAA-CCCT $48,333

(Above) The staff and faculty of SKCTC presented President Dr. W. Bruce Ayers with a special Leadership Award during his last faculty/staff orientation in August 2012. Left to right are Rick Mason, Astor Simpson, Ayers and Porter G. Peeples, chair of the KCTCS Board of Regents. (Below) The annual awards ceremony was held to honor SKCTC employees for their many years of service to the institution during the August inservice.

(Left) Dr. Odell D. Wilson wasselected to serve on a reaffirmation of accreditation visiting committee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges to South Piedmont Community Col-lege in Monroe, N.C., for the fall 2012 semester. Also, Dr. Odell D. Wilson was selected as the graduation speaker for the December commencement at SKCTC for Dec. 7, 2012.

Southeast Faculty Receive Gold Medals In Bluegrass GamesTwo faculty members at South-east Kentucky Community & Technical College won gold medals in martial arts, karate competition, during the annual Kentucky Bluegrass State Games held at the Farnham Dudgeon Civic Center in Frankfort. Scott Blanton and Tina Engle are in-structors in the SKCTC Nursing Program and have been studying karate for the past year.

Blanton, who has been at the College for the past 15 years and resides at Grays Knob, captured two gold medals in Kumite (sparring) and in the Kata competition. Engle, of Harlan, received a gold medal in Kumite and a bronze medal in the Kata competition. Blanton is a sixth degree kyu green belt and Engle is a seventh degree kyu orange belt. The method they study is Gyodokan Kempo Karate.

Blanton earned his Master in Science Nursing degree and received the Clinical Excellence Award in Teaching from Northern Kentucky University.

(Above) The Southeast Respiratory Care Program receives 10-year accreditation from Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.

(Left) William Hughes, maintenance worker on the Cumberland Campus, published his second book, “Chayce Jackson’s Space Adventure” in 2012. His first book “The Orion Nebula Adventure” was published in 2001.

(Above) Dr. Ayers and the Southeast nursing faculty welcome the National League of Nursing Accreditation Commission delegation to the college for another successful site-visit and reaccreditation for the nursing program.

SOUTHEAST ACTIVE GRANTSU.S. Department of Education Upward Bound Math and Science $250,000

Kentucky Coal Academy - (KY General Assembly and KY Commerce Cabinet) $430,000

Small Business Development Center - (UK and U.S. Small Business Administration) $70,856

KY Workforce Investment System “Workforce Transition” $194,800

KY Council on Postsecondary Education “Adult Basic Education Program” (Harlan, Bell, Letcher, Leslieand Knox counties) $1,413,335

National Endowment for the Arts “ArtPlace” $273,000

Kentucky Workforce Investment System “Accelerating Opportunities” $136,200

University of Kentucky Allied Health Education Center $132,883

University of Kentucky “Project Lead the Way”(including private donations) $94,898

Department of Education “Student Support Services” $283,937

National Endowment for the Arts “ArtWorks:Portraits and Dreams” $40,000

U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services “Museums for America” $43,100

KY Department of Energy and Energy Independence “Coal Education Grant” $87,700

KY Department of Health and Family Services “Ready to Work” $643,359

U.S. Department of Education Title III “Transforming Developmental Education” $383,039

U.S. Department of Labor TAA-CCCT $48,333

Community Engagement(Right) The third annual SKCTC student arts and music festival, billed as “Crawpocalypse” for 2012, attracted several hundred people to the Cumberland Campus and to the Godbey Appalachian Center. The day-long event was held on May 11 and featured music and art exhibits, films and fun! Vendors also sold handmade crafts. Participants were treated to t-shirts and pizza.

An Evening Of Pageantry -- Miss Southeast The annual Miss Southeast Scholarship Pageant was held in February on the Cumberland Campus. Contestants competed for the title as they performed in the talent segment, competed in the evening gown and poise segment and also responded to an on-stage question and interview with judges. Taylyn Geneil Combs of Isom was crowned the winner with Abbey Brooke Abraham of Harlan voted first runner-up. Erica Katelyn Venable of Pineville was second runner-up. Here, Combs, center, posed with Venable, left, and Abraham, right. The winner receives a $1,000 scholar-ship to the College and will represent Southeast at the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival.

Dedication of Flag PlazaThe newly-constructed flag plaza on the Cumberland Campus and located near the Godbey Appalachian Cen-ter was dedicated July 18. An honor guard of JROTC cadets from Harlan County High School participated as well as members of the SKCTC faculty and staff in the raising of the American, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Kentucky Community & Technical College System flags. The program also included remarks by Dr. W. Bruce Ayers, and the Pledge of Allegiance was offered by college craftsman and World War II veteran Al Cornett.

Southeast Annual Mock Disaster DrillOver 100 SKCTC students, fac-ulty and staff along with area first responders joined forces to conduct the fifth annual drill. The event was held on the Cumberland Campus and featured a scenario of a tornado having struck the campus. WYMT-TV weather man Brandon Robbins also participated in the event.

Community Tile Mosaic ProjectDuring 2012, the Appalachian Program completed its sixth community tile mosaic public art project. The Benham canning jar tells the story of people who came to Benham from surrounding farms. It completes a cycle of three mosaic sculptures created by the Appalachian Program in the Tri-Cities. A set of tile suitcases in Lynch celebrates African-American arrival, and a mosaic mailbox in Cum-berland tells stories of immigrants from other countries who settled in the area in the early 20th century. The work is a collaboration with the Cumberland Tourism Commission, the Eastern Kentucky Social Club, the city of Benham, the Tri-Cities Main Street Program and the Brushy Fork Institute.

(Right) The Kingdom Come Swappin’ Meetin’, held Oct. 5-6 on the Cumberland Campus, proved to be a success-ful event attracting hundreds to the 48th installment of the arts, crafts and music festi-val, one of the oldest and most successful in the state.

(Right) The third annual SKCTC student arts and music festival, billed as “Crawpocalypse” for 2012, attracted several hundred people to the Cumberland Campus and to the Godbey Appalachian Center. The day-long event was held on May 11 and featured music and art exhibits, films and fun! Vendors also sold handmade crafts. Participants were treated to t-shirts and pizza.

Mine Rescue CompetitionThe second annual Harlan County Safety Days mine rescue competition was held on the Cumberland Cam-pus. The event was staged in conjunction with the local chamber of commerce and the Kentucky Coal Academy of which SKCTC is affili-ated. Some 19 teams from six states took part in the event held July 23-26.

ArtPlace Grant Supports Community Development In June 2012, the Southeast Education Foundation received a grant of $273,000 from ArtPlace to support the work of the Higher Ground coalition, which is a project of the Appalachian Program at Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College. The grant will support the production of a fourth Higher Ground play, and the development of new arts education and community development initiatives in the Southeast service area. The Appalachian Program is working with Community Performance International and the University of Kentucky College of Design to produce the new play, which will be presented at four locations in Harlan County: The Eastern Kentucky Social Club in Lynch, Pine Mountain Settle-ment School, the old Circuit Courtroom at the old Harlan County Courthouse, and the old Evarts High School. The project seeks to engage with community development efforts in these communities, and has also partnered with the University of Kentucky College of Design to develop educational programming in the Rowlett Building in downtown Cumberland. As part of the project, the Appalachian Program is working with local schools and the Harlan County His-torical Network to produce art and historical exhibits at each of the ArtPlace sites. The new play will be presented to the community in the Fall of 2013.

Community Tile Mosaic ProjectDuring 2012, the Appalachian Program completed its sixth community tile mosaic public art project. The Benham canning jar tells the story of people who came to Benham from surrounding farms. It completes a cycle of three mosaic sculptures created by the Appalachian Program in the Tri-Cities. A set of tile suitcases in Lynch celebrates African-American arrival, and a mosaic mailbox in Cum-berland tells stories of immigrants from other countries who settled in the area in the early 20th century. The work is a collaboration with the Cumberland Tourism Commission, the Eastern Kentucky Social Club, the city of Benham, the Tri-Cities Main Street Program and the Brushy Fork Institute.

GRAND PRIZE WINNERSKCTC Automotive Technology Professor Ronnie Daniels and students designed and constructed a float that made an appearance in the annual Harlan County Christmas Parade held Dec. 1. The float was judged Grand Prize winner.

Lillian Faye Simpson Southeast Scholarship Golf Classic The foursome of Ed Leisge, Bo Simpson, Kyle Simpson, and Steve Simpson representing S and S Service No. 1 recorded a 15-under-par score to win the 2012 Southeast Scholarship Golf Classic held at Sleepy Hollow Golf Couse in Cumberland. All proceeds from the event go to the scholarship fund at SKCTC, aiding deserving stu-dents in their opportunity to attend the college.

Finishing in second place was the Parkway Pharmacy Team of Gary Grant, Todd Watts, Junior Watts, and Heath Brashear who defeated the S and S Service No. 2 team comprised of Jeff Tingle, Raleigh Wil-liams, Travis Blair, and Kenneth Goins in a two-hole playoff.

A field of 42 golfers took part in the 18-hole scramble format event. The annual event, made possible through the generosity of sponsors, saw several participants winning special feat prizes including: Jeremy Terry, putting; Travis Blair, longest drive; Junior Watts, closest to the pin; Ed Creech, Sr., straightest drive and Marcus Johnson, closest second shot.

Key sponsors for the 2012 classic were: gold sponsors, Kentucky Coal Academy, CBTS and Xerox; silver sponsors, Barnes and Noble Col-lege, Harlan ARH and Croushorn Equipment and event bronze spon-sors were S and S Service and SEKRI. Golfers also had the chance to win a 2012 Buick sponsored by Creech Chevrolet Buick Pontiac.

(Above) First Place Team, S&S Service. From left to right: Tiffany Scott, event co-director; Ed Leisge, Bo Simpson, Bruce Ayers, Kyle Simpson, and Steve Simpson.

The Bruce and Barbara Ayers Alumni Carillon Bell TowerBruce and Barbara Ayers have given their love, time and resources to support our people and our communities. The Southeast Educa-tion Foundation, Inc. wishes to recognize their dedicated service and to honor all Southeast alumni with the purchase of a one-of-a-kind bell tower on the Cumberland Cam-pus. Upon Dr. Ayers’ retirement, the tower will be officially named the Bruce and Barbara Ayers Alumni Carillon Bell Tower. It will not only honor Dr. and Mrs. Ayers but all of the thousands of individuals who have made Southeast part of their lives. Many people have already given to support this project. For information on making a gift, contact Patty Sokolowski or Susan Caldwell in the Foundation Office.

The Southeast Education Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit 501c(3) organization formed in 1981 exclusively to support the enhancement and development of South-east Kentucky Community & Technical College. The Foundation Board of Directors works closely with the College on fundraising campaigns, providing valuable leadership, and consultation. Other activities include awarding scholarships and conducting public relations, advocacy, and donor recognition programs. TheFoundation also manages property directly related to the educational and community service goals of the College.

The Kentucky Community and Technical Board ofRegents recognize the Southeast Education Foundation, Inc. as the official fundraising arm of SKCTC. This allows donors to the Foundation to receive the same benefits and recognition as donors who make gifts directly to the College.

All gifts to the Foundation are tax deductible. If you have questions or would like to make a donation, contact:Patty Sokolowski, Foundation Manager, at 606-589-3164 or by email at patty.sokolowski@kctcs.edu.

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Samuel N. Hazen - $105,000Samuel Hazen provided a major gift of $105,000 to support a scholarship in honor of his parents, F.N. and Alice Hazen. The donation, which will be matched by the KCTCS Endowment Match Program, will bring the total endowment to more than $345,000. The F.N. and Alice Endowment Fund supports the College’s Southeast Scholars Program for first generation college students in grades 7-12.

Robert Frazier Foundation- $24,000The Robert E. Frazier Charitable Trust Foundation awarded the Southeast Education Foundation, Inc. two grants totaling $24,000. The Southeast Scholars Program received $14,000 to support a sum-mer enrichment camp for first generation college students in grades 7-12. Students will receive special training in leadership development in addition to mentoring, tutoring, and other intervention services. The program’s goal is to help these students achieve academic success and put them on a path for successfully pursuing a college education. The Foundation also received $10,000 for the Bruce and Barbara Ayers Alumni Carillon Bell Tower, a project to recognize Dr. Ayers and his wife, Barbara, for their longtime service to SKCTC and the community. Dr. Ayers will retire from the College in June 2013 after serving more than 27 years as president.

Jennings Scholarship - $10,000Harlan County natives Georgenna Richardson and Georgetta Riley made a gift of $10,000 to establish a scholarship in memory of their parents, William Jefferson Jennings and Geneva Stout Jen-nings. Income from the endowed scholarship fund will be used to award an annual scholarship to a Harlan County resident enrolled full-time at SKCTC and pursuing a degree in a science-related field. African American stu-dents are given preference in selecting recipients. In 2012, they were recog-nized at the KCTCS President’s Gala and Benefactor Awards Ceremony.

Pictured left to right are SKCTC W. Bruce Ayers, Georgetta Riley, Georgenna Richardson and KCTCS President Michael B. McCall.

PNC Bank Foundation - $7,500Students attending the Middlesboro and Pineville campuses of SKCTC will have the opportunity to apply for $7,500 in new schol-arship funds provided from the PNC Bank Foundation. The funds are part of a $120,000 gift to the Kentucky Community & Technical College System that supports scholarships within the bank’s Kentucky markets. Students enrolled in high wage, high demand workforce de-velopment programs or who plan to transfer to a Kentucky four-year institution will be considered for the scholarships.

Medicorp, Inc. - $10,000 SKCTC received a gift of $10,000 to support the Medicorp, Inc. Southeast Scholars Endowment Fund. The endowment was originally established in 2007 by Medicorp President Earnest J. Watts. Mr. Watts has continued to add to the endowment which now has a prin-cipal of more than $62,000. Income from the fund is used to sup-port scholarships for students who complete the Southeast Scholars program. The program serves first generation college students (grades 7-12) by providing after school and summer enrichment activities, mentoring and tutoring - all focused on providing them with the skills and motivation to earn a college degree.

Mark Ford - $5,000 GiftAttorney Mark L. Ford, of Harlan, recently contributed $5,000 to his scholarship endowment at Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College. The gift increases the principal of the endow-ment to more than $22,000. A scholarship to support a Harlan County student is awarded every year from the Mark L. Ford Scholarship Endowment Fund.

USA Projects - $17,690Donors from around the country made gifts online to match a $40,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). USA Projects provides a web-based format for art enthusiasts to support projects throughout the U.S. The NEA ArtWorks grant along with USA Projects provided funds for SKCTC and Appal-shop, Inc. in Whitesburg to conduct a community arts program fo-cused on the photography of Wendy Ewald. Material from Ewald’s photography workshops with children in three rural public schools was collected in the book “Portraits and Dreams.” The project docu-mented Ewald’s previous work and created new work in collabora-tion with her original students who are now adults.

Dr. Jack W. Cope - $102,000Lynch native Dr. Jack Cope, who now lives in Harlan, re-cently made a generous gift to Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College. Dr. Cope donated his childhood home in Lynch to the College. The home belonged to his mother, Bea Cope, who passed away in 2012. SKCTC President W. Bruce Ayers accepted the deed to the property, which is valued at more than $100,000. SKCTC is exploring several exciting opportunities for using the home to support the College and the community. Hall High Alumni - $6,500

Hall High Alumni Association added an additional $6,500 to its endowed scholar-ship fund at SKCTC, which provides tuition assistance for Hall High School alumni and their relatives who attend SKCTC. The Alumni Association established the scholar-ship in 1999 and has continued to add gifts to the endowment over the years. Today, the endowment is valued at more than $46,000. The check was presented to President W. Bruce Ayers by Ivory Myers, who chairs the Association’s scholarship committee.

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Creech Family - $10,000The Creech family has donated an additional $10,000 to a schol-arship endowment established in 1995 at Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College by Creech Chevrolet-Olds-Buick-Pontiac of Harlan. The fund has been renamed in honor of Edison and Amelia Creech. The gift brings the endowment principal to nearly $30,000, providing income to support an annual full tuition scholarship for a SKCTC student from Harlan County. The check was presented to the College by Joe Wayne Creech.

Edsel and Sue Godbey - $10,000Dr. Edsel T. Godbey and his wife, Sue, gave an additional $10,000 to support their scholarship endow-ment fund at SKCTC. Interest from the Sue Godbey Scholar-ship Fund, with a principal of more than $54,000, provides tuition assistance for needy and deserving students.

Lisa AhlstedtFazal Ahmad, M.D.Alpha ServicesArch Coal, Inc.ARTPLACEBruce & Barbara AyersElsie BanksCarl & Marsha BanksDarrell & Linda BellRussell & Connie BlairChad P. BoalAlfreda R. BoggsJay & Gayle BoxNorman & Pamela BradleyKathleen A. CaizziSusan CaldwellJames B. CarmicalAnne CarrMitch CaudillDavid & Linda ClarkLeah Shannon Cobb, M.D.Jeffrey & Tracy CoffeyOrville & Valus CollierJames & Linda CollinsPauline (Penny) Ritter CombsJack Cope, M.D.Alfred CornettJoe Creech – Creech ChevroletEarl & Susan Croushorn

Ronnie & Rose DanielsMarilyn DarnellWalter & Judy DickAlex & Golda EversoleMark FordRobert Frazier Tri-City CH FundJ. Joe GallagherAlice K. GibsonRichard & Leslie Gilliam FoundationEdsel & Sue GodbeyEarl & Bobbie GothardWarren GrayKathy GuynHall High Alumni AssociationThe Bank of HarlanSamuel & Glenna HazenThe HCA FoundationSteve HendricksonEvaleen HoggWanda M. HunterBettye H. IngramJoe IsaacSam & Barbara IsaacJarisa, Inc. – Paul HoggDavid & Lanette LaddBob & Elaine LandisFrances J. LedfordKellie Wilson LeeDorothy Lehman

Darlene LemarrBarry & Judy LeonardLetcher Manor Nursing & RehabLone Mountain ProcessingMaggard Sales & ServiceRick MasonPhyllis McDanielsMrs. John T. McNeilPaul & Mary MedlarEddy & Shelia MiracleKen & Betty MoodyGary & LeeAnna MullinsMichael & Aimee PaceRebecca ParrottLinda ParsonsNitinkumar K. Patel, M.D.Paul E. PattonGeorgetta Riley RichardsonGeorgenna Riley, M.D.Pat ScopaRoy Silver & Elaine ComadiLillian Faye SimpsonAngela SimpsonChristopher & Kristin SloneHelen SmithStephanie K. SmithJ. D. SmithWindle & Shirley SparksMajor & Ella Sparks

Sandra SpearsC.K. & Caroline SpurlockJay & Mary SteeleRichard & Elaine StoltzfusTerry & Madonna SturgillClarence SurgenerKenneth & Shirley ThomasFreeman & Alvena ThompsonFreda TrammellJohnnie L. TurnerMarilyn UnthankUSA ProjectsRobert W. VaughnJamie VaughtWilliam C. VermillionMildred WarfTim & Shelia WebbWhitaker BankRalph & Mary Lou WhiteWhitesburg Education FoundationWhitesburg Lions ClubKen & Emily WierDennis & Vera WilliamsOdell WilsonErin WilsonPatty R. WoodWilliam & Jolinda WrightMary Lou Yaden

James & Atha Caudill Scholarship Endowment FundDoss Family Endowed Scholarship FundPaul & Roberta Pratt Endowed Scholarship FundCharles W. Ball Scholarship FundMark L. Ford Scholarship FundLeonard & Judith Wieckowski Scholarship Endowment FundVernon & Sara Cole Scholarship EndowmentRobert & Gladys Hoskins Scholarship FundNally & Haydon Endowed Scholarship FundArch of Kentucky Scholarship FundARH Opportunities in HealthcareHelen & Cawood Smith Scholarship EndowmentCloverfork Community Charities, Inc.Curtis & Estill Parsons Memorial ScholarshipNell for Nurses Scholarship EndowmentGertrude Angel Dale Endowment FundJudge G. Wix Unthank EndowmentJoe & Brenda Creech Scholarship EndowmentDr. Meredith Evans ScholarshipHome Federal Bank Endowed Student ScholarshipGayle Lawson Scholarship FundPineville Community Hospital Scholarship FundHarlan Rotary Scholarship FundReecie & Martha Stagnolia Scholarship FundCommunity Trust Bank – Whitesburg Scholarship FundSEKRI Scholarship EndowmentWhitesburg Rotary Club Scholarship FundJames L. Bowling Sr. Scholarship Endowment FundFlo Park Scholarship FundHall High Alumni Scholarship FundBjork Endowed Scholarship FundJohn Phillips Presley Endowment FundChristopher Mark Thompson Endowed Scholarship FundLeo & Sandy Miller Scholarship FundSue Godbey Endowed Scholarship FundEdna Bray Johnston Scholarship FundARH Virginia G. Haynes Nursing Scholarship FundWilliam M. Collins, M.D. – WhitesburgMedicorp, Inc. Southeast Scholars EndowmentPauline (Penny) Ritter Combs SES EndowmentRichard & Elaine Stoltzfus Southeast ScholarsF.N. & Alice Hazen Southeast Scholars EndowmentLillian Faye Simpson ScholarshipW. Bruce Ayers Leadership Endowment Scholarship FundRobert E. Frazier GED Scholarship FundN

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Troy Welch Applied Science and Technology Building DedicatedThe Kentucky Com-munity & Technical College System Board of Regents approved the naming of Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College’s Applied Science Center on the Middlesboro Campus, in memory of former mayor and community advocate Troy L. Welch. Welch was instrumental in obtaining approval and funding for the location and construction of the Middlesboro Campus. He also served on the SKCTC Foundation Board and supported the College’s major gift campaigns. The Middlesboro Campus, one of five sites operated by the College, opened its doors to students in 1994. The College was pleased to name the Applied Science Center after such an outstanding individual who brought extraordinary honor to the Middlesboro Campus and to SKCTC.

Maynard Hogg Scholarship- $10,000The Hogg family of Letcher County established an endowed student scholarship fund in memory of the late Maynard Clifton Hogg. Funds to endow the scholarship were given by the family and by numerous friends, who made gifts to the college’s schol-arship fund in Mr. Hogg’s memory. Mr. Hogg was one of the founders of the Whitesburg Education De-velopment Foundation that helped bring a SKCTC branch campus to Whitesburg in 1989 and continues to support the campus today. Mr. Hogg’s leadership and dedication to the College and its students played an important role in the found-ing and the expansion of the Whitesburg Campus, which now serves more than 700 students. Mr. Hogg is pictured with Dr. W. Bruce Ayers and Graduation Chair Kathy Guyn at a former Southeast Commencement.

Sandra SpearsC.K. & Caroline SpurlockJay & Mary SteeleRichard & Elaine StoltzfusTerry & Madonna SturgillClarence SurgenerKenneth & Shirley ThomasFreeman & Alvena ThompsonFreda TrammellJohnnie L. TurnerMarilyn UnthankUSA ProjectsRobert W. VaughnJamie VaughtWilliam C. VermillionMildred WarfTim & Shelia WebbWhitaker BankRalph & Mary Lou WhiteWhitesburg Education FoundationWhitesburg Lions ClubKen & Emily WierDennis & Vera WilliamsOdell WilsonErin WilsonPatty R. WoodWilliam & Jolinda WrightMary Lou Yaden

Ayers’ ‘Upward Bound’ DeterminationLeaves Impact on College & CommunitySince his childhood days growing up in a coal camp hollow in Insull, Ky., SKCTC President Dr. W. Bruce Ayers has always been “Upward Bound.”

From working as the director of an educational outreach program for disadvantaged students of the same name, to serving nearly 27 years as presi-dent, Ayers has demonstrated the “Upward Bound” determination that the program, as well as SKCTC, has exemplified for decades by forging new paths that lead mountain people out of the hollows and into new worlds of opportunities.

The journey that lead Ayers out of a mountain hollow began with a desire to experience more, but to also give more. His stint in the mili-tary, educational pursuits and travels as a community college president and civic leader may have opened doors of learning and living, but it also pulled him homeward to help provide the same opportunities he was offered.

The longest serving KCTCS president, Ayers has been associated with Southeast for 44 years. After serving in the military, Ayers attended SKCTC during its infancy when it was affiliated with the University of Kentucky. He served as student council president and founded The Southeasterner newspaper, which is still in print today. Ayers returned to Southeast in 1969 as the director of the Upward Bound program. While Ayers taught English and completed his master’s and doctoral degrees and eventually became president, he often remarks that his time spent with the Upward Bound program was some of the most meaningful work in which he’s been involved during his career.

“I believe Upward Bound helped define who we are as a college,” Ayers said. Early on, it got college employees out into our communities, helping to make us aware of the needs up the hills and hollows of our region. We have strived to make higher education available to everyone, no matter the holler in which they may have lived and despite the fact that they may have been the first in their families to go to college. Upward Bound not only opened my eyes to the needs of our people, it also instilled in me a desire to be a servant leader.”

Dr. Ayers is not only a good leader, he’s a good person. I’m proud of his accomplishments and what he’s done for the college and our communities. But I’m also proud to call him my friend. I believe that’s the defining characteristic that has made Dr. Ayers most effective, and that’s he’s always been a friend first.

Reecie StagnoliaChair , SKCTC Board of Directors

Dr. W. Bruce Ayers

SKCTC President W. Bruce Ayers began working for the College in 1969. He has served in a number of roles, in ad-dition to president, includ-ing English instructor and director of the Upward Bound program which serves high school students.

Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Reecie StagnoliaChair

Jennifer JonesVice Chair

Cathie DayStaff Representative

Rhona CreechFaculty Representative

Jill JonesStudent Representative

Donald Breeding Rayburn Doss Charity Collett Hayes Sandy Hogg Sandy Miller

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Susan CaldwellExecutive Director

Rayburn DossChair

Sandy MillerVice ChairEd HarrisTreasurerPaul PrattSecretary

W. Bruce Ayers Charles Boggs Parker Boggs Susan Croushorn Craig Garland Joe Grieshop Jennifer Jones J.D. Miller, M.D. Richard Scruggs Ivory Myers Reecie Stagnolia Helen Smith Pam Whitehead

KCTCS does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies:

Director of Employment,Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity, Kentucky Community and Technical College System 300 North Main Street Versailles, KY 40383 (859) 256-3264.

1-888-274-7322www.southeast.kctcs.edu

KENTUCKY COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

Cumberland Campus Pineville Campus700 College Road 3300 South US HWY 25ECumberland, KY 40823 Pineville, KY 40977606-589-2145 606-337-3106

Harlan Campus Whitesburg Campus164 Ball Park Road 2 Long AvenueHarlan, KY 40831 Whitesburg, KY 41858606-573-1506 606-633-0279

Middlesboro Campus1300 Chichester AvenueMiddlesboro, KY 40965606-248-2145

WAYS TO GIVEThere are many ways to invest in the future of Southeast Kentucky Community & Tech-nical College and its students. Contact Susan Caldwell in the SKCTC Advancement Office for more information. Phone 606-589-3165 or email at susan.caldwell@kctcs.edu

CURRENT GIFTSCurrent gifts include gifts of cash, credit card charges, appreciated securities (shares of stock or mutual funds), or other property. Current gifts provide immediate financial assistance for either unrestricted or restricted purposes.

PLEDGESA pledge is a formal Declaration of Intent to make a gift. It may be followed by an immediate gift, or it may confirm your intention to make a gift in the future. You may choose to complete your pledge by making regular pay-ments over a period of time, which allows you to maximize your contribu-tion.

GIFTS IN HONOR OR MEMORYGifts may be made in honor or memory of a loved one, friend or colleague, or business, or to commemorate a special occasion.

ENDOWMENT An endowment is a fund that is permanently invested. Only the annual in-come generated from the investment is used for an unrestricted or restricted purpose. Establishing an endowment is the best way to have a permanent impact on the future of the institution and leave a legacy for future genera-tions.

PLANNED GIVING Planned gifts are arrangements that usually require the assistance of a profes-sional advisor to determine the specific tax advantages for you, your family members, and/or your estate. A planned gift maximizes your giving poten-tial.

CLOSELY-HELD STOCK You may receive a current income tax deduction and eliminate capital gains taxes for the fair market value of closely-held stock, if valued over $10,000, or at the per-share cash purchase price if valued at $10,000 or less.

REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY (IN-KIND) You may give a residence, land, or other real property as an outright gift-in-kind. The value of the donation is determined by an appraisal of the fair market value. Donations of personal property such as equipment, books and art may also be contributed.

LIFE INSURANCEThe gift of life insurance provides you with a charitable contribution for the present cash surrender value. Also, future premium payments made follow-ing the transfer of ownership and beneficiary status of the policy are also tax-deductible.

BEQUESTS A provision in a Will allows for a substantial contribution without dimin-ishing assets during your lifetime. Since bequests are deductible from the estate, significant tax savings are possible. The Advancement Office can provide you with sample wording to include in your Will.