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In This Issue

CTC Graduation

Scholarship Reception

Trustee Inside Look pg. 2

CTC Interiors Program

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CTC Alumni Association!

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Graduates Honor

Classmate pg. 4

New CTC Blog pg. 4

Peterson Tools pg. 5

CTF Wins When You

Spend! pg. 5

From the Executive

Director pg. 6

Important Dates pg. 6

Summer 2015 Chattahoochee Technical College is a Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia. Equal Opportunity Institution.

CTC Graduates Told to

Work Hard and Continue

to Learn

(Marietta, Ga.—May 1, 2015) It might seem fitting

that the commencement speaker at Chattahoochee

Technical College’s 2015 graduation spoke about

technology, including taking a selfie with the

graduates and instructing them to text their thanks

to the people who had supported them in their

educational journey. Steven Hartman, Chief

Technology Officer for the Power Generation

Services Business in GE Power & Water, served as the speaker for the ceremony, texted his

own thank you message to his mother who raised three children and only stopped

working recently at age 80.

“My advice to you is to work hard, help others and be good,” Hartman said in a speech

that quoted C.S. Lewis, Walt Disney, and Ellen DeGeneres.

Close to 400 graduates walked in a ceremony in front of a nearly packed house at the

Cobb Energy Centre. Earning associate degrees, diplomas and technical certificates of

credit. More than 2,500 graduates were honored in a ceremony for students who finished

their programs of study in the Summer of 2014, Fall of 2014 or Spring of 2015.

Full Article

Chattahoochee Tech Foundation Recognizes 58

students with Scholarships!

(Marietta, Ga. – April 17, 2015) The

Chattahoochee Tech Foundation honored the

recipients of 30 different scholarships to students

at the largest technical college in Georgia at a

recent reception. The 58 winners, who represent

a wide variety of the programs offered at

Chattahoochee Technical College, will be able to

use the money and items received toward achieving their educational and career goals.

Full Article

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Steven Hartman, Chief Technology Officer for the Power Generation

Services Business in GE Power & Water, takes a selfie with the

graduating class during the ceremony.

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Mark Goddard Mark Goddard is a native of Cherokee County. He graduated from Etowah High School

in 1991 and earned a BBA in Marketing and Professional Sales from Kennesaw State

University. Goddard is the Manager of Commercial Marketing for Cobb EMC; he has

been with Cobb EMC since 1997. He is a past Chairman of the Cherokee County

Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the 2013 A-Day for Reinhardt University, and

serves on the joint development authority for Cobb and Cherokee counties. Mark is a

former member of the Cherokee County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and a

newly appointed member of the Development Authority of Cherokee County. He is a

graduate of Leadership Cherokee and was recognized as one of the Top 10 in 10 Young

Professionals to Watch in Cherokee County. He and his wife Jennifer have been

married since 1997 and have two children.

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CTC Students Give State Park

Visitor Center A New Look (Marietta, Ga. – May 11, 2015) Students in Chattahoochee

Technical College’s Interiors program flexed their design muscles

to create a new look for the Tallulah Gorge State Park Visitors’

Center, which includes both a gift shop and offices. Considered

one of the most spectacular canyons in the eastern U.S., Tallulah

Gorge is two miles long and nearly 1,000 feet deep and spans the

border between Habersham and Rabun counties in Northeast

Georgia.

“Interiors students taking a commercial design studio course

presented a concept to a team from Georgia State Parks and

Historic Sites,” said Chattahoochee Technical College Instructor

Ginger Burton. “The challenge was to propose

design plans for Tallulah Gorge State Park visitor

center facilities. The students were able to provide

some innovative ideas, and showcase their skills

learned through the interior design program.”

Full Article

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Introducing the CTC

Alumni Association!

The Chattahoochee Tech Alumni Association was

officially announced during Commencement 2015!

Graduates who completed their studies during

Summer 2014, Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters

received a personalized mailing requesting they visit the Foundation’s table after Commencement on

May 1.

Foundation and Alumni Association brochures, raffle prizes, donation cards, and give ways were

shared with all those who came by to visit the table. The turnout was phenomenal and many positive

comments were received by visitors who came by to speak with the staff. According the Stephanie

Hubbell, “We are thrilled about kicking off the Alumni Association and look forward to developing

many positive relationships with our graduates. I am happy to report we have already begun to

receive donations from our alumni who said they are excited to give back.” The Foundation staff will

be planning future events and enhancing communication tools to stay connected with this group of

special constituents.

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Chattahoochee Tech Nursing Graduates Honor

Classmate with Bench

(Dallas, Ga.—April 30, 2015) David E. Loos II of Waleska

wanted to find a cure for cancer, according to

Chattahoochee Technical College Program Director

Quentina Pittman-Howell. It was that motivation to

cure the disease that had claimed the life of his

grandmother Susan Jenness that led him to pursue an

associate degree in nursing at the College where he was

on schedule to graduate in December 2014. However,

the 24-year-old passed away May 15 that year.

“It has been overwhelming for us and how many lives

he touched in such a short period of time,” said his

mother Patricia Ann Loos.

His mother, father, and sister were surrounded by several of Loos’s classmates, friends, instructors, Dr. Ron Newcomb

and other administrators in a ceremony coordinated by the Chattahoochee Tech Foundation Wednesday to dedicate a

bench in honor of the nursing student. It was a project spearheaded by those he had gone to class with through his time

at the College.

“You just couldn’t forget him once you met him,” said classmate and program graduate Jennifer Easterling. “We hope this

bench will bring future nurses a place to feel his spirit and his energy and know that they can make it through the

hardest 16 months of your life.”

Described as outgoing, friendly, good at math, and inspiring, Loos was one of 38 students in the program ’s cohort at that

time. Pittman-Howell said that he was a great student, always friendly and eager.

Full Article

New Blog Features CTC Programs and Services

If you follow Chattahoochee Technical College on social media you might

have noticed some new content related to programs and services at the

College. The new blog is a part of marketing efforts to drive prospective

students to the College’s website and increase enrollment. Using program

information, industry facts, and other trends, the blog posts look at program

offerings and career options for graduates of the program. Visitors to the site

can learn more about the services that make Chattahoochee Technical

College unique and keys to success for students in technical college

programs. Content has included blog posts, videos, interactive quizzes, and

infographics that help provide lots of details in an easy to understand format. Content is updated weekly at

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Six Chattahoochee Tech Students Receive Unique

Scholarship Awards

(Marietta, Ga. – March 30, 2015) Their scholarships are not coming in

the form of giant checks, but that doesn’t mean they won’t go to good

use. Six Automotive Technology students from Chattahoochee

Technical College were awarded with the Mike Peterson Memorial

Scholarship – a complete tool kit for their new career path.

The tool kits are worth several thousands of dollars and consist of all

the tools that a beginning automotive technician would need.

According to Alan Peterson, who along with his wife Claire created

the scholarship to honor their son, the family has now awarded more

than $100,000 in tool kits to deserving Chattahoochee Technical

College students.

Full Article

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CTF Wins When You Spend!

Chattahoochee Tech Foundation is proud to announce a series of partnerships with organizations that generously give back to nonprofits. When you make everyday purchases online or in-store, a percentage of your total is donated to the Foundation to support CTC students… with no additional cost to you! Check out the options below!

The Foundation Wins When You Spend! The Chattahoochee Tech Foundation is officially a community partner with Kroger! If you have a Kroger Plus card, you may choose the Foundation as a recipient of the Community Awards Program. Simply log into your Kroger account at kroger.com , visit your Account Settings, and search for Chattahoochee Tech Foundation by typing in the search box under the section titled “Community Rewards.”

AmazonSmile also donates a portion of your purchase price to the Foundation. Simply log into AmazonSmile as you normally enter your Amazon account via https://smile.amazon.com/ch/58-1684206 and choose Chattahoochee Tech Foundation as the non-profit recipient.

The Foundation is registered as a certified eBay Giving Works organization. The next time you buy or sell on ebay, you can support the Foundation by participating in the eBay Giving Works program. Donate 10% to 100% (or at least 1% for eBay Motors vehicle sales) of the final sale price of an item to the Foundation. In the spirit of giving, eBay rewards your generosity by offering an eBay Giving Works fee credit.

eBay Giving Works fee credits When you create a listing with eBay Giving Works and that item sells, eBay will credit the insertion and final value fees back to you, equal to the percentage of the final sale price that you chose to donate. For more details, visit this link: http://givingworks.ebay.com/about.

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The Chattahoochee Tech Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3, non-profit organization with a mission to support students and programs at

Chattahoochee Technical College through private support.

Trustee Board Meeting @ N. Metro Campus ................................ Aug. 13 @ 9am

TCSG Leadership Conference (Executive Committee Only) .................. Oct. 25-28th

Trustee Board Meeting @ Marietta Campus ................................. Nov. 12th @ 9am

Joint Lunch with Board of Directors @ Mt. View Campus ........... Dec. 8th @ 11:30am

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Mark Your Calendars

From The Executive Director

With the start of the new year, Chattahoochee Tech Foundation kicked off a lot

of exciting new activities and in just the first few months, we’ve already seen

some significant progress.

To increase our visibility and promote our mission, the Foundation staff has

made it a priority to participate in on campus activities with students, faculty,

and staff. We’ve sponsored Leadership Academy events, contributed to

commencement activities, presented at new hire orientations, had tables at

career fairs, and attended various student activities. As we’ve added these and

other events to our annual calendar, we’ve seen an increase in both faculty/staff

contributions and in scholarship applications from students. I believe that this

will only continue to increase as we look for more opportunities to get involved

in our Chattahoochee Tech community.

With the graduating class of 2015, we launched Chattahoochee Tech’s first Alumni Association. With the launch,

we’ve asked the class members to help future alumni with a gift to the Foundation of $20.15 in honor of their

class year. Throughout the summer, we’ll send each graduate a welcome packet with more information about

how to get involved with the Alumni Association, and we will coordinate events and activities designed to both

benefit and engage them. We’re actively seeking graduates from other class years as well, so if you know any

CTC alumni or meet them in the community, please direct them to www.chattahoocheetech.edu/alumni to keep

us up-to-date with contact information and exciting personal and professional accomplishments.

As we continue to build awareness on campus and throughout our service area, I look forward to sharing with

you more stories of donors like the Meltons who partner with us to provide educational opportunities to

Chattahoochee Tech students who may not otherwise be able to afford it. I will also send you invitations to

events where together we can meet new friends and neighbors who may be unaware of the positive impact CTC

has on our region’s workforce. Spreading that message is our primary focus as we move into the second half of

2015 and we are confident that we will see support continue to increase as a result. Thank you for all that you do!