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THE MAGAZINE OF THE VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
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OF OPPORTUNITY PAGE 8 Creating a permanent road map to success P A G E 1 2
Celebrating 25 years of the community’s Arboretum P A G E 2 6
Contents LEADERSHIP 2018 was the year to move the dial on innovative fundraising Page 4
CCAP Carter Machinery provides leadership gift to support program’s next five years Page 10
GIVING Student Life Center to be named for Maury and Sheila Strauss Family Page 14
FA C U LT Y S U P P O RT Grant supports innovative chemistry instruction Page 21
CAMPUS G R OW T H Culinary program moves into newly expanded kitchen and classroom space Page 22
ALUMNI AEP’s Testerman recognized with Distinguished Alumni Award Page 30
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Roanoke builder is a grateful VWCC alum and RAMP participant Page 33
Annual list of donors Pages 36-39
2017 Educational Foundation Statement of Activities Page 42
Fro m t h e c ove r CCAP graduate Antoinette Yemey stayed close to home and her mother,Yuba Catherine Sihou, after a family tragedy. Her story, Page 8
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Milestones In 2017-18, the Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation:
Provided more than $1.1 million in tuition assistance and program support to Virginia Western students, faculty and staff Served nearly 453 students, representing every locality in the Roanoke Valley, with its Community College Access Program (CCAP) Launched its first permanent endowment fund with the intent of providing long-term, strategic support to Virginia Western Supported new entrepreneurship classes at the RAMP business accelerator in downtown Roanoke, focused on the gig economy workforce
About the Educational Foundation The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation Inc. is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) founded in  1980 and dedicated to supporting student scholarships, faculty development and capital projects at Virginia Western Community College.
Celebrated new scholarships for students in the Al Pollard Culinary Arts program and a $6 million building expansion with stateof-the-art culinary facilities
A LETTER FROM THE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN BOARD of DIRECTORS
2018
The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation is grateful for the service of its Board of Directors. Leadership Neil D. Wilkin Jr., Board Chairman William J. Farrell II, Treasurer Tammy Moss Finley, Secretary J. Kenneth Randolph, Immediate Past Chairman Joshua C. Johnson, Local Board Chair Dr. Robert H. Sandel, College President
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irginia Western believes in the power of possibility. As an “open door” institution, the College and the Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation are in the business of creating opportunity; of thinking ahead to plan for the futures of our next generations; of making sure Virginia Western students are ready to take their places in our region’s exciting and evolving economic landscape. Virginia Western’s vision is to be a forwardthinking community college, inspiring individual, community and economic transformation. The Educational Foundation shares this vision as we move the dial in 2018 on innovative fundraising initiatives that truly open doors: Virginia Western’s Community College Access Program The renewed, recharged and re-imagined CCAP 2 campaign engages the entire community in supporting enhancements to this transformational program, allowing the inclusion of fast-track workforce training programs, part-time enrollment and three years for completion. The Virginia Western Forward Fund The Foundation’s permanent unrestricted endowment seeks to provide the ultimate visionary sustainability for the College, now and in perpetuity. PAG E 4
So much opportunity is right before our eyes. Virginia Western’s vibrant growth is clearly seen every day in its current STEM facility expansions and the grand opening of the renovated and expanded culinary arts facility. And did you know your Community Arboretum just celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2018? It is our philosophy that finances should never be a barrier to the societal achievement and personal empowerment of higher education. To truly support these opportunities – and more – we must all come together to make college possible. I encourage you to join us in opening doors for our students and our region. I thank you for the power of your forwardthinking impact.
Committee Chairs Barton J. Wilner, Development Committee Chairman Glen C. Combs, Finance & Audit Committee Chairman Warner Dalhouse, Nominating Committee Chairman Edwin C. Hall, Scholarships & Foundation Grants Committee Chairman At-Large Members Abney S. Boxley III Nicholas C. Conte, Esq. David Dantzler Christopher Desimone, Esq. Russell Ellett Byron Randolph Foley W. Heywood Fralin J. Spencer Frantz Leon P. Harris William J. Lemon, Esq. George W. Logan Andrew J. Parker Deborah L. Petrine J. David Wine Ex-Officio Members Garnett E. Smith Nicholas F. Taubman
Sincerely yours,
Neil D. Wilkin Jr. Chairman Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation President and CEO Optical Cable Corp.
Directors Emeriti G. Len Boone G. Franklin Flippin William J. Fralin Jr. John R. Francis Stanard F. Lanford Dr. Elizabeth W. Payne John B. Williamson III
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IN MEMORIAM: Dr. Charles W. Steger Jr. Chairman,Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation Board of Directors, 2015-’18
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n May 6, 2018, the College and the Educational Foundation lost one of its most honored and steadfast champions, Dr. Charles W. Steger Jr. The 15th president of Virginia Tech, Dr. Steger led the region and the university through a period of extraordinary transformation and resilience in its evolution as one of the nation’s leading research institutions. Upon his retirement from Virginia Tech, Dr. Steger renewed his service to higher education by serving as chairman of the Educational Foundation’s Board of Directors. He placed great faith and momentum behind the role of the community college to elevate, enrich and energize social mobility and economic development. He placed great emphasis on the strategic investment in endowment to support the transformative power of education. We honor his memory and pledge to fulfill his trust in our mission. From Dr. Steger’s message to Virginia Western students at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) facility groundbreaking event in July 2017:
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“You are the leaders of tomorrow – in fact, I think you are the leaders of today. You don’t have to be president of a company or a head of an institution or whatever else to show leadership where you stand right now. We need everyone to take responsibility for making this a more exciting place, a more successful place and a more equitable place, where opportunities and capabilities converge, and we can provide the types of jobs and employment situations that will enhance the quality of life for all of our citizens. It is critical to our society to do that. So I encourage you all – lead from where you stand and the time to start leading is right now. We’re counting on you.”
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A LETTER FROM THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT
Giving our students
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am privileged to serve Virginia Western Community College during an exciting time in the history of the institution. In the past year, we have opened a newly expanded and renovated culinary facility to allow a program to grow to serve our community’s needs. We have witnessed tremendous progress on another major campus facility that will lead countless students to employment in high-growth fields. We also have seen the start of improvements to Colonial Avenue that will transform the look and feel of the College. All of this progress would not be possible without the continued loyalty and support of individuals, businesses and localities. We depend on such assistance to help us complete our mission of providing quality educational opportunities that empower students for success and strengthen communities. One area that now has the ability to flourish is the Al Pollard Culinary Arts Program. Since its inception in 2001 as an apprenticeship program, it has experienced great success but has been limited by its space. Now, with the grand opening of an 8,000-square-foot expansion to the Claude Moore Education Complex in downtown Roanoke, our students will learn in state-ofthe-art kitchens that will give them an edge in the region’s hospitality industry. The unwavering support of business leaders involved with the Al Pollard Foundation has been critical to providing students with
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scholarship opportunities in this great program. Opening in fall 2019, Virginia Western’s new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Building has progressed at a rapid pace. The $30-million-plus project will create 72,000 square feet of engineering fabrication, mechatronics, computer, organic chemistry and biotechnology labs, along with new classrooms to promote collaborative and interactive STEM learning. Our students will gain the training necessary to become leaders in many of the region’s growing industries. Finally, in partnership with the City of Roanoke, we have seen Colonial Avenue undergo dramatic changes. And yes, that includes roundabouts. I look at those new features as learning opportunities and as something that will result in a more beautiful and safe campus. I am thrilled to be a part of Virginia Western’s continued forward progress, and I know that it would not be possible without all of our friends and supporters in this vibrant community. Sincerely,
Dr. Robert H. Sandel President Virginia Western Community College
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n December 2017, Marilyn Herbert-Ashton was named Virginia Western’s Vice President of Institutional Advancement, after a competitive national search for Dr. Angela M. Garcia Falconetti’s successor. In this position, she provides College leadership for the Educational Foundation, the nonprofit closely affiliated with Virginia Western. As VP, Herbert-Ashton also retains her previous role at the College as Director of Grants and Special Projects. How she started at Virginia Western: Herbert-Ashton was the first person Dr. Robert H. Sandel hired as president of Virginia Western Community College. That was in 2002, when Dr. Sandel created a new position (which Herbert-Ashton successfully interviewed for), after she helped write a federal grant while teaching nursing classes for the college. Since establishing Virginia Western’s grants office, Herbert-Ashton has secured over $22 million in federal, state and foundation grants for a variety of college programs. Her strengths: In announcing Herbert-Ashton’s new position to the College, Dr. Sandel said: “I have been continuously impressed with her commitment to our mission, passion for our future, and insights into how Institutional Advancement can be best positioned to support our students, our college and our community. As we navigate the ever-changing waters within higher education, a leader with a strong vision and operational expertise to implement it will be essential. Marilyn is that person.” Her hometown: Philadelphia, PA … aka “Philly.” In 2001, she and her husband, Steve Ashton, moved from upstate New York to their current home near Smith Mountain Lake in Franklin County. First job: Critical care nurse Education: Diploma in Nursing, Frankford Hospital (Philadelphia) B.S. in Nursing, Holy Family University (Philadelphia) M.S. in Adult Nursing/Nursing Education, Syracuse University (NY)
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Proudest career accomplishment: “Becoming a Registered Nurse and authoring a textbook on pharmacology based on the pharmacology course I taught. Never thought in a million years that I would be an author.” I could talk for hours about … Health and wellness, and all things Philly. Favorite phrase: Inclusion = trust Why are you so passionate about working at a community college? “Because I saw firsthand how it transformed my brother’s life. He was on the verge of becoming a high school dropout but graduated from Community College of Philadelphia and went on to become a practicing physician.” What does Institutional Advancement mean? “Good question! Institutional Advancement includes the Educational Foundation, marketing and grants departments. IA fosters, supports and promotes the College’s mission, vision and goals. The division does so through promoting a positive image of the College by increasing an understanding of the institution; increasing student enrollment; enhancing commitment to the Virginia Western community by alumni, friends, and other external constituencies; expanding financial resources; and strengthening the bond between our community and College.” How will your previous experience at the college – and elsewhere – help you with your current role as Vice President of Institutional Advancement? “I have a diverse and well-rounded experience in both higher education and in the healthcare industry, serving as a clinician, academic, nurse educator, hospital administrator, meeting facilitator and grant writer, as well as having the opportunity to serve underserved and diverse populations. I have been fortunate to teach and coach many “underdog” students who were told they would never graduate, or told they “couldn’t do the work,” but who persevered to become very successful clinicians, and in some cases nurse educators. As a nurse, my critical thinking skills and being able to “think on my feet,” as well as working with highly skilled leaders in my previous positions, will help me to be an effective and empowering servant leader. I believe in empowering people to do their best and to bring out their best.” What is your vision for the Foundation and Virginia Western? “For all students to have the opportunity to not only have access to college, but to be successful citizens, making a difference in the community we serve.” What’s the most important thing readers should know? “Community college is the gateway to success. It’s all about the students!”
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CCAP
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atrick Henry High School graduate Antoinette Yemey had plans to go to a four-year college.
But a personal tragedy set her life on another course – one that led her to Virginia Western and the Community College Access Program.
What brought you to Virginia Western? When I was in high school, my plan was to have a great senior year. I was going to do all the activities, have fun with my friends, and then transfer off to a four-year college. But then, at the beginning of my senior year, my dad passed
away (in a traffic accident).That kind of just tore everything down. He was the main provider, he was going to be the one to help me with college. So then I couldn’t leave my mom by herself. I had to figure out what I wanted to do. I already had CCAP as my back-up plan, so I’m glad that I did that. How did the Roanoke City CCAP Success Coach help you transition to college? He (James Cabiness) really did help me with motivational skills. In high school I always turned everything in late and I still ended up passing either way. But then, when I got here, he made me realize you can’t keep doing the same things you were doing before. He also helped me realize that you have to branch off and get to know new people, especially around the College. And that’s how I learned about
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TRIO Pathways (a federal program that assists first-generation students). The TRIO counselors helped me get a job in their office, and I also worked at Subway. Mr. Cabiness helped me figure out how to balance my time between two jobs and being a full-time student. What are your plans after Virginia Western? I received my Associate of Science degree in May 2018. Then I transferred to Virginia Commonwealth University, where I’m going to major in Sociology and minor in dance. Ultimately, I want to become a dance therapist and get a master’s degree. Antoinette Yemey’s father, Kokou
Where is dance therapy Alex Yemey (above), died in a used? traffic accident during her senior You can use it in hospitals, year of high school. “He was all about education,” she said. behavioral centers, rehab centers, places like that. Most people see it as mainly for kids who have disabilities, but I believe it can be for everybody. Once I get my training and I work around in different places, I’m going to try to open up my own place for people and have anybody that needs it come in and take advantage of it. Your dad arrived in this country as a refugee from Togo in 2000. What was his attitude about education? He was all about education because he and my mom didn’t get much. He wanted the best for us. We always had to read. He always checked our homework. If we had good grades in high school, he would give us money for it. He’d say, “You can’t get what you need to get if you’re being lazy and sitting around. You have to do what you have to do to get what you have to get.” And actually seeing him do that stuff, we know that that’s true. He was gone like weeks at a time being a truck driver. And no government assistance or anything like that – he wanted us to see that you can actually get where you need to get by working hard. Your younger sister, Virginia, is following you at Virginia Western and also receiving CCAP assistance. How do you think she’ll do? She always says, “I got it ! I got it!” She’s a whole different person than me. She’ll figure it out when she gets here. But TRIO will probably be her first job. That’s why I believe that everything happens for a reason. Because I didn’t realize how much being at Virginia Western and being in CCAP could save me so much money. I have so many connections here that if I need help with almost anything, I know who to go to.
About CCAP • Virginia Western’s Community College Access
Program (CCAP) provides up to three years of fulltime tuition for high school graduates who meet program requirements, as funding allows.
• The program is made possible thanks to a
series of public/private partnerships drawing on support from individuals, businesses, foundations, local governments, community groups, alumni and friends.
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CCAP serves the entire Virginia Western Community College service region, including the counties of Botetourt, Craig, Franklin and Roanoke and the cities of Roanoke and Salem.
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Since CCAP began in 2008, more than 2,500 Roanoke Valley students have participated in the program.
• Since its inception in 2008, the Educational
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n summer 2018, the Educational Foundation surveyed the 343 high school graduates who would begin their first year at Virginia Western that fall. The survey provided a snapshot of the students’ needs and pointed to potential obstacles in their paths.
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From left to right: Dr. Robert H. Sandel, President of Virginia Western Community College; Andrew J. Parker, CEO of Carter Machinery; Neil D. Wilkin Jr., Chairman of the Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation Board of Directors; and W. Heywood Fralin, at-large member of the Educational Foundation Board of Directors.
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are first in their family to attend college
say money issues could force them to drop out of school
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do not get financial support from their family for school
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are concerned about having a place to live while in college
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n spring 2018, the Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation officially launched its second fundraising campaign to benefit CCAP. Carter Machinery Inc. was honored at a launch event on April 24, 2018, with the College’s Community Impact Award – one of the highest honors that Virginia Western can bestow – for its $300,000 gift to support the CCAP2 Campaign: Renew. Re-charge. Re-imagine. Andrew J. Parker, CEO of Carter Machinery, and his wife, Kate, made the gift on behalf of the Salem-based company. “Carter Machinery is dedicated to supporting the development of the next generation of leaders,” Andrew Parker said. “We believe in the future of Virginia Western students and the Valley, and we invite others to join us in support of this transformational program as it enters its next phase of expansion.” The campaign aims to raise $6.5 million by 2021 to support the program’s expanded and enhanced impact. The first campaign to launch CCAP surpassed its $5 million goal in 2015 and greatly reduced or eliminated college debt for 2,200 students.
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don’t have reliable transportation to and from college
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cut the size of meals or often skip meals because there isn’t enough money for food
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say English is not the predominant language spoken at home Source: Ruffalo Noel Levitz College Student Inventory
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iving back to the community is a foundation of Virginia Western’s CCAP program. Participants are required to perform four hours of volunteer service each semester in the program. Since CCAP began in 2008, that has added up to more than 17,000 hours of service benefiting nonprofit organizations in the Roanoke region. Pictured here is Jasmine Crawford at a Habitat for Humanity site.
How to establish a Virginia Western scholarship Scholarship funds provide support for tuition, books and other related expenses for qualifying Virginia Western students. The Educational Foundation administers two basic types of scholarships: Annual scholarships You may fund a named scholarship on an annual basis that awards the entire amount during the year in which you give it.
Endowed scholarships You may fund a named scholarship that will continue to help students in perpetuity and leave a lasting legacy for your family or organization. An endowed scholarship may be funded over a maximum of five years.
• To donate to an established scholarship, please go online to VIRGINIAWESTERN.EDU/FOUNDATION • A complete listing of Virginia Western scholarships can be found at VIRGINIAWESTERN.EDU/FOUNDATION/SCHOLARSHIP/LIST.PHP
New Educational Foundation scholarships
Established July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018
Accounting Annual Scholarship for Adult Learners Edwin C. Hall Endowed Chair for Management: Entrepreneurship Glenna H. Hall Memorial Endowed Scholarship for Women in Business established by Edwin C. Hall Neall Family Charitable Foundation Scholarship
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THE ENDOWMENT INITIATIVE
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successful journey relies on clear direction, vision and faith in the final destination. The establishment of an endowment for higher education creates a road to success in perpetuity, enabling one to reach his or her academic and career destinations confidently prepared for any unexpected bumps in the road, able to navigate around each corner and fueled to discover what opportunities may lie along the road less traveled. Virginia Western’s Endowment Initiative serves as a stabilizing platform upon which to build the future, provides a key role in growth of the economy and allows the next generation to hold out hope for the future. The Initiative encompasses various forms of endowment giving, permanently endowed unrestricted funds, the establishment of scholarships and more. At the forefront of this endeavor is the Virginia Western Forward Endowment Fund, or the permanent endowment fund, created to build a stabilizing platform for generations to come. Annual distributions from this fund will enable the Foundation to:
• Seize pioneering opportunities in academic instruction and career training; • Provide life-changing financial aid in the form of scholarships; • And support strategic investments in equipment and workforce development.
As Advocacy Chair of the Endowment Initiative and a proud Virginia Western alumna, I firmly believe in the advancement and empowerment of individual growth as a catalyst to social mobility and economic development. As a member of the Educational Foundation Board of Directors, I invite you to join with us to stand behind the vision of success for Virginia Western and our region in perpetuity, allowing the College to dynamically meet the growth and expansion needs of our region, both foreseen and not yet imagined. Virginia Western is a primary economic engine for the Roanoke Valley, sitting at the crossroads of opportunity, sustainability and prosperity. Educational attainment, specifically the curriculum and programs offered by Virginia Western, are broadly accepted as having the greatest impact on regional growth. Endowment is a critical move, and ignites the question, “If not us, who? If not now, when?” We invite you to pave the way to a brighter future for all. Help us move Virginia Western Forward.
Deborah L. Petrine Endowment Initiative Advocacy Chair Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation Chairman & CEO Commonwealth Care of Roanoke
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aury Strauss is a leader, a visionary and a firm believer in community. The vigorous 95-year-old also places a high value on perspective, on philanthropy and on the long view. “I have lived in Roanoke all my life,” Strauss says. “I built my business here, and have seen growth in so many ways. I have been given so much by this community. I wanted to give back to Roanoke, to all who live here, to make sure that growth continues well into the future. Virginia Western is at the heart of that.” Maury Strauss built his family construction business, Strauss Construction Corp. and Strauss Properties LLC, with his late and beloved wife, Sheila. Maury’s sons, Marc and Steve, and daughter Lesleigh have joined in the nearly 60-year-old company’s leadership and success, and the entire family is actively engaged in the support of the work of many area nonprofits, especially arts and culture organizations. In honor of his wife and family, Strauss has now given back to the community with a naming gift of $1 million to the Virginia Western Forward fund, the permanent unrestricted endowment stewarded by the Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation. This gift, made in fall 2018, resulted in the naming of the Maury and Sheila Strauss Family Student Life Center, the student-centric facility on Colonial Avenue. “It’s the perfect space,” says Strauss. “The students are what it is all about.” “This naming gift is not only strikingly
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significant in the life-changing impact that it will have on so many students,” says Virginia Western President Dr. Robert H. Sandel, “but this level of philanthropy also pays tribute to a lasting legacy of commitment to the Roanoke region. Virginia Western is proud – and humbled – to be the recipient of such a mark of faith in our mission.” The Student Life Center, which was substantially renovated in 2014, houses the Hall Associates Career Center, the Fitness Center, Student Life Services, Developmental Services and a Subway restaurant. Student activities, clubs and recreation are also located in this three-story building. Special features include beautiful courtyard spaces and large gathering areas. The building will also benefit from new green spaces upon completion of current construction projects.
Supporting the future The Virginia Western Forward Endowment Fund ensures the vision of success for Virginia Western and our region in perpetuity, allowing the College to dynamically meet the growth and expansion needs both foreseen and not yet imagined. For more •information, contact Amanda Mansfield, Philanthropy Director, at amansfield@ virginiawestern.edu or (540) 857-6962.
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n Oct. 21, 2018, Bart and Lynn Wilner invited the Educational Foundation’s Board of Directors to attend a gathering in their South Roanoke home recognizing Maury Strauss and his family for their support of Virginia Western. Strauss says he always kept a soft spot in his heart for the College since serving on its Local Board in the 1970s. “I have a firm belief in what the community college can do for those who could not have the opportunity for an education without Virginia Western,” he says. Debbie Petrine, the Endowment Advocacy Chair, expressed thanks to the Strauss family, including Steve, Lori, Lesleigh and Mark, “for providing an example in paving the way to a better future.”
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n 2018, Edwin C. Hall, founder of the Roanoke-based real estate firm Hall Associates Inc., amplified his connection to Virginia Western by establishing the Edwin C. Hall Endowed Chair for Management: Entrepreneurship. Hall’s previous support enabled the College to establish the Hall Associates Career Center in the Student Life Center. Hall serves as Chairman of the Educational Foundation’s Scholarship and Grants Committee and is a Board of Directors Past-President. Q: Can you share why you decided to create the Endowed Chair, and what about entrepreneurship spoke to you so strongly that you wished to make this generous gift to Virginia Western? A: I have been very fortunate to have spent 50-plus years in real estate; I started my own company, Hall Associates, 43 years ago. The opportunities that people gave me along the way allowed me to provide for my family in ways that I never dreamed possible. Before my wife Glenna passed, we talked about what we might like to do with any excess funds we might ever have, and the community college just seemed like the right fit for us. We became more and more involved with Virginia Western over the past decade, and now I feel that it is just a great gift to be able to offer opportunities to the students coming forward, helping them to make their own plans come to fruition. The Endowed Chair struck me as most appropriate, considering our years of experience in owning our own business, and in taking that path. It also allows faculty to benefit, as well as staff. Q: If you were offering advice to someone who wanted to take an idea and build it into a business, what would it be? A: The first thing I would say would be to be sure that you’re not confusing your ability or talents in a certain endeavor with your desire to run a business.You can be a great chef, a terrific artist, a great writer, a top producing salesperson – but this doesn’t mean you’re able to run a business
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successfully. You must assess your abilities and not confuse them as being one and the same. Being an entrepreneur requires putting others first in your organization, constantly. You will need to learn more about legal and financial and organization matters than you ever imagined.You will need to assess your desire to manage the strategy and goals of your business beyond the talents that caught your interest in the field. You need to be careful to really look at what you want to accomplish – and what you are good at doing. Many people fail at running a business – not because they are not talented individuals, but because they confused their ability and enjoyment in performing as a real estate person, or artist, or mechanic or welder with their ability to run a business. Doing your homework in learning how to run a business is key. Q. So endowing the chair is a great way to help people gain that understanding and those skills as they start out. It’s a way to learn what you need to know. Do you feel this is an especially good fit as the gig economy expands opportunities for those seeking out a way to put their dreams on paper? A. Well, the gig economy really still supports a oneperson operation, which starts with a whole different mindset, an entirely different approach. Entrepreneurship supports both approaches, but in different ways. Q. Can you share your thoughts on philanthropy in general, and on your choice of Virginia Western as a focus for your philanthropy? A. It is a dream I never expected I could attain. I spent the first half of my career taking care of my family, never thinking I would have the ability to give more than minimally to
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the causes that mattered to me and my family. Glenna and I made those giving decisions based always on how many young people we would be able to help, based on helping others with our background. Our No. 1 choice was always Virginia Western, because the community college could impact so many young people, giving them opportunities that they would not have otherwise. Over the years, and especially under Dr. Sandel’s leadership, the College has grown to be a leader, into the strong institution that Roanokers had wanted to see, known to serve those who need the help and the direction. I always want to support endowment initiatives and funds, so that people can enjoy the benefit of it long after I’m gone, or after my daughter is gone. I want to make sure good can come of it 50 years from now, or 100 years from now. It’s like the Hall Associates Career Center – we set up that funding in perpetuity to make sure it could be part of the institution, always. Q. Based on that forward-thinking mindset, that long-view perspective of the future, what advice would you give a student looking to their own future plans? A. You have to make decisions about making a living today, if you are going to start and run your own business. At the same time, when you are making financial and career decisions, it’s a matter of “Pay me now or pay me later.” Some people say they want to enjoy today, today and worry about tomorrow, tomorrow. Tomorrow comes a whole lot quicker than we think it will. If you can wait, if you can put away for the future, if you can pass on a current want – not need – until you can better afford it, there will come a day when you will be glad you did. In philanthropy, as in life, the long view does pay off.
The Endowed Teaching Chairs of Excellence program provides Virginia Western Community College with the opportunity to honor, recognize and reward outstanding teaching. A motivated, highly qualified, and respected faculty is critical to the success of our students and community. Recognizing that our faculty are defined by rigorous scholarship and inspired teaching, the Endowed Teaching Chair Program supports our efforts to continue the tradition of providing our students with the best education and training available. more information, •visitForvirginiawestern.edu/ foundation/endowedchair
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Our #1 choice was always Virginia Western, because the community college could impact so many young people, giving them opportunities that they would not have otherwise. EDWIN C. HALL, ON HOW HE AND HIS WIFE MADE THEIR GIVING DECISIONS
The Legacy Society honors those who, through their generosity, have the foresight to make a planned gift that will have a lasting impact on the lives of Virginia Western students and our community.
Martha and William Adams (dec.) Joan F. Brenner (dec.) Ruby M. Brogan Betty Conduff Craig (dec.) Sigmund E. Davidson
Edwin C. and Glenna H. (dec.) Hall Lawrence H. Hamlar (dec.) Donald M. Kinzer (dec.) Ellen F. Knisely (dec.) Stan and Elise Lanford
Donna L. Mitchell Mary B. Moses (dec.) Mr. & Mrs. Bernard F. Odasz Leroy Harden Smith, Jr. (dec.) Gertrude Light Hubbard (dec.) Linda P. Stuckey
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Darnall Vinyard (dec.) J. William Wilcher Alice Becker Hinchcliffe Williams (dec.) Ruth Willis Williamson (dec.)
Learn more about planned giving to Virginia Western at VIRGINIAWESTERN.EDU/FOUNDATION/PLANNEDGIVING
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he Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation in 2018 named the first recipient of the Michael E. Warner Memorial Scholarship, which was established in honor of a longtime member of its Board of Directors. The scholarship was initiated by Roanoke businessman Geoffrey M. Ottaway, who sought to honor his friendship with Warner after he passed away in 2013. In subsequent years, the Warner family and the Educational Foundation hosted a golf tournament at Hunting Hills Country Club that benefited the Pictured, from left: Carolyn Rakes, widow of scholarship honoree Michael E.Warner, scholarship fund. and Virginia Western nursing student Erika Buck. Erika Buck of Roanoke was named the first recipient of the Warner scholarship, which covers all costs for tuition, books and other related fees for a full-time student with a minimum 3.0 GPA enrolled in and pursuing a degree in Nursing or certificate in Practical Nursing at Virginia Western. Buck is pursuing an Associate of Applied Science Nursing (RN) degree and ultimately wants to specialize as a critical care nurse. “Thanks to this scholarship, I’m one step closer to achieving my goal,” Buck says. “I’m excited to finish and become a nurse.” Warner’s widow, Carolyn Rakes, said the scholarship honors the healthcare workers who assisted her husband when he became ill. “I was so taken with the nurses who took care of my husband,” she says. “I think Mike would be happy, too, knowing that this scholarship was now available.”
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American Electric Power Foundation stands behind CCAP 2
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n 2018, the Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation received a grant of $20,000 from Delta Dental to strengthen the College’s competitive Dental Hygiene Program and free community clinic, which stretches to Danville and Middletown, Va. The grant will enable 29 total faculty members to pursue, receive and benefit from requisite coursework, including individual certifications in new technologies.
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Dental care access – particularly for uninsured adults – is still the most documented health care deficit in the Commonwealth. The services provided by the Virginia Western Dental Hygiene Program increase access to dental care in the community.
“AEP is a proud partner in education, and especially so of Virginia Western. Many of our employees are Virginia Western alumni – approximately 100 in the Roanoke region alone – and we truly value the future student success that will result from the opportunities made possible through CCAP,” says Larry Erickson, Director of External Affairs.
In addition to the high-quality education VWCC provides students, the Dental Hygiene Program collaborates with many community agencies to provide free dental care to underserved patients at all three locations, totaling $984,184 worth of preventive services in 2016-17 alone.
Virginia Western’s long-standing and continued partnership with AEP ensures the education of a workforce capable of filling the current skills gap, as CCAP directly impacts the crucial development of the infrastructure necessary to support and grow economic development in the Roanoke region.
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he American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation has continued its staunch support of Virginia Western’s Community College Access Program with a major gift of $100,000 in 2018, to be funded over the next two years. AEP’s generosity in contributing a CCAP2 campaign gift to support the College’s entire service district, or Regional CCAP, will provide the opportunity for each of the municipalities to benefit from a portion of the contribution.
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Friendship Health & Living Receives Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy
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riendship Health & Living was awarded the 13th Annual Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy in spring 2018. Virginia Western Community College nominated Friendship for its continued support of the college and its students. Friendship Health & Living (then Friendship Retirement Community) has invested more than $300,000 in the futures Pictured, from left: Dr. Glenn DuBois, Chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges; Joe Hoff, Friendship of Virginia Western students and the CEO; Chris Dodd, Friendship Director of Marketing and Communications;Ted Feinour, Chairman of the Friendship Foundation Board; and Dr. Robert H. Sandel, president of Virginia Western Community College advancement of healthcare in the region. Its support is recognized on campus with the Friendship Retirement Community RN Nursing Lab and the Friendship Retirement Community RN Simulation Lab in the Horace G. and Ann H. Fralin Center for Science and Health Professions, as well as the Friendship Retirement Community Registered Nursing Scholarship. The Friendship Foundation has also been a strong proponent of Virginia Western’s Community College Access Program (CCAP), and has backed its advocacy with a CCAP 2 Campaign pledge of $20,000 in 2017. The Chancellor’s Award honors leading philanthropists from each of Virginia’s 23 community colleges, as well as the statewide foundation. Honorees in 2018 contributed a combined total of $6 million to Virginia’s Community Colleges.
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or the second year, student clubs at Virginia Western waged a friendly Gold vs. Blue battle to see who could collect the most votes for best school color. Votes were cast by buying blue and gold stars, which were displayed inside the pedestrian bridge over Colonial Avenue. The Armed Forces Student Association, representing Gold, challenged all of the other student clubs and emerged victorious during the March 2018 event. The students’ efforts – and a match from the Development Committee of the Educational Foundation – raised nearly $1,000 to support the Foundation’s book scholarship fund.
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n fall 2018, Virginia Western Community College began offering a completely online chemistry course designed with the non-science major in mind. The College is one of only a few schools within the Virginia Community College System to offer the full two-semester sequence, Chemistry 101 and 102, with an at-home lab kit. The Educational Foundation supported the development of the class with an Innovation Grant to Owen Lofthus, an associate professor of chemistry. The course sequence provides students flexibility at Virginia Western’s affordable tuition rate and fulfills the science requirement for graduation. Students purchased lab kits created by Hands-On Labs, a world leader in distance learning science materials, to use at home.
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n September 2018, Virginia Western Community College and the Roanoke Higher Education Center hosted a grand opening for the newly expanded Claude Moore Educational Complex in the historic Gainsboro neighborhood. The $6-million-plus expansion doubled the space for the college’s popular Al Pollard Culinary Arts Program. The facility now houses more than 8,000 square feet of stateof-the-art kitchen and academic space.
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About the Culinary Arts Program Students in the Al Pollard Culinary Arts Program, which is certified by the American Culinary Federation, pursue an Associate of Applied Science degree. They experience hands-on lab work, combined with informative lectures and field trips, that prepares them to enter the region’s workforce. The Virginia Western Educational Foundation offers tuition and book scholarships to eligible culinary students, thanks to ongoing support from the Al Pollard Memorial Foundation. To learn more, go to virginiawestern.edu/scholarship/list.php.
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he Al Pollard Memorial Foundation celebrated the expansion of Virginia Western’s culinary program in fall 2018 by donating $50,000 to support student scholarships. To date, the Foundation has supported more than 150 full culinary scholarships in its effort to honor Al Pollard, the Roanoke restaurateur behind Corned Beef & Co., Frankie Rowland’s and 419 West who died suddenly in 2006. “Al always had a gleam in his eye when he was helping others, and now I see that gleam in the eye of every chef and every culinary student at this college,” says C.J. King, the Pollard Foundation’s board chair. “We were thrilled to continue to support these students with a $50,000 donation.” The grand opening event included an unveiling of a photo of the late Deborah A.Yancey, who as Dean of the School of Business, Technology and Trades was instrumental in the culinary expansion. The Pollard Foundation also provided new scholarship funding to cooks who are already working in Roanoke-area kitchens. It invited seven culinarians to compete at the 13th annual Al Pollard Gala, which was held Sept. 22, 2018, in the
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new Claude Moore kitchens. Hotel Roanoke lead cook Michael Whitaker was awarded the top prize – an $8,000 scholarship that will cover tuition for a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree at Virginia Western’s nationally accredited culinary school. The other six competitors were each awarded scholarships worth $4,000, which will cover one year of instruction that awards a career studies certificate upon completion. Program instructors and area restaurant owners hope that the competition and subsequent schooling will help participants develop kitchen and management skills, as well as further improve hospitality in the Roanoke dining scene. Competitors were sponsored by several notable local institutions, including The Palisades, 419 West and Fortunato. “When the culinary school started, we thought that would be the perfect place for the money we were raising in his honor,” King says. “So far, we’ve raised and given over $500,000 to the culinary school in the form of scholarships and other needs they may have.”
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ohn Schopp, a faculty member in Virginia Western’s Al Pollard Culinary Arts Program, was awarded the Certified Culinary Educator (CCE) certification in 2018 by the American Culinary Federation (ACF). Now, in addition to the CCE, Schopp has the rare distinction of having acquired the Certified Executive Chef, Certified Executive Pastry Chef and Certified Culinary Administrator credentials. “I am truly honored to be awarded the CCE,” Schopp says. “The level of education and training that I have earned through the ACF will allow me to help more students follow their passion for cooking to build a strong career in the Roanoke Region.” The CCE certification is designed to identify advanced-degree culinary chef professionals with industry experience and to inform the public of individuals who have demonstrated a standard of culinary competence and expertise through education, experience, knowledge and skills consistent with the postsecondary culinary educator level.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AL POLLARD CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM, GO TO VIRGINIAWESTERN.EDU/ACADEMICS/CULINARYARTS.PHP. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ACF AND ITS CERTIFICATIONS,VISIT ACFCHEFS.ORG/.
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Celebrating 25 years of the
COMMUNITY ARBORETUM at Virginia Western By BETH JONES
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t’s hard today to picture Colonial Avenue without the colorful flowerbeds at the Community Arboretum at Virginia Western lining the road. There was a time, though, when those two acres were nothing but a grassy knoll. May 2018 marked the 25th anniversary of the arboretum, which was designed to serve both horticulture students and the wider Roanoke community as a place to understand “botanical relationships, ecological processes and sustainable horticulture practices,” according to its mission statement. Lee Hipp, who served as director of the horticulture department from 1978 to 2010, gives much of the credit for the arboretum’s existence to his students. In the early 1980s, Hipp regularly led the members of Virginia Western’s newly formed horticulture club on field trips to first-rate gardens around the Mid-Atlantic, like the Duke Gardens and The United States National Arboretum. “The students, after seeing these gardens, just naturally asked the question, ‘Why don’t we have a public educational garden in the Roanoke area?’ ” Hipp recalls. “I thought that was a good question and one that needed addressing.”
Lee Hipp (top left) spearheaded the founding of the Community Arboretum in the 1980s. Clark BeCraft (top right) is the current coordinator of the horticulture department.
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Hipp had also followed the progress of the public garden at North Carolina State University, his alma mater, which was created by famed horticulturist J.C. Raulston in the mid-1970s. “He transformed that 10 acres into an incredible garden which now is internationally acclaimed,” Hipp says. “It was a motivation to me to make sure it could happen for Roanoke.” Hipp shepherded an exploratory committee of students and later one with horticulturists and other influencers from the Roanoke Valley to look at creating an arboretum on the campus. Hipp also approached Virginia Western’s president for permission. “There wouldn’t be a garden out there if it wasn’t for Charles Downs, who had the foresight to approve this idea,” Hipp says. “He could have easily said, ‘No, we can’t afford that’ or ‘The maintenance will be too high.’ ” After Downs gave a thumb’s up, Hipp had to get the green light from the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board. “They approved the idea to let us use that two acres provided we raise the money to build it, plant it and take care of it,” he says. In 1984, Selena Pedersen, one of Hipp’s students, donated $10,000 to have the arboretum shade garden named in honor of her mother, Emille Knight Stone. She was the project’s first donor. That money allowed Hipp to hire Robert McDuffie, landscape architect and associate professor emeritus of horticulture at Virginia Tech, to create a conceptual master plan, which Hipp used to show prospective donors what he envisioned. “I had my little dog-and-pony show I took around to dozens of
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organizations to tell them about what we hoped to do,” Hipp says. “Most of them ended up getting on board and making financial contributions.” Students and members of the community worked for nearly a decade to cobble together $150,000 to build the arboretum. “It all came together,” Hipp says. “There was higher power watching over it. I promise you.” Getting to know the arboretum The Community Arboretum at Virginia Western is free and open to the public daily, from sunrise to sunset. More than 700 plant species divided into 11 unique collections can be found here. Clark BeCraft, who took over as coordinator of Virginia Western’s horticulture department and the arboretum in 2014, didn’t hesitate when asked to name his favorite section of the collections. BeCraft pointed to the Children’s Garden, which offers a plant “zoo” that’s home to 70 different plants with animal names. When giving tours of the garden to children, volunteers will frequently organize a scavenger hunt where kids identify plants like the elephant ear, the ostrich fern and zebra grass. Two hundred yews make up a children’s maze, which can keep preschoolers entertained for a solid hour. BeCraft’s own two small children enjoy visiting the goldfish in this garden’s pond. “They love coming to Dad’s work,” he says. Tonya Harper, a Master Gardener who volunteers at the arboretum for several hours each week, is drawn to the center of the garden.
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“What I really love the most are the trees. Especially the River Birch,” she says, gesturing to the white trees which ring a grassy ellipse. “I think they’re a focal point.” The Sensory Garden is a point of pride for Anne Piedmont, who sits on the advisory council for the arboretum. This garden is named in honor of Nora Downing Wright, who enjoyed the arboretum in her 90s, even after macular degeneration caused her to lose her vision on top of the hearing impairment she had coped with for most of her life. Accessible to those in wheelchairs, the garden is designed to stimulate all of the senses. Visitors can touch the soft leaves of the lamb’s ear plants, listen to the sounds of water bubbling in the fountain and smell strategically placed herbs. The arboretum’s newest addition is the City Garden, which was dedicated in 2013 and designed to showcase solutions to common problems urban homeowners face, such as sloping lawns and limited space. “People can take ideas from it to use,” says Piedmont. The arboretum’s 11 collections stay in tip-top shape because of the efforts of about 25 volunteers, many of them Master Gardeners like Harper. In 2017, volunteers logged about 1,000 hours of work, according
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to BeCraft. “What they do for us is very valuable,” he says. “There’s no way we could pay someone to come in and do all they do and stay afloat financially.” While the arboretum was designed for the community, Virginia Western horticulture students certainly benefit from having it on campus. They can often be found in the gardens, which are used as living laboratories. Students who want to earn a Horticulture Technology Career
Studies Certificate must complete a 75-hour internship that’s spent working in the gardens or the greenhouse. “It’s definitely used as a learning tool,” BeCraft says. The next 25 years When BeCraft meets new people and they hear about his job, they’ll often share an arboretum story. Maybe they attended a lovely, intimate wedding in the gazebo or took their prom pictures in the
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Conifer Garden. Other times, they’ll mention enjoying the flowerbeds while driving down Colonial Avenue. In those cases, BeCraft asks whether they’ve seen the rest of the two-acre garden? “They’ll say, ‘What? There’s more than those flowers?’ ” he says, gently shaking his head. To make sure everyone is aware of all the arboretum has to offer, BeCraft now sets up booths at garden events around town, like the Greater Roanoke Home and Garden Show and the Buchanan Garden Festival. “We want to let people know that we’re a whole two acres of plant collections and that we offer wonderful educational opportunities,” he says. Recently, members of the Arboretum’s advisory council have had discussions about how both the majority of the Arboretum supporters and the volunteer staff are retired. Many of these folks became passionate about the arboretum when it was first being built. A new generation of arboretum supporters needs to be recruited.
“One of my goals for the future is to involve more young professionals and families in the arboretum,” BeCraft says. “The way to do that is to have more educational opportunities for them and more activities for children.” How to help the Arboretum The Community Arboretum’s day-to-day operational expenses are supported in part by its popular plant sales. Horticulture students and members of the volunteer staff grow many of the plants sold.
• Perennial Sale: early April • Vegetable and annual sale: late April • Fall accents, perennial and pansy sale: late September • Poinsettia sale: early December Support also comes from the Community Arboretum Fund at the Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation. Donors receive early-bird access to plant sales, discounts on seminars, workshops and the annual garden tour, and a newsletter.
TO LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY ARBORETUM FUND, GO TO VIRGINIAWESTERN.EDU/ARBORETUM OR CALL (540) 857-6388.
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lizabeth Testerman (’06), a Human Resources Consultant for American Electric Power/Appalachian Power Company, received the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award for her tireless and inspiring dedication to Virginia Western, mentorship and personal empowerment. For the past two years, Testerman has volunteered as a mentor and community advocate for Virginia Western’s Women in STEM Mentoring Program, which aims to provide a supportive environment for students pursuing an education in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. The initiative taps community mentors to assist female students and special populations in professional matters and to provide them career-networking opportunities. “Elizabeth has made an indelible impact on student lives, and has bolstered the program into a fully realized vision of student support,” says Dr. Robert H. Sandel, president of Virginia Western Community College. Virginia Western’s Distinguished Alumni Award was established in 2006 by the Virginia Western Alumni Association and recognizes Virginia Western Community College alumni and former students who have attained extraordinary distinction in their professional field or life. The award serves to honor all the men and women whose attendance at Virginia Western helped them achieve their educational and professional goals, allowing them to better serve their communities. Testerman received her Associate of Applied Science in Management from Virginia Western Community College in 2006 and a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management and Leadership from Bluefield College in 2007 (accelerated). Testerman says she was motivated to get involved with Virginia Western as an alumna because she had “amazing teachers who kept pressing me to move even further with my education. The belief that they had in me led to the determination that I had in myself.” To nominate an alumnus or learn more about past honorees, go to virginiawestern.edu/alumni/distinguished.php.
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he RAMP business accelerator welcomed its second cohort of high-potential startup companies in summer 2018. Participants benefited from educational programming supported by the Virginia Western Educational Foundation, which was a founding RAMP partner along with the City of Roanoke and the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council. The eight companies chosen for a yearlong residence at RAMP’s home in the historic Gill Memorial Building represent a variety of life science and technology companies.
Dr. Rick Carliss, Chorda Pharma Topical cream that taps “spicy” capsaicin molecules to treat pain Elliot McAllister, Skyphos Technologies 3D printers that build custom testing devices for microfluidics industry Elizabeth Jose, Flewid Capital Inc. Software to reap mobile benefits of cryptocurrencies Joshua James, Leon BioVentures Pesticide to target fungus attacking world’s banana crop Dr. Sarah Snider, Beam Diagnostics Inc. App to identify patients’ alcohol use without awkward questions John Brock, Constructability 3D LLC Software to take virtual “tours” of homes under construction Drayton Taylor, Parker Pfaff, Paul Noble, Christian Cabauatan, Outlit Inc. App to discover local events and deals
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Mark Lainoff, HealthEscores Software that efficiently captures patients’ experience data in small, independent healthcare practices
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ohn Brock used to watch his two sons play video games where they ran in and out of buildings “shooting it up.” “I kept thinking, ‘I just want to walk through a house before it’s built,’ ” says Brock, who is well-known in the Roanoke Valley for designing and building high-end, custom homes. When Brock discovered SketchUp, a 3D modeling software, about a decade ago, he found he could do just that. He learned everything he could about the program. “I became a real SketchUp junky,” Brock says. Soon, he was creating 3D models for his clients before breaking ground on their homes. If clients didn’t like some finishing or aspect of the home after seeing the model, Brock could come up with a new plan. That was a lot easier than what he did before modeling: tearing down and rebuilding something the client didn’t like after it had already been built. “It can prolong the process up front, but it saves on change orders later,” says Brock. As a teen growing up in Roanoke, Brock had expected to follow in his father’s footsteps and study engineering at Virginia Tech. When the time came to apply to schools, though, he didn’t have the grades. “I was a musician then and cared more about my guitar than I did school,” he said. His father wasn’t thrilled when Brock told him he’d enrolled at Virginia Western Community College. Brock remembers him saying, “The only difference between Cave Spring High School and Virginia Western is you take a left when you go out of the neighborhood instead of a right.” Brock proved his father wrong. Many of his friends from high school who’d gone straight to Virginia Tech were weeded out of engineering. “The first two years at Virginia Tech are definitely a weed-out period,” he says. “I was able to get all the necessary classes at Western and then everything transferred.” After earning an associate of science degree at Virginia Western in 1985, Brock majored in civil engineering at Virginia Tech with a minor in construction management. He had planned to go into commercial construction and had a job offer in Northern Virginia. But when his mother became ill, he decided to stay in Roanoke working for a residential builder. That was the start to his threedecade-long career as a home builder. Not long into Brock’s obsession with SketchUp, his detailed models of client homes caught the industry’s attention. SketchUp executives invited Brock to speak at conferences all over the country. His book “SketchUp for Builders” is being published by Wiley Publishing in early 2019. As much as he loved the software, Brock felt SketchUp had untapped potential. He wanted it to be able to compute for builders what amount of materials and labor they would need to build a given home. When the SketchUp executives didn’t jump at his idea, Brock hired programmers and built the extension himself. His software extension, called Estimator for SketchUp, is now available for purchase, along with several other SketchUp extensions he’s created. In 2017, Brock founded a new company, called Constructability 3D,
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where he takes 2D drawings from builders all over the country and turns them into 3D models that allow clients to tour the homes on their computers and mobile devices or by using virtual reality headsets. More importantly, he provides Constructability Reviews which identify any issues detected, preventing or eliminating costly mistakes and delays. “I know there’s an interest in it,” Brock says. “It’s just a matter of getting it out there.” Giving 100 percent to Constructability 3D meant taking a break from his successful home construction business, BrockWorks. “I had to put a hold on building so I could focus on building the new business,” Brock says. He applied to be a member of the 2018 cohort at Roanoke’s Regional Acceleration and Mentoring Program (RAMP) without knowing much about the program. Thinking all of the spots would go to younger, hipper tech companies, Brock was surprised to hear Constructability 3D had won a spot in the yearlong program. Participation included entrepreneurship training provided through Virginia Western, mentorship and networking opportunities, as well as free office space in RAMP’s building downtown. Brock is now looking to hire a technician or two and has met with Daniel Horine, automated manufacturing instructor at Virginia Western, to find the right candidates with computer-aided drafting and design experience from his alma mater. “I want employees here where I can look over their shoulder,” he says. “I’m putting my name on this stuff,” While he hadn’t lost his passion for real-life building, Brock is excited to wade into new territory. “After 30 years of dealing with the weather,” he says, “it’s nice to try this out.”
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2017-18 ANNUAL DONORS (July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018)
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE PHILANTHROPIST $300,000 - $599, 000
Claude Moore Charitable Foundation
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE CATALYST $100,000 - $149, 999
Steel Dynamics Roanoke Bar Division
LEADERSHIP SOCIETY $50,000 - $99,999
The Virginia Foundation for Community College Education
CHARTER SOCIETY $25,000 - $49,999
Foundation Source Al Pollard Memorial Foundation Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
COMMUNITY PARTNERS $15,000 - $24,999
Martha and William Adams Trust Scholarship Delta Dental of Virginia City of Roanoke Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission
DEAN’S SOCIETY $5,000 - $14,999
Anonymous (1) The Helen C. Cobbs Foundation Mr. G. Franklin Flippin Follett Bookstore Leon and Beverly Harris
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Dr. Charles W. McFarland Kate E. and Andrew J. Parker Barbara Pietrowski and Albert Roslyn (dec.) Richfield Living Whitaker Fund Woods Rogers PLC
SCHOLAR SOCIETY $1,500 - $4,999
Anonymous (2) Anderson, Desimone & Green, P.C. Cox Communications Inc. Daniel D. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Russ Ellett Farrell Foundation Friendship Health & Living Mr. & Mrs. William M. Hackworth Hall Associates, Inc. Edwin C. Hall Dr. Gary J. Harpold Stan and Elise Lanford LewisGale Medical Center John and Dudley Macfarlane Charitable Fund Mr. & Mrs. Bernard B. Odasz E. C. Pace III Tony and Amy Pearman Deborah L. Petrine Elbert H., Evelyn J. and Karen H. Waldron Charitable Foundation
Down Syndrome Association of Roanoke Downtown Roanoke Inc. Estate of Virginia King Wolfe Tammy and Eric Finley Foundation for Roanoke Valley John and Ashley Harlow Anna and Tom Lawson, gifts in honor of Charles Steger and in memory of Jean Felder Sandel Natasha R. Lee Lumos Networks Foundation Letitia Pleasants Ken and Suzanne Randolph Randall R. Rhea, MD Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Sandel, gifts in honor of Lynn and Bart Wilner and Mary Ann Conrad and Glen Conrad; gift in memory of Henry Plowden Bozard The Service Center Inc. Sandy and Mike Shelton Shentel Foundation TMEIC Corp. Carolyn L. Warner Neil and Teena Wilkin The Barton J. and Jacqueline B. Wilner Family Fund of Foundation for Roanoke Valley, in honor of Bobby and Jane Sandel Mr. & Mrs. J. David Wine
CHAMPIONS $750 - $1,499
African American Heritage Group Angela Akers Agency, Inc. Bank of Botetourt Mr. & Mrs. Monty D. Brown Mary Ann and Glen Conrad, in honor of Jane and Bobby Sandel Warner Dalhouse Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Desimone
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FRIENDS
$250 - $749 Anonymous (2) *Amy and Andrew Anguiano, in honor of Sue Thomas Julia Archer and Children, in memory of Dr. J. Andrew (Andy) Archer *Avis Construction Company, Inc. *Tammy Baron Jason and Amy Belcher Michael G. Birmingham Blue Ridge Rocks Mr. & Mrs. W. Chan Bolling Kathryn Boylan Ellen and Whitney Brown Elizabeth Brooks Camper Chipotle *Ann Clark Mr. & Mrs. Preston M. Collins Jr. Colonial Trails Chapter, Colonial Dames XVII Century, in memory of Anita Steele Glen and Marsha Combs Bud and Kathy Conklin Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas C. Conte The Joe Crawford Charitable Gift Fund Cundiff Trucking Inc. Russ and Stacey Danstrom
Paula Derbyshire Wanda and Paul DiMarco The Economic Development Authority of the City of Roanoke *Kim Ellis-Littlefield Susie and Ted Feinour Mr. & Mrs. Byron Randolph Foley Friendship Foundation, in memory of Jean Felder Sandel Fun Times Party Warehouse Bob and Maryellen Goodlatte Dr. & Mrs. W. Andrew Hackworth Herb Society of America, Roanoke Valley Unit, in memory of Pamela Shorter Brenner Charlotte Hines Patrick Kenney Shirl D. Lamanca, in honor of Rita Halsey David and Hilton Holdren Dr. & Mrs. Edmund M. Lesko Mary Jean and John Levin Edward and Diane Machado Charitable Fund of the Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Melissa Marcus Charles McGuire Family Charitable Fund *Tara L. Nepper Optical Cable Corp. Carolyn Payne Dr. Elizabeth W. Payne and Mr. Anthony H.
Payne, in honor of Dr. Cynthia S. Payne Loretta H. Phillips Jennifer Pittman Bobby Prince The Joe Crawford Charitable Gift Fund, in memory of Barbara B. Smith Robertson Marketing Group *Shana Roche Dr. James C. Sears, in honor of Dr. Robert Sandel Carl B. Sherertz, in honor of Jane Sandel Brian Sieveking Donald G. Smith, Sr. (dec.) Kathy M. Smith The Spetzler Fund of Foundation for Roanoke Valley ACI Contracting Inc. St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church Starbucks John and Patsy Starnes, in memory of J. Andrew Archer Martha Sullivan, in memory of Anna Lee Hensley Carole Tarrant, in memory of Joe Tarrant Dr. Radford Thomas and Sue Steele Thomas Raymond Wickersty *Dr. Elizabeth Wilmer Bart and Lynn Wilner Gary and Rhonda Young
CONTRIBUTORS $1 - $249
Anonymous (9) *Anonymous Anonymous, in memory of Jean Felder Sandel Anonymous, in honor of Marty Sullivan Anonymous, in honor of Spork *Donna Abbatello *Rhonda Aherron *Lee Allen, in memory of Patricia A. Cooper Julia M. Andrews, in memory of Rita H. David Anstey Hodge Advertising Group Jennifer Ayers-Barnard *Lori Baker Amy and Pete Balzer, in memory of Jean Felder Sandel Troy Barbour Myra Barger Nicole Bell Elvir N. Berbic, M.S. Continued on next page >>>
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2017-18 ANNUAL DONORS (July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018)
Eydee Bernier Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Berry, in honor of Bobby and Jane Sandel James Blackwell Blue 5 Restaurant Howard C. Board, Jr., in memory of Howard and Nina Board Betsy D. Boardwine Jennifer Bobbitt Ethel L. Bonds *Ms. Sarah K. Burns and Dr. John S. Capps Katelyn Burton W. Mark Burton *Yvonne Campbell Dr. Annemarie Carroll Cameron Carroll *Becky Chauncey chocolatepaper *Karin Cole Joe Collins *Lorry Conklin Nancy B. Cook Erin Cormier *Pam Cox *Kathy Crandall *Melanie Crouch Don R. Dame David Dantzler, in honor of Mr. J. T. Harp Samuel Dantzler *Linda S. Davis *Amanda Decker Sheila B. Delp Cassandra Dove Joe and Spuzzie Duckwall Dale Dulaney Tammy Dulaney Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dwyer, in honor of Kaitlyn Dwyer Vin and Bonnie Edwards, in memory of Jane Curran Zehringer Daniel Ehrich Entre Computer Center Evelyn F. James Foundation *Cathy Falligant Cathy Ferguson Lois Ann Ferguson, in memory of Mr. Jackie B. Ferguson Mr. Vernon Ferguson *Nancy E. Francisco, in memory of Susan Owen Suzanne and Dale Gaff, in memory of my brother, Phil McMillan *Linda Gale Dr. Virginia Garden Jason Gill Peter Givens Firefly Creative Kim Gregory *Kevin Guilliams *Cathy Hairston
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Angela Hairston-Niblett Logan Hale *Carrie Halpin *Tracy L. Harmon Heather Harris Sheila Haynes Marilyn Herbert-Ashton Sarah Higgins Michele Hilts Hollins Theatre Institute Ellen Holtman, in memory of Rich Crites Joshua Horn Robbie Irvin The Jefferson Center Jennifer Jenkins Keith Johnson Shirlann Jones Betty H. Kelly, in memory of Rich Crites Angela Shelor King Kiwanis Club of Roanoke *Anne Kornegay *Rachelle Koudelik-Jones Thaddeus F. Krawczyk Jr. Kroger Mid-Atlantic *Jenifer Kurtz Debbie LaRocca Layman Family Farm *Michael Lewis Owen Lofthus Elizabeth M. Long *Melody Mabe, Carlton II, Samantha and Michael Roper Amy Maiolo Amanda Mansfield Maggie McDaniel Daniel McLean *Julie Meador Tammy S. Meador Member One Federal Credit Union *Josh and Susan Meyer Mill Mountain Theatre Sarah A. Miller Laura Mofield, in honor of my grandsons Janice Moody
Elizabeth Mortlock Mountain Star Therapy, LLC James Murray Johnny Murray Muse Family Foundation *Joyce Music Marci Myers Lynn Nave, in memory of John J. Beck Woody Nestor, in honor of Joyce and Bill Music *Dr. & Mrs. E. Blackford Noland Jr. Northwest Hardware Oakey’s Funeral Service & Crematory Waldemar and Kathryn Oelschlager, in memory of Jean Felder Sandel Opera Roanoke *Lyle Ostrom Joel and Emily Pack Judge and Mrs. Richard C. Pattisall Rhonda Perdue Rose Peters, in memory of Kristin Ann Peters Mike and Barbara Peterson *Kerstin Plunkett *Chris Porter Virginia Powel Jim and Pam Poythress Patti Prevo Becky S. Queen *Karen Rayl Heidi Christopher Reynolds *Lucy Ricardo *Renee Rice Martha Richardson, in honor of Yadav Sapkota’s graduation from the University of Virginia Roanoke Children’s Theatre Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Rodney Cundiff Trucking *Kimberley Rose *Carol Rowlett Tony Saade Salem Printing Company Inc. Shivaji Samanta Chad Sartini
Kalyca Schultz Alexander Scott Stephanie Seagle Seasons & Occasions Jan and Steve Shepard, in honor of Roanoke City Health Department Refugee Clinic Kathleen and Michael Sloan Solid Rock Enterprises Inc. Southwest Virginia Ballet *Spectrum Design, P.C. Jeff Strom George Studtmann Subway Cathy Swain Rebecca Talbot, in honor of Sue Clark Lucy Tamez, in honor of Priscilla Karnwie Taubman Museum of Art *Dr. Charles Terrell Debra Thomas, in honor of Law Enforcement Deborah Thompson Swen Thompson, in honor of Bob Housman Paul R. Thomson Jr., in memory of Paul R. Thomson Sr. Paul and Ronda Timmermann Amy Vance Reginald Walker Kitty Walls Leslie Watson Angela Webb Barry Webb West Pharmacy LLC *Joanie White *Melissa Williams Michael H. Williams Gracie Wilson *Diane Wolff Peggy Ann Woody Sandy Workman *Barbara Wright *Brenda Xeroteres *gifts in memory of Deborah A. Yancey
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CCAP 2 CAMPAIGN DONORS (July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018)
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE VISIONARY
CHARTER SOCIETY
CHAMPIONS
Botetourt County William J. Lemon, Esq.
Mike Abajace Janice E. Barber Jacqueline Biscardi Dick and Sandi Clemmer Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dwyer, in honor of Kaitlyn Dwyer Vin and Bonnie Edwards, in memory of Jane Curran Zehringer Sheila Haynes Sarah Higgins Tony Maiolo Amanda Mansfield Jim McAden, in honor of Forest Jones Lyle Ostrom, in memory of Debbie Yancey Rhonda Perdue Alexander Scott Stephanie Seagle Jan and Steve Shepard Debra Thomas Amy S. White, in memory of Jean Felder Sandel Raymond D. Williams
$25,000 - $49,999
$600,000+ Anonymous
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE PHILANTHROPIST
$15,000 - $24,999
$300,000 - $599, 999
Botetourt County Public Schools Education Foundation Craig County Mr. & Mrs. J. Spencer Frantz Friendship Foundation Powell Charitable Foundation
Kate E. and Andrew J. Parker
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE ADVOCATE $150,000 - $299, 999
DEAN'S SOCIETY
County of Roanoke Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission
$5,000 - $14,999 Plastics One Inc.
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE CATALYST
SCHOLAR SOCIETY
$100,000 - $149, 999
$1,000 - $4,999
City of Roanoke
Cox Communications Inc. Foundation for Roanoke Valley Forest and Betty Jones The Robertson Family Fund of Foundation for Roanoke Valley Mary and Douglas Waters
LEADERSHIP SOCIETY $50,000 - $99,999
City of Salem The Economic Development Authority of the City of Roanoke Rockydale Quarries Corp. Luke Waldrop
$1 - $999
ENDOWED DONORS (July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018)
VISIONARY CIRCLE
CORNERSTONE SOCIETY
Maury L. Strauss
Heywood and Cynthia Fralin Edwin C. Hall
$1,000,000+
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$100,000 - $499,999
BLUE AND GOLD SOCIETY $1 - $999
Jim McAden, in honor of Doug Waters Dr. (dec.) & Mrs. Charles W. Steger Mary and Douglas Waters, in honor of Jim McAden
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ANNUAL REPORT
Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation, Inc. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Year Ended December 31, 2017 Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently Total Restricted Restricted SUPPORT AND REVENUES Contributions $78,776 $2,904,588 $200,000 $3,183,364 In-kind contributions 353,292 627,228 - 980,520 Interest and dividend income 89,866 276,668 - 366,534 Net unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities 109,686 1,297,925 - 1,407,611 Net realized gain on sales of investment securities 144,362 504,605 - 648,967 Gain from doubtful pledges - 4,709 - 4,709 Change in cash surrender value of life insurance - (133) (133) Rental revenue 91,861 - - 91,861 Administrative fees 242,390 (242,390) - Net assets released from restrictions and reclassifications 1,790,713 (6,850,713) 5,060,000 Total support and revenues 2,900,946 (1,477,513) 5,260,000 6,683,433 FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES Scholarships, grants, and programs 1,504,188 - - 1,504,188 Operating expenses 669,706 - - 669,706 Promotion, fund raising and marketing 131,153 - - 131,153 Gill building expenses 295,735 - - 295,735 Total expenses 2,600,782 - - 2,600,782 Change in net assets 300,164 (1,477,513) 5,260,000 4,082,651 NET ASSETS Beginning 879,669 14,301,372 - 15,181,041 Ending $1,179,833 $12,823,859 $5,260,000 $19,263,692
December 31, 2017 and 2016
2017 2016 ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $755,921 $840,374 Pledges and grants receivable – current 460,507 141,199 Accrued interest and dividends receivable 39,292 31,126 Prepaid expenses 12,613 12,884 In-kind use of facility, current 117,915 Note receivable – current, net of imputed interest 90,703 86,384 Total current assets 1,476,951 1,111,967 Property and equipment Furniture and fixtures 45,583 24,178 Software 65,607 65,607 111,190 89,785 Accumulated depreciation (85,257) (73,186) Net property and equipment 25,933 16,599 Other assets Pledges and grants receivable – noncurrent, net of discount 335,012 154,325 In-kind use of facility - noncurrent, net of discount 340,652 Note receivable – noncurrent, net of imputed interest 95,238 185,941 Investment securities 17,162,682 13,784,165 Cash surrender value of life insurance 17,460 17,593 Total other assets 17,951,044 14,142,024 Total assets $19,453,928 $15,270,590 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses $190,236 $89,549 Total current liabilities 190,236 89,549 Net assets Unrestricted 1,179,833 879,669 Temporarily restricted 12,823,859 14,301,372 Permanently restricted 5,260,000 Total net assets 19,263,692 15,181,041 Total liabilities and net assets $19,453,928 $15,270,590
Note: As independently audited by Brown, Edwards and Company, L.L.P., June 2018
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ew students to Virginia Western were introduced to club activities and learning resources offered by the College at the Warm Welcome, held in the Court of Four Seasons on Aug. 29, 2018.
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Educational Foundation Staff
Marilyn Herbert-Ashton
Amanda Mansfield
Carole Tarrant
Vice President of Institutional Advancement mherbert-ashton@ virginiawestern.edu (540) 857-6372
Philanthropy Director amansfield@ virginiawestern.edu (540) 857-6962
Coordinator of Development ctarrant@ virginiawestern.edu (540) 857-6281
Carolyn Payne CCAP and Scholarship Program Coordinator cpayne@ virginiawestern.edu (540) 857-6371
Wanda DiMarco Development Operations Assistant wdimarco@ virginiawestern.edu (540) 857-7312
Jill Sorrells Foundation Campaign Assistant jsorrells@ virginiawestern.edu (540) 857-6306
How to contact us 3093 Colonial Ave. S.W. Fishburn Hall Room 214F Roanoke, VA 24015 (540) 857-7312
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VIRGINIA WESTERN
Educational Foundation Inc. Fishburn Hall 3093 Colonial Avenue Roanoke, VA 24015