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CERTAINTYIS OUR GUIDE AS WE ADAPT TO CHANGE Certainty is the word that comes to mind when we think of Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC). We have been consistent in our commitment to student success, and seek to strengthen and build relationships that benefit the community as a whole. In this report you’ll find a showcase of the incredible work of the college and the GGC Foundation over fiscal year 2021, as we’ve all successfully navigated change together. While we routinely prepare for a long list of contingencies, including a pandemic, the reality of this event challenged, tested and ultimately made us stronger. We could not have done this without your support.
Jann L. Joseph, Ph.D. President Georgia Gwinnett College
GGC’s strength lies within its ability to shift and adapt to the changing landscape to meet the needs of our community. We knew we had to continue serving our students and drew upon our experience and planning to best serve them. Both the college and the GGC Foundation maintained their forward momentum to support immediate and long-term needs. Responding to a fluid environment, we moved to a hybrid online/on-campus model, which landed us back to full campus-based operations this fall. We found that in these uncertain times, our certainty served as our guide. We are certain about: • Our relentless dedication to student success. • Our determined efforts to build financial resources to support GGC and its students. • Our unwavering commitment to student engagement and mentorship. • And of course, our priority of making the campus environment as safe as possible. Our certainty kept us focused on our goals and the tasks needed to achieve them. It empowered us to continue working toward a brighter tomorrow.
K. Carlton Buchanan, M.D. Chair GGC Foundation Board of Trustees
The college is strategically expanding academic programs and investing in facility and technology improvements. The foundation continues to broaden its engagement, resulting in an increase in financial support of scholarships, emergency funding, student success initiatives and program enhancements. We remain deeply appreciative of our donors and friends, whose incredible generosity makes life-changing differences in the lives of our students. Whatever the future holds, we do know that our dedication to our mission and vision, our students, and our community will enable us to overcome any challenges that come our way. Of that, we are certain. Thank you, and go Grizzlies! www.ggc.edu
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GGC NEWS News and highlights from fiscal year 2021
GGC WELCOMES
NEW PROVOST
Dr. George Low Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs and Provost
Dr. George Low joined GGC as its new senior vice president for Academic and Student Affairs and provost. He previously served California State University-East Bay as dean of the College of Business and Economics and professor of marketing. Low also served as a dean and associate dean at Radford University and Texas Christian University, respectively, and held positions at the University of Texas, the University of Lethbridge and Brigham Young University. At GGC, Low works to enhance its strong foundation of academic excellence, and collaborates with leadership to support student success with a focus on degree completion.
GGC Opens Revitalized Welcome Center First impressions can make all the difference to prospective students who are comparing colleges. So GGC’s 9,100 square-foot center in Building D underwent a complete renovation that included removal of several walls to give the area an open, inviting feel. The space welcomes prospective students and hosts orientation, college information and campus tour sessions. New technology includes a video wall and state-of-the art touchscreen monitors to learn about GGC. The space provides private consultation areas for current students seeking help with financial aid, registration or other services. 2
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One GGC Reaffirms College’s Commitment to Inclusivity Built around the idea that “difference” doesn’t equal “division,” the college launched the One GGC initiative. It is designed to bring the campus community together and reaffirm its open, inclusive and welcoming environment. One GGC activities include a Diversity Advisory Council, community partnerships, expansion of campus training and courses, GGC’s first diversity, equity and inclusion campus climate survey, and enhanced communication with internal and external stakeholders.
GGC Ranks Most Ethnically Diverse for 7th Year in a Row
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18:1
Student : Faculty Ratio
Enrollment ............................................... 11,627 Degrees granted ......................................... 1,208 Full-time faculty............................................ 473
For the seventh straight year, U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked GGC the most ethnically diverse Southern regional college. GGC was the #4 most innovative school among Southern regional colleges. Ranked in the top 20 public schools category among Southern regional colleges, GGC earned recognition for its economic diversity, as a top performer on social mobility and its low student debt load at graduation. While GGC ranked #66 among regional colleges in the 12-state Southern region, it was #6 among University System of Georgia institutions participating in the magazine’s 2020 rankings.
Race/Ethnicity 33% Black or African American 27% White 25% Hispanic 11% Asian 4% Two or More Races 1% Other
Part-time faculty........................................... 186 Full-time staff ............................................... 372 Part-time staff ................................................ 32 Student assistant jobs .................................. 305 Federal work study student jobs ...................... 72
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Nations Represented by Students
College Corridor Completed Officials from Georgia Gwinnett College, the City of Lawrenceville and Gwinnett County celebrated completion of the College Corridor with a ribbon cutting. The city’s $30 million, 2.2-mile roadway enhances travel between campus and downtown, and includes a bike lane, a 10-foot multiuse sidewalk and future development opportunities. The corridor facilitates enhanced collaboration between GGC and its city partners, while enabling students to more easily enjoy all that the downtown area offers.
Students receive financial aid GGC President Jann L. Joseph, right of center, joined Lawrenceville and Gwinnett County officials in cutting a celebratory ribbon marking completion of the College Corridor.
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GGC NEWS (continued) Drive-thru Events Allow for Activities
Second Chance Summer Program Helps Students Impacted by Pandemic
GGC faculty and staff creatively used drive-through events to adapt activities to meet the pandemic’s social distancing and infection control protocols. For example, prospective students and their families could tour campus by car, pick up informative materials and talk with faculty. Shown below, nursing graduates paraded through campus in their cars while being celebrated by nursing faculty and staff.
GGC offered a recovery program to help students who suffered drops in grades because of the pandemic. Second Chance Summer organizers invited students who failed or withdrew from select core classes during 2020 to re-take those classes. This program offered small classes, tutoring, peer supplemental instruction and partial scholarships provided by the GGC Foundation. About 120 students participated in the program.
GGC INAUGURATES CAMPUS
ART COLLECTION GGC President Jann L. Joseph invited Dr. Carmen Nochera, a former coworker from Michigan, to help her establish a college art collection with several works by her late husband, Mark W. Wilkens. His artistic journey included studies at multiple universities, an apprenticeship with renowned Native American artist, Oscar Howe, and study of tribal arts and culture in Africa.
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Now that this generous gift has established the college’s art collection, the GGC Foundation will seek partnership opportunities with individuals and organizations to expand the collection, creating an atmosphere of creativity and belonging.
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22.4 Average student age
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81.7% Faculty with terminal degrees
Joseph Family Endows Scholarship, Names Room President Jann L. Joseph and her family pledged $50,000 to endow The Joseph Family Scholarship, which supports social sciences majors, and to name The Joseph Family Presentation Room, located near the GGC Welcome Center in Building D. The room will be used for orientation, admissions sessions and a starting point for campus tours. Both the scholarship and presentation room honor the memory of Dr. Edwin Joseph, President Joseph’s husband of 36 years, who passed in 2018. A Trinidad native, the late Dr. Joseph was a sustainability studies professor at Indiana University South Bend. His portrait is displayed in the room as shown below. “My family and I have been so blessed – blessed families share so they can help those around them,” she said. “This endowment will support students and enable them to understand that they don’t have to wait until they have a lot to give back.”
Private $750,000 Grant Bolsters Student Success Thanks to the largest private grant in its history, GGC is expanding programming in living learning communities (LLCs), student mentoring and advising programs, and recruitment and retention strategies. LLCs are student resident programs in which student groups study courses organized around specific academic focus areas. Participants achieve a higher GPA, demonstrate improved critical thinking skills, and make a smoother transition into higher education, according to a 2010 study. GGC launched LLCs for first-year students in 2017, with focus areas in business, education, health professions, humanities and arts, social sciences and STEM. One LLC bolstered by the grant targets first-year students who identify as Hispanic or Latino, a rapidly growing segment of GGC’s student population. To assist incoming and current Hispanic/Latino students, the grant also provides Aspirational Recruitment Scholarships and Grizzly Success Retention Scholarships. Other programs gaining a boost from the grant include expansion of intuitive advising and tutoring initiatives, GGC’s common reading program, and student leadership development programming.
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SPOTLIGHT Prescott Lawrence, ’20, made history when, at 81, he became GGC’s oldest graduate. “I believe learning is a life-long experience. I try to keep my mind and body as active as I can,” he said. “The mind is like any muscle – you have to exercise it.” Lawrence has had many careers, including radar repairman in the U.S. Army, battalion food service sergeant in the Army Reserve, restaurant food service distributor, insurance salesman, bus driver, roofer, painter and more. Perpetually curious, he first majored in information technology because he worked with computers at Atlanta Gas Light, his last full-time job. He later switched to business administration with a concentration in management information systems. “I could have taken English or history or music – something that I’m familiar with – but why? I wanted to learn something new and challenge myself.”
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NUMBERS Bachelor Degree Program, Enrollment Business Administration .......................... 2,436 Total Enrollment ......................................2,436 Faculty, full- and part-time .............................68 Staff, including student workers ..................... 7 Total Alumni ............................................ 2,916
SBA Faculty Earn Worldwide Ranking in Accounting Education
GGC Offers New Certificate in Business Intelligence The School of Business now offers a certificate in business intelligence. This program prepares students for jobs analyzing and interpreting data. Course work includes computer programming, databases, statistical analysis and reporting/ visualizing data.
Gwinnett County, SBA Partner on Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center In late 2020, Gwinnett County commissioners approved an agreement to have Georgia Gwinnett College operate and staff the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center in Lawrenceville. The center will serve as a business incubator and educational resource for small businesses and start-ups in a range of fields. GGC’s School of Business (SBA) will provide a center director, manager and student workers. SBA will work with the county’s Economic Development Department on the center’s operational and management plan, and will develop center programs and procedures.
Analyzing data on nearly 500,000 college students from more than 600 colleges and universities, Dr. Reanna Berry, assistant professor of accounting, and Dr. P. Wesley Routon, associate professor of economics, studied how well accounting majors are gaining soft skills, such as leadership, teamwork and interpersonal communication. Their resulting paper, “Soft skill change perceptions of accounting majors: Current practitioner views versus their own reality,” published in the “Journal of Accounting Education” in December 2020, earned rankings in the 2020 Brigham Young University Accounting Rankings system, considered the leading authority in classifying the world’s top accounting research. The team’s work ranked them 50th for individual researchers, and GGC at 36th, in the Accounting Education Research category for the last six years – the first time either GGC or School of Business faculty have been ranked in this category. GGC tied with Harvard and Stanford.
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SPOTLIGHT Alma Eligio, ’20, knew she wanted to teach someday. While she always looked up to her teachers, it was the special education staff who inspired her to become a special education teacher. After trying a couple of large schools, Eligio found GGC more comfortable because of its proximity to her home community, affordability, small class sizes and diverse student body. “I felt that by going to a smaller school, I’d have more time with my teachers,” said Eligio, who gained her field experiences from Gwinnett County Public Schools. While GGC’s special education majors are certified to teach K-12, Eligio felt a calling to work at the elementary school level. “I don’t know how to describe it. It’s what I’ve always wanted,” Eligio said. “I just know that I’m going to see every kid I work with just like the little me who used to be there.”
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NUMBERS Bachelor Degree Programs, Enrollment Education – Elementary Education ................ 167 Education – Middle Grades Education ............... 5 Education – Special Education ........................ 51 Pre-Education ............................................... 408 Total Enrollment ........................................... 631 Faculty, full- and part-time ............................... 32 Staff, including student workers ........................ 5 Total Alumni ................................................. 737
SOE Offers Online Degree in Special Education
Oliver Leads as SOE’s New Dean Dr. Bernard Oliver brings a diverse background to his role as the new dean of the School of Education. A professor of education, he served as dean of Valdosta State University’s James L. and Dorothy H. Dewar College of Education & Human Services and dean of Education at United Arab Emirates University, among other positions at several institutions.
Future Teachers Spend Summer Tutoring Local Students For the first time, students and graduates from the School of Education (SOE) partnered with Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) to tutor middle- and elementary-school children over the summer break. Almost 50 SOE teacher candidates and graduates participated in the program, held at several GCPS schools throughout the county. The tutoring was offered as part of the GCPS Enrichment and Acceleration summer learning program.
The School of Education introduced its first online-only degree program, a Bachelor of Science in Education in special education.
The program gives future teachers an opportunity to get additional in-field experience while helping children prepare for academic success in the coming school year.
Through a combination of classroom and field-based learning experiences, this program gives future educators an opportunity to acquire the necessary assessment, instructional and consultation skills for working effectively with culturally and linguistically diverse children and/or adolescents with special educational needs. Graduates will be prepared to work with students with special needs in preschool settings through grade 12.
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SPOTLIGHT After losing her mother to cancer, dealing with her son’s mysterious genetic disorder, and watching her husband cope with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Kelly Mangham, ’20, was driven to learn how to take care of people who were suffering. Beating the odds, Mangham gained admission to GGC’s highly selective nursing program. At 40, the mother of six was scared she would fail. However, she learned that GGC is designed to support student success. “It didn’t take me long to realize I didn’t have to be scared to go on this journey,” said Mangham, who obtained a position in the residency program at Northeast Georgia Health Systems. She eventually wants to be a hospice nurse. “My degree has prepared me for any field – I could go into critical care, pediatrics, ICU, you name it – and that’s all thanks to the GGC nursing program.” 10
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NUMBERS Bachelor Degree Program, Enrollment Nursing ..................................................... 121 Total Enrollment ........................................ 121 Faculty, full- and part-time ............................ 26 Staff, including student workers ..................... 5 Total Alumni .............................................. 239
Nursing Students Help With COVID-19 Vaccination Initiatives
GGC and Clayton State University Create Pathway to Graduate Degrees in Nursing To increase the number of undergraduate nursing students earning an advanced degree, Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) and Clayton State University (CSU) agreed to create a seamless transition to graduate school. Under this agreement, an undergraduate nursing student completing a GGC bachelor’s degree is eligible to enroll at CSU to earn a Master of Science in nursing – family nurse practitioner. The initiative aims to grow the ranks of advanced nursing professionals who will meet the health care needs of the region and state.
Nursing Program Maintains High Performance Despite Major Pandemic Disruption While all of higher education was disrupted to some extent by the pandemic, no program at GGC was impacted more than nursing. The pandemic allowed students minimal to no on-site, real-world clinical training experiences. In response, GGC’s nursing faculty creatively shifted to on-campus clinical training with simulation and lab experiences, created in-class hospitals and used virtual clinical simulations. Their efforts paid off, as both of GGC’s 2020 and early 2021 graduating nursing classes maintained the program’s tradition of besting the national first-time pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination, the nationwide nursing licensing exam. The 2020 national first-time pass rate was 86.57% while GGC’s students passed at 90%. The early 2021 national first-time pass rate was 85.3% and GGC’s students passed at 88.10%. During the 2021 spring and summer semesters, GGC nursing students and faculty contributed hundreds of volunteer hours to helping administer thousands of vaccines at local COVID-19 vaccination sites. Twenty nursing students worked at mass vaccination clinics at Gwinnett Place Mall and at Kaiser Permanente. The students worked 12-hour shifts giving vaccines, screening patients for eligibility and then observing them after vaccination. The experiences counted toward the students’ required clinical hours for the nursing program, and provided valuable experience in how to respond to a public health crisis.
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SPOTLIGHT Natan Mallory, ’20, was “the shy kid” in high school, but that changed at GGC, where he gained confidence and learned how to be himself. Mallory saw his time at GGC as a transformative opportunity. He took on many campus roles, including resident assistant, Greenlight Activities board member, student orientation coordinator, Elite Scholars peer mentor and student engagement specialist with the Office of Student Involvement and the Student Center. Now armed with a bachelor’s degree in cinema and media arts production, Mallory is pursuing a career in film and media creation. He has already amassed clients in other states and countries. “My whole time at GGC is a success story. They gave me everything I needed to succeed,” said Mallory. “Once you get involved, GGC won’t let you down. I am a testament that there is an infinite number of ways to succeed.” 12
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NUMBERS Bachelor Degree Programs, Enrollment Cinema and Media Arts Production ............. 495 Criminal Justice/Criminology ...................... 493 English....................................................... 187 History ....................................................... 187 Human Development and Aging Services ..... 154 Political Science ......................................... 189 Psychology ................................................ 830 Total Enrollment ...................................... 2,535 Faculty, full- and part-time ........................... 225 Staff, including student workers ..................... 3 Total Alumni ............................................ 2,082
First Minors Awarded in African American Studies Winterhalter Joins SLA as New Dean The School of Liberal Arts began the fiscal year with a new dean, Dr. Teresa Winterhalter. A professor of English, she served Armstrong State University (ASU) as dean of its College of Liberal Arts. Following ASU’s consolidation with Georgia Southern University (GSU), she served as an associate dean in the College of Arts and Humanities at GSU’s Armstrong campus. Winterhalter succeeds Dr. Adolfo Santos, who departed GGC in 2018, and Dr. Laurel Holland, interim dean.
Nexus Degree Offered for Cinema and Media Production GGC will soon offer a Nexus degree for majors in cinema and media arts production. This program will position graduates for careers in Georgia’s expanding film and television industry. Courses will be taught at the Georgia Film Academy, at GGC and through distance education. It will include specialized classes in on-set production and sound design, as well as an on-set internship.
Georgia Gwinnett has graduated the first two students to earn the School of Liberal Arts’ new African American Studies minor. The minor degrees were awarded to two psychology majors. The minor includes nine credit hours of required courses and six of elective courses. Students learn about African American history and literature, as well as the Atlantic slave trade and 1960s America. A final portfolio class enables students to develop a presentation tailoring the minor’s material to their major degree, regardless of discipline.
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SPOTLIGHT While Greatzel Unabia, ’21, information technology (IT), liked GGC’s welcoming, diverse community, she struggled and decided to drop out. However, encouraging interactions at an IT bootcamp and a networking event offered by GGC’s Women in Technology (WIT) student chapter changed her mind. Unabia flourished, earning $17,500 in scholarships from WIT and the Cognizant Foundation, completing a Research Experience for Undergraduates at Indiana University – Bloomington and co-authoring a paper on cybersecurity in the “International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering.” “I was once ready to give up on myself, but my GGC faculty would not give up on me,” said Unabia, who wants to be a software engineer and “pay it forward” as an instructor. “These incredible professors make a direct impact on my life and those of my classmates every day.”
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NUMBERS Bachelor Degree Programs, Enrollment Biology ................................................... 1,054 Chemistry ..................................................128 Environmental Science................................141 Exercise Science ........................................470 Exercise Science - Nursing Interest ........... 1,325 Information Technology ........................... 1,304 Mathematics ..............................................204 Total Enrollment ......................................4,626 Faculty, full- and part-time ...........................277 Staff, including student workers ....................47 Total Alumni ............................................ 2,286
Student Teams Earn NASA MINDS Funding
SST Welcomes New Dean
Mark Stiller, ’21, information technology, and Valerie Morse, ’23, biology, work on their prototype of a handheld, contactless device for evaluating structural damage.
Three GGC student teams received $1,500 each from NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Innovative New Designs for Space (MINDS), to design, build and test innovative project ideas to support the Artemis Program, which aims to land on the moon by 2024. NASA MINDS is a hands-on, design-and-build learning experience. GGC’s teams are developing 3D printer technology for use in space, a device for collecting and analyzing lunar dust particles, and a handheld device for monitoring Artemis vehicles for structural damage.
This past spring, Dr. Chavonda Mills was selected to serve as dean of the School of Science and Technology (SST). She comes to GGC from Georgia College and State University, where she served as a professor of chemistry and chair of the Department of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy.
SST Introduces Online Degree Program, Minor and Certificate The School of Science and Technology (SST) made history by introducing the college’s first online degree program. Students may now earn a Bachelor of Science in information technology with a software development concentration through online attendance. SST added a new minor degree in physics, as well as a certificate in cybersecurity.
Virtual Peer Mentoring Program Earns $20,000 Award Through the GGC Foundation, Georgia Gwinnett College is one of two institutions to receive a $20,000 award from the National Center for Women & Information Technology Academic Alliance Seed Fund. The award will fund a virtual peer mentoring program designed to retain underrepresented minorities majoring in information technology. The program will support students who work long hours off campus and those who enroll in new, online programs offered by the college.
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ALUMNI
NEWS Alumni Association Board Develops Strategic Plan The GGC Alumni Association Board recently completed its 10-year strategic plan. This plan provides a detailed framework and mature focus on fulfilling the organization’s commitment to providing meaningful activities and services for the college’s expanding alumni population. The board also welcomed several new members representing other states, such as Colorado, Delaware and Massachusetts. This board composition better reflects how GGC’s alumni have spread well beyond Georgia.
Tyler Walsh shares his experiences as a GGC student and donor at the unveiling of the college’s Wall of Recognition, which honors individuals and organizations who provide significant support for GGC and its students.
WALSH IS FIRST ALUMNUS TO ENDOW GGC SCHOLARSHIP
She said some had the will, but would need help, to go to college.
Alumni Association Hosts GGC Days Watch Party
In 2015, Walsh lost his grandfather, Jerry Walsh, and his workplace mentor, Teresa Harley. They were both important to him, and he sought a positive, impactful way to honor their memories.
This inspired Walsh to start a scholarship to honor his grandfather and Harley. He completed endowing the fund in 2020, becoming the first alum to endow a scholarship at GGC. The Harley/Walsh Endowed Scholarship will prioritize business majors.
To bring the 2021 online GGC Days annual event to a fun close, the Alumni Association hosted a virtual watch party featuring games, trivia and prizes. The party also featured a countdown to the end of the “Step Up for GGC” fundraising campaign, part of GGC Days.
A fellow GGC alum and Gwinnett County teacher mentioned to him that 94% of her students at Radloff Middle School qualified for free/ reduced lunch and several were homeless.
“My experiences at GGC and with my family shaped me to be who I am today, and allowed me opportunities for success I wouldn’t have had at a larger school,” Walsh said. “I’m very proud to give back to GGC.”
Tyler Walsh, ’11, business, has a long record of service to his community and to GGC, reflecting his family’s values.
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This year’s campaign raised $21,449 contributed by 367 donors. Those who donated at least $60 received a pair of custom GGC socks. All gifts benefit the unrestricted GGC Fund, which supports areas of greatest need and opportunity so GGC students can continue receiving an outstanding educational experience.
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ALUMNI
SPOTLIGHT Felix Diaz was among GGC’s first students when it opened in 2006. Having moved to Georgia a few years before to open Lawrenceville’s Carniceria La Perla store and restaurant with his family, he wanted to obtain a business degree. Balancing school with full-time work, he graduated in 2014. “I liked being at the beginning of something,” Diaz said of the experience of watching GGC grow. He enjoyed the small classes and how more attention and easier access to professors helped him stay focused. Active in the Alumni Association, he
recently hosted an alumni gathering at his restaurant. Diaz hopes to encourage young Latinos to go to college by serving as a role model. He also says it’s never too late for adults to finish their education, regardless of age. “It doesn’t matter, as long as you start,” he said. “College is there for you, and there are people who can help.”
Creative Solutions Connect Grizzlies Via Technology
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The pandemic required the Alumni Association Board and Alumni Engagement to re-imagine activities for the online environment, resulting in some creative adaptations. Grizzlyfest, GGC’s unique approach to homecoming, offered 15 virtual activities. Its 5K participants completed their runs in various locations and posted photos in social media, as did participants in Decorate Your Den and a Grizzly-themed Con Cosplay. In a Grizzlyfest first, alumni attended school-specific mixers on ZOOM, where they enjoyed conversation and fellowship. The GGC Parents and Family Leadership Society also held a mixer. Athletics presented a behind-the-scenes video tour of the GGC Athletic Complex and the School of Business held a Trivia Night.
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Grizzlycon Cosplay: Sasha Ruiz, ’11, business, as Jurassic Park's Dr. Alan Grant.
Chef Charles and Luis Montenez, Four Pillar Society, promote the Mystery Chili tasting.
Online voting did not lessen enthusiasm for the Grizzlyfest Chili Cookoff. Dr. Tyler Yu, dean of the School of Business, earned his fourth straight win, and the cookoff raised $6,444, a dramatic increase over last year’s $1,154. In other activity, the Alumni Association and the Career Development and Advising Center presented the first Classroom to Boardroom Virtual Workshop Series for alumni, and the Alumni Mentoring Program moved online, as well.
Grizzlyfest Trek 5K: Even General got in on the 5K action.
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CHAMPIONSHIPS In only seven seasons, GGC has racked up an impressive 14 national championships and an impressive collection of conference titles. GGC’s Tennis Dynasty Continues The men’s and women’s tennis teams continued their winning tradition of bringing home national championship trophies in May. The men captured their seventh consecutive national title since becoming post-season eligible, a feat that is unlikely to be repeated by another team in collegiate sports. The women won a sixth national title, their fifth consecutively. The men also hold the longest winning streak of all collegiate sports, another achievement unlikely to be reported by any other collegiate team. They closed out the 2021 season with a win record of 147 straight matches.
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Other Teams Compete for National Titles Softball, women’s soccer and baseball all competed in their National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national tournaments after earning Association of Independent Institutions conference tournament titles, while men’s soccer hosted a NAIA Opening Round.
Baseball Wins First World Series The Grizzlies baseball team captured its first national championship with a clean sweep at the 2021 Avista National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics World Series in June. The baseball team came into the World Series in Lewiston, Idaho, as the No. 5 seed among 10 finalists. The Grizzlies hit nine home runs across the five World Series games to capture the title in their first championship round appearance, outscoring their opponents by a 52-30 margin. “To win our 14th national championship for GGC athletics in Lewiston, Idaho, was an amazing accomplishment,” said Dr. Darin S. Wilson, associate vice president of Athletics. “Our team played its best baseball the last two weeks of the season and were certainly the best team in the country. What Head Coach Jeremy Sheetinger, his staff, and our student-athletes were able to accomplish last spring will always be a special moment in GGC Athletics history.”
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SPOTLIGHT Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans was a generous philanthropist and accomplished businesswoman. She was the wife of Joseph B. Whitehead, one of the original bottlers of Coca-Cola. At his death in 1906, she led his business affairs, including Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Atlanta. In 1934, she became one of the first female directors of any major U.S. corporation when she was appointed to The CocaCola Company board, on which she served for nearly 20 years.
Aysia Rose, ‘21, nursing
“ I lost my job due to COVID-19, and I was not sure how I was going to pay for my supplies and tuition.” - Aysja Rose, ’21, nursing, Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation scholarship recipient
The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation supports women’s education and elderly care in nine Southeastern states, with a special interest in health education. The foundation invited GGC to participate in its need-based scholarship program in 2020, and has since provided $150,000 in scholarships for 75 GGC nursing students. 20
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Gifts and Grants Support Students and Programs GGC and the GGC Foundation appreciate the organizations and individuals who invest in our students through much-needed scholarships and grants. The following is a partial list of donors and their areas of support from this fiscal year. • The Beacon Foundation Charitable Trust, The Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, and The Primerica Foundation Emergency grants for students experiencing hardship • Mr. and Mrs. Deryk Gilmore The Pamela V. Chang Scholarship for nursing students • Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful Students committed to environmental sustainability • Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation Students in the School of Education • Piedmont Eastside Medical Center The Dr. Laurence M. Lesser Scholarship and the Pamela Kramer Nurse Leader Scholarship • Clyde and Sandra Strickland Scholarships Students in the School of Business and the School of Health Sciences Following are examples of grants secured this fiscal year and their areas of support. • Enterprise Holdings Foundation The Career Development and Advising Center • Wade Research Foundation Research into plant pollinators in the Longleaf Pine Savannah community • National Council of Women in Technology Academic Alliance Seed Fund grant Virtual peer mentoring to engage and retain underrepresented minorities in the information technology field
Funds Raised FY21 Academic Programs
$159,135
Capital & Community Partnerships
$116,381
Scholarships
$825,750
Student Success Programs
$475,438
Total Raised
$1,576,704
GGC Foundation Financial Summary Total assets
$182,913,341
Total liabilities
$159,799,546
Total net assets
$23,113,795
Total liabilities and net assets
$182,913,341
Total support and revenue
$11,085,852
Total operating expenses
$1,222,347
Total occupancy expenses
$6,044,626
Total expenses
$7,271,973
Change in net assets
$3,813,879
Net assets, June 30, 2020
$19,299,916
Net assets, June 30, 2021
$23,113,795 For the year ended June 30, 2021
The Endowment for Past Five Years FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21
$1,538,157 $1,774,151 $3,176,198 $4,900,046 $6,408,313 www.ggc.edu
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YOUR INVESTMENT YOUR IMPACT (continued) Grants and Scholarships Awarded $740,422
2016-17
$1,046,136
2017-18
$629,076
2018-19
$495,956
2019-20
$766,488
2020-21 Summary of private support provided. Graph reflects expenditures.
Endowed Support • • • • • •
Andersen Family Scholarship Lee and Marshall Boutwell Veterans Scholarship Lee Boutwell Book Fund Merri M. Brantley Scholarship Gwinnett County Bar Association Endowed Scholarship Taylor Hardin Creati Scholarship in Business Administration and Finance • Carter Hardin Scholarship in Business and Economics • Harley/Walsh Endowed Scholarship • Lonnie Harvel Memorial Scholarship
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Hughes Endowed Scholarship Daniel J. Kaufman Scholarship Lawrenceville Police Scholarship Elridge W. McMillan Regents Scholarship Milton M. Ratner Foundation Scholarship Linda Shumate Endowed Scholarship Stephens Aspirational Scholarsihp Stephens Top Honors Scholarship Carl D. White, Sr. Scholarship White Family Endowed Scholarship
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Dr. Cathy Moore Scholarship Dr. Tom Mundie Scholarship Northside Hospital Gwinnettt Health Sciences Scholarships Peach State Federal Credit Union Scholarship President’s Choice Scholarship REACH Georgia Scholarship Clyde and Sandra Strickland Business Scholarship Clyde and Sandra Strickland Health Sciences Scholarship Success Retention Scholarships University System of Georgia Foundation Scholarship Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Georgia Scholarship
Annual Support • • • • • • • • • • • •
Another Chance Foundation Scholarship Aspirational Recruitment Scholarships Pamela V. Chang Scholarship Antonio Damián Scholarship GGC Nursing Scholarship GGC Top Honors Scholarship Georgia Gwinnett College Scholarship Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful Scholarship Pamela Kramer Nurse Leader Scholarship Dr. Laurence M. Lesser Nursing Scholarship Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship Cathy Moore Scholarship
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Beacon Foundation Charitable Trust Student Emergency Grants GGC Student Emergency Grants Peach State Federal Credit Union Grants Primerica Low to Middle Income Grants
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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS Recognition of donors who made gifts from July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021
It is with sincere appreciation that we acknowledge those who have so generously supported the GGC Foundation. In addition to those listed below, many others have supported GGC through gifts to academic and student programs, scholarships and special projects. We extend our thanks to these donors as well. The GGC Foundation makes every effort to ensure accuracy in the Honor Roll of Donors. For questions or more information, call the Office of Advancement at 678.407.5588, or e-mail advancement@ggc.edu.
Founder’s Circle $50,000 +
Benefactor’s Circle $5,000 +
• Anonymous • Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Inc.
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Four Pillar Circle $25,000 + • • • • •
Beacon Foundation Charitable Trust Northside Hospital Atlanta The Primerica Foundation, Inc. Clyde L. and Sandra J. Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Glenn S. White
Trustee’s Circle $10,000 + • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
12Stone Church Tom and Ethel Andersen; Andersen, Tate & Carr Dr. and Mrs. K. Carlton Buchanan, Jr. Eastside Medical Center Mr. and Mrs. Ron Garrard; Garrard Group Hampton Inn Sugarloaf Hayes Chrysler Dodge, Inc. Homewood Suites by Hilton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Hughes Dr. Jann L. Joseph Moore Stephens Tiller, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Bartow Morgan, Jr. National Center for Women & Information Technology Peach State Federal Credit Union Quality Oil Company LLC Bill and Sherry Russell Mr. and Mrs. Norberto Sanchez; Norsan Group Greg and Tammy Shumate Mr. and Mrs. David E. Snell; E. R. Snell Contractor, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Stephens Dr. W. Gordon Tanner, Jr. and Dr. Anna B. Tanner Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Tucker Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee Tucker, Jr.
AT&T Enterprise Holdings Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Deryk Gilmore Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful Services, Inc. Dianne and John Lucht Mitsubishi Electric Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation Inc. Renasant Bank Karen and Perry Taylor Wade Research Foundation Inc. The Carl D. White, Sr. Family Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Wolfe
Scholar’s Circle $2,500 + • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Atlanta Document Scanning, Inc. Lucien and Marsha Anderson Bomar Lee and Marshall Boutwell Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Cobb III Mr. and Mrs. David Cross Estate of Dr. G. Chad Wilkes Jonelle Faal 2011 and Ousman Faal FastSigns Norcross Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. Gunter Automotive, Inc. Gwinnett Convention & Visitors Bureau Gwinnett Sports Commission Dave Harvey 2016 and Carolyn Harvey Mr. Jonathan Holmes; Mighty 8th Media LLC JBM Marketing Solutions Jersey Mike’s Subs Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Kaufman Mall of Georgia Dentistry LLC Drs. Bernard and Dr. Eileen Oliver Patcraft Create Center www.ggc.edu
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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS (continued) • • • • • • • •
Regent and Mrs. José R. Pérez Phoenix Elevator Service Inc. of Georgia Pyramid Consulting, Inc. Mr. Hugh Rowden Larry and Cookie Simpson University System of Georgia Foundation Tyler Walsh 2011 Drs. Tyler T. Yu and Miranda Mei Zhang
President’s Circle $1,000 + • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Drs. Funwi Ayuninjam and Gwendoline Ayuninjam Mrs. Lucia Brantley Ms. Dorothy N. Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Mike Causland Mr. and Mrs. Madison F. Cole, Jr. Shelly‑Ann El‑Fil 2012 Dr. Jennifer W. Greene J. Frank Hardymon Jennifer and Curtis Hendrickson Dr. and Mrs. Justin E. Jernigan Mr. Tomas Jimenez and Mrs. Kelly Dunham‑Jimenez Ms. Terri Jondahl and Mr. Richard A. Drye Mr. N. Terry Jones Ms. Sloan W. Jones Ms. Kimberly L. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kyle Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ledford Dr. Susan Manaskie Barbara and Andrew Martell Ann and Wayne Mason Mr. and Mrs. James D. McFadden, Jr. Dr. Christine E. Miller Divine S. Rebekah Myers Mr. and Mrs. David R. Robinson Chrissy and Walt Rosen Victoria A. Ruzeski Hyun Woong Shin, Ph.D. and Eugene Kim, D.M.D
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Andrew Stephenson 2012 Dr. Patrick J. Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Steve R. Wagner Dr. Keeta Wilborn
In Appreciation $500 + • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Mrs. Mary E. Alsing Laura N. Brown Mr. Michael Brown Angela Gaddy Cooper 2013 Esther Dundas 2012 Dr. Yvonne Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Tim Everly Dr. Sharon Grason and Mr. Tom Grason Lisa Hamby Hyo‑Joo Han Patti Hughes Yolonda Jackson 2019 Jet’s Pizza on Sugarloaf S. Cathy McCrary Elyssa Melton 2019 Drs. Cathy and John Moore Dr. James M. Nolan and Dr. Candace S. Timpte Dr. Karen L. Perell‑Gerson and Mr. Martin L. Gerson Mr. Johnny Richardson Dr. Lois C. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sanders Dr. Benjamin C. Shepler Dr. Jeff Smith and Mrs. Katie Hart Smith Dr. Catherine E. Thomas Rico Torres 2008 Mr. Robert Varnedoe Dr. Julie A. Weisberg and Mr. Howard Rees Dr. Diane E. White Dr. Brett W. Young Mr. Raymond S. Zenere Mr. John Zeppa
Cumulative and Legacy Societies The GGC Foundation’s cumulative societies celebrate benchmarks in total giving. These levels recognize generous, long-term commitment to and investment in the college and its students. Visionary Society $1 million +
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Heritage Society $500,000 +
Green & Gray Society $100,000 +
Emerald Society Recognizes donors who have included GGC in their estate plans
FOUNDATION TRUSTEES Officers and Trustees from July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021
Officers
Trustees
Chair Mr. Bartow Morgan, Jr. Georgia Banking Company
Mr. Thomas J. Andersen Andersen, Tate & Carr PC
Vice Chair Dr. Jann L. Joseph Georgia Gwinnett College President Ms. Jennifer Hendrickson Georgia Gwinnett College Secretary Ms. Terri E. Jondahl CAB Incorporated Treasurer Mr. Glenn S. White Retired, United Community Bank, Inc.
Mr. Don Balfour II Waffle House, Inc. Mrs. Marsha Anderson Bomar MARTA Dr. K. Carlton Buchanan, Jr. Envision Physician Services Mr. Madison F. Cole, Jr. Retired, Wesleyan School Mr. C. Norwood Davis 12Stone Church Mr. Ron H. Garrard Garrard Group Mr. Gregory W. Hayes Moore Stephens Tiller LLC Mr. Thomas P. Hughes Hughes Investment Properties LLC Mr. Wayne H. Mason Mason Family Management Company LLC Mr. José R. Pérez Target Market Trends
Ms. Sasha M. Ruiz Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. William E. Russell Russell Landscape Group, Inc. Mr. Norberto Sanchez Norsan Group Mr. Greg Shumate Capital City Home Loans Mr. David E. Snell E. R. Snell Contractor, Inc. Mr. John D. Stephens JDS Holdings LLC Dr. W. Gordon Tanner, Jr. Gastroenterology Specialists of Gwinnett Mr. Richard L. Tucker Arlington Capital LLC Mr. R. Lee Tucker, Jr. Mahaffey Pickens Tucker LLP Mr. Philip R. Wolfe Retired, Gwinnett Medical Center
THANK YOU! Georgia Gwinnett College and the GGC Foundation would not exist if not for the vision and generosity of our founders and philanthropic partners. With your support, the college makes the dream of a higher education possible for thousands of students. As Georgia Gwinnett looks to continue creating a more enhanced, innovative college experience for the future generations, sustained philanthropic support to the college provides critical funding essential to the successes of GGC and that of its students. Office of Advancement 678.407.5588 • advancement@ggc.edu
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OUR MISSION Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) provides access to targeted bachelor- and associate-level degrees that meet the economic development needs of the growing and diverse population of Gwinnett County and the northeast Atlanta metropolitan region. GGC opened in August 2006 as the nation’s first four-year, public college of the 21st century. GGC’s innovative approach to higher education changes lives for students from all walks of life, producing contributing citizens and future leaders for Georgia and the nation. The Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation builds relationships with alumni, friends, corporations and foundations to raise, manage, invest and administer funds from private resources to further academic excellence at GGC. These funds support the college’s mission for student success and innovation in teaching through scholarships, research grants, training and campus improvements. An independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, the foundation is committed to effective and efficient use of resources and maintains high ethical standards for the stewardship of gifts.
Office of Advancement 1000 University Center Lane Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043 www.ggc.edu