M A R I C O PA COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOUNDATION
Changing Lives. Building Futures.
In This Issue Heroes of Education Raises Money for Scholarships
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CEO Message Investment. Let’s talk.
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Sony Recognizes Students
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Leading with Heart Award
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Employees Honored
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New Employees
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Scholarship News
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Student Spotlight
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Vets Plan to Raise Funds
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Your Donor Newsletter Summer & Fall 2012
Foundation’s Heroes of Education Event Raises $200,000 for Scholarships to support students from 14 out of 15 Arizona counties while maintaining a retention rate of more than 90%.
Hero of Education Honoree, Lisa Budinger with Co-Chairs
With more than 450 community leaders in attendance, the Foundation hosted the 7th annual Heroes of Education award dinner on April 29, 2012. Lisa Budinger – president and CEO of Arizona College Scholarship Foundation (ACSF) was honored as the 2012 Hero of Education. ACSF is increasing the number of bachelor’s degree holders in the State by providing scholarships and one-on-one mentoring to high potential, low-income students. Since its inception in 2005, ACSF has supported 250 actively enrolled students, 75 of whom have achieved their dream of a bachelor’s degree. ACSF is currently supporting 20 ACE students and has awarded 24 ACE students since the program’s inception. Under Lisa’s leadership, ACSF has celebrated its first program graduates, doubled the number of students served by the program and has grown
Lisa is passionate about education and ensuring that all of Arizona’s students have the opportunity to attend college, regardless of their financial status. She has been a supporter of ACE (Achieving a College Education) since her return to her native Arizona in 2007. Lisa is active in the community and currently serves on the steering committee for College Depot and the Thunderbird Global Council. She is a member of All A’s for Arizona. The Heroes award is given annually to a champion of public education in Arizona who has a proven personal and professional commitment to support Maricopa Community College students and educational opportunities. The 2012 event raised over $200,00 to benefit ACE (Achieving a College Education), Chicanos Por La Causa Matching Scholarship Fund, and the General Scholarship Fund at the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation. Two students who have benefited directly from Foundation scholarships had the opportunity to tell their stories at the dinner. Kathryn Banning, a young mother of six, who finds the time to do it all and to do it well…exceptionally HEROES, continued on p. 6
Kathryn Banning, 2012 All-Arizona Academic Team