Miles Community College Foundation Annual Report 2022

ANNUAL

MCC FOUNDATION

Established in 1964, the Miles Community College (MCC) Foundation is governed by a board made up of local business owners and community members. The board members are invested in the success of MCC’s students and in the growth and relevance of the college.

The grit and spirit of those who make Eastern Montana home for a season or for a lifetime is reflected by MCC students, graduates and by Foundation board members. Thanks to the work of the dedicated board members and ongoing support from generous donor contributions, the MCC Foundation is able to serve as a proud partner of Miles Community College, extending the reach and impact of the College on students and the greater eastern Montana community. In making higher education a reality for students of all background and abilities, the work of the Foundation truly has the ability to change the trajectory of someone’s life.

The Foundation accepts gifts throughout the year and invests and administers those funds to provide a growing source of support for the college, now and into the future.

This annual report celebrates a deep commitment to quality, accessible higher education and the generosity of the fantastic donors of MCC.

MISSION

The Miles Community College Foundation is dedicated to establishing and maintaining permanently invested funds through the solicitation and management of donations for the purpose of providing scholarships, assisting in capital improvements, and meeting special needs of the College for the betterment of the students, faculty, staff, and community.

VISION

The Miles Community College Foundation is building a thriving culture of philanthropy that supports access to quality education, enhances the campus experience, and encourages the innovation and growth of Miles Community College.

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FROM THE MCC FOUNDATION PRESIDENT

Dear Alumni, Friends, and Supporters of Miles Community College

The Foundation has been in place for many years to support the College needs such as scholarships, equipment, athletics, and even buildings and structural improvements. Thanks to your most generous gifts in recent years we have been able to expand that support.

Our most recent large project, as most of you know, has been the building the Ag Advancement Center at our West Campus. Again, thanks to your support that complex is almost completely paid for through local donations. In addition, we have recently purchased land from the Bureau of Land Management to give us free rein on the events and activities that we can allow at the Center. The initial building loan still requires some additional funding and your continued donations would be sincerely appreciated.

Again, thanks to your generosity, the Foundation has been able to award over $360,000 in the last ten years to support student scholarship here at MCC. Thanks to our new Director of Institutional Advancement, Elizabeth Patten, those funds and scholarship are growing.

The Foundation also supports our athletic programs with funds for Assistant Coaches, athletic scholarships, and community involvement programs. We also support our Nursing Program with scholarship and individual awards to cover fees for Nursing Students who pass their certification test on their first attempt.

When the college wants to start new programs, the Foundation helps with startup costs including salaries and equipment. One that comes to mind is our Meat Processing Program.

With your continued support and donations, we can continue to make Miles Community College a place where students want to attend and achieve their goals.

Sincerely thankful,

Donald J. Hartman, MCC Foundation President

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Dear Friends and Supporters of Miles Community College:

I have been Director of Institutional Advancement at MCC for almost two years-what a time of learning and growth!

I love that my job is focused on supporting our students, programs, and activities here at MCC. This position, like so many at MCC, has many facets. I work closely with Ron Slinger, President of MCC, and with the MCC Foundation Board. Together, we are expanding the ways we interact with the greater MCC community, and building on the ways that we steward the gifts entrusted to us.

Scholarship gifts and other planned gifts to MCC are a wonderful way to honor a loved one, leave a legacy, and make the college experience more accessible for a variety of potential students. What a joy to work with you as you build scholarships and funds to honor your loved ones or as you build ways to personally give to the students of today and tomorrow. You are doing great things!

For some students, scholarships provide the only path to completing a degree. And for a small college like MCC, financial gifts make what we provide for students and staff so much greater than what we could ever do without your generous support!

I love that my job is focused around creating opportunities for people to give and opportunities for our students to receive. As I continue in this position, I look forward to celebrating many, many graduates who have been scholarship recipients, many projects and campus enhancements, many opportunities to support our hardworking staff, and - espcially - the donors who continue to make all of this possible.

With so much gratitude, Elizabeth Patten, MCC Director of Institutional Advancement

FROM THE MCC COLLEGE PRESIDENT

Dear Alumni and Supporters,

As we close out another year, I am so very grateful for the amazing support that we receive from our community and individuals like you. The Board of Trustees, Faculty, Staff, Students and You make Miles Community College a truly special place. With everyone working together, we had another outstanding year here at MCC, and we have so much to celebrate.

Our spring enrollment was up over last year making us one of the few community colleges in the nation that saw enrollment growth. Our Nursing Program received professional accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The College received a seven-year reaffirmation of our accreditation from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

We continued to expand our academic course offerings and transfer pathways for our students. We now have a transfer pathway in Elementary Education to Dickinson State University which helps to address the teacher shortage in Eastern Montana. The college has also added three different engineering transfer pathways with Montana Technological University.

These pathways truly allow our students to actually live our tagline of Start Here….Go Anywhere!

We have engaged the local business community with the launching of our MCC Workforce Solutions Program. This program allows the college to work with employers to create their own company-specific micro-credential. This allows them to upskill their employees in exactly the coursework they need them to learn.

We are thrilled to be partnering with Stockman Bank, Holy Rosary Healthcare, and Sidney Health Center. As you can see, we had a very successful year. We look forward to even bigger things this coming year with the completion of our strategic plan, growing enrollment, further expansion of our Workforce Solutions Program, and our high school outreach. Thank you so much for your support. We could not do any of this without you!

Go Pioneers!

Dr. Ron Slinger, MCC President

FROM FINANCIAL AID & ADMISSIONS

Dear Alumni and Supporters of Miles Community College,

We are extremely grateful for the support that you provide to the students and college on a regular basis. Because of your generosity, we were able to move forward with a new scholarship awarding platform. This online tool, AwardSpring, allows the MCC Foundation to streamline the scholarship application process for MCC students. MCC recently completed our first scholarship cycle with AwardSpring.

Moving forward, we will be able to continue to improve the application process, track pertinent information about our application process, and send reminders when applications are started but not yet completed. With paper applications, there was not a way to provide support to those who started the process. The ability to communicate with applicants throughout the entire process has enabled Financial Aid and Institutional Advancement to work with prospective and current students in an entirely new manner.

MCC had 114 students who benefited from not only scholarships from the MCC Foundation, but also external scholarships brought with them when attending Miles Community College. This number does not include the number of athletic scholarships awarded each year.

Because MCC is very affordable, even the smallest scholarship makes a difference for our students.

Dolly Ferris, MCC Financial Aid Specialist Danielle Dinges, MCC Director of Financial Aid and Admissions

We are thankful for you!

Miles Community College processes more than $300,000 in scholarships every year to currently enrolled students, transfer students, non-traditional students, and students who attend MCC upon graduation from high school. These scholarships recognize student academic success, athletic excellence, areas of need, and support specific programs at Miles Community College.

The MCC Foundation Board of Directors manages 26 funds that produce scholarships and currently provide over $45,000 each year in scholarship awards. These scholarship funds are gifts from generous donors who continue to support the college and its students.

The college looks forward to growing the number of scholarships that the MCC Foundation has to offer, while celebrating the seven new scholarships listed in this report. At print, the college has created two new additional scholarships that are set for the first awards of the 2023-2024 academic year.

This is just the beginning of the stories that the Foundation will have to celebrate next year!

AWARDSPRING

In the past year, the Director of Institutional Advancement, along with the Financial Aid Office and the Foundation Board Scholarship Committee, has worked to streamline the scholarship application process. MCC is now utilizing AwardSpring, an online platform that allows students to complete and submit a single online application to become qualified for the variety of scholarships available through the MCC Foundation.

To apply, students and prospective students can visit the AwardSpring website (milescc.awardspring.com) quickly register, and complete the single online scholarship application. AwardSpring automatically matches students to all scholarships where criteria is met. Once submission is complete, applicants receive an email confirmation as well as the list of scholarships they were matched with.

The Scholarship Committee and Financial Aid Office continue to process feedback while refining instructions and components to the online application. This is proving to be an excellent tool for students, Financial Aid staff, Director of Institutional Advancement, and the Foundation Board. The college is anticipating growth in the number of completed applications with each award cycle. The student feedback regarding AwardSpring during its first year has been overwhelmingly positive.

“This scholarship will be such a benefit and incentive toward my future educational goals.”

“This scholarship will greatly benefit me in my nursing studies. Overall my college experience has been truly life-changing. Thank you again for contributing to my future success.”

Whenstudentsareawardedscholarships,thefeedbackreceivedbydonorsistrulyheartwarming.

“My educational journey has been very challenging at times, so knowing my hard work is being acknowledged means a lot to me and encourages me to work towards my goal. Thank you again!”

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships Administered Through the Foundation

McFarland Memorial Athletic Scholarships - 18 wards given (since 2010)

CHS Agriculture Scholarships - 8 wards (given annually)

James P. Lucas Scholarship - 5 awards given (created in 2018)

Nursing Faculty Scholarship - Given annually

Curtis and Irene Strom Memorial Scholarships - 89 awards given (since 2010)

Henry T. and Marie Dierks Elementary Education Scholarship - 15 awards given (since 2010)

Eilleen Carlson Scholarship - 13 awards given (since 2010)

Pete Leo Nursing Scholarship - 9 awards given (since 2010)

Eugene and Jean Leidholt Scholarship - 10 awards given (since 2010)

Freda Hensleigh Memorial Nursing Scholarship - 6 awards given (created in 2016)

Stella and Reece Clevenger Nursing Scholarship - 11 awards given (since 2010)

Lena Leo Berry Nursing Scholarship - 11 awards given (since 2010)

Viall Family Agriculture Scholarship - 5 awards given (created in 2018)

Marion and Julian Terrett Nursing Scholarship - 11 awards given (since 2010)

MT Warriors on the Water Scholarship - 3 awards given (since 2019)

Aldeen Shockley Hafla Nursing Scholarship - 1 award (given annually)

MCC Faculty Scholarships - 1 award (given annually)

Carrie’s Nursing Scholarship - 1 award (given annually)

Virginia Hoenke Nursing Scholarship - 1 award (given annually)

Otis A. and Grace Carter Scholarship - 17 awards (given since 2010)

MCC Endowment Scholarship - 43 awards given (since 2010 and retired in 2020)

New Scholarships

Slinger Family Scholarship - 2 awards given (created in 2020)

Pauline Flotkoetter Nursing Scholarship - 1 award given (created in 2020)

Byron N. Winter Scholarship - 1 award given (created in 2020)

Cecil and Delores Kolka Family Nursing Scholarship - Created in 2021

Meyer Family Nursing Scholarship - 4 awards given (created in 2020)

MCC Foundation Scholarship - Created in 2022 (to replace the MCC Endowment Scholarship)

Melinda Lynnes Scholarship - Created in 2022

Mary Lynne Bennett Memorial Nursing Scholarship - Created in 2022

Between 2010 and 2021, MCC Students were awarded $326,507 in money given through the MCC Foundation.

For Academic Year 21-22, MCC students were awarded $38,800 through the Foundation.

For Academic Year 22-23, the MCC Foundation has the potential to award $46,300.

MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Mary Lynne Bennett Memorial Scholarship

For 56 years, Mary Lynne Bennett was the beloved wife of Joseph Bennett, a prominent member of the MCC Foundation board.

Upon the passing of Mary Lynne this year, the MCC Foundation Board members and friends gave in her memory to form a new scholarship.

Their gifts totaled $800, with Joseph contributing an additional $200 to create the $1000 scholarship dedicated specifically to nursing students at MCC, in honor of all of the nurses who took care of Mary Lynne before her passing.

Pauline Flotkoetter Nursing Scholarship

Pauline Flotkoetter began her nursing career in 1959 at Holy Rosary and Garberson Clinic. Pauline’s thirst for knowledge in the medical field never waned.

After fifty years of nursing, she pursued her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and then her Master of Science in Nursing Education.

Pauline was known for openly sharing her nursing knowledge with her colleagues throughout her career.

At 80 years old, she took the position of Director of Nursing at Miles Community College. She shared her passion for the field of nursing with students and faculty alike and was not only a well-respected instructor, but gladly acted as a mentor to many students.

In honor of Pauline’s love for nursing and for her students, a scholarship was created in her name by her family. Her sons, their wives, and many other family and friends contributed to make the Pauline Flotkoetter Nursing Scholarship available annually to an individual nursing student at MCC.

Meyer Family Nursing Scholarship

The Meyer Family Nursing Scholarship was created in honor of Armin Daniel and Joyce Meyer by their three sons.

Armin Daniel Meyer (Dan) attended Elmhurst College and then the University of Illinois School of Medicine. During his surgical internship at the University of Iowa, he met his future wife, Joyce Marilyn Hultman, who was working as a nurse. They were married June 13, 1959, and began a family during Dan’s general surgery residency at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio.

After a short stint at Glasgow Air Force Base in Montana, Dan’s surgical career was spent caring for many veterans of WWII, Korean, and Vietnam wars at the Veterans Hospital in Miles City. While Dan was a doctor at the VA Hospital, the family lived on the hospital grounds, neighboring the MCC campus, for several years.

Joyce Meyer attended the University Of Iowa College Of Nursing, where she received a Bachelor’s of Science in nursing. She made nursing a lifelong career, beginning as an Obstetrical Nurse at the University Hospital of Cleveland, moving on to Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City, continuing her education to achieve her master’s in nursing from Montana State University Bozeman in 1994, and retiring from St. Vincent Healthcare as a mother/ newborn nurse in 1999.

In addition to her hospital work in Miles City, Joyce was an instructor for the Miles Community College Nursing Program.

The Meyer Family Nursing Scholarship is available annually to two nursing students at MCC.

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Nicole McFarland Memorial Scholarship

Ethan Bell

Kelbee Denham

Otis A and Grace Carter Scholarship

Ashton Nicole Blubaugh

Shyanna Lynn Rask Black

Kaitlyn Ann Cardwell

Autumn Rose Morton

Sonja Marie Johnson

American Legion Scholarship

Danielle Willson

Byron N. Winter Scholarship

Kailah Hafla

CHS Scholarships

Clay Casey Prell

Krystan Marie Jasin

Blayne Allen Hubing

Tori Jean Yeager

Parker Madison Lund

Rebecca Marie Stroh

Michelle Lorraine Tallent

Gavyn Walker Dansby

Eilleen A Carlson Scholarship

Jordan Rachelle Kanduch

Eugene and Jean Leidholt Scholarship

Rachel Grace Kelly

Freda Hensleigh Memorial Scholarship

Kofi Karikari

Henry T. and Marie Dierks Scholarship

Jasmine Nicole Kanduch

Rebecca Ann Purcell

Pauline Flotkoetter Nursing Scholarship

Uluwehi Brooks

Slinger Family Scholarship

Kaitlyn Savannah Kanuch

Strom Scholarships

Kori Marie McMillan

Nicole Don Wangerin

Krystan Marie Jasin Kaleigh Catharine Gunther Ruby Alexus Kuester

Mikah Lynn James Kaden Kuchynka

Rachel Kelly

Gavyn Walker Dansby

Alexandra Elaine Carr

Virginia Hoenke Scholarship

Sarah Giles

Karsyn Michelle March

James P. Lucas Scholarship

Kaden Kuchynka

Marion Julian Terrett Scholarship

Elizabeth Ann Hecker

Meyer Nursing Scholarships

Natasha Rae Knowlton

Maurinda Kathy Stocke

GIVING

Today | Tomorrow | Forever

Slinger Family Scholarship

The Slinger Family Scholarship was created by the ninth president of Miles Community College, Dr. Ron Slinger. He and his family believe strongly in the transformative power of education.

President Slinger often states that higher education is about, “Hope and opportunity–the hope for a better life and the opportunity to make that hope a reality.”

This scholarship was originally designed for female student-athletes and is now being redirected (per the donor’s wishes) toward the dual enrollment program at MCC, which provides funds which enable high school students to enroll in classes for free.

It is the hope of the Slinger Family that this scholarship provides students the same opportunity that Dr. Slinger experienced as a first-generation college student.

Byron N. Winter Scholarship

Byron “Barney” Winter was raised in Jordan, Montana, where he attended high school. Byron dropped out of college in 1969 and moved to Miles City where he worked at Pine Hills School for Boys in recreation and counseling. In 1972, he decided to return to college by attending Miles Community College, while continuing to work at Pine Hills.

After receiving his associate degree, Byron attended the University of Montana, graduating with a BS in Accounting in 1975. He then began work with the Comptroller of the Currency as a National Bank Examiner. He worked at several locations throughout the US, primarily in the western region, retiring in 2009 from the San Francisco office. Upon retirement, Byron lived in Amboy, Washington.

In 2013, he became a snowbird, living in Phoenix, Arizona, during winter months and Polson, Montana, during the summer.

Byron Winter established this scholarship to assist others from Jordan and other small Eastern Montana towns, in the pursuit of a college education. He established a similar scholarship at the University of Montana School of Business for those who wish to pursue and fufill a bachelor’s degree.

Memorials

In the fiscal year, the MCC Foundation received $6,437 given in memory of Mary Lynne Bennett, Thelma Meade, Randy Meade, D.L. Harding, Susan Wilcox, Armin and Joyce Meyer, James P. Lucas, and Pauline Flotkoetter.

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Planned Giving

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This year, the MCC Foundation was the recipient of a gift in the amount of $26,241.35, disbursed by the Robert B. Gotz Charitable Trust to the MCC Foundation General Fund to be endowed and used to support the efforts and endeavors of the Foundation.

Robert B. Gotz Charitable Trust

The Gotz Charitable Trust was created in 1995 shortly before Robert B. Gotz’s death and served his sister during her life until her passing in December 2021. At the end of the quarter immediately preceding the death of his sister, the principal balance was to be distributed with 5% to the Miles Community College Foundation. The gift, presented in April of this year, was $26,241.35, restricted to endowment. The MCC Foundation has invested this gift, and the MCC Foundation board will use the earnings from this endowed fund for the best, highest use each year.

Payroll Giving

Currently 11 of the MCC faculty and staff give a total of $356.67 each month.

These funds support three separate scholarship funds in addition to the General Fund, Pioneer Athletic programs, and the Pioneer Pantry Food Bank.

Ag Advancement Center (AAC) Campaign

During 2021-2022, $79,007 was paid toward the remainder of the AAC project loan.

Of that, $52,432.12 was covered by pledged dollars and one-time gifts.

The remaining $26,574.88 was paid by the MCC Foundation out of the General Fund.

The land where the AAC sits was purchased from the Bureau of Land Management by the college for $272,000 this year.

The total to be collected on pledges is $191,500 over the next three years.

The remainder (if all pledges are collected) needed to complete the Foundation’s portion of the project is $173,050.65.

OTHER FUNDING

Perkins Local

This grant award was $91,850.41 and had allocations for the Meat Processing program, the Welding Program, IT classes, and some administrative hours. MCC was able to purchase new equipment for the welding shop, a drone and software units for the IT classes, and curriculum for the Meat Processing program.

The grant award includes money allocated to supplement the salary of both the meat processing coordinator and the Perkins grant administrator.

SCL Health Montana Mission Fund Grant

Awarded in November of 2021.

The grant award was $58,406 for the MCC Nursing program to purchase three “Susie” adult, full-body nursing clinical skills simulators and three meeting OWL devices.

This project allowed MCC to create simulation labs in three area healthcare facilities: Sidney Health Center, Glendive Medical Center, and St. John’s United in Billings.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA 2021

Dr. Eileen A. Hemman, COL (Ret.)

LEGACY OF SERVICE-Dr. Hemman was born in Miles City and graduated from Custer County High School in 1969. She entered the first class of Nursing students at Miles Community College, graduating in 1971. She worked at the Veterans hospital full time during her school attendance. In 1977 she entered the Army Reserves and eventually transitioned to Active Duty. Dr. Hemman retired in the rank of Colonel in 2004. Dr. Hemman has held numerous positions during her distinguished military and civilian careers.

Dr. Hemman is the recipient of many civilian and military awards including the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Order of Military Medical Merit, Army Parachutist Badge, the Expert Field Medial Badge, Outstanding Research Mentor, Nancy Whitten Outstanding IRB (Institutional Research Board) member.

Her works have been published in books and journals including Critical Care Nursing, Military Medicine, Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, Journal of Nursing Leadership, Journal of Nursing Administration, Nurse Educator, Journal of Radiology Nursing, Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, and the American Journal of Nursing.

She has also served on multiple panels and boards to include Government Liaison on the Congressionally Directed Medical Research, Institutional Research Review Boards and Board Member Covenant Bible Seminary. Dr. Hemman formally retired in 2019 and resides in Steilacoom, Washington.

DEGREES: PROFESSIONAL ACHEIVEMENTS:

Associate of ArtsMiles Community College

Bachelor of Science in NursingMontana State University Bozeman

Master of Science in NursingUniversity of Colorado Medical Center

Doctor of EducationSeattle University

Perinatal Clinical Research Nurse, Madigan Army Medical Center

Senior Clinical Educator and Faculty, University of Washington

Chief of Managed Care, Madigan Army Medical Center

Director of Hospital Education, Eisenhower Army Medical Center

Respiratory Nurse Specialist and Coordinator of Respiratory Care Director of Mobilization, Education, and Training, Bassett Army Community Hospital

Regional Consultant for Army Nurse Recruiting Chief 47th Combat Support Hospital

“MCC provided me the opportunity to improve my life and embark on an exciting personal and professional future.”

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS 2022

Carl D. Mottram

LEGACY OF SERVICE-Carl Mottram moved to Miles City at the age of 10 from Billings Montana and graduated from Custer County High School in 1973. He then received a Music/Drama scholarship to attend Miles Community College.

During this time, he was accepted into the MCC Nursing Program but found this was not to be his forte, and at the same time discovered the field of respiratory care.

He completed his Associate of Arts degree at Miles Community College and then enrolled in the Mayo Clinic/Rochester Community College respiratory therapy program.

This led to an incredibly successful professional career, highlighted by reaching the academic rank of Associate Professor of Medicine. He is the only individual to achieve this rank without an advanced or doctorate degree in the 150-year history of Mayo Clinic.

Professor Mottram has served on many community and professional boards, including serving as President of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. CLSI is known as the leading standard and guideline organization for all disciplines in laboratory medicine. Professor Mottram was the first non-pathologist or PhD scientist to lead this organization. He also serves on the National Board for Respiratory Care which is responsible for credentialing respiratory care practitioners. Professor Mottram is the author and editor of Ruppel’s Manual of Pulmonary Function Testing which is recognized world-wide as the definitive textbook in the field of pulmonary diagnostics.

DEGREES:

Associate of ArtsMiles Community College

Associate of Applied ScienceRochester Community College/ Mayo Clinic Respiratory Therapy Program

Bachelor of ArtsWinona State University

PROFESSIONAL ACHEIVEMENTS:

Associate Professor of Medicine – Mayo Clinic

Assistant Professor of Medicine – Mayo Clinic

Robert H Miller Award – National Board for Respiratory Care

John V Bergen Award – Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute

·Fellow – American Association for Respiratory Care (FAARC)

Lambda Beta Society for Academic Excellence in Respiratory Care

Authored 51 peer-reviewed articles and 19 book chapters

Author of Ruppel’s Manual of Pulmonary Function Testing

University of Minnesota/MSHS Respiratory Care Program 2013 Alumni of the Year Award Excellence in Consensus Management Award – Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute

Past President and Board of Directors member of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute

Board member –National Board for Respiratory Care

“MCC started me on my academic and professional path.”

PIONEER CLUB

Athletic Director

Jerry Olson

Volleyball

Head Coach: Victoria Wiens

Asst. Coach: Julie Nowicki

Mens Basketball

Head Coach: Chase Tait

Asst. Coach: Isaac DeLoach

Womens Basketball

Head Coach: Jenna Bolstad

Asst. Coach: Sam Kortum

Rodeo

Head Coach: Sylvan LaCross Baseball

Head Coach: Jeff Brabant

Asst. Coach: Michael O'Connell

Softball

Head Coach: Erica Dick

Asst. Coach: Jessica Brooks

PIONEER

LEGENDS LEVEL ($5,000 +)

HALL OF FAME ($3,000 - 4,999)

Miles City Plus

CHAMPION ($1,500 - 2,999)

Aye Family Dentistry

Builder's First Source

First Interstate Bank

Gallagher's Gardner Consulting

& Tammy McFarland

Miles City Insurance Services NAPA

Notbohm Motors Red Rock Sporting Goods Walmart

MVP ($1,000 - 1,499)

Don's Coins & Cards

Black Iron Grill

Boss Office Products

Dave Smith Realty Dick Mitchell

Hometown Real Estate Jackson Contractor Group

406 Signs ABC Glass

Albertsons

Miles City Hotel & Suites

Miles City Liquors & Fine Wines

One Health

Quad K Supply

Architects & Design Security Abstract & Title Steadman's Ace Hardward

ALL-STAR ($500 - 999)

Big Sky Financial

Big Sky Smile Center

Blue Moon/Silver Star Casino

Buy MT

The Cellar

Doeden Construction

Edward Jones Express Laundry

Fred Wacker Agency

Glader Electric

Hardesty Real Estate

Hogan Family Dental

KATL

Krueger Windows Lesh & Company MC Electric

Frontierland

Mexico Lindo

Miles City Sanitation

Miles City Star Muggli Construction Oftedal Construction Outreach Clinic Pizza Hut

Precision Painting & Drywall

Prime Lending

Regan Plumbing

Reynold's Market

Rolling Rubber S Ron Slinger

Stallard & Associates Stevenson Funeral Home Super 8

Taylor Kennedy Insurance

Traci Schell Insurance

Tubb's Sports Bar & Grill Tiltwurks US Bank

Wagner Chiropractic

Watt's Insurance Wendy's

Yerger Family Dental

Cowtown Classic

The Cowtown Classic Basketball Tournament is for both boys and girls in 5th-8th grades and is set for ten competing teams per division.

Since 1993, the Cowtown Classic has been a fun and reliable fundraiser and community event. Local kids and coaches look forward to being on the MCC campus for this tournament held every March. The tournament averages 57 teams (since 2014). This year, the net income of $21,850 was split evenly between the Men’s and Women’s Pioneer Basketball teams.

Buckaroo Bash

The Buckaroo Bash is the annual fundraising event for the MCC Rodeo Team and one of the largest events held on campus.

From MCC Rodeo Coach Sylvan LaCross:

“The 2022 Buckaroo Bash was an amazing success! For my first year hosting and organizing the Bash, with great help from Wally Badgett (former MCC Rodeo Head Coach) and many of the folks on campus, I can say that this one will be tough to beat.

We set a record for ticket sales and fed nearly 400 plates of Prime Rib and “all the fixings” from our good friends at Redneck Grill. The Centra was packed with tremendous supporters, family and friends of the MCC Rodeo Team. Our silent auction displayed almost 130 items,W and the live auction was comprised of 37 items, ranging from incredible artwork to home furnishings and vacation packages.

We finished out the evening with live music from the Exit 138 band and plenty of desserts!

In total, we were fortunate enough to raise over $46,000 in profit ($72,000 taken in before expenses) to help us with this year’s operations and scholarships.

Our ’22-’23 team has grown from 13 to 28 competing members and three managers! We are so thankful for the continued support that we have been given and we look forward to inviting you all back for the 2023 Buckaroo Bash. We’ll be ready to pack the Centra once more as we plan for this great evening of fundraising and entertainment!”

Fiscal Year 2022 Athletic Funds

Raised through the efforts of the Athletic Director, Coaches, and Athletes

Beginning Balance Fundraised this year Total as of May 3 Fill FY22 Athletic Budgets Carry over to FY23 Athletic Director $149.00 $79,205.00 $79,354.00 $79,000.00 $354.00

Volleyball $3,834.50 $2,398.00 $6,232.50

Softball

$0.00 $12,923.00 $14,153.00

$0.00 $6,232.50

$14,000.00 $153.00

Baseball $2,436.51 $41,249.99 $43,686.50 $29,500.00 $14,186.50

Rodeo $77,278.70 $64,248.38 $142,121.08 $50,000.00 $92,121.08

W Basketball $0.00 $13,549.25 $13,549.25 $13,500.00 $49.25

M Basketball $8,032.50 $5,612.25 $24,548.48 $13,800.00 $10,748.48

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

For

Assets

Liabilities

Net

Total

Income

Expenses

AAC

Accounting

Dues

Operating

Alumni

Operating

Investments

Total

Total

$1,105,011.32

$236,000.00 $1,341,011.32

$330,187.05

$462,596.37 $181,197.87

$296,104.56

$1,292.15

$69,633.32

$1,010,824.27

$1,341,011.32

$297,513.28 $48,232.12 $98,582.49

$33,423.57 $68.25 $477,819.71

$79,007.00 $12,354.30 $254,536.63

$9,800.00 $4,197.80 $978.65 $8,008.13 $779.84

$140.30

$1,000.00 $3,750.00 $2,504.61

$13,150.00

$20,404.01 $408,311.27

$49,600.26 $18,186.21 -$7,555.92 $60,230.55

$69,633.32

WAYS TO GIVE

Give to the MCC Foundation's General Fund

These gifts will be used for the first, highest need as we support students, faculty, and staff, while enhancing the facilities at Miles Community College.

Give to the MCC Foundation's Scholarship Fund

Funds from these gifts will be specifically used to grow the amount that the Foundation is able to award each academic year.

Create and fund a scholarship with criteria that matters to you.

Give to our Athletic Department

Donate through the Pioneer Club or support an individual Athletic Team.

Give to The Learning Center

This will provide Miles Community College students and Miles City community members with FREE one-to-one tutoring, job interview prep, college support, and high school equivalency diploma coursework.

Give to the Ag Advancement Center (AAC)

These gifts will be used to complete the project and support the ongoing use of the facility.

We Invite

Each year, MCC graduates begin new careers or continue their education in pursuit of the next level degree. Your gifts support these students in their educational pursuits. Your gifts also support MCC staff and faculty as they provide the best experiences possible for our students in academics, athletics, and in community.

Each year, the MCC Foundation board members continue to collaboratively make choices to steward the gifts entrusted to them in ways that honor our donors and support the MCC community.

Miles Community College Foundation Board of Directors

Donald J Hartman, President

Sheryl Cathey, Vice President

Jeff Johnstone, Treasurer

Ted Stein, Secretary

Garret McFarland

Krista Stubblefield

Mia Mintz

Debbie Morford

Joseph Bennet

James Lucas, Emeritus

Miles Community College Executive Committee

Dr. Ron Slinger, President

Dr. Rita Kratky, Vice President of Academic Affairs

Nancy Aaberge, Director of Business Services

Miles Community College Board of Trustees

Jamie Ogolin, Chair

Tara Andrews, Vice Chair

Jenna Janshen, Secretary

Ryan Jones

Garret McFarland

Debbie Morford

Jeff Okerman

Richard DeShields, Dean of Student Engagement & Auxiliary Services

Erin Niedge, Dean of Enrollment Management and Educational Support Services

Kylene Phipps, Dean of Administrative Services and HR

Candy Laney, Executive Assistant to the President