Community Magazine Spring 2019

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Leigh B. Goodson, PhD. President & CEO

TCC Board of Regents: Robin F. Ballenger, Chairman Samuel Combs III, Vice-Chairman Paul H. Cornell, Secretary Caron Lawhorn, Member Ronald S. Looney, Member William R. McKamey, Member Wesley G. Mitchell, Member

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Droning Onward

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TCC Studies Abroad

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Droning Onward

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Championing Positive Change

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Two Sides of a Donation: The Impact of a Gift

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From TCC to NASA

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TCC President’s Society

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Tulsa Run with TCC

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2018 TCC Foundation Board

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Granting Awareness

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Building the Foundation of a Strong Pathway

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Five Things with Kirk Brewer

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Special Thanks to Our Donors

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Faculty Design Institute

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Nominate Alumni for TCC 50 Notables

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Accreditation Reaffirmed

A Letter From TCC President Leigh B. Goodson If there is one constant in today’s higher education environment, it is change.

We watch the national trends. We listen to the needs of ours students and our community.

We constantly examine what we do and how we do it. If we are going to remove barriers to student success, we must have an intimate, comprehensive understanding of those barriers, and then use that knowledge to make TCC’s educational experience better for all students.

Tulsa’s diversity continues to grow. Census estimates indicate Tulsa’s non-white residents represent 40 percent of the city’s population.

Tulsa Community College’s student population mirrors Tulsa’s demographics and includes students with a myriad of backgrounds and experiences.

Because of those factors and countless others, today’s students are different from students a decade ago, or even five years ago. We have to change how we teach them.

This year, the Higher Learning Commission reaffirmed our accreditation. It was the result of years of collaborative work at the College, but it isn’t the end. Accreditation, appropriately, is also a process of constant change and improvement.

There is an ongoing conversation about the relevance of higher education in today’s society.

How should it be structured? What is its relevance? How should it be delivered?

The answers will be determined by the needs of students, the community, and employers, working hand in hand with our educational partners. With our contribution to the workforce, our focus on high-impact student success practices, and our donor support, TCC is well-positioned to continue to be a leader.

Thank you for reading Community, and thank you for your support of Tulsa Community College.

We are proud of the work of our faculty in implementing the TCC Design Institute, a handson five-day seminar to immerse professors in a research-based interactive process to design courses that are learner-focused. For instance, we have to create syllabi that do not alienate students, but rather welcome students to the College and classroom convey the confidence that they can and will be successful in the course. In the midst of change, we must be intentional about engaging in best practices with a laser-focus on student success.

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tcc studies

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS On average, TCC annually receives students from approximately 50 countries. We like to say that each day in at least 25 percent of the world’s countries, our students’ family members wake up thinking about their son/daughter, niece/nephew, brothers/sisters. It is a beautiful and far reaching international connection between TCC and so many world areas.

The most common countries represented include: South Korea Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria The most common majors include: Business Nursing English as a Second Language

Angola Benin Brazil Bolivia Cameroon Canada China Colombia Cuba Dominica Egypt Gabon Ghana

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Honduras Hong Kong India Iran Iraq Israel Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Lebanon Libya Mali

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Vietnam

Engineering

Micronesia Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands Nigeria Oman Pakistan Poland Republic of Macedonia Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia

South Korea Syria Tanzania Thailand Trinidad and Tobago United Kingdom Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Zimbabwe

Countries represented Spring 2019

51 Countries; 156 Non-immigrant visa students (international)

STUDY ABROAD Via TCC’s Study Abroad programing, faculty have led students to a variety of world areas. All of our study abroad excursions are short-term in duration.

These experiences provide an excellent starting point for students to engage the world face to face, interacting with a myriad of cultures. Students always report a sense of transformation they experienced because they visited and learned in another world area.

STUDY ABROAD DESTINATIONS OVER PAST 10 YEARS Austria China Costa Rica England France Germany Greece Ireland

Italy Japan Nicaragua Scotland South Korea Spain Switzerland Wales

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Championing Positive Change Moises Echeverria, president and CEO of the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice, didn’t envision himself in his current role.

As a youth growing up in Mexico, he thought he’d follow in his father’s footsteps and sell medical equipment. At 13, his family moved to Oklahoma and the trajectory of his life changed.

While a student at East Central High School, he participated in OCCJ’s Anytown Leadership Institute. The experience, and the organization, stuck with him. Even after graduating college and starting his career, he found himself drawn back to OCCJ, volunteering every chance he could. Finally, he embraced the calling and joined the nonprofit professionally.

Six years later, he’s taken the reins and is “loving every second of it.”

OCCJ is perhaps more important than ever given today’s divisive social and political climate, but Echeverria, a TCC alumnus, likes to think big, but act small. It’s those personal moments with individuals he believes have the most potential to affect change.

The country seems to be growing more and more divided. Do you agree with that assessment, and what do you think is the cause?

We, collectively as a society, are allowing the extremes to dominate the conversation. There seems to be more air time for both sides of the extremes to argue and to disagree. We have a big base of people who want to compromise, work together, and move forward for progress but aren’t able to do so because the extremes have the platform.

The issues we disagree over are complex, and while some people want to make them black and white with no gray area, there’s a lot of gray. In order for us to understand how we disagree, we must have

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dialogue. It’s a matter of civility. Civil discourse and democracy. Coming together and figuring out what the best solution is without tearing each other down.

We have to be able to combine ideas, and if we don’t understand how we disagree, we can’t do that in a meaningful way.

How do we begin to address the problems?

In order for us to fix the divide we’re currently seeing, we have to know what the challenges are for us to come to the table to have honest, sincere, and difficult conversations. Power dynamics play a big role in this. It’s not just about having a seat at the table, but having a voice at the table. It takes a lot of cultural humility to realize that the way we were brought up was not necessarily the only way or the best way. It’s one way.

I often think about the concept of changing the world. We have this idea of amazing leaders who have come before who have impacted many of us and we have made this concept of changing he world so grand it’s almost impossible. That concept doesn’t exist because there’s not one world, there’s over seven billion different understandings of what the world is.

When you change one person, the whole world changes for them. We begin to address these problems by having humility, being vulnerable, staying present, not losing hope and educating others about the realities of challenges we face. We have to make our voices heard.

What is the role of education in fighting prejudice?

Education and awareness are key in overcoming bias, bigotry and racism. The current generation of

primary school students is the most diverse generation we have ever seen. As these students interact with each other and learn from each other, they’ll be able to break those stereotypes. Our world continues to grow and we must understand that our way is only one way. People can live happy, productive lives very differently than how we live our lives, and that’s okay.

Education allowed me to escape poverty, to open doors that were closed to me, and now I have impact that I would never have had had I not pursued education. Education allowed me to value people who are different from me and value our diversity and how it enriches our lives.

What kind of impact did TCC have on your life?

TCC’s impact on my life was huge. I’m a first-generation college student. I was the first one in my family to complete an associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree. TCC provided so many opportunities that were tailored to me and my unique challenges. I think about the investments we have made as a city and community to provide different paths for people to be successful. I’m a product of all the investments of the community leaders who provided these opportunities for Tulsans.

TCC was a lifesaver for me. There was no way I could’ve gone to a four-year institution. Living in my culture, that’s not usually what happens. Without TCC, there’s no way I would’ve been here.

What kind of impact does TCC have on Tulsa?

It’s huge... being able to provide all students with quality college education. If you want to be a 21st century city, we have to get all of our high school students to go to college or tech school.

TCC allows us to do that.

TCC is critical for everything we’re trying to achieve as a city. Being more resilient and inclusive and attractiving more employers to have more quality jobs. Everything we’re trying to do, TCC is a key player in enabling that to happen.

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from tcc to nasa Rachel Farnan served as TCC’s Student Government Association president last school year. A True Blue Leader, she made the most of her time at the College. She graduated from TCC in December, and transferred to the University of Texas at Dallas School of Natural Sciences to work on her bachelor’s in molecular biology.

Before that, however, she spent the summer in Hampton, Virginia, representing TCC at the NASA Aerospace Scholar Program at the NASA Langley Research Center. The experience made an impression.

“I was selected to participate in the on-site competition by completing a research paper regarding the Mars pathways and system capabilities needed to successfully complete the first crewed mission to Mars. The robotics competition was held at the integrated engineering facility at NASA Langley where I designed, built, and programed a ‘Mars rover’ in just a few hours. My rover was then placed on a replication of the Mars terrain and carried out various autonomous functions like identifying minerals and collecting rock samples.

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“During the program, I was mentored by NASA engineers and researchers directly responsible for the Mars rover, Curiosity. I walked inside the subsonic wind tunnel, which tests wake vortex of various air and spacecraft. This facility was responsible for the testing of Hypersonic-x, which obtained the world speed record of 7,000 miles per hour.

“My favorite facility at NASA was the impact testing gantry. The gantry is 240 feet tall and 400 feet long. The purpose of this facility is to test ground and water impact of space and aircraft. In the 1960s, the impact testing facility ground was renovated as an exact replica of the lunar surface where the Apollo crew like Neil Armstrong learned how to land on the moon. But the most impressive building at NASA Langley was the hangar. The aircraft hangar is 85,200 square feet and built to hold a B-36, the largest piston engine aircraft ever made. The hangar also houses the full-size docking simulator for both the Gemini and Apollo missions.

“It was an honor to represent TCC at NASA Langley Research Center, the first aeronautical laboratory in the United States. It has such a unique history, and it was amazing to walk the same halls as Katherine Johnson, a woman integral to the first and subsequent manned space flights. My experience at NASA was ‘out of this world’ and inspired me to continue my involvement with NASA by working as a NASA intern in the summer of 2019.”

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tulsa run with tcc TCC was a presenting sponsor in the 2018 Tulsa Federal Credit Union Tulsa Run. More than 65 TCC employees and students ran or walked distances of two, five or 15 kilometers. The Tulsa Run is T-town’s most historic running event, and has had more than 150,000 finishers since its beginning in 1978.

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“You do maintenance on the rest of your body, but we don’t do anything to maintain our mental health. The need is there. TCC is taking preventative measures.”

Shatia Stephens, TCC mental health outreach coordinator.

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Granting

Awareness Sometimes, removing barriers to student success isn’t as easy as providing financial assistance or making sure students can make it to campus.

Sometimes, it’s about looking out for their mental wellbeing, and it’s not always obvious when they need help.

According to a national survey on mental health by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, one in five Americans are affected by anxiety or depression, and in the spring of 2017, almost 40 percent of college students said they had felt so depressed in the prior year it was difficult for them to function.

“When you’re going to college, there’s a lot of stress,” says Jessica Heavin, TCC director of wellness services. “There’s a lot of managing more than one thing – school, work, raising a family, financial concerns. And then this is the period where we see a lot of mental health problems emerge. If faculty and staff know the signs and symptoms, they can know what to do next. We can help students persist, which is the goal.”

Last fall, TCC received a $375,000 grant, “Empowering a Community through Mental Health Awareness Training” from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The grant distributes $125,000 a year for three years to the College, and covers mental health first aid training to TCC faculty and staff, expands the College’s ability to provide mental health resources, and the implementation of a comprehensive mental health awareness campaign.

training faculty and staff, thereby increasing the number of individuals with the skills to help students experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.

“In order to build a safety net for students, you have to start with some culture change,” says Heavin.

“Training staff and faculty in how to help a student in distress is the first step to building a healthier campus for everyone. Mental health first aid teaches people how to help someone who is exhibiting characteristics of a mental health crisis.

“We’ve never had the ability to do something this widespread before,” says Heavin. “We’ve never had the funding before. At a certain point, you have to have the money or you can’t do as much.”

The College has already put the funding to work, hiring staff like Mental Health Outreach Coordinator Shatia Stephens, building infrastructure, providing training, and laying the groundwork for a widespread mental health campaign.

“From now until the end of September, our goal is to train 120 individuals in mental health first aid,” says Heavin. “We’ll send out a pre-survey before our awareness campaign begins so we can measure change over time.”

The goals of the program are to increase TCC’s capacity to administer mental health first aid by

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Five Things with

Kirk Brewer Interests are what make people interesting. What’s important to them and why. Asking someone for five things that get them going gives us a peek into who they are.

We kicked off the new addition to Community Magazine by asking TCC Associate Professor of Communication Kirk Brewer, current president of the TCC Faculty Association, to give us his Five Things. After a lot of soul searching, he choose local eateries.

“I love local,” says Brewer. “If I ever have a choice of chain or local, I choose local. The food is way better. I love food and I love to go hang out with people. That’s what my wife and I do in a lot of our spare time. I’m a cook myself, so if I’m not cooking it, I want to make sure where I eat, the food is well prepared and served with a little flair.”

Without further ado, here’s Brewer’s five places everyone should check out in Tulsa: 1. Savoy “It’s been around for more than 50 years* and they serve the best breakfast in town. Their blueberry pancakes are to die for.”

2. Mondo’s Ristorante Italiano “It’s awesome. Locally owned. Local family. Great pasta, great atmosphere. You feel like you’re in New York. The bartender will take care of you. Great food.

Everything is cool about it.”

3. Freddie’s Hamburgers “Sit at the bar so you can see them cook the hand-cut fries. It’s a greasy spoon, but the burgers and fries are great and they have excellent service.”

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4. Doc’s Wine and Food “They have great Saturday and Sunday brunch. They open officially at 11 a.m., but if you know what you’re doing, you get there at 10:45 a.m. and they’ll open the door and let you in. Sunday brunch with Paige behind the bar, she’s awesome. The eggs NOLA, eggs benedict on a crab cake … it’s the best in town.”

5. Queenie’s Café and Bakery “They have great baked goods, great sandwiches. The quiche of the day is always really good. But I love hamburgers, and you wouldn’t think of them for a burger, but theirs is really good. And you have to have a cookie.”

Brewer has been at TCC for 15 years. He works out of West Campus, and teaches Intro to Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, and Small Group Communication, and when the need arises, Technical Writing and Composition II. He’s married to Deleise Brewer, who serves as the Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator at TCC, making them a True Blue family. They will celebrate 35 years of marriage this spring with a tour of Ireland with other TCC faculty and staff. Their three children all work in food service-related industries. *Almost 100 if you count the various openings, closings and relocations. The Savoy has been operated by four generations of the Kelamis family.

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Taking Class to the

Next Level

BY TIM LANDES

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It was the first day of the inaugural TCC Design Institute and first-year professor Rhoda Smietanski sat on the floor with notes spread out on the floor around her.

Dr. Bryan Coppedge, a Biology professor, chuckles as he shares the memory of the young professor, who is sitting beside him in a conference room eight months later. Coppedge said seeing her in that state took him back nearly two decades to his early years of teaching.

That feeling of being overwhelmed with so much information. Much like how some students feel the first day of the semester.

Both professors were attending the immersive, hands-on five-day seminar that provides an opportunity to experience the iterative, dynamic and scholarly process of learner-focused course design.

Smietanski and Coppedge had differing motivations for attending, but they both shared the goal of learning new tactics to use in the classroom, resulting in a better educational experience for students.

Smietanski was in sponge mode looking to soak up as much information to help her be successful in the classrooms where she teaches sign language and interpreting courses.

Coppedge was looking for ways to change up what he had been doing for the last 19 years.

The expectations and needs of his recent students were far different than they were when he started. He wanted to ensure his work was connecting with today’s college students.

“I felt like an aspect was missing, so I wanted to see what was out there,” says Coppedge. “What I found was a buffet of options to pick and choose from. It was like an information tidal wave, but you have enough time to take it in all in.”

Coppedge says that while technically breaking the rules, he found himself pulling up his syllabus and making changes during the workshops because he found the information so good he did not want to forget to make the change.

Each day professors participate in activities, have individual work time and engage in peer sharing.

It’s 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. loaded with a lot of work each day, but Coppedge says it was worth going home mentally exhausted every evening.

“It was long enough without it being too long,” says Coppedge. “They fed us well and there were plenty of breaks. They were some intense times, but it wasn’t a forced march. They made it feel like they wanted us to be there.”

Kasty France, who teaches English Composition 1 and 2, and Creative Writing had been attending OSU-Tulsa graduate classes on design curriculum, but wanted to possibly learn more, so she signed up for the second seminar held in August.

“The Design Institute addressed the practical things we can do to work better with our students,” says France. “It’s more hands on with a gentle approach.

One of the things we focused on is the vocabulary on a syllabus. You take a deep dive on the language we use. We learned we weren’t writing it for the students, we were writing it for us. We were often starting off maybe creating frustrations when the goal is to help students, not hurt them.

“My experience was so much better than I anticipated.”

Dr. Cindy Hess, TCC’s senior vice president and chief academic officer, said the intention for the Design Institution is to support professors, who find themselves at different stages in their careers. The feedback she said she’s received following the first year has been positive.

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“Find what works for you, use the time with support and resources to grow and trust the process. This definitely made a positive impact on my course. They provided the tools to implement a positive change in my approach, which was huge for me.”

All three professors cite the timing as an initial and main deterrent to attending the seminar.

“Teaching can be very lonely.

The Design Institute, founded on learning science, is a shared experience among faculty who teach each other and share ideas,” says Hess. “The institute provides an opportunity for our professors to look at what they’re doing and how they can make changes, like simplifying instructions or changing the words they use.

“The Institute reinvigorates faculty, reconnects them with their purpose in teaching, and provides ideas for redesigning the learning experience for students. A side benefit is the collegial relationships that develop among faculty during this intensive experience.”

The TCC Design Institute is facilitated by the Engaged Learning Instructional Designers. The faculty staff works with professors to evaluate strategies associated with positive learning outcomes. Participants redesign a course that include activities and assessments that support course outcomes. Teachers will learn how and why certain aspects of learning environments impact student motivation. It applies to all learning environments, including on-campus, blended or online.

“There are several high impact practices. They don’t expect you to implement them all,” says Smietanski.

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The first one is after spring finals in mid-May. The second session is in August when professors are preparing their coursework for the fall semester.

They all said giving up a week during their short break outweighed the $750 stipend each received to attend the Design Institute. All are happy they went through it.

“The money is nice, but my time is more important,” says France. “That’s a common sentiment when it comes to things like this. Instructional designers did an outstanding job. They really pulled it off. I can’t recommend it enough.

“It’s really a transformative experience if you let it be.”

Coppedge says soon after completing the course he found himself sharing his experience with many of the 300 full-time professors who work across the many TCC campuses.

“People started peppering us by default, and I felt like I became a recruiter,” says Coppedge. “It’s worth your time. It will take your class to the next level.”

France says she believes anyone who attends the Design Institute will end the five-day session a better instructor than they were the week before.

“Think about your students. Think about who your audience is,” says France. “If you haven’t thought ahead yet, pick a session and apply for it because this is the one.”

Accreditation Reaffirmed TCC’s accreditation has been officially reaffirmed by the Higher Learning Commission. The College was notified just before the holiday break. The results of the vote by the HLC’s Institutional Action Council came almost two months earlier than expected.

The reaffirmation is the result of years of work, but just because the College has had its accreditation reaffirmed does not mean that work ends.

“Accredited status is not for a specific amount of time,” says Paula Settoon, TCC dean of libraries and knowledge management and accreditation liaison officer. “It’s a continuing relationship between the institution and the HLC that is subject to reconsideration periodically or when necessary.”

The review team rated TCC highly overall, but were concerned about the College’s student learning assessment practices. A sound assessment infrastructure had been developed, but not yet fully implemented. Therefore, HLC is requiring that

TCC provide a comprehensive update regarding assessment practices along with results and actions in 2022 as part of as mid-cycle Assurance Review.

Reviewers will not return to campus until 2028-29.

“One of the things they want to see from us in 2022 is how we are using student outcome metrics to make decisions about curriculum and teaching strategies,” says Settoon. “In years five through nine, we’ll have to do a quality improvement project.”

Accreditation is important for a number of reasons, and first among those are being able to qualify students for financial aid, and for students to be able to transfer credit hours to other institutions of higher education.

Accreditation is affirmation that TCC operates in the right way, meeting HLC’s criteria and incorporating best practices for students, faculty, staff and the Tulsa community. Accreditation validates the strategic plan and the Guided Pathways work the College has embraced.

“It was most assuredly a team effort,” says Settoon.

“Everyone represented the College well, and that was evident in the report our HLC review committee provided.”

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Droning onward Drones are everywhere these days.

Many of those cool overhead shots you see on your favorite Netflix shows? Captured with a drone. All those sweeping views of the Gathering Place before it opened? Captured with a drone. Amazon is about to roll out the pilot program of its drone delivery service.

While some of these drones may ultimately be automated, right now there’s a growing need for certified drone pilots.

“Drones are the future,” says David Hunt, TCC IT support manager. “They’re becoming a part of so many different levels of industry. They put you in places where people were at risk before.

They replace many of the reasons you needed a helicopter. They are becoming so advanced, you can just put them in the air and they do their jobs. There isn’t a future without drones.”

Hunt teaches TCC’s UAS Drone Pilot class, which is designed to provide formalized pilot and compliance training for drone operations in the U.S. National Airspace System. The course provides an in-depth understanding of the complex and evolving FAA Part 107 rules and regulations.

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The class preps students for getting their FAA drone license, which is necessary if you’d like to get paid for your drone piloting skills.

“The class takes all the information from Part 107 and distills it down for people who don’t understand aeronautics and flying,” says Hunt.

“You have to be certified to fly anything for compensation or the FAA can fine you. There aren’t a lot of people out there with Part 107 licenses, so you can go out right now and make real money flying drones.

“The industry is growing like crazy. Industries are really heavy on this right now,” says Hunt.

“A lot of your energy companies are sending people in to get certified so they can fly drones over pipelines, towers or remote sites.”

Last Fall, Broken Arrow hosted the UAS Tech Forum, the “anchor event for the Unmanned Aerial Systems Cluster Initiative of Oklahoma and Kansas.” The program is funded through a contract with the U.S. Small Business Administration, and more than 225 people from a wide array of public and private organizations

attended.

Hunt served as emcee for the forum, in part because of TCC’s growing reputation with drones.

“We’ve had a lot of success as of late,” says Hunt.

“We’re starting to get our name out there.”

not necessary to participate.

TCC has been offering the course for about two years, and nearly 100 people have taken it. Of those, Hunt says he hasn’t had anyone score lower than 75 on the test, which is the minimum passing mark. The course costs $195, takes 12 hours over four days, and includes five practice exams. TCC Continuing Education offers the course every other month.

“The class is meant to get them ready for the test,” says Hunt. “The secondary piece is to get them familiar with the drones. To get good at it, it takes stick time. You just have to put in the hours. It’s like driving a car. You put a 16-yearold behind the wheel, just because they get their license doesn’t mean they’re good at driving the car.”

The one caveat is that the course doesn’t teach students how to fly drones, though drone piloting experience is

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Two Sides of a Donation:

The Impact of a Gift

might need it at another time,” says Niman.

She’s since told other students about the Fund.

Bethany Niman, a TCC True Blue Leader and president of the student TRIO association, needed help.

“I want it to be more widely known,” she says. “I’ve told other people about it, students who are genuinely in need. I feel honored I can share that with them from my own experience.”

Her situation was dire. She and her husband’s business had slowed, and they had put their last $500 into it to keep it afloat. The holidays were approaching, and there was the possibility their home would be without power.

Niman’s personal path has been wrought with challenges. A former foster child, she’s experienced homelessness and more set-backs than anyone should ever have to deal with in one life. Those experiences have strengthened her resolve.

But then she received funds from the Sam S. Miller Student Emergency Fund.

“Dropping out of school can never be an option,” says Niman.

“It was lifesaving,” says Niman. “It allowed us to buy food and pay our electric bill, which was about to be shut off. We have a nine-year-old son, so we’re not just caring for ourselves. And how do you explain that to him? My husband and I come from extremely poor families, and we were potentially following down that same path.

A double-major in Business and Deaf Services, Niman has plans for after she receives her degrees in the spring of 2020. She and her husband’s business is an auto body shop that focuses on helping lowincome families fix their cars. They intend to hire all deaf or hard-of-hearing employees.

“When I found out about the emergency funds, I had tears streaming down my face.”

Niman took the funds as a loan, and planned to pay it back.

“There was no set-in-stone payback agreement, and I think they have a scholarship version, but in my case, I wanted to pay it back. It was a temporary thing. I don’t want to take away from someone who

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“Instead of just talking about it, I want to use my company as a platform to help these individuals,” says Niman.

Ruth Nelson has good reasons for establishing the Sam S. Miller Student Emergency Fund.

While serving as chair of the Tulsa Housing Authority, Nelson witnessed first-hand how easy it is for people with limited means to be derailed from their dreams.

“They are often one car repair or one prescription away from not being able to continue at TCC,” says Nelson. “Or something happens and they have to work more hours to account for it, or drop out to get a full-time job. That seems counterproductive to the goals of TCC, to provide education to people who need it to improve the quality of their lives and to gain financial independence.”

She’s also witnessed the transformative experience TCC has had on people in her life. She’s had people connected to her go through the College and become registered nurses and dieticians.

“I’ve seen in a very personal way how valuable TCC is to the community,” says Nelson. “It provides opportunities for people to better their lives. It’s extraordinarily important to Tulsa. You’re building your citizenship.”

Miller for bringing her family to the United States.

Miller’s tale is classically American. He immigrated to the States in 1912. He participated in the Alaskan gold rush before eventually landing in Tulsa where he started an oil field supply business and became wealthy. Nelson says he always chose to do good with his money.

“There were stories about Uncle Sam,” she says. “One day he was in his office with his son and a woman came and told him a story about her needs, and he gave her money. His son said, ‘Dad, you don’t know that woman. How can you give her money?’

“He said, ‘If she had to come and ask me, she needed it.’”

Nelson feels her contribution carries some of Miller’s spirit.

“I am not into naming things except for other people, people who would’ve supported it had they been around,” says Nelson. “He would’ve done something like this.”

Still, she prefers naming things for other people, and giving to the College is something her uncle, Sam Miller, would’ve done himself were he still around.

Nelson credits

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THE PATHWAY TO SUCCESS REQUIRES SUPPORT Thank you to the President’s Society members for their support of TCC students and academic programs! Your contributions help TCC set students on pathways to success.

PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY MEMBERS

Join the TCC Foundation and Roger Ramseyer, Vision Dinner Chair, for the 2019

VISION IN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AWARD DINNER, HONORING COUNTY COMMISSIONER KAREN KEITH.

The Vision In Education Leadership Award honors exemplary leaders in the Tulsa area for their dedication to education and community betterment through education.

Over the past decade, the Vision Dinner has raised more than $2.7 million to support scholarships and programs for TCC students, faculty and staff.

For information about Vission Dinner or to be involved, call 918-595-7836 or email visiondinner@tulsacc.edu

Leeland Alexander Alison Anthony Robin Ballenger* Howard and Billie Barnett* Chuck Blue Montie Box Konnie Boulter* Teresa Meinders Burkett Forrest Cameron Paul Cornell Lisette Coston Dr. Peggy Dyer John Gaberino Ted and Shiela Haynes Eileen Kenney The Honorable Terry and Jeannette Kern*

Caron and Shawn Lawhorn* Ron Looney Tim and Carol Lyons Nancy McDonald Bill and Pat McKamey* Sanjay Meshri Pierce Norton Jody Parker Joan Parkhurst Roger Ramseyer Dr. Frank and Mary Baker Shaw* Jana Shoulders* State Farm Insurance Company* Melinda Stinnett Steve Turnbo

*denotes Lifetime Member

The Tulsa Community College Foundation provides support to Tulsa Community College and its mission by developing key relationships and financial resources.

2019 TCC FOUNDATION BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR: PHIL LAKIN, JR., CEO, Tulsa Community Foundation VICE CHAIR: DAVID STRATTON, Executive Vice President, Tulsa Commercial Banking, BOK SECRETARY/TREASURER: TIM LYONS, President & CEO, TTCU Federal Credit Union PAST CHAIR: KONNIE BOULTER, Program Director, The Oxley Foundation TRUSTEES Leeland Alexander, Associate Vice President, OU-Tulsa Schusterman Center Scott Asbjornson, Vice President of Finance & CFO Billie T. Barnett, Community Volunteer Jeff Brooks, Chief Information Officer, Muscogee Creek Nation Casinos - River Spirit Teresa Meinders Burkett, Partner, Conner & Winters, LLP Jim Cameron, CEO, Cameron Glass, Inc. David Cole, Private Banking Manager, SVP, Bank of Oklahoma Carlin Conner, President & CEO, SemGroup Corp.

Lisette Coston, Executive Director of Support Services, Saint Francis Health System Sharon King Davis, Partner, King Investments Jim Dunn, Chairman, Mill Creek Lumber & Supply Co. Ed Fariss, Retired Kevin Gross, President & CEO, Hillcrest HealthCare System Susan E. Harris, Retired/Consultant M. Ted Haynes, President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma Kirk Hays, President and CEO, Arvest Bank Alana Hughes, Director of Tulsa Grantmaking, Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Jennifer Jezek, President, York Electronic Systems, Inc. Jackie Price Johannsen, President, Price Family Properties Andy Kinslow, President, KKT Architects, Inc. David Kollmann, President, Central Region, Flintco, LLC Sean Kouplen, Chairman and Chief Executive Office, Regent Bank

Jim Langdon, Publisher, Langdon Publishing Co. William M. Lissau, Oklahoma Market President, Bank of America Mina Lotti, Community Volunteer Susan B. Neal, Executive Director, Gilcrease Museum and the Helmerich Center for American Research & Vice President for Public Affairs, The University of Tulsa Pierce H. Norton II, President & CEO, ONE Gas Joan P. Parkhurst, Parkhurst Investments Eleanor Payne, Community Volunteer Henry Primeaux III, Retired Roger Ramseyer, Vice President & Tulsa Market Leader, Cox Communications Lou Reynolds, Senior Partner, Eller & Detrich John Rupe Jr., CEO, Rupe Helmer Group E. Paul Samuels, Senior VP, Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley Mary Shaw, Community Volunteer Melinda Stinnett, Managing Director, Stinnett & Associates, LLC Steve Turnbo, Chairman Emeritus, Schnake Turnbo Frank Chad Zamarin, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development, The Williams Companies, Inc.

STAFF Leigh B. Goodson, Ph.D., President & CEO, Tulsa Community College Mark McMullen, CFO, Tulsa Community College Monica Champ, Director of Major Gifts, Tulsa Community College Foundation Rachel Hutchings, Director of Development, Tulsa Community College Foundation Mautia Hall, Assistant Director of Development, Tulsa Community College Foundation Diane Haney, Project Coordinator, Tulsa Community College Foundation Terri Floistad, Director of Foundation Finance, Part-Time, Tulsa Community College Foundation Jeanne Blackwell, Administrative Assistant, Tulsa Community College Foundation Sally Osburn, Foundation Board Liaison, Part-Time, Tulsa Community College Foundation

TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION 6111 East Skelly Drive, Suite 605, Tulsa, OK 74135-6198 Phone (918) 595-7836 | tccfoundation@tulsacc.edu

Building the Foundation of a

Strong Pathway The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation believes in the work TCC is doing to create better opportunities for the Tulsa community, so much so it made a $5 million contribution to TCC’s capital campaign, Clearing the Pathway: The Campaign for Completion.

“The College is a vital asset in the community, and all of us, even those who didn’t attend, need to realize the strength of the institution is essential to the strength of Tulsa,” says Stacy Schusterman, chair of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. “Our family has been involved with TCC for years because of how important it is to Tulsa.”

TCC officially launched the $20 million campaign last year. The Campaign seeks to remove barriers to student success, and the three most common are financial, navigational and physical.

The Campaign is a concerted, systematic program to clear the pathway to completion. It depends on the active engagement of faculty and staff across the College, as well as philanthropic support from friends and benefactors across the region.

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In many ways, the Campaign is a direct reflection and result of the Pathways work being done at the College. When students are unable to overcome barriers to completion, multiple opportunities are lost. Students and their families lose the opportunity for a better life. The community loses the opportunity to benefit from a well-educated citizenry. Employers lose access to a workforce prepared for today’s and tomorrow’s jobs. The College loses the opportunity to fulfill its mission.

“In today’s economy, people need some sort of postsecondary credential,” says Schusterman. “TCC serves a vital role in our economy. It’s why Tulsa Achieves was put into place, and why this Pathways work will take TCC to the next level in delivering what individuals need to further develop our economy.

When we educate the individual, we educate the whole.”

In 2015, TCC became one of 30 community colleges nationwide selected for the American Association

of Community College’s Pathways Project. Pathways provides best practices to help TCC align its academic and student support services to increase graduation and transfer rates for all TCC students.

In just three years, TCC has already seen significant improvements in student success outcomes.

“The Pathways work is essential for TCC to realize its potential, because when students enroll and don’t fulfill their potential, it’s a missed opportunity for the student, the College and our community,” says Schusterman. “We are aware of the work being done around the country by community colleges to increase graduation rates and we’re very excited TCC wanted to embark on the rigorous work to increase graduation rates. We wanted to be supportive of that hard work.”

Of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation contribution, $1 million is designated as a matching gift for endowed student scholarships. The matching challenge is available to new donors and

existing donors who increase their giving over their last largest historical gift, up to $100,000.

“We’re hoping to increase the excitement in the broader community and reach people who haven’t previously been connected to TCC,” says Schusterman. “It’s targeted at endowed scholarships.”

Schusterman says they targeted endowed scholarships because TCC serves a population that frequently encounters challenges, especially those of financial nature, to achieving their post-secondary goals.

“The size of our endowed scholarships needs to grow,” she says. “If you decrease the amount of time they have to work, you increase the likelihood of their degree completion.”

Charitable giving is a special and personal gesture of compassion. Give us a call, send an email, or use the envelope provided to let us know if you would like to support TCC’s Campaign for Completion.

Monica A. Champ, Director of Major Gifts Tulsa Community College Foundation 6111 E. Skelly Drive, #609 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133 Office: 918-595-8013

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Special thanks to our donors TCC Foundation President’s Circle (Individuals with lifetime contributions of $10,000 or more)

John Kontogianes* Jackie Kouri and Gary Paxton George and Aldean Krumme Virgina Kulp*

TCC Foundation Circle of Excellence (Organizations with lifetime contribution of $25,000 or more)

Masonic Charity Foundation

A. R. and Marylouise

Individual Donors $50,000 or more

of Oklahoma Maxine and Jack Zarrow

Mary and Robert Larson Caron and Shawn Lawhorn

Foundation Inc. Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation

Foundation Merkel Family Foundation

Robin Ballenger Pierce and Debbie Norton

Tom Adelson

Edward Leinbach

Audrey Alcorn

Michael and Sharon Limas

Adelson Family Foundation

MidFirst Bank

Alan and Ann* Anthony

Ron and Sue Looney

Aetna

Morningcrest Healthcare

Robin Ballenger

Tim and Carol Lyons

Albert & Hete Barthelmes

Michael Barkley

George Mauerman

Billie and Howard Barnett

Nancy and Joe McDonald

American Airlines Inc.

Nadel and Gussman, Inc.

Audrey Alcorn

Lorelei and Sam Barton

Janet McGehee

Arvest Foundation

Oklahoma Surgical Hospital

Billie and Howard Barnett

Karen and Robert Beach

Joseph and Carol McGraw

AT&T

Demetrius Bereolos

Bill and Pat McKamey

Bama Companies

Omni Air International

John and Marge Gaberino

Steve Berlin

Jim and Ann McKellar

Bank of America

ONEGas

Leigh and Mark Goodson

Chuck and Betsy Blue

Tom and Stacey McKeon

Bank of Oklahoma

ONEOK Inc.

Ted and Shiela Haynes

Ray and Linda Booker

E Anne McWilliams*

Barnett Family Foundation

Osteopathic Founders Foundation

Larry and Carole Huff-Hicks

Konnie Boulter

Sanjay Meshri

Blossom Charitable Trust

Phillips Petroleum Foundation Inc.

Linda and Stuart Price

Montie and Betty Box

Carol and Rick* Messer

Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Public Service Company of

Jane and Henry Primeaux III

Lauren and Rob Brookey

Larry* and Sandy Mocha

Marcia and Dan Brueggenjohann

Thomas and Helen Monahan

Mary Ann and John Bumgarner

David Morse

Richard Bunn

Ruth Nelson

Peggy and Brad Burks

Evelyn and Les* Nienhuis

Tim and K Caldwell

John and Carole Nikkel

Jim and Janet Cameron

Pierce and Debbie Norton

Cherokee Nation Businesses

Saint Francis Health System

Brett and Jennifer Campbell

Tom and Jennifer Palmer

Cherokee Nation

Samson Companies

Mike and Pat Case

Jody Parker

Jan and Kevin Clayton

Joan and Jerry Parkhurst

Cox Communications

Bryan Close

Eleanor and Larry Payne

David & Cassie Temple Foundation

Sarkeys Foundation

Justin Barmore

Barry and Karen Davis

Delia and Robert* Pierson

Decision One

Schnake Turnbo Frank, Inc.

Brenda Barnes

Dewey Dougless

Dick and Gerry Pittenger

Dollar Thrifty Automotive

SemGroup

Dan and Rebecca Bloom

Stephen and Ruthie Duenner

Linda and Stuart Price

Shell Oil Company Foundation

Chuck and Betsy Blue

Peggy and Dixon* Dyer

Jane and Henry Primeaux III

Flint Family Foundation

SouthCrest Hospital

Eric Bohne

William and Daryl Eaton

Alicia and Richard Ranne

Flintco Industries Inc.

Spirit AeroSystems Inc.

Ray and Linda Booker

Judy and Richard Edmonson

Suzanne Reese and Fred Taylor

Founders of Doctors’ Hospital Inc.

Stacy Schusterman Revocable Trust

Montie and Betty Box

John and Jennifer* Fariss

Joe and Hannah Robson

George Kaiser Family Foundation

State Farm Insurance Company

Lauren and Rob Brookey

Pat Fischer

Stacy Schusterman

Grace and Franklin

Sun Company Inc.

Loriel Brown

Janice and Owen* Fonkalsrud

Frank and Mary Shaw

TCC Trust

Russell Brown

Kelly and Phil Fonkalsrud

Thomas Shaw*

Great Plains Coca Cola

The Anne & Henry Zarrow

Marcia and Daniel Bruggenjohann

Phil and Jana Frohlich

Jana Shoulders

Bottling Company

John and Marge Gaberino

Meredith and Pete Madden

Martin and Karen Garber

Jeffrey and Robin Smith and

John and Denise Gibson

Erma Spann and Loren Stout

Tandy Foundation

Foundation Inc.

Foundation

Tim and Carol Lyons

$10,000 - $49,999

Nabholz Construction Corporation

Foundation Inc.

Peggy Burks

Oklahoma-American Electric

Roger and Terri Ramseyer

BP Amoco Foundation Inc.

Power Foundation

Meredith and Pete Madden

Cancer Treatment Centers

QuikTrip Corporation

Maureen and T. Lane Wilson

Robert S & Helen Grey

Jacqueline Wilson

of Oklahoma

of America Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

Entertainment LLC

Group Inc.

Bernsen Foundation

Trippet Foundation

Chad and Bronya Zamarin

Ruth Nelson Family Foundation

$1,000 - $9,999

Sanford & Irene Burnstein Foundation

Foundation

Leeland Alexander

Mary Ann and John Bumgarner

The Oxley Foundation

Teresa and Robert Burkett

TTCU Federal Credit Union

Tim and K Caldwell

Hardesty Family Foundation

Tulsa Area United Way

Jim and Janet Cameron

H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust

Terence and Angela Golla

Keith and Jane Stanley

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

Tulsa Community Foundation

D. Forrest and Sharon Cameron

Mark and Leigh Goodson

Charles and Lorena Sublett

Helmerich Trust

Tulsa Futures Inc.

Brett and Jennifer Campbell

Susan and Jim Harris

Deacon and Piper Turner

Henry L Doherty

Tulsa Garden Club

Catherine Campbell and

M. Ted and Shiela Haynes

Dean and Vesta VanTrease

Julie and James Higgins

Michael Waller*

Herman Kaiser Foundation

Tulsa Regional Chamber

Ryan S. Childress

Mary Ann Hille

J. David Wemhaner

Hillcrest Health Care System

Tulsa Tech

Edward Cizek

Jerry and Catherine Hoopert

Glenann Wilkerson

Hille Foundation

Unit Corporation

Billie and Tom Clarke

Yvonne Hovell

Owen Wilkerson

John Steele Zink Foundation

University of Tulsa

Jan and Kevin Clayton

Stephen Jatras*

Mollie and Richard* Williford

John Zink Company

Walton Family Foundation Inc.

Annina S. Collier

George Kaiser

Jacqueline Wilson

Jones Gotcher & Bogan

Waters Charitable Foundation

Sandy and Shawn Cooper

Jeanette and Terry Kern

Maureen and T. Lane Wilson

JPMorgan Chase

William K Warren Foundation

Paul and Tabitha Cornell

Sharon and Coleman* Davis

Kenneth and Wanda Wolfkill

Kathleen Leinbach Trust

Williams

Lisette and Brad Coston

James and Suzanne Kneale

Chad and Bronya Zamarin

Langdon Publishing Company

WPX Energy, Inc.

Barry and Karen Davis

Bettye and James Knight

Henry Zarrow*

Linda Mitchell Price Charitable

YOT Full Circle Foundation

Stephen and Ruthie Duenner

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Educational Foundation

Tulsa Hospital Council Inc.

Ken Duncan

of the last year Jim and Barbara Dunn

Kimberly and Travis Kunnemann

Ken Seever

Richard Gilman

Robert Painter

Peggy D. Dyer

Frank and Mary Shaw

Angela D. Sivadon

Ginelle Gordon

Royce Parr

Bill and Daryl Eaton

W.H. and Dyanne Sidner

Robert and Dawne Stafford

Zachary Grant

Tina E. Pena

Barry and Jane Epperley

Jeffrey and Robin Smith

Lee and Carol Swarthout

Patrick H. Green

Andrea R. Peverley

Steve and Allison Fate

Erma D. Spann and Loren Stout

Christopher Westfall

Allison Griffith

Julianne Pfister

Chelsea and John Feary

Weldon and Belynda Spitzer

Lindsay and Travis White

Lissa Hair

Lance Phillips

Douglas Fletcher and Erica Parker

Sue and Thomas Stees

Clark and Eden Wiens

Mautia K. Hall

Millard and Susanne Pickering

Kelly and Phil Fonkalsrud

Greg Stone

Rebecca Hankins

Michelle Place

Janice Fonkalsrud

Bill and Susan Thomas

Karen R. Harmon-Miletello

Justin and Julie Porterfield

Andres Franco and Victoria Luperi

Kate Thomas

Ty Harrell

Diane Potts

Irving and Dixie Frank

Robert Thomas

Diane Harris

Suzanne Reese

Martin and Karen Garber

Diane Trimble

Libby Adjei

Margaret Harrison

Sherree R. Richey

Susan and Jim Harris

Steve Turnbo

Judith Anderson

Jessica Heavin

Lynn Richmond

Cynthia K. Hess

Dean and Vesta VanTrease

Allan Avery

Traci Heck

Geordie Robinson

James and Julie Higgins

David and Rachel Wagner

Debbie Batson

Chris Higgins

Pamela Rogers

Jerry and Catherine Hoopert

Scott C. Webb

Jennifer Beatie

Phillip A. Hill

Charlotte M. Rowe

Yvonne Hovell

Steve Wells

Kelly Berry

Jenny Hodges

Thomas Rowe

Alana R. Hughes

Roy and Rebekah Wood

Terry Bevins

Robert Holleman

Carolyn Schluckebier

Rachel and Dean Hutchings

Margaret and Kajeer Yar

George Black

Jeffrey Horvath

Paula Settoon

Katie and David Johnson

Loray Brady

Jennifer Ivie Barth

Cindy Shanks

Terry and Jeanette Kern

Elizabeth Brandon

Janet Jackson

Matthew Sharpe

Angela Browning

Brusse James

Kari E. Shults

Nicole P. Burgin

Jim and Judy Jarvis

Michael C. Siftar

Sharon King Davis

$500 - $999

Judi Klein

$100 - $499

Kim Koleber

David Adams

Susan Burlew

Karen Jeffers

Mary F. Sirkel

George and Aldean Krumme

Terri Alonso

Thomas and Karla Campbell

Carol S. Johnson

Kenton Smith

Phil and Adriane Lakin

Xan Black

Mary V. Cantrell

Gary E. Johnson

Linda Smith

Jim Langdon and Juley Roffers

Jason Blankenship

Conrad Casler

Matthew Jostes

Pat Smith

Caron and Shawn Lawhorn

Ken Busby

Amber Chase

Linda Joyce

Amanda Southard

Ron and Sue Looney

Monica and Harry Champ

Glen Cockrell

Robert Katz

Diana S. Spencer

Mina and John Lotti

Laura and Chris Cowan

Lori Coggins

Lyn Kent

Kimberly Spencer

Cameron Macleod

Steven Cox

Cindy Coker

Mary E. Kent

Serena Staires

Phil and Leslie Maltby

Tommy Crall

Ron and Jan Coleman

Tony L. Kirby

Ashlyn Stallings

Brenda and Melvin Martin

Kevin David

Brian and Marilyn Culp

Percy Kirk

Cheryl Stanley

Nancy and Joe McDonald

Randy Dominguez

DiAnne Cunningham

Jennifer L. Kneafsey

Kassey R. Steele

Joseph and Carol McGraw

William Dunbar

Dawn Davidson

Lori P. Knight

Barbara Stephens

Jim and Ann McKellar

J Ed Fariss

Sloan Davis

Anna C. Kuchta

Jelena and Charles Stewart

Sanjay Meshri

Ruth A. Fate

Tim C. Degeer

Nathan Kuntz

Kathy Stotts

Carol O. Messer

Pageant Ferriabough and

Jose Dela Cruz

Regina Lary

Robert Stoven

Manuel Dickens

Lennette F. Lawless

Jeffrey Stuckey

Sheri and Mike Miksa

George Charlton

Leslie and Michael Moore

John and Denise Gibson

Jessica Dillard

Timothy Lawson

Rhiannon D. Sullivan

Edwin D. Morse

Mark and Kristen Graham

Lillie Douglas

Deborah LeMaster

Donna D. Swaffar

David S. Morse

Julie Hall

Harriette Dudley

Linda Lyons-Coyle

Eunice N. Tarver

Rick and Susan Neal

Vanessa and Ryan Hicks

Jennifer Dunaway

John and Lee Major

Sydney N. Teel

Thomas Oare

Bill Ivy and Eileen L. Kenney

Mona R. Easterling

Lisa Malone

Donna Thurman

Jody Parker

Mike Limas

Shirley K. Elliott

Scott P. Mannas

Emily Tichenor

Joan and Jerry Parkhurst

Sue Lohmann

Kaye M. Ellis

Susan Martin

Allison Tifft

Eleanor and Larry Payne

Peter Luitwieler

Noam Faingold

Sam and Patricia McCall

Jamie Townsend

Roy Peters

Julie Luscomb

Timothy D. Fernandez

Margaret McKee

Chris Tsotsoros

Delia A. Pierson

Shannon L. Matthews

Jenny Fields

Andrew McKenzie

Tom Walton

David R. Poth

James Maxon

Lindsay Fields

Mark R. McMullen

Jane D. Warren

Frauke Quiroga

Bill and Pat McKamey

Anne Fischer

Marina A. Metevelis

Barbara Waxman

Andrew and Hannah Ralston

Tom and Stacey McKeon

Teresa O. Floistad

Sally Mondragon

Courtney Wayland

Bill and Donna Ramsey

Jane Mudgett and Sam Peled

Mark Forsberg

Sheila Moore

Roger Wehrs

Roger Randle

Gregory and Beth Nellis

Estella and Patrick Franken

Katherine Moore

Sean A. Weins

Alicia and Richard Ranne

Edward P. O’Brien

Joyce Friske

Adrienne Morecraft

Jaclyn Wertis

Robert and Linda Reins

Jennifer and Tom Palmer

Susan Fryer

Mackenzie E. Murphy-Wilfong

Annette Williams

R Lou Reynolds

Michael W. Pierce

Anna Gambill

Dean Muse

Lonni Wilson

Marcy and Bernard Robinowitz

Joe Quickle

Fred Garfinkel

Joseph Nosak

Gary Young-Allen

Hannah and Joe Robson

Kate K. Robertson

Kari Gary

Vonetta C. O’Brien-Schiffman

Devery Youngblood

Dick and Alma Schmitz

Ann Schlitt

Lisa Gerow

Anthony O’Connor

Sandra Zingo

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Up to $99

James and Marilyn Livingston Rachel A. Longacre

Foundation

Jim Norton Toyota

Oral Roberts University

Johnson Controls

Prosperity Bank

JPMorgan Chase

SemGroup

Leigh Aynes

Marcene L. Mackey

Linda Baldwin

Melissa Masse

KKT Architects

Sky Fitness and Wellbeing

Catherine Bankston

Jennifer B. McMahon

LUXA Enterprises

St Matthew’s Episcopal Church

Helen and David Barlow

Michael A. McRuiz

Madalene Church

TCC Faculty Association

Cindy Barton

Stephanie M. Merritt

Mariner Wealth Advisors

TD Williamson Inc.

Elizabeth A. Binger

Paul G. Mihos

Matrix Service Company

The bART Center for Music

Ashley R. Bishop

Nicole L. Mina

McNellie’s LLC

The Pinpoint Resource

Jeanne Blackwell

Andrew Mullenix

Flint Family Foundation

Moody’s Jewelry

Tulsa Foundation for Architecture

Adam Brennan

Stacy Nobles

Founders of Doctors’ Hospital Inc.

Morgan Stanley

Tulsa Global Alliance

Tamara Britton

Joe C. O’Shansky

George Kaiser Family Foundation

Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Tulsa Historical Society

John D. Bruce

Steven D. Perdue

ONEGas

Oklahoma State University

Tulsa Regional Chamber

Julie Buchheim

Gay E. Phillips

ONEOK Inc.

Oklahoma State University

Tulsa Rose Society

Daniel B. Chaboya

Janet Pitt

TTCU Federal Credit Union

Betty Clark

Debra J. Pleasant

Omni Air International

Jerri L. Clark

Paulette Pogue

Paragon Films for Christ

Patti A. Conroy

Jack Pontious

Michael E. Cortez

Jason Powers

Judith A. Cox

Rosezelma Price

Cherokee Nation Businesses

Pray Walker P.C.

Timothy Cox

Matthew E. Rabe

Cox Communications

Premier Consulting Partners

Reflects donors from 7/1/2017

Lucinda G. Crain

Vickie J. Robison

Maxine and Jack Zarrow

River Spirit Casino Resort

through 6/30/2018

Thomas Culpepper

Joyce Roodman

Miguel Da Corte

Melissa L. Schad

Kathy and Lawton Daily

Joseph and Aimee Schnetzer

Terry W. Daniel

Jona Schweinberg

Kelly David

Karla Shannon

Denise R. Delozier

Elizabeth D. Sonnenfeld

Daniele Dennison

Jane Spear

Michelle Dixon

Peggy Spears

Kathleen Edwards

William J. Sprung

John Elias

Melissa Steadley

Kirk Elliot

George Stilson

Langdon Publishing Company

University of Tulsa

Jim Geurin

Faith C. Storck

Linda Mitchell Price Charitable

University Village Retirement

Dora Gilbert

Glenda G. Summerlin

Booker T. Gillespie Jr.

Beth Tenney

Magellan Midstream Partners

Shelby C. Go

Melissa Thurston

Nabholz Construction Corporation

Consultants, Inc.

Joyce M. Goodrum

Stephanie Titsworth Ingold

Osteopathic Founders Foundation

Webco Industries

Breyona M. Greenlee

Andy Tripp

QuikTrip Corporation

WPX Energy, Inc.

DeLisa D. Griffin

Lanetta Vann

Schnake Turnbo Frank, Inc.

Diane E. Haney

Sarah Wagner

Stinnett & Associates

Charlene Hanlon

Mary P. Walker

Williams

Randii L. Harrald

Norma Walker

Ruben W. Haye Jr

Shane T. Wamsley

Melanie R. Heffington

Salli Wandke

Susan Hoggard

Cynthia Ward

Jeff R. Holt

Paula Willyard

Bama Companies

Catherine W Hoopert, PLLC

Lori Hopkins

Clarice Wilson

Bank of America

Celebrity Attractions

Hannah Hudspeth

Anna Xiong

Barnett Family Foundation

Chrysalis Salon and Spa

Nancy and Jim Inglett

*Individual levels could include

Beck Design

TCC College Staff Council

Terry K. Jacobs-Davis

soft credit

Bigglesworth Family Foundation

Congregation B’nai Emunah

Pat Jefferson

CamGlass

ConocoPhillips Corporate

John J. Jenkins

Central National Bank

Judith Johnson

Organizations

Pam L. Kannady Jodi King Gloria A. Kirkpatrick

A. R. and Marylouise

Jordan Kizer Greg Koch

The Oxley Foundation

$25,000 - $249,999 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma

$10,000 - $24,999

Tandy Foundation Charles and Lynn Schusterman

Sarah Kunce

Family Foundation

Foundation

Charitable Trust Potts Family Foundation

Foundation Michael and Elizabeth Johnson Family Foundation Tulsa Garden Club

Rogers State University Foundation, Inc. RVA LLC Sam and Rita Combs Charitable Fund Security Bank

$5,000 - $9,999

Tulsa Wealth Advisors Union Boundary Inc. DBA Greater

Kontogianes Family Scholarship Fund

Foundation Inc.

Tulsa Reporter Newspapers University of Oklahoma Foundation

Community Wallace Engineering Structural

Up to $99 ABM Janitorial Services

$1,000 - $4,999

Advanced Care Veterinary Hospital Bank of Oklahoma

Children’s Medical Charities Association Inc.

$250,000 or more

Ruby J. Kimmons

Contributions D.I. Designs Individual and Family Service LLC

Crossland Construction

Jemoca Pearl

Darden Family Charitable

Joshi Technologies International

Foundation

JPP Inc.

Dewberry Architecture

K9 Manners & More

Eller & Detrich

Ludger’s Bavarian Cakery

Flintco Industries Inc.

Michael V’s Restaurant and Bar

Amy Lagers

Herman Kaiser Foundation

Fritz Baily PC

Montereau

Sandra Lanoue

Public Service Company

GH2 Architects

Nameplates Inc. Oklahoma Physical Therapy

Alexa Larson-Thorisch

of Oklahoma – American Electric

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

Peter Leininger

Power Foundation

Hille Foundation

Amy Linfoot

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Ruth Nelson Family Foundation

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Hispanic American Foundation

Foundation Oklahoma Policy Institute

Tulsa Wealth Advisors, Raymond James U Dirty Dawg White Lion World Travel Services

TCC 50 Notable Alumni

Help us celebrate our 50-year history by nominating accomplished alumni Since opening our doors in 1970 to 2,600 students, Tulsa Community College programs were designed to fit the needs of students of all ages and from all types of backgrounds. For example, the very first student applicant was a 24-year-old Vietnam veteran who was married and had two young children. Evening courses appealed to him since he worked two jobs.

Flash forward to today. As Oklahoma’s largest, multi-campus community college, TCC continues to provide innovative, flexible and affordable public higher education to a diverse student population. In addition, throughout the College’s history, many noteworthy individuals have benefitted from their TCC education and have accomplished remarkable things.

To celebrate our 50-year history, we are looking for notable alumni. “Our community is certainly stronger with TCC as part of its core. As a member of the 50th Anniversary President’s Commission, I ask former students, family members, friends and any interested persons to nominate notable individuals whose story of accomplishment began or was accelerated as a student at TCC,” said Cassie Reese Tipton, 50th Anniversary Celebration Commission.

Nominees for the 50 Notable Alumni can range from a TCC graduate to an individual who has completed a single TCC course. Selection will be based on professional/personal accomplishments, contributions to community, leadership, and demonstration of TCC values.

Submit nominations at www.tcc50.com by June 30, 2019.

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID TULSA, OK PERMIT NO. 428

909 South Boston Tulsa, OK 74119 www.tulsacc.edu

TCC CORE VALUES

As an educational institution charged with providing lifelong learning opportunities for its students and its community, Tulsa Community College identifies integrity and quality as the cornerstones upon which all other values rest—shaping both priorities and decision making throughout the institution.

STUDENT SUCCESS is the reason TCC exists. We strive for all students to be successful in their educations and we strive for the education to effectively prepare students for their lives. Learning is the focus because it is the essence of an institution of learning.

EXCELLENCE drives us. We strive to provide excellent education to our students, excellent resources to our community, and excellent administration and management for our employees.

STEWARDSHIP guides our daily decision making. We investigate community needs and expectations and then respond by providing quality education that is responsive, convenient and affordable.

INNOVATION sparks our creativity and ensures that the hearts and minds of our students, faculty, staff and administration are actively engaged in acquiring learning, increasing our knowledge, and leading the community forward.

DIVERSITY is our common bond. Sincere appreciation for and cultivation of differences enriches our lives, the community, and the education we offer. It is a source of our pride and integral to our success.

Notice of Non-Discrimination: Tulsa Community College is committed to establishing an environment for its students and employees that fosters inclusion, values equity and diversity, embraces and respects the dignity of people, and provides equal educational and employment opportunity. In compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations the College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable discrimination law in its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to admissions, employment, financial aid and educational programs, activities, or services. The Civil Rights Compliance Administrator, 3727 E. Apache Room AB218, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Phone 918-595- 8487; email: TCCnondiscrimination@tulsacc.edu has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies. The Title IX Coordinator, 909 S. Boston Ave, Room 505, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Phone 918-595-7842; email: TCCTitleIX@tulsacc.edu has been designated to handle inquiries regarding sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, pregnancy, domestic violence, and stalking.

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