Our Story

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PAST P RES I D ENTS

David H. Ponitz 1965-1974

Gunder A. Myran 1975-1998

Larry L. Whitworth 1998-2011

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t is an incredible honor to serve as President of Washtenaw Community College as we commemorate our 50th anniversary.

An anniversary is a cause for celebration and joy – and provides an inimitable opportunity to look back and reflect – as well as an opportunity to look forward and dream.

An anniversary also provokes memories. You will find some inside this wonderful book, “Our Story,” which is a rich history of the college.

I hope it serves as a catalyst for a memory of your own on how WCC touched your life or the lives of people you know.

We chose the theme of “Opening Doors” to capture the essence of our beginning and the road we traveled as the college grew and prospered. I marvel at how, since 1965, we have, in the most creative of ways, opened doors of opportunity for Washtenaw County residents and our surrounding neighbors. In essence, we have created a community of our own, through the expertise of our esteemed and passionate faculty, the diverse talents of our staff and the dedication of the many who have served on our Board of Trustees. This community – shaped in unison – is one that has enriched thousands of lives and extends throughout the world.

People of all ages and walks of life have come to our doorstop with a dream – each one shaped with an imprint all its own. It is a privilege to be there to greet them and partner together on an educational journey, not just while they are on our campus, but throughout the rest of their lives. We take pride in offering a lifetime of learning for our students.

That’s the way it has been for the past 50 years and I’m confident, the way it will be 50 years from now.

Dr. Rose B. Bellanca President, Washtenaw Community College 2011-Present

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ears in the planning, the founding of Washtenaw Community College officially took place Jan. 15, 1965. On that cold, snowy, winter day, Washtenaw County residents trudged to the polls and voted overwhelmingly to establish the two-year college and elect its first Board of Trustees.

The vote was 11,109 in favor to 5,085 opposed ... a 2-to-1 margin that truly reflected the community’s support for this new type of college in a county long dominated by big, traditional four-year universities.

In so many ways, the founding of WCC then is what guides WCC today.

Early studies in the late 1950s and early 1960s showed that county educators and employers recognized the need to create and sustain a workforce with strong technical skills.

Forward-thinking community leaders, such as Anthony Procassini, who was then a member of the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, understood that need and worked tirelessly to move the process from concept to college. Procassini later served as Board of Trustees chair from 1973 to 1981.

As the years passed, WCC has continued to meet business and industry needs for an even more highly skilled workforce. Few back then could have imagined the pace of change in technology witnessed in the last decades of the 20th century and first decade and a half of the 21st century.

ALUMN I QUOTE Gary M. Owen was a 15-year member of the Michigan House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the House from 1983 to 1988.

“The initial faculty at WCC – whoever put those people together did a great job! For a person of my background, to find an environment that I could thrive in, shows that it was a superb institution. I’ve received three honorary degrees from other universities, but to receive an honorary Associate Degree in Community Service from WCC was truly my highest honor.” – Owen

WCC FAST FACTS m 50 years ago, the college enrolled 1,300 students. Today, WCC enrolls 20,000 students annually. m Over the last five years, distance learning enrollment has increased by nearly 50 percent.

Members of WCC’s first Board of Trustees were (left to right) Evart Ardis, Edward Adams, Samuel Harmon, Ralph Wenrich, Richard Creal and Kenneth Yourd.

m WCC has more than 100 articulation agreements with colleges and universities across the country, enabling our students a seamless transfer to our four-year partners. m Last year, WCC hosted more than 3,000 community, business and industry events.

About 85,000 community members walked through our doors as guests on our campus in 2015.

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ALUMN I QUOT E Elliot Dickerhoof is a filmmaker living in Los Angeles. He attended WCC from Fall 2002 to Spring 2004.

“Something I’ll never forget about my time at WCC was watching the BMW Films in Dan Kier’s video production class. This was in 2002, before fast internet and online video were ubiquitous. The classroom had a lightning speed connection, which allowed us to stream these great short films by huge directors like Ang Lee, Tony Scott and Guy Ritchie. Dan’s love for filmmaking and his ability to connect our basic coursework to the work of professionals are what gave me the confidence to pursue a career in film and television. I am forever grateful” – Dickerhoof

WCC’s current state-of-the-art facilities are very different from its original buildings.

In early 1966, Washtenaw Community College opened its doors – many doors, in fact, in many different locations in and around Willow Run in eastern Washtenaw County. n College Hall, WCC’s main classroom building, occupied the site of what once was Foster Elementary School. Foster, built in 1943, served the children of workers at the nearby Willow Run B24 Bomber Plant. n WCC’s Administration Building was the former Willow Run Village fire station. n Other buildings included a former meat market, bowling alley, Catholic church and a World War II Quonset hut.

Program from WCC’s first full commencement in June, 1968.

By the fall of 1967, WCC graduated its first class – 12 students who had completed a one-year program in inhalation therapy. The first full commencement was in June 1968, with 47 students receiving associate degrees.

The Franzblau’s apple orchard was centrally located between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.

It wasn’t long, though, that the humble early accommodations morphed into the beautiful, centrally located, 285-acre campus of today. But it took vision and fortitude to establish what is now WCC’s home.

Offers of donated land in Barton Hills, a tract of land at Maple and Stein Roads and more than a hundred acres in Webster Township were rejected by the Board of Trustees.

Some taxpayers were not happy. Why would this new college turn down offers of free land? The answer was location, location, location. The college paid Ann Arbor Township farmers Jarvis and Pearl Franzblau $822,500 ($3,500 per acre) for their apple orchard.

According to author Cynthia Furlong Reynolds, in her book A Fierce Commitment, a member of the search committee said: “We took it as a good omen that at the entrance to the farm was a sign that read ‘Ann Arbor: 3 miles/Ypsilanti: 3 miles.’”

By the summer of 1967, construction of the new college began.

ALUMN I QUOTE Harriet Hughes is Assistant Vice President of Community Relations and Financial Education at the University of Michigan Credit Union. She had started her career when she enrolled at WCC, but admits she “didn’t have a clear direction” and switched majors “as often as I switch shoes.” She earned an associate degree in Occupational Studies in 2011 and an associate degree in Management Supervision in 2012.

“Some people say I was created for my position, but I know that WCC helped me to use the natural abilities I was blessed with to become successful in my work life and my home life. I am forever grateful to WCC.” – Hughes

In 1967, the orchard began its transformation to become the 285-acre campus of Washtenaw Community College.

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t the college’s main entrance in front of the Student Center stands a metal sculpture whose theme and message mirror the theme and message of this year’s 50th anniversary ... Open Doors.

When artist Paul Zenian’s metal monument was dedicated in 1982, a brochure handed out at the ceremony explained its significance: This sculpture is dedicated to the citizens of Washtenaw County who, in 1965, created an open door to learning for students from all walks of life. The sculpture symbolizes the open door philosophy of Washtenaw Community College. The college welcomes persons of all ages and backgrounds who have the desire to prepare for or pursue college-level studies. The symbolism of the sculpture is not intended to be obvious, and really should be discovered by each individual through personal experience with it. For some it will suggest the open door; for others, the idea of the interaction of strength and balance.

At left, workers begin placing the panels that make up WCC’s signature campus sculpture.

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he remarkable story of Morris J. Lawrence Jr. resulted in not just his name on a campus building but a legacy of music and musical instruction that propelled the college’s jazz orchestra under his direction to national and international acclaim.

Lawrence, who died New Years Day, 1994, was a multi-talented musician who passed up opportunities to move to bigger, more well-known colleges and universities to stay at WCC. And the students who took his classes, his WCC colleagues and the many personalities he met through his jazz orchestra appearances all say they are better human beings through knowing him and being influenced by him.

Morris’ band performed at the White House, Lawrence Carnegie Hall, the Montreaux/Detroit Jazz Festival and the Frog Island Jazz Festival, among many others.

“His heart was the biggest heart in the world,’’ said former student and music critic Michael Nastos, in an interview with The Ypsilanti Press after Lawrence’s death. “People were just looking forward to what he would do with his band each and every year.”

If he had lived, he would have performed at Mardi Gras several weeks later in his hometown of New Orleans.

ALUMN I QUOTE Kyle Ellicott is the founder and chief operating officer of Wearable World, Inc., a San Francisco-based media and ventures company focused on connecting technological experts, thought-leaders, corporate/ startup executives and investors as they build emerging technologies. He not only took classes at WCC from 2003-06 (and would eventually transfer to Eastern Michigan University, where he earned a Computer Information Systems degree), but also started his career at the school.

He worked as a Computer Technician/ Installation Specialist at the college from 2005-08 before becoming a serial entrepreneur who has launched several startup technology companies.

“It’s incredible how the people we meet and our experiences in life can have such a positive impact on us. Sometimes the impact can be so great that it will shape who you are as a person and provide you the path to achieving your dreams. WCC had that type of impact on my life, for which I’m thankful.” – Ellicott

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The Washtenaw Community College jazz orchestra, led by Morris J. Lawrence Jr.

m Free College Day enters its third year in 2016, providing Washtenaw County residents the ability to attend free classes and explore the beautiful WCC campus.

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More than 1,200 students enroll in the new college with 72 classes offered.

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The college introduces an innovative counseling program geared toward Vietnam War veterans.

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Washtenaw County voters overwhelmingly approve the establishment of a community college.

March 1987

WCC receives final accreditation from the North Central Association of College and Secondary Schools.

A regional police academy opens its doors at WCC.

May 1988

WCC implements first computerized registration system.

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1975

WCC’s Student Center is completed. It initially housed the Learning Resource Center, culinary arts instruction, a student cafeteria, classrooms and administrative offices.

September 1975

WCC begins offering non-credit courses. The first semester counts 500 students enrolled.

June 1969

In a split vote, the WCC Board of Trustees approves the college’s first tuition hike. The new per hour fee? $10.

May 16, 1982

“The Open Door” sculpture, located in front of the Student Center is dedicated.

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WCC Jazz Orchestra makes its debut at the Detroit Montreaux International Jazz Festival.

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August 1980

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The Willow Run campus closes.

WCC operations move to the new Huron River Drive campus.

1971

Temporary classroom buildings spring up on the west side of Huron River Drive, housing math and student center facilities.

March 1983: A training fair is held for more than 500 laid off Ford Motor Co. workers. More than 70 of them later enroll as WCC students.

1990

Job Skills and Campus Events building opens.

Name changes to the Morris J. Lawrence building in 1994 in honor of deceased chair of the WCC Music Department.

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WCC film students receive Michigan Emmy Award.

Washtenaw Technical Middle College opens on campus.

December 2012

WCC student welder named best in the nation.

January 1996

WCC’s first internet course, Automotive Technology, debuts.

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The WCC Jazz Orchestra performs at the National Christmas Tree evening music program at the White House.

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Business Education building opens.

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June 13, 2006 Trustees break ground on the new 70,000square-foot Health and Fitness Center.

January 1984

First openaccess microcomputer lab opens in the Learning Resource Center.

The Washtenaw Community College Foundation is established. WCC is one of the first community colleges in the nation to establish a foundation. In 2014-2015 it raised a record $8.5 million for scholarships and instructional innovations.

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January 1999

The WCC library begins participation in a project to catalog the World Wide Web, the first community college to do so.

Entrepreneurship Center opens.

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The United Association Instructors Training Program chooses WCC as its new home.

WCC’s Nursing program celebrates its 40th birthday.

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April 30, 2003

WCC hosts members of the acclaimed Tuskegee Airmen at an event commemorating 100 years of aviation.

June 6, 2003

Legendary singer Mavis Staples kicks off the college’s “Living Legends” performance and lecture series.

June 2015

“Community College Week,” a national publication, includes WCC in its list of top degree producers and 15th overall in certificate awards.

For the third year in a row WCC receives the state’s highest percentage funding increase based on criteria that includes completed degrees and certificates, enrollment and administrative costs in relation to operating costs.

September 2015

WCC and Eastern Michigan University announce an agreement that will allow EMU nursing school students to attend WCC for three years before transferring to EMU to complete their bachelor’s degree.

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ALUMN I QUOT E Keith Hefner is the founder and executive director of Youth Communication, a New York City nonprofit organization that publishes magazines and books by and for youth. About the time he was sampling classes (ranging from pre-calculus to small motor repair) at WCC in the mid1970s, he was also leading the Youth Liberation of Ann Arbor.

“I remember one day after class I was walking by a small performance space and heard some interesting lines coming from the room. I walked in and Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee were telling African-American folktales! It was astonishing to see two world-class actors just a few feet away.

The work clearly meant a lot to them (and it wasn’t something they were likely to be able to do in a Hollywood movie). But I also assume that they chose a venue like WCC, rather than, say, Hill Auditorium, because they wanted to reach a different audience.

Aside from the generally welcoming atmosphere at WCC, that seemed to me to be another way that the college was working to be an inclusive, inviting community resource.” – Hefner

WCC FAST FACT m According to a recent Economic Impact Study, WCC has a $373.4 million economic impact on the Washtenaw County region.

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pen doors,” “Strength and balance.”

Appropriate descriptions of not just the iconic sculpture in the middle of campus but of WCC in general.

For the half century since its founding, WCC has followed the vision of its founders.

Hundreds of thousands of students have attended classes on campus or online, earning associate degrees or certificates or simply picking up a course needed to complete a four-year degree at another college. Over the past 50 years, WCC has enrolled more than 275,000 students in credit courses. Add in non-credit and enrichment programs and community events, it’s estimated that a million people have passed through WCC’s doors since its opening.

Working to keep those doors open, the Washtenaw Community College Foundation raised more than $8.5 million in its recent capital campaign. It was the second largest amount raised among Michigan’s 28 community colleges. And since its founding in 1984, the Foundation has raised more than $6.2 million.

Through its efforts, $648,000 in scholarships were made available last year to eligible students. That’s more than $800 per student. Also, grants are made available to faculty members for projects and presentations enhancing their students’ educational experiences.

An estimated 1 million people have passed through WCC’s doors while attending classes, enrichment programs and other community events.

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Sparks fly as an ironworker fine tunes her technique on the WCC campus.

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here are no summer doldrums at WCC. More than 700 members of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers held their week-long Instructor Training program on campus. It marked the sixth year WCC has hosted the Ironworkers, who came here from across the country and Canada to train their peers in the latest skills to meet the demands of today’s construction industry. And it won’t be the organization’s last. In March 2015, the college and the Ironworkers signed a five-year contract extension.

In August 2015, the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, Sprinkler Fitters, Welders and HVACR Technicians (UA) brought the largest turnout to date for its week-long training. More than 1,800 instructors, including representatives from Australia and Ireland, took classes and put on demonstrations of the latest techniques UA members will need to know in doing their jobs. It was the 26th year WCC hosted the skilled trades union.

Between them, the Iron Workers and the UA had nearly a $10 million impact on the Washtenaw County economy in 2015, according to the Ann Arbor Area Visitors and Convention Bureau.

Julia Morrissey Class of 2002 | 2007 Automotive Service Technology | Nursing “I could come to class and know that my instructors would be there for me and that they wanted me to be successful. They believed in me so I could believe in myself. It was what I needed.” – Morrissey

WCC FAST FACTS m For every $1 of public money invested in WCC, taxpayers receive a cumulative value of $3.50 over the course of students’ working lives. m WCC employs 1,555 full and part-time people, making the college one of the area’s largest employers. m WCC continues its support of the Ypsilanti community through programs at the Harriet Street Center and the Parkridge Community Center.

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WCC President Dr. Rose B. Bellanca speaks at the 2015 MICHAuto Summit at Cobo Hall in Detroit.

Bellanca’s remarks focused on creating a collective vision on how to address the talent needs of the country’s rapidly changing transportation systems.

“Business and industry leaders in our region told us they are in need of employees who have the skills needed to perform the jobs of today and the jobs of the near future,” she said.

ust as it did at its founding, WCC strives to meet the challenges of the future workforce. Michigan took a huge hit during the Great Recession, losing more than 219,000 well-paying jobs alone in its bread-and-butter automotive sector and suffering an out migration of its population. But the state is coming back and WCC, through its new Advanced Transportation Center, is at the forefront of making sure the recovery continues and is permanent.

In 2015, the state awarded WCC a $4.4 million grant to support the purchase of state-of-the art equipment to train students for the fast-growing industries of intelligent transportation systems, advanced manufacturing and automotive transportation In so m any ways, servicing. prog ram s like the The college, meantime, is appre nticeship developing curricula that will make sure smart cars and prog ram lite rally buses and their sophisticated and f igurative ly computers are maintained and ope n doors. And repaired when needed by highly ope ning doors is trained technicians. what WCC has These are the jobs of today done for 50 years. and the future.

And WCC continues to prepare students for the traditional trades. Through a U.S. Department of Labor grant announced last summer, WCC received more than $899,000 to fund a three-year program to teach building construction skills to disadvantaged youth in Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township while they also earn a GED. The college also won a $300,000 grant from DOL for apprenticeship training in advanced manufacturing. The college already has partnered with seven area businesses to offer the apprenticeships.

While they receive valuable on-the-job training, the apprentices also will be enrolled in classes at WCC. In so many ways, programs like the apprenticeship program literally and figuratively open doors. And opening doors is what WCC has done for 50 years.

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Steven Pritchett Social Work

WCC Instructor/Orchard Radio Station Manager Mary Helen Ciaravino points out a playlist schedule to Broadcasting Arts student Benjamin Demory.

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“Washtenaw Community College gave me a life that I thought I could never have. The college taught me that I could do anything in the world that I wanted to do. WCC was like an extended family for me—that goes all the way to the deans. The college changed my life.” – Pritchett

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alk about hands on! On the second floor of WCC’s Technical and Industrial building is a small soundproof room where students learn and help run a radio station. It is where Orchard Radio operates.

Founded in 1998, the internet radio station is driven by students, about 20 per semester, who are enrolled in the college’s Broadcast Arts program.

Graduates over the years have gone on to work at several local and national radio stations, including W4 102.9 Cumulus Media in Ann Arbor; Q 103 Townsquare in Albany, N.Y., and 97.9 ESPN Radio in Tellahassee, Fla. Another example of answering the call to serve the business community is WCC’s Entrepreneurship Center, located in the Plant Operations building.

The center serves as a one-stop shop for students and community members who are looking to start or grow a business.

WCC FAST FACTS m WCC is out in the community, offering classes at sites in Dexter, Brighton and Hartland. m The last 50 years: 39,373 unique graduates; 21,571 associate degrees; 31,212 certificates.

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Since its founding in 2014, interested students and community members have sought advice or attended workshops on marketing, financing, licensing and other business-related topics.

And WCC continues its service to those who have served their country – our military veterans. Last August, the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency certified Washtenaw Community College as being a veteran-friendly school at the Gold Level, the highest status that can be achieved. The center, which serves more than 700 veterans enrolled at WCC, was recently renamed the Wadhams Veterans Center in honor of Tim and Laurie Wadhams, longtime supporters of WCC whose generous donations ensure the program and services for the men and women of our armed forces endure.

Longtime WCC supporters Tim and Laurie Wadhams (far left) were joined by student veteran Alberto Acosta, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell and WCC President Dr. Rose B. Bellanca during a ribbon cutting at the renaming of the Wadhams Veterans Center.

Across East Huron River Drive from the college is the state-ofthe-art, 76,000-square-foot WCC Health and Fitness Center. Led by degreed and certified trainers, instructors and dieticians, the center offers more than 100 fitness classes. The building itself is fit. It received Gold Level LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council in 2008.

In some ways, WCC is more than one institution. Also on campus is the nationally-acclaimed Washtenaw Technical Middle College (WTMC), a Michigan Public School Academy chartered by WCC. Students enroll in college preparatory classes while also learning technical and job-related skills that will prepare them for the workplace. WTMC students graduate with a high school diploma and a certificate and/or associate degree from WCC. WTMC recently was rated the seventh-best charter school in the nation.

WCC embraces the future. The college has positioned itself to thrive in the years and decades ahead, to be a leader in Michigan’s comeback. As it did at its founding, it listens to the community. The college continues to build strong ties with regional business interests that will help WCC design and implement new curricula. Currently, WCC works closely with nearly 70 regional businesses and non-profit partners. They know us and we know them.

Proud graduates attend Washtenaw Community College’s 2015 Commencement Ceremony.

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t Washtenaw Community College, students come first. It’s a student body with an average age of 28 where students mingle and exchange ideas across generational lines. More than 1,000 international students from over 100 foreign countries contribute a cultural experience that enriches the college.

It’s a campus of more than 20,000, some of whom crowd its busy campus while others enroll through distance learning classes, enabling them the flexibility of balancing work, home and classroom. In fact, in the last five years online and distance learning has grown by 50 percent.

And Washtenaw Community College is diverse. About one-third of all WCC students come from minority groups. The college celebrates its diversity by recognizing that we all learn from one another, regardless of who we are or where we’re from.

Finally, WCC remains affordable. No area institution of higher learning comes close.

Washtenaw Community College is proud of its past but confident that it will continue “Opening Doors” far into the future.

WCC Board of Trustees Chair Richard J. Landau, Ph.D, J.D., looks at the contents of a 25-year-old time capsule opened as part of a kickoff to the college’s 50th anniversary. With Landau are former Trustees James W. Anderson Jr. (left) and Anthony Procassini. A new time capsule will be buried at Free College Day in September 2016.

WCC FAST FACT m Measuring WCC’s affordability: $10,081: Average full-time tuition for Michigan four-year public colleges and universities. $22,253: Average tuition for four-year nonprofit colleges and universities. $2,256: WCC in-district tuition for 24 credit hours in the 2015-16 academic year.

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WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CURRENT MEMBERS Dr. Richard J. Landau, Chair Ms. Diana McKnight-Morton, Vice Chair Ms. Christina M. H. Fleming, Secretary Mr. Dave DeVarti, Trustee Dr. Stephen J. Gill, Trustee Ms. Ruth A. Hatcher, Trustee Dr. Dilip Das, Trustee

FIRST BOARD OF TRUSTEES Kenneth Yourd, 1965-1966 Samuel Harmon, 1965-1966 Ralph Wenrich, 1965-1970 Edward Adams, 1965-1972 Evart Ardis, 1965-1972 Richard Creal, 1965-1973

OTHER PAST MEMBERS Anthony J. Procassini, 1966-1992 J. Douglas Cook, 1967-1968 Robert G. Forman, 1967-1970 William J. Bott, 1969-1972 Phillip G. Wells, 1971-1976 David V. Heebink, 1971-1976 Robert C. Ressler, 1972-1974 William M. Broucek, 1973-1978 Sally Buxton, 1973-1978 Ann C. Kettles, 1973-1984

William Mays, Jr., 1975 Richard W. Bailey, 1975-2008 Fulton B. Eaglin, 1976 Judy Shelton, 1977-1980 Henry S. Landau, 1977-1982 Richard L. Boyd, 1977-1982 James W. Anderson, 1977-1996 David Rutledge, 1977-2010 Vanzetti M. Hamilton, 1981-1991 James B. Gilligan, Jr., 1983 John W. Corey, 1983-1987 Susan M. Madley, 1983-1987 Marcia Harrison-Harris, 1985-1990 Nancy N. Margolis, 1987-1994 R. Griffith McDonald, 1987-2000 Mary Claire Anhut, 1991-1996 Ruth H. Moorman, 1991-1998 William J. Davis, 1993-1998 Harry J. Konschuh, 1997-2002 Mary E. Branch, 1999-2004 Mary Schroer, 1999-2005 Jerry Jernigan, 2003-2006 Roger Lane, 2004-2005 Pamela J. Horiszny, 2004-2015 Margaret Talburtt, 2006 Anne M. Williams, 2007-2014 Mark Freeman, 2009-2014 Patrick McLean, 2011-2014

WCC FOUNDATION BOARD DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

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Betsy Petoskey, Chair Jamie Buhr, Chair-Elect Norman Herbert, Treasurer Laurie Wadhams, Secretary Joni Bradley Sean Duval Dr. Rose B. Bellanca, WCC President

Robert Aldrich Robert Boonin Stefani Carter Katherine Farrell Kristin Good Carole Holmes Tom Lamb Cristy Lindemann

Scott Miller Bill Milliken Jeffrey Patton John Petz Gloria Thomas Nicole Torbert Doug Weber Lynn Wooten

Special thanks to WCC College Archives. | Front and back cover photos by Lynn Monson.