Spring 2012 Community College Alumni Association & FOUNDATION

Students  Opportunity  Advancement  Recognition

HCC at Work Building Tomorrow’s Workforce

See Inside: HCC Foundation 2011 Annual Report HCC Has A Welcome Message from HCC’s Chancellor

Students  Opportunity  Advancement  Recognition

SOAR is published by the Houston Community College Alumni Association and the HCC Foundation, “From cosmetology to in collaboration with the HCC Communications Department. We greatly appreciate the participation of those who allowed us to share their stories. radiography to petroleum

Executive Director, HCC Foundation Kelly J. Zuniga, Ed.D., CFRE engineering technology,

Director, Foundation Development and HCC is preparing Communications Cydney Peters

7 5 320 756 875 Houstonians for success in , Director of Advancement Services Sophia Corey HCC Chancellor Dr. Mary S. Spangler their careers and beyond.”

Coordinator, Alumni Relations Lauren Stroman Reasons to Give Contributing Writers Dear Friend, Marcus Chamberland Amy Yeatts Welcome to our spring edition of HCC’s alumni magazine, SOAR. This special Contributing Photographers double issue includes our HCC Foundation 2011 Annual Report and an update on Jessica Ham fundraising successes. Miguel Rivera

We are pleased to spotlight in our cover story the many workforce programs here

HCC student Alan Lim ’13 is at HCC. The College is leading the way in with twenty-five of our workforce among our 75,000+ students, programs achieving exemplary status. From cosmetology to radiography to of which more than 5,000 received associate degrees, petroleum engineering technology, HCC is preparing Houstonians for success certificates or their GED from in their careers and beyond. You will be pleased to hear we are the number one HCC this spring. Our newest alumni will join the community college in the state for placing students in jobs when they graduate. tens of thousands of HCC alumni Take a moment to support just one of them. in the workforce—the majority of whom have taken their HCC We hope you will take a moment to read the profile on HCC alumna Kim Roxie ’06, degrees and are using their who is putting her cosmetology training at HCC to work with her own beauty education in their daily lives right here in Houston. enterprise. Her products will be on sale in regional Macy’s stores starting this The HCC Eagle Pride Fund provides valuable annual support Read online: hccsfoundation.org/alumni summer. Kim is just one of our many graduates whose HCC degree is making a difference. for student scholarships and programs— Donate online: hccsfoundation.org

providing a brighter future for Houston’s workforce. You can help other graduates do the same through your support of the HCC Eagle Pride Fund – the HCC Foundation’s annual fund for student scholarships and programs. Learn more at hccsfoundation.org/eaglepridefund.

hccsfoundation.org/eaglepridefund My thanks to each of you for being a part of the HCC family. We are proud to have you as an Eagle!

Sincerely,

Mary S. Spangler, Ed.D. Chancellor, Houston Community College HCC at Work HCC at Work HCC at Work: Building Tomorrow’s Workforce

As the nation’s fourth largest city, to cosmetology to radiography and Houston tops the list in a number petroleum engineering technology, of rankings – including the city with HCC is leading the way in preparing Everything we do is to make Houston fastest growing wages in the nation, Houstonians for success in their work better. In fact, our impact on HCC and HISD Partner to top technology job growth, and among careers and beyond. Notably, HCC is Offer Innovative Workforce the best U.S. cities for manufacturing the number one community college in the region is significant – $2 billion growth. Houston is also home to the the state for placing students in jobs Career Pathways world’s largest medical center, and the when they graduate. annually. And, 80% of HCC alumni Port of Houston is one of the nation’s Houston Community College and Houston Independent largest and busiest ports. Adding to “HCC is at the forefront of merging remain in Houston School District have joined forces to implement an innovative those accomplishments, Houston was Houston’s business needs with the and 95% remain Dual Credit Program aimed to provide students at six schools recently ranked the Top Destination City.* opportunities we offer to Houstonians the opportunity to earn a high school diploma, industry to forge promising futures. HCC is in Texas to certifications, and an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) The city’s unparalleled growth, not just an academic institution – degree from HCC. The project has been named Houston paired with its national prominence, we are a community partner,” says contribute to its Innovation Learning Zones (HILZ), and it will focus on underscore the need for an educated, Madeline Burillo, Associate Vice selected high-demand, high-wage occupations. The program skilled, and diverse workforce. At Chancellor, Workforce Instruction & economic growth. is scheduled to start in June 2012, with the initial group Houston Community College we are Division of Extended Learning, which consisting of 25 to 50 students per school. helping to fuel this pipeline through also encompasses HCC’s Division of a comprehensive array of workforce Extended Learning and the Corporate The six participating schools are Booker T. Washington High programs tailored for success in the College. “In this role, HCC serves as School, Furr High School, J.D. Long High School, Kashmere High workplace, all available at locations a conduit for growth in the region, School, Scarborough High School, and Sterling High School. throughout the area. preparing students to successfully fuel The six AAS degree programs to be offered are Manufacturing Houston’s economic engine as trained Engineering Technology, Electronics Engineering Technician Dr. Stephen Klineberg, noted Rice and educated employees, thereby Technology, Process Technology, Technician, University sociologist and HCC positioning students for success in Networking and Administration Engineering Technology, and Foundation Board Member Emeritus, the workplace and for greater Global Logistics Management Technology. Students will have the has been reviewing our region’s financial security.” opportunity to complete their high school diplomas and earn demographics for more than 30 industry certifications and AAS degrees with all costs covered by years. He recognizes that HCC is a Looking ahead, Burillo is working to HISD (instructional costs, textbooks, etc.). necessity for the region’s success in address local employers’ labor needs the future. In fact, he boldly states, and bring area industry leaders to the “For HCC, this represents an innovative project and a natural “The most important institute of table to “tell us what translates to you next step of growth for workforce instruction. The HILZ project higher education in Houston is as an employer,” she says. “We need to is very timely, in that not only will it help improve retention HCC. I have a deep admiration for understand our local workforce better of high school students, but it will also increase completion the community college because the so we can continue to provide training of relevant workforce degrees that lead to high-demand College is important to connecting for skill sets related to the areas of high occupations in our region. We are excited to partner with HISD people to jobs in the 21st century.” demand job growth.” The areas on on this project as we see this as the model for future relevant which the strongest emphasis is placed workforce dual credit partnerships,” says Madeline Burillo, Beyond traditional academic offerings, fall under the Allied Health umbrella, as Associate Vice Chancellor, Workforce Instruction & Division of HCC has developed workforce degrees administrative and clinical healthcare Extended Learning. and certificate programs that providers comprise 60 percent of the specifically address the needs of our healthcare workforce in our region. HCC is also working with local universities to expand community and the career aspirations articulations of career and technical education AAS degrees of our students. We provide hands-on On the following pages, a pictorial to offer more opportunities for students to continue their instruction in 75 disciplines, and we essay highlights just a few of the many education after earning their associate degrees. have more exemplary-rated workforce ways in which HCC is transforming programs than any other community Houston’s workforce. college in Texas. From accounting

2 soar • Spring 2012 *Source: Greater Houston Partnership Donate online: www.hccsfoundation.org soar • Spring 2012 3 HCC at Work HCC at Work Giving Back to To learn more about HCC’s offerings, visit hccs.edu the Community HCC Cosmetology instructor Gloria Brady believes a person’s outward appearance The Bottom Line Begins Here can have a profound effect on their Hands-On morale. Through her efforts to give back HCC’s Accounting Program is one of our most to the community, she has teamed with outstanding workforce programs and has been Healthcare Training the Cosmetology Department to extend rated an Exemplary Workforce Program by the Texas their services by offering free haircuts Higher Education Coordinating Board for the last 12 Simulation Day 2012 to the HCC student body, the homeless, years. Students study under accomplished experts and local non-profit agencies. The free in their field and go on to achieve career success More than 800 HCC Coleman College students haircuts allow the students at major local and national firms. The program

Photo credit: Brian Waddle Brian credit: Photo participated in Simulation Day 2012 on March 28. to allocate recently launched a Corporate Partners initiative to A one-of-a-kind event in the , much-needed enlist further support for HCC students pursuing Simulation Day is an intensive day designed to allow funds towards accounting careers. Accounting HCC Coleman College students to engage, inspire, their education sharpen, and demonstrate their clinical patient care instead of skills through the use of interdisciplinary scenarios. paying high-cost No other college offers a simulation event involving salon fees. as many diverse programs. Recording Futures- Simulation Day activities at HCC Coleman College for Health Sciences One Track at a Time Cosmetology HCC students seeking a career in the music industry are hitting a high note thanks to training from award-winning faculty with Audio Recording & HCC is #1 Developer in Houston Filmmaking industry experience. “Six of the ten fastest growing HCC has established Texas’ only community college filmmaking occupations listed by the US Department program with film equipment donated by the . of Labor in its employment projections This program offers an Associates of Applied Science degree and through 2012 require an associate’s of Workforce-Ready Candidates workforce certificates in screenwriting, editing, and production. or bachelor’s degree.”

Growing Green “You don’t necessarily have All Systems Go Career Jumpstart to have a green thumb to be Technologies The HCC Process Technology The rapid pace of on modern vehicles. Skilled part of HCC’s Horticulture curriculum was developed technological change in the automotive technicians are in The Horticulture Program at HCC is a Department. All you need automotive industry requires great demand and command leading source of information about primarily by the Gulf Coast Process that today’s automotive high salaries for their agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and to be part of this Technology Alliance and the technician receive quality expertise. animal management in the Houston area. ever-changing American Chemical Society. It instruction to stay abreast The department works hand-in-hand with and demanding identifies standards that process of the constantly changing the Texas Agricultural Extension Service in technicians should comprehend and field is a demands of the industry. Harris County, the Houston Livestock Show be familiar with to be successful willingness to HCC is training automotive and Rodeo, and many private agribusiness in modern process industries. technicians to analyze organizations. The department also get dirty and Enrolled students receive a solid high-tech electronic and maintains a close alliance with Texas A&M have a love for foundation of applied Process Technology knowledge, sciences, and mechanical systems, as Horticulture University, State University, Process Technology Mother Earth.” well as staying informed Stephen F. Austin State College, and Prairie mathematics, along with supportive hands-on experience with the type on changing materials and View A&M University. Brenda Anderson HCC Horticulture Faculty Chair of equipment currently used in construction techniques used Automotive Technology industrial plants. Recipient - 2011 Christa McAuliffe Teacher of the Year Award for Post-Secondary Education, 4 soar • Spring 2012 Donate online: www.hccsfoundation.org soar • Spring 2012 5 West Houston Chamber of Commerce Foundation news Foundation news

Former Houston Mayor Bill White and wife, Andrea, introduce honorees

A festive ballroom greets HCC Opportunity Ball guests HCC Takes Opportunity Ball to New Heights Evening Raises $560,000 in Support of Student Scholarships

The whimsical Dr. Seuss theme “Oh the Places We’ll Go!” greeted the record families, and the important role education 750 guests attending HCC’s 2012 Opportunity Ball on January 6. Proceeds plays in the future workforce. from the event helped launch local students on the path to a successful future by providing them scholarships to HCC. HCC Chancellor Dr. Mary S. Spangler offered HCC Foundation Board President Ginger Renfroe Blanton and her remarks, thanking the guests and emphasizing husband, Jack AT&T served as lead underwriter of the event, which gala co-chairs and the impact HCC has on our city. Attendees HCC Foundation board members Shawn Taylor and Penny Butler said included many of the HCC trustees and raised a record $560,000. Held at the Hilton Americas Hotel, Swift and friends and supporters in the community. Company decorated the ballroom with swirling colors and characters Houston Mayor Annise D. Parker joined the to match the evening’s Dr. Seuss theme. The lights, centerpieces, and festivities as well. feathered creations produced a memorable atmosphere for guests to applaud the efforts of HCC in the New Year. HCC Alumni Association Advisory Council members Silvia Mintz ’03, Abdul Asghar ’06, Former Mayor Bill White and his wife, Andrea, past honorees, presented Monica Blanton ’06, Dwayne Ellis ’06, HCC Chancellor Dr. Mary Spangler (center) with gala co-chair HCC’s Crystal Eagle award to Sarah and Doug Foshee. Foshee, CEO, Cynthia Olmedo ’97, Marsella Reid-Warren ’97, HCC Foundation Board Member Marc Eckhart and his wife, Dana Shawn Taylor and his wife, Mychelle (left), and Crystal Eagle award Chairman and President of El Paso Corporation, spoke about his special and Janice Thomas ’07, ’10 were in attendance honorees Sarah and Doug Foshee passion for the work of community colleges, the real opportunities they to represent the alumni voice. offer local students to improve their career potential and the lives of their

2012 HCC Design Society Fashion Icon Becca Cason Thrash raised. Julia Anderson Frankel, Chairman Clifford Pugh interviewed world famous Paris- HCC Chancellor Dr. Mary S. Spangler (left) honors Kay King for 30 years of service to HCC Lifestyle Arts & Design Careers Program with guest designer Andrew Gn Emeritus and founder of the luncheon, based designer Andrew Gn. Luncheon guests Passion for Fashion Luncheon Raises continued to lend her vision and support to were treated to modeling of the latest Gn Record Amount the event. A special recognition award was collection as Pugh, Gn, and Thrash commented presented to Kay King for her leadership and on the lines of the designs, fabrics, and ideas Paris Couture Designer Andrew Gn Gathers Houston’s 30 years of working with HCC’s Lifestyle Arts for the creations of the spectacular red-carpet and Design Careers and creating the highly fashions. A reception following the luncheon Photo credit: Kim Coffman Kim credit: Photo Fashion Savvy En Masse touted program. The luncheon’s signature had the many ladies shopping, visiting, and award was presented to Becca Cason Thrash, sipping champagne. On March 27, 2012 at the Wortham Theater education programs. Gabriela Dror and who received the 2012 HCC Design Society Center Houston, nearly 400 chic guests Nidhika Mehta, the Honorary Chairmen of Fashion Icon Award after a fabulous video The HCC Foundation established The Design attended the Passion for Fashion luncheon the luncheon along with Luncheon Chairmen showing her fashionable life in pictures with Society at Houston Community College to benefiting Houston’s fashion and interior Rosemarie Johnson and Melissa Mithoff, and interviews from several fashion designers and engage Houston’s fashion and interior design design community in support of HCC’s Co-Chairmen Paula Fyhr and Liz Glanville, editors throughout the world, to the delight community in support of HCC’s award-winning award-winning fashion and interior design celebrated the success with over $200,000 of the audience. Long-time friend of HCC and design education programs. The Passion for Fashion luncheon is the signature event on The 6 soar • Spring 2012 Donate online: www.hccsfoundation.org Thrash supporter Mickey Rosmarin, owner of soar • Spring 2012 7 Tootsies, applauded her for the recognition. Design Society calendar. To learn more, visit central.hccs.edu/lifestylearts. Photo credit: Kim Coffman Kim credit: Photo alumni news alumni news

HCC Alumni on the Scene

HCC taught her about customer service Goldman Sachs-sponsored 10,000 Small and business ethics, tools that would Businesses Initiative, which is partnering serve her well as an entrepreneur. with the College. LAMIK is also paying for one of its six employees to attend “A lot of those core principles I use on the aesthetics program at HCC and my staff,” she says, “and how we should plans to do the same for another. HCC alumna and Season Two Winner treat customers based on those ethical “It is our way of being able to perpetuate Chloe Dao (right) with Kay King, and Jared Lang, general practices I learned at HCC during class.” the great cosmetology program at HCC,” manager, Momentum Audi at the 2012 Passion for Roxie says while crediting the school for Fashion Luncheon held in March Kim Roxie ’06 at her upscale retail storefront in River Oaks Her deal with Macy’s came as a result launching her highly successful career as of the Workshop at Macy’s, which she an entrepreneur. learned about at a business conference in Miami. “Basically, they look for minority- “You don’t have to wait until you get old owned or women-owned businesses that to discover something great,” she says. The Business of Beauty: have products that could potentially sell “HCC assisted me in doing that. If I did at a retail counter,” she says. not have HCC to be that steppingstone, Kim Roxie ’06 Has Makeup Moxie to get me there, then I would not be She applied, and LAMIK was one of 22 fortunate enough to be in this position HCC Alumni Association Advisory Council members, from left, Marsella Reid-Warren ’97, Janice Thomas ’07, ’10, The beauty of women – all women – is every woman is beautiful, and that’s just a fact. Early on, she began attending classes businesses accepted into the workshop. to be able to launch inside of Macy’s. a subject near and dear to the heart of A lot of times it just has to be revealed.” at Houston Community College during Dwayne Ellis ’06, Monica Blanton ’06, and HCC Alumni She compares the intensive, weeklong Coordinator Lauren Stroman gather at Coleman College Kim Roxie ’06. While still in her 20s, she A native Houstonian and former cheerleader her summers back home from Clark program to getting a retail MBA. The “HCC boasts affordability and quality Simulation Day held in March has spent the past eight years nurturing at James Madison High School, she started Atlanta College. She returned to HCC upon initiative taught her how to do business of education. HCC is not a ‘cheap’ her self-run company, LAMIK Beauty off on a small scale years ago, creating graduation, earning her aesthetician license in with a major retailer. education. You can get a great (lamik-beauty.com). makeup “concoctions” in her kitchen. “I 2006 through the cosmetology department, education locally.” always say God turned on my light bulb,” one of HCC’s many workforce programs. “It is a great partnership, and it is a The makeup company, which has a distinct she says, adding “immediately I had to business opportunity for LAMIK as well And that education, combined with environmental bent, just took a giant leap create a product line.” After going to college in Atlanta, she says, as for Macy’s,” she says, noting that her ideas and drive, allowed her to be forward by contracting with Macy’s stores. “I thought, ‘I want to be in Houston, and I her company will fill a void at the retail a success in her hometown and to give Placement in the retail outlets will begin “I have always been an artist,” the 29-year- want to build my business here. I should go chain. “We bring what they need, and back to Houston. this summer. old says, noting that she trained for 10 years somewhere local.’ So I went to HCC. that is a makeup line that provides HCC alumni (from left) Wendy Mead ’98, Kim Roxie ’06, as a classical pianist. “I started to realize an array of shades, that speaks to a “I am most proud of the fact that I took Abdul Asghar ’06, and Kim Montgomery ’03 spoke at Of LAMIK – an acronym for Love And that women needed more shades, women “HCC stood out to me because I knew people HCC Northwest’s Grad Job Lead event at the Spring modern woman, and is current. And advantage of a local education and now Branch campus in April 2012 Makeup In Kindness – Roxie says, “We were not being served in the marketplace at HCC who I value as people that were that is what the beauty industry really am able to bring that kind of influence celebrate women; we celebrate the by what makeup they needed, and that we educated. When I saw the actual price of the needs right now.” back to my community, to be able to achievements of women; we celebrate the were not addressing makeup correctly. We program, I thought, ‘Why would I choose enhance my community,” Roxie says. beauty of women.” were hitting it from a cover-up basis rather anywhere else when I can come here and get In addition to the unique approach at Why Are You Proud to Be than a revealing basis. So all those different a substantial education and not pay some LAMIK, which Roxie founded in 2004, “You can go to HCC, an Eagle? We Want to Hear She emphasizes that her approach is to enhance aspects made me realize that I had to create kind of crazy private cost that most people the company has had a commitment the natural beauty of women. “We believe that this line. And I had to open up my first store pay?’ I thought it was an opportunity.” to health and the environment since a local college, and From YOU! beauty is revealed, not applied. We feel that here in Houston.” it began. The makeup is paraben-free, The HCC Alumni Association would love to hear from and the packaging is created from you! The HCCAA is looking for graduates and former post-recycled paper. This made LAMIK still do great things students who got their start at HCC to tell their a finalist in the International Package stories in our communications pieces. Get in Design Awards for green packaging. and change the touch with us, and you might just find yourself Greetings Fellow Alumni, Association activities in the year ahead. We are in the spotlight! President’s working on hosting more events for you and your Roxie now contributes to HCC as a whole world.” It has been an exciting first year as your HCC speaker and has just entered the Corner families to celebrate our HCC Eagle Pride. Watch Please email Lauren Stroman, Coordinator of Alumni Alumni Association President! It’s an honor to Relations, at [email protected] with your for more details coming your way soon. represent such a dynamic group of former students name, contact information, degree received (if any) who are all doing such wonderful things – many Please keep in touch with alumni activities at or hours completed at HCC—and anything else right here in our community. hccsfoundation.org/alumni. you might want to tell her about what your HCC Silvia Mintz ’03 education has meant to you. I hope you will take an opportunity to learn more Go Eagles! 8 soar • Spring 2012 about how you can be a part of HCC Alumni Donate online: www.hccsfoundation.org soar • Spring 2012 9 HCC news

HCC Takes Part in Initiative to Increase HCC Awarded Major Grant to Support College Graduation Rates the Transition from High School to

The Center for Houston’s Future — a Houston-area think tank — College Completion launched My Degree Counts with a press conference kicked off by As part of HCC’s continued efforts to transform college access services Houston Mayor Annise D. Parker on April 2. Dr. Mary S. Spangler, and developmental education, the College was awarded a major grant Houston Community College Chancellor, was in attendance at the of $1,175,000 by the Community College Leadership Program at launch. HCC’s mascot Swoop took part along with mascots from The University of Texas at Austin and made possible by Houston other area colleges and universities. Endowment. This grant – called the Gulf Coast Partners Achieving My Degree Counts is a campaign to increase the region’s two- and Student Success (PASS) – will be shared by HCC and two partner four-year college graduation rate and thereby improve the economy. school districts, Spring Branch ISD and Houston ISD. It is the local initiative of the national Talent Dividend Prize, a million-dollar project sponsored by CEOs for Cities. The grant will fund programs that help students make seamless transitions between high school and college, increase their college “Increasing our college degree rate by just 1% increases personal readiness, and help students accelerate through the developmental income by $4.2 billion annually,” says Catherine Mosbacher, President courses that are often barriers to even reaching college-level credit and CEO of the Center for Houston’s Future. “Now that the Center has courses. The ultimate objective is to increase college completion rates. laid the groundwork, we’re ready to connect the public, through the My Degree Counts campaign and website, to the information and “This grant will help us build upon the excellent foundation laid resources that make it easier to finish a degree or take those first steps during our Achieving the Dream initiatives, which was a precursor to toward college. It’s one-stop shopping for college success.” being eligible for this grant,” says HCC Chancellor Dr. Mary S. Spangler. What sets My Degree Counts apart from other educational efforts is “Now, our challenge is to bridge the gap between secondary and the directness and urgency of the focus – raise college degree rates post-secondary education in the areas of academic experiences, by the summer of 2013 with a $1 million prize awarded to the US city expectations, and curriculum. We are honored to deepen our that does the best job of achieving that increase. Also important partnership with HISD and Spring Branch ISD as we work together to is the unprecedented way in which universities and colleges are strategically design programs that address these gaps.” collaborating with each other, with all the ISDs in the region, and with local employers, to facilitate degree completion.

To learn more, visit myhccdegreecounts.org Upcoming Events

Graffiti: A Collision of Art and Fashion Free Business Counseling at Now – September 28, 2012. Open to the public Mondays HCC Spring Branch through Fridays, 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., HCC Fashion Design, 3601 Fannin Street, 2nd floor gallery space except for federal holidays. By appointment For this exhibition Houston’s top graffiti artists created only in advance. No walk-ins please. the dynamic paintings that relate dramatically to the HCC Spring Branch Commons (next to Murphy’s Deli) avant-garde fashions selected from HCC’s 5,000 piece 1050 W. Sam Houston Parkway, Houston, TX 77043 HCC Foundation Historical Fashion Collection. Whether you are just starting a business or expanding Admission is free. For more information, call 713.718.6152. an established business, SCORE counselors are here Annual Report 2011 to help you succeed. Meet with a business counselor Urban Harvest Farmers Market to develop your business plan, discuss a new idea, September 1, 2010 - August 31, 2011 Fridays from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. or tackle a business problem. Our counselors hail HCC Southwest College, 5601 West Loop South Freeway from every facet of the business community. Some The HCC market is unique because of its time, location and have worked at large corporations, local or federal concentration of street vendors and features a number of government. Others have spent years cultivating their popular vendors from other markets around town. own small business. For more information, visit urbanharvest.org/farmmarket/ To book an appointment, call 832.390.HCCS(4227) or farmmarket.html. email [email protected].

For details on these events and more, visit hccsfoundation.org/alumni, click on ‘Events.’

10 soar • Spring 2012 FOUNDATION Table of Letter from the 2011 HCC Foundation Highlights Contents HCC Foundation Board President Houston Community College Celebrity designers was named recipient of Mark Badgley and 12 Letter from the HCC Foundation Board President Dear Friends, Goldman Sachs 10,000 James Mischka were Small Businesses Initiative, featured at the 2011 Welcome to the 2011 edition of the HCC Foundation’s Annual Report. which was announced in HCC Passion for 13 2011 HCC Foundation Highlights February 2011 by Houston Fashion luncheon. It is an honor to be a part of this organization as we celebrate our most successful Mayor Annise D. Parker The sold-out year to date – raising $5.8 million in support of HCC student scholarships and Houston Mayor Annise D. Parker to help small businesses luncheon, chaired by 16 programs. I am also pleased to share the HCC Foundation ranks among the top one at press conference to announce Daniel Trujillo: Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small in the Greater Houston Gabriela Dror and Nidhika Mehta, with The Giving Circle percent of community college foundations in the nation for its fundraising success. Businesses Initiative area grow and create jobs. Co-chairs Rosemarie Johnson and Robin Reimer 10,000 Small Businesses is a $500 million initiative and Honorary Chair Leisa Holland-Nelson, gathered In the pages of this report, you will read about some of those successes and the to unlock the economic growth and job-creation Houston’s best dressed to raise more than $190,000 students whose lives are transformed through your giving. You will also read about 16 Profile of Opportunity 14 potential of small businesses across the in support of HCC Fashion and Interior Design Scholarship Recipients: the progress we are making toward our $30 million goal for the Opportunity 14 through greater access to business education, financial programs and students. Passion for Fashion Founder Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Endowed Scholarship Campaign to provide access to education for all Houstonians. capital, and business support services. Participants Julia Anderson Frankel was among the crowd. also receive one-on-one business advising and will Diane Lokey Farb (pictured with designers) was engage in diverse business networking opportunities. named the first-ever recipient of HCC Design Society 18 Gift Opportunities Thank you for your support and all hccs.edu/10KSB 2011 Fashion Icon Award and Momentum Audi’s Jared that you do on behalf of HCC. Your gift Lang received a special honor for his leadership with In November 2011, HCC celebrated the launch of Audi Fashion Houston. 19 Golden Eagle Society is helping to provide a brighter future its Building and Contracting Leadership Certificate Celebrates Excellence in Giving for students seeking a college degree program at a reception hosted by Houston Mayor The HCC Foundation was named recipient of a Annise D. Parker and HCC Chancellor Dr. Mary S. $300,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and an improved quality of life. Spangler. This new program is providing a 12-month in spring 2011 to fund Capital IDEA at HCC: A 20 2010 - 2011 Donors pathway for Houston’s independent contractors to Family Economic Security Program, including a We are grateful for your commitment and look forward to reporting on our expand and improve their contracting skills and to Developmental Academy at HCC Southeast. HCC is successes in the year ahead. gain practical business expertise in order to grow the first community college to receive funding from 24 Financial Summary: Fiscal Year Ending August 31, 2011 their own enterprise. The program is made possible the Kellogg Foundation in support of their Family Sincerely, through the generous support of lead underwriters Economic Security mission to organize community Clark Construction Group, LLC and Bartlett Cocke colleges to create stronger educational linkages between General Contractors, LLC and additional support high schools and employers. Ginger Renfroe Blanton received from Access Data Supply, Inc., Beard President, HCC Foundation Board of Directors Integrated Systems, Inc., Omega Engineers, Inc., PCJ An $800,000 grant was received from The Kresge Consultants and Reytec Construction Resources, Inc. Foundation in summer 2011 to fund the Adult Degree Completion Initiative at HCC. The four-year grant “This is exactly the type of partnership we will provide funding for three key areas of support for HCC’s adult students, including veteran support need to encourage more small business services, expansion of the Parent Academy to HCC’s six owners and independent contractors colleges, and a strategic partnership with the Council to seek the skills needed to grow their for Adult and Experiential Learning to develop on-site businesses – to the benefit of Houston’s prior learning assessments. HCC is the first community economy,” says Dr. Spangler. college in Texas and one of only a handful nationwide HCC Foundation Board President Ginger Renfroe Blanton (center) with Opportunity 14 Scholarship Students at annual HCC Foundation scholarship luncheon to receive funding from The Kresge Foundation.

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The HCC Alumni Association The Junior League of Houston was standing room The Houston Community College Foundation Funding ($9,600) for scholarship support for 24 HCC (HCCAA) named its first only for HCC Chancellor Dr. Mary S. Spangler’s 4th encourages faculty and staff members to explore Northwest students to participate in “A Bioscience president, Silvia Mintz ’03 annual State of the College held in October 2011. creative ideas for teaching or enriching student Pathway for the Underserved: An Innovative and established an Alumni HCC Foundation President Ginger Renfroe Blanton learning. We support such innovation with grants Partnership Between HCC, University of Houston and Advisory Council which held joined Dr. Spangler at the podium to report on that provide partial or complete funding of accepted Baylor College of Medicine.” The program encourages its first inaugural meeting fundraising successes on behalf of the Foundation, projects. In FY 2010/2011, the HCC Foundation Board creation of a pathway for HCC students to complete in February 2011. The Council including a record $5.8 million raised in support of of Directors approved partial or complete funding for coursework at HCC, transfer to complete their HCC Alumni Coordinator Lauren supports the mission of HCC student scholarships and programs in FY 2010/2011. the following projects through the Scholarship and undergraduate degrees at UH, and apply to Baylor Stroman (l) with HCCAA Advisory Council members Dwayne Ellis ’06, the HCCAA to promote Awards Committee: College of Medicine to pursue a career in medicine. Monica Blanton ’06, and President Silvia Mintz ’03 meaningful engagement and HCC Foundation Scholarship recipients gathered The focus is on students from underrepresented continuing relationships for the 6th Annual HCC Foundation Scholarship populations. between HCC and its alumni through programming and Luncheon held in November 2011 to meet and personally membership. Learn more at hccsfoundation.org/alumni. thank the benefactors who help make their college Funding ($5,600) for HCC/Baylor College of Medicine dreams a reality. Keynote speaker Rogelio Marroquin, (BCM) Summer 2011 Internship for six HCC Southeast The 2011 HCC Faculty/Staff VP/General Manager – Houston Operations, Xerox College biology students to work in basic and clinical Campaign raised more Corporation inspired students and donors alike with his research laboratories at Baylor College of Medicine. The than $140,000 in support career testimonial. Student Speaker and Opportunity eight-week program included faculty from both Baylor of scholarships, faculty 14 Scholarship Recipient Daniel Trujillo (pictured with and HCC who designed research projects relevant development, and programs. fellow students and HCC Foundation Board President for each participating HCC student’s area of interest. This record total was Ginger Blanton) expressed the gratitude shared by his Student seminars were hosted at HCC Southeast in fall made possible through fellow students, “Someone invested in my dream 2011 for interns to share the knowledge and experience the generosity of HCC because they wanted me to succeed. When gained from the program. faculty and staff as well as a first-time matching grant you receive a gift like that, you know that you Funding ($2,500) for five $500 HCC scholarships received from Barnes & Noble College Booksellers. have to give back.” awarded at the 25th Annual Houston Hispanic Forum Sponsorship ($1,400) for students in HCC e+ Math Club Career and Education Day, held at the George R. Brown to attend MathFest Conference, a national conference HCC Foundation Board Convention Center on Feburary 19, 2011. coordinated by the Mathematical Association of Member Harriet Foster America to improve and enhance participants’ and her husband, Funding ($2,700) for HCC scholarship to increase academic and leadership skills and exchange ideas Houston Community College Foundation Joe (pictured, left, with awareness of HCC’s School of Continuing Education with students from other colleges.

The Opportunity 14 Scholarship received a historic HCC Chancellor and its short-term workforce certificate programs. The $5 million gift from the John P. McGovern Foundation in Dr. Mary S. Spangler scholarship was awarded through a video competition; Matching funds ($2,500) for five $1,000 Junior fall 2011 – the largest single private gift in the history Photo Credit:Photo Thomas of St.University and University of students were asked to create a one-minute original Achievement Scholarships for students attending HCC. of the Foundation and HCC. During 2011, the endowment St. Thomas President Dr. Robert Ivany) are providing video for YouTube explaining why receiving a short-term reached $8.4 million. The Opportunity 14 Endowed Matching funds ($2,000) for four $1,000 Asian Houston educational support through the Houston Community workforce certificate from HCC is a ‘Smart Decision.’ Scholarship is helping to fulfill the promise of two years of Network Scholarships for students attending HCC. College/University of St. Thomas Foster Scholars college education at HCC for Houston’s high school graduates. unding ($5,000) for a New Media Seminar to teach Program. The gift, made in June 2011 and in excess F HCC faculty how to adapt their teaching to meet the Funding ($20,000) for the HCC Foundation Annual CC Eagle mascot Swoop made his of $260,000, will provide full-tuition scholarships H needs of the future workforce and better prepare HCC Scholarship Fund in support of general student official debut at the first-ever HCC Pep for five HCC students to transfer to the University of students to utilize these new technologies. scholarships for tuition, books, and fees for students St. Thomas to complete their undergraduate degree in Rally, held in fall 2011 at the West Loop attending HCC. Campus. Organized by the HCC Alumni the nursing program. Association and HCC Foundation, the event helped promote student pride and the recently launched HCC Athletics program. Go Eagles!

14 | HCC Foundation Annual Report 2011 HCC Foundation Annual Report 2011 15 As represented in the chart below, in the relatively short time since first awarding Opportunity 14 scholarships, we have had nearly 100 students complete their Associate Degrees, 20 students earn their certifications, and more than 140 Daniel Trujillo: students complete the core academic requirements that help with transfer to a four-year college or university. While The Giving Circle some students may have multiple completions (i.e. core completion and Associate Degree), this rate of completion is above the HCC average and speaks to the importance of the Opportunity 14 scholarship effort overall. Daniel Trujillo admits that Daniel recalls the moment that his future took a turn. his dreams did not always “I was meeting with my financial aid counselor. We include college. But as looked at his computer and saw that I had received an Opportunity 14 Awardee Completion by Cohort** high school ended, Daniel, Opportunity 14 Scholarship. We had a celebration right Cohort 2008-09 Cohort 2009-10 Cohort 2010-11 Grand Total now 20, decided to pursue there in his office, screaming and giving each other high Associate Degree 13 83 3 99 a degree. “I realized how fives.” As critical as it was to easing his financial burdens, Certificate 4 14 2 20 important this step is in the scholarship represented much more to Daniel. “It Core Requirements Completed 23 111 9 143 life. If you skip steps like was the moment that I knew I was doing the right thing **It is possible for one student to have multiple completions. For example, those who completed an Associate Degree would also have completed the core requirements. college, you won’t have by going to college and that all my hard work would pay a good foundation for off. The scholarship literally picked me up, put me back on Daniel Trujillo, Opportunity 14 your future.” my feet, and made me stronger. I knew that I could push Scholarship Recipient through to the end.” Opportunity 14 Development Council (as of May 2012) HCC was the perfect place for Daniel to build that foundation. He could live at home and help his family Daniel also credits his Opportunity 14 Scholarship Scott E. Rozzell, Chair Ann W. Chen Deborah T. Kearns Shawn A. Taylor Sharon M. Adams Harriet Foster Andrea Reneé Logans Massey Villarreal while he also worked at his part-time sales job and with expanding his sense of responsibility to others. Ginger Renfroe Blanton Julia Anderson Frankel Arturo Michel Mary R. Williams volunteered as music director at his local church. But “Someone invested in my dream because they wanted Ann Brinkerhoff Marc E. Grossberg Nancy Ruez Randa Duncan Williams as committed as he was to his studies, he constantly me to succeed. When you receive a gift like that, you Catherine Campbell Brock John L. Guess, III Lina Sabouni E. W. (Bill) Wright, III wrestled with doubts that he could make it through know that you have to give back. Gifts like these can grow Michelle Brockway Jodie Jiles Mary S. Spangler, Ed.D. Kelly J. Zúñiga, Ed.D., CFRE college, worrying that his financial limitations would a generation of people who also want to give to others. Penny Butler Patrick Johnson Dr. Karun Sreerama hold him back. Now I know that I can really change a life one day, because someone changed mine.”

“Someone invested in my dream because Houston Community College Foundation The Houston Community College Foundation gratefully acknowledges the they wanted me to succeed.” Daniel Trujillo, HCC Student and following donors to Opportunity 14 (as of April 2012) Opportunity 14 Scholarship Recipient Albert & Margaret Alkek Foundation CRC Foundation Fred and Mabel R. Parks Foundation Andrews Kurth LLP Jerry and Nanette Finger Foundation Reliant Energy Charitable Foundation Profile of Opportunity 14 Scholarship Recipients Apache Corporation Ray C. Fish Foundation Tracie J. Renfroe AT&T Fort Bend Mechanical Scott E. Rozzell Fiscal Year 2010-2011 AUTOARCH Architects LLC Harriet & Joe Foster Foundation Nancy Ruez Baker Botts, L.L.P. Frankel Family Foundation Scurlock Foundation In Fiscal Year 2010-2011, more than 160 HCC students received their first-ever Opportunity 14 Scholarship. Presented below Baker Hughes Foundation Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches, LLP Skanska USA is the trend of Opportunity 14 awards as we look back at three years of funding since the program’s inception in 2008. Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Strake Foundation Ginger Renfroe Blanton Greater Texas Foundation Strasburger & Price, LLP Perhaps a more significant finding is the Opportunity 14 Retention by Cohort* Jack S. Blanton, Sr. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation The Brown Foundation, Inc. Borris L. Miles Insurance Agency Borden Hollingsworth The Cullen Foundation retention rates among the cohorts. The 2008- FY 2008-09 FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Houston Community College The Hoglund Foundation 09 cohort retained 98% of its original awardees Cohort 2008-09 125 35 122 Catherine C. Brock Floyd M. Kearns and Deborah T. Kearns The Kayser Foundation in 2010-11, and the 2009-10 cohort maintained Penny Butler Locke Lord Bissell and Liddell LLP The Kinder Foundation 99%. This is a two-fold success – the Opportunity Cohort 2009-10 611 603 Michael and Rebecca Cemo Foundation Looper Reed & McGraw P.C. The Simmons Foundation 14 students remained enrolled at HCC, and they CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Nancy Manderson Benjamin D. Wilcox Cohort 2010-11 161 continued to fulfill the requirements of the William M. Coats John P. McGovern Foundation Winstead P.C. scholarship. Total 125 646 886 College Connection Transfer

*The decline in the number of students who qualified for Opportunity 14 funding 16 | HCC Foundation Annual Report 2011 in FY 2010/2011 is partially attributable to the increase in the Federal Pell Grant opportunity14.org HCC Foundation Annual Report 2011 17 award that same year due to the federal stimulus package. Gift Golden Eagle Society Opportunities Celebrates Excellence in Giving Your Donation Makes a Real Difference The Golden Eagle Society was established in 2009 to The 2010-2011 Golden Eagle Society members were recognize excellence in giving at Houston Community recognized at a Chancellor’s dinner held in their honor Most Houston Community College students come from • Named Scholarships. With a gift of $5,000 or more, you College. The Society recognizes supporters of HCC and in October 2011 at HAVEN restaurant owned by HCC economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and nearly half may establish a legacy or honor another’s memory with its campuses, departments and special programs who alumnus Rhea Wheeler ’91. Guests enjoyed a superb are first-generation college students. Often their biggest a named scholarship. have generously contributed $2,000 or more in a fiscal meal while visiting with HCC Foundation Student educational challenges are financial. Financial help, even year. Gifts designated to capital projects, scholarships, Ambassadors and scholarship recipients and had the on a modest scale, can make an immense difference in • Scholarship Endowments. With a gift of $10,000 or more, endowment funds, or operations are included, as well opportunity to thank many of their benefactors in person. local students’ ability to attend—and complete—college. you can endow a scholarship that will guarantee support as in-kind donations, matching gifts, and pledges. All for students in perpetuity. donors to HCC who have contributed or pledged $2,000 Your gift helps these students go to college, complete or more between September 1, 2010 and August 31, 2011 their degree or certificate, and contribute to the quality • Endowed Professorships and Chairs. A $500,000 donation are considered 2011 Golden Eagle Society Members. of life of their families and of the entire community. can establish an HCC professorship, and a $1 million donation can establish a chair. Professorships and The HCC Foundation gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Gifts to the HCC Foundation Go a Long Way chairs help recognize outstanding teaching and attract the 2010-2011 members of The Golden Eagle Society. distinguished faculty. A-Rocket Moving & Storage Kathryn and Hank Coleman Horizon International Mary Moffett Strake Foundation • $812 will pay a semester of tuition and fees for a full-time Acclaim Energy Advisors ContentActive, LLC Group, LLC Morganti Texas, Inc. Stream of Change Foundation, Action Waste Oil Service, Inc. David and Jean Wiley Foundation Houston A+ Challenge Amal Zakhem Nassar Nidhika and Pershant Mehta in-district student. • Planned Giving. With Planned Giving, dedicated donors Sharon Adams Direct Energy, LP Neiman Marcus SureTec Financial Corp. African American News & Issues Disney Worldwide Services, Houston Endowment Inc. NETSYNC Network Solutions Susan G. Komen for the may leave a legacy at Houston Community College Albert & Ethel Herzstein Inc./KTRK-TV Channel 13 Houston Livestock Show Jesse Neves Cure - Houston Affiliate • $207 will cover the cost of a single three-hour credit course. through the planning of their estate. The HCC Foundation’s Charitable Foundation Suhas Divekar & Rodeo Michael Nicol Swett & Crawford Alliance Graphics & Printing Dr. Edith F. Bondi Foundation Page Parkes Corporation TD Industries website provides extensive suggestions for Planned American Chemical Society Gabriela and Daniel Dror IME Becas PCJ Consultants Inc. Texas Pioneer Foundation • $100 will buy a textbook for a student studying - Greater Houston Educational Testing Service Imperial Distributing, Inc. People’s Trust Federal Credit Union The Assistance League of Houston Giving, and our staff members would be pleased to Andrews Kurth LLP ESPA Corporation Ingenious Inc. Dr. Diana Pino The Baxter Trust anything from calculus to computed tomography. assist you in developing a plan that will establish the Apache Corporation ExxonMobil Foundation Jack Nadel International Janice and Patrick Pollan The Fashion Group Foundation ARAMARK Management Diane Lokey Farb Jerry and Nanette Finger Precision Task Group, Inc. of Houston, Inc. Services L.P. Foundation type of legacy you seek. Zeina Fares Radio One Houston The Hamill Foundation Asia Houston Network Jesse T. & Jodie E. King Fashion Houston RBC Capital Markets The Harris Law Firm How to Give to the HCC Foundation Association Management, Inc. Foundation Food & Vine Time Productions Robin Reimer The Hoglund Foundation Association of Women in John Daugherty Realtors For more information about donating to the HCC Forethought Financial Reliant, an NRG Company The Home Depot Foundation Academia Group, Inc. John Friedman Flowers The Kayser Foundation The HCC Foundation offers many ways for donors to AUTOARCH Architects LLC John P. McGovern Foundation RICE Financial Products Company Foundation, please visit our website at hccsfoundation.org Harriet and Joe Foster Scott E. Rozzell The Kresge Foundation Barnes and Noble College Foundation of the National Rosemarie and Matt Johnson The Lasher Company provide financial assistance to Houston Community Booksellers Rudy T. Golf Classic or call 713.718.8595. Student Nurses’ Association, Inc. Junior Achievement of The Rose Linda and John Barrett Southeast Texas, Inc. Scholarship Tournament College students. Julia Anderson Frankel Nancy and David Ruez The Simmons Foundation BBVA Compass Bank Frankel Family Foundation Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation Sunila and Randhir Sahni The Variable Annuity Life Houston Community College Foundation Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P. Gap Inc. Insurance Group Ginger and Jack Blanton Kendall Hunt Publishing Sahni Family Foundation • Donations. You may donate with a credit card at our 3100 Main, Suite 12B12, MC 1148 Dr. Arthur Garson Company Saks Fifth Avenue Thompson & Horton LLP Borris L. Miles Insurance Agency George and Mary Josephine Tootsies Houston, Texas 77002 Cynthia and Jim Bowen Michael Kesner San Jacinto High School website, hccsfoundation.org or mail a donation to our Hamman Foundation Alumni Association Dr. Arthur Tyler Dr. Denise Boyd Kirksey 713.718.8595 • Fax 713.718.8631 George B. and Irene Lindler Neeta Sane United Airlines address below. BP America, Inc. Foundation Susan D. Krohn Richard Schechter University Copy Center hccsfoundation.org Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Goldman, Sachs & Co. Jared Lang Locke Lord Bissell and Liddell LLP Schneider National, Inc. UPS British American Greensheet W.K. Kellogg Foundation Foundation of Texas Marjorie and Kenneth Lott Scurlock Foundation Marc Grossberg W. W. Grainger, Inc. Suzann and Travis Broesche Luminess Cosmetics Dr. Daniel Seymour Janet Gurwitch Wal-Mart Capital One, N.A. Nancy Manderson Silver Eagle Distributors, L.P. Hampden Engineering Wells Fargo Carnegie Foundation for the Corporation Diana Marshall Sue and Randy Sim “Thank you for eradicating a great barrier between Winstead P.C. Advancement of Teaching Harriet & Joe Foster Foundation Melbern G. and Susanne M. Pily Simon Yaffe|Deutser Cengage Learning Health & Fitness Magazine Glasscock Foundation Skanska USA Building Inc. me and my dreams. You are doing so much more Dr. Betty Young CenterPoint Energy Hermes Architects, Inc. Memorial Hermann Dr. Mary S. Spangler Hospital System Luis Zúñiga and Dr. Kelly J. Zúñiga Donna Josey Chapman Hines Dr. Karun Sreerama than helping me pay for my classes and books. You Silvia Mintz Sterling Bank are giving me the opportunity to have an incredible Cynthia and Richard Loewenstern Debbie and Rhea Wheeler ’91 career where I will have the daily honor of caring for and healing people in need.”

Maura Carson, nursing student and scholarship recipient, HCC Coleman College for Health Sciences

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HCC Alumni Association Hermes Architects, Inc. Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation Thomas M. Morin Best Construction and Advisory The HCC Foundation gratefully Charles R. Bellomy, AIA SureTec Financial Corp. Dr. Martha L. Oburn Suzette Betts Council Member acknowledges the contributions of its Hines TD Industries Old Republic National Title Insurance Company Vijay Bhuchar Monica Blanton ’06 Leisa Holland-Nelson Texas Medical Center P2MG Luba Bigman and 2010-2011 donors (gifts made during The Home Depot Foundation The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company Stephanie Perkins Carnegie Bingham HCCAA President Horizon International Group, LLC Thompson & Horton LLP Christus N. Powell II Casher D. Birdwell Silvia Mintz ’03 September 1, 2010-August 31, 2011): Hotel ZaZa Arturo Michel ReMitchell LLC dba Fish Window Cleaning Thelma Z. Bissat Houston A+ Challenge Tootsies Saks Fifth Avenue Deana L. Blackburn Houston Community College - Coleman Dr. Arthur Q. Tyler Salomon/Said Family, L.P. Keiana Blake Strake Foundation $500,000-$999,999 College for Health Sciences University Copy Center Sherfield Trust Howard P. Bodner Stream of Change Foundation Barnes and Noble College Booksellers Houston Community College - Northeast Richard Helmey Smith & Company Architects, Inc. Bradley G. Boerger Sharon Adams, Marc Eckhart Nidhika and Pershant Mehta Houston Community College - Northwest UPS Charles Swindell Susan Boggio Catherine Campbell Brock, Goldman Sachs & Co. Texas Pioneer Foundation Houston Community College - Southeast W. W. Grainger, Inc. Shawn A. Taylor Yvonne A. Bohanon and The Kresge Foundation United Airlines Houston Community College - Southwest Wal-Mart Tejas Office Products, Inc. Victoria E. Boncic Phoebe Tudor University of California, Berkley: IME Becas Houston Texans Wells Fargo The Guess Group, Inc. Christi Borden $100,000-$499,999 Winstead P.C. E. W. Wright, III Imperial Distributing, Inc. John L. Guess, III Ellen Box Harriet and Joe Foster Dr. Betty Young Jack Nadel International The Kroger Company Zarine Boyce Houston Community College District Dean’s List Amal Nassar Zakhem John Daugherty Realtors Tribble & Stephens Construction Ltd. Dr. Saundra Y. Boyd W.K. Kellogg Foundation ($2,000-$9,999) John Friedman Flowers Dr. Lynn Zechiedrich Russell Niemann A-Rocket Moving & Storage Judith Boykin Scurlock Foundation Leonard Jones Luis Zúñiga and Dr. Kelly J. Zúñiga Mark Veltri Acclaim Energy Advisors Catherine Brass Ginger and Jack Blanton Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, Inc. Vinson & Elkins LLP Action Waste Oil Service, Inc. Joyce Brass The David and Jean Wiley Foundation Kendall Hunt Publishing Company Mentor Hank Coleman Sharon Adams Patricia Breen Dr. Michael Kesner ($1,000-$1,999) Yaffe|Deutser African American News & Issues Alex Brennan-Martin Ann Brinkerhoff, Chancellor’s Circle Jesse T. & Jodie E. King Foundation ABM Janitorial Services Remmele J. Young Alliance Graphics & Printing A. Jeffrey Bricker Jack Blanton, and ($50,000-$99,999) Kirksey Dr. Arvin N. Bagherpour The Baxter Trust American Chemical Society - Sheila T. Briones Harriet Foster KTRK-TV Channel 13 Dr. Parvin B. Bagherpour Honor Roll Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P. Greater Houston Felicia M. Brooks The Lasher Company Aku Bedi ($100-$999) Andrews Kurth LLP Diana H. Brown Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Alfred W. Lasher, III Blue Eon Solutions LTD Katherine Abba ARAMARK Management Services L.P. Henry H. Brown Harriet & Joe Foster Foundation George B. and Irene Lindler Foundation Boyd Fund Dr. Gisela R. Ables Harriet and Joe Foster Asia Houston Network Rachel Brown Marjorie and Kenneth Lott Catherine C. Brock Omana Abraham Julia Anderson Frankel Randy Sim Paul Buchanan Luminess Cosmetics Bruce Brogdon Reni A. Abraham Albert & Ethel Herzstein Association Management, Inc. Scott Bui Nancy R. Manderson Madeline Burillo Bina K. Abrol Charitable Foundation Association of Women in Academia Roger D. Bumgardner Diana Marshall Renee Byas Corey P. Aeck The Kayser Foundation AUTOARCH Architects LLC Dr. Ruth Burgos-Sasscer Memorial Hermann Hospital System Angelica X. Chapman AEP Hospitality, LLC Locke Lord Bissell and Liddell LLP Lina and Michael Sabouni Penny and John R. Butler, Jr. Silvia M. Mintz Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee, P.C. Jesus Aguayo, Jr. Kelli Blanton, Suewan Johnson Linda F. Barrett Katherine E. Butterwick, CFRE Mary Moffett Leslie E. Comfort Muhammad Ahmad Ginger Renfroe Blanton, Schneider National, Inc BBVA Compass Bank C Johnson Funeral Home Morganti Texas, Inc. Dr. Charles M. Cook Dr. J. Alan Ainsworth Mary Denney, and Dr. Edith F. Bondi Foundation Kathy Cameron Michael S. Parmet Neiman Marcus Dr. Sue A. Cox Dr. Edem D. Akpanumoh HCCF Executive Director President’s List Dora Campa de Hoyos Cynthia W. Bowen NETSYNC Network Solutions Prem B. Dewan Aleca Alejandro Dr. Kelly J. Zúñiga. ($10,000-$49,999) Judith H. Cantwell Apache Corporation Dr. Denise R. Boyd Jesse E. Neves Dr. Shel Wellness & Medical Spa Diana Alexander Georgia T. Carmichael The Assistance League of Houston BP America, Inc. Michael Nicol Raquel M. Fangman Allie Kay Designs & More Diana and Robert Castillo Deborah T. Kearns British American Foundation of Texas Page Parkes Corporation Sameera M. Faridi Amberly Allen Dr. William C. Cathey Ginger and Jack Blanton Travis C. Broesche People’s Trust Federal Credit Union Clinton D. Finch Sonu Anand Robert L. Cavnar Borris L. Miles Insurance Agency Capital One, N.A. Dr. Diana Pino David J. Fletcher Anderson & Smith, P.C. Lenonard L. Cazares ESPA Corporation Carnegie Foundation for the Patrick L. Pollan, CPM Linda S. Flowers Rodney Anderson CB Richard Ellis Karun Sreerama Advancement of Teaching Precision Task Group, Inc. James C. Gordon Thomas Anderson Cathy and Diane Lokey Farb Cengage Learning Massey Villarreal Marc E. Grossberg David W. Anthony Harpal Chana Jesse Brown (center) Jerry and Nanette Finger Foundation CenterPoint Energy Radio One Houston Dr. William W. Harmon Daniel Arguijo, Jr. Liza A. Chau with Marjorie and Foundation of the National Student Scott E. Rozzell RBC Capital Markets Dr. Edmund Y. Herod, Jr. Cecil H. Arnim III Chevron Corporation Kenneth Lott Nurses’ Association, Inc. Donna J. Chapman Robin R. Reimer Kathleen and David P. Housel Laura V. Arzola Andrea C. Chiquillo Frankel Family Foundation Kathryn and Hank J. Coleman, Jr. Reliant, an NRG Company Houston Area Fiber Artists, Inc. Augusta Marketing Products Inc. Tanaz Choudhury Gap Inc. Bradley Deutser The Rose Kenneth Huewitt Jeffery B. Austin Ruth A. Chow Dr. Arthur Garson Suhas Divekar Scott and Karen Rozzell Imagenet Dina Bahramipour Patricia N. Clark Melbern G. and Susanne M. Glasscock Educational Testing Service Rudy T. Golf Classic Scholarship Tournament Caroline M. Kenney Sybil Balasco Trudy F. Cleveland Foundation Zeina N. Fares Nancy H. Ruez Dana K. Kervin Bank of America Carol W. Clowe The Hamill Foundation The Fashion Group Foundation of Sunila and Randhir Sahni Jeffrey Lewis Walter A. Rimbau Stephanie A. Cockrell The Hoglund Foundation Houston, Inc Sahni Family Foundation Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. Karina M. Barbieri Denise M. Coles Horizon International Group, LLC Fashion Houston Randhir Sahni Loop Capital Markets Laurel K. Barker-Edwards Linda B. Comte Mary R. Williams, Houston Chronicle Food & Vine Time Productions San Jacinto High School Alumni Association McCoy Workplace Solutions Sandra Barrett Eleanor B. Connan Leisa Holland-Nelson, Houston Community College Foundation Forethought Financial Group, Inc. Neeta Sane McDonald’s Deborah Bay Mark H. Conran and Vicki Rizzo Ingenious Inc. Pinder Gill Richard M. Schechter Debra McGaughey Emelda Beasley Joseph A. Conway Rosemarie Johnson Greensheet Dr. Daniel Seymour Linda D. McReynolds Dr. Emmette W. Beauchamp III The Denton A. Cooley Foundation Susan D. Krohn Janet Gurwitch The Honorable Randy Sim Marian J. McWhorter Donatella Beckenstein Jeffery Cook PCJ Consultants Inc. George and Mary Josephine Hamman Pily Simon Minuteman Press - Post Oak Nini Bekhradi Sophia Corey Silver Eagle Distributors, L.P. Foundation Skanska USA Building Inc. Mithoff Family Charitable Foundation Bellaire Automotive Dr. Yvonne Clement Cormier The Simmons Foundation Hampden Engineering Corporation Dr. Mary S. Spangler Barbara Moore Mike Benjamin Crane Foundation The Harris Law Firm Sterling Bank - A Division of Dr. and Mrs. Karun Sreerama Mia Bering Joann Crassas Comerica Bank Health & Fitness Magazine

The HCC Foundation has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of names listed in this donor acknowledgement. Please send notice of omission or incorrect listings to the HCC Foundation, 3100 Main, Suite 12B12 (MC 1148), 20 HCC Foundation Annual Report 2011 HCC Foundation Annual Report 2011 | 21 Houston, TX 77002 or email [email protected]. Sue and Randy Sim James D. Cross Joseph E. Goeters KBR, Inc. Monster Beverage Co Vanessa C. Sanchez Phoebe B. Tudor Cross-Country Rehab Specialists LLC Marie Goradia Gary D. Keithley Denise D. Monteleone Maureen I. Sanders Terrie J. Turner Greg E. Cunningham Aileen B. Gordon Bert Keller Montgomery County Community College Max R. Saravia Turner Construction Company Cynthia Danton’s Gulf Coast Jennifer Graves Kathleen B. Kelley Beth Sanders Moore Dr. Leena Sawant Jess B. Tutor Seafood Kitchen Greater Houston Community Foundation Elizabeth Kelly Susan M. Moraska Elizabeth Scherer Dr. Thomas Urban D & G Merchandising, Inc. Dr. Donald R. Green Christopher Q. Khuong Roxanne Morrison Mary B. Schillaci Carla Valencia Mary B. Denney Abel A. Guerrero, Jr. Kay W. King, FCSA, FGI MTC, Inc. Sue and Ed Schlichtenmyer Dr. Saula Valente Winston C. Dahse Alisia N. Guillermo Melissa E. King Beth Brown Muecke Mary E. Schroeder Donna Vallone Meena Datt Nisha Guram Kirby Inland Marine Jan Myers Angela Secrest Vam Drilling USA Inc. Laura Davenport Getachew Haile Dennis Klappersack Catherine Nash Connie C. Seegmiller Robin Van Zant Melinda E. Davila Joanie Haley Tama Klosek NEO Market & Bakery Helen Seely Vanguard Charitable Endowment John L. Guess, III, Dr. Suanna H. Davis Dr. Carolyn Hall Linda S. Koffel Roxann S. Neumann Jennifer Segal Program Dorothy Caram, and Ronald Defalco Kenneth W. Hall Dr. Komala Krishnaswamy Beverly M. Newman Mary B. Selby Vaquerano Law Firm, PC Alice Chen Michelle DeFilippi Charlotte H. Hamilton Donn Kruse K. Newton Dr. Chandeshwar Sharma Evelyn V. Velasquez Kimberly M. DeLape Marcus Hamilton LaBatt Food Service Michelle H. Nguyen Deborah A. Sharp Victory Packaging, LP Andy Delery Shiricya Hamilton Dr. Laurel A. Lacroix Michelle A. Novak Dr. Cammy Shay Neelam Vij Henry Denkins Hildreth Hardy Neda M. Ladjevardian Sue Nyberg Laura M. Sheehan Carlos H. Villacis Dr. Steven E. Dessens Cathy and Robert E. Harris The Honorable Bob Lanier Glori O’Donnel Johnnie K. Shepard W.A. Robbins Construction Co., Inc. Dr. David E. Diehl Phyllis Harris and Mrs. Elyse Lanier Johnette H. Oakes Dr. Nora Jo Sherman Destinee N. Waiters Kathleen Dillon Alan Harrison Alfred W. Lasher, III Frank H. Ortiz Jessica Shively Lawrence J. Wall Nancy and Jack Dinerstein Heather C. Hatfield Kase L. Lawal Judith Oudt Madeline S. Sidenblad Walter J. Walters, Jr. Pamela Doty Dr. Becky A. Hauri Carmen Maria Lechin Bruce Padilla Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC Don L. Washington Doubletree Hotel Houston-Downtown Matt L. Hawkins C. C. Lee Mary L. Page Supriya Sihi Nancy S. Webster HCC Northwest Margaret A. Drain Steve Hayman John H. Lee Foundation Panifico Bake Shop Eva Silva Dr. Arlo F. Weltge President Richard W. Driskill Thomas H. Haymes Emily B. Leffler Karen Payne Sandra L. Simmons Derrick D. Wesley Dr. Zachary Hodges Gabriela Dror Kevin Haynie Barbara P. LeGrange Bain Pearson Trent Simpson Dawn Wesneski with HCCF Board Mildred Duelberg Annette S. Hearn Mary Lemburg Mary Ann Perez Chamalie Singh Donna Westmoreland President Dr. Maya Durnovo Mary Ruth Heger Dr. Stephen Levey Dr. Norma Perez Alicia Smith Weston Lakes Ginger Renfroe Blanton Dr. Doretha Eason and Samuel Stewart Dr. Brenda Hellyer Joan Schnitzer Levy Leila J. Perrin James Smith Kevin Whalen James W. Eberhardt Michelle S. Hendry Manmeet Likhari Dr. Beverly J. M. Perry Susan L. Smith Mary Bea C. Wickman Elsie Eckert Dr. Joanne Lin Vernon L. Wiersema Sheri C. Henriksen Dr. Cheryl Peters Harold Snyder Angela Edgington Tranessia D. Henry Marsha Lindsay Cydney H. Peters Dr. Rudy Soliz David M. Wilcox Marisol Eichelmann Maria Del Carmen Hernandez Michael C. Linn Elizabeth Petersen Jody A. Sommer Margaret Alkek Williams Danielle Ellis Lynn K. Herrera Llewelyn-Davies Sahni, Inc. Chien M. Phan Jeanne T. Spaulding Sheridan P. Williams Lesha Elsenbrook Erika T. Herro Randhir Sahni Dr. Irene M. Porcarello Stan Hill Video Production Willie Williams, Jr. Misty White, Linda Elzey Marie Hickey Dr. W. Thomas Loesch Patricia D. Porcynaluk Bridgette Starr Charles Willis Scott E. Rozell, and Enchanted Trees of Texas Elizabeth Ho Eva L. Loredo Kenneth D. Powell Joseph T. Starr Mary Alice Wills Andrea Reneé Logans Marta B. Esnaola Dr. Zachary R. Hodges Robert M. Louis Fheryl Prestage Jenee Stefankais Edric C. Wilson Facility Programming and Consulting Karen Love Jason Wilson Dr. Kenneth J. Holden Arthur L. Prevost Doretha Stewart Neil N. Fahmy Ron J. Homick Janie Luna Brian Prince Ruthna Raham Stewart Joanne Wilson Catharine Faulconer Joan Hornig M Penner Protectors Insurance and Stewart Information Services Corp. Celia Wintz Donald Faust Houston Area Continuity of Care Evelyn Makris Financial Services, LLC Stewart Title Company Patti L. Wooldridge Diane Fenzl Association, Inc. Moez Mangalji Karen and Eric Pulaski The Honorable Mark W. Stiles Jennifer Yager Donald Fleming Baseball Club R. Mark Maniha, LLC Calvin E. Puryear Suzanne G. Stiles Merele G. Yarborough Ramiro Fonseca Houston Community College - Central The Rodney H. and Judy E. Margolis Foundation Robin E. Raborn Lauren E. Stroman Karen Yip Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher Houston Minority Supplier Development Mark’s American Cuisine Antoinette C. Rao-Delgado Sylvia M. Sullivan Marylouise Young Gabriela Dror, Morris Fountain Council Lawrence E. Markey Emily Reaser Rufus T. Summers Connie Zubizarreta Nidhika Mehta, Patsy S. Fourticq Pamela L. Huebner Marshdarcy Partners Bruce W. Reeves Dr. Philip E. Swartz Diane Lokey Farb, Ellie Francisco Radika Inamdar Aurora P. Martinez Stephen C. Regan Fariba Taghizadeh Rosemarie Johnson, Joyce P. Frassanito Integrated AV Systems, LLC Mathematical Association of America, Inc. Reidy Reed Inc. Taqueria Arandas Matching Gift Programs Chevron Corporation Leisa Holland-Nelson, Kelly Frels Dawnica Jackson Dr. Omana Mathew Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds Wilkins Ch Tatum Matching Gifts Program and Robin Reimer Paula Fyhr Jaguar Club of Houston B. Lynn Mathre Sallie B. Rice Sharlene L. Taylor ExxonMobil Volunteer Gabriel Tran Photography Glenn Jarrett Karen B. Mayell Gwendolyn P. Richard Neelam Tejpal Involvement Program Kate Gabrielle Limas Jefferson Marcella Mayeur Linda L. Richard Damian Tellepsen John Deere Matching Gift Program Sharin Gaille Patricia D. Jensvold Shanda E. Mays Laurel Richards John Templeton Laura A. Garcia Charles E. Johnson Suzanne F. McCrary Vicki Rizzo Vania Terry Garcia Hamilton & Associates, L.P. The Honorable Jarvis Johnson Marshall McGhee Julie Roberts Texas Association of Community Colleges HCC Trustees Martin Garsee Karen Johnson Glenn McQueary Olga Rocha Texas Children’s Hospital Richard Schechter, Dr. Fena A. Garza Patricia Johnson Joe Meazell Martha Rocks Becca Cason Thrash and Dr. John Thrash District V and Board Enguday Geberhiwot Rhonda V. Johnson Kaha Mekdessi Regina J. Rogers Lisa C. Tidwell Chair Mary Ann Perez, Diane Gendel Gaynelle G. Jones Melange Fine Cuisine, Inc. Michael W. Ronan David L. Tietz District III, HCC Board Dr. David Gersh Jimmy Jones Larry B. Mers Richard Rosing Tiffany & Co. liaisons for the Suzanne Getty Marcia A. Jones Jessica Meyer Joseph L. Rubio William Tomb HCC Foundation Mehrnaz S. Gill Kim Jordan Rosalyn D. Meyers Richard Ruez Holly Toussaint Board of Directors John E. Gilmore III Karczewski/Bradshaw L.L.P. Clemente Micara Wendy Rutledge James Trust Louisa B. Glover Medha Karve Michaelyndon Salon & Spa Jose C. Salazar Jamie Sue Tucker

22 | HCC Foundation Annual Report 2011 HCC Foundation Annual Report 2011 23 Financial Summary Fiscal Year Ending August 31, 2011

Established in 1976, the HCC Foundation is exempt from 2010-2011 Summary of Revenue and Expenditures federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal The Houston Community Revenue Code. The Internal Revenue Service has classified the The following financial information was summarized from College Foundation enhances our 2010-2011 audited financial statements, which are Foundation as a Section 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) publicly the quality of life of our community and of our supported charity. The Foundation adheres to the highest available upon request and on the Foundation’s website at standards of financial management, and the result is a hccsfoundation.org (Click on ‘ABOUT US’). fellow citizens through fundraising efforts that healthy balance sheet that allows us to consistently provide improve access to higher education, support programmatic support to important HCC initiatives and career and technology training, and advance scholarships for local students from throughout the Greater Houston area. student learning at Houston Community College.

2011 Revenue 2010 Revenue

Contributions and Donations $ 4,860,287 $ 2,826,229 Interest and Dividend Income $ 68,332 $ 50,036 In-Kind Revenue $ 1,61 9,034 $ 1,286,1 5 2 Unrealized Income on Investments $ 104,993 $ Vending Income $ 127,1 76 $ 77,840 Other Income $ 3,293 $ 18,7 1 5 Net Assets Released from Restrictions – –

Total Revenues $ 6,783,115 $ 4,258,972

2011 Expenditures 2010 Expenditures

Program Services: Scholarships $ 1,4 1 5 ,932 $ 1,505,479 Grant Distributions $ 903,995 $ 1,593,501 Total Program Services $ 2,319,927 $ 3,098,980

Support Services: Fundraising $ 8,149 $ 127,386 Vending Distributions $ 104,761 $ – Administration $ 1,646,493 $ 1,402,106 Total Support Services $ 1,7 5 9,403 $ 1,529,492 The HCC Foundation ranks among the top one percent Total Expenses $ 4,079,330 $ 4,628,472 Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets $ 2,703,785 $ (369,500) of community college foundations in the nation for Net Assets, Beginning of Year $ 6,088,555 $ 6,458,055 Net Assets, End of Year $ 8,792,340 $ 6,088,5 5 5 its fundraising success, and has raised in excess of

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Ginger Renfroe Blanton, Marc E. Grossberg Mary R. Williams EMERITUS President John L. Guess, III The Honorable Clarease Rankin Yates Ambassador Christopher Ashby Ali A. Saberioon Charles R. Bellomy, Dr. Harry D. Holmes Ann Brinkerhoff Dr. Kathryn S. Stream 1st Vice President Suewan Johnson HCC BOARD LIAISONS Dr. Dorothy E. F. Caram Jose Adan Treviño Arturo G. Michel, Dr. Nicolás Kanellos Mary Ann Perez, Board Chair, Tony Chase Ronald W. Woliver Secretary Susan D. Krohn Trustee District III Ann W. Cheng James Palmer Woodson Deborah T. Kearns, Alfred W. Lasher, III Richard Schechter, Michael Dee E. W. (Bill) Wright, III Treasurer Stephen H. Le Trustee District V Sharon M. Adams Nancy Manderson Alan Helfman Dr. Richard W. Yee Cecilia Hernandez Travis C. Broesche Silvia M. Mintz Ex-Officios Jesse Brown Walter Rimbau Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg Emeritus (In Memoriam) Mary S. Spangler, Ed.D. Penny Butler Scott E. Rozzell Gigi Lee HCC Chancellor William M. Coats, Jr. Judge Alfred J. Calloway Nancy Ruez Herman Litt (1940-2010) Kelly J. Zúñiga, Ed.D., CFRE Alice Chen Lina Sabouni Roy Nolen Dr. A. Lee Burch, AIA Randy Sim Executive Director, HCC Foundation Hank Coleman Michael S. Parmet (1949 – 2011) Dr. Karun Sreerama Marcus Davis Rao Ratnala John S. Chase, AIA Marc Eckhart Shawn A. Taylor (1925-2012) Harriet Foster Massey Villarreal

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