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eastern gilaEastern Arizonagram College Fred & Olga Pace Scholarship Endowment Established (See story on page 2) Also inside: 2 Foundation creates scholarship fund for local students 3 ASEAC Student Council Reunion 4-5 Monster Alumnotes 6 Weddings and In Memoriam 7 Donors Eastern Arizona College • Alumni Association Newsletter • Volume 26 Number 2 Spring 2011 Fred & Olga Pace Scholarship Endowment Created red Pace was born in Kansas City, York. Born of Russian immigrants, Olga perpetuity. Earnings from the donation will Missouri, where he spent most completed high school in Rochester and fund scholarships year after year to maintain of his youth. Due to his father’s graduated from Brockport State Teachers their work of helping students in need failing health, his family moved College in Brockport, New York. She then receive a life-changing education for good Fto Los Angeles and later to Carlsbad, enjoyed teaching in Rochester; Ookala, careers and brighter futures. California, where he attended Oceanside Hawaii; and finally in Tucson where the two Carlsbad Junior College. While there, Fred finally met. Fred mentions that Olga earned The Pace’s generosity is greatly appreciated enlisted in the Air Force, serving during two degrees in 1958 – a Master of Education and will always be remembered by the the Korean War era. He was assigned to the in Guidance and Counseling from the students of Eastern Arizona College. Base Engineers office where he developed his University of Arizona and her “Mrs.” degree aptitude for drafting. when she married him. After the Air Force, Fred came to Eastern The Paces enjoyed spending time with Arizona Junior College for a year to focus family at their cabin, serving in the on his education. He enjoyed his time in Girl Scouts organization, vacationing Thatcher living near his uncle and aunt, at Rocky Point, playing bridge, and Don and Carlotta Pace, who were great giving service to the Rincon UCC supporters of both education and the our Congregational Church. community in general. The Paces have been strong He then transferred to Architecture College supporters of scholarships and at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. education throughout their lives and However, since out-of-state tuition was were delighted to be able to make expensive, Fred looked into the new scholarship opportunities available to Architecture College at the University of students at Eastern Arizona College. Arizona in Tucson, where he ultimately Their gifts have been a blessing to transferred to complete his degree. The many students seeking career-building school was so new the program was initially skills for gainful employment. housed in an old Safeway grocery store. Fred Pace recently donated funds During his many trips through Arizona, in Olga’s memory to endow their Fred and Olga Pace Fred met Olga Korn, of Rochester, New scholarship so that it will continue in EAC Foundation starts scholarship fund for local students Here in Graham County, high school We learned the need is great. Polling the 2011-2012 year. The fund has grown with students enjoy the benefits of taking high schools in Safford, Thatcher and Pima donations from local individuals and also a courses from Eastern Arizona College. we learned there are more than 70 students grant from the Graham County Community Nation-wide the opportunity to start college who would like to take college courses that Foundation. If any of our readers would prior to high school graduation increases cannot afford the tuition. We also found like to contribute to this fund, they can use the chances a student will complete a there is no financial aid available for these the enclosed envelope and mark the “other” baccalaureate degree. Education makes courses. box and write “concurrent enrollment such a difference in employability and scholarship” in the blank. average income. The Foundation started a fund to provide scholarships to help students who are The first student recipients of this After some local parents approached the capable of success with relatively little scholarship will be notified this spring that EAC Foundation about financial aid for high cost. At Eastern, it only costs $150 to they will receive tuition assistance for the school students, we did some research. take two courses (six credits) during the 2011-2012 school year. Spring 2011 2 www.eac.edu/alumni ASEAC Classes of 1984 to present Student Council Reunion reunion for the Associated Hoopes, Jr. Activities Center on Friday Students of EAC (ASEAC) night. On Saturday it continued with Student Council from the lunch at the Discovery Park Campus Aclasses of 1984 through the present Barn followed by a tour of the new was held the weekend of Homecoming campus buildings. At 5:00 pm, for old 2010, November 5 and 6. Student times sake, they joined at a tailgate leaders under the direction of Ladd party at John Mickelson Stadium. Mullenaux, Deanna Brockmeier, Holly The Gila Monsters defeated the Pima Pascoe, Gary Sorensen and Patti Wren Aztecs 14-13. Go Monsters – past and were there! The weekend started off present! with a family dance at the Gherald L. Patti Wren on the firetruck. ASEAC reunion attendees ride a firetruck at half-time. Deanna Brockmeier signs in for the reunion. Attendees gather for two days worth of activites and events! Holly Pascoe and Bill Wren catch up on old times. Attendees take a tour to see how campus has changed. Mandy Larson Ray, Jenni Palmer Bryce, and Cynthia Whipple enjoy half-time on the firetruck. Spring 2011 3 gila gram Monster Alumnotes... Gary F. McBride, `53, Safford, Arizona, of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He William “Bill” Germaine, `76, Stockton, enrolled at Gila Junior College in the fall of served as a vehicle cooordinator in the Kansas, came to EAC on a basketball 1949. He was a member of the first class Texas Fort Worth Mission and she as a scholarship “following in the footsteps” of of Automotive Mechanics. He was called medical health coordinator. his uncle, Joe Germaine, `57, who was on a mission to the North Central States captain of the Eastern Arizona Junior in January of 1951 and returned to his Bob Dempster, `56, Prescott, Arizona, College basketball team that went to studies at Eastern Arizona Junior College retired from Chevron as a Fuel and Lube nationals. While Bill was on the basketball in January of 1953. He graduated in the Engineer in 1995. He moved to Prescott team he represented team spirit and spring of 1953 with an Associate of Arts in in 1990. He and his wife, Judie, have pride. He was known as “the Fonz” while Automotive Mechanics. He then started two boys and a girl, all married. They he attended EAC. The leather jacket and over again in Business Administration have five grandchildren. His son Kevin the “thumbs up” he’d give to everyone but after completing the fall semester of is a police sergeant in Ontario, Calif. He including the refs (sometimes they’d get a 1953, he was drafted into the U.S. Army has two children Hailey - 18, Dylan - 15. “thumbs down”, too.) and served as a wheel vehicle mechanic His son Kurt is the Golf and Membership After leaving EAC, Bill traveled west in the 7th M.P. Company in Korea for the Director at Andalusia Golf Resort in La to California where he spent 15 years in year of 1955. After graduating from Arizona Quinta, Calif. He is married to Anna and theater while raising a family. He then State College (Arizona State University) in has a son Kole, 11. Daughter Kathi is a moved to Colorado where he coached Tempe with a B.S. degree in the spring of stay at home Mom. She is married to Jim basketball and football in middle and high 1958, and a Master’s degree from ASU in Dwyer, a Scottsdale firefighter, and they school for 15 years. He is now in Kansas, 1960, he taught Auto Mechanics at Rincon have twin daughters, Lauren and Brooke, where he is a coach for the girl’s basketball High School and Phoenix’s Maryvale High 2 yrs. He and his wife play golf, visit the team at Palco High School. He has also School. After the second request from grandchildren and take short trips around coached the boy’s football team to a EAC in the fall of 1966, he accepted a the West. He was active in Prescott City championship in an undefeated season. contract at EAC as Automotive Instructor softball, horseshoes, church and social The Palco High School girl’s basketball and Department Head where he worked activities. team just won the first round of sub-state. until retiring in the spring of 1988. He also He hopes to “keep it rolling” on to a state worked as a Dallas Texas Regional Trainer Phil Foster, `70, Willcox, Arizona, worked championship. for Sun Electric Company until the summer for the Soil Conservation Service prior to of 1989. He then worked as an automotive coming to EAC. He attended Eastern as Jerry V. Jack, `76, Bellemont, AZ, technician and service advisor in the a married student. He continued working benefitted from his solid education at Phoenix/Mesa area and served in the through graduation and then transferred Eastern and enjoyed being a member Mesa Arizona Temple until moving back to to the University of Arizona. He was able of the band during the Ron Keith Era. his home in the Gila Valley in 1993. to transfer employment to Tucson where His career history has varied including he completed his Bachelor of Science draftsman, professional singer, and public Gary’s wife, Williamena Louisa “Billie” degree in Water Resource Management.