2020 Scholarship and Distinguished Alumni Celebration
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2020 Scholarship and Distinguished Alumni Celebration Honoring the donors and recipients of South Plains College Endowed Scholarships and our Distinguished Alumni honorees November 5, 2020 https://portal.stretchinternet.com/spcadmin/ Scholarship Banquet November 5, 2020 6:00 p.m. PROGRAM Event Welcome ................................................................................................... Julie Gerstenberger Director of Development and Alumni Relations South Plains College College Welcome .............................................................................................Dr. Robin Satterwhite President, South Plains College SPC Distinguished Alumnus 2013 SPC Class of 1990 Donor Appreciation ........................................................................................................... Juan Ortiz Wheeler First to College Impact Scholarship Petersburg, TX Introduction of 2020 Distinguished Alumni honoree, Mr. Terry Hill ...................Stephanie Smith Alumni Coordinator South Plains College SPC Class of 2011 Acceptance by Mr. Hill .........................................................................................................Terry Hill SPC Class of 1980 Introduction of 2020 Distinguished Alumni honoree, Mrs. Dereesa Reid ............Stephanie Smith Acceptance and Keynote Address by Mrs. Reid ............................................................. Dereesa Reid SPC Class of 1981 Student Success Story ..............................................................................................Willard Norman SPC Culinary Lubbock, TX Closing ................................................................................................................ Julie Gerstenberger 2 2020 Scholarship Recipients Academic Promise Scholarship Daryl and Sammie Anderson until his retirement in 1997. The The Academic Promise Scholarship Scholarship scholarship was established by his wife recognizes an outstanding student Mr. and Mrs. Anderson owned and Nancy Bryant Barry and son Donny majoring in sociology or psychology at operated Anderson Grain Company in Barry following his death in 2001. South Plains College. The scholarship Levelland prior to his retirement. Mr. Recipients ................. Taylor Chavez was established in 2019 by Jana and Anderson passed away in 2017. Mrs. Loy Daniel of Brownfield, Texas, and Anderson now resides in Lakeway, Texas Jerry and Mary Beth Barton Brant Farrar of Lubbock, Texas. Both Recipient .................Alexander Wells Scholarship Loy and Jana are SPC alumni as is This scholarship honors Jerry Brant, Jana’s son. In addition, Jana Marvin and Mildred Baker Barton who graduated from SPC in Daniel and Brant Farrar are professors Scholarship 1961 and returned in 1969 to teach at SPC teaching Sociology in the This scholarship program honors mid-management. He later served Behavioral Science Department. The the second president and first lady of as registrar and dean of students, scholarship was named because of the South Plains College, who served the retiring in 1999 with 30 years of promise that SPC makes to support college from 1961 to his retirement service. He died a short time later. the success of students, the promise in 1994. Much of the college’s early Barton is credited with providing of Loy, Jana and Brant to support growth and expansion into a multi- exemplary service to thousands of the success of students through the location community college was the SPC students through the student proceeds of the scholarship and the result of Dr. Baker’s leadership. Mrs. services program. Mrs. Barton, his promise of the students who receive Baker died in 1995, and Dr. Baker widow, resides in San Antonio. His the scholarship funds to work to be died in 2018. son Dr. Scott Barton is an alumnus successful in their course of study. Recipients ................... Micah Burns of SPC who practices dentistry. Recipient ................Barbara Swopes Nathan Fletcher Recipient .................... Caden Arnold Gabriella Ghandour Weldon Adams Scholarship Scarlett Gonzalez Jerry and Vanneta Beach Family This scholarship was established in John Hibbard Scholarship honor of Weldon Adams by members John Hollis The Beach Family Scholarship of the Independent Insurance Agents Dayton Pedigo honors the memory of Vanneta of Lubbock. Mr. Adams was a long- Beach and celebrates the other family time member of the association and a J.B. Balch Memorial Science members. Mr. Jerry Beach and family leader in the insurance industry in the Scholarship established this endowment for the South Plains region. The scholarship This scholarship program was benefit of students in the associate assists a student majoring in business. established by the widow, children degree nursing and licensed vocational Recipient ..................Hannah Parker and family of J.B. Balch who taught nursing programs to encourage in geology in the Science Department future nurses the level of excellent Altrusa Club of Lubbock Jewell at SPC from 1966-1982, capping a care Mrs. Beach received during her Foster Memorial Scholarship 35-year teaching career. While at fight with ALS, often referred to as The Altrusa Club of Lubbock has SPC, he was selected by his peers to Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mrs. Vanneta established the Jewell Foster Memorial receive the Excellence in Teaching Beach passed away on September Scholarship in memory of a beloved Award. Professor Balch died in 2003. 27, 2011. long-time member. Ms. Foster was a Recipient ....................Breklin Davis Recipient .........................Kalei Ellis public school teacher, guidance counselor and vocational education coordinator E.M. Barnes Family Scholarship Bob Beck Chemistry Scholarship in the Lubbock Independent School The E.M. Barnes Memorial Scholarship This scholarship honors Bob Beck, District. She served as a vocational honors a Levelland community leader professor of chemistry. Professor Beck counselor for South Plains College’s and one of the original members of joined the SPC faculty in the fall of Lubbock Main Street Campus for eight the South Plains College Board of 1959. He taught 37 years in the Science years after retiring from LISD. Altrusa Regents, who served from 1957-63. Department, which included 15 years is an international organization that The scholarship was established by as department chairperson. He retired provides opportunities for its members the Barnes Family children. in 1996. Professor Beck was named to to make the local community better Recipient .................... Ben Bowman receive the Faculty Excellence Award through leadership, partnership and in 1969. Through the generosity of service. The scholarship recognizes Delbert Barry K-Bar Texas Electric Science Department faculty, former an outstanding student in an SPC Scholarship students and friends, the scholarship technical education program. This scholarship honors Delbert program was endowed in 2008. Recipient .............Kendra Marroquin Barry who owned and operated K-Bar Recipient ....................Breklin Davis Texas Electric Company in Levelland 3 2020 Scholarship Recipients Bell Family Scholarship Bliss Family Scholarship Helen and Karl Brandt Memorial Paula Bell was a founding faculty Tony and Tess Bliss established this Scholarship member of the computer information scholarship for the benefit of students Ms. Liz Brandt established the Helen systems program. She taught 34 years planning to enter the field of medicine and Karl Brandt Memorial Scholarship at SPC before retiring in 1994. She has with special attention to those who in memory of her parents. The Brandts served as a member of the Board of are the first in their families to attend believed in a strong work ethic, in Directors of the South Plains College college. The Bliss family also appreciates reading and in learning. This program Foundation and resides in Littlefield. the high quality of SPC’s technical assists non-traditional age students Recipient ................... Jonah Trevino and vocational programs, so a second entering college for the first time. preference for their scholarship is for Recipients .....................Casey Glass Jill Berset Tech Prep Scholarship a student in one of these programs. Kendra Marroquin This scholarship was established by Recipient ............... Elena Castaneda Dr. Alice White in honor of Jill Berset J. Murrell Brown Memorial who served as director of the South Etta Charlene Blume Memorial Scholarship Plains Tech Prep Partnership for more Scholarship This scholarship fund was established than 20 years. Mrs. Berset now serves The Etta Charlene Blume Scholarship by Mike Worley in memory of J. as Director of Career and Technical was established by Phelps and Dianne Murrell Brown, who operated one of Education for the Lubbock Independent Blume of Levelland in memory of Mr. the first welding shops in Levelland, School District. Dr. White is a former Blume’s mother who taught for 25 Murrell’s Welding Works. Mr. Worley member of the South Plains College years in public schools in Amherst and got his start in the welding industry Foundation Board of Directors. Sudan. She taught first through sixth working for Brown and his associate Recipient ...................Shelby Scifres grades and also served as an assistant O.M. “Rube” Morris. Brown, who also to the Amherst High girls basketball operated several other businesses in Wayne Black Memorial Scholarship coach before leaving teaching to Levelland, died in 1987. Mr. Worley The Wayne Black Memorial Scholarship raise