Recognition Booklet 2004-2005 Academic All-USA: (from left) Collin President Cary Israel, former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, Collin student and Academic All-USA winner Adele Bailey and Board of Trustees Chairman Sam Roach. Recognition Book 2004-2005 Dear Colleagues: Collin County Community College District (Collin) continues to thrive and prosper through the efforts of a team of talented individuals who have put academic excellence in the forefront of their experience at the college. Because of that commitment, our students continue to grow as scholars, and the college continues to win awards locally, statewide and nationally. In this book, we list just some of the impressive accomplishments of the trustees, faculty, administrators, staff and students. Their contributions are an integral part of the core values that represent Collin—Learning, Service and Involvement, Creativity and Innovation, Academic Excellence, Dignity and Respect and Integrity. We applaud the work demonstrated throughout this book and thank all of the faculty and staff members for their efforts to make our college “A Community of Scholars.”

Sincerely,

Cary A. Israel Thom Chesney Collin President VP, Academic Affairs

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: State Senator Florence Shapiro Toni Jenkins Tom Rodgers Executive Vice President Provost, Spring Creek Campus

Ralph Hall Belinda Newman VP, Administrative Services Provost, Preston Ridge Campus

Mary McRae Rex Parcells VP, Student Development Provost, Central Park Campus

Kim Russell Paula Roman Assoc. VP; Organizational Executive Director, Effectiveness & Human Resources CCCCD Foundation

E M I D C A C Brenda Kihl

A Assistant to the President/ E

C Dir. Of the Center for Teaching, E N Learning and Professional Development E 1 X C E L L Community Partnerships

Collin and other education leaders signed an agreement in October creating the High Technology Education Coalition of Collin County (Hi-TECCC), a collaborative effort designed to ensure that area students receive a high-quality education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The charter members of Hi-TECCC are Collin County Community College District, the Plano Independent School District and The University of at (UTD) with an advisory committee of industry leaders from Lockheed Martin, Nortel Networks, Raytheon and Texas Instruments.

Living Legends group Officials sign an agreement at the Hi-TECCC kickoff.

Collin co-hosted the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Power Breakfast Jan. 17, at the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center. The event, which attracted more than 350 participants, was titled “Coming Together, Equality for All,” and featured a panel discussion with city, county, community and college leaders.

Gerry Ruschhaupt of McKinney, Professor John and Dr. Myrtle Hightower of Plano and Dr. Erwin and Elisabeth Pink of Frisco were honored as 2004 Living Legends during a November ceremony at the Spring Creek Campus. This program honors the pillars of the community and paves the way for the future by establishing the Living Legends Endowment Fund, which supports higher education for the students who will become the leaders of tomorrow.

College representatives traveled to the state capitol with business and community leaders to meet with members of the 79th Texas Legislature for the biannual Collin County Day in Austin.

In November, the Region II Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Committee held a successful regional meeting and luncheon at the Spring Creek Campus. An estimated 100 guests representing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Power Breakfast panel 3 the region’s community colleges attended to hear State Representatives Jerry Madden and Brian McCall speak on legislative issues of concern to colleges in 2005.

All 32 Collin dental hygiene students volunteered for the Give Kids a Smile Day, which provided $116,000 of free dental healthcare and education to underserved Collin County children. Overall, 150 children took advantage of the program, which included fluoride treatments, x-rays, fillings and educating children and adults on the importance of dental hygiene.

The National Junior College Athletic Association championship committee awarded the Men’s National Tennis Tournament back to Collin for the next three years. This was the result of joint efforts by Central Park Campus Provost Rex Parcells, Associate Dean and Athletic Director Susan Evans, Head Tennis Coach Marty Berryman and Laura Dixon from the Plano Chamber of Commerce.

Give Kids a Smile Day Susan Kamath, hospital lab coordinator and associate nursing professor at Collin, volunteered as the director of insurance through Medicare or CHIPS. CCHC is a faith- nursing at Children and Community Health Care based community clinic that offers primary, specialty (CCHC) of McKinney, a free clinic developed to serve the and dental care. Collin Service-Learning students from a working uninsured and those who do not qualify for variety of disciplines and programs such as nursing and dental hygiene worked as readers, greeters and language interpreters in community education, child care and other areas.

The Collin men’s and women’s basketball teams volunteered as part of a service project. Players read to students at Hedgcoxe Elementary in Plano.

The Global EDGE Tech Prep Consortium distributed a total of $11,084 as mini-grants to 25 independent school districts (ISDs) in Collin, Hunt and Rockwall counties to purchase curriculum materials for technical programs and provided $26,040 in educational subscription services for SAT preparation, career exploration, and career planning to 23 ISDs in Collin, Hunt and Rockwall counties.

The Collin Tennis team hosted a six-week clinic for 24 local Special Olympians during the fall. This was the second year for the program.

Susan Kamath

4 5 Ceilidh Charleson-Jennings, speech communications The Quad C Theatre collected more than 5,000 plush professor, partnered on the rewrite and redesign of the animals for Adam’s Animals, a charity that provides new website for Mark9 Search and Rescue, a not-for-profit stuffed animals and balloons to children at Metroplex search and rescue team serving North Texas and the hospitals. country. Project Esperanza netted 93 boxes of toys and clothes More than $1,500 was raised for the Collin Children’s which were sent to Bolivia in November. Due to Holiday Fund and Back to School programs during the collections taken at Collin, toys were distributed to Chili Cook-off and All College Council bake sale at disabled children, with most of the toys being distributed the Central Park Campus. Chili bowls created by art during the holidays in La Paz, Yucomobeni and Potosi. students for the Chili Cook-off were sold and raised $840 for Hope’s Door, a women’s shelter in Plano. The Collin County Nursing Student’s Association raised money for nurses in Iraq during a T-shirt-selling The All College Council and Collin faculty hosted a fundraiser. The project garnered the interest of the U.S. Chili Cook-off Back to School Supply Drive in which $700 in financial Army Nurses during the November mid-year conference of assistance was given to 32 children of Collin employees the National Student Nurses’ Association in Daytona and boxes of school supplies were distributed to area Beach, Fla. A portion of proceeds from the fundraiser will social service agencies including Frisco Family Services, benefit the International Support Services through the Communities in Schools and the Assistance Center of American Red Cross, which will buy medical supplies and Collin County to assist more than 1,500 Collin County families. other necessities for nurses in Iraq. The students were recognized in the U.S. Army Nurses newsletter and the National Student Nurses’ Association magazine, Imprints.

Collin science and mathematics professors hosted “A Day of Science” for Bowman Middle School in Plano, which invited students to share in the excitement of science and math with engaging experiments and activities. The event was coordinated by Cathy Donald- Whitney, biology professor.

Art professor Cathy Cotter-Smith and some of her drawing students judged the Collin County Youth Art Cathy Competition featuring students from kindergarten Donald-Whitney through 12th grade. There were more than 1,000 entries.

Continuing Education and Workforce Development was selected as a training partner for Verizon’s eTraining program. For the past three years, the Verizon Foundation has helped open the technology door for nonprofit organizations — offering technology classes and providing more than 10,000 hours of training through its eTraining program

The Collin Financial Aid department hosted the Community College Forum and the Texas Association of Financial Aid Administrators Regional Rally. The former attracted about 60 financial aid professionals. The latter

Chili Cook-off judges attracted more than 100 financial aid professionals from the region. 6 7 Collin Leadership

Trustee Stacy Anne Arias, of Plano, serves as the Campus Compact liaison. She also serves on the Collin County Council on Family Violence, the Texas Council on Family Violence, the Coalition of Victim Advocates and the Plano/Frisco YMCAs.

Trustee Cynthia Bauge, board secretary, is the vice president of Grant Sales, Inc. She is a member of the Collin Foundation, Inc. Board and Executive Committee. She serves on the Plano Chamber of Commerce where she was named an Athena Award Winner and Business Woman of the Year. She is a member of the Plano Tax Abatement Committee, the Plano Economic Development Board and Executive Committee and serves as the Collin Board Facilities and Construction Committee Chairman

The Allen Independent School District named an elementary school in honor of Trustee E.T. Boon. The school opened in the fall of 2005. Dr. Boon also is a charter member and past president of the Allen Economic Development Corporation Board, which honored Dr. Boon with the Millennium Award, for his commitment and efforts toward the development of Allen.

Trustee J. Robert Collins, of Farmersville, is a founding Collin board member and the current vice chairman of the board. He also is a distinguished lecturer in entrepreneurship in the College of Business and Technology at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Dr. Collins serves on the Engineering Advisory Council for Texas A&M University, the Farmersville Economic Development Corporation Board and the Advisory Council for the College of Business and Technology, Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Trustee Brenda Willard Goodell serves as a board member of C.A.R.E., a local scholarship foundation, and as the vice chairman of the Celina Christian Academy Board of Directors. Goodell also is the chairman of the Building Committee and Sunday School Director of the First Baptist Church of Celina. She also serves on the Collin Teacher Certification Program Governing Board.

Trustee David Hammel serves as a member of the Collin Foundation, Inc. Board, the Collin County Youth Charity Advisory Board, the Metroplex Mayors Association and the Plano Rotary.

Trustee Mac Hendricks is a member of the Collin Foundation, Inc. Board of Trustees. He also is a member of the Collin Campus Facilities and Construction Committee and a board member for Hope’s Door.

Trustee Sam Roach is the chairman of the Collin Board of Trustees. The Frisco Independent School District announced that a school would be named in honor of Chairman Roach. He also is a member of the Collin Foundation, Inc. Board and the Frisco Chamber of Commerce. Chairman Roach is active in Collin’s Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement and the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT).

9 Trustee Tino Trujillo is a founding board member of the Board of Trustees and the current treasurer of the board. He is a member of the Plano Rotary Club. Trujillo serves as the director of the Craig Gilbert Foundation and of the Hendricks Academy of Honor Foundation (both scholarship foundations). College Milestones

In January 2005, Collin opened a major expansion at the Preston Ridge Campus in Frisco. The 103,000-square- foot building includes 24 classrooms, offices and a 50,000-square-foot library. With the addition, Preston Ridge became the college’s second-largest campus. The building added facilities for more general education classes, labs, meeting space and fine arts classes as well as performances. Outside the building, an 80-foot light tower acts as a beacon for learning, overlooking the Sue Olivier Gardens.

Collin opened the doors to a new wing and conference center at the Spring Creek Campus during the fall of 2004. The 7,475-square-foot conference center allows the Opening of the new library building at Preston Ridge Campus college to host a number of events, such as the inaugural Plain and Fancy Ball fundraiser. The Spring Creek Campus also gained a state-of-the-art dance studio, 21 general purpose classrooms and new faculty offices.

“Collin the Cougar” roared onto campus as the new college mascot in fall 2004. The quest for a new mascot was initiated by the student-led Campus Spirit Task Force.

Beginning in the spring 2005 semester, Collin offered a new degree, the Associate of Arts in Teaching. The three specialties available include instruction in elementary, middle or high school teaching, and the classes are transferable to any public, Texas university. Collin the Cougar

The Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement hosted Debate Watch 2004 during the presidential election. More than 1,500 students, faculty and Dr. Larry J. Sabato community leaders attended the event.

Renowned political scientist Dr. Larry J. Sabato visited Collin in October to offer his perspective on the 2004 presidential election. Dr. Sabato is recognized as a leading American-election prognosticator. Founder and director of the Center for Politics and professor of political science at the University of Virginia, Dr. Sabato was the Collin Honors Institute’s fall 2004 visiting scholar. Debate Watch 2004 11 In the spring, the college opened the Consumer Health the Arts, the Wisconsin and Minnesota State Arts Boards Information Center at the Central Park Campus and the Wisconsin Library Association. Library. The only one of its kind in the region, the facility provides medical and healthcare-related data and Anne Tucker, internationally renowned curator of the resources for consumers and healthcare professionals. Museum of Fine Arts, , presented “Beauty is in the Feet of the Beholder” in April to a full Spring Creek Collin hosted Destination: College, a parent’s workshop Campus Conference Center. for those with children who will attend college. The event was an avenue for parents to learn about college Arnold Sundgaard, famed Broadway lyricist, composer admissions, translate college terms and explore financial and playwright, visited with Collin theatre majors Feb. opportunities. Overall, 350 parents attended the event. 22. Sundgaard is a writer of lyrics, music and plays living in Dallas. Anne Tucker Trustees, administrators, faculty and staff helped dedicate the Carey Cox Memorial Plaza at the Central Nationally syndicated columnist and radio commentator Park Campus in McKinney. Cox was the founding Ruben Navarrette presented “America the chairman and charter member of the Collin Board of Indispensable” in October at the Spring Creek Campus. Trustees. Navarrette is a syndicated columnist for the San Diego Union Tribune and offers political and social commentary for CNN, CNBC, NPR and the PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer.

Retired Staff Sergeant Mark Graunke and Dallas Ruben Navarrette Morning News war reporter Jim Landers led a discussion titled, “Writing Home the Reality of War,” in November. About 215 individuals attended the event, which showed the true experience of the war in Iraq.

Dr. Bill Carroll, the American Chemical Society president and vice president of the chlorovinyl issues for Occidental Chemical Corporation in Dallas, presented an open discussion on campus in April titled, “Future Issues Carey Cox Plaza opening for Science and Society: An Invitation to Dialogue.”

The inaugural class of fellows from the college’s Peruvian Ambassador Antonio Lulli presented his Academy for Collegiate Excellence (ACE) graduated private collection of Peruvian art, which was displayed at in April. The year-long program trains faculty and staff for THE ARTS gallery. The exhibit, titled “Finding Faith: future leadership roles within the college and community. Folk Art of Peru,” featured 30 pieces with a range of mediums, including paint, clay and fabric. The collection Poet Richard Terrill visited Collin in October to read his fused Peru’s Indian, Incan and Spanish traditions. poetry, answer questions from the audience and sign books. Terrill, a former Fulbright Professor at universities Randy Snow, the first paralympian inducted to the U.S. in China, Korea and Poland, currently teaches creative Olympic Hall of Fame, presented, “Seeing the nonfiction and poetry writing at Minnesota State Possibilities in dis-ABILITIES!” in October at the Spring University, Mankato. He is the author of a new collection Creek Campus. Snow was 16 years old when a 1,000- of poems, “Coming Late to Rachmaninoff,” and other pound bale of hay crushed his spine, leaving him books of non-fiction, including “Saturday Night in paralyzed from the waist down, yet he went on to Baoding: A China Memoir,” winner of the Associated compete in three Paralympic Games in three different Writing Programs Award for nonfiction. He has been sports, winning medals in each. awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for 12 13 College Honors process and using the Texas Common Course Numbering System to make recognition of credits easier at other state institutions. Collin’s Teacher Certification Program was one of only 10 in the nation to receive a Teaching By Choice Award from the American Association of Quad C Theatre took home numerous awards for their productions of Community Colleges. The award includes a $10,000 grant, which the “The Time of Your Life” and “OUT!” at the Texas State competition of the program will use to enhance the mentoring program for math, science and American College Theater Festival (ACTF). ACTF is a national theatre technology teachers. competition which adjudicates more than 900 productions annually. Nearly 2,000 patrons attended the Texas Festival, which was held at Collin. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) designated four For “The Time of Your Life”: Excellence in Scenic Design - Bryan Wofford; Collin workforce education programs as “exemplary”— dental hygiene, Excellence in Sound Design - Anthony Austin; Excellence in Prop Design – child development, nursing and real estate programs. Fewer than five Director of Technical Theatre Craig “Yo” Erickson and guest designer percent of all workforce education programs at colleges and universities in Bryan Wofford: Excellence in Ensemble Acting For “OUT!”; Excellence in Texas receive this designation. The ranking was based upon placement Script Writing for “OUT!” Theatre Collective; Excellence in Puppetry – of program graduates, professional credentials, business-industry student Jason Ortiz, student Jason Ralph and former student Richard partnerships, integrating academic and technical education, Sharkey; Excellence in Graphic Art Design – former student Justin A.P. employer/student satisfaction and ongoing need for the program. The Jones; Excellence in Acting – former student Richard Sharkey. Other Student Development Division has also been honored previously by THECB. accolades: Excellence in Support of Original Works - Collin Theatre Department; Excellence in Playwriting - Josh Krebs, Carter Hudson and Collin was named an Authorized Sun Education Center by Sun Karen Landers; Irene Ryan nominations were awarded to Collin students Microsystems, a global leader in network computing solutions. As part of the Jason Ralph, Christa Watson and James Ortiz for “OUT!”; and Nima Sun Academic Initiative, this authorization allows Collin to offer Sun Farkhak, Morgan Garrett and Carter Hudson for “The Time of Your Life.” Technology training to its faculty, staff and students. Collin joins SMU, Rice, Texas A&M and a handful of other community colleges in offering this The Quad C Theatre received the 2004 Column Award, opportunity to its students. a Dallas/Fort Worth theater award, nominations for the musical “Assassins” in the following categories: best The Continuing Education and Workforce Development Division musical; best director of a musical, Brad Baker; best received five of nine statewide awards from the 2005 Texas Administrators musical director, Mark Mullino; best choreographer, of Continuing Education (TACE) Conference. The division won the first Kelly Songy Nelson; best actor in a musical, Greg Allen place award in the Web-based Course Schedule and Registration category and Mark Oristano; best supporting actor in a musical, and first place in the Web Page category. The Business Solutions Group Michael Maresca; best supporting actress in a musical, Collin theatre Tiffany Kellerman; best featured actor in a musical, Matt production of received three first place marketing awards from TACE Conference in the ”Assassins“ following categories of Something Unique - Promotional Items, Brochure Stamm; best featured actress in a musical, Robin (full color ink), and Black and White Flyer. Armstrong; best stage manager of a musical, Erin Bailey; best lighting design for a musical, Christopher Trevino; The Collin Public Relations Department won five best scenic design for a musical, Craig Erickson; best Medallion Awards from District IV of the National costume design for a musical, Robin Armstrong and Council for Marketing and Public Relations and three Sandra Snyder; and best sound design for a musical, Marcom Awards. Winning entries included the college’s Andrew Duckworth. Other nominations were best community newsletter, ad campaign and recognition featured actress in a play, Megan Penny in “Valentine’s Day;” best supporting actress in a play, Shannon Marcom Awards book, as well as magazine articles and photographs. Hathaway for “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”; At the third annual Conference of the Institute for the Study of best director of a play, Robin Armstrong for “The Day Transfer Students a presentation was made by the College Board entitled, After the Fair”; and best stage manager of a play, Andrew “Does Your Credit-By-Exam Policy Make The Grade For Transfer Serna for “The Day After the Fair.” Students?” The presentation showcased Collin for its “exemplary” institutional policies for credit-by-exam. Collin’s transfer program was The Collin Small Business Development Center (SBDC) was named applauded for its adherence to Texas Higher Education Coordinating the SBDC of the Year for the 49-county region. The Collin SBDC vied for Board policy, utilization of established percentile score in credit granting the award against 17 area SBDCs.

14 15 Grants, Gifts and Donations

Collin received a $1 million endowment from the estate of Royden L. Lebrecht, a native Texan and Arizona real estate entrepreneur. The funds created the first endowed chair at Collin – The Lebrecht Chair for the Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement. The endowment is the largest the college has received from an individual.

Collin raised more than $150,000 in March through a Royden L. Lebrecht new fundraiser, The Plain and Fancy Ball. Sponsors and patrons enjoyed the jazz music, dance lessons and mixture of fancy and plain attire. Money raised through the event will fund scholarships for Collin students and academic excellence.

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) awarded Collin $563,856 in grant funds to train employees of six local companies that use advanced technologies in the manufacturing or delivery of their products or services. Plain and Fancy Ball The college has received $2,310,665 in grant funding from the TWC since 2000.

The North Central Texas WorkForce Board approved a grant to Collin titled “Warehouse Management/Process Improvement Training Project” in the amount of $157,638. The grant benefited 165 employees of three area companies. The WorkForce Board also awarded Collin $286,247 for the “Samsco University Training Project.” The grant was used by Plano-based Samsco to train 510 Home Depot employees at Collin’s Courtyard Center for Professional and Economic Development. The employees include 450 service representatives and 60 district managers from around the country.

The state of Texas awarded Collin with a $25,000 grant Katie Medlin, to assist first-generation college students – those who are Michelle Robers and first to attend college in their family – pay for college. Mahzad Habibi- Nasab The Collin Women’s Alliance awarded three $1,500 scholarships to female students during the 2004-05 school year. The scholarship winners were Katie Medlin, Michelle Roberts and Mahzad Habibi-Nasab.

The Global EDGE Consortium received a $320,426 Tech Prep grant for 2005-06.

Texas Workforce Commission Grant presentation 17 Faculty, Board Human Resources (CUPA-HR) Board of Directors for a and Staff Appointments three-year term. She will represent Texas in the southwest region. CUPA-HR serves higher education Dr. Nell Ard, CNS, RNC, nursing program director, human resource professionals and their institutions served on the Children & Community Clinic of McKinney providing resources to sustain performance, increase Nursing Advisory Committee. She also served on the effectiveness and expand career options. National League for Nursing (NLN) task force on Teaching/Learning in Nursing Education. Dr. Ard also President Cary Israel served as chairman of the Medical was a site consultant for the NLN Center of Excellence in Center of Plano board of directors in 2005. President Israel Nursing and a NLN Accrediting Commission site visitor. also served as chair of the Texas Campus Compact.

Marilyn Massey, math professor, was inducted as Dr. Rosemary Karr, math professor, was appointed as president of the Texas Association for Developmental reviewer for the American Mathematical Association of Education (TADE) at the annual conference. Two-Year Colleges Review and completed a term as president of the Texas Association for Developmental Nursing professor Vivian Gamblian, RN, MSN, is the Education. legislative coordinator for the state of Texas for the professional association called the Association of Women’s Russell Kunz, management development professor, Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. served on the Professional Development Committee for Marilyn Massey Texas Community College Teachers Association. Dr. Rosemary Karr Wayne Jones, associate dean of engineering and emerging technologies, was named a senior member of Rex Parcells, provost of the Central Park Campus, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. Susan Evans, associate dean of physical education, (IEEE). Ann Beheler, dean of the Engineering and graduated from Citizenship McKinney. Evans also will be Emerging Technologies Division, was named to the serving as a site director for the McKinney Make a Computer Society of the IEEE’s Educational Activities Difference Day in October Board Taskforce on two-year curriculum. Glen Grimes, computer science professor, was Dr. Paul Levi Bryant, philosophy professor, was invited appointed to the Dallas/Fort Worth Java Metroplex Users to join the planning committee for the Affiliated Group board of directors as the Educational Committee Psychoanalytic Workshops. chair.

Brenda Kihl, director of the Collin Center for Teaching, Psychology professors Valerie Smith and Jennifer Learning and Professional Development and assistant to O’Loughlin-Brooks were appointed judges for the the president, was selected as chair-elect of the Texas psychology session competitions at the 25th annual Community College Consortium for Teacher Education Great Plains Psychology Student Convention at Dr. Paul Levi Bryant Programs. Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. Professor O’Loughlin-Brooks also co-chaired the Psychology Dental Hygiene Director Joanne Fletcher was re- Section of the annual Texas Community College appointed to the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Teachers Association meeting. Elaine Boski-Wilkinson Dental Hygiene published by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association. She also was re-appointed as the Child Development/Education Chair Elaine Boski- American Dental Association’s (ADA) Dental Hygiene Wilkinson served on the North Central Texas WorkForce National Board Test Construction Committee member. Board along with Dr. Toni Jenkins, executive vice president. Dr. Jenkins also was named secretary of the board Associate Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness of directors for Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano, and Human Resources Kim Russell was elected to the which opened in 2004, and was elected to the College Board College and University Professional Association for Southwestern Regional Council Academic Assembly.

18 19 Mark Langford chaired the Small Business Task Force Learners in Plano (CLLIP), a project of the Plano Independent School of the Allen Chamber of Commerce and served as the District libraries, Plano Public Library System and Spring Creek Campus secretary of the city of Plano International Relations library. Advisory Committee. Nasreen Ahmad, research analyst, was nominated as the chair-elect for Steve Hardy, associate vice president of continuing the Institutional Research Committee of the North Texas Community education and workforce development, served on the College Consortium for 2004-2005. Plano Chamber of Commerce’s Public Policy Committee. Mark Langford Career Counselor Amy Lenhart served as a board member and treasurer Barbara Money, dean of students, and Janet for the Texas College Counseling Association. Sheppard, director of continuing education, were selected to serve on the board of Plano Youth Leadership. Psychology professor Jennifer O’Loughlin-Brooks was named the first Psi Sheppard also graduated from Leadership Plano. Beta Texas Liaison. Psi Beta is the national honor society for psychology students at community and junior colleges. Linda Kyprios, director of library technical services, completed a three-year term as a member of Plano Counseling associate Pamela Love served as a Texas Counseling Independent School District’s Library/Information Association Senator from the Texas College Counseling Association and as Services Advisory Committee. the Executive Committee member for Texas ACT, Inc.

Marty Adamson, executive director of the Spring Creek Dr. Tom Rodgers, Spring Creek Campus provost, served as the secretary Campus Learning Resource Center, was appointed to her on the Plano Balloon Festival board of directors. ninth one-year term as a member of the board of advisors for the School of Library and Information Science at the Karen Musa, hospitality and foodservice management program chair, was University of North Texas. Adamson and director of elected the Dallas Chapter Alumni President for Johnson & Wales library technical services Linda Kyprios are members of University. Her involvement with the university’s alumni chapter is a the steering committee for Connecting Libraries and networking tool for guest speakers for classes and possible internship sites for students.

Consumer Health Information Center at Central Park Campus

20 21 Outstanding Students

Collin student Adele Bailey was named to the All-USA Academic Team by the international honor society Phi Theta Kappa along with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and USA Today. She received a $2,500 scholarship for the achievement. Bailey was one of 20 honorees picked from 1,600 nominees and the only student asked to speak at the April 2005 award ceremony in Boston during the AACC national convention. Bailey also was one of 20 students Adele Bailey out of 700 who were named a Guistwhite Scholar by Phi Theta Kappa, which includes a $5,000 scholarship.

Recently, two Collin women received top honors from the Association for Women in Mathematics for outstanding achievement in the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Student Mathematics League competition. Students Hillary Burgess and Yovita Iskandar earned the highest exam scores ever by females in the Southwest Region. Nursing Collin student Shahina Shad received a Redman Scholarship to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). The Redman Transfer Scholarship is the most prestigious award available for UTD transfer students.

Collin student Valentina Miller was awarded a $1,000 Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation scholarship through the company’s two-year college scholarship program. Miller was one of 400 students nationwide to receive a scholarship. The scholarship recognizes academic success and participation in community service within the past year.

Chris Megert, a commercial music student, signed a recording contract with Geffen Records and began working on his major label debut in January. He’s currently writing music with co-producers Brian McKnight and Ryan Cabrera. Joe Simpson, father of Jessica and Ashley Simpson, will be his manager. Megert performed in Dallas with his group Chris Megert and The Love Jones and released an independent album titled “Beautiful.”

Chris Megert 23 individuals from institutions like Brown and Cornell. The essay, titled “Comparative Advantage vs. A Race to the Bottom,” addressed the issue of globalization and compared assembly plants on the U.S.-Mexico border called maquiladoras to factories in India.

Student Laura Chavez won “Young Woman of the Year” at the District 3 League of United Latin American Citizens annual convention.

The Collin Guitar Ensembles, under the direction of professor Sabine Madriguera, received a bevy of awards at the 4th annual UT-Brownsville Guitar Ensemble Competition and Festival. They were awarded first prize in the college and university large ensemble division; second prize in the college and university quartet division; first prize in the college and university trio division; and the trio was named the Sweepstakes Winner for best college ensemble at the festival.

Collin student Michelle Roberts presented the ongoing population dynamics study of the winter grape fern titled “Phenology and Demography of Winter Grape Fern (Botrychium lunarioides: Ophioglossaceae)” at the annual meeting of the Texas Academy of Sciences at the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Texas. She is the first Collin student to present at the Texas Academy of Sciences. There were 175 presentations given by a variety of Texas and regional colleges and universities. Only three of the 175 presentations given were by community colleges. She was Model United Nations accompanied to the event by biology professor Dr. Nelson Rich and chemistry professor Dr. Fred Jury. Members of the Collin Model United Nations competed and placed at the Invitation Model United Nations in Washington, D.C. in November. The Theater students Andy Bean and Shannon Hathaway were cast in the Collin team took home five of seven awards as “Outstanding Delegation” and Dallas Children’s Theatre production of The Wrestling Season. Bean also achieved “Outstanding Delegation” for the entire conference with two other starred in a public service announcement for the city of Allen’s recycling colleges. Under the tutelage of professors Dr. Deirdre Wendel and Hope program. Williams, the team competed against 35 other universities and colleges. Collin student Jason Madsen was named a Tech Prep All Star. The first ever Collin County Community College Poetry Slam Team won second place in the Association of College Unions International Region 12 The Jaztet One band performed during State Senator Florence Shapiro’s Recreation Tournament at Texas A&M University. The Collin squad Governor-for-a-Day festivities in Austin on the capitol steps April 9. competed against other institutions such as Rice University, Hendrix College in Arkansas and Phillips University in San Antonio. The 2005 Applied Graphic Design Technology students Heather Fry, Yasuko squad consists of Karena Williams, Devon Boyd, Brandon Jorden, Kojima and Melissa Wiley were accepted in the American Institute of Terri Silva and Misty Boldish. Graphic Artists 2005 Student Calendar design competition.

Sydney Portilla-Diggs was awarded the Founders Scholarship valued at Photography student Laura Robinson was a finalist in Smithsonian $10,000 per year from Austin College. magazine’s first photography contest.

Collin theatre major Kris Gonzales placed third in an essay contest The Jazz Lab Band performed at the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival sponsored by George Mason University. He placed behind students from June 11 in Vermont. The group was the only band not from Vermont to be Northwestern and Yale and competed against 1,700 students, including invited to play.

24 25 Political science student Jessica Williams received a Four Collin Psi Beta National Honor Society students returned from the tuition package worth $30,800 to attend George 25th annual Great Plains Psychology Convention at Creighton University Washington University. with first place honors. Jeff Fortney placed first in Literature Review in the General/Undergraduate category for his work titled “Evaluating the Five computer science students developed a website for Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Treating Mood Disorders.” Tabish the Collin County District Attorney’s office, under the Khan and Erin Lands placed first in the Empirical Category for “Practical supervision of computer science professor George People: An Investigation of Personality Trait Indicators of International Jackson. Students” and Kim Tanuvasa and Jeff Fortney placed first in the Jessica Williams Empirical category for “In Your Dreams: Lucid Dreamers Score Higher on Five Collin Psi Beta students, Kim Tanuvasa, Jessica General Intelligence and Dream Recall.” About 30 colleges and universities Shreve, Chase Dillon Higgs, Brian Zadorozny and were in attendance. Tabish Khan, attended the 51st Southwestern Psychological Association convention in Memphis, Tenn. A number of Quad C Theatre students have been nominated by the The students represented the Psychology Teachers at Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival for excellence in Community Colleges session as panelists. performance and design. They include Irene Ryan Nominees Hollye Gilbert, Alex Hargis, Andy Bean, Jeremy Stein, Carter Hudson, J.M. Specht, Tristin Five Collin culinary students volunteered in the Raquel Bunting, Brian J. Smith, Nima Farkhak, Carter Hudson, Morgan Celebrity Kitchen during the first annual Savor Dallas Garrett, Jason Ralph, James Ortiz, Christa Watson, Shannon Hathaway and event at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel. The students Chris Yaple; Barbizon Design Nominees: Erin Bailey, Christopher Trevino, worked with notable chefs Kent Rathbun of Abacus and Justin A.P. Jones, Andrea Throop, Anthony Austin and Ashley Armour; 10 Jasper, Dean Fearing of The Mansion on Turtle Creek, Minute Plays: Carter Hudson, regional finalist. Stephen Pyles of Dragonfly, Zarela Martinez of Zarela! (New York) and Tyler Florence of Food Network. Students from Collin County Community College’s Theatre Department participated in the Regional finals of the Kennedy Center American College Collin student Michelle Marie Melancon received the Theater Festival (KCACTF) in Fayetteville, Ark. Collin student Andy Bean, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Scholarship. The who was nominated for his role in “The Shape of Things,” and Wade Ryan scholarship was established to recognize a Collin student advanced to the final round of 16. Bean was the runner-up for the Irene who has demonstrated a commitment to academic Ryan Award. Nima Farkhak was nominated for his performance in “The excellence and community involvement. Time of Your Life,” and Gretchen Schmoker advanced to the semifinal round. Other Irene Ryan Award competitors from Collin included Alex Collin culinary arts students brought home a number Hargis and Carter Hudson, both for “The Time of Your Life”; Chris Yaple of awards at the 2005 Habitat for Humanity Taste of for “Alien Voices”; Christa Watson for “OUT!,” and J-M Specht for Collin County. Collin students also assisted local chefs in Performance Art Project 2004. In the design category, Christopher Trevino the Texas Chefs Association Mystery Basket showcased his lighting design for “Romeo and Juliet: A Hip-Hop Tragedy”; Competition, sharing in prize money and accolades for Erin Bailey entered her scenic design for “The Shape of Things”; Anthony the annual Iron Chef-style event. At the Denim to Austin submitted his sound design for “The Time of Your Life”; Ashley Diamonds Barbecue Gala, students worked with such Armour showcased her lighting design for “OUT!”; and Justin A.P. Jones internationally renowned chefs as Jacques Pepin and entered his graphic designs from 2004. Jones was second runner-up in the Martin Yan, as well as Rick Bayless of Frontera Grill and graphic design category. Carter Hudson received an Excellence in local favorite Stephan Pyles, during the Masters of the Playwrighting certificate for his 10-Minute Play, “The Rooftop Skyline.” Grill Competition. The acting students participated in the Irene Ryan Acting competition, while design students took part in the Barbizon Design competition and Watercolor portfolio students Mina Daffinee, Shaveen playwrights in the 10-Minute Play Festival. These students competed Sembler and Janis Buck were recipients of a against top student actors and designers from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Southwestern Watercolor Scholarship for the Carole Oklahoma and New Mexico. Meyers Experimental Watermedia Workshop. Photography student Colleen McFarland won the grand prize in Marshall’s Coloring System Contest.

26 27 Degrees & Certifications Awarded

Spanish professor Dr. Sandra Herron earned her doctorate in humanities from the University of Texas-Dallas.

Debra Lamb, student development specialist, completed her M.B.A. from Texas Woman’s University.

Computer Science professor George Jackson earned his HTML Developer Certification from the World Wide Dr. Sandra Herron Web Consortium.

Peggy Browning, manager of record systems, earned status as a certified records manager.

Computer professor Barbara Taylor achieved Microsoft certification in the following: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment; SANS Network Security: Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Security Essentials Certification; and Cisco CCNA 1-4 Bridge Certification and CCNP 1 and 2 Bridge Certification. Collin graduation

Individual Honors and Awards

Lisabeth Lassiter, coordinator of recruitment and programs for new students, was named the national “Advisor of the Year for Young Adults” at the annual convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens. The national award followed honors at the district and state levels.

English as a Second Language professor Shirley Terrell received the 2004 Ann Faulkner Scholarship Award from the Texas College Reading and Learning Association.

Collin guitar professor Sabine Madriguera was invited to play on the concert series of the Dallas Guitar Society.

Dr. Mary McRae was named to the “21 for the 21st Century” list by Inside Collin County Business. Dr. McRae was chosen for her leadership and active involvement with the college, the Collin Council on Family Violence, the Prince of Peace Catholic Community Sabine Madriguera and Leadership Plano and other contributions.

2005 International Day 29 Brooke Brantley, culinary arts professor, was selected as Contributor of the Year for 2004 by the Dallas Chapter of the Texas Chef Association and was selected from chef members, associate members or purveyor/supplier members who have made outstanding contributions to the chapter.

Lisa Huang, allied health sciences reference librarian at the Central Park Campus, received the William D. Postell Education Scholarship awarded by the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association at its annual conference.

Earth Day Real estate professor Rod Rodriguez received a Certified Real Estate Instructor’s designation (CREI) from Associate music faculty member Mark Tonelli was given the Texas Real Estate Teachers Association at its annual the 2004 Great American Song Contest Outstanding meeting. A CREI designation means that Rodriguez Achievement in Songwriting Award for his instrumental underwent training in order to become an exceptional “Il Mondo.” Tonelli also tied for third in the jazz category teacher of adult real estate education in Texas. in the 12th Billboard Song Contest. By placing third, “Il Mondo” will be included on the 12th annual Billboard Ceilidh Charleson-Jennings, speech communications Song Contest CD, which will be distributed professor, received a certificate of achievement from the internationally to music industry professionals. Emergency Management Institute / Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Fire Anthony Armstrong, associate faculty member, Administration. received a Bronze Quill Award of Excellence for Creative Marketing Writing from the Dallas chapter of the Theatre chair Brad Baker taught acting classes at the International Association of Business Communicators. Chamberlain Musical Theatre Workshop at the The awards are given out once a year to honor Ceilidh Charleson- Chamberlain Ballet Studios in Plano. His fine arts video Jennings outstanding accomplishments in the communications “It’s Where You Belong,” co-produced with professor of film field. history Mark Kaufmann, received the 2005 Telly Award.

Deborah Anglin, coordinator of career services at the Collin President Cary Israel was awarded the Shirley B. Preston Ridge Campus, and Elaine Stewart, coordinator Gordon Award of Distinction at Phi Theta Kappa’s 87th of job location/development at the Central Park Campus, annual convention honoring his efforts in promoting the became Qualified Administrators for the Myers-Briggs goals of Phi Theta Kappa. President Israel also was named Type Indicator instrument by successfully completing to Phi Theta Kappa’s CEO Hall of Honor. the stringent course work in interpretation of psychological tests and measurements required by the Collin Dean of Developmental Education Juanita Austin Center for Applications of Psychological Type (CAPT). Craig Erickson was the inaugural recipient of the Educator Award presented by the Plano Community Forum at the 22nd Rebecca Crowell, coordinator of international studies, annual Awards Banquet in September for excellence was recognized by National Association of Foreign in education. Student Advisors: Association of International Educators- Region III with the Distinguished Service to Director of Technical Theatre Craig Erickson was International Education award. She also served on the nominated for the Wally Russell Award sponsored by 2004 National NAFSA Conference Planning Committee Lighting Dimensions magazine given to the top lighting as the workshop chair. designers and professors in the world. He was also nominated for the Stage Directions Educator of the Year. 30 31 “All of Us,” a jazz album by the Texas All-Star Vernon Hadnot of Cougar TV, won two Crystal Awards Jazz Camp Big Band, was submitted for Grammy from Dallas Community Television. Hadnot’s videos won nomination in the jazz – large ensemble category. The in the public service announcement category for the CD was released last summer and recorded during a “Monopoly” video and also in the documentary category camp at the Spring Creek Campus. It was engineered by for “Civic Engagement 2004.” He was nominated in Collin Music Technology Lab Coordinator Andy public service announcement category for the “Martin Duckworth and included current and former faculty Luther King 2004” video and in educational access including Kevin McNerney, Dave Von Blohn, Mike category for “Roots to Grow, Wings to Fly.” Kris Berg Burgess, Dan Evans, Kent Ellingson and Kris Berg. Vernon Hadnot Dr. Janet Jaworski, executive director of the Global Cheri Jack, associate dean of students, received the EDGE, and Kerry Doke, assistant director of the Global “Outstanding Service to the Region” award for the EDGE, received Community Service Awards from the development of the Association of College Unions Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce. Jaworski also International’s Region 12 handbook, which will be used was awarded a certificate for dedicated service as a as a model for the entire association. She also was member of the Career and Technology Educators honored for her involvement in the Regional Leadership Advisory Board, from Plano ISD, at the district’s Team. ACUI brings together college union and student recognition breakfast. life/activities professionals from nearly 800 colleges and universities worldwide.

Inaugural ACE class with facilitators

32 33 Presentations

Sociology professor Pam Gaiter represented the faculty perspective on service-learning in a national teleconference in February. The teleconference titled “Service-Learning: Why and How?” was sponsored by the Texas Campus Compact, National Campus Compact and the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Chemistry faculty took part in 18th biennial Conference on Chemical Education at Iowa State University. Pam Gaiter Professors Amina El-Ashmawy and Dr. Fred Jury collaborated on a paper titled “Comparison of Faculty Development Opportunities for Part-time and Full -time Instructors at Collin County Community College.” El- Ashmawy also contributed “When Things Don’t Go According to Prediction” and Dr. Jury contributed “Knowledge as Design: A Tool for Chemistry Students (and Instructors).” El-Ashmawy presided over the symposium Research in Chemical Education 2, while Dr. Jury presided Dr. Martin Luther King Power Breakfast over the symposia Combinatorial Chemistry in the Dr. Fred Jury Undergraduate Curriculum and Unconventional Methods of Teaching Chemistry. El-Ashmawy also presided over Research in Chemical Education Symposium.

Laura Foster delivered a presentation titled, “Slow Going in the Fast-Paced World of Editing,” at the 2004 Conference of Academic Support Programs Conference.

Dr. Joan Kennedy presented a paper titled, “Sor Juana De La Cruz: In Defense of Feminine Intellect,” at The National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies (NAHLS) Conference in Houston. The essay is published in the NAHLS Monograph Series.

President Cary Israel spoke to the Princeton Chamber of Commerce and Plano Kiwanis Club. He also made presentations at the Association of Community College Trustees national meeting and the American Association of Community Colleges Presidents’ Academy on CEO/Board Relations. Other speaking engagements included the Murphy Chamber of Commerce, McKinney Lions Club, Farmersville Rotary Club, Leadership Plano, Leadership Allen, Citizenship McKinney, Collin County Association of Realtors, Leadership Wylie, Prosper Chamber of Commerce, State of the City of McKinney, Rockwall Lecture Series, the Harrington Republican Destination College Women, Grayson Country College board retreat, Frisco Chamber Quarterly luncheon and the McDonald’s 2005 35 Greater Southwest Region People Summit. Brenda Kihl, director of the Collin Center for Teaching, Dr. Donald Weasenforth, chair of developmental reading and writing, Learning and Professional Development and assistant to presented “Cohesion in Students’ Threaded Discussions: A Linguistic the president, was invited to speak at the Teacher Analysis” at the South Central Association for Language Learning Education Council of State Colleges and Universities Technology 2005 Conference. He also presented “Inside the Mind of about “Teacher Education and Community Colleges.” Student Editors” at the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 2005 Convention and co-presented “Discourse-Level Grammar Practice Ann Beheler, dean of engineering and emerging Through Discussion Boards” at the same event. technology, presented “Flexibility Options Attract Students and Keep Them” with Collin professor Pete Brierley, “An Collin Office Systems Technology professors Linda Thompson and Mary IT Job that Can’t be Off-Shored!” and “Blended Learning” Jane Tobaben presented “Increasing Enrollment through Daily Flex with Collin Computer Professor Barbara Taylor at the Entry” at the Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA) League for Innovation conference in New York. She also Convention in Austin. presented “National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Forum: Convergence Janet Sheppard, director of continuing education, gave a presentation Pete Brierley Technology” at the National Science Foundation ATE titled “An Integrated Solution for Planning, Managing and Marketing Conference Steering Committee and “Convergence Continuing Education Classes” at the 2005 TACE Conference. Technology – the New IT Career “at the Course Technology Conference. She also presented “Convergence Technology Jennifer O’Loughlin-Brooks, psychology professor, co-presented “Engaging Creates New IT Career” at the American Association of in Undergraduate Research” at the Psi Beta National Honor Society Session Community Colleges Conference and at the National at the annual TCCTA Convention. Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Conference. Marie Piet, solutions provider for the Business Solutions Group, presented as a member of the American Society for Training and Development’s panel- Lydia Gober, assistant director of Career Services & State of the Industry, November 2004. She also presented the Business Cooperative Work Experience, presented a seminar titled Solutions Group’s capabilities to the Wylie Chamber of Commerce by the “Networking: Habit of a Lifetime” at the Phi Theta Kappa invitation of Sanden International in September and “Developing a 21st International Annual Convention held in Grapevine. Century Workforce” to the Celina Chamber of Commerce in February.

Dr. Debra St. John, political science professor, co- Lisabeth Lassiter, coordinator of recruitment and programs for new presented with Dr. Tracey Elliott, sociology professor, at students, and Kerry Doke, assistant director of Global Edge Tech Prep, the League for Innovation Conference in . presented at the Seamless Transitions State Conference on Go Centers and the College for Texans Campaign. Dental Hygiene Director Joanne Fletcher presented “Nutrition: Is Supermarket Shopping Dangerous for Your Nursing professor Vivian Gamblian, RN, MSN, presented on the topic of Health?” at the Southwest Dental Meeting and “The Dental “Eating Disorders and the Effects on Perinatal and Neonatal Patients” at Hygiene Competency – Service Learning Portfolio” at the the Texas State Conference for the Association of Women’s Health, 2005 National Dental Hygiene Directors’ Conference. Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses in San Antonio and at the Seton Perinatal Symposium in Austin. Anita Wormald and Pyeper Wilkins gave a presentation titled “Creativity & Collaboration for a Dr. Bridgette Kirkpatrick presented, “Biotechnology in Skilled Workforce” at the National Council for Agriculture,” for high school agriculture teachers. She Continuing Education and Training Conference in also presented “Teaching Biotechnology at CCCCD-The Portland, Ore. Wormald presented this topic at the Texas Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at University of Nebraska- Association of College Technical Educators (TACTE) Lincoln to the animal science department. Conference in March 2005. Anita Wormald also partnered with Jane Whitmore, manager, strategic Pyeper Wilkins channel development for Development Dimensions Dr. Bridgette International, to present “Finding & Landing the BIG Kirkpatrick FISH” at the Texas Administrators of Continuing 36 Education (TACE) Conference in April 2005. 37 Elaine Boski-Wilkinson, child development/education chair, presented at Glenda Martin-Shirley, associate art professor, spoke at the Collin County Association for the Education of Young Children, the the “Women Crossing Cultural Boundaries through Texas Campfire Association, the Methodist Nursery Kindergarten Health, Spirituality and the Arts” the University of North Association Seeds for Fall Planting Workshop and the Texas Association for Texas in March. the Education of Young Children state conference. Amina El-Ashmawy, chemistry professor, presented The Consumer Health Information Center at the Central Park Campus “Teaching Chemistry Using Discrepant Events,” at the hosted “Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting in a Public Library” in March. The event featured Karen Vargas, a in Fort Worth in September. consumer health coordinator at the Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library in Houston. Lisa Vasquez, director of public relations, and Marisela Cadena-Smith, assistant director of public relations, Ceilidh Charleson-Jennings, speech communications professor, made a gave a presentation on higher education public relations number of presentations, including the following: “Canine on the Crime to the PR students at Texas Tech University. Amina El-Ashmawy Scene: What Scent-Specific Search Dogs Tell Investigators” for the Ft. Worth Chapter of Sisters in Crime; “Canine Search Teams and the Missing Dr. Nell Ard, CNS, RNC, nursing program director, presented “New Person Search” for the Dallas Chapter of the American Association of Teaching/Learning Paradigms: Comprehensive Analysis of Research University Women; “The Search and Rescue Pilot, the Missing Person, and Literature” at the National League for Nursing Education Summit and “The the Crime Scene” for the Ft. Worth Chapter of The International Effect of Grouping Laboratory Groups by Learning Styles on the Successful Organization of Women Pilots (the 99s). For The Writer’s Garret, a non- Completion of Skill Validations” at the 6th National Conference of Nursing profit group which supports the literary arts in the area, she presented Skills Laboratories with Hospital Lab Coordinators Susan Kamath, MN, “Her Lips Were Sealed: Women on Trial in the English/American RN and Julie Brinzo, MBA, RN. Courtroom, 1650-1900” for Virginia Historical Justice Society; and “Once More, With Feeling: A Survivor’s Guide to Submission for Publication,” Dr. Sandra Herron, Spanish professor, presented, “The Aesthetic “Writer’s Block Lifestyles Series: The Life and Work of Patrick O’Brian” Literature of Hispanic Poetry,” at the National Association of Hispanic and and “The Verbal Pitch and the Query Letter.” Latino Studies. She also participated at The Writer’s Garret, a non-profit group which supports the literary arts in the area. Valerie Smith and Jennifer O’Loughlin-Brooks, psychology professors, presented “Raiders of the Lost Cause? Effectively Engaging Students in Sherry Wilder, associate professor of humanities, presented a paper Undergraduate Research” at the 51st annual Southwestern Psychological titled, “A Bipolar Reading of Gollum in Tolkien’s The Hobbit,” at the Association convention in Memphis, Tenn. They also presented “Don’t Know English Graduates for Academic Development Interdisciplinary Much About Anatomy: Exploring the Efficacy of Abstinence-Only Programs” Conference at Texas A&M University-Commerce. at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Sally Gilpin, associate professor, presented a paper, “The Enigmatic and Dr. Sid Dunkle, biology professor, presented “Dragonfly Biology” to the Remarkable Habitat of ‘The Wife’s Lament,’” at the Texas Medieval North Texas Master Naturalists and “Backyard Dragonflies” to the Association’s 14th annual conference in September. McKinney Native Plant Society. Dr. Paul Levi Bryant, philosophy professor, presented “The Other Side of Shirley Terrell, English as a Second Language professor, made a presentation the Symptom: From Non-Knowledge to Half-Saying,” at the Affiliated at the Popular Culture/American Culture Conference in San Diego titled, Psychoanalytic Workgroup conference in Omaha. “Bonding or Bashing? Language Males Use to Hide, Hurt, and Heal.” Real Estate professor Rod Rodriguez spoke at the Federal Deposit Sonja L. Andrus, English professor, presented a paper at the English Insurance Corporation in Dallas in connection with the Hispanic Heritage Graduates for Academic Development (EGAD) at Texas A&M University- Celebration. Commerce in September. She also presented an update on her composition research in the Research Network Forum at the national Conference on College Composition and Communication.

38 39 In the Public Eye: Authors, Actors and Artists

Dr. Chris Grooms, letters professor, hosted one of the special segments of a six-part BBC documentary on Celtic folklore titled “Celtic Monsters – The Giants in Irish and British Legend and Myth.” Filming took place in central Wales and Groom narrated in both Welsh and English.

Rex Reece, professor of art, art staff Carole Martin and Shanna Large, and Reece’s design class were Dr. Chris Grooms chosen to paint a 10x81 foot mural for the Douglass Community Center in downtown Plano. The mural depicts the neighborhood’s past and present activities and provides a look toward the future.

Dr. Nelson Rich is working with students on the Collin County Flora Project. He has published “Checklist of Vascular Plants of Collin County,” used by botany students and available to local researchers and community members. Collin dance production Art professors Luke Sides and Rebecca Boatman, director of galleries Vicki Mayhan, associate humanities professor Chad Airhart and portfolio student Morris Yanger participated in the “La Loope” art exhibition in conjunction with the Addison WaterTower Theatre “Out of the Loop Festival.”

Kathryn Vermillion, associate art professor, was a featured artist during the Governor-for-a-Day ceremonies for Senator Florence Shapiro April 9. Vermillion exhibited her painting “Texas Tree” in the rotunda of the capital.

Tom Hull, assistant technical director, lent his voice for the video game “Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30.”

Theatre professor Shannon Kearns-Simmons starred in “Blasted” at the Undermain Theatre.

Theatre associate faculty member Robin Armstrong directed productions for Theatre Britain, Act I Productions and Ground Zero Theatre Company. In addition, she received a Leon Rabin nomination for costume design for “The Frog Prince.”

41 O’Loughlin-Brooks published “Encouraging Civic Engagement on College Campuses through Discussion Boards” in the Journal for Civic Commitment for issue No. 4.

In October, Collin art professors displayed their work in an exhibit titled “ARTdepARTment” at the ArtCentre of Plano in conjunction with the Historic Downtown Plano ArtWalk. The exhibit featured Collin visual art faculty’s current work and included bronze sculptures, acrylic and oil painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, mixed media in 2-D and 3-D formats and ceramic pieces. The participating professors were Rex Reece, Cathy Cotter-Smith, Betty Siber, Lee Akins, Luke Sides, Carter Scaggs, Vicki Mayhan, Donna Adams, Mary Kathryn Collins, Marilyn Todd Daniels, Chris Gray, Mark Epstein, Bill Parsons, Kathryn Vermillion, Merry Fuhrer, Kristine Haddox, Michaela Marusak, Rebecca Boatman, Jennifer Rose, Shawn Whelan, David Glosson, Gaye Cooksey and Byrd Williams.

Cathy Cotter-Smith Three of Hearts, a local country group, features Collin commercial music major Shelly Bowman and her mother and sister. The trio and back-up Guest professor Joanne Zipay was interviewed in the band were included in the nomination process for the Grammy Awards. May issue of American Theatre for an article on Three of Hearts can be heard on local country radio stations. Shakespeare in America. Theatre student Danni Wilkins starred as Juliet in Classical Acting Cathy Cotter-Smith, art professor, was featured in two Company’s production of Romeo and Juliet. art exhibitions this year: A three woman show at Hillcrest Gallery in Dallas and a group show at Wilshire Collin Psychology professors Jennifer O’Loughlin-Brooks and Valerie Baptist Church Gallery in Dallas. Smith were cited in an article in the American Psychology Association magazine, the Monitor. The story featured Collin’s psychology research Dr. Samuel “Jud” May, math and natural sciences program that incorporates students into the research process and gives professor, contributed to an article in the Plano Star- them experience in the field. Courier on volcanoes and Mount St. Helens in October. Karen Landers, division secretary for communication and humanities, Dr. Shelley Lane, professor of speech communication, co-authored the play OUT!, which was produced on stage at the Quad C published “Dialogue Civility: A Narrative to Live By,” in Theatre in October and wrote two 10-minute plays, “Writer’s Block” and The Texas Speech Communication Journal (TSCJ) “Gifthorse of a Different Color.” Both have been entered in the ACTF winter 2005 issue. Her article was the only one written Theatre competition. by a community college professor of the 10 accepted for publication. Art professor Rebecca Boatman exhibited sculptures in the 11th annual El Corazon Invitational at the Bath House Cultural Center, Empty Bowls Dr. Sid Dunkle, biology professor, published an article in Project at the Myerson Symphony Hall. She also exhibited pieces at “At the a scientific journal on the conservation of North Edge of Texas: Attachments 2005” in Rockport, Texas, an annual show for American dragonflies and damselflies in the the Texas Clay Arts Association. International Journal of Odonatology titled “Critical Species of Odonata in North America.” Math professor Marilyn Massey published a test bank for Cochener/Hodge/Gustafson’s “Beginning and Intermediate Algebra with Psi Beta research students Marissa Bridgman, Calculators: An Integrated Approach.” Jessica Shreve, Lisa Dunshee, Linda White, Matt Heaviside and psychology professor Jennifer L.

42 43 Associate faculty member Billy Bob Hill’s Texas in Professor Will Brannon’s short essay “The Balancing of Poetry 2 is being reprinted in paperback by Texas a Variety of Demands: The Writing Center Tutor’s Role as Christian University Press. The first edition, a hardback, Audience in the Tutoring Process” was published in the sold out. Louisiana English Journal.

Frank Garrett, associate professor of humanities, had an A book review of “Multicultural Competence in Student album of original music published. Titled Caelum Moor, Affairs” by Alicia Huppe, director of recruitment and the opus is a collection of piano solos and electronica programs for new students, was published in the College inspired by the environmental sculpture of Norm Hines. Student Services Journal of Research and Practice.

Real Estate professor Rod Rodriguez wrote a textbook Dr. Paul Levi Bryant, philosophy professor, published titled, Texas Real Estate Contracts. an article titled “The Politics of the Virtual in Psychoanalysis.” English professor Scott Yarbrough published two pieces titled “Protesting Plath” and “Rosa Parks” in Zillah: A Professor of history Dr. Matthew Coulter’s book, The Poetry Journal. Senate Munitions Inquiry of the 1930’s: Beyond the Merchants of Death is cited and directly quoted in Kevin Dallie Clark, associate humanities faculty member, Phillip’s book American Dynasty. Rod Rodriguez published articles in Plano Profile magazine titled, “The Human Touch” and “A New Brain for the New Year.” Psychology professor Jennifer O’Loughlin-Brooks co-published “Encouraging Civic Engagement on College Dr. Keith Volanto, professor of history, published Texas, Campuses through Discussion Boards” in the Journal for Cotton and the New Deal. His book explores the federal Civic Commitment, and, with behavioral sciences chair government’s efforts to aid the state’s floundering cotton and professor Valerie Smith, “Don’t Know Much about industry during the Great Depression. The book was Sexual Anatomy: A Survey of Undergraduate Knowledge” included in Texas A&M-Commerce’s “Sam Rayburn in the Journal of Psychological Inquiry. Series on Rural Life.” Gail Cronauer, professor of theater, performed in the Jennifer O’Loughlin-Brooks Dr. Rosemary Karr, math professor, co-authored an Echo Theatre’s production of “Freedomland.” She also instructor’s solution manual for “Miller’s Algebra for played the title role in the Judith Shakespeare Company College Students” and “Service Learning in the production of “Richard III” and attended the Mathematics Curriculum,” which was accepted for Shakespeare Workshop at Michael Howard Studio in New publication in The Teaching and Learning Journal. York City. She also portrayed a murder victim in the film “Every Word Is True.”

Bobbie Long, executive director of the Learning Resource Center, published an article spotlighting the college’s Consumer Health Information Center at the Central Park Campus, and was featured in the January/February 2005 issue of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine’s Network News.

English professor Tony Howard edited The Collected Works of James Ingall Wedgwood.

Dr. Valeria Antohe, mathematics professor, co-wrote a paper titled “Performance of Variable Step Size Methods

Collin Mascot for Solving Model Separable Hamiltonian Systems” and was published in Mathematical and Computer Modeling. 44 45 Laura Foster co-authored the third edition of the Fine arts associate faculty Donna Finch Adams Writing Workbook. exhibited at Grayson County Community College in Abilene, at Handley-Hicks Gallery in Fort Worth and at Amy Lenhart, career counselor, published an article the Irving Arts Center. She also was the featured artist titled “Counseling the Whole Person” in the American with her series titled “Noir” at the 416 West Gallery College Counselors Association newsletter. in Denison.

Dr. Debra St. John, political science professor, Fine arts associate faculty Ellna Kay Gregory- published several books, including Supplement to Texas Goodrum exhibited at the 32nd annual Exhibition of Politics 4th edition and Study Guide for O’Connor and the Pastel Society of America and the pastel Journal 6th Sabato Essentials of American Government: Continuity annual 100 Competition. She placed third at Abstract in and Change. She also co-published Instructor’s Manual the United States and took home the Mountain Brook Art for Greenberg and Page, The Struggle for Democracy 7th Association Award for “Oklahoma: Centerfold 2004-05.” edition. Michaela Conlon-Marusak, fine arts associate faculty, Dr. Debra St. John Behavioral sciences chair and professor Valerie Smith exhibited at the Fallout Lounge in Dallas, Texas Woman’s published Instructors Manual for Understanding University Hallway Gallery, the Beaux Art Ball in Dallas Human Sexuality 9th edition. She also published and the Bock Gallery in Glenview, Ill. “Engaging Community College Psychology Students in Undergraduate Research” in Psychology Teachers Fine arts associate faculty Paul Booker exhibited at Network. Twang: Contemporary Texas Sculpture, Excessive at The University of Texas at Dallas and Objectification at the Dr. Donald Weasenforth, chair of developmental University of Texas at Arlington. reading and writing, co-wrote an article titled “Distance Education and Languages: Evolution and Change” for the Merry Fuhrer, fine arts associate faculty, exhibited at Learner Autonomy and Course Management Software. “Dia de los Muertos,” “El Corazon,” both at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas, and “The Finer Points: Associate faculty member Jen Rose exhibited her Colored Pencil Art Exhibition 2005,” at the Irving Art artwork at the following exhibits and shows: “Work Must Association. be Smooth,” Plano Invitational and the “500X Members’ Dr. Donald Show.” Margaret Meehan, associate faculty, exhibited at the Weasenforth NCECA 2005 “School’s Out,” the M5 Artists Collective, Art professor Lee Akins exhibited at Paris Junior College. the Clayton Staples Gallery at Wichita State University, He and portfolio student Janice Honea had a piece the Gray Matters Gallery in Dallas, Gruss Center for pictured in The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes. Visual Arts in Lawrenceville, NJ and the Southside of Lamar in Dallas. Theatre student Akron Watson appeared in a production of “A Lesson Before Dying” with the Blacken Craig Erickson, director of technical theatre, starred in Blues Theater. Little Tales about the city of Allen. Brad Baker Music professor Dr. Casey McClure performed “Pilgrim’s Stage adaptations of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, A Vacation” at the Leslie Powell Gallery in Lawton, Okla. Christmas Carol, Clockwork Orange and The Three Musketeers by theatre chair Brad Baker have been Art chair Luke Sides exhibited at the Arts International produced across the country. Exhibition at the International Museum of Art in El Paso, and earned the Hannah Taylor Sculpture Award.

46 47 Acknowledgements

From Cary A. Israel:

On behalf of the Collin County Community College District Board of Trustees, students, faculty, administrators and staff, I would like to thank the residents and taxpayers of Collin County, The Colony in Denton County and Rockwall County for their commitment, assistance and ideas. In addition, I want to thank Senators Florence Shapiro and Craig Estes, Representatives Jerry Madden, Brian McCall, , Jodie Laubenberg, all the county judges and commissioners, the more than 1,200 businesses and not-for-profit agencies in Collin County, city council members, the “Committee of 100” members, mayors, the many businesses, area corporations, and community organizations, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Association of Community Colleges for their dedication and invaluable support. Because CORE VALUES of their constant championship, Collin County Community College District has maintained itself as a premier institution of higher learning. We have a passion for:

Learning

Service and Involvement

Creativity and Innovation

Academic Excellence

Dignity and Respect

Integrity

Special thanks to: Dr. Toni Jenkins, Lisa Vasquez, Mark Robinson, Marlene Miller, Marisela Cadena-Smith, Nicholas Young, Daniel Quong and all of the vice presidents, provosts, deans, faculty, students and staff who helped this publication become a reality.

48 “Fostering a Scholarly Community”