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thank you for your inspiration 2007 BCIT Foundation Report on Giving inspired to give . thank you The BCIT Foundation sincerely thanks all our donors for inspiring contributions to BCIT and its students. Your gifts provide meaningful support for students through awards, scholarships and bursaries, and enable our Schools to deliver programs of exceptional quality and value for both students and employers. In-kind gifts of software and equipment allow students to reinforce what they are learning and how it applies to the real world. Legacy gifts ensure access to education now and in the future. On behalf of our current and future students, we are grateful for your commitment to excellence at BCIT. Nancy Ricard :: BURSARY AND AWARD RECIPIENT 2 Financial support just in time Nancy Ricard faced exceptional personal and fi nancial challenges while working towards her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing at BCIT. A single mother of four children, Nancy’s education was completely funded by federal and provincial loans. Financial pressures and the need to take care of her children motivated her to apply for a bursary in January 2006. BCIT FOUNDATION REPORT ON GIVING REPORT BCIT FOUNDATION Soon after she applied, her children’s father was tragically killed in a fi re that 2007 burned down their family home in Whitehorse. “By March 1, I had less than $1,000 to live on after I had covered all of my expenses with student loans,” said Nancy. “I became very ill and needed medical care. I had to seriously consider quitting school in order to get a job and support my family.” BCIT came through just in time. Three donor-funded bursaries enabled Nancy to provide for her family while working towards her degree. “BCIT’s fi nancial support was directly instrumental to my being able to continue school instead of quitting to fi nd work to support my family. Thank you for your kindness.” Nancy completed her degree with honours in December 2006, and has successfully embarked on her chosen career – she is now a full-time nurse at the Langley Public Health Unit. inspired to help students . Nancy Ricard with her four children at convocation in February 2007. Don Enns :: ENNS FAMILY ENDOWMENT Achievement awards inspire excellence Beyond serving as a BCIT Foundation director, Don Enns wanted to do something for students that would make a lasting difference. “I particularly wanted to help mature students,” says Don. “It takes courage and When you establish an commitment to come back to school to learn a new skill or complete a credential endowment at BCIT, your when you have to balance a family and work life as well.” gift is invested as capital and In fact, many BCIT students do not come directly from high school. In the the annual interest generated School of Health Sciences, 87 per cent of our students have taken post-secondary is allocated to help BCIT education at another institution and many are already burdened with post- students in perpetuity. An secondary debt before coming to BCIT. endowment allows you to An endowment to fund student awards is a great fi nancial help to students, and contribute as much and as at the same time recognizes their achievements at BCIT Awards Ceremonies. often as you like. An Endowed Don established the Enns Family Endowment to support students in the joint Fund Agreement providing UBC/BCIT Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Biotechnology. The fi ve-year administrative details will program combines UBC and BCIT practical training and expertise, and attracts be prepared for you, and an some of the brightest science students. The Enns Family Endowment will provide income tax receipt will be fi rst-year achievement awards for the top students who complete their fi rst year issued for your donation. at BCIT. As President & Chief Executive Offi cer of CANTEST Ltd., Don knows how important these high calibre graduates are to the Life Sciences fi eld. “In this fi eld, you never stop learning,” says Don. inspired tocreatealegacy . 2007 BCIT FOUNDATION REPORT ON GIVING 4 “Our bestmemories on specialoccasions. rather thanbringing themagift piggy bank” “BCIT endowment friends tocontribute totheir tradition ofaskingfamilyand initiated a The Fingarsons have Pat and Lorne Fingarson :: FINGARSON – PARLIAMENT ENDOWMENT of BCIT are of the students,” says Lorne. Pat and Lorne Fingarson each devoted more than two decades of their professional lives to BCIT. Their shared memories – and their continued strong ties to BCIT – inspired the couple to establish an endowment to help students. The Fingarson – Parliament Endowment will provide bursaries and awards to students in the Marketing Management – Entrepreneurship program in BCIT’s School of Business. Did you know that friends An entrepreneur who was attracted to BCIT’s hands-on educational approach, and family can make gifts to Lorne began his BCIT career as an instructor in the School of Business. He was your endowment? Donors instrumental in launching the Venture Program, which provides entrepreneurial may give at any time through skills training to establish and operate a business. the BCIT Foundation and Pat Fingarson (nee Parliament) started at BCIT as an auxiliary staff member in receive a charitable tax 1977, when she was a single mother of four children. Over the years, she worked receipt. Endowments provide in many different roles at BCIT, including executive assistant to the President. a permanent source of Pat met Lorne through a local political committee in 1978 and discovered they income for your bursary or shared a passion for politics and a commitment to BCIT. Over the years, seven of award. The principal of these their eight adult children in the blended Fingarson – Parliament family attended funds remains intact. Only classes or worked at BCIT. the income is used, thus the “BCIT means a great deal to our family,” says Pat. “So far, three of our family fund lasts indefi nitely and members have graduated from BCIT.” provides ongoing support Most recently, Deb Parliament graduated with a Bachelor of Technology degree for BCIT students. Additional in Construction Management with honours, was privileged to be nominated for contributions, in any amount, the Lieutenant Governor’s Award, and won the 2007 Stantec Consulting Award for are always welcome. Bachelor of Technology in Construction Management. Bruce Fingarson is a graduate of Robotics and Automation. He also taught in the program, set up the Robotics lab, and sat on the accreditation board. Kim Morden (nee Fingarson) graduated with a Diploma in Administrative Management Technology with honours, and was a student in the fi rst classes to use personal computers for their course work. The Fingarsons have initiated a tradition of asking family and friends to contribute to their “BCIT endowment piggy bank” rather than bringing them a gift on special occasions. Last Christmas, generous family and friends donated an additional $1,900 to the fund. “At this stage in our lives, we don’t need more things,” says Pat. “We’d rather see the endowment grow and help more students.” Endress+Hauser :: GIFT-IN-KIND 6 Instrumentation gift enhances facilities Students in the Automation and Instrumentation program will have a new process measurement lab, thanks to Endress+Hauser’s generous $200,000 multi-year gift. The program is well supported by industry, but this contribution tips the scales. The gift will allow the Automation and Instrumentation program to completely redevelop one of its major lab facilities. The new lab will consist of six student BCIT FOUNDATION REPORT ON GIVING REPORT BCIT FOUNDATION workstations, each equipped with the latest in process measurement and control 2007 equipment, allowing much more effi cient operation of the lab than in the past. “This is an incredible opportunity for BCIT to partner with an industry leader in the process measurement fi eld,” said John Schoonover, Program Head. “Our students will benefi t from exposure to a wider range of measurement systems than previously available and will have access to the latest technology.” The fi rst portion of the donation consists largely of process measurement equipment such as high-end sensors and fl ow, level, temperature and pressure measurement instruments. Future portions of the donation are expected to focus on asset management software and wireless measurement technologies. Endress+Hauser is one of the world’s leading suppliers of measuring instruments and automation solutions for the industrial process engineering industry. inspired to innovate . BC Securities Commission :: PARTNERSHIP GIFT Partnership gift develops online program A gift from the BC Securities Commission has helped to create Canada’s fi rst Advanced Specialty Certifi cate program in Securities Fraud Analysis. Financial analysis professionals from as far as Saudi Arabia have expressed interest BCIT has 15,600 full-time in BCIT’s online program which is scheduled to begin in September 2007. and 32,300 part-time students, “BCIT’s partnership with the BC Securities Commission in launching this 2,200 faculty and staff, 400 program will equip fi nancial analysts with the skills required to detect fi nancial programs and an annual fraud in a timely manner, thereby minimizing direct economic loss, retaining budget of $237 million. investor confi dence and strengthening the global economy,” said Stephen Hollander, Program Coordinator. “We are grateful for the Commission’s support in this initiative.” “Fraud victims lose much more than just their money,” said Wayne Redwick of the BC Securities Commission. “They lose their confi dence, self-esteem and more. One of our key goals at the BC Securities Commission is to disrupt, stop and prevent fraud. We believe BCIT’s Securities Fraud Analysis program can play an important role in our fi ght against investment fraud.” The BC Securities Commission is the independent provincial government agency responsible for regulating securities trading in British Columbia through the administration of the Securities Act.