Lehigh Carbon LCCC Foundation Community College Board of Directors Upcoming Events Board of Trustees Officers Joseph A. Alban, Treasurer Ms. Ellen Millard-Kern Dec. 2-3 Faculty and Staff Appreciation Event beginning at Whitehall-Coplay Chair; Chief of Staff, Senator 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the bookstore Pat Browne’s Office Dec. 3 Strength Finder Workshop at 9:30 a.m. in AC 107 Annabelle B. Creveling Dec. 3 Ed Pawlowski, Mayor of Allentown, to speak to Allentown Ms. Kathy Kovatch Reaman students in the ARC 111 at 1:00 p.m. Vice-Chair and Secretary Samuel P. DeFrank Dec. 8 Tri-Cees Holiday Concert at 7 p.m. in the Kovatch Corporation Salisbury Lisa Scheller-Wayne Woodman Community Mr. Thomas D. Oleksa Services Center Willard G. Dellicker Treasurer and Chair of Finance Trustee at Large and Investment Committee Paul C. Fisher Jr. Quaint Oak Bank Northwestern Lehigh Ms. Annabelle B. Creveling Mathias J. Green Jr. LCCC Board of Trustees College Trustees appointee Northern Lehigh Matthew T. Korp Members Catasauqua Mr. Tony Boyle Announcement of Endowment and Audrey L. Larvey, Chair Boyle Construction Naming of Building Palmerton Mr. John T. Cathers, Jr. Roberta M. Marcus, Vice Chair Ms. Jan Creedon Lisa Scheller-Wayne Woodman Community Services Center Parkland Compliance Officer Lehigh Carbon Community College unveiled two key additions to the college and the community with the announcement of a $1.575 William Miracle Ms. Robin Flores million endowment for technology scholarships from donors Lisa Scheller and Wayne Woodman, and the naming of the Lisa Scheller-Wayne Trustee at Large The Literacy Center Woodman Community Services Center. The endowment gift will provide technology scholarships to students of Lehigh Career and Technical Institute and Carbon Career and Technical Institute entering any one of more than 40 technology fields at LCCC that can also matriculate to Kenneth H. Mohr Jr. Mr. Ronald Glass the bachelor of applied science in technical leadership, a joint program of LCCC and Bloomsburg University. Southern Lehigh Mr. Christopher Jordan William Santore Jr. ChildWay Pediatric Services NBC Journalist and Keynote speaker and U.S. Senator Patrick Toomey offered remarks. “We’re going to continue to create great jobs, great opportunities, Panther Valley great prospects for growth,” said Toomey. He explained how the endowment for technology scholarships will go directly to providing people Mr. Richard Kern Motivationalist Speaks to with training during what he called a manufacturing renaissance across Pennsylvania. Randall L. Smith, Secretary KNBT/National Penn Bank Jim Thorpe Bernard “Buddy” Lesavoy, Esq. College Community Ellen Millard-Kern, Chief of Staff for State Senator Pat Browne and the Chair of the LCCC Foundation Board of Directors, presented Larry E. Stern Lesavoy, Butz and Seitz, LLC citations and gifts to the Scheller family, and Pennsylvania State Senator David Argall read from a Senate Citation. U.S. Congressman Charlie Lehighton Mr. David Lobach In celebration of National Career Development Month, the Dent also noted the importance of the scholarship. “What Lisa and Wayne are doing here is so important; they’re investing in human LCCC Career Development Center welcomed eight-time Emmy capacity, our human potential and helping to develop our human infrastructure right here in our community, right here at LCCC,” said Dent. Ann L. Thompson Embassy Bank award winning journalist with NBC 10 News in Philadelphia, East Penn Mr. Kent C. Newhart Lu Ann Cahn. Dr. Ann D. Bieber said the economic impact the endowment will have on the community will be a lasting one felt throughout the entire Accounting & Tax Assoc., Inc. Jerome B. Frank, Esquire She spoke at length, motivating attendees in the packed room region and the state for years to come. “The generosity of Lisa Scheller and Wayne Woodman will greatly affect the students of the Carbon Solicitor Mr. Ron Neimeyer of students, faculty and staff on how her life changed and how Career and Technical Institute, Lehigh Career and Technical Institute and Lehigh Carbon Community College,” said Dr. Bieber. “On behalf Altronics, Inc. she became "unstuck" by doing something new each day for of Lehigh Carbon Community College, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the both of you for this investment in today’s and 365 days. tomorrow’s students from LCTI and CCTI as they enter the technology Alumni Association Mr. Dale Roth Lu Ann Cahn is also the author of the inspirational memoir, studies at LCCC,” added Dr. Bieber. Board of Directors Architect I Dare Me, an entertaining look back on a year that changed Heather Mullen ’06, President Ms. Christina Schoemaker everything for her. Lisa Scheller is CEO of Silberline Manufacturing, an international Linda Krisko ’80, V. President Lehigh Valley Health Network The book grew out of a blog called One Year of Firsts, which corporation. She serves as chair of the Lehigh County Board of Megan Billowitch ’94 chronicled this veteran journalist, mother and cancer survivor’s Commissioners, serves on the board of directors of the Aluminum Shannon Semmel-Ciamacco ’96 Ms. Betty Smith Trexler Haines, Inc. daily adventures as she pushed herself to try something new Association, and has previously held board positions in various Pamela Fenstermacher ’10 for every single day—an effort to get her life “unstuck,” as her trade organizations and the Manufacturers Resource Center of the Kristie Fogel ’01 Mr. Willard Snyder daughter put it; 26 years at NBC. Lehigh Valley. She is also a past member of the Board of Trustees of Susan Heller ’03, ’07 New Tripoli Bancorp She is also a breast cancer survivor and offered a moving Cedar Crest College. In addition, Scheller participates in the Women Dallas Holtzer ’73 Mr. Mark Thompson testament to her career, life and battle against cancer. Entrepreneurs Group and the World Presidents Organization. Wayne Michael Mauro ’07 MKSD, Architects Woodman serves as the Senior Vice President of The Investment Michele Mullikin ’00 Group of Los Angeles, California and is the immediate past chairman of Christina Schoemaker ’99 the Lehigh County Republican Party. Jane Wilchak, LCCC Tim Herrlinger, LCCC Foundation LCCC Welcomes Celebrating “A Win” for Residents LCCC Honors Veterans with Online Local Guidance and Businesses in 13 Counties Veteran’s Awareness Events e-Transcript Counselors for More than 100 educators, employers and leaders in workforce and economic In honor of Veteran’s Day, LCCC’s Veteran’s Ordering Service development throughout northeastern Pennsylvania gathered at Northampton Affairs Specialist Gloria Lowell conducted a Articulation Community College to celebrate the launch of a four-year project that will provide series of events Nov. 10 through Nov. 14 in Now Available at job training for students throughout the region and create 36 new, redesigned or order to recognize and raise awareness for Presentation technology-enhanced degree, diploma or certificate training options in healthcare, veterans. The week began with a Veteran’s LCCC advanced manufacturing and logistics/transportation. Club bake sale on Monday, Nov. 10 in which Funded by a $10 million grant from the United States Department of Labor, the the proceeds were donated to a family who LCCC now offers online transcript project is expected to have a long-term impact in strengthening the relationships had lost their young veteran son. The money ordering to its students and alumni, between the colleges and employers and in graduating students who are prepared was used to purchase the son’s urn. allowing users to order official electronic for workforce demands well into the future. It involves three community colleges, Tuesday, Nov. 11, marked Veteran’s Day, transcripts via the Internet at any time, Lehigh Carbon, Luzerne and Northampton – and 34 industry partners from 13 and a ceremony was held outside of the 24 hours a day, seven days a week. counties in a collaborative initiative. Student Services Center at the flagpole at Users can order as many transcripts as Dr. Ann D. Bieber, president of Lehigh Carbon Community College, noted that the 11:01 a.m. Faculty advisor of the Veteran’s project heralds “a new phase of our joint history, showcasing both this and Club, Phil Parsons, spoke as well as club they like in one online session using any potentially future opportunities for our three colleges to partner together.” President Michael Hartprant and Vice major credit card. Nancy Dischinat, executive director of the Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment President Anthony Nichols. A Civil Air Patrol LCCC students and alumni can access Board, Lynn Landsdowne, vice president of human resources and chief administrative Color Guard member was also present for the Transcript Ordering by logging onto our Over 35 guidance counselors from officer of Pocono Health System, and Kevin O’Donnell, president of Greater Hazleton ceremony. The veterans visited LCCC’s Early website at www.lccc.edu/transcripts. local school districts joined LCCC faculty CAN DO, Inc., echoed that opinion in their remarks. Learning Center on Wednesday, Nov. 12 to listen to the children perform patriotic songs, Students and alumni who submit and staff as Julie Kane, coordinator for the Employers will be involved in a variety of ways including providing input in including “This Land is Your Land.” The veterans then shared some stories and colored with electronic transcript requests receive Pennsylvania Department of Education, gave curriculum development, identifying apprenticeships and internship opportunities, the children. real-time order updates by email and a detailed presentation on the transfer and providing mentors, donating or loaning equipment, involving employees who could Former LCCC adjunct and veteran Matthew Karmer, who is now an employee at Google can request to receive instant mobile articulation system in Pennsylvania. benefit from additional training, and giving hiring priority to students who complete NYC, gave a presentation on the history and future of technology to the veterans on text alerts or track their orders online.