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College of Lake County2011-2012 Annual Report

MAKING THE CONNECTIONS

ON THE COVER | Words that Connect

In the last few years, the College of Lake County has conducted focus groups,

interviews and surveys to discover more about what the CLC experience means

to students, the community and the faculty and staff who work at the college.

Though the exact words used varied, we found that similar meanings emerged,

creating a vocabulary to describe the CLC experience. Our faculty and staff are

knowledgeable, stimulating and committed. The atmosphere on campus is

welcoming, supportive and caring. Academic programs are challenging,

meaningful and worthy of value. Students leave the college prepared,

confident and ready for life.

These, and the others displayed on our cover, are shorthand for describing the

college. They are also a connection between the CLC of today and the CLC we are

building for tomorrow. No matter how technology and curriculum change, our

mission will always be to ensure students leave the college “prepared,

confident and ready for life.”

ONLINE |

Videos that Expand the Connection

Learn more about how the College of Lake County is “making the connections” by viewing our videos online.

Access the videos on your smart phone ortablet using the QR codes included with several of the stories in this annual report. Or type in the URLs also provided.

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CONNECTING | STUDENTS + KNOWLEDGE

Honors Scholars | Enrichment + Challenges 7

College Completion | Early Alert + Tracking Progress 9

Linking | Lake County + The World 10

NSF Grant | Powerful Academics + Caring Support 11

CONNECTING | STUDENTS + CAREERS

Prairie Restaurant | Student Run + Locally Grown 15

Learning to Earn | Online + More 16

Health Care | Rigor + Impressive Test Scores 18

CONNECTING | PLANNING + FUTURE

Conservative Budgets + Investment in the Future 23

CONNECTING | STUDENTS + OPPORTUNITY

Ryan Stivers | Foundation for the Next Step 29

Paulina Kulesza | A Good Start 30

Charlene Biondo | Career Success 31

FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

FROM THE PRESIDENT

CLC FINANCIAL STATEMENT

FROM THE FOUNDATION

FOUNDATION FINANCIAL STATEMENT

CLC FOUNDATION BOARD

DONORS

Each year at graduation, the members of the Board of Trustees join with faculty and staff in celebrating the success of our students. We are all very proud of our graduates and how the College of Lake County has supported their efforts to achieve a better future.

Faculty and staff support that future in classrooms and offices, teaching, encouragingand guiding. The board, too, has a role, one focused on policy, oversight and taxpayeraccountability. Though students may never meet us, we approach each decision withstudents’ success foremost in our minds.

Funding and resources are essential to that success, and fiscal concerns remainedimportant this year. State payments continued to be uncertain, and we began tograpple with the possible costs of proposals to shift pension financing to communitycolleges. While dealing with these issues, we also faced the need to complete our campus master plan for facilities improvements, including long-deferred infrastructure repairs.

We dealt with these issues in several ways. We updated our three-year fiscal plan, factoring in the latest projections for tuition, state and local revenue.

Connecting | LEADERSHIP + ACCOUNTABILITY

FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

PROFESSIONAL + DISCIPLINED + PREPARED + SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETEDNARY + CHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + ASPIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL

WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + PROFESSIONAL + DISCIPLINED + PREPARED + SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORTARED + SERIOUS + ASPIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + INTRIGUING + ASCHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + INTERDISCIPLINARY + CHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + ASPIRATIONAL SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + INTERDISCIPLINARY + ASPIRATIONAL + PRI+ SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + PROFESSIONAL + DISCIPLINED + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + INTERDISCIP

We built a conservative budget for the year and kept expenditures well below revenues. As a result of these steps, we ended the fiscal year with a $5.2 million surplus, most of which was put aside to add to our “rainy day” fund balance tohelp finance the campus master plan and absorb the local costs of pension reform.

We also took another step to control costs: applying for and successfully obtaining a AAA bond rating from Moody’s. The AAA, a designation enjoyed by only a smallpercentage of community colleges in the nation, will significantly reduce costs as,over time, we pursue implementation of our campus master plan.

The board’s leadership is just one of the ways the college is “making the connections” to help students and our community achieve a strong future. We invite you to read about many others in this year’s annual report.

Richard AndersonChair

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MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + INTERDISCSUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + PROFESSIONAL + DISCIPLINED + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + INTERDISCIPLIN

HY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED PIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + + DISCIPLINED + PREPARED + SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + PROFESSION DEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + MULTIFACETED + NARY + CHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + ASPIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL

Pictured left to right:

Theresa Westberg, Student Trustee

John W. Lumber

Lynda C. Paul

Richard A. Anderson, Chairman

Barbara D. Oilschlager

Jeanne T. Goshgarian

William M. Griffin, Ed.D., Vice Chairman

Amanda D. Howland, Secretary

A little over a decade ago, most universityand college classrooms were placeswhere professors lectured and studentstook notes. Today at the College of LakeCounty, learning is more dynamic and the pedagogy is made more robust withcollaborative discussions enhanced bymany learning materials—not just printedtextbooks but also a vast array of web-sites, videos and other engaging digitalresources. And increasingly the classroomis not physical but virtual, with studentsparticipating in part or entirely online.

Though much has changed, more is in the offing. We will need to change to meet increased competition from onlinefor-profit schools and public universitiesoffering new open online courses. And we will need to change to meet our ownexpectations for increasing the learning,success and graduation rates of our students. Expanding access to college,though still important, is not enough.More students must leave us havingearned a degree or certificate—credentials that attest that they are fully prepared for transfer or to meet employers’ expectations.

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We are tackling these challenges on several fronts. Through external funding, for example, we are leveraging the strength of our expert faculty andstaff. In one grant, we are working with institutions throughout Illinois to develop new online options in greentechnology fields, offering displacedworkers greater flexibility in re-training.Through other grants, we are develop-ing options in emerging high-demandmanufacturing fields such as laser photonics and mechatronics, and computer-operated manufacturing.

We are also developing new tools that will allow students to check their program progress and other information, not just online, but right on their cell phone with the CLC Mobile app. Other new softwarewill allow counselors more effectively to manage student progress and communicate with those who are indanger of dropping out. And we areusing technology to hold ourselves accountable for increasing graduationand transfer rates as well as the success of all students by using

a new data warehouse system that is providing real-time data on how well our strategies are working.

But technology is only a part of the answer, and we are continuing to offerand strengthen individually-focused student support services and programs.Inside this annual report, you will read about how we are combining thenew and traditional, technology andone-on-one personal attention, to connect students with a powerful learning experience.

Jerry W. Weber, Ph.D.President

Connecting | NEW + TRADITIONAL

FROM THE PRESIDENT

PROFESSIONAL + DISCIPLINED + PREPARED + SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETEDNARY + CHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + ASPIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL

WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + PROFESSIONAL + DISCIPLINED + PREPARED + SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORTARED + SERIOUS + ASPIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + INTRIGUING + ASCHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + INTERDISCIPLINARY + CHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + ASPIRATIONAL SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + INTERDISCIPLINARY + ASPIRATIONAL + PRI+ SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + PROFESSIONAL + DISCIPLINED + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + INTERDISCIP

Look through the literature from almost any college or universityand you’ll read inspiring words describing the educational opportunity they offer—phrases like “academic excellence,” “exciting program choices” or “learning with a competitive edge.”

CLC uses phrases like these, too. We talk about our success in helping students “grow and develop” or “prepare for fulfilling careers.”

But in the last two years we’ve been on a quest to learn moreabout the college, to discover what makes CLC different and special. We’ve conducted interviews, focus groups and surveys.Analyzed research reports. Done quite a lot of soul-searching.

What we’ve learned comes down to this: The educational opportunity at CLC is different, and it’s different for many reasons. Tuition value and convenient locations. Academic programs that are challenging but manageable. Faculty who are giving of their time, patient and caring. A commitment to proactively helping students succeed.

Over and over, our students told us that CLC is a place to builda future, ready when they’re ready to begin or begin again.

In this section you’ll read some examples of how CLC is helping different kinds of students prepare for what’s next in their lives.

Connecting | STUDENTS + KNOWLEDGE

MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + INTERDISCSUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + PROFESSIONAL + DISCIPLINED + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + INTERDISCIPLI

HY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTE PIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + + DISCIPLINED + PREPARED + SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + PROFESSIO DEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + MULTIFACETED + NARY + CHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + ASPIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFU

CLC University of Chicago Visit

“I could imagine myself sitting in that stunning library, looking over my physics book.”

— Caleb Town

HONORS SCHOLAR STUDENT

HONORS SCHOLARS | Enrichment + Challenges

Meet Honors Program Coordinator Nick Schevera, three honors professors —Martha Lally, Phyllis Soybel and John Tenuto—and sit in on some of the classroom discussions that are typical of CLC honors classes.

The Honors Scholars program scholarship offers tuition and books, challenging honors courses, faculty mentoring, relevant on-campus work experience and a variety of on- and off-campus cultural opportunities. In addition, the students work one-on-one with faculty on independent research projects that have included such topics as bio fuels, robotics, speech dialects and U.S. policies on Iran.

Conor Hughes, who did the project on Iran, is now studying international relations at American University in Washington, D.C. He said attending CLC and participating in the HonorsScholars Program turned out to be “the best decision I’ve made in my life.”

He said the program prepared him exceptionally well for his studies at American University, citing the “tons of research” he did at CLC.

“Other students look to me for information,” he said. “If I’d never been in the Honors Scholar Program, I’d be completely overwhelmed right now. It definitely prepared me, and I have confidence in myself. It was an invaluable experience.”

Awash in the bluish light shiningthrough its gothic windows, the readingroom of the University of Chicago’sHarper Memorial Library remindedCaleb Town of the fantasy settings in the “Harry Potter” books. But if Town’sassociations involved wizardry, it wasthat of the imagination.

“I could imagine myself sitting in thatstunning library, looking over my physicsbook,” he said.

Town is now a second-year pre-dentistrystudent in the Honors Scholar program. As a first-year Honors Scholar, he visited the University of Chicago in the2011-2012 academic year to participatein mock admission interviews with university seniors.

The event was one of many enriching experiences offered to students admitted to the college’s Honors Scholars program, a supplement to the college’s Honors program. HonorsScholars began in 2009 as an initiativeto encourage CLC students to apply for transfer to top-tier colleges and universities. Students who participatedin the program during the 2011-2012 academic year were accepted for transfer to institutions that included the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, American University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison,Georgetown University and Lake Forest College.

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www.clcillinois.edu/ar/knowledge

“I wouldn’t have gotten into Americanright after high school with a 3.2 GPA.Nothing stood out then, but with CLC, I was totally confident that I’d be accepted,” Hughes said.

“The scholars also gave back by volunteering at CLC outreach events and participating in clubs. They were a really fine group of students whose academic skills grew throughout the year,” said Dr. Nick Schevera, Honors program coordinator and professor of English.

HONORS SCHOLARS | 2011-12 Transfers

LAKE FOREST COLLEGE

Jeff Smeland1 (Zion)

Major: Philosophy

NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

Pablo Astudillo2 (Vernon Hills)

Major: Accounting

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

Vivian Sandoval (Mundelein)

Major: Engineering

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Conor Hughes (Grayslake)

Major: International Relations

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (fall 2013)

Nathan Wegbreit (Wadsworth)

Major: International Relations

Currently volunteering in Guatemala

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS—

URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Ryan Becker 3 (Grayslake)

Major: Chemical Engineering

Amanda Collins (Grayslake)

Major: Speech/Language Pathology

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

Katarzyna Leus (Buffalo Grove)

Major: International Business

1 Received full scholarship

2 Received $2,000 scholarship

3 Received $5,000 scholarship

President Barack Obama has issued a challenge to U.S. higher education: by 2020 raise graduation rates so thatthe U.S. once again leads theworld in its proportion ofcollege graduates.

Raising graduation rates is an ambitiouschallenge, particularly for communitycolleges, which traditionally have measured their success more by providing broad access to higher education than to the numbers of students who actually earn degrees.

Community college students often attend college part time. Many enroll with the intention of gaining employ-ment skills rather than a degree. Manyothers transfer to another college or university without completing an associate degree.

All of these trends impact community college graduation rates. But institu-tions like the College of Lake County are committing themselves to increase graduation rates. This year, CLC madeprogress on two projects that show promise in making a difference on graduation rates.

One of these projects—called Barriers toCompletion—is focused on developingearly alert processes that combat one ofthe issues affecting graduation rates—students dropping out when they getinto academic difficulties.

“CLC has many intervention programs to help students,” said Karen Hlavin, assistant vice president for student development, who is one of its leaders.“We have counseling, advising, tutoring,academic coaches—lots of services, butstudents don’t always know about theseservices, or they don’t access them earlyenough, before they get so behind they can’t succeed.”

CLC plans to implement an open-sourcesoftware program developed by SinclairCommunity College to use as a tool formonitoring at-risk students’ performance.It is also developing a process and protocol for working with the studentson a “case management” approach, she said.

Another project is a new “degree audit”system being launched in the spring and fall 2013 semesters.

“Advisers and students will be able to do ‘what if’ simulations to see howchanging an academic program major

affects meeting degree requirements,”said Erin Fowles, a student developmentadministrator who worked on imple-menting the system. “This is importantbecause most students change their majors several times before deciding on their final choice.”

More significant for completion rates, the college will be able to use the newsystem to increase the numbers of degrees awarded.

“For various reasons, many studentsdon’t go through the process to file a pe-tition to graduate, even though theyhave actually earned all the credits required,” Fowles said. “They don’t realize that receiving an associate degree or certificate can help their employment prospects.”

With the new system, CLC will be able to identify such students and awardthem the credentials they have earned.Fowles estimates that awards of associate transfer degrees could increase by 10 percent.

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COLLEGE COMPLETION | Early Alert + Tracking Progress

With the June 2012 opening of a College of Lake County-sponsored American culture center at Xi’an International University in Xi’an, China,CLC has joined a select group of collegesand universities working with the U.S.State Department to build understandingin China of the American way of life.

CLC has offered study abroad opportuni-ties at Xi’an International University since 2008, and the cultural center is anoutgrowth of the relationship that has developed between the two institutions.

CLC is one of only 12 American collegesand universities—and the only communitycollege—selected to be partner institutionsin a State Department program to establish

American cultural centers in China. Funding for CLC’s Xi’an American culturecenter has come from three sources: an $81,000 grant from the State Depart-ment, $30,000 from Xi’an InternationalUniversity and $7,000 from CLC.

The CLC cultural center is located in an8,600-square-foot space in the library of Xi’an International University, an institution with about 36,000 students.The center includes books—rich in pictures to minimize language barriers,magazines, DVDs and posters. Subjectsand topics range from slavery and Jim Crow laws to the Marx Brothers and baseball.

LINKING | Lake County + The World

Increasing the cultural understanding between the U.S. and China is the main reason the State Department isfunding the cultural centers, according to Dr. Li-hua Yu, a Chinese-born CLC sociology professor who has led CLC students on 14 study trips to China and spearheaded the college’s efforts to obtain the $150,000 grant from theU.S. Department of Education, whichbegan CLC’s semester abroad program in Xi’an. Since 2008, 63 students haveparticipated, and three CLC professorshave accompanied the students andtaught classes at Xi’an. The next CLC-sponsored semester abroad in Xi’an will occur in fall 2013.

CLC’s international studies program offers students the opportunity to gain a perspective through overseas study opportunities and actively recruiting international students to study at the college.

This year 98 CLC students traveled to:

Cuba (26) Scandinavia (12)

Costa Rica (13) Japan (26)

China/Tibet (21)

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Twice a week, Omar Zamora and Rogelio Flores power down with other engineering students to solve differential equations and tackle physicsproblems. They’re participating in a special study hall that’s part of a program to encourage the success of engineering and computer science majors offered by the College of LakeCounty with funding from the NationalScience Foundation (NSF).

“Without the study hall, I would be studying on my own,” Zamora said. “It’s nice to have study groups to help you prepare for things like the differential equations test that I have this week.”

Zamora, who is a mechanical engineeringmajor, and Flores, who is a biomedicalengineering major, are two of 16 studentsparticipating in the NSF-funded programin fall 2012.

CLC was awarded a five-year grant this summer for $586,076 from the NSF to fund scholarships and providesupport services to recruit engineeringand computer science students and encourage their success by offering an integrated program of scholarships, tutoring, advising, mentoring and transfer assistance. The grant is the second CLC has received for the program. The first, for $499,194, was awarded in 2006 and served 64 students over five years.

“Receiving a second grant from the National Science Foundation is an affirmation of the quality of the academic programs at CLC and also the need for engineering and computerscience graduates,” said ProfessorRobert Twardock, who applied for thegrant and is now serving as the actingdean of the Engineering, Math and Physical Sciences division.

In addition to support services, the grantis funding scholarships of up to $10,000each calendar year for as many as 25students each semester, Twardock said.

Nationally, engineering programs have about a 30 percent attrition rate.“Many students face problems enteringand persisting in these programs. The disciplines are difficult, and money can be a major roadblock. For women,traditional gender roles can create another barrier,” said Amy Curry, mathe-matics professor and the principal investigator for the NSF grant.

The NSF grant is aimed at eliminatingsuch barriers. For example, the scholarships allow students to spendmore time on their studies. “Without the scholarship, I would have had towork more hours per week and become a part-time student,” said Zamora.

Faculty work with the students in thestudy halls, and the students also helpeach other master difficult science and

NSF GRANT | Powerful Academics + Caring Support

“Receiving a second grantfrom the NSF is an

affirmation of the quality of the academic programs

at CLC…. ”— Robert Twardock

ACTING DEAN, ENGINEERING, MATH

AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES DIVISION

math concepts. Equally important, the students gain powerful, motivatingsupport. “I have become involved in acommunity of engineering students,”Flores said. “We hang around, help each other with homework and build relationships.”

The long-term success of the program can only be measured by the number ofparticipating students who eventually become working engineers and com-puter scientists, Twardock said. Doingthat involves tracking students after they transfer from CLC, and that can be challenging, he said.

However, an analysis of data on studentperformance during the first grant shows some positive outcomes, he said.Students who participated in the grantearned higher GPAs, completed morecredit hours and had lower course repeat rates than a comparison group of non-NSF participating engineering/computer science students.

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The United States is now 27th among Organization for Economic Co-Operationand Development countries in the proportion of its college graduates in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.

This low standing is disturbing, accordingto a report prepared for the U.S. CongressJoint Economic Committee, because traditionally the U.S. has produced theworld’s top research scientists and engi-neers and technological innovation hasbeen a major driver of the U.S. economy.

Why is STEM Education Important?

Though STEM graduates are importantto the continued economic competitive-ness of the U.S., the country is not keeping up with the need. That, the report argues, is not only harmful to the U.S., but also to individuals. STEMfields had lower unemployment ratesthan non-STEM fields during the recenteconomic downturn, and employees in STEM occupations earned more—26 percent more than non-STEM workers in 2010.

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57 percent of all bachelor’s degrees are awarded to women.

But only 14 percent of engineers are women.

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How the U.S. Compares with Other Countries: STEM Graduates as a Percent of Total Bachelor’s Degrees

Source: STEM Education: Preparing for the Jobs of the Future, a report prepared for the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee,

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In one way or another, college is about preparing students for life’swork, both the very real challenge of earning a good livelihood and the ongoing quest to find meaning and purpose.

Our general education courses are largely about the latter. In them, we consider many of life’s “big questions,” but we also work on a lot of the “soft skills” employers are seeking—capabilities liketeamwork, critical thinking and the ability to write well andcommunicate clearly.

In our career preparation programs we focus on preparing students for the realities of work and being prepared for the challenges ofthe 21st century workplace.

The last few years have shown us that workers and educators needto think differently about career preparation. As manufacturers bemoan the lack of skilled technicians, workers need to accept that career education has become a life-time pursuit. And educators must become more adaptable, meeting workers’ needs for a newmodel of learning that goes beyond the confines of the traditional 16-week semester.

In this section you will read about ways that CLC is adapting its career preparation programs to the new realities of today’s workplace.

Connecting | STUDENTS + CAREERS

MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + INTERDISCSUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + PROFESSIONAL + DISCIPLINED + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + INTERDISCIPLI

HY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTE PIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + + DISCIPLINED + PREPARED + SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + PROFESSIO DEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + MULTIFACETED + NARY + CHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + ASPIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFU

CLC Prairie Restaurant Experience

“All that experience makes me more employable. Eventually, I would like to open my own restaurant.”

—Emily Sanscrainte

HOSPITALITY AND CULINARY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM STUDENT

Prairie, the new student-managed restaurant on the College of LakeCounty’s Grayslake campus, opened in September 2012 and quickly earnedthe thumbs-up from customers, who are looking forward to the restaurant expanding its hours of operation.

The opening of the restaurant followedabout six months of planning and refurbishing of facilities on campus. About $10,000 in kitchen equipment was added and the previous Willow Room dining area was remodeled. The resulting 50-seat Prairie was open onWednesdays and Thursdays for lunch during the fall semester, but will also be open on Friday in the spring 2013 semester.

“We are averaging 75 guests per day, which is right in line with our projections,” said Chef Rob Wygant, co-chair of the college’s hospitality and culinary management program.

Customers are enjoying Prairie’s foodand service. “My salmon was nice andcrispy, the biscotti dessert was excellentand the Egyptian mint tea was refresh-ing,” said Jessie Gong, a Champaign, Ill., restaurant manager who visited therestaurant in September.

While customers have enjoyed the cui-sine, CLC students appreciate the oppor-tunity to gain hands-on experience inrunning a restaurant. Emily Sanscrainte,a hospitality and culinary management

winter squash and herbs like rosemary,thyme, sage and tarragon.

The CLC farm has been delivering 10-25pounds of produce a week to Prairie,with the goal of supplying 20 percent of the restaurant’s produce needs, according to Gianna Fazioli, CLC’s local foods coordinator.

“The average bite of food has traveled1,500 miles before it goes into yourmouth, said Rory Klick, departmentchair of the horticulture program. “Traditional food is typically grown withadded pesticides and chemical fertilizers,in farms with equipment needing fossilfuels, and then shipped to us using fossil fuels. Compare that environmentalfootprint to raising food right here oncampus using natural fertilizers such ascompost, no pesticides and hardly anyfossil fuel,” she said.

Aside from the reduction in carbon foot-print, using locally grown food is mostobviously about taste, according to ChefWygant. “Every chef should be on boardwith it, even if it’s for the flavor alone,”he said.

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the student chefs andservers working atPrairie, CLC’s student-managedrestaurant.

major, said she’s developing a variety ofrestaurant skills by working at Prairie.

“I’ve learned the front of the house (serving customers) and the back of the house (kitchen duties), and we’ve rotated supervisory roles, too,” shesaid. “All that experience makes memore employable. Eventually, I wouldlike to open my own restaurant.”

Sporting earth tones and prairie-themeddecor, Prairie also offers a high-techtwist: wait staff who take and send orders to the kitchen using iPads. Topselling entrees, according to Wygant,have been the signature Prairie Burger,followed by fresh seafood dishes likecrab cakes with hericot verts androasted seafood brandade with cod,crab and shrimp.

Wygant and his students have been carefully listening to customer feedback,making adjustments such as expeditingservice and adding piped-in music.Prairie’s menu, which changes weekly, is designed by the culinary arts students, Wygant said.

The operation of Prairie also integrateswith the college’s new academic program in sustainable agriculture.Many of the restaurant’s vegetablescome from the campus garden wherehorticulture students plant, water and harvest the produce, which ranges from head lettuce, radishes, bell peppers and broccoli to red beets,

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PRAIRIE RESTAURANT | Student Run + Locally Grown

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When Terri Berryman workedfor Lake County as director ofworkforce development, sheoften saw people coming intoher department’s offices in desperate need of jobs.

“We saw people who were unemployedfor six months or longer, on foodstamps or in danger of losing theirhouses because they couldn’t afford the payments,” she said. “Many ofthese people needed to re-train to bemore competitive, but so many of theacademic programs available are offered on a traditional semester schedule. Unemployed people needtraining when they need it, not whencollege terms start.”

Now employed by the College of LakeCounty as project director of an initiativecalled Career Pathways, Berryman is working to do something about providing better training options for displaced workers. Her project is one of several CLC is pursuing to providemore convenient training options thatwill lead to good careers.

“We’ve secured several grants that are allowing us to develop new models ofworkforce training,” said CLC PresidentJerry Weber. “Through the Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Act (TAA)program, we’ve obtained grants for sustainability-related career training

and manufacturing-focused training incomputerized numerical controls and anew field called ‘mechatronics.’ Throughthe National Science Foundation, we’vealso secured funding for a program inphotonics and lasers.”

Berryman’s project is the largest—athree-year $19.37 million grant awardedto CLC on behalf of the Illinois GreenEconomy Network, a consortium of community colleges working to developthe green economy in the state. The project is in its second year; at the end of the grant, 33 new degree and certificate programs will be developedstate-wide in alternative energy technologies like solar and wind turbinesand bio fuels as well as sustainability applications like auto recycling andbuilding deconstruction remediation.

What’s new about these programs is how they are being developed and how they will be offered.

“Everything we are developing will be offered using open-source software,” Berryman said. “That means the training modules will be available to any institution, anywhere. Instead of individual colleges developing their own curricula, we’ll be sharing our programs. We believe this approach will allow us to speed up developing new programs and respond quicker to changes in the marketplace.”

The courses will be offered using a new instructional development platformcalled nTER, developed for the Depart-ment of Labor by SRI, a research think-tank affiliated with Stanford University.

“This platform allows students to prac-tice technical skills using simulations and to work at their own pace. That can speed up completion time,” Berryman said.

Another TAA grant has funded development of a new program inmechatronics —a multi-skilled field involving mechanical, electronic andcomputer technology skills used to install, maintain, modify and repair automated “intelligent” machinery. This program will be launched in thespring 2013 semester, and courses will be offered in an open-entry format, allowing students to start the program any time.

Similar options are now being developedin computerized numerical controls andphotonics and lasers.

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LEARNING TO EARN | Online + More

Sample interactive videos ofonline courses are available at www.nterlearning.org/about.

We want to learn and study according to our own schedules—where and when we want. One goal of CLC’s TAA grants is to provide more options for flexible learning—for working adults, this is often the only way to earn a degree or certificate.

Educational paradigms are changing—online and hybrid options are often replacing face-to-face education.The degrees and certificates being developed under the TAA grants are combining online learning with in-class instruction as appropriate. In class learning allows for face-to-face work with instructors; online learning offers students maximum convenience.

Our work world is increasingly collaborative.The degrees and certificates being developed underthe TAA grants are open-source—available to every-one. That means faculty from different colleges areworking collaboratively and sharing curriculum.

The Internet is providing more and more options forlearning. Colleges and universities are not the onlygame in town. With the rise of Massively Open OnlineCourses (MOOCs), learning options are exploding. The nTERplatform used in the TAA green technologies grant encour-ages incorporating this content into the curriculum. This allows face-time with instructors to be used to discuss and analyze this content.

Technologies are increasingly cloud-based.The TAA green technologies grant programs will be offered using nTER, a cloud-based learning platform.

We want more challenge-based and activelearning. The nTER platform offers the option of 3D content to support virtual learning. Students will be able to practice real workplaceskills like conducting an energy audit online.

These trends are based on “Key Trends” reported in the 2012 Horizon Report, published by the New Media Consortium andEDUCAUSE Learning Initiative.

The new approaches to career preparation being developed through College of Lake County’s

Department of Labor grants address a number of trends facing higher education.

6 TrendsAffecting How

We Learn

“I don’t like needles!” asserted 16-year-old Ryan as medical assistant MichaelaHartzer prepared a syringe inside a clinic examination room.

“We’ll be done before you know it,” said a smiling Hartzer, as she rubbed Ryan’supper arm with an alcohol wipe. Havingadministered hundreds of shots, Hartzerhas calmed many a skittish patient.

Reassuring an ill-at-ease patient is one example of practical skills thatHartzer gained in CLC’s medical assistingprogram. It’s one of the college’s 11health care academic programs, whichrange from two-year associate degreeprograms like registered nursing to four-week certificates like phlebotomy.

The rigor of CLC’s health care programs is clearly evident in student certification test scores. In nine fields, CLC studentsthis year scored higher than the national average on professional certification exams.

In the medical assisting program, students learn a combination of clericalskills, such as medical transcription, and clinical skills such as taking blood pressure and administering shots, said Deb Haasch, an instructor and department chair.

“All of the classes stress the safety of the worker and patient,” added Hartzer,who earned a medical assistant certificate in 2012.

Instruction that uses the latest technol-ogy also contributes to students’ successon the certification exams. In registerednursing, for example, students practiceskills using computer-programmed mannequins. Students also have opportunities to view live video feeds of Mayo Clinic surgeries, and instead of heavy print texts, they use digital reference books.

“We try to keep up with national standards and simulate for the studentswhat’s really in the workplace when they get there,” said Deb Jezuit, Ph.D.,director of nursing education, which has upgraded its curriculum over the past three years.

Similarly, the health information technol-ogy program emphasizes teaching students to use software applicationsthat are widely in use in the health careindustry for processing insurance claims.“Information technology systems are abig component of the national RHITexam,” according to department chairMargaret Kyriakos. “Our students’ exposure to these programs has helped them succeed.”

Technology is similarly integrated intothe dental hygiene program in which students learn using the latest digital imaging, an intraoral camera, panoramicradiography and advanced dental software. Instructors with broad-basedclinical experience and opportunities

to practice skills through volunteering at clinical sites are also important, according to instructor Mary Jacobs.

“We believe that along with advancedtechnology, strong curriculum and experienced instructors, students succeed if they develop attitudes of social responsibility,” she said.

Each year, students from the dental hygiene program volunteer for a projectto bring dental treatment to remote parts of Tennessee, she said.

Participating in this project, Jacobs said,not only sharpens students’ clinicalskills, it also nurtures compassion,which she and fellow instructor SueNierstheimer believe is as important as technical competency.

“Exams don’t test compassion, buteveryone wants to be treated by someone who really cares about theirwell-being,” Nierstheimer said.

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HEALTH CARE | Rigor + Impressive Test Scores

“We try to keep up with national standards

and simulate for the students what’s really in

the workplace when they get there.”— Deb Jezuit, Ph.D.

DIRECTOR, NURSING EDUCATION

CLC Health-Care Graduates are Well Prepared

Health care fields continue to offer great opportunities for graduates with associate degrees, and CLC’s pass rates on national licensing exams show that our graduates are well prepared for these jobs.

CLC offers career preparation programs in several fields ranked as “Best Jobs in Healthcare 2013” by U.S. News and World Report. Among the top 25 are registered nurse, dental hygienist, radiologic technologist, medical assistant, clinical laboratory technician, massage therapist, paramedic and nursing aide.

For more information about CLC’s healthcare programs, visit: www.clcillinois.edu/health.

Dental Hygiene - National Written Exam

Dental Hygiene - Clinical Board Exam

Health Information Technology

Massage Therapy

Medical Assisting

Medical Imaging

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CLC meets or exceeds the national pass rate in healthcare programs.

CLC pass rates National pass rate

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Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2012

Education Operation and Total Percent Fund Maintenance Fund Operating Funds of Total

Beginning Fund Balance $ 19,882,441 $ 8,885,779 $ 28,768,220

Revenues

Local Resources $ 44,204,526 $ 14,930,563 $ 59,135,089 63%

State Resources 6,218,650 — 6,218,650 7%

Federal Resources — — — 0%

Tuition and Fees 28,195,939 — 28,195,939 30%

Interest on Investments 32,704 — 32,704 0%

Other 45,561 41,874 87,435 0%

Total Revenue $ 78,697,380 $ 14,972,437 $ 93,669,817 100%

Expenditures

Instruction $ 38,980,526 — $ 38,980,526 45%

Academic Support 4,215,549 — 4,215,549 5%

Student Services 7,164,817 — 7,164,817 8%

Public Services 2,066,431 — 2,066,431 2%

Operations/Maintenance of Plant — 7,923,263 7,923,263 9%

Institutional Support 22,903,227 3,280,961 26,184,188 30%

Scholarships/Waivers 166,501 — 166,501 0%

Total Expenditures $ 75,497,051 $ 11,204,224 $ 86,701,275 100%

Operating Transfers (3,000,738) (3,600,000) (6,600,738)

Ending Fund Balance $ 20,082,032 $ 9,053,992 $ 29,136,024

College of Lake County Financial Statement

Good financial planning is an important behind-the-scenes connection between students and educational opportunity. Without it, CLC could not continue to offer affordability and educational value to students. Tuition and fees would quickly soar, or instructional quality would suffer.

In this section you will read about the college’s efforts in recent years to build up a healthy fund balance reserve while also coping with uncertainties in state funding, pension fund liabilities and the need to maintain and upgrade campus facilities.

Our story is about achieving balance— between conservative budgeting and making appropriate investments in the future.

Connecting | FINANCIAL PLANNING + THE FUTURE

At left: Careful financial planning resulted in revenues exceeding expenditures in FY 2012.


HY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTE PIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + + DISCIPLINED + PREPARED + SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + PROFESSION DEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + MULTIFACETED + NARY + CHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + ASPIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL

“All our financial plans, everything we do to ensure

the college’s financial stability, is about providing the

resources needed to offer thekind of education that canhelp create a better future

for our students.”— David AgazziVICE PRESIDENT

FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS

When David Agazzi, the College of Lake County’s vice president for adminis-trative affairs, talks about finances, hedoes so with a passion and enthusiasmthat goes beyond money.

“All our financial plans, everything we do to ensure the college’s financial stability, is about providing the resourcesneeded to offer the kind of educationthat can help create a better future forour students,” he said.

Over the last several years, Agazzi and his financial staff, under the leadership of the president and Board of Trustees, have been taking steps toaddress looming financial challengeslike unpredictable state funding, thepossible shifting of pension costs andthe need to repair aging infrastructurewhile also preparing to meet future facilities needs.

After working with campus and commu-nity stakeholders, a preliminary planwas developed calling for a significantinvestment in new buildings and improvements including new scienceand student services buildings on theGrayslake campus and expansion of the Lakeshore Campus.

“We vetted the plan with the board oftrustees, and they agreed that many ofthe needs identified in the plan shouldbe addressed, but they asked us to findways to reduce the project’s scope,”Agazzi said.

A STRONG PLAN | Conservative Budgets + Investment in the Future

Agazzi and his team, along with LegatArchitects, sharpened their pencils to reduce the plan’s cost. Among the efficiencies identified were renovatingthe B and C wings on the Grayslake campus to create the student servicesbuilding and reducing future bonding costs.

The financing cost savings were madepossible, Agazzi said, by reducing thedebt repayment time for part of the project from 20 years to 10 years, whichwould save $5 million.

Perhaps most significantly, the collegewas able to lower the financing costs bysuccessfully seeking an upgrade in itsbond rating from Moody’s to “AAA.”

“To get the AAA, we had to have financial policies for fund balance, budgeting and debt management inplace, and we had to show a constanttrend of healthy fund balances anddemonstrated conservative financialplanning over multiple years,” he said.

“Affirmation of the AAA rating, Moody’shighest quality rating, reflects the district’s large, diverse and affluent tax base located in Lake County… veryhealthy financial profile supported byhealthy reserves and substantial alternate liquidity and conservativemanagement team with strong internal controls,” Moody’s said in a news release.

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“The AAA rating is a great feather in CLC’s cap,” Agazzi said. “But most importantly, it means savings to the college.”

Vice President David Agazzi explains the key elements of the new master plan, including improvements in student services areas, energy efficiency and more.

www.clcillinois.edu/ar/future

OPERATING EXPENDITURES | Building a Rainy Day Fund

In 2006, the Board of Trustees approved a policy setting the goal of maintaining a fund balance of at least 25 percent of annual operating expenditures as a financial safety net. Since then, the college has exceeded this goal, and in Fiscal Year 2012, the fund balance was about one-third of operating expenditures.

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FROM THE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT

As I complete my second year as Foundation Board President, I am reminded of the many ways the CLC Foundation assists our students and the college community.During this past fiscal year, the Foundation made scholarship awards totaling $518,792 to 673 students. Also, it provided over $40,000 to support the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art and more than $21,000 for educationally-enriching projects, through our institutional grants program. Beyond this, our Changing LivesScholarship Campaign has generated over $1 million in gifts and pledges, proving that, even in difficult economic times, donors are willing to support worthwhile, difference-making endeavors, like student scholarships.

It has been my privilege to work with a Foundation Board that is committed to seeing students succeed and providing opportunities for hundreds of students to reach their educational goals. The CLC Foundation Board truly has a “heart for education,” and the time, talent and treasure that each board member has devoted to CLC is sincerely appreciated.

I am a 1979 graduate of the College of Lake County, and I am honored to have been given the distinct privilege to serve as Foundation Board President these past two years. We are continuing to grow the assets of the Foundation, and we are actively seeking to create new and innovative partnerships with individuals, organizations, businesses and corporations throughout Lake County to provide the funding necessary for all of our Foundation initiatives.

On behalf of the Foundation Board of Directors, thank you, our generous donors, for your confidence and support. With your help, we will continue to make a significant impact on our students’ lives and our community.

Carol PassalaquaPresidentCLC Foundation Board of Directors

Connecting: GOALS ASSISTANCE

PROFESSIONAL + DISCIPLINED + PREPARED + SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETEDNARY + CHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + ASPIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFU

WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + PROFESSIONAL + DISCIPLINED + PREPARED + SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORARED + SERIOUS + ASPIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + INTRIGUING + ASCHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + INTERDISCIPLINARY + CHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + ASPIRATIONAL SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + INTERDISCIPLINARY + ASPIRATIONAL + PR+ SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + PROFESSIONAL + DISCIPLINED + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + INTERDISCIP

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Assets

Cash and cash equivalents $ 247,485

Investments 2,408,640

Other receivables 2,750

Deferred expense 9,125

Total Assets $ 2,668,000

Liabilities and Net Assets

Liabilities

Accounts payable 15,661

Miscellaneous payable 10,892

Deferred revenue -

Grants and scholarships payable 2,065

Due to College of Lake County -

Other payables 695

Total Liabilities $ 29,313

Net Assets

Unrestricted $ 322,386

Temporarily restricted 1,514,293

Permanently restricted 802,008

Total Net Assets 2,638,687

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 2,668,000

Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2012

College of Lake County Foundation Financial Statement

Student Expenditure

Restricted Grants

Cultural Enrichment

Institutional Development

Operational Expenses

Even though the College of Lake County strives to keep tuitioncosts as low as possible, many students still struggle to affordtheir education. Likewise, as costs continue to rise, the collegefaces the ongoing challenge of preserving the hallmarks of anexcellent education—employing outstanding faculty, keeping ever-changing technology current and maintaining facilities that enhance and encourage learning.

The College of Lake County Foundation was established to help. It is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt charity that raises funds for scholarships and other institutional needs.

By far, scholarships receive the largest proportion of the fundsraised by the Foundation. Today, about one in four CLC students receive some form of financial aid—federal, state or Foundation-supported. Because so many students struggle to pay even CLC’s relatively affordable tuition, the Foundation has launched the Changing Lives scholarship campaign. To date, over $1 million has been raised.

In this section you will read about the impact the Foundation’s scholarship support is making on real students, past and present.

Connecting | STUDENTS+ OPPORTUNITY


HY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTE PIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + + DISCIPLINED + PREPARED + SERIOUS + FOCUSED + MEANINGFUL + WORTHY OF VALUE + DIVERSE + MULTIFACETED + PROFESSION DEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL + SUPPORTIVE + WELCOMING + CARING + COMMITTED + MULTIFACETED + NARY + CHALLENGING + STIMULATING + INTRIGUING + ASPIRATIONAL + PRIDEFUL + CONFIDENT + KNOWLEDGEABLE + MEANINGFUL

CLC FOUNDATION

“The CLC scholarships were essential to my success.”

—Ryan Stivers

COCA-COLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

president of the World Politics Organization, through which he organized two “green” events to beautify the campus landscape.

He also participated in Waukegan’s “Paint the Town” initiative and various charity walks.

Stivers said he was able to be active atCLC because he received scholarshipsupport from the CLC Foundation.

“The CLC scholarships were essential to my success,” he said, noting that he juggled a full-time load of honorscourses, a job and campus involvementslike being a member of the Alpha Alpha Pi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society and serving as vice president of the Student Government Association (SGA).

“Any financial aid that I received meant fewer hours that I had to work. Without those scholarships, I wouldn’t have been as involved in extracurricular activities.”

Academically, Stivers appreciated the chance to build a solid foundation at CLC and said he feels well-prepared for Lake Forest College because of faculty like English Professor Tamara Wolff.

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Ryan Stivers (’12) admits that six yearsago, he was a struggling student atMundelein High School before finallydropping out. Three years later, he decided to earn a GED diploma at CLC and give college a try.

At CLC, Stivers found an environmentthat nurtured a major turnaround, culminating in his receiving two important honors: being named a 2012 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Gold Scholar and receiving a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship.

Being named a Coca-Cola Scholarbrought with it a $1,500 scholarship and having his name listed in the April 23 issue of USA Today. The JackKent Cooke Foundation Scholarship is a national award carrying a $30,000 scholarship.

Stivers is using the scholarships to help finance his further education atLake Forest College, where he is now a junior with a double major in historyand secondary education.

“I got the (Jack Cooke) scholarshiplargely because of things I had done at CLC,” Stivers said, noting that the application process was based on academic achievements, leadership and community service. Stivers, whoearned a 4.0 GPA at CLC, also was

THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NEXT STEP | Ryan Stivers

“She proofread and offered feedback that helped me develop my writing talents,” he said.

“She also encouraged me to be involved in the Honors program as well as student government.

“SGA taught me a variety of skills, such as how to effectively organize a group with diverse opinions toward a common goal.”

Eventually, Stivers would like to teachhigh school or college history, payingforward the guidance that he received.

“CLC kind of turned my life around,” he said.

An Increasing Need

Even though CLC is more affordable than other options,many students still struggle to afford their tuition, and applications for financial aid have more than doubled from 2008 to 2012.

In 2008, 6,163 students applied for financial aid, and by2012 that number had increased to 12,927. Of course, not all students who apply qualify (currently about one in four CLC students actually receives some form of financial aid). However, the increase in applicants is ameasure of the financial pressures on students and their families.

CLC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP AID

Determining the kind of poison used in amurder. Analyzing the chemical makeupof a hazardous substance. Searching forthe cause of a deadly fire. These are thekinds of life-and-death mysteries thatPaulina Kulesza wants to someday solveas a police detective with a backgroundin forensic chemistry.

“Solving a puzzle interests me – learningthe whole story, not just from the lab, but also from the victim. I want to helpprovide peace of mind for them,” she said.

As a Wauconda High School senior in 2011, Kulesza received the CLC FoundationSuperintendent’s Scholarship. In her second year of studies at CLC, Kulesza is combining her interests in problem

solving, chemistry and criminal justice.She plans to transfer to Western IllinoisUniversity, which offers a B.S. in forensic chemistry.

The $2,500 scholarship paid forKulesza’s first year of college, greatly alleviating her family’s financial burden.

“It definitely helped out,” she said. “It gives me peace of mind to have thisawesome scholarship and know thatsomeone took the time to review my application and that they thought I’d be the perfect recipient. I appreciate it.”

Two of Kulesza’s favorite instructors are Frank Zera (criminal justice) and Dr. Jeanne Simondsen (chemistry). Zera infuses the reality of criminal

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investigations into his classes, thanks to his many years as criminal prosecutorfor the Cook County State’s Attorney and for the Illinois Attorney General. Simondsen’s easy-going approach toteaching chemistry and always beingavailable to answer questions made a big difference to Kulesza, especially when she needed help mastering difficult concepts.

“What I like about CLC is the smallerclasses and that the teachers have more time to help me with my interests,” she said.

A GOOD START | Paulina Kulesza

“I’m in so much pain. Please help me,”begged one of Charlene Biondo’s post-operative patients during the middle of the night. The woman hadcalled the nursing desk to complain of her pain, and the newly hired nurse was determined to provide comfort.

“I took the time to talk with her and ask where the pain was. I had her pointto the area that hurt, and I asked if it would help if I rubbed it. She said yes.So I massaged the area, and it relievedthe pain,” Biondo said. “Then I talked to her a little bit more and she went tosleep. That’s what I want to do—relieve pain and anxiety—and I felt good about that.”

Yet while she was a CLC nursing student,Biondo had her own anxieties, such as how to pay for college, keep up with herschool work and care for her husbandand six children, ages 15-21. Earning twoCLC Foundation scholarships providedsorely needed financial assistance.

Biondo used her Academic AchievementScholarship in 2010-11 to cover the cost of equipment such a stethoscope andnursing uniforms. Last year, a Founda-tion scholarship provided funds for atechnical emergency.

“Attending college involves the use of technology daily. BlackBoard (the college’s course management system)provides our PowerPoints, our assign-ments and our syllabus,” Biondo said.

“Teachers communicate via email. Research papers need to be written. Assignments need to be typed. A computer is indispensable! My com-puter broke down this semester, andthe Ella G. Studer Trust Scholarship I received paid for the new one! This was especially helpful because it al-lowed me to be home with my childrenwhile completing my assignments.”

Biondo began working part time at Victory Lakes Continuing Care in September 2012. She’s enrolled in an online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) program from IllinoisWesleyan University, one of CLC’s B.S.N. program partners.

Recalling the persevering model of her CLC nursing instructors, who had alsojuggled the demands of work, familyand college, Biondo said she is deter-mined to get her B.S.N.

“Since I’m already in learning mode, I might as well continue while every-thing is fresh in my mind,” she said.

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CAREER SUCCESS | Charlene Biondo

Former Foundation scholarship winners Ryan Stivers and Charlene Biondo talk about how earning CLC scholarships impacted them.

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Board of Directors

Kathryn M. Allen

Dale E. Barina

Phillip L. Batchelor

Brandon Bennett

Wendy Brown

Tyrone Burno

Dr. Philip J. Carrigan

Linda S. Dunn

Judy Haga

Brad Hanahan

Robert W. Hauswirth

Darrell Katz

Holly Kerr

Timothy B. KleinTreasurer

Peter P. Krupczak

Senator Terry Link

David M. Lutrey

Joseph Massarelli

Ed OilschlagerCLC Alumni Association President

Carol L. PassalaquaPresident

Christopher Piazzi

Ben RandazzoImmediate Past President

Barbara RichardsonSecretary

Joanna P. Rolek1st Vice PresidentPresident-Elect

Kenneth Rosko

Fred Scheu

Sandra Shinksy

Karen Silverberg

Amy Spitzer

Bill Tate

Lisa Dooley Trace

Evelyn Tribbs

Michael S. Trimble

Sam Valenti

Bryan Winter

Robert R. Worobow

Jannes E. Zobus

Dr. Nancy C. McNerney

Dick Morehead

Bruce L. OsborneRetired, Discover Financial Services

Carol L. PassalaquaMorgan Stanley Smith Barney Inc.

Dr. DeRionne PollardMontgomery College

Barbara RichardsonRetired, Lake County Coroner

James D. RockAncel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C.

J. Kenneth RoskoJ. Kenneth Rosko, Ltd.

Tom SchwartzRetired, First Midwest Bank

Delores Spapperi

Doug TaveirneDam, Snell, Taveirne

Dr. Jerry WeberCollege of Lake County

Robert R. Worobow

The Board of Ambassadors

David AgazziCollege of Lake County

Kathryn M. AllenAllen Investments

Dr. Denise AnastasioCollege of Lake County

Rich BabjakWorld Equity Group Inc.

Connie BakkerCollege of Lake County

Brandon BennettAon Hewitt

Paul BlumbergMesirow Finance

Dr. Philip J. Carrigan

Darl E. DrummondCollege of Lake County

Ed Duffy

Judy Haga

Dr. Richard J. HaneyCollege of Lake County

Lourdene HuhraCollege of Lake County

Joseph J. LegatLegat Architects

Peggy McClain

CLC Board of Trustees Liaisons

William M. Griffin, Ed.D.

Lynda C. Paul

Ex-Officio Members

Dr. Jerry Weber, President

William L. Devore, CFRE, Executive Director CLC Foundation

Julie B. Shroka, Director Alumni Relations and Special Events

Beverly H. Hubbard, Development Officer

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Abbott Fund MatchingGrant PlanAcademic CoachingServicesAce Hardware - GrayslakeAce Hardware - Round LakeActive Electric, Inc.Pamela N. AdamsAdlai StevensonHigh SchoolDavid AgazziTeresa AguinaldoDavid and Suzanne AhoAir Con Refrigerationand Heating, Inc.Ashley AldenJimmie Alford andMaree BullockKathryn M. Allen, CPACatherine AlmanzoAlpha Kappa Alpha SororityAmerican United Life Insurance CompanyAmgen FoundationMatching Gifts and StaffVolunteer ProgramsDr. Denise Anastasioand Mr. Patrick SartoJohn and Ellen AndersonRichard and HeleneAndersonRobert Anderson and Cheena WadeSally Joy AnderssonSharron AndresenRoger AndrewsAnonymousJanet AntalRoger and Shirley AntesAntioch Community High SchoolNelly AquinoJuan-Carlos and Kelly ArceJoann Archer-FlemingFrank ArditoArmor SystemsHolly ArnoldAhmad AudiJim and Linda Ayers

Tabinda AzamRich and Margaret BabjakBake’s Sports Theme RestaurantConnie BakkerDale and Kara BarinaMarc and Judith BaronLamont BarrientosDavid and Joan BarronCharles and Teresa BartelsPhil and Cathy BatchelorBen and Martha Kelly BatesBaxter International FoundationBaxter International, Inc.Richard and Jo Ann BeaulieuMark BechtoldMaryann Beckman-BermanThomas and Jo BeckwithSharon Beitel (deceased)Andre BennatanBrandon and Susan BennettSteve and Barb BergerBernardi SecuritiesJim BernardiTheresa BerrymanBill’s Pub NorthRichard and Kerry BiordiWilliam P. BirdTerry and Dorae BlockPaul and Lisa BlumbergBob Chinn’s CrabhouseBob Michel VA Clinic StaffBoller ConstructionDavid BoltonMr. and Mrs. T. M. Bond, Sr.Derick and Adriana BonewitzRobert BookerBooks Are Fun, Ltd.Joanne BorosBowes Enterprise LLCKimberly Shryock-BoykeDale and Jane BrandtNathan BreenThomas and Elaine Brettmann

Bretzlauf Foundation CorporationMary Ann BretzlaufMarilyn BrincatDiane BroegeGwethalyn BronnerSiu Lin BrownMargaret Scanlan BrownSandy BrownWendy Brown and Ted HazelgroveJames and Candace BrownleeBrownullstrupDr. Shari BrueskeSusan BrugioniLaura BryceBuffalo Grove Golf ClubBuffalo Wild Wings - Vernon HillsDr. Carole BulakowskiCarolyn and Tyrone BurnoTamaura E. BurnsDr. and Mrs. William BurnsKevin and Susan ButlerDan ByrneJim ByrneMary ByrneCafe PyreneesCancer Federation, Inc.Caribou KnittersSteve and Peg CarlsonCar-Min Construction Company, Inc.Philip J. Carrigan, Ph.D. and Mary Clare JakesChristy Carter-PenningtonCasa BonitaAmanda CashJason CashmoreBianca CassoCenterStage in Lake ForestCentral Illinois Manufacturing Co.Centre Club GurneeAllen and Barbara ChandlerLyla ChandyMary Charuhas

Louis and Karen ChauvinChicago Architectural FoundationChicago Botanic GardenThe Chicago Trust CompanyChicago White SoxCiscoSteven ClarkCollege of Lake County- Alumni Association- Biological and Health

Sciences division- Bookstore- Business division- Career and Placement

Services- Communication Arts,

Humanities and Fine Arts

- Counseling, Advising,and Transfer Center

- Educational Affairs- EMPS- Federation of Teachers- Foundation Office- Institutional Effectiveness,

Planning and Research- James Lumber Center

for the Performing Arts- Libraries and

Instructional Services- New Faculty 2012- Office of the President- Robert T. Wright

Community Gallery of Art- Southlake Campus- Special Projects

and Outreach- Specialist Senate- Student Government

Association- Wellness LabClear Pipe Inc.Coalicion Latinos Unidos de Lake CountyGeorge and Virginia CoilReginald Coleman

Dr. Cathy ColtonDeborah ColverThe Comfort Suites - GrayslakeComputer Power Systems, Inc.Concierge Unlimited International, Inc.Gerry and Susan CookShelley CookGregory and Laura CorcoranDr. and Mrs. Michael CornSandra CosnerMark CoykendallSonia CrosierCrowe Horwath LLPSteve CumminsRyan and Jennifer CumpstonLawrence and Yvonne CurleyAmy CurryDr. Viki S. CvitkovicMarjorie CzopDavid and Janet CzosekKristen DahlDante DanielsPaul and Sue DassoDeerfield Italian KitchenDeerpath InnMarcia DegnerAdelia DelaoGlenn and Shirley DeMicheleNancy DeMuroCharles and Debra DenisonJohn DeSanto and Michelle AndersonHerman and Ellen DeutschBill and Jan DevoreDr. and Mrs. Gehl DevoreJeison DiazPeter and Deborah DiedrichRobert and Molly DiedrichSuzanne DinardiDiscover Financial Services

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Bill Dixon and Deb SwambarDan DocelRobert DoddStephanie DodsonGene and Patricia DollDarl DrummondEdward and Nancy DuffyMichael and Linda DunnDr. Tana DurnbaughEllen DykemanRobert and Rita EastburgClint EastwoodJohn Edwards and Sharon KingEgg Harbor CafeCharles and Vickie EidenEinstein Brothers BagelsPeter and Sharon EisendrathBill EisermanElla G. Studer TrustThe Estate of Joan EnggaardChef Clay EricksonDr. and Mrs. Richard ErzenSandra EvansElizabeth EverittRussell and Patricia FahrnerG. Scott FalknorFifth Third BankKurt and Doria FiliatreaultTeresa FilicetteDavid and Lisa FinkFirst Bank of Highland Park FoundationFirst Midwest BankWilliam and Joan FladerFlemmingsNeil FlynnThe Forge ClubClaire FormilanTom FortmanMichael and Vicki FrancisFriends of Lake County Discovery MuseumJack and Jan Frigo

Fuqua, Winter and Stiles Ltd.Donna GabrielLily GainesR.J. Galla Company, Inc.Richard and Annette GallaFelicia GantherEduardo and Joyce GattoEdwin George and Arlene Santos-GeorgeGewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc.Louis and Tina GiamrustiGlen Flora Country ClubLinda GmitterBarbara Jean GoetzRoger and Joan GoldAbe J. GoldsmithChad GoodGregory GordonBarbara GoshJohn and Jeanne GoshgarianThomas and Katherine GourleyG. Gary and Donna GraceDixie GrahamJohn GrahamGraingerGrainger Matching Charitable Gifts ProgramGraphic Partners, Inc.Brandon and Stephanie GrayGrayslake Fire DepartmentGrayslake Greenery Garden ClubGrayslake Rehabilitationand Complete Physical Therapy, LLCGreat ExpectationsGreen PromotingGreenleaf Family Foot CareAaron and Dee GriceDr. William GriffinGriffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors

Dr. David GroeningerAnthony and Jeanne GundrumThomas and Deidreann GutantesPeter HaackHans HabegerJudy HagaRobert and Susan HamiltonBrad HanahanMary Beth HandDr. and Mrs. Richard HaneyRichard and Annette HaneyHank’s CleanersSteven Hannick and Nancy Lyons HannickDavid HansonHarbor Shores on Lake GenevaGeorge HarlowJason and Kim HasbrouckJames and Jacquelyn HassettRobert and Kelly HauswirthBill HaworthHere’s Wings, Round Lake Beach, LLC.Alice HernandezSherry and Pat HernandezDouglas Hess IIIPaul and Mary Ann HettichEleonara HicksHinshaw & Culbertson, LLPBeth HiroseBob and Karen HlavinMichael and Laura HobartSean and Jane HoganSteve HolmanTammy HoodMichael HortonAmanda HowlandPearl HoyTracey HoyHR PlusKurt and Beverly HubbardLourdene HuhraWilma Hull

Frederic and Adriane HutchinsonRichard and Janice HydeIllinois Bone and Joint InstituteSandy IncandoSusan IpsenIskalis American Floor ShowJ J Porter Construction Co.Branko JablanovicKenneth and Sheryl JacobsBill and JoAnn JakubowskiJen Z’sJKR Financial Consultants, Ltd.Joel Kennedy Constructing Corp.Beverly JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Bruce JohnsonDarryl and Elrose JohnsonSylvia JohnsonTed and Heidi JohnsonAgnes JonesJohn and Linda JonesCarla Jourdan-HeernLinda JovanovicJoyce D. Campbell Agency, Inc.Phil JudsonRandy JustusRobin KacelSirisha KairamkondaAnn KakacekNick and Kim KallierisDarrell and Wendy KatzRuth KauffmannLarry and Charmaine KaufmanElizabeth KeatsNancy KeenanKemper Lakes Golf ClubKenall Manufacturing CompanyJanet and Joe KennedyHolly Frost KerrJohn and Lorena Killebrew

Jimmy KimmelPeter and Patricia KingAnna Witt KiteBarry and Doe KittayKJWW Engineering ConsultantsTimothy and Susan KleinKay KlemensKenneth and Rory KlickFeliks KravetsJerry KrollNorman and Susan KronowitzKrueger InternationalElizabeth KubotaSanjay KumarEric KurtzChristopher and Margaret KyriakosLa MichoacanaLake County Art LeagueLake County Building and Construction Trades CouncilLake County Council Navy LeagueLake County Farm BureauLake County Grading CompanyLake County Regional Office of EducationLake County Women’s CoalitionLake Forest Bank and Trust CompanyThe Lake Forest ShopLake Forest SymphonyLake Lawn ResortMartha LallyMark LambertDr. Elaine LambertsKelly LandMichael and Janette LapkeMeg LargayHugh and Sara LarkinTony and Sara LathamMichael LatzaMatt Lauer


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Rob and Meredith LaughlinSteven LeRobert and Gloria LearmontNicole LeconteHolly LedvinaJustin LeeLegat ArchitectsSuzanne LeibmanLeland Partners, Inc.Leno’s SubsLarry and Carmen LeonLesser, Lutrey and McGlynn, LLPRick and Terry LesserEric and Melissa LeuckRichard and Mary Lou LevinJurius LewierBobby LewisDr. Martin Ley, Jr.Liberty Auto CityLibertyville Bank and TrustLibertyville Sports ComplexLibertyville Woman’s ClubSenator and Mrs. Terry LinkLiteracy Volunteers of Lake CountyMarilyn E. LittleGladys LookabaughLauren LoPrestiRobert LossmannKathleen LovelaceLoves Yogurt and SaladsBarbara LovsinKevin and Diana LowryJohn LucioJohn LumberDavid and Jane LutreyLynfred WineryJames and Michele LyonsDonna MacCartneyCindy MacDonaldPolly Machak

Wayne and Cheryl MachnichBruce and Gail MackChester MacrowskiShannon MaczkoDaniel and Janet MaherMichael A. MalanManhard Consulting, Ltd.Maria ManterolaDavid MarinoMarriott Lincolnshire ResortMarriott West Palm BeachChristopher MartinElisabeth Martin, Ph.D.Roneida MartinStephen and Marjorie MartinDavid MartinezMary’s Family Beauty SalonMary’s UnisexVasilka MaslankaMark and Janet MasonMassarelli Charitable FoundationJoe and Margie MassarelliRaymond and Diane MattisonRobert and Beth MayoRobert and Cynthia MayoMB Financial BankMargaret (Peggy) McClainMario McDonaldJames R. McGrainDr. Phil McGrawNancy McGuireMichael and Linda McKownMega 95.5 Clear Channel RadioRichard and Joan MeginnisDave and Linda MehnertPaul and Rita MeintzerRobert and Judith MeliusDr. Irwin MenachofKenneth and Carol MendelsonPeyton and Mary MetzelJay David Meyer

Michael MeyerBill and Linda MeyerMark and Debbie MicheliniMidwestern Regional Medical CenterMike and Debra MieszalaBrenda MillerDoris MillerGayle MillerPeggy MillerRoland Miller and Amy Morton-MillerVanessa MillerDavid and Laurie MisicRoberta MonroeKatherine MooreRussell and Katherine MoorePhil Moran and Dr. Nancy McNerneyRichard and Cindy MoreheadMorgan Stanley Smith BarneyThe One Eleven Group at Morgan Stanley Smith BarneyGary and Launa MorganBill and Sue MorrisKirk and Vickie MorrisMortenson ConstructionLeon MuffCindy MundaRosalind MunozJesse Murayama, D.N.D. P. Murphy AmbulanceScott MurphyDr. Sean MurphyMarvin and Annette NehringNew Way of Life Church of God in ChristMr. and Mrs. Torrie NewsomeNICASANicole’s JewelryPeter and Terrie Nierenberger

Jorge NietoDavid and Robin NikolaiRobert NimitsBertine A. NixonChristopher and Jill NoonNorth Chicago Center for the ArtsNorth Shore Garden ClubNorth Shore Trust and SavingsNorthbrook Bank & TrustNorthern Illinois Funeral Services, Inc.Angela NorwoodCharlie NystromMark and Alyssa O’BrienOctagon Spa & SalonMarcia O’DaySiu OdonnellOfficeMaxOffice Plus of Lake CountyOheka CastleFrances O’HernEd Oilschlager and Denise WilliamsRobert and Barbara OilschlagerShari OliverAldona OlsonRandy OlsonSteve OlsonLori OpitzDavid and Lori OriattiDaniel OrlandoEsmeralda OrozcoBruce and Janelle OsborneDouglas and Diane OwerOxford Financial Group, Ltd.Paddock Publications, Inc./Daily Herald Media GroupPane-lessly CleanKarilyn ParrottPasquesi Sheppard, LLCCarol PassalaquaChristine PatrickDaniel and Monica Patterson

Cliffton and Lynda PaulDonald PaulsonPauly ToyotaPeacock Family RestaurantPeerless Planning, LLCPepsi Cola Co.Kathleen PeralteFaith L. PetersDr. Walter PetersenDaniel PetroskoChristopher and Kathleen PiazziAnthony and Maureen PintozziElizabeth PirmanMike and Chris PiskuleBurnestein PittsPMA Financial Network, Inc.Warren Michael and Monica PolleyThe Popcorn FactoryMargie PorterTed and Margene PoulosCeleste PregrackeJoe PriceMary PriceDon and Kari ProftProgressive ComponentsSuzanne PrygaDr. Diane PuklinJohn and Yazy RaclawskiDouglas RaffelBen and Linda RandazzoMiesha RansomThelma RansomStephen and Diane RarickSandra RebechiniMr. and Mrs. Scott ReedJames and Deborah ReinemannRob ReinerCarol RemterBarbara RichardsonJames and Martha RichterRicoh Americas CorporationSherry Ridge


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Mike Rigali and Julie KanakRiley ConstructionRobert and Laurie RileySteven and Lynn RindfleischMary RinehartRinkside Family Entertainment CenterRobbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton and Taylor, Ltd.Barbara RobertsJoan RobertsonDavid and Debra RobinsDouglas RockenbachJoanna RolekRollins Family DentalDr. Merwin RosenJ. Kenneth and Cherie RoskoKatherine Rothwell-FrancisPhilip and Laura RovangErick RoweRodolfo and Theresa Ruiz-VelascoMike and Melanie RummelTimothy and Jerri RyanRaymond SaesanInderjit SainiDr. Rai SalazarSan Luis Obispo Coast District Parks and Recreation Dept.Donna SandsKam and Netali SanghviSanta Anita BakeryStephen and Marilyn SarichConcetta SavovichLydia SawyerMary SchaefferJohn and Susan SchaperBarbara SchauScheduled Construction Corporation

Fred and Amy ScheuEvelyn SchieleClarence and Hilary SchnadtLinda SchumacherCheryl SchusterRobert and LaNita SchusterKim M. SchwadererThomas and Barbara SchwartzRebecca SchwarzJohn and Evelyn SchweigKaren Seagren-RasmussenTheresa SebastianPaul and Iris SeeleyMary Beth SelboNancy A. SemerauAnthony and Eva SerenoPatricia SewellJim and Darlene ShackelfordGaylis Ingram ShakirShangri-LonShawall Temple #165John G. Shedd AquariumMike SheehyJohn and Alvera SheltonDouglas and Terry ShermanSherwin Williams Automotive Finishes Corp.Sandra ShinskyTaj ShowersKen and Julie ShrokaRoger ShuleEdward and Janice ShultisWilliam and Kim SimsRichard and Mary SlavikBrian and Kathleen SmithStephanie SmithSusan SmithLynne SnyderSomethings BrewingSouth Gate GrillDr. Phyllis SoybelDolores SpapperiAmy Spitzer

Tommy SpolarLars SponbergDr. Janakimala SrinivasaDr. Jennifer StabenStan Auto, Inc.Stanczak Family FundJohn and Pamela StanleyTheodore and Patricia StanulisLarry and Kathryne StarzecState Bank of the LakesTheodore StefaniakPatrick StegmanBarry N. Stein D.D.S.The Steiner Kerman FoundationJames and Anita StephensJeffrey SterettShari StodolaAnnemarie StohlDr. Jeffrey Stomper and Elizabeth PopeDr. M. Lee StoneKeith StrakaStrang Funeral Chapel and Crematorium Ltd.Mickele StroynyMichael and Carolyn SullivanSupermercado Mas for Menos Inc.Supermercado Y Taqueria Villasenor, Inc.Samuel and Jean SuterChris and Laura SweeneyKerry and Leticia SwiftSynergy Diagnostic and Therapy Center, LLCThe Synergy GroupBill and Debbie TateDouglas and Linda TaveirneChristine TaylorTDSTerryberry, Inc.Dr. Jacinta ThomasTipperary, Inc.Uri Toch and Susan Kaplan-Toch

Tom and Eddie’sTony’s Butcher ShopHeather June ToserDavid and Lisa TracePaul and Evelyn TribbsMichael TrimbleJohn TrincaTrue North Retirement Partners of Raymond James & AssociatesLee TrugerRobert TwardockUniquely SweetMary UrbanMandi Urban-LesterAnastasia UsovaUSPT GearVAC of Lake CountySam ValentiSue Valentine-FrenchMarilyn VancreyVanguard ArchivesBill VargasLuis VazquezVerizon FoundationVillage Optical ShopThe VineMarc and Sally ViolanteVista Health SystemWayne and Kimberly VossJane and Steve WaldeckJohn and Sarah WaltersMartin and Nancy WardJeffrey and Liliana WareWaukegan Baptist Bible ChurchWaukegan Citizens Police Academy Alumni AssociationWaukegan Hospital CorporationWaukegan Park DistrictDr. and Mrs. Jerry WeberJulie WebsterSam and Elizabeth WegbreitMitch WestWest Insurance Agency, Inc.

White Deer Run Golf ClubRoosevelt and Tonitta WhiteEva WilczenskiRobert WileyBrian WillAndy and Beth WilliamsBill and Ronda WilsonJerry Winslow and Diane DonaldsonBryan and Diane WinterMark and Mary WinterMark and Pavla WinterDr. Griff WintersGuy WintersKlaus and Karin WisiolAlice WittDiane WolterPoh-Tin WongRoycealee J. WoodWorld Equity Group, Inc.Bob WorthingtonRob WygantYang XiangOlivia YanezSusan YaseckoDr. Li-hua YuZanies Comedy ClubArthur and Mary ZennerFrank ZeraZeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.Zion Benton High SchoolZion Park DistrictJan and John Zobus


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