2014 ecc and eccf community report

RepoRt to the

2014Community

Excellence

Freedom of Inquiry

Equity

Ethical Practices

Accountability

Respect for Diversity

Community Engagement

ShaRed ValueS

To improve people’s lives through learning.

MiSSion

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Dear ECC Community member,What do you do when you need better solutions for larger problems? What do you do when the President of the United States asks for five million community college graduates by 2020? What do you do when the state of Illinois asks you to provide more educational opportunities with less financial support?

You innovate. You create. You persevere.

Welcome to the 2014 Report to the Community. Inside these pages, you will read about ECC faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members, and business leaders who have answered the challenge to improve people’s lives through inventive learning methods, creative support services, and unique partnerships.

These innovations have occurred despite decreases in funding alongside increases in demand for services. They have led to student achievement, persistence, and completion. They are the hallmarks of student success. And we have the data to prove it.

As always, this work could not happen without your support. We are grateful that you believe, as we do, that education is the best investment in our future.

Sincerely,

Donna Redmer, EdD Chair, Community College District 509 Board of Trustees

David A. Sam, PhD, JD, LLM President

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Student-AdviSor relAtionShipS Are the Key to SucceSSECC’s Student Success Center has hit the ground running with a widely respected, best practices method for academic advising and student support. Comprised of four key areas—academic and transfer advising, career development services, veterans services, and wellness services—the center strives for a welcoming environment. ECC staff members work closely with students to help them explore goals, make education and career plans, and remove barriers that occur along the way.

“Quality student-advisor relationships are the foundation of our approach,” said Peggy Gundrum, managing director of academic and transfer advising and career development services. “Students are assigned an advisor who stays with them throughout their educational experiences at ECC.”

Advisors offer support while encouraging students to take responsibility for their own success.

“Students often underestimate how much effort is needed to be successful in their first year of college,” noted Academic Advisor Rodrigo López. “Starting college can be stressful and confusing, but the advisors make it easier for you.”

— Rodrigo López, Academic Advisor

At ECC, the Student Success Center provides a cohesive complement of resources all within a single suite. “We want the referral process to be seamless,” explained Gundrum. “Students have been very receptive to the approach we are taking.”

“Starting college can be stressful and confusing, but the advisors make it easier for you.”

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Support ServiceS pAve the pAth to AchievementSmiling graduates turning tassels at commencement only tell part of the story. Across the college, faculty members, support staff, and administrators collaborate to improve student success. Here, the numbers illustrate a network of programs and services that provide the extra push students need to reach their goals.

tutoringDegreed, professional tutors provide tutoring via online, in-class, drop-in, and private sessions. ECC institutional analysis has shown that there was an overall difference in performance between students who participated in tutoring (average grade of 2.12) and those who did not (average grade of 1.79). The difference between these two outcomes is the difference between successfully passing a course (2.0 = C) and unsuccessfully completing a course (1.0 = D).

From Fall 2013 through summEr 2014,

students had private tutoring sessions.

13,656students took advantage of drop-in tutoring and

3,183 262.5%236.7%From 2007 to 2013, the

number of private tutoringsessions increased by

From 2007 to 2013, the number of student visits to

drop-in tutoring increased by

student loan Counseling and Financial literacyIf you don’t understand how to pay for college, you cannot be a successful student. ECC’s Financial Aid and Scholarships Office had contact with approximately 4,713 students during the 2013-14 academic year through loan counseling appointments and financial literacy events.

76loan appointments

financial literacy events

1,328 2013-14 aCaDEmiC yEar

6868 sections forthe year

studentsper section

STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED

COLLEGE 101 IN 2014

212114281428

College 101 coursesThe first year is critical to providing the framework for students to persist to graduation or transfer. At ECC, students are encouraged to take College 101, a one-credit college success course designed to help students learn the strategies and behaviors that contribute to success in college.

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The Siemens Mammomat Inspiration is a high-tech, digital mammography unit used by professionals at imaging centers. At ECC, students have access to this advanced technology on campus as they prepare to become certified mammographers.

Mammography is one of the most regulated of the medical imaging modalities, according to Deb Letizio, director of ECC’s imaging program. Students must learn how to position the patient and perform quality assurance tests on the machine.

“One of the most distinguishing characteristics of a skilled mammographer is the ability to obtain the highest quality images to ensure that the patient receives an accurate diagnosis,” she said. “It is essential that students are provided opportunities to practice skills in a non-clinical laboratory environment before practicing on actual patients in a clinical setting.” The mammography program is a one-semester course that

requires 240 clinical hours. It consists of small class sizes geared toward working registered technologists; it is not an entry level program. Students train on the Mammomat by using “breast phantoms,” which are artificial breasts. They also have the advantage of using live models, including a male, who also double as models for the ECC Art Department.

“I am not aware of any other mammography program that provides this type of learning on a college campus,” said Letizio. “Not only do we provide an opportunity for our students to acquire the necessary skills to adequately prepare them for clinical practice, we also use live models, further enhancing their learning experiences.”

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27LPN

88%100RN

54Basic Nurse

Assistant

9Clinical LabTechnology

18Surgical

Technology

Physical TherapistAssistant3 STATE DATA NOT AVAILABLE


Histotechnology4

Radiography 4

Massage Therapy2

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15

17

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Dental Assisting 100% ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

EMT-Paramedic(Presence St. Joe)1

EMT-Paramedic(Advocate Sherman)

ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

100% ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

100%

100%

100%

86%

100%

100%

100%



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Beyond the grueling classroom and lab work, ECC health professions students face a final hurdle before getting a job: a certification or licensing examination. In 10 programs, ECC students earned bragging rights with a 100 percent pass rate on exams in 2013. In total, health professions students at ECC exceeded state and national pass rates.

HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS ACE THEIR CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING EXAMS

STATE

90%

88%

83%

100%

90%

73%73%

100%88%

73%

93%

88%85%

85%83%

EXAMINATION PASS RATENUMBER OFSTUDENTS

Source: ECC Health Professions Division Office, compiled data from various testing agencies, summer 2013.1 A new computerized state exam was piloted in October 1, 2013. This exam is still being evaluated and validated. 2 2013 Pass rates from NCB exam only. MBLEx does not link candidates to schools and therefore does not provide pass rate data. 3 Physical Therapist Assistant exams were introduced in 2009. 4 Radiography and Histotechnology exams were introduced in 2010.

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Associate English Professor Jason Kane enjoys participating in Elgin Community College’s new Accelerated Learning Program (ALP), which helps developmental education students get ahead in college.

AccelerAted leArning progrAm chAllengeS StudentS to Succeed

Nationwide, 60 to 70 percent of incoming students need some form of developmental education. ALP allows ECC students who place in developmental writing and college reading to take English 098 and English 101 in the same semester.

Kane said the program, which places 12 English 101 students and eight English 098 students together, challenges the English 098 students while providing them with the instructional resources to help them improve.

“I believe our early data shows that the students are equally, if not more, successful than students who enroll in traditional

sections of English 098,” Kane said. “I can say that the students who are successful in English 101 are equally, if not sometimes even more, successful than the students who already tested directly into English 101.”

The eight developmental students also meet as a group with the same teacher for additional, intensive one-on-one education, which allows instructors and students to address and resolve issues that may be holding a student back, like child care or financial aid concerns.

Fall 2010 12,214 11,132 91% Spring 2011 11,943 11,537 97% Fall 2011 11,811 11,303 96% Spring 2012 11,612 11,126 96% Fall 2012 11,554 10,908 94%

Fall 2013 11,285 10,704 95% Spring 2013 11,363 10,724 94%

STILL ENROLLED

AT MIDTERM

10TH DAY

ENROLLMENTTERM10TH DAY

TO MIDTERM RETENTION

Tenth Day to Midterm Completion RateDefinition: The percentage of students who were enrolled on the 10th day of each semester and were still enrolled at the midterm in the same term. This rate is a measure of student persistence within any given semester.

Persistence RatesResults: Full-time students show a higher rate of persistence (77 percent) than part-time students (53 percent) for the current and prior years. The persistence rates for both full-time and part-time students increased slightly from fall 2012 to fall 2013.

675full-time students

77%

193part-time students

868TOTAL STUDENTS

FALL 2012TRACKED TO FALL 2013

53%

70%

21%30%

29%

ECC Comparison Group

18%

77%68%

53%43%

Graduation Rate

Transfer Rate

Full-timeRetention Rate

Part-timeRetention Rate

Source: IPEDS Feedback Report, 2014. Graduation rate cohort includes all full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who were new to ECC during the cohort year only. Comparison institutions are IPEDS neighboring colleges. Students who both graduate and transfer within three years are included in the graduation rate but not the transfer rate. The graduation and transfer rates are calculated from the fall 2010 student cohort. The retention rates are calculated from the fall 2013 student cohort one year later.

Source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment Report, spring 2013.

Source: ECC Institutional Research Office, enrollment data as reported at 10th day and midterm for indicated semesters.

Results: More than 90% of all students enrolled at the college’s census date (10th day) are still enrolled at ECC at the midterm over the last three academic years. However, the rate increased slightly from fall 2012 (94 percent) to fall 2013 (95 percent).

Graduation, Transfer, and Retention RatesECC is doing well helping students to finish, while keeping them enrolled long enough to do so. Transfer rates are lower than peer institutions. ECC offers more one-year certificates than most other colleges. This makes it easier for students who attend ECC with the intent of transferring to complete the coursework and earn the credits needed for one of those certificates before they transfer to another institution. Providing more opportunities for students who transfer to also earn a certificate means more students would be included in the graduation category who otherwise would have been in the transfer category, for this particular statistic.

Numbers and Percentages of First-Time Students Who Persisted to the Following Fall Term or Graduated Before the Following Fall Term

Numbers and Percentages of Students Enrolled at 10th Day and Midterm During Fall and Spring Semesters


74%


824TOTAL STUDENTS

50%

67%


72%


816TOTAL STUDENTS

50%

66%

ECC President David Sam is fond of saying to students, “To compete, you must complete.” Successful completion is a component measured not just at graduation but throughout a student’s academic career.

COMPLETE TO COMPETE



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Robert Braido may dedicate only one Saturday a week in Elgin Community College’s Transition Academy, but that time makes a difference in the life of the high school student he mentors.

“Here’s my philosophy: It’s not what you take with you, it’s what you leave behind,” said Braido, a 70-year-old Army veteran and a semi-retired engineer. This is his second year in the program mentoring Sergio Franco, of Elgin, with whom he bonded over their love of soccer.

The Transition Academy empowers students in grades nine through 12 in Community College District 509 to make positive academic and life choices that enable them to succeed in college. It uses a three-pronged approach that focuses on the areas of academic achievement, parent and supportive adult engagement, and student motivation.

In addition to Saturday classes during the school year, there will be a summer “bridge” experience and an adult volunteer mentor for each student. Mentors interact with students, referred to as “scholars,” each Saturday for a period of at least one academic semester.

Braido said the mentors help students step up and ask questions they normally do not ask. His interactions have led his young charge to seek out information on scholarships and prepare for college and choose a career.

“That’s what coaching and mentoring is all about,” Braido said.

mentorS inSpire high SchoolerS towArd poSitive life choiceS


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CERTIFICATES1,023

DEGREES770

TOTAL2,515

TOTAL2,570

TOTAL2,529

TOTAL2,388

TOTAL1,980

TOTAL1,793

TOTAL2,485

CERTIFICATES1,157

DEGREES823

CERTIFICATES1,470

DEGREES918

CERTIFICATES1,516

DEGREES1,013

CERTIFICATES1,410

DEGREES1,160

CERTIFICATES1,342

DEGREES1,173

CERTIFICATES1,393

DEGREES1,092

SUMMER 2007THROUGH

SPRING 2008

SUMMER 2008THROUGH

SPRING 2009

SUMMER 2009THROUGH

SPRING 2010

SUMMER 2010THROUGH

SPRING 2011

SUMMER 2011THROUGH

SPRING 2012

SUMMER 2012THROUGH

SPRING 2013

SUMMER 2013THROUGH

SPRING 2014

ECC HELPS MORE STUDENTS FINISHThe number of degrees and certificatesawarded by ECC increased by nearly38 percent over the past seven years.

DID YOU KNOW...

ECC serves a

ECC offersmore than

150with

PROGRAMS

ASSOCIATEDEGREES

ECC BOASTS A CLASS SIZE OF

STUDENTS

AND AN AVERAGE

STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO

district 360-SQUARE-MILEwith approximately 446,224 residents.

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It began as a discussion about the needs of a local community but turned into a community educational facility that offers education and employment services free of charge to area residents.

unique pArtnerShip offerS free cAreer And educAtionAl ASSiStAnce

The Education and Work Center (EWC) in Hanover Park, located at 6704 Barrington Road, was created through an innovative partnership between multiple government agencies, including Elgin Community College, Harper College, the village of Hanover Park, and Illinois State Representative Fred Crespo (D-Hoffman Estates).

The 10,900-square-foot center serves individuals who are 16 and over with less than a high school equivalency. Daytime and evening classes are available in English as a Second Language (ESL) and Adult Basic and Secondary Education (GED®), with Spanish GED® classes available in the evening.

Services include student advising and assistance with financial aid, scholarships, and college applications.

The on-site Illinois workNet Center offers assistance with preparing for and identifying job opportunities and links individuals with other necessary community resources in the area. The EWC is operated jointly by Elgin and Harper community colleges.

Rebecca Walker, director of the EWC, said the community’s response has been overwhelmingly positive.

“In the first semester, we had 282 students enrolled in adult education classes and more than 450 people on a wait list for classes,” she said. “Many were referred by family and friends currently enrolled, confirming that we are providing the right services in the right place.”

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MULTIPLE HONORS FOR ECC’S NOVEL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTSElgin Community College’s newest buildings are being noticed beyond Community College District 509.

Both Buildings A and C received LEED Silver Certification, a program that certifies and recognizes green building strategies and practices.

Building A, which houses the college’s health and life science programs, has earned the following awards and honors:

Honor Award, Wisconsin American Institute of Architects. Outstanding Design by American School and University Magazine in its 2014 Educational Interiors Showcase, the premier competition honoring education interiors excellence. Noted in the October 2014 issue of Architectural and Interior Design Edition of Learning By Design.

The Renner Academic Library and Learning Resources (Building C), which is a modern library concept infused with technology and natural light, received a merit award from the Association of Licensed Architects.

public SAfety trAining center conStruction updAte Construction is underway on the college’s newest building, the Public Safety Training Center in Burlington. The center will feature a burn tower, spaces for firefighter and police training programs, classrooms, and two ponds that will serve as water sources for firefighters and for search and rescue exercises.

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HISPANIC37%

BLACK (NON-HISPANIC)6%

AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE<1%

ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER6%

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) 48%

NON-RESIDENT ALIEN1%

NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER<1%

UNKNOWN3%

FEMALE

54%

FULL-TIME

31%PART-TIME

69%

MALE

46%AVERAGE AGE AGE UNDER 25

RACE/ETHNICITY

ECC STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS

nAtionAl orgAnizAtion recognizeS ecc’S commitment to equityElgin Community College received the 2014 Central Regional Equity Award from the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). ECC was one of three community colleges in the nation to receive this award, which recognizes “exemplary commitment...to achieve equity in the college’s education programs and services and in the administration and delivery of these programs and services.”

“We are very proud to receive this honor from ACCT as it recognizes our emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do at ECC,” said ECC President David Sam.

ECC was recognized for many of its programs and initiatives that focus on diversity, equity, student success, and cultural competence. Those programs include: TRiO and Upward Bound; diversity in student clubs and organizations; the college’s newly created Equity Action Team, which developed an employee diversity training program; and the Alliance for College Readiness.

The diversity of ECC’s student population outpaces that of Community College District 509, which the school serves. For example, the Hispanic/Latino population makes up 27 percent of the district, far less than the 36 percent enrolled at ECC. The Black/African-American population is 4 percent of the district, but 5 percent of the ECC student body.

Ninety-five percent of students from ECC’s Upward Bound program apply to college, and 90 percent attend; there is an 87-percent retention rate for students in the TRiO program.


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HISPANIC37%

BLACK (NON-HISPANIC)6%

AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE<1%

ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER6%

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) 48%

NON-RESIDENT ALIEN1%

NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER<1%

UNKNOWN3%

FEMALE

54%

FULL-TIME

31%PART-TIME

69%

MALE

46%AVERAGE AGE AGE UNDER 25

RACE/ETHNICITY

ECC STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS

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ECC makes Aspen Institute’s Top 150 for Community College ExcellenceElgin Community College was among the nation’s top 150 community colleges noted by the Aspen Institute for community college excellence. The institute, a Washington, D.C.-based educational and policy studies organization, recognizes two-year institutions that demonstrate strong outcomes of student success in persistence; completion, and transfer; consistent improvement in outcomes over time; and equity in outcomes for students of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Second Bellwether nomination for ECCFor the second year in a row, ECC was a Bellwether Award finalist, awarded by The College Futures Assembly. The college won the award in 2013 for its Alliance for College Readiness initiative.

In 2014, ECC was nominated in the Planning, Governance, and Finance category for its Financial Education: Investing in Student Success. Over the past two years, the college has received local and national recognition for its mandatory loan counseling program, which has been instrumental in lowering student debt.

ECC received four awards from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association in 2014• Faculty of the year: English Professor, Alison Douglas• student trustee of the year: Alejandro Molina Hoyos (pictured)• alumni of the year: Alan Ladwig (‘69)• Diversity and Equity award

2014 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) and the John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Awards Honorees: Sally Guy, instructor of adult education; Colleen Stribling, assistant professor II of English as a second language; Clark Hallpike, professor II of management; David Zacker, professor I of humanities; Michele Brynelsen, associate professor II of nursing; and Lauren Anderko, associate professor I of mathematics.

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2014 AccompliShmentS And AwArdS

Students Armando Martinez, Elgin, and Molly Schoenherr, Algonquin, were named to the 2014 PHI THETA KAPPA ALL-ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACADEMIC TEAM.

The fall 2013

success rate,completing their testing

with the state and obtaining their CDLs.

STUDENTSTRUCK DRIVING

earned a

REFLEJOS recognized

ECC’s Education and Work Center in

Hanover Park with a

REFLECTING EXCELLENCE AWARD

IN THEEDUCATIONCATEGORY.

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN

COMMUNITY COLLEGES (AAWCC) presented the Elgin Community

College Chapter with the

2014 AAWCC NATIONAL BOARD AWARD FOR

AAWCC STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS.

Student Yassine Mouloud, a native of Algeria, won the

2014 PAUL SIMON ADULT LEARNER OF THE YEAR AWARD.

and its

ECC RECEIVED ITS

4THDISTINGUISHEDCONSECUTIVE

BUDGETPRESENTATIONAWARD

from the Government Finance Officers

Association of the United States and

Canada.

11THACHIEVEMENTCERTIFICATE OF

FOR EXCELLENCE INFINANCIALREPORTING

were honored in the 2014 Reel Illinois Community College film competitions. ECC’s entry La Roca took 2nd place in the small business/not-for-profit category, and Decision Time took 3rd place in the institutional category.

ECC’S VIDEOGRAPHY PROGRAM STUDENTS

G.I. Jobs

MILITARY FRIENDLY

(since 2012).SCHOOL

Magazine

ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE received the

SCHOOL DISTRICT U-46 BUSINESS PARTNER

OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR 2013-2014

from the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce.

ECC RECEIVED THE 2014 CORPORATE AWARD from the Elgin YWCA, recognizing

the college for outstanding leadership and accomplishments.

ECC WON

FIRSTPLACEIN ILLINOISSECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE

“BE A HERO”ORGAN/TISSUECAMPAIGN.

Students armando martinez, Elgin, and molly schoenherr, Algonquin, were named to the 2014 Phi theta Kappa all-illinois Community College academic team.

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In 2014, the Illinois Community College Board commissioned an economic impact study of Illinois community colleges. Conducted by the Northern Illinois University Center for Governmental Studies, the findings offer a glimpse into the return on investment of a community college education for ECC students, employers, and the 509 district. From the study, ECC highlights include the following facts:

• ECC students who complete their degrees realize greater benefits. An Elgin Community College program graduate can expect a total lifetime earnings gain over 40 years of about $540,000. This is a 42 percent increase over the $1.3 million average total lifetime earnings of those not completing a community college program.

• On average, all students who completed their Elgin Community College education in FY11 saw a $3,241 increase in earnings over their pre-enrollment wages.

• ECC is a major employer. In FY12, almost 700 full-time and part-time ECC staff lived in the district with a total payroll of over $33.4 million. ECC’s impact on the regional economy in FY12 was estimated at $93.2 million.

whAt iS the economic impAct of elgin community college?


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Eastern IllinoisUniversity

Elgin CommunityCollege

Illinois StateUniversity

Northern IllinoisUniversity

Southern Illinois University

Edwardsville

University ofIllinois–Chicago

Columbia Collegeof Chicago

Columbia College of Missouri–Elgin***

DePaul University

Illinois Instituteof Technology

Judson University***

Loyola UniversityChicago

NorthwesternUniversity

RooseveltUniversity

$189,004

$11,144

$3,270

$12,830

$9,738

$38,952

$19,980

$6,560$26,240

$35,071$140,284

$166,580

$60,660

$26,900$107,600

$30,844

$11,992$47,968

$34,128

$13,634$54,536

$52,628

$22,884$91,536

$101,362

$47,251

$83,932

$38,536$154,144

$61,920

$27,530$110,120

$90,150

$41,645

$29,148$44,576

$51,320$35,520

$26,336

$77,002

$15,428

$18,800

$17,124

$12,616

$20,408

$38,908

$6,260

$63,282

$76,430

$48,200

$70,212

$87,642

$46,940

SAVINGS BY ATTENDING

ECCSee How Much Money You Save by Starting College at ECC

Annual Tuition/Fees*

Annual Tuition/Fees*

Four-YearTuition/Fees*

Two + Two**Tuition/Fees

PUBLIC ILLINOIS UNIVERSITIES

PRIVATE ILLINOIS UNIVERSITIES

University ofIllinois–Urbana

$34,128

$15,020$54,536 $23,180

* Tuition and fees quoted as full-time (15 hours) fall and spring semesters based on 2014-2015 rates.

** Two + Two represents two years at Elgin Community College with annual tuition/fees of $3,270 followed by two years at the more expensive institution.

*** ECC University Partner institutions; for more information, visit elgin.edu/advancedstudies.

Source: collegeboard.com and individual school websites

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Elgin Community College uses a conservative budgeting and financial management model that emphasizes fiscal responsibility while providing for the college’s focus on teaching and learning.

For fiscal year 2014, ECC again received a clean, unmodified audit opinion from its external auditing firm. ECC has always maintained a balanced budget and continued its strong financial position in 2014, despite a difficult economy, by providing ample liquidity as demonstrated by four months of operating expenses in reserve (as mandated by the Community College District 509 Board of Trustees).

ECC’s business offices are staffed with knowledgeable and experienced financial experts who apply industry-wide best practices to the stewardship of community resources.

operating revenues by source for the years Ended June 30

2013 2014Local Government $ 42,221,840 $ 43,202,386Tuition and Fees 23,065,742 23,197,710State Government 22,515,596 23,375,712Investment Income 108,699 109,202Build America Bond Rebates — —Other Revenue 472,437 394,763Transfers In 2,466,935 2,196,000

total rEVEnuEs $ 90,851,249 $ 92,475,773

Operating Funds include the Education Fund and the Operations and Maintenance Fund.

operating Expenditures by Function for the years Ended June 30

2013 2014Instruction $ 36,867,955 $ 38,874,870Academic Support 9,448,005 9,720,426Student Services 7,058,240 7,431,998Public Support 443,475 454,295Operation & Maintenance of Plant 9,860,000 10,516,374Institutional Support 17,717,751 17,204,266Scholarships and Student Grants 68,297 61,092Operating Transfers Out 4,378,183 4,391,837

total EXPEnDiturEs $ 85,841,906 $ 88,655,158

finAnciAl SummArySTUDENT SERVICES

8.4%

PUBLIC SUPPORT

0.5%

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

OF PLANT

11.8%

INSTITUTIONALSUPPORT

19.4%

SCHOLARSHIPSAND

STUDENTGRANTS

0.1%

OPERATING TRANSFERS OUT

5%

ACADEMIC SUPPORT

11%

INSTRUCTION

43.8%

OTHERREVENUES

2.9%

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

46.7%

STATEGOVERNMENT

25.3%

TUITIONAND FEES

25.1%

STUDENT SERVICES

8.4%

PUBLIC SUPPORT

0.5%

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

OF PLANT

11.8%

INSTITUTIONALSUPPORT

19.4%

SCHOLARSHIPSAND

STUDENTGRANTS

0.1%

OPERATING TRANSFERS OUT

5%

ACADEMIC SUPPORT

11%

INSTRUCTION

43.8%

OTHERREVENUES

2.9%

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

46.7%

STATEGOVERNMENT

25.3%

TUITIONAND FEES

25.1%

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statement of operating net assets for the years Ended June 30

2013 2014CURRENT ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 16,399,978 $ 18,798,219 Investments 41,075,436 44,922,109 Receivables 42,674,018 38,492,059 Prepaid Assets 620,831 759,876

total assets $ 100,770,263 $ 102,972,263

NONCURRENT ASSETS Intergovernmental Loans Receivable — —

total noncurrent assets — —

LIABILITIES

Accounts Payable 6,463,255 3,703,638 Accrued Salaries and Benefits 6,304,732 7,692,335 Deferred Revenue 31,054,655 30,808,054

total liabilities $ 43,822,642 $ 42,204,027

NET ASSETS

Unrestricted 56,947,621 60,768,236

total nEt assEts $ 56,947,621 $ 60,768,236

grant revenuefor the years Ended June 30

2013 2014GRANTS Federal Financial Aid $ 17,773,778 $ 16,570,569 Federal Grants 2,540,382 2,493,492 State and Local Grants 777,083 988,357

total grants $ 21,091,243 $ 20,052,418

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Dear Friends and supporters,

We are happy to report that the college’s foundation is vibrant and actively engaged in transforming lives through the gift of high-quality, community-based education at Elgin Community College.

The ECC Foundation celebrated a notable milestone in 2014. Thirty years ago, the wisdom of the college’s governing board and commitment of philanthropic leaders from our community led to the launch of the Elgin Community College Foundation.

During this time of reflection and celebration, we are most thankful to you. Your gifts have offered hope and unlocked potential for students like Amy Alvarez, Edy Molina, and nearly 7,000 other current and former ECC students, through scholarship support. This past year, your investments have also funded: • College readiness through innovative projects on campus to advance our partnership with primary and secondary school districts, including the acquisition of tools to equip Transition Academy mentors; • Equipment acquisition, such as purchasing video recording cameras for our nursing skills lab to help students review and learn from simulation exercises in a controlled setting; • nutritional Education, such as providing healthy snacks and education for children of students in ECC’s Early Childhood Lab School; • student leadership Conference attendance, enabling student participation in local and national academic and leadership conferences; and much more.

We are proud to share our accomplishments, financial status, and outcomes with you in the pages that follow.

Thank you for extending your trust and resources to assist our students in such meaningful ways. Your generosity provides encouragement, rewards potential, and enriches our community. Together we are building a better community through our community’s college.

Warm wishes,

Katherine sawyer, mBa, CFrE, CsPg Executive Director

ian lamp Board Chair

P.S. Listen to Amy, Edy and their peers share their thoughts on receiving an ECC Foundation Scholarship by viewing the “Enabling the Dream” video on the Foundation’s website – elgin.edu/eccfoundation.

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elgin community collegefoundAtion AccompliShmentSfiScAl yeAr 2014The ECC Foundation Board is pleased to share the following accomplishments and milestones resulting from the generosity of donors, prudent stewardship, and our work over the past year. Together we:

• Awarded 186 scholarships totaling $139,103 and supporting 144 Elgin Community College students.

• Provided $69,637 in additional funding to support college programs, a 207 percent increase from the previous year.

• Grew Foundation assets by 17 percent to $6.2 million. • Opened 13 new funds, of which five are endowed to provide

perpetual support to Elgin Community College and our students. Included among them, in alphabetical order, are the:

o Bison Gear and Engineering Manufacturing Scholarship o Fire Science Program Fund o Gerald L. and Sally A. Guy Endowed Scholarship o John Thomas Harwood Memorial Endowed Scholarship o Michael Brandon Bradley Memorial Scholarship o Pearce Swenson Legacy Scholarship o Project Backpack o Richard and Marilyn Alberding Endowed Scholarship for Business o Westerhoff Dental Assisting Scholarship o Whitney Sophia Anderson Memorial Scholarship o Women in Management-The Susan Wyatt Memorial Scholarship • Celebrated the Foundation’s 30th Anniversary throughout 2014.

The Pearl Anniversary Gala generated nearly $130,000 in support for students and college programs.

• Expanded the Purses with Purpose giving circle, engaging 20 new and renewed members and eight friends to support personal empowerment through the gift of education. Eight scholarship awards were granted for the 2014-2015 academic year.

• Welcomed Bill Geister ‘67 (retired executive, Park National Bank), Diane Lukas ’71 (retired president, Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick), Andy Robinson (general manager, JPMorgan Chase), Dan Walter (partner and senior vice president, Lundstrom Insurance), and Sylvia Wetzel (chief learning officer, Bison Gear and Engineering Corporation) to the Board of Directors.

• Elected John Hurlbut (partner, Hurlbut & Hurlbut, P.C.) and Jack Shales (partner and chairman, Shales McNutt Construction) to the Emeritus Board.

(July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014)

ECC Foundation Annual Report Fy2014

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Since 1984, the Elgin Community College Foundation has provided over $5 million in support to more than 7,000 students through scholarships and an additional $2 million to the college to fund innovation, to purchase equipment, and support a variety of programs.

ecc foundAtion celebrAteS 30 yeArS of SucceSS

“It is truly amazing to be able to look back and see all that we’ve accomplished,” said Katherine Sawyer, executive director of the ECC Foundation. “The Foundation exists for the benefit of Elgin Community College and its students. Private support from the community serves as a valuable resource for students who may not be able to start college, or who stop-out or drop-out, because financial barriers prevent them from continuing their education. The generosity from the community is making a meaningful difference for these students.”

The ECC Foundation celebrated its 30th anniversary in September with the Pearl Anniversary Gala at OTTO Engineering, located on the Fox River in Carpentersville. Almost 200 people attended the event, which raised nearly $130,000. Proceeds from the event benefited the Resources for Excellence Fund, which supports innovation, the most emergent needs of ECC students, and student scholarships.

Ian Lamp, chair of the ECC Foundation, said that scholarships provide hope and promise. “By offering

scholarships, students learn and train for a new career or get a head start on a four-year degree,” he said. “Then they graduate, get a good-paying job or start a new business, and stay within our community to become an active part of it.“

Diane Lukas, ’71, said ECC guided her to a career in civil engineering. “I look back on what I called the first mature decision I had made in my young life—the decision to further my education at ECC and figure out what I wanted to do with my life,” she said. “I received a great education and got a great foundation upon which to build my career.”

ECC currently serves over 11,000 students. According to ECC’s Finanancial Aid office, more than 65 percent of students require some form of financial support. Over three decades, the Foundation has grown from hosting a handful of independent, named scholarships to more than 175—with more to come.

Katherine Hannell didn’t have a traditional college life. Originally, she attended the University of Illinois; she graduated in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in leisure studies. But after she graduated, she realized that children were her delight in life. She wanted to create an environment for children, but she needed to get a degree in early childhood education. Only needing 18 hours in

childcare, she attended ECC. “Teachers were terrific, [and] classes taught me everything I needed to know to run my own business,” Hannell exclaimed. Then in 1978, Hannell opened the Learning Tree. The Learning Tree is a childcare center. Hannell went from having one location, and as of last year, she was CEO of four centers.

The following is an excerpt from an alumni profile written by Megan Marta

StudentS connect with Alumni to preServe their legAcieSBy Alison Douglas, Associate Professor I of EnglishThe alumni profile project grew from a confluence of needs. The college’s Alumni Relations Office sought resources to help develop profiles of the college’s alumni. My English 101 students needed authentic writing experiences. Assigning English 101 students to interview ECC alumni and to write their profiles meets all these needs and benefits both students and alumni in unexpected ways.

The project consumes most of the semester in English 101, involving students in researching the backgrounds and careers of their alumni; developing interview questions; writing persuasive letters encouraging participation and prompt responses to their questions; and in structuring, revising, and editing for the needs of a specific (and very public) audience. Not wanting to disappoint the alumni they interviewed and hoping to see their profiles published, the students revise and edit ruthlessly to produce their best work.

The growth in their writing thrills me. Through the project, students become more aware of themselves as writers and more confident in themselves as students. Alumni feel good to be reconnected with the college and to interact with the students. By sharing their stories, the alumni encourage the students to persevere, to dream big, and to value their own journeys.


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The ECC Foundation received an unmodified/unqualified audit opinion from our independent audit firm, Sikich, LLP, for fiscal years 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011.

elgin community college foundAtion StAtement of finAnciAl poSition AS of June 30, 2014

revenue and Expenses Fy 2013 Fy 2014rEVEnuEsContributions $ 357,579 $ 327,702Fund-raising events, net of expenses $ 110,515 $ 80,419Investment return and other net of fees $ 573,728 $ 716,974Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance $ 1,383 $ 448Contributed services $ 357,000 $ 364,000Management fees $ 1,800 —Donor gifts transfer from ECC $ 383,633 —

total revenues $ 1,785,638 $ 1,489,543 EXPEnsEs Scholarship awards $ 109,457 $ 139,103Support to Elgin Community College $ 22,662 $ 69,637Management and general $ 73,866 $ 66,630Contributed services $ 357,000 $ 364,000

total Expenses $ 562,985 $ 639,370 ChangE in nEt assEts $ 1,222,653 $ 850,173nEt assEts, BEginning oF yEar $ 4,056,967 $ 5,279,620nEt assEts, EnD oF yEar $ 5,279,620 $ 6,129,793

giFt PurPosE student scholarship and award $ 189,945academic Programs and Equipment $ 80,469

Event sponsorship $ 112,500

unrestricted $ 83,440

gifts-in-Kind $ 53,369

Balance sheet Fy 2013 Fy 2014 assEts Cash and cash equivalents $ 542,652 $ 600,405Investments $ 4,633,667 $ 5,519,048Cash surrender value of life insurance $ 33,231 $ 33,679Pledges receivable, net $ 115,278 $ 86,634Other receivables $ 17,631 $ 4,344

total assets $ 5,342,459 $ 6,244,110

liaBilitiEs anD nEt assEts liabilities Accounts payable $ 6,441 $ 21,398Deferred revenue $ 22,037 $ 37,166Funds held on behalf of others $ 13,575 $ 4,590Due to Elgin Community College $ 20,786 $ 51,163

total liabilities $ 62,839 $ 114,317 net assets Unrestricted $ 338,100 $ 445,839Temporarily Restricted $ 1,878,442 $ 2,501,874Permanently Restricted $ 3,063,078 $ 3,182,080

total net assets $ 5,279,620 $ 6,129,793

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sourCEs oF giFts individuals $ 225,524Corporations and Corporate Foundations $ 224,467Private Foundations and Community organizations $ 69,732

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The ECC Foundation recognizes and appreciates the outstanding generosity of those individuals, families, private foundations, businesses, and organizations that have made it possible to support so many worthy students and college programs.

honoR Roll of ContRibutoRSelgin community college foundAtion

Lifetime GivingThrough June 30, 2014CEntury CirClE ($100,000 - $499,999)Anonymous (2)Harry and Phyllis BlizzardHarvey E. and Ethel M. DaeumerDuraco Products, Inc.EFS FoundationGrand Victoria FoundationKluber, Inc.Knowles Foundation and Knowles Electronics LLCLamp IncorporatedLittle Angels Pledge Run, c/o Elgin H.O.G. ChapterRotary Club of ElginSeigle Family Foundation

DEan’s CirClE ($50,000 - $99,999)Abbott Laboratories FundSterling “Stu” AinsworthAnonymous (1)Burnidge Cassell and AssociatesElgin Sweeper FoundationLawrence HarringtonThomas and Claire JohannesenJP Morgan Chase & Co. and JP Morgan Chase FoundationKnaack Manufacturing Company/ Emerson ElectricLundstrom InsuranceNancy and Hugh Epping FoundationCaren and Dale NickelsenJack and Marlene ShalesSouthbend, a Middleby Company

Annual GivingHonoring gifts received between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014

BEnEFaCtor ($25,000 and more)JP Morgan Chase & Co. and JP Morgan Chase Foundation

PartnEr ($10,000 - $24,999)Richard and Marilyn AlberdingDLA Architects, Ltd.Elgin Community College Faculty Association (ECCFA)

First National Bank of Omaha, Castle BankGrace Bersted Foundation, Bank of America N.A., TrusteeDenny and Carol GraeffSally and Jerry GuyHoffer FoundationLamp IncorporatedLundstrom InsuranceCaren and Dale NickelsenKatherine Swenson Sawyer

DirECtor ($5,000 - $9,999)Donald and Jane BradleyConstellationDewberry Architects Inc.EFS FoundationElgin Sweeper FoundationFlorence B. & Cornelia A. Palmer FoundationIHC Construction Companies, LLC and The IHC Group FoundationJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.Kellenberger Electric, Inc.Rebecca KevoianDr. David and Julie SamShales McNutt ConstructionSt. Charles Bank & Trust CompanySysco Chicago, Inc.

CollEaguE ($2,500 - $4,999)Anonymous (3)Annette and Daniel BergsmaBison Gear & EngineeringJanet CanadayConcord Marketing SolutionsElgin Pain & Headache Center/Advocate Medical GroupGrand Victoria CasinoHampton, Lenzini and RenwickLawrence HarringtonKluber Architects + EngineersNicor GasDr. J. Emeka and Mrs. Uchenna OnwutaRoger RameyRaytheon CompanyJack and Marlene ShalesSikich LLPMarilyn A. Westerhoff

assoCiatE ($1,000 - $2,499)Ace Coffee Bar Inc. Achievement Solutions Inc.Affiliated Systems, Inc.Anonymous (1)Automated LogicRaphael and Ann BeresfordBHFX Digital ImagingBornquist, Inc.Monica and Scott Bucek

Betsy and Peter CappasCecilia CarreonDr. Carol Cowles and Mr. James FletcherJanelle A. CrowleyMary CzajaBruce and Peggy DahlquistJoyce and Paul DawsonCharles and Linda DvorakEarly, Tousey, Regan & WlodekEcoEnergy, LLCEdward Jones Investments-Michael McKayDr. Eric A. Larson and Mrs. Sharon A. Fisher-LarsonDr. Phyllis E. and Mr. Olufemi FolarinWilliam and Judith GeisterKim Gilmore and Jeffrey BeroClark HallpikeMary F. HatchDr. Linda C. HefferinWilliam and Taffy HofferBeverly HoffmanDoris J. HuntIllinois Aviation Academy, Inc.Thomas and Claire JohannesenLarry and Whitney JonesKCT Credit UnionKendall Hunt Publishing CompanyCapt. Jack M. Kennedy, USN (Ret.) and Mrs. Pam KennedyCarolyn Kirk-Likou and Emmanuel LikouKJWW Engineering ConsultantsJohn and Shawn KluberRebecca Knoppkie

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Aspiring to a degree in music performance.

Elizabeth Kotwas and Mike BarryKroeschell, Inc.Sheri G. LacyIan and Lisa LampEarl and Luann LampLauderdale Electric Co.Cheri Lee Lewis and Dr. David R. LewisDiane and Vytautas LukasPenny and Scott MackallEleanor and Douglas MacKinneyDr. Ruixuan Mao and Dr. Mi HuNorthrop Grumman FoundationGlen and Mary PetersonDavid and Betsy PfeifferJorge and Cheryl PhillipsPMA Financial Network, Inc.Susan and Thomas RakowToya and Lester RandallRichard W. RennerAndy and Sherri RobinsonSchool District U-46Harry J. SeigleMary Jo SheehySpeer Financial Inc.Tate & Lyle The Steiner Kerman Education FoundationUnited Engravers, Inc.W.R. Meadows, Inc.Walker Parking ConsultantsDan and Cathy WalterRobert and Donna WerderichWET Solutions, Inc.Women in Management Inc.

ContriButor ($500 - $999)Absolute Fire Protection, Inc.Advance Electrical Supply Co.Allegion, PLCDonald A. AndersonTimothy and Elizabeth AndersonAnonymous (3)Anson E. ArndtElizabeth A. BeckerBurlington Lioness ClubSally A. CallahanDr. Kristen CampbellCarey Electric Contracting, Inc.Casey Family ProgramsChapter One Book ClubLori Macias ClarkCoilcraft, Inc.Rose DiGerlandoDr. James DittusDonor Club of ElginErik EgelandMary ElfringElgin Elks Lodge #737Joyce J. FountainFranczek Radelet, P.C.Dr. Philip GarberElena GardeaDaniel and Nancy GardnerTom and Sue HannulaIllinois Community College System FoundationDr. Jabria A. JassimKI ChicagoSharon and Marc KonnyLucky Locators, Inc.Dr. Luis MartinezDr. Robert McBride and

Mrs. Mary Ellen McBrideDr. Jennifer McClure and Mr. Chris McClureCarol MolitorDr. John E. Near and Mrs. Jonel NearRoberto NegronRachel NevilleNick’s Pizza & PubDr. Donna S. Redmer and Mr. Jack RedmerDavid ReichDr. Joseph and Maureen RosenfeldVictoria and Dennis RoushHoward RussoArt and Sharon SaucedaBarbara J. SchmidtAnnamarie SchopenKathleen J. StoverSupport Staff of Elgin Community College Assn. (SSECCA)William and Traci TemplinDr. Susan A. Timm and Mr. Chuck TimmTraneTriangle Mechanical Services, Inc.Frederick VogtWaukegan Steel LLC

FriEnD ($100 - $499)Accent Janitorial Services, Inc.Brooks and Glenda AitchisonPete AlmeidaAltrusa International Club of Elgin, Inc.Paula and Francis AmentaLauren and Philip AnderkoBruce and Debra AndersonAnonymous (22)Sandra AnthonyJoan ArnalSharon ArntMaria BagshawJill and Gerald BallardMich and Mary Ellen BarbezatBillie B. BarnettElizabeth A. BeckerRoxanne Bell, D.C.

Cynthia BernardoniJenni and Carlos BetancourtSherman and Emma BlairHarry and Phyllis BlizzardBluff City Metal RecyclingRichard BonnomKijuana BoulreceDonna BoyceDr. Jeff BoydWendy S. BreitmayerCarol and Robert BroekerBetty and Floyd BrownHonorable F. Keith BrownBenjamin and Annette BurfordCalvin J. ByrdRyan C. CallahanLinda Campos-MoreiraAngela and Marvin CauseyCentral Community School District 301 FoundationKatrina Chan-LarsenChef Bo’s CorpCMD Outsourcing Solutions, Inc.John and Bonnie CoffinDr. DeSean Coleman and Mrs. Charlotte ColemanJulianne CollinHeather CollinsPatrick CollinsStuart CollinsLinda ConniffRobin S. CookNed and Marcia CoonenMary T. CubertFrank CurkovIrina and Rob Del GenioCristina DeOcampoLarry DrafallJohn and Anne DuffyTerry and Pat DunningEdgewater by Del Webb Community AssociationElgin Trades CouncilGuy and Becky Elston

Majoring in speech and language pathology.

Pursuing a degree in computer-aided design and drafting.

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Theresa LarsonChristopher LawrenceDeb LetizioCelia LopezAngela LuccaBrett and Rachel LundstromGarrett M. MalcolmGladys MatthewsLisa McCarthy-WestMcClaren, Wilson, and Lawrie, Inc.James McGeeMichael and Kelly McKayShanna McKeeKathryn S. MichelDr. Wendy L. Miller and Mr. Jay F. MillerSteven MischakMJH, Inc.Josephine MoellerEunice and Marius MokweSanford and Monica MorgansteinDawn Sweeney MunsonDr. Roberta NaumanDr. Patricia H. O’BrienOSIsoft, LLCElizabeth OsslerMarcy OstdickTerese M. PalerminiMargaret J. ParkerKathe J. PavaDr. Mary E. PerkinsAmy S. PerrinPilipuf-Grist & AssociatesKimberly S. PlateMarilyn Y. Prentice and Cory BanksPro Tech Marine Inc.Ms. Parul RavalDawn ReigKristin RichmondChris RitterbuschLarry RobinskyAndy and Sherri RobinsonGeorge RobinsonArmando Robles

Dr. Elizabeth Roeger LudwigErica M. RomeroRichard and Linda RouseGary RoweMargaret A. and George K. RoweDorothy RussellThomas RydellJacob SadoffRichard ScheflowNicole SchergerMarjorie J. SchildknechtHeather SchollMary B. SchuetzTony SchulsMark and Robin SeigleJohn and Melissa SleetingGeorgia SolovaySusan Spengler-Abell and Alan R. AbellDr. Leticia StarkovDouglas and Diane StreddeDiane StricklandEleanor SwansonLizabeth TannhauserKimberly TarverGregory TaylorTanya N. TernesMaria G. TerryThe Patten House of Geneva (Ltd)Thermosystems, Inc.Marcy ThompsonMichael J. TracyBrooke and Frank TransueMichael TrimarcoDonald ValentineVillage of StreamwoodRobert E. WhiteJanet L. WhitsittCarolyn M. WilliamsRebecca WilliamsJames WissingerKathleen WolfThomas and Linda Youngren

Elston United Methodist ChurchTed and Bing EltzrothNatalie EscobarBeverly FelderJanet S. FlynnForbo Flooring SystemsFox Valley Building and Construction Trades CouncilDr. James D. Galbraith and Mrs. Susan GalbraithCynthia and Steve GaspardoLesia GemelliGilmore Marketing Concepts Inc.Latisha D. GulleySusan HallStephen HallierDarlene HarrisLucas and Mary HarrissDr. Julie Hartley-MooreMichelle HartzellBarbara HeadPeggy HeinrichLorie HermesdorfFrank HernandezHines & AssociatesH.H. HormoziPhilip HowardSean JensenJeffery and Janet JulianLisa M. JohnsonDiane J. KerruishCrystal D. KerwinLauren KilbergDonald KilpatrickKimberly Clark FoundationAnitra C. KingAlan and Sandra KirkMary Ellen KlemundtGary and Marilyn KochWilliam and Pat KoltonRay KrouseMaureen A. LangeHeather A. Larkin


Striving for a credential in human services.

Aspiring culinary arts graduate.

Admiring her new brick on the Pathway to Knowledge.

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Tribute GiftsThe ECC Foundation is honored to acknowledge the following individuals for whom a tribute gift was received during the year.

giFts rECEiVED in mEmory oFLydia AndersonWhitney Sophia AndersonJonetta M. BeresfordMichael Brandon BradleyHoward K. CanadayCharlie CecilJames CollinsJunn DeOcampoDouglas DvorakAaron Bradley ElstonLarry HallJohn Thomas HarwoodThomas E. HefferinRoland and Pauline HigginbothamSabrina JassimAmelia Mae Jones-DanielsSabrina KhafajiNick KotwasVirginia MallowPatricia Anderson MilgrimMary T. PerrinGilbert I. and Marcia RennerMaynard RobertsLeonid RuchinskiBuck SabelLinda SangiacomoTyler J. Shaw

giFts rECEiVED in honor oFFederico AlmeidaLauren AnderkoHeather CollinsECC Forensics Team AlumniJohn FialkoLeonard D. Galbraith, USNClark HallpikeKristen ParkerSusan Spengler-AbellTLSD Office Staff and Student Workers

Gifts In-KindCarole AkemannAltrusa International Club of Elgin, Inc.Anonymous (1)Balmoral Woods Golf ClubJenni and Carlos BetancourtBison Gear & EngineeringRussell E. CarrollClassic CinemasDavid CoeCrystal Woods Golf ClubBruce and Peggy DahlquistDanfoss, LLCJoyce and Paul DawsonDS ContainersSarah DyeRenee and Nicholas FasanellaDr. Eric A. Larson and Mrs. Sharon A. Fisher-LarsonMargaret FossePatrick FrazierJoshua FredricksonHampshire Fire Protection DistrictJohnstone SupplyJohn and Shawn KluberKnaack Manufacturing Company/ Emerson ElectricIan and Lisa LampLazer Maxx Family Fun CenterLDI IndustriesBob LewinDiane and Vytautas LukasLynfred WineryMaverick Wine Co.James G. MeletsisMeyer Metal SystemsCaren and Dale NickelsenDr. Clare M. Ollayos and Dr. Scott FladlandDr. J. Emeka and Mrs. Uchenna OnwutaPGA Tour SuperstorePinecrest Golf ClubRoger RameyRed Tail Golf ClubRenaissance Schaumburg Convention Center HotelSavage Bros. Co.Patricia SigristPaul SonkesakRonald and Nancy Straub

Douglas and Diane StreddeTimothy VaulatoDan and Cathy WalterRobert and Donna Werderich

Living LegacysPartan lEgaCy soCiEty PlannED anD EstatE giFt DonorsRalph E. Apple*Elaine J. Bayless*Eleanor J. Born*Charlotte Bosworth*Elizabeth M. Buchman*Dorothy W. Davis*Viola Dunning Duck*David Eno*Lewis V. Fletcher*Hal Gilbert*Carolyn Kirk-Likou Otis Isenbarger*Marcus Johns*Karl M. Lehr*William H. Lovell*Otto J. Maha*Joan C. Schaaf*Walter S. Tanner, Jr.*Dr. Donald Waters and Mrs. Trinka Waters

*deceased

The Elgin Community College Foundation is committed to acknowledging our donors’ generosity as accurately as possible. Please call the ECC Foundation Office at 847-214-7377 for any corrections. Thank you.

Purses with Purpose embraces the vision that all women who seek postsecondary education as a path to achievement in their professional and personal lives, have the resources needed to support their commitment. The goal in offering this support is to provide a means for making our community and world a better place to live.

2013-2014 PursEs with PurPosE mEmBErsCarol BroekerMonica BucekBetsy CappasSharon Fisher-LarsonCarol GraeffTaffy HofferBeverly Hoffman

Kathy HurtClaire JohannesenCarolyn Kirk-LikouSheri LacyLuann LampCheri Lee LewisCaren Nickelsen

FriEnDs oF PursEs with PurPosESally CallahanChapter One Book ClubDonor Club of ElginSue Hannula

Ellie MacKinneyRachel NevilleDr. Donna RedmerDr. David Sam

Mary PetersonSue RakowToya RandallKatherine SawyerJudith ScheningMary Jo SheehyUnited Engravers, Inc.


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EXECutiVE CommittEE

Ian Lamp Chair

Larry Jones Vice Chair

Caren Nickelsen Immediate Past Chair

Andy Robinson Secretary

Elgin Community College Foundation Board of Directors 2014-2015

Community College District 509 Board of trusteesDonna Redmer, EdDChairDundeeTrustee since 2009

Eleanor “Ellie” MacKinney, CASVice ChairHampshireTrustee since 1999

John Duffy, MSEdSecretaryElginTrustee since 1975

Angela CauseySouth ElginTrustee since 2013

Robert A. GetzElginTrustee since 2003

Clare M. Ollayos, DCElginTrustee since 1995

Art Sauceda, CPABartlett Trustee since 2013

Joel SeversonStudent TrusteeElgin2014-2015

David Pfeiffer Treasurer

Sharon Konny Assistant Treasurer

David Sam, PhD, JD, LLM College President

Katherine Sawyer, MBA, CFRE Executive Director

DirECtorsJenni BetancourtBruce DahlquistPaul DawsonPhyllis Folarin, EdDWilliam Geister (’67)Carol Gieske (’77)Kimberly Gilmore (’91)Tim KellenbergerCarolyn Kirk-LikouEric Larson, EdDDiane Lukas (’71)Michael McKayJ. Emeka Onwuta, MDMichael PloszekDan WalterRobert WerderichSylvia Wetzel

EX-oFFiCio liaisonsAngela Causey Trustee Liaison

Roger Ramey Faculty Liaison

DirECtors EmEritiHarry BlizzardBetty BrownCharles BurnidgeTom Finnegan, Jr.Paul Heath, EdD*John Hurlbut, JDJohn KluberWilliam LauderdaleBrett LundstromLeo NelsonJack ShalesMichael S. Shirley, PhDDon Waters, EdD

*deceased

2013-2014 PursEs with PurPosE mEmBErsCarol BroekerMonica BucekBetsy CappasSharon Fisher-LarsonCarol GraeffTaffy HofferBeverly Hoffman

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Documents

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