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Committed to Serve<br />

<strong>Report</strong> to the<br />

Community<br />

Year Ending<br />

2012


Committed to Serve<br />

<strong>Report</strong> to the<br />

Community<br />

Year Ending<br />

2012


<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> Board of Regents<br />

Wayne Gray, chair<br />

Susan Moore-Fontenot, vice-chair<br />

Pete C. Alfaro, secretary<br />

Keith Coburn, D.D.S., assistant secretary<br />

Don Coffey<br />

Ronald D. Haddox<br />

Mark Hall<br />

Mark Himsel<br />

Judy Jirrels<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> Foundation Board<br />

Gary Englert, chair<br />

Bennie Kadjar, vice-chair<br />

Doug Walker, treasurer<br />

John Adams<br />

Manuel Escontrias<br />

Lynne Foley<br />

Roy Fuller, Jr.<br />

Wayne Gray<br />

Ronn Haddox<br />

Ruben Linares<br />

Dr. Wayne Miller<br />

Rick Peebles<br />

Carl Pickett<br />

Gilbert Santana<br />

B. J. Simon<br />

Brenda Smith<br />

Kevin Speer<br />

Laurie Terry<br />

Kenneth Tilton<br />

Judy Wheat<br />

Roberta Wright<br />

Reggie Brewer, member emeritus<br />

Paul Edwards, member emeritus<br />

<strong>Report</strong> to the Community Year Ending 2012<br />

Copyright February 2013 by the <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> Office of <strong>College</strong> Relations, P.O. Box 818, Baytown, TX 77520-0818.<br />

All rights reserved.<br />

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Dennis Brown<br />

Executive Director, Institutional Advancement . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Ann Amelang<br />

Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Lestarjette<br />

Correspondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teri Modisett, Anikka Ayala-Rogers, Steve Lestarjette<br />

Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melanie Miller, Kim Christiansen (Board of Regents photo)<br />

Print Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Grammer<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> does not discriminate on the basis of gender, disability, race, color, age, relgiion, national origin or veteran status<br />

in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices, as required by Title VII, Title IX, Section 504, ADA or 34 CFR.


Table of Contents<br />

From the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />

“It has been an amazing year”<br />

John Britt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />

Legendary instructor points students to the future by taking them back in time<br />

Clare Fleming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />

Project <strong>Lee</strong>Way director helps students through the open door<br />

Chuck Ganze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />

Unorthodox methods have students catching hope<br />

Debi Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />

Changing the community through workforce training<br />

Gregg Lattier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />

Serving others is best way to profit, business instructor says<br />

Carolyn Lightfoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />

“Extraordinary ideas bring extraordinary results,” says technology leader<br />

Tom O’Kuma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />

Innovative Physics instructor shares his methods across the nation<br />

Evan Richards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />

Instructor sets curiosity in motion — and ignites a love for learning<br />

Georgeann Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23<br />

Instructor leads initiative to improve college’s writing instruction<br />

Donna Zuniga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25<br />

Dean of the Huntsville Center calculates impact of one changed life<br />

<strong>Report</strong> to the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> Supporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31<br />

3


From the President<br />

Dr. Dennis Brown<br />

“It has been an amazing year”<br />

When I wrote the introduction to the<br />

2010 – 2011 <strong>Report</strong> to the Community,<br />

I had only just recently arrived at <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />

Now, one year later, I have many experiences<br />

from which to draw on in writing the <strong>Report</strong><br />

to the Community Year Ending 2012 introduction.<br />

It has been an amazing year. So<br />

much has happened, and I have learned a<br />

great deal about the college, Baytown, and<br />

the many communities in our service delivery<br />

area. I now know, first hand, why <strong>Lee</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> is held in such high regard by these<br />

communities, and by business and industry<br />

that depend on the students we train to<br />

meet their workforce needs.<br />

The commitment of our faculty and staff to<br />

serving the higher education needs of<br />

students and our communities is impressive.<br />

You will read about some of these people in<br />

this year’s <strong>Report</strong> to the Community. They are<br />

willing to go above and beyond, and their<br />

talents motivate our students to excel. Our<br />

faculty and staff challenge students to reach<br />

for the stars. It is nothing less than amazing.<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> is all about people. Brick and<br />

mortar are necessary, but it is the faculty<br />

and staff who work their magic in helping<br />

students succeed.<br />

So just what is it that I have learned in the<br />

past year? Well, I have learned that this<br />

college has some outstanding accomplishments.<br />

For example, <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> was again<br />

selected, for the second year in a row by the<br />

Aspen Institute, to compete for the 2013<br />

Aspen Prize, which recognizes community<br />

college excellence. Your college continues to<br />

serve as a nationally recognized Achieving<br />

the Dream Leader <strong>College</strong>. The college has<br />

met all accreditation requirements of the<br />

Southern Association of <strong>College</strong>s and<br />

Schools through the mid-point of our fiveyear<br />

accreditation cycle. Did you know that<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> is fourth in the nation in the<br />

number of science and technology degrees<br />

awarded to Hispanic students, and fifth in<br />

the nation in the number of science and<br />

technology degrees awarded to all students?<br />

These are fabulous accomplishments.<br />

With the growth of Baytown and our<br />

surrounding communities, the announced<br />

expansions of industry in our backyard, the<br />

designation of the Houston region as the<br />

fastest growing metropolitan economy in<br />

North America, <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> is now the<br />

epicenter of change. We are in the big<br />

leagues when it comes to training the workforce<br />

to meet industry needs. In fact, <strong>Lee</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> has been growing since 2005.<br />

According to the Center for Houston’s<br />

Future, community colleges in the Greater<br />

Houston area grew 30% between 2005 and<br />

2010. In that same period, <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> grew<br />

almost 42%.<br />

You have every right to be proud of <strong>Lee</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong>. Tighten your seat belts and hold on,<br />

because we are on an exciting ride into the<br />

future.<br />

5


John Britt<br />

Legendary instructor points students<br />

to the future by taking them back in time<br />

M<br />

“ y professors forced me to think<br />

critically, and to write. That’s what<br />

historians do,” says John Britt, <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong>’s<br />

longtime American and World History<br />

in structor. “My students do the same. They<br />

should challenge ideas and think critically.<br />

Learning history affects the roots of your<br />

education — your worldview, and the way<br />

you live life.”<br />

As a teacher, Britt is known for the evolving<br />

mix of storytelling, documentary films, art,<br />

and literature he uses to take his students<br />

back in time. During class, he lets dramatic<br />

visuals “transport” them to the nation’s<br />

capitol for civil rights marches, to the<br />

trenches of Vietnam (a war they know little<br />

about, according to Britt), and across prairie<br />

to hunt buffalo. He gets them to think, talk,<br />

and hopefully understand that lessons from<br />

the past are critical to their futures.<br />

“This is the last history course most of these<br />

students will ever take, and they have to do<br />

their homework. If I can’t convince them it’s<br />

relevant, I’ve accomplished nothing,” he<br />

explains.<br />

As his students close the gap between the<br />

present and days gone by, they realize they<br />

aren’t the first generation to face uncertainty<br />

— and won’t be the last.<br />

“John Britt may be as old as God, and he<br />

knows just as much history,” said a recent<br />

student critique. “He always goes out of his<br />

way to help his students.”<br />

An educator for 50 years, Britt was also a<br />

pioneer American History teacher with <strong>Lee</strong>’s<br />

offender education program. He spent long<br />

Saturdays teaching inmates, who quickly<br />

petitioned to add World History to the course<br />

lineup. Today, he convinces students of all<br />

stripes to enroll in <strong>Lee</strong>’s Honors Program. Britt<br />

fosters the unusual belief that anyone with a<br />

demon strated ability to read and write —<br />

even formerly “C” students — can develop<br />

academically to a university honors level.<br />

More often than not, he’s right.<br />

“If they make it through the Honors Program<br />

here, they can make it anywhere,” he says.<br />

“I’ve never had a student disappoint me in<br />

that sense.”<br />

Britt’s scholars regularly write and are chosen<br />

to present academic papers for major conventions.<br />

It’s a rare honor for anyone from a<br />

two-year school, but for Britt, excellence is a<br />

matter of conviction, and it’s infectious.<br />

“We grow our own honor students,” says Britt,<br />

who now has a building named after him on<br />

the <strong>Lee</strong> campus. “It’s really something to see<br />

them blossom.”<br />

7


Clare Fleming<br />

Project <strong>Lee</strong>Way director helps<br />

students through the open door<br />

Clare Fleming’s crowd is everywhere.<br />

Sitting on couches in apartments,<br />

folding laundry. Emptying the next batch of<br />

frozen fries into baskets. Making whisperquiet<br />

mouse clicks in Houston’s libraries.<br />

Filling out paperwork in the employ ment<br />

office. Closing the front door after a spouse<br />

has left for the last time.<br />

She calls them out from the neighborhoods<br />

of Baytown and Houston, or at least her<br />

brightly colored flyers do, with a little help<br />

from graduates who spread the word about<br />

her program, Project <strong>Lee</strong>Way.<br />

Project <strong>Lee</strong>Way is <strong>College</strong> 101, an education<br />

reentry course for nontraditional students.<br />

<strong>Lee</strong>Way was created to address the minor<br />

details that hold people back from major<br />

goals like higher education.<br />

Can’t find a babysitter? Here’s a grant to help<br />

pay for childcare so you can attend class.<br />

Broke? We’ll walk you through the financial<br />

aid application so you can get a scholarship<br />

for tuition and textbooks. Afraid you’ll fail?<br />

We’re not giving up on you. Don’t listen to<br />

fear. Get to work.<br />

For six weeks each Spring and Fall, Fleming<br />

and the <strong>Lee</strong>Way staff immerse students in<br />

the basics: reading, language and math<br />

courses. Fleming coaches them through<br />

reentry, preps them with good study<br />

strategies, and challenges old ways of<br />

thinking.<br />

“This is a confidence builder,” says Fleming.<br />

“Once students see that they can learn again,<br />

they regain their self- esteem.”<br />

Project <strong>Lee</strong>Way is intuitively outfitted with<br />

benevolence programs that boost every<br />

student’s chance at success. It boasts a textbook<br />

lending library, a food bank, a few $10<br />

gift cards to replenish gas tanks, and a<br />

budget for mountains of tissues (for those<br />

tougher days).<br />

Though <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> offers Project <strong>Lee</strong>Way at<br />

no cost to the students, the program is<br />

anything but a handout.<br />

“What we do is empowerment,” says Fleming.<br />

“We show people how to stand on their own<br />

feet. We meet you at your level and build you<br />

up. We give you as much as possible, and we<br />

make you work as hard as possible.”<br />

Project <strong>Lee</strong>Way has helped more than 350<br />

single parents — many of whom were on<br />

public assistance — earn an education and<br />

find lucrative careers.<br />

“Most people just don’t know how to get<br />

what they want from life,” Fleming explains.<br />

“When they realize it’s passing them by, they<br />

come see me, and they’re determined, then.<br />

It’s easy to work with determined people.”<br />

9


Chuck Ganze<br />

Unorthodox methods have<br />

students catching hope<br />

Chuck Ganze’s “classroom” is actually a<br />

pavilion with an Elvis impersonator, a<br />

fishing pool, and grilled burgers and hot<br />

dogs offered free of charge.<br />

That’s the classroom he uses when he isn’t<br />

at work, of course. If anyone ever advised<br />

Chuck Ganze not to mix his work life with his<br />

personal life, he ignored it. On the clock, he<br />

guides college students through intricate<br />

electronics courses for professional certification,<br />

or credits toward a degree. On off days,<br />

he’s an Area Chief with Texas Parks and<br />

Wildlife’s Kid-Fishing program, a role that<br />

further indulges his thirst to coach people as<br />

they try things they never thought they<br />

could do.<br />

“Each year I teach about 1,000 kids to fish.<br />

After lessons on baits, lures, identifying fish,<br />

and fishing laws, we give them rods, reels,<br />

and bait, and they spend the day fishing. It’s<br />

so enjoyable to see a child catching that first<br />

fish.”<br />

Ganze, a retired Air Force veteran and former<br />

law enforcement officer, found his purpose in<br />

education when he got his teaching degree<br />

at the age of 59. In the decade since, he<br />

naturally gravitated toward helping people<br />

with serious disabilities.<br />

“My brother was disabled. He had polio in the<br />

50s. I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart<br />

for people with disabilities, no matter how<br />

severe. When somebody comes in that door<br />

and says, ‘I want to go to school, but I have a<br />

disability,’ I do my darndest to help.”<br />

When a blind man wanted to become a<br />

computer maintenance technician, he<br />

approached Ganze, who agreed to give it a<br />

try. “It was difficult, but when we were done,<br />

he could take apart a computer and put it<br />

together again in an hour. He graduated and<br />

got his certificate.”<br />

Eight years ago, Ganze created the fishing<br />

pond for the Baytown Special Rodeo, where<br />

he volunteers annually. He crafted artificial<br />

“fish” for disabled children to “catch” from a<br />

kiddie pool using a magnetic rod and reel. In<br />

2010, he put the rod and reel in the hand of a<br />

child who has never spoken, or even sat up,<br />

and he pulled up a fish.<br />

The child smiled for the first time in her life.<br />

“It’s not up to me to judge a person.” says<br />

Ganze. “I won’t tell them what they can’t do,<br />

because that’s not my job. It’s my job to teach<br />

them.”<br />

11


Debi Jordan<br />

Changing the community through<br />

workforce training<br />

When most people dreamed of moving<br />

up the corporate ladder, Debi Jordan<br />

dreamed of transforming her community.<br />

The idea began taking shape a decade ago<br />

when she was asked to write a grant for the<br />

college’s Resource Development office. Debi<br />

learned a great deal about the local workforce<br />

and nationally recognized certifications<br />

required for key industry jobs.<br />

Then in 2005, she was asked to work on<br />

another project. “We had a National Science<br />

Foundation grant coming to an end for our<br />

Fieldbus Center,” she remembers, “and the<br />

president wanted to know what other com -<br />

munity colleges were doing to create selfsustaining<br />

programs similar to Fieldbus. That<br />

summer, I made site visits to various colleges<br />

and interviewed people all across the country.”<br />

With her eyes opened to the potential, the<br />

wheels began turning. “I developed a model<br />

I believed would work for <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong>,” she<br />

says. “<strong>College</strong> leaders shared my interest.”<br />

Specifically, Debi credits Johnette Hodgin,<br />

former dean of Strategic and Economic<br />

Development, and Dean Wilkes, industrial<br />

liaison, as laying the foundation by building<br />

valuable relationships with industry.<br />

It was up to Debi, however, to champion the<br />

idea through years of the economic ups and<br />

downs and leadership transition. She got<br />

involved with EHCMA, East Harris County<br />

Manufacturers Association, representing<br />

manufacturers along the Houston Ship<br />

Channel. “I got to hear about their needs and<br />

suggest where <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> could plug in.”<br />

By 2012, the time had come. Industry leaders<br />

spoke of a talent drain caused by massive<br />

retirements, and plant expansions they said<br />

would require more than 20,000 construction<br />

personnel over a ten-year stretch and add more<br />

than 1,100 permanent positions thereafter.<br />

“That put us in the ‘9-1-1’ crisis mode,” she<br />

explains. “We were in face-to-face conversations<br />

with industry leaders who were asking,<br />

‘How are we going to train these people?<br />

What are you doing about it, <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong>?’”<br />

Suddenly institutions across the entire region<br />

were scrambling. It was easy to see that existing<br />

college classrooms, labs and infrastructure<br />

would not be enough to address the need<br />

for training an army of skilled workers. The<br />

college’s new president, Dr. Dennis Brown,<br />

reorganized several existing offices and<br />

programs to create the Center for Workforce<br />

and Community Development, which — to no<br />

one’s surprise — closely resembles Jordan’s<br />

original concept from 2005. She was named its<br />

executive director in January.<br />

“My goal is nothing less than a workforce training<br />

program known for excellence across the<br />

country,” she acknowledges. “Training workers<br />

for the petrochemical industry is huge, but the<br />

health care industry is projected to grow even<br />

faster than energy. Certainly Baytown will be in<br />

growth mode for decades to come. Training<br />

workers will be essential, and <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> is<br />

poised to play a major role.”<br />

13


Gregg Lattier<br />

Serving others is best way to profit,<br />

business instructor says<br />

In 2008, Gregg Lattier approached <strong>Lee</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> administrators with a novel idea —<br />

borrowed from a few universities — called<br />

service learning.<br />

A lifelong volunteer worker, Lattier wanted a<br />

multitasking syllabus that put students to<br />

work in their chosen fields via community<br />

service.<br />

After an enthusiastic “Go ahead!” from the<br />

brass, Lattier first installed a box in the back<br />

of his classroom so his students could donate<br />

spare change. They dropped in nickels and<br />

dimes, which Lattier matched dollar for<br />

dollar. He gave his students a list of 20-30<br />

startup businesses that had applied for small<br />

loans through the KIVA Foundation, a nonprofit<br />

lender. The students considered which<br />

was likely to repay the loans, then chose the<br />

best “ethical investment.”<br />

“I wanted to plant a seed; let these students<br />

know they can give back,” said Lattier. “They<br />

help tiny businesses in depressed areas of<br />

the world that are run by people who are<br />

trying to improve their station in life.”<br />

As the students track payments and analyze<br />

profits, a man in Nigeria gets a moped to<br />

start a small taxi service. As they study for<br />

midterms, a goat herder gets additional<br />

goats for his herd, and a shoe store owner in<br />

Lebanon receives funds for a much-needed<br />

expansion.<br />

another investment. It keeps accumulating<br />

and rolling over, semester after semester.”<br />

Lattier’s students also do projects at home.<br />

Teams from his classes run a business on<br />

campus called Books and Beans.<br />

“Each team reports to the business instead of<br />

my class for two weeks each term. They take<br />

on operational management tasks such as<br />

profit and loss statements, accounting<br />

statements, balance sheets, marketing and<br />

advertising promotions, or inventory control.<br />

They evaluate each other and turn in<br />

customer satisfaction surveys at the end of<br />

the semester. Profits go toward scholarships<br />

for <strong>Lee</strong> business students.”<br />

Lattier also recruits volunteers for <strong>Lee</strong>’s<br />

RotarAct Club, which participates in 10-12<br />

community events totaling about 1,100<br />

hours of service every semester. He has<br />

drafting students volunteer for Habitat for<br />

Humanity. Nursing students cook meals at<br />

Ronald McDonald House and box up medical<br />

supplies to send overseas for Project Cure.<br />

Lattier’s approach flies in the face of the<br />

cutthroat business tactics from older days,<br />

exploring the concept of profit as something<br />

beyond the almighty dollar.<br />

“I create all kinds of opportunities out in the<br />

community for students to volunteer, says<br />

Lattier. “We give everyone their chance.”<br />

“More than 90 percent of the businesses pay<br />

us back,” says Lattier. “We roll that money into<br />

15


Carolyn Lightfoot<br />

“Extraordinary ideas bring extraordinary<br />

results,” says technology leader<br />

T<br />

“ his is a mid-size college, but we don’t let<br />

that stop us from being extraordinary.”<br />

That’s a challenge Chief Technology Officer<br />

Carolyn Lightfoot has fully embraced. To<br />

keep students ahead of every possible<br />

technological curve, Lightfoot has to make<br />

sure faculty update their expertise as often as<br />

students update their PCs.<br />

“We strive to provide cost-effective technology<br />

to our employees,” says the former NASA<br />

software developer and long-time <strong>Lee</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> administrator. “My team and I love<br />

technology, and I love working with it as it<br />

evolves. I guess it’s the geek in me. I don’t<br />

want our teachers to worry about getting the<br />

technology they need. We’ll take care of that.<br />

They should be able to go right into the<br />

classroom and teach.”<br />

When people are enthralled with ideas, they<br />

seek ways to grow. Lightfoot admits that her<br />

own smartphone is packed with TEDTalks —<br />

popular idea factory conferences that are<br />

videoed and replayed on the Internet. She<br />

encourages faculty to exchange ideas and<br />

collaborate with leading educators through<br />

webinars, podcasts and educational<br />

conferences.<br />

“Today’s students are active. They like to be<br />

part of what they learn. They get into the<br />

research. That gave us a vision to provide<br />

professional development right here at<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong>. There are many education<br />

conferences in Houston, but we’re in<br />

Baytown, and not everyone has funds for a<br />

big conference. So why not put on our own<br />

free conference at <strong>Lee</strong>?”<br />

Lightfoot initiated <strong>Lee</strong>’s first annual no-cost<br />

Innovations Technology Conference in 2005,<br />

and issued an open door invitation to anyone<br />

thirsty for professional improvement. Every<br />

year, Lightfoot fills the sessions with leading<br />

educators, and invites instructors from other<br />

colleges to chime in on what works and<br />

what doesn’t. The sessions cover subjects<br />

like studio classrooms, teaching with social<br />

media, using technology to capture and<br />

share lectures, and learner-sensitive<br />

approaches to teaching.<br />

Recently, the Innovations Technology<br />

Conference gave awards to exceptional<br />

teachers. Lightfoot says recognition and<br />

appreciation invigorates already excellent<br />

instructors to go that much farther for<br />

students.<br />

“I love to see students excel and not give up.<br />

We recognized 12 faculty members from<br />

across the region who have done truly<br />

innovative work. They went above and<br />

beyond to improve teaching effectiveness<br />

and student comprehension.”<br />

As Lightfoot demonstrates, extraordinary<br />

ideas bring extraordinary results, no matter<br />

where you are.<br />

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Tom O’Kuma<br />

Innovative Physics instructor shares<br />

his methods across the nation<br />

In Thomas O’Kuma’s world, logic is everything.<br />

When the young Physics instructor<br />

took to the lectern back in 1971, his love for<br />

the intricate subject wasn’t enough to trump<br />

his students’ apprehensions about its<br />

difficulty.<br />

In the early days, most students were afraid<br />

to take Physics. Through trial and error,<br />

O’Kuma realized their fears were wellfounded.<br />

He initially used the traditional<br />

model of lecture, homework, labs and exams,<br />

but felt it lacked something. He didn’t want<br />

his students to simply pass tests. He wanted<br />

them to explore Physics until they had a<br />

functioning knowledge of the subject.<br />

“We developed the Physics program at <strong>Lee</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> from scratch,” he says. “The traditional<br />

model was passive engagement. My students<br />

took good notes as I taught, then followed<br />

up later with laboratory activities and homework.<br />

They were working so hard, but they<br />

didn’t quite understand,” says O’Kuma. “It<br />

only took them to a certain level of com -<br />

prehension.”<br />

For O’Kuma, an analytical man who loves<br />

words like “data” and “criteria,” an inefficient<br />

teaching style was simply illogical. He<br />

scoured education research and sought<br />

ways to hack into the natural curiosity in<br />

each student.<br />

Gradually, his teaching style evolved into a<br />

method called Inquiry. He prepared fewer<br />

lectures, and instead, invented scenarios for<br />

students to resolve through investigation,<br />

discovery and applied research. “This lets<br />

them discover the same ideas and concepts<br />

as they’d hear in a lecture, but involves them<br />

in the process,” O’Kuma explains. “They can<br />

see the idea.”<br />

Under O’Kuma’s direction, Physics classrooms<br />

at <strong>Lee</strong> transformed into interactive powerhouses<br />

of learning. His students stopped<br />

memorizing facts about Physics and began<br />

to own the concepts like working profes -<br />

sionals. O’Kuma developed five new Physics<br />

courses for <strong>Lee</strong>, and original curriculum for<br />

his students.<br />

Then he organized more than 480 Physics<br />

workshops to share his knowledge with high<br />

school and college Physics teachers, who in<br />

turn developed and launched their own<br />

active learning programs. O’Kuma is the<br />

principle investigator of a $900,000 National<br />

Science Foundation grant to support these<br />

Physics workshops. In 1994, he was awarded<br />

the Robert N. Little Award for outstanding<br />

contributions to Physics in higher education<br />

in Texas, as well as the Distinguished Service<br />

Citation by the American Association of<br />

Physics Teachers (AAPT).<br />

O’Kuma’s solution to classroom yawns is now<br />

a cutting-edge style of education that’s made<br />

a name for <strong>Lee</strong> in the Physics community.<br />

“We carefully measure how our students<br />

understand Physics compared to students at<br />

colleges and universities all over the nation,”<br />

O’Kuma says. “Our scores are consistently<br />

among the best.”<br />

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Evan Richards<br />

Instructor sets curiosity in motion —<br />

and ignites a love for learning<br />

T<br />

“ he idea is to spark a fire.” Physics<br />

Professor Evan Richards spent two years<br />

using the standard model — lecture, homework<br />

and exams — to educate his students,<br />

but to him, the setup fell short of tapping<br />

real human curiosity. He didn’t want them to<br />

just pass tests; he wanted them to fall in love<br />

with learning itself.<br />

“Passive listening isn’t really conducive to<br />

learning. I try to spend as much time as<br />

possible on activities because it’s such a<br />

productive mode,” Richards explains.<br />

In 2011, he introduced the studio classroom<br />

— a learning environment aimed at capti -<br />

vating students from the first minute of class<br />

until they picked up their backpacks to leave<br />

— to the <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> campus. In his classroom,<br />

students divide into interactive<br />

groups, which then tackle challenging,<br />

hands-on projects that visually demonstrate<br />

the functions of physics. As students work<br />

through each problem, Richards educates<br />

them as a guide and resource.<br />

Physics is a subject that represents a real<br />

cerebral workout, so the enhanced teaching<br />

style is an educational breakthrough. They<br />

learn from Richards, as well as each other. As<br />

the students think through each problem<br />

from start to finish, their intuition about the<br />

subject begins to develop fully.<br />

Richards evaluates the level of class knowledge<br />

at the beginning and end of each term,<br />

and says studio classrooms have garnered<br />

the highest rates of learning and retention of<br />

his career, and the excellence is catching.<br />

<strong>Lee</strong>’s Micro biology, Biology and Developmental<br />

Math courses have now adopted<br />

studio classrooms.<br />

“<strong>Lee</strong> is such a learning-friendly environment.<br />

We get to try the big ideas that require real<br />

commitment to launch. The folks at <strong>Lee</strong> are<br />

forward thinking, so when you present an<br />

idea that’s firmly rooted in good research,<br />

they’re willing to take the plunge and try<br />

something powerful.”<br />

In 2012, Richards and <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

administration opened their doors to<br />

community high school students, inviting<br />

them to try the Physics activities he offers.<br />

According to Richards, STEM subjects<br />

(Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)<br />

get teenagers thinking about the unusual,<br />

in-demand career tracks many people<br />

overlook.<br />

“Companies are now hiring people who are<br />

proficient in physics because they have such<br />

a skilled and scientific approach to things<br />

like problem-solving and numbers,” he says.<br />

STEM Day 2013 will draw double the amount<br />

of students who attended in 2012. As for<br />

2014, Richards laughs genially.<br />

“We’ll hopefully be even more ambitious<br />

with it then.”<br />

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Georgeann Ward<br />

Instructor leads initiative to improve<br />

college’s writing instruction<br />

T<br />

“ here is so much instructors can learn<br />

from one another — but it requires a<br />

certain degree of courage.”<br />

Brown bags and plastic sandwich wraps lay<br />

scattered on tables. Voices rise and fall with<br />

the tides of discussion, as hands reach for a<br />

tray of homemade brownies. This isn’t a<br />

faculty social, but an innovative approach to<br />

professional development, thanks to English<br />

and Humanities professor Georgeann Ward.<br />

A Baytown native and Summa Cum Laude<br />

graduate of the University of Houston, Ward<br />

began her career at <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> in 2007, and<br />

currently teaches English Composition I and II,<br />

Children’s Literature, Developmental Education<br />

courses, and the team-taught Honors<br />

Program course, “The Human Condition.”<br />

But it is her approach outside the classroom<br />

that has most impressed her colleagues and<br />

supervisors. In 2011, Ward assumed the<br />

position of Writing Program Coordinator. In<br />

this role, she is charged with leading professional<br />

development activities designed to<br />

increase student success in English<br />

Composition courses.<br />

“Advances in technology have fundamentally<br />

changed the way we communicate,” she<br />

explained. “Sharing information in 140<br />

characters or less has changed the way<br />

many students write — sometimes to their<br />

disadvantage at school and work. As composition<br />

instructors, it is our responsibility to<br />

ensure students learn to communicate<br />

clearly and effectively.”<br />

To help students learn, Ward and her<br />

colleagues have taken a long, hard look at<br />

how they teach.<br />

Under her leadership, the division has revised<br />

course syllabi using nationally recognized<br />

guidelines, and developed an ongoing<br />

assessment plan for English and Humanities<br />

courses. Ward has also hosted writing<br />

colloquiums featuring nationally and locally<br />

respected guest speakers, and established<br />

monthly brown bag meetings during which<br />

faculty discuss best practices, data, and<br />

classroom trends. More importantly, she has<br />

taken the conversation beyond the college<br />

campus, establishing workshops and<br />

professional development activities for<br />

dual-credit high school English teachers and<br />

securing micro-grants to help compensate<br />

them for their participation in such events.<br />

Though still in its infancy, the revamped<br />

program is already reporting slight gains in<br />

student course completion and grade point<br />

averages, small steps upon which Ward<br />

hopes to build.<br />

“For instructors in my discipline, nothing is<br />

more rewarding than watching students<br />

unlock the mystery of language and learn to<br />

appreciate the craft of composition,” she said.<br />

“But in order to help students learn, we have<br />

to work together and take a critical look at<br />

how we teach. I feel very fortunate to work at<br />

a college where instructors embrace life-long<br />

learning through collaboration.”<br />

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Donna Zuniga<br />

Dean of the Huntsville Center<br />

calculates impact of one changed life<br />

The handpicked students in Donna<br />

Zuniga’s program must be the kind of<br />

capable, exceptional graduates employers<br />

relish.<br />

As the Dean of <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong>’s Huntsville<br />

Center, Zuniga and her faculty teach<br />

undergrads who not only perform well<br />

academically, but improve the community<br />

with volunteer work that saves taxpayers<br />

millions of dollars as well.<br />

They are also offenders.<br />

“At the Huntsville Center, classes are a<br />

privilege, not a right. These offenders want to<br />

be part of them. This is how they utilize their<br />

time in jail in a positive way,” says Zuniga.<br />

<strong>College</strong> and trade courses help students<br />

work toward certificates or associate degrees<br />

in several professions. The truck driving<br />

program alone sees 60 graduates annually,<br />

and according to Zuniga, helps keep the<br />

prison system running on a shoestring<br />

budget. Once a student earns his Commercial<br />

Drivers License, he may apply for volunteer<br />

work driving trucks for the Department of<br />

Corrections, which offsets his expenses as an<br />

inmate.<br />

At the Huntsville Center, students get<br />

hands-on work in real-world settings. Auto<br />

mechanics students maintain front-end<br />

alignment for all official TDC vehicles at an<br />

enormous savings for the Department of<br />

Corrections. Air conditioning students coax<br />

the TDC’s aging thermostats into cooperation.<br />

Budding chefs in culinary classes have<br />

revolutionized the prison’s kitchens, often<br />

catering official TDC events to rave reviews.<br />

Wardens say it makes life easier on prison<br />

staff, because good behavior is a nonnegotiable<br />

prerequisite.<br />

“They are growing because our program<br />

interrupts their old ways of thinking. They<br />

learn to think critically about behavior and<br />

consequences, and come to terms with<br />

authority. Education changes how they<br />

approach life.”<br />

Despite recent state budget cuts to the<br />

Offender Education Program — resulting<br />

in the devastating layoff of 15 longtime<br />

employees — the Huntsville Center remains<br />

a path beyond the stigma of incarceration,<br />

where inmates find new life as responsible<br />

members of the community. Upon release,<br />

most students enter outside life with a<br />

strong work ethic and self confidence,<br />

qualified for honest work that pays bills<br />

and taxes. Statistically, they avoid future<br />

incarceration, and future expense to<br />

taxpayers.<br />

“We hold them to a very high standard. They<br />

must persevere beyond life at rock bottom to<br />

leave here educated, and with every possible<br />

tool to succeed in this new life. This changes<br />

them, their families, and the futures of those<br />

who would have been their victims,” says<br />

Zuniga.<br />

“There’s no telling how many people are<br />

impacted when one life is truly changed.”<br />

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<strong>Report</strong> to the Community<br />

Service Area School Districts<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> serves a geographic area of<br />

more than 280,000 residents that includes<br />

the Goose Creek, Anahuac, Barbers Hill,<br />

Crosby, Dayton, Devers, East Chambers,<br />

Hardin, Huffman, Hull-Daisetta, and Liberty<br />

Independent School Districts.<br />

2011 – 2012 Financial <strong>Report</strong><br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> is supported by a generous tax<br />

base and strong reserves. While tuition is<br />

modest to allow student access, state<br />

appropriations account for less than<br />

one-fifth of overall revenue. The college’s<br />

unrestricted reserves are approximately<br />

$14.1 million.<br />

Revenue by Source 2012<br />

Expenses by Sources 2012<br />

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SUMMARY<br />

Revenues 2012<br />

State Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,197,797<br />

Tuition and Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,532,856<br />

Property Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,572,828<br />

Federal Grants and Contracts . . . . . 15,938,710<br />

State Grants and Contracts . . . . . . . . 1,191,115<br />

Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767,785<br />

Investment Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,097<br />

Auxiliary Enterprises<br />

(net of discounts of $1,405,824<br />

and $1,422,575, respectively) . . . . 1,546,922<br />

Other Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,572,961<br />

Total Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,365,071<br />

Expenses<br />

Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,212,927<br />

Public Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,641,367<br />

Academic Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,957,665<br />

Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,629,067<br />

Institutional Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,119,893<br />

Operation and Maintenance<br />

of Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,025,427<br />

Scholarships and Fellowships . . . . . . 8,324,490<br />

Auxiliary Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,266,266<br />

Depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,886,469<br />

Total Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,063,570<br />

2011 – 2012<br />

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS<br />

Gender<br />

Female . . . . . . . 52.2% Male . . . . . . . . . 47.8%<br />

Ethnicity<br />

White . . . . . . . . 43.6% Hispanic . . . . . 32.6%<br />

Black . . . . . . . . . 18.7% Other . . . . . . . . . 5.1%<br />

Student Ages<br />

18 and below . . . 9.0% 26 – 41 . . . . . . . 31.4%<br />

18 – 25 . . . . . . . 48.7% 42+ . . . . . . . . . . . 10.9%<br />

Part-time versus full-time status<br />

Full-time . . . . . 22.5% Part-time . . . . 77.5%<br />

Degrees and Certificates<br />

Certificates . . . . . 578 Degrees . . . . . . . . 639<br />

Nursing Licensure Rates<br />

The college’s Vocational Nursing program<br />

announced a 100 percent pass rate on the<br />

2012 National Council Licensure Examination<br />

for practical nurses (NCLEX-PN). The Asso -<br />

ciate Degree Nursing (ADN) pass rate for<br />

2011 – 2012, reported earlier, was 97 percent.<br />

Aspen Institute ranks LC among very best<br />

For the second consecutive year, the Aspen<br />

Institute, an international nonprofit organi -<br />

zation based in Washington, D.C., listed <strong>Lee</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> among the nation’s 120 best<br />

community colleges — the top 10 percent of<br />

all community colleges. <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> was one<br />

of eight Texas community colleges listed<br />

among the best in the nation.<br />

Fifth in the nation for degrees<br />

in science and technology<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> is ranked fifth in the nation<br />

among two-year institutions for associate<br />

degrees awarded in science and technology,<br />

according to a recent report from Community<br />

<strong>College</strong> Week Magazine. The college jumped<br />

one spot in ranking from previous years.<br />

Fourth in the nation for degrees<br />

to Hispanic students<br />

Excelencia in Education recently ranked <strong>Lee</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> fourth in the nation among two-year<br />

institutions for associate degrees awarded to<br />

Hispanic students in science and technology.<br />

The college was also ranked 10th for<br />

associate degrees awarded to Hispanic<br />

students in biomedical sciences.<br />

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ATD Leader <strong>College</strong><br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> was one of 23 institutions<br />

nationally recognized as a Leader <strong>College</strong> by<br />

Achieving the Dream, Inc. (ATD). In recent<br />

years, <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> has increased the success<br />

rate — defined as earning grade C or better<br />

— in developmental education courses from<br />

less than 40 percent in 2007 to almost 60<br />

percent in 2010. During this time period,<br />

developmental education success rates for<br />

student subgroups including African American<br />

and Hispanic students, also increased.<br />

The improvement is attributed to changes in<br />

developmental course curriculum, including<br />

fast-track courses, additional counseling and<br />

increased course contact hours with<br />

dedicated faculty members.<br />

“Military Friendly” status<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> has been selected to join the<br />

Servicemembers Opportunity <strong>College</strong>s (SOC)<br />

Consortium. As a member, the college is<br />

recognized as a “military friendly campus,”<br />

willing to work with veterans, ensuring they<br />

have access to services promoting academic<br />

success. G.I. Jobs Magazine has also listed LC<br />

as a Military Friendly School.<br />

Performing Arts Center<br />

The Performing Arts Center hosted a number<br />

of nationally acclaimed music and theatrical<br />

performances in 2012, including country<br />

music legends Asleep at the Wheel, noted<br />

jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, and the<br />

Bay Area Houston Ballet and Theatre performance<br />

of The Nutcracker, among others.<br />

STAR Award Finalist<br />

In October 2012, the college’s Developmental<br />

Education Program was selected as one of<br />

eight finalists for the Texas Higher Education<br />

Coordinating Board (THECB) STAR Award.<br />

Established in 2001, the award recognizes<br />

exceptional contributions toward meeting<br />

one or more of the goals of Closing the Gaps<br />

by 2015, the THECB higher education plan<br />

adopted in October 2000. Goals listed in the<br />

plan include: increasing student enrollment<br />

and graduation, and improving the quality of<br />

educational programs and research.<br />

Center for Workforce &<br />

Community Development<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> has streamlined its approach to<br />

workforce education with the creation of the<br />

Center for Workforce & Community Development.<br />

The center will provide customized training<br />

for incumbent workers, non-credit, industry<br />

recognized certificates and credentials,<br />

employee assessment and pre-employment<br />

testing, customized internship opportunities,<br />

small business consultation, research and<br />

planning, and community education activities.<br />

For more information, contact the center at<br />

281.425.6453.<br />

Project <strong>Lee</strong>Way<br />

The 2011 – 2012 academic year marked the<br />

20th anniversary of the college’s Project<br />

<strong>Lee</strong>Way program. Project <strong>Lee</strong>Way helps lowincome<br />

students seeking technical careers,<br />

single parents, displaced homemakers, and<br />

single pregnant women gain access to<br />

vocational and technical education and<br />

training at <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />

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Former-<strong>Lee</strong><br />

Former-<strong>Lee</strong>, the <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> Former Students<br />

Association, provides an opportunity for<br />

alumni and friends to reconnect with old<br />

classmates and make new friends. Former-<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> members work together to support the<br />

growth of the college as an institution of<br />

higher learning. Through special events,<br />

professional development opportunities,<br />

charitable giving and community service<br />

activities, Former-<strong>Lee</strong> members are able to<br />

ensure that the college’s legacy continues.<br />

The first Former-<strong>Lee</strong> Alumni and Friends<br />

weekend was held March 22 – 23, 2012. The<br />

events included An Evening with Glenn Blake,<br />

the dedication of the <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> historical<br />

marker, and a concert featuring Asleep at<br />

the Wheel in the college’s Performing Arts<br />

Center. Blake, a <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> alumnus, teaches<br />

creative writing at The Johns Hopkins<br />

University and serves as managing editor for<br />

The Hopkins Review.<br />

The historical marker initiative began with a<br />

research paper on the history of the college<br />

written by Honors Program student Celeste<br />

Butler, under the tutelage of Honors Coordinator<br />

John Britt. After the college was<br />

granted the historic status,<br />

Former-<strong>Lee</strong> took the initiative to implement<br />

a successful fundraising campaign to raise<br />

the $1,500 fee necessary to cover the costs<br />

of the marker.<br />

For information about membership in<br />

Former-<strong>Lee</strong>, visit www.lee.edu/formerlee or<br />

call Ginni Whitten, Director of Alumni<br />

Relations, at 281.425.6302.<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> grant funding Tops $6.6 million<br />

Externally funded grants provided cuttingedge<br />

technology and equipment to <strong>Lee</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong>, as well as essential support services<br />

to students, during the 2011 – 2012<br />

academic year. Every grant proposal is a team<br />

effort, developed by dedicated faculty, staff<br />

and partners, and supported by administration.<br />

Highlights of the year include:<br />

• Hispanic Serving Institution Science,<br />

Technology, Engineering and Math<br />

(HSI STEM) Grant<br />

$4.1 million over five years to strengthen<br />

science, technology, engineering, and math<br />

programs and encourage the participation<br />

of Hispanic and low income students in<br />

STEM fields. The grant provided $843,253 to<br />

support these initiatives in 2011 – 2012.<br />

• Educational Opportunity Center (EOC)<br />

Grant (Department of Education)<br />

$1.5 million over five years to continue the<br />

critical services of the EOC in San Jacinto<br />

Mall. The grant supports services to assist<br />

adults in returning to college after a gap in<br />

their education.<br />

• Gulf Coast Partners in Achieving Student<br />

Success (Houston Endowment)<br />

$600,000 over three years. In partnership<br />

with Goose Creek Consolidated Independent<br />

School District, <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> is focusing<br />

on increasing college readiness among high<br />

school graduates in its service area.<br />

• <strong>College</strong> Credit for Heroes Grant<br />

(Texas Workforce Commission)<br />

$302,589 to open a Veterans Center to assist<br />

veterans in receiving college credit for their<br />

training and experience in the military, and<br />

to help them access veteran’s benefits.<br />

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Ways to give<br />

Your gifts are vital to the mission of <strong>Lee</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong>. Donations to the <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

Foundation allow the college to assist<br />

students in a variety of ways, primarily<br />

through scholarships. <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> is<br />

dedicated to providing a quality education<br />

to all students. Keeping tuition and fees<br />

affordable for students requires the college<br />

to look to private donors for the support<br />

needed to maintain excellence and ensure<br />

that students are able to achieve their<br />

educational goals.<br />

• Petrochemical Job Training Grant<br />

(Department of Labor)<br />

$4.7 million, $1.1 million was awarded in<br />

2011 – 2012 to enhance the instrumentation<br />

and Fieldbus programs. This project<br />

was the result of collaborative efforts<br />

among four community colleges: <strong>Lee</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong>, San Jacinto, Brazosport and<br />

<strong>College</strong> of the Mainland.<br />

Foundation continues its mission<br />

The <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> Foundation continues its<br />

mission of promoting educational oppor -<br />

tunities available to the community by<br />

providing financial support for <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

students, faculty and staff.<br />

Established in 1968, the 21-member Board<br />

of Directors manages an endowment of<br />

$7 million, and accepts gifts, donations and<br />

grants for the benefit of the college and its<br />

students.<br />

The Foundation awarded $265,000 to worthy<br />

students in the 2011 – 2012 academic year,<br />

and continued its efforts to build the<br />

endowment as well as the number of<br />

scholarships available to students.<br />

Endowed and non-endowed scholarships are<br />

available to assist with the costs of tuition,<br />

fees and books.<br />

Listed below are a few ways you can<br />

contribute to <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> through the<br />

Foundation to ensure that students continue<br />

to receive a high-quality education.<br />

• Stocks and Bonds: Gifts of appreciated<br />

securities can give the donor attractive tax<br />

benefits while helping the college.<br />

• Corporate Matching Gifts: If you (or your<br />

spouse) work for a company that matches<br />

your donations, enclose a form with your<br />

gift and we will request a match.<br />

• Planned Gifts: You can provide for the<br />

college in your will or trust, turn over a life<br />

insurance policy that is no longer needed,<br />

or make the college a beneficiary of your<br />

retirement plan. These opportunities will<br />

not only help the college, but also can help<br />

ease your tax liability.<br />

• Check or Credit Card: Traditional<br />

donations always are accepted. You can<br />

call the office and provide your credit card<br />

information, or use our online donation<br />

system: www.lee.edu/foundation/donate.<br />

You may also write a check made payable<br />

to <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> Foundation and mail to:<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> Foundation<br />

Attention: Pam Warford<br />

P.O. Box 818<br />

Baytown, TX 77522-0818<br />

For more information, call 281.425.6303 or<br />

visit www.lee.edu/foundation.<br />

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<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> Supporters September 1, 2011 – August 31, 2012<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> appreciates every<br />

donor and has tried to provide<br />

a complete list of donors from<br />

September 1, 2011 through<br />

August 31, 2012. Apologies are<br />

made for any inaccuracies or<br />

omissions that may have<br />

occurred in publishing this<br />

report. If you discover a mistake,<br />

please call 281.425.6303 or<br />

e-mail woshields@lee.edu so the<br />

college may correct its records.<br />

GIFTS TO LEE COLLEGE<br />

Mr. J. B. Alvis<br />

Mr. Paul Arrigo<br />

Mr. Dennis Barr<br />

Baytown Professional Firefighters<br />

Association<br />

Mr. Richard Bellamy<br />

Mrs. Herb Boggess<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Box<br />

Chevron Phillips Chemical<br />

Company<br />

<strong>College</strong> of the Mainland Foundation<br />

Community Resource Credit Union<br />

Mr. Rex Couch<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coughlen<br />

Ms. Jill Cufr<br />

Ms. Susan Cummings<br />

Mr. Paul Daniels<br />

Mr. Prem Dewan<br />

Exxon Mobil Corporation<br />

First Liberty National Bank<br />

Ms. Rebecca Hill<br />

Highlands Chamber of Commerce<br />

Houston Endowment<br />

Hull-Daisetta Mayhaw Festival<br />

Integraph Corporation<br />

Mr. Eugene King<br />

Drs. James and Maymo Lewis<br />

Lubrizol Corporation<br />

Nexion Health Foundation, Inc.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Pate<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Pfennig<br />

PFLAG HATCH Youth Scholarship<br />

Fund<br />

San Jacinto Methodist Hospital<br />

Security State Bank<br />

Ms. Kathryn Stephenson<br />

Texas Commission on the Arts<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Topper<br />

Mrs. Jane Tucker<br />

Ms. Catherine Wahrmund<br />

FOUNDATION DONORS<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Adams<br />

Mr. Ryan Adams<br />

Affinity Photography<br />

Ms. Eleanor Albon<br />

Mr. J. B. Alvis<br />

Amegy<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Amelang<br />

Anahuac National Bank<br />

Angel Brothers Enterprises, Ltd.<br />

Antonio’s<br />

Mr. Herman Attaway<br />

Awards and Engraving<br />

Ms. Marion Babin<br />

Mr and Mrs. Gary Bailey<br />

Mr. Larry Bailey<br />

Mr. Dennis Barr<br />

Ms. Carol Bartz<br />

Bayer Corporation<br />

Bayshore Fine Rides<br />

Baytown Area Quilt Guild<br />

Baytown Lions Club<br />

Baytown Little Theater<br />

Baytown Oral & Maxillofacial<br />

Surgery Associates<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Beavers, Sr.<br />

Mr. Benny Beck<br />

Bentwater Yacht & Country Club<br />

Dr. James Bernick and Dr. Pam<br />

Medellin<br />

BDI Resources<br />

BGK Architects<br />

BJ Ford in Liberty<br />

Mrs. Herb Boggess<br />

Ms. Shirley Box<br />

Boyd’s Blossoms<br />

Mr. Joe Braun<br />

Ms. Alice Breaux<br />

Ms. Yslita Brewer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Reggie Brewer<br />

Mrs. Ernestine Bright<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Britt<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Buntin<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Al Busch<br />

Mr. Howard Bushart<br />

Capital Bank<br />

Ms. Kelly Carpenter<br />

Carraba’s<br />

Ms. Ouida Carroll<br />

Mr. Randy Casey<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cates<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cather<br />

Cat’s Meow<br />

Ms. Mary Ann Cavazos<br />

CenterPoint Energy<br />

Chevron Phillips Chemical<br />

Company LP<br />

Children’s Museum<br />

Dr. Ayman Chritah<br />

Dr. Keith Coburn and Ms. Victoria<br />

Fayle<br />

The Honorable and Mrs. Don Coffey<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cole<br />

Community Bank of Texas<br />

Community Resource Credit Union<br />

Community Toyota, Honda, Kia<br />

Dr. and Mrs. David Corder<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Weston Cotten<br />

Mr. Rex G. Couch<br />

Cracker Barrel<br />

Crespo & Jirrels Funeral and<br />

Cremation Services<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Currie<br />

Mr. Steve Daniele and Ms. Suzanne<br />

Heinrich<br />

The Darrell Lamb Family<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Dawson<br />

Mr. Bill Deering<br />

Ms. Janice Dollar<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dykes<br />

Eagle Point<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Edwards<br />

El Toro<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Englert<br />

Enterprise Products<br />

Environmental Health Specialties<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Escontrias<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Eshbach<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Evans<br />

Evergreen<br />

Executive Catering<br />

ExxonMobil Corporation<br />

First Liberty National Bank<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Flynt<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Foley<br />

Ms. Donya Fulcher<br />

Mr. Roy Fuller, Jr.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Gant<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ganze<br />

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Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Garey<br />

Gatorfest<br />

Geiger, Inc.<br />

Mrs. Barbara Gibson<br />

Ms. Cecile Gieger<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gillette<br />

Ms. Beulah Goodman<br />

Goose Creek Consolidated ISD<br />

Goose Creek Country Club<br />

Goose Creek Emporium<br />

Dr. Neil Gorme<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Gray<br />

Gray’s Gifts<br />

Ms. Kelli G’sell<br />

Ms. Monte G’Sell<br />

Ms. Karen Guthmiller<br />

Haak Winery<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ronn Haddox<br />

Hair and Body Bar<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hall<br />

Hallmark Car Wash<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hanson<br />

Ms. Donna Hasselmo<br />

Mr. Michael Hasselmo and Ms.<br />

Chantal Stern<br />

Ms. Dorothy Cooke Hayes<br />

Mrs. Wallace Heaner<br />

Mr. John Hebert<br />

Mr. and Mrs. <strong>Lee</strong> Hendricks<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Rod Herrick<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Herring<br />

Ms. LaDel Hillard<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Himsel<br />

H & H Tractor and Lawn<br />

Equipment, LTD<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Bobby Hughes<br />

Mr. John Jenkins<br />

Jenkins Farms<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Jenssen<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Jirrels<br />

Johnny Carinos<br />

John’s Trim Shop<br />

Ms. Eula Johnson<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jordan<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Jones<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Kadjar<br />

Mr. William and Dr. Cathy Kemper<br />

Kingwood Golf Club<br />

Ms. Annette Kuder<br />

Ms. Marjorie Lafosse<br />

LaTorreta Resort & Spa<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> Bookstore<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>College</strong> Staff Assembly<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lestarjette<br />

Mr. T. J. Lewis<br />

Liberty-Dayton Chrysler-Dodge-<br />

Jeep, Inc.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Linares<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Litton<br />

Lowe’s<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Luallin<br />

Lunas<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Lundy, Jr.<br />

Mr. Johnny Luttrell<br />

Mr. Dave Maggard<br />

Drs. Larry and Lorena Maher<br />

Mr. Brian Mann<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Pat Mann<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Wade Marcontell<br />

Dr. and Mrs. James Maroney<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim McGilvray<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Frank McKay<br />

Mr. John McMillon<br />

Ms. Jan McMurrey<br />

Ms. Kelly McNeill<br />

Mr. John Meier<br />

Mr. Keith Meier<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Miller<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Milner<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Mohlman<br />

Dr. and Mrs. James Moore<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Moore<br />

Mr. Benny Moskowitz<br />

Drs. Michael and Susan Murphy<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Navarre<br />

Navarre Funeral Home<br />

Mr. Bob Neighbors<br />

Office Depot<br />

Olive Garden<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jay O’Shields<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Oyler<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Pate<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Peebles<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pena<br />

Mr. Richard and Dr. Thelma Percoco<br />

Ms. Mary Phelps<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jon C. Pfennig<br />

The Honorable and Mrs. Carl Pickett<br />

PILOT CLUB OF BAYTOWN<br />

Plumwood Eva-Maud Garden Club<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Poirot<br />

Polar Express<br />

Premiere Cinema<br />

Mrs. B.G. Ramsey<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Layne Ramsey<br />

Ratliff & Jentho, CPAs<br />

Red Fox<br />

Roosters<br />

Rotary Club of Baytown<br />

Mr. Gerardo Ruiz<br />

San Jacinto Methodist Hospital<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Santana<br />

Schlitterbahn Water Park<br />

Ms. Mary Schreiber<br />

Ms. Edra Schutze<br />

Mr. Dave Seitz<br />

Shay’s<br />

Ms. Alisha Shelton<br />

Mr. B. J. Simon, Sr.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Singer<br />

Representative and Mrs. Wayne<br />

Smith<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Smoke<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smoke<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sneed<br />

Society for Maintenance &<br />

Reliability Professionals<br />

Someburger<br />

Southwest Airlines<br />

Space Center Houston<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Speer<br />

Starbucks<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Starz<br />

Mr. Brian Stephens<br />

Dr. Barbara Sultis<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Tate<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Terrier<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Terry<br />

Texas Citizens Bank<br />

Texas First Bank<br />

Texas Rice Festival<br />

Texas State Railroad<br />

The Baytown Sun<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Thies<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Thomson<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tickner<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tilton<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Topper<br />

Mr. Craig Townsend<br />

Tractor Supply<br />

Mrs. Jane Tucker<br />

Twisted and Tangled<br />

Vision Max<br />

Walden Golf Club<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Walker<br />

Mr. and Mrs. George Ward<br />

Ms. Susan Ward<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Chris Warford<br />

Ms. Joy Warford<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wheat<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Whitten<br />

Mr. Michael Williams<br />

Mr. Robert Witt<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Wright<br />

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