Sept - Kilgore College

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KC, Ana-Lab to hold benefit concert
Sept. 20 featuring KC musicians
September 20, 2007 ~ Dodson Auditorium ~ Kilgore College
A Benefit for world hunger
It’s not every day one
gets the opportunity
to help a child halfway
around the
world, but residents
of East Texas will have
The Kilgore College
Hall of Fame Committee
has chosen the newest
members of the Hall of Fame
for the 2007 season. This
year’s inductees are: 1964-
65 Men’s Basketball Team;
men’s basketball player
Sammy Hervey (1970-72),
women’s basketball player
ShaRhonda Reynolds
(1991-93), football
player Victor Jordan
(1940-41) and
football coach Charlie
just that opportunity on
Sept. 20. The Ana-Lab
Corporation of Kilgore
is currently seeking
donors for the concert it
is sponsoring 7 p.m. Sept.
20 in Dodson Auditorium
on the Kilgore College
campus. The concert
will feature a keynote
speaker, the KC Chorale,
KC Wind Symphony and
the Community Children’s
Chorus.
“Almost every nation
of the world has hungry
people,” said C.H.
Whiteside, owner of Ana-
Lab. “On a world-wide
basis, we have adequate
food, but distribution is a
serious problem, further
Simmons
(1967-75).
Also, the
Clyde Lee
Players
Association
and Latane Speer, KC
government instructor since
1971, were chosen in the
“Contributor” category.
A Hall of Fame benefit
golf tournament will be held
on Oct. 19 and inductees will
be introduced at a luncheon
and during the halftime
complicated by politics.”
Whiteside said he feels
an obligation to feed as
many hungry kids as he can.
“I feel God wants me to
raise money and leave the
political and distribution
problems to others
experienced in these areas,”
Whiteside said. “What if your
child was hungry What
would you do to provide
him/her with food”
The Community
Children’s Chorus is
composed of children who
are members of choirs
from First Baptist, St. Luke’s
Methodist and Forest Home
Baptist churches.
“This group of
approximately 75 boys
and girls represents, to
me, children helping other
children,” said Jeanne
Johnson, music instructor.
“Isn’t that a wonderful point
to be teaching them”
There are seven charities
from which to choose.
Donation checks can be
mailed to the Ana-Lab
Corporation, P.O. Box 9000,
of the Kilgore College vs.
Northeastern Oklahoma
A&M football game on Oct.
20.
“As always, I look
forward to this year’s Hall
of Fame events. It is one of
the most rewarding and
inspirational events of the
year,” said David Castles,
athletic director. “It is great
to make connections with
the athletes and supporters
who ensured over the years
that Kilgore College was
Donors can choose
from several charities:
• Texas Baptist
Offering for World
Hunger
• Presbyterian Hunger
Program
• Catholic Relief
Services
• One Great Hour of
Sharing (Methodist)
• Caring and Sharing
(Church of Christ)
• The Rotary
Foundation
• Helping Hands of
Kilgore
Levels of support:
• Famine Fighter
$5,000+
• Strong Supporter -
$2,000 – $4,999
• Lover of Little Ones
$1,000 – $1,999
• Benefactor
$200 - $999
Kilgore, Texas 75663, or
donors can bring money
with them to the concert.
Contributions must be
received by Sept. 10 for the
donor’s name to appear in
the program.
Hall of Fame Committee chooses inductees
one of the premier athletic
programs in the country.”
The golf tournament will
begin at 11 a.m. Oct. 19 at
Meadowbrook Country Club
in Kilgore. The tournament,
a two-man scramble limited
to 36 teams, is sponsored
by Kilgore College, The
University of Texas at Tyler
and Kilgore National Bank.
For an entry fee of $75,
participants will receive
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President’s
Perspective
SEIZE
F
President Bill Holda
the moment
(and the opportunity!)
Following fall
registration, the
institution is basking
in the glow of what appears to be a record enrollment.
With the possibility of crossing the threshold of 5,000
in student headcount, we must immediately forge a
comprehensive plan to sustain this momentum and
significantly grow into the next base year.
Kilgore College must look at all components and
strategies which will cause this growth to be sustained.
Here are a few of the initiatives we must engage:
• Retain the current students in record numbers.
KC will need the combined efforts of all faculty and staff
and the Student Success Program to nurture and support
students who might otherwise not persist and re-enroll.
• Greatly expand dual credit opportunities to
area high school students. No later than Fall, 2008, KC
will most likely offer discounted tuition to high school
students, send recruitment and support teams to all
the area schools, and build capacity with additional
instructional staff.
• Expand outreach to potential students. KC will
have to use more faculty and staff in various departments
and roles to seriously market and recruit. Our dedicated
marketing and recruitment staff is simply not large
enough to affect the level of outreach we must achieve.
• Market the federal student loan program. Without
question, the availability of additional financial resources
will enable more individuals to enroll in more classes
and more quickly achieve their educational goals. We
must market not only the availability, but also the
responsibilities which accompany the loan program.
• Use off-site outreach and classes throughout the
service area. KC must consider a variety of courses and
programs – not just early admission – for the residents
in communities like Henderson, Hallsville, White Oak
and Gladewater. We must take more educational
opportunities directly to the people and grow all of our
online offerings.
• Increase responsiveness to workforce
development needs. The business and industry
community is crying out for a trained workforce. It will
be our responsibility to partner with them to meet their
needs.
This is just a beginning. We have a wonderful
opportunity and we cannot squander this moment.
Momentum is a powerful phenomenon – we must
sustain what we have begun!
FACULTY
&
STAFF
reports
Director of Randolph C. Watson Library Kathy Fair has been
appointed to the TexShare Advisory Board (Texas State Library
and Archives Commission) and will serve a three-year term.
Computer Science instructor Carol Bunch attended the Texas
State Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute
held July 16-20 at the Preston Ridge campus of the Collin
County Community College District in Frisco. She attended two
sessions: Social Networking and Microsoft Office 2007.
Director of Human Resources Mike Jenkins has been invited
to join the Delta Mu Delta business honor society. Graduate
students must have a GPA of 3.9 or better and have successfully
completed the comprehensive examinations and be working
on their dissertations to qualify.
Child development and early childhood coordinator Virginia
Booker will join Lara Pauley and the entire staff of the Early
Childhood Center to present five sessions at the Texas Association
for the Education of Young Children state conference held in
Fort Worth in October.
This summer Molly Reavis, program director of the Office
Professional Program, worked for Paradigm Publishing. Her work
included proofing a textbook about advanced word processing
and completing all the student exercises to ensure accuracy.
Reavis also updated the teachers’ manual for the textbook, wrote
test questions and prepared the PowerPoint presentations to
be used with publisher’s instructional materials.
Bookstore manager Carolyn Williams has been elected by
Texas College Bookstores to serve as their trustee for SWCBA
(Southwest College Bookstore Association) and will be sworn in
at the annual meeting in October.
Photography instructor O. Rufus Lovett worked for Gourmet
magazine in New York this summer producing a photo essay on
Dominican restaurants and culture in Manhattan. The work is
featured in the September issue of Gourmet. His work is also
included in a group exhibition, “Separate Lives”, at the Peer
Gallery in New York through the end of September.
Congratulations and good luck to Dianne Lyle who is retiring
after working at KC for 37 years. Lyle is the purchasing agent
for the college.
GOOD NEWS:
English Instructor Jason Graves and his wife Susan recently
adopted a 7 1/2 month-old girl from South Korea, Abbie, their
third daughter. They already have one daughter from Korea,
Allison, who is 4 years old and another daughter Anna, who is 3.
Both Jason and Susan graduated from KC in 1990.

KC awarded more than $786,000 in grants
Money to help local businesses train employees to better work skills
in
employees and has
In its effort to improve
the quality of workers
in East Texas, Kilgore
College has joined with
local businesses to train
received four grants
totaling more than
$786,000 to do so.
“For these grants,
technical colleges or
community colleges are
the only entities that
can apply,” said Kilgore
College grant writer Gem
Meacham.
“We are pleased to
have received these so
we can use the money
to train a more highly
skilled workforce in the
area which will help raise
wages for those who
receive training.”
The training is funded
through the Texas
Workforce Commission’s
Skills Development Fund.
The fund finances the
implementation and
design of customized
job training projects for
businesses and trade
unions in an effort to
raise the skills level
and wages of the Texas
workforce.
The four KC grants
include money to train
16 new hires and 18
current employees at
QC-Nearbore Company
in Kilgore, five current
employees at Bass
Engineering in Longview
and 510 new employees
at Convergys in
Longview.
Kilgore will also be
the site of training for
115 new employees and
60 current Key Energy
employees from various
East Texas locations.
Also, two more grants
are under development
by KC for training
employees of two new
companies in Kilgore,
Orgill Inc. and Cleveland
Steel Container
Corporation.
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September CALENDAR
9/01 - KC Football vs. TJC, 7PM (Away)
9/03 - Labor Day Holiday
9/11 - KKUS “First Responders” Banquet. Texas A&M recruiter
visiting campus.
9/12 - Twelfth day of classes.
9/15 - KC Football vs. Navarro, 7PM (Home)
9/16 - Beginning of National Surgical Technology Week
9/20 - Benefit for World Hunger Concert, 7PM in Dodson
Auditorium.
9-22 - KC Football vs. Blinn, 7PM (Away)
9-24 - 20th class day.
9-29 - HOMECOMING. KC Football vs. Arkansas Baptist, 3PM
(Home)
This calendar is subject to change daily. For an updated calendar
of events call Leah Gorman, coordinator of student activities, at
(903) 988-7521 or e-mail her at lgorman@kilgore.edu.
SEE PAGE 4 FOR HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES!
lunch, a cap, cart and 18 holes
of golf. All proceeds benefit KC
athletics. Flight trophies will
be awarded and door prizes
given.
Hall of Fame members will
be officially announced at a
luncheon 11:30 a.m. Oct. 20
in the Ballroom of the Devall
Student Center on the Kilgore
College campus prior to the
Kilgore vs. NEO football game.
Cost of the luncheon is $15
and the deadline to reserve
a spot is Oct. 15. The athletic
department is currently
looking for addresses for the
1964-65 Men’s Basketball Team.
If you know any addresses of
1964-65 team members or you
need additional information,
call Cecelia Sanders at (903)
983-8189 or e-mail: csanders@
kilgore.edu.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
8-1.......... Leslie Goudarzi
8-2.......... Mary Smyser
8-4.......... Althea Richardson
8-5.......... Nancy Law
8-7.......... Terry Brewer
Julie Fowler
8-8.......... Carolyn Childs
8-10........ Cody Edwards
Jerri Saenz
8-11........ Terry Booker
Martha Woodruff
8-12........ Dee Conway
Karol Pruett
8-14........ Lametra Barnes
8-15........ Bobby Samples
Cecelia Sanders
8-16........ Bindy Tice
8-17........ Nancy King
8-19........ Barbara Prater
8-20........ Melissa Knight
8-23........ Bill Nicks
8-25........ Jeanne Johnson
8-28........ Laurie Kitchen
Mattie Moss
Millie White
8-29........ Larry Brown
8-30........ Carolyn McClish
David Stroud
8-31........ Raymond Caldwell
James Stueart
Debbie Williams
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
9-1.......... Donna Evans
9-2.......... Dan Beach
David Wylie
Dennis Gronewald
9-3.......... Nancy Lamouroux
John Presley
9-6.......... Penny Attaway
Beverly Davis
9-7.......... Jimmy Rieves
9-8.......... Judy Grotefendt
9-9.......... Shirley Bratton
Richard Crutcher
Connie Wyszynski
9-10........ Melissa Haden
9-13........ James Perry
9-14........ Vicki Buchanan
9-15........ Russel Thompson
9-16........ Chong Raif
Bob Young
9-18........ Richard Dugger
Starla Lumpkin
9-19........ Tony Means
9-21........ Melonie Bonner
Mariane Hastie
9-23........ Rosa Hopkins
Julie Payne
Brenda Stapleton
9-26........ Marilyn Beard
Kevin Kelley
9/27........ Brenda Brown
Chris Craddock
9-29........ Duane McNaney
9-30........ Griselda Vazquez

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H O M E C O M I N G S C H E D U L E
10:30 a.m. - Rangerettes Forever Homecoming Brunch
11 a.m. - Demonstration by KC Twirlers and Cheerleaders
(past and present). “Once and Always KC
Twirlers” and “Always KC Rahs” will meet following
the demonstration for lunch with alumni groups.
Noon -
S a t u r d a y, S e p t. 2 9
Eternal Flares Alumni PIzza Lunch (anyone who
served on The Flare newspaper in the past), Flare
Lab.
1 p.m. - KC Ex-Students Association Luncheon,
presentation of the Ex-Student and Ex-Teachers
of the Year. Held in faculty lounge of the
McLaurin Administration Building. Sponsored by
Hershell Curtis Lineman Scholarship.
3 p.m. - Kilgore Rangers vs. Arkansas Baptist College
KC welcomes new employees
The college welcomed 27 new full-time
employees this fall, listed by name
and job title as follows:
• Ebony Allison-Dennis, career services/job placement
administrative assistant II
• Laura Bogenschutz, KC-Longview administrative assistant III
• Dr. Paul Buchanan, geology instructor
• Ben Cammack, Workforce Development training coordinator
• Chris Craddock, coordinator of public and sports information
• J.J. Eckert, head football coach and kinesiology instructor
• Mark English, Adult Basic Education lead teacher/
coordinator
• Nelda Ferguson, evening/continuing education
administrative assistant III
• Stephanie Fridell, math instructor
• Willie Gooden, assistant football coach and kinesiology
instructor
• Autumn Hanson, assistant registrar
• Jerry Hays, KCPD police officer
• Robin Huskey, director of research and institutional
effectiveness
• Monika Kajstura, adult education instructor
• Cindy Lavine, physical therapist assistant instructor
• Tessa McFarland, associate degree nursing instructor
• Wendy McKinnon, associate degree nursing instructor
• Laura Mulanax, Registrar’s Office records specialist
• Kevin Perry, maintenance technician/plumbing services
• Cassie Pryor, student accounting supervisor
• Jerri Saenz, accounts payable and human resources
administrative assistant II
• Joseph Savoie, coordinator of student development and
residential life at the Quads
• Kim Staten, special populations counselor
• Russell Thompson, assistant football coach and kinesiology
instructor
• Lori Truman, English instructor
• Paul Wills, psychology instructor
• Raquel Wilson, coordinator of student development
and residential life at Nolan Street Hall.
Congratulations!
...to the following instructors
David Stroud is the Hamilton F. and Kathryn G. Beeson Teaching Award
recipient. Stroud is also the college’s Piper Professor nominee. Also, Terri
York (history and geography instructor) was awarded the “Excellence Award
for Innovation in Instruction.” Other faculty who received awards for “Excellence
in Teaching” were Dr. Joey Fults (government), Larry Kitchen
(visual and commercial art), Barbara Brush (nursing department chair
and instructor), Molly Reavis (program director, office professional and
business) and Mike Smith (emergency medical technology).
KC now has wireless Internet
Kilgore College now has wireless access hotspots around
campus as a part of the new RangerNet that provides
wireless Internet access to faculty, staff and students.
“Because of the security issues inherent in wireless
access, there has been no provision yet made for nonregistered
users or guests,” said Ben Talley, director of information
technology. “We will continue to add wireless access to buildings
and provide outdoor areas for wireless connectivity.”
So far, buildings that are fully wireless enabled are:
• Bonnie Porter Business Administration Building
• Charles K. and Lyde Devall Student Center
• Woodfin Center for Instructional Technology
• James M. Parks Fitness Center
• M. Kenneth Whitten Applied Technology Center
• Old Main Building
• Randolph C. Watson Library
• S. L. Canterbury Engineering and Sciences Building
• Stewart H. McLaurin Administration Building
• Student Support Building
• Communications and Automotive Building
Posters are placed around the campus to remind students,
faculty and staff about the wireless hotspots. At this time, only
those who have active directory accounts will be given access to
RangerNet. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call the
help desk at (903) 983-7522.
KC scholarship set up for Grunden
A
scholarship
has been
established
in memory
of former
KC
employee
Cory
Grunden
who was a KC systems
administrator. He died July
25 in an area hospital at
age 22.
“He was always a hard
worker with a good sense
of humor,” said Ben Talley,
director of KC Information
Technology. “He would
always come up with a
creative solution.”
Grunden’s mother
Kathy White is an assistant
cashier in the KC Business
Office.
If you would like
to donate or for more
information on the
scholarship fund, contact
David Wylie at (903) 983-
8656 or e-mail: dwylie@
kilgore.edu.
Want something published in the next KC Connection Deadline is Sept. 21.
E-mail Chris Craddock at ccraddock@kilgore.edu or call (903) 983-8181.