Ventura College 2005-6 Annual Report

Ventura College 2005-6The Ventura College Mission is:to offer academic and vocational programs leading to the completionof associate degrees or certificates; to prepare students to transferto four-year colleges and universities; to provide remediation to thosewho need to improve their basic skills; to support the state andregion’s economic viability through workforce development;and to provide continuing education opportunities thatenhance personal growth and life enrichment.Annual ReportThe college serves high school graduates and others who are ableto benefit from the academic and vocational opportunitiesit offers. Courses are provided using both traditional anddistance learning delivery systems.The faculty and staff of Ventura College are committedto student success and strive to create an environment ofcontinuous improvement through the establishment of measurableand/or observable student learning outcomes that can be used toassess student performance, improve instructional and service delivery,and guide institutional decision-making.Ventura College4667 Telegraph RoadVentura, CA 93003Phone: 805•654-6400FAX: 805•654-6466venturacollege.edu

A Message from the PresidentVentura College has a strong reputation for academic excellence and a long history as a vitalcommunity resource. As we spent the year celebrating our 80th Anniversary, I had the opportunityto see how deeply people care about what happens on the Ventura College campus. In this annualreport, we were proud to share our review of an exciting and rewarding year!Several factors contribute to making Ventura College a unique institution. Our team of expertfaculty, conscientious staff and committed management is dedicated to providing our students witha stimulating, quality education in a supportive environment. Our students come with myriad goals,and whether they plan on completing an associate’s degree, transferring to a four-year university,enhancing their career skills, or enriching their cultural and personal knowledge base, we strive toprovide them with the optimum educational experience.We have, as you will see, a very diverse student body. Our students represent all ages and manyethnic and cultural backgrounds. We are proud this year to have garnered national recognitionfor our work on behalf of Hispanic students, as noted by Hispanic Outlook Magazine, to have thenation’s first community college scholarship awarded to a breast cancer survivor, and to havecreated the Ventura Promise, a scholarship program for new high school graduates and thosereceiving GEDs.Thank you to our faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community supporters who workso hard to make Ventura College a wonderful place to learn. And to our readers, thank you forspending a few minutes learning about Ventura College!Robin Calote, Ed.D.President, Ventura CollegeVentura College4667 Telegraph RoadVentura CA 93003805-654-6400 / 805-654-6466 faxwww.VenturaCollege.eduVentura College East Campus115 Dean Drive, Suite ASanta Paula, CA 93060805-525-7136www.VenturaCollege.edu/offcampusAdministration:Dr. Robin Calote, PresidentMr. Ramiro Sanchez, Executive VicePresident of Student LearningDr. Tom Kimberling, Vice President ofBusiness ServicesAdministration:Dr. Kay Faulconer-Boger, Dean of Business,Economic Development andOff-Campus ProgramsDr. Lyn MacConnaire, Dean of StudentDevelopmentDr. Diane Moore, Dean of Liberal Arts andLearning ResourcesDr. Robert Renger, Dean of Arts andSciencesMr. Steve Tobias, Dean of Health and HumanPerformanceMr. David Bransky, Assistant DeanMr. Jerry Mortensen, Assistant DeanVentura County Community College District255 W. Stanley Ave. Suite 150Ventura, CA 93001Phone: 805-652-5500www.VCCCD.eduAdministration:Dr. James M. Meznek, Chancellor /Secretary of the Board of TrusteesMs. Sue Johnson, Vice Chancellor,Business & Administrative ServicesMs. Patricia Parham, Associate ViceChancellor, Human ResourcesBoard of Trustees:Mr. Stephen P. Blum, Esq., Area OneMs. Cheryl Heitmann, Area TwoDr. Larry O. Miller, Area ThreeMr. Robert O. Huber, Area FourMr. Arturo D. Hernández, Area Five

Ventura College Student StatisticsStudent Financial Aid Awarded Student Gender Student Enrollment StatusFinancial Aid Program Number of Awards Funding AmountPell GrantFederal need-based grant awardedto all eligible students. 1738 $4,187, 639Work-Study (Gross Wages)Federal funds awarded to studentsfor working on-campus. 105 $195, 374District Employment / Funded (Gross Wages)District funds allocated to campusdepartments for student workers. District/ Other $249, 347Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity GrantFederal need-based grant allocated to thecampus to award students withexceptional need. 410 $194, 701Cal Grant B & CState need-based funds. 429 $522, 025Extended Opportunity Programs & ServicesState need-based grant program which alsoprovides services such as peer counseling andcareer guidance. 414 $247, 828California Community College Board of Governors Fee Waiver ProgramState need-based program which providesenrollment fee waivers. 6061 $2, 326, 701ScholarshipsVentura College Foundation with otherorganizations and individuals, offerscholarships based upon financial needand/or academic merit. 466 $360, 149Female 57.1%Male 41.5%Unknown 1.4%Student Enrollment Status %First-Time Student 22.8First-Time Transfer Student 4.3Returning Student 15.4Continuing Student 51.1HS Student / Adv. Placement 6.3Student Age %

Ventura College Employee StatisticsFacultyFull-Time Part-Time(133) (386)Classified(168)Managers and Supervisors(20)Gender %Female 51.9 50.5Male 48.1 49.5Ethnicity %African American / Black 5.3 3.4Asian / Filipino / Pacific Islander 6.8 6Hispanic 18.0 11.1Native American .8 .5White 66.9 67.9Other 0 .8Unknown 2.3 10.4Age %

Ventura College 80th AnniversaryVC Celebrates 80 Years of Learning and Service!The Ventura College Community hosted a year-long series of events to honor the college’s 80thAnniversary. Inaugurated August 31, 1925, as grades 13 and 14 of the Ventura High School, VenturaCollege has a proud and storied history. Over the 2005-2006 academic year, VC students, faculty, staff,administrators and alumni celebrated through a variety of festivities, including:• Creation of an 80th Anniversary poster that was disseminated toevery elementary, middle and high school in our service area. Theposter contained a specially designed logo and photos from the fourgenerations of classes and activities at VC. That logo also appeared onthree Schedules of Classes published over the year.• Decorating an award-winning 76 foot float with the theme “HatsOff to Education” for the City of Ventura St. Patrick’s Day parade thatposthumously honored emeritus professor Tom O’Neill.• Two Campus Clean Up days• A cake-baking contest in October, open to the public, wth child,teen, adult and professional divisions, The winning professional entry,shown above, was made by Sibling Bakery, Ventura.• A poetry and art drawing contest for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade studentswithin the VC service area.• A special four-display case exhibit hosted in the Library withmemorabilia, yearbooks, graduation regalia, sports equipment, photos,catalogs and other items from the College’s history.• An 80th Birthday Party attended by alums and recognized by ourelected representatives from the federal, state and local governments,where we served four huge cakes created with photos from the 20s, 50s,70s and 2005, followed by a campus-wide Open House.• Medallions worn by the faculty and staff participating in thecommencement march and special pins provided to the graduatesrecognized the anniversary.• Documentation of 80 Acts of Kindness performed by the members ofthe campus family transferred to a commemorative poster.

Student ActivitiesThe Associated Students of Ventura College (ASVC) is the student government for the College, made up of elected and appointedstudent officers and representatives. ASVC had a very successful year that benefited many students and departments. A partial listof the areas to which ASVC contributed time, effort and funds to this past year include:• Supported and participated in the OneBook One Campus Program.• Hosted Random Acts of Kindness CampusBarbeque.• $2,000 donation to the Women’s andRe-entry Center for textbooks for their LendingLibrary.• Supported the VC Student Photo ID system.• Participated in activities that accounted fora 39% increase in voter turnout over the prioryear for the student elections.• Funded $500 for EOPS scholarships.• Funded AGS scholarships.• Donated $2,500 to the Ventura Promise.• Sponsored and funded various Quad Events.• Supported Student Clubs, including trips bythe Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers(SHPE), the Student Chapter of the Societyfor the Advancement of Chinos and NativeAmericans in Society (SACNAS), Alpha GammaSigma Honors Society (AGS) and ASVC tripsto various national and regional conferencesfor training in ethics, leadership, and variousacademic activities.• The Psychology Club participated inthe Beach Clean Up for Earth Day.• Assisted the Transfer Center with expensesfor Transfer Day.• Provided funding to various student loanprograms including the Emergency StudentLoan Program and Student Book VoucherProgram.• With the assistance of the PublicInformation Officer, a new ASVC Constitutionwas drafted and passed at the general studentelection and new By- Laws were created andpassed by the ASVC Board.• Hosted Club Days, ice cream socials andbarbeques throughout the year.• Hosted free movies for the students in theCampus Center.• Provided $5,000 for a vending machinein the LRC to dispense scantrons, pens, andother items for students.• Funded $3,700 for new Transfer Centercomputer monitors.• Provided $2,000 for books for theLibrary Textbook Bank.• Hosted the ASVC Spirit Week activities• Funded a guest speaker for Women’sHistory Month hosted by the Re-entry andWomen’s Center and the Women’s ConcernsCouncil.• Funded the campus literary magazine, VCVoices, and student awards.• In conjunction with the campus clubs, hosteda campus-wide Katrina fund-raising event.• SHPE & SACNAS members helped build theworld’s tallest chocolate tower at the ChocolateFestival.• Sponsored the campus-wide Canned FoodDonation Drive.• Hosted a Read-a-thon at the ChildDevelopment Center.

Intercollegiate Athletics2005-2006 was a tremendous year in VC Athletics! Among the accomplishments for the year were the following:• Ventura College won its 8th consecutiveWestern State Conference (WSC) AthleticSupremacy Award from our 15 memberconference. This year, we won by the largestmargin of victory in WSC history.• The College won 9 WSC Championshipsfor a second consecutive year. 2005-06 WSCChampionships included Women’s Volleyball,Men’s Cross Country, Women’s Water Polo,Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Women’sSoccer, Men’s Baseball, Men’s Swimming andDiving, and Women’s Swimming and Diving.• The Men’s Swimming and Diving Teamplaced 2nd in the 2006 California StateChampionship in our attempt to defend VC’s2005 State Swimming and Diving Championshipunder Head Coach Larry Baratte.• The Women’s Swimming and DivingTeam placed 4th in the 2006 California StateChampionships.• The VC Men’s Swimming and Diving teamreceived the California State Scholar-AthleteTeam Award from the State Commission onAthletics (COA) - 3rd consecutive Scholar TeamAward for Men’s Swinmming and 11th ScholarTeam Award for a VC team in the last 7 years.• The VC Women’s Soccer team captured their10th consecutive WSC Championship underHead Coach Steve Hoffman.• The VC Women’s Volleyball team, coachedby Miki McFadden, was also a California StateScholar Athlete Team. The teams so selectedwere from the 2004-2005 academic year andrecognized in the 2005-2006 year.• Western State Conference 2005-06 Coachesof the Year: Don Adams, Baseball; MandyRodriquez, Women’s Volleyball, Steve Hoffman,Women’s Soccer, Mary Giles, Women’s WaterPolo, Greg Winslow, Men’s Basketball, NancyFredrickson, Men’s Cross Country and LarryBaratte, Men’s and Women’s Swimming andDiving.• 2005-06 Pepsi/NATYCCA Cup ranking of#17 for overall “athletic program excellence”for two-year colleges in California after beingranked #7 in 2004-2005 - 5th consecutiveyear Ventura College Athletics has been in thetop 20 for program excellence from over 100community colleges offering intercollegiateathletic programs.• The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association(WBCA) included the 2005-06 VC Women’s BasketballTeam in their list of thenational Academic Top 25Team Honor Roll for JuniorCollege/Community Collegesfor the third straight year.• Several hundred students, alumni and staffthe groundbreaking ceremony, held September1, for the new Ventura College Sportsplex. Thenew complex includes a synthetic football andsoccer field, spectator seating for 3,000, and anall-weather nine-lane track.• The VC Men’s and Women’s Basketballteams went undefeated in 2005-06 WSC play.Women captured their 16th consecutive WSCChampionship under Head Coach Ned Mircetic,while the Men captured their 5th consecutive WSCChampionship under Head Coach Greg Winslow.• The Second Annual“We Play Hard” basketballcoaching clinic brought 125coaches from middle andhigh schools and collegesaround the country tolearn from the best: TexWinter (Chicago Bulls, LALakers), Bob Kloppenburg(Supersonics); Tim Grgurich(Portland Trailblazers); Jim Harrick (UCLA) andMike Dunlap (CLU).• Men’s Basketball Head Coach Greg Winslowwas recognized for achieving his 200th winduring the 2005-06 season.• The VC Men’s Tennis Team clinched the WSCChampionship!

The Arts• The VC Theatre students had multipleperformance, directing, set design, lighting,costuming, makeup and stage productionlearning experiences while producing theFall and Spring One Act Play Festivals, TheNight of January 16 by Ayn Rand, and RoomService.• In addition, the Theatre Departmentnetworked with the local high school theatreprograms and created a work internship withVentura’s professional company, the RubiconTheatre.• The VC Opera and Musical Theatre programdelighted audiences with scenes from TheFantastick’s in the fall and with Cabaret (sixsold out performances) in the spring.• The Music Department Faculty GuestArtist Series highlighted The Legacy Trio,(violin, cello and piano), a Grand Piano Soiree,the Art of Song, with VC faculty member O.Powers, Michael Glenn Williams, guest pianist,Ensemble Green, a contemporary chamberensemble, and Classical Guitar, with VC facultymember Carlos Gonzales, all in one week! TheOctober Series showcased The Choir Boys withguests Jeff Kaiser and Andrew Pask, plus others,utilizing trumpet, saxophone, electric guitar,electric contrabass guitars and electronics.Barelas, for the celebration of Albuquerque,NM’s 300th Anniversary. The work wasperformed by the New Mexico SymphonyOrchestra. Mr. Del Aquila served as Composerin Residence with the Orchestra for 2005-06.• The Orchestra and Ventura County MasterChorale presented three world premieres bycommissioning works from faculty members,Dr. Ollie Powers, Dr. Burns Taft and DepartmentChair, Robert Lawson. Elizabeth Helms andDr. Taft conducted the Master Chorale for the250th Mozart Anniversary Concert held inJanuary.• The Music Department replaced allpianos in the piano lab with 16 state of the artClavinova pianos and new acoustic Yamahapianos.• The VC Spring Dance Concert, ThirtyYears in the Making, was a culmination ofchoreographic works by all past and presentVentura College dance directors and assistantdirectors.• SOUL2SOLE, the Fall Dance Performance,featured local Flamenco dance historian, AnnaGalindo and her company, and works by localvisual artists. The show incorporated danceforms from Scottish Highland to tap.• Plates and More, the Annual April ArtAuction, raised money for scholarships forart students. Attendees received free ceramicvessels created by VC ceramics students.• After a juried competition, 65 art andphotography students were awarded morethan $7,000, presented at the reception for theAnnual Student Art Awards show. The Collegepurchased the Best of Show winner for thepermanent collection, Evolution of a Moodby Amy Schneider.• The VC Galleries: Gallery 2 and the NewMedia Gallery, hosted thirteen shows over theyear, presenting exhibits utilizing media rangingfrom encaustics to photographs from the CivilRights era to ceramics to paintings.• The Blanchard Library in Santa PaulaWatercolor Plein Air Exhibit featuredthe work of 26 students and their instructor,Professor Dorothy Orr.• A catalog was created to document theCollege’s permanent art collection, much ofwhich is now hanging in the AdministrationBuilding and the new Library.• Robert Moskowitz, Department Chair ofArt, was one of three recipients of the OtisCollege of Art and Design’s Teacher of the YearAward. Bob joined the VC art faculty in 1998.• The holiday season brought music of allkinds for all ages, including the VC CommunityOrchestra’s performance of Peter and theWolf, the VC Choir at the Church of theFoothills; the VC Jazz Band, the New MusicConcert, premiering VC students’ compositions,and the VC Music Department WinterConcert featuring students in the Applied Musicprogram.• Miquel del Aguila, VC adjunct musicinstructor, created an opera, Time and Again• Twelve students in M.B. Hanrahan’s VC Mural Class collaborated to create a 30 foot muralrepresenting learning and knowledge for the bookstore. The new mural, shown in part above,faces the 50 foot mural created by Ms. Hanrahan’s 2002 class.

Student ServicesEvery department of the Student Services Division has been updating, renovating and reorganizing as they get ready to move intonew quarters. Among the various successes of the past year are:• More than 900 students were eligibleto walk in the May graduation and receivetheir Associate of Science or Associate of Artsdegree.• VC transferred 580 students to theCalifornia State University (CSU) system and139 students to the University of California(UC) system for the 05-06 academic year.• The remodeling of the old library to housethe new Student Services One Stop Center isproceeding. The Student Services Center willhouse Admissions and Records, Counseling,Student Business Office, Transfer and CareerCenter and the new student Assessment Center.• The new Student Health and PsychologicalServices Center in the remodeled CR Building,begun last year, is also near completion.• The Educational Assistance Center served1026 students in 2005-2006 The number ofstudents receiving EAC services increased by4.5% over the previous year.• The Assistive Technology Training Centeris now in the Learning Resource Center.Equipped with state-of-the-art hardware andsoftware, students with all kinds of disabilitiesincluding blindness, learning disabilities,developmental disabilities and mobilityimpairments, learn how to successfully operatecomputers. The integration of accessibletechnology throughout the LRC is a statewidemodel. The ATTC has been selected byMicrosoft to be a MARC training center.• VC students were able to register for thesummer and fall semesters simultaneously– beginning early in the spring .• An innovative Kurzwiel-License-to-Go waspiloted by the Alternate Media program. Underthe college’s license, students are allowed toinstall powerful screen reader software on theirhome computers for use in reading alternatetext. Very few other colleges are offering thisservice to students.• Financial Aid hosted the College’s firstConstitution and Citizenship Day, mandated byCongress and assisted by Assemblyman PedroNava.• Student Services staff provided collegeassessment testing and pre-college orientationduring visits to 16 local area high schools.• Financial Aid staff and EOPS counselorsinitiated a cooperative outreach program toexplain opportunities for financial aid to highschool students. Financial Aid representativesvisited classrooms in local high and middleschools across the college’s service area. Detailsabout Financial Aid received by VC students isavailable on page 3.• The Career Center significantly expandedthe scope and number of businessesparticipating in the 29th Annual Ventura CollegeJob Fair.• The Annual VC Transfer Day drew morethan 60 participating colleges and universitiesand experienced a corresponding increase instudent attendance.• Admissions staff and counselors assistedmore than 500 graduating high school seniorswith their online applications and registrationfor classes during BEACH WEEK in May.• The college upgraded the web-baseddegree audit system which provides VC studentswith online reports that summarize all oftheir course-work taken at a VCCCD college;their progress toward AA and AS degreesand certificates; and their transfer status forcolleges in the CSU and UC systems.• The college upgraded the SARSappointment/student tracking system toinclude automatic calling to remind students ofappointments and fee deadlines. Students alsobegan receiving email reminders of upcomingregistration and drop dates.• VC Counselors hosted 40 high schooland middle school counselors at their annualHigh School Exhange Day to explain multitermregistration and dual enrollment.• The Re-entry and Women’s Center and theVC Breast Cancer Education & Advocacy Groupawarded the nation’s first scholarship to abreast cancer survivor, Sylvia Rosolek.• EOPS hosted a Superintendent of SchoolsMigrant Education Program Student Conferencein February on “Going to College.”

Voc Tech / Health SciencesThe 2005-06 highlights from these departments reflects an increased focus campus-wide on school to career pathways, through theuse of hands-on training and cutting edge technologies.• High school students from North Hollywoodto Paso Robles competed against one another andtested their automotive skills with various challengesin May. The 32nd Annual Automotive TechnologyEducational Olympics was held in the campus AutoTech area and featured contests, games, prizes andfood.• The VC Nursing School, in collaboration withCuesta, Allan Hancock, Santa Barbara City andMoorpark Colleges, received a grant from theCalifornia Community College Workforce InvestmentAct Governor’s Discretionary Fund. VC will receive$231,000 per year to employ a Student Nurse casemanager and clerical support, provide skills labequipment and digitize instructional materials. VCwill receive a total award of $635,000 from the fiveyear grant. The grant is designed to increase nursingschool enrollments, completion rates and licensureexam passage rates.• The nursing program has undertaken anarticulation with CSU Channel Island’s new BSNprogram and is represented on that program’sadvisory committee.• In August 2005, Professor Scot Rabe andthe Department of Industrial Design/Draftinghosted a week long collaborative design seminarfor design faculty. This project, funded througha grant from the National Science Foundation,brought community college, university, and highschool faculty from the far edges of the US. Theseminar focused on collaborative design and rapidmanufacturing technologies. Design curriculum andprojects are available on the project website, www.designcollaborative.org and are being shared amonginterested colleges and schools. The NSF projectteam met again in August 2006.• Welding instructor Mike Clark and his studentscompleted work on a new charcoal barbeque forthe Ventura Lions Club. The beautiful barbeque,which sports a shiny “Made by Ventura College”sign, will be used for the numerous charity eventshosted by the Lions. Great work for a worthy group.The Welding program also completed a second,less ornate, barbeque for Foothill Technology HighSchool.• Karen Kukurin, Deputy Director CommunityLiaison for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,unexpectedly visited the campus in March to get abetter understanding of the role of the communitycollege in occupational and vocational training.According to Ms. Kukurin, the Governor’s state-widebond measure will result in a large number ofvocational jobs to assist with the renovation of theports, roads and educational institutions, amongother upgrades.• The Construction Technology program isonly one of 17 in the nation approved by the StateDivision of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) to teachelectrician certification. We are the only school soapproved in this section of the state.• The VC Toyota T-Ten program, recognized asone of the top five in the nation, is in negotiationswith Toyota to establish a new Toyota trainingprogram on the campus. Toyota and Lexus continueto be valuable partners in VC’s total AutomotiveProgram.• The VC Manufacturing Technology programwas the recipient of a very generous donation fromHaas Machine Company of several state-of-the-art,advanced Computer Numerical Control (C.N.C.)machines, valued at approximately $200,000.• The VC Basic Sheriff’s Academy increased tothree academies this past year as well as increasingthe number of cadets per academy. More than 112students completed the basic academy in 05-06. TheReserve Academy graduated 99 students in the twoAcademies this year.• More than 30 Criminal Justice CommunityRelations students visited the Museum of Tolerancein Los Angeles, and took a field trip to the CaliforniaAppeals Court in Ventura. While at the Court, theyhad the opportunity to witness proceedings and totalk to the Appellate justices during a break in thehearing.• Over the 2005-2006 Academic Year, the NursingProgram graduated 80 students with AssociateDegrees in Nursing and five LVN to R.N. 30 unitoptions, a significant increase in A.S. degreesconferred. 89.66% of those taking the licensureexam passed.• Alumni and employer evaluations confirm that98% of all graduates from the nursing programare employed in the field upon completion of theprogram. The remaining 2% either have not passedthe licensure exam or have chosen not to work. Theglobal shortage of nurses continues and all of theVentura County hospitals have open positions.• Samantha Ross, a June 2005 VC paramedic grad,was named Paramedic of the Year (September, 2006)for “treating her patients with care and compassion”in her work with Gold Coast Ambulance. Samanthawas the Outstanding Student for her class. June 2003VC paramedic grad Jessica Cochran Torres receivedthe Paramedic of the Year award for 2005.• The VC Alumni Nursing Chapter presented theFirst Annual Excellence in Nursing Practice Awardto Maria Guadalupe “Lupe’ Vaca, RN, now withCommunity Memorial Hospital.• The paramedic students cross trained for waterrescues in the VC Aquatic Center.10

Liberal Arts & Learning Resources• The opening of the new Library andLearning Resources building resulted in adoubling of the number of students using theresources, with 177,649 users of the Library,2190 students served in the Tutoring Center, and60,158 student hours served in the LearningResource Center ..• The LRC Fundraising Task Force and theVC Foundation have raised over $328,000 tosupport the completion and operation of thebuilding.• The Library Committee and Library staffhosted Professor Deborah Pollack and LibrarianPeter Sezzi’s American Library AssociationJewish Literature discussion series, Lincoln inthe Library and various events supporting theOne Book One Campus project – all open to thecommunity.• The Ventura College Library Book Binderyprovides historical and literary preservation,and is believed to be the only book binderyin the nation located on a community collegecampus.• Two grants received by the Library allowedfor the design and creation of a Children’sLibrary with more than 1,000 specially selectedbooks, children’s furniture and a computerdesigned for children’s use.• The Language Arts department has createdan English and Reading assessment andplacement process that allows students to takethe composition, speech, reading or literaturecourse at the correct level for their skills, whichenhances student success and retention.• The Interdisciplinary Ethics Team-TaughtClass, a unique offering with up to eightinstructors each semester, debates ethical issuesfrom areas such as environmental studies,bioethics, criminal justice, business, law, themedia, literature, medicine, politics, theatre andpsychology.• Fashion Merchandising students won statewiderecognition and awards for their creativedesigns in March. A new lab is in the planningstages, to be completed within three years.• New foreign language software has beenimplemented in the LRC BEACH lab, providingstudents with many kinds of languageacquisition support.• The Child Development Center (CDC)hosted two Family Fun Days that alloweddozens of community families to participate instimulating children’s activities and explore theCenter, which provides quality child care andpreschool education for the youngsters of VCstudents and others.• In the spring, the CDC had more than 140children enrolled; the highest number ever! Twothirds of the youngsters have a parent attendingthe college. Special scholarships and grants,such as First Five and CChampis, are availablefor needy students to off-set tuition for theirchildren, enabling them to stay in college.• The CDC is also an instructional lab toprovide early childhood education students withhands-on training. That helps qualify them forCalifornia Child Development Center Permitsand makes them eligible to receive ChildDevelopment Training Consortium stipends.• Students entering the Child Developmentfield are eligible to receive tuition and booksubsidies through grants awarded to VenturaCollege.• Ventura College hosts the area ChildDirector’s Group, the advisory board for theinstructional program, and as a result of theGroup’s suggestions, has offered many oneday(and a first multi-Saturday) courses, forcredit, of particular interest to early childhoodprofessionals. More than 40 educators enrolledin each course.• VC Dean Diane Moore, Learning ResourcesSupervisor Sandy Hajas, and Professor LarryManson representing VC and Kruger BensenZiemer Architects, accepted an Award ofExcellence from the Community College FacilityCoalition for the design of the VC Library andLearning Resource Center, one of only threesuch buildings so recognized.• 20 students from creative writing,journalismand literatureclasseshad workselected forpublicationin the 2006edition of VCVoices. 24selectionswere chosenfrom 100submitted forthe anthologymagazineafter three rounds of judging by ten Englishfaculty. Art work from ten students was selectedto accent the publication.• The following electronic learning resources(accessible from anywhere, 24/7) are nowprovided to help students who are takingdistance education classes and/or off-campusclasses:• The VC Library’s catalog and electronicdatabases• The Learning Center’s software forforeign language and English compositionclasses• Online, live, personalized tutoring inmath, writing, business, science, etc.,through SmartThinking.11

Mathematics, Sciences & Social Sciences• Instructor Bill Budke organized and servedas host for the successful Agricultural EducatorsSymposium in Geographic Information Systemsattended by more than 80 educators from aroundthe country and Puerto Rico.• The Geosciences department completed the$300,000 USDA 2 Grant in Supervisor Trainingin Integrated Spatially-Distributed EnvironmentalSensors in Agriculture, and completed the TechPrep Program in Career Pathway Development inGeosciences and Spatial Science Careers, fundedby a $75,000 grant.• The Arts and Sciences Division has createda new Environmental Science curriculum, withcourses debuting in the 2006-07 academic year.• Professor Steve Palladino, while on sabbatical,served as a visiting professor in both theGeography/GIS and the Environmental Sciencesunit of the University of Auckland New Zealand,School of Geography and Environmental Sciences.• The Biotechnology Program purchased a realtimePCR, technology for DNA and RNA detectionthat permits a very small sample to be replicatedenough to be tested for such diverse situations asE coli water/food safety and forensics.• Dr. Jim Harber, Director of the Central CoastBiotechnology Center was honored in April asthe Technologist of the Year at the 2nd AnnualLeadership Dinner sponsored by the CSU ChannelIslands Business and Technology Partnership.• Five VC engineering physics studentsparticipated in a one week, all expense-paidprogram in nanotechnology fabrication trainingat UCSB summer 2005. VC has been collaboratingwith UCSB in nanotechnology since 2003 throughtheir INSET program. Nine VC students have beencompetitively awarded the internships.• Professor Joy Kobayashi, Chemistry, workedwith the Nursing program to develop a chemistrycourse that directly serves those students destinedfor the nursing school.• The Physical Geography laboratories havenew hands-on instrumentation including TI-84calculators, CB Data Collectors and a suite ofsensors for gathering environmental parameterdata.• Front left to right: Becky Hull, Academic Senateand Counseling, and Tesi Low, new Biology faculty,back left to right: Mike McCain and MichaelBowen, both new Mathematics faculty, RobinCalote, President.• Ventura College was awarded a CareerTechnical Education and Economic and WorkforceDevelopment Pathways grant, in the amountof $440,000, to expand vocational and careertechnical educational opportunities for middle andhigh school students in Geographic InformationSystems and Global Positioning Systems with anenvironmental science emphasis and improvedlinkages between the career and technicalcurricula of the public schools, communitycolleges, and four-year universities.• The VC International Studies Program, incooperation with the Ventura Center of UCSB,presented several major speakers, often packingthe 450-seat theatre:• Dr. Lawrence Smith, Jr., “BreedingInsecurity: Global Security Implications of RapidPopulation Growth”• Professors Richard Appelbaum and NelsonLichtenstein, “Multinational Corporations: WillThey Control Our Future?”• Fernando Lopez-Alves, “Globalization, LatinAmerica and American Foreign Policy”• Dr. Richard Falk, “The Regional and GlobalEffects of the Iraq War”• Dr. Warren Lew, professor of Philosophy,presented a paper titled “Desire: Liberation,Immortality, or Death” at the Society for Asian andComparative Philosophy 2006 annual conferencein June in Pacific Grove, Calif.• Dr. Farzeen Nasri, professor of Economicsand Political Science, completed a study on“The Need for further Policy Coordination andDemocratization of Major International EconomicInstitutions” and presented a lecture on the sametopic at Oxford University. He contributed to achapter of a forthcoming book with PrincetonUniversity Press; wrote a case study for Principlesof International Politics, 3rd ed., and coauthoredan article, “Iran’s Nuclear Future: AProspective Simulation.”• Dr. Ara Khanjian, professor of Economics,presented at and moderated a conference,“Pension Reform in Armenia: Actuarial Analysisand Their Policy Implications” in Armenia. Hepublished “Health Care in Armenia: Challengesand Prospects” in the Armenian Journal ofPublic Policy. Dr. Khanjian also participatedin a panel discussion at UCLA of an InternationalMonetary Fund Book Presentation on “Growth andPoverty Reduction in Armenia: Achievements andChallenges.”• Malalai Joya, member of the AfghanistanParliament, spoke on “Women’s Rights, Warlords,and the US Occupation of Afghanistan,” as part ofWomen’s History month.• In November, five top VC students, selectedby Dr. Farzeen Nasri and Dr. Robert Porter,attended the “22nd Annual Evening for Peace:Taking a Stand for Peace,” as guests of theNuclear Age Peace Foundation. They participatedin the festivities, and the students heard DanielEllsberg, recipient of the 2005 Distinguished PeaceLeadership Award, interviewed by Helen Thomas,former UPI White House Bureau Chief.• The new VC Human Services Certificateswere awarded in May to nineteen students whosuccessfully completed the basic program, theadvanced program, or both.• The Social Sciences Department participatedin the One Book, One Campus month of activitiesfocused on To Kill a Mockingbird, andProfessors Gary Johnson, Gabe Serrano, AraKhanjian, Ola Washington, Sara Essa-Gallaway,and Mayo de la Rocha hosted a panel discussionon related issues, including race relations,economics, history of the South, and politics.12

Resource Development / ICPD / Off-Campus• The Institutional Grants Development Officeworks closely with all Ventura College Divisionsand Departments. It generated $3,564,403for the year 2005-2006, as listed below:Arts and Sciences Division$1,027,791Criminal Justice/Music/Technology Division$87,960Health & Human Performance Division$643,148Institute for Community and ProfessionalDevelopment$1,550,559Liberal Arts & Learning Resources Division$122,845Student Development Division$132,000• Contract Education, a self-supportingentity of Ventura College, provides trainingopportunities to local businesses. Classes maybe credit, non-credit or not-for-credit. Creditand non-credit classes are Ventura Collegeclasses and not-for-credit classes are developedor customized for businesses’ specific needs.During the 2005-2006 year, Contract Educationprovided 702 training classes to 3,666employees.• Small Business Development CenterIn January, Ventura County Small BusinessDevelopment Center (SBDC)was established. The SBDCoperates in partnership withthe Economic DevelopmentCollaborative-VenturaCounty and is one of ninecenters of the regional SmallBusiness Development CenterNetwork. The U.S. SmallBusiness Administration administers the SBDCProgram to provide management assistance tocurrent and prospective small business ownersthrough delivery of up-to-date, reasonablypriced training workshops and free one-ononecounseling in all aspects of small businessmanagement. The SBDC focuses primarilyon existing businesses employing fewer than200 people. During the first eight months ofoperation, nearly 200 individuals and smallbusinesses were provided counseling, and morethan 300 attended workshops.• Ventura College Community Educationprovides entertaining and informative not-forcreditclasses. Forthe 2005-2006year, CommunityEducation, a selfsupportingentityof VC, offered524 classes to5,203 communitymembers. Thecourses aredescribed inthe CommunityEducationKaleidoscope,published, in printand online, threetimes a year.• Alternative Text Production Center,(ATPC)• received Chancellor Office approval toimplement “Fee for Service”Braille Production to generateadditional ATPC funds whilesatisfying Braille needs forlearning institutions outsideof the California CommunityCollege system.• Received a 77% fundingincrease for ATPC’s FY 06-07 budget, from$597,000 to $1,056,000.• Initiated a partnership with Avenal StatePrison to produce E-Text, Braille, and TactileGraphic products. The new workforce processedover 50 E-Text books and began formal Braillecertification with the Library of Congress.• ATPC production continued to grow withover 15,000 Alternative Text (Braille & E-Text)requests processed and over 5,000 text booktitles cataloged for the CCC system.• Foster and Kinship Program TheVentura County Foster and Kinship CareEducation teamwork was honored by the StateChancellor’s Office and by their peers with anaward recognizing the exemplary collaborationwithin the three colleges of the VCCCD. Theprogram provides quality education and supportactivities to the caregivers of children and youthin out-of-home care so that these providers maymeet the educational, emotional, behavioraland developmental needs of children and youth.Ventura County is the only county in the state withprograms at three community colleges.• Institutional Research Office ofResearch and Evaluation• The region-wide Construction IndustrySummit held in April was attended by 70 peoplefrom construction and labor industries. Fundingwas provided by the Chancellor’s Office of theCalifornia Community Colleges via two grants.• The Survey of Automotive Repair/ServiceProviders was conducted in May/June to providethe Center of Excellence with regional industrydata in support of the Center’s external scan ofthe automotive industry. 335 employers weresurveyed. This provided colleges in the SouthCentral Region with data specific to companiesin their respective service areas.East Campus in Santa Paula• Thanks to generous contributions from theGene Haas Foundation and the UCSB Office ofAcademic Preparation and Equal Opportunity,VC East Campus hosted the 2006 SummerEnrichment Program for students of Santa PaulaHigh School. The two weeks of workshops andfield trips were designed to expand students’educational and occupational horizons. Studentsvisited four college campuses and were exposedto a wide variety of career options, includingVC’s machining program and Haas Automation,Inc. – stressing the connection betweeneducation and career satisfaction.• The East Campus Branch Library andLearning Resources Center was established tohelp students in Santa Paula and Fillmore withon-the-spot research and reference support,face-to-face tutoring, and access to computersand instructional software.• A new program that assigns specialsupplementary instruction tutors to remedialgateway classes to provide extra support forstudents, many of whom are transitioning fromEnglish As Second Language classes, was begun.13

Ventura College FoundationOfficersTom Anthony - Executive Vice President, First California Bank,ChairmanDave Bianco - Co-Founder, Center for Future Studies andElderhostel, Vice ChairmanDr. John L. Woolley - Vice President Emeritus, Ventura College,SecretaryGeorge Tillquist - Retired, Atlantic Richfield Company,TreasurerEx OfficioDr. Robin Calote, President, Ventura College, PresidentPaul Iannaccone, Executive Director, Ventura CollegeFoundationBoard MembersEric Barragan - President & CEO, Heritage Valley HarvestingRebbecca Calderwood - Attorney, Law Offices of RebbeccaCalderwoodAmy Hiroko Toma Cherot - Amgen, RetiredGay Conroy - Attorney, RetiredMyra Harrison - President, Harrison Industries, Inc.Dr. Ruth Hemming - Vice President Emeritus, Moorpark CollegeDr. Daniel Jahng - Dr. Daniel Jahng DDS, Family and CosmeticDentistryRalph James - Counselor, Ventura CollegeJoe Kreutz - President, County Commerce BankMichael McGuire - President, Affinity BankGeorge McNeely - Professor Emeritus, Ventura CollegeDr. Robert Renger - Dean, Ventura CollegeDonna Santo, Attorney, Law Offices of Donna C. SantoRichard Taylor, Attorney, Taylor, McCord, Praver & CherryLucia Tebbe - Attorney, RetiredStephen Tobias - Dean, Ventura CollegeRobert van Nieuwburg - Service Director, Ventura ToyotaHon. Colleen Toy White, - Judge, Ventura County Superior CourtHelen Yunker - Helen Yunker RealtyHonoraryDavid Pugh - Pugh & AssociatesMeeting the NeedThroughout this Annual Reportyou have read about lives beingtransformed at Ventura College.The Ventura College Foundationexists because although thecollege’s educational successes aremany, their financial challengesare equally significant. TheFoundation’s mission is to bridgethat gap: “to support and enhancethe student educational experienceat Ventura College throughfundraising activities that provide scholarships to students, grantsto staff, and funds for special projects.”Because of your support this past fiscal year our total 2005-2006revenue reached its highest level in the Foundation’s 25 yearhistory: $2.8 million! Our total net assets now exceed $6 million, asignificant milestone.As critical as successful fundraising is, it is the means and notthe end for the Foundation. Our focus remains on studentscholarships. Among the varied highlights of our past year as set outon the next page, you will be pleased to read that the Foundationnow administers more than $400,000 in scholarships annually.With the launch of The Ventura Promise and ongoing scholarshipprograms such as Dare to Dream and Phoenix, we anticipatethat number will grow significantly. The Foundation also supportsVentura College with over $750,000 annually through our StaffInnovation Grants and donations to a range of departments andprograms.These successes represent the combined efforts of over 1,000 givingindividuals, businesses and Foundations who have joined togetherto help meet the need at Ventura College, and our goal is to assisteven more students each year!On behalf of the Ventura College Foundation Board of Directors andstaff, I thank you. We couldn’t meet the needs of the college and thestudents without you – and community involvement is what makesour Foundation so successful!With deep appreciation,Tom AnthonyChairman of the Board,Ventura College Foundation14

Ventura College Foundation HighlightsOver the past 20 years, the Ventura College Foundation has demonstrated its commitment to Ventura College andour entire community by contributing more than $12 million to Ventura College and its students. Annually, theFoundation provides nearly $1.5 million in support to Ventura College with over $400,000 going directly to studentsin the form of scholarships. If you would like to know more about the Ventura College Foundation or wouldconsider joining us in our efforts, we encourage you to call us at (805) 654-6461 and find out how you can helpmake a difference in a student’s life.The Ventura PromiseLaunched in 2006, our newest scholarship is designed to ensure that all Venturahigh school graduates have the opportunity to attend college free of economicbarriers. The “promise” is that all first year student enrollment fees will be paidfor any high school senior in Ventura College’s service areas. Similarly, there is aSanta Paula Promise, a Fillmore Promise and one for each community in VenturaCollege’s direct service area. Here is what just one of this year’s recipients had tosay…..“Thank you for the opportunity you have given me tobetter my future. With the help ofyour scholarship, the possibility ofachieving my goal to become a nurseis even closer within my grasp. Notonly has this scholarship brightenedmy career goals, it has also easedthe mind of my family to know thatmy financial status in my first yearof college is secured. …It is muchappreciated and will motivate meonly to try harder to succeed incontinuing my education.”Other Scholarship Programs Include:Christina Bogarin - CamarilloDare to Dream: Scholarships are awarded to high school students planningto attend Ventura College for the fist time or who have not attended college forat least two years. The Dare to Dream scholarship helps fund students’ collegeexpenses, including enrollment fees, textbooks, and room and board. Because ofour outstanding donors, last year nearly $20,000 was awarded to 24 students.Phoenix: Designed for re-entry students who have taken a break from theircollege education and have decided to come back to complete their degree.Every year the Foundation hosts the Phoenix Scholarship Reception. Ninerecipients were chosen to receive this award this year. The next Phoenix Receptionwill be held January 24, 2007.Foundation Merit: Given to both continuing and transfer Ventura Collegestudents who have excelled during their time at Ventura College. This May at ourannual Scholarship Reception, 185 Ventura College students received FoundationMerit scholarships totaling just under $200,000. Winners get to meet their donorsat this special event.Community: Along with our own scholarships, the Foundation is pleased toadminister nearly 300 Community Scholarships each year given by numerous civic,service, community groups and foundations representing an additional $188,000in scholarships to Ventura College students.Endowed Scholarship Matching Program: Each year the Ventura CollegeFoundation works hard to add to its permanent scholarship endowments. Twoyears ago this commitment was doubled though the establishment of our EndowedScholarship Matching Program where new scholarship endowment gifts arematched dollar-for-dollar by Foundation funds. As a result, this year, twelve newfunds were established.Grants and Special Project SupportSpecial Events: Along with our annual 4thof July Celebration which hosted thousandsof community residents and our Scholarshipevents, two special events were the naming of theEvelyn and Howard Boroughs Library andthe Helen Yunker Auditorium. The namings,approved by the VCCCD Board of Trustees,were made in recognition of the outstandinggenerosity and support given Ventura Collegeby Dr. Howard Boroughs and by Miss HelenYunker, a Ventura Foundation Board member.Each has demonstrated through years ofinvolvement and generosity how much they careabout Ventura College and the students we serve.Staff Innovation Grants: The Foundation granted funds directly to VenturaCollege faculty and staff for improving instruction and student services. $25,000was allocated for these Staff Innovation Grants, with individual grants up to $2,500.Fourteen employees received the grants, such as Librarian Peter Sezzi for the “StudentIdentified Collection Development Project” and Chemistry Professor Joe Selzerfor his “Improving Chemical Education through Video Projection Technology.” Dueto the success of the program, the Foundation has increased funding to $40,000for 2006-2007.Re-Entry & Women’s Center: For many years the Foundation has supportedthe outstanding work done by the Re-entry and Women’s Center, donating over$50,000 in 2005-2006. The Foundation also supports The Center’s Faith GeorgeTextbook Lending Library and Phoenix Program which provides financial assistanceto Re-Entry students for child-care, transportation, and textbooks.Textbook Bank: The College established a new “Textbook Bank,” funded by aFoundation grant of $30,000, comprised of one copy of every textbook needed byVentura College students. The books are kept permanently on reserve in the Evelynand Howard Boroughs Library.Market PlaceThe Ventura College Foundation augments its direct fund raising revenue by rentingspaces to vendors at our weekly Market Place. This revenue enables the VenturaCollege Foundation to cover all the administrative fees of the Foundation office sothat 100 percent of all donations go back to Ventura College students and our college,with no overhead deducted. Every weekend, the Market Place is set up on theVentura College East Campus Way parking lot with over 300 wonderful vendors.15

Ventura College Foundation DonorsVC Foundation’sStatement of Financial PositionASSETSCurrent Assets:Cash and Cash Equivalents $88,491Prepaid Accounts Receivable $9,793Pledges Receivable $1,226,350Total Current Assets $1,324,634Fixed AssetsEquipment $60,299Total Fixed Assets $60,299Other AssetsCertificate of Deposit $104,101Long Term Investments $5,375,696Life Insurancesurrender value $22,750Deposits $1,313Donated artwork held for sale $43,809Total Other Assets $5,547,669Total Assets $6,932,602LIABILITIESLiabilitiesAccounts Payable $52,676Accrued Payroll $29,224Affiliated Organizations $84,222Scholarships Payable $298,800Grants Payable $7,366Long Term Liabilities / Annuities $42,886Total Liabilities $515,174NET ASSETSPermanently Restricted $4,454,942Temporarily Restricted $1,036,998Unrestricted $925,488Total Net Assets $6,417,428TOTAL LIABILITIES& NET ASSETS $6,932,602The list below recognizes those generous members of our community – individuals, businesses,corporations and private foundations – whose gifts of $50 or more this past year have contributedto enhancing the student educational experience at Ventura College. Our warmest appreciationgoes out to each of our donors.Fellow: $100,000 and aboveDr. Howard BoroughsDr. Thomas O’Neill(in memory)Orfalea Family FoundationFounder: $25,000 - $99,999Dr. Robert BeilinGene Haas FoundationMr. Eric J. Nicolet (inmemory)Gwendolyn SextonFoundationToyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.Romain Van De GenachteFundMiss Helen M. YunkerBenefactor: $10,000 - $24,999Mr. Bobby CaronCars 4 CausesDarrel L. Davey, M.D.Memorial NursingScholarship FundMs. Sharon DwyerDr. Ruth HemmingMr. and Mrs. Jordan LabyMr. Alan A. MannasonGertrude RoederScholarship TrustRotary Club of VenturaMs. JoAnne E. TallmanThe Center for Studiesof the FutureMs. Lucia TebbePatron: $5,000 - $9,999ABC Auto Care Inc.Affinity BankAltrusa Club of VenturaMr. and Mrs. George S.AritaBuena Center Businessand ProfessionalWomen’s Club, Inc.Ms. Frances CalderMr. and Mrs. DonaldGloistenGordon Ross MedicalFoundationMrs. Myra HarrisonMr. and Mrs. Ralph JamesMr. George McNeelyMr. and Mrs. Mike MichelNordoff High SchoolFoundation for PierceCollegeCity of San BuenaventuraMr. Edson B. TaftMr. and Mrs. Greg TebbeVentura County Star/Scripps HowardFoundationPartner: $2,500 - $4,999Mr. and Mrs. Tom AnthonyAssociated Students ofVentura CollegeBemis CompanyScholarship ProgramDr. Karen L. BrownChannel Coast AquaticsClub, Inc.Coast Self StorageGay Conroy, Esq.FedEx Kinko’s Office &Print ServicesScholarship ProgramGoldman, Sachs & Co.Mr. Gerald GoossJulius Guis MemorialFoundationMr. and Mrs. JohnHammerMr. and Mrs. CharlesJosephsMs. Lynne KadaMr. and Mrs. WilliamKearneyMr. and Mrs. Steven R.MagidsonMr. and Mrs. LorenzoMartinezDr. Diane MooreOjai Valley Women’s ClubPatagoniaLupe and Robert PirosDonna Santo, Esq.AnonymousMr. and Mrs. SteveStanilandDr. and Mrs. Siegfried O.StorzMr. and Mrs. Mel SwopeMr. and Mrs. RichardTaylorMs. Deborah VenturaWestern Ventura CountyEmployer’s AdvisoryCouncilWeyerhaeuser CompanyFoundationDr. John L. WoolleySponsor: $1,000 - $2,499Allstar Awning SalesAllstate FoundationAmerican LibraryAssociationAndria’s SeafoodMr. and Mrs. Gary AnglinMr. and Mrs. Larry BaratteMr. Eric BarraganMr. and Mrs. George BergMr. David BierlyBob Jones Ranch ACorporationBoys & Girls Club ofVenturaMr. and Mrs. MichaelCalderwoodCalifornia Federation ofTeachersRobin Calote, Ed.D.Camarillo RotaryFoundationMrs. Lainie CannonCharles Hardy MemorialFundCoastal RadiationOncologyMedical Group, Inc.Community MemorialHospital of SanBuenaventuraCounty Commerce BankD.R. HortonMr. and Mrs. Jose de laPeñaDelta Theta Tau Sorority- Omicron ChapterMr. and Mrs. Alan DikesMr. and Mrs. John E.DobrothDonahue TransportationServicesMr. Jerry DurhamEducational Services Inc.Mr. and Mrs. H.E. ElsonMs. Betty FerraroFraternal Order of EaglesOxnard Aerie No. 232Fred Evans Team - RE/MaxGold CoastMr. and Mrs. PaulGannatalRonald D. Garcia, Ph.D.Global AftermarketSymposiumGold Coast GeoServices,Inc.Mr. Mark GoldensonMr. and Mrs. TimGoodwinMs. Sandra M. HajasHarriet PillsburyFoundationMr. Ron HarringtonITPE Annual Benefit FundScholarship ProgramDr. Daniel JahngJJ’s Golf ProductsKaiser PermanenteKipp, Brant, Drummond& AssociatesMs. Raeann KoernerMr. and Mrs. Dan KumpfLaborers Int’l Union of N.America #300Lahaina RestorationFoundationLahainaluna High SchoolMs. Nancy LathamDennis Longwill D.D.S.Ms. Aurora LossDr. F. Warren LovellMs. Jeri LuptonMs. Ruth McEwenMeister FamilyFoundationMs. Merrianne MetzgerDr. James MeznekMr. and Mrs. JeffreyMillerMs. Lauri MooreMorgan StanleyNational BasketballRetired Players Assoc.Marketing, Inc.Neimanoriginals.comOak View Women’s ClubBruce A. Olson D.P.M.Mr. and Mrs. John C. OrrMr. and Mrs. Dave PughPythian SistersMs. Elizabeth QuinnMs. Patricia RaguseRasmussen & AssociatesDr. Robert RengerRick Scott MemorialScholarship FoundationMs. Mary Anne RooneyRotary Club of OxnardMr. and Mrs. AlbertSakharoffLouis Samonsky, Esq.San BuenaventuraWomen’s ClubSanta Paula High SchoolAssociated StudentProgramSanta Paula Rotary ClubSantino’s Pizza ParlorSargent’s Fine Art, Inc.SBCMr. and Mrs. DanielSchinkSoroptimist Internationalof Santa PaulaDr. Joan E. SmithSouthern CaliforniaDistrict Council ofLaborers16

Ventura College Foundation DonorsMr. and Mrs. Edward StileC. Kathleen TacchiniMr. and Mrs. Steve TobiasMr. and Mrs. Robert TobiasMr. Lester TongThe Honorable Colleen ToyWhiteTres Condados Girl ScoutCouncil, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. John A.UeltschiMs. Jovita Valdez and Mr.Les EverardValley Thrift Store, Inc.VAW-VRC Officers SpousesAssociationVentura Breakfast LionsClubVentura County FortyLeaguersVentura Downtown LionsClubMr. Kevin B. WhiteSupporter: $500 - $999A Better Golf Club, Inc.A Secret Place Salon & DaySpaMr. and Mrs. DonaldAdamsAFCSP ScholarshipAllstate FoundationMr. Thomas BarberBasso Distributing Co., IncBecker Group, Inc.Bench Warmer, Inc.Ms. Aninha BrillCalifornia Oaks PropertyManagementMr. and Mrs. Don CarltonMr. Joe CarmodyMr. James CarrigerMr. and Mrs. Scott P.ColmanMr. and Mrs. Al ContarinoMr. and Mrs. Robert CookMr. William CoultasMs. Carol DawesMr. and Mrs. Lance EatonMr. John EdwardsMr. John ElmerRichard and Marcia FaussetMr. and Mrs. JeffreyFergusonFerraro’sDr. and Mrs. RichardGeorgeMr. and Mrs. Geoff GodfreyMr. and Mrs. John GravesMr. and Mrs. Gary GriffithMrs. Barbara M. HarisonHelen Yunker RealtyMr. and Mrs. Ken HelmsMr. and Mrs. Steve HoffmanMs. Mary Jo CoeThe Honorable MelindaJohnson and JayJohnson, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. Jay JohnsonJudson Builders, Inc.Dr. Tom KimberlingLions Club of OjaiDr. Keith MarecheauMarine Corps ScholarshipFoundation, Inc.Mrs. Carol MarshallMr. and Mrs. LorenMarshallMrs. Esther MarshallMs. Debra McKillopMr. Ned MirceticMrs. Alisa Sparkia MooreMs. Catherine MundyMr. and Ms. MarcoNungarayMr. and Mrs. RandallOhnemusPacific Oaks Federal CreditUnionPadre Associates, Inc.Ms. Joan S. Patton-CavalleroMr. Fletcher PavinPierpont Racquet ClubMr. and Mrs. John PillsburyR & R Fire Protection, Inc.Mr. Marc RachmuthMs. Sharon CoughranRaydenMr. Carl P. RoachWithem and NahmiRosenthalRotary Club of Ventura EastMr. Ricci RuffinelliMs. Kelly RundellSalvadoran-AmericanLeadership andEducational FundMr. Art SandfordMr. and Mrs. ChristopherSchinkMr. and Mrs. G. Ray SeayMr. Peter H. SezziMr. and Mrs. OctavioSifuentesMr. Stan SlatonMr. Kevin SligerThe Smile ShapersStaben Equipment Co Inc.Mrs. Harriet StorkMr. and Mrs. David TannerTeamsters Local Union No.186Mr. Rogelio TuazonVentura Tri Valley GirlsSoftballVentura Townehouse, Inc.Warren WealthManagementMr. Scott WhitneyMr. Thomas D. WilliamsMr. Peter YazbeckMs. Hiroko YoshimotoAssociate: $250 - $499A & A Concrete Inc.Ms. Amelia A. AlbanoMr. and Mrs. ThomasAlspaughMs. Mary Ann AmadoMs. Brenda AmansMr. Gary AmarRandolph W. Andell, Esq.Dr. Robert ArceNancy Aronson, Esq.Art’s Corner CaféB.P.C. Structural PestControlDr. and Mrs. Edward J.BanmanBarber-RV VenturaMr. and Mrs. Ivan BarnesMr. Carl E. BoggsBenton, Orr, Duval &BuckinghamMr. Dave BiancoDr. Kay Faulconer-BogerMr. Charles BonsignoreMr. and Mrs. Robert M.BrooksMr. and Mrs. Alan BrownCabo Seafood Grill &Cantina66 California Inc. dba CafeFioreCalifornia StrawberryGrowers ScholarshipFundCalifornia Office EquipmentMr. and Mrs. Daniel CaseyMr. and Mrs. Mark ChaneyMr. William ChilcuttMs. Carol ColtrinCommunity Foundation forthe National CapitalRegionMr. Carlisle CooperMs. Christy CorbettMs. Lydia CosentinoMr. Will CowenMr. and Mrs. John DarlingDCH Lexus of OxnardMr. Ismael De La RochaMs. Katherine Dickson-LewDiego & Foldes, Inc.Mr. William J. DownsMr. Albert DuranEast End PilatesMr. and Mrs. Edward EltonDr. William FergusonFirst Tennessee BankMr. and Mrs. MichaelFonzoMr. and Mrs. Robert FooteMs. Frances FrancoMr. and Mrs. David K. FreyG & R Concrete, Inc.Ms. GibbsMs. Suzanne GilmoreMr. and Mrs. ThomasGiordanoDr. and Mrs. Richard GlennJoel Goldenberg D.D.S.Donna GorisMrs. Carolyn GrayMr. and Mrs. Ray Di GuilioMr. Anthony Guillen andMs. Guadalupe Moriel-GuillenMr. Tim GutierrezMr. Doug HalterHaney Landscaping ServiceMr. and Mrs. JamesHarrisonHathaway, Perrett, Webster,Powers, Chrisman &GutierrezMr. Edward HigashiMs. Riki Kapp and Mr.David HiltyMs. Margery HixonMr. John D. HollidayMr. and Mrs. Thomas E.HoppsMs. Doris HorwithMr. and Mrs. PaulIannacconeInno Builders, Inc.Mr. Brandt W. JacksonMr. and Mrs. Peter JaffeKen James, Esq.Mr. Richard E. JamesMs. Donna JohnsenMrs. Paulette JohnsonMs. Nellie JonesJust Bar-B QueDr. Joy KobayashiMr. and Mrs. Kevin KolbeckDr. Philip J. KrollMr. John LamarcaMs. Sady LopezMs. Jacqueline Killam LovellMs. Renee MackeyMrs. Angela MarquezMr. and Mrs. JamesMarshallMs. Karen McClainMr. and Mrs. P. W.McConnaugheyMr. and Mrs. Raymond L.McLeanMr. and Mrs. Jay D. MidgleyMr. and Mrs. Louis M. NagyMs. Jennifer NasriMrs. Renee A. NemerovBrownNewton Construction, Inc.Mr. Peder NielsenMr. and Mrs. BernardNovattOaktree PropertyManagementPeace Officers Associationof Ventura CountyMrs. Desiree PeckhamHenry Perez, D.D.S.Ms. Megan PerezMr. and Mrs. Bill PhilbrickMs. Kathleen M. ScottMs. Carol B. SmithMs. Lynda E. SmithMs. Bettie SmithMr. and Mrs. Gary H. SmithPlay It Again SportsMs. Holly RamseyCatherine and Erin ReaRentvillas LLCReunion of the AgesMs. Ruth RinkMr. Timothy RobinsonMichael B. Roth D.C.Ms. Linda RovaiRudy’s Backhoe ServiceSalzer’s RecordsSam’s Saloon, Ltd.Santa Paula ChevroletMs. Stephanie SchultzMr. and Mrs. MichaelSerchiaMr. and Mrs. Frank O. SiehSkate Street Ventura LLCSnapper Jack’s Taco ShackMrs. Billie SommarsSouthern California UnitedFood & CommercialWorkers UnionMr. Robert SparksSt. John’s Regional MedicalCenterDr. Jeffrey StaufferMs. Nancy StehleMr. and Mrs. David StewartMs. Christine StrainMr. Timothy SuelSunrise Optimist ClubMs. Barbara T. SusmanMs. Kathleen L. SworT. E. Hoctor & CompanyTed Mayr Funeral HomeMr. Michael T. TerryMr. Gregory ThayerMr. and Mrs. Robert E.ThompsonMr. Wesley TroutMr. and Mrs. Jim TroutMr. and Mrs. Corey WendtUnited Food & CommercialWorkers UnionMr. and Mrs. Fred VanWingerdenVentura High SchoolVentura County PottersGuildVentura High School PTSAVentura Yoga StudioMr. Simon WaltzerWedgewood Banquet CenterMr. James WhalenMs. Tracy L. WilsonMr. and Mrs. Greg WinslowXTO Energy, Inc.Sustainer: $100 - $249Ms. Rebecca AdamsMs. Andrea AdlmanR.J. AinsworthDr. Dianne O. ArmstrongMr. William U. Arnold Jr.Mr. Gabriel ArquilevichMr. Michael BastineMr. and Mrs. RichardBermanMs. Noreen A. BerringtonBlue Cross of California CCSPeds Case ManagementMs. Dorothy W. BootheMs. Marilyn T. CahillCalifornia USBC YouthAssociationMr. and Mrs. DonaldCameronMs. Laurie CaterMs. Robyn Cecchini-BondMr. and Mrs. Keith CharlesMs. Carol ColeMs. Elaine R. CrandallMrs. Loretta CurtinMr. and Mrs. AllanDalshaugMr. and Mrs. KennethDaltonJodie and Carlos DavisEdison InternationalMr. and Mrs. John EliotMr. and Mrs. Gary FaberMr. Larry FalxaFillmore Flower ShopMr. and Mrs. Greg GardnerMs. Elizabeth GarnerMr. Israel M. GelabertMr. Warren GlaserMr. and Mrs. Daniel GrayMr. Jack HalbertMr. and Mrs. MarkHamiltonMs. Anne HanssenMrs. and Mr. CherylHeitmannMr. and Mrs. J. RobertHendersonMr. Larry HerreraMr. and Mrs. Tom HundleyMrs. Aster K. IkezoyeLt. Col. and Mrs. GeorgeJamesonMr. Michael Johnson17

Ventura College Foundation DonorsMrs. Eunice KochMr. and Mrs. George KrollBuena LanesMs. Phyllis LarsenMs. Jessie LlamasMr. and Mrs. RobertLombardiMr. and Mrs. Jack LucetiMr. Roy ManosMs. Lydia Matthews-MoralMs. Miki McFaddenDr. James McKinzieMr. and Mrs. Paul B.McQuaideSandy and John MeltonMr. and Mrs. Patrick MoranMs. Rocio Valdez Marronand Mr. Patrick NakataMr. and Mrs. Michael DiNapoliMr. and Mrs. RobertO’ConnellLaverne and Barbara OrrOrrock, Higson & KurtaMr. John PalafoxMr. and Mrs. Paul PaloPat McCarthy ConstructionInc.Mr. and Mrs. Jim PerkinsMs. Marilyn QuamMr. and Mrs. RichardReichertMr. Randall RichmanMr. Manual Rodriguez IIIDonna RoffMr. and Mrs. PatrickRooneyMs. Gloria N. RupioMs. Mary Lou SchillMr. and Mrs. Victor A.SilveiraMs. M. S. SonntagMr. and Mrs. Edwin SowashMs. Virginia J. ThomasMrs. Rose ThotTia Babe’s Burritos &Mexican FoodMr. C.T. TupperMr. Anthony VaramillaMs. Fay V. VerebVilla Teresa ResidentialCare Inc.Ms. Melissa WebsterMs. Mary L. WeissMr. and Mrs. EdwardWhittenbergMs. Heather WilliamsMrs. Gail De WolfeMr. and Mrs. Phillip WoodB. J. WorsterMr. and Mrs. Brian WorthanMr. and Mrs. Gerald WygantMs. Wilma J. YoungMs. RoseZachowskiMs. Catherine WilsonFernandezFitness SceneMs. Maria FiumerodoMs. Winona FordMr. and Mrs. WilliamForsterMr. and Mrs. RobertFredricksonMs. Billie J. GainesMr. and Mrs. Paul GalidoMr. and Mrs. Robert GarciaMr. Timothy GarmanMr. and Mrs. JohnGilbertsonMr. Leo GilmondMr. and Mrs. Robert GloverMr. Richard GoffMs. Angelica GonzalesMs. Hallie GoodallMr. and Mrs. Dan GoulartMs. Stacy Sloan GrahamMr. and Mrs. DonaldGreenbergMrs. Sandra GreenbergGreenspot Industries, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Glenn HagerMr. and Mrs. Lowell HallMs. Betty HarrisMs. Barbara HarveyMr. Jason HayesMs. Donna HernandezMs. Maria I. HerreraMr. Kenneth Herron andMrs. Alice HerronMs. Suzanne HertelMr. Robin HesterMs. Laura HiltonMr. Kenneth HobbsMr. and Mrs. PeterHockenmaierDr. J. K. HollenbackMr. and Mrs. Jackson HongMr. and Mrs. DouglasMrs. Robert DaHorwithMs. Peggy J. HughesCdr. and Mrs. G.E. IkerdRet.Yuri InomataJ.C. Plumbing N’ ThingsMr. and Mrs. FrankJacksonMr. and Mrs. RogerJenningsMr. and Mrs. John JimenezMr. and Mrs. RobertJohnsonMr. and Mrs. ElmerJohnsonMs. Kristen N. JonesJud Heckler Real EstateMs. Pat JumpMr. and Mrs. JoshuaKaufmanMs. Gloria KeaneMr. Brandon Ueltschi andMs. Erin KelleyDr. and Mrs. Ara KhanjianMs. Henny KimMr. and Mrs. Talon KlippMrs. Mickey KnappS. KohlsMr. and Mrs. George KrollMr. and Mrs. GaryKuppenbenderOrrock, Higson & KurtaLa Jienda Nueva WesternWearMr. Tim F. LaubacherMr. Larry G. LawrenceMr. Ted P. LawrenceMr. Timothy LawrenceMrs. Janet A. 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Ventura College Foundation DonorsMr. and Mrs. Michael DiNapoliMr. and Mrs. RobertO’ConnellLaverne and Barbara OrrOrrock, Higson & KurtaMr. John PalafoxMr. and Mrs. Paul PaloPat McCarthy ConstructionInc.Mr. and Mrs. Jim PerkinsMs. Marilyn QuamMr. and Mrs. RichardReichertMr. Randall RichmanMr. Manual Rodriguez IIIDonna RoffMr. and Mrs. Patrick RooneyMs. Gloria N. RupioMs. Mary Lou SchillMr. and Mrs. Victor A.SilveiraMs. M. S. SonntagMr. and Mrs. Edwin SowashMs. Virginia J. ThomasMrs. Rose ThotTia Babe’s Burritos &Mexican FoodMr. C.T. TupperMr. Anthony VaramillaMs. Fay V. VerebVilla Teresa Residential CareInc.Ms. Melissa WebsterMs. Mary L. WeissMr. and Mrs. EdwardWhittenbergMs. Heather WilliamsMrs. Gail De WolfeMr. and Mrs. Phillip WoodB. J. WorsterMr. and Mrs. Brian WorthanMr. and Mrs. Gerald WygantMs. Wilma J. YoungMs. Rose ZachowskiGifts-in-Kind3 H Network Inc. - SubwayAccsenseAmgen, Inc.Baron’s FabricsBillie SommarsBMW Group CompanyBrenda ViaBuena LanesChipotleChris RennoldsChristy QuiggCinnabonClub Energy FitnessCoffee Bean & Tea LeafCommunity MemorialHospital of SanBuenaventuraDeborah MeleDennis HeitmannDerek JenkinsDianne MitchellEric Ericsson’sErnest JohnsonFantastic Sam’sFillmore & Western RailwayCo.Gary JohnsonGeorge LanningGold Coast IronworksGold Coast SteelGreen Thumb InternationalHeather WilliamsImage SourceIn - N - Out BurgerIsland PackersJanice FoxJavaLuJerry DurhamJohn L. WoolleyJohn NavaJohn T’sJon LoomisJoseph’s Fine Jewelers, Inc.Kari Lee PattersonKarol KatzmanKBZ ArchitectsLifeline Medical TransportLisa HartLucia TebbeLynne KadaMagic Touch SalonMandell’sMark KellermanMark WallaceMax Gold Fusion ArtMcDonald’sMeredith MundellMetro-Med Inc.Mimi’s CafeNancy LathamNancy NesbittOjai Valley DirectoryPacific View MallPierpont InnPump It UpR.C. Bigelow Inc.Ralph’sRegal Entertainment GroupRenee A. Nemerov BrownRichard ByronRobert FloresRon BoutainRon HarringtonRusty’s Pizza ParlorSalzer’s RecordsScott HolstSelah CafeShallenberger & RobertsSterling Hills Golf ClubSusan RamonetteSuzanne’s CuisineTony’s Burrito HutToyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.Trader Joe’sTrico WeldingVentura County StarVentura Time Inc.Yolanda’s of Ventura, Inc.Endowed ScholarshipsAgnus M. Toland MemorialScholarshipAlexis Dember ScholarshipAlfred Howe-DavisJournalism ScholarshipAlfred O. WilkinsonScholarshipAlice M. 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VeeversMemorial ScholarshipMary Guthrie TeachingScholarshipMcNeely Family ScholarshipMom Woolley MemorialScholarshipNellie Day Harris ScholarshipNoble Johnson MemorialScience ScholarshipNorthrup VenturaManagement ClubScholarshipOetting MemorialScholarshipPaige-Bianco TextbookScholarshipPhoenix ScholarshipRalph Smith Scholarship*Rebecca Singer-BeilinMemorial ScholarshipRobert and Julie FogataMemorial ScholarshipRobert L. Mayhew MemorialScholarshipRonald Bank MemorialScholarshipSan Buenaventura Women’sClub ScholarshipSaticoy Community ClubScholarship*Stanley Prescott BusinessScholarship*Tai Boy Arita BiologyScholarshipTerence P. O’ NeillScholarshipTotten J. and Frances M.Anderson MemorialScholarshipVentura College EngineeringScholarship*Friends of the Arts - BernardVincent Dietz MemorialScholarship*VC Friends of the ArtsScholarshipVentura College WritingScholarshipThe Ventura PromiseVon Breyman ScholarshipWard Moss MemorialScholarshipWestern States PetroleumAssociationScholarshipEndowed Funds and AwardsBreda George Piano AwardEvelyn and HowardBoroughs LibraryEndowmentEric Nicolet LearningResource CenterEndowmentGuthrie Hall EndowmentHowe-Heywood MathematicsPrizeJulius Guis LibraryEndowmentMary Guthrie OperatingEndowmentPaul Wilson Memorial TrustAwardPhoenix OperatingEndowmentSons of Italy AwardVentura College FoundationOperating Endowment* Established with VC Foundation matching funds 2005-2006Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of this list. However,if we have inadvertently made an error, please help us by contacting theFoundation at (805) 654-6461 so we can immediately correct our files.ProductionCover photos:Rachel Ulrich : Ventura coastline (front and back)Swimming World Magazine: VC Swim/Dive teamTim Swope: VC Production of CabaretRobert Chaparro: VC GraduatesDavid Breslin: inside VC Library/Learning ResourceCenterCover design & Production:Barbara HarveyPublication Coordination and Editing:Alisa Sparkia MooreContributing Photographers:Michael John Amos, David Breslin, Lucy Capuano-Brewer,Robert Chapparo, Nelson Emery, Robert Escobedo,Barbara Harvey, Alisa Sparkia Moore, John T. Moore,Farzeen Nasri, Angelica Ramos-Navarro, Jay Varela; Nursing andParamedic photos, courtesy of respective departments19