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CAMPUSnews<br />
Zivic Donates Painting to <strong>GCC</strong><br />
Ironwood native Bill Zivic donated one<br />
of his original paintings to <strong>GCC</strong>. His<br />
wife, Carol, attended <strong>GCC</strong> and the college<br />
and the Ironwood area still hold a<br />
special place in both of their hearts.<br />
Currently residing in Arizona, the Zivics<br />
have fond memories of their time spent<br />
in Ironwood.<br />
Before indulging in his passion<br />
for art full-time, Bill served in the U.S.<br />
Military in Korea and Germany. He worked<br />
for a time in the Geneva Mine, then<br />
moved with his family to Arizona. He was<br />
inspired by Arizona’s vast beauty and history,<br />
and began capturing the West in<br />
bronze sculpture and on canvas. After<br />
working for the Tucson Police Department<br />
as an officer and a sketch artist, he and<br />
Carol opened an art studio in Tucson and<br />
it was there that Bill had the opportunity<br />
to focus on his artwork. His subject matters<br />
include the landscape of the<br />
American West, its history and lore.<br />
New Faces at <strong>GCC</strong><br />
Kelly Marczak Director of Institutional Development<br />
Ms. Marczak joined <strong>GCC</strong> as the Director of Institutional<br />
Development and Foundation Executive Director in April, 2010.<br />
Ms. Marczak received her Associate of Arts degree from <strong>GCC</strong>, and<br />
a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Michigan University.<br />
Her professional experience includes marketing, public relations,<br />
and foundation development.<br />
Karen Balyeat, R.N., BSN, MSN Allied Health Instructor<br />
Mrs. Balyeat joined <strong>GCC</strong> in August, 2010 as an Allied Health<br />
Instructor in the Nursing Program. She is licensed as a Registered<br />
Nurse in Michigan, has a Bachelor of Science degree from UW-<br />
Green Bay, Master of Science Degree in Nursing, specializing in<br />
nursing education, from Indiana Wesleyan University. Ms.<br />
Balyeat has twenty-six years of professional work experience in<br />
the nursing field.<br />
The painting he created for<br />
<strong>GCC</strong>, “Mountain Man”, includes his signature<br />
trait of hiding images in the<br />
background of the painting. There are<br />
nine images hidden in this painting,<br />
including the ‘<strong>GCC</strong>’ initials.<br />
3.<br />
Artist Bill Zivic’s “Mountain Man” is now on<br />
display above the fireplace in the David G.<br />
Lindquist Student Center on campus.<br />
His work is housed in the<br />
Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame, Roy<br />
Rogers Museum, White House Archives,<br />
and now in the David G. Lindquist<br />
Student Center on campus at <strong>Gogebic</strong><br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />
Kady Stone Business Instructor<br />
Mrs. Kady Stone is a Business Instructor at <strong>GCC</strong>. She earned her<br />
Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University<br />
of Michigan. She resides in Bessemer, Michigan with her family.<br />
Dennis Svoke Computer Assisted Drafting<br />
Dennis Svoke holds a Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education<br />
(Northland <strong>College</strong>, Ashland, WI.) and an Associate of Applied<br />
Science in Computer Aided Design Technology (<strong>Gogebic</strong><br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong>) Mr. Svoke has 22 years of industry experience<br />
as a CAD Drafter and General Engineering Coordinator, and<br />
eight years of Adjunct instruction in the CAD program at<br />
<strong>Gogebic</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />
Apryl Mateas English Instructor<br />
Ms. Apryl Mateas holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from<br />
the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Master of Arts Degree<br />
in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her teaching<br />
experience includes English Composition I and II, Creative<br />
Writing and Literature at Waubonsee <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> in<br />
Illinois and <strong>College</strong> of DuPage in Illinois.<br />
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