David Beyer named president of Everett Community CollegeDavid Beyer named president of Everett Community CollegeEverett Community College’s board of trustees voted unanimously to appoint David Beyer as the college’s new president as of July 24.
The board made its decision after extensive interviews and visits to two campuses he served. Beyer also visited EvCC June 8, where he met with faculty, staff, administrators and the community.
Beyer has 30 years of experience as a community college educator, including 11 years of service as a community college president.
Prior to his work at Boise State, he served as the interim president of Wenatchee Valley College and Clark College, and was president of Umpqua Community College from 2003-2005. He also served as president of Flathead Community College in Kalispell, Montana from 1994-2001.
Beyer has a doctorate from Colorado State University in community college administration, and has teaching experience in the social sciences and career development at both the secondary and postsecondary levels.
Michael Kerns, EvCC’s vice president of administration, has served as the college’s interim president since January.
Beyer will be the college’s 15th president since Everett Community College was founded in 1941.
Shoreline Community College names Lee Lambert as new presidentThe board of trustees of Shoreline Community College appointed Lee D. Lambert as the college’s new president as of July 1.
Lambert was hired in January 2005 as the college’s vice president for human resources and legal affairs, and served as interim president since October 2005.
Prior to coming to SCC, Lambert was vice president for human resources and legal affairs at Centralia College. He also served as special assistant to the president for civil rights and legal affairs at The Evergreen State College. While at Evergreen, Lambert was an adjunct professor who taught courses on law, civil rights and social justice, and employment law.
Lambert has a J.D. degree from Seattle University School of Law and a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from The Evergreen State College. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, former chair of the Human Resource Management Commission, and current member of the Governor’s Affirmative Action Policy Committee.
Gerald Pumphrey named next president of South Puget Sound Community CollegeSouth Puget Sound Community College’s board of trustees named Dr. Gerald Pumphrey as the next president of South Puget Sound Community College. Pumphrey assumed the post on August 1.
A former North Carolina cabinetmaker, Pumphrey has been involved in the work of community colleges since 1987. He has led Bellingham Technical College (BTC) as president since July 2001. Under his leadership, BTC has actively responded to economic development opportunities in the community, and pursued innovative contract training locally and globally.
He previously served as vice president for instruction at Guilford Technical Community College, in Jamestown, North Carolina, where he also held the positions of director of workforce preparedness and division chair of transportation.
Pumphrey received a doctorate in vocational/technical education from Clemson University, a master’s degree in industrial education and technology from Appalachian State University in North Carolina, and a bachelor’s degree in english from Florida State University.
Retiring legislator joins CCS board of trusteesGovernor Chris Gregoire appointed Rep. Don Cox to Community Colleges of Spokane’s board of trustees, effective October. Cox replaces Tom Kneeshaw of Colfax, whose second term expires in September.
Former superintendent of the Colfax School District (1990-98), Cox was appointed to the Washington House of Representatives in 1997 to fill an unexpired term, winning the seat two years later in 1999. He announced his intention to retire from elected office in March 2006.
Cox served on the House education and higher education committees as well as the appropriations committee.
Cox attended Whitworth College in Spokane, where he received a bachelor’s degree. He completed his postgraduate studies at Washington State University in Pullman, earning a master’s degree in counseling and a doctoral degree in educational leadership. Prior to his appointment as superintendent of Colfax schools in 1990, Cox served as a teacher, counselor and administrator at a number of Washington public schools.
He currently is an associate professor in educational administration/leadership at WSU-Spokane.
BCC President Jean Floten receives national leadership award based on college’s achievements and innovationBellevue Community College President Jean Floten received the 2006 John L. Blackburn Award for Exemplary Models of Administrative Leadership from the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA), an award given in recognition of an ongoing pattern of excellence.
The AAUA selected Floten after tracking BCC’s achievements, innovations and national distinctions over several years, according to AAUA Board Member Jerome L. Neuner, who presented the award June 23 at the Association’s 2006 national assembly in Vancouver, B.C.
Neuner cited several awards bestowed on BCC recently, including the national Charles Kennedy Equity Award from the Association of Community College Trustees, the National Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Collaboration Award from the Community College National Center of Community Engagement, and the national Sen. Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization from NAFSA: The Association of International Educators. These awards, Neuner said, are “given to only a handful of colleges and or universities nationally.”
Neuner also noted BCC has received major grants from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as well as several years of support from the U.S. Fulbright Program for an international visiting scholar.
In addition, he said, BCC has been selected to offer a Bachelor of Science Degree in Radiation and Imaging Sciences and has launched a unique higher education program for developmentally disabled students.
The AAUA award also recognized the college’s success in attracting and supporting students of color. BCC’s student body is more diverse than the surrounding communities, and in recent years the college’s students of color have surpassed other students in measures of ongoing progress and persistence through graduation.
Floten, who joined Bellevue Community College as president in 1989, is widely recognized for developing the college into an innovative, nationally-acclaimed institution.
She is often called upon to speak throughout the state and nation on technology education, college programs, higher education funding and other major issues affecting community colleges.
Floten recently was named one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2005 Women of Influence and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from City University. She serves on the Educational Testing Service national advisory board, the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Key Bank Advisory Board.
Martin R. Cavalluzzi was named the new vice president for instruction at Edmonds Community College.
Since 2001, Cavalluzzi served as dean of science and math at Seattle Central Community College. Previously, he was associate dean for math and science at Northwest Indian College in Bellingham. He has been a faculty member in biology departments since 1993 at Northwest Indian College, Oregon State University and The College of William and Mary, Virginia.
Cavalluzzi is a community college alumnus, who received his associate of arts degree from Orange Coast College, California, his bachelor’s degree from Humboldt State University, California, and his master’s and doctorate in marine science from The College of William and Mary.
Seattle Community Colleges names chief human resources officerBrent Jones has been selected as chief human resources officer for the Seattle Community College district.
Jones will be responsible for planning, developing and administering human resources operations for the 2,000 faculty, staff and administrators at the three Seattle Community Colleges, vocational training institute, and five specialized training centers.
Jones earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington, a master’s degree from the Adult Learning & Human Resource Development Leadership Program at the University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph.D. in educational administration in the Community College Leadership Program at UT-Austin.
During recent years, Jones served on the senior leadership team as director of human resources at Tunxis Community College in Farmington, Connecticut, and locally at Green River Community College as vice president for human development. Previously he gained experience as a faculty member in adult basic education and as an organizational and training consultant for companies ranging from retail to high-tech. Jones has been serving as interim chief human resources officer at the Seattle Community Colleges since July 2005.
Calvin Pearson appointed as Bates trusteeGovernor Chris Gregoire appointed Calvin Pearson to the board of trustees at Bates Technical College, effective June.He fills the position vacated by the resignation of former trustee Carolyn Lake, who served the college as a trustee for the past seven years.
Pearson is a vice president of Columbia Bank, and manager of three Columbia branches in downtown Tacoma. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, majoring in Spanish, with minors in English and psychology. He completed the Academic Year Abroad program in Spanish immersion in Madrid, Spain.
Pearson is a past board member of South Sound Outreach Services, vice chair of the Upper Tacoma Business Association, and treasurer of Allen Renaissance, Inc., Communities in Schools. He is a member of the Tacoma-Pierce County Black Collective, Tacoma Urban League, The Tacoma Club, Upper Tacoma Business Association, Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, City Club of Tacoma, and the Group Health Pierce County Leadership Advisory Group. Pearson was selected to participate in American Leadership Forum Class XIII, and is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University’s Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce 2005 Leadership Program.
Pearson resides in Tacoma with his wife, Dr. Josefa Lago, Spanish professor and chair of the Language department at the University of Puget Sound, and their two children.
Skagit Valley College South Whidbey Center instructor named Educator of the YearThe Northwest Human Services Association (NWHSA) has presented Skagit Valley College South Whidbey Center social science and psychology instructor Morgan Livingston, of Clinton, with the 2006 Educator of the Year award. The award recognized her dedication to the human services field, helping students to rediscover hope and powerfulness within their lives, and encouraging them to make personal and societal change.
The NWHSA, an affiliate of the National Organization for Human Services, encompasses Alaska, Colorado, Guam, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Membership includes professionals in the field of human services including educators, students and service providers.
Livingston has taught at SVC’s South Whidbey Center since 1993. In addition, she has taught in the Western Washington University Human Services and Rehabilitation department since 1977.
Skagit Valley College South Whidbey Center Art instructor receives Jurors AwardSkagit Valley College South Whidbey Center Art instructor Deon Matzen of Clinton received the Jurors Award at the inaugural show at the Minnaert Center for the Arts in Olympia in January. The exhibit of regional artists, featuring sculptures, paintings and photographs, was part of the Minnaert Center’s grand opening at South Puget Sound Community College.
Matzen submitted three oil paintings for the exhibit, all of which received the first place Jurors Award – the only award in the exhibit. The award includes a solo show of Matzen’s work to be held in November at the Minnaert Center.
Matzen teaches drawing, printmaking, and painting at SVC’s South Whidbey Center.
Skagit Valley College’s director appointed to the American Association of Community Colleges International Advisory CommitteeSkagit Valley College Director of International Programs Visakan Ganeson of Mount Vernon has been invited to serve as a member of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) International Programs and Services Advisory Committee. The invitation to join the national advisory committee was given by Dr. George Boggs, president and chief executive officer of AACC.
The International Programs and Services Advisory Committee works to foster relationships between AACC member colleges and the international community, opening the doors of higher education to students around the world.
Based in Washington, D.C., the American Association of Community Colleges is the primary advocacy organization for the nation's community colleges. AACC represents more than 1,100 associate degree-granting institutions and some 10 million students.
Ganeson has served SVC as director of international programs since joining SVC in 1994. He began his term with the International Programs and Services Advisory Committee in February and will serve for three years.
TCC instructor wins poetry awardTacoma Community College english and humanities instructor Richard Wakefield is the recipient of the 2006 Richard Wilbur Poetry Award, one of the nation’s largest poetry prizes for formal verse.
More than 400 manuscripts were entered in the competition. Wakefied’s submission, East of Early Winters, was selected for the award by Timothy Steele, who is known as a critic, scholar and accomplished poet.
The award includes a $1,000 prize and publication of East of Early Winters, due out in October. The book will contain 50 poems in five parts: three sections with rural themes, and two about urban and contemporary life. A painting of Mount Hood by Wakefield’s grandfather will grace the book’s cover.
Wakefield teaches American literature, the Bible as literature, children’s literature and composition at TCC, where he has been recognized with an outstanding teaching award.
The Richard Wilbur Poetry Award is named for two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate Richard Wilbur. The competition is administered by the University of Evansville Press.
Instructor receives Richard Rush Memorial AwardDaryl Hickman received the Richard Rush Memorial Award for outstanding Clinician of the Year at the National Professional Band Instrument Repair Conference this year. The conference was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hickman is the instructor of the Band Instrument Repair Technology program at Renton Technical College, one of three colleges offering this program in the United States.
Hickman has a master’s degree in education from the University of Missouri and has taught instrumental music in the public schools. His musical background includes the U.S. Army’s 24 Infantry Division Band, the Air Force Band of the Missouri Air National Guard and the Washington Air National Guard. Hickman has twice been appointed to the board of directors of the National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians.
Grays Harbor Community College Trustee Fawn Sharp was elected president of the Quinault Indian Nation in March 2006.
Elected to the tribe’s top post, the 35-year-old is quickly acclimating to a president’s schedule and has traded in her dream of arguing cases before the U.S. Supreme Court for a new ideal — helping her people, through decisive management and political action.
Sharp graduated from Lighthouse Christian Academy in Taholah at 15; worked for the Central Intelligence Agency at 18; bought her first home at 19 and earned a law degree at 25. Since then she’s served on several prestigious boards, including the board of trustees for Grays Harbor College, and worked as an attorney and tribal judge, most recently as the reservation attorney and lead counsel.
New appointment at Bates Technical CollegeVickie Lackman was named the new vice president of human resources at Bates Technical College.
Lackman has served as the director of human resources at Bates since April of 2005, and has more than 20 years of human resources experience.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Pacific Lutheran University, a bachelor’s degree in education from Montana State University, and a master’s in organizational development and behavior management from California Pacific University, San Diego. Lackman is Senior Professional Human Resources certified by the Society of Professional Human Resources, a Certified Mediator through the Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution, and a certificated K-12 teacher.
South Puget Sound Community College instructor Karen Halpern was named the Phi Theta Kappa international honor society’s 2006 Parnell Scholar.
Faculty Scholars are selected by application and serve as seminar leaders at Phi Theta Kappa’s annual International Honors Institute.
One Faculty Scholar is named the Parnell Scholar, and receives a scholarship to Phi Theta Kappa’s International Convention. The Parnell Scholarship is named for Dr. Dale Parnell, former president of the American Association of Community Colleges.
Presidents Bill Bonaudi from Big Bend Community College, Jean Floten from Bellevue Community College, and Jim McLaughlin from Lower Columbia College were recipients of the 2006 Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction.
The award is the highest presented by the Phi Theta Kappa honors society, which salutes college presidents, campus chief executive officers and state community college directors. Recipients are recognized for their devotion to the mission of the community college and how they epitomize Phi Theta Kappa’s commitment to excellence.