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The Henderson Gleaner
December 1, 2004
HCC pledged $175,000
Henderson Community College's year-old "Fulfilling the Promise" fund-raising
campaign received a significant boost Tuesday with the donation of $100,000
from Ohio Valley National Bank and $75,000 from the local Preston Family Foundation.
Thanks to a matching gift opportunity that was part of a Title III federal
grant obtained by the college earlier this year, the two contributions are expected
to be matched by federal funds.
Lisa Piccolo, HCC chief institutional advancement officer, said the OVNB and Preston
Family donations are earmarked for the campaign's Student Scholarship Endowment,
and that designation qualifies them for matching federal money. There is, she
said, a $360,000 ceiling on those matching funds.
Scott Davis, campaign chairman as well as a representative of the bank and
the Preston Family Foundation, said the two contributions and their federal
matches bring the campaign total to about $1.1 million thus far and the effort
is still in its initial stages.
The campaign, which was launched in October, 2003, does not yet have an announced
pledge goal. Piccolo said this week that "We're still in the lead gift
phase, and need to get through this phase before determining a goal."
Pledges will be paid over a six-year period in the campaign which is expected
to be completed in mid-2005.
"Fulfilling the Promise" is a project for all of the Kentucky Community
and Technical College institutions. Each school is conducting its own campaign
and is establishing its own individual goal.
KCTCS President Michael McCall said the campaign has statewide initiatives
that "will fulfill the promise of a brighter future for all Kentuckians,
enhance economic development and community growth, and enhance Kentucky's emergence
as a global economic powerhouse in the 21st Century."
Locally, there are three campaign objectives:
- A campus Child Development Center, intended to be a state-of-the-art facility
that will meet the needs of students with children, employees of local business
and industry, and the community at large. It also will provide a learning environment
for students pursuing education studies.
- Technology Infrastructure Advancement, which will allow the college to remain
current with today's rapid changes in technology via cutting-edge equipment
and well-trained faculty.
- Student Access/Student Success programs and scholarship endowment to meet
the needs of an ever-growing enrollment.
Davis pointed out Tuesday that the campaign "is an important undertaking
for the college" which not only has received no new state money for its
programs in recent years but also has had to deal with budget cuts. "As
a community, we need to be supportive of an institution that educates our workforce,"
he said, adding that HCC provides numerous two-year programs and also allows
traditional students to receive their first two years of college here.
Davis, who is vice chairman of the OVNB Board of Directors and administrative
manager of the Preston Family Foundation, said it's essential that HCC "be
able to address continuing enrollment trends and serve students with quality,
state-of-the-art education."
HCC President Patrick Lake noted that the bank and the Preston Family Foundation
have been long-standing supporters of the college and have set an example for
others in the community.
"We are grateful for their generosity and leadership."
The Daily Independent
November 30, 2004
Governor addresses area business leaders
RUSSELL Gov. Ernie Fletcher told a group of area business leaders Monday that
the state and region's best days are in its future. Fletcher also previewed
the upcoming general assembly saying the legislature would address an "agenda
of creating opportunity."
Fletcher's remarks were part of a speech Monday night at the sixth annual Ashland
Alliance 2004 meeting at the Addington Corporate Center.
Fletcher was optimistic about Kentucky's future and said he was sure legislators
could overlook partisanship in the quest for a state budget, even though, as
he pointed out, tension was built between the camps during the campaign season.
Fletcher said it would be important to "sell Kentucky to the nation -
not just to the nation, but across the globe."
The recent branding effort in which Kentucky adopted a new logo - "Kentucky:
Unbridled Spirit" - will be material to the state's future economic success,
Fletcher said.
"We have a number of assets that people are not aware of," Fletcher
said, naming energy, aluminum, coal and stainless steel production as those
assets.
"Kentucky is a place where dreams come true," Fletcher said.
Fletcher told the business leaders that the general assembly needs to pass
a budget; address an outdated tax code; and improve the state's education system,
including its pay scale for and evaluation of teachers, in order to attract
new businesses and retain existing ones.
"When we get the budget through we can move Kentucky forward - we will
move Kentucky forward," he said.
The governor touted coal as one of Kentucky's greatest assets and said part
of the state's energy plan "involves good environmental stewardship."
He said Kentucky's "comprehensive reform" also should address medical
liability reform by reducing costs of liability for hospitals and health care
providers.
Fletcher said his administration believes in opportunities that exist in eastern
Kentucky.
"For the regional area its extremely important to combine resources in
multiple counties," Fletcher said.
Following the governor's speech, which began and ended with a standing ovation,
Ashland Alliance President Jim Purgerson presented special awards to two individuals,
and one company, that make a difference in the furtherance of business in the
region.
A special presentation was made to AK Steel for its contributions to the region,
especially recently, after the company received a $65 million tax incentive
package from the state.
"The impact of AK Steel is enormous," Purgerson said.
The Alliance gave its President's Award to Greg Adkins, president of Ashland
Community and Technical College.
The award is given to a person in the community who uses their time and effort
to further the efforts of the Alliance.
In accepting the award, Adkins, who is credited with establishing a tuition
reciprocity agreement in the region, echoed the governor's sentiments saying
regional efforts are important to the success of area education.
He said the award "is a compliment to the efforts of others" and
it will spur him to work harder for area residents.
The Alliance's prestigious Cornerstone Award, given to a community leader who
actively supports business efforts in the region, was presented by Alliance
Chairman Doug Sparkman.
The award went to Ken Blanton, owner of Boyd County Ford.
"I'm real humble to receive this award," Blanton, known affectionately
as K.B., said.
"I love the state of Kentucky. I love Boyd and Greenup counties,"
he said. "I don't know how to say thank you."
Sparkman said, "K.B. is just a tremendous community leader, just a very
special individual. He just does so much for the community."
Sparkman ended the evening by naming the Alliance's officers for next year:
Dr. E.B. Gevedon, chairman; Linda Dalton, vice-chairman; Larry Jones, secretary;
and John Artis, treasurer.
Community College Times
November 23, 2004
Grant News
Madisonville Community College in Kentucky received a record pledge
from a western Kentucky businessman who pledged to donate $1.2 million.
Brown Badgett Sr. delivered the pledge this month to the school's Fulfilling
the Promise fund-raising campaign. It was made in the form of an irrevocable
insurance trust to be paid upon his and his wife's deaths, President Judith
Rhoades said.
Badgett, a coal operator and road contractor, also has given nearly $400,000
to the school in past fund-raising drives.
Badgett's most recent pledge will be used for the development of new education
programs, sponsoring scholarships, and funding arts programs and existing programs,
Rhoads said.
Lexington Community College in Kentucky has been awarded a three-year
21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grant from the Kentucky Department
of Education in the amount of $343,712. LCC will partner as a co-applicant with
Fayette County Public Schools to provide an extended school enrichment program
at Tates Creek Middle School.
One of three such grants in Fayette County, CCLC is a key component of President
Bush's No Child Left Behind Act established to provide extended learning opportunities
for school age children and youth beyond the regular school day. These school-based
community learning centers can provide a safe, drug-free, supervised and cost-effective
after-school haven for children, youth and their families.
Community College Times
November 23, 2004
Appointments
Paul Ransdell was appointed chief development officer at the Bluegrass Community
and Technical College District in Kentucky.
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