A PUBLICATION OF THECOCHISE COLLEGE FOUNDATION

SPRING 2013

Gifts facilitate'opportunity

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BOARD PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Friends of Cochise College…

At publication of the last issue of “Accolade,” the Cochise Col-lege Foundation awaited results of a study to gauge the feasi-bility of conducting a $7 million campaign in conjunctionwith Cochise College’s 50th anniversary, to be celebrated in2014-2015. The plan, reviewed by more than 50 local resi-dents, proposed construction of new facilities for nursing andtechnology at the Sierra Vista Campus and renovations tostudent life facilities like the gym and Student Union on theDouglas Campus.

While perceptions of the college and reactions to the Case forSupport were largely positive, the resulting recommendations

pave the way for the college to overcome some challenges.

For example, the college is engaging local leaders in conversations about the futureeconomy of Cochise County and its individual communities. Developing a sharedvision is key to clarifying the college’s role, as well as in articulating the need for re-sources. In addition, the Foundation is seeking out individuals on a personal levelwho are interested in being a part of the college’s future, whether it’s as a board vol-unteer, an informal advisor, or a donor.

With reductions in state funding and the ongoing evolution of and pressure onhigher education aimed at student completion, it is likely the Foundation will becalled upon to help bridge gaps. Where donors were previously asked to supportscholarships only, they may in the future be asked to help fund things like facilities,technology and faculty.

Until then, we will continue to celebrate contributions that enhance access to edu-cation. The approximately $1 million contribution and pledge of future assets high-lighted in our cover story will leave a lasting legacy in our region in the form of afacility expansion that will make affordable technology training more accessible tostudents. In addition, a gift from Cochise College alumni brings the college archae-ology collection - a long-closeted educational resource – to the public. Both of thesegifts will help make the Cochise College experience special.

Yolanda M. AndersonBoard PresidentCochise College Foundation

Cover:George Bugen, a retired machinist from Bisbee, has made asubstantial contribution and pledged additional resources insupport of expanded career training opportunities at CochiseCollege.

Cochise College Governing Board member Dr. John Eaton welcomes guests at the Bugen celebration in January.

Dr. J.D. Rottweiler, left, college president, and George Bugenunveil the monument that identifies the facility.

Cochise College Foundation Board President Yolanda Ander-son publicly thanks the Bugen family for its contribution.

FROM THE COCHISE COLLEGE PRESIDENT

Community colleges enroll nearly half of the nation’s collegestudents. However, many institutions are experiencing re-ductions in funding at the same time that there is pressure toincrease certificate and degree completion.

Here at Cochise College, state funding per student hasdropped by one third since 2010. Where state aid made up 39percent of the college budget in that year, it’s anticipated tomake up 28 percent in FY14. Local property taxes are ex-pected to constitute about half of the budget, with the rest ofthe burden carried by students through tuition and fees.

This trend causes all community college administrators con-cern; the costs to students are rising at the very colleges thatwere founded on the promise of access.

At Cochise, scholarships make a big difference for many, many students, but thereremains the challenge of creating and maintaining the dynamic and progressivetype of learning institution that attracts students. We all want our college to be spe-cial - the best, even - but it’s difficult to achieve that when the traditional fundingsources diminish.

Private contributions like the one provided by Mr. George Bugen and his family(see page 6) are becoming more common at community colleges, and they make atremendous difference for an institution like Cochise, where building a facility isnot a matter entered into lightly, even if it clearly will enhance access and help thecollege carry out its mission.

Being the best also requires more than financial resources. Cochise College must begenuinely engaged with its communities so that it can be responsive to their needs.Representatives of many local employers participate on advisory committees for ourprograms, or volunteer for activities on our campuses, and our employees are in-volved in a wide array of community organizations. As a result, we’re preparing tolaunch programs in respiratory therapy and unmanned aerial systems for which weknow there will be jobs here or elsewhere. We’re also always on the lookout for moreopportunities to pursue.

I hope you will take part in efforts to envision our region’s future. By doing so, youhelp elected leaders to set priorities and to determine how resources are allocated,both in your community and at the college. We’re optimistic that when that visionis clear, resources will follow.

J.D. Rottweiler, Ph.D.PresidentCochise Collegejdr@cochise.edu

“Accolade” inspires charitable contributions insupport of Cochise College by raising awarenessabout competitive advantages of the college andthe activities of the Cochise College Foundation.

Board OfficersYolanda Anderson, PresidentJan Guy, Vice PresidentGail Zamar, SecretaryMark Battaglia, J.D., Treasurer

Board MembersChuck ChambersJean GiuffridaCindy HayostekKaren L. JusticeGene ManringDan Rehurek, Ph.D.Bob StrainRuben Teran, J.D.

Board Member EmeritusShirley GregoryLinda Staneart

Ex-Officio MembersJ.D. Rottweiler, Ph.D. (ex-officio)

Honorary MembersMarsha Arzberger

Cochise College Foundation StaffDenise Hoyos, Executive DirectorSheila Selby, Foundation CoordinatorRose Berumen, Administrative Assistant

“Accolade” is published by the CochiseCollege Foundation, 4190 W. Highway 80,Douglas, AZ 85607. (520) 417-4100

ContributorsFlavio BeltranRose BerumenDenise HoyosLiz ManringRick Whipple

Printing/MailingKeith RingeyCarol Riggs

The Cochise College Foundation promotes student success through scholarships, facilitiesdevelopment, and program support. By support-ing Cochise College, the Foundation endeavorsto increase the college's accessibility to our di-verse and changing communities.

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In just the last two years, she's grieved over a late-term miscarriage, begunraising 21-month-old twins in addition to her 7-year-old daughter, and final-ized a divorce. The longer story, though, began years ago when she had todrop out of school and support herself as a young teenager. She earned herGED at age 17 and never stopped believing that a better future lay ahead.

Moshe, 30, graduated from the Cochise College nursing program last semes-ter with an Associate of Applied Science degree and every intention of pass-ing her NCLEX exam in June to license her as a registered nurse. Her successhas been driven almost solely by her own ambition, plus, she adds, a little fi-nancial help along the way.

"Part of what keeps me going is a better life for my little ones," she says. "Theother part of it is just that the world is great, and I try to see joy in everythingI can and understand that badness is just part of it. I guess that's why I likemedicine; it's kind of parallel to my life. Sure, there's sickness and death, butthere's also healing and growth, and I relate with that."

Becoming an RN is but a stepping stone to her ultimate goal of becoming anurse practitioner. Moshe always dreamed of being a doctor, but, as she says,life took over. She had her daughter when she was 23 and knew that school-ing and training to become a doctor would allow for little to no time forbeing a mom.

Her interest in medicine, though, never wavered.

"I enjoy helping people, but I also enjoy the mystery of all the things thebody can do," she says. "Destruction of a disease to reha-

bilitation, helping people along that process, and solv-ing that mystery is exciting to me."

Moshe began "chiseling away" at nursing pre-req-uisite classes at 20 while working to supportherself in Reno. She started eyeing schools inNevada and nearby California, but the pro-grams' wait lists were long. Her stepmother

works at a hospital in Tucson, whichled Moshe to schools in SouthernArizona. She moved to Sierra

Scholarshipfosters nursing

student’s positive outlook

If there's anyone who knowswhat it's like to travel over thebumpy road of life and make it

to the other side, it's Stephanie Moshe.

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Grants propel college healthcare programsVista three years ago and shortly after was ac-cepted into Cochise College's nursing program,which only has 100 slots open each year.

"Some of the instructors here are just so incrediblysupportive, and they've supported me in a holisticway," she says. "They've been able to see me andmy personality, what I bring to the table as a po-tential nurse and things to tweak about me. Theytook an interest in my success, and I've taken a lotof people's suggestions to heart, which has mademe better."

Without scholarships, Moshe said the end resultwould be the same, but the journey would havebeen completely different. Thanks to a $640,000Road to Nursing grant from the Health Resourcesand Services Administration, Moshe was able toearn a scholarship to fund daycare for her twins,gas for clinical preceptorship training at the hospi-tal in Willcox, and other expenses to offset the costof her education.

"My success and my development were really de-pendent on this scholarship," she says. "You knowhow sometimes you hear of people getting schol-arships and wonder 'Do they really need it?' I'msomeone who really needed it. To be one of thosespecial cases, to be under those circumstancesand have that need fulfilled through scholarships,I'm just really grateful for it."

Moshe took the licensed practical nursing exami-nation at the end of her first semester of nursingschool to become an LPN, and she's been workingat local nursing homes for the past two years tomake ends meet at home. Despite constantly run-ning all over the place for her kids or work orschool, Moshe said it's all been worth it, even asshe looks toward more schooling to fulfill her ulti-mate goal of becoming a nurse practitioner.

"I want to be there for my children, and I also wantto satisfy my dreams," she says. "Sometimes I feelembarrassed about being 30 and just now gettinginto a career. But if you even just look at the lasttwo years of my life, everything I've done, therigorous program of nursing school, life is prettygood. The kids are happy, we have a happy homelife. If I look at it realistically, I'd say I'm a success."

By Liz Manring

It was a busy year for health sciences at Cochise College. With a brand newprogram taking shape, things aren't slowing down anytime soon. And that's agood thing.

Last fall, the nursing program received a grant from the Health Resourcesand Services Administration to provide $640,000 in scholarships to nursingstudents. Through HRSA's Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program,Cochise College's Road to Nursing grant will provide $160,000 annually forscholarships that go to disadvan-taged students enrolled in the col-lege's nursing program.

"This is the first time in the historyof our nursing program that we gotan SDS grant that gives directscholarships to students," saidCochise College Health Sciences Di-rector Jennifer Lakosil. "HRSAgrants are hard to get. They're verycompetitive."

This spring semester, the college'sNursing and Allied Health Depart-ment received funds from the Ari-zona Health Facilities Authority andthe Cochise College Foundation topurchase a new birthing and ma-ternal simulator, NOELLE S575, toround out its collection of man-nequin-based simulators that helptrain nursing and allied health stu-dents.

In March, the college's paramedi-cine program was the fifth in Ari-zona to receive nationalaccreditation. The achievementcomplied with new requirements from the National Registry of EmergencyMedical Technicians, which instituted a policy beginning Jan. 1 that requiredall paramedicine applicants seeking national EMS certification at the para-medicine level to complete their education through a program with accredi-tation recognized by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied HealthEducation Programs.

The college is also one step away from getting its new respiratory therapyprogram accredited. Its curriculum was approved in December, and, if allgoes according to plan, 20 students should begin the program this fall.

"Probably within the next two years, we'll see an increase in job opportuni-ties in this field," said program coordinator Jim Nosek.

Life-like mannequins, like the birthing andmaternal simulator recently purchased bythe Nursing Department using grant funds,provide learning experiences that might bedifficult to come by in a clinical setting.

Scholarships simplify the educational journeyfor students like Stephanie Moshe, a recentnursing graduate with a young family.

Family leaves legacythrough career, technical education

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The Bugen Family, Bisbee:Clockwise from left areChris, Sam, George, Mamieand Bette Bugen, ca. 1930s.

Upon high school graduation, George Bugen's vision for his future didn't extend much beyond the life of a miner.

"I graduated and worked underground," he said. "Then Ithought, 'There's a better thing than that.'"

Machinist school through the U.S. Navy ensured a surface jobwhen he returned to his hometown of Bisbee, and other oppor-tunities blossomed from there. Today, he's a strong proponentof higher learning, especially in vocational education, after ex-periencing its benefits firsthand.

Bugen affirmed that belief through a historic donation toCochise College. With the transfer of his late brother's estate tothe Cochise College Foundation in December, the Bugen familyhas given the largest recorded donation in the history of thecollege, valued at about $1 million. George Bugen has alsopledged his own estate to the foundation.

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"This wonderful contribution really makes a difference," saidYolanda Anderson, foundation board president. "It makes a dif-ference to students, it makes a difference to faculty and staff …it will make a difference forever."

The Bugens, a Serbian family, made Bisbee home in 1912 whenGeorge Bugen's father, Chris Bugen, moved from Gary, Ind., firstto Globe, then to the Southern Arizona mining town. ChrisBugen immigrated to the U.S. from Yugoslavia and was a "pio-neer resident of Bisbee," according to the Bisbee Daily Review.He owned Bugen Grocery on Naco Road and married Bisbee-born Mamie Milutinovich in 1925.

George Bugen is the youngest and last survivor of his siblings.Bette Mae was born in 1925 and died in 2003. Sam was born in1927 and died in 2011. George was born in the family's homeabove the grocery store in 1928. He played football for BisbeeHigh School and graduated in 1947.

The Bugen family's donations will go toward expansion of theCareer and Technical Education facility on theeast side of the Sierra Vista Cam-pus. The building is nowmarked by a monumentbearing the family name.

"This is a beautiful honor tothe Bugen family name,"George Bugen said dur-ing the monument's un-veiling ceremony inJanuary. "I'd say it's abet that the rest of thefamily up there is look-ing down here rightnow with a big smileon their face, wishingCochise College the bestof everything in future en-deavors. As for me, I think it'sthe greatest thing that everhappened."

After graduating from BisbeeHigh, Bugen worked as a la-borer with M and M Enter-prise, then as a miner'shelper for Phelps Dodge. Hejoined the U.S. Navy onValentine's Day in 1949 and,following boot camp, he at-tended Navy School in SanDiego to become a MachineryRepairman NTC. He was assignedto the USS Jason, a heavy-duty repair vessel. Afterthree tours in the Korean War, he was discharged in

February 1953 as a Machinery Repairman Petty Officer FirstClass, with skills that would open up doors for the rest of his life.

Back with Phelps Dodge in Bisbee, he worked on the labor crewfor a bit before a journeyman machinist vacancy opened. In1956, he moved to Peru to be a machinist instructor. From there,he found work in Stockton, Calif., as a maintenance superin-tendent; Bisbee as a technical sales representative; and back inPeru in several master mechanic positions. He was the ad-vanced to assistant mechanical superintendent of the Ilo, Peru,Area Mechanical Division, in charge of smelter and industrialrailroad, just prior to his retirement in 1986.

"I think it's very important to get an education, and when youwant to start a career, getting an apprenticeship is damn nearimpossible," he said. "This is a jump start: out of high school, goto Cochise (College) and get a jump start on a career."

Cochise College made an impression on Bugen when he metseveral of its nursing students at the rest home where hisbrother stayed. Both George and Sam had played the stockmarket with a little guidance from an uncle in San Diego. Once

they started thinking about future plans for their es-tates, George took a drivethrough the Cochise Col-lege campus in SierraVista and made up hismind almost immedi-ately.

"Once I saw thisplace, I knew it wasthe best place for ayoung person tostart a career,"Bugen said. "I toldSam, 'We're giv-

ing our money toCochise.' This is theplace to put yourmoney, because it's aplace that's going togrow."

"I think it's the greatestthing that ever happened,"said George Bugen, secondfrom right, at a celebrationin January.

Former players, recruited in Canada, share experience, even today

Story by Liz Manring

When Greg Duce and Daniel Desgagne turn into the DouglasCampus, park their cars near the baseball field and take theirseats to watch a game, it's a little like being at home again, eventhough Cochise College felt about as far away from home asthey could get 25 years ago.

Both Duce and Desgagne hail from Canada and played for theCochise College baseball team during the mid-1980s underthen-head coach Bo Hall. Although they grew up on separatesides of their home country — Duce in Alberta and Desgagnein Quebec — and never wore an Apache uniform at the sametime — Duce played 1984-85 and Desgagne from 1986-87 —their experiences in southeast Arizona and as Cochise Collegealumni mirror each other in many ways.

While at Cochise, each met and dated "local gals," who theylater married. Annette Duce, a Cochise volleyball player, gradu-ated from Bisbee High, and Martina Desgagne graduated fromDouglas High School.

Both ball players earned roster spots with four-year schoolsafter Cochise, eventually returned to work inSouthern Arizona, and remained ingrainedin the game even though day jobs nowtie them to an office.

Their memories of Cochise College? They echo sentimentsthere, too.

"I have very good memories, and really for me, it was about get-ting an opportunity to play college baseball, but I also met a lotof great people," Duce said. "Coming right out of high schooland having that little community right there helped metremendously, and I think that's why they continue to have suc-cess down there. You concentrate on school and you concen-trate on playing. I think that's good."

Added Desgagne: "The Cochise era is definitely one of the besttimes of my life. A lot happened for me there."

Both alumni also passed on their love of baseball to their kids,and the most coincidental similarity right now is that their old-est children are both infielders who transferred from otherschools to play for the Cochise College baseball team this sea-son.

Tagg Duce, a Buena High grad, played last year at GrandCanyon University — where his father actually completed hisyears of college baseball — and had a successful season de-spite a coaching change and torn labrum. Tagg had been re-cruited by Cochise head coach Todd Inglehart out of high

school, and the program has turned out tobe a better fit for the sec-ond baseman, who wasnamed team most valu-able player in April.

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Everything in Common

Daniel andStephan Desgagne,left, and Tagg andGreg Duce, right

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The elder Duce played infield for Cochise and istied for eighth for most home runs in a season,with 10 in 1984. As a freshman, Greg Duce wasnamed to the All-Region First Team and All-Con-ference as designated hitter, but he sees an evenbetter bat in Tagg's hands.

"I think as a hitter, he's smarter than I was,and he's definitely a lot stronger than Iever was," Duce said. "What we've al-ways talked about from a youngage is respecting the gameand playing it hard. You goout and compete to thebest of your ability, don'tcheat yourself, and what-ever happens, happens.Baseball is a game offailure, struggle, sowe've tried to say,you're going tohave ups, butdon't make themtoo high, andyou'll havedowns, don'tmake them toolow."

Stephan Desgagne,who graduated fromFlowing Wells HighSchool in Tucson, was re-cruited by Division Ischools, but gravitated to thejunior college level and startedhis college baseball career at Ari-zona Western. Like his teammate, his firstschool wasn't the best fit. After completing hisfreshman season, he took a year off before joiningthe Apaches, and the fact that his father had agood experience in Cochise's program made theopportunity all the more attractive.

Daniel Desgagne went on to play for College, nowUniversity, of the Southwest, and continues to playin a men's senior baseball league in Tucson. Butwhen he first moved to Southern Arizona, hecame with one obstacle that Duce didn't have: alanguage barrier. Desgagne, a pitcher and in-fielder, spoke French and barely a lick of English.When Hall needed to talk to him or give him direc-tion, a teammate had to translate.

"I was so eager to play ball, so it didn't matter tome," he laughed. "I went full right into it, EnglishImmersion Program, and I went from only know-

ing yes and no to completely learning English when I was there. I started tak-ing regular classes in the spring and graduated with an associate degree. Iwas one of those people who never feared moving forward. It was a chal-lenge, but I was so motivated by it."

During this year's baseball season, each time Duce and Desgagne have trav-eled back to the field to watch their sons play on their old stompinggrounds, memories flood back. With Hall also along the outside of the fence,watching games as the college's athletic director, conversations are steepedin baseball ... and occasionally recalling the good old days.

"It's like I've never left, and there's definitely a pride there, having a kid goingthrough the same steps," Desgagne said. "I have good memories, and I be-lieve in Coach Hall tremendously; best coach I ever had, very in control. Hejust knows how to do things, doesn't BS anybody and he's fair. That's what Isee in Coach Inglehart. Fair coaches, and I trust them."

“The Cochise era is definitely one of the best times of my life.A lot happened for me there.”

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More alumni news available onlineDid you know that:• Former Cochise College basketball players appeared in a national news clip about their heartwarming actions as high school coaches in El Paso?

• A student who is a Holocaust survivor found the courage to revisit some of her memories through Cochise College ceramics classes?

• A retired faculty member served on the dissertation committee of an alumnus who now directs a grant program at the college?You can read these stories – and submit others for consideration – on the Cochise College Alumni blog at www.cochise.edu.

NISOD Excellence Award

Colleagues nominated Leslie Clark, left, and Grace Mah, right, pictured with Cochise College President Dr. J.D. Rottweiler, for the NISOD award.

FINDCochise College and Cochise CollegeAlumni on Facebook!

The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development(NISOD) Excellence Award honors distinction in teaching. Cochise College isone of more than 700 community colleges around the world that belong toNISOD. Employees at participating institutions recognize their colleagues bynominating them for the award. This year's Cochise College recipients areLeslie Clark, English instructor, and Grace Mah, assistant director of the Vir-tual Campus.

Clark became a full-time faculty member with the Cochise College EnglishDepartment in 2003. Since then, she has aided in implementing courses,helped create the department's electronic handbook and served as an Hon-ors Committee member. In 1999, she co-founded the Cochise CommunityCreative Writing Celebration along with fellow faculty member Diane Freund.Clark retired at the end of the 2012-2013 academic year.

Mah has been with Cochise College since 2005. She was a computer informa-tion systems instructor and department chair before moving to the VirtualCampus. During the college's switch to a new online course managementsystem last summer, Mah worked to ease the transition with technical re-search and instructor training. She is also on the curriculum committee andco-chair of the professional development committee.

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DEC. 31 DEADLINE FORIRA CHARITABLEROLLOVER EXTENSIONThe IRA charitable rollover is a popular way fordonors to support their favorite causes. The Amer-ican Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extends for 2012and 2013 the IRA rollover giving incentive, whichexpired at the end of 2011. It allows individual tax-payers older than 70 ½ years to donate up to$100,000 from their individual retirement ac-counts (IRAs) and Roth IRAs to charitable nonprof-its without having to treat the withdrawals astaxable income.

You can support Cochise College’s mission to pro-vide accessible educational opportunities that areresponsive to a diverse population and lead toconstructive citizenship, meaningful careers andlifelong learning by making a gift of IRA assets be-fore Dec. 31, 2013.

• You must be age 70 ½ or older• The transfer must go directly from your IRA to the Cochise College Foundation

Transfers to charitable gift annuities, charitable re-mainder trusts, and donor-advised funds do notqualify. There is no income tax deduction for thetransfer. Contact the Foundation to learn moretoday, (520) 417-4735 or foundation@cochise.edu.

The Cochise College Foundation welcomed realestate professional Jean Giuffrida to its board ofdirectors in April. A 20-year resident of Sierra Vista,

Giuffrida manages theSierra Vista office ofLong Realty. She be-came a licensed real es-tate agent with Long in1998. Previously, shetaught elementaryschool after graduatingfrom Farleigh DickinsonUniversity in Teaneck,NJ. One of Giuffrida’schildren is a CochiseCollege graduate. Giuf-

frida is past president of the Women’s Council ofRealtors and a past officer of the Southeast Ari-zona Association of Realtors and Multiple ListingService. She also recently completed service onthe Greater Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Com-merce board of directors.

•The foundation board of directors also recentlynamed Shirley Gregory as its second boardmember emeritus. Gregory joined the board in1993 and resigned in 2012. A long-time Douglasresident, she remains a believer in, and an advo-cate for, Cochise College, particularly the DouglasCampus, which was landscaped by her late hus-band Bill. Prior to joining the board, she co-chaireda bond drive for the college.

“I am very grateful for the opportunity and theprivilege of serving with such a devoted, caringgroup, and I am so proud to have been connectedto Cochise College in so many ways,” Gregory said.

•Foundation board vice president Jan Guy isCochise College’s first trustee emeritus. Guyserved on the Governing Board for 18 years, chair-ing the board numerous times and finishing herlast term in December.

Jean Giuffrida

FOUNDATION BOARD NEWSOur MissionCochise College pro-vides accessible edu-cational opportunitiesthat are responsive toa diverse populationand lead to construc-tive citizenship, mean-ingful careers andlifelong learning.

The Cochise CollegeFoundation promotesstudent success

through scholarships,facilities development,and program support.

Ways to Give Donor contributionshelp provide thou-sands of dollars in

scholarships and pro-gram support each

year. You can help sup-port these and othercollege activities in avariety of ways.

• Establish an Annualor Endowed Fund• Planned Gifts

• Personal Property• Real Estate

• Cash and Pledges• Matching Gifts

Check our website togive online, or contactus at (520) 417-4100to determine an ap-propriate use for your

gift.

Look for more newsreflecting Cochise College’s strategic priorities in futurepublications:

• Competitive advantages• Excellence

• Everything speaks• Completion

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FACULTY EMERITICochise College recognizes the profession of teaching as alifetime commitment for many members of its faculty. Al-though they are no longer full-time employees, these indi-viduals may continue their interest and make many morecontributions to the education process.

Retired members of the full-time faculty, counselors or librari-ans are eligible for emeriti status if they have served for 10 ormore years and consistently made significant meritorious con-tributions to the instructional process. Nominees are recom-mended to the college president and Governing Board by theSenate, and the distinction is celebrated at commencement.

Dr. Mark von DestinonCochise College and Mark von Destinon share a relationshipthat spans nearly a lifetime. He's been spotted in old photo-graphs on the Douglas Campus as a youngster while his fatherwas an administrator at the college during the late 1960s and

early '70s. He remembers former CochiseCollege Vice President/Provost Joanna(Kurdeka) Michelich (’68) first as hisbabysitter.

Von Destinon began working for CochiseCollege in 1980 as the director of admis-sions and registrar, and over his 23 yearsat Cochise, he was also a counselor, de-partment chair, dean and teacher. He

"oversaw the conversion from key punch to online registration- a true nightmare - and volunteered as the Rodeo Club advisorand member of the Apache Booster Club, while also teachingpolitical science courses in the evening," according to longtimebehavioral sciences Instructor Dave Pettes.

Von Destinon left the college in 1985 to pursue his master'sand doctoral degrees in higher education student services,with an emphasis in counseling and guidance, at the Universityof Arizona. He returned in 1992 as dean of student services inSierra Vista and was instrumental in scholarship creation andfundraising. In 1999, von Destinon became a full-time psychol-

ogy and sociology instructor. He was the first Psychology 101online instructor.

He was also an active member of the academic council, senateand other committees. After retiring in 2011, he became a life-time member of the Friends of the Library, a regular contributorto the Cochise College Foundation, and he continues to teachonline courses for Cochise College in social/behavioral sci-ences.

Charles PerryCharles "Chuck" Perry retired from Cochise College in 2011 aftera 27-year career as a full-time faculty member in the AviationDepartment. During his distinguished career with the college,

he served as flight instructor and chiefflight instructor. He holds a bachelor ofscience degree from the University ofDenver and a master of arts from TheAmerican College.

Perry was selected as the 1992 ArizonaFlight Instructor of the Year by the FederalAviation Administration Scottsdale FlightStandards District. Since 1997, he has

been authorized to conduct flight tests on behalf of the FAA asa designated pilot examiner, which means he acts as a final"quality control inspector," ensuring that applicants for a pilotcertificate or rating meet FAA performance standards.

Carlos Cartagena, the vice president for information technol-ogy and the former senior administrator point of contact foraviation programs, recalled the end of many fall semesters inwhich the rest of the college was ready to close for winterbreak, "Mr. Perry was usually the last person to leave the Dou-glas Campus, as he would do his best to accommodate last-minute flight test requests so that students could better plantheir future training and educational goals."

For about the last 12 years of his career, Perry was elected tothe college Senate, on which he served as president or secre-tary on a number of occasions. He also served on the EmployeeRelations Committee.

New fund helps inspire future pharmacists

A new Pre-Pharmacy Club Fund will help thestudent organization advance its mission of engag-ing potential pharmacy students and preparingCochise College students for the next step in phar-macy education.

Under the direction of advisor Tasneem Ashraf, de-partment chair for the sciences, the club has put ona summer PharmCamp for elementary and middleschool students in conjunction with the Universityof Arizona College of Pharmacy. This year, the clubraised funds to support the camp by selling spacein a PharmCamp calendar. Gifts to the Pre-Phar-macy Club Fund can help with everything fromPharmCamp supplies to guest speakers.

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NEWS OF ALUMNI &FRIENDS

Six years in the U.S. MarineCorps and an associate ofscience in professionalflight technology earned atCochise College helped laythe foundation for JeffreyBest (’93) in his role as chiefexecutive officer and exec-utive director of KatangaMining Limited, which op-erates a large-scale copper-cobalt project withhigh-grade mineral re-serves and integrated met-allurgical operations in theDemocratic Republic ofCongo. After Cochise, Bestearned a bachelor of sci-ence in mineral engineer-ing at New Mexico Instituteof Mining and Technologyand a master’s of businessadministration at the Uni-versity of Chicago. He alsopreviously worked forPhelps Dodge Corp, Accen-ture, and Freeport Mc-Moran Copper and Gold.

•Anyone who follows Tuc-son-area news might occa-sionally run across thename of Sgt.TimBrunenkant (’90), whomade friends from acrossthe nation when he lived inthe Douglas Campus resi-dence halls. A 17-year vet-eran of the Marana PoliceDepartment, Brunenkant’sexperience includes crimi-nal investigations, policeadministration, and mediarelations.

•Dora A. (Villa) Curiel (’96),who studied criminal jus-tice at Cochise, is an intakeclerk for the U.S. DistrictCourt.

Robert Ellis (’68) embarkedon a career in educationand law enforcement afterstudying drafting and jour-nalism at Cochise College.He earned a bachelor of sci-ence in education at North-ern Arizona University anda master’s degree in educa-tional technology at theUniversity of Arizona, par-ticipating in additionalclasses in his role with theArizona Department of Ed-ucation, School Improve-ment Unit. He also workedwith various law enforce-ment agencies, has since re-tired, and resides in thePrescott area.

•Michael Kron (’03), ofNorth Carolina, is a pilot forPinnacle Airlines/Delta Con-nection.

•Carmen Moreno (’12), whois attending the Universityof Arizona on an All-Arizonatuition waiver, a scholarshipawarded annually to Ari-zona’s top community col-lege students, has beenaccepted into the univer-sity’s accelerated master’sdegree program in psychol-ogy.

•A native of Douglas, CesarRamirez (’99) earned an as-sociate of applied sciencein network management atCochise and a computerengineering degree at theUniversity of Arizona. Today,he is a computer engineerwith the U.S. Army YumaProving Ground.

•Gary Spence (’71) took acircuitous route to becom-ing a pilot for Netjets. Agraduate of Tucson’s PaloVerde High School, he en-rolled at Cochise, moved onto the University of Arizona,and came back to Cochise

to study in the airframe andpowerplant program. Hecompleted flight trainingafter joining the U.S. Navyin 1972. Today, he winters inTempe and spends sum-mers in Coeur d’Alene,Idaho.

•Now retired from the U.S.Army, Guadalupe Vallejo(’94) is a substitute teacherfor the Huachuca CitySchool.

Cathy Jo (Hedges) Waters(’91), who retired as an ad-ministrative assistant in theCochise College library in2009, married AlbertKoester in January 2013and now resides in Con-cord, Ca.

Ellen Whitehead (‘11), whoearned an All-Arizona nom-ination and a waiver tocomplete her bachelor’s de-gree at one of Arizona’spublic universities, wasnamed the outstandingsenior in the University ofArizona Sociology Depart-ment. She plans to pursue amaster’s degree at Rice Uni-versity.

•Christopher Woods at-tended flight groundschool and took variousother Cochise Collegecourses, last attending in1996. He left the military in2000 and now works as acivilian calibration techni-cian for the U.S. Army.

IN MEMORIAMM. David Meeker, Faculty,Behavioral and Social Sci-ence/Music, April 26, 2013

•Raymond Dean Morin, Facilities Maintenance, May 3, 2013

•Ronald Olson, Faculty, Business, April 29, 2013

•Flossie Mae Pearce, Purchasing, April 21, 2013

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For many military students, opportunities began with IO trainingNumerous military students who pursued affordable opportunities to earn collegecredit through their intelligence operations training at Fort Huachuca have used thatpreparation to pursue further education and advanced careers. Cochise College eval-uates and awards credit for intelligence operations training provided by military per-sonnel, enabling soldiers to achieve credits affordably and to get started on highereducation that applies to their military careers and beyond.

William Alsobrook ('12) earned an associate of applied science in intelligence opera-tions/human intelligence analyst before going to work for BKM Global.

David Blamire of Maryland studied intelligence operations/human intelligence col-lection and is employed by the U.S. Army.

Michelle Campana (’04), who earned an associate of applied science in intelligenceoperations, is a manager for Northrop Grumman in Virginia.

Lynda Hickey earned an associate degree in intelligence operations in 2004 and aUNIX certificate in 2013. She’s now pursuing a bachelor’s degree and works as an ITspecialist and Certified Information Systems Security Professional with the U.S. ArmyNetwork Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM).

Matthew Ogiwara studied intelligence operations/intelligence analyst and is em-ployed by the U.S. Army.

Peter Park earned two degrees – an associate of general studies in 2007 and an asso-ciate of applied science in intelligence operations in 2010 – and now works for de-fense contractor General Dynamics Information Technology.

Eamonn Walsh (’11) earned associate of applied science degrees in administration ofjustice and intelligence operations studies at Cochise College and transferred toMount Saint Mary’s University. Today, he works for a government contractor.

Medium: Sculpture

Material: Cor-Ten, orweathering steel

Setting: DouglasCampus, south ofBuilding 700, currenthome of the book-store

Era: 1969-1973

Artist: Brad Lawrence

Context: Rumored torepresent an impolitegesture and created inprotest over a dis-agreement with col-lege leaders, thesculpture’s first homewas in front of the Ad-ministration Building.The artist, a formerstudent, has not beenlocated, and no recordof the purported dis-pute has been foundin college publicationsor records.

Source: Dr. Dan Re-hurek, Cochise Collegepresident, 1985 – 1994(retired); artist; andmember of theCochise College Foun-dation board of direc-tors. “Very few knewwhat the symbolismwas. I, frankly, think it'sa great piece!”

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Achieved Classified Excellence AwardThe Cochise College Classified Association is a group of employees at the college united based onemployment classification. The association holds an annual raffle, food drives and fundraisersthroughout the year to donate to the college and its students through scholarships and othercontributions.

The Classified Association also presents four of its members with ACE (Achieved Classified Excellence)awards every year. ACE award winners are nominated by their peers, who provide examples of eachnominee's service to the college and community. Recipients receive a letter of commendation from thecollege president, a plaque and a monetary award.

Ron Hyde is the ITV coordinator for the Library/Instructional Media Services. He served for years as theassociation's secretary on the Executive Council, volunteers his "techie" skills at college events and en-joys working with students in his Digital Media Arts classes.

Patty Leyva is the position control technician for the Business Office. She has served on the associa-tion's Social Concerns Committee and often volunteers for the college as a rodeo timekeeper, at thecounty fair booth, and as a Wellness Ambassador.

Cathy Ortiz is a computer support technician for the Information Technology Department. She hasserved on the association's Scholarship Committee and can often be found tutoring students in thecomputer lab in addition to her full-time duties of providing tech support on the Douglas Campus.

Karly Scarbrough is the library circulation supervisor on the Sierra Vista Campus. She volunteers tohelp the annual Creative Writing Celebration run smoothly and is described as consistently courteousand patient in providing resources to students and other library patrons.

From left: Karly Scarbrough,Patty Leyva, Cathy Ortiz and Ron Hyde.

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Cochise College History Instructor Rebecca Orozco, once a stu-dent in the anthropology program, places an Apache waterjar in a Douglas Campus exhibit of locally relevant archaeo-logical pieces.

Exhibit sheds light onheritage of CochiseCountyBy Denise Hoyos

Cochise College’s first “El Recuerdo” yearbook –published in 1965 - pictures some 250 “youngpioneers,” the fledgling institution’s first stu-dents. Among them are yearbook staff memberRosaline Campas and John Pintek Jr., who metat Cochise and married, despite the heatedfootball rivalry between their respective home-towns, Douglas and Bisbee.

The Cochise student body elected John its firstpresident, and he’s also pictured with the Gymnas-tics Club. Rosaline’s activities included the NewmanAssociation and College Y, and she served as an officer inthe Cochise College YWCA.

Now retired and residing in the Las Vegas, N.M., area, the Pintekstake great pride in their Cochise College experience. During peri-odic trips back to Cochise County, they’ve attended graduation and canoften be spotted at Apache basketball games.

Interest in an archaeology collection that has been housed at the collegesince students began unearthing pieces in the 1960s inspired the couple tofund the first installation of “The Prehistoric Peoples of Cochise County,” a re-cently unveiled exhibit that tells the story of Cochise County’s earliest resi-dents. The display in the Douglas Campus Administration Building includesprimitive pottery, baskets, jewelry, and tools set against a backdrop of illustra-tions depicting Native American life.

The collection extends well beyond the current exhibit because students un-dertook at least seven major excavations across the county during the yearsof the active program, first led by faculty member Richard Myers. Between1964 and 1983, students unearthed and documented significant evidence ofprehistoric life; in addition, the college received from local families items col-lected over many years from Cochise County and northern Mexico, as well asa 1974 donation of artifacts seized by U.S. Customs.

The result is a study collection of ceramics from prehistoric cultures in thearea that rivals or surpasses any other existing collection, according to Re-becca Orozco, the faculty member who also curates the collection and onceparticipated in the classes.

“The college possesses an incredible educational resource that is importantto the border region and relevant to today’s residents,” Orozco says.

The college envisions expanding the exhibit to its other locations. With addi-tional assistance from the Pinteks, planning for a second installation, to behoused at the Sierra Vista Campus, is underway.

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During Dr. William Harwood’s mid-1960s tenure as president of Cochise College, he and his wife,Jerry, entertained Governing Board, faculty andstaff guests, and other dignitaries at their Bisbeeresidence. In this photo, taken at one of thosegatherings, Dr. Charles DiPeso, for whom the Douglas Campus library is named, and his wife,Frances, right, greet Doris Dees, left, the first assistant to the new college’s presidents. DiPeso,an archaeologist and director of The Amerind Museum, was elected to the Governing Board in1963 and served until his death in 1982.

A 1960s SOIREE