Joseph A. Alban, Treasurer Whitehall-Coplay Annabelle B. Creveling Allentown Samuel P. DeFrank Salisbury Willard G. Dellicker Trustee at Large Paul C. Fisher Jr. Northwestern Lehigh Mathias J. Green Jr. Northern Lehigh Mahew T. Korp Catasauqua Audrey L. Larvey, Chair Palmerton Roberta M. Marcus, Vice Chair Parkland William Miracle Trustee at Large Kenneth H. Mohr Jr. Southern Lehigh William Santore Jr. Panther Valley Randall L. Smith, Secretary Jim Thorpe Larry E. Stern Lehighton Ann L. Thompson East Penn Jerome B. Frank, Esquire Solicitor Lehigh Carbon Community College Board of Trustees Alumni Associaon Board of Directors Heather Mullen ’06, President Linda Krisko ’80, V. President Megan Billowitch ’94 Shannon Semmel-Ciamacco ’96 Pamela Fenstermacher ’10 Krise Fogel ’01 Susan Heller ’03, ’07 Dallas Holtzer ’73 Michael Mauro ’07 Michele Mullikin ’00 Chrisna Schoemaker ’99 Jane Wilchak, LCCC Tim Herrlinger, LCCC Foundaon Officers Ellen Millard-Kern Chairperson; Chief of Staff, Senator Pat Browne’s Office Kathy Kovatch Reaman Vice-Chair and Secretary Kovatch Corporaon Thomas D. Oleksa Treasurer and Chair of Finance and Investment Commiee Quaint Oak Bank Annabelle B. Creveling LCCC Board of Trustees College Trustees Appointee Brian Kahler VP Finance and Admin. Services, LCCC Presidenal Appointee Members Tony Boyle Boyle Construcon John T. Cathers, Jr. Jan Creedon Compliance Officer Robin Flores The Literacy Center Ronald Glass LCCC Faculty (rered) Christopher Jordan ChildWay Pediatric Services Richard Kern Naonal Penn Bank Bernard “Buddy” Lesavoy, Esq. Lesavoy, Butz and Seitz, LLC David Lobach Embassy Bank Kent C. Newhart Accounng & Tax Assoc., Inc. Ron Neimeyer Altronics, Inc. Dale Roth Dale A. Roth Architects, A.I.A. Chrisna Schoemaker Valley Youth House Bey Smith Trexler Haines, Inc. Willard Snyder New Tripoli Bancorp Mark Thompson MKSD, Architects LCCC Foundaon Board of Directors Upcoming Events Lehigh Carbon Community College President Dr. Ann D. Bieber Lehigh Carbon Community College 4525 Education Park Drive Schnecksville, PA 18078 www.LCCC.edu 610-799-2121 June 22-25 Edugaming Workshop at LCCC Schnecksville for educators. For more informaon email [email protected] or call Lynn Pruneski at 610-799-1966 for more details. June 23 New student orientaon at LCCC Schnecksville from noon to 4 p.m. in the Scheller-Woodman Community Services Center, Rooms 203, 205 and the Commons area. July 3-4 College closed. July 3-9 No dayme or evening classes. Vice President for Academic Services Appointed to Lehigh Carbon Community College “I thank you very much for allowing me to be one of the recipients of this Folle Higher Educaon scholarship. Your donaon is a true blessing.”— Chelsea Simonson “Thank you for this Folle Higher Educaon scholarship. Words cannot express how grateful I am. Thank you for helping LCCC students achieve their dreams.”— Thania Taveras The LCCC Foundaon held its 12th Annual Scholarship Clay Shoot in April at the Lehigh Valley Sporng Clays in Coplay, Pa. This year, with the generosity of sponsors and parcipants, the Foundaon was able to raise nearly $14,000 in scholarship funds. “The event was a great example of the community coming together to help our youth and returning adult students gain access to LCCC through the LCCC Foundaon’s General Scholarship Fund,” said Jane Wilchak, special events manager/alumni relaons. Annual Clay Shoot Raises $14,000 for Scholarships LCCC President Dr. Ann Bieber has announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Meyer to Vice President for Academic Services and Student Development at Lehigh Carbon Community College. Dr. Meyer will start in the posion July 1. Dr. Meyer earned his doctorate in educaonal linguiscs, his master’s in teaching English to speakers of other languages and his bachelor’s in English literature, all from the University of Pennsylvania. Before coming to LCCC, Dr. Meyer served as dean of academic and student affairs at Broward College's downtown center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was responsible for advising, registraon and facilies in addion to leading the faculty. Under his leadership, the team increased enrollment, expanded academic programming and redesigned the class schedule. He also led several arts iniaves and started the first Fort Lauderdale Fringe Fesval. Prior to Broward College, he worked at Miami Dade College as dean of academic affairs responsible for the schools of computer/engineering and architecture and culinary. He worked his way up to dean from associate dean, and before that as chair of the Department of English as a Second Language/Foreign Languages/Translaon and Interpretaon. He has been a faculty lecturer at colleges and universies in both Pennsylvania and Florida. In addion, Dr. Meyer served as a management consultant for a hospital, government agency and pharmaceucal manufacturer, where he learned best pracces in customer service, connuous improvement and operaonal efficiency. This provides him insight into public/private partnerships and workforce development from a business perspecve. "Dr. Meyer brings a strong background in community colleges from across the country and will add his experience to leading LCCC's Academic Services and Student Development," said Dr. Bieber. "In addion, his experience in business will help promote the college's partnerships with area industry."
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Joseph A. Alban, TreasurerWhitehall-Coplay
Annabelle B. CrevelingAllentown
Samuel P. DeFrankSalisbury
Willard G. DellickerTrustee at Large
Paul C. Fisher Jr. Northwestern Lehigh
Mathias J. Green Jr.Northern Lehigh
Matthew T. KorpCatasauqua
Audrey L. Larvey, ChairPalmerton
Roberta M. Marcus, Vice ChairParkland
William MiracleTrustee at Large
Kenneth H. Mohr Jr.Southern Lehigh
William Santore Jr. Panther Valley
Randall L. Smith, SecretaryJim Thorpe
Larry E. SternLehighton
Ann L. ThompsonEast Penn
Jerome B. Frank, EsquireSolicitor
Lehigh Carbon Community College Board of Trustees
Alumni Association Board of Directors
Heather Mullen ’06, President Linda Krisko ’80, V. PresidentMegan Billowitch ’94Shannon Semmel-Ciamacco ’96Pamela Fenstermacher ’10 Kristie Fogel ’01 Susan Heller ’03, ’07Dallas Holtzer ’73Michael Mauro ’07Michele Mullikin ’00Christina Schoemaker ’99Jane Wilchak, LCCCTim Herrlinger, LCCC Foundation
OfficersEllen Millard-KernChairperson; Chief of Staff, Senator Pat Browne’s Office
Kathy Kovatch ReamanVice-Chair and SecretaryKovatch Corporation
Thomas D. OleksaTreasurer and Chair of Finance and Investment CommitteeQuaint Oak Bank
Annabelle B. Creveling LCCC Board of TrusteesCollege Trustees Appointee
Brian Kahler VP Finance and Admin. Services, LCCCPresidential Appointee
MembersTony BoyleBoyle Construction
John T. Cathers, Jr.
Jan Creedon Compliance Officer
Robin FloresThe Literacy Center
Ronald GlassLCCC Faculty (retired)
Christopher JordanChildWay Pediatric Services
Richard KernNational Penn Bank
Bernard “Buddy” Lesavoy, Esq.Lesavoy, Butz and Seitz, LLC
David LobachEmbassy Bank
Kent C. NewhartAccounting & Tax Assoc., Inc.
Ron NeimeyerAltronics, Inc.
Dale RothDale A. Roth Architects, A.I.A.
Christina SchoemakerValley Youth House
Betty SmithTrexler Haines, Inc.
Willard SnyderNew Tripoli Bancorp
Mark ThompsonMKSD, Architects
LCCC Foundation Board of Directors
Upcoming EventsLehigh Carbon Community College President Dr. Ann D. Bieber
Lehigh Carbon Community College4525 Education Park Drive
Schnecksville, PA 18078www.LCCC.edu
610-799-2121
June 22-25 Edugaming Workshop at LCCC Schnecksville for educators. For more information email [email protected] or call Lynn Pruneski at 610-799-1966 for more details.June 23 New student orientation at LCCC Schnecksville from noon to 4 p.m. in the Scheller-Woodman Community Services Center, Rooms 203, 205 and the Commons area.July 3-4 College closed.July 3-9 No daytime or evening classes.
Vice President for Academic Services Appointed to Lehigh Carbon Community College
“I thank you very much for allowing me to be one of the recipients of this Follett HigherEducation scholarship. Your donation is a true blessing.”—Chelsea Simonson
“Thank you for this Follett HigherEducation scholarship. Words cannot express how grateful I am.Thank you for helping LCCC students achieve their dreams.”—Thania Taveras
The LCCC Foundation held its 12th Annual Scholarship Clay Shoot in April at the Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays in Coplay, Pa. This year, with the generosity of sponsors and participants, the Foundation was able to raise nearly $14,000 in scholarship funds.
“The event was a great example of the community coming together to help our youth and returning adult students gain access to LCCC through the LCCC Foundation’s General Scholarship Fund,” said Jane Wilchak, special events manager/alumni relations.
Annual Clay Shoot Raises $14,000 for Scholarships
LCCC President Dr. Ann Bieber has announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Meyer to Vice President for Academic Services and Student Development at Lehigh Carbon Community College. Dr. Meyer will start in the position July 1. Dr. Meyer earned his doctorate in educational linguistics, his master’s in teaching English to speakers of other languages and his bachelor’s in English literature, all from the University of Pennsylvania. Before coming to LCCC, Dr. Meyer served as dean of academic and student affairs at Broward College's downtown center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was responsible for advising, registration and facilities in addition to leading the faculty. Under his leadership, the team increased enrollment, expanded academic programming and redesigned the class schedule. He also led several arts initiatives and started the first Fort Lauderdale Fringe Festival.
Prior to Broward College, he worked at Miami Dade College as dean of academic affairs responsible for the schools of computer/engineering and architecture and culinary. He worked his way up to dean from associate dean, and before that as chair of the Department of English as a Second Language/Foreign Languages/Translation and Interpretation. He has been a faculty lecturer at colleges and universities in both Pennsylvania and Florida. In addition, Dr. Meyer served as a management consultant for a hospital, government agency and pharmaceutical manufacturer, where he learned best practices in customer service, continuous improvement and operational efficiency. This provides him insight into public/private partnerships and workforce development from a business perspective. "Dr. Meyer brings a strong background in community colleges from across the country and will add his experience to leading LCCC's Academic Services and Student Development," said Dr. Bieber. "In addition, his experience in business will help promote the college's partnerships with area industry."
Golf Team Headed to Nationals After Historic Championship Win
Professor, Panelist at Hispanic Event
LCCC Golf Team proudly shows off their win from Black Bear Golf Club. From left to right: Parker Lessel, Jr.; Michael Weinert; Brett Horlacher; Chris Erb and Nikos Milios with coaches
Parker Lessel and Mike Fegely.
Professor Named Officer of the Year
LCCC adjunct professor and Easton Police Detective Darren Snyder was awarded the Police Officer of the Year award by the Kiwanis Club of Easton and honored by Easton City Council last week. Snyder is credited with solving several homicides, training other officers in crime scene processing and documentation and solving a homicide that involved a grand jury investigation. Snyder joined the Easton police department in 2004 and joined the detective unit in 2009. Congratulations, Darren on your well-earned honor.
The Lehigh Carbon Community College Golf Team extended their season another three weeks as they qualified for the NJCAA Division III National Championship. Playing in the NJCAA for just the third year, the Cougars won the first regional championship in school history. In what turned out to be a very tight match, they held on for a two shot victory at the Black Bear Golf Club in Franklin, NJ. With a lead that was approaching ten shots with only a few holes to play, the Community College of Morris County mounted one final surge. Tournament medalist, Erik Diamond, finished eagle-par-birdie and teammate, Chris Budd, finished eagle-par to trim the Cougar advantage. But the Cougar’s team depth proved too big an obstacle as Nikos Milios (79), Parker Lessel, Jr. (82) and Chris Erb (84) provided the final scores needed to seal their two-shot victory. Team leader, Michael Weinert (79), played steady both days and finished third in the individual standings with a two-day total of 157. He and Milios, ninth, earned All Region Honors for finishing in the top ten, and Weinert was recently named Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (EPAC) Athlete of the Week.
LCCC’s Assistant Professor of Spanish Charles Molano was a panelist at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of the Lehigh Valley's event, "Insight into Cuba," on April 28, at Lehigh University. The event featured a view into one of history's most enigmatic relationships between nation states. Attendees observed the first comprehensive exhibition of contemporary Cuban photography, "El Otro Lado Del Alma."
A 1996 LCCC alumna was featured on the White House's blog regarding her experience at LCCC in a post titled Community College Changes Lives. Awilda Aguila details her experience as a veteran attending LCCC and her current success as a school principal. She notes in the blog, “I am smart and very proud of my efforts over the years, but it was believing I am smart that continued to drive me. As principal, I’m giving it all back in hopes to inspire others.”
LCCC Alumna Featured on
White House Blog
During the Allentown-West Rotary breakfast, the organization awarded two scholarships to LCCC students Victoria Dikeman and Joanna Suriel. Pictured from left to right are LCCC Professor of Mathematics and President of the Allentown-West Rotary Dr. Barbara Kistler; LCCC President Dr. Ann D. Bieber; Professor and Transfer Counselor Virginia Mihalik; Director of Student Life Gene Eden, and scholarship recipients Victoria Dikeman and Joanna Suriel.
Students Awarded Scholarships
Psychology students who made an outstanding contribution this semester were awarded with a certificate and will have their names listed on the American Psychological Association website throughout the summer. Dr. Nancy L. Egan chose winners based on the quality of their work
presented, class attendance, interest in the subject, test scores, special skills used during research projects, and their desire to continue studies in psychology. Pictured above from left to right are students who were recognized from the Abnormal Psychology class at LCCC Allentown: Heather Knight, DeAndre Avinger, Nicole Young, Idalina Quintana and Keisha Torres. From Main Campus, students from the Introduction to Psychology class who were awarded were Kylie J. Cloonan, Stephan Duc, Eileen P. Hale, Charles Lippincott, Andrew J. Perkins, Hunter Roth, Gray J. Schick, Jennifer Koch, Austin Leurs and Christina J. Thomas.
Psychology Students Awarded for Outstanding Contributions
Lehigh Carbon Community College held its 48th annual Commencement on Wednesday, May 20, with ceremonies at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. in John G. Berrier Hall. A total of more than 300 students arrived in their burgundy caps and gowns and were recognized for earning their associate degrees, certificates or specialized credit diplomas. LCCC President Dr. Ann D. Bieber
presided over the ceremonies as Chair of the LCCC Board of Trustees Audrey L. Larvey offered welcoming remarks. Class of 2015 graduates Liam B. Lansang, who received his associate degree in mathematics, and Nickson H. Ogutu, who received his associate degree in general studies, were featured student speakers during the ceremonies and offered perspective on their personal backgrounds. Faculty members serving as grand marshals were Dr. John G. Hefner, Richard C. Warner, Gary J. Andrews, Karen M. Clark, Gail A. Cummings and Jennifer M. Myskowski. One of the highlights of the ceremony was the announcement of the Student of the Year, which was presented to Caitlin A. Carbone as an outstanding graduate of the year. Carbone was also the recipient of the Distinction of Psychology Award. The Student of the Year is selected by the LCCC Faculty Association. In addition, the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team members Michael Colarusso and Chelsea Simonson were recognized. Dr. Barry L. Spriggs, interim vice president for academic services and student development, presented the candidates for graduation.
