CMC 2011 Annual Report

2011PROGRESS REPORT

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You may think about Colorado Mountain College as the place to earn an associate degree, prepare for the GED, retrain for a new career, or take language, ceramics, computer, or arts and sciences classes. You may know that we’re now the college where you can earn your bachelor’s degree.

Whatever your perception of Colorado Mountain College, we are more than you think. We are all of these things and much, much more.

You may already know that we are at 11 locations and online, serving more than 24,000 people in an area in north-central Colorado the size of Maryland.

But you may not know that:•We’re the first choice for training emergency responders and firefighters in the region.•We partner with Colorado Workforce Centers to put people back to work.•Our faculty are recognized for their excellence.•Hundreds of your neighbors in the region support CMC’s programs, and our students, every year.

To really know who we are, and how we can help you to create your own better future, I invite you to look inside these pages. Here are stories about your neighbors, your community – and your college.

Dr. Stan JenSen, PreSiDent

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Cover: Associate professor Mike Martin created a partnership with Nordica to develop a new line of “sidecountry” boots and skis. Ski and snowboard business students helped refine the product designs and created a social media marketing campaign for the product launch in fall 2011. This photo was part of a full-page ad in “Powder” magazine, announcing the new line and the Nordica/Colorado Mountain College partnership. Learn more at: www.coloradomtn.edu/skb. Photo: Cory Kopischke Photography. Inset photo: Tyler StablefordPhot

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Auden Schendler, nationally known author and vice-president for sustainability at the Aspen Skiing Co, endorsed our new bachelor’s degree in sustainability studies. He spoke at Spring Valley campus graduation.

“We need sustain-ability degrees today in the same way we needed computer science degrees in the ‘80s. CMC’s new program is a welcome addition to the field.”AUdEN SCHENdlER, Author, “Getting Green Done”

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Auden Schendler, nationally known author and vice-president for sustainability at the Aspen Skiing Co, endorsed our new bachelor’s degree in sustainability studies. He spoke at Spring Valley campus graduation.

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We have listened to the residents of our communities, done our homework, and now are able to offer more choice in education, with the fall 2011 introduction of bachelor’s degrees. Colorado Mountain College has always been an exceptional place to pursue an education. Our campuses offer outstanding faculty, affordable tuition, small class sizes and the personal attention students expect at a small, private college. Those students can now complete one of two bachelor’s degrees in the same supportive, unparalleled environment we have offered to thousands of students for more than 40 years. Students pursuing bachelor’s degrees at Colorado Mountain College can currently choose between a Bachelor of Science in business administration and a Bachelor of Arts in sustainability studies.

studentsherewillfindwhattheyneed,nomatterwheretheystart.Ourmissionistobefirstchoice.Whetheryou’reavaledictorian,thefirstinyourfamilytogotocollegeoralifelonglearnerwithaPhD,youwillhaveaccesstoagreateducation.

Our rapidly changing world needs graduates who understand the complex connections among business, the environment and society. Our students will use their two-year foundation in business, environmental sciences, or a traditional liberal arts curriculum to explore two of the most sought-after, progressive areas of study today. Speaking to a “Steamboat Pilot” reporter on the first day of classes, new sustainability studies major and recent Colorado Mountain College associate degree alumnus, Ben Saheb, said, “I want to be at the forefront of changing the way we live.” As “completion degrees,” bachelor’s degrees at Colorado Mountain College allow students to build upon their first two years of general education and make use of their specialty coursework. Visit our bachelor’s degree admissions page to learn more: www.coloradomtn.edu/4year

Dr. Stan Jensen, CMC president, visits a macroeconomics class to celebrate first day of offering bachelor’s degrees at CMC

Colorado Mountain College now offers bachelor’s degrees!

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When a modern, three-level, 60,000-square-foot student services and academic building opens next year in Steamboat Springs, students will learn in 21st century classrooms. At the August groundbreaking for the new building, against a background of construction activity, campus vice-president Dr. Peter Perhac said, “What we have going on here is not only a physical transformation of this campus, but also an emotional transformation. This state-of-the-art building will service both our students and our community. We are cascading down the hill, making ourselves a permanent part of the Steamboat community.” The building, scheduled for completion by fall semester 2012, will be constructed to a silver LEED standard using many green and energy-efficient design and construction measures, including a geo-exchange system of ground-source heat pumps to heat and cool the structure. Three energy-inefficient buildings originally built as dormitories in the mid-1960s (Monson, Bogue and Willett Halls) will be replaced by the building.

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Oneportionofhislegacy–agifttoColoradoMoun-tainCollege–hasbecomeinstrumentalinkickingoffthefirst-evercapitalcampaignforthecampusinsteamboatsprings.

“Thankstowiseinvest-mentonthepartoftheCMCfoundation’sfinancecommitteeoverthepast10years,weareinapositiontokickoffthe$2.7millionCampaigntosustaintheMiracleonaMountainbyallocating$500,000inthenameofarthure.andersondirectlytotheconstructionofanewacademiccenterontheCMCcampusinsteam-boat,”saidMattspencer,chiefexecutiveofficeroftheCMCfoundation.

Thecampaign’snameisinspiredbylucilebogue’s1987book,“MiracleonaMountain,”chroniclingherfoundingofYampaValleyCollege,whichwouldeven-tuallybecomethesteam-boatspringscampusofCMC.

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The state-of-the-art building under construction in Steamboat Springs will transform our connection with the community.

The new building at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat, to be completed by fall 2012

Bringing learning into the new millennium Other planned amenities include a 250- to 290-seat auditorium with retractable, bleacher-type seating with foldable chair backs, allowing use as an open room for multiple functions. A new cafeteria and food service area, bookstore and cybercafé are among other features.

The new academic center at Edwards includes a lecture hall, student center, allied health wing including: Alpine Bank Classroom, Verna and Tom Howard Classroom, Sandy and Charles Lloyd Classroom, and the Browning-Colby EMS Simulation Lab.

“We have made a giant step in terms of career and technical training facilities.”PEGGY CURRY, Campus Vice-President

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Colorado Mountain College in Edwards now boasts the facilities to match the enthusiastic students and excellent faculty who come together for a first-class learning experience at the newly expanded campus. The college hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting in July to showcase the $8 million expansion project that more than doubled the size of the building and added a student center, virtual library, café, career center, classrooms, greenhouse, high-tech language lab and top-notch emergency simulation rooms. Campus vice-president Dr. Peggy Curry said she believes the new training simulation rooms for students studying fire science and emergency medical services are some of the best in the state. “We have made a giant step in terms of career and technical training facilities,” she said. “That addition to the program will round out the training for our more seasoned firefighters,” said Karl Bauer, deputy chief of the Eagle River Fire Protection District.

“Any time we enhance training, that increases firefighter safety and our ability to provide better service to the community.” New spaces also support bringing together students in new ways. The lofty

student center, which includes a café with healthy food choices, brings together students in a comfortable atmosphere to talk, eat, relax and study. A large, 81-seat lecture hall is a first for the campus and will be the stage for multi-class discussions, guest lectures and special events. The energy-efficient expansion, constructed to a LEED silver standard, helps to meet growing community needs and rising student

enrollments. And the attached 500-square-foot greenhouse supports the campus’s new sustainable cuisine program.


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New ‘green’ expansion in Edwards supports community needs

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More hands-on learning for EMS, fire science

Fire science students at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards used to have to travel to a warehouse, business or location under construction to learn. But in the newly expanded building on campus, they can learn in a purpose-built, fire systems practice lab. The educational lab is a community college rarity, said Kurt Keiser, fire science program coordinator. “It’s a lot easier if they can learn in an educational setting where they don’t have the fear of failure,” he said. “If you mess up an in-service system, it can cost a lot of money.” The area can accommodate fire trucks, which the CMC Foundation is seeking as donations, and a two-story, indoor training area for ladder work and climbing. The spaces complement CMC’s existing flashover unit and tower in Dotsero, where students and firefighters from across the Western Slope train in live fire situations. The expanded campus also augments student learning in related areas. Joe Crutcher, an instructor in emergency medical services and the Browning-Colby Distinguished Chair, said the EMT Basic class last year had a waiting list. Now more students can learn, and in permanent simulation rooms rather than in hallways or outside. Now human patient simulators, or computerized manikins, for a newborn, baby, adult and pregnant woman are set up in mock hospital rooms. Students also learn about treating patients in a high-tech ambulance simulator.

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Partners support dual-credit Concurrent enrollment allows students to more affordably earn a college degree. And a new pilot program that partners Colorado Mountain College with Garfield County schools means expanded offerings in career and technical courses, too. Many Coloradoans are familiar with transfer-level, or academic, concurrent enrollment classes such as English Composition. For years colleges have offered these dual-credit classes, in partnership with school districts. Many courses transfer to public colleges in Colorado, if the student earns a C or better. But among recent changes in state law, school districts such as the four in this pilot program can partner with colleges to offer career tech classes. In career and technical education, students learn certified nurse aide skills, or prepare for careers in culinary arts, welding or in early childhood education. Nicole Loschke, a Grand Valley High School graduate, said, “CMC’s dual-credit program allowed me to start my future early. Thanks to this program I have been able to receive both my BA and MA and travel the world only five years after high school.” Partnering with Garfield County and CMC are Encana Natural Gas and Bill Barrett Corporation, underwriting tuition, and Chevron, assisting with fees.

High school students learn nursing skills for college credit

The ambulance simulator in the new Browning-Colby Emergency Medical Services Simulation Lab at Edwards

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High school students learn nursing skills for college credit

Sarah Naef, Glenwood Springs High School graduate, completed her culinary degree at Colorado Mountain College. Now she cooks for Russets in Carbondale. This year she was invited to be a mentor chef at the Cannes Film Fest in France.She teaches her craft to dual-credit high school students in the CMC district.

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Morgan Williams of Flux Farm tests grasses for viability in fuel production. Plots in Carbondale, Rifle and Fruita provide biomass for the experimental refinery at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle.

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PaRTneRsinTHeCOMMuniTYBiofuels conference unites ranchers, scientists, andenergy workers A symposium at our Rifle campus, “Biomass to Biofuels in Western Colorado: Economic and Rural Development,” drew more than 100 elected officials, staff from regional and federal agencies, educators, members of land conservancy groups, and others in agriculture and energy. The presenters shared information about research the Western Colorado Carbon Neutral Bioenergy Consortium (WCCNBC) is undertaking. Members of the consortium are studying perennial grasses and cacti to learn which promising materials landowners in western Colorado might grow to cost-effectively produce butanol. Biofuels, such as butanol and ethanol, can be made from biomass like grasses and crops. The consortium is examining crops that can be grown easily and converted into butanol more efficiently than some other current biomass-to-biofuel processes, such as turning corn into ethanol. CMC’s biofuel processing facility, built and run by students, breaks down grasses and other materials into sugars, which are then converted to butanol. Research we conduct will help the consortium determine which fuels are the most promising. Involving students in such research is unusual for a community college, said CMC’s Jon Prater. But what the consortium learns can benefit the communities of western Colorado: “We can help provide rural economic development.” The WCCNBC is a partnership among Colorado Mountain College, Colorado State University, the City of Rifle and Flux Farm Foundation.

College & Colorado Workforce put people back to work

In an ongoing partnership with Colorado Workforce Centers and other partners, CMC has helped hundreds of people receive training and support through workshops at the college’s locations in Rifle and Glenwood Springs. And the program has been so successful, it’s now being expanded. Through a series of federal and Garfield County grants, the college and Workforce Centers offered workshops over the past year. Among the programs is Career Ready 101, which helps people identify and explore career interests, prepare to apply and interview for jobs, develop a resume, create and manage a personal budget and explore careers through job shadowing and mentoring. Program participants wanting to earn a CareerReady Colorado certificate are quizzed on certain skill levels in applied math, reading for information and locating information. Based on test results, the Workforce Center awards them one of four levels of CareerReady Colorado certificates – bronze, silver, gold or platinum. The certificates assure employers they are hiring someone with independently verified skills needed for a particular opening, whether in Colorado or other states. Workforce Centers can help employers determine the skills and certificates they need for specific positions. Of the 300 people who received initial training under the first federal grant, nearly 50 percent obtained employment. Now called Go2Workshops, the free, drop-in sessions are held at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle and Glenwood Springs, and will soon be expanding to Leadville.

Dawn Hernandez found a job after earning a gold CareerReady Colorado certificate

CMC’s biofuel processing facility breaks down grassesand other materials which are then converted to butanol.

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Morgan Williams of Flux Farm tests grasses for viability in fuel production. Plots in Carbondale, Rifle and Fruita provide biomass for the experimental refinery at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle.

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Calaway Series shares music, honors donors across district Football and opera usually have little in common, but in the case of Colorado native and former University of Colorado football star Keith Miller you might say he’s reached the Superbowl as a professional singer with the New York Metropolitan Opera. Miller turned to the stage five years ago, and since then has participated in nearly 200 performances of increasingly larger roles at the Metropolitan Opera. A remarkable bass-baritone, Miller returned to his native state for three April concerts presented by the Jim Calaway Honors Series. Soprano Kara Guggenmos and pianist Debra Ayers joined him to honor local philanthropists and community leaders in a mini-tour of Glenwood Springs, Steamboat Springs and Breckenridge. The Spring Valley concert honored Dr. and Mrs. R. Douglas Yajko. In Breckenridge, Eileen and Paul Finkel were

honored. And, in a performance at the Bud Werner Memorial Library Hall in Steamboat Springs, Jayne and J. Edwin Hill were honored for their many remarkable contributions. Other 2010- 11 Calaway Series honorees included Carolyn and Teo Prinster

(Spring Valley), Youth Zone (Spring Valley), and Grand Valley Hospital (Rifle).

Finkel Auditorium brings culture, educational options An auditorium that brings world-class opera, the Jim Calaway Honors Series concerts and other cultural amenities to Breckenridge was named this year in honor of college supporters. The dedication of the Eileen & Paul Finkel Auditorium was in recognition of the couple’s generous gifts to the college,

including a Bosendorfer grand piano, and their ongoing support for the cultural arts in Summit County. “We think it’s very important for a facility like this to be available not only toSummit County,” Paul Finkel said. “It has been wonderful to see the community increasingly attend events there.” Dave Askeland, director of campus operations, said the college has made equipment upgrades to make the auditorium as versatile as possible. A high definition projector and two satellite dishes were added last year to accommodate the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning “Live in HD” simulcast series. The auditorium also provides more flexibility in scheduling of popular classes, said Askeland. For example, a larger group of EMS students can listen to a lecturer in the auditorium and then break into smaller groups for skills sessions.

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The New York Metropolitan Opera’s “Le Comte Ory” was part of this year’s series simulcast in the Finkel Auditorium at CMC in Breckenridge

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The Stranahan collection includes original works by Ansel Adams, Margaret Bourke-White, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Andrè Kertèsz andEdward Weston.

Stranahan collection shares iconic photos with students, communities Well-known Colorado philanthropists George and Patti Stranahan donated to Colorado Mountain College their incredible personal collection of 81 black & white vintage photographs. Some or all of these photos have been on display continuously – at Colorado Mountain College campuses, the Aspen Institute or the Thunder River Theatre in Carbondale. The photos in this collection, taken from 1926 to 1990, are the work of such renowned photographers as Ansel Adams, Margaret Bourke-White, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Andrè Kertèsz and Edward Weston. The collection took the Stranahans about 30 years to compile. Rather than keeping the extraordinary images private, they donated them to the college, to help teach and inspire future photographers. During the collection’s initial public exhibit in Glenwood Springs, George Stranahan talked to Colorado Mountain College photography students about the composition, beauty and significance of the photos.

Honoring the work of a dedicated artist and teacher The late William “Bill” Meriwether described his life as a photographer as a rare privilege: “When the scene is worthy and you have the means to capture it,” he said, “you’ve been given an important opportunity.” His museum-quality, platinum prints and digital photographs offer an unforgettable view of the West through the eyes of a man who vivified its rugged, desolate terrain. He taught photography as an adjunct instructor at Colorado Mountain College from 1992 to 2004. His life’s work was on display at the CMC Gallery in Glenwood Springs in the summer of 2010, shortly before he passed away.

George Stranahan, photographer and philanthropist, talks to CMC students Libby Holsan, Savannah Johnson and Katrina Smith about his collection of black & white photographs.

Bill Meriwether’s platinum print, “Bristlecone”

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Professor Kathy Kiser-Miller was honored as 2011 Educator of the Year by the eLearning Consortium of Colorado. She is developing a public speaking course for delivery to internet-connected devices such as iPad.

“Seeing a student really want some-thing and doing what it takes to get there is really inspiring. I love this profession.”NANCY SHEFFIEld,CMC Professor

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Staffer receives prestigious leadership award

When the ATHENA Award is presented each year by the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association, Colorado Mountain College has not been ignored. Joining past CMC recipients of the award this year was Mariana Velasquez-Schmahl, the college’s youth outreach coordinator, who retired this summer.

The award is inspired by the Greek goddess known for strength, courage, wisdom and enlightenment. The ATHENA Award is granted to an individual in recognition for professional excellence, for providing valuable service to their community and for assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills. Since 1982, more than 5,000 people around the world have received an ATHENA Leadership Award. At the college Velasquez-Schmahl took a lead in partnering with the Roaring Fork School District and the

University of Colorado’s Pre-Collegiate Development Program, which supports prospective first-generation college students in the pursuit of a college education. At CMC she has also been a key driver behind the Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic Scholarship program, the Latino Youth Summit and First Ascent Youth Leadership. Beyond her job she has helped numerous community organizations that advocate for women and girls, the arts and education.

Mariana Velasquez-Schmahl, ATHENA Award recipient

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Peers acknowledge our extraordinary faculty

Not only do we applaud our pioneering faculty, even their colleagues across the state look up to them. Two Colorado Mountain College professors earned statewide recognition this year. Kathy Kiser-Miller, a professor of humanities and speech, was honored as the 2011 Educator of the Year by the eLearning Consortium of Colorado. The group is a coalition of public and private colleges, universities, K-12 education, private sector business and public television stations dedicated to the enhancement of educational opportunities through distance learning. Kiser-Miller teaches classes both online and in the classroom in Steamboat Springs. She was also named full-time faculty of the year for online learning for the entire college. Professor of veterinary technology Nancy Sheffield was named Veterinary Technician of the Year by the Colorado Association of Certified Veterinary Technicians. Each year, the group selects an outstanding certified veterinary technician who has gone “above and beyond the call of duty,” demonstrates a devotion to the profession and exhibits both “people skills and animal magnetism.”

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Professor Kathy Kiser-Miller was honored as 2011 Educator of the Year by the eLearning Consortium of Colorado. She is developing a public speaking course for delivery to internet-connected devices such as iPad.

Nancy Sheffield, professor and Vet Tech of the Year

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“The leadership skills built here can be taken anywhere.”COOPER MAllOZZI, CMC Faculty

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Outdoor recreation leadership builds leaders across careers The associate degree in outdoor recreation leadership at CMC is the first choice for students from Massachusetts to Minnesota, Nebraska to New York. Heralded in the past by “Backpacker” magazine as one of the top five outdoor schools in America, the college continues its tradition of educating outdoor leaders. The 16-year program in Leadville is known for its extended field sessions and in-depth, hands-on, technical learning. Students take classes and prep for trips in spacious facilities in the Climax Molybdenum Leadership Center, which was completed in July 2010. Graduates go on to work for federal agencies, freelance nationally as consultants or start their own adventure sports businesses. Skills developed during challenging scenarios have proven to be transferable to all aspects of life, with a strong correlation to success in business and management, said faculty member Cooper Mallozzi.

Mountaineering Leadership students prepare for a trip in the Climax Molybdenum Leadership Center equipment room

A legacy of love and learning When Jack Saunders, a Community Cabinet member for the college’s new Climax Molybdenum Leadership Center in Leadville, met with Judy Green and said with a small gift she could honor someone, she thought of her parents.

“What better way to leave a legacy to immortalize these two wonderful people?” she thought. Joyce and John Dunn never finished college themselves, but they encouraged her to get a good education. Green’s decision was a poignant, personal way for

her to give back to the college, which she said has given her “meaningful work and a satisfying, kind network of support.” By sharing her parents’ pride in her work as the community corporate learning manager at CMC in Buena Vista and their desire to foster educational success, she hopes to encourage others to create a similar legacy.

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“The leadership skills built here can be taken anywhere.”COOPER MAllOZZI, CMC Faculty

leveraging leadership to improve our communities

Colorado Mountain College has long partnered with community organizations to develop leaders. Among those we support are:

> The Executive Services Corps, which is housed at our Aspen campus. It provides seasoned executives and professionals as consultants and workshop presenters for local nonprofits. > The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is a nationally recognized dance company that, while in Colorado, is headquartered at the Aspen campus. In 2010, company directors Tom Mossbrucker and Jean-Philippe Malaty were honored by The Joyce Theater Foundation in New York City for creating the award-winning youth program, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico.

> Leadership Summit is a nine-month community leadership program for business, nonprofit and government representatives that provides a comprehensive understanding of the Breckenridge community’s challenges and opportunities. Since last year, our campus there has coordinated the program.

Recent Leadership Summit participants visit the state capitol

“The distinguished chairs will be integral to our ability to retain, recruit, recognize and reward standout faculty and administrators.”MATT SPENCER, CEO of the CMC Foundation

distinguished chairs inspire excellence Thanks to college supporters Jim Calaway of Carbondale, and Doe Browning and Carl Colby of Vail, a new program to build organizational excellence within the college has taken flight this year. Calaway made a $500,000, multi-year pledge to establish the college’s first-ever Distinguished Chair in Executive Leadership. “The Calaway chair, and other distinguished chairs to come, will be integral to our ability to retain, recruit, recognize and reward standout faculty and administrators at all levels,” said Matt Spencer, CEO of the CMC Foundation. The Distinguished Chair in Executive Leadership will honor a vice-president at a CMC campus. Similarly, the Browning-Colby Distinguished Chair for Classroom Leadership will benefit faculty at our

campus in Edwards. Joe Crutcher, assistant professor of emergency programs, has been named the first-ever Browning-Colby Chair and will use the funds to complete his master’s degree, thereby developing his capacity for a long career of service to CMC.

Summit Campus vice-president Alton Scales is pursuing his PhD, supported by the Calaway Distinguished Chair for Executive Leadership

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BEST OF THE BEST Timeandagain,studentstellusthatourfacultyareamongthebestpartsoftheCMCexperience.everyyearwehonorthembyselectingfull-timeandadjunctfacultyoftheyearforeachcampus.fOR2010-11,OuRfaCulTYOfTHeYeaRWeRe:

Collegewidefull-time:JenniferleRoux

Collegewideadjunct:Ronleachaspen:Christineanderson,adjunct

breckenridge&Dillon:CarolTurrin,full-timelynnDonovan,adjunct

Carbondale,Glenwoodsprings,springValley:sarasmith,full-timeRonleach,adjunct

edwards:JenniferWing,full-timeColleeneverett,adjunct

leadville&buenaVista:susannaspaulding,full-timestacyPetty,adjunct

Onlinelearning:KathyKiser-Miller,full-timestevenHoenig,adjunct

Rifle:erinbeaver,full-timebobMcGill,adjunct

steamboatsprings:JenniferleRoux,full-timeGuadalupe(lupita)benitezHathaway,adjunct

Portrait of a philanthropist In 1970, when Colorado Mountain College was only 3 years old, Jim Calaway had attained the American Dream. But even with everything he could want, Calaway could not shake a nagging sentiment. “It wasn’t as much fun as I thought it would be,” he said. And so, bit by bit, he started giving back. As a result, he noticed a huge benefit: “The more I gave away, the happier I became.” Including his most recent support for the Calaway Distinguished Chair in Executive Leadership, his generosity to our college is broad and deep. He sponsors the Jim Calaway Honors Series, which combines live performances with public acknowledgement of outstanding leaders and benefactors. The Calaway Scholars program provides financial assistance to CMC students who demonstrate determination in getting an education. The James C. and Connie L. Calaway Academic Building houses the New Space Theater and most of the classrooms at the college’s Spring Valley Center near Glenwood Springs.

Alum ‘pays it forward’ Studying theater with Gary Ketzenbarger at Colorado Mountain College in Dillon propelled Eileen Rothermel to become a patron and volunteer for the Lake Dillon Theater. She graduated from CMC and then earned her bachelor’s from Regis University. A class required her to choose a service project that would give back to her community. Having benefited from scholarships herself, Rothermel knew how financial support can make a difference. So she worked with Ketzenbarger and CMC Foundation staff to develop a theater scholarship. The generosity of Linda and Mike Clem and Jean and John Fitzgerald has made possible the first ever theater scholarship fund at CMC, the Eileen Rothermel Scholarship for CMC Theater.

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“The more I gave away, the happier I became.”JIM CAlAWAY, donor

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Over the previous pages you have read about examples of how one’s charitable dollar profoundly impacts CMC’s students, faculty, programs, projects and communities. In the pages to come you will see

the list of those specific philanthropic investors who are responsible for such transcendence of our campus communities and transformation of our stakeholders’ lives. If you are not already, I hope that you will soon be recognized within this year’s list of donors. More immediately, the two pie charts illustrate the revenues taken in during Fiscal Year 2011 and the ways in which those funds were spent. These charts are derived from the CMC Foundation’s unaudited results for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011. While these figures convey a technical net income of $4,723,313, realize that revenue figures are inclusive of multi-year pledges booked in FY2011 and thus commitments which will not be wholly received via cash until the pledge schedules are complete. Additionally, revenue figures are reflective of endowment funds from which only the annual income can be expensed. Whether investments in CMC support students, faculty, academic programs, capital projects, or cultural and community enrichment initiatives, I believe they represent an opportunity to stretch one’s philanthropic dollar. Thank you for your interest in Colorado Mountain College!

Matt Spencer

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A message from Matt...“The more I gave away, the happier I became.”JIM CAlAWAY, donor

CMC Foundation Financial Snapshot for Fiscal Year 2011

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*At these levels the donor qualifies for the President’s Leadership Council and will be invited each year to private receptions with the college president and key staff.

The 14’er Society Created in 2010, the 14’er Society recognizes the generosity of Colorado Mountain College’s philanthropic investors at varying support levels named after the 14,000 foot peaks in the college’s district. Annual gifts received throughout the fiscal year in the form of current cash commitments and gifts of stock are included in the determination of giving elevation. Thank you to those who have joined the 14’er Society at any of the seven levels described below.


The davenport legacy Society Dr. Joseph Underwood Davenport was the first president of Colorado Mountain College. He came to Colorado from Michigan and spent more than a year hiring the first staff, guiding the construction of both the Spring Valley and Leadville campuses, developing curriculum and establishing relationships with the first generation of faculty and students. To honor Dr. Davenport’s vital contributions, we have created The

Davenport Legacy Society to recognize individuals who name the Colorado Mountain College Foundation as a beneficiary in their financial plans or wills. We thank you for considering our students and programs as part of the unique legacy you create in consultation with your family and your tax advisors. Once you notify us of this decision, we will acknowledge your planned gift through the activities and acknowledgement provided by The Davenport Legacy Society. Contact us at 970-947-8355.

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Collegiate Peaks Elevation* $10,000 Collectivelystandingmorethan70,000feetintheair,these14’ersinthe SawatchRangeareauniquecollegiatecollectionlikethecampusesofCMC

Maroon Bells Elevation* $5,000 Collectivelystandingmorethan28,000feetintheair,theMaroonBellsofthe ElkRangeareasignaturesceneofourCentennialState

Mt. Elbert Elevation* $2,500 ThetallestofalltheRockyMountains,Mt.Elberttowersabove ColoradoMountainCollegeinLeadvilleMt. Massive Elevation* $1,000 Thesecond-tallestmountainintheRockies,Mt.Massivehasabreadththat reflectsthesizeofCMC’s12,000-square-mileservicearea

Capitol Peak Elevation $500 LocatednearAspenandabovetheRoaringForkValley,CapitolPeakisthe closest14’ertoCMC’sunofficial“capital”ofGlenwoodSprings

Mt. of the Holy Cross Elevation $250 Thecenterpieceofthecollege’sservicearea,Mt.oftheHolyCrossisroughly equidistantfromSteamboatSprings,BuenaVista,RifleandBreckenridge

Pyramid Peak Elevation $144 Anyannualsupportsystemneedsastrongpyramidbase.Thatiswhatthe PyramidPeakElevationprovidesat$12permonth

The late Genevieve Clough, a founding member of the Davenport Legacy Society

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In October 2010, western Garfield County and Colorado Mountain College lost a great friend when Genevieve Clough passed away. “Mrs. Clough was one in a million,” said Matt Spencer, CEO of the CMC Foundation. “Her heart and spirit were even larger than the many individuals and communities her generosity touched. Though Mrs. Clough is no longer here in person, she left a fabulous legacy in the form of an estate gift that will fund Clough Fellows in perpetuity.” Created by Mrs. Clough in cooperation with Colorado Mountain College, the

Clough Fellows Scholarship Endowment helps graduates of Coal Ridge, Grand Valley and Rifle high schools to pursue their post-secondary vocational and college goals. Since 2008, when scholarships were first awarded, 200 Colorado Mountain College students have been named Clough Fellows. And with her recent legacy gift, the largest ever received at CMC, an endowment was created that will provide full-tuition scholarships annually for up to 60 students earning associate degrees.

Genevieve Clough lives on through her generosity

Many of this year’s 58 recipients of the Genevieve Clough Fellowship gather with Stormy Anderson (front row, red shirt), granddaughter of Mrs. Clough

“Her heart and spirit were even larger than the many individuals and communities her generosity touched.”MATT SPENCER, CEO of the CMC Foundation

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ThenobarriersfundhelpedsarahJeanRobertsonattainhergoals.sarahsaidshe“hadagreatexperienceasastudentatColoradoMountainCollege.”allthecoursesshetookthroughCMCtransferredseamlesslytotheuniversityofColoradoatDenverwheresheispursuingabachelor’sdegreeinsociology.

intheyearsincetheCMCfoundationcreatedthenobarriersfundtohonorformerCeOalexandraYajko,morethan$30,000hasgonetoover100students.

nobarriersprovidesshort-termhelpforstudentsatanycampusoronlinetobegin,orremainin,adegreeorcertificateprogram.Thefundsprovidequick-turn-around,year-roundassis-tanceforstudentsfacingfinancialemergencieswhentheyputthestudentatriskofgivingupclasses.allnobarriersrecipientsareen-couragedtopaybacksomeorallofthemoneyifandwhentheycan,ortovolun-teerintheircommunity.

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We couldn’t do it without your support!JillandVincentBoyleMargueriteandDouglasBrownKearstinCameronCandyandPatrickChantNancyandRichardChristmasKentClementDeeKatoCarolineDuellLauraandJerryDziedzicMaryandTimEbunaJanetandAlanFeigerBarbaraandAnthonyFlitcraftBernadetteAlbaneseandEdwardFrankAnnetteandGerryFrickeAnnandTimGagenGeniaandGaryGallagherStaceyandRobGavrellJudithandJohnGoebelSharonGoffMariannaandWilliamGoslauJeffGrundmannTerryandAlHersheyKarenandTomHillShirleyHoffackerKatherineHubbardCarolIhlenfeldKellyJohnsonGaryKetzenbargerGaryandJanetLewisJanneandJohnMackMaryGraceandHardyMcAllisterJenniferMcAtamneyKellyandEdwardMurphyNakagawa’sLLCDebraandCharlesPitmanLauraPlessSusanandAlPollackAgathaRamos-DoyleRifleWorksRockyMountainBaptistChurchS.L.SmithLumberCompanyNancyandJonSawvellSunnySchmittJulieSchuller-BrownBethShawKarenSilvermanJimSnyderRichardandGeneSosvilleSherryandWilsonStrongSandraThwingTownsendPressEdwardWahteraMaureenandBarryWesterlandSuzanneandJLWitzlerMelissaWolfe

The generosity of Mike and Linda Clem (left) and Jean and John Fitzgerald (right) has made possible a new theater scholarship fund named after alumna Eileen Rothermel (center)

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inJanuary2011,theCMCfoundationestablishedthefirsteverCMCalumniadvisoryCommitteewithasmallgroupofdedicatedCMCgraduatestoguidetheprocessofgrowinganalumniRelationsprogram.Thecommitteehasgrownoverthepastyearinclud-ingtheadditionofotherCMCaffiliatealumni,liketheYampaValleyCollegeandColoradoalpineCollegealumnirepresentativeswhoattendedtheiralmamatersatthecurrentCMCalpinesiteinsteamboatsprings.ThisfallthecommitteewillfinalizeaconstitutiontoofficiallycreateCMC’sfirsteveralumniassociation.futureplansincludealumnieducational,professional,philanthropic,andsocialprogrammingandvariousalumnichapters.alumnicanstayconnectedthroughtheColoradoMountainCollegealumnifacebookpageat:www.cmcfoundation.org.

FIRST EVER CMC AlUMNI ASSOCIATION

Your support is changing lives...allOTHeRDOnORsAllenLivingTrustAlpineDesignofBuenaVistaApgarAmbulance,LLCGailBartikLouisBeattyBeaverRunResortAliceandRickBedard-VorheesMichaelBeltracchiMyraBensonMargaretBerglundToniBernsRoseandThomasBeyerCraigBissonnetteMaryBethBlakeWendyandRobertBognerBarbaraBriggsBarbaraandJamesBronnerBuenaVistaP.E.O.Chapter1AAllenBurchJohnBurwellLaurenBusseyOniButterlySharonandGalenCainKarenandJamesCarlsonMarlyceCarlsonJustineChellelStevenChesleyNancyChiappinelliCaseyCoffmanSandiConnerCynthiaandRaymondCorbinLindaCrockettKrisanCrowLindaandCraigDeanDeborahandDennisDevineLavoneandFloydDiemozTerrieandDennisDrakeLarryDutmerBarbaraEdwardsMaryandThomasEdwardsTheresaEgerJudithEvansElizabethFarsonNancyFehrmannAcaciaFikeSusanandStuartFishmanJeremyFosterMichelleFosterAnneandPhilFreedmanLindaGerdenichLeslieGettyMargaretGilmonGlenwoodSpringsDowntownMarketSusanGoodPamandReginaldGrayDawnGreenLindaandPeterGreenSaraandPaulGreggBarbaraandJoeGugelman

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Eileen and Paul Finkel at the dedication of their namesake auditorium at CMC in Breckenridge

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“Supporting education is an excellentway to support the vitality of our community.”KATHlEEN WASSERMAN, Steamboat Springs

We could not do it without your support!

Bikers for Books:The Cordillera Motorcycle Association has underwritten $87,500 in textbook costs for CMC students in Edwards since 2006.

ColoradoMountainCollegeboardofTrustees2010-11Dr. Richard BatemanSummitCountyTrustee

Dr. Shalee CunninghamRouttCountyTrustee

Mary Ellen DenomyWestGarfieldCountyTrustee

Glenn DavisEagleCountyTrustee

Wesley E. DuranTreasurerLakeCountyTrustee

Dr. Anne FreedmanSecretaryPitkinCountyTrustee

Stan D. OrrPresidentEastGarfieldCountyTrustee

ColoradoMountainCollegefoundationboardofDirectors2010-11


Stormy AndersonCFO,CloughEnergyCo,LLC;Rifle

Charles CunniffePrincipal,CharlesCunniffeArchitects;Aspen

Doris DewtonRetiredlobbyist;formerPresident,ColoradoMountainCollegeBoardofTrustees;Edwards

John GiardinoRetireddentist;formerPresident,ColoradoMountainCollegeBoardofTrustees;Arvada

Peter GilbertRetiredexecutive;Carbondale

Rich GlasierRetiredexecutive;Carbondale

Mark GouldOwner,GouldConstruction;Glenwood Springs

Judith HaywardFormerTrustee,ColoradoMountainCollegeBoardofTrustees;Parachute

Ed HillRetiredbankpresident;FormerPresident,CMCBoardofTrustees;Steamboat Springs

Marilyn HoganPresident&CEO,ColoradoBroadcastersAssociation;Breckenridge

John HostetterBankpresident,Eagle&Summitcounties;Avon

Randi LowenthalSecretary,CMCFoundationBoardCEO,RoaringForkBusinessResourceCenter;Carbondale

Jay RickstrewPresident,AlpineBank-Rifle;Rifle

Ron SpeakerTreasurer,CMCFoundationBoard;Owner,EquusPrivateWealth;Carbondale

Maryellen ThorenThoren&Associates,Inc.;Leadville

Jon Warnick;Chair,CMCFoundationBoard;Retiredexecutive;Carbondale

Kyle WelchKWConstructionandRestoration;Leadville

Joe YobRetiredexecutive;Breckenridge

C O N T R I B U T O R SThe2011ProgressReport is produced by Colorado Mountain

College and the Colorado Mountain College Foundation.

Ourgoal is to inform you about

the many ways that Colorado Mountain College is working to

be first choice in this region: in learning, partnerships and

leadership. We hope this report gives you a new view of

Colorado Mountain College... more than you think!

CMC PresidentDr. Stanley E. Jensen

CMC Foundation CEOMatthew T. Spencer

EditorsDebra CrawfordDoug Stewart LayoutAlice Sjoberg

WritersDebra CrawfordAlison LimogesMike McKibbinJamie RaynorSuzie Romig PhotographyCharles EngelbertCory KopischkeEd KosmickiKate LapidesMillie McDonald Mike McKibbinTyler StablefordDoug StewartRick Wicker

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HERO Scholar Nayeli Hernandez earned her Associate of Arts degree at CMC, then transferred to the University of Colorado at Denver for a bachelor’s degree in international business. Her mother told her she “must be brave and do the impossible.” So Nayeli went skydiving. She’s first in her family to earn a college degree and was chosen to be the student speaker at graduation.


Julie Gonzaleswantedabetterfutureforherselfandherdaughter.Butsheneededsomehelp.Everyadvancementopportunityrequiredabachelor’sdegree.TheSteveSmithScholarshipforBusinessAdministrationhelpedJulieonherway.Andnowshelooksforwardtothedaywhenshehasherbachelor’sdegreeanddoorsopenforher.

Be part of creating better futures. Establish a scholarship or give a gift to support students at Colorado Mountain College.

Tomakeyourtax-deductiblecontributiontothefuture,usetheenvelopeinthisprogressreport,giveonlineorcontactCMCFoundationDirectorofDevelopment,JamieRaynor.

970.947.8360 [email protected] www.cmcfoundation.org

Documents

CMC 2011 Annual Report