In this Issue

Presenting the Highline Community College Graduating Class of 2004

The 2004 Highline Community College graduating class is a large and diverse group.  Here’s a little information about them. 

• 963 graduates

• 477 graduates are participating in commencement

• 360 (2 out of 5) are graduating with honors

• 94% are receiving AA, as or AAS degrees

• 5% are receiving certificates

• 1% are receiving high school completion awards

• 4 earned a GPA of 4.0

• 18-70 age range

• 33% males

• 67% females

• 90 international students from 13 countries including:  Canada, China, Great Britain,
  Hong Kong, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Zambia

• 9% graduating students are immigrants or refugees

Several students are recipients of special awards. 

• Highest scholastic achievement – Verbena A. Gardner, Crystal N. Meserve

• Washington Award for Vocational Excellence – Cheryl D. Frederick and Holly A. Maxim

• Shirley B. Gordon Award for Academic Excellence – Norco Infect

• Next Step Scholarship Endowment to UW-Tacoma – G. Renee Paulsen

• Honors Program Graduates – Matthew Branson, Verbena Gardner, Jessica Graybill, James Griffin, Donnie Schwendeman

• Student Employee of the Year – Silvia Bernik

About the T-Bird Golf Classic . . .

This year's tournament will be on Friday, June 11, 2004, at Elk Run Golf Course in Maple Valley.  We are anticipating a day of excellent weather and great golf. The T-Bird Golf Classic hosts 144 golfers annually, in a Best Ball Scramble format. We welcome all levels of golfer from beginners to scratch players. Each group is placed into a Division for the Scramble competition; based on the group's individual handicaps. Division 1 is for great players; Division 2 is for good players; and Division Highline will be determined by the tournament director! The group from each Division with the best score will win the Team Championship. 

Come join us for a great day of golf and support Highline College Athletics!

Your registration fee of $95.00 ($42.00 is tax deductible) entitles you to: 

  Tee Prize Green Fee Cart
Hors d'oeuvres Dinner After Match 
Balls and Tees Beverages on Course 
Shot at $10,000 Cash  Putting Contest 
Chance at Golf Vacation Chance at Golf Clubs 
Team Championship Grand Prizes (3 Divisions) 
Closest to Hole Prizes Chance to buy Raffle Tickets
And a possible chance at $1 million!!!

Tricia L. Crozier was selected as the 2004 Highline Community College Distinguished Alumni.  She graduated from Highline’s Management Certificate program in 1990, attending classes while working. In 2000, she graduated as a fellow in the rigorous Court Executive Development Program at the Institute for Court Management in Williamsburg, Virginia.  She began her criminal justice career in 1980 as a court clerk for the Roxbury District Court, a part of the King County Court system. Today she is the Chief Administrative Officer for the King County District Court where she is responsible for a $20.5 million budget, annual caseload of 236,000 filings and more than 240 employees in nine locations.  Crozier credits Highline’s two-year Management Certificate program with giving her the foundation she needed to launch her successful career in court administration.

Highline Staff & Faculty Receive Service Recognition

Nancye Alexander
Steven Barrie
Lynne Boettcher
Fred Capestany
Mary Carlisle
Kathlene Chappell
Patricia Daniels
Kathy Day
Kyle Evans
Lou Anna Funke
Kathleen Hasselblad
Kristen Hatcher
Russel Higley
Sophia Iliakis
June Jarvey
Kaddee Lawrence
Noel McBride
Benjaporn Ngarmkrerkchote
Marie Nguyen
Lisa Peterson
James Peyton
Susan Rich
Erik Scott
Sook Sim
Carolyn Sinay
Brian Soderman
Juan Soto Aguila
James Spack
Taylor Stoneback
Julie Swanson
Annalesa Thomas
Geoff Turck
Donn Walter
Nancy Warren
Roman Wright
Tenaya Wright

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Jack Bermingham
Tracy Brigham
Helen Burn
Barbara Clinton
Robert Dean
Beverly Dockstader
Joan Graham
Allison Green
Jack Harton Jr
Michele Manber
Shakti Pandey
Keith Paton
Richard Shultz
Lisa Skari
Joy Smucker
Kathy Tarli
Timothy Wrye
Laquita Fields
Michael Gruberg
Auril Haight
David Hays
Julie Jacob
Connie Johnson
Siewlai Lilley
Robin Loveless
Danielle Mottley
Patricia Overman
Steve Seeman
Karen Steinbach
David Trinh
Joseph Wilcox

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Dale Baker
Larry Blades
Frank Cunningham
Sandra Hall
Christine Miller-Panganiban
Joyce Riley
Marisel Briggs
Christine Brixey
Carolyn Brooks
Christina Lara
Robert Maplestone
Christiana Taylor

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This year’s Spring Gala, held on Saturday May 15^th, was the most successful event in the Foundation’s history and set a new record. Net profits are in excess of $92,000, more than a $40,000 increase over the amount raised last year.  With matching gifts still coming in, we are hoping to still reach our $100,000 goal.  The Fund-A-Dream item on the live auction brought in just over $26,000 for the Foundation's Student Emergency Assistance Fund, which is an increase of $14,000 over last year for the same item.  A big thank you to all who attended and to those staff members and students who helped at the event.
 

.... Lisa Skari will chair the YMCA's board through April 2005.    

.... Amy FitzPatrick received an award for achievement in mathematics at the Pure and Applied Science Department Awards Night on May 27.  Amy was selected based on completing the mathematics class series with high grades. 

.... The Thunderword won first place at the Society of Professional Journalists banquet on May 15, 2004.

.... Robert Yates was named coach of the year for men's track & field for the entire league. 

.... The men's track team won the NWAACC championship.

.... David Madsen, drafting technology instructor, is a published author - "Autodesk Inventor, Basics Through Advanced."

Welcome to Our Team 
(since May  2004)

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Events

Washington State Faculty & Staff of Color Conference
October 27-29, 2004
Red Lion Inn at Quay, Vancouver, WA   

Breeders Theater presents - Murder at the Zoo and Truffles Chantrelle & the Curse of the Singing Mummy
July 9-11, 14, 16-17, 21, 23-24.  Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7pm, Sunday at 2pm. Tickets $20, including hors d'oeuvres and tasting of E.B. Foote wines. 
Contact:  Nancy Warren