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Annual Report 2006

Building Futures, Growing Prosperity

21 Catoe White earned a basketball scholarship for his freshmen year and is playing guard for the ATC Knights.

8 Greg Henderson served as the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s president last year.

9 Sarah Anderson won several scholarships last year and was named the “Outstanding Nursing Student” for 2006.

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StudentAchievement8

ContinuousImprovement12

EconomicDevelopment16

ATCFoundation 20

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7 Tamell Bailey graduated last Spring with a degree in Electronics Engineering and is now an ISM technician at ATC.

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6 Merriah Brady is a former Treasurer of the SGA. She suspended her studies to serve her country and is currently training as a combat medic.

2 Kennie Eberhardt graduated in the Spring and earned a full scholarship to Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida.

3 Trae Maeler is president of the Student Government Association. She is pursuing an Associate of Arts Degree.

4 C. J. Martin graduated as an Academic All-American in the Spring and earned a scholarship to attend Georgia Southern Univ.

5 Antonio Carbajal-Benitez was awarded the DCSW scholarship and is majoring in Electronics Engineering.

10 ChristinaSmith and StephanieBell are pursuing Associate Degrees in Nursing. They anticipate graduating in Spring 2007.

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Messagerom its genesis, Aiken Technical College committed its resources to growing prosperity for the citizens, businesses and industries of the Central Savannah River Area.

In recent years, the College has made significant progress toward establishing an infrastructure that can build the skills of our emerging and existing workforce. In 2006, we took full advantage of those assets:

Our health programs continued to grow in order to address a statewide shortage of healthcare workers. Our computer technology students explored cutting edge software applications in our information technology classrooms and labs.

Workforce and Business Development students chose new careers or gained further training to benefit them in existing jobs. Students seeking associate degrees found strong core academic instruction that will allow them to take the next steps of their educations with confidence, or to enter the workforce, if they so choose.

Now a new study has proven the value of our efforts. Business and industry in the CSRA have listed a skilled workforce and the availability of quality worker training programs at ATC and partner agencies as high among the factors they consider when making capital investments in our area.

This is wonderful news, but we mustn’t slow our efforts. Recent layoffs and industry closings have cost thousands of jobs in Aiken County alone. We must continue to leverage the resources that will best position us to meet these potential problems head-on. Working together with our community partners towards this united purpose, Aiken Technical College will continue to fulfill its mission of developing educated, engaged and employable individuals who will help grow prosperity throughout the CSRA

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Susan A. Winsor President

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ommunityempowermentissomethingwetakeveryseriouslyatAikenTechnicalCollege.TheCollegeismorethananinstitutionofhigherlearning;italsoservesasavehicleforsustainableeconomicdevelopmentandaproviderofstrategicvisionforthepeopleitserves.

RecognizingthegrowingpopularityoffastpitchsoftballinAikenanditssurroundingcounties,ATCofferedapair of fast-pitchcamps for youngwomenathletes in the

summerof2006.AnAll-SkillsCampdesigned foryoungwomenbetween theagesof8and13taughtsoftballbasics.ItwasfollowedbyamoreintenseAdvancedCampforathletesbetweentheagesof14and18.

GiveKidsASmile,afreedayofdentalcareforchildren,washeldintheclinicoftheHealthandScienceBuildingduringthewinterof2006.“GiveKidsASmile”isaprojectofthe

SouthCarolinaDentalAssociationincoordinationwiththedentaleducationdepartmentsofthetechnicalcollegesofSouthCarolina,theMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolina,andPalmettoHealthHospital.Theserviceprovidesmuch-neededdentalcaretoeligiblechildrenbetween theagesofsixandseventeen.TheprojectalsoaffordedATCdentalassistingstudentsavaluableservicelearningopportunitywhentheyvolunteeredduringtheclinic.

USCAikenandATCtogetherhosted“MartinLutherKing,Jr.:RememberingHisDreamandHonoringtheManThroughMusic,”atitsannualMartinLutherKingDayobservance.

ATCPresidentDr.SusanA.WinsorandUSCAViceChancellorofStudentServicesDr.Deborah Kladivko served as guest speakers. “Brothers in Christ,” featuring DonquellSimsandAaronThomsonofATC,andKarenGordonandMichaelKingof“QuietStorm”performedmusicalselections.SpokenwordartistWillie“Alma”Finniealsoperformed.

The third annual Career Quest came to ATC in the spring of 2006 in the Gregg-GranitevilleStudentActivitiesCenter.AllofAikenCounty’smiddleschoolsparticipated,

sendinghundredsofstudentstothecampustointerviewavarietyofbusiness,industryandgovernmentofficials,includingrepresentativesofagriculture,architectureandconstruction,businessmanagement and administration, health science, engineering, law and publicsafety, tourism, government administration, and much more. Students also had theopportunitytoexploreeducationalopportunitiesatATCandUSCAiken.CareerQuestisaprojectoftheLowerSavannahCouncilofGovernments,PublicEducationPartners,SouthCarolinaHigherEducationAwarenessProgram,AikenRegionalMedicalCenters,AikenCountyEducationandBusinessAlliance,Kellogg,WashingtonSavannahRiverCompany,ATC,UniversityofSouthCarolina,Aiken,andAikenCountyPublicSchools.

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Students inATC’sMassageTherapyProgramofferedwelcomerelief to rowerswhoparticipatedinaspringregattaonLangleyPond.Thestudentshadasteady

streamofclientsalldayastiredrowerscameoffthewater.Massagetherapystudentsalsoofferedtheirskillsatothercommunityevents,includingtheATCFoundation’sFriendraiserGolfTournament.

LeadershipAiken County visitedATC in the spring of 2006 to learn about thecampusandhowprogramsherebenefitthecommunity.Manyparticipantshad

nevervisitedthecampusbefore,andwereimpressedbyitssizeandthediversityofprogramsoffered.

The Aiken Standard newspaperbroughthomeeconomistMichelleRoberts toATCtocelebrateTasteofHome,apopularcookingschoolthatattractedmore

than400people to the campus in 2006 to enjoy cookingdemonstrations, tastesamples,andwindoorprizes.

ATC hosted its third Mathcounts in 2006. Teams from 12 local schoolsparticipated in the competition that promotesmath excellence among

middle school students. Individual and team winners then went on tocompeteatthestateandnationallevel.

TheCollegeservedasbootcampformorethan30youngadultswhoparticipatedinthenewAikenYoungMarineProgramorganizedby

theAikenMarineCorpsLeague.Participantstookpartinnineweeksofrigoroussurvivaltrainingwhilelearningmilitaryhistory.Theprimaryintentof theprogramwas to instilldiscipline inyoungpeoplewhoplannedtoenterthemilitary.

Students of ATC remembered the less fortunate in 2006 with anumber of drives, fundraisers and special events. Members of the

StudentNursesAssociationsoldpizza,bakedgoodsanddrinksinApriltoraisefundsfortheBurnFoundation.ATCvolunteers,includingstudents,facultyandstaff,tookpart in theNationalAssociationofLetterCarriers’FoodDriveat theGoldenHarvestFoodBankinthespring.CollegeSkillsstudentsheldabakesaletoraisemoneyforthevictimsofHurricaneKatrinawhowerestillsufferingeconomichardships months after the storm. College Skills students also raisedmoneyfororganizationsthataidvictimsofdomesticviolence,assistedclientsatalocalnursinghome,andvolunteeredatachildren’sshelter.

Willie“Alma”FinniealocalelementaryschoolteacherusedthespokenwordtoempowerheraudienceatATC’sMartinLutherKingJr.observance.

ATC’s Men’s Basketball Booster Clubsought new members in 2006. The

club helps fund opportunities for student-athletestoencourageacademicintegrityandexemplary citizenship while performing at ahigh level of collegiate competition. Threelevelsofmembershipareofferedrangingfromthe$35ayear “Winner’sCircle” to the$500“All-American” level. These resources helpthe ATC Knights compete with top NJCAADivision1programsandachieveregionalandnationalprominence.

The Massage Therapy program at ATCexpanded its clinical massages to include

severalpopularspadaysattendedbythepublic.ThespasincludedSwedishmassage,hotrocktreatments, salt or sugar scrubs, and paraffinhanddips.Availableslotswerefilledalmostassoonaseachnewspadaywasannounced.

Working in conjunction with the SouthCarolina Bar Pro Bono Program, ATC

hostedapopular“LawSchoolforNon-Lawyers”in2006thatfeaturedanumberoflocalattorneysas guest speakers. Topics of the six-weekprogramranged fromrealestateand landlord-tenantlawtocriminalprosecutionanddefense;juvenile justice to estates and probate; healthcareandeldercaretobankruptcylaw.

ATCfielded80participantsfortheAmericanHeart Association’s Heart Walk at Aiken

Regional Medical Centers in the early springof 2006. The number of walkers was aninstitutionalbestandtheCollegeraised$2,700fortheHeartAssociationduringtheevent.

Faculty and staff exceeded their goal ofraising$7,000 for theUnitedWayofAiken

Countybymorethan$1,000inthefallof2006.Fundswereraisedthroughdirectcontributions,raffles, pizza sales, and a car wash mannedby members of the Executive Staff and ATCbasketballandsoftballplayers.

PopularcaricatureartistSteveGipsonvisitedATCinthefallof2006todrawfreecartoon

portraits of students, faculty and staff. Mr.Gipson,whobillshimselfas ‘thefastestartistsever,’ immortalizeshissubjects inpenand inkat lightning speed, and has become a regularvisitortothecampus.

Students, faculty and staff gathered aroundthe campus flagpole on the anniversary

of 9-11 to remember and pray for those lostin the terrorist attacks that struck New York,Washington and Pennsylvania in 2001. ThememorialservicewasledbyF.GregoryRogersandincludedprayerandamomentofsilence.

ATChostedguestsvisitingfromRussiainthesummerof2006.TheRussiandelegateslearnedabouttheCollege’smissionandtouredourfacilities.ThevisitwasmadepossiblebyPartnersinFriendship.

Astate-of-the-artdrunkdrivingsimulatorwassetupinthestudentactivitiescentertodemonstratethedangersofdrivngundertheinfluenceofdrugsoralcohol.

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“IreallyvaluethesmallclasssizesandpersonalattentionIreceivehereatATC.”-JoseZambramo,IndustrialMaintenance08

ATC hosted regular blood drives for theAmerican Red Cross and Shepeard

Community Blood Center throughout 2006.Students, faculty and staff could always bereliedupontorolluptheirsleevesandgivethegiftoflife.

The Aiken Technical College familyremembered instructor Frances Smothers

in amemorial service heldFebruary 27, 2006in theATCAmphitheater.Theywere joinedbymembers of the community— young and old

alike—whose livesMrs.Smothershad touchedinheryearsofdedicatedservice.Mrs.Smotherswas the program director for theCollege’s EarlyChildhoodDevelopment department.She servedATC in exemplary fashion for nine years. Shepassed away at the Veteran’s AdministrationMedicalCenterinAugustaonFebruary23afterashort illness.Mrs.Smotherswassurvivedbyherhusband,Daryle,andherdaughter,Shannon.

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aximizingstudentachievementisourguidingprinciple.Intoday’schangingeconomytheneedforadvancedskillsandtechnicalknowledgeisessential.Weneverlosesightofthatfactandworktoensurethattoday’sstudentsbecometomorrow’ssuccessstories.

The ATC Knights men’s basketball team clinched the Region 10 regular seasonchampionship with a record of 25 and 7 and hosted theDistrict 3 Tournament in

thespringof2006.ThetournamentincludedteamsfromMonroeCollegeofNewYork,ClintonJuniorCollegeofSouthCarolina,andAlleganyCollegeofMaryland,aswellasthehometeamKnights.

Men’sbasketballCoachBruceCaperswasnamedtheRegion10CoachoftheYear,givingtheKnightsmoretocelebrate.PlayerChristopher(CJ)Martinwasnameda

2006NJCAAAll-AcademicAmericanandaDistinguishedAcademicAll-American.

Recently graduated players also distinguished themselves in 2006. Former KnightCalvinRolandwashonoredwiththeinauguralCharlesBarkleyScholarship,whichis

endowedbythe11-timeAll-StarHallofFamer.FormerKnightMarioWilliamsthensignedtoplayprofessionalbasketballinEnglandfortheNorthHamptonNeptunes.

Dr. Belle S. Wheelan, President of the Commission on Colleges of the SouthernAssociation of Colleges and Schools, served as keynote speaker during May’s

graduation ceremony.Dr.Wheelan has also served asPresident ofNorthernVirginiaCommunityCollege— the second largest community college in thenation—andasSecretaryofEducationtoGovernorWarner’sCabinet.SheisthefirstAfricanAmericanwomantoserveasPresidentoftheCommissiononColleges.

ATCalsohonoreditsFaculty,StaffandAdministratoroftheYearduringthegraduationceremony.ProcurementSpecialistToniMarshall (left)wasnamedAdministratorof

theYear.With30yearsofpurchasingexperience in industrial,constructionandpublicprocurement,shecontinuallystrivestoimprovethecampus’purchasingsystemandworkshardtoensurethatitemsneededoncampusarriveinatimelymanner.SheisaCertifiedProfessionalPublicBuyer.Ms.MarshallhasservedasPresidentoftheMidlandValleyChamberofCommerce.Shehasalso servedon theLeadershipAikenCountyBoardofDirectors.KevinMcCarthy(center)oftheATCMaintenanceDepartmentwasnamedProfessionalSupportStaffoftheYear.AnATCgraduate,Mr.McCarthyholdsadegreeinGeneralMaintenanceTechnology.He regularly takesadditional job-related coursesandhasobtainedbasicandadvancedcertificatesinHVAC.HehasworkedintheATCmaintenancedepartmentforsevenyears.NeelFlannagan(right)DepartmentChairfor

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ATC’sEngineeringandIndustrialDivision,wasnamedFacultyMemberoftheyear.Adedicatededucatorofmorethan20years,Mr.Flannaganconsistentlyreceiveshighevaluationsfromhisstudents.Hetakescaretocontinuallyimprovehis education and earned his bachelor of science degree and his master’sdegree in educationwhile hewas teaching full-time, servingasanexcellentexampletohisstudents.Activewithinthecommunity,heisthePresidentoftheRotaryClubofAikenSouth.HeisalsoamemberoftheNorthAmericanCouncilofAutomotiveTeachers.

EntrepreneurCarlosGarciagave fresh inspiration toATC’sbestandbrightestduring Awards Night in the campus amphitheater. A political refugee from

communistCuba,Mr.GarciastartedtheRCSCorporationbyworkingoutofhislivingroomandbuiltacompanythatearnedhimrecognitionfromEntrepreneurMagazine,theUSSecretaryofEnergy,andtheAikenChamberofCommerce,amongothers.HeisaBoardMemberoftheAikenCountyTechnicalEducationCommission.

TheAcademicSuccessCenterhireddirectorMichellePrice,whoinstitutednewprograms,includingfreestudyskillsworkshopsthattaughtstudentshowto

studyeffectivelyandhowtoimprovetheirmemoryskills.Anumberofnewtutorsalsojoinedtheteam,includingavolunteernursingtutor.

In2006,theCollegesecuredanEducationandEconomicDevelopmentGrantthatallowedATCandAikenCountyPublicSchools toexpandthe“PathwaysGrant,”whichworkswith localschools to improveseniorstudents’basicmathskills. This expansion includes all Aiken County high schools and providesCOMPASStestingtohighschoolseniorswhowanttoremediatedeficienciesinmath,Englishandreadingwhilestillinhighschool.

StudentsCharleneA.KiralyandChristopherJ.Martinwereamongthe technical college students named to the Phi Theta Kappa

SouthCarolinaAll-USAAcademicTeam.TheywererecognizedinaceremonyattheStateHouseinColumbia.PTKistheinternationalhonorsocietyoftwo-yearcolleges.Laterintheyear,ATCstudentJamesBurckhalterwasarecipientofthe2006PhiThetaKappaNationalDean’sListScholarship. ChuckBarberhelpsATCstudentssucceedby

volunteeringinourAcademicSuccessCenter.BarbergraduatedfromATCandwentontoearnhisBachelor’sdegreeinmathematics/computerscienceatUSCAiken.

SeveralmembersoftheLady

KnightsreceivedhonorsthatwerepresentedattheirsecondannualAwardsBanquet.ClytayaChancellor,SheenaBlackwell,AmberBanksandChelseaWheatleywerenamedtothe2006All-Region10Team.Ms.ChancellorwasnamedRegion10PlayeroftheYear.SheandMs.Blackwellalsohadtheirnames

submittedforNJCAAAllAmericanRecognition.

TheATCLadyKnightswomen’s fast-pitchsoftball team hosted their first Softball

InvitationalinFebruaryof2006.The6-gameround-robin event attracted 10 fast-pitchteams from Georgia, Tennessee, NorthCarolina, Maryland and South Carolina toCitizens Park in Aiken.The Lady Knightsfinishedaperfect4-0,beatingthennationallyrankedWalters State 3-2.Unfortunately thefinal two games had to be cancelled calledduetoinclementweather.

Anumber of ATC staff members earnedadvanced degrees in 2006. Joel Smith,

an administrative assistant in the Workforceand BusinessDevelopment Division, earned aBachelorofScienceDegreeinmanagementofhumanresourcesfromBellevueUniversity.SteveWhite, Operations Manager for Procurementand Auxiliary Services, received his Masterof Business Degree with a concentration inaccountingfromBrenauUniversity.AndLibraryTechnical Assistant Parri Wright earned herBachelorofScienceDegreewithaconcentrationincomputersciencefromLimehouseCollege.

AmberBanks,SheenaBlackwell,ClytayaChancellor,andChelseaWheatleywere

namedtothe2006All-Region10Team.Ms.ChancellorwasnamedRegion10PlayeroftheYear.Ms.Chancellor,Ms.BlackwellandChristyMcPartlinwerenamedtothe2006Region10/DistrictJAll-TournamentTeam,andBekahGibbsandBrittanyTutenwerenamedtothe2006Region10All-AcademicTeam.

TheLadyKnightswontheCarolina’sJuniorCollegeConference(Region10)regularseasonchampionshipin2006witha12-4conferencerecordandnumberoneseedintheconferencetournament.Theteamfinishedwitharecordof31winsandonly10losses.Threeplayersthenwentontoplayatthefour-yearuniversitylevel:ChristyMcPartlinatCharlestonSouthernUniversityandKristenCochranandSheenaBlackwellatUSCAiken.

Dr.MelissaDenardowashiredasthenewVicePresidentofAcademicAffairs.Dr.DenardohasdegreesfromtheUniversityofPittsburghandIndianaUniversityofPennsylvania.

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“AttendingATChasbeenalife-changingexperienceforme.NowIactuallyfeellikeIbelonginschool.”-TraeMaeler,AssociateofArts07

HollieDeerreceivedtheSusanA.WinsorDedicationAward,presentedinrecognition

ofoutstandingcharacter,commitmenttoexcellenceandcompetitivespiritdisplayedduringtheLadyKnights’season.

CongratulationswerealsoduetoWomen’sSoftballCoachRickWells,whoreceived

theRegion10CoachoftheYearforthesecondyearintherow.HeattributeshissuccessinparttohavinganexcellentassistantcoachinDaveClark.

Constructive partnerships between ATC andlocalhospitalsandotherhealthcareagencies

worked to address a statewide health careworkforcecrisis.AmongthesepartnerswasAikenRegional Medical Centers, which awarded threegenerous Healthcare Sponsorships to studentsinhigh-demandprograms.Radiologic technologystudentCrystalMcGuireandsurgical technologystudentsAshleyByrdandJamileeBrownreceivedsponsorships that covered their tuition, books,uniformsandothernecessitiesforcompletingtheirprogramsofstudy.

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ontinuousimprovementiscentraltoATC’seducationphilosophy.Byalwayssettinghighstandards,and,oncehavingachievedthose,establishinghigherones,weassurethattheCollegekeepsmovingforward.Theresultisafirst-rateeducationforourstudents.

ATCimplementedaMinorityMenEarningDegrees(MMEDS)programin2006underthe leadership of Admissions Director Evelyn Pride-Patterson. The program is

designedtoincreaseAfrican-Americanmaleenrollmentandstudentretention.Studentsarerecruitedfromlocalhighschoolstoattendaspecialsummerbridgeprogramtohelpthem prepare for college level work. Later they arementored to help them progressthroughtheircollegeeducationsatATC.

Faculty and staff took full advantage of in-service training opportunities in 2006,including a workshop on the behavioral outcomes of multi-generational poverty.

TheATCDiversityTeam hosted aDiversityWorkshop that focused on inclusiveness,intrapersonalandinterpersonalinsight,andskillbuilding.TheCollegealsoheldaFacultyProfessionalDevelopmentWeek,whichincludedaspeechbyDr.RonaldJ.BerkofJohnsHopkinsUniversity.Dr.Berkshowed facultyhowhumorcanbeusedasasystematicteachingtooltobringcoursecontenttolife.

The College undertook its first Community College Survey of Student Engagement(CCSSE) thatprovides informationabouteffectiveeducationalpractices incommunity

collegesandassistsinstitutionsinusingthatinformationtopromoteimprovementsinstudentlearningandremovebarriersthatmaykeepstudentsfromcontinuingtheirhighereducation.

ATCcompletedthereorganizationofitsWorkforceandBusinessDevelopmentDivisionin2006,resultinginincreasedrevenuefortheCollege.TheAcademicAffairsDivision

also reorganized, resulting in thehiringofDr.MelissaDenardo, theVicePresidentofAcademicAffairs.

ATCpinned its lastLPNclass in2006.TheNursingDepartmentnowoffersaLPNtoADNBridgeProgram that helpsLicensedPracticalNurses (LPNs) to complete

the transition frompracticalnurse to registerednurse.ThefirstLPN toADN transitionclassadmitteditsfirstfull-timestudentsbeginninginthesummerof2006.Thisclasswasmergedwiththefall2005ADNstudentsforcompletionoftheADNprogram.Thesecondtransitionclasswasadmittedinthefallof2006.Thesestudentswilljointhespring2006classforcompletionoftheADNprogram.

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Inresponsetoastatewideshortageofhealthcareproviders,ATClauncheditsAssociateDegreeinNursingProgramin2005-06.TheAssociateofScience,MajorinNursingprogramadmitted itsfirstclass in the fallof2005with32 full-timestudents.Full-timestudentsareadmittedtwiceperyear, infallandspringsemesters.Twosubsequentclasseshavebeenadmittedthusfar,with32studentsbeginninginthespringof2006andthirty-twostudentsbeginninginthefallof2006.Theprogramrequiredthehiringofadditionalfaculty.AHealthandScienceDean,Dr.AliceFrye,washiredaspartofthiseffort.

Nursingfacultyalsoformedanadvisorycommitteein2006composedofclinicalagencyrepresentativesand representatives from the twoareaBSNprograms.Thisadvisory

committeeprovidesfeedbackoncurriculumcontentandquality,assistance inrecruitmentof facultyandstudents, selectionof equipment, placementof graduates, guest lecturers,arrangementsforclinicalsites,andotherservicestothisprogram.

ATC submitted its first accountability report, as required by the South Carolina StateBudgetandControlBoard.All stateagencies, includinghighereducation institutions,

must submit anannual report under guidelinesanchored to theMalcolmBaldrigeAwardcriteria.Thereport,intendedforreviewbythegovernorandthegeneralassembly,ensurescontinuityincollegephilosophyfromyeartoyear.ATCwillusetothereporttocontinuallyreviewCollegeperformancemeasuresandseekimprovementwhereit’snecessary.

Inpreparationforitsannualplanningprocess,ATCheldaseriesoflisteningsessionsearlyintheyearwitheachdivisionoftheCollege.FacultyandstaffwereencouragedtoexpresstheiropinionsonthemanystrengthsthattheCollegecanbuilduponandtheareasthatneedimprovement.Informationgatheredwasusedindevelopingthe2006-07AnnualPlan.

ThankstoagenerousgiftfromtheWashingtonSavannahRiverCompany,ATCinstalledthesamecommunicationsoftwareusedbymanytopcollegesanduniversitiesforstudent

communications.Thesoftware,partoftheCampusCruiserCruiserMailSuite,pavedthewayforonlineregistration,advising,andelectronicbillpaying,amongotherfeatures.

Currentstudentsexpect tobeabletodomanythingsonlineandtheCollegeworkedto meet this need by completely revamping its Web site. Launched in April, the

new www.atc.edu incorporates the most asked for online functions and was designedtobeexpandable to includenewfeaturesastheybecomeavailable.TheWebredesigncommitteewasheadedupbyMPRDirectorTomSlizewskiandincludedWalterBusbee,AllysonDavis,LaurenFaulk,PatrickGreen,ToniMarshall,NinaNidifferandLynnWeldon.

FreshmansoftballscholarshipwinnerSamMimsistakinghergametothenextlevelatATCafterexcellingatStromThurmondHighSchoolinEdgefield.

Shortly after the new Web site launched,students, faculty and staff gained access

to “MyATC,”awebportal thatprovidesa freeandsecuree-mailaccount,aswellaspersonaltoolssuchascalendaring,filestorageandtaskmanagement.ThiswasmadepossiblebyaplandevelopedbytheCampusCruiserProjectTeam,consistingofHankArnold,PaulCallahan,LynnRickabaugh, Dawn Butts, Lauren Faulk andchairmanRichWeldon.

ATCheldanAdjunctFaculty JobFair in thesummerof2006intheCommunityRoomof

the Health and Science Building. The Collegerecruitedforadjunctfacultypositionsinavarietyof program areas in both the Academic andWorkforceandBusinessDevelopmentdivisions.

Thanks to the Partnerships Among SouthCarolina Academic Libraries (PASCAL),

ATCstudentsgainedaccess toLexisNexis in2006.This incrediblycomprehensivedatabaseprovides full-text documents from more than5,900 news, business, legal, medical andreferencepublicationswithavarietyofflexiblesearch options. Among the many availableresourcesarenationalandregionalnewspapers,wireservices,broadcasttranscripts,internationalnews and non-English language sources,businessnewsjournals,U.S.Federalandstatecaselaw,andmuchmore.

ATChiredMikeDuncantoserveasfacilitiesengineer in 2006.He began implementing

new processes, procedures and assessmentsthatensurethatmaintenanceplansrunsmoothlyandthecampusstaysingoodrepair.

Repairs were made on the 900 Building’sroofin2006.Thestructuralworkunderthe

canopy was painted and entry-way sidewalkswere replaced. Minor repairs were alsomadeinsidethebuilding.

Planswerecompletedforamajorrenovationofthe100/200Buildingthatwillbecompleted

by the end of 2007.Rennovationwill begin inearly2007andincludenewflooringandceilingsin the classrooms, classroom technology andlightingupgrades,andfreshpaintandcarpeting.

ATCToday,thecampus’bimonthlyelectronicnewsletter launched a new look in 2006.

The newsletter is now interactive, in full color,and features personal, motivational stories of

ATCupdateditslogoandslogantobettercommunicateourmodernsensibilityandemphasizeourmissionofhelpingpeoplestartachievingtheireducationgoalsnomatterwheretheyareintheirlivesorcareers.

WWW.ATC.EDUreceivedacompleteredesignin2006.OurnewWebsiteispackedwithforward-lookingfeaturesandfunctions,includinganinteractivecalendar,onlineapplicationanddozensofnewpagesforacademic,sportsandadministrativeprograms.

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“TheknowledgeI’vegainedatATCwillgreatlyenhancemycareer.”-WendelRansom,CriminalJustice07

students, faculty and staff, aswell as campusnews,eventsandphotographs.

Month of the Young Child was held in thespringof2006,withavarietyofactivities

held throughout the month. Aiken TechnicalCollege joined other agencies such as AikenCounty First Steps, the United Way of AikenCounty,SuccessbySix,Children’sPlace,AikenCenterfortheArts,theTri-DevelopmentCenter,Childcare Resource and Referral, Head Startandotherstobringattentiontotheimportance

of early childhood education. ATC held the firstevent,acurriculumtrainingworkshopforchildcareproviders. Representative Roland Smith read aproclamationsupportingMonthoftheYoungChildatATCpriortotheworkshop.

Preparationscontinuedin2006toupgradethecampus Datatel system to R-18. The new

cohortissettogoliveinthespringof2007.

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conomicdevelopmentisessentialforthecreationofjobsandprosperityinourcommunity.Itisthereasonwecontinuallyre-evaluateourprogramsandalignthemwiththeneedsofareaemployers.Maximizingopportunitiesforourstudents,businessandindustryresultsinincreasedqualityoflifeforeveryone.

Aneconomicimpactstudyreleasedin2006confirmedwhatfacultyandstaffatATChaveworkedsohardtoachieve:ThepresenceoftheCollegeisoneoftheprimary

reasons new and existing businesses invest in theATC service area. Focus groupsresultswithinthestudyfurtherindicatedthattwoofthetopfourfactorsinfluencingcapitalinvestmentwithintheATCserviceareaincludedtheavailabilityofskilledlaborandthequalityofworker trainingprogramsavailable through theCollege’sacademicofferingsanditsWorkforceandBusinessDevelopmentDivision.

TheATC Foundation hosted an annual Joint Chamber Business after Hours in theHealthandScienceBuilding.More than100guestswere treated toa fun reception

andfellowship.Massagetherapystudentswereonhandtogiveguestsachairmassage.Attendeeswerefromthethreeareachambers:Aiken,MidlandValleyandNorthAugusta.

OurWorkforceandBusinessDevelopmentDivisionhosteditseighthannualBusinessand Industry Luncheon in 2006 to celebrate ATC’s partnership with companies

throughout the Central Savannah River Area. Dr. Jeffrey M. Stanton, an associateprofessor intheSchoolofInformationStudiesatSyracuseUniversity,servedasguestspeaker. He is the author of TheVisible Employee: UsingWorkplaceMonitoring andSurveillancetoProtectInformationAssets—WithoutCompromisingEmployeePrivacyorTrust.

TheBridgestoneFirestoneAikenCountyFacility received theSouthCarolinaSilverCrescentAwardforManufacturingExcellenceinthelargemanufacturercategoryin

2006.Establishedin2002,theSilverCrescentrecognizesoutstandingmanufacturersinthestatebasedontheireconomicimpact,commitmenttotheworkforce,andinvolvementandcontributionstotheircommunities.TheAikenCountyplantwasnominatedforthisprestigious award byATC in recognition ofBridgestoneFirestone’s strong, continuingsupportofeducationandeconomicdevelopmentinitiativeswithintheCSRA.

Monsanto generously supported the purchase of two site licenses for a ProcessSimulationPackagein2006thatwillbeusedbystudentstraininginATC’schemical

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TheSouthCarolinaStateBoardforTechnicalandComprehensiveEducationcommissionedastudybyOmegaAssociates,LLC,whichwascompletedinDecember2005.Itsreport

releasedin2006showedthatforfiscalyear2004,stateandcountyfundingforATCtotaled$8.84million.ForeverydollarofstateorcountyfundsprovidedATC,theareareceived$11.39inadditionalbenefits.

ATC joinedCommunityPartners in 2006 to assist the localworkforce strugglingwiththeclosureofAvondaleMills.ATC,AikenCountyAdultEducation,theATC

OneStopCareerCenter,OurLadyoftheValleyCatholicChurch,theAikenHousingAuthority,andtheLowerSavannahCouncilofGovernmentsworkedtogethertooffercourses at ATC, including instruction in automotive technology, construction, retailcertification andmore. The programs were designed to help displaced workers findgainfulemploymentasquicklyaspossible.Insomecases,financialassistancetofurtheraiddisplacedworkersfindtrainingwasavailablethroughtheLowerSavannahWorkforceInvestmentArea’sWIAprograms.

New tests became available at the ACT Test Center in 2006. AutomotiveService ExcellenceTesting covered such topics as ‘auto,’ ‘collision,’ and

‘service consultant,’ among others. Cosmetology Certification Testing gavecosmetology candidates an opportunity to take theSouthCarolinaStateBoardofCosmetologyCertificationExaminationsatasiteclosetohome.And those interested in becoming airport screeners could take theTransportationSecurityAdministrationExam.

Associate Vice President of Workforce and Business DevelopmentDr. Gemma K. Frock served as one of three keynote speakers for

the American Association of Women in Community Colleges. At thesame conference, WBD’s Resource Coordinator Amy Marchant receivedprofessionaldevelopmentfundsthatwillhelphercontinuehereducation.

Dr.GemmaFrockalsospokeattheSiemansConferencein2006.ShegaveapresentationonchemicaloperationstrainingatATC.

DSMChemicalandShaw Industriescreateda jointventure in2006whichwillpermitthecompaniestorecyclecarpeting.ATC

joinedtheeffortbytrainingmorethan60operatorsfortheproject.

Thearea’snursingshortageattractedMeganZaepfeltotheprogramandsheplanstoworkinanareahospitalaftershegraduatesintheSpringof2007.

ATCworkedwithhumanresourcesgroupsinAugustain2006toidentifycriticaljobareas

that will soon become vacant as employeesretire.The informationwillbecome thebaseofaplan to recruit and trainworkerswhocanfillthosepositionsastheybecomeavailable.

InspectorsBootcamp,LLC,partneredwithATCtoprovidefirealarmpaneltrainingtoanationalaudience.Two classes attracted students from

acrossthenationtotraininourFASTLab.

ThefirstAdministrativeProfessionalsSeminarandLuncheonwasheldintheearlyspringof

2006.Theeventhostedby theWorkforceandBusinessDevelopmentDivision featured threespeakers, including Ann Taylor, chair of theTaylor Auto Group, and motivational speakerMargieTaylor. JohnHart ofWJBFChannel 6,servedasthemasterofceremonies.

ATC’sWorkforceandBusinessDevelopmentDivision held a recognition ceremony in

thespringof2006tohonorthehardworkanddedicationstudentsdisplayedastheyfurtheredtheir careers through training and education.Samuel R. Jordan, Workforce DevelopmentAdministratorwiththeLowerSavannahCouncilof Governments, served as guest speaker. Asecond ceremony featuring Robby Bowles,administratoroftheCarriageHillsLivingCenter,washeldbeforethe2006winterholidays.

The Center for Accelerated TechnologyTraining joined with ATC in 2006 to meet

a growing demand for welders in the CentralSavannah River Area. A non-credit dedicatedwelding space on the ATC campus nowaccomodatesbothaluminumandsteelwelding.A number of companies, including TTX, BAE,Bridgestone Firestone andKendall Healthcarehavealready takenadvantageof thisprogramtotraintheirworkersinthishighdemandskill.

Steve Simmons, Director of Sales in theWorkforce and Business Development

Division,wasrecognizedattheLERNConferencein 2006 for completing his Certified ProgramPlannerinContractTraining.LERNisthenationalcontinuingeducationtrainingorganization.

Parsons partneredwithATC in 2006 to runcorrosion tests on an air pulse agitator.

Information gathered in the tests will assistParsons as it starts up its new facility at theSavannahRiverSite.

WBDDhostedaone-dayprofessionaldevelopmentprogram—TeamCreativity,DisneyStyle—tohelpareabusinessprofessionalslearnhowtofostercreativityandeverydayinnovationintheirorganizations.

WBDDheldagraduaterecognitionceremonyinthespringof2006tohonorthededicationshownbyitsstudents.DivisionVPDr.GemmaFrockintroducedthekeynotespeaker,SamuelR.Jordan,WorkforceDevelopmentAdministratorwiththeLowerSavannahCouncilofGovernments.

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“ATCpreparedmetomeethead-ontheworkloadIamnowexperiencingatafour-yearuniversity.”-ChristopherMartin,ComputerScience06

Liz Pulver, an instructor of industrial,environmental and mining safety at ATC

was recognized by Aiken County EmergencyServices in 2006 for her work with AikenHAZMATduringtheGranitevilletrainderailmentofJanuary2005.

ATC joinedwithmultiple community serviceagencies that banded together to assist

employeeswholosttheirjobswiththeAvondaleMills closings in 2006. The College offered

WorkKeys Fundamentals and WorkKeys testingat a transition center in the city ofAiken, whereemployeescoulddetermine theirbestoptions forfutureemploymentandtaketheappropriatestepstogainfurthereducationortraining.TheOneStopCareerCenteralsotookpartinthiseffort.ATCisin theprocessof expanding thesemuch-neededservicesin2007.

StudentHome County

DEMOGRAPHICS

ManufacturingTechnology&TrainingCenter

or first generation college attendees and for students seeking more affordable higher education, Aiken Technical College is a first chance and the pathway to self and economic improvement. From displaced workers, employees seeking to up-grade their skills, and those students looking to start their college career close to home, Aiken Technical College is an excellent choice.

Aiken Technical College has been a part of the fabric of this community for 34 years and has helped tens of thousands of students obtain their dream of higher education. Together the college and the Aiken community have grown and diversified, welcoming new businesses and industries, and supporting existing operations with educational programs that promote success. This partnership has been a catalyst for the tremendous economic development in our area.

Private giving helps make it possible for the College to transform the lives of those who are touched by its teaching and public service. Student scholarships, money for faculty and staff professional development, funds for instructional equipment, technology enhancements and state-of-the art classrooms are a few of the ways private dollars are used on campus.

Every year ATC benefits from the generosity of hundreds of contributors. Their reasons for giving vary as widely as their interests and their financial circumstances. What they all have in common is the desire to help strengthen the college and uphold the academic excellence that is essential to its success. If you share that desire, you will want to support the Aiken Technical College Foundation. Our future growth and the community’s growth depend on people like you. Ultimately, we strive to enhance the opportunities at ATC as we work toward fulfilling the college’s goals. Our continued success depends in large part on the generosity of the community. All gifts are greatly appreciated by those we serve.

Mary Kay Commons, DirectorAiken Technical College Foundation

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BobPeddewithWashingtonSavannahRiverCompanypresentedtwo$50,000checkstoDr.SusanWinsorforCampusCruiserSoftwareandfundstosupporttheATCFoundationEndowment.

Todatethe2006DriveforExcellence,AnnualGivingFund,hasraisedmorethan$26,000fortheFoundation’sUnrestrictedTrusteeEndowment.

TheATCFoundationhelditssixthannualScholarshipBenefactor/RecipientBreakfastinJanuarytorecognizethegenerosityofmanyscholarshipbenefactorsandintroducethemtotheirscholarshiprecipients.Morethan100peopleattendedthisspecialevent.

TheHospitalAuxiliaryofAikenCountycontributed$4,000totheATCFoundationScholarshipprogramforstudentsenrolledinradiologictechnology,surgicaltechnology,associateddegreenursinganddentalassisting.

TheATCEmployeeGivingCampaignwasagreatsuccess.Thisyear’sthemewas“FramingtheFutureforOurStudents.”Themonth-longcampaignraisedawarenessoftheFoundation’sprioritiesandgoals.Thisyearemployeeswereaskedtohelpfundstudentbookscholarships.Studentsreceivedacertificatewiththeirscholarshipamountanddonorname.

CarolFaustSpencer,anadjunctfacultymemberinthenursingdepartment,establisheda$1,000“NursesareBlessed”scholarshipforassociatedegreenursingstudents.

TheHydrangeaSocietyoftheCSRAestablisheda$1,000scholarshipforadeservingfull-timestudent,withaminimum3.0GPA.Clubmembersraisedfundsforthisscholarshipduringtheirfirstannualhydrangeaplantsale.

FacultyandstaffestablishedabookscholarshipinmemoryoffacultymemberFrancesSmotherswhowascoordinatoroftheEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentProgram.Thisgiftwasgratefullyreceivedandisafittingtributeofhonor.

TheFraternalOrderofPolice,CSRALodgeNumber6,establishedascholarshipinmemoryofEdwardJ.Kaney.ThisscholarshipwillbegiventoastudentmajoringincriminaljusticeandwhoisanAikenCountyresident.

WashingtonGroupInternationalCEO,SteveHanks,presentedDr.SusanWinsorwitha$40,000checkfortheATCFoundationEndowmentFund.Theamphitheaterlocatedinthe700-800buildingwasnamedinhonorofWashingtonGroupInternational.

AnewboardmemberwasinductedbytheAikenTechnicalCollegeFoundationBoardofTrustees.TracyRiley,HumanResourceManagerwithKimberlyClarkcameaboardinJanuary.BoardmemberMaryCommonsbecame a Greater Aiken Chamber ofCommerceAmbassadorin2006.

TheATCFoundationBoardofTrusteesheldaretreatatMistyLakeonOctober18,2006.Seventeenboardmembersgatheredtolearnmoreaboutthecollege’smission,vision,valuesandgoalsandhowtheywillplayanintegralpartincultivatingnewdonorstotheFoundation.

EachyeartheFoundationallocates$10,000towardthefaculty/staffprofessionaldevelopment.Resourcesareusedtoaugmentongoingactionsorto

supportindividualorgroupactivitiesthatcouldnotbesupportedthroughnormalfundingchannelsthroughthecollegesuchastrainingorcertificationneededtostartnewprogramsatATC,ortosupporttheimplementationofnewtechnologyorothernewinitiatives.Recipientsfor2006included:•CorineMcCarthy,biologyinstructor,toattendFacilitatingLearningOnline(FLO).Thiscoursegiveson-lineinstructorstheopportunitytoimprovetheirteachingskillsforon-line,distancelearningclasses.Ithelpstoimprovedistancelearningapproachfortheenrichmentofstudenteducation.•DonTrue,Director,AccountingandFinancialAnalysis,attendedaSCACPANonProfitWorkshoptoreceiveupdatedinformationonnationalaccountingstandardsrelatingtotheaccounting

principlestotheATCFoundation’sfinancialrecordsandstatements.•NursinginstructorsJodyMaddenandDonnaGoinsattendedtheNationalLeagueforNursingEducationSummitinNewYorkCity,thepremierconferencefornursinginstructorsintheUnitedStates.•TracyMcAfee,speechinstructor,attendedtheCarolinasCommunicationAssociationAnnualConference“Communication,Culture&CommonGround.”

•NinaNidiffer,publicinformationspecialist,MichellePrice,directoroftheacademicsuccesscenterandKatherineFowler,directorofplacementservices,wereselectedtoserveundertheleadershipoftheResourceDevelopmentOfficetodevelopagrantwritingteamtoscan,selectanddevelopgrantsubmissionstosupportthestrategicinitiativesoftheCollege.ThesethreeindividualsattendedaGrantsWritingUSASeminarinColumbiafortwodaystodevelopgrantwritingtechniques.•ATCGeneralEducationDivisionsentateamoffiveinstructorstotheSouthCarolinaDevelopmentalEducation

ATCemployeesdonatedmoneytohelpourstudentsaffordbooks.Thecampaignraisedover$20,000witha96%employeeparticipationrate.

The ATC Foundation

MissionThe Aiken Technical College Foundation will undertake activities to acquire and manage resources that will facilitate the fulfillment of the mission and goals of the College, while strengthening positive community relationships.

VisionTo be the preferred community non-profit organization of private and corporate donations which are viewed as an investment in the College and the economic development of the region.

Goals1. To connect with the community to raise

awareness of the College by assisting andencouraging partnerships between individuals, business and industry.

2. To generate and provide resources to meet theCollege’s needs and help fulfill its mission.

3. To be recognized as a philanthropic leaderin maximizing donor investments that enhances economic development and quality of life in the region.

The ATC Foundation’s current priorities include:• Providing scholarships to students.• Constructing connections to the community.• Researching, identifying and accessing fundraising resources in support of the long-range plans of the College.• Meeting critical College needs that cannot

be addressed through the College’s normal operating budgets.

CashCanada,CityBankPresidentofWachoviaBank,wasinductedasthenewFoundationChairman,succeedingPatCunningwhohadservedforsevenyearsasboardchairman.

The11thAnnualATCFriendraiserGolfTournamentheldonOctober8thatWoodsidePlantation’sCuppCoursewasabigsuccess.Over100golfersparticipatedinthiseventheldtothankdonorsfortheirsupportofAikenTechnicalCollege.PicturedistheBridgestone/FirestoneSCteam(ltor):TomNance,MichaelDarr,Dr.SusanWinsor,MikeUhleandGuyHoffman.

ConferenceinNovember.Theconference,TechnologyandTradition:BalancingtheMixin2006,willhelptheteamevaluatethepossibleusesofPlato,acomputer-basedlearningsystemforremediationinmath,readingandEnglish.

MaryCommons,directoroftheATCFoundationwasnamedRotarianoftheYearbytheRotaryClubofAikenSouth.Thisishersecondaward.Herfirstawardwasreceivedduring2001-2002.

Duringtheyear,theATCFoundationhostednumerousclubsandorganizationsforbreakfast,lunchanddinnertoshowcasethemanynewbuildings,programsandactivitiesoftheCollege.

AtthebeginningoftheFall2006semester,theAikenTechnical

CollegeFoundationawarded121scholarshipstodeservingstudentstopursuetheirdreamofhighereducation.Thiswaspossibleduetothegenerosityofmanyindividualsandorganizationsinourcommunitywhoendoworsponsorthesescholarships.Twenty-twoadditionalscholarshipswillbeawardedfortheSpring2007semester.

PRESIDENTIALSCHOLARSSheilaAndersonMichelleDurranceJesseHutchesonCourtneyHannahStephanieHarrisMichelleLevisterMonalisaLoveRobinMitchellAprilMoseleyRalphSchuler,Jr.

2006-07AnnualandEndowedScholars

AdvocatesforBetterCare(ABCChildhood)LindaR.Hutto

AikenCountyDollarsforScholarsJonahA.BayhamHeatherBledsoeAmberGregory

AikenCountyHomeBuildersAssociationJulieM.Shade

AmericanMedicalAllianceAssociation-NursingCandyRussell

AikenMedicalAllianceAssociation-SurgicalTechnologyMoniqueJohnson

BetaDeltaChapterofDeltaKappaGammaScholarshipSamanthaPhillips

Bridgestone/FirestoneSCMarkBensonErnestFloydSonyaHolshouserTerraJimenezJohnB.MartinJoeMcTaggart

CarrieHallerMemorialNursingScholarshipGracieSharpe

JohnDewbreScholarshipMichaelHylandStephanPierceJesseW.Prevey

Dixie-NarcoScholarsLindaBarnettErvinBaxterJacquettaJosephKarenGreene

Duke,Cogema,Stone&WebsterScholarshipAntonioCarbajal-BenitezJustinHortonNathanW.Tyler

Jonathan FoussatAutomotive Technology

Jonathan Foussant is passionate about cars, so much so that he studied automotive technology for two years at the Aiken County Career and Technology Center. But once he finished there, he wondered how he would continue his education. “I wanted to go to college while staying close to my family,” he said. “Aiken Technical College was right here at home, but I couldn’t afford to go.” Then he was offered a pair of scholarships, and his life changed. “If I hadn’t received the scholarships, I wouldn’t be here,” he said. “But in a way, that’s the best part about coming to ATC. Knowing that someone has so much faith in my ability to succeed encourages me to work hard.” Jonathan is now studying automotive technology at ATC. He anticipates graduation in 2008. “It had to be cars for me,” he said. “It was my choice. And ATC made it possible.”

EnergySolutionsBrianWatson

EulalieSalleyWomeninBusinessScholarshipMaryThompson

JamesGreer/PhiThetaKappaSarahAnderson

HildaDelionbachNursingScholarshipMeghanA.Leek

HospitalAuxiliaryofAikenCountyAllisonCritesAmyDannerGaryFralickLillianSimpson

HydrangeaSocietyoftheCSRAScholarshipAdamJ.Barco

JohnD.BryanCriminalJusticeScholarshipAshleyBaxley

LarryHawesMemorialScholarshipAshleyCook

RudyMasonScholarshipWilliamNorthington

NorthAugusta2000ScholarshipAmiM.Jones-Lewis

D.A.NortonEndowmentDebraGriesel

NursesAreBlessedScholarshipKarenB.CarrAngelaReeves

NancyMooreThurmondScholarshipDanielRichardson

ProjectGraduationScholarshipJonathanStearns

RogersBookScholarshipInMemoryofEvelynMoynihanElisaWeathersbeeSabrinaWilliamson

RotaryClubofAikenSouthPromiseScholarJoseZambrano

SandRiverWomen’sClubConnieHarms

SmoakandAssociateScholarshipSheriRobinson

WackenhutCriminalJusticeScholarshipAmyGriffin

ScholarshipSpotlight

Candy RussellNursing

Candy Russell earned her first nursing de-gree from ATC in 2003. Now the hospice nurse has returned to pursue her Associate Degree in Nursing. She will do this while continuing her full-time job with Southern Care and taking care of her family. “I want to further my education,” she said. “It will help me assist my hospice patients in a more productive way.” Candy chose to go into hospice care after writing an essay that required her to interview hospice workers. “It’s a calling,” she said. “I just knew that I wanted to help the dying and their families that remained behind.” But learning is a life-long experience and Candy is excited about being back in the classroom again. “I don’t take my education for granted,” she said. “I want to help other people, not just through my nursing skills, but by giving them a part of myself. My education helps me do that.”

VernonR.FordIncentiveJasonChambersAllisonCritesJonathanFoussatToniquaLacaterJesseW.PreveyTimothyM.RappAprilWilliamsVernonR.FordCareerScholarshipsMarlissaBrookerJamesD.CaddenJoshuaD.CouchNicholasDonahueJessicaGregoryMichaelJohnsonBrandonMadeenRyanB.PoitierDanielP.SmithVernonR.Ford-HighSchoolLakeshiaBellVictoryBlackwellSoniaL.ChaconKariLangstonJoshuaMaroneyWhitneyMillerJacquelineWilliams

2006-07TECHNICALSCHOLARSASCO/AutomaticSwitchCompanyJasonBoninBrandonMartin

BAEMarkHall

Bridgestone/FirestoneRobertDutcherPhillipHattaway

HubbellJoshuaMaroneyDanielSmith

MichelinNorthAmericaRichardBurmeisterJesseFurtickBrannonWalton

ParsonsBrianWatson

SCE&GMarcusHarmon

ShawIndustriesBobbyCarter

2006-07ATHLETICSCHOLARSHIPSMen’sBasketballTerranceAsmond,RashaudCommodore,BernardFields,JamesB.Giles,ChristopherGraves,ShondreGuest,TimothyHolmes,DerrickD.King,WilliamMcLaughlin,DenarioQuinn,GregoryThomas,AshtonD.Wine

Women’sFast-PitchSoftballKaylaE.Adams,AmberBanks,AmandaBarwick,JessicaBass,JessicaClark,ClyChancellor,MeghanDawley,EmilyGallegos,RebekahGibbs,SamanthaMims,CaitlynMurdaugh,BrittaPaletar,ChambreePugh,BrittanyTurner

ScholarshipSpotlight

ABBeverage

Mr.JayAbolghassem

Ms.MildredAikenAikenCountyHomeBuildersAssociationAikenCountyMedicalAssociationAllianceAikenElectricCooperative,Inc.AikenMasonicLodge156-A.F.M.

AikenPestControl,Inc.AikenRegionalMedicalCenters

AikenStandard

Ms.PamelaAmendolaAmericanAssociationofUniversityWomen

Mr.HenryH.Arnold

ASCOValveManufacturing

AugustaChronicle

BAESystems

BankofAmerica

Mr.EddieBarber,Jr.

Mr.TadD.Barber

Ms.CarolynBarnettBentMountainBaptistChurchBetaDeltaChapterofDeltaKappaGamma

Mrs.CherylBlack

Ms.LydiaBlanton

Mr.EdmundD.Boothe

Mr.AlanBraden

Ms.ShirleyBrantleyBridgestone/Firestone-SouthCarolina

Ms.KatherineBrinke

Mr.&Mrs.JosephJ.Buggy

Mr.andMrs.EdwardBuker

Mr.WalterBusbee

Ms.DawnButts

Mr.PaulCallahan

CampbellSoupFoundation

Mr.DarrinCampen

Mr.&Mrs.CashCanada

Ms.CharlotteCanty

Ms.AmyCapers

Mr.BruceCapers

CarolinaFirstBank

Ms.CathiChambley

Ms.AmandaChittum

CJRDevelopmentCorp

Mr.DavidClark

Ms.FayeCochran

Ms.CaroleCoggan

Ms.JoyColley

Ms.MaryCommons

Mr.CleveCox

Mr.KentCubbageCumberlandVillageofAiken

Ms.MaryCatherineCunning

Mr.PatD.Cunning

Ms.AllysonDavis

Mr.LeeDeason

Ms.SusanDeason

Ms.EllenB.Deer

Mr.&Mrs.JamesE.Deer

Mr.LeroyDelionbach

Dr.MelissaDenardo

Mr.ThomasDesRocher

Mr.&Mrs.JoeDeVore

Mr.StandleyDicks

Ms.HeidiDiFranco

Ms.JanetDinkins

Dixie-Narco,Inc.

DoctorsHospital

Domino’sPizza

Mr.RaymondDuffieDukeCOGEMA,Stone&Webster

Mr.MichaelD.DuncanDWG,Dulohery,Weeks&Gagliano,IncEarlyChildhoodDev.PeerGroup

Elliott,Davis&CompanyEmersonElectricCompany

EnergySolutions

EulalieSalley&Co.ExcelComfortSystems

Ms.LaurenFaulk

Ms.PatsyFields

FirstCitizensBankMs.JeanFishel

F R A M I N G the

F U T U R E

Aiken Techical College

Foundation

Family Giving Campaign

2006

...wastheAikenTechnicalCollegeFoundation’sthemeforthisyear’sannualgivingcampaign.Theobjectivewastoshowstudentsthatthecommunitysharesintheirgoalsofdevelopingcareerskillsandtransitioningintotheworkforce.Thevariousgrants,scholarshipsandBuy-A-Bookprogramsfundedthroughthegenerousdonationsofthoselistedhereallowedmanystudentstostayinschool,increasetheirskills,andcontinuebuildingavisionoftheirsuccessfulfutures.

FRAMING THE FUTURE...

ThankMr.NeelFlannagan

Ms.KathieFowler

Ms.KathrynFowler

Ms.RomettaFowler

Dr.GemmaFrock

Dr.AliceFrye

Mr.BretFuller

GarvinOilCompany

Mr.CharlesW.GeeGeneralEducationDepartment

Mr.TyGibson

Mr.&Mrs.MikeGirard

Ms.MelanieGist

Ms.HarriettGlover

Ms.DonnaGoins

Mr.&Mrs.GregGreen

MsBrendaH.Greene

Mr.BillGrice

Ms.FrancesGrogan

Mr.WayneGunter

H.G.ReynoldsCo.,Inc.

Ms.KatieHallman

Ms.MichelleHall-Moore

Mr.JackHammond

Mr.Brian(T.J.)Haney

Mr.PhillipHare

Harley’sAutoParts

Dr.AnthonyE.Harris,M.D.

Mr.JoeHarrison

Hass&Hilderbrand,Inc.

Ms.WinonaHatcher

Ms.JanisHoffman

Ms.KimberlyHoldrenHospitalAuxiliaryofAikenCounty,Inc

Ms.JenniferHough

Ms.DebbieHubbard

Hubbell/OhioBrassMr.&Mrs.CharlesM.HuffineInternationalFlavorsandFragrances

Mr.CarltonJenkins

Ms.MelanieJohnson

Mr.RoyJones

KellyServices

Ms.EricaD.Key

KimberlyClarkCorp.

Ms.PaulaLayfield

Ms.ChristineLindale

Mrs.KittLittle

Mr.&Mrs.JoeLojewski

Mr.&Mrs.RonLong

Ms.JamieMabry

Ms.JodyMadden

Ms.MichelleA.MaherMr.&Mrs.RichardMangioneMargaretJ.WestonMedicalCenter

Ms.HeatherMarinMarkE.PeacherConstruction

Ms.ToniMarshall

Mrs.LuAnnMason

Mr.W.RayMassey

Mr.EdwardMatthews

Ms.RaynetteMayerMaytagMatchingGiftProgram

Mr.TraceyMcAfee

Mr.KevinMcCarthy

Ms.NormaMcCarthy

Mr.HarberA.McClearen

Mr.NealMcCraw

Mr.DwainG.McMullinMr.&Mrs.HughT.McPartlin

Ms.YvonneMeeks

MetsoPaper

MichelinNorthAmerica

Ms.ShirleyMilhouse

Ms.RachelMiller

Mr.BobMoldenhauer

Ms.DeborahMonroe

Monsanto/DairyBusiness

Ms.LynnMoore

SenatorThomasL.Moore

Ms.TammyMoye

Mr.CharlesMundy

Ms.HazelGMurphy

WilliamR.MurphyMurphyHollowayFoundation

Ms.CarolineNewman

Ms.NinaNidiffer

YouMrs.LuAnnMason

Mr.W.RayMassey

Mr.EdwardMatthews

Ms.RaynetteMayerMaytagMatchingGiftProgram

Mr.TraceyMcAfee

Mr.KevinMcCarthy

Ms.NormaMcCarthy

Mr.HarberA.McClearen

Mr.NealMcCraw

Mr.DwainG.McMullinMr.&Mrs.HughT.McPartlin

Ms.YvonneMeeks

MetsoPaper

MichelinNorthAmerica

Ms.ShirleyMilhouse

Ms.RachelMiller

Mr.BobMoldenhauer

Ms.DeborahMonroe

Monsanto/DairyBusiness

Ms.LynnMoore

SenatorThomasL.Moore

Ms.TammyMoye

Mr.CharlesMundy

Ms.HazelGMurphy

WilliamR.MurphyMurphyHollowayFoundation

Ms.CarolineNewman

Ms.NinaNidiffer

NorthAugusta2000,Inc

Mr.&Mrs.JohnOakland

Ms.KateO’Hara

Ms.AmyO’rourke

Ms.RhondaMOwens

Mr.CarlPalmerPalmettoPropertiesandRealtyCompany,Inc.

Parsons

PepperidgeFarms,Inc.

Mr.DanielPeterson

R.E.Phelon

Ms.JenniferPinckney

Ms.PearlPortwood

Ms.EvelynPride-Patterson

Ms.ConniePritchard

ThePritchardGroup

Mr.HarryRachelsRadiologyProgramClass07

RCSCorporation

TheRealEstateShoppe/MeybohmRealty

RegentSecurity

RegionsBankofS.C.

Mr.DavidE.Rice

Ms.LynnRickabaugh

Robby’sConvenienceStore

Mr.DennisRogers

Mr.FredrickGregoryRogers

Ms.PamelaRogers

Mr.RonaldA.Maxwell

Mr.MichaelR.Rose

RotaryClubofAikenSouth

Ms.SherryRoyal

Mr.&Mrs.RonaldRussell

SenatorW.GregRyberg

Ms.CarolSabatino

Mr.&Mrs.DeanSackett

SandRiverWoman’sClubSCCommissiononHigherEducation

SCMetalProducts

SCE&G

Dr.JamesSchmidt

Mr.StanSchrader

Mr.RussSchwalbert

Mr.&Mrs.MackeyScott

SecurityFederalBank

Mr.JavedShah

ShawIndustries

Ms.JoyceL.Shelton

Mr.&Mrs.TimSimmons

Ms.MichelleSims

Mr.TomSlizewski

Mr.JoelSmith

Ms.BarbaraSmoak

Ms.FrancesSmothers

SoutheasternClayCompany

Mr.JeffSpears

Ms.CarolFaustSpencer

SRPFederalCreditUnion

SRRDI

St.JosephHospital

Ms.BarbaraStafford

SCStateCreditUnionStateFarmInsurance,JoeHarrisonStateFarmInsurance,DennyMichaels

Mr.DennisSteedley

Mr.MarvinStevens

Ms.ShirleyStiers

SubwayofGraniteville

Mr.RichardSykes

Ms.FrancesSzablewski

TaylorBMWofAugusta

Mr.ChrispinThiessen

Ms.CindyThomas

Ms.KasandraThomas

Mr.AaronThomason

Ms.HelenThomas-Pope

Mr.WilliamTilt

Mr.RayTimmons

Mr.GasperToole

Mr.&Mrs.JohnTroutman

Ms.NelleTylerUniversityHealthCareSystem

UNNICO

USAirForce

USMarineCorpUSCGradCertifEdLdrPro2ndCohort

Mr.WilliamL.VanAlstine

Ms.ShirleyVonBeck

WachoviaBank

WackenhutSecuritySvs.

Ms.CindyWashingtonWashingtonGroupInternationalWashingtonSavannahRiverCompany

Ms.GracieS.Waters

Ms.DianeB.Watson

Mr.ShayneWatts

Wayne’sAutomotive

Ms.LynneWeldon

Mr.RichWeldon

Mr.RickWells

Mr.ThurmondWhatleyMr.&Mrs.CarlB.WheatleyMr.RichardWheatley

Mr.James“Steve”WhiteMr.ClintWigginsMr.RichardH.WilkinsonMs.FrancesWilliamsMr.DavidWilsonMr.CovilleWinsorDr.SusanA.WinsorWomenofWoodsideWoodsideDevelopmentLtdPartnershipMs.LyndaWoodwardMs.ParriWright

ATCFoundationJuly1,2005toJune30,2006 ASSETSCash 4$732,781Investments 4$3,764,148PledgesReceivable 4$244,045TOTALASSETS 4$4,496,929

LIABILITIES&NETASSETSAccountsPayable 4$217,226NetAssets 4$4,279,703TOTALLIABILITIES&EQUITY 4$4,496,929

IncreaseinNetAssets $[11,707]NetAssetsJune20,2006 $4,279,703NetAssetsJune30,2005 $4,291,410

REVENUES&ADDITIONSContributions 4$424,292InvestmentIncome 4$102,330NetInvestmentIncomeGain&OtherIncome 4$128,574TOTALREVENUE,SUPPORT&RECLASSIFICATIONS 4$655,196

EXPENDITURES&OTHERDEDUCTIONSAdministration 4$56,944Fundraising 4$46,251Scholarships 4$86,339StudentPrograms&CampaignExpenditures 4$100,871SpecialProjects 4$376,498TOTALEXPENSES&OTHERDEDUCTIONS 4$666,903

ATCFoundationBoardofTrusteesLefttoRight:TracyRiley,KimberlyClark;JohnStewart,Bridgestone/FirestoneSC;PatCunning,WoodsideDevelopment;JackHammond,retiredWSRC;SusanWinsor,President,ATC;DanBecker,WSRC;PamAmendola,Parsons;JoeDeVore,ATCCommission;KatieHallman,AdministrativeSpecialist;MaryCommons,Director,ATCResourceDevelopment;BillGrice,retired,PepperidgeFarm;JeffSpears,CSRAFinancialServices;CashCanada,Wachovia,Chairman,ATCFoundationBoardofTrustees.

AikenCountyLegislativeDelegationRep.J.RolandSmith,Chair

Rep.RobertS.PerryJr.,ViceChairRep.KennethG.ClarkRep.WilliamClyburnSen.ThomasL.MooreSen.W.GregRybergSen.NikkiG.SetzlerRep.DonaldC.SmithRep.JamesStewart

AikenCountyCouncilRonnieYoung,Chair

KathyRawls,ViceChairCharlesT.BartonEddieButler

WillarHightowerJr.LaWanaMcKenzieRickN.OsbonScottF.SingerChuckSmith

MikeRose

DR. LinDaeLDRiDge

JoeBuggy

CaRLosgaRCia

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auguststePhens

JoeDeVoRe

JoeLewis

tiMsiMMons

K.D.Justyn

AikenTechnicalCollegeCommissioners

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