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KENTUCKY COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

Report to the Community

Highlights of 2012-2013

West Kentucky Community and Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of WKCTC.

WKCTC, a member of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS), is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Board of Directors2IÀFHUVDeborah Edmonds ChairSteven Grinnell, Vice ChairDr. Shirley Menendez, Secretary

Board MembersBruce BrockenboroughLee JonesLarry Kelley

Paducah Junior College, Inc., FoundationBoard of Trustees

The satisfaction of giving comes in knowing that you are investing in the lives RIVWXGHQWVEXVLQHVVHVDQGFRPPXQLWLHVZKREHQHÀWHDFKDQGHYHU\GD\IURPour education, training and services. 2IÀFHUVJohn Williams, ChairAnn Denton, Vice ChairLorraine Schramke, SecretaryBruce Brockenborough, TreasurerKen Wheeler, At-Large

Board MembersGuthrie AllenChris BlackJoe FramptomAnne GwinnB.A. HamiltonJudge Jeff HinesLynn KingDr. Wally MontgomeryDr. Bill Wheeler

([2IÀFLR0HPEHUsGayle Kaler, MayorVan Newberry, County Judge ExecutiveDr. Barbara Veazey, WKCTC President

Jennifer SmithShari Gholson, faculty representative Tom Butler, staff representativeChelsea Rollins, student representative

Table of Contents

A Message from the President Page 1By Dr. Barbara Veazey

In Nation’s Top 10 Two Consecutive Years Page 3 At-A-Glance 2012-2013 Page 5 - 6

Promoting Excellence in Teaching and Learning Page 7

Increasing Student Access and Success Page 10

Expanding Diversity and Global Awareness Page 14

Enhancing Economic Development Page 15

Faculty and Staff Achievements Page 16

Enhancing the College’s Strategic Organization Page 19

Paducah Junior College, Inc. 0

WEST KENTUCKY COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS OF 2012–2013

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In 2013, West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) was recognized by The Aspen Institute as one of the top 10 community colleges in the nation for a second consecutive year. In this national review of community colleges, WKCTC was recognized for excelling at providing students with strong job training and continuing higher education opportunity, for achieving high completion and transfer rates, and for realizing strong employment results for our graduates. Our focus on improving student learning helps ensure our students graduate with the knowledge they need to secure jobs or transfer to four-year institutions. Evidence shows that students who transfer to four-year schools from WKCTC do better in their junior and senior years than other Kentucky students.

WKCTC faculty and staff take responsibility for improving student learning and work hard to identify and eliminate barriers to student success. We achieve excellence by focusing on improving student learning in core skills and by thoughtfully connecting programs to regional jobs, from credentials that fuel the region’s large health care sector to an online associate’s degree in marine technology. According to a recent study by Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. (EMSI), WKCTC contributes more than $126 million each year to the region through a combination of college operations, student spending, and productivity of graduates in the workforce.

West Kentucky’s focus on access, retention, and student success enabled the College to achieve its vision of being recognized as a premier community college nationwide. The College is committed to continuing to provide high quality educational experiences, meet the educational needs of the college community, serve as a full partner in business and workforce development, and contribute to the overall economic and social well-being of the region by offering two-year transfer Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Fine Arts degrees; and Associate in Applied Science GHJUHHGLSORPDVDQGFHUWLÀFDWHVDFURVVDZLGHUDQJHRIÀHOGV

Higher education begins at West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Barbara Veazey, Ph.D.PresidentWest Kentucky Community and Technical College

A Message from the President

1 HIGHLIGHTS OF 2012–2013

Making a charitable gift to West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) is a very important and personal decision. The satisfaction of giving comes in knowing that you are investing in the lives of students, EXVLQHVVHVDQGFRPPXQLWLHVZKREHQHÀWHDFKDQGHYHU\GD\IURPRXUHGXFDWLRQWUDLQLQJDQGVHUYLFHV*LIWVWRWKCTC can be made through Paducah Junior College, Inc. PJC is a registered 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the support of WKCTC and its programs. As the foundation for WKCTC, PJC, Inc., provides resources to KHOSGRQRUVÀQGWKHDSSURSULDWHXVHDQGQDWXUHIRUGHVLUHGFKDULWDEOHFRQWULEXWLRQVLQFOXGLQJ

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As a young girl growing up in Turkey, Lilly Kaler wanted to go to school. In her country, the education of women was not a high priority. She was told she could learn to read and write, but the possibility that she might one day go to college was a distant dream.

But after marrying her American husband, John, having two children and moving to Paducah, Kaler decided it was time to go after a new dream of going to college. Beginning in the Spring 2012, Kaler enrolled at WKCTC’s health science program as part of the Accelerating Opportunities initiative at the College. She earned DFHUWLÀFDWHDVDQXUVLQJassistant and worked hard to improve her language skills.

Her ultimate goal is to one day day be a nurse. In addition to support from her

family, Lilly was able to receive a scholarship through the Paducah

Junior College Foundation.

“Nobody said it was going to be easy. Just like everything in life; ÀUVW \RX KDYH WR EHOLHYH LW WKHQyou have to work hard to achieve it,” Kaler recently told donors

during the annual WKCTC Scholarship Auction. “I

am so blessed to have come to West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to believe that I am on a college campus. It’s because of you.”

Because of You

Dr. Barbara VeazeyPresident

Paducah Junior College, Inc., the Foundation for WKCTC

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Gifts-in-Kind

Ladt Art DonationPaducah natives Ric, Vicki and Kelsey Ladt generously donated an extensive art FROOHFWLRQWR3DGXFDK-XQLRU&ROOHJH,QF7KHFROOHFWLRQFRQWDLQVSLHFHVDQGis valued at more than $10,000.

Other In-Kind Donations

The College is pleased to accept in-kind gifts of equipment that directly impact or improve our numerous academic offerings.

%DSWLVW+HDOWK3DGXFDKGRQDWHGHTXLSPHQWYDOXHGDWPRUHWKDQWRWKH&ROOHJH·VUDGLRJUDSK\DQG clinical laboratory technician programs.

$(35LYHU2SHUDWLRQVGRQDWHGDPDULQHGLHVHOHQJLQHWRWKH&ROOHJH·VPDULQHWHFKQRORJ\SURJUDP&URXQVH Corporation also donated a marine engine to the program. These engines, valued more than $50,000, will be used for industry training.

7KH*ZLQQ)DPLO\GRQDWHGMHZHOU\GHVLJQHTXLSPHQWDQGVXSSOLHVWRWKH3DGXFDK6FKRRORI$UWDQG'HVLJQ The items are used for the schools new jewelry program and are valued at more than $15,000.

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2WKHUORFDOEXVLQHVVHVLQFOXGLQJ7KHUDFDUH3K\VLFDO7KHUDS\+HLQH2UDO6XUJHU\6XSHULRU&DUH+RPHDQG Murray Calloway County Hospital donated equipment to the College’s allied health programs.

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At 42-years-old, U. S. Army Veteran Roy Henley faced an uncertain future after the Goodyear Tire Factory in Union City, Tenn., where he worked for 13 years, before it closed its doors in 2011. “I had never lost a job before, never been unemployed, had always been able to provide for my wife and five children with nothing more than a high school diploma, my veteran combat experience with the 101st Airborne out of Fort Campbell, Ky., a firm grasp of common sense, and a strong

work ethic instilled by my dad, himself a veteran of two wars,” Henley said.

He quickly realized he would have to go to college to equip himself with the skills needed to be competitive in today’s ever changing work place. “My wife, Laura, for years had

encouraged me to continue my education, believing I would do well, but I struggled through high school and felt like college would just be too hard,” Henley said. “I soon realized, however, that losing my job, though difficult and uncertain, was a blessing; affording me the opportunity to pursue a career I had dreamt of for some time – a career as a high school history teacher and football coach.”

Henley graduated from WKCTC in May 2013 as a member of the KCTCS All-Academic Team. He transferred to Murray State University to complete

his education to become a teacher.

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WEST KENTUCKY COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Roy HenleyWKCTC Transfer Graduate

and Future Teacher

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Dr. Michael B McCall, PresidentKentucky Community and

Technical College System


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For the second year, West Kentucky Community and 7HFKQLFDO&ROOHJHZDV QDPHG RQH RI WKH WHQÀQDOLVWVfor the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges. It is a remarkable accomplishment for the Paducah college, which offers more than 200 degree, diploma DQG FHUWLÀFDWH RSWLRQV LQPRUH WKDQ WHFKQLFDO DQGacademic programs.

“WKCTC has demonstrated that it is a top community college for a second consecutive year,” said Josh Wyner, executive director of the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program. “Its leadership is driven to assess both community and student needs. By identifying barriers to student success and removing them, WKCTC LVDEOHWRGHOLYHUFXVWRPWUDLQHGJUDGXDWHVZKRÀWWKHbill for available jobs.”

Wyner added that WKCTC provides tremendous opportunities for students and the region alike, even as the area’s job market has been contracting. “Recent WKCTC graduates are employed at very high rates—higher, in fact, than the national average. The College has played a vital role in the region’s economic development, supplying a robust local health care

In Nation’s Top 10 Two Consecutive Years

industry with the majority of nurses and other health care professionals, as well as creating new programs in response to the needs of local industries.”

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WKCTC President Dr. Barbara Veazey (center) accepts recognition from (left) The Honorable John Engler, former Michigan Governor and (right) the

Honorable Richard Riley, former Governor of South Carolina, as one of the top community colleges in

the nation as named in the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program in 2013.

New Annual Scholarships

James M. Ledbetter Memorial ScholarshipThe family of James M. Ledbetter of Metropolis, IL, including Courtney Ledbetter, established the James M. Ledbetter Memorial Scholarship. James was a YHWHUDQRIWKH861DY\IURP²DVDQDFWLYHPHPEHU DQG WKHQ XQWLO DV D UHVHUYH PHPEHUHe was an electronic technician aboard the USS John Rogers. This annual $1,000 award is available to a U.S. veteran honorably discharged from service with preference given to those in an electronic program.

Fern Hamblin Memorial ScholarshipThe family of the late Fern Hamblin of Paducah established the Fern Hamblin Memorial Scholarship. Mrs. Hamblin was the owner of Fern’s Frosting in Reidland, where for more than 30 years she made wedding and all-occasion cakes. The scholarship is designated for students of the College’s culinary arts program.

Western Kentucky Kidney Specialists ScholarshipEmployees of the Western Kentucky Kidney Specialists established a scholarship in honor of the practice’s physicians. The annual award is available to students currently enrolled in one of the College’s allied health SURJUDPVZKRGHPRQVWUDWHVÀQDQFLDOQHHG

Monna Sweatt Memorial ScholarshipThe family of the late Monna Sweatt of Paducah, including Carla Jetton, Ellen Powless and Charles Sweatt, established the Monna Sweatt Memorial Scholarship Fund. Sweatt was an accomplished labor DQG GHOLYHU\ QXUVH DQG VSHQW WKH ODVW RI KHU year career as director of maternal childcare services at Baptist Health Paducah. The annual $1,000 award will be used to support a student beginning their second year of the College’s associate degree nursing program.

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Annual Scholarship Auction

In the last two years, the Annual Scholarship Auction has raised nearly $200,000 for the general scholarship program at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. In addition to more than 80 silent auction items, the live auction each year features more than 25 items including a vacation to a private villa in Salernes )UDQFH²DQH[FOXVLYHRIIHULQJRIWKH&ROOHJH·VDXFWLRQ

WKCTC’s scholarship program consists of donor endowments, annual scholarships and PHULW VFKRODUVKLSV 0RUH WKDQ LQDZDUGVZHUHRIIHUHGLQWKHDFDGHPLFyear. While the College offers a wide variety of funding, the need is always greater than available funds. This year, the college received D UHFRUG DSSOLFDWLRQV IRU VFKRODUVKLSfunding, a 20% increase from the previous year.

“Funds raised at the scholarship auction help fund our merit-based program providing awards to academically deserving students in the region,” said Becky Haus, manager of advancement and the WKCTC scholarship program. “The value of a college education has never been greater,” Haus said. “It is because of the continued generosity of our supporters that we are able to help area students earn their credentials and enter the workforce.”




2013 KCTCS Benefactors Award

West Kentucky Community and Technical College UHFRJQL]HGWKHÀQDQFLDOVXSSRUWRI&RPPXQLW\)LQDQFLDOServices Bank and Paducah Business and Professional :RPHQ GXULQJ WKH WK $QQXDO 3UHVLGHQW·V *DOD LQNovember 2013. Community Financial Services Bank pledged $100,000 to the Community Scholarship Program, which is designed to make postsecondary education a reachable objective for the graduates of all high schools in McCracken County. Participating students who meet the program guidelines receive gap funding for tuition for up to 60 hours of FROOHJH FUHGLW &)6% ZDV WKH ÀUVW EDQN HVWDEOLVKHG LQ0DUVKDOO&RXQW\LQDQGKDVH[SDQGHGWRVXUURXQGLQJareas within the Purchase Region including Paducah and Murray. Paducah Business and Professional Women created a new endowment valued at $63,700 with Paducah Junior College, Inc., the foundation of West Kentucky Community and Technical College. The endowment provides scholarships to currently enrolled McCracken &RXQW\VWXGHQWVZKRDUHVLQJOHPRWKHUVZRPHQDJHor above, or women who provide the sole support for their families.

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Garline Clark Leaves More than $230,000

PJC, Inc., was named the EHQHÀFLDU\RI D WUXVW IXQGHGE\ WKH ODWH *DUOLQH &ODUNwho passed away at the age of 102 in September 2012. The trust, valued at more than $230,000, will fund WKH1REOHDQG*DUOLQH&ODUNEndowment at WKCTC DQGLV LQPHPRU\RI*DUOLQHClark and her late husband Noble Clark.

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Noble Clark, a former vice president of Citizens Bank and 7UXVW&RPSDQ\EHJDQZRUNIRUWKHEDQNLQDQGZDVODWHUQDPHGYLFHSUHVLGHQWGXULQJKLV\HDUWHQXUHDWWKHEDQN+HGLHGLQDWWKHDJHRI

“We are always grateful when a donor has included the foundation in their estate planning,” said WKCTC President Barbara Veazey. “As the College continues to grow, so does the need for scholarship funding to assist our students. I am thankful for our benefactors who support this need.”

J. Wilson and M. L. Witter Endowment

Mrs. Mary Lou Witter of Paducah donated $25,000 to fund the J. Wilson and M. L. Witter Endowment. The endowment will provide scholarship funds for WKCTC students based upon the College’s general scholarship guidelines.

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Selected from an original pool of more than 1,000 community colleges, the Prize recognizes the most outstanding institutions for achievements LQ IRXU DUHDV VWXGHQW OHDUQLQJ RXWFRPHV GHJUHHand college completion, labor market success in students securing jobs after college, and minority and low-income student success.

Wyner said colleges like WKCTC and this year’s 3UL]H ÀQDOLVWV UHSUHVHQW WKH DFFRPSOLVKPHQWV RIthe best community colleges—big and small—that too often go unnoticed.

“We’re showcasing excellence at a time when community college success is more important to the nation more than ever before. The leaders, faculty, and staff on these ten colleges’ campuses are working incredibly hard to meet the increasing demands being placed on two-year institutions. They deserve deep respect and admiration for what they are doing to enable student success,” he said.

WKCTC faculty, staff, students and supporters applaud after the College is named a top 10 community college for the second year in the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program.

Among the reasons, WKCTC stands out as one of the nation’s top community colleges includes the IDFWWKDW RIÀUVWWLPHIXOOWLPH:.&7& students graduate or transfer within three years compared with the national DYHUDJHRI WKH&ROOHJHKDVLPSOHPHQWHGVWURQJ initiatives like the West Kentucky College Academy and the Commonwealth Middle College to recruit and prepare high school students for postsecondary education. $ZDUGVDSSUR[LPDWHO\FUHGHQWLDOV for every 100 full-time equivalent students, well above the national average RI

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(Left to right) Paducah Business and Professional Women President Patricia Moriarty, BPW Secretary

Merryman Kemp, Dr. Barbara Veazey and Community Financial Services Bank CEO and Chair

Carolyn E. “Betsy” Flynn


At-A-Glance 2012-2013

West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a comprehensive two-year community and technical college that is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). WKCTC is a VPDUWFKRLFHIRUPDQ\VWXGHQWVEHFDXVHLW RIIHUVORZHUWXLWLRQUDWHV SURYLGHVWHFKQLFDOGHJUHHVIRUWRGD\·VMREV SURYLGHVWUDQVIHUGHJUHHVWRIRXU\HDUFROOHJHV GHOLYHUVMREWUDLQLQJSURJUDPV HQKDQFHVDVWXGHQW·VEDVLFVNLOOV KHOSVDVWXGHQWGHFLGHZKHUHWRVWDUW SURYLGHVEXVLQHVVDQGLQGXVWU\WUDLQLQJ

Mission The mission of West Kentucky Community and Technical College is to provide excellence in teaching and learning, promote student success, and support economic development.

Vision West Kentucky Community and Technical College will be an innovative learning institution committed to empowering individuals to achieve excellence in an environment of respect and will be recognized as a preeminent community college nationwide.

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The Legacy of Kay TravisKay Travis, a Marshall County native and Murray State University graduate, retired in September 2013 after 16 years as the executive director of the Paducah Junior College Inc., the foundation for West Kentucky Community and Technical College. More than 130 friends, family and supporters joined in a retirement reception for Travis in October.

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Travis started her education career as an English and journalism teacher in the Marshall County VFKRROV\VWHPLQDQGODWHUVHUYHGDVDJXLGDQFHcounselor at Marshall County High School for 16 years before joining the staff of the former Paducah Community College. She had been executive director of Paducah Junior College, Inc. since 2001.

Prior to Travis being named executive director of the foundation, the president of the College had served as the foundation’s director. When the College became a part of the Kentucky Community and Technical &ROOHJH 6\VWHP .&7&6 LQ WKH SUHVLGHQWcould no longer serve as the foundation director and Travis took over that role. Today, the PJC foundation solicits and administers private funds and donations for school use and special projects. Projects during 7UDYLV·WHQXUHLQFOXGH

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In addition, Travis worked on 17 scholarship auction events over the years, and was thrilled that the last RQH KHOG LQ 6HSWHPEHU UDLVHG PRUH WKDQ LQscholarship money. “It’s a wonderful feeling that year after year the people of our area support our students like they do,” Travis said. “Without them many of our students wouldn’t be able to go to college.” WKCTC President Barbara Veazey said Travis has always been “a voice of reason and a voice of honesty” and helped her to stay on track with the College’s mission. “I think there’s no doubt that we have been changed for the better because of her.”

Kay Travis is surrounded by her family during a retirement reception October 1 at the Country Club of Paducah. They are (left to right) her husband, Barry Travis, grandson Connor Prince, Kay Travis, daughter Andrea Powell,

granddaughter Emma Powell, daughter Alison Prince and Kay’s father, Ed O’Dell.

(Left to right) Dick Veazey, Kay Travis, Dr. Barbara Veazey, and Kay’s husband, Barry Travis.

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Total Student Enrollment: 7,052

Available High Wage/High Demand Programs Include: Applied Engineering Technology Business Administration and Management Information Technology Criminal Justice Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Diagnostic Medical Sonography Industrial Maintenance Technology Nursing Radiography

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A Growing Campus ,Q²PRUHWKDQPLOOLRQLQLPSURYHPHQWVand renovations were made to facilities in 25 projects. Renovation of the Paducah School of Art and Design’s Madison Hall turned the 6,800 square foot facility into the home of a ceramics and jewelry program area with classes beginning in January 2013. The construction of a new 7,000 square foot sculpture building began in April 2013.

The new sculpture building, which is expected to be FRPSOHWHG LQZLOO RIIHUSURJUDPV LQ VFXOSWXUHwoodwork, welding, and a foundry for the art program.

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Selected from an original pool of more than 1,000 community colleges, the Prize recognizes the most outstanding institutions IRUDFKLHYHPHQWVLQIRXUDUHDVPaducah Junior College, Inc., the Foundation for WKCTC

New Vice President

Ashley R. Wright was named WKCTC’s ÀUVW YLFH SUHVLGHQW RI LQVWLWXWLRQDOadvancement in September 2013. WKCTC President Barbara Veazey said Wright will provide strategic leadership to the College in establishing goals and identifying fund-raising priorities. “The position provides the highest level of stewardship in the oversight of investments and gifts through the Paducah Junior College Foundation,” Veazey said. “Ashley Wright brings a proven record of successful team building, a collaborative leadership style, and the communication skills to enhance the strong partnerships the College has been recognized for at the national level.“

Wright had previously been executive director of Paducah/McCracken County United Way since 2008. At WKCTC, Wright will also serve as executive director of the Paducah Junior College Foundation, succeeding Kay Travis who retired September 30.

John D. Williams, chairperson of the PJC Foundation Board of Trustees, said the experience Wright brings from her work at the United Way as well as her vibrant SHUVRQDOLW\ ZLOO EH D SHUIHFW ÀW IRU WKHCollege. As state and federal funding for higher education continues to decrease in today’s tougher economy, the College has to ZRUNKDUGHUDWVHFXULQJFRQWLQXHGÀQDQFLDOsupport, Williams said.

“I think there are hundreds of people who do not realize what we have at WKCTC; that we have more than 7,000 students and that we have 350 employees,” Williams said. “Not only is the College a provider of excellent education, but people also need to understand that WKCTC is a viable industry in this area. We have a story to tell and I think we need someone of Ashley’s caliber to get out there and to tell it, and help us grow.”

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College was selected as winner of a 2012 Educational Fund-raising Award, which honors superior fund-raising programs across the country. The award is a component of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s Circle of Excellence program.

CASE’s Circle of Excellence program honors exemplary advancement initiatives and activities. WKCTC’s fund-raising program was selected based on patterns of growth in total support, overall breadth in program area support, patterns of growth in giving from donors and alumni, and the impact of the twelve largest gifts on total support.

Charles Heyduck, Senior Learning for Fun chairman (center), presents a $2,000 scholarship

check for non-traditional students to Dr. Barbara Veazey, WKCTC president (left) with

Kevin O’Neill, WKCTC continuing education coordinator (right). This year’s award was

earmarked for a student enrolled in classes at the WKCTC Skilled Craft Training Center in Hickory.

Ashley Wright


Online Learning

Education through online learning is growing at a dizzying pace.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s online learning department continued to expand by offering students continuous enrollment through Learn by Term and Learn on Demand course offerings. The addition of Laura Youngblood as a Learn on Demand student success coach provided guidance and stability to students in the open entry model.

New courses in a variety of subjects such as accounting, history, and religion were developed in conjunction with the academic divisions. WKCTC emerged as a statewide leader in Learn on Demand course development. Subject areas such as art, music, logistics, and marine technology are in the process of conversion to the open entry, modular format.

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Culinary students in Chef Patrick Fletcher’s international and classical cuisine class were able to OHDUQIURPDQLQWHUQDWLRQDOFRRNLQJDÀFLRQDGRZKHQChef Bernard Braun, a 22-year veteran French chef, made a surprise visit to the class in October. The class spent two hours cooking with Braun, ending in a full meal prepared for the group. Braun and his wife live in France, and were visiting their daughter during a fall break.

Chef Fletcher said he was thrilled his students were able to learn from Chef Bernard. “So much of the technique involved in cooking can be attributed to the French,” he told a local reporter. “It’s things we have talked about, and now they can see someone putting it to use.”

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&RQQLH+HÁLQGHDQof online learning,

was elected chair of the KCTCS Distance Learning Peer Team.

WKCTC Chef Patrick Fletcher (left) adds a wine, mushroom and fois gras sauce to a plate while French

chef Bernard Braun slices into an entrée of Beef Wellington during a culinary arts class October 2, 2012.

(Photograph provided by the Paducah Sun)

Local Organizations Recognized for Support of WKCTC

7RP *DUUHWW DQG 'U:LOOLDP ( 0XUSK\ ZHUH DPRQJ28 individuals and businesses honored by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) GXULQJLWVWK$QQXDO3UHVLGHQW·V*DODDQG%HQHIDFWRUV·Awards Dinner October 27, 2012. More than 600 state and local dignitaries from across the Commonwealth attended

the event, which recognized the benefactors’ generous philanthropic and voluntary support to KCTCS.

*DUUHWW UHSUHVHQWHG3DGXFDKDQG/RXLVYLOOH5DLOZD\which is a partner in the Community Scholarship Program. The company pledged $50,000 to the project that is working to make postsecondary education a reachable objective for the graduates of all high schools in McCracken County.

Dr. William E. Murphy was appointed director of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering Extended Campus at West Kentucky Community DQG7HFKQLFDO&ROOHJHLQ0D\+HUHVLJQHGDVsite director on July 1, 2012 but remains an active faculty member of Paducah’s mechanical engineering program. He is active in professional societies at both local and national levels. Throughout his tenure in Paducah, Dr. Murphy has been an advocate for engineering education in western Kentucky and SURYLGHG VLJQLÀFDQW VXSSRUW WR WKH FRQVWUXFWLRQof the Fred Paxton Engineering Research Wing of WKCTC’s Emerging Technology Center.

(Left to right) Tom Garrett, Dr. Barbara Veazey and Dr. William E. Murphy

Challenger Learning Center Teacher of the Year

Kym Mizell, Clark Elementary School science specialist, ZDVQDPHGWKH²&KDOOHQJHU/HDUQLQJ&HQWHUat Paducah Outstanding Educator during a surprise presentation at a Clark Elementary school assembly on May 1. Staff from the Challenger Center recognized Mizell as the center’s seventh outstanding educator. During the presentation, Mizell received a framed FHUWLÀFDWH DQG D JLIW FHUWLÀFDWH IRU VFLHQFH DQGmath supplies donated by Travis School Equipment in Draffenville. In addition, Paducah Public Schools UHFHLYHVRQHIUHHPLVVLRQIRUWKH²VFKRRO\HDUto the Challenger Learning Center at Paducah.

6WHSKHQ <EDU]DEDO &ODUN (OHPHQWDU\ SULQFLSDOnominated Mizell for this award because “she is an inspiration to the students and always willing to go the H[WUDPLOH IRU WKHPµ<EDU]DEDO VDLG0L]HOO LQWHJUDWHVthe Challenger Learning Center experience into many of her classroom lessons.

Clark Elementary Teacher Kym Mizell (center), with Clark Elementary Principal Steve Ybarzabal (left) and

Paducah Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Randy Greene, accepts 2012–2013 Challenger Learning Center

Outstanding Educator award during a surprise presentation in May 2013.

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KCTCS Transformation Tour

Dr. Michael McCall, president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, visited WKCTC in October 2012 as part of a statewide listening tour.

The purpose of the tour was to engage faculty, staff and students in small group conversations about transformation and what it means to be a premier community and technical college system.KCTCS President Michael McCall talks with

Commonwealth Middle College students during a visit to the WKCTC campus.




(YHU\\HDUKXQGUHGVRIVWXGHQWVDW:HVW.HQWXFN\&RPPXQLW\DQG7HFKQLFDO&ROOHJHDUHDEOHWRIXOÀOWKHLUGUHDPVEHFDXVHof scholarships and endowments supported by generous community benefactors.

Students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College are receiving essential training in green LQLWLDWLYHVWKDQNVWRDIHGHUDO´*RLQJ*UHHQµSURMHFWthat included the construction of a green energy auditing simulator at the Skilled Craft Training Center in Hickory. The process and simulator were unveiled to area business and community leaders during a May 2013 open house.

WKCTC was one of three Kentucky community colleges chosen to be included in a state grant proposal to the federal government that was funded in 7KH&ROOHJHUHFHLYHGWRHQKDQFHWKHHVAC program at the Skilled Craft Training Center to include training in solar, geothermal and emerging HQHUJ\HIÀFLHQWWHFKQRORJ\

In fall 2012, WKCTC received a request to provide an additional proposal to further enhance training

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DQG GHYHORS DGGLWLRQDO FHUWLÀFDWLRQV7KH DGGLWLRQDOproposal included an integrated curriculum to include FHUWLÀFDWLRQV LQHQHUJ\DXGLWV VRODU LQVWDOODWLRQDQGLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) construction practices and materials. The additional proposal was funded for $253,000.

The new phase included the major addition to the lab of the green energy auditing simulator, whose construction and design was coordinated by Mark :HVWHUÀHOG DVVLVWDQW SURIHVVRU LQ DLU FRQGLWLRQtechnology, and John Moore, associate professor in construction technology. The work implemented different construction methods, doors, windows, insulation, LED lighting, and a geothermal heating and cooling system powered through photovoltaic panels.

Green Energy Auditing Simulator

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air conditioning technology at WKCTC, stands in front of the new green energy auditing simulator at the Skilled Craft Training Center in Hickory and GLVFXVVHVWKHEHQHÀWVRIWKHQHZHTXLSPHQW

to students and the community.

6WDWH5HSUHVHQWDWLYH5LFKDUG+HDWKRI0D\ÀHOGOHIWWDONVwith Chris Nelson, executive vice president of

AGC of Western Kentucky during a May 2013 open house at the Skilled Craft Training Center in Hickory.

Kelsey BennettRI*UDYHV&RXQW\*HRUJH(%HLGHUZHOO6FKRODUVKLS5HFLSLHQWAssociate in Arts/Transfer Student

“This scholarship will help me achieve my academic goals by KHOSLQJ PH ÀQDQFLDOO\ WR ÀQLVK P\ $VVRFLDWH LQ $UWV GHJUHH DWWKCTC. After graduating, I plan to transfer to Murray State University to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in middle school education. I hope to one day be a middle school teacher.”

Tucker Fenske of McCracken CountyE. Corman Maxie Scholarship RecipientCommonwealth Middle Colllege/Transfer StudentSports Management

“When I graduated from Paducah Tilghman High School, I had completed 40 hours of college credit toward my associate degree thanks to my participation in the Commonwealth Middle College. 7KLVVFKRODUVKLSZLOOPDNHLWSRVVLEOHIRUPHWRÀQLVKP\GHJUHHDQGprepare as a future student at four-year university.”

Shelley Davidson of McCracken County*HRUJH(%HLGHUZHOO6FKRODUVKLS5HFLSLHQWAssociate in Applied ScienceMedical Information Technology Student

“As a non-traditional student who waited 18 years to attempt a FROOHJH GHJUHH LW LV YHU\ HQFRXUDJLQJ DQG UHDIÀUPLQJ WR UHFHLYHsuch an award like the Beiderwell Scholarship.”



Challenger Learning Center Anniversary

In August 2002, Dr. June Scobee Rodgers, the widow of Challenger mission Commander Dick Scobee, called the Challenger Learning Center at Paducah a “star in the education universe.” That star continues to shine brightly as the center marked 10 years of success.

“This center is about science, it’s about technology, it’s about engineering and it’s about math,” said U.S. &RQJUHVVPDQ (G :KLWÀHOG GXULQJ DQ DQQLYHUVDU\celebration October 16, 2012. “I’m sure you’ve read many articles that talk about how we have real shortcomings in education in America in science and PDWK <HW WKH &KDOOHQJHU /HDUQLQJ &HQWHU LV DERXWproviding young people with the opportunity to learn and achieve skills in math and science that can make a difference in today’s workforce.”

:LWKVWURQJÀQDQFLDOVXSSRUWIURPIHGHUDODQGVWDWHJRYHUQPHQWas well as members of the local community, ground was broken for the construction of Paducah’s Challenger Center on the campus of West .HQWXFN\ &RPPXQLW\ 7HFKQLFDOCollege in April of 2001. The center, a result of a partnership between Paducah Junior College, Inc. and WKCTC, opened its doors to the public on August 16, 2002, initially allowing middle school students to track and analyze celestial bodies on a $750,000 shuttle simulator. The center is SDUW RI D QHWZRUN RI centers founded by the families of the astronauts WUDJLFDOO\ORVWLQWKHChallenger space shuttle accident.

&RQJUHVVPDQ(G:KLWÀHOG'U%DUEDUD9HD]H\and Dr. Len O’Hara

Delaney Bell, winner of the 10th anniversary patch contest and a student at St. Mary Middle School, with her patch.

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Challenger Director Mellisa Duncan recognizes Sarah Davis who has worked at the Paducah

center since inception.

*LIWVIURPDOXPQLFRUSRUDWLRQVIRXQGDWLRQVDQGIULHQGVKDYHEHHQHVVHQWLDOLQHQVXULQJWKDW:HVW.HQWXFN\&RPPXQLW\DQG7HFKQLFDO&ROOHJHFRQWLQXHVWRRIIHUWUHQGVHWWLQJSURJUDPVDQGRSSRUWXQLWLHV3DVWDQGSUHVHQW:.&7&RIÀFLDOVKDYHworked diligently to build our 80-plus year reputation for excellence. Paducah Junior College, Inc. LV WKH RIÀFLDO IRXQGDWLRQ F VWDWXV WKDW VXSSRUWV WKH &ROOHJH LQ LWV SXUVXLW RIH[FHOOHQFH:HSURYLGHUHVRXUFHVWRKHOSRXUGRQRUVÀQGVXLWDEOHIRUPVDQGXVHVIRUWKHLULQWHQGHGJLIWV)XQGLQJUHFHLYHGis used to enhance the College and its programing.

A New Name –Paducah School of Art & Design The name of West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s art school changed to the Paducah School of $UW'HVLJQ36$'WRUHÁHFWDQH[SDQGHGYLVLRQIRUits programming, which includes graphic design. 7KH 3DGXFDK 6FKRRO RI$UW 'HVLJQ D GLYLVLRQ RIWKCTC, offers an Associate in Fine Arts degree, as well as studio art classes for students of all levels and disciplines. Classes are offered on WKCTC’s $OEHQ %DUNOH\ 'ULYH FDPSXV DW %URDGZD\in downtown Paducah; and at Madison Hall in Lower Town. $FFRPSOLVKPHQWVIRU36$'LQFOXGH

5HQRYDWLQJ0DGLVRQ+DOOIRUDQHZ square foot studio facility in Lower Town Paducah.

/DXQFKLQJDQHZSURJUDPLQMHZHOU\DQG metals through creation of state-of-the-art studio space at Madison Hall.

'UDPDWLFDOO\H[SDQGLQJWKHFHUDPLFVSURJUDP through new studios at Madison Hall, and the creation of a covered outdoor-kiln yard, IHDWXULQJÀYHQHZJDVÀUHGNLOQVLQFOXGLQJ VRGDDQDJDPDZRRGÀUHGUDNXDQG downdraft car kilns.

([SDQGLQJLWVH[KLELWLRQSURJUDPWRLQFOXGH three national invitational exhibitions featuring ceramics, jewelry, metals and photography.

([SDQGLQJLWVFRPPXQLW\RXWUHDFKWKURXJK collaborations with the Lower Town Home 7RXU$UW6SDFHVDQGWKH/RZHU7RZQ$UWV and Music Festival.

WKCTC welding students worked on renovations at Madison Hall. (Pictured above, left to right)

Jordan Lamb, Instuctor Keith Cooper, Ethan Steele, Wes Chittenden, Tony Seaton and Larry Ramsey.

Dr. Barbara Veazey, John Williams, Deborah Edmonds, Paul Aho, former Paducah Mayor Bill Paxton and Anne

Gwinn broke ground on the Paducah School of Art & Design’s new sculpture building on October 25, 2012.

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Increasing Student Access and SuccessAll USA and All KCTCS Students

Kevin Quinn and Roy Henley, both West Kentucky Community and Technical College graduates, were named to the 2013 All-KCTCS Academic Team. The All-KCTCS Academic Team is sponsored by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and recognizes outstanding students of community and technical colleges. The selected students successfully represent high achievement in the areas of scholarship, service and leadership.

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Transfer Success

2QH RI WKH EHQHÀWV RI DWWHQGLQJ :.&7& LV WKHDELOLW\ WR HDUQ WKH ÀUVW WZR \HDUV RI D IRXU\HDUdegree at a fraction of the cost. Paducah native Alex Clark secured a jump start on his college career at the Commonwealth Middle College on the WKCTC campus. While still in high school, Alex took college classes at WKCTC, becoming an active part of the college culture.

Today, a recent WKCTC graduate and a University of Kentucky junior, Alex is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at the UK College of Engineering’s Paducah campus.

“It doesn’t matter where I go or what I do, WKCTC has been a stepping stone to me getting there and I will never forget that,” Alex said. “I couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity than this college.”

Alex Clark, WKCTC Graduate

Kentucky Cisco Networking Academy–13 years and Counting

Information Technology Professor John Vos, two WKCTC students and a WKCTC graduate participated in a review of the Kentucky Cisco Networking Academy during a state meeting in Lexington in March 2013.

9RV LV WKH RQO\ FHUWLÀHG WUDLQHUTXDOLÀHG LQ.HQWXFN\ WR WHDFK WKH&LVFR1HWZRUNLQJAcademy program to other IT instructors. The Networking Academy helps individuals prepare for LQGXVWU\UHFRJQL]HG FHUWLÀFDWLRQV DQG HQWU\OHYHOinformation and communication technology careers in virtually every type of industry.

WKCTC Jeremy Egner, 32, told the audience that he came back to college after dropping out several years ago. Egner recently placed sixth in the prestigious NetRiders competition. “I feel WKCTC has prepared me for a career in Information Technology and I’m YHU\KDSS\WKDW,GHFLGHGWRÀQLVKP\HGXFDWLRQDIWHUall these years.”

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The Clemens Fine Arts Center produced 26 events as part of West Kentucky Community and Technical &ROOHJH·VÀQHDUWVSURJUDPPLQJZLWKDSSUR[LPDWHO\5,700 in attendance during the 2012-2013 academic year. In addition, twenty-one events, produced by other campus and community organizations, were facilitated by the center VWDIIZLWKDSSUR[LPDWHO\in attendance.

The Scholar House of Paducah, an initiative that provides housing for non-traditional college VWXGHQWV FHOHEUDWHG LWV ÀUVW DQQLYHUVDU\ LQ -XO\7KHDSDUWPHQWKRXVLQJFRPSOH[DWOld N. Friendship Road, is home to 50 college students and their children. Most of the student residents are enrolled at WKCTC.

Residents and management commemorated the PLOHVWRQHZLWKDFRRNRXWDQGNLG·VIDLU7KHmillion project is a partnership between Paducah Housing Services and Wabuck Development Corp. The Paducah location was the seventh to open in Kentucky in the summer of 2012.

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Children of the Scholar House of Paducah help cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the facility in October 2012.

Grant Expands Training Program

WKCTC will receive $2.75 million dollars to expand targeted training programs for unemployed workers, especially those

impacted by foreign trade. WKCTC is part of the Mississippi River Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Consortium (MRTDL), led by Lewis and Clark Community College.

The consortium will receive a total of $23.8 million in grant funds for nine community colleges located in eight states along the Mississippi River Region. WKCTC will utilize its funding to expand workforce training programs in the transportation, distribution and logistics career sector.

The grant will provide resources to expand and enhance the college’s marine technology and logistics and operations

management programs.

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The Bellwether Awards are conferred by the Community College Futures Assembly, which is sponsored by the University of Florida Institute of Higher Education. The award recognizes outstanding and innovative programs DQG SUDFWLFHV WKDW RWKHU FROOHJHVPLJKW ÀQGZRUWK\ RIreplicating.

2013 Phi Beta Lambda Conference

Eleven West Kentucky Community and Technical College students won a total of 15 state awards during the 2013 Phi %HWD/DPEGD6WDWH&RQIHUHQFHKHOGIRUWKHÀUVWWLPHRQWKH:.&7&FDPSXVLQ$SULO3KL%HWD/DPEGDLVDQRQSURÀWHGXFDWLRQDODVVRFLDWLRQRISRVWVHFRQGDU\VWXGHQWVSUHSDULQJIRUFDUHHUVLQEXVLQHVVDQGEXVLQHVVUHODWHGÀHOGV0RUHthan 115 students and advisors from colleges and universities across the state attended the conference that was held in WKCTC’s Emerging Technology Center. In addition, WKCTC’s chapter of PBL was honored for being the third largest LQWKHVWDWHDQG:.&7&VWXGHQW3DWV\3LHUFHZDVHOHFWHGDVVWDWH3%/VHFUHWDU\IRUWKH²DFDGHPLF\HDU

KPTA All-Academic Team

Two physical therapist assistant students at West Kentucky Community and Technical College were recently selected to the 2012 Kentucky Physical Therapy Association All-Academic Team (KPTA). The KPTA partnered with RehabCare to select the students from Kentucky’s Physical Therapist Assistant and Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) Programs.

Brandi Bennett of Livingston County and Rachel Halicks of McCracken County were two of only ten students selected for the award. This is the largest number of students admitted to the team from WKCTC since the award began in 2010. Students are chosen for the competitive team based upon academic and clinical performance, extracurricular, campus and community service activities, participation in physical therapy-related activities and organizations, and a personal statement discussing the student’s career goals and the importance of being an advocate for the physical therapy profession.

Rachel Halicks and Brandi Bennett

Pacesetter of the Year

Dr. Barbara M. Veazey, president of West Kentucky Community and Technical College, was named the 2012 National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) District 2 3DFHVHWWHURIWKH<HDU

The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations connects marketing and public relations professionals at community and technical colleges in seven districts across the U.S. and Canada. $VRQHRIWKHIDVWHVWJURZLQJDIÀOLDWHVRIWKH$PHULFDQAssociation of Community Colleges, NCMPR has more than 1,550 members from more than 650 colleges across the United States, Canada and other countries. District 2 of NCMPR includes members from 13 states. The 3DFHVHWWHU RI WKH<HDU$ZDUG UHFRJQL]HV D FRPPXQLW\college president or CEO who has demonstrated special leadership and support in marketing and public relations.

Patriot Award

Dr. Tammy Owen, former associate vice president of academic affairs at WKCTC, was honored with a Patriot Award in recognition of her exceptional support of Kristen Amaya, WKCTC’s veterans FRRUGLQDWRUDQGDQRIÀFHULQWKH861DY\5HVHUYHThe awards ceremony was held at Paducah’s riverfront DERDUG86&RDVW*XDUG&XWWHU&+,33(:$:/5 D ULYHUEXR\ WHQGHUEDVHG LQ%XFKDQDQ71The presentation was made by the Rev. Kempton D. Baldridge, chaplain for the Ohio River Region with Seamen’s Church Institute and Area I chairperson for the Kentucky Committee for Employer Support of the *XDUGDQG5HVHUYH.<(6*5

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Teacher of Year

For the second time, WKCTC students selected 'U.HYLQ*HULFNHDV7HDFKHURIWKH<HDU *HULFNH D SURIHVVRU RI HFRQRPLFV DQG VWDWLVWLFVUHFHLYHG WKHKRQRU IURPDPRQJ IDFXOW\PHPEHUVQRPLQDWHG E\ VWXGHQWV IRU WKH DZDUG *HULFNH DMcCracken County resident, said he was honored that WKCTC students showed their support for him in this ZD\*HULFNHKROGVDPDVWHU·VGHJUHHDQGGRFWRUDWHLQresource economics from Virginia Tech.

“I am deeply humbled to be in the midst of all the IDFXOW\PHPEHUVZKRZHUHQRPLQDWHGµ'U*HULFNHtold the audience after accepting the award. “I believe if you stop learning, you stop growing and stop moving forward. I learn from the faculty and the students every day. I love coming to work and being a part of this great institution.”

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WKCTC Business Program Receives National Accreditation

West Kentucky Community and Technical College was among 27 institutions whose business school or programs were recently awarded accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and 3URJUDPV $&%63 $OOLVRQ 0F*XOOLRQ EXVLQHVVadministration program coordinator at WKCTC, DFFHSWHG$&%63·V FHUWLÀFDWH RI LQLWLDO DFFUHGLWDWLRQduring the 2013 ACBSP Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. “ACBSP accreditation allows the Business Administration Program to distinguish itself from others by demonstrating a higher level of quality and educational standards. This accreditation gives not only our students a competitive advantage but also our college DQGFRPPXQLW\µVDLG0F*XOOLRQ´$FFUHGLWDWLRQDOVRprovides the Business Administration faculty with many opportunities for leadership and professional development.”

(center) Allison McGullion, business administration program coordinator for West Kentucky Community and 7HFKQLFDO&ROOHJHZLWK WKHFROOHJH·V&HUWLÀFDWH IRU,QLWLDOAccreditation. She is pictured with Betsy Davis, chairperson of the Associate Degree Board of Commissioners (left), and Steve Parscale, ACBSP director of accreditation.

Accreditation

Diagnostic medical sonography received accreditation for its vascular sonography program and re-accreditation of the overall sonography program in fall 2012. The dental assisting program also received renewal of its accreditation during the academic year.

International Preservation Techniques

WKCTC instructor John Moore and several construction technology students attended the 2012 International Preservation Trades Workshop/Association of Preservation Technology Conference in Charleston, S.C., which showcased the work of some of the most skilled traditional tradespeople from the U.S. and abroad. The conference included highly interactive hands-on demonstrations. Students also learned about rehabilitating and preserving historic buildings.

Moore said education is a major focus of the Association of Preservation Technology. “The people who are responsible for maintaining our national monuments, for instance — are acutely aware that there aren’t a lot of younger people who are practicing these traditional trades necessary for keeping these buildings up,” Moore said. “It’s important to have people who can maintain these historic buildings.”

Television and Marketing Awards

West Kentucky Community and Technical College continued its award winning success in marketing, broadcasting and public relations receiving a total of more than a dozen awards from the National Council of Marketing and Public Relations in 2012 and 2013, including gold awards in the special events promotion category for promotion of the 2012 WKCTC Open +RXVH LQ WKH EURFKXUHÁLHU FDWHJRU\ IRU WKH 2012 Clemens Fine Arts Center brochure; in the writing category for the article “Campus Unusual Location for Cemetery” in The Paducah Sun; in the college video category for a program featuring Samuel Hawkins and a promotional video on the Challenger Learning Center.

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Dr. Felix Akojie

Tammy Thompson, WKCTC public relations coordinator, headed a winning team for the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce as part of the chamber’s Total Resource Campaign in 2012 and 2013. In 2012, Thompson’s “Business Boomers Team,” made up of WKCTC employees and other community members, generated the most points for the campaign. Thompson was the top new members producer in 2013.

Dr. Felix Akojie, professor of biological sciences, was appointed E\ *RYHUQRU 6WHYH %HVKHDU WR WKHDGYLVRU\ ERDUG IRU .HQWXFN\ *LIWHGand Talented Education.

Britton Shurley KDG ÀYH SRHPVSXEOLVKHGRYHUWKHSDVW\HDULQThe Iron Horse Literary Review (two poems), The Louisville Review, Water~Stone Review, and The American Literary Review.

*RYHUQRU 6WHYH %HVKHDU DSSRLQWHGWKCTC History Professor Scott Garrett to a three-year term on the Kentucky Military Museum Committee of the Kentucky Historical Society. *DUUHWW LV D UHWLUHG $UP\ FRPPDQGsergeant major.

Retired Professor Berry Craig, author of a soon to be published book on the Civil War in the Jackson Purchase, was WKHUHFLSLHQWRIWKH:&<RXQJAward, the highest honor the Western Kentucky AFL-CIO Area Council bestows.

Clemens Fine Arts Center Director Gail Robinson-Butler has been selected as D MXURU IRU WKH.HQWXFN\$UWVCouncil Performing Arts Directory. Butler was chosen as one of three jurors to serve on a panel for the Kentucky Arts Council (KAC) in Frankfort.

Dr. Lisa Stephenson, KCTCS dual-credit project manager, received the Kentucky Business Education Association Service Award in the summer of 2012.

Paducah School of Art and Design Faculty Exhibits 2012–2013

Paducah School of Art and Design Dean Paul Aho exhibited work in several exhibitions and served as curator and presenter in the 6XUÀQJ )ORULGD $ 3KRWRJUDSKLF +LVWRU\Surf Expo at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Fla.

Randy Simmons participated in solo and group exhibitions LQ /RQJ ,VODQG 1< DQGAsheville, N.C. BiLan Liao SUHVHQWHG DW WKH *XDQPHLInternational School and Dongguan Foreign Language School in China.

John Hasegawa was a resident artist in Jingdezhen, China and offered a workshop on pottery. He also participated in a group exhibition called Project Wide West in Austria.

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Half Broke Horses

Jeannette Walls, best selling author of Half Broke Horses and The Glass Castle, spoke at WKCTC before meeting with fans and signing copies of her books during a 2013 visit to campus. Walls spoke about her struggles of growing up in poverty and establishing herself as a celebrity columnist before coming to terms with her own upbringing in an unconventional family.

Walls visited campus as part of the One Book, One Campus, One Community program. The initiative encourages students and faculty to read the same book as part of a community-wide reading program.

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A State Award Winner

Summer Holland of Benton was recognized by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) as the 2013 New Horizon Staff Award recipient. Holland is an administrative assistant for the advising center at West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Holland was among 50 KCTCS faculty and staff recognized for their OHDGHUVKLS DQG VLJQLÀFDQW DFKLHYHPHQWV DW DQ DZDUGV FHUHPRQ\KHOG LQMay 2013 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington. A committee of her peers chose Holland for the statewide honor. She received $1,000 to be used for the professional development experience of her choice.

Deborah Smith, director of advising and assessment, was nominated by WKCTC in the faculty category and Jennifer Strout, a business affairs specialist, was nominated in the administrative staff category.

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Megan Dotson, WKCTC’s transitional education reading program coordinator, received the Phelps $ZDUGQDPHGLQPHPRU\RI)LQLV6DUJHQW3KHOSVDQG)ORUHQFH*UXEEV3KHOSVWKDWZDVHVWDEOLVKHGDW WKH&ROOHJH LQ 7KHSXUSRVHRI WKLV DZDUG LV WR HPSKDVL]HTXDOLW\ SURPRWH DFDGHPLFexcellence, and reward competence in teaching in the Liberal Arts and Sciences disciplines. Dotson has been with the faculty since 2010. A Murray State University graduate, Dotson was instrumental in redesigning the College’s developmental reading program.

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A New Tradition

WKCTC colleagues Debbie Smith, Dr. Renea Akin, Sherry Anderson, and Sandra Tucker co-authored a chapter for the book, Academic Advising: The Key to Student Success, by Terry O’Banion, president emeritus of the League for Innovation in the Community College. In April 2013, Smith presented with Terry O’Banion, one of the nation’s leading experts on the learning college, at the American Association of Community College’s annual convention in 6DQ)UDQFLVFR6PLWKUHFHLYHGD´*ROGµ7HUU\2·%DQLRQ6KDUHG-RXUQH\([HPSODU\3UDFWLFHAward in October 2013 for her innovative and outstanding work in advising at WKCTC.

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New Multidisciplinary Health Simulation Center

Nursing and health care students receive hands-on, clinical experience by working in area hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities. The Multidisciplinary Health Simulation Center at West Kentucky Community and Technical College provides realistic health care experiences.

The simulation center was funded in part by the Aspen Institute Prize for Community College Excellence awarded to WKCTC in 2011. Completed in October 2012, the center is located in WKCTC’s Allied Health Building and includes six bed stations that house KLJK WR PHGLXP ÀGHOLW\ PDQQHTXLQV³ WZR DGXOWVtwo children, a birthing mother, a full-term newborn, and one 26-week premature infant. In addition, the center has a respiratory ventilator, digital radiography portable chest X-ray machine, diagnostic sonography imaging machines for obstetrics, electronic medication dispensing equipment, bedside electronic documentation system, bedside monitoring, and other technology currently used in health care delivery in the region.

WKCTC has been using simulation technology for several years in its health care programs, but the new lab allows more than 300 students each year to utilize the center in a variety of areas including surgical technology, radiography, diagnostic sonography, physical therapy assistant, respiratory care, pharmacy technician, and nursing.

In addition to lifelike mannequins that are able to illustrate a variety of bodily functions, the center includes a control room where instructors can watch students and create individualized responses.

“The simulation center replicates real-life scenarios in a risk free, supportive environment where the complexity of quality patient care can be created, LGHQWLÀHG DQG SUDFWLFHGµ VDLG :.&7& 'HDQRI 1XUVLQJ 6KDUL *KROVRQ ´&KDQJHV LQ SDWLHQWFRQGLWLRQVFDQEHLQFRUSRUDWHGLQUHDOWLPHUHÁHFWLQJphysiological changes just as they would occur in real patients.”

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Growing Through Partnerships

West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s Workforce Solutions provides customized training and VXSSRUWVHUYLFHVIRUEXVLQHVVDQGLQGXVWU\ZKLFKZLOO

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The Workforce Solutions team developed and executed an extensive training program for Wacker Chemical Corporation in Calvert City. Mary Beth Hudson, site manager at Wacker, said the progress the company has demonstrated in achieving productivity improvements exceeded the company’s targets and expectations thanks to its work with Workforce Solutions.

“Improvements are a direct result of the training and coaching your team provided,” Hudson expressed to FROOHJH RIÀFLDOV ´(PSOR\HHV KDYH HPEUDFHG D FXOWXUHof continuous improvement. The Six Sigma training facilitated us achieving a 17% reduction in unit operating costs in 2011, and we have more ideas in progress. Several YLVLWRUVIURP*HUPDQ\KDYHFRPPHQWHGRQWKHSRVLWLYHenergetic atmosphere in our workplace. It is exciting to be a part of the progress.”

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The training program WKCTC provided last year to the Calvert City plant was recognized in a recent Wacker executive board meeting as a benchmark program for other locations to follow. Hudson said she had been contacted by the vice president of manufacturing in Adrian, Mich., and the director of human resources in Cleveland, Tenn., with questions of how the Calvert City site has achieved success.

Wacker is one of many Workforce Solutions clients who is experiencing real world solutions delivered when they want, where they want and how they want it. The perspective of Workforce Solutions gives WKCTC a window into the most current needs of business and industry. Internal partnerships at WKCTC allow these needs to be translated quickly into the academic offerings. Workforce Solutions provides an essential “research and development” function for the College. This process helps sustain WKCTC as one of the top community colleges in the nation.

Enhancing EconomicDevelopment

Mary Beth Hudson, Wacker site manager

New Vice PresidentJim Pape joined WKCTC in April 2013 as vice president of Workforce and Economic Development, having served for nearly seven years at the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Pape has extensive work experience in the automotive, defense, chemical, energy and food sectors. He has held positions as plant manager, operations manager, and vice president and general manager for

international companies. He has also served as an adjunct faculty member at WKCTC, John A. Logan College and Rend Lake College.

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Super Sunday Outreach

For a third year, West Kentucky Community and Technical College partnered with two local churches to promote higher education in the African-American community. Super Sunday is a statewide initiative to encourage African-American students to obtain a college education.

WKCTC representatives were on hand at Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church and Ninth Street Church of Christ on February WR WDON ZLWK SRWHQWLDO VWXGHQWV DQGtheir parents about the college admission and HQUROOPHQW SURFHVV ÀQDQFLDO DLG VFKRODUVKLSopportunities, and available programs and services.

WKCTC and each of the other 15 colleges in the Kentucky Community and Technical College 6\VWHP .&7&6 DV ZHOO DV WKH V\VWHP RIÀFHcollaborated with churches in their communities to host the information fairs. More than 200 participants took part in the WKCTC sponsored fair.

Expanding Diversity and Global Awareness

Pastor James Lee Hudson introduces Dr. Barbara Veazey at Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church.

Pastor Mark Rowe of Ninth Street Church of Christ receives a Super Sunday proclamation

from Paducah Mayor Gayle Kaler.

Jim Pape

Instructor Andrew Scott discusses the logistics and operation management program at WKCTC.