Trustees and Administration

Board of Chosen FreeholdersWilliam J. Chegwidden, Director

Douglas R. Cabana, Deputy Director

Gene Feyl

Ann F. Grossi

Hank Lyon

Thomas J. Mastrangelo

John J. Murphy

as of February 2012

Board of Trustees

All trustees also serve concurrently as members of the CCM Foundation. Members noted with an *

serve as Foundation Board of Directors.

Jeffrey M. Advokat, Esq., Chair *

Stanley T. Omland, P.E., P.P., Vice Chair

Thomas A. Pepe, Treasurer *

Dr. Kathleen C. Serafino, Secretary

Dr. Barbara L. Hadzima

J. Richard Rajoppi

Dr. Joseph L. Ricca, Jr.

Cynthia E. Samuel

Dean C. Strawn

Michael A. Van Allen

Dr. Joseph S. Weisberg *

Richard Koval, Alumni Trustee

William T. McNerney, Trustee Emeritus

as of November 2011

College AdministrationDr. Edward J. Yaw, President

Dr. Dwight L. Smith, Vice President of Academic Affairs

Karen VanDerhoof, Vice President of Business and Finance

Dr. Bette M. Simmons, Vice President of Student Development and Enrollment Management

Joseph Vitale, Executive Director for College Advancement and Planning

and President of the CCM Foundation

Roger Flahive, Executive Director of Information Systems (CIO)

Thomas Burk, Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations

as of February 2010

County College of Morris FoundationJoseph T. Vitale, President

Katie A. Olsen, Director of Development

Board of Directors

Gil Zweig, Chair Glenbrook Technologies, Inc.

Everton Scott, Vice Chair Public Service Electric and Gas Company

Richard Ricca, Treasurer Verizon New Jersey

Bonnie Murphy ‘71, Secretary & Faculty Representative, County College of Morris

Carol Fitzpatrick ‘86, Assistant Secretary United Parcel Service

Marilyn Ayres County College of Morris (Ret.)

Sandra Geiger

Thomas Hayes New Jersey Natural Gas Company

William McElroy ‘83 Liberty International Underwriters

Edward Nelson ‘72 McGivney & Kluger, PC

John C. Parry, Jr. Solix

Eileen Paragano ‘91 Paragano Family Foundation

Michael Prokop

Wanda Sims Novartis, Inc.

Robert Zajac Investors Bank

Foundation Staff

Barbara Capsouras ‘82, Director of Alumni Affairs

Colleen McArdle ‘87, Coordinator of Special Events

Trish McGrath ‘05, Executive Administrative Assistant

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CCM Honors Dr. Edward Yaw on 25 Years as President

On Thursday, October 6, more than 300 guests gathered in the Drag-onetti Auditorium to honor Dr. Edward J. Yaw on the 25th anniversary of his presidency at CCM. The evening began with remarks from pub-lic officials and other dignitaries, including Congressman Rodney Frel-inghuysen, New Jersey’s Acting Secretary of Higher Education Rochelle Hendricks, State Senator Anthony Bucco, Freeholder Director William Chegwidden and Elaine Johnson, chair of the CCM Board of Trustees.

Chairing the event were Paul Boudreau, president of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce; Sister Frances Raftery, president of the College of St. Elizabeth; and Dr. J. Michael Adams, president of Fairleigh Dickinson University. The tribute featured musical perfor-mances, including an original piece for piano and violin by Professor Jose Bevia, “Past, Present and Future.” Marielaine Mammon, chair of the Department of Music, Dance and Performing Arts, sang a num-ber from the Broadway musical Nine. Professor Sander Zulauf recited a poem, “Running,” which he composed in honor of Dr. Yaw, and there was a five-minute video presentation.

At a fundraising dinner following in the Davidson Rooms of the Stu-dent Center, Foundation President Joseph Vitale announced that the Foundation’s board of directors had established an endowed scholar-ship, the Dr. Edward J. Yaw Scholarship, with the proceeds from the event.

“A quarter century is a significant milestone – whether in the life of an individual, an institution or a term of leadership,” said Vitale. “Here in Morris County, we have been privileged to have as a member of this community, a man who has contributed enormously – not only to the academic life of this county – but to its quality of life.”

Since becoming president, Dr. Yaw has guided CCM’s development to its current status as one of the state’s leading community colleges. As a result of his vision and commitment, CCM has one of the high-est transfer rates of any community college in New Jersey, one of the highest graduation rates in the state, and its students and faculty are regularly presented with awards and honors. In 2010, in recognition of the regard in which the college is held, CCM was named “Morris County’s Best Educational Institution” by the readers of the Morris County Daily Record.

Professor Sander Zulauf (left) presents Dr. Yaw a framed copy of his poem, “Running,” which Zulauf composed in honor of Dr. Yaw’s 25 anniversary as president. The poem utilizes the image of a marathon runner to symbolize Yaw’s long and distinguished tenure as the college’s chief executive.

Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen congratulates Dr. Edward Yaw during the program celebrating his 25th anniversary as president. In the background is Paul Boudreau, president of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, one of the event’s three chairs.

CCM Opens New Morristown LocationOn Friday, January 27, the CCM Board of Trustees hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at the college’s new Schuyler Place, Morristown location. Consisting of more than 5,000 square feet of classroom and administrative office space, the new location features six high-tech classrooms, including two computer labs. Provided by the Morris County Board of Freeholders, the facility will result in significant cost savings for the college.

“We are grateful to the freeholders for providing this space and for the outstanding renovations. We have received wonderful feedback from students and faculty about this facility,” said CCM President Edward J. Yaw.

CCM Trustee Chair Jeffrey M. Advokat told the open house guests, “This is a win-win-win opportunity. This is a win for CCM, a win for the freeholders and a win for the county.” Morris County Freeholder Margaret Nordstrom, who serves as a liaison to the college said, “(the Freeholders) are pleased with this creative effort which is good for the college and for the taxpayers.”

CCM has had a presence in Morristown since 1992. Its first location was in the Headquarters Plaza office complex. In 2011, the college moved its Morristown location to the second floor of the Morris County Administration Annex Building at 30 Schuyler Place. The new facility, lo-cated in Suite 220, opened for academic classes and community programs on August 30, 2011.

For more information on classes, programs and services offered at CCM – Morristown/Schuyler Place, contact Director Charles Lamb at 973-328-5532 or clamb@ccm.edu.

(From left) Morris County Freeholder Director Gene Feyl, Freeholders Margaret Nordstrom and Ann Grossi, CCM Chairman Jeffrey Advokat and CCM President Edward Yaw cut the ribbon for new CCM Morristown branch at 30 Schuyler Place.

CCM Scholarships

Commemorative Bench Program at County College of Morris

The County College of Morris Foundation has launched the Commemorative Bench program. Now, an individual, a corporation, an organization or a group (such as a gradu-ating class) can establish a bench on campus with a gift of $1,500. The cost covers manufacturing, shipping, the installation of the bench, including a concrete base, and the engraving of a plate acknowledging the donor(s). The commemorative bench may be funded with an initial gift of $500 and the remaining $1,000 given to the Foundation within one year. A Commemorative Bench Gift Agreement is signed at the time of the initial gift outlining the details of the agreement. Final loca-tion of the bench on campus will be made in consultation with the donor, the president of the college and the vice president for business and finance. Those interested in establishing a commemorative bench should call the Foundation at 973-328-5060 or email foundation@ccm.edu.

President’s Welcome

Since the CCM Foundation was established more than 20 years ago, our primary goal has been to raise funds for scholarships. As a community college, CCM has a special mis-

sion to provide an outstanding education at an affordable price. Each year, the Founda-tion is able to provide more than $200,000 to more than 200 students for scholarships ranging from nursing to science to the per-forming arts. Even at CCM, where college education remains affordable, a scholarship can make the difference in a student’s ability to attend or stay enrolled.

This has been a particularly strong year for our scholarship program, especially our endowed scholarships. At CCM, endowed scholarships may be established with a minimum gift of $25,000. The principal remains invested and scholarships are awarded from the earned interest. Since October 2011, the Founda-tion has received more than $100,000 in new endowed scholarships, bolstering an already strong program. In October, the Foundation board of directors voted to establish the Ed-

ward J. Yaw Scholarship for incoming students

with proceeds received from a fundraising

dinner honoring Dr. Yaw on his 25th Anni-

versary as president. Shortly thereafter, Janice

Meyer ‘76, an alumna, established an en-

dowed scholarship in her name. Solix Inc. of

Parsippany, NJ, a leading provider of program

administration, qualification processing and

customer-care solutions for government and

commercial clients, established an endowed

scholarship for our Challenger Students, high

school students who are enrolled in CCM

courses. In February, John Amerspek, a for-

mer executive with Picatinny Arsenal and a

long-time friend of the college, established

the Adele Amerspek Scholarship in the name

of his late wife, also a CCM alumna. In ad-

dition, Union Center National Bank estab-

lished a corporate scholarship for students

living in Morristown, Madison, Boonton and

Mountain Lakes. Responding to the unique needs of small businesses (those with 25 em-ployees or less) the Foundation initiated the Small Business Scholarship, which allows those businesses to start scholarships with a gift of $5,000. Starting a scholarship in your name, the name of a loved one, or for a business is simple and the Foundation staff is ready to help you. Please contact us at 973-328-5060 or e-mail foundation@ccm.edu for more in-formation. Help us give a new generation of college students the opportunity, not only for a college education, but a path toward a re-warding career.

Joseph T. Vitale, President, CCM Foundation

Solix Inc. Establishes Scholarship

Solix Inc. of Parsippany, NJ, has established an endowed scholarship specifically for CCM Challenger Students, high school stu-dents who are enrolled in CCM courses.

“The profile of a high school student that would apply for this type of scholar-ship would most likely include leader-ship traits val-ued by Solix,” said John C. Parry, Jr., com-pany CEO who is also a member of the CCM Foundation Board of Directors. “I can also see the Solix Scholarship helping a student that values academics but doesn’t ‘fit in’ to the standard high school environment.”

Solix is a leading provider of program ad-ministration, qualification processing and customer-care solutions for government and commercial clients.

The Solix Scholarship will provide two $500 awards annually to eligible Challenger Stu-dents. Applicants must be high school stu-dents enrolled in CCM courses who have completed at least one CCM course with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

“Offering a CCM Chal-lenger student a

scholarship also has the po-tential to help

CCM grow by at-tracting more higher-

performing students for full enrollment,” Parry said.

If you or your company is would like to es-tablish a scholarship at CCM (including the new Small Business Scholarship), please contact Katie Olsen, director of develop-ment, at 973-328-058 or kolsen@ccm.edu.

Alumna Establishes New Scholarship

When Jan Mehlin entered CCM in 1974 she quickly found that the college offered more extracurricular activities than many four-year schools at the time. During her days as a student she became involved in numerous activities including the “concert committee” and she was ultimately elected president of the then Student Community Center (SCC) Board. One of her favorite memories was introducing Peter Frampton for a concert on the night his album went gold.

Now, as a gesture of her love and enthusi-asm for CCM – and to acknowledge the fact that her three siblings and her mother are also graduates of the college – Jan (Mehlin) Meyer ’76 has established the Mehlin Family Scholarship. The new, fully-endowed schol-arship will be awarded to a student leader who is active in Campus Life activities. “Students can’t afford to go away, as a result they go to community college,” said Jan. “So to provide a scholarship to a student in the same situation I was in is very neat.”

Many Campus Life activities exist today be-cause of the work done by Jan and the SCC student board. One of their achievements was promoting Campus Life involvement during “college hour” each week, a time when no (or very few) classes would be scheduled so students could have time to become involved in campus activities. That tradition still exists today.

If you are interested in establishing a schol-arship in your name or the name of a loved one, contact Katie Olsen, director of devel-opment, at kolsen@ccm.edu or 973-328-5058.

Thinking of Establishing A Scholarship?Setting up a scholarship in your name, the name of a loved one or in the name of your business is easy to do.

Let the CCM Foundation assist you or answer any questions you might have. Call us at 973-328-5060 or email foundation@ccm.edu.

Foundation Events

2012 Gala to Honor Verizon’s Dennis Bone

Preparations are under way for the CCM Foundation’s 2012 Scholarship Gala, to be held on Friday evening, April 27 at the Dolce Hotels & Resorts in Bask-ing Ridge, NJ.

For the third year, the CCM Foundation will be bestowing its Leadership Award to recognize outstanding service to the com-munity. This year’s recipient will be Dennis M. Bone, president of Verizon New Jersey. In addition to his work with Verizon, Bone has been active with a number of boards and charities, and is cur-rently the chairman of the New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission and chair-man of Choose New Jersey.

In addition to Bone, the annual CCM Alumni Awards will be pre-sented to Laura Ryblewski ‘94 for Achievement, Dr. Brian Kloss ‘02

for Humanitarianism, Donald Sullivan ‘99 for Volunteerism, and Dennis Bostedo ‘94 will receive the Alumnus of the Year Award.

Cocktails begin at 6 p.m. and the dinner and program at 7:30 p.m. Music will be provided by the Warren Daniels Band and a silent auction will feature tickets to Broadway shows, sporting events, memorabilia, fine wines and dinner at the renowned James Beard House in New York. Proceeds benefit the scholarships and programs of the County College of Morris. For more information, call 973-328-5060 or purchase tickets, tables or sponsorships online at www.ccm.edu/tickets/gala12.

Clockwise from top: 2012 Foundation Leadership Award will be presented to Dennis M. Bone, president of Verizon New Jersey at the Scholarship Gala on April 27. Guests will enjoy dancing to the music of the Warren Daniels Band. The cast of “Into The Woods” performed for guests at the 2011 Scholarship Gala.

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Provident Bank Foundation Supports Media Center Campaign

The Provident Bank Foundation has do-nated $10,000 to the CCM Foundation in support of the Visioning the Future cam-paign to provide a new media center for the college’s broadcasting and media studies students.

“The County College of Morris Foundation is very grateful to the Provident Bank Foundation for its support of our campaign for a new media center,” said Joseph Vitale, presi-dent of the County College of Morris Foun-dation. “Jobs in media and related indus-tries are expected to grow over the next five years, and this gift will help create a new broadcasting facility that will help our stu-dents take advantage of opportunities by being trained on today’s cutting-edge tech-nologies.”

The Foundation has undertaken a $1 mil-lion campaign to create a state-of-the-art

learning facility to train future broadcast journalists and communicators. Once com-pleted, the new media center will contain a

teaching studio as well as the main stu-dio, and equipment at both studios will be upgraded from the current

analog format to high defi-nition/digital.

“The Provident Bank Foun-dation is proud to support the County College of Mor-ris’ project to create a new, modernized media center

that will enable students to train on digital equipment and actively learn the skills they need to succeed in this field after gradua-tion,” said Kendall Warsaw, executive direc-tor of The Provident Bank Foundation.

If you would like more information on the Visioning the Future campaign (including naming opportunities) or if you would like to make a gift, contact the Foundation at 973-328-5060 or foundation@ccm.edu

Adopt-A-Chair & Support CCM’s Performing Arts

Do you love the performing arts and want to help CCM? Now you can create a lasting tribute to the performing and

cultural arts program at CCM through our Adopt-A-Chair cam-paign. Choose to name an individual seat, two seats, or a row

of seats in the Dragonetti Auditorium, home of CCM’s performing arts and cultural programs. Each “adopted” chair will permanently dis-

play an attractive plaque that will recognize the donor as a special supporter of the arts at CCM. Plaques can recognize a donor, honor an individual for an anniversary (a graduation, for example), or they can be inscribed to memorialize a loved one.

A number of chairs are available throughout the auditorium. Center section chairs are available for a donation of $300, chairs in either side section are $250, and chairs in the upper level of the theater are $200.

If you are interested in adopting a chair in the Dragonetti Au ditorium, please visit the Foundation’s website at www.ccm.edu/foundation and click on the Adopt-A-Chair link or call 973-328-5058.

Why I Give to CCM

• Name: Laura Reilly, ’95

• Profession: Off-Shift Nurse Manager, Morristown Medical Center

• Favorite Part of Your Career: I love all the people I am so honored to meet. As the nursing profession has progressed over the years, it has attracted the brightest and the best. I am impressed every day at the caliber of professionals I meet.

• Valued Most About Time at CCM: I value the self-confidence I gained by getting a college education. I remember having a sense of pride I hadn’t had be-fore. I shared this pride with my fellow classmates. The camaraderie we had was refreshing and kept us all plugging through the program even at the toughest times.

• Favorite CCM Memory: Our Nursing Pinning Ceremony.

• Why I Give: I give to CCM because the college made it possible for me to get an educa-tion that developed into a very rewarding career. After CCM, I was able to work as a nurse and continue my education by utilizing tuition reimbursement through my organization. This enabled me to get my baccalaureate and eventually my master’s degree in nursing.

Hold The Date

2012 SCHOLARSHIP GOLF OUTING

Monday, September 24

The Knoll West Country Club Parsippany, New Jersey

Lunch, Dinner, Contests and Prizes

For more information call 973-328-5060 or visit www.ccm.edu/foundation

Scholarship reception: Dr. Dwight Smith, vice president of academic affairs (top row, second from left) with 2011-12 scholarship award recipients at the December 2 reception. This year, the Foundation provided nearly $200,000 to fund more than 100 scholarships at CCM.

The spirit of philanthropy endures forever . . . The following individuals have generously provided bequests to

the CCM Foundation in their wills:

Legacy Society

Helen M. Bauer*

Catherine Bencivenga* and Dominic A. Bencivenga

Nelson C. Doland, Jr.*

Richard and Ula Jonassen

Donna Kahn

Dean Malanga

Walter and Carol McDonald

Roz Nadel*

William Pomerantz, M.D.*

Muriel Roberts

Eleanor Rockefeller*

Kathleen Sheffield*

Carl Vogt*

Linda M. Willetts*

Remembering CCM in Your Estate

Have you included CCM in your will? Our friends and supporters in our Legacy So-ciety have planned for gifts to CCM in their estates. Bequests qualify for charitable deductions, which can reduce your estate taxes and preserve more of your assets for family and other intended beneficiaries. If you would like to remember CCM in your will, here is suggested language:

• Unrestricted Bequest

“I, (name), give and bequeath to the County College of Morris Foundation, 214 Center Grove Road, Randolph, NJ 07869-2086, the sum of __________________ dollars (or property described herein) to be used by the County College of Morris Foundation, as it deems advisable, to benefit County College of Morris.”

• Restricted Bequest

“I, (name), give and bequeath to the County College of Morris Foundation, 214 Center Grove Road, Randolph, NJ 07869-2086, the sum of ___________________ dollars (or property described herein) to be used by __________________________ for the following purpose: ________________________________________________.”

Remembering CCM in your estate plans is a wonderful way to assure that the good work of the college will continue for the benefit of a new generation of students. For more information about making a gift by will, please call 973-328-5060 or email: foundation@ccm.edu. If you have already included CCM in your will, we’d love to hear from you and enroll you in the CCM Foundation’s Legacy Society. Please fill out the form below and mail it to us at: The County College of Morris Foundation, 214 Center Grove Road, Randolph, NJ 07869-2086.

_____________________________________________________________________________Name

_____________________________________________________________________________Street

_____________________________________________________ _______ ________________City State Zip

I have included the CCM Foundation in my will for the following amount

$ ______________.

Scholarship Opportunities for Small Businesses

Now, small businesses have the opportunity to invest in their community and assure the continuation of a well-educated and well-trained local workforce ideally suited to their operations.

The County College of Morris Foundation’s Small Busi-ness Scholarship allows organizations with 25 employees or less to “name” a scholarship for a tax-deductible gift of $5,000. In addition, the CCM Foundation will present each Small Business Scholarship sponsor with a plaque acknowledging the sponsorship that is suitable for dis-play in a waiting room or other area.

The scholarship can be established in your company’s name with an initial gift of $5,000, or you can initiate the process

with a down payment of $2,500 and the remaining gift of $2,500 made within one year.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for our business community to give something back,” said Gil Zweig, president of Glenbrook Technologies of Randolph, NJ, and chair of the CCM Foundation board. “For many young people, a college education makes all the dif-ference between a life of hope and opportunity and a life of despair. Small businesses in our community can now help to make a difference in our students’ lives.”

For more information, call 973-328-5060, email us at foundation@ccm.edu or visit the Small Business Scholarship page on the CCM Foundation website at: www.ccm.edu/foun-dation/smallbus.aspx.

*Deceased

Let Your Money Work for Others…While It’s Working for You

In this era of financial uncertainty, wouldn’t it be satisfying to enjoy guaranteed fixed income for life and, at the same time, earmark a gift for charity?

The County College of Morris Foundation’s Gift Annuity Program allows you to make a charitable gift to CCM now and, at the same time, receive monthly interest payments for life – payments that may be higher than you are already receiving on your fixed income investments.

To learn more about the income, tax and charitable giving advantages of the County College of Morris Foundation Gift Annuity Program, please call 973-328-5060 or e-mail: jvitale@ccm.edu.

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