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IN THIS ISSUE Championship Turf Tender Sounds of Success New Home in Urban Village In the Spirit of the Season Pace Yourself Fill 'er Up With Fries Chancellor's Column Development News Factoids Newsmakers Accomplishments by faculty and staff… |
Development News INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
Yee,
who served as president of San Diego Miramar College from 1977-89, has
invested more than $100,000 in a charitable remainder trust, with the
San Diego Community College District as beneficiary. Yee and his wife
expect to donate an additional $150,000 this year. The money will further
grow in the account through stock market gains. “I
have always been impressed with what the district had tried to accomplish
in the community,” said Yee, who is currently interim president of
Merritt College in the Peralta Community College District in Oakland. “I
had set up a scholarship in the name of my mother while I was at Miramar,
and I wanted to continue to give. I saw so many young people who attended
the district colleges, and whose lives were changed because they did.
I was a high school dropout myself, a wandering juvenile before I got
my act together and returned to school for my education. Young people
are able to overcome setbacks if the resources are there,” he said. Yee
retired from Miramar in 1989 so his wife could pursue advancement in the
private sector, but he wasn’t ready for a rocking chair on the porch.
“I still enjoy college work very much,” he said. So Yee has
filled this so-called retirement with interim administrative assignments
at various colleges. “The interaction with students and faculty is
very rewarding.” The
money designated for the college district will be awarded after Yee and
his wife are gone, so many more years of financial growth in the account
are anticipated. YEAR-END GIFTS ENRICH MESA COLLEGE FUND The
Mesa College Foundation is $30,000 richer after receiving two sizeable
gifts supporting scholarships in December. An
anonymous donor gave $20,000 in honor of Ruth Kern, who as a volunteer
has been key to the rapid growth of the college’s scholarship program. Kern
is the long-time president of the Mesa College Foundation, the clearinghouse
for all the college’s scholarships. She is also a major donor to
the program. In addition, Kern has been president of the Mesa College
Citizen’s Advisory Council since 1989. “Ruth
is a wonderful lady who works hard for a lot of good causes,” the
donor stated, “and Mesa College is a great cause.” Overwhelmed
by this generosity, Kern said that being honored by this gift “is
the most thrilling experience of my life.” Ray
Emmanuel, president of Mesa College Associated Students, presented a $10,000
donation from the AS to endow scholarships for AS members who demonstrate
leadership and service. “We wanted to do something for the students on campus, particularly to make financing their educations easier,” he said.
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FRIENDS, FUN & FUND-RAISING The
District Advancement office is on the move with scholarship programs to
make a difference in students’ lives. Donations
were solicited in the fall from friends and colleagues of Charles W. Patrick,
the first chancellor of the San Diego Community College District, to enhance
the endowment fund established in his name last year. More than $50,000
has been raised to date. Last spring six $500 scholarships were awarded,
two per college, to deserving students selected by the campus Student
Services offices. A
new scholarship endowment was launched at the end of last year when trustee
Evonne Schulze stepped down after 12 years on the Board of Trustees. In
keeping with her dedication to students, she turned her farewell bash
at Fat City into a $25-a-head scholarship fund-raiser. More than $15,000
was raised (far exceeding her $10,000 goal) to support access and success
for Monarch and Garfield high school students to go on to college. District Advancement also administers the Price Scholarship Program in conjunction with the San Diego Foundation and the Brossman Scholarship fund, in memory of district administrator Sidney W. Brossman. |
George
Yee gave more than 10 years of service to the San Diego Community College
District. He’s not yet finished giving.