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Entrepreneur Barbara Samper Inspires Students
Record Gift Will Provide 2nd Year CAP Scholarships
B
arbara Samper’s donation
last year of $1,026,266,
the largest amount ever
given by a single donor,
establishes the Barbara Samper Second Year
Cabrillo Advancement Program Scholarship,
the Barbara Samper Cabrillo Advancement Program Endowment and adds to the Endowment
for Excellence. Cabrillo Advancement Program
(CAP) is a college preparatory scholarship and
enrichment program for low-income students
at the middle school and secondary level.
Samper’s gift will allow second-year Cabrillo
College scholarships to be available to CAP
students for the first time.
Samper, who remembers cutting apricots
as a child, bussing tables at a local restaurant
and struggling with dyslexia to pursue her educational and career dreams, inspires students
these days with stories of her personal hardwon victories. Her life is proof that obstacles
can be overcome in a grand way.
“Cabrillo and CAP are exceptional in so many ways. I am thrilled to be in the position to support the youth in our community so they achieve their dreams of attending college.”
—Barbara Samper
Because of her generosity, CAP students
will receive a $1,000 scholarship their first
year at Cabrillo and now $1,000 during their
second year.
Grand opening of the Barbara Samper
Student Activities Center
Samper has spoken to CAP students several
times in recent years. Each time, she encourages them in fluent Spanish to persist in the face
of countless struggles. “You will do more than
I ever did,” she says. “I beat the odds with my
dedication and persistence. You can too! I’m
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Executive Message
“There is growth everywhere at Cabrillo. New buildings are taking shape, while many more are in the planning stages. The foundation is also growing, increasing its ability to
serve Cabrillo College students.”
—Carlos Palacios,
Cabrillo College Foundation President
American Dream Scholarship recipients
Cabrillo College President Brian King receiving an official
proclamation from 2007-08 Cabrillo College Foundation
President Linda Burroughs
American Dream Scholarships Help 57 Students
At the annual Cabrillo College Foundation Scholarship Awards
Ceremony, William, Jasmine, and Benjamin Ow presented American
Dream scholarships to 57 students. Since the scholarship program
was created in 1989 by the Ow family to provide $500 scholarships to
ethnic minority and disadvantaged students, a total of 507 graduating
high school students who enrolled at Cabrillo have received grants.
The current total awarded through the program is $230,500.
“Education is the key to a better life, better community, better
country, better world,” said philanthropist George Ow, the family
patriarch. My family was a family of immigrants who found a great
school system in place in Santa Cruz and were able to take advantage
of it to advance. We want to help others do the same.”
Ow said many people have stopped him over the years and said
the scholarship has helped. “Now the Ow Family’s third generation
is giving out the scholarships.”
Mary Solari receiving the Cabrillo College Meritorious
Service Award from President Brian King
President’s Circle members on a hard hat tour of the new Cabrillo Arts Center in November 2007
Carlos Palacios, Melinda Silverstein, and Brian King
Inside the covers of this issue you will find
just a few of the people that make Cabrillo
College sparkle. You’ll also meet some of the
students whose lives have been affected by
their educational experience at Cabrillo and
touched by the kindness of the foundation’s
donors. Please join with us in celebration of a
very successful year.
O
Carlos Palacios
Cabrillo College Foundation President
Melinda Silverstein
Executive Director
Cabrillo College President
tions this year. The foundation raised $3.6
million dollars this year from 3,140 donors.
“There is growth everywhere at Cabrillo.
New buildings are taking shape, while many
more are in the planning stages. The foundation
is also growing, increasing its ability to serve
Cabrillo College students. The generosity of our
community is extraordinary, and we are very
grateful to our donors for their support of the
educational mission and vision of Cabrillo College,” said Carlos Palacios, President, Cabrillo
College Foundation Board.
We are excited to share some of the stories about our generous donors and inspiring
students and teachers, the very heart and soul
of Cabrillo College. The proof of the saying
“It takes a village to educate a child,” unfolds
every day at Cabrillo. The foundation’s valued
contributors have an incredible impact on
Cabrillo’s students and teachers, providing
funds to enrich students’ educational experiences, help them succeed in the workforce,
contribute to society, and lead meaningful and
fulfilled lives.
utstanding community
support for Cabrillo
College once again
positioned the Cabrillo
College Foundation as a national
leader among community college founda-
Brian King
2007-2008
Foundation Achievements
l
Raised more than $3.6
million in support of students and programs at Cabrillo College
l
Reached $17 million in net assets
lAwarded
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more than
$371,000 in scholarship funds to 614 students
Honored as Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce Organization of the Year
counting on you to go to college, to improve
the quality of your life and so you too can give
a hand to those who need help!”
It has been a remarkable journey for
Samper, a Danville resident and entrepreneur.
Her parents, grandmothers and great grandmothers lived in Santa Cruz and her great,
great grandfather, Alexander Barker Chalmers,
designed most of the buildings in Watsonville’s
early years. For a number of years, she was a
resident of Capitola.
Samper tells students how she pursued her
education despite severe dyslexia, managing
to keep her grades up by studying into the
wee hours of the morning. Although teachers
told her that she wasn’t “college material”
and would never be able to learn a foreign
language, Samper proved them wrong. She
studied all over the world and became fluent
in both Spanish and Portuguese. She penned
a syndicated newspaper column on diet and
nutrition and researched, wrote and published
a history book, “A Gift to my Descendents.”
When her children left for college, Samper
started her own business at the age of 47. She
was successful in real estate and the stock and
bond markets. Since retiring, she has become
a passionate philanthropist especially supportive of educational programs that support
disadvantaged students.
Samper is particularly passionate about
CAP, which identifies at-risk sixth graders and
offers them support, tutoring, mentorship and
a scholarship to Cabrillo if they graduate high
school and enroll at Cabrillo.
“I have seen how the lives of these students
have changed for the better through this extraordinary program,” Samper says.
In gratitude for her philanthropic support
of education and the galvanizing effect she has
had on the community to support Cabrillo
students, the college named the new 29,000
square-foot Student Activities Center in her
honor. The Barbara Samper Student Activities
Center was dedicated on April 24, 2008. “I am
honored and humbled,” she says.
Cabrillo President Brian King describes
the center as the cornerstone of the campus.
“Barbara is an amazing person,” he says. “Her
hard work and persistence is an inspiration to
everyone. She gives more than money; she gives
her heart because she cares about the future of
our youth. We are so grateful for her support.”
Solari Gift Supports Industrial
Technology Education Center
S
tudents pursuing construction and mechanical trades
will soon have a state-ofthe-art training facility in
Watsonville thanks in part to a generous $500,000 endowment created
by Dick and Mary Solari. Dick Solari
passed away in January 2008.
The new Cabrillo College Industrial Technology Education Center, which is expected
to be open for classes in early 2011, will be
a place students can train for higher-skill,
higher-wage jobs in the mechanical trades and
industrial technologies sectors with a focus on
renewable energy. Cabrillo expects to serve 600
to 1,000 students per academic year with 45-60
students or more entering the workforce each
year along with another 100 students who will
have upgraded their career skills.
The site of the former Watsonville City library
was purchased by Cabrillo College with Measure
D bond funds. The Federal Economic Development Administration has provided a $2.5 million
grant for the $11.3 million project as well.
It was the Solaris’ second major gift to the
campus amidst decades of ongoing support.
Mary and Dick Solari
In 1994, the Solaris gave $500,000 toward
the creation of a computer center at the Aptos
campus, which was subsequently named the
Solari Technology Center.
Last year, Dick Solari said he and Mary
wanted to increase opportunities for students.
“I was fortunate as a young man to start my
career doing manual labor and craft work at
Granite Construction. We are happy to provide
opportunities for the next generation to follow
in this career path.”
Dick Solari began his long, illustrious
journey in the trades as a manual laborer at
Funding Triples for Annual Faculty Grant Awards
C
abrillo College physics
students will soon be able
to view frame-by-frame images of explosions in their
own lab experiments via a new highspeed video camera thanks to the
Engineering and Applied Science
Endowment award. The EASE award,
created by Mark and Barbara Beck in 2004,
is one of three grant programs that has tripled
the amount of funding available to enhance
classroom instruction. About $40,000 will be
available for faculty grants annually.
The Becks’ endowment generates up to
$8,000 in annual grants for computer informa-
Watsonville-based Granite Construction. During his 50 years with the company, he worked
his way up, eventually serving as chief executive officer and president of the company. He
retired in 1995 from his position as chairman
of the board.
Mary Solari is a psychology college graduate who grew up in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Dick and Mary met in 1953 and married the
following year. Their three children attended
Cabrillo College.
Resources from the Solari endowment
will accelerate development of the center and
enhance operations. Funds will be used to recruit faculty, provide professional development
for high school instructors teaching related
fields, speed development of new courses to
respond to the changing needs of industry
and acquire equipment necessary to support
new courses.
“This project means more of our students
will be able to acquire the skills most desired
and needed by local employers,” said Brian
King, Cabrillo College president. “The Solaris
have been good friends to our community and
especially to Cabrillo,” adds King. “We are so
grateful to both Dick and Mary. We miss Dick
tremendously and are brightened by the fact that
his legacy will continue through the ITEC.”
instruction in childcare,
environmental science,
construction technology
and horticulture/landscape
design.
Faculty Grants for Stution systems, computer science,
dent Success was started
engineering, engineering technolby Keith and Elinor Shafogy and physics.
fer and provides about
“There are many physical
$17,000 in annual grants
occurrences that happen way too
of $600-$5,000. The fund
fast to see with the naked eye,” Physics Instructor
has also received significant
says Joseph McCullough, physics Joe McCullough with
support from Leila BianMike DeRosa
instructor. “We’re going to make
calana, the late Zoe Ann Orr,
some really nice videos so our students can Gary Reece, and the late John Morgan.
see these high-speed interactions.”
“Community support for our faculty
Other classroom funds include Faculty and their classroom instruction greatly enGrants for Student Success, the largest and hances our students’ classroom experience
oldest faculty support program, and the Les and their opportunities for success,” said
and Jeane Ley Family Fund, a donor advised Cabrillo’s Vice President of Instruction, fund that was established in 2005 to support Dr. Renée Kilmer.
Griffiths Gift to Benefit
Broad Group of Students
A
planned, she worked in the medical
field for many years. “Cabrillo had
such a wonderful program and
the experience really meant a lot
to me.”
Cabrillo College nursing students and Joan and
Among the many family contri- Gerald Griffiths
the acclaimed nursing program, an empower- butions to Cabrillo is the 25-year
2002, and Penry Griffiths, who died in 2006,
ing tutorial program and a re-entry women’s tenure of Gerald’s brother, Richard
Griffiths, who was a highly respected learn- were also generous donors primarily in supscholarship fund.
ing disability port of the tutorial program.
“What is important to me is
Half of the gift will be used to support the
specialist and
the need to give back to the com“We wanted to continue instructor. Al- nursing program and the remainder is targeted
munity,” said Gerald Griffiths, who
the family relationship though he died to fund a women’s re-entry scholarship and the
was among the first class to attend
with
the
college.
We
unexpectedly tutorial program.
the Cabrillo College Aptos campus
benefited
from
the
system
“It’s just a wonderful school that contribin 2006, his
in 1962. Griffiths went on to earn a
a
long,
long
time.
It’s
our
passion for utes so much and helps out so many students
bachelor’s degree from then-Chico
turn to give back.”
teaching cre- of all ages,” Joan Griffiths said. “We wanted to
State College and when the couple
ated a lasting support a broad group of people.”
—Gerald Griffiths
returned to the Santa Cruz area, he
In appreciation of Gerald and Joan Griflegacy of inworked in banking.
novation and fiths’ gift, the college has named the student
After having two children, Joan
Griffiths earned her associate’s degree at Ca- services for the college tutorial program. lobby in the Samper Student Activities Center
brillo. Although she didn’t become a nurse as Gerald’s parents, Marie Griffiths, who died in the Griffiths Family Student Lobby
$250,000 endowed fund
has been established to
carry on a long-standing
Griffiths family tradition
of supporting student success at
Cabrillo College. The fund will benefit
Founding President Bob Swenson:
A Sustaining Presence
R
ight up until his last days,
Bob Swenson, our founding college president, still
had that passion about
what we could do to better serve
Cabrillo students. He was closely involved
at the birth of most of our successful programs
and he always had ideas about what we could
do to expand them or to raise money to keep
them vital and growing.
He was particularly proud of being one
of the founding fathers of the Cabrillo College
Foundation and took great pleasure in seeing
its tremendous success and the growth of the
endowment in recent years.
The Robert E. Swenson Library dedicated in
1977 is a physical reminder of Bob’s presence
on campus. But his real presence is woven
into the fabric of the Cabrillo community. For
every meeting we have I print four words right
above our mission statement that summarize
the culture that Bob created at Cabrillo:
“Trust – Humanity – Civility – Optimism.”
That encapsulates what Bob was. It’s a tribute
to him and it’s also a reminder of what we
aspire to be.
As we gear up for the celebration next year
of the college’s 50th anniversary, his presence
will be strongly felt. He had a vision for the
great opportunity of our 50th anniversary to
connect the community and broaden our base
of support. Every major event we have will be
a reminder of how much we miss Bob. His
warmth and enthusiasm for Cabrillo’s mission is still very much a part of who we are as
a community.
—Brian King
Cabrillo College President
Brian King and Bob Swenson in 2004, the
year that Brian King became President of
Cabrillo College
E
ach year the President’s
Circle Committee reaches
out to the community for
President’s Circle Celebrates
Successful Year
support in growing the pool of vital
discretionary funds that boost
student scholarships, student services and workforce
education, and the community
responds generously.
This last year, President’s
Circle Co-chairs Greg and
Mickey Evans and 27 committee members, raised a record
$212,276 from 163 donors.
Most of those donors, 95
percent of them, had given in
previous years.
Committee members were
treated to a hard hat tour
in November of the newly
opened Barbara Samper Student Activities Center and
Kurt Kniffin, 2008 President’s Circle Chair and Brian King
Cabrillo Arts Center, which
was under construction at the time, and donors
Golf Club in Carmel (donated by Greg and
enjoyed special attention and opportunities at
Mickey Evans) and participate in all the other
the college for their generosity.
benefits offered to donors at other levels. Do“I know it’s going to be difficult to follow in
nors giving $5,000+ (Scholar Level) are invited
Greg and Mickey’s footsteps,” incoming Presito attend a Wine Tasting and Vintner’s Dinner
dent’s Circle Chair, Kurt Kniffin, said. “They’ve
at the Piño Alto Room in the Sesnon House
done an outstanding job of chairing the commitas well as other benefits. Donors of $2,500+
tee this year and have really raised the bar.”
(Sesnon Level) are invited to attend a Festive
“The President’s Circle is a vital part of
Party at the home of Kurt and Ronda Kniffin,
Cabrillo College,” continued Kniffin. “With the
and other benefits. Donors of $1,000+ are
help of the President’s Circle volunteers and
invited to President Brian King’s Holiday Party,
donors, I know everyone will pitch in to make
the President’s Circle Reception and Cabrillo
this year another successful year. During this
Stage Musical, a Historical Tour led by popular
tough economic time, it is even more important
historian and emeritus faculty Sandy Lydon, and
to work extra hard to reach the standard set
several college perks such as a library card, a
by Greg and Mickey last year. I look forward
parking pass and a pass to the Cabrillo College
to the challenge and I look forward to helping
Horticulture Plant Sale. All donors are recogthe rest of the committee members succeed at
nized on the Sesnon House President’s Circle
this important task.”
plaque and in the Cabrillo College Foundation
President’s Circle members are invited
Annual Report.
to special Cabrillo College events and enjoy
Past chairs of the President’s Circle inexclusive benefits.
clude Perky Hyde (1996-97), John Petersen
Donors who give $10,000 or more (Direc(1997-98), Harvey Nickelson (1998-00), John
tor’s Level) may serve as “College President
Burroughs (2000-02), Jess Brown (2002-03),
for a Day” with President Brian King, enjoy a
Steve John (2003-04), Mary Blanchard
weekend golf & spa retreat including dinner
(2004-06), Erik Johnson (2006-07) and Greg
and a two-night stay at the exclusive Teháma
and Mickey Evans (2007-08).
President’s Circle
Lifetime Supporters
$100,000+
Jack and Peggy Downes Baskin
Mark and Barbara Beck
California Wellness Foundation
Don and Diane Cooley
President’s Circle
Committee:
Kurt Kniffin, Chair
Michael Allard
Ed Banks
Mary Blanchard
Blaine Brokaw
Connie Brokaw
Jess Brown
John Burroughs
Charles Canfield
Norm Daily
Wally Dale
Greg Evans
Mickey Evans
Rocky Franich
Stanley Hajduk
Hal Hyde
Steve John
Erik Johnson
Marilyn Manning
Fred McPherson
Elaine Powell
Rowland Rebele
Gary Reece
Matt Shelton
Barry Siegel
Robin Sirakides
Rachel Wedeen
Theo Wierdsma
Richard and Theresa Crocker
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Dominican Hospital
Granite Construction
Graniterock
Gerald and Joan Griffiths
Grove Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Hewlett-Packard Company
Harold and Dorothy Hyde
James Irvine Foundation
Eileen Koppes
Jeane Ley
Josie Little
Fred and Linda McPherson
George Ow and Gail Michaelis-Ow
Porter Sesnon Foundation
Rowland and Pat Rebele
Iris Rodgers
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
Barbara Samper
Erica Schilling
Elinor Shaffer
Cabrillo College Foundation
President’s Circle Members
2007-2008
Annual Members
$5,000+
Harry and Mary Blanchard
John and Linda Burroughs
Richard and Theresa Crocker
Greg and Mickey Evans
Steve and Lesa John
Randy and Janet Krassow
Newman’s Own Foundation
Michael and Jean Quinn
$2,500+
Michael and Kalena Allard
William and Lupe Burgstrom
Bowman and Williams
Lee and Nell Cliff
Sue Dolkas
Dwayne and Linda Downing
Edwin and Jean Halbach
Erik and Judy Johnson
Kurt and Ronda Kniffin
Frank Minuti, Jr.
Curtis and Elaine Powell
Elio and Joy Rodoni
Rachael Spencer and
Kevin Rooney
Jim and Debbie Thoits
Dorothy Wise
Paul and Pat Shirley
Bill and Brigid Simpkins
Phyllis Simpkins
Richard and Mary Solari
Rachael A. Spencer and Kevin Rooney
Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center
Robert and Frances Swenson
S. D. Trombetta Foundation
Union Bank of California
Walter S. Johnson Foundation
James and Karen Watson
Wells Fargo Foundation
$1,000+
James and Nancy Adkisson
Walter and Janet Alexander
Michael and Toby Alexander
AnnieGlass Inc.
Carlos and Jane Arcangeli
Tom and Pegi Ard
Edward and Kathleen Banks
Paul and Carol Berman
Claire Biancalana and Bill Kelsay
John and Gina Biondi
Eric and Carrie Birkhofer
Bogard Family
Blaine and Connie Brokaw
Rodney and Peggy Brooks
Jess and Laura Brown
Nancy Brown
Priscilla Brown
Ted Burke and Bob Munsey
Drew and Marilyn Calciano
Tony and Becky Campos
Fred and Kate Chen
May Chen
Ceil Cirillo
Sara Clarenbach
Elizabeth Clifton
Bill and Cloy Codiga
Karen Cogswell
Ross and Susan Condit
Susan F. Cony
Don and Diane Cooley
Chris and Marda Cottle
Diane Craddock and David Hogye
Bob and Sharon Culbertson
Bud and Martina Cummings
Norm and Elsie Daily
Wally Dale
Betty J. Danner
Doug and Diane Deaver
Lee and Emily Duffus
Bruce and Jean Dunn
Laurence Eachus and Leigh Selby
Geoff and Sandy Eisenberg
Charles and Sandra Eldridge
Herb Finkelman and Edda Tusinac
Richard Fontana/Ledyard Co.
Mahlon and Joel-Ann Foote
Donald and April Foster
Rocky and Judy Franich
Mabel French
Scott and Margaret French
George and Katherine Gallucci
Geo. Wilson, Inc.
Nancy Gregg
Tila Guerrero
Stanley Hajduk
David and Jacqueline Heald
Brian and Patricia Herman
Carolyn Hyatt
Harold and Dorothy Hyde
Robert and Marty Ingram
Ron and Linda Israel
Mary James and George Cook
Harland and Therese Johnson
Ton and Thelma Jue
John and Yolanda Kane
Renée Kilmer
Brian and Cristina King
Kitchell
Melanie LeBlanc
Norm and Mary Kate Lezin
Josie Little
Anne Lynn
Charles and Georgia Mackh
Seth and Marilyn Manning
Joseph and Jean Marvin
Scott P. McAlister
Mike and Bertie McElroy
Keith and Della McKenzie
McSherry & Hudson
George and Jean Mealey
Ritu Meister
Paul Meltzer
Joan and Karl Mertz
Tom and Susana Meuldijk
Frank and Kate Miller
James and Dottie Miller
Bill and Karen Moncovich
Garrett and Ruth Nichols
Bruce and Linda Nicholson
Harvey and Judy Nickelson
Peter and Jane Olson
Fane and Corie Opperman
Earleen Overend
and Wayne Palmer
Steve and Dianne Pereira
Rock Pfotenhauer and Linda Wilshusen
Peter and Rita Prindle
Richard and Alyce Prudden
Rowland and Pat Rebele
Burton and Cynthia Rees
Dixie Rees
Randy Repass and Sally-Christine Rodgers
Albert and Elisabeth Rice
Patrick Scheufler
Norm Schwartz and Mary Ellen Sullivan
Robert and Barbara Scott
Matt Shelton
Satish and Shobha Sheth
Thomas and Melinda Silverstein
Kathleen Sinor
Diane Simpson
Lee Slaff
Al and Louisa Smith
Dale and Caren Spencer
David and Betsie Tanza
Al Tosta
Edith Waters
Rachel Wedeen
James and Carol Weisenstein
Alan and Patricia Werba
Theo and Julie Wierdsma
James and Sue Wilson
Max Wilson
Stanley and Lois Wolfberg
Betsy Woolpert
Bruce and Rose Ann Woolpert
Helene Woolsey
President’s Circle Special Events 2008
Coming Events
President’s Holiday Party
Private Lunch and Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Boardwalk with Charles Canfield Friday, December 5, 2008
6:00 p.m.
Key donors were treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of the Santa Cruz Boardwalk led by Seaside President Charles Canfield and long-time Boardwalk employee Ted Whiting. The group
toured the Boardwalk’s Cocoanut Grove basement where the technical services & arcade shop
is located, as well as various work shops located in the Boardwalk’s underground complex.
They were also invited to try out the Boardwalk’s newest attraction, “Desperados.” Participants
took a ride on moving horses, and after encouragement from a loveable cartoon cowpoke, shot
at targets on a large movie screen. Cabrillo College President Brian King was lauded as having
the highest score. Daring members of the group also rode the Boardwalk’s thrilling “Double
Shot” and walked through the creepy “Fright Walk.” The group also visited the Boardwalk’s
second floor creative department to see how new rides are developed using story boards. The
group had lunch with Canfield and Whiting after the tour.
Cabrillo Advancement Program
(CAP) Awards Ceremony
Spring 2009
Linda and John Burroughs
Scholarship Awards Ceremony
Dwayne and Linda Downing
Friday, May 15, 2009
4:30 p.m.
Women’s Educational Success
(WES) Luncheon
September 25, 2009
California Powder Works and Paradise Park
Gathering at the Uniquely Crafted Home of Steve and Lesa John
High-level President’s Circle donors were warmly welcomed at the newly constructed home of
Steve and Lesa John for wine and appetizers on a breezy spring evening. The group enjoyed
the sweeping vistas of the surrounding hills next to the outdoor fireplace, as well as the tasteful interiors of the home. There were also tours of the home and its custom features including
salvaged rough-hewn ceiling beams from Canada, exceptional cabinetry, a copper stove hood
imported from France, and a beautifully colored tile roof. Guests were also treated to a brief
informational talk led by Talbott Vineyard’s sommelier.
Cabrillo College emeritus faculty Sandy Lydon
took 60 President’s Circle donors on a tour of
the old California Powder Works in Paradise
Park off Highway 9 near Santa Cruz. During its heyday, the California Powder Works
helped to make Santa Cruz County the second
largest industrial county in the state. Black
powder, gun cotton and other explosives were
manufactured at the site during its history as
a major national explosives manufacturer.
The group investigated a number of original
features, scattered throughout the present day
community of Paradise Park, including the old
powder house – now a private residence complete with ghosts opened just for the President’s
Circle tour – covered bridge, bunkers, essential
worker houses, a charcoal kiln, the cannon
site and the California Powder Works Office.
A group of Freemasons from Fresno bought the
old California Powder Works property in 1924
and used it as a summer escape from the valley’s
heat. Currently, members occupy about 400
homes year round in Paradise Park. The group
also enjoyed a delicious picnic lunch from Erik’s
DeliCafé at the park’s outdoor picnic area.
Dick and Theresa Crocker
Exclusive Events for President’s Circle Members
Lesa and Steve John
Weekend golf & spa retreat including dinner and a two-night
stay at the exclusive Teháma Golf Club in Carmel
$10,000+ Members
Spring 2009
Judy and Erik Johnson
Vintner’s Dinner served by Cabrillo Culinary students at the
Piño Alto Room, Sesnon House
Barbara Samper
$5,000+ Members
Spring 2009
Party at the home of Kurt and Ronda Kniffin
$2,500+ Members
Spring 2009
Janet and Randy Krassow
A historical tour led by Sandy Lydon
$1,000+ Members
Spring 2009
Rachael Spencer, Kevin Rooney,
Diane and Don Cooley
President’s Circle Reception and Cabrillo Stage Musical
$1,000+ Members
July 2009
Mike Allard and
Mary and Harry Blanchard
Mickey and Greg Evans
William Kelsay & Claire Biancalana
Hal & Dorothy Hyde
Ed & Kathleen Banks
Cabrillo College Foundation 2007 Donors
Guardians $25,000+
Premier $1,000,000+
Richard & Theresa Crocker
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Hallmark $350,000+
Greta Bell
James Irvine Foundation
Legacy $200,000+
The Grove Foundation
Barbara Samper
Benefactors $150,000+
John Morgan
Dick & Mary Solari
Walter S. Johnson Foundation
Bank of America Foundation
Borina Foundation
Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital
Gerald & Joan Griffiths
Ronald & Linda Israel
Ow Family Properties
Robert & Frances Swenson
Partners $10,000+
Neva Bournier
Theresa & Robert Bradshaw
Debbie Bulger & Richard Stover
Barbara Canfield
Diane Craddock & David Hogye
Deluxe Foods of Aptos
Nancy Lenox
Michael & Jean Quinn
Santa Cruz Medical Foundation
Evelyn Seth
Jerald & Terry Spodick
Richard & Susan Sugden
SD Trombetta Foundation
Ruby Trombetta
Watsonville Community Hospital
Wells Fargo Foundation
*Deceased donors are italicized
Joel-Ann & Mahlon Foote
Linda McPherson, Mary Solari & Nell Cliff
Dick Solari, Don Cooley & Lee Cliff
Mary Kate & Norm Lezin
Earleen Overend & Wayne Palmer
Marilyn & Seth Manning and Kathy & Dale Sinor with Cyndy Crodin
Leaders $5,000+
John Avera • William & Lupe Burgstrom • John & Linda Burroughs • Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County • Morris Cowen Trust • Susan Dolkas • Finkelman Family Foundation • Roger Janow • Carolyn Killefer • Randy & Janet Krassow • Las Animas Concrete
• Dale O’Rourke • Mary Ratcliff • Stuart & Elaine Roe • Rotary Club of Santa Cruz • Bill & Brigid Simpkins • Robin & Greg Sirakides •
Soroptimist Int’l of Santa Cruz • Claudine & Charles Wildman •
Directors $2,500+
Mike & Kalena Allard • American Association of University Women - Santa Cruz • Claire Biancalana & William Kelsay • Harry & Mary
Blanchard • Ted Bockman • Bowman & Williams • Rodney & Peggy Brooks • Lee & Nell Cliff • Rashmi Cole • Dwayne & Linda Downing
• Merritt S. Duncan Trust • Granite Construction Company • Ken Haber • Edwin & Jean Halbach • Brian & Patti Herman • Steve & Lesa
John • Erik & Judy Johnson • Kurt & Ronda Kniffin • Jon & Patricia Kozakis • Norman & Mary Kate Lezin • William & Terry LockePaddon • Keith & Della McKenzie • Frank Minuti, Jr. • Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust • Curtis & Elaine Powell • Rowland &
Patricia Rebele • Heather Richman • Iris Rodgers • Elio & Joy Rodoni • Bruce & Phyllis Rosenblum • Santa Cruz Host Lions Foundation
• Kathleen Simonton • Stephen & Gail Snodgrass • Rachael Spencer & Kevin Rooney • Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz •
James & Deborah Thoits • Kristen Tibbitts-Marinovic & Baldo Marinovic • Diane Trombetta • Herman & Ruth Utter • Rae Victor •
Patrons $1,000+
Wayne & Jill Adachi • James & Nancy Adkisson • Jilma Alcantara • Michael & Toby Alexander • Walter & Janet Alexander • Annieglass, Inc.
• Joe & Kathy Appenrodt • Carlos & Jane Arcangeli • Tom & Pegi Ard • Bay Federal Credit Union • Janet Bell • Paul & Carol Berman •
Michael Bihn • John & Gina Biondi • Eric & Carrie Birkhofer • Bogard Family Foundation • Bookshop Santa Cruz • Blaine & Connie
Brokaw • Jess & Laura Brown • Donald & Nancy Brown • Priscilla Brown • Cabrillo Aquatics Threshers • Drew & Marilyn Calciano •
California Retired Teachers Association • California Hydroponics • California Society of Professional Engineers • Becky & Tony Campos
• Charles & Cherri Canfield • CELSOC Monterey Bay Chapter • Frederick & Kate Chen • May Chen • David & Penny Chesluk • Ceil
Cirillo • Sara Clarenbach • Elizabeth Clifton • Bill & Cloy Codiga • Karen Cogswell • Community Printers • Ross & Susan Condit • Susan
F. Cony • Diane & Donald Cooley • Christopher & Marda Cottle • Kathryn Cowan & Paul Shephard • Bob & Sharon Culbertson • Bud
& Martina Cummings • Norm & Elsie Daily • Wallace M. Dale • Betty Danner • Dasher Technologies, Inc. • Doug & Diane Deaver • Lee
& Emily Duffus • Laurence Eachus & Leigh Selby • Charlene & Frederick Ebey • Geoff & Sandy Eisenberg • Charles & Sandra Eldridge •
Michele Finch • Frank & Linda Finley • Richard Fontana • Mahlon & Joel-Ann Foote • Donald & April Foster • Rocky & Judy Franich •
Jodi Frediani • Mabel French • Fay Fruin-Jameson • Jeffrey Gallagher • George & Nancy Gallucci • Jim & Lynda Gentry • Geo. H. Wilson,
Inc. • Nancy Gregg • Edward Grochowski • Tila Guerrero • Stanley Hajduk & Jan Kolar • Eileen Hamilton • Stephanie & Jack Harkness •
Richard & DeAnne Hart • David & Jackie Heald • Suzanne Holt & Gerald Weber • David & Katharine Hopkins • Mary Hopkins • Carolyn
Hyatt • Harold & Dorothy Hyde • Robert & Marty Ingram • Ben & Mary Ellen Irons • Janet James • Mary James & George Cook • Harland
& Therese Johnson • Robert Johnson • Ton & Thelma Jue • John & Yolanda Kane • Peggy & Kenneth Kaysen • Catherine Kennedy •
Trisha & Brandon Kett • Renée Kilmer • Brian & Cristina King • Kitchell • Kuumbwa Jazz Center • Ralph & Joan Lane • Melanie LeBlanc
• Brian & Sally Legakis • Robert Ley & Nancy Twohig Ley • Josie Little • Anne Lynn • Charlie & Georgia Mackh • David & Carol Mann
• Richard & Jean Manning • Seth & Marilyn Manning • Joseph & Jean Marvin • Charles & Gwen May • Scott McAlister • Mike & Bertie
McElroy • McSherry & Hudson • George & Jean Mealey • Paul Meltzer • Edward & Debra Menges • Karl & Joan Mertz • Tom & Susana
Greg & Robin Sirakides
Cloy & Bill Codiga
Jean & Joe Marvin
Susana & Tom Meuldijk
Ann Ferrante & Mary Solari
Karen Cogswell & Ted Kirkiles
Meuldijk • Drew & Kathy Miller • Frank & Kate Miller • Hortense Miller • James & Dorothy Miller • William & Karen Moncovich •
Marc Monte • Monterey County Resource Management Agency-Public Works Department • Amy Newell • Cliff & Ruth Nichols • Bruce
& Linda Nicholson • Harvey & Judy Nickelson • Fane & Corie Opperman • Earleen Overend & Wayne Palmer • Pacific Plug & Liner
• Palace Art & Office Supply • Billee Paul • Steve & Dianne Pereira • Peter & Rita Prindle • Richard & Alyce Prudden • Chris Quinn
• Burton & Cynthia Rees • Dixie Rees • Miles & Rosanne Reiter • Randy Repass & Sally-Christine Rodgers • R-H Santa Cruz Youth Foundation • Albert & Elisabeth Rice • Laurie Rivin & John Hamstra • Rotary Club of Capitola/Aptos • Rotary Club Of Scotts Valley • Robert
& Joanne Rudolph • Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Service League Volunteers • Santa Cruz & Oakwood Memorial Park • Santa Cruz
Hydroponics • Patrick Scheufler • Thomas & Brenda Schmida • Norm Schwartz & Mary Ellen Sullivan • Matt Shelton • Satish & Shobha
Sheth • Thomas & Melinda Silverstein • Diane Simpson • Dale & Kathie Sinor • Lee Slaff • Louisa & Al Smith • Neil & Patricia Snyder •
Caren & Dale Spencer • Roger & Keri Swenson • Dennis & Anne Taku • David & Betsie Tanza • Julie Thiebaut • Jan & Thomas Tiderington
• Al Tosta • Frank Tuohey • Keith & Cindy Waddell • Edith Waters • Watsonville Woman’s Club Foundation • Rachel Wedeen • Alan &
Patricia Werba • Lela & Don Willet • Stanley & M. Joan Williams • James & Sue Wilson • Max Wilson • Dorothy Wise • Stanley & Lois
Wolfberg • Betsy Woolpert • Helene Woolsey •
Associates $500+
Martha Ainsworth • AJ’s Fuel & Food Mart, Inc. • Bailey Properties, Inc. • Big Creek Timber Company • Tom & Catherine Boardman •
Cabrillo Associated Students • Cardiff Pest Control • Joan Cook • Deborah C. Cottingham • Crow’s Nest • Gerald Dannemiller, D.D.S.
• Donald & Nancy Davies • Cathleen & Terry Eckhardt • Robert & Julie Edwards • Marilyn & Bob Faix • Jack & Iris Farr • Terri Fette •
First National Bank of Central California • Gateways Book & Gift • Carol George • Michael & Elizabeth Germain • Global Impact • Jane
Godley • Graniterock • Rick & Teri Graziani • Janet Heien • Reuben & Lorna Helick • Joseph & Edyth Henderson • Donald & Diana
Henrichsen • Michael & Linda Hopper • Kiwanis Club of Surf City • James & Ruth Klotz • Gary & Terri Knutson • Kenneth & Elaine
Kovanda • Catherine Larrick • Mark Lawsen • Gordon & Barbara Leighton • Gerry Levandoski • M.A.I.A. Foundation • Marconi Civic
Club • Karl & Randa Marhenke • John & Megan Martinelli • Stephen & Patricia Martinelli • Rachel Mayo & Emilio Alvarado • Karen
McCarty • Ray McCawley • Mesiti-Miller Engineering • Melody Mills • Monterey Bay Iris Society • Moore & Miller Insurance • Moreno
Petroleum Co. • Dominic & Martha Muzzi • George Newell & Carol Girvetz • Ocean Honda • Manuel & Susan Osorio • P.E.O. Sisterhood,
Chapter ED • P.E.O. Sisterhood/P.H. Chapter • Helen Palmer • Rock Pfotenhauer & Linda Wilshusen • Roger & Celeste Phillips • Jettieve
Plaskett • Paula & Robert Quinn • Joy & Rich Rohde • Ronald Rollins • Santa Cruz Woman’s Club • Howard & Sue Schwartz • Byron
Servies • Shadowbrook Restaurant • Sierra Valley Cultural Planning • Star Food Service, Inc. • Lisa Steingrube • Nina Stoeckle • Michael &
Lida Strong • Surfrider Foundation • Thomas Thacher & Susan Nerton • Tom Ralston Concrete • Albert & Joanne Troiano • Sam & Lori
Tuohey • Christopher Weber • Lawrence & Suzanne Weingarten • Connie Winton • Suzanne Yost • Stephen & Mimi Young • H. P. Zieler •
Friends $100+
A.L. Lease Co., Inc. • Jamie Abbott • Sami Abed • Robert Abernathy • Eva Acosta & Sesario Escoto • Thomas & Carol Adams • Mabel &
Tony Alameda • Marcy Alancraig • Federico & Juana Alanis • Marjorie Albright • Ronald & Barbara Jean Albright • Damian & Ginger
Alcaraz • Alyce Alexander • Phil & Janice Allegri • Cindy Allen • Vince Allen • Elizabeth Alpert • Ariba Alston-Williams & Anthony
Williams • John & Betty Ann Altman • Ronald C. Alves • American Association of University Women - Watsonville • Latha Amujuri •
John & Cheryl Anderson • Leonard Anderson & Elke Maus • Richard & Bernice Anderson • Ernest & Ruth Antolini • Judith Anton •
Pam Anton • Joyce Aoyagi • Kathleen Archer Bowden • Timothy Archer • Hilda Arias • Robert & Brenda Armstrong • Richard Army •
Connie & Tom Wilson
Susan & Ross Condit
Frank & Kate Miller
Sandra & Charles Eldridge and Della & Keith McKenzie
Norm & Elsie Daily
David Hogye & Diane Craddock
Linda Arnold • Melvin Arnold • Jo Ellen & Theodore Ashton • Shirley & Gordon Ashworth • Robert & Joyce Asmussen • Arthur &
Dorothy Auer • Esther Avila • Helen Aylsworth • Lynda Ayres • Matt & Laura Azzaro • Tatiana Bachuretz • Glenda & David Baer •
Winifred Baer • William Bahn & Carol Ann Brown • Barry & Candy Bakken • David & Martha Balogh • Lawrence Banducci & Consuelo
Espana • Douglas & Jennifer Banks • Edward & Kathleen Banks • Ralph & Micky Bargetto • Nick & Jan Barisich • Jeff Barnhill & Carrie
Carr • Douglas & Deanie Barr • Jose & Rosa Barron • William & Patricia Barton • Elaine Baskin • Marianne Baskin Gabriel Mejia • Jana
Baumann & Ed Richardson • Sylvia Bechtel • Carole & Thomas Beckett • James & Kimberlin Beckett • William Beecher • Rich & Kathy
Belding • Michelle Bellerjeau • Michael A. Bellew • Nannette Benedict & Jeff Bernhardt • Mary Bennett • Jaeleen Bennis • James & Carla
Bentley • Ed Bergo • Colleen Berlin-Timmons • Mary Bernhard • Linda & Thomas Betts • Steven & Mary Bignell • Bridget Binko •
Darlene Biondi • Kary Bisagno • Samuel & Mary Bishop • Stanley & Maria Bispo • Michael Bissell • Craig & Susan Blackwell • Thomas &
Michelle Blaich • Pat Blanchette • Kenneth & Christine Bloome • Janus Blume • Christine Bobadilla • Sara Bodenham • Safiya Bonaventura •
Debora Bone • Beverley Bontadelli • Laura Bontrager • Robert & Susan Bosso • Bosso Williams • Bernard & Gail Bove • Elizabeth Bowen
• Johanna Bowen • Robert & Marilyn Bowman • Beverly Boyd • Paul & Annalisa Boyd • Cindia Boyle • David & Leslie Bozzo • Carol
Bradford • Nadine Branciforte • Margaret Brandenburg • Enrique & Maria Bravo • William Brenchley • Luciano Bridi • Sue Broadston •
Mary Brobst • Rosemary Brogan • Denise Brokamp • John & Sydney Lee Brokaw • William & Joanne Brokaw • Jim Brough • Douglas &
Leslie Brown • Florence Brown • Gail Brown • Heather Brown • Michael & Vivian Brown • Nancy K. Brown • Philip & Christina Brown •
Raymond & Susan Brown • Donald & Jean Brownell • James & Carol Brownson • Bernice Brubeck Wong • Dale & Margaret Bruce •
Daniela Bryan • John Bull & Pam Myatt • Frances Burden • Michael & Gail Burk • Paul Burk • Jack & Lori Burkett • Robert Burkle •
Timothy & Susan Burnett • Elizabeth Burns • Michael Burns • Tom Burns & Eileen Leary • Michael & Denine Butcher • Stanley &
Barbara Butolph • David & Shirlee Byrd • Juan & Catalina Cabrera • Cadillac Designs • Cafe Cruz Rosticceria & Bar • Gabriella Calderon
• Laura Caldwell • California Giant, Inc. • California Orthopedic & Sports Therapy Rehab Services, Inc. • California Radiographics • Paula
Calles • Evy Cambridge • Cathy Camp • Cindy Campbell • Kelly Cannon • Michelle Cantor • Sergio & Silvia Carranza • Debra Carroll •
James & Ann Marie Carroll • Richard & Velma Carroll • Kathleen Carter & Joseph Weiss • Megan Caspers • Maria & Carlos Castillo •
Janet Casto • Rafael & Rosa Castorena • Jorge Castro • Anthony & Rebecca Cattedra • Pamela Ceglinski • Ilga Celmins & Kent Kitchel •
Thomas Chaffin & Gail Pellerin • Amy Chambers • Tripp & Vicki Chaney • Orville & Virginia Chapman • Alicia Chavez • Rafael &
Rosalee Chavez • I-Ching Chen • Paul Cheney • Chicago Title Company • Jaime Cisneros & Maria Ramirez • George & Bonnie Clark •
Michael & Barbara Clark • Frank & Sue Ann Clugage • Coastal Ready-Mix • Robert & Maria Coblin • Marielle Coeytaux-Debouverie •
Karl Coffield • Steve & Ann Cogliati • Edward & Mariam Cohen • Taylor Cohen • Terra Collier-Young • Linda Colville • Comerica Bank
• Catalina Como • Computershare • Christopher Connery & Mary Scott • Lorenzo Contreras & Teresa Barrera • Patrick Conway •
Michael Cook • Neal Coonerty & Lucie Rossi • Maggie Cooney • Sharon Cooper • Bennett & Antoinette Coplan • Thomas & Teresa
Coraggio • James Corby • Virginia Cornelio & Ramon Peredia • Cornell Springs Partners Sunshine Villa • Margy Cottle • Marie &
Michael Coyle • Jack & Susan Craig • Robert & Patricia Craig • Diane Crawford • Albert Crevello & Rosemary Zarate-Crevello • Jim &
Peggy Crocker • Lauren Crux • Liza Culick & Geralyn Migielicz • Kay Cumming • Doris Currier • Benjamin Curry • Susan & Joseph
Curtis • Deborah Cypert • Thomas & Sundari Dadant • Marjorie Dagnall • Hal & Karlene Dahlmeier • Joan Darroch • The Datawest
Group • Richard Daulton & Gwen Benassi • Bill & Sally Dauphin • Ellen Davidson • James & Jean Davidson • Davis Auto Parts • Donna
Davis • Grady Davis & Tracy Tully-Davis • DBM Enterprises • Glen & Kathleen De Witt • Peter Dean & Olga Pappas • Jerome & Sylvia
Deck • John & Harriet Deck • James & Debra DeDiego • Tom & Sonia Deetz • Nancy Degnan • Jane DeJarnette • Felipe & Rosa Delgado
• Patricia Dellin • Vance Dennis • Celia Denues • Ronald & Nikol Derby • Benjamin & Lori Dettling • Edward & Darlene Din • George
Dlouhy • Michael & Catherine Dobrin • Cathy Dobyns • Jim & Mary Doherty • Matilde Dojaquez • Grace Donatelli Sordo & Mark
Emily & Lee Duffus
Theo & Julie Weirdsma
James & Nancy Adkisson
Esther, Clyde, Cristina & Brian King
Bob & Sharon Culbertson
Betsie & David Tanza
Sordo • Patrick Drake • Nancy Drinkard • Driscoll Strawberry Assoc., Inc. • Gregory & Kim Dunford • Bill & Joan Dunn • Linda Durant
• Ted & Pat Durkee • Paul Dutra • George Dymesick • Doug Eddy • Herb & Nancy Eder • Mary Edmund • J. E. & Donna Edward •
Jenny Edwards • Rick Emmert • James Engelman • Demetrious & Lisa Engenios • Paul & Kathleen Englert • Rosanna Erbe • Rudolph V.
Escalante Jr. • Cecilia Espinola & Patrick Hamb • Dennis Etler • Consuelo Eusse • Luis & Consuelo Eusse • Expresstech, Inc. • Louis &
Carolyn Fackler • Mariano & Suzanne Fallorina • Sue Farrar • Karen Farrow • Sherri Fassio • Ben & Ola Faus • Fred Feldman & Marianne
Balog • Maria Elena Ferber • Ava Ferguson • Terence & Nancy Fetterman • Robert & Maria Finegan • First Baptist Church of Aptos • Fred
& Nancy Fischer • Robert & Karen Fitt • Stephen Fitzgerald • Shirley Flack • Stanley & Renelde Flatte • Peggy Flynn • Fred & Veronica
Foos • Elaine Forrester • Carolyn Foster • Robert & Patricia Franks • Mark & Joanne Frasca • Freedom Body Shop • Freedom Meat
Company • Joyce Freeman • Irene Freitas • Joan Frey • Evan Frink • Peter & Jacqueline Fryn • Peter Gaarn & Nancy Port-Gaarn • Robin
Gaither • Cathleen Galas • Gina Gallucci • John Paul Gambatese • Gar Woods Grill & Pier • Ernesto & Lilia Garcia • Ofelia Garcia •
Rebecca Garcia • Steve & Toni Gardner • Gloria Garing • Wanda Garner • Gayle’s Bakery & Rosticceria • Robert & Nancy George • Diane
Gifford-Gonzalez • Nancy & Hugh Gill • Betty Gilmore • Larry Gilmore • Shirley & Allen Ginzburg • Chris & Barbara Giovannoni •
Malcom Gissen & Judith Cohen • Bruce & Janet Glass • Janice & Mark Glasser • Robert Goff & Eleanor Littman • Andrew & Kathy
Goldenkranz • Hannah Goldstein • Laurie Goldstein • Benjamin Gomez & Maria Teresa Castro de Gomez • Daniel Gomez • Ramon &
Juana Gomez • Socrates & Ramona Gonis • Dora Maria Gonzalez • J. Jesus & Lorena Gonzalez • Jorge & Margarita Gonzalez • Rosa
Gonzalez • Howard & Reka Goode • Thomas & Sue Goodwin • Diane & Jeff Goody • Randy & Mardeen Gordon • Jack & Joan Gorham
• Aaron & Roxanne Gould • Barbara Goza Chemers • Stephen & Marcia Grant • Robert Graves • Jane Gregorius • James Griffin •
Constance Grimes • Marc & Laura Grossman • Christine Grul • Virginia Guhin • Joseph Gulyas • Oscar & Alejandrina Gutierrez • Todd
& Tara Hager • Clifford Haggerty • Mary Hagler • Robert & Ashley Halderman • Sheila & Jeff Hall • Scott & Lynette Hamby • Jerri
Hammond • Herrick & Julie Hanks • Muriel Hanley • Glenn & Carin Hanna • Hargis Home Improvements • Ronald Hargis • Mark &
Koren Harlan • Dawne Harman & Gary Dubinsky • Richard Harrah • James Harrill & Margaret Wold • David & Kate Hartzell • Rob &
Deann Hartzell • Paul Harvell • John & Kathleen Harwood • James & Kathleen Hatfield • Valeri Hawkins • John & Dorothy Heal • Brian
& Marcia Heath • Michael Heckmann • James & Carol Heitzig • Judy Helstrom • Steven Henderson • William & Barbara Hendricks •
Joel Henner & Margaret Dillon • Don & Nanette Henneuse • Paul & Audrenne Henry • Yolanda Henry • Robert & Kathryn Herbert •
Baltazar Hernandez & Alejandrina Silva • Salvador Hernandez • Devon & Detra Heron • Sheldon & Natalie Hertz • Mira Hess & Tim
Beckman • Wendy Hess • Peter & Peggy Hesse • Hewlett-Packard Company • Patrick & Jeanne Hickey • Walter & Joy Hickey • Bernard
& Eleanor Hilberman • Hildebrand & Sons, Inc. • Eileen & Dave Hill • Maureen Hill • Murray Hill & Kumiko Tanaka • William Hill •
Eve Marie Hinkley & Michael Mangin • Joseph & Bette Hirsch • Ron & Evelyn Hirsch • Alvin & Jocelyn Hittle • Don & Hilda Hodges •
Michael & Dorene Hoff • Alan & Denise Holbert • Hollister Elemntary School Teachers’ Association • Holman & Associates • Henry
Hooker & Janine Roeth • Marcia & Gerald Hooper • Thomas Horn & Mary Willemsen Horn • Jeanne Hougardy • Robyn & Thomas
Houts • Laura Howard • James Howes • Selena Hudson • John & Karen Huffman • Bella Hughes • Craig Hulse & Merilee Germano Hulse
• Christine & Don Hunt • Romelea Husin • Hutchinson & Bloodgood • Donna Hutchinson • Marilyn Hyde • Yoshiko & Mary Ichiuji •
Barbara Indra • Mary Ireland • Akimi & Nellie Irino • Deborah Israel • Amy Ivey • J. H. Herz Family Foundation • Stephen & Barbara
Jackel • Cindy Jackson & James Hillgren • Karen Jackson & Kenneth Johnson • James & Debora Jacobson • Paul & Martha Jacobson •
Sharon Jamieson • Michael & Jean Jani • Charlotte & Donald Jensen • Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies • Glen Johnson • Larry
& Kaylene Johnson • Marilyn Johnson • Kean Johnston • Nancy Johnston • Eric Jolley • Jones Brothers Enterprises, Inc. • David & Susan
Jones • Fredric & Jo Lynne Jones • David & Jeanne Jorgensen • Journeyworks Publishing • Stanley Kahn • Janet Kamiya • Morgan Kanat •
Doug & Gwen Kaplan • Larry Kaplan • Lloyd & Joan Kapp • Richard Karleen • Steve & Susan Karon • Leslie Karst • Michael & Lynn
Marty & Rob Ingram
Blaine & Connie Brokaw
Bertie & Mike McElroy
Walter & Janet Alexander
Jean & Bruce Dunn
Jean Couvillion & Wally Dale
Kasatkin • Gertrud Katz • David Kaun • Pam Kearby • Alison Keeler Carrillo • Diana Keith • Kal & Judy Kele • Cheryl Keller Brooks •
Duncan Keller • Stacey & John Keller • K. Kelly & S. Nidumolu • Frances Kempton • Lenore Marie Kenny • Paula Kenyon • Carol Kerley •
Michele & Robert Kibrick • Jacqueline & John Kiely • King Insurance Services • Ted Kirkiles • Richard & Diane Klein • Nina Kolesar •
Marilyn Koll • Gerald Kondo • Debbie Kostreba • George & Carolyn Kriz • Patty Kubo Lezin • Reed & Nancy Kuratomi • Charles Kutner
& Theresa Kozlowski-Kutner • Kyo Computer, Inc. • Leonard & Joanne Lacasse • Marcella Laddon • Gale Laird • Ursula Lamberson •
Julie Lambert • Timothy Landeck & Mischa Eovaldi • Bruce & Elizabeth Lansdale • Tiffany Lansidel • Celia Lara • Lisa Lardinois • Donald
Larkin & Maria Freeman • Linda Larkin • Mary Larkin • Sally Larter • Donald & Cindy Lash • Jeff & Valarie Lashley • Robert Latham •
Grace Laurencin • Linda Lawler • Raymond & Judith Ledoux • David Lee & Deborah Kogan • Kenneth & Ilene Ann Lee • Pedro &
Elaine Legorreta • Joseph Leibovitz • Andrew & Robin Lerios • Niya Levi • Alan & Judy Levin • Robley Levy • D. A. & Marilyn Liddicoat
• Lifespan • Geoff & Martha Lightfoot • Barbara Lincoln • Sherida Lincoln • John Linkletter • Diane Lipska • Liduvina Lizarde • Guadalupe Lobato • Yolanda Lobato • Robert & Janet Lockwood • Cameron Logan & Jean Burton Logan • James Logsdon • Jennifer Lomman •
Susan Lonnblad • Jaime & Annie Lopez • Martin & Claudia Lopez • Robert Lopez • Cindy Lopiccologiles • Nancy Loshkajian • Reuven &
Yonat Lowy • Robert Ludwig & Pamela Swift • Lina Luiz • Patrick Luma • Michael Luther • Brian & Joyce Lyke • Susan Lynch & Alan
Goldwater • David & Sally Lyng • Shirley Lynn • Jeffrey Mabert & Deborah Wechsler • James & Susan MacDonald • Nancy & Michael
Machado • Ruth Macias de Escoto • Manuel Macias • Paula Macias • Sandy Mackay • Macken Commercial Properties • Kenneth & Nancy
Macy • Kent & Christine Madsen • Elsa Magana • Emily Maloney • Daniel & Karen Maltbie • Joseph & Debbie Mandella • Shirley
Manfre • Marc & Susan Mangel • Shirley Manis • Sam & Kathy Mann • Juan Manuel • Maple Assisted Living Incorporated DBA The
Maple House • Barry & Kathleen Marchisio • Steve Marenghi • Lynda Marin • Marina Motor Company • Joe & Carol Marini • Joel &
Kathleen Marini • Barry Marks & Julie Lorraine • Priscilla Marks • Ezequiel & Maricela Marquez • James & Christina Martin • Lora Lee
Martin • Robert & Marty Martin • Russell Martin • Victor Martin • Dan & Barbara Martinez • Margarita Martinez • Marty Franich
Chrysler Dodge Jeep • Mas Mac, Inc. • Dominic & Karen Massaro • Elenita Mathew • William & Cynthia Mathews • Doug & Sheri
Matrisciano • Richard Maze • Richard & Claire McAdams • Linda & Robert McCann • David McCavitt & Nora Daludado • Shaun &
Mary McClellan • Michael McCormick • Roger & Cathy McCown • Frank & Barbara McCrary • Jack & Charline McDaniel • Renee
McDaniel • Scott & Leslie McGilvray • Julie McGowan • David & Virginia McGuire • Lyn McGurrin-Reed • Susan McKay • Thomas &
Ellen McKoy • Janet McKusick • Ginger McNally • Maxine & James McNamara • Payson & Cynthia McNett • Fred & Linda McPherson
• Mary Mechlin • Andrew & Audrey Mekis • Richard Melrose & Wendy Gutberlet • Victor Mendoza • Mercury Metals • Nancy Merritt •
Charles Michaelis • Jane Michaelis • Jack & Hila Michaelsen • Alfred & Francie Michaelson • Jeanette Middaugh • Ronald Milhoan •
Adele Miller • Ethlyn Miller • Kim Miller • Lester & Martha Miller • Stephen & Ellise Mills • Katharine Minott • Harvey & Donna
Misner • Donald Moccia • Ellen Moilanen • Robert & Kathleen Moler • Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Market • Monterey Bay Metal
Arts Guild • Geronimo & Elva Montes • Montevalle Women’s Group • Harry & Kathleen Moore • Joan Moore • Ricardo Mora Perez •
Gerard Moran • Martha Morello-Frosch • Fidelia Moreno • Daniel Morgali & Michelle Anderson • William Moritz • Dixie Morse • Myron
& Pauline Moses • Peggy Mount • Andreas Mueller & Suzanne Tuescher • Joe Munsch & Pat Shriver • Rosalina Murillo • Ed & Susan
Murphy • Dale & Robin Murray • Lynn Murray • Richard & Patricia Muzzio • Adela Najarro • Alicia Najera • Marlene Nanus • National
Frozen Foods Corporation • James Nee • Stanley & Marian Neff • Billie Neill • David & Amy Nelson • New Leaf Community Markets •
Christopher Newbury • Paul & Gail Nichols • Elizabeth Nilsen • Elizabeth Nissen • Ralph & Marilyn Norberg • Joyce Nordquist •
Northcutt Dental Laboratory • Mark & Alta Northcutt • Catherine O’Brien • K. O’Connor • Shawn & Antoinette Ogimachi • Michael &
Vickie Oliver • Natalie Oliver • Henry & Gail Olson • Rachel O’Malley • Amber Opdyke & Ted Carbone • Alverda Orlando • Martha Orr
• Joseph & Gayle Ortiz • Teresita Ortiz • Randall & Victoria Ortland • Joan Osborne • Robert & Janet Osserman • Bob & Lisa Owen •
Jim & Carol Weisenstein
Renée Kilmer & Donna Maurillo
Carol Foster & Frank Minuti
foundation
Board of Directors
2008-09
President
Leigh Selby & Laurence Eachus
Sarah & Carrie Birkhofer
Therese & Harland Johnson
P.E.O. Sisterhood, Chapter SP • P.E.O. Sisterhood/J.B. Chapter • Pacific Capital Bank • Pacific Legacy, Inc. • Zoe Zils Willet Paco • John
& Shelly Paiva • Pajaro Valley Ohlone Indian Council • Carlos Palacios • Joseph & Mara Palandrani • David Palmer • Richard Parke •
Barbara Parker • Carolyn Parks • Mehrdad & Christina Parsa • Laura Partch & Scott Freshour • Joseph & Rosemary Pavese • Ruth Pavilonis
• Louis & Carol Pavlina • Greg & Suke Pavlovich • Leta Peacemaker & Jay Fuller • Jill Perry • Personalized Tax Service • Maude Pervere •
Peter Pervere • Thomas & Sandra Peters • John A. Petersen • Christopher Peterson • Thomas Pettengill • Paul & Jean Pfotenhauer • Kristin
Pfotenhauer-Sharp • Nancy Phelps • Barry Phillips & Andrea Woodworth • Dinah Phillips • Margaret & David Pierce • Richard & Ann
Pinkham • Ellen Pirie • Jennifer Pittman • Cullen Plousha • Mark & Cheryl Pluim • Cynthia Plumb • Carol Polhamus • Francisco Ponce &
Leticia Gonzales-Ponce • David Ponte • Kristen Poole • Julio Porro & Jennifer Hastings • Nandini & Joel Postman • Mark & Mary Poteete
• William & Muriel Potter • Patricia & Andy Poulos • Helen Power & Dean Dubbe • Charles Prentiss • Cathy Puccinelli • Diane Putnam •
Blanca Quiroz • R. F. Monte Foundation • Deborah Rains • Eva Ramirez • Henry & Cynthia Ramirez • Refugio Ramirez & Elidia Lara •
Morgan Rankin • Tom Rath • Anne Ratto • Esperanza Raya • Curtis & Dollina Rayer • Mickey & Elaine Rebecchi • Red Roof Inn
Watsonville • Redtree Properties, L.P. • Thomas & Rosalva Reed • Glafira Regalado • Margery Regalado-Rodriguez & Frank Rodriguez •
Judy Reisdorf • Vicente Rempillo • Dave Renkens • Mauricio Reyes • Debby Rhoads • Lloyd & Sandra Rice • Cathy Richards • Sarah
Riddick • Ridge Communications, Inc. • Robert Ridino • Rinc Diversified - AP • Grant & Pamela Ring • Paul & Cynthia Ringelman •
Ristorante Avanti • Lark Ritson • Robin Riviello • Allan Robb • David & Kristin Robbins • Dean Robbins • Helen Roberts • Susan Roberts
• Diane Robey • Carmen Robles • Felix & Harriett Robles • Randy & Vikki Rodrigues • Phil Rodriguez • Vera Romandia • Edward
Romero • Georg Romero & Margaret Loos • Christopher & Kristine Ronzano • Iris Rooney • Lisa Rose • David & Lisa Rosen • Muriel
Rosenthal • Clayta Ross • Diane Rossi • Virginia & Joe Rossi • Rotary Club of Freedom • K. Craig Rowell & Corinda Ray • Martha Rubbo
• Cynthia Ruhsam • Eric & Kumiko Rupp • Darth & Melinda Russell • Terry Russell • S.G.S. Enterprises, Inc. • Antonio & Donna
Sabatino • Edmund & Norma Sacks • Muriel & Peter Salmansohn • Fahimeh & Vali Samadani • Judith Sambrailo • Sambrailo Packaging •
Larry Samuels • San Luis Obispo Archaeological Society • Mary San Nicolas • Maria Sanchez • James & Barbara Sandman • Elizabeth
Sandoval & David Lewis • Peter & Sandra Sanford • Santa Cruz Audio Motive • Santa Cruz Institute #95 YLI • Santa Cruz Sentinel • Chris
& Susan Saso • Steven & Patricia Saso • Roger & Kate Schafer • Nicholas Schalme • Ruth Schatan • Edward & Lori Scher • Carol & Kirk
Schmidt • Claudio Schnier • Larry & Patty Schork • Raneta Schreiner • William & Cynthia Schuette • Barbara Schultz Perez & Ronnie
Perez • William Schultz • James Schwenterley • Dale Scoggin • Alan & Catherine Scott • Katie Scott • Robert & Barbara Scott • Robert
Scott • Letitia Scott-Curtis • Scotts Valley Host Lions Charitable Foundation • Robert Scowcroft & Judith Fried • Tisha Scurich • Second
Harvest Food Bank • Daniel & Lynette Sedenquist • Marc & Francoise Seftel • Laura Seidman • Mary Selby • Gretchen Sentry • William &
Betty Mae Serpa • William Shakespeare • Mary Shambaugh • Marsha Shanle • Mark & Janet Sharron • Michael & Marianne Sheely • Jon
Shemitz • C. Ray & Carolann Sheppard • Nancy Sherrod • Thomas & Ann Ellen Sherwood • Paul & Pat Shirley • Philip & Marilynn
Shirreffs • Emily Shoemaker • Suzanne Shynne • Kris Sidman-Gale & Jacob Sidman • Celia Silva • Silver Spur • Tom & Geri Simmons •
John & Susan Simpson • Skylark Realty • Sue Slater • Topsy Smalley • Mary-Leigh Smart • Jeffrey Smedberg • C. Michael Smith • James &
Barbara Smith • Phyllis Smith • Richard & Joyce Smith • Steven & Kristin Smith • Bengt & Margareta Sohlen • Manuel & Megan Solano •
Veronica Solis • Robin Somers • Gary & Cindee Sorensen • Jose Sostenes • Roselyne Soto • Elaine L. Soulanille • David & Bette Sousa •
Michael Sowders • Carolyn Spaggiari • Michael & Berdell Spellman • Ashley Spencer • Richard & Lauren Spencer • Edward & Mary Spire
• Carol Spragens • Donald & Jean Stafford • Barry & Stephanie Staley • Elsie Staley • Ann J. Stark • Maryetta Stebbins • Robert Steiger •
Jules Steimnitz & Anne Salsbury • Alicia Steinhardt-Houghardy • Lloyd & Judy Stephenson • Stanley & Carli Stevens • Keith & Darlene
Stewart • Rex Stewart • Mark Stock • Gabrielle Stocker • Elizabeth Stone • Carol Stoneburner • Dana Strickland • Rita Stringari • Earl &
Tom & Pegi Ard
Mary Blanchard, Barbara & Bob Scott, and Betty Danner
Carolyn Stripling • Les & Susan Strnad • Duane & Iris Strong • Susan Struck • Richard & Carole
Stubendorff • Ellen Stuck • Todd & Robbin Stull • Succulent Gardens - The Growing Grounds • Janet
& Glenn Sugihara • Mary Ellen Sullivan • Dale Summer-Busch • Edward & Seely Sumpf • Sun Shops
on the Beach • Eryn Supple • John & Gail Surbridge • Toni Sutherland • Wilbert & Blanche Sutter •
Michael & Michelle Suval • James Svendsen • Deborah Swanson • Neal & Kathy Swanson • Raymond
& Jane Swierczek • Marshall & Karen Sylvan • Ariadne Symons • Peter Taheny • Lilyan Takaha •
Kenneth & Alice Tanimoto • Ramiro & Carolina Tapia • Rosalie Tapper • Sharol Tarabini • William &
Jean Tarr • Kitty Tatro • Donald & Deleese Taylor • Wendy Taylor • Teamsters Local Union No. 912 •
The Imperial Star • Steven & Rebecca Thielbar • Todd Thiemann • Paul Thiltgen & Maureen Roll •
Arturo & Teresa Thomae • Britton & Suzanne Thompson • James & Barbara Thompson • Kent
Thompson • Hector & Juana Toledo • James & Carol Toney • Toriumi’s Auto Repair • Wally & Lois
Trabing • Robin Tracy • David Trevino • Trinity Lutheran Church • Kelley & Cindy Trousdale •
Lonnie Truax & Ian MacGregor • Stephanie Tucker • Leman & Carol Turley • Michael & Jacqueline
Tuttle • Audrey Twisselman • Barbara Tyler • Sherman Unell • Scott Vahradian & Melinda Smith
Vahradian • Juan Valdivia • Carmen Valencia • Sal & Gloria Valencia • Antonia Valentin • Valley
Packing Service • Richard Van Auken & Joy Cooper Van Auken • Roger Van Brunt • Grady & Marla
Van Cleve • Francine & Mark Van Meter • Hank & Veronica Vanderstoep • Jean Vandevort • Robert
& Loetta Vann • Rudy & Esther Vasquez • Yrma Vasquez • Paul & Kristin Vasser • Jose Vazquez &
Rosa Loma • Lourdes Vazquez • Fabiola Venegas • Jacqueline Ventura • Suzanne Vetrano • Luis Vidal •
Christopher Vinroot • Steven & Terri Vomvolakis • Carri Wagner • Cheryl & Kenneth Wagner •
Barbara Wain • Wilson & Elizabeth Walch • Mary Jo Walker & Kevin Collins • William & Wendy
Wallace • Angeline Waller • Jan Walsh • Timothy & Elizabeth Walsh • Jerome & Robynn Walters •
Michael Walton & Deborah Burns Walton • Don & Marilyn Ward • John & Sandra Warren • Warren
Knox Roofing • Mary Warren • Richard & Phyllis Wasserstrom • Linda Wathen Espejo • Watsonville
Cadillac Buick Pontiac GMC • Harold & Beverly Watts • Mary Webber • Alice Weigel • Jo Ann
Weisman • Barry & Katherine Welch • Mike & Courtney Welles • Ian & Jessica Wendt • Mary
Margaret Wessling • Dixie West • Ray Westman • Evans Whitaker & Deborah Bronstein • Thomas &
Karen Wichelmann • Theo & Julie Wierdsma • Robert & Susan Wilbur • Dean Wilcox • Jennifer
Wilkinson • Elinor Williams • Louise Williams • Lynda & Stephen Williams • Tod & Barbara Williams
• Gary & Margaret Williamson • Ralph & Carol Ann Wimer • William & Beverly Winchell • W. Todd
& Corinne Wipke • Jonathan & Susan Wittwer • Michael & Patricia Wolf • Larry Wolfsen & Diane
Meyer-Wolfsen • Keith & Cheryl Wolhar • Christine Woodard • Judith Woods • Herbert Woodward
& Susan Willis • Carolyn Woolston • Joe & Jennifer Worrall • Paul & Susanna Wrangell • Meredith
Wright • Stephen Wright • Hisao & Setsuko Yamanishi • Ronald & Carol Yelton • Charles York • Mary
Ann Youmans • Michael Young & Carol Libby • Robert & Marylin Young • Jan & Margaret Ysselstein
• Corda Zajac • Geordie Zapalac • Donna Zavada • Russell Zoccoli • Robert Zulim •
*Deceased donors are italicized
Jess & Laura Brown
Doug & Diane Deaver
Joel Ricca and Jeremy Griffey
Patricia Pfremmer & Rachel Wedeen
Josie Little, Karen Cogswell, Earleen Overend and Mary Blanchard
Carlos Palacios
Vice President
Diane C. Craddock
Secretary
Norman Schwartz
Chief Financial Officer
Frank A. Minuti, Jr.
Past President
Linda Burroughs
Community
Representatives
Michael L. Allard
Edward K. Banks
Claire Biancalana
Mary Blanchard
Blaine Brokaw
Richard L. Crocker
Greg Evans
Ramon Gomez
David V. Heald
Erik R. Johnson
Michael W. Machado
Manuel Osorio
Earleen Overend
Pamela Santacroce
Edda W. Tusinac
Elia Vasquez
Rachel Wedeen
College Trustee
Representatives
Alan J. Smith
Rachael A. Spencer
Claudine Wildman
College Staff
Representatives
Brian King
President
Pegi Ard
Vice President/Business
Renée M. Kilmer
Vice President/Instruction
May Chen
Vice President/Student Services
David Schwartz
Faculty Representative
Director Emeriti
Wm. F. Locke-Paddon
Executive Director
Melinda Silverstein
CAP Student’s Success is Shared
by Whole Family “For as long as I can remember Eduardo has worked weekends E
duardo Moya at 19, dreams
of becoming a Drug Enforcement Administration
agent. The oldest of four children,
he is the first to attend college.
“I want to be
a role model to
my brothers,”
he says. “I want
my parents to be
proud of me.”
In sixth
grade, Moya was
selected for the
Cabrillo Advance- Eduardo Moya
ment Program (CAP), a program founded in
1991 to increase the academic success of lowincome students in local schools by providing
mentorship, tutoring and counseling. Students
who graduate from high school and enroll
at Cabrillo also receive a $1,000 scholarship
to help pay for tuition and other costs. Thanks
to help support his family. I strongly believe that a motivating factor for Eduardo to succeed is that he carries the weight of his family on his shoulders, and it is because of that weight that I have no doubt that he will become another CAP success. His success will also be his family’s success.”
—Elizabeth Dominguez, CAP Program Coordinator
to a recent generous gift from Barbara Samper,
the $1,000 award is renewable when the student enrolls for a second year at Cabrillo.
Moya’s father works as a gardener during
the day and as a cook in the evenings. His
mother works in a local assembly plant. The
scholarship made a huge difference for him.
Moya does his homework after working
one of his two jobs. He intends to continue at
Cabrillo for two years, transfer to San Jose State
University to study criminal justice and then
perhaps pursue a master’s degree.
“My mom’s always telling me to get more
education,” Moya said. “I have that on my mind
every day that I go to school.”
The program has grown to include 370 participants in 12 schools in Santa Cruz County. Of
the 50 CAP students to graduate high school in
June, about half enrolled in Cabrillo and many
others went on to four-year colleges, including
UC Santa Cruz, San Jose State University, UC
Santa Barbara, California State University of
Monterey Bay and University of Chicago. The
program is jointly sponsored by Cabrillo College and the Cabrillo College Foundation. CAP
scholarships are privately funded through a
growing endowment.
Foundation Awards Record
Number of Scholarships
C
hemical engineering student Taran Mitchell, who
transferred this fall from
Cabrillo College to San
Jose State University, looks at his future
and sees boundless possibilities in renewable
energies, biochemistry, and environmental
technologies.
“It’s a really good background,” said the
26-year-old recipient of the Cabrillo College
DeAnne and Richard Hart Engineering Endowed Scholarship. “There are all of these
companies in Silicon Valley pouring money into
renewable energy and biotechnology.”
Mitchell is one of 614 students to receive
scholarships during the 2007-2008 academic
year totaling $371,781. It was the highest
amount awarded in the history of the college.
“When you first get the scholarship
letter, you don’t know what to say you’re
so excited that someone believes in your
hard work and what you’re planning to
Taran Mitchell and Rich Hart
do,” said Mitchell who intends to get a
an instructor from the Cabrillo engineering
master’s degree.
Cabrillo College, which started its schol- department. Hart worked in the petroleum
arship program in 1966 with total awards of industry before helping to found the engineer$3,500, now ranks fourth out of 109 California ing department at Cabrillo in 1961. Since his
community colleges with regard to student retirement, Hart has remained connected with
awards. The Cabrillo College Foundation part- hundreds of former students and has played
ners with more than 300 individuals, families, a key role in supporting alumni activities at
businesses and organizations to raise funds Cabrillo. “I know firsthand that scholarships
make a difference for Cabrillo’s students,” said
for scholarships.
Rich Hart, along with his wife DeAnne, Rich Hart. “I’ve just had so many wonderful
established the Cabrillo College DeAnne and students at Cabrillo and I am committed to
Richard Hart Engineering Endowed Scholar- helping current and former students in whatship in 1994, the year before he retired as ever way I can.”
WES Grants Help Carry Students in Tough Times
B
“When I got that check I thought, ‘I can
do it!’” said Sampson, 23, who began taking
classes at Cabrillo when she was in high school
as a hostess, a caterer, a kick-box and has worked and studied ever since. “I was
instructor and an emergency medical techni- so happy.” Sampson paid for her basic text and
nursing uniform
cian when she got
and began classes.
the invitation to
She quickly bebegin the Cabrillo
came intrigued
College nursing
with anatomy and
program just two
is considering beweeks before the
coming a surgical
spring 2008 quarnurse. She plans
ter began.
to graduate in
Suddenly, with
2009.
little cash on hand,
WES Best Friends: Front row, left to right: Suzanne
Sampson is
she had to pay for
Yost, Renée Kilmer, Diane Craddock and Linda
Israel. Back row, left to right: Claire Biancalana, Lela
one of 110 stua long list of exWillet, Marilyn Calciano, Julie Thiebaut, Rachael
dents who received
pensive requisite
Spencer, Annie Lynn, Laura Brown, Edda Tusinac,
Linda Wilshusen and Jane Godley. Best Friends
emergency cash
nursing materinot pictured: Peggy Downes-Baskin, Gina Biondi,
grants last year
als. The Women’s
Barbara Canfield, Grace Laurencin, Pat Rebele,
Cynthia Rees and Anina Van Alstine.
through the WES
Educational Sucprogram, which
cess Program, an
11-year-old privately funded program that was established in 1997 by Peggy Downes
provides immediate funds for Cabrillo women Baskin and Rachael Spencer. The fund was
students in need, had a $300 check to her in started by 100 founding members who gave
$100 each.
two days.
reann Sampson, who had
dreamed of becoming a
nurse for years, had worked
Breann Sampson
WES grants, which range from $100-$500
per recipient, help tide over students at times
when their financial situation threatens their
educational success. The priority is for unexpected expenses such as the replacement of
a stolen schoolbook, materials needed for a
class, or a bus pass.
This year, the WES campaign committee
allocated $21,000 to students for the academic
year. A generous matching grant of $10,000
from Newman’s Own Foundation, Julie Thiebaut and Lela Willet matched all donations of
$250 or more.
“I hope one day I can give back when I’m
financially stable,” Sampson said.
50th Anniversary Campaign for Excellence
Fred McPherson, Rachael Spencer, Bill Dorey
and Linda Burroughs
T
he Cabrillo College Foundation has convened a committee to commemorate
Cabrillo’s 50 th Anniver-
sary. The four co-chairs of the committee:
Fred McPherson, Rachael Spencer, Bill Dorey
and Linda Burroughs are pictured here.
The 50th Anniversary Campaign will focus
support on the following areas:
Cabrillo Arts Center - providing instruments, orchestra and choral equipment,
recording studio technology; permanent
endowment funds for instrument tuning and
repair; and permanent endowment funds for
accompanists and sheet music to enhance
student learning.
Direct Student Support - providing
permanent endowments for scholarships and
enrichment programs.
Endowment for Excellence - providing funding to respond rapidly to changing
educational and economic environments to
ensure that students receive the support they
need to succeed at Cabrillo.
Health and Wellness Center - preparing students for the workforce with state-of-theart equipment in the radiologic technology lab,
dental hygiene clinic, and other allied health
programs, and permanent endowed funds to
support the nursing program.
Industrial Technology Education
- providing funding for construction
and equipment for the state-of-the-art “green”
facility that will educate students in mechanical
and construction trades with an emphasis on
renewable energy and permanent endowed
funds for curriculum development.
Center
Scholarship Helps Re-Entry
Student Rekindle Dream
A
s a child, Huong Bui wanted to be a nurse or a lawyer but war had torn apart
Vietnam, imprisoned her father
for 11 years and separated her family. She got
a job at a Saigon shoe company, married and
had three children. Only decades later, at the
age of 50, has she rekindled her childhood
dream and, with the help of a new scholarship
initiated by the employees of System Studies in
Santa Cruz, returned to school.
“I recall the first day of school at Cabrillo
College,” she writes in a letter to System Studies. “It was a beautiful day at the end of autumn
when yellow leaves fell on the streets heavily
and the sky had silver clouds. My feelings were
warm … and I cried.”
Bui’s marriage had ended in divorce and
she arrived in the U.S. 18 months ago with her
youngest daughter Thu Le, 15. They moved in
with Bui’s parents, who had relocated to Santa
Cruz years ago, and 16 other relatives. Bui
began studying English and volunteered as an
office assistant at the Santa Cruz Adult School
where she earned commendations for her work
and dedication. She enrolled at Cabrillo in the
fall of 2007. With 20 people living in one home,
it was not easy to find quiet time to study.
“I would
leave my house
at 7 a.m. and
System Studies Employees Launch Endowed
Scholarship
W
hen employees at System Studies started
discussing a new philanthropic vision , they
already had experience in giving. For years,
they had pooled tens of thousands of dollars
in cash and automatic payroll deductions for
important community causes. The Santa Cruz
telephone cable technology company matched
donations dollar for dollar.
This year, employees, many of whom have
been Cabrillo students at one time or another,
collectively decided that Cabrillo students in
financial need would be their next beneficiary.
They created the System Studies Employees
Endowed Scholarship, which will provide two
$500 scholarships annually.
come home at 10 p.m.,” Bui says. “I study all
the time, on the bus, at the library. When the
library closes, I go to the bookshop.”
Bui intends to be a nurse or medical assistant and to serve seniors and people with
disabilities.
“I am privileged to receive a good education at Cabrillo College. I want to be a good
example for my children.”
Student Huong Bui and her daughter, Thu Le
“For years we’ve given to a number of needy
causes and the money gets disbursed among a
big group,” said Pete Webber, a System Studies
documentation department manager. “I think
it’s a great idea to give it to some people who
can further their education. They will have the
incentive of support and that will help them
do well.”
System Studies, founded by Bob and Bill
Simpkins in 1979, employs about 40 people
and is one of Santa Cruz County’s most generous donors for a company its size.
“The Simpkins really show a good example
as givers,” said Becca Mosely, a graphics coordinator at the company who takes ballroom
dancing at the new Cabrillo campus in Scotts
Valley. “I think that’s one of the reasons our
company is this way.”
The Simpkins family has been Cabrillo
supporters for years. Bob and Carol Simpkins have donated generously since 1996.
The William and Brigid Simpkins Endowed
Scholarship was formed in 1988 to support
Cabrillo’s student athletes. The parents of Bob
and Bill Simpkins, Phyllis and Alan Simpkins,
were also generous donors to the college for
many years.
“They’re the ones that started the family
tradition of giving at Cabrillo,” Bill Simpkins
said. “Supporting Cabrillo is important. Community colleges provide students with a great
education and a great opportunity.”
Local
Couple Plans
$100,000
Endowed
Scholarship
A
local couple, whose
love blossomed in the
early days of Cabrillo
College , has established
a $100,000 planned gift to help future
students. The endowed scholarship will
eventually support full-time students with
demonstrated financial need.
“We’ve done well and just want to give
a little bit back to students in the future,”
they said.
The couple, who wishes to remain
anonymous, remembers fondly the days
when Cabrillo had only 700 students
and lifelong friendships were formed.
The faculty and staff, including thenPresident Bob Swenson, kept a close eye
on students. A dress code was in force:
women wore dresses and men, who
were required to wear long pants, had
to get special dispensation to wear the
cheerleading uniform of the day (which
included shorts).
“There were people like Bob Swenson
who were very inspirational and caring for
us over the years,” they said. “The faculty
always made us feel comfortable.”
The couple earned their two-year
degrees and married. The husband went
on to earn a business degree at San Jose
State University and launched a successful
career in the retail community.
In the years since, they’ve been generous donors to Cabrillo. They’ve returned
as students on occasion as well to brush
up on their local history and artistic skills.
Both of their children have also attended
Cabrillo.
“The school was very good to us,” they
said. “We want to pass things back.”
Remembering Cabrillo in
Your Will: Charitable Bequests
C
haritable bequests allow you to contribute to
Cabrillo without giving
away assets you may need
during your lifetime. We can provide you
and your legal advisor with language to include
in your will that ensures that your wishes will be
carried out. As with any gift, you can designate
a program to support, or you can make an
unrestricted bequest and let Cabrillo determine
the best use for the donation. One popular option is to make a bequest in memory of a loved
one. Another is to establish an endowment that
will provide income in perpetuity. It is helpful if
you inform the Cabrillo College Foundation of
your bequest so the college can assure you that
your gift is properly structured and can be used
as you wish. We honor those who remember
Cabrillo in their wills with membership in the
Heritage Club.
Heritage Club
O
n April 9, 2008, Heritage Club Members
were treated to a festive breakfast and hard
hat tour of the new Cabrillo Arts
Center. The event included choral presenta-
tions from students enrolled in Cabrillo’s visual
and performing arts program. The hard hat
tour meandered through the Crocker Theater,
the black box theater, the recital hall, and
the classroom wing of the new complex. The
group explored the various classrooms, each
constructed to support very specialized uses
including metal work, ceramics, drawing,
painting, and the exploration of art history.
The Heritage Club consists of Cabrillo supporters who have indicated that they have named
Cabrillo College in their estate plans.
Cabrillo College Foundation’s Heritage Club members took a hard hat tour in April 2008
Cabrillo College Foundation Board of Directors
Contributing to Cabrillo College
Cabrillo College Foundation
6500 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA 95003
Phone: (831) 479-6338
Fax: (831) 477-5686
mesilver@cabrillo.edu
www.cabrillo.edu
Total Net Assets 1990-2008
$18M
$16M
$14M
$12M
$10M
$8M
$6M
$4M
$2M
$0
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Melinda Silverstein,
Executive Director
$4.5M
$4.5M
$4M
$4M
$3.5M
$3.5M
$3M
$3M
$2.5M
$2.5M
$2M
$2M
$1.5M
$1.5M
$1M
$1M
$.5M
$.5M
$0
$0
Source of Private Funds 2007-2008
Chamber
Total: $3,611,117
Names
Foundation
“Organization
of the Year”
Annual
Fund
3% Businesses
7%
Foundations
3%
Individuals
87%
Brian King, Melinda Silverstein &
Linda Burroughs
T
he Cabrillo College Foundation, which has tripled
its size in just a decade
and helped hundreds of students
fulfill their educational dreams, was named
“Organization of the Year” by the Santa Cruz
Chamber of Commerce.
“The award shows how Cabrillo College is a
local success story and is embraced by our community,” said Linda Burroughs, president of the
Cabrillo College Foundation for the 2007-2008
year. “To be honored by the Santa Cruz Chamber
as Organization of the Year is a fitting tribute to
the fabulous opportunities that the Cabrillo College Foundation provides through its excellent
support programs and scholarships.”
The award, presented to the foundation in
November 2007, recognizes the foundation’s
public impact as well as its “remarkable growth
in contributions and distributions” in recent
Michael L. Allard
Pegi Ard
Edward K. Banks
Claire Biancalana
Mary Blanchard
Blaine Brokaw
Linda Burroughs
May K. Chen
Diane C. Craddock
Richard L. Crocker
Greg Evans
Ramon Gomez
David V. Heald
Erik R. Johnson
Renée Kilmer
Brian King
Michael W. Machado
Frank A. Minuti, Jr.
VP, Client Relations,
Scharf Investments
VP, Business Services,
Cabrillo College
Partner,
KBK Insurance Agency
Community Volunteer
Community Volunteer
Thoits Insurance
1990
19901991
19911992
19921993
19931994
19941995
19951996
19961997
19971998
19981999*
1999*
2000
20002001
20012002
20022003
20032004**
2004**
2005
20052006
20062007
20072008
2008
For more information on supporting
Cabrillo College, please contact:
Total Gifts 1990-2008
Total Gifts 1990-2008
*1998 = $85M Bond Measure
**2004
= $118.5M
Bond Measure
Measure
*1998
= $85M Bond
**2004 = $118.5M Bond Measure
Endowment Growth 1990-2008
Endowment Growth 1990-2008
$16M
$16M
$14M
$14M
$12M
$12M
$10M
$10M
$8M
$8M
$6M
$6M
$4M
$4M
$2M
$2M
$0
$0
Foundation Past President
Real Estate Broker-Owner
President/CEO,
Santa Cruz County Bank
VP, Student Services,
Cabrillo College
Founder, President and
CEO of Erik’s Delicafe
Foundation VP
Community Volunteer
VP, Instruction,
Cabrillo College
President,
Crocker Properties
President,
Cabrillo College
Community Volunteer
CPA, Hutchinson &
Bloodgood
Paralegal,
A. Keith Laser Law Firm
Foundation CFO,
Principal, Berger-Lewis
Accountancy
1990
19901991
19911992
19921993
19931994
19941995
19951996
19961997
19971998
19981999
19992000
20002001
20012002
20022003
20032004
20042005
20052006
20062007
20072008
2008
T
his Annual Report features some of the ways Cabrillo College supporters
have given to the college. The Cabrillo College Foundation welcomes outright
gifts of cash, securities, and property. Gifts may also be pledged over time.
We also offer a variety of deferred giving options.
years, said Bill Tysseling, executive director
of the chamber.
The foundation, through its 34 board
members and more than 100 volunteers,
raised a record-breaking $3.6 million in the
last fiscal year to help students stay in school
and support excellence in education.
“It is an honor for the Cabrillo College
Foundation to be recognized by the Santa
Cruz Chamber of Commerce,” said Cabrillo
College Foundation Executive Director Melinda Silverstein.
Manuel Osorio
Earleen Overend
Carlos Palacios
Pam Santacroce
David Schwartz
Norman Schwartz
Alan J. Smith
Rachael A. Spencer
Edda W. Tusinac
Elia Vasquez
Rachel Wedeen
Claudine Wildman
Community Volunteer
Cabrillo College Trustee
Attorney, Grunsky, Ebey,
Farrar & Howell, P.C.
Community Volunteer
Cabrillo College Trustee
Foundation President,
Watsonville City
Manager
Director, Finkelman
Family Foundation
Community Volunteer
Director, Agri-Culture
Faculty Representative
Cabrillo College
Senior VP, CFP, Smith Barney
Foundation Secretary,
President, Bolton Hill
Company
Cabrillo College Trustee
foundation
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6500 Soquel Drive Aptos, CA 95003
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Digital Bridge Academy
Receives $1M Hewlett Grant
Training for Statewide Implementation is Far Ahead of Schedule
A
$1 million dollar gift
r e ceived from the William
and Flora Hewlett Foundation will support statewide imple-
mentation of the Cabrillo College Digital Bridge
Academy (DBA), an innovative pilot project
that introduces college-level curriculum to
an adult population that is not traditionally
college-bound. It is the largest foundation gift
of its kind received by the Cabrillo College
Foundation and will help support statewide
implementation of the curriculum.
Since the program was founded in 2003
by Diego James Navarro, a former high tech
executive, about 240 at-risk students have
participated. An unusually high number have
continued with college. The DBA, launched at
the Watsonville campus and expanded this fall
to the main Aptos campus, involves an initial
bridge semester of accelerated, intensive basic
skills learning.
Martha Naranjo, 22, who struggled in high
school and almost didn’t graduate, had given
up hope of college when she decided to sign
up for the DBA for lack of a better plan.
“I don’t know why or how, but in that short
period of time I felt like staying in school,”
“Our real hope is that we
can help reclaim and
reconnect students with
what they’re capable
of doing. Martha will
come back and have a
great impact in the
community.”
—Diego James Navarro
Director,
Digital Bridge Academy
Martha Naranjo
Naranjo said. “I actually felt like I was someone. I learned how to value myself, how much
there is to do in life, how to have a vision and
imagine yourself doing something you’ve never
done before. Something woke me up.” Naranjo
completed a two-year degree and transferred
this fall to San Jose State University where she
plans to eventually earn a master’s degree in
social work. She is the first in her family to
attend a four-year university.
With the help of National Science Foundation grants, Navarro is also developing a twosemester program with a stronger emphasis
on math and science. Four colleges have begun
implementing the program and both Hartnell
College and the Los Angeles Community College
District are next in line.
Other donors to Digital Bridge Academy
include the James Irvine Foundation, the Walter S. Johnson Foundation, and the David and
Lucile Packard Foundation.