2014 -2015 Annual
Report
Norwalk Community College
Norwalk Community College Foundation
A Message from the
N
orwalk Community College is the educational center of
the community, providing opportunities for intellectual inquiry, open dialogue,
multicultural awareness and lifelong learning. Recognizing the diverse needs
of its students, the college strives to provide an environment in which they
are empowered to achieve their highest potential. — Norwalk Community College Vision Statement
President
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
One of the satisfactions of being a college
president is seeing great ideas bloom into
initiatives that impact lives.
Norwalk Community College (NCC)
is a visionary institution, devoted to student
success. And with that vision comes the
responsibility to make things happen; to go the
distance. It has been gratifying to watch major
NCC initiatives come to fruition during the
2014-2015 academic year.
The Norwalk Early College Academy,
founded by NCC, IBM and the Norwalk Public
Schools, welcomed its first class of ninth graders
in September. This Pathways to Technology
model school enables students in grades 9-14
to graduate with both a high school diploma
and an NCC Associate in Applied Science
degree within six years.
NCC’s role as lead institution of the
Connecticut Health and Life Sciences Career
Initiative continued to expand. In the past year,
NCC began an exciting collaboration with
Jackson Laboratory of Genomic Medicine,
which will prepare students for high-paying jobs
in the bioinformatics industry. This pioneering
field is working to discover the genetic causes
of disease in order to develop personalized
medicines and treatments.
The college recently formed a partnership with Western Connecticut State University
to offer an RN to BSN transition program
on our campus, enabling registered nurses
with an Associate Degree to earn the
highly marketable Bachelor of Science in
Nursing degree.
The new Start2Finish@NCC student
success program accepted its first cohort of
students this year. They received intensive
support to help them succeed academically and
keep on track to complete a degree or
industry credential.
NCC also launched several programs to
meet the needs of the college community.
A free and confidential food pantry was
opened for students, and, through a partnership
with the Norwalk Community Health Center,
a “Health on Wheels” bus now offers no-cost
medical care to students and their families each
week. NCC also has been recognized for its
commitment to health in the workplace and
for its expanding green initiatives.
Together, these initiatives have identified
the barriers to student success and provided
practical and meaningful solutions.
Thank you for your continued support
of Norwalk Community College.
David L. Levinson, PhD
President, Norwalk Community College,
and Vice President, Connecticut State
Colleges and Universities Board of Regents
for Higher Education
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NCC in the
News
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy (right) cuts the ribbon to
officially open the Norwalk Early College Academy.
Early College Academy
Opens in Norwalk
The long-awaited Norwalk Early College
Academy (NECA) opened in September 2014
with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by CT
Governor Dannel Malloy. Norwalk Community
College jointly founded the grades 9-14
model school with IBM and the Norwalk
Public Schools.
The technology-based program, housed
at Norwalk High School, enables students
to enter high school in ninth grade and earn
both a high school diploma and an Associate in
Applied Science degree from NCC within six
years. IBM provides mentors and job shadowing
experiences for students and will give them
opportunities to interview for IBM jobs when
they graduate.
“NECA has been phenomenal this year,”
President Levinson said. “Eighty-nine ninth
graders were admitted to this Pathways in
Technology (P-Tech) model school, and a
second cohort of 78 students will start up for
2015-2016.”
NECA is the first Connecticut Early
College Opportunity program in the state.
During the academy’s first year, students participated in an integrated sequence of high
school and college classes, engaged in workplace
activities and worked with IBM mentors.
“More than 25 high school freshmen earned
four college credits for completing NCC’s Web
Development and Design I course at NECA
this year,” said NCC Computer Department
Chair Tom Duffy. “College courses are taught
by NCC faculty, ensuring the integrity and
rigor of the course. This course is part of
two Associate degrees offered to NECA
students: Mobile Programming and Software
Engineering.”
need-based aid program for Connecticut
residents, and the refinancing of existing
student loans to lower interest rates.
Students suggested an increase in college
aid to single parents with children and additional
initiatives for childcare and pre-kindergarten
enrichment programs.
NCC Featured in PBS
Documentary
NCC’s Horizons National Summer Enrichment
Program was featured in the documentary
American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen, which
aired on WNET Channel 13 on September 27.
The all-day broadcast was hosted by best-selling
author and U.S. Army veteran, Wes Moore,
who spoke at NCC in 2012.
The PBS filmmakers chose NCC’s Child
Development Laboratory School as the
backdrop for an interview on how non-profit
organizations impact student success.
Roundtable with the
Governor
In September 2014, Governor Malloy visited
NCC for an informal roundtable discussion
with students, faculty and staff, on making higher
education more affordable for Connecticut
families.
The governor shared some of his goals
for the coming year, including increasing funding
for the Governor’s Scholarship program, a
Actress Allison Williams with an NCC Horizons student during
the filming of American Graduate: Let’s Make it Happen.
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College Earns NEASC
Reaccreditation
When President Obama gave the
2015 State of the Union Address in
Washington, DC in January, Norwalk
Community College’s President was
in the audience.
US Representative Jim Himes
(above, left) invited NCC President
David L. Levinson, PhD to be his special
guest at the annual event held in the
In April, NCC achieved reaccreditation by
the New England Association of Schools and
Colleges (NEASC). Every 10 years, the college
prepares a self-study examining its strengths
and challenges, in anticipation of a review by the
NEASC reaccreditation team.
The visiting team came to campus for three
days in October to meet with administrators,
faculty and staff. Their goal was to determine
how well NCC meets criteria for 11 standards
for higher education, in areas including governance, academics, resources, integrity, strategic
planning and more.
Faculty, staff and administration were invited
to hear highlights of the visiting team’s findings,
which provided the basis for the reaccreditation
of the college. The official NEASC report was
released several months later.
NEASC Accreditation attests that NCC
meets or exceeds established qualitative standards, is committed to institutional improvement,
demonstrates integrity in statements to the
public describing the college’s programs and has
sufficient institutional resources to excel.
Chamber of the US House of
Representatives.
“Dr. Levinson is one of Connecticut’s
leading advocates for making college
more affordable and accessible for all
Americans, and I’m honored to have
NCC President David L. Levinson, PhD talks with WCBS
Bloomberg Business Anchor Joe Connolly at the Small Business
Breakfast in March.
NCC Sponsors WCBS Small
Business Breakfast
NCC was a sponsor of the WCBS News
Radio 880 Small Business Breakfast in Stamford,
hosted by broadcaster Joe Connolly, whose
daily Bloomberg Business Reports are heard by
two million listeners.
“I love community colleges—they are the
saviors of the middle class,” he told President
Levinson. “Your college supports the workforce
and the economy; what you do at NCC is so
important!”
Connolly has since recorded several radio
commercials for the college boasting of a
debt-free education attainable at NCC. Aired
throughout the tri-state area, these 60-second
spots promoted NCC’s affordability, outstanding
facilities, and quality degree and certificate
programs.
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love community colleges—they are the saviors of the middle class.
Your college supports the workforce and the economy;
what you do at NCC is so important!
– Joe Connolly, WCBS News Radio 880 Business Anchor
him,” Himes said. Himes announced his
choice during an NCC press conference,
where he and President Levinson voiced
their support for President Obama’s
Dr. John Cox, Chairman of the NEASC Evaluating Team
(shown in center), delivered the preliminary Exit Report, while
members of the team looked on.
proposal to offer free tuition to community college students.
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New Academic
Health and Life Sciences
Career Initiative Update
When NCC received a $12.1 million federal
grant* in 2012 to educate Connecticut
residents for careers in emerging health and
science occupations, the college was named the
lead institution of a seven-college consortium.
Since then, NCC has spearheaded the
Connecticut Health and Life Sciences Career
Initiative (HL-SCI). The HL-SCI is developing
targeted certifications, industry-recognized
credentials and Associate degree training at
NCC and six other colleges in Connecticut.
During the past year, NCC has fostered
partnerships with local employers to promote
skills development in fields including nursing,
allied health, biochemistry, biotechnology,
environmental sciences and medical records
technology, and has hired additional faculty in
these fields. Additional teaching supplies and
equipment were purchased to facilitate handson learning. Program Coordinators received
teaching support through workshops and
student success tracking tools.
More than 367 students were enrolled
in HL-SCI classes in 2014-2015, including 60
students new to NCC. Many of them received
credit for prior learning, which will allow them
to complete their studies in a shorter timeframe.
New courses were developed, and the Nursing,
Physical Therapist Assistant and Exercise
Science programs were revised.
In addition, 17 new Developmental Math
and Science Booster modules were developed.
Initiatives
These online enrichment programs have
helped more than 800 students enhance their
knowledge of basic math and science topics and
prepare them for more challenging courses.
The college is awaiting approval of a new
Public Health Advising Pathway and a new
Bioinformatics program of study. Bioinformatics
is the science of collecting and analyzing
complex biological data, such as genetic codes.
*This grant is funded under the $500 million Trade Adjustment
Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants
Program at the US Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration.
Genomics Workforce Consortium
One of the most exciting new programs of the
HL-SCI is the Genomics Workforce Consortium.
This year, NCC began a collaboration with the
Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in
Farmington, Connecticut.
Jackson Laboratory is working to discover
the precise genomic causes of disease, develop
individualized treatments and cures, and help
build Connecticut’s bioscience industry.
“Personalized medicine is a pioneering new
field,” said NCC President David L. Levinson, Ph.D.
“It tailors drugs and treatments to a patient’s
genetic make-up. Someday, doctors and genetics
counselors will be able to predict a person’s
susceptibility to diseases and prevent or mitigate
those diseases with customized medicines
and therapies.”
Jackson Laboratory is providing NCC
with genomics-centered services including
curriculum development, faculty professional
development, and student internship and
research opportunities. In addition, NCC
faculty have access to the lab’s expertise and
grants to do research projects with students.
In the future, Jackson Laboratory will offer
students career fairs and job placement services
in “middle skill” bioscience fields that don’t
require a Bachelor’s degree.
Undergraduate Research Institute
NCC students interested in science and health
careers participated in a six-week Summer
Undergraduate Research Institute at Eastern
Connecticut State University in 2015.
The institute offered tracks in BioScience:
Search for the Cure, an experimental look into
stem cell research that could provide therapies
for traumatic brain injuries; and Building
Healthy Communities, an exploration of public
health issues and practices.
NCC student Russell O’Brien (second from left) took part in the
Building Healthy Communities Undergraduate Research Institute.
He is shown observing a patient mannequin at Hartford Hospital’s
Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation.
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Summer Bridge Math Intensive students took part in an
Engineering Challenge, where they formed teams, built catapults
and competed for prizes in various categories.
Student Success Initiative
In September, a group of 560 first-time, fulltime freshmen became the first cohort of the
Start2Finish@NCC program, a student
success initiative designed to boost the college
graduation rate.
The program offers a full range of student
support services from orientation to graduation,
including financial and motivational incentives
to ensure students complete a degree or
certificate in three years or less.
Students were matched with a faculty
advisor and enrolled in a First-Year Student
Success Workshop. They attended classes in small
learning communities of 20 to 24 students and
learned to use a student success software
program called Symplicity to help them keep
track of classes, assignments and activities.
Students also were assigned to a Freshmen
Seminar class, designed to help them make the
transition from high school to college. They
learned effective study skills and how to manage
their time.
The program assigned a personal coach to
each student. The coaches met frequently with
students to help them plan their academic
timeline, get help as needed, and stay on track
to complete the academic year.
As part of the initiative, NCC hosted a sixweek Summer Bridge Math Intensive program
to help incoming freshmen strengthen their
math skills before starting the fall semester.
Forty-eight students attended math tutoring
and instruction five days a week, including handson activities to make the learning fun.
“At the end of this program they got to
retake the Math Placement Test and try to get
up to Intermediate Algebra, which is college
level algebra and not remedial,” said Eli Glatt,
chair of the NCC Mathematics Department.
Glatt added that 65% of the students who
completed the program earned placement into
the Intermediate Algebra level.
Associate Degree in
Veterinary Technology
In fall 2014, NCC debuted the first courses
in the new Veterinary Technology Associate
Degree program. Program Coordinator Anne
Hermans, DVM, a graduate of the Cornell
University College of Veterinary Medicine,
taught Introduction to Animal Care and Introduction to Veterinary Technology. She also
took students into the field for clinical
experiences with animals at Heckscher Farm
in Stamford and the Pet and Animal Welfare
Society in Norwalk.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, employment of Veterinary Technicians
is projected to grow 30% by 2022, much faster
than the average for all occupations. Credentialed
Veterinary Technicians are actively recruited
by veterinary practices, wildlife rehabilitation
facilities, shelters, farms, research laboratories
and zoos.
NCC’s Veterinary Technology program
expects to enter the American Veterinary Medical
Association Accreditation process within the
next year, as it builds toward a full-time twoyear degree curriculum. This program is funded
by the Connecticut Health and Life Sciences
Career Initiative and the NCC Foundation.
Introduction to Animal Care students visit the Pet Animal Welfare
Society in Norwalk. Maribel Mejia (left) examines patient “Jackson”
while Kim MacDonald (right) offers gentle restraint.
NCC student Taylor Forman
(left) with Heckscher Farm
Manager Victoria Marr,
haltering donkeys “Spanky”
and “Giuseppe.”
Go Back to Get Ahead
Students who have started college, but never
finished, got a chance to begin again at NCC
this year.
The college participated in the Go Back
to Get Ahead program, jointly sponsored by the
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities
(CSCU), the Connecticut Board of Regents for
Higher Education, and the State of Connecticut.
This initiative encouraged Connecticut
residents to complete their degree at one
of the 17 colleges and universities in the CSCU
system, and gave them a financial incentive to
do it. Go Back to Get Ahead enrollees got free
tuition for up to three 3-credit courses.
The program received 9,000 inquiries and
enrolled more than 1,400 returning college
students systemwide. At NCC, Go Back to Get
Ahead students received extensive support services from the college’s Office of Adult Learning,
including peer engagement, educational workshops, and academic and financial coaching.
French Culinary Exchange
Program
Plans are underway to establish a permanent
NCC exchange program with Le Lycée
des Métiers de l’Hôtellerie et du Tourisme
d’Occitanie in Toulouse, France.
Last year, NCC Culinary Professor Jeff
Trombetta and Adjunct Instructor T. J. Diagne, a
former NCC student, led a group of 10 hospitality management students to Toulouse as the
culmination of their studies in International Food
and Service Management.
In March 2015, Professor Yves Quissac
from the French hotel and tourism school came
to NCC to develop a formal arrangement
for ongoing student exchanges between the
two institutions. During the summer, two
French students crossed the Atlantic to intern
at Woodway Country Club in Darien. The
internship was arranged by Instructor Diagne,
who is a club manager.
RN to BSN Degree
Pathway
As medical technology advances,
nurses are performing many of the tasks
once limited to doctors. As a result,
there is growing demand for registered
nurses who have a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Nursing (BSN).
This year, NCC launched an RN to
Japanese Language Course to
Fill Student Demand
BSN program with Western Connecticut
This year, NCC offered a Japanese Language
course for the first time.
Developed in response to student demand,
this 4-credit course may be taken for credit
or non-credit. It introduces students to basic
Japanese vocabulary and grammar, with an
emphasis on speaking and listening in daily life.
Students learn to read and write brief passages
using the Japanese writing systems of hiragana,
katakana, and kanji.
“Many people are interested in learning
Japanese for personal or professional reasons,”
said instructor Yumi McCarthy, a native of
Okinawa. “In 2020, the Olympics will be coming
to Japan which has the second largest economy
in the world; many global corporations are
based there.”
The transition program enables registered
State University (WCSU) in Danbury.
nurses with an Associate Degree to
complete the BSN at the NCC campus
in Norwalk.
Under the tutelage of WCSU pro-
fessors, students complete an enhanced
program of study which builds upon their
existing skills and knowledge.
“The complexities of healthcare
are changing and delivery of patient care
requires that nurses be baccalaureate
prepared,” said Joan Palladino, WCSU
Associate Professor of Nursing. “Educators predict that by 2020, hospitals
will require 80% of their nurses to have
the Bachelor of Science in Nursing.”
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Serving
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or most of my 17 years as a nurse, I never felt the need to get my BSN.
It would cost me both time and money and was not required by my job.
But now most hospitals only hire BSNs and those of us with lesser degrees
are being encouraged to go back to school. The RN to BSN program at NCC
will open far more doors for me in the future. – Michael Thompson, RN, Current NCC Student
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Student Needs
Many students work and care for their families
while attending NCC. It is a constant juggling
act with hurdles to overcome: finding affordable
childcare; feeding their family; squeezing in study
time with doctor’s appointments; coping with
unexpected expenses.
NCC realizes that having determination
and a sterling work ethic are not enough for
students to succeed. That is why, in addition to
the requisite financial aid and career services,
the college offers special support services
that serve hidden needs and remove obstacles
to achievement.
Free Medical Care
on Wheels
Missing classes to care for a sick child can be
stressful. In September, NCC addressed the
problem by partnering with the Norwalk
Community Health Center to bring the Health
on Wheels Bus to campus every Thursday.
The mobile unit offers free medical and
mental health services to students and their
families, including pediatric and adult healthcare,
dental care, immunizations, preventive care
and prescriptions.
“Every member of the NCC community
is welcome to visit the Health on Wheels
Bus, including undocumented students and
the uninsured,” notes David Stayner, PhD, a
consultant for the Norwalk Community Health
Center. “We are removing the barriers that
get in the way of seeking and getting help.
The NCC Food Pantry
The Health on Wheels staff includes NCC alumni Maritza Ruin,
Community Outreach Coordinator; and Jose Rodriguez,
Medical Assistant.
It’s private and confidential, and you can get
access to low-cost prescriptions.”
This partnership between the college and
a community health center is the only one of
its kind in Connecticut.
The spacious bus features an examination
room, a dental office and a private office for
mental health consultations. It has all the
equipment and medications found in a regular
clinic, including rabies vaccines (an asset for the
college’s Veterinary Technology students).
Patients without health insurance are never
turned away, and the medical staff advise them
about their eligibility for healthcare benefits.
Those with health problems requiring a specialist
get expedited appointments with local physicians, or are transferred to Norwalk Hospital.
Research has shown that the rate of community college students who experience food
insecurity—not being able to afford nourishing
meals—exceeds the national average. This
problem has a negative effect on student GPA,
energy levels and concentration. At NCC, some
students often must choose between buying
textbooks or buying groceries.
In February, NCC opened a free and
confidential food pantry. More than 4,000 nonperishable food, household and personal care
items are now available to current students.
The only requirement is a valid NCC ID, and
privacy is secured and respected.
Faculty, staff and able students donate items
to keep the shelves stocked. In addition, the
college has held donation drives with the Stop
and Shop grocery chain, the Norwalk Symphony
Orchestra and the Chamber of Commerce.
Shown from left to right: Interim Dean of Academic Affairs and
Dean of Institutional Effectiveness Vanessa Morest, Interim
Dean of Students Carol Smith Harker, President David Levinson,
AmeriCorps VISTA Coordinator Rachael DiPietro and NCC
Service Learning Coordinator Courtney Anstett
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NCC Graduate Helps
Students in Need
As an NCC student, Rachel DiPietro
was a leader who inspired classmates to
make meaningful change in the world.
As an NCC graduate (Class of 2012),
she completed a Bachelor’s degree in
Educational Studies and returned to
NCC to put her passion into practice.
DiPietro was named a Connecticut
Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA
volunteer at NCC. As a representative
of the federal anti-poverty program, she
decided to help NCC students struggling
with food insecurity by organizing the
NCC Food Pantry.
“Every item makes a difference to
someone—from the student who came
in because she spent the night in her car
and wanted to grab a toothbrush and
toothpaste to feel more confident showing up to class, to the student who saves
$60 a month by using the pantry, which
has allowed him to work one less shift
and study more,” DiPietro said.
Emotional First Aid
Veteran Services
NCC cares about students and their emotional
well-being. The college hired a full-time Mental
Health Counselor this year to assist students
experiencing challenges, and brought therapy
dogs to campus to interact with students. Events were held throughout the year to
highlight ways students can deal with stress
through diet, exercise, meditation, medical
outreach and social interaction.
NCC is one of only 25 colleges in the country
to host the Veterans Integration to Academic
Leadership (VITAL) program, in partnership with
the US Veterans Administration. NCC has more
than 125 students who have served, or are on
active duty, in the US armed forces. VITAL helps
veterans make the difficult transition from soldier
to college student. Student veterans relax or
study in a Veterans Lounge and have access to
a Veterans Administration counselor who is
on campus two days a week to advise them on
careers and federal health care benefits.
Dependable Childcare
When Mom or Dad enroll at NCC, so can their
child. NCC’s Child Development Laboratory
School (CDLS) provides affordable childcare to
students with children. Under the supervision
of certified teachers, the CDLS offers developmentally appropriate care to children aged six
months to five years. Qualifying students can
apply for scholarships for childcare tuition from
the NCC Foundation.
The CDLS also serves as a learning laboratory for students in the Early Childhood
Education program, who observe the classrooms and are provided with practical
experiences with the children.
Returning and Adult Learners
Since the 2008 recession, the number of older
students going to college to start or restart
their studies has grown. They have different needs
from the traditional 18 to 22-year-old student.
NCC’s Office of Adult Learning works
with adult students who are new to college or
have experienced interruptions in their studies.
Students get personalized advising and learn
about Credit for Life Experience, and certificate
and degree programs that can put them in a
new career in 24 months or less.
Students in the Early Childhood
Education Program observe
a classroom in the learning
laboratory.
Plans for
Renovation
Campus Renovations
The State of Connecticut has earmarked
$28 million in capital funding for Phase III of
Norwalk Community College’s renovation plan.
Plans are underway for upgrading the
PepsiCo Theater, creating a Student Union and
constructing a covered bridge walkway over
Richards Avenue to connect the two campuses.
The architectural firm is Mitchell Giurgola
Architects LLP.
The redesign of the PepsiCo Theater on
the East Campus will yield a state-of-the-art,
300-seat performance center. The new center
will include a balcony, an enlarged stage, improved
stage lighting and a green room where performers and guest speakers can prepare before
going onstage.
The proposed Student Union will be built
on the current footprint of the West Campus
cafeteria. The Student Union will be larger
than the existing cafeteria and will provide an
attractive space for students to congregate,
enjoy meals and host activities for NCC’s more
than 50 student clubs. An additional kitchen will
be built adjacent to the Culinary Arts complex,
with the capacity to serve meals to more
than 300 people.
Plans for the bridge over Richards Avenue
include a glass-enclosed “Sky Café” offering
fresh-brewed coffee and a light snack bar menu.
The bridge will enable the college community
to walk indoors from one campus to the other,
without crossing the busy Richards Avenue
intersection.
CDLS Facility Improvements
NCC has received a $61,000 grant from the
State Department of Education and the Office
of Early Childhood for improvements to the
NCC Child Development Laboratory School.
The grant will be used to remodel the kitchen,
improve the outdoor playground, and build an
interior hallway between the lab school and
the Discovery Room, a large classroom where
children do projects and science experiments.
“The grant enables us to expand teaching
opportunities for our students,” said Joan Parris,
NCC Director of Early Childhood Community
Education. “They’ll be able to see activities
related to nutrition… and the improvements to
the playground will support children’s gross
motor skills and let our students see a variety
of physical activities for three- and fouryear-olds.”
“This funding strengthens the providers and
educators who make a real difference in the
daily lives of our young children. Early childhood
education is the foundation of a successful future,
and these programs strive to provide that for
all of Norwalk’s children,” said Senate Majority
Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk).
Architectural rendering of the proposed bridge over Richards Avenue
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Update on
Sustainability
Drive Up, Plug In,
Charge Up
Green Events and
Initiatives
Thanks to NCC, “range anxiety” is no longer
a worry for drivers of electric vehicles. The
college used a recent grant from the Connecticut
Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection to install two electric vehicle
charging stations.
The stations provide free charging to both
the college community and the public. The
parking stalls are well-lit and signage on Richards
Avenue directs drivers to the stations on the
West Campus.
This year, NCC was one of only three
Connecticut institutions honored by the Department of Transportation for initiatives promoting
ride-sharing and eco-friendly commuting. NCC
continues to encourage travel to campus via
public transportation.
In September, nearly half a million green
activists descended on New York City for the
People’s Climate March, including NCC
Professor Robert Emigh and members of the
NCC Chapter of the Student World Assembly.
The march coincided with the United Nations
Climate Summit of world leaders in New
York, led by UN Climate Chief Christiana
Figueres. Figueres visited NCC in 2008 and
has been a strong supporter of the college’s
climate efforts.
On campus, the Culinary Arts department
planted a bumper crop of herbs and vegetables
for use in cooking classes. A pumpkin patch
and a sunflower garden brightened one corner
of the West Campus parking lot. NCC now
has six organic gardens on campus and a Permaculture Facility for students and Norwalk
residents to use.
In March, NCC’s Center for Teaching
and Learning hosted a faculty panel discussion
on “Environmental Sustainability Across the
Curriculum.” Professors shared how they have
introduced environmental topics and issues
into their courses. For example, marketing
students studied green business practices this
year. Hospitality students learned about organic
foods and food waste. Graphic Arts students
designed labels for organic food companies.
Fifteen academic courses now include environmental topics and the number is growing.
NCC’s new Electric Charging Stations
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Students created a graphic representation of the carbon footprint
of the United States and other countries.
In April, the NCC Chapter of the
Student World Assembly held an Earth Day
celebration. Students drew chalk footprints
on the sidewalk in front of the East Campus
building to symbolize the carbon footprints
of various nations (the larger the footprint,
the more greenhouse gases produced). This
impactful visual reminder of climate change
raised awareness of the enormous US carbon
footprint. Students also gave away free North
Star Cherry tree seedlings to anyone who
promised to plant them. One of the trees
was planted by teachers and toddlers on the
grounds of the Child Development
Laboratory School.
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s human beings, we are part of the natural world,
but too often we live as though we are apart from the environment.
Understanding our relationship to the environment is essential to our lives
and future generations, and we should attempt to integrate this awareness
into courses across the NCC curriculum. – NCC Committee for Active and Responsible Environmental Sustainability
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Health and
Wellness
NCC Wellness Committee
NCC earned the Best Practices Healthy
Workplace Award from the Business
Council of Fairfield County for its commitment to employee health and wellbeing. NCC placed in the Platinum
Category, the highest level of recognition.
The college also earned a 2015 Gold
Achievement Award from the American
Heart Association for being a Fit-Friendly
Worksite. The Association’s Fit-Friendly
program recognizes employers who
champion the health of their employees
and work to create a culture of health
in the workplace.
This year, NCC formed a Wellness Committee
to educate members of the college community
about improving nutrition, increasing energy,
exercising and managing stress.
“The incorporation of health and wellness
as part of our personal and professional lives
should be considered for common practice
by all,” said Paul M. Gallo, PhD, NCC Director
of Exercise Science and Wellness, Co-Chair,
Wellness Committee 2014-2015.
The Committee held free programs
throughout the year for students, faculty and
staff, including a series of campus Wellness
Walks, which kicked off in the fall.
President Levinson set a good example
by leading the first Wellness Walk in early
September (shown below). The mile-long walks
are held throughout the academic year, either
outdoors or inside campus buildings, and are
guided by a different member of the college
community each week.
In March, NCC held its 11th annual Health
and Wellness Fair, featuring wellness information
and blood pressure and cholesterol screenings.
Participating organizations included Stamford
and Greenwich Hospitals, the American Lung
Association, the Connecticut Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Norwalk Community
Health Center.
A Healthy Workplace
NCC offers employees a lunchtime Health
Lecture series on topics from cardiology to
meditation, as well as free flu shot clinics, bone
density screenings, indoor and outdoor yoga
classes, and use of the Pitney Bowes Wellness
Center’s weights and exercise equipment.
In September, NCC began offering a weekly
Farmers Market. Gazy Family Farm sold locally
grown fruits, flowers and vegetables on the
campus grounds.
Smoke-Free Campus
The entire campus breathed a little easier in
October, when NCC became the first college in
Connecticut to go smoke-free and tobacco-free.
NCC no longer allows smoking inside college
buildings, at the entrances to buildings, or in the
parking lots. NCC has banned all types of cigarettes, cigars, vaporless e-cigarettes and
chewing tobacco.
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Community
Students Counsel
Congressman
US Representative Jim Himes, sponsor of
the recently introduced College Affordability
Act, held a panel discussion at NCC in October
on the challenges of paying for college. The
panel was comprised of NCC students as well
as representatives from Yale University and
the University of Connecticut.
Events
the region and discussed the problems of
displaced refugees and human rights violations.
The event was co-sponsored by NCC’s
International Outreach and Peace Club, Student
World Assembly and the UN Association
of Southwestern Connecticut, a chapter of
UNA-USA.
TEDxNCC Talk Debuts
In November, NCC held its first TEDxNCC,
a speaking event licensed and approved by the
TED Talks organization. Four speakers were
selected by the TEDxNCC Committee, based
on their proposals and presentations of
shortened versions of their speeches. The
speakers, consisting of three faculty members
and one student, presented 12- to 15-minute
speeches on their “ideas worth spreading.”
Student Tyrone Bullock discussed escalating tuition and the fiscal
challenges of being a student and single father.
Understanding ISIS and
Countries in Crisis
The college community and the public were
invited to a United Nations Day program
at NCC in the fall on “The Current Crisis in
Iraq and Syria,” featuring guest speaker
Darko Mocibob, Deputy Director of the UN’s
Middle East and West Asia Division, and US
Representative Jim Himes. Mocibob shed light
on US military engagement against ISIS in
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Amazing Girls
NCC Professor Susan Steiz presents her talk titled “Not Buying It:
Selling to Millenials.”
Standing (from left to right): Andre Kito Masimango, Craig
Machado, Gedeon Sadiki Kiyele, NCC President David L. Levinson;
and Francis Kalangala. Kneeling (from left to right): Hannah
Moeckel-Rieke and Evelyne Mukasonga.
Congo Delegation
A delegation of human rights activists from the
Democratic Republic of Congo visited NCC
in January to learn about best practices for developing an English as a Second Language (ESL)
program in their home country. Their goal is to
establish such a program to help the country
transition to a more democratic society with
ties to the global community.
The delegation was in the United States
for the United Nations conferences on Human
Rights, and took advantage of the proximity of
New York to Norwalk to visit NCC and learn
about its ESL program.
What does physics have to do with ferris
wheels? Girls in grades 4-8 found out when
Norwalk Community College hosted the
Amazing Girls Science Conference in March.
In keeping with an “Amusement Park
Physics” theme, participants built motorized
rollercoasters, ferris wheels, and vertical
vipers from plastic Knex pieces, while learning
about the laws of motion behind each ride.
Annual Academic Festival:
“Got Smarts?”
Rapper Chuck D, leader of the legendary music
group Public Enemy, was the keynote speaker
at NCC’s 18th annual Academic Festival: “Got
Smarts?” in April.
An actor, author and musician, Chuck D
has been named one of the 100 Most Influential
Black Americans (2007) and is a member of the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Chuck D, leader of the rap group of Public Enemy, delivers the
keynote address at the 18th annual Academic Festival.
The Academic Festival was held over two
days and featured nearly 40 events including live
musical performances, panel discussions, student
presentations, film screenings and lectures.
Events touched on topics as diverse as Abraham
Lincoln, poetry, gender and sexuality and the
workings of the United Nations.
The first NCC Academic Festival was held
in 1997, with civil rights activist Julian Bond as
the inaugural speaker. Since then, the Festival has
showcased prominent speakers including bestselling author Anna Quindlen, playwright Wendy
Wasserstein and historian Michael Beschloss.
Student Production of
Broadway’s Avenue Q
Puppets are part of the cast in the Tony Awardwinning offbeat musical Avenue Q, but the students
who performed this Broadway hit at NCC in the
spring were the real stars of the show.
Avenue Q is a satiric comedy that addresses
the anxieties students face after college. NCC
performed the school version of the musical,
which omitted the original production’s raw
language, but left in the laughs.
Intimate Apparel, a play by Pulitzer
Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage,
was selected for the college’s annual
Common Read Program.The play is
based on the life of Nottage’s immigrant
great-grandmother, a poor seamstress
who sewed lingerie for wealthy clients.
All NCC freshmen read the play and
were given the opportunity to attend
a live performance at the Westport
Country Playhouse at a discounted rate.
The Common Read Program
culminated in “Intimate Apparel Day”
featuring student events including
sessions on scriptwriting, a writing workshop on love letters, and a discussion
of how a play goes from concept to performance. Two NCC students (Sesie
Delphonse and Kerri Ann Smith, shown
above left and right respectively) perStudent performers with the puppets of Avenue Q.
formed an excerpt from the play, and
an appearance was made by professional
actresses Nikki E. Walker and Alicia
Simms, who were concurrently performing Intimate Apparel at the Westport
Country Playhouse.
Achievements and
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orwalk Community College is really a model for working together
and getting excellent results. This school has never been static—
it looks forward to new initiatives, accomplishes them,
and moves on to the next. It continues to educate the workforce,
get things done, and grow the economy. – Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff
NCC earned a place on
the 2014 President’s
Higher Education
Community Service
Honor Roll from the
Corporation for National
and Community Service.
This is the highest honor a college or university
can receive for its commitment to volunteering,
service-learning and civic engagement. NCC
was honored this year for student involvement
in the General Community Service category.
It marks the fourth time NCC has achieved
Honor Roll status.
NCC President David L.
Levinson, Ph.D. got the
top honor at the United
Way of Coastal Fairfield
County’s Live United
Celebration in 2014.
He received the Elizabeth Roberts Award for
Excellence “for leadership and dedication to
providing educational opportunities and life
success for all.”
For the second consecutive
year, NCC’s Marketing and
Public Relations Department
received the First Place
Gold Paragon Award from
the National Council on
Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) for
its College and Foundation Annual Report.
Awards
NCMPR is an affiliate of the American Association of Community Colleges. The competition
recognizes outstanding achievement in
communications at community and technical
colleges
in the US and abroad.
President David L. Levinson, Ph.D. (left) with ESL Professor
Robert Emigh (right).
NCC Professor Robert Emigh received the
2015 President’s Choice Award from
Connecticut Campus Compact (CTCC),
a national coalition of 1,100 colleges and universities committed to campus-based civic
engagement. Each year, CTCC honors an individual who exemplifies its goals and nurtures a
culture of social service. Professor Emigh teaches
English as a Second Language and is advisor to
the NCC Chapter of the Student World Assembly.
He was nominated by President Levinson for
developing a Climate Action Plan and helping
make NCC a sustainable institution.
Just weeks after opening
its doors in February, the
NCC Food Pantry was
named one of four college
projects nationwide to
receive a $500 Innovation
Feeding Student Success
through Collaboration
Award for Service-Learning Projects. Presented
by the Kynamatrix Research Network, the award
honored NCC for recognizing the problem of
student hunger and providing a solution.
Simulation education is one of the nation’s
leading-edge trends for teaching medical
procedures without risk to human patients.
As Simulation Coordinator for the NCC
Nursing and Allied Health Division, Cathleen
Caulfield, RN, MSN, MS is an expert in using
computerized patient mannequins to replicate
clinical scenarios. This year, she became one
of only 400 health professionals in the nation
to achieve the Certified Healthcare
Simulation Educator designation by the
Society for Simulation in Healthcare.
Cathleen Caufield,
RN, MSN, MS (left)
with lab instructor
Kerianne Brennan
demonstrating the
new infant patient
mannequin.
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College
Financial Summary
Funding Sources
Norwalk Community College received funding
through six major sources: the General Fund,
tuition, auxiliary services, the Educational
Extension Fund, and private and federal finds.
The General Fund and tuition appropriations are authorized by the State of Connecticut
Legislature.
Auxiliary services and the Educational
Extension Fund are self-supporting. The revenue
from auxiliary services is primarily generated by
the Child Development Laboratory School fees
and bookstore commissions. The Educational
Extension Fund revenue is composed of extension program fees and summer session fees.
Private and federal funds consist mainly
of grants and student financial aid. The NCC
Foundation actively seeks grant funding for
scholarships, student success initiatives, faculty
development and program support.
Tuition
The State Legislature sets tuition and fees at
reasonable levels to promote access to
education. In the 2014-2015 academic year,
Connecticut resident students paid $518 for
a three-credit course, and full-time students
paid $1,933 for 12 credits or more. Annual
tuition was approximately $3,866.
The Legislature has waived tuition for
qualified veterans and seniors aged 62 and older.
Federal, state and private scholarship aid
packages are available to help students.
Fiscal Year 2014-2015 (ended 6/30/15)
Annual Budget Allocation
n
Instructional Programs, Library and
Academic Support $22,710,000
n
n
n
n
n
Scholarships, Financial Aid
$11,781,000
Institutional Operations
$ 5,535,000
Student Services
$ 4,738,000
Campus Facilities Operations
$ 4,638,000
Auxiliary Operations $ 2,598,000
Grand Total:
$52,000,000
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F
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A Message from the
Foundation
orwalk Community College Foundation is focused on student success—
it is critical to everything we do. We support the people, programs and ideas
that enable students to overcome barriers and become productive members
of our communities. We are grateful for donors who give our students the opportunity
to achieve their dreams.
F OUNDATION
NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Left to right: Ann P. Rogers, Eleanor S. Riemer
Dear Friends,
Our 50th Anniversary celebration of the
Norwalk Community College Foundation began
at NCC’s graduation in May, when 728 jubilant
graduates were awarded Associate Degrees
and Certificates before a standing room-only
crowd. By steadfastly supporting the students,
faculty and programs of NCC, the Foundation
has helped to transform the lives of countless
students over the past five decades. We take
great pride in achieving this milestone!
We owe a debt of gratitude to the nearly
10,000 generous donors and the 191 visionary
Board Directors who have paved the way for
student success at the college during the past
half century. Through their actions, our Fairfield
County community has demonstrated time and
again that educating our community and
preparing our local workforce are compelling
priorities. This commitment and generosity
have made NCC and the Foundation exemplars
at both the state and national level. Foundation
highlights from the past year include:
Transfer Scholarships: We are the only
Community College Foundation in Connecticut
that supports our graduates with scholarships to
attend four-year institutions. Since 2008, we
have provided scholarships to 182 high-achieving
graduates to attend 47 colleges and universities,
for a total of $1.3 million. Given the significant
needs of our students, we have expanded our
transfer scholarship offerings. Two local philanthropists provided the initial funding for a Dream
Transfer Scholarship; childhood immigrants who
attended local high schools and graduated from
NCC can now receive critical financial support
to complete their Bachelor’s degrees. In addition,
we are providing transfer scholarships to NCC
nurses with RN degrees who are working at
local hospitals and must achieve their BSN
degrees for job retention and promotion.
Entrepreneurship: In response to the
desire of many of our NCC students to create
and operate their own businesses, the NCC
Foundation provided the seed money for an
Entrepreneur-in-Residence to develop and encourage an entrepreneurial mindset campuswide.
The college held its first ever Elevator Pitch
competition as part of the Academic Festival
this spring and created an intensive summer
Entrepreneurship Institute to help both current
NCC students and alumni in developing their
business plans.
Looking forward, our 50th Anniversary
fundraising campaign was developed to target
and address NCC’s most urgent funding needs.
Our goal is to raise $5 million in the next year
to support five key college priorities:
• Student success and scholarships
• Transfer scholarships for high-achieving
graduates
• Faculty and program support
• Entrepreneurship and workforce
development
• Unrestricted gifts to support immediate needs
Fifty-six percent of NCC students are the
first in their family to attend college. Twentyseven percent are parents. Only 33% can afford to
attend full-time. Many of our students struggled
or dropped out in other academic settings. It is
a hard road and we want our NCC students to
stay the course and graduate. With your financial support and commitment, the Foundation
will continue to be a beacon of hope for NCC
students, the college and our community.
While we can all take great pride in our
accomplishments to date, we will not rest until
all our community college students have an equal
opportunity to be successful and achieve their
personal dreams right here in Fairfield County.
Eleanor S. Riemer, PhD
President
Ann P. Rogers
Executive Director
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New Emeritus Directors
Leadership Highlight:
Emeritus Directors
Ann S. Mandel
Carlton T. Goodnow
Goodnow Builders, Inc.
In 2015, the NCC Foundation Board of
NCC Foundation Board
Ann S. Mandel
Darien
Directors created a new distinction
Director from 2002 to
of Emeritus Director to honor former
2011, which included a
Directors who held important leadership
three-year commitment
Edwin A. Bescherer
Dun & Bradstreet (ret.)
Foundation
Leadership
Ex-Officio Directors
Ann Mandel served as an
roles with exemplary and distinctive ser-
as Board President. During her tenure,
David L. Levinson, PhD
President, Norwalk Community College
vice. These individuals have not only made
Ann was part of the search committee that
significant and sustained contributions
hired NCC’s President, David Levinson.
Lenore C. Mintz
Lea Mintz & Associates
Ann P. Rogers
Executive Director, Norwalk Community
College Foundation
to advance the work and reputation of
She was also the driving force in private
Norwalk Community College through their
fundraising for our Campaign for NCC.
Theodore J. Nussbaum
Mercer
Jeffrey L. Kenausis
NCC Faculty Representative
volunteer leadership, but also continue to do
The extraordinary result was a $20 million
so through their current active involvement
capital campaign which matched the
Secretary
Valerie A. Cooper
Picture That, LLC
Martha Poulter
Starwood Resorts & Hotels
Worldwide, Inc.
Nia Walcott-Ruffin
NCC Student Representative
with the Foundation. We are grateful for
$20 million Connecticut state funding to
the significant contributions and steadfast
create our Center for Science, Health and
George A. Reilly
Siegel, Reilly & Conlon, LLC
Staff Members
commitment of our new NCC Foundation
Wellness (CSHW). She has continued her
Treasurer
Ellen H. Petrino
Mercer Investments
Ann P. Rogers
Executive Director
Emeritus Directors.
commitment to the success of our CSHW
Ann Marie Winsch
Director of Finance
Edwin A. Bescherer
Current Officers
President
Eleanor S. Riemer, PhD
Hunt Street Associates
Vice President
Stuart C. Weismiller
Marketing Tactics, LLC
2014 Directors
Joan Barksdale
Darien
Erin M. Catapano
Praxair, Inc.
Amy Murphy Carroll*
New Canaan
Ramon J. Ceron
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
Joseph W. Donaldson
McClain Value Management, LLC
Rachel Graves*
Citizens Financial Group
Deborah C. McLean
Adjunct Professor, Columbia
(SIPA)
Bruce N. Ritter
Yannix Management LP
Lesley I.B. Schless
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Susan E. Rigano
Director of Development
J. Howard Stecker
General Re Corporation
Susan G. Weinberger, EdD
Mentor Consulting Group
Kyle L. Wilcox*
Darien
Bruce G. Wilson, Jr.*
Executive Director,
The Conversation US
*Retired from Board of Directors
Pictured Board of Directors: Front Row (left to right): David Levinson, Julie Johnson, Eleanor Riemer,
Ann Rogers. Second Row (left to right): Joan Barksdale, Debby McLean, Nia Walcott-Ruffin, Stuart
Weismiller. Third Row (left to right): Ellen Petrino, Ramon Ceron, Ana Chadwick, Ted Nussbaum.
Top Row (left to right): Jeff Kenausis, Susan Weinberger, Bob Dixon, Joseph Donaldson, George Reilly.
New 2015 Directors
Robert A. Cerminaro
First Niagara Bank
Michael D. Hobbs*
New Canaan
Ana Chadwick
GE Capital
Julie M. Johnson
Executive Leadership Coach
Robert M. Dixon
Norwalk
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programs by participating in the NCC
Foundation’s CSHW Task Force.
Ed Bescherer served
as an NCC Foundation
Carl T. Goodnow
Terri Nackid
Manager, Scholarship and Donor Relations
Board Director from
Carl Goodnow served as an NCC
1995 to 2014. Ed was
Foundation Board Director from 2004 to
Catherine Lucia
Office Manager
Treasurer and served
2013. Carl was Vice President and Chair
on the Audit, Finance,
of the Building Committee for the CSHW.
and Executive Committees; as Finance
He and his team were
Committee Chair, he played key role in the
instrumental in com-
investment management and growth of
pleting the CSHW pro-
the Foundation’s endowment portfolio. For
ject ahead of schedule
20 years, Ed has also been instrumental
and under budget.
promoting sound financial practices. During
Carl is currently serving
Foundation staff transitions, he has worked
as Chair of the CSHW Task Force
side by side with new employees to ensure
which evaluates proposals for new programs,
continuity of information and consistent
faculty support and equipment to maintain
financial reporting. Currently, Ed serves on
this state-of-the-art facility.
Valerie Muller
Director of Volunteer/Community Engagement
Jon Gold
Goff Capital Partners
Vasso Gyftopoulos Kelly, RN
Norwalk Community College,
Class of 2010
Vincent A. Murphy
ProCeritas Consulting LLC
Staff Members (left to right):Valerie Muller, Catherine Lucia,
Ann Rogers,Terri Nackid, Sue Rigano, Ann Marie Winsch.
the Foundation’s Finance Committee.
Mission
Support of the College
Norwalk Community
College Foundation
Mission
Celebrating 50 years in 2015, the
NCC Foundation’s mission is to raise
funds in support of students, faculty and
programs of NCC with the following
objectives:
•Award scholarships and provide
support to help students meet their
education and life goals.
•Support faculty development and
innovative teaching methods to benefit
a diverse student body.
•Fund college programs and facilities.
•Create greater public awareness
of Norwalk Community College
and promote participation in its
educational, cultural and community
activities.
•Provide fiscal management and
stewardship of donated funds.
Faculty Support for NCC’s
Veterinary Technology Program
is Expanded
The Veterinary Technology Program at NCC is
entering its second year with a full complement
of students, many exciting clinical partnerships within the community, and new instructors
offering a full array of courses. In addition
to Dr. Anne Hermans as the overall Program
Coordinator and lead faculty member, the
NCC Foundation is funding Valerie Ramos as
Clinical Coordinator to the program. After
the Foundation’s initial three-year investment,
the college will assume direct support for
these positions.
The program’s first cohort of students is
on track to graduate in spring of 2017, and
the American Veterinary Medical Association
has scheduled its accreditation site visit for
September of 2016. Once the program has
been accredited, its graduates will be eligible
to take the Veterinary Technician National
Examination, which is recognized nationwide
and in Canada. NCC will grant an Associate
Degree in Veterinary Technology.
Every educational experience within the
program is designed to offer the students the
tools they need to succeed as highly soughtafter members of a growing field. Graduates
will be able to obtain immediate employment in
veterinary offices, specialty practices, shelters
and animal rehabilitation clinics, biological
research facilities, stables and dairies, drug
and feed manufacturing companies, and in the
animal production industry.
Clinical instruction is offered in a variety
of private practices, research facilities, farms
and shelters in the Fairfield County area, and
externships will give students the opportunity
to hone their skills and explore a variety of
professional options. Hands-on instruction will
be employed at every stage of the curriculum.
Valerie Ramos, CVT, MBA
Clinical Coordinator and Instructor, Veterinary
Technology Program
AS, Veterinary Technology, Northwestern
Community College
BA, Psychology, Central Connecticut State
University
MBA, University of Phoenix
After graduating with her Bachelor’s degree
in 2008, Valerie Ramos decided to pursue her
passion for pets and enrolled in the Vet Tech
program at Northwestern Community College
in Winsted, Connecticut. She passed her
Veterinary Technician National Examination
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in 2011 and has worked as a technician and
practice manager in local veterinary hospitals.
By moving from management to teaching, Valerie’s
goal is to fill the significant demand for highly
skilled vet techs in our local community.
“My philosophy of teaching is to bring the
classroom alive through hands-on experience,
removing the traditional classroom boundaries
to help develop technical and real world skills.
My goal is to impart my knowledge and inspire
the students to compete and thrive in the
market,” said Valerie.
Valerie Ramos teaching Introduction to Animal Care.
Foundation Provides Seed
Money for Entrepreneurship
Initiative at NCC
Prior to the start of the 2014-2015 Academic
year, the NCC Foundation Board of Directors
voted to support the college by hiring NCC’s
first ever Entrepreneur-in-Residence. With
over 30 years of entrepreneurial and business
related experience, Rob Chernow was the
perfect fit. As the former Vice Provost for
Entrepreneurship at Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute and SVP of Entrepreneurship at the
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (the
largest foundation worldwide dedicated to
promoting entrepreneurship), Rob brought
a wealth of knowledge and a contagious
enthusiasm for fostering an entrepreneurial
mindset in the students, faculty and staff at
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NCC. The Board also created an Entrepreneurship Task Force to support the college
with this initiative.
One of the unique features at NCC is
that Public Speaking is a mandatory class.
In the spring semester, over 500 of these Public
Speaking students learned an important entrepreneurial skill: how to create an “elevator
pitch” to promote an idea. This pitch included
four elements: what problem are you trying to
solve, how you will solve it, who you are solving
it for, and how your solution will be better or
different than what is already available. Students
shared their ideas through a campus-wide
contest with eight finalists competing before
judges from our Foundation Board. They were
then eligible to interview for NCC’s first
summer Entrepreneurship Institute.
With materials and training provided by
the Kauffman Foundation, 12 current NCC
students and recent alumni completed an
intensive 10-week, 30-hour course that covered
both concept analysis and business planning
with the goal of completing a well-constructed
and compelling business plan to support
their idea. Over a dozen local entrepreneurs
volunteered their time to be subject matter
experts on a wide range of topics from market
research and intellectual property to building
a team and securing financing.
Market ready plans will be matched with
community donors who are interested in
supporting the local entrepreneurial ventures
of NCC graduates.
Elevator Pitch Contest judges included Foundation Board Directors
Deborah McLean, Valerie Cooper and Howard Stecker.
F
A
Entrepreneur-in-Residence Rob Chernow introduces the Elevator Pitch Contest.
ll of us need a job . . . we are all responsible for our own career success,
whether we work for someone else or start something on our own.
By learning a set of entrepreneurial skills, i.e. how entrepreneurs think and act,
our probability of career success significantly increases. – Rob Chernow, NCC Entrepreneur-in-Residence
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Foundation
Financial Highlights
The Norwalk Community College Foundation
is a qualified 501(c)(3) organization founded in
1965. It distributes more than $2 million annually
for scholarships and stipends, programmatic
support and college advancement initiatives.
Fiscal Year 2014 (ended 12/31/14)
The Foundation’s financial statements were audited by Dylewsky, Goldberg & Brenner, LLC. The
complete audited financial statements are available on our website; highlights are shown below.
$2.7 Million in Support for Norwalk Community College in 2014
Statement of Financial
Condition
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents
n
n
n
n
$1,967,034
Investments$25,427,101
Other Assets
$1,439,968
Total Assets
College Advancement$933,345
Development$271,924
Stewardship $349,910
Total:$2,749,446
$28,834,103
Liabilities
Grants Payable
Other Liabilities
$1,650,875
$392,363
Total Liabilities
$2,043,238
Net Assets
Unrestricted$848,556
Temporarily restricted
$9,724,800
Endowed Funds
$16,217,509
Total Net Assets
$26,790,865
Total Liabilities
and Net Assets
Scholarships$1,194,267
$28,834,103
Investment Policy and Asset Mix
Our investment policy states: The primary emphasis of the investment policy is to safeguard and
preserve the principal of the endowment after inflation and a payout to be approved annually
by the Finance Committee and the Board. Additionally, a real return on the portfolio is desired.
These investment objectives must be achieved within acceptable risk parameters.
The endowment earned 4.7% in 2014, and the five-year average annual investment return was 8.3%.
n
n
n
n
n
U.S. Equities
58%
Fixed Income
17%
International Equities
12%
Alternatives9%
Cash 4%
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Scholarship
With the help of an NCC Foundation
scholarship, students are able to work
less, complete more classes per semester
and graduate sooner. Over the past 50
years, multiple generations of Foundation
donors have contributed to a scholarship
program that is unparalleled in
Connecticut—top students can graduate
debt-free from NCC.
During the 2014-2015 academic
year, 453 scholarships were awarded
totaling $892,911.
Foundation scholarships assist
incoming and current NCC students,
and also help NCC’s high-achieving
graduates transfer to four-year institutions. This support can be truly
life-changing:
Programs
The Foundation has nearly 100 named funds
that provide eligible full-time students with as
much as $3,000 for the academic year, with an
additional $500 to take a wintersession class,
and up to $1,000 for summer semester classes.
The NCC Foundation proudly supported
453 students with scholarship aid during the
2014-2015 academic year. The average NCC
Foundation scholarship recipient has a 3.4 GPA,
enrolls in three classes per semester (nine to
11 credits), and will begin the fall semester with
45 credits. Those who are eligible for federal
financial aid typically receive more than $4,500
in state and federal grants, and still have an
additional “un-met need” of almost $9,000 on
average for expenses such as housing, transportation and childcare.
Scholarship Programs for
Students at NCC
The Full-Year Scholarship Program is for
eligible NCC students who have earned at
least 12 credits towards their degree (typically
a full-time course load for one semester) and
continue to enroll in a minimum of six credits
during both the fall and spring semesters.
The Path Scholarship Program, which
began in 2012, has supported 41 students in two
cohorts. The program provides participants
with individual coaching as well as a grant for
full tuition and fees. After graduation, Path
students may apply for a $5,000 transfer scholarship for two years that supports their progress
toward a Bachelor’s degree. To date, 25
students have transferred to four-year institutions. When compared with a control group,
students in the Path program consistently
demonstrated higher graduation rates, grade
point averages, and course completion rates—
93% have either graduated from NCC or are
still in school pursuing their degree.
The Family Economic Security
Program (FE$P) continues to support
students who balance the challenges of raising
children as single parents. Through a collaborative partnership with the Fund for Women
and Girls at Fairfield County’s Community
Foundation, 106 students received scholarships,
stipends, coaching, financial counseling and
workshops. This program will be completed
in June 2016.
“I have always felt a void where
there should have been a degree. Last
year, I finally mustered the courage to
go back to school. What a wonderful
experience it has been! However, there
would be no experience at all if not for
your Foundation helping me to pay for
courses.” – Noel Baldwin
Scholarship Programs for
Students Seeking Bachelor’s
Degrees
Our support doesn’t end at NCC graduation!
NCC graduates of high scholastic achievement
have the opportunity to receive a transfer
scholarship after receiving their Associate
degree. All transfer scholarship awards are
based on both financial need and merit.
Assistance can be significant and varies by
applicant. Awards are renewable for a second
year of study if academic standards are met.
Since 2008, NCC Foundation transfer
scholarships have supported 182 students with
$1.3 million to pursue a Bachelor’s degree at 47
different four-year institutions including Cornell,
Yale, Trinity College, Columbia, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Smith College, Fairfield
University, University of Bridgeport and the
University of Connecticut.
In 2014-2015, 36 students received
LEAP Transfer Scholarships. Recipients
have transferred to a diverse group of schools,
including a recent Sarah Lawrence College
graduate who is now in his first year at Harvard
Law School. Since the program began, 95% of
recipients have earned a Bachelor’s degree or
continue to make progress toward graduation.
In 2015, through the generosity of our
donors, we are proud to announce the addition
of two new transfer scholarships first awarded
in the Fall of 2015: The Dream Transfer
Scholarship was created for immigrant students who attended and graduated from US
high schools, but are not yet US citizens or
permanent residents.
The RN to BSN Transfer Scholarship
offers students who earn an RN at NCC the
opportunity to receive additional assistance
while pursuing a BSN at a four-year college or
university of their choice.
Other transfer scholarships include: the
Professor Michael Shub Development
Mathematics Transfer Scholarship for
a student who excels in math after starting in
a pre-college level course; the Olivia Vlahos
Scholarship awarded to a promising student
by the Archeology Department; the Charles
J. Trantanella, Jr. Accounting Transfer
Scholarship for a student studying accounting
or finance; the Marion and Justin Glickson
Scholarship presented to a student with a
3.2 GPA or higher at NCC; and the Morrise
Wagner Memorial Scholarship for NCC
graduates who are accepted at Columbia
University.
Other Scholarship Programs
During 2014, six first-time NCC students who
graduated from area high schools received
the Charles Royce Merit Scholarship, and
one graduate of Brien McMahon high school
received the Bigelow Foundation/Briggs
Scholarship. In addition, one student received
the Crane Scholarship for full tuition and
fees at NCC. Several students with children
in NCC’s childcare program received a Child
Development Lab School Scholarship that
provides tuition assistance for their children.
For more information on any program, please visit
the scholarship section of the Foundation website
at www.NCC-Foundation.org. Donors can contribute
to an existing scholarship or create their own
named fund.
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Scholarship
Scholarship
Recipients at NCC
Student Recipients
Ms. Natasha Bond
Ms. Cindi Borchers
Ms. Alexandra Ciucanu
Mrs. Laurie Cizek-Brannigan
Ms. Marjorie Escala
Ms. Michelle Escalante
Ms. Rachel Hara
Ms. Hannah Hayes McGhee
Mr. Carlos Borja
Miss Lindsay Bosquet
Mr. Benjamin Clements
Miss Christina Coke
Miss Vanessa Exantus
Mr. Samuel Falco
Mr. Javier Henao, Jr.
Mr. Jacob Henny
Mrs. Karen Alcaraz
Miss Alejandra Aldana
Mr. Felipe Botero
Ms. Patricia Boyd
Ms. Johanna Brito
Mr. Terry Coleman
Mrs. Marzenka Collins
Ms. Ebony Collot
Mr. Yvor Falcon
Mr. Rohan Fearon
Ms. Sharonda Felder
Mr. Luis Hernandez
Ms. Latasha Herring
Ms. Charisse Hicklen
Mr. John Aldana
Ms. Marjorye Alday
Mr. Robert Alonzi
Ms. Lydia Brown
Miss Taryn Brown
Ms. Tiasia Brown
Miss Emily Colon
Miss Betsy Colucci
Ms. David Condori
Mr. Jean Felix
Mr. Esdras Figueroa
Mr. Bartlomiej Fin
Ms. Tilda Hines
Mr. Harrison Hipps
Ms. Ffion Hirtle
Mr. John Paul Alquisola
Mr. Ramon Amaro
Ms. Sarah Brueski
Mr. Tyrone Bullock
Mr. Oscar Condori
Miss Karla Contreras
Miss Macarena Flores
Miss Rafaela Formigari
Ms. Rishonda Holley
Mr. Petr Holoubek
Mrs. Odile Ambroise
Mr. Jose Ames
Mrs. Juliana Anderson
Ms. Sindy Andrade
Ms. Victoria Burgess
Ms. Andrea Butler
Miss Hlengiwe Cabe
Mrs. Sheylla Contreras Rodriguez
Mr. David Curcio
Ms. Asia Currie
Miss Renee Fountaine
Ms. Natoy Fowler
Mr. Nicholas Frattaroli
Mrs. Natalia Holovyn
Mr. Henry Hood IV
Ms. Daniela Hurtado
Ms. Luzzette Cabral
Ms. Yolanda Dancy
Mr. Tate Fronio
Miss Stephanie Hyppolite
Miss Solange Anoh
Ms. Anabel Cabrera
Ms. Joelle Calderon
Ms. Julia Calderon
Miss Mirline Calixte
Mr. Tyquan Davis
Miss Camila De Almeida
Ms. Ana De Sousa
Mr. Joseph DeAndrea
Ms. Lydia Gach
Ms. Lindsay Gaitan
Mrs. Lilian Galaviz
Mr. Peter Galazka
Miss Hermione Illaire
Mr. Lawrence Jackson
Mr. Justin Javier
Mr. Pego Jean-Paul
Mr. Sha’Sha Callaghan
Mr. Estalin Cambisaca
Miss Lana deAvila-Pinheiro
Mr. Javier Delgado
Mr. Charles Gamer
Mr. Anthony Garcia
Miss MiReu Jeong
Mr. Guerrier Jeudi
Mr. Raul Camino
Mr. Luke Cardamone
Ms. Slavya Carvajal
Ms. Luisa Diaz
Ms. Rebecca Diaz
Mr. Christopher DiCesare
Miss Clarissa Garcia
Ms. Tiomee Garrison
Ms. Victoria Gelling
Mr. James Joseph
Miss Linette Joyner
Ms. Paulina Juan Chong
Miss Priscila Castro
Ms. Anne Cavoto
Ms. Lara Dinglasan
Ms. Paula Dobles
Ms. Viorica Ghetu
Ms. Lydia Gjuraj
Mr. David Juarez
Miss Leila Jules
Mrs. Elizabeth Cervantes
Mr. Joseph Cesare
Miss Dana Chamale
Miss Julia Chambers
Miss Molly Dombrowski
Miss Melissa Donohoe
Mr. Thomas Donohoe
Ms. Rose Dorvil
Mr. Silvano Godoi
Mrs. Ninfa Gonzalez-Ochoa
Ms. Allandra Goss
Miss Valeria Granada-Gomez
Ms. Margaret Kamimoto
Miss Mandeep Kaur
Ms. Rachel Kessler
Mr. Shawn Khan
Mr. Andy Charles
Ms. Cindie Charles
Miss Marie Charles
Ms. Lillian Chavez
Mr. Dylan Cherry
Miss Rafaela dos Santos
Mr. Denvor Drackett
Ms. Nancy Driscoll
Mr. Jonathan Duarte
Mrs. Debora Ducksworth
Mrs. Bernadette Gray
Mr. Steven Grimm
Miss Alejandra Grisale-Arboleda
Ms. Shirley Guerrero Garcia
Ms. Jessica Hamlette
Mr. Joshua Kleinwaks
Mr. Arthur Kotuzyak
Mr. Dimitris Koutoumbas
Miss Linda Ku
Mr. Pavy Ku
Miss Jooi Choi
Miss Shinyoung Choi
Mrs. Nahomie Duquene
Mr. Martin Errigo
Ms. Kelsey Hansen
Mrs. Catherine Hara
Mr. Michael Lambton
Mr. Bal Lamichhane
Mr. Clement Abonyi, Jr.
Mr. Elvis Aguilar
Ms. Madeleine Apuzzo
Mr. Jose Arevalo Garcia
Ms. Claudia Arrunategui
Ms. Tina Avery
Ms. Samantha Baczynski
Ms. Precious Ballard
Mr. Andrew Banas
Mr. Baruch Barauce
Ms. Daria Barkar
Mr. Brian Barkman, Jr.
Mr. Eric Barrero
Ms. Vanessa Barroso-Tavara
Mr. Youssef Batate
Mr. Necky Beckford
Mr. Khalid Belhabib
Ms. Nadine Bernard
Ms. Stephanie Bernardes
Mr. Zakaria Binshihoon
Mr. Oded Biran
Mr. Chaz Blanks
Ms. Arlene Blum
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Miss Barbara Niezborala
Ms. Kimberly Ojedis
Miss Carolina Orlandi
Ms. Jennifer Sanchez
Mr. Jonathan Santiago
Mr. Paul Santos
Ms. Virginia Thompson
Miss Jillian Tiberio
Ms. Jennifer Tobin
Miss Harona Osborne
Ms. Kornelia Oszkinis
Ms. Camila Pacheco-Gonzalez
Mr. Alexis Padilla
Miss Delmy Palencia
Miss Marilyn Santos Reyes
Mrs. Rachel Shafie
Mr. Brian Shanahan
Ms. Caylie Sheridan
Miss Kristen Shields
Mrs. Andrea Tobon
Mr. Gabriel Toslluku
Ms. Shanae Turner
Ms. Jalyssa Tyson
Miss Katherine Uzar
Ms. Jassenia Palma
Ms. Wonjin Park
Miss Sonia Pascual Lahuerta
Miss Isadora Patrizi
Ms. Shikeda Paucar
Ms. Sharmin Shuma
Ms. Dina Silberman
Ms. Ana Carolina Silva
Ms. Alecia Simpson
Ms. Kacia Simpson
Mr. Frankely Valdez
Ms. Melissa Valdez
Ms. Ashanti Valentine
Mr. Ruben Vallejo
Miss Daniela Vanegas
Shown from left to right: Board Vice President Stuart C.Weismiller, recent
NCC Commencement speaker and scholarship recipient Joshua Kleinwaks and
Foundation Executive Director Ann P. Rogers.
Ms. Choralie Paurice
Miss Daniela Pavalovscaia
Ms. Cara Singer
Ms. Yekaterina Sinyagina
Mr. Robert Vargas
Ms. Olena Vdovyn
Miss Holly Larsen
Mrs. Maria Laughlin
Mrs. Agnieszka Matuszkiewicz
Ms. Clariece McKinney
Miss Daniela Paz
Miss Zoliswa Pepeta
Miss Melannie Perales
Ms. Domica Skipworth
Miss Alexandra Sloane
Mr. Jonathan Smith
Miss Maria Vejarano
Ms. Jenny Veloz Perez
Ms. Tiara Vera
Mr. Kevin Lazaro
Miss Lusby Lazo
Mr. Christopher McLaughlin
Ms. Irana Mcnish
Mr. Michael Perea
Miss Tania Perez
Ms. Kimberly Solis
Miss Adriana Soltoianu
Mrs. Maribell Vergara
Mrs. Carmen Vertula
Mrs. Dana LeMay
Mr. Allan Lenard
Miss Anne-Marie Lezeau
Ms. Essence McVay
Miss Isabel Melean
Ms. Melissa Melfi
Miss Kaitlin Peterson
Ms. Anastasia Phillips
Miss Aura Pineda
Miss Carmen Soto
Ms. Elizabeth Springer
Mr. Jesen St. Victor
Mr. Yuri Vilas Boas
Ms. Lucy Wainright
Ms. Nia Walcott
Ms. Kristen Ligi
Mrs. Teresa Lipartowska
Mr. Jimmy Mendoza
Mr. Sonny Mendoza
Miss Marjorie Pique
Ms. Anny Polanco
Miss Laura Stechmann
Miss Catharina Stevens
Mrs. Beverly Ward
Mrs. Carol Watson
Ms. Diamond Little
Ms. Toni Livingston
Mr. Carlos Lobato-Ceron
Mrs. Teri Lombardi
Ms. Rafca Mercilus
Miss Marlene Merino
Mr. Sadrac Michel
Mr. Samuel Michel
Miss Carmen Polanco
Miss Eunice Polanco
Mr. Ludwig Poliard
Ms. Maryna Pomuts
Mr. Tyler Swan
Mrs. Maria Swanson
Miss Norda Sweeney
Ms. Silma Sweeney
Mrs. Jennifer Weekes-Osinowo
Miss Danielle Weston
Mr. Dajuan Wiggins
Ms. Myesha Williams
Mr. Matheos Lopez
Miss Kimberly Miller
Ms. Tatiana Quinzi
Miss Kristine Swingle
Ms. Tisha Wills
Miss Milena Lopez Calle
Mrs. Gloria Lucana
Mrs. Ludmila Lungu
Mr. Tom Lynn
Mr. Hardik Mistry
Mr. Daniel Monahan
Miss Jaunide Mongerard
Miss Venide Mongerard
Miss Kimberly Rabita
Ms. Yazmin Ramos-Cardenas
Miss Jessica Raposo
Mr. Mackenzie Raub
Mr. Bryan Tacuri
Ms. Nell Taylor
Mr. Ronald Telemarque
Ms. Claudia Telesco
Mr. Joshua Wrinn
Miss Emilsa Yanes
Miss Mariel Zarate-Carrera
Mrs. Noemi Zepeda
Miss Kevyn Louise Macalino
Miss Brittany Monte
Ms. Samantha Razzaia
Miss Kimberly Terepka
Miss Patricia Margaret Macalino
Ms. Cristin Macchiarulo
Mr. Patrick Magee
Ms. Dalila Manrique
Miss Roya Moore
Ms. Kathryn Moquin
Mr. Jefferson Morales-Cetino
Miss Ivonne Moran
Ms. Gina Renzulli
Miss Monica Restrepo
Miss Catalina Ricaurte-Vanegas
Ms. Shelliana Richard
Ms. Bahja-Lee Thomas
Ms. Taylar Thomas
Mr. Jesus Marroquin
Mrs. Anne Martin
Miss Farah Martin
Miss Marieliz Martinez
Ms. Milgian Moreno
Mr. Keanu Morgan
Mr. Shemar Morgan
Miss Tudean Morrant
Miss Reinjel Jeriseay Martinez
Mr. Walter Martinez
Ms. Mirza Martinez Pinto
Ms. Larissa Martins
Mr. Patrick Marx
Ms. Rachel Mascitelli
Mr. Samuel Massa
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Transfer Scholarship Recipients
LEAP Transfer Scholarship Recipients
NCC Scholar
4-Year Institution
Mrs. Ingrid Ballesteros
Ms. Mariana Emilia Basilio
Sacred Heart University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ms. Marilyn Corzo-Araoz
Mr. Erind Disha
University of Connecticut
Bard College
Ms. Madison Duffy
Ms. Cherdonna Epps
Ms. Stacylee Finocchio
Boston University
Fordham University
UConn Stamford
Ms. Mary Rose Garych
Ms. Luisa Granada-Gomez
Southern CT State University
UConn Stamford
Ms. Antonetta Haidar
Mr. Victor Hromyk
Mr. John Istona
Ms. Fatou Jobe
Pace University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Bard College
University of Connecticut
Mr. Ian Jobe
University of Bridgeport IDEAL Program
Mr. Ekram Karim
Mr. Abraham Kim
Ms. Tiffany Kinahan
Mr. Adam Klich
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Western Connecticut State University
Southern CT State University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ms. Anna Konecna
Manhattanville College
Mr. Aliaksei Makarevich
Mr. Luke McGoldrick
Mr. Aliaksandr Melko
Mr. Jamie Morgan
New York Institute of Technology
Stony Brook University
Pratt Institute
Sarah Lawrence College
Ms. Michelle Morris Henry
Ms. Shaumane Paulk
University of Bridgeport
The Ohio State University
Mr. Edwin Rivera
Ms. Cheye Roberson
Mr. Alex Roque
Miss Genesis Rosario
Mr. Kyle Pratt
Ms. Maria Ruales
University of Connecticut
Sacred Heart University
Ms. Uliana Rymar
Ms. Irina Strakhotskyy
UConn Stamford
Western Connecticut State University
Mr. Brandon Mota Ricardo
Mr. Trevor Murphy
Mr. Daniel Rosenthal
Mr. Stephen Ross
Miss Favzija Music
Ms. Lauren Musilli
Miss Vira Nadraga
Mr. Prasanta Nath
Mr. Steven Nelson
Mr. Gavin Rowley
Mr. Zygimantas Sakalauskas
Mr. Lucas Salem
Miss Carly Salvato
Mr. Daniel Sanchez
Mr. Jason Sullivan
Ms. Monika Szirtes
Ms. Victoria Tabacchini
Mrs. Anneli Tamm
Ms. Nicole Valentine
St. John’s University
University of Bridgeport
University of Connecticut
UConn Stamford
University of Bridgeport
Ms. Derya Yildirim
Mr. Omar Zaigirdar
University of Pennsylvania
Quinnipiac University
Path Transfer Scholarship Recipients
NCC Scholar
Ms. Maria Alzate
Mr. Daniel Arias Vivas
4-Year Institution
University of New Haven
Western CT State University
Ms. Jasmin Contreras
Mr. Daniel Gough
Mr. James Huang
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
Ms. Melinda Maldonado
Mr. Andres Meythaler
UConn Stamford
Southern CT State University
Ms. Cindy Monroy
Mr. Nicholas Ortiz
Ms. Jassenia Palma
UConn Stamford
University of Connecticut
Pace University
Ms. Maria Peraza
Ms. Rose Pierre
University of Connecticut
Andrews University
Ms. Daniela Posada Carmona
Ms. Darline St-Juste
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Mercy College
Other Transfer Scholarship Recipients
NCC Scholar
Ms. Michelle Kelly
Mr. Brian Patino
4-Year Institution
Charter Oak State College
UConn Stamford
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‘‘
Spotlight on
Students
me to focus more on my studies.
I will continue to work hard for
in me when no one else did. You
PROBLEM SOLVING. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING MY EDUCATION AND
pushed me forward and held me
the education that will change my
life and I hope one day I will be
SEEING HOW THIS PASSION FOR PROBLEM SOLVING MANIFESTS ITSELF IN THE
when I was truly exhausted and
able to help other students achieve
their goal just as you have helped
Scholarship has given me a
MY SCIENCE, MATH, AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION HAS FOSTERED A LOVE FOR
my financial burden which allows
REAL WORLD. – BEVERLY MILLER ORTHWEIN SCHOLAR
me. – GE Capital Scholar
My professors, especially, have seen the vision that I have crafted for myself,
and have gone to great lengths to inspire and further propel my dreams. And
now I continue to marvel at the fact that yet another blessing has arrived on my
doorstep in the form of a financial gift. – Darlene Ryan Goodwin Scholar
Words cannot describe how I felt once I received the congratulations email. I was at the laundromat with my five-year-old daughter
when an email came to my phone. Just noticing the sender’s name
and the congratulations at the top, I began to cry tears of joy. My
daughter asked me why was I sad. I told her I wasn’t sad at all, I was
actually really happy. She said, then why are you crying mommy?
I tried to explain that some very caring people are helping me pay
for school so I can continue to better myself and take care of her
and her sisters. She gave me the biggest hug and kiss and said that
she was happy now too and wanted to cry with me. So with all
I have to take semesters off to save up for the next one, not struggle with balancing work
and school. I feel so privileged that I have been given this chance to further my education and
finally I will be able to focus on school without interruption. I could not thank you enough
for this truly life-changing opportunity I have been given. – LEAP Transfer Scholar
W H E N I R E C E I V E D T H E N E W S , I C O U L D N OT S TO P T H E T E A R S F RO M
touched my life, you included, sparked the fire inside
RU N N I N G A N D T H E E X C I T E M E N T F RO M B O O S T I N G M Y A D R E N A L I N E .
my heart to persevere against every single setback in
were there for me when I walked
across that stage when not even
changed so much over the last
my own family was. You pulled
During my two years at NCC, I was mentored, groomed and
me from the bottom of the ranks
taught by professionals who cared about my personal and
and gave me the courage to climb
in me and encouraged me to participate in many activities.
even have enough words to say
The education I received at NCC equipped me with the
thank you. – Path Scholar
tools and knowledge to attend and graduate from a
– LIFETIME LEARNERS INSTITUTE SCHOLAR
my life.The one vision I dearly hold on to during any
time of difficulty is having the capability, after I achieve
two years because my professors
comes from a family where most
for others what you have done for me, then I have
members do not have a college
have stretched my experiences
and abilities, and I have met
succeeded. – Carle C. Conway Scholar
– Helen C. Whitten Scholar
NCC Foundation has given me the confidence to challenge
myself and reach my full potential. – Path Scholar
degree. Overall, I need to thank
many people who have positively
Every day I look forward to further bettering myself and
influenced who I am today.
– Joan and Ed Barksdale Scholar
you for embracing me with the
my education, and the opportunity that you have given
me will help me achieve that. I see the struggles that my
security you could offer. You
parents have faced and continue to face due to never
going to college. With that as motivation, I cannot wait to
make something of myself. You have given me the chance
to take one step closer to my dream, and for that I am
four-year institution. Your continual support through the
I am a single mother who
my future, to help someone get to theirs. If I can do
educational development. Professors and staff took interest
to the top of that ladder. I don’t
Learning to balance work, school and
home life is often challenging. Receiving
this scholarship will substantially
ease some of these difficulties and for
that I cannot thank you enough.
– John and Charlotte Suhler Scholar
The overwhelming goodness of the people who have
I believe that I have grown and
my gratitude, I thank you for giving me the chance to continue my
education and I can guarantee that you all will not be disappointed.
Excitement overwhelms me as the door of opportunity opens. This award will allow me to
continue my studies, while alleviating the financial struggles I have been facing. No longer will
second chance. You all believed
By awarding me the GE Capital
Scholarship, you have lightened
My experience with the Path
truly grateful. – LEAP Transfer Scholar
You inspire us to help others and give back to the community who helped us and
was always there for us . . . I hope that one day I will be able to help students like me
by inspiring them and helping them reach their goals as you have helped me.
– Lois and Harlan Anderson Scholar
made it possible for me to move
forward! I will be sure to never
take my education for granted.
– Mandel Family Scholar
Scholarship and Program
We are grateful to our donors for
establishing and supporting the following
endowment and temporarilyrestricted funds.
Funds
Charlotte Chen, Esq. Scholarship
Eileen Heckart Respiratory Therapy
Scholarship
Ann Chernow Art Scholarship
Hiranandani Scholarship
Connecticut Collegiate Awareness and
Preparation (ConnCAP) Program
Leon and Fanny Hirsch Scholarship
The 460 Foundation Scholarship
Carle C. Conway Scholarship
Horizons at NCC
Access to Education Scholarship
Jane Corbo Scholarship
Anne Ireland Memorial Scholarship
Anonymous Scholarship Fund
Charlotte Cowie Human Services
Stacy M. Israel Scholarship
Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust
Memorial Fund
Scholarship
Crane Scholarship
The America 911 Scholarship
Virginia and Malcolm Crawford
Lois and Harlan Anderson Scholarship
Robert and Jeannie Kay Armstrong
Scholarship
Everett Baker Library Development Fund
John A. Ball Scholarship
Joan and Ed Barksdale Scholarship
Mary Bauer Nursing Scholarship
Rose S. Becker Memorial Scholarship
Bigelow Foundation/Briggs Scholarship
James Bissell Memorial Scholarship
John Fiske Boorom Memorial Scholarship
Joseph Karpowich Memorial Scholarship
Blanche Kent Archaeology Fund
Jules Lang Scholarship
Scholarship
Toni Anne Laufer Scholarship
Croaning/Van Dyke Scholarship for
Child Development Lab Students
Le Bal d’Ecole Scholarship
James E. Deaver Memorial Scholarship
Robert Garland Memorial Scholarship
Frank C. Lee Memorial Scholarship
Katy and Professor John Dolhun
GE Capital Scholarship
Marcia Jane Le Moult Memorial
Scholarship
Scholarship
Nancy Doyle Scholarship
Dream Transfer Scholarship Program
Dugan Family Scholarship
Jamie Earle Memorial Scholarship
Early Childhood Education Program
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Josephine Gierer Scholarship
Marion and Justin Glickson Scholarship
Maurice Godin Scholarship
Goodnow Scholarship
Darlene Ryan Goodwin Scholarship
Albert L. Hadley Scholarship
Hammant Memorial Art Scholarship
Dr. Mary W. Brackett Scholarship
Program
Katherine Hall Browne Memorial
Scholarship
Entrepreneurship and Workforce
Development
Doris Bucky Scholarship
Fernandez Family Scholarship
Mark Hattenbach Memorial Scholarship
Ilene and Irving G. Calish, Sr. Scholarship
Family Economic Security Program (FE$P)
Mickey and Brooke Callanen Scholarship
Dr. John K. Fisher Scholarship
Harry H. Hefferan, Jr. and Catherine
Hefferan Scholarship
Frank and Anne Cary Fund for
Student Success
Food Pantry at NCC
Richard T. Hansen Memorial Scholarship
Harrington Family Scholarship
John H. Heher Memorial Scholarship
Clare L. Helsing Scholarship
LEAP Transfer Scholarship Program
Max R. & George J. Lepofsky Scholarship
Sachiko S. Liebergesell Scholarship
Lifetime Learners Institute Scholarship
Mandel Family Scholarship
Margaret Jane McAuliffe Scholarship
James R. McCormack Memorial
Scholarship
Carolyn and Gerry McGrath Scholarship
Benson Meth Scholarship
Donald and Virginia Miller Scholarship
Lewis R. Mintz Scholarship
William M. Mommaerts Memorial
Scholarship
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Dr. Lia Mondo Scholarship
Student Success Initiative (SSI)
Thomas G. Norko Memorial Scholarship
John and Charlotte Suhler Scholarship
Norwalk Early College Academy
Jean Svalgard Memorial Women’s
Nursing/Allied Health
O’Hara Family Scholarship
Beverly Miller Orthwein Scholarship
Panwy Foundation, Inc. Service- Learning
Scholarship
Hobart P. and Alice B. Pardee
Scholarship
Scholarship
J. Tierney College Advancement Fund
Pauline A. Toner Nursing Scholarship
Dr. Harry L. Trambert Memorial
Scholarship
Charles J. Trantanella, Jr. Memorial
Scholarship
Giving to the NCC
Foundation
Our team of experienced professionals
can help you fulfill your philanthropic
passions and achieve your charitable
planning goals. Your thoughtful gifts, both
small and large, can be accepted in many
forms depending upon your financial and
Nicholas Trivisonno Scholarship
tax planning needs. We will work with
George C. Turner Memorial Scholarship
your professional advisors—attorneys,
UBS Scholarship
accountants, financial planners, brokers,
Program
Karen L. Veitch Memorial Scholarship
insurance agents and others—as they
Charles Royce Merit Scholarship
Veterinary Technology
help you incorporate charitable giving
John E. Schmeltzer IV Memorial
Scholarship
John and Catherine Vigilante Scholarship
into your financial and estate planning
Olivia Vlahos Scholarship
activities.
Morrise Wagner Memorial Scholarship
Geneva Walsh Scholarship
allowing you to support student success
Michael G. Weyer Scholarship
in the way that works best for you. Many
Helen C. Whitten Scholarship
people choose to give gifts of cash and
Professor Michael Shub Developmental
Mathematics Transfer Scholarship
Michael Wilens and Carolyn Longacre
marketable securities, which make a
Scholarship
direct impact on students’ most immedi-
Joseph I. Shulman Memorial Scholarship
Women in Management Scholarship
ate needs. However, some people find
Start2Finish@NCC Program
Various Academic Departments at NCC
that giving assets other than cash makes
Path Scholarship Program
Raindancer Foundation Scholarship
RN to BSN Transfer Scholarship
Sylvia Schudy Scholarship
Dr. William H. Schwab Chair in
Technology
Charles M. and Jessica B. Shaeffer
Nursing Fund
Student Emergency Fund
and it maximizes their tax benefits.
The Foundation accepts many types
of direct, planned and deferred gifts.
No matter the size, all gifts are vital to
fulfilling our mission. Thank you for your
meaningful support!
he college provides an opportunity for students of all ages
to gain the skills they need to move up the income scale.
We focus on flexibility and foresight,
more sense within their financial plan,
Find out more at www.NCC-
Foundation.org, or contact Sue Rigano,
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By providing scholarships through the NCC Foundation to students who
would otherwise not be able to afford college, they gain access to education and employment
in the field of their choice at a relatively low out-of-pocket cost. – Ned Goodnow, long-time donor to the NCC Foundation
Director of Development, at (203) 8577261 or srigano@norwalk.edu.
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A Year of
2014 Donor List
Chancellor’s Circle
($300,000+)
Giving
Exceptional Fellows
($10,000+)
Anonymous (4)
Dalio Foundation, Inc.
David & Eunice Bigelow Foundation
Erin and Joseph Catapano
Regents
($100,000+)
Mr. & Mrs. Ramon J. Ceron
Mrs. Richard N. Cohen
Mr. Franklin C. Ellis (Legacy)
Mr. & Mrs. Per Heidenreich
Inisfad Foundation, Inc.
President’s Circle
($50,000+)
Anonymous
Cornelia T. Bailey
Carle C. Conway Scholarship
Foundation
Fairfield County’s Community
Foundation – Fund for Women
and Girls
First Niagara Bank Foundation
Dean’s Society
($20,000+)
The 460 Foundation, Inc.
Joan and Ed Barksdale
Bulkley Foundation
Mr. Richard N. Cohen (Legacy)
The Daphne Seybolt Culpeper
Memorial Foundation, Inc.
General Re Corporation
The Per and Astrid Heidenreich
Family Foundation
Horizons National
Ann S. Mandel
The William H. Pitt Foundation, Inc.
Bruce and Diane Ritter
Ernie and Anna Steiner
Yannix Management LP
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Martha and Glen Poulter
Douglas M. Reid Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. George A. Reilly
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Rubin
The Sexton Family Foundation
Whitney and Kyle Wilcox
Friends of the College
($1,000+)
The Maurice Goodman Foundation, Inc.
The Goodnow Fund
Anonymous (3)
John Allis III
American Association of University
The Guardian Life Insurance Company
of America
Holloway Family Foundation
Lifetime Learners Institute, Inc.
Ms. Deborah McLean and
Jim and Darlene Goodwin
Mr. Keith Kearney
Jim and Marilyn Parke
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Praxair, Inc.
Lone Pine Foundation, Inc.
Mr. William Malone
MBI, Inc.
National Emphysema Foundation
The William & Karen Tell Foundation
The Richard and Barbara Whitcomb
Foundation
Distinguished Fellows
($5,000+)
Anonymous (3)
The Harlan E. Anderson Foundation
Mr. James Berger
Mr. Harry W. Berkowitz (Legacy)
Louise B. Blackman Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Blackman
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Browne
Claire L. Helsing Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Dart
Ann Martin DiLeone
Mrs. Helen‑Louise C. Fullman
(Legacy)
First County Bank Foundation, Inc.
Josephine L. Gierer
Ms. Julie Johnson
Ellen Petrino
Dorothy and Frank L. Savage
Family Fund
Eric and Lesley Schless
Honorable Fellows
($2,500+)
Anonymous (2)
Dr. Michael Clain and Dr. Debra Clain
Mr. Eric N. Ferguson
Rita and Leo Greenland Family
Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Andre L. Guilbert
The Haffenreffer Family Fund
Mike & Hazel Hobbs
Liebergesell Foundation, Inc.
William and Barbara Murphy
National Philanthropic Trust
New Canaan Community Foundation
Women, Inc.
Anne and Peter Ardery
The A. James Bach Vona Hopkins
Foundation
Sandra L. Bell and Bradley Johnson
Steven S. Berizzi
Kathy Walsh Bernstein
Ed and Jane Bescherer
Judith B. Block
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Campbell
Mrs. Henry S. Coleman
Ms. Valerie A. Cooper
Crane Fund for Widows & Children
The Critelli Family Foundation
Amy Downer
Judy and Charles Eaton
Jennifer Frazer and Steven Phillips
Fuller Family Foundation
Anne and Carl Goodnow
Mrs. Leslie M. Hardy
The Darrell Harvey Family
Foundation Inc.
Mrs. Wendy B. Hokin
Richard and Janice Juchniewicz
Joan Karpowich
David and Evan Levinson
Mr. & Mrs. William Maley
Bonnie and Gene Markowski
Family Fund
Elizabeth S. English
Janet and Robert Fiske
Alison Martin
McClain Value Management, LLC
Ms. Penelope Glassmeyer
Robert and Dolores Harris
Theodore J. Nussbaum
Eleanor O’Neill
Mr. William P. Pardee
Family Fund
Mrs. Wendy B. Hokin
Ms. Heather James
Peter B. Cannell & Co., Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard C. Peterson
Juanita James and Dudley Williams
Mrs. Raphael Lyman
Polyflon Company
Mr. George B. Post
Dawn Robertson
Ann P. Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Maruszewski
Mr. Timothy G. Massad and
Ms. Charlotte J. Hart
Kathy and Peter Sachs
Mr. & Mrs. James Moltz
Ms. Molly Moseley
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Shaw
Mr. Michael Shub
J. Howard and Jo Stecker
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Steele
Karl and Lisa Nelson
Ms. Marilyn Puder‑York
Mr. & Mrs. James Randel
Hon. Michael E. and Marilyn L. Shay
Mrs. Claire M. Swinnerton
Ms. Janet Sneider‑Brown
Dr. Susan G. Weinberger
Charles and Charlotte Stabinsky
Fortunato and Alba Stanziale
Hudson and Pat Stoddard
Mrs. Alice Stokes
Mentors
($500+)
Thomas J. Aylward
Mr. William Banks
Ms. Ellen Burns and Mr. Darwin Ellis
Amy and John Carroll
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Malcolm and Virginia Crawford
Charitable Fund
Nicky & Vince D’Agostino
Donna J. Dean
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Ellis
Stolt‑Nielsen USA Inc.
Chuck and Laura Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Tregurtha
Ms. Cordelia Ursone
Mr. & Mrs. Albertus W. Van Den Broek
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Vervoort
Mr. Mark Wasylyszyn
Jane and Brian Williams
Medallions
($100+)
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Dulsky
Ellen Ehrenkranz
Anonymous (2)
The Alba and Stan Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Abramson
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Afragola
Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Alton
Thyra T. Elliott
Dr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Failla
Ms. Nancy Fleming
Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Flynn
Kitty and Paul Fowler
Jean M. Antin
Rebecca and John Armstrong
Joan Marie Asher
Linda and Gene Autore
Mr. Richard Auwarter
Frame Advisors
Robin Frederick and Michael Gold
Hilary Fried
Carol B. Fucigna
Joseph Fucigna
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Bain, Jr.
Carol L. Beasley
Michael & Ellen Funck
GE Foundation
Ronald C. Bell
Ann Bello
Ms. Nancy Bernard
John and Lile Gibbons
Marion M. Gilbert
Mr. & Mrs. A. Peter Goldner
Mrs. Esther Bess
Susan Bevan and Tony Daddino
Deborah and Andrew Gordon
Linda R. Gortz
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Boeschenstein
Dr. & Mrs. D. S. Brown
Ms. Marion L. Burke
Mr. Edward Gratz
Dr. & Mrs. William Green
Mr. Russ Haley
Janie and Ross Burkhardt
LaVerne M. Burzynski
Mrs. Ellen Sue Hattenbach
Mr. David Higbee
Michael and Maureen Cacace
Mr. & Mrs. William T. Calder
Bonnie Mae Capell
Ms. Fiona K. Hodgson
Shelley Ivanko
Jalna Jaeger
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Carlson
John B. Caron
Polly Perkins Johnson
Daniel S. & Susan S. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius F. Carroll
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Cavanna
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Chen
Mr. Jim Kaba
Dana Karpowich and Raymond
Mainville
Mr. & Mrs. Gunn B. Chencinski
Nicholas Chocas
John and Michele Karpowich
Matt and Linda Karpowich
Maryanne Ciccone
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Colley
Bill Collins and Tish Gibbs
Mr. Dennis J. Coloski and
James and Shannon Kear
Tom and Laura Kirkpatrick
Mr. & Mrs. Bernd Klink
The NOVAR Team
Ms. Pamela J. Devine
Professor Ada Lambert
Edward D. Cosden, Jr.
Jed and Cornelia Costello
Estelle Dattolo
Richard and Mary Lavatori
Jean K. Lebedeff
Mr. David J. Lincoln
Jo Ann Davidson
Ms. Mary F. DeKlyn
Ms. Lorraine Love
Catherine Lucia and Chris Durante
Hilary A. Docimo
Ms. Elizabeth Dodds and
Mr. Ned Moody
Walter and Lynn Maginnis
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Maglathlin
Lesley D. Mara and Daniel N. Mara
Mrs. Margaret Doepke
Mr. Bart Donahoe and
Andrea Martin
Ms. Irene D. Martin
Ms. Cathleen Donnelly
Dr. & Mrs. Horace M. Mazzone
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Mr. John A. Vigilante
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Gamber
Mr. & Mrs. Paul K. Vitolo
Mr. Michael R. Vitti
Mr. Kendall Webb
Joyce Weiser
Nancy T. Whitney
Ronald S. Gass and Johanna Pfund
Ms. Susan Gebhardt‑Burns
Marie Gentile
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Gentry
Mr. Julius Gluck
Michael Widland
Mr. Ernest A. Wiegand, Jr.
Lance Winer
Founders
Ms. Cecilia Gomez
Ms. Lorraine Gordon
Mr. Guy E. Green
Mr. Daniel Gummer
Ms. Karen Hart
(up to $99)
Mrs. Kathleen T. Hayes
Jean P. Andreasen
Marianne Antezzo
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Baer
Joan Henderson
Beverly P. Hennessey
Ms. Cari Hills
Madeline Barillo
Rosalia Barone
Mr. & Mrs. William Hrnciar
Mr. Robert M. Hubbard
Mr. Fred M. Barr
Elaine M. Baruno
Anita V. Behnken
Mr. & Mrs. James H. Benfield
Mr. Peter J. F. Hussey
Ms. Catherine Ishida
Friends of Robert Warner at
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
Ms. Evelyn L. Miller
Ms. Marion L. Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Mix
Matthew A. Sgritta
Ruby Shaw
Ms. Susan S. Shulman
Gifts in Memory
and Honor
Judith T. Mocciola
Ms. Susan Montez
Mr. & Mrs. Milton G. Moon
Jill and Paul Morton
Atty. & Mrs. Frank W. Murphy
Ms. Elizabeth Siemers
Robert M. Smalley
Desiree Stephens
Mr. & Mrs. Taylor E. Strubinger
Mr. John F. Sutton
We appreciate the following contributions generously given in memory of or
to honor a special person:
Terri and Thomas Nackid
Ms. Joan Neves
Mr. & Mrs. Angelo J. Nicolai
Ms. Joanne Sumner Obst and
Mr. Hank Obst
Ms. Anne D. Swallow
James & Antoinette Syrotiak
Ms. Denise Teicher
Pamela & David Teitelman
Dr. Kristina Testa‑Buzzee
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Abramson
In memory of Ronald W. Bealer
Ms. Monica Orban
Ms. Jean Thomson
Blanche Parker
Dick and Marianne Paterniti
Ms. Carmella V. Piacentini
Elizabeth A. Pisaretz
Ms. Debby Ury
Ms. Carmelita Valencia‑Daye
Mr. Walter D. Vingo
Olivia Vlahos
Jean P. Andreasen
In memory of Alice B. Pardee
Carl R. Piserchia
Carol Wakeman
Mrs. Coral A. Presti
Kathleen M. Prince
Erik and Nancy Jo Rambusch
Ms. Lalatiana Randretsanilo
Jeanne, Ron & Joren Wendschuh
Beverly Wiltshire
Ann Marie and Stephen Winsch
Ms. Colleen Wood
Ms. Charmaine Rawsthorne
Jane Eyre Repp
Ms. Jennifer Wood Heslin
Lynn Worland
Mr. Gregory Riley
Dr. Henry Rosenberg and
Ms. Cynthia Zaref
Chuck and Julie McCan
The Eric and Laurie Roth
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Beresh
Ms. Stephanie L. Johnson
Ms. Elizabeth M. McKenna
Charitable Fund
Ms. Nancy A. Merlino
Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Messanelli
Pamela S. Miller
Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Schellenger
Sylvia and George Schudy
Carolyn Schwab
Elaine Braus
Eileen Brown, EdD
Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Brown
Bruce Taylor Heavy Equipment Repair
Evelyn R. Jones
Elizabeth & Richard Knapp
Elinore Kochis
Ms. Bette K. Kolodney
Lenore (Lea) C. Mintz
Claire Mocarski
Miriam K. Moran
Budd S. Schwartz
Rita & Richard Seclow
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Seman
& Emergency Vehicle Services
Ms. Kimberly Bryant‑Smith
Gene and Carol Kopfmann
Richard and Karen Kotchko
Rosemarie Morse
Katharine and Kenneth Mountcastle
Charles and Margaret Shaeffer
William E. Shaeffer
Cindy Casper
Napoleon S. Chenard
Jane Kowaleski
Ms. Mandi Kuster
Dr. Katherine Hicks
Ms. Meira Rosenberg
Mr. & Mrs. William Ross
Valerie Muller
Mary Lou Murphy
Ms. Joy S. Nazzaro
Carolin Isaacs Sigal
Mr. & Mrs. Elliott H. Sisson
Alexandra M. Smith
Ann Chernow
James L. Christenson
Marilyn Collis
Ms. Katherine Lampros
Ms. Lillian S. Lampros
Gil & Mary Dale Lancaster
Mr. Giovanni Sammarco
Ms. Susan Seidell
Dr. Kathryn C. Senie and
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Spence
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher A. Stack
Louise A. Stix
Dan B. Landau
Mr. & Mrs. Lennart B. Landelius
Mr. Creighton C. English
Mr. James I. Nixon
Dennis O’Connor
Peter O’Hara and John Garofalo
Ms. Rosemarie Colvin
Bill and Julia Cook
Mr. Philip Oppenheimer
Panwy Foundation, Inc.
Ingeleiv J. Stovner
Ms. Nancy Strong
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Coppola
Mr. Anthony Coscia
Mr. Ralph Costanzo III
Mrs. Mildred Lasker
Ms. Linda P. Lerman and Mr. Jeffrey
P. Silberman
Roy Pfeil and Juliana Post
Phillips Family Fund
Price Financial Group, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund R. Swanberg
Vera Tisdall
Mr. Charles Travis, Jr.
Mrs. Jean S. Crocco
Raphael R. D’Ambruoso, PhD
Mr. George Lindeberg
Mr. & Mrs. Lee S. Lyons
Ms. Elaine DelVecchio
Ms. Diane Donovan
Mary P. Malafarina
Mr. George Mandler
Ann Purcell
Mr. John E. Rayner
Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Tuckman
Carl Urbania
Redding Fire & EMS Co #1
Redniss & Mead Inc.
Antoinette Reed and Gregory Ohman
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Valkenburgh
Van Houten & Company, LLC
Ron & Christy van Oostendorp
Elva M. Dresner
Mrs. Susan Driscoll
Renae Edge
Ms. Christine Mangone
Roselyn Mangot
Therese Marrocco
Rose R. Ellis
Mary Ellen and Jim Fahy
Tamar Mays
John and Terri McMunn
Tom and Marianne Reifenheiser
Michael and Dorothy Rodell
& Family
Michael Vena
Joan Ross
Daria and David Verelley
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Filip
Brandis E. Flash
Mr. & Mrs. George E. Fuechsel, Jr.
Jim and Sheila McNamara
Mrs. Norma McNerney
Mr. & Mrs. George F. Meserole
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In Memory
Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Alton
In memory of Ronald W. Bealer
Thomas J. Aylward
In memory of Karen M. Aylward
Carol L. Beasley
In memory of Alice B. Pardee
Steven S. Berizzi
In memory of Ronald W. Bealer
Kitty and Paul Fowler
In memory of Karen M. Aylward
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Gamber
In memory of Karen M. Aylward
Ronald S. Gass and Johanna Pfund
In memory of Alice B. Pardee
Mr. Edward Gratz
In memory of Ronald W. Bealer
Robert and Dolores Harris Family Fund
In memory of Dolores N. Harris
Mr. David Higbee
In memory of Richard A. Warner
Ms. Cari Hills
In memory of Karen M. Aylward
Mr. Robert M. Hubbard
In memory of Richard A. Warner
Ms. Catherine Ishida
In memory of Richard A. Warner
Dana Karpowich and Raymond Mainville
Mrs. Esther Bess
In memory of Ralph Bess
In memory of Joseph Karpowich
Bruce Taylor Heavy Equipment
In memory of Joseph Karpowich
Repair & Emergency Vehicle Services
In memory of Alice B. Pardee
Matt & Linda Karpowich
Napoleon S. Chenard
In memory of Leslie Chenard
Elizabeth & Richard Knapp
In memory of Alice B. Pardee
Maryanne Ciccone
In memory of Richard A. Warner
Ms. Bette K. Kolodney
P&G Fund Matching Gift Program
Pitney Bowes Foundation
Praxair Matching Gifts Program
Mrs. Henry S. Coleman
In memory of Henry S. Coleman
Gene and Carol Kopfmann
In memory of Kathy Croaning
Rockefeller Foundation
Verizon Foundation
Bill & Julia Cook
In memory of Alice B. Pardee
Gene and Carol Kopfmann
In-Kind Gifts
Jo Ann Davidson
In memory of Alice B. Pardee
Professor Ada Lambert
In memory of Margaret Brown
Donna J. Dean
In memory of Stephen F. Mandel
Gil & Mary Dale Lancaster
In memory of Alice B. Pardee
Mrs. Margaret Doepke
In memory of Richard N. Cohen
Jean K. Lebedeff
Mary Ellen and Jim Fahy
In memory of James Fahy
Friends of Robert Warner at
Lowe’s Company
Matching Gift Organizations
GE Foundation
General Re Corporation
IBM Matching Grants Program
Intermountain Industries Petroglyph
Energy Foundation
Northeast Utilities Foundation, Inc.
We sincerely appreciate the in-kind
gifts received during the year from
the following donors:
Janet S. Maley
John and Michele Karpowich
In memory of Joseph Karpowich
In memory of Jamie Earle
In memory of Marcia Le Moult
In memory of Sergei A. Lebedeff
In memory of Richard A. Warner
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Mrs. Ralph Lyman
In memory of Robert Lyman
Walter and Lynn Maginnis
In memory of Robert Woodrow
Mary P. Malafarina
In memory of Maria and Joseph
Malafarina
Dr. Henry W. Rosenberg &
Dr. Katherine W. Hicks
In memory of Calvin Loss
Carolyn Schwab
In memory of William H. Schwab
Spotlight on
Ms. Susan S. Shulman
In memory of Robert Ard, Sr.
Ann S. Mandel
In memory of Richard N. Cohen
Ms. Susan S. Shulman
In memory of Faye Levine
Ms. Irene D. Martin
In memory of Ronald W. Bealer
Ms. Susan S. Shulman
In memory of Miriam White
Chuck and Julie McCan
In memory of Richard A. Warner
Ms. Janet Sneider-Brown
In memory of John D. Sneider
Ms. Elizabeth M. McKenna
In memory of Karen M. Aylward
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Steele
In memory of Roy V. Hughson
John & Terri McMunn
In memory of Karen M. Aylward
Desiree Stephens
In memory of Ronald W. Bealer
Jim & Sheila McNamara
In memory of Alice B. Pardee
Ms. Louise A. Stix
In memory of Ronald W. Bealer
Ms. Evelyn L. Miller
Hudson and Pat Stoddard
In memory of Ronald W. Bealer
In memory of Richard N. Cohen
Ms. Marion L. Miller
Ms. Nancy Strong
In memory of Richard N. Cohen
In memory of Marcia Le Moult
Lenore (Lea) C. Mintz
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund R. Swanberg
In memory of Lewis Mintz
In memory of Richard N. Cohen
Jo Ann Davidson
In honor of Angeles N. Dam
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Mix
In memory of Richard A. Warner
Pamela and David Teitelman
In memory of Robert S. Shulman
Carol B. Fucigna
Judith T. Mocciola
In memory of Marian Bochniak
Mr. Charles Travis, Jr.
In memory of Richard N. Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Angelo J. Nicolai
In memory of Ronald W. Bealer
Van Houten & Company, LLC
In memory of Alice B. Pardee
The NOVAR Team
In memory of Richard A. Warner
Ron and Christy van Oostendorp
and Family
Peter O’Hara and John Garofalo
In memory of Ronald W. Bealer
Peter B. Cannell & Co., Inc.
In memory of Richard N. Cohen
Redding Fire & EMS Co #1
In memory of Alice B. Pardee
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In memory of Alice B. Pardee
Daria and David Verelley
In memory of Joseph Karpowich
Jeanne, Ron & Joren Wendschuh
In memory of Alice B. Pardee
Nancy T. Whitney
In memory of Margaret Brown
In Honor
Anonymous
In honor of Peter O’Hara
Anonymous
In honor of Stuart F. Weismiller
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Autore
In honor of Ann P. Rogers
Steven S. Berizzi
In honor of Carol S. Harker
In honor of Mr. & Mrs. James R. Fucigna
Dr. & Mrs. William Green
In honor of Joan Barksdale
Mike & Hazel Hobbs
In honor of Ann P. Rogers
Ms. Julie Johnson
In honor of Ann P. Rogers
Dr. & Mrs. David L. Levinson
In honor of Ann P. Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. William Maley
In honor of Ann P. Rogers
William and Barbara Murphy
In honor of Peter I. O’Hara
Ms. Marilyn Puder-York
In honor of Julie M. Johnson
The Alba and Stan Fund
In honor of Angeles N. Dam
Fortunato and Alba Stanziale
In honor of Bruce Glaser
In Celebration
In Celebration of the wedding of George
Fuller and Elizabeth Baker:
Rebecca and John Armstrong
Ms. Ellen Burns and Mr. Darwin Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Carlson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Colley
Ms. Elizabeth Dodds and Mr. Ned Moody
Fuller Family Foundation
Mr. Russ Haley
Ms. Laurie Haney
Ms. Rebecca Hudspeth
Mr. & Mrs. Bernd Klink
Tom and Laura Kirkpatrick
Mr. Andrew Looker
Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Lyons
Ms. Theresa Tsai
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Valkenburgh
If we have inadvertently omitted or
misspelled your name, please accept our
apologies and call the Foundation office
at (203) 857-7260 so that we may
correct our records.
Gen Re Corporation:
An Extraordinary Partner
What are the characteristics of an ideal
corporate partner? Here at the NCC
Foundation, we believe they are consistency,
commitment and generosity. A company that
exemplifies these characteristics is Gen Re.
In addition to being a generous contributor
since 1987, the Foundation has benefited from
having a Gen Re senior executive as part of
our Board of Directors for almost 30 years.
Over the course of this time, these dedicated
champions of higher education keep Gen Re’s
Contribution Committee apprised of our
greatest needs which are carefully matched
with the company’s giving strategy.
There are daily reminders throughout the
campus of the NCC Foundation’s important
relationship with Gen Re. On the East Campus,
there is the Gen Re Forum, a tiered lecture
hall for students and our community with a
state-of-the-art sound system.
This spring, 500 students in the college’s
mandatory Public Speaking classes, participated
in the first ever Elevator Pitch Competition
with the top students gathering in the Gen Re
Forum to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges
in front of a standing-room-only crowd. Gen Re
executive and Foundation Board Director,
Donors
Howard Stecker, joined two other esteemed
judges to identify the top three winners who
received cash awards from the Foundation.
Most recently, in recognition of the
Foundation’s 50th Anniversary, Gen Re provided underwriting for a video featuring 20
NCC Foundation scholarship recipients who
have benefitted from the financial support of
our Foundation.
We are also thankful for Gen Re’s sustained
support for Early Childhood Education at
NCC and the Center for Science, Health and
Wellness. In addition, Gen Re has supported
our English as a Second Language and nursing
programs.
As a valued partner in our work, Gen Re
emulates all that is best about a corporate
partner. Their matching gift program supports
the charitable donations of their employees,
they encourage their employees to join local
non-profit boards, they have a history of
stepping up to support charities in the ways
that are most impactful, and they are vested
in ensuring that non-profits remain vibrant
and active in the communities in which
they operate.
This year, as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the NCC Foundation, we are deeply
grateful for Gen Re’s continued commitment
to our work.
Shown from left to right: Howard Stecker, SVP & Global Tax Director and NCC Foundation Board Director;
Richard Manz, Second Vice President; and Sandra Bell, Chief Human Resources Officer and former
NCC Foundation Board Director.
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Edward and Dianne
Goodnow
Ned and his wife, Dee, first donated to the
NCC Foundation in 1997 and subsequently
made a significant endowment contribution to
establish the Goodnow Scholarship Fund that
will allow us to continue to provide students
in need with scholarships for decades to come.
As two of the Foundation’s most generous
individual supporters, Ned and Dee’s quiet
commitment to our community has been
instrumental to student success at NCC.
Since 2006, hundreds of NCC students
have received Goodnow scholarships of $1,000
to $3,000 annually to support their studies at
NCC; after graduation, the Goodnows also
support the LEAP transfer scholarships which
are available to high-achieving NCC graduates
who seek to pursue a Bachelor’s degree at a
four-year college or university.
As a recent student shared, “The Goodnow
scholarship has already made a huge impact
on my life, knowing I will be able to work
fewer hours and commit all the extra time to
my studies. This is more motivation for me as
to what can be achieved if you try and never
give up. Life has ways of testing us and giving
up is easy to do, but if you continue to push
through many great things can come your way,
like this scholarship did for me.”
Ned Goodnow
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The
Legacy Society
The NCC Foundation established
the Legacy Society to celebrate and
honor those who share the belief
that higher education transforms lives
and our entire community benefits
when students succeed. Legacy Society
Dee and Ned Goodnow with their grandson.
Ned tells us, “I received a great education
due to the generosity of others. I owe the next
generation a similar opportunity.” He attended
The Hotchkiss School on a full scholarship
in 1940, graduated in three years and entered
Princeton University in 1943. Following World
War II and graduation from Princeton, he
entered the investment business. Ned and Dee’s
son, Carl Goodnow, is also a Hotchkiss graduate and a Director Emeritus on the NCC
Foundation Board of Directors.
When asked what stokes his passion for
NCC, Ned replied, “The college provides
an opportunity for students of all ages to gain
the skills they need to move up the income
scale. By providing scholarships through the
NCC Foundation to students who would
otherwise not be able to afford college, they
gain access to education and employment in
the field of their choice at a relatively low
out-of-pocket cost.”
members demonstrate vision that
On behalf of the past, present and future
NCC scholarship recipients from the Goodnow
Scholarship fund, we offer our heartfelt thanks
to Ned, Dee and the entire Goodnow family
for their steadfast commitment in providing a
brighter future for our NCC students and
local community.
extends beyond their own time in
support of NCC’s mission.
If you have already included the
NCC Foundation in your estate plans,
we sincerely thank you. Please
consider notifying us so that we can
acknowledge your generosity as a
Legacy Society Member (if desired,
your anonymity will be preserved).
Find out more by visiting our
website at www.NCC-Foundation.org,
or contact Sue Rigano, Director of
Development, at (203) 857-7261 or
srigano@norwalk.edu.
Members
Members in Memoriam
Stephen and Susan Bates
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Bucky
Mrs. Richard N. Cohen
Mrs. Henry Coleman
Dr. Kathleen S. Fries
Mr. William Collins and Mrs. Elizabeth Gibbs
Mrs. Ellen Sue Hattenbach
Ms. Betty F. Herman
Mr. Frederick E. Kellogg, Jr.
Jules Lang, Esq.
Mrs. Martha Layman
David and Evan Levinson
Elaine Littman
Catherine Lucia
Ann S. Mandel
Mrs. Lenore C. Mintz
Mr. Charles Monaghan
Mr. John W. Roberson
Ann P. Rogers
Mr. Jeffrey A. Rubin
Mr. Lee Snow
Gary Vervoort
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Arrol
Mr. Everett I.L. Baker
Mary Brackett
Ms. Grace Beckmann
Mr. Harry W. Berkowitz
Ms. Dorothy Caldwell-Marella
Mr. Richard N. Cohen
Mr. Henry Coleman
Mr. Leroy Corbo
Mr. Donald Cowie
Mr. Frank Ellis
Mr. Emerson Emrich
Mrs. Florence Foster
Mrs. Helen-Louise Fullman
Mrs. Neal Gilliatt
Mrs. Evelyn Whitlow Hansen
Ms. Jean Bradley Harper
Ms. Stacy M. Israel
Mrs. Blanche F. Kent
Dr. Edward Littman
Mrs. Libby Nevas
Harriett Sink Prophet and
Wilson Brown Prophet, Jr.
Mr. Theodore Schachat
Budd S. Schwartz
Mrs. Jessica B. Shaeffer
Ms. Pauline A. Toner
Ms. Marion Underhill
Olivia L.Vlahos
Ms. Morrise R. Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Walworth, Jr.
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©2015 Norwalk Community College
Photography: Richard Freeda, Stamford, CT
except as indicated below:
Madeline Barillo, pp. 3 (upper left), 4 (lower middle; upper
right), 8 (upper left), 11 (top), 16 (upper right), 20 (left;
right), 21 (upper right), 23 (lower right), 32 (middle top;
lower right), 40 (upper left; lower right), 43, 50, 51
Radu Gheorghe, p. 56
Karen Hart, pp. 11 (lower right), 12 (upper left),
19 (bottom)
Bernie Weiss, pp. 27-28, 29 (lower left)
Cynthia Zaref, pp. 9 (lower left), 16 (lower left), 20 (middle
bottom), 21 (bottom left), 31
Contributed photos: pp. 3 (lower right), 4 (upper left), 7, 8
(lower right; middle bottom), 15, 19 (upper left); 21 (upper
left; middle bottom), 23 (middle), 29 (upper right; middle;
lower right), 53, 54
Design: Cynthia Zaref
Editorial: NCC, Madeline Barillo; NCC Foundation Staff
Printing: GHP, Inc., West Haven, CT
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record, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry,
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identity and expression or genetic information. Please contact
Cheryl C. De Vonish, Esq., Chief Diversity Officer/Special
Advisor at (203) 857-7016 or cdevonish@norwalk.edu for
inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies.
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