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FOUNDATION
e community continues to arm and appreciate the work Scholarship Endowment
of College of the Canyons. at is particularly evident in the
Financial need is among the most signicant barriers keep-
support given to the College of the Canyons Foundation
ing students from realizing their educational objectives.
by private donors. e Foundation received $1.3 million in
With that in mind, the Foundation launched a Scholarship
contributions, an 11 percent increase over the prior year. In
Endowment campaign in the 2011-12 academic year with a
fact, year-over-year revenue has increased in each of the last
goal of raising $300,000 in three years. So far, the Founda-
four years. e college also grew its number of donors, as
tion has raised $272,641, nearly reaching the campaign goal
there was an 11 percent increase in those who gave. e val-
in less than two years.
ue of donations also grew by 6 percent.
Scholarships have proven to be vital to those student pop-
While the Foundation excelled on many fronts, it demon-
ulations that need extra assistance in achieving their edu-
strated leadership through two particularly signicant ini-
cational goals, including student-athletes, veterans, sin-
tiatives – the College of the Canyons Institute for Culinary
gle-mothers and minority students. Nearly 150 students
Education (iCuE) Capital Campaign, and the Scholarship
were awarded scholarships in the 2012-13 academic year
Endowment. and will receive those awards as they continue their educa-
Culinary Arts Capital Campaign tions in subsequent years.
Led by co-chairs Diana Cusumano and Blair Salisbury, the Many of those scholarships have been made in the name
campaign has raised $924,000 toward the cost of building a of local Santa Clarita benefactors and businesses that know
culinary arts training facility at the Valencia Campus. at the value of assisting in the ongoing educational develop-
ment of COC students. Samples of some of those locally
includes a successful Family Campaign conducted with col-
initiated scholarships that are aiding students include:
lege employees that garnered a 96 percent participation rate.
With nearly 85 percent of the funding needed to complete • Michael “Mike” Sandnes Memorial Scholarship
the project in hand, the college elected to start construction
on the project and raise the remainder of the money while • Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Scholarship
building continues.
• Lockheed Martin Environmental Sustainability Scholarship
• NE Systems Single Parent Scholarship
• Betty Ferguson Foundation Scholarship
• Dr. Ram Manvi Memorial Scholarship
Foundation accomplishments in 2012-13
included: • Richard and Connie Luechtefeld Business Scholarship
• Surpassing revenue and membership targets
for the Chancellor’s Circle support group.
• Launching the College of the Canyons Alumni COC Foundation Annual Revenue Growth
Network to better connect Cougar alumni.
• Unveiling the permanent Athletic Hall of Fame $1,500,000
display.
• Honoring Barry and Pati Gump with the Silver $1,200,000
Spur Award for Community Services.
• Awarding $18,000 in grants to faculty to fund $900,000
innovation in the classroom.
• Receiving a clean audit, with no management $600,000
recommendations or findings, for the seventh
year in a row. $300,000
• Developing a plan to grow the Library
Endowment by $150,000 over three years. 0
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