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8 COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS BREAKING NEWS | DECEMBER 2018

Chancellor Selected for Education Task Force

hancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) and former data-driven recommendations to Congress higher education. Since then, the law –
has been selected by The Bipartisan Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the across- for the much-needed reauthorization of the which created the Pell Grant tuition assis-
CPolicy Center (BPC) to be one of the-aisle project focuses on key emerg- Higher Education Act.” tance program and other programs to help
two community college leaders to serve on ing national issues that impact higher Dr. Van Hook has been chancellor disadvantaged students – has been rewrit-
its Higher Education Task Force education, such as state financing policy, of the Santa Clarita Community College ten eight times. Its most recent reauthoriza-
She joins more than a dozen former accountability, affordability, and student District since 1988, making her the long- tion expired in 2015.
policymakers and high-profile individu- loans. est-serving community college CEO in The BPC is a Washington, D.C.-based
als in the higher education community to “It is an honor to have been selected to California. non-profit organization and think tank that
make recommendations toward the reau- be part of The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Created in 1965, the HEA intended strives to combine the best bipartisan ideas
thorization of the Higher Education Act Higher Education Task Force,” Dr. Van to strengthen the educational resources of in an effort to promote security, opportu-
(HEA). Hook said. “I look forward to working higher education institutions to provide nities, and health for all Americans by ad-
Co-chaired by former Rep. Howard with other leaders in education to make financial assistance for students seeking dressing the nation’s current challenges.

2018 SILVER SPUR AWARD

MCKEON HONORED
In recognition of his advocacy for higher education and decades of service to the Santa Clarita Val-
ley, College of the Canyons honored retired U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (above right) with
the 2018 Silver Spur Community Service Award during a dinner celebration at the Reagan Library’s
Air Force One Pavilion on March 24. Also pictured are Chancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook (above
left); Foundation board members Nick Lentini and Brian Koegle with McKeon and Van Hook (top
left); and McKeon with members of his family (right).

MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF A CHANGING WORLD...
TOGETHER!

The Chancellor’s Circle is a partnership between College of the Canyons and a diverse group of businesses, community
members, non-profit groups, government leaders and others who are committed to strengthening our community – by
actively supporting a strong community college. The underlying tenet of the Chancellor’s Circle is the strong belief that
by working together we can add value to a community college education, provide support for creative and innovative
programs that enrich the educational experience of students, and provide needed workforce skills that will strengthen and
sustain our economy – that we can achieve, by working together, much more than we can by working alone.

Please consider joining us!
• Call the College of the Canyons
Foundation at (661) 362-3435
• Visit canyonsfoundation.org

VISIONARY LEADER ADVOCATE
Five Point Boston Scientifc, Lisa Welker-Finney Advanced Audiology Logix Federal Credit Union Shepard Insurance Agency
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Chiquita Canyon Aerospace Dynamics Math Support Services Inc. Dr. and Dr. Lee Shulman
Leo A. Daly Mr. Michael Berger Jim and Jill Mellady Jack and Diane Stewart
CHAMPION Southern California Gas Nicolas A. Cardenas, New York Life Mitzi and Randy Moberg UCLA Health, Department of Medicine
Heritage Sierra Medical Group Chick-fil-A, Valencia Town Center NE Systems Inc. Dr. Dianne and Mr. Roger Van Hook
Dr. Skip Newhall
Via Promotionals
Gary and Diana Cusumano
Landscape Development LIFETIME MEMBERS Anna Frutos-Sanchez Nicole Nilos, Opus Bank Visual Terrain Inc.
Scorpion Internet Marketing Lou and Rita Garasi DLR Group Architects Piper Jaffray & Co. Christopher Walker
Tom and Colleen Lee Honda Performance Development Princess Cruises Community Foundation Whole Foods Market
Joe and Kathy Klocko ReMax of Santa Clarita Dennis Witzel and Sheila Chovan
Victoria and Scott Leonard Schools First Federal Credit Union Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Wolfe