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Contents
FEATURES
the
Magazine - 2017
IN EACH ISSUE
From The President......................................2
Around The Valley.........................................3
Advancement News ......................................13
Sports Roundup. ............................................25
Alumni & Faculty News . .............................31
TVCC Board of Trustees
Chairman - Mr. Ray Raymond
Vice Chairman - Mrs. Paula Kimball
Mr. Ron Day
Mr. Steve Grant
Mr. Kenneth McGee
Mr. David Monk
Mr. Homer Norville
Dr. Charlie Risinger
Mr. Jerry Stone
TVCC Foundation Board
President - Steve Grant
Vice President - Tony Kalawe
Paul Benson
Pam Burton
Blake Daniels
Jeremiah Diamond
Jess Laird
Ginger Morton
Jim Pitts
Mike Peek
Ray Raymond
Will Traxson
Jerry King
TVCC President
Jean McSpadden
TVCC Vice President of Administrative Services
and Board Treasurer
Kristen Bennett
TVCC Vice President of Institutional Advancement
& Executive Director of Foundation and Board Secretary
TVCC Administration
Kristen Bennett
TVCC Vice President of Institutional Advancement
& Executive Director of Foundation
Brett Daniel
Vice President of Information Technology
Dr. Wendy Elmore
Vice President of Instruction
Dr. Jerry King
President
Dr. Jay Kinzer
Vice President of Student Services
Jean McSpadden
Vice President of Administrative Services
Office of Institutional Advancement Staff
Dusty Baumann
Grant Writer
Kristen Bennett
TVCC Vice President of Institutional Advancement
& Executive Director of Foundation
Marlo Bitter
Director of Development & Communications
Linda Land
Executive Assistant
Jennifer Marshall-Booth
Graphic Design Specialist
Mark Meredith
Public Information and Publications Officer
Benny Rogers
Sports Information Officer
Brian Spurling
Graphic and Print Design Coordinator
The Valley Magazine is a product of
the TVCC Office of Institutional
Advancement.
Trinity Valley Community College
100 Cardinal Drive
Athens, TX 75751
903-677-TVCC
www.tvcc.edu
TVCC Grad Soars
Above Disability............................................ 11
A wheelchair doesn’t keep Kent Harraid
from pursuing his passion
Building IT ........................................................ 19
Mike Abbott retires but leaves a
legacy of useful techology
What’s SACSCOC?........................................ 21
And what does it mean for you
and TVCC’s future
Coming Home To The Valley................ 23
A look at Homecoming activities past & present
Making New Footprints .......................... 28
TVCC expands facilities in Athens,
Kaufman and Terrell
11
28
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Trinity Valley Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs or
activities. For questions or concerns regarding discrimination based a disability, contact: ADA/Section 504 Coordinator, 100 Cardinal Drive,
Athens, TX 75751, 903-675-6224,disability@tvcc.edu. For all other questions or concerns regarding discrimination, contact: Director of Human
Resources/Title IX Coordinator, 100 Cardinal Drive, Athens, TX 75751, 903-675-6215,humanresources@tvcc.edu.