Joseph A. Alban, TreasurerWhitehall-Coplay

Annabelle B. CrevelingAllentown

Samuel P. DeFrankSalisbury

Willard G. DellickerTrustee at Large

Paul C. Fisher Jr. Northwestern Lehigh

Mathias J. Green Jr.Northern Lehigh

Matthew T. KorpCatasauqua

Audrey L. Larvey, ChairPalmerton

Roberta M. Marcus, Vice ChairParkland

William MiracleTrustee at Large

Kenneth H. Mohr Jr.Southern Lehigh

William Santore Jr. Panther Valley

Randall L. Smith, SecretaryJim Thorpe

Larry E. SternLehighton

Ann L. ThompsonEast Penn

Jerome B. Frank, EsquireSolicitor

Lehigh Carbon Community College Board of Trustees

Alumni Association Board of Directors

Heather Mullen ’06, President Linda Krisko ’80, V. PresidentMegan Billowitch ’94Shannon Semmel-Ciamacco ’96Pamela Fenstermacher ’10 Kristie Fogel ’01 Susan Heller ’03, ’07Dallas Holtzer ’73Michael Mauro ’07Michele Mullikin ’00Christina Schoemaker ’99Jane Wilchak, LCCCTim Herrlinger, LCCC Foundation

OfficersMs. Ellen Millard-KernChair; Chief of Staff, Senator Pat Browne’s Office

Ms. Kathy Kovatch ReamanVice-Chair and SecretaryKovatch Corporation

Mr. Thomas D. OleksaTreasurer and Chair of Finance and Investment CommitteeQuaint Oak Bank

Ms. Annabelle B. Creveling LCCC Board of TrusteesCollege Trustees appointee

MembersMr. Tony BoyleBoyle Construction

Mr. John T. Cathers, Jr.

Ms. Jan Creedon Compliance Officer

Ms. Robin FloresThe Literacy Center

Mr. Ronald Glass

Mr. Christopher JordanChildWay Pediatric Services

Mr. Richard KernKNBT/National Penn Bank

Bernard “Buddy” Lesavoy, Esq.Lesavoy, Butz and Seitz, LLC

Mr. David LobachEmbassy Bank

Mr. Kent C. NewhartAccounting & Tax Assoc., Inc.

Mr. Ron NeimeyerAltronics, Inc.

Mr. Dale RothArchitect

Ms. Christina SchoemakerLehigh Valley Health Network

Ms. Betty SmithTrexler Haines, Inc.

Mr. Willard SnyderNew Tripoli Bancorp

Mr. Mark ThompsonMKSD, Architects

LCCC Foundation Board of Directors

Upcoming EventsLehigh Carbon Community College President Dr. Ann D. Bieber

Lehigh Carbon Community College4525 Education Park Drive

Schnecksville, PA 18078www.LCCC.edu

610-799-2121

April 9 Spring Open House at LCCC Main Campus Schnecksville, from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Scheller-Woodman Community Services CenterApril 11 Veterans & Families Symposium at LCCC Main Campus, Schnecksville, in the Scheller-Woodman Community Services Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.April 24 12th Annual LCCC Foundation Clay Shoot at Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays in Coplay, Pa.May 3 Bowl-N-Bites Party at Revolutions in Bethlehem from 5 - 7 p.m. Cost is $25 per person. For more information, please contact Jane Wilchak at 610-799-1929 or jwilchak@lccc.edu.

Lehigh Carbon Community College welcomed Professor Mary Waters, sociologist from Harvard University, on March 17, in the Community Services Center, LCCC Main Campus in Schnecksville. Waters discussed “Immigrant Dreams and American Realities: Race, Legal Status and the Integration of Immigrants and their Children.” Her in-depth presentation centered around the cycle of immigrants to America which began with the Irish influx in the 1800’s. The presentation, which was attended by students and faculty, was one of two given this year by Professor Waters as part of the Eastern Sociological Society’s Robin Williams, Jr. Lectures. Waters has testified twice before congress on how the census should measure racial and ethnic identity. She served on the Advisory Board to the U.S. Census as a representative of the Population Association of America from 1999-2005, she has consulted to the census and she was a Census Scholar at the Bureau in the summer of 2011. She has served as a member of the study section of the National Institute of Child Health and Development, and has served as a member of the Committee on the Impact of International Migration of the National Academy of Science. To learn more about Waters, visit http://scholar.harvard.edu/marywaters.

Harvard Professor Discusses Immigration and Race Lehigh Carbon Community College Named One of

the Top Workplaces in the Lehigh Valley Lehigh Carbon Community College was recognized by The Morning Call as one of the Top Workplaces in the Lehigh Valley. At the award reception, LCCC was named third in the large employer category (500+ employees). President Dr. Ann D. Bieber was honored with the Leadership Award, also in the large employer category. “I want to thank all of you for the work you do to make LCCC a Top Workplace,” stated Dr. Bieber in an open letter to the college community. The college was one of 30 Lehigh Valley employers at this special recognition event and was featured in a supplement article in The Morning Call in early March. The article, LCCC gives staff, students a chance to excel, showcased several employees, their backgrounds and experiences, and their positions at the college. The article highlighted how the college embodies its slogan to students, Start here-Go anywhere through the efforts of the employees. Those efforts are what the Top Workplaces award recognizes; that LCCC is a community of supportive colleagues, hard-working staff and devoted faculty. The evaluation for the Top Workplaces program is based upon feedback from a survey that employees completed in September. “This award is evidence that we are on the right track to develop and strengthen leaders throughout the college, that we have created the right environment and empowered people to make decisions,” added Dr. Bieber. The President’s open letter to

the college community continued with thanks and praise for all the hard work, commitment and dedication employees put forth. “LCCC is a strong and vibrant institution. Your actions and interactions with each other make LCCC outstanding. This recognition comes as we prepare to celebrate our 50th anniversary. How proud our founders would be to see the college as it is now and the reputation it has earned,” noted Dr. Bieber.

LCCC professor Betsy Swope (right) teaches a statistics class in the Community Services Center on the college's campus in Schnecksville. (MICHAEL KUBEL, THE MORNING CALL)

2015 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Gold Scholar

Richard Warner, Professor of Business and Director of the Business Enterprise Center (BEC) at LCCC, has been named a recipient of the annual National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award for 2015. Warner has been with the college for more than 30 years, and in that time has developed the Human Resource Management degree program as well as the Entrepreneurial and Small Business Certificate program. He has extensive experience in leadership,

instruction and business creation and has been instrumental in the development of the Business Enterprise Center as project director. NISOD’s Excellence Awards recognize men and women each year who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment and contribution to their students and colleagues. In 1989, in connection with a University of Texas at Austin national study of teaching excellence, NISOD hosted its first ceremony honoring NISOD Excellence Award recipients. “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn. At LCCC the BEC is poised and ready to get students, alumni, and the community involved, to begin an exciting life as an entrepreneur and a small business owner. As founder of the Entrepreneur and Small Business program and the Business Enterprise Center I believe Peter Drucker when he said: ‘The best way to predict the future is to create it,’” quotes Professor Warner. “Mr. Warner has a keen eye for entrepreneurship and has helped lead the effort here at LCCC,” says Dr. Ann Bieber, LCCC president. “He knows how to get a broad range of students interested in the entrepreneurial process.” Created in 1978, NISOD is a membership organization committed to promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching, learning and leadership at community and technical colleges. NISOD supports its member colleges by providing professional development resources and learning experiences, including practitioner publications, webinars, the annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, the NISOD Excellence Awards, and more. For more information about NISOD, visit www.nisod.org.

LCCC student, Michael Colarusso of Allentown, has been named a 2015 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Gold Scholar. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver and 50 Bronze Scholars, and providing nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually. Each Gold Scholar receives a $1,500 scholarship and a special medallion. Colarusso, a 2006 graduate of Whitehall-Coplay High School, is a psychology major graduating in May from LCCC. His plans are to transfer to a four-year institution in the fall to earn a bachelor’s degree in psychology, hoping to earn his master’s degree and conduct research. A past president of LCCC’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, Colarusso recently presented a research project he conducted with an LCCC faculty member at the Eastern Psychological Association 2015 Conference in Philadelphia, Pa. Student scholars also receive recognition locally during ceremonies held on campus and internationally for those who are able to attend Phi Theta Kappa’s Annual Convention. Phi Theta Kappa will recognize the 2015 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Scholars at this year’s Annual Convention, April 16-18, in San Antonio, Texas. Community college presidents or their designated nominators may submit no more than two nominations per campus for this award. An independent panel of judges considers outstanding academic rigor, grade point average, academic and leadership awards, and engagement in college and community service in the selection process.

LCCC Selects NISOD Excellence Award Recipient

President Dr. Ann D. Bieber has been named a Woman of Influence by Lehigh Valley Business for her contributions as a leader at Lehigh

Carbon Community College, as an advocate for students, her philanthropy and partnerships in the community, and her work through community services and volunteering. She was also honored by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania with the Take The Lead Award for 2014. Lehigh Valley Business will award Dr. Bieber, along with 24 other women of influence, on Tuesday, May 19, from noon to 2 p.m. at Cedar Crest College in Allentown.

Bieber; Woman of Influence

LCCC along with Lehigh and Carbon Counties Offices of Veterans Affairs will host a free Veterans and Families Symposium on April 11, at the main campus in Schnecksville. “The college’s Office of Veterans and Returning Adults is set up to help our veterans transition into college to earn a degree and to access all the services available to them,” said LCCC President Dr. Ann D. Bieber. The event offers veteran-focused sessions such as understanding how to navigate benefits, educational opportunities as well as additional breakout sessions. Pre-registration is encouraged by calling the Lehigh County Office of Veterans Affairs at 610-782-3295, or by visiting http://www.lccc.edu/vetevent2015 and registering online.

Veterans & Families Symposium

The college will be celebrating Geographic Information System (GIS) Day on April 17, in Rooms 202-204 of the Technology Center on LCCC’s Main Campus in Schnecksville from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Featured speakers include representatives from the GIS mapping software company Esri and the Census Bureau. This event is free and open to the public. Please contact Joyce Thompson at jthompson@lccc.edu for any additional information.

LCCC to Hold GIS Day

LCCC’s Career Development Center hosted their annual Spring Job Fair on March 26. More than 60 employers arrived with full-time, part-time, seasonal and internship opportunities. The event was well attended by students.

LCCC Holds Job Fair for Students

Phi Theta Kappa, the International Honor Society for two-year colleges, Alpha Omicron Alpha chapter, Induction for fall 2014 and spring 2015 members was held on March 29 at the LCCC Schnecksville Main Campus. A reception for all new members and their guests followed the induction ceremony. Students are invited to join Phi Theta Kappa when they have completed 12 credits at LCCC and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony

LCCC hosted a Spring Transfer Fair for students, alumni and the public on March 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Community Services Center (CSC) at its main campus in Schnecksville. Representatives from more than 50 colleges and universities were on hand to answer questions about transferring from LCCC to a four-year school.