In this issue: Dueling Grands Concert • Alumni SpotlightSteinway Fundraisers • Hearts in the Arts Gala • Golf TournamentSun King Exhibit • Jewelry Raffle • Honorariums and Memorial Gifts

Remember the MCC Foundation in your annual giving and estate planning.

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For Friends and Supporters of the MCC Foundation & MCC Alumni

The MCC Foundation • 1400 College Drive • Waco, TX 76708 • Phone: 254.299.8604 • www.mclennan.edu/departments/foundation

AsanyonewhohaseverheardaperformanceonaSteinwaypianowillattest,thereisnothingmorebeautifulthanthesoundofaSteinway. Except,perhaps,thesoundoftwoSteinways.TwoSteinwaypianosandtwopianistssharingthestageiswhatmadetheeveningofJan.8suchamemorablenightastheMCCFoundationhostedtheDuelingGrandspianoconcertattheBallPerformingArtsCenter.DuelingGrandswasafundraisertosupporttheFoundation’sAll-SteinwayinitiativeandtohonorformerWacoMayorVirginiaDuPuy. TheeventbeganwithaphototributetoDuPuynarratedbyMCCFoundationEx-ecutiveDirectorHarryHarelikandWacoCityManager

LarryGroth.TheMCCFoundationpresentedtheformermayorwith

acrystalvasetothankherforhercommitmentnotonlytoWaco,buttothearts.Inhergraciousacceptancespeech,DuPuypraisedthecollegeforitsmanypart-nershipswiththeCityofWacoandalsoforitsvisioninbecomingonlythethirdAll-Steinwayschoolinthestate

ofTexas.DuPuyhaslongheldapas-sionforthearts. Andthen,therewastheconcert.AsHarelikdeftlypointed

out,therewasreallynothing‘dueling’abouttheit--theperformers,theirinstrumentsandthemusicblendedtogetherbeautifully. LongtimeMCCmusiceduca-torsDonnieBalmosandGailWadeper-formedthreepiecesthatrepresented

MCC SHINES AT DUELING GRANDS CONCERT

MCC Foundation Executive Director Harry Harelik, left, with Dueling Grands pianists Gail Wade and Donnie Balmos. Wade and Balmos performed a stunning piano concert on Steinway concert grand pianos as a fund-raiser for the Foundation’s All-Steinway campaign.

AlanCarrdidn’thavemuchofaplanforhislifeafterhegraduatedfromMidwayHighSchoolin1996.Infact,hedescribeshishighschoolyearsas“prettymuchasocialandacademicdisaster,”leavinghimlackingdirec-tionandpurpose.Herememberswatchingarerunof“Hogan’sHeroes”inJuneof1996andseeinganMCCcommercial. “IrealizedatthatmomentIhadbettergetseriousaboutmyfuture,andMCCmightbeagoodplacetostartmypersonalreclamationproject,”hesays. Andreclaimhislifehedid.Today,CarristheinstitutionalhistorianfortheLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryinLosAlamos,NewMexico,wherehehelpsrecordandshare

Alumni Spotlight

SeeAlumni,p.2SeeDuelingGrands,p.2

From high school fizzle to “The

Bomb”

Waco City Manager Larry Groth, left, joins honoree and former Waco mayor Virginia DuPuy, Harry Harelik and MCC President Dr. Johnette McKown.

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thefinestinthetwo-pianorepertoire.TheybeganwithMozart’slovely“So-nataforTwoPianos,K.448.”Brahms’orchestral-sounding“VariationsonaThemebyHaydn,op.56b”revealedtherangeaSteinwaycanachievethrough10separatemovements.Theduoclosedwiththehaunting“Elegie”by20thcenturyimpressionisticcom-poserFrancisPoulenc. TheBalmosandWadeperformancewasspectacularandbroughttheentireaudiencetoitsfeet.SopopularwastheshowthatthepairagreedtoasecondperformanceonSunday,Jan.30. “Itwastrulyagrandperformancebefittingtheworld’sfinestgrandpianos,theSteinways,”DuPuysaidaftertheconcert.“IamproudofMCCandgratefulfortheSteinwaycampaignasthepianoswillenrichthelivesofmusicstudentsforyearsandyearstocome.WhatafineinvestmentMCCismakinginourcommunity’syoungpeople!” TheDuelingGrandseventwassupportedbyagrantfromtheGreaterWacoCouncilfortheArts.

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thehistoryofthenuclearageforvisitors,scholarsandscientists.It’sajobhedescribesas“in-credible.” “DuringmytimeatMCC,Ibeganthinkingaboutacareerasahistorianforthefirsttime.MCChelpedmedevelopmypassinginterestinhistoryintoapotentialcareerpath,”Carrexplains.“WhenIstartedmycollegecareeratMCC,Iwentbacktobasics...IstudiedEng-lishcomposition,algebra,economics,publicspeakingandhistory.IregainedmyacademicconfidenceatMCCasafreshmananddiscoveredthelimitlesspossibilitiesofferedbyhighereducation.” Thefollowingyear,CarrtransferredtoTexasTechforhisbachelor’sdegree,pursuingamajorinhistoryandaminorinEnglish.In2002,hecompletedhismaster’sdegreeinmodernmilitaryhistorywithaminorinpoliticalscience. Carr’sjobdutiesatLosAlamosincludemanagingarchivalrecords,developinghistoricalpresentations,writingthehistoryofLANL,workingwithscientistsonresearchanddevelopmentprojects,andprovidinginformationtothepublicviathelab’shistorywebsiteandtheFreedomofInformationActprocess. “IhavemanywonderfulmemoriesofMCC,”Carrsaystoday.“Inmyyouth,IenjoyedtakingclassesatMCCduringthesummers–everythingfrompotterytokarate.Later,Ihadseveralexcellentinstructors,buttworeallystandout.MyintermediatealgebrateacherGaryDuncanreallygavemealotofencouragementandhelpedmakeoneofmyworstsubjectsanen-tertainingchallenge.Althoughitwasanon-creditdevelopmentalcourse,intermediatealgebrawouldproveinvaluabletocompletingmyundergraduatestudies.Anotherimportantcoursewaspublicspeaking,whichItookfromLindaDulin.Igivepubliclecturesregularly,andDr.Dulinhelpedmedevelopmyspeakingskillsataveryearlystageinmyacademiccareer.”BothDuncanandDulinstillteachatMCC. “Withallthatsaid,themostimportantlessonIlearnedfrommyinstructorsatMCCwastobelieveinmyself,”Carrsays. Fromaself-described“socialandacademicdisaster”toahighlyrespectedhistorian,AlanCarr’sjourneyexemplifiesthepurposeofMCC:toprovideopportunityforpersonalandacademicgrowth.The“social”partworkedoutprettywell,too:CarrhasbeenmarriedtohiswifeChristyfor12yearsandtheyhavetwochildren,Emily(7),andJohnDavid(2). Carrcanbereachedatabcarr@lanl.gov.Or,visittheLANLwebsiteathttp://www.lanl.gov/history/

Editor’s Note: If you are an alumnus of McLennan Com-

munity College and would like to featured in a future

edition of “Alumni Spotlight,” please contact Kim

Patterson at kpatterson@mclennan.edu.

Join the Highlander Alumni Association! Free

membership is available at http://alumni.mclennan.edu.

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McLennan Distinguished Lecture Series To Present

Astronaut Sally Ride

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, will discuss “Leadership and America’s Future in Space” at an

April 5th lecture hosted by the McLennan Distinguished Lecture Series and the MCC Foundation.

An Evening with Stephen C. Foster

KurtKaiserisaDoveaward-win-ningcomposerwhotruly“hearsthevision”oftheMCCFoundation’sAll-Steinwaycampaign.Heissuchafanthathehastwooftheinstru-mentsinhislovelyWacohome…ahomeheandwifePatopenedtoabout40friendsonOct.16foranintimateparlorconcertanddinnertohelpraisemoneyfortheAll-Steinwaycampaign. “Thereisnothinglikeplay-ingaSteinway…andthereisnothinglikehearingaSteinwayplayed,”Kaisersaidbeforetheperformancehetitled“AnEveningWithStephenC.Foster.”Kaiserperformedavarietyofwell-knownsongspennedbyFoster,in-cluding“CampTownRaces”,“SwaneeRiver,”and“BeautifulDreamer.” Kaiseralsotoldthestoryofthebrilliant19thcenturycomposerwho,despitelatersuccessandthetitleof“thefatherofAmericanmusic,”diedpennilessat

theageof37.Betweentunes,Kaisersharedpersonalreminiscencesofhisownsuccess-fullifetimespentbehindthekeyboardasanartistandcomposer. “KurtKaiserisnotonlyajewelinWaco’scrown,butheisabrilliantstarinthe

ContemporaryChristianmusicindustryandamemberoftheGospelMusicHallofFame,”saidMCCFoundationExecutiveDirectorHar-ryHarelik.“Wearetremendouslyfortunateto

havesomeoneofhiscalibersupportingMCCandourAll-Steinwaycampaign.”

InDecember2009,theMCCFoundationboardvotedtoundertakea$911,000campaigntopurchase27newSteinwaypianosforMCC.Theinitiativereplacedpianosthatwereupto40yearsoldandinalmostunplay-ablecondition.Ofthecampaigntotal,$611,000wasforpianosand$300,000wasforamaintenancefundtokeepthepianosintopshapefordecadestocome. ThecollegenowboaststwoconcertgrandandfivegrandSteinwaysaswellas21uprightBostonpianos,alsomadebySteinway.Thedifferenceforstu-dentshasbeendramatic:practicestu-

diosthatoncesatemptynowmustbetightlyscheduledtoaccommodatethehundredsofstudentsclamoringtopracticetheirmusicalstudiesontheSteinways.ByJanuary2011,thecampaignhadraised$575,000,almost65percentofthegoal.

Kurt Kaiser fundraiser boosts Steinway campaign

SallyRide,astronaut,educatorandthefirstAmericanwomaninspace,willspeakatMcLennanCommunityCollegeApril5. Ridewillpresentalecturetitled“LeadershipandAmerica’sFutureinSpace”at7p.m.intheMCCConferenceCenterat4601N.19thSt.Thelectureisfreeandopentothepublic.Reservationsarenotrequired,butseat-ingislimitedandonafirstcome,firstservedbasis. Rideisthe7thdistinguishedspeakerhostedbytheMcLennanDistinguishedLectureSeries,whichwasfoundedin2004andisspon-soredbydonorstotheMCCFoundation. RidejoinedNASAin1978,andonJune18,1983,shebecamethefirstAmericanwomaninspaceasacrewmemberonSpaceShuttleChallengermissionSTS-7.Afterleav-ingNASAin1987,RidetaughtphysicsattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegoandservedasDirectoroftheCaliforniaSpaceInstitute.ShecurrentlyisthePresidentandCEOofSallyRideScience,acompanythatcreatesentertain-ingscienceprogramsandpublicationsforelementaryandmiddleschoolstudents,withaparticularfocusongirls. Ridehaswrittenorco-writtenfivebooksonspacewiththegoalofencouragingchildrentostudyscience.

Pat and Kurt Kaiser hosted a fundraising dinner for the MCC Foundatinon’s All-Steinway campaign on October 16. They are

pictured with MCC President Dr. Johnette McKown.

Dottie Fornoff, Cynthia Lewis, Dave Fornoff and Elinor Davis enjoyed dinner and a parlor concert by renowned Contemporary Christian

composer Kurt Kaiser.

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Fun Times & Fun-draisers Nowinits10thyear,theMCCFoundation’sannualHearts in the Arts Galahasbecomeoneofthearea’spremiersocialevents:adelightfulpairingoftheesteemedtalentsofMCC’svisualandperformingartsstudentsandfacultywiththeeducationalmissionoftheMCCFoundation.Thismonth,wearepleasedtopresentaspecialGalarenditionofthemusicalfavorite“The25thAnnualPutnamCountySpellingBee,”alongwithacocktailbuffetattheRidge-wood-areahomeofHatchBailey.Theeveningconcludeswithalavishdessertreceptionwithcastandcrewatthetheatre.AllGalaproceedsbenefitstudentscholarshipsatMCC.To reserve your spot, call 254-299-8677 or e-mail reservations@mclennan.edu before February 21. See p. 5 for information about the “Glam for Good” Gala Jewelry Raffle!

Mark your calendars now for the 25th Annual MCC Founda-tion Golf Classic on Friday, Oct. 7 at Cottonwood Creek Golf Course. There are a limited number of $10,000 Diamond and $5,000 Platinum sponsorships available, as well as other levels ranging from $200 to $2,500. For the 25th anniversary, we are gathering great auction and raffle prizes, such as vacation packages, special event tickets and more! For more information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Harry Harelik at 254-299-8606 or hharelik@mclennan.edu.

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Louis XIV and The New World‘Sun King’ Exhibit Donated to MCC

ThegloryandgrandeurofthereignofLouisXIVofFrancethatdazzledEuropeforalmostacenturywasondisplaylastfallatMcLennanCommunityCol-lege,thankstoanhistoricalexhibitdonatedtothe

MCCFoundationbyWacoresidentsDanandClaudeValahu. “TheSunKing:LouisXIVandTheNewWorld”openedonOct.28,2010,whentheMCCFoundationhostedanopeningreceptionintheLearningTechnologyCentergallery.DanValahuisavisitingresearchprofessoratMCCandhiswifeClaudeisanativeofFranceandlongtimeWacoFrenchteacher.TheValahusacquiredtheexhibitfromtheTexasHumanitiesResourceCenterfollowingitsnationaltour,andtheythoughtMCCwouldbeaperfecthomeforthisvi-sualexplorationofFrenchandAmericanhistoryandculture. TheallureoftheopulentreignofLouisXIVwasevidentascommunitymem-bers,studentsandMCCfacultyandstaffmingledinthesmallgallery,thoughtfullyreadinganddiscussingeachpanel.Itisesti-matedthathundredsofpeopleviewedtheexhibitduringitsthree-monthshowing. ManythanksgoouttotheValahusfortheirgenerousgift,tofriendofMCCClaireMastersandtheMCCTheatreDepartmentforexhibitassistance,andtoGlennDowningoftheMCCVisualArtsDepartmentforhisexpertiseindisplay-ingthepieces.

Dan and Claude Valahu recently donated an exhibit about Louis XIV of France to the MCC Foundation. They are

shown at a gallery opening with Randy Cox, Chair of the MCC Board of Trustees.

Diamond Jewelry Raffle Benefits MCC Scholarships The McLennan Community College Foundation is selling raffle tickets for chances to win a 1.5 carat diamond and 18 karat white gold ring valued at $5,200 from Kindler’s Gem Jewelers. A limited number of tickets will be sold (maximum of 500) and all proceeds benefit MCC scholarships. Tickets are $30 each, two for $50, or five for $100 and will be sold until the Foundation’s Hearts in the Arts Gala on Feb. 26. Winner need not be present at the Gala to win. For more information about the jewelry raffle, or to buy tickets, contact the MCC Foundation at 299-8604 or rdeleon@mclennan.edu.

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honorariums and memorialsOctober 1, 2010-December 31, 2010

honorariumsInHonorofMr.andMrs.RonnyCantrellDonationGivenby: GlynnisGaines

InHonorofVirginiaDuPuyDonationGivenby: DanielandJaneBounds TomCollins,Jr. CarrandLaraineDuPuy HeywardandMarshaGreen Mr.DavidKultgen Mr.andMrs.WiltonLanning,Jr. Dr.andMrs.JamesLewis Mr.andMrs.PaulMarable,Jr. Dr.andMrs.EddieMorrison C.RayandCynthiaPerry StevenandCandaceSwenke

InHonorofDavidandDorothyFornoffDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik

InHonorofDorothyGainesDonationGivenby: GlynnisGaines

InHonorofGeneandSusanGoochDonationGivenby: GeorgeandJudyPattison

InHonorofHarryI.HarelikDonationGivenby: KimPatterson

InHonorofCeliaHolmesDonationGivenby: JudieRidley

InHonorofChrisHolmesDonationGivenby: JudieRidley

InHonorofClaraHolmesDonationGivenby: JudieRidley

InHonorofDawnHolmesDonationGivenby: JudieRidley

InHonorofEliseHolmesDonationGivenby: JudieRidleyInHonorofRidleyHolmesDonationGivenby: JudieRidley

InHonorofKurtandPatKaiserDonationGivenby: LaneandKayeCollins

InHonorofDr.JohnetteMcKownDonationGivenby: NancyNeill

InHonorofDr.andMrs.DennisF.Michaelis’WeddingDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik

InHonorofKevinandCalebPooleDonationGivenby: CloddyWilliams

InHonorofDavidRidley,IIIDonationGivenby: JudieRidley

InHonorofMikeSearightDonationGivenby: JudieRidley

InHonorofLanceSummeyDonationGivenby: KimPatterson

InHonorofAnnRoznovskyDonationGivenby: WacoTribune-Herald

memorialsInMemoryofBillieBrockAlbrechtDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik

InMemoryofHomerAllisonDonationGivenby: WayneandAnnDuncan

InMemoryofKariLynnDulinBakerDonationGivenby: HenryApperson StephenandJenniferBiles

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honorariums and memorialsOctober 1, 2010-December 31, 2010

InMemoryofKariLynnDulinBaker,continuedDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik ValerieandSylvesterJimenez SharonKenan Drs.WilliamandRuthPitts ThomasandKathrynProctor RBDRPLLC LindaReichenbach Drs.JimandCindySoRelle DougandHollyTripp LoriWatts

InMemoryofJeanneButalaDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik

InMemoryofLloydC.ColeDonationGivenby: WayneandAnnDuncan

InMemoryofRobertaCarterColginDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik

InMemoryofTomCrockettDonationGivenby: JoeArrington BruceandPamBriggs

InMemoryofCatherine“Fannie”DobbinsDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik

InMemoryofVirginiaLouiseDuncanDonationGivenby: WayneandAnnDuncan

InMemoryofJoyDyerDonationGivenby: Dr.SandraGoss HarryI.Harelik

InMemoryofDoyceEdwardsDonationGivenby: DarrellandDonnaSpenceSlette

InMemoryofThomasChampeFitzhugh,Jr.DonationGivenby: DavidandNannetteWheelis

InMemoryofBrendaHobbsDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik Drs.StanleyandJohnetteMcKown C.RayandCynthiaPerry

InMemoryofVictorJeffressDonationGivenby: RobertD.Ford

InMemoryofDorothyWorleyKayDonationGivenby: WilliamandRuthPitts JamesandTeresaRambo

InMemoryofNikolasKlarasDonationGivenby: DavidandNannetteWheelis

InMemoryofGeorgeKubacakDonationGivenby: NickandFayGutierrez HarryI.Harelik DannyandSandiJones NancyandThomasNeill

InMemoryofGildaFrancesandThomasLene,Jr.DonationGivenby: CarmackandRoseBerryman,Jr.

InMemoryofSarahLevineDonationGivenby: ThomasandKathrynProctor

InMemoryofGeorgeAlbertLogan,Jr.DonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik

InMemoryofAprilLowranceDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik

InMemoryofPerryMattaDonationGivenby: LorraineStansel

InMemoryofCarlD.McIntoshDonationGivenby: DavidandNannetteWheelis

InMemoryofRobertMethenyDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik

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InMemoryofBeverlyMichaelisDonationGivenby: MaleaCopeland JerrilynManbeck BarbaraStites

InMemoryofDorothyHelenSandersDonationGivenby: JamesandLindaHardwick

InMemoryofDr.JamesScruggsDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik DavidandNannetteWheelis

InMemoryofMiltonDouglasSolomonDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik RayandCynthiaPerry

InMemoryofRosemaryJ.TaylorDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik

InMemoryofDorothyHelenTurnerDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik

InMemoryofJackVanZandtDonationGivenby: C.RayandCynthiaPerry

InMemoryofGaryWillisDonationGivenby: WesandCourtneyBlack ShirleyCrockett Dr.andMrs.RonEpps JohnandMargaretErwin JosephandGeraldineFarley HarryI.Harelik TomandNancyNeill MichaelandKathleenPlemons ThomasandKathrynProctor ElizabethSchultz RandyandIreneWillis

InMemoryofParkerOtwellWilsonIIIDonationGivenby: HarryI.Harelik

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Highlander QuarterlyisapublicationoftheMcLennanCommunityCollegeFoundation,a501(c)(3)and509(a)(1)charitableorganizationthatsupportsMcLennanCommunityCollegestudentscholarshipsandcapitalprojects.Executive Director:HarryI.Harelik,MPA,CPA,CFRE;Editor:KimPatterson,APR

If you are tired of less-than-impressive returns on traditional investments, consider the new Charitable Gift Annuity program offered by the MCC Foundation. With a charitable gift annuity, donors can achieve a high rate of return on their investment each month for life, with any balance at death going to a surviving spouse or to the MCC Foundation. A charitable income tax deduction is available in the year the annuity is purchased. MCC’s program is sponsored by the Austin Community Foundation, a $100 million founda-tion established in 1977 that manages funds for many smaller foundations (www.austincommunityfoundation.org.) Current rates* for single life annuities are as follows:

Age: 75 80 85 90 and up Guaranteed yield for life: 6.4% 7.25% 8.1% 9.5%+

An annuity program is available for married couples as well, and rates vary slightly. For more information about the MCC Foundation’s Charitable Gift Annuity program, contact Executive Director Harry Harelik, MPA, CPA, CFRE at hharelik@mclennan.edu or 254-299-8606.

*rates for new annuities are subject to change annually

Charitable Gift Annuities a Win-Win for retirees