2023-24 LTC Foundation Committees Executives Rod Harmon, Executive Director Tony Pleasant, President Dan McDonald, Vice President Entertainment Bill Holt, Chair Bill Sandiford Kevin McConnell Jerry Bailey Bill Thomas
Jerry Bailey, Treasurer Bill Thomas, Assistant Treasurer Bill Holt, Secretary Scholarship Diana Thompson, Chair
Tony Pleasant Rod Harmon Social Jeanette Berty, Chair Bill Sandiford Tony Pleasant Rod Harmon Farm Jim Knollenberg, Chair
Dan McDonald Cindy Grimm Esther Harmon Tony Pleasant Rod Harmon Nominating Jerry Bailey, Chair Jeanette Berty Bill Thomas Tony Pleasant Rod Harmon Finance Jerry Bailey, Chair Jeanette Berty Bill Thomas
Von Meeks Bill Thomas Tony Pleasant Rod Harmon
Tony Pleasant Rod Harmon
I n its fifty-four-year history, the Lincoln Trail College Foundation has had three Executive Directors. Rod Harmon has been an extremely active Executive Director during his tenure. He continues to be a pres - ence on campus and his passion for all things LTC is apparent. Attempting to fill his shoes by anyone will be a serious challenge. So, how do we measure that success? When Rod started his tenure, total scholarships awarded were less than $20,000. For the 2024-2025 school year, the Foundation will award $300,000.00 in scholarships. But, is the true measure in dollars? Or in impacts made? Lives changed? Opportunities presented? The answer to all of those is yes. What other avenues does the Foundation utilize to support Lincoln Trail? We recently invested $150,000 to help construct the Crawford County Recreation Center which is located on campus. A 30,000-square-foot building is being utilized by both the college and our local communities.
We are reviewing an addition to the library that will be an open area allowing networking and collaboration opportunities. Plus smaller spaces with large windows looking north towards the new Technical Center slated to begin construction in the next twelve months. The primary focus for the Foundation is to do what - ever it takes to work in conjunction with LTC to help educate youth and make that experience as beneficial as possible. Some of that is in scholarships, but what other ways can we use our resources? Maybe work in conjunction with employers from both inside as well as outside our area to help with the entire package needed to attract and educate students of all ages. We will certainly be looking for more partners. Our two primary focus points will be getting addi- tional housing on campus. We can’t attract students from outside our area without housing. And, building a stronger, more vibrant alumni base with better communication, support, and outcomes for
our current and past graduates. That in a nutshell is what we do.
The Foundation has been active with upgrades to the theatre/music department—another strong connection between the campus and our area residents. Presently we are discussing building housing on campus. The initial project will be adding forty small houses. Some two-bedroom, some four-bedroom that we can use to attract new students from outside of our area.
With your help and contributions, we can do more. Help us “Tell our stories about our time at The Trail”.
ABOVE: Outgoing LTC Foundation Executive Director Rod Harmon (left) shakes hands with incoming Executive Director Bill Sandiford.
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