I have taken the prerogative as chairman to "hijack" Betheny Reid's spot in this Leadership Briefing so that I may share good news about our Foundation president.

In the medical world, one of the highest recognitions that can be received is being named "Doctor of the Year" by the American Medical Association. In advancement in higher education, the highest recognition a professional can receive is being named the "Executive of the Year" by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)'s Commonfund Institutionally Related Foundation Awards (IRF).

Betheny has just been named to receive the 2012 Commonfund IRF Award at CASE's national conference in Chicago next month. This award recognizes individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to advancement quality and effectiveness of their foundations and the community of institutionally related foundations as a whole.

Institutionally related foundations are private, nonprofit corporations that cultivate and manage private resources to support the missions of the colleges, universities and university systems with which they are affiliated.

During her 12-year tenure at DCCCD, Betheny has taken our Foundation from being relatively unknown to being one of the largest five community college foundations in the United States recognized worldwide.

Leadership is critical to our ability as a Foundation to succeed on behalf the students, faculty and staff of the DCCCD. Betheny would be the first to say that it is the quality of her staff and the quality of the Foundation Board and its supporters that have brought success to our efforts.

Congratulations, Betheny!

Doug D. Hawthorne

 
Betheny L. Reid

We are fortunate to have the high caliber of business and civic leaders serving on our Foundation board. It is satisfying to know that we can depend on their expertise and knowledge in their respective areas to help us secure funding and elevate the college district towards greater excellence.

On that note, we welcome JR Thomas, president and CEO of Med Synergies, and Clint McDonnough, Dallas office managing partner for Ernst & Young LLP, as the newest members to join our board.

JR is no stranger to our foundation; he also serves on our Campaign for Excellence Health Professions committee and plays a key role in helping us sustain funds for this crucial initiative.

Clint serves on the board of a variety of organizations, such as the Dallas Citizens Council, the Dallas Education Foundation, and as Chairman of the Dallas Regional Chamber.

We look forward to working with each of them to continue our drive to make DCCCD a great place to learn for future generations.

For more information about our Foundation Board visit www.foundation.dcccd.edu

JR Thomas

Clint McDonnough

This leadership briefing is provided for leaders who are involved in advancing the
work of DCCCD and the Foundation.

Doug Hawthorne, FACHE, Chairman, DCCCD Foundation Board
Wright L. Lassiter Jr., Chancellor, DCCCD
Betheny L. Reid, President, DCCCD Foundation;
Associate Vice Chancellor, DCCCD Development
breid@dcccd.edu 214-378-1538

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