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DMACC Retiree Supports Students by Funding Scholarships

While Collette Saylor didn’t often work directly with students during her 25-plus years as a member of the staff at Des Moines Area Community College, she regularly saw the important role the College played in the state.
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Leaving a Lasting Legacy

In nearly 18 years of service to Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), Todd Jones has seen firsthand the impact donors have had on students and the College overall.
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Giving With an Eye Toward the Future

Beginning in the 1920s and continuing for decades, virtually every civic organization and community betterment effort in Boone received a lift from Bertram (Bert) and Lillian Holst.
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Making a Difference For Students and the State

If there is one thing Denise and Chris Vernon appreciate it is quality. As such, they share a fondness for Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) and the role it plays in preparing the next generation of Iowa’s leaders for the workforce while serving as an economic engine across the state.
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A History of Support for DMACC

A banker for most of his life, Mike Grandgeorge was relatively new to Ankeny, Iowa, when he began looking for an opportunity to serve the community.
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Maximixing Your Impact

As DMACC President Rob Denson and his wife, Pat, were looking for ways to magnify the impact of their gifts to the College and its students, they learned of a unique giving opportunity that fit perfectly with their giving plan.
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Giving Back to Move Students Forward

As an instructor in the graphic design program for nearly four decades, Dee Johnson saw firsthand the importance of the robust, generous scholarship program funded by private gifts and administered by the DMACC Foundation.
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Her Thoughtful Planning Will Help So Many

Kay Shever dedicated her life to sparking the imagination of the thousands of students she taught over a decades-long career as an elementary school teacher.
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Small Sacrifice Will Make a Monumental Difference

Fred Leverman has seen firsthand the balancing act so many Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) students perform in pursuit of a college education and a better lot in life. When attending DMACC Ankeny Campus in the early 1980s, he was impressed by students who were working full time, attending classes, and doing it all without assistance from anyone else.
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'It Hits You Right In The Heart'

When Mike Kammerer assumed the duties of office manager at West Des Moines design and architecture firm Shive-Hattery in 1989, one of his priorities was maintaining a partnership with Des Moines Area Community College. His predecessor had established the connection, ensuring a steady flow of talent—primarily DMACC graduates skilled in computer-aided drafting—and Mike was determined to continue to grow the relationship.
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