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UKIAH – After each working more than 30 years at Mendocino College, instructors Ed Boyle and Lynda Myers have retired.
Lynda Myers’ career at Mendocino College began in 1977 when she volunteered as a tutor. She worked for Bob Wallen, director of the Learning Resource Center, and his assistant, Marie Myers at the original “temporary” campus at the Ukiah Fairgrounds.
“When I first arrived at Mendocino College in 2003, Lynda was Academic Senate president. She and I worked very closely together and I credit Lynda with helping me to understand the culture of the college and of the local community. Lynda is not only an excellent instructor, but also a skilled relationship builder who helped me build a working relationship with the faculty,” Mendocino-Lake Community College District Superintendent/President Kathy Lehner said.
Myers was hired in 1978 to teach an English class, and she has been teaching at Mendocino College since.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in education from San Francisco State University, 1965, and a master’s degree in education, with a specialty in reading, from Sonoma State University, 1980.
While a part-time faculty member, she served for two years as president of the Part-Time Faculty Association.
In 1984, Myers was asked to develop a College Learning Center and tutoring program for Mendocino College in a large warehouse on Mazonni Street in Ukiah. This was the beginning of her long association with tutoring and learning assistance. The Learning Center, along with the tutoring program, was one of the first to move from the Fairgrounds to the current campus on Hensley Creek Road in 1986.
Working with tutors on a daily basis, Myers wrote a tutoring handbook for her students, “Becoming An Effective Tutor,” published by Crisp Publications in 1990, which is still used in tutoring programs throughout the country.
Active in the Association of California Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance, which includes both university and community college faculty, and a regular presenter at conferences, Myers was awarded the organization’s Distinguished Achievement Award in 1999.
In the year 2000, she received the President’s Award for her contributions to Mendocino College from Superintendent/President Carl Ehmann.
As she longed to teach English again, Myers’ management position was eventually converted to faculty. As such, she divided her time between her duties as director of the Learning Center, and as a professor of English and Education. Myers taught English in the classroom, and, after receiving a certificate in Online Teaching in 2002, became one of the first faculty at Mendocino College to teach online.
For the past three years, Myers has developed and taught online courses for teachers and prospective teachers, as well as a humanities course on the art history of Rome. She plans to continue teaching some of these courses in her retirement. Furthermore, Myers is developing a hybrid course, Introduction to the Teaching Profession, for undergraduate students who plan to become teachers, which she expects to teach in the Spring 2010 semester.
“I loved coming to work every day at the College. It is a wonderful place to work. The students are there to learn, the faculty is outstanding, and the administration supports both students and faculty in achieving excellence,” Myers said.
According to Myers, she always felt fortunate to work and teach in such a positive environment, and she is proud of her former students. She is delighted to see them in the community as teachers, dental hygienists, nurses, legal assistants, business owners, pharmacy techs, auto mechanics, and other important occupations.
Since being hired as the men’s head basketball coach in 1973, Ed Boyle has been involved in many different aspects in the Mendocino College Athletic Department.
Boyle served as the men’s head basketball coach for 29 years before retiring as the head coach in 2002.
Along with his duties as head coach, Boyle served as the Mendocino College Athletic Director from 1975-1992. Boyle also served one season as an assistant softball coach and head baseball coach.
In 2005, Boyle was inducted into the Mendocino College Hall of Fame and was inducted into the California State Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2006.
The impact of Boyles coaching and teaching can be seen by the number of his former players who are now coaches themselves.
According to Boyle, approximately 20 former players are coaching and two are coaching at the community college level.
Current Mendocino College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Billy Offill played for Boyle during the 1998-1999 season.
“Ed was a founding member of this college and it will be difficult going into next year not having him to lean on in tough situations,” Mendocino College Interim Athletic Director/Head Football Coach Tom Gang said.
Boyle received his AA degree from Chabot College and his BA from Chico State. Boyle also holds a MA degree from San Francisco State University.
For more information about Mendocino College, visit www.mendocino.edu .
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UKIAH – After 32 years of serving in the Mendocino College Child Development Lab, Mendocino College Professor Penny Walker is retiring.
Walker was hired in 1977 to develop the child development instruction program after teaching and working with child development at Hartnell and Monterey Peninsula College.
“Penny was hired to start the Child Development program at Mendocino College back in the 1970s. Under her leadership, with her initiative and creativity, our CDV program is known throughout the region as 'the place' to receive an excellent education in child development. Penny was instrumental in the design and construction oversight of the Child Development Center on our Ukiah campus in the mid 1980’s,” Mendocino-Lake Community College District Superintendent / President Kathy Lehner said.
Mendocino College obtained board approval of a college child development lab and obtained state funding to start it in the fall of 1978.
Throughout her 32 years at Mendocino College, Walker has been instrumental in developing the child development lab. She was involved in the design of the new center when it was built in 1988.
“So much has changed in early childhood – new assessments, new curriculum, new funding and yet the basis of teaching is still the ability to really see, to really listen to a child,” Walker said.
Walker organized the annual Children’s Fair in Ukiah for 20 years, as well as annual professional workshops for 100-150 participants. Walker has also obtained ongoing grants for foster parent training, mentor teachers and fee reimbursements to students.
Walker served as president and board member of the professional organization for early childhood education and was appointed by the Mendocino County supervisors to the Child Care Planning Council (2004-2009). She has also served on the Mendocino College Academic Senate and Curriculum Committee.
In the community, Walker has served on many community groups including the Council on Children and Youth, Head Start Policy Council, ROP and CARES advisory committees, along with serving on the boards of several preschools.
Throughout her career, Walker has received recognition for her work in Child Development. She served on a Chancellors Office Task Force on Child Development in 1980, was selected to attend Great Teachers Seminar (1987, 2000) and received the Faculty of Excellence (1999) and Superintendent’s Recognition(1997) awards.
With all of Walker’s involvement with child development, one can’t even measure the impact she has had on the hundreds of students she has taught and advised. According to Walker, the foundation of learning is the relationship between a teacher and a child. It is a partnership that supports the child so that he or she is willing to try and be curious.
“I feel fortunate to have spent my career helping so many become this kind of teacher,” Walker said.
Walker, who is originally from Martinez, obtained her B.Ed and M.Ed in education from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC in 1971 and 1975. While pursuing her degrees, she taught in preschool and elementary school. Her replacement, Conan McKay, will begin in August.
For further information about the Mendocino College Child Development Center and Mendocino College, visit www.mendocino.edu .
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Our recent students of the week Vincent Copas and Eric Reising were students who gave their time in the Memorial Day parade as well as being conscientious students and leaders.
Among many students Vincent showed Carlé sprit by working on his seventeenth birthday.
Eric Reising was an especially hard worker. Alan Siegel said, “Eric saw things he that needed to be done. He was a self-driven worker, never putting his head down and never waiting for someone to ask him.”
We would also like to thank Jessica Rickert in her efforts at the Memorial Day parade last weekend as well as mention Vincent De La Cruz for his efforts in last week's softball game.
We would like to present our newest student of the week, Kinesha Wilson. Kinesha came here from Lower Lake High School, and from day one she has been giving great effort at achieving her goals here at Carlé.
This week a number of students presented their senior portfolios to school staff, friends and family. Taylor Lopez, Eric Reising, Kelli Babb, Kaitlynn Schneider, Winter Grey, Jessica Rickert, Amy Reis, Michael Tellez, and Kayla Mincey concluded their time at Carlé High School.
Since the year is coming to a close we would like to remind everyone that the class of 2009 will be graduating on June 10 at the Lower Lake High School field.
On behalf of Carlé High School, I would like to thank the child care center director Valerie Lucchesi. She has put her time and effort to making the child care center the best it could be. I would also like to
wish her best of luck.
“She will be missed dearly by students and staff. Her dedication to teen mothers will be remembered
forever,” said Principal Ed Zander.
Verna Rodgers added, “She was plain amazing in every way. She will be missed. She will be in Carlé¹s heart forever.”
Joshua Borba is a student at Carlé High School in Lower Lake.
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Carlé Students Sam Ayala, Vincent Copas, Vincent Dela Cruz, Leana Efestione, Anthony Henson, Kenneth Horton, Tyler Lawson, Willie Lefferts, Chris Mccarley, Monica Mcgaffey and Ashley Wiebush were the 2009 team led by Steve Hammond and Dan Maes.
“We played a tough game against the Aspire girls,” said Maes. “We all played a tough game, but in the end Aspire took it. We placed second.”
When the students returned it seemed as if they were in shock. “Those girls massacred us,” said Sam Ayala.
“We played a tough game,” said Monica Mcgaffey.
We would like to congratulate Aspire on their tournament win.
On Sunday May 24, Carlé assisted in a special event. Carlé donated our services to the 2009 Memorial Day Parade. The parade was put together and funded by the Lower Lake Community Action Group. After the parade there was a Memorial Day barbecue at the Lower Lake Park, were everyone enjoyed barbecued food and live music by local band Without a Net.
The students at Carlé set up as well as took down this event. Jeff Agius, Jason Andrews, Joshua Borba, Vince Copas, Sam Ayala, Stacy Fedewa, Katie Flannery, Atlee Erickson, Marissa Espinoza, Taylor Lopez, Amy Reis, Winter Grey, Anthony Henson, Daniel Miller, Aaron Trammell and Eric Reising were the assisting students.
On Monday, May 25, students paid their respects at the Lower Lake Cemetery to set up the Avenue of the Flags. At the cemetery our students joined the Boy Scouts, Judge Freeborn, and Russell Perdock in showing our respect for Lake County veterans. Students also took place in the flag raising ceremony.
Finally we would also like to congratulate the five newest Carlé graduates, Taylor Lopez, Jeff Agius, Daniel Miller, Amanda Tchmourian and Bonnie Passley.
Joshua Borba is a student at Carlé High School.