PWA
June 6, 2005
Vol. 17, No. 35
Utley can “Cowboy Up” with the best
"I truly love teaching," Sandra Utley says enthusiastically. "It’s great to help people learn skills that provide well-paying livelihoods so they can support their families." Sandra is the coordinator and an instructor for UCC’s new Commercial Truck Driving Program.
A native of Tacoma (where she grew up racing dirt bikes), Sandra has lived here for nine years and has been involved with myriad aspects of trucking for more than 18 years. "I’ve done just about everything," she says casually. "I’ve been a chip hauler, a long-haul trucker, hauled big cats up to the Kelsey Valley fire for the Forest Service. For four years I was self-employed in road construction, driving a dump truck and other heavy equipment. My partner and I helped build a lot of the roads around here."
For the past two years she has taught commercial truck driving at Rogue Community College and is relieved to be free of the commute from her home in Lookingglass. She and husband Don, a lineman for Douglas Electric, have a twenty-acre farm with seven quarter horses, a mule and a burro. The couple competes in professional team-roping, and they also train horses and riders. "We do the rodeos, fairs, and we go to Reno for the American Cowboy Team Roping Association competitions."
This active couple also enjoys camping, four-wheeling at the Dunes, fishing and hunting. Don got his elk this year, but he used a gun; Sandra is a bow-hunter–"It’s an extra challenge." They also sometimes guide private hunting parties on horseback excursions.
On the domestic side, Sandra enjoys remodeling their old farm house (registered in 1921 long after it was built) and collecting antiques. She also loves spending time with her step-children, Rosalyn, age 16 and Tanner, 10.
While discussing her home life and personal interests, Sandra repeatedly returned to her favorite subject–the new Commercial Truck Driving Program which will begin in July. "It’s such valuable training. I love it when former students stop by to show off their trucks and tell me how well they are doing. And there’s a tremendous need for drivers. Area employers are helping us provide training, in part because they really need truckers."
This four-to-five-week intensive program combines hands-on and academic training to prepare students to earn Class A CDL certificates. They are trained to be entry-level tractor trailer drivers, pulling 48 foot semis and doubles, competently dealing with safety issues and regulations. The optional fifth week is devoted to special field training; students "test-drive" various kinds of trucks to find the kind of employment they’d prefer. "For instance, they can try driving a chip truck or a logging truck, and get an idea of what the job is really like," Sandra explains.
She notes that there are a number of pre-requisites for participation in the program. Students must be at least 18, and must meet a number of academic, health and legal requirements. "We are happy to help students work through the preparation stages," she says.
Big rigs
Anyone interested in the Commercial Truck Driving Program, can contact Sandra Utley, Program Coordinator, at (541) 580-0390, email Sandra.Utley@umpqua.edu or write to CDL/UCC, P.O. Box 967, Roseburg, OR 97470.
TRiO Award
Congratulations to Kelly Wyatt, math instructor, on receiving the 2005 Spirit of TRiO Award! Each year the award is given to an individual who has made a significant impact on TOP student's education here at UCC. Great job Kelly.
Calendar
Monday, June 6
11am Computer Club, ESB, Rm 8
3pm Title III Funding, ESB, Umpqua Rm
Tuesday, June 7
7:30am PIE Staff Training, Tech Center, Rm 119
10am Cap & Gown Distribution, CC, Club Union Rm
10am Graduation Photos, CC, Lobby
3:30pm Instructional Council, CC, Timber Rm
Wednesday, June 8
7:30am PIE Staff Training, TC, Rm 119
8am Scholarship Committee, CC, Timber Rm
8:30am Book Buy Back, CC, Lobby
10am Cap & Gown Distribution, CC, Club Union Rm
10am Graduation Photos, CC, Lobby
Thursday, June 9
7:30am PIE Staff Training, TC, Rm 119
8:30am Book Buy Back, CC, Lobby
1pm GED Graduation Rehearsal, Jacoby
3pm UCC Graduation Rehearsal, CC, Dining Rm
7pm GED Graduation 2005, Jacoby Auditorium
Friday, June 10
8:30am Book Buy Back, CC, Lobby
5:30pm Graduates arrive, CC, Dining Rm
7:30pm UCC Graduation 2005, Amphitheater
Birthdays
Jean Galleher 6/06
Lois McArthur 6/07
Linda Harris 6/07
George Karpontinis 6/09
Pam Howard 6/09
Kelly Cooper 6/09
Judy Ode 6/09
Hire Dates
Anne Dorsey 6/07/01
Kathy Hogan 6/07/89
Jeff Mays 6/08/04
Deborah Weber 6/11/04
Summer Birthday and Hire Date Celebrations
Hire Dates
06/16/03 Mary Wright
06/23/97 Willy Hughes
06/24/85 Dan Yoder
06/28/04 Bill Roberts
07/01/98 John Dart
07/01/96 Mary Hart
07/01/99 Sandy Hendy
07/01/95 David Hutchison
07/01/01 Dennis O'Neill
07/01/00 Scott Taylor
07/01/80 David Winn
07/06/04 Daniel Gamboa
07/06/98 Mary Schaefer
07/06/04 Michael Thomas
07/07/04 Angela Doty
07/07/03 Diana Kelly
07/12/93 Michelle Bergmann
07/12/04 Terry Peek
07/15/94 Berta Dargen
07/15/91 Claudia Justice
07/15/80 Barbara Shelden
07/15/02 Brian Turner
07/15/04 Stan Webb
07/18/88 Chris Bingham
07/19/04 Ruth Ann Wilfong
07/22/02 Linda Buckbee
07/22/98 Sara Carson
07/23/01 Carla Bee
07/26/04 Ralph Perrin
07/27/98 Jean Galleher
07/30/01 Harry Nuzum
07/31/00 Jennifer Bean
08/01/01 Judy Ode
08/01/90 Kathy Thomason
08/02/04 Glenda Huffman
08/02/04 Wendy Todori
08/05/02 Fred Pietrzak
08/11/89 Lynda Vannice
08/12/02 Joanne Hayes
08/12/03 Charlotte Osborn
08/16/04 Nelda Osborn
08/18/03 Julie Mather
08/19/02 Gerri Baughman
08/20/02 David Farrington
08/20/02 Ellen Powers
08/21/00 Janet Neptune
08/22/01 Chris O'Neil
08/23/04 Scott Kuhlman
08/23/04 Amy Smith
08/26/99 Nancy Stern
08/30/00 Debra Hill
08/30/04 Joy Jones
08/30/00 BZ Zeller
09/01/86 Kelly Cooper
09/01/04 Connie Dell’Anno
09/01/04 Dennis Ewadinger
09/01/99 Wendy Galindo
09/01/01 Sarah Luther
09/01/81 Rosemary Lint
09/01/85 Dean Remick
09/01/78 Dale Ritter
09/01/01 Bill Roberts
09/01/86 Rod Snook
09/01/83 Terry Swagerty
09/01/86 Cheryl Yoder
09/02/03 Marcy Goulart
09/02/03 Gerald Kent
09/03/03 Vicki Formosa
Birthdays
6/13 Sally Honse
6/15 Pete Anderson
6/16 Rose Benson
6/16 Kathy Thomason
6/17 Mellony Stratton
6/18 Doug Smith
6/20 Lavera Nordling
6/21 David Winn
6/21 Terry Peek
6/22 Julie Mather
6/24 Fred Pietrzak
6/25 Honey McNamara
6/28 Linda Buckbee
6/29 Bill Bachman
6/30 Bill Easton
7/07 Joanne Richards
7/09 Stanley Webb
7/10 John Cox
7/11 Joyce Kelly
7/14 Maria Burzynski
7/14 Candace Spears
7/15 Barbara Hancock
7/16 Cherie McKirdy
7/16 Theresa Songer-Tuckey
7/16 Ginny Baumann
7/18 Mary Wright
7/18 Caroline Gwynne
7/22 Steven Burns
7/22 John Vannice
7/23 André Jacob
7/23 James Hilderbrand
7/24 Mary Hart
7/24 Willy Hughes
7/25 Bradley Baughman
7/26 Gary Kinnett
7/26 Sue Cooper
7/26 Jean Hinkle
7/26 Roger Keehn
7/31 Sarah Miller
7/31 Lynn Meador
7/31 Ralph Perrin
8/02 Paul Morgan
8/02 Charles Young
8/02 Dennis O'Neill
8/03 Gerri Baughman
8/03 David Farrington
8/03 Stephen Huckins
8/04 Michael Stansbury
8/06 Cindy Adams
8/06 Carlos Figueroa
8/07 Danny Mc Call
8/13 Steve Mackey
8/13 Berta Dargen
8/15 Barbara Feezel
8/17 Kim Gandy
8/17 Jerry Kent
8/18 Donna McGeehon
8/19 Kathy Thompson
8/19 Gloria Walkemeyer
8/20 Susan Havicus
8/20 Debbie Richards
8/21 Carla Nolan
8/22 Alicia Plueard
8/22 Jillanne Michell
8/23 Robynne Wilgus
8/24 Rick Parsons
8/25 Mark Chilton
8/25 Dana Fotheringham
8/26 Cheryl Yoder
8/26 Nancy Terrell
8/30 Leon Powell
8/31 Linda Bruce
9/02 Bonnie Reaney
9/02 Nia Bauer
9/03 Anne Hopkins
Campus Cafe
Finals Week (June 4 - 10) is "Clean Out the Bottom of the Freezer Week."
The Campus Café will close at 1pm on Friday, June 10 for summer.
For those graduating, we say “Congratulations!”
To the rest of you, see you in the Fall.
The Brendas & Staff
Hours
Monday-Friday, 7:30am-2pm