A commitment to helping women have a second chance in life motivated Anne Simpson Pardington to help start the Displaced Homemaker Pre-Employment Training Program in 1983 on the campus of Clackamas Community College. Two years later, the program was formally...

Arthur D. Cooper, MD Honorary Endowment Dr. Arthur “Art” Cooper, an Oregon City obstetrician and gynecologist who delivered more than 3000 babies, retired in 2012 after being in private practice since 1982. He was one of the founders of what would become Women’s...

Arthur Gravatt was born in 1923 in Elma, Wash., where a $75 Rotary scholarship got him started in college. World War II interrupted his efforts, but he ultimately earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Margaret was born in Edmonton, Canada, in 1920. After...

At six years of age Baldwin’s family emigrated from Holland to America. In 1978 Baldwin became a Clackamas Community College instructor in math and computer science. He arrived a time when personal computers were new on the scene. In 1985 he helped establish the...

Brenda Pfahl established the Al Pfahl Memorial Endowment in 1990 upon the death of her husband. Dr. Al Pfahl started his teaching career at West Lin n High School in 1948, beginning as a counselor and going on to become Director of Vocational Education. He joined the...

The Breunsbach family understands that life often presents situations which interrupt an individual’s plans to pursue their education. All too often, students begin their advanced education and have to quit school for various reasons. This endowment provides a...

The Brouillette Family Endowment was established by James Brouillette, director of CCC’s Public Service Program and former Portland Police Captain, to assist students pursuing a career in law enforcement. Originally funded by proceeds from the sales of Jim’s...

The Coffman Family Endowment Carl Coffman sees community colleges fulfilling a great social need. Community colleges provide education and training at low cost for those who can’t afford or aren’t ready for a 4 year institution and a second chance for those being...

Dr. Charles and Louisa Seagraves achieved the kind of prominence in Clackamas County that comes only with time. Born in Spokane, Washington in 1895, Dr. Seagraves grew up listening to his father tell stories about being a blacksmith for General George Custer. After...

Cheryl K. Cooper Memorial Endowment Cheryl Cooper was the 1983 honors graduate of the Clackamas Community College Nursing Program. She and her husband Mel, who served for many years on the CCC Foundation Board of Directors, lived and raised their family in West Linn....