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Celebrate Highline’s Retiring Faculty
Wednesday, June 3
5–7 p.m.
Building 2
Join us in celebrating the retirement of four incredible Highline faculty members: Marie Esch-Radtke, Susan Landgraf, John Lindsay and Ron Sabado. Enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres at this special event to honor their years of service to the Highline community.
We will honor the impact they have had on campus with a slideshow, congratulatory remarks and much more during this festive occasion. If you can join us, R.S.V.P. by May 27 to Madison Gridley at mgridley@highline.edu.
Would you like to contribute to a memory book or slideshow for one or all? Email a congratulatory note or photo to mgridley@highline.edu or send a hard copy:
Highline College
attn: Madison Gridley
P.O. Box 98000, MS 99-248
Des Moines, WA 98198-9800
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New Unified Soccer Team Takes Gold
Highline C ollege’s new Unified Soccer team competed against 15 other Washington teams in the first college invitational held on April 18 at Seattle University. Highline’s players won it all, earning gold medals and bragging rights.
The Unified Soccer team is made up of students with and without disabilities, ages 18 to 25. The students with disabilities are part of Highline’s ACHIEVE program. Sponsored by Special Olympics of Washington State, Unified Soccer seeks to integrate all students on campus and to develop relationships beyond the classroom.
The team is coached by Fawzi Belal, who played for the Seattle Sounders and Highline College. He now works for Highline as its Sports Diplomacy and Outreach coordinator.
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T-Bird Teams All Enjoy Success
Highline’s Wrestling team earned national honors with the 2015 Academic Wrestling Team of the Year award. Highline’s team, with a 3.31 cumulative GPA, is the first to win the award in consecutive years and the only four-time winner of the award (2015, 2014, 2009 and 1998). No other wrestling program has won it more than twice. Read more about the team here.
This year, all of Highline’s teams went to the finals. The Wrestling team competed in the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) and Highline’s other teams competed in the NWAC (Northwest Athletic Conference) with outstanding results:
- Men’s Basketball: West Region Champions
- Women’s Basketball: third place in West Region
- Men’s Soccer: NWAC Champions, West Region Champions
- Women’s Soccer: West Region Champions
- Women’s Softball: third place in West Region
- Women’s Volleyball: second place in West Region
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New VP at Highline
Highline welcomes Michael V. Pham as the college’s new Vice President of Administrative Services.
A resident of Auburn, Pham comes to Highline from Seattle Central College where he also held the position of Vice President of Administrative Services. He has 27 years of experience in higher education, all within Washington’s community college system.
“Michael Pham has a reputation as a highly effective leader and a well-liked colleague,” said Dr. Jack Bermingham, Highline’s president, in his announcement of Pham’s appointment. “His many skills and wealth of experience in the community college system will be an asset to us here at Highline and contribute to our continued success.”
Pham earned his Master of Business Administration from City University and his bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University. His college education began at Seattle Central College, where he earned both an associate of arts degree and an associate of science degree.
Pham replaces Larry T. Yok, who retired in March 2015 after eight years with Highline as Vice President.
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Gala: Great Results for a Great Cause
More than 200 people attended the Highline Foundation’s biggest fundraising event of the year on April 18 at Cedarbrook Lodge. The Foundation Gala was a huge success, raising approximately $125,000 to help Highline students.
Generous bidders took home resort vacations, tickets to sought-after Sounder and Seahawk games, special wine packages, beautiful artwork and much more.
This year’s special raise-the-paddle auction item gave donors the chance to support Highline’s Jumpstart Scholarship program, which helps ESL students transition to college. Through the program, an ESL student attends one quarter of development classes in English and reading free of charge. Jumpstart also pairs the development classes with a support seminar taught by Highline’s ESL faculty. These funds are needed to bridge the gap between when students begin classes and when their financial aid packages begin.
The raise-the-paddle item proved popular with an 85 percent participation rate and brought in $80,250, which included a generous matching gift of $40,000 from Highline alumni Junki and Linda Yoshida.
If you did not have the opportunity to donate, it is never too late to support this worthwhile program. Buy a credit at the level that fits your budget:
- 1 credit = $107
- 2 credits = $214
- 5 credits = $534
- 8 credits = $855
- 15 credits* = $1,333
Donate today by visiting the Highline Foundation.
*Full-time attendance for one quarter
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Alumni Reception in Tokyo
Sunday, May 24
14:00–16:30
Hotel Grand Hill Ichigaya
Tokyo, Japan
Are you one of Highline’s 1,100 graduates living in Japan? Join fellow alumni in Tokyo to celebrate the college’s Japanese graduates. Junki Yoshida, one of the college’s first Japanese students and CEO of the Yoshida Group, will serve as the event’s co-host and keynote speaker.
This will be Highline’s second time hosting an alumni event in Japan. In November 2013, Highline Alumni Relations traveled to Tokyo to host the inaugural event and initiate the development of the Japan Alumni Chapter. The successful event welcomed 70 alumni and friends of the college at the Hotel Grand Hill Ichigaya. International students from Japan make up the highest number of alumni from any country outside of the United States, which made it the ideal place to launch the college’s first international alumni chapter.
This year’s reception will once again be held at the Hotel Grand Hill Ichigaya (located at 4-1 IchigayaHonmuracho, Shinjuku, 162-0845, JAPAN ). The event is free. R.S.V.P. to Madison Gridley with the following information: Name, address, date/years you attended Highline and your preferred T-shirt size.
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