The Copper Mountain College Foundation recently awarded two honorary life directorships to two former Foundation directors. Hilary Sloane hands out the kudos…
The Copper Mountain College Foundation awarded an honorary life directorship and certificate of appreciation to two former Foundation directors: Nancy Huntington and Cathy Larson.
Huntington joined the board in 2009 and served as secretary for four terms. She oversaw the formulation of the board’s policies and procedures manual. In addition, she and her husband George sponsored the A-S-C-M-E office in the student activity center.
Larson joined the Foundation board in 2006 and served as president for four terms. Larson chaired the Foundation’s art auction and fall dinners on multiple occasions and donated a faculty office as part of the remodel of the 100 Quad.
Copper Mountain College Foundation presented a Resolution of Appreciation and Honorary Life Directorship to Nancy Huntington and Cathy Larson at a private luncheon recently.
Huntington joined the Foundation Board of Directors in 2009. She served as secretary of the Board of Directors for four terms and reigned as the Foundation’s policies and procedures czarina for 10 years where she brilliantly navigated the terra incognita of shifting laws, three district superintendent/presidents, two foundation executive directors, and an ever-shifting panoply of board members. In addition Nancy oversaw the formulation and adoption of best practices for documenting effective governance policies and procedures, the result being a two volume Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) manual, heralded by the Foundation’s outside audit team as: “the best college foundation manual in the state.”
Nancy Huntington and her husband George exemplify what it means to be citizens with a heart for public service. Their numerous contributions of time and resources provide a living embodiment of the Foundation’s founding principles as they repeatedly made their beautiful home available for CMCF’s annual holiday parties, stepped forward to sponsor such as the ASCMC Office in the Christine Proudfoot Student Activity Center, and, by their involvement, illuminated CMCF’s mission throughout the basin.
Cathy Larson joined the Foundation Board of Directors in 2006. She served as president of the Board of Directors for four terms through significantly challenging times, both systemic and personal, when her unwavering commitment to “provide educational opportunities for diverse desert communities” inspired all with whom she worked.
Larson epitomized devotion to the Foundation, the College, and students as she applied her knowledge of the Foundation’s day-to-day operations, and adroitly navigated the rough seas of governance and administration, with the help of the Foundation staff.
Larson chaired the art auction and fall dinners on multiple occasions, with her incredible leadership skills she oversaw scheduling, invitations, participants, refreshments, speakers, auctioneers, with unfailingly elegance and classy décor.
Larson and her husband Jim led by example as Presidents’ Circle members and donated a faculty office as part of the remodel in 100 Quad; through their own unassuming manner represented to those around them the very essence of a quietly effective, generous, and loving partnership in the service of a shared value – the availability of a college education for anyone who desires it.
