SCC Students share their success stories at SCC Foundation Breakfast

Daniel DeMay left high school during his junior year. The reason? He was bored. Michael Schwartz thought his master’s degree in film and video from a prestigious school would support a 30-year career. It didn’t. 

What do the two have in common? They both decided that going back to school was critical, and they found a way to do it through the Shoreline Community College Foundation.

The Shoreline Community College Foundation Annual Breakfast

They were among many students sharing their stories of success because of the assistance of the Foundation at the annual Foundation Breakfast on November 4 on the campus in Shoreline.

The Breakfast is the annual fundraiser of the SCC Foundation. 

Jane McNabb, Chief Advancement Officer for the college, was impressed with not only the turnout of community and college members for the event, but with their generosity. “We just raised more than $36,000 for our students,” she said. “It speaks to the commitment to the education of our young adults.” McNabb works with existing community partners and forms new alliances to reduce the college’s reliance on public funding.

The event was sponsored by Spin Alley, Highlands West Dental, Puget Sound Energy, Blackboard, CRISTA Senior Living, the Boeing Employees Credit Union, Dick and Beth Stucky, Scott Saunders and Irene Wagner, Ruth Kagi, Stan and Kathy McNaughton, Roger and Jane McNabb, Jack and Laura Rogers, Eric A. Carlson, DDS, PS, and John Backes.

Dick Stucky accepts his award from the SCC Foundation

Well-known local educator, former member of the SCC Foundation Board and the Board of Trustees, Dick Stucky was honored with the SCC Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award for his dedication to SCC students.

“This honor is special to me,” he said, “but the honor really goes to you,” he said to the audience before telling a poignant story about education.   In 1965, Stucky had just completed his first year of teaching. He wasn’t convinced that he should stay in the classroom or return to farming. A young student told him at the end of the year that she hadn’t liked school before she had him for a teacher. He knew immediately that he no longer had to think about which direction to go.

Read more at the college website.