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Roadrunner Report: April 2025
Somehow, April has flown by. Here are a few highlights and updates…

Justin Williams Works to Contribute to Student Success
Justin Williams just started his position with LBCC, but he already knows what the best part of it will be: helping contribute to student success stories. Williams became the sponsorship and events manager for the LBCC Foundation this past summer.

Adding Up the Benefits: Dick Running's Foundation Legacy
As part of his 46-year career as a Certified Public Accountant, Dick Running taught accounting at LBCC. One of the first things he’d do with each class was go around the room and have students introduce themselves and talk about why they were taking...

LBCC Honors the Legacy of Russell Tripp
The LBCC community mourns the loss of Russell Tripp, LBCC founding board member and steadfast champion whose vision helped shape our institution from its earliest days.

Roadrunner Report: March 2025
I hope many of you got a chance to recharge during spring break and enjoy the beautiful sunny days between rain showers. For those of you who did not have spring break, thank you for working hard to get campus ready for the new quarter to begin....

Carruth Data Breach
Carruth Compliance Consulting is the third-party administrator that handles 403(b) and 457(b) retirement savings plans for many Oregon school districts, including LBCC. Carruth discovered suspicious activity on their computer systems. An investigation...

Hedie Schulte: 'I can work on things'
Hedie Schulte has an unconventional name and an unconventional background. So it’s natural that she came to be Vice President of the Linn-Benton Community College Foundation Board in an unconventional way.

Angel Dorantes: ‘I am proud to make a difference’
Like LBCC employees, Angel Dorantes supports current and future Latino students through his work and personal contributions. Dorantes has served as Latino Outreach & Retention Manager since January 2023 and helps fund LBCC Foundation scholarships...

Riley Bond: Expanding Educations Beyond the Classroom
Adding pinpoints to a growing map, Riley Bond of Albany has augmented her academic journey with multiple once-in-a-lifetime explorations of the larger world itself. The 20-year-old outlined a multifaceted, if dizzying, checklist of class schedules...

Roadrunner Report: February 2025
On this sunny end to a stormy February, I wanted to share several updates with you all.