Pictured above from left to right: Assemblyman Paul Cook, Field Representative Tim Itnyre, CMCCD Superintendent/President Dr. Roger Wagner, CMCF Board President Jane Smith, CMC Professor Cathy Itnyre, CMCF Board Member Bob Burke, and CMC Professor Greg Gilbert.
The Copper Mountain College Foundation held its annual Fall Dinner Saturday evening, October 25th at the Hi-Desert Medical Center’s Helen Gray Education Center in Joshua Tree, with almost $5,000 in proceeds benefiting both the Foundation and the Boys and Girls Club.
“Breaking Ground for Our Future” was a tribute to the long-awaited Bell Center which began construction in October, and a look to the future of the growing campus on the eve of its 25th anniversary. Occupying the entirety of the Helen Gray Center, the CMCF Fall Dinner featured historical articles, displays of the upcoming Bell Center, and photos of early supporters and pioneers of higher education in the Basin.
Foundation Board Member, Bob Burke, wears the President's Volunteer Assemblyman Paul Cook
Action Award Medal presented to the Foundation by President addressing the audience with
Reagan in 1984, with wife Carolyn at his side. stories of his days as a CMC professor.

