
Former faculty member's legacy of learning lives on
The Treasure Valley Community College Foundation recently received a generous donation
from the Ken Knothe family to replace several trees and install new tree identification
markers on the Ontario campus. Ken was a longtime instructor at TVCC and actually
started the TVCC Natural Resource Department. Sadly, he passed away last year.
As part of his effort to help students learn about and be able to identify tree varieties,
Ken planted several trees on campus years ago. Recently, in addition to establishing
a scholarship in his name, his family also wanted to replace some of our trees that
had died or needed to be removed. On May 8, Ken’s wife, Carol, and his son, Mitch,
helped members of the TVCC Natural Resource Department and TVCC’s maintenance crew
plant several trees. The new trees also have new identification markers to carry on
Ken’s legacy of learning at the College. TVCC is so appreciative of the Knoth family’s
generosity and we invite the community to walk through campus and enjoy these new
additions.
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Congratulations to Dennis Gill for being selected as Teacher of the Year by the students
at TVCC. The Teacher of the Year award is coordinated by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor
Society. TVCC students vote online during May for the instructor they want to honor
with this award. Honorees exemplify dedication and commitment to instruction and students
at the College. Gill teaches English and writing classes at TVCC. This is the third
time he has been selected for this honor, having also been selected in 2005 and 2014.

Local fundraiser supports rodeo team
More than 50 staff, board members, students, faculty, and community members stood
in line on May 22 throughout the day to support the TVCC Rodeo Team by ordering a
meal at Panda Express. In cooperation with the local food chain, the TVCC Rodeo Team
received 20% of event sales. The dollars will help fund travel for the team. Special
thanks and appreciation to Panda Express in Ontario for their support of TVCC.