Foundation News

Foundation Hosts Third Ukiah Campus Tour

Friday, December 09, 2011

Mendocino College President Kathy Lehner and the Mendocino College Foundation hosted a third tour of the Ukiah campus on Thursday, December 8, 2011. Many of the tour guests were from Lake County including representatives of  Foundation affiliate Lake County Friends of Mendocino College.

Photo, L to R- Mark Rawitsch, Kelly Cox, Kathy Lehner, Judy Conard, Lynne Butcher, Mandy Feder, Peggy Campbell, Lori McGuire, Sheila Rogers, Wilda Shock, Katie Wojcieszak, Blanka Doren, Gary Smith and Jack Tompkins 

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Mendocino College Walking Tour

Thursday, November 03, 2011

The Mendocino College Foundation hosted a second tour of the Mendocino College Ukiah Campus on Thursday, November 3, 2011.  Hosted by Foundation Directors Christy Scollin and Donna Berry, President Kathy Lehner led community members on a tour of Mendocino College highlighting the new Library/Learning Center and sustainable technology programs. The tour concluded with a gourmet lunch provided by students in the Culinary Arts Management program.

Photo, left to right:  Donna Berry, Bonnie Carter, Channing Cornell, Jared Carter, Al Beltrami, Kathy Lehner, Carre Brown, Wes Winter, Gwen Mathews, Christy Scollin, Ed Berry, Scott Yandell, Bob Rogers, Laree Rogers, Linda McDonald and Heidi Cusick Dickerson.

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College Foundation to Award Culinary Arts Scholarship

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

The Mendocino College Foundation received a generous gift from Mrs. Catherine Gregg and daughter Leslie Gregg Banta in memory of their late husband and father, longtime Ukiah restaurant owner Les Gregg.The new scholarship, which is in perpetuity, will be awarded to students enrolled in the Culinary Arts Management Program at Mendocino College.

Gregg owned and operated the beloved House of Garner Restaurant in Ukiah for over 26 years. According to daughter Leslie, “Dad’s love of cooking started out early on and continued to grow while he served his country during World War II.” Gregg ran the mess hall during his tour of duty in Ardennes and later would own and operate The White Cottage restaurant in Willits during the early 1950s and 1960s. In 1958 he bought the House of Garner in Ukiah and with wife Catherine by his side, they owned and operated one of the most successful and popular restaurants in all of Mendocino County. Gregg loved to cook for people and believed in everyone having a good meal. He was an accomplished chef who trained every employee that stepped into his immaculate kitchen. Gregg encouraged his employees to learn every aspect of the restaurant business and move on to more increasingly responsible positions within the restaurant.

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