Student Profiles

Carla Magee, graduated from high school in Marysville in 1995 and immediately began working to help support her family, delaying her college education until she was 25.  She will graduated in 2005 with two professional-technical degrees – Certification in Purchasing Management and Applied Associates in Purchasing Management, and a business transfer degree.  She will be the first person in her immediate family to earn a college degree.

She has been very active in Delta Epsilon Chi as chapter treasurer and was elected as the Washington state treasurer.   She chaired the Student Senate, led a budget committee and managed over $1.3 million in student fees.  Magee, who has earned a 3.60 GPA, will graduate this spring, and plans to transfer to the University of Washington next fall.  Her career goals include a purchasing management position, a chief purchasing officer, and to eventually own a consulting business to help small business owners. 

Carla also is the recipient of Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) scholarship to honor students for outstanding achievement in vocational-technical education.

Hugh Turnbaugh, a Navy veteran, was instructed by his commander at boot camp to decline G.I. Bill benefits.  During his tenure with the Navy, he tried every possible way to reverse this decision to no avail.  Education was paramount to Turnbaugh, so he saved money from each paycheck for his education.  Hugh has found ample opportunities for leadership development, beginning in the Navy where he was selected as a section leader and a program coordinator among other responsibilities.  During his first quarter at Shoreline Community College, he was elected student government treasurer.  He developed and implemented a budget review process and maintained the budgets of 50 plus college clubs, athletic teams and other numerous college organizations.  He was also vice president of the Economics Club. 

Turnbaugh began his community service at a hospital while stationed in Chicago, where he volunteered in ICU, entertaining and caring for young children.  He tutored children at an after-school youth program in Singapore, and he helped rebuild three schools in Guam and Thailand following devastation by typhoons.  In 2002, he helped construct a children’s playground in Bremerton, and last spring he worked with an environmental group to clean up and restore a local wildlife area and registered voters for the fall 2005 election.  Turnbaugh was a state champion in a DEC competition and will represent the state association at the international conference this year. He has a 3.95 cumulative GPA and plans to earn his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the UW College of Business, specializing in Entrepreneurship.  Turnbaugh plans to open a small business to serve his local community.

Hugh also is the recipient of Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) scholarship to honor students for outstanding achievement in vocational-technical education.