Dear donors and supporters,
The summer is here and even as the sun shines brighter and warmer on us, I most enjoy the warmth that comes from your ongoing loyalty!
As we celebrate your support, we also celebrate our students’ graduation and their continued success as they move forward into their future careers or continued education. We had over one thousand students finish their academic careers in 2021, while others are transferring to a university for advanced degrees. I am so proud of our students and their resilience. It has been a tough year, but they have persevered.
This academic year ends but a new one is already in the plans. Our amazing faculty is eager to get back into the classrooms, and will do so with care and caution.
Remember that I am just a phone call away. Feel free to contact me any time for a quick hello or a conversation between friends. I appreciate you and all you do for Hartnell College and its community. Be well!
Be well,
Jackie Cruz
Vice President,
Advancement and Development
and Executive Director for the
Hartnell College Foundation
ENDOWMENTS
Small or large – every endowment will make an impact
Did you know you can help fund the future through an endowment?
The purpose of an endowment is to financially sustain the mission and work of Hartnell College. You can make a significant contribution to endow the future of the 
community…and it is easier than you might think.
Here are a number of charitable gift and estate planning strategies that can benefit you and build our endowment:
- CHARITABLE BEQUESTS
- BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS
- CHARITABLE LIFE ESTATE
- CHARITABLE LIFE INCOME PLANS
To learn more about how you can make a significant gift to endow students’ and community’s future, please contact us. We would be happy to talk with you and provide a free illustration of the benefits.
Did you know you can help fund the future through an endowment?
The purpose of an endowment is to financially sustain the mission and work of Hartnell College. You can make a significant contribution to endow the future of the community…and it is easier than you might think.
Here are a number of charitable gift and estate planning strategies that can benefit you and build our endowment:
- CHARITABLE BEQUESTS
- BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS
- CHARITABLE LIFE ESTATE
- CHARITABLE LIFE INCOME PLANS
To learn more about how you can make a significant gift to endow students’ and community’s future, please contact us. We would be happy to talk with you and provide a free illustration of the benefits.
LEAVING A LEGACY
Dr. Earl Seymour remembered
We recently received news that retired longtime Hartnell English instructor, Dr. Earl Seymour, died on March 4, 2021. He was 88 and lived in Salinas.
Dr. Seymour taught at Hartnell for 25 years, from 1966 to 1990, after starting his teaching career at Gonzales High School. He was an expert on John Steinbeck, whose works he frequently taught in his courses.
The importance of Hartnell and its students in Dr. Seymour’s life is clear from his own words: “My legacy is the achievements of my students and the impression they will leave on the world.”
His legacy truly does live on.
“Dr. Seymour’s love for his students and his profession will live on, impacting current and future students with need-based scholarships for those majoring in English and literature,” said Vice President of Advancement and Executive Director for the Hartnell College Foundation, Jackie Cruz.
When Dr. Seymour retired, he announced a generous planned gift to the Hartnell College Foundation to provide scholarships in English studies, saying: “My students were my passion and drive each day. After teaching for 25 years, I wanted to give back some of what my students had given to me.”
Earl was born and raised in Superior, Wisconsin, the second youngest of the six children of Ernest Charles and Elizabeth Pierskalla Seymour. He attended Catholic Memorial High School for boys in Milwaukee, then went on to serve four years in the United States Air Force. His military service brought him to California where he would eventually continue his education and start his long teaching career.
He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from California State University, Sacramento. He began his teaching career at Gonzales High School in 1961, then, in 1966, joined the faculty of Hartnell College in Salinas, where he taught for the next 25 years.
In 1975, Earl completed his Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of the Pacific, with a special emphasis on Shakespeare and John Steinbeck. He taught most of the Steinbeck courses offered at Hartnell and became a local expert on Steinbeck’s work, life and literary legacy. As a teacher, he was passionate about sharing his enthusiasm for literature with the students.
Jackie Cruz speaks on behalf of our community as we honor and show our gratitude to Dr. Seymour, saying, “Thank you, Dr. Seymour, for decades of service to an educated citizenry in the Salinas Valley and for your vision to continue to help students achieve their educational goals and aspirations.”
We recently received news that retired longtime Hartnell English instructor, Dr. Earl Seymour, died on March 4, 2021. He was 88 and lived in Salinas.
Dr. Seymour taught at Hartnell for 25 years, from 1966 to 1990, after starting his teaching career at Gonzales High School. He was an expert on John Steinbeck, whose works he frequently taught in his courses.
The importance of Hartnell and its students in Dr. Seymour’s life is clear from his own words: “My legacy is the achievements of my students and the impression they will leave on the world.”
His legacy truly does live on.
“Dr. Seymour’s love for his students and his profession will live on, impacting current and future students with need-based scholarships for those majoring in English and literature,” said Vice President of Advancement and Executive Director for the Hartnell College Foundation, Jackie Cruz.
When Dr. Seymour retired, he announced a generous planned gift to the Hartnell College Foundation to provide scholarships in English studies, saying: “My students were my passion and drive each day. After teaching for 25 years, I wanted to give back some of what my students had given to me.”
Earl was born and raised in Superior, Wisconsin, the second youngest of the six children of Ernest Charles and Elizabeth Pierskalla Seymour. He attended Catholic Memorial High School for boys in Milwaukee, then went on to serve four years in the United States Air Force. His military service brought him to California where he would eventually continue his education and start his long teaching career.
He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from California State University, Sacramento. He began his teaching career at Gonzales High School in 1961, then, in 1966, joined the faculty of Hartnell College in Salinas, where he taught for the next 25 years.
In 1975, Earl completed his Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of the Pacific, with a special emphasis on Shakespeare and John Steinbeck. He taught most of the Steinbeck courses offered at Hartnell and became a local expert on Steinbeck’s work, life and literary legacy. As a teacher, he was passionate about sharing his enthusiasm for literature with the students.
Jackie Cruz speaks on behalf of our community as we honor and show our gratitude to Dr. Seymour, saying, “Thank you, Dr. Seymour, for decades of service to an educated citizenry in the Salinas Valley and for your vision to continue to help students achieve their educational goals and aspirations.”