Thread: Kilgore College Hires Derrick Logozzo (Dallas College / DCCCD Richland Music Advisor Out of State Tuition Scam)

OBITUARY

Donna Ruth Walker

July 24, 1953 – July 17, 2020


Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.teddickeywestfuneral.com for the Walker family.


Memories

Donna Ruth Walker

Wilma Carroll

August 4, 2020
Donna was my supervisor at Richland College. During our time working together, she became so much more. She welcomed me to her family; we were sisters born of different mothers. She had a presence. She cared deeply for her students and those whom she supervised. She was a proud mother. She loved her family and spoke of them daily. She loved her friends. She was dedicated and set the bar extremely high for the rest of us. Her absence will be felt throughout the District. Her laughter will echo through the halls of Richland. She will be missed by many, and will never be forgotten. I count myself blessed for having known her.

Scott Longacre

July 29, 2020
I have fond memories of when graduations at RLC were held on campus. Donna and Wes Hayes would meet me at the graduation area after sunset to check out the lighting, to make sure it was just right. She was great to work with and to be around. May God bless and keep her.

Mary Bernal

July 29, 2020
What a joy it was to work with Donna. I’ll always remember her beautiful smile and infectious laugh. A woman of God, an inspiration to us all. Prayers for her loving family.

Paul Styrvoky

July 22, 2020
Donna was a true inspiration, mentor, colleague and sister in Christ to me. Her Words of wisdom and her encouraging smile will be missed.

Psalm 23

God Bless

Paul

Paul Styrvoky/Dallas College

Nancee Ott

July 22, 2020
I remember when I first met Donna. I was working in the Resource Center and Donna was affiliated with it. She had a unique personality and was easy to get along with. I loved her smile.


Vickie Allen

July 21, 2020
It takes a special person to be a good mom, but it takes an even
more special person to be the mom of great children.

You are proof of your mother's great character.

Keeping you in prayer.

Matthew 5:4 -
Blessed are those that mourn, for they will be comforted.

Vickie Lynn Allen, Richland College Admissions/Student Records

Thu 7/11/2019 2:49 PM

Mrs. Dobrott,

Richland College administration has reviewed your concerns with its music program and prepared the attached responses. Please send any additional comments or concerns you may have to me.

Respectfully,

Donna Walker
Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management
Richland College


Concern: Derrick Logozzo is registering students in excessive hours in music ensembles.

Response: Guided Pathway advisors are available to students to be advised for core classes and to register for their classes. Music coordinators are available to advise students for music classes. Guided Pathways advisors may register them, or students may register themselves for their courses. Music coordinators have been instructed to follow the Guided Pathway and may not require students to enroll in courses outside of the Guided Pathway.The Guided Pathway indicates that students are not required to enroll in more than 4 semester credit hours MUEN and 8 semester credit hours MUAP to complete that component of the Field of Study in Music. Should students choose to take additional courses, they have the option to enroll in continuing education sections of MUEN and MUAP and not accrue credit hours. Non-degree seeking students may enroll in credit or continuing education sections of music courses. Student enrollments will continue to be monitored to ensure alignment with the Guided Pathway.

· Concern: It’s a conflict of interest to have the faculty advise students
· Response: Music faculty are the content experts and will only advise students for music courses.Music faculty will not register students for music or core classes. Guided Pathway advisors will be available for students to be advised for core classes prior to enrolling in music classes. Students and Guided Pathway advisors will register students for music and core classes.
Concern: Students should be told that CE is an option

o Response: Students have been informed that CE sections of music are an option if students wish to pay CE tuition as opposed to accruing credit hours. CE will set up notifications in the course schedule that concurrent sections of music classes are available on demand for student registration for fall 2019.
· Concern: Music faculty should be using the degree plan for the four-year institutions to determine how many ensembles, private lessons, and music classes students should be enrolled in as well as following the guided pathways to the letter
o Response: Students will be advised according to the Guided Pathway for the Field of Study in Music.
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o The Guided Pathway indicates that students are not required to enroll in more than 4 semester credit hours MUEN and 8 semester credit hours MUAP to complete that component of the Field of Study in Music. Should students choose to take additional courses, they have the option to enroll in continuing education sections of MUEN and MUAP and not accrue credit hours. Non-degree seeking students may enroll in credit or continuing education sections of music courses.


Concern: Eastfield enrolls students in 1 MUAP, 1 MUEN, and recital as MUAP co-requisites and that should be standard practice

Response: This has also been the practice at Richland College....

While the dishonest advisors Derrick Logozzo and Melissa Logan were filling chairs in the music department, Donna Walker was fighting a courageous battle against cancer. She wanted to work for as along as possible to keep serving and protecting the students she cared so deeply about. So, as she was giving me all this misinformation, we must examine why. She was in a fight for her life and working what equaled numerous full-time jobs. Clearly those under her including Derrick Logozzo, Melissa Logan and Diane Hilbert were not providing her correct information or honest answers.

President Kay Eggleston instructed Diane Hilbert to carefully analyze the students records in the summer of 2019 and make recommendations. Clearly Hilbert did not accomplish anything. The advising in the department is much worse than when I sounded the alarm in 2018. Now, with the campuses all under one college there will be momentous changes. I fully expect that the dirty advisors will be terminated and that a fund will be set up to help students put into out of state tuition by these malicious advisors.

Please light a candle for VP Walker and know that there are folks out there that will carry on her legacy of caring for and serving the students at Dallas College.