From left to right: Mary Simmons, vice president, business development and community strategy, NV Energy Foundation; Jeff Brigger, WNC Foundation board member and economic development executive, NV Energy Foundation; Katie Leao, director, Western Nevada College Foundation; Emily Howarth, professor, Western Nevada College; Chet Burton, president, Western Nevada College; Niki Gladys, chair, Western Nevada College Foundation Board of Directors. Western Nevada College's Applied Industrial Technology program, which saw a 50 percent increase in student enrollment between 2014 and 2015, will begin renovations to expand its current facility, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the NV Energy Foundation.