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A college architect, Causeway Lumber president Gene Whiddon and Dr. Rushing discuss the president's office
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A college architect, Causeway Lumber president Gene Whiddon and Dr. Rushing discuss the president's office.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
A college architect, Causeway Lumber president Gene Whiddon and Dr. Rushing discuss the president's office at the new Central Campus in Davie in November 1963. Whiddon, a supporter of the college from the start, provided paneling for the president's office. He later became the founding chairman of the Broward Community College Foundation.
Date Issued
1963
Identifier
BC283, 16A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC283
A high school dropout, Gary Farmer came to realize the importance of higher education
Title
A high school dropout, Gary Farmer came to realize the importance of higher education.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
A high school dropout, Gary Farmer came to realize the importance of higher education while serving in the Marines. After his discharge, he worked nights as a desk clerk and auditor at a beach motel to support his family while he attended classes at BCC. Today he serves as one of 12 appellate judges on Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach.
Date Issued
1991
Identifier
BC451, 119A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC451
A system of junior colleges serving African-American students was established by the state in 1949
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A system of junior colleges serving African-American students was established by the state in 1949.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
A system of junior colleges serving African-American students was established by the state in 1949. In Broward County, JCBC offered courses for its African-American students at a branch campus of Dillard High School, which opened in August of 1961. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandated desegregation of all publicly supported educational institutions. By the 1966-1967 school year, the "Magnificent 12" black junior colleges in Florida had ceased operations or had folded into formerly all-white...
Show moreA system of junior colleges serving African-American students was established by the state in 1949. In Broward County, JCBC offered courses for its African-American students at a branch campus of Dillard High School, which opened in August of 1961. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandated desegregation of all publicly supported educational institutions. By the 1966-1967 school year, the "Magnificent 12" black junior colleges in Florida had ceased operations or had folded into formerly all-white junior colleges.
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Date Issued
1966
Identifier
BC306, 29B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC306
Acclaimed artist Dorothy Gillespie receives a bouquet
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Acclaimed artist Dorothy Gillespie receives a bouquet.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Acclaimed artist Dorothy Gillespie receives a bouquet of yellow roses and a kiss from South Campus Provost Dr. Mont Smith at the dedication of the Student Services Building. Visible above their heads is part of Gillespie's 32-panel 1998 work Symphony in Color, one of several of her works on South Campus. Others include Royal Crest, which is inside building 69; Colored Clouds and Ribboned Currents, located outside the teleconference center; and Celestial Arrangement, also found inside the...
Show moreAcclaimed artist Dorothy Gillespie receives a bouquet of yellow roses and a kiss from South Campus Provost Dr. Mont Smith at the dedication of the Student Services Building. Visible above their heads is part of Gillespie's 32-panel 1998 work Symphony in Color, one of several of her works on South Campus. Others include Royal Crest, which is inside building 69; Colored Clouds and Ribboned Currents, located outside the teleconference center; and Celestial Arrangement, also found inside the Student Services Building.
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Date Issued
1999
Identifier
BC389, 76
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC389
Accommodations were cramped at the temporary site
Title
Accommodations were cramped at the temporary site.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Accommodations were cramped at the temporary site and students had to do their eating and studying outside.
Date Issued
1963
Identifier
BC274, 11B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC274
After many top-four finishes, the women's tennis team won the 1996 National Junior College Atheletic Association Championship
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After many top-four finishes, the women's tennis team won the 1996 National Junior College Atheletic Association Championship.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
After many top-four finishes, the women's tennis team won the 1996 National Junior College Atheletic Association Championship. The players and coaches are, from left to right, Rosa Pons-Nunez, Tracy Hollinger, Edith Tieber, Azeb Kidane, Tiffany Odlum, Ella Ionescu, Vesna Mckenna, Adolfina Hadamofsky, head coach Tom Burke, and assistant coach Wil Gifford.
Date Issued
1996
Identifier
BC432, 107
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC432
After serving as provost of South Campus for three years, Dr. E. Ann McGee was named vice president
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After serving as provost of South Campus for three years, Dr. E. Ann McGee was named vice president.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
After serving as provost of South Campus for three years, Dr. E. Ann McGee was named vice president for development and executive director of the BCC Foundation in December 1985. Under her direction, the foundation grew to over $12 million in assets and ranked third in the nation for size of endowment and sixth nationally for cash raised. In November 1995, she left BCC to become president of Seminole Community college in Sanford.
Date Issued
1990
Identifier
BC422, 100A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC422
Although many of high challenges seem dangerous, the risk is actually minimal
Title
Although many of high challenges seem dangerous, the risk is actually minimal.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Although many of high challenges seem dangerous, the risk is actually minimal. The Ropes Challenge Course is used by student groups and the staff development program as well as by corporations throughout Broward County.
Date Issued
1992
Identifier
BC399, 82A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC399
Amenities were few because of the space crunch
Title
Amenities were few because of the space crunch.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Amenities were few because of the space crunch, but the college offered a variety of student services, service clubs, publications, and interest clubs from the start.
Date Issued
1963
Identifier
BC273, 11A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC273
Among the events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the college in 1990 was a picnic
Title
Among the events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the college in 1990 was a picnic.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Among the events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the college in 1990 was a picnic and field day for the college family.
Date Issued
1990
Identifier
BC444, 114A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC444
An expert on educational policy, Dr. Holcombe is sought after for advice
Title
An expert on educational policy, Dr. Holcombe is sought after for advice.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
An expert on educational policy, Dr. Holcombe is sought after for advice by community college officials and lawmakers alike. Here, he greets former governor Lawton Chiles.
Date Issued
1994
Identifier
BC440, 112A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC440
Another top administrator was Dr. Willis Holcombe, who served as an assistant to Dr. Adams
Title
Another top administrator was Dr. Willis Holcombe, who served as an assistant to Dr. Adams.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Another top administrator was Dr. Willis Holcombe, who served as an assistant to Dr. Adams before moving to Florida's other BCC─Brevard Community College─as vice president. In this 1975 photo, he counsels Elinor Wilkov at a BCC District Board of Trustees meeting.
Date Issued
1975
Identifier
BC316, 35B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC316
Architect William G. Crawford, who designed many of the buildings on Central Campus
Title
Architect William G. Crawford, who designed many of the buildings on Central Campus.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Architect William G. Crawford, who designed many of the buildings on Central Campus, modernized the building's facade and transformed the drive-through to a registration area.
Date Issued
1977
Identifier
BC322, 38B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC322
Arden Dicky, assistant vice president for circulation and call centers for Knight-Ridder Newspapers, is another recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award
Title
Arden Dicky, assistant vice president for circulation and call centers for Knight-Ridder Newspapers, is another recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Arden Dicky, assistant vice president for circulation and call centers for Knight-Ridder Newspapers, is another recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award. He also serves on the BCC Foundation board of directors.
Date Issued
2001
Identifier
BC454, 120B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC454
At the conclusion of Campaign 2000, donors were presented with specially created crystal doorknobs
Title
At the conclusion of Campaign 2000, donors were presented with specially created crystal doorknobs.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
At the conclusion of Campaign 2000, donors were presented with specially created crystal doorknobs because their donations helped open doors to brighter futures for students. In this picture, Auto Nation's Gale Butler accepts a memento on behalf of Wayne and Marti Huizenga from Dr. Holcombe and campaign chairman Steve Berrard.
Date Issued
2000
Identifier
BC428, 104
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC428
Author and screenwriter Rita Mae Brown, a member of the Class of 1965
Title
Author and screenwriter Rita Mae Brown, a member of the Class of 1965.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Author and screenwriter Rita Mae Brown, a member of the Class of 1965 and 1999 recipient of the American Association of Community College's Outstanding Alumni Award, addressed the graduates at the May 2001 commencement exercises as Dr. Steve Obenauf, Central Campus Professor of the Year, listened. Four months before the September 11 tragedy, Brown told the graduates that many of America's problems stemmed from the country's wealth and power. "Sisters and Brothers, pick up an oar and row," she...
Show moreAuthor and screenwriter Rita Mae Brown, a member of the Class of 1965 and 1999 recipient of the American Association of Community College's Outstanding Alumni Award, addressed the graduates at the May 2001 commencement exercises as Dr. Steve Obenauf, Central Campus Professor of the Year, listened. Four months before the September 11 tragedy, Brown told the graduates that many of America's problems stemmed from the country's wealth and power. "Sisters and Brothers, pick up an oar and row," she told them. "We are all in the same boat together."
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Date Issued
2001
Identifier
BC449, 117
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC449
Basil Rathbone, one of the actors who portrayed Sherlock Holmes
Title
Basil Rathbone, one of the actors who portrayed Sherlock Holmes.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Basil Rathbone, one of the actors who portrayed Sherlock Holmes on film, talks Hollywood with Dr. Rushing and Nan and Hutch Hutchison's Fort Lauderdale home in 1964. Nan Hutchison was the college's first director of student affairs and helped introduce faculty recruits to the community and the college.
Date Issued
1964
Identifier
BC296, 23
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC296
BCC also trains firefighters to protect property and save lives
Title
BCC also trains firefighters to protect property and save lives.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
BCC also trains firefighters to protect property and save lives, and trains EMTs and paramedics to provide emergency care for the ill and injured.
Date Issued
1995
Identifier
BC462, 124B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC462
BCC and area healthcare providers have teamed up to offer full scholarships for nursing students
Title
BCC and area healthcare providers have teamed up to offer full scholarships for nursing students.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
BCC and area healthcare providers have teamed up to offer full scholarships for nursing students and the promise of employment after graduation.
Date Issued
1990
Identifier
BC468, 127B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC468
BCC and Broward County teamed up to open the North Campus Outreach Center
Title
BCC and Broward County teamed up to open the North Campus Outreach Center.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
BCC and Broward County teamed up to open the North Campus Outreach Center in September of 1987. The college also opened the Carver Ranches Outreach Facility in Hollywood and a third facility on Sistrunk Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. They were designed to provide access to college and social service agencies, but did not produce the results the partners had hoped to achieve.
Date Issued
1987
Identifier
BC397, 81A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC397

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