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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
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
Whether back on campus or out in the community, BCC graduates distinguish themselves in many fields
Title
Whether back on campus or out in the community, BCC graduates distinguish themselves in many fields.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Whether back on campus or out in the community, BCC graduates distinguish themselves in many fields. One hundred percent of Broward County's law enforcement officers are trained at the college.
Date Issued
1990
Identifier
BC461, 124A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC461
Kimara March, who had been home-schooled until she began classes at BCC
Title
Kimara March, who had been home-schooled until she began classes at BCC.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Kimara March, who had been home-schooled until she began classes at BCC, was named Florida Community College Student of the Year by Florida Leader magazine in 1997. Also a member of the USA Today All-America Academic Team, March went on to the University of Florida, then to medical school at Georgetown University.
Date Issued
1997
Identifier
BC455, 121A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC455
Alumni Organized At Junior College
Title
Alumni Organized At Junior College.
Date Issued
1966-08-11
Identifier
BC2659
Format
Image (JPEG)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC2659
Electronic engineer Terry Glatt was awarded his Distinguished Alumni Award in 1996
Title
Electronic engineer Terry Glatt was awarded his Distinguished Alumni Award in 1996.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Electronic engineer Terry Glatt was awarded his Distinguished Alumni Award in 1996 by Dr. Jean Hunter, vice president for academic affairs.
Date Issued
1996
Identifier
BC456, 121B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC456
Dr. Deborah Sloan, a counselor at South Campus
Title
Dr. Deborah Sloan, a counselor at South Campus.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Dr. Deborah Sloan, a counselor at South Campus, became the first BCC graduate to be named recipient of an endowed teaching chair from the BCC foundation in 1998.
Date Issued
1998
Identifier
BC458, 122B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC458
BCC graduates are local, state, and national leaders
Title
BCC graduates are local, state, and national leaders.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
BCC graduates are local, state, and national leaders. One of the business giants of Broward County, Steve Berrard has served as the president and chief executive officer of a variety of local and national companies, including Blockbuster Entertainment Group and Republic Industries. He currently is one the founders of New River Capital Partners. He was named winner of the Sun-Sentinel's Excalibur Award in 1995 and recipient of the LeRoy Collins Distinguished Alumni Award in 1996.
Date Issued
1995
Identifier
BC448, 116B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC448
Under the direction of Dr. William Greene, a BCC graduate
Title
Under the direction of Dr. William Greene, a BCC graduate.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Under the direction of Dr. William Greene, a BCC graduate and 1987 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, the college's International Education Institute has established itself as one the nation's most comprehensive programs.
Date Issued
1992
Identifier
BC459, 123A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC459
Some of BCC's best and brightest have returned to the college
Title
Some of BCC's best and brightest have returned to the college.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Some of BCC's best and brightest have returned to the college. Dr. Irmgard Bocchino, a Distinguished Alumni Award recipient in 1989, is now the director of the college's acclaimed Honors Institute.
Date Issued
2000
Identifier
BC457, 122A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC457
Evelyn Hardy, born in poverty in rural Alabama, used BCC as a stepping stone to higher education
Title
Evelyn Hardy, born in poverty in rural Alabama, used BCC as a stepping stone to higher education.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Evelyn Hardy, born in poverty in rural Alabama, used BCC as a stepping stone to higher education. After bearing 10 children and then becoming a widow, she decided her life needed a new direction. She got her General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and went to BCC, where she attained honors. She went on to receive her bachelor's and master's degrees and was named recipient of a LeRoy Collins Distinguished Alumni Award in 1990. Hardy returned to BCC to work as a counselor on North Campus. She is...
Show moreEvelyn Hardy, born in poverty in rural Alabama, used BCC as a stepping stone to higher education. After bearing 10 children and then becoming a widow, she decided her life needed a new direction. She got her General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and went to BCC, where she attained honors. She went on to receive her bachelor's and master's degrees and was named recipient of a LeRoy Collins Distinguished Alumni Award in 1990. Hardy returned to BCC to work as a counselor on North Campus. She is shown meeting former governor Collins at the first Collins Award ceremony. Collins was the guiding force behind community colleges in Florida.
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Date Issued
1990
Identifier
BC452, 119B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC452
Carlton Moore, a Fort Lauderdale city commissioner, is also among BCC's Distinguished Award winners
Title
Carlton Moore, a Fort Lauderdale city commissioner, is also among BCC's Distinguished Award winners.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Carlton Moore, a Fort Lauderdale city commissioner, is also among BCC's Distinguished Award winners, as is his wife, Jasmine Shirley-Moore. Carlton Moore was named a recipient in 1988 and Jasmine Shirley-Moore, an epidemiologist, was named a recipient in 1989.
Date Issued
1988
Identifier
BC453, 120A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC453
Charles Lyle, South Campus Student Life coordinator
Title
Charles Lyle, South Campus Student Life coordinator.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Charles Lyle, South Campus Student Life coordinator, is among the many BCC graduates who serve on the college staff with distinction.
Date Issued
1990
Identifier
BC460, 123B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC460
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
Two-term Maryland governor Parris Glendening was named one the AACC's Outstanding Alumni Award
Title
Two-term Maryland governor Parris Glendening was named one the AACC's Outstanding Alumni Award.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Two-term Maryland governor Parris Glendening was named one the AACC's Outstanding Alumni Award winners for 1997. Glendening was a member of BCC's first graduating class and the youngest student in Florida State history to receive a doctorate in political science. In this picture, he receives his AACC award from Dr. Holcombe in Maryland.
Date Issued
1997
Identifier
BC450, 118
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC450
In her autobiography, Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser, author, screenwriter, and BCC alumna Rita Mae Brown
Title
In her autobiography, Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser, author, screenwriter, and BCC alumna Rita Mae Brown.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
In her autobiography, Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser, author, screenwriter, and BCC alumna Rita Mae Brown wrote that the college was "a couple of buildings and a mess of sandspurs." Those sandspurs are evident along the sidewalk from the science lecture theater to the library. The young college, Brown added, "offered little by way of aesthetics, yet a lot by way of education."
Date Issued
1963
Identifier
BC285, 17
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC285
The things that make BCC faculty and administrators most proud are the accomplishments of the students
Title
The things that make BCC faculty and administrators most proud are the accomplishments of the students.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
The things that make BCC faculty and administrators most proud are the accomplishments of the students, and there have been many students to be proud of in the college's 40-plus years. A 1987 edition of CHOICES, a college newsletter, featured 10 students who had gone on to achieve distinction in a variety of fields. From left to right they are (front row) journalist Linda Billeter, Urban League administrative assistant Barbara McDuffie-Edwards, music teacher Janice Wilkes, art director Sheila...
Show moreThe things that make BCC faculty and administrators most proud are the accomplishments of the students, and there have been many students to be proud of in the college's 40-plus years. A 1987 edition of CHOICES, a college newsletter, featured 10 students who had gone on to achieve distinction in a variety of fields. From left to right they are (front row) journalist Linda Billeter, Urban League administrative assistant Barbara McDuffie-Edwards, music teacher Janice Wilkes, art director Sheila Trank, Broward General Medical Center administrator Wil Trower, Plantation High principal William Milano, and state representative Debby Sanderson; (back row) attorney Stephen McDonald, child-care worker Sheila Jenkins, and Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Jim Naugle. Naugle has since gone on to become the mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Sanderson now serves in the Florida Senate, Milano is principal at Taravella High, and Trower is the CEO of the North Broward Hospital District.
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Date Issued
1987
Identifier
BC446, 115
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC446