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.
Classes filled quickly at the Davie campus. Even before exterior work was complete and the landscaping was installed, classrooms were filled with students. By the start of the second year, enrollment had doubled to 1,400. More than 2,500 students were enrolled by September 1963.