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Title: Constructed as part of the library project, the Little Learners College is a daycare center.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Constructed as part of the library project, the Little Learners College is a daycare center for the young children of students, faculty, and staff. The center is also used as a training facility for students in the early childhood education programs.
Date Issued: 1995
Identifier: BC411, 92A
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC411

Title: Dr. Adams and Dean Harry Smith.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Dr. Adams and Dean Harry Smith, at far right, congratulate Dale Thisler and Steve Medoff after their match at the rededication of the Central Campus tennis courts.
Date Issued: 1976
Identifier: BC365, 61B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC365

Title: Coach Wheat (standing) pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Coach Wheat (standing) pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics during his major league career and was known to grant extra credit to students who could produce his major-league baseball card.
Date Issued: 1965
Identifier: BC299, 25B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC299

Title: Dr. Rushing left behind a college with a new campus.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Dr. Rushing left behind a college with a new campus and a dynamic faculty and staff, but the mood on campus wasn't as rosy and upbeat as it seemed. During the period between Dr. Rushing's departure and Dr. Blee's arrival, the seeds of discord sprouted and began growing. Ultimately, from October 31, 1965 to June 15, 1968, the college was without consistent leadership.
Date Issued: 1965
Identifier: BC302, 27
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC302

Title: Dr. Rex Kidd, director of the evening program, points out the library building to touring students.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Dr. Rex Kidd, director of the evening program, points out the library building to touring students as the Central Campus neared completion of its first buildings in 1963. Kidd, who died in 2002, was jokingly called the "Dean of Darkness" because a high percentage of students attended night classes during the early days of the college.
Date Issued: 1963
Identifier: BC284, 16B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC284

Title: Dr. Tom Ryan, a history professor.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Dr. Tom Ryan, a history professor who also served as director of College Life and athletic director, takes time out to join in an intramural volleyball game. Behind Ryan, wearing a tie, is Dr. George Young, vice president for student affairs. The building in the background is Chester Handleman Hall.
Date Issued: 1976
Identifier: BC367, 62B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC367

Title: Educator Florence Tustison provided important perspective for the advisory committee.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Educator Florence Tustison provided important perspective for the advisory committee and board of trustees. Named a "Woman of Achievement of 1953," she was a teacher with a degree from the University of Toledo and did graduate study at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
Date Issued: 1960
Identifier: BC277, 13A
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC277

Title: Each year's Colleague Recognition Day gives Dr. Holcombe a chance to demonstrate his acting ability.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Each year's Colleague Recognition Day gives Dr. Holcombe a chance to demonstrate his acting ability. Among the characters he has portrayed are Elvis, James Bond, Gerald Ford, and Shoeless Willie Holcombe, along with Central Campus Provost Glen Rose.
Date Issued: 1992
Identifier: BC442, 113A
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC442

Title: Hallandale real estate developer Ralph R. Bailey devoted a significant portion of his estate to projects.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Hallandale real estate developer Ralph R. Bailey devoted a significant portion of his estate to projects that supported community improvement. One million dollars of the Bailey estate was provided to BCC for construction of a concert hall and theatre.
Date Issued: 1977
Identifier: BC328, 41B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC328

Title: Gene Whiddon, who was also president of Causeway Lumber Co.,.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Gene Whiddon, who was also president of Causeway Lumber Co., served as chairman of the BCC Foundation through his death in 1989. He was named the first recipient of the college's Distinguished Service Award in 1973 and the Seahawk Award in 1978. Whiddon Hall is home to Central Campus business programs.
Date Issued: 1980
Identifier: BC346, 50B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC346

Title: Gene A. Whiddon Hall was named to honor.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Gene A. Whiddon Hall was named to honor the founding chairman of the BCC Foundation. Whiddon brought together a group of 15 prominent Broward citizens and college officials in 1971 for the purpose of creating an organization to assist the college in its mission of serving the community.
Date Issued: 1980
Identifier: BC345, 50A
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC345

Title: Gov. Reubin Askew, with Dr. Adams at his left, talks with the media.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Gov. Reubin Askew, with Dr. Adams at his left, talks with the media during a visit to Central Campus.
Date Issued: 1970
Identifier: BC314, 34B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC314

Title: Groundbreaking ceremonies were held in April 1982.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Groundbreaking ceremonies were held in April 1982 for the BCC/South Regional Library, a partnership between the college and the Broward County Library. The facility was completed in July 1983 and serves the college and the community. The partnership turned out to be so mutually beneficial, the entities partnered again on North Campus.
Date Issued: 1983
Identifier: BC361, 59A
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC361

Title: George E. Mayer, owner of a Broward real estate company.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: George E. Mayer, owner of a Broward real estate company, served as a trustee from 1969 to 1981.
Date Issued: 1970
Identifier: BC357, 56B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC357

Title: From the planting of the first tree on Central Campus.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: From the planting of the first tree on Central Campus─a black olive─BCC has grown to become among the State's best-landscape community Colleges.
Date Issued: 1990
Identifier: BC375, 67
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC375

Title: From the front steps of Central Campus.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: From the front steps of Central Campus one can see the Nova schools to the south.
Date Issued: 1969
Identifier: BC295, 22B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC295

Title: Dr. Edmund J. Gleazer, president of the American Association of Junior Colleges.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Dr. Edmund J. Gleazer, president of the American Association of Junior Colleges, was the speaker at JCBC's 1961 commencement ceremonies. The first class to begin JCBC as freshmen graduated June 10, 1962. Dr. John Allen, president of the University of South Florida, addressed 73 graduates at commencement ceremonies at War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale. The first student to receive a diploma was Judith Abel of Fort Lauderdale. Also, in the first graduating class was Central Catholic...
Show moreDr. Edmund J. Gleazer, president of the American Association of Junior Colleges, was the speaker at JCBC's 1961 commencement ceremonies. The first class to begin JCBC as freshmen graduated June 10, 1962. Dr. John Allen, president of the University of South Florida, addressed 73 graduates at commencement ceremonies at War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale. The first student to receive a diploma was Judith Abel of Fort Lauderdale. Also, in the first graduating class was Central Catholic High graduate Parris Nelson Glendening, who went on in 1967 to become the youngest recipient of a doctorate in political science at Florida State University. In 1994, Glendening was elected Maryland's 59th governor.
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Date Issued: 1961
Identifier: BC301, 26B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC301

Title: Dr. Elzie Lauderdale, a Mississippian, was BCC's.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Dr. Elzie Lauderdale, a Mississippian, was BCC's first dean of instruction and helped establish the emphasis on academic excellence. When he called Mildred Bailey Mullikin in May 1960 to recruit her to head the drama department at the college, Mullikin's mother took the call. "Who is Dr. Lauderdale in Fort Lauderdale?" she asked her daughter. Dr. Lauderdale encouraged Mullikin and her mother to visit Fort Lauderdale. "Needless to say," Mullikin wrote years later, "I fell head over heels in...
Show moreDr. Elzie Lauderdale, a Mississippian, was BCC's first dean of instruction and helped establish the emphasis on academic excellence. When he called Mildred Bailey Mullikin in May 1960 to recruit her to head the drama department at the college, Mullikin's mother took the call. "Who is Dr. Lauderdale in Fort Lauderdale?" she asked her daughter. Dr. Lauderdale encouraged Mullikin and her mother to visit Fort Lauderdale. "Needless to say," Mullikin wrote years later, "I fell head over heels in love with Fort Lauderdale."
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Date Issued: 1963
Identifier: BC291, 20B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC291

Title: Dr. Blee and graduation speaker Dr. James Wattenbarger, father of the Florida community college system.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Dr. Blee and graduation speaker Dr. James Wattenbarger, father of the Florida community college system, chat with a student at 1966 commencement ceremonies.
Date Issued: 1966
Identifier: BC304, 28B
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC304

Title: Dr. Blee was all smiles at commencement ceremonies.
Name/Creator: Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description: Dr. Blee was all smiles at commencement ceremonies, but his brief presidency resulted in hard feelings and strained relations for many. Blee sued the college after the school board refused to offer him a new contract. The parties eventually settled out of court. Dr. Myron Ashmore served as acting president while a search to replace Dr. Blee was underway.
Date Issued: 1966
Identifier: BC309, 32
Format: Image (JPEG2000)
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC309

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