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Dr. Rex Kidd, director of the evening program, points out the library building to touring students
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
Educator Florence Tustison provided important perspective for the advisory committee
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
Dr. Elzie Lauderdale, a Mississippian, was BCC's
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
Here, landscape workers plant coconut palms at the east entrance of the campus
Title
Here, landscape workers plant coconut palms at the east entrance of the campus.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Here, landscape workers plant coconut palms at the east entrance of the campus. When the campus opened in August 1963, it had 7 buildings spread out over 152-acres; it was built on land donated by the United States government. Other fixtures on Central Campus at the time of its opening were temporary trailers for the bookstore and horticulture program.
Date Issued
1963
Identifier
BC282, 15B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC282
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
Students kicked off their shoes to do the twist
Title
Students kicked off their shoes to do the twist.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Students kicked off their shoes to do the twist and the other popular dances of the day at a sock hop after a basketball game at Mayer Gymnasium on Central Campus.
Date Issued
1965
Identifier
BC293, 21B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC293
The Buehler Planetarium, dedicated in 1966, remains a favorite for South Florida school children
Title
The Buehler Planetarium, dedicated in 1966, remains a favorite for South Florida school children.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
The Buehler Planetarium, dedicated in 1966, remains a favorite for South Florida school children, who learn about the heavens from the planetarium's extensive educational programs.
Date Issued
1966
Identifier
BC308, 31
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC308
In addition to college-transfer curriculum
Title
In addition to college-transfer curriculum.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
In addition to college-transfer curriculum, the college offered courses of particular value to South Floridians, such as ornamental horticulture. Prof. Albert Will (left) discusses the fishtail palm with his students in 1964. Will served as the ornamental horticulture program's director.
Date Issued
1964
Identifier
BC288, 19A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC288
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
Judson A. Samuels, for whom the South Campus is named
Title
Judson A. Samuels, for whom the South Campus is named.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Judson A. Samuels, for whom the South Campus is named, served as a member of the BCC Advisory Committee in 1959 and as a member of the District Board of Trustees from 1971 until his death on April 29, 1974. A graduate of the University of Miami College of Law, he worked many years as an attorney in Hollywood and was a distinguished community activist in southern Broward County.
Date Issued
1959
Identifier
BC278, 13B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC278
Lloyd Cassels served as a member of the Advisory Committee
Title
Lloyd Cassels served as a member of the Advisory Committee.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Lloyd Cassels served as a member of the Advisory Committee and as a trustee from 1961 to 1967. Cassels was active in North Broward civic affairs and was president of the Pompano Beach insurance firm of Bateman, Cassels, and Gordon.
Date Issued
1959
Identifier
BC280, 14B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC280
The first president of the Urban League of Broward County, civic activist Margaret Blake Roach
Title
The first president of the Urban League of Broward County, civic activist Margaret Blake Roach.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
The first president of the Urban League of Broward County, civic activist Margaret Blake Roach was also the first African American named to the BCC District Board of Trustees. After her appointment to the board of trustees by Gov. Reubin Askew, the State Board of Education appointed her to the Community College Council.
Date Issued
1986
Identifier
BC319, 37A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC319
The Junior College of Broward County Foundation Corporation was incorporated in 1966
Title
The Junior College of Broward County Foundation Corporation was incorporated in 1966.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
The Junior College of Broward County Foundation Corporation was incorporated in 1966, but never completed its organizational activities. In 1971, the Broward Community College Foundation was incorporated and took root. Today the BCC Foundation is one of the nation's top community college foundations, with total assets of more than $55 million. The BCC Foundation was the nation's first community college foundation to complete an endowed teaching chairs campaign. In this 1990 picture, Hudson...
Show moreThe Junior College of Broward County Foundation Corporation was incorporated in 1966, but never completed its organizational activities. In 1971, the Broward Community College Foundation was incorporated and took root. Today the BCC Foundation is one of the nation's top community college foundations, with total assets of more than $55 million. The BCC Foundation was the nation's first community college foundation to complete an endowed teaching chairs campaign. In this 1990 picture, Hudson Whitley of C and S Bank (left) joins with Dr. Holcombe to present a memento to H. Wayne Huizenga for establishing the Blockbuster Entertainment Group Endowed Teaching Chair.
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Date Issued
1990
Identifier
BC421, 99
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC421
Some foundation board members continued or renewed ties with the college
Title
Some foundation board members continued or renewed ties with the college.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Some foundation board members continued or renewed ties with the college when they joined the board. Retired architect F. Louis Wolff designed the North Campus Omni Auditorium.
Date Issued
1980
Identifier
BC429, 105A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC429
The kickoff event for Campaign 2000 was the Rally for BCC at Auto Nation in Coconut Creek
Title
The kickoff event for Campaign 2000 was the Rally for BCC at Auto Nation in Coconut Creek.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
The kickoff event for Campaign 2000 was the Rally for BCC at Auto Nation in Coconut Creek. WPLG─TV personality Doug Dunbar (left) and Scott Whiddon (right) greeted and interviewed Judy Bowen and donor Elsie Davie as they arrived for the festivities. The evening's entertainment included races, videos, demonstrations of pit changes, and a pit crew change.
Date Issued
2000
Identifier
BC427, 103B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC427
In November 1997, the BCC Foundation honored former United States Sen. George Smathers, left, and Rep. Paul Rogers
Title
In November 1997, the BCC Foundation honored former United States Sen. George Smathers, left, and Rep. Paul Rogers.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
In November 1997, the BCC Foundation honored former United States Sen. George Smathers, left, and Rep. Paul Rogers with a plaque commemorating their efforts in obtaining land on which to build Central Campus. The plaque is permanently mounted on a pedestal in the garden at Joe B. Rushing Hall.
Date Issued
1997
Identifier
BC425, 102
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC425
The Downtown Center sits in the heart of Fort Lauderdale
Title
The Downtown Center sits in the heart of Fort Lauderdale.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
The Downtown Center sits in the heart of Fort Lauderdale. The larger building in the foreground is the Fort Lauderdale News building. Next to it is the Governor's Club Hotel, razed to provide the site for the joint FAU/BCC Higher Education Center, which was dedicated in 2001.
Date Issued
1978
Identifier
BC326, 40B
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC326
Photo Exhibit Slated At BJC
Title
Photo Exhibit Slated At BJC.
Date Issued
1967-01-05
Identifier
BC2776
Format
Image (JPEG)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC2776
His Photo Eye Wins Awards
Title
His Photo Eye Wins Awards.
Abstract/Description
David Porter, JCBC sophomore has won every individual award possible in photography. Porter is photo editor of the school newspaper, "The Venetian Crier" and the yearbook, "The Silver Sands."
Date Issued
1966-02-19
Identifier
BC2468
Format
Image (JPEG)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC2468
Fort Lauderdale realtor George E. Mayer (center) is welcomed to the board of trustees in 1969
Title
Fort Lauderdale realtor George E. Mayer (center) is welcomed to the board of trustees in 1969.
Name/Creator
Thuma, Cynthia
Abstract/Description
Fort Lauderdale realtor George E. Mayer (center) is welcomed to the board of trustees in 1969 by Chairman Robert E. Ferris (right) and Vice Chairman Judson Samuels. Judge Ferris graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law. Though his background was in law, his interests were in education. In addition to serving on the advisory committee, and later as first chairman of the board of trustees, Judge Ferris served as chairman of the Broward County Board of Public Instruction and as...
Show moreFort Lauderdale realtor George E. Mayer (center) is welcomed to the board of trustees in 1969 by Chairman Robert E. Ferris (right) and Vice Chairman Judson Samuels. Judge Ferris graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law. Though his background was in law, his interests were in education. In addition to serving on the advisory committee, and later as first chairman of the board of trustees, Judge Ferris served as chairman of the Broward County Board of Public Instruction and as president of the South Florida Educational Center.
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Date Issued
1969
Identifier
BC281, 15A
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/broward/fd/BC281

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