JCCC Archives presents the Sleuthing Series, where every Tuesday, we bring you an image from our past and ask you to help us find out more!
What We Know
- A conversation in 1985 between Mike Voelker, director of training for Burlington Northern, and Dr. Don Goldenbaum, director of JCCC’s Business and Industry Institute, grew far beyond what they imagined.
- Thousands of Burlington Northern employees are trained annually through the National Academy of Railroad Sciences.
- The Burlington Northern Foundation established faculty awards for research and teaching excellence at JCCC in 1986
- In 1987, the partnership was awarded a presidential citation by Vice President George Bush, calling it a model of “cooperation between industry and education.”
- The ITC building was completed in 1988 as the primary home of this program.
- The National Academy of Railroad Sciences was established at JCCC in 1993-94. The nation’s first associate degree program in railroad operations was born thru NARS.
What We Don’t Know
- We were unable to identify one person in the picture above, but assume he is a Burlington Northern executive. Do you know?
- Who can you identify below?
If You Know More…
Contact librarians: Anita Gordon Gilmore (agordong@jccc.edu, ext. 4369) or John Russell (jrussell@jccc.edu, ext. 3284). You may also comment below!
For More Information…
Information above was taken almost entirely from:
Bishop, Charles C. The Community’s College: A History of Johnson County Commuity College, 1969-1999 (Overland Park, 2002).
Bob Burdick. “Training for the Long Haul: BN’s Mike Voelker Brings State-of-art Program to JCCC.” Transcript, April 1988, 2-3.
