Sleuthing Series — Faculty and Staff Picnic

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!

1.  Announcement of the first college picnic, held August 21st, 1972.

What We Know

  • The first “picnic” (of which we can find record) was held, off-campus, on August 21, 1972.  The next was September 21, 1973, in the same location.  Both were advertised as an “all college get acquainted picnic.”  Attendees were asked to bring their “whole family” and food was served.
  • According to newsletters, JCCC was designated the fourth largest community college in the state prior to the opening of classes in 1969.  By the same time in 1970, JCCC was designated as the largest community college in the state.   This brings us to the first question about “what we don’t know.”  (see below)
  • The next record of a picnic we find is “JCCC’s Annual Super Staff Picnic,” held Friday, August 22, 1980 in the College Commons Area.  Replies were to be sent to Betty Rush (administrative secretary), 113 GEB (President’s Office).  “Family and guests are welcome.”  As with the 1972 and 1973 picnics,  no photos have been identified.
  • There was an “old-fashioned” “All-Staff Picnic,” on Wednesday, August 17, 1983.  This announcement included a reply card to be sent to Staff Development.  Staff were allowed to bring unlimited family members.  Single staff could bring one guest.  The exact location was not mentioned in this announcement.
  • The next recorded Staff Picnic was on Friday, September 11, 1992, and the next was Friday, September 9, 1994.  After this, we have announcements of Staff Picnics every year, on a Friday evening, usually capping off orientation week.
  • ADDENDUM – We discovered some interesting slides from the first picnics!  They have been added as the first seven images below.

What We Don’t Know

  • Were these always strictly for faculty and staff, or were students (even the community) also welcome to attend?  After all, this was already the largest community college in the state?
  • According to Charles Bishop, the Office of Staff Development was not organized until 1983.  Who actually organized the first picnics?
  • Do you have any announcements or photos for picnics in the 1970s and 1980s (other than those mentioned here)?  If Archives doesn’t have them, it is because no one thought to donate them?
  • What is the most humerous or enjoyable picnic event you remember?
  • Did you meet anyone for the first time at one of these picnics and still know them as a friend or colleague today?
  • Do you have a picnic memory you want to share?

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…

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2.  Staff picnic, 1970. Kathleen McKinzie (later Xidis) is on the left, in red.
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3.  Staff picnic food line, 1971.
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4.  Staff picnic, 1971. Carl Snead, speaking.
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5.  Staff picnic, 1971. Volleyball game.
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6.  Staff picnic, 1971. Bill Lozano playing volleyball.
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7.  Staff picnic, 1971. Sack race.
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8.  Staff picnic, 1971. Bill Lozano.
9.  1980
10.  1991
11.  1991
12.  1991 – Sonny Maynard on base.
13.  1991
14.  1991
15.  1991
16.  1991
17.  1991
18.  1995
19.  1995
20.  1995
21.  Speer Saddle Exhibit, 1995
22.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
23.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
24.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
25.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
26.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
27.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
28.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997. Jane Corder, Administrative Assistant in Emergency Medical Science reminds attendees of a fun activity for the evening.
29.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
30.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
31.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
32.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
33.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
34.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
35.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
36.  Fab 50s/60s, 1997
37.  Good Ole Days, September 2001
38.  Good Ole Days, September 2001.  Faye Martin’s 7-year-0ld twin daughters ready to race.  Rachel Martin in the gunny sack and Emily Martin next to her.
39.  Good Ole Days, September 2001
40.  Good Ole Days, September 2001 – Dane Lonborg
41.  Good Ole Days, September 2001
42.  Good Ole Days, September 2001
43.  Good Ole Days, September 2001
44.  Good Ole Days, September 2001
45.  Good Ole Days, September 2001
46.  Good Ole Days, September 2001
47.  Good Ole Days, September 2001
48.  Good Ole Days, September 2001.  On the left is Yetbarek Daniel Woldetsadik. son of Daniel A. Woldetsadik.  On the right is Misgana Habtamu Kelecha, son of Habtamu Oda.  Both of the fathers owrk in Housekeeping.  Yetbarek is currently serving in the US Navy.  Misgana is currently a student at KU studying Information Technology.  Information is per Habtamu Oda.

Sleuthing Series — Community Education, Continuing Education

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Elderhostel group 1994

What We Know

  • “At national adult education meetings, community services was defined as whatever your community and your college need to do in community education.  Continuing education was separate at the college – Dane Lonborg started that while we were in Merriam.  Community services was considered community outreach for special needs; continuing education was teaching people skills and general information.” — Virginia Krebs from Visionary Voices, 1994.
  • “We started doing cultural things, as programs and space were available.  We began community forums ….  People would call me with program ideas.” — Virginia Krebs from Visionary Voices, 1994.
  • Basically, a thread runs through the college that is characterized both by growth and a very defined sense of purpose: to serve as many people as we can in this community and provide very high-quality education on a lifelong basis.  This community college has made tangible the concept of lifelong learning.  It is never too late to get involved.” — Fred Krebs from Visionary Voices, 1994.

What We Don’t Know

  • We need as much information as you can supply regarding the following images, which may or may not be community or continuing education.
  • Did you have any favorite topics we missed?

If You Know More…

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For More Information…

October 1972
October 1972
October 1972
October 1972
Speed reading, October 1972
October 1972
Tayloring, October 1972
March 1973
June 1974
October 1974
October 1974
November 1974
December 1974
December 1974
February 1977
November 1977
November 1977
November 1977
November 1977
March 1979
March 1979
1980
1980
1982
1983
1983
1984
1985
1985
1985
1985
Elderhostel 1993
Elderhostel 1993
Elderhostel 1993

 

Sleuthing Series – Kite Flying

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!

Two individuals flying a kite.

What We Know

This picture is from 1980. In the background is the intersection of 111th Street and Quivira Road. That large building is still there, but the home (far right, in trees) is gone. If you enlarge the image, you can see trailers between them, likely indicating construction.

What We Don’t Know

  • When did 111th become College Blvd?
    (We know, but do you?)
  • Were the kites for a class project?
  • What did the construction mentioned above become?
  • What month is this?

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!

Related Information

Sleuthing Series — Fool Con

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

  • In his history of JCCC, The Community’s College, Charles Bishop states, “Between 1978 and 1983, the [Sword and Shield] club and Student Activities co-sponsored Fool-Con, a national convention of sci-fi enthusiasts that drew over 1,325 people to JCCC in 1982.”  He also noted that Sword and Shield Club was “a science fiction and fantasy society sponsored by then Student Activities Director Jonathan Bacon.”
  • A 1979 announcement reads: “Join us on April Fool’s weekend just outside Kansas City in a Galaxy Far, Far Away …. Comics, science fiction, fantasy related items, films, nostalgia and fun!”
  • Fool-Con III (1980) and later were billed as  “Home of the Balrog Award.”    Official rules for the award and revisions are accessible in the College Archives.  The April 11, 1980 issue of the Campus Ledger notes that the 381 Balrog ballots recieved for that year represented 40 states and the District of Columbia, as well as Italy, Canada, Japan, Korea, Belgium and the United Kingdom.
  • Fool-Con VI in 1983 was the last held.

What We Don’t Know

  • The first Fool Con was supposed to have taken place in the spring of 1978, but we are still looking for proof.  Do you remember the exact dates?  The College Ledger did not begin publishing on campus until the fall of that year.
  • Did you save a poster?
  • Do you have any pictures?

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…

Fool Con II (1979) — not everyone loved it.
Jonathan Bacon and … Is that a Balrog? 1980
Spring 1981. Many favorite Sci Fi/Fantasy authors autographing copies of books.
Anne McCaffrey, one of the most popular fantasy writers of the 1970s.  (1980)

Lynn Abbey, computer programmer and fantasy writer. (1981)

Jonathan Bacon, Fool Con IV, 1981.
Artwork for Fool Con V poster.
Framed poster on display in the College Archives.
1982
1982

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1982
Fool Con VI, 1983
1983
1983
Lynn Abbey, 1983
1983

 

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1983
1983
1983

Sleuthing Series — Summer Youth Programs

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!

Wrestling, Summer 1974

What We Know

  • The first fliers for youth summer sports clinics in our Archives files are from 1974, but the photos tell a different story.
  • Youth summer enrichment programs are in the non-credit listings as early as 1970, however, these programs were through Johnson County Libraries.
  • By 1974 youth sports clinics were securely under Community Education, later Continuing Education.
  • The first youth enrichment program fliers in our Archives files appeared in 1986.

What We Don’t Know

  • We are unable to pinpoint exact dates in the development of these programs.

If You Know More…

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For More Information…

Summer 1973
Summer 1973
Summer 1973
Summer 1973
Summer 1974
Summer 1974
Summer 1974
Summer 1974
Summer 1975
Summer 1975
Summer 1976
Summer 1976
Summer 1977
Summer 1978
Summer 1981

Summer 1983
Summer 1983
Summer 1983
Summer 1988
Summer 1988
Summer 1988
Summer 1988
Summer 1988
Summer 1988
Summer 1991
Summer 1993
Conditioning, Summer 1994
Conditioning, Summer 1995
Summer 1995
Summer 1996

Sleuthing Series — Baseball at JCCC

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!

March 1974 team. Row 1: Eldon Fuel (Trainer), Sid Wise, Dick Kramer, Jeff Balter, Jon Portell, Brad Beard, and Gary Goebel. Row 2: John Dow, Rick Redmond, Bernard Hinson, Mark Balderson (Captain), Greg Dowell, Paul Provas, John Shearer. Row 3: Sonny Maynard (Coach), Bob Downs, Tim Blewitt, Gary Pickert, Tim Tiermey, Greg Perleth, Jim
Brunner, Doug Williams, and Jeff Simons (Asst. Coach).

What We Know

  • Athletics records show the first JCCC Baseball team was organized in the 1972-1973 academic year with R.T. “Sonny” Maynard as head coach and Sherman Jones as assistant coach.  The season ended with a 16-6 win-loss record.
  • All-Region honors went to Mark Balderson and Bob Downs in 1973, that first year.  The following year, these men won both All-District and All-American honors.
  • Some former Kansans turned professional.  In 1977, Gary Pickert went with the San Diego Padres.  In 1978, Allan Wilkinson went with the New York Mets; Lee Ice went with the KC Royals and Kirk Aadland went with the Chicago Cubs.  In 1980, Jesse Vann went with the New York Mets.  In 1981, Mike Sims went with the Philadelphia Phillies and Antonio Triplett went with the Texas Rangers.  In 1982, Octavio “Tabby” Rojas went with the Oakland “As.”
  • In 1984 the school mascot became the Cavaliers.
  • “JCCC’s field has even graced the cover of Sports Illustrated – The July 6, 1992 issue featuring former Major League umpire Steve Palermo.”  1997-98  Media Guide, JCCC.
  • Cavaliers Baseball thrives today: https://www.jcccathletics.com/sports/bsb/index

What We Don’t Know

What are your favorite memories of JCCC Kansans or Cavaliers

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September 1974. Ariel view of campus shows the baseball field, upper left.
April 1973. Game with Longview, perhaps.
April 1974. Game thought to be with State Fair Community College, Sedalia, MO.
April 1981, Coach Sonny Maymard watches from the dugout.
Team picture, April 1984.  The Uniforms have the former name, but they are now Cavaliers.
Baseball action, May 1984.
Baseball action, March 1988.
Baseball action, April 1989
Jamie Borel closed out his career as the schools all-time season and career leader for stolen bases. He had 63 stolen bases in 1992 and 97 for his career (1991-92). – JCCC 2000 Media Guide.
“Pitcher Mike Simmons was signed to a minor league contract in the White Sox organization in 1995.” – JCCC 2000 Media Guide.
“Kevin Jones and Warre Strickland were all-conference outfielders in 1999.” – JCCC 2000 Media Guide.
2010 aerial view shows the baseball field in the same location. Dugouts and bleachers added around 1980.

 

Sleuthing Series — Nursing Program

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!

Nursing Class 1978

What We Know

  • The first Course Catalog was printed early in 1969.  It contained only Programs and Course Descriptions.  One program was Health Professions: “Objective: To provide the student with the basic liberal arts instruction and the necessary clinical experience required of a student to sit for licensing or certifying examinations in those allied health programs indicated.”  The listing included: Cytotechnology, Medical Records Technician, Dental Assisting, Medical Secretary, Emergency Medical Technician, Radiologic Technology, Inhalation Therapy.
  • By the time the 71-72 catalog came out in the spring of 1971, the same information appeared under “Health Occupations.”  However, a separate Nursing program was described.  “The successful graduate will be eligible to take the state licensing examinations for registration (R.N.)”
  • The 1972-73 catalog listed, not only a Nursing program, but separate programs for Dental Assistant, Dental Hygiene, and Inhalation Therapy.
  • Mary Lou Taylor, was listed in the 1970-71 staff directory as Coordinator of Nursing Education, and the following year as Coordinator of Natural Sciences.  In the following directories, she is listed as Coordinator of Nursing until 1984, when she was named Dean of Instruction.  From 1991-1994 she was a member of the Board of Trustees.
  • From Mary Lou Taylor in Visionary Voices: An Oral History of Johnson County Community College, the Early Years. JCCC, c1994:
    I remember telling my students that I can’t think of anything more exciting than starting from the beginning and developing something new and different.  I liked the idea of being involved in an institution in which there were not so many dyed-in-the-wool traditions that you couldn’t do something exciting and creative.”

What We Don’t Know

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Lab, September 1972
September 1972
October 1972
October 1972
Mary Lou Taylor and an unnamed person, November 1973
November 1975
May 1978
May 1978
Nursing Careers 1981
Nursing Careers 1981
Nursing Careers 1981
Nursing Careers 1981
Nursing Careers 1981
Toy donation, 1983
Nursing Careers 1986
Nursing Program Graduation cover, 1987
Nursing Alumni Officers, 1989

Sleuthing Series — Fun Day Sunday

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!

The Red Barn was a popular spot on Fun Day Sunday.

What We Know

  • These photos were taken April 1, 1984.
  • The barn was standing on the present site long before the land was selected for the JCCC facilities.  It still sits adjacent to the Horticultural Science Center.
  • An article in the March 30, 1984 Campus Ledger discusses the variety of activities planned.  All were free to the public.

What We Don’t Know

  • How was the barn used then versus now?
  • Was this activity repeated in later years?  When?
  • If Fun Day Sunday were repeated today, what might be included?

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…

Details of the plans and activities are covered in the March 30 and April 13, 1984 issues of the Campus Ledger.

Equine Studies Instructor, Rosemary Bates and another, lead horses as children ride.
Delighted to see live horses.
Kite flying.
Ultralight aircraft on display.
Ultralight aircraft to experience.
Watch ultralight aircraft in flight.
The day was well-attended.
A talking robot.
Ident-a-kid.

 

 

Sleuthing Series — Graduation 1987

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

  • The date is May 22, 1987.
  • At graduation, the diversity of our student body is celebrated.
  • 1971 graduates (the first JCCC graduation) chose not to wear traditional regalia.  Faculty and those seated on the dais dressed according to academic tradition.

What We Don’t Know

  • Do you see someone you remember?
  • Is this a companion dog with the student above?

If You Know More…

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Zohreh Behbehani, Instr. in Business Administration ,congratulates two students. May 22, 1987
Faculty lining up for the first JCCC graduation.
Probably from May 19, 1971, First JCCC graduation.

Sleuthing Series — BNSF Partners

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!

Burlington Northern executives meeting with Dr. Carlsen and Don Goldenbaum in February 1987. A model of the Industrial Technical Center, dedicated in 1988 is on the table in front of them. Dr Carlsen is standing second from the left. Don Goldenbaum,, executive director of the Business and Industry Institute, is on the far right. Mike Voelker, dir. of training for Burlington Northern is between them.

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…

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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.

Burlington Northern awards presentation, May 1987. Dr. Dan Radakovich is at the podium.
Welding class, June 1987.
Charles Forbes, Instructor in the Metal Fabrication Lab, May 1990.
William Hickerson, Kevin Gratton and Sandy Calvin-Law are the 1993 Burlington Northern award winners. Oct. 1993 Transcript cover.
March 1994, Conductors class.
May 1994, Railroad Operations program.
May 1994, Railroad Operations program.
May 1994, Railroad Operations program.
August 1994, NARS is official. Left to right, Dr. Hugh Speer, Dr. Dan Radakovich, and (probably) Charles Forbes.
March 1995 ad photo.
January 1996 ad photo.
August 1998 Linesman training.
August 1998 Linesman training.
Women encouraged to apply, February 2000.
Women encouraged to apply, February 2000.