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6 Friday,February 11,2011WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES N JCC 50TH ANNIVERSARYLocal college spurslife of achievement‘FIRST ACADEMIC HOME’: JCC gave students,young teachers opportunities to blossomBy THOMAS LOCKRIDGEJCC CLASS OF 1965There are those who know atan early age the path they wish totake in life, and they can plan thesteps to their futures with confidence.At age 18 in 1963, I wascertainly not one of those andhad doubts that I wanted to pursuepost-secondary education.I started school in Watertownbut graduated from high school inWhitesboro.With my brother,I spent summersat ourgrandparents’place on MillStreet and attheir cottage onthe lake. I heardthat a new communitycollegeLockridgewould open for classes in September1963, and it would be locatedwithin easy walking distance of mygrandparents’ home, providingeconomical and convenient accommodations.I decided to enrollas part of the first class of studentsat Jefferson Community College.That first class would spend itstwo years at the Lansing StreetSchool, a converted elementaryschool. I confess that, upon viewingthe Lansing Street “campus”for the first time, I had majorreservations about the wisdom ofthe choice I had made. This wasnot at all like the physical environmentof any college campusin my limited experience. A smalland obviously very old red brickbuilding, its exterior and interiorWATERTOWN DAILY TIMESCarl O. Bachman, chairman of the board of trustees, leads the procession for the first commencement exercisesat Jefferson Community College in June 1965.showed its considerable age. Easilyimagined to be an older schoolfor young children, it was muchless easily pictured as a campusfor college students. After a while,however, I would learn to regardit as my first academic home.Reading about the newschool’s faculty, I found thatmany of them were as new to collegeteaching as I was to being acollege student. This new institutionapparently had opened opportunitiesfor a number of peopleon both sides of the teacherstudentrelationship.But was this a progressive stepin an educational march fromhigh school graduate to fulladulthood, or in fact a misstepthat would merely waste timeand money and lead astray? Nomatter, my only die had beencast, so I was committed to mycourse for at least a year. As ithappened, my time at JCC wouldbe the foundation upon which Iwould build and complete mystudies, including a bachelor’sdegree from Harpur College(SUNY Binghamton) and a graduatefellowship and Ph.D. atBrown University.I used those years at JCC to renewacademic interests, rebuildstudy habits and develop an intellectualcuriosity that hadsomehow been lost for years. Iencountered both new friendsand old acquaintances from mypast in Watertown, and instructorswho brought to their classroomsa freshness and enthusiasmthat was refreshing and inspiringto me. They had time for avery great deal of individual attentionto their students, and itwas as if they were partners withus in building this new andunique educational and socialexperience in that little buildingon Lansing Street.That experience lacked manyof the physical resources, comfortsand conveniences thatSee LOCKRIDGE 18~ Art’s Jug & Sboro’s ~Where the Tradition Continues!Congratulations to Jefferson Community College on50 Years of Educating the North Country!From Sboro Family Restaurants820 Huntington Street, WatertownTAKEOUT: (315) 782-9764 • RESERVATIONS: (315) 788-9513836 Coffeen Street, Watertown(315) 788-1728

WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES N JCC 50TH ANNIVERSARYFriday,February 11,2011 7Five presidents give JCC five decades of leadershipDuring Jefferson CommunityCollege’s half-century, only fiveindividuals — two engineers, ahistory teacher, a criminal justiceprofessional and an economist— have served as the college’spresident.James E. McVeanJames E. McVean came hometo the north country in 1962 toconquer what then was a highereducation wilderness. Born inMissouri, he grew up in SaranacLake and was a World War II Marineveteran who received degreesfrom Canton Agriculturaland Technical College, ClarksonCollege and Cornell University. In1948, he joined the faculty of whatis now Broome Community College,rising to be dean of faculty.He was about to take charge ofa technical institution inRoanoke, Va., in 1961 when heheard of a college being started inJefferson County.“There was a raw statistic herethat intrigued me,” Mr. McVeanrecalled decades later. The Watertownarea then had one of NewYork’s lowest percentages of college-boundhigh school graduates.There was clearly a pool ofprospective students just waitingto be tapped.Jefferson’s first president startedthe job in September 1962,facing the challenges of hiring afaculty and building a campus.One year later, JCC opened in Watertown’sold Lansing StreetSchool with a faculty of eight anda full-time student body of 119.The college moved to its permanenthome on Coffeen Street in1965, where the new administration,science, and liberal artsbuildings had been built. The libraryand student center followedin 1968.Mr. McVean remained JCC’sguiding force for 15 years, buildingprograms, expanding facultyand watching a mostly male studentbody diversify with increasingnumbers of women and olderadult learners. By the time he retiredin 1977, Jefferson was solidlyits community’s college.Jefferson honored its foundingpresident in 1990 by naming oneof the original campus buildingsthe McVean Student Center.Mr. McVean died in 1998 at theage of 76. His legacy lives on at thecollege, not only on the buildingthat bears his name, but alsothrough the James E. McVeanMemorial Scholarship, endowedby his many community and collegefriends.John T. Henderson inheritedin 1977 a solid foundation at JCC.In many ways, his backgroundechoed that of his predecessor.He held engineering degreesfrom two of Mr. McVean’s almamaters, Canton and Clarkson, aswell as from Rochester Instituteof Technology. Like Jefferson’sJohn T. Hendersonfounding president, Mr. Hendersonserved in the military, as asurveyor with the Army Corps ofEngineers.Mr. Henderson taught at Cantonand at Onondaga CommunityCollege before holding administrativeposts at SUNY Centraland RIT. Prior to the Jefferson job,he was vice president for academicaffairs at Morrisville Agriculturaland Technical College.Under his leadership, JCC continuedto grow. The reactivationof the 10th Mountain Divisionand expansion of Fort Drum inthe 1980s fueled college enrollment,especially the growth innontraditional learners (studentscoming to college later in life asopposed to directly from highschool). Jefferson became afounding member of SUNY Collegesin the North Country, partneringwith four-year schools tobring bachelor and master degreelevel course work to thearea, and also began offeringclasses on post.To spur scholarship development,Mr. Henderson oversawthe creation of the JCC Foundationby merging the college’s formerScholarship Corporationand the Trustees’ Fund.Mr. Henderson was responsiblefor a major addition to the sciencebuilding, expansion of athleticfacilities and creation of a facilitiesmaster plan. To supportgrowing numbers of young parentspursing college studies, heguided the completion of the firstentirely new building to be constructedon campus since the1960s — a structure known todaySee FIVE 17CONGRATULATIONSWaste Management is proud to be a supportingmember of the Business Community and extendsa sincere Congratulations toJefferson Community Collegeon their continuing success and for another 50years of educating the North Country.JeffersonCommunity Collegeon your 50th year!You are one of theNorth Country’s Finest.WASTE MANAGEMENTOF NEW YORK• 315-773-5696 •

8 Friday,February 11,2011WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES N JCC 50TH ANNIVERSARYMissionary impulse drove ‘democracy’s college’By JOHN W. DEANSJCC PRESIDENT EMERITUSIn late March 1967, I arrived atJefferson Community College for ajob interview as an instructor ofhistory and political science. Whatresulted has been a four decadepluslabor of love — as a youngclassroom instructor, as chair ofthe Social Science Department, asLiberal Arts Division chair, academicdean, college president andnow, back to my classroom rootsas an adjunct professor in the college’sContinuing Education Divisionfacilitating the Great Decisionsglobal issues seminar.A recent college marketingtheme reminds us that “There’smore here,” and that is exactlywhat this aspiring young teacherdiscovered. As my wife and Idrove down the winding treelineddrive that remains the college’smain entrance, we spiedamidst towering pines, apple andwhite birch trees, an impressivecollege campus taking shapealong the banks of the Black River.At a time when community collegesin New York state were stillrelatively new to the higher educationallandscape, with manystill located in old abandoned factories,what I saw came as a realsurprise. Here was JCC with threenew, beautifully designed buildingsalready in place. Two morestructures were nearing completion— an impressive library thatupon opening in the summer of1967 would boast 25,000-plus volumesand a student center buildingwith a magnificent 500-seattheater and gymnasium set foroccupancy midway through the1967-68 academic year. I wouldlater learn of Jefferson’s humblebeginnings when, in the fall of1963, it first opened its doors in anold elementary school on Watertown’sLansing Street.My interview and campus tourleft no doubt that Jefferson CommunityCollege was already a specialplace. There was a well justified“pride of place,” visible in theattractive, exceptionally wellmaintainedfacilities. Yet, this wasonly part of what I found. It becamevery apparent this collegewas home to people who werepassionate about education andthe special mission of communitycolleges to “open doors” of opportunity,heretofore closed to somany by cost and/or distance.“No,” I acknowledged as the interviewdrew to a close, “I do nothunt, nor am I a particularly goodfisherman, but I have dreamed ofbeing a teacher since my oneroomschool days.”That seemed to cinch it! In aletter to me dated April 20, 1967,James E. McVean, the collegeleader whose foresight, organizationalskills, political acumenand, oh yes, slide rule and graphpaper, had brought Jefferson sofar, so fast, formally offered me aposition: Instructor II, Step 1 atan annual salary of $7,064. The“Dean boy from Malone” as hesometimes referred to me in lateryears (and I took that as a complimentas Mrs. McVean also grewup on a small farm near ours) hadfound not just a job, but a calling.As classes opened on the dayafter Labor Day 1967, I was one of11 new hires (nine new facultymembers and two non-classroomprofessionals) making usone of the biggest incomingclasses of staff in the college’s 50-year history. And like the facultyalready in place, there was a missionaryimpulse among this bandof believers in what then Gov.Nelson Rockefeller called“democracy’s colleges.”Professors John W. Deans, history and political science, and Richard F.Young, speech and communication, meet on the Jefferson CommunityCollege campus on the Coffeen Street hill in Watertown.My first class took place in the“night school” and remains memorableon two scores. First, at 23years of age, I suddenly realizedthat I was the youngest person inthe room and, second, a somewhatnervous instructor discoveredhe had reached the end of hisnotes 10 minutes before the Surveyof American History sessionwas scheduled to conclude! Thecauses of European expansionhad been explained and Columbushad arrived in the “New World”in just 55 minutes! Though somewhatchagrined, I do not recallanyone complaining about thespare minutes; and, as I’ve been remindedover the years, rarely was Iat a loss for words again!Then, as now, I learned asmuch from these adult learnersas I may have taught. Oneevening a woman in the classdressed as a “flapper” as part of asmall-group student project onthe Roaring Twenties. Considerableinsight was added to the understandingeach of us had ofthat by-gone era! Following asummer of study at the Universityof Hawaii’s East-West Centerand a subsequent summer in India,I introduced a World Affairscourse. The students made presentationson topics rangingfrom the Cuban Missile Crisis tomarriage ceremonies around theglobe to Middle Eastern cuisine.Culinary presentations, as manystudents may remember, alwaysseemed to earn high grades!Students in my day classes inthe early years consisted almostexclusively of recent high schoolgraduates, many of whom continuedto wear their high schooljackets or sweat shirts. As timewent on, both day and eveningclasses became more mixed inage. By the time of Fort Drum’sfortuitous expansion in the late1980s, and the advent of a morediverse and widely traveled studentpopulation, fraternities andsororities had long since disappearedand high school attire hadlargely gone by the wayside.In the ’60s and early ’70s, theworld of technology includedstate-of-the-art 16 mm projectors.I wheeled those big projectorsinto the classroom and madethe past come alive with reels offilm material borrowed from theNorth Country Library System.My new office-mate, Jim Jerome,and I produced stacks of purpleprintedhandouts with ditto machineswe learned to run and refillwith an unforgettably smellyfluid. PowerPoint and even overheadprojectors were technologiesof the future; we had “opaqueprojectors” which allowed one toenlarge and display a picture orthe printed page on a blank wall.The tools of higher educationin these early years may havebeen primitive, but what is gloriousis that hundreds of studentsfor whom higher educationwould not have been possiblecompleted their degrees andtransferred to colleges across thestate and nation. Horizons werebroadened in classrooms andthrough a vibrant annual CulturalAffairs program that broughtthe likes of David Halberstam,Frederick Exley and Ralph Naderto the campus. Students and thecommunity attended college artshows and theater productions,including Shakespearean plays.The Vietnam War was debated;the deaths of Martin Luther Kingand Robert Kennedy in 1968rocked both staff and students;and toward the end of the springsemester in 1970, class attendancebecame optional as teach-See DEANS 18Telephone(315) 788-7149CONGRATULATIONS JCCJefferson CountyBoard of LegislatorsROBERT J. THOMASLegislator - District 2(Towns of Brownville & Lyme)610 Church StreetGlen Park, NY 13601-1013“JCC Alumni 1979”WE OFFER:PET SUPPLIES,EQUINE & WILDBIRD FEEDBLUE SEAL23175 Murrock CircleWatertown, NY315-788-0541HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:00-5:30SATURDAY 9:00-3:00NEW PROPANEEXCHANGEONLY...$12.99

WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES N JCC 50TH ANNIVERSARYFriday,February 11,2011 9College graced by top-flight athletic competitionWATERTOWN DAILY TIMESA comprehensive, competitive athletics program enhances campuslife for Jefferson Community College students, such as 2006 volleyballteammates Jennifer Nowak, left, and Cija Tanner.Athletic competition has beena part of Jefferson CommunityCollege since the college openedin the fall of 1963, and no sporthas brought the college more acclaimthan basketball.Under the direction of CoachJim Jerome, Jefferson’s first men’sbasketball team played in the BorderLeague against such rivals asCape Vincent, the 655th AC&W,Copenhagen, Harrisville, CampDrum, Hammond, Indian River,Lyme, Watertown YMCA, AlexandriaBay and Kingston. The followingyear was the first season of intercollegiateplay in the NationalJunior College Athletic Association,and the Arsenal Street StateArmory was rented as “homecourt” for the newly nicknamedCannoneers, who won their firsthome game against Mohawk ValleyCommunity College.In 1968, Robert H. Williams Sr.took the helm of the men’s basketballprogram and became thecollege’s athletic director in 1981.The following year, Mr. Williamswas recognized by his followcoaches and named Region 3coach of the year.“I think Bobby Williams was themost respected basketball coachin Region 3,” said Thomas W. Myers,Class of 1968, who became JCCbookstore manager and wasscorekeeper and statistician forCannoneer basketball. “He alwayskept his cool during a game. Heand his assistant coach, MalBiedekapp, worked well togetheras a team. And Bob had a followingin the community. Students cameto JCC to play for Bob Williams.”The women got in the gamewith the start of the Lady Cannoneersin 1970 with Coach MarciaWalton. In 1992, coached byJohn Penrose, a chemistry professor,they were the first Jeffersonteam to win a regional title.The Lady Cannoneers took theNJCAA Region 3, Division III basketballchampionship and wenton to finish third in the nationalcompetition for Division III.Not to be outdone, in 1997 themen’s basketball team, coachedby Robert H. Williams Jr., claimedthe Region 3 championship titleand was runner-up in the nationalcontest, losing to Eastfield Collegeby four points.In 1998 and again in 1999, theLady Cannoneers repeated theirperformance under the directionof Jeffrey Wiley, former Cannoneerbasketball player and the college’scurrent athletic director. “Jeffersonwomen’s basketball has had astrong tradition of winning andexcellence,” Mr. Wiley said. “Walkingin coach Penrose’s footstepswas a huge undertaking. It feltgratifying to be able to continuethe success that he built with area786- 1900Lori Gervera Productions“Setting the stag e ® ”www.LoriGervera.comathletes and winning the championshipsin 1998 and 1999.”In 1999, the Lady Cannoneerslost the national title for DivisionIII in a 68-62 match to Anoka-Ramsey Community College ofMinnesota.At various times over the past40-plus years, Jefferson has offeredtennis, wrestling, bowling,skiing and cross country. Currently,Jefferson fields 10 intercollegiateteams in Region 3: men’sand women’s basketball, men’sand women’s soccer, men’s andwomen’s lacrosse, baseball, softball,volleyball and golf.The Cannoneers have a historythat features many outstandingteams, seasons and athletes, includingAll-American and All-Regionplayers and another Region3 championship team — the firstin women’s soccer — in 2008.“As a former player, alumnus ofthe college, and former coach,”All-American CannoneersJCC All American AthletesMen’s BasketballHank Darden, 1969 All-AmericanDan Woodward, 1974 Honorable MentionAll-AmericanScott Wilson, 1984 Honorable Mention All-AmericanScott Wilson, 1994 Honorable Mention All-AmericanFloyd Burgher, 1995-96 1st Team All-AmericanSteve Howard, 1996-97 1st Team All-AmericanChristopher Hunter, 2003 2nd Team All-AmericanChris Noel, 2008 Preseason All-AmericanKadeem Nicholas, 2009 2nd Team All-AmericanWomen’s BasketballJoy Williams. 1991-92 2nd Team All-AmericanAmy Jo Leonard, 1991-92 2nd Team All-AmericanJennifer Podvin, 1992-93 1st Team All-AmericanNikki Seller, 1995-96 3rd Team All-AmericanJennifer Knox (Williams), 1998-99 1st TeamAll-AmericanAngie Brouty, 2000 3rd Team All-AmericanMr. Wiley said, “I can attest to thecommitment of Jefferson CommunityCollege to our studentathletes. Strong support servicesand instructors contributed tomy success as a student and as anathlete, and I am committed toproviding the same for our currentCannoneers. We strive toprovide our athletes with the bestco-curricular mix and the opportunityto achieve athletic and academicsuccess.”The Cannoneer Hall of Fame,established in 2009, recognizesthe athletes and teams that haveWatertownURGENT CARECorner Of CoffeenStreet & Gaffney Drive- Across from JCCColds & Flus, Minor Illnesses,Earaches, Cuts and other Non-Threatening Sports InjuriesCALL US AT779-22737 Days: Mon.-Fri.8am-7:30pm Sat. &XRAY SERVICE NOW OPEN Sun 8am-5:30pmMost Insurance Accepted • No Appointment NecessaryWILLIAM SPEARANCE, PA STEVE TIERNAN, PA MARK KNOWLES, PADR. COLLINS KELLOG JR. M.D. - MEDICAL DIRECTORMen’s SoccerCharles Pratt, 1996 NSCAA/UMBRO All-AmericanWomen’s SoccerJennifer Zehr, 1997 1st Team All-AmericanCharity Carroll, 1997-98 1st Team All-AmericanHeather Bush, 1999-2000 Honorable MentionAll-]AmericanMalynda Rumble, 2003 2nd Team All-AmericanElysa Doldo, 2009 1st Team All-AmericanMen’s LacrosseCasey Dickinson, 2009 Academic All-AmericanWomen’s LacrosseTheresa Staab, 2009 1st Team All-AmericanMaria Martusewicz, 2009 1st Team All-AmericanGolfAdam Brown, 1999-2000 2nd Team All-AmericanRob Peluso, 2003 Honorable Mention All-AmericanTyler Woodward, 2010 Honorable MentionAll-Americanshaped Jefferson athletics overthe years. Inductees to the CannoneerHall of Fame are nominatedby the community and selectedby a committee of communitymembers, staff andcoaches. Honorees include Jeffersonalumni Cheryl A. Clark ’86,Lawrence “Hank” B. Darden ’71,Dianne D. McCargar ’78, Mr. Myers,Marcia J. Laidlaw ’69, Elizabeth“Bippie” Luckie ’82, Jerry B.Flanders ’66, and Daniel P. Woodward’77, as well as former coachesand athletic directors D. ReneValentine and Robert Williams Sr.

10 Friday,February 11,2011 WATERTOWN DAILY TIMESEarly teaching staff learnedroles while guiding studentsPatricia Flath, Lake Clear,1963-65,science“As a soon-to-be graduate ofCornell, I wrote and sent a resumeto Jim (I knew Jim McVean asdean at Broome Tech) for a job inthe newly to be opened JCC. ... Iwas offered a job as an instructorand was probably the first facultymember hired, as I was hired inSeptember 1962, to start on July 1,1963.“I was hired as a chemistry/scienceteacher. My lab was to be inthe basement of the building. Mychemistry lab location was to bepart of the girls’ bathroom; the biologylab had tons of coal in it; thephysics lab location was to bepart of the boys’ bathroom.“The eight of us, who were thefaculty, all shared one room forour office. I had a wonderful backcorner site. We were hoping for anopening student body of 100 andwere one or two short of thatnumber, but a wonderful bunchof students who showed a lot ofcourage for selecting the very,very new college.“I was the faculty adviser foralmost every student organization.... The cheerleaders used topractice on the top floor of thebuilding. There was little to noinsulation between floors, soyou can imagine the noise of thefloors below as the cheerleadersgot more and more enthusiastic.”Marcia Walton, AlexandriaBay and Englewood, Fla.; Classof ‘65, on staff 1968-1970, physicaleducation“My first introduction to JCCwas an interview I had at the ‘oldfolks home.’ The college consistedof one building, three stories ifyou count the basement, andthat area housed science labs anda snack area where many studentsalso played cards. The mainfloor held the administrative offices,one large room where allfaculty were located and a smallroom off that that was used as abiology lab and for a few otherclasses. The top floor held classroomsand the library.“Everyone there became onehappy family, students and faculty.After the semester had been insession for about a month, I beganto feel more comfortable andgood study habits started to develop.The latter came aboutwhen Dean (James) Dolliver, theacademic vice president, wantedto meet with me, for two reasons.I was driving 52 miles round tripto the college and he felt I couldbetter use my time if I stayed locallyin town. The second, hewanted to establish some type ofstudy schedule as he had takenan interest in me and felt I coulduse some direction in that area. Iwas to check in with him everyweek until he felt comfortable Ihad good study habits. Now I askyou, would you see this happeningat many colleges today, especiallywith an administrator beingthe initiator?”See EARLY 16WATERTOWN DAILY TIMESStudents cross the Jefferson Community College campus.Knowlton Technologies, LLC is a world-leader in thedesign, accelerated prototyping and manufacture ofwetlaid nonwovens in filtration, friction and customdesign composite webs. Our focus is on manufacturingfilled composites and high performance nonwovens.For 200 years companies have turned to Knowlton’sknowledge, technology and expertise to increase salesand profitability by helping launch technologicallyadvanced, structurally sound products and processes forwet-laid substrates and solvent based saturated media.Knowlton Technologies, LLC would like to express itsthanks to Jefferson Community College for continuallystriving to provide our organization, our employees, andthe community with the finest quality education andresources.Congratulations Jefferson CommunityCollege on your 50 th Anniversary.

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WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES N JCC 50TH ANNIVERSARYFriday,February 11,2011 13HonoredalumniJCC Distinguished AlumniDistinguished Service AwardMichael J. Alteri ‘85Robert J. Bookser ‘74Erin McCarthy Brick ‘74William J. Brigham ‘75Nicholas J. Buduson ‘73Mary Jo Deans ‘81Katharine F. Dickson-Johnson ‘83Donna M. Fish ‘78Rose E. FrattaliRichard C. Howland ‘68Jody R. A. LaLone ‘85Jeanne L. Lees ‘71Marianne B. Malatino ‘67Kim H. Martusewicz ‘72Karl F. McGrann ‘76Thomas W. Myers ‘68Judith S. Pearson ‘76Claudia J. Quinns ‘79Nancy M. Robbins ‘77Penny R. Sweredoski ‘82Joseph L. Thesier ‘81Marcia E. Walton ‘65Richard F. Young ‘68Jeffersonian AwardPaul A. AlteriLinda S. Dening ‘86William J. DoeJoel F. LaLone ‘81Debra R. Marsala ‘77Rising Star AwardIan Thomas Ash ‘97Courtney D. Battista ‘99Eric A. Bonney ‘93James P. Cannon ‘93Rhonda D. Dwyer ‘81Margaret E. Farone ‘91Cathy L. Gallagher ‘00Judith Goodman ‘97Tracy L. Leonard ‘06Kate L. Newtown ‘01Genny E. Pond ‘94Randee S. Richardson ‘90Patrick B. Smith ‘92Shelby L. Wearne ‘95Professional Achievement AwardStephen H. Can ‘80Michael J. Carbone ‘77Joanne C. Conlon ‘71Timothy M. Connor ‘75Steven F. Cumoletti ‘80Mark E. Frechette ‘85Jane G. Gendron ‘73Amy-Ruth Hallett ‘84David M. Kohl ‘72Joseph F. Medwick ‘75William H. Myers ‘75Claudia J. Quinn ‘79Martin P. Schatz ‘67David Shampine ‘68Stephen C. Williamson ‘69Site work progresses in the early 1960s on the campus of Jefferson Community College off Coffeen Street.Honorary AlumniMelvin J. Busler Jr.Delos M. CosgroveJames H. CoxNancy W. Del BorgoKatherine F. FenlonRichard FlechtnerRose E. FrattaliRichard L. HalpinPeter N. GaskinBarbara HarterJohn T. HendersonMabel WalkerT. Urling WalkerCongratulations, JCC, onYour 50th AnniversaryDEROUIN’SPLUMBING &HEATING INC.SINCE 1923RESIDENTIAL ~ COMMERCIALINDUSTRIALSALES • SERVICE • ESTIMATES782-6670If No Answer - 788-0352 or 782-3417139 MILL ST., WATERTOWN

14 Friday,February 11,2011WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES N JCC 50TH ANNIVERSARYTechnology advances...FROM PAGE 12slides, 16mm film projectors anda few overhead projectors. Oneearly technological developmentwas the electronic calculator.Mr. Doe said, “The first scientificdevice with trigonometricand memory functions was aTexas Instruments unit that soldfor about $250. In spite of theircost, many science, businessand mathematics faculty rushedto purchase them. It was notlong before calculators beganshowing up in the hands of students.”That development changedteaching methods for a numberof courses, much in the way theInternet has for instruction today.In current “smart classrooms,”faculty have access tocomputer projectors, streamingvideo, presentation softwareand more.JCC joined the informationsuperhighway — that phraseseems ancient now — in 1997,posting its first website. It initiallywas a marketing tool, but a2003 site redesign provided informationfor additional usergroups such as communitymembers, staff, faculty and students.While the campus hademployed closed-circuit videoto provide interactive distancelearningclasses to local highschools since the late-90s, JCCfound another use of the Internetas it began offering classesonline.This has grown from threesections of classes with 44 studentsenrolled in 2000 to having17 percent of all credit-bearingcourse work taken online duringthe 2009-10 academic year. JCCnow offers six degrees taughtcompletely online.From the vast amount of electronicresources provided by thelibrary to video-streaming ofcommencement ceremonies tothe use of social networking sitesby the college and studentgroups, the Internet and its associatedtechnologies continue toaffect the college in many differentways.It has been an exciting, revolutionary50 years for JCC, and onecan only imagine how technologywill affect the campus over thenext 50 years.WATERTOWN DAILY TIMESStudents make their way down stairs at the Jules Center on the JeffersonCommunity College campus in 2006.SelectedVisitorsAppearances and performanceson JCC campus:Author James Dickey (1968)Singer-songwriter John Denver (1972)Singer-songwriter Harry Chapin (1974)Magician Doug Henning (1976)Blood Sweat and Tears (1977)Charles Kurault, CBS News (1979)Charles Osgood, CBS News (1981)Mike Peters, Pulitizer Prize-winning cartoonist(1981)Heywood Hale Broun, CBS sports commentator(1981)Singer-songwriter Michael Jerling (1981)Loco-Motion Vaudeville (1981)Author Frederick Exley (1982)National Shakespeare Company (1982)Chicago City Limits comedy troupe (1984)Helen Sperling, Holocaust survivor (1985)Bill McKenzie, Canadian Olympic baseballcoach (1985)Ralph Nader, activist and presidential candidate(1987)Shangri-la Chinese Acrobats (1997)Peking Acrobats (2000)Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (2001)“The Nutcracker” (2002)Jack Lengyel, former head coach of MarshallUniversity football team (2008)Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro’s daughter(2009)Congratulations JCC on your 50th Anniversary!You are a tremendous asset to our community!FUCCILLO AUTO GROUPSERVICE &PARTS CENTERONLY 15MINUTESFROM WATERTOWNSCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT OR ORDER PARTS ONLINE TO RECEIVE SPECIAL DISCOUNTS ATWWW.FUCCILLO.COMCHEVROLET • SUZUKI • HYUNDAI • FORD • BUICK • JEEP • CHRYSLER • PONTIAC • ISUZU • MAZDA • MITSUBISHI • DODGE • SUBARUFUCCILLO AUTO MALLSEXIT 41 OFF ROUTE 81 • ROUTE 11, ADAMS • 232-32222 or 1-800-235-8037Open Mon.-Thurs. 9-8; Fri. & Sat., 9-6. Sun. 10-6SERVICE & PARTS, MON.-SAT. 8-5www.fuccillo.com

16 Friday,February 11,2011WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES N JCC 50TH ANNIVERSARYEarly teaching staff learned routine alongside students...FROM PAGE 10Betty Andrews, Sarasota, Fla.,1964-96,psychology“The way we started — asmall group of individualslearning how to be professorsand deans and college kids whocared a great deal about theschool and its mission, eachother, and the north country wecalled home.“I started my JCC career in thecoal cellar of the old LansingStreet School, teaching English101 and Psych in the evening division.There were 12 full-timefaculty and they shared an office— one room, 12 desks and a coffeepot.“And then we moved to CoffeenStreet. We had the LiberalArts Building ready for classesand faculty offices, and relativelysoon, the library opened. Themost interesting part of the librarywas the basement. It was ahuge dark empty space thatserved as cafeteria, studenthangout, faculty lounge andcontainment center for theemergency rations of food andwater in case we found ourselvesin a nuclear war. Remember, theCuban Missile Crisis was notthat far back in our rear views. Ithad a few card tables and chairs,a Coke machine, naked lightbulbs, and no air — just smoke.Everybody smoked.“As construction on the otherbuildings continued, Jim McVeantook it upon himself to save asmany of the trees as humanlypossible from the ‘dozers.’ Fromthe beginning, I think he had animage of what his campus shouldlook like, and his campus had lotsof trees. I also know he especiallyloved having the small deer familyin the orchard on the little hillbehind the administration building,no small thing for a guy whoenjoyed venison.”John Phillips, Punta Gorda,Fla., 1964-96, began teachingpublic speaking; dean of studentlife“We were cramped for space inthe old school, so there were noavailable classrooms (for oneon-onesessionswith students).I finallyfound that theboiler roomwas the onlyPhillipsspace available.The boilerroom was very,very old andnearly as big asa bus. Frequently,while a student was deliveringthe speech to me, theboiler would start up, soundinglike a freight train approaching,and startle both of us. Not veryconducive to educational advancement,but it worked.“Students were required togive four speeches during the semester(after the move to Coffeenhill), one of which had to beone in which visual aids wereused. Two I remember vividly.One was an 8 a.m. class where astudent gave a speech on how toskin a muskrat. His visual aidwas a muskrat he had trappedthat morning and he took usthrough the skinning process.One girl in the front row had tobe excused.“Another was a student showingus how a motorcycle worked.At the end of his speech, he startedthe motorcycle. Not only was itloud enough to disrupt all theother classes in the Liberal ArtsBuilding, but the exhaust smellpermeated every nook and cornerof the building. Needless tosay, I wasn’t the most popular instructoramong my peers for along time.“I started in the college’s secondyear of existence and continuedfor a total of 32 years. Beginningin the early stages allowedme the opportunity to help buildthe programs from the beginningand being an administrator at theend of my career. l saw much ofwhat I had done in those earlyyears still in effect.“I always enjoyed graduationto watch the students earn theirdegrees. Some of them I can rememberas single parents, whobegan their educational careerswith no self-confidence whatsoeverand expecting to fail, graduatingat or near the top of theirclass, and going on to continuetheir education and becomehighly successful members oftheir communities. How couldanyone ask for anything more outof life?”Charles Brox, Punta Gorda,Fla.; 1965-93; psychology, counselor,financialaid director“I fondly remember the Blizzardof ’77, when we were allstranded in theadministrationbuilding. JohnPhillips and IBroxwere determinedto get tothe cafeteria inthe student activitiesbuildingto secure somefood for the‘residents.’ Thesnow was so thick you couldn’tsee the building nor the path sowe stumbled and felt our way. Wewere successful and food was securedand once we returned tothe administration building lookinglike snowmen, we all had agood laugh.“During the week after the blizzard,all activities were closed butJim McVean felt the collegeshould, or at least the staff shouldremain open, so he would makethe rounds to our homes and pickus up in his four-wheel drivepickup.“McVean was a dynamic leaderwith a vision and the drive to getthings done. He was not concernedor crippled by thoughts ofbeing politically correct. Hisguidance to his small staff was, ‘Ifyou see a need, take action anddevelop it if the service does notexist; or correct it if existing andnot working.’“If an error occurred, or he receiveda complaint, his approachwas how we can make it better.He showed no interest in placingblame.“It was a delight to work underthese conditions, and our creativeenergies flowed, and in theend the students were the majorbenefactors.“John Henderson’s approachwas to take existing programsand processes and make thembetter. He took risks and asked hisstaff to do the same. If somethingwent wrong, he was willing to listenand support and as necessaryto defend.”T. Urling Walker 1963-71, engineeringphysics and math“I was working with Parker-Soper Architects as a facility engineer,and I politely declinedthe appointment (to faculty). Itwasn’t until about two weeks beforethe college opened for itsfirst class that the person theyhad hired to do the teaching resigned.Dean James Dollivercame to me on bended knee tosee if there was any way I mightbe able to accept the appointmentto teach the engineeringphysics that first semester. I figuredif they were dumb enoughto ask me, then I had to be dumbenough to acceptthe appointment.“As the classesat the collegestarted toincrease, therewas a need toWalkerhire anothermathematicianboth forengineeringand liberal arts students. Theperson who was hired was anItalian mathematician who hadworked for the National AdvisoryCommittee for Aeronauticsand was well versed in astrophysicsand the mathematicsthat went along with it. He wasan excellent scientist but a verypoor teacher. His demands forexcellence were too high for afirst-time calculus student. I rememberthe first class he had heflunked probably 40 percent ofthe class, which of course presentedthe school with a problem.“I worked with PresidentMcVean and the staff to encouragehim to mark these studentson a curve. We were able to passa number of them on that basis.As time went on it was prettyobvious that he was not destinedto remain at the college.He had moved to Watertownwithout his wife, since she wasnot accustomed to living anywherebut in Brooklyn. I wassorry to see him leave, but leavehe did.”Watertown and Fort DrumWe Have Moved......To A Great New Location1063 Arsenal St.,Watertown“Next to Burger King”Same Friendly Staff,Great Rates, Great Service629-2886“Congratulations JCC on your many years of success”788-1885Historic Paddock Arcade Suite 30Watertown, NY 13601sduffany@verizon.net

Date Supplement Name Page nnFriday,February 11,2011 17WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES N JCC 50TH ANNIVERSARYFive presidents have guided JCC through its five decades ...FROM PAGE 7as the John T. Henderson ChildCare Center.When he retired in 1991, Jefferson’senrollment had grown fromslightly less than 1,500 in 1977 to2,600 full- and part-time students.“My service with Jefferson hasbeen the finest job throughoutmy career,” Mr. Henderson saidupon his 1991 retirement.John W. DeansJohn W. Deans, a Malone nativewho holds bachelor, masterand doctorate degrees fromSUNY Albany, first set foot on JCCsoil in 1967. Hired to teach historyand political science, he soonbecame involved in campus administration,rising to post of academicdean by 1984.Jefferson conducted a nationalsearch to find its third president,but ultimately the nod went toMr. Deans, who took over in 1992.Facing spiraling enrollmentthat had squeezed classroomspace far beyond capacity, heoversaw the development andimplementation of an $11.8 millionfacilities expansion projectthat not only provided new educationalspace, but fully usheredJefferson into the era of moderntechnology with state-of-the-artcomputer laboratories, distance-learningfacilities and“smart” classrooms. The projectserved to modernize and upgradethe existing facilities — includingthe auditorium nowknown as the Sturtz Theater. Itscenterpiece was the three-story,60,000-square-foot instructionalresource building known todayas the Jules Center.To fund new academic initiatives,Mr. Deans was the drivingforce behind the first-ever capitalcampaign for Jefferson, whichraised more than $2.1 million, aswell as several major federalgrants which netted more than$2.5 million.In 1998, when he received theIsrael A. Shapiro Award for hisservice to the community, Mr.Deans laid out the need for a centerthat would examine communityissues and develop supportivedata that could be used to addresslocal challenges. This ideasoon resulted in the creation ofthe Center for Community Studiesat JCC.He worked tirelessly to teachthe public about the college andto drive home the concept thateducation is the best investment acommunity can make in its future.He retired in 2003, but returnedbriefly as Jefferson’spresident in 2006 and 2007, fillingin a gap between his successors.A 1973 recipient of the SUNYChancellor’s Award for Excellencein Teaching, Mr. Deanscontinues his decades-long traditionof teaching an annualworkshop on current events,making him Jefferson’s longestserving teacher.Joseph B. OlsonJoseph B. Olson, Jefferson’sfourth president, served justthree years, 2003 to 2006, movingon when college trustees optednot to renew his contract.Educated in Boston, Mr. Olson’sdegrees included a bachelor’sin criminal studies. He heldadministrative positions at collegesin Tennessee, Texas andNorth Carolina, then spent fiveyears at SUNY’s AdirondackCommunity College before beingselected for Jefferson’s top spot.Carole A. McCoy brought herpassion for community collegesCarole A. McCoywith her from Maryland in early2007 when she became Jefferson’sfifth president. She holds abachelor’s degree in economicsfrom Framingham State Collegein Massachusetts, along with amaster’s in business administrationand a doctorate in publicadministration, respectively,from the University of Massachusettsand the University ofBaltimore.Unlike her presidential predecessors,Mrs. McCoy has notspent her entire career in education,serving as research computingdirector at Boston Children’sHospital and as a manager oftechnical services for the Commonwealthof Massachusetts. In1997, she joined the staff of AnneArundel Community College,leaving a vice presidency there toaccept the Jefferson job.In three short years, Mrs. Mc-Coy has launched the Jefferson-Can Scholars Program, whichguarantees full tuition scholarshipsto local high school studentsgraduating in the top 15percent of their classes, guideddevelopment of new strategicand facilities master plans, landeda $2 million grant to expandallied health programs, andwatched JCC’s enrollment reachits highest ever, with more than3,500 students registered for thefall 2010 fall semester.She has opened the new ExtendedLearning Center, a keystep in her higher education initiativepartnering with four-yearuniversities to bring bachelor’sand master’s degree programs tothe community. Plans for the college’sfirst residential dormitoriesare in development.“I am committed to overseeingresponsible growth at JeffersonCommunity College — growththat is needed so Jefferson maycontinue to serve the learningneeds of our local community,”Mrs. McCoy has said.Last October, Jefferson’strustees gave Mrs. McCoy theendorsement she needs to continueleading the college, extendingher contract throughAugust 2013.210 Court St., Suite 107Watertown, New York 13601(315) 785-8703(315) 785-8704 (TTY)(315) 785-8612 (Fax)Northern RegionalCenter for Independent Livingweb: www.nrcil.net7632 N. State StreetLowville, New York 13367(315) 376-8696 (V/TTY)(315) 376-3404 (Fax)“Congratulations JCC for 50 years of improving ourworkforce!”307 S. 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18 Friday,February 11,2011Lockridge...FROM PAGE 6would have been found at alarger, established institution,but it had its unique appealand advantages as well. For asomewhat wayward studentsuch as myself, it certainlyprovided a very beneficialtransitional experience thatled to further academic study.I don’t know whether I couldhave achieved the later academicsuccesses but for thattimely opportunity to reneweducational ambition withinthe type of environment Ifound at JCC.Much can be said for attendingall four years of a college educationat a residential institutionwhere most students beginto live on their own awayfrom home and parents. It isnot for everyone at that particulartime of life, however, and Ithink I am an example of a personwho was far better servedby attending a community collegeprior to moving on to afour-year institution. Beingpart of that very first class at anew school was even moremeaningful in its way.Memory of my years at JCCis clouded after these manyyears, but I recall with fondnessa good many of the peoplefrom those days and thetimes we shared. There is acliché that we all rememberwhere we were at that time,and I was playing basketball inJim Jerome’s physical educationclass on Friday, Nov. 22,1963. I remember distinctlyhearing the announcement ofPresident Kennedy’s assassinationin that gym.In my second year there, Iorganized a hockey club, andwe managed to put together ateam and play a few games,despite the lack of funding, facilitiesor practice opportunities.Years before the buildingof Watertown’s arena, some ofthose games were played outdoorsin the not-so-temperatenorth country winter weather.Speaking of the weather, livingon Mill Street enabled me toclimb over snowbanks to get toclass. I lacked the excuses availableto those who had to drive,so my proximity was a mixedblessing during the winter.Some of the new campuswas completed by the time theWATERTOWN DAILY TIMES N JCC 50TH ANNIVERSARYfirst associate degrees wereconferred in the spring of 1965,and our graduation ceremonywas conducted there. It wasthe first time those of us in thefirst JCC class had seen thenew facility, and it was amarked contrast to the buildingin which we studied to earnthose degrees. I don’t think anyof us regretted where we spentour first two college years,however. Ours was a uniqueand memorable experience.I now spend part of the yearnear Dexter, and from time totime I visit the “new” JCC. Thebuildings hold no nostalgia forone who studied at LansingStreet, but I feel an affinity forthe campus that shares thename “Jefferson CommunityCollege” with that little buildingI remember from so longago.Mr. Lockridge split a teachingcareer at Roger WilliamsCollege,Florida State Universityand SUNY Potsdam beforeholding positions in the FloridaDepartment of Education,Agency for Health Care Administrationand Department ofManagement Services Divisionof State Group Insurance.He is retired in Tallahassee,Fla.Deans...FROM PAGE 8ins became a part of campus life inthe aftermath of shootings at KentState.As serious as we took our educationalmission in these early days,there was a lighter side. After eveningclasses, some faculty would gather atthe old Fairground Inn. Staff memberswere invited to chaperone andhelp mop up after student “beerblasts” in the College Center. Joe Butlerand I began a stint as long-time advisersto a student leadership organizationsponsored by Kiwanis, the CircleK Club. Both Mary Jo and I have especiallyfond memories of an earnestyoung man who attended meetingsof this group which were occasionallyheld at our house in Brownville. A formerhistory and political science studentof mine, he went on to become alawyer, later my boss as chair of thecollege board of trustees during mypresidency, and now, of course, theHonorable Kim Martusewicz, serveshis community as Jefferson Countyjudge.Today, no greater reward accrues tothose who have been a part of JCC thanseeing the achievements of those withwhom we have been privileged toshare an educational odyssey. In everyfacet of our community — education,the medical and legal professions, lawenforcement, business, not-for-profits,journalism, our community’s electedleadership and on and on — Jefferson’salumni are front and center.A college for our part of the northcountry had a challenging start. It istrue a second referendum was requiredto successfully authorize itsestablishment. However, from theday its doors opened in 1963, Jeffersonhas enjoyed a special relationshipwith the community it serves. Thecollege’s first visit by the Middle StatesAssociation of Colleges and Universitiesnoted that JCC was held in highregard in the community and commendedthe professional zeal andcommitment of the staff. Years later inthe 1990s, as the college sought to expandits facilities to meet the needs ofa rapidly growing student body, acommunity-based feasibility studyfor its first-ever capital campaignconcluded that the community“loved” its college. And thanks to anoutpouring of community support, asubsequent “Campaign for Jefferson”topped its goal.Today, as Jefferson CommunityCollege observes its first 50 years, somany feel grateful and proud to haveplayed a part in the story of this community’scollege. I know I do. CongratulationsJefferson!

WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES N JCC 50TH ANNIVERSARYFriday,February 11,2011 19Proponents prevail...FROM PAGE 2vote was motivated by his contributionto the community during1961 as chairman of the citizenscommittee that promoted thecommunity college.Mr. Penney in March 1963 waspromoted to manager of manufacturingat New York Air Brake.About a year later, he moved toNew Jersey. He died in 1999 inLeesburg, Va.The following were amongleaders in the JCC advocacy.Paul J. Regan was a native ofLawrence, Mass., who came toWatertown in 1943 to head a subdistrictoffice of the state Divisionof Parole, a post he held for 19years. He was elected to the WatertownBoard of Education in1952 after he expressed his “sincereinterest in the youth of ourcity. It is with full realization of theimportant part our school systemplays in the development of ouryouth that prompts me to seekthis very important post.” Hedied in 1981 in Albany at the ageof 74.Sylvia Heap joined the campaignas a newcomer to Watertownin 1959. She served on thefirst JCC advisory committee in1965 and received the ShapiroAward in 1975.The Rev. Graham R. Hodgeswas pastor of Emmanuel CongregationalChurch from 1956 to1979. In addition to his work promotingthe college — he was criticalof Watertown’s poor record inproviding advanced education tolocal youth — he even had a handin the college’s name. In his ownaccount, he said he telephonedPhilip R. Fortune, then presidentof the college’s board of trustees,and urged, “Don’t make it JeffersonCounty Community College.That’s JCCC. That’s too long.Make it Jefferson CommunityCollege. People know where it isanyway.” The 1965 ShapiroAward winner, he was 89 when hedied in 2004 in Syracuse.Philip R. Fortune, born inGouverneur, came to Watertownas a Bronze Star recipient forheroic achievement in Europeduring World War II. The eventualpresident of Watertown Divisionof New York Air Brake was an originalmember of the JCC board oftrustees, serving until SeptemberWATERTOWN DAILY TIMESCommunity leaders meet in January 1961 at the Black River Valley Club to discuss establishing a communitycollege in Jefferson County. From left in front are Harold T. Wiley, superintendent of Watertownschools; Paul W. Brown, chairman of the county Board of Supervisors; Paul Orvis, executive dean of thestate Education Department; Warren Gamble, Carthage, and Russell E. Penney, chairman of the citizenscommittee for the college; from left in rear are Supervisor Kenneth W. Rogers; Supervisor Louis G. Grieco;Willard P. Beach, Alexandria Bay, and Lyle H. Percy, president of the city Board of Education.1965. He died at age 88 in 2001 inRye.Earl B.French was an educatorwho brought to the JCC movementhis experience in administeringthe formation of theCarthage Central School District.The native of Fine was a centenarianwhen he died in 2006 in St.Petersburg, Fla.John W. Hall was also a BronzeStar veteran of the European theaterwhen he settled in Watertownfollowing World War II. Theeventual owner of Yellow Cab inWatertown moved in 1965 toNorth Little Rock, Ark., where hedied at age 90 in July 2010.WATERTOWN FAMILYYMCA“WE BUILD STRONG KIDS, STRONG FAMILIES, STRONG COMMUNIITIES”Fairgrounds YMCA585 Rand Drive, Watertown • 755-9622Downtown YMCA119 Washington St., Watertown • 782-3100Carthage YMCA250 State St., Carthage • 493-3286“CongratulationsJCC on your 50th Anniversary!”

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