The Victoria College, 1925-2000: A Tradition of Excellence

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April Nunley (left), director of
development, and Susan Windwehen,
administrative assistant to
the president.
teach grew beards. To comply with the college
policy prohibiting beards, the men shaved them
off at the start of the fall semester. On one occasion,
however, Michael Hummel challenged the
code by attending the beginning-of-the-year faculty
meeting with a beard. Hummel was sent
home by the administration to remove it. Which
he did. A summer or so later, Azbill and Wayne
McAlister wearing their summer growth by
chance met in the mail room. The two instructors
exchanged compliments on the other man’s
beard. As Azbill and McAlister chatted about
their facial hair and the beard code, they decided
to approach Dr. Roland Bing and ask him if
he would approve the retention of their beards.
After they pleaded their case, Bing said he
would look into the matter. A short time later,
Bing told them they could keep their beards if
the facial hair was neatly trimmed.
Consequently, the beard code became a thing of
the past.
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…Steve Spurlin worked during the summer
at the college assisting the maintenance workers.
Because the days were extremely hot, whenever
Spurlin, Chuck Zavesky, and the other
employees had an opportunity to get in the
shade, they did so. Vincent Terrell, a regular
maintenance worker, was given the responsibility
of cutting the grass on the back part of the
campus. At lunch one day, he parked the tractor
under a shade tree and went to sleep. After it
was time to go back to work, there was no activity
from the resting driver. Bob Schramek, the
maintenance supervisor, yelled at Terrell to go
to work, but there was no movement. By this
time, Schramek became concerned, thinking
that the employee was dead. He leaped into his
pick-up, and at an above normal speed, jumped
the curbing and raced to where Terrell was
located. To Schramek’s relief, he found the grass
cutter was in a deep slumber.
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…Susan Windwehen was a student and she
dropped by the Student Union for relaxation.
She recalled that Conway Twitty seemed to be
the only singer on the juke box as the students
“gathered around the vintage 1950s chrome
tables with matching red vinyl chairs.”
Windwehen considered it “a really big deal
when the lunch counter started offering sandwiches
on wheat bread.” A person had to be
quick of feet to buy one because whenever the
sandwiches were “sold out, they sold out—
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