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Welcome, President Reid Dr. Alban Elwell Reid, Jr. assumed the presidency of Black Hawk College after two years as president of Palo Verde Col- lege in Blythe, California. Dr. Reid was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and re- ceived his elementary and secondary education in schools of the South, Midwest, and Eastern Seaboard. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Yale University and his Master of Arts degree in education from New Haven State College. He took additional graduate study at Long Beach State College, Whittier College, University of California at Los Angeles, and University of California at Berkeley, and received his Doctor of Education degree in administration from the University of Southern California. His doctoral dissertation was A History of the California Public Junior College Movement. His professional experience includes two years as Master of English and History at the Bulkeley School, one year as a teacher with the Long Beach Public Schools, and two years as a teacher at Garden Grove High School. He became principal of Garden Grove Evening High School in 1957 and entered junior college work the following year. He was appointed Assistant Dean of the Evening Division, Antelope Valley College, in 1958, Assistant Dean of Instruction in 1959, and Dean of Student Activities in 1961. He became the President of Palo Verde Col- lege in 1964. Though he has been at Black Hawk College less than one year his leadership ability has been recognized by his col- leagues. He' has been elected president of the Illinois Junior College Administrators Association and has been appointed to the University of Illinois Joint Committee on School-College Relations. During World War II Dr. Reid served for two years as a public information and intelligence specialist with the United States Army in Trinidad, British West Indies. He became an officer and served for three additional years as an intelligence officer and infantry rifle company commander in Africa and Europe. For his action as a rifle company commander in Europe he was awarded the Silver Star, Croix de Guerre, Bronze Star with Cluster, Purple Heart with Cluster, and Presidential Unit Citation with two Clusters. During the Korean conflict he was recalled to active duty and served for two years as Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Yale University and one year as a staff officer with the United States Eighth Army in Korea. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his service in Korea. Dr. Reid and his wife, Dee Joan, have four children. They have two daughters, Stephanie, 16, and Leslie, 14, and two sons, Alban E. III, 12, and Jeffrey, 10.
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Kerns, Nilsen Resigng Replaced By Evans, Mrs. Jeanne S. Kerns an- nounced her resignation from the College Board in September. She resigned from the Board to live in Nigeria, Africa, when her husband took a job with the U.S. State De- partment. Mrs. Kerns was re- placed by Mrs. Onalee Evans. Russell K. Nilsen also an- nounced his resignation from the Board. He resigned to become the manager of the Tousey Varnish Company plant in Nutley. New Jer- sey, Mr. Nilsen was replaced by Mr. Douglas Reynolds. The Board played a vital role in the development of plans for the new campus and the growth of the present campus. The Board is com- posed of seven members who de- velop policies for the college in ac- cordance with the laws of the state and the educational needs and wishes of the people of the college district. Q-f 5:w.,f 'X 4. X Mrs. Onalee Evans ly .af 's-' i ' ,J i Qgzr Douglas Reynolds Seated around the lable clockwise ire Marvin W Schiess. Alban E. Reid, Henry P. Lardncr, Rey Brune, Douglas Reynolds, Neal S. Smith Mrs
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