Garden City Community College - Broncbuster Yearbook (Garden City, KS)

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Robert Smith, Garden City Shelly Smith, Garden City Todd Smith, Garden City Yvonne Smith, Sublette Kevin Snyder, Kokomo, IN Mollie Sober, Garden City Deanne Spanier, Garden City Cheryl Speer, Scott City Theron Speer, Garden City Laura Spellman, Garden City Pennie Spencer, Garden City Susan Spencer, Garden City Shelly Springs, Garden City Annie Staats, Garden City Todd Staats, Garden City Donna Stanford, Garden City Dawn Stephen, Garden City Ed Stevenson, Garden City Brad Stewart, Ellis Eric Stewart, Smith Center Janet Stinemetz, Garden City Tonya Stockton, Lakin Kurt Stoner, Garden City Pamela Stoops, Garden City Denise Stout, Garden City Jeanette Strasser, Scott City Kurt Strasser, Scott City Reese Strickland, Mediapolis, IA Clarence Swearingen, Garden City Rhonda Swonger, Bloom Frank Szymanski, Garden City Stephanie Talbott, Garden City Kory Taylor, Omaha, NE Larry Taylor, Palmetto, FL Richard Taylor, Garden City Shane Taylor, Liberal Todd Taylor, Valley Center Troy Taylor, Grand Island, NE Olga Terrones, Garden City Troy Thomeczek, Syracuse Larry Thompson, Newton Kathi Tibbets, Valley Center Jeff Tolbert, Garden City Mark Tomey, Holcomb Loretta Torres, Satanta Alice Tran, Garden City Bryant Traylor, Garden City Anita Trevino, Ulysses Sandra Trotter, Garden City Tin Truong, Garden City Terri Tucker, Ingalls Dean Turner, Overbrook Sylvia Urrutia, Garden City Rod Valdez, Wichita Heather Valentine, Kendall Huong Van, Garden City StudentslStudent Services 69

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New facilities and new faces among changes for STUDE T SERVICES New facilities and a new Dean were among changes made in the Student Services department. Director of Admissions!- Counselor Beth Tedrow was named Dean of Student Ser- vices after the resignation of Ron Hopkins. Hopkins resign- ed in January ending nearly 20 years at the college. Tedrow, an alumni of GCCC, obtained her B.S. at the University of Kansas and her M.S. in guidance and counseling from Fort Hays State University. Although she still had some of her former duties, Tedrow planned many improvements in the student services pro- gram. The department includ- ed Health Services, Financial Aid, Scholarships, Counsel- ing, Transfer and Employ- ment opportunities. Health Services planned and presented health-related programs according to in- dividual needs. These services were coordinated by Health Nurse Mary Chappel. She pro- vided first aid for emergen- cies, consulted with others in the medical profession for students who did not have local doctors, sponsored free athletic physicals and was available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Financial aid for students was available through funds from the college, federal government programs and donations to the Endowment Association. The aid ranged from scholarships, grants and loans to work study jobs. Bill Bryan, director of ad- missions and Amie Keyes, assistant director of admis- sions, were available for per- sonal, educational, and voca- tional counseling. They helped with the orientaion and pre-enrollment of students 68 Student ServiceslStudents along with Dean of Admis- sions, Larry Fowler. Their duties also included assigning students faculty advisors from their particular field of study. The counselors also handled transfers which included ap- plications for admissions, sen- ding copies of transcripts to future institutions, and a cam- pus visit if possible. Students should take advantage of pre- enrollment so they can get the classes they need, when they want them, Bryan said. Tedrow and the Kansas State Employment Service cooperated in finding suitable employment for interested students. On-campus jobs were available for qualified students through the office of Aids and Awards. I have a lot to learn, but when I finally get everything cleared up I am going to do all that I can to expand student services and make students even more aware of what we can do for them, Tedrow said. The new facilities provided a more centralized location, which in turn provided easier access for the students and less hassle. The new location also pro- vided privacy in the separate areas. It's going to be a lot easier to discuss students' pro- blems in a much more private environment, said Jerri Sapp, financial aid advisor. Learning through experience- Dean of Student Services Beth Tedrow deals with a variety of tasks in her new position. ..,....-..,.,f,, .,,.,-pp-uw-0 -ui

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6 th GEKEICSSYXTIQ Commencement programs were converted into fans as 169 graduates waited to receive their diplomas. The number of friends and family in the stands, as well as warm spring temperatures, made the already warm gym- nasium even hotter. The Rev. Calvin Hartman from the First United Methodist Church gave the In- vocation. Carolyn Klassen, staff accompianist, provided the organ music for the 67th What a year-Nursing graduates Linda Gazaway and Lois Heard offer each other their congratulations. graduating class. Kevin Moss, graduate, sang Oh Danny Boy. College President Dr. Thomas Saffel introduced the speaker, Ernest Garcia. Garcia was a native of Garden City who spent the previous 15 years in public service, including defense posts, White House assignments and Sergeant-at- Arms of the U.S. Senate. According to Saffel, he is a local boy who made good. In high school he was a fair coun- try basketball player and one of the nicest students I ever worked with. The only time I had him in my office, it was to talk of positive matters, Saf- fel said. Saffel was the principal at Garden City High School when Garcia was a student there. Garcia urged the graduates to devote at least one block of their lives to government service. Too many of our ablest citizens draw back, evidently fearful of being sullied in the broiling activity of partisan af- fairs, Garcia said. This has to change. We need intelligent, creative, steady political leadership as at no time before in our history. There must be more talent in government, he ex- plained. Student Government Association President Todd Taylor gave the student response. I got a lot for a little, he said. My memories and friends and the self-respect I gained by just making it are what I received here. All of us have a lot of people to thank for what we got here. I did it!-Deanrie Spanier, holding her son Adam, reveals her excitement at receiving her cosmetology cer- tificate. X 1 5 .13 V Q