Penn Valley Community College - Outlook Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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i ,Q-X 5, -V f Faculty Provide College Backbone Faculty assignments at Penn Valley Community College in- cluded both veteran instructors with years of experience and a number of new instructors. All were devoted to bringing the best in educational methods to a community college and their enthusiasm for their work and their students became one of the Hhallmarksl' for the college in its first year of operation. In addition to the traditional instruction, faculty members were prepared to make use of the latest techniques in instruc- tion as well as to recognize the needs of the community with the introduction of a number of tech- nical and vocational programs. Whatever the challenge the fa- culty adapted to the needs in order to bring a feeling of suc- cess to a difficult undertaking- the establishment of a new col- lege with both traditions of the past to live up to and opportuni- ties for a future with unlimited possibilities. ABOVE: 7969-70 Penn Valley faculty. RIGHT: Dr. Overton T. Ballard is shown helping a student in the laboratory. Total service of ninety-three years to the stu- dents of the college district have been given by three members of the faculty who will mark June, 197O'l as their official dates of retirement from the teaching profession. However, such educators as Miss Mildred Wright, chairman, l-lome Economics department, Dr. Overton B. Ballard, chairman, Biology Depart- ment, and lVlr. James Lawton Bennett, Chairman, Division of Engineering and Technology, will never actually retire since their inspiration and leader- ship will continue to be felt within the local com- munity as well as nationally, as students from their classes continue to apply the knowledge these three individuals have given during the years they have acted as instructors, departmental chairmen and professionals. Fa Mr. Ja 1 nomi the s hous dietit educ best been tial l Conti favor part in th theat as a