Springfield Technical Community College - Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Faculty Views Homer R. Angers Automotive Richard D. Cormier Automotive David A. Baldyga Bio Med Instrumentation John E. Bugbee Bio-Med Instrumentation Kenneth C.DuPont Bio-Medical Instrument Technology 1 feel teaching is a fine but a very dif- ficult profession. You feel good when one of your students makes it big James M. Curran Biological Sciences The students at STCC are intelligent ' individuals with a wide variety of in- terests They are cooperative and friendly Irene Dillon Anatomy and Physiology (Biological Sciences) I am trying to teach my students the fun of learning, how to learn, and how to prepare for their future Helen B. Holmes Biological Sciences Teaching involves a lot of interaction between people — this 1 find stimulat- ing. And I especially enjoy sharing the exciting developments in modern biol- ogy with others. George Leslie Biological Sciences Edward R. MacLosky Biological Sciences Roberta Nichols Biological Sciences The ideal campus should have areas where the students can congregate, walk, and think free of pollution (noise, smoke etc ). ' Vincent D. DiMonaco Business Administration Gerard J. DiSanti Business Administration My aim is to teach my students com- mon sense and an understanding and appreciation of the real world Robert J. Donoghue Business Administration John J. Godfrey Business Administration Mitchell Gregorski Business Administration I feel that there is a good two way communication between students and faculty resulting in a good relationship William Herd Business Administration The college ' s faculty and staff try to work as a team to fulfill the needs and ambitions of each student Jack Barocas Chemistry Goldsmith H. Conant Chemistry In my classes my aim is to teach my students interest in citizenship: how to be a steady, useful, thinking mem- ber of society. If some science is picked up in the process, so much the better Elsa M. Niedbala Chemistry My students ' reaction to my course — Chemistry — who needs it?!

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Charles B. Zumwalt Counselor and Director of Placement My position as Director of Placement deals with off- campus employment (both part and full time) for students and graduates of STCC. Several hundred firms in the Greater Springfield area, as well as recruiters from the Hartford and Boston areas, are sent a letter advising them of the disciplines from which we will have graduates. Some firms send recruiters to interview candidates on campus and others ask that interested candidates contact them at their place of business. Some years have been more successful than others, but placement has never been less than 90 %. I forsee a continued need for our type of graduates. A Special Thanks to a Special Person Buth McClain More Than a Counselor Have a problem? Need some constructive suggestions for transfer plans? Have a course, time, or teacher conflict? Need a sensitive ear to listen to some personal crisis? A few months ago all of these difficulties could and would have been handled by Mrs. Buth McClain, one of the most capable counselors that STCC has ever known. Mrs. McClain came to STCC in August of 1971 and left us this January in order to join her husband, who is doing doctoral work in Louisiana. While she was here, her responsibilities included the personal and career counseling of Allied Health Service students and numerous others who sought her advice. She assisted in reviewing admissions applications and student scheduling. It was also Mrs. McClain who established the faculty advisory system and trained the new health and peer counselors. In addition to this, she did all of the college s testing and still found time to coach the cheerleaders. One cannot help being impressed by Mrs. McClain ' s professional contributions and qualifications. However, those of us who knew her tend to think of her as Buth and not Mrs. McClain, as a sensitive, warm, and understanding human being, who did not merely do a job or fulfill a function, but who made her job a part of her life and her life a part of her job. To say that she will be missed would be a gross understatement of fact. 23

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Kenneth W. Killings Chemistry John P. Spineti Mathematics and Chemistry STCC has the widest range of abili- ties imaginable! Most students accept required introductory courses and work very hard in them. Sophie L. Drost Cosmetology On weekends I work on my car Saturday afternoon and evening I spend at demolition derbys. I am very interested in antique cars and motor- cycle racing. Joan Purcell Cosmetology If both faculty and students alike keep in mind th at we can learn from each other and share each others knowledge, a healthy atmosphere wil grow. George Cusson Data Processing Most students are warm and recep- tive. At STCC there is a much closer bond than at other schools, Thomas F. Tetlow Data Processing Deborah V. Del Dotto Dental Assistant Dorathea Foote Dental Hygiene The relationship between students and faculty is great! I may flunk all of the seniors so they will be around next year. Helen M. Sady Dental Assistant Mitchell Walkowicz Electronics James J. Waters Electronics Peter J. Montessi Engineering Graphics Range of abilities is highly diversi- fied — a real oddball bell shaped curve. William L. Tuthil! Civil Engineering Technology Too many high students are brought up under the theme of a 4 year college or work, and as a result there has been not only a loss in tapping our human resources, but an unfair stigma at- tached to those not going on to a 4 year college. The community college sys- tem is an answer to this. John R. Warner Civil Engineering Technology The graduating class of 1972 and this year ' s class seem to have much in common; sincere interest in the pro- gram and good motivation Kathleen A. Andrew English Teaching is one of the few areas where human and aesthetic values prevail over the profit motive Anthony J. Bialas English I hope our classes continue to be small enough to maintain personal rapport. 25