Chattanooga State History

Chattanooga State History 1980

Highlight: New Student Center will keep name for former governor Blanton. Bill to merge CSTCC and Chattanooga Technical Institute dies.

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"Center to Keep Name of Former Governor,” by Nancy Harris, Chattanooga Times, January 5, 1980, p. A1. Also in JPG.: “A spokesman for the state Board of Regents says there is no indication it will reconsider the question raised last year over naming the new student center at Chattanooga State Technical Community College for former Gov. Ray Blanton.” “But, in fact, when the college decided to name its new $1.65 million instructional materials center in honor of Mrs. Augusta R. Kolwyck, formal tribute was paid to her with a dedication ceremony and the unveiling of her portrait for the building. She was the first director of the school’s original library when CSTCC was a technical institute.”
"Training Contract Is Signed,” Chattanooga Times, January 5, 1980, p. C2. Also in JPG.: “The Chattanooga Hamilton County Private Industry Council formerly signed a $114,500 contract Friday with Chattanooga State Technical Community College for a ‘women in construction’ training program.”
"Bill Seeks CSTCC-Vocational Tech Merger,” by Nancy Hartis, Chattanooga Times, January 10, 1980, p. A1. Also in JPG 1 and 2.: “The vocational school, the smaller of the two institutions, is presently governed by the state Board of Education….”
On same scan: “Bill Would Merge Vo-Tech, CSTCC,” Chattanooga News-Free Press, January 10, 1980, p. B6.
"Merger Meets Mixed Reactions,” by Nancy Hartis, Chattanooga Times, January 13, 1980, p. D4. Also in JPG 1 and 2.: “Tom E. Geraghty, a professor at UTC and a member of the state Board of Education, which currently holds jurisdiction over the vocational school, expressed adamant opposition to the proposal, which is being drafted into the form of a local bill by state Sen. Ray C. Albright and state Rep. Paul Starnes.”
"Legislators Will Offer Choice on Vocational School Control,” by Fred Travis, Chattanooga Times, January 24, 1980, p. B2. Also in JPG.: Various plans are being discussed.
"Chattanooga State Making Steady Gains,” by Larry Headrick, Chattanooga News-Free Press, February 3, 1980, p. E3. Also in JPG.: Article discusses the need for a Humanities/Fine Arts Center. Gov. Lamar Alexander has included the $5 million, 46,000 square foot building on his budget.
"School Merger Action Deferred,” Chattanooga Times, February 20, 1980, p. D4. Also in JPG.: Sen. Ray Albright deferred consideration of his plan by the Senate education committee “because of a memorandum from Gov Lamar Alexander’s office saying the administration opposes the change.”
"New Book Tells Programs, Rapid Growth of CSTCC,” Chattanooga News-Free Press, February 24, 1980, p. B2. Also in JPG 1 and 2.: “Dr. Charles Branch, president of Chattanooga State, describes the unfolding of the college’s history and rapid growth in a chapter of a new book entitled ‘Community Colleges of Tennessee: The Founding and Early Years.’”
"Albright Measure on School Consolidation Fails in Committee,” Chattanooga Times, February 27, 1980, p. C2. Also in JPG.: “A stringer [sic] measure to eliminate duplication and waste in the state’s vocational technical education program failed in the Senate education committee Tuesday.”
"Manufacturers Present $35,000 to CSTCC,” Chattanooga News-Free Press, May 21, 1980, p. A3. Also in JPG.: “This gift is “to the Chattanooga State Foundation to support student scholarships at CSTCC.”
"CSTCC Programs Help Fill Area Manpower Needs,” by Larry Headrick, Chattanooga News-Free Press, July 27, 1980, p. B15. Also in JPG.: CSTCC “for years has been a major supplier of manpower for companies dealing with products and services in the Chattanooga area.”
"5-Year Growth Noted in Continuing Education,” Chattanooga News-Free Press, August 10, 1980, p. B1. Also in JPG.: “Serving some 30,940 individuals during the past five years, the division of continuing education at Chattanooga State is one of the fastest growing divisions of the college.” Dr. David Haddock, associate dean of continuing education, discusses program.
"Taking a Cool Look at Hot Careers for Women,” by Cynthia Marcotte, Chattanooga News-Free Press, August 17, 1980, p. K5. Also in JPG 1 and 2.: "Career Planning and Placement Center is under the direction of coordinator Larry Lewis. “In the year since the center opened its doors, more than 1500 hopefuls (90 percent of them women) have taken their first steps toward promising careers.”
"Chattanooga State Story No Longer ‘Best Kept Secret ’,” by Ellen LeVan, Chattanooga News-Free Press, August 24, 1980, p. D7. Also in JPG.: “Officials of the college take two different approaches toward academic training. The first centers on the career program, in which 75 to 80 percent of the students participate…. Secondly, emphasis is placed on the transfer program for students who plan to go on to a four-year institution after graduation from Chattanooga State.” Pictures not copied.
"Branch Tells Rotarians of Progress at CSTCC,” by Dana Narramore, Chattanooga News-Free Press, September 18, 1980, p. B7. Also in JPG.: “Dr. Charles William Branch, president of Chattanooga State Technical Community College, briefed the progress that has taken place since the college changed six years ago. The legislative mandate clearly identified four basic changes the institution was to make in 1974, he said.”
"CSTCC Has Highest Enrollment for Fall,” Chattanooga News-Free Press, October 19, 1980, p. A15. Also in JPG.: “Some 4,933 students enrolled in classes at Chattanooga State, marking a 7.4 percent increase over last year…. ‘Another reason area students choose Chattanooga States [sic] is the low cost of attending the college,’ she [Mrs. Hoppe] continued.”
"CSTCC Hires 4 New Faculty Members,” Chattanooga News-Free Press, November 2, 1980, p. A13. Also in JPG.: Dr. Sara Kuhn is listed.
"Music Born at College,” by Emily McDonald, Chattanooga Times, November 19, 1980, p. C3. Also in JPG.: The humanities building wasn’t finished, “but in May the choir presented ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’ on a portable stage in the university center.”
"CSTCC Flight Simulator Offers Practice for Instrument Rating,” by Larry Headrick, Chattanooga News-Free Press, November 23, 1980, p. B8. Also in JPG 1 and 2.: Bill Bradford, aviation technician, discusses the simulator as it is currently used.
"Alexander Reaffirms Commitment to Center at Chattanooga State,” by Dick Kopper, Chattanooga Times, December 23, 1980, p. B1. Also in JPG.: Gov. Lamar Alexander remains committed to a technical training center at Chattanooga State “’if there’s not an alternative space for it.’” A question is raised about “the way funding in Tennessee higher education is tied to enrollment.”

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The Chattanooga Times Free Press has given Chattanooga State Community College, Augusta R. Kolwyck Library, permission to scan and post newspaper articles on its Web page. Permission was provided to the library by Bob Lutgen, Managing Editor of Operations, Chattanooga Times Free Press on April 17, 2006, and extended August 1, 2006, and August 13, 2008.

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          Augusta R. Kolwyck, for whom the library is named
          East Campus History
          Library History
          Vicky Leather, Dean of Library Services

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