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COASTAL BEND COLLEGE CATALOG 2014-2015
Beeville Named Campus Facilities
Robert J. Beasley, Jr. Administration Building
This is one of five original CBC buildings dedicated in 1968. In the west wing are offices of the president, admissions/registar, board of trustees conference room and human resources. In the east wing is the business office, the computer center, institutional advancement, and institutional research. This building is named in honor of the late Robert J. Beasley, Jr., an original member of the board of trustees and a community leader in Beeville.
Gertrude R. Jones Auditorium
This center for college and community cultural programs contains an auditorium, classrooms, and offices. Rooms for private practice in voice and instrumental music are also available. Drama productions, musicals, and other cultural programs are presented in the auditorium each semester. The late Gertrude Russell Jones was a longtime college supporter and Bee County civic leader.
Fred C. Latcham, Jr. Academic-Science Building
The academic building holds classrooms, laboratories, and offices of faculty in the social sciences, languages, sciences and mathematics. It was completed in 1968 and named in honor of the late Fred C. Latcham, Jr., a member of the original board of trustees who played a key role in organizing the College District.
Peter S. Marecek Physical Fitness Center
The fitness center includes the 足gymnasium and modern Nautilus-brand training equipment. A veteran public schools educator, the late Peter S. Marecek was a proponent of physical activities in education. He was instrumental on the original board of trustees to start a college in Beeville.
George F. Elam Technical-Vocational Building
The structure is named in honor of the late George F. Elam, who first served the college as a member of the original board of trustees, and later Dean of Student Services. It was completed in 1968 and contains offices of health services and business technology instructors. It also houses workforce education classrooms including cosmetology, computer, and vocational nursing laboratories.
James R. Dougherty Student Center
Benton Hall
First occupied in 1972, the two-story residence hall has two wings and houses 140 students. Its name honors the late Roy M. Benton, longtime dean of fiscal affairs and former executive vice president.
James R. Dougherty, Jr. Dental Technology Building
This building was completed in the fall of 1973 and houses the CBC Dental Hygiene Program. It was dedicated by the Dougherty family in memory of the late James R. Dougherty, Jr., who lost his life in combat.
Grady C. Hogue Learning Resource Center (Library)
Dedicated in November, 1978, the Learning Resource Center, commonly known as the library, contains more than 43,000 volumes. A sunken area houses reference materials, records, atlases, the PLE collection, newspapers, and back issues of periodicals (bound and microfilm). AV equipment, and microfilm readers are adjacent to the respective materials. Current periodicals, the main circulating book collection, the Texana collection, Internet computers, older newspapers, and microfilm reader/printers are housed on the upper level. The Reference desk and Circulation desk are located near the security entrance with staff available to assist students. Our online catalog is available on computers scattered throughout the facility. Electronic resources are accessible via the library website. The late Dr. Grady C. Hogue was the first president of Coastal Bend College, serving from 1965 to 1984.
Frank Jostes Visual Arts Building / Simon Michael Art Gallery
Named in honor of the late CBC Board Trustee Frank Jostes of Tynan, the visual arts building was completed in 1982. It houses programs in art, child development, and drafting and design. Mr. Jostes, on the original CBC board, is one of the men responsible for creating a college in Beeville. The structure, built for northern solar lighting, also houses the Simon Michael Art Gallery. Dedicated in 1982 in honor of the late South Texas artist and retired art instructor, the Simon Michael Art Gallery provides opportunities for students and the community to view the work of professional and student artists. A 2,000-square foot glass studio with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities was added to the visual arts program in 1989. CBC was the first community college in Texas to construct such a facility, now the oldest academic educational glass blowing facility in the state.
Campus student life in Beeville finds its focus in the James R. Dougherty Student Center, completed in the spring of 1969, and constructed with the assistance of a generous gift to the college from the James R. Dougherty family of Beeville. This building contains the bookstore, cafeteria, a game area, lounges, TRiO programs, and the CBC Student Government Association.
Dan A. Hughes Petroleum Technology Building
Joe Hunter Field
R.W. Dirks Student Services Building
Coastal Bend College and A.C. Jones High School athletes use the baseball field and six tennis courts for club sports, recreation, and University Interscholastic League competitions. Built in 1971, the sports facilities were built through contributions from Louise W. Hunter as a memorial to her husband, Joseph R. Hunter.
Dedicated in November, 1983, this building contains laborato足ries, classrooms, and offices. It was constructed with the assistance of a gift from Dan A. Hughes, oil and gas businessman, and owner of Hughes Texas Petroleum Limited of Beeville. The building houses radiologic technology and nursing programs and facilities. Completed in the fall of 1990, the student services building and its 19,000 square feet of space is a showcase of services available to CBC students. It houses counseling, advising, job placement, a career center, computer-assisted and tutorial instruction, testing, classrooms, and the financial aid office. The building was named in honor of R.W. "Bill" Dirks, a longtime member and former board chairman of the CBC Board of Trustees.