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PRESIDENT’S CORNER There are many reasons for Hutchinson Community College’s success, but much of it can be attributed to the tremendous support that the College receives from the community. That support for the attraction of outstanding faculty, for wonderful classroom and laboratory facilities, and for state of the art equipment, enables Hutchinson Community College to continue to attract some of the best and brightest students to the College and Reno County.

“Hutchinson Community

Enrollment growth reinforces the positive impression that learners of all ages have of Hutchinson Community College. Last year a record full-time equivalency of over 4,000 students enrolled at Hutchinson Community College with a headcount of over 9,500 students taking credit classes and over 6,000 students accessed noncredit classes.

The residence halls are at capacity with approximately 550 students living in campus housing which includes the apartments to the east of campus and the Ramada Inn.

College will, as is stated in its mission statement, Continue to Expand Its Tradition of Excellence through Learning and Collaboration with the support of Nearly 35 percent of Hutchinson this outstanding community. “ Community College students are from Dr. Edward Berger As Hutchinson Community College approaches 85 years of service to Reno County and Kansas, the College continues to reflect the community commitment to excellence that is a hallmark of this institution. Student groups excel in national competitions that range from athletics and debate to agricultural judging, music and countless other programs. Students excel when they transfer to universities, out-performing native students. Students completing technical training programs excel in the workplace with world class skills.

Reno County, with approximately 42 percent of graduating seniors from Reno County attending Hutchinson Community College. Nearly 85 percent of Hutchinson Community College students are from Reno, Harvey, McPherson, Rice and Sedgwick Counties.

Forty-seven percent of Hutchinson Community College students are technical students. The technical component of the HCC mission is reinforced through continuing partnerships with Business and Industry and the Kansas Department of Commerce. Grant programs provide significant incentives for expansion of programs in high demand areas.

Recognizing that maintaining and upgrading facilities is essential, Hutchinson Community College embarked on a Master Planning process that has seen the renovation and expansion of the Parker Student Union, Shears Technology Center, Rimmer Learning Center, Gowans Stadium, the Industrial Technology Center, the AdeWifco Reno County Industrial Center, the Stringer Fine Arts Center and the Smith Science Center. The successful master planning process for the main campus has triggered the development of a similar plan for South Campus with priorities on the replacement of Cameron Hall and expansion of the Ag Power facility.

Additionally, the Hutchinson Community College Board of Trustees has purchased the Quest Center immediately to the west of Davis Hall to accommodate the expansion of Allied Health programs. The Quest Center currently hosts the Physical Therapy Assistant and Respiratory Therapy Assistant programs. It is anticipated that the Health Information Technology program will relocate to the Quest as well as the Surgical Tech program.

As Hutchinson Community College approaches 85 years of service I am reminded of the quote from Kuan-Tze that we use for the Dillon Lecture Series, “If you plan for one year plant rice, for ten years plant trees, for a hundred years, educate men.” It is quite clear that Reno County is planning for a hundred years.

Hutchinson Community College will, as is stated in its mission statement, Continue to Expand Its Tradition of Excellence through Learning and Collaboration with the support of this outstanding community.

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R etirees Honored for Years of Service One of the bittersweet moments for the Hutchinson Community College campus each graduation is the recognition of retiring faculty and staff. Two individuals will conclude their service Sharon Hovious retired in May of 2012, after 19 years of service to HCC. Most recently, Hovious served as the administrative assistant to the Vice President for Outreach and Workforce Development, Steve Porter.

As part of her duties, Hovious worked to promote the very popular Motorcycle Safety and Commercial Drivers License (CDL) courses to students from around the state. Hovious also helped with the coordination of a variety of workforce development courses, and provided assistance in the coordination of several workforce courses, including the Manufacturing Skills Certificate courses at HCC. Hovious began her career at HCC in 1993 in the records office. She has held several different positions at the college since then.

“I have really enjoyed meeting all the people I come in contact with via email, telephone and in person,” Hovious said. “I have enjoyed learning new things and keeping up with all the changes that come with my job.

to HCC this spring with their retirements. The duo will be honored at HCC’s graduation ceremonies in May.

Hovious has seen a lot of change on campus in her nearly 20 years with the college. The changes in technology through the years and the improvements on campus are some of the more memorable aspects.

“There has always been something new to be learned about my job, and the procedures,” Hovious added. “Also, the change in the buildings, with new buildings being constructed and the old ones being remodeled to the point you would not recognize them.”

In her retirement, Hovious plans to continue her new hobby of playing the piano, something she started last year. She also plans to travel with her husband and spend more time with her grandchildren. She will also continue to volunteer with several organizations in Hutchinson and do some home improvement projects.

Anita Lawrenz retired from HCC in the fall of 2011, after 16 years of service to the college.

working with HCC has been her supportive staff in the bookstore.

Lawrenz began her career at HCC in July of 1996, serving as a clerk in the Campus Store. She was promoted to the Campus Store Manager position in 1999, the job she held until her retirement.

“I can’t say that there is just one thing that I enjoy the most about my job,” Lawrenz noted. “Having a great staff has made a huge difference, people that are willing to take on the challenge and work with you as a TEAM is a huge benefit to any manager.”

During her career, Lawrenz has seen several changes to the campus, particularly in the growth and renovation of the campus facilities. She was instrumental in setting up the bookstore sites for the HCC McPherson and Newton locations.

“When I began, we did not have an actual bookstore site at either the Newton or McPherson sites. I helped set up the registers and the sales that are now taking place at each location. This change gives the off-campus student population the opportunity to make their purchases within their own area, and avoid the drive to Hutchinson.”

“It has been a very challenging job (here at HCC), it is always busy within the store, and the changes that have taken place over the years have kept me busy.”

One of the things Lawrenz has enjoyed most about

retirees

“I will miss my staff here on main campus the most when I retire,” Lawrenz added. “I have three wonderful full-time ladies that have been working with me in the store.

Without them I could not accomplish the goals set forth within the store. I wish them continued success and I know that the new manager will take the store even further than I did once I am retired.

Sharon hovious

Anita Lawrenz

Lawrenz plans to use her free time in retirement to spend more time with her grandchildren, in addition to more time to read, sew and garden.

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combined with getting most states to enact safety belt laws, we were able to increase safety belt use by four-times the amount, while I was at (NHTSA).”

T

he 2012 Alumna of the Year at Hutchinson Community College has “learned a lot from a dummy.”

Diane Steed, a student at HCC in 1963-64, has been selected as the Alumna of the Year by the HCC Alumni and Friends Organization.

She will be honored with her award as part of the 2012 HCC Graduation ceremonies.

A professional with a long and distinguished career in public service, Steed may be best known for her work with a couple of dummies.

While Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA), Steed was instrumental in the public education campaign for seat belt safety that introduced the characters of Crash Test Dummies Vince and Larry, who were part of a wildly-popular advertising campaign in the late 1980’s with the slogan, “You can learn a lot from a dummy.

Buckle your seatbelt.”

“It marked the first time (NHTSA) had used humor in a safety campaign,” Steed noted. “There was a lot of concern about it among the agency and others, but the campaign was extremely successful. That

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In fact, Vince and Larry became so iconic to American pop culture at the time, they became part of the official collection of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., in July of 2010.

Steed, herself, got to escort the dummies that were critical in saving so many American lives and took part in the celebration to commemorate their induction into the museum’s permanent collection.

“It was amazing,” Steed added. “It was such an honor to have been a part of it, and to have made a difference.”

Steed’s gamble on the dummies resulted in a 27% reduction in the fatality rate on the nation’s streets and highways. Roger White, the Smithsonian Associate Curator for Automobiles had high praise for Steed’s accomplishments in safety.

“These commercials undoubtedly saved millions of lives, and really they’re comedy classics in and of themselves,” White said. “Without the enormous talent that went into them, they wouldn’t have been as effective.”

Steed, a Hutchinson native, chose to attend HCC after her graduation from Hutchinson High, in part because of the encouragement of her parents, Charles and Helen Steed, who were also both alumni.

“My Mom and Dad had gone (to HCC), and thought it was a good

idea,” Steed added. “I knew that I wanted to go on to the University (of Kansas), so I checked with KU and found out their requirements.

After that, I worked with the HCC counselors and found a program that would allow me to do that quickly.”

Steed has high praise for the support of the HCC staff and faculty during her stay on campus.

“The (counselors at HCC) were very helpful and friendly,” Steed noted.

“They let me change my first year courses so that I could get the credits I needed. They were very willing to help you further your education the way you wanted to.”

Steed has fond memories of HCC and Hutchinson, particularly of the activities in town that the college students enjoyed for entertainment.

“I have great memories of the (NJCAA) basketball tournament,” Steed said. “It was always fun to go to and to have it there in Hutch. I also remember dragging Main Street.

We’d go up to Sandy’s Drive-In and down to First and then turn around and come back. I’ve always liked Hutchinson, I think it’s just a great town.”

After her time at HCC, Steed went on to the University of Kansas to pursue studies in political science and journalism. As a student with a lot of ambition, Steed wanted to make a difference in the world and had a little help from a fellow Kansan in the process.

“I got to go to Washington, back when Bob Dole was a congressman.

He would hire constituent’s kids as interns in the summer,” Steed added.

“When I went and did that, I had the ambitions of saving the world. In fact, we got there and they set us down behind a bank of automatic typewriters and set us to start typing 60,000 letters for Mr. Dole’s re-election campaign. I asked the man in charge, ‘When do we get to meet the congressman?’ He laughed and said, ‘You don’t’.”

Steed, however, was not one to give up easily. She formulated a plan to get to meet then-Congressman Dole.

“It was in the days before there were restrooms in the office suites,” Steed noted. “So one day, I followed him to the restroom and stood outside and waited for him to come out. I told him I was from Kansas, that I wanted to go to law school, and did he have any advice for me. He looked at me and asked if he knew me.

I told him I was an intern, and then he asked what I was doing for him. When I explained about the letters, he said, ‘Well, we can’t have you doing that.’ Instead of staying two weeks like the interns normally stay, I got to stay the whole summer and do casework for him.”

Steed returned to the University of Kansas, and was about to graduate, when a twist of fate-or perhaps a twist of dateset her on the path of public service.

“I was dating a guy at KU at the time,” Steed added. “He said “I’m going to go take this test, and you don’t have anything to do, so why don’t you come down to take it too.’ The morning was the standard civil service exam, but the afternoon test was really interesting, it was one of those tests that don’t have a right or wrong answer.”

The test was the Presidential Management Intern Program test, designed to develop managers for the agencies and programs managed by the federal government.

When Steed took the exam, over 17,000 people across the country took the test, but there were only 400 jobs available to those who passed the test.

“I passed the test,” Steed joked. “But, he didn’t. It was the beginning of a great career, and the end of an interesting relationship.”

Steed began her career in government service in the Defense Supply Agency (which no longer exists) and then moved to the Office of Management and Budget.

“We were given a number of projects (at DSA), and given a chance to try and test our management skills,” Steed added. “It was a wonderful start, and really, really interesting. There were only ten of us in my class at the agency.”

She rose to the chief of the office at OMB, and was a key figure in federal regulatory reform. In 1981, she became a deputy administrator of the National Highway Traffic Administration, and in 1983, was promoted to Administrator, a position she held until 1989. She served as the longest-tenured Administrator of the agency, a record she still holds today.

to be a safety pioneer, working closely with auto makers Ford and Chrysler to promote child seat and booster seat safety.

Steed is now semi-retired, but is pursuing another transportation passion: airplanes.

Steed is in the training program to become a docent at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington.

“I love it,” Steed commented. “But it is a lot of information to learn. There is lots of classroom work, and then you work with a mentor doing public tours.

I’ve only done part of two public tours at this point, but it is so much fun. I also stay busy as a volunteer at the (Reagan) National Airport in the afternoon. I love airplanes, and I’m learning more about them than I thought I’d ever know.”

Steed has also given back to HCC, with the establishment of the Charles and Helen Steed Scholarship through the HCC Endowment Association. Steed felt strongly about making a difference for others in pursuing their education.

“I wanted to help kids in need (of financial assistance),” Steed said. “My parents spoke so highly of HCC, so I thought they would like to have their names on a scholarship that would help other people. It was a way to give back.”

After her time in the government, she was the director for the Coalition for Vehicle Choice, one of the nation’s largest automotive consumer coalitions. Then, in 1995, Steed founded Stratacomm, a public relations and communications counseling firm, specializing in transportation issues. She continued

Diane Steed’s Accomplishments Deputy Administrator NHTSA Student at HCC HHS graduate

1963

Top 10 Defense Supply Agency Personnel Award

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1968

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1981

Woman of the Year by Women’s Transportation Seminar

1983

Volunteers in aviation education

Trailblazer Award from 3M

Administrator in NHTSA

Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award

Graduated from KU

HCC Commencement Speaker

1988

Founded Stratacomm

Director of Coalition for Vehicle Choice

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Stratacomm merges and Steed semi-retires

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Steve Fritz 2012 Quarterback Club Hall of Fame Inductee

Some remember Steve Fritz as the player who hit the game-winning shot in the 1988 NJCAA Tournament championship game for Hutchinson Community College.

Some will remember Fritz as the athlete who put Blue Dragon track and field on the map after winning the junior college decathlon national championship, also in 1988.

Others will remember Fritz at Kansas State University as a dual-sport athlete and more will remember Fritz for his international track and field career that culminated with a world decathlon championship and a memorable performance at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

From playing in front of rabid Blue Dragon fans who packed the Sports Arena in 1988 to competing on the world’s biggest stages in front of more than 100,000 people, Fritz has left an indelible impression on those who have watched him perform and achieve.

On February 18, 2012, Steve Fritz was inducted into the HCC Quarterback Club Hall of Fame’s as the 12th member. His family accepted the award on his behalf.

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Building a Home for the Handicapped Students in the Building Trades program at Hutchinson Community College, along with the Hutchinson Career and Technical Education Academy (HCTEA) students, worked together on the construction of a handicapped-accessable duplex for Interfaith Housing.

The HCTEA and HCC students worked together on the construction of the home, located at 1 Snapdragon Court, in Hutchinson. The home is a duplex built to ADA-compliance standards.

The project is the first of a partnership between Interfaith and the Building Trades Program where HHS and HCC students will work together to build, rehabilitate or remodel homes that will then be rented to clients of the Interfaith Housing program.

In the past, the Building Trades program built homes for the general housing market, and sold those homes at regular market value. This year,

the new partnership will allow students to learn their building skills while benefitting the Hutchinson community with new housing options.

Interfaith works with low-income adults and individuals with disabilities to provide housing options. The partnership is designed to allow for more skillbased instruction and provide opportunities to work on new and remodeling construction projects.

student news

A handicappedfriendly duplex at Snapdragon Court is the result of a collaboration between HCC and USD308 residential construction studetns

D ebate & Forensics Teams Sweep Competition The HCC Blue Dragon Debate and Forensic team again won the JV Nationals Tournament, bringing home another national championship trophy to HCC.

HCC won the team sweepstakes title and was named the National Champion team for the Division I category. Division I features the largest group of schools competing at the JV Nationals event.

Individually, HCC had five of the top 10 individual speakers at the tournament, including the JV National Champion speaker in Angel West (Salina).

West was also named National Champion in parliamentary debate and informative speaking,

in addition to winning the overall individual title.

Davis Mattek (Salina), Alexa Shoaff (Hays), Addison Tritt (Salina) and Autumn Brooks (Wichita) also won national titles in their respective events, with 10 national championship trophies coming home with the Blue Dragon team.

The JV National Champion HCC Debate and Forensics team.

How well do you know the Hutchinson Community College campus?

Take a look at these macro photographs and see if you can name the object and campus location.

1. Concrete design on the side of Parker Student Union 2. Shears Technology Center metal awning 3. Clock tower north of Gowans Stadium donated by the Hutchinson Rotary Club 4. Glass windows in the main stairway of Lockman Hall

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All Kansas Academics Named

Student Focus: Harry Purdue

Harry Purdue (Hutchinson) placed eighth in the International Cisco® Networking Academy® NetRiders Skills Challenge, December 2, 2011. Purdue is HCC’s highest-ever place winner in the competition. He is the third HCC student in three years to win the state championship. More than 45 students competed in the international finale.

Brandi Wishon (McPherson) and April Childs (Lyons) have been named to the AllKansas Academic Team for 2012.

Each will receive a $300 scholarship and an additional $1000 scholarship if they attend a Regent School. The team is sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa, The Kansas Association of Community College Trustees and the presidents of the state’s community colleges.

Wishon is a dental hygiene major with a 3.92 grade point average. She is the Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Vice President of Communication, a student ambassador, Dragon Doll Dance Team member, Resident Hall Assistant, Fall 2011 Homecoming Queen, Presidential Leadership Scholar and member of her church youth group.

Childs is a physical therapy major with a 3.84 GPA. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and Honors Student Council Co-President. She currently volunteers at the Animal Shelter and is a middle school tutor. Childs is also a Honor Merit and Presidential Leadership Scholar and on the Dean’s Honor Roll.

Phi Theta Kappa is the honor society for students attending community and two-year colleges. Membership is based on high grade point averages and other criteria, with members focusing on scholastic achievement and service to community and campus.

Blood Drive & Wellness Fair Pink Out

Cancer Awareness Night Several areas of campus collaborated to host a Pink Out fundraiser at the home basketball games on Feb. 25, 2012. The event raised over $6,100 for the Cancer Council of Reno County.

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HCC Student Government Association hosted a Spring Blood Drive with the American Red Cross. The event had over 100 donors. Students were also invited to participate in the Wellness Fair promoting mental and physical health. Both events were held in the Parker Student Union on February 29, 2012.

athletic news

D ragons Earn All-American Honors Melissa Hetherington (Burnley, England) is the Lady Dragon’s first NJCAA first-team all American in soccer.

Hetherington was one of the nation’s top goal scorers in 2011. She set a single-season and freshman record with 36 goals and 86 points. She co-led the nation in goals scored and was second in points, in leading the Lady Dragons to a 17-3 record and a number 3 national ranking.

Khambrel Garland (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) earned honorable mention All-America honors for the Blue Dragon football team.

He posted three interceptions to rank among the team leaders in that category, and had a 67-yard return for a score in a game against Highland. In 2011, Garland posted 31 tackles (23 solo) and broke up nine passes along with one blocked kick.

Cordarrelle patterson (Rock Hill, S.C.) became the third Blue Dragon honored as a two-time All American.

Alicia Robinson (Telford, England) earned second-team honors from the NJCAA for the second year in a row.

Pearl Slattery (Dublin, Ireland) earned honorable mention All America honors from the NJCAA in soccer.

Patterson was selected to the first-team by the NJCAA after setting 15 career, single-season or single-game records at HCC. He holds the records for both total receptions (113), receiving yards (1,832) and receiving and career touchdowns (24 and 36.)

She scored 12 goals and a school-record 27 assists this past season. Her 27 assists led the NJCAA in that category. She holds the career record for assists at HCC with 42, and is fourth in career points (90) and seventh in goals (24).

Slattery became only the sixth Lady Dragon to record 20 or more goals in a single season. She also had 15 assists and 55 points last season. Slattery recorded two hat tricks during the year and went a perfect four-forfour in penalty kicks.

W iley Wins National Championship Sophomore Cassie Wiley (Wellington) took home the top honors in the women’s high jump at the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at Eastern Illinois University on March 3.

Wiley cleared 5 feet 7 inches to tie her career best and capture the national title. Wiley, who is also a member of the HCC women’s volleyball team, had competed in the indoor pentathlon competition, but had to retire from that event following a leg injury.

Page Stuhlsatz (Garden Plain) was the runner up in the pole vault competition, clearing a school record 11 feet and 11 3/4 inches at the meet.

The HCC women finished 12th in the team standings with a total of 19 points, while the HCC men placed ninth overall at the indoor championship meet.

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student news

A new and improved Duke the Dragon was “flown in” in January, marking a new chapter for the legendary Hutchinson Community College mascot.

Duke has a complete new costume, designed by the Canadian company Street Characters. Street Characters is a well-known company that has designed mascot costumes for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers and the San Jose Sharks, in addition to numerous collegiate and corporate mascots.

The new costume is designed for an actor between 5-9 and 6-1. The costume has an internal cooling vest and a Camelback drinking system, to allow the actor portraying Duke to remain comfortable and hydrated while in costume, an essential feature for safety. The costume weighs approximately 50 pounds, including the head. The cost of the costume was paid for by private donations along with funds from the HCC Quarterback Club.

The detachable wings can be removed from the costume, and Duke can wear a variety of clothing options, allowing for him to be supportive of all of the Blue Dragon athletic teams. In addition to attending HCC athletic events, Duke can represent the college at any number of other community and area events to help recruit for the college.

The new costume was revealed at the HCC men’s and women’s basketball games against Butler on January 12. The Blue Dragon has been the HCC mascot since 1929, and several other Duke’s have supported HCC through the years, including some versions constructed by HCC students throughout the years.

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Quest Center to House Health Programs Rapid expansion of the Allied Health programs at HCC has led to a need for additional space for the programs.

To allow for future growth in the health-care industry, the HCC Board of Trustees approved the purchase of the Quest Center, located at 1 East 9th Avenue in Hutchinson.

The Center lies just west of Davis Hall, which currently houses the majority of the HCC Allied Health Department. Two programs, Physical Therapy Assistant and Respiratory Therapy, are already housed in the Quest Center. Plans are to move the Surgical Technologist, and Health Information Technology programs, currently housed in other locations on campus, to the Center by the fall of 2012.

The Quest Center has been home to the Quest Center for Entrepreneurs since 1987, along with several other businesses who rent space in the building. Those services will move to new locations as their leases expire, and the College will move forward with planned renovations on a phased program, in order to provide the least disruption to all involved in the change.

“Enrollment in allied health courses has increased by 54-percent in five years,” said Dr. Edward

Berger, president of HCC. “The vast majority of nurses, paramedics, radiology technicians, surgical technicians, pharmacists and health information technologists in the area received their foundational course work through HCC.”

Acquisition of the Quest Center will allow for further expansion in a variety of health care education programs.

The renovation work on the center will begin in the fall of 2012, with the entire project set to be completed by 2013. When completed, the facility will more than double the educational space for the allied health programs.

John Oswald Remembered

A great friend of Hutchinson Community College was lost this spring with the passing of John Oswald.

Oswald, 82, died in January after a battle with leukemia. Oswald was a very active member of the Hutchinson community. A 1947 graduate of Hutchinson High, Oswald served as the president of several community organizations, including the Kansas State Fair Board, Rotary and the Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce.

His passion for education was strong, and he and his wife, Liz, recently established an endowed scholarship for students at HCC. He also supported scholarship programs at Kansas State University and was the co-sponsor of the Young American Award at Hutchinson High, which has been awarded to the outstanding senior for the past 85 years.

Oswald was a well-known rancher in the area and was the president of the American Polled Hereford Association. He was also a delegate and speaker at the International Hereford Convention.

He also was the founder of Oswald Real Estate, a commercial and residential real estate firm that he operated for 40 years before selling to the J.P. Weigand company.

He is survived by his wife, Liz, four children and seven grandchildren.

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James Schmidt, an HCC alumnus from 1971, recently returned to Hutchinson and spent time on the HCC campus with one of his mentors, Sam Butterfield. The pair took a tour of the campus grounds, and Schmidt enjoyed spending several hours with the man many refer to as “Mr. Blue Dragon”. He shares his experiences as an HCC student, and his fond memories of Sam.

By James A Schmidt II HCC Student 1969-1971

I began my experience with Hutchinson Community Junior College (HCJC) in the fall of 1968 as a freshman. I arrived after an all night drive with my mother to just miss enrollment. We scrambled a bit but, got in. Moving from the larger Topeka, Kansas to this small to mid size town with all my experience of the modern city. Ha! I came with long hair and a fast car. I had a strong desire for a good education in business and to have some fun along the way.

In those days Sam Butterfield’s office, the Athletic Director at the time I believe, was upstairs in the Student Union. When using the main entrance, all students had to filter past his office for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, it was the only way in or out in those days. It was not uncommon to see Mr. Butterfield standing at his office door watching the students as they passed by. He often greeted students in some form and was always with a smile on his face. As the Athletic Director he was most familiar with the various athletes in the school and would often talk with them as they passed by. He seemed a friend to all though. None of us really tried to duck him, just get by quickly.

At HCJC I learned how to write extensive legal and complex style documents like the HCJC Sports Car Club by-laws because of the Dean, Mr. Hoagland, and Mr. Butterfield. They did not hold me back, discourage me (maybe a

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little), or shut me down, so I did it. Perhaps they were concerned but, they did not hold me back.

I have used that learned skill countless times in my business career giving full credit to those fine educators in my mind.

He helped develop so many fine students, young minds, into the people they are today. Mr. Butterfield really did not remember that he and I were involved with a dress code issue or a Sports Car Club at the college. I was not the only one he monitored. But, because he treated all fairly and did not hold me back, encouraged team work at any level for any reason, he made an impact on me, made me a better person.

So many educators do this on a daily basis with out recognition or even the thought of recognition.

Of them all I remember Mr. Butterfield the most, perhaps because I saw him the most. For me, he was a man, educator, and friend that I will always credit as making a positive difference in my life and all those I have come in contact with. I encourage all of you to remember your Mr. Butterfield, your Mr. Hoagland, your school because we did not become what we are alone.

2006 reunion of James Schmidt and Sam Butterfield

C ollins wins Prestigious PTK Scholarship

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Josh Collins (Hesston) recently received a $7,500 scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa.

Collins, a 2011 general studies graduate of HCC, is one of 10 community college students from throughout the United States receiving a prestigious PTK Hites Transfer Scholarship.

The Hites Transfer Scholarship Program, made possible by support from the Hites Family Community College Scholarship Foundation and the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation, supports the outstanding achievements of PTK members.

Collins received his degree with honors from HCC in May with a 4.0 grade point average. He was a member of Phi Theta Kappa and the vice chair of student relations for the Honors Student Council. He was the online editor of the HCC student newspaper The Collegian and was a math tutor. He also worked as a writer for The Hesston Record. He was a member of the All-Kansas Academic Team for 2011 as selected by Phi Theta Kappa.

October 2, 2012 Candy Crowley CNN Political Analyst Candy Crowley is one of the top political experts in the United States, and is the anchor of CNN’s State of the Union. She is CNN’s chief political correspondent and covers major political races, including the Presidential campaign, along with Capitol Hill. She was honored with the Edward R. Murrow award and the Joan Shorenstein Barone Award for excellence in journalism for her coverage of the 2004 Presidential campaign. She won an Emmy award in 2003 for her work on CNN Presents Enemy Within and a DuPont-Columbia University Silver Baton Award for her coverage of the impeachment and trial of President Bill Clinton. She was also recognized by Associated Press for her coverage of Reagan’s 1980 campaign.

November 15, 2012 Kathleen Koch Journalist and Author

Kathleen Koch is an award-winning journalist and author. She is the author of the best seller Rising from Katrina, based on her experiences as a CNN correspondent covering the 2005 hurricane which devastated the Gulf Coast. As Koch approached the Bay St. Louis area that was her former home, the story became personal and these experiences formed the foundation for the book. She spent 18 years as a CNN correspondent based in Washington, D.C., where she covered the Pentagon, Capitol Hill, the White House and major aviation stories. Her work for CNN on Katrina earned her a New York Festivals Gold Medal and she shared in the Peabody Award CNN won for the hurricane coverage. She began her career with the ABC affiliate WLOX in Biloxi, Mississippi. She currently is a member of the University of Southern Mississippi School of Mass Communications and Journalism Advisory Board. She is also a member of Rotary International’s 2010-2011 Alumni Advisory committee.

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Blue Dragon Notes

blue dragon notes Tim Boese is a deputy with the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office.

The Goessel native started his career in Goessel and has spent the last three years in the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office.

Patric Gardner has been promoted to Master Sergeant at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. He started his career with HCF in 2001 and is a member of the Special Operations Response Team and the Special Security Team.

Nelson Haggerty, a former Blue Dragon basketball assistant coach, has been named the head coach for men’s basketball at Midwestern State University.

A trailblazer in his profession, Haggerty is the only AfricanAmerican basketball coach in the Lone Star Conference and one of only six coaches of color in the entire league.

Karen Harris, ’84, is the new Radiology Director for the Rooks County Health Center.

She resides in Hays with her husband, Greg, and her two children, Taelir and Hunter.

Robert Harvey has been appointed to the Kansas Citizens Utility Ratepayers Board. A resident of Topeka, Harvey spent many years in California, including serving as the Chief Administrative Law Judge for the

California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board.

Randy Jordan is a 20-year veteran with the Newton Police Department. He is the school resource officer for the Newton district and is also coach of the Newton High School girl’s basketball team.

Sammy Lane has been named the assistant coach of the Wichita Wings. The Wings participate in the Major Indoor Soccer League and compete from mid-November to midMarch. Lane remains on as the head women’s soccer coach at HCC. Cory D. Lies, ’09, has been named the valedictorian and Fire Chief’s Award winner, for his performance at the Wichita Fire Department academy. He was honored during the 2011 summer graduation ceremony for the WFD recruits.

Michael Lizalde has been named a Vice President at Peoples Bank and Trust in Hutchinson. He is a member of the Young Professionals of Reno County. He resides in Hutchinson.

Mike O’Connor has been nominated as the Coffey County Firefighter of the Year. The award, selected by VFW Post

1022 recognizes O’Connor’s contribution to the EMS and Fire Departments in Coffeyville. He and his fiancée, Hailie Foister, will also marry this upcoming September.

Jon Smith has been named the fire chief for the Mount Hope Fire District. He replaces Dick McMurry, who retired in October.

He has spent 17-years with the Mount Hope department.

Jim Tilton was promoted to Lieutenant in the Emporia Police Department. Tilton, a 21-year police veteran, will be in charge of the animal shelter, training and scheduling along with other tasks in the department. He resides in Emporia.

Ricky Turley is an LPN with Lakeview Village in the Kansas City area. Turley was featured in the Kansas City Nursing News for his service to the patients at Lakeview. He received his LPN degree from HCC. Guy Vollen, a part-time music instructor at HCC, wrote a musical piece entitled “Where Seldom is Heard,” which was part of the 150th Anniversary of Kansas Statehood program. He resides with his wife, Laura, in Wichita, where he also serves as an instructor at Wichita State.

alumni Spotlight: Kyle Goerl

Current Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT Family: Wife, Danae Goerl - Pediatric resident at Primary Children’s Medical Center Career: Currently a second year Family Medical Resident at the University of Utah’s Department of Family & Preventative Medicine.

Years Attended HCC: August 2000- May 2002 Graduated from at HCC: Associate of Arts Degree in Psychology, 2002 HCC Activities you were involved in: Decathlete on the track and field team, member of FCA and the Jazz Choir What makes HCC special to you? To start with it was my home town, and I grew up watching the Blue Dragons on the football field and basketball court, so I already felt a connection to the college. I still vividly remember going crazy the night in 1993 when the basketball team won the NJCAA national tournament in Hutchinson. It was also the place that jump started the things I love about my life today. I developed my interest in medicine there, my athletic accomplishments allowed me to transfer to the University of Nebraska and help contribute to winning a Big 12 team championship, and ultimately, by getting in to medical school, I found the love of my life. Today my wife and I live in a beautiful place, and when I am not working, I am out in the mountains hiking, skiing, mountain biking, road biking, running, and all of these things were made possible because of the start I had at HCC.

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Wedding Bells & In Memoriam Weddings

Engagments

Katherine Edwards/ Gregory Klenda June 4, 2011 Leslie Carlson/ Adam Clough

May 26, 2012

Jennifer Bernal/ Spencer Hunt

June 11, 2011 Crystal Cooper/ Keith Lamb

May 27, 2012

Ranae Suter/ Jerome Nelson

June 25, 2011 Lydia Smith/ Brent Douglas

June, 9, 2012

Whitney Love/ Andrew Parr

Aug. 6, 2011 Jessica Howard/ Steven Grabar

June 30, 2012

Emma Smith/ Travis Cox

Aug. 6, 2011 Melinda Brown/ Michael Sheldon Sept. 24, 2012

Lindsay Rodenhouse/ Aaron Freeman Aug. 26, 2011 Brianna Zimmerman/ Benjamin Prescott Christine Mann/ Rigo Berto Shandi Dix/ Robert Pase

Oct. 1, 2011 Oct. 15, 2011

Undecided

Information received prior March 1, 2012 is included in this publication.

Alumni, former students, current students and staff

Lisa Wineinger/ Monty Moritz Nov. 12, 2011

are indicated by italics.

Kaitlin McConnell/ Nathan Dvorak Dec. 31, 2011

What’s New with You?

Karie Johnson/ Colby Wells

Jan. 14, 2012

Jami Gisick/ Wesley Reeves

March 3, 2012

Lisa Marie Tator/ Derek Boggs

March 10, 2012

Chelsey Hornback/ Brad Crump

March 24, 2012

Maci Colclazier/ Kyler Jones

March 24, 2012

Victoria Fox/ Brad McGrane

April 7, 2012

Michael J. McLeod, 53, Haslet, Tex., April 6, 2011 Manuel L. Bruch, 73, Kingman, Oct. 22, 2011 Rex Amend, 76, Sterling, Oct. 17, 2011 Betty J. Gartrell, 79, Alden, Oct. 28, 2011 Billy N. Turner, Sr., 72, Lyons, Oct. 29, 2011 William D. Blair, 79, Farmington, Nov. 6, 2011

Marguerite R. Voss, 83, Hutchinson, Nov. 8, 2011 Duane A. Stevens, 62, Hutchinson, Nov. 12, 2011 Timothy J. Witte, 30, Culver, Nov. 24, 2011 Mary Lea (Ater) Knox, 71, Andover, Nov. 30, 2011 Charles R. Harr, 79, Newton, Dec. 2, 2011 Kenneth Eugene Baker, 78, Arlington, Dec. 2, 2011 Charles D. Butts, 58, Lyons, Dec. 3, 2011 Marion E. Nunemaker, M.D., 90, Hutchinson, Dec. 3, 2011

weddings & engagements, educational news and in memoriam updates.

Contact the Alumni & Friends at

Joseph Willard Pisano, 38, Hutchinson, Dec. 4, 2011

620-665-3348 or by emailing

William C. King, 65, Hutchinson, Dec. 5, 2011 Alice E. Baldwin, 82, Holmen, Dec. 12, 2011 Betty Jean Obee, 89, Hutchinson, Dec. 17, 2011 Terry Lee Widener, 62, McPherson, Dec. 21, 2011 Robert J. Ashcroft, 59, Elkhart, Dec. 21, 2011 Judy L. McCool, 66, Hutchinson, Dec. 21, 2011 Emanuel T. “Tim” Sauber, 79, Hutchinson, Dec. 22, 2011 Ross Harlan Ritthaler, 79, Dallas, Tex., Jan. 3, 2012 Willa Oswalt, 81, Davenport, Jan. 5, 2012 John David Kleymann, 62, Wichita, Jan. 5, 2012 Daniel Patton Snyder, 54, Lyons, Jan. 7, 2012 John R. Roberts, 66, Hutchinson, Jan. 9, 2012 Mary I. Hope Sorensen, 84, Ness City, Jan. 16, 2012

alumni@hutchcc.eduLorna Deane Spillman, 84, Dodge City, Jan. 16, 2012 Leslynn Gayle Cochran, 57, Hutchinson, Jan. 17, 2012 Richard H. Roberts, 79, Hutchinson, Jan. 19, 2012 Andrew Gene Eckhoff, 32, Salem, N.C. Jan 22, 2012 Wanda Lee Nelson Holmes, 96, Hutchinson, Jan. 24, 2012 Ora Kendall Griggs, 74, Hutchinson, Jan. 27, 2012 Richard A. Michael, 59, Hutchinson, Jan. 28, 2012 Roy B. Roszel, 92, Hutchinson, Jan. 30, 2012 Tina M. Brandyberry, 54, Hutchinson, Feb. 5, 2012 Richard B. Gagnebin, 94, Hutchinson, Feb. 5, 2012 Tommy L. Cook, 48, Lakeland, Fla., Feb. 6, 2012 Gladys Heter Sargent, 89, Hutchinson, Feb. 9, 2012 Gloria F. Hawley, 86, Hutchinson, Feb. 22, 2012 Robert Byron Brancart, 57, Hendron, Va., Feb. 26, 2012

Friends Remembered

Richard F. Semsroth, 68, Neodesha, Nov. 7, 2011

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