Covers the years 1966 to 2006, with some gaps.
Contents for folders 1967 to 1979 include programs, working lists of possible candidates, memos to students and faculty, cap, gown and invitation orders, correspondence with potential guest speakers and platform guests, news releases, invitations, ceremony planning documents, speaker’s cards. Physical materials include: legal and letter-sized paper; quarter and three-quarter sized paper; irregular sized paper, mimeographs, typed documents, handwritten documents, copies on onion skin, lined notepaper, cardstock, index cards, scraps torn from regular-sized paper, 14.5 w continuous form printer paper with sproket engagement holes. Correspondence labelled as “copy” are most likely typed on onionskin.
Contents for folders 1980 to 2006 are limited to programs and a few memos.
RESTRICTIONS: Some of the documents contain sensitive/private data. This box must therefore be off limits to the public. Individual items that do not contain sensitive data may be scanned and shared with researchers. Documents such as programs and most correspondence will be scanned.
The first annual graduation exercises took place on May 9, 1966 at 8:00pm. Reverend Bob DeFoor, of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, delivered the invocation. Dr. Stanley Wall, Associate Dean of UK's College of Agriculture and Home Economics, gave the graduation address. Reverend Walter C. Sutton, First Presbyterian Church, gave the benediction. Mrs. Kenneth L. Noidig provided the music for the recessional and processional.
1 program. This copy was used as a mockup for the following year's program, so dates and names have been crossed out; names and dates for 1967 have been written in ink on the program. The words University of Kentucky appear above the college name, as they would until the graduation of 1998. The Commonwealth seal also appears on the cover, as it would until 1999, when the KCTCS seal would make its first appearance. The graduation would maintain this size, shape and format until 1999.
Notes for ceremony MC – author likely Dr. Owen as the notes are clearly intended for the individual serving as the ceremony MC. Dr. Owen is the only VIP not mentioned in the notes; if another individual read the cards he would surely introduce Dr. Owen.
The cards include the following notes: The invocation will be given by Reverend Bob DeFoor, pastor at Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Platform guests include Dean Ellis Hartford, Robert C. Wade, Lee Stearman, C.B. Morgan, Ray Jenkins, Bernie Sears, Robert Keen, Reverend Walter Sutton and Reverend Bob DeFoor. The cards also contain thanks to various individuals and groups – staff and faculty mentioned by name; two sororities who helped with ushering and the reception.
Memo. 3 pages. To: Dr. Owen. From: Don Wallace, Martha Bain and Ernest Hill (commencement committee.) Date: March 30, 1966. This document covers degree requirements, the order in which degrees should be conferred; guidelines for faculty; guidelines for students; guidelines for speaker bookings; physical arrangements; ceremony order. Mimeograph.
The second annual graduation exercise took place on May 5, 1967 at 8:00pm. Reverend Douglas Greenwell, College Heights Methodist Church, gave the invocation. Dr. James M. Collier gave the graduation address. Reverend John T. Spalding, St. James Catholic Church, gave the benediction. This event marks the first time that Camille Hill participated, serving as pianist.
2 pieces. Commencement program and mimeographed order of events/instructions for ceremony
The third annual graduation exercise took place on May 10, 1968. Dr. Ellis Hartford, professor of education at the University of Kentucky, gave the graduation address. He would become Vice President of the Community College System. Verlin C. Kruschwitz, minister at Severns Valley Baptist Church, gave the invocation. H.A. Fincher, minister at the Church of Christ, gave the benediction. The ECC Chorus, under the direction of Camille Hill, performed at graduation for the first time. Camille Hill also served as pianist for the recessional and processional.
This folder does not contain correspondence with graduation guests. This folder contains sensitive information and is therefore restricted. Items which are not sensitive will be scanned.
The fourth annual graduation exercise took place on May 13, 1969 at 7:30pm in the new student center. Walter C. Sutton, minister at First Presbyterian Church, delivered the invocation. Dr. Robert Rudd, President Emeritus of Paducah Junior College, gave the graduation address. Richard J. Mattson, minister at the Lutheran Church House of Prayer, delivered the benediction.
The fifth annual graduation exercise took place on May 12, 1970 at 7:30pm. Dr. Dero Downing, President of Western Kentucky University, gave the graduation address. John F. Eberman, Vicar at Christ Episcopal Church, gave the invocation. Father James F. Hackett, of St. James Catholic Church, gave the benediction.
The sixth annual graduation exercises took place at Elizabethtown High School on May 11, 1971 at 7:30pm. Father C. Ford Deusner, Superintendent of the Kentucky Baptist Board of Child Care, delivered the benediction. Governor Louie B. Nunn gave the graduation address. T.K. Stone, Superintendent of the Elizabethtown City Schools, gave the invocation.
The seventh annual graduation took place on May 15, 1972, at 7:30pm at T.K. Stone Junior High School (formerly Elizabethtown High School.) The program lists Reverend Bernard T. Bishop of First Baptist Church as the giver of the invocation; a later thank-you letter indicates that Harold G. Rickner gave the invocation. Dr. R.G. Matheson (President Emeritus, Paducah Junior College) delivered the commencement speech; Father John Spalding (St. James Catholic Church) gave the benediction.
The eighth annual graduation exercise took place on May 11, 1973 at 8:00 pm in the T.K. Stone Junior High School auditorium. Reverend Walter C. Sutton of First Presbyterian Church gave the invocation. Harry M. Sparks, President of Murray State University, gave the graduation address. Reverend E.V. Carrier of Immanuel Baptist Church gave the benediction.
7 graduation programs
1. Approval of December 1972 graduates by the UK Board of Trustees. Includes names of graduates from all the UK Community Colleges. January 16, 1973
2. Handwritten list of candidates. Possible Graduates written in red ink at top. Entries include names, addresses, and marks or numbers in red ink next to names.
3. Typed list of graduates. May 1973. Names of graduates with addresses and degree awarded. 2 copies.
4. Handwritten list of names, numbered. Seating chart with numbers attached. Notes on list include “husband picked up gown.”
5. Typed list of candidate names with handwritten note attached – This is the list that was sent to UK for approval by the board of directors. 3-16-73.
6. Memo to Dr. Owen from Stanley Wall. Candidates for Degrees and Certificates for Community College graduates. May 9, 1973. List of candidates sent by Board of Directors
7. Memo. To: Admissions Officers. From Dan Tudor/University of Kentucky CCS. Graduation with Honors. January 7, 1973. Rules for Distinction and High Distinction.
8. Memo. TO Sophomores. From Harry G. Lee, Registrar. Date: February 12, 1973. Subject: Graduation. Student may be eligible for certificate or degree; make appointment to discuss requirements.
9. Memo to full-time faculty. From Harry G. Lee, Registrar. Commencement Exercises. May 7, 1973. Provides date and place of graduation; faculty are expected to attend. Academic regalia will not be available until late that afternoon.
10. Memo to faculty from Ad Hoc Graduation committee, May 21, 1973. Planning for future graduations. 5 copies, some with notes.
11. Minutes of May 21, 1973 faculty meeting; graduation is discussed
12. List of students graduating with Distinction and High Distinction. May 22, 1973
13. Letter from Harry Lee to Robert Armes, principal of T.K.Stone, October 18, 1972, regarding use of auditorium
14. Letters to Stanley Wall (Vice President for the UKCC system; ) Charles Wethington (assistant VP for the UKCC system; ) Edward Carter, Fiscal Affairs Office; Dr. Harry Sparks, President of Murray State University (invited as graduation speaker.) All letters dated April 18, 1973, from George L. Luster, Assistant Director for Academic Affairs.
15. List of guests to sit on stage
16. Mimeograph of typed seating diagram with names; handwritten version attached
17. Directions [order of events/instructions] for graduation exercises; list of graduates attached. 2 copies
18. Misc. notes, application
The Ninth Annual Graduation Exercise took place on May 10, 1974 at 2:00 pm. Herbert H. Tabb delivered the invocation; U.S. Senator Walter “Dee” Huddleston gave the graduation address; and Father Howard French, from St. Brigid Catholic Church, delivered the benediction
The 10th annual graduation exercise took place on May 9, 1975 at 2:00pm. Reverend Leslie W. Chapman, of Memorial Methodist Church, gave the invocation. Mr. Talton K. Stone, of the ECC Advisory Board, gave the address. Reverend Robert E. Toton, of Clarkson Baptist Church, gave the benediction.
The eleventh annual graduation exercise took place on May 7, 1976 at 11:00 a.m. Reverend Dudley Moseley, of the Church of God of Prophecy, delivered the invocation. The Honorable Joseph W. Prather, State Senator, gave the graduation address. Reverend Royce Robey of First Christian Church delivered the benediction.
The 12 annual graduation exercise took place at Elizabethtown Community College on May 18, 1977. Reverend William Bailey, Central Baptist Church, gave the invocation. Allene Craddock, state representative, gave the graduation address. T.K.Stone, chair of the ECC Advisory Committee, also spoke.
No program or other graduation materials for the spring 1977 commencement exist in the ECC Archives at the present time. The information about the 1977 commencement ceremony came from the News-Enterprise, Tuesday, May 24, 1977, p. 20.
The thirteenth annual graduation exercise took place on May 25, 1978 at 11:00 am. Colonel Jack C. Randles, Chaplain USAAMC, delivered the invocation. Dr. Harry Snyder, Executive DIrector, Council on Higher Education, gave the graduation address. Reverend Thomas Huls, Immanuel Baptist Church, delivered the benediction. The ceremony took place later than normal due to the number of snow days that winter.
The fourteenth annual graduation exercise took place on May 11, 1979 at 5:30pm. Barry Dennis (replacing Reverend Robert Dahl, First Presbyterian Church) delivered the invocation. Dr. Charles T. Wethington, Assistant VP for the UK-CCS, gave the graduation address. Reverend Brian Moran, of House of Prayer Lutheran Church, delivered the benediction.
The fifteenth annual graduation exercise took place on May 9, 1980 at 2:00 p.m. Dr. W. Glenn Sowards of Memorial Methodist Church gave the invocation. Dr. Warren W. Walton, associate dean for undergraduate affairs and admissions, University of Kentucky College of Engineering, gave the address. Hubert Harvey, Campus Minister, Baptist Student Union, gave the benediction.
The sixteenth annual graduation exercise took place on the college campus, May 8, 1981 at 2:00 p.m. Father William Martin of St. James Catholic Church gave the invocation. George L. Atkins, State Secretary of Finance, gave the address. Reverend John Eberman of Christ Episcopal Church gave the benediction.
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The 18th annual graduation exercise took place at the college on May 6, 1983 at 2:00 p.m. Reverend Royce Roby, First Christian Church, gave the invocation. Dr. Elbert Ockerman, Dean of Admissions and Registrar, University of Kentucky, gave the address. Reverend Earl West, College Heights United Methodist Church, gave the benediction.
The 19th annual graduation exercise took place at the college, on May 9, 1984 at 1:30 p.m. Reverend Jeff Day, Immanuel Baptist Church, gave the invocatoin. Dr. Ben Carr, Vice Chancellor for the UK Community College System, gave the address. Reverend Brian Moran, House of Prayer Lutheran Church, gave the benediction.
The 20th annual graduation exercise took place at the college on May 15, 1985 at 1:30 p.m. Reverend Harry Dooley, Hardinsburg Baptist Church, gave the invocation. Dr. Raymond R. Hornback, Vice-President for University Relations, University of Kentucky, gave the address. Reverend Bernard T. Bishop, First Baptist Church, gave the benediction.
The 21st annual graduation exercise took place on May 12, 1986 at 10:30 a.m. Reverend Warren Withrow, Chaplain, U.S. Army (ret.) gave the invocation. The Honorable Ronald E. Meredith, Judge, U.S. District Court, gave the address. Dr. Robert Dahl, First Presbyterian Church, gave the benediction.
The 22nd annual graduation exercise took at the Pritchard Community Center on May 8, 1987 at 11:00 a.m. Reverend Raymond Ward, Rineyville Baptist Church, gave the invocation. Dr. Gary Cox, Executive Director for the Council on Higher Education, gave the address. Father Joseph Batcheldor, St. James Catholic Church, gave the benediction. Carol Lewis served as pianist - first time; Camille Hill directed the ECC Chorus. Dr. James S. Owen presided over the ceremony for the last time.
The 23rd annual graduation exercise took place on May 8, 1988 at 3:00 p.m. Reverend Richard B. Lloyd, III, Upton Baptist Church, gave the benediction. Dr. Charles Stebbins, President, ECC, provided the greetings and introductions. Diana Best, ECC Alumna (1974) and Director of Quality Assurance at Hardin Memorial Hospital, gave the address. Reverend H. Dudley Moseley, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, gave the benediction. A reception would follow in the Mulberry Room so the ceremony took place at the Pritchard Community Center - the second time it was held at this location. Dr. Stebbins presided over the ceremony for the first time. The address was given by a former student for the first time.
The 24th annual graduation exercise took place on May 8, 1989, at 4:00 p.m. in the Pritchard Community Center. Rebecca M. Weaver, 1989 nursing graduate, led the invocation. Steven Meredith, 1986 ECC Alumnus, 1984-85 National President Future Farmers of America, gave the address.
The 26th annual graduation exercise took place at the Pritchard Community Center on May 3, 1991, at 7:00 p.m. Reverend Glenn Buzbee gave the invocation. Kenny Naidas, 1990 Alumnus, gave the address. Reverend Michael Nall, Glendale Christian Church, gave the benediction.
The 30th annual graduation exercise took place on May 8, 1992, at 7:00 p.m. at the Pritchard Community Center.
This folder contains programs for the following years: