A PROUD PAST ~ A GOLDEN FUTURE.
President Message
Dear Friends: Rochester Community and Technical College first opened its doors in the fall of 1915 with 17 students. Now, 100 years later, the College boasts a student population of almost 8,000 students, and we are very excited to share with you our Annual Report Calendar Centennial Edition. The calendar is a summary of the accomplishments, and recognitions from the past year, and a pictorial that depicts our rich history in the community. I invite you to reminisce as you flip through the pages and help us celebrate our Centennial in the upcoming year! For 100 years, RCTC has been preparing our students for lives of achievement, leadership and service, and looking forward, we are excited to advance our vision for the future. A vision that includes strengthening our educational and co-curricular programs, fostering a pervasive presence for the College, enhancing enrollments, and expanding our donor relations and giving. Together, we will continue to build on our successes and take advantage of our opportunities to make RCTC an even better place to learn and work for the next 100 years. Thank you for helping make RCTC your higher education provider and the community’s college! Sincerely,
Leslie R. McClellon
President
2014-15 Accomplishments
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The Volleyball team won the NJCAA Division III Region 13A Volleyball Tournament for the first time in 15 years and played in the national tournament held on the RCTC campus. The team placed third nationally.
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Volleyball player Brianna Atkins was named AllAmerican.
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Volleyball coach Amber Zitzow was named the NJCAA Division III Region 13A Volleyball Coach of the Year, and Football Coach Bill Quistorff was named the NJCAA Division III Region 13A Football Coach of the Year.
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The Football team won the MCAC/NJCAA Division III Region 13 Football Championship game and played in the Graphic Edge Bowl.
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The Men’s Basketball team won the MCAC/ NJCAA Division III Region 13A Championship and traveled to play in the national tournament, where the team placed third in the nation.
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Women’s Basketball player Tailor Raymond was named All-American.
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The Wresting team brought home the MCAC championship. Carson Henry came in first in the 133 weight class. Mason Moreno took first in the 141 weight class. Trevor Scott took second in the 149 weight class. Thomas Miller took first in the 157 weight class. Tyler Vogt and Connor Hanson took first and second, respectively, in the 165 weight class. Cory Berry took first in the 174 weight class. Wesley Schultz took second place in the 184 weight class. Luis Pinto took second in the 285 weight class.
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Softball players Ashley Bunting and Christina Stanger were named All-Americans. Bunting was also named an Elite Hitter.
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Baseball player Dustin Nelson was named AllAmerican.
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Former Yellowjacket Isaac Fruechte was signed to the Minnesota Vikings.
Lori Halverson-Wente, communications, won a Communication and Theatre Association of MN award for Outstanding Individual in Communication. Theatre Technician Ben Hain and Simon Huelsbeck, art, were selected as semifinalists for the 2nd Annual Ardee Awards under the category for Outstanding Artist Award. Simon was also selected as a semifinalist under the category of Excellence in Arts Education. Nikka Vrieze, English, and Bonnie Crawford, Dental Assisting, were this year’s Outstanding Educators. Eunice Mahlum, Health Sciences, and Roxanne Holst, reading, were selected as adjunct/part-time faculty of the year. Marj Reif, math, was awarded an Exceptional Service Award for her efforts with the CAAHEP in April. CAAHEP is the largest programmatic accreditor in the health sciences field.
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Student Christine Perno received the Mark M Welter World Citizen Award from MnSCU.
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RCTC’s Omicron Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa was awarded the Distinguished College Project Award at the International Convention in San Antonio, Texas for its work on developing an Honors Program.
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Retired music instructor, Willard Johnson, and his wife, Lorraine, presented an $80,000 gift to the RCTC Foundation to establish the Willard and Lorraine Johnson Family Fund for Excellence in Fine Arts Education.
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A Developmental Education grant application submitted by the English and Reading department was chosen as one of three $10,000 MnSCU-funded grants.
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RCTC received an inclusiveness grant from MnSCU in the amount of $10,000 to establish the Moving Forward program, which increases awareness of and provides services to lowincome students..
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The Automotive Mechanic Technician program received a GM diagnostic tool from Clements Chevrolet Cadillac Subaru worth $1,000.
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Hubbard Broadcasting presented $1,500 to the RCTC Foundation.
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The Learning Is ForEver (LIFE) Program was awarded $10,000 for the North-Star State Historical Non-Fiction Project by the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council.
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Student Life celebrated the grand opening of the improved RCTC Student Food Cupboard in September. It provides easy access and convenience to students in need. Echo reporters Caleb Anthony, Connor Robley, and Zech Sindt all placed in the college division of the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s 2013-14 Better Newspaper Contact. Anthony placed second for sports writing, Robley placed third for sports writing, and Sindt placed third for a photo story. The Echo was the only community college newspaper that received awards from the MNA contest. Michael Wenzel was re-elected as Student President for a second term. Wenzel is the first Student President to run for and be elected to a second term in the Senate’s 93-year history. PSEO Student Neda Khi was one of the 300 national Dell Scholars’ recipients, which recognizes academic potential and determination in students who have a need for financial assistance. Each recipient receives $20,000 to continue his or her higher education over the course of six years.
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The RCTC Horticulture program developed a relationship with the Rochester International Airport and supplied landscaping and other outdoor projects this past spring.
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The Business and Accounting Departments were awarded accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP). ~Continued on month of July in calendar.
1915 - 1924 v RCTC is created on a motion by Dr. Charles Mayo in August of 1915. v Classes begin on September 14, 1915 with 17 students. v The 1915 faculty are composed of Mr. Winfred Bolcom, Mr. John Mack, Miss Jane Nesbitt, and Miss Belle Comstock. v Rochester Junior College’s first commencement is in June of 1917. v In 1915 tuition is $200 per year. In the 1919-20 academic year tuition is reduced from $200 to $100. v The name “University Department” is changed to Rochester Junior College in 1917. v The first college catalog is published in 1920. v The school colors of blue and gold are adopted in 1920. v The first men’s basketball team is formed in 1921. Men’s football is established in 1922. The squad wins its first game 25-6 over Pillsbury Academy. v The Student Council is formed in 1921. v The College’s first dramatic play is Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” and is performed April 7, 1921. v The first orchestra is formed in December 1921, and the first performance is February 23, 1923. v The Golden “R” Award is established in 1922 to recognize student(s) most exemplifying RJC. v The Booster Cup Award is established in 1923 and is given to a student who is the school’s best booster. The Booster Cup in the early sixties became known as the Charles Singley Booster Cup. v A 60 credit Associate of Arts program is first offered in 1923. v Enrollment tops 100 in 1923. v Charles Singley joins the college staff as a chemistry instructor and coach in 1924.
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Roy Goddard becomes the College’s fourth director in 1925.
v A new chemistry lab is added in 1927. The Medical Secretary Terminal Course, the first of its kind in the nation, is established in 1927. v The RJC Bulletin is established in 1925 and later becomes known as the Jaysee Echo in 1932. v RJC is a founding member of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) with the formation of the Omnicron Chapter in January 1927. v The first Yearbook “The Pandect” is published in the 1927-1928 academic year. v Several faculty who would dramatically impact the college for years to come are hired. These faculty include: Alice Endicott, Marie Matt, Flora McGhee, and Louise Barthelemy. v The 1927 class play is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” v In 1930 an 11-piece orchestra is organized. v The first musical revue is produced in 1931. v The Girl’s Choral Club, Rajesters Dramatic Club, and Music Club are formed in 1927. v Men’s basketball captures RJC’s first Southern Minnesota Championship in the 1924-25 season and is coached by Charles Singley. The football team clinched a second Championship in 1930 under the leadership of Jim Clark.
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1935 - 1944 v In 1935 a literary edition of the Echo is published. v In December 1936 the chorus and orchestra performed with the high school on KROC radio. v In 1937 a Terminal Business course is added and the first business student graduates in 1939. v Remodeling in 1940 led to the doubling of classroom facilities and a new College library. By the 1939-40 academic year it occupied the entire third floor of the Coffman Building. v In sports, the 1940 men’s basketball squad won its seventh southern division title between 1921 and 1940 in the “Little Ten” Conference. v Arthur Swan, a member of RCTC’s Hall of Fame, comes to the College as a student. Swan later becomes a local attorney; chair of the College‘s Foundation in 1961; and the first JC Advisory Committee Chair in 1964. v Theatrical productions during this period included “Our Town,” “Sweethearts Blossom Time,” and “Hilarious Comedy.” v An International Relations Club (IRC) was formed at RJC in 1941 through the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. v Adult education programs known as “Evening College” begin in 1942. v Emil Heintz is hired in 1944 to run Evening College.
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1945 - 1954 v Between 1945 and 1954 enrollment went from 99 to 236 with a high of 340 in 1948. v This era saw tremendous growth in new courses including Business Machines, Secretarial Finishing, Medical Technician, Pre-Nursing, and Pre-Engineering. v In September 1949 the change from semesters to a quarter system follows the system used by the University of Minnesota. Only two years earlier the switch to semesters had occurred. v The College creates its first coordinated counseling and faculty advisory system in 1948. v This era marked the addition of significant faculty including: Joe (Rocky) Rockenbach, Karl Dubbert, Mary Goette and Walter Bateman. v In 1953 Roy Goddard stepped down as RJC’s director after 28 years of service. This dawned the era of Charles Hill who came to RJC as the College’s fifth leader. Hill would serve the College for 29 years, leading through its greatest growth years. v The College is featured in an article on Rochester in NEWSWEEK in 1950. v The ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS features RJC’s Evening College. v Football was dropped after 31 years minus the war years in 1953. By the end of the 1953-54 academic year, the College now was playing new sports including golf and track. v The yearbook was renamed RA-JU-CO in 1947. v The College held its 35th anniversary in 1950. v The first Alumni Association was created in 1951. v Theatrical productions during the period included “The Emperor Dons His Sunday Best,” “Ten Little Indians” and “Double Door.”
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1955 - 1964 v In 1964 Rochester Junior College became part of the Junior College State System thus ending its nearly 50 year association with the Rochester Public Schools. v Enrollment from 1955 to the fall of 1963 exploded from 275 to 1,156 students. Between 1953 and 1963 RJC’s growth rate topped the state at 413%. v In 1962 the tradition of freshmen having to wear RJC Beanies for three weeks at the start of fall term began. The beanies allowed freshmen to be distinguished from high school kids and was deemed a privilege. v Bob Wise, Don Lavine, and Julie Siem provided leadership for musical productions like the “Music Man” in 1964. v Arlin Snesrud, an RJC student, wrote a new Alma Mater for the College in the late fifties. v The College’s first All-American was Roger Garmers in men’s basketball in 1957. Garmers set a scoring record of 50 points in one game. He repeated as All-American the following year. v John Philo created a wrestling powerhouse that in his career produced seven All-Americans, 10 titles and led RJC to a national ranking. v The first Yellowjacket mascot design made its appearance. v The College’s foundation was established in 1961. v In 1960 the College lost its beloved Charles Singley. Charlie. In his 36 years, Charlie was known for his sage advice, stories to ease frayed nerves and unquestionable loyalty to RJC. v The Echo Staff led by Marie Matt received a first-class rating in national competition in 1961 and more were to follow in later years. v RJC was highlighted in the June 1960 issue of SEVENTEEN magazine.
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1965 - 1974 v The College celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1965-66. v Enrollment tops 2,000 in 1967. v In 1965 the Minnesota Legislature authorized $1 million combined with a federal match of $800,000 for a new college campus. On January 10, 1967 ground was broken for a new 160 acre community college campus. v In September 1968 classes began at the new campus with four buildings, including: Endicott, Singley, the Library, and Administration. The new college campus brings an end to the Coffman era after 53 years. v The Rochester School Board elects to build a Vocational Institute in 1966. The project is led by former RJC staff member Emil Heintz. The Rochester Vocational Institute opens its doors in 1969 with 14 courses. v Football returned in 1968 under Cy Champa who would become the College’s all-time winning coach with a career record of 142 wins, 20 losses, and 3 ties. v Dean Carlson would be one of the Colleges’ first All-American football players and lead the Yellowjackets to its first post-season bowl appearance in the Wool Bowl in 1969. v In 1969 the college loses another of its greats with the death of Joe “Rocky” Rockenbach. v Faculty member Walter Bateman publishes his 7th book. v In 1973 RSJC becomes Rochester Community College. v The Vocational Institute graduates its first class in 1970 with 140 graduates. v In 1974 the Vocational Institute changes its name and becomes Rochester Area Vocational Technical Institute.
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1975 - 1984 v The College celebrates its 65th Anniversary during 1980-81. v In 1982 Charles Hill retires as RCC’s leader of 29 years. When Hill arrived the College had 236 students and occupied portions of the Coffman Building. On his retirement the College had 3,217 students and resided on a 160 acre campus. v Dr. Geraldine Evans becomes the sixth College president. Evans graduated from RJC in the fifties. As a sophomore she was editor of the Echo and received a Participation Award. v Rochester AVTI celebrates its tenth anniversary in 1979. v Chuck Blattner returns to RCC as the band director. As a student Chuck was a Golden “R” recipient. v Walter Bateman retires in 1981 after 34 years of teaching. v The early eighties marked the establishment of the two-plus-two plan with Winona State University. v Women’s sports officially began with the Title IX amendment with softball in the spring of 1975. That fall women’s volleyball and basketball would begin play. In 1976, RCC’s first full-time women’s athletic coordinator and coach Jean Marconett would come to the College. v Wrestling coach John Philo is the College’s first coach selected to the NJCAA Coaches Hall of Fame in 1979. v The men’s basketball team would win the state championship under Bill Fessler in 1983. That same year, the volleyball team won the state championship with a 42-8 record. v Joe Warren becomes the College’s first All-American in two sports (football in 1980 and baseball in 1981). Warren later becomes RCC’s head baseball coach. v A second Yellowjacket mascot design appears in the seventies.
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Centennial Event - Women in Leadership Scholarship Luncheon & Symposium Watch www.rctc.edu/100th for more information.
1985 - 1994 v Dr. Geraldine Evans leaves RCC to become the Chancellor of the Minnesota Community College System. v In 1992 Dr. Karen Nagle becomes RCC’s seventh leader. v Mary Goette retires. She came to the college in 1946 and served as the faculty leader four times. She was the first faculty member to obtain a Ph.D. v In 1987 the technical institute opens a 70,000 square foot addition. v Ground is broken May 24, 1991 for the University Center Rochester. The new $17 million facility opens in 1993. v Rochester AVTI changes names three times in a span of four years from 1987 to 1991 from Rochester Technical Institute, Rochester Technical College and finally Minnesota Riverland Technical College. v In 1991 Rochester Technical College, merges with Austin and Faribault Technical Colleges to become Minnesota Riverland Technical College. Marlin Wacholz is named president of the regional technical college. v In 1991 the Minnesota Legislature passes the mega merger bill that would create the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. v Cy Champa retires as head football coach after the 1985 season and is replaced by longtime assistant Steve Kereakos. Champa guided the Yellowjackets to six state championships and 17 division titles. He took the team to seven bowls and coached 39 All-Americans. In 2001 he would become the College’s second NJCAA Hall of Fame coach. v Traci Robinson becomes RCC’s all-time leading scorer in women’s basketball with 990 points.
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1995 - 2004 v In September 1996 RCTC is christened after a MnSCU mandate to merge community and technical colleges in the same vicinity. v In 1997 Karen Nagle leaves RCTC and Don Supalla is appointed Interim President. In June of 2000 he becomes the permanent president of RCTC making him the eighth president and the second alum to ascend to the rank of college president. v In 1996 RCTC receives the silver level of recognition from the Minnesota Council for Quality. v RCTC enters the MnSCU merger with 4,000 students and in the fall term of 2004 enrolles nearly 6,000 students. v In the spring of 2005 RCTC is the third largest MnSCU provider of on-line credits sold. v In 1998 the citizens of Rochester approves the reauthorization of a local sales tax to raise $71.5 million. $20 million is earmarked for UCR. v From 1996 to 2004, more than $48 million is allotted to campus development, including co-developed projects. v The switch is on again in 1998 with the conversion from quarters to semesters. v The academic innovation the “Common Book” appears. v In 1997 the former technical college building, called Riverland Hall, is renamed Heintz Center in honor of Emil Heintz. v Tragedy strikes the RCTC community in early 2000 with the sudden death of football coach Dr. Joel Swisher. v Chuck Siefert guides the football team to the 2000 NJCAA Division III National Football Championship. It is the first team national championship in the College’s history. v A new Yellowjacket mascot “Sting” is unveiled. v In October of 2000, the campus plays host to President George W. Bush.
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2005 - Present v Rebekah Fitzgerald becomes the College’s second All-American in two sports (volleyball in 2005 and basketball in 2006). v In August of 2007, RCTC celebrates the grand opening of its new Health Science Center. This project was made possible through $12.75 million in capital bonding funds and $1.5 million dollars in Rochester city sales tax. v The Regional Sports Stadium opens in May of 2008. Phase one includes artificial turf and stadium seating. Phase two includes the addition of the bubble and phase three includes additional seating for 5,000, concessions, changing rooms and entrance. v The RCTC women’s basketball team wins the NJCAA Division III National Championship in 2009. Governor Pawlenty welcomed the RCTC women’s basketball team to the Capitol in honor of their accomplishment. v In September 2013, RCTC hosts the ground breaking for the WorkForce Center addition to RCTC’s Heintz Center. The Center opens in August 2014. v Don Supalla, President Emeritus, served RCTC for 41 years with 16 of these years as president. Upon President Supalla’s retirement, Dr. Gail O’Kane served as RCTC Interim President in 2013-14. Leslie McClellon succeeded Interim President O’Kane in July 2014 and became RCTC’s fourth President. v RCTC Celebrates its Centennial in 2015. RCTC is the oldest public twoyear college in Minnesota and one of the oldest two-year colleges in the nation.
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The Cambodia Service Learning trip won the GoAbroad Innovation in Sustainability Award. In July, RCTC hosted an international delegation of 19 Chinese colleges and polytechnics. The delegation, sponsored by the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE), seeks to create articulation agreements that allow Chinese students to continue their college educations in the US to obtain American degrees and credentials.
Retirees Gloria Dockter, Bob Ekstam, Max Gernand, Bonnie Hanson, Rebecca Henderson, Nirmala Kotagal, Jane Kruger, Thomas Meyer
Best bee awards Shayn Jensson, Sandra Aaby, Daniel Vedamuthu, Jasin Jadin, Nancy Schumaker
In Memory Faculty/Staff Ronald Clausen, Retired Intermittent General Maintenance Worker Susan Heldt, Former Adjunct Reading Instructor Patricia Pacyna, Retired Health Unit Coordinator Instructor/Program Leader Robin Paynter, Dental Hygiene Instructor Norman Reopelle, Retired Biology Instructor Helen Sell, Retired Human Services Technician Program Instructor Susanne Sheehan, Retired Director of Human Resources Nicki Ugalde, Former Spanish Instructor
In memory students A posthumous degree was awarded to the family of Suzette Lutteke at the 2015 Commencement Ceremony.
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shining star awards Congratulations to the following “Shining Stars� who went above and beyond at the College and were recognized at Staff Development Day activities this past year. Michele Altman, Dale Amy, Dave Atwood, Simona Baias, Don Baldus, Brett Barett, Gerald Becker, Maureen Bhaskaran, Mary Bisbee, Ginny Boyum, John Buchl, Paula Carlsen, Gerald Casper, Julie Christie, Annie Clement, Michelle Cochran, Linda Curtis, Leroy Deshotel, Kevin Dobbe, Earle Drenckhahn, Sarah Endel, Renee Engelmeyer, Leanne England, Jennifer Erwin, Liz Fleck, Steve Flint, Barbara Fritz, Dan Froelich, Lori Halverson-Wente, Ben Hain, Anna Hanson, Lori Halverson-Wente, Guy Hamernik, Katherine Hanson, Jennifer Haug, Abbey Hellickson, Roxanne Holst, Janell Holter, Simon Huelsbeck, Steve Hucke, Jeff Jacobsen, Shayn Jensson, Jamie Johnson, Debbie Knaup, Joe Kollar, Scott Krook, Katrina Kuhlmann, Joseph LaForce, Dezz Lewis, Don Lien, Dave MacLeod, Leslie McClellon, Jenee McGurren, Michelle Messenger, Evan Mitchell, Jean Musgjerd, Chao Mwetela, Gwenn Neville, Jennifer Nisbit, Dennis Olson, ViAnn Olson, Cody Pogalz, Amanda Proper, Sarah Quincey, Bill Quistorff, Marj Reif, Roxy Roadway, Bonnie Robinson, Wayne Roerish, Jennifer Rubin, Katie Rudolph, Glen Saponari, Steve Schmall, Mark Schnaedter, Sheryl Scholer, Gretchen Schroeder, Jamie Schroeder, Nancy Shumaker, Ruth Siefert, John Sievers, Eric Sime, Nate Smith, Connie Sobotta, Kim Stanton, Amanda Swintek, Taresa Tweeten, Nikka Vrieze, MJ Wagenson, Kate Wallace, Xiaomin Wang, Jonathan Wetenkamp, Pam Whitfield, Kay Wiegert, Rob Wittenberg, Gregg Wright, Stacey York, Amber Zitzow
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