CELEBRATING
YEARS
BONNIE CONE
CHARLOTTE’S GUIDING STAR
The University is an institution devoted to excellence in teaching, the nurturing of the whole person and enriching the lives and understanding of all people within its influence because of Bonnie Cone and the vision she held before us. She has been our guiding star. Chancellor Emeritus Jim Woodward
1947
The CCUNC Owls football team takes the field under coach Arthur Deremer. Howard Baker is hired as the first basketball coach. The football team disbands the following year, selling its uniforms and equipment due to lack of funding.
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1949
Community leaders, at the urging of Bonnie Cone, save the Charlotte Center from closing. It becomes Charlotte College, an independent two-year junior college operated by the Board of Education of the city of Charlotte.
1957
Daytime classes begin, and J. Murrey Atkins announces the selection of a 240-acre site for Charlotte College’s future permanent home.
1958
On May 11, the Board of Trustees of the Charlotte Community College System assumes responsibility for Charlotte College from the Charlotte City School Board, and Charlotte College joins the North Carolina Community College System.
