Portraits

Charles Lyle, South Campus Student Life coordinator, is among the many BCC graduates who serve on the college staff with distinction.

Mime Darby Hayes spent a two-month residence at BCC in 1993, giving performances to student and community groups and teaching about the art of acting without words.

After serving as provost of South Campus for three years, Dr. E. Ann McGee was named vice president for development and executive director of the BCC Foundation in December 1985. Under her direction, the foundation grew to over $12 million in assets and ranked third in the nation for size of endowment and sixth nationally for cash raised. In November 1995, she left BCC to become president of Seminole Community college in Sanford.

Judy Bowen became vice president for development and executive director of the BCC Foundation as it began its $12 million Campaign 2000 in 1996, but helped reach its goal two years before the anticipated completion date. Under her guidance, the foundation's assets have reached $55 million.

Kimara March, who had been home-schooled until she began classes at BCC, was named Florida Community College Student of the Year by Florida Leader magazine in 1997. Also a member of the USA Today All-America Academic Team, March went on to the University of Florida, then to medical school at Georgetown University.

Dr. Deborah Sloan, a counselor at South Campus, became the first BCC graduate to be named recipient of an endowed teaching chair from the BCC foundation in 1998.

Under the direction of Dr. William Greene, a BCC graduate and 1987 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, the college's International Education Institute has established itself as one the nation's most comprehensive programs.

Under Dr. Holcombe's leadership, the campuses resumed growing to meet current and future needs.

Now retired and raising bulls in Texas, Joe Rushing still maintains ties to BCC.

Charles W. Lantz served as a member of the BCC District Board of Trustees from June 1981 to May 1989.