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Gov. Reubin Askew, with Dr. Adams at his left, talks with the media during a visit to Central Campus.

Two of Dr. Adam's top administrators were Dr. Clinton Hamilton (next to Dr. Adams) and Dr. George Young. Dr. Hamilton, a native of Mississippi, came to the college as academic dean, but spent most of his quarter-century career there as executive vice president. Dr. Young, the vice president for student affairs, was the son of Virginia Young, chair of the Broward County Board of Public Instruction who also served as mayor of Fort Lauderdale.

Another top administrator was Dr. Willis Holcombe, who served as an assistant to Dr. Adams before moving to Florida's other BCC─Brevard Community College─as vice president. In this 1975 photo, he counsels Elinor Wilkov at a BCC District Board of Trustees meeting.

Because of the rapid growth of the college during the 1960s and 1970s, groundbreaking was a common occurrence. In this picture, from left to right, trustees George Mayer, Jules J. Polachek, Judson A. Samuels, and Sheldon Schlesinger do the spadework.

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

The first president of the Urban League of Broward County, civic activist Margaret Blake Roach was also the first African American named to the BCC District Board of Trustees. After her appointment to the board of trustees by Gov. Reubin Askew, the State Board of Education appointed her to the Community College Council.

English professor Judith VanAlstyne confers with Judson A. Samuels before a district board of trustees meeting. After leaving the classroom, VanAlstyne remains active in college affairs as a member of the Broward Community College Foundation board.

Dr. Adams hands over a check to Lucius Weeks to purchase the Downtown Center from Landmark Bank in 1977. The Downtown Center was to become the college's administrative headquarters as well as an instructional site.

Architect William G. Crawford, who designed many of the buildings on Central Campus, modernized the building's facade and transformed the drive-through to a registration area.

Originally home to First Federal Bank of Broward, the Downtown Center was easily adapted to its new use.