Wayne Community College, Goldsboro, NC 27533-8002
October 22, 1997
This billboard on Hwy. 13 announces WCC's anniversary and slogan: "Quality You
Can See." PHOTO; BILL BENNETT
WCC celebrates 40 years of excellence
By JESSICA ANDERSON
WCC is busy with
many activities to
celebrate its 40th
anniversary, according
to Bill Bennett, Public
Information Officer.
The theme for the
anniversary celebration
is ”40 and Proud.”
WCC began in 1957 as
Goldsboro Industrial
Education Center with
classes taught at
Goldsboro High School.
After many changes
and relocations, WCC
moved to its current
location on Wayne
Memorial Drive.
Only one classroom
building on campus,
Hocutt, is over 10
years old, and the
buildings are worth
more than $25 million.
Bennett said the
college has rented 5
billboards for
approximately $400 each
and received a 6th as a
bonus to advertise the
celebration.
One is at the
Fairgrounds while
others rotate monthly
along major highways.
On September 24, 18
WCC students and
employees were filmed
for the WTVD-11 morning
show, ”Good Morning,
Heart of Carolina!” The
group held a banner and
announced the 40th
anniversary during the
taping.
Twenty local
business representa
tives toured the school
on September 29 for
Industry Appreciation
Day.
Bennett, Linwood
Anderson, Vice
President of
Educational Services,
and Greg Smith, Vice
President of Continuing
Education, led the
representatives on
tours of many of the
industrial departments.
The college is
celebrating its
anniversary along with
Goldsboro's
Sesquicentennial
Celebration to
emphasize WCC's
important relationship
with the community.
WCC offered a booth
at the Wayne Regional
Agricultural Fair that
included ”Then and Now”
photos and a birthday
cake to celebrate the
40th anniversary.
The Breeze Band
performed on campus to
an audience of about
300 on Friday, October
10, as part of the
city's celebration.
WCC SGA represen
tatives prepared a
float for the Goldsboro
Sesquicentennial
Celebration Parade. The
theme of the float was
the 40th anniversary.
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Mayor Hal Plonk
Photo courtesy of
the Mayor’s Office
Mayor had
major role
in WCC's
founding
By DAN CAVANAUGH
As Wayne Community
College celebrates its
40th anniversary,
Goldsboro is
celebrating its
sesquicentennial
(150th) anniversary.
A prominent man in
both celebrations is
Goldsboro Mayor Hal
Plonk.
Mayor Plonk, along
with the late Kenneth
Marshall, helped start
the Goldsboro lEC
(Industrial Education
Center), forerunner of
WCC.
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