CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES!
The
WGC
47th
issue
spring Wayne Community College, Goldsboro, NC 27533-8002
CAMPUS VOICE
May 2,2005
In the background is the walkway that will be covered
and will connect Walnut with Hocutt building.
The Hal Plonk Memorial Clock was dedicated on April 21, 2005,
what would have been the 84th birthday of the honoree, Hal Kiser
Plonk, who advocated the growth of Wayne Community College
from its early beginnings as the Goldsboro Industrial Education
Center (lEC). Plonk was the Director of Vocational Education for
Goldsboro City Schools when he became the Director of the lEC in
July 1961. He had a major role in starting area community colleges.
Walnut to be ready by July
By LESLIE THORNTON
and KRISTEN MURPHY
The 2005 spring semester
saw ongoing progress for the
new Walnut building.
According to Ken Ritt, Vice
President of Educational
Support Services, the project
will be completed by July
2005, a month ahead of
deadline.
The Walnut building will
consist of 8 labs and 8
classrooms for Basic Skills
and Continuing Education
classes.
The downstairs portion will
feature a large boardroom and
a 54-seat Lecture Hall, Ritt
said.
The Walnut building will be
high-energy efficient, the
only building at WCC that
features an automatic lighting
system. “This feature will
save a great deal of energy,”
Ritt said.
Walnut building will have a
covered walkway connecting
it to the Hocutt Building.
Walnut will provide a
circular drive that will be
completed with the building
in July.
The circular drive will lead
to the administration building
area in Dogwood, adding 10
parking spaces for visitors.
Extra parking for the
students will be available
because of this addition on
campus.
The total cost of the new
building is $4.2 million
funded by the 2000 bond
referendum.
New construction for a
second building is scheduled
to begin in July. This building
will be named the Spruce
Building.
See clock story page 11
Dr. Ed Wilson, Jr., WCC President, third from right,
admires the new clock he is showing to Board of
Trustees member, from left: Tommy Cox; A1 King,
current mayor of Goldsboro; Jack Kannan, Foundation
director; Wilson; Tommy Jarrett; and Joanne Roberts.