LFCC Turns 40 in 2010!

LFCC - 40 Years - 1970-2010

The groundbreaking for the Paul Wolk Library at LFCC's Middletown Campus

Contestants in the 1972 Miss LFCC competition

An early version of the Fairfax Follies at LFCC

From left to right: Shirley Stedman, Marilyn Beck and Judy Rinker at Dr. Beck's retirement party

LFCC assistant professor Walt Malinowski teaching archery skills to some LFCC students

LFCC associate professor Andrea Ludwick teaching a class during the early days of LFCC

Charlie Haines, Scott Cattrell, Mary Richards and Raymond Brill

Construction of the main building on LFCC's Middletown Campus

Dr. John J. Sygielski, the third president of LFCC, speaks to visitors during the groundbreaking for the Science and Health Professions Building on LFCC's Middletown Campus

1977 football champions

Dr. William H. McCoy, the first president of LFCC, displays a sign directing people to the groundbreaking ceremony for the Middletown Campus

Jay Winkfield, left, and Richard Dick, right, at the Shrimp Fest

Dr. William H. McCoy, the first president of LFCC, stands next to a sign directing people to the temporary offices of the College

Bill Harrison, Jim Markley and Hal McMullen

VCCS Chancellor Dr. Glenn DuBois presents Dr. John Sygielski with a medal at Dr. Sygielski's inauguration as the third president of LFCC

Paula Athey Shrout Rutherford, Linda Bursey and Joy Legge

Dr. Marilyn Beck, Jim Guiliano, Jennifer Sager and Gary Tusing

The 40^th Anniversary of the College will be celebrated with three events in 2010! Come celebrate with us as we remember four decades of achievement by students, faculty and staff.

The College will host:

A community party - June 5, 2010 from 1-4 p.m. More details to follow.
A special "Ruby Reception" – July 24, 2010. More details to follow.
All-employee gatherings at the three LFCC locations in late April.

We will continue to update as more is known.

LFCC Milestones

1970: LFCC opens its doors and classes begin with 577 students. The original College building includes classrooms, laboratories, administrative and faculty offices, a business office, the William M. Dietel Bookstore and the Fredy and Klara Kummli Student Center.; William H. McCoy becomes the first president of the College.
1972: LFCC holds its first graduation ceremony. Ninety-two students receive degrees.; LFCC receives accreditation from the Southern Association of Community and Junior Colleges.
1985: LFCC's Middletown Campus expands by building a technology center that includes a special events center, computer labs, classrooms and faculty offices.
1988: Marilyn C. Beck becomes the second president of the College.; Fauquier County Executive Bob G. Sowder donates 2.5 acres of property to LFCC to establish a second campus.
1993: The Middletown Campus technology center is dedicated and officially named the Alson H. Smith, Jr. Technology Center.
1994: Construction on the Middletown Campus Learning Resources Center is completed, providing students and community members access to thousands of books and resources.
1995: The Middletown Campus Learning Resources Center is dedicated in honor of benefactor Paul Wolk of Fauquier County.
1996: The Virginia General Assembly appropriates $7.2 million to construct a 60,000-square-foot classroom and administrative building on the Fauquier Campus.
1999: LFCC's Fauquier Campus opens for classes and is dedicated. The Wolk Hall classroom and administration building is named in honor of Paul and Sheila Wolk.
2003: John J. "Ski" Sygielski becomes the third president of the College.
2005: LFCC celebrates its 35^th anniversary.; Groundbreaking ceremony is held on the Middletown Campus for the Science and Health Professions Building. The nearly 47,000-gross-square-foot, two-story building will include state-of-the-art laboratories for scientific and health study and additional space for the ever-increasing science and health professions courses offered at the College.
2006: The Luray-Page County Center opened in the former Wrangler annex building in Luray. The Center currently serves about 200 students living in the southern most point of LFCC's service region.
2009: Groundbreaking ceremony is held on the Middletown Campus for the Corron Community Development Center. The nearly 30,000-gross-square-foot, two-story building will house LFCC's Workforce Solutions (certificate and non-credit programs), the Old Dominion University Teletechnet program, the College's development office and more.; Cheryl Thompson-Stacy becomes the fourth president of the College.
2010: LFCC turns 40!; The 40^th Anniversary of the College will be celebrated with three events – a formal gala, an all-employee gathering and an inclusive community party. Come celebrate with us as we remember 40 years of achievement by students, faculty and staff.; The Corron Community Development Center is currently under construction with a target opening date of June 2010. Renovations to the special events facility located in the Alson H. Smith Jr. Technology Center will also soon be underway.