Willis Kern,
Lakeland president 1977 |
Presentation
of $75,000 Gift for Lab Equipment for Learning
Resources Center-September, 1969. From left:
A.O. Willey, director-Lubrizol Corporation;
Wayne Rodehorst, president-Lakeland CC; Harry
Figgie, Jr., chairman of the board- Automatic
Sprinkler Corporation of America; John Donnelly,
director-Automatic Sprinkler Corporation of
America |
Original ribbon-cutting
ceremony in Painesville – September,
1967. From left: Wayne Rodehorst, Lakeland
president; Lakeland Trustees – Arthur
Holden, Lillian Robinson, J. Malcolm Poynter,
William Baker |
Levy announcement
in the Painesville Telegraph, April 29, 1967 |
The College’s
first president, Dr. Wayne Rodehorst, 1967 |
Commencement 2007 |
Lakeland’s first commencement ceremony
at St. James Episcopal Church in Painesville, June
11, 1968. This same day, Lakeland’s permanent
home was dedicated in Kirtland. |
The Cleveland
Browns used Lakeland’s campus
as their pre-season training site in 1983 |
From left:
Leo Garrity, LCC Trustee, Sam Rutigliano, Head
Coach-Cleveland Browns; and Jim Catanzaro, Lakeland
president |
First information
desk on the Kirtland campus |
1969 Classroom (photo
from Lakeland archives) |
Lakeland aerial view |
Arthur Holden
pointing to the Painesville Telegraph sign, announcing
college site, May 1968 |
Astronomy students
working in the Lakeland Observatory, 2005 |
Former local
Painesville newspaper, the Telegraph, announces
Kirtland campus groundbreaking, August 2, 1969 |
Business and Engineering
building |
Science & Technology
Center – Lakeland’s downtown Painesville
campus, 1970 |
Construction
of the Performing Arts Center-February, 1974.
From left: Arthur Holden, Lakeland Trustee; Ralph
Parsons, Diamond Shamrock Corporation; Wayne
Rodehorst, Lakeland president |
Wayne Rodehorst,
Lakeland president, at lectern presiding over
the official groundbreaking on the Kirtland campus,
August 1969 |
“River
of Life” permanent art installation in
the Health building |
Lab student,
1990s |
Lab students,
1970s |
Completed
in 1995, Lakeland’s H Building houses
the science and health technologies |
Dental hygiene student |
Lakeland under construction,
1969 |
Lakeland entrance,
1983 |
Healthcare students
with Life Flight |
Installing
the concrete sign at the college entrance on
Route 306, 1983 |
Board of Trustees – 1970
Commencement. From left: Arthur Holden, Lillian
Robinson, J. Malcolm Poynter, Alta Reigert, Msgr.
Robert Wolf, Elizabeth Mastrangelo, John Olsen,
Howard George, Raymond Armington |
Cleveland Trust Building in Painesville, site of
Lakeland's first classrooms. |
Lakeland welcomes
President Bush to campus, 2005 |
Lakeland Student
Joshua R. Needler with President George Bush,
2005 |
Registration, 1978 |
Students, 1970s |
Students, 1980s |
Students, 1990s |
Dale Kastning,
started at Lakeland when he was just 20 years old.
He recently retired after 35 years of service.
He was a Lakeland graduate who started as groundskeeper,
working his way up to director of purchasing. |
James Catanzaro,
Lakeland president from 1981-1987 |
Ruth Densmore,
one of Lakeland’s founders, originally
a human resources director |
First basketball
team |
Mooreland mansion
was built by Edward W. Moore, a prominent Cleveland
capitalist, who made his
fortune in banking, electric railroads and telephone
distribution during the late 1800s. Today, this
renovated historic building is used for conferences
and banquets and receptions. |
Willoughby Industrial
Fair, 1968 , from left, Leonard Slomniski, Dr.
Rodehorst, Gov. Rhodes, Lakeland’s second
college president Willis Kern, and Willoughby
Mayor Bud Brichford. |
Mill Street
in Painesville, one of Lakelands’ first
biology teachers Ed Hauser |
Tech Prep |
First bookstore |
Building construction,
1976 |
’70s
cafeteria sign |
Clocktower construction |
Dr. Morris Beverage,
2001-current president of Lakeland Community
College, Lakeland class of ’74. |
Engineering students
2005 |
Students outside
with counselor Al Alberts |
Commencement
2007 |
Ralph Doty, Lakeland president from 1988-2001 |
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