The finalists for the position of Amarillo College vice president of academic affairs visited the campus this week.
The three finalists are Dr. Debra Kuhl, dean of instruction at Clarendon College; Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, associate provost for academic affairs at West Texas A&M University; and Dr. Don Tomas, senior vice president of instruction at Weatherford College...
Schweitzer: A Study of Art and Character in the Life and Work of the Matador Saddle Maker, written by the Amarillo College Writer in Residence, Bruce McGinnis, was presented to students and faculty on April 28.
A well-known West Texas saddle maker, H. H. Schweitzer, is studied in the new book. Schweitzer made saddles in Matador for 32 years before his death in 1956...
The fall semester will bring more change to the Washington Street Campus with the renovation of Parcells Hall.
The renovation plans were derived from a master plan that was completed in 2007.
“We had to look at the domino effect,” said Bruce Cotgreave, physical plant director, discussing the plans for the construction and renovation. “We knew we had to have some swing space, so we had to create the science building first to vacate the biology building.”...
May 1 -AC theater production of Return to the Forbidden Plate. 7:30 p.m. -Mosaic and Voxix performances. 7:30 p.m. at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts. May 5 -Faculty book signing. 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the CUB on the Washington Street Campus.
The Student Government Association hosted the annual Badgerama on the Washington Street Campus April 29.
The event, which lasted from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., boasted hundreds of students in attendance along with plenty of food and entertainment.
The event allowed Amarillo College organizations to set up tables as a means of providing information to curious students...
Fall 2009 graduates Angela G. Wagner Associate Arts Teaching: Julieann Beddow, Brittany C. Blackwell, Lindsey R. Brown, David W. Clawson, Christi L. Ellis, Jaclyn K. Gaitan, Jessica S. Hibbs, Becky L. Lampe, Shane Thomas Langford, Niki C. Lorenz, Karen Y.
Bruce Beck, a late Amarillo Globe-News writer and editor, has been posthumously honored as the 2010 Friend of Young Children, an award presented annually during the Week of Young Children.
Mayor Debra McCartt presented the award to Beck’s wife, Tanya, at a breakfast Friday at Amarillo College’s Concert Hall Theatre on the Washington Street Campus.
McCartt said she selected Beck after getting to know him through Lunch with the Mayor, a program in which Amarillo fourth- and fifth-grade students dine at the Big Texan restaurant and hear a special speaker to promote success in education...
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