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Former TJC Presidents to Participate in Convocation

Posted/updated on: August 17, 2015 at 3:46 pm
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tjc-signTYLER — Tyler Junior College is preparing to welcome back a pair of special visitors as it kicks off the school year Aug. 21. According to a news release, former TJC presidents Dr. Raymond Hawkins and Dr. Bill Crowe will join current TJC President Dr. Mike Metke in leading opening convocation activities, beginning 9 a.m. Friday in Wise Auditorium. Metke says the two guests’ impact “is still felt to this day,” according to the release. Hawkins served as TJC president from 1981 until 1994. Crowe was TJC president from 1994 until 2007. Metke has been president of TJC since 2007.

Following convocation, Hawkins, Crowe, and Metke will have a noon press conference on the first floor of Jenkins Hall, in front of the statue of the late Dr. Harry Jenkins. Jenkins served as TJC president from 1946 to 1981. The Jenkins statue has a storied past, having been stolen from the TJC campus in April 1995 but later found in an apartment complex in Austin and returned to its rightful home at TJC in July 2013. A public reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday in the student lounge on the second floor of the Robert M. Rogers Nursing & Health Sciences Center, located at the corner of Fifth Street and Fleishel Avenue.



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