Bilingual teaching aides graduate from Lorain LCCC program
Eight women from Lorain and Elyria completed an associate degree midway to a teaching credential under a 1976 bilingual program funded by a $90,000 grant from the University of Toledo and Lorain County Community College. They balanced work, home duties, and night classes while planning to continue studies at Toledo to earn full credentials.
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Lorain
Lorain County
Olga Gutierrez
Elyria
LCCC
University of Toledo
Saul Torres
Torres
Lorain County Community College
University of
First male graduate from LCCC practical nursing program
Sidney L Shivak 51, laid off after 22 years at Bendix, became Lorain County Community College’s first male graduate in the practical nursing program. He joined a shift toward health careers, with recruiters noting strong demand for nurses, lab techs, and operating room techs.
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Sidney L. Shivak
Bendix Corp
Shivak
Lorain County Community College
Penfield
Columbus
LCCC
Schloss
Janet Eb, Bower
Columbia Station
Gus Chan
Lorain Woman Earns LCCC General Studies Degree After 14 Years
Helen Jean Spurlock, 50, of 4023 Tacoma, graduates from Lorain County Community College with a general studies degree and an emphasis in business. She entered LCCC in 1964, balancing fulltime motherhood and classes, sometimes taking one course per quarter and studying at night or in summer terms. Her daughter helped with childcare, and her husband supported her throughout the long journey.
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Gladys Berrios
Gladys
Maria
Lc, Penney’s Auto Center
Lorain City
LCCC
Susan Condon
Lorain
Lorain County Community College
Helen Jean Spurlock
Tacoma
Homer
Us, Steel
Helen Spurlock
C-T photog covers graduation as participant instead
Chronicle-Telegram photographer Dave Zapotosky, a 1975 Elyria High School grad, could not cover Lorain County Community College commencement because he was marching as a graduate. His sister Dianne, a 1977 EHS graduate, earned an accounting degree and plans further study. The Zapotosky family, children of Melvin and a West Ridge Road address, includes siblings Robert Cindy and Joe.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Dave Zapotosky
Lorain County Community College
Dianne
Elyria High School
Dave
Kent State
Looms Camera
Kent
LCCC
Melvin Zapotosky
West Ridge Road
Robert
Keystone High School
Cindy
Joe
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C-T
Maria Berrios
Puerto Rico
Admiral King High School
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Carmen Melendez
Dori Aponte
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Toledo
Ridge Tool
Lorain Community Hospital
Robert Schloss
Cleveland
Tie
Loomis
The
Dianne Zapotosky
EHS
Ashland College
Ford Motor Co
David Zapotosky
Dove Kessler
Omar Olson
Kessler
Cleveland Trust Co
Ges Chan
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