Five LC students place in Canyon City tournament
Lee College sent six students to a Canyon City intramural event on Feb 25 26 27. Persky and Al Qahtani played eight ball with Persky finishing third and Saleh Razaghi in table tennis with fifth place. Saleh and Razaghi tied for ninth in singles. Heintschel Sherrill stood third and ninth in backgammon, with the group noting they were the sole junior college attendee among about 300 participants from 26 colleges.
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Canyon City
Lee College
Tom Persky
Ahmed Saleh
Abdullah al- Qahtani
Troy Heintschel
Shawn Sherrill
Razahgi Abolhossein
Persky
al- Qahtani
Saleh
Razaghi
Heintschel
Sherrill
Razahgi
Sherrill and
Association of College Unions- International
Benny Moskowitz
Moskowitz
New Orleans playoff ends SC Rebels season in 81 73 defeat
The Lee College Rebels fell 81-73 to the San Jacinto Ravens in the Region XIV Tournament first round in New Orleans on February 27, finishing 22-10 for the season. Dexter Wallace led LC with a strong second half while Ronnie Faggins and Aston Bridges added double figures as San Jacinto, a top national program, pulled away after a 5-0 start.Coach Hefley praised the effort and noted the Ravens’ higher efficiency, saying fair play wouldn’t beat them.
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Lee College Rebels
San Jacinto Ravens
New Orleans
Rebels
San Jac
San Jace
Dexter Wallace
Mike Hefley
San Jae
Hefley
Ronnie Faggins
Wallace
Aston Briges
Ravens
Retired LC English teacher Gladys Irwin dies at 63
Gladys Irwin, longtime Baytonian and former Lee College English instructor, died of an apparent heart attack during the week of Feb 16. She retired from LC in 1977 after 30 years of teaching British literature and was named to Who's Who Among American Women in 1977 78 and LC Teacher of the Year in 1967. She authored short stories and poems and taught at LC 1945 53 and 1955 77.
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Gladys Irwin
Lee College
Irwin
Gail Stephenson
Minnie Piper Stevens Foundation
University of Texas At Austin
American Association of University Professors
Texas Association of College Teachers
Texas Junior College Teachers Association
Kappa Delta Phi
Alpha Chi
College Teachers of English
Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers
King Cola funds YMCA World Ambassadors program
King Cola World Corporation creates a fund to cover partial expenses for college students traveling abroad as YMCA World Ambassadors. The program promotes peace through friendship with aid prioritized for black and Hispanic students. Trips last five to seven weeks, with total costs between 1500 and 2000 dollars. Applications available from Walter S. Mack at 445 Park Avenue, New York.
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King Cola World Corporation
Ymca World
Walter S. Mack
YMCA
Africa
Asia
Europe
Americas
King Cola
King Cola Fund
Park Avenue
New York
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Junior College Journal
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FCC
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Noah Smith
Ellen Spiller
Philip Dignam
Dan Mendoza
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Michael Keenan
Stanford Dyer
Scott Olsen
John McCormick
Paul Price
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