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Archives: Guide to Instructional Services Office
(Rasmussen, Belcher, Ellison, Warford)
Records,
1966-1997
Title: Instructional Services Office
(Rasmussen, Belcher, Ellison, Warford)
Records
Dates: 1966-1997
Collection number: A-052
Size: 67 document boxes of paper records, 57 color photographs
(67 cubic feet)
Description: Administrative and departmental records for the Office of Instruction from 1974 to 1997. Four vice presidents are represented in this collection: Gerald Rasmussen (1974-1986), Jacquelyn Belcher (1986-1990), Jim Ellison (1990-1995), and Laurance Warford (1994-1997).
Provenance: Administrative transfer
Processed by: Tiah Edmunson-Morton, 2006
Access Restrictions: The bulk of the collection is open for research. Legal records, union negotiation files, and personnel files are restricted.
Citation: Instructional Services Office (Rasmussen, Belcher, Ellison, Warford) Records, 1966-1997 (A-052), Lane Community College Archives, Eugene, Oregon
Repository:
Lane Community College
Archives and Records Management
Elizabeth M. Uhlig, Archivist
4000 East 30th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97405 USA
Telephone: (541) 463-5466
Fax: (541) 463-3996
E-mail: archives@lanecc.edu
Administrative History
The Office of Instruction was created when Lane Community College was established in 1965. The name of the department has changed over the years: Office of Instruction, 1965-1974; Instructional Operations, 1974-1978; Office of Instruction, 1978-1986; Instructional Branch, 1986-1994; and Instructional Services, 1994-1997. In 1997, it was combined with Student Services to become the Instruction and Student Services Office.
Biography: Gerald Rasmussen
Gerald
Rasmussen spent 21 years at Lane Community College in a variety of positions. He was among the handful of Board of Education members and staff who, in late 1965, toured California community colleges and came back to create the educational plan which guided the development of the community college academically and architecturally. He said, "I was fortunate beyond belief to come in at the start of a new institution . . . and to be on the team which so successfully achieved what it set out to do."
He started teaching at Lane in 1965 as a history instructor, and also served as the head of the social science department from 1965 to 1967. In 1967, he became the Associate Dean of Instruction (1967-1974), then the Dean of Instruction (1974-1986). The title of the office changed in 1983 and he was known as the Vice President of Instruction.
Before coming to Lane in 1965, Rasmussen served in the United States Navy (1944-1945). He was a physical education teacher at an elementary school in Redmond, Oregon (1951-1953); a graduate assistant at the University of Oregon (1953-1954); a high school social studies teacher and chairman of the social studies department in Albany, Oregon (1954-1957); a history and political science instructor at Grandview College in Des Moines, Iowa (1957-1963), a Fulbright Lecturer at Danish Teacher's Colleges, Denmark (1963-1964); and an instructor at Lower Columbia Junior College in Longview, Washington (1964-1965).
He spent a year at Askov Folk College in Askov, Denmark, as a foreign student in humanities (1948-1949). He obtained both a B.S. (1951) and an M.A. (1960) in history from the University of Oregon.
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Gerald Rasmussen, c. 1968-1969 |
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Biography: Jacquelyn Belcher
In 1986 Jacquelyn Belcher was named Vice President for Instruction by Richard Turner. At that time she was a teacher and administrator at Bellevue Community College in Bellevue, Washington. She served at Lane for four years, from 1986 through 1990. Belcher applied for Turner's position as president after his resignation, but in 1990, Dr. Jerry Moskus was named Lane Community College's sixth president. A month later, Belcher accepted a position as the president of Minneapolis Community College.
She remained in Minneapolis until 1994, moving on to serve as president of Georgia Perimeter College, where she was the first minority president of a non-minority institution and the first minority female president in the University System of Georgia. She retired in 2005 and created OptionsUnlimited, a company which provides executive coaching, organizational development, and personal and professional development services.
Before accepting her position at Lane, Belcher served as the Associate Dean of Instruction, Bellevue Community College, from 1977 to 1986; the Division Chairwoman of Health Science, Bellevue Community College, from 1973 to 1977; an instructor at Bellevue Community College; and the Director of Education, Sacred Heart General Hospital School of Nursing in Eugene, from 1966 to 1969.
She has a law degree from the University of Puget Sound, an M.A. from the University of Washington, and a B.S. from Marymount College. |
Jacquelyn Belcher,
c. 1987
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Biography: Jim Ellison
In his 29 years at Lane, Jim Ellison served in 11 different positions. He began as a part-time instructor in the Study Skills department and ended his career as the Vice President for Instruction. While at Lane, he helped create the Academic Learning Skills department and the faculty union.
Ellison worked as an assistant professor for the Study Skills Learning Center (1968-1973), chair of the Study Skills Learning Center (1973-1979), Associate Dean of Instructional Services (1979-1983), Dean of Liberal Arts (1983-1986), Dean of Instructional Support and Telecommunications (1986-1988), Dean of Evening/Weekend College (1988-1990), and Interim Vice President of Instruction (1990). He was hired as Vice President of Instruction in 1990 and retired from Lane in 1995. Ellison and his wife, Julie Aspinwall-Lamberts (former director of research and planning at Lane), remain involved in and actively committed to Lane County and Lane Community College.
Before coming to Lane, Ellison was an academic and drill instructor for the U.S. Air Force (1953-1957); a biology and basic science instructor at Irvington High School in Fremont, California (1962-1966); and an English and reading instructor at Churchill High School in Eugene, Oregon (1966-1967). Ellison has a B.S. and M.S., both from Oregon State University in 1962. He attended San Jose College and Chabot Junior College.
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Jim Ellison, 1990 |
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Biography: Laurance Warford
Larry Warford's community college career consists of a wide range of teaching and administrative experience. His administrative tenure at Lane Community College began in 1978 as the Assistant Dean of Instruction (1978-1982). He served as Executive Assistant to the President (1982-1986), Executive Dean (1986-1991), Vice President for Community and Economic Development (1991-1994), Vice President for Instruction (1994-1997), and Vice President for Instruction and Student Services (1997-2001).
In 2001, Dr. Warford accepted a position with the Department of Labor as the liaison for community colleges and community college organizations such as the American Association of Community Colleges and the League for Innovation in the Community College (2001-2003). His term ended in 2003 and he became the Project Director and Consultant for the League for Innovation in the Community College; he is responsible for the College and Career Transitions Initiative and serves as Senior Consultant for Workforce Development.
Prior to his Lane Community College experience, Dr. Warford served as a consultant to the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges for the western portion of the United States (1977-1978). His fifteen years of community college experience in Iowa included helping establish Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He held the office of Dean of Adult and Community Education (1968-1977), Assistant Dean of Vocational Education (1967-1968), and Department Head and faculty member in the Business Administration area (1965-1967). He began his career as a business teacher at Fort Dodge Senior High School and Junior College (1963-1966).
Dr. Warford holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Oregon. He earned his Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Business and Education from the University of Northern Iowa.
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Larry Warford, 1982
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Scope & Content Note
The collection is divided into 13 series.
- Series A:
Accreditation Files, 1968-1995
- These files document the accreditation process for Lane programs.
- Series B:
Administrative Records, 1967-1998
- This section contains agreements, contracts, faculty and staff files, state and federal lobbying and legislation, Lane publications, union files (LCCEA and LCCEF), legal files, and grievance records.
- Series C:
Business and Employee Training Records, 1981-1997
- These records document the programs that focused on business and worker training at Lane Community College; Larry Warford was involved in advancing the college's involvement in this field. Included are records for programs such as the Small Business Development Center, Business and Industry Services, and Customized and Contract Training, as well as those that pertain to workforce quality issues, dislocated worker training, and workforce training and development. The League for Innovation series also contains League-specific records for Business and Industry Services.
- Series D:
Committee Records, 1967-1997
- Included in this section are agendas, minutes, and meeting notes from various college forums, teams, meetings, committees, groups, and task forces. Specifically, this section includes records for committees such as the Advisory Committee, Alternative Funding Committee, Black Student Union Proposal Task Force, Board of Education, Ethnic Diversity Task Force, Instructional Senate, Instructional Services Council/Cabinet, Legislative Action Team, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education Diversity Team, and Workforce Quality Council.
- Series E:
Correspondence, 1966-1997
- This section includes administrative correspondence to and from the vice presidents' offices, as well as correspondence to and from other Office of Instruction personnel.
- Series F:
Curriculum Development Records, 1966-1997
- This series documents the development of the general curriculum at Lane Community College. It includes departmental records and specialized projects such as Ed Net, the Evening/Weekend College, and Disabled Student Services.
- Series G:
External Organizations Records, 1977-1997
- This section contains records from associations and organizations outside the college. It includes external committees, coalitions, councils, associations, legislative bodies and state boards, meeting records, conferences, publications, membership files, and information from other colleges and universities. There are several files concerning the Lane Transit District, specifically looking at the impacts of having a Lane campus located in downtown Eugene.
- Series H:
Financial and Accounting Records, 1966-1997
- These records generally consist of budget planning materials, proposed reductions, and capital outlay records. In addition to files containing copies of grant applications and contracts for KLCC, Carl Perkins grants, vocational education funding, and workforce quality investment grants, this section contains financial records for individual departments and FTE costs.
- Series I:
Internal Department Records, 1968-1997
- This section includes records from Lane Community College departments. There are several files from the College High/Technical Preparation, Adult Basic and Secondary Education, Continuing Education, opening of the Downtown Center, Flight Technology, Florence and Cottage Grove Centers, Institutional Advancement, and KLCC (including early files from 1968). Also included are files from the Chicano and Native American Affairs Center, Black Studies Program, Fast Forward Program, and Women's Programs.
- Series J:
International Education Files, 1980-1997
- In the early 1990s, the college explored establishing an exchange program with various international universities. This series contains information about AIFS; the student exchange program with Mexico, London, China, Costa Rica, Republic of Georgia, Japan; the establishment of an international community college by the League for Innovation; and the faculty exchange program.
- Series K:
League for Innovation Records, 1988-1996
- The primary focus of these League records is business development. Larry Warford was very involved in the League: specifically, how Lane could train workers and assist the development of strong businesses. Of special interest in these files is the information about the Workforce 2000 conference.
- Series L:
Publications and Reports, 1965-1997
- These records consist of external and internal publications, reports, and surveys.
- Series M:
Vocational Education Records, 1974-1997
- Lane's commitment to vocational education has its roots in the Eugene Vocational School (1938), which provided vocational education for high school students and unemployed adults during the Great Depression. These files contain program reviews and reports on the national, state, and local levels; information about funding concerns; and committee and consortium records.
Finding Aid
For a detailed finding aid which includes a complete list of the contents of this collection, refer to:
Related Resources
Instructional Services Office (Hein, Case, Rasmussen) Records, 1965-1981 (A-023). Records of the Office of Instructional Services during the tenures of William Hein (1965-1968), Lewis Case (1968-1974) and Gerald Rasmussen (1974-1978).
Student Services Office (Hakanson, Carter) Records, 1965-1987 (A-024). Collection includes administrative records from the tenures of Dean of Students I.S. (Bud) Hakanson, 1965-1969, and Dean of Students/Vice President for Student Services John (Jack) Carter, 1969-1988.
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