Back in 1933, classes at Southern Colorado Junior College cost $12 and the graduating class in 1935 consisted of 17 proud students.
Founding father Frank S Hoag Jr. saw a need in the community for an affordable but high quality educational institution, and that’s exactly what he worked in the community to achieve.
82 years later, what is now Pueblo Community College is still an affordable but high quality educational institution–so much so that PCC was recently ranked 4th in the nation (among 2 and 4 year colleges) as a good place to achieve long term career goals and overall success.
Community members, sponsors, staff, students and supporters gathered on a brisk Wednesday afternoon for the unveiling of the Frank S Hoag Jr commemorative statue on the PCC campus. As President Patty Erjavec stated, it will be a symbol for the dedication and perseverance of students and the commitment to fulfill PCC’s decades-long mission to provide the best quality education possible.
The statue project is a collaboration of the efforts of the Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation (Bob Rawlings, who was on hand), the LeVert W Hoag Foundation (Bob Wertz, Dave Shaw and Jim Munch), the PCC Foundation (Joe Welte) and sculptor Sutton Betti.
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- Students from the PCC Fire Science program helped greet guests
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- Board member Wynona Sullivan greets Don Gale
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- PCC Foundation Executive Director Martha Simmons with Steven Trujillo, new CEO of the Pueblo Latino Chamber of Commerce
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- PCC Foundation Board Treasurer Tammy Fesmire chats with John Cordova
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- Steve Trujillo, left, Jim Stuart and Jim Munch of the LeVert Hoag Foundation
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- Wynona Sullivan greets Robert Rawlings
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- Robert Rawlings, Wynona Sullivan and Ashley Valdez
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- Sandy Stein, left, Jack and Donna Ward
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- Board President Joe Welte, left, and Jim Stuart
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- Ashley Valdez, left, Glenn Ballantyne, Jane Rawlings and Jim Munch
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- Steve Henson and Wynona Sullivan
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- Pueblo Chieftain’s new General Manager Brad Slater and his wife Jennifer
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- Bob and Judy Wertz with Robert Rawlings, center,–all three instrumental in bringing the Hoag statue project to fruition
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- Don Gale, left, Sandy Stein, Dr. Patty Erjavec, PCC President
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- Joe Welte chats with Jane Rawlings
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- Sandy Stein, left, Senator Leroy Garcia, Don Gale and Donna Ward
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- Robert Rawlings, left, is greeted by Senator Leroy Garcia
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- From the Pueblo Chieftain: Judy Hildner, left, Steve Henson, Brad Slater, Jane Rawlings and Bob Rawlings, center
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- Hal Deselms, left, chats with Steve Henson
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- Ralph and Jan Williams (PCC Foundation board member)
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- Mr. Pride Panther
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- Dr. Patty Erjavec, left, chats with guests Jan Williams, Wynona Sullivan and Jennifer Slater
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- Martha Simmons talks with Bob Rawlings
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- Dennis Trujillo Johnson, Director of Student and Judicial Affairs, with Don Gale
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- Chief Academic Officer Dr. Sunny Schmitt and Mike Maffucci, Director of Student Life
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- John Cordova chats with Dr. Patty Erjavec
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- Martha Simmons on balloon duty
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- Michael Engle, faculty co-chair, Social Sciences dept., greets everyone as Pride Panther, Austin Beebe (Assn. of Student Government VP) and Andrew Foster (president of ASG) look on
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- The crowd listening to the history of the college
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- Inscription on the Frank S Hoag Jr. statue
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- Jane Rawlings talks about how the statue project came to be
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- Jane Rawlings , Pueblo Chieftain Assistant Publisher
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- Jane Rawlings, Chieftain Asst. Publisher, and Bob Rawlings, Publisher
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- Dr. Patty Erjavec says a few words to attendees
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- Dr. Patty Erjavec talks about what the statue will be a symbol for on the PCC campus
