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In
1964, citizens of Hazard and Perry County
and those in surrounding counties petitioned the Kentucky
General Assembly to establish a two-year college in the
Kentucky River region of Southeastern Kentucky .
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In
1965, a group of local citizens formed the Hazard
Independent College Foundation in order to secure property on
which the University of Kentucky could build a community college.
The Foundation raised nearly $275,000, secured title to a 17-acre
tract south of Hazard, and donated the land to the University.
Dr.
Henry Campbell, then Director at Prestonsburg Community College
, and Dr. Stanley Wall, Vice President for the Community College
System at the University, assisted the newly appointed Hazard
Community College Advisory Board in establishing Hazard Community
College in 1967. William B. Sturgill was named
chairman of the first Advisory Board, which was composed of the
following people: Marie R. Turner, Eddie J. Moore, W. R. Smith,
Gobel Ritter, L. D. Gorman, and Edith Napier.
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In
1968, Hazard Community College was established
as a component of the University of Kentucky . At that time
it was considered to have been accredited by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools, Inc., as a part of the
University. From January of 1968 through June of 1968, Dr.
Henry Campbell served as chief executive of the institution
and began employing personnel, purchasing books, and remodeling
the old Broadway School , which was used as the temporary
location of the College for two years. |
In
July of 1968, Dr. J. Marvin Jolly was appointed
as the Director of Hazard Community College. The first 164
students were admitted and classes started in the Fall 1968.
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In
December 1970, Hazard Community College was accredited
as an individual institution and moved to a permanent site on
17 acres south of Hazard. From 1970 to 1984 the College grew from
164 students to over 600 and from twenty-five faculty and staff
to more than fifty. The College initiated career programs, developed
a cultural arts series, and broadened opportunities for disadvantaged
students.
