Persons in the photos (L-R); Dr. Mick Starcevich (Kirkwood President 2005-2018), Lois Bartleme (Board of Trustees president 2003-2017) and President Barack Obama. Obama was on the college campus to make a campaign speech in Johnson Hall on July 10,…
In 1966, the Area Ten Board selected a site one-half mile south of Highway 30 on Bowling Street for its new campus. The 315-acre site was purchased for $407,500 at an average cost of $1,300 per acre. In the summer of 1968 construction began on the…
Under Dr. Starcevich's leadership, innovation and partnerships continued or expanded. A few notable accomplishments in his 12 1/2-year tenure are: the construction of The Hotel (one of two teaching hotels in the country); construction of a wind…
After a national search, the Board of Trustees selected Dr. Lori Sundberg as the Kirkwood's fifth president. Prior to Kirkwood, Dr. Sundberg was president of Carl Sandburg Community College in Galesburg, IL for eight years after holding various…
Following his graduation from University of Northern Iowa, Dr. Mick Starcevich taught math for five years before assuming administrative positions . First as a principle and later as a superintendent at nearby College Community Schools. Mick came…
Dr. Norm Nielsen was the longest-tenured chief officer in the college's history. In a 20-year span he along with Trustee Wayne Newton and the wider community embraced the concept of business and industry partnerships. Through this ongoing effort,…
Dr. Norm Nielsen captured the attention of Kirkwood's Board of Trustees when he was part of Dr. Stewart's administration. The former high school teacher climbed the ranks in secondary education prior to joining the Kirkwood staff in 1979 as…
A seven-page paper providing the historical background of the development of Iowa community college/junior colleges. We do not know the origin of this paper.
Ira Larson, left, with Dr. Bill Stewart, center, and Board President, B. A. Jensen, right. The occasion is likely when Dr. Stewart was presented as the second president of Kirkwood Community College.
