1971
October: The Esvelt Performing Arts center is dedicated.
CBC's baseball program is disbanded.
1972
28 October: The Technical Education Building (now the T building) is dedicated.
1973
11 January: The last issue of The Collegiate is published.
25 January: The first issue of The HawkEye is published.
October: The ASB Game Room arrives on campus.
1974
10 May: The first building of the CBC Richland Adult Education Center is dedicated. The building is designed by Pence Associates.
1976
February: Three students (Ginger Griffin, Bonnie O'Bannon, and Karl Pearson) win $50 for coming up with a name for the new student union building -- the Hawk Union Building (HUB).
15 October: Dedication of the Hawk Union Building (the HUB).
11 November: CBC's bicentennial committee puts together a time capsule to be opened at CBC's 50th anniversary in 2005. The capsule includes a scrapbook of CBC history, cassette tape recordings of CBC leadership, slides of the campus, student essays and surveys, and a few other items.
1977
Jim Corkrum, instructor at CBC, receives the "Tiger of Agriculture" award for his work in establishing an agri-chemical business course at CBC.
In fall quarter, a record 6,000 students register for classes.
1978
The Performing Arts Complex (P Building) designed by Brooks, Hensley & Creager Architects, is the recipient of a National American Institute of Architects Honor Award for "Exceptional Excellence in Architecture."
1979
15 May: The Grand Opening of the Howard Kartchner Ag-Tech Building is held. It is named after the Tri-City businessman who donated $40,000 for the building.
17 May: Walter Oberst, former CBC instructor, is recognized at the annual Governor's Writers Day in Olympia for his 1978 book entitled Railroads, Reclamation, and the River: A History of Pasco.
September: Enrollment rises to a record 8,000 students in CBC's 25th year.
15 January: Bernard Eismann, veteran news correspondent for the Columbia Broadcasting System and the American Broadcasting System, speaks to CBC under the auspices of ASB.
25 & 24 February: Cannonball Adderley and his quintet come to town to conduct a jazz symposium and also give a free concert, sponsored by ASB.
17 April: Academy Award winning actress Mercedes McCambridge speaks to begin the Festival of the Arts, sponsored by the CBC Arts department and others. Richard Schickel, journalist and historian, gives a lecture entitled "Understanding and Misunderstanding -- Mass Media." The festival ends with John Carradine, actor, giving an interpretive reading of the Bible, speeches of Lincoln, Shakespeare, Alice in Wonderland, and assorted poems of Robert Brook.
22-24 October: The CBC Symposium theme is Ecology. Speakers included Elisabeth Borgese, author and expert on maritime law; Bill Baird, reproductive rights pioneer; Gladwin Hill, American journalist; and architect Allen Temko. The Symposium was planned in conjunction with students and faculty.
3 December: Jorge Hernandez, former personal aide and advisor to Fidel Castro, speaks on "Castro's Cuba -- Past, Present, and Future" as part of the ASB Lecture Series.
29 January: Husband and wife team Betty and Jock Leslie-Melville speak on their daily life in East Africa as part of the ASB Lecture Series.
17 February: The Black Student Union (BSU) holds CBC's first "Black Student Week" with a Black awareness program aimed at giving credit and recognition to Black people of the past, present, and future.
18 February: Nancy Freehafer speaks on the struggle for liberation in the Portuguese colonies of Mozambique and Angola.
23 February: Dr. Uvaldo H. Palomares discusses "Chicanos in Transition," as part of the ASB Lecture Series.
8 April: Alex Haley, internationally-known author, world traveler, and lecturer, speaks at the Red Lion Motel Auditorium on "Black Heritage -- A Saga of Black History." Haley would go on to write Roots.
17-20 April: The CBC Festival of Arts includes performances by Bramwell Fletcher, George Bernard Shaw impersonator; a workshop given by jeweler Ramona Solberg; a talk and performance by Alcides Lanza, contemporary avant-garde musician, and a performance by Don Ellis, American jazz trumpeter.
29 September: Though not a CBC-sponsored appearance, Richard Nixon appears in the Tri-Cities to speak.
14-16 October: CBC hosts a three-day conference, "Total Arts," for the Washington Arts Association State Conference. Dancer and choreographer Agnes de Mille is the featured speaker. Dean Davis and Company, a folk quartet from Denver, also appear.
26 October: Up With People perform in the student lounge.
25 January: Dr. John R Searle, American philosopher-educator and free speech activist, speaks as part of the ASB lecture series.
24 February: Reid Buckley, son of William F. Buckley, speaks on conservatism.
11 April: State Attorney General Slade Gorton visits CBC to address the student council and other interested parties.
13-28 April: CBC holds its annual Festival of Arts, including a workshop and performance by American jazz artist Stan Kenton.
1 November: Adventurer Norman Baker, second in command to Thor Heyerdahl, speaks under the auspices of CBC ASB.
14 November: Anne Montague, candidate for Secretary of State on the Socialist ticket, speaks on women's rights.
12 February: Dewitt Jones, mountaineer-naturalist, speaks at CBC on philosophy and survival.
13 April: The Second Annual Jazz Festival is held. Shelly Manne, American jazz drummer, performs and assists in adjudicating the daytime competition.
20 November: Washington Representative Charles Kilbury speaks before the Veteran's Club.
26 April: Bill Withers presents a concert in the Col-Hi gym, sponsored by the ASB.
November: The Black Student Union changes their name to "Safidi Society."
11-16 April: The Safidi Society presents Black HIstory Week.
1-3 March: CBC presents "CBC On the Mall," a display at the Columbia Center to promote the college and its programs.
7-8 March: Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post newsman comes to CBC to address a "Watergate Symposium."
9 March: The Bob Hope Show gives a performance in the Pasco High School gymnasium, co-sponsored by the CBC Veterans and the ASB.
2 April: Duke Ellington and his orchestra appear at CBC sponsored by ASCBC.
26-27 April: The Festival of the Arts once again presents Stan Kenton and his orchestra.
14 May: CBC ASB sponsors the Spring Music Festival. James Lee Stanley opens, Journey follows, and Elvin Bishop ends the festival.
19 September: Folk singer James Lee Stanley returns to CBC for a concert.
11 January: CBC presents a one-day symposium on "Leadership Development for Women." Speakers include Toni Joseph, Arminta Harness, David Pearson, Tom Bauman, Elaine Banks, Wanda Cotner, Geneva Davidson, Vivian Hammer, Dorothy Halterman, Dorothy Jenkins, Edrice Phillips, Bonnie Schmidt, and Mary Williams.
12 March: Attorney General Slade Gorton holds a news conference in the Vocational Technical Building and afterward addresses a police science class.
12 May: The Statler Brothers and Hank Snow perform at the Pasco High School Auditorium.
26 February: Bobby Herriot, Canadian trumpet player, is the featured artist at a CBC Desertones concert.
15 May: The Count Basie Orchestra plays under the auspices of CBC ASB. The CBC jazz band opens.
12 December: The CBC Music Department presents Red Kelly's OWL Party Jazz Band in the theater.
Fall: CBC offers an 11 week course on what the average person should know about caring for a horse. The course teaches basic knowledge, anatomy, physiology, and first aid treatment.
12 May: Francis Gary Powers, American pilot shot down while spying over the Soviet Union appears in the CBC Theatre to give a talk.
25 October: Larry Conlan gives a talk on Transcendental Meditation sponsored by ASB.
29 November: Larry Raspberry and the Highsteppers perform in the CBC theatre, sponsored by ASB.
13 January: Larry McNeely, banjo player, performs in the CBC theatre sponsored by ASB.
10 March: The North Dakota State University Gold Star Band performs at CBC.
15 April: The Black Women's Caucus of Washington State meets in Richland. Dorothy Webster, financial aid officer at CBC, is a keynote speaker. Thelma Jackson, another former Pasco resident, also speaks at the caucus.
30 March: Stan Kenton plays with his 16-piece jazz band at the Kennewick High School auditorium, sponsored by the CBC music department.
14 May: The Annual Spring Barbecue is held and the Mission Mountain Wood Band plays, sponsored by ASB.
22 February: Don McLeod, mime, gives a show and a workshop.
11 October: Michael Hogan, award-winning poet and formerly incarcerated person, gives a workshop at the CBC Theatre, sponsored by the Washington State Penitentiary Creative Writers Workshop Inc.
13 October: Yvonne Porcella, designer, weaver, teacher, and author, speaks in the CBC Theatre.
26 February - 2 March: "Focus on Women" week is held at CBC. Performers include the Co-Respondents, The New Miss Alice Stone Ladies Society Orchestra, and scientist Jennifer James speaking on "Men an Women: Changing Sex Roles."
4 May: Jean Ray Laury presents "Getting It Altogether in the Home," or "Quilting and the Breakfast Dishes" in the CBC Theatre as part of 'Quilting '79', a gallery exhibit of quilts and soft sculptures and two 1-credit workshops on quilting.
18 October: Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre performs "The Happy Prince" in the HUB.
23 October: Ed and Lorraine Warren, ghost hunters, speak in the Performing Arts Theatre.
23 October: Maureen May & Steve Lehner, folk artists, perform in the HUB.
30 October: Ron Hudson, classical guitarist, gives a lecture on Latin American culture and gives a concert in the Performing Arts Theatre.
6 November: Up With People performs in the Kennewick High School auditorium sponsored by CBC ASB.
13 November-15 December: "Celebration '79" is held at CBC. The show, presented by the Central Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and CBC, explores architecture as art. Omer Mithun, professor of architecture and urban planning, speaks on solar design. Robert B. Marquis, architect, gives a talk entitled "Current American Architecture-Introspection."
14 November: Dr. Ashley Montagu, British-American anthropologist, gives a lecture on "Man: The Endangered Species" at the CBC Performing Arts Theater.
6 December: Local Authors' Tea is held in the CBC Library. Guests include Leo Vogel of Connell, author of "Years Plowed Under," a history of pioneering in the irrigated areas of Southeast Washington; Helga Travis of Prosser, author of "Tumbleweed Trails," showing the history of this area through indigenous artifacts discovered during the establishment of dams and parks; Walter Oberst of Pasco, author of Railroads, Reclamation, and the River: A History of Pasco; Martha Berry Parker of West Richland author of "Tales of Richland, White Bluffs, and Hanford, 1890-1943"; Geneva F. Newell of Pasco, author of the story "Pets are People"; Edna "Pinky" Mottner of Pasco, poet published in Ideals magazine and greeting card verse writer; Florence Merrick of Pasco, author of "Sequins and Other Northwest Poems"; Dr. Miles King of Pasco, author of "Reflections: Silver Jubilee at CBC, 1979-80: A 25th Anniversary History of Columbia Basin College"; and Neva Bequette of Kennewick, creator of "Aural History of Southeast Washington," a series of Washington history units recorded onto cassette tapes by over 100 pioneers and their families.
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