Interview with Tom Alvey, May 1, 2007

Project: Community Colleges of Kentucky: History of Kentucky's Community Colleges Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Oral history with Tom Alvey, labor representative on Citizens Committee for Higher Education, local community group which helped establish Owensboro Community College in 1984. Interview discusses work with Don Blandford in acquiring money from the legislature for the college, campus construction and location. Alvey describes the need for a community college in Owensboro as well as local response to proposal. Interview concludes discussing the benefits of early relationship with University of Kentucky.

Interview Accession

2008oh135_cc057

Interviewee Name

Tom Alvey

Interviewer Name

Adina O'Hara

Interview Date

2007-05-01

Interview Keyword

Community College community college history community college system Higher education Higher Education in Kentucky

Interview LC Subject

Alvey, Tom Alvey, Tom--Interviews Community colleges--Administration Community colleges--History Community colleges--Kentucky Education, Higher Education, Higher--Kentucky Owensboro Community and Technical College

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