Beverly Jensen: Associate Professor of Nursing; 13 years at UCC
Q: What is your fondest memory of your time here?
A-- when students share with me how much they have learned and benefited from being in my class at the end of the term and when I walk through the halls of Mercy and other healthcare facilities. It gives me significant joy when a former student from years past states, “You were my favorite teacher and I learned so much from you.”
Q: What are some of your plans for the future?
A-- to increase my faculty member role in higher education of educating nurses that are pursuing their MSN degrees to be a Nurse Educator.
Q: Do you plan to stay local or, if not, where will you be locating?
A-- I plan to travel more and spend several months each year in a different country. Australia and/or New Zealand in the winter may be the first adventure.
Cindy Adams: Administrative Assistant- Allied Health Department; over 24 years
Q: What is your fondest memory of your time here?
A-- meeting my husband while he was taking the Truck Driving course.
Q: What was one of your silliest or most exciting moments while working here?
A-- almost stepping on a giant (seemed giant to me) boa constrictor while walking past the Science building. It was their pet!
Q: Do you plan to stay local or, if not, where will you be locating?
A: --staying in Roseburg. Why would anyone want to live anywhere else?
Bettie Wright: Business and Medical Office Instructor; 30 years
Q: What will you NOT miss after leaving here?
A-- I will not miss the obligatory reports, TSAs, COGs, and committee meetings. I will miss the students, however, but fortunately, I get to see many of them in doctors’ offices around the community.
Q: What was one of your silliest or most exciting moments while working here?
A-- Several years ago, I sat in one of my classes on a Friday for 45 minutes wondering where everyone was, but finally, I remembered that the class only met Monday through Thursday.
Q: What are some of your plans for the future?
A--travel, teach part time, volunteer, garden, read, sleep in.
Cathy Vaughn: Bookstore Manager; 25 years
Q: What was one of your silliest or most exciting moments while working here?
A-- when the Bookstore staff put a float made from our mannequins for the fun flock float. We won!
Q: If you could take a keepsake from UCC, what would it be?
A-- I would love a pencil drawing of the front of the Bookstore.
Q: When you wake up the first day after no longer working at UCC, what will likely be your first thought?
A-- What am I going to do today?
Nancy Hart: Testing Services Coordinator; 25 years
Q: What is your fondest memory of your time here?
A-- friends. Lunching outside on the patio listening to the peaceful sound of the river and breeze through the trees. I especially enjoyed a mini-massage on tight aching shoulders from Patty Lamoureaux as she made her rounds around the building.
Q: What will you NOT miss after leaving here?
A-- getting up at 5 am to exercise and spend quality time with my cats, before getting ready for work!
Q: What are some of your plans for the future?
A-- There are a few remodel projects I plan to tackle. I plan to take a Sawzall to the bathtub in one of the bathrooms and replace it. Well, actually hoping my husband will have pity on the mutilated tub and replace it.
Honora NiAodagain: French and Spanish Professor; 14 years
Q: What will you NOT miss after leaving here?
A-- the ongoing lack of funds needed to truly make UCC a great place for students to succeed.
Q: What was one of your silliest or most exciting moments while working here?
A-- dressing up as Marie Antoinette for French class Mardi Gras party.
Q: What are some of your plans for the future?
A-- I will be writing full-time and hope to publish my novel.
Larry Wright: Media Services Tech; 23 years
Q: What is your fondest memory of your time here?
A--the pre-Blaine years, back when we had a “full service” Media department.
Q: If you could take a keepsake from UCC, what would it be?
A-- I would kind of like the circular fountain, but it would probably be missed, so I’ll leave it here and just come visit.
Q: When you wake up the first day after no longer working at UCC, what will likely be your first thought?
A-- I’m pretty sure I will be hearing Alice Cooper singing “school’s out forever!”
June Davies: Secretary of The Ford Childhood Enrichment Center; over 15 years.
Q: What is your fondest memory of your time here?
A-- We all work together like a family at the childcare center doing chores and taking care of the children. Families come and go and it is rewarding to watch the children grow and change but sad to see them leave. I love it when they run into the office to give me hugs. My fondest memory was when my grandson started here at 5 months old.
Q: If you could take a keepsake from UCC, what would it be?
A-- the view of the river from the Rotary Club outlook behind ESB!
Q: What are some of your plans for the future?
A-- In August, I am having a photo display in a small gallery in England. My theme is “The Pacific Northwest- from tiny to tall” with pictures that range from bugs on flowers to ocean beaches and sunsets to the redwood forest. I have so many things I am behind in to catch up, so will be busy with that for years: gardening and organizing photos are two priorities for starters.
Sarah Link: Fine and Performing Arts Program Assistant; 30 years
Q: What is your fondest memory of your time here?
A--when my husband was battling cancer, administrators, faculty, co-workers, and IT department allowed me to access my office work via remote when out-of-the-area medical care was needed. Work Study Specialist Ann Able assigned a wonderful, dependable and reliable work-study student to maintain the presence in the physical office. We worked closely together to maintain a continuity for the department and UCC. After his passing and recently my mother’s passing in July 2014, my UCC family rallied around me to show their love and support during the storms of life and the new journey created.
It was through these times and the loving memories here that I am able to “pay it forward” and provide the funding for the Jacoby door expansion. Jacoby’s original building plans were designed to have these doors, but through economic hard times, etc. the college has not been able to make it a reality. Now, UCC has the opportunity to bring additional revenue, economic growth, and diversity to campus and southern Oregon residents can enjoy the benefits for many years.
Q: If you could take a keepsake from UCC, what would it be?
A-- the many friends along the journey of life and the horse picture in my office; however, I don’t think the Art Gallery will ever let that happen! Plus, the lifelong passes to all Jacoby events that Keith Cooper jokingly promised me.
Q: What are some of your plans for the future?
A-- July—mission trip to Breckenridge, CO with Thrive Ministry
August—cruise to the Greek Islands
October- Fall colors in the Great Lakes area
The following faculty members were unavailable to comment. We wish them well.
Lee Salter: Director of Community Relations
Greg Kuk: Associate Professor, Business
Marty Garrison: Advising Specialist
Cheryl Palmer: Associat Professor, Nursing
Sue Windsor: Counselor, Associate Professor
