66 1992 FPRA “Award of Distinction” recipient November/December 1992 Vol. 8, No. 9 utlook of Florida Community College at . Retirees celebrate a permanent holiday Publication Jacksonville The holidays give many of us the opportunity to spend time with current friends. The holidays give others an “excuse” to renew friendships with old ones. In keeping with this tradition, Outlook has gotten in touch with some former FCC] friends—Helen Foy, Elizabeth Reed and Jim Schroeer. And we learned, though they may be ghosts of a Christmas past, they are not forgotten. (maxim; «mil meg, Helen Foy ”"9 12011:)“ {0 Al" {It F5 former business manager, Kent [final] ”I I'm chnoffn/ a/ In her 19 years with FCC], Helen Foy, who worked as a payroll clerk, accountant and business manager at Kent, learned all about handling money. Since her retirement in 1989, however, she has been managing her money in a completely different way. “I play bingo three times a week, and I go to Las Vegas five or six times a year,” Foy said. “It’s really exciting!” While she enjoys sitting at the blackjack table, it’s the dollar slots where the real action is. Foy, who has won $4,300 with one pull of the handle, hopes lady luck is on her side again when she competes in a slot tournament later this year. But life is not all bright lights and big cities for Foy. As a resident of St. Augustine’s Vilano Beach, she also enjoys the quiet life. “I have a beautiful view, and the water is very soothing,” said Foy, who shares her condo with Lacy, a two—pound, longehaired Chihuahua. “I spend a lot of time volunteering with local Catholic charities, crocheting and embroidering.” Admittedly, Foy misses her FCC] friends and particularly her husband Chuck, a former Downtown Campus employee who died in 1989. “[Retirement] has taking some getting used to——I miss Chuck terribly—but I stay busy,” she said. “And I like it that way.” Elizabeth Reed former professor of English/speech, South Check Elizabeth Reed’s human resources file and you’ll find she retired from the College in 1990. Take a look at her sched— ule, however, and you might not be so sure. Though Reed officially retired from FCC] in 1990, she currently serves as a reader for the essay portion of the CLAST, as well as editor of the College’s selfestudy for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reaccreditation. “I enjoy having the opportunity to work with my colleagues again, and doing so also allows me to keep up with what’s going on in the field and with the College,” Reed said. . r rowe, assistant d rector purchasing, MCCS in my church.” In addition to her FCCJvrelated activities, Reed has been keeping busy converting a spare room into a sewing room. She has also taken up a hobby she didn’t have time for while teaching—baking. “I’ve made three cobblers in two years,” she laughed. “That’s a record for me.” Reed and husband Charles, a former FCC] professor of speech/humanities who retired in 1980, have also kept busy traveling across the United States and throughout Europe. Despite her busy schedule, Reed admita ted she’s “not quite adjusted to retirement yet.” For the FCC] students and staff who benefit from her continuing work at the College, they hope she never does. Howard “Jim” Schroeer former director of facilities Though Jim Schroeer left his position as Florida Junior College’s director of facilities in 1984, construction is still very much a part of his life. “I will either purchase . Stephanie James, student affairs adviser, South Schroeer, who currently serves as deputy commissioner of educational facilities for the Department of Education, has been busy with the rebuilding of Dade County schools following Hurricane Andrew. “The damage to schools alone is estimated at $300 to $400 million; three schools were destroyed, 10 schools are non—operational and IOOeplus schools lost various portions of their buildings,” he said. On the brighter side, Schroeer has been furthering his education at Florida ASLM University’s School of Architecture and Tallahassee Community College. He is also building a home in Orange Park—a project he has been working on for the last 13 years. “The oldetimers will probably remember I was working on my house when I was there [at FJC],” he laughed. “But I’ll finish it one day!” In spite of Schroeer’s busy calendar, he said he still misses the College. “It was really exciting watching [the institution] change and grow. And as a planner, I loved being in the growth mode,” he said of his 17 years at FJC. “It was a very rewarding experience.” . Staff mathematics, North family or get my automobile air condi— Kim Pace,c c “I plan to buy a puppy for my grand, 200: , “I am going to buy a little snow to Christmas This Shirley Myers, assistant dean of “I can’t pay Off bills; my bil too high. No sense putting it i ‘ savings account; the interest 1 L other $100 to the FCC] Founda— tion.” “I have thought about a lot 0 fi“ things I would like to do with that?” $200 bonus and I have decided to use the money to make another , $200. I am going to invest tha money in a mutual fund for in education.” Judy Robb' coordinator, employee benefits spend, spend ” INSIDE [TZHDisabled student services makes a , dlfierence .OO...‘Q...Q..4 Daycare comes to L , south Campus 0.000008 Severe storm brings , OCR Text: 66 1992 FPRA “Award of Distinction” recipient November/December 1992 Vol. 8, No. 9 utlook of Florida Community College at . Retirees celebrate a permanent holiday Publication Jacksonville The holidays give many of us the opportunity to spend time with current friends. The holidays give others an “excuse” to renew friendships with old ones. In keeping with this tradition, Outlook has gotten in touch with some former FCC] friends—Helen Foy, Elizabeth Reed and Jim Schroeer. And we learned, though they may be ghosts of a Christmas past, they are not forgotten. (maxim; «mil meg, Helen Foy ”"9 12011:)“ {0 Al" {It F5 former business manager, Kent [final] ”I I'm chnoffn/ a/ In her 19 years with FCC], Helen Foy, who worked as a payroll clerk, accountant and business manager at Kent, learned all about handling money. Since her retirement in 1989, however, she has been managing her money in a completely different way. “I play bingo three times a week, and I go to Las Vegas five or six times a year,” Foy said. “It’s really exciting!” While she enjoys sitting at the blackjack table, it’s the dollar slots where the real action is. Foy, who has won $4,300 with one pull of the handle, hopes lady luck is on her side again when she competes in a slot tournament later this year. But life is not all bright lights and big cities for Foy. As a resident of St. Augustine’s Vilano Beach, she also enjoys the quiet life. “I have a beautiful view, and the water is very soothing,” said Foy, who shares her condo with Lacy, a two—pound, longehaired Chihuahua. “I spend a lot of time volunteering with local Catholic charities, crocheting and embroidering.” Admittedly, Foy misses her FCC] friends and particularly her husband Chuck, a former Downtown Campus employee who died in 1989. “[Retirement] has taking some getting used to——I miss Chuck terribly—but I stay busy,” she said. “And I like it that way.” Elizabeth Reed former professor of English/speech, South Check Elizabeth Reed’s human resources file and you’ll find she retired from the College in 1990. Take a look at her sched— ule, however, and you might not be so sure. Though Reed officially retired from FCC] in 1990, she currently serves as a reader for the essay portion of the CLAST, as well as editor of the College’s selfestudy for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reaccreditation. “I enjoy having the opportunity to work with my colleagues again, and doing so also allows me to keep up with what’s going on in the field and with the College,” Reed said. . r rowe, assistant d rector purchasing, MCCS in my church.” In addition to her FCCJvrelated activities, Reed has been keeping busy converting a spare room into a sewing room. She has also taken up a hobby she didn’t have time for while teaching—baking. “I’ve made three cobblers in two years,” she laughed. “That’s a record for me.” Reed and husband Charles, a former FCC] professor of speech/humanities who retired in 1980, have also kept busy traveling across the United States and throughout Europe. Despite her busy schedule, Reed admita ted she’s “not quite adjusted to retirement yet.” For the FCC] students and staff who benefit from her continuing work at the College, they hope she never does. Howard “Jim” Schroeer former director of facilities Though Jim Schroeer left his position as Florida Junior College’s director of facilities in 1984, construction is still very much a part of his life. “I will either purchase . Stephanie James, student affairs adviser, South Schroeer, who currently serves as deputy commissioner of educational facilities for the Department of Education, has been busy with the rebuilding of Dade County schools following Hurricane Andrew. “The damage to schools alone is estimated at $300 to $400 million; three schools were destroyed, 10 schools are non—operational and IOOeplus schools lost various portions of their buildings,” he said. On the brighter side, Schroeer has been furthering his education at Florida ASLM University’s School of Architecture and Tallahassee Community College. He is also building a home in Orange Park—a project he has been working on for the last 13 years. “The oldetimers will probably remember I was working on my house when I was there [at FJC],” he laughed. “But I’ll finish it one day!” In spite of Schroeer’s busy calendar, he said he still misses the College. “It was really exciting watching [the institution] change and grow. And as a planner, I loved being in the growth mode,” he said of his 17 years at FJC. “It was a very rewarding experience.” . Staff mathematics, North family or get my automobile air condi— Kim Pace,c c “I plan to buy a puppy for my grand, 200: , “I am going to buy a little snow to Christmas This Shirley Myers, assistant dean of “I can’t pay Off bills; my bil too high. No sense putting it i ‘ savings account; the interest 1 L other $100 to the FCC] Founda— tion.” “I have thought about a lot 0 fi“ things I would like to do with that?” $200 bonus and I have decided to use the money to make another , $200. I am going to invest tha money in a mutual fund for in education.” Judy Robb' coordinator, employee benefits spend, spend ” INSIDE [TZHDisabled student services makes a , dlfierence .OO...‘Q...Q..4 Daycare comes to L , south Campus 0.000008 Severe storm brings , Z ArchiveInABox,JAX,Outlook Newsletter Resorted,1992,November/December 1992,November/December 1992 1, November/December 1992 1