Funding for preparing this
finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical
Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding the finding aid was
provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical Note
Richard Martin Turner is a native of Charleston, South Carolina. He
received a bachelor’s degree from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, in
1956; a master’s degree in music education from Indiana University in 1961; and
a doctorate in music education from Indiana University in 1972.
He began his academic career at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, where he was an associate professor of music and chair of the
Department of Music (1956-1968). From 1968-1971 he was chairman of the
Department of Music at Fisk University. Fisk University awarded him an honorary
doctor of humane letters in 1980.
He began his career in community college administration at the
Community College of Baltimore in Maryland; he served as dean of student
activities, dean of faculty, and provost, 1971-1979. He served as president of
South Central Community College in New Haven, Connecticut, 1979-1985.
Turner was president of Lane Community College, 1985-1988.
He was president of the Nashville Technical Institute in Nashville,
Tennessee, 1988-91. From 1992-1996, he served as campus dean, provost, interim
president, and executive vice-president at Wayne County Community College
District in Detroit, Michigan. He was president of Turner Associates &
Mentors, Inc. from1966-2004. Since 2004, he has been interim president of
Baltimore City Community College.
Content Description
The collection contains the correspondence, subject files, and
administrative records documenting the tenure of college president Richard M.
Turner, 1985-1988. The collection documents the activities of the president
including his dealings with departments, programs, and committees as well as
his participation and involvement with organizations outside of the college.
The collection also includes Turner's speeches and writings.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
Collection is open for research with the exception of legal
records.
Restrictions on Use :
There are no use restrictions.
Preferred Citation :
President's Office (Richard M. Turner) Records, 1972-1990 (A-039),
Lane Community College Archives, Eugene, Oregon
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
The collection contains the correspondence and administrative records
documenting the tenure of college president Richard M. Turner, 1985-1988. The
collection is divided into five series:
1. Correspondence, 1982 – 1989
2. Internal Organizations - College Departments, Committees, and
Subject Files, 1972 – 1990
3. External Organizations, 1973 – 1989
4. Speeches and Writings, 1982 – 1988
5. Legal Records, 1983 - 1989
Acquisition Information :
Records were transferred from the President's Office to the college
archives in seven accessions between 1988 and 2004
Processing Note :
The records from seven accessions were consolidated into one
collection when they were were processed by Jason Shimabukuro in 2002 and
Elizabeth Uhlig in 2005-2006.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Folder label descriptions with dates are followed by the box/folder
number.
Correspondence, 1982-1989
4.0 cubic feet, 10 document
boxes
This series contains chronological correspondence, as well as
correspondence to and from college administrators: Julie Aspinwall-Lamberts,
director of Institutional Research, Planning and Evaluation; Jacque Belcher,
vice president for instruction; Jack Carter, vice president for student
services and interim president following Turner; Richard Hillier, vice
president for administrative services; and Larry Warford, assistant to the
president.
Collection is open to the public.
Correspondence is arranged chronologically and also alphabetically
by name of correspondent.
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
1/1-7/7
Correspondence, Chronological
1985-1988
7/8
Correspondence, Julie Aspinwall-Lamberts, Director of
Institutional Research, Planning and Evaluation
1986 -1987
7/9-12, 8/1-4
Correspondence, Jacque Belcher, Vice-President for
Instruction
1986-1987
8/5-7
Correspondence, John (Jack) Carter, Vice President for
Student Services, Interim President
1984-1989
8/8-9
Correspondence, Richard Hillier, Vice President for
Administrative Services
1987-1988
9/1-11, 10/1-4
Correspondence, Larry Warford, Assistant to the
President
Internal Organizations - College
Departments, Committees, and Subject Files, 1971-1990
13.2 cubic feet, 33 document
boxes
This series contains subject files arranged alphabetically. The
subject files concern the president’s interaction with college administrative
and instructional departments and college committees. They also include topical
files that document the wide variety of issues facing the college, including
faculty, classified, and management labor relations, the LCC Foundation, and
facilities.
Collection is open to the public.
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
11/1
Academic Calendar
1981-1988
11/2
Academic Council
1973-1988
11/3
ACCESS
1986
11/4-5
Accreditation
1985-1988
11/6-10
Administrative Council
1985-1986
11/11
Administrative Forum
1987-1988
11/12-18
Administrative Procedures
1973-1976
12/1-2
Administrative Services, Vice-president
1987
12/3
Adult Basic Education
1986-1987
12/4
Adult Basic Education/High School Completion
1986-1988
12/5
Adult Education
1988
12/6
Advertising/Communication
1985
12/7
Advisory Committees
1988
12/8
Agent of Record Committee
1985-1987
12/9
Alcohol Server Education Program
1986-1987
12/10
Annual Report (President’s)
1977-1982
12/11
Apprenticeship
1987-1988
12/12
Art and Applied Design Department
1986-1988
12/13
ASHLane
1986
12/14
ASLCC
1987
12/15
ASLCC, Pass the Buck Program
1986-1987
12/16
Athletic Drivers
1987
12/17,19
Athletics
1979-1988
13/1-4
Attainment Report (College Plan)
1985-1988
13/5-7
Audit, Correspondence
1986-1989
13/8
Audit Report
1988
13/9
Audit Reports, SFA Programs, KLCC-FM
1987-1988
14/1
Ballot Measures
1986
14/2
Bank Signatures
1987
14/3-5
Board of Education, Correspondence
1985-1987
14/6
Board of Education, Agenda Revisions
1985-1987
14/7
Board of Education, Retreat
1986
14/8-12
Board of Education, Executive and Work Sessions
1986-1988
14/13
Board of Education, Legal
1988
14/14
Board of Education, Weekly Updates
1986
14/15
Board of Education, Potential Members
1986-1987
15/1-7
Board of Education, Members, Mae Westfall Cook, Charlene
Curry, Martin Lewis, William
1986-1988
15/8
Bookstore
1985-1988
15/9-16, 16/1-6
Budget, Budget Committee
1982-1990
16/7
Budget Cuts
1988-1989
16/8
Business Affairs
1986
16/9
Business Assistance Center
1986
16/10
Business Department
1986-1987
16/11
Business Department, Computers
1987-1988
17/1
Campus Ministries
1985-1987
17/6-8
Capital Outlay
1986-1988
17/2
Central Area Education Center
1986
17/3
Certificate of Appreciation
1988
17/4
Chinese Exchange, Fellowship Specialist
1986-1987
17/5
Chinese Project
1986
17/9
Christiansen Resort
1976-1978
17/10
City of Eugene
1985-1987
17/11
City of Springfield
1986-1987
17/12-15
Classified Staff Award
1984-1988
18/1
Classified/Support Staff Award
1989
18/2
Classified Training and Development Committee
1986-1988
18/3
Classline
1986-1987
18/4
Classroom Buildings
1981-1986
18/5
Club Wholesale Membership
1987
18/6
College Hearings Committee
1985-1987
18/7
College High Agreements
1985-1986
20/6
College High Program
1986-1988
18/8
College Information Day
1985
18/9
College Memberships
1985
18/10-11
College Plan, Final Attainment Report
1986-1988
18/12
College Planning
1987-1988
18/13-15
Commencement
1986-1988
19/1
Committees and Councils
1985-1986
19/14
Compensation Survey
1986
19/2-5
Complaints
1985-1987
19/6
Comprehensive Program Review
1988-1989
19/7
Computer Conference
1986
19/8
Computer Coordinating Committee
1987
20/5
Computer Mainframe
1986-1988
19/15
Computer Networking
1985-1986
19/12
Computer Repair Agreement
1987
19/9
Computer Services Department
1987
19/10
Computers, Computer Service
1988
19/11
Computers, Data Processing
1987
19/13
Consolation Letters
1985-1987
20/1
Cooperative Work Experience
1987-1988
20/2
Cost/FTE
1980-1987
20/3
Current Costs Per FTE Study
1987
20/4
Customized Training
1986-1987
20/7
Dean Job Descriptions
1986
20/8
Degree Requirements
1985-1986
20/9
Dental Accreditation
1984
20/10
Departmental Planning Packet
1988-1989
20/11
Disabled Students
1987
20/12
Dislocated Worker Program
1987
20/12
Drug Abuse
1986
20/14-15
Early Retirement
1982-1986
20/16-17
Economic Impact Study
1986-1987
20/18, 21/1-2
Elections
1987
21/3
Electronic Mail
1987
21/4
Electronics Department
1983-1987
21/5
Employee, Management
1986-1987
21/6
Employee Relations
1986-1987
21/7
Energy Management
1985
21/8
English Department
1986-1987
21/9
English, Foreign Languages, Speech
1988
21/10
Evening College
1986
21/11-18
Events
1986-1988
21/19
EWEB, Buildings
1987
22/1
Facilities
1985-1987
22/2
Facilities Construction Fund
1987-1988
22/3
Facilities Five-Year Plan
1988
22/4
Facilities Maintenance
1986-1988
22/5
Facilities Management Committee
1988
22/6
Faculty Appointments
1988
22/7
Faculty Credentials
1987-1988
22/8
Faculty Evaluations
1988
22/9
Faculty Exchange Programs
1988
22/10
Faculty Level Change Committee
1988
22/11-12
Faculty Workload
1985-1988
22/13
Fall Welcome Committee
1985-1986
23/1
Financial Aid
1985-1987
23/2-4
Financial Aid Audit
1986
23/5
Financial Aid Packaging Agreements
1986
23/6
Fire Standards and Accreditation Board
1987
23/7
Flight Technology
1985-1988
23/8
Food Services
1985-1986
23/9
Forestry Program
1985-1988
23/10
Forum Building
1987-1988
23/11-12, 24/1-3
Foundation
1984-1988
23/13, 24/4
Foundation, Board of Trustees
1986-1988
24/5
Foundation, College-Wide Wish List
1985
24/6
Foundation, Director Search
1986-1988
24/7
Foundation, Evergreen Aviation
1987-1988
24/8
Foundation, Gifts
1988
24/9
Foundation, Harriet Martin Donation
1988
24/10
Foundation, Reports
1988
24/11
Foundation, Eldon Schafer Endowment
1987-1988
24/12
Foundation, Wayne Shields Endowment
1986-1988
24/13
FTE Projections
1987
25/4
General Committees
1986
25/1-2
Graduation
1987
25/3
Grant Steering Committee
1987
25/5
Hakanson, Bud, Consultant Request
1985
25/6
Hakanson, John, Proposal
1985
25/7
Hazard Communication Rules Task Force
1985
25/8-9
Health Occupations
1985-1988
25/10-12
Health & Physical Education
1985-1988
25/13
Hearings Committee
1979-1988
25/14
High School Completion Tuition
1986
25/15
High School Relations
1988
25/16
Hiring Procedures
1985-1987
25/17-18
Huang, Frank, University of Oregon doctoral student
1986-1987
25/19
Idea Exchange Committee
1988-1989
25/20
Industrial Tech
1987
25/21
Information Task Force
1989
26/1-5
Inservice
1985-1988
26/6
Institutional Advancement
1988
26/7-8
Institutional Research, Planning, and Evaluation (IREP)
1987-1988
27/1
IREP, Student Follow-Up Report
1984-1988
27/2
IREP, Ten-Year Student Enrollment Characteristics
1975-1985
27/3
Instruction, Office of
1988
27/4
Instruction Reorganization, Alternative Model
1986
27/5
Instructional Departments, Correspondence
1986-1988
27/6
Instructional Committee, Goals and Priorities
1975-1986
27/7
Instructional Senate, Inservice
1985
27/8
Instructor of the Year
1986-1988
27/9
Instructors, Part-Time
1975-1988
27/10
Insurance
1987-1988
27/11
Insurance Task Force
1988
27/12
International Education
1985-1988
27/13
International Education Committee
1985-1987
27/14
International Education Exchange
1980-1987
27/15
International Student Exchange Program
1983-1986
27/16
Japan
1986-1987
27/17
Japanese Visit
1987
27/18-19
Job Descriptions
1978-1987
28/1-4
KLCC-FM
1986-1988
28/5
KLCC, Advisory Committee
1986-1987
28/6-7
KLCC, Manager Search
1987
28/8
KLCC, Siporin, Alan
1986
28/9
Labor Relations
1988
28/10
Landscaping
1972-1989
28/11
Lane Transit District
1988
28/12
LCC Bus/Mobile Classroom
1985-1987
28/13
LCC, Cottage Grove
1988
28/14-15
LCC, Downtown Center
1984-1988
28/16
LCC, Downtown Center, Remodeling
1986-1988
28/17
LCC, Downtown Center, Tech Center
1980
28/18
LCC, Florence
1988
29/1
LCCEA, Agreements
1977-1990
29/2
LCCEA, Board
1986
29/3
LCCEA, Contract
1987
43/15-16
LCCEA, Contract Negotiations
1985-1988
29/4-5
LCCEA, Correspondence
1986-1988
29/6-8
LCCEA, Fact Finding
1986-1988
29/9
LCCEA, Labor
1979-1987
29/10
LCCEA, Negotiations
1988
29/11
LCCEF
1988
30/1
LCCEF, Agreement
1987
30/2
LCCEF, Correspondence, Agreements
1979-1988
30/3
LCCEF, Correspondence
1987
30/4
LCCEF, General
1986-1987
30/5
LCCEF, Classified Contract
1986
30/6-7
LCC Levy
1987
30/8-10
Leaders of the 80s
1985-1987
30/11
Leaders of the 80s, Marie Matsen, Library Project
1987-1988
30/12-13
Leaders
1987-1988
30/14
Leadership Eugene-Springfield
1985-1986
31/1-2
Legislature
1987-1988
31/3
Legislature, Larry Campbell
1986-1987
31/4
Library Computer Project, Marie Matsen, League Leaders
Project
1988-1989
31/5
Literacy Coalition
1988
31/6
Local Elections
1986
31/7
Management
1988
31/8
Management Agreement
1986-1988
31/9-11
Management Development Funds
1984-1988
32/1-2
Management Employees
1983-1988
32/3, 32/6-15
Management Employees Agreement
1985-1987
32/4-5
Management Employees, Early Retirement Proposal
1982-1987
33/1
Management Forums
1987
33/2
Management Personal Development
1988
33/3
Management Personal Development Fund
1985
33/4
Management Personal Development Leave Committee
1986
33/5-7
Management Placement Review Committee
1985-1987
33/8-9
Management Professional Development and Leave Committee
This contains files relating to organizations outside of the
college. These are regional organizations such as local chambers of commerce,
other community colleges in Oregon, Oregon state educational agencies, Oregon
community college organizations, and national organizations, such as the League
for Innovation in the Community College.
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
44/1
American Association for Higher Education
1987
44/2-4
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges
(AACJC)
1986-1988
44/5
American College Testing Program
1987
44/6-7
American Council on Education
1985-1988
44/8
American Express
1988
44/9-10
Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)
1987-1988
44/11
Blue Mountain Community College
1985-1987
44/12
Boy Scouts of America
1985-1988
44/13
Chamber of Commerce
1987
44/14
Chamber of Commerce, Cottage Grove
1988
44/15-16
Chamber of Commerce, Eugene
1988
44/17
Chamber of Commerce, Florence
1988
44/18
Chamber of Commerce, Springfield
1988
45/1
Chemeketa Community College
1987
45/2
Clakamas Community College
1987
45/3
Colleges
1988
45/4-5
Community College Services
1987
45/6-7
Community Colleges
1987-1988
45/8-10
Construction Assistance Plan
1985-1988
45/11-12
Cooperative Work Experience
1986-1987
45/13
Digital Equipment Corporation, Computer Software
1985-1987
45/14, 46/1-2
Ed-Net
1985-1988
46/3
El-Jay, Inc
1987
62/1
Equity Task Force
1988
46/4
Eugene, City of
1988
63/5
Eugene Metropolitan Rotary
Club
1988-1990
46/5
Eugene Public Library
1988
46/6
Eugene/Springfield Convention
1987
46/7
Eugene/Springfield Metropolitan Partnership
1988
46/8
Family Employment Program
1987
46/9
IBM
1987-1988
46/10
Lane Council of Governments (L-COG)
1988
46/11-12
Lane County
1987-1988
46/13-15
Lane County Fair
1985-1987
46/16-17
Lane County Schools
1988
47/1
Lane Educational Service District (ESD)
1988
48/2
League for Innovation, American Interactive Media
1987
48/3
League for Innovation, Community College and the
Computer
1985
48/4
League for Innovation, Conference (LCC Host)
1986
48/5-9
League for Innovation, Conferences and Meetings
1986-1987
47/2-11
League for Innovation, Correspondence
1973-1989
48/1
League for Innovation, General
1969-1987
48/10-12
League for Innovation, Innovator of the Year
1985-1988
48/13
League for Innovation, National Advisory Committee on
the Computer
1987
48/14
League for Innovation, Organizational Charts
1988
48/15
League for Innovation, Student Services
1986
48/16
League for Innovation, Telecommunications Workshop
1985
48/17
League for Innovation, Visit
1985
48/18
Linn-Benton Community College
1987
48/19
Lions Club
1988
48/20
Mills and Associates
1986-1987
49/1
Ministerial Association
1986-1987
49/1
Mt. Hood Community College
1987
49/3
National Association of College and University Business
Officers (NACUBO)
1987
49/4-5
National Commission for Cooperative Education (NCCE)
1985-1988
49/6
National Community Education Association (NCEA)
1986
49/7-8
National Institute for Staff and Organizational
Development (NISOD)
1987-1988
49/9
Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
1988
62/2
Office of Education Policy and
Planning
1988
49/10
Oregon Career Information System
1988
49/11-16, 50/1-2
Oregon Community College Association (OCCA),
Correspondence
1985-1988
50/3-4
OCCA, Conferences and Meetings
1987-1988
50/5-6
OCCA, Legislative Initiatives
1985-1987
50/7-8
OCCA, Administrative Salary Surveys
1987-1988
50/9-11
OCCA, Faculty Salary Surveys
1973-1989
50/12-13
OCCA, Workshop
1988
51/1-8
Oregon Community College Presidents Council
1987-1988
51/9, 62/3
Oregon Community College Telecommunications Consortium
1987-1988
51/10, 62/4
Oregon Community Education Association
1987-1988
51/11-14, 52/1-7, 62/5
Oregon Department of Education
1985-1988
52/8
Oregon Department of Education, Vocational Educational
Plan
1989-1990
52/9
Oregon Economic Development
1987
52/10-12
Oregon Governor’s Office
1987-1988
53/1
Oregon Legislature
1987
53/2-4
Oregon Museum Park
1985-1987
62/6
Oregon Private Industry Council
Consortium
1988
53/5, 62/7
Oregon School Boards Association
1986-1988
53/6-14, 62/8
Oregon Small Business Development Center Network
(OSBDCN)
1984-1988
54/1-4
OSBDCN, Reports
1986-1987
54/5
Oregon State Agencies (various)
1987-1988
54/6-9, 62/10
Oregon State Board of Education
1988
54/10, 62/11
Oregon State System of Higher Education
1987-1988
55/1
Oregon State System of Higher Education, Semester
Conversion
1987-1988
55/2-3
Oregon State University
1987-1988
55/4
Portland Community College
1986-1987
55/5
Phi Theta Kappa
1987
55/6
Phi Beta Lambda
1987
55/7-9
Riverfront Research Park
1986-1987
55/10
Rogue Community College
1983-1987
55/11-15, 63/1-2
Southern Willamette Private Industry Council
(SWPIC)
1985-1988
56/1-4, 63/3
Southern Willamette Research Corridor
1987-1988
56/5
Southwestern Oregon Community College
1987
56/6
Springfield, City of
1988
56/7
Springfield Urban Renewal Plan
1987
56/8
Tillamook Bay Community College
1987
56/9
Treasure Valley Community College
1987
56/10
Treaty Oak Community College
1986
56/11
U.S. Congress
1986-1987
56/12-13
U.S. Department of Education
1985-1988
56/14
U.S. Senate
1982-1986
56/15
United Way
1987
56/16-17
University of Oregon
1987-1988
56/18
University of Oregon, Center for Educational Policy
Management, Salary Survey
This contains legal records which are retained for historical
interest. The series contains records concerning ASHLane (a case involving
student housing) and financial aid and Adult Basic and Secondary Education
personnel issues.
Because these records may contain employee personnel records, they
are confidential and access is restricted.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Personal Names :
Aspinwall-Lamberts, Julie
Belcher,
Jacque
Carter, John
E. (Jack)
Hillier,
Richard
Matsen,
Marie
Turner,
Richard M.
Warford,
Larry
Corporate Names :
Lane
Community College (Eugene, Or.)President's Office