Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) June 15, 2013
The following is a statement from Maricopa Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Rufus Glasper:

Nowadays, we received some very sad news about the passing of a long standing member of the Maricopa family members, John Waltrip. He served as President of Glendale Community College for much more than 20 years and was critical to the growth of the Maricopa Community Colleges presence in the West Valley. We send our deepest condolences to his family members and friends. The contributions he made to our students and our program will not soon be forgotten.

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In an interview performed in summer season 2012, Dr. Waltrip said of his time at Glendale, Glendale Neighborhood College was an instructors dream – every little thing was brand new. We had been fortunate that our collegegot most of its original buildings as permanent construction. We have been so fortunate every thing was clean and beautiful. Its a lovely campus and a beautiful location, very pleasant location to function.

I consider it an outstanding if not the most outstanding educational institution in this country, Waltrip continued. Its been a pleasureto operate [at Glendale] these numerous years. Im now retired, enjoying retirement but not as considerably as operating with our district.

Excerpt from News Release Announcing Dr. Waltrips Board Approval (April 29, 1975)

[Dr. John Waltrip 1st] joined the Glendale employees in 1966 as a professor of history. A native of Mattoon, Illinois, he [held] a B.S. in business from Millikin University, a masters degree in history from Arizona State University and earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of Missouri in 1965. Upon completion of his military career in the U.S. Navy in 1952, John Waltrip was affiliated with Motors Insurance Corp. and AiResearch of Phoenix just before moving into the field of education. He [was] well recognized for his serve to a lot of neighborhood college activities and served as president of the MCCCD Faculty Association, and as president of the Glendale Faculty Senate. He [was] also a member of the AEA-NEA, Rotary International and the Organization of American Historians.

Quote from Dr. John F. Prince, District Governing Board President (April 29, 1975)

Waltrips organization background and fine leadership in education for the previous a number of years will bring powerful administrative potential to the position of executive dean for Glendale Community College.

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The Maricopa Neighborhood College system consists of 10 colleges Chandler-Gilbert, Estrella Mountain, GateWay, Glendale, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Rio Salado, Scottsdale and South Mountain. It also consists of the Maricopa Talent Center, Southwest Skill Center, and numerous satellite campuses and business/sector, technical and customized education institutes.





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