Interview with Bob Vaughn, June 3, 2008

Interview Summary

Oral history with Bob Vaughn, engineer and representative on Middlesboro's Southeast Community and Technical College campus board of directors. Interview recounts Vaughn's early history growing up in a Perry County coal camp and later college training at the University of Kentucky. Vaughn describes Middlesboro's coal industry history and early campus construction efforts. He details how and why Middlesboro was selected in the 1990's as an additional campus for Southeast and its continued addition of programs to meet the changing economic needs of the area. Concludes by discusses his engineering achievements and future plans for the Middlesboro campus.

Interview Keyword

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

Interview LC Subject

Community colleges--Administration Community colleges--History Community colleges--Kentucky Education, Higher Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Vaughn, Bob Vaughn, Bob--Interviews

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