SSCC History Module 2

Test Your Knowledge: Shelton State History 

Module 2 

1. In September 1974, the Tuscaloosa branch campus of Brewer State Junior College opened a teaching center located

a. in the former Tuscaloosa City Jail Building located near Capitol Park.

b. in the former Jemison Elementary School Building on Greensboro Avenue.

c. in an old warehouse in West End.

d. in a former church building which was attached to the Historic Drish Home.

2. When did Brewer State Junior College, Tuscaloosa campus, move from its first location into a vacant department store building next to Gaylord’s Department Store on Skyland Boulevard?

a. June 1975

b. June 1976

c. June 1977

d. June 1978

3. The Tuscaloosa Branch of Brewer State Junior College is severed from the main campus in Fayette and merged with Shelton State Technical College on 15th Street. Shelton State Community College is born with the 15th campus as the Technical Division and the Skyland campus as the Academic Division. What was the date of this merger?

a. January 1 1979

b. June 1 1979

c. September 1 1979

d. October 1 1979

4. The first president of the new Shelton State Community College was

a. Dr. Arthur Howington

b. Dr. Tom Umphrey

c. Dr. J. P. Shelton

d. Dr. Leo Sumner

5. The first librarian for the Tuscaloosa branch campus of Brewer State Junior College was

a. Aileen McCormick

b. Deborah Grimes

c. Deborah Griswald

d. Louise Lewis

6. The Shelton Singers choral group was formed by

a. Alan Blackshear in fall 1979

b. Mark Brown in fall 1979

c. Glinda Blackshear in fall 1979

d. Syble Coats in fall 1979

7. Possibly the oldest continuously operating service organization at Shelton State is

a. Phi Theta Kappa founded in May 1979

b. the Shelton State Ambassadors founded in May 1979

c. Circle K founded in June 1976

d. Psi Beta Honor Society founded in June 1978

8. Students gave the early Skyland Blvd. campus location of Shelton State the nickname

a. Gaylord Career College

b. Bonnie & Clyde’s Supper Club

c. Gaylord Tech

d. Gaylord Trade School

9. During the 1950s, the State Vocational Trade School on 15th Street produced yearbooks with the name

a. The Block and Bridle

b. The Trademaster

c. The Tradesman

d. The Trademark

10. When did C. A. Fredd receive the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) designation? This designation allowed for special grants and funding for the college.

a. 1981

b. 1983

c. 1975

d. 1976

Answers:

1. b. in the former Jemison Elementary School Building on Greensboro Avenue.

2. c. June 1977

3. a. January 1 1979

4. d. Dr. Leo Sumner

5. b. Deborah Grimes

6. d. Syble Coats in fall 1979

7. a. Phi Theta Kappa founded in May 1979

8. c. Gaylord Tech

9. b. The Trademaster

10. d. 1976