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Yavapai College Timeline
1965
November - Mrs. Merle (Opal) Allen, Prescott P.T. A. President, receives from Dr. R.A. Perry a list of reasons why the time is right to form a Junior College in Yavapai County.
December 6 - Mrs. Allen and Dr. Taylor Hicks conduct an initial meeting of interested individuals under the sponsorship of the P.T.A. Forty-three attend.
1966
November 8 - Voters approve formation of a Junior College District.
December 12 - Warner B. Dixon, Sr. appoints 5 interim members to form the Yavapai County District Junior College Board (Richard Walraven, Walter G. Statler, Roy E. Campbell, Fred Wheadon, and Duane D. Miller) until a precinct election can be held.
December 19 - The State Board approves the Whipple site in Prescott.
December 20 - The Prescott City Council authorizes the process for the sale of 46 acres next to Whipple Veterans Administration to be sold to the college.
1967
May 23 - Voters in a bond election approve 3011 to 2904 (107 margin) a $2.5 million for the creation of Yavapai College.
June - Dr. John Barnes starts work as the first President of the College.
1968
June 14 - The Bureau of Land Management issues a lease to Yavapai College for 55 acres adjacent to Fort Whipple. Purchase price is $2.50/acre.
September 6 - Ground is broken for the Prescott Campus.
October 1 - The first Adult Education Course, Basic Electricity, is offered at Prescott High School.
1969
September - The College Seal is adopted.
September 29 - College classes start in borrowed spaces around town with 817 students.
October 25 - The dormitory is accepted and students move in.
November 8 - The Rodeo Club participates in a rodeo at the Univ. of Arizona. This is the first intercollegiate sport activity that the College competes in.
November - The first dormitory, Marapai, opens for students.
1970
March - The first student art exhibit is held.
April - The Women’s Basketball Team wins the state title and brings home the first trophy in the Athletic Department’s history.
May - The first varsity letters awarded by Yavapai College are won by Jim Ericsson and Mike Huckeby for their participation on the Rodeo Team.
September 20 - The Prescott Campus is dedicated.
1971
May 20 - The charter class graduates 60.
1972
July - Dr. Calvin James becomes the second President of Yavapai College.
Fall - Supai Hall opens for students.
1974
July - Dr. Joseph Russo takes over the reins as President of Yavapai College.
September - The College leases 69 acres near Cottonwood for the Verde Valley Campus.
1975
March - Dr. Del Higham is appointed Dean of the Verde Valley Campus.
March 20 - Ground breaking ceremonies for the Verde Valley Campus is attended by 150 people.
Spring - The Baseball Team wins its first National Championship.
April 9 - Yavapai College is accredited by North Central Association.
September - Student registration fees start at $25 for up to six credit hours.
October 19 - Congressman Sam Steiger is main speaker at Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus dedication ceremony.
1976
October 30 - Work begins on Yavapai College's solar greenhouse.
1977
Spring - The Baseball Team wins its 2nd National Championship.
April - Yavapai College Board holds first meeting on the Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus.
June 19 - Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus students participate in an archeological dig; artifacts to be permanently housed at the Verde Campus.
November 9 - Yavapai College and Northern Arizona University sign an agreement to determine what courses Yavapai College can offer in Coconino County.
1978
December 12 - The Gunsmithing Program begins. It is the only such program in Arizona.
1979
January - Mary Anne Bamrick is named Dean of Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus.
May 17 - Yavapai College graduates 158 students.
1980
April - Student registration fees increase to $42 for up to six credit hours.
1981
March 20 - The Construction students complete a 2,300 square foot solar home. It is the first for the College and the first site-constructed solar house in the nation to be completed by a 2-year school.
Spring - Teams of students compete in the first annual Science Bowl sponsored by the Science Department.
1983
Yavapai College produces a series of monthly shows entitled "On Campus", that are broadcast on local channel KUSK.
Watch selected portions of "On Campus":
Artwork around campus
Open House: Prescott & Verde Valley
Prescott Campus Tour
Verde Valley Campus Tour
For Macintosh users, download the free “Flip4Mac” plug-in for QuickTime here. If your Windows computer doesn't have Windows Media Player, you can download it free here.
1984
June - Dr. Joseph Russo leaves office after serving 10 years as President of Yavapai College.
July - Dr. Paul Walker is voted in by the Board of Governors as the next President of Yavapai College.
1986
April 22 - Groundbreaking ceremony is held on the Verde Valley Campus for an administrative services building, an art-science building, and a business facility, at a cost of around $800,000.
1987
October - Three new buildings are dedicated on the Verde Valley Campus, costing about $1 million.
1988
Spring - The Chamber Choir travels to Mexico City for a concert tour.
August - Bond issue for expanded Yavapai College facilities creates heated debates.
September 13 - Bond issue for Yavapai College passes.
1989
June 6 - Groundbreaking is held for new Verde Valley Campus buildings (library, learning center, physical education facility).
June - Groundbreaking is held for addition to the Prescott Campus library.
August - Regular tuition is now $29 per credit hour.
1990
March 13 - The new library and physical education building on the Verde Valley Campus is dedicated.
May - Thirty-two receive diplomas in the first ever graduation ceremony held on the Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus.
Summer - The Chamber Choir travels to England for a concert tour.
Fall - The Soccer Team wins its first National Championship.
Fall - The Master Chorale performs at Carnegie Hall in New York.
October - Ground is broken for the Performing Arts Center on the Prescott Campus.
1991
January - Registration costs $69 for three to six credit hours.
1992
April - Performance Hall opens with gala.
May - Dr. Paul Walker resigns as President of Yavapai College.
June - Former Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus Dean Mary Anne Bamrick is appointed Yavapai College Interim President.
September - Chino Valley Education Center is dedicated.
Fall - The Soccer Team wins its 2nd National Championship.
1993
Spring - The Baseball Team wins its 3rd National Championship.
July - Dr. Doreen Dailey begins as Yavapai College President.
1994
January - Tuition stands at $93 for three to six credit hours.
Spring - The Cross Country Team wins its first National Championship.
May - Fifty students graduate with associate degrees from the Verde Valley Campus.
June - Dr. Eula Dean is appointed Dean of Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus.
June - The third on-campus dormitory, Kachina Hall opens.
Summer - The Chamber Choir travels to Italy for a concert tour and performs at the International Choral Festival.
Fall - The Master Chorale performs at the Seminar at Sea (Mexican Riviera).
1995
Fall - The Science Department receives a grant from the Centers for Disease Control to study the Hantavirus in Northern Arizona. The study is led by Dr. Ken Abbott, Science Department and runs through 2006. Through the course of the study 74 students are involved in the research at 3 different sites, Limestone Canyon in Chino Valley, Tusayan, and Walnut Creek.
1996
May - Site work begins on the Sculpture Garden adjacent to the Performance Hall.
September - Prescott Valley Business & Career Center opened.
1997
Fall - The Soccer Team wins its 3rd National Championship.
1998
Spring - The Angelorum choral group performs at the Multicultural Choral Festival in Bakersfield, CA.
Summer - The Master Chorale participates in an Eastern European Concert Tour of Hungary, Austria, and the Czech Republic.
Fall - The Vocal Ensemble tours and performs in Caborca, Mexico.
1999
Spring - The annual student competition, the Science Bowl, is renamed The Dr. Roy Bronander Science/Math Bowl in his memory.
2000
April 21 - Grand Opening for the Sedona Center.
Summer - The Angelorum choral group travels to Caborca, Mexico to perform.
November - $69.5 million bond for Yavapai College passes.
2001
June - Regional Skills Center approved for Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus to cost $3.1 million.
Summer - The Angelorum choral group performs at the International Women’s Choral Festival in Seattle, Washington.
2002
March - Paul Kessel named Executive Dean of the Verde Valley Campus.
Summer - The Master Chorale travels to Italy for a concert tour.
Fall - The Soccer Team wins its 4th National Championship.
2003
January - The doors are opened at Yavapai College's Camp Verde School Complex.
February - Tuition rises to $38 per credit hour.
Spring - The Cross Country Team wins its second National Championship.
April - Ground breaking ceremony takes place for the Academic Resource Center on the Verde Valley Campus, which will include new library, learning center, classrooms and community meeting space.
Fall - The Soccer Team wins its 5th National Championship.
2004
January - The grand opening of the Chino Valley Agribusiness & Science Tech Center is celebrated.
February - Northern Arizona Regional Skills Center is dedicated on the Verde Valley Campus.
October 12 - Dr. Doreen Dailey resigns from the presidency at Yavapai College.
October 12 - Dr. Michael Murphy is named Yavapai College Interim President.
2005
March - Grand Opening of the Library and Computer Commons (Building 19) on the Prescott Campus.
August - Dr. James Horton begins as Yavapai College President.
September - Tom Schumacher is named Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus Dean.
Fall - The Angelorum choral group performs in Spain on a concert tour.
November - The Community Learning Commons (M Building), is dedicated on the Verde Valley Campus.
2006
March - Tuition increases to $45 per credit hour.
2007
March - Enrollment reaches 2,373.
Summer - The Master Chorale travels to Finland, Norway, and Sweden to perform.
August - The Del E. Webb Family Enrichment Center is dedicated on Aug. 14 and opened for early childhood instruction on Aug. 21.
Fall - The Career & Technical Education Center (CTEC) opens on Ruger Rd. in Prescott.
Fall - The Soccer Team is victorious in capturing its 6th National Championship.
2008
January 11 - Ground is broken for the joint use facility of the Prescott Valley Public Library and Yavapai College which will include college classrooms, a branch of the College Library and shared training space with the PV Public Library.
February 12 - The Career & Technical Center (CTEC) is dedicated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and guided tours.
