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WCC Timeline: 1965
January 1965
Washtenaw County voters approve creation of a publicly supported countywide community college with 1.25 mills financial support and elects first Board of Trustees.
February 1965
First Board of Trustees of Washtenaw Community College convenes: Ralph Wenrich, Samuel Harmon, Chairman, Edward Adams, Jr., Treasurer, Evart Ardis, Kenneth Yourd, and Richard Creal, Secretary.
August 1965
Dr. David H. Ponitz becomes the first president of Washtenaw Community College.
December 1965
Board of Trustees authorizes purchase of permanent campus in Ann Arbor and Superior Townships. Know as "Huron Farms", the land was used as an apple orchard by the Franzblau family.
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