Lansing Community College 1973-1975
Memories of David Ullian Larson
Lansing Community College is in Lansing, Michigan. Barry Stern was the first
person I ever talked to at LCC. He explained that I was younger at 30 than the
average age of students when I expressed concern at being so old at 30 to start
over again.
My course work was standard required courses. I did well. Other students
called me Mr. Larson or sir. I never did meet all the older students. They all
seemed like kids to me. In a year I had completed all the required courses. With
my language credits from Syracuse University while in the USAF, I obtained an
A.A. in 1974. An A.S. in 1975.
Several instructors were standouts:
People like Tipera Chiwocha. (please excuse the spelling) He was and is to
date the most intelligent person I have ever met. A guy from Kenya with a
British accent. He knew everything. He was the Western Civilization instructor
for early civilizations. Going around the room one day, he asked the woman in
front of me just why she seemed so uninterested in the subject. She admitted it
was all so dry to her.
And he came right back in an instant with , "What can I do to make it
wet?" He spoke about the people of Sumer Valley and of Egypt like they
were members of his family. And, hey, they were. And they are our family too. He
gave me that feeling. He was great.
Another fantastic guy was Bruce Edmunson. He could deliver a great lecture
without notes, that brought together aspects of history in such a way, that
everything was interesting. I was so motivated to do all the homework in that
class, I can not explain why. What a great instructor.
I had a great time at LCC. A student came up to me one day after grades were
posted. He was all excited about the 2 A's and 2 B's he got. I said, wonderful.
Me, too. And I got another 2 A's and another B. I took a lot of classes.
No life outside school. Just classes.
I worked for Ed Bergmann in the Engineering Technology Department. He gave
me a chance to acquire teaching experience. I worked as an instructor for two
years. After graduating from FSU, my degree qualified me for a Staff Assistant
position which I held for three years. This period of my life was fantastic. I
worked hard to provide educational opportunities for students and part time
faculty. I liked that. But I eventually had to graduate so I left in 1978.
I left LCC for Florida, thinking I would go to Florida Atlantic University
in Boca Raton for a PH.D. in Education. I never did get there. Dr. Larson. Well,
some day, perhaps.
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