VOL 5, N0. 1 outlo 0k JUIY/AuguSt 1989 A Publication of Florida Community College at Jacksonville Teamwork a winner FCC] won the prestigious Mid—Florida All—Sports Award for the seventh con— secutive year, announced Athletic Direc— tor Ernie Romine. “The award signifies a broad—based quality program and is based on points accumulated in the sports sanctioned by the conference athletic directors. Those sports are men’s basketball, women’s basketball, softball and baseball.” The FCC] Stars completed another successful season in which six of the College’s nine teams received national rankings, Romine said. During the 1988—89 season, the Athletic department also secured two Mid—Florida Conference championships, three state/regional championships and two top five finishes in the nation. Men’s golf and women’s basketball finished in the top five. The Mid—Florida Conference also named Romine Athletic Director of the Year for his demonstrated leadership both internally and externally to the College. At the College’s second annual awards banquet in May, sophomore golfer Johan Remmelgas, a native of Sweden, was honored as FCCJ’s top scholar—athlete. President Charles Spence presented the second President’s Award to Remmelgas, who finished his sophomore year with a 4.0 grade point average and made the Dean’s List four consecutive times. He finished among the top 10 golfers in 10 of FCC]’s 13 tournaments and will attend Stanford University next year. The Athletic department staff also recognized an outstanding leader from the community. Robert Franco, a doctor in sports medicine and member of the Stars Club, the College’s booster organization, was presented with the Department of Athletics Community Service Award. The inaugural award was given in appreciation for his con— tributions of service, resources and sup— port to FCCJ’s intercollegiate athletes. The following wrap—up highlights the activities of the department’s nine teams during the ’88—89 season. On a New garden a window on the world Quiz time. The state tree of Florida is (a) the orange (b) the palm (c) the cypress. Give yourself a gold star if you chose (b). The Sabal Palm is the official state tree. “When you think of Florida, you think of palms,” says Earl Farris, one of the founders of a new attraction and experiment at the FCC] South Campus. The tree is important not only to the state but to many countries, where some cultures depend on it for nourish— ment and shelter. FCC] recently dedicated a Palm Garden at South Campus that will give observers a look at 51 varieties of palm trees from a sampling of countries throughout the world, including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, China and Japan. “The garden will provide research op— portunities to test the tropical and sub— tropical palms that can have significant value in the north Florida landscape. “There are normally six species of palms that grow in the north Florida climate,” said Farris. “Based on research, the 51 species in the garden should be suitable to the area. But this is an experiment,” he points out. FCC] has located and purchased a mature species of the Queen Palm that has survived 15 degrees. The Queen , future note, Romine announced the College is adding three teams to the athletic lineup for the 1989—90 season. Men’s and women’s tennis is coming back after being cut from the program for financial reasons in 1987. Volleyball will be re—offered as an intercollegiate club sport; the College last sponsored volleyball in 1983. t Men’s basketball “The Stars basketball team fought off a slow start and made a strong run down the stretch for the Mid—Florida Con— ference title,” said Coach Buster Harvey. The team finished the season 21—9 (10—4 in the conference), tied for second place in the conference and was runner—up at the MFC Tournament. t Women’s basketball The Lady Stars had a wonderful season headlined by a 30—game winning streak, a number one national ranking for seven weeks, and its fourth consecutive conference and state championship win, said Coach Lyndal Worth. With a 33—2 record, the team finished third in the nation, was named MFC Champion and State/Regional Champion. Worth was named MFC/State Coach of the Year. normally grows in Brazil. From that specimen, FCC] is hoping to gather seeds and introduce a cold—tolerant strain to the area. “It’s important to the state to identify cold—tolerant palms because of the recent freezes we’ve had.” The garden offers several oppor— tunities for people to use their time and talents or simply learn about the world around them, said Farris. He em— phasizes there is a need for volunteers to develop and maintain the garden. Contributors may invest in the garden and have a grove named in their honor. The setting also provides a place where FCC] students and area school children can learn about worldwide ecology and the palm’s place within the ecology. Identification of the palms is in progress. Two years ago, Farris, assistant dean of Humanities and Fine Arts, and Dr. Marian Raulerson, a retired professor of math, invited area members of the In— ternational Palm Society and interested community members to support and advance the concept of a botanical garden that would feature palms and other native plants, as well as ones from tropical and temperate regions. The First Coast Chapter of the Interna— t Men’s golf The year was marked by national rank— ings between third and eighth. “High points were team victories in major events at the PGA National Collegiate and Jekyll Island Invitational. A fifth place national finish was most disap— pointing after having led the tourna— ment early,” said Coach Ernie Romine. * Men’s baseball “It was great to be ranked number one for about a month and to win 40 games,” said men’s baseball Coach Howard Roey. “I thought it was a real successful year. We’re disappointed that we didn’t play up to our potential at tournament time.” The team finished 40—10 and won the MFC Championship for the fifth consecutive year. For four weeks in a row, the team was ranked number one in the NJCAA. For the seventh consecutive year, the team won a spot in the FCCAA/State Region VIII Tournament. Roey was named MFC Coach of the Year. t Women’s softball At the end of the season, the women’s softball team was ranked number one in the state. “We had a most successful season climaxed by tournament wins at Valencia, Pensacola and at home in the FCC] Invitational,” said Coach Jamie Friedman. The team was MFC runner— up and finished with a 55—15 record. * Cross country The men’s and women’s cross country teams had a season of moderate success, led by the women’s team qualifying to the NJCAA national meet in Idaho ranked number one and finishing seventh. Men’s and women’s Coach Larry Monts was selected Coach of the Year (women’s team). * Track and field Although the 1989 season was marred by injury and dropouts, the women’s team had three runners qualify to the national meet and successfully earn All— American honors, said Coach Larry Monts. tional Palm Society was then formed to help support the garden. Membership is open to anyone, Farris emphasizes. Palms can be a natural companion to many plants. “In some instances, palms provide necessary shelter as a canopy for other plants, such as the camelia,” said Farris. Contributions to the Palm Garden are coordinated through the FCC] Founda— tion, Inc. For more information, call Earl Farris at 646—2031 or the Founda— tion at 632—3237. on year—round sports circuit Richard Ames (in photo at left) was named All— American and earned 14th individual place in the nation in men’s golf. His experience will serve the team well as he returns next season. President Charles Spence congratulates Johan Rem— melgas (above) and Robert Franco (below). INSIDE I Hail to the chiefs ........2 Student with a future reaches for the STARS ......2 Foundation matches people with programs. . . . . .4 South Campus Provost Joan Hill spoke at the re— cent Palm Garden dedica— tion. The garden features 51 varieties of palm trees from throughout the world and is located by the lake near the en— trance to the campus. , OCR Text: VOL 5, N0. 1 outlo 0k JUIY/AuguSt 1989 A Publication of Florida Community College at Jacksonville Teamwork a winner FCC] won the prestigious Mid—Florida All—Sports Award for the seventh con— secutive year, announced Athletic Direc— tor Ernie Romine. “The award signifies a broad—based quality program and is based on points accumulated in the sports sanctioned by the conference athletic directors. Those sports are men’s basketball, women’s basketball, softball and baseball.” The FCC] Stars completed another successful season in which six of the College’s nine teams received national rankings, Romine said. During the 1988—89 season, the Athletic department also secured two Mid—Florida Conference championships, three state/regional championships and two top five finishes in the nation. Men’s golf and women’s basketball finished in the top five. The Mid—Florida Conference also named Romine Athletic Director of the Year for his demonstrated leadership both internally and externally to the College. At the College’s second annual awards banquet in May, sophomore golfer Johan Remmelgas, a native of Sweden, was honored as FCCJ’s top scholar—athlete. President Charles Spence presented the second President’s Award to Remmelgas, who finished his sophomore year with a 4.0 grade point average and made the Dean’s List four consecutive times. He finished among the top 10 golfers in 10 of FCC]’s 13 tournaments and will attend Stanford University next year. The Athletic department staff also recognized an outstanding leader from the community. Robert Franco, a doctor in sports medicine and member of the Stars Club, the College’s booster organization, was presented with the Department of Athletics Community Service Award. The inaugural award was given in appreciation for his con— tributions of service, resources and sup— port to FCCJ’s intercollegiate athletes. The following wrap—up highlights the activities of the department’s nine teams during the ’88—89 season. On a New garden a window on the world Quiz time. The state tree of Florida is (a) the orange (b) the palm (c) the cypress. Give yourself a gold star if you chose (b). The Sabal Palm is the official state tree. “When you think of Florida, you think of palms,” says Earl Farris, one of the founders of a new attraction and experiment at the FCC] South Campus. The tree is important not only to the state but to many countries, where some cultures depend on it for nourish— ment and shelter. FCC] recently dedicated a Palm Garden at South Campus that will give observers a look at 51 varieties of palm trees from a sampling of countries throughout the world, including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, China and Japan. “The garden will provide research op— portunities to test the tropical and sub— tropical palms that can have significant value in the north Florida landscape. “There are normally six species of palms that grow in the north Florida climate,” said Farris. “Based on research, the 51 species in the garden should be suitable to the area. But this is an experiment,” he points out. FCC] has located and purchased a mature species of the Queen Palm that has survived 15 degrees. The Queen , future note, Romine announced the College is adding three teams to the athletic lineup for the 1989—90 season. Men’s and women’s tennis is coming back after being cut from the program for financial reasons in 1987. Volleyball will be re—offered as an intercollegiate club sport; the College last sponsored volleyball in 1983. t Men’s basketball “The Stars basketball team fought off a slow start and made a strong run down the stretch for the Mid—Florida Con— ference title,” said Coach Buster Harvey. The team finished the season 21—9 (10—4 in the conference), tied for second place in the conference and was runner—up at the MFC Tournament. t Women’s basketball The Lady Stars had a wonderful season headlined by a 30—game winning streak, a number one national ranking for seven weeks, and its fourth consecutive conference and state championship win, said Coach Lyndal Worth. With a 33—2 record, the team finished third in the nation, was named MFC Champion and State/Regional Champion. Worth was named MFC/State Coach of the Year. normally grows in Brazil. From that specimen, FCC] is hoping to gather seeds and introduce a cold—tolerant strain to the area. “It’s important to the state to identify cold—tolerant palms because of the recent freezes we’ve had.” The garden offers several oppor— tunities for people to use their time and talents or simply learn about the world around them, said Farris. He em— phasizes there is a need for volunteers to develop and maintain the garden. Contributors may invest in the garden and have a grove named in their honor. The setting also provides a place where FCC] students and area school children can learn about worldwide ecology and the palm’s place within the ecology. Identification of the palms is in progress. Two years ago, Farris, assistant dean of Humanities and Fine Arts, and Dr. Marian Raulerson, a retired professor of math, invited area members of the In— ternational Palm Society and interested community members to support and advance the concept of a botanical garden that would feature palms and other native plants, as well as ones from tropical and temperate regions. The First Coast Chapter of the Interna— t Men’s golf The year was marked by national rank— ings between third and eighth. “High points were team victories in major events at the PGA National Collegiate and Jekyll Island Invitational. A fifth place national finish was most disap— pointing after having led the tourna— ment early,” said Coach Ernie Romine. * Men’s baseball “It was great to be ranked number one for about a month and to win 40 games,” said men’s baseball Coach Howard Roey. “I thought it was a real successful year. We’re disappointed that we didn’t play up to our potential at tournament time.” The team finished 40—10 and won the MFC Championship for the fifth consecutive year. For four weeks in a row, the team was ranked number one in the NJCAA. For the seventh consecutive year, the team won a spot in the FCCAA/State Region VIII Tournament. Roey was named MFC Coach of the Year. t Women’s softball At the end of the season, the women’s softball team was ranked number one in the state. “We had a most successful season climaxed by tournament wins at Valencia, Pensacola and at home in the FCC] Invitational,” said Coach Jamie Friedman. The team was MFC runner— up and finished with a 55—15 record. * Cross country The men’s and women’s cross country teams had a season of moderate success, led by the women’s team qualifying to the NJCAA national meet in Idaho ranked number one and finishing seventh. Men’s and women’s Coach Larry Monts was selected Coach of the Year (women’s team). * Track and field Although the 1989 season was marred by injury and dropouts, the women’s team had three runners qualify to the national meet and successfully earn All— American honors, said Coach Larry Monts. tional Palm Society was then formed to help support the garden. Membership is open to anyone, Farris emphasizes. Palms can be a natural companion to many plants. “In some instances, palms provide necessary shelter as a canopy for other plants, such as the camelia,” said Farris. Contributions to the Palm Garden are coordinated through the FCC] Founda— tion, Inc. For more information, call Earl Farris at 646—2031 or the Founda— tion at 632—3237. on year—round sports circuit Richard Ames (in photo at left) was named All— American and earned 14th individual place in the nation in men’s golf. His experience will serve the team well as he returns next season. President Charles Spence congratulates Johan Rem— melgas (above) and Robert Franco (below). INSIDE I Hail to the chiefs ........2 Student with a future reaches for the STARS ......2 Foundation matches people with programs. . . . . .4 South Campus Provost Joan Hill spoke at the re— cent Palm Garden dedica— tion. The garden features 51 varieties of palm trees from throughout the world and is located by the lake near the en— trance to the campus. , Z ArchiveInABox,JAX,Outlook Newsletter,Outlook Newsletter 04-05,July - August 1989,P01 (2).tif, P01 (2).tif