On The Record: 60 Stories

Dale Throneberry

60 Stories: Vietnam veteran found a home at WCC

Rich Rezler - February 27, 2026

It was 1971 when Dale Throneberry first walked onto the campus of WCC. The college opened just five years prior and community colleges were emerging nationwide as an expanding pathway to higher education.

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tags: On The Record, Faculty Profile, Wadhams Veterans Center, March 2026, Alumni Profile, 60 Stories

Alicia Shivers

60 Stories: Alumna calls WCC her 'launching pad'

Terry Jacoby - February 18, 2026

Alicia Shivers began her academic career at WCC, an experience that proved pivotal in shaping her future.

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tags: Alumni Profile, March 2026, 60 Stories, On The Record

Rob Woodcox

60 Stories: Alum takes WCC photo training to global level

Rich Rezler - February 10, 2026

Rob Woodcox, a 2012 graduate of WCC's photography program, recently produced a major global photography campaign for Nike in collaboration with the SKIMS apparel brand.

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tags: Photography, 60 Stories, Digital Photography, On The Record, Alumna Profile, March 2026

Tom Butman

60 Stories: Tom Butman is a WCC alum and valued employer partner

Fran LeFort - December 14, 2025

As an industry board member for the past 12 years, Tom Butman helps to guide the college’s curriculum to meet industry workforce needs.

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tags: Alumni Profile, 60 Stories, Transportation Technologies

JT Iacovetta

60 Stories: The only diploma on attorney J.T. Iacovetta's wall is his WCC associate degree

Fran LeFort - December 03, 2025

Of all the diplomas he's earned since being discharged from the U.S. Navy, only a WCC associate degree is displayed in attorney J.T. Iacovetta’s office.

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tags: Alumni Profile, 60 Stories

Brooklyn Nichols & Miles Butler

60 Stories: Chelsea siblings turn WCC into launchpad for success

Terry Jacoby - November 23, 2025

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tags: Launch Fall 2025, Transfer, Launch, 60 Stories, Alumni Profile

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60 Stories: WCC alumna opens family hub in Milan

Terry Jacoby - November 21, 2025

The path that would eventually lead Olivia Carpus to co-found a community play space in her hometown of Milan began more than a decade earlier — in a WCC classroom where she first felt supported and inspired.

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tags: Launch Winter 2026, Community enrichment, Alumni Profile, 60 Stories, Launch, Child Development

Mark Jones

60 Stories: 'Finding where your passion meets demand'

Kayla Gahagan - November 20, 2025

When Mark Jones arrived at WCC in 2019, he hadn't yet figured out how his education — or his future — would unfold. Today, he's thriving in hi career as Operations Supervisor at Dayton Freight in Indianapolis.

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tags: Launch Winter 2026, 60 Stories, Alumni Profile, Center for Career Success

John Benjamin

60 stories: Path from GED to GM started at WCC

Rich Rezler - November 14, 2025

John Benjamin is Chief of Staff for General Motors’ Autonomous Vehicle Product Management team. His path to the cutting edge of automotive technology wasn’t a straight line.

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tags: GED, 60th Anniversary, Adult Transitions Pathways, Adult Learners, November 2025, Alumni Profile, 60 Stories, On The Record

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60 Stories: Restoring a Chevelle at WCC catapulted Colby McLaughlin to dream career

Terry Jacoby - October 31, 2025

Willis native Colby McLaughlin is president and board member at Trim Illusion Holdings. He began the dream career at WCC.

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tags: Launch Winter 2026, Custom Cars and Concepts, 60 Stories, 60th Anniversary, Launch, Transportation Technologies, Auto Body Repair

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