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the difference in m1ne." · __I   ·‘ r ` .,; t et .
— Ginny Lawson, LCC Alumni      _x · {_ U It  V   I * C ‘·   I .
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Drive, the East Campus on Winchester   t W `  .
Road, and now in quarters on Regency 5*;- · ` ti t
Road once used by Sullivan College. it  t _  MC  ;
Plans are underway for more outreach   ‘  
sites in LCC’s service area. The college . . .
Gxpects €m_Ottm€m in the next three The leaders of the Lexington Community College Alumni
years tO tee tOIOOOI Association are, from left, Development/Alumni coordina-
iitt is ttbseltttely tmeetztttve te get tor Susannah Denomme, Donna Overmyen Cuy Cornish,
fiu·1di¤gfOI· n new buildingI"K€f1€y Sean McLaughlin, LCC Alumni President Ginny Lawson
points out. The last legislature autho- and LCC Pres ident Jim K€l”l€y.
rized $1 million to proceed with initial
• planning stages for a new building. • ·
Now the goal is full funding in the next Lexlngton Attorney Glnny Lawson
session to construct that building. I I I Says   IS "JuSt Right?
“I stay excited about the possibilities F 1 V. . . L L . C . C H
and Optwmmtttes tel. this tepmeteh or a umna 1rg1n1a awson exington ommttnity o ege
eemmtmttt, eenegey Says Kenet, iiwe was not too big. It was not too soft. It was just right.
glyg pygud [O be UK’5 Cgmnjunjty COL You S€€, LZWSOH tI°I€d college and dIdH’t 1IkC It. After ORC
lege and our goal is to strive to be a top semester she quit. Then E1 friend suggested that she gO to the
nationally recognized community col- Lexington Technical Institute as it was named at that time, and she I
lege that serves our local communities did as a part-time student in real estate. About seven years later, in
in H high fashion- 1975, she had her degree.
`KI ZUVYQYS 100k fOIW3Yd_ [O the next "The environment was just what I needed,” said Lawson.
zlcadelnlc Y€2“` ”‘"{d [O S_€€*“g new Sm' "Everyone was supportive and helpful and encouraging. I also I
eeI}$/Yee] hops mlttheir eye]? ,, liked the more practical education. I could see right away that I
Kate e l.%I;_;)I3p;€;$ZI;;€e§e’ Says could use what I was leaming (in the real estate courses).”
y` ° ' Once she eamed her associates degree, she didn’t stop. She
UZ Hettmd Dememn is mseemte dt,.ee_ went to Eastem Kentucky University for a bachelor’s degree in
tn,. O/¤eO,,,,,,,,,nennn,tS and ed,tO,.Of,;,e real estate. Next came law school at the University of Louisville.
Kgntucky Aiunmue Cgyqtggj Liz 6;; Today Lawson has her own legal firm where she focuses on
uaaltzxa@pop.uley.edit real estate and related matters which matters she defines as
"anything that interests me.”
She joined the LCC Alumni Association as it was getting
organized about four years ago. She is in her second year as
president of the group.
“I just support what LCC does. I sincerely believe if I hadn’t
found LCC I would not have gone to school at all.” I
This semester over 7,000 students are seizing the opportunity
for a good start at Lexington Community College.
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