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40th Anniversary Celebration

Strong Roots. Stronger Future.

From August 2008 through May 2009, State Fair Community College will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a number of events and activities to commemorate our history and look to our future. The 40th Anniversary Steering Committee was created in November 2007 and has been meeting monthly to plan for the year-long events and projects. For more information, click on the links at left.

Tell us your story!

We invite current students, alumni, employees and community members to submit their favorite SFCC stories or memories. Send them to us at 40years@sfccmo.edu!

Your messages and stories may be posted here or used in other anniversary publications, but we will contact you first to secure your permission to use any or all of your submission.

Let us hear it! We know there are 40 years of stories to tell about State Fair Community College!

Our history

The Junior College District of Sedalia was established in an April 5, 1966, election as a result of a dedicated campaign by the Sedalia Jaycees and several local educators. In September 1968, State Fair Community College opened for classes to 436 students in an interim facility.

Frequently asked questions about SFCC

Click here for answers to these commonly asked questions:

According to some sources, SFCC began in 1966. Others say 1968. Which is correct, and why this discrepancy?
What was the driving force that created the junior college district?
How did the college get its name?
How did the Roadrunner become the college mascot?
Why is SFCC sometimes called "Plywood U?"
How did the campus come to have so many trees?

Contact

Jacqueline C. Almquist
SFCC Foundation Executive Director and
Director of Development

(660) 530-5800, ext. 7249
jalmquist@sfccmo.edu

Anniversary Events

For more details about each event, click on the date.

Sept. 12, 10:30 a.m.
Dedication of the Heckart Science and Allied Health Center

Sept. 16-18
Birthday parties at extended campus sites at the Lake of the Ozarks, Whiteman Air Force Base and Clinton

Nov. 22
SFCC Homecoming in the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center

Dec. 4
Jingle on the Green
Community lighting ceremony on campus

Dec. 4
Holiday music concerts presented by SFCC Music Arts

Jan. 31
Former faculty and staff reunion hosted by the SFCC Booster Club and faculty and staff associations at the MPC

Feb. 14
Sweetheart Gala
in the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art

Feb. 18-22
Run for Your Wife
presented by SFCC Theatre Arts - Ron Wineinger, guest director

May 1-2
SFCC Music Arts presents its 40th anniversary performance featuring songs from 1968.

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