Here is a look at numerous firsts that occurred in the history of Butle County Community College.

First board of trustees

• A.H. Bachman, Butler County commissioner

• Harry Bajcz, Butler County Parent-Teachers Association president

• John Beck Jr., Pennsylvania Refining Co. president

• Walter Bleil, Butler County Central Labor Council president

• Clarence Brown, Butler superintendent of Butler County Schools

• Byron Halstead, Halstead-Mitchell president

• Guy Harriger, Butler Area Joint Schools superintendent

• Michael Michaels, Armco Independent Union president

• Gail Rose, Armco Steel supervisor of personnel

• Floyd Smith, Armco Steel safety engineer

• Mitchell Uram, Pittsburgh National Bank trust officer

• William Walker, Peoples Telephone Co. vice chairman

• Harry Wilson, Building Trades Union chairman

• John Wise, Butler Eagle editor

• Charles Whitmire, Butler Area Secondary School Board vice chairman

First scholarshipAug. 16, 1966. Lillian Heck Scholarship to Sophia Trimble.

First classesSept. 26, 1966, for 241 day students and 190 evening students. Tuition was $150 per semester and $12.50 per credit.

First summer school sessionJune 20, 1967. Enrolled 112 students.

First faculty member to author a textbookDec. 19, 1967. LaMonte Crape co-authored "Geography for Today's Children."

First basketball gameFeb. 15, 1968. The Pioneers lost to Community College of Beaver County, 126-79.

First graduationMay 22, 1968. Sixty-two degrees and certificates were granted.

First cross country teamFall 1969. The team competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association.

First accreditationApril 30, 1971, from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

First stolen safeSept. 2, 1971. Thieves took the 800-pound safe from the business office.

First capping ceremonyDec. 17, 1971. Thirty-four licensed practical nurses.

First Zelienople classesAug. 9, 1972. Those who couldn't travel to Butler went to Halstead Industries.

First playFeb. 2, 1973. "Send Me No Flowers" was staged in the Convocation Center.

First game in Field HouseJan 24, 1977. The men's basketball team beat Penn State Shenango, 79-63.

First midyear graduationDec. 15, 1981. Twenty students earned degrees and one received a certificate.First permanent Cranberry officeMay 11, 1987. The college leased offices and spaces for classrooms.

First issue of 'The Cube'Feb. 10, 1989, the college's student newspaper.

Source: "From Oak Trees to Sheepskins: The First 25 Years of Butler County Community College."