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Spring Schedule Posted!
Posted: 4:42 PM 12/7/2022
The class schedule for the Spring 2023 semester has been posted! Classes will begin January 18. Registration will open at 9:00 AM on January 4. Click here to see the list of courses and begin to decide which of our exciting courses you want to take. Click Register in menu bar at the top of the page to see registration options. Hope to see you in class.
Masks Optional
Posted: 11:42 AM 3/28/2022
As of March 28, 2022, wearing a mask in classrooms is optional, per revised guidance from USCA. Individual CLL instructors may request that you wear a mask and/or socially distance in their classrooms.
Member Benefits
Posted: 10:15 AM 2/25/2022
The $35 per semester fee brings you benefits in addition to permitting you to register and attend classes. Click here to go to the Member Benefits page to see them all.
Kauffman Remembrance
Day and Award
Every Spring, the Center for Lifelong Learning holds a Remembrance Day to
honor the memory of Dr. Earl F. Kauffman. Dr. Kauffman was one of the
individuals most responsible for the creation of the Academy for Lifelong
Learning, one of the Center's predecessor organizations, back in 1989.
(To learn more about Dr. Kauffman and the founding of the Academy for Lifelong
Learning, please see our History page.)
Each year on Kauffman Remembrance Day an award is given in Dr. Kauffman's memory to recognize a group or individual that has made significant contributions to the Center. This recognition has been given annually since 1992, just three years after the Academy's founding. (2021 was an exception when no luncheon was held due to COVID-19.)
The Kauffman Luncheon is held in April and is funded from an endowment created by USC Aiken Professor James Kauffman and his family in memory of his father Earl. All Center members are sent invitations and are encouraged to attend. An RSVP is required for event planning purposes.
| Kauffman Awardees | |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Jim Brown |
| 2021 | None (due to covid) |
| 2020 | Vicki Collins* |
| 2019 | Doug Cook |
| 2018 | Doris Hammond |
| 2017 | Jim Farmer |
| 2016 | Nancy Meinhardt |
| 2015 | Laura Anderson & Mary Anne Cavanaugh |
| 2014 | Dick Baxter |
| 2013 | Dr. Deidre Martin |
| 2012 | Vince Coughlin |
| 2011 | Kathy Schultz |
| 2010 | Doug Wilson |
| 2009 | Mike Lythgoe |
| 2008 | Chuck Braun |
| 2007 | LouAnn Ainsworth |
| 2006 | Ray Wright |
| 2005 | Adele O'Connell |
| 2004 | William Scott |
| 2003 | Joan Lacombe |
| 2002 | Arlene Lane |
| 2001 | Elizabeth Hutchins |
| 2000 | Beecher Morton |
| 1999 | Bob Alexander |
| 1998 | Jean Haynes |
| 1997 | Barbara Randall |
| 1996 | (data lost) |
| 1995 | George Gaudaen |
| 1994 | Connie Dunbar |
| 1992 | Kim Wood Woeber |
*Vicki Collins was selected in 2020, but COVID-19 precluded a Luncheon. Unfortnately, Vicki died before the award could be presented to her. It was accepted by her husband at the 2022 Luncheon.
The McGrath Computer Learning Center, the other predecessor organization of the Center, selected a Volunteer of the Year during its years of operation 1999–2021. Each year's awardee was nominated by and voted on by the Steering Commitee. You can see the list of awardees here (use Chrome, Firefox, or Edge browser).