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Delbert Scheider - Community College Project

Del Scheider, a life-long farmer from northwestern Illinois, was an original Board of Trustee member for Highland Community College, formerly Freeport Junior College. He served as a trustee until 1978. His interview covers the origins of Highland Community College and its development over a fifty year period. He also discusses the Highland Community College Foundation, one of the first foundations serving a community college in the United States.