6.) Why did you get into your field? I wanted to have more time with my son 7.) Why are you teaching at SCCTC? I have spent the last 4 years teach- ing SCCTC at National Park College in Hot Springs. As soon as SCCTC was planned, I knew I wanted to be a part of this amazing project. 661 want my students to know they can be anything they want to be - Thomas 8.) What are you most excited for about tyhe new school? SCCTC will be one of the best CTE programs in the country. What a blessing for our county! 9.) What can your students expect from you? Exposure to as many health care profes- sions as possible. Prepare my students to be successful in a medical device pro- gram. 10.) What else do you want to say/share? I want my students to know that they can be anything they want to be. What makes them different? Around the outside of the building, the names of these famous Americans who made a significant contribution to society are listed. Garrett Morgan - African American who invented the 3-position traffic light. Nikola Tesla - Serbian American who invented the first alternating current (AC) motor. Walt Disney - American pioneer of animation. John D. Rockefeller - American business magnate and wealthiest person in modern history. Matthew Henson - African American who was the first person to reach the North Pole. F. Scott Fitzgerald-Widely regarded as one of the of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Mary Kay Ash - American businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. Blanche Bruce-first African American U.S. Senator to complete a full term. Republican from Mississippi. Harland Sanders-founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Steve Jobs-founder of Apple. Jan Ernst Matzeliger - African American inventor who revolutionized the shoe-making industry. CJ Walker - African American woman whose cosmetics business made her the first female self-made millionaire in America. Henry Ford - American businessman and founder of the Ford Motor Company. Thomas Edison - inventor of the light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera. Benjamin Banneker - African American mathematician, inventor, surveyor, and astronomer. Helped survey the District of Columbia, created America's first clock, published Farmer's Almanac. George Eastman - American entrepreneur and founder of Eastman Kodak. Orville & Wilbur Wright-inventors, builders, and pilots of the world's first successful motor- operated airplane. Thomas Jennings - African American tailor and inventor of dry cleaning. Ray Kroc - American salesman, credited with the international franchising of McDonalds. Charles Culpeper - pioneer in the bottling and marketing of Coca-Cola. Maya Angelou - African American writer, poet, and civil rights activist. Marcus Loew - Austrian American pioneer of the motion picture industry and creator of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Joyce Hall-American businessman and founder of Hallmark Cards. Amadeo Giannini - Italian American banker who founded the Bank of Italy, which became Bank of America. Andrew Carnegie - Scottish American industrialist and pioneer in the steel industry. Paul Allen-American computer programmer and co-founder of Microsoft. Milton Hershey - American chocolatier who founded The Hershey Company. Harry S. Truman - U.S. president through the end of WWII and during the Cold War with The Soviet Union. Frederick Douglass - African American preacher, abolitionist, suffragist, author, and diplomat. only to the Holy Bible in popularity, with 70 million readers at its peak. Dewitt Wallace - American magazine publisher and creator of Reader's Digest...second Charles E. Taylor - American inventor, mechanic, and builder of the first aircraft engine, used by the Wright Brothers in the Wright Flyer. Vidal Sassoon - British American hairstylist, businessman, and creator of Vidal Sassoon Inc. Abraham Lincoln - 16th President who led the US through the Civil War. Clyde Cessna - American aircraft designer and founder of the Cessna Aircraft Corporation. Carroll Shelby - American automotive designer and race car driver, credited with design of the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company. Ansel Adams - American photographer and environmentalist known for his inspiring photography of the American West. Benjamin Franklin - Writer, printer, philosopher, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. All of these individuals did not have a traditional four-year college education. 35 6. ) Why did you get into your field ? I wanted to have more time with my son 7. ) Why are you teaching at SCCTC ? I have spent the last 4 years teach ing SCCTC at National Park College in Hot Springs . As soon as SCCTC was planned , I knew I wanted to be a part of this amazing project . 661 want my students to know they can be anything they want to be - Thomas 8. ) What are you most excited for about tyhe new school ? SCCTC will be one of the best CTE programs in the country . What a blessing for our county ! 9. ) What can your students expect from you ? Exposure to as many health care profes sions as possible . Prepare my students to be successful in a medical device pro gram . 10. ) What else do you want to say / share ? I want my students to know that they can be anything they want to be . What makes them different ? Around the outside of the building , the names of these famous Americans who made a significant contribution to society are listed . Garrett Morgan - African American who invented the 3 - position traffic light . Nikola Tesla - Serbian American who invented the first alternating current ( AC ) motor . Walt Disney - American pioneer of animation . John D. Rockefeller - American business magnate and wealthiest person in modern history . Matthew Henson - African American who was the first person to reach the North Pole . F. Scott Fitzgerald - Widely regarded as one of the of the greatest American writers of the 20th century . Mary Kay Ash - American businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics , Inc. Blanche Bruce - first African American U.S. Senator to complete a full term . Republican from Mississippi . Harland Sanders - founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken . Steve Jobs - founder of Apple . Jan Ernst Matzeliger - African American inventor who revolutionized the shoe - making industry . CJ Walker - African American woman whose cosmetics business made her the first female self - made millionaire in America . Henry Ford - American businessman and founder of the Ford Motor Company . Thomas Edison - inventor of the light bulb , phonograph , and motion picture camera . Benjamin Banneker - African American mathematician , inventor , surveyor , and astronomer . Helped survey the District of Columbia , created America's first clock , published Farmer's Almanac . George Eastman - American entrepreneur and founder of Eastman Kodak . Orville & Wilbur Wright - inventors , builders , and pilots of the world's first successful motor operated airplane . Thomas Jennings - African American tailor and inventor of dry cleaning . Ray Kroc - American salesman , credited with the international franchising of McDonalds . Charles Culpeper - pioneer in the bottling and marketing of Coca - Cola . Maya Angelou - African American writer , poet , and civil rights activist . Marcus Loew - Austrian American pioneer of the motion picture industry and creator of Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer . Joyce Hall - American businessman and founder of Hallmark Cards . Amadeo Giannini - Italian American banker who founded the Bank of Italy , which became Bank of America . Andrew Carnegie - Scottish American industrialist and pioneer in the steel industry . Paul Allen - American computer programmer and co - founder of Microsoft . Milton Hershey - American chocolatier who founded The Hershey Company . Harry S. Truman - U.S. president through the end of WWII and during the Cold War with The Soviet Union . Frederick Douglass - African American preacher , abolitionist , suffragist , author , and diplomat . only to the Holy Bible in popularity , with 70 million readers at its peak . Dewitt Wallace - American magazine publisher and creator of Reader's Digest ... second Charles E. Taylor - American inventor , mechanic , and builder of the first aircraft engine , used by the Wright Brothers in the Wright Flyer . Vidal Sassoon - British American hairstylist , businessman , and creator of Vidal Sassoon Inc. Abraham Lincoln - 16th President who led the US through the Civil War . Clyde Cessna - American aircraft designer and founder of the Cessna Aircraft Corporation . Carroll Shelby - American automotive designer and race car driver , credited with design of the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company . Ansel Adams - American photographer and environmentalist known for his inspiring photography of the American West . Benjamin Franklin - Writer , printer , philosopher , politician , postmaster , scientist , inventor , and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States . All of these individuals did not have a traditional four - year college education . 35