Duane & Phyllis Lloyd Endowed Scholarship
Duane and Phyllis Lloyd have been an integral part of Ellsworth Community College for the past 40 years. Duane served as an administrator from 1965-2004 and is now a member of the Ellsworth College Foundation Board of Directors. Phyllis has contributed her time to various college activities.
Duane was born June 9, 1932 in Eagle Grove, Iowa to Robert and Mamie (Woster) Lloyd. He graduated from Eagle Grove High School in 1950 and then attended Eagle Grove Junior College. Duane received his BA in Education from the University of Northern Iowa in 1954 and MA in School Administration from the University of Northern Colorado in 1960. He did additional graduate work at Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, Drake University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Phyllis was born in northern Missouri and graduated from Tarkio High School and Tarkio College.
Duane served three years as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Navy and continued as a Naval Reservist until 1981. After 28 years of service, he retired as a Commander with a final assignment as State Coordinator for the United States Naval Academy Information Program.
Upon leaving the active Navy, in 1957 Duane accepted a teaching position at Glenwood Community High School in Glenwood, Iowa where he became High School Principal in 1963. In 1965, he accepted the position of Director of Admissions and Registrar at Ellsworth serving in that capacity until 1972 when he became Dean of Instruction. In 1978, Duane was named Dean of the College serving in that position until his retirement in 1995, when he accepted the position of Director of Development & Alumni Affairs for the Ellsworth College Foundation. Duane retired from that position in June 2004.
During his tenure as Dean, Duane is especially proud of the establishment of the $1 million Endowment Fund which provides academic scholarships to students attending Ellsworth. He also led the college through three successful fund drives, a $500,000 effort to construct ECC’s indoor swimming pool in 1979, the $1.715 million Second Century Challenge in 1988 which provided funds to remodel Bullock-Jones Hall, construct both Reg Johnson Hall and the Gentle Student Center, and make other campus improvements; and a $100,000 drive to build the Calkins Nature Area Interpretive Center which was completed during his tenure as Director of Development. During his tenure as Dean the college saw growth not only through the construction of the Trades & Industries Building, Martin Ellsworth Dittmer Gymnasium and the addition of the Ellsworth Stables, but also with the creation of vocational and career option programs in agriculture, science, building trades and health occupations and the gift of property which became the Calkins Nature Area. His leadership also was crucial in passage of the Iowa
Valley Community College District 1989 bond referendum which in Hardin County received 82.26 percent voter approval. Duane was honored for his years of service to ECC and the district with the presentation of the IVCCD Outstanding Service Award in 2003.
Duane and Phyllis have also been very active in the community. Duane has served as officer and member of many organizations including the Iowa Falls Area Development Corporation, Ellsworth College Foundation, Iowa Falls Rotary Club, Highland Golf Club, North Hardin County Emergency Squad, Hyman-Peavey American Legion Post No. 188 of Iowa Falls, Scenic City Chapter Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, and the Ellsworth “E” Club. In 2000, Duane was named a “Citizen of the Decade” for 1990-99 by the Times-Citizen Editorial Staff.
They are both members of the First United Methodist Church in Iowa Falls where Phyllis is very active in addition to her work at the Calkins Nature Area and the Thrift Shop operated by the Church Women United..
In his spare time Duane enjoys golfing, hunting, fishing/boating, travel, history, reading and agriculture. Phyllis enjoys gardening, travel, and her spending time with her grandchildren.
Duane and Phyllis have four children. Debbie, of Annapolis, Maryland is employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC, Douglas is an industrial engineer for Rockwell-Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Jim is employed by Proctor & Gamble in Iowa City, Iowa and Judy is a veterinarian and lives in Carlisle, Iowa. The
Duane was born June 9, 1932 in Eagle Grove, Iowa to Robert and Mamie (Woster) Lloyd. He graduated from Eagle Grove High School in 1950 and then attended Eagle Grove Junior College. Duane received his BA in Education from the University of Northern Iowa in 1954 and MA in School Administration from the University of Northern Colorado in 1960. He did additional graduate work at Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, Drake University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Phyllis was born in northern Missouri and graduated from Tarkio High School and Tarkio College.
Duane served three years as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Navy and continued as a Naval Reservist until 1981. After 28 years of service, he retired as a Commander with a final assignment as State Coordinator for the United States Naval Academy Information Program.
Upon leaving the active Navy, in 1957 Duane accepted a teaching position at Glenwood Community High School in Glenwood, Iowa where he became High School Principal in 1963. In 1965, he accepted the position of Director of Admissions and Registrar at Ellsworth serving in that capacity until 1972 when he became Dean of Instruction. In 1978, Duane was named Dean of the College serving in that position until his retirement in 1995, when he accepted the position of Director of Development & Alumni Affairs for the Ellsworth College Foundation. Duane retired from that position in June 2004.
During his tenure as Dean, Duane is especially proud of the establishment of the $1 million Endowment Fund which provides academic scholarships to students attending Ellsworth. He also led the college through three successful fund drives, a $500,000 effort to construct ECC’s indoor swimming pool in 1979, the $1.715 million Second Century Challenge in 1988 which provided funds to remodel Bullock-Jones Hall, construct both Reg Johnson Hall and the Gentle Student Center, and make other campus improvements; and a $100,000 drive to build the Calkins Nature Area Interpretive Center which was completed during his tenure as Director of Development. During his tenure as Dean the college saw growth not only through the construction of the Trades & Industries Building, Martin Ellsworth Dittmer Gymnasium and the addition of the Ellsworth Stables, but also with the creation of vocational and career option programs in agriculture, science, building trades and health occupations and the gift of property which became the Calkins Nature Area. His leadership also was crucial in passage of the Iowa
Valley Community College District 1989 bond referendum which in Hardin County received 82.26 percent voter approval. Duane was honored for his years of service to ECC and the district with the presentation of the IVCCD Outstanding Service Award in 2003.
Duane and Phyllis have also been very active in the community. Duane has served as officer and member of many organizations including the Iowa Falls Area Development Corporation, Ellsworth College Foundation, Iowa Falls Rotary Club, Highland Golf Club, North Hardin County Emergency Squad, Hyman-Peavey American Legion Post No. 188 of Iowa Falls, Scenic City Chapter Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, and the Ellsworth “E” Club. In 2000, Duane was named a “Citizen of the Decade” for 1990-99 by the Times-Citizen Editorial Staff.
They are both members of the First United Methodist Church in Iowa Falls where Phyllis is very active in addition to her work at the Calkins Nature Area and the Thrift Shop operated by the Church Women United..
In his spare time Duane enjoys golfing, hunting, fishing/boating, travel, history, reading and agriculture. Phyllis enjoys gardening, travel, and her spending time with her grandchildren.
Duane and Phyllis have four children. Debbie, of Annapolis, Maryland is employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC, Douglas is an industrial engineer for Rockwell-Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Jim is employed by Proctor & Gamble in Iowa City, Iowa and Judy is a veterinarian and lives in Carlisle, Iowa. The