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Great Plains Technology Center company history timeline

1971

She described Worley as serious but fair and a supporter of bold thinking that would push the school forward from its start in August 1971.

Great Plains was established in Comanche County in September 1971 as Great Plains Area Vocational and Technical School to provide enhanced vocational training for high school juniors and seniors.

1977

She also recalled how Lawton Goodyear was housed in and conducted training and job interviews in the south wing of Building 100 in 1977 before the tire plant opened.

1989

The 80-acre Lawton campus has grown to include nine buildings, plus a firefighter training complex and E-911 Emergency Communications Center while a second campus located in Frederick was opened in 1989 to serve Tillman and Kiowa Counties.

2000

Great Plains in 2000 changed its name to Great Plains Technology Center.

2015

Thomas, whose DNA is found on many of the tech center’s programs over a 27-year period from the ‘80s through 2015, endorsed Worley’s idea of bold thinking.

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