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3l ~ University Adopts Record Budget for 1980-81 til :t For the 1980-81 fiscal ' year, the funds include federal, state and in ~ Harding University Board of Trustees stitutional plans in the form of grants, has adopted a budget of $16,457,465, loans, scholarships and work programs. according to President Clifton L. Ganus. Ganus announced that good progress The budget figure represents a is being made on the construction of the ~r"" ,,< $1,428,681 increase over the 1979-80 new Harding Academy building and on (f) !11 budget and covers the Searcy un the implementation of a num~r of a dergraduate and Academy programs energy-saving projects. a and the Graduate School of Religion in A $67,000 contract has been let for o Memphis. the re-roofing and insulation of the ~ Lott Tucker Jr., vice president for Rhodes Memorial Field House. One ~ fmance, indicated the new budget half of the project funds were received includes $8 per semester credit hour from the Department of Energy, and "o'Jl -l increase in tuition, which will become the University will match the grant. » (") effective at the beginning of the fall According to Tucker, approximately [Il ~ semester. $90,000 of energy conservation work ~ Cost increases in tuition, fees and will be done this year, in the form of re o room and board will be slightly more piping and insulating pipes in the Discussing Academy blueprints are (left to right> Herman Spurlock. engineer; Ed Higgin ~ -l than 7.5" percent, or approximately campus' steam tunnels. botham. Academy superintendent: John Burroughs. architect: Lott Tucker. Vice-President '.Fl $135 per student per semester. "One ,half of these funds were for Finance: Chester Williams. foreman and W. T. Pearson. superintendent. "Despite the problems that we face ~'l received in a DOE grant," Tucker said. In a report to the Board, Tucker the JC80 · computer program has '< with inflation and the prevailing "Next year, again with a matching indicated more than $110,000 has been enabled us to be much more cost l> economic situation, we are working to DOE grant, about $80,000 will be spent saved over a two-year period in energy efficient with each passing month," he insure our students every opportunity to to complete the project." related programs. "The installation of said. '"~ e participate in the financial aid program," Tucker said. "This year there has been a change in the governmental programs which will Plans: Set for~ - 1 - 3~in-1 - Bibl , e - v Wor- kshop affect some of our students, but we are The time for the 13-in-1 Workshop, Each of the 13 workshops. which will workshop will make suggestions for the working hard to put together the which has been in planning for nearly be conducted at the Downtown. West difficult transition fr,om the "milk" to necessary loan and grant fund two years, has almost arrived. The Side, Cloverdale and College Churches the ' ~ meat." Typical teenagers' packages. " workshop is to be held August 4-7. of Christ. as well as several campus problems will be discussed and During the 1980-81 school year, There have been no major changes in locations. will provide 16 hours of solutions will be offered. $5,675,000 in financial aid will be the announced schedule of lectures and intensive instruj::tion. Approximately "Adult" classes will present ideas on available to Harding students. The events. 100 Bible class teachers and church increasing adult learning and retention leaders will serve as workshop in during Bible studies. Finally. structors. "Educational Directors and Super 57th Annual Bible Lectureship "The Christian Home" workshop visors" is a series of lessons designed to will present helps toward solving teach and encourage cooperation problems in self-image. understanding between elders and Bible class directors To Focus on Total Stewardship of sexuality and interpersonal and supervisors. relationships and communication. The 57th annual Harding University Special sessions will be held on topics "Christ. An Example of Giving" - "Biblical Studies" will include lessons Bible Lectureship has been scheduled such as church secretaries. libraries and John Dale. Murray. Ky.; "All of Grace" from Esther. the gospel of John. for October 7-10 with the theme' "We - Ron White, Oklahoma City, Okla.; supply rooms, as well as Bible schools Ephesians and Hebrews. The "Singles" Give Thee But Thine Own." and camps. visual aids. individual Bible "Ye Are Not Your Own" - Glen Pace, sessions will answer the question "Why Keynote speakers for the lectureship Magnolia, Ark.; "I Peter 4:8-11" - study. cults and the Lord's Supper. ~ be single?" and attempt to clarify the will be Harold Hazelip and Philip Avon Malone, Searcy; The "All-Together" schedule single adult's role in the church and in Morrison of Memphis. Tenn., Jerry features keynote speakers Landon "The Unjust Steward" Dick society. Jones of Searcy and Frank Pack of Los Marcear. Amarillo. Texas; "Parables of Saunders. Joe Beam. Wayne Angeles, Calif. the Talents and Pounds" - Dennis Examining "Christian Evidences." Kilpatrick. Gary Beauchamp and ~ The lectureship will begin on Crawford. Bentonville. Ark.; "The speakers will challenge atheism" and Batsell Barrett Baxter. Singing will be Tuesday evening with a presentation Forgotten Grace" - L. V. Pfeifer, suggest a proper relationship between led by Nick Boone. Also, Ed Sanders by the Harding Academy Chorus, Searcy; "How Much Should I Give?" - science and the scriptures. "Church " and Joe Jones, the directors of Har directed by Craig Jones. During the Mac Layton, Oklahoma City, Okla; Growth" instructors will present their ding's Christian Communications following three days, lectures. chapels "Will a Man Rob God?" - Carl Wade, ideas on effective church leadership Program, will explain the purposes and • and classes will examine wholehearted Fort Smith, Ark.; and Christian outreach. The "Christian accomplishments of the CCP. ' stewardship. "The Christian Father" - Allan Isom . Schools" workshop will offer lessons on Complete workshop schedules will be Daily lectures include "A Steward Searcy; "The Christian Mother" - John student and personnel recruitment and available on campus during the Must Be Faithful" - Harold Hazelip; Gipson. Little Rock. Ark.; and "The the philosophy of Christian education. workshop. In addition. nearly 100 "The Lordship of Christ" - David Husband-Wife Relationship" - Jim For teachers, there are "Nursery," displays will provide the latest in Wallace, Cleburne, Texas; "All That Moffett. Millington. Tenn. "Pre-School," "Primary" and "Junior" formation on brotherhood programs You Have" - Neale Pryor, Searcy; Musical programs, special lun sessions. Speakers will describe- - at and publications. "Stewards of Our Minds" - Jack Lewis, cheons, meetings and displays will also tention-holding usage of games, stories, Also, a guide to various 13-in-l Memphis, Tenn.; "Stewards of Souls" - be part of the lectureship. Further visual aids, songs. scriptures and Reunions will be available. Bill Lambert, Kosciusko, Miss.; information may be obtained from prayers for each age group. Ap The three-day workshop has been "Stewards of Our Talents" - Clarence Neale Pryor, Lectureship Director, Box propriate disciplinary measures will organized by Jerry Jones, chairman of Dalley, Memphis, Tenn.; 767, Harding University, Searcy, Ark. also be discussed. A "Youth Ministry" Harding's Bible department. r· , Economics Team to Compete in National Free Enterprise Contest The Economics Team will compete and programs which have been against more than 20 other league presented for civic, professional and champions in Dallas, Texas this month. educational groups in the Mid-South. The competition. which will be held at Some of the projects described by the the Marriott Hotel, will involve first display are the "Billy the Beaver" free and second-place winners of regional market puppet "'show, the "Economic "Students in Free Enterprise" contests Quotient" (EQ) Test and a waiting across the United States. room tract rack service. The display Harding will be represented by Ted also pictures billboards. bumper Thompson of Norfolk. Va.; Jake Jensen stickers, "freebys" (frisbees), crossword of Milwaukee, Wis.; WaIt Buce of puzzles, milk c~rton ads, placemats Bartlesville. Okla.; Phyllis Higgins of and T-shirts which the economics team Memphis. Tenn.; Sally Florence of has distributed this year in support of Columbus. Ohio and Susan Collins of free enterprise. Atlanta. Ga. The team will be ac During vacations throughout the The Economics Team includes (left to right) Phyllis Higgins. Ted Thompson. Paul Holliman. companied by their sponsor, Dr. Don school year, various members of the Susan Collins. Walt Buce. Sally Florence, David Garver. Jake Jensen and sponsor Don Diffine, associate professor of team made free enterprise presen Diffine; HoUiman. ofBartlesyille. OkUJ., and Garver. ofRolla. Mo.• observed ,and assisted the economics and director of Harding's tations in their hometowns. team during regional competition. They will replace graduating team members Thompson and Jensen. Center for Private Enterprise Harding's economics team has won Education. the Southwestern Regional contest for Harding's entry in the national four ofthe last five years. and they have Record Number of New Students competition will include a report and a "a good chance of winlling" the 12' x IS' multimedia display which national competition in Dallas, ac Attend Early Q'rientation Session elaborates on a variety of 65 projects cording to Dr. Diffine. A record number of 300 students and directors of Harding's musical groups. 100 parents attended the summer's first Especially important was the chance to Five New Courses to be Added early orientation session, according to get acquainted with the campus and Dr. Jimmy Carr, director of summer with other freshmen, during mixers and To Gradllate School Curriculum programs. devotional periods. The first session, held June 22-24, "I think students are beginning to Five new courses will be offered this will introduce various avenues of the gave freshmen and transfer students an see the value of attending the fall at the Harding Graduate School of ministry. opportunity to visit Harding and program," stated Dr. Carr. "During Religion: Statistics, by Dr. Joel Content oriented, Dr. Vancil's Old preview campus life by staying in the the summer, there's a more relaxed Johnson; Ministry and Life, by Dr. Mac Testament survey js provided for dormitories and dining in the atmosphere. We're not trying to meet Lynn; Survey of the Old Testament, by students who did not take a similar cafeterias. During the session, students the needs of several thousand students; Dr. Jack Vancil; Philosophy of undergraduate course. It will serve as met with their academic advisers and we're only working with a few hundred. Religion, by Dr. Harold Hazelip and an introduction to the advanced ,Old planned their fall schedules. Various "Parents especially appreciate the Classics of Christian Devotion, by Doug Testament course. speakers, including the deans, housing program," he continued. "They want a Brown. Philosophy of Religion has been authorities and President Ganus, chance to learn more about Harding." Designed for ministry majors, the added to Dr. Hazelip's four other welcomed the students and introduced Parents who attended the session heard statistics course is an outgrowth of Dr. courses concerning religious philosophy them to the services and opportunities speakers discuss the benefits and Bill Flatt's Research in Counseling and apologetics. available at Harding and to the opportunities at Harding, as well as the course, which has now been divided Doug Brown's class will take a new university's regulations. campus regulations and policies. into two classes: Statistics and approach to provide students a serious Participants in the orientation also Research Methodology. look into Christian devotion, as seen obtained their fall mailing addresses The second early orientation session, Developed as an introd uctory course through the eyes of many great religious and identification cards. Prospective scheduled for July 17-19, will be similar for ministers, Dr. Lynn's new course thinkers of the past. band and choir members met with the, to the first, adding a College Level Examination Program (CLEP) testing period and tryouts for the remaining AACSB Sets National Accreditation Standards positions on the Bison cheerleading squad. Dr. David Burks. dean of the School (AACSB) in Chicago June 11-13. over 700 business school deans set of Business, was one of 10 Arkansas The AACSB is the national ac national accreditation standards for deans to attend the American Assembly crediting body for business schools. business schools. In the past, ac of Collegiate Schools of Business This year. the international assehlbly of ered itation has been on a statewide ON THE COVER: Taking a break between basis. Within schools of business, the their summer school classes. two students first single program which will receive pause in the shade infront of the EzellBible full accreditation through the AACSB Building to discuss the weather. ($ditor's is Accounting. note: At the publication of this Bulletin. The theme of the convention was Searcy has experienced a record-breaking "Managers for the 21st Century." The 19 consecutive days of temperatures above program included keynote speakers 100 degrees.) Fletcher Byrom, chairman of Coppers Co., Inc.; Robert Galvin, chairman of Motorola Communications and Dr. Harding University George Steiner. professor of Management at UCLA. During the BULLETIN asSembly. one exercise required the deans to form small discussion groups Volume 56 July 1980 Number 1 and predict what skills and ,com Editor ...... Stanley Green petencies will be required of managers Assistant Editor...... Cheryl Schramm in the year 2010. Assistant Editor...... Alice Ann KeIlar The overall thrust of the program, Editorial Associate ...... Mike James Staff Artist ...... Chuck Hicks according to Dr. Burks, was a call for less departmentalization, a stronger The Hardi~8 Bu.II.lin (USPS 2$.2«) If publlsbr!d monthl, by Ha.rding Unbcmly. SWq, Arb...... Second d ... post.8~ paid liberal arts education and more em ot Starcy, A
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Professor of music Dr. George E. Baggett is working with the 2nd annual Searcy Summer Pops Band, which is co-sponsored by Harding and the White County Arts Council. Also, Dr. Baggett is serving as Arkansas District secretary-treasurer of Optimist International this year. He attended the Toronto convention June 29-July 3. Ed White, associate professor of English, also attended. He is lieutenant-gQvemor of Optimist International, zone 8. Mr. White will be included in Cambridge, England's 1980 edition of Men of Achievement ... Professor of mathematics Dr. Melanie McMillen Beth Parker SueBaj Bill Oldham has been installed for the forthcoming year as president of the Three Rivers chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, a tri-county educational fraternity ... Assistant Yearbooks, Awards Received; professor of computing John Nunnally has assisted with the computer-counting of school board and Democratic primary and run-off election ballots in White County. He will also aid in the counting of presidential ballots Nov. 4 ... Participating in a New Student Editors Announced tele-Iecture program sponsored by the department of human development and the The 1980 Petit Jean arrived on interestingly written and contains much family at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, counselor and assistant professor of campus Thursday, June 26, and historical information." psychology Dr. Lew Moore spent an hour talking with graduate students, via distribution began on Friday. Many The book has a high standard to live telephone, about Christian counseling and about Harding . . . Math department students had made arrangements to up to. On July 7, the results were chairman Dr. Dean Priest presented a paper entitled "Wiggle Graphs and Solution have their copies mailed to their homes, received from the Yearbook Contest of Inequalities" at the national meeting of the Council of Teachers of Mathematics and a number of books have been taken conducted by the Society for Collegiate in Seattle. He has been appointed to the Council's publications committee for a throughout the United States and Journalists, a national honor society for three-year term . . . Librarians Winnie BeD, Frank Hayes and Suzanne Spurrier Canada by fa~ulty, staff and student college journalism students. The 1979 attended the 5th Christian College Librarians Conference at York Christian College travelers. Petit Jean, edited by Kay Williams, won in Nebraska. Reports were presented, and participants heard authors describe the Students or alumni visiting the first place in each category, including backgrounds of their books. Also at the meeting, a special resolution honored campus may wish to go by Dean Pryor's Yearbook Design, Reporting, retired Harding librarian Mrs. Elizabeth Pankratz Dykes ... Steve Smith and Lew office in the Administration Building to Photography, Coverage, Concept and - Moore spoke at the Newport Associated Women for Harding meeting in June and see if yearbooks need to be delivered in Overall Excellence. brought back a 52,000 check for Harding. Mr. Smith also spoke to the Newport their hometowns. The editor of the 1981 Petit Jean will Lions Club on "The Lighter Side of Mathematics." ... Ken Qualls, associate The 448-page volume "has some be senior psychology major Melanie director of admissions, spoke at the Eastern States Youth Forum in Richmond, Va. innovative features," according to Dr. McMillen. The daughter of Mr. and June 20-21 ... Dr. Neale Pryor, professor of Bible, w~s a speaker at the Eastern Joseph Pryor, yearbook sponsor. "It Mrs. Ervie McMillen of Monroe, La., States Evangelism Workshop in Colonial Heights, Va. June 21. contains a wealth of copy, which is very she is a member of the S.A., Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society, the Pre Medical Club and Alpha Chi. During High School Youths Attend Citizenship Seminar the 1979-80 school year, she wrote for Over 360 students participated June derstanding of the American way of Public Address by a teenager ·and the the Bison in addition to serving as 8-14 in the 24th annual Harding life. 1980 winner of the Freedoms Foun assistant editor of the Petit Jean. University Youth Citizenship Seminar The Americanism program featured dation Award, Miss National Teenager, Sue Baj of Springfield, Mass., and for high school youths, sponsored by former all-pro Dallas Cowboy Cliff Melissa Bradley. Beth Parker of Monroe, Ga.• have been the Arkansas and Tennessee Farm Harris; Commander Stephen Harris, an Several Harding personalities par appointed co-editors for the 1980 Bureaus, Civitan Clubs and the officer aboard the U.S.S. Pueblo when ticipated in the program, also. Dr. Don Bison, Harding University's weekly Harding American Studies Program. it was captured by North Korea in The host of the program was Dr. student newspaper. Tim King of Students came from Arkansas, 1968; Dr. Walter Judd, a medical Clifton L. Ganus Jr., director of the Warren, Ohio will be the business Florida, Alabama and Tennessee to missionary to China and a member of American Studies Program and manager. spend one .week attending lectures, the U.S. House of Representatives for president of the university. During the Miss Baj is a junior journalism and viewing such films as "Animal Farm," 20 years; Vo Thanh Duc, a refugee course of the Seminar, he spoke on psychology major. She was the assistant "Future Shock" and "Aleksandr missionary from South Vietnam; Dr. C. "U nderstanding and Preserving our editor of the 1979-80 Bison, editor of Solzhenitsyn: Voice of Freedom" and L. Kay of Lubbock Christian College; American Heritage," "What, Then, is the classes section of the Petit Jean, participating in discussion periods Lori Cox, winner of the 1975 Freedoms the American, This New Man?" treasurer of the Public Relations Club designed to bring about a better un- Foundalion Award for Outstanding "Pyramid of Freedom" and "The and a member of the University's Capitalistic Economy." orchestra. The agenda allowed time for swim A transfer from Alabama Christian Schramm Joins Information Staff ming and softball through the week, College, Miss Parker's major field of Cheryl Schramm has joined the and one day was set aside for swim study is English. She has served as vice Harding University public relations ming, hiking and boating at Camp president of the Public Relations Club, staff as director of information. Tahkodah. a member of Sigma Tau Delta, SNEA, A member of the 1980 Harding Special entertainment was provided Kappa Phi Social club and the Petit graduating class, Mrs. Schramm was for semin~r participants by the Jean and Bison staffs. an English major and was actively Reader's Theater drama group and the King, a public relations major, was involved in the student publications as "Time of Day" trio. the business manager of the 1979-80 an undergraduate. The week ended with a banquet and Bison. He is a member of the Public "We're especially pleased to be able a Saturday night showing of the comedy Relations Club, Barristers Club and to add her to our staff and we feel she movie "Hawmps." Alpha Tau social club. will be a real asset to the Harding NOTICE program," Stanely Green, director of 13-in-l Reunions Homecoming GaIJ1e with Southern public relations, said. The following departments are planning Arkansas University November 8. Mrs. Schramm will coordinate the reunions during the 13-in-1 Workshop: Homecoming 1980 release of institutional news and will be Athletics, Bible, Christian Communications Several homecoming '80 reunions have involved in preparation of copy and Program, History, Home Economics, already been planned for November 8. They Journalism, Mathematics, Modern -Foreign features for the university publications. include Class C!f 1930, noon luncheon; For Languages, Academy, Nursing and Speech. all who attended Harding at Morrilton, A native of Lebanon, Virginia, Mrs. Cheryl Schramm Details will be available at registration. reception at 4 p.m.; Class of 1945, luncheon, Schramm attended Southwest Virginia 11 a.m.-2 p.m., blue room of the American Community College and received an requirements for teacher certification. Heritage Center; Class of 1970; informal associate of arts degree, graduating She is married to Keith Schramm, Football Reunion reception, 5-8 p.m., fellowship room of the Coach and Mrs. John Prock are making summa cum laude in 1978. On May 11 College church of Christ. Make plans now to formerly of Flint, Michigan and is the plans for a reunion of all former football attend and watch the Bulletin for an she received her bachelor of arts degree daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis W. players and cheerleaders following the nouncements of other reunions. from Harding and completed Cox of Lebanon.
HARDING UNIVERSITY Page 3 .-' Campaigners Exchange Vacation For Missions at Home and Abroad More than 250 Harding students and under the leadership of Joe Jones, the faculty members have traded their assistant director of the CCP. The summer vacations for campaign work program's director, Ed Sanders, led a both in and out of the United States. group of 14 workers to North Bay, The May Campaigns, coordinated by Ontario, Canada. ,During the two-week Jim Woodell, involved more than ninety campaign, Sanders appeared on the students in nine Arkansas cities. For Canadian television and radio networks the eighth consecutive year, the for seven hours air time discussing 'campaigns have involved students in cults. the one-week door knocking work at The International Campaigns sent the end of the. spring semester. The students to four countries this year. May campaigns are sponsored by the Jack McKinney and Ken Davis led 16 College Church of Christ. students to Germany and England. A Under the leadership of alumnus group of 17 students went with L. V. Owen Olbricht, the Campaigns North· Pfeifer to the Australian cities of east and Southeast will work in Lambton and Sydney. Scotland workers twenty eastern cities during the numbered 16 and were led by Allan summer-long effort. Fifty-eight 1som. students are involved in the campaign A team of 17 students was led by Ava covering cities in Virginia, New York, and Bill Conley to South America. The The international· campaigners who worked in Germany. England. Australia and Scotland Indiana, South Carolina,' Tennessee, group, sponsored by the College this summer were prepared and led by (pictured on back row) Ken Davis, Allan Isom, Don Pennsylvania. Vermont, Ohio, New Church of Christ, will work six weeks in Shackelford, L. V. Pfeifer and Jack M cKinney (not pictured). Jersey. Florida. Maine and Maryland. Caracas and Barqueisimeto, Venezuela The groups have been sponsored by the and two weeks with a Christian youth Sylvan Hills Church' of Christ for the camp in central Puerto Rico. last 15 years. Workers were directed by Gwen Former Harding faculty member Hensley, a missionary in Vienna, ALUMNOTES Obert Henderson annually leads the Austria, in summer-long work with the Campaigns Northwest, sponsored by Iron Curtain countries. A team of 17 the Downtown Church of Christ in participated. __ WHAT'S NEW years. He helped his club to grow from 12 to Searcy. Cities in Washington, Oregon, The Downtown Church of Christ 64 members, and continues to build en thusiasm into 4-H programs through his Utah, Montana and Wyoming will be sponsored 12 students to work in Class of 1949 Marvin A. Brooker, Jr. (BA) was efforts. visited by the 53-member group during Ireland. The cities of Dublin and presented the Florida Land Title Thompson is past Chairman for the the to-week campaign. Limerick will be canvassed. Association Raymond O. Denham Morris County, Texas 4-H Committee and is The Harding Christian Com As a part of other campaign groups, Memorial Award at the Association's 1979 a member of the district five 4-H Adult munications Program (CCP) requires convention at the Bahia Mar Hotel & Leaders Council and has given much of his three Harding students went to Sao time to improve and expand 4-H programs. participation in at least one foreign and Paulo, Brazil and one to London, Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale. The Denham Award is given annually to Thompson is director of the Monis one domestic campaign prior to England. Others have participated in an Association member for "outstanding County Farm Bureau and president of the graduation. This year a group of 13 local congregations while home for the and unselfish service to the Association, to County Livestock Association. He is also the worked in a Clarksville. Ark. campaign summer break. the abstract and title professions and to the executive director of the Morris County public." Junior Calf Show Committee. He provides Brooker is now vice-president of Alachua much training to youth in showing and County Abstract Company and Mid-Florida fitting calves. Title Company. He is married to the former He is married to the former -Kathy Inez Thornhill. and they have nvo children: O'Connor (BA '61) and they reside at Route Sandra (BA '79) and Don, a Harding I, Omaha, Texas 75571. student. Class of 1965 Class of1955 James D. Keeth (BA) is presently serving Dr. Joe Hacker (BA), president of as a foreman at PPG Industries in Lake Ouachita Christian School, Monroe. La., Charles, La. His wife, the former Anne was elected as a delegate to attend the Whiddon, was appointed by Governor Dave White House Conference of Families June Treen to attend the White House Con 19-21. ference of Families June 19-21. Anne is vice president of Pro-Family Forum of South Class of 1957 west Louisiana. The Keeths reside at Rt. 12, Edward Gurganus (BS & BA) received the Box 353, Lake Charles, La. 70605. The master's degree from Iowa State University couple has two children: Angela, 15 and in Professional Studies May 24. His Doug. 13. program was in Adult Education Class of 1968 Curriculum, 'Instructional Media and Ronald Killen (BA) received the M.D. Telecommunicative Arts. degree from Tulane Medical School, New Gurganus was Training Coordinator at Orleans in June 1979. He is taking his in the Ames, Iowa Laboratory Research ternship in San Antonio, Texas. He will Mike and Dwight Ireland Reactor until his retirement in 1974. He has begin residency in anesthesiology at Let had Multiple Schlerosis since 1951 and has terman Medical Center, San Francisco in been confined to a wheel chair for th.ree July 1980. years. Brothers Create Scholarship Fund Class of1969 Class of 1960 In memory and in honor of their ity, potential for future service to the Mrs. Kenneth Green, the former Phyllis Jack (BA) and Kathleen Payne (BA '59) Banks (BA), is working with Pepperdine parents. Mike and Dwight Ireland have psychology profession and financial Campbell have moved to Seracy. Jack is a University. Her husband. Ken, is also with established a Gail and Billie Ireland need. Recipients must meet Harding's multi-line insurance representative for Pepperdine in the computer center as In Scholarship Fund. Mr. Ireland, an academic standards and be active in the Horace Mann Insurance. The couple now formation Systems Administrator. They engineer for Braniff Airlines, died in work of .the church. resides at 700 JK Street in Searcy. They have have one son. Daniel 22 months old. They two sons: Mark and Ernie. November 1979. He was preceded in The brothers announced their plans reside at 5675 Slicers Circle, Agoura, Calif. for the fund in March to Vice-President -Class of 1963 death by his wife in 1977. The Irelands Charles L. Thompson (BA) recently Don Sinquefield" **** (BA), who is now were from Hurst. Texas. of Development Floyd Daniel and Dr. re.ceived the 4-H Adult Leader Award director of the FHA Title I Department at The Gail and Billie Ireland Jack Thomas, chairman of the during the 4-H Roundup at Texas A & M the Union Federal Savings in Wheeling, Scholarship Fund will be awarded to psychology department. University. He was presented with a special W.Va., attended the May Intersession, the senior psychology major who most Mike is presently serving as the plaque. working toward the completion of his Thompson, a science teacher and a degree. His wife, the former Susan nearly fits the Irelands' specifications. preacher for the West Side Church of rancher, has been an organizational, activity Drummond (BA), is director of the Applicants are considered on the basis Christ in Searcy. Dwight is an ' in and beef cattle project leader for the Morris Wheeling Christian Day Care Center. The of scholarship, demonstrated capabil- structor of psychology at Harding. County Teen 4-H Club for the past seven couple has three children~ Craig, 10; Philip,
Page 4 HARDING UNIVERSITY Football Coach Builds Team, Prepares for Victory Reprinted from The Commercial He went on to Harding and earned a 12, and until Tatum got there, none of Appeal, -Memphis. May 25 degree in physical education in 1969. He these kids had ever played football at a completed his master's degree at school where basketball was king. Even by Al Dunning Harding in 1970. transportation was a problem for At Crawfordsville High School in Readus Tatum was ready . .. but job athletes practicing after school, because Arkansas, the head football coach can't offers didn't exactly rain down. on a Crawfordsville High draws from a large show his running backs how to juke a coach who couldn't walk. He remembers rural area in which some students live 20 defender. He can't even show them how one man who laughed in his face when miles away. to walk. Tatum introduced himself as -a football There was another hangup, too. But he says he can teach them how to coach. Tatum had to teach his players to trust a win. Forrest Academy, a private school in 'white guy. "Hey, Bear Bryant can't get down and Forrest City, Ark., gave him his chance, "I guess I had about 2-112 strikes show his play~rs how to fire off the line of hiring Tatum in 1971 to oversee its against me at the start. Our school is scrimmage, either," the coach laughed. athletic program. From there he moved about 90 per cent black, and I was the "But he can sure tell 'em how to get it to West Memphis Christian School, first white coach most of these kids had done." where he coached football and ever had to deal with. Last year we had For 20 of his 3S years, coach Readus basketball and taught social studies. two white football players ... and one of Tatum has been on crutches. Polio hit When he accepted his first public them got hurt before the season started. him when he was a 15-year-old high school job at Crawfordsville high in 1976, "So breaking that barrier was tough; school junior cornerback in his his duties continued to grow. we had to learn a lot about each other. hometown of Hohenwald, Tenn. "The first year at Crawfordsville, I And at the same time, because they Readus Tatum "It was on August 24, 1960. We had coached the girls' senior high and junior hadn't played football before, I literally added. it's getting tougher all the time just finished a week and a half of fall high basketball and track teams," he had to teach kids how to put their pants for Tatum to outrun his players in the practice. I woke up that morning in said. "They didn't have a football team. on and how to lace their pads. But now golf cart he uses to motor around the terrible shape. I had these pains in the But they started one, in junior high, in we're a football team. And we're going to field during practice sessions. back of my neck and in my back, and it my second year, and I coached that, too. have winning seasons." "I figure these next two years are our gradually settled into my legs." So I had five teams, plus I was teaching Fact is, T-atum figures he had a years," Tatum said. "We've taken our For two weeks he lay in a county five classes. winning season last year, although the knocks, and we've given a few. From now hospital. Then they moved him to the "It got to the point where it was just record says Crawfordsville High was 1-8. on. we're gonna give a whole lot more. polio unit at Vanderbilt University. too much. My wife began to say our sons "After the season, the kids gave me "It's tougher for our kids, I guess, When he went home eight months later, (Jeremy, 9, and Joshua, 2) were young this award. Inscribed on it was 'Coach, because I think some of the coaches we his football career was over. So was his and I needed to be home more. So we did it your way.' It was the greatest play would be offended if a man such as I running. And walking. But that's all starting next fall, I'll coach only football thing, the greatest moment, that's ever were to beat them. Nobody wants to lose polio cost him, he said - just the use of and teach classes." happened to me." to a handicapped coach, so they work his legs. Tatum can hardly wait for the 1980 Other good times are coming, Tatum harder to beat us. But that's life; nobody "I'm handicapped, not crippled. I kickoff. promised. can do anything abollt that. I even had don't like to use the word crippled. If . People have been picking on his "This year will be our first season as a one coach who beat us real bad and you're crippled, and your mind accepts football team up to now. This year he full senior high team. Because we've then said our team had no abilitY and I it, you're in bad shape. But if your mind figures it's time to start paying some old been building a new program, we've been had no coaching ability. But he'll pay for is healthy, you've got a lot going for debts. awfully young up to now; last year we that some day. His day will come. you." Starting a football program in played 4 freshmen, 5 or 6 sophomQres, 6 "I feel as though I am a good coach. After he finished high school with the Crawfordsville, Ark. was 90 miles from or 7 juniors ... and 1 senior. But we still And I know our kids have learned to help of an in-home teacher, Tatum's easy, crutches or no crutches, he said. played Cotton Plant to a triple overtime, believe and to be a team. And they're parents chose an accounting career for There were handicaps far greater than and they were our district champions." learning, too, that if you want something him and sent him to a business college in his own personal one that had to be Now it's time to start calling in old you have to go out and work to get it." Alabama. He tried. For two years. But he overcome. " - - , debts, Tatum says. His players are It ought to be an easy lesson for never really wanted to be an accountant. For one thing, Crawfordsville is a growing up. "I've got one, a sophomore football players to learn at Crawfords He wanted to be a coach. small school in a rural community 20 tackle named Tony Payne, who's 6'4" ville High. All they have to do is follow So in 1965, he transferred to Freed miles west of Memphis. There are fewer and weights 250 . . . and he's still the example of a coach who is merely Hardeman College in Henderson, Tenn. thari 200 students in grades 10 through growing," beamed Tatum. Fact is. he handicapped, not crippled.
6; and Shannan. They live at 43 Raven Berryhill has authored several recent Based primarily on 13 years of foreign She and her husband, John. will be Avenue, Wheeling, W.Va. 26003. pUblications with emphasis in the culture study, Mrs. Huffard will teach a moving to Nashville. Tenn. this summer evaluation and interpretation of pulmonary where he will be establishing a carpentry Class of 1970 course on anthropology. vascular pressures. He is also a contributing She is married to Evertt H1,IiTard ('46) of business. Dr. George Edwards (BA) has been author for a recent textbook of anesthesia. the college Bible department faculty. **** named head of the upper school of St. He, his wife, the former Jana Hankins (BS Reba Sloan, the former Reba Lewis (BS). Mark's School in Dallas, Texas. This is a '69) and their two sons, Richard Bradley **** (Continued on page 6) private preparatory school for boys. He David L. Williams (BA) was named and Brian Thomas, reside in San Diej:(o and formerly served as the debate coach there "Coach of the Year" in the 1-A, 2-A school worship with the Clairemont congregation division in Florence, Ala., March 23. David for several years. of the Church of Christ. Nominations Open His wife, the former Patty Bowman (BA), coaches for Mars Hill Bible School and this teaches speech and serves as the debate **** year beat Coffee High School which became Donald G. (Gordy) 4-A state champions of 1980. For Alumnus Award coach at the Hockaday School for Girls, a Scoles (BA) has been private preparatory sister school. Mars Hill won the area tournament and Nominations for the 1980 Distinguished appointed director of placed second in the regional in a con **** education at Mercy Alumnus Award have been requested by the Donald W. Hicks (BA) is currently troversial last second shot that won the Harding Alumni Association Executive Hospital in Cedar game for the other team. working with the Consolidated Aluminum Committee. Nominations must be sub Rapids, Iowa. He will His record was 20-9 for the varsity and his Corporation plant in Lake Charles, La. He oversee all aspects of mitted by September 1, 1980. teaches management classes and oversees junior varsity record was 15-.6. He also The Distinguished Alumnus will be the Mercy Education coaches track and field. safety. He resides with his wife, the former department, with one honored during Homecoming '80 festivitie~ Paula Spencer (BA '67), and their two He is married to the former Linda Martin in November. The Executive Committee of of his priorities being (BA '74) and they have one daughter, children, Laura and David, at 322 Madison the Association will select the honoree from "Scoles further development Meigan, 22 months old. Street, Sulphur, La. and implementation of Mercy's LIFE ~ubmitted nominations. **** Wellness program. Class of 1975 Last November 9, Gottfried Reichel was Lieutenant Commander Richard E. Dr. Scoles received his M.A. in education Judy Ann Keel (BA) is teaching second honored as the 1979 Distinguished Berryhill (BS) is presently serving in the U.S. from Harding and his doctor of arts degree grade with the Memphis City Schools in Alumnus. Reichel is a speaker on World Navy at the Naval Regional Medical Center, from Middle Tennessee State University in Memphis, Tennessee~ She was nominated in Radio Germany and a gospel minister in San Diego, Calif. Murfreesboro. He has published three 1979 for Outstanding Young W~men of Munich. A native of Searcy, Berryhill received the books on weight training and field events America. Candidates must meet the following Doctor of Medicine degree from the and has written 18 articles for athletic **** qualifications: (1) Must be an active sup University of Arkansas in 1974. He com journals. Also, he has been featured in Carlon Lemmons (BA) and his wife, the porter of Harding (2) Life must be consistent pleted internship and residency training in numerous coaching clinics and workshops. former Elaine Johnson, now live in with the ideals of Harding (3) Must have anesthesiology in the Navy at NRMC San Oklahoma City, Okla., where Carlon is achieved a degree of excellence and Diego and a fellowship in anesthesia at the Class of 1973 Associate Minister at the Mayfair Church of recognition in his or her chosen field of University of California in San Diego. Mrs. Elsie Gross HuiTard (BA) has joined Christ. activity and (4) Must strive to advance As a member of the anesthesiology staff the human development faculty of Freed Class of1976 academically and spiritually to serve God. at NRMC San Diego, Berryhill is director of Hardeman College. Mrs. Huffard has done Mrs. John Baker, the former Bonnie Nominations should include as much thoracic and cardiovascular anesthesia. He undergraduate work at Pepperdine Ulrey (BA) received the only assistantship information as possible about the nominee is also appointed to the clinical anesthesia University in Los · Angeles. She has also given from Vanderbilt University to the and should be mailed to the Harding faculty at the University of California, San studied at the American University of Peabody School of Library Science where Alumni Association. Box 768, Harding Diego. - Beirut, Lebanon. she will pursue a master's degree. University, Searcy. Ark. 72143.
HARDING UNIVERSITY PageS (Continued from page 5) Class of 1978 has accepted a position with Vanderbilt Glenn Graham (BS) has accepted a University Hospital as a metabolic dietitian position with Freed-Hardeman College in in the Oinical Research Center. She is Henderson, Tenn. as controller of the continuing to consult with a corporation college. He is a certified public accountant composed of psychologists and an exercise is presently employed by Russell Brown and physiologist which specializes in weight Company in Little Rock as an accountant. management and physical fitness. •• ** R. C. Polk (BA) has recently signed a 3- **** _ Miss Linda Joyce Gibbons (BA) has year contract to serve as Headmaster for the joined the human development department Namwianga Christian Secondary School, of Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson, beginning in August. He has experience in Tenn. She received a graduate assistantship teaching and administration, and he holds a from Indiana University where she com Master's degree in education. He and his pleted requirements for the MAT in wife, the former Mary Elizabeth Hubbard, education in 1978. have four children, three of whom are married and the fourth of whom- is in Eldon Brown, (BA),**** who served three years college. as a teacher in Namwianga Christian **** Secondary School. was married to Elizabeth Randy Kemp (BA) was the recipient of four photographic awards in the recent Ann Gamer (SA ~79), a Little Rock school teacher in March. The couple have returned competition of 29 Harte-Hanks corporation to teach in the Namwianga school. owned newspapers in the categories of picture pages, faces and sports features. He Class of 1977 also was an award winner in the White Kevin Sloan (BA) has accepted a position County Arts Fair. Randy was editor of the with The Pilot Life Insurance Company as a Bison 1976-77, and is now a reporter for the claims examiner in the Group Health Searcy Daily Citizen. Randy and his wife, Bonnie EOiott, a 1977 graduate of HtJTding. helps Michael Cox strengthen his reading ski.IIs Division in the Nashville field office. Pilot is the fonner Peggy Gardner (BA) have a son, dunng a Reading Clinic held at Harding June 26-July J1. The clinic, conducted by students in in the top three percent of the world's in Jeremy, and live at 208 E. Center in Searcy. Dr. Mary Ann Harris 's Clinical Reading course, diagnosed and attempted to correct reading surers. **** PrQblerns, in addition to helping strong readers advance. Miss Elliott is a reading tea.cher at' He is married to the former Reba Lewis Russell Lemond (BS) received the M.B.A. Eureka Springs. Ark. and the couple resides at 3880 Priest Lake degree from the University of Arkansas in Drive No.9, Nashville, Tenn. December 1978 and is cl,lrrently working as C. David Jackson (BS), who is in his and Sonya Endel ('75) Gates May 7 in North **** an administrator with the General Systems second year of med school at the University Little Rock. Julius Kukta accepted a position April 1 Division of IBM. of Arkansas in Little Rock, has received the Daughter, Monica Kathlene to Michael \Vith the Bank of America as an auditor in Outstanding Young Men of America (BA '77) and Marcia Johnson (BSN '77) the accounts receivable financing division. Class of1979 Award. He also has received an Oncology Murphy. The Murphys live at Route 2, He is married to the former Karen Wilson \ Fellowship for the summer of 1980 to study Columbia, Mo. 65201. ('73) and they have one child, Karl Franklin. Deputy Roger Lindsey Williams (BBA) of care and treatment of cancer patients. Daughter, Fiona Michelle, to Leon and They reside at 4336 Hamilton ~t., San the White County SherifPs Department was He is married to the fonner Laura Rachel Elder ('80) Taylor November 28, Deigo, Calif. 92104. one of 56 officers who participated in Basic Kirchner (BA) who is a learning disability 1979 in Lusaka, Zambia, Africa. **** Police Training Class at the Arkansas Law resource room teacher at Central Junior Daughter, Virginia Elizabeth, to Gary Marine First Lieutenant Michael S. Enforcement Academy in East Cam!ien. He High School in North Little Rock. She is (BA '74) and Suzan Cook ('74) Hill June 3 in Dismuke (BA), son of James E. and June has been employed by the sherifPs working as Playground Director during the Searcy. She joins big brother, Christopher Dismuke of 48 Villa Drive, Belleville, Ill., department for one year. Lindsey is the son summer. She also has been selected to David. has reported_for duty with the 2nd Force of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams of 603 , appear in Outstanding Young Women of Daughter, Kathy Leigh, to Don (BA '76) Service Support Group, Camp Lejeune, West Arch in Searcy. America. and Karen Jeffery ('78) Phillips May 9 in N.C. *.*. •••• Dallas, Texas . **** Michael Glenn (BA) is in graduate school Carder Buick-Olds. Co., Inc. has an Son, Jon Matthew, to Jon (BA '78) and Keith (BA) and Gayle Savage (BA) at the Univ:ersity of Mississippi and will nounced the addition of Jeff McLain (BS) to Joyce Prince (BA '78) Wrye March 25 in Davidson have moved to Florida, where receive the Master of Social Sciences in July their sales staff. Jeff and his wife Rebecca Searcy. Keith is attending graduate school at 1980. He will be teaching at Greater Atlanta Curtis (BA) reside at 1000 East River in Daughter, Jennifer Kathleen, to Ken (BA Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Christian Schools in Norcross, Georgia Searcy. - '74) and Judy Scammerhorn (BA '73) He will graduate with an M.A. ill ocean starting this fall. Kendall-Ball February 21 in Brownsville, engineering. Gayle is working in critical His wife, the former Linda Hare (BA '78), - __ MARRIAGES Tenn. She has an older brother, Gregory, 17' care at a local hospital and hopes to attend a has been a salesclerk at Neilson's Depart months old. nurse practitioner school in Miami next fall. ment Store in Oxford and recently had a one Arzella Sandefur (BA '74) to James N. Son, Jason David, to Doran (BA '76) and Visitors are welcome at their new address: man art show in Oxford. She also was Carlock June 16, 1979 in Dyess, Ark. Linda Hammett May 20 in Dallas, Texas. 1649 S.W. Brisbane St., Palm Bay, Fla. chosen as one of the Outstanding Young Marcia Denise Austin (B.S.N. '79) to Daughter, Cheryl Lynn, to John (BS '71) 32905. Women of America in the fall of 1979. Marlin K. Moore (BA '79) May 29 in and Trisha Clanton (BA '71) Wright May 31 Abilene, Texas. in Pasadena, Texas. Douglas Wayne Roberts ('79) to Lyn Son, James Phillip, to Phil (BA '75) and Wright December 29, 1979 in Winters, Susan Combs (BA '77) Krumrei May 6 in Texas. West Memphis, Ark. Cheryl Lynette Cox (BA '80) to Keith Daughter, Carissa Shere to Dick (BS '76) Alan Schramm (BS 'SO) May 17 in and Sheri Sutton Moseley on April 26, 1979. Abingdon, Va. The couple resides at 1104 She joined her brother Scott, 3. The East Race Street, apartment 19, in Searcy. Moseleys live at 23007 Grand Rapids, Spring, Texas. ____BIRTHS ___SYMPATHY Son, Trent William to Everett and Ann Stewart (BA '74) Hinton April 23 in To Richard N. Taylor ('49) and June Hastings, Neb. Taylor ('51) Lemmons, son and daughter of Daughter, Kathryn Elizabeth, to William Mrs. LouRette Taylor Fowler of Elk City, Walter and Jann Mahaffey ('75) Moore, Jr. Okla. Mrs. Fowler died in May after a brief September 3, 1979 in Winterville, Ga. illness. Our sympathy is also extended to her Son, Benjamin Logan, to William (BA grandchildren: Richard Taylor Jr. ('73), '79) and Becky Clark May 7 in York, Neb. Carlon Lemmons ('75), PelTf Taylor ('75) Daughter, Cara Ann, to Jeff(BA '74) and and Bruce Taylor ('80). . Judy Griffith (BA '72) Hopper May 25 in To Dr. Gerald (BA '51) and Marjorie Searcy. Hyatt (BA '63) Kendrick in the death of Daughter, Laura Beth, to Michael (BA their daughter, Karen Sue, who was killed '75) and Shelly Lincoln May 27 in Searcy. in a one car accident May 8 in Albuquerque, Son, Matthew Doyal, to Allen (BA '79) N.M. and Julia Miller (BA '78) Wright May 15 in To Dale Welsh (BA ',52) in the passing of Mobile, Ala. his sister, Dorothy Fay Welsh (BA '49). Miss Son, Jeremy David, to David ('80) and Welsh died in Seattle, Wash. on March 1 of Becky Bryan ('80) Broom January 24. cardiac arrest. Son, David Lee, to Darrell and Sally Riley To Mrs. Carolyn Odom Allen (BA '55) in (BA '71) Cobb June 13 in Houston, Texas. the passing of her husband, Crawford W. Kathy Cannon, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Troy Cannon of Searcy, and Monte Cox, right, of Son, Jacob Aaron, to Steve (BS '79) and Allen (BA '31) June 19, 1979. He is the Newnan. Ga .• are pictured with Dr. Don Shackelford of the Harding Bible Department after Cheryl Clute ('80) Smith March 31. father of Leonard Allen (BA '73) of Iowa receiving the World Evangelism Awards Mission Scholarships. The scholarship fund was Daughter, Ashley Marie, to Gilbert (BA City, Iowa. established by Harding's visiting missionary, Gary Walker, last year. Recipients are sekcted '75) and Sherri Huddleston ('75) Gough To Judy Scammerhorn Kendall-Ball (BA by tire director of the MISSION-PRePARE program and the visiting missionary, based on October 24, 1979. '73) whose father, Howard C. Scam f'I'a"gelistic eJforts and leadership demonstrated on campus. Son, Juston Franklin, to Harold (BA '72) merhorn, had a fatal heart attack June 2.
Page 6 HARDING UNIVERSITY ., .. " . Fifth Consecutive Bison Winner ... Sears Receives Scholar-Athlete Award Daniel Sears of Harding University is In the 24-year history of the Award, Rhythmicity" , at the 1979 national the winner of the 1980 Arkansas In Harding athletes have won the honor 14 Alpha Chi convention in New Orleans. tercollegiate Conference Giff Shaw times. James Lee of Arkansas Tech As a senior he was nominated for the Scholar-Athlete Award, league com University was the runnerup for the H.Y. Benedict FeIlowship Award of missione_r Harry T. Hall announced. award with a 3.90 grade point average. Alpha Chi. Sears, a golfer, graduated su_mma A biology major, Sears placed fourth The son of Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Sears cum laude from Harding in May with a among Bison golfers in the NAIA of Bloomington, Ind., he is a 1976 3.976 grade point on 142 semester District 17 golf tl;mrnament. graduate of Bloomington High School hours. He earned two intercollegiate Academically, he was selected for South. He has been accepted to the golf letters as a Bison and play~ a key membership in Alpha Chi, a national Indiana University Medical School in role in Harding's 1980 conference honor scholarship society and Indianapolis and will begin studies in championship. presented a research paper, "Biological the fall. The Cliff Shaw Scholar-Athlete Award is given annuaIly to the senior n, Track Participants Earn Letters, AIC athlete recording the highest Dan Sears. a pre-medical student and )IJ academic average who has earned at golfer. is the fifth consecutive Bison athlete r,e least two varsity letters. to receive the Cliff Shaw Scholar-Athlete )IJ Nine New Lettermen Announced Sears is the fifth consecutive Bison Award. Twenty four Harding University Jefferson, Ga.; Bill Duff of athlete to win the coveted award. ('79), MarshalI Grate ('78), Michael track lettermen, ipcluding AIl Bloomington, Ind.; David Edwards of Rec.~t honorees were Jeff Earnhart O'Keefe ('77) and Ken Neller ('76). Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference Louisville, Ky.; Kevin Granberg of performers Perry Fraley, Mike Lynch Tacoma, Wash.; Randy Jackson of and John Sills, have been announced by Springdale, !rk.; Prock Reveals Outlook for Bisons Bison head coach Ted Lloyd. Kelly Kemp of Rockledge, Fla.; Brad s. Fraley, a senior from Scottsdale, Kinser of Monticello, Ill.; Carter During 1980 Football Competition :0 Ariz., was the only four·year letterman Lambert of 'Pearl, Miss.; John d on the 1980 squad. He set a league McAlister of Temple Hills, Md.; Tim Getting back on the winning side of Merritt Island, Fla.; Dain Clark of d record with a 16-1 pole vault in the AIC Shoaf Qf White's Creek, Tenn.; and the ledger is the number one priority for Pavo, Ga. and David Dowson of Byron, championship meet. Fraley earned Sills. Harding University, according to Bison Ga. At the tackle spots, John "Boxie" :0 NAIA All-America honors during the Letter winners for the first time were: coach John Prock. Reves of Anson, Texas and Mike Ie 1979 indoor track season. Danny Flatt and David Hightower of "We finished 4-6 last year with one of Pondexter of Greenville, Texas will fill Ig Lynch, who was sidelined in mid Memphis, Tenn.; Allan Kwasiborski of the youngest teams I've ever coached," the guard positions, with Roy Kirkland d season, is a three· year letterman from Hazel Park, Mich.; Phillip Moore of the dean of the Arkansas In at center. Kirkland is a junior tackle :t Bivins, Texas. An NAIA All-America Russell, Ark.; tercollegiate Conference coaches said. from Cabot who was a 1978 starting .; performer for the 1979 and 1980 indoor Joe O'Conor of Augusta, Maine; "We did what we could and' we are tackle but was not in school last fall. ~. seasons, he holds the Harding school Tomy Sitton of Avondale, Ga.; Mike pointing to doing a whole lot better if Also expected to fill a key role is Ie pole vault record with a 16-9 vault. Spurlock of Searcy; Richard Teixeira of we can land us some running backs." senior Jay Witt of Groom, Texas. Witt a Sills gained All-AIC honors with a Auburn, Ind.; and Jeffrey Westover of Those who follow the Bison program is down to a svelte 230 lbs. and has " .= .... frrstl!.lace victory in the 5,000 meter run Sidney, Ohio. " - < •• know that Prock is unaccustomed to three years experience at the interior &I in tie conference meet. The Eads, If r'... losing. In fact, over the past 11 seasons, line positions. _ d Tenn., junior was clocked in 15:03:02. the Bisons have fallen below the .500 "We've got front line experience, but re In addition to Lynch, sprinter Tim Carstens and Moore mark on only three occasions. who comes after that is going to be a Flatt of Memphis earned his third letter Lack of a running attack was a real problem. As usual, most of our award. Compete in Nationals problem for the '79 Bisons and is still depth will probably come from fresh 1, Receiving award numerals .for the Competing in the NAIA national an unsolved factor. In spring drills men and walk ons," Prock said. lr second time were: Gene Billingsley of tennis tournament for the first time Prock moved defensive starter Lafe Defensively, the Bisons also return a el Lemoore, Calif.; Stan Burnette of since 1970, the Harding University Caton to the tailback position and the number of starters. Across the front, g doubles team of Sam Moore and Scott Inola, Okla. junior responded with when using the five-man alignment, will g Carstens was eliminated in the second flashes of talent. be sophomore Ron Kohlbrand of ,g Bison Parents' Night round of play. "We'l have experience up front from Merritt Island, Fla. and senior Layne Planned for Sept. 13 After a frrst round victory, the Bison end to end on offense. Once we get past Yeldell of Montgomery, Ala. at ends; team fell to· the University of the the starters, though, we're going to be Jimmy Gentry of Ashdown and Matt - Parents' Night activities will Redlands (Calif.) in a ~atch at the kind of thin. We have a number of Massey of Blunt, S.D. at the tackle rn highlight the opening of the Harding Rockhills CountryGub in Kansas City, athletes returning from last year who, spots and sophomore John Tom ~ University 1980 football season Sep Mo. with a year of growth and experience, Thompson of Nashville, Tenn. at Ie tember 13 when the Bisons host Lane Moore and Carstens, winners of the should give us some solid reserve noseguard. All except Thompson are ,'s ColIege of Jackson, Tenn. NAIA District 17 tournament, defeated talent." returnmg starters. 11, Parents of the Bison footbalI players Ren Everly and Chris Tabeling of From spring drills two athletes Senior starters Ron Dicken of tg wilt be special guests and a reception Transylvania University (Ky.) by a 6-1, emerged as quarterback hopefuls. Columbiana, Ohio and Kerry 'e and pre-game dinner are planned. 2-6, 6-1 margin. Senior. Scott Ragsdale of Conyers, Ga. Thompson of Murray, Ky. will line up "We always look forward to having In the second round, Bob Gregg and and sophomore Kyle Blickenstaff of at linebacker. Two secondary starters, .. our parents on campus," said head Joaquin Gonzales of the University of Boise, Idaho displayed the talent and cornerbacks Nicky Valls of Corpus coach John Prock, and Parents' night is the Redlands downed the Bison pair, 6- leadership needed to head up the Bison Christi, Texas and Perry Hampton of a time we .want to let them know they 2, 6-1. fortunes. A study in contrasts, Ragsdale Milan, Tenn. will team with sophomore are a special part of our program." In singles play, Moore, a freshman is 5'10", somewhat of a scrambler and safety Ron Chase of Union GrQVe, Wis. Prock indicated that fathers of the from Decatur, Ill. defeated Hans an effective sprint-out passer. Bruce Baldwin, a senior trying his hand Bison athletes will wear jerseys mat Gallaur of the University of Wisconsin - Blickenstaff is a burly 6'3", grown to at football for the first time as a 1 ching their sons'. Eau Claire 6-1, 6-2. In second round ' 200 lbs. with a strong arm and talent as collegian, performed well in spring n The Downtown Bison Booster Club action, Moore fell to Paul Holback of a runner. drills and has the inside track on the n has worked closely with the in Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) 6-1, 6-1. At fullback Prock will have other safety spot. II' tercollegiate athletic program and will A senior from Salina, Kan., Carstens sophomore letterman Pat Brown of In all, 15 starters return for the 1980 is be hosting the Parents' afternoon drew seventh seedl:d Mike Puc of Greenville, Texas with the slot back Bison squad. :s reception in the Olen Hendrix Building. Flagler, Fla. Puc defeated Carstens by a spot still up for grabs. Squadman Scott "We'U have a lot of sophomores who ,y . All parents are invited to attend. 6-1, 6-1 score. LeDoux of Jennings, La. was a spring already have seen a lot of playing time," id ~ Prock explained that his office would Both Harding athletes were selected time starter at the slot back position. Prock said, "and we're counting on '8 be mailing information to the parents on the All-Arkansas IntercoIlegiate Across the offensive front, returning some of them coming through for us to • during the month of August. Conference and the AIl·District teams . starters are tight end Durwood Dry of_ _ furnish ,our depth. They'll have to." y HARDING UNIVERSITY Page 7 Harding University PUBLISHED MONTHLY, SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT SEARCY, AR 72143 t:.!bI"l.r,. Harding University admits students of any race. color, and national or ethnic origin. Aho, as requireJ by Title IX 01 the EuucatltmaJ BardIng College Box 928 Amendments of 1972, Harding University does not discriminate on the basis 01 sex or handicdp in Its l.Jucallonal program or actlviti~ or Harding University BULLETIN employment except where necessitated by specific religious tent'ts held by the institutIOn antl Its wnlmJhng body. . Searcy. Arkansas 72143 J:iJ,: hi BULLET.IN JULY 1980
SUMMER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (Clockwise, from top left) By donning a cowboy hat, Dr. Jimmy Carr manages to protect himself from the sun . .. Aided by assistant speech professor Billy Brant and assistant registrar Bill Wallace. freshmen complete registration for fall classes during the first early orientation session ... During a day of recreation at Camp Tahkodah. this Youth Citizenship Seminar participant gets a nibble . .. Winners of reading awards during the June-July Reading Workshop are Rodger Rolett. 3rd place; Mary Washington, 1st place; Robin Nelson. 2nd place . .. Members of the Harding grounds crew are pictured with a concrete slab - possibly the cornerstone of old Godden Hall - which was unearthed because it hindered the growth ofgrass above it.