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Ric K Watson Olivet Nazarene College Kankakee, Illinois Aurora 1977 A new awakening, a new dawn i Editor: Keith Anderson Assistant Editor: Bonnie Greene Business Manager: Randy Kinnersley Section Editors — Opening: Keith Anderson Academics: Denice Games Student Life: Pattie Evans Gallery: Bonnie Greene Athletics: Phil Evans Seniors and Underclass: Dennie Brooks Advertisements: Randy Kinnersley Index and Closing Photography: Dave Watson Pages — 4 12 52 130 148 192, 224 248 292 4 A new awakening, a new dawn, radiating light to what has always been, arousing that which was only dormant. 5 Giving substance to shadows, creating realities where faith once rested, the radiance of the dawn overcomes the darkness. 7 8 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. — Psalm 51:12 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. John 6:33-35 We present this yearbook as a token of love to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 14 Dr. Leslie Parrott President Olivet Nazarene College 16 18 NORMAN MOORE, Director of Admissions JIM KNIGHT, Registrar GORDON WICKERSHAM, Director of Publicity I 21 CLEMENS G. KRUSE, Director of Financial Aids MARTHA TRENT, Assistant Bursar JAMES TRIPP, Superintendent Buildings and Grounds MERVYN GOINS, Assistant to the President 22 I DON KECK, Head Accountant C. L. BEATTY, Business Manager DR. W . T. HODGES, College Physician 23 24 Business Faculty TERRY MACKAY LEONARD ANDERSON, Chairman, Economics and Business Administration JOANNE MARQUART L. G. MITTEN There are four specializations in the business fields and the accounting major has been fully developed. More students were enrolled as business majors this year and there was a better curric­ ulum with better material being used. ESTHER ROBERTS Library Many additions, including new furniture, has made the Benner Learning Resource Center even more equipped and complete to service the students and faculty at Olivet. The book collection has passed the 100,000 volume mark this year and a government grant has allowed for additional personnel utilized in the media center. Allan Wiens, Director af Library and Resources Randy Simmans Bi't.VIIlM.UH.M Ray Morrison Adeline Vanantwerp Media-Center Ray M aare, Director af Audia-Visual Stephen Vanciel Joseph Bierce Letty Howe Home Economics Grace Kindred NOT PICTURED: Rubalee Wickland and Rachel Greenwalt 27 V r Education The Department of Education provides the professional education sequence of courses placement for most field experiences and the record-keeping function for the Teacher Education Program of the College. The department’s faculty is currently involved in alterna­ tive education, preschools, reading and math workshops and con­ sultant services, the Right to Read literary program and Church responsibilities. Dr. Jack Furber has been elected to the Bourbon- nais Board of Education. Dr. Edward Eustice has been named in the new edition of W ho’s Who Biographical Record of Child Develop­ ment Professionals. Kappa Delta Pi, Nu Beta Chapter, a national honor society in Education, is based in the department. DR. JACK FURBEE DR. EDWARD EUSTICE MARJORIE MAYO DR. BILLIE MATHENY DR. HARRY WESTFALL, Chairman, Education Foreign Languages The Department of Foreign Languages is one of the most important and unique departments on our campus allowing our students the privilege of learning how to communicate their ideas in an idiom other than their own. The department also affords our students an opportunity to broaden their understanding of other cultures and lands and permits them to realize that there are other peoples who think and live differently than we do. With a shrinking world and a massive concern for ethnic heritages, our students can learn how to live and communicate to and with these people of another culture. DONALD ELLIOTT HENRY ENGBRECHT MINNIE WILLS 29 English and Speech The department of English has focused this year on the possibilities and opportunities in directing English composition at Olivet. We have tried to keep abreast of the new approaches and theories while retaining balance and continuity in our own program. Thus, operating largely from a traditional base, we have experimented with personal writing, films, language approaches, and other inno­ vations. Our students have gained important skills in these personal writing programs — a zest for writing and a freedom of expression not often stimulated in a traditional expository course. Realizing that our students need to integrate the workable aspects of the “ new rhetoric” with the best of the traditional, we launched a rhetorical approach that starts from the writer-oriented personal journal and autobiographical narrative and proceeded to audi­ ence-oriented exposition and argument. Committed to a philoso­ phy that no language usage is “ wrong” in itself, but undesirable only when inappropriate, we emphasized the function of language usage in relation to the writing purpose rather than to some abstract standard of “ correctness.” Although there are only two faculty persons in the Department of Speech at Olivet, that department is one of the most active on cam­ pus. Prof. Debbie Salter, who, along with her teaching assign­ ments, directs the dramatic productions on campus, and has been responsible for the presentation of six plays this year. Mac McCombs, who is retiring this year, is the chairman of the depart­ ment, and, along with his teaching duties, coaches the Varsity Debate team. The Speech Department serves the church and the community in many ways: seminars, speakers, judging, and speech and drama presentations. DR. LOTTIE PHILLIPS, Chairperson, English Language and Literature GUNNELL JORDEN DR. GALEN BOEHME 30 MARILYN BAKER MAC McCOMBS EDITH MOORE LEORA WINDOFFER DEBBIE SALTER 32 DOTTIE BISHOP HARVEY COLLINS, Chairman, Art "wmiiutonuMU 'mCM: STEPHEN NIELSON Fine Arts DR. HARLOW HOPKINS, Chairman, Division o f Fine Arts 34 TIMOTHY NELSON 35 DR. JOSEPH NIELSON, Chairman, Sociology and Anthropology THOMAS HRUSKA The Department of Sociology is in the process of constant adjustment to the needs of students. This past year the Department has initiated a “ Police Cadet” program with the Police Department of Bourbonnais. A student is required to spend 500 hours in training with the Police Department. Also, we are initiating a “ Criminal Justice Program” that will provide in-depth study in Justice Systems. Special lecturers and field experi­ ence have been designed to complement classroom experience with practical application. To meet the goals of students who desire to meet the needs of people, the Department of Sociology is in constant adaptation. JIM STOCKS HARVEY HUMBLE 37 38 Nursing Corolyn Rohe, Choirperson, Nursing Jewell Monroe Ronelle Eigsti Phyllis Reeder 39 Gladys Noguera Leona Hayes Gail Ingersoll 40 Nursing — cont. Judy Stocks Venita Thomas During the 1976 election campaigns, nursing students were involved in implementing strategies to support political candidates with favorable voting records on health. Senior level students selected learning experiences with prominent Illinois specialist nurs­ ing practitioners as preceptors. Nursing Faculty inservice included a research workshop conducted by Dr. Nola Pender, member of the American Nurses’ Association's Commission on Nursing Research. Anita Saldeen 41 DR. FOREST BENNER WILLIAM WOODRUFF DR. J. KENNETH GRIDER The Division of Religion and Philosophy serves the entire student body in teaching required courses in Religion and prepares those whose vocation is the fulfillment of God’s call through the work of the Church. These professors serve as preachers for revivals and regular services. Some have distinguished them­ selves as authors of articles and books in their respective fields. If helping to guide the spiritual destiny of man is the greatest calling one can have, then these professors have a tremendous responsi­ bility. To this end, these have dedicated their lives! DR. J. OTIS SAYES, Chairman, Religion and Philosophy Religion and Philosophy 42 DR. KENNETH HENDRICK 43 44 Natural Sciences VIRGIL VAIL, Director af Planetarium DR. GORDON WHITTEN, Chairmon, Physics The Natural Sciences Division is involved in training students in the sciences and mathematics. This Fall the Division spon­ sored Dr. Seegar, a distinguished scientist, for a series of lectures. In addition, an alumni coffee and lecture were given for Homecoming, with Dr. Walter Quanstrom as speaker. DR. IVOR NEWSHAM DR. MAX REAMS, Division and Departmental Chair­