Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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TIK- Y M r F.- V 1981 D-II 3 Alumni and Development E Keeping The Image Up John E. Mays, Director of Development O.U. ' s Top 40 Nils: -In the Navy and I Write the Songs John Mays, Director of Development, says his job chiefly entails public relations and money-raising for the University. College work is his third career; he previously served in the Navy and worked in a family-owned jewlery business. At home he devotes much of his time to sports, and has a special fondness for football and basketball. Direc- tor of Alumni Affairs. Bill Wolpin, doesn ' t find it neces- sary to write much music any more. Yet, he spent two years early in his career at an advertising agency doing so and he says he still composes music for himself. At Oglethorpe, he supervises the alumni pro- gram and is in charge of all publications of the Universi- ty. Service With a Smile. Charles Sullivan, former Dir- ector of .Admissions, is now in charge of annual giving. An outgoing person, he likes to be helpful. For example, he is a Special Olympics volunteer and participates in Rotary Club service projects. He is single and enjoys tennis, backgammon, and displaying unusual aerial photographs of the University to his office visitors. He is e.xcited by the prospects of his new position. especially the new opportuni- ties. William M. Wolpin, Director of Alumni Affairs Public Information Charles Sullivan, Director of .Annual Giving Polly Perry, Secretary to the Director of Alumni Affairs Julie Rummel. Administrative Assistant for Development

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D-10 1981 THE YAMACRAW Continuing Education There ' s More In Store Teaching New Tricks. Mar- lene Howard, Associate Dean of Continuing Education offers this job description: I am primarily in charge of the adult non-credit program. Short, informal courses are offered three times a year — fall semester and spring. These courses include aerobic danc- ing, backpacking, photo- graphy, sailing and many Gthers. Marlene tactfully avoids discussing whether or not working with the trouble- some adults is particularly trying, but she does reveal where it is she gets her patience. Much of my leisure time is spent preparing and teaching a Singles Adult Sun- day School class at Faith Memorial Assembly of God Church. I also do volunteer work for various Christian organizations. Marlene Howard, Associate Dean of Continuing Education Bill Gates, Assistant Dean of Serving Uncle Sam. Before becoming Oglethorpe ' s As- sistant Dean of Continuing Education in January, 1981, Bill Gates served a thirty- three year hitch in the military and civil service. While with the U.S. Civil Service Commission, Mr. Gates was an associate direc- tor of the General Man- agement Institute, which handled federal management training in eight states. Who knows? Maybe O.U. can one day boast of the .xme ef- ficiency in its operations as the Federal Bureaucracy does in its! Here ' s hoping Mr. Gates learned from Big Brother ' s multitude of red- taped sins. Continuing Education (1981) Cool. Pat Elsey never knows what to expect next in the Continuing Education office with all the lost people wander- ing through Hearst and the half-crazed Business Concepts students searching for Gary Roberts to contend with. How- ever, Mrs. Elsey always has a calm, cool disposition. Perhaps she developed some of her cool at home, as mother of three children. Maybe she uses her pastime, golf, to forget the jungle at O.U. In any case, anyone who peeks into the Continuing Education office can still see her there, calmly prepared for the next mad intruder. Pat Elsey, Secretary of Continuing Education Gary Roberts, Assistant Dean of Continuing Education (1980)

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D-12 1981 THE YAMACRAW Sharyl Vest, Secretary to the Dean of Students From Madison Avenue to Peachtree. How many of you ever thought of laid-back Counselor Lew Gordon as a high-powered Madison Avenue type? How about as a pioneering brain researcher? Believe it or not, both labels, and many others, fit this versatile person. Before dedicating his life to helping poor confused students, Gordon had spent most of it in the feverish world of advertising. At one time he was even a partner in his own agency. I made a lot of money, and spent a lot. But money is just a fringe benefit, not the end all. He found himself in a counseling career after a near-fatal accident forced him to rethink priorities. With the support of several scientists, Gordon is now trying to determine which side of their brains students use - the business-like left side or the creative right. It may not sound like much, but no research has been done, so Lew may make history. Although Gordon may not have time for golf or hunting, at least the soon-to-be Ph.D. is getting help with his career counseling duties. His secretary, Sharyl Vest, takes an active part, maintaining the job bulletin board and trying to locate jobs for students. When she is not giving the workers of tomorrow a boost, Ms. Vest enjoys photography and cooking — and looking out for her own future worker, her daughter Amy. Lewis F. Gordon, Counseling and Career Development Fostine Womble, Women ' s Housing Director Life On The Front Lines. Though she no longer teaches math to military personnel in the Panama Canal Zone, Fostine Womble may sometimes long to see the old battle fatigues again. Mrs. Womble now serves as Director of Women ' s Housing. Mrs. Womble says her time is spent in supervising the dorm council, choosing resident assistants, supervising dorm activities, and turning in reports galore. Hmmm, no mention of guarding against excessive mingling among the enlisted men and women?