Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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ALPHA ALPHA ALPHA, busi- ness honorary, was founded in 1958. It was organized to promote interest in the study of business. Its purpose is to acquaint the student with the type of people they will be working with in the future. SIGMA TAU DELTA, national English honorary, was formed in 1964. Its purpose is to encourage interest and participation in ac- tivities related to English majors. Members must have completed a minimum of five English courses with at least a 3.0 grade average. As its main project, the organ- ization sponsors the publishing of Sketches, a collection of FSC literary works. John W. King serves as faculty adviser. ALPHA ALPHA ALPHA— Norman Ware, Michael Jones, Jim Slamick. Honorary Organizations SIGMA TAU DELTA— Jim Barnes, president; Gayle Parker, secretary-treasurer; Jude Wilson, Patty Vandergrift, publicity chairman; Linda Shaffer Yakim, vice president. 91063 27

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Educational Societies KAPPA DELTA PI — Row I: Sandy Wood, Cassie Boyers, Jude Wilson, Midge Dwelle, Eleanor Millman, Diane Eddy. Row 2: Judy Boyer. Peggy Yoke, Barb Bishop, Carol Priester, Teddie Hollot, Vera Sigley. Leadership, scholarship, and character are the traits that any FSC student must have to become a member of the national education honorary, KAPPA DELTA PI. Under scholarship the student must have a 3.0 over-all average and a 3.0 average in the education field. This honorary was established at FSC in 1931 as Beta Omega Chapter with the purpose of encouraging high professional, intel- lectual, and personal standards, and recognizing outstanding contributions to education. Sponsored by the West Virginia Education As- sociation and the National Educational Association, the STUDENT NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AS- SOCIATION for students in the education field is a professional organization at FSC. Pictured at right are the SNEA OFFICERS AND ADVISORS. Row I : Sharon Donnelly, vice president; Sharon Yoal , secretary; Peggy Yoke, treasurer; Dorothy A. Snozek, ad- viser. Row 2: Harry G. Priester, secondary adviser; John Fazio, president. 26

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Industrial Arts INDUSTRIAL ARTS CLUB was organ- ized to develop attributes of the Industrial Arts technology beyond class activities and to combine and develop ideals and philo- sophies. The club is a local group with national affiliation through the American Vocational Association and was formed at Fairmont State in 1948. All Industrial Arts Technology students are eligible for membership. EPSILON PI TAU is an International Honorary Professional Fraternity in Indus- trial Arts and Technical Education. Group ideals include to esteem the function of skill, social and professional efficiency and to foster, publish, and reward research. Kenneth G. Wise, professor, and L. W. Leonard, assistant professor, are the na- tional trustees for Alpha Upsilon, Fairmont State ' s chapter. INDUSTRIAL ARTS CLUB OFFICERS— Danny Conaway, president; Steve Kenney, vice president; Don Hobbs, secretary; Bob VanGilder, treasurer. Sandy Fricke, public relations chairman, is not pictured. EPSILON PI TAU — Row I.: Larry Phillips, Eugene Hawkins, public relations; Kenneth Moffett, secretary; James Sharp, vice president; Robert Campbell, president; K. G. Wise, trustee. Row 2: Kenneth Pyles, Charles Eaton, Robert VanGilder, Arthur Frederick, Neil Jenkins, Danny Conaway, Walter Phillips. Row 3: James Snyder, John Gedker, Dwight Fowler, Paul DiBacco, L. W. Leonard, trustee; William Brown. 28