Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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VIRGIL BECKFIT, BA REGISTRAR Beckett speeds up registration processes with IBM computers VIRGIL M. BECKETT illnuvatod computer pro- gramming into the rvg'iglraliun prm'oss during the fall semester pror'eduro. Bofnro this plan fur speed ing up the slow-muving l't'gislratitm line could be put to use? ho had tn prugmm all 1119 Business Office infnrmatiun into tho IBM machines. His special interest in computer pmgrmnming and his direction of all IBM uporaticms have resulted in greater efficiency in the handling of students' records in both the registrar's; and business office. In October Mr. Borkott attomlt-d a nmoting of Arkansas registrars in Clarksvillo. He holds mem- bership in the American Assm'iatinn of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions: Offirnrs as wvll as the Arkansas Association nf Collegiate Rvgistrars. BUSINESS MANAGER Financing of new men's dorm is task for Business Manager LOTT R. TUCKER. JR. already supervisor of Hardings mullimillinn du'llm' budget. accepted new responsibilitity in nvnrsm'ing the financing;r for a new men's dormiiory hvgun during: 1110 spring semester. He was wry invnlvnd with the college endowment and invostmont pmgmm and in setup ing' funds for tho studvm finanvial aids program from government grant and inan money. At a December banquet. Mr. Turkpr was in stalled as president of 111v Svarcy Chamber of Commerce. He is also past presidont of both the Searcy Kiwanis Club and Hm Svarry Municipal Planning Commission. His t'xlrarurricular activi- ties during the year included watching his two sons play football and lmskothnll for the Academy. LDTI TUCKER. BI 25

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EDDIE R. CAMPBELL. MAT DEAN OF MEN Campbell receives promotion, is appointed counselor of men EDDIE R. CAMPBELL. Admissions Counselor since 196 5. is Harding's now Dean nf Men. After receiving: the MAT from Harding. he taught. at Georgia Christian Cnlloge before returning to Scarcy. As Assistant Diroctnr of Admissions. he worked with 1110 financial aids aspect of the pro- gram. His responsibilities included planning Senior Day. High School Day and the Youth Forum. Serving as sponsor for tho Merfs Dorm Council. he is also on the Student Affairs Committee. He is a member of the American Association of C017 Iegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers and tho. Association of College Admissions Counselors. For the past year he has been developing a directory listing the Churches of Christ in Arkansas. 24 BILLY RAY COX. MBA, CPI. TIM V,n;L-.-......4 , PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT Cox travels throughout stat; in presenting series of lecture BILLY RAY COX. Assistant to lhc President, no? only traveled extensively in his loading role Phase II of the Capital Campaign l'nr Harding . ,- also gave a series of management and professionav devclopmcnt lccturns for tho University of Arkan sas in cities throughout the state. Mr. C0365 duties m1 campus included bein faculty advisor for the exprutivo business t-: - and assnciatc professor of husinnss administration As director of the American Studies Program1 h planned the group's tours to Dallas and Chicago.- During the football season. 110 actively support the Bison team by ammuncing' all home games ; 3-. Alumni Field. In Oclnhm; Mr. and Mrs. Cox --'. came the parents of an adopted baby girl.

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SHIRLEY BIRDSALL, MSLS DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH Olree studies best conditions of fitness for space program DH. HARRY DOYLE ULRICH. Dirm'lm' of Ko- SPEHTIL mmlm'lvrl vxpvrimcnls undt't' mnlmrt from tho National Ammuutics and Spam Ariminish'zr lion ln flnlt'rmim' HID boat rnmlitiuns l'm' tlm'vlulr ing and maintaining I119 highest lrwvl uf physical film-ss l'nr spam flight. Results; nf this year's ox, porimoms wnro rnmparotl tn thnsv Hf prvvinus yoars. mud rvmmnwnrlalimh wvrn thorl presnntvd in NASA for Ilmil' rmlsidm'atinn. Chairman of the physical Dduraliml dt'pilr'l monl. Dr, 0111?? wrvod as pn-sirlonl of tho Arkansas; Assnrialinn fur Hoallh. thsir'al Hrhu'utinn anrl Rom'nntinn. He is; a follnw in the AIm-rimn assurin- lion Of 1110 urgmlizatinn and wrvr-s us Pdilnr HF 1110 nnwsloltm' and a member of tho Bnard nf ! 1':151005 nf tllv AIUPTit'iIH College of Spurts Wlodirinn LIBRARIAN Miss Birdsoll's main obiective is $400,000 library addition SHIRLEY ANNE BIRDSALL, editor of the 1954 Pelit Jean, has boon librarian at Harding sinc 1962. Her main nmcm'n this yvar has been plans for tho 3400.000 addition to the presen library facilities. She Worked clnsoly with depart' ment chairmen in building and expanding the excellent library collection uf more than 92,0H volumes. She is a member nf 1110 Arkansas Liblr'tu'yr Association. the American Librarv Association: thu- American Assncialinn of University Women 311ch Beta Phi Mu, an honurary library science societyy. HARRY OLREE. EIID