Harding College - Petit Jean Yearbook (Searcy, AR)

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DR. PR OR SERVES AREA ExrENsivEl JOSEPH E. PRYOR, Ph.D., Vice- President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, continued his outstanding service to the college and its students. On campus he sented as chairman of four committees, Academic Affairs, Athletic, Rank and Promotion and the Distinguished Teacher Award Committees. He was the Co-sponsor of the TNT social club and the Arkansas Eta Chapter of Alpha Chi. He served for his 33rd year as faculty advisor to the Petit Jean. Pryor chaired the annual meeting of the Arkansas Deans Association in Conway, October 4-5, and served as vice-president of the Arkansas ln- tercollegiate Athletic Conference. He attended the yearly meeting of the Association of College Honor Societies in New Orleans in February and chaired a panel on improving the activity of chapter sponsors for chapters of honor societies. He also served on the Executive Committee of ACHS. Pryor served as Secretary-Treasurer of the National Council of Alpha Chi and attended the 1977 biennial meeting of Alpha Chi in San Antonio, March 17-19. He installed chapters of Alpha Chi at several colleges in Nlissouri, Tennessee and Virginia. He attended the annual North Central Association meeting in Chicago in April. He served as an elder of the College church of Christ and as chairman of the elders. V 2 1. PRESENTING awards at the Arkansas Collegiate Press Association in Conway on Sept. 19, Dr. Pryor announces the winner of the General Excellence division. 2. JOSEPH E. PRYOR, Dean of the College. 3. LISTENING intently to Susan Alston, Dr. Pryor counsels on academic and personal matters. Christian education has played a tremendous role in my life. The four years that I spent as an undergraduate at Harding College were outstanding years. I participated extensively in co-curricular activities, obtained a meaningful educational base, formed en- during friendships that have blessed my life, and obtained a concept of and dedication to undenominational Christianity that has un- dergirded my life. Resources of Harding were meager then, the curriculum was limited and faculty members were fevw howeven when I enrolled at one of the best graduate universities of the south, I found that I had excellent preparation for graduate study, better than most of my peers. I soon learned that I had been associated at Harding with some of the greatest people I have ever been associated with - outstanding teachers who were great men of God. Their example and their teaching was a great source of strength in many trying circumstances. When I was asked to return to Harding to teach chemistry and physics after completing the Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry, I felt honored because of the stature of my teachers at Harding and because of the great challenge that Christian education provided. Even though I had had other professional goals since my high school days, in the providence of God I did return and the 33 years that I have now been a teacher at Harding have been very rich years. There has been tremendous improvement in resources, great expansion of the curriculum, and equally great increase in faculty, however, the great basic objectives of Harding remain unchanged. From my obsenfation of current students and recent alumni the same great impact that was made on me is still being made, perhaps to a greater degree than in my era as a student because of the large number of faculty members whose lives are truly dedicated to helping students achieve the same great goals in life that have meant so much to me through the years and that also have meaning for eternity. -Joseph E. Pryor k. .J vice-PREsioENT,AcAoEMics 23

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DR. Cox Receives Axvixnd lon speech BILLY RAY COX, M.B.A., LL.D., C.P.A., Vice-President, received widespread recognition from the Freedom Foundation for his public address, Rebirth of a Nation. The speech, relating to the Bicentennial celebration, was printed and distributed widely. A popular speaker, Cox lectured often for business groups, providing management seminars. He served as director of the American Studies Program which brought many well known speakers to campus. One of his main projects was guiding the American Studies group on a tour in the spring of 1976. The group toured Jamestown, Williamsburg, Philadelphia, Valley Forge and Washington, D.C. Cox attended the meeting of the National Council of Philanthropy and the National Prayer Breakfast both in Washington, D.C., in the fall and spring of 1976. He accepted ap- pointments to serve on the National Board for Young Americans for Freedom and the Board of the National Advisors for the Security Council. He was instrumental in aiding the nursing program to receive a 5,401,325 grant from the Kellogg Foundation and was in charge of a seminar for nurses and hospital personnel in Arkansas that was funded by the federal government. He served as a deacon at the College church of Christ and taught a Sunday morning Bible class which was popular among students. An oasis of decency in a desert of sin - a body of calm ih a troubled sea - represent part of that which Harding means to me. The opportunity to live at one's best level of service - to contribute meaningfully to the lives of others - to hold youthful joy and ideals through working with those who are young - represent a part of what Harding means to me. To have the opportunity to serve in a community where the Kingdom is continually advanced - where power is used for the right - where most of those whom you know are equals through the blood of Christ - is a part of that which Harding means to me. To see life's rough gems polished into Christ-like beauty - to see those who are lost find the Master Teacher as I did on the Harding campus is all representative of that which Harding means to me. Believing that from the quiet moment of test tube observation to the high note of the chorus - from the solitude of chapel to the zest of the teams - that the Master Teacher is involved in the community we call Harding makes it very special to me. The Master Teacher abides in our midst, and, through His influence, we have the world's best hope of building a community in which might is used for right, discrimination is abolished decency prevails, honesty abides, and love over- cometh. Here hope still prevails that a community may be built where man treats his brother as he would like to be treated, and there is still a belief that there is a Kingdom where the least shall be heard and considered side by side with the greatest. To me, there is other place just like Harding! -Billy Ray Cox id I 1. SPEAKING at the President's Develop- ment Council banquet in Sept., Dr. Cox entertains guests. 2. DURING the Development Council banquet, Dr. Cox talks with Dr. Ganus. 3. BILLY RAY COX, Vice- President. 4. AFTER the A Cappella chorus sings, Dr. Cox applauds their banquet per- 5. GREETING friends at a reception, Dr. Cox enjoys a social evening. formance. 22 VICE-PRESIDENT

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CARR heixds ivif-my colvnviumity senvices JAMES F. CARR, JR., EdD., Assistant to the President, served actively in the Searcy community as president of the Kiwanis Club and the Roundup chairman of the White Regional District Boy Scouts of America. He was a Board member of the Delta Hills Health System Agency and of the Arkansas Kidney Foun- dation. He served as sub-committee chairman of the Governor's Committee for Employment of the Handicapped. As Planning Committee Chairman, Carr organized the college's first Family Week-end. He headed the project to place state flags in the new athletic facility for each of the states represented in the student body. ln November, he attended the meeting of the North American Association of Summer Sessions in Williamsburg, Va. He served as a deacon of the College church of Christ. --.,.,V f N The role of Christian education is unique. lts purpose is to educate good men and women for now and eternity. The common textbook used in all Christian colleges is the Bible. This sets these institutions apart from secular institutions of higher education. Christian education provides good professional training and opportunities for spiritual growth through the influence of Christian teachers and administrators. One of its unique advantages is the interest taken by the college community in the lives of its students. Assistance and counseling are always available to the student needing help. Christian education has had a great in- fluence on our family since our oldest son enrolled at Harding in 1966. lt has helped give greater direction to our lives. l am grateful for this influence for good in our family and in the lives of more than 12,000 Harding alumni -James F. Carr J 1. DR. JAMES CARR, Assistant to the President. 2. DR. CARR listens to the views of a friend at the President's Development Council banquet. 3. PAUSING during mid- day activities, Dr. Carr greets a student. 4. SPORTING one of his many hats, Dr. Carr serves pizza during Harding Day at Pizza Hut. 24 ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT '! . .,...,.. , , . Q , Q 2 ' 4 W' tl . s . , jjfiviey A 5 V 9 . ' 'YK V . 221255 ,M V, ., K Ns - iff' If ' ,A E .ci I . V . A . V: Q J' ill Q X A Y 'N- f.,, y 1 N f .. 'I .