Olivet Nazarene University - Aurora Yearbook (Bourbonnais, IL)

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DEDICATION Solidarity and Integrity Dr. Willis E. Snowbarger

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THEY HAD TO NOTICE Following his undergraduate work at Bethany Na .arene College, Dr. Snowbarger spent three and one half years in the service during W.W. II as a naval lieutenant. He then pursued his master ' s and doctorate at Oklahoma University and the University of California: Berkley. In the fall of 1949, he came to Olivet as an assistant professor in the history department. After being a full-time teacher for four years, Dr. Snowbarger was named Academic Dean in 1953. After sixteen years at Olivet, Dr. Snowbarger accepted the position of Secretary of Education in Kansas Ci- ty. There he was active in helping the new Nazarene institutions — Mount Vernon, Mid-America, and Bible Col- lege — get started. He was also in- volved in their site selection and in writing their constitutions and by- laws prior to their getting presidents. Five years later in the summer of 1970, President Harold W. Reed was anxious to welcome Dr. Snowbarger back to Olivet to resume the position as Academic Dean. Upon retirement this year, he will have put in another sixteen years at Olivet. As Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean, Dr. Snowbarger ' s contributions to Olivet have been too numerous to count. Many of the in- novations he has been responsible for (i.e. freshman orientation) have become so commonplace on our campus, (and others, after our exam- ple), that today they ' re no longer recognized as innovations. Two of Dr. Snowbarger ' s major contributions, however, include at- taining North Central Accreditation in 1956 and the starting of the graduate programs at Olivet. Dr. Snowbarger is the kind of man who could ' ve succeeded at any pro- fession. So why did he choose Academic Dean at Olivet? Dr. Snowbarger relates, I had to ask myself, ' What do I want to do? ' And what I wanted to do was to con- tribute to the lives of young people in their formative years when a lot of decisions are being made. The most important decisions of their lives, perhaps. The choice of vocation, the choice of your mate, and settling matters spiritually are things going on in these years that are absolutely determinative as far as the future is concerned, and I ' ve always gotten along with students. And if I can help them and be a friend to them through those years, then to me, that ' s the best way to invest my life in the future. From the president ' s viewpoint, Dr. Parrott relates, Dr. Snowbarger has given solidarity and integrity which has never been compromised to the academic program of ONC. During his thirty-two years at Olivet, Dr. Snowbarger has con- tinued to represent unquestioned in- tegrity, inspiring all who ' ve come in contact with Olivet. He has been an example of one possessing both pro- fessional excellence and uncom- promising Christian standards. Dr. Snowbarger has embodied the ideal, a way of life that they had to notice. ( . Martinson) During the Country Western BBQ, Dr. Snowbarger grins his winning smile. He also stopped to chat with graduate Rhonda Knox. Business Manager, Doug Perry and Dean Willis Snowbarger are amused with the chapel speaker. The joke must have been over ASG President Rod Thill ' s head. At graduation May 1985, Dean Snowbarger begins by giving the introduction for the Baccalaureate Degrees. After this year, Dean Ivor Newsham will take on this job. Photos by G. Wickersham

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They Had To Notice Dr. Leslie Parrott 4 Aurora