Ouachita Baptist College - Ouachitonian Yearbook (Arkadelphia, AR)

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-m y Se ee ee, Fs es - —— Las. a From Tiger Traks and Tiger Tunes to the alumni dinners, the Student Foundation strives toward its many goals he Ouachita Student Foundation was a cam- pus organization aimed at helping Ouachita students by securing financial aid through a scholarship pro- gram. The foundation was made up of juniors and seniors who organized activities, such as Tiger Traks, Tiger Tunes, the “Shadowing Program,” the Pres- idential Leadership Forums, and academic dinners. Tiger Traks was an annual event held every spring which featured bicycle and tricycle | races, celebrity tennis matches, and a concert. The sixth annual event was held on April 18-19, 1980 and drew large crowds to the OBU campus. It was kicked off on a Friday night with the women’s trike races in Rockefeller Field House. The races consisted of many teams, made up of four women each, who competed on oversized tricycles in bracket tournament-style relay races. Prizes were awarded to the top three teams. The next morning was begun with the Tiger Traks Trot. This 4-mile run was sponsored by the OBU Military Science depart- ment and the OSF. All partici- pants in the Trot received a t-shirt, and trophies were awarded to the first place fin- ishers in each of four divisions. Immediately following the MEMBERS OF THE EEEASY Riders support each other after their bike race victory. Tiger Trot was the Ron Ely-Fess Parker Tennis Classic held at OBU’s Freeman-Dunklin Tennis Center. This event featured Ely, better known as the movies’ Tar- zan and Doc Savage; Parker, bet- ter known as Daniel Boone; Cliff Harris, formerly of the Dallas Cowboys football team, and other celebrities matching each other on the tennis courts. Later that same Saturday af- ternoon, the men’s bike races began. Bike teams, which were composed of four riders each, competed in races of several dif- ferent events with the winner se- lected by a cumulative point sys- tem. The members of the top three finishing teams received prizes. Also held during the week was the men’s and women’s super- stars competition. Ten men and ten women took part in the com- petition. Areas of competition included running, softball throw, bowling, 440-yard run, 100-yard dash, swimming, rope climbing, and obstacle course. The top three winners in each division received prizes. Tiger Tunes, an annual all- campus sing, was held during November 20-22, 1980. During this three day program, clubs and organizations performed five minute musical perfor- mances which each included music, costumes, and choreog- raphy that centered around a THE BIKE RACE is the traditional Saturday afternoon activity during Tiger Traks weekend. theme of the club’s choosing. The Shadowing Program was an activity of the OSF’s Student Alumni Committee where jun- iors spent all or part of their Christmas or spring breaks working with a Ouachita alum- nus who has a career in the stu- dent’s chosen field. The student didn’t just follow the person to work, but also ate and lived with the alumni. The Shadowing Pro- gram is geared to juniors to allow them the chance to plan ahead and broaden their visions. The Presidential Leadership Forum and the academic dinners were held several times during the year — one to recruit pro- spective freshmen, and the other to introduce students to OBU alumnus in their chosen area of study. The OSF members were se- lected through an interview process with the OSF steering committee and the approval of Dr. Daniel Grant. They were chosen on the basis of personal commitment and leadership, coming from a cross-section of students representing males, females, and different organiza- tions on campus. Many committees make up the OSF. Hank Hankins and Donna Moffatt were in charge of the committee that organized Tiger Tunes. Cindy Massey was head of the Student Alumni Commit- tee which organized the aca- ‘Students Helping Students’ demic dinners. The Publicity Committee han- dled mailouts for Tiger Tunes, designed logos, wrote press re- leases, sold ads for programs, designed programs, sold mega- phones, planned T.V. and radio ads, and put up posters. Deb- orah Holley and Rex Nelson were in charge of this committee. Without the Finance Commit- tee, the other committees could have lost much of their purpose. This committee was led by chairman Richard Mosley. Another job for OSF was pub- lishing “The Trak,” a monthly pamphlet about OSF activities. The Education and Promotion Committee, headed by Michelle Early, put “The Trak” out. The Student Recruit Commit- tee traveled with the OBU ad- missions counseling staff to high schools across the state. The chairmen of that committee were Mark Bennett and Leanne Daniell. The OSF was organized in 1974 with the motto ‘students helping students.’” The purpose of the organization has con- tinued to provide leadership training, institution building, raising scholarship recruitment opportunities, public relation work, the building of school pride, a healthy competition among students, and a more in- formal student body and alumni. THE RACE IS ON as the women of OBU compete in the Tiger Traks trike race in Rockefeller Gym. Ouachita Student Foundation 19