West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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NO ONE DOES IT BETTER Dr. Jerry Beasley joined the Wesleyan family in the Fail. Dr. Beasley received a Bachelor ' s and Master ' s degree from Harvard and his Doctorate from Stanford. He and his wife are native West Virginians. Dr. Beasley once stated that beside his family, his strongest commitment is quality educa- tion in the mountains of West Virginia. Dr. Beasley serves as the Vice-President for Col- lege Advancement. Having been involved in higher education as a student, teacher and administrator for the past twenty years, he has been able to view a variety of colleges and universities. Dr. Beasley was drawn to Wesleyan because he believed that it was the best independent college — definitely the strongest in West Virginia. Through his position with the college, he interprets the college and its purpose and relates this information to the surroun- ding communities. This communication extends beyond the Buckhannon area to alumni businesses, the church, and federal, state, and local govern- mental agencies. Dr. Beasley is truly an asset to the Wesleyan family. With his initial goal of quality education in mind, he seeks to provide the best for Wesleyan. Mr. Samuel Ross accepted the position of Associate Vice-President for Development Alumni Affairs which began this fall. Mr. Ross was a graduate of Wesleyan and has served the college in faculty and administrative positions for over 25 years. He has served in such positions as Director of Housing, Director of Financial Aid, Dean of Students along with ongoing involvement with the athletics department as a coach and associate pro- fessor of physical education. Mr. Ross regarded his association with the students who have attended Wesleyan, and keep- ing in touch with them, as very rewarding. Having been involved with students on a daily basis, he found that this was not as evident after accepting this new position. One way in which Mr. Ross main- tained his association with students was in this con- tinuing support of the women ' s tennis program as the coach. Mr. Ross is very proud of the Wesleyan concept of family — his own family has attended Wesleyan since the beginning of the twentieth century. Now, by serving as Director of Alumni Affairs, he is able to continue to serve Wesleyan and his work is help- ing to keep the Wesleyan family going strong.

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jf Counseling, Placement and Advising. She and her staff wori ed with student problems which ranged from :areer choices to crisis. The Financial Aid office ex- jerienced a change late in the Spring, as Dr. Nate Jackson joined the community as the Director of Finan- rial Aid. Before his arrival, Mrs. Pat Howell served as the director, and she worked with the Student Affairs team. The appointment of Dr. Bailey entailed the taking over of administrative tasks which would serve to unite all of the divisional offices. Mr. William Johnston was ap- pointed the Associate Dean of Students as Dr. Bailey assumed the responsibilities of his new role. Another change which affected the Student Affairs office was the hiring of three new professional staff members to serve as Residence Life Coordinators in the residence halls. The individuals who were hired were Jerry Yeatts in Jenkins Hall, Barbara Forinash in Camden Area, and Donna Kocher in Fleming Hall. Working with the Residence Life Coordinators was a highly motivated group of students who served as Resident Assistants and Assistant Residence Life Coordinators. The Residence Hall staffs worked throughout the year by providing a wide variety of programs to help students enjoy their experiences with campus life. Many people worked very hard to create this much needed change. The efforts proved positive as the forces were joined to help the students. The Student Af- fairs Division was one of the necessary changes which occurred to enhance the quality of the Wesleyan experience. Office of Student Affairs West Virginia Wesleyan College Department of Housing students when they come to her from the Admissions Office, takes care of inventories for those rooms, and makes out the appropriate charges for living on campus. Even though, they have specific responsibilities their duties interconnect to compile all information on the in- dividual student. Vera and Pam also work through the summer with the many different conferences which meet here. With the help of the Summer Conference Aides, they organize the arrival and departure times, the placement of groups in the various halls, attend to the needs of the groups, and assist in the billing procedure. Although students may not know Vera Hornbeck and Pam Gillespie, they are the dedicated duo who manage to make everything run smoothly in the Housing Stu- dent Affairs Office.

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Mr. Rochelle Peoples serving as acting director of Admissions found a natural extention of the previous positions which he had held in the business community. Having worked in Buckhan- non for the past three years, he was able to make many associations with members of the college. While working for Corhart Refractories, he served in recruiting college students for employment upon completion of their studies. During this time he fell in love with aiding students in finding their way along the path of education. Mr. Peoples brought with him many new ideas for the admissions program. These ideas involved both physical and attitudinal changes regarding ad- missions. Changes which have been seen included the remodeling of the office area, and a change in the overall attitude as well. The attitudinal change came as a result of conditioning the entire campus community to realize that Wesleyan offers to students, a valuable collegiate experience. Mr. Peoples personally worked hard to involve as many people on campus as was possible in admissions. Having Mr. Peoples as a part of the Wesleyan family has added new life to the admissions office, as well as the entire campus community. By involv- ing the entire community, Mr. Peoples was able to organize the Spring Open House which attracted many prospective students to campus. This idea was one of the many which made the year a success. Coaches Bruce Stewart and Rich Cameron came to Wesleyan and led their team to the NAIA Cham- pionship in Kansas City. Coach Stewart and his wife, Robin, came to Wesleyan after three years at Volunteer State Community College. During his coaching career at VSCC, Stewart led his team to achievement. Coach Cameron, a Wesleyan Alumni, returned to his alma mater after serving as Athletic Director and Coach at a junior high school in Indian- town, Florida. Coach Stewart saw coaching at a four-year college a challenge, and Cameron wanted to work with mature players to work on strategy and the tricks of the trade. The combination of the coaching abilities of these two young men proved the Bobcats as a national competitor. Their efforts were a great success. Combining the talents of new and returning players, the team battled to the top. Due to the outstanding oerfor- mance of the team, students, faculty, and ad- ministrators along with the Buckha nnon communi- ty showed their support throughout the year. After the ' Cats return from Kansas City, a rally was held, and the team was met by its enthusiastic fans. The ' Cats were well received and congratulated for their excellent efforts!