Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College - ABAC Yearbook (Tifton, GA)

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Deans Recruit ew Facult And Personnel To Extend College's Expansion Dean Tom Cordell, Dean and Coordinator of Continuing Education, is the person who plans and directs Abraham Baldwin College's extensive program of short courses, non-credit evening courses, and public relations. The objective of this division is the extension of programmed instruction to the adult population of South Creorgia. Specialists from various Georgia and out-of-state institutions are brought to the campus regularly for participation in the various facets of the program. Dean Loyal Norman, as Academic Dean, has the responsibility for leadership in curriculum and teaching personnel. In directing the division of instruction, Dean Norman coordinates faculty recruitment, the orientation of new teachers, and provides the president with recommendations concerning employment, retention, and promotion. Dean Ray Swords is ABACTS Dean of Student Personnel Services who directs and coordinates all student service programs. The Students Personnel Division is concerned with both the behavior of individuals and groups as they become involved in academic extracurricula activity of ABAC. Among the services under the supervision of Dean Swords are' Dean of Men, Dean of Women, Housing, Student Center, Health, and student activities, TOM M. CORDELL I. R. SWORDS Dean and Coordinator Dean of Student Personnel of Continuing Education Services Co-ordinating activities with the faculty is part of Dean Swords responsibility

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Dr. 1. Clyde Driggers, ABAC's President, Spearheads Phenomenal Growth Cf College The personality and endeavors of Dr. 1. Clyde Driggers, President of Abraham Baldwin College, exemplifies the phrase the friendly college, a term long associated with the institution located in the heart of Southcentral Georgia. Dr. Driggers, with his cheerful greeting and beaming smile for everyone with whom he has contact, is a complete optimist . . . about the growth and expansion of the college, the benefits gained here by its students, the contributions of its faculty and staff, and its unique ability to hold the loyalties of its graduates. Having been named the head of the college in 1964, Dr. Driggers has spearheaded and witnessed the phenomenal growth of ABAC's student body. He has secured the addition of many new facilities and aca- demic programs and has brought about such improve- ments on campus as landscape planning, paving and central heating. Both Dr. and Mrs. Driggers are active contributors to the civic and religious life of the Tifton Community. Mrs. Driggers is particularly involved with the activity of local garden clubs and the Baldwin Women's Club in which she initiated the organization of the Baldwin Newcomers Club. Dr. Driggers is a steward of the First Methodist Church and a past president of the Tifton Rotary Club. Operation: Surge - the Systematic Utilization of Resources for Growth and Efficiency - is a program formulated and directed by Dr. Driggers for the benefit of Tift County and its people. Dr. and Mrs. Driggers have four children - a son in medical school, a daughter who is the mother of the Drigger's granddaughter, a son enrolled as a freshman at the University of Texas, and a son at Tift County High School. As a result of Dr. Drigger's tireless efforts on ABAC's behalf, men such as State Senator Ford Spinks and University System Chancellor George Simpson are interested in ABAC.

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A meal is enjoyed in the ABAC dining hall by attendants of a Continuing Education Shortcourse. , WW., , .,,.m,.. q,.,,,,m, lfrlnwwwlm-Q ,A ,,,, 143-,-..,.. Staff and faculty present Dean Swords with a birthday cake and all enjoy the happy occasion. Plans for growth on ABACS campus are developed by Dean Norman. 117