Bethel College - Log Cabin Yearbook (McKenzie, TN)

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BUSINESS OFFICE ' l l l Business Manager Darrell Smith Darrell Smith is the man behind the scenes here on Bethel campus. In these days of desperate financial chaos he pulls us through with the greatest of business wizardy. Mr. Smith received this stupendous business acumen when he graduated from Bethel with a B.S. in Business Administration in 1964. In 1965, Darrell signed on with Bethel as Assistant Business Manager. He worked hard, arduous hours and was appointed Business Manager beginning the 1971-1972 school year. In addition to his work as Business Manager Darrell also supervises the Physical Plant and College Center Personnel. This may appear rather simplistic but there is always much more involved than the naked eye can see. Mr. Smith is an active member in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in downtown McKenzie. His hobby is woodwork but because of all the time spent with his career and family, he rarely gets time to pursue his hobby! Mr. Smith is married to the former Linda Latimer who graduated from Bethel in 1966. They have three children. STAFF James L. Hudson James Hudson is the National Direct Student Loan Chairman. Most students remember him from registration day since he has a station to help people with their NDSL and SEOC funds. Mr. Hudson is also a part-time Business Manager and the Notary Public of Bethel College. He has served Bethel College for 35 years. Laura J. Bateman Laura Bateman is a Bookkeeper in the Business Office. Her duties include doing the payrollg working with scholarshipsg financial aid, and accounts payableg and adding a drop and add fees. Emily Webb Emily Webb is the Business Secretary inthe Business Office. Her duties include taking care of students, questioning the student's bill and payments, recording payables, and bookkeeping, not to mention all the usual clerical and secretarial work. 'K ! ?fi 2 il 1 1 '26 ii- at ,af y 4 ' ' l l M . Efmaa A

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N2 f. ACADEMIC SKILLS 1 Will' Edgar Adwell Porter Ed Porter arrived on campus in 1984 as Director of the Academic Skill Center. Due to a change and reorganization of his responsibilities, he is now known as the Director of Special Programs. Prior to coming here, Mr. Porter attended various colleges to achieve his degrees. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Politics at St. Andrews Presbyterian College, his Master's of Arts in Humanities, and he was involved in a doctoral program at Vanderbilt in Higher Education and Administration. From 1979 to 1981, Ed Porter worked in China teaching English and Western Culture at the Xin-Xiang Teacher's College in the Henan Province. While there he met his wife Ran Ying. They now have triplet sons that will be 4 years old in July. Academically, Ed Porter is involved in teaching Chinese Culture, Russian and Chinese Literature, and Human Culture lll. Professionally, he is a member of the National Association of Developmental Education, the American Association of Higher Education, and the Tennessee Association of Developmental Education. His goal as a teacher is . . to explore the glory and complexity of the world especially Asia. Secretaries Word 'R-af..-M I we 't June Perritt and Linda Wilson are definitely two people to know on campus. Their official titles are Secretary in the Office of Special Programs and Secretary in the Office of Title lll and Career Planning, respectively. June works mainly with Ed Porter in the Academic Skills Center. She helps students with Word Processing and is learning how to use the Apple computers. Linda works with Dewana Latimer in typing reports in relation to Title lll requirements and in the Academic Skills Center with those interested in learning more about prospective careers and Resume writing.

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W . REGISTRAR 559 .- . .i 1. .tw ' . we i fig, mf' ,sy .tg gtrqggeffry t 1553521555 N Q. T I s t t 'fi it 5, , 5 is ' . 'I ,f,x r 5 . K' . Shirley Martin Shirley Martin is the head chief of the Registrars Office. She has a B.S. in Business Administration. Her Student workers are Mrs. Judy Johnson, Beth Plnkley, Debbie Rhodes and Joanne Terrill. Shirley Martin is a member of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women, Tennessee Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Delta Kappa Gamma, and Women in Higher Education in Tennessee. Ms. Martin stated, I always enjoy working with the faculty and Students at Bethel. I always try to uphold the integrity of the institution and strive for a challenging curriculum of academic excellence. Student Helpers Sk -r t .far -3 . , 3 ti s . . TW . S X . . . vs it N 2' .v if i' 'VVV V raw. J .JL 'ft ' . ,... . Registrars Office - student workers Beth Plnkley, Joanne Terrell and Judy Johnson are the student workers in the Begistrar's office. They are a big help to Ms. Martin throughout the year. Their duties are to type reports, wait on students, answer the telephones, work during registration each quarter, and type records during the grading period at the end of each quarter. All three are active in other campus activities as well.