Bishop College - Tiger Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Loans for Students Require Skill Professional Advice and Expert Service Mr. James Phillips, accountant and loan officer, received his B.S. from Bishop. He has been a member of the staff since l963. As an extra service, he prepared income tax returns for students and faculty members. He is one of the staff members who must take into account needs of students and he makes adiustments in loans and funds as these needs change. Miss Elvia A. Smith is the assistant financial aids officer. She works with students during registration and dur- ing the times when applications for loans are filed in an effort to insure proper processing. She has been with the college since 1955. Miss Smith and Mr. Phillips must work with fi- nancial plans for at least l60O stu- dents per semester.

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Students at Bishop can finance their education independently if they are ambitious and industri- ous. Work-aid and National De- fense Student Loans are part of the program which is directed by Mr. Don T. O'Bannon. Office of Economic Opportunity Grants, Texas Opportunity Program par- ticipation, and college plans of financing are under his iurisdic- tion. Of the 1718 students en- rolled, 1631 students take ad- vantage of planned financial assistance. Mrs. Yvonne Pruitt, seated right, is Mr. O'Bannon's secretary. Sarah Gam- ble is a student worker in the office of Financial Aids. Mr. O'Bannon is seated far left. Mrs. Ruth Hale is assistant director of financial aid. Mr. Don T. O'Bannon Director Financial Aid fj E?E'?T'T..v -:QE 1 1 445. . 1 ,fi - Fil mill QB . Mrs. Lee Walton is secretary to the assistant director of Financial Aid. She is standing, left, trying to get Sarah Gamble to see that she, too, can op- erate efficiently as a secretary. Annie Carlisle is a file clerk as well as a typist. Both Annie and Sarah are stu- dents who earn while they learn. Both can perform every task neces- sary in the operation of any office. All Students Who Need Help 52 Need to See Mr. O'Bannon

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Mrs. B. B. Weathers Processes Student Applications Getting enrolled in Bishop involves more than iust coming on down. Mrs. Barbara B. Weathers, director of admissions, must have complete infor- mation, transcripts, and test scores before any new student can be cleared for admis- sion. Time may be saved by making ap- plications early, but there will always be someone on hand to take care of the de- tails of admissions whenever the appli- cation is made. When students request per- sonal assistance with forms and data, this can be secured. ll g , V 5 'Sl ' 7'5- -Tf ' ---.,..., QA AWN Xl Mrs. B. B. Weathers, director of admissions, gives personal attention to applications and always tries to help deserving students who want to enter Bishop. Recruiting Also Oooupies Staff Mrs. Opal Fields, front desk, and Mrs. Shirley Black second desk Wearhers Standing is usuall on hand too A ' f f , , , , y , . mayor unction o also help students get records complete for enrollment. Mrs. this gfaffis that of recruitment, l l . l A 4 6 3 is l l ll i , ig . lx . . -ijc