Evangel University - Lancer Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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WW 6 Pearson, Sorbo help upgrade Health, Physical Education 8 Recreation The area of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation helped to further the aims and objectives of the college by helping the student learn new skills and develop socially and physically through its four facets: required activity courses, intramural sports, intercollegiate athle- tics, and the professional program. With the addition of wrestling coach Rick Andrews and a co-coaching staff for At left, Leta Stanton takes her stance as ref- eree of a women's volleyball game. Below, Coach Cliff Creek takes attendance at a men's activity hour while a tardy student looks on. the basketball team, Dr. Don Pearson, associate professor of physical education and director of the physical education area, helped upgrade the sports program considerably. Miss Sandra Sorbo, in- structor in physical education and head of the women's intercolIegiate volleyball and basketball teams, was also successful in providing an excellent fitness program for EC's co-eds. Cliff Creek, Wayne Tesch, and Jerry Wheeler served as instructors in physical education activity classes and supervised the various intercollegiate varsity sports. Mr. Cliff Creek Assistant instructor of physi- cal education Dr. Donald Pearson Associate professor of physi- cal education Miss Sandra Sorbo Assistant professor of physical education Mr. Wayne Tesch Assistant instructor of physical education

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Ed-Psych. prepares future educators Preparing students for professional ca- reers in education and for graduate work in psychology were the goals of the De- partment of Education and Psychology. The Education Department would like to see a new program of special educa- tion for teachers and a central audio visual center to serve the college. There were 92 student teachers, 45 on the elementary level and 47 on the secon- dary level, during the fall $emester. Riley Denton, assistant professor of sci- ence, rejoined the Education Depart- ment after two years of sabbatical. Above, Diane Ayers student teaches at Hickory Hills Jr. High. Mr. Raymond Brock Assistant professor of educa- tion and psychology Mrs. Lucille Clark Instructor of education and psychology Dr. Virgil Nicholson Professor of education and psychology Dr. Alma Smith Assistant professor of business and economics Dr. Thurman Vanzant Associate professor of education and psychology Miss Grace Walther Associate professor of educa- tion and psychology Mr. Jerry Wheeler Instructor of physical education Mr. Emerald Wray Assistant professor of educa- tion and psychology

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62 I2 history interns invade Washington, D.C. for Jan-term Jan-term offered a European tour of seven countries and an internship for 12 in Washington, D.C. Eighteen stu- dents majoring in history, business, speech, English, and education traveled to Europe under the direction of Dr. Alex Karmarkovic, associate professor of social studies. Along with others, Dr. Nelson Williams, professor at School of the Ozarks, assisted them. In Washing- ton, the interns worked in the offices of Senator Stuart Symington and Con- gressman Durward Hall and in the De- partments of Interior and Defense. A group of archaeology and anthropol- ogy students, directed by Dr. Stan Burgess, associate professor of social Dr. Stanley Burgess Associate professor of social studies Dr. W. George Fletcher Associate professor of social studies Mr. William Hanawalt Assistant professor of social studies Dr. Alex Karmarkovic Associate professor of social studies studies, visited archaeological sites on Indian reservations in Arizona during the Jan-term. The History area organized two new honorary societies, Phi Alpha Theta, for history majors, and Pi Gamma Mu, for social science majors. The History area has been striving to increase its curricu- lum and hopes to have more changes for the fall of 1971. Below, Dr. Cooley and students investigate a specimen of Palestinian pottery.