Freed Hardeman University - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Henderson, TN)

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VW Students David Jennen, Gwen Jennen, and Celia Owen display the many activities and majors that the Department of Human Development offers at this table set up in the Bible-Communications World Evangelism Building. Dr. Anna Hovater, Director of Cen- ter for Instructional Development, Associate Professor of Education Dr. Gerald Hovater, Chairman ofthe Department of Education, Director ot' Teacher Education, Professor of Education Marie Johnson, Lecturer in Education Dr. Tony Kirk, Chairman of the De- partment ot' Health, Physical Educa' tion, and Recreation, Assistant Pro- fessor of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Linda Helm, instructor in education was named to a 35-member board which Qs Q 4-nav ,Q An? , 5' .,. itili 5 A, ., 4.-ni ' as recognizes outstanding schools across the nation. The board is a part of the Second- ary School Recognition Program of the U.S. Department of Education. The number of possible applications from a state is based upon how many senators and representatives come from that state. For example, Tennessee has nine representatives and two senatorsg therefore Tennessee is allowed 11 en- tries. A total of 625 applications are re- ceived annually. After attending a training session in Washington D.C., Helm visited six middle schools in March and April. Her job was to evaluate the programs of these schools, Winners were chosen from the reports filed by the 35 site visitors. According to Helm, the recognition program is designed to identify and bring recognition to a national group of schoois that are unusually successful in meeting the educational needs of students. Dr. J. Walker Whittle, director of Alumni Relations, and Shirley Curry, Dev partment of Recognitions member and F- HC alumna, selected Helm for this posi- tion. Helm has been a member of the F-HC faculty since 1982. She has also been involved with Tennessee's Better School Program. QI? Instructor Linda Helm, selected to serve on a na- tional committee to evaluate schools, teaches one of her classes. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 139

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Joyce Bloomingburg, instructor in Home and Consumer Economics Sherrie Evans, Instructor in So- cial Work i Sylvia Harris, Associate Proles- sor of Health, Physical Educa- tion, and Recreation Linda Helm, Qlnstructor in Educa- tion t Junior Mitzi Fields works at testing children as a part oi' James L. Murphy, head of the Division of Human De- one of her education classes. This is only one of the velopment, also acts as the Director of Student Teach- many practical aspects ol the classes offered at Freed- ing. photo by Nancy Bennett Hardeman. photo by Nancy Bennett 138 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Human Development The four departments in the Division of Human Development are directed by Dr. Jim Murphy. All work to help students bet- ter understand themselves and others, de- velop skills in working with others, and learn to improve personal and community life. Students in these areas are particularly inter- ested in the helping professions such as teaching and social work. The social work program is one of only seven programs in Tennessee fully accredit- ed by the National Council on Social Work. It is the only private school in the state to be so honored. Graduates have a 10095 em- ployment rate. The teacher education program has been nationally accredited by the National Coun- cil for Accreditation of Teacher Education since 1982. This year, the department is housed in the renovated education center. The entire first floor of the building is devot- ed to this department. Dr. Tony Kirk assumed the chairmanship of the Health, Physical Education and Re- creation Department this year. The Home and Consumer Economics De- partment hosted its first Career Day, March 27. The featured speaker was Dr. Margaret Perry, a former home economics major who is now the chancellor at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Other chairmen of departments in this di- vision are: Dr. Richard Cave, behavioral sci- encesg Dr. Gerald Hovater, educationg Mrs. Reba Thomas, home and consumer econom- iCS. W

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Hoyt Kirk, Associate Professor of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Karen Lfngren, Instructor of Home and Consumer Economics Alvin Price, Assistant Professor of Sociology Reba Thomas, Chairman at the Department of Home and Con- sumer Economics, Associate Pm. fessof of Home and Consumer Economics X :a.f:.-s,.,.. g -tt.. 5 :s . . .. , iiifx W an X QW ew it . W Melissa Gofti Mike Gerlach, Pete Tripp, and Karen Coleman, all members of Classics, participate in being mannequin models for Jeans 'N Things, a local store, Education students Danny Fleeman and Cammy Martin take advantage of the new facilities to work on class assignments in the Curriculum Lab of the renovated Education Center. Kyle Maus works hard with every facet of the Humanities Department using especially his knowledge of the computer. 140 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 35 N xht N Q sin , s 'Q' w J 'I U 5 L ' i Q 5 el 7 2 .