Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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Miss Judith Ann Duffic; Library Dr. Steven D. Ealy; Political Science Dr. James C. Edwards; Philosophy Dr. Gilles O. J. Einstein; Psychology Dr. Philip L. Elliott; English A BUILDER OF PEOPLE With his goal being “to build and prepare a firm foundation for the students at Furman ' Dr. Ronald S. Barden was one of four new professors hired by the Economics and Business Administration Department in the past year. He also was the university's first accounting professor and wanted to aid in the department's expansion plan. Dr. Barden came to Furman with an extensive background in accounting. He received his B. A. in accounting from the University of North Carolina and his Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Texas. He also taught at the Naval Post Graduate School in California and at Florida State University. Since Dr. Barden does not look at his students as what they are but instead as what they can become, he feels that his place is “to aid them in getting there. He tries to teach each student to develop an analytical ability, to learn the why of things rather than just the how, and to communicate orally and in writing. In addition, Dr. Barden commented that since Furman is “a special institution with an outstanding past and a bright future, he believed that with encouragement, the students here have the potential to be “the leaders of tomorrow. Thus he wanted his courses to be rigorous exercises so the classes could move farther, quicker, and with more depth than other schools. With this desire to be better than average, Dr. Barden hoped that his courses would help his students to withstand crises in the future. He is therefore, to use his own terms, “a builder of people. Dr. Borden emphasizes to his students that he is available any time after class for advice or help. Faculty 25

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Dr. Donald P. Aiesi; Political Science Dr. Charles L. Alford, III; Economics and Business Administration, Chairman Dr. Gilbert B. Allen; English. Dr. Charles A. Arrington, Jr.; Chemistry, Chairman Dr. Ronald S. Barden; Economics and Business Administration Dr. Rudolph D. Bates; English Mr. John S. Beckford; Music Mr. Joseph Biersteker; Mathematics Ms. Jacqueline K. Black; Sociology Dr. Albert L. Blackwell; Religion Mrs. Doris A. Blazer; Education Dr. John M. Block; History Dr. Daniel Boda; Music Dr. Alan Bonny; Chemistry Dr. William H. Brantley; Physics Dr. Charles L. Brewer; Psychology, Chairman Dr. H. Malvern Brown; English Mr. Rhett Bryson; Drama Dr. Thomas O. Buford, Philosophy, Chairman Miss Louisa B. Cartlcdge, Library Dr. Lin Chen; Political Science Dr. C. Maurice Cherry; Modem Foreign Languages Dr. Robert C. Chesebro; Music Dr. Donald H. Clanton; Mathematics, Chairman Dr. J. Glenwood Clayton; Library Dr. Thomas Cloer; Education Dr. J. Michael Collins, Health and Physical Education Dr. Paul M. Cook, II; Mathematics Dr. James Dan Cover; Sociology Dr. Jerry L. Cox; Modem Foreign Languages Dr. Carey S. Crantford; Modem Foreign Languages, Chairman Dr. Robert W. Crapps; Religion Dr. Stanley J. Crowe; English Dr. Dixon C. Cunningham; Economics and Business Administration Mr. Frederick D. Current; Economics and Business Administration 24 Faculty

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Mr. Dan A. Ellis; Music Dr. Gilbert W. Fairbanks; Biology Dr. Wallace C. Fallaw; Geology, Chairman Dr. Ramon Fernandez-Rubio; Modern Foreign Languages Mr. Thomas E. Flowers; Art GUIDANCE SUCCESSFUL In the last three graduating classes, 86% of Furman students who have applied to attend medical school have achieved that often elusive goal. Though Furman's select student body would be expected at the outset to attain a more successful percentage than most schools, much of the credit must go to Dr. Gilbert Fairbanks and the Biology Department's health careers planning program. At each fall registration, Dr. Fairbanks asks all students looking into a health-related career to fill out a card signifying their particular interests. From there, he provides guidance concerning which health career is right for each individual and on a specific curriculum for that career. Dr. Fairbanks regularly surveys medical colleges, as well as graduate schools in health-related departments, to determine exactly what is needed to prepare Furman students for these programs. In addition, students are encouraged to participate in CESC and in independent study research programs or else gain field experience in order to make sure that they are in the right field. An indication of the Furman program's success comes from a random survey Dr. Fairbanks recently conducted of Furman graduates now in medical school. Of the fifteen students contacted, thirteen responded, eleven of whom were in the upper third of their class, while the other two were in the middle third. Such is the quality of Dr. Fairbanks' pre-health program at Furman. Dr. Fairbanks readies an oscilloscope for his upcoming Organismal Physiology lab. 26 Faculty