Georgia Southern University - Reflector Yearbook (Statesboro, GA)

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QUATTLEBAUM, SIMON Jonesboro, GA QUINCEY, JULE ANN Gainsville, GA RAGAN, PENNY R. Perry, GA RAMSEY. SUZANNE Atlanta, GA REDDICK, TROY Statesboro, GA REDFERN, KATHY L. Keystone, FLA REEVES, KATHY Portal, GA REEVES, PATTI Augusta, GA RICKS, JERI Brunswick, GA RIGBY, LINDA ANNE East Point, GA RIGBY, MARTHA Atlantic Beach, FLA ROBERTS, DAVID R. Savannah, GA ROBERTS, KATHRYN Eatonton, GA ROLLS, ANDY Glennville, GA ROUSE, DIANA Ellabell, GA ROZIER, LORRIE Cochran, GA RUSHING, CINDY B. Guyton, GA SANDERS, MICHELLE Atlanta, GA SANDEN, ULLA Enkoping, Sweden SANFORD, DAVID Soperton, GA SCOTT, APRIL Jesup, GA SCOTT, JESSE Sylvania, GA SEIGEL, SCOTT Savannah, GA SENTERS, KIMBERLY Macon, GA SEWELL. CARMEN Atlanta, GA SHANK, JEFF Dublin, Ohio SHARPE, MICHAEL Guyton, GA SHERROD, DORICE Millen, GA SHEPPARD, LYNN Douglas, GA SIDWELL, ANG1 Fitzgerald, GA SIMPSON, DALE East Point, GA SINCLAIR, PATRICIA GA HONORS AND GRADUATION 27

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The Best GSC Has To Offer! Honors Day And Graduation Some 300 graduating seniors and un- derclassmen who had distinguished them- selves through high academic achieve- ment and leadership were invited to par- ticipate in the Honors Day activities held in Sweetheart circle on May 10, 1985. The first honoree was Mrs. Judith Deal Collins who was the recipient of the Alumni Association Award. This award is given to the senior with highest average who has completed all work at GSC. The awards following included Excellent Scholarship, Who ' s Who Among Stu- dents in American Colleges and Universi- ties and Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi members. A new award found it ' s way into the list this year — the Wells-Warren Award. In addition to the Professor of the Year Award, this new award was bestowed upon marketing professor James Ran- dall. Randall advised Pi Sigma Epsilon, the marketing fraternity which took first place in overall excellence at the 1984 convention. Honors Day was merely a foreshadow- ing of even greater things to come. Above right: Mr. James Randall receives the Professor of the Year Award. Above: Mrs. Jackie Strange, Deputy Postmaster General United States Postal Service gives the Commencement Address for Summer graduation. Left to Right: Nanette Guidebeck, Star Hand, Susan Harrell and Julie Hobus prepare to receive their degrees during sum- mer graduation. Dr. Dale Lick conferred degrees upon 933 students during the fifty-seventh an- nual spring graduation on June 8, 1985. Dr. Lick conferred degrees upon 397 stu- dents during the forty-fifth annual sum- mer graduation on August 18, 195. Many may have felt fearful, relieved, excited and happy, or perhaps a mixture of all these emotions. Just when they thought the core cur- riculum would kill them, they found them- selves in their major classes. And when they finally got the hang of being college students, they were seniors. As seniors, they had to clear with their advisors. Next they made a graduation appointment with Mrs. Cecile Perkins. Finally they were measured for their caps and gowns in the bookstore in Landrum and paid an $11.00 fee. For many, graduation was an anxious time because finals are usually held right up until the day before. However, for those who had weathered the storms of a college career successfully, graduation was truly a rewarding experience. 26

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A Taste of the Real World! Interns Co-ops. Several departments on campus pro- vide their students with an opportunity to intern or co-op. The School of Technol- ogy offers a co-op plan on an optional basis to technology majors and minors. Technology students get a taste of what their careers will entail. They may also earn money to cover educational ex- penses. To qualify for the program, can- didates must have earned 45 quarter hours toward their major and have a 2.5 GPA. According to J. Donald Hawk, Depart- ment Head of Prof. Lab Experience, ap- proximately 300 students during any giv- en year are involved in student teaching. Education majors are screened twice dur- ing their college careers. First, for entry to the education program itself, they must have a minimum 2.5 GPA. Then they must be screened again to enter the student teaching program itself. Some of the objectives of the program listed in the Partnership Guide to Student Teaching are: 1) to encounter real problems in a learning laboratory to consolidate the- ories into practice and to grow profes- sionally 2) to gain skill in using a variety of instructional resources and techniques 3) to begin to develop a high level of teach- ing competence through actual teaching experiences, and 4) to have an exper- ience under supervision which allows for This sign marks the gateway to a world of opportu- nity. planning, conducting, and evaluating learning experiences for a sustained peri- od of time. According to Mr. Chip Cox, Depart- ment Head of Communication Arts, in- ternships are the selling point for the Communication Arts Department. The program has been extremely successful. It ' s fairly common for students to land the businesses they interned for, then with other corporations looking for a little experience. Interning is optional for Journalism ma- jors but required for Broadcasting and Public Relations majors. Most Communi- cation Arts interns do not receive a sala- ry. They do earn 15 hours of credit though. GSC has contracts with 45 PR jobs shortly after graduation if not with sites and 20 Broadcasting. SINGLETON, JENNIFER Bainbridge, GA SISSON, BETH Cobbtown, GA SMITH JR, ALEXANDER Dublin, GA SMITH, JOYCE H. Pelham, GA SMITH, LANCE Mableton, GA SMITH, LISA D Dublin, GA SMITH, MIRIAM Hinesville, GA SMITH, RHONDA Lyons, GA SMITH, SANDY Comer, GA SOUTH, SUSAN E. Augusta, GA SPARKS, BRIAN Statesboro, GA SPEER, STACEY College Park, GA SPENCE, MARTY Cumming, GA STERLING, TERRI Register, GA STRANGE, KAREN Statesboro, GA STRINGER, STEVE Dahlonega, GA STUCKY, FREDERICK W. Newton, PA SULLIVAN, BRENDA Augusta, GA 28