Illinois College - Rig Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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DEAN JAMISGN RETIRES 1970-85 Going into his fifteenth year at Illinois College, Dean Jamison, is planning to retire from his posi- tion as Dean of the College and Professor of Histo- ry. Dean Jamison noted that he has had many memorable experiences here at Illinois College. However, the most unusual took place his first year as Dean when he had to monitor some stu- dents who were streaking up and down the street. On a more serious note, Dean Jamison re- flected, the demolition of Jones Hall and taking the documents from the corner stone there fol- lowed by the completion of Sibert, which was its replacement, was very memorable. Dean Jamison officially retired at the end of June from his position as Dean, but had been asked by President Mundinger to remain at the school for another month to help his replace- ment. As far as plans for after retirement, Nothing firm right now, but we like to travel and would like to do that, There is the possibility Dean Jamison may be taking another collegiate job in Alaska or even Indonesia as an advisor or a teacher. . The new face around the I . Computer Science Department ' V 4 A' was Mr. James Paul. Mr. Paul re- ' ceived his Bachelors Degree Q . from Illinois State University and 3 - his Masters Degree in math- ' ematical systems from Sanga- mon State. PAUL MART! CLARK RESIGNS '- 4 F i .- u , , , . 5 , . r 'f 'Q . Marti Clark, who completed her third year as director of admissions in July of 1984, has decid- ed it is time to move on. Marti turned in her resignation on October 1, 1984 but her decision to leave IC was hardly spon- taneous. She had been turning it over in her mind since February, when she spoke to President Mundinger. According to Marti, the occupation of admis- sions director is a gratifying one, but I could see the writing on the wall when it came to my ad- vancement here at IC. Marti was a student at IC and stayed on after graduation. In her place as admissions director will be Gale Vaughn. Meanwhile, admissions department is re- cruiting 1984 graduate Jim Butler into an entry level position with the admissions staff. Also join- ing the admissions staff during the fall of 1984 was Mark Hepworth, who replaced Kevin Martin, who accepted a position with the State of Illinois. All of the current admissions staff are alums of Illinois College. Karen Dean The Political Science Depart- ment acquired a new member this year. Prof. Karen Dean was cho- sen to replace Prof. Dick Schuldt. Prof. Dean came to us from Kent State where she received her mas- ter's in political science and is cur- rently working on her dissertation titled Judicial Decision Making.

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ENRGLLIVIENT REACHES CLGSE TO 800 Registration for the fall semester closed Sep- tember 16 with the student count reaching 785 - the fourth highest enrollment in the last 12 years. The 785 registration figure includes 762 full- time students and 23 part-time. The total includes 413 male students and 372 women. The 762 full-time students represent the sec- ond highest number of traditional, mostly residen- tial. students to enroll at the Hilltop in the last 12 years. This year's enrollment was 23 higher than last year's count of 762 and 13 students over the 12-year average. lncluded in the registration fig- ures were 263 new students. Of this number, 208 were first-time freshmen and 55 were transfer students. Dean Eldred attributes the continued interest in Illinois College to a loyal and hard working admis- sion staff. and loyal and satisfied friends of the college who continue to recommend IC to pro- spective students. i NA 1 i 11 Tent :rd l mf? lfili- Earp ' : . Ji, in ftwf- -H wiofl '! 1'reQsWu i 'wr'iwM 1 Fz'1. Pneem 1ffjVJf:r',p:.9r.r 'fi' ffif if7lf'lV if thi- f fqg. ENROLLMENT: 364 IVIEN 349 WGIVIEN Just how many people are there enrolled at the Hilltop campus second semester? Illinois College now has 685 full-time stu- dents. These are individuals taking 12 or more credit hours. There are currently 28 part-time students. There were 364 men on campus second semester, compared to 349 women. With a total of 206, the freshmen class was the largest. There were 104 men and a nearly equal total of 102 women. Coming in second place with 92 men and 73 women making a total of 165 students were the sophomores. The junior class was the smallest this year with 71 men and 78 women making a total of 149 students. Finally, a total of 161 students make up the senior class with 87 men and 74 women. Enrollment was down a bit second semes- ter due to the fact that 115 students did not return. There were six new freshmen and 18 new transfers.

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NEW PDSITIONS Illinois College Associate Pro- fessor of French, Carole Ann Ryan, was named Associate Dean of Students in May of 1984 and officially began her duties as dean in August. Dean Ryan is still teaching part-time in the For- eign Language department. Ryan filled the position as dean when it became available after Doris I-Iopper, registrar and associate dean of students, an- nounced her plans of retirement at the end of the 1983-84 school year. The position of registrar was filled by Dr. John Avery, the as- sistant to the public service Ii- braran. His post includes not only the responsibility of over- seeing maintanence of students personal and academic records, but also the necessity of being qualified to assist students in checking for fulfillment of re- quired courses, Taking the place of Dr. Avery working in the library was Mrs. Gage. KEIM Joining the full-time business department staff this year was Ms. Jo Ellen Keim. For the past three years she had served as the part-time instructor in ac- counting. Ms. Keim received her BA. from the University of Illi- nois. She worked for an accoun- tant and the McDonaId's Corpo- ration before coming to Illinois caiieqfi in 1982. -ZELFW 111' 'I 'K 'T 'L '1' 1 nt- I 't , , f 'T 1 1' . 1 '11 it '1 T 1 Illinois College honored two former coaches by dedicating the new 1,800 seat bleachers to them. The new gold tinted aluminum stands were dedicated to Ray El- iot and LaRue Van Meter, who coached at Illinois College in the 1930's. Construction of the bleachers began in mid July and was com- pleted in time for the 1984 foot- ball home opener. The IC press box also was re- furbished during the summer, al- lowing a better view for radio, television and newspaper media covering the Blueboys. 'BUILDING FOR TOMDRROW AND BEYOND' Baxter Hall, a familiar sight to students since its construction in 1929, is soon to be replaced. The Baxter facilities are simply no longer adequate to support the rapidly growing number of hungry IC students. This year's record 570 dining students are putting an unequaled strain on the building, which was built for an enrollment only about half the size of today's student popu- lation. Baxter, as it now stands, cannot survive the nearing 1990's. The solution? A new building for tomorrow and beyond . The proposed 51,600,000 pro- ject will be added to the south- west corner of Caine Student Center, overlooking the athletic field. The building itself will be capa- ble of seating more than 400 people at any time or a meal. If all goes as planned, ground will be broken on the two-year project sometime next winter. Scheduled for completion for the 1986-87 school year, the new dining hall project has al- ready been Iargely financed. Gifts from individuals as well as group donors are expected to cover the cost of the building.