Lee College - Vindauga Yearbook (Cleveland, TN)

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B. RODGERS LOVES HIS COMPUTER AWARD JEFF ROBINSON Jeff Robinson was awarded the depart- mental award for business. Among his activities at Lee, he is Vice-President of Phi Beta Lambda business society and Alpha Chi Honor Society; President of Alph Gamma Chi and a member of the Lee Singers. ACADEMICS 29

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THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS L to R— D. THOMPSON, W. MORRISETT, R. CODY, A. RURNS Lee College ' s Business Department en- deavors to prepare students for personally fruitful and socially useful careers in business. 1985-86 will be remembered as a year for advancing that purpose. This was the first year of operation for the Cletus Benton Memorial Business Center and the new Computer Information Sys- tems (C.I.S.) major received a boost. The Cletus Benton Excellence in Busi- ness Award will be given to a junior this year and with it a partial scholarship for next year. Four other scholarships have been established for business students in the Cleveland area: two for incoming freshmen from Bradley and Cleveland high schools and two for transfer students from Cleveland State Community College and Tomlinson College. The Business Department was the recipi- ent of a Wang mini-computer accompa- nied by twelve work stations and two printers. This equipment was provided by the Wang Corporation and Southern Guaranty. The Business Department spon- sored a computer seminar for faculty and staff during the first semester. Additional courses are being added in the area of office administration and management. These include Advanced Word Processing Becords Management, Office Management, and Production Management. These courses will help meet state require- ments in business education. R. CODY GRADES PAPERS 28 ACADEMICS

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THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Lee College is a special place for spe- cial people, and that is exactly what the Teacher Education Department consists of. As the role of the teacher becomes increas- ingly complex, it takes that special kind of person to make a commitment to the classroom. More and more attention is being focused on the current and upcoming problems of the teaching profession. Discussion of the critical teacher shortage poses many questions in the minds of prospective teachers, but the departments of elemen- tary and secondary, health and physical education continue preparing and pro- ducing students for a classroom ministry. The faculty in these departments real- ize more than ever the importance of providing qualified teachers for the school systems. As Dr. Bilbo, director of teacher education, says, good opportunities to witness to children are developed in the classroom. Blessed with dedicated and well-qualified faculty and staff members, these depart- ments take pride in maintaining a quality Teacher Education Program. Much of this success stems from the faculty ' s per- sonal concern for their students. As one student emphasizes, There is a personal touch between students and faculty at Lee that other colleges and universities don ' t have. by Jill Elliott BACK ROW: G. RAY J. HIGGINBOTHAM SECOND ROW: J. BILBO, S. RATHBONE, J. LEMONS, V. HARMESON, E. CHRISTENBURY, M. STONE, M. RIGGS M. RIGGS INSTRUCTS FUTURE SCIENCE TEACHERS 30 ACADEMICS