Missouri Southern State University - Crossroads Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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I - g la (Top left) Jeff Kilbane, a sculptor hard at work on a master¬ piece. (Left) Chellie Smith at work on a project for art class. (Above) John Galbraith adds a few more brush strokes to the canvas.

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Art (Right) Cathy Cross sign a guest register at an art exhibit. (Below) Ovie Pritchett works on a piece of sculpture to release the form hidden within the stone.

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Program is updated each year Since the automotive industry is a highly specialized field, the automotive technology taught at Missouri Southern is updated each year so students learn these new techniques, according to Dr. Roger Adams, associate professor. The purpose of the automotive department is to provide students with the skills necessary to graduate and enter the automotive industry without any problems, Adams said. Our major emphasis is on specialization in automotive service and business manage¬ ment. ' Southern offers an associate of science degree in automotive technology for training related to all occupational catagories within the automotive industry. Students enrolled in the program are offered many advantages, ac¬ cording to Adams. They use modern equipment, on a new cam¬ pus, unde r the direction of an ex¬ perienced faculty. Major emphasis is placed upon the practical ap¬ plication of scientific principles governing design and operation. All these factors combine to help the student become a successful automotive technician —an oc¬ cupation that requires mechanical and analytical aptitudes, manual dexterity, and patience. (Above) Plick Apseros reassembles a rotor after finishing a disk brake overhaul. (Right) Doug Heiniger replaces a power steering belt while Eric Edwards observes. Automotive □