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

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(Top left) Billy Hughes reassembles a torqueflite in a power transmission class. (Above left) Bill Fanning and A1 Everitt adjust a steering sector in an automotive technology class. (Above) Robin Baldwin hones a brake cylinder. Automotive □

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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 □

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Biology turns According to Dr. Vonnie Prentice, head of biology at Missouri Southern, his department ' is nine people —seven of them Ph.D. ' s — who work together in a spirit of cooperation, friendship, and con¬ cern for the students. ' ' Dr. Orty Orr, professor of biology, sums up the atmosphere among the staff as congenial. ' ' Such an at¬ mosphere is essential before any educational program can be a out high-quality ' students success. The true test of a department ' s sucess, however, lies in the caliber of its graduates, and Southern ' s biology program stands up well. Dr James Jackson, professor of biology, believes that the best thing about the biology depart¬ ment is that we turn out high- quality students who have had a good record of acceptance in graduate and professional schools and are highly competitive in the job market. ' ' Me explains that students not only receive classroom and laboratory instruc tion, but they ' re also engaged in meaningful research. Undergraduate research ex perience is obtained through a cooperative educational project between George Washington Carvei national Monument near Diamond, Mo., and the College. Research