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

Text from Pages 1 - 300 of the 1988 volume:

1988 LEON C. BILLINGS LY STUDENT CFNTfp Missouri Southern State College Joplin, Mo. 64801 Table of Contents Inspiration 6 Dedication 100 Challenges 200 Vision 250 PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the citizens of Joplin, desirous of higher education, established in 1937 Joplin Junior College in an abandoned former high school building at Fourth Street and Byers Avenue in the City of Joplin; and WHEREAS, in 1965 the Missouri General Assembly established a two-year senior college to be funded by the state to go along with the junior college, the institution to be known as Missouri Southern College; and whereas; in 1967 that college occupied a new campus built on the site of the former Mission Hills Estate; and WHEREAS in 1977 the State of Missouri officially took on the responsibility of funding the entire college, thus creating the institution to be known as Missouri Southern State College; and WHEREA this year marks the tenth anniversary of full state funding for Missouri Southern State College, and this year marks the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of the four-year institution and the fiftieth anniversary of the establishing of Joplin Junior College out of which all this has begun; and WHEREA the history of Missouri Southern State College has become for us all symbolic of the possibilities that exist when citizens work together for the realization of a dream and for the fulfillment of needs; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dr, Donald E, Clark, Mayor of the City of Joplin, do hereby proclaim on this Fourth day of July in the year of One Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Seven that these twelve months until June Thirtieth, One Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Eight, shall be known as MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGES GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY YEAR Subscribed to this day in the City of Joplin. Donald E. Clark, Mayor T he year 1937 was hard. T he nation was in the throes of a deep economic depression; times were hard everywhere, and money was difficult to come by. Joplin was no better off than the nation as a whole, but Joplin was surviving, as was tke nation. There had been considerable talk in Joplin about the possibility of establishing a junior college. The Board of Education had discussed the idea; there was support for it, but there was no particular organisation of movement behind the idea. The Board called upon William Markwardt, Joplin businessman and civic leader, to chair a public meeting to discuss the idea and to determine if there were sufficient support to form a commit¬ tee and pursue the idea. It was in early June 1937, in the auditorium of the Joplin High School at Eighth Street and Wall Avenue that such a meeting was held. Between 150 and 200 persons attended. E.A. Elliott, superintendent of schools, spoke first. He presented the need for the college and its value to the community, but, be said, the Board of Education would only act in accordance with the will of the public. If there were a desire for a junior college, the Board would proceed with plans to establish such an institution; if there were no desire, the Board would drop the idea. Mr. Markwardt, 9S presiding officer, recognized next a person who asked to speak. A graduate of a prestigious Eastern university, the person opposed the idea of a junior college. “It would be nothing more than a glorified high school,” the person said, and the person went on to say it would not be accredited and therefore credits earned would not be transferable to other institutions of higher education. “It will merely be a drain upon the taxpayers of the community,” said the speaker. Another person rose to speak. That person, too, was a graduate of a prestigious Eastern university, and that person, too, opposed the idea of a junior college in Joplin. This speaker made the point that there was no one available in Joplin to operate a junior college and none was likely to be found. The chair seemed rather frustrated and finally said, “Is there no one who can say something in favor of a junior college? At this point, a woman sitting in the rear of the auditorium arose and walked to the well of the auditorium. “All of us do not have parents who are sufficiently wealthy to send us to Wellesley or Harvard, but, never¬ theless, we would like to give our children as much higher education as possible.’ She told the audience she was a widow with four young sons, that many of her sacrifices would have been unnecessary had there been a Joplin Junior College which her sons could have attended, and that a junior college was a means by which everyone could have easy access to higher education. She spoke, also, of what a junior college could mean to the development of Joplin and the surrounding area. She sat down. The audience was silent, and then it burst into applause; speaker after speaker then extolled the virtues of a junior college. A committee was formed to investigate the idea of a junior college. Three months later the first classes were offered. They were through the extension services of the University of Missouri, and the classes met in the same high school where the town meeting had occurred. But one year later, in the fall of 1938, the Joplin Junior College occupied its own building—a former high school building at Fourth Street and Byers Avenue. Joplin Junior College did not become a glorified high school. The students and faculty working together made it into one of the most respected junior colleges in the nation. Faculty challenged the students who in¬ spired the faculty, and together they established a tradition of excellence. Soon the people of southwest Missouri began to talk of the need for a four-year college built upon that tradition. There were public meetings and private meetings. There was support built among townspeople, and then among the residents of Jasper Coun¬ ty, and then among the residents of adjoining counties, and soon it was a movement among all of the counties of southwest Missouri, a movement which spread to the halls of the State Capitol in Jefferson City, and which culminated in the establishment of Missouri Southern College on a campus built on a former cattle ranch on the northeast edge of Joplin. Within years it was a fully-funded state institution known as Missouri Southern State College. Through the years of development, the names of many legislators and supporters have become synonymous with Missouri Southern State College. They are the ones who provided the college its base for operation and provided the buildings and the grounds and eventually the personnel. They were men and women of vision. But it always remained to the students and to the faculty and to the staff to provide the real College—the community of scholars pursuing the ideals of a college, the challenges that inspirational faculty give to students, the responses that dedicated students make to fac ulty, the constant interaction that goes on between scholars and professors, the give and take of those who have to create the true excellence a college must have, the ex¬ cellence of minds in action. Immediately following are 50 pages of highlights from 50 years of yearbooks, chronicling the growth of this college. For in 1987-88 we observe the 50th anniversar y of the College. In 1987-88 we celebrate those first 50 years of inspiration, dedication, challenges, and vision. We celebrate the first 50 years—A Great Beginning. Inspiration Owned by Mr. and Mrs. F.C. Wallower. the Mission Hilts Farm later became the site of the new Missouri Southern College campus. SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE c 1 I acutrv Standing Mr Humphrey. Mr Over. Mr Henning, Mr ( mil ter. Mi Sommer villi 1 . Seated Miss ( of] ec, Miss Met orniick. Miss |)nim 111 oinf. Mr Blaine I ibrary A busy cor mi oi the .limior (Mllege library, u hull is popular as a stmlv ball. Recital ion S be I h v S linker demonstrates tin proper methods to use in writing in I riglish ( om posit inn and Rhetoric I I a bora t or S m e elaborate concoctions come out ol the chemistry lab oratory. Students like this class, olten staving over time A view of the J u n i o r ( ullea ' e Building and the Entrance which recalls s o in a n y happy mem¬ ories. Page St Fun plus! Football Moat on parade. My kingdom for a pin! I rize winning Dramatics club, I In inert itnin t float. ( t fl n l hr in A little game of bridge at the Waldorf. Meandering in the halls. ' ‘Bubble” dancers? Super-salesman Scoville makes a sale. Mr. Elliott and Mr. ( ' milter wait for Homecoming parade to start. Box polo plus good competition equals heap good time. Sn ' vi‘hl y-one { onId il be that funny? Where art thou going, my three pretty maids? Fly biuli Old Glory Gould ibis he tier fueher? Frog or man? ? It seems to me I’ve seen those two before. What form! Have a cream, Pulf? Tattle-tale Gray! Rug GuttirV session. Must be whispering sweet not flings. SIXTY 1IOHT i ' IheAe IdJe tJlanxvi MOR ION RADI ORD KiltvJ I Ml I AC I V KtIM Clll s I I K SMI I II Missing I I OVD I VON Missing Bl VI Rl Y SI I M R KtIM JOI KOI K Ml . I R Missing RICHARD M WII I IA MS KtIM JOHN NIC HOI s KtIM HOB O Bl R I Kitted IU)h I 1st 11 KtIM i I AY JAM! S Kit ltd ROtiCR I t DO Alt Missing You don ' i sa v ' ' o V illHMp 1 Him p B i y. I ml Lin. Just lit s’ 1 ' Ruby, h in Ton you 1 Two birds of a feather. Sleep Walkers. Cornered again ' ' Black market. no doubt. Burr, it s cold. Her (’rowning Glorv. Charley $ keeping us informed. I en,i Horn Stines. I he Catacombs of the fox. I eel mg Ni Pain Si bearer Rapnm I he I brec Kocktices Homework ' A gang o goons, 4 1 car amt college. Irish I es Are Smiling Buddy Buddy K ihis course required5 Si ricrl v I � soi Veteran ' s Organization Mi:MBl:RS IrviiiK Andrews Bob Knn ' l l jrl hjvi lifoijir Landrnh John Be r run A! 1 tvin Jimmy ButIrr E rank 1 ud«ig ( JiJjn lirrk Hjv Mfjduf Warren at ton Krnnrth Murphy Tommy Dalton 1 nier MuuJcmaji Pres idem Jerry 1 ) a vi t Ink Parker l oin Dttworth Bob Dunn Bud Pawley Jack Pftug Vice-President Jlck 1 O ' ,ll 11 it Alan Pn Leung Secretary Hr bn lev Awttn Pk to ring Bill Cjrigvby t bjilri pt u it Fred ILimm Kenneth Powell- Treasurer kitfnc Hardy 1 turd Prnrtl Ijfnr Ha tinny % t lyify 1 l.i w Ivy Melvin Prrwett Kob Kay Rarllff Sergeants at Arms Nea 1 I I. ad Robert Hidoiquf Harold Jhgginc l.erald Row Spur Bill Hurd I ce Shadwirk Tuiniin Jeff coll brink Stump L: d J ohmun Jack Short John Kaplirm Bill Soathard Anthonv Kawab Wayne Minify Kfnrteih Keeling Joe Key Mrlwn Tbamat Ha redd I hump com Jimmy Wilton Ivan Ktmniel John Km month GH 1CHRS William Grigsby Tom Ditworth Neal 1 lead Wayne Stanley 1948 CROSSROADS QUEEN Miss Nancy Muss was crowned Crossroads Queen fur 10 IS at the most impressive and colorful ceremony of the year at the Scottish Kile Temple, Friday night, February 127 . Miss Moss was escorted to the throne by her manager, Pick Sayers, The names of the Queen and her attendants were kept secret until the moment immediately preceding the coronation. A forma! dance followed the coro¬ nation. Miss Nancy Moss tor.. candidates and escorts, Itfi t« right: Christine Krueger, Jack Davidson. Janet Spiegel, Hob Wiggins, DorC Millin ' . Harold Thompson, Qneeu Nancy Moss, An- Ihony K assah, Dick Sayers, Hal Richardson, Francos Newell, Jack Short, Kathleen CenrnaL IMPORTANT MILESTONES first Row —t 1 I One 1 wo 1 hree Lour Our dieecteadets practice a new routine led by Mrs Dowtur Bobby Ann and Joe hnd life solution to a math problem that Miss McCormick has treated. i U Mis 11jiff and Dean Bryant discuss the problems of the day Suntni Rim (ll Mbs Stone Di Steviek and Mr, Lansford are cafeteria bound. 1 ) hi the final aiixiJesis, it ' s Mr Irwin ' s government class, two to one. I h t hear strange voices. Could it be Marge and Miss Sieininger during a dictation period third Roll- ll Double feature Boles and McCIvniond in Registration Day ( 2 Bob Campbell and Rex gel an extra lesson in hnglisb 3 itcrature Irom Miss ollev. I J 1 here s nothing like a stall meeting of Chart leaders . Marilyn. Bon and I oretta . . to get the paper on its way fourth Roll -ill Mass Drummond tests her eves while checking test paper’ I ■- I V.o. Maiv .iml Milo discuss the spring plav with Mr Hill ( t An after class algebra lesson courtesy Miss Selves settles a number of problems lor Kenny and Bill ye a t f MrJ !n typing class ytm Ll hem n cmi-hmt pecking fur these pii l urt diligent workers. In Hotnny we enjoy study ing the parts of plants with microscopes, A new addition to one department is the “Dutchess,” the skeleton in the corner. in Analytic Geometry we realty have to work haul. We surely enjoy watching Miss McCormick do the problems on the hoard. i. Male nurses 2. Heater hard at work making up the cast for ' The Winslow Boy 3. Mere] and Clyde Are you guys selling or eating Kappa candy? 4. A dance at J j.C .. swell crowd 5, Carolyn about to be elected, 6 Ed, Linda and Mickey, the heads of the Crossroad . 7, A wonderful coach, a swell fellow, Phyllis waiting for Jayne. 9 Janie Chancy, our student body president and a good one 10. The orator, Larry Dunham. IL Homeconv ing parade 12. Robert Cox, one ol the school ' s out stand ' mg athletes. 13, The beauty of the school, 14 I bet this blaine hall Bessie Bay, Edna Hart, Stella 1 IiiddlrsiuM, manager of cafeteria. The Lions Den, in the basement of Blaine Hall, proves to be a great - place for some good bridge games. The cafeteria is on the second floor of Blaine Hall. yfejjjp b- IS? NIGHT CLASSES . . . A little learning is .1 dangerous thing. Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring I Hh|u itny art n t I low t ' dujvr Kihv i king mu rivorJ i ,itvhil i uvl ul, f,iiHi- I ' nfti. nmt ,ii KI.hih ft.ill Kcgl� (l4tlon J.ty proNilllH Snnli i ' r tht birdie Sir Jown and ivl.u I in y mu i hi ihi kiiig i-va dm h « k I ! he College PI.ivers present MR PIM [’ASSI ' S BY A. A. Milne A ( anedv m Throe Acts Pictured loii u right; Mr Pirn (Joe Roche), Anno (Marian Herrin), George Mar Jon (Huaii. Hunt). Olivia Maiden ((’arolyn Sue Luton). Brian Strang- ([Livid Gilhreth), l ady Marden (Maxine Henderson), l )mah (Pat Scutf) College Players The a,hove production, directed h; Milieu Brietzke, brought something now to Joplin in the way of sugrng theatre- iti the round The play was staged in the center of the auditorium fl or with the audience seated on elevated platforms on ill lour sides ot the playing area In essence, the audience constituted the tour walls ol the drawing room where the play was set Act a made their entrances and exits amidst the audience The rr r-th and � uth ends of the audit urn mi were brought in by burlap covered flats which served os a resounding board and a false ceiling helped to enclose the room. The audiences ware intrigued with the intimacy achieved by the physical arrangement of the production- They were delighted by the situation comedy and with the sparkling performances. Life With Jo Juco Our Voting Power Sluiii ' iil Senate Officers Do they really have garner an l snowball fights in college? ! REMEMBER THIS YEAR Bty Ribbon Finalitr. The fashionable Beta ' s, Crossroad ' s staff members hard on hall decorations t ,«= v ' Heat Vm t bust ' em that ' s our custom. pfGRE KOI S. WOOD Sll|M’l illll-tllli-Ml nf Sl ' hniilt ' K mn Anderson, Janice Hammer John Simmons, Charlene Pt irt . I js.i t niwturd, David Owen, M.irdyn Blatter, Helen Coombs, James Goodnight, Robert Jewell, Sheila Gilbert, Kay Pearson, Millie Blankenship. Marilyn Curtis. Doris Dotson C O EDITORS Marilyn Blatter and Helen Coombs . lit S1NPSS MANAGER Jim Goodnight During its twenty four years, J he ( hart newspaper has provided experience in journalism for many stu¬ dents. The Chart publishes twelve issues annually at regular intervals. The sponsor is Miss Clcetis Head Ice, BOARD OF TRUSTEES FRED HUGHES President THOMAS K. TAYLOR Vice-President NOTH U M. MATTHEWS Secretary Ml LI 5 H. ANDERSON Tren surer I Non-Member I L. R, REYNOLDS. JR. GENE rut ()U KLVIN 11 MM F I In May of 1 61. the voters ul Jasper (minty math higher ciluralion available in more students by J ,N n r Junior College under the direction of a.I v hoard of trusters, Fun the sehool became ja-f.t-r Cnunh Junior College. plans were formulaU i tl ln •� « ■ Mission Mills as the sit.- for an enlarged ranijjtis it Ji I hr dialer of administration, Hot S. Wootl Siijiriinh ' nidnit of Joplin Schools, no longer Mav.d as president of llir college A plarpic was pi i‘settled in I’resident W ood at llir 1964 junior college roiiiinriiri-iiifiit on reeogitiDon of his twenty years of outstanding service. r j 25 Steven DeAlmeida Majoting in psychology, Steven is president of SNKA. He is n inenibei of Phi Theta Kappa and Suinmei (lahincl. Victor DeAlmeida Nielor plans to entei the medical prof«-don. He is a member of Phi flietu Kappa. OUTSTANDING STUDENTS The sophomores recognized on these pages have consistently main¬ tained high scholastic averages during their two years in college. They have distinguished themselves in their respective fields of interest. Each faculty member nominated three students from his department. The list of nominees was submitted to the faculty and the twelve outstanding students were chosen by secret ballot. September Activities Include Mission Hills Estate Straining within the confines of our mid town cam¬ pus, we keep an anxious eye on our new Mission Hills campus where progress ' is the word. Both students and faculty talce advantage of man n house and pool facil fall mixers and recep tions. Class election posters blossom in our halls from floor to ceiling breaking past records for square-yard¬ age and imagination. t Q2 MSC Given Approval for MSSC Right: Students lunching with reprovr t1 ■■ - r . f North Cen¬ tral Association during its in¬ spection of new facilities early in the spring. Far right: Dream hcome true 1 ’CON S R A D U LAT IONS are in order. 11 US ' Right: Hal a - 11 -■ wl have made progreii possible. Far right: L- I ' i ' li and Dear C‘- tf ■ accept gifts given them by MSC faculty at a celeb following the news of accreditation by North Central. 4 S Library Expands Faci Dori Option Students find new facilities as microfilm readers, listening lab, curriculum library, larger collections of both books and periodi cals and greatly expanded study area are much in evidence at Spiva Library. Four librar¬ ians have been added: a cafaloger, a circula¬ tions librarian, periodicals librarian, and an orders librarian. Increased use of the library is evident Circulation often approaches 250 books a day and during morning rush hours students liter¬ ally fill the library. 168 50 A FR 0-A merican Society The A fro -American Society was organized to promote interest in African culture and to stimu late inter-action among its members. Group shot, First row, I to r: Art Pullum. Wilson Ogun bode, t ied Hatfield. Ray Bayse, Terron Jackson Second row: Greg Smith. I averne Piggee Hdith Powell. Wanda Brown, Horace Jackson, Tom Causey, third row: Icon Spencer. David Jordan, I cRoy Bow ie Clockwise: Officers Ray Bay sc. Pres. Wilson Ogun bode. Vice Pres. Fdith Powell, Sec. Group Shot: Intra-Mural BaskeibaJl team, first place u inner The College was notified March 3.1 1971 of the granting of full accreditation hy the North Central at flu Animal meeting of the Association held hs ( Jiicago. A number of dis¬ tinguished personalities spoke to students during the year including Senator Stuart Symington, Senator Eugene McCarthy, and Attorney General John I hut forth , Full Accreditation More Buildings Student Action People flouoi North CentraJ Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Commencement exerciser for 331 graduates was held Saturday, May 29, in the College Field House with Dr Jack L Cross, Executive Secretary of the Missouri Commission on Higher Education, serving as Com¬ mencement speaker, Dennis Weaver of film and television fame was presented the first Distinguished Alumni Award } I NA1A CHAMPS Row 1: T. Calwhile, T. Starks. J LaBlank, R, Barnes, J. Frazier, S. Hamilton. K. Stracke, D. S, Ewans. E Wuch. Row 2: M. Cole, J, Watson, T. Jackson, R Harding, J. Varns. R Fidfer, B Korner. D. Pendergrass. K. Howard, flow 3: L Williams, S, Ward, M. Mitchell, L, Hill, K. Anders. P, Sallee, 0. Efird, R. Hall, C. Hendricks Row A M Wilson, J Balentine. M. Galbraith, J Duda. J. Busalacki, N Alkire, M, Mourglia, F Gnerlich, R Mcfleynotds. Row 5; D Guier, S Kealoha, R. Mocker, J Wolverton. L. Cameron. B. Busken, D. L, Evans, H Moyer, D. Dodd The Big Mean Green got it all together not only for an undefeated season, but also a National Championship. Jim Frazier’s Lions earned the right to play in the play-offs by a number one rating in the NAIA Division II and a 10-0 record. Defeating Doane College of Doane, Nebraska in the semi-finals, the Lions went on to defeat Northwestern College of Orange, Iowa in an exciting, down-to-the-wire bailgame. The offense, led by senior quarterback Hay Harding and supported by -two returni ng running backs and a superbly talented offensive line, out- scored their opponents in an average of 29-7 points a game. It was a balanced offensive with Harding passing 192 yards plus 170 yards rushing per game. Harding threw 9 touchdown passes and completed 47.4% during the regular season, Lydell Williams, a freshman, added a new dimension to the Lions’ at¬ tack as a longrange scoring threat. The Gang, as the defense unit named itself, did an outstanding job as they held opponents to 7 points a game. The defensive line and linebackers proved to be brutal and savage in their execution of opposing quarterbacks and runners. The defensive backs did their share of hitting and still managed to hold the passing attack of the opponent to 85 yards per game, intercepting 23 passes and allowing only one long TD pass to be thrown against them all season long. Football 25 Construction . Indents at V1SSC hccume familiar with earth moving machinery ami workers in hard hats as construction proceeded on a 2000 seal auditorium anil a stadium com- | lc . I hc.se pictures show the work as it progressed. The architect s drawings of the buildings are shown on the in¬ side cover of this hook. Jr. 5 . L ! d k .= June 26, 1975 Full Four Year Funding April 1975-March 1976 Widening of Newman Road 105 Board of Regent -Tru tee BOARD OF REGENTS-TRUSTEES On July 1, 1977 the unique bi-level organization ot Missouri Southern State College came to an end with full State fun¬ ding for both the Senior and Junior College levels a reality. The Junior College assets were turned over to the State, and the Board of Regents appointed by Gover¬ nor Joseph Teasdale became the sole governing body of the institution. Fred G Hughes Regent Trustee Jerry E Welts Regent-Trustee Carolyn McKee Regent-Trustee Don Roderique Regent William Schwab. Jr Regent The Board of Trustees which were elected to govern the Junior College District will continue to function only to levy the taxes to retire the bonds which built the campus. When those bonds are retired in 1986, the Trustees will be dissolved. Arthur Kungle, Sr Trustee Donald R Patterson Trustee Elvin Ummel T r us tee Leon C. Biilingsly 1925 - 1978 A Df. Leon C Biilingsly. the only person to serve as Presi¬ dent of Missouri Southern State College, died suddenly of a heart attack on Saturday. November 25, 1978. He was 53 For fourteen years he had served as president of the college which under his leadership had grown from a one building junior college to a four-year state college on a 300 acre campus. He was the right man at the right time for MSSC. Although he was only 39 years old when he Q assumed the presidency, his leaching and administrative experience coupled with his sound business acumen and solid common sense provided him with the tools to meet the challenges of building a college. Or. Biilingsly had left home at 16 to join the Navy because There was no employment for young people where I was I lived south of Springfield on a farm and . young people had to leave the community to find work. After traveling four years in the service, he began his college education at Southwest Missouri State University a in Springfield He had traveled to many countries during his Navy duty including Australia. India, Japan. Africia and the Phi II ip pines. I saw many good places to live. he had said, but nothing that compared to the U S Were for¬ tunate to live here With all our faults, this is still the best place to live We have a good system of public education, the privilege of voting for those who will govern us and of objecting to those officials who don ' t do their job right, our standard of living is higher—things which are common here are a luxury elsewhere.” Dr. Biilingsly graduated from SMS with degrees in political science and biology and enough physical educa¬ tion to coach, which he did for two years at Golden City. Mo While teaching there and at Lamar, he completed his Master of Science at Pittsburg State University, beginning his administrative career as Superintendent of Schools at Golden City He then held the same position at Pleasant Hill, became Director of the Laboratory Schools at PSU, and after completing his Doctor of Education degree at the University of Arkansas, became Dean of the Joplin Junior College in 1961 In 1963 he became President of Kellogg College in Battle Creek Michigan for one year, returning to the presidency of MSSC (then Jasper County Junior College) in 1964, For the next fourteen years. Dr Biilingsly dealt with the pressures, disappointments, challenges and triumphs of establishing MSSC as an outstanding four-year college His abilities in dealing with legislato rs in Jefferson City, college administrators around the state, and civic and business leaders at home were in large measure respon¬ sible for the college’s growth and success. Dr Biilingsly had stated in an interview, This job has a certain amount of pressure. There are times when you can ' t just leave it at the office. However, the benefits far outweigh the problems. I like it—no, I love it. or I wouldn ' t be here now The value of a liberal arts education is, first of all, you can never fake await from a person what he lias learned. And that makes for a better person, whether the it ever get a job or not. The primary role of a college president is leadership .. , exercised both on and off campus. l eadership is for the college of MSSC. ' building support telling the story Living on campus has always been part of student life here at Southern. It becomes an even bigger operation with the construction of the five new two story residence halls The halls are coed with the exception of Hall B fall women) and Hall C (all men) and with up to five people housed in the apartment like units. This year it was only necessary to house four people per unit The apartments contain a large livlngroom (two chairs, sofa, two end la hies, and a coffe table) a corner partition fa fu¬ ture kitchen) and a bath. Every unit has its own mailing address and the road is Sarcoxie Trail, Each residence hall has a Student Assistant that is available at all times Hall B contains the for the new residence students. bfdroom Rnjhi H ill WUrtHim CVnl j ru?w tetidence ImII A h.urtullmg vt-yyion m Webtlet I l.iil recreation and laundry rooms uy umIimi hall IV In j III DEBATE: 1ST IN STATE, 3RD IN NATION MEET PI ACE WVsi rn Illinois 4 Johnston Community Oklahoma Chmlain i b Nntr% Dame 2 Gnlral Mism«uh 1 4 Umv nt Te as, Arlington l Central Mai Oklahoma 1 F ' lUshtlltt M.lli 1 1 3 uithu rsti ' rn Wrnfu ' ltL 28t4 STATE TOURNEY Senior Division 1 Junior Division 3 h Kappa Della., Gatling, tn a Row. I |I h R| Ana Back. lark W ' hmI ' v. Mm Mt uufith Mitch Savage, Tarn Bays. Amy WifI kW iii Michel T -.li, lulu Sturm, Dick Finton, Dana Fiur-sf Ttu? 1981 debate team proved their might by confronting such giants as Notre Da me and Pittsburg State to capture first place in state competition and third in the nation This out si and ing record was compiled by a team comprised mostly of freshmen. The team worked while having fun, stated sponsor Dick Finton. r 3 ? Lady Lions Second in Nation . . . Win 23 games, most in history of Southern I Ihe Lady Lions led by senior Pam Brlsby finished their season in second place in the nation The lions lost the championship game in Kansos City. Missouri to Southwestern Oklahoma, who tin Ished their season undefeated The Lions made it into the championship game by defeat ing Charleston west Virginia in the quarterfinals and then slip ping by Berry College in the semi-finals During the tournament senior Pam Brisby broke the national scoring and rebounding tourna ment record She was also named to the first learn ali-ameri can squad and also the all-tour nament first team Pam broke Southern s all time scoring record which was previously held by Patti Killion Brisby scored 775 points this season which is the most ever by a Southern player male or female Pam averaged over 20 points a game Co-Cap tain Brenda Pitts was awarded the NAIA Hustle Award ot the tournament Brenda was selected as second team all-tournament guard Pitts led the team In assists with 57 The other starters included ju nior Linda Castillon who averaged 14 points per game and hit 77% of her tree throw at tempts lo lead the Lady Lions Senior Lisa Mitchell who was th other Co-Coploin averaged points and 7 rebounds pp game Janelda Dvorak, a junir college transfer, averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds per coi test This was Coach Jim Phillips fir? year at Southern He turned !h« Lions into a winning teom thi season with the Lady Lions w ning 23 games Jim was name ' District 16 Women’s Coach of th Year r ie tody l tons taise then aims in a sho ot spint Foltoirin his introduction to the faculty unit press. Dr Leon and his wife Vildan share the excitement on the day he teas officially namctl President of Missouri Southern i (Opposite page, top) Tim Dry public affairs director for MSTV, instructs camera operators, (Opposite page, lar left) Richard Massa, head of the communications department, watches from the control room (Above) College President Julio Leon is interviewed by Dave Grif¬ fith for Southern Per spec- live. ' (Left) Dave Griffith host of inside Sports, in¬ terviews baseball coach Warren t urner (center) and Steve Luebber (right) of the San Diego Padres, M ST V In its 2nd year: The honors program at Missouri Southern encourages excellence hy pro viding special opportunities and changes for exceptional student We’ve found that some above average students have become bored with the cir riculum at Southern T said Dr Steven Gak director of the program “Our pro gram is designed to challenge the best students The honors program has helped me to expand my academic frontiers, said Trey Moeller, an honors student This challenge is matched with the op port unity to work in an environment that i s fun, exciting, and intellectually deman ding Students find that being in class with other honors students helps them to fur ther intellectual ability and academic sue cess Those within the honors program at Southern are expected to strive for academic excellence Within the honors program is a number of special sections of courses designated as honors sections of existing courses, and other honors courses are formed concerning special topics that are not in the existing curriculum The honors program offers a broader range and a larger variety of subjects for discussion, said Steve Thomas, an honors student li presents a challenge and introduces new ideas The program at Southern is affiliated with the National Collegiate Honors Council, and all honors students have the opportunity to participate in activities of this organization The honors program at Southern began in the fall of 1984. Since that time, the program has served as a general asset to the College and has raised the academic standards at Southern The program has attracted over 50 students In order to be eligible for the program, a student must have a composite score on the ACT of 27 or above or have a high school grade point average of 3,5 or above 1 etters of recommendation and an interview with the director of the honors program are usually added requirements Any full time student admitted to the honors program will receive a four year renewable scholarship that covers tuition, book rental fees, and student activities Hie financial assistance is an incentive whk h is designed to attract students who otherwise might not come to Southern The honors program is the most im portant and has been the most successful academic program on campus, said t Sale Honors program challenges MSSC’s exceptional students iAhovc) Members of the honors program pose for a group picture (Left) Dr Steven Gate, director of the honors program Clockwise from top right! Debra Holtsman cheers the Lions on at Drury Chris ' Ibggle (No 40) breaks loose for a slam dunk against the Panthers. Southern takes the nets down after the 85 S4 win Higgle and Marvin Thwnsend celebrate the victory Photos byJoAnn Hollis Celebration 58 CELEBRATION ■ his was the year of Celebration. Missouri Southern State College marked 50 years as an institution of higher learning. We called it “A Great Beginning.” From a gigantic birthday party in front of the Student Center as we said “Good Morning, America, ’ to a Golden Memories Celebration, to surprise parties, concerts, reunions, even more, we recognized the years preceding. We celebrated the inspiration of the founding father; the dedication of staff, faculty, students, alumni, townspeople; t he vision of leaders; and the challenge of the future. It was, indeed, a great beginning, but only a beginning that we celebrated. More than anything we pointed to the future and we did so with pride. Perhaps pride was really the theme of the year—the pride we had for the past and the present, and the pride with which we look to the future. Pride was evident in the support the College received throughout the year. Pride was evident in the accomplishments of the year by faculty and students. Pride was evident in the national attention the College received. Missouri Southern was 50 this year. And we’ve only just begun! CELEBRATION 59 I I Performing at the International Piano Competition and Festival was Ramzi Yassa (top and right), a French-Egyptian pianist, and Brent Runnels (above), who competed in the senior division. 60 PIANO CONCERT Piano concerts come to College A s one of the first special events for Missouri Southern’s 50th anniversary, Clive Swansbourne presented a piano concert on Thursday, Sept, 10. The 8 p.m. concert by the assistant professor of music was held in the Taylor Performing Arts Center, Admission was free. The program had a variety of composers, including works by Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, Schoenberg, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky. Swansbourne, who came to the College in 1986, has per¬ formed over 150 concerts in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States, including two performances at Carnegie Hall Swansbourne, a winner of gold, silver, and bronze medals in last years International Piano Recording Competition, did per¬ form as a guest artist in San Francisco, Washington, DC,, Boston, and St. Louis. He also made a Paris debut and performed on Great Britian ' s BBC radio network. An International Piano Competition and Festival was held at Southern in May The competition attracted applicants from 14 states and eight foreign countries. Twenty-one pianists performed in the senior division competition. Eight of the competitors had been finalists in other national and international piano competi¬ tion, The festival featured recitals by four guest artists and a con¬ cert by the competition winners. Angela Cheng, a Canadian- born pianist, opened the festival. Ramzi Yassa, a French-Egyptian pianist, performed during the week, also. Receiving a standing ovation was Clive Swansbourne (above), who presented a piano concert in Taylor Auditorium on Sept, 10. Angela Cheng, a Canadian-born pianist, performed at the International Piano Festival in May 1987, PIANO CONCERT 61 Graduation ’87 Tony Wilson, president of the Campus Activities Board, and Stu¬ dent Senate President Terri Honeyball lead (below) members of the faculty to Fred Hughes Stadium, Photo by Sean Vanslyke. w Jl a I Milton Brietzke, director of theatre, received (left) the Outstanding Teacher of a Freshman Class award at commencement. Photo by Me fame Hicks. Graduates anxiously await (below) the conferring of their hard-earned degrees. Doris Elgin, associate professor of nursing, was honored (left) with her selection as the 1987 Outstanding Teacher. Photo by Sean Vansfylce. GRADUATION 63 “Dr. Leon has caused a renaissance at Missouri Southern. His efforts have broadened the cultural horizons of the students, faculty, and the community.” — Dr. James R. Jackson Professor of Biology Receiving a set of commemorative pewter on behalf of Missouri Southern was Vivian Leon. Limited pieces of pewter were sold during the anniversary year. Photos by Larry Meacham. Student Senate President Terri Honeyball and College President Julio Leon dedicate a sign (below) honoring Missouri Southern’s 50th anniversary. The sign was erected during the summer. Dr. Leon is the heart of Missouri Southern. His deep sense of pride in this school seems to rub off of everyone. 1 think this has been, and will continue to be, the key factor in the success and growth of our college, —Terri Honeyball Student Senate President -1 64 PRESIDENT LEON Celebrating Missouri Southern ' s 50th anniversary, College President Julio Leon and son Nathan (above) lead Missouri Southern students and faculty in waving hello to “Good Morning, America ” Leon and Student Senate President Terri Honeyball (top) together cut an anniversary cake at the picnic. Photos by Seen Vhns yfce. A special ceremony at Missouri Southern (right) honored the US. Constitution, w His predecessors were the architects, Julio Leon is the landscaper, the interior decorator, the set designer, the one who’s adding the finishing touches, creating the en¬ vironment, and making the buildings and grounds into a College , n —A Department Head PRESIDENT LEON 65 W ! Spring Sports ’87 Base-stealing threat Jim Kreissler (right) dives back safely into first base in the Lions ' district tournament game against Culver-Stockton. Kreissler had 12 stolen bases on the year. Photo by Melanie Hicks. Hours of sitting and watching (right) make up the life of a baseball player. Photo by Sean Vartslyke. Senior Don Thayer (below) demonstrates the pit¬ ching form that helped the Lions post a 38-22 record and earn a second straight trip to the NAIA World Series in Idaho, Photo by Melanie Hicks. ■■■Hi High-fives are in order (above) as the Lions celebrate another big play during a memorable season. Photo by Seon Vbns yke. 66 SOFTBALL BASEBALL You make the call! Pam Mayfield (above) slides to avoid the tag of a diving Northeastern State catcher. Photo by JoAnn Hollis. Lady Lions first baseman Carey McGinnis (left) attempts to snare a high throw as Cheryl Shelby watches. Photo by JoAnn Hollis . SOFTBALL BASEBALL 67 Performing a lip-sync to “Nasty” was Marvin Townsend (right). Photo by Mark Mulik. Singing a special number at the Talent Show was David Kirksey (bottom). Winning second place in the group competi¬ tion was the Pershing Rifles (below). 68 TALENT SHOW Members of Lambda Beta Phi sorority perform (below) a comedy routine at the annual Talent Show competition. Entering the Talent Show competition were the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority (above) and members of the Missouri Southern baseball team (left). Photos by Sean Vans yfce. I jm t i?!f ff l u TALENT SHOW 69 Happy Birthday Students and faculty gathered for a picnic (above) on Aug. 31—a day Missouri Southern taped a greeting for “Good Morning. America ’ One of the guest speakers at the College ' s 50th anniver¬ sary celebration was Sen. Richard Webster (left). OD MORNING AMERICA 71 J Homecoming ’87 ===== Congratulations are in order for Katrina Todd (above) from Student Senate President Terri Honeyball. Todd is escorted by fiance Dan Fowler (right) at halftime of the Southern foot’ ball game. Photos by Allen Stinebrook. 74 CROWNING COOKOUT Memories were relived (left) as Edith Lundien- Mays, the 1937 Homecoming queen, and her court were re-crowned by Terri Honeyball. Pop musician Gene Cotton (below) performed at the cookout. Students gather near the biology pond for the Homecoming cookout Photos by j4 en Stinebrook. CROWNING C OOKOUT 75 Golden Memories Dance r After winning the Missouri Southern Talent Show, Cindy Sigler (left) repeated her performance at the Golden Memories Celebration. Drawing free caricatures (bottom center) was Nic Prising, . GOLDEN MEMORIES DANCE 77 = Football Photos bp: —Allen Stinebrook — Sean Vbrcs y ce Tailback Eric Wilson (above) struggles for extra yardage against Kearney State behind the blocking of Jim Probst (74) and Andy Millas (22), Wilson finished the game with 123 yards on 15 carries. Quarterback Addie Gaddis (far right) looks for running room with the help of backs Brian Deem (35) and Bill Wofford (21) in the Lions 38-13 Homecoming win over Fort Hays State, Gaddis rush¬ ed 19 times for 232 yards and scored three times to earn both national and conference player-of-the-week honors. Frustrating was the word most often used to describe the fortunes of the 87 editon of the Lions and Head Coach Rod Giesselmann (right). 78 FOOTBALL ¥ Receiver Donley Hurd (top) breaks a big play vs. Fort Hays State, Cheers erupt from the bench (right) as the Lions celebrate another in their rousing 3843 Homecoming victory over Fort Hays State. Halftime Homecoming finalists (above) were (sitting): Katrina Todd and Karen Hill and (standing): Paige Stansberry, Teresa Merrill, Rebekah Williams, Jackie Johnson, Meredith Moylan, and Eurika Uto. Todd was elected queen. 80 HALFTIME Watching the Lion Pride Marching Band perform is Stephanie Davis (left), freshman drum majorette. Honored at halftime of the Homecoming football game was Ray Harding (below), who was inducted into the Missouri Southern Athletic Hall of Fame. HALFTIME 81 Fall Sports ’87 82 VOLLEYBALL SOCCER . Successful seasons were enjoyed by both the soccer Lions and volleyball Lady Lions this season, thanks to the play of such players as (clockwise from top right): senior Jeff Tow, freshman Mike Prater (20), freshman Marian Hatten and soph¬ omore Kim Anderson (X4) t senior Shelly Hodges Garr (4) and junior Gail Gilmore, (9) and senior Eddie Horn (5) Photos by Sean Vanslyke. SOCCER VOLLEYBALL 83 ■ Special memorial honors veterans I n an effort to acknowledge all the veterans of the United States Armed Forces, construction of a special memorial began at Missouri Southern. Ground-breaking ceremonies were held on Veteran ' s Day, Nov. 11, at the College. u The memorial represents strength, said Larry Meacham, staff writer for the public information office and a veteran. “It is for all of those before us, those serving now, and those in the future Meacham said he was not being pessimistic about ' future war veterans, but said “there will always be war Steve Bryant, accounting major (USAF), Bob Thomas, law enforcement major (USN) , Matt Matthews, instructional TV coor¬ dinator (USA-Ret), Sue Murray, psychology major (USAF), and Meacham all worked to establish the memorial. Mrs. Harry Gockel had offered Southern a pile of old bricks from the old Joplin Junior College “if they are put to good use.” The bricks found their home in the memorial. ' The bricks give another great inportance to the memorial,” said Thomas. “They tie the old to the new” The first money donated to the memorial fund “ironically” came from two foreign students. Meacham was working late and stopped to talk with the foreign students who were also working late in the cafeteria. He explained the project, and they both made donations. Meacham said it was “touching.” Wishing to build the memorial in an appropriate place, Meacham was pleased when the offer came to use the flagpole triangle. The memorial is not limited to veteran visitors,” said Thomp¬ son. “It is a place for all to visit” Breaking ground on Nov. 11 for the veteran ' s memorial at Southern (top) were Bernice Gockel, Julio Leon, Ed Bourassa, Bob Thomas, Sue Murray, John Tiede, and Matt Matthews. Giv¬ ing the command for a 21-gun salute (above) is Cadet Sergeant Major Evie Kendall. Photos by Sean Vanslyke. p, Working on the quilt (top) are Karen Wilson, Arlene Nash. Pat Martin, Bertha Smith, Miriam Morgan, Dorothy Kolkmeyer, Patty Crane, and Linda Hender¬ son, All are secretaries, except for Smith, Secretaries finish anniversary quilt D onating lunch hours over a three-month period, a committee of College secretaries completed a 50th anniversary quilt, which was raffled off in May 1988. Pat Martin, secretary to the dean of arts and sciences, was quick to point out the amount of time that more than 30 secretaries at Southern spent on it, “Our lunch hours were donated to the quilt for about three months” she said. Several of us went over to the alumni building to work on it at noon, we devoted evenings after work to it, and some even worked on Saturdays .” Miriam Morgan, secretary to the vice president for business affairs, was one of the many secretaries who worked on Saturdays. “It took us only a short time to decide to make the quilt” she said. We wanted to create something that would still be here at the 100th anniver¬ sary of the College” The queen-size quilt was created from individual blocks sewn together, attached to a backing, and then quilted by hand. Hand quilting is a time- consuming process, even when 30 people are working on it, The secretaries who wanted to help with the quilt were asked to design and execute their individual blocks by any needlework technique they wanted to use” said Morgan. The resulting blocks not only dislpayed a wide range of needlework, in¬ cluding cross-stitch, applique, and other embroidery, but are also diverse in their content, showing the imagination of the maker. Proceeds from the raffle were placed in a scholarship fund by the secretaries ' committee. QUILT 85 Theatre Blanche ' s asthma attack concerns Eugene, Laurie (Melissa Cytron), Nora (Sandra Stokes), and her sister, Kate (right), Eugene ponders (bottom) life his family, the New York, sex, and the New York Yankees, Waiting for her date to arrive, Blanche (Janet Kemm) is complimented on her outfit (below). Portrayed by Todd Yearton. Jack lectures his son, Stanley, (Rob Luther) as Eugene (Todd Webber) ponders puberty in his upstairs bedroom (left). Jack reads a letter (below) to the family that came from a relative in Poland. BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS 87 Musical program honors Constitution C ombining education and entertainment as a learning experience was the goal of ‘They Made a Constitutiona musical program honor¬ ing the bicentennial of the U S, Constitution, The program, which was performed at Missouri Southern on Nov. 10, was written and published by Dr. Gordon Myers, a retired music instructor from Trenton (N.JJ State College. Myers was a special guest of honor at the Colleges presentation. According to Dr. Allen Merriarm associate professor of communications, Myers is “considered a nationally-known expert on 18th century music ” Mer- riam organized the Southern presentation. “During the summers of 1969-70, I was awarded two Rockefeller Foun¬ dation grants to research vocal music composed and published in America before 1800, ' ’ said Myers. “The historic, musical play was titled Yankee Doo¬ dle Fought Here and was performed for childern in New Jersey for celebra¬ tions of the bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence. 11 According to Myers, the piece took him three months to complete. It was finally published in August 1987. The Colleges presentation involved 31 speaking parts performed by various individuals from the area. Several of the speakers were Southern faculty members and administrators. The Chora! Society, directed by Dr. A1 Carnine, provided the music for the program. i 1 88 CONSTITUTION Leading the Missouri Southern Choral Society is Dr. A1 Gamine (above) at the presentation of They Made a Constitution,” Reading a part from They Made a Constitution” is (left) Dr. Hal Bodon, professor of communications. Thirty other readers participated in the Nov. 10 program in Taylor Auditorium. Attending the musical program (below) were Richard Massa. head of the communications department, and Cleetis Headlee, retired faculty member. Photo by Sean Vbns yfce. CONSTITUTION 89 State representative Chuck Surface congratulates James Maupin (below) at the surprise dinner in the dean s honor i Maupin honored M any people have said that keeping a secret from James Maupin is nearly impossible. But his family, friends, and the faculty of Missouri Southern did just that and surprised the dean of technology with a dinner in his honor on Nov, 3, 1987. Maupin was told the dinner would be in honor of Bill Putnam, Jr., outgoing member of the Board of Regents. It was one of the most carefully-kept secrets I have ever been involved with.” said Maupin at the dinner. “I was totally surprised.” The evening, which was planned in accordance with Maupin ' s 65th birthday, was a testimonial to him for his years of service to the College. He is the longest tenured faculty member at Missouri Southern, joining the faculty of Joplin Junior College in 1955. He has progressed through the biology classrooms and laboratories to the position he now holds. Approximately 200 people were in attendance at what College President Julio Leon deemed an auspicious moment The quality of the junior college has been passed on to the four- year College,’ said Leon, “and it is people like Jim Maupin that formed that bridge.” Leon read the first of many proclamations hailing Nov. 4, 1987. as James K. Maupin Day in Joplin. Dr. Jim Jackson, professor of biology, said, He ujqs the biology department. He developed a department I’m proud to be a part of. Its a challenge for us to continue in his way.” Two of Southern’s 1987 outstanding alumni, Chuck Surface and Glen Barnett, testified that it was Maupin who persuaded them to stay in college when things were not going well. He symbolizes what Missouri Southern is today,” said Surface. Finally, after many stories—some kind, others tongue-in-cheek— Maupin had his say, 1 am extremely gratified, almost to the point of embarrassment,” he said. “I want to sincerely express my appreciation to all of you who have taken part in this. It is certainly rewarding, and I have certainly enjoyed it.” 90 MAUPIN Colleagues and friends honored James Maupin, dean of the school of technology, with a surprise dinner in honor of his 65th birthday on Nov. 3, Congressman Gene Taylor was present to wit¬ ness (above) the unveiling of a portrait in his likeness. The portrait, which hangs in Taylor Hall, salutes his years of service to the College, Senator John Danforth visited Missouri Southern (above and left) for a town meeting. DANFORTH TAYLOR 91 Reynolds Hall received a much needed facedift (above and right). Maintenance was kept busy during the year by cleaning the memorial gar den (below) and building a handicap- accessibility ramp (below right) Construction on the addition to Reynolds Hall continued throughout 1987 and into the early part of 1988. Construction on road ends after five months T o proclaim the end of nearly five months of construction and the re-opening of Duquesne Road, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Oct. 21, 1987, The construction project widened Duquesne Road from two lanes to four lanes. Although construction officially began in June 1987, work on the project actually started much earlier. The bridge over Turkey Creek was widened, several properties had to be purchased to provide right-of-way on the stretch of road, and telephone poles and power cables had to be removed. The project had been in the discussion stages for several years, but did not take form until late in 1985. The Joplin Special Road District, the Jasper County Commission, the village of Duquesne, and the state highway department all contributed. “It will help Southern and many neighborhoods north of the College that have suf¬ fered” said David Hertzberg, civil engineer for the city of Joplin, at the road’s completion. Rangeline Road was an alternative route to Southern for many students during the construction period. Some changes were made in the traffic light duration to accom¬ modate the increased traffic flow on that road. It may have seemed to some that the project took a long time, but according to Hert¬ zberg, the endeavor was “right on schedule. “They (members of the construction crew) are allotted a certain number of days to complete the project, he said. Early in 1988, the addition to Reynolds Hall was completed. The addition provides more laboratory, office, and classroom space for the science departments. Planning for a new building to house the communications and social science depart¬ ments also started during the year. CAMPUS GROWTH 93 Campus variety Is evident by a newly- constructed memorial garden (top), the serenity of the area near the biology pond (above), and the coming of the fall season (right). Photos by Seon Vbns yke, 94 AROUND CAMPUS I t Pi THE CHART Non-Profit Organization US, Postage PAID Permit No. 66 Joplin, MO 64801 Vol. 48, No. 11 Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, MO 6480M595 Thursday, Nov, 12 f 1987 Team recommends re-accreditation for College By Hob Smith lwtyl� ve Minige; A fter listing 30 “strengths and 13 “weaknesses” of Missouri Southern, a team from the North Central Association recommended continued ac¬ creditation for the College At an exit interview held yesterday morning. Dr. Jerry Calico tine, head of the live-mem her team, said it was recom¬ mending the maximum 10 year extension for Southern. The next comprehensive evaluation for the College will occur dur¬ ing the 1997-98 academic year. We should all give ourselves a pat on the back.” said College President Julio Leon, “Were a ]□_ ' 1 feel like Bo Derek.” Arriving in Joplin Sunday night, the ac¬ creditation team received assignments from Calientinti, then spent Monday and TUesday interviewing faculty and students and gathering data. Team members com¬ piled a list of the Colleges strengths and ’’weaknesses, and these were briefly read during yesterday ' s interview. Among the strengths listed were: ■All segments of the campus popula¬ tion of a relatively clear understanding of the mission of the College. ■ Faculty are well trained and educated in their discipline, and are loyal and supportive. ■The faculty and the administration understand their roles. There is good com¬ munication and very little friction be¬ tween the two. ■ Faculty salaries arc: excellent. ■The library is excellent. ■ Some departments, called “pillars of strength ” are remarkable ■ The College president provides “able, energetic’’ leadership. ■ A strong commitment to teaching is evident. ■The quality of faculty continues to improve. ■The community actively supports the College ■ The College provides many good cultural opportunities and activities for the community, including radio and television. ■ The continued growth of student enrollment enhances futtire possibilities. ■ The College has attractive a nd dean buildings ■The College has a strong honors program. ■ The re-organization of the Learning Center has proved beneficial to students, ■ The College responds to the national cry ' for assessment of student outcomes. ■The delivery of student services is effective, ■ The College provides a day-care center for the children of its students. ■The College president is a positive and dy namic force. ■ The computer center is well organized. “You can be awfully proud of those strengths because they cosier the gamut of the College, Calientme told the gather¬ ing of faculty and students. He said both lists contained some “overlap and duplica¬ tion” that would be “worked out in the team’s final report. Among the “weaknesses” listed were: ■Data from the placement office is sketchy, ■ The institution is not effectively us¬ ing its advisory committees. ■ There is a lack of focus in the desire to change the Colleges general education requirements. ■ The assessment of student outcomes seems to be confused The program needs a central coordinator and director. ■ Classroom and office space is needed for the art department. ■ Additional residence halls are needed. ■ Additional sabbatical leaves for faculty are desired, ■ Long-range planning needs to continue. ■ There is a lack of uniformity in facul¬ ty evaluation quest iemnaircs. Gallentine said the team will recom¬ mend that Southern submit a written report to the North Central .Association by Jan. 1, 1991, addressing progress made in its general education program, assessment of student outcomes program, and long- range planning. Leon, in an interview w ith The Chart, said he was pleased with the teams report, but thought it would list even more “strengths. 1 think we are a much better college than those 30 strengths,” he said. T was e-xpecting a much stronger endorsement in our leadership in assessment of out¬ comes,” Leon also took issue with some of the “weaknesses.” We all know that the placement office is in a state of transition “ he said They had trouble getting some data because Mrs. (Lorine] Miner was not there” Miner, the placement director, died Aug, 6. A search is currently being con¬ ducted to fill that position. Hegarding the lack of Focus in the desire to change the College’s general education requirements, Leon said the Academic P ease turn to eon, page 2 Good news came from the North Central Association on Nov. 11 when an accredita¬ tion team (below) announced that it was recommending the maximum 10-year ex¬ tension for Missouri Southern, College President Julio Leon (left) celebrated with faculty and staff members at a reception held at Twin Hills Country Club, Pictorial Cancellation Displaying the pictorial cancellation (right), which includes the Colleges 50th anniversary logo, are College President Julio Leon and Robert Hig¬ gins, member of the Board of Regents and former Joplin postmaster, A tem¬ porary post office, established at Missouri Southern on Oct. 27, issued the commemorative cancellations. Photo by Larry; Meacham . Jean Campbell, staff assistant for the 50th anniversary celebration, waits in line (above) to have her outgoing mail stamped with the special pictorial cancellation. Photo by Me anie Hicks. Speaking on Oct. 27 was John Griesemer, chairman of the Board of Governors for the US- Postal Service (above). 96 STAMP DAY Mark Ernstmann, host of “Southern Today,” interviews Sen. Richard Webster and former Sen. John Downs (above) for his MSTV program. The two legislators were honored Nov. 20 for their political work on behalf of the College. Photo bp Melanie Hicks. Association honors Webster, Downs H onoring those who helped make Missouri Southern a four-year insti¬ tution, the Jasper County Devel¬ opment Association held a banquet Nov. 20. 1987, at the Billingsly Student Center, Special guests included College Presi¬ dent Julio Leon and Judge Robert Warden, a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1960-66. Guests of honor were State Sen, Richard Webster (R-Carthage) and former State Sen. John Downs (D-St. Joseph). After the dinner Leon gave a short speech in which he expressed his apprecia¬ tion for all the JCDA has done for Southern, He also pointed out that after 18 years of being a four-year institution, Southern graduates are beginning to assume positions of leadership in the com¬ munity and the state. He then presented plaques to Warden; former state representative Robert Ellis Young, who was not present; former Gov. Warren Hearnes. who also was not pre¬ sent; Downs; and Webster, On each plaque was printed Missouri Southern State College in appreciation for invaluable support of the college in the Missouri General Assembly.” Next on the agenda was a discussion between Webster and Downs on some of the behind-the-scenes stories about the passage of the bill that made Southern a four-year institution. The two men sat in a couple of plush, high-backed chairs and reminisced the ear¬ ly 1960s when the future of Southern was unsure. Although the two men were on the op¬ posite sides of the political fence, their alliance was instrumental in making Southern a four-year institution. The talk was light-hearted and often in¬ voked laughter from those in the audience. The talk went over the underlying political feelings of the early 60s and what it took to make Southern what it is today. “This fellow, 1 was supposed to look out for because his left-wing tendencies got up and introduced a bill to make the junior college at St, Joe add two years, as a branch of the University of Missouri, ' ' said Webster. “I think that was you. John,” Yes,” said Downs. “I remember it just that way,” The two men got together on this idea and tried to push both schools through on the same piece of legislation. Dick well remembers. We passed the bill” said Downs. “But he (Gov. Dalton) didn’t have any vision at all and so he vetoed the bill. What were we to do then? The answer was to find a Governor who would support us.” After the 25-minute discussion was over, the audience, made up of business and civic leaders, gave the tw p o men a standing ovation. Next. JCDA president Mark Elliff gave recognition to some of the people in¬ strumental in putting the banquet together. He then presented a check for $1,000 on behalf on the JCDA to the College. DOWNS WEBSTER 97 Faculty Ball Members of the faculty (right) enjoy the conver¬ sation and hors d ' oeuvres. Photo by Melanie Hicks t I i i Dancing at the bat] are Barbara and Bill Herford (above, left). Vivian and Julio Leon find a minute to be alor Kobert Higgins and Janet Hill were impressive in their manuevers (above, right). Photos by Melanie Hicks. 98 FACULTY BALL ■V FACULTY BALL 99 Dedication New faculty at Joplin Junior College in 1964 included Annetta St. Clair, Ima Van Natter, Ron Toman, and Thomas Dunphy, Jr. SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE Bill Bentz, student regent, listens to the discussion, Terry James, president, ponders a suggestion mad at the Board of Regents meeting. James serves as Board president T erry James, president of the Board of Regents at Missouri Southern, has many reasons for his strong personal interest in the future of the College. Among them is the diploma he received from Southern in 1976, which is prominently displayed in his office at Cardinal Scale in Webb City. “I started on my degree in 1947 at Joplin Junior College,” James said. “Later 1 decided to go back for my bachelors degree in management and technology, which 1 received in 1976“ James said returning to college, as he did in the 1970s, caused him to become interested in the “non-traditional” student. 1 have a great deal of difficulty defin¬ ing a non-traditional student,” he said. “The College has always appealed to students other than recent high school graduates, and that has been one of its strengths,” In addition to receiving his bachelors degree from Southern. James took the professional engineering exam, A cer¬ tificate naming him as a registered profes¬ sional engineer hangs in his office next to the diploma, “I took the exam without the benefit of an engineering degree” he said. “Today you have to be a graduate of an engineer¬ ing school to take the exams.” James said his many years of experience as an engineer gave him an advantage, since in those days a person demonstrating prior practice in the field could qualify to sit for the exams. Vice president of engineering at Car¬ dinal Scale, James became a member of the Board of Regents at Southern five years ago. Each Board member, who is ap¬ pointed by the Governor, serves a six-year term, “Being on the Board is an opportunity to serve the community,” he said. “If one has ideas he wants to see to fruition, its a way to do that.” According to James, an education is just as important as work experience, and he is proud of his degree. “I believe in a strong liberal arts educa¬ tion” he said. “There is a definite need to differentiate between education and train¬ ing people. “A person can be trained to do many things, but to be effective in working with people and developing ideas, you must be educated as well as trained.” Although he claims to have had “no pet projects” during the five years he has served on the Board. James believes many positive things have been accomplished. “We have expanded our core cur¬ riculum.” he said, “and we have an ex¬ cellent technical school” Cardinal Scale, James said, has hired a number of Southern s graduates in its design and drafting department, “We are not the only industry in the area utilizing Southerns graduates,” he said. “We educate people who are able to find jobs.” Another of Southern’s achievements, said James, has been academic ac¬ complishments by athletes, “We have proved that our athletes com¬ plete their education and receive degrees,” he said. According to James, athletics are an im¬ portant part of the College, complemen¬ ting other academic programs, but not overshadowing them, [lean toward the arts, myself, especially drama and music” he said. “When 1 was — Governing Bodies — at Joplin Junior, I was very active in plays” James said sometimes he regrets that he has not had time since college for participa¬ tion in area theatre productions, “1 have a very busy life” he said. “My wife and I are very active people,” James served as Webb City councilman in the late 1960s and spent 15 years as a member of the Webb City school board. While serving the community in these ways, James also was forging a successful career at Cardinal Scale in Webb City. “We manufacture scales of every con¬ ceivable size ” he said. “We make scales to weigh food, people, and trucks. “Chances are, the next time you go by a weigh station on the highway, Cardinal Scale manufactured it” James believes the role of the Board of Regents is an important one. “We constantly contemplate change” he said, “and our job is to consider all the re¬ quests and sort them out, “The Board ends up being a trucating organization, protecting and insuring balance,” he said. “Missouri Southern is a special institu¬ tion” he said. “The College has concen¬ trated on excellence in teaching, and the faculty reflects that. “We are large enough to attract the finest faculty, and small enough to effectively serve the student body” James said. According to James, higher education is best when it nurtures as well as educates, and Southern is a prime example. “Going to school close to home is im¬ portant” he said, “A student should be able to continue being a viable participant in family and community” 102 BOARD OF REGENTS Board of Regents Board of Regents members are (top row, from left) Gilbert Roper. John Phelps. Frank Dunaway. Russell Smith, (front row, from left) Terry James, president, and Robert Higgins BOARD OF REGENTS 103 104 PRESIDENTS Dr Ray Malzahn Dr Robert Brown DEANS 105 Jim Gray and Bernie Johnson discuss proposed plans introduced at the Faculty Senate meetinq Floyd Belk vice president for academic affairs, proposes some ideas to the Faculty Senate at one of the meetings, 106 FACULTY SENATE - Arthur Saltzman, Joel Brattin, and Edward Wong- Ligda are members of the Faculty Senate. Governing Bodies FACULTY SENATE 107 Legislators (right) take advantage of the buffet the Student Sen¬ ate provided March 1 at the State Capitol. Mary Floyd and Tracy Timmons (far right), members of the Stu¬ dent Senate, guide leg¬ islators to the buffet. State representatives visit with members of the Student Senate (in corner). 108 STUDENT SENATE Mike Daugherty and Jeff Morrissey (above) visit with State Sen. Richard Webster in his Jefferson City office. Tony Wilson, Terri Honey ball. Jackie Johnson, and another student look at a display in the State Capitol. Photos by Sean Vans fyke. STUDENT SENATE 109 Campus Activities Board Members of CAB fill balloons with helium. Comedian Eddie Strange was just that. Hypnotist Jim Wand forms a bridge. Angela Stark and Joe Pease share a romantic moment at the Valentine ' s Formal Hypnotist Jim Wand captivated Southern students with his personality and persuasion. Campus Activities Board executive staff includes: (from left} Gary Bledsoe, Val Williams, Jeff Wellman, Jeff Turner, Mary Floyd. Staci Daugherty, Lori LeBahn. Sara Woods. Jeff Morrissey, and Jerry West CAB 111 Phon-A-Thon Don Seneker served as a Phon-AThon captain. Success of the Southern Phon-A-Thon depends largely on volunteer callers and assistants. Student workers in the Alumni House include Angie Besendorfer (left) and Deana Phillips. Hoping to receive a pledge is Julie Wommack. 112 PHON-ATHON Members of the com¬ munity also volun¬ teered their time. PHON-A-THON 113 Multi-Cultural Week Dr. Wayne Harrell (right) of the music department and area businessmen presented midwestern music during the dinner hour in the cafeteria. Oriental rugs (below) were on display in the Billingsly Student Center one day dur¬ ing Multi-Cultural Week. Photos by Melanie Hicks . Lari LeBahn (right) introduces David Cohen, co¬ director of the project which generated the books titled A Day in the Life of the Soviet Union and last year’s best-selling book A Day in the Life of America. Cohen spoke as part of Multi-Cultural Week activities. - 114 MULTI CULTURAL WEEK Rakesh Bhalla (left) displays his jewelry. Teresa Massa (below) discusses the history and necessity of affirmative action programs as part of Multi-Cultural Week. MULTI CULTURAL WEEK 115 Julia Foster and Tom Courtenay (above) star in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner ’ Starring in a scene from Le Ronheur are Marie Boyer and Jean DrouoL 116 FILM SOCIETY Greta Garbo (left) and Ina Claire star in a dramatic scene from the presentation of Ninotchka. Community Service FILM SOCIETY 117 Program offers variety of classes to community T he continuing education program There is no cost for enrollment, only offers a variety of programs on and book rental fees,” he said, off campus for the community. Former Return to Learn” student Mar- Both vocational and avocational courses iam Hickam is a participant in the 60 plus” are available, program. Basically, our philosophy is to assist “I think it’s terrific for people who lose adults during the midst of change” said their husbands or wives, or their lives Jerry Williams, director of continuing edu- become boring and empty, to have this cation. Now in saying that, what we’re try- program,” Hickam said, ing to do is provide educational activities Williams said the Return to Learn” pro- and opportunities in a variety of ways. gram is available for non-traditional We do have essentially four areas of students who wish to return to school, concentration. First, we offer off-campus This program is designed to help them courses. We offer the regular academic return to school with confidence,” he said, courses at sites or locations off campus. Former Return to Learn participant These sites include St. John’s, Nevada. Sonya Long says she would have been lost Lamar. Monett, Cassvilie, Crowder, and if it had not been for Return to Learn.” Mount Vernon. ■[ attended the program in the summer Community service courses also are of- of 1987,” she said. When I started the fall fered. These non-credit programs are semester there were familiar faces there, designed essentially for the adult and later we formed bonds that would last community. us a ]| four y ears Q f school and maybe These types of courses would be. for longer” example, basic home repair, crafts, and ef- According to Williams, the continuing fective speaking courses.” Williams said, education program is a vital portion of the Basically these courses are helping adults campus. It serves many non-traditional who are having to do activities that they’re needs. Across the nation, the importance not prepared for. of continuing education is going to grow The director said professional programs from a couple of standpoints, that carry one-credit hour also are offered. The first is that technology is changing Among these activities are the emer- jobs and job descriptions more rapidly, so gency medical technician program, geron- there’s a constant need for updating skills tological training, electronics, and others to keep up with the change,” he said, that fall within this realm,” said Williams. Secondly, the aging of the population The fourth area that we have is our means that there’s going to be more needs special programs. These include work- that are going to have to be met for peo- shops. seminars, teleconferences, and our pl e in retirement needing fulfilling ex- ' 60 plus program. periences or preparation for a career The 60 plus program is for adults who change” are 60 years of age or older. Jerry Williams (top left) is Southern’s director of the continuing education program. Paramedic procedures are offered as part of the program. Before heading to the open waters, scuba students first learn diving techniques in the swim¬ ming pool on campus. 118 CONTINUING EDUCATION Continuing Education l Chris Houk and Andy Van Ostran practice CPR during a paramendic course. Joe Shields checks a students scuba gear before going for a dive in the poo!. Students in a scuba diving class listen to the instructor before making a test dive. CPR are explored in a conti¬ nuing education course. CONTINUING EDUCATION 119 Annie Wu, Dawn Henry. Nancy Koening, and Piper Wilson work on their project in printmaking class. School of Arts Sciences 120 ART Art Department Making pottery (left) is just one activity en joyed by members of the art department Students (below) and Ed Wong Ligda, in¬ structor of art, are mesmerized by a painting Art department is no longer small J on Fowler, head of the art department at Missouri Southern, says his depart¬ ment is growing out of the small department category. There are nearly 70 declared art majors on campus, which should place the depart¬ ment in the medium cafagory. We are considered a small depart me nt said Fowler, “but 1 think that our number of majors does not fit into the small depart¬ ment category, But in terms of our facility and number of faculty, we feel like we are getting into the medium category, which has its draw¬ backs—recruiting, retention, and growth is fine only if you have places to put those students. Fowler attributes the growth of the department to “an active recruiting pro¬ gram, the reputation of the College on the whole, and of the department. Art majors have strong feelings about art. but at the same time need to learn to apply their skills in a field that will provide a stable career. ' Primarily, the job possibilities are greatest within our graphic communica¬ tions discipline—that is commercial art, said Fowler, “The largest percentage of our majors are involved in the commercial arts pro¬ gram—the graphic arts program, because they feel that is where the greatest earn¬ ing power lies in reference to their skills. Although Fowler could not quote an average earning of a commercial artist, he said it would be “comparable if not more than a starting teacher with a bachelor ' s degree would earn. “It depends on the location, the needs of the company, and the talent of the stu¬ dent he said. Some students are able to pay for their art supplies by selling their works of art through the exhibitions sponsored by the department. “Normally, the sales that occur within this department are through our Art League —our art club, he said- “A student may sell a painting for $200 or $300, or a print for $10, but they are primarily from the exhibitions we [the art department] sponsor. People who appreciate art are encour¬ aged to attend the exhibitions sponsored by Southerns art department, “You never know, said Fowler “You may have an original—that in 50 years will be worth 100 times what you paid for it” Commercial art is not the only field an artist can enter Many art majors are earn¬ ing their master’s degrees for a possible teaching position. “We have a rather large percentage of students going on to work on their master’s degree” said Fowler, “which we admit is rewarding for us because we have given them a good solid foundation and we ig¬ nited their interest for further education in the field, “I think the days are over when one could sit in the back room and draw nice pictures and hope to make a living. You have to get out and beat the bushes for clients—that is who pays for the rent. said Fowler, ART 121 Theatre Department Prince Garth, Alan Lay, duels against Lionel, Joe Pease and Gotol, Randal Bowman, Photo by Rick Evans Princess Marga. Dawn Pickering, com¬ forts Aria, Samantha Wyer, as King Grub- ble Brad Ellefsen, commands her to spin straw into gold. Photos by Ride Euans Rumplestiltskin, Douglas Hill, freezes the attacking villagers with his magic. 122 RUMPLESTILTSKIN Rumplestiltskin, Douglas Hill, (top) reveals his evil scheme to Gilda, Tamara Salvatierra, Photos by Rick Euans Prince Garth (above) defends himself against Rumplestiltskin. Gotol and Lionel (left) attempt to capture Rumplestiltskin, Douglas Hill. School of Arts Sciences RUMPLESTILTSKIN 123 Theatre Department Rumpiestiltskin. Douglas Hill stirs up a spell In his magic pot while Gilda. Tamara Salvatierra, watches, Photo by Rick Euons 124 RUMPLESTILTSKIN Prince Garth. Alan Lay. and Aria, Samantha Wyer, look at their son. Prince Elroy. Photo by Rick Euans Villagers prepare to leave for the King ' s castle, {left to right) Steve Bryant, Janet McCormick. Melissa Cytron Alan McGowne, Renee Arbogast, Todd Webber, Laura Montgomery, Dawn Ehrenberg. Photo by Rick Evans - School of Arts Sciences RUMPLESTILTSKIN 125 Communications Department Rob Smith (top right) trims copy. The Chari Sean Vanslyke (top left) inspects a negative prior to printing a photo. Missouri’s Best College Newspaper MCNA Best Newspaper Winner 1975, 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1982. 1983. 1984 , 1955, 1957 Chris Clark (middle right) uses paste-up skills on the editorial page. Brenda Kilby (above) rereads her story before it goes into print. Mark Millik (far right) displays his graphics skills on the computer. ACP Five-Star All American Newspaper (1982 T 1986 1987) Regional Pacemaker Award Winner (1986) The Chart, the official newspaper of Missouri Southern Slate College, is published weekly, except during holidays and examinations periods, from August through May, by students in communications as a laboratory experience. Views expressed do not necessarily represent the opinions of the administration, the faculty, or the student body. MARK J. ERN5TMANN Editor-tn-Chfef Rob Smith Executive Manager Mark R. Mu Ilk Managing Editor Teresa Merrill Business Manager Sean Vandyke Director of Photography Brenda Kilby Arts Editor Lisa Clark Campus Editor Chris A. Clark Editorial Page Editor John Ford Assistant Editor Mike Prater Cartoonist Anastasia U inland Circulation Manager- Chad D. St ebb ins Adviser Richard W. Massa Executive Adviser Staff Members: Kevin Keller, Chris Quartim. Jimmy Sexton, Let Hum, Steve Moore, Stephanie Davis. Chris Christian, Jeff Shupe, Julie Spradlin . Steve Womack, Vicki Denefrio School of Arts Sciences- 126 THE CHART Steve Moore. Lisa Clark, Mark Ernstmann, and Chad Stebbins discuss the lay-out of a news page for another edition of the paper. Newspaper continues tradition S triving to win an other Pacemaker Award, The Chart incorporated new design changes for the 1988 spring semester. The Chart was one of only 13 college and university newspapers nationwide to receive a Regional Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press in 1986. The Chart failed to win a Pacemaker in 1987, but was recognized as a Five-Star All-American “an award presented by the ACP to only 39 other newspapers. The design changes included the addi¬ tion of computer graphics to the news¬ paper, Mark Mulik, managing editor, pre¬ pared several charts, graphs, and tables for inclusion in The Chart. “Mark has mastered the use of our type¬ setting systemT said Chad Stebbins ad¬ viser. “We ' ve had the system for four years, but no one had really taken advantage of all its capabilities until Mark came along.” Stebbins also credited Ernstmann, the only senior on the 1987-88 staff, for im¬ proving the appearance of The Chart . “Mark has excellent page-design skills,” Stebbins said, “He also is one of the best lay-out and design teachers I have seen. We had so many inexperienced staff mem¬ bers this year that Mark had to assist in the design of most of the pages.” Rob Smith, executive manager, may have been the most valuable writer on the 1987-88 Chart staff. Smith wrote hard- news stories, city-news stories, columns, and sports stories. “Rob was definitely our most versatile writer,” said Stebbins. “He covered meetings of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, he wrote other front¬ page stories and he unofficially served as our sports editor during the spring” Smith edited a 20-page magazine The Chart published on Sept. 3. Titled “The In¬ dians of Northeast Oklahoma,” the special supplement also was published by the Miami (Okla.) News-Record , In cooperation with the Joplin Globe , The Chart prepared a 16-page supplement on the history of Missouri Southern that was published in the Globe on Sept. 20. The Chart continued its tradition of covering news events off campus. Staff members made the following trips in 1987-88: ■ Smith and Sean Van sly ke, director of photography, attend CBHE meetings in Columbia, Oct, 22-23. ■ Ernstmann and Vanslyke attend a special joint legislative conference on higher education in Springfield, Oct, 27. ■ Smith and Vanslyke visit St. Charles County Community College Oct. 30, ■ Ernstmann, Smith, and Vanslyke inter¬ view Kansas City School District officials and visit a magnet school, Jan, 6. ■ Ernstmann Smith, and Vanslyke inter¬ view education officials in Jefferson City T Jan. 7 ■ Smith travels with the men ' s and women ' s basketball teams on a weekend trip to Kearney, Neb,, and Hays, Kan., Jan. 28-31. ■ Ernstmann and Vanslyke attend a CBHE meeting in Jefferson City, Feb. 9. ■ Brenda Kilby, arts editor, and Lisa Clark, campus editor attend a “Women and the Constitution” symposium in Atlanta, Feb, 10 - 12 . As a result of Kilbys and Clark’s trip. The Chart published a special supplement on the U.S, Constitution on March 31. Students in Stebbins’ Copyediting class also wrote many of the editions articles. The Chart hosted the Missouri College Newspaper Convention on April 15-16. Mulik (MCNA president) and Stebbins (MCNA faculty adviser) coordinated the days events. As part of the College s 50th anniver¬ sary, The Chart hosted a reunion of former staff members on April 22-23. A special supplement on the history of the news¬ paper was published on April 14. In addition to the supplements. The Chart also published several editions of Avalon, the student literary magazine founded in 1985. Mulik and Mike Prater cartoonist, served as co-editors. ' THE CHART 127 Communications Department Melanie Hicks carefully examines negatives in the darkroom. Co-editors Melanie Hicks and Teresa Merrill work together on a layout design. Photos by Steve Womack Teresa Merrill types cutlines and headlines on the Crossroads ' Compugraphic system. Melanie Hicks uses darkroom equipment to print photographs for Crossroads yearbook School of Arts Sciences 128 CROSSROADS Dave Delaney. Missouri Southern debate coach, judges a tournament held at the College Feb, 12-14. Jerri Lynn Shelby (below) won fifth piace in informative speaking in a state tournament held in February in St. Louis. Delaney continues debate tradition C onsidering that Missouri Southern had a new debate coach and many nov ice debaters, some people would have seen this as a rebuilding year. I didn ' t look at it that way, said Dave Delaney, instructor of communications and head debate coach. We were not re¬ building, we were continuing our tradition. These kids placed and won in many tour¬ naments. The accomplishments of this years debate team are even more significant con¬ sidering Southern’s competition, “Six of the top 10 teams in the nation were in our province, ' ' said Delaney, Many of the national winners in debate came from this area.” According to Delaney, the province which Southern is a part of includes all col¬ leges from Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma, Arkansas. Texas, and Louisiana. In addition to the schools within the pro¬ vince. Southern debaters compete with many other teams from around the nation. “We competed against the University of Miami. UCLA. Cornell, Southern Illinois. Pepperdine, and the University of Nevada- Las Vegas, to name a few, 1 ' he said. Even though Southerns debate teams won many rounds and placed in several tournaments. Delaney looks to the aca¬ demic benefits of debate for his satisfaction. My stress is on learning, he said. I see debate as an educational experience. According to freshman Trace Brown, debate also is a lot of fun. It s great, she said. Debate is very in¬ tellectually stimulating, plus I get to meet a lot of gorgeous guys” One highlight of the year for Brown and her debate partner, junior Greg Prewitt, came at the Southwest Missouri State University tournament, “We finished second in novice debate at SMSU, said Prewitt. That was the first trophy won this year” The novice debate team of Roger Staggs and Diane Hampton also finished in a three-way tie for second place at the Cen¬ tral State (Okla.) University tournament early in the year. In addition to team debate. Southern competes in Lincoln-Douglas debate, Lincoln-Douglas is Missouri Southern ' s strongest event,” said Delaney, As well as novice debate, there is a senior division for more experienced debaters. “Micheal Prater and Kevin Doss were our only senior team, said Delaney, They were very strong this year, and they ac¬ complished a lot. According to Delaney, the future of Southern ' s debate team is extremely bright. We are attracting a lot of high school graduates with debating experience,” he said. Missouri Southern has a reputation as a power in debate. Furthermore, we have a lot of outstanding individuals in our program who. once they fully reach their potential, are going to be absolute terrors” DEBATE 129 - Communications Department MSTVprovides training I f ones interests are in video produc¬ tion, then Missouri Southern Tele¬ vision is an excellent place to start, Missouri Southern Television, since 1984, has provided training in the opera¬ tion of an actual television station. The sta¬ tion was MSTV. a cable station. Training here includes everything from learning how to operate a camera to producing and hosting ones own show. Christina Watkins has been working at MSTV since the spring of 1987. She started as a camera operator and moved up to a “switcher” A “switcher” is a per¬ son who switches from the station s net’ work. The Learning Channel” to locally- produced programs. The switcher makes sure these MSTV’produced programs go on the air and adjusts the programs audio levels, “I worked three hours every Friday night during the summer break as a switcher” she said. She is now producer and host of “Focus on the Arts,” a weekly program exploring a variety of local arts and crafts including visits with artists and viewing demonstra¬ tions of their work. Bryce McDermott started working at MSTV during the fall of 1987. “1 have learned to talk more comfortably knowing I am talking to larger groups,” he said, and I’ve learned to interact more easily with them,” McDermott hosted “Inside Sports,” which dealt with College and area high school sports. Elisa White runs the character generator and is a part-time director. “Working at MSTV is giving me practical experience that will help me get a job after graduation,” she said. White also has a job running a character generator for a local television station. Some of the other shows produced by students for MSTV are: “Southern Specials,” a weekly program focusing on current activities on the campus of Missouri Southern; “On the Move,” a public affairs program featuring local organizations and activities: and “Southern Today,” a week ly program with interviews and video with administrators and faculty members discussing current events at Southern. Southern students also tape the Joplin City Council meetings and replay them later that evening, Judy Stiles, community service director for Missouri Southern Telecommunica¬ tions, hosts “Newsmakers,” a weekly news public affairs show which looks at the issues in the news from the Joplin area. That show airs on MSTV and on Channel 26, KOZJ. Stiles is one of the stations advisers. “The students are getting great hands- on experience;’ she said, “It helps them ap¬ preciate how television works and also helps to prepare them for the working world.” The students get the technical help from Morris Sweet, chief engineer, and obtain valuable experience from Dr, Robert Clark station manager, and Richard Massa, ex¬ ecutive producer of MSTV During the fall semester of 1987, MSTV started a new program called “Vremya” (which means “Time” in Russian), “Vremya” is a 30-minute nightly newscast on Russian television. The program aired on MSTV is a half-hour compendium of the most interesting segments of a week’s worth of newscasts. Each program has an English translation voice-over. The pur¬ pose of showing “Vremya” is to help viewers become familiar with Russian newscasts and the official Soviet line. Until January. MSTV was a cable chan¬ nel available on cable channel 18 in Joplin, Webb City, and Carterville. But on July 13, the Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for a low- power television station on the Southern campus. K57DR began airing in January, and its programming presently consists of MSTVs schedule—“The Learning Chan- nel and locally-produced programs. V Operating a camera at MSTV are Tim Drew (top) and Tammy Baker. TV Produc¬ tion students. Pfaofos fay Melanie Hicks 130 MSTV Judy Stiles teaches students how to use the character gener¬ ator in the control room at MSTV. Learning to direct an MSTV production is Kris Cory Caudle practices a stand-up routine to il- Stacey Sanders signals a program Cole, a student in TV production class. lustrate the proper use of a camera. host that the control room is ready to begin taping the show. School of Arts Sciences MSTV 131 Communications Department Station is two years old S tudents learn production techniques and radio station organization as well as gain valuable on air experience through work at KXMS, KXMS is Missouri Southern’s public radio station. It is the only station of its kind in the area, This is the only station that I know of in the area that is entirely student- operated; said Dr. Robert L, Clark, general manager of KXMS. The station went on the air April 5 t 1986 Before that time, students had only one small production room to work out of and had virtually no chance to gain on-air experience. KXMS was established to provide a ser¬ vice to the community and also to give the student a unique learning experience ac¬ cording to Richard W. Massa, head of the communications department. The station operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is manned from 7 a m. until 10 p.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. on weekends at which time the sta¬ tion joins the Beethoven Satellite Network. The staff is comprised of students in Clarks Introduction to Broadcasting and Radio Production classes. Work at KXMS is a requirement for both of these courses. Communications majors with a broad¬ casting emphasis are also required to take a practicum at the station. They must com¬ plete a one-hour practicum, which requires 75 hours of work at the station; and a two- hour practicum which requires the student to work 150 hours at KXMS, The classical music, jazz, and big band music format is sometimes discouraging to students who would rather play music by Bon Jovi or Van Halen instead of Bee¬ thoven and Bach, but some students have learned to enjoy the music. This is my first experience with classical music, and 1 enjoy it,” said Christina Watkins, sophomore communications major. If you have never tried listening to classical music before t you have denied yourself the opportunity to like it,” said Julie West, sophomore communications major. Along with generating interest among students, KXMS serves the community in that it supplies an alternative to the rock and country formats other area stations offer. We have exposed people in the area to classical music whereas they did not have the opportunity before” said Clark, The station can now share its unique for¬ mat with more of the four-state communi¬ ty, thanks to the Federal Communications Commission s approval of the station’s re¬ quest to raise its antenna from 100 feet above the average terrain to 185 feet above average terrain and to increase its power from 6.6 kilowatts to 10 kilowatts. Our experience with the radio station has been extremely gratifying because of audience response ” said Massa. Mark Williams plays a record at KXMS. Dr Robert Clark, KXMS station manager, checks to see what records are available. School of Arts Sciences ■ 132 KXMS Communications Department Foreign Language students review their lessons to prepare for a quiz in German class. Hal Bodon enjoys teaching his students about the German language and the culture. Wayne LeSue teaches a beginning Spanish class about verb endings and conjugation. Students in the beginning Spanish class pay close attention to word pronunciations. School of Arts Sciences f School of Arts Sciences Barry Brown passes out homework assignments to his philosophy class. Joel Brattin is one of 14 faculty members in the department with a doctorate degree. Department is strong T he English department at Missouri Southern boasts 14 faculty mem¬ bers, each of whom holds a Ph.D, from a different university. We have a very strong English depart¬ ment because of the different colleges each doctorate comes from,” said Dr, Joe Lam¬ bert. head of the English department. With instructors having a variety of back¬ grounds. students can iearn new things from each. Dr, Barry Brown, who last taught in Virginia, is one of the new faces in the department He teaches several courses in philosophy, a recent addition to the depart¬ ment curriculum. I ' m learning more from the wide varie¬ ty of teachers in the [English] department,” said Jo Cagle, a junior English major Students may join the English Club and the newly-formed Philosophy Club. As a social organization, one of the English Ciub ' s primary goals is to provide speakers on literary subjects. The club also hosts luncheons and parties. Sigma Tau Delta, the English honors fraternity, is steadily growing. Its members include those in the honors program of the English department. Its an excellent department,” said Lovetta Hildebrand, a senior English education major. “The professors are all in¬ terested in the students and what each stu¬ dent thinks.” An interesting extra that the English department has undertaken is the Gram- mar Hotline, It’s a community service” said Lambert. ' We ' ve had calls from all over the area and even out of state” The hotline is a telephone number (624-0171) anyone can call who is in need of finding out the proper word usage, the correct spelling of a word, or the answer to a question in the field of grammar. In¬ structors, with the aid of manuals on word use, plus years of schooling in the craft, quickly answer questions posed by persons needing grammar advice. The English department annually pub¬ lishes a nationally-acclaimed literary magazine, The Winged Lion. It contains short stories, poems, and art from stu¬ dents, and is published during the spring semester. Students carefully read their notes in preparation for their next testing. 34 ENGLISH English Department Students in a composition class learn how to use P-C Write, Jimmy Couch instructs his students with their homework. Classes are taught how to use the printers. ENGLISH 135 Mathematics Department Figuring math problems at the blackboard, enables the professor to see if the students are c orrect, Scott Myers works on an algebra equation as Kendall Brockman looks on. Martin ' middle right) works with a class on a math problem at the blackboard. Julie Doolin (left) and Trace Brown work on a mathematics problem together. 136 MATH Addition to hall provides space A n addition to Reynolds Hall has provided the mathematics depart- With more faculty office space and classrooms. Offices are now occupied by a single in¬ structor. thus enabling the mathematics staff to better aid the students. ' It has also allowed us to bring the four faculty members that have been in the library and the eight classes we had in Hearnes Hall back to Reynolds Hall ” said Dr. Larry Martin, department head. Aside from the building improvements, the faculty and course offerings are growing. 1 like the fact that the faculty is more than willing to help, and Fm enjoying the current classes I’m taking” said Debbie Standlee. a junior mathematics major. Tm proud of the Math Club, KME (Kap¬ pa Mu Epsilon), our students” Martin said, and the fact that we ve added some good faculty: Dr Thran Van Thuong, Stewart Fulton, and Martha Simpson ” The Math Club, which once again spon¬ sored a canoe trip, Christmas party, and spring cookout, has taken on many new members. “The Math Club is open to anyone who has an interest in math,” said Dr. Joe Shields, co-sponsor of the dub, “The Math Club performs a dual func¬ tion,” said Shields. Tt is both a social and academic dub” Kappa Mu Epsilon is the national honor society for mathematics majors. Our monthly meetings are usually devoted to some mathematical problem or a topic presented by a student,” said Shields. The mathematics department also tries to maintain strong ties with area high schools through a Math League, The de¬ partment prepares and administers tests for area high school students. Math League gives talented high school students the op¬ portunity to visit Southern and compete against their peers from other schools, The faculty attempts to nurture an ap predation for the nature and utility of mathematics” said Shields. “The faculty are all nice and try to help the students as much as they can. said Karen Self, a junior mathematics major. Outside the classroom, the mathematics department tries to help students in other ways, One of the strongest aspects of the mathematics department is the willingness of the faculty to work with the students out¬ side the classroom,” said Shields. Part of our strong commitment is with the Learning Center,” Shields said, “We have full-time faculty members and math majors working as tutors for students ex¬ periencing difficulties.” School of Arts Sciences MATH 137 Essence is self enjoyment W ith a family-like atmosphere in the department of music, the students and faculty members are able to work well together toward goals. “This department is very closely knit” said Tresa Garrett, a senior music major at Mis¬ souri Southern. “It ' s growing all the time, and it gets better every year” The music department has a good deal of growth potential and some new faculty, They are hiring people from big-name schools in music,” said Michael Lancaster, assistant professor of choral and vocal music. That is real important. “I think the potential for building is terrific. They have hired Mr. Robert Meeks to help w f ith the band departments. He’s wonderful He ' s really got a lot of good material” The ja zz band at Southern, directed by Meeks, assistant director of bands, had two concerts last spring: a straight jazz concert and a swing concert. The jazz band also serves an educational purpose: it teaches the students to play jazz properly. It also is a public relations tool for the College, often holding concerts for the community, Meeks also directs the pep band, which plays at basketball games. “Enjoyment—that is what music is all about,’ said Meeks. “The whole essence of music for oneself is self enjoyment” During the fall semester, the marching band entertains the football audiences with exciting shows. In the spring semester, the band performs in concert, in the spring, the band normally tours in the four-state area. During spring break the band travelled to Florida and per¬ formed at Epcot Center at Disney World and other places. There are several purposes for the band,” said Pete Havely, department head of music. “One is to educate our students and to train them as musicians and teachers, too. Another purpose is to entertain the public and to represent the College and the state.” Other performing ensembles are the sym¬ phony orchestra, mixed chorus, contem¬ porary vocal ensemble, and brass choir. The music department hosted an Interna¬ tional Piano Competition April 24-27. Basically, we are preparing students to be the best musicians they can be” said Havely. “Most of our students are prepar¬ ing to teach, so we are teaching them what they will need to know to teach music to young people. Also, we are trying to edu¬ cate them about music in general, the his¬ tory of music, the theory, the form, and style of music.” 138 MUSIC Music Department Playing the guitar (left) in jazz band rehearsal is Kevin Smith. Robert Meeks (below) directs the jazz band in rehearsal Photo by Stan Walters. Conducting Maria Curry at the piano (above) is Robert Meeks. Rehearsing is the drum line (left). Photo by Sfan Walters. Members of the Collegiates (left) are (back row): Jimmy Rhoades. Tammy Holden. Kevin Ray. Becky Dugan. Mike Garoutte, Laurie Jesse, and Tony Brower; (front row) Mark Owens. Tresa Garrett, Marcus Martin. Beth Osborn. Jeff King, Terry Glynn, and Dennis Spille. Michael Lancaster is the conductor. Photo by Sean Vanslyke , School of Arts Sciences MUSIC 139 Arthur Strobel lectures about the elements in physical science displayed with their abbreviations on a chart in front of the classroom Department sees facilities increase L ately, the physical science depart¬ ment at Missouri Southern has grown in more than one way. In 1967, the science and mathematics departments moved from Jasper County Junior College to a campus at the new Missouri Southern College, which had an enrollment of 1,500 students. In the 15 years that followed, Reynolds Hall provided more than adequate hous¬ ing for the departments. But in the 1980s, however, the extreme growth in student population has put the “squeeze on the programs. The fall 1987 enrollment at Southern exceeded 5,000 students, leaving little room for students to work. An addition to Reynolds Hall, which had been undergo¬ ing renovation, added one-third more room, allowing students and teachers more study space. Dr. Vernon Baiamonte, head of the physical science department, said the ma¬ jority of his students enter the field of engineering. There is not a job that is labeled l a physics job. ' so students have a question mark as to l What do 1 do?;” said Baia¬ monte. and therefore they are slanted toward engineering because they know what an engineer does In the department, a number of students also pursue careers in chemistry and physics. Lynnette Morgan, a chemistry major at Southern, says she is pleased with the classes and the instructors. ' All the instructors are really good—they know what they are doing. said Morgan. I like all types of science basically, and J just picked out what was most interesting. Terry Largent. an electrical engineer who attended Missouri Southern, agrees that Southern is a “ good college. If anyone thinks that larger universities are better because they are more expen¬ sive, then they must be crazy, said Largent. “Missouri Southern is a good college for the money—I don t have any regrets about attending it. Baiamonte said students should enjoy the field of study they are entering. A student who is going into science— It must be something they want to do, he said. ' A student going into science should have an interest in science. He is going to spend a great deal of time—it is going to be a lot of work, but there is a lot of enjoy¬ ment in terms of discovering things. School of Arts Sciences 140 PHYSICAL SCIENCE ----Physical Science Department Arthur Strobel (left) points to an element on the chart to his class. Physics students (below) take careful lec¬ ture notes to refer back to when studying. PHYSICAL SCIENCE 141 --Social Science Department i David Tate lectures to a sociology class about some general characteristics of some cultures. Robert Mark in an (below) addresses his class about the immigration of foreigners in 1882. 142 SOCIAL SCIENCE Taking and reviewing clear notes are useful study skills when preparing for studies in history. Conrad Gubera passes out tests so students can evaluate how they did on a test Photo by Melanie Hicks Classes (far left) listen to the instructor Paul Teverow speaks to his history class. School of Arts Sciences SOCIAL SCIENCE 143 Biology Department 144 Kenneth Paylor and Lome Tennison use a heating plate to warm the elements in a test tube. Todd Webber works with one of his projects. BIOLOGY c Biology has 325 majors Program is demanding, but not overly complex Bev Zerkel (left) and Marolyn Higgins learn the innerworkings of a microscope in class. Observing organisms through a microscope is Valerie Eden while Charles Gentry look s on F ocusing on the students and pre¬ paring them for the future is the main goal of the biology department. The focus of this department is on the students, not research of the faculty said Dr. Vonnie Prentice, head of the depart¬ ment. “We work on study skills and help¬ ing students have a better perception of themselves within biology, There were approximately 325 biology majors on campus in 1987-88. One-third were straight biology majors, while two- thirds studied under a pre-professional field, such as pre-optometry, pre-veterin¬ arian medicine, or environmental health. The study of biology is demanding said Marion Knaust, senior environmental health major. It requires time put into the material and labs as well as the lectures. Dr. James Jackson, professor of biology, believes the study is demanding but not overly complex, There are so many areas of biology, and they are expanding, he said. I feel all scientific concepts are simple. If the con¬ cept seems complex in an area, it was not introduced to the student correctly. The biology department believes its quality of education is as good or better than other institutions. We give our students the opportunity to do undergraduate research, which helps us turn out high quality students said Jackson, “Only two or three other schools do this. Undergraduate research gives stu¬ dents experience and a leg-up in accep¬ tance to graduate school. A secondary education biology major, senior Joyce Wren is considering graduate school. The instructors here are all profes¬ sionals, said Wren. 1 have developed an appreciation for them and have become aware of how complex this world is and how everything relates all together. It is all very challenging and never boring with new discoveries always being made. As well as having lectures, assignments, and working in the laboratories, biology students also have the chance to broaden their horizons. “This is ultimately important, said Jackson. The students here are hard¬ working, self-supporting, and are more mature, but many haven ' t had the oppor¬ tunity to experience the world and how other environments react. According to Jackson, the students are able to take extended field trips. “We have been twice to Andros Island in the Bahamas, he said, We have also taken a 90-mile float trip down the Col¬ orado River. The biology department also offers in¬ ternships for its students and has been suc¬ cessful in placing students in jobs after graduation. School of Arts Sciences BIOLOGY 145 Carolyn Cunningham (right) gets her materials organized for class. Rick White uses his calculator to solve a complicated problem. School of Business Administration 146 ACCOUNTING Non-traditional students make up a large part of the school of business administration enrollment. Accounting graduates can expect high salaries Peter Huey gives an accounting lecture. A lthough the accounting program at Missouri Southern is rigorous, grad¬ uates with a respectable grade- point average can expect to be rewarded. The average starting salary for quality graduates of our accounting program is somewhere between $20.G00-$25.00Q annually. ' ' said Larry Goode, associate pro¬ fessor of business administration. According to Goode, a 20-year veteran of Southern ' s faculty, a quality graduate is a student with at least a 3,5 GPA. Right now. there ' s a big demand for good accountants he said However, most graduates with a GPA under 3 0 are going to have a tough time finding jobs, Goode said there were 15 to 20 quality graduates this year, although the number of accounting majors was initially very high. One of the highlights for the year was the annual Accounting Careers Day. This year we toured the CPA firm of Baird, Kurtz, and Dobson, and Empire District [Electric Company], We also have a guest speaker come to our luncheon each year. said Goode, The students really enjoy this because it allows them to see first-hand what they may be doing after graduation. Another positive aspect of Southerns accounting program is the student affiliate group of the National Association of Ac¬ countants, according to Peter Huey, spon¬ sor of the organization and assistant pro¬ fessor of business administration. Having a student affiliate of the NAA on campus is beneficial because it allows Southern accounting majors exposure to area businesses, said Huey. Internships provide Southern account¬ ing majors with valuable experience that they can use later—after graduation, The internship is a plus because it bridges the gap between textbook theory and the real world, said Goode. According to Goode, a major goal of Southern’s accounting program is to pro¬ vide students with a good background in accounting theory and the knowledge of how to successfully apply that theory in the marketplace. We are meeting that goal he said, The success of our program can be measured, in part, by the success of our graduates. They are getting jobs after graduation, and they are doing well in their chosen careers. ACCOUNTING 147 Wl Economics finance staff is an ‘excellent mixture ' P reparing students for gainful employ¬ ment in financial institutions is one of the major goals of the economic and finance program at Missouri Southern. ‘Southern is unique in that it requires everyone to take an economics course, said Dr Robert Brown, dean of the school of business administration. The basic economics course gives students background information and a working knowledge of the economics system, I chose a business major so I could use my leadership responsibilities that learned while in high school; ' said Marsha Stone, freshman Another reason [ chose it was because I enjoy the professional atmos¬ phere of the business world today, Another major goal of the economics and finance program is to give students the background to be versatile. Adaptivity is a must in business said Brown. ' The faster students can adapt to different situations, the quicker they will ad¬ vanced Students who complete the economics and finance program at Southern will have a wide range of advantages with financial institutions, The professors are all well informed and very knowledgeable in all areas of the business world, said Stone. The depart ment as a whole, is broadening their horizons to prepare the students to face the business world of today as well as tomor¬ row. The staff consists of instructors with doc¬ toral degrees in different areas of economics. There are approximately 65 to 85 economics and finance majors. I think the staff is an excellent mixture of young people and people with ex¬ perience. said Brown. The addition to Matthews Hall, com¬ pleted in January 1987, has over 40,000 square feet of space for classrooms, laboratories, and offices. Tiered classrooms, an auditorium, communica¬ tions equipment, and microcomputer labs are a few features that also are included in the new building. ' We have a really nice program,” said Dr Jasbir Jaswal. professor of economics. Our subjects are very interesting and very useful for the students. A student can receive a bachelor of science degree in economics and finance as well as other business majors. Business runs in my family, said James Richards, freshman ‘Now I am majoring in it. There is a wide variety of jobs with good money involved. Dr. Duane Eberhardt, associate professor of business, joined the Missouri Southern faculty in 1986. -School of Business Administration- 148 ECONOMICS Economics - Dr, Jasbir Jaswal (below) reviews a students grade. Dr. Richard LaNear (far left) tells students what mate¬ rial to study for a future test. Two students, Keith Bo rucki and Bill Knox, study for an upcoming examination. ECONOMICS 149 Dr, Holland Blades, who joined the faculty in 1987, gives a lecture. Business Policy students study their notes before the start of an examination. Dr. Keith Larimore (above) passes out handouts. Robert Miller (left) teaches a class in business statistics 150 MARKETING MANAGEMENT Heidi Chase studies a handout given in business class. Program offers 15 courses rs Brad Kleindl heads the popular entre¬ preneurship program at Missouri Southern. T oday’s students are tomorrow’s busi¬ ness leaders, and business students at Missouri Southern have a decid¬ ed advantage. “About 75 colleges and universities of¬ fer concentrations or majors in the field of entrepreuneurship,” said Douglas Melb inger, national director of the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurship. Brad Kleindl is the founder of the local branch of this national organization. The program is in its second year of existence at Southern. Southern ' s program is somewhat unique in that it offers 15 one-hour individual courses in the field of entrepreneurship, unlike most other schools which have on¬ ly two or three upper level courses con¬ sidered a concentration. After completion of the 15 courses a student receives a certificate of en¬ trepreneurship which is actually the equivalent of a minor in the field. “What keeps people from pursuing dreams is that they lack the knowledge to have the will to pursue those dreams.” said Kleindl. “Our program is designed to give the hands-on experience they need to run a business efficiently.” “The courses have given me the necessary fundamentals to take a business venture from inception to a profitable working phase” said Kevin Ancell, junior at Southern, After receiving both a bachelors and masters degree in business administration from Southern Illinois University, Kleindl served as department chair at Marshall¬ town (Iowa) Community College. “I was led to teach in part because my mother, father, and brother all taught,” he said. “But 1 feel I have accomplished a great deal teaching Its very self satisfying, and I’ve enjoyed my work” Southern’s entrepreneurship program at Southern is designed for all students to participate, not just business majors, “People need a business background regardless of their major. If you are an English major and going into journalism, or if you are a physical education major and want to own your own fitness center, you will need the background. That is what youll receive in our courses—background and experience,” said Kleindl, Experts in the field believe entrepreneur- ship is the dominant trend in business. Kleindl believes his program follows along the lines of the small business trend. “What we have undertaken here at Southern is the development of a com¬ prehensive entrepreneurship and small business training program,” he said. School of Business Administration MARKETING MANAGEMENT 151 General business degree provides a general background into all fields T he word general can go a long way when trying to describe the genera] business degree offered by the Missouri Southern school of business, ’Its purpose is to provide a general background of all business fields, said Dr. Robert Brown, dean of school of business adminisration. Brown said the general business degree provided classes that were common to all business disciplines, ' It is a very flexible course that touches all areas of business. he said, ' and gives the students a chance at hands-on ex¬ perience in business. General business courses are taught by the school of business staff at large, accor¬ ding to Brown. ' Because many courses in general business are required in one of our other bachelor of science degrees, our faculty can teach both courses. he said. The general business degeree is like an additional general education requirement for the school of business, said Brown The course teaches in four main areas of business disciplines: business com munications. business law, business com puter applications, and quantitative measures. Each of these disciplines are needed for a bachelor of science degree. The school of business provides more than just classroom studies of economic and business theories: it also provides hands-on experience at solving real life business problems. In the small business management course, students take data from local small businesses, said Brown, The students then identify the business problem and then try to come up with a viable solution to that problem. According to Brown, the students then submit their findings and their ideas to the company. The company can then accept or reject any recommendations made by the students. This type of hands-on experience in the business field can give them an advantage over other business majors after gradua¬ tion, said Brown. According to one general business stu dent. Dale Doss, L It provides the general background into all types of business and the hands-on experience in the field that we all need to succeed. Although the number of general bust ness majors is smaller than some other business majors, I believe that it is the most important degree that we offer. said Brown. School of Business Administration 152 GENERAL BUSINESS Dr. Robert Brown, dean of the school of business (left center), addresses students in Matthews Hall. Carl Finke, professor of business (above), has taught accounting courses at Missouri Southern since 1970. One of the most popular instructors on campus is Larry Goode (left), who teaches accounting courses. GENERAL BUSINESS 153 Education Department On camera Ann Ken non tapes Linda Whit’ man teaching a class. Students who plan to go into the field of education gather at luch time to compare and converse. Whitman points to a diagram on the board. 154 EDUCATION Debbie Standlee (top) lectures in front of a class in Instuctional Media. Tony Clay cuts items from papers and magazines in his Instructional Media Class. Theresa Garret stencils a sign in her Instructional Media class Photos by Melanie Hicks Role models are good P roducing for tomorrows teachers is the main goal of Missouri South¬ ern’s education department. We want to be the best positive role models for our students by practicing good education strategies” said Dr. Jim Sandrin, department head. We are here to produce excellent teachers to teach in our schools ” The education department prepares students for teacher certification in many areas, including early childhood, elemen¬ tary education, secondary education, and special education. During the 1987-88 school year, there were approximately 405 education majors on campus. Fifty-five percent were ele¬ mentary education majors, while 45 per¬ cent were secondary education majors. The study of education is demanding,” said Virginia Crusa, a senior specializing in early childhood education, Education has to be demanding in order to produce quali¬ ty teachers who will be able to catch delays and accelerations in their students.” 1 chose to be an education major, first of all, because of my love for children said Glenda Irwin, a senior elementary educa¬ tion major. I want to be a part of develop¬ ing what people of our society will be tomorrow. J find excitement in teaching and fee! learning is fun. I believe you can learn with your students.” There is a mutual respect among facul¬ ty and students in the education depart¬ ment, The faculty student ratio is low in classrooms, which allows for an excellent teaching learning experience. We are willing to work with our students, and they are aware of this ” said Ed Wucb, director of clinical experiences. We know our students and have a good line of communication between us.” The teachers here have given en¬ couragement support, and a willingness to help.” said Irwin. It makes teaching motivating to me because they enjoy what they are doing.” Students in the education program learn by the use of practical experiences and stu¬ dent teaching. As juniors, the students spend 56 hours in clinical experiences in area schools. This provides each student a formal ex¬ posure in education under the leadership of a certified teacher” said Wuch. ' Students are to observe, help tutor the students, and become involved” Education seniors take part in student teaching, which gives them the opportunity to actually teach a class. This gives on-the-job training,” said Sandrin. It puts the students in the classroom and gives them a sense of realism, blending theory and practice. School of Education Psychology EDUCATION 155 Debbie Abbott uses a stencil to design a sign in class. ■- ale Thorn (top) glues paper objects together in class lark Owen (above) looks through magazines to cut hi M inriip Hicks School of Education Psychology 156 EDUCATION Education Department Students in the education department performed a puppet show at the Northpark Mall Children were captivated by the colorful puppet characters. Storytelling kept the attention of many of the little ones. EDUCATION 157 Child-care Center Parents attend classes W alking across campus, some stu¬ dents may notice the sound of children’s voices echoing around. These voices are more than likely coming from the child-care center at Taylor Hall In January 1985 Missouri Southern began operation of its own child-care center, but it was located at the Ecumenical Campus Ministry facility at the southeast corner of Newman and Duquesne Roads. A new center was opened in February 1987 when an addition to Taylor Hal! was completed. The center is open to the child¬ ren of Southern students, faculty, and staff members. “Because of our space and facilities, we can only have 55 children at once” said Sharyl Ritschel, director of the child development center. The center is very convenient because it is right here on campus,” she said. “We have classrooms and a playground for the children.” Ritschel also is the supervising instruc¬ tor for the Early Childhood Practicum, a course designed for education majors. ! want the students in this program to come away with a good understanding of what children are like” she said. “1 also hope they understand that early childhood education is different than elementary education ” At the center, the children are divided into three different classes: ages two to three, ages three to four, and ages four to five. This is just so the children are working and playing with kids of their own age,” said Ritschel, who has a masters degree from the University of Illinois, We have learning programs that they are all involved in.” said Ritschel. “They write and listen to stories, sing and draw pictures, do some things that involve science, and also work with math and numbers” Meals are provided by the child-care center. (Left) Patrick Carney, son of Dr. Carmen Carney, prepares to eat a hot dog. Photo by Sean Vamlyke, School of Education Psychology CHILD-CARE 159 II IP Behavior modification classes use the rats to better understand theories. Sandy Guzman sees to it that the rats are properly cared for and fed. School of Education Psychology 160 PSYCHOLOGY Psychology Department Delivering (top) lectures is just one function of Dr, Merrell Junkins, professor of psychology. Dr. Brian Babbitt talks about conditioning with one of his classes. Rachel Macy concentrates on a lecture during one of her psychology classes. Students pursue field T he psychology department at Mis¬ souri Southern is designed to pre- pare students for graduate study in the field, but it also prepares students for work in elementary special education or teaching psychology in secondary schools. Our main purpose is to prepare our students for graduate school,” said Dr. James T. Volskay, department head. Southern ' s psychology department of¬ fers three degrees: a bachelor of arts (BA), a bachelor of science (BS), and a bachelor of science in special education (BSE), The BA and the BS provide an excellent foun¬ dation for students who wish to earn ad¬ vanced graduate degrees leading to a career in psychology. Many of our students elect to pursue advanced degrees at prestigious institu¬ tions, said Dr, Edward Merryman, dean of the school of education and psychology, They have been very successful in this pursuit.” The psychology department also offers a BSE degree, which is a cooperative pro¬ gram with the education department. Students who graduate with the BSE degree will be certified to teach special education from kindergarten through the ninth grade and psychology at the secon¬ dary level. The department is fully equipped with courses that cover major areas of study in psychology, including clinical psychology, physiological psychology, educational psy¬ chology. social psychology, experimental psychology, behavioral management, and learning and memory. According to Volskay, these major areas of study are represented by a well-qualified staff, all possessing a doctorate degree. One of our main strengths is that each faculty member is a specialist in a different major area in the field of psychology, Volskay said. This permits us to give our students a broad and solid background for whatever they plan to specialize in at the graduate level” The well-rounded faculty and the wide variety of courses, Volskay said, come together to create an excellent department in a small-school atmosphere. Students at Southern have indicated their satisfaction with the psychology department, Rita Pease, BSE major, plans to pursue a Ph D, in psychology at a major universi¬ ty after graduation, All of the psychology classes 1 have taken have been beneficial and interesting because of the teaching methods and course content” said Pease. Basic psychology classes, she says, are beneficial for all students, but upper-level courses can be reinforcing, as well, to students of all majors. “These course are very necessary if you are dealing with people no matter what your occupation is going to be ” said Pease, PSYCHOLOGY 161 Physical Education Tennis (above center) is just one of the many physical education ac¬ tivities offered by the College. Bowling (above) class allows students to roll a couple of games Racquetball (far right) is a popular choice among students in physical education classes, A (right) tennis student practices her serve on the Colleges courts Matt Folkerfs shows good form as he gets ready to release the halt. 162 GYM Coach Al Cade (above) spots Joyce Falls during a workout Lifesaving techniques, (above right) as well as various in a weightlifting class in the College ' s weight room strokes, are taught in swimming courses at the College School of Education Psychology GYM 163 I I Dental Hygiene Program provides care O ral cleaning, exposing, and pro- viding periodontal therapy are just a few of the duties performed by the dental hygienist. The dental hygienist is a health care pro¬ fessional who is the only member of the dental health team, besides the dentist, licensed to provide direct care to the patient “We have an excellent dental hygiene program,” said Dr. Sandy Scorse, head of Missouri Southern s dental hygiene pro¬ gram. “It ' s the best in the state” Other diverse duties of the dental hy¬ gienist include processing and mounting radiographs, collecting and evaluating medical history information, performing head and neck screening examinations, applying agents for the prevention of decay, and assessing the condition of the periodontium (gums). The dental hygienist also acts as a den¬ tal health educator and is responsible for teaching patients to prevent dental disease and for providing nutritional counseling, You get a lot of satisfaction out of help¬ ing other people” said Susan Schanz- meyen a dental hygiene student, “I especially like working in radiology.” Employment opportunities are num¬ erous. They include genera! practice and specialty dental offices; federal, state, coun¬ ty, and city health clinics; public schools; hospitals; dental schools; industrial clinics; the armed forces; and research institutions. There are excellent working conditions and schedules can usually be tailored to meet specific needs such as full-time or part-time employment. The salaries are usually ex¬ ceptionally good, “1 don t think people realize how strenuous this type of work is” said Scorse, ll It is a dental profession, and it’s not easy.” Southern offers an associate degree in dental hygiene. After satisfactory comple¬ tion, the hygienist is eligible to take the Na¬ tional Board Examination and other prac¬ tical examinations required for a license in Missouri and other states. The dental hygiene program is accredited by the American Dental Association, Students study in a campus dental clinic, a radiology department, and a dental materials laboratory. There are additional off-campus facilities which include diagnostic clinics and health clinics. The clinic is open to the public with fees charged for prophylaxis (teeth cleaning), dental exams, and radiographs costing $15 for adults, $10 for children, and $5 for any Southern student, “It ' s a good public service that we do here” said Scorse, “And the students and faculty are great. My students have so much stamina for what they have to go through” Observing Tammy Young (top) perfor ming prophylaxis, cleaning teeth, is Nan cy Pyatt. Rhonda White, instructor, is working in the next cubicle. Charting in dental hygiene clinic are Cathy Wailes and Torn! Lea Zickefoose, School of Technology 164 DENTISTRY Radiologic Technology Tiffany Bruce ex- amines some X-rays. Beals says radiology program is ‘tough W ith an extensive amount of hours and a heavy class schedule, stu¬ dents in the radiology program experience a rigid schedule, This is probably the toughest program on campus because of all the contact hours said Wiley Beals, director of the radiologic technology program. Beals has been in charge of the radi¬ ology program at Missouri Southern for 14 years. With extensive training in the field of radiology. Beals has served as a supervisor at Cox Medical Center in Springfield and as a superviser at Sale Memorial Hospital in Neosho. The radiologic technology program is a 24 month program in which the students are in contact with the program throughout the entire two years except for four weeks Approximately 40 hours of contact (hands-on training) per week are acquired by the students. Clinical laboratory, general education, radiology classes, and labwork compose numerous contact hours. Students receive 50 credit hours of radiologic training. Students spend half a day in general education and radiology classes and the re¬ mainder of the day is spent at St, John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin. In the radiology classes, students learn theories and fundamentals of radiology. These classes consist of Radiation Physics and Principles of Radiographic Exposure, along with numerous others. Radiation Physics is a preliminary theory of electronics and structure of mat¬ ter and magnetism.” said Beals. This course is designed to show how the equip¬ ment operates. On each patient we have a set amount and quality of radiation and a lot of fac¬ tors go with theseT he said. In Principles of Radiographic Exposure, students learn this formation. The purpose of this class is to teach the student to learn how to ad¬ minister the best possible X-ray with the least possible amount of radiation, The radiology courses are just like any other class, with the hopes that the students retain the information.” he said. An extensive amount of labwork is done at St. Johns. The students learn where and how to position the patient when using the X-ray equipment, ’ said Beals, Six students are accepted each year. They are selected by the joint review board in April and begin classes in August. There is a 5:1 female to male ratio per year. Most of the students have one to two years of college course work completed before beginning the program, although a few freshmen are admitted. Two years of high school algebra and biology and one year of high school chem¬ istry. plus anatomy, physiology, and zoo¬ logy in college will help to prepare a stu¬ dent for the program. An ACT composite score of 20 or bet ter also is advised. After completion of the program, stu¬ dents receive an associate degree of science in radiologic technology. They are then qualified to take a national test. The test takes three hours and consists of 200 questions covering all knowledge acquired by the students over two years of study. If the student passes the test, he or she becomes a registered technologist. There are a number of job opportunities for radiologic technologists. They are qualified to work in hospitals, clinics, physi¬ cian ' s offices, diagnostic centers, museums, and do research. School of Technology RADIOLOGY 165 Beverly Culuelt instructs a Managerial Data Process ing class. Photos by David Weaver Lyle Mays (below) discusses material in class. Students work in the lab. Classes get free access Kathleen Grim (top) makes her rounds in word processing class to see if students understand their assignments. Students (above) work in computer labs T he computer information science department at Missouri Southern has a program that is on the mark. Hands-on experience and a goal to stay up on new technology keeps Southerns computer offerings very competitive with those of other colleges, “The students have free access to the computer system” said Joe Crowell, a post-graduate student with a CIS (com¬ puter information systems) degree. ' They ' re able to get on the system and get the print out of their programs right then” There are two microcomputer labora¬ tories. One is open all week and may be used at anytime. It has 24 microcomputers and 25 terminals hooked into the main¬ frame. A student must schedule time in the other laboratory. It contains 29 microcom¬ puters. Each computer has two disk drives and a printer. The computer programs started at Southern in 1967 with a two-year degree. In 1982. the department started classes for a four-year degree. In 1983 the four-year degree was approved by the state Coor¬ dinating Board for Higher Education, “We have as good a program as any school,” said Dr, John M. Cragin, the com¬ puter science department head. “There ' s more brute power in larger schools, but as for variety, its about the same.” By variety, Cragin refers to the lang¬ uages offered at Southern. These include CICS ICCR Assembler, COBOL, FOR¬ TRAN, RPG 11, SPSS, Analog Simulator, Pascal, Basic, and WATFIV, According to J. Steve Earney, director of the computer center, the best part of the program is the instructors have reached a good balance between the ACM (Associa¬ tion for Computing Machinery) and the DPMA (Data Processing Management Association) recommended curricula, Lk What we’re producing is a more mar¬ ketable graduate,” said Earney. It’s a challenge,” said Carol L. Brown, a junior studying CIS. “There’s a lot to learn in computer science, and it’s chang¬ ing everyday.” According to Earney, “We ' re exposing them to the current technology and meth¬ odology of computers ” Another aspect of Southern’s program is that students can join the Data Process¬ ing Management Association, “This lets the students interact with data processing professionals,” said Earney. It also allows professionals to be guest speakers in class more frequently. “Id like to see the DPMA organization grow on campus,” said Brown. According to Crowell, the teaching is good overall Some of the instructors are specialized on the personal computers, and some are specialized on the mainframe. “Teachers here are willing to sit down and talk to you about problems in your programs,” said Crowell, The department graduates about 30 students per year with bachelor degrees and 20 students per year with associate of science degrees, “Last year, all of our graduates were employed, and most of them were em¬ ployed in the field, with the exception of one, whose current address is unknown,” said Cragin. “So 1 can ' t say it’s 100 per¬ cent.” [ 1 ! Criminal Justice Police officers and student safety coaches work on their riot gun qualifications at Missouri Southern. (Photo by Stan Walters) School of Technology 168 CRIMINAL JUSTICE Students in a photography class practice their darkroom pro¬ cedure s (Photos by Stan Wa tersJ Working with an enlarger is just one of the many aspects of darkroom life. Bob Terry, assistant professor of law enforcement, lectures to his class con ceruing the art of photography. CRIMINAL JUSTICE 169 Machine Technology Charles Davis works on a lathe in his intermediate machine class. Donald Schultz, instructor, confers with Davis, Photos by Stan Walters Jim Wilkerson works on a milling machine while Schultz watches his technique. Ken Outt uses mouse and board on a computer. School of Technology 170 MACHINE TECHNOLOGY Industrial Arts David Haskins carefully works on a mill¬ ing machine. Photo by Stan Waiters Don Southard prepares to work on the C C milling machine. Auto Cad is a class taught by Mr, Bartholet. ■ i j INDUSTRIAL ARTS 171 ‘Exciting, interesting that’s the ROTC program I n 1862, US Army Officer training be¬ came a college program, and in 1916, it became the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC). The job of the ROTC is to train officers to serve in the armed forces of the United States. We ' re about leadership and getting the job done through the people,” said Major David Roberts, head of Missouri Southern ' s military science program. That is impor¬ tant whether you’re in the Army, or your community, or in business. 1 ' After graduating from Southern with a minor in military science, the cadets are commissioned as officers. Seventy-five per¬ cent of the Army’s officers come from col¬ lege ROTC programs. Half of Southerns officers go on to fulfill their commitment in active service. They can be in the military anywhere from three to 30 years. The other half may fulfill their commit¬ ment in the National Guard or Army Reserve, serving mostly in the Joplin area. There is a wide, wide range of options,” said Roberts, Southern s military science department has 10 lieutenants being com¬ missioned in a year. There are usually 40 to 60 cadets in the program, which makes for an exceptionally close faculty-student relationship. If ROTC sounds like all work and no play, take some time and talk to members of the honor guard. During the dedication ceremony of the Vietnam veteran ' s memorial, feeling of awe and envy went through those present as they watched Southern ' s honor guard perform. The eight-cadet honor guard worked with the ease of a well-oiled machine, with precise and graceful movement. Members of the honor guard included Cadet Ser¬ geant Major Evie Kendall. Cadet Sergeant Joe Pease, Cadet Sergeant Camden Campbell. Cadet Captain Tim DeWeese, Cadet Major Jon Johns, Cadet Captain Doug Christerson, Cadet Captain Jeff Wellman, and Cadet Captain Laura Donatti. Along with dedications and parades, the ROTC cadets participated in Homecoming activities and placed in every event entered. If that ' s not interesting enough, there are still the summer specials. Just mention “Airborne,” and excitement leaps out of all the cadets who have been to Airborne school and the 11 who have worked so hard to get there this summer. Airborne teaches cadets how to leap out of an plane and parachute to the ground. Southern ' s military science program has, in the last two years, sent about 20 cadets for three weeks to Airborne school at Fort Benning, Ga, Or cadets may try arctic survival train¬ ing or air assault training, to which Southern sends about 10 cadets each year. Still not enough excitement? Think about spending two or three weeks at an overseas United States facility actually doing the job of a lieutenant in the Army. Faculty in the military science program at Southern usually come straight from the regular Army to teach three or four years and then return to regular military life. The faculty are fresh with ideas and the latest techniques and are filled with the obliga¬ tion and responsibilty to teach. 1 enjoy working with students” said Captain Robert Helfams, assistant fessor of military science. 1 enjoy relating things to the students that aren’t in the textbooks—things that l learned the hard way in the Army.” Hellams has been at Southern since June 1986, After making his decision to teach ROTC. he left The Rapid Deploy¬ ment Force, where he flew helicopters, Hellams chose Southern from a list of five schools because of its location, size, and its beautiful campus. After his teaching assignment is completed. Hellams said he wants to go to Germany, which is just one of the options available to him as an officer. Southern offers two ROTC programs: a basic course, which has no service obliga¬ tions whatsoever for the cadets enrolled in it. and the advanced course, which is used to obtain a commission. Also offered are two- and three-year ROTC scholarships, awarded annually on a competitive basis. These scholarships pay for tuition and fees plus an additional $100 per month during the academic year. Said Roberts. Developing service and leadership is what getting an education is all about” School of Technology 172 ROTC Military Science Students receive instructions (left) on boar ding a helicopter. Photo by Stan IVo ters. Looking at a map (below) are Jason Weis- acosky, Jeff Winters, and Dennis Joseph. Photo by Stan IVo fers, Applying camouflage to Larry Stephens face (left) is Donley Hurd. RGTC cadets plan strategy (far left). ROTC 173 Military Science Camden Campbell, Joe Pease, and Kevin Ryan (below) prepare for a manuever. Receiving instructions before the helicopter takes off (right) are Donley Hurd and other ROTC students. Photo by Stan U a ters. Brian Doubet oversees (below) as the squad loads ammunition. Photo by Stan Walters, The squad utilizes an area (above) behind the College’s residence halls for its manuevers. Photo by Sfon Walters ♦ 174 ROTC Hiking back to base camp (above) is a patrol. Photo by Stan Walters. School of Technology ROTC 175 Nursing Department Marilyn Jacobs (bottom) discusses the child-bearing process. Dr Betty Ipock (right) has resigned her position as head of the nursing program, effective at the end of the school year. Students (below) in Nursing Process with the Developing Family listen to a lecture. Photo by Melanie Hicks. 176 NURSING Eva I tiia Shippee {left and bottom right) utilizes the overhead projector. Nursing 110 (bottom middle) instructs students in individual and family development from conception through adolescence. Photo by Melanie Hicks. Students (below) in Nursing Process with Adults II take extensive notes. NURSING 177 : School Nurse School nurse Irma Hartley checks the blood pressure of a Southern student. Clinic offers services to students L ocated in Kuhn Hail, the campus health clinic offers a variety of serv¬ ices to the students. “I am a part of student personnel ser¬ vices,” said Irma J, Hartley, College health nurse. “I am here to take care of students ' immediate health needs and on a long- range basis provide preventive health care.” Clinic hours are from 8 a m.to 4 p.m, Monday through Friday. Dr. Mark Ward, the College physician, is in the clinic from 6 p.m.to 7 p.m, on Wednesdays. “We encourage the students to come and see the doctor for any medical pro¬ blems” said Hartley, “If a student becomes ill on any other day but Wednesday, they can see Dr. Ward in his office with a refer¬ ral from me at no cost for the office call According to Hartley, students have to pay for their lab work and any type of diagnostic test the doctor needs to order. “If hospitalization is needed,” she said, Dr. Ward follows through and sees the student while hospitalized,” Hartley said students can purchase some of their medicines from the clinic at cost rather than going to a pharmacy and pay¬ ing a higher price for them. We keep some medicines here on cam¬ pus that I purchase through the state at cost, she said. “We try to save the students as much money as we can on their health services. We also have some non-pre¬ scription medicine available at no charge to the students” Hartley is on call after hours and on weekends for residence hall students. “Any student that might need medical advice on off hours is screened through our head resident. If the head resident is not available, then student assistants can call me. It’s at the head residents discretion whether or not my services are needed.” Counseling services also are available, “Upon referral we have family planning counseling” she said. “We have a College psychologist, Larry Karst, and also the ser¬ vices of Ozark Mental Health are available. It stands to reason that if you’re emotional¬ ly upset, you ' re not going to do your best academically.” Hartley gives immunizations to various groups on campus. The nurses get the flu vaccine because they work with the patients in their lab ex¬ perience, 1 she said. “We try to protect our students. Of course, this is all part of our preventive medicine.” Hartley said members of the basketball teams receive the flu vaccine. January and February ark the peak months for flu, Our football softball and soccer teams get the tetanus vaccines because they are out on the fields where they are more pro¬ ne to come into contact with the tetanus spore,” said Hartley, 178 SCHOOL NURSE Bookstore Supplying the school with various materials and special services is the primary function of the bookstore located in the Lions ' Den. Bookstore provides various services P roviding the students of Missouri Southern with a varied inventory and special services is the primary function of the College bookstore, “We try to supply the needs of the res¬ idence hall students, as well as the com¬ muter students, right here on campus,” said Charles Moss, bookstore manager. Although the bookstore has existed for many years, it has only been in its present form since 1980. “When I came to work here in 1977, the store was about half the si 2 e it is now,” said Moss. An increase in space allowed the inven¬ tory to be substantially expanded. The bookstore now boasts a wide assortment of gifts and supply materials. These items are available for the students and faculty to purchase at a nominal cost. I’m proud in that our prices are com¬ petitive to other stores ar ound the area” said Moss. Greeting cards, posters, clothing, and stuffed animals are just a few of the articles for sale. But perhaps the most “outstanding” ser¬ vice provided is the textbook rental system. Students are able to rent their required text¬ books for a relatively inexpensive charge of $60. However, if the textbooks are returned in good condition, the students are entitled to receive a refund of $25. This is the ser¬ vice of which Moss Is the most proud. Almost any other college requires the students to buy their textbooks,” he said. ' At about $30 per book, it can get quite expensive.” This service is important in keeping col¬ lege costs affordable, thus enabling all students to attend. Another beneficial service for the students is typewriter rental. The bookstore has several typewriters available for students who are interested. Hopefully in the future, we will see the renting of computers, also,” said Moss, All of these services together are de¬ signed to cater to the College student, I think because of our accessibility to the residence hall students, we do help the ad¬ justment become a bit easier” said Moss. Sometime soon. Moss hopes to see an even larger bookstore with an increased inventory. “Presently, we have a fairly decent selec¬ tion of clothing,” he said. “Maybe in the future, we can expand that, too” BOOKSTORE 179 Dr. Earle Doman.director of counseling, is one of many new employees at the College Working with Students, as well as computers, is a job of Joe Vermillion, counselor. He also advises many of the foreign students who come to Missouri Southern I 180 Office assists students T he counseling and testing office at Missouri Southern is the place for students to turn when they need help with college entrance exams, counsel¬ ing. and deciding major fields of study. I feel like we wear four hats in the counseling and testing area said Dr Earle F. Doman, director of counseling services. We are a home for undecided students The center helps these students by ser- ving as academic advisers who aid in choosing classes and courses of study. The counseling center functions as a career guidance service for students, as well as providing personal counseling for students who feel the need. Counselors are trained to discuss substance abuse, test anxieties, and crisis situations with individuals. One of the most important functions of the center is testing. Here a student can take ACT’s, GED ' s, California aptitude tests, and various other college tests. “We are also the home for veteran students, said Doman. Because there is so much paperwork involved with veterans. the center has one counselor assigned to work with veterans exclusively. Yet another counselor is in charge of the foreign students attending Southern. The counselor helps the students with schedul¬ ing, paperwork, and living arrangements, helping them to adjust to a strange environment. Although most of the problems a stu¬ dent may face can be handled efficiently by the counseling center, there may be times, in certain situations, that it cannot fulfill the need. In thes e cases, the student is referred to a community agency off campus, Doman officially became counseling director on July 1, 1987 when Dr. Eugene Mouser took over as the College registrar. Doman, who previously was assistant vice president of student affairs at Southwest Missouri State University, was selected from 30 applicants. Married and having three sons, Doman says his hobbies center around athletics, ‘We travel with the boys to their athletic events,” he said Helping undeclared majors (middle) make a career choice is a duty of counselor Larry Karst First-year employee Dr Betty Israel, counselor, works with non traditional students. COUNSELING Honors Program Working in the Honors Program. Rosanne Joyner and Lanny Ackiss inspire and advise exceptional students at Southern. Honors program in ‘refining process’ P roviding the best education possible for academically-gifted students is one of the major goals of the honors program at Missouri Southern, We owe it to the very talented to give them the very best education ” said Dr, Lanny Ackiss, program director. The honors program is designed for students who have proven academic tal¬ ents. Non-traditionai students, as well as traditional students, have the opportunity to enter the program. Approximately one tenth of the 88 hon¬ ors students are non-traditionals, In the future, the program may have as many as 120 students. The program is in its fourth year at Southern. There will be more honors pro¬ gram graduates this year than in the past. We have finished the growth period of the program, ' 1 said Ackiss. Now we are in the refining process” The minimum requirements for admis¬ sion to the honors program are at least a 27 on the ACT or another nationally- normed test, or a 3.5 grade-point average in high school, The most successful honor students usually have both of the requirements, said Ackiss, In order to stay in the program, certain requirements must be met. First, a student must maintain a 3.5 GPA. Second, a stu¬ dent must complete 24 semester hours of honors classes. He or she also must take a course in critical thinking during the junior year and complete a research pro¬ ject before graduation. Every week there is an honors collo¬ quium meeting. Students hear speeches about diff erent departments and oppor¬ tunities that Southern has to offer, “I have learned a lot about the College and the opportunities it provides from the honors colloquium said Jalayne Wood- head, a freshman honors student. The honors program helps students make the most of their four academic years. It also gives students a four-year scholarship. For the top 2 percent of the students, room and board also is included in the scholarship. Southerns honors pro¬ gram is unlike other colleges in that it sup ports summer courses as well as spring and fall. “It benefits the College by keeping the best and brightest students in southwest Missouri,” said Ackiss. Good students make a college a better place,” A relatively new feature of the honors program is that several students are able to attend Oxford University in England, This opportunity is available to all of Southerns students” said Ackiss. They must, however, have at least a 3.5 grade- point average” HONORS PROGRAM 181 Financial Aid Linda Curran (from left) Janell LandolL Danette Anderson, Tammy Higgins, Jodi Kellenberger. Kelly Binns, and Emma Jo Walker all work at the financial aid office in Hearnes Hall. Students receive help D uring the 1987-88 academic year, approximately 75 percent of the students at Missouri Southern received help from the office of student financial assistance. ' Almost every student will receive some form of financial assistance during their col¬ lege education7 said James Gilbert, direc¬ tor of student financial assistance. Currently, there are three types of assistance available to students: gift aid. employment, and loans. According to Gil¬ bert. gift aid consists of grants and scholar¬ ships which assist about 76 percent of qualified applicants. Loans are utilized by 21 percent, and employment is offered to the remaining 3 percent, “The main function of this office is to coordinate student application and create a package which meets their financial need said Gilbert. He also said anyone wishing to file for financial assistance must complete the ACT Needs Analysis, This application is available at any high school or at the of¬ fice of student financial assistance, which is located on the first floor of Hearnes Hall. After the application is completed, it should be mailed, and must be received by Southern before the April 30 deadline. When the data is received, it must be verified; ' said Gilbert. “After the verifica¬ tion process is complete, a financial aid package is created for the student According to Gilbert, a file could be packaged several different ways, depend mg upon the philosophy of the depart¬ ment: gift aid is to be awarded first, fol¬ lowed by work, then the loans, “Another factor, he said, “is the availability of funds at the present time After a package has been put together, the student will be notified of the awards they may receive. Each year, workshops have been con¬ ducted in the tri-state area in order to bet¬ ter acquaint people with the process of financial aid. Southern ' s financial assistance staff con¬ sists of three counselors, two secretaries, and five student assistants. Jim Gilbert, (middle) financial aid director, types in Social Security numbers. Patty Nemeth enjoys her work for student services. Photos by Melanie Hicks Student Services 182 FINANCIAL AID p ublio Information Dennis Slusher, sports information director, prepares the sports ' schedules on his computer. Mary Anderson works at her desk in the public information office. Gwen Hunt, director of public information, helps keep Southern in the public eye. Larry Meacham, writer photographer, covers many College events and news for the public information office. Photos by Melanie Hicks College keeps in touch with area K eeping the area in touch with Mis- souri Southern is the main concern of the public information office. “The more people understand what we do in this office, the more helpful we can be to them.” said Gwen Hunt, director of public information. Among the many tasks undertaken are preparing publications such as the newslet¬ ter Southern!, the campus newsletter Ac¬ cents, monthly calendars of events, depart¬ mental brochures, class schedule tabloid in¬ sertions, and printed programs for theat¬ rical and musical productions, banquets, or other activities requiring printed brochures and programs. In addition, the office prints materials for use by the admissions office, “As our promotional program increases, so does our admissions responses of in¬ quiries and applications” said Hunt, There also is work in the yearly Phon- A-Thon that requires printed materials, as well as the news and sports releases, public service announcements, scheduling for ap¬ pearances, and creating ads and advertis¬ ing campaigns. This year has had special significance for the public information office because of the College’s 50th anniversary “Just about everything we do, we try to relate to the anniversary,” said Mary Ander¬ son, news bureau manager. The office made great efforts this year by keeping the public informed on the events and activities concerning the 50th anniversary. The public information offices news bureau is responsible for writing and distributing some 400-500 news releases and public service announcements yearly to print and broadcast media within a 60-mile radius, as well as maintaining a clipping file. Dennis Slusher, sports information direc¬ tor, takes care of all sports media, including publishing media guides and programs, handling statistics, and sending out news releases. Larry Meacham has the sizeable task of taking all photos for publications and writ¬ ten materials circulated, as well as writing for the newsletters. The offices publications coordinator is Mike Hailey, who does the artwork and the copy paste-ups, Mickey Morgan, secretary and typo¬ grapher for the office, handles the typeset¬ ting of printed materials. “Probably one of the bigger things I ' ve seen come from the 50th anniversary is the selling of the postal commemorative cachets,” said Morgan, “We ' ve sold a lot of those” PUBLIC INFORMATION 183 I Library Information is made avail¬ able through many sources. Peace and quiet at the library helps make studing easier. Students take advantage of the quiet for other purposes. 184 LIBRARY Center aids all students Computer (top) labs, audio-visual learning aids, tutoring, and counseling are offered through the Learning Center. Students have access to reading materials including newspapers and magazines. A ssisting students in acquiring skills enabling them to meet the College academic standards is the primary goal of the Learning Center. Because even the most capable students sometimes need assistance in their academic work, the College provides a wide range of academic support through the Learning Center. ' What is important about this center is that it is not looked upon as a place just for students that might be considered weak students, said Myrna Dolence, coordinator of the Learning Center. “It is for all students including honor students as well as developmental students ” The wide range of services the Learn¬ ing Center provides include: a computer laboratory for all students, computer- assisted programs in reading and writing, audio-visual learning aids supplemental instruction in designated classes, peer and professional tutoring, and counseling. Required classes in composition and reading designed to meet the needs of the unprepared students are offered through the Learning Center. Additional classes in reading and study skills are available. T feel there are very few students that don ' t need structure, support, or guidance of some kind during their college ex¬ perienced said Dolence. Tutoring is one of the most widely-used services of the Learning Center. Individual and small group tutoring is available. Both short- and long-term assistance is provid¬ ed. Students can receive tutoring in mathematics, science composition, ac¬ counting economics, and other classes on demand. We tell our tutors that they are doing the best job when they work themselves out of a job, when they are not needed; in other words making the student in¬ dependent said Dolence. ‘Tutoring is a chance to put something back into the system, explained Stan Har¬ ding, biology major and tutor. “It is another avenue that students can explore as far as getting feedback and a different viewpoint on the problem they are having. ' Video tapes of Math 20, Math 30, Math 110, Math 13L and physical science classes are on reserve in the Learning Center and may be viewed by students upon request. This is helpful to students who have missed a class or need to review a particular segment of the class. “We made a decision to video tape all middle-level math classes so students could review them when they feel it is necessary ' said Dolence. IBM and Ap ple personal computers are housed in the Learning Center, Students may work on individual assignments or may use the Learning Center s software, which includes: speed reading, word pro¬ cessing programs, introduction to com¬ puters. tutorials, and drills on grammar, editing, and composition. LIBRARY 185 nv ■ ■‘i Maintenance Bob Gray is responsible for keeping the buildings on campus neat and clean. Crew members repair a tree on campus after the damaging ice storm last winter. Ominous clouds rise on the horizon as workers hurry to finish with the lights. 186 MAINTENANCE Southern maintenance men used a cherry picker to string lights in front of Billingsly Student Union, Painter Bill Henderson tapes a handrail prior to painting the walls in the student union. Maintenance workers plant and water grass seed in front of the Spiva Library. MAINTENANCE 187 Admissions Office Working in (he admissions office are (from left) Lance Adams. Anita Francis. Becky Wiley, Mindy Chism, and Richard Humphrey Colleges enrollment is M issouri Southern ' s admissions of¬ fice can take a great deal of credit for the Colleges record enrollment in the fall of 1987. ”We send recruiters to around 200 high schools around the four-st ate area,” said Richard Humphrey, director of admissions. The admissions office’s main purpose is to get students to Southern. “Getting students here to look at the campus is what we really want to do,” said Humphrey. Once they are here, it is easier to see if Southern is the college for them or not” When students visit Southern, they are given tours and information about the Col¬ lege. They have the opportunity to look at the residence halls, attend classes, talk to instructors, and visit with current Southern students. We also like to set the students up with appointments to talk to faculty in their in¬ terested fields” said Humphrey. One reason that people may choose to go to school here is because it is a small school, he said. “The cost is low, and the quality of education is outstanding. Most people from around here graduate from small high schools and feel most comfor¬ table attending a small college. We are not afraid to have people com¬ pare our college with others. “We realize that Southern does not have as many pro¬ grams as the major universities, but what we do have is quality.” High school counselors are the admis¬ sions office ' s only direct contact to the students. The counselors contact admis¬ sions when they have a student interested in Southern. “Another way that we get students’ names are through ACT ' said Humphrey. When someone puts down on their ACT form that they are interested in Missouri record high Southern, we send them information on the College.” Omicron Delta Kappa also is trying to recruit new students. It is giving tours to high school students and their parents. The students are able to talk with the College students on a more student-to-student basis. This also seems to work because it’s easier to talk to people a little closer to your age,” said Humphrey. “One thing that we always have to re¬ member when recruiting is that we can never say things that are not true” said Humphrey. “That person may come to Missouri Southern and find out that it wasn t true, and then our credibility would be gone with the students and the schools we serve” Student Services 188 ADMISSIONS Alumni Members of the Alumni Association include {clockwise from lower left): Mike Gilpin, Charles Leitle. Nancy Dymott, Gloria Turner, Ben Maglaughlin, Mitch Walker. Chris Christman, Stephen Carlton, Georgians McGriff, Pat Kluthe. and Maxine Cullum. Kreta Gladden, director of alumni affairs, is an alumnus of Southern herself. Association is a link S ince 1945 the Joplin Junior College Alumni Association, today known as the Missouri Southern Alumni Association, has sponsored activities for alumni. programs offered by the Association, and activities and events on campus. For this reason. Southern , a three-times-a-year publication full of alumni news, is sent to all alumni. The first alumni association was organ¬ ized in 1945 when the first alumni student banquet was held The associations first president was Dr. Donald Newby. In 1970 the Alumni Association was in¬ corporated under the laws of the state of Missouri. The constitution of the association is very important to the alumni of the Col¬ lege. ' The purpose of the association shall be to promote and advance the interests of Missouri Southern State College; to establish mutually beneficial relations be¬ tween the College, her alumni, and the general public. The goals of the Alumni Association are to increase its membership, provide more scholarship funds, make available to its members regular publications of the Col¬ lege, recognize achievements of outstan¬ ding alumni, and become an integral part of the College in interpreting the philo¬ sophy and goals of it to the public. The Alumni Association is the com¬ munication link with the alumni and Southern. It is essential that alumni, former students, and friends be informed and kept up to date on the expanded services and The Alumni Association maintains records on more than 8,000 alumni and former students of Joplin Junior College, Jasper County Junior College, Missouri Southern College, and Missouri Southern State College, These records enable alum¬ ni to keep in touch with classmates and friends If alumni should lose track of classmates, the alumni office can help to locate them One of the most enjoyable ways for alumni to continue their relationships with Southern is through their class reunion. Classes celebrate reunions at 10-year in¬ tervals after graduation. The Alumni Association coordinates these events, which are held on Homecoming weekend. Homecoming weekend provides alum¬ ni and former students and their families the opportunity to return to their alma mater at the height of campus activities. Alumni and former students are given special attention by the College on this oc¬ casion, which features a parade, a football game, class reunions, campus tours, a recognition banquet, receptions, and many other attractions. ALUMNI 189 Sue Billingsly, director of the Missouri Southern Foundation, helps support different projects around the campus. Board of directors governs Foundation T he purchase of Mission Hills Farm in 1964 provided the grounds on which Missouri Southern was constructed. “Missouri Southern was actually an outgrowth of Joplin Junior College ’ said Sue Billingsly, director of the Missouri Southern Foundation “The $300,000 to purchase the 320 - acre farm was donated by the friends and residents of the Joplin Junior College districtsaid Billingsly. In July 1965, Gov, Warren E. Hearns signed a bill creating a four-year institution. In 1967 Missouri Southern was opened to 2,399 students and 95 faculty members. On June 1, 1969, the first class graduated 198 students. “The Foundation was organized in 19677 said Billingsly, “with the purpose of administering gifts that were donated to the College, “The original board consisted of five directors, she added, “And now there are 20 on the board of directors” Two of the original board members from 1967 still serve on the present board. They are Fred Hughes and Herbert Van Fleet. “The Foundation is a non-profit corpora¬ tion, said Billingsly, “We receive cash gifts, real estate, memorial funds, wills, trusts, and bequests, 1 ' A gift to the foundation is tax-deductible. The Foundation supports different projects around the campus. One example is the child-care center as well as other planned projects such as art, biology, business, communications, computer science, den¬ tal hygiene education, English music, nur¬ sing social sciences, technology, theatre, and others. The Foundation also supports student internships at George Washington Carver National Park, a lecture series, Outstanding Teacher Awards, faculty development and travel for student groups. In addition to the projects listed, the foundation supports the Alumni Associa¬ tion, men’s and women’s athletics, the stu¬ dent center, library, and the general scholarship fund. The Missouri Southern Foundation re¬ ceives and administers private and cor¬ porate contributions for the support of Missouri Southern. It is governed by a board of directors which reviews all applica¬ tions for grants and allocates funds in ac¬ cordance with the wishes of the donors on the basis of priorities outlined by the Foun¬ dation director and the board of directors. 190 FOUNDATION Office Services Mailroom employees Ron Foster and Maria Teresa Canciiler discuss re- Printer Brian Estes makes an adjustment on the quisitions made by departments on campus. machine before running off some copies. Facility is contribution O ffice services is a support facility for the entire Missouri Southern campus. It contributes greatly to all departments. According to Ron Foster, director of of¬ fice services, the function of office services can be classified into three parts. Office services does all campus dupli¬ cating, handles campus mail as well as U S. mail, and supplies all offices on campus with any needed supplies. Office services has a job of printing each semester’s schedules and other schedules for the College. Office services does not provide all the mail services that the US, postal service does, but it gives the best attention to us- ing the lowest rates possible. Office services supplies all offices on campus with paper, staplers, staples, pens, paper clips, and anything else. Tve had to learn the best time to order certain supplies” said Foster. “I have to kind of gauge them by the consumption rate.” The job of office services isn ' t monot¬ onous. It is a full-time job, “Some days are slower than others,” said Foster. “But we ' re more in control some days than other days.” Foster has a bachelor of science degree in printing technology from Pittsburg State University. Besides Foster, office services has Brian Estes, press operator and assistant to Foster, as a full-time employee. He has an associate degree in commercial art from PSU. The office has Lori Pickett, a part-time employee. There also are four student employees. They work well together as a team. It helps them do their work more efficiently, “Everybody on campus comes through here one way or another” said Foster. “All mails come through here, printing comes here, and office supplies come through here. So everybody knows what we are doing here. If we ' re not doing something, people wonder why, and everybody’s got to be busy all the time.” Student Services Placement Office Lorine Miner, who died in August 1987. was popular Nancy Disharoon officially became placement director in January 1988 with students, faculty, and administrators. 1985 photo. New placement director sets goals lifelong resident of Mississippi. Nancy Disharoon “looked forward A Xto leaving” her home state. And now, due to an advertisement in The Chronicle of Higher Education that caught her eye, she has received that opportunity. A graduate of Delta (Miss,) State Univer¬ sity. Disharoon came to Missouri Southern in January 1988 as the new director of placement and planning. Upon completion of her degree, she assumed a similar posi¬ tion at Delta State. “It was a smaller school and a smaller position.” she said. “So far, I’m impressed with Southern, The size is not overwhelming, and there is opportunity for personal contact with the students.” Disharoon assumes the position vacated due to the death of Lorine Miner last sum¬ mer, There was no director during the 1987 fall semester. “A lot of exciting things are happening in this office.” she said. “We are not really behind, but there is a lot of interest in developing new programs.” Disharoon said she would like to develop a resume service for students, broaden contact with employers, and even bring more employers to campus. In addi¬ tion. she would like to develop and plan various workshops and seminars for students, “I want to develop these things” she said, “but 1 need feedback from students. They can tell me the problems, as well as the good things.” Disharoon describes her new position as one with a two-fold function. “My first goal is to see our students be prepared,” she said. “And I also want to place our students in positions where they will be happy,” According to Dr. Earle Doman, director of counseling and head of the search com¬ mittee that selected Disharoon, she brings energy and enthusiasm to the position. “We wanted to hire a doer, and Nancy is definitely a doer,” he said. “All of her references conferred this. She is a self - Student Services- starter, and she initiates things” Doman said that of all the people on campus who interviewed her, she was the number one choice for the position. There was one exception, and that person had her as the second choice. “The support speaks well of the in¬ dividual. said Doman. “She came across well to all types of individuals—faculty, ad¬ ministration, and students.” “I love this kind of work” said Disharoon. “1 enjoy speaking, meeting, and planning” According to Disharoon. her transition from her small hometown of Port Gibson to Joplin and Southern was a smooth one. “My transition was a super one” s he said. “I didn’t have any trouble finding a place to live or anything. “Things have really gone well. It has been a lot easier than I expected, even bet¬ ter.” Disharoon will be spending the majori¬ ty of her time adjusting to the position and getting the feel for the College, 192 PLACEMENT OFFICE Security must keep the parking situation under control. Photo by Melanie Hicks Main priority is safety Bill Boyer and Dallas Fortner examine the parking citations issued to students. T he safety and security of students, faculty, and College property is the main priority of the safety and security department. The staff employs six full-time officers who provide 24-hour per day, seven-day per week service. The officers issue park¬ ing citations and offer assistance to students. ”We do jump starts, unlock car doors, and help students in any way we can, said Bill Boyer, chief of security. Boyer officially began his duties on March 23, 1987. He replaced Wayne Johnston, who had served as security director since 1983, Boyer, a December 1970 graduate of Missouri Southern, had been employed for eight years by B.F, Goodrich in Miami, Okla,. as security supervisor. Veteran security officer Jess Forkner retired from the College on Jan. 20. 1988, after 16 years on the staff, Forkner had served as acting security director several times, including the interim period between Johnston and Boyer. I just can’t get used to leaving after 16 years, said Forkner. ll The College has been good to me. and I haven’t any regrets for working hereT Forkner, 65, had suffered a heart attack and undergone bypass surgery in 1984. He was replaced by Dallas Fortner, a licensed funeral director from Seneca. Fort¬ ner had worked at B.F. Goodrich until the plant dosed in March 1986. “1 was looking for a full-time job with benefits, and I heard about this opening and decided to give it a try,” he said. Fortner has served as president of the Seneca Board of Education for the last seven years. I really like the atmosphere around here, and Im looking forward to several years here,’ he said The security staff was asked to assist the Secret Service and Joplin Police Depart¬ ment on Feb. 18 when Vice President George Bush spoke on campus. No pro¬ blems were encountered. Safety Security SECURITY 193 Registrar Dr. Eugene Mouser took over duties as the registrar at the beginning of the fall semester. Karen Hatfield (seated) asks Dianne Bales a question concerning a student’s credit hours. Assisting students is the primary responsibility for Sandy Sparks (left) and Naomi Hunter. Filing transcripts is just one of the jobs performed by student worker Paige Duquette. 194 REGISTRAR Business Office College accountant Steve Taylor (middle) inspects some of the paperwork on his desk Controller Sidney Shouse keeps a close eye on investments made by the College. Purchasing agent David Throop (above Personnel director Doug Coen (above) left) discusses a contract with a client. checks a name on a computer printout Business office handles College budget, payroll I t takes cooperation to keep Missouri Southern functioning. The accounting, purchasing, and personnel office is made up of a few individuals working together. David Throop, purchasing agent, buys almost everything for Southern. Three areas purchase their own items: food service, the bookstore, and the library 1 Throop said. We aid them and will deliver for them, but they are separate. Throop said the two key areas the state stays active with us are purchasing auto¬ mobiles and computer equipment. Deciding what will be bought for the College usually involves four steps. First, a need is established. The department head is consulted about the budget, and he also determines if there is a need. Then the department head goes through the department s dean. If the need is approved by the dean, it goes to the purchasing office. We either place a bid, or if it’s on a state contract, we just place the order ' Throop explained, “The cost comes out of the sup¬ plies budget ’ Someone has to record how much money is being spent, and what areas it’s being spent in. That person is Steve Taylor, an accountant at Southern. 1 keep track of the books and bank statements, things of that sort, Taylor said. “I balance bank accounts and reconcile the cash receipts and general entries 1 Sidney Shouse, controller and assistant to the vice president for business affairs, has a diversified job. He handles payments to vendors and the payroll at Southern. He also is responsible for collection of student fees of federal monies ' such as the student loan program. Shouse, the College president, the four deans, and the three vice presidents meet to discuss the annual budget. “The school deans send out a copy of previous years ' budgets and solicit for department heads to give their input ’ Shouse said, “Then the four deans bring their budgets to our budget committee meeting ' Pete Garrison, internal auditor, has a number of responsibilities. My job consists of checking accounting and working with the outside auditor, Gar¬ rison said. I also work with the National Direct Student Loans. I help Mr. Shouse on certain aspects of the budget. Doug Coen, personnel director, handles the College payroll as part of his duties. ' 1 feel Missouri Southern pays salaries comparable to those of other area em¬ ployers, and we offer a fringe benefit package that is equal to or better, Coen said. Student Services BUSINESS OFFICE 195 Symphony members (fop) wait until it is time for them to stir a crowd of admirers Attendance at the February concert was excellent, the performance was sold-out. Cleetis Headlee was just one of 135 people who attended the patron ' s party in the exhibit hall after the performance. 196 SYMPHONY Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Performing (top) in Taylor auditorium was the world famous Saint Louis Directed by Leonard Slatkin, the 101-member or ymp ony Orchestra. chestra entertained approximately 3.000 people. After the performance, everyone had a chance to visit at the patron’s party. SYMPHONY 197 198 SOUTHERN S PLUS - Southerns Plus Dancing was one of many classes offered in Southern’s Plus Photo by Sean Vamlyke Bob Terry taught children basic photography skills at the Police Academy. Young girls learned useful tips in etiquette and modeling during classes in June, SOUTHERN S PLUS 199 Challenges One of the biggest events of the year was the Homecoming ceremony, usually held at halftime of the football game. SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE - Southern ' s Todd Graves prepares to make a tackle. Lion quarterback Addie Gaddis sprints past several defenders for some yards. Senior Don Stone led the Lions ' defensive unit with his hard-hitting, aggressive style of play. 202 FOOTBALL Southerns Lloyd Vaughn takes a glance at the scoreboard during a game against Pittsburg State. Photo by Sean Vans yke Football Lions end on winning note T he football Lions wrapped up their 1987 campaign on a winning note, blasting Missouri Western 41-7, Missouri Southern, however, ended with a disappointing 3-7 overall record. The Lions finished 3-4 in the Central States In¬ tercollegiate Conference, good for a fifth - place tie. Compiling their highest point total of the season against Western. Southern gener¬ ated 420 yards of total offense—including 395 yards rushing. Junior quarterback Jerome Stone led the ground attack with 24 carries for 123 yards and two touch¬ downs, Junior tailback James Galloway had 14 carries for 73 yards and a pair of IDs. The Lions opened the 1987 season with four consecutive losses: 21-20 to North¬ eastern (OklaJ State, 9-7 to Southwestern Oklahoma State, 1746 to Arkansas Tech, and 34-6 to Pittsburg State, which ended the regular season ranked No. 1 in the NAIA. Southern only trailed PSU 10-6 at halftime of the Sept, 26 contest, but tired in the second half. Coach Rod Giesselmann ' s club explod¬ ed in the Oct. 3 Homecoming contest with a 3843 thrashing of Fort Hays State. Jun¬ ior quarterback Addie Gaddis rushed 19 times for 232 yards and three touchdowns in the victory. Gaddis, who started the season as a defensive back, was named the NAIA Division I Offensive Player of the Week. His 232 yards was the fourth high¬ est rushing total in school history. The Lions then dropped decisions to Emporia State (26-7) and Kearney State (10-9) before traveling to Topeka, Kan., on Oct. 24 for an impressive 32-14 whipping of Washburn University. Southern fell to Wayne State 12-10 before ending the sea¬ son with the Western victory. All in all, five of the Lions seven losses came by a total of only seven points. Gies- selmanm who was fired after the season ' s completion, pointed to the fact that his team easily could have had an 8-2 record with a little luck. Gaddis led Southern in rushing with 495 yards on 98 carries, a 5.1 average. Junior fullback Bill Wofford rushed for 341 yards. Passing was Southern s offensive down¬ fall as Gaddis, Stone, and Jim Arneson combined for only 45 completions in 143 attempts (.315 percentage), 613 yards, and three touchdowns. The Lions opponents completed 98 of 233 passes ( 421) for 1,298 yards and seven touchdowns. Senior linebacker Don Stone, for the se¬ cond year in a row, received the Dean A. Havens Memorial Most Valuable Player Award. Stone, who led the team in tackles with lit), was named to the all-CSIC first team. The Harry Spradling Memorial Award, presented to the outstanding senior player, went to defensive end Randy Darby, Jun¬ ior defensive end Mike King was chosen as the squad s most improved player. The 1987 Rookie-of-the-Year Award went to wide receiver Jeff Ellis. Senior free safety Danny Massey was named to the all-CSIC first team with Stone. He led the squad w r ith nine pass break-ups, and had 57 tackles. FOOTBALL 203 Chuck Carrender served as the Lions of¬ fensive line coach during the 1987 season Linebacker Don Stone (below) receives some attention for a knee injury from the Missouri Southern sports medicine crew. Junior Kevin Durbin (60) and senior Ran¬ dy Darby (31) (center) charge in as the op posing player decides to take the safety. Defensive back Danny Massey finds some running room after an interception. Don Stone looks to help out with a block. s 204 FOOTBALL Former assistant becomes new coach Displaying his enthusiasm, Charley Wade (left) was introduced as Missouri Southern’s new head football coach at a Dec. 2 press conference. Rod Giesselmann (below) guided the Lions to a 5-14 record during his two seasons at the helm. Photos by Sean Vanslyke. P remising a wide-open, passing-style offense, Charley Wade accepted the position as Missouri Southern s new head football coach on Dec. 2, “It has taken 23 years for me to reach my career goal; that of head coach at a four-year institution” said Wade in a letter to the administration and faculty. “It is ex¬ citing to me that Missouri Southern where I began my career as an assistant coach, is now the institution where I serve as head coach.” Wade replaces Rod Giesselmann, who was “relieved of his duties” on Nov, 11. Giesselmann posted a 5-14 record in his two seasons as head coach, “It wasn’t the way anyone wanted it to be, including me” said Giesselmann, “There are some things I had control over and some things I didn’t” Wade was the Lions’ offensive coor¬ dinator from 1972-74 and was instrumen¬ tal in Southern ' s NA1A Division II national championship effort in 1972. He left the Lions 7 staff in 1974 to become an assistant coach at the Univer¬ sity of Minnesota. Following a four-year stint with the Golden Gophers, he was named head football coach at Eagle Valley High School in Eagle, Colo., a position he held until being named offensive coor¬ dinator at Arkansas Tech University in 1980. Wade was at Arkansas Tech four years before moving to Fort Lewis College of Colorado as offensive coordinator. This is where I grew up,” said Wade, a native of Springfield. Tm thrilled. I’m tickled. I’m excited” Jim Frazier, mens athletic director, calls Wade “one of the finest young offensive minds,” “We will make things happen,” Wade said, “We will be an exciting team to watch. “I’m a hustler. I’ve always been one, I admire people who are hustlers” In addition to his passing philosophy, one of Wade ' s early goals will be “filling Fred Hughes Stadium” Defensively, he said he plans a Buddy Ryan “go-get-em” scheme, “I believe in making things happen” Wade said in the letter to the faculty, “We will play to win. We will not piay to keep from losing. There Is a difference” Wade said he believes in the basic con¬ cept of the student-athlete; that he would “emphasize academics first and football se¬ cond.” “We will do our best to produce a pro¬ duct that people will want to watch” he said. FOOTBALL 205 1 Junior volleyball hitters Gail Gilmore (9) and Kyla Thom pkins go up for a block. Photo bp Sean Vanslyke Southern spikers exchange the high five ' with their volleyball opponent. Photo by Sean Vartslyke Senior hitter Shelly Hodges Garr looks to return the ball. 206 VOLLEYBALL ■----- I Old-nemesis Western stops Lady Lions T he volleyball Lady Lions saw their 1987 season end abruptly with a defeat in the semifinals of the NAIA District 16 tournament. The Lady Lions tied for third in the tour¬ nament and finished the campaign with a 38-17 overall record Seeded third among the eight-team field, Southern sandwiched wins over sixth-seeded William Woods College and No. 7 Avila around a loss to second-seeded Drury Col lege in pool play. The Lady Lions then lost for the sixth time in six tries to top-seeded Missouri Western in the tourney’s semifinals. Western, ranked se- cond in the nation, hosted the matches. Missouri Western is very, very tough,” said Pat Lipira, head coach. “I don’t feel we should be disappointed with our season or how we finished. We ended feeling good about the way we were playing.” Following the tournament, the all-district team for the 1987 season was announced. Senior hitter Shelly Hodges Garr was a first-team selection, while junior hitter Kyia Tompkins and sophomore setter Beth Greer were second-time picks, Hodges Garr became the school ' s first two-time All-American in volleyball, as she was one of 35 players named to the 1987 All-America Team. She was an honorable mention selection for the second con¬ secutive season. A four-year starter for the Lady Lions, Hodges Garr led Southern in 1987 with 495 kills in 1,176 attempts for a .421 kill percentage. She also led the squad with 93 blocks and was among the team leaders in service percentage (.907), service aces (38). digs (295). and reception percentage (.909) During her four years at Southern, the Lady Lions had a combined record of 167-51 for a .766 winning percentage. Hodges Garr, Tompkins, and Greer also were named to the Central States Inter¬ collegiate Conference all-league team, Hodges Garr was a first-team pick for the second season in a row. while Tompkins was a repeat choice on the second team. Greer earned an honorable mention to the all-CSIC team for the second straight year Those three also were among several Southern players who finished among the leaders in the final CSIC statistics, Greer was second in assists (9,8 per league game) and 12th in service percentage (.964). Hodges Garr was seventh in blocks (0.80 avg.) and 10th in kill percentage (,386). while Tompkins was eighth in kill percentage (.401). Katy Greer (.989) and Karen Doak (.987) were third and fourth, respectively, in service percentage, while Bridget Misemer was 12th in blocks (0.56 avg.) Other team members included Marian Hatten Gail Gilmore, Rhonda McCul lough. Angie Murphy. Fonda Montgomery, Kim Anderson, and Michelle Keeney. The Lady Lions started strong during the season, jumping out to a 19-4 record. Southern went 8-6 in Central States Inter¬ collegiate Conference action. Lipira s club defeated Pittsburg State University five straight times during the season. VOLLEYBALL 207 Duane McCormick (top) prepares for a save. Mike Prater (above) moves toward the net. Chuck Mathis (middle right) maneuvers to keep the ball from an opposing player, McCormick (right) chases down a loose ball. 208 SOCCER CO “Twenty-four years of coaching has taken its toll on me. It is time for a younger man.” — Hal Bodon, head soccer coach Bodon retires after good season F or the Missouri Southern soccer Lions, 1987 was a year to remember for two reasons: it was the first time the team was simultaneously ranked in three divisions and the last time Hal Bodon served as head soccer coach. Bodon, who started the Southern soc¬ cer program in 1972, compiled a 172-95-30 record at the College. The Lions finished 10-7-2 in 1987. “Twenty-four years of coaching has taken its toll on me he said. “It is time for a younger man.” The Lions were ranked, at one time, number one in NAIA District 16, number one in the area, and number nine in the NAIA. All of these lofty rankings were a first for Southern. The Lions were unable to stay on top of the district, but finished fourth in the area and 24th in the NAIA. After two 10-minute overtime periods and two 10-minute sudden death sessions, Tarkio College edged Southern 1-0 in the opening round of the District 16 playoffs. With both teams unable to score in 130 minutes of play, the scoreless tie was broken as Tarkio prevailed in a shutout. Earlier in the season. Southern par¬ ticipated once again in the East Texas Shoot-Out. The Lions came away with a second-place finish for the second con¬ secutive year. Three players were named to the NAIA All-Midwest Team, chosen by the National Soccer Coaches of America. Goalie Duane McCormick was a first-team selection, while back Eddie Horn and midfielder Mike Bodon were both second-team picks, Horn, a senior, was selected as the team s most inspirational player after miss¬ ing the entire 1986 season with injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He also was the co-winner of the squad ' s sportsmanship and 110 percent awards in 1987. Despite Bodon s retirement, the soccer progr am will continue as always. Jack Spurlin, assistant professor of law enforce¬ ment, is succeeding Bodon in the capaci¬ ty of head soccer coach. “I think Mr. Spurlin will be a fine coach.” said Bodon, “He has the interest of the young men at heart” Spurlin, formerly the head soccer coach at Joplin McAuley Regional High School, is looking forward to his new position. He hopes to continue the success enjoyed by Bodon’s squads. “I think of Hal Bodon as ' Mr. Soccer ' ,” said Spurlin, “He was a big factor in bring¬ ing soccer to this area.” Although Bodon will not be sitting at the helm of Southern ' s soccer program, he still plans to stay involved. “I will continue to follow the success of the team, he said, “and I will help out all I can” Mathis dribbles down the field as Rich Fritz and a pair of defenders move in from behind. Photo by Sean Vamlyke n Cheerleaders build a pyramid (right) during a basketball game timeout. Photo by Sean Vans yke. Chad Conyers and Cheryl Felker (above) en¬ courage the basketball Lions to score more points. Leading a cheer at mid-court (right) are Kevin Keller, squad captain, and Inger Stockam. 210 CHEERLEADERS Homecoming would not be complete without a performance (above) by the Missouri Southern cheerleaders. Cheerleaders add to team spirit B oosting the enthusiasm of the fans, as well as the athletes, are just two of the many responsibilities of Mis¬ souri Southern’s cheerleading squad. U I think the cheerleaders are a big fac- tor in the level of team spirit” said Kevin Keller, a senior communications major and the squad’s captain. The Colleges cheerleading squad was first established in 1937, The first squad was composed mostly of men, and then there was a period of the squads being dominated by women. But during the last few years, the squad has had an equal number of males and females. “The involvement of men in cheerlead- ing has helped the cheerleading squad be able to accomplish more activities” said Keller. “We are able to perform more dif¬ ficult manuevers such as double stunts which were not as common before” The cheerleaders have a hectic sche- dale. They practice at least twice per week, sometimes as much as five times per week preparing for upcoming games. This ded¬ ication takes a lot of time, but the results are evident. “All of the cheerleaders receive scholar¬ ships to cover tuition because of the amount of time it requires,” said Keller. “There is not time to work outside of school.” The cheerleaders have experienced pro¬ blems in recruiting an eligible sponsor in the past. This problem delayed the forma¬ tion of this year ' s squad, which resulted in the absence of cheerleaders from the first home football game. “School regulations require a sponsor to be present at all home games, and since we didn ' t have one, we could not cheer,” said Keller. Fortunately, Wayne Stebbins recognized the seriousness of this situation. “1 volunteered because there was a need” he said, “I didn ' t want to see the squad or the team suffer for this lack of in¬ terest ” Stebbins, an associate professor of biology, attends all the games that are staffed by the cheerleaders. He also ar¬ ranges for out of town transportation for the cheerleaders. His position is essential for meeting the requirements of the Col¬ lege’s insurance policy. This year’s squad consisted of 10 members—five males and five females— as well as a mascot. The squad is chosen through an open tryout each spring. For a candidate to be eligible, he or she must have a 2.0 grade-point average and meet the necessary requirements regarding abil¬ ities, knowledge of cheers, and sharp movements. “Anybody can be a cheerleader,” said Keller. “You just have to have a lot of en¬ thusiasm.” The cheerleaders are involved in other activities in addition to cheering at the games. They participate in Southern’s Homecoming parade as well as the Joplin Fall Fiesta. The squad also judges some area high school cheerleading tryouts. But its main responsibility is supporting the team, “The athletes feel the same way ” said Keller. “They come up to us after a game and let us know that they are glad we were there.” CHEERLEADERS 211 4 Trish Wilson (above) scores on a fast break. Dribbling around an opponent (above right} is Sonya Trimbath, Joyce Falls (above) shows her determination. Anita Rank (right) became the Lady Lions’ all-time career scoring leader in 1988. 212 BASKETBALL Anita Rank (No, 52) puts up a shot against Kearney State. Joyce Falls (No 10) displays her leaping ability for the Lady Lions. Women fail to qualify for playoffs A lthough they finished third in the final NAIA District 16 Dunkel rat- ings. the Lady Lions did not qualify for the post-season playoffs. Southern, 8-18, did not win 40 percent of its games against NAIA opponents. Highlighting the 1987-88 season was the performance of Anita Rank. 6-foot senior forward. Rank became the women ' s all-time scoring leader with 1,842 career points, surpassing Margaret Womack’s record of 1,747 set from 1982-86. Rank led the Lady Lions in scoring in 1987-88 with 588 points (22.6 average) and 273 rebounds (10 5 average). She scored a school-record 42 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Feb. 22. When 1 hit 40 points, my teammates tried to get me the ball, said Rank, who broke her own single-game record of 40 points set in February 1987, k 1 didn ' t realize [ was that dose to the record. I think Coach told a couple of the guards l was getting close and they kept trying to pass me the ball, Southern had a 7-6 record after edging Wayne State 64-57 on Jan. 23, but pro¬ ceeded to lose its next 11 games. Coach Jim Phillips’ club finished last in the Cen¬ tral States Intercollegiate Conference with a 2-12 record Junior forward Trish Wilson tallied 289 points (11.1 average) to rank second in scoring. Sophomore center Joyce Falls, becoming eligible for the second semester, scored 194 points (9.2 per game). Soph¬ omore forward Sonya Trimbath had 204 points (7,8 average), while senior center Dawn Kliche had 165 points (6.3 average). Junior guard Lisa Kolwitz scored 144 points (5.5 average) and dished out a team-leading 148 assists. Kolwitz, Rank, and Wilson started all 26 games. Junior guard forward Marla Main had 84 points (4.0 average), while freshman guard Cindy Evans scored 72 points (3.6 per game) in key reserve roles. Other squad members included soph omore forward Karen Tiggemann (47 points), freshman guard Kris McBride (17 points), junior guard Angie Murphy (10 points), and freshman guard Marilyn Kan- nady (nine points), and freshman center Caryn Schumaker (six points). BASKETBALL 213 As a freshman guard, Kris McBride (top right) saw action in 19 games. Anita Rank (top) scores two of her 1,842 career points against Fort Hays. Irish Wilson (above) looks to pass the ball to an open teammate. Dawn Kliche (above) started 16 games in 1987-88. 214 BASKETBALL , A in Anita Rank (left) is closely guarded by Wayne State. Joyce Falls (on ground) and Anita Rank (below) look to come up with a steal against Wayne State. Irish Wilson (far left) puts up a shot. After breaking the school career scor¬ ing mark, Anita Rank is congratu lated by Joyce Falls. BASKETBALL 215 216 BASKETBALL Veteran broadcaster Don Gross (above) provided the play by-play for all Southern games in 1987-88 on KFSB radio. Sophomore guard Rodney Adside (above) passes to an open teammate in Southern’s 83-76 loss to Rockhurst BASKETBALL 217 I M Antonio Taylor scores two of his 43 points against Rock hurst. Chuck Williams discusses strategy with his team during a timeout i Southern struggles to 5-22 record W ith only one player returning from its 1986-87 squad, the bas¬ ketball Lions struggled to a 5-22 record in 1987-88, Missouri Southern finished last in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference with an 0-14 mark and failed to qualify for the NAIA District 16 playoffs for the first time since 1985. The Lions finished 13th in the final Dunkel Ratings for District 16 with a 27,5 rating. Junior guard forward Antonio Taylor provided some excitement during the cam¬ paign, scoring 487 points (18,0 average). Transferring to Southern from Trenton (Mo.) Junior College, Taylor scored 43 points on Jan. 26 in an 83-76 loss to Rockhurst College. This was the second- highest single game total in Southern history, next to Carl Tyler’s 49 points in 1984. Sophomore center Charles Mays, who saw action in 14 games last season, scored 373 points (13.8 per game). Mays led the Lions in rebounding with 133. Freshman forward David Lurvey started 17 games for Southern, scoring 179 points (6,9 average). Sophomore forward Tim Harris, who became eligible for the second semester, tallied 166 points (8.7 average). Sophomore guard Rodney Adside, who transferred from Trenton with Taylor, had 170 points (6.3 per game) and a team- leading 86 assists. Six players—Kris Grantham (87 points). Cor nell Collier (165 points), An¬ thony Turner (51 points), Jon Bowie (54 points), Reggie Brown, and David Kirk- sey—who were with the Lions at the start of the season either left voluntarily or were suspended from school. The Lions, finishing the season with only eight players, added two squad members from the intramural league. Freshman guard Robert Fisher scored 24 points in 12 games, while junior forward Mike King had 24 points in five games. King is a defen¬ sive tackle on Southern’s football team. Freshman center Scott Brown, who sat out the 1986-87 season as a red-shirt, scored five points in 18 games. Southern’s victories came against Har¬ ding University (62-58 in the season opener), the University of Missouri-Rolla (81-80 in overtime), School of the Ozarks (80-64). Southwest Baptist (60-59). and Bartlesville (Okla,) Wesleyan 79-72, The Lions were 5-10 at home and 0-12 on t he road In addition to setting school records for fewest wins, most losses, worst win-loss percentage, and worst conference record. Southern broke marks for fewest points (1.785), lowest scoring average (66.1), fewest field goals made (714), fewest re¬ bounds (917), and fewest personal fouls (509), Coach Chuck Williams’ dub held a 3-2 record early in the season, but could man¬ age only two wins in its last 22 outings. The Lions had a school-record 10-game losing streak in the process. Williams, completing his 11th season at Southern, now has a record of 178-158, He was assisted by Dale Kimberling, who left Trenton after eight seasons as head coach, and Dewey Pennell. 218 BASKETBALL Jon Bowie (left) puts up a shot against Rockhurst. Freshman David Lurvey (below) finds the going tough, -■- Antonio Taylor (below, be¬ low left) was a one-man force against Rockhurst College. Julie McGrew eyes an opponent as she returns serve. Phofos by Sfeue Womack. Carol Denham makes contact with the ball as she moves to return her opponent’s serve. 220 TENNIS Lady Lions basketball coach Jim Phillips talks with members of the Lionbackers during a meeting. (Photo by Sean Vansk ' ke. Lionbackers aid athletic programs W ith the Lionbackers Booster Club as its most ardent supporter, the Missouri Southern athletic pro¬ gram betters itself each year. The Lionbackers are Lions ' fans who have joined together to financially support the athletic department. The main purpose of the Lionbackers is to raise funds for the athletic depart¬ ment,” said Dick Cooper, co-chairman of the steering committee. All money received is deposited in the Missouri Southern Foundation. According to Jim Frazier, men ' s athletic director, the Lionbackers are able to raise approximately $26,000 each year for the athletic department. The athletic department uses these funds in several ways: to attract higher- skilled athletes with an improved program, to expand competitive schedules and ex¬ tend travel distances, and to award athletic scholarships to outstanding students. There are three main ways of con¬ tributing support to the athletic department. The first and most beneficial is the cash gift which provides immediate help to both mens and women’s athletic programs. Second, the Missouri Southern Founda¬ tion has a matching gift program for a large number of companies. If a person’s em¬ ployer is a participant, he or she is eligible to receive credit in the club for the total contribution, thus doubling or even tripl¬ ing the gift impact and benefit level The third type of gift, which may be easier for some donors, is to provide goods and services in lieu of a cash contribution. These may include: advertising, hotel rooms, automobiles, and video tape equipment. All contributions to the Lionbackers are tax deductible. The club operates on a fiscal year begin¬ ning July 1 and ending June 30, with a membership drive every July, Southern fans are encouraged to join the club any time throughout the year. Lionbacker members vary from former athletes to alumni to loyal fans wanting to be a part of Southerns success. Depending on the level of contribution, members receive monthly newsletters, first chance at VIP seats, special parking, and special program listing. With such tremendous support, the athletic program can look forward to outstanding performances and much public recognition. The Lionbacker Monthly News Missouri Southern State College October, 1987 LIONBACKERS 221 I Three on three basketball tournament winners are (front row, from left) John Tisdale and Matt Folkerts (back row) Eddie Miller and Scott Denny. Bridget Meismer (top) shoots over Kim House in an intramural basketball game. Shelly Hodges-Garr casts a jumper as Pam Mayfield and Beth Stewart try to defend. 222 LNTRAMURALS Intramurals provide fun, exercise W ith the intention of providing the student body with recreation and competition, Missouri Southern provides numerous intramural athletics. According to Darren Fullerton, student coordinator of intramurals, the activities are designed to provide the students with an organized system of athletic activities to enhance student life, The activities are for campus life and student life,” said Fullerton. They are also a part of the student educationT There are other reasons for the program other than education. These programs give the students a break from their daily routines” said Carl Cromer, director of intramurals. It also gives them something to do other than bookwork.” The programs are financed by the Col¬ lege, with no entry fees charged to the participants. The fall activities included in the pro¬ gram at Southern are: volleyball, flag foot¬ ball. tennis, racquetball, and a tri-athlon. Spring events are: basketball, racquetball, softball, water polo, golf, and a Superstars Competition,” The Superstars Competition is made up of events, such as home-run hitting, swim¬ ming. basketball shooting, football passing, golf shooting, weight lifting, obstacle course, high jump, a 60-meter dash, and a mile run. The athlete with the best overall score in the events is the Superstars Champion. All part-time and full-time students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni are eligible to participate in any of the in¬ tramural activities. We want something going on at the school that will keep everyone interested in the College” said Fullerton, “It is also a very good way to meet people and get involved in the College and its activities” Pam Mayfield celebrates with a teammate. Women ' s intramural champions were (from left): Miriam Hatten, Gail Gilmore, Bridget Meismen Shelly Hodges-Garr, and Fonda Montgomery. Individual racquetball champs are (from left): Chris Barron, Jeanne Wilson. Laura Donatti, and Charles Keeney. INTRAMURALS 223 Vision [ 4 Students of Joplin Junior College and students of Missouri Southern have at least one thing in common: relaxing in the Lions Den SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE Adams, Jill Marketing and Management Alien. Carolyn Elementary Education Anderson. Dane tie Psychology Baack. Pamela Marketing and Management Barksdale, Jennifer Elementary Education Birdsong Hazel Elementary Education Blevins. Susan General Business Bohnstedt. S uza n n e Psychology Bo man, Jana Elementary Education BonJour, Carole Elementary Education BrtN, Michelle Biology Brockman, James Marketing and Management Brower. Tony Computer Science Bruce. Tiffany Radiologic Technology Bryant, Stephen Marketing and Management Burns. Wendy Elementary Education Campbell Donna Marketing and Management Canciller, Maria Computer Science Carter, Janet Accounting Christerson, Douglas Marketing and Management 226 SENIORS Commemoration Constructed in the summer of 1987. the anniversary sign stands in front of the college beside Newman Road Clark, Debra Elementary Education Coberley, Amy Nursing Cole. Mark Art Colson, Victor Marketing and Management Cooper. Rhonda Elementary Education Coury, Helene Gen. Bus.,, Accounting Crouch. Deana Accounting Crusa, Virginia Elementary Education SENIORS 227 Dageforde, Gregory Communications Daniel. Heidi Elementary Education Donatti, Laura Mathematics Embrey, Laura Elementary Education Ernstmann. Mark Communications Everitt. Cynthia Criminal Justice Folkerts. Matthew Computer Science Fowler, Daniel Marketing and Management Omicron Delta Kappa (Back row, from left) Christopher Bdk, Tony Wilson, Cathy Szot, Steve Mattas, Joyce Mason, Lori LeBahn, Robert Stokes, Mark Ernstmann, and Elaine Freeman, faculty secretary (front row. from left) Melanie Hicks, Rachael Couch, Martha Melton, Karen Hill, Teresa Merrill, and Terri Honey ball 228 SENIORS Fowler. Malcolm Spanish Fulks, Dorothy Social Science Fullerton, Darren Physical Education Garoutte, Christine Marketing and Management Cayman, Julie English Gee ding, Tom History Gilbreth, Stephen English Education Gilion, Loretta Elementary Education Good, Mary Beth Sociology Crim. Justice Good, Todd Psychology Graskemper, Sharon Elementary Education Crasser. Kellie Marketing and Management Grow. Oil ye Elementary Education Hale, Brooke Biology Harrison, Terri Elementary Education HempeL LaDonna Communications Hemphill, Dori Accounting Henady, Roger Computer Science Hendrix. Kimberly Sociology Hildebrand. Loyetta English Education SENIORS 229 Hill, Karen Theatre Hillman, Michael Biology Ho II ands wort h, S herry Accounting Holloway, Marilyn Elementary Education Honey ball, Theresa Marketing and Management House, Kimberly History Education House. Patricia Accounting Hubbard, Janet Elementary Education Huffman, Jennifer Elementary Education Hurst, Shelley Elementary Education Irwin, Glenda Elementary Education James, Keri Communications Jordan Katharina Biology Keeney, Charles Jr. Biology Kellenberger, Jodi Marketing and Management Kerney. Opal Psychology Kidder, Cara Sociology Kilgore, William History Kirby, Cynthia Elementary Education Kleindl, Cindy Accounting 230 SENIORS Kite he. Dawn Accounting Knaust. Marion Env, Health Biology Landers. Melissa Mathematics La Pan ne ,Ta m m y Biology. Physical Ed. Night life Bil lingsly Student Center is the meeting place for students, organizations, and activities. Photo 6y Stan M a fers LeBahn. Lori Social Science Education Lee, Junghee Management Technology Lesue, Rosi Spanish Long, Connie Physical Education SENIORS 231 Main, Marla Physical Education Marshall, Donna Elementary Education Martin. Klaashia Jo Biology Education Mason, Joyce Biology Mattas, Steven Criminal Justice Mayes. Linda Comp. ScL Management Tech. Me Cool. Robert Political Science McCullough. Kip Criminal Justice Privacy Caught in the act, students try to enjoy time alone at the soc¬ cer field near the biology pond 2.12 SENIORS Mcllvaine. Penni English McMuElin, Mary Elementary Education Metne, Christina Elementary Ed. English Ed. Miller, Eddie Physical Education Moffatt. James Mathematics Montgomery, Laura Criminal Justice Moore. Shane Marketing and Management Moore. Valenda Marketing and Management Mosher. Alana Elementary Education Moylan, Meredith Biology Murphy. Angela Physical Education Murray. Susan Psychology Mustek, Douglas Communications Myers. Sheita Art Nichols. Dee Ann Office Administration Nivens, Roy Industrial Arts Education Northup, Debbie Accounting Patton, Teresa Communications Payne, Stuart Computer Science Peel, Moses English SENIORS 233 Pennington. Ken Art Phipps. Sherri English Education Pratt. Ron da Marketing and Management Pryor. Pamela Management Technology Raine. Michele Elementary Education Rank Anita Marketing and Management Ray. Roger Bio logy Grim. Justice Reynolds. Ruth Elementary Education Roark. Linda Genera] Business Roberts, Sheila Elementary Education Robertson. Roger Management Technology Robinett. Loraine Business Education Rusk. Douglas Biology Ryun, Leasa Elementary Education Schilling, Teresa Elementary Education Schnelle, Douglas Mathematics Education Schwegman, Donna Art Self. Maxwell Biology Shackles. Robin Social Science Education Sharkey, Greg Mathematics 234 SENIORS Wilson devotes time and efforts I t is impossible to figure out what place sleep has in the schedule Tony Wilson has kept for the past four years. The senior communications major has been involved in the Campus Activities Board, The Chart , the Crossroads, the Stu¬ dent Senate, and Omicron Delta Kappa during his career at Missouri Southern. He was a student orientation leader and work¬ Tony Wilson works 30 hours per week at the Joplin Globe. Photo by Melanie Hides ed at the public information office on cam¬ pus. He also is employed by the Joplin Globe , where he works 30 hours per week. Wilson graduated from high school in Ashville, RC,, in 1984 before moving to Joplin with his parents. As a freshman at Southern, the Campus Activities Board was his first opportunity to get involved with his new school. They just kind of took me into their family, ' he said. ‘They made me feel welcome from the start ’ He soon became involved with the sports information office on campus, an ex¬ perience that further stimulated his interest in public relations and sports information. ‘That’s when 1 decided to major in com¬ munications” he said. The combination of The Chart the Crossroads, and sports information opened the door for me to develop a lot of writing and public relations skills;’ he said. That resulted in me getting the job at the Globe! ' Wilson became an executive member of the Campus Activities Board his second semester at Southern, a position he kept until his junior year, when he became the president of the organization. He stepped down as president after the fall 1987 semester, but remained active during the spring. Wilson is a two-year member of the Stu¬ dent Senate and Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society for which he is treasurer this year. In addition, Wilson enjoyed leading freshman orientation classes during the fall and spring semesters this year, and wishes he had gotten involved in the program sooner, I liked it so much ,,.l begged Elaine Freeman to let me have a class this semester,” Its difficult for Wilson to decide which activity he has enjoyed the most while at Southern. It would honestly be a tie—working with CAB and working in the sports infor¬ mation office,” he said. He says he will miss the opportunities he had at Southern to gain leadership experience, ' Everytime you take on a new task, it helps you with leadership skills. You can never get enough experience, I don’t think.” After graduation, Wilson hopes to con¬ tinue working at the G obe, He also is con¬ sidering graduate school. His ultimate career goal? I ' d like to be the media relations direc¬ tor for the Kansas City Royals.” Shelby. Jem Lynn Communications Shut!, Jeffrey Economics and Finance Slama, Jeff Computer Science Son the inner, Steven Political Science Speck, Dorothy Biology Education Spencer, Dayna Spanish Education Spencer. Marsha Computer Science Stock, Kevin Mathematics Education SENIORS 235 Stokes. Kathleen Communications Stone. Susan English Stuff tebe am. Anita Biology Education Szot, Cathy Psychology Szot. Sandra Biology Thomas. Robert Criminal Justice Tourtilbtt, Janie Elementary Education Tow. Jeffrey Criminal Justice Tiinnell. Brook Marketing and Management Vanderhoofven, Kathleen Biology Vo. Hung Ni General Business Vore. Phillip Elementary Education Wellman, Jeffery Criminal Justice White, Richard Economics and Finance Whitehorse. Barbara Marketing and Management WiElmon, James Criminal Justice Wilson. Anthony Comm unications W ' ilson. Malissa Sociology Woods, Darren Economics and Finance Womack. Julia English 236 SENIORS Wooten, Sharon Elementary Education Wren. Joyce Biology Education Wyrick, Mefony Elementary Education End of the journey Commuter students travel from near and far to attend night classes at Missouri Southern. Christy, Virginia Accounting Gardner, Linda Social Science Education Gibson. Alan Education Certification Haas. Larry Accounting Johnson. Edwin Art Education Macau ley, Kathy Dental Hygiene McPherson. Michael Accounting Patterson, David Economics and Finance SENIORS POST-GRADUATES 237 Adair, Annie Pre-Law Adamson, Sylvia Physical Education Adamson, Terry Undecided Adkisson, Pamela Theatre Alexander, Tammy Sociology 238 UNDERGRADUATES Allen, Debbie Elementary Education Allen, Matthew Communications Alley, Diana Psychology Amoroso, Denise Undecided Anderson. Dante! Pre-Pharmacy Anderson, Leigh Undecided Aponte. Aida Genera] Business Arbogast, Renee Biology Ast. Krista Office Admi nistration Atkinson, Michael Accounting Aviles. Grade Business Bailey, Regina Nursing Bailey-Poe. Jeanine Business Baker, Sabrina Marketing and Management Baker. Tammy Communications Barkley, Tanya Genera] Business Bar let, Margaret Psychology Barnes. Kenneth Physics Bartlett, Julie Elementary Education Bartlett. Kim Pre-Medicine Bartley. Natalie Genera] Business Barton. Brad Psychology Bates, Billy Drafting and Design Becker. Camron Undecided Beeler. Thad Music Education Be Ik. Peter Marketing and Management Berry, Donna Physical Education Berry. Erin Elementary Education Besendorfer. Angela Elementary Education Besendorfer. Ron Social Science Education Bhalla. Rakesh Economics and Finance Billingsley, Laura Communications Bishop. LuCinda Undecided Bishop. Theresa General Business Black, Deanna Accounting UNDERGRADUATES 239 I Black, Lisa Elementary Education Bland, Leslie Psychology Blevins, Frances Undecided Bone, Paula Criminal Justice Booth, Garrett Marketing and Management Borders. John Drafting and Design Both well, Mitzi Drafting and Design Bowers, Jay me Dental Hygiene Box. Valerie Marketing and Management Boyd. Mickie Marketing and Management Brand. Teresa Music Education Branham, Juli e Psychology Brant. Juli Elementary Education Brill, Jack Physics Brotherton. Sharon Psychology Brower, Mike General Business Brown, Joseph Marketing and Management Brown. Keith Psychology Brown, Molly Elementary Education Brown, Scott Marketing and Management Browne, Eric Social Science Education Bruner, Lisa Business Buettner, Daniel Computer Science Bunch, Cindy Biology Burks, Thad Political Science Burns, Gay Marketing and Management Burns, Laurie Undecided Burns. Mischele Undecided Burris, Kirk Communications Burton, Candy Undecided Butler, Carla Psychology Butler. Courtney Criminal Justice Butler. Karen Computer Science Butler. Shawn Undecided Cable. Carol Sociology 240 UNDERGRADUATES I Last resort Parking is an issue of concern at the beginning of each semester for students at Southern, Cable. Robin Undecided Cahoon. Diana Office Administration Calvin, Carolyn Nursing Campbell. Betty Marketing and Management Campbell, Brenda Communications Campbell. David Social Science Education Campbell Monika Undecided Campbell, Tammy Elementary Education Capp, Lisa Music Education Carlin, Barbara Nursing Carter. Jennifer Undecided Cartwright, Becky Medical Technology Casper, Timothy Undecided Caudle. Cory Communications. Sociology Chandler, Christ! Marketing and Management XI UNDERGRADUATES 241 Chaney, Cheryl Sociology Chester, Athena Business Cheung, Julia Art Education Christian, Chris Communications Cimbalo, Ann Psychology Criminal Justice Clark, Brent ley Pre Engineer! ng Clark, Dan General Business Clark, Darla Computer Science Clark, Glenda General Business Clark, Kirby General Business Foreign students Canadian geese take a tour of Missouri Southern campus. Underneath the Hedge Apple trees, the geese parade behind Hearnes Hall. i i i 4 I I 242 UNDERGRADUATES Clark, Lisa Communications Cline. Chris Education Clouse, Dale Pre-Engineering Cochran. Michael Radiologic Technology Collier. Bob Marketing and Management Collins. Carmen Pre-Pharmacy Colson, Aaron Undecided Compton, Rachele Pre-Veterinary Con duff. Staci Accounting Congreve, Shana Art Conner. Robert Undecided Conway, Don Pre-Engineering Cook, Lisa Sociology Cooper. Jerry Business Education Cork Patricia Nursing Cornell, Michelle Biology Corner. Kelli Biology Corwin, Brent Pre-Engineering Corwin, Pamela Communications Cory. Susie tte Accounting Cottrell Bethany Undecided Couch, Rachael Mathematics Coupe. Robyn Dental Hygiene Cox, Tracey Criminal Justice Cramer. Karen Pre-Law Crane. Laura Accounting Creech, Patrick History Culp. Lisa Accounting Culp, Sammy Pre-Engineering Curran, Linda Accounting Curtin, Sherry Communications Cutbirth. Rebecca Undecided Cytron. Melissa Theatre Dake, Johanna Dental Hygiene Dale. Thomas Drafting and Design UNDERGRADUATES 243 nr Daniel. Deborah Accounting Daniels, Joanna Music Education Danner, Melinda Pre-Medicine Daugherty. Michael Chemistry Daugherty, Michelle Marketing and Management Daugherty. Staci Early Childhood Education Davis, Stephanie Communications Davison, Paula Accounting Day, Ann Sociology Psychology Dean. Lori Nursing Decker, Shree Elementary Education DeMasters. Cean Elementary Education Denefrio. Vicki Communications Denny, Scott Marketing and Management DeWeese. Timothy Marketing and Management Dickinson, James Pre-Engineering Dill. John English Divine. Dennis Communications Doak. Karen Physical Education Doty, Lanisa Undecided Dowdy, Vicky Computer Science Downen, Wanda Nursing Draper, Heather Biology Drew, Tim Communications DuBois. Delphia Elementary Education Dukart. Linda Communications Earney. Stephanie Pre-Medicine Edwards, Donovan Communications Ehrenberg. Dawn Theatre Elam, Jim Biology Eli, Zaneta Radiologic Technology Elkins. Victoria Elementary Education Ellis, Jeffrey Physical Education Enlow. Timothy Undecided Epple, Martha Accounting 244 UNDERGRADUATES W1 Investigate tives Vicki Woodward find the ma student witf lodunit ng a robbery, detec- Myers and Don take fingerprints to n who threatened a 1 a knife for $11. Erickson, Jeff Undecided Evans, Cynthia Secondary Education Evans. Laurie Art Fabro, Monica Business Falley, Melissa Nursing Farran, Paula Economics and Finance Fattig, Steve Criminal Justice Fddmann. Eva Physical Education Fierro, Lori Elementary Education Figueroa. Hilda Accounting Figueroa. Juan Biology Figueroa-Torres, Luis Pre-Medicine Fike. Joys Undecided Fisher, Lori Elementary Education Fisher. Robert Undecided UNDERGRADUATES 245 Flannery. Dawnissa Communications Fleer Melissa Elementary Education Floyd. Mary Sociology Criminal Justice Fogler. Rhonda Nursing Gabriel, Angela Music Education Gafken. Don Pre-Law Paralegal Studies Gaines. Addie Elementary Education Galbraith. Krystal Psychology Galbraith. Misti Music Galloway, James Criminal Justice Gann. Tami Nursing Garoutte. Michael Chemistry George. Robert Criminal Justice Getchell, Roy Psychology Gibson. Tracy Dental Hygiene Recreation Students enjoy an exciting game of volleyball behind South Hall between studies. 246 UNDERGRADUATES Gideon. Shirley Sociology Gido. Lisa Pre-Veterinary Gilbreth. Timothy Biology Gildea. Kevin Marketing and Management Gilmore. Tess Undecided Gilstrap, Rhonda Undecided GJidewell. Carol Accounting Goff. Victoria Theatre Golden, Melinda Undecided Gonzalez, Alberto Accounting Good all. Gary Pre-Engineering Gordon, Janis Office Administration Gossett, David Marketing and Management Gosvener. Cathy Biology Gray. James Criminal Justice Gray, Julee Marketing and Management Grayson. Mary Elementary Education Green, David Com m imitations Green. Michelle Nursing Psychology Green, Robyn Marketing and Management Green, To m Communications Greenwood. Candi Undecided Greninger. Kimberly Mathematics Pre-Engineering Greninger, Robyn Elementary Education Grider. Chad Criminal Justice Griffith, Candra Economics and Finance Griffith. Jon el la Criminal Justice Grimes. Doug Computer Science Grisham. Cindy Criminal Justice Grisham, Michelle Elementary Education Haddock, Cynthia Medical Technology Hadley. Darren Computer Science Haiar. Terry Biology Chemistry Hames, Max Biology Hanewinkel, Leo Undecided UNDERGRADUATES 247 Hankins, Karen Elementary Education Hannon. Nancy Marketing and Management Haralson, Amy Undecided Hartman, Lisa Accounting Hartman. Susan Psychology Ha sselbring. Lori Elementary Education Hatridge, John General Business Hatten. Marian Undecided Haves. Dove Biology Hayes, Angel Elementary Education Hayes, Dawn Nursing Hazelbaker, Mary Undecided Head, Valerie Psychology Hence. Steven General Business Henckel. Pamela Radiologic Technology Henderson, Elizabeth Elementary Education Henry. Cindy English Education Henry, J. Dawn Art Henry, Mike Undecided Henson. Ashley Marketing and Management Hernandez, Mark Computer Science Heseman, Melissa Accounting Hicks. John Political Science Hicks. Melanie Communications Hight, Cynthia Elementary Education Hilton, Ashley Biology Hobart. Joi Nursing Hobart, Will Art Hodges. David Industrial Arts Hodson. Heidi Secondary Education Hoeft, Shawn a Elementary Education Hoffman, J. Lee Nursing Hoffman. Kimberly Marketing and Management Holcomb. Charles Psychology Holden, Jennifer Nursing 248 UNDERGRADUATES Holden. Tamra Music Holder. Jim Pre-Law Hood, James Undecided Hood. Michele Accounting Hoover, Cynthia Physical Education Program exists to help students M any college students today may need a job to help them cover their expenses. Luckily for them, a College Work-Study Program exists. According to Jim Gilbert, director of stu¬ dent financial aid, the College Work-Study Program {CWSP) is a “federally-funded employment program which is need based. Gilbert said there is no limit to the number of students who may apply for the program. However, there is no guarantee that each of them will receive an award. This depends on the amount of money the College has for the program. The two main award periods for Work- Study are fall-spring and spring-summer. However, summer-fall also is included. All students at Missouri Southern who are being assisted by the program work on campus. Jodi Kellenberger and Jymi Peck are two examples. Kellenberger, a senior marketing and management major, works in the financial aid office. Although she holds no official job title, some of her duties include assisting students, filing, and working with loans. “I was placed here” she said. Kellenberger said the CWSP “helps the students become more acquainted with the College.” “I really like the program itself” she said. Peck, a junior, also is a marketing and management major. She works in the registrars office, “Fifty percent of my time is spent on the computer,” she said. “The other half I spend filing and typing.” Peck worked 15 hours per week during the year. It is her intention to work in the registrar’s office until her graduation. As far as payment is concerned, undergraduates are paid by the hour. At the very minimum, a Work-Study student will be paid once a month by the College. Gilbert said that on the average, L2Q0 students apply for the CWSP each year. “They have to demonstrate financial need,” said Gilbert. Financial need is determined by subtrac¬ ting the expected family contribution from the cost of an individuals education. Full-time students are given first preference in CWSP awards Under the Immigration and Naturaliza¬ tion Act, the Work-Study program now has new requirements. According to Gilbert, applicants must provide “proof of identity and if they are employable.” “They have to have appropriate docu¬ ments,” he said. Birth certificates and driver ' s licenses are two examples. Of all the current on-campus jobs, a con¬ siderably large amount are held by women. “Women tend to want to work on ca m¬ pus,” Gilbert said. Finding employment for needy students is the main purpose of the CWSP. Jodi Kellenberger, a senior marketing and management major, works in the finan¬ cial aid office. Her duties include assisting students, filing, and working with loans. Hopper. Larry Computer Science Horner. Lydia Pre-Law HorreEL Dawn General Business Hosp. Tashsa General Business Hovis, Don Theatre UNDERGRADUATES 249 Howard, Brian Biology Howell. Mary Undecided Hudson. Melissa Pre- Engineering Hudson. Patsy Criminal Justice Huff, Claudia General Business Hughey. Sand! Corn inunications Hunter. J, Kevin Economics and Finance Hurn. Lee Ann Communications Hutchens. Jody Secondary Education Hyde. Neill General Business Ide. Michael Sociology Indermuehle, Stacy Accounting Isman, Christina Marketing and Management Jackson, Troy Pre-Medicine Jaeger, Amy Mathematics Memorial Children smell the flowers in the garden erected in memory of Tracy Lynn Stults. 250 UNDERGRADUATES Jakse, Tiffany Biology Jesse. Laurie Undecided Johnson. Bradley Computer Science Johnson. Jackie Art Johnson. Lorri Computer Science Johnston. Robert Elementary Education Jolley, Chad Accounting Jones, James General Business Jones, Lem Physical Education Jumper, Brian Marketing and Management Kaiser, Randee Pre-Journalism Keener, Sheri Accounting Kellenberger, Jane! Undecided Kellenberger, Janese Undecided Keller, Brian Criminal Justice Keller, Kevin Communications Kelly. Shirley Elementary Education Kelly. Wendi General Business Kendall, Tammy Elementary Education Kerney, John Theatre Education Kidd, Vince Undecided Kilby, Brenda English King, Brian Accounting Kirksey, David Communications Klausmeter, Kathy Biology Knepper, Alice Art Knewtson, Andrea Elementary Education Kohler, Thomas Biology Kolwitz, Lisa Management Technology Krumsick, Cheryl Biology ,lil I LaFerla, Michael Pre-Dentistry LaMere. Candace Undecided Lankford. Jack Undecided Larson. Lyn Physical Education Lasley. Charles Computer Science i UNDERGRADUATES 251 Laster. Julie Nursing Latimer, Tammy General Business Lawrence. Teresa Psychology Ledford. Shawnda Accounting Lee, Christi Art Lemmon, Lori Dental Hygiene Lin. Hsiao-Hui Biology Lindsay, Cheryl Art Comm unications Locke, Wesley Pre-Dentistry Loft is, Marion Undecided London. Kathy Dental Hygiene Long. Donald Marketing and Management Long, Lance Undecided Long, Sonya Elementary Education Longenecker. Karen Psychology Lopez-Cepero, Glenn Computer Science Lorton. Vicki Elementary Education Lucky. Vicki Criminal Justice Macormic. Margret Elementary Education Macy. Phil General Business Maguire. Michael Undecided Major, Jenny Dental Hygiene Malasef, Jeff General Business Manevai, Joel General Business Marino, Melissa Dental Hygiene Marsh, Lora History Marsh, Troy Pre-Engineering Martinez, Irelyz Communications Mason er, Melissa General Business Masterson, Pansy Com muni cat ions Masur, Susan Pre-Pharmacy Mathis. Charles Accounting Me Alexander, Shannon Biology McBride. Kris Mathematics McClintock, Mike Undecided 252 UNDERGRADUATES Students commute to College I ts commuter student population has always been a unique characteristic of Missouri Southern. Unlike many other colleges and universities, commuter students at Southern spend a relatively small amount of time on campus. Most hold some type of full- or part-time job while they attend school Jimmie Sexton, a sophomore commun¬ ications major from Neosho, chose to at¬ tend Southern because “1 needed a local college to get my basics.” He also enjoys the “easy scheduling” of classes and a “wide range of majors ” But living in Neosho, he confronts some problems because he also works 30-35 hours per week at a Neosho supermarket. “After a full day of school, 1 have to drive 20 miles home ” said Sexton. “If l have to work, too, and if I have to stay late (at school), it would be nice to have a place to go and eat or rest, and then come back, “The student who lives in Joplin or near the College has a great advantage of be¬ ing able to use Southern facilities on a mo¬ ments notice.” He says that Southern, work, and com¬ muting back and forth between the two create a disadvantage. If I didn t work, I could study more and devote more time to school activities and my major.” Maxine Stilabower is a non-traditional freshman who commutes from Lamar, Because she was making B-17 ' s at an air¬ craft factory in Long Beach. Calif, during World War 11 while she was of traditional college age, she was not able to attend school at that point in time. Starting college has been a very grati¬ fying experience for me,” she said. “As they say, ' Better late than never Tve found there are lots of things I don t know yet, and the students and faculty are great.” She says the convenient location is one reason she chose to attend Southern, but ‘ the biggest difficulty as a commuting stu¬ dent is parking and the long distance be¬ tween classes” A freshman this year Katy Hurn said Southern is the most convenient college to go to if you live in Joplin. One of the biggest advantages is small class size.” However it can be a disadvantage to be a commuter, she said. “Sometimes it is a hassle driving back and forth if you need to make a short trip to the library or to see an instructor,” she said, “When you commute, you always have to plan to leave for school so far ahead of your classes to make it on time” Hum works about 30 hours per week at Swensen’s Ice Cream in Joplin, and said it can occasionally create a problem. “Occasionally, a part-time job does in¬ terfere because a person is bound to have a conflicting schedule at one time or another, 1 think its important to have a part-time job and go to school because you learn to organize your time wisely,” Hum said she finds a disadvantage to attending a commuter school because “there is not much school spirit.” Extracurricular organizations at Southern also are affected by the com¬ muter population. Doug Carnahan, direc¬ tor of student life, believes this characteristic is the fundamental reason Southern has never been able to support a large number of Greek organizations. In 1987-88 there were two sororities and one fraternity on campus “So many of our students work” said Carnahan. “We don ' t have a high percen¬ tage in the residence halls, “1 don ' t foresee much of an increase in Greek organizations on campus, I don ' t think that ' s anything to be ashamed of. Some campuses are geared to Greek organizations and some are not. We are not” Hurn is still happy with her choice of schools. ' 1 think Missouri Southern has a lot to offer most students. It has the facilities and instructors if a student is serious and works to get a good education. The College is small enough where it is easy to get in¬ volved in activities. It is easier to make friends at a smaller college, Commuter students have always been a dominant characteristic of Missouri Southern, McClure. Becky Elementary Education McCrary, Dawn Criminal Justice McCrary. Myrna Accounting McCullough, Rhonda Physical Education Me Knight, Robert General Business UNDERGRADUATES 253 P ' n McPherson. Heather Office Administration McWilliams, Chris Elementary Education Meacham. Larry General Business Meier, Cynthia Undecided Meister. Julie Psychology Merrill Teresa Com munications MikselL DeAnna Accounting Miksell Terry Pre-Engineering Milan Melissa Sociology Miller. Anna Biology From the past Donated to Missouri Southern, the lions head in front of Spiv a Art Center was part of the Con¬ nor Hotel Photo by Stem Whiters : 254 UNDERGRADUATES Miller, Regina Biology Education Mi tier, Sharon Psychology MiJIiman, Christopher Criminal Justice Mitchell, Gregory Criminal Justice MitehdE. Kimberly History Education Mitchell, Robert History Monroe, Gayle Accounting Montgomery. Carol Undecided Mooney, Jackie Marketing and Management Moore, Robin Elementary Education Morales. Javier Biology Morales-Matos. Olga Psychology Morecraft, Kathryn Nursing Morgan, Jim Biology Morgan. Lynne tte Chemistry Morris. John Undecided Morrissey, Jeffrey Criminal Justice Morton. Susan Dental Hygiene Moser, Mona Elementary Education Motley. Dolores Marketing and Management Mulik, Mark Communications Murphy. Tammy English Myers, Catherine Elementary Education Myers. Scott Undecided Nagel, Charles Communications EVeece, Rod Marketing and Management Neuenschwander, Deborah Communications Newby. CharEotte Office Administration Newman. Terry Psychology Newton, Tim Pre - En g i n eeri ng Nguyen, Kieu-Van General Business Nichols, MeEissa Marketing and Management Nichols, Melody Nursing Niles. Carole Art Noe, Laura Elementary Education UNDERGRADUATES 255 Norwood, Linda Undecided Noyes, Allen Computer Science 01 lenburger, Brian Accounting Osborne, Brian Pre-Engineer! ng Oxendine. Sara Nursing Pankey. David Art Parrigon. Melissa Undecided Parrigon, Sandra Nursing Parson. Mama Accounting Patton, Kathryn Criminal Justice Payton, Bert Physical Education Payton, Keely Undecided Payton, Mike General Business Pearlsh. Jennifer Elementary Education Pease John Accounting Pease, Joseph Pre-Engineering Pease, Rita Elementary Education Penny, Stephen Psycology Peppers, David Undecided Perkin. Jennifer Elementary Education Peschel, Heidi Pre Dentistry Peters. Jill Elementary Education Petti bon, Loretta Computer Science Philbrook. Marianne Elementary Education Phillips, Deana General Business Philips. Terry Undecided Phipps, Marne Sociology Pinkly. Elizabeth Business Education Plake. Tina Physical Education Poe. Robert History Education Ponder. Erik Undecided Potts. Tim Sociology Poucher, Lisa Music Poulson, Shelly Marketing and Management Prater. Michael Undecided 256 UNDERGRADUATES ■M V Appreciation Artists Bunji Abe and Lee Turner use Southerns campus as a model for watercolor class. Photo by Start U aJters Probst, James Marketing and Management Fryor-Smith. Amy Undecided Pugh. Randa Marketing and Management Quarton. Chris Communications Queen, Steven Accounting Raine. Jacqueline Computer Science Rakes. Robyn Undecided Ramsey er. Theresa Computer Science Reed. Laura Accounting Reed. Nancy General Business nj UNDERGRADUATES 257 Reynolds, Troy Undecided Richards, Michael Undecided Richards, Sheila Computer Science Riott. Susan Communications Roach. Charles Accounting Robb, Eric Industrial Arts Education Rodgers, Tammy Elementary Education Rodriguez. Juan Medical Technology Rogers, Brian Accounting Rogers. Mark Elementary Education Salute to Southern Responsible for helping make Missouri Southern a four-year, state-supported school are Sen. Richard Webster and former Sen. John Downs, who spoke at the Jasper County Development Association dinner in November, Rogers, Tina Elementary Education Rosario. Neysa Communications Rosati, Naomi Communications Rose. Warren Communications Rouse. Richard Computer Science Roush, Joanna Elementary Education Roush. Melvin Accounting Rowland. Linda Marketing and Management Ruckman, Julie Computer Science Rutherford, Connie Accounting 258 UNDERGRADUATES 5a bad o. Letida Elementary Education Sachan, Maureen Pro-Pharmacy Salsm n. Michelle Paralegal Studies Sams, Ava Elementary Education Sanders. Donna Accounting Santiago. Rafael Pre-Medicine Schanzmeyer, Susan Dental Hygene Schmidt, Jenny Elementary Education Schreiweis, Wanda Accounting Schumaker. Caryrt Undecided Scott, Lori Pre-Pharmacy Scott, Pamela Undecided Scott. Susan English Scotten, Debbi Elementary Education Scroggins, Karen Business Spanish Education Seifert, Patricia Sociology Sekscinski, Monica Psychology Self. Karen Mathematics Education Severs, Roberta Communications Sewell. Walt General Business Sexton. Jimmy Communications Sexton, Sarah Communications Shantz. Bill Undecided Shantz, Caren English Sheets. Dewey General Business Shelley. Micki Genera] Business Shelton. Cora General Business Shepherd, Danny Social Science Education Sherrell, Tony Computer Science Shipley. Dorothy English Education Shores, Sarah Pre-Medicine Short, Mary Biology Shoup. Carol Undecided Siler, Brigitte Comm unications Simmons, Janice Genera] Business UNDERGRADUATES 259 Simmons. Kristina Accounting Simmons. Laura Art Education Simmons, Susan Marketing and Management Simons, Tame la Paralegal Studies Sipe. Rana Dental Hygiene Sleep Carrie English Sligar. Leigh Marketing and Management Sligar, Lor Beth Undecided Sloniker, Eleanore Marketing and Management Smart, Stephen Drafting and Design Smith, Jacqueline Marketing and Management Smith, Jim Comm unications Smith. Meredith Undecided Smith, Michelle Accounting Smith. Orlando Psychology Smith. Rick- Undecided Smith, Sue Art Smith. Tammy Paralegal Studies Soncrant. Scott Accounting Southern, Victoria Undecided Spence, Angela Biology Spiritoso, Tony Accounting Spiva, Joel Criminal Justice Sprague. Cindy Elementary Education Sprenkte, Vince Pre-Engineering Sprouls. Darla Office Administration Sprowls, Cathy Chemistry Education Spudin. Joe Marketing Management Staab, Regina Marketing and Management Staggs. Roger English Standlee. David Pre-Eng Sneering Standlee. Debbie Math Education Stansberry, Paige Accounting Stephens, Charles Art Stephens. Kelli Accounting 260 UNDERGRADUATES I Residence Hall Staff (Top row, from left) Bill Haynes, Jim Billingsley, Marla Main, LaDonna Wilson, Anita Rank, Steve Mattas, and Scott Denny, (Middle row) Brian Nitz, Mike Hillman, David Kirksey Tony Moffatt and Ken Pennington, (Bottom row) Dusty DeVillier, Dan Fowler. Katrina Todd, Lisa McKinley. Leigh Sligar, Paula Vaughn, Julie Gayman. and Debbie Gipson, Stephens, Larry Communications Stephens. William Accounting Stiles, Maria Marketing and Management Stinnett, Kevin Accounting Stirewalt, Julie Mathematics Stockton, David History Stoker, Marla Paralegal Studies Stokes, Robert Mathematics Stokes. Sandra Theatre Stone, Jerome General Business Stone, Marsha Accounting Stratman, Cathy Communications Stratton. Esther Art Stratton, Herb Communications Strobe L Randy Pre - Eng i n eeri ng UNDERGRADUATES 261 Stufflebeam, Billie Accounting Stufflebeam, Dan Communications Stufflebeam, Kenneth Accounting Sullivan, Randy Pre-Optometry Sumaza, Susan Undecided Sumpter, Leigh Elementary Education Svilarich. Jeffrey Marketing and Management Swickhamer, Karla Dental Hygiene Swingle. Molly Sociology Taffner, Carl Undecided Talbott, Billy Pre-Engineering Tedlock, Teresa Accounting Templeton, JoAnn Office Administration Thomas, Yvonne Nursing Thompson. William Biology Trick-shot artist Hustler Jack White challenges students and faculty to a game of pool in the Lions ' Den. 262 UNDERGRADUATES Tiggemann, Karen Marketing and Management Timmons, Tracy Math Education Todd. Katrina Elementary Education Todd, Vickie Computer Science Triplett, William Undecided Tuggle, Jenny Accounting Turley. Timothy Biology Turner, Jettie General Business Umland, Anastasia Communications Vance, Helen Criminal Justice Psychology Vandergriff, Adam Biology Vanhooser. Dora. Elementary Education VanNatta, Jackie. Biology Vanslyke, Sean Communications Vermillion, Donna Nursing Vest, Verna Elementary Education Volskay. Delinda Pre Veterinary Voskamp. Debora Office Administration Wagner, Rebecca Elementary Education Walbridge, Gina Elementary Education Walker, Audrey Biology Walker. Heather Marketing and Management Walker, Kelli Pre-Nursing Wallace III, John Criminal Justice Walters, Anissa Biology Walters. Stan Computer Science Walther. James English Walworth, Michele General Business Warren. Melinda Pre-Veterinary Warren. Nancy History Waters, Don Undecided Watkins. Christina Communications Watson. Scott Accounting Wattman, Kris General Business Weaver, David Accounting UNDERGRADUATES 263 Weaver, Laura Elementary Education Webber. Todd Theatre Education Weiss, Vickie Computer Science Wellonen. Emily Dental Hygiene West, Jerry Economics and Finance West, Mary Accounting Westfall, Greg Physical Education Wettstein. Susan Elementary Education Wheeler, Robert History Whitaker. Trudy Accounting White, Amy Elementary Education White, Diana Biology White, Elisa Com munications White. Stacy English Whitehead, Alice Undecided Whitehill, Andy Chemistry Wiley, Joanne Sociology Willers, Daniel Marketing and Management Williams. Craig Computer Science Williams, Ginger History Williams. Jeanette Pre-Dentistry Williams, Robert Computer Science Williams, Rocky Physical Education Wilkerson. Deborah Nursing Wilkins. Jeff Communications Wilkinson, Angela Elementary Education Winans. Letitia Elementary Education Wingo, Shelley Marketing and Management Winningham. Sherry Communications Witt, Ana Pre-Engineering Woirhaye, Barbara Marketing and Management Woirhaye. Craig Computer Science Wolfinbarger. Kristine Undecided Wood, Jeffrey Communications Wood. JoAnna Computer Science 264 UNDERGRADUATES t 1 Winter Snow in Ds three Missouri with material wonderland ecember provided i Southern students for artwork. Woods, Sara Com munications Woodson, Judith Nursing Wright, Christine Dental Hygiene Wright. David Marketing and Management Wright, Glenna Psychology Wyer. Samantha Theatre Yost. Me [ante Nursing Young. Charles Criminal Justice Young, Robin Marketing and Management Young, Stanley Marketing and Management Yount. Philip Physical Education Youst. Lawrence Pre-Engineering Yusaku. Hino General Business Zustiak. Mary Undecided UNDERGRADUATES 265 Ackiss, Christine Nursing Ackiss. Lanny Department of English Adams. Lance Admissions Counselor Ay ton. Grace Nursing Baack, Donald School of Business Administration Committee promotes anniversary A n old proverb says, “Mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow” So it was with Missouri Southern. From a tiny beginning, a large college has grown. As the community grew, so did the col¬ lege in size and number, Joplin Junior Col¬ lege gave way to Jasper County Com¬ munity College, Missouri Southern Col¬ lege, and now Missouri Southern State College as we know it today. Southern is now located on what were open fields 50 years ago. It now boasts beautiful buildings and a record enroll¬ ment. But not only has Southern grown in size, it has also grown in heart. This growing heart is what the 50th anniversary was all about. “Our College is a work of labor and love;’ said College President Julio Leon. “We enjoy support from the community, students, and faculty like no other college I have seen” Ideas started years ago on planning for the golden anniversary, but not until February 1987 was a formal group named. The committee was needed to organize ac¬ tivities and promote awareness of Southern. “The 50th anniversary committee should be commended on their involve¬ ment and hard work” said Leon. The 50th anniversary committee members included: Sue Billingsly, director of the Missouri Southern Foundation: Dr. Judith Conboy, head of the department of social sciences; Dr. Beverly Culwell, assis¬ tant professor of business; Dr, Glenn Dolence, vice president for student ser¬ vices; Kreta Gladden, director of alumni af¬ fairs; Robert Higgins, member of the Board of Regents; Dick Humphrey, director of ad¬ missions; Gwen Hunt, director of public in¬ formation; Richard Massa, head of the department of communications; James Maupin, dean of the school of technology; Dr. John Messick, assistant professor of biology; and Val Williams, coordinator of student activities. On Feb. 11, 1987, an important addi¬ tion was made to the committee when Jean Campbell was named as the staff assistant to the committee, Campbell is a 1986 communications graduate of the College. Campbell’s involvement began in a classroom under Massa in the fall of 1985. The public relations class at that time was assigned the task of turning in a complete plan to celebrate the 50th anniversary. Her hard work and persistence later led to her committee work where she was assigned to implement and coordinate all committee actions. “I knew this was the kind of thing I could throw myself into full time,” said Campbell. “Ive really enjoyed every minute of it.” The committee set five goals for the an¬ niversary celebration to achieve: ■To achieve the history and tradition of higher education that the College has provided. ■To remember the traditions, events, friendships, places, and experiences of col¬ lege life through five decades. ■To recognize the faculty, alumni and friends who have made significant con¬ tributions to our history, ■To promote the academic excellence of Southerns programs. ■ And to highlight the potential of the College, A complete calendar of events was planned. It began with the proclamation kickoff of July 4, 1987 and ended with commencement on May 14, 1988. The following events were included: ■Aug. 31—A campus-wide picnic, with those in attendance taping a greeting for Good Morning , America. The tape was aired on the national TV program Sept, 9, ■ Sept. 20—A 16-page magazine, detail¬ ing the history of the College, was publish¬ ed in the Joplin Globe. It was produced by The Chort staff, ■ Oct, 2—Golden Memories Dance at John Q, Hammons Trade Center in Joplin, ■ Oct, 3—Homecoming parade, game, and other events. ■Oct. 27 —Postal cancellation, which in¬ cluded a post office on campus and a specially-designed hand cancellation with the anniversary logo. ■ Nov.10—Bicentennial of the US. Con¬ stitution, a musical drama in tribute to the Constitution. ■Nov.ll—Veterans Day activities that featured a ground-breaking for a veterans memorial. ■ Now 14—The Association of Childhood Education sponsored a reading day at Nor- thpark Mall. ■ Nov, 20—The Jasper County Devel¬ opment Association honored Sen. Richard Webster and former Sen. John Downs, who were instrumental in the establishment of the four-year institution. ■ Feb. 23—The St. Louis Symphony presented a concert. In late March an educational seminar with a discussion on the future 50 years was held, and to set off spring a campus¬ wide open house was held. ■March 31—Nursing alumni banquet ■ March 31-April 2—History Contest ■ April 22-23— Chart reunion ■ A pri1 24-27—I nte rn atio n al pian o fe stival ■April 28—Anniversary concert ■ May 2—Time capsule ceremony ■May 13—Alumni parties The 50th anniversary will be remembered in several art forms. Dr. Hubert Bird, a graduate of Joplin Junior College, was commissioned to write a composition for orchestra and choir. A history of the College was written by Dr, Gail Renner, associate professor of history. Mike Hailey, publications coordinator, prepared a commemorative cachet and designed the 50th anniversary logo. And a commemorative heirloom quilt and cookbook also were made by the secretaries. The anniversary also will be remembered through many collectibles. There were 50th anniversary key chains, pens, folders, and seals. Also, a limited edi¬ tion of pewter ware was presented to the College, And this is how Leon recalls the anniver¬ sary: “Everyone who has something to do with our college has realized what a great college we have through our celebration.” 266 FACULTY Baia monte, Vernon Head. Department of Physical Sciences Barrett, Gene School of Business Administration Bartholet, Francis Jr. Drafting and Design Beard, Sal lie Director of Women’s Athletics Be Ik, Floyd Vice President for Academic Affairs Beshore,$baron Learning Center Bingman, David Department of Biology Blades, Holland School of Business Administration Bodon, Harold Department of Communications Bowman. Gloria Department of Fine Arts (Theatre) Box. Barbara Nursing Bradshaw, Karen School of Business Administration Brattin, Joel Department of English Brown. Barry Department of English Brown. James Learning Center Cagle. Betty Department of Education Capps, Marie Department of Communications Carnahan. Doug Director of Student Life Carney, Carmen Department of Communications Chism. Mindy Admissions Counselor Christensen, Val Director of Spiva Art Center Clark. Robert Department of Communications Claussen. Sam Department of Fine Arts (Theatre) Compton. Edith School of Business Administration Conboy, Judith Head, Department of Social Sciences Connors. Theresa Library Cragin, John Head, Computer Science Culwell, Beverly School of Business Administration Cummings. Michael Department of Communications Cunningham. E, Carolyn School of Business Administration DeArmond, Mary Department of English Delaney, David Department of Communications Denniston. Elliott Department of English Dolence, Glenn Vice President for Student Services Dolence, Myrna Learning Center Coordinator FACULTY 267 Daman. Earle Director of Counseling Dove. Mary Lou Periodical Librarian Dursky. Janice Department of Education Earney. J. Steve Director of Computer Center Eberhardt, Duane School of Business Administration Elgin. Doris Nursing Elick. Gerald Department of Biology Elliott. William Department of Fine Arts (Music) Evans, Pam Department of Physical Education Fields. Jay Director of the Theatre Finke, Carl School of Business Administration Freeman, Elaine College Orientation Director Gale, Steven Department of English Gilbert, James Director of Financial Aid Gladden, Kreta Director of Alumni Affairs Goode. Larry School of Business Administration Gray, James School of Business Administration Grim, Kathleen School of Business Administration Havely, Pete Head, Department of Fine Arts (Music) Hendrix. Jerald Department of Biology Herr. Dennis Computer Science Highland, Robert Department of Education Holman. Tom Department of Social Sciences (History) Honey, Delores Assistant to Academic Vice President Huey. Peter School of Business Administration Hughes. Julie Emeritus Faculty Member (History) Humphrey. Richard Director of Admissions Hunt. Duane Department of Fine Arts (Theatre) Hunt, Gwen Director of Public Information [pock. Betty Director of Nursing Israel, Betty Counselor Jackson. Brenda Department of Fine Arts (Theatre) Jackson. James Department of Biology Jacobs. Marilyn Nursing Jaswal, Jasbir School of Business Administration 268 FACULTY Spic and span Maintenance takes pride in keeping the school looking good. Junk ins, J. Merrel! Department of Psychology Karst, Larry Counselor Karst. Nancy Dental Hygiene Hash. Harrison Department of Physical Sciences Kelley. Bruce Computer Science FACULTY 269 Kemp. Charles Head Librarian Ketchum. Ret ha Nursing Kirchner. Clarence Computer Science Kleindl, Brad School of Business Administration Klonta, Patsy Learning Center Lost and found Waiting for the owner to return, a briefcase was found on the benches by the biology pond. 270 FACULTY Krudwig, James Director, Small Business Dev. Center Lambert. Joseph Head, Department of English Lancaster, Linda Department of Fine Arts (Music) Lancaster. Michael Department of Fine Arts (Music) LaNear, Richard School of Business Administration Lari more. L. Keith School of Business Administration Leitle, Charles School of Business Administration Leon. Julio S. College President Lipira, Patsy Department of Physical Education Liston, Mark Department of Communications Livingston, William Department of Mathematics Malzahn. Ray Dean, School of Arts and Sciences Marion. Terry School of Business Administration Marlowe, Ann Depatment of English Martin. J. Larry Head, Department of Mathematics Massa, Richard W, Head, Department of Communications Maupin, James Dean, School of Technology Meeks. Robert Department of Fine Arts (Music) Merriam. A Elen Department of Communications Merry man, Edward Dean, School of Education and Psychology Messick. John Department of Biology Miller, Robert School of Business Administration Mosher. Melvyn Law Enforcement Mo user. Eugene Registrar Mulkey, Gary Department of Mathematics Murdock, Gwendolyn Department of Psychology Nemeth, Patricia Student Services Nickolaisen. Robert Assistant Dean, School of Technology NodEer. Charles Archivist and Acquisition Librarian Oldham, Max Head, Department of Physical Education Paapanen, William School of Business Administration Paige, Roger Department of Psychology Pate, Gaye Circulation Librarian Peterson, Vernon Department of Communications Phillips, James Department of Physical Education FACULTY 271 Phillips, Russel! Department of Physical Sciences Preble, Harry Department of English Ray. Erin Department of Education Reiman. David Reference Librarian Renner. Gale Department of Social Sciences (History) Richards, Wendell Law Enforcement Roberts. David Head. Military Science Rodgers. Michael Department of English Ross. Mary Nursing Rubertus, Renee Dental Hygiene Rusley, Lynne School of Business Administration Saltzman. Arthur Department of English Scorse. John Manufacturing Technology Scorse. Sandra Director of Dental Programs Seneker, Donald Head, Law Enforcement Shields. Joseph Department of Mathematics Shippee. Evalina Nursing Simpson, Dale Department of English Simpson, Martha Department of Mathematics Sloan. Marion Department of Physical Sciences Smith. Robert Department of Social Sciences Starkey. Sam Department of Psychology St Clair. Anneita Department of Social Sciences (Pol. Science) Stebbins. Chad Department of Communications Steere. Bob Department of Education Strobe!, Arthur Department of Physical Sciences Swansbourne. Clive Department of Fine Arts (Music) Tate. David Department of Social Sciences (Sociology) Teverow, Paul Department of Social Sciences (History) Thelen. Charles Department of Fine Arts (Music) Tiede, John Vice President for Business Affairs Tillman. David Department of Biology Tunnel I, Leonard Computer Science Vermillion. Joe Counselor Wallers, Doris Department of English 272 FACULTY White, Rhonda Dental Hygiene Whittle, Philip Department of Physical Science Wi] I tains. Jerry Director of Continuing Education Will Sams, Val Coordinator of Student Activities Winn, Marcella Department of Mathematics Wong-Ligda. Edward Department of Fine Arts (Art) Wuch. Edward Department of Education Yates, Michael Department of Social Sciences (Pol. Science) Vocum. Karolyn Department of Communications ' rbust, Donald Department of Social Sciences (Pot. Science! Emeritus Informing a veteran. Major David Roberts describes the details of the newly-established plans for the Veteran $ Memorial, FACULTY 273 Allans.. Rngi ' r Assistant Di ret tor of Continuing Education Aldridge, C liar lie ne Secretary (Social Sciences) A4x j EL Harry Maintenance Baker. Linda Secretary (Admissions) Baker. Patricia Secretary (Library) Bales. Dianne Transcript Analyst Binns. Kelly Financial Aid Royer Bill Director of Safety and Security Brigance. David Maintenance Brock. Bob Maintenance Brown. Sharen Secretary (Fine Arts) Campbell. Jean Assistant to 50th Anniversary Committee Campbell June Secretary (Library) Clemons. William Security Clifton. William Maintenance Secretaries take classes at College W hile a 40-hour work week is enough for most people, several Missouri Southern secretaries manage to squeeze in time for a course or two. “It is hard from the standpoint of keep¬ ing up with your class” said Barbara Her- ford, secretary to the director of continu¬ ing education 14 You have to have a lot of support from your family and co-workers, but it does help broaden your horizon” For some secretaries, taking classes Barbara Herford squeezes in time for a course or two at the College, means spending time away from their families. Kathy Walkup, accounting clerk, believes taking classes gives her something outside of raising a family and working everyday, “It is hard to balance both ” Walkup said. “I spend one or two nights a week and three hours on Sunday afternoon in the computer lab” The College allows secretaries to take classes during their lunch hour and at night. Southern employees also receive reduced tuition rates, 4t l take a day class on my lunch hour and one night class,” said Donna Dorsey, sec¬ retary for the Learning Center, “That’s all I can handle with a full-time job, a family, and a farm.” She is working toward a bachelor of arts degree in secondary business education, 4 1n just the amount of time that 1 have gone, l think it’s great” said Dorsey. 4i J think you set goals, and the closer you get you set them higher. It is a great incentive,” Dr. Jerry Williams, director of continu- ing education, believes secretaries taking classes is beneficial particularly from the employer ' s viewpoint, “It definitely helps to increase the effi¬ ciency of the office” Williams said. “It is good from the standpoint it gives other avenues in terms of additional self-growth. It allows the secretary to feel more a part of the College.” Still, some secretaries take classes just for fun. “I only need four general education classes and I could have an associate of arts, but I got side-tracked making mud pies,” said Miriam Morgan, secretary to the vice president for business affairs. “It’s so much fun and it ' s good therapy” said Morgan. I make wedding and Christ¬ mas presents; everybody gets ceramics.” Naomi Hunter, secretary in the registrar s office, said she has self-fulfillment from dif¬ ferent job skills she has developed, but there is still a lack from not having a col¬ lege education. Having never taken college classes, she enrolled in “Return to Learn” The course is designed to introduce non- traditional students to the college life. “The class was good” said Hunter, “You build up fears that are unrealistic, but they are fears about your perception of your ability. The class made you face your anx¬ ieties and look at what they are. “My basic attitude is I ' m just going to try,” Dorsey does have one regret concern¬ ing her return to education. “The only regret [ have is that I didn ' t start sooner,” she said. 274 STAFF Courtney, Joyce Operations Supervisor Crandall. Dwayne Student Loan Cordenator Crane, Patricia Secretary (Library) DeVtllier. Louis Director of Mens Dormitories Dorsey, Donna Secretary (Learning Center) Dugan. Howard Director of Physical Plant Edmonds. Deborah Secretary (Library) Estes. Brian Press Operator (Office Services) Evans. Gary Maintenance Fischer, Norma Secretary (Fine Arts) Foster. Ron Director of Office Services Fox. Micheal Maintenance Frost, Bob Maintenance Fry, JoAnn Maintenance Garrison, Pete Internal Auditor Gipson, Debbie Director of Women’s Dormitories Gray. Robert Maintenance Greninger. Charles Maintenance Hailey. Michael Publications Coordinator Hardesty. Terry Maintenance Hartley. Irma School Nurse Hatfield. Karen Secretary (Registrars Office) Henderson. Linda Secretary (Library) Henderson. Williams Maintenance Henson, Lou Secretary (Dental Programs) Her ford. Barbara Secretary (Continuing Education) Hickam, Christy Secretary (Student Services) Higgins. Tammy Secretary (Financial Aids) Hill. Janet Secretary (Personnel) Huddleston. Teresa Secretary (Library) Hughes. Donald Maintenance Hunter. Naomi Secretary (Registrar ' s Office) Jordan, Larry Maintenance Kaughman, De Cashier Kemp, Robert Maintenance STAFF 275 Kolkmeyer, Dorothy Secretary (College President) Lauderdale. Shannon Food Service Layne. Evelyn Mainenance Livingston. Carol Secretary (Student Center) Long. Mildred Secretary (Psychology) Martin. Charles Maintenance Martin, Pal Secretary (Arts and Sciences —Deans Office) Maxton. Joyous Maintenance McCormick, Gerry Secretary (School of Business - Deans Office} McGuirk. Linda Secretary (Nursing) Messick, Nancy Secretary (Academic Vice Presidents Office) Morgan. Mlckie Secretary (Public Information) Morgan, Miriam Secretary (Business Vice President ' s Office) Moser, Herman Maintenance Mosley, Donald Audio-Visual Technician Moss. Cynthia Secretary (Computer Center) Nash. Arlene Secretary (Alumni Office) Norman. Brenda Secretary (Technology - Dean’s Office) Patchin Connie Secretary (Communications) Pickett. Lori Secretary (Office Services) Powell Timothy Maintenance Richardson. SuAn PBX Operator Rose. Allan Maintenance Sarver, U esley Maintenance Sayess. Mustafa Food Service Shember. Carlene Secretary (Library) Shepherd. Linda Secretary (Library) Shouse. Sidney Assistant to Business Vice President Sims, John Security Slusher, Dennis Sports Information Director Sparks, Sandy Secretary (Registrars Office} Spencer, Barbara Secretary (Security) Springer. Jerry Maintenance Stebbins. Janice Secretary (Maintenance) Stiles. Judy Community Services Director 276 STAFF Projects Explaining the plans for the Veterans Memorial, President Leon shows Congressman Gene Taylor the proposed position at the flagpole on campus. Sweet; Morris Chief Engineer Taylor, Steve Accountant Titus. Gale Computer Operations Supervisor Townsend, Gloria Secretary (Academic Vice Presidents Office) Twitchell. Charlene Secretary (Library) TwitcheJL Richard Secretary (Library) Walker. Emma Jo Secretary (Financial Aid) Walk up. Kathy Secretary (Business Office) White, Leo Maintenance Wilson. Karen Secretary (Placement) Willis. Carole Secretary (Physical Education) Wold. Merlyn Maintenance Wood. AJ Maintenance Wood. Floyd Maintenance STAFF 277 Vice President George Bush (opposite page, far left) waves to his Missouri Southern supporters. Photos fay Melanie Hicks Secret Service members (opposite page, left) scan the Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium crowd for any signs of trouble. College President Julio Leon (opposite page, bottom) looks on as Congressman Gene Taylor and Bush acknowledge the crowd. Vice President makes campaign stop A lthough his visit was brief. Vice President George Bush was able to take just enough time on Feb, 18 to plead his case to the people of Joplin. Bush, campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination, spoke to an au¬ dience in Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium for 20 minutes. Billing himself as “the education Presi¬ dent Bush used the college setting to pre¬ sent his stance on what he considers of ut¬ most importance. It has been said before that the students j of today’s schools are Americas hopes for tomorrow,” he said, “but it bears repeating. [We must do all we can to offer a quality ' education to everyone” Missouri was the first state Bush visited after winning the New Hampshire primary I on Tuesday. Feb. 16, “Our campaign is alive and well, he said. “We re charging forward. As 1 travel, jl can t help but count the blessings for the 1 friendships 1 have made, “In New Hampshire, I could go out and talk one on one to people, and I want to do that here in Missouri.” Bush also took time to answer charges made by rival candidate Bob Dole. In the past weeks. Sen. Dole has criticized Bush for not understanding the middle class because of Bushs wealth. “My background has been in business, sweating it out in the real world, I think I would make a better President because Fve had to meet a payroll” Bush told the crowd of nearly 2,500 that giving in to compromise would not be part of his Presidency. “In the executive branch, you lead and then rally support from the American peo- pie. The job we are talking about is Com¬ mander in Chief, not a compromise.” Bush addressed the controversy sur¬ rounding his involvement in the Iran- Contra affair. Critics have called attention to his loyalty to President Reagan, Til stand shoulder to shoulder with this President” said Bush. “I’m talking about loyalty, not for a principle, but for a pur¬ pose.” The Vice President s first priority in his speech was the fiscal deficit, “Washington is simply spending too much money, said Bush, emphasizing flexibility in his quest to balance the budget. “I will not cut the benefits, A flat-out freeze is not the answer, but where the President has the flexibility, thats the answer. Give the President what 43 governors in this country enjoy; the line-item veto” Though slightly touching on issues such as AIDS and narcotics. Bush chose not to expand on either topic. He spent most of his time “spelling out the differences” be¬ tween himself and the other candidates. Tony Tichy, a Southern freshman, was surprised by the reaction to Bush. “I thought that Bush ' s speech was welcomed by the audience” said Tichy. “I was surprised. I thought there would be more hecklers.” Dr. Elliot Denniston, associate professor of English, felt the crowd was behind Bush the whole way. “Obviously, the crowd was very much with him from the start,” Denniston said, “It always helps to quote Mark Twain and Woody Allen.” Bush made it plain to the audience that his involvement would be a legal one. “My job as President of this country would be not to serve to profit,” he said “I will adhere to ethics in government as 1 have throughout my years in politics. “1 want the people to vote for me be¬ cause I have the skill and the experience it takes to be President.” “There isn ' t another country like ours,” said Bush,“There is none with such con¬ viction as ours, and with the peoples vote. I will successfully lead this country into the 1990’s” “I will never let you down.” w Communications Club (Front row. from left) Anastasia Umland, Sarah Sex ton. Sherry Crumbliss (middle row) Allen Merriam, Chad Stebbins. Pam Corwin, Tammy Baker, Dyan- na Bain, (back row) Mark Mulik. Christina Watkins, Melanie Hicks, Jerri Lynn Shelby. Tom Green Council For Exceptional Children (From left) Melinda Nickeson, Sharon Graskemper, Rick Smith, Leasa Ryun, Michele Raine, Kelly Coiner. Dr. Michael Banks Pi Omega Pi (From left) Kathleen Grim. Edith Compton, Shira Lawson, Loraine Robinett, Debbie Allison. Kristi McGowen 280 CLUBS Omicron Delta Epsilon (From row. from left) Junghee Lee. Linda Roark, Kathi Sc hm ah on, Karen Bradshaw, Dolares Motley, Linda Rowland, (middle row) Peggy Oglesby. Rebec¬ ca Henbest. Terri Honey ball, Vikkj Vernon, Kimmy King, Iona Ellis, Mary Davis, Deanna Crouch. Pam Baker, Duane Eberhardt, (back row ' ) Donna Camp¬ bell. Darren Woods. Gloria Townsend, Steve Bryant, Kimberlee Whitelock. Jaymes Lynn, J.S. Jaswal. Charles Leitle, Richard LaNear. Edith Compton, Robert Brown Math Club (Front row, from left) Susan Masur, Kevin Sechrest. Dharmendra Pate!, Delinda Volskay, (middle row) Debbie Stand le e. Sammy Culp, Brian Cooper. Lyn- nette Stokes, (back row) Melissa Landers, Laura Donatti, Joe Sheilds, Susan Paulson, Chris Kruger, Tom Bartkowiak, Mary Elick, Mike Garoutte. Billy Talbott. Julie Stirewalt c Melody Abr Roger Ray, McCullough. . Greene, Vid David Bund Richards, Dc Robin Frink, Criminal Justice s ey, Randy Lawrence, Steve Mattas, Kathy Patton, Paula Bone, Kip Helen Kay. Jonella Griffith. Carol ty Lucky, Cindy Grisham, Mike Bailey, i, Jeff Hobson. Greg Reed. Wendell m Seneker, Carol Pierce, Sandy Terry, Robert Thomas. Charles Young CLUBS 281 Student Senate (From left) Terri Honeyball, Lori LeBahn, Michael Daugherty, Robert Stokes, Mary Floyd, Lisa Poucher, Staci Daugherty, Dan Fowler, Barbara Bentz, Jennifer Perkin, Jeff Morrissey, Tina Meine, Pat Creech, Doug Holcomb, Valerie Box, Cindy Henry, Julie Brune. Brent Clark, Darren Woods, Steve Bryant, Max Self. Mike Garoutte, Dawn Ehrenberg. Sara Woods, Jackie Johnson. Rachael Couch, Tracy Timmons. Sam Ellis, Jeff Turner. Eric Browne, Mark Mulik. Max Hane, Kevin Evans I I English Club (Front from left) Gail Demery. Lynette Stone, Julia Womack. Julie Gayman, Harris, Moses Peel. Lauetta Hildefc Walters. Sherri Phipps, Diane Hayes Snell, Susan (Back) Mitzi ?rand, Doris Student Nurses’ Association (Front row. from left) Melanie Yost, Cindy Ummel, Lois Crockett. Debbie Wilkerson, Sherri Hanke, Amy Coberley, Carolyne Havers. Lynn Daizle, Pat Bearden, (Back row) Joyce Greenlee, Kathryn Morecraft, Dan McCann, Brenda Kemp. Carolyn Calvin, James Marks, Andrew Stewart 282 CLUBS Sigma Tau Delta (Sitting from left) Susan Stone. Julia Womack. Doris Walters, (Standing) Diane Hayes, Lynette Snell, Mitzi Harris, Lavetta Hildebrand. Gail Demery, Sherri Phipps, (Tree) Julie Gayman CLUBS 283 A Abbott, Debbie 156 Abe, Bunji 257 Abivey, Melody 281 Ackiss, Christine 266 Ackiss, Lanny 188, 266 Adair. Annie 238 Adams, Jill 226 Adams. Lance 188, 266 Adams. Roger 274 Adamson, David 237 Adamson. Sylvia 237 Adamson, Terry 237 Adside, Rodney 217 Aldridge, Charliene 274 Allen. Carolyn 226 Allen, Debbie 237 Allen. Matt 239 Alley, Diana 239 Baiamonte, Vernon 267 Bailey. Mike 281 Bailey-Foe, Jeanine 239 Bain, Dyanna 280 Baker. Linda 274 Baker. Pam 281 Baker, Patricia 274 Baker, Sabrina 239 Baker. Tammy 130, 239, 280 Bales, Dianne 194, 274 Banks, Michael 280 Barkiey, Tanya 239, 285 Barksdale, Jennifer 226 Barlet, Margaret 239 Barlet, Marty 286 Barns, Kenneth 239 Barrett, Gene 267 Barron, Chris 223 Bartholet. Francis 171, 267 Bartkowiak. Tom 281 Bartlett. Julie 239 Bartlett. Kim 239 Bartley. Natalie 239 Barton. Bradley 239 Bates, Billy 239 Bledsoe. Gary 111 Blevins, Frances 240 Blevins. Susan 226 Bodon, Hal 89, 133 Bohnstedt. Suzanne 226 Bo man. Jana 226 Bone, Paula 240, 281 BonJour. Carole 226 Booth, Garrett 240 Borders. John 240 Borucki, Keith 149 Bothwell, Mitzi 240 Bourassa, Ed 84 Bowers, Jayme 240 Bowie, Jon 219 Bowman, Gloria 267 Bowman. Randal 122. 123, 124 Box, Barbara 267 Box, Valerie 240.282 Boyd, Mickie 240 Boyer, Bill 193. 274 Bradshaw, Karen 267. 281. 285 Brand. Teresa 240 Burks, Thaddeus 240 Burns, Gay 240, 286. 287 Burns, Laurie 240 Burns, Mischele 240 Burns, Wendy 226 Burris. Brad 284 Burris. Kirk 240 Burrow. Lyndall 287 Burton, Candy 240 Bush, George 278 Butler, Carla 240 Butler, Courtney 240 Butler. Karen 240 c Cable, Carol 240. 286 Cable. Robin 241 Cade. A! 165 Cagle, Betty 267 Gaboon, Diana 241 Cheng, Angela 61 Chester. Athena 242 Cheung, Julia 242 Chism, Mindy 188, 267 Christensen. Val 267 Christerson, Douglas 226 Christian, Chris 242 Christman, Chris 189 Christy, Virginia 237 Cimbalo, Ann 242 Clark, Brentley 242, 282 Clark, Christopher 126 Clark, Daniel 242 Clark, Darla 242 Clark, Debra 227 Clark. Glenda 242 Clark, Kirby 242 Clark, Lisa 127.243 Clark, Robert 132, 267 Claussen, Sam 267, 287 Clay, Tony 155 Clemons. William 274 Clifton. William 274 Cline. Chris 243 Clouse. Dale 243 Biology Club (From left) Rachael Compton, Joyce Wren, Marion Knaust, Hsiao-Hui Lin. Dorothy Speck, Charles Keeney, Joyce Mason. Jose Velez, Audrey Walker, Renee Arbogast, Mary Short, Shanta Batra, Jane Kutz, Brad Burris, Roger Ray, Kathleen Vanderhoofen, Mike Lafeda, Sherry Smith. Wess Locke, Kirk Deitz, Charlie Mitchell, Dr. James Jackson, Pam Scott, Mike Hillman Allison, Debbie 280 Amoroso. Denise 239 Anderson, Danette 182. 226 Anderson, Daniel 239 Anderson, Kimberly 83 Anderson, Leigh 239 Anderson. Mary 183 Anderson, Tracy 285 Aponte, Aida 239 Arbogast. Renee 125. 239,284 Asbell, Harry 274 Ask Krista 239 Atkinson. Michael 239 Aviles, Grade 239 Ay ton. Grace 266 B Baack. Donald 266 Baack, Pamela 266,285 Babbitt, Brian 161 Batra, Shanta 284 Beard, Sallie 267 Bearden. Pat 282 Beatty, Kevin 285 Becker, Camron 239 Beeler. Thad 239 Belk, Floyd 106. 267 Be Ik, Peter 239 Denham, Melinda 286 Bentz, Barbara 282 Bentz. Bill 102 Berry. Donna 239 Besendorfer. Angela 112. 239 Besendorfer, Ronald 239 Beshore. Sharon 267 Bhalla, Rakesh 115. 239 Billingsley, James 261 Billingsley, Laura 239 Bingman. David 267 Binns. Kelly 182. 274 Birdsong, Hazel 226 Bishop, Lucinda 239 Bishop, Theresa 239 Black. Deanna 239, 285 Black, Lisa 240 Blades. Holland 150. 267 Bland, Leslie 240 Branham, Julie 240 Brattin. Joel 107. 134, 267 Brietzke. Milton 63 Brigance, David 274 Brill, Michelle 226 Brock. Bob 274 Brockman. James 226 Brotherton. Sharon 240 Brower. Anthony 139, 226 Brower, Mike 240 Brown. Barry 134, 267 Brown, James 267 Brown, Joseph 240 Brown, Keith 240 Brown, Molly 240 Brown, Robert 153, 281 Brown. Scott 240, 285 Brown, Sharen 274 Brown, Trace 136 Browne. Eric 240, 282 Bruce, Tiffany 165, 226 Brune, Julie 282 Bruner. Lisa 240 Bryant, Stephen 125. 226, 281. 282. 285, 286 Buettner, Daniel 240 Bunch, Cindy 240 Bunch. David 281 Calvin. Carolyn 241, 282 Campbell. Betty 241 Campbell, Brenda 241 Campbell, David 241 Campbell, Donna 226 Campbell. Jean 274 Campbell, June 274 Campbell, Monika 241 Campbell. Tammi 241 Canciller, Marie Teresa, 191 226. 283 Capp. Lisa 241 Capps. Marie 267 Carlin, Barbara 241 Carlton, Stephen 189 Carnahan, Doug 267 Carney, Carmen 267 Carnjne, Al 89 Calender, Chuck 203 Carter. James 287 Carter. Janet 226 Carter Jennifer 241 Cartwright, Rebbecca 241 Casper, Timothy 241 Caudle, Cory 241 Chandler, Christi 241 Chaney, Cheryl 242 Chase. Heide 151 Coberly. Amy 227. 282 Cochran, Michael 243 Coen, Doug 195 Cohen, David 114 Coiner. Kelly 280 Cole. Kristen 131 Cole. Mark 227 Collier. Bobby 243 Collier. Cornell 216 Collins, Carmen 243 Colson, Aaron 243 Colson. Victor 227 Compton. Edith 267, 280, 281 Compton, Rachels 243. 284 Conboy. Judith Con duff. Staci 243 Congrove, Sbana 243 Conner, Robert 243 Connors, Theresa 267 Conway. Donald 243 Conyers. Chad 210 Cook, Lisa 243 Cooper, Brian 281 Cooper, Jerry 243 Cooper, Rhonda 227 Corl. Patricia 243 Cornell, Michelle 243 284 INDEX Corner, Kelli 243 Corwin, Brent 243 Corwin, Pamela 243, 280 Cory, Susiette 243 Cotton. Gene 75 Cottrell Bethany 243 Couch, Jimmy 135 Couch. Rachael 243, 282 286 Danner, M ell rid a 244 Darby. Randy 203 Daugherty, Michael 244. 282, 287 Daugherty, Michelle 244 Daugherty, Staci 111. 244, 282 Davis, Charles 170 Felker. Cheryl 210 Fierro. Lori 245 Figueroa. Hilda 245 Figueroa. Juan 245 Fike, Joye 245 Fields, Jay 268 Finke, Carl 153, 268 Eberhardt. Duane 148, 268, Fischer, Norma 275 281 Gentry. Charles 145 George. J. Robert 245 Getchelt. Leroy 245 Gibson, Alan 237 Gibson. Tracy 247 Gideon. Shirley 247 Gido, Lisa 247 Giesselmann, Rod 78 Phi Beta Lambda (Front row, from left) Katy Greer. Mike Swidler. Deanna Black, (middle row) Karen Bradshaw, Beverly Culwell, Jackie Smith, Linda Rowland, Kristi Simmons, Kim Hoffman, Heather Walker. Pam Baack. Terri Honey ball Steve Bryant, Shira Lawson. Loraine Robinett, Tanya Barkley, Iona Ellis, Lisa Hartman. (Back row) Craig Leonard, Brian Qllerv burger, Everett Lamb, Kevin Beatty, Darren Woods. Gordon Scott, Craig Schoenhals. Robert McKnight. Scott Brown, Tracy Anderson, Scott Denny. Lynne Rusley Coupe, Robyn 243 Courtney, Joyce 275 Cragin. John 267 Crandall, Da wayne 275 Crane. Patricia 85, 275 Creech, Pat 282, 287 Crockett, Lois 282 Crouch, Deanna 281, 286 Crum bliss. Sherry. 280 Crusa, Virginia 288 Coury. Helene 227 Cox. Tracey 243 Cramer, Karen 243 Crane, Laura 243 Creech, Patrick 243 Crouch, Deana 243 Crusa. Virginia 227 Cullum, Maxine 189 Culp, Lisa 243 Culp. Samuel 243. 281 Culwell. Beverly 152, 166 267. 285 Cummings, Michael 267 Cunningham. Carolyn 146 267 Curran, Linda 182. 243 Curry, Maria 139 Curtin, Sherry 243 Cutbirth. Rebecca 243 Cytron, Melissa 86, 125. 243 D Dageforde, Gregory 228 □aide. Lynn 282 Dake. Johanna 243 Dale, Thomas 243 Daniel, Deborah 244 Daniel. Heidi 228 Daniels. Joanna 244 Davis, Stephanie 81. 244 Davison. Paula 244 Day. Ann 244 Dean, Lori 244 DeArmond, Mary 267 Decker, Shree 244 Deem. Robert 78 Deitz, Kirk 284 Delaney. David 267 Demasters, Cean 244 Demery, Gail 282. 283 Denefrio, Vicki 244, 287 Denham, Carol 220 Denniston, Elliott 267 Denny, Scott 244, 261, 285 Devillier. Dusty 261 Devi flier, Louis 275 Deweese, Timothy P 244 Dickinson, James 244 Dill John 244 Disharoon, Nancy 190 Divine, Dennis 244 Doak, Karen 244 Dolence. Glenn 267 Dolence. Myrna 267 Doman. Earle 180. 268 Donatti. Laura 223, 228 Doolin, Julie 136 Dorsey. Donna 275 Doty, Lanisa 244 Dove, Mary Lou 268 Dowdy. Vicky 244 Downen, Wanda 244 Downs. John 258 Draper, Heather 244 Drew. Timothy 130, 244 Dubois. Del phi a 244 Dugan. Becky 139 Dugan. Howard 275 Du kart, Linda 244 Dunaway. Frank 103 Dunphy, Thomas 100 Durbin, Kevin 203 Dursky t Janice 268 Duquette. Paige 194 Dymott, Nancy 189 Eden, Valerie 145 Edmonds, Deborah 275 Edwards. Donovan 244 Ehrenberg, Dawn 125, 244, 282, 287 Elam, Jim 244 Elgin, Doris 63, 268 Eli, Zaneta 244 Efick, Gerald 268 Flick. Mary 281 Elkins, Victoria 244 E lief sen, Bradley 122 Elliott, William 268 Ellis, Jeffrey 244 Ellis. Iona 281. 285 Ellis, Sam 282 Embrey, Laura 228 Enlow. Timothy 244 Epple. Martha 244 Erickson, Jeffrey 245 Ernstmann. Mark 127. 228, 286 Estes, Brian 191. 275 Evans, Cynthia R. 245 Evans. Gary 275 Evans. Kevin 282 Evans, Pam 268 Everitt, Connie 113 Everitt. Cynthia 228 Earney, Stephanie 244 Earney, Steve 268 F Fabro, Monica 245 Falley, Melissa 245 Falls, Joyce 212, 213,215 Farran, Paula 245 Fattig. Steven 245 Feldmann. Eva 245 Fisher, Lori 245 Fisher, Robert 245 Flannery. Dawnissa 246 Fleer, Melissa 246 Floyd. Mary 111. 246, 282 Fogler. Rhonda 246 Folkerts. Matt 162, 222. 228 Fortner. Dallas 193 Foster, Ron 191. 275 Fowler. Daniel 74. 228, 261 282 Fowler, Malcolm 229 Francis. Anita 188 Freeman, Elaine 268 Frink. Robin 281 Frising. Nic 77 Frost, Bob 275 Fry, JoAnn 275 Fulks, Dorothy 229 Fullerton, Darren 229 G Gabriel, Angela 246 Gaddis, Addie 78. 202 Gafken, Donald 246 Gaines, Addie 246 Galbraith, Krystal 246 Galbraith, Misti 246 Gale, Steven 268 Galloway. Janies 245 Gann, Tami Marie 245 Garrison, Pete 275 Gardner. Linda 237 Garoutte, Christine 229 Garoutte, Mike 139. 281, 282 Garrett, Tresa 139.155 Gayman. Julie 229. 261, 282. 283 r 286 Geeding. Tom 229 Gilbert. James 182, 268 Gilbreth. Stephen 229 Gilbreth. Timothy 247 Gildea, Kevin 247 Gilion, Loretta 229 Gilmore. Gail 83. 152, 206, 223 Gilmore, Teresa 247 Gilpin. Mike 189 Gilstrap. Rhonda 247 Gipson. Debbie 261. 275 Gladden. Kreta 189, 268 Glide well, Carol 247 Glynn. Terry 139 Gockel, Bernice 84 Goff, Victoria 76, 86. 247, 287 Golden. Melinda 247 Gonzales. Alberto 247 Good, Mary 229 Good. Todd 229 Goodale, Gary 247 Goode, Larry 153, 268 Gordon, Jan is 247 Gossett, David 247 Gosvener Cathy 247 Graskemper. Sharon 229, 280 Crasser Kellie 229 Graves. Todd 202 Gray, Bob 186 Gray, James 106, 153. 247, 268 Gray. Julee 247 Gray. Robert 275 Grayson, Mary 247 Green, David 247 Green. Michael 247 Green, Robyn 247 Green, Tom 280 Greene. Carol 281 Greenlee. Joyce 282 Greenwood. Candi 247 Greer, Katy 285 Grenmger, Charles 275 Greninger, Kimberly 247 INDEX 285 Lambert, Joseph 271 La Mere; Candace 251 Lancaster, Linda 271 Lancaster, Michael 139, 271 Landers, Melissa 231,281 LaNear. Richard 149, 271, 281 Lankford, Jack 251 Lapanne, Tammy 231 Larimore, Keith 150, 271 Larson, Lyn 251 Lasley, Charles 251 Laster, Julie 252 M Macauley. Kathy 237 Macormic, Margret 252 Macy, Phillip 252 Macy, Rachel 161, 286 Maglaughlin, Ben 189 McClure, Rebecca 253 McCooL Robert 232 McCormick, Duane 83. 208 McCormick. Janet 125 McCormick, Gerry 152, 276 McCrary, Dawn 253 McCrary. Myrna 253 McCuilie, Kip 168 McCullough. Kip 232. 281 McCullough, Rhonda 253 McGinnis, Carey 67 McGowen, Kristi 280 McGowne. Alan 125 Moffatt. Tony 261, 286 Monroe, Gayle 255 Montgomery, Carol 255 Montgomery. Fonda 223 Montgomery, Laura 125, 233, 287 Mooney, Jackie 255 Moore. Robin 255 Moore, Shane 233 Moore, Stephen 127 Moore. Valenda 233 Morales, Javier 255 Morecraft, Kathryn 255 Newman. Terry 255 Newton, Tim 255 Nguyen, Kieu 255 Nichols. Dee Ann 233 Nichols, Melissa 255 Nichols, Melody 255 Nickeson. Melinda 280 Nickolaisen. Robert 271 Niles. Carole 255 Nitz, Brian 261 Nivens, Roy 233 Nodler, Charles 271 Noe, Laura 255 College Players (Front row, from left) Brigitte Siler. Sam Claussen, Laura Montgomery, Victoria Goff, Gay Burns, Karen Hill, Vicki Denefrio, Michelle Walworth, Sandra Stokes. Connie Rutherford, Tamara Salvatierra, Laurie Tennison. (back row) Lyndall Burrow, James Carter. Pat Creech. Richard Wood. Mike Daugher¬ ty. Dawn Ehrenberg, Samantha Wyer, Allan Lay, Todd Webber. Don Ho vis Latimer, Tamara 252 Lauderdale, Shannon 276 Lawrence, Teresa 252 Lawrence. Randy 281 Lawson, Shira 280, 285 Lay, Allen 287 Lay. Lee 122. 123. 124, 125 Layne, Evelyn 276 Le Bahn. Lori 111. 114, 282 Ledford, Shawnda 252 Lee, Christi 252 Lee, Junghee 281 Leitle, Charles 149, 189, 271.281 Lemmon, Lori 252 Leon. Julio S. 64, 65. 84. 95. 271, 277, 278 Leon, Vivian 64 Leonard, Craig 285 LeSue. Wayne 133 Ligda, Ed Wong 121 Lin, Hsiao-Hui 252 Lindsay, Cheryl 252 Lipira, Pat 207, 271 Liston, Mark 271 Livingston, Mildred 276 Livingston, William 271 Locke, Wesley 252 Loftis, Marion 252 London. Kathryn 252 Long, Donald 252 Long. Lance 252 Long. Sonya 251 Longenecker. Karen 252 Lopez, Cepero 252 Lorton, Vicki 252, 281 Lucky. Vicki 252 Lundien-Mays, Edith 75 Lurvey, David 219 Luther. Robert 86. 87 Maguire, Michael 252 Main, Marla 232, 261 Major. Jenny 252 Malasek. Jeff 252 Malzahn, Ray 271 Manely, Connie 288 Maneval, Joel 252 Marion, Terry 271 Markman, Robert 142 Marks. James 282 Marino, Melissa 252 Marsh, Lora 252 Marsh. Troy 252 Marshall, Donna 232 Martin, Charles 276 Martin, Klaashla 232 Martin, Larry 136, 137, 271 Martin, Marcus 139 Martin. Pat 85, 276 Martinez. Irelys 252 Mason, Joyce 232, 284 Massa, Richard 89. 271 Massa, Teresa 115 Massey, Danny 203 Masterson, Pansy 252 Masur, Susan 252, 281 Mathis, Charles Robert 208, 209. 252 Mattas. Steven 232. 261, 281, 286 Matthews, Matt 84 Maupin. James 90, 91, 271 Maxton, Joyous 276 Mayfield. Pamela 66, 223 Mays. Linda 232 Mays, Lyle 166 McAlexander.Shannon 252 McBride. Kristine 214 252 McCann. Dan 282 Me Clin took. Mike 252 Me Grew, Juiie 220 McGriff. Georgiana 189 McGuirk, Linda 276 Mciluaine. Penni 233 McKinley, Lisa 261 McKnigbt, Robert 253,285 McMullin, Mary 233 McPherson, Heather 254 McPherson, Michael 237 McWilliams. Chris 254 Meaeham, Larry 183, 254 Meeks. Robert 139. 271 Meier, Cynthia 254 Meine, Christina 233, 282 Meismer, Bridget 222, 223 Metster. Julie 254 Melton, Lisa 120 Merriam. Allen 271, 280 Merrill, Teresa 80, 128. 254. 286 Merryman, Edward 271 Messick. John 271 Messick. Nancy 276 Miksell, Deanna 254 Miksell, Terry 254 Milar. Melissa 254 Millas. Andrew 73, 78 Miller, Anna 254 Miller. Edward 222. 233 Milter. Father David 283 Miller, Regina 255 Miller, Robert 150. 271 Miller, Sharon 255 Mi Hi man. Christopher 255 Miner, Lorine 190 Mitchell, Charlie 284 Mitchell, Gregory 255 Mitchell, Kimberly 255 Mitchell. Robert 255 Moffatt. James 233 Morgan. Jim 255 Morgan, Lynnette 255 Morgan, Mickie 276 Morgan. Miriam 85, 276 Morris, John 255 Morrissey, Jeffrey 111. 255 Morton. Susan Moser, Herman 276 Moser. Mona 255 Mosher. Alana 233 Mosher, Melvyn 271 Mosley. Donald 276 Moss. Cynthia 276 Motley, Dolores 255,281 Mouser, Eugene 194, 271 Moylan, Meredith 80, 233 Mu (key, Gary 271 Mulik, Mark 126. 255.280 282 Murdock, Gwendolyn 271 Murphy, Angela 233 Murphy. Tammy 255 Murray, Susan 84. 233 Musick. Douglas 233 Myers, Scott 136, 255 Myers, Sheila 233 Myers, Vicki 245 N Nash. Arlene 85. 276 Neece, Rod 255 Nemeth, Patricia 182. 271 Neuenschwander. Debor 255 Newby, Charlotte 255 Norman. Brenda 276 North up. Debbie 233 Norwood, Linda 256 Noyes, Allen 256 O Oglesby. Peggy 281 Oldham. Max 271 Ollenburger, Brian 256. 285 Osborn. Elizabeth 139 Osborne. Brian 256 Outt. Ken 170 Owens. Mark 139, 156 Oxendine. Sara 256 P Paapanen, William 271 Paige, Roger 271 Pan key, David 256 Parrigon, Sandra 256 Parson, Mama 256 Patchin, Connie 276 Pate. Gaye 271 Patel. Dharmendra 281 Patterson, David 237 Patton, Kathryn 256 Patton, Teresa 233 INDEX 287 Lambert, Joseph 271 La Mere, Candace 251 Lancaster, Linda 271 Lancaster Michael 139, 271 Landers, Melissa 231,281 La Near, Richard 149, 271. 281 Lankford, Jack 251 Lapanne, Tammy 231 Larimore, Keith 150, 271 Larson, Lyn 251 Lasley, Charles 251 Laster. Julie 252 M Macauley, Kathy 237 Macormic, Margret 252 Macy, Phillip 252 Macy, Rachel 161. 286 Magfaughlin, Ben 189 McClure, Rebecca 253 McCook Robert 232 McCormick, Duane 83. 208 McCormick, Janet 125 McCormick. Gerry 152, 276 McCrary, Dawn 253 McCrary, Myrna 253 McCullie, Kip 168 McCullough. Kip 232, 281 McCullough. Rhonda 253 McGinnis, Carey 67 McGowen, Kristi 280 McGowne, Alan 125 Moffatt, Tony 261, 285 Monroe. Gayle 255 Montgomery, Carol 255 Montgomery. Fonda 223 Montgomery, Laura 125, 233, 287 Mooney, Jackie 255 Moore, Robin 255 Moore, Shane 233 Moore, Stephen 127 Moore, Valenda 233 Morales, Javier 255 Morecraft. Kathryn 255 Newman, Terry 255 Newton, Tim 255 Nguyen, Kieu 255 Nichols. Dee Ann 233 Nichols, Melissa 255 Nichols, Melody 255 Nickeson, Melinda 280 Nickolaisen, Robert 271 Niles, Carole 255 Witz, Brian 261 Nivens. Roy 233 Nodler. Charles 271 Noe. Laura 255 College Players (Front row, from left) Brigitte Siler. Sam Oaussen. Laura Montgomery, Victoria Goff. Gay Burns, Karen Hill, Vicki Denefrio, Michelle Walworth. Sandra Stokes, Connie Rutherford, Tamara Salvatierra, Laurie Tennison. (back row) Lyndall Burrow. James Carter, Pat Creech, Richard Wood. Mike Daugher¬ ty, Dawn Ehrenberg, Samantha Wyer. Allan Lay. Todd Webber, Don Ho vis Latimer. Tamara 252 Lauderdale, Shannon 276 Lawrence. Teresa 252 Lawrence, Randy 281 Lawson, Shira 280, 285 Lay, Allen 287 Lay. Lee 122, 123, 124, 125 Layne, Evelyn 276 Le Bahn. Lori 111. 114, 282 Ledford, Shawnda 252 Lee. Christi 252 Lee, Junghee 281 Lei tie. Charles 149, 189, 271,281 Lemmon. Lori 252 Leon, Julio S. 64, 65, 84. 95, 271, 277. 278 Leon. Vivian 64 Leonard, Craig 285 LeSue, Wayne 133 Ligda. Ed Wong 121 Lin. Hsiao-Hui 252 Lindsay. Cheryl 252 Lipira. Pat 207, 271 Liston. Mark 271 Livingston, Mildred 276 Livingston. William 271 Locke, Wesley 252 Loftis. Marion 252 London, Kathryn 252 Long. Donald 252 Long, Lance 252 Long, Sonya 251 Longenecker, Karen 252 Lopez. Cepero 252 Lorton, Vicki 252. 281 Lucky, Vicki 252 LundiemMays. Edith 75 Lurvey. David 219 Luther. Robert 86, 87 Maguire. Michael 252 Main. Marla 232, 261 Major, Jenny 252 Malasek, Jeff 252 Malzahn. Ray 271 Manely, Connie 288 Maneval, Joel 252 Marion. Terry 271 Markman Robert 142 Marks. James 282 Marino, Melissa 252 Marsh, Lora 252 Marsh, Troy 252 Marshall, Donna 232 Martin, Charles 276 Martin. Klaashia 232 Martin, Larry 136, 137, 271 Martin, Marcus 139 Martin, Pat 85, 276 Martinez, frelys 252 Mason. Joyce 232. 284 Massa. Richard 89, 271 Massa, Teresa 115 Massey. Danny 203 Masterson, Pansy 252 Masur, Susan 252, 281 Mathis, Charles Robert 208, 209, 252 Mattas, Steven 232. 261. 281, 286 Matthews, Matt 84 Maupin. James 90, 91, 271 Maxton. Joyous 276 Mayfield. Pamela 66. 223 Mays, Linda 232 Mays, Lyle 166 McAlexander.Shannon 252 McBride, Kristine 214, 252 McCann. Dan 282 McClintock. Mike 252 MeGrew. Julie 220 McGriff, Georgtana 189 McGuirk, Linda 276 Mcilvalne, Penni 233 McKinley. Lisa 261 McK night, Robert 253,285 McMullin, Mary 233 McPherson, Heather 254 McPherson. Michael 237 McWilliams, Chris 254 Meacham, Larry 183. 254 Meeks, Robert 139, 271 Meier, Cynthia 254 Meine. Christina 233, 282 Meismer, Bridget 222. 223 Meister, Julie 254 Melton. Lisa 120 Merriam, Allen 271. 280 Merrill. Teresa 80. 128. 254. 286 Merry man. Edward 271 Messick, John 271 Messick, Nancy 276 MikselL Deanna 254 Miksell, Terry 254 Milar. Melissa 254 Mil las, Andrew 73, 78 Miller. Anna 254 Miller. Edward 222. 233 Miller. Father David 283 Miller, Regina 255 Miller. Robert 150, 271 Miller. Sharon 255 Milliman. Christopher 255 Miner, Lorine 190 Mitchell. Charlie 284 Mitchell, Gregory 255 Mitchell, Kimberly 255 Mitchell. Robert 255 Moffatt. James 233 Morgan. Jim 255 Morgan. Lynnette 255 Morgan. Mickie 276 Morgan, Miriam 85. 276 Morris, John 255 Morrissey. Jeffrey 111. 255 Morton, Susan Moser, Herman 276 Moser, Mona 255 Mosher, A Ian a 233 Mosher. Melvyn 271 Mosley, Donald 276 Moss, Cynthia 276 Motley, Dolores 255,281 Mouser. Eugene 194, 271 Moylan, Meredith 80, 233 Muikey, Gary 271 Mulik, Mark 126. 255.280, 282 Murdock. Gwendolyn 271 Murphy, Angela 233 Murphy. Tammy 255 Murray, Susan 84, 233 Mustek, Douglas 233 Myers, Scott 136, 255 Myers, Sheila 233 Myers, Vicki 245 N Nash. Arlene 85, 276 Neece. Rod 255 Nemeth, Patricia 182, 271 Neuenschwander, Debor 255 Newby, Charlotte 255 Norman, Brenda 276 North up, Debbie 233 Norwood, Linda 256 Noyes. Allen 256 O Oglesby, Peggy 281 Oldham, Max 271 Ollenburger. Brian 256. 285 Osborn. Elizabeth 139 Osborne. Brian 256 Outt. Ken 170 Owens, Mark 139. 156 Oxen dine. Sara 256 P Paapanen, William 271 Paige, Roger 271 Pan key. David 256 Parrigon. Sandra 256 Parson, Marna 256 Patchin. Connie 276 Pate, Gaye 271 Patel, Dharmendra 281 Patterson, David 237 Patton, Kathryn 256 Patton. Teresa 233 INDEX 287 Paulson. Susan 281 Paylor, Kenneth 144 Payne, Stuart 233 Payton. James 256 Payton. Keely 256 Payton, Michael 256 Pearish, Jennifer 256 Pease. John 256 Quarton, Chris 257 Pease. Joseph 122. 123, 125. Queen. Steven 257 256 Pease, Rita 256 Peel, Moses 233, 282 Pennington, Kenneth 234 261 Penny, Stephen 256 Peppers. David 256 Roberts. Sheila 234 Robertson, Roger 234 Robinett. Loraine 234, 280. 285. 286 Rodgers, Michael 272 Rodgers, Tammy 258 Rodriguez. Juan 258 Rogers. Danny 258 Rogers, Mark 258 Rogers, Tina 258 Roper, Gilbert 103 Rosario. Neysa 258 Rosati. Naomi 258 Rose, Allen 276 Rose, Warren 258 Ross, Mary 272 Schanzmeyer, Susan 259 283 Schilling. Teresa 234 Schmahon, Kathi 281 Schmidt, Jenny 259 Schnelle, Douglas 234 Schoenhals, Craig 285 Schultz, Donald 170 Schumaker, Caryn 259 Schwegman, Donna 234 Scorse, John 272 Scorse, Sandra 272 Scott. Gordon 285 Scott, Pamela 259, 284 Scott, Susan 259 Scot ten, Debbi 259 Siler, Rrigette 259, 287 Simmons, Janice 259, Simmons, Kristina 260. 285 Simmons, Laura 260 Simmons. Susan 260 Simons. Tamela 260 Simpson. Dale 272 Simpson, Martha 272 Sims, John 276 Sipe. Ran a 260 Siama, Jeff 235 Slatkin, Leonard 197 Sleep, Carrie 260 Sligar. Leigh 260 Sligar, Lori 260 Sloan, Marion 272 Kappa Delta Pi (Front row. from left) Dr, Rosanne Joyner, Sherri Phipps, (back row) Joyce Wren, Glenda Irwin, Virginia Cmsa, (not present) Connie Manley Perkin. Jennifer 256. 282 Pesehel, Heidi 256 Peters, Jill 256 Peterson, Vernon 271 Pettibon. Loretta 256 Phelps. John 103 Philbrook, Marianne 256 Phillips, Deana 112. 256 Phillips, James 221, 271 Phillips, Russell 271 Phillips. Terry 256 Phipps. Marne 256 Phipps. Sherri 234, 282, 283. 288 Pickering, Dawn 122 Pickett, Lori 276 Pierce. Carol 281 Pinkly. Elizabeth 256 Plake, Tina 256 Poe. Robert 256 Ponder, Erik 256 Potts, Timothy 256 Poucher, Lisa 256 PouEson, Shelly 256 Powell. Timothy Prater, Michael D. 83, 256 Prater, Michael K 208 Preble. Harry 272 Probst. James 78. 257 Pryor Smith, Amy 257 Pryor, Pamela 234 Pugh, Randa 257 R Raine, Jacqueline 257 Raine, Michele 234. 280 Rakes, Robyn 257 Ramseyer. Theresa 257 Rank. Anita 212. 213, 214. 215. 234, 261 Ray. Erin 272 Ray, Kevin 139 Ray, Roger 234, 281 Reed, Greg 281 Reed, Laura 257 Reed, Nancy 257 Reiman, David 272 Renner, Gale 272 Reynolds, Ruth 234 Reynolds, Troy 258 Richards. Michael 258 Richards, Sheila 258 Richards, Wendell 272. 281 Richardson. SuAn 276 Riott, Susan 258 Roach. Charles 258 Roark. Linda 234,281 Robb, Eric 258 Roberts, David 272, 273 Rouse, Richard 258 Roush. Joanna 258 Roush, Melvin 258 Rowland, Linda 258. 281 285 Rubertus, Renee 272 Ruckman. Julie 258 Runnels, Brent 60 Rusk, Douglas 234 Rusley, Lynne 272, 285 Rutherford. Connie 258. 287 Ryun. Leasa 234, 280. 286 S Sabado, Leticia 259 Sachan, Maureen 259 Sals man, Yonna 259 Saltzman, Arthur 107, 272 Salvatierra, Tamara 123, 124. 287 Sams. Ava 259 Sanders. Donna 259 Santiago, Rafael 259 Sarver, Wesley 276 Sayess, Mustafa 276 Scroggins, Karen 259 Sechrest, Kevin 281 Seifert, Patricia 259 Sekscinski, Monica 259 Sell, Karen 259 Self. Maxwell 234, 282 Seneker, Don 112, 272, 281 Severs, Roberta 259 Sewell, Walt 259 Sexton, Jimmy 259 Sexton, Sarah 259, 280 Shackles, Robin 234 Shantz, Caren 259 Sharkey, Greg 234 Sheets, Dewey 259 Shelby, Jerri Lynn 235. 280 286 Shelley, Micki 259 Shelton. Cora 259 Shember, Charlene 276 Shepherd, Danny 259 Shepherd, Linda 276 Sherrell. Tony 259 Shields, Joe 119, 272, 281 Shipley, Dorothy 259 Shippey. Evalina 272. 177 Shores, Sarah 259 Short, Mary 259 Shoup, Carol 259 Shouse. Sidney 276 Shutt, Jeffrey 235 Sigler, Cindy 77 Slusher, Dennis 183. 276 Smart, Stephen 260 Smith, Bertha 85 Smith, Jacqueline 260, 285 Smith. Kevin 139 Smith. Meredith 260 Smith, Michelle 260 Smith, Orlando 260 Smith, Rick 260. 280 Smith, Rob 126, 272 Smith, Russell 103 Smith, Sherry 284 Snell. Lynette, 282. 283 Soncrant, Scott 260 Sontheimer, Steven 235 Southard, Donald 171 Southern, Victoria 260 Spark, Sandy 194, 276 Speck, Dorothy 235, 284 Spence, Angela 260 Spencer. Barbara 276 Spencer, Dayna 235 Spencer. Marsha 235 Spille. Dennis 139 Spiritoso. Tony 260 Spiva T Joel 260 Sprague, Cindy 260 Sprenkle, Kevin 260 Springer, Jerry 276 Sprouls. Darla 260 Sprowls, Cathy 260 Spurlin, Joe 260 288 INDEX Staab. Regina 260 Staggs. Roger 260 Stand lee. David 260 Standlee, Debbie 155, 260, 281 Stark. Angela 111 Starkey. Sam 272 Stansberry, Paige 80, 260, 296 St, Clair, Annetta 100. 272 Stebbins, Chad 127. 272, 280 Stebbins, Janice 276 Stebbins, Michael 152 Steere. Bob 272 Stephens. Charles 260 Stephens, Kelli 260 Stephens, Larry 261 Stephens, William 261 Stewart, Andrew 282 Stiles, Judy 276 Stiles, Maria 261 Stinnett, Kevin 261 Stirewalt, Julie 261, 281 Stock, Kevin 235 Stockham. Inger 210 Stockton. David 261 Stoker, Marla 261 Stokes, Kathleen 236 Stokes, Lynnette 281 Stokes. Robert 282 Stokes. Sandra 86, 261. 287 Stone. Donald 202, 203 Stone, Jerome 261 Stone, Marsha 261 Stone, Susan 236. 282, 283 Strange, Eddie 110 Stratman, Cathy 261 Stratton, Esther 261 Stratton, Herbert 261 Strobel, Arthur 272 T Taffner, Carl 262 Talbott, Billy 262. 281 Tate, David 142, 272 Taylor, Antonio 218. 219 Taylor. Gene 90. 278 Taylor, Steve 195. 277 Tedlock, Teresa 262 Templeton. Joann 262 Tennison, Lome 144, 287 Terry, Bob 169. 199 Terry, Sandy 281 Teverow, Paul 143, 272 Thayer, Donnie 262 Thelen, Charles 272 Thomas, Bob 84 Thomas. Robert 236. 281 Thomas, Yvonne 262 Thompkins. Kyla 206 Thompson. William 262 Thorn. Dale 156 Throop, David 195 Tiede. John 84 272 Tiggemann. Karen 263 Timmons, Tracy 263, 282 Tisdale, John 222 Titus, Gale 277 Todd, Katrina 74, 80, 261, 263 Todd, Vickie 263 Toman, Ron 100 Tow. Jeff 83, 236 Townsend, Gloria 277. 281 Townsend, Marvin 68 Tourtillott, Janie 236 U Umland, Anastasia 263, 280 Ummel, Cindy 282 Uto, Eurika 80 V Vance. Helen 263 Vandergriff. Adam 263 Vanderhoofven. Kathleen 236, 284 Vanhooser. Dora 263 Vannatta Jr., Jackie 263 Van Ostran. Andy 119 Van Natter, Ima 100 Vanslyke, Sean 126. 263 Vaugh, Paula 261 Vaughn, Lloyd 203 Velez. Jose 284 Vermillion. Donna 263 Vermillion. Joe 180, 272 Vernon, Vikki 281 Vest, Verna 263 Vo, Hung 236 Volskay, Delinda 263. 281 Vore. Phillip 236 Voskamp, Debora 263 Wailes. Cathy 164 Walbridge. Gina 263 Walker. Audrey 263, 283, 284 Walker, Emma Jo 182. 277 Walker, Heather 263. 285 Walker, Kelli 263 Walker. Mitch 189 Walk up, Kathy 277 Wallace, John 263 Walters, Anissa 263 Walters, Doris 272. 282. 283 Walters. Stan 263 Walt her, James 263 Walton, Susie 220 Walworth, Michelle 287 Wand, Jim 110, 111 Warren, Melinda 263 Warren. Nancy 263 Waters, Donald 263 Watkins, Christina 263, 280 Watson, Scott 263 Watt man, Kris 263 Weaver, David 263 Weaver, Laura 263 Webber. Todd 87. 125, 144 264, 287 Webster. Richard 71, 258 Weiss, Vickie 263 Wellman. Jeffrey 111, 236 Wellonen, Emily 264 West, Jerry 111, 264 West, Mary 264 Westfall, Greg 264 Wettstein, Susan 264 Wheeler, Robert 264 Whitaker, Trudy 264 White. Amy 264 White. Diana 264 White, Elisa 264 White, Jack 262 Whitehorse, Barbara 236 Whitelock, Kimberlee. 281 Whitman. Linda 154 Whittle. Philip 273 Wiley. Becky 188 Wiley, Joanne 264 Wilkerson, Deborah 264, 282 Wilkerson. James 170 Wilkins, Jeff 264 Wilkinson, Angela 264 Wtllers. Daniel 264 Williams, Annette 72 Williams, Chuck 216, 218 Williams, Gerald 286 Williams. Ginger 264 Williams, J. Craig 264 Williams, Janice 286 Williams, Jeanette 264 Williams. Jerry 273 Williams. Mark 132 Williams, Rebekah 80 Williams. Robert 264 Williams, Rocky 264 Williams, Val 273 Willis, Carole. 277 Willmon, James 236 Wilson. Anthony 62, 236 235 Wilson, Eric 78 Wilson, Karen 85. 277 Wilson, LaDonna 261 Wilson, Malissa 236 Wilson, Piper 120 Winans, Letitia, 264. 286 Wingo, Shelley 264 Winn, Marcella 273 Winningham, Sherry 264 Witt. Analee 264 Wofford, William 78 Woirhaye, Barbara 264 Woirhaye, Craig 264 Paralegal Club Dr. Michael Yates. Jolerte Gilstrap, Pam Baack, Jerri Lynn Shelby, Robert Anderson Strobel, Randy 261 Stufflebeam, Anita 236 Stuf fie beam, Billie 262 Stufflebeam, Daniel 262 Stufflebeam, Kenneth 262 Sullivan. Randale 262 Sumaza, Susan 262 Triplett, William 263 Truggle. Jenny 263 Tunnel!, Brook 236 Tunnell, Leonard 272 Turley, Timothy 263 Turner, Gloria 189 Turner, Jeff 111. 282 W Wagner. Rebecca 263 White, Leo 277 White. Rhonda 164. 273 White. Richard 236 White, Rick 146 White. Stacey 264 Whitehead, Alice Whitehj|], Andy 264 Wold. Merlyn 277 Wolfinbarger. J. Kristi 264 Womack. Julia 236, 282 283 Wong-Ligda. Edward 107 Wood. A1 277 Wood, Floyd 277 INDEX 289 Wood. Jeffrey 264 Wood, Joanna 264 Wood. Richard 287 Woods. Darren 236. 281. 182, 285 Woods. Sara 265. 282 Woodson. Judith 265 Woodward. Don 245 Wooten. Sharon 237 Wren. Joyce 237, 288 Wright. Christine 265 Wright. David 265 Wright. Glenna 265 Wu. Annie 120 Wyer, Samantha 122. 124, 125. 265. 287 Wyriek. Melony 237 y Yassa. Ramzl 60 Yearton.Todd 76, 87 Yost, Melanie 265. 282 Young. Charles 265. 281 Young. Robin 265 Young. Stanley 265 Young. Tammy 164 Yount. Philip 265 Youst. Lawrence 265 Yusaku, Hino 265 Z Zerkel, Bev 145, 286 Zickefoose. Tomi Lea 164 Zustiak, Mary 265 Football Players Robert Pratt. Rodney Shepherd, Clark Bloomer. Lloyd Vaughn, Randy Darby, Andy Mitlas. Dan¬ ny Massey, Todd Ketchum. Don Stone. Dan Porter. Chris Moten 290 INDEX Thanks a million, Larry Meacham By Jean Campbell 1986 Crossroads Editor I f you have ever called Larry Meacham. writer photographer for the office of public information at Missouri Southern, your ring was probably answered with “Meacham here” Well Meacham is here and Meacham is there. Meacham is everywhere. One of his friends says he is “unbiquitous,” that he is everywhere at once. Some days he needs to be everywhere at once, “I guess I ' m a busybody,” he says, “I am interested in all the affairs of this college. I ' m handy with turning a word and flipp¬ ing the shutter, and I make that available,” Meacham is a friend of the Crossroads staff and has been ever since he came to Southern in 1986. “Memories go bad,” he said. “Yearbooks are there year after year. I’m glad to do it” He explained that he had to attend the events on campus anyway. His photos have saved the day more than once for yearbook staffers who were not able to get a photo assignment because of juggling classloads and part-time jobs with the responsibilities of publishing the school annual. According to Meacham, he particularly enjoyed the Colleges 50th anniversary celebration. He has not only covered the events with pen and camera, he has been instrumental in providing leadership for several of the events. He served as chair¬ man of the committee that planned the opening ceremonies of the 50th anniver¬ sary year on Aug. 31. 1987. “1 loved that opening-day ceremony,” he said. ' It was wonderful to see all those peo¬ ple come back who had played a part in piecing this college together,” Meacham personally knew many of the faculty who were there for the celebration from his experience as a Joplin Junior Col¬ lege student and a newsman with a local television station. in November he took the lead in arrang¬ ing a community campus observance of Veterans Day, “I knew the 50th anniver¬ sary committee wanted to do the veteran s project, said Meacham, who served in the U.S. Navy before attending college. Under his leadership a group of student veterans organized, proposed a memorial, and pledged funds for the project. Ground was broken for the memorial in a solemn ceremony at 1 p.m. on Veterans Day. In reality, Meacham prefers “to operate behind the scenes. However, he places aside personal feelings and serves with un¬ daunted loyalty and dili gence. Those who have worked with him use descriptive terms as soft spoken, easy gait, shy smile, available, willing, skilled, helpful, loyal, and caring, “A job is from nine to five,” he said, “but a professional works when the occasion calls for it. Yes, I get tired, but it is with a smile on my face. To me, my work is not a drudgery.” Thanks a million, Meacham, for all your support.’ MEACHAM 291 Co-Editors Melanie Hicks Teresa Merrill 1987-88 Crossroads staff Co-Editors TERESA MERRILL MELANIE HICKS Staff Assistants LETICIA SABADO MARK ERNSTMANN ROB SMITH JOHN FORD LISA CLARK BOBBIE SEVERS CHRIS CLARK Staff Photographers STAN WALTERS SEAN VANSLYKE DAVID WEAVER STEVE WOMACK JEFF SHUPE ALLEN STINEBROOK Adviser CHAD STEBBINS STAFF 293 Co-editors went beyond call of duty By Chad Sfebbrns Crossroads Adviser E very year, for whatever reason, the Crossroads staff dwindles from August to March, We usually have an abundance of staff members when the school year starts, but only two or three as the final deadline approaches. This year was no exception. Teresa Merrill and Melanie Hicks ramroded the 1988 Crossroads to completion. They could always depend on themselves, but not on too many other students. Mem¬ bers of The Chart staff, who share the same small office with the yearbook, did help out in the “stretch rum 1 The 1988 Crossroads, containing 294 pages, is the largest yearbook in Missouri Southern history. The 1986 Crossroads contained 264 pages, the previous high. Finished on March 6, this yearbook pro¬ bably sets another record for the earliest completion date ever. But two months ago, 1 was seriously concerned that this book would not meet its March 7 deadline. Our publisher had warned us that missing this final deadline would result in our not getting the year¬ books back until June, Our goal always is to have the yearbooks for the students before their final examinations start in ear¬ ly May. But six weeks ago, the situation looked bleak. Our director of photography an¬ nounced his resignation from the staff. Other staff members (some receiving Crossroads scholarships) said they were through working on the book, also. But to my amazement, the yearbook was somehow completed on time, Melanie unofficially became our direc¬ tor of photography, spending countless hours taking pictures and in the dark¬ room, She did receive some assistance from Stan Walters and David Weaver. Stan took many of the departmental shots before dropping out of school in mid February. To be entirely honest, his time spent on the yearbook played a ma¬ jor role in this. Stan was trying to juggle a full-time job, a wife, two young children, his studies, and the Crossroads , and it eventually caught up with him. David, who traded his photography skills for free advertising in The Chart , helped out in February by taking the school of business administration and women s basketball photos. Melanie says she doesn ' t know what she would have done without this boost from David. In taking pictures, Melanie missed many classes. And the long hours in the darkroom, especially on weekends, re¬ sulted in much time away from her 12- year-old daughter. But she says it was all worth it, ll I have such a great feeling of accomplishment now, 11 she told me. “I was a homemaker for so many years and had never done anything like this before.’ 1 Melanie and Teresa worked extremely well as a team. Teresa was the real driv¬ ing force behind the yearbook s comple¬ tion, For the first time in my four years advising the Crossroads , every deadline during the course of the year was met. Teresa, while serving as business man¬ ager of The Chart and holding a part-time job at the same time, did an incredible job. She designed almost all of the pages, a task that ideally would have been divid¬ ed among six students, I owe her a great deal of thanks. She was a stern task¬ master, but that’s what it took to meet our deadline. At this point, it looks like Teresa and Melanie will return to serve as co-editors of the 1988-89 Crossroads. Well finally be able to establish some continuity and improve upon this years edition. If you find any misspelled words or other mistakes in this book, please do not fault Teresa or Melanie. They went be¬ yond the call of duty and deserve only praise for their work. Sometimes we ask too much of our students, and that was clearly the case this year. Editors’ Note T aking on the responsibly of a year¬ book is a very big one. Every day is spent thinking of appointments, photographs, designs, and deadlines. It becomes top priority when so much must be done in so little time. Family and classes are put on hold. Weekends become prime time to work without in¬ terruption. Each layout is drawn over and over in your dreams. Then, the alarm goes off and it is six o’clock Monday morning. All the hours spent, the care put into each layout, and the pride felt after com¬ pleting a project makes this book a per¬ sonal accomplishment. The Crossroads has provided personal insight, taught in- portant lessons, and polished skills. The staff this year has learned a great deal which will be useful for the years to come. The past 50 years have been “a great beginning 1 ’ for this institution. The 1988 Crossroads represents the past inspira¬ tion. dedication, challenge, and vision of the future of this staff. Teresa Merrill Melanie Hicks Colophon V olume 50 of the Missouri Southern State College Crossroads was printed by Inter-Collegiate Press of Shawnee Mission, Kan. Press run was 2,300 copies. All copy was set by the Crossroads staff using a Compugraphic system. Body copy and headlines were set in Souvenir type. Paste-up of pages was done by ICP. Jim Allen of Herff Jones served as the sales representative. Herff Jones has purchased the ICP company. Horst Graphics, Inc. of Shawnee Mission, Kan., processed the negatives for the 1938-1987 pages which appear at the front of this book. Individual student, faculty, and staff photographs were taken Sept. 14-18 by Sudlow Photography of Danville, lit. Work on the 1988 Crossroads, published by the Department of Communications, was completed March 6. All full¬ time stud ents who paid a $5 fee each semester will receive a copy of the yearbook. Inquiries should be addressed to Crossroads, 117 Hearnes Hall, Missouri Southern State College. Joplin, MO 64801-1595. 294 COLOPHON