Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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far, Marshall Kinchen, head ofthe Department of Administrative Services and Vocational Business Education, also served as president of the Louisiana Business Education Association for the 1974-75 year. Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. During the year, Fairchild was selected to participate in the Fourth Annual Department ot Defense Procurement Research Symposium at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The ACCOUNTING CLUB was organ- ized during the year with Eric Morris as president, Patsy Champagne, vice presi- if Wk 1.-.. dent, Lana Rhodes, secretary, and Frank Williams, controller. Dr. Lucian Conway served as the club's advisor. Department ot Administrative Services and Vocational Business Education The faculty of the Administrative Ser- vices and Vocational Business Education Department is composed of Dr. T. E. Ban- ister, Ms. Hilda Dees, Marshall C. Kin- chen, Ms. Elsie Ware and Ms. Elaine Webb. Assisting the faculty are four graduate Nicholls Society tor Personnel Administra- tion: First row: Gloria Della, Charmaine Dutreix. Jesus Roman, Thomas Kliebert, Susie Farmer and Janis Jacobs. Second row: Wade Richard, Rusty Bellon, Roy Armstrong, James Wilkins, Charles Brown, Jett Rousse and Thomas Ran- zino. Not pictured: Kim Boudreaux and Russell Klingman. Dr. Lucian Conway trightl authored an article which appeared in the Society ot Louisiana Cer- titled Public Accountant magazine. Reviewing the article with him is Dr. Jim Ponder, head ot the Accounting Department and president of the local seven parish chapter. dxf 3 assistants, Ruby Cannon, Mike Chapo- ton, Flo Derrington, and Debbie Dufrene. One part-time faculty member, Ms. Bob- ble McLean, is employed to teach classes in the skill subjects. Kinchen, in addition to serving as department head, served as president of the Louisiana Business Education Asso- ciation CLBEAJ, 1974-75. Administrative Services Department 223

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lltllltgt 0l BIISIIICSS AtlIlllIllSIl'ilIl0Il Fairchild received his doctorate of phi- losophy degree in ceremonies at Louisi- ana State University in Baton Rouge on Dec. 19. His doctoral dissertation was an Air Force research project entitled Com- pensation for Use ot Capital Assets Dur- ing Periods of Rapid Inflation: An Evalua- tion of Department of Defense Proce- dures versus Current Commercial Prac- tice. Dr, Fairchild was a geologist in the oil industry. He holds a BS. in geology and a MBA. in accounting from LSU and has attended John Hopkins University and Economics and Finance Club: First row: Sally Naquin, Gene Gouax, Dr Michelle Francois, Willard Boouet, Craig Kees, Karl Kerne and Larry Jordans Second row: Paul Landry, Paul Martin, Richard Brown, Rickey Hernandez and Patrice Lassigne Dr Michelle Francois, head of the Economics and Finance Department, became the first woman elected president of the Thioodaux Chamber of Commerce rvuuf ' veg -MN l't--riiiiriqliin counting Department --.....L

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Horn wx. . uiim ' K., - 43 'll Y .SF . ww, if ,sfsggfllt .. X 'f1? . A -'Stix X 'fr T -Q :f,sfj1s.4- ?'f s. fy an 'th all 'X 94 S ANN I' f 'W' le J Dr. William Roe, head ot the Department of Man- agement and Marketing, saw the department work in many student-oriented research projects, like the Chevette Contest. Ashton Ryan, audit manager with Arthur Anderson 8 Co. was the guest speaker at a luncheon of Pi Sigma Epsilon From left are Dean Ridley Gros, Dr, William Roe, Dave Doherty, PSE president, Patsy Champagne, vice president ofthe Accounting Club, and Ashton Ryan. 2411 Economics Department COIICgC 0I BIISHICSS MlIlliIliSlI'iIli0Il Elaine Webb serves as current vice- president of the Nicholls chapter ot the Louisiana Teacher Association and recently was named in the Outstanding Educators of America in Higher Educa- tion. Elsie Ware has served as business administration vocational teacher in the department for eighteen years. She has been included in the second edition of World Who's Who of Women, published in Cambridge, England. Hilda Dees has served as historian to the Louisiana Business Association. She has been honored as an outstanding young educator. The department recently added a new course, Office Administration 390. This course requires the exercise of initiative and judgement in utilizing secretarial skills previously acquired in required skill courses. Department of Economics and Finance Dr. Michelle B. Francois, head of the Economics and Finance Department, was elected the first woman president ot the Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce. The associate professor ot economics said it was one ot the greatest things that has ever happened to me personally. Francois has served as advisor to the 9 I sv' M--.., .44