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

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One of the more entertaining activi- ties the fraternity was involved in was Dunk-a-Prof where business adminis- tration faculty and students were the targets over a tank of water and other students paid for the chance to knock them off their perch and into the water. tFor feature on Dunk-a-Prof, see page 60.1 Dr. Cliff Gresham helped collect the most money for the event. He was one of 14 people who allowed themselves to be targets. Terry Mayfield serves as president of Delta Sig. Other officers include Iohn Ashford, vice president of pledge edu- cation: Martial Babin, vice president of professional activities, Deborah Bass. treasurer: Danny LaFont. chancellor: Peter Locke, CEI chairman: Mike Mor- gan. senior vice president, Peggy Noto, secretary: and Roy Pennington, histo- rian. Department of Accounting For students who wish to enter pub- lic or private accounting fields, there is the DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNT- ING, headed by Dr. Iimmy Ponder. In addition to setting up an advisory board for the accounting department, Ponder was involved in researching a profile of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants CCPAJ in education, indus- try and government. Two new courses - Advanced Cost Accounting 307 and Governmental Accounting 315 were added to the cur- riculum while the CPA Review, Accounting 415 was deleted. In addition to being promoted to full professor, Dr. Ioseph Fairchild taught a non-credit course entitled Fundamen- tals of Tax Preparation, designed as an introduction to federal income tax return preparation. It was geared pri- marily toward the new or inexperi- enced preparer, as well as the small businessman, homemaker and other interested persons. He was also named to the 16th edi- tion of Who's Who in the South and Southwest. Ronald Estrada, assistant professor of accounting, had an article published in the Louisiana Certified Public Accountant, a semi-annual publication of the Society of Louisiana CPAS. issued to its 2000 members. The CPAs employed in the depart- ment as faculty members include Pon- der, Fairchild, Estrada, Carroll Chau- vin, Francis Thibodeaux, Charles Ther- iot, Curtis Mathews, Bob Kearns and Buck Kearns. Other faculty are Shephard Simmons and Aaron Caillouet, who was on sab- batical leave during the fall semester. To help students prepare for the CPA exam, the ACCOUNTING CLUB was formed in 1976. Estrada is the advisor and helps the group serve as a liaison with the business world and provide tutors to students. President is Mary Adamsg vice presi- dent of membership, Susan Collins: vice president of tours and speakers, Patti Rasberryg treasurer, Knute Kurtzg and secretary, Gary Price. Department of Economics and Finance Students who wish to pursue careers in business and government or go on to graduate school may choose a major in the DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE, headed by Michele Francois. Francois was named Woman of the Year by the Thibo- daux Business and Professional Wom- en's Club at a banquet highlighting Accounting and business law head Dr. Iimmy Ponder sets up an advisory board for his department. M 1 1 A ' i A J. Y 2 f ,uf 4X 1 y 6 KD R ,- X I Husinr-ss Arlniiiiistiuuioii

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Pi-nmngtmi New The contest was held at the Foundry where five beers, Miller, Schlitz, Bud- weiser, Michelob and Dixie, were placed in identical cups with only the bartenders knowing the contents of each cup. After tasting the first beer, the contestant ate a cracker, decided on a brand and moved on to the next cup. No changes were allowed after the first decision. Lill, an associate professor of market- ing, said most people found the process difficult and only one contestant, Ken Schexnayder, an accounting senior from Norco, identified all five of the cups correctly. Associate professor of management Iames H. Wilkins was named Accredited Personnel Diplomat KAPDJ by the American Society for Personnel Administration Accreditation Institute. He also attended the national meeting of the National Society for Personnel Administrators and served as project director for development of a catalog of performance objectives for selected hotel-motel management related occu- pations. Others who attended conferences or workshops were Dr. Larry Scheuer- mann, National Computer Conference in Dallas, Southeast Meeting for Com- puting Machinery in Biloxi and the Southern Management Association Meeting in Atlanta: Dr. Elizabeth Sor- bet, the New Orleans Chapter of Ameri- can Marketing Association. the New Orleans Advertising Club, executive meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences tLASlg and Dr. Iames Shan- non, Southeast meeting for Computing :KS Machinery and a case method seminar at Harvard University. The department lost two members when Lill left to take a position at a New Mexico University in May and Wilkins accepted an appointment in Ohio in August. Ioel Authement is a part-time instruc- tor in the department and Patty Gaudet serves as secretary for both the man- agement and marketing department and the accounting and business law department. As adviser to the ADVERTISING CLUB, Sorbet helped it reorganize this year with Steve Menard as vice presi- dentg Elizabeth Madary, secretary: and Mark Marcel, treasurer. Bridging the gap between the work environment of personnel administra- tion and the classroom situation is the purpose of the NICHOLLS SOCIETY FOR PERSONNEL ADMINISTRA- TION CNSPAJ advised by Wilkins. Meeting twice a month, the group tries to promote and improve professional aspects of the profession. Roy Armstrong is president while Mike Lonergan is vice president: Dan Spiller, treasurerg and Ianis Iacobs, sec- retary. PI SIGMA EPSILON, the marketing fraternity advised by Roe, placed sec- ond in regional competition to Califor- nia Polytechnical Institute during the Sixth Annual Computer Marketing Games. The competition was sponsored by Pi Sigma Epsilon during the organiza- tion's convention in Chicago. Members of the student-faculty team included X A Danny LaFont. chancellor of Delta Sigma P1 busi- 5 ness fraternity. nibbles on it piece of tgiawtnsli - ' during a Delta Sig crawfish boil during the tall, David Doherty, River Ridge: Peggy Lauga, Chalmetteg Beth Madary, Arabi: and Dr. Wayne Shell. associate profes- sor of economics and advisor to the team. Founded in 1968 by Roe, the group is concerned with promoting sales man- agement and selling. Some of their activities were sponsoring a softball tournament in Chackbay where 12 teams entered, and hosting a car wash and a garage sale. Officers include Cheryl Blanchard. presidentg Dave Doherty, sergeant at arms: Karen Hewitt, recording secre- tary: Beth Madary, vice president of marketing: Ienell Major, treasurer: Matt Mathews, vice president of personnel: and Larry Thibodeaux. corresponding secretary. One of the more active organizations on campus, DELTA SIGMA PI was organized as a professional business fraternity to foster the study of business in universities, to encourage scholar- ship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advance- ment by research and practice and to promote closer allegiance between the academic and commercial worlds. The national organization was estab- lished in 1907. and the Nicholls chapter in 1967. Dr. Larry Scheuermann is the advisor. Among the activities Delta Sig spon- sored were speakers Lt. Daniel Der- oche, head of the Terrebonne crime lab and criminal division, and Columbus Williams, an investigator with the Terrebonne Parish district attorneys office. Business Administration Zll

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