Northeastern State University - Tsa La Gi Yearbook (Tahlequah, OK)

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(ey. x $ , bh tats . pox Pines (ae ss , tant a, a 4 es an . a aha Y . : : ™ ’ 1) BE RR RTEr Hae e RTPA TRCRETO PTT NEP LE CON MPO EL With the dawning of a new decade Tahlequah remained the sleepy college town that movies have stereotyped so well. A gazebo surrounded by war memorials stands in the middle of the town square. Elderly men sit on park benchs discussing issues of the world. God and country are still the order of the day. Everybody here knows everybody else. But Tahlequah is not as shallow as the movie image. This is a bilingual community in the heart of America, the capital of the Cherokee Nation. With the exception of Northeastern, Indians are without question Tahlequah’s leading industry. But the Cherokee tribe is more than just tourist money. The Cherokee tribe brought to Tahlequah the first newspaper, telephone and school, the ancestor of NSU. It was the Indian who brought civilization to northeastern Oklahoma. | | | | : | | ) eed feet, | (a Ss ees BE, 59 Sel Ry Sees eee). 064s 2 ie Soro eee seer ecreer ere Bees een 6 eet eee PAM TU TRIBE ie The eighties brought the promise of a renaissance to Northeastern. Enrollment increased reversing the steady pattern of decline it had taken in the last decade. Housing officials announced an almost 100 percent occupancy rate in campus dormitories. Just two years before, low occupancy had threatended the university’s ability to pay dormitory bonds. A new vice president was named to complete a remodeled administrative staff. SESE Sh See oO AL Northeastern State University te LATO ee ee ee Se ee eee ee Students were changing also. Despite conflicts abroad and callings for resumption of the draft, most seemed more preoccupied with education than students of a decade before. Business and practical programs flourished while liberal arts were less popular. Northeastern’s school of optometry opened with a high enrollment. However, challenge was an important sign of the eighties for Northeastern. An economic recession threatened funding of higher education while projections ominously pointed to lower college enrollments across the nation. Rising gasoline prices called for mass transportation for commuter students who made up the largest sector of NSU’s enrollment. A renaissance of new ideas was the university’s promise of the eighties. F _STAR TREK 10 ary Prime Rate of 18% May Loom as Banks’ Costs Leap; Fee Climbs to Record 1634 % By EDWARD P. FOLDESSY Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL NEW YORK — The banking industry’s prime rate, which was pushed up to a record 16%% Friday, appears poised for further in- creases Starting as early as this week. Rocketing costs banks are encountering in gathering lendable funds, ‘analysts say, make almost certain a boost to at least 17% in the base lending fee to corporations. Indeed, money specialists warn an 18% prime rate is possible soon, especially if the Federal Reserve System once again is forced to tighten its credit reins. Some ana- lysts believe the Fed already may be head- ing in that direction. “A 17% (prime) rate seems to be in the cards,’’ says William Griggs, a senior vice president of J. Henry Schroder Bank Trust Co., New York. ‘‘The only question is whether it goes to 18%’’ or higher, he adds. CDs Show Pressure The pressure for further increases was especially evident in the market for bank tional Bank of Chicago, and Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh. Several banks coupled the prime rate boost with an increase in the broker loan rate, the fee charged securities dealers on loans backed by securities, as collateral. Ci- tibank, for instance, raised its rate to 164% from 16%. The move will mean higher costs for investors buying stocks on margin, or credit. The securities firms relend the pro- ceeds to margin customers, usually at % percentage point to 244 points more, depend- ing on the activity in their account. The steep climb in the prime rate has done little to slow corporate credit demand in recent weeks. According to Federal Re- serve figures, commercial and industrial loans on the books of the nation’s leading banks rose $82 million in the week ended Feb. 20. That followed a more than $1.2 billion surge the previous week and brought the to- tal of such loans outstanding to more than The eighties couldn’t have come with worse signs of the future. Iranian militants took over the American embassy in Tehran and held hostage 50 U.S. diplomats. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and threatened Middle Eastern oil fields. The United States was brought to the brink of war. Inflation soared to its highest level in over 30 years while a recession took the jobs of millions. Scandal continued when the FBI videotaped several congressmen taking bribes. This stressful beginning and the disappointments of the seventies left Americans extremely pessimistic. For the first time ever, opinion polls reported that parents did not believe their child’s life would be better than their own. The signs were clear but often disappointing. Safeway is complying with and pledges its continued support of he Federal Government’s Anti-Inflation Program APRIL 1979 PPLE TS L PAURGLY ENCED Pe ee Pt Ud SPIE DA VOM AE ee ae sete ak Organizations LEFT | “| TURN eee AD BRS OA a ae RANG Nice St eB a a Bees ee At ar iid Ra AIR Vans 1 ONS ASG CORRES CCR RAL RN COR — ee EEO EOE EE ———————— ee eee Rollin’ on a river —= £7 A-€ loser Looks | oo 14 Me Phe early morning fog lifted as the sun crept out on this last day of an Oklahoma summer. At Riverside Camp, 275 eager participants waited for the First Annual NSU Illinois River Relay Race to begin. Race officials Steve Buzzard and Brad Agnew checked canoes and marked them with official race indentification. Oklahoma Scenic River Commission representatives who helped sponsor the race with NSU and the Illinois River Association, were on hand to greet contestants. Ed Brocksmith, race coordinator and NSU _ public information director, made last minute preparations. High school, college and news media teams huddled in final strategy sessions as they sized up fellow competitors. The scenic Illinois River seemed to ignore the proceedings. Lloyd Slagle took the microphone to give final instructions. The anxious teams were advised what to do in an emergency. Timekeeping rules were given. Canoes would be launched at one minute intervals. From the far end of the camp, the University of Arkansas ROTC team gave a famous “soooeeepig!” yell. The NSU band struck a motivational note for their teams. Equipped with life preservers, paddles, trash bags and school pride the canoeists attacked the river one after another. The crowds cheered and the race was on. Fate struck early when the second canoe launched, NSU ROTC I, capsized about 50 feet from shore. Wet but enthused, the crew made a quick recovery to get back in the race. The first leg of the 14-mile relay took the canoeists from Riverside to Hanging Rock Camp five miles away. Two fresh team members took over the paddle at Hanging Rock. For many, the race was lost at the relay points. Canoes had to be emptied of water accumulated along the way and team members struggled to escape from life jackets that had to be passed to the next crew. The next destination for the teams was another five miles down river at Eagle Bluff Camp. Teams had to leave their canoes to deal with low water in one spot on this stretch. One innovative crew decided to walk their craft ashore after capsizing a few yards from the relay point. The final crew took the paddles at Eagle Bluff to battle the river four miles to the finish at War Eagle Floats. While the remainder of the participants gave one final push to gain a minute or two on the leaders, the “River Drifters” soaked up the sun and refreshments. This category had been created for those who wished to avoid the agony of defeat without the thrill of victory. The “River Drifters” were true connoisseurs of the Illinois River beauty. pene SNEED is 15 16 ewe ae aren eran re At War Eagle, timekeepers, a hamburger cookout, and an estimated crowd of 350 awaited the weary racers. In the end, the home field advantage was not an advantage at all for NSU. Instead, the Oklahoma State University team raced to victory in the college category with a time of 2:20:12. Tahlequah High School did use the home field advantage to win the high school category with a time of 2:26:42. The media division proved to be the slowest of the winning racers. The NSU _ student newspaper, .The Northeastern, took first place with a time of 2:31. The only all-girl team in the race was Tri Sigma sorority of NSU. They covered the 14-mile trek in 3:01. Alas, Tri Sigs were not the slowest of the day. The Aggie Club of Conners State College took that honor with a race time of 3:13. When it was all over, race officials announced they were ready to begin planning for next year’s race. Rival teams pledged they would be back for a re-match. © The winners, in the meantime, collected their championship i trophies. The “River Drifters” finally crossed the finish line and the Illinois River continued to flow, in no hurry at all. UJ areal ; 2, WRT enceys ‘ Geb Gi AN A Ws el ead aaa ae, Matai ddd Sat AEA sHectYaukn Fok RAGAN A DL TCORMNDLaS SOTTO S £282 iS 2 eee fT ad 18 Band group is nation’s best | Kappa Kappa Psi was named the number one fraternity in the nation during the fall term. Northeastern’s Alpha Rho Chapter was awarded the Founder’s Trophy in Atlanta by the national Kappa Kappa Psi organization. The chapter was cited as one of ten most active and as the chapter which best symbolized the ideals of the Founders of the fraternity. Among the colleges in competition for the Founder’s Trophy were Mi- chigan State, Indiana State, Georgia Tech, Baylor and the University of Maryland. Outstanding service projects were an important factor in the honor. NSU’s Kappa Kappa Psi raised nearly $6,000 in fund-raising projects, donated 1600 man hours of work at campus band contests and sponsored music concerts. The chapter also organized a new. Kappa Kappa Psi chapter at Southeas- tern State University. Kappa Kappa Psi has 181 chapters — across the nation and has been. represented at NSU since 1938. Kappa Kappa Psi. Dr. Lowell Lehman, Mike | Dill, David Eubanks, Mike Sanders, Ward Eagleton, Steve Briggs, Glenn Ward, Johnny Barnes, Jim Prodger, Gary Wescott, Mitch Moses. TTR IAT FLO es Pee ae = ee “Music scholarship funded cS Because of several successful ser- ! 9 vice projects, Tau Beta Sigma set up a _ $500 scholarship trust fund in 1980 as | an effort to recruit musicians to | Northeastern. ’ E NSU’s Gamma Psi chapter of the national organization raised over $2,200 4 ‘ah = Heade Feaste, Sunday Buffet and a marching contest for high schools. The | group also organized the Green Country Jazz Festival which featured 29 area through projects such as the Boares The money raised by Tau Beta Sigma was used to purchase new uniforms for the band drummers, aussie hats for the rifle team, a stereo system for the band room and a TBS crest pin for outstanding pledges. Tau Beta Sigma. First Row: Amy Varner, Susie Stafford, Miranda Friend, Theresa Francis, Sherry Terrell. Second Row Mary McAuliffe, Rhonda Rider, Denise Todome, Lisa Mericle, Debbie Wingo. Third Row: Shari Turner, Kathy Cotner, Dianna Boyd. Fourth Row: Stevanna - Wood, Susan Ward, Robin Davis, Kathy Bell. LS a eR TY ETE LTT Eee ey ee ge) Oe Te ee pe � Organizations 19 EE Gt a ee OF a ee 2 ae ft ae BB ars Ras Singers part of jazz tradition Northeastern’s Jazz Choir is just part of a strong tradition of jazz in the university’s music community. The singing group performed before a number of audiences through- out the year including a meeting of music educators in the fall. In its short existence, the Jazz Choir has already won state and national honors. The choir was selected the collegiate honor choir by the Oklahoma Music Educators. The Jazz Choir was also ranked third by a ‘ch nbose ‘ Vie . “ . ive ints, a al P ate aN Be - ; a A Vang it v EANADUOS Dial aR Aa E Sa Sia ek ERED Ss EF RR HO Ah i a cata sth NNT Nit lS A 8 SE eae elie a i national selection committee when the | choir submitted an audition tape at the — National Association of Jazz Educators’ © convention. ‘ | : : | NSU Jazz Choir. Front Row: Glenn Geiat, | David Webster, Daniel Buffington, Davette Thomas, Bobbie Points, Susan Adamski, Dana © Franklin, Marvin Beach, Anita Whillock, Tom — at Whillock. Back Row: Cindy Collier, Cindy Ellis, David Kinser, Greg Garrett, Caroline Bongoat, — Susan Reynolds, Pat Miles, Dorman Pryor, Renee @ Stubbs, Clifford Green. ht ie tied Cheerleaders The NSU cheerleaders held pep rallies on campus to promote athletics at Northeastern. Cheerleaders held fall pep rallies in back of Seminary Hall, at the memorial fountain, in the Redmen Fieldhouse and at Gable Field to promote the successful football season. Special programs were presented _by the cheerleaders at Homecoming and Parent’s Day activities. L RE er ey rare ree CE AE ET BADE LT CES QE ep hold rallies LaTicia Owens was the 1979 head cheerleader and a Homecoming Queen finalist. Cheerleaders. NSU cheerleaders were LaTicia Owens, Malinda Brown, Jana Shelton, Sandi Franklin, Captoria Aldridge, Lisa Reed, Robyn Hill and Kay Wilson. � Organizations 21 es BB a 38 BGs Wares: nh De) cael? By ee 868 as ee a OP le ee ed ae Marching Band leads largest halftime The Northeastern Marching Band led over 20 area high school bands at the 1979 Homecoming game in the largest halftime show ever at NSU. The bands flooded the field to form “NSU Alumni” and lead the crowd in the Northeastern fight song. Earlier in the day, NSU’s marching band had led the Homecoming Parade through Tahlequah. The band also marched in the Muskogee Christmas Parade and the Will Rogers Centennial Celebration Parade in Claremore. The band also performed at pep rallies. The blare of trumpets disrupted the morning quiet on the Illinois River as the band played to launch the Kappa Kappa Psi entry in the First Annual NSU Canoe Race. Tammy Engel was chosen band queen for the 1979-80 school term. Engel is president of Tau Beta Sigma, the band service sorority. The members of the NSU March- ing Band were: Flutes: Royce Ann Collins, Robyn Davis, Mary McAuliffe, Lisa Mericle, Sharon Sossamon, Cheryl Stribling, Amy Varner, Stevanna Wood, Anita Whillock. Clarinets: Carolyn Berryhill, Dianna Boyd, Steve Briggs, Kathy Cotner, Penny Crank, Tammy Miranda © Engel, Theresa’ Francis, Friend, Nola Jones, Donna Martin, Mike Pride, Susie Stafford, Mary Staton, Sherry Terrell, Denise Todome, Shari Turner, Debbie Wingo. Oboes: Dennis Emerson, Sheryl Peterson. Saxophones: Robert Broaddus, Valerie Edmonds, Sally Luper, Dean McClure, Connee Mitchell, Jim Prodger, Rhonda Rider, Bryan Tucker, Glenn Ward, Susan Ward. Trumpets: Mike Dill, Ward Eagleton, Larry Gallamore, Jim | Gilmartin, David Hyden, David Land, Walter Pitts, Chris Price, David Rader, Mike Sanders, Steve Thompson, Tom Williford. French Horns: Lisa Macom, Allan Perry, Jay Schale, Terry Schale. © Trombones: Paul Abel, Kenny Boling, — | Brad Henderson, Allen McLaughlin, | Leslie Quinton, Brent Sisney, Gary | Turner, Valerie Wackerly, David Web- | ster. | Baritones: David Eubanks, — Richard Sallee, Gary Wescott. Tubas: Johnny Barnes, Bobby Harshaw, Becky Jones, Jim Loftin, Lyle Stogner. — | Percussion: Paul Barnett, Kathy Bell, | Charlie Macom, Jimmy Martin, Jim McCoy, Tes ee Mitch — Van_ | Schmoll. — a] aa OT eee 4 1. Band Director. NSU Band Director Dr. Lowell Lehman leads the band onto the field. | 2. Launch. The band helps to launch the Kappa _ | Kappa Psi canoe at the NSU canoe Relay Race. 3. Halftime show NSU’s band. performs at the largest halftime show ever at Homecoming. 4. Pep Rally. Entertainment at pep rallies was provided by band members. 23 San Brace. CRT MEN PPTOEWES UY.2 EY SECVP SCT VI Lay or hy bs de od ’ ae a A , ‘ae a FID GAMA SI LS ES MEE ETE OE BOSS ELE AG ETE IDEN GE TNE NOL ne etme nt tee et RR Oe en siceencinahdingnintaemanadi dentine ia-ae + beatae satealeiasanaehammeat eet A eS ee Organizations Entertainers add to halftime _ The majorettes, rifles and flags were an entertaining addi- tion to the marching band at football halftime programs. Halftime band formations and halftime programs were built around these groups. The twirlers, rifles and flags were featured in individual halftime — shows during the football season. ae Rifles. Left to right: Jeanie Sessions, Teresa _ Kathie Hess. © 3. Flags. Ginger Moss, Beth Williams, Rhonda st _ These groups also joined the 1 marching band in parades throughout the state. ; Reeder, Liz Hood, Carol Williams, Lynn Jones, t 2. Twirlers. Pam Fowler, Kelly Mitchell, ;| ee Thompson, Laura Eddleman, Jami | ope. : Phillips, Karen McBay. AEE Wut yt aA AeA 25 ‘i t SPECIAL 14 re Tie bt x 26 | — Brings alumni returned home and the community turned out to celebrate NSU’s 1979 Homecoming. The Homecoming theme, ‘Future Worlds,” was portrayed in a parade of shining robots and starships which marched into Tahlequah Saturday morning to signal the beginning of the day’s festivities. The Homecoming Parade featured 22 bands from area schools and was the largest in Northeastern history. Dea Ann Winkle was crowned Homecoming Queen in ceremonies before the NSU-Evangel football game. Winkle was elected over other Homecoming Queen finalists Robin Robertson, Robyn Davis, LaTicia Owens and Fredonna Carthen. At the afternoon alumni luncheon, visiting alumni were introduced to 1979 Outstanding Alumnus Errol McKoy. McKoy was recognized for his achievements as manager of the Six Flags Over Texas theme park in Dallas-Ft. Worth. Also honored by the NSU Alumni Association was A Future World A “Future World” dawned on Tahlequah Oct. 20 as eee ee ee ee ee ere ee Se a ea Homecoming alumnus Lynn Burris who recruited 68 new members for the association. Burris received a new moped donated by the First National Bank of Tahlequah. The association had reached its drive goal of 1,000 members prior to Homecoming Day. Following the game, copper etchings of the Outstanding Alumni of 1977, 1978 and 1979 were dedicated. The plaques were permanently mounted in the Morgan Room of the University Center. OW Closer Loo ‘ 1. The Native American Student Association Homecoming float depicted the past and future worlds of the Indian. 2. Errol McKoy was named Outstanding Alumnus of 1979. McKoy is manager of Six Flags Over Texas. 3. Karen McManus and her Delta Zeta sisters were among many organizations which built floats for the Homecoming Parade. 27 aA ® OLee MT et a aa aes iJ In addition to McKoy, the Outstanding Alumni were Ken Selby, founder of the Ken’s Pizza food chain, and J. Roy Dodds, the president of Phoenix Federal Savings in Muskogee. The football game was a fitting conclusion to Homecoming activities. The wind and NSU flanker Bobby Smith defeated Evangel College before a crowd of 7,500 at Gable Field had time to settle into their seats. Smith set a new Redmen record by scoring five touchdowns as Northeastern outclassed the Missouri school, 48-26. The halftime show proved to be the most spectacular event of the day. Twenty-two bands flooded the field to spell “NSU Alumni” and lead the crowd in singing the Northeastern fight song. According to NSU.Band Director Dr. Lowell Lehman, the halftime band formation was the largest ever at Northeastern and represented a $300,000 investment in uniforms and instruments. 1. Over 20 area high school bands joined at halftime in forming “NSU Alumni”. The halftime program was the largest in history at Northeastern. 2. NSU’s Bobby Smith scored a record five touchdowns as the Redmen beat Evangel 48-26 in the Homecoming football game. a will be the first to correct you on the | duties of a Homecoming Queen. 7 | @ re asked to do many things all _ year long, not just ae oe season.” — ‘The Broken. oe Do ionoes was ae finalists. “There was a lot of work late. I was glad when it was over.’ | “People knew who I was through eae Winkle said about her role as _ featured twirler in the marching band and its importance in her election. Her | candidacy was sponsored by Kappa Bree Psi, the national band fraterni- : th 1978, Winkle was awarded sixth | _ ee Gacen Den Ann Winkle P clected Homecoming Queen by a vote of the student body from among five _ involved in campaigning and staying Up : “More than just football season” place by the U.S. Twirling Association in national competition at Milwaukee, Wis. She qualified for the national contest by being named 1978 Oklahoma champion in the eee twirling division. _ “My mom gave me a choice when © I was little: twirling or ballet, and I took twirling,” Winkle recalled. Although being part of the halftime show was not new to Winkle, being the featured Homecoming honoree was flattering. “It means a whole lot more when the whole school picks you.” “If anyone runs for Homecoming Queen they should run in the best interest of the school. It has to be in your heart not just in glamour or beauty.” U] PAC 29 My Organizations 30 -MENC extends classroom The Music Educators National Conference helped to further the education of Northeastern music students. MENC programs were designed to round out the training of music students with subject matter not included in normal music classes. Directors and other music professionals spoke to the conference about problems and advantages of their particular field. Officers of NSU’s chapter of the national conference were Tom Whil- Ns ieee ee SEE aR Re lock, president; Pat Miles, vice pre- sident; Robert Broaddus, secretary; and Jeannie Isley, treasurer. Dr. Ralph Whitworth and Dr. Gary Foster were MENC sponsors. @ Music Educators National Conference. Sitting: Dr. Ralph Whitworth, Dr. Gary Foster. Standing: Pat Miles, Clifford Green, Stephen Briggs, Tom Whillock, Frances Duck, David. Webster, Cindy Collier. TP ET OE ed Os 28 ee See ee ee — | Jazz Band travels to area music festivals Northeastern’s Jazz Band _per- formed its jazz set in several area jazz festivals. The band traveled to the Wichita Jazz Festival, the Tulsa Jazz Festival and NSU’s Green Country Jazz Festival. In addition to perform- ing, band members also organized the annual Green Country contest which this year featured Buddy Rich. The band performed its annual Parent’s Day concert which included a special arrangement written for North- eastern parents by band director Mike Moore. The jazz group also served as the pit band for the Miss Northeastern pageant. The excitement of Renais- sance 80 was enhanced by a festive Jazz Band performance. Jazz began as an extracurricular activity at NSU more than a decade ago. The Jazz Band was later included in the school’s curriculum, the first jazz group to be so included in Oklahoma. Now, jazz styles and literature are also stressed in addition to concert perfor- mances. Recently, the band has provided warm-up and back-up music for such standards of the music industry as Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Matrix IX, Buddy DeFranco and Mike Vax. Stage Band. 1. Mike Bridges 2. Clifford Green 3. David Roe 4. Ward Eagleton 5. Steve Briggs 6. Jim Gilmartin 7. Mike Sanders 8. Mike Moore 9. Jim Loftin 10. Tommy Bledsoe 11. Jama Redding 12. Mary Staton 13. Charles Macom 14. Steve Siefert. F EE eee eee eee ee ee eo ee ee oe Oe? bee ee ho Le ee Co. oe Se eee ed 31 Puppet ministry Many people feel inhibited when they must speak to large groups of people. The psychologists call it demophobia. Actors and actresses call it stage fright or freezing up. Pam Nichols, director of the Baptist Student Union puppet team, calls it a thing of the past. “Working with the puppets has enabled me to express myself in crowds and has broken down my fear of talking in front of people.” . Instead of actually operating the puppets, Nichols introduced the skits and linked the routines and songs to the message. The subjects in most of the skits were well-known biblical characters such as Noah and Moses. “The central themes were to relay that we must all be obedient to God and that He cares about all of us. “The puppets were a way to share the message of Christ to children and adults i n an entertaining. way. “A lot of people would hear we were doing a puppet show and would want to come and see it. “When someone heard there was going to be a puppet show they were not as reluctant to come to church. The puppet shows reached people who might not have been reached otherwise.” The nine-person team worked with 20 puppets including three human-arm puppets, one lion puppet and 16 rod-arm puppets. “A human-arm puppet is used by one or two persons utilizing the arms of the puppeteer. If two people are used, one works the arms and one works the mouth. “A human-arm puppet is more challenging. The puppeteers must coordinate the puppet’s expression with their hands and hold the puppet so it looks natural to the audience.” A rod-arm puppet is operated by one person. The puppeteers developed complete personalities for the puppets in hope that the audience could forget the puppets weren’t people. Team members themselves sometimes got carried away by the act. During one live skit, a team member held the microphone to the puppet’s mouth instead of the puppeteer’s. Having worked long hours with the puppets, it was easy to forget who was in control. The team performed for schools, fellowships, youth rallies, banquets and BSU services. Besides actual performances, members were required to attend weekly practices. The practices were partially devoted to exercises to strengthen hand and arm muscles to enable the puppeteer � to hold his arm up the entire program without tiring. A new breed of apostles When there was a new routine to learn, the group would listen to the new song and concentrate on the message. Specific parts were assigned and behind the curtain, the members worked on their parts and synchronized actions with words and music. Also, they checked to make sure the action and movement of the puppet were appropriate to the words and song. Although tryouts are held for those wanting to become puppeteers, almost anyone with desire and commitment can be on the team. Members of the team, besides Nichols, were Margie Chambers, Donna Martin, Mike Pride, Nan Mahan, Terri Pritchett, Rose Tillison, Carol Smith and Donna Young. | 1. Spreading the Word. BSU puppeteer Margie Chambers concentrates on coordinating the puppet’s movements with the skit’s storyline. 2. Hours of Rehearsal. Nan Mahan and her puppet learn the words to a new song for a future performance. 33 FI ihe iy, ;™ 3 , z z ; 3 ‘ j s } 3 $ � Organizations} eee Union established a new program to further aid students in need this year. | designed to help international students adjust to life in America. Vaughan, sought greater cooperation | Garrison. Vaughan hoped the BSU and the university could complement each other. Foreign students aided by BSU Northeastern’s Baptist Student An International Student Ministry was The new BSU director, Ken between NSU and the union located adjacent to the campus at Grand and The BSU furnished students and | faculty a place to have fun, study or air their problems to a listening ear in a_ | Christian atmosphere. Baptist Student Union. Front Row: Royce Ann Collins, Mark Roberts, Alice Kauble, Denise Hickcock, Jay Kindsvater, Ken Vaughan. Back | Row: Greg Hill, Donna Martin, Jan Brown, | Kathy Matlock, Cindy Collier, Brent Sisney, Kim Vaughn. i ij f ew A men’s Campus Christian Fellow- ship house has become a reality with the purchase of a house near the ampus by Northeastern’s CCF. A omen’s CCF house has been operated by the organization for two years. The 1ouse provides room for CCF students ver 21-years old. CCF also sponsored a fellowship floor in the Northwest _ Leoser dormitory. | +The CCF singers traveled across the state to perform at a number of | churches to share Christian testimony. | Off-campus activities sponsored by the CCF included a picnic and water sports. CCF girls also sponsored a spookhouse and Halloween Party. The girls fielded an intramural team in every sport. Jill Burger served as CCF pre- sident. Terrie Harrington was vice president and Suzanne Dunn was floor representative. Campus Christian Fellowship. First Row: Donna Killiard, Jackie Conley, Gay Bunch, Becky Moore, Marlene Gentry. Second Row: Mike Pride, Terrie Harrington, Denise Hickcock, Mary NE fac chek thay ACRE DEEP ui ee ae et thie Pfs teen Rs Le) eee Men’s CCF house is established Wilbern, Paula Brant, Valerie Wackerly. Third Row: Nelson Cartwright, Cindy Ellis, Suzanne Dunn, Jon Wallace, Betty Queen, Jill Burger. ——| Organizations} 36 Christians attend conference Chi Alpha members highlighted a _ year of activities by attending a convention in Oklahoma City. The “Christ’s Ambassadors” convention lasted two days and featured informa- tional workshops. The group was organized to provide students. Chi Alpha met weekly at the Tahlequah Assembly of God church. fellowship for students of the Assembly _ of God denomination but is open to all Chi Alpha 1980 officers included | Sam Ketcher, president; Carol Due, vice president; and Beth Land, secretary- treasurer. Assistant Professor Wes Houk sponsored Chi Alpha. Chi Alpha. Front Row: Carol Due, Sam Ketcher, Beth Land. Back Row: Lowell Due, Lori Moist, Teresa Denny, Twyla Vance, Deborah Evans, Deanna Ghram, Kathy Starnsworth, Richard Hankins, Kip Bloss. hiking trips and dinner devotionals the Church of Christ Student Center sought to provide a religious outlet for NSU students. The center was established in 1966 _by the Tahlequah Church of Christ but is now supported by 19 congregations of Churches of Christ in Eastern Ok- lahoma. _ Secular as well as religious events were sponsored by the center. Float trips, group Bible studies and retreats were among the activities aimed at helping the college student cope with _ the stress of school. EE EAE ELE Church of Christ Student Center. 1. Debra Allen 2. Jamie Branam 3. Bill Sanders 4. Sherri Webb 5. Bill Frost 6. Marcy Nissen 7. Jeff Smith Through a myriad of hayrides, Area churches support center 8. Debbie Senters 9. Sally Luper 10. Susie Stafford 11. Pat Crabtree 12. Jim Avant, Director 13. Ginger Moss 14. Diane Williams. a EE ee 0 Te Ce RE CR ETI Pb ERS) PO OPT Oe SE AMA eee Organizations 38 A aS i lit ES ek el ee ese Wesley Roadie make their own individual input i the building’s design and function. The center which is just a block _ from campus was decorated by students to provide a comfortable atmosphere for student programs. . The local United | Methodist Church sponsored retreats and work- shops for center students. Wesley members also tutored young students at the United Methodist Children’s Home. SUPE OR Rea eee ee students © moved into a new home this fall. The _ modern Wesley Foundation Student Center was built to allow students to Bob. Nichols, Ma ' “Wesley Foundation: oe ane Nichols 3. Norman Stephens 4. Gary Wedgewood 5. Janet W. Boyer 10. Jane McKee 11. Mary H rene - coordinacoy Sholes 7. Steve Gattis 8. Gary Rodrigus Anthony Bear 13. Charlene Knowles Jefferson 15. Jana Garrison _ “The heartbeat study is something we can relate to humans by experimenting with animals; maybe someday we will be able to apply it to humans.” Lisa Causby hated science in high school but when she got to NSU, course requirements forced her to enroll in a zoology class. Little did she know what was ahead of her. Dr. E. Norbert Smith, assistant professor of biology, noticed she was doing well in class and asked if she was interested in research, “I liked it immediately,” Causby explained. Causby works with animals, im- planting transmitters to enable her to hear their heartbeat and how their heart rate responds to fear. Last March the Pryor junior traveled to Oxford University in England with Dr. Smith and two other students. “Dr. Smith is world-known and when he found out he was to give just lucky enough to be in one of his classes.” Smith wrote a 10-page review of progress in_ physiological radio telemetry and authored a paper in- troducing a method of automatically recording nest attentiveness for black- bellied whistling ducks. “In most waterfowl, the female alone incubates the egg. In whistling ducks, both parents share the respon- sibility of incubating the eggs,’’ Smith said. Causby presented papers at Oxford on the speeding up and slowing down i rs ast teaal Ae tk Casa Lh dad SoERMI RN TELERUAG Mer eaNNE AREAL ADL, DSU ASS Sect kik) OG Ste OAPEARESG BMA EAA APA NRT AB RECS RS CORR ERE EOS Es Heart study the keynote address in London, I was . makes science worthwhile of the heart with each breath from her experimentation with woodchucks, along with a poster session of graphs and diagrams. In her study of sinus arrhythmia, Causby found that a woodchuck’s heart rate speeds up and slows down drastically with each breath. At the Oxford international confer- ence of radio-telemetry, she met people from all over the world who were working primarily on telemetry. ““At conferences you find out about things being researched too recently to be published yet in a journal,” Causby said. Scientists try to get their research published in journals so other people will know what they have done which might possibly help them on their experiments. The work of Causby and Smith is being featured in a new publication, “A Handbook on Biotelemetry and Radio Tracking.” “Tt is the first book written about radio telemetry that encompasses medical electronics, wildlife radio tag studies and physiological telemetry,” Smith said. The 880-page book contains papers written by leading scientists from 15 countries. “The heartbeat study is something we can relate to humans by experiment- ing with animals; maybe somebody will OR” Closer Look be able to apply it to humans,” Causby said. Recently Causby returned from an intramural program for minority students sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in Washington, D.C. The trip helped Causby make up her mind about her future in cardiovascular clinical re- search. “I got to sit in on a regular meeting of the doctors diagnosing and making decisions,” she said. “My area of research is a very small area, but if the research wasn’t done before, lots of things wouldn’t be known today.” In her current research, which began last summer, she tested nine swamp rabbits. All the beats were recorded on cassette tapes so she could refer back to them without having to count the beats again. “To prove data real and factual I took field data on Buzzard Island on Tenkiller Lake to get them in their natural habitat, but also so they couldn’t get away, because the transmitters in them cost around $250,” Causby said. In December she will be off again, this time to Tampa, Florida, to present a paper on how the heart responds to fear. To say the least, Causby has changed her mind about science. |_| 39 oS S19 i T BE A a ae 1a eS SC es : BB ba 8 eae be . ee - 40 Club markets moon lots The NSU chapter of the American Marketing Association was the only group on campus to try to sell pieces of the moon at Homecoming. The project was in conjunction with the Homecoming Parade theme of “Future Worlds.” In addition to their parade float, the group helped to coordinate Parent’s Day and Business Week activities. Gary Alderson, director of placement at NSU, and Scott Fillstrup, president of the Tulsa chapter of AMA, were among the featured speakers of the association. In the fall, the group traveled to Tulsa to tour the William’s Center Forum and Hotel as well as the Bank | of Oklahoma tower. The Marketing Association also toured the AMA advertising agency at the University of Arkansas. American Marketing Association. Front Row: Eddie Smith, Doug Redding, Suzanna Wu, Priscilla Gash, Anita Tyson, Linda Sturtevant, Lori Cain, Kevin McKean, Leland Hair. Second Row: Alan Kelley, Dana Jackson, Laura Stevens, Benton Boes, Debby Purdin, Donna Bliss, Steve Hart, Nasser Sheikh. Third Row: E. D. Polivka, Harold Long, James Farris, Lisa Roach, Don Urban, Joe Galloway, Dave Robertson. Fourth Row: Jim Jones, Steve Cobb, Tom Carment, | Craig Noel, Rick Booth, Steve Swearengin. PT Ee eee ae ee PSP Le ae eee ACE MET ey ny ean The Accounting Society heard guest speakers throughout the year on he rapidly expanding accounting field 1 big and small businesses. Elmer Hoffman of Hoffman and Company was among the list of speakers who were guests of the Accounting Society. Hoffman spoke to the Society about small firms of Certified Public Accountants. Small _ CPA firms make up the majority of the _ Certified Public Accountants in the _ United States. +The Society was also told of _ different accounting procedures and - monetary functions in different indus- tries. : Accounting instructors Dr. Ray- Ce Me Ret ae eee 2) Loruh. SRA hoa del Cae RTE he Glee Pa. Me ene on Was A Tee A aes One es hte eRe NS Ree ccountants address issues mond Waltrip and Dr. Ray Stearns again co-sponsored the Accounting Society. . Accounting Society officers includ- ed: Jim Pickel, president; Judy Walker, vice president; David Robertson, secre- tary; and Leland Hair, treasurer. Daan RS ert Pee D ce CRSA ES SURO TCE IAs EY ATR EN TEC Accounting Society. Front Row: Rhonda Watts, Angela Bradley, Leland Hair, Judy Walker, Anna Duckworth. Second Row: Dana Drake, Tim Clark, Danny Innis, Al Kelley, Jim - Pickel, M. Lue Deeming. Third Row: Dr. Raymond Waltrip, Donna Martin, Janet Eubanks, Laura Stevens, Phyllis Hearn, Christine Shirley, David Robertson, Dana Jackson, Mr. Elmer Hoffman. Fourth Row: Keith Jones, Randy Smith, Richard Booth, Tom Carment, Odessa Carter, Dennis Van Dyke, Tony Cornell, Dr. Ray Stearns. Ty) Organizations ; 41 I EE EO OO — ee = SSS SST ee 42 PAP SE SALSA RE Da GE ae Ra SS NS ae EDS Ahh aes FSA continues educational programs : A series of educational programs were sponsored by Secretaries Association throughout the year. Program topics included commun- ications for secretaries, dressing. for � Organizations NSU’s Future successful office positions | and profes- sional organizations for secretaries. FSA also provided a typing pool for all students who needed term papers and other projects prepared by qualified typists. _ During NSU Business Week, FSA members assisted with registration and led tour groups for visitors on campus. FSA held an honors banquet in May for those graduating with a bachelor’s degree or secretarial cer- tificate. FSA activity awards and academic subject awards were also presented. Future Secretaries Association. Front Row: Pamelia Wright, president; Holly Johnson, vice president; Pam Keys, recording secretary; Marsha Key, corresponding secretary; and Deborah Evans, treasurer. Second Row: Katherine Neal, Shirley Jackson, Peggy Cotten, Phyllis Sweet, Karen Chapman, Malynda Stokes, Sarah Kern, and Georgia Webb. Third Row: Alicia Winburn, Gloria Spotts, Cynde Gulager, Karen Anderson, Susana Wu, and Gina Nix. A marathon run on the B. O. Railroad It’s the middle of the night and all of Tahlequah is dark except for a lighted corridor in a renovated dormi- tory. The silence of the smoke-filled room is broken by the sounds of big business. Thousands of dollars lie on a table as real estate is bartered between the shadows. This is not the scene of a high stakes poker game but instead the heated competition of the First Annual NSU Monopolathon, a week-long battle on the Monopoly board. The Monopolathon continued for 24 hours a day during NSU Business Week activities. The marathon was played according to Guiness Book of World Records rules enforced by a number of floor judges. Five teams competed with the object of winning the most games during the five day period. Phi Lambda Chi fraternity was awarded first place, Sigma Tau Gamma was second and Acacia fraternity finished third. Overall, the Monopolathon contin- ued for 105 straight hours between Monday morning, Nov. 5, and Friday afternoon, Nov. 9. However, “Passing Go” was not the only thing on the minds of the participating teams. Conflicts began with three late entries in the marathon and a heated rivalry between Acacia and Phi Lambda Chi. “This began a week full of determining who could irritate each other and the four floor judges the most,” explained Jean Havens, student coordinator of the Monopolathon. By early Thursday morning, Phi Lambda Chi had more than enough points to win but Acacia, Sigma Tau Gamma and Alpha Beta Chi were still in the running for second. To break the deadlock, two more games were to be played. Sigma Tau Gamma won the first game and overcame Acacia to place second. Acacia beat Alpha Beta Chi in an abbreviated contest to win third. After two days of competition, the game was moved from the Practical Arts building to Hastings Hall because of thefts in the Practical Arts basement. The building was left open at all hours for the access of Monopolathon team members. Monopolathon officials hope to continue the contest next year with better organization, facilities, and planning. Business Week Chairman Edward Polivika said, “I’m happy for the enthusiasm shown by the _ par- ticipants. I feel in years to come the Monopolathon will be an NSU tradi- tion.” Se 1. Monopolathon. Team members, from Phi Lambda Chi (left), Alpha Beta Chi (center), and Acacia (right) race past “Go” in the First Annual NSU Monopolathon. Dw e PDA Ditka Rt RNS SSO) AMR LA eo eae Ait POR OREM ETP: Dil el B gas i ek Dees Bee eee hha eee ees 43 SCS as 8 BS eee Se?! ee Sr a 4 Wanted: “There are crooked politicians but if we think of politics only as dirty business then that’s what we’re going to have for leaders. Our system suffers today because not enough of the right kind of people run for office. We are the weakness of our political system.” OW” Closer Look 44 Leadership For a new decade OA bis: me assure those of you from rural backgrounds there is no reason to suffer from an inferiority complex. Your opportunity to achieve success is equal or superior to those in more congested areas.” No better authority could assure a group of student leaders from rural northeastern Oklahoma than U.S. Senator Henry Bellmon, who despite humble beginnings in a small town became a leading voice in Congress and the first Republican Governor of Oklahoma. Bellmon was the keynote speaker in February at the Second Annual High School Leadership Conference at NSU. The conference sponsored by the President’s Leadership Class was attended by over 250 students from 50 state high schools. The Leadership conference featured several speakers from area firms. “The purpose of the conference is to provide an opportunity to students to meet successful, people from various fields who have proven leadership abililities,’ PLC | coordinator Dr. Don Betz said of the meeting. | Bellmon’s speech set the tone for the conference’s 1980 theme, “A New Decade, A New Vision.” He said energy and food needs will demand leadership in coming years. | He said it could be 20 years before the U.S. will be free from the nine million barrels of oil the country is presently | importing to meet energy needs. “The Congress has been negligent in advancing programs to satisfy these needs,” Bellmon admitted. The senator pointed to world growth and poor growing conditions in the Soviet Union as pressures on the largest | world food producer, the United States. | “There is an intense demand for food. The world’s population is expected to grow to six billion persons by the year 2000,” said Bellmon. Bellmon who has announced he will retire from Congress at the end of his term was less enthusiastic in recommending government as a career. “It’s a job somebody has to do. One must have a tough hide and a desire to work hard,” Bellmon said of politics. “There is a need for the very best talents this country can produce.” United States Attorney Julian Fite of Muskogee also counseled a session audience on politics as a career. “There are crooked politicians but if we think of politics only as dirty business then that’s what we’re going to have for leaders,” Fite warned. “Our system suffers today because not enough of the right kind of people run for office. We are the weakness of our political system.” The President of the First National Bank of Tahlequah stressed the need for economic leadership in the 1980’s. Ross Swimmer who is also Chief of the Cherokee Nation blamed America’s energy dependence for fueling inflation. Students were told by Swimmer that if inflation is to be controlled the economy must be slowed more than normal because of external oil influences. “This miracle may not be able to performed by the present administration or anyone else,” Swimmer said. Perry Hammond of Phillips Petroleum Company hosted an energy session for the student leaders. In that session, the conference participants ranked over-consumption as the number one cause for the nation’s energy woes. The future leaders agreed that coal was the best immediate answer to enhancement of energy reserves. The group seemed uncertain of the effectiveness of the proposed windfall profits tax. “We will not pay this tax, you will,” Hammond said of the windfall tax. “Already you pay 12 cents a gallon in tax at the gas pump.” Marilyn Bush, a public relations manager from Tulsa, urged young women to pursue careers. ‘Leadership opportunities for women are much greater now than ever,” Bush reported. “Girls don’t have to dance backwards anymore.” Bush pointed to her own experience as a mother in expressing her belief that a family and a career can exist together. She said it is the quality of time spent with children not quantity that is important. She urged the students to reflect upon their goals for the future. “At this time in your life take a day, sit down and get to know yourself well.” “Be authentic, that is what is most important.” [| 1. Energy talks. Perry Hammond attacks the proposed windfall profits tax on oil companies. 2. Fi nancial leadership. Bank president Ross Swimmer tells the students of the nation’s economic woes. 3. Fite. Julian Fite accuses the public of being responsibile for corruption in government. ee ee ee ee te ee ee ee 45 eae ees ite POE ES ELSA DED SND PE RSS ETAT RET: NARA ESAS SEU AS DARED BA IED UIN A ane BONN Ra's oh 28 EE. ie a iT EE Oe. 46 Council improves dorm living _Leoser Residents Hall Council planned activities in an effort to make’ dorm living a pleasurable experience. _ Several activities involved many of the 225 Leoser Complex residents. Semi-formal Christmas and Valentine’s Day dances were hosted by the council. A skating party and fashion show gave dorm students a relief from the stress of classwork. Leoser residents along with many other campus organizations constructed floats for the Homecoming Parade. A council chili supper helped to welcome students back from Christmas vacation. Leoser Residents Hall Council. Left to Right: Suzanne Dunn, Lisa Winkle, LaRhonda Peace, advisor; Christine Shirley, Lynn Jones, Judy Bacon, Darla Davis, Kristie Kazmier, Linda Jones, Lisa Brassfield. IPE ELE Ee Pa show was held Gicioloey Club’s Arts and Crafts Nov. 26-30 as a nd-raising project for the club. _ The displays of creative talent by © eas and faculty were erected in the : Jniversity Center basement. Baskets for poor families were a made and distributed by the club during the Christmas season. The, iology Club also sponsored projects — aid the Methodist Children’s Home d Tahlequah nursing homes. —©T _ A-sociology display for Renaissance 80 was also done by the club. Sociology Club officers included J. E. Mosck. oe Kip ee vice president; Sam Austin, secretary; and Arthur Eli, treasurer. Associate Profes- sor Dr. Alex Freedman was the club’s sponsor. BSuciolouy Club. Front Row: Dr. Alex _ Freedman, Etta Fixico, Ruth Ann Ree, Sam Austen. Second Row: Lori Winker, Nancy Smith, Mary Prause, Marlyne Gentry, Alice - Teague, Gay Bunch, Jackie Couley. Third Row: Ralph Steinmeyer, Ted Umbarger, Arthur Eli, Ed Batt, Robert Nespor. su. Organizations 72 eee ee ke ee ee Th ee ee ee kL Blindness: a handicap only for those who refuse to see 48 Biinaness may be a real handicap for some people, but for Jay Macarty, Muskogee freshman, it’s “more of a bother than anything else.” Macarty was born with an eye disease called congenital glaucoma, which eventually leads to blindness. He had partial sight until the age of 12, at which time he lost his sight completely. “Tt wasn’t a hard thing for me to handle,” Jay stated, ““Because it happened so gradually that I could adjust to it as I went along.” “My parents had explained to me when I was three or four what would happen eventually,” he continued. “They never filled me with false hopes.” They did, however, do everything possible io prevent it. Macarty underwent 11 eye operations, two of them in San Francisco under specialists. The only time Macarty attended a public school was in the third grade. The rest of his schooling was obtained at Parkview in Muskogree, which used to be Oklahoma School for the Blind. “The doctors didn’t know exactly when my sight would go, so I was taught braille in the first grade,” Macarty explained. “es gg er ete mgt pg ces Semen = Sse os = Se — —iaai— —— aS a as Be. Macarty always planned on going to college. “I never saw it as a problem. My parents always encouraged me to do what ever I wanted to do and told me I could do anything I put my mind to.” Macarty tapes classroom lectures and trans- cribes them later to notes with the use of a braille typewriter. He gets most of his books from New York City on tapes. He prefers listening to tapes rather than reading braille because, “reading braille is something I never got real fast at.” MA Closer Look To take tests, Macarty goes to his instuctor’s office during office hours and gets a copy of the test. A reader, who is also his girlfriend, then reads him the questions and he tells her which answers to put down. Rehabilitative Services pays Macarty’s fees at school, but to earn spending money he tunes pianos. He took a five-year course at Parkview, and has been in the tuning business for several years. He tuned the pianos for the Ronnie Milsap and Michael Murphy concerts. Macarty is building a reputation in Tahlequah as a piano tuner and much of his work now is referrals. Macarty, majoring in business administration and computer science, doesn’t feel his blindness will be an obstacle in his career, but feels it may be something an employer will be hesitant about. “T may have to prove myself to an employer to show I’m as good as anyone else,”’ Macarty commented. Macarty believes his blindness has caused him no particular problems on campus. Nor has it been much of a handicap. ‘The only hassle I’ve ever had is the few occasions when I couldn’t find anyone to go to lunch with. Going through the line wasn’t much of a problem, but when I have a tray in my hands, it’s hard to find an empty table,” he said. “I figure I’m no different than anyone else. I just can’t see. It’s like someone once told me, ‘Blind people aren’t weird, they’re just out of sight,”’ he laughed. “Besides,” he added, “if you look hard enough, ee you can find advantages to anything. For instance, I can study in the dark, and in a blackout I’ve really got the advantage.” The faculty and staff have been very cooperative with Macarty. Although Macarty is only 20, he is allowed to live in Wilson Hall, which is reserved for 21-year-olds and over, because it’s on the same side of campus as the classroom buildings. | “IT was real surprised how cooperative they were. They do just whatever they can to be of assistance, setting up times for me to take tests and everything,” Macarty stated. “One thing I was glad of is none of them have tried to give me special consideration as far as grades go, like giving me extra points,” he continued. “Tf they ever do, I'll holler,’ he added, “because I don’t want to be pitied, I just want to be given an equal chance.” [| 49 Tulsa sophomore Cosair Eaton was ; the winner in NSU’s Society for | Collegiate Journalists 1980 Calendar Girl Contest. Eaton was chosen from © Organizations 50 twelve girls. featured in the SCJ calendar. Eaton was the calendar’s Miss October. She is a member of Little Sisters of Acacia and was sponsored by Sigma Sigma Sigma. Jana Shelton placed second in the contest. SCJ also sponsored the annual High School Press Day. Six hundred students from across the state attended work shops and heard speakers from various media. Individuals and schools were cited for journalism achievement. Two thousand entries were judged in newspaper, photography and yearbook categories. Carole Brown, president; Lisa Journalists choose Eaton as Calendar Girl Boswell, vice president; Rene Gossett, — secretary; and Cindy Dunn, treasurer; were fall SCJ officers. Society of Collegiate Journalists officers in the spring were Juanita — Freeman, president; Cheryl Leeds, vice president; and Kathie Hess, treasurer. Gossett was re-elected as secretary. Society for Collegiate Journalists. 1. Jean Havens 2. Donna Baker 3. Dan Pierce 4. Jamie Smith 5. Rene Gossett 6. Ed Ruston 7. Daniel Clemons 8. Juanita Freeman 9. Lisa Boswell 10. Chery! Leeds 11. Libby Shroff 12. Kathie Hess 13. Carole Brown 14. Jodi Stonehocker 15. Sue Abrahamson 16. David Duncan 17. Bettie McCrary 18. Marie Gregg 19. Kathleen McCay 20. Dr. Ivan Holmes. NNER KES a x AR Be RONRCINS a Pt at i Sm i ta cae TANI ls aA NANT EAA aa Ae eR eral prem IN ee tbantns Criminal Justice Day at Northeas- tern was sponsored by Lambda Alpha Epsilon, the student criminal justice organization. The day featured guest speakers, films and discussions on crime fighting topics. As in previous years, Lambda Alpha Epsilon worked with campus security in assisting with crowd control at football games and concerts. The group also directed traffic for the Homecoming Parade. Fall and spring dock parties, a Christmas pizza party and a disco dance were held for criminal justice students. The club also sponsored the movie ’Dirty Harry.” Criminal Justice Day sponsored Larry Bartlett, Tony Bradley and Sandra Billups served Lambda Alpha Epsilon as president, vice president and secretary respectively. R.E. Steinmeyer was the club’s faculty sponsor. — Lambda Alpha Epsilon. Front Row: Sandra Billups, Larry Bartlett, R.E. Steinmeyer, Tony Bradley, Scott Machechney. Middle Row: Chris Spyres, Lavenia Gilmore, Linda Eddings, Terrie Williams, Coy Coffman, Donna McNair, Rusty Crow, Holly Wipperman, Jim Spray, Terry Welch, Paul Kroutter. Back Row: Dale Cobb, Joe Masek, Pat Kennedy, Jim Hadley, Paul Larcade, Ted Umbarger. 51 | pe Bg? Organizations | 3 Se) 2. a ae EE EE ee eo as oa were “Susen_ Reynolds, I a 8 SP he tes Sa eb 2 So | Black students host Stokely Carmichael Stokely Carmichael, black activist of the 1960’s, cited the continuing _ struggle for freedom in Africa while at Northeastern as guest of the Black Student Society. Kwame Toure, the African name Carmichael now uses, said Africa can only be liberated by scientific socialism. Toure now lives in Africa and vows to rid the continent of all outside influence. NSU’s Black Student Society aided in Black Heritage Week. The week featured speakers and meetings on “Black power through political and social change.” BSS also sponsored LaFonda Thompson in the Miss Northeastern Pageant and built a float for the Homecoming Parade. Honor students were named for each month of the year by BSS under the theme of “unity, pride and progress for all students.” BSS. officers included Ahmad Shadeed, president; Victor Boykins, vice president; Sharon Olive, treasurer; LaFonda Thompson, Steve Jeffrey and Allen Scott, public relations officers. SINR Black Student Society. Front Row: Ahmad Shadeed, Janet Rice, JoAnn Fields, Toni King, i EE ee ee Clarencetta Tunley. Middle Row: Sherry Jackson, Angela Byuckes, Sharon Olive, LaFonda Thompson, Alice Gathran, Yolanda Hutchinson, Jackie Johnson, Renee McDade. Back Row: Paul Taylor, James Johnson, James Grayson, Shjon Houston, Victor Boykins, Greg Cullom, Butch Long, Craig Jackson, Alvin Bailey, Allen Scott, Eric McDonald. 53 54 Organizations and Ray Price were the brought a wide range of entertainment events to NSU students. Ronnie Milsap, Michael Murphey big name entertainers sponsored by NAB. A series of dinner theaters featured area talent. Overall, NAB presented 26 movies including ‘ ‘Heaven Can Wait,” “Blazing Saddles,” “The Eyes of Laura Mars,” “The Wiz” and “Animal House.” | One of the most popular tee by NAB was the Steamboat Springs Ski Trip. A trip to Six Flags Over Texas was also sponsored by NAB. Educational workshops in listening, money man- agement and self defense for women were held throughout the year. 1. Northeastern Activities Board. Seated: Lula Smith, Susi Miller, Nancy Smith, Robbie Wilson, NAB brings Milsap et al The ee Activities Board | Cathy Bond, Leah Garrison, Nancy Jacksons Tommy Webb. Standing: Lisa Jones, Michael Pinney, Steve Campbell, Marilyn Craig, Dawn — Blankenship, Michele Wilson, David Pees rt oe Johnson, Don Oxford, Al Trigg: 2. “Toma.” Students greet David nce ei his. ‘ speech sponsored by NAB. Toma’s career as a — sath was the basis for the television series — “Toma.” 3. Listening. NSU’s Dr. Tom Cottrill leads a NAB workshop on techniques of listening. 4. Monster Disco. Halloween fashions are modeled by students at NAB’s “Monster eae ee 5. NAB Executive Council. Seated: Tomm Webb, recreation and travel director; Susi noe special events director; Marilyn Craig, student — activities director. Standing: Michael pine public relations coordinator; Nancy Jackso = Pega and Al Triggs, entertainment pron irector PLL LC FE a a PE FE a ee ee a eee ae Fe ee ee ae ey ee ee ee oe Eee a “tir CO 55 a ; oe lie setts retake! 4 canieememmenmnaiie —E eee 56 Organizations Thirty-eight students were. initiat- ed into Kappa Delta Pi, the national honor society for education students, this fall. Pledges must maintain a 3.0 grade point average and be recommended by a faculty member in the Division of Education and Psychology. Denise Adams was elected pre- sident of the soviety. Other offices included: Barbara Freedman, vice president; Mina Shaffer, secretary; Linda Loftin, treasurer; and Jennifer Randall, historian and reporter. Dr. James Jones, professor of psychology, is the sponsor of Kappa Thirty-eight pledge society Delta Pi. Jones organized the Kappa Rho chapter at NSU in 1966. Kappa Delta Pi. Front Row: Virnia Wildcat, Necie — Adams, Mary Lynn Dennis, Odema Blair, Debbie Victory. Second row: Yvonne Gray, Teresa Cobb, Joy Martin, Kathy Dodson, Laurie Grayson, Judy _ Locut, Lisa Matthews, Mina Shafer, Vicky Bloss, — Dr. James Jones. Third Row: Kathey Creps, Bill Walker, Lisa Wilson, Leonda McClure, Vivian Meridith, Betty Grant, Jo A. Smith, Linda Brown, Patricia Cobb, Ramond Nadal, Deanna Nadal. | Fourth Row: Peggy Workman, Janice Ridley, Patricia Collichio, Jennifer Randall, Linda Lofton, Patty Gordon, Jeanie Isley, Delyne Price, Glenda Deatherage, Susan Cotner, Nancy Jackson, Crystal — Jamison. Fifth Row: Sharon Tolson, Donna Terrell, — Pauline Mayes, Wanda Smith, Thelma Goad. | i.) ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Students lobby. for teachers Student Education Association members attended a weekend leader- ship conference at Lake Murray to close a successful year dedicated to strength- ening the education profession. NSU delegates traveled to Ok- lahoma City in October to represent the organization at the State Student Education Association convention. The latest in state legislation affecting the teaching field was discussed and the students made their positions clear as future teachers in Oklahoma. The association also installed a bulletin board in the education building to welcome students for the spring semester. SEA officers in 1980 were: Reggie Holcomb, president; Leah Garrison, vice president; and Shari Turner, secretary-treasurer. Student Education Association. Clockwise from bottom: Kathy Bond, Ann Spearman, Nancy Addison, State SOKA President Joe Ligon, Dr. Don Varner, Reggie Holcomb, Shari Turner, Ed Riley. i. ster La sce £4. .8488 22D) ODA WOU Association benefits Northeastern’s Speech and Hear- ing Association sponsored two projects to benefit exceptional children this year. Eastern State Hospital was given the proceeds from fall bake sales by the association. Along with Northeastern’s Siideat Council for Exceptional Children, the Speech and Hearing Association gave a Halloween party for area children. — Several members attended the American Speech, Language, and Hear- ing Association convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Speech and Hearing Association officers included Jerry Jackson, pre- sident; Marilyn Fields, vice president; Rose Cambiano, secretary; Sharon Gibson, assistant secretary; David _ Marshal, treasurer; and Jeanne Cour _chene, public relations. Association members are those majoring or minoring in ‘speech and hearing education. Speech and Hearing Association. 1. Sandy Boston 2. Jerry Jackson 3. Betty Meyer 4. Mary | Lynn Dennis 5. Donna Terrell 6. Rita Wilson 7. Paula Ary 8. Marilyn Fields 9. Sherry Webb 10. Nancy Jackson 11. Sharon Gibson 12. Carol Byrom 13. Rose Cambiano 14. Suzanne Faught © 15. Regina Steelman 16. Cecilia Tillman 17. David _ Marshal 18. Sharon Humphrey 19. Katana Gaylor _ 20. Dr. Elissa Gatlin 21. Ms. Shirley Watts 22. _ � Organizations ————— eee ee state hospital — Jeanne Courchene 23. ae Nichols 24. Christie RE England 25. Roberta Reeder. Seclarae | Student council works to enrich lives ey: ‘i _ Through various projects, Student }) Council for Exceptional Children || worked to enrich the lives of special |) children in the area. _ SCEC helped to sponsor the _ Tahlequah Special Olympics by coach- ing children through various athletic | events. Participants advanced to state | and national olympic meets. In the fall, SCEC members and Davis Nursing Home participants held tional children. |__ A camping program in the summer by SCEC was aimed at providing a SSR} ALE. Gk be ALL oles ean Rot Gs grou towarn etre eae gk Sra tet aaa ae ee _a Halloween Party just for the excep- ee ae NSU’s Ginger Moss served as Oklahoma’s SCEC governor. DS Fi Sn SEALE A REE Student Council for Exceptional Children. 1. Gaye Bilke 2. Beverly Mashburn 3. Ginger Moss 4. Tresa Reeder 5. Pam Kozlowski 6. Cheryl Gonzalas 7. Margie Buck 8. Pat Spradlin 9. Virginia Hare 10. Carol Byrons 11. P. J. Jones 12. Rose Cambiano 13. June Dustman 14. Ethel Underwood 15. Dr. Bill Ward 16. Sue Gan 17. Dr. Linda Reese 18. Wahlelle Wilson 19. Ramona Wackerly 20. Burt Crume 21. Neena Archer. 59 60 OW Closer Look The military science program at Northeastern State University has grown rapidly since it’s beginning in the fall of 1976 as a cross enrollment center from the University of Arkansas. “Although we are still affiliated with Arkansas, we are now considered an extension program. The program started slowly, but by this fall we had about 112 students enrolled. This is very good for an extension center,” said Capt. Gary Pickenpaugh, NSU Reserve Officers’ Training Corps director and military science professor. Approximately 40 percent of those enrolled were women. “We feel that somewhere down the line in the foreseeable future, we have a good chance of having a fully independent program at NSU,” Capt. Pickenpaugh continued. The military science program at NSU is basically a four-year program that allows students to work on their college degrees and earn a commission in the United States Army as well as getting an education at Northeastern, according to Capt. Pickenpaugh. Army ROTC is an elective course just like any other elective course. “Our freshman and sophomore students have no ROTC continues expansion 1. Marksmanship. Pete Heist takes aim on the ROTC rifle range. 2. Rope bridging. Greg Wells crosses a river as part of an ROTC elective course exercise. ee _ FATS PUTO RA Ba PLA Bee na Bh a ER er PL AE Be NG OC PEs LoS = rf Pel Eee eS x requirements whatsoever to wear a uniform, cut their hair, drill or march around or anything like that. Neither do they have any obligation to the Army or even to continue with ROTC. There are obligations the last two years, but by then the students have made up their minds that this is what they want to do,” said Capt. Pickenpaugh. Graduates of the program have two options. They can opt to go into the Army for three years or they can stay home with the Army Reserves or National Guard in a part time role. ; During their senior year, the students must decide if they want to go on active duty or go for an initial three month period and come back and affiliate with the reserves or National Guard. Basic courses offered include mountaineering and rapelling, backpacking and survival and rifle and pistol marksmanship. “The mountaineering and rapelling course is basically use and technique of rope bridging, going up and down mountains and cliffs and the use of the rope and equipment,” stated Pickenpaugh. The backpacking and survival course is designed to teach how to care and protect oneself when in a wilderness environment. The rifle and pistol marksmanship course is a basic course in marksmanship, care and maintenance of firearms. “Each class meets one hour a week and has a weekend v2 . Pg ogg GUA A eA Cr otis SODA NA el SENG Del ALi oe aU DS RS Catal ikea aa Oe eR where students go out and do what they’ve been learning in class,” Capt. Pickenpaugh said. Students in the ROTC advanced courses study leadership, management, motivation and decision-making, all applicable to civilian and military careers. Of course, military subjects such as tactics, weapons and map reading are also covered. Scholarships are also available to students in advance courses. “Seven of our students were awarded full scholarships since they have been at NSU and in ROTC. These scholarships pay for books, tuition and fees. The students also receive a $100 a month subsistence allowance,” said Capt. Pickenpaugh. If students are in the advance program and without a scholarship, they can still receive the subsistence allowance of $2,500 over 2 years. Northeastern has two full time military science professors, Capt. Pickenpaugh and Sgt. 1st Class Tom Gennrich. Gennrich is a 15-year veteran. He was awarded the .meritious service medal for five and one-half years in Germany. He has also served with Special Forces in Vietnam where he was awarded a Silver Star for heroism. Pickenpaugh served in the Republic of Korea in the air defense before serving in the field army’s personnel administration. He is also a graduate of the ROTC program at Hardin-Simmons University. |_| 62 ln. Organizations As part of their commitment to advancing knowledge of Indian culture, the Native American Student Associa- tion visited Flaming Rainbow Universi- ty in Stilwell. Students there were shown cultural dances and told of Kiowa Indian history and life. NASA presented its annual fall pow-wow in November. Raffle tickets were sold for a blanket, two shawls and a pair of “God’s eyes” given away during the pow-wow. A Bacone student, R. G. Harris, was the head man dancer at the event and NSU freshman Mari Sahmaunt was the Head lady dancer. - Several activities were sponsored by NASA during NSU’s Indian Heri- tage Week including the crowning of Paula Parker as NASA princess. NASA officers serving in 1980 were - .-_o——————— | | . — — nn tt. i———— en Opal ‘Caunne president; Dale Du- shane, vice president; Margaret Zientek, secretary; and Anthony Horse, trea- — surer B 4 Native American Student Association. Front | Row: Christy Tayrien, Opal Coachman, Ramona Bread. Middle Row: Jaynane Burning, Cordilla Thompson, Greg Watt, Jake Chanate, Tammy | Brokeshoulder, Dee Dee Bread, Mari Sahmaunt, — | (ini; Howard Athane, Karen Sahmaunt, Norma Allen. | Back Row: David Williams, Peggy Wolf, Emily | Raper, Denise Todome, Mary Smoke, Joni qi Imotichey, Margaret Zientek, Tony Horse. ona tal Reaats Lee. 4PM H H | ij | aT Al | litte Sus _ Alpha Beta Chi is a Christian interest group that offered an alterna- tive to the lifestyle found in most college dormitories. The dorm was _ opportunity to form their own housing guidelines. Rules prohibiting smoking, _ drinking and profanity are self-imposed | and enforced by junior counselors on _ each floor. _ This common goal of Christian _ living by Alpha Beta Chi members has made the housing alternative very Sie popular. A waiting list is now formed for those wishing to join ABX. Alpha Beta Chi. Sitting: Malinda Brown, Paula Ary, Becky Brewer, Jo Brown, Nan Mahan, Sandra Collier, Julia Kathy Matlock, Jamie Hope, Gayle Clark, Cindy Fox. Second Row: Mary McNeil, Debbie Long, Richard Hankins, Randy Sheppard, Twyla Vance, Brenda Steele, Sheila Henry, Beverly Spilman, Dayna Franklin, Lisa Patterson, Mark Moore, Judy Crawford, Jan Rigney. Third Row: Dick Deloof, Sue Johnson, Lydia Skaggs, Nola Jones, Terry Sells, Teresa Nunley, Teresa Denny, Carol Due, David Steele, Sharon Dees, Keith Jones, Patti Debord, Donna Martin, David Land, Jan Brown, Gaye Bilke, Royce Ann Collins, Brad Henderson, Renee McMahan, Debra Evans, Todd Swimmer, Beth Land, Danny Munoz, Pam Nichols, Steve Bradley, Buddy Smithson, Dave Redfern. Back Row: Greg Hill, Hal Wilson, Mike Pride, Wayne Young, Lowell Due, Lori Moist, Sam Ketcher, David Stiles, Danny Springer, Kip Bloss, Margie Chambers, Jon Wallace, Greg Wells. SN THE SYMPOSIUM ON THE AMERICAN INDIAN ‘Indian — In The 64 _ “Pm going to walk that road that Grandpa made for us.” With that pledge, Winnebago Tribal Chairman Reuben Snake, Jr. set the tone for “Indian Paths in the ’80’s,” Northeastern’s 8th Annual Symposium on the American Indian. The symposium featured Native American artists and speakers in a discussion of the Indian future. Noted artists attending the meeting were Enoch Kelly Haney, Cecil Dick, Ben Shoemaker, Bill Glass Jr., and poet Lance Henson. In addition to Snake, symposium speakers were Evalu Russell, Rayna Green, Ada Deer and Commissioner of Indian Affairs William Hallett. Snake urged Indians to keep the characteristics of their forefathers. “The Redman is the grandfather of the Western Hemisphere. He has been here for a thousand generations. He has learned the way we must live as human beings,” Snake said. Snake believes that most people tend to have a negative feeling about Indian life. They see tribalism as not quite true civilization. However, Snake sees the tribe as beneficial because interests of the group are put before individual desires. “People have no more respect for life and no respect for families.” The Indian youth are looking for leadership, according to Snake. He recalled their testimony before an Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Task Force which Snake headed: “When our leaders sober up, we'll sober up.” Indian Educator of the Year Evalu Russell told the gathering that the Indian is now leaving the dark ages of his development. “We are now in the great period of renaissance: A great rebirth of our desire for the good things in life. “It is time to take initiative and no longer be the ward of the federal government.” Russell said the key to the Indian rebirth is education. Native Americans cannot only be taught, they must also teach. One thing the Indian can teach according to Russell is family solidarity which has existed in Indian homes for centuries. She said the Indian should also teach of showing respect for the elderly of society. ‘What really makes an Indian is a man who has learned to communicate with God and keep a prayer in his heart; a man who can teach his children by example.” Northeastern’s tribal management program was praised by the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, William Hallett. Hallett called the program ‘a unique effort that addresses the development of self-determination in Indian youths.” He said he would like to see similar programs begun in institutes across the country. “The Redman is_ the grandfather of the Western Hemisphere. He has been here for a thousand genera- tions. He has learned the way we must live as human beings.” The survival of the Indian is dependent on the group’s ability to be self-determining. Hallett believes the Indian who was master of his environment in past years must now learn the finance, law, medicine and business affecting his environment today. “We have to acquire the skills necessary for us to say we really are self-determining.”’ On other matters, Hallett said he was working to make the BIA more responsive to Indian needs. Regional representatives from the commissioner’s office have been deployed and contract processing time has been cut. Many Indian firms do not have the necessary capital to wait long periods of time to be paid from BIA contracts, Hallett said. Hallett announced an economic advisory board would convene to develop strategy for Native American industries in the eighties. He said the board’s agenda would serve as an economic blueprint for the new decade. The most reccurent idea of the symposium was the importance of society’s aged. While Russell suggested teaching others of the Indian’s respect f or the elderly, Snake and Green said the Indian has much to learn by studying his own past. Green, visiting professor of Native American Studies at . Dartmouth College, stressed the need for traditional science and medicine to remain a part of Indian life. Snake grew up in an Indian boarding school and regrets the learning experiences he missed at home with parents and grandparents. However, he has since established a close relationship with his “Grandpa.” He recalled three lessons his Grandfather had told him. First, have pity and compassion for your fellow man. Second, respect your fellow man for he is a “divine being created by God.” Thirdly, honor your neighbor. “Tf we all apply these, we can go a long way because it is these rules that have brought us this far.” [| 65 Alpha Chi _ honors Propst Northeastern’s- foremost national honor society, Alpha Chi, added 70 new members at its fall initiation. NSU’s chapter is one of more than 150 chapters in the nation. The initiation ceremony was dedicated to the late Dr. Hattie Propst, sponsor of Alpha Chi from 1962 until her retirement from NSU in 19738. Professor of English Dr. Betty Lombar- di gave a eulogy to Propst. Guest speaker at the meeting was chairman of the new Division of Optometry, Dr. Chester Pheiffer. Only seniors and juniors in the top 10 percent of their classes are invited to pledge Alpha Chi. The students must have attended at least two semesters at NSU. Alpha Chi. Dr. Boatright, Dr. Willey, Dr. Hammons, Dr. Reagan, Janie Sweet, Steve Williams. Li lids Tat : | | i ee keke nse ete cia Seman thes Sane CRORE TUE TMC tn e,: Snes carn ee Wes a en a ee en ee aN ae EE ia | i pretetenaee serene vets S Schdis Ss. Alexander Captoria Aldridge Betty Jean Ammons Pa y Jeff Ash Tomi Bardell — Joan Bennett _ Vicky Bloss Louis Boldt Patricia L. Brewster Janice Brown Malinda Brown Debbie Casey Sherry Cawhorn Patricia Collichio Carla Sue Cooper Fern Cooper Tawnya Cosgrove Laura Crai Marian Dale Sherri Dalton — Charla Rene Dawes Glenda Deatherage Mary Lynn Dennis Haat Dobbins, Jr. Glenda Dowling Dana Drake Jerry Duke Dennis Emerson Pat Fleming Dona C. Ford Jonita Ford Cynthia Fox Robert Franklin Sandi Franklin Sue Gan Morgan Gibbs Thelma Goad Stephen Godfrey Patty Gordon Stephen Greubel — Ken Griffin Jane Guffey James Howard Hadley David Hallman Steaven Hamilton Jean Havens Kathie Hess Robin Dale Hill Robyn Hill Kathy Isaacs Jerry Jackson Nola Jones Reggie Kelley John Kevin Key Charles Dean Knight Ben Lane Richard Lormer Janis Luce Karen McBay Dennis McCl Elizabeth McClugage Virginia McCullar Pairrish Meadors, Jr. Carole J. Miller Roger C. se Renigomeny Woody Morrow ATL ARR ' bbl sbedabsidil diobedebiledels wsdl é 2 Rho Theta Sigma Initiates. Owen Morton Eric Muehlberg Laura Napier - Donna Neal Gary Parrish Patti Patterson Cynthia Petrusha arian D. Price Molly Reeves Robin Robertson Anita Carol Russell Ed Ruston Lena F. Sanders Jana Shelton Larry Sholes Deana Skaggs Billie Elaine Smith Carol Smith Jo A. Smith Debbie Snyder Linda Sturtevant P.L. Summerville Steve Swearengin LaFonda Thompson Sina Trevithick Ethel Underwood Laura Upchurch Judy Walker Sharon Warden Brent Webb Linda Westmoreland Barbara White Carol Wilson NSU scholars Recognized Over 100 students were initiated in two ceremonies by Rho Theta Sigma, NSU _ honor society. Membership requires a 3.4 grade point average for two semesters or a 3.6 GPA or above for one semester. Officers of tion were Greg NSU’s oldest organiza- Hill, president; Shawn Papinchock, vice president; and Jeanie Isley, secretary. Rho Theta Sigma. Dr. Dan Hansen, Dr. Anne W. Bell, Jeanie Isley, Gregory Hill. By) Ore rganizations iL The Northeastern was awarded second place in Newspaper judging by the Oklahoma Collegiate Press Associa- tion. The newspaper finished second to Oral Roberts University by less than one point in the senior college division. In spring OCPA competition, Daniel Clemons and David Duncan were given awards for newswriting. Also at the spring meeting, staff member Libby Shroff was elected Oklahoma Intercollegiate Press Association Pre- sident. Special editions of The Northeas- tern were prepared for Freshmen Day and Renaissance ’80. The Freshmen Day edition featured interviews with many Northeastern freshmen who were being honored by President Webb. Te awe URS WU. TP Slate wy We visas Woe ee! LOS Dee SSN Se PTS ECG Pe Wee wie Nes aad Newspaper wins OCPA honor Dr. Ivan Holmes took over as faculty adviser in 1980. Holmes used reporting classes to cover specific areas of the campus. The Northeastern staff members _ raced past several area newspaper _ teams to finish first in the NSU Illinois River Relay Race’s media division. The crew finished the 14-mile trek in 2 hours and 31 minutes. The Northeastern. 1. Bill Carter 2. Kathy Cotner 3. Juanita Freeman 4. Ed Ruston 5. Joni Imotichey 6. Daniel Clemons 7. Jack Bryant 8. Dan Pierce 9. Libby Shroff 10. Kathie Hess 11. Dr. Ivan Holmes 12. Donna Baker 13. Jodi Stonehocker 14. Jean Havens 15. David Duncan. © tC Ss Yl A SN aS AA ASE NA RODEN GIS Wn rac Se hie Si eGR IAN ila aes DPE DD at NS Uae soog Eso eisai se nia RCS UR ca eaten ch) os = recat jae een directions. In 1980, the job w: R tougher. — __ For all practical purposes, gradua- tion eliminated the Tsa La Gi staff in — 1979 and raw recruits had to be called up to play first team. The great ajority of the yearbook staff was new to Tahlequah and to NSU but they learned the where’s, who’s and why’s quickly. The 1979 yearbook adviser, Dottie _ Witter, left the university just days before the fall term began. Steve Kinder, who graduated with a jour- nalism degree back when this was - NEOSU, was hired almost immediately RAN CAFE OC SHO! NI HI NOR siiniciahnainasienneacniaihdihin oT Lao as coordinator of ean poblien: tions and thus he Leese the Tsa La “Te a new staff and | were not enough, soon afterward a new publishing company was awarded the state contract to publish the 1980 yearbook. It was decided early i in the fall term that journalism courses would be moved back into the Journalism Building. As a result, the Tsa La Gi lost its third floor office and was moved into cramped quarters on the second floor. risk as things were settling into predictable cacophony, hell broke loose in the Middle East, gold disrupted the stock market and we moved into a new ee sede : ine eighties. In no year is it easy to publish a 288-page journal. of American college “new advicer life. Yet, very few years could be more hectic and difficult than 1980 was. Then again, very few years could be more vivid and important. Tea La Gi. Front Row: Stacey Lunsford, Dale Lunsford. Back Row: Steve Kinder, Richard Hankins, Jamie Branam, Terry Osburn. hn. Fa Organizations 69 70 Senate investigates housing A Housing Task Force was ae by the Student Senate to explore the problems and needs of dormitory - housing at Northeastern. The task force heard from students and administrators concerning complaints voiced about campus living. The task force highlighted its work by sponsoring a forum in which NSU housing officials answered questions from dormitory residents. The Senate met the needs of campus organizations by providing $2600 in funds for organization projects. Delegates to the Oklahoma Inter- collegiate Legislature from Northeas- tern won praise for their efforts. The OIL met for two sessions at the state capitol. Senate President Gary Parrish supervised the many Senate standing ones that made Soe con- cerning the student body. One of those projects, the Spring Fling, provided students with a chance to enjoy the last days of the spring semester. Student Senate. First Row: Al Johnson, Mary Raus, Gary Parrish, Jim Lamb, Dean Lena Belle Rotton. Second Row: Julie Heaton, Tom Purdin, Nola Jones, Mike Hogan, Bill Moore, Susan McNutt, Kay Rose. Third Row: Pam Walker, Carla Catron, Jon Wallace, Paul Taylor, Eddy Tobey, Mike Hopper, Davette Thomas, Vanna Andrews, Susie Holloway. Fourth Row: Jody Stonehocker, Ginger Moss, Richard Hankins, Benny Williams, Debby Purdin, Judy Bacon, Greg Newell, Chris Leake, Robin Hill. Fifth Row: Susan Hardin, Benton Boes, Kip Bloss, John Dameron, Debbie Hicks, John Tonkin, Mike Dill, Mary McAuliffe. ROPE IRS PERT Sr ee Sh ee ER NE AL RR Re Tag Se RS CB BF a la Tou Rk i Ra a i ea a a i al = eM ai re ee Economics stressed The President’s Leadership ‘Class co-sponsored the annual Collegiate Economics Seminar in the fall. The seminar featured speakers on all aspects of the nation’s economy. Northeastern’s PLC had many responsibilities as the official host of the university. The group led tour groups at Homecoming and helped in coordinat- ing Parent’s Day activities. The President’s Leadership Class is sponsored by NSU’s Educational Foun- dation which provides academic grants of more than $1400 to 10 freshmen each MAAS aNd RR Oar a eRe year. Members are required to maintain high academic standing while exercis- ing practical leadership in the universi- ty community. President’s Leadership Class. Front Row: Jeff Ash, Matt Woffard, Deborah Hicks, Susan Hardin, Greg Garrett, Chris Blankenship. Second Row: Mark Seratt, David Redfern, Lori Winker, Mary Rhodes, Nola Jones, Carla Catr on, Beth Land, Gayle Clark, Jeff Scott, Curt Massengale. Third Row: Bret Thompson, Chuck Smithson, Greg Hill, Robin Hill, Preston McPhail, Sam Ketcher, David Stiles, Richard Jones, Morgan Gibbs, Kip Bloss, Steve Williams. in seminar i 1 R | | 72 iy Organizations + se wg gombatt Pregpewmewer ge HF! ie bree aee ee ut 40 ae apceee ae Fe Tle rer a tersergeoeeeeas+t ona ae te eee y IAT leads. parade effort The Homecoming Parade was the Industrial Arts and Technology Club’s major effort this year. Club members put hundreds of hours into preparing decorations for the queens’ cars and a sign for Gable Field. This work was in addition to their award winning float entry. A Christmas Awards Dinner and Dance highlighted the fall term. IAT also prepared displays on industrial arts for Parent’s Day and Renaissance 80. In addition to fund raising projects Industrial Arts and Technology Club members also meet for informal gather- ings at a cabin owned by the club. All materials for the cabin were made by IAT and the land the cabin is on near the Illinois River is leased from the NSU Outing Club. IAT President was Tony Puckett. Other IAT officers were Carl Hutchins, vice president; and Uiva Tubbs, secretary-treasurer. Industrial Arts and Technology Club. 1. Brad Bates 2. Mike Richardson 3. Linda McGee 4. Bill Harris 5. Tom Matlock 6. Uiva Tubbs 7. Dr. Dunn Faires 8. Raymond Gann 9. Don Urban 10. Sherman Reece 11. Dr. Virgil Carter 12. Tony Puckett 13. Chester Lanning 14. Dr. Don Ruby 15. Dr. Vernon Isom Aah. ¢ ota Cente of Dad beck BE ak ek aa ob as ot a le Rll ‘‘Little industry’’ builds parade float dynasty EN Griheastetn’s Industrial Arts and Technology Club has built something of a dynasty in Homecoming Parade float competition. This year, like 17 of the last 20 years, IAT won first place in the animated float catagory. “The whole process is like a little industry that suddenly comes into being at the same time every year,” observed IAT sponsor Dr. Dunn Faires. Faires says the faculty usually stays out of the building and allows the students to do all the planning and work. Ideas and designs for the float are started as soon as the theme for the parade is announced. After a committee draws several designs, the ideas are submitted to the entire club which considers the mater- ials and work needed as well as how the design will fit on the trailer. Another group then designs the animated pieces of the float. The 1979 parade theme was “Future Worlds” and the IAT float featured a modernistic football squad. According to Faires, the float included four power lift motors, a tail gate lift motor, one auto engine starter, a 200-watt D.C. amplifier and auto springs to create movement of the bodies. The entire club gets involved in float construction u sually working five to seven hours the first couple of nights. Work goes on all night the evening before the parade. “This produces hectic yet interest- ing experiences,” Faires said. He remembers students asleep on the floor until it was time for them to do their job. He also recalled the time when a woman who had worked all night had to drive President Webb in the parade because the president of the club, who was scheduled to drive Webb, slept through two alarm clocks. According to Faires, the division secretary volunteers refreshments for workers on the night before the parade. However, Faires considers it a key to success that no alcoholic beverages are allowed. “It’s just too hazardous to be drinking around the equipment.” Despite the hectic construction schedule IAT has never had a mechan- ical float breakdown during the parade. Years ago though, a float caught fire before the end of the parade. ‘ The club members utilize their own funds in building the floats. They borrow used car parts and buy paint and wire from local merchants. Last year, Faires said the float expense was over $200. The _ prize money from parade officials is used to pay the club’s debts. Faires feels that in the future, the float’s welded metal construction will be replaced by increased use of wood and plastic. This kind of advance planning and the many man hours worked has enabled IAT to build a twenty year dynasty that not many campus organ- izations can equal. || hh ] i ‘CUCU hited SERN STREP RSE ORY EME TLE EY EY ORE EP eT eee | 74 A high ace art show was hosel wy the Nouveau Art Club. The show featured high school art from Tulsa, — Muskogee and other regions in north- eastern Oklahoma. The organization also hosted a Spring Juried Show for NSU art students. The art was displayed in a “show and sell” on campus and awards were given to the most outstanding works. Nouveau officers for 1980 included: jE SLAGUSS dia RE ase Sie _ Mina Shafer, ee Leah Garrison vice president; Becky Moore, secretary; and Janice Bishop, treasurer. R. Coones was the club’s sponsor. Nouveau Art Club. Front Row: Jackie Knable, — Gary Eddy, Ron Kinsey, Sharron Duncan, Sengeeta Reddy. Back Row: R.C. Coones, Virginia Ballard, Bruce Scott, Leah Garrison, — Gayle Whitcomb, Mina Shafer, Becky Moore, Janice Bishop. PE a OEE FR ee reer ae eae eee i ey LOI _ik -PEMM hosts athletic nights The Physical Education Majors — Byers, president; Dottie Gilyard, vice and Minors Club hosted a series of _ president; Janice Ridley, secretary- “Fun Nights” in the NSU gym. treasurer; and Tom Osborn, public i= The “Fun Nights” encouraged all relations. Dr. Kenneth Holland was the _ students to play basketball, volleyball sponser. or swim and take advantage of all | athletic facilities. : PEMM received the second place _ trophy for their Homecoming Parade float entry and also sold football and le basketball programs at the Redmen’s Physical Education Majors and Minors. Dr. i 4 Kenneth Holland, Jacqueline Bullock, Lauri Berne BAMes - Beougher, Janice Ridley, Ann Whitley, Russell PEMM officers included Russell © Byers, Yvonne Gray, Teresa Cobb, Patricia Ford. Organizations im) eeu HAA on ; | } aaa Ty LACS Pe ey eT SE PRA ae ae oe ee ey EN PE PRS TT TE Ey ee OP: — A a as oad ad bk BARS aa a: 76 MEI PELE a LN eee F . ——— VWI EWE LE ccc THE 1EEL HEE COMTHEGETERL bakeGity corn the very beginning, the 1980 Miss Northeastern Pageant promised to be different from all the others. An afternoon thunderstorm knocked out the campus’ electrical power leaving the stage band and crew in the darkened Fine Arts Auditorium, just hours before the pageant. On the other side of campus, Ross Hall was in havoc when a small electrical fire filled the halls with smoke. Despite these obstacles, the Pageant got underway as scheduled and when it was over, Davette Thomas of Muskogee was named Miss Northeastern. Thomas is the first black person to serve as Miss Northeastern in the history of the pageant. Thomas, who was sponsored by the Student Senate, is a NSU senior. She is a drama student and vice president of Little Sisters of Acacia. First Runner-up to Thomas was Doreen Curry, a Stilwell High School graduate. The 18-year old freshmen was Second Runner-up in the Strawberry Festival Queen Pageant. Curry’s pageant sponsor was Pi Kappa Alpha. Second Runner-up in the pageant was Lorrie Blackard. The 1979 graduate of Tulsa Central High School was sponsored by Alpha Psi Omega. Regina Christie was Third Runner-up to the Miss Northeastern title. Christie was sponsored by Sigma Sigma Sigma and was graduated from Tahlequah High School in 1979: ‘““A Salute to Bert Parks” was the theme of the pageant honoring the long-time host of the Miss America Pageant who was replaced in 1980 by pageant officials seeking a younger image. The eighteen candidates who competed for the title and $1300 in scholarships represented a broad cross-section of NSU students. The women’s ages ranged from 18 to 23 and all four classes plus the graduate school were represented. Three of the women, Brenda Adams, Vanna Andrews and La Fonda Thompson were graduates of Vian High School. On the other hand, Sedana Markham graduated from Singapore American School and previously lived in Africa, Indonesia and Taiwan. Contestant Brenda Adams of Sallisaw was a member of the Lady Reds basketball squad and, as might be expected, was the tallest woman in the pageant. Competition for the Miss Northeastern title was divided into four events: evening gown, swim suit, personal interview and talent. Talent weighed the heaviest in determination of the winner. It accounted for 50 percent of the possible point total. Pageant coordinator Dr. Ivan Holmes urged the judges to consider the contestant’s talents strongly because he felt it was an important factor in reaching the Miss America Pageant. .) Na TALS % SIDR SIS YR I sts BS a ‘262° R © bP Yl oS ee eS SS eS Se ee ee a OC aE bs Bi) et SSI RUE FE EN I Ea ———_—_—__-_ —_- = --. Miss Northeastern advances to the Miss Oklahoma Pageant where Oklahoma’s entry in the national contest is chosen. The judges for the 1980 pageant were Mrs. Mable Rice of Tulsa; Clay Killion of Tulsa; Bob McCormick of Tulsa; Mrs. Pat Dowden of Heavener; and Troy Petit of Tulsa. Talent also varied greatly among the candidates. Bonita Marshall played a Beethoven piece on the piano while Mary Drywater danced to a disco instrumental. Sedana Markham presented a song and dance routine from ‘Cabaret’ and Lorrie Blackard demonstrated modeling techniques. Billie Allen and Leslie Stafford sang original songs. Allen accompanied herself on the piano for “Keep the Love.” Stafford sang “You’ll Always Be Within Me.” Thomas received a long ovation after she sang “I Said No” in the talent competition. Third Runner-up Regina Christie sang a melody of songs from the “Sound of Music.” The 1979 Miss Northeastern, Bobbie Kay Points, gave up her crown after what she called a very exciting year. “An experience like this lets a girl look inside herself and find that true competition comes from within,” Points told the audience. Miss Northeastern won a $250 scholarship from Pepsi Cola, a $350 scholarship from the university and many gifts from 18 area merchants. Curry was awarded a $300 scholarship from Northeastern. Blackard received a $250 scholarship and Christie was given a $150 scholarship as Third Runner-up. The Runners-up were also given various gifts from Tahlequah businesses. The scholarship and prize totals were the largest ever given away by the Miss Northeastern Pageant. (| 1. Talent competition. Baptist Student Union’s entry in the pageant, Paula Ary, sings before the sellout crowd in the Fine Arts Auditorium. 2. Swimsuit competition. Contestants Susie Stafford, Stevanna Wood and Sedana Markham stand before the judges during swimsuit competition. 3. Winners. Pageant winners include Doreen Curry, First Runner-up; Davette Thomas, Miss Northeastern 1980; Lorrie Blackard, Second Runner-up; and Regina Christie, Third Runner-up. oo | Said No,” judges say yes 4 thought I had as bd a chance of winning as anyone else, but it’s still hard to believe I won,” said Davette Thomas, 1980 Miss Northeastern. _ Although the first Black Miss Northeastern, Thomas wasn’t worrying _ about it at all. “I was hoping the judges would see me for whet I am and it worked.” “I like being in front of an audience and that gave me an advan- tage in the pageant. I want to go to New York and act on stage so I can stay in front of an audience.” If acting doesn’t work out, Thomas wants to go to law school. In preparation for the pageant, Thomas began dieting to get in shape. She wanted to sing and dance so she began listening to musicals to choose a selection. About two weeks before the pageant, Thomas remembered a song the Jazz Choir sang. It was then she decided to perform, “I Said No.” “T knew I could do it well. It was in my vocal range and had a twist in it and I knew I could act it out.” Thomas is happy with her talent presentation and doesn’t plan to change it for the June 7 Miss Oklahoma Pageant. “I’m going to have it videotaped so I can watch myself and polish my act.” Thomas also plans to start dieting, running and going to Figurama, where she won a month’s membership as Miss Northeastern. “T may not win, but I’m going to try” is Thomas’ philosophy and she hopes more Blacks will adopt her attitude and get out and try. Thomas’ mother was one of the first Black students at Northeastern and in the choir. aoe NA fuk La’ ak Sead d aicak Seat AR gb GAMER SAE PUR Reda eacn Lane ADS RAMEE ean ATRL ER Sas Ol OR Aen SA ee ee EEE ii ERNE PONIES , i | ] | 80 | Greelss ee, A 1 fh -,= nb! h APRS Niet oi Yahi Mi Ai) SN, SAE Eh Add SEAS e TaAh WA taxis BARMGLAI EERE SLT TEPER FE PTO EPI PDE Intrafraternity Council reorganizes Bringing structure and discipline to the NSU fraternity system was the main thrust of the Intrafraternity Council’s reorganization efforts. IFC started the year with a discussion of goals for the council and the best methods to obtain more Greek involvement on campus. The IFC Court took a strong stand on a brawl that erupted between members of Phi Lambda Chi: and Acacia. Phi Lamda Chi was placed on probation due to the incident. Leadership for the council came from Mark Shires, president; Chris Langston, vice president; Dean Row- land, secretary; and David Storjohann, treasurer. 1. Intrafraternity C ouncil Members. Front row: Warren White, Kappa Alpha Psi; Bruce Jordan, Phi Sigma Epsilon; John Derrick, Pi Kappa Alpha; Dean Rowland, Acacia; Mark Herrin, Phil Lamda Chi; Bruce Coleman, Acacia; Steve Ketcher; Sigma Tau Gamma. Back row: Jim Wyly, Phi Sigma Epsilon; Steve Dyer, Sigma Tau Gamma; Mark Shires, Phi Sigma Epsilon; Chris Langston, Acacia; David Storjohann, Pi Kappa Alpha. Sororities Governed Panhellenic is the governing organ- ization of the two national social sororities chartered on NSU’s campus. In addition to sponsoring Greek Week in cooperation with IFC, Pan- hellenic worked to promote sisterhood among Delta Zetas and Sigma Sigma Sigma members and pledges, and worked for the maintenance of high academic and moral standards among sisters. 1. Panhellenic Members: Front Row: Vanessa Torrence, Delta Zeta; Debbie Ledbetter, sponsor; Joyce Golding, Delta Zeta. Back row: Kelly Utter, Tri Sigma; Cheryl Stow, Tri Sigma; Robyn Davis, Delta Zeta; Kelly Mitchell, Tri Sigma. op, Nangso 4 ‘y RR y perk BS Oe aN Sn AUR Ae it... ° fF Peed =? Py. se 2, eo°? fu rt a ry ty hl, TN YC ENS NS 1 NRE ATE bee SU IGE? suo ct este aren cae tate con Ba sn0-aX. : aga eT . tet wee pes tee ieyes eee fs MMOL jo wb 8 ‘ee tet%e. + 0- oo oe ote, Be meee ’S Greek System Ort be OER SE oa 8? Sey : eter eee = are Vesyco ing Stoves «87, 4 wey Ort} Bao Clean Northeastern a st foe) At times this year, Mark Shires felt like he was fighting a one man crusade to clean up the Greek system at Northeastern. Many who resisted his efforts are now supportive and that makes the battles worthwhile in Shires’ opinion. _ “T made a lot of mistakes but they were things I had to learn. I’m not overly pleased with the job I did but I’m satisfied.” -The job Shires tackled was the presidency of the Interfraternity Council, the central governing body of NSU’s seven fraternities. Shires, who had previously attended Central State, pledged Phi Sigma Epsilon his first semester at NSU in the spring term of 1979. He immediately sought more responsibility and was allowed to alternate with another member as the fraternity representative in IFC. “T needed something to do, something to get me involved.” Shires was elected IFC president in the fall of 1979 after his only challenger dropped out of the race. Upon taking office in January, Shires was not satisfied with what he saw. Less than half of the representatives were attending IFC sessions, no goals had been set and meetings lasted only a few minutes. “No one knew what to expect from IFC. Basically, it was just a roll call for the fraternities. Nothing was done.” Shires dedicated himself then to a series of reforms aimed at uniting the Greek system under meaningful, long-range planning by the council. Attendance requirements were more rigidly enforced under Shires’ leadership. A slate of fines that had collected over the years was wiped clean as a goodwill gesture, Shires said. Fraternities are now fined by IFC for violation of attendance rules. As a result, IFC attendance has increased. Shires realized that apathy was the root of IFC’s trouble. It was this attitude among Greeks that created opposition to his vision of a more involved IFC. “People would ask ‘Why should I work for IFC?’ They were concerned only with their own fraternity. For example, Greeks now spend too much time and energy just trying to make money.” He soon saw that an element of prestige could be added to IFC to lure more interest and energy from the Greeks. IFC meetings are now formal with a coat and tie required. Proper parliamentary procedure from ‘“Robert’s Rules of Order” is also enforced during all discussions. Next fall, meetings will be held in the evenings after dinner and IFC representatives will be renamed “Greek senators.” Representation will also be changed next fall to give each fraternity two representatives, one of which will be the fraternity president. The other representative will be an appointed senator. —— a Closer Loo 7 Mis toate kare ES 8a Dal eho Om 2 eek hl ee lies Communication with the fraternities has been a problem for IFC. ; “Many fraternities send the guys that can’t do anything else to be IFC representatives.” As a result, Shires found that information from the IFC meetings didn’t always make it back to the fraternity. When an athletic eligibility rule was instituted to help organize Greek activities, Greeks would show up at events and learn they were ineligible to compete because they had not met IFC requirements, Shires said. Many of these members had not been informed of the new rules. However; Shires believes strict enforcement of the rules has forced fraternities to become more serious about the IFC and their IFC representatives. “You must open eyes. They have to see that they do need us (IFC).” Perhaps Shires feels most strongly about his enforcement of grade point requirements. A seldom enforced rule requires Greeks at NSU to maintain a 2.0 grade point average. Shires announced IFC would begin enforcing the rule again after a semester grace period. ‘“‘The Greek system here was not attracting the active leaders on campus, the people who are here to get an education. ’’ “The Greek system here was not attracting the active leaders on campus, the people who are here to get an education.” Shires believes the GPA requirement will clear fraternity ranks of those who are not serious about their education and in doing so, make the system more attractive to other students. “For the last couple of years,” Shires feels, “the Greek system here has really fallen downhill.” He blames widespread attitude and value changes for the decline. Students emerging from a decade when individualism was stressed are forcing the Greek system to broaden its offerings. “The Greeks now have to offer more than just a beer bust. Anyone can throw a party on their own.” Although many changes have been made, Shires feels the job is far from finished. He expects the IFC to suspend the rules to allow him to serve for an extra semester after his term expires in December. Shires also wants IFC presidential elections moved from January to allow the new president to serve from September to May in accordance with the regular academic schedule. More than anything, it appears Shires doesn’t want this growing spirit of reform in the Greek system to die before . the job is done. [1 ‘ PA NTALER IY EERIE TOL RIE SD ETT EEE STE 85 Delta Zeta honored as top chapter The Delta Phi Chapter of Delta Zeta was chosen the top chapter in Oklahoma at the sorority’s annual State Day convention. Delta Phi was chosen among the five chapters in Oklahoma to receive the Pride of Province Awards. NSU Delta Zetas accumulated a total of nine awards out of the 14 presented. Sharon Sossoman received the Outstanding Collegiate Award for being the best all-around Delta Zeta member in the state. She also received the prestigious Grace Mason Lundy Award, an honor bestowed on only eight members nationally each year. Vanessa Torrence was named Best Pledge in the state. Delta Zeta was awarded the NSU Student Senate’s traveling Blood Drive Award trophy permanently during the fall term in recognition of the sorority gs @ aE winning the award for nine consecutive - semesters. 1. Delta Zeta Members. Seated: Laurie Grayson, Donna Baker, Joyce Golding, Becky Brand. Standing: Sharon Sossomon, Kari McManus, Sharon Grisham, Vanessa Torrence, and Robyn Davis. e vi Delta Reta i athe cers Dilahaoe Siete Urenee 1978-1979 F) Greeks 2. Rush Fairy. Becky Brand entertains prospec- tive pledges during Fall Rush with her portrayal of the Good Fairy. 3. Delta Zeta Pledges. Front: Susanne Myers, Debbie Schmitt, Kim Herrich, Holly Van Arsdale, Karen Williams, Lynn Jones, Debbie Henderson. Back: Jody Draper, Cathy Pope, and Kym Schmidt. : AZ Sigmas celebrate 50th anniversary In their golden anniversary year on the NSU campus, the Alpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority honored their charter members with a banquet. Six of Alpha _Iota’s founding members were on hand at the banquet 1. Sigma Sigma Sigma Members: 1. Denise Adams, 2. Vanna Andrews, 3. Cheryl Stow, 4. Kelly Mitchell, 5. Rene Rozell, 6. Kelly Utter, 7. Brenda Donatelli, 8. Lynn Henningsen, 9. Lisa Henry, 10. Kim Taylor, 11. LaTicia Owens, 12. Pam Hamby, 13. Robin Robertson, 14. Julie Heaton, 15. Glenda Dowling, 16. Jean Leonard, 17. Susan Chronister, 18. Regina Christie, 19. Paulette Maxwell. [ to receive Golden Violet Awards signifying 50 years of Sigma member- ship. Sigma Corsair Eaton won the 1980 Calendar Girl title. Regina Christie was third runner-up in the Miss Northeas- tern pageant. Sigmas participated in several community service projects including the NSU Blood Drive and fund raisers for the Robbie Page Memorial Chil- drens Hospital, the sorority’s national philanthropic project. 4S 1. Sigma Sigma Sigma Pledges. From bottom: Marcia Hicks, Kay Sellers, Marcy Nisson, Donna Hamby, Shawna Wilson, Mary Munson, and Betty Purdy. 2. Sigma Sigma Sigma Officers: From top: Kelly Utter, president; Paulette Maxwell, vice president; Susan Chronister, treasurer; Rene Rozell, secretary; Julie Heaton, membership rush director, and Lisa Henry, membership education SS 2 Greek Week fun Unities groups Greek Week is something of an institution among the members of the fraternities and sororities on the NSU campus. This year members of the Greek systems competed for the Greek Week championship in a wide variety of activities. The competition ranged from the traditional rivalries exercised in the Toliet Bowl football play-offs, to the more absurd contests, such as Mr. Northeas- tern, in which one contestant gobbled down live minnows as his talent presentation (a variation of the old goldfish swallowing routine, brought about by the decision that minnows were less boney, and therefore easier on the gastrointestinal tract). 1. Mr. Northeastern Hopefuls. Tom Murphy, Phi Lamda Chi; Bob Nichols, Acacia; and Christopher Leake, Acacia; were among the fraternity members who entered the Mr. Northeastern Contest, which was judged by sorority members. 2. Looking for Miss Legs. Malinda Brown, Delta Zeta; poses for the judges of the Miss Legs Contest. 3. Brain Food? DeAnne Winkle, Lamda Lions, helps Tom Murphy with his talent presentation during Mr. Northeastern competition. Murphy’s talent was gulping down minnows. 4. Deliberation. Judges from various fraternities struggle to come up with the winner of the Miss Legs Contest. Acacians capture Greek Week title Acacia won the over-all championship at the end of Greek Week festivities. Phi Lamda Chi placed second, winning both the over-all sports title, and the coveted Toilet Bowl championship. Greek Week is sponsored jointly by the Panhellenic Council and the Intrafraternity Council in an effort to build goodwill and unity among the members of the sororities and fraternities. It seems to accomplish that goal, as well as settling such matters as who can pull the fastest chariot. 4) Greeks 1. Putting it up. Sigma members warm up for volleyball competition. 2. Strike. A Sigma batter swings late in a softball game during Greek Week. 8. Mr. and Miss Greek. Kelly Utter, Sigma Sigma Sigma, was named Miss Greek and Mark Shires, Phi Sigma Epsilon, was named Mr. Greek. 4. Starting line. Sigma chariot, racers line up before a heat. _ 5. Off and running. The Sigma team pulls hard to catch the front-running - Phi Lambda Chi charioteers. CR 4 Acacians active outside fraternity Acacians were active in many facets of campus life outside the fraternity, participating in such activities as the Baptist Student Union, Wesley Foun- dation, the varsity basketball team, Student Senate and the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature. Many Acacians have excelled as campus leaders. The two most recent Student Senate presidents, Gary Par- rish and Jim Lamb, were Acacia members. Acacians held executive positions in the Interfraternity Council. As in the past, Acacians raised money to benefit the Shriner’s Burn Center in Texas. Social activities included the Acacia Halloween Ball and the Black and Gold Formal. In intramural sports, Acacia ranked in the top two teams in three sports and took second place in the Toilet Bowl played during Greek Week. Acacia also won the Greek Week title for 1980. Chosen as Acacian of the year was Bill Walker. Donna Hamby was select- ed as Acacia Sweetheart. Acacia sponsored two contestants, Vanna Andrews and Donna Hamby, in the 1980 Miss Northeastern Pageant. 1. Acacia Officers. From left: Jess Davis, venerable dean; Dennis Hammock, senior dean; Greg Newell, treasurer; Randy Brewer, rush chairman; Bob Burrows, corresponding secretary. 2. Acacia Members: 1. Lynn Brown 2. Chris Leake 3. Jeff Storey 4. Preston McPhail 5. Tony Kupsick 6. Randy Brewer 7. Leland Hair 8. Dennis Hammock 9. Bob Burrows 10. Brent Fowlkes 11. Jim Young 12. Kevin Mathews 13. Greg Newell 14. Jess Davis 15. Mike Dill 16. Bruce Coleman 17. Gary Parish 18. Kerry Jolly. Sisters uplift Acacia ideals Little Sisters of Acacia is an auxiliary group to Acacia fraternity. Through their support of the fraternity and community, Acacia Little Sisters helped promote their brother’s goal of human service. 1. Little Sisters of Acacia Pledges. Standing: Donna Hamby, Donna Wackerly, Marcie Hicks, Julie Heaton, DaVette Thomas. Kneeling: Elizabeth Thompson, Robin Robertson. Sitting: Irene Brandy, Cheryl Greer, Anita Whorsham, Stella Parsons. 2. Little Sisters of Acacia: Gayla Miller, Lisa Henry, Karen Ashmore, Cheryl Stow, Denise Adams, Judy Bacon, Lafonda Hollford, Susan Chronister, Cheryl Bagley, Donna Terrell, Joyce Golding, Karen Moham. at Sisters of the Shield is an auxiliary organization to Sigma Tau Gamma social fraternity. Sisters of the Shield | is the oldest sister group on campus. — | ‘The Sisters held fund raising projects to finance improvements on Sisters decorate house house which was dedicated during the fall semester. Service projects were also on the sisters’ agenda. As a pledge class project, the sisters gave a Halloween party for the children of the Methodist the new Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity Home. B2CHAY 1. Sisters of the Shield Pledges: Jamie Smith, Caroline Bongoat, Bonnie Trammel, Priscilla Palmer and Renee Gossett. 2. Sisters of the Shield: Sitting: Tammy Douglas, Laura Stephens, Lori Winker, Nancy Jackson, Gale Keesee. Standing: Kay Rose, Angela Grinnell, Christy Tayrien, Regina Barnett, Terri O’Neal, Evelyn Russell, Susie Holloway, Mary Lynn Dennis, Jean Havens. ZT House purchase highlights Sig Tau’s year The purchase of a new fraternity house highlighted the year for members of Sigma Tau Gamma social fraternity. The new house was dedicated and ribbon-cutting ceremonies were held after the Homecoming football game with President Webb on hand to help officiate. The house gave brothers, sisters and alumni a place to get together and relax off-campus. Sig Tau is the only fraternity on campus with a house. The second annual Sig Tau Toga Party was held in the new house. Leading the fraternity’s efforts to promote brotherhood were officers Lance Dickinson, president; Mack Carr, vice president; Rick McGowan, secre- tary; Roger Keesee, treasurer; and sponsor Arlan Hanson. orrHeAsrery W P 95 | : free 1. Sigma Tau Gamma Members, Pledges, and Sisters. Kneeling: Rick McGowin, Jeff Prodger, Gale Keesee, Jean Havens, Ben Davis, Sandy Dunlap. Standing: Mark Collins, Blake Casely, Steve Dyer, Bobby Moon, Tammy Douglas, Jim Cunningham, Don Urban. 2. House dedicated. President Webb was on hand at the dedication of the new Sigma Tau Gamma house. 3. Applause. Members, sisters, and well-wishers applaud the house dedication ceremonies. Phi Sigma Epsilon marks 50th year The Epsilon chapter of Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity celebrated their 50th anniversary year on NSU’s campus during the 1979-80 year. This year’s Phi Sig rush parties; the first Annual “Barnyard Breakdown,” and the “Barren Fork Beer Blowout,” were among the most well attended informal rush parties on campus. Phi Sig brothers spent many hours cleaning the Illinois River banks in conjunction with the Scenic River a eh Commission and held beer busts almost: every Monday night of the school year. | Phi Sig officers included Steve Hail, president; Daryl Whitmer, vice president; and Bill Brady, secretary- treasurer. Ey vi ) Greelks tii hs 1. Phi Sigma Epsilon Members. Front Row: Mark Shires, Greg Snead. Middle Row: Steve Hail, Tom Ballenger, Bruce Richie, Jim Wyly. Back Row: Daryl Whitmer, Russ Blackwood, Bruce Jordon, Rick Williams, Ted Ballenger, Doug Adams, Doug Shaw. 2. Phi Sigma Epsilon Pledges: Ted Ballenger, assistant pledge master; Bruce Jordon, Joe Roper, Jim Wyly, Rick Williams, Doug Shaw, Bruce Richie, Russ Blackwood, pledge master. 3. Rush Party. The University Center was the site for the Phi Sigs formal rush party. P2H Frat attends convention The men of Kappa Alpha Psi social fraternity attended their organization’s regional convention in April and are looking forward to the national meeting next fall. _ Kappa Alpha Psi held an annual Homecoming Dance, Spring Dance and rush parties. The brothers also raised money to help finance community charity work during the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons. Kappa Alpha Psi Members: James Grayson, Warren White, president; Victor Boykins, vice president; Allen Scott, reporter; Ray Cotton, treasurer. 43 Lions aid dialysis patients Many hours were spent in charit- able efforts by the Lambda Lions, the sister organization to Phi Lambda Chi national social fraternity. Proceeds from Lambda Lion fund raising events benefited kidney dialysis patients and provided funds for Christ- mas community service projects. Highlights of the year for the Lambda Lions were the groups formals held at the close of both semesters. 1. Lambda Lion Pledges: Jane Brimer, Cathy Considine, Mary Ann McVay, Lori Hunter, Carolyn Kelly, Suzie Robertson. 2. Lambda Lion Members. Top Row: Lisa Boswell, Traci Lawrence, Cheryl Cole, Debbie Delley. Middle Row: Dawn Webb, Dea Ann Winkle, Sarah Seward, Doody King, Debbie Moore, Billie Smith. Bottom Row: Brenda McGlinn, Vicki Randolph, Kelli Hail, Carole Brown, Tammie Branson, Gloria Quinn, Dee Dee Bread, Cathy Brown, Sabrina Ellexson. Phi Lambda Chi dominates Greek Sports q Phi Lambda Chi fraternity again dominated Greek sports competitions by winning the highly coveted Toilet Bowl football classic and the over-all sports award for the most victories during Greek Week activities. Phi Lambs also won in intramural action taking the basketball title and 1 GTM! PELE TY ae second in volleyball play. The IFC Canoe Race was claimed by Phi Lambda Chi as well as the first place trophy for the first annual NSU Monopolathon. Phi Lambs assisted with the special olympics held on campus during the spring semester and used the ever- TREE CSRS TEP Ne CARI Se) RE popular beer bas as their main ‘fund raiser. “ Phi Lambda Chi officers for the president; Bob Lewandowski, vice president; Marc Edmondson, secretary; _ Larry Justice, treasurer. Greeks 1. Phi Lambda Chi Members. Sitting: Greg -Keeter, David Henson, Rick Gaskall, Cory Rinehard, William Pruitt, Tony Fiorentine. Standing: Bob Leweandowski, Bobby Thompson, Phillip Crittenden, Andy Fiorentine, George Gummere, William Freeman, Mike Kinney, Kenneth Ryals. 2. Phi Lambda Chi Pledges. Kneeling: Bobby Thompson, Bill Freeman, Greg Keter (all spring semester pledges). Standing: Cory Rinehard, Kenneth Ryals, William Pruitt, George Gummere (all fall semester pledges). 3. Car Bash! Tony Fiorentine, Larry Justice and Tom Murphy helped participants take advantage of the Phi Lamb Car Bash, a Homecoming fund raising project. PAX ' 2 NSU actor Greg Hopkins began his theater career at the impressionable age of 11 with a bit part in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” Talent tends to surface quickly though, and Hopkins has played a consistent role in theater ever since. Hopkins won the prestigious Irene Ryan Acting Award for excellence in acting at the Oklahoma Theater Arts Festival last November. The award, quite an honor for the 18-year-old actor, was received for his stunning portrayal of Sir Thomas More in the drama, “A - Man For All Seasons.” Hopkins shows the inner strength and dedicati on required to perfect the art of acting, including many long hours of research, rehearsal and memoriza- tion. “My approach to acting depends on the character. I study the script several times and take notes in the margin while underlining all references to my character. All aspects of the characters grow as rehearsals progress and even until the final performance I find new aspects of the character.” “An open-minded outlook on life proves a helpful factor for a better understanding of plays in finding the playwright’s message in the content of the play,” Hopkins said. “Theater spares little time for other interests, but it’s very important to develop a knowledgeable view in as many areas of life as possible because drama is the art of recreating life on the stage,” Hopkins added. “T like to write short stories and fool around with art. Just for a pastime I like reading and seeing theater productions and movies.” . a Oik) BOR BE ER AES ADORE EE AE SSE Ee ee ee OO eo ——— “Tm very impressed with C.H. Parker (NSU Drama coordinator). He knows the theater techniques and how “My parents and I know the odds of a professional career in acting. They want me to go through with it. They know it’s what I want.” to apply them and I think he’s working to improve the department, which affords the opportunities for experience A Closer Look earns Irene Ryan Award needed on stage and backstage,” he added. A helpful motivation to Hopkins are his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Terry Hopkins of Shawnee. ‘““They’ve always been behind me. In fact, they made the decision on whether I could be in ‘Forum’ or not. Since then, they’ve become involved in the theater and are very enthusiastic about it.” “My parents and I know the odds of a professional career in acting. They want me to go through with it. They know it’s what I want,’ Hopkins said. — —— ee Tn TT Miss Indian America works to eliminate stereotypes Susan Arkeketa’s schedule has been hectic this year. The Sand Springs native is a Tribal Management student during class hours and holds the title of Miss Indian America. Arkeketa was chosen Miss Indian America in July, 1978, and is the first to serve a two-year term. The term will end in August, and Arkeketa surpris- ingly is not quite as eager to give up the title as it would seem. “None of it has been negative,” says Arkeketa. “I’ve enjoyed every experience.” The Miss Indian America pageant was organized in order to choose a representative and ambassador of Native Americans. “Tt’s to help get rid of the Upon finishing the one- year title, officials asked Ar- keketa to serve another year due to the pageant’s 25th anniversary coming up in August. “) Closer Lools stereotype of Indians,” she pointed out. Arkeketa traveled throughout the midwestern United States visiting other tribes, attending conventions, banquets and visiting various high schools. Arkeketa attended the University of Oklahoma, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in journalism before running for the title. She had already won and completed the title of Miss Indian Oklahoma in 1976 when “a friend talked me into entering,” she says. Upon finishing the one-year title, officials asked Arkeketa to serve another year due to the pageant’s 25th anniversary coming up in August. “I told them I wanted to go back to school,” says Arkeketa. Therefore, duties and travel are limited a great deal this year due to her class schedule. Arkeketa’s interests seem to vary a great deal from her bachelor’s degree in journalism. Her plans are to finish the degree in Tribal Management and then, Arkeketa says, “I’d like to study law.” She is also interested in working with high school-age youth and has previous- ly worked as a drug abuse counselor in Oklahoma City. Arkeketa’s hectic schedule has taught her the importance of “giving.” She feels that she had to learn to give freely of herself. LJ 107 Gee cub Ss yh UA ASST Cay ts BAA PEELS MARGE ae Ce RT ate eee a aba ss Pe hide B 4 rah 4 a at SO oe bau? x 7 1 . Se Te Tene SWAB BA Ba eA AOD ORS ERS CAR A a Se Ns Se ee George Davis left NSU as an aspiring young actor. He recently returned as the head of a new movie corporation with an ambitious task. “The idea originated when I was in Los Angeles. I thought how great it would be if actors in the midwest had the opportunity to get in front of a camera without traveling to the east or west coast,” Davis said. And so the idea for Landrun Productions was born. “Landrun Productions embodies the hopes and dreams of a lot of people. It will hopefully be a stable movie producing business designed for the production of motion pictures ‘4 thought how great it would be if actors in the midwest had the opportunity to get in front of a camera without traveling to the east or west coast, ’’ filmed specifically in Oklahoma.” Davis, whose brother is a former Oklahoma University football star Steve Davis, has been traveling the country seeking financial backers for what would be one of the few movie corporations based outside of California. “In a business such as Landrun Productions, we have to incorporate to protect ourselves and get the business underway. Many business people have started off with small capital and sought other means to get their business started, such as corporate backers, selling company stock, bank loans and so forth. This is the way Landrun has started,” Davis said. “Once you incorporate and decide to sell shares in your business, you must find investors, which requires countless hours of travel, contacts and persistence. The most important things in starting a new business is 90 percent faith and 10 percent luck. You must have full confidence that your ideas will develop through your belief in your business.” The president and founder of Landrun Productions, Davis has also written a script that will be the corporation’s first movie venture. NSU theater students and local talent have been cast by Davis in “The Backsliders.” Once filmed, distribution will pose another uphill battle OM Closer Loo for “The Backsliders.”’ According to Davis, several routes are open to get the finished product to movie-goers. The film can be sent to various film festivals where .interested representatives from major movie companies will be able to view it. If they like the movie, production companies will many times re-film the movie with an upgraded budget. Circulation companies can be contracted to distribute the movie or a film may be sent directly to studios such as MGM, Columbia or Universal which are given the option of buying the script. This latter method is the most difficult for a low-budget film. “When all else fails there is a technique called four-walling that can be used with contact made directly to movie theaters. They are paid a flat rate for the use of the house and projector. But one important thing to remember is a lot of young film companies take the chance of having all their efforts put on the shelf,” Davis said. “The Backsliders” is set in a small town political circle where two young men fall victim to corrupt officials. “The idea for the screenplay occurred in L.A. After observing the kind of scripts released today, I feel my script has as good a chance as the rest. After a year of revision, ‘The Backsliders’ is now in its complete form. The underlying message is for people to stand up for what they believe is right and not allow themselves to be used by others in high positions.” A backslider, according to Davis, is one who forgets good resolutions or firmness of purpose. ‘Most of the characters in the film appear to be something they are not.” Davis believes a well-written script is the key to a film’s success. With theater tickets now ranging up to $5, audiences look for guaranteed entertainment. Despite the tremendous odds against his venture, Davis is determined his concept will work. “Landrun Productions came about to promote the state of Oklahoma. I’m in love with the state of Oklahoma and honestly believe one day the state will play a larger role in promoting the arts in the midwest.” “I feel we have actors in the midwest with just as much talent as people on the coast. This is a way for midwestern actors to be a part of film production.” [) ‘ Ul WAN —— spl Clg Y yg UES rn Alta? at | | MeN Va DIA A Ne he ul. 2% ; [ FWu ¢ PDFs 10D IIE } , ‘ 7 - 7 ie “F7 JZ ' The making of a Movie Mogul = 109 TL I TT ee ee eee eee ee TER TING EIT TP ES SRY TTY t sain os ieeaiaeienetailiaeaieal —————_LLLOLLLLL LSE SS a ee eR ee ae, ea [|Past —— ) = ee . yy y co f iu ‘ ikea de! BILLY DeWOLEE RI PAT PHELA Lil SUC CY Bari LAND! 3 7 ROMERO 4 gn ay Oe Cry: a , a of ented by see Dr. Charles Rogers dreamed of one day I becoming a movie mogul but instead came to If Northeastern to become a dentist. His love for the movies never died though, [iy and in September he donated his private I, collection of 500 films to NSU. Rogers says the | collection is the largest east of California. i | FTE ee ee ee re ee Tee EDT ER ea . F Mie p adh TA SEN OS Se ee ee ee a tok Se OS een eS, Be Mee Fe HET OU TES 66 j Ls an escape, and a good one,” beamed Rogers, a | Wagoner dentist. He fondly recalls the days of his youth when his father ran the drug store in Tahlequah. “The drug stores used to stay open late at night, so the theater became my baby sitter.” : “In those days there were two theaters in Tahlequah and | they changed movies three times a week, so I usually went - about six times a week,” Rogers remembers. Rogers gave many reasons for giving the university the , film collection but first and foremost was his desire to see ' others benefit from his collection, and to see that his ' collection was never separated. . Rogers explained that he feels he owes the university a | debt. “T got my pre-med at Northeastern and they helped guide me in my life’s work.” Rogers began collecting films in the late 1950’s. The collection includes “Gone With the Wind,” “African Queen,” | “The Wizard of Oz” and the original “Hunchback of Notre Dame” with Lon Chaney. “At first I rented films to show in the waiting room of my office on Saturday nights, but the price went very high and that was the best break for me as it turned out.” “Instead of renting films I started buying them and learned a lot about collecting and collectors,” said Rogers. The classic films are only part of his collection. Rogers rebuilt the second floor of his office into a small theater with projecter, screen, chairs and a popcorn machine. Lining the walls are door-size theater posters of 40 classic and not-so-well-known movies. Rogers explained that his original plan was to stop collecting when he reached 100 films. Now his collection is approximately 500 films. “T’ve tried to be as versatile as I could be with my collection. It goes all the way from the ‘Wizard of Oz’ to an X-rated.” Rogers obtained many of his films through trading with other collectors. “Originally I didn’t know much about collecting, so I bought about 20 films from a man in Missouri and started trading from there.” NSU officials have described the gift as the most significant donation the university has ever received. “To find something old and good, you have to trade something old and good.” The value of the collection has not been determined, but Rogers has estimated some film prints to be worth as much as $2,000. The films will be housed in the film library at NSU, according to Brad Agnew, interim library director. The temperature and humidity controlled film library will help to preserve the films. The university plans a yearly film festival to honor the Rogers collection. The films will be delivered to Northeastern in yearly installments but Rogers will continue to have access to films for trade to increase the collection. NSU officials have described the gift as the most significant donation the university has ever received. | | DENT ance ERAS Lath REA RENT TAG TSR A SSO PEA RAUNT USO AT PLERCRS MARNE RL ANS Se 111 FS SAREE USAR OS Ci 2 aS aD trad SS ARMS ORS ac ee RR ert adi SSR ES acs ooh Ali Tog Y MA Closer Look Se — = POET ERR a eae ae RL EE TA OE ROR we Pal 113 ees ea eae oe ee eee eee ere BUA CUBA ne ee oe eae e rec ee cae ee nee en eee eee eee eae ee ee ee eee eee | OW Closer Look 114 - eee SNSRUAMSCR ARAL eA ease ae aiaaed cn dea eaanaeaons yoneeert EWU LF TERETE Ce eePR . m ——-- --- 7 7 y 1: rar a ; REITER satan ie EY ¥ anya’) FEET ONY i EPRI Rt Oe eee ee : | 115 LRT TT Le eee UE RETR | coe = TFECENES 4 Tee “7 + :bOOOO0000004 4000000004 = 3 fal 3) SS oh i Vb Dee POEL SOF BERR Ne RE 2 4 k 4 4 R a i : k 4 fe 5 5 a 4 3 4 a s A . ; ) E ' 7 q EEE NS ae ee ee ee = 118 NALA SARA PR THR es Male BOR AS aT SOA SSR SE HOS Ta a a a SOR ABR 3) AS SORE Ge + + + + + + + + + + + + + + t Se eeereses OO CCO COED ey ee ERLE “a tinsooH cra: 118 2 4oeooeoeoe Raa bananoeee es +oo + 4 2% ++ ADEA NEAR OR AS SEAS ae 2 ne TERY ACRE Chih S RR aCe 119 — a leah Ri RSE OR Er Sie EE ORAR SER SOE ABC Ree 2 SORE a SEES i x PS AAS Ta: f | ' q q 120 eee en | SLT TTT IT TEE eee ey SY ashe he ear SS eR Ne ae kes tly AAR Ne IOS Se Scag at le 122 “There is activity and excitement in the College of Arts and Sciences as Northeastern State University moves into the 1980’s. The Division of Optometry has admitted its first class. The initiation of the Master of Science in Criminal Justice, the only graduate level criminal justice program in the state, and the recent approval of the Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, indicates areas of participation and influence for the University. The College of Arts and Sciences looks forward to the challenges and opportunities of the 1980's.” | Dean Kirk Boatright College of Arts and Sciences RA AG an ee Sa a ee EE Bet ee Pee A a eM Le A ee Dd Ss ee eee ee ee | a 1. Pheiffer. Optometry Division Chairman Dr. Chester Pheiffer. 2. Cottrill. Arts and Letters Division Chairman Dr. Tom Cottrill. eoit 3. Grigsby. Natural Science and Mathematics Division Chairman Dr. Everett Grigsby. 4. Haskins. Social Science Division Chairman Dr. V. Lyle Haskins. 5. Division Secretaries: Sandra Terrell, Evelyn Gravitt, Mary Stratton, Karen Sue Ashmore, Janie Liles. BR 8 ad OLGA 2 ot Ei tai CSD ES aN Se ae) Ad a SERRE Pal arth acs RA EOE SSA LI SUR a aE) a ce College of =. Arts and Sciences at Dr. Joe Anderson Jane Bailey Marvin Beach Seldon Bowman Richard Coones Dr. Gary Foster Dr. Myrna Hammons Dr. Ivan Holmes Dr. J. R. Smiley Irelan 124 FYROM OE RS Dr. James Jarrell Dr. Calvert Johnson David Laney Dr. Lowell Lehman Dr. Betty Lombardi dames Malone Dr. Amos Maxwell Dr. Herbert Monks Edward Myers Dr. George Nolan Dr. Catherine Norwood C. H. Parker Leroy Patton Laxman Phadke Dr. Ron Phillips Sylvanna Prechil Dr. Brian Rader Charles Rogers Dr. Donald Ruby Dr. Norbert Smith Dr. Bruce Tibbetts Willye Udosen Dr. Hank Van Veen Dr. Gary VanDenbos Dr. James Walker Dr. Lesley Walls Dr. Ralph Whitworth Dr. Phyllis Willis Billie Wise re caMBRAAL Be Dean Sodieaaaatiusucidies AML Ticek ORISA AG Guta ee GAE eee ean ea a 3 126 College of =. Arts and Sciences a RE SS Eee 2A Ss PRES Ces ee eee Valerie Arrieta John Autry Teddy Ballenger. Mary Barnes Paul Barnett Edward Batt Charles Baxter Caroline Bongoat Steve Briggs Tammy Brokeshoulder Martha Buffington Frances Cates Royce Ann Collins Cecilia Ann Downum Lowell Due Charlie Dunham Ts GR GSAS ion tatiMaEhice ALAR E MUr SRR Rai Sheet eee Batra a} EEL TTI RIE CREE LET LY EIT Vickie Dunlap Cindy Dunn Belinda Etzkorn David Eubanks Theresa Francis Mark Free John Gatliff Daryl Hamby Samir Adel Hifazi B. W. Hopkins Kevin Hughes Joni Imotichey Charles Knight Deedia Lambert Melanie Land Dale Lunsford Lisa Macom Keith Mauldin Rocky McIntosh Donna McNair Preston McPhail Ronnie Moss Tim Paden Mitch Parnell Mary Prause Rhonda Rains Danny Ray Ruth Ann Ree Susan Reynolds Jan Rigney Larry Rodriguez Evelyn Russell Sumrah Salame Jana Shelton Libby Shroff Helen Shotpouch Kimberly Stewart Lisa Terrell Bobby Thompson Jim Trickett Alfred Triggs Xndra Tuttle Toni VanSchuyver Jim Wade David Webster Jimmy Wilson Linda Wilson Jim Young De eh Si ace) AS TS BOE ahaa Pent BSG aah LR ae Sa College of Arts and Sciences Captoria Aldridge Randy Bagwell Rosetta Ball Jan Barrera Janice Bishop David Bookout . Lisa Boswell Bryan Bradley Stephen Bradley Nancy Brady Sharon Brannan Jaynane Burning Geraldine Byrd Ruby Carr Lisa Causby ; 3 David Cornsilk : : 4 | | ATU ERAGE TAM WAUMASAON in eee Te Ait aitieaaee cr ioeeit en 7 Bae | oe LACUNA CR Bok Un ena Frank Cox Gracie Marie Cox Tosca Dugan Dale Dushane Ken Edwards Gary Eslick Deborah George Jennifer Goodtracks Renee Gossett James Grayson Mark Haile Rick Harrington Jean Havens Kathie Hess Sherry Howard Steve Jeffrey Richard Jones Glenn Keck Abbas-Ali Khoshniyati Pamela Laster Brenda Ledbetter Judy Locut Mark Loveless Scott Mackechney Charles Macom Curt Massengale Julia Matlock Becky Moore Gertrude Moore Danny Munoz Patricia Nelson Carol Nolan Kaylyn Parsons Mary Pfeifer Phillip Porter David Potter Vickie Randolph Ed Ruston Mark Seratt Jamie Smith Christy Tayrien Timothy Thomas Dwayne Thompson Elizabeth Thompson Laura Upchurch Julie White Karen Williams Robbie Wilson Lori Winker 129 eS ‘ PP RROS ms wa Rathod SOSA ECSU RS Se ee RAC OS ed 2 OSI el a SS STE LS, EE a ES ae ee. College of Arts and Sciences Seniors Leslie Abbey Kathleen Anderson Samuel Austen Linda Berryman Lee Blackmore Melvin Blevins Jack Bryant Robert Burrow Danny Callison Jackie Cashion Daniel Clem Jackie Ciemons Cindy Collier Jackie Conley Medessa Cook | | | 130 TI THe iy pa eae nieas yee ve | SE CTCL LT TEL ARETE NTR TAT Ronald Cooper Ray Cotton Kevin Dawes Sharon Dees Dick Deloof George Eagleton Linda Eddings Tamara Engel Michelle Evans Dedra Evans Leah Garrison Julia Gibson Betty Girty Wanda Lee Girty Rita Givens Thelma Goad Betty Grant Jim Hadley Sandra Hall Patricia Harjo Lorri Harmon Michael Hopper Richard Hosmer Jeanie Isley Steven Jacobs James Johnson Mary Kingfisher Sue Koskela Stacey Lunsford Ronnie May Mary McAuliffe Dennis McClary Beverly McIntosh Susi Miller Connee Mitchell Emanuel Morgan Stephen Muehlberg Roya Namavar Sheryl Peterson Marian Price Sondra Roberts Pat Ross 131 J DOR PE SAR ADS SE ea eh ab a rea EO ES A ERR, Pe LO SEES ee ee Marceleen Sartin Bruce Paut Scott Ahmad Shadeed College of Arts and Sciences Mina Shafer Mary Shotpouch Brent Sisney Chris Spyres David Stiles Donald Stinson Gary Sweeney Linda Teel Denzil Thomas DaVette Thomas Edward Tobey Tim Todd John Tonkin Donna Vail Joyce Varner Pamela Walker Glenn Ward fA i y Susan Ward se | MATS MAAR Aloe poe Bales trait AL fa eS Sa wh Bak ak Sees BEA Oe eB rs oA RY BARAT TONGUE, ee EEE ED EEE Ee a ee ee ae ae cn ence 1. Graduate Dean and Staff: Norma Braden, Shirley Kisner and Dean Marjorie Holland. “During the eighties, the predicted growth in industry and the resulting increase in population in northeastern Oklahoma will present challenges for Northeastern State University. In anticipation of these challenges, Northeastern has been approved to offer the Master of Science Degree in Industrial Technology, Criminal Justice and Counseling Psychology and the Master of Business Administration Degree in Tribal Management in addition to the Master of Business Administration and the Master of Education Degrees. Meeting the needs of the citizens of Oklahoma, particularly those of northeastern Oklahoma, has been and will continue to be the objective in the design of graduate programs.” Dr. Marjorie Holland Dean, Graduate College 133 ROB OM ee Rh ta aed ie eas eh Bel Sb as ei Ream ale SOR Fk ER RIN Ui ae ES OES SA RS eS A SIRS SSeS SI SRE SSS SR a Phillip Weaver Judith Webre Norma Williams College of Arts and Sciences Steve Williams James Wilson Lisa Wilson Stacey Barton Coy D. Coffman, Jr. Marilyn Craig Margaret Dotson Shelley Lee Carl Newton Joseph Phillips David Redfern Theodore Umbarger Hal Wilson 134 NAN AL AT Na BEAT AL RR ASE et we RT a aT EA A John Vaughan Library 1. Library. Front Row: Gladys Dennis, Helen Wheat, Jewell Dold, Debbie Garrett. Middle Row: Diane Morgan, Connie Mnich, Gilbert Fites, Katherine Meadors, Mary Lou Thomas, Joyce Varner, Linda West. Back Row: Ruby Russell, John Chaftin, Robby Robinson, a Nix, Tom Johnson, ros Agnew. 135 Ue artit SATHRRn ADA A Ue ate EAC UN oe A College of Business and Industry “The eighties will be exciting for students studying in the College of Business and Industry because of the opportunities afforded by computers and other technological changes. Providing education for students so that they are well rounded and can perform outstandingly in the business or industrial sector is the challenge of the eighties. “During the eighties we expect to be working even more closely with the business and industrial sector via advisory committies, faculty exchange programs, adjunct faculty and use of industrial and business facilities to teach our students the latest technology and techniques. It is with great anticipation that we look forward to the eighties.” Dean Earl Williams College of Business and Industry FEES SPR FURRY, ES IP EF RP a ne FL ae CREA LOW ECU ee el i g 2 2 b 1. Day. Business Division Chairman Dr. William Day. 9. Division Secretaries: Cleo Hall, Linda Lawrence, Debbie Ross, Naomi Long. 3. Isom. Practical Arts Division Chairman Dr. Vernon Isom. aAsastisgaenmisugaady 137 Be 4 UR ADSAS OSES Ute org ith sl OSR ae ORS ACen G Gt Dee ee Dear Re ak une eal PER BIEN ES LE ESE SES ESE EER BROS RD EAR RE ES Ee AS a ee ee ee es x College of Business and Industry Thomas Carment Dr. Virgil Carter Jerry P. Coburn Dr. Evelyn Cottrell Mary Ann Eastlick Dr. Dunn Faires Dr. Ralph Foster Dr. Robert Greubel Dr. Norris Griffith 138 PEATE ee ORE Te eee ee a eee eee ee ee William E. Harris Dr. H. L. Helton Dr. Juanita Holmes Wesley Houk Jewell Linville Dr. Cesaro Lombardi Irma Stierwalt Marie VanSchuyver Dr. Russell Walker Dr. Clifford Wheeler Dr. Dorothy Willey Dr. Earl Yarbrough 139 nade 0S AWA 2 me 2. RUPE, RE A ee OR RS SE LARS ols a DALAT SG es LE e be ER ea ES st Ob Sad Sk OD SOR SS College of Business and Industry Vanna Andrews Dawn Blankenship Steve Booth Tammie Branson Becky Brewer Brad Brooks Cathey Considine Philip Crittenden Pamela Davis Mary Devonshire Lance Dickison George Dixon Tammy Douglas Dana Drake Deborah Evans Mary Fain 140 TT SRT ee EOE Tod George Bruce Gillin Angela Grinnell Terry Harp David Hendon ; Christopher Horn | Yolonda Hutchinson Janice Igo Debbie James Holly Johnson Lynn Jones Jamal Khammash Jay Kindsvater Brenda Krouse Anthony Kupsick Clo Larsen Connie Lyon Pam Martin Kelly Mitchell Mark Morris Daniel Oxford Donna Paden Byron Roberts Dino Rodrigues Mitch Ross Charlotte Scott Teresia Simpson Deana Skaggs Valerie Stephens David Tackett Kim Taylor LaFonda Thompson Madgid Vahdatipour Alicia Winburn 141 Ls BPS Sel RU ci A ER Ran A Ue hea TATE ELT PEE LEI EET LT BaD her A RN BSS RR MM Ul I RT Ss I RS DAA Sa IR Re AS al é . . aed a Sy ik 2) Ns Re I RISE College of Business and Industry Edna Blevins Dianna Boyd Jeff Buhl Debi Bynum Nelson Cartwright Susan Chronister Ada Coombes Vicky Cooper Marilyn Davis Glenda Dowling Carol Due Bud Farris Judy Floyd Rhonda Freeman Miranda Friend Joseph Galloway FFE ORT EE PET ESTEE EOE Wa | SSE OF ar Le ee PEE a fas C4 IT EF IS ee Ee Lana Garner Ronnie Gaskill Cheryl Greer Lisa Henry Helen Hicks Jamal Hijazl Gregory Hill Danny Innis Sue Johnson Cathy Jones Monzer Khammash Deanna Kidd Debra Lasiter Christopher Leake Donna Martin Patrick McGirt Brenda McGlinn Elizabeth Moore Terri Padgett Sidney Perceful _ Michael Pride Jerris Raines Sherman Reece Bruce Rhodes John Rial Mainard Roberts Terry Sells Jesse Sikes Lydia Skaggs Angelique Smith Paula Smith Laura Stevens Todd Swimmer Hamid Tahmasebi Jane Tanner Michael Taylor Paul Taylor Karen Todd Brenda Tucker Kelly Utter Greg Wells Daryl Whitmer Beth Williams Diane Williams Nancy Wilson Barbara Wininger Margaret Zientek 143 NA aa — = sro 2a a er mm re College of Busines s and Industry Johnny Barnes Regina Beck Benton Boes Judy Boes Sherrie Boland Victor Boykins dan Brown Chery! Bryant Joanne Buckmaster Kaye Carter Odessa Carter Patricia Cobb 144 | REET SHES EE EEE RIE TOME SIRE SS aise DN cee Ae SS re a ER a “ Pe ee ONY ta RN Lea ha af Wg 6 Ge AMEN aS RARE SCS ts FCN SRM Nk BS RS he rt ‘ oS SS ee GELS AS Sli ht Frances Co ckrum Camilla Cotton Tetrazena Crawford Mike Dill Valerie Edmonds Regina Ferrell Etta Fixico Martha Froman Carios Gardner Deanna Ghram Brenda Girdner Gary Gray Cynde Gulager Larry Gullette Leland Hair Jim Hamilton Sharlet Head Margie Hembree Desiree Hughes Samuel Ketcher Robert Land Geron Ledbetter Carl Lee Shirley Liles Jackie London Harold Long Janice Luce LaDonna Martin Steve Martin Dean McClure Tommy McCollum Leo McLaughlin Gregory Miller Dwain Mobley Craig Noel Judy Parker Tony Puckett Deborah Purdin Denise Ragsdale Jose Ramon Rebecca Randall Elizabeth Redcorn i HH iH iy sealants AHHH HT AY it ! HHH HHH HE i AP i} ' HE iY is : t ee . tithe ty : HHH HEH UN i ny | mF Alesis Mee : : View. bo bi e Jp Lhe} ses eeenee eras peegs cre ee Sy % a ‘ nit ath ANY Loo SCf iy Clo bec 3 a IN a , ree ae 146 Long a thorn in the side of Northeastern State University, student dormitory occupancy has taken a turn for the better. Occupancy in the seven student dormitory facilities reached 96 percent of capacity in the fall. This upswing in on-campus residency reversed a trend of dwindling dorm occupancy that had plagued the university in recent years. Low dormitory occupancy in the past had stretched the university’s budget to make debt retirement payments on dormitory bonds. Though NSU never had to default on bond payments, for several years the university had to use reserve funds to meet the payment. “Dorm occupancy alleviates the financial pressure that has been on the university for the last several years,” said NSU President W. Roger Webb. “The university will be able to satisfy these bond payments this year without having to borrow or transfer money from other sources. It places the university in a much healthier stature.” NSU’s bond retirement payment in 1979 was over $600,000. The funds for the payment came from student room and board payments. One reason for the 33 percent increase in dormitory occupancy is the first enrollment increase at Northeastern in five years. Freshmen enrollment in the fall led the overall increase. : In recent years, the university had converted low occupancy to a money-making project by renting empty dormitory space. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Corps Center in Leoser Hall was the most recent project. Several other government offices rent space in empty NSU dormitories. According to Housing Director Arlan Hanson, the big turnabout in dormitory problems came with the appointment of Webb as president. ‘He saw it was going to take a joint effort to help the situation,” Hanson said. “Faculty, staff and students had to believe in the dorm system.” “Many of the faculty and staff had the attitude that living in the dormitories was a detriment to getting an education.” Webb implemented a more conservative philosophy for campus housing which changed many attitudes about the dormitory system. “Policies such as co-ed dormitories and liberal visitation rights were changed to improve the educational atmosphere in the halls,’ Hanson said. “At first we had a real negative attitude from the students.” Hanson said that the feeling has changed and now most students feel more comfortable with the present system. Hanson stresses that many aspects of the housing situation are long-term problems that won’t be solved during one school year. Yet, the dormitories are well on their way to being financially solvent. |_| Full dorms: Good news At NSU “The university will be able to satisfy these bond payments this year without having to borrow or transfer money from other sources. It places the university in a much healthier stature.” % SUR cee Fey wee UR Sta cht CCA Ase AC Le ce ae Done RR De tee RN Ee Te ee ee 147 a aes Rs CPU hah el ake = eee ee ee ee YS ts Se Ss es ee CU College of Business and Industry Dawn Rice Donald Ridenhour David Robertson Robin Robertson Mary Rose Mark Ross Jack Rhyne Laura Sanders Michael Schnitski Allen Scott Greg Sneed Hong Sohn . i 1 | | . 148 REEL RISA DAMA CL Beat en TR ARN Fe COA PATE Ree RG tly Sharon Sossamon Brenda Steele Larry Stevens Cheryl Stribling Sarah Summar Steven Swearengin Judy Thomas Steve Thomas Cuong Tran Uiva Tubbs Dwight Tyner Greg Walker James Wall Joyce Waller Phyllis Watts Michael White Carter Wiggins Pamelia Wright Charles Ault Jesse Davis Gerald Howell Susan Shafie 149 TAS ERY TET WE OR TENT TRY 150 College of “ Behavioral Sciences 4 7 3 H 4 f a 4 “The decade of the 80’s for the College of Behavioral Sciences can be described by only one word: revolutionary. With socie- ty’s concern about quality teaching in institutions of learning rising to a tumult, rapid change is inevitable. With the continued rise of anxiety levels in our society, more and more young people are turning to such fields as _ psychology and counseling to find answers for themselves and their fellow man. We have the greatest opportunity and the greatest responsibility afforded any segment of our profession during this century. We eagerly accept the challenge.” Dean Major McClure College of Behavioral Sciences RECN EEE MESES MITE a GEA GET 1) Bas eC LONER eh Oe eee Vai ln a hgh ai BEL 1. Dobbins. Health, Physical Education and Safety Division Chairman Dr. Jack Dobbins. 2. Division Secretaries. Helen Sparks, Shirley Girdner, Jacqueline Fletcher, Susan Woods, Mary Jane Smith. : 3. Archer. Education and Psychology Division Chairman Dr. Raymond Archer. se De kt atest! a BAN eee tat i ad Arid bate re A le abel Bac hae College of Behavioral Sciences Bf) Dr. James Adams Ron Beaverson Dr. Anne Bell Dr. Gerald Benn Dr. Amy Carrington Dr. Lloyd Coppedge Bobbye Davis Dr. Coker Denton Dr. Darrel Dewoody Dorothy Frie Dr. Guy Friend eM Ra ER ee i Me LATE Li ee Lea Elta wie Dr. Dan Fuller Dr. Lonnie Fuson Dr. Charles Galbraith Dr. Elissa Gatlin Dr. James Goss Dr. Dan Grover Dr. J. D. Harreld Gail Harris Dr. Donald Herrlein Dr. Fount Holland Dr. James Jones Dr. John Kibler Dr. Jimmy Martin Dr. Willa Faye Mason Dr. Jay Munsell Dr. Tracy Norwood Dr. Stephen Painton Dr. Kenneth Parker Dr. Bud Pennington Dr. Lee Quiett Dr. Linda Reese Dr. Clifford Rotton Dr. Oral Sizemore Dr. Lloyd Slagle Dr. Robert Smallwood Dr. Corbett Smith Dr. Floyd Stierwalt Martha Sturdevant Dr. Marian Swanson Robert Taylor Dr. Ross Underwood Dr. Robert Vandiver Dr. Donald Varner Dr. W. J. Ward — 154 � College of Behavioral Sciences pate ee RP a OS a 2: SO ah ea Ear WE RE a Re Tammy Anno Judy Bacon Paula Brant Dee Dee Bread Antoinette Charles Clyde Doss Paula Engel Kenneth Evans JoAnn Fields Jill Finnell Janet Fletcher Pam Fowler Kimberly Garrison Tammy Gilstrap Dottie Gilyard - Kelli Hail Fonda Hallford Pam Hamby Robyn Hill Kathleen Johnson Kenneth Jones Pamela Kozlowski Jan Lambert Matthew Leach Pairrish Meadors Frank Moore Darrell Morris Ann Morrison ty oats Pixie Morton Lorri Nodine Ginger Ogle Janet Phelan Gloria Quinn Dale Rogers Donna Short Warren Sloat Eddi Smock Cheryl Stanislaus Julie Stiglets James Tanner Alice Teague LaRhonda Williams Kay Wilson Susan Abrahamsen Brenda Adams Debbie Alldredge Perry Arnwine Charlotte Ball Tomi Bardell Edward Bean Sandra Bilke Catherine Bond Georgia Braun Vickie Brokeshoulder Cathy Brown Malinda Brown Teresa Brown 155 | mmr peer PRT ETI BITE UE NRETY PUERCO haba La sahk Bebe College of Behavioral Sciences Tom Burke Gwendolyn Campbell Linda Carroll Randal Casey Margie Chambers Penny Clem Linda Cole Betty Collins Tawnya Cosgrove Emma Jean Courchene Betty Davis Jack Dobbins Brenda Donatelli Billie Easterling Diannia Ervin Gina Eslick Robert Franklin Opal Girty Patrick Grabe Sharon Grisham 156 PPE INIT ERODE ET Be FY RE ETS ERE TT EER LONE TI EOF ROE PORTE TALE WP ET EPICS GP A” RAR er te on AGILE Ark MAAR Ng he Neen Eales CAE 5 ae ee Sarah Hansford Steve Hargis Julie Heaton Dale Hervey Laura Holloway Janet Howard Gary Hummingbird Henry Jackson Joy Johnson Sherry Kaiser Fern Kreidt Anna Lietch Debbie Long Marilyn Martin Paulette Maxwell Darrell Mayhew Carmen McFarland Vivian Meridith Gaila Miller Debra Moore Lisa Patterson Mary Raus Lisa Reed Pauline Rhyne Theresa Roberson Roxanne Rockman Duronda Smith Bobby Smith Nancy Smith Cecilia Tillman Bonnie Trammel Jon Wallace Rhonda Ward George Warren Meldora Warren Terry Welch Carol Williams Sandra Williams Venus Wilson Wahelle Wilson Wayne Young Sb bid Dae) BARDS ARE bows Pe SR Ae ee ee ie tr eh Te DS oD TE Oe Dr ee i os . a SL CRS VIS Vena |. PIR Pde FPO PT ES wd Son's DST RAB han ab ECR UP A me a ahs a ek SLT Satna ee Soe ES at 8 a, PS a Bl AP Seb eS ee a. NE College of Behavioral Sciences , : | Letha Abel Denise Adams ‘ Betty Ammons q | i | Paula Ary Tom Ballenger Melvin Barber Deborah Bengston Deborah Blagg Linda Brown Jan Bryant Kerry Burke Bradley Campbell Melody Cole Sandra Cole Patricia Collichio 158 QUEL TAREE Fad FADE es SS PSS OF a Le IE Des FEE EES Susan Cotner Kathy Couch Elphreda Cummins Michael Daney Debbie Davis Petey Delozier Kathy Dodson Billy Dowling John East Corsair Eaton Donna Engel Rosalious Fortune Sandi Franklin Michael Gallagher Yvonne Gray Barbara Hall Carole Hardgrave Virginia Hare Maggie Hargrove Lynn Harris Jackie Hawkins Nancy Hicks Linda Howell Crystal Jamison Nelda Johnson Rae Johnson Pat Keith . Claudine Kornegay Edith Krouse Mike Kumor Leonda McClure Robin McGlathery Steve Merrill Tim Morris R. C. Morrow Carol Newby Thomas Osburn LaTicia Owens Don Padgett Gary Parrish Mary Potts 159 = | EA College of Fr Behevioral Sciences Karen Prewett Terrie Pritchett Thomas Purdin Janice Ridley Dean Rowland David Russell Lois Sausier Diane Schooley Paulette Scott Cassie Shires Ralph Sonday Barbara, Stidham Marcia Sutter Shari Turner Jack Utley 160 EINE EIT ER UTR NTL LE RT CT PR RC re Fr ee ce re Ann Whitley Karen Younger Karen Ashmore Kris Cornell Beverly Crane AMT RD TTR On eT ACR NAGS aN ics EES a a ae es ee ee ere ae are Danny Webb Georgia Webb Jolene Webb , Ras Debbie Victory A ‘ Tommy Webb Burt Crume Mathew Domjanovich Steven Kinder Norma Marshall Laura Napier Cynthia Olson Ellamae Owl Martha Wear Daniel Zeroski ——- ae abn = see i 2M Closer Loo HULBERT, ‘ A humorous salute | to an NSU commuter headache Oklahoma Highway 51 takes a winding trail through the Cherokee hills just outside Tahlequah. After the last of a seemingly endless series of curves, your vehicle is deposited onto a wide new stretch of asphalt. But instead of accelerating to make up for time lost on the curves you are forced to slow to a crawl. You have just entered northeastern Oklahoma’s most infamous speed trap, Hulbert, Oklahoma. The 25-mile per hour speed zone might not be so ridiculous if there was any civilization to slow down for. Downtown Hulbert consists of a feedstore, grocery store and several deserted businesses complete with broken windows and stripped interiors. There is a new convenience store with gasoline pumps and a combination police station, fire house and city hall. This metropolis merits a 40, perhaps even a 35-mile per hour zone, but having to slow your vehicle to below 25-miles per hour is just a little ridiculous. There are no traffic lights, no stop signs, no school zones or pedestrian crossings. There aren’t even any pedestrians. NSU students commuting from the Tulsa area are forced to travel through Hulbert daily. After several hundred trips through this bristling business center (complete with strategically located patrol cars armed with radar), one’s imagination begins to envision the kind of master minds who would create such a trap. It had to be deliberate. Traffic tickets are probably a big business in Hulbert. Coming through the town on a Friday afternoon, it is almost impossible not to find an NSU student just a little too eager to get home and now at the mercy of the Hulbert P.D. At leN SAMA NS revit ANS Ae Be cUOL e aks Oe faire Rube danas $30 or more a shot, speeding violations must be a major source of revenue for Hulbert. In all fairness, Hulbert is a small, quiet community trying to remain peaceful. After a long week of classes and cafeteria food, college students tend to drive a bit too fast to get home to mom’s cooking. Without the speed limit, the slow pace of life in Hulbert would be impossible. In a day when public officials are calling for strict enforcement of speed limits as a method of reducing gasoline consumption, Hulbert’s ability to enforce traffic laws could very well become an example for police departments everywhere. 164 New recruitment — pays oO! Nor hese: ’s freshman onvdicacet jumped 25 percent in the fall term 5 thanks to a new emphasis on Jogos - according to Dr. Ken Collins, « of University Relations. — “The increase in freshman ae ment at Northeastern this year is due to better, more progressive recruit- ment,” Collins said. NSU President Roger Webb was encouraged by. the enrollment increase. “T believe we are beginning fo see a positive growth pattern’ which comes as a result of the fine work of our faculty, staff and improved public relations,” Webb said. Collins oversees a number of | recruitment teams made up of 60 faculty members who visit schools and _ talk to students about NSU. The are assigned to 71 high schoo. junior colleges in. the ee area. contaéted 5,489 possible freshmen, 12 percent of whom decided to come to Northeastern.’ Students contacted by the teams received letters and all the information | needed to enroll at NSU. After they | have enrolled, each freshman is as- signed an orientation advisor, according soe to Collins. At NSU, five freshman oui advisors work out of the office of University Relations. Their job is to help freshmen become sede with the campus and faculty. - “The advisory program he cod S decrease the freshman drop out rate from 45 percent to 35 percent.” __ During the summer months, five clinics for freshmen were held with a total of 600 students attending. The clinics are for students who have been ‘admitted to NSU and consists of campus tours, lectures and curate. of students. A fall 1980 goal of 1 000 new freshmen has been set. If achieved, it close to 6,000 students. a process,” Collins admits, “but i _ more so now because of the pre - the eighties.” Tt was estimated fa the ee SABA IS Bi AEA NE La SA ae! e woul bea 35 nerecne] increase over he fall and would bring total enrollme ee “Recruitment is a neve of a decline in ie pollees opel mer Me Seane howe yh tt eddr aires eS tena ti.) � Er Freshmen Sharon Adair Sharon Adair Susan Adamski : John Allen } Norma Allen Sally Allen Neena Archer Jeff Ash Susan Ashlock Virginia Atchley Sam Ayansina Gina Babcock Dale Baker Denise Baker Gloria Baker Denise Ballew Stacy Bally Chery! Barnett Mike Barnett Mary Basler Ruth Beard John Beaver Bob Beck Dewight Bell 165 SEEN EL CR ANIGe Att hat A cick eke ned ceo fat . nore WIE RN TY ’ t = As 166 Orientation Billy Bennett Katherine Bennett Carolyn Berryhill Walter Bond Angela Bradley Marie Brake Jamie Branam Lisa Brassfield Kathy Brim Tressia Broley Clyde Brooks Ella Brown Marion Brown Tammy Brown Kristen Bruner Laurie Buffington 7 D. K. 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She had bit a hunk out of my leg, but the referee wouldn’t stop the match. So I hit her.” “Big Red” trades the ring for college A few years ago, the goal of “Big Red’s” life had been to win the title of Lady Champ. Now, the former profes- sional wrestler, Juanita Freeman, has left the ring behind for a college education. Originally from Florida, Freeman got her start in wrestling at Largo High School where she wrestled on the all-girl team for four years. After graduation, Freeman’s high school coach approached her with the idea of becoming a pro wrestler. “T had no idea what she wanted. I had never thought about becoming a professional. But she filled out the application for me and sent it off. Three weeks later I was in training camp in Columbus, Ohio,’’ Freeman remembers. At the training camp, Freeman exercised, ran, learned new holds and worked on her timing and leverage. It was during the training that Freeman learned the big difference in high school and pro wrestling. The trainers taught the wrestlers how to act as though they were hurting one another to make the action look real. “We learned to apply holds just above or below the areas where it could really hurt our partner. We had to act strained and make our muscles bulge,” Freeman explained. My PTE TEES ae a wary : , o iy 7 After six weeks of training, Freeman started touring the Southeas- tern circuit with a new manager, a new stage name of Juanita “Big Red” Avalon, and a new costume consisting of a blue one-piece bathing suit with her name and a rose emblazoned across the back of her robe. Despite the big send-off, Freeman’s first match wasn’t quite as successful as she might have hoped. “My very first. mat ch I was disqualified for knocking my opponent out cold with my fist. She had bit a hunk out of my leg, but the referee wouldn’t stop the match. So I hit her.” As Freeman was limping away from the ring, a man volunteered to help her to her dressing room. Later, she discovered her “knight-in-shin- ing-armor” was Gorgeous George, the famous blond wrestler. Afterwards, Freeman found that Gorgeous George wasn’t the image he projected to the public. The two wrestlers formed a friendship that lasted 14 years in which time George taught Freeman a new hold that enabled her to wrestle Lady Champ Mildred Burke to a draw. Freeman looks to this match as the highlight of her career. LR Closer Look flashy | “Big Red” continued wrestling for five years and was fifth in line for the title of Lady Champ at one time. “T wouldn’t get into the ring for under $100 for a 30-minute match. That was good money in the 50’s. Nowadays some wrestlers earn $60,000 to $75,000 a year,” she explained. The decision to stop wrestling came one night in St. Petersburg, Florida when a lady in the crowd pulled a bottle from her purse and split Freeman’s head. “The crowd is what you fear most. You’re trained to read the crowd. You sneer at them and call them names to get them worked up. But you have to know when to quit. That’s the reason everything in the place where you wrestle is tied down to keep the crowd from throwing things. But this par- ticular lady had sneaked in a bottle in her purse and hit me because I was the ‘Bad Guy’ at this arena.” Freeman optimistically looks for- ward to graduating and _ eventually writing or working with young people. She fondly remembers her wrestling career and admits she sometimes daydreams about doing it again. 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OSE OCP a aa aa a ae ae ec er ee eo eee eee eee aN aaa ai ec (at ris SS ee eS SC ES SES 1S Oe Ol BE ae EEE Fd ot OW Closer Look; NSU freshman named Junior Miss national finalist Aithough Wagoner freshman Gayle Clark hadn’t expected it, her entry in the Oklahoma Junior Miss Pageant would return $7,500 in cash scholar- ships. “It wasn’t a life goal,’ she ex- plained. “Different people talked me into it and a friend informed me about entering at-large.” Clark went on to become the first at-large selection to be named Ok- lahoma’s Junior Miss. At the national pageant, she finished fourth runner-up to the winner. “The whole experience was like a fairy tale. Everything happened so fast and before I realized it, I was in Mobile, Alabama. “Instead of realizing we were being judged on the final night, which was on national television, all I could think of was falling off the stage and America laughing at Oklahoma,” Clark admit- ted. She decided to come to Northeas- tern because her brothers had attended school here and she was impressed by © a call.from President Webb. “He said he heard that I was interested and that Northeastern had a lot to offer. I figured if the president would take time to call me the school |g ABO E RANG SER Gareth ca tnal dup Ocoee ns CORSA GlOG RG ota COE Se hr Ee Rook gun te ak Ro ae wa Til eee ATIL GPT Te lar ttu le wae Lit Ag as . _ 15 percent, was worth going to.” The size of the school was also a factor in Clark’s decision. “It’s not too big here yet its not too small either,” Clark said. Her apprehension about living on campus (her brothers had both commuted) lasted only a day. She immediately felt comfortable in her room in the ABX dormitory. Her academic plans are still not certain. Clark is considering computer science and elementary education as possible majors. Judging in the Junior Miss compe- tition stresses different areas than other pageants. According to Clark, talent accounts for 20 percent, poise and appearance is physical fitness is 15 percent, as well as scholastic ability. A personal interview with the judges is valued at the remaining 35 percent of the contestant’s score. Her talent presentation was per- “Instead of realizing we were being judged on the final night, all I could think of was falling off the stage and America laughing at Ok- lahoma.” | ER a a SE forming the Lord’s Prayer in Indian sign language. The two weeks Clark spent in Mobile were filled with rehearsals, © beach parties, tours, and dances. She still keeps in touch with several of the girls especially a good friend, Connec- ticut’s Junior Miss. Perhaps Clark is most proud of the support of her hometown. Wagoner merchants donated many gifts and the town sent over 150 letters to encourage her while in Mobile. “Hometown of Gayle Clark” signs began appearing in Wagoner and the Governor declared a Gayle Clark Day to be observed across the state. “It meant so much more with my hometown and state backing me up.” (1 A Closer Loo 4 I SS 1) C. H. Parker is one who believes strongly in the importance of atmosphere. In fact, he is willing to blame a restrictive atmosphere for the woes of public school systems today. “The element of fun has been gone out of education too long,” Parker points out in apppraising the schools. The NSU drama instructor became aware of these problems while working in a mental health program designed to aid minority youths in San Antonio, Texas. : The preventive mental health idea was created by black psychologist Dr. Harold Jones. Jones found that community creative arts programs helped to ease tensions near Los Angeles in the riot-torn area of Watts. ATMOSPHERE An NSU instructor takes a dim view of the restrictive atmosphere in the nation’s classrooms DOE 6 SUT Te eRe COD ne ee) See ine ie ek Rete S ete eee | oe 2a Parker was at first hesitant to join the team. He had left Northeastern after teaching for two years to do graduate work in 1969. He finished class work for his doctorate at the University of Texas in Austin but stopped there because he was disappointed with what would be allowed as an acceptable dissertation topic. He traveled to the east coast to work in a Virginia dinner theater and experience the life of a starving New York actor. He returned to Tahlequah to act in the Tsa La Gi drama before returning to Texas. Only when Parker received assurances that the structure and bureaucracy would be limited did he agree to join the Bexar County funded project. The program consisted of preschool, early elementary, junior high and high school age workshops in the creative arts held after regular school hours. “Students received drama experience every other day while being cross-fertilized in the other arts,” Parker said. Drama productions were then presented by the students who were mostly Black and Chicano from San Antonio’s minority neighborhoods. Parker felt the workshops helped encourage the individual’s sensitivity and creativity which is often restricted in society. “The secret thing that made the program work was atmosphere. I was always conscious of the atmosphere to kee p it free and creative. “T began each workshop by saying ‘I’m human and fallible and I mess up too.” Parker found that visualization exercises helped many of the program participants who were chronic marijuana users to moderate their use. The visualization excercise is a session in imagination and escape. Parker feels many youths turn to marijuana to seek escape. When schools stifle a student’s creativity he turns to drugs as an outlet. Having seen the success in San Antonio’s preventive mental health program has led Parker to advocate a new direction in public eduation. “Tt should be realized that the teacher is a model; people are going to be impressed by his or her action in the classroom.” According to Parker, the atmosphere in the classroom should be loosened. Now, students are discouraged from being creative and individual. Thev are forced to conform to rigid behavior patterns by a teacier who looks down upon them as an authority figure. Parker would use the same classroom material to encourage a student’s participation. “First, I would go to the history teacher and say ‘Don’t just tell them about the Alamo, let the kids act it out.’ Or I would go to the English students and ask them what their “The secret thing that made the program work was atmosphere. I was always conscious of the atmosphere to keep it free and creative.” character would be as a dangling participal. “If we can give the students something they can relate to they will have a better understanding of the material than a regular lecture could give them.” An important part of the educational process, building and reinforcing success, is now neglected. Parker feels many teachers presently pass troubled students on so some other instructor can deal with the failure. “Many of the students in the San Antonio program never had anything good said about them.” A television game show format was used by Parker in San Antonio to quiz the students. Correct answers by students were rewarded with buzzers, lights and applause that © helped to encourage the student to feel good about his abilities. Parker is quick to emphasize there must be structure in any classroom including his but this structure must not be apparent to the students so that it is overbearing. “The ‘We’re Going to Get Tough on the Little Bastards’ attitude has not worked. Despite this increase in discipline, more schools have been burned this year than ever before. “The teacher must become not an authority figure but a model.” Parker feels the key to discipline in his classroom is understanding. Discipline should be on an adult to adult level rather than the teacher looking down upon the child. Disruptive behavior in the classroom can be linked to four stimuli Parker believes: a desire for attention, a desire for revenge, a need to seek power and a deep inferiority . complex. Knowing this, the teacher must ask how he can help the student rather than punish him. Parker points with pride to a new arts in education committee set up at NSU to study the use of arts to better the classroom atmosphere. But his ideas are still not generally accepted. Considering the facts that over 14,000 young people dropped out of Oklahoma public schools last year and that one of four high school freshmen will never make it to his senior year, it appears C.H. Parker is one whose ideas are long overdue. 1 180 Sk Rg ed RS Le NE oD Le a ek SU ORE NSNE WOPTO METRYP ROGRAM i belt can’t be done” was the initial thought Dr. Chester Pheiffer, division chairman of optometry, had when approached with the idea of starting an optometry program at Northeastern. It was the enthusiasm of Dr. Kirk Boatright and Dr. Everett Grigsby when they first communicated with Pheiffer about the possibility of a school of optometry which eventually led to its development. There were many reasons Pheiffer thought the program wouldn’t work: the city wasn’t large enough and there was no major health center in the area. “Boatright and Grigsby kept saying there was a relationship between the university, the Cherokee Nation and the city hospital that might overcome the objections we had to this location.” Pheiffer was appointed to serve as a consultant to NSU and after talking to Boatright and Grigsby, he was asked to determine what kind of space was needed in the new Hastings Hospital to provide a clinic of optometry. Pheiffer collected data from feasibility studies and | worked with Bill Thorne from Hastings and Terry Rice of - the Indian Health Service to consider the possibility of an NSU optometry program using hospital facilities. “I put together the information and it suggested that the | relationship between Northeastern and Hastings could be¥ very profitable to both.” Pheiffer reconsidered his initial rejection of the idea. He} found Northeastern to be an excellent situation for a college of optometry in terms of providing the environment necessary | to provide quality doctors. “An offer was made such that I could still say no, but’ the conditions were just proper for it. “And of course, there’s always the challenge of a new. situation as this. It has never been done, that I know of, before.” And now the optometry program which couldn’t be done has completed its first year. To begin the program students are required to have at least 66 credit hours with a minimum grade point average Ofe2 7; “Students must have among those courses the basic sciences, which would include eight hours of college physics, chemistry through the first semester of organic and, if at all possible, biochemistry,” said Pheiffer. Once in the program, the student receives additional academic education and clinical training. “Optometry is similar to dentistry in a respect that clinical training goes along with the education. A student receives his academic education and clinical training at more or less the same time.” “Upon completion of the program the student has the basic experiences necessary to take the state board examinations and open a practice. “Tf students want they may go into some kind of residency program. “There are a few residency programs around the country and as this program matures there may well be the development of residencies here. That’s way off in the future. First, we must get the program established.” Currently there are only 14 optometry schools in the United States. While the demand for physicians seems to be going down, some studies have shown that Oklahoma needs over 20 new optometrists a year to supply those leaving the profession and to take care of the increasing population. “Some of the interesting problems we are having today, I think, are in the quality of care we are receiving. So much of the care we have been getting might be called minimum care.” “A Closer Loo A With proper education we can assume responsibility for our own health and lives in such a way we can maintain our health, believes Pheiffer. “Tf the student is interested in medication, pathology, surgery and disease then he should go into ophthalmology, which requires a student to complete medical school. If he’s interested in providing the patient with vision care then he should go into optometry. “At the present time, there are approximately two optometrists for every one ophthalmologist. “There have been a number of studies to show there are too many ophthalmologists in terms of the amount of disease in our population.” Included on NSU’s optometry staff are Dr. Norbert Smith and Dr. Stanley Robertson who are biology and physics instructors. Dr. Hank Van Veen is a graduate of the University of Houston College of Optometry and according to Pheiffer, “He is the backbone of our optometry course series.” Dr. Lesley Walls received his optometry training at the University of California at Berkley and his MD at Southern California. “He is doing our anatomy courses right now and looking forward to doing our pathology and other medically oriented programs.” Dr. Gary Wickham was at San Diego Veteran’s Administration Hospital in charge of electron microscopy and was involved in various research programs before coming to NSU. As the program begins its second year, additional faculty will be hired. (1 DEER re Pas ee Re RA os tek tek kee ee RA OL be etek ee ok. oe Stes. on 2 oe ol es of oe ee eo or 181 182 tL la elo sie e h s heats eR RAS pe et Gee? a oe pg ee 3 € « 18 Fé g z E ‘Z na | ¥. Ee b S S a = vs F ? TEX Aa Pee Eo e ye i Northeastern rolls To 11th place ranking Thrilling victories, disheartening defeats, new records set and national recognition attained were all parts of Redmen football in 1979. When the last statistic had been compiled, Northeastern had a winning record of 8-2 and an 11th place a in the nationwide NAIA polls. Two of the most satisfying season victories were wins against Southwest Missouri State and Central State. A thrilling 42-34 victory over Southwest Missouri State was the fourth straight win of the season. In the last contest of the season, NSU toppled number one-ranked Central State 22-14. Mark Ross was chosen to the First Team All-American offensive squad. The senior ended his four year career as the — nation’s number two punter in 1979, after capturing the number one slot in 1978. Despite his punting statistics, Ross was chosen to the All-American squad as a wide receiver. The all-around athlete had two games in which he caught four touchdown passes. Another senior who was a four year letterman for NSU was tailback R. C. Morrow. The Okmulgee native was named to the First Team All-Conference team. He reached the 1,000 yard rushing mark and scored 86 points in his final season. — Other All-Conference selections on offense included juniors Bobby Smith and Ira Allbright. Smith tallied 102. points in the year and set a new NSU record for most points scored in a single game. Allbright, a guard from Dallas, Texas, played a valuable role on specialty teams. Northeastern’s offense was number one in District Nine passing, scoring and total offense statistics. Oklahoma’s Intercollegiate Conference first team defense choices included NSU’s Keith Fletcher and Andy Fiorentine. Fletcher and Fiorentine led Northeastern’s defense. One player who cannot be overlooked in 1979 is the Redmen’s sophomore quarterback. Lynn Pattillo, who led Northeastern to its final two season wins in 1978, passed for mass aii 1688 yards completing 100 of 168 passes in 1979. He also was ya oe oy : Pe Seas a first team OIC selection. go Bs oe Ss Despite the season’s completion, there are still thoughts @ Football 184 hat have not yet been answered. How far would ortheastern NSU Defense. Evangel’s Eric Collins (18) is gang tackled by NSU’s Bobbie rvin (55), David Ballew (52) and Tim Holt (82) during the Homecoming Cres —— % as anneal 185 CO eEO—eeeeEeEeEOO te eee eek cn, tee pt MS Oh et eee Bat Att oe chek Wo hee Sok LD oe ‘ 7 % ’ ’ . ies! 186 Despite records, Morrow is still humble Any Northeastern fan could point to short, quick number 32 as the catalyst for the NSU offense. Yet, R. C. Morrow is his own worst critic. “Tm not really that good,” Morrow explains. “Give the offensive line the credit. Any back could run with the football the way they opened _ holes. They had the defense down.” Morrow is a four year letterman who is the second best rusher in Northeastern’s history. Only Green Bay Packer veteran Robert Hudson gained more yards on the ground at NSU. In 1977, Morrow led the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference in rushing. He was the NAIA’s District Nine leading rusher in 1978. This season, he led NSU’s offense with his first 1,000 yard rushing effort. “It really felt great, but I should have done it earlier in the year.” Morrow reached the 1,000 yard plateau on a counter play for 12 yards against Central State in the final game of the season. The 5-8, 175-pound Morrow regrets only that Northeastern did not have an unbeaten season. The Redmen were 4-0 and ranked [f7th before losing two straight to Southwestern and East Central. “Those losses were the only disappointing things about the season,” said Morrow. “We just had a mental letdown. I’m sure we could have beaten them both. We didn’t have any team problems or anything like that. It just happened.” But the Redmen came back to win four straight and knock off number one Central State. OM Closer Look “We were really prepared for Central State. There were never any doubts in our minds that we could win.” “IT don’t think Central State suffered from a_ letdown,’ Morrow reflected. ‘They probably showed more emotion for this game than any other they have played this season.” The Okmulgee native has been married three years to his wife, Terri. “Of course, I can’t see anything he — does wrong,” she said. ““No matter how well he plays all I ever hear are the things he does wrong.” “T would like to play in the pros,” | Morrow said, “But, I really doubt that I'll get drafted.” “Even if I don’t go to the pros, I have had a decent career.” | | have climbed in the NAIA polls if the Redmen had not _ suffered a mid-season slump from which came the only losses _ of the year? To whom and in what round will Mark Ross — _ be drafted in the spring pro football selection. And the es ae is asked more than any, what about next t year? a tints Aig? Pye ey og, EX: ae George | Wace. Fullback ee Woe (33) sieioe to get es - Evangel’s Bill Borges (40) during Northeastern’s ‘Homecoming Oe AA ae ao ae : _ 2. R. C. Morrow. NSU’s R. C. Morrow (32) races past Central State Oe ag Pa ay, TES ea he, ee TLS Ba us defenders, Sylvester Moore oo and ee ee ; a ast “Fal 187 a a a TN HEY I Ep Ne we a “ 7 enn a Xk 188 1979: Game by Game September 8, NSU vs. Panhandle. Bobby Smith scored three touchdowns as the Northeastern Redmen coasted to a 52-12 opening season victory over Panhandle at Goodwell. The Redmen racked up 476 yards in total offense, 256 on the ground and 220 by way of the pass. The contest was highlighted by a 66-yard touchdown pass from reserve quarterback Ken Tibbetts to Mark Ross. September 15, NSU vs. Arkansas Tech. Capturing their second straight win, Northeastern upended the Wonder Boys of Arkansas Tech 38-14 at Russellville Ark. Tailback R. C. Morrow tallied three touchdowns as NSU avenged a defeat of a year ago. September 22, Missouri Southern vs. NSU. Enjoying their only shutout win of the 1979 campaign, Northeastern handed Missouri Southern a 32-0 thrashing at Gable Field. R. C. Morrow again turned in an outstanding performance rushing for 165 yards on 35 carries in the Redmen’s home opener. September 29, Southwest Missouri vs. NSU. In probably the most exciting game at Gable Field in years, Northeastern edged Southwest Missouri State 40-34 in a come from behind effort. Quarterback Lynn Pattillo threw four touchdown passes to Mark Ross and completed 16 of 26 passes for 277 yards. NSU overcame a 34-18 deficit i in the second half to win on a 49- yard bomb with less than three minutes to play. The victory ranked NSU in the NAIA polls for the first time. October 6, NSU vs. Southwestern. Exploding for the first 19 points of the contest, Southwestern shocked the Redmen 22-13 in Weatherford. Playing before an afternoon Homecoming crowd, The Bulldogs took the opening kickoff 66 yards to score. Southwestern’s Carl Birdsong kicked a 50-yard field goal in the conference opening game for both schools. October 13, East Central vs. NSU. Northeastern fell 38-23 to an East Central team that would go on to win its second straight Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference crown. George Waters gave the Redmen an early lead on a 16-yard touchdown run but East Central came back to tie the score. The Tigers then blew the game wide open with a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter. October 20, Evangel vs. NSU. Setting a school record, Bobby Smith scored five touchdowns in leading the Redmen past Evangel College 48-26 before 7,500 homecoming fans at Gable Field. Smith established two NSU records by also setting the record for most points scored in a single contest with 32. The NSU defense was highlig hted by the play of tackle Keith Fletcher with 16 tackles and Chris Ropp with 11. The defense allowed the Crusaders only 100 rushing yards. October 27, Northwestern vs. NSU. Claiming their first OIC win, the ’Redmen buried the Rangers of Northwestern 47-14 at Gable Field. Quarterback Lynn Pattillo completed 12 of 23 passes for 235 yards as the NSU offense compiled over 500 total yards. Mark Ross caught four passes for touchdowns in a single game for the second time in 1979. Bobby Smith also scored a pair of touchdowns while linebacker Chris Ropp and cornerback Ron Scott led the Redmen defense. November 3, NSU vs. Southeastern. Rolling up 500 yards in offense for the second straight week, Northeastern demolished Southeastern 43-6 in OIC play at Durant. R. C. Morrow provided the scoring punch for NSU with four touchdowns. Bobby Smith and George Waters also scored. The Redmen defense held their opponent under 100 yards rushing for the third straight week. Northeastern finished the OIC campaign with a 2-2 mark. November 10, Central State vs. NSU. Closing out the 1979 season in the same winning way as a year before, the Redmen upset Central State 22-14 at Gable Field. The Redmen delet a previously unbeaten Broncho squad that was rated number one in the country and that would go on to the NAIA finals. Several NSU seniors closed out successful careers. R. C. Morrow surpassed the 1,000 yard season rushing plateau and Mark Ross caught the | winning touchdown pass. 1. Bobby Smith. After a long gain at Weatherford, Bobby Smith (26) is pulled down from behind. 2. Losing Effort. NSU’s Terry Faulkner (50), Rick Cherry (79), Bobbie Ervin (55) and Chris Ropp (57) combine to stop this play but Southwestern went on to win, 22-13. EE SE Pn en aa I ES Ross is “hometown boy made good” ne Joplin Globe called him “Mr. Versatility.” NSU Head Coach George Elliott refers to him as a winner. To football scouts, he is a prime candidate for professional football. However, Mark Ross sees himself as a hometown boy who made good. A Tahlequah native, Ross only had to come across town to play college ball. “IT played my high school games at Gable Field, and the same people who saw me then are watching me now. College is just an extension of what I started in high school.” Ross has extended a very successful career at Northeastern. In 1978, he led the nation in punting in the NAIA ranks with a 43.7 yard average. This season he increased his average to 44.6 yards a kick, the second best NAIA mark. Perhaps it is ironic then that Ross was named first team NAIA AIll- American in 1979 as a receiver. “T wasn’t expecting it,” Ross said of the honor. “I didn’t think I had much of a chance since I didn’t win the punting title this year.” OO” Closer Look Ross’ receiving statistics made it no surprise he was named the seventh All-American in NSU history, the first since Ed McCarty in 1973. He made 35 catches for 750 yards and scored 13 touchdowns in the Redmen’s 8-2 campaign. “Mark is a remarkable young man. I'm really thrilled for him,’ Coach Elliott said. ““‘When he gave up the punting championship in our last game, this is well-deserved. He just had to be an All-American.” Besides punting and playing wide- receiver, Ross also returned kickoffs and was NSU’s number three quarter- back. The all-around athlete also plays centerfield on the Northeastern ba- seball team. Punting remains the first love of Ross. “My dad’s influence got me start- ed,” Ross said, ‘‘and he still helps me with my punting.” The elder Ross coached junior high football in Caldwell, Kan. and is now assistant superintendent of schools in Tahlequah. The math and business administra- tion major hopes punting will get him into professional football. “If I had a chance to play pro football, I’d try it,” Ross said. “I think my best would be as punter. The scouts rate Ross as a multi- purpose prospect. It’s a safe bet, he will get the chance to extend his career far beyond the hometown crowds. [| ia | Ny Redmen toppl If it’s true that every school has a game of the decade, then this was it. Underdog Northeastern opps Central State early and went on to beat the number one ranked Bronchos 22-14 on November 10 at Gable Field. Just the week before, the AGabe: one and two ranked NAIA teams had been beaten enabling undefeated Central State to move to number one. The Bronchos were averaging 34 points per game and almost 400 total yards going into the game against Northeastern. Northeastern had climbed to 18th in the nation after two straight losses dropped them from the top 20. Yet, the Redmen had beaten Cent ral State five of their last seven meetings and once before toppled the Bronchos from the number one spot. Perhaps the most significant play of the game ces in the first quarter when Central State was driving the ball easily on its first possession. Senior NSU defensive back Andy | Fiorentine recovered a Broncho fumble to stop the drive and 190 enable the Redmen to score and take an early lead. For Fiorentine and the defense, the game was the biggest : vl —— “oe La : eRe ca ) v neg © rs a Fico Ny, te ee ‘ - =� wants + - et erg tie Psa: 2 a nsec: of the year. Freshman back Ron Scott intercepted two passes and defensive tackle Keith Fletcher made 14 tackles to hold Central State’s offense well below their season scoring and total yard averages. Fiorentine recovered two Broncho fumbles in the first quarter and intercepted a pass in the last minute to secure _ the Redmen victory. “Our defense stopped them when we had to. It was the best we played all year long,” Fiorentine said. Senior NSU split end Mark Ross and tailback R. C. Morrow led the offense. Morrow gained 73 yards which enabled him to go over the 1,000 yard rushing mark for the year. The 1 uae total rushing yards was a career high for Morrow. “Tt felt great,” Morrow said about his third quarter carry which put him over 1,000 yards. “It was a tough game and there was a lot of hard hitting.” Ross caught two touchdown passes sacadins the first - touchdown of the game with 2:11 left in the first quarter. Ross then threw a pass to fullback Marty Akins for the two extra _ points that gave Northeastern an 8-0 lead. Central State scored in the second quarter but failed a _ two-point conversion attempt. The Redmen led 8-6 at half time. Northeastern cred 14 unanswered points in the second — half to go ahead 22-6. Fullback George Waters scored the first second half touchdown and Bobby Smith ran to the endzone for the two-point conversion. In the fourth quarter, Ross caught a halfback pass from Morrow for his second score of the afternoon. The extra-point attempt failed. Central State came back with eight points to close the - g ap in the fourth quarter but a seven-minute Northeastern drive and Fiorentine’s interception sealed the Bronchos’ fate. NSU Head Coach George Elliott was overwhelmed by the victory. “The great play of the defense inspired the offense and everyone played their hearts out,” he said. “This is the greatest thing that has happened to me during my coaching career.” [| 1. Fiorentine. NSU’s Andy Fiorentine (19) stops Central State’s Steve Tate | (25) at the line of scrimmage. Fiorentine lead the defense in Northeastern’ 3 a8 22-14 upset victory. 2. Morrow. R. C. Morrow (32) goes pound defensive end Ken Oleson (43) | on his way to reaching the 1,000 yard mark against the Bronchos. a et Ste A MAE EN EEE t BERA UE RIES ALND ERA Fle Ait IAT OA Closer Look a lags icky me e° P i ME: Taare ace As ome oc ED Wild horses or windpipes? ‘Because Central State chooses the archaic spelling of the word “bronco” it is unclear whether the football team nickname refers to a wild horse or a windpipe. The irony of the name confusion will be left to future gridiron meetings. bron-cho [Gr. bronchos, windpipe J, a combining form meaning having to do with the bronchi. bron-co (bronko), n. [Sp., rough, rude], a small, wild horse of the western U.S. 191 Five tie matches M Mar soccer record The Redmen soccer team suffered five tie matches which brought their season record down to a disappointing 5-6-5. Three of the tie games were the first three matches of the fall season. The Redmen tied Northeastern A M twice and Claremore College before defeating Northeastern A M L for the first victory. a High points of the Redmen season were impressive victories over the state’s largest schools. NSU shut out the Oklahoma University soccer team in Norman and defeated Oklahoma State University 3-0 at home. A series of matches with Arkansas University spoiled Redmen hopes for a winning season. Arkansas won three of the four matches in the series including a 4-0 shutout of the Redmen at NSU. The Redmen tied the Razorbaeks 2-2 early in the season. Center forward Azim Sardarianpour led the team with 10 season goals. Another Redmen forward, Kavon Soodjani, scored five times. Soodjani was chosen the best offensive player on the squad. The team chose Ali Shafie as their Most Valuable Player at a season-ending awards banquet. Madgid Vahdatpour was i named the Best Defensive Player and wing Reza Koshniyati ‘i was chosen Rookie of the Year. : The future of soccer at Northeastern may be very different, according to Larry Gullette, the team’s goalie and Most Improved Player. | A regional league may be formed next year of which NSU would be a member. Because of tension in the Middle East, the Redmen’s team roster may lose eight players who are Iranians and may not return to NSU next year. A a coon cry ate ee 1. NSU Soccer. Front Row: Reza Khoshniyati, David Hyden, Madgid Vahdatipour, Kavon Soodjani, Azim Sardarianpour. Back Row: Ali Shafie, Larry Gullette, Bozorgmehr Namavar, Robert Winters, Doug Whitney, Abbas Ali Khoshnivati Cuong Cao. ae eek MH oe? 2. Arkansas loss. The Redmen attempt to penetrate the Arkansas defense SF ales : ne Im thay in this home game. The Razorbacks prevailed however, shutting out NSU 4-0. 192 | TCE EY ORF PS RIO EA ree Ee EOE PE EES IEP, GE SG : Ky amidst PACH oe ROMS LTO OM Ue TR AOR 193 ‘iy OW Closer Look if Conference f£o0es Upset by Lady Reds Upset victories over strong conference opponents highlighted Lady Reds Volleyball in 1979. In their first contest of the year, the Lady Reds defeated a strong Central State team in two straight games. It was the first time Central State had competed in the same conference with Northeastern. The Lady Reds also upset top-ranked Bethany in two out of three games 15-13, 14-16 and 15-13. Bethany was ranked in the top five state teams all season. At the state tournament, Oklahoma Christian College defeated the Lady Reds in a five-game match. Northeastern fell by only two points in the final game. According to Coach Ina Anderson, NSU’s volleyball program is still in its growing stages. However, Anderson felt that the team’s eagerness made up for its lack of experience. 1.Johnson, NSU’s Suzanne Johnson spikes the ball past two Southwestern Baptist College defenders. 2. Lady Reds Volleyball. Front Row: Paula Engel, Jackie Bullock, Coach Ina Anderson. Middle Row: Lisa Brassfield, Suzanne Johnson, Jonita Ford, Dianne Hafner. Back Rew: Mary Ann McVay, Lauri Beougher, Brenda McGlinn, Gina Huggins, Diane Gross. 3. Volleyball action. Lady Red Gina Huggins sets the ball up for teammates Mary Ann McVay (2), Brenda McGlinn (3), and Diane Gross (14). AO On ag @ 194 PORE ERR OFA I RTF POI Y AE NEEDS PPO EE Ee 195 i | } } ti a | Craig Jackson leads Redmen to OIC title Led by the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference’s Most Valuable Player, Craig Jackson, Northeastern’s basketball Redmen finished first in OIC competition. After finishing with an 18-9 regular season record and tying for the conference championship, the Redmen were eliminated in the first round of the NAIA District Nine playoffs. Kast Central State defeated NSU 57-55 to end the Redmen playoff effort. Head coach Dr. Jack Dobbins said the squad didn’t really play well until the last half of the season. He said the many new players on the team made it difficult to decide on a starting line-up. “Tt took time to get the team to blend together as a unit,” Dobbins said. The Redmen won eight of their first 13 contests before beginning their conference schedule. NSU finished the first half of the season by winning the Northeastern Holiday Tournament with victories over the School of the Ozarks and Central Arkansas. In January, the Redmen began a five-game winning streak with a double overtime, one-point victory against Langston. NSU defeated John Brown, Northwestern and beat Southwestern twice before having the victory streak snapped by the East Central squad, which would go on to spoil NSU’s playoff hopes. Despite two losses in the same week to Southwestern and Southeastern, the Redmen came back with victories over conference foes East Central and Northwestern at home to grab the OIC first place spot in the last game of the campaign. The Redmen played better at home during the entire season. Their record at home was 15-3 while road trips produced a dismal 8-10 slate. In fact, NSU had beaten Southwestern and Southeastern at home before losing to them on the road just three weeks later. REIN RSE DEEN SOLED ae BLD DETR SRL WL FIR ESI NS Sa SE al Ieee] 1. Redmen vs. Tulsa University. NSU’s Howard Humphrey (44) takes a shot from the point over Tulsa University’s Ty Nillson (12), Lester Johnson (31), Billy Keys (44) and Bob Stevenson (43). Redmen Jack Dobbins (13) and Stan McNack (23) look on in this action at the Tulsa Assembly Center. Basketball 196 OE TE 18 OE YE NI PTE Ss TP ote MRR RH ELA ATA SHER Ee SAS riya Gr hg TPT VLCC RY CR Fee OE ee op ee ey a ER TCE See Ge en a OB EE ES ORES IAS ESS Sina ase ae Conference standout Craig Jackson led the team’s individual stars. Jackson averaged 16 points a game and scored a team high 33 points against Phillips. Center Charles Trim led the Redmen in rebounds with Ol including a game high of 16 against , Arkansas Tech. Trim | also shot 594 from the field and scored 332 ee 197 PORTIS O UE EEA TIO? FOU TUPI YS 8S SET PO OSE eS WRIA ASS oO RPS Ber eee ae BEL Oe abot tee Gude we? SARA setballl Jack Dobbins, Jr., son of the Redmen coach, joined — Northeastern this year after leaving the Tulsa University _ basketball program. Dobbins played guard and led the team _ in assists with 160. The younger Dobbins shot .735 from the — free throw line and scored 242 points overall. oe Forward Alvin Bailey and guards Dennis DeMoss and — Stan McNack also played significant roles in the Redman season. Bailey shot .474 from the field and scored 182 points. _ DeMoss had 27 steals and 61 rebounds while McNack scored — 143 points during the season. . ra) 1. District Nine Regionals. Craig Jackson is aided on the sidelines after — | suffering a leg injury during NSU’s Regionals contest with East Central. 2. NSU vs. OBU. Center Charles Trim and John Boyd (33) attempt to stop __ this Oklahoma Baptist University shot by Skip Masters (21). 3. NSU vs. Southeastern. NSU’s Dennis DeMoss (11) looks on as Charles Trim (33) awaits a pass between several Southeastern defenders. 198 VEEL POLO ELEC LS EYER EE PL SEE SEI PL ee a ee a ee a ee a a | , ' CC i i ee ke ee en Oe es eee ee eee ene aA Oe : 1 aX Closer Loo P Jackson earns OIC praise Senior forward Craig Jackson, a mainstay on NSU’s basketball squad for two seasons, was chosen to participate in an Australian-American summer basketball league as part of his many honors in the 1979-80 season. Jackson was among 19 NAIA athletes to participate in the seven- week basketball season. It was the second year of the NAIA-Australian program. The 6-3 Chicago native averaged 16 points and six rebounds a game while leading the Redmen to a share of the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference title and their third consecutive appearance in the District Nine playoffs. OIC coaches named Jackson Most Sa VOPR FLEET PL FP Valuable Player as well as a member of the first team of the All-Conference and All-District squads. Northeastern Sports Information Director Steve Buzzard described Jackson as “All-Universe.” The Recreation-Safety major led the Redmen with a 33-point perfor- mance on the road against Phillips University. Jackson made 15 of 19 free throws attempted in the contest. Overall, Jackson shot .481 from the field and .722 from the free throw line. Besides scoring, Jackson had 160 rebounds, 45 steals and 75 assists. Jackson’s graduation leaves Coach Dobbins and his recruiting team with big shoes to fill on next year’s squad. 199 200 � eee Title Nine Throwing confusion into the future of collegiate athletic programs No other event put greater pressure on collegiate athletics in the last decade than a vaguely worded Federal Government order now commonly known as Title Nine. However, its greatest impact on athletic programs may still be yet to come. Title Nine did not order the creation of women’s athletics. Many schools, including Northeastern, already offered team competition for women. What Title Nine did was to order universities to offer women’s athletics on an equal basis with men. Initial reaction was confusion. What does this mean? Athletic Directors asked if the act meant a women’s football team would have to be fielded if the school presently offered a men’s squad. Would men and women be forced to play together on the same team? Would the institution be required to spend exactly the same amount on women as it did on men? The Federal Government finally issued a clarifying interpretation on Title Nine in late 1979. Schools would be required to offer athletic scholarships to women on the basis of the number of women competing in athletic programs. If a school had 100 athletes, 25 of whom were women, the school must offer 25 percent of its scholarships to women. Using those criteria, few schools could claim to be in compliance with Title Nine. As a result, Northeastern is now in the process of upgrading its women’s athletic programs to make them more equitable with the men and more competitive. NSU currently funds five women’s teams and seven men’s teams. In 1979-80, the school gave 46 full or partial athletic scholarships. Only five of the 46 awards went to women. According to Sports Information Director Steve Buzzard, 30 scholarships are allotted to the football team, 11 to the men’s basketball squad and five to the women’s basketball team. Under Title Nine restrictions, the number of scholarships would imply that only one out of every 10 athletes at Northeastern is female. In addition to this apparent inequity, supporters of women’s athletics here also argue that the five women’s scholarships do not cover the total expenses of the athletes as the full scholarships given to many men do. A past federal evaluation of women’s athletics at NSU reportedly concluded that reforms should be made to bring the university into compliance with Title Nine. “Yes, we probably are in violation of Title Nine now,” Buzzard said. “Moves are now being considered to correct this (scholarship inequity).” Reportedly, the number of scholarships allotted for the women’s basketball team will be increased to nine in 1980-81 and the women’s softball team will be given two scholarships. The proposed increases would more than double the number of scholarships available to women. In addition, a greater emphasis is being placed on recruitment of female athletes. It is the need for recruiting incentives that make scholarships so vital to the success of a program. “There have been concerted efforts this year to recruit women athletes. For instance, the women’s softball coach got verbal commitments from two outstanding pitchers to come to school here next year because she took the time to have the kids down here and look around,” Buzzard said. “We got one girl over Southwest Missouri State and they had offered her a full scholarship and we could only offer work-study.” The NSU softball team was the most successful women’s squad this spring. The Lady Reds finished third in the regional tournament at College Station, Texas. Although several coaching assignments will be changed in the women’s programs, there are no plans to add any more coaches or any new teams. Even with the addition of the women’s track team this year, men have two more athletic teams than the women do. However, economic woes are forcing an end to expansion of athletic programs. Sports are being cut at institutions as near as the University of Tulsa which was forced to downgrade its baseball squad and Wichita State which faces a deficit of over $100,000 in its athletic budgets. “Any collegiate sport that is not paying its own way will be in real trouble in the future,” Buzzard predicts. “T’ve heard administrators on this campus say that within the next 10 years you'll see the football and basketball schedules reduced. You’ll see other sports reduced to club, basically intramural sports because the money just isn’t going to be there.” Just how much protection from future budget cuts Title Nine can provide to women’s athletics could have a tremendous impact on the future of all collegiate athletics. C 201 My | Late season slump Stops women cagers Despite a strong start, the NSU Lady Reds basketball squad reversed their winning ways in the second half of the season to finish with a losing record of 8-13. An important factor in the turnabout was the loss of Lisa Cole at the end of the fall term. Cole was the squad’s “sparkplug” before graduating in mid-year, according to coach Willa Faye Mason. The Lady Reds went 4-9 after the loss of the star guard. NSU was eliminated from the Division II state tournament by narrow two-point losses to Cameron and USAO. An upset victory over Southeastern highlighted the season. NSU defeated by 10 points a Southeastern team that came into the game with a 15-1 record and that went on to finish third in the state. 202 Mason sees women’s. basketball becoming more competitive and Oklahoma teams failing to keep pace because high school girls still play six on six. This creates problems in college when the women must adjust to playing with only five players. Mason feels the state high schools should switch to five on five play to promote endurance and more rebounding ability among the women. 1. Ford. NSU’s Jonita Ford shoots from the corner in a Lady Reds home game. 2. Rebound. Tammy Gilstrap (30) and Brenda Adams (20) set for a possible rebound of Jonita Ford’s (23) shot. 3. Riggs. Scherry Riggs (11) drives for a layup in Lady Reds action against Langston. 4. Cole. Lisa Cole (31) watches as Dottie Gilyard (22) attempts to score in a road game against Oklahoma Baptist University. Bas ketball Se VET RAS FEEL EE PORE OVERS DEITY FOOT Oh ee a aa ae a eae eee ae ee Ce 203 ——————— : Q 0 OOOO ee a, Losing streak ruins Baseball effort Northeastern’s baseball Redmen lost 12 straight games on route to a dismal tenth place finish in District Two competition. The Redmen split a doubleheader with Winona State of Minnesota on March 31 and then waited nearly three weeks for their next victory. NSU was frustrated by several one-run losses during the slump including a 3-2 loss to Oklahoma Baptist University. In the second game of the OBU doubleheader, the Redmen snapped the losing streak 11-7. NSU finished the season with a disappointing 8-23 record under first year coach Bill Cochran. : Danny Henrie led Northeastern’s offensive effort with 31 hits and 27 walks. Henrie’s 20 stolen bases were the most for the team. Catcher R.C. Morrow also had 31 hits on the year including four home runs. Morrow and Steve Booth led the team in runs batted in with 27 each. Morrow’s .326 batting average was second to center field Mark Ross whose..329 average enabled him to win the team’s batting title. Tahlequah senior Mike Wilman led Redmen pitchers with a .493 earned run average. Wilman threw 55 strikeouts and finished with a 5-8 record. ETS SCE) EEE ELIE TS OE TEE 1. Wilman. NSU’s leading pitcher, Mike Wilman, throws a strike past this batter. 2. NSU vs. Winona. Redman Brett Hamby dives to get back to first base before the throw from the Winona pitcher. S Baseball 7¥ REALS, IE Od we pa SEE EL PRA ae Ee ay Es EERE Ree eee ee 205 - OR RR EES 1H TRIED OEE OTF Lady Reds place 17th In national rankings The Lady Reds softball squad grabbed third place in the AIAW Regional Tournament and finished the season ranked 17th in the nation. It was the best finish ever by a team from this area. “As long as I have been at NSU, I have never seen an Oklahoma softball team perform as well as we did,” coach Ina Anderson said. . The Lady Reds defeated Central State and Northwest Louisiana before losing to Baylor 1-0 in the winner’s bracket of the tournament. NSU gave up an unearned run in the fourth inning to Baylor to finish third in the region. To reach the winner’s bracket, NSU blanked Northwest Louisiana 8-0 in a one-hitter after losing to Texas Wesleyan. Wesleyan went on to finish first in the tournament. In what : coach Anderson called the most emotional game of the season, the Lady Reds edged rival Central State 3-2. Despite their high national ranking, the Lady Reds finished the season with a losing record. NSU lost eight of their last nine regular season games to finish with an 11-14 | record. With their 17th place national ranking, the Lady Reds 1. Another Victory. NSU’s Jackie Bullock crosses the plate ahead of the throw to score in a winning effort. 2. Nation’s 17th Best. The Lady Reds pose before the regional tournament in College Station, Texas. The softball players are Front Row: Teresa Hallum, Kim Stewart, Debbie Douglass, Bobbie Starr, Jean Leonard and Patricia Ford. Back Row: Becky Moore, Cheryl Hill, Anita Vandendool, Regina Gillespie, Jackie Bullock, Tracie Johnson, Mickie Barnes, Dianna Hafner, and coach Ina Anderson. 206 RFE LOE OE BEE ENE OSL RE ORT TE BF EE ee oR 2 Rr ne ee eee ces - 207 LUNAS PRT VET SAI PETIT SETY EST re - ELSA EVI IT ERT INT BR erere cr rer eres NRE EP SET EARLE TPT ye legs Reds first eae oe Bullock ape during the season into one of the best to play first base in t Lynn Henningsen played three different pests catcher throughout the year. . The Lady Reds will lose only one on graduation 2 anc coach Anderson is excited about next season. — : - “Next year, our weakest player will be as good as 0 starters this oe We will ee that Much, Anderson said. : : Eee an 1. Force Out. Patricia Ford is forced out at first base in ‘softball action against Cameron. 2. Foul. NSU’s Kim Stewart lines a ball foul down the right field. line 3. Defense. Lady Red Regina Gillespie tags the bag to force the runner 0 at first as Mickie Barnes (26) arrives to help. ] | | 208 REE EE POET PPE OD EF RLS DRE RT OF ON RE Bo On Oe Rs Ee Ren ee ee ee ee CREEL Inf cornet ot oe lll Magy 209 TOO EES ETE CT INS PPP IOS PHRATS FR TEES Try rere x = - Polson earns Track recognition Texhoma, Oklahoma senior Pete Polson leaped 23 feet-11 inches in Redmen track competition to qualify for the NAIA national finals in the long jump. Polson and Bobby Smith led the Redmen to a fourth place finish at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference meet. Smith won the 440-yard dash with a time of 50.41. NSU sophomore Ken Mumphrey placed third in the 100-yard dash with a 10.12 time and fourth in the 220 with a 23.35 finish. The Redmen track team also finished third in the Southwestern Relays and fourth at the Eastern meet in Wilburton. A Lady Reds track team was formed for the first time this year by Coach Ron Jones. Jones was pleased that 15 women were placed on the team in its first year. The women placed second in the Tiger Relays held in March and fifth at Central State. Jones is making a strong recruiting effort but he admits being hampered by the lack of scholarships for spring sports. “We had a lot of good people this year but no depth. There’s a lot of people on campus who probably ran in high school but the problem is getting them to come out and compete, especially for nothing. We can’t offer them any scholarship money.” 1. The 220-yard Dash. NSU’s Ken Mumphrey leads this group of runners into the final stretch of the 220-yard dash at the OIC meet. 2. Discus Effort. John Turner’s face shows the strain of his discus throw at the OIC meet. 210 ail vat 3 ‘ . | vi) 1 i } | a EIS SOE PIERS LEIP RG ELL EEVE NESE SEINE FLY RES ETL EP IS PLE NI IY STE ERS Ee Oe | | 211 | Ma Redmen place four In tennis finals LC Despite a 5-9 overall record, the Northeastern men’s tennis team managed to tie for third place in the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference. However, the women’s squad L suffered a winless season. GAP AEE: OO TEOES | The East Central team, which defeated the Redmen : es ; Line ae MALL ei M : twice, took the OIC tennis championship and Southeastern “f ELM wai” s de Se iF finished second. Southeastern defeated NSU in two ‘Sb tee . ees consecutive matches, 0-9 and 0-9. Lhe Bann The Redmen tied with Southwestern for the third place ——— aoe spot. Southwestern fell to NSU in two regular season oe meetings, 5-4 and 5-1. For the first time in district tournament play, the Redmen advanced four entries into the semifinals. Chris Hyde and Bill Frost advanced in singles play. Hyde and Robbie McCarter, Frost and Jeff Mays advanced in doubles competition. The Redmen finished fifth out of 10 teams in the district tournament. An inexperienced Lady Reds tennis team lost all of its regular season matches and was eliminated 0-7 in the OAIAW tournament. Debbie Long and Martha Buffington with a year of experience each were the only women players with collegiate team tennis experience. ao Bat hs a: he = is ae var ter x+ Se achtacian REN SH sy BEM oa 5 1. NSU vs. Southeastern. NSU’s Bill Frost returns a serve against Southeastern in OIC tennis action. Southeastern defeated the Redmen 0-9. 2. Workout. Dean Knight practices with the tennis squad before match play. Pes a A ae ee ae ee ee eee eee ree ree eee ee eee cee PT CONE Te ee eee ee Te ee ree TS , ¥9 213 ad Three teams win In intramural games Dyn-O-Mite scored four quick touchdowns to defeat Team X 31-14 and earn the intramural football champion- ship. Quarterback Charlie Rial led Dyn-O-Mite to the championship with four touchdown passes, two of ee were caught by his brother Doug Rial. Dyn-O-Mite won the National League title before defeating Team X from the American League. Hard Times finished first in the American League after allowing only two touchdowns in their first five games. Although disappo inted in football, Hard Times would not be stopped in men’s intramural volleyball action. Scott “Mudcat” Johnson led Hard Times to a 9-1 season record and an undefeated mark in the double elimination championship tournament. Hard Times beat Acacia in two straight games to win the volleyball championship thanks to the pinpoint serving of New York City junior Richard Long. the regular season but Hard Times handled the Hustlers easily in the championship tournament. Hot Chocolate swept through the competition undefeated to capture the women’s intramural volleyball crown. Delta Z’s, NASA I and Who Knows were runners-up in the women’s volleyball championship tourney. “All 12 members of our team contributed to our success,” said Valarie Ray, Wichita junior. Player-coach Trina Stephenson credited the success of the team to several good spikers. Various campus organizations also fielded teams in women’s flag football, men and women’s basketball and slow pitch softball intramural competition. 214 Hustlers were the only team to defeat Hard Times during | PIER @S? Intramurals | SEMPESIE RT OLUL BAC ONES Gatayt ea tesne cate ahot elie tee ata ee! AK ea ee IIE DEDEEOEDE I se ne ih wy ene eS ath eee ek ee ese ale | | | | | 1. Basketball action. Gene Amlin is beaten to his rebound in men’s intramural basketball competition. 2. Football champs. Dyn-O-Mite poses for this victory shot after defeating Team X to win the intramural football crown. 215 ORE tA TR is Sie AD ARK Gd 2 A eh ees A Ee a SE LN 216 | CS DEL LT SE RO RL ee EL EE ee a ey ea aa ee ae ees ee oe TT d nace sei ; Pei c n Es Pf akc can Be tee AL ot oe a Oe oes ie bat oe ct) le a ee ae 217 218 Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen Redmen 90 65 92 54 67 65 53 76 62 56 50 86 72 68 99 66 a 89 86 75 55 57 68 61 48 74 81 55 School of the Ozarks Okla. Baptist Univ. Bartlesville Wesleyan Arkansas Tech Univ. John Brown Univ. Oklahoma Baptist Univ. USAO Phillips Univ. Evangel College Central State Tulsa Univ. School of the Ozarks Central Arkansas Arkansas Tech Univ. Langston Phillips Univ. Langston John Brown Univ. 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Louisiana Central State Baylor State Tournament Games Regional Tournament Games ONIANABRAA i) ABDANwWwWwwoWnIdowWwNnWr WON HW Of OO CO 4) eat CRIS RRR CNY FDS KATY JARS ws bias a 82 eK n ] 4 d 220 Administratio wt Fall-1980 Goals NEW FRESHMEN 1,000 TOTAL Enrollment 6,100 : Nt 221 UTTY = LUOM.E Meas ATTRA RAT A A euRA Le RALGLS RA SSEALERETRU ee wT TERE CAG ARE a FILLY TE RAURA RSE . aA DV ERERAN A CORSE ALE CS leo F PE 2 Se TE a ve 2. ee TP ASAE, DAE A Oan De Webb sees bright future For NSU and Oklahoma A; one walks across the beautiful Northeastern campus this spring, there is an unmistakable realization that this is a university with feeling, substance, and tradition. Positive attitudes prevail, and there is a genuine spirit of renaissance. “Our students are proud of their university and are making the most of the educational opportunities available to them. There exists ample reason for their pride. The distinguished Northeastern faculty is among the finest anywhere. They are professional educators dedicated to preparing students for a better and more fulfilling life. “There are some specific measurements of the University’s renewed success. An unprecedented student recruitment effort by faculty and staff led to increase in new freshmen students of 24 percent, highest among all state four-year universities. Confidence in university housing was restored as evidenced by an increase in on-campus living of 34 percent. Our enrollment for the fall 1979 semester was 5,558, an increase over last year. Our governing boards endorsed the academic climate at. Northeastern State University by approving new masters degree programs in Industrial Technology, Criminal Justice, and Tribal Management. The Regents also approved for Northeastern a most significant academic program. Northeastern State University is now the fourteenth university in the United States to offer study in optometry education. “We move into the 1980’s with great optimism and a sense of destiny. In a partnership with the people of eastern Oklahoma, Northeastern State University will be a significant catalyst for growth in this region. The University will become the basic resource for industry, culture, and quality education in eastern Oklahoma. “This has been a most rewarding year for everyone associated with the University, but the future will be even more exciting. We have an awareness of the challenges of the future and a commitment to meet those challenges directly and effectively.” President W. Roger Webb ee eee 223 Wy, ] Tey Northeastern State University 7 eA REA Pea eked holed fe tte eS id Aid BE snabarn ei bed ack 22 Maly ee LES A Closer Loo H _Northeastern’s “Coming Out Party” I, was billed as Northeastern State University’s “coming out party.” Without question, it was the largest, most expensive event this university had ever staged. Renaissance 80 featured a week-long schedule of nearly 200 events ranging from nationally-known personalities to home-grown kazoo players. Just a year earlier, President Webb was given credit for suggesting that NSU stage an event that would involve all of the university community and attract the attention of northeastern Oklahoma. “We are going through a renaissance at NSU, through a period of time which will see a tremendous growth of ideas and creativity,” said President Webb. “Some of the brightest ideas for higher education will originate at Northeastern State and Renaissance 80 will focus attention on our campus both internally and externally. Renaissance 80 is limited only by our own imaginations.” And so the idea of Renaissance 80 began. Dr. Don Betz was named coordinator. Private funds were raised; at least partially, from members of Betz’s NSU _ Educational Foundation. Administrators and faculty were named to a steering committee. The ‘“‘party” was scheduled for April 19-26 so as to take advantage of comfortable spring weather and _ probably maximize the impact of publicity on high school students laboring to decide upon a college to attend in the fall. In that respect, Renaissance 80 was the most extensive recruitment effort by NSU ever. High school students could be drawn to a campus full of activity. Or if the students could not travel to NSU, media coverage of the event would bring NSU to them. All this at a time when college choices were being finalized. “The goal of this undertaking is to demonstrate our university's depth and diversity and the guidelines for planned activities have been intentionally left open to encourage individual, departmental, divisional and college creativity. We hope to fill this campus with interested people,” said Betz. People did come. Some attendance estimates ranged as high as 30,000 persons. Psychic Jeane Dixon and singers Ray | Price and Gene Cotton drew the largest crowds. Renaissance 80 was officially opened Monday morning on the campus in a gazebo built for the occasion. The 27-foot wide structure was constructed by NSU’s maintenance crews just north of Seminary Hall and was designed to function as an outdoor performing theater. | s,s (RAD RRR CRANIS CEA a clafet hea hdotat cub asanet thts rea ab ten ica an tab Gleamate Retr Gr atten mmelmeitiotitnt a teeeeen eccentrics CILIATE TN The gazebo, festive music and spring weather provided a perfect setting for the opening. Green and white NSU balloons dotted the area as students gathered to launch the event. Betz opened the program by pointing to Northeastern’s changing identities and current renaissance made possible by the reforms of President Webb. “There is no question that this university has gone through a transition,” Betz said. =� 1. Renaissance Opening. Hundreds of students gather at the new gazebo to celebrate the official opening of Renaissance 80 week. 2. Erling in the Morning. KRMG radio’s John Erling interviews Public Information Office secretary Natalie Batt during his morning program broadcast live from NSU’s snack bar. POTEET ETI FUE PE TR Se 225 Se bus, Sa OD ARNCK ad 3 Bb eeue hk ea LEAD Dee DS ee Se ee a Webb’s State of the University Address also pointed to a university metamorphosis. “NSU is like a beautiful flower that is coming into bloom.” Growing enthusiasm is greater than ever before, Webb said. He underscored improved attitudes of students and faculty and better communication between them. “As we move into the eighties there is room for great optimism. There is a feeling of pride and anticipation,’ Webb observed. Quoting from John Milton, the president committed the university to improving the future of higher education. “The future belongs to NSU. We will move forward to seek out | ‘fresh woods and pastures new.’ Renaissance 80 is only the beginning.” Lndeca, Renaissance 80 had only just begun. Monday was John Erling Day on campus and hours before the official opening, Erling was broadcasting his top-rated Tulsa radio program live from the basement of the University Center. Erling, who has become something of a folk hero for his promotion of the “Tulsa Mountains” was quoted as saying the program was more fun than he at first thought it would be. The week of events had opened at dawn Saturday with a sand bass tournament. The annual NSU Spring Run and ; the Special Olympics followed in the afternoon. | Saturday evening, the Charles Rogers Film Festival was opened by KTUL-TV’s Christopher Lewis. Lewis introduced | Rogers and the featured film, the 1938 classic “Suez.” Lewis’ mother, Loretta Young, starred in the film with Tyrone Power. | 226 OPW Closer Look The Rogers Film F estival featured classics during the week such as “House of Seven Gables,” “Oklahoma Kid,” “Of Human Bondage,” “Ziegfield Girl” and “Last Picture Show.” The films were part of the collection donated to the university by Wagoner dentist, Dr. Charles Rogers. On Sunday afternoon, a recently produced film history of NSU was unveiled. ‘Northeastern: Legacy of the Cherokees” traced the history of Northeastern beginning with _ the original Cherokee Female Seminary. The video tape was put together by technician Robby Robinson and eight NSU students. = 1. Betz. Renaissance 80 Coordinator Dr. Don Betz (center) prepares to be interviewed by a Tulsa television reporter as part of Renaissance 80’s massive promotional campaign. 2. Cop Talk. President Webb, a former commissioner of public safety in Oklahoma, welcomes the Commissioner of the California Department of Public Safety Glen Craig. Craig was the featured speaker of Criminal Justice Day at NSU held during Renaissance week. Early _ in the planning stage, committee members | from a long list of prestigous speakers | week- long event. - The committee’s top few choices could not be signed because of pas | ing problems. predictions of the future. Almost FET ee Sart TTT OL COTY ERS IE SUT Ree Peusiscauce 80 Eventually, famed Bone dene = | Dixon agreed to speak and present her | community who charged her with being — anti-God, American. tas ke aavtah Cant Aes - Many question NSU’s selection of Jeane Dixon day. controversy beeen to arise. | chose a nationally-known personality _ One faculty member ‘complained _ publicly that the to be the featured speaker of © the importance of Renaissance 80 called for a spcaker with the magnitude of a world statesman or national leader. Jeane Dixon whose latest effort is a book, “Horoscopes For . _ Dogs,” hardly seemed to fit the bill. Yet, the loudest criticism of Dixon came from Tahlequah’s religious anti- ee and anti- A week before Beane 80, the Oklahoma Board of Regents was asked to prohibit the appearance of Dixon __ who writes a horoscope column daily for over 300 newspapers. Jarrad Schopper, speaking for the Concerned Christian Citizens of Tah- lequah, told the Regents that Dixon’s _ prophecies (what she calls her “psychic gift”) are condemned by the Bible. “Psychic Jeane Dixon, a controver- sial religious personality, is an as- trologer, a fortune teller and a propon- ent of Roman Catholicism as well,” Schopper said. The Board shelved the request and Dixon spoke as scheduled to over 600 persons in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Only a few students were in the crowd which was composed mostly of middle- aged persons. The speech was moved from the fieldhouse when ticket sales were lower than expected. Dixon predicted a racial war in the U.S. by the middle of the decade and the launch of “an ominous weapon”’ by the Russians. Some of the American hostages will never be released by Iran and that nation will soon come under the control of the Soviet Union, according to Dixon. Dixon forsees the election of Tulsa businessman John Zink to the U.S. Senate, defeat of draft registration legislation and the second coming of Jesus Christ at the turn of the century. Dixon also predicted the sometimes- active Washington volcano, Mt. Saint Helens, would pose no danger to life. Less than a month after her Renaissance 80 appearance, Mt. Saint Helens erupted killing about 20 per- sons. [1] 98 — The new gazebo became a center for Renaissance 80 events. The first NSU Public Forum followed the opening program on Monday. Featured speaker was the editor of the “Oklahoma Observer,” Frosty Troy. Troy, who preceeded a series of area political candidates, has earned praise and criticism as the maverick watchdog of the Oklahoma Legislature. “T kid the politicians a lot because they kid you a lot,” Troy said. He attacked Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter as inadequate choices in the 1980 presidential campaign. Troy promoted his own method of political reform which he calls Tatbo - “Throw all the bastards out.” Troy attacked young people for being the first and loudest to criticize public policy and yet not getting concerned enough to vote. : On Tuesday, the gazebo became the stage for an Indian folklore presentation. NSU students and area performers demonstrated Indian gourd and war dances. The largest crowd to gather at the gazebo was entertained by folk singer Gene Cotton. An all-university outdoor barbeque sponsored by the Student Senate fed hundreds of students who sat under shade trees to listen to Cotton’s noon performance. Several concerts ranging from the Jazz Band to a : PAVE ey Ure ee oe yr le Cee yeas CR ey thy OW Closer Loo 71 woodwind quintet playing classical music were presented during the afternoons at the gazebo. With its built-in sound system, officials hope the gazebo will become a place of regular afternoon concerts throughout the year. As a method of insuring greater attendance at Renaissance 80 events, faculty were asked not to penalize students who missed class to attend Renaissance activities. Also, officials created the “Treasure Hunt Game’ to promote student participation. The game consisted of a playing card with 40 Renaissance events listed. When students attended an event, the card was stamped. A cardholder with 15 or more stamps was eligible for three cash drawings at the end of the week. —@ 1. Sound of Music. Dr. Lowell Lehman directs the band at dedication ceremonies for the gazebo. Several concerts would provide music throughout Renaissance 80 for students and visitors. 2. Indian Heritage. A young dancer waits to take the gazebo stage during a demonstration of Native American dances at a noon gazebo performance. 3. Gene Cotton. Pop folk entertainer Gene Cotton sings to several hundred NSU students and staff. 4. Gazebo Crowd. Under the shade trees in front of the gazebo, students soak up the sun and listen to the noon Gene Cotton concert. PTET TCS PSR Ni In addition to money, bonus prizes of concert tickets and T-shirts were given away at special events throughout Renaissance 80. The distinguished professor of political science at City University of New York, Hans Morgenthau, was one of the most notable guests brought to NSU by Renaissance 80. Giving the keynote address of the Oklahoma Political Science Association meeting, Morganthau criticized President Carter’s foreign policy. Morganthau said America’s ethical considerations have not kept pace with advances in military might. “There exists a cultural gap with our existence on one hand and our mode of thinking on the other. We have so far been unable to reconcile the atomic age with our mode of existence.” Currently chairman of the Academic Committee on Soviet Jewry, Morgantheau feels that military strength is a very important element of diplomacy. Yet, he believes no small scale conventional war can be undertaken without escalation into a world-wide conflict. “You defend your national interest with the chance of destroying your enemy and yourself. Nuclear war will amount to suicide and genocide at the same time.” ae Morganthau is known for several literary works including “Politics Among Nations” and “Science: Master or Servant.” F riday of Renaissance 80 week was Criminal Justice Day. Representatives of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, FBI and the Tulsa Police Department spoke to student and area law enforcers. The featured speaker was Glen Craig, Commis- sioner of the California Department of Public Safety. The Northeastern Activities Board sponsored the NSU Open Tennis Tournament on Saturday to end Renaissance 80. Perhaps the most well-known personality to appear during Renaissance 80 was country-western singer Ray Price. The “Top Male Country Vocalist” for eight consecutive years performed two shows in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Price, who is back on the concert trail after a five-year retirement, sang his standard hits such as “Make the World Go Away,” “Danny Boy,” and “For the Good Times.” Another featured speaker during Renaissance 80 was veteran NBC correspondent Irving R. Levine. “This is a period of great uncertainty. One sees a confusion in policymaking,” Levine said in criticizing the Carter administration. Levine described the mood of the White House as one of frustration and exasperation in both domestic and foreign affairs. “I see little evidence that there will be improvement in the inflation rate. Inflation constitutes eventual bankruptcy for many Americans.” | || VOES, p GTS RI ala E SOLS CN tLe th BEI Ae BTN babes OR HAS we Oat ER 2 Closer Look W BAPTIST. DENT CENTER Changes in television journalism have been dramatic in the 20 years Levine has reported for NBC. “First we had black and white film and a 15-minute news show. Now with satellites, there is really no place you can’t go to get a story, and that makes for more extensive coverage.” It will be several years before the success of Renaissance 80 can truly be evaluated. University officials are now considering a scaled down version of Renaissance, possibly during a spring weekend, for future years. It will be sometime, though, before an event the magnitude of this “party” will be held again by NSU. 1. NBC Veteran. Network news correspondent Irving R. Levine presents a gloomy political and economic picture to NSU students and staff. 2. Bicycle Tour. Cyclists leave Northeastern on the first leg of the Hanging Rock Half Hundred Mile Bicycle Tour. The excursion was sponsored by the Tulsa Bicycle Club as part of Renaissance 80. 3. Oklahoma’s Foremost Observer. Frosty Troy, editor of the “Oklahoma Observer,” challenges Northeastern students to take an active role in the state’s political process. 231 Tl)... Wiinshoruerna ce tha ch Acaads Aodhan gu ae eek tia ee a bias ico ata RIE Rano Governor George Nigh Board of Regents. — of Oklahoma Colleges Board of Regents. Dr. oo bas ie Holmes, H. A. Carlson, Dr. C. T. Morgan, Dr. James A. Thomas, Jack Annis, Dr. W. R. Bradford, Edward _ Livermore, Jr., Dr. Leslie Fisher, Executive © Secretary Dr G. Ki Allen. 9 (93 232 Ee ee ee en Oe Rnd Rs SS ed es a ee ee a LTR PS? hi ES NSU President Roger Webb 1. President Webb and family. From right: Dr. W. Roger Webb; wife, Gwen; son, Brett (holding Spoofy); and son, Brandon. 2. President’s Office Staff. Sitting: Lynda Cook. Standing: Brenda Donatelli. Administration 233 =— i Ben cS | ay AY (eSemep) wat uel ?, ae Mi th or | Fail —= = 234 Seminary Homecoming DA Closer Loo ‘ Where it all began The dignified presence of a building like Seminary Hall is a monument to a long, rich past separating Northeastern from other schools established in the last few decades. Its stately, ivy-league appearance represents the stability an institution of higher education should command. Seminary Hall has earned a place of fond respect in the hearts of many especially those who originally attended the Cherokee Seminary. Since the early 1930’s alumni of the National Male and Female Seminaries have reunited on May 7 to reminisce. May 7 is a historical date for the seminaries. The second Female Seminary, which still stands as the oldest educational building in Oklahoma, was originally dedicated on May 7, 1889. On May 7, 1974 a re-dedication program was held to recognize the placing of Seminary Hall in the National Register of Historic Places. This was 128 years after the Cherokee National Council authorized the establishment of the Cherokee National Male and Female Seminaries. Erection of the two buildings began in 1847, and the Cherokee National Male Seminary opened on May 6, 1851 and the Cherokee National Female Seminary opened the following day. “Every May 7 we would have a picnic at Walking Stick Springs. The boys at the Male Seminary would load their food in wagons and then pick ours up at the Female Seminary. We would all walk out there, spend the whole day and walk back. It was about three miles each way. We could hardly make it back at the end of the day,” remembers Charlotte Mayes Sanders, who attended the Female Seminary from 1906 until after it opened as Northeastern Normal School in 1909. Years ago 350-400 people would attend the Homecoming. “Tables were set up in front of the library. Everyone would bring their specialty in food.” Besides registration, they would have speakers, band concerts, a picnic and everyone would visit. Mrs. Sanders’ daughter, Betty Burroughs, who works in NSU’s Business Office and has assisted with the planning of the Homecomings for many years, remembers the days she attended the Homecoming as a child. “Will Rogers came to some of the Homecomings. I remember once when he sat in front of us.” Recalling her first days at the Seminary Mrs. Sanders said, “I was anxious to go. I hadn’t really been to school much. My mother taught us at home. She entered me in the seminary in the fifth grade. After a few days, the teacher promoted me to the sixth.” As a 14-year old who never spent much time away from home, Mrs. Sanders recalls feeling homesick at first. “T didn’t get to see my folks till Christmas, but when I went back for my second semester, they sent my sister with me. I wasn’t as homesick then.” “My mother used to send dimes in her letters to us. We were allowed to go to town once every two weeks if we had something to go for. We had to make a list of what we were going to buy. One teacher would take six girls. If more wanted to go, another trip was made. “On Saturdays the bakery sent a cart with cookies and hot bread. We could buy a dozen of the big sugar cookies for a nickel. They would last all week. “There was also a man who would bring apples to the campus that we would buy for a nickel a dozen. “They were good because it was a change from what we usually had to eat. “They taught us things other than from books. We learned to respect each other, the teachers and ourselves. “We had assemblies every morning with Bible readings, prayers and songs. Then we would march to the classrooms. “T also remember the grade kids couldn’t use the front stairs. It was a big treat to slip up them. When the Normal School opened we made up for it. We climbed those stairs every chance we got.” Although the number of seminary alumni has dwindled since the reunions began, their legacy as the pioneers of higher education in Oklahoma lives on. |! “ff é 2 SLU kee GA TR AA Skip De kd PURSE AS 9 yt AU dnS Sadan eile oi A RAT ANGG AS bok MBSE DIS Banat aie a Me GAS Ge AO he eu Ne Bie (a 236 Acting Vice President 1. Acting Vice President. Betty Draper, Acting Vice President J. T. Sego, Pat Presley. Student Affairs 2. Student Affairs. Barbara Hargis, R.N., Marcie Smith, Debbie Ledbetter, Ginny Wilson. — aa rrr DOPE Ee EX Ee Pe University Relations. Seated: Marilyn Watt, Debbie James, Kathy Scrapper, Kathy Stone, Dr. Lois Bradley. Standing: Dr. Ken Collins, director; Dr. Robert Webb, Dorthy Price, Steve ‘Kinder, Marc Malouf, ks Hanan. University Relations DS a ete D. Ron Seltzer’s easy manner and quiet voice make it | - simple to understand why he is enthusiastic about his new _ job as NSU’s Vice President. He was approached about the possibility of applying for 2 the opening created by Dr. Elwin Fite’s retirement while AM len SOR BRS ee MI Ae assistant dean of the College of Business Administration at Georgia State. : But Seltzer’s decision to leave a school with over 20,000 . students enrolled in the heart of Atlanta, Ga. in favor of = ‘Tahlequah was less difficult than might have been expected. _ “Atlanta had over 200 murders and well over 100 bank . robberies last year alone. I didn’t want my daughter growing up in an environment like that.” _ Although he had never been to Tahlequah before he was interviewed for the job, promises of an increased quality of life at a slower pace were important factors in Seltzer’s decision to make the move to NSU. Seltzer also pointed to President Webb’s “humanistic approach” as an attractive element in the NSU position. Seltzer’s similiar emphasis on the individual is readily apparent in his views on administrative issues at : Northeastern. Student evaluation of faculty members is absolutely essential in Seltzer’s opinion. “The insight from students can have a significant effect on the quality of one’s teaching.” The new vice president would support the creation of a standardized evaluation system but he does not feel all 4 courses need to be evaluated regularly. He believes student evaluation of an instructor should be considered when tenure and possibly merit pay decisions are made. Seltzer also feels research activities should be an | important factor in evaluating faculty tenure. “Research is one of three basic functions of a university. Research writings by faculty members will continue to be encouraged and stressed.” Despite several studies which have concluded that a majority of faculty and students are against the idea, Seltzer says planning is underway to schedule a finals week for the Fall 1980 term. According to Seltzer, only administrative scheduling problems remain to be worked out but finals week will be tried on a tentative basis at first. The 40-year old Manitowoc, Wis. native is adamant in his desire to see a pre-enrollment system work at NSU. _“Only 22 percent of our expected enrollment pre- enrolled for next fall. It is an absolute must that a greater percentage of NSU students pre-enroll so adequate decisions can be made in advance on class scheduling and faculty assignments.” Seltzer suggests that increased communication would improve the turnout for pre-enrollment. “‘We should better utilize in-house organs such as the newspaper and faculty should be encouraged to stress pre-enrollment to their students. A former dean of the school of Business at Alabama A M, Seltzer sees students opting for business courses more now than in previous years. “In times of recession and bad economic conditions, you find students taking more practical courses such as accounting . As a result, business programs will continue to expand while increases in liberal arts areas will level off.” Seltzer’s easy-going personality and personal approach help him fit in well with the humanistic style of the Webb administration. In just his first few weeks on campus, he seemed to feel at home in the slower paced surroundings of Tahlequah. |_| “Atlanta had over 200 murders and well over 100 bank robberies last year alone. I didn’t want my daughter growing up in an environment like that.” SE BEIT ESE PO ESO ITI LE OE aT TE IE IE EL EE ESE ELE Le ES ENS EEE, 239 240 Retiring vice president Fite’s career Comes full circle MR Closer Look; Nsu Vice President Dr. Elwin Fite’s career has come full © d circle since he joined the Northeastern faculty in 1953 asa | music instructor. In his 26 year tenure, Fite served Northeastern at | virtually every academic and administrative level before | retiring in November to return to his music career as a | violinist with the Fort Smith, Ark. Symphony Orchestra. | “He is first a scholar, then a. teacher, administrator and accomplished musician,” NSU President W. Roger Webb said | of Fite. “He has been a stabilizing force through the years at Northeastern.” Through those years Fite served as a professor, division - ; chairman, dean, vice president and acting president. He received his doctorate in 1953 from George Peabody _ College and came to Northeastern that same year from | | Amarillo College. The assistant professor of music was named Coordinator | | of Secondary Education in 1958. Fite became Division | Chairman of Education in 1962 and one year later was named | Dean of the College. President Dr. Robert Collier appointed Fite to fill the | newly created vice president’s post. It was Collier’s firing in | 1977 that promoted Fite to the presidency. “The Board of Regents called at lunch just 30 minutes | after meeting with Collier and offered me the job. The board | needed someone and I felt obligated to serve so I accepted | immediately,” Fite recalled. Fite served as acting president until the appointment of | W. Roger Webb in 1978 when he resumed his vice president’s — role. a iF Despite his administrative duties, the Missouri native | “made it a point to remain close to the classroom. He taught f pat. least one class in all but the last few years. “You make time,’ Fite said of teaching. “An administrator must stay in touch with the Pacly and the students. A class was my way of staying close.” 7 Te Students have gone through many changes since Fite - received his bachelor’s 8 eee in 1934 from Southwestern Missouri. In the last 10 years ae have fared away from liberal arts De in favor of 2 related studies, according to Fite. = a “Turbulence | aa aden unrest of the 60s developed . to a more serious approach in the 108,” he said. Development of instructional programs and faculty search ee are oe Ss most memorable -accomplish- eS ents. in recent years, Fite observed. The number of educational programs foe i ae 1963,” ” cites Northeastern’s first vice president of academic © affairs. “And with this growth has followed xtensive library development.” : Fite believes one of the oe on changes oe : hi tenure was: the extension oY ere cs ees one full semester. : “We were the he state nel ion to. adopt de plan. 2 significant: improvement has been made since in | teacher _ jucation statewide.” He enthusiastically ee a ieee po bane : onsidered which would have rae intern oes to a Many ee ae at Nocheen during ae career but Fite remained | a landmark | on ee for over two decades. _ oe “ don’t plan on . giving sae I ae no ae crusades. Im just thankful,” Fite told a dinner audience Nov. 6 on “Elwin Fite. Appreciation Day” in Tahlequah. oo Cherokee Nation President Ross Swimmer, State Senator lerb Rozell, Board of Regents President Dr. Leslie Fisher | i and former Speaker of the State House Bill Willis were among 200 persons who gathered to honor Fite. 4 os Caughman, the dinner emcee, called the pudiene : These areas one experienced the most extensive growth : the most distinguished group ever gathered to retire a person at Northeastern. Fite quipped that the gathering seemed a lot like the “Last Supper.” In addition to his music career, Fite will also remain active in education. He serves as a consultant to the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges and is a member of a national accrediation team in Lincoln, Neb. Entering a new decade, Fite sees tremendous opportuni- ties for Northeastern. ‘“Ever since our teacher education projects were chosen best in the nation two years ago I have _had no doubts in the ability of this university to accomplish anything it sets its mind to.” And after 26 years of multi-talented service, Northeas- tern has come to feel the same about Elwin Fite. [| In his 26 year tenure, Fite served Northeastern at virtually every academic and administrative level before retiring in November to return to his music career. ——————————————— es a ee Te GL I I I CE EE ———————aa—————e—O_Oeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee eee aaa Counseling 2. Counseling. Front Row: Mary Oosahwe, Carol Young, Wanda Morrison. Back Row: Johnny ae oe Robinson. Business Kelley, Rowena Woodard, Loretta Krug. Back © Row: Stuart Woods, Betty Burroughs, Darlene Ellison, Jeanna Hendrickson, Laferne Smith, ae Pinson, one: Meee Bill John Admissions 1. Admissions. Front Rew: Pauline Henry, Ella Mae Proctor, Linda Beaverson, James Watkins, Cathy Frank, Brenda Bunch, Charles Draper. Back Row: Jane Hensley, Patty Hall, Linda Brown, Lela Stowers, Dawn Cain. Public Information 2. Public Information: Delmar Asbill, Natalie Batt, Ed Brocksmith, Steve Buzzard. 243 Financial Aids 1. Financial Aids. Sitting: Yvonne Bunch, Carren Moham, Nancy Hearon, Vera Karpack, Charlene Mason. Standing: Retta Gayle James, Marianne Hillhouse, Bob Rogers, Marcelleta Kelley, Peggy Carey, Dennis Bearpaw, Gene Ann Lawrence, Joyce dennis Ws 5 A SS PS University Services 2. University Services. Seated: Sallie fue Jim Howard, Joyce Jennings. Standing: Leroy ee Wooley, Bob Smith, Arlan Hanson. 244 Eee ee ee pb Le et a eee ee toa e, , | gpl ee aS St BN uc nd ‘ as vs OPN ED IY RS AS BT nls tee Oe OR le WO OE eh esse rte Lo av el Se ba eend nit MMe OW BLM Mil oe Gobo and 2a Wal wow te i NA ‘Veterans Office 1. Veterans Office. Front Row: Reggie | Holcomb, Nancy Dyson, Michael Pruitt, Ed Riley, Bernard Espinosa, Bryan Chanate. Back Row: | Jim Bliss, Tom Edwards, Jerry Manley, Jim Fast. Continuing Education 2. Continuing Education. Seated: Tony Boyle, Carolyn Evans, Michelle Hargis. Standing: Dr. James Murphy, Fred Hagar, Ken Caughman. 245 S200 6 2 OaPACE WE RESIN FOS) Cee RED ee Housing 1. Housing. Seated: Donna Turner, Linda Alexander, LaRhonda Peace, Margret Standefer. Standing: Gene Wilson, Charles Ault, Leroy Wooley, Ron Deweese, Arlan Hanson. Placement 2. Placement. Bettye Best, Gary Alderson, Regina Lester. ee AS IES ARES oF ECO BET ; can = . amen? — - 3 ces! S bi panos | | Photo Services Photo Services. Bottom Row: Kathy Couch, Lee Hamilton, Dick Deloof, Patti DeBord. Top Row: pvenscas! | Mark Moore, Lowell Due. wuane? : ices Ler | we | wi? mo! | 3 Producti o roduction | fy __ @ e , Printing Production Printing. Norma Sheff, Aletha _ Deweese, Charles Perry, Wayne Sturgeon. : i ; | 247 248 Data Processing 1. Data Processing. Standing: Loretta Ketcher, Martha Caughman, Sallie Fulsom, Tom Gilstrap, Randy Hogan, Jane Shook, Jim Davis, Edith Archambo. University Center 2. University Center. Front Row: Ron Deweese Shirley Evans, Eva Krutka, Marilyn Craig Barbara Storjohann. Back Row: Leroy Wooley Bob Smith, Randy Pinney, Jerry Catron. ? ee re ee ee re os St le ae ee ee os hte eee ek tS me oe Ee ee he 2 ee es eee “It was very important to find something to keep you occupied and happy. I witnessed many men going crazy because of the psychological pressure upon them.” Talent helped registrar endure Stalag 17-B During the dark, grueling days of World War II, when thousands of American soldiers were prisoners of war, an artistic young air corpsman found relief from the agony of imprison- ment by sketching his fellow prisoners. James A. Watkins, director of admissions and registrar at NSU, was a radio operator-gunner flying on a bombing mission over Germany when he was shot down in October, 1943. He was captured and imprisoned in Stalag 17-B, the Nazis prison camp made infamous by movie and theater. “Tt was very important to find something to keep you occupied and happy. I witnessed many men going crazy because of the psychological pressure upon them.” Before enlisting in the air corps, Watkins had begun an art career with the American Art Studio. He studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy and the Central Art Academy. Despite their distress and forced conditions in which they lived, the prisoners managed to reassure their families through an ingenious plan to smuggle portrait sketchings to U.S. territory. OR” Closer Look The prisoners learned that an exchange of badly wounded men had been agreed upon between the United States and Germany. Watkins and another fellow prisoner, also an artist, contributed as many sketches as possible to be sent back to the United States. Watkins was responsible for about 60 of the portrait sketches. The sketches and as much information as possible was smuggled to the families of the prisoners in the small box allowed each returnee. Shortly thereafter, the artist’s efforts appeared in newspapers throughout the United States. For many families of the men sketched, published pictures renewed hopes that sons and brothers were still alive. Watkins’ sketching served as a cover-up for his secret prison camp assignment, map maker for the escape committee. At night, under cover of darkness, he carried out his mission, often coating the maps with margarine to waterproof them. But it wasn’t until April, 1945 that Watkins and the others were liberated by General George Patton’s Third Army marching west. “Two of my buddies, Bevan and Trezinaskai, wrote the original stage show ‘Stalag 17-B’ and a movie later developed under the same title, starring William Holden,” he said. “The realism of the shows could only have developed from true life experiences inside one of the camps and held a very moving message about the effects of war and its damage to society.” Although he no longer paints professionally, Watkins hasn’t put his talent aside completely. Recently he completed a portrait of former universi- ty vice president Dr. Elwin Fite and presented him with it at his retirement banquet. He has served as NSU’s director of admissions and registrar since July, 1974. t director of data isn and her staff the job was well-worth ter system Fulsom, =} a = 3 ) B o = oe = a = = For Sallie Break processing, the effort. easy Sle em eae ane anne aE SES TS ESET ESSE Sea SRS eaeSen ea SESSDSSS TESST SSS SSE SS SEE ESSE SST eT ee Sap ee eS ere aa area arama aaambmmmmbmammaaoam EE = ——————————— (=) EBany in the fall semester, Northeastern dropped _ its eight-year old IBM system in favor of the larger Hewlett Packard 3000 Series II] computer system. “Tt’s twice the computer for the same monthly rate and it belongs to the school,” Fulsom explained. According to Fulsom, the old system was not able to meet the needs of the university. Several committees were formed The new computer is a shot in the arm for Northeastern’s growing computer science department. to study the problem and determine the possibility of expanding the IBM system. It was decided a new computer system would be the most cost effective. Kight years of records stored in the IBM system had to be transferred to the Hewlett Packard by Fulsom’s department. The new system handled the entire pre- enrollment process with only one minor breakdown. The new computer is a shot in the arm for Northeastern’s growing computer science department. A new line printer is now provided for student programs with a separate printer for administrative use. Two central processing units insure the availability of a back-up CPU in case of breakdown. The biggest change in the new system is the use of on-line terminals. Students will no longer have to use keypunch machines to prepare cards to feed programs into the computer. Thirty-two terminals are scattered across campus for use by students and university officials. The Hewlett Packard unit is capable of handling 64 terminals at once. Security was another important reason for switching to the new Hewlett Packard. It was determined that under the old computer set-up a few specific commands given by anyone could erase the entire memory on the IBM’s disk drives. However, the two central processing units in the Hewlett Packard provide greater protection for confidential records. Students use one central processing unit for processing while the university staff uses the other CPU. It is impossible to cross from one CPU into the other. This protects school ’ f Closer Loo es lel ean et Se LE. DSI. OS Ae ae ‘ financial records, grades, and confidential student informa- tion from unauthorized access. An account number, group number and student password protects student computer files from unauthorized access. University administrative users have access to three 120 MG Disk Drive memory units while students will use one disk drive. “This will provide a tremendous opportunity for the students to learn which was impossible before,” President Roger Webb promised of the new system. Approval was granted in the spring for a new computer science major at NSU to be offered beginning in the 1980-81 school term. 1. Double CPU potential. The new Hewlett Packard computer system features two central processing units to accommodate staff and student usage at the same time. vill NO SMONING Ig coer ey ee 251 Bookstore 1. Bookstore. Standing: Floyd Cox, Barbara Reed, Sue Rousey, Lloyd Johnson, Karen Hayes, Peggy Eaton, Linda Ghormley, Paula Burris, Shirley Evens. Ee Security 2. Security: R. E. Frusher, Sammy Austen, Jen Breshears, Judi Guthrie. Snack Bar 1. Snack Bar. Front Row: Ruby Jamison, Sharon Chambers, Linda Martin, Linda Hicks, Anne Morgan. Back Row: Francis Denney, Gail Peace, Imogene Joyce, Oma Teague, Donna Cochron. PBX | 2. PBX Operators. Norma Kennicutt, Helen Page, Betty Workman. Administration Stration ° | muni Ad SE ee ee EEO OEE A ND 254 1. Maintenance: Kneeling: David Holderbee, Art Gage, Lee Bower, Marshall Pierce, David Johnson, Leonard Brown, Willard Austin, Leon White. Second Row: Richard Holderbee, Freeman Holderbee, Joel Paden, Kenneth Osburn, Kevin Caughman, Dennis Pritchett, John Johnson, Calvin Hawkins. Third Row: J. P. Burnett, Ralph Conrad, Burl Spears, Dave TELE EET a TT PT ee ter pe oe Blue, Carroll Germany, Arthur Farar, Clarence Hamby, Bob Geasland, John McCarter, Kenneth Dallis, Ernest Fredrick, Charlie Chapin, J. D. Jamison, Bill Dallis, Gayle Wing, Virgil Eatherly, Boyd Smith, Virgil MeNiel, Chig Dry, Dale Wheeler, Louie Monholland, Robert Young, Ray Waldroop, John Watson, Estel Hamby, Boyd Hutchins, John Yancey, Sam Smith. Maintenance Custodians 2. Custodians. Front Row: Lola Saxon, La Doue Moss, Theresa Smiatek, Kenneth Osburn. Back Row: Floyd Coldwell, Buster Jumper, Harvey Brock, Melvin McClain, Melvin Pack, Bill Whitley. i) or or SELL NE AE RS ERIE AES ROR SS FS hae al SS Se ee ener Al SE eae eee Sea 256 TT SEL EE BT I Ty Tay yy yy ey Ee, A very Special Wii American athletes protested President Jimmy Carter’s decision to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, a different breed of American athletes participated in their own Olympic games, the Tenth Annual Special Olympics at NSU’s Gable Field. Over 400 special education students gathered to challenge each other in track and field events. Determination and enthusiasm prevailed as the day began with a parade of competitors followed by an opening program in which the athletes recited the Olympic oath after Gwen Webb, NSU’s first lady. “Tet me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” Before the events began, parachuters glided in on the celebration. The Olympic participants cheered them until they landed. Actual competition began with a band and the 50-yard dash events. Races were divided into male and female and broken down by age groups. There were also special categories for those confined to wheelchairs. Most contestants seemed quite pleased with their performances and many also seemed to get as much satisfaction from watching teammates compete. Everyone’s a winner at the Special Olympics. All who compete win ribbons. It didn’t seem to matter much what place they won. Most were as pleased with a sixth place finish as they were with a first place. They were being honored. All who competed won the right to compete in the state meet at Edmond. Madeline Manning-Mims, winner of a gold and silver OA Closer Loo Olympics FS SO Ay ‘ medal in “the other Olympic games,” attended the Special Olympics. “T enjoy watching young people compete and sharing with them. These Olympics are inspiring to me. These people give 200 percent and then give more.” Mims won the 800 meters and the gold in 1968 and a silver medal in 1972. She set the record in 1968 at Mexico City, which was broken by a Russian in 1976 at Montreal. Mims set the U.S. record in 1976. She is now a gospel singer and has recorded an album, “Running for Jesus.” She was asked to represent the world Olympics by Dr. Bill Ward, NSU professor of special education, and to lead the parade and sing the national anthem. The students competed in 50-yard dash races, softball throw, high jump, mile relays and runs, 440-yard relays and runs, standing long jump and the wheel chair races. The students were also able to attend clinics for soccer, tennis and Daisy BB guns. Other activities included a karate demonstration, a puppet show and students were able to explore the National Guard helicopter next to the track. 1. Race Against the Clock. A crowd of fellow athletes and supporters cheer on a student as she strives for her best time in a wheelchair race. 2. Olympic Gold Medalist. Madeline Manning-Mims who won medals at the 1968 and 1972 Olympic games leads a parade of athletes to begin the Special Olympics. 3. Thrill of Victory. A young contestant is pinned with a victory ribbon after the 50-yard dash. All participants of the Special Olympics were declared winners. a Sa A ais 2 a a ee ee A “crazy” 258 olitics 1980: year hk Ea vasa fe. phi bY DD (ia | A Closer Loo ‘ Politics 1980 To say the least, 1980 was a strange year on the American political scene. The Democrats rallied behind an incumbent president who was battling a soaring inflation rate at home and a crumbling foreign policy abroad. The Republicans chose a 69-year old former movie actor known for his ultra- conservatism. Many Americans were disappointed by the choices. As a result, a congressman from Illinois broke away from the Republican Party to make an independent bid for the presidency. The big winners in the presidential primary races were President Carter and former California Gov. Ronald Reagan. Carter beat back an attempt by Sen. Edward Kennedy who could not capitalize on the popularity of his brothers, former president John Kennedy and Sen. Robert Kennedy. Reagan came out ahead over a large field of Republican challengers. The Kennedy-Carter contest was the most surprising. Sen. Kennedy had considered running for president in the past and 1980 seemed like a golden opportunity. Economic conditions were deteriorating and an Associated Press- NBC News poll reported in October, 1979 that only 19 percent of those questioned thought Carter was doing a good job. This was the lowest approval rating recorded for any president (including Nixon’s 24 percent just before his resignation). A majority of Democratic National Committee members reported that they believed Kennedy could carry their state. So on Nov. 7, Sen. Kennedy announced his candidacy. But the tide was already turning on the Kennedy campaign. Three days before the senator’s announcement, 50 Americans had been captured by Iranian militants at the U.S. embassy in Tehran. The public would unite behind Carter in dealing with the crisis. Kennedy further weakened his chances by criticizing Carter’s support of the Shah of Iran. Public reaction condemned Kennedy’s comment and opinion polls began to favor the President. However, the Iranian crisis cannot totally take the blame for Kennedy’s downfall. Voters questioned after going to the polls consistently said they favored Kennedy’s solutions to the issues. Carter’s failing economic and foreign policies could not be adequately defended it seemed. Yet, the voters gave Carter the edge on personal and character factors. It was because they felt Kennedy had serious character flaws that they refused to vote for him. The question of Kennedy’s character arose primarily because of the drowning of Mary Jo Kopechne at SEER AAS EP EAS O38 DRS ERY ESE PRCREE RS SRC RE Chappaquiddick on July 18, 1969, when the car Kennedy was driving ran off a bridge. Kennedy managed to escape but he waited almost 10 hours before reporting the death to police. Although Kennedy was cleared of all criminal charges, many interpreted Kennedy’s behavior on that evening as proof of his inability to act in a crisis. Despite great effort, Kennedy was unable to put the Chappaquiddick issue to rest. Carter defeated Kennedy easily in their first contest in Iowa. Carter was expected to win in this farm state but not by the 63-29 percent margin he collected. The Democratic campaign was best characterized by Carter’s so-called “Rose Garden campaign.” Carter refused to travel the campaign trail because he maintained pressing problems in Iran and economic troubles at home would not allow him time to leave the White House. Instead, he sent his wife, top aides and Vice President Walter Mondale to campaign for him. Kennedy was frustrated by Carter’s seclusion and its positive results in the polls. “President Carter, you’ve got to come out and face the American people,” became a Kennedy battle cry that drew great ovations. It was not until May, however, that Carter finally left the Rose Garden. By January 28, Carter’s performance favorability rating had jumped to 75 percent. The President went on to defeat Kennedy in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Although the senator did carry his home state, Massachusetts, Kennedy was soundly defeated in Illinois. Kennedy rallied in March to win the New York and Connecticut primaries but Carter’s delegate count was insurmountable. I should be noted that there was a third candidate in the Democratic race. California Gov. Jerry Brown dropped out in April after spending $2 million and winning just one delegate. Brown could not shake his “Governor Moonbeam” image and troublesome campaign organization. “The lesson I take from the 1980 campaign is that voters do not feel I am ready to be president,” Brown acknowledged in ending his bid. Former California Gov. Ronald Reagan led a long list of Republican hopefuls down the primary trail. Reagan had been narrowly defeated by then President Gerald Ford in 1976 and with Ford on the sidelines in 1980, Reagan was the projected frontrunner. =� me IT TT POT 259 There were two reasons that motivated me to go to my i precinct caucus. First, I had read a lot about politics and was 260 fascinated with the prospect of seeing the process actually work. I couldn’t wait to see the smoke-filled room full of bald-headed old men chomping on cheap cigars, wheeling and dealing with candidates and issues. Secondly, I wanted to be able to say that I took part in the first election I was eligible to vote in. I wanted to show that young people do care about what’s going on in this country. Politics 1980 A student’s experience in Oklahoma’s 3 presidential caucuses But, along with the excitement, I was very apprehensive. I would probably be the only “kid” there, and I wouldn’t be taken seriously. On top of this concern was by biggest worry: I was not a Carter person, right in the middle of Carter country. A rural community of 2,500 people, with more churches in town than houses, most definitely would vote for the born-again president. Still, I couldn’t see voting for Carter with inflation reaching modern highs and interest rates at 18 percent. Also, 50 Americans were still being held hostage by the Iranian militants in Tehran. Probably my strongest opposition to Carter was the fact that his “Windfall Profits Tax” might cost my dad his job. However, I wasn’t sold on Kennedy either. He tended to be too liberal for me on defense spending and I also wasn’t sure about his proposal to freeze wages and prices. As for Gov. Brown, he was never a viable choice. I went to my precinct meeting determined to stick to my guns and vote uncommitted. To my surprise only 10 other people showed up for the meeting and, sure enough, I was the only young person there. Some of the people there were friends of my parents and others were even former teachers of mine. I had been picked and pinched at by these people since the day I was born, and now I was about to raise a ruckus with my difference of opinion. But as the meeting progressed my apprehension turned to disappointment. No one knew what to do. None of the people at the meeting had ever been to a caucus before, much less know how to run one. Since no one knew the procedure to elect delegates for presidential candidate, we all voted to go as uncommitted delegates, even though most of the people were for Carter. Names of the 10 people were placed in a hat and the first five names picked were chosen as delegates. I was among the five. The remaining five were to serve as alternates. So far, I had gotten by without stating my preference, §- but the county convention would be different. I would have to decide who to vote for. At the county convention there was as much confusion as there had been at my precinct meeting. My idea of the | i political process was beginning to tarnish. | It was decided that those who had come to the county | convention as uncommitted delegates would be called upon to state their preferences. I didn’t know what to do. Everyone J else seemed to be for Carter, and even though I wasn’t sure about Kennedy, I had decided to vote for him simply to keep _ from voting for Carter. However, I found out that there were only 14 delegates for Kennedy which was not enough to qualify for a state delegate. So, when my name was called I voted for Carter. The people around me began to applaud and pat me on the back for my decision. I felt sick inside. I hadn’t wanted to vote for Carter, but I had caved-in to pressure. As it turned out, luck afforded me one of those few opportunities one gets to reverse a bad decision. The convention decided the vote wouldn’t count and agreed to break into groups based on how delegates voted in the precinct meetings. This time, I stayed uncommitted. The Kennedy people realized they didn’t have enough votes to receive a delegate so they asked to join with the uncommitted people to keep Carter from getting all the delegates. When we went back into the room to go through roll call voting again, | was asked by the people around me how I was going to vote. I told them I would remain uncommitted. They sort of grunted and didn’t say another word to me. When my name was called I stated my vote, a lady sitting behind me said, “Well, we lost her.” She leaned forward and pecked me on the shoulder. “T thought you were for Carter,” she said. I told her I had not really decided who I was for, and wanted to remain uncommitted. Without another word, she leaned back in her chair and looked away from me. I didn’t care. Even though I had disappointed some people, I was satisfied with myself. I had stuck to my guns. - Jamie Branam OO However, former CIA director George Bush upset Reagan in Iowa. Bush collected 31 percent of the vote and encouraged the other five challengers that Reagan could be beaten. Wealthy Texan John Connally spent nearly $11 million in a losing effort. Although he did not do well in the East, Connally expected to sweep Repub- lican primaries in the South. When he lost by 24 percentage points in South Carolina, Connally decided to call it quits. Rep. Phillip Crane and Sen. Robert Dole collected small percen- tages of the vote in early primaries and faced with the loss of Federal matching funds they both soon withdrew. Sen. Howard Baker finished a strong third in the Iowa race but by January only 11 percent of Repub- licans in a Time magazine poll reported they supported Baker. After a poor finish in Massachusetts Baker decided that his election was “not in the cards.” Reagan received the support of Baker who was mentioned as Reagan’s possible choice as running mate. Baker reportedly denied the offer. And so the race came down to a contest between three men: Bush, Reagan and Rep. John Anderson of Illinois. Anderson came from nowhere to garner 31 percent of the vote in Massachusetts and lost by less than one percentage point to Reagan in Vermont. Reagan gained momentum with landslide victories in South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. Though he spent much time there, Bush also fell to Reagan in Florida. Illinois was a turning point for the campaigns. Reagan beat Anderson in his home state by 125,000 votes. Bush finished a poor third. The Wisconsin primary in April produced another strong victory for Reagan and his delegate count soared so far ahead of Bush and Anderson that his nomination was almost assured. Reagan received more good news in April when a Time-Yankelovich poll showed Americans favoring him over Carter 44 to 43 percent. Reagan had trailed Carter by 30 percent in January. Research showed Reagan’s support strongest among older and more affluent voters. Yet, more than half of all those surveyed believed Reagan was too conservative to win in the general election. Despite an upset victory in Pennsylvania, Bush withdrew | eT PR eS SE EP ERE EY STI RE OT SETS LS IT ET PE EES Ey PL eae Tee A Closer Loo “DADDY HOW COME IN A COUNTRY THAT PRODUCED THOMAS EDISON, HENRY CLAY, ERNEST HEMINGINAY, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER, SUSAN B. ANTHONY, MARTIN LUTHER CHARLES LINDBERGH, WILLIAM FAULKNER, JONAS SALI, RODERT E. LEE, MARK TWAIN, WILL ROGERS, JACKSON POUOCK, NATHAN HALE, BOB DYLAN, DANIEL BOONE, EMILY DICKINSON AND BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. WE ALWAYS COME DOWN To TWO MEATBALLS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT ‘ Politics 1980 from the race in late May pledging his full support to Reagan. Anderson, however, broke away from the Republican Party and declared his independent candidacy for the presidency. He led a strong following of the young and more educated but faced an uphill battle to get on the ballot in all 50 states. KING, © King Features Syndicate 1980 The li beral congressman feels he can win in November because of the “craziness” in 1980 politics. Anderson pointed out that the candidates of the two major parties are so unpopular that more than half of the voters are telling pollsters they wish there was another choice. Anderson has tried to give voters that choice by running’ a unique campaign. “We tried first and foremost to make this a campaign of ideas.” He criticized Reagan for ‘“hunkering down for a long, twilight struggle against ‘atheistic godless communism.’ ” Jimmy Carter he says, “has demonstrated a total inability to chart a clear, common-sense policy.” PAN deron’s effect o n a Carter-Reagan race in November is unclear. But some experts believe his showing may be better than any independent candidate since Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. A strong Anderson showing will further complicate what has already proven to be a unique year in presidential politics. . 261 ee — ee ee Pe : ‘Wel 262 - EEE ——————- i I 2 acre eens A Closer Loo 71 NO EASY ANSWERS U.S. Congressman Mike Synar warned 813 graduating Northeastern students during commencement ceremonies on May 16 that there are no easy answers left to this nation’s troubles. “You are entering a world with an immense amount of problems,” Synar said. Ironically, during the playing of the national anthem, ROTC cadets inadvertently raised the American flag upside down. The flag flew with stars down throughout the anthem. Traditionally, flying the flag upside down is an international sign of distress. Synar acknowledge the stressful situation in many places of the world today, but told the graduates of 1980 that their contribution can be great. “Regardless of how bad it looks as you graduate tonight, this is still the best darn country in the world.” The graduates were challenged to make two basic commitments. “Graduation will mean nothing if you fail to commit yourself,” Synar said. Making a contribution while pursuing excellence was stressed by the Second District Representative. “It’s not enough just to get the job done anymore. Foremost in any pursuit of any career should be honesty and integrity.” Synar who is serving his first term in Congress was described by NSU President Roger Webb as “‘truly a people’s representative.” The 29-year old Synar was named one of 10 Outstanding Young Americans by the U.S. Jaycees. Six hundred and twenty-eight of the 813 degrees conferred were bachelor’s degrees. As a sign of difficult economic times, 262 Bachelor of Science degrees were presented compared to only 80 Bachelor of Arts degrees. Bachelor of Science programs include accounting and business administration majors as well as natural and physical science areas. Disciplines leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree are those closely identified with the traditional liberal arts, such as dramatics, language and music. Distinguished by colorful hoods over their pleated gowns, 182 graduate students were conferred master’s degrees by President Webb. Northeastern’s seventy-first convocation saw the issuing of five Master of Business Administration degrees and 11 Master of Science degrees. Long a leader in teacher education, NSU in 1980 presented 286 bachelor’s degrees and 166 master’s degrees in education. While commencement addresses tend to always sound the same, the degrees conferred reflect certain societal attitudes and a student’s perception of the future. In fact, Synar acknowledged he had received several phone calls concerning the speech he was to give to the graduates. The callers offered Synar the same advice - keep it short. And so he did. After all, 813 former NSU students had an entire life to get on with. [ | 263 a� LN NUNN PR NN NR SN = er i EEE EEO — — ( Commencement 1980 $2: Bee Mae sey dis MF 2 4 we ie ie cote? wel IC PM ae eye as Pane “er aa “You are entering a world with an immense amount of problems.” -Rep. Mike Synar 265 SPE WAS oh eater. Hy SS US we YE ENE St lranians seize embassy; A group of Iranian militants stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran, November 4, 1979 taking hostage over 50 Americans who the militants charged with being “spies.” Although no Americans were killed in the embassy takeover, eight Amer- ican military crewmen were killed when a U.S. rescue attempt was aborted April 24, 1980. Surrounded by angry mobs chant- ing “Death to America” the militants paraded blindfolded embassy em- ployees before television cameras and demanded the U.S. to return the deposed Shah of Iran. The Shah, former leader of one of America’s most supportive allies, had been forced from his country by a revolution led by religious leader Ayatollah Rullah Khomeini. When the U.S. granted the Shah a temporary visa to visit New York City for medical treatment in October, 1979, a series of Iranian protests led by Khomeini were triggered. It was these massive street protests in Iran that led to the storming of the 27-acre U.S. compound in downtown Tehran. President Carter immediately rejected the Iranian demands and the militants released thirteen black and women hostages as a gesture toward “oppressed” American minorities. The hostage seige continued for months as the U.S. halted Iranian oil imports and most exports to Iran. The terrorists holding the embassy threa- tened to put the hostages on public trial as spies. Carter responded by seeking United Nations economic sanctions against Khomeini. When the Shah left the U.S. for Mexico and later Egypt, the militants remained adamant in their demand for his extradition back to Iran. The most shocking episode of the long crisis occurred in April, 1980 when Carter announced in an early morning address to the nation that a U.S. rescue mission had been attempted and eight military personnel had been killed. A specially trained rescue force was to have been airlifted by helicopter into Iran where an undercover support team would have provided the squad tran- sportation into Tehran. The USS. soldiers were to have attacked the PADD BSS ae td) Rd RS Us OR DR SEs Me ER Le ea embassy overtaking the surprised militants. The helicopters were to land at the embassy and fly the hostages and the rescue team back to safety. But the rescue team never reached Tehran. Because of the great distances involved, the eight RH-53 helicopters had to be refueled. After leaving the carrier Nimitz which was off the coast of Iran, the helicopters had to rendez- vous with six C-130 aircraft at Posht-e Badam in Iran’s Great Salt Desert for refueling. It was here that Carter decided to call back the force. On route to the desert landing area, two of the helicopters developed mechanical prob- lems. One returned to the Nimitz, the other was abandoned in the desert. At the desert sight, it was dis- covered a third helicopter had developed hydraulic system failure and could not continue. It was decided five helicopters were not enough to carry the forces and return the hostages. Nixon is top The Watergate scandal and President Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974 was chosen as the top story of the decade by Associated Press editors and broad- casters. The seige of the U.S. Embassy in Iran was chosen as the top story of 1979. The accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania was the second biggest story of 1979 according to the Associated Press. Other top stories of the decade as chosen by the AP included: the nation’s energy crisis and Arab oil embargo (1973), the end of the war in Vietnam (1975), the murders and mass suicide at Jonestown in Guyana (1978). Also chosen as top stories of the decade were: the American economy (1970-79), the opening to China by the United States (1971-79), the Middle East war in 1973 and peace settlement between Israel and Egypt (1978), and the Kent State shootings (1970). Other top stories of 1979 chosen by the AP were: the Chicago crash of a DC-10 that killed 283 persons, the Camp David peace agreement between rescue try fails Although the aircraft had reached Iran without being detected, the forces were ordered to quickly return. In the haste of leaving, a helicopter and C-130 collided. The fuel-filled C-130 exploded and eight crewmen were killed. Carter accepted full responsibility for the mission’s failure. The Iranian seige provoked anger among many Americans. “Pro-American” rallies were staged on college campuses and ‘the many Iranian students in theU.S. became the center of controversy. Columbia University students pro- tested the presence of the Iranians. “We’re gonna ship you back and you aren’t gonna like it. No more booze. No more Big Macs. No more rock music. No more television.” President Carter attempted to deport the Iranian students but the Supreme Court ruled the act unconsti- tutional. Many students did leave on their own. story of 70's — Israel and Egypt, the U.S. visit of Pope John Paul II, the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II), and the challenge to President Carter by Senator Edward Kennedy. Believe it or not, Post office nets profit It was unbelievable but true. Postmaster General William Bolger reported to the nation in late 1979 that one of life’s certainties - the postal deficit - had been eliminated. As columnist Dick West reported, Americans had been taught that the postal deficit ranked right up there with apple pie and motherhood. “Tf a man can no longer believe in the inevitability of the postal service operating at a loss, wherein can he lodge his trust?” West speculated. | | ; | | —_ FREE RINT Ts a eer Te a eee ee ET Wy ELV eres TL U.S. Olympians Boycott games The United States Olympic Com- mittee voted overwhelmingly to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow. President Carter had asked the athletes to stay home in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Japan, Canada, England, West Germany and several other western countries joined the U.S. in the boycott. Nearly 50,000 Soviet troops invad- ed Afghanistan to suppress a group of Moslem rebels. A puppet leader, President Babrak Karmal, was installed by the Soviets who defied world pressure to withdraw. The United Nations General As- sembly voted 104-18 to condemn Soviet aggression in Afghanistan. The so-called ‘Carter Doctrine” was aimed at the Soviet Union in the President’s State of the Union message. “An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States. And such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force.” Women included Carter orders With tensions mounting in Iran and Afghanistan President Carter announced plans to register young men and women for a military draft. Carter’s proposal to alter selective service laws to allow the registration of women was met with immediate opposition in Congress. Carter has the authority to order the registration of men without congressional approval. In his State of the Union address, Carter said America needs to be ready in case of an emergency. The decision to include women in the first draft registration since 1973 came later. Thousands of anti-draft demon- strators filled the streets several days after the Carter announcement chant- ing ‘Hell no, we won’t go.” The young people claimed that a draft would so on follow registration. In New York, 2,000 demonstrators filled Times Square and marched to The signs of the eighties were filled with uncertainty. Seventy percent of the persons questioned in an opinion survey taken in the Spring of 1980 were ‘“‘very worried” about the possibility of a world war. Young people once again began to wonder if a draft would interrupt their college education. And college graduates entered an economy slowed to a crawl by double digit inflation, record high interest rates and a stiffling recession. Although tuition costs continued to rise, the value of a college education in the job market had lessened. Volcano erupts in Wash. A volcanic eruption on Mount St. Helens May 18 killed at least 17 persons and caused almost $1 billion damage. Over 70 persons were listed as missing a week after the explosion and the death toll was expected to rise. Mount St. Helens which is located near Vancouver, Wash. threw 1.3 billion cubic yards of ash and rock into the air. Skies were darkened in Washington and Oregon and volcanic ash was detected draft sign-up President Carter’s campaign head- quarters where they burned Carter campaign political posters. “This Afghanistan is not our war. It’s another Vietnam,” Kathy Beatrice of New York said. Rick Stryker, a 20-year old Philadelphia protest organizer agreed. “There is absolutely no way I can go fight for something that is not in my interests and not in the interests of the United States.” Anti-Carter demonstrations were held on the same day in New York, Philadelphia and Washington. Almost 5,000 persons participated. The protest scenes were reminis- cent of anti-war demonstrations in the early 1970’s. Carter’s plan called for the regis- tration of 19 and 20-year olds in 1980 and 18-year olds thereafter. ye awh atu Sees ek SOxOb als ek Sle SAL ash in the air as far east as New York. Snow plows were used in nearby towns to remove ash which was six inches deep on highways. Health officials ordered people to remain indoors. In Oklahoma, volcanic ash from Mount St. Helens created a visible haze and raised air pollution index levels to the dangerous point for those with respiratory problems. President Carter toured the area by helicopter and declared southwest Washington a major disaster area. “Tt’s a horrible sight,’ Carter said after the tour. “I don’t know if there is anything like it in the world.” U.S. Geological Survey experts believe the initial blast of the eruption which ripped a hole in the mountain one mile deep and two miles wide was equal in strength to the largest hydrogen bomb ever detonated on earth. The most powerful man-made explosion was created by the Soviet, Union in 1961 when 1 50-megaton hydrogen bomb was detonated. A megaton is equal to one million tons of PEN The eruption leveled trees for 150 square miles around Mount St. Helens. Scientists estimate the ash created by Mount St. Helens is only slightly less than that from Mount Vesuvius which covered Pompeii in 79 A.D. 267 Although it very often seemed this year that the world was falling down around us, the eighties brought promising signs for the university community. Student unity was on the upswing and preoccupation with a successful football season, ‘““The Empire Strikes Back”’ and final grades helped students to forget the world’s troubles. Tehran was a long way from Tahlequah. A Mamie! fo ee — 2A so 270 | In the gestalt of our existence, life occupies a number of planes simultaneously. . . . The signs of the eighties were all things to all people. A new decade brought to the individual a new opportunity to expand horizons; an opportunity to play the part then go on to a different role and a new game. Our reaction to this decade’s many signs will determine our new path. And that path will ultimately determine what the eighties will become. 271 Se Na a OO EE eVvOeeGOcoWuonmV This book was not meant to become a shrine to pessimism. Yet, the world we have tried to record was a very pessimistic place. When this project began over nine months ago, I personally expected that we would find a euphoric optimism growing as we moved into a new decade. However, there was so much that would happen which I never anticipated. My concept of what a yearbook should be is different than most. As a result, you will find more in-depth feature stories and fact rather than poetry in this book. It just isn’t true that a yearbook can’t be “real” journalism and that somehow those on a yearbook staff aren’t “real” journalists. My goal was to create a general reference book of campus organizations, administrators, faculty and students while taking a closer look at the people and events that made this university unique in 1980. Our “A Closer Look” features will hopefully preserve the opinion, dreams, and realities of the college community. There is much credit to be given to individuals not only on our staff. The production printing crew was always helpful when we needed them. Kathy Stone and the entire University Relations office staff solved our minor administrative dilemmas that occurred almost every day. A personal thanks to Jim Howard who took time to explain this university to me in my first year here. Our sports section would not have been possible without the help of Steve Buzzard. Leland Hair and Mark Moore contributed their photographic talents to the cause. Mark’s tremendous color photographs make up most of our prologue. Without the effort of several contributing writers (Libby Shroff, Jack Bryant, Jim Wilson, Jamie Smith, Bobbie Points, Jodi Stonehocker and Susan Abrahamsen) our varied feature stories would not have been possible. Of course, I must mention the individual who stole the staff camera equipment from our office just two weeks before our final deadline. Your thoughtful handiwork should not go unrecognized. Our staff was small but productive. My wife Stacey provided much needed encouragement and moral support especially during our round-the-clock “telethon” the weeks before the final deadline. Stacey put in hundreds of hours drawing layouts, writing and organizing without any pay. Without question, this yearbook would have been impossible to produce without Jamie Branam. She worked harder than anyone on the jobs no one else would attempt and yet, she received very little credit. I will forever be grateful. I also had the opportunity to work on the staff with two of the most creative people I have ever met. Terry Osburn’s art was perfect and he always produced with very short notice. I believe Terry’s talent increased the quality of this book two-fold. I will always treasure the fact that I was here during Steve Kinder’s first year as a staff adviser. His knowledge of journalism, printing and graphic arts can only be described as “gestalt.” I think we did a good job considering the deficiencies of a world built by low bidders. So for the entire yearbook staff, this is Dale Lunsford from the drafty old corner of Journalism 201 B “down on our hands and knees looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. Inviting you to put a quarter in the juke and form a big boss line. See ya’ around the campus. Maintain brother. Straight ahead.” -Dale Lunsford, 1980 Tsa La Gi editor The 1980 Tsa La Gi staff Jamie Branam Carole Brown Richard Hankins Steve Kinder Dale Lunsford Stacey Lunsford Terry Osburn A “A computer update” 250 “A new breed of apostles” 32,33 “A Man for All Seasons” 106,115 “A marathon run on the B O Railroad” 43 “A tribute” 288 “A very special Olympics” 257 Abbey, Leslie 130 Abel, Letha 158 Abel, Paul 22 Abrahamson, Susan 50,155,272 Acacia 83,92,93,94,95,96,214 Accounting Society 41 Adair, Sharon 165 Adair, Sharon 165 Adams, Brenda 77,155,202 Adams, Denise 88,96,158 Adams, Dr. James 152 Adamski, Susan 20,165 Addison, Nancy 57 Admissions 243 Agnew, Dr. Brad 15,153 Akins, Marty 190 Alderson, Gary 246 Aldridge, Captoria 21,67,128 Alexander, Linda 246 Alexander, Sandra 67 Allbright, Ira 184 Alldredge, Debbie 155 Allen, Billie 79 Allen, Debra 37 Allen, Dr. G.K. 232 Allen, John 165 Allen, Norma 62,165 Allen, Sally 165 Alpha Beta Chi 63 Alpha Psi Omega 52,77 Alumni Association 27,28 American Marketing Association 40 Amlin, Gene 215 Ammons, Betty 67,158 Anderson, Dr. Ina 194,206,208 Anderson, Dr. Joe 124 Anderson, Rep. John 261 Anderson, Kathleen 130 Andrews, Vanna 70,77,88,94,140 Annis, Jack 232 Anno, Tammy 154 Archambo, Edith 248 Archer, Neena 165 Archer, Dr. Raymond 151 Arkeketa, Susan 107 Arnwine, Perry 155 Arrieta, Valerie 126 Ary, Paula 63,67,79,158 Asbill, Delmar 243 Ash, Jeff 67,165 Ash, Larry 52 Ashlock, Susan 165 Ashmore, Karen 96,123,161 Atchley, Virginia 165 OL Te ee ee Bee ee eye ee ee re eae ey ny RRS COPS Pn eer Pe ery and Advertising Athene, Howard 62 “Atmosphere” 178,179 Ault, Charles 149,246 Austen, Sammy 252 Austen, Samuel 130 Austin, Willard 255 Autry, John 126 Avant, Jim 37 Ayansina, Sam 165 B Babcock, Gina 165 Bacon, Judy 46,70,96,154 Bagwell, Randy 128 Bailey, Alvin 53 Bailey, Jane 124 Baker, Dale 165 Baker, Denise 165 Baker, Donna 50,68,86 Baker, Gloria 165 Baker, Sen. Howard 261 Baldridge, Esther 254 Ball, Charolette 155 Ball, Rosetta 128 Ballard, Virginia 74 Ballenger, Teddy 101,126 Ballenger, Tom 101,158 Ballew, David 185 Ballew, Denise 165 Bally, Stacy 165 Baptist Student Union 34,79,94 Barbee, Melvin 158 Bardell, Tomi 67,155 Barnes, Johnny 18,22,144 Barnes, Mary 126 Barnett, Cheryl 165 Barnett, Mike 165 Barnett, Paul 22,126 Barnett, Regina 97 Barrera, Jan 128 Bartlett, Larry 51 Barton, Stacey 134 Baseball 204,205 Basler, Mary 165 Bates, Brad 72 Batt, Edward 126 Batt, Natalie 243,252 Baxter, Charles 126 Beach, Marvin 20,124 Bean, Edward 155 Bear, Anthony 38 Beard, Mary 165 Bearpaw, Dennis 244 Beatrice, Kathy 267 Beaver, John 165 Beaverson, Linda 243 Beaverson, Ron 152 Beaverson, Ronnie 254 Beck, Bob 165 Beck, Regina 144 Bell, Dr. Anne 67,152 Bell, Dewight 165 Bell, Kathy 19,22 Bellmon, Sen. Henry 44,45 Bengston, Deborah 158 Benn, Dr. Gerald 152 Bennett, Billy 166 Bennett, Jaon 67 Bennett, Katherine 166 Beougher, Lauri 194 Berryhill, Carolyn 22,166 Berryman, Linda 130 Best, Bettye 246 Betz, Dr. Don 44,225,227 “Big Red” trades the Ring for college 168 Bilke, Gaye 63 Bilke, Sandra 155 Birdsong, Carl 188 Bishop, Janice 74,128 Black Heritage Week 53 Black Student Society 53 Blackard, Lorrie 52,77,79 Blackmore, Lee 130 Blackwood, Russ 101 Blagg, Deborah 158 Blakenship, Dawn 54,140 Bledsoe, Tommy 31 Blevins, Edna 142 Blevins, Melvin 130 “Blindness: a handicap only for those who refuse to see” 48,49 Bliss, Jim 245 Bloss, Kim 36,63,70 Bloss, Vicky 67 Blue, David 255 Board of Regents 232,240 “Boare’s Heade Feaste” 19,116 Boatright, Dr. Kirk 122,180 Boes, Benton 70,144 Boes, Judy 144 Boland, Sherrie 144 Boldt, Louis 67 Bolger, William 266 Boling, Kenny 22 Bond, Catherine 54,57,155 Bond, Walter 166 Bongoat, Caroline 20,97,126 Bookout, David 128 Bookstore 252 Booth, Steve 140,204 Borges, Bill 187 Borgman, Jim 261 Boswell, Lisa 38,50,103,128 Bowman, Seldon 124 Boyd, Dianna 19,22,142 Boyd, John 198 Boyer, Pauline 38 Boykins, Victor 53,102,144 Boyle, Tony 245 Braden, Norma 133 Bradford, Dr. W.R. 232 Bradley, Angela 166 Bradley, Bryan 128 Bradley, Dr. Lois 237 Bradley, Stephen 63,128 274 SA hs aS a) RS a oh A Bradley, Tony 51 Brady, Bill 100 Brady, Nancy 128 Bailey, Alvin 198 Brake, Marie 166 Branam, Jamie 37,69,166,260, 272 Brand, Becky 86,87 Brandy, Irene 96 Brannan, Sharon 128 Branson, Tammie 103,140 Brant, Paula 35,154 Brassfield, Lisa 46,166,194 Braun, Georgia 155 Brave, Mary 254 Bread, Dee Dee 62,103,154 Bread, Ramona 62 Breshears, Jeri 252 Brewer, Becky 63,140 Brewer, Randy 94,95 Brewster, Patricia L. 67 Bridges, Mike 31 Briggs, Steve 18,22,30,31,126 Brim, Kathy 166 Brimer, Jane 103 Broaddus, Robert 22,30 Brock, Harvey 255 Brocksmith, Ed 15,243 Brokeshoulder, Tammy 62, 126 Brokeshoulder, Vickie 155 Broley, Tressia 166 Brooks, Clyde 166 Brown, Carole 50,103,272 Brown, Cathy 103,155 Brown, Ella 166 Brown, Jan 34,63,67,144 Brown, Gov. Jerry 259,260 Brown, Jo 63,217 Brown, Leonard 255 Brown, Linda 158,243 Brown, Lynn 95 Brown, Malinda 21,63,67,155 Brown, Marion 166 Brown, Tammy 166 Brown, Teresa 155 Bruce, Dr. Jon 232 Bruner, Kristen 166 Bryant, Cheryl 144 Bryant, Jack 68,130,272 Bryant, Jan 158 Buckmaster, Joanne 144 Buffington, Daniel 20 Buffington, Laurie 166 Buffington, Martha 126,212 Buhl, Jeff 142 Bullett, Pat 254 Bullock, D.K. 166 Bullock, Jackie 194,206,217 Bunch, Brenda 243 Bunch, Gary 35 Bunch, Yvonne 244 Burger, Jill 35,166 Burgman, Cathy 242 Burke, Kerry 158 Burke, Tom 156 Burnett, J.P. 255 Burning, Jaynane 62,128 Burris, Lynn 27 Burroughs, Betty 235,242 Burris, Paula 252 Burrow, Robert 94,95,130 Bush, George 261 Bush, Marilyn 45 Business Affairs 242 Butler, Dena 166 Buyckes, Angelia 53,166 Buzzard, Steve 15,199,201,243, 272 Bynum, Debi 142 Byrd, Geraldine 128 Byrd, Herbert 166 Byrd, Libra 166 Byrd, Wilma 242 C Cafeteria 254 Cain, Dawn 243 Calendar Girl 50,88 Callison, Danny 130 Calver, Christopher 166 Campbell, Bradley 158 Campbell, Gwendolyn 156 Campbell, Naomi 242 Campbell, Stephen 54,166 Campus Christian Fellowship 35 Campus Map 287 Cao, Cuong 192 Carey, Peggy 244 Carlson, H.A. 232 Carment, Thomas 138 Carmichael, Stokely 53 Carnes, Etheleen 166 Carr, Mack 98 Carr, Ruby 128 Carrington, Dr. Amy 152 Carroll, Linda 156 Carter, Bill 68 Carter, Carla 254 Carter, President Jimmy 229, 230,259,260,261,266,267 Carter, Kaye 144 Carter, Odessa 144 Carter, Dr. Virgil 72,138 Carthen, Fredonna 27 Cartwright, Nelson 35,142 Carver, Robert 166 Casey, Randal 156 Cashion, Jackie 130 Cates, Frances 126 Catron, Carla 70 Catron, Jerry 248 Caughman, Evelyn 254 Caughman, Jack 241 Caughman, Ken 245 Caughman, Kevin 255 Caughman, Martha 248 Causby, Lisa 39,128 Cawhorn, Cindy 166 KE 1800 S. Muskogee Tahlequah, Oklahoma 456-5142 EGANT ARME RESTAURANT Cawhorn, Sherry 67 Chambers, Margie 33,63,156 Chambers, Sharon 253 Chanate, Bryan (Jake) 62,245 Chapin, Charlie 255 Chaffin, John 135 Charles, Antoinette 154 Cheerleaders 21 Cherry, Rick 188 Chi Alpha 36 Christie, Regina 77,79,88 Chronister, Susan 88,89,142 Church of Christ Student Center 37 Clark, Gayle 63,166,177 Clark, Karen 167 Clark, Linda 167 Clark, Melanie 167 “Cleaning up Northeastern’s Greek System” 84,85 Clem, Daniel 130 Dlem, Penny 156 Clemons, Daniel 50,68 Clemons, Jackie 130 Cloud, Ernest 167 Coachman, Opal 62 Cobb, Dale 51 Cobb, Debbie 167 Cobb, Patricia 144 Cobb, Vicki 167 Coburn, Jerry 138 Cochran, Janet 167 Cochran, William 167,204 Cochron, Donna 253 Cockrum, Frances 145 Coffman, Coy D. Jr. 51,134 Coker, Dr. Denton 152 Coldwell, Floyd 255 Cole, Cheryl 103 Cole, Danny 167 Cole, Kim 167 Cole, Linda 156 Cole, Lisa 202 Cole, Melody 158 Cole, Sandra 158 Cole, Sherry 167 Coleman, Bruce 83,95 College of Arts and Sciences | 122 College of Behavioral Sciences 150 College of Business and _ Industry 136,137 Collichio, Patricia 67,158 Collier, Cindy 30,34,120,130 Collier, Dr. Robert 240 Collier, Sandra 63 Collins, Betty 156 Collins, Eric 185 Collins, Dr. Ken 164,237 Collins, Mark 99 Collins, Royce Ann 22,34,63,126 Collins, Thomas 167 Commencement 262,263,264,265 Conley, Jackie 35,130 Connally, John 261 Conrad, Ralph 255 Considine, Cathey 103,140 Continuing Education 245 Cook, Cyndi 167 Cook, Lynda 233 Cook, Medessa 130 Coombes, Ada 142 Coones, R.C. 74,124 Cooper, Carla Sue 67 Cooper, Fern 67 Cooper, Ronald 131 Cooper, Vicky 142 Copeland, Tamara’ 167 Copiey, Vernon 167 Coppedge, Jana 167 4 Coppedge, Dr. Lloyd 152 Cornell, Kris 161 Cornsilk, David 128 Cosgrove, Tawnya 67,156 i Cotner, Kathy 22,68,167 | Cotner, Susan 19,159 | Cottrell, Dr. Evelyn 138 | Cotrill, Dr. Tom 54,123 Cotton, Camilla 145 Cotton, Gene 255,229 Cotton, Ray 102,131 Couch, Kathy 159,247 Counseling 242 Courchene, Emma Jean 156 Cowen, Lucretia 167 Cox, Floyd 252 Cox, Frank 129 Cox, Gracie Marie 129 Crabtree, Pat 37 Cragle, Joe 1 67 Craig, David 167 Craig, Glen 277,230 Craig, Laura 67,167 Craig, Marilyn 54,134,248 Crane, Beverly 161 Crane, Rep. Phillip 261 Cranford, Judy 167 Crank, Penny 22,167 Crawford, Judy 63 Crawford, Tetrazena 145 Creason, Dorthy 167 Criminal Justice Day 51,227,230 Crittenden, Phillip 105,140 Crow, Rusty 51 Crowl, Danny 167 Crume, Bert 161 Cullom, Gregory 53,167 Cummins, Elphreda 159 Cunningham, Jim 99 Curry, Doreen 79,167,177 Custodians 255 D Dale, Marian 67 Dallis, Bill 255 Dallis, Kenneth 255 Dalton, Sherri 67 Dameron, John 70,167 Daney, Michael 159 Daniel, Bettye 167 Data Processing 248 Davidson, Janine 167 Davis, Ben 99 Davis, Betty 156 Davis, Billy 167 Davis, Bobbye 152 Davis, Darla 46 Davis, Debbie 159 Davis, George 108,109 Davis, Jesse 94,95,149 Davis, Jim 248 Davis, Marilyn 142 Davis, Mary 167 Davis, Pamela 140 Davis, Paul 167 Davis, Robyn 19,22,27,82,86 Dawes, Charla Rene 67 Dawes, Kevin 131 Day, Dr. William 137 Deatherage, Glenda 67 Debord, Patti 63,247 Deeming, Paul 52 Dees, Sharon 63,131 Degmetick, Marilyn 167 Delley, Debbie 103 Deloof, Dick 63,131 DeLozier, Petey 159 Delta Zeta 27,82,86 DeMoss, Dennis 198 Dennis, Gladys 135 Dennis, Lisa 167 Dennis, Mary Lynn 67,97 Denny, Francis 253 Denny, Teresa 36,63,167 DePriest, Sam 167 We Want to be Your Bank. First National Bank 100 SOUTH MUSKOGEE AVENUE 918-456-0501 TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA 74464 tw 1 — bh Derrick, John 83,167 “Despite records, Morrow is still humble” 186 Devonshire, Mary 140 Deweese, Laverne 167 Deweese, Aletha 247 Deweese, Ron 246,248 DeWoody, Dr. Darrel 152 Diaz, Brenda 167 Dickison, Lance 98,140 Dill, Mike 18,22,70,95,145 Division of Arts and Letters 122 Division of Business 137 Division of Education and Psychology 151 Division of Health, Physical Education and Safety 151 Division of Natural Science and Mathematics 122 Division of Optometry 122 Division of Practical Arts 137 Dixon, Debbie 167 Dixon, George 140 Dixon, Jeane 225,227,229 Dobbins, Dr. Jack 151,196,199 Dobbins, Jack Jr. 67,156,196,198 Dodds, J. Roy 28 Dodson, Kathy 159 Dold, Jewell 135 Dole, Sen. Robert 261 Domjanovich, Matthew 161 Donatelli, Brenda 156,233 Donatelli, Lisa 167 Doss, Clyde 154 Dotson, Margaret 134 Douglas, Debbie 206 Douglas, Tammy 97,99,140 Dowling, Billy 159 Dowling, Glenda 67,88,142 Downum, Cecilia Ann 126 Drake, Dana 67,140 Draper, Betty 236 Draper, Charles 243 Draper, Jody 87 Dreadfulwater, Andy 169 Dreadful, Martha 254 Dry, Charles 169 Dry, Chig 255 Drywater, Mary 79 Duck, Frances 30 Due, Carol 36,63,142 Due, Lowell 36,63,126,247 Dugan, Tosca 129 Duke, Jerry 67 Duncan, David 50,68 Duncan, Sharron 74 Dunham, Charlie 126 Dunlap, Sandy 99 Dunlap, Vickie 127 Dunn, Cindy 50,127 Dunn, Suzanne 35,46 Durrell, Sherrell 169 Dushane, Dale 62,129 Dyson, Nancy 245 iD Eagle Bluff Camp 15 Eagleton, George 131 Eagleton, Ward 18,22,31 East, John 159 Easterling, Billie 156 Eastlick, Mary Ann 138 Eatherly, Virgil 255 Eaton, Cosair 50,88,159 Eaton, Gail 169 Eaton, Peggy 252 Eddings, Linda 5 1,131 Eddleman, Laura 24,169 Eddy, Gary 74 Edmonds, Valerie 22,145 Edmondson, Marc 104 Educational Foundation 225 Edwards, Ken 129 Edwards, Tom 245 Ellexson, Sabrina 103 Elliott, George 189,190 Ellis, Cindy 20,35 Ellison, Darlene 242 Emerson, Dennis 22,67,169 Engel, Donna 159 Engel, Paula 154,194 Engel, Paula 154,194 Engel, Tamara 22,131 Erling, John 225 Ervin, Bobbie 185,188 Ervin, Dianna 156,217 Eslick, Gary 129 Kslick, Gina 156 Espinosa, Bernard 245 Etzkorn, Belinda 127 Eubanks, David 18,22,127 Evans, Carolyn 245 Evans, Deborah 36,63,140 Evans, Dedra 131 Evans, Kenneth 154 Evans, Michelle 131 Evans, Shirley 248 Evens, Shirley 252 F Fain, Mary 140 Fairchild, Fred 169 Faires, Dr. Dunn 72,73,138 Farar, Arthur 255 Farris, Bud 142 Fast, Jim 245 Faught, Jerry 169 Faulkner, Terry 188 Ferrell, Regina 145 Fields, Jerry 169 Fields, JoAnn 53,154 Fields, Sharon 169 Financial Aids 244 Finell, Jill 154 Fiorentine, Andy 104,105,184,190 Fisher, Dr. Leslie 232,241 Fite, Dr. Elwin 239,240,241,249 Fite, Julian 45 Fites, Gilbert 135 Fixico, Etta 145 Flags 24 Flaming Rainbow University 62 Fletcher, Jacqueline 151 Fletcher, Janet 154 Fletcher, Keith 184,188,190 Floyd, Jerry 169 Floyd, Judy 142 Ford, Dona 67 Ford, President Gerald 259 Ford, Jonita 67,194,202 Ford, Patricia 169,206,208 Ford, Steve 169 Fortune, Rosalious 159 Foster, Dr. Gary 124,130 Foster, Dr. Ralph 268 Foster, Roderick 169 Foster, Stephen 169 Fowler, Pam 24,154 Fowlkes, Brent 95 Fox, Cindy 63,67,169 Francis, Theresa 19,22,127 Frank, Cathy 243 Franklin, Dayna 20,63 Franklin, Geneva 254 Franklin, Robert 67,156 Franklin, Sandi 21,67,159 Fredrick, Ernest 255 Free, Mark 127 Freeman, Juanita 50,68,168,169 Freeman, Rhonda 142 Freeman, William 105 Freshman Day 68 Frie, Dorothy 152 Friend, Dr. Guy 152 Friend, Miranda 19,22,142 Froman, Martha 145 Frost, Bill 37,212 Frusher, R.E. 252 Liberty State Bank “The bank where you Feel at home’”’ Member FDIC Earl Squiyres, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer “Full dorms: good news at NSU” 146,147 Fuller, Dr. Dan 153 Fuller, Donna 169 Fulsom, Sallie 244,248,250,251 Fuson, Dr. Lonnie 153 Future Secretaries Association 42 G Gage, Art 255 Galbraith, Dr. Charles 153 Gallagher, Michael 159 Gallamore, Larry 22,169 Galloway, Joseph 142 Gan, Sue 67 Gann, Rana 169 Gann, Raymond 72 Gardner, Carios 145 Gardner, Roxana 169 Garner, Dorothy 254 Garner, Eddie 169 Garner, Lana 143 Garner, Martin 169: Garrett, Debbie 135 Garrett, Greg 20 Garrison, Jana 38,169 Garrison, Kimberly 154 Garrison, Leah 54,57,74,131 Gaskill, Ricky 105,169 Gaskill, Ronnie 143 Gathron, Alice 53,169 Gatliff, John 127 Gatlin, Dr. Elissa 153 Gattis, Steve 38 Geasland, Bob 255 Geist, Glenn 20 Gennrich, Sgt. Ist Class Tom 61 Gentry, Marlene 35 George, Deborah 129 George, Tod 140 Germany, Carroll 255 Ghormley, Linda 252 Ghram, Deanna 36,145 Gibbs, Morgan 67 Gibson, Julia 131 Gillespie, Regina 206,208 Gillin, Bruce 140 Gilmartin, Jim 22,31 Gilmore, Lavenia 51 Gilstrap, Rhonda 242 Gilstrap, Tammy 154,202 Gilstrap, Tom 248 Gilyard, Dottie 154,202,217 Girdner, Brenda 145 Girdner, Shirley 151 Girty, Betty 131 Girty, Opal 156 Girty, Wanda Lee 131 Givens, Rita 131 Goad, Thelma 62,131 Godfrey, Stephen 67 Goff, Marcheita 169 Golding, Joyce 82,86,96 Goodtracks, Jennifer 129 Gordon, Patty 67 Goss, Dr. James 153 Gossett, Renee 50,97,129 Grabe, Patrick 156 Graduation 262,263,264,265 Grant, Betty 131 Gravitt, Evelyn 123 Gray, Gary 145 Gray, Yvonne 159 Grayson, James 53,102,129 Grayson, Laurie 86 Greek Week 82,92,93,94 Green, Clifford 20,30,31 Green Country Jazz Festival 19,31 Greer, Cheryl 96,143 Gregg, Marie 50 Greubel, Dr. Robert 138 Greubel, Stephen 67 Griffin, Ken 67 Griffith, Dr. Norris 138 Grigsby, Dr. Everett 123,180 Grinnell, Angela 97,140 Grisham, Sharon 86,156 Gross, Diane 194 Grover, Dr. Dan 153 Guffey, Jane 67 Gulager, Cynde 145 Gullette, Larry 145,192 Gummere, George 105 Guthrie, Judi 252 H Hadley, Jim 51,67,131 Hafner, Dianne 194,206 Hager, Fred 245 Hail, Kelli 103,154 Hail, Steve 100,101 Haile, Mark 129 Hair, Leland 95,145,272 Hall, Barbara 159 Ball, Cleo 137 Hall, Patty 243 Hall, Sandra 131 Thanks for coming to NSU from Bill and Doris Hinds CIALIZING N PARGE SIZES a Clara-Helen’s Tall and Half sizes Owners of Department Store HOR Sizes 3415 The Lobby Junior Size Shop I eink cestode ene SRAM UE eS Vue WP AMELIE Vie avi ui re Se TS Hallett, William 65 Hallford, Fonda 96,154 Hallman, David 67 Hallum, Teresa 206 Hamby, Brett 204 Hamby, Clarence 255 Hamby, Daryl 127 Hamby, Donna 89,94,96 Hamby, Ken 254 Hamby, Pam 88,154 Hamilton, Jim 145 Hamilton, Lee 247 Hamilton, Steaven 67,169 Hammock, Dennis 94,95 Hammond, Perry 45 Hammons, Myrna Dr. 124 Hanan, Perry 237 Hanging Rock Camp 15 Hankins, Richard 36,63,69,70, 169,272 Hansen, Dr. Dan 67 Hansford, Sarah 157 Hanson, Arlan 98,147,244,246 Hardgrave, Carole 159 Hardin, Susan 70,169 Hare, Virginia 159 Hargis, Barbara 236 Hargis, Michelle 245 Hargis, Steve 157 Hargrove, Maggie 159 Harjo, Patricia 131 Harmon, Lorri 131 Harp, Terry 141 Harreld, Dr. J.D. 153 Harrington, Rick 129 Harrington, Terrie 35 Harris, Bill 72 Harris, Gail 153 Harris, Lynn 159 Harris, R.G. Harris, Wanda 217 Harris, William KE. 139 Harrold, Tamara 169 Harshaw, Bobby 22 Hartz, Linda 52 “Harvey” 113 Harwell, Teri 169 Haskins, Dr. V. 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Box 515, Tahlequah South on Highway 62 (918) 456-6007 Hobbs, Patrick 170 Hogan, Mike 70 Hogan, Randy 248 Hogue, Walter 170 Holcomb, Reggie 57,245 Holderbee, David 255 Holderbee, Freeman 255 Holderbee, Richard 255 Holland, Dr. Fount 153 Holland, Dr. Marjorie 133 Hollenback, Cynthia 170 Holloway, Susie 70,97,157 Holmes, Dr. Ivan 50,68,77 Holmes, Dr. Juanita 139 Holmes, Ruth 232 Holt, Clay 170 Holt, Tim 185 Holton, Mark 52 Homecoming 27,28,29,72,73,98 Honeycutt, Mary 38 Hood, Elizabeth 170 Hope, Jami 24,63,170 Hopkins, B.W. 127 Hopkins, Greg 106 Hopper, Michael 70,131 Horn, Christopher 141 Horn, Noreen 170 Horse, Tony 62 Hosmer, Richard 131 Houk, Wesley 36,139 Houston, Shjon 53,170 Howard, Janet 157 Howard, Jim 244,272 Howard, Sherry 129 Howell, Gerald 149 Howell, Linda 159 Howell, Pattie 217 Hsia, Jolena 170 Huggins, Gina 194 Hughes, Desiree 145 Morris-Cragar Flowers 456-2529 109A N. 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Open 9-5:30 456-4691 ere se eee net eT ee Jackson, Henry 157 Jackson, Jerry 67 Jackson, Nancy 54,97 Jackson, Sherry 53 Jacobs, Steven 131 Jacome, Robert 170 James, Debbie 141,237 James, Janice 170 James, Retta Gayle 244 Jamison, Crystal 159 Jamison, J.D. 255 Jamison, Randy 170 Jamison, Ruby 253 Jamison, Terry 170 Jarrell, Dr. James 125 Jaurigue, Rudolph 170 Jazz Band 31,229 Jazz Choir 20 Jefferson, Arnold 38 Jeffery, Steve 53,129 Jeffries, J’Nean 171 Jennings, Joyce 244 Job Corps 147 John Vaughan Library 135 Johnson, Al 70 Johnson, Brenda 171 Johnson, Dr. Calvert 125 Johnson, David 255 Johnson, Holly 141 Johnson, Jackie 53,171 Johnson, James 53,131 Johnson, John 255 Johnson, Joy 157 Johnson, Kathleen 154 Johnson, Lloyd 252 Johnson, Michele 54 Johnson, Nelda 159 Johnson, Rae 159 Johnson, Scott 214 Johnson, Sue 63,143 Johnson, Suzanne 194 Johnson, Tom 135 Jolly, Kerry 95 Jones, Becky 22 Jones, Cathy 143 Jones, Dr. James 153 Jones, Keith 63,171 Jones, Kenneth 154 Jones, Linda 46 Jones, Lisa 54 Jones, Loretta 254 Jones, Lynn 24,46,87,141 Jones, Nola 22,63,67,70,171 Jones, Richard 129 Jones, Ron 210 Jordon, Bruce 83,101 Joyce, Imogene 253 Jumper, Buster 255 Justice, Larry 104,105 K Kaiser, Sherry 157 Kappa Alpha Psi 83,102 Kappa Delta Pi 56 Kappa Kappa Psi 18,22,29 Karmal, Babrak 267 Karpack, Vera 244 Kauble, Alice 34 Keck, Glenn 129 Keel, Kenneth 171 Keesee, Gale 97,99 Keesee, Roger 98 Keeter, Greg 105 Keith, Pat 159 Keller, Frank 171 Kelley, Jean 242 Kelly, Marcelleta 244 Kelley, Reggie 67 Kelly, Carolyn 103 Kelly, Kelly 171 Kelly, Shannon 171 Kennedy, Sen. Edward 259,260 Kennedy, Pres. John 259 Kennedy, Sen. Robert 259 Kennicutt, Norma 253 Kercheval, Alan 171 Ketcher, Loretta 248 Ketcher, Rick 171 Ketcher, Sam 36,63,145 Ketcher, Steve 83 DRINK PEPSI Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. 456-3494 W of City i Hi | 280 SSRPTRSE DTA PS CUT POSS ORDO EES Cui) td eros no SSS Ketcher, Suzanne 171 Key, John Kevin 67 Khammash, Jamal 141 Khammash, Mohammed 171 Khammash, Monzer 143 Khoshniyati, Abbas Ali 192 Khomeini, Ayatollah Rullah 266 Khoshniyati, Reza 171 Kibler, Dr. John 153 Kidd, Deanna 143 Killian, Dawn 171 Killiard, Donna 35 Kinder, Howard 171 Kinder, Steve 69,161,237,272 Kindsvater, Jay 34,141 King, Doody 103 King, Eliza 171 King, Jeanne 171 King, Toni 53 Kingfisher, Mary 131 Kinney, Mike 105 Kinser, David 20,54,171 Kinsey, Ron 74 Kirk, Janice 171 Kisner, Shirley 133 Knable, Jackie 74 Knight, Charles 67,127 Knight, Dean 212,213 Knowles, Charlene 38 Kopechne, Mary Jo 259 Kornegay, Claudine 159 Koshniyati, Reza 192 Koskela, Sue 131 Kozlowski, Pamela 154 Kreidt, Fern 157 Krouse, Brenda 141 Krouse, Edith 159 Kroutter, Paul 51 Krug, Loretta 242 Krutka, Eve 248 Kumor, Mike 159 Kupsick, Anthony 95,141 dynasty” 73 Little Sisters of Acacia 50,77, Lamb, Jim 70,94 96 Lamb, Joyce 171 Livermore, Edward 232 Lamb, Kevin 171 Lockhart, Sondra 171 Lambda Alpha Epsilon 51 Locut, Judy 129 Lambda Lions 103 Loftin, Jim 22,31 Lambert, Deedia 127 Logan, Kathy 171 Lambert, Jan 154 Lombardi, Dr. Betty 125 Land, David 22,63,171 Lombardi, Dr. Cesaro 139 Land, Melanie Beth 36,63,127 London, Jack 171 Land, Robert 145 London, Jackie 145 Lane, Ben 67 Lane, Darlene 171 Lane, Earnest 171 Lane, Marilyn 171 Laney, David 125 Landrun Productions 108,109 Langston, Chris 83 Lanning, Chester 72 Larcade, Paul 51,171 Larsen, Clo 141 Lasiter, Debra 143 Laster, Pamela 129 Lawrence, Gene Ann 244 Lawrence, Linda 137 Lawrence, Traci 103 Leach, Matthew 154 Leake, Christopher 70,95,143 LeBlanc, Charolette 171 Ledbetter, Brenda 129,217 Ledbetter, Debbie 82,236 Ledbetter, Geron 145 Lee, Carl Lee, Melanie 171 Lee, Robert 171 Lee, Shelley 134 Leeds, Cheryl 50 Leeson, Becky 171 Lehman, Dr. Lowell 18,22,28, 125,229 Leonard, Jean 88,171,206 Leoser Residents Hall Council 46 Lessman, Sheryl 171 Lester, Regina 246 Letzig, Paula 171 Levine, Irving R. 230,231 Lewandowski, Bob 104,105 Lewis, Christopher 226 Lewis, John 171 Lietch, Anna 157 Ligon, Joe 57 Liles, Janie 123 Liles, Shirley 145 Lillard, Ann 254 Limore, Marilyn 254 Lincoln, Martin 171 Linn, Barbara 171 Linville, Jewell 139 “Little industry’ builds parade Tahlequah’s First State Bank 111 S. Muskogee South of the Post Office Member FDIC 456-6101 Long, Butch 53 Long, Debbie 63,157,212 Long, Harold 145 Long, Naomi 137 Long, Richard 214 Lormer, Richard 67 Loveless, Mark 129 Lowe, Barbara 171 Luce, Janice 67,145 Lunsford, Dale 69,127,272 Lunsford, Stacey 69,131,272 Luper, Sally 22,37 Lyon, Connie 141 M Macarty, Jay 48,49 Mackechney, Scott 51,129 Macom, Charles 22,31,129 Macom, Lisa 22,127 Magby, James 172 Mahan, Nan 33,63 Maintenance 255 Majorettes 24 Majors, JoAnn 172 Malone, James 125 Maluof, Marc 237 Maloy, Ronda 172 Manley, Jerry 245 Manning-Mims, Madeline 257,258 Marching Band 22,28,29 Markham, Karin 172 Markham, Sedana 77,79,172 Our People make the difference 9a.m.-9p.m. Sunday: 12p.m.-6p.m. Cherokee Hills Shopping Center Marouk, Kevin 172 Marshall, Bonita 79 Marshall, Claudette 172 Marshall, Norma 161 Martin, Cindy 172 Martin, Donna 22,33,34,143 Martin, Jimmy 22 Martin, Dr. Jimmy 153 Martin, LaDonna 145 Martin, Linda 253 Martin, Marilyn 157 Martin, Pam 141 Martin, Steve 145 Masek, Joe 51 Mason, Charlene 244 Mason, Willa Faye 153,202 Massengale, Curt 129 Matheny, Connie 172 Mathews, Kevin 95 Matlock, Julia Kathy 34,63,129 Matlock, Tom 72 Mauldin, Keith 127 Maxwell, Dr. Amos 125 Maxwell, Paulette 88,89,157 May, Ronnie 131 Mayhew, Darrell 157 Mays, Jeff 212 Mays, Sandy 172 McAuliffe, Mary 19,22,70,131 McBay, Karen 24,67,172 McBride, Penny 242 McCarter, John 255 McCarty, Ed 189 McCay, Kathleen 50 McClain, Melvin 255 McClary, Dennis 67,131 McClugage, Elizabeth 67 McClure, Dean 22,145 McClure, Leonda 159 McClure, Dr. Major 150 McClure, Vickie 172 McCollum, Tommy 145 McCombs, Thomas 172 McCoy, Jim 22,172 McCrary, Bettie 50 McCullar, Virginia 67 McDade, Renee 53,172 McDonald, Eric 53,172 McFarland, Carmen 157 McGee, Linda 72 McGinnis, Mary 172 McGirt, Patrick 143 McGlathery, Robin 159 McGlinn, Brenda 103,143,194 McGowan, Rick 98,99 McIntosh, Beverly 131 McIntosh, Rocky 127 McKee, Jane 38,172 McKoy, Errol 27 McLaughlin, Allen 22 McLaughlin, Leo 145 McLaughlin, Marty 172 McLemore, Tom 254 McMahan, Renee 63,172 McManus, Karen 27,86 McNack, Stan 196,198 MeNair, Donna 51,127 McNeil, Mary 63 McNeil, Virgil 255 McNutt, Susan 70 McPhail, Preston 95,127 McVay, Mary Ann 103,194 Meadors, Katherine 135 Meadors, Pairrish 67,154 Men’s basketball 196,197,198, 199,201 Mericle, Lisa 19,22 Merisith, Vivian 157 Merril Steve 159 Miles, Pat 20,30,52 Miller, Carole 67 Miller, Gaila 96,157 Miller, Gregory 145 Miller, Jonnie 172 Miller, Phillip 172 Miller, Susi 54,131 Miller, William 172 Milsap, Ronnie 49,52,112 Miss Indian America 107 Miss Northeastern Pageant 52,76, 77,78,79,88 Mitchell, Connee 22,131 Mitchell, Glen 172 Mitchell, Kelly 24,82,88,141 Mobley, Dwain 145 Mobley, Les 22 TAHLEQUAH TOOL RENTAL SALES 113 WEST KEETOOWAH TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA 74464 OPEN SUNDAY ¥ x: Hilti Fasteners Contractors Heaters Concrete Contracting Industrial Supplies Auto Repair Rental Space — Shop or Field Welding 456-5152 Moham, Carren 96,244 Moist, Lori 36,63,172 spat Vice President Walter 9 Monholland, Louie 255 Monks, Dr. Herbert 125 Montgomery, Roger 67 Moon, Bobby 99 Moore, Becky 35,74,129,206 Moore, Bill 70 Moore, Debra 103,157 Moore, Elizabeth 143 Moore, Frank 154 Moore, Gerturde 129 Moore, John 172 Moore, Mark 63,247,272 Moore, Mike 31 Moore, Penny 172 Moore, Robin 172 Moore, Sylvester 187 Morgan, Anne 253 Morgan, Dr. C.T. 232 Morgan, Diane 135 Morgan, Emanuel 131 Morgenthau, Hans 230 Moriwaki, Atsiyi 172 Morris, Brenda 172 Morris, Darrell 154 Morris, Mark 141 Morris, Tim 159 Morrison, Ann 154 Morrison, Jerry 172 Morrison, Wanda 242 Morrow, R.C. 159,184,186,187, 188,190,204 Morrow, Woody 67 Morton, Owen 67 Morton, Pixie 155 Moses, Mitch 18,22,172 Moss, Ginger 24,37,70 Moss, LaDoue 255 Moss, Ronnie 127 Mount St. Helens 267 Mouse, Jim 172 Muehlberg, Eric 67 Muehlberg, Stephen 131 Mullin, Jerry 172 Mumphrey, Ken 210 Munoz, Danny 63,129 Munsell, Dr. Jay 153,289 Munson, Mary 89 Murphey, Michael 49,54,114 Murphy, Dr. James 245 Murphy, Tom 105 Music Educators National Conference 30 Myers, Edward 125 Myers, Suzanne 172,187 N Namavar, Bozorgmehr 173,192 Namavor, Roya 131 Napier, Laura 67,161 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 39 Native American Student Association 27,62 Neal, Donna 67 Neely, Daniel 173 Negeiein, Caroline 173 Nelson, Patrici a 129 “New emphasis on recruiting pays off” 164 Newby, Carol 159 Newell, Greg 70,94,95 Newton, Carl 134 Nguyen, Thuy 173 Nichol, Robert 38,172 282 teeth he bite hk Lhe he ane Rie PHBL. Dah SD 2 FRAT SERA AA ALCS Es BRS Nichols, Pam 33,63 Nigh, Governor George 232 Nissen, Marcy 37,89,173 Nix, Imogene 135 Nixon, Pres. Richard 259 “No easy answers” 262,263,264,265 Nodine, Lorri 155 Noel, Craig 145 Nolan, Carol 129 Nolan, Dr. George 125 Northeastern Activities Baord 54,230 Norwood, Dr. Catherine 125 Norwood, Dr. Tracy 153 Nouveau Art Club 74 “NSU actor wins Irene Ryan award 106 “NSU freshman named Junior Miss national finalist” 177 NSU Illinois river relay race 15,68 “NSU opens new optometry program 180 Nunly, Teresa 63,173 O Ocanas, Belle 173 Ogden, Charles 173 Ogle, Ginger 155 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature 70,94 Oleson, Ken 190 Olive, Sharon 53,217 Olson, Cynthia 161 O’Neal, Terri 97,173 Oosahwe, Mary 242 Orms, Carrie 173 Osburn, Kenneth 255 Osburn, Terry 69,84,234,258,272 Osburn, Thomas 159 Owens, Donna 173 Owens, Kimberly 173 Owens, LaTicia 21,27,88,159,217 Owl, Ellamae 161 Owsley, Lindsey 242 Oxford, Daniel 141 Oxford, Don 54 Oxford University 39 P Pack, Melvin 255 Paden, Donna 141 Paden, Joel 255 Paden, Tim 127 Padgette, Don 159 Padgett, Terri 143 Page, Helen 253 Painton, Dr. Stephen 153 Palladine, Guy 173 Palmer, Priscilla 97 Panhellenic Council 82,92 Papinchock, Shawn 67 Parent’s Day 31,72 Parker, C.H. 52,106,125,178,179 Parker, Judy 145 Parker, Dr. Kenneth 153 Parker, Paula 62 Parnell, Mitch 127 Parrish, Gary 67,70,94,95,159 Parsons, Kaylyn 129 Parsons, Stella 96 Pascale, Denise 173 Patrick, Ledonna 173 Patterson, Lisa 63,157 Patterson, Patti 67,173 Patterson, Susan 173 Pattillo, Lynn 184,188 Patton, Leroy 125 Payne, Ricky 173 Payton, Madge 254 PBX operators 253 Peace, Gail 253 Peace, LaRhonda 46,246 Pendergrass, Cindy 173 Pendergrass, Michael 173 Pennington, Dr. Bud 153 Peraful, Sidney 143 Perry, Allsn 22 Perry, Charles 247 Peshefonoff, Theo 52 Peterson, Sheryl 22,131 Petrusha, Cynthia 67 Pfeifer, Mary 129 Pheiffer, Dr. Chester 123,180,181 Phadke, Laxman 125 Phelan, Janet 155 Phi Lambda Chi 83,92,93,104,105 Phi Sigma Epsilon 83,85,100,101 Phillips, Joseph 134 Phillips Petroleum Company 45 Phillips, Rhonda 24,173 Phillips, Dr. Ron 125 Philpot, Kelly 173 Photo Services 247 Physical Education Majors and Minors Club 75 Pi Kappa Alpha 77,83 Pickenpaugh, Capt. Gary 60,61 Pierce, Dan 50,68 Pierce, Marshall 255 Tahlequah Christian Book Store Bibles, Books, Music, Posters Jerry Etter Nottingham 215H S. Muskogee 456 -2072 Pinney, Michael 54 Pinney, Randy 248 Pinson, Shirley 242 Pitts, Walter 22 Placement 246 Points, Bobby 20,52,79,272 “Politics ’80” 258,259,260,261 Polson, Pete 210 Porter, Phillip 129 Poorman, Peggy 173 Pope, Catherine 87,173 Pope John Paul II 266 Potts, Mary 159 Potts, Nancy 173 Potter, David 129 Prause, Mary 127 Prechtl, Sylvanna 125 Peete Leadership Class 44, 1 Presley, Pat 236 Press Day 50 Prewett, Karen 160 Price, Chris 22 Price, Dorthy 237 Price, Marian 67,131 Price, Ray 54,225,230 Pride, Mike 22,33,35,63,143 Pritchett, Dennis 255 Pritchett, Terrie 33,160 Pritchett, Vivian 254 Proctor, Ella Mae 243 Prodger, Jeff 99 Prodger, Jim 18,22,52 Production Printing 247 Propst, Dr. Hattie 288 Pruitt, Linda 173 Pruitt, Michael 245 Pruitt, William 105 Assembly of God S. of City Tahlequah POLS) ROASEERIEE LEASE DESL ORES SS BUSS i ae aS LU SO ey mer ae Pryor, Dorman 20 Public Information 243 Puckett, Tony 72,145 Pugh, Robert 173 Purdin, Debby 70,145 Purdin, Tom 70,160 Purdy, Betty 89 Q Qualls, Vicki 173 Queen, Betty 35 Quiett, Dr. Lee 153 Quinn, Gloria 103,155 Quinn, Leslie 22 Quiver, Clayton 173 R Rader, Dr. Brian 125 Rader, David 22 Ragsdale, Denise 145 Raines, Jerris 143 Rains, Rhonda 127 Ramey, Glenn 173 Ramon, Jose 145 Randall, Rebecca 145 Randolph, Vicki 103,129 Raper, Emily 62 Raus, Mary 70,157 Ray, Danny 127 Ray, Valerie 214,217 Reagan, Ronald 229,259,261 Record, Kirby 173 Redcorn, Elizabeth 145 Redding, Jaina 31 Reddy, Sangeeta 74 Redfern, David 63,134 “Redmen topple No. 1 Bronchos” 190,191 Ree, Ruth Ann 127 Reece, Sherman 72,143 Reed, Barbara 252 Reed, Lisa 21,157 Reed, Robbin 173 Reeder, Teresa 24 Reese, Dr. Linda 153 Reeves, Molly 67 Renaissance 80 31,47,68,72,224, 225,226,227 ,228,229,230,231 456-6481 rr a hE SESS Cee) Soe oo ye ee “Retiring vice president Fite’s career comes full circle” 240,241 Reynolds, Susan 20,52,127 Rho Theta Sigma 67 Rhoden, Patty 173 Rhodes, Bruce 143 Rhyne, Jack 148 Rhyne, Pauline 157 Rial, Charlie 214 Rial, Doug 214 Rial, John 143 Rice, Dawn 148 Rice, Janet 53 Rice, Jeanett 173 Rich, Buddy 31 Richardson, Mike 72 Richie, Bruce 101 Ridenhour, Donald 148 Rider, Rhonda 19,22 Ridely, Janice 160 Rifles 24 Riggs, Scherry 202,217 Rigney, Jan 63,127 Riley, Ed 57,245 Rinehard, Cory 105 Risenhoover, William 174 Ritchie, Mary 174 Riverside Camp 15 Roach, Mary 242 Roberson, Theresa 157 Roberts, Byron 141 Roberts, Charles 174 Roberts, Mainard 143 Roberts, Mark 34 Roberts, Sondra 131 Robinson, Ernest 242 Robertson, Robin 27,67,88,96,148 Robertson, Dr. Stanley 181 Robertson, Suzie 103 Robinson, Robby 135,227 Rockman, Roxanne 157 Rockman, Rozlyn 174 Rodrigues, Dino 141 Rodriguez, Larry 127 Rodrigus, Gary 38 Roe, David 31 Roebuck, Howard 174 Rogers, Bob 244 Rogers, Dr. Charles 112,226,227 Rogers, Charlie 125 Rogers, Dale 155 Rogers, Evonne 217 Rogers, Jo Ellen 242 “Rollin’ on a river” 14,15,16,17 Rooks, Shenna 174 Roper, Joe 101 Ropp, Chris 188 Rose, Kay 70,97 Rose, Mary 148 The Newest Idea (oTSA ViZZA in Pizza Cooking Super Fast Rotating Oven 201 N. Muskogee Ross, DeAndrea 174 Ross, Debbie 137 “Ross is hometown boy made good” 189 Ross, Mark 148,184,188,189 Ross, Melanie 174 Ross, Mitch 141 Ross, Pat 131 ROTC 60,61,263 Rotton, Dr. Clifford 153 Rotton, Dr. Lena Belle 70 Rousey, Sue 252 Rowland, Dean 83,160 Rozell, Sen. Herb 24 Rozell, Rene 88,89 Ruby, Dr. Donald 72,125 Russell, Anita 67 Russell, David 160 Russell, Evalu 65 Russell, Evelyn 97,127 Russell, Ruby 135 Ruston, Ed 50,67,68,129 Ryals, Kenneth 105 Ryan, James 174 Ryan, Linda 174 S Sahmaunt, Karen 62 Sahmaunt, Mari 62 Salame, Sumrah 127 Sallee, Richard 22 Samms, Jack 174 Sanders, Bill 37,174 Sanders, Cathy 174 Sanders, Charolette Mayes 235 Sanders, Joe 174 Sanders, Laura 148 Sanders, Lena 67 Sanders, Mike 18,22,31 Sanders, Lousie 242 Sardarianpour, Azim 192 Sartin, Mardeleen 132 Saucier, Lois 160 Saxon, Lola 255 Sayles, Kathy 174 Scarbrough, Tonya 174 Schale, Jay 22 Schale, Terry 22 Schmitt, Debbie 87 Schnitt, Kym 87 Schmoll, Van 22 Schnitske, Michael 148 Schooley, Diane 160 Schopper, Jarrad 227 Scott, Allen 53,102,148 Scott, Bruce Paul 74,132 Scott, Charlotte 141 Scott, Paulette 160 nes Atle a crapper, Kathy 237 Setdded Ginger 174 Security 252 Sego, Dr. J.T. 236 Selby, Ken 28 Sellers, Kay 89 Sells, Terry 63,143 Seltzer, Dr. Ron 238,239 Seminary Homecoming 234,235 Senters, Debbie 37 Seratt, Mark 129 Sessions, Jeanie 24 Shadeed, Ahmad 53,132 Shafer, Mina 74,132 Shafie, Ali 192 Shafie, Susan 149 Shah of Iran 259 Shaw, Doug 101 Sheff, Norma 247 283 i a El 4 EE PRN ee eS Be Shelton, Jana 50,67,127 Shepherd, Debbie 217 Shepherd, Sherrie 174 Sheppard, Randy 63,174 Shires, Cassie 160 Shires, Mark 83,85,93,101 Shirley, Christine 46,174 Sholes, Larry 38,67 Shook, Jane 248 Short, Donna 155 Shotpouch, Helen 127 Shotpouch, Mary 132 Shroff, Libby 50,68,127,272 Siefert, Steve 31 Sigma Sigma Sigma 17,50,77,82, 88, 93 Sigma Tau Gamma 98,99 Sikes, Jesse 143 Simpson, Teresia 141 Sisney, Brent 22,34,132 Sisters of the Shield 97 Sizemore, Dr. Oral 153 Skaggs, Deana 67,141 Skaggs, Lydia 63,143 Slagle, Dr. Lloyd 15,153 Slater, Chris 174 Sloat, Warren 155 Sly, Johnny 242 Smallwood, Marline 174 Smallwood, Dr. Robert 153 Smiatek, Theresa 255 Smith, Angelique 143 Smith, Billie Elaine 67,103 Smith, Bob 157,244,248 Smith, Bobby 28,184,188,190,210 Smith, Boyd 255 Smith, Carol 33,67,174 Smith, Colleen 174 Smith, Dr. Corbett 153 Smith, Duronda 157 Smith, Jamie 50,97,129,272 Smith, Jeff 37,175 Smith, Jo 67 Smith, Laferne 242 Smith, Lula 54 Smith, Mary Jane 151 Smith, Nancy 54,157 Smith, Dr. Norbert 39,181 Smith, Paula 143 Smith, Sally 175 Smith, Tammy 175 Smithson, Buddy 63 Smock, Edi 155 Smoke, Mary 62,175 Snack Bar 253 Snake, Reuben 65 Sneed, Greg 101,148 Snyder, Debbie 67 Soccer 192 Society for Collegiate Journalists 50 Sociology Club 47 Softball 206,207,208,209 Sohn, Hong 148 Sokhun, Emad 175 Sonday, Ralph 160 Soodjani, Kavon 192 Sossamon, Sharon 22,86,149 Spain, Bruce 52 Sparks, Helen 151 Spearman, Ann 57 Spears, Burl 255 Special Olympics 59,104,226, 256,257 Speech and Hearing Association 58 “Speedtrap U.S.A.: Hulbert, Okla.” 162,163 Speir, David 175 Spencer, Jewl 254 Spilman, Beverly 63,175 Spray, Jim 51 Spring Fling 70 Spring Run 226 Springer, Danny 63 PRR EROS AS 30 COATT RID AC eal BERD SOBRE een Re ba aU Sat SD as SR Spyres, Chris 51,132 Stafford, Leslie 79 Stafford, Susie 19,22,37,79 Standefer, Margret 246 Stanislaus, Cheryl 155 Starnsworth, Kathy 36 Starr, Bobbie 206 State Student Education Association 57 Staton, Mary 22,31 Steele, Brenda 63,149 Steele, David 63,175 Steinmeyer, R.E. 51 Stephens, Norman 38,175 Stephens, Valerie 141 Stephenson, Trina 214,217 Stevens, Larry 149 Stevens, Laura 97,143 Steward, Sarah 103 Stewart, Kimberly 127,206,208 Stidham, Barbara 160 Stierwalt, Dr. Floyd 153 Stierwalt, Irma 139 Stiglets, Julie 155 Stiles, David 132,163 Stinson, Donald 132 Stogner, Lyle 22 Stokes, Debbie 175 Stone, Kathy 237,272 Stonehocker, Jodi 50,68,70,272 Storey, Jeff 95 Storjohann, Barbara 248 Storjohann, David 83,175 Stow, Cheryl 82,88,96 Stowers, Lela 243 Stratton, Mary 123 Stribling, Cheryl 22,149 Stryker, Rick 267 Stubbs, Renee 20,175 Student Affairs 236 Student Council for Exceptional Children 59 Student Education Association 57 Student Senate 70,77,94,229 Sturdevant, Mathha 153 Sturgeon, Wayne 247 Sturtevant, Linda 67 Sulivant, Jim 175 Summar, Sarah 149 Summerville, P.L. 67 Sutter, Marcia 160 Swanson, Dr. Marian 153 Swearengin, Steven 67,149 Sweeney, Gary 52,132 Swimmer, Ross 45,241 Swimmer, Todd 63,143 Synar, Rep. Mike 263,265 ale Tackett, David 141 Tahmasebi, Hamid 143 Tamner, Jane 143 Tanner, James 155 Tate, Steve 190 Tau Beta Sigma 19 Taylor, Chris 175 Taylor, Kim 88,141 Taylor, Paul 53,70,143 Taylor, Robert 153 Tayrien, Christy 62,97 Teague, Alice 155 Teague, Donice 175 Teague, Oma 253 Teague, Roy 175 Teel, Linda 132 Tennis 212,213 Terrell, Donna 96 Terrell, Lisa 127 Terrell, Sandra 123 Terrell, Sherry 19,22,175 Terry, Stanley 175 Thames, Richard 175 “The Backsliders” 108,109 “The Fantasticks” 119 “The making of a movie mogul” 108,109 “The movies” 112,113 The Northeastern 17,68 “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” 117 “There she is... Thomas, 132 Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, CET OMe Ou Davette 20,70,77,79,96, Denzil 132 Dr. James A. 232 Linda 254 Mary Lou 135 Steve 149 Timothy 129 Thompson, 105 127 Thompson, Cordella 62,175 Thompson, Dwayne 129 Thompson, Elizabeth 96,129 Thompson, Gail 242 Thompson, LaFonda 24,53,67,77, 141 Thompson, Steve 22 Thornton, Diana 254 Three Mile Island 266 Tibbets, Dr. Bruce 125 Tibbetts, Ken 188 Tiger, Julia 175 Tillison, Rose 33 Tillman, “Title Nine: throwing confusion — Cecilia 157 into the future of collegiate athletic programs” 200,201 2 CANOE FLOATS miles N. on Hwy 10 Groceries Ice Camping Over 50 acres Sleeping Cabins Electrical hook-ups 456-4974 Tobey, Edward 70,132 Todd, Karen 143 _ Todd, Tim 132 Todome, Denise 19,22,62,175 Toilet Bowl 92,104 Toma, David 54 Tonkin, John 70,132 Torrence, Vanessa 82,86 Toure, Kwame 53 Track 210,211 Trammel, Bonnie 97,157 Tran, Cuong 149 Trevithick, Sina 67 Trickett, Jim 127 -Triggs, Alfred 54,127 Trim, Charles 197,198 Trimble, Doris 175 Troy, Frosty 229,231 Tsa La Gi 69 Tubbs, Uiva 72,149 Tucker, Brenda 143 Tucker, Bryan 22 Tunley, Clarencetta 53,175 Turner, Donna 246 Turner, Gary 22 Turner, John 210 Turner, Shari 19,22,57,160 Tuttle, Xndra 127 Tyner, Dwight 149 U Udosen, Willye 125 Umbarger, Ted 51,134 Underwood, Ethel 67 Underwood, Dr. Ross 153 University Center 248 University Relations 237 University Services 244 Upchurch, Laura 67,129 Urban, Don 72,99 Utley, Jack 160 Utter, Kelly 82,89,93,143 V Vahdatipour, Madgid 141,192 Vail, Donna 132 Van Arsdale, Holly 87,175 Van Denbos, Dr. Gary 125 Van Schuyver, Marie 139 Van Schuyver, Toni 127 Van Veen, Dr. Hank 125,181 Vance, Twyla 36,63,175 Vandendool, Anita 206 Vandiver, Dr. Robert 153 Varner, Amy 19,22,175 Varner , Dr. Don 57,153 Varner, Joyce 132,135 Vaughan, Ken 34 Vaughan, Kim 34 Veterans Office 245 Victory, Debbie 161 Vincent, Carl 175 Virden, Jana 175 Voigt, Eva 175 Volleyball 194,195 Voltaire 289 W Wackerly, Donna 96,175 Wackerly, Valerie 22,35,175 Wade, Jim 127 Waldroop, Ray 255 Walker, Bill 94 Walker, Greg 149 Walker, Dr. James 125 Walker, Pamela 70,132 Walker, Dr. Russell 139 Wall, James 149 Wallace, Gregg 175 Wallace, Jon 35,63,70,157 Waller, Joyce 149 Walls, Dr. Lesley 125,181 Walls, Marshilia 175 Walters, Charlis 175 “Wanted: Leadership for a New Decade” 44,45 War Eagle Camp 17 Ward, Cathy 175 Ward, Glenn 18,22,132 Ward, Henryetta 176 Ward, Jack 176 Ward, Rhonda 157 Ward, Susan 19,22,132 Ward, Tim 176 Ward, Dr. W.J. 153,257 Warden, Sharon 67 Warren, George 157 Warren, Meldora 157 Washington, Danny 187 Waters, George 187,188,190 Watkins, James 243,249 MEIGS “unsls GIFTS PHONE 456-6233 @ 111 N. MUSKOGEE TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA 74464 Watrous, Mindy 176 | Watson, John 255 Watt, Greg 62 Watt, Marilyn 237 Watts, Phyllis 149 Wear, Martha 161 Weaver, Phillip 134 Webb, Brent 67 Webb, Danny 161 Webb, Dawn 10 3 Webb, Georgia 161 Webb, Gwen 257 Webb, Jackie 176 Webb, Jolene 161 Webb, Dr. Robert 237 Webb, Shari 176 Webb, Sherri 37 Webb, Tommy 54,161 Webb, Dr. W. Roger 68,73,98,99, 147,164,222, 223,225, 226,227, 233,238,239,240,251,263 | Webber, Barbara 176 Webre, Judith 134 Webster, David 20,22,30,127 Wedgewood, Gary 38 Wedgewood, Janet 38 Weins, Carol 38 Weir, Anita 254 Welch, Michael 176 Welch, Terry 51,157 Wells, Greg 60,63,143 Wells, Melissa 176 Wenzel, Anthony 176 Wescott, Gary 18,22 Wesley Foundation 38,94 West, Linda 135 Westmoreland, Linda 67 Wheat, Helen 135 Wheeler, Dr. Clifford 139 Wheeler, Dale 255 “When You Coming Back Red Ryder” 52 West, Dick 266 Whillock, Anita 20,22 Whilock, Tom 20,30 Whitcomb, Gayle 74 White, Barbara 67 White, Jeff 176 White, Julie 129 White, Laura 38 White, Leon 255 White, Loretta 254 White, Michael 149 White, Warren 83,102 Whitehorn, Linda 176 Whiteley, Bill 255 Whitely, Ann 161 Whitmer, Daryl 100,101,143 Whitney, Doug 192 Whitworth, Dr. Ralph 30,125 Whorsham, Anita 96,176 Wickham, Dr. Gary 181 Wiggins, Carter 149 Wilbern, Mary 35 Willey, Dr. Dorothy 139 Williams, Benny 70 Williams, Beth 24,143 Williams, Carol 24,157 Williams, David 62,64 Williams, Deborah 217 Williams, Diane 37,143 Williams, Dr. Earl 136 Williams, Karen 87,129 Williams, LaRhonda 155 Williams, Norma 134 Williams, Rick 101 Williams, Sandra 157 Williams, Steve 134 Williams, Terrie 51,176 Williford, Tom 22 Willis, Bill 241 Willis, Dr. Phyllis 125 Wilman, Mike 204,205 Wilson, Carol 67 285 LPREW REVIT EU DALTON Es eM SIU E RM DPS PWR SS NG Rede seu Na, Wilson, Gene 246 Wilson, Ginny 236 Wilson, Hal 63,134 Wilson, James 134,272 Wilson, Janice 176 Wilson, Jimmy 127 Wilson, Kay 21,155 Wilson, Linda 127 Wilson, Lisa 134 Wilson, Michelle 54,176 Wilson, Nancy 143 Wilson, Robbie 54,129 Wilson, Shawna 98,176 Wilson, Tim 176 Wilson, Venus 157,217 Wilson, Wahlelle 157 Winburn, Alicia 141 Wing, Gayle 255 Wingo, Debbie 19,22 Winninger, Barbara 143 Winker, Lori 97,129 Winkle, Dea Ann 27,29,103 Winkle, Lisa 46,52,46 Winters, Robert 192 Wipperman, Holly 51 Wise, Billie 125 Witter, Dottie 69 Wolf, Peggy 62 Women’s basketball 201,202,203 Wood, Stevanna 19,22,79 Woodward, Rowena 242 Woods, Stuart 242 Woods, Susan 151 Wooley, Leroy 244,246,248 Workman, Betty 253 Wright, Frank 212,213 Wright, Pamela 149 Wyly, Jim 83,101 Ne Yadon, Deborah 176 The Tsa La Gi CR PR Rs FRSA LN 2D BURR NS A CR RE OR IESE AS SRD a at A SS ai SEE EA Bd Yarbrough, Dr. Earl 139 Yarbrough, Randy 176 Yeager, Anetta 176 Young, Carol 242 Young, Donna 33,176 Young, Jim 95,127 Young, Renee 176 Young, Robert 255 Young, Wayne 63,157 Younger, Karen 161 Li Zeroski, Daniel 161 Zienteck, Margaret 62,143 On Sale Continuously In the Business Office Northeastern State University ap Vt bi , ee Administration Fine Arts and Auditorium Practical Arts Industrial Arts Journalism Library Financial Aids Green House Special Services Crafts Ceramics Education Science Seminary Hall Health Physical University Center Wilson Hall Haskell Hall Leoser Center Logan Hall Ross Hall Hastings Hall Wyly Hall _® © Hillside Apts. Cedar Craft Apts. Woodlawn Apts. Automotive Repair Shop Lumber Storage Student Health Center Warehouse and Shops E. Tennis Cts W. Tennis Cts President’s Home Fountain Plaza Security Heating Plant Gable Field and Stadium Lookabaugh- Wadley Fitness Trl Baseball Field Softball Field Gazebo Northeastern State University is a four-year regional university with an enrollment of approximately 5,500 students. NSU utilizes an annual plan of two regular semesters and one summer session. Classes for the fall semester begin in late August and run through mid-December. Spring semester classes begin in January and run through mid-May. The summer session starts in June and is completed at the end of July. The campus is located on 176 acres located in Tahlequah, a city of some 12,000 people which lies cradled in the scenic foothills of the Ozark Moun- tains. Tahlequah is the capital of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and is surrounded with several of the state’s most beautiful lakes. Northeastern is under the control and jurisdiction of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Board of Regents for Oklahoma Colleges. The University is accredited by the North Central Association and the National Council of Teacher Education. The University offers 69 academic programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts in Education, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Science in Education. Graduate studies are offered leading to the Master of Education, the Master of Business Administration, the Master of Business Administration in Tribal Management, or the Master of Science degrees. 287 288 i os ngs ——— — , ° Ne ale rr a) 7 Pe 4}, 5 ade int iS ime = the Vv 5 e 9 P 3 : De. ELEN N SE aR ES ARDS ND LGN Ys MONSIEUR TINE Nica s oe RN Ga ERA AOL one a ae i : ane Naipeee ‘ ’ eid) re by ‘Oe 3 aaa , 4 bi Si Thy A Tribute... Dr. Hattie C. Propst, emeritus professor English at Northeastern State University and the first Oklahoma Education Association | Teacher of the Year, died Oct. 11, 1979. She} was 72. ; | Dr. Propst joined the NSU staff in 1946.} She was named Teacher of the Year in 1965. She retired from teaching in 1971 after more| than 46 years in education. i TIT sy Northeastern State University The 1980 TSA LA GI was published by the TSA LA GI Staff under the auspices of the Office of University Relations at Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. “Tsa La Gi” is the English translation of the word “Cherokee” from the original tribal language. One thousand copies of the 1980 TSA LA GI were printed by Walsworth Publishing Company, Marceline, Missouri. 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