Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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Some like it hot aging all fiscal affairs and related operations as well as preparing and controlling University budgets un- der the direction of the president. Myers ' appointment resulted from a shift in Henry ' s duties. In 1977 when Dr. Owens became president, he changed my areas of responsibility to include super- vision over the directors of alumni and broadcasting, Henry ex- plained. Along with that, he gave me the additional title of pubUc relations officer. I ' ve found over the last three years that my tune has been taken away from the office of news and information. As a result of that, and with his background and experience, it was thought best to give Tom the official responsibility of director of news and informa- tion. Near the end of the first session of summer school, it was revealed that Dr. Christopher Kemp, assis- tant professor with tenure in the department of psychology and sociology, had filed a $485,000 damage suit in Nodaway County Circuit Court on August 20, 1979. Owens, Dr. John Mees, vice president of student development, Dr. George EngHsh, vice president of academic affairs, and the Board of Regents were named in the suit. Kemp, who has taught anthro- pology and sociology for more than 10 years, brought suit against the officials for refusing to accept his doctoral degree credentials for promotion from assistant professor to associate professor. Kemp received his degree from Sarasota University in Sarasota, Florida, in 1977. Northwest 22 SUMMER SCHOOL officials refused his promotion because when he attended Sarasota University it was not an accredited institution. Kemp ' s primary reason for charging breach of contract was the wording of the Faculty Handbook. The handbook states that the qualifications for professor, asso- ciate professor and assistant professor are an earned doctor ' s degree, not an earned degree from an accredited institution. According to the petition filed in circuit court, Kemp informed Dr. James Lowe, then department chairman, that he was considering enrolling in a new unaccredited university. Kemp ' s petition stated that after Lowe told hun it would be unnecessary to discuss his plan with the provost, Kemp enrolled in the graduate program. In July 1976 Mees informed Lowe that since Sarasota University was not ac- credited there would be problems accepting it at our institution, according to the suit. However, the suit stated. Dr. Robert Foster, who was then president of Northwest, said that if Sarasota University was an emer- ging institution there would be no problem. In September 1977 Kemp was told Northwest would not recognize his degree for purposes of promotion, raises or payment of the stipend for an earned doctorate degree. Kemp ' s suit, which is still in the courts, asks for $250,000 in damages suffered from monetary losses after he was denied promotion, $1 00,000 against Owens, $75,000 against EngUsh and $60,000 against Mees for punitive damages for damaging his reputation. In August the Northwest Alumni Association purchased the Town- send house at 640 College Avenue for alumni, University and com- munity activities. The house has potential advan- Dr. George English and Dr. John Mees discuss plans for admin- istrative office moves. - u hi ' l.is t lrlson

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-Brian Harms Many students who attended summer school took advantage of the warm weather and brought their bicycles. In preparation for the 75th anniversary parade, Maryville ' s streets were dotted with groups working on their floats. -Nichola ' - Carlson SUMMER SCHOOL 21

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tages for Northwest alumni that have never been offered before, Henry said. It will be the permanent office for the Alumni Association as well as accom- modate visiting alumni. A new atmosphere for campus activities such as receptions, student recruit- ment, conferences and seminars is also part of the plan for the house. This will give the alumni a tangible place to gather on Homecoming or any other time they come back to visit the csmipus, Henry said. Several alumni retu rned to Mary- ville August 6 for a parade commemorating Northwest ' s 75th anniversary. The parade, spon- sored by the Ambassadors Club of the Maryville Chamber of Com- merce, included a community band, saddle clubs, 4-H clubs, community betterment groups, Scout Troops, antique cars, constumed children and unique floats. We had a terrific parade. The crowd received it well and we were surprised with the tremendous turn-out, said Carl Kissenger, p£u-ade committee chairman. We had excellent participation from everyone involved, participants and spectators. The community really got behind it, and we ' re sure the University was pleased with the outcome. For students who lived on campus an importemt development was the change in food services from SAGA to ARA. Marvin Silliman, director of student affairs and intramurals, believed that students would be better satisfied with ARA. The standards of ARA are at least equal to if not better than that of SAGA. We haven ' t deleted anything, but added more, Silliman said. ARA encouraged the development of a student food service commit- tee, which met weekly to give ARA an idea of students ' likes and dislikes. The hall director made an all call in the dorm asking for volunteers who were interested in the food to come to a meeting, so I went, said committee member Cindy Terry. We bring student complaints and our feelings about the food to continued --Udvc Liirsekc A member of a construction crew tries to hook a cable around the theater walls in an attempt to tear down sections of the Admin- istration Building. SUMMER SCHOOL 23