Odessa College - Branding Iron Yearbook (Odessa, TX)

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Educational Architects D sign Concepts P. I. Wallace, assistant secretaryg G. Kirk Harding, secretaryg Elwood Weylandt James F Ocker Guy Elliott president Basil G Wilkerson, vice presi dentg Leland R. Croftg Joe C. Zantg and Knot shownl Otto Pavlicek Building a bigger and better college is basically the job of everyone connected with it. Growth does not come until one man or one group of men has the fore- sight to look into the future and dream and the -strength to turn dreams into reality through concrete action. Such a group is the Odessa College Board of Regents. The Board's chief duty is to provide for the prog- ress and welfare of the college and .to establish, upon recommendations of the president, the policies which govern its organization and operation. The board is composed of nine members, who are elected by popu- lar vote. Three are chosen every two years, and each selves a six-year term. Officers are elected each April by the board. Achievements in 1963-641 include: ' Construction of new tennis courts. ' New F.lVl. radio station and radio tower, KOCV. ' New athletic dormitory, 2lBl00,000. ' Two new scholastic dormitories. ' Approval, promotion, and execution of plans for the National Security Seminar, which broke national records on total registration, civilian registration, and publicity coverage.

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The blueprint is drawn by the Odessa College master builder, Dr. Jack Rodgers. From him comes a master plan for success. A veteran of 31 years in Texas education, Dr. Rodgers has spent 24 of them in Odessa. He has been a teacher, principal, and a co-ordinator for the Ector County Independent School System. In 1949, he became Dean and Registrar of Odessa College and on May 15, 1952, he was elected Vice President. With the death of Dr. Murry Fly in 1960, Dr. Rodgers became the second president in the school's 18 year history. Receiving his BA from East Texas State in 1933, he received a master's from Texas University in 1935 and his PhD in 1956. Sharing the student's enthusiasm for competi- tion, both athletic and educational, Dr. Rodgers has continually taken an active part in the building of Odessa College into the outstanding academic in- stitution that it is today. New Educational Dr. .lack Rodgers, President Member of Rotary, Shi-iner, Scottish Rite Mason, Chamber of Commerce, St. PauI's Presbyterian Church, Elder. 1

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g - szssssiit ' Administrators i. in 4 , ...gs C. A. Roberson C. A. Roberson has been minding the business affairs of Odessa College since the spring of 1960. He earned his BBA from Texas Tech in 1950 and his MBA in 1951. He was manager at San Angelo College from 1951 to 19544 and served as an assist- ant professor of Business and Dean of Men at Sul Ross State College from 1955 to 1960. Listed in Whois Who in American Education and Whois Who in Texas, Mr. Roberson devoted most of his spare time to his family. Luis Morton Formerly a teacher at the Universities of Texas and Houston, Dr. Luis Morton joined the instruc- tional staff at Odessa College in 1956 as a social science instructor. Quickly proving his qualities of good leadership and management, he attained his present position as Dean of the Day College. Dr. Morton holds BS and ML degrees from the University of Houston, an LLB from St. Mary's University and a PhD from the University of Texas. -:-- - wifi ' : 1 - -