Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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SCIENCE J. KENNEDY HODGES, B.A. Wofford College. M. A., Duk.e University, Ph.D., UmversUy of J orth Carolina, is professor of General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Quantitative Analysis. During the summer he is employed hy the National Science Foundation to instruct high school teachers in chemistry. Dr. Hodges is a member of the Ameri- can Chemical Society. At Oglethorpe he serves on various committees, among them the Building and Grounds and the Curriculum Committees. GEORGE F. WHEELER, B..A., Ohw State Umversity, M. S., California Institute of Technology, is an instructor of Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Advanced Me- chanics, Electricity, Light and Optics, Wave Motion, Modern Wave Physics, and Differential Equations. Now in his ninth year at Oglethorpe, Mr. Wheeler was a staff member of the Radiation Laboratory at M.LT. durihg World War IL LOIS WILLIAMSON, B.A., Oglethorpe University , M.A.. Oglethorpe University, teaches General Botany, Invertebrate Zoology, Comparative Embryology, Comparative Anatomy, and Plant Systemics. Mrs. Williamson acts as an advisor to high school science teachers, and, in addition, is active in Gi rl and Boy Scout work. 19

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DIVISION OF ROBERT BOXER, B.S., Brooklyn College: Ph.D.. Rutgers University, is an instructor of General Chemistry and Phys- ical Chemistry. He is a member of the American Chemical Society. When he is not in the lahoratory, Dr. Boxer enjoys tennis and iishing. ARTHUR L. COHEN, A.B., Stanford Umversity. M.A., Harvard University: Ph.D., Harvard Uynversity, is professor of General Biology, Man and the Universe, Genetics, and the Physiology Sequence, president-elect of the Georgia Acad- emy of Science, he is active in science fairs and has written scientific articles for publication. In 1956-1957 Dr. Cohen was in Delft, Holland under a Guggenheim Fellowship. --41? ROY N. GOSLIN, B.A., Hebraska Wesleyan; M.A.. Uni- versity of Wyoming, instructs classes in Advanced Physics, Advanced Math, and Man and the Universe. During World War II he served as a physicist working on the Manhatten Project at Oakndge, Tennessee. Mr. Goslin has also been consultant to the Oakridge National Labs in 1948 and to the Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, Alabama. He has been acclaimed in science as the discoverer of the Gos- lin Effect. BERNICE HILLIARD, A.B., Oglethorpe University. M.Ed., Oglethorpe University, teaches Algebra, Trigonom- etry, and Analytic Geometry. She serves on various commit- tees and loves to keep pets, but most of her time is taken up with fulfilling her duties as Resident Counselor for Women.

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DIVISION OF L. POP CROW, A.B., Vmversity of Hebraska; B.S.A.. Fellowship, Institute Post School, Lussac, France, teaches Humanics Group Work Courses, Junior Dynamics, Case- work Methods, and Field of Social Work. He is also Director of Placement for Oglethorpe. Pop is a very busy man; among his many activities are memberships in American Humanics Foundation, Phi Beta Kappa, Buckhead Rotary, Alpha Phi Omega, Order of the Arrow, Atlanta Council, B.S.A., and the American Camping Association. ELGIN MacCONNELL, A.B.. Allegheny State Teachers College; M.A., J{ew Tor University, teaches Introduction to Education, Curriculum, Materials, and Methods m Sec- ondary Schools, Educational Psychology, and Elementary Core. He also supervises student teachers. Mr. MacConnell is Chairman of the Teacher Educational Committee. He also serves on the Interactivity Committee, the Joint Com- mittee, and the Student Union Committee. During the sum- mer he is assistant director of the Summer School. MIRRIAM JONES, B.S., University of Wisconsin; M.S., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, is a guest professor, teaching Elementary Core and super- vising student teaching. She is working as a consultant with the State Department of Education on the selection of schools to be non-graded. Dr. Jones is the only woman in Georgia who is a member of the American Educational Re- search Association. She also does some writing; recently she wrote two chapters in the book. Social Aspects of Edu- cation. HERMAN W. MARTIN, A.B., Emory College; M.A., Uni- versity of Horth Carolina; Ph.D., University of J orth Caro- lina., teaches a class in General Psychology. Dr. Martin is kept busy with his practice as a clinical psychologist and has been psychological consultant to various state and local organizations. At present he is President of the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. 20