Prairie View A and M University - Pantherland Yearbook (Prairie View, TX)

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Power Play A term used in hockey when a personal penalty has been committed towards a player on the opposite team. The foulee. the person whom the foul was committed against, is then entitled to a one-on-one confrontation with the goalee. The player's objective is to get the hockey puck in the net. Ironically, this is a perfect term that depicts the heritage of Prairie View A M University. In this case, however. Prairie View A M University (PVA MU) is competing in the arena against its opponent-NEGATIVE STEREOTVPISM. Prairie View's heritage has been distorted by the assumption from outsiders, such as the media and other universities, that since the school is a historically black institution, it is incapable of pro iding a quality education for its students. PVA MU however, has the opportunity to become the victor in this one-on-one confrontation. Its strategy involves all of its great accomplishments, such as establishing the first black honor's college, producing the highest number of minority engineers in Texas, establishing the first full-fledged, active Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Program at a Historically Black University and producing the highest number of black pre-med graduates and also the producer of the highest percentage rate in Texas of pre-med students accepted into medical school. When PVA MU's strategic plan is put into action it is sure to dominate the opponent. And, with society as the audience witnessing the victory, the truth will be known that Prairie View A M University is an institution of the first class and is a “PRODUCER OF PROUD, PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE .

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Dr. Curtis A. Wood The 1988-89 yearbook staff has chosen to dedicate this issue of Pardus to Dr. Wood. Dr. Wood spent many dedicated hours on the yearbook even after his retirement in 1984. Dr. Wood was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas and attended the local schools there. Upon graduation he attended Knoxville College receiving a B.A. in English, French and Sociology and New York University for a B.A. in Education Administration. He attended Columbia University Teachers College and attained a M.A. in Health and Physical Education and received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in the field of Health Education and Community Services. Until his retirement, Dr. Wood headed public relations and publication services for Prairie View’s College News Service, including supervision of faculty publications and sports information services. He was executive committee member of the trustees of the American College of Public Relations and a board member of the San Bernard Electric Cooperative, Inc. He worked 10 years on the National Safety Council and also served in the past as a Prairie View city councilman and a member of the local chamber of commerce. Dr. Wood was a former chairman of the Waller County Health Council, the local Red Cross, American Cancer Society and Boy Scouts of America. He was the recipient of an outstanding service award for the youth of Texas. Several scholarships have been awarded in his name for the last several years. Dr. Wood taught undergraduate and graduate courses in health education, safety education and community relations, and served as a consultant to schools throughout Texas in developing school-community health programs. He initiated a nutrition education program in several Texas schools. Dr. Wood is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lou Lee W ood and six children: Curtis A. W ood, Jr. and Garland W ood of New York, Craig W ood of Prairie View, Barbara Harrison of W ashington, DC and Beth Serrakian and Gina W ood of San Francisco. No matter how pressing his schedule was, he always had time for a friendly chat and a word of encouragement. We miss him. Introduction

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Table Of Contents 1987 - 1988 Academics 12 Who’s Who Faculty Staff Honor Students Organizations 48 Greek Organizations Honor Societies Clubs Non-Greek Organizations Class Student Life 24 Mr. and Miss Prairie View Homecoming Campus Life Sports 60 Football Basketball Track 70 Senior Photos Graduate Students Underclass Content