Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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Chicken choosing. This student chooses her meal at the' chicken and baked bean picnic. The lines for food are often long at the spring fling, because most students like to get outside and enjoy the warm weather event. Fountain fun. The fountain is on at full force during the spring picnic. Students relax and mingle around Heth lawn enjoying tho sounds of Dixie Suite” Spring Picnic 11

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Southern comfort. Candy Johnson has a front row view of the Southern rock band. Dixie Suite during the spring picnic. A break in the routine Heth lawn was flooded with Radford University students May 4 from 4 to 7 p.m. They gathered to listen to the popular Northern Virginia band Dixie Suite. A “chicken and baked bean picnic had originally been planned, but was cancelled due to inclement weather. The southern rock band was still enjoyed by all. Songs such as Molly Hatchet's Gator Country.” Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama and tunes from bands such as ZZ Top could be heard campus-wide. The crowd also enjoyed participating in leisurely sports while listening to the band. For some it was a chance to say good-bye. but for others it was chance to meet new friends. When asked her opinion of the spring picnic, freshman Susan Ashby commented that the long-awaited spring event served as a great opportunity to get out and mingle with other students. Other students agreed with her. saying that after a long, cold winter, it was nice to be able to see people on campus again. A yearning for summer was shared by many who attended the warm weather event, planned by Student Life. 10 Spring Picnic

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Commencement bids farewell to senior class On May 28, Radford University graduated the largest class in its history when 773 bachelor’s degrees and 100 master's degrees were awarded. Dr. Donald N. Dedmon, University President, spoke to students, faculty and guests about the importance of a college degree. Dedmon said that although higher education is costly, it is a worthy investment. He added, We know statistically that your investment will pay off. According to the latest figures I’ve seen, a bachelor’s degree is worth more than $329,000 in 1981 dollars in extra lifetime earnings for today's young men and about half that for women. The greatest gift a university can bestow, said the president, is to teach respect for one's ignorance because it and it alone can cause us to be less narrow and close The last hurrah. Senior class president. Elliott Bender addresses the graduates, telling his classmates that graduation is a beginning as weil as an end to the education process Top choice. Dr Donald N. Dedmon honors Dr. Albert Smith, assistant professor of business, with the 1983 Excellence in Teaching Award. minded. According to Dedmon. the ideal university graduate is a loving, thinking and caring person. He said, Intelligence and ability to think are not enough. We must be able to love in the sense of humankind. For if you do not have the ability to love, I’m not sure you are ever able to be loved. Senior class president, Elliott Bender, told classmates graduation was a beginning as well as an end to the education process. It is like the carrot on a stick. Don't let your education stop here, but let this be the beginning of your educational process. Bender added, “If you apply what you have learned and have confidence in yourself, you can't go wrong in plotting out major goals for the rest of your life. 12 Graduation