St Leo University - Golden Legend Yearbook (St Leo, FL)

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Through the hands of such as these, God speaks, and from behind their eyes He smiles upon the earth 1 .vi df g is if vt f ,J QW so JL K .J 1982 Dedication: l Dedicate the '82 Golden Legend to Kathy Britton for her under- standing, her friendship and her eagerness to always help. Kathy Britton Kathy Britton known to most students as Kathy in Student Affairs is always striving to help and answer students' problems and ques- tions. When you go into Student Affairs you'll find a smiling face greeting you, Kathy treats each student as a personal friend. She is always there whether it is to laugh or cry with her. Kathy is prompt, courteous and helpful. Kathy, I thank you for all you have given me personally, and the students of Saint Leo College thank you for just being youll Kahil Glb

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There ore rhose who give ond know nor poin in giving, Nor give with rnindfulness of virrure 1982 Dedication: Dr. Robert Ackermon To shovv my oppreciorion for oll he hos given ro me ond Soinr Leo College I dedicore rhe '82 Golden Legend ro Dr. Roberr Aclserrnon. Dr. Aclsermon is on inspirorion ro us oll. To me personolly he hos been o friend. A person who cores for eoch individuol. When you see him on Cornpus you con be ossured of o smile ond o friendly hello. Doc is olwoys rhere ro help you, no morrer whor rirne of rhe doy Cor nighrb. His inreresr ond concern for rhe srudenrs goes beyond rhe coll of dury. ' Dr. Aclxermon, rhonls you for oll you hove given us, your vvorrnrh, your undersronding ond your support. Mosr of oll rhonls you for shoring your knowledge ond rolenrs with us.

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Dr. Thomos B. Southord 2 - ADMINISTRATION The fifth President of Soint Leo College, Dr. Thomos D. Southord, wos oppointed chief executive officer by the Boord of Trustees July 1, 1971, ond hos served longer thon ony of his predecessors. During the post eleven yeors, enrollments hove more thon doubled from opproximotely 1,000 in 1971-72 to 2,800 in 1981-82 with the inougurotion of the Militory Educotion Progrom ond the exponsion of the Educotionol Services degree offerings. By meons of good monogement proctices ond fiscol controls, President Southord hos eliminoted o 5581,000 corry-over operotionol deficit he ossumed in 1971 ond for the post ten yeors hos operoted Soint Leo College with bolonced budgets. The 1971-72 budget of 58,000,000 grew to 510,000,000 for 1981824 When Dr. Southord ossumed the presidency, Soint Leo's Endowment Fund omounted to 5170,000. Todoy it stonds ot o little more thon 58,000,000. President Southord hos presided over the groduotion of his eleven closses from 1972 through 1982 which hove produced more thon 8,400 degree holders to the ronks of the Soint Leo College Alumni Associotion. Mony hove found success with their occeptonce into groduote ond professionol schools throughout the country, especiolly the fields of low ond medicine. Two of the highlights of the eleven yeor presidency of Dr. Southord hove occurred during the Senior Yeor of the Closs of 1982. Under his odministrotive ond professionol leodership hos come the opprovol of oll progroms ond the reoffirmotion of the occreditotion of Soint Leo College for the next ten yeors. In oddition, o Moster Plon of the College for the next ten yeors hos been odopted by the Boord of Trustees. President Southord - we solute youll