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

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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

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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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l 'i 'ill Dr. Robert C. Gould hos served os Vice President for Aco- demic Affoirs since July, 1976. He holds o Bochelor of Arts degree from Princeton University ond o Moster of Arts degree from Soint Lovvrence University, Dr. Gould received his Ph. D. from Boston College. He olso serves os o Professor of Educotion. Mr. Robert E Richmond hos served os Vice President of Business Atfoirs since August 1, 1072 He currently holds o - Bochelor of Science degree ond o Bochelor of Arts degree, both received or the University of Southern Mississippi. Dt. Robert l.. Aclsermon corne to Soint Leo College in October of 1975 to serveos Vice President for Student Affoirs ond on Associote Professor of Educotion. Dr Aclfere mon holds o Bochelor of Science degree ond o Moster of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin ot Oshkosh ond o Doctorote of Educotion from lndiono University ot Bloomington. Mr. Allon J. Powers corne to Soint Leo College in 1Qoo ond currently serves os the Vice President for Development. Mr. Powers received his Bochelor of Arts degree from Notre Dome University. ADMINISTRATION X.