State Technical Institute at Memphis - Stimwinder Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Executive Committee ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES This is a group of employees whose duties are almost exclusively directed to services for students, faculty, and staff. From a central office on the second floor of George E. Free- man Library, Administrative Services radiates to every nook and cranny of the campus. From personnel to maintenance of buildings and grounds to safety and security, computer services, food services, the telephone sys- tem, the book store and Internal Control, Administrative Services is the responsible organization. Administrative Services also is called on to administer some non-traditional programs where the schools’ organizational system cannot meet the needs. hoy ad Mr. William Coburn, DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES The Administrative Assistant man- ages routine office matters for the President and coordinates with the offices of his Executive Committee members. Ms. Betty Ingram 90

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Executive Committee NAVY CONTRACT PROGRAMS Emmanuel K. Bhatta, Director State Tech is currently under contract to provide one hun- dred and seventy-three (173) technical instructors to the Naval Air Technical Training Center at Memphis. Under this contract we provide instructors in four (4) broad areas. Aviation Fundamentals is a self-paced, computer managed course, with average completion time sixty (60) hours and here we provide thirty-eight (38) instructors. The average input is 17,000 students. In the Mechanical school, State Tech provides forty-four (44) instructors and is participating in three (3) courses for Aviation Structural Mechanics. These Mechanics are responsible for the basic structure, the hydraulics system, and the safety equipment installed in Naval aircraft. STIM is also operating the testing centers in the Aviation Machinist Mate (Jet Mechanics) course. The annual input for these four (4) courses is 5500 students. In Electronics, State Tech provides fifty-three (53) instruc- tors and is participating in three (3) courses. These are the First Course of Aviation Electrician-Mates, The Advanced First Term Electronics Course, The Intermediate Level Elec- tronics Course. The annual input into these three (3) pro- grams is 3500 students. In Air Traffic Control Systems we provide thirty-eight (38) instructor personnel. Here we are teaching eleven (11) main- tenance courses on some of the most complex electronic systems in the Navy. This is the equipment that controls land- ing of aircraft in all kinds of weather. The annual input is 700 students. This contract makes State Tech an integral part of Navy training at Millington. Mr. itch Batta, NAVY PROJECT | BUSINESS OFFICE |For every person who attends State Tech and for each person employed at the Institute there are business transac- tions. It is the responsibility of the Business Office to handle all such financial operations related to the school. From its locations in the northeast corner of Dunn Building, the Busi- ness Office handles all of the Institute's business. Employees of the office take care of purchasing, grants, inventory and accounts. In addition, the office collects all incoming funds, | prepares financial reports, prepares and administers all budgets, produces appropriation and capital expenditure requests, handles student aid grants and the accompanying records and prepares and dispenses payroll. The Business Office prepares reports to the State and Fed- eral Governments on funds such as grants and contracts and oversees property contracts for such matters as ware- housing. Representatives of the office assist in all student registration, both on and off campus. Its services are availa- | ble day and night and on weekends as the needs arise. Mr. James Taylor, BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER 89

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