Sterling College - Round Up Yearbook (Sterling, KS)

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GUIDANCE THRO GH PER ONA COU SELI G Miss IRENE-AKIN Dean of Students Playing a vital role at Sterling College as both Dean of Students and Dean of Women, is Miss Irene Akin. Serving as Dean of Women involves such dutiesas attending the Admin- istrative Council and the Admissions Committee, administering tests, granting scholarships and loans, heading the student financial aid program, health services, housing, and keeping personnel files of all the students. She is also found supervising chapel attendance, automobile reg- istration, and switchboard, along with as- sembling all the material for the student hand- book. As Dean of Women she acts as a co- advisor with the Resident Director of each women's dormitory. Miss Akin also is in charge of the preparation of Residence Hall hand- books and room assignments for each of the girls. These duties bring Dean Akin into contact with virtually every student on Sterling College Campus. Never too busy to see a student, Miss Akin does much personal counseling, especially New this year at Sterling College, is Mrs. Barbara Boyd who is serving as Miss Akin's secretary. Working for the Dean of Students, Mrs. Boyd assists her by typing letters to prospective students, cutting stencils, running off tests, making chapel attendance lists,taking car registrations, and aids in preparing the student handbooks. Besides many other duties she is busy at the information desk acting as receptionists for all students and guests who need any assistance. in her capacity as foreign student advisor. Barbara Boyd receives a call from the ACCK hotline for Miss Akin.

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'S n '. 6 '----...N DR. KENNETH SMITH Dean of Academics 1 Serving as Academic Dean of Sterling College is Dr. Kenneth Smith. As Dean, he presides over faculty meetings-coordinating their efforts to pro- vide a continuing improvement in academic learning, is chairman of the Credits and Curriculum Com- mittee, and is a member of Admissions Committee and Administrative Council. As director of the Hon- or's Program and head sponsor of Alphi Chi, Dean Smith is interested in promoting scholastic excel- lence among the students. With much time and patience, class scheduling for each semester is also a responsibility of his. Besides being busy with the duties of Academic Dean, Mr. Smith is also the Professor of Greek-- preparing young ministerial students for seminary. Dr. Smith also keeps himself busy with outside activities such as tennis and flying. HIGH CHOLA TIC i l STA DARD ARE E COURAGED l l 5 I Finding it her first year at Sterling College, : Mrs. Christine Maxwell is keeping herself busy l 5 being secretary to both Dean Smith and Vice President Conklin. As well as keeping up on 1 correspondence for these men, she aids Dean Smith in setting up the class schedules each semester. U Y l 1 16 . Mrs. Maxwell assists in the arrangement of the class schedule for Dean Smith. W, . ,M ,rr

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P 18 MATURITY BY GUIDANCE CF DEAN MR. CURT BENNETT Dean of Men Mr. Curt Bennett stationed in his office in the bottom of Campbell Hall is the Dean of Men. He is responsible for the housing and the satis- faction of the men on campus. Another job of Mr. Bennett's is admissions Counselor, which takes in traveling in different parts of the country and interviewing prospective students. Since he's also football coach, Mr. Ben- nett encourages the application of football candi- dates. Mr. Bennett is also a Financial Aid Officer working in especially the area of College Work Study Awards. Mr. Bennett's constant work en- ables the College to grow to suit the students' needs. il .Qifjgg-J if . Mrs. Alumbaugh carries the title of Financial Aid Officer, but assumes various responsibilities. She perfects the co-ordi- nation of the National Grants, and the Col- lege Work Study program. Under these pro- grams Mrs. Alumbaugh collects the pay- ments for the loan, sends reports to the Federal Government, and helps Mr. Ben- nett with the Work Study Awards. Mrs. Alumbaugh also assumes the responsibility of being Sterling College's Notary Public. Mrs. Kay Weibe is secretary to both Mr. Curt Bennett, Dean of Men and to Mr. Robert McCreery, Director of Admissions. At her desk, in the basement of Campbell Hall, by means of a typewriter and telephone Mrs. Weibe does the corresponding for the new students and handles many technical problems.