Tennessee State University - Tennessean Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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FIRST WOMAN VICE PRESIDENT lvan L. Lampkin Can you name the lady who has devoted some 23 years of service to Tennessee State Universi- ty and is strictly here for the students? First, she was an Inspiring student, then, as the director Of student activities and student union in 1965, Asst. Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students in 1975 to her present position. This person IS Mrs. Barbara Murrell, Vice President of Student Affairs. .Mrs. Murrell, the first woman at TSU to hold this posution. was born in Starkville, Mississippi, :gtere she became her high schools valedictori- While a student at TSU she majored in biology. she was a member of the university choir and represented her homestate as Miss Mississippi 28 Administration her freshman year; a sister of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, an Omega Psi Phi sweetheart her soph- omore year; a member of Beta Kappa Chi, ta national honor society for science majorsl her junior year; was recognized in Whots Who in American Colleges and Universities her senior year and served as Miss TSU. When asked for an overall statement she could give to all students, she had this to say. '1 would like to encourage students to take every advan- tage here at Tennessee State University, so that they can develop mentally, physically and socially in order to be prepared to make special contribu- tions to their communities. We must never forget that education is the master key to life because without it, it's hard to find open doors.

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PRUITT MOVES George A. Pruitt, former vice presi- dent for student services at Tennes- see State University starting in 1975, has been named the executive Vice president of the Council for the Ad- vancement 0f Experiential Learning iCAELi in Columbia, Maryland. In his new position, which became effective August 1 , Dr. Pruitt will be in i charge of the dey-to-day operations Dr. Humphries presents Dr. Pruitt with an award of merit at AUQUSt 1981 commence- of CAEL, a national nonprofit educa- tional organization of colleges. uni- versities, service agencies, corpora- tions and individuals who have a commitment to experiential learning. Prior to coming to TSU in 1975, he was vice president of student ser- vices and executive assistant to the president at Morgan State University in Baltimore. He has been dean of students at Towson State Coilege and Director of the High Potential Students Program at Illinois State University. He serves on the Board of Trust ees 0f the Nashville Urban League and is a member of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Administration 29