Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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0 -1n I so, and neakersl ony. es C. ersity of oduced rles Me- I taught Olson ,, llFor a I hadnit t Of the speech, a great . do to es. cognizes h each 0 stand. cly stan- ise their my other Krueger ents ap- irmal at- ; others ing com- eld inside -s stood ause the . in Stokes Diaiiuou AQHEJ. xx-xshed ll had hem r ' 1: formal. l'Thc studen .5 did the best they could with the 5lfU3ElOll,H Krueger said, HI thought there was an ex- traordinarily positive response to it Students and families were not the only ones rained on; the University- owned graduation robes were soak- ed, prompting a move to Keepsake apparel for subsequent graduations. The University also made plans to purchase enough Chairs to set up for the ceremony in both Stokes and Pershing, Krueger said. ltl think the mood has ehangedf Krueger said. In the past, officials planned for an outdoor ceremony, even if they thought it might rain, he said. the will go inside with any doubts, rather than stay outside? All the graduates received duplicate programs to replace those rained on at the ceremony, and a let- ter of apology from McClain. llI do think it was really, really nice, Aubrey said. Graduation was not a total loss, though, Krueger said. HItls one that the graduates will never forget. It's memorable. In fact, the institution will never forget it. ti Aubrey said, tllt wasnlt pleasant, but it did kind of pull everyone together. o ECHO A FAMILIAR FACE in the crowd attracts the attention of Karen Holschlag, graduate. Over 900 students graduated in the spring. Holschlag received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. HER BROTHER Jim graduated, '50 a proud Lori Ann Flickinger takes a pic- ture of him, her other brother John, and her sister Kay. After the ceremony, families and friends joined the graduates on the floor of the arena. imauuou DUEL l PPJNOH Asm . Graduate Joanne Pelto the were thankful for our hats because they were like um- brellas. We were the first class to ever be able to see its own pro- cession because of the turnabout in the rain. It was kind of neat because the rain made it a day welll never forget, thatls for sure? Spring graduation 11'

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EM :1, :2 v I 0?; c G ,a Coffman, ml with one assignment. is a new ad- divisionis An advanced degree in accounting gives students 9-Steve Willis Some fields seem to lend themselves to graduate study. Areas such as language and literature, science, and physical education, have had graduate programs here for a long time. The exception was business. A masters in business ad- ministration was impractical for the division. Thatls changed. For the first time, the University offers a masters degree in the field of husiness-more specifically, ac- counting. The master of aCCOuntancy pro- gram is for students holding a bachelors degree in accounting, and the Master of Science in Ac- counting degree is for those who completed undergraduate work in a different field. Bill Holper, assistant professor of accounting and director of the pro- grams, predicted that in the future, every person with an accounting major will need to earn a masters degree in order to find a suitable job. The MA degree program was formed to fulfill this need for further education. Students who complete a bachelors degree in a field other WITH A LITTLE HELP from a friend, Bruce Fee, graduate student, and Carol Hinz, sophomore, talk accounting over a cup of coffee. The programs are open to accounting and nonaccounting ma- tors. than accounting but decide they would like to work in the accoun- ting field have two options. They may work through the regular bachelors degree program, or enter the more intensive master of science program. The MS program is very at- tractive to those willing to work harder, Holper said because it can be completed in the same time needed for a bachelors degree. bl par- ticularly think that there is a tremen- dous advantage in having another degree? Holper said. The MS and MA programs differ considerably from the bacheloris program. iil think there is a tremen- dous difference in that you get away from a lot of lecture and a lot of the work is put upon the student to do himselffi Holper said. The in- structors assume students have read their assignments before coming to class. Students are required to do more research and writing in masters degree classes than in bachelors degree Classes. The students involved in the MA and MS programs are a very select grOup. IiWe have probably turned down as many people as we have ac- cepted? Holper said. In addition to willingness to work, students must show business competence by tak- ing the Graduate Management Ad- missions Test. There were 22 students enrolled in the two programs during the spr- ing semester. The maximum enroll- , i .arsu munuumwwpu-u-r . u- A greater asset ment desired is 30. iiThe MS degree program is not as popular as it could be, because people donlt know about itfl Holper said. Bruce Fee, graduate student, graduated with a bachelors degree in biology and worked at Early Farm Mortgage for three years. This ex- perience convinced him to return to college and work for a business degree. Ill was learning a lot of things at work, but I needed more educationf he said. Although the MS program is intense, his previous work experience has helped him, he said. Tina Coffrrian, graduate student, said, llWhat I am really doing is broadening my potential? She corn- pletedx. a bachelors degree in business education. After teaching and working as a secretary, she decided to return for more educa- tion, and entered the MS program. iII feel that this will open up a lot of new areas for me. It's been a real Challenge, and thatis what I was looking for. Marlene Edgar, graduate student, earned a bachelors degree in ac- counting, and then entered the ac- counting fieldji she said. Fee, Coffrrian, and Edgar agreed that the best advice to students thinking of entering the masters degree program was, IiBe prepared to work.n But, they also agreed, all the work was worth it in the endoECHO anBoH BULL Kathleen Vickroy, senior, 8.8. in Accounting and Business Ad- ministration III think that I have learned a foundation to learn from; that live got the basics. Theylre very good at giving you the building blocks. Theyire a lot more career oriented. They really do look ahead to prepare you to leave in four years and be very marketable, to take your skills out there and do a job well. T heylre trying to give you the edge over Other graduates. Theylre really looking out for your welfare? 1 3 Busineg'