University of Arkansas Fort Smith - Numa Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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herman udouj 19, 101, the chairman of arkansas best's furniture division who breeds racing horses as a hobby. . . woodson holbrook 111, 121, a retired banker from Mena who enjoys woodworking. . . john sullivan 113, 141, a principle of southland industries. . . nancy llewellyn 115, 163, the person, who in addition to being active in civic affairs, keeps the board from being entirely masculine. . . and dr. william klusmeier 117, 181, a well-known dentist to adolescents with crooked teeth. . . the board of trustees. . .nine people from sebastian county who freely give their time to westark and its students. . . to keep dust from gathering on it 111 'Tl BOARD OF TRUSTEES 25 1

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I'IiNE DLISTY ULD MEN-THEY FiiN'T college boards of trustees . . . stereotyped as being dusty old men in black suits and ties. . . not at westark . . . first of all, it's eight men and a woman . . . young, middle-aged and gray-haried members . . . monthly public meetings 1photo No. 9l . . .construction bids, financial reports, styrofoam cups of coffee, pipe tobacco . . dr. t. a. feild 11, 23, the retiring board president who wanted student opinion at board meetings . . . gene rapley 13, 43, the board's treasurer and v. p. of wood products at riverside . . . dr. wayne lanier 15, Gy, a dentist who raises cattle as a hobby . . . sandy sanders 17, 8l, one of the board's newest members who supervises employee relations at whirlpool . . . 1 Bum fs! 7 3--.E 24 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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whitfield assumes dual rale in administration The president himself makes the role to a certain extent, but it is also dictated to a certain extent by the responsibilities of the office was the reply of Dr. Ben Whit- field when he was asked what innovations he had planned for the Presidency of Westark Community College. ln September, Westark's Board of Trustees asked Dr. Whitfield, for the second time in four years, to assume the duties of Acting President in addition to his regular position as Dean of Academics. Dr. Whitfield's accepting of the dual role came at a time when W.C.C. was caught between a needed building program and rising construc- tion costs. Last fall, in one of his first Board of Trustees meetings as Acting President, it was decided that the fine arts complex construc- tion would be delayed until the architect could submit a more economical plan. When his time wasn't being occupied with presidential matters, Dr. Whitfield attended to his responsibilities as Dean of Academics which included conduct- ing faculty meetings, preparing the Dean's list eacn semester, supervising curriculum revision and planning and preparing a weekly bulletin of college activities. Installation of a new drainage system near the proposed , A .ge-... fine arts site is if ' DR Dean of inspected by Dr' Whimem. .. Academics sewing as Acting President 26 WHITFIELD