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

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- ' ,Z 1 lpltQ5Qliimkllllllliih1 Right: DR. IAIVIES A. SHANE, Dean ofAcademics. Far right: Members of Westark's English department lleft to rightj Donald Tannehill, Kathleen Skeen and Nancy Dover welcome Dr. Shane and his wife Lois Ruth to the campus. Below: Surrounded by his colleagues, Dr. Shane participates in a curriculum Committee meeting. dr. iumes u. shane selected to fill acu- demic den n's position After four weeks of research and interviews conducted by a search committee, Dr. James A. Shane was nominated to become Westark's new Dean of Academics. The position has been vacant since early July. Dr. Shane's nomination was consid- ered and approved by the Board of Trustees in a meeting on August 21. Dr. Shane arrived in Ft. Smith on September 15 to assume his new duties. ln 1973, Dr. Shane received his doctorate in higher education from Ohio State University. Before coming to Westark, he was the Dean of Academic Services at Edison College, a two- year institution located in Piqua, Ohio. Dr. Shane had also served as Dean of Occupational Services at Lamar College, Lamar, Colorado. He is responsible for all of Westarks academic areas. R 'L af' 24 SHANE

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DR. IAMES M. KRABY, President. Far left: At the Vietnamese Education Project, Dr. Kraby offers a handshake to a possible future Westarker, Left: Taking a breather from his usualroutine, Dr. Kraby participates in the selection of the 7975-76 freshman cheerleaders, Below: On his travels about campus, Dr. Kraby observes the progress in the construction of the new Fine Arts Building. M. TXT? A , .v ,i ..-1, , -f 4 fri? -'ffkfffg ' ' f,a--v dy M ,twin U ,mln auf' ,A ,H ,.., ,A-Pf Wil? , . it .. s., ,, ,,, 71, , L, ,, v,,, , 'z mQ?'ff , avg ' 4 'A 'bo fs , mf, , f WX - ' , ' ' ma y ' , ,. I 'V ' ,WWE 5 ' -f 3 qvtmgg. - H ' t 'f Cwffbfg . 4, ef'-fx ',, , sr, ,X 4. in tl. iiii i. iiii i. ,.ii i KRABY 23

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W-t..,.M. ...,.. . .,., xx,, W-wt-.M.... K.V, .Mui ft . t '- ' tx xx CAMERON SpENds SEVEN MoNTl1s IN 'SAiqoN' iTl'l0UT EAViNq U.S.A. ....,.,..-.t..t....,, ......N.....,, ...,s,..t.,......, ., . t.. P- :g 'N 4 ..iM'?iX il!- t 3 n .. , t , i wg Q, ki ' .t Swift Q s tl? ?,' 1 wh X ,Q f. at ss I s M C: si ,, 1 1 L P I' 'LH' t - Ak Jw Q, 4 A r . Q ' gr I a . . -s ht xi, X H 'Luiz '9 w4t.t,,,+MAw . ,WRX l Top: Hamburgers and the backyard barbeque initiate these galil-ii'f5 'i ri, Vietnamese girls into Mr, Cameron and daughter Pam'5 culture. i g ,V Above: Westark maintenance man Robert Rogers attaches V. t J A V identification signs to the Chaffee building used as Mr. r Cameron's headquarters. Many people think of summer as being a time for vacations and relaxation, however, for Harold Cameron, it was the beginning of what he would later label the biggest thing that has ever occurred in my life, Last lune, Cameron, Westark's Dean of Students, traded his campus office for converted army barracks and the title of Director of the Vietnamese Education Project. In accordance with the community college philosophy, Westark responded to the education needs of the Vietnamese located at the nearby Fort Chaffee Refugee Relocation Center. Under conditions of a contract with the Department of Hous- ing, Education and Welfare, Westark provided courses in sur- vival English and American culture to Vietnamese who volun- tarily enrolled in the program. Cameron, who was the project's director until the program closed December 22, began his first weeks as director forming a staff of both professional and volunteer instructors, developing a curriculum and securing the needed education materials which included a closed-circuit television system. The following weeks were used in implementing and super- vising the program and visiting similar programs in California and Pennsylvania. The last weeks were spent closing the facility and deciding what to do with the tons of equipment. Cameron reassumed the Dean ofStudents position in lanu- ary in which he was responsible for all non-classroom in- struction including guidance and counselling, health pro- grams, the athletic program and student activities and publications. V. ' - ' ov Above: Conditioned to understand English with a Vietnamese accent, Mr. - - Cameron listens to a girl's question about life ' in America. Left: HAROLD CAMERON, Dean of Students, Vietnamese Education . Project Director. XM.. - R ,L ,,.,V. . CAMERON 25