University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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VICE PRESIDENT and TREASURER T. C. Carlson, Vice-president in charge of Finances, heads the Business Office of the University and administers the four million dollars yearly budget of the University. Finances of the University at Fayetteville, the School of Medicine at Little Rock, the agricultural experiment stations, and the Agricultural Extension Service at Little Rock are controlled by the Business Office. Its activities include purchasing, budget control, receipt and disbursement of funds, accounting and financial reports, auditing, and supervision of the many business enter¬ prises involved in the operation of the Uni¬ versity. The income of the University is derived from federal funds, the state legislature, stu¬ dent fees, interest on endowment funds, and various other sources. T. C. CARLSON, Vice President and Treasurer COLLEGE of ARTS and SCIENCES In addition to the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees, the Col¬ lege of Arts and Sciences offers degrees in architecture, journalism, music, and social welfare. Superior grades in any of these schools will grant a student membership in Phi Beta Kappa, scholastic honor society, established here in 1931. For the past several years the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences has been experimenting with various integrated courses. It has now adopted a revised Gen¬ eral Education curriculum which will go into effect next year. Dean Guerdon D. Nichols was appointed to his present position in 1947, after teach¬ ing mathematics at the university since 1927. Before coming here, he taught at the Colorado School of Mines. He got his B.A. from the University of Iowa, and holds the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Nebraska. Page 32 G. D. NICHOLS, Dean, Arts and Sciences

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m m BOARD of TRUSTEES The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees is composed of ten citizens of the State, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the State Senate. Each member is appointed for a ten-year term, except when a person is ap¬ pointed to complete an unexpired term. One regular term expires each year. The ten members of the present Board of Trus¬ tees, together with their home addresses and the date of expiration of their terms, are: Joe Hardin, Grady, 1952; P. E. Murphy, Junction City, 1953; Raymond Orr, Fort Smith, 1954; Dr. C. A. Rosenbaum, Little Rock, 1955; W. W. Sharp, Brinkley, 1956; W. T. Jones, Madison, 1957; Jack Stephens, Little Rock, 1958; Henry S. Yocum, El Dorado, 1959; Miss Pauline Hoeltzel, Little Rock, I960; Clifford L. Smith, North Little Rock, 1961. Judge Yocum is the chairman of the Board and has the longest record of service on the board, having been named to the Board in 1939. The newest member of the Board is Dr. Rosen¬ baum, who was named in the fall of 1951 to suc¬ ceed Herbert L. Thomas of Fayetteville, re¬ signed. Miss Hoeltzel, the only woman member of the Board, is the third woman to serve in that capac¬ ity in the history of the University. The members of the Board represent a cross- section of Arkansas professions and industry. Mr. Yocum and Mr. Sharp are practicing at¬ torneys. Mr. Murphy is a banker, and Mr. Jones is a merchant. Mr. Hardin is a farmer and is president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federa¬ tion. Mr. Smith is manager of a farm coopera¬ tive organization. Mr. Orr is president of a min¬ ing and smelting company, and Dr. Rosenbaum is a physician. Mr. Stephens is an investment company official, and Miss Hoeltzel is head of the Department of English at Little Rocck Junior College. ROW I, left to right—P. E. Murphy; W. T. Jones; Joe Hardin; Clifford L. Smith; Jack Stephens ROW 2—Raymond Orr; Henry S. Yocum; W. W. Sharp; Miss Pauline Hoeltzel; Dr. Carl A. Rosenbaum Page 31

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COLLEGE of AGRICULTURE L. S. ELLIS, Dean, Agriculture Teaching the sciences and arts of Agri¬ culture and home economics is the primary function of the College of Agriculture on the campus, but another duty is its program of research and extension education for the betterment of agriculture. This year, the college was given the task of establishing in Panama a program of agricultural research and education. Fi¬ nanced by the Point IV Program, the project will bring agriculture in Panama from its present primitive level and set it on a mod¬ ern plane. A team composed of scientists and teachers from the Experiment Station and Extension staffs has been sent there and the work is underway. The project is under the direct supervi¬ sion of Dean Lippert S. Ellis who heads all activities of the College of Agriculture. Dean Ellis received his B.S. and Ph.D. de¬ grees from the University of Wisconsin. MILAM, Dean, Business Administration COLLEGE of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION The College of Business Administration was organized as a four-year college in 1937, having operated as a two-year senior division school for eleven years. In the realm of four-year curricula, more than fifty specialized courses are offered in addition to the basic sophomore and fresh¬ man classes. Major departments are: mar¬ keting, general business, accounting, insur¬ ance, finance, management, economics, and business teacher training. It awards the Bachelor of Science in Business Administra¬ tion to students who meet the specific re¬ quirements. Dean of the College of Business Adminis¬ tration and a native Arkansan is Paul W. Milam. Dean Milam received his bachelor ' s degree at State College, San Marcos, Texas. His master ' s degree is from the Uni¬ versity of Texas, and his doctor ' s degree from New York University. Dr. Milam was made dean of the College of Business Ad¬ ministration in 1934. Page 33