University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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PRO OC Tlie university faces yeai-s of academic 1 99 1 when he lirst began his 22 year needs as more students enroll and the career on canijiLis as an a learning environment changes with each at the school of accounta technological advance and scientific practicing accotintanl fi disco ' ery. Tliere is one man whose exeryday he was asked to teacli a and his name is Dr. Morris H. Stock There is no routine in the ilaily life c Stocks, who is also the assistant chan for academic affairs. He spends his I with the staff of the Olhce ol the Fro ' ost ; speaking with the deans, the Ricuky Sen, and various academic councils. I le dcscri hisjwsition as a supporting function to th ' ■ on campus. opportunaues ana cnauenges, ur. atocKs said, I sjjend much of my time during the day working with others to find solutions to complicated situations, looking lor resource to meet the needs of our faculty and stafl, and looking for waj ' S to improw the manne in which we as a university support the teaching, research, and ser ' ice mission ot q faculty, stalT, and students. Jniversity of South C doctoral program in 1990. the fateful decision to visit i Tlie University of Mississippi I an o[x;ning for an assistant prof( Stocks reminisced. VVliei immediately impressed with-tlufrtiBivcreil ir the faculty and leadei-shi teaching honor: Elsie M. Teacher awar d in 199S. He has ne ' er reerettcd h esirc to support tne university uum .i s« all: from Chancellor Dan Jones to the newly admitted freshman beginning the spring semester with an undecided major. Dr. Stocks is an invaluable member of University of Mississippi and has been since E ' en though I have lieen a Full-time administrator for over 1 o years, he said, I still consider myself a faculty member. I hoi the people that I work with and work for in the highest regard. Dr. Stocks continues to teach financial accounting at the Pattei-son School ol Accountancy nowy previously the dean of the school of accountancy from 2002 to 2006. Llnder him. it placed in the national top 25 accounting programs in 2005 lor die firet time in its history. Thisj|gneofWs many achiex ' cments and services for the universit) One of his ser ' ices made a ilirect inijnu Pro -ost Sehokii-slii[) with Noel Wilkin, associate provost and professor in phari administration, and Douglas Sulliv an- G6nz;ilez, tiean of the 1 here. The scholarship impleiM|| intl cademic lilesiyli rewards me students greatly for ha inganil maintaining a 3.5 GPA. ' Hie scholaiN can mo e on-campus one day earlier and has ;ion along with selective courses and worksho]is. Ihe program is meant to help with the academic life. Dr. Stocks clarified. We provide training on how to be a successful student and how Dr. Stocks enjoys sening Ole M iss immensely. I ha e never Ixvn a giKxl cart planner, he said. But, as 1 have said k-fon I have never regretted my decision to join the faculty at University of Mississijjpi. Tlie univeriiiy has been my home for 22 years, and it is my hope that I complete my professional career here at University of Mississippi. m- ' M J M i [ r-ANIELS 15 1

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DEAN SPARKY REAADON Dr. I honijs j. IV-;iiilon is well known arouiul the Uni- ursiiy of Mississippi campus. To students, he is known as Spiirky. anti lo the rest of the university he is known as the Dean oFStuclenlH. I le has worked in hit;)ier education for 6 yeai s antI has heen at Ole Miss since August 1 977. While at Olc Miss. Dr. Reardon ser cd in numerous positions includ- ing Coordinator ofPre-Admissions. Assistant Director of Student Activities, Director of Campus Programing. Associate Director of Student Services. Associate Dean of Students, and present dav. Dean of Students. part about my job. To have a framework to meet them when the ' mo ' e in on freshman move In dav, to watch- ing them walk away on commencement. Dr. Reardon said. It ' s JLisi that tremendous sense that maybe there ' s something important lo what I tlo. Dr. Reardon attended the University from 1968-1972 and has been in Oxford. Miss, since 1 976. ! le is cur- renllv a frequent speaker on college campuses, ranging from speeches for leadership to hazing prevention. In 2003. Dr. Reardon was co-founder on the committee which defined the Llnixersity Creed, which he felt was his bifioest accoinnlishnuni while at the unucrsitv- I hatl experiences ni unclergra( izc that I love teaching and it m just an infinity for the college c; atmosphere, and I guess you coi the time living. Dr. Reardon si me realize that I had lus and the college call it a foresight at Working in acol- Dr. Reardon has been recognized for many accomjilish ments. In 1 995. students at Ole Miss chose him as the initial recipient of the Thomas First Student Service award. In 1 998. he wa s recognized by his peers in the American college fraternity movement for his long tim( of distinguished ser ice in his profession. Following in 2003. Reardon appeared on the Flistory Channel ' s documentary on fraternities on colleoe campuses with . it was a great experience working with a professional producer who was here to tell a storv, Dr. Reardon When he is not working. Dr. Reardon lo -es attending Ole Miss sporting events, reading a gootl book, iravelin; to Sicily where his family is from, and cooking with his cousins on a specific day In the summer, which he calls the ' antlpasto lunch. I don ' t think I will go anvwhere else, I love the ceremony that goes along with this university. Dr. Reardon said. I think the value of any institution is the consistency of which they give their rituals. In the luture. Dr. Reardon sees himself In Oxford, Miss. Once he retires, he plans to continue traveling as well as consulting. He belie es he will always be tied to the unh ' crsity whether it is through the UM Alumni Association or watching a baseball practice, and his heart will alwavs he with Ole Miss. 14 PHOTO TYLER JACKSON STORY ASHLEY DUNN

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DEAN DR. GLENN W HOPKINS Hierc have been vast improvements in the College of Liberal Arts, according to many faculty members and students at Ole Miss. Denis Goulet, the Elector Lab Coordinator for non-major labs, has been working in the Biology de- partment for 1 1 years now. His daily duties include setting up labs, ensuring the teaching assistants are timely and dealing with student issues. He says his favorite thing about this job is being able to interact with the students. The biology department at Ole Miss has accom- plished a lot since I began at Ole Miss. We have doubled our faculty and had huge department expansion, Goulei says. When I was first here, there were i o of us and now there is tenure tract fac- ulty and instructor faculty. With the more faculties comes more grant money. We have had such great improvements. He continues on the biolog) ' department ' s accom- plishments by mentioning its two Fulbright Scholars. Goulet hopes for specific improvements when it comes to nanning his labs including finding ways to improve the labs and updating to more cunent technologies. He also wishes to save on paper and waste and to have better training of TA ' s. Goulet says the awards his department has received in the last year are the Fulbright scholars, a number of Taylor Medal winners and many faculty-awarded grants for research. Kacie Cross, a sophomore fiom Yakima. Wash., is a psychology major with theatre and mass media and communication minors. Cross says psychology is a study of the brain and how individuals and groups interact and react to situations. It also focuses on behavioral disorders and problems. It entails taking a variety of courses that look into the different kinds of psychology such as learning, personality disorders, research and behavioral. Cross chose this major because it is something she is invested in. I want to know what makes people do the things they do, she says. I babysit two little boys over my summer vacation, and the way they interact with each intrigued me. One of the brothers has ADHD, and to see the behavior changes in the younger brother inspired me to what to know more. Cross says her favorite thing about her major is being able to learn about how the brain works, and how people behave in certain manners. After college I am not totally sure what I am going to do with my major, Cross says, I have thought about going to graduate school, but I am not fully decided on that. I would like to be a counselor of some type, most likely with children. Cross works at the Center for Excellence in Teach- ing and Learning as a peer mentor which she enjoys greatly. It is kind of a preview of what a psychologist does, Cross explains, One thing I ' ve learned is that many things that people believe as truths are just myths, but humans believe them because they are repeated so many times. Susan R. Grayzel is the Professor of History and In- terim Director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies serves many functions and many constituen- cies on our campus. Grayzel explains. It brings scholars from outside the university to our institution to share new information and perspectives about women and men in our world, past and present, near and far, as well as allowing our faculty to share their own scholarship. Grayzel adds that the Center provides opportuni- ties for students to learn about this field and to share their research and creativity in the annual Isom Student Gender Conference. To accompany this, there was a vibrant student art show. The Center helps support student groups and events on campus in partnership with many entities from academic departments to offices such as Health Promotions in a range of activities from Women ' s Histoi-y Month to Sexual Assault Awareness Month to World AIDS day. As an academic unit, it helps run a minor in Gender Studies for the College of Liberal Arts and a new Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies, Grayzel says. Hie implementation of this certificate, which helps graduate students already admitted to an MA or PhD program gain additional knowledge of gender studies and testify to their ability to teach this interdisciplinary field, is one of the major accom- plishments of the center over the past year. The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies aims to be a place where students, faculty and staff- women and men - in concert with the community at large can support the particular needs of women and engage in understanding how social identity shapes individual and society at large. The College of Liberal Arts is extensive with wide subject ranges. But through all the vast majors the College encompasses, all the departments have their individual successes including numerous awards. T is is why as a whole the College of Liberal Arts is successful and highly esteemed. STORY MACKENZIE METCALFE PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED BY THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS