I dam Hesselrode and Rocky att, both 2001 Harding gradu– , were welcomed to the admis– s team this fa ll as new recruitesselrode always wanted to be tof the admissions team, but was y of the three-year commitment oIved. I was engaged when I graduated my fiance sfill had a year and a f and I just wasn't sure wha t we uld be doing when she grad u– ," Hesselrode said. fter marrying Gina Da vis, selrode came back to Harding signed on with the admissions . esselrode, who hails from Heus– , Texas, found adju,sting to li fe in all town difficult as a student. Now that I have graduated, Li v– in Searcy is a whole different erience. Ilike it,"Hesselrode said. yatt was always told by his nds he would be the next admis– s guy. "My friends would say, 'tha t wiU ouRocky,' and Jwould just shrug itoff and say, 'yeah right,'" Wya t t said. His friends were right and Wyatt became the admissions counselor for Tennessee and Kentucky. " I feel like my natura l God-given talents are helping me get adj usted to worki ng here," Wyatt said. "Be– ing from Nashville is helping me in knowing the areas that I am recruit– ing from." When Wyatt, a communications disorders major, g raduated, he knew he would have trouble find ing a job in his field. "Working here is great," Wyatt said. "We are an extremely diverse group and everyone is so helpful. We are all working as a team ." Morris Seawel, assistant director of admisSions, believed the new ad– missions officers' youthful en ergy brought a lot to the office. "Working with Rocky and Adam is g reat," Seawei said. "They are young and that brings a d ifferent perspecti ve to th is office and the en– thusiasm has just grown." - Jaime Fahs Rocky Wyatt and Adam Hesselrode, assistant directors of admissions, review their Christmas video script. After joining the admissions team this fall, both Hesselrode and Wyatt continued the tradition of sending holiday greeting videos to prospective students. (Photo by Russ Phillips) Diane Smith, Office Manager/College of Nursing Shawn Spearman, B.F.A. Web Design Specialist Gail Strickland, Secretary/Advancement Nancy Tackett, Administrative Asst./Assoc. VP Academics Chad Tappe, B.B.A. Asst. Dir.lAdmissions Rebecca Teague, M.S.E. OirJCareer Counseling & Placement Linda Thompson, Ed.D. Dir.lStudent support Services Stacey Vaughn, M.Ed. Ass!. Director/Admissions Elaine Wade, B.A. Associate/Human Resources Vickie Walton, Manager/Heritage Inn Betty Webb, Postal Services Specialist John Weber, B.A. library Systems Manager Patti Jo White, M.S.W. Administrative AsstJProfessional Center Mike Williams, M.B.A. Ass\. VP/Admissions &Student Financial Services Mary Windisch, Secretary/Admissions David Woodroof, B.A. OirJMedia Services Gloria Woods, Secretary Jon Wrye, B.A. Systems Analyst Rocky Wyatt, B.A. Ass!. Oir.lAdmissions Melinda Wylie, B.S.N. Nurse staff &administrative directors 145 Illml .
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