Pryor Scrapbook Dr. Joe, 1982

G-25-L Dr. Joseph Pryor Dean 3000 ONE SHELL PLAZA HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 Harding University Searcy Arkansas 72143 Dear Dr. Joe: October 7, 1982. I was saddened to learn that you will . be retiring as Dean at the conclusion of this academic year. While I know that your retirement is well deserved and will be personally rewarding for you and your family, it will also be a great loss to Harding. Even though I never had a class under you, you are one of the· two people at Harding to whom I feel closest, ten years after my graduation. In large part, that is not attributable to anything that happened during my years at Harding, although . , I must admit that one cannot go through rough initiation in TNT without coming out with some lasting .·impressions of the stern Judge of the Kangaroo Court, -but rather because of the emotional support that you provided to me during my visits with you while I was in graduate school and law school. It is a rare man indeed who, despite the responsibilities of a position like yours, is willing and welcomes the opportunity to take time to spend with a . former student like myself who arrives for an unannounced visit. Your encouragement and listening ear during those times was of in– valuable assistance in helping me keep plugging away in graduate school and law school. While many others also deserve credit, I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the excellent preparation I received at Harding for graduate and law school -. I well remember arriving at Duke and wondering whether I would be adequately prepared to compete with . my peers in graduate school. I soon discovered that not only was I equipped to compete, but in fact I had an education that was at least the equal, if not superior to that received by my classmates who had attended