1956-1957 Yearbook

Directing I-Iarding's ~ducational Policies George Stuart Benson, Harding's president for the past 21 years, is the one man most responsible for the development of our college to its present respected position in the field of education. Largely through his efforts we now have a modern campus, competent faculty, School of American Studies, and graduate School of Bible and Education. A graduate of Harding College and Oklahoma A. and M. College, Dr. Benson received his M. A. degree from the University of Chicago and the LL.D. degree from both Harding College and Knox College. Prior to becoming Harding'S president, he served 11 years as a missionary to China. Lloyd Cline Sears, dean of the college and chairman of the English Department, has been prominent in Harding's academic growth for three decades. After graduating from Cordell Christian College and the University of Oklahoma, Dean Scars began teaching at Harper College in 1918. He holds the M.A. degree from the University of Kansas and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Chicago. Lloyd Cline Sears George Stuart Benson Clifton Lloyd Ganus, vice-president of Harding College, sets an example of Christian living whether in the classroom or gym. After graduating from Harding College, Dr. Ganus received his M. A. and Ph.D. degrees from Tulane University. Returning to his Alma Mater, he became professor of history, chairman of the Department of History and Social Science, and'dean of the School of American Studies. Clifton Lloyd Ganus

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