1975-1976 Yearbook

Research, Graduate, and Testing directors challenged daily WYATT JONES, Ed.D., Director of Graduate Studies, joined the Harding faculty in August after having served 13 years as professor of education and director of teacher education at Pepperdine 'lJniversity in Los Angeles. He replaced Dr. Nyal D. Royse. Jones hosted the annual meeting of Arkansas Graduate Deans in April and was a charter member of the Three Rivers Arkansas Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa installed in Searcy in October. BOBBY L. COKER, Ed.D. , Director ofinstitutional Testing, represented the institution on the Board of Department of Higher Education of AEA and was the local member of the AACTEA. He attended several workshops related to testing. Dr. Coker helped charter the Searcy chapter of Phi Delta Kappa and currently serves as its President. HARRY D. OLREE, Ed .D., Director of Research, completed nine years of physical fitness research for NASA and also initiated a cooperative research project with Oral Roberts University on physical fitness levels in college ~tudents. He served as secretary of the NAIA Research Committee and chairman of the NAIA Medical Aspects of Sports Committee. He also worked as chairman of the Research Section of the Arkansas Association for HPER. Olree was elected president of the Harding Alumni Association. He also acted as chairman of the committee that planned the new $2,900,000 Gymnasium-Physical Education Center. 1. WYATT JONES, Director of Graduate Studies. 2. FUNCTIONING in the capacity of testing consultant, Dr. Coker clears up questions at registration time. 3. BOBBY COKER, Director of Institutional Testing. 4. PROGRESS in fitness is charted for Layna Wheaton by Dr. Harry Olree. 5. HARRY OLREE, Director of Research. DIRECTORS / 31

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