Billy Ray Co x, MBA, CPA Travelling to Zambia, conducting the award-winning American Studies Program and serving in various philanthropic orgallizatlons were some of the activities of Billy Ray Cox. At the joint request of the Board of the Namwianga Christian Secondary School and ' the elders of the College church of Christ. Dr . Billy Ray Cox went on an ll -day factfinding trip to Zambia. January 3. During 1978 Dr. Cox conducted management seminars for a number of organizations, including the Chicago Civil Service, Associated General Contractors of America, Holiday Inns . Remington Arms Company, ITT Higbie Company and several Arkansas companies , He directed the real estate planning workshop at the first Christian School Conference, held on campus in June. He also conducted similar workshops on the campuses of several other Christian schools. Dr. Cox served as Chairman of the Board of EI Dorado Coffee Company , Executive VicePresident of Harbin Center, Inc ., Treasurer of White County Savings and Loan Association, and a Board member of the Mad Butcher chain of grocery stores. He receiv-ed a George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge for the 1977-78 American Studies Program . In addition to attending meetings of the National Council on Philanthropy and the International Platform Association, Cox broadcasted all of the fall Harding Academy football games over KWCK. Dr. Cox continued to serve the College church as a deacon and to teach his Sunday morning "Amazing Grace" Bible class, in which current topics , such as the cult movements, were discussed. Right DIRECTOR of American Studies, Billy Ray Cox introduces a speaker . Inset, A CROWD PLEASER, Billy Ray Cox performs his King Tut imitation for Academy students. Lott Tucker, BA The considerable jobs of administering a $16 million budget and coordinating the construction of the new auditorium belonged to Lott Tucker. The job of administering a $16 million budget for 1978-79 belonged to Lott Tucker, Jr. In addition to pre paring and supervising the directors of the various auxiliary enterprises, Tucker was vice-president of Financial Affairs and had the responsibility of purchasing materials for the construction of the $2.6 million George S. Benson Auditorium and coor· dinating the work of the various crews involved in the construction. Active in the civic and business life of the community, Tucker was a member of the Searcy Municipal Planning Commission, the Industrial Committee of the Searcy Chamber of Commerce and the Searcy Kiwanis Club. 174 ~ Administration Tucker held membership in the National, Southern and Arkansas Associations of College and University Business Officers , being the immediate past president of the state organization:. . As an elder of the College church of Christ, it was his year to preside' over the meeting of the elders and to coordinate the various programs of work. He was one of the elders who met regularly with Jim Woodroof to plan the evangelistic thrust of the congregation and to counsel with Brother Woodroof on any problems that he encountered . Right , IN DETAIL, Lott Tucker discusses the progress of the new auditorium.
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