Fred Alexander, EdD Completing his Doctorate of Education and increasing the fall enrollment for record attendance, Fred Alexander had a very successful year . The Doctor of Education degree newly conferred upon him, Dr. Fred J. Alexander's administrative leadership was evidenced by another increase in enrollment for the fall semester. The degree from Memphis State University was bestowed after he completed and successfully defended his dissertation , "Administrative Opinions Concerning Utilization of Marketing Strategies in Management of Higher Education Institutions in the United States ." In the fall , he attended the meeting of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors and , in the spring , attended the meeting of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, an organization for which he served as secretary. 178 ~ Administration knowledge about Harding to students who might be interested in the type of educational program provided here. He sponsored the Time of Day musical group and he lped coordinate the Christian Jun ior College Invitational Basketball Tournament in December. In his role of Director of Junior College Relations he visited most of the Christian junior colleges in the U.S . Actively involved in the work of the College church of Christ , Dr. Alexander frequently served as song director . As an instrument rated pilot he often flew to his recruiting appointments. He was a member of the Searcy Kiwanis Club and was an avid handball/racquetball player and frequently joined his colleagues in jogging. Right. HOME from a week of travelling, Fred Alexander relaxes in his office. Harry Olree, EdD Physical fitness is his major concern, encouraging his interest in 12 years of NASA research and a Buddy League baseball team. In October, Dr. Harry D. Olree, Director of Research, completed twelve years of research on the evaluation of physical fitness levels for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration . Because of the high quality of research done by Dr. Olree and his aSSOciates , Harding was one of the last institutions to be dropped by NASA as the Space Administration was forced to phase out research grants as appropriations were cut by Congress. The last project was a study of the relative effectiveness of two different types of training on plasma volume and red cell mass. Left. PAUSING from a busy day of registratiue counseling, Harry Olree talks with other physical education teachers. Dr. Olree also served as president of the AIC Athletic Directors Association and was a member of the NAIA District 17 Executive Committee . He was appOinted as one of two NAIA representatives to the Board of Directors of the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment. He was also appOinted chairman of the Honor Awards Committee for the Arkansas Association for Health , Physical Education , and Recreation. In December he hosted the Central States Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in the new Athletic Center. This fall he added to the physical education curriculum a new course, "Introduction to Physical Activity," that incorporates much of what was learned in the twelve-year NASA-sponsored research . Beginning next fall , the course will be required toward satisfying the four hours in physical activity required for graduation. Dr. Olree's responsibilities necessitated his attending several national meetings , including the National Council of University Research Administrators in Washington , D.C . , the NAIA meeting in Kansas City , AAHPE meeting in New Orleans and the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic EqUipment in Chicago . For the past four summers, Dr. Olree has coached a Searcy Buddy League baseball team. He served as an elder of the College church of Christ and was a member of the Missions Committee and the Youth Services Committee . At the 1978 May Commencement he received a Distinguished Teacher Award.
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