. ..., 246 -- " Mary Patrice l ovell - Elementary Education Colleen Inez Mansel - Nursing Sheryl l ynn McDivitt - English Jackie Donald McMahan - Bible Melanie S. McMillen - Psychology Judy Gay McNeese - Management Johnny Dale McQuain - Speech Therapy Melinda lee Meadows - Home Economics Brent Ellis Miller - Management Jessica Elaine Moore - Physical Education Jan Morgan - French Tere5a Fay Moulten • Physical Education Charles Allen Murphy - Biology Betsy A. Noland - Mathematics Glenda Karen O lbricht • Psychology Mary Ann Parrish • History Cindy l. Payne - Elementary Education Glenn M. Payne - Biology James Michael Penrod • Management Keith David Percell • Biblical Lanb'Uages Robert Clyde Perkins - Speech Timothy Scott Perkins - Biblical Languages William David Perkins - Accounting Julia Rose Phelps • Elementary Education John B. Pickhardt - Biology Ri chard David Pierce . Mathemat ics Bruce Joh n Pille r - Accounting Mark l eland Piller • Bible & Psycho logy Andrew Jack Powe ll Biology Pamela Ga il Presson - Spanish Alpha Chi Pope meets demands of varied interests 5 erving his second year as president of the Arkansas Eta chapter 01 Alpha Chi was biology major Kevin Pope. Nominated by the ~ponsors of the chapter, he was chosen &y the national committee of Alpha Chi as a recipient of an Alfred H. Nolle scholarship for 1979-80. Pope presented a paper entitled "Biological Rythmicity 1, " based on his research in cellular physiology, at the April national convention of Alpha Chi in New Orleans. Pope's interests, however , have extended to other areas as well. "J'm interested in most things I study, " he said. "It 's been hard for me to narrow down what I wanted to do." Pope has refrained from becoming "narrow" by not being totally absorbed in his biology studies. While his involvement in other areas sometimes caused conflicts which he found difficult to resolve, he felt that trying to meet the demands of a number of activities helped him to grow. Pope first realized that his interests pulled him in diverse directions when in high school. "In your last years of high school people try to fit you into a comfortable ca tegory - with the choir crowd , or the football jocks, or the 'brains' . There's a lot of peer pressure and you 're pushed into a mold . I decided then to do the things I enjoy, and let everyone else worry abou t where to classify me ," he said. As a result, Pope became a football player, a number one-rated baritone soloist and valedictorian 01 his high school. Having been successful in several areas in high school, Pope found his first year of college to be a struggle. "You have so much to prove to yourself and to other people, " he said. He realized, however, that his college act ivities would be more limited than those of his high school years. Like most freshmen, Pope did not declare a major until hi s sophomore year. Having considered English and psychology , he finally decided on premedicine during the summer after his freshman year. It was a major that he felt was practical and suited to hi s interests and abilities. Pope plans to do graduate study in biology at the University of Missouri prior to entering medical study. While his intent is to be a doctor, Pope defined his future success as "being where God wants me to b " e. - Kay Willianl s
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