Administrators Find Jobs Rewarding Serving as chairman of the Computer Committee required about as much of the time of Virgil M. BeckeU as his official responsibility of Registrar. The eyer-expanding academic use of the DEC PDP 11170 computer in addition to the administrative use taxed the capab ili ty of the system and necessitated careful monitoring by the chairman. His recommendation of adding a new computer for academic use in the Business Building started in March was accepted by the President and Board of Trustees. During the year. Beckett studied the registration procedure and implemented improvements that shortened the time required for a student to register. He also refined the preregistration procedures for the benefit of students and faculty alike. In addition to her regular responsibilities as Librarian, Winn ie Bell completed during the year, a compari son study of the four-year Chri stian college libraries for the years 1976 through 1979, extending the study already completed for 1962 through 1975. She attended several meetings of the AMIGOS Bibliographic Council and the Arkansas Library Association Speaki ng about her wo rk at Harding, Miss Bell said, "To be able [Q give myself wholeheartedly [Q my work as 'unto the Lord' is the core o f my happ iness . Other 64 Administration jobs cou ld never compare to this no matter what the income. Working with young people every day whom I consider-to be the ' cream of the crop' in our nation is an added bonus." Finalizing plans for the new $1.7 million Business Building b~gun in March occupied much of the time of Dr. David ~_. Burks, Dean of the School of Business , during 1980. Special attention was given to maki ng this building as functional as possible since it will house the academic computer. the Educational Media Center, the Center for Private Enterpri se Education, and the American Studies Program as well as the School of Business. During the summer of 1980 , Dean Burks attended the annual meeting of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Busi - ness. Preliminaries plans were made for accreditation of Harding's business programs by AACSB. "Students make the difference at Harding, " Dean Burks commented. "I am grateful for the opportunity that has been given to me to work with undoubtedly some of the finest young people to be found anywhere in the world. I am confident that our Christ ian professionals will make a big difference in the world in which we live as they serve God in many different ways." In hi s second yea r as Dean of the School of Education , Dr. - 1" JII lh"'uml - Don Hulluml - Dun 1-/"lIutrd
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