School of Business Plans New Building Completing plans for the new business building was a major undertaking of the School of Business during 1980. Financing of the building was greatly facilitated by a challenge grant of $600,000 received in January from the Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma, provided that $1.1 million was raised by June 1. This new building, being constructed at the corner of Center and Blakeney Streets on the site of the old Academy Building across the street from the George S. Benson Auditorium and the Science Building, will house the School of Business, the American Studies Program, the Center for Private Enterprise Education, the Educational Media Center, and the Educational Computer Center. "Excitement is running high this year as we are in the final stages of making plans for the new business building," commented Dr. David B. Burks, Dean of the School of Business. "We are very much excited about the structure because it will provide excellent facilities for the program of work which we feel is so important. We are certainly aware of the fact that buildings do not make a program, but we are excited about the fact that these facilities will enhance our ability to deliver the kind of program which we are committed to maintain and improv'e at Harding University." The School of Business experienced an 18 per cent increase in enrollment in its classes for the 1980 fall semester over that for the fall of 1979. Tne number of declared majors totaled 744, including 243 in accounting and 155 in management. Courses in the School of Business generated 6,398 semester hours for the fall semester. In May, 1980, ten students who were completing their accounting studies at Harding took the CPA examination. Three students, Lyle Henry, Bruce Piller, and Alan Whitten, accomplished the enviable goal of passing the examination on their first attempt a week before they completed their final examinations at Harding. Three other students passed two or more parts of the examination, enabling them to take next time only the parts of the examination which they did not pass. New to the faculty for the 1980-81 school year were Dr. Bob Reely, a retired Air Force Colonel who holds the doctorate in management from Auburn University. 72 School of Business and David Tucker, a recent Harding graduate who has completed the CPA and a Master's degree in economics from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Returning from leaves of absence were two teachers who had completed course work for doctorates in accounting, Mark VanRheenen at Louisiana Tech and Steve White at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. During the summer of 1980, Charles Walker completed course work for the doctorate in marketing from the University of Mississippi. On leave for 1980-81 was Lavon Carter who worked on the doctorate in management at Memphis State University. In January, the American Studies Program and the School of Business jointly hosted the ninth annual management seminar. Mr . Donald Lane and Dr. Harold Koontz were the featured speakers. This seminar was attended by management leaders throughout the state in addition to majors in the School of Business. During the fall semester, the seventh annual junior-senior ethics seminar was conducted to emphasize the basic Christian principles that should be followed in business. Prominent alumni served as guest speakers. For the first time, an orientation session was held for freshmen and sophomores to familiarize them with the program of the School of Business and to point our employment opportunities that are available for the various majors offered. Dean Burks attended the annual meeting of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business as Harding made plans to seek AACSB accreditation. Charles Walker attended the Southern Marketing Association meeting. Dr. Bob Kelly attended a seminar on business education at the University of Mississippi, and he and Barbara Statom were active in the Arkansas College Teachers of Economics and Business Association which Dean Burks served as immediate past president. Harding's Business Team was divided into the fall Nashville squad and the spring Emory team. The Nashville Business Team, composed of three senior members, competed in the Tennessee - ABSEL (Association of Business Simulation and Experiential Learning). The com- - Don HoIlDnd - COflrtDY 0/ Pub/icit)' O/Itcr
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