petitors were asked to make an oral presentation defending production decisions for a simulated business. Problems included production volume and methods, product mix and distribution, prices and salaries. The team finished as runners-up to Northeast Louisiana State University in the competition held at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee. Harding played against such large colleges as William & Mary, Marquette and the University of Mississippi. The team, Walt Smith, Allen Hunt and Hal West, was sponsored by Dr. Ken Johnson. The Emory Business Team involved four students in competition. Three seniors and one junior took part in submitting marketing, production and financing reports to Emory University in Atlanta. Harding resumed play in these games this year after a three year absence. The competition was stiff as Harding competed against schools like SMU, Wake Forest and Tulane. This spring the gaming was centered around the soft drink in- - Ch,istoph~, Thompsoo dustry and its many complexities. In previous competition, Harding has won or placed second in eight out of 10 years. Dr. David Burks and Dr. Jim Henderson serve as the sponsors for team members, Walt Smith, LoUy Elam, Mark Wilmoth and Chris Genry. Walt Smith, who was president for both groups, commented on the business teams, "Business gaming is a unique learning experience. The experiences I have had, have taught me more about how a business operates than any class I have taken. The business courses give you the pieces to the puzzle. and the business gaming experience puts those pieces together. The importance of this type of experience to a person who has to deal with business concepts cannot be overemphasized." - Jimmy Allen Coming off a year of winning the national competition in Dallas against some 200 schools, the Economics Team began another "trip to the top" in the 1980-81 school year. The team, directed by Dr. Don Diffine and part of the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), worked together to develop and implement projects which promoted the free enterprise system. A total of 60 projects was completed by the team this year ranging from a free enterprise week, including economic programs and aCtlVIUes, to the selling of TANSTAAFL T-shirts (standing for "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch"). They also sponsored a speech by Dr. Milton Friedman, a nationally known economist. In addition to its many activities, the major project of the team was preparation for the Mid South Regional competition. Team members Phyllis Higgins, Walt Buce, David Garver, Paul Holliman, Susan Collins and Sally Florence made formal oral and written presentations to economic experts who served as judges for the event. Harding's entry was entitled F:ree Enterp rise - The Great American Bargain. This year's team hoped to continue a tradition which has seen Harding win three previous competitions. The team members and sponsor saw their wO'rk as important to the continuing freedoms of America . Student leader Phyllis Higgins said, "Working with fellow students for a cause that is necessary in securing our basic freedoms has given me a great deal of satisfaction. We simply do what we can to promote the ideas represented in the free enterprise system. " Diffine, the director of the Center for Private Enterprise Education, summarized, "We're supporting the system that supports us." I. BUSINESS TEAM. Johnson· Sponsor, Hunt, Smith. West. 2. ACCOUNTING TEACHER Tom Maddox explains the debits and credits in Accounting 205. 3. ECONOMICS TEAM. Front Row: Garver, Florence. DiJJine-Sponsor. Back Row: CoJlins. 8uce. Higgins, Holliman. David Burks, PhD, CPA - Dean, Assoc: Prof., Management Donald Diffine, PhD - Assoc. Prof., Economics James Henderson, PhD, CPA - Ass!. Prof., Accounting Kennelh Johnson, MBA, CPA - Asst. Prof., Accounting Robert Kelly, EdD - Assoc. Prof., Business Educati<\n Thomas Maddox, MBA, CPA - Ass!. Prof., Accounting Robert Reely, EdD - Ass!. Prof., Management Marvin Robertson, JD .. Asst. Prof., Business Law Barbara Slalom, MEd - Ass!. Prof., Secretarial Science David Tucker, MBA, CPA .. Asst. Prof., Economics Erma! Tucker, MS .. Assoc. Prof., Business Education Mark VanRheenen, MBA, CPA - Asst. Prof., Accounting Cbarles Walker, MS - Asst. Prof., Marketing Sieve While, MBA, CPA - Ass!. Prof., Systems Analysis 73 School of Business
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