Joel Ragland Joel Ragland, a music education major from Cookeville, Tennessee, plans to find a teaching job while he completes his graduate work. He plans to eventually work as a vocational missionary where the church is not strong. Joel commented that his best experiences occured in the Music Department, "Men like Dr. Davis and Dr. Ganus have shown me what a great influence a group of singers can have on Christians all over the world," Joel also counts the closeness he developed with friends as valuable. "and the Lord makes it all possible." Joel was a member of AGO social club. - Shawn Daggett Tamie Rix Majoring in elementary education, Tamie Rix . from Marion, III . , plans to work in the Northeast. '" want to use what J have learned here at Harding to be an effective teacher, but more than anything, I want to reflect God's love upon my students. " A member of Kappa Phi social club, Alpha Chi, Kappa Pi, and the Art Guild , Tamie kept busy throughout the year. She also participated in Russian and May campaigns. For Intercollegiate Athletics, Tamie was involved in cross country competition. - Shawn Daggett Van Rickard A social work major from Mont · gomery, Ala., Van Rickard was involved in campaigns Northwest, Hot line, and served as president of the National Association of Christians in Social Work. Van showed interest in many areas outside his major field by working as a reporter for the Bison, being a member of the Society for Collegiate Journalists, and serving as secretary for Sigma Tau Sigma social club. He was also a member of Chorale, Marching Band and Alpha Delta Mu. _ John Radclif fe " - John Radcliffe Donna Shackelford Nursing major, Donna Shackelford was very active with mission work while she was at Harding. She participated in the International, Northwest and Spring Break Campaigns, and she was secretary for the World Evangelism Forum. Donna said, "I hope to join a mission team to some third world country to put my nursing to use in a few years , after graduation_" Donna sang with the University Singers, was a May Queen attendant and was chairman for JOY. She was also active with her social club, Omega Phi, in which she served as secretary and vice president. Donna was a resident assistant, and she said, '" think my best experience out of all these was to be able to learn and grow from the freshman girls I was an R.A. for." Who's Who - 265
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