developing the prospectus for her doctoral dissertat ion . She negot ia ted arrangements wit h the Amer ican Journal of Nursing Company for the training of six faculty members to cond uct national board rev iew seminars and then cond ucted seminars on campus in May and January. Two additional sem inars were planned for 1982. Ma intaining a qualified faculty" superv i si ng beginning teachers, negotiating needed cli ni ca l facilities, worki ng on her doctoral dissertat ion, and rev ising the curricu lum were major resonsibilities of Dean Smith during 1981·82. She also succeeded in obta ining for the School of Nursing a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, national nu rsing honor society. ~ During the fall semester, Ed· die Campbell, Dean of Men, spent many hours trying to devise changes in pledge week and rough night that wou ld meet the needs of the institution as we ll as the desires of club members. He also supervised the resident ass istan ts in the men's residence halls. During t he summer of 1981, he worked closely w ith Dr. Jimmy Carr in planning and administrating the earl y o ri entation sess ions for freshmen and new students which responsibility Dr. Carr relinquished to him at the end of the summer 1981 sess ions. Campbell served as chairma n of the Regional Advisory Coun · cil of the Blood Donor Program of the American Red Cross and coordinator of the White County Blood Prog ram. He attended the Southern - Shawn Daggett Eddie Campbell Dean of Men "When / talk to col· leagues from other in· stitutions, / don 't know of a personnel dean anywhere with whom / would trade jobs. " Regi onal O ri entat ion Workshop at Orlando, Fla., the meeting of Christian College Student Personnel Deans in Nashville, and the Arkansas College Personne l Association meet ing in Little Rock. He served as an elder of the Downtown Church of Chri st and was co-teacher of the co llegeage class of this cong rega ti on. "In student personnel work, sometimes I am exposed to the best and the worse of Harding," sta ted Dean Campbell. " Thi s ca n become discouraging ; however, when I talk to colleagues from other institutions, I don't know of a personnel dean anywhere wit h whom I would trade jobs." ~ When Mar ibeth Downing took a leave of absence for doc· toral study in family relati ons at the Uni versity of Nebraska, Patricia Barrett was appOinted Dean of Women for the interim. Mrs. Barrett had served five years as ass istant director of housing. During t hese years , she had taken one course each semester and graduated last May magna cum laude with a major in social science. The mother of two high schoo l daughters, Mrs. Barrett was able t o relate to the needs and attitudes of co llege women. In her quiet, firm, empathet ic way, she was effect i ve in com· municat ing with students. Last April, she attended the national Alpha Chi meet ing in Nashv ille and presented a paper entitled, " Th e Effects on Children of Mothe rs Work ing ." In October , she was Harding's representative to the Amer ican Counci l on Education's Nat iona l Identificat ion Program fo r the Adva ncement of Women in Higher education in Arkansas held concurrently wit h the A rkansas Deans' Assocation meet ing in Pine Blu ff. She also att.ended the Student Personnel Officers of Christian Schools meeting in Nashville and the Basic Youth Conflicts Seminar, She planned to take her daughters to the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee, in May. Comment ing on her new assignment, Dean Barrett said , " I am very pleased to be acting Dean of Women this year. This is my sixth yea r at Harding and I appreciate so much the chance to learn something about a different phase of the running of the University, I consider it a privilege to be abl e to work with the young ladi es and to help them through this year." ~ -Darrell Truill Patricia D. Barrett Acting Dean of Women "/ cons ider it a privilege to be able to work with the young ladies and to help them through this year. " President's Development Council 350 Strong There is probably nothing exceptional about Harding having a development council. However, the University's situa· tion does become except ional when one rea li zes the amount of ac ti v iti es thi s dedicated group of 350 ardent supporters was involved in during the 1981·82 school year. Recruit· ing, fund raising and providing information were just a few con· tribut ions. In the fa ll , 11 0 members ta lk· ed through such busi ness as increasi ng Harding's endowment, rai sing faculty sa la ries and the succession of leadership. In addition, recommendations were submitted with regards to student probl em s l ike rising tui· tion costs and preparation for the market place. Throughout the yea r t he council was involved in a feasibility study of Phase V, Hardi ng's money program in the decade of development. An overwhelm ing majority were in favor of beginning immediately upon the completion of Phase IV in 1983, There was a great difference of opinion, however, as to the amount of money, to use. with suggestions ranging from $20·$80 million . C. Floyd Daniel , vice presi. dent of development, worked closely with the counci l. "I am impressed with the ir dedication to the advancement of the kingdom through working with you ng people at Harding," he said. "These people don't see the degree as an end. but a means to the end of serving others and themselves." "They g ive of their time. money and prayers," Daniel cont in ued, "b-ecause t hey believe that Harding is fundamentally a spiritual work." ~ Administration - 61
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