Planning Commission, both the Searcy and Arkansas Chambers of Commerce, and a board member of the Searcy Chamber, and a board member of the Arkansas Chamber. He served as an elder of the College church of Christ and was Deans chairman of the budget committee. A personal highlight of the year was the birth of his first grandchild, a son born to Renee and David, his younger son who is assistant profes sor of economics in the School of Business.~ Diverse Responsibilities Dr. David B. Burks Highlights of the 1982'83 school year for Dr. David B. Burks, dean of the School of Business, were his appointment as director of the American Studies Program in June and the completion and dedication of the J. E. and L. E. Mabee Business Center in Oc- · - Brian Treusdell tober. He moved his office from the American Studies Building in August just prior to the opening of the fall semester. In order to provide supplementary funds to utilize fully the ultramodern teaching facilities that had been installed in the classrooms of the Mabee Center, Dean Burks completed a special project to involve a number of alumni of the School of Business. As chairman of the sub-committee on the academic computer, he helped develop policies for the new Academic Computer Center that was housed in the Mabee Center. Dean Burks attended the 1982 annual meeting of the Amerkan Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business held in Honolulu last May and made plans to attend the 1983 AACSB national meeting in Kansas City following spr174/Deans ing graduation. During the summer, Dr. Burks conducted a one-week seminar on computer simulation in Detroit for the U.S. Civil Service Commission. He also revised the "S imulation Manual" used in Management 430 and published the revision as the fifth edition. He also continued to develop _ Chrislopher Thompson plans toward the possibility of offering the MBA degree in accounting within three or four years. . As past president of the Searcy Kiwanis Club, he served as chairman of the finance committee. He also served on the Camp Wyldewood Board of Directors and on the Executive Committee of Delta Mu Delta, national business administration honor society. Assisted by Dr. Jim Henderson, he taught a Sunday morning Bible class for the College church on "Facing the Issues, " attended regularly by more than 450 college students . Dean Burks continued to help the Development Office, working with corporations and foundations. ·Commenting on his work Dean Burks stated, "Our students are developing as Christian professionals and this is evidenced in the many achievements in different areas. It is a real privilege to be able to work with young people who have such high ideals. I believe our students are developing a keener sense of their ministry than I have ever noticed at any time in the past. I am really encouraged about the future of our society as I have opportunity to work with our young people. " Eddie R. Campbell Eddie Campbell, dean of men, was a key member of the committee involved in studying and revising Pledge Week activities for social clubs. Dean Campbell also worked closely with Dr. Ted M. Altman and Dean Maribeth Downing in the orientation of the freshmen and transfer students. He also finalized plans for administering the early orientation sessions for freshmen during the summer of 1983. last summer, he attended the Conference of the Association for Christians in Student Development at Dayton, Tenn., and reported that this was the best conference on student personnel work he had ever attended. In October, he attended at John Brown University, a conference for administrative and student leaders. He served as chairman of the White County Blood Services and was a member of the State Blood Services Committee. He served as chairman of the Arkansas Blood Services Advisory Committee. His promotion of Red Cross blood draws at Harding results in a draw of 1,173 units of blood last March, the record for the largest single collection in Arkansas since formal blood collecting began in the state in 1961. The draw in September totaled 916 units which more than doubled the 381 units quota set for White County by the Red Cross. Dean Campbell served as an elder of the Downtown church qf Christ and worked with the college students who attended this congregation. "College students are feeling their way along from childhood to adulthood," said Dean Campbell. "They are traveling territory that they have never been over before. They have all arrived where they are at different stages _ Christopher Thompson of progress and their problems, though seemingly unsurmountable and insignificant to an older and more experienced person, are very important to them. I am thankful that I can be helpful in guiding some of them over the rough terrain." Dr. Bobby L. Coker Dr. Bobby L Coker, dean of the School of Education, developed plans to provide some long-awaited and badly needed facilities that would strengthen the teacher education program. The move of the School of Business from the American Studies Building to the Mabee Center enabled him to centralize in the American Studies Building faculty offices of education teachers and classrooms where education courses were taught. During the fall semester, Dr. Coker helped supervise the office of institutional testing, which he had formerly served as director, while Dr. Tom Howard was in Florence, Italy, helping direct the fall HUF program. He
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