School of Business Mastering Business Approval by the Board of Trustees for the School of Business to begin offering the Master of Science in Accounting degree in the fa ll of 1984 was the most significant development for 1983-84. Dr. David B. Burks, Dean of the School of Business , proposed the graduate program after consultation wi th Dr. Steven Crowe, Associate Director of the Commission on Colleges and Universities of the North Central Association. Requirements for the M.S.A. I degree were developed so that accounting majors could complete the degree in two semes- I tees and most liberal arts majors could complete the degree in no more than four semesters. The pressing need for this degree was the increasing number of states that were moving to a five-yea r academic requirement for permission to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination. Dr. Jim Henderson was named director of this graduate program. Administrative approval was given for adding one additional Ph.D. , CPA accounting teaching for the fa ll of 1984. The Board of Trustees also approved the formation of two advisory groups '- a Business Advisory Board and a Business Associates' Group. Dean Burks continued to attend ~he annual meetings of the American Assembly of Collegiate School of Business and directed additional studies toward obtaining full AACSB accreditation. Affiliate membership in AACSB was achieved. Full accredi tation would bring national recognition , attract additional national recruiters , facilitate admission of Harding graduates to prestigous graduate schools, and open the door of accreditation of the accounting program. Several significant changes in ci rriculum were implemented in the fall of 1983. The "Business Systems Analysis" major was changed to "Computer Information Systems" in keeping with national trends. The major in Of- . fice Administration was renamed "Office Systems" and both the Business Education major and the Office Systems major were removed from the Bachelor of Business Administration degree and placed under the Bachelor of Arts degree. Siginificant changes were made in the requirements of each degree . Two new ' courses in word word processing . August. processing were added and equipment was installed in Because of the large increase in the number of majors in computer information systems, Dr. William W. Ryan , Jr ., Associate Professor of Systems, joined the faculty in the fall. Terry R. Pearson , a Ph.D. candidate at Louisiana State University, replaced David S. Tucker, who took a leave of absence for doctoral study at the University of Arkansas. Mr. White was elected to the Board of the Central Arkansas Data Processing Management Association and was elected chairman of the education committee. Dr. Bob ReeIy was elected to the Executive Committee of the Arkansas College Teachers of Economics and Business and served oh the Board of Directors of the Searcy Kiwanis Club. Dr. Don Diffine received a George Washington Honor Medal from Freedoms Foundation in the ca tegory of "Letters to the Editor" and , also , an honor certificate in the category of "Economic Education" for economic enlightenment projects under the heading , "Free Market - It Works When We Do. " Dr. Burks and Dr. Henderson conducted a number of Strategic Management Simulation Seminars in Detroit for the U.S. Army Automotive Tank Command, in Jacksonville for Lomanco, Inc. , and in Seracy for a number of firms. Dr. Burks was also elec ted Councilman-at-Large for Delta Mu Delta , a ~ Public R~IQliO"$ Offie~ ~s .. I ~ ~ John / . RQdcliff~ 112 School of Business national honor society for business . In the fall of 1983, the School of Business conducted fofthe fi rst time the Harding Invitational Business Games with plans for this to be an annual event. David Johnson served as director of the Games. Ten high schools and five junior colleges from nine states and Canada participated during the eight-week competition. Michigan Christian College won the junior college division and Judsonia High School won the high school division. In the fall of 1983, the School of Business had 849 declared majors, 32.9 per cent of the 2,581 declared majors, with 227 in accounting, 179 in computer information .systems, 145 in management , and 92 in marketing. The School generated 8,473 student semester hours of credit , 20.5 per cent of the total 41 ,338 generated. For 1982-83, there were 171 graduates rec~iving B.B.A. degrees , 31.8 per cent of the 538 baccalaureate degrees granted , with 53 in management, 45 in accounting , 33 in marketing, and 26 in systems analysis. 1@J , 1. Robert Reeiy, Associate Professor of Management is found teaching one of his classes. 2. David Johnson gives out awards at the banquet for Har· ding 's firs t Business Games. 3. Dr. James Henderson teaches orle of his classes in the Mabee Business building. 4. Steve White teaches one of his classes in statistics. .. " .. ,L - • II • I I' 'I "f ;. l,- , " *• • . .. \
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