although he had to decline many invitations to speak because of his heavy responsibilities at Harding and the College Church of Christ. On December 27, he and Treva participated in a ten-day tour of the Holy Land directed by one of his professors, Dr. Jack Lewis, Professor of Bible at the Harding Graduate School of Religion in Memphis . He served the college congregation as an elder, as chairman of the Local Evangelism Committee, and as teacher of the large auditorium Bible class on Sunday morning. A major responsibility of Dr. Pryor this year was chairing the Steering Committee fo r the institutional self-study that preceeds the regular ten-year cycle reaccreditation visit by the North Central Association scheduled for 1984-85. He also attended the annual meeting of the North Central Association in Chicago in March. In spite of heavy administration respon - sibilities, Dr. Pryor continued to use his out- _ Wl'S HoJlllnd standing teaching ability, evidenced by his having received the Distinguished Teacher Award in 1970 and 1975, teaching a freshman Bible class and an upper-level Bible class each semester. He also maintained an open door policy to faculty members and students and was supportive of student activities. Commenting on his work at Harding this year, Dr. Pryor stated , "My new responsibilities here at Harding have brought quite a change in my work here. Overall , it has been very enjoyable . One reason is that 1have been able to follow a great man , Dr. Joe Pryor , who has done a marvelous job before me." Lott R. Tucker, Jr. Preparing and administering the $~1,218,23S budget for 1983-84 was only one of many major responsibilities of Lott R. Tucker, Jr., Vice President for Finance. The budget has been prepared the previous spring but had to be ad- _ fohn f. Rildcliff, 1. Dr. Neale T. Pryor, vice president for academic affa irs. 2. Dr. Ted Altman, vice presi· dent for student affairs. 3. Lott R. Tucker, Jr. , justed in the fall of 1983 after final enrollment figures were available. This budget included $9,603,389 studen t aid received by 2,335 st udents. The financial audit in July revealed that he had directed Harding "in the black" through the $20.75 million budget for 1982-83, the 47th consecutive year that this had been achieved at Harding. Another major responsibility that Mr. Tucker had in 1983-84 was purchasing the materials and equipment for the $1.1 million addition to the Science Building. Since he became business manager in 1957, not a year has passed without a building being either under construction or on the drawing board. The addition to the Science Building was the final building projected in 1965 when Dr. Clifton L. Ganus, Jr., in his inauguration address, announced the "Decade of Excellence." Mr. Tucker wf:ls a member of the Southern Association of College and Un iversity Business Officers and also a member of the Arkansas Association of College and University Busi ness Officers. He attended the annual meeting of the Arkansas Association at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. He also was heavily involved in civic affairs of the city and state, serving on the Board of the Searcy Chamber of Commerce and on the Board of the State Chamber of Commerce. He was also active with the Searcy Kiwanis Club. In administering his responsibilities, it was necessary for him to rely heavily on a capable, dedicated staff of assistants who reported to him in such areas as accounting, budget control, auxi li ary enterprises, student financial aid, const ruction and maintenance , security, staff personnel , and the cafeterias. He also served as recording secretary of the Board of Trustees, being responsbile for preparing the minutes of each meeting. He served as an elder of the College Church of Christ and as a member of the Finance Committee. '6 vice president for finance. 4. C. Hoyd Daniel, vice president for development. Vice Presidents 89
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