94 Art Department of Art Department of Biological Science 1. Jeriel McGuiness starts his clay project in the pottery class. 2. Mr. Rmwld Doran helps Scott Mills in disecting l1is project. 3. Mr. John Keller looks over tlte sllOulder of one of his studen ts in order to help him with his drawing. Preparation for Tomorrow Outstanding field trips conducted by the art faculty for majors in art constituted a highlight of 1983. In the spring, the trip included six museums in Arkansas and Texas, with emphasis on a special traveling show of El Greco and Dutch paintings in Dallas. In October, a trip was made to Chicago to view the traveling Vatican show and to make an architectural tour of the city. In October, the trip was to Memphis, TN, to see a special Wyeth Show. Art courses were featured on the 1983 summer Elderhostel program. Dr. Faye Doran taught a course on weaving and spinning, John Keller taught a course on watercolor, and Paul Pitt taught a course on pottery, all with good response and participation. Don Robinson , department chairman, completed and showed four major paintings during the year. In September , Mr. Keller presented a one-man exhibit in Stuttgart's Grand Prairie Arts Festivcal and served as juror for the art exhibit in Beebe. Mr. Pitt presented a one-man show of pottery at Freed-Hardeman College in January and February. In October, Stan Green initiated and supervised the exhibit of Western and Indian art in the Stevens Art Gallery. A major addition to the facilities of the department was the completion of a dark room for use of the printmaking class. The first Bachelor of Fine Arts degree was awarded to Jim Davenport at the May , 1983, commencement exercises. During the 1982-83 year, there were 11 graduates with a major in art , a decrease of two over the previous year. In the fall of 1983, there were 60 declared art majors and the courses offered by the department generated 1,048 student semester hours of credit. The most significant event of the year for the Department of Biological Science was the retirement of Dr. Jack Wood Sears as chairman of the department and the appointment of Dr. George W. Woodruff as chairman effective with the beginning of 1983 fall semester. Dr. Sears, however, continued full-time teaching. Dr. Sears had served 38 years as chairman of the department and had built the department into one of the most outstanding biology departments in the state. He had served many important state and regional positions, such as president of the Arkansas Academy of Science, tour lecturer for the American Chemical Society, member of the Basic Science Board for the State of Arkansas, and chairman of the Petit Jean Conference on High Education. When he joined the faculty of Harding University in the fall of 1946, he was the only biology teacher. Dr. Woodruff joined the biology faculty in the fall of 1966 and gave major emphasis to science education until the major in nursing was added. Then he served a major role in the development of the pre-nursing curriculum and taught two of the required courses in biology , in addition to continuing his role in science education. He has taught workshops in high schools and served in Washington D. c., on the screening committee for the National Science Foundation Grant Applications. Dr. Mike Plummer continued his research in various aspects of snake ecology. Dr. Plummer attended the joint meetings of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and the Herpetologists' League in Salt Lake City, UT, in August. He also attended the meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists, the Arkansas Academy of Science , and the Arkansas Herpetological Society and as index editor for Herpetologica. Dr. Woodruff participated in the Chautauqua course on "Cognitive Learning" at Christian Brothers College in Memphis, TN . Mr. Doran attended the Seminar in Missions at Abilene Christian University in May and then participated in the Global Campaigns to Mexico. During the summer, Dr. Plummer taught a class on "Birds of Central Arkansas" which was a very popular course in the Elderhostel program. During the summer, he continued to involve students in his herpetological research. Biology majors did well in graduate and professional . study. Eight of the 1983 majors received admission to professional schools in the medical field. A former major, Barries Leung, received the outstanding student award at the Louisiana State University School of Pharmacy. Dr. Sears received several invitations to speak on various aspects of Christian evidences. He spoke at Denton, TX, and the University of Mississippi Student Center on evolution, lectures that are being published. At the Denton Church of Christ, he spoke on "The Bible Allows for an Ancient World." At the University of Mississippi, he spoke on "The Fossil Record - Evolution and Scriptures. " Members of the department were active in various scholarly societies. Dr. Bryce Roberson attended the annual meeting of the American Scientific Nfiliation in Newbury , OR. Ronald Doran attended meetings of the Arkansas Academy of Science, the Arkansas Biological Curriculum Development Conference , the Southwestern Association of Naturalists , and the Arkansas Native Plant Society. During the 1982-83 fiscal year, 20 students graduated with an undergraduate major in biology, an increase of three over the preceding year. In the fall of 1983, there were 67 declared biology majors and the courses offered in biology during the fall of 1983 generated 1,606 student semester hours. ~
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