College of Arts and Sciences Department of Communication Results from MergerJournalism, Speech Combine Under Ulrey Effective with the beginning of the 1984-85 academic year, the former Departments of Journalism and Speech were combined into the Department of Communication under the chairmanship of Dr . Evan Ulrey who had served 34 years as Chairman of the Department of Speech. The resignation of Dr. Heber Taylor, Chairman of the Deparment of Journalism, to accept the chairmanship of the Department of Journalism at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacodoches, Texas, precipitated the merger, although consideration had been given for some years to the combination because of the increasing overlap that had emerged with the addition of the Mass Communications major in Speech and the Mass Media and Pu - blic Relations majors in Journalism. Also, the campus carri er current radio station, KHCA, had been developed by the Department of Speech over a period of years, but the involvement of Harding University with Channel 12 in 1983 in presenting 10 to 12 hours of cable television programs each week came under the supervision of Mike James of the Department of Journalism. Dr. Jack Ryan again coordinated "Spring Sing" which was held in conjunction with the "Youth Forum" immediately preceding Easter Sunday so that thousands of high school students from across the country could come to the Harding campus. Morris Ellis and C. Robin Miller shared the responsibilities of directing and staging four drama productions during the year. "Hello Dolly" was the colorful , extravagant musical produced during Homecoming. Dr . Patrick Garner served as forensics coach and his teams entered a number of tournaments. H arding achieved a good record in debate , public speaking, oral interpretation, readers theater. etc. Daniel C. Tullos took a three-year leave of absence at the beginning of the 1984 fall semester to work toward the Ph .D. degree in Communication Disorders at Pennsylvania State University. Rebecca Weaver , a Harding graduate and former faculty member, rejoined the speech faculty. Mr. Ellis continued research on his doctora l dissertation dealing with American scene design for 1900-30. Mike James pursued the Master's degree in radio-television at Arkansas State 'University which he expected to complete in August , 1985, but he continued to teach the photography classes on a special schedule arrangement. Members of the Department were active in their respective professional societies. Dr. Ulrey served as Editor of Publica tions for the Arkansas Speech Communica tion Association . Dr. Garner was Execu tive Secretary of the Association and served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Province of the Lower Mississippi Pi Kappa Delta , nati onal louis Butterfield. EdS - Asst. Professor, Mass Communications Bruce Cook, MEd - Instructor, Mass Communications Morris Ellis, MA - Ass!. Professor, Theater Patrick Garner, PhD - Assoc. Professor, Oral Cor:nmunications Michaell. James, BS - Assoc. Instructor, Mass Communications Robin Miller, MA - Asst. Professor , Theater Dennis M. Organ, PhD - Professor, Mass Communications John H. Ryan, PhD - Professor , Oral Communications Betty T. Ulrey, MEd - Assoc . Professor, Mass Communications Evan Ulrey, PhD - Professor, Oral Communications & Chairman Richard Walker. PhD - Professor , Communications Disorders Rebecca O. Weaver. MCD - Asst . Professor, Communications Disorders 180 Communications honor society in forensics. Mr. Ellis sponsored the Harding chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, national honor sOciety . f!~ Spinning Wheel. Andrea Danley , a sophomore from Colorado , cues a record at Harding 's radio station, KHCA . - photo by Matt Wissinger.
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