College of Arts and Sciences Department of Home Economics Changes Head- ~----~~---------- Bell Retires as Chairman Early in the fall semester, Elizabeth K. Wilson was appointed Chairman of the Department of Home Economics, replacing Dr. Mildred L. Bell, who was forced to retire from administration and to teach a part-time load because of continuing health problems. Dr. Bell had served 25 years as Department Chairman and was in her 33rd year as a member of the facu lty. Mrs. Wilson, wife of Dr. Edmond W. Wilson, Jr., Professor of Chemistry, joined the faculty in 1971 and held the rank of Associate Professor. Elaine Thompson retired at the end of the 1983-84 academic year, after 30 years of service to Harding. During 1983-84, the Department made a thorough study of its curriculum and numerous changes were approved by the University's Academic Affairs Committee and the faculty of the University for implementation in the fall of 1984. The major dietary technology was dropped and majors were added in child development , food merchandising and interior design. A 12-hour home economics core was required of all majors in the Department except dietetics. A new brochure was developed to assist in recruiting students who are interested in home economics. Pursuant to the self-studies conducted during 1983-84, the Department received reaccreditation from the American Dietetics Association for its major in dietetics and from the Arkansas and Na184 Home Economics tional Education Departments for its vocational home economics major. Mrs . Wilson completed a study in the fall of 1984 to determine what the Department needs to do to obtain accreditation of all seven majors by the American Home Economics Associa 4 tion. A tw04year deadline was set for implementing the needed changes for receiving AHEA accreditation. Dr. Bell served as Vice President for the Arkansas Counci l of Women in Higher Education and Sharon Crockett served as Chairman of the Northeast District of the Arkansas Home Economics Association. Mrs . Wilson served as Printed Materials Chairman for the Arkansas Home Economics Association Convention. Mrs. Higginbotham presented over Channel 12 a weekly show entitled "Household Hints ," interviewing business and professional people on crafts, repairs, refinishing, sewing and cooking. For the 1984 fall semester, the Department had 76 declared majors , including 11 in vocational, 25 in fashion merchandising and 14 in dietetics , and generated 612 semester hours of credit. During 1983-84, the Department graduated 20 majors. Stephanie Whitesel served as Third Vice Chairman of the Arkansas Home Economics Association Student Section and Lisa Ann Stuck served as Chairman-Elect. Cassandra Cumpian, a 1984 graduate, was accepted to a dietetic internship in LitA Stitch in Time. Only one of many classes required of home economics majors , the sewing class offers practical expe rience for those who plan to design clothes, teach, or enter the fashion world. Beth McCauley, a sophomore from Little Rock, and Michelle Forsythe, a senior from Virginia Beach, Virginia , work together on a class project. - photo by James McCreary. tie Rock. Members of the Department were active in the Arkansas Home Economics Association . Mrs . England attended a workshop on Housing; Mrs. Wilson attended the Education for Human Development Conference and the Drug Administration Exchange Meeting. t1Y&. Mildred Bell, PhD - Professor Sharen Crockett, MS - Assoc. Professor Lynn England, MS - Asst. Professor Loleta Higginbotham, MAT - Instructor Elizabeth Wilson, MA - Assoc. Professor & Chairman
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