Wh 0 's Wh 0 Kenneth Collins Pre-Med; Lori Pryor, Management ; Mark Brown , Music ; Donna Warren , Marketir {. - photo by Ron Pacheco . cholarship, participation and leadership in academic and extracurricular activities, citizenship and service to the university, and promise of future usefulness; these were the four criteria used in selecting the 45 seniors who represented Harding in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Achievement was the underlying criterion, but the chosen students made their achievements in many different areas. Several seniors excelled in music. Laura White played the lead in Hello Dolly, and placed first in a state singing competition. Lori Bailey was invinvolved in A Cappella, Belles and Beaux, and Summer Dinner Theater; she also was Spring Sing Hostess and played the lead in more than one Homecoming musical. Mark Brown placed second in the state singing competition, was Spring Sing host, sang in A Capella, Chorale, and Troubadours, and played in Hello Dolly and The Music Man. Sports provided another area of achievement. Al Bates was an All Conference and All District runner, and was voted Most Valuable Runner. Gano Butcher was All AIC and NAIA Academic All American, and Dawn Mason played intercollegiate volleyball and softball, and was All AIC in track. Many Who's Who students were involved in service projects, such as Project Compassion, Special Olympics, Outreach, domestic and international campaigns, and Big Brothers/Sisters. Many others excelled in academics. Fran Coon was first alternate for the Alpha Chi National Scholarship, and James- McCreary was the Arthur Young Outstanding Junior Accounting Student. Others achieved in specialized areas. Alice Mankin co-directed Welcome Week, Harding's new program for incoming freshmen. Ellen Porter excelled in debate, Jill Savage was TV-12's anchorwoman, and Karen Roseberry served as the editor of the Petit Jean. Harding's Who's Who seniors achieved in a myriad of ways, only a few of which are mentioned here. They excelled academically, socially, athletically, and in many specialized areas, and so they represented the best of Harding University in 1985-86.11lt ---------------- A royal honor. Kellee Citty , a senior nursing major from Sear- -----------------cy, Arkansas, served in the royalty of the 1986 Homecoming ------------- ~::--:--:-:-:::-------------- court. She was escorted by her father, Dr. Jim Citty. -photo ------------- 178 Who's Who by John Radcliffe.
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