~ete Turner Teasley -Detroit, MI. Social work. Transfer from Michigan ChristJa~ College. Devotional director for TNT; Scotland, Iowa campaigns; Kirei Na A1 be~u; Theta P~i ~eau; Frien.ds: Sp~cial G_lympics; intramural all-star jacket; NatiOnal Assooat10n of ChnstJans m Soc1al Work; Outreach; Skotia; Social Work Club. . . Mary Beth Tennant - Pri nceton , WV. Phillip Jackson !h~mes - ~untsville, AL. Radio, TV. Transfer from University of Alabama m. Huntsville. Delta Omega; Alpha Psi Omega ; American College Theatel' Fest1val ; Campus Players ; Deah 's list; drama; KHCA staff ; Readers . Theat~r; KHCA Rookie Broadcaster of the Year, Announcer of the Year . NeilL. Thanmsch .- Riyad , Saudi.Arabia . Computer science. Secretary for King's Men: St. LoUJs , Iowa campa1gns; Data Processing Management Association. Cyndi Faye Thomas- Raytown, MO. Dietetics . Shantih ; AHEA; Dean 's List ; Dietetics. Carla Joy Thompson- Mexico , NY. Psycho logy. Vice president , devotional director , historian for Regina. A Cappella; Women's Ensemble ; Alpha Chi ; Belles and Beaux ; England campaigns; Chi Sigma Alpha queen; Dean's List; JOY; Psi Chi; Kenneth Rose Memorial Scholarship. Cathy Lynn Thompson - Houston, TX . Office systems. Historian, treasurer for Theta Psi ; Chi Delta Epsilon . Gregory Musial Thompson - Decatur, IL. Physical education. TNT; Zeta Rho beau ; Friends ; intercollegiate baseball; Ali-AIC; Ali-NAIA District 17; All - American ; PEMM Club. Kevin Lee Thompson - San Diego , CA. Accounting. Transfer from San Diego Community Colleges ; Alpha Chi; American Studies; Barristers; College Republicans ; Dean 's list ; Economics Team; Phi Beta Lambda ; National Dean's List; Who 's Who . Mark Allen Thompson - San Diego, CA. Sandra Jane Thompson - Davenport , NE. Nursing . Transferred from York . College. Vice president for Kappa Delta Kappa ; HSNA. Sandra Desiree Thompson - Elsberry , MO. Art. Transferred from David . Lipscomb College. Art Guild; College Republicans; Kappa Pi. Timothy Wayne Thompson - Searcy, AR. Accounting. TNT; Chi Lambda Chi beau; College Republicans ; Data Processing Management Association ; Dean's List; intramural · Pi Gamma Psi Todd Dwight Thompson- Hammonton, NJ. Mass communic~tion. Chi Sigm~ Alpha ; A Cappella; Men 's Ensemble; American College Theater Festival; Bison staff; Campus Players; Oege beau; drama ; KHCA staff; Society for Collegiate Journalists ; TV-12 staff. John Christopher Thornton - Helena, AR . Goals reached through dedication I Run for the Roses. Senior A I Bates from Nashville TN ., pulls ahead early in the AIC competition. _:_ photo by John Radcliffe. ''I . want to do the best I can in my training. " Al Bates. 242 Seniors Al Bates became a runner almost by accident , going out for track in n in th grade because he didn' t want to play baseball. Before long, though, he realized that running would be more than just a pastime for h im. "Gradually I started becoming pretty decent at it," he said. "In eleventh grade I saw I could possibly ob tain a college scholarship, so I started pu tting a lot more effort into it." His efforts paid off. Ba tes w as offered several generous scholarsh ips to various schools, but he chose to come to Harding because he wan ted to go to a Christian school, and because he was impressed with Harding's academic program. An accounting maj or, Bates stated, " I liked the accoun ti ng program, and I really liked the campus and the coach." Maintaining a consistently high grade point average was a cha llenge for Bates . "It's a full time job running track and cross-country," he said . "You're up in the morning a t 6:00 running five miles, and you have to be in bed at 10:30 so you can wake up. " In addition to his morning runs , Bates spent three hours in the afternoons running distances, doing speed work, and lifting weigh ts. This left him little time for studies or social life, but he learned to make good use of his free time during the day and in the evenings . ' 'I'm at the library at 7: 00 o'clock and stay there until it closes," he said. "I try to get in some good, quality time - I'm usually hidden away upstairs somewhere ." Although he made good grades, Bates admitted that his running sometimes detracted from his academic subjects . "It takes away from the grade point average - that' s definitely a big problem, because with cross-country I'm gone about every other week." The team took long trips to St. Lou is, Mississippi , , and even Wisconsin, and, as Bates pointed out , "It's impossible to study on the bus because you have six or seven jam boxes going at one time ." Bates didn' t grudge the time h e devoted to running, however . "I'm really competitive, especially in track ," he said . "I want to do the best I can in my training. " Because he was so highly selfmotivated, Bates' workouts were more individualized than were most of the team's. He explai~ed , ' 'I'm really independent about my running . I set out what I want to run a month in advance ." He added , "Right now I'm just pushing myself." Although he planned to work in the accounting field, Bates wanted to continue with running , possibly through community work . 'T d like to get involved in a summer program, helping the kids run," he said. Bates did not simply run to fulfil a scholarship; he believed that the sport was a significant part of his education. "By running I think I've made myself a more well-rounded individual," h e stated. "I can relate to people in athletics and academics. I don't have a 4.0, but I think I have other qualities which could make up for that. " Jttt - Sherry Daniel
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