~ ----~_L----~--------------------------------------------------------------1 Art Greg Clayton, MFA - Assistant Professor Faye M. Doran, EdD - Professor Stanley B. Green, BSE -Instructor Paul M. Pitt, MFA - Associate Professor Don D. Robinson, MA - Professor & Chairman Biological Science Ronald H. Doran, MS- Associate Professor Michael V. Plummer, Ph.D. -Professor W. Bryce Roberson, Ph.D. -Professor William F. Rushton, MA - Professor Jack Wood Sears, PhD - Professor George W. Woodruff, EdD- Professor & Chairman College restored to original position Restoring the liberal arts to their former central position in the University was a major --~~~-.._ concern of Dr. Dean B. Priest, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, during 1985-86. Harry Fuller, a 1970 history major, now employed by General Motors in Trinity, Alabama, presented videotaped material showing how useful the liberal arts are in industry. Dr. D. Barry Lumsden of North Texas State University conducted a series of seminars on campus on the "Basics of Scholarly Publishing" to offer advice to faculty members on the mechanics of writing and the "nitty-gritty" of marketing what they had written . Also, plans were developed for a remediation program to begin in the fall of 1986 for assisting those students who are very weak in reading, writing and arithmetic and in basic study skills. Dr . Priest chaired an Academic Council of the Arts and Sciences composed of the chairmen of the 14 departments in the College. He and two other members, Dr. Allan L. Isom of the Bible Department and Dr. Jack Thomas of the Psychology Department, served on the Academic Affairs Committee of the University . 262 Art!Biological Science Testing those Amoebas. Dr. Ron Doran, professor of Biology and Botany , gives his class detailed instructions on how to fill out their test form. - photo by Danny Meeks . Travel provides time to study art M otivated by a spirit of service and a commitment to excellence, the faculty of the department of art regularly taught heavier loads than expected by the administration of the University in order to meet the needs of students wanting to major in art. The success of Harding's art majors in graduate study, teaching, and professional work evidenced the excellent education they had received in painting, sculpturing, ceramics, advertising art, etc. The recipient of one of the two Outstanding Alumni Awards from the College of Arts and Sciences for 1985 was Dr. Arthur Williams, a 1964 art major, who is a full-time sculptor at Abilene, Texas, and who has received several awards for his work. After serving on the faculty for five years, John E. Keller took a leave of absence for 1985-86 to pursue the doctorate at the University of Nebraska. Joining the faculty this fall was Greg Clayton who had just completed the M.F.A. degree at Eastern Michigan University. During May and June, 1985, Dr. Faye Doran, accompanied by Wanice Beckett and Cindy Morgan, made a six-week study tour of art centers in England, France, Italy, Greece, Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Spain. Dr. Doran was invited to present a program on lnkle Loom Weaving at the National Art Education Convention in Dallas and was one of a limited number of artists chosen to exhibit their work in the Memphis Weaving Show. The department hosted a Woodcarvers Show which attracted about 1,500 viewers. Each week a senior art major, a faculty member or a guest artist (often an alumnus) exhibited a show in the Gallery of the Art Center. Those exhibits afforded the campus and Searcy community a good exposure to art throughout the year. Faculty and students also made trips to Little Rock, Memphis, Tulsa and Chicago to view professional exhibits. Of special interest in 1985-86 was the exhibit of senior J. E. Dunkin on January 20-31. representing his art performance over a period of 62 years. Dunkin
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