Brent David Alexander - Delight, AR Kristen Marie Anderson - Lake Crystal, MN Cheryl Lynne Baker - Memphis, TN Donald Stan Beck - Rockville, MD Stephen A. Beliech - Pensacola, FL Dorothy Ann Bell - Pangburn, AR Melody Anne Benton - Mena, AR Dawn L. Blaine - Camp Hill, PA Melissa Anne Branum - Ft. Smith, AR Ana Gisela Castrellon - David-Chriiqui, Panama Diane Conner - Millington, TN Sharon Elizabeth Daniel - Westfield, NJ Dru Megan Denham - Hebron, KY Richard M. Denney - Milan, IL Thomas Brabson Drinnen - Knoxville, TN Melinda Leigh Ellis - Judsonia, AR Gary Lee Evans - Canehill, AR Rebecha Maree Evans - Searcy, AR Tony Scott Finley - Searcy, AR Karen Robertha Flippin - Searcy, AR David C. Fowler - Yuma, AZ Wtlliam Gardner - Searcy, AR Sunley Bruce Green - Searcy, AR Lisa Michelle Howell - Billings, MT Ephraim D. Akpan ltuen - Uyo, Nigeria Mark Alan Jacobs - Winter Park, FL Stanley Ellis Keith - Seneca, MO David Alan Kelsey - Louisville, KY . An~a Karen Kroencke - Greenfield, IN Lisa Kimberly Lemmon - Switzerland, FL Franklin D. Lott - Searcy, AR Carla Cay Loucks - Searcy, AR Roger Kenneth Maach - Grand Junction, IA Thomas Herbert Martin - Searcy, AR 154 Shades of Graduate Students Mutual Benefits Achieved many Harding students were working on their master's degrees free of charge. That's right, 100% of their tuition was paid by Harding. These select few were found in every department on campus - they were graduate assistants. Most of these students have really "hit the books" and "gone the extra mile" before grasping this honorable plateau in their higher education. Graduate assistants were selected at Harding by departmental committees after intense review of varying criteria which usually revolved around G.P.A., references, and leadership abilities. After talking briefly with a couple of the graduate assistants in education, the smoke cleared and it was easy to see the caliber student to which an assistantship was afforded. "I was so excited when I was told I had been chosen as an assistant;' said Benay Waite of Huntsville, AL. "I was told last spring on graduation day. This has certainly been a big step forward in my lifelong dream of becoming a teacher. I'm following in the footsteps of both my mother and grandmother by entering the teaching profession:' 'This has been a tremendous opportunity for me;' added Melody Benton of Mena, AR. '1 really love to learn and I have learned more practical things this year than in my previous four years. I will be able to use a substantial amount of these things in the classroom." Jones was quick to add that these students were not really going to school scot-free. "These students have worked extra hard during their undergraduate work and deserve to be where they are today," said Jones. "They also work twelve hours per week in various sections of the department:' Providing service for the college was all part of her master's experience according to Benton. "We have the opportunity to work closely with the teachers and see their different methods. The experience has been invaluable and I encourage other students to strive academically for this type of opportunity." 'This will allow me to not only command a higher salary, but also to make a greater impact in my chosen field;' added Waite.
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