Board of Trustees. Front row: Carter, Russell, Cone, Baldwin, Benson. Second row: Sawyer, Ezell, Shores, Risinger, Green, Hendrix, Mclnteer. Back row: Burton, Gibson, Ganus, Cogburn, Burcham. - photo by Brad Watson. Christian College Presidents. Front row: Roberts (Northeastern Christian Junior College), Gardner (Freed-Hardeman College) , Ganus (Harding University), Johnson (Oklahoma Christian College). Back row: Lemley (Lubbock Christian College), Elliott (Columbia Christian College) , Stotts (Ohio Valley College), Clevenger (Faulkner University), Hazelip (David Lipscomb College), Teague (Abilene Christian University), Davenport (Pepperdine University), Wieb (Western Christian College) , Bartholomew (York College). - photo by Brad Watson . Councils & Boards * * * Board of Trustees JI. JI. JI. II ne of the main purposes of the Board of Trustees this year was to choose a new president to replace the retiring Dr. Clifton L. Ganus, Jr. Of the various people considered for the position, Dr. David B. Burks was chosen. He has been teaching at Harding for 19 years and has served as the dean of the school of business for 12 years. Ganus, on suggestion of Burks, was elected to the position of chancellor for Harding. Chairman James H. Cone, of Little Rock, and a few other members were on the committee to choose the new president. <S> * * * * College Presidents JI. JI. JI. 0 ut of their great respect and appreciation for Dr. Clifton L. Ganus, Jr., and his effective support of Christian education, the presidents of the Christian colleges chose Harding University as the site for their 36th annual conference on November 9-11, 1986. Initially, only the junior college presidents met but in the fifties they made an effort to involve the senior college presidents so as to articulate the transfer of junior college graduates to one of their sister senior colleges. "Great Expectations" was the theme of the 1986 workshop. Dr. Ganus, who served as program chairman, assigned in advance various areas of responsibility to the different colleges for a formal presen- '·· tation which was followed by discussion. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * President's Development Council * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * B egun in 1965 with approximately 45 members, ·the President's Development Council had, in 1987, 367 members whose main goal was to promote Harding. Along with a growth in size, the responsibilities, influence, and services of the council had also gone through different shades of change. The Development Council was one of the main forces behind the Ganus Scholarship Fund, which was being set up because of the great impact of the Ganus family on Harding. The ultimate goal of the scholarship was set at somewhere near one million dollars, with the council giving from their own personal funds as well as looking to others for donations. Although some of the members had never attended Harding, they still had a keen interest in her because of her Christian ideals and educational standards. There were two council meetings held on campus each year, though the members worked their hardest for Harding in their own communities.. <@> Councils & Boards 161
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