Vice Presidents Jt. Jt. Jt. Lott R. Tucker, Jr. * * * A dministering a budget of $24.3 million dollars for 1986-87, overseeing the auxilliary enterprises, and maintaining the physical facilities were major responsibilities of Lott R. Tucker, Jr., Vice President for Finance. The building of the cogeneration plant to provide electricity for the campus was the major construction of the year. He served effectively in many areas through capable assistants he had trained. In July, 1986, he attended the meeting of the National Association of College and University Business Officers in Seattle. In January, 1987, he attended the seminar of the College and University Telecommunications Administrator. He served as an elder of the College Church. He also served as secretary to the Harding Board of Trustees. He was very active in civic affairs serving as chairman of the Searcy Planning Commission and, also, of the Select Planning and Steering Committee of the Searcy Chamber of Commerce. Tucker served as a member of the Board of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, the Searcy Redevelopment Housing Corporation, and the White- ..ii. Woodruff Counties Community Housing~ii!ij !il' Lott R. Tucker, Jr. serves as vice president for finance. -photo by Jerry Traughber. * * * * * * * * * * * *******Dr. Neale T. Pryor * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I n an effort to assist students with low ACT scores develop the background to do successful college work. Dr. Neale T. Pryor, Vice President for Academic Affairs, initiated the PASS Program in the fall of 1986 for students with a low ACT score. He had a weekly dinner meeting with the registrar and the four academic deans to achieve a smooth academic administration. He attended the Arkansas Deans Association annual meeting in October and the meeting of the North Central Association in April. He spoke on six college lectureships during the year; International Bible College, Magnolia Bible College, David Lipscomb College, Pepperdine University, the 13-in-1 at Harding, and the regular lectureship at Harding. In May, 1986, Pryor was awarded the LLD honorary degree by Freed 162 Vice Presidents Hardeman College where he studied his first two years in college. In November, 1986, he received the Alumnus of the Year Award from Freed Hardeman. Pryor served as an elder of the College Church in Searcy, teaching the large auditorium Bible class, ·preaching some of the times when the regular preacher was out of Searcy, and directing the visitation program. He preached for about 10 youth rallies in 1986, conducted 12 gospel meetings, and filled numerous preaching appointments. He also had five articles in the Gospel Advocate on "The Glory of Preaching" and ''The Place of Bible in the Curriculum:' He commented, "This year concludes 25 years on the faculty at Harding. I know of no other place I would rather work. I look forward to 25 more years in service to the church through my work at Harding:'+ Dr. Neale T. Pryor serves as vice president for academic affairs. - photo by Jerry Traughber.
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