SAM Society For the Advancement of Management. Front row: Doss, Kramoski, Davis, Mason , Chrisman, Brown, Porter, Young, Saleh. Back row: Reely, Rivero], Sherrill , Kocher, Diles, Moore, Brown, Bray, Long, Smith , Yokum . - photo by Bill Tripp. .._...,. he Society for the Advancement of Management was started in 1911 by Dr. Frederick Taylor who is viewed by many to be the father of management. It is a very old and prestigious organization. President of SAM Gerry Smith , who was a junior accounting and management major said the club stressed the importance of all majors to learn some management skills while they were in school. Smith said the club welcomed all majors , especially those who thought they would be in some management position in their field. The club had approximately 50 members. According to Dr. Robert Reely, professor of management and director of the center for management excellence, the management major is the largest on campus: the total number of people was around 200. The club had a membership drive each semester. They helped with United Way in the fall and they set up a credit card booth in the student center during the spring semester. The club co-sponsored the February management seminar which featured Kenneth Blanchard. Andrea Chrisman, president for 1987, said the club had about four speakers a semester come and speak to the club about jobs and what it is like to work in the real world. One of the main highlights for the club last year was plac- ·ing fifth out of more than 200 chapters competing on a national level . SAM placed third in a National Case Study Analysis Competition. There were five members on Harding's team. Mr. Lavon Carter, associate professor of management , is also a sponsor for the club. "The enthusiasm and interest in the club has increased this year," commented Errica Walker, president of Skotia, looking back on a year of serious involvement in a one-of-a-kind organization. The purpose of Skotia was to plan the annual show called Gospel Explosion; preparation included such responsibilities as soliciting groups to come and perform, setting up the building in which the performance was held, finding places for the participants to stay while on campus, and advertising the event to the students and community. Planning for the event began early in the fall semester and culminated in the actual performance in February, official Black History Month. The club was started approximately five years ago by Dr. Richard King, a former Bible professor. The club was large when it began, and most of the members were also members of Celestial Singers, a singing group created by Dr. King to enhance Skotia. The clubs were closely related, and the Celestial Singers performed in the Gospel Explosion each year. The two clubs were united in ideas but separate in function: Skotia planned the event but did not perform in the Explosion. - Janna Wharton 116 ~~~:~~y for the Advancement ofManagement Here she is...Miss Music. Errica Walker, a sophomore from Buffalo, NY, sings in a Good News concert in chapel. A member of Skotia, Walker was also a member of the A Cappella Chorus. Skotia planned the Gospel Explosion which was held in the American Herirage Auditorium in February. - photo by Bill Tripp. Skotia Skotia. Front row: Gilbert, Temtemie, Walker. Back row: McCoy, Terry, Brown, Franklin . - photo by Bill Tripp.
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