Home Economics Sharen Crockett, M.S. - Associate Professor & Director, Child Development Laboratory Loleta Higginbotham, M.A.T. - Assistant Professor Terri Rine, M.Ed. - Instructor Beth Wilson, M.A. - Associate Professor & Chai rman JI arding's homemaking students did their teachers proud last year. All of the student teachers from this department passed the NTE (National Teachers' Examination) ; and all dietetics graduates who took the RD (Registered Dietician) Examination passed with scores significantly higher than the national average. These dedicated students received offers from other colleges and job offers from numerous hospitals. Ms. Sharen Crockett attended five different seminars on home economic-related subjects. She served as chairman of the Scholarship Committee of the Arkansas Association on Children under Six. She was also chairman for the Arkansas Home Economics Association Convention in the Printed 1 02Home Economics 0 Academic Departments Materials division. Ms. Crockett served on two evaluation teams, both for the Beebe Head Start Program, and for Rose Bud High School in the Vocational Education department. She was a judge in the Home Economics division of the Woodruff County Fair, and was asked to serve on two advisory councils for Rose Bud High School. Ms. Crockett also spent some very special time with some preschoolers as she taught the preschool class at Rose Bud Church of Christ. Ms. Lynn England , Assistant Professor of Home Economics, was approved last year for membership into the Interior Design Educators Council. She attended two workshops during the summer, one being the Arkansas Electrification Appliance Workshop at Bald Knob, and the other the FDA Consumer Exchange Meeting in Little Rock . In the fall she attended the CoonsFarrar Science Seminar, and in March , participated in the State AHEA (American Home Economics Association) Convention in Williamsburg, VA . She served on the Planning Committee for the Harding 13-in-1 Workshop, and was coordinator of the Teaching Children Workshop in August. She also spoke to the HSBS wives ' class on "Teaching Four and Five-Year Olds in the Bible School Program." Besides these biblically-centered special classes, Ms . England taught a regular Bible class for four-year olds at the College Church of Christ. Mrs. Loleta Higginbotham served Harding well as an Assistant Professor of Home Economics. She held a position as a board member in the Arkansas Home Economics Association. In February, she attended the National Vocational Home Economics Education Conference. She later participated in both the Arkansas Home Economics Association Convention and the South Central Region Conference of the American Home Economics Association. Mrs. Higginbotham also participated in the Career Fair at Harding Academy. She was a member of the Harding University Teacher Education Study Committee. She served as an advisor for the Arkansas Home Economics Association, Student Member Section, as well as the Harding Home Economics Association , Student Member Section. Mrs. Higginbotham showed off her stylish taste Loleta & Lott. Lott Tucker, director of finance, joins Loleta Higginbotham for a stroll between appointments at Camp Tahkodah . The faculty and staff met yearly at Camp Tahkodah , just before the beginning of the fall semester to discuss new plans, ideas, and goals for the year. - photo by Dr. Joseph Pryor. as she directed two style shows. As chairman of the department , Ms. Beth Wilson set a good example for the other faculty members in the Home Economics department. First , she attended several seminars and conferences. The Coons-Farrar Science Seminar was first on the list , followed by the 1987 General Assembly and Kids' Conference. Next came Harding 's Fifteenth Annual Management Seminar and the Arkansas Dietetics Association Convention. Finally the chain of seminars was finished with the Arkansas Home Economics Association Convention . Ms. Wilson served as an advisor for the Harding University Dietetics Club, and was inducted into Kappa Delta Pi honor society. She supervised three students in special activities, and prepared two guest editorials for the Searcy Daily Citizen. She also judged two different contests related to her field: at the Woodruff County Fair, she served as judge of the Home Economics Division; and at the White County FBLA (Future Business Leaders' Association), she helped in choosing Mr. and Miss Future Busiriess Leader. - Christy Cox Chuckles. Elizabeth Wilson , Chairman of the Home Economics department and associate professor joins in some cheerful chat between sessions at Camp Tahkodah . - photo by Dr. Joseph Pryor.
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