1987-1988 Yearbook

Schoo You called? Dr. James Henderson pauses from grading papers to answer a question. Dr. Henderson served as associate professor of accounting and dean of the school of business. - photo by Bill Tripp. Excuse me? Mr. George Oliver, assistant professor ofmanagement and marketing, asks a student in the school of business how many credit hours he has as he contemplates the possibility ofhis graduating in May. Academic counseling was offered by every teacher on campus. - photo by Bill Tripp. tional leadership competitions for Phi Beta Lambda. He published articles in the summer, fall , winter, and spring editions of Entrepreneur. He wrote "Good Business is Good Business" in connection with the 25th anniversary salute to Wal-Mart, and as a guest editorial for the Daily Citizen entitled, "Bad News was Wrong." He was a guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club and the Lions Civic Club. He also wrote the "American Incentive System Calendar-A Daily Chronicle of Enterprise." He published A Facts Book for Business and IndustryIndividuals and Families. Diffine attended the Association of Private Enterprise Education meeting in Cleveland, OH. Harding had five winners in Phi Beta Lambda and was the Students in Free Enterprise National Winner in May, 1987. Mike Emerson attended an accounting seminar for Harding alumni in June, 1987. Dr. James Ferguson joined the business faculty as an associate professor of marketing. He was a consultant to many small businesses through the Small Business Development Center. He attended the Student American Marketing Association's regional and national conference as the faculty sponsor. Ferguson was one of the faculty advisors for the Student American Marketing Association that entered and competed in case competition and developed a fund raising strategy for the Red Cross. Dr. Robert Kelly worked on developing a major in court and conference reporting to become effective in the fall of 1988. He attended State Business Education Association meetings. David Perkins planned to start his doctoral studies at Texas A&M on June 1, 1988. Dr. Bob Reely conducted a survey of the Christian Business Ethics classes' attitudes toward ethical behavior that was presented at the Christian Scholars' Conference at Pepperdine University. He attended 0 Business Cheers! Mrs . Barbara Statom converses at Camp Tahkodah , while nursing a glass of tea. - photo by Dr. Joseph Pryor. the Christian Scholars' Conference at Pepperdine University in July, 1987. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club, the North Central Arkansas Personnel Association, the Searcy Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Directors of the Society for the Advancement of Management. Dr. David Tucker presented the paper, "Institutional Choice in Higher Education in Arkansas" at the Southwestern Society of Economists in San Antonio, TX, in April , 1988. He also presented a paper on "The Demand for Higher Education in Arkansas" at the MidSouth Academy of Economists in Hot Springs, AR, in February, 1988. His paper, "The Economics and Philosophy of Liberty," was published in Economics 87/88, a book of readings in economics. Tucker completed his Ph.D. in economics on May 9, 1987, from the University of Arkansas. He was elected president of the Searcy Kiwanis Club for 1987-1988 and was president of the United Way of White County for 1988. Steve White served as proceedings coordinator for the Southwest Regional Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute in Houston, TX, in March, 1987. He presented a paper and publication in the proceedings of the National Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute entitled, "The Business Computer Information Systems Cause: A Model for Predicting Performances for NonComputing Majors," in Boston in November, 1987. He continued his study on his Ph.D. in accounting at the University of Arkansas. He successfully defended his proposal for the dissertation entitled, ' 'A Study of the Variables Which Affect the User Satisfaction of Accountants with the Software Maintenance Function." He expected completion in the spring or summer of 1988. - Laura Ruggles School of Business1 91 Academic Departments

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