Brenda Renee Greer - Rogersville, MO Diana Marie Gregg - Cambridge, OH David Lee Griner, - Freeport, IL G.N. Lorna Goh - Singapore Sherry Renee Goldman - Searcy, AR Wendy A. Goodyear - Tigard, OR Shannon Carol Gore - Newport, AR Donald D. Goudeau - Sulphur Rock , AR Dale Clayton Gregory - W. Monroe, LA Andrew C. Guthrie - Oklahoma City, OK Myca Renae Hagood - Clevland, TN Mark Nolan Halbert - Lakewood, CO Harding Security to protect students andproperty H arding had a reputation of being a sheltered school, protecting its students from most of the immorality that went on in everyday society. Not everything could be kept from the students, however, and that made room for Harding security officers. Many people knew them as either the men in blue, or the men in gold cars. Herman Smith, chief of security, directed all protection of Harding property, and his men served the university 24 hours a day. The requirements for being selected to serve Harding as a security officer were unique but necessary. Each officer had to be married, and be of good moral standards. He needed to have a good knowledge of his duties and be able to fulfill his responsibilities well. He was required to be free from anything illegal by Harding standards. The purposes of security officers at Harding was to protect students, faculty, and staff members, while protecting Harding property. The officers were to maintain regulations set by Harding in the handbook. The officers were also required to maintain all parking regulations. The authority of the officers was limited. The officers stopped offenders, then turned them over to the deans. "The deans are basically the judges," said Smith. "We make a report of the incident, then turn it into the proper dean for their records. If the crime is serious enough, the offender is taken to the Searcy police station." The security officers were very limited when it came to weapons. The only weapons they carried were a pen and parking citations. "We don 't need guns," said Smith. "Even if we were certified to use them we wouldn 't because we are in an area where they are not needed," he said. The weapon they did use was very effective. Many pocketbooks suffered from their weapon, as Harding's security wrote an average of 20 tickets a day. "We write the most tickets during the first of each semester," Smith said. He also added that about 80 percent of the tickets were written to the same people. Most vehicles that are issued citations were usually in loading zones or in faculty parking spaces. "The loading zones need to be kept clean in case of an emergency," said Smith. "We don't write people tickets for our own profit," he said. "If we were trying to reach a quota for writing tickets, we would sit by the dorms at night and wait for people to leave their cars parked illegally," he added. Harding security was a 24 hour service. Students were encouraged to call the security office if a problem existed. - Mark Thomas MOBILE UNIT. Harding security officers used a radio network to communicate with headquarters. - Photo by Jeff Montgomery. Gay la Bea Hall - Veaverton, OR Roger Andrew Hall - Searcy, AR Sherry Lynn Hall - Cutler, OH Charles Christopher Harlan - Florence, AL Joel Thomas Harper - Tulsa, OK Brandon Wade Harrell - El Dorado, AR Juniors 165
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