Dedicated men serve as Vice Presidents L ast year, Dr. James W. Carr was appointed to the new position of Vice President for Educational Services and Enrollment Development. At the end of the 1988-89 year he was promoted to Executive Vice President. Carr oversaw the Admissions Office, and the offices for the physical plant, career planning and placement, financial aid, testing and research and continuing education. He supervised the American Studies Institute, which received the Freedom Foundation Honor Medal for excellence in 1989. Carr also made time to sponsor Harding's chapter of the College Republicans and a newly formed girls' tennis team. Carr was actively involved with the Kiwanis club and was on Searcy's Beautification Committee. Carr's plans for this year included "bringing in the best prepared freshman class in the history of the university." He enjoyed getting the chance to continue working with a faculty and staff who accepted nothing less than excellence in their work. Of Harding, Carr noted, "It is an excellent place where all of us have such high expectations - and that makes it hard to be a manager here. It is an extraordinary place." Dr. Neale Pryor continued a seventh year as Vice President for Academic Affairs. He joined the faculty in 1962 as a professor in the Bible department. Pryor still spent time in the classroom this year in addition to his duties overseeing the academic portion of the university. Pryor supervised the schools that made up the university and assisted the deans in course and curriculum decisions. Many students knew Pryor as "the man who never forgets a name," and others wanted his signature on yellow "drop and add" cards. Pryor taught a Bible class at the College church, where he also served as an elder. Lott Tucker, Jr., Vice President for Finance, came to Harding in 1951 as the Business Office Manager. In 1957 he became the Business ManBEFORE THE GAME. Dr. James W. Carr, Executive Vice President for Educational Services, talks with Robbie Schaeffer, senior, at a reception before a Bison football game. The Alumni Office hosted receptions before all the out of town games. - Photo by Ken Bissell. ll~U ager and in 1970 he was appointed Vice President for Finance. Tucker has spent the past nineteen years in charge of Harding's finance, record keeping, auxiliary enterprises and investments. This year he was the chairman of the university's one million dollar fund raising drive in Searcy. He was an elder in the College Church and Chairman of the Searcy Chamber of Commerce Planning and Steering Committee. He also worked with the Kiwanis Club. Dr. Jerome Barnes assumed the office of Vice President for Student Affairs. In the past, Barnes was a student and also a teacher at Harding. He previously managed three men's dorms. In 1973 he was appointed Advisor to the Student Association and in 1987 he became Dean of Campus Life. As the Vice President for Student Affairs, Barnes was responsible for supervising the counseling center, the Health center and the Housing Office. Barnes also monitored the activities of campus social clubs and VICE PRESIDENTS SPECIAL PRESENTATION. Lott R. Tucker, Jr., Vice President for Finance, takes part in a roast held for Dr. David Burks. The roast included a mock call from George Bush. - Photo by Ken Bissell. prepared the student handbook. C. Floyd Daniel served as Vice President for University Relations. His duties covered three distinct areas: The Development office, Public Relations and the Alumni office. Daniel served as an elder at the College Church and was a fund raising consultant for Children's Homes, Inc., in Paragould. He was also chairman of the Christian Service Committee. As for his work at Harding, Daniel was "greatly blessed in being with so many dedicated Christian men and women." - Melydia Clewell Vice Presidents 263
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