Mitchell becomes third Dean of College of Bible I t was just two years ago that the position of Dean of the College of Bible and Religion was created. However, the office has changed hands three times since its beginning. Dr. Phillip Slate replaced the first interim dean, Dr. Neale Pryor , in 1988. Slate juggled his time between Searcy and Memphis, where he was Dean of Harding's Graduate School of Religion. In 1989 Slate returned to the Memphis campus fulltime and Dr. Paul Pollard became the interim dean . By the fall of 1989, Dr. Carl Mitchell had been selected to fill the office. Mitchell was not new to Harding; in the early eighties he was a professor of Bible, assistant chairman of the Bible department and associate director of HUF. Mitchell came back this year to oversee and coordinate the affairs of the College of Bible and Religion, but he still spent time in the classroom. He worked " to encourage and contribute toward the training of preachers, missionaries, and other ministries to help Harding." Dr. Dean Priest was Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. It was his seventh year overseeing the largest college in the university. He said of his office, " I see my responsibility as aiding the twelve department chairmen of the College of Arts and Sciences to do the best job they can . . . I enjoy helping achieve the goals they set for the departments." Priest PAPER WORK. Dr. Cathleen Shultz, dean of the School of Nursing, keeps herself busy with paper work, making sure the nursing program runs smoothly. Shultz has been with Harding since 1976. - Photo by Kimberly Nunn. also acts as the liaison officer for the Liberal Arts Development Council and Director of Faculty Development. On his efforts to guide students, Priest said, "I still feel my greatest contribution at Harding is working with the individual student . It is a joy to see the excitement of learning take place in the classroom." Mr. George Oliver was officially appointed Dean of the School of Business this summer, after serving as acting dean for over a year. His association with Harding began in 1985 when he was named assistant dean of the school of Business. Now he oversees the School of Business and finds time for other ways to serve. He is the Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, member of academic committees and is a Training and Development Consultant to several corporations. Dr. Cathleen Shultz kept her office as Dean of the School of Nursing for a twelfth year. She has worked at ACADEMIC DEANS several hospitals and colleges throughout the country, and has received numerous awards in recognition of her outstanding abilities as both a nurse and a teacher. This year she received a three-year appointment to the Arkansas Board of Nursing. Shultz lead a staff of twelve faculty members in the school, which was accredited by the National League for Nursing. Shultz said the best part of her job was "working with the students," helping to guide them by "personal example, incorporating values in teaching, in a home Bible study and as a sponsor of OEGE." Dr. Bobby Coker returned as the Dean of the School of Education, a position the Harding graduate has held since 1979. He has been involved in the Arkansas Department of Higher Education and was named to the Board of Examiners of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Coker was also elected for a three-year term to the Board of Directors of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Coker has also been a leader in the state's education reform movement. - Melydia Clewell Academic Deans 265
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