WHAT'S UP, DR. LOU? Dr. Louis Butterfield, Associate Professor of Communication, instructs his class with his own enthusiastic style. The department of Communication taught classes in communication disorders, oral communication and Mass Media. - Photo by Johnathan Nail. Department growth is prominent factor G rowth was a prominent factor in the English Department for the 89-90 school year. Dr. Kenneth Hammes was added to the faculty and he brought a good sense of humor to the department that endeared him to many students. After a ten-year absence, a creative writing course was added to the schedule. The class, which was taught by Dr. Ray Wright, was revived due to student demand. For the first time the department published a newsletter for English majors. According to Dr. Dennis Organ, chairman of the department, "The newsletter was started to keep the ·students up on the activities and opportunities available to them here." The department sponsored several activities for English majors as well, beginning with a student-teacher picnic held at Riverside Park in the COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Department ofEnglish La.nguage and Literature COLLECTING HIS THOUGHTS. Dr. Dennis Organ and Dr. Larry Long chat during the parent's breakfast held on Homecoming weekend. Organ served as chairman of the English Department. - Photo by Sharon Bowles. LEARNING TO COMMUNICATE. Celest Selby, junior, asks a question of Richard Walker after class. Walker was a speech professor. - Photo by Dena Fritcher. fall. The outing allowed faculty members, their families and students to become better acquainted. The annual Creative Writing Contest was held in the Spring with the results announced at the Departmental Awards Banquet in March. In the future the Department planned to host the annual Southwest Region Conference on Christianity and Literature, scheduled to be held in September of 1990. The Department also develope~ an extensive network of graduates from fields other than teaching. These for - mer students were available to counsel and advise present students on the different paths that English majors can take. "It is important for those who do not want to teach to know there are other career opportunities," explained Organ. "The possibilities are limitless." - Trina Shaw
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