Department boasts winningest economics team W ith more students at Harding having majors in the School of Business than in any other area, it was not unusual for the School to also be the most active. The Center for Professional Sales, directed by Randall McLeod, was created in 1989. The degree for professional sales was designed "to provide students with the skills necessary to succeed in sales." No other degree program like Harding's is now being offered in this nation. Once again the American Studies Institute, directed by James W. Carr, brought to campus speakers of national recognition. These visiting lecturers included author Denis Waitley; former Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci; former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese; and John Akers, president and chief executive officer of IBM Corp. Dean George Oliver reported that the School of Business' highly sueSCHOOL OF BUSINESS cessful year resulted in many nationally recognized achievements. First, the Harding Economics Team was named first runner-up in the International Students in Free Enterprise Competition in Kansas City, Mo., and received a check for $3,500. This win made Harding's team the economics team with the most wins in the nation, with seven first-place wins and four secondplace wins in the last 11 years. Don Diffine, founder of the Belden Center for Private Enterprise Education, this year was awarded the first Distinguished Scholar Award from the Association of Private Enterprise Education in Cleveland for being "a national leader in the area of private enterprise education." Harding's Society for the Advancement of Management again placed in the top ten in campus chapter competition of 200 chapters throughout the nation. It also placed in the top five nationally in Case Competition in Cincinnati. Finally, Harding's chapter of the American Marketing Association brought guest speakers to campus. The chapter placed second nationally in the annual Marketing Strategy Case competition in New Orleans last spring, finishing in the top four with three large, major universities. - Phillip Tucker 286 Endless Guidance TIME FOR A CHAT. David Johnson, director of the Accounting Program, talks with senior John Klein between classes. Dr. Johnson spent much of his free time helping his students . - Photo by Sharon Bowles. A= L + E. Phillip Brown talks with sophomore Allison Jacobsen after class. Brown taught beginning and intermediate accounting. - Photo by Sharon Bowles. CENTE PROFESSIO Randall M. Mc
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