Harding Security: Serving For Safety Traditionally, Harding's security team has been plagued with misconceptions concerning its role in university activities. The functional security squad, which operates 24 hours a day year-round , did much more than just give out parking tickets this past year. Security guards protected students and their property, locked and unlocked buildings, jump started vehicles with weak batteries, unlocked car doors, took Jason Powers - Poteau, OK Jerry Prestridge - York, ME Kathy Prince - Searcy, AR Laura Pronia - Dennard , AR Becky Pruitt - Huntsvill e, AL Lara Qualls - Green Cove Springs, FL Kevin Quek - Singapore, Singapore Scott Raby - Waterford, Ml Tracy Ramseyer - Harrisonville, MO Jenny Randolph - Thompson Station, TN Leigh Reaves - Lebanon, TN Rich Reaves - Spring, TX Kevin Reddick - Traverse City, Ml Desiree Rees - Miami, FL Veronica Reulbach - San Salvador, El Salvador Ryan Richardson - Memphis, TN Carol Riddle - Hope, AR Alex Roberts - Nashville, TN Bart Roberts - Houston, TX Jason Roberts - Sumerville, NC 204 CLASSES students to and from the Searcy Medical Center, and directed traffic, among numerous other duties. Craig Russell, a Harding security officer since 1989, felt the worst part of his job was writing tickets. " Very few of us like writing them, " he said. " In fact, every once in a while we receive threats from upset students. Overall , though, the students at Harding are very cooperative and easy to get along with. " Russell, who works full-time from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m., observed that the one thing which needed changing most concerning Harding's security was "the students' attitude about what security' s role is. We aren't here to give anybody a hard time. We're here to help, not to hinder." + - Kevin L. Kee
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