Young Gives Decades of Dedicated Service To Harding Faculty, Students and Staff Staff Pat Young walked into the Administration Building in I 9 5 3 looking ro r a summer j ob . Sl1e w alked out o r tha t same buildiqg today at rive o·ciock . Art er 40 years on st a rr. Young knows tl1e ing redi nts or success- a dream and a de termined spirit. Young has witnessed the quiet w o rkings of tl1ese e lement s in Harding·s l1i tory : sl1e l1as maste red them in her own lire. "I like rny work ." she sa id . with a smile - tl1e same smile that has gone witl1 her from the parttime summer job to a career and l1er current title: assistant to the vice president ror finance. The summer after her junior year a tHarding. or. George Benson . president o r the unive rsity. hired tllis business education major to reconci le c l1ecks . "Boy . that w as a long time ago. " she said . laugl1ing. "I l1ad always want ed to teach back then, but a rte r a coupl e or years." she said thoug l1trull y. "I knew tl1is was what I w ant ed 10 do. Young·s famil y l1as lived in Searcy all or her life . "We lived in a reel bri ck l1ouse bel1ind what is now tl1c 1\WI I I louse ... s l1e remembe rs. Ile r ra the r scrveci as an e lde r at tl1e Downt own Cl1urc l1 o r Christ and owned a me rcantile store : he r mo tl1er took care or t11 e home. f\ft e r g raduating from Scar y Hig ll Sc l1ool. Young ancl l1 r sist e r w ant ed to go 10 sc l1ool out o r s ta te. ·some l1ow m y parent s talked us int o go ing to I larding fo r one year. ·· she said . chuckling . 'They sa id w e could go wl1e rever w e w ant ecl to a ft er tl1at. guess they knew tl1at one year would hook us." Ancl tl1cy w e re rig l1t. Young has seen many changes since he r detys ets a s tudent . o ne dec is ion s t1 e t1c lped make was whe the r to keep the I lmding College arch hetng ing over tile s idewalk in front o f Harding· lawn . "It w as I 9 7 9 wtw n tl1cy c l1angcd 1t1e netmc to Harc!ing Uni\'c rs it y. But I w ent to Harding College ... she sa icl. l<i ughing. "and I vo ted to keep that arch ... .. I l1ave no regr ts because it's been so muc l1 run tl1rougl1 tl1e years ... she said. adding that Lott Tucke r is ··rea lly good to work ror . P ople who don·t w o rk in a se11ing like tl1i s don·t know what they·re missing." Young does no t say her w o rk is easy. 'There·s a lo t o f pressure to thi s job. " sl1e said. ·w e jus t rinisl1 regis tration . then w e st art preregis tra tion ... Ironi ca lly. s l1e said tl1is pressure I'm Y0t 111u am1 Cherie Borron <li.sn1.s.s son w f111onc iu l records . Yow10 011< I rl l<' or / J<' r s ro// in r/Jr· / ius111e.s.s o/[ice u•ork<'d u •lfh srur/C'/l/S ro muk.r· collqJ<' poynwrns fir rl1<·1r /111u11rn1/ si111urions . Pi1010 l>y .Juson lltm. Young appreciett es the past. but sl1e also looks toward the future . "I lo ve to trave l. " sl1c said . Sil e has been all over Europe. vi s its I lawaii eve ry rew years. and l1as toured the Holy Lands . AS muc l1 as she enjoys traveling. she also looks forward to coming l1ome. "Yo u c!on·1 realize w he re you've l1ee11 until you com e back ." she said. is one aspe t o f tie r j ob she enjoys. ··1 w ouldn't want to be in an o rnce where t didn't l1ave 48 hours or work to do in 2 4 l1ours." "Sl1e t1ows that sl1e likes lie r job b y he r concern and her willingness to l1c lp student s ... La tina Dykes. secretary to the vice president ro r finance. a fri end o r Young·s sa id. Young llas been associat ed \•Vitl1 Harding ro r almost half a century now . .. I remember wl1en Godden 11all was in rront o r the lily pool ," she said wis trull y. ; \ C <I r/ (' Ill i C S Brenda Da\' ici . l 'kX>k orcter Clerk. c.rmluaw sct1cx>I uook..... iort· Pl1il Dixon . Dircnor 01 Plrn111ed <i1\111g . L 111\('r~m ,\<h c11Kem<·111 Maril yn Do vvcty. S<'cr«1.iry :\lunir11 Hcl;rnon ... Sara l1 raulkncr. ,-\cil1Hlll!-olrrn1n· .. b~l~ld!H. sct1ool 01 Nlir... 111g Lorc1Fleene r. <>11in· 1\.1. 11 1agcr. 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' "re' <or "''""'groplH< S<'"""' Debbi e Morris ..... l·nc1dr\ 11111n<111 He... mu< <· ... 44 Sco11 Morris . ,,s._,1 ... 111111 t>m·nor Puhhc 1--<1·Jc111011 ... Bc1rl1<i ra New srn n . "'"'""'" Leg"''"'"" Eclvvin<l Pace. c..c.·c. rcmr. Cllt1mc11or Lo renc Po inctex ter. "'"'"' cink Clla rle 11e I >rock . sl·c rc1.lr\ . s1ucll ·111 ...,.,.r.1({''"' 1\rno ld Py lkas. \~I c:o111<'rPnn· c oorc!111.uor r; ytc Hccvcs. 1Y- t<i'iu1•·"'"" S 1 ( I f f Young c!oes not sec re tirement in tl 1c near future. .., don't reall y l1ave tl1c patience fo r c ross-s1itc l1. I got a big puzzle . but that c!i ch1't w ork - rm ctri\'en to jus t get it done ." s l1e said. smiling. "If I e \'er re tire. f'll p robabl y jus t go back to work. " she conc luded with a resolute noel. - Jucti e OFarre ll
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